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LANDS, will meet at Guildhall, OM WEDIs.rESDAT, the Bth day A; ~, It': F' , ik , ; ,- , - of March, 1813, at One o'clock precisely, to receive tendrrs for 't ' lg i i - • 7,, :. , . :.,.„.„... ,.. - -4, F.i. • ~. ~ , '_, • p , , LETTING on BUILDING LEA Slr›, for Eighty yesrs, from Lady- . . , ?..o'., l -- e' i i t. st . ... 4 , :lif . ' i I 1 , -... ~"!:` ' -., 1 , ?,' It, #(.."-' d i3Otet4_ 2 4 I "....., , ..7: clap nvXt, a large nut ,:f Grntine, on the east side or l'uddle . : ~ . .11. • , , ~ ~ e , . ________ .e.„0... ' 's. I ' , Deck, on the south side of Upper Taes-street, and on the ' ' ''`.!: vl.;:'' ' -;',..',"" ,/ . ‘,..-. - .vit,1.,,,, ----, ctc,.... - .. st- , , 4,,/ il "...,,,. 4 . , • north side of the =Ter Tham.; and also apiece of Grout - 14 en N-,, , .. - - , " 4.tA a '4, 1 „ -,- , -,.., 12 1,.1 ? •,..-' v - 4 '...§,.. ,- Fijk.. , ,:',,,., 4 : -,,,3 4;;„ >, \_... . 45 „, - ~- ',,, 66 - ej L L - .-----Taki II , - ... ) :::,Nfic ., -,, ,, AP ' .•-• ~'..--.'"' ~,Z. : , ..-/ -;--- ..'• . ~, ~ ' • N '''---Mlekee--•- - ' - ? - tk -.-2, L .4 1 ' , .ik . ''l ‘.., ‘, r "C y , • AN ‘c ...., to north side of Narrow-street, at the corner of Cross-street, Ratcliffe. Also to receive Tenders for Letting on Leases, for Twenty one years from Lady-day next, a House, No. 19, on the north side of Broad-street.bnildings ; and also a House, No. 6, on the north We of Crescent-place, Blackfriars. Further particulars may he o! , tained, and plans seen, by applying at the Office of Works, Guildhall. T 110 MAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' & GENERAL BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Office, No. 15, Old Broad-street. Shares 1001. each. Entrance. fee, 2s. Gel. per Share. Subscriptions per Share—Monthle*, 125.; Quarterly, 11. 15s. I Id. ; Ilalf-yearly, 31. I Is. 3d. ; Yearly, 71. is. Gel. In this Society there will ho no bidding for Shares-no Redemp tion Fees -nor any Fines on withdrawal. Advances made according to priority of application, and subject to Fixed Tables. Calculated duration of the Society, Ten Years. TRUSTP.F.S. J. Jones, F.sq , J. Toutmin, Esq. ; J. C. nerdy, Esq. DIItECTORS. Mr. W. L. Allen, Murray-street. New-road Mr. Edward Devonehd•a, East and West lutes Dock House Mr. Samuel Eastman, Crawford-street Mr. Samuel Gilbert, Little Tower-street Mr. Thomas B. James. Moisr.e. White and Greenwell, Cheapvide Mr. W. Kettlewell, 6, Great Winchester-street Mr. C. T. B. Keep, Lindsay-wharf, Chelsea Mr. T. A. l'ott, Ilenry-street, Pentonville Mr. George Richards, 51 and 52, Paternoster -rely Mr. J. Whitehead, gen., Somerset House, and Chelsea Mr. George Winter, Professional Life Assurance Office. BA:MEM—The Commercial Bank of London. STAXDING COUNSRL -W. C. Fuoks„ Esq., 30, Chancery-lane. SOLICITORS—B (.s.irs. Devonshire and Wit :on, 29, a tistin-triars. gravayeas—Mr. Cornelius Wheeler, 28, Leadenball-street ; Sir William Lambert, 40, Coleman-street. Szcarrma—Mr. John Whitehead, jun , No. 6, the Crescent, Albany-read, Camberwell. Thls Association has been forened principally with the view of af ording to gentlemen engaged in GOVERNMENT and PUitLIC OFFICES, BANKING 1101JSES, and MERCAN TILE ESTA nLISIIMENTS, a safe and advantageous mode o f investin g a p ortion of their incomes, either by way of deposit, at 71. per Cent. compound interest, or In the purchase of freehold or leasehold residences. The operations of this Society will be regulated by Tables prepared expressly for that purpose by two eminent actuaries. The leading principles of this Society aro 1. Perfect equality of benefit between all the Members, 'whether borrowers or not. 2. Certainty in the amount of advance to which each Member wis hing to anticipate his Shares will be entitled at any given period of the Society's existence, with the means of ascertaining precisely at any date the amount payable to retiring Members, and the value Of the Sharet of continuing Members. Members may pay up the whole er any portion of the i r subscrip tt ons for the ten years, in advance, and discount, after the rate of 4/. Per Cent. per annum, will be allowed for the sums so paid. Members wishing to withdraw their Subscriptions may d o s o a f ter the first year, without fine ; and subsequently to that period com- Pound interest at the rite of Cl. per Ccnt. per annum will be allowed upon the sums withdrawn. Shares may be transferred free of stamp duties. 11 Y the plan adopted in this Society new :Members entering at any Period, and all Members taking up additional Shares, may have °CIS advanced to them without. prying up arrears of Subscriptions ; ;Id the.precise amounts that will be advanced either to old or new etribers, are set forth in the Tables, a copy oft h will be sup plied to every Member. This is manifestly far preferable to the un equal and objectionable system usually adopted of putting the shares nP to auction, and advancing the money to those who subm it to the lar gest discount; b y w hi c h moans th e object of the Legislature, :welt contemplated that each Member should derive precisely the — T e advantage, is entirely frustrated. In be monthly subscription, both to the borro win g and non-borrow -g Members, is precisely the same, and continues the same to the end of the Society; borrowers are, therefore, relieved from the fe l frirnonthly " redemption fee," and the mutual principle is car eica Into full operation. .."• C • Member has any responsibility beyon d the p a y ment of his own st beecriptions. the and copies of Rules m a y be obtained at the office of ' 4l e Society, 1.5, Old Broad-street. APPlteations for Shares should be addressed to the Secretary, in •. see following t om - Date, 184 authotise you to register my name as a subscriber for Shares in the Provident Clerks' and General !landing and Investment Society. Name ........................ Address •• • • •• • • • • • • Occupation ••••• • .• •• • • Note.—lt is proposed to limit the number of Shares to 500, and that the entrance fee shall not exceed 2s. Gd. per Share previously to Itt February, 1848. More than ISO Shares are already taken. New Edition, reduced in price, of WHITE'S UNIVERSAL HISTORY. Now ready, in large 12mo, price 7s. hound, 673 pages, with a Coloured Map of the World, the Second Edition of LE NIENTS OF UNIVEASAL HIS TORY, on a New and Systematic Plan ; from the Earliest Times to the Treaty of Vienna. To which is added, a Summary of the Lead ing Events since that Period. for the Use of Schools and of Private Students. By H. WHITE, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, M.A., and Ph. Dr. of Heidelberg. This work is divided into Three Parts, corresponding with Ancient, Middle, and Modern History, and again subdivided into Centuries, so that the various events arc systematically grouped to gether in the order of tirae ; while the narrative is so arranged that the annals of each country may be studied separately. To guide the researches of the student, the work contains numerous Synoptical and other Tables, with Sketches of Literature, Antiquities, and Manners at the great chronological epochs. IirA.,(JOHOTTIIIN IRON WORKS. :Notice is hereby given, that an EXTIIAORDINARY GE NERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Company des 11211t3 Fourncaux de La Johottien (La Johottien Iron Works) Loire Inferieure, will be held on ruiner, the 3d of March next, at One o'clock precisely, at the Office of William Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street, London, for the purpose of DISSOLVING the Company, according to Article 16 of the Act de Societe'. BENJA3IIN WILL, Chairman. _ _ _ February 16, 1848. N.H. Shareholders intending to be present must present their Shares three days beforehand, and will receive a Ticket of Admission to the Meeting. INTOTICE to ARTISTS and MANUFACTUR ERS of the - USEFUL and ORNAMENTAL ARTS, and to PATENTEES of NEW INVENTIONS or WORKING MODELS. ROYAL P.AATECHNIC INSTITUTION, Incorporated by Royal Charte in 1 , 35.. The Directors beg to acquaint the Above parties that the Institution (now closcd) will be opened for the reception of Works of merit dur ing the mouth of March next. By means of extensive well -li; kited Additions to the Premises, Works of Art will be arranged and exhi bited with greatly increased advantage to the I)epositers. . . It is determined (as far as may be practicable) that a separate Table or Glass Case shall be appropriated to each Deposttor who for wards illustrations of the process of his manufacture with his finished work. Parties will be furnished with full particulars on application at the Institution, 309, RegeHt•street, if by personal application, from Eleven to One o'clock. The Three Parts (Ancient, Middle, and Modern History), each c rapiete in itselr, may also be had separately, price 25;,, 6d. bound. " Entitled to great praise; the writer has taken a firm grasp of his subject, and exhibits ajust estimate of things."—Spectator. "Executed with much judgment. The difficult task of reviewing the whole history of the world, and condensing it with clearness, has been accomplished in this single volume with a success that does great credit to the author, and cannot fail to recommend it to exten sive and permanent circulation."—Morning Herald. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. London : Simpkin, Marshall, cud Co. The luMitution will be RE-OPENED early In April next. R. I. LONGBOTTOIII, Secretary TilE POLYTECHNIC ASSOCIATION and ST. GEORGE'S CIIESS CLUB, 5, Cavendish-squ,ro, in con nexion with the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, which was Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1833. Subscribers are respect fußy informed that the Rooms of the Association and Club, with Newspapers, Periodicals, and Chess, continue open during the short period of the close of the Institution. On its re-opening early is April next, the Subscribers will be admitted vs usual to the Institu tion ; also to its extensions and improvements. Subscriptions for the present year - are payable after the Ist of January last. R. I. LONGBOTTO3f, Secretary. ENGLAND to INDIA and AUSTRALIA. r.The INDIA and AUSTRALIA NAIL STEAM-PACKET ap ona r t ,A„,l`TY, incorporated by Royal Charter, which limits the r!.. 'uthtY of the shareholders to the amount Mr which they indlvi _. 'Y subscrib e , and authorises th e C om p an y to establish cominu- Testioks to and and from the. United Kingdom, the East Indies, ald New Zealand. 00 KE D ON'S PURE CUMBERLAND LEAD, for DRAWING PENCILS. The Patentee having bought the entire Stock of Crude Black Lead from the Cumberland Company, is now ready to supply Pencil Manufacturers with this important article in a state of perfect purity, free from grit, and con densed by his Patent Process to all degrees of hardness. 29, Devonshire-street, Queen-square. AISING WATER discovered by the FOUN TAIN PUMPS, which roll the water upwards, without either friction or faltering, therefore can never be surpassed ; conse quently this is the most important discovery ever nutde for the pre servation of life and property either at Sea or on Land. Capital One Million sterling. Divided into series of shares of 20/. cacti. AT SPA numerous ships it has already saved, and tho captains gratctlilly ac knowledge the glorious results. Two testimonial extracts shall suffice : fir George Larpent, fart., COMMITTEE. Chairman of the London Committee of 184 G for Extension of Steam Navigation to Australia. Sir William Terrier, Bart., AIX. • si Hon. Era - lids Scott, M.P., Agent for New South Wales. r ThQ taaa L. Mitchell, Surveyor-General of New South Wales, London. Abdy, Indian Army J. Maclean Lee, Esq, vti as Rro E Calltat c Woe ' sq. Captain Richard Lloyd, Indian A n - mgan, Indian Navy c a re p h ta ib n al i d i ?u m n . in Navy Milbourne Marsh, Esq. Lheanmlittem'EsiFlß•S R. Montgomery Martin, Esq. ItoYal g• I% D Y J. Monteflore, Esq. C apt. It• "alas"' Es". Sir F. Waskett Myers, K.C.S. J, Fayrer, Royal Navy Alexander C, Ogilvie, Esq. Capi n Ford, East India Maritime Richard Paterson, Esq. Service Robert Henley Payne, Esq, t e !t t . aill G. T. Gordon,Royal Navy John Wilson Pillans, Esq. ' Halawell, Esq., M.A., F.R.S. G. U. Skead, Esq., Master, Royal , apt. H . n.,_, Hamilton, Royal Navy Navy ~sLavus Hamilton, E sq . C o l one l Torrens, F.R.S. ", ar nea Hunter, Esq.. William Gordon Tl , omson, Esq. n A. Jackson, Esq. i:ltarles Joyce, Es q* Lieut. Waghorn, F.R.A.S„ Royal Navy re deriek Lambe, Esq. M e lvil Wilson, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Currie and Co., Cornhill. _ gOtic rroxs—Messrs. Barron and Clarke, Bloomsbury-square. i i.nodia, Australia, China, and the adjacent regions, contalu it point n of more than half the number of the inhabitants of the 'C l o san o, and teem with every product which eon minister to the wants with th out effectually and economically steam communlca on rAtion a °36 .,_ e ftntries te.the obleot of ibis Company. for whose opt , - tuire la an ample and profitable field. especially as regards hay.7utnerons and valuable colonies in the Southern Pacific, which en increasing intercourse with India as well as with England l . te the o n l y portions of the British empire tu i c onnected by steam gation with the p a rent state, and for which a charter by the 0 Zialtd route hits been exclusively granted to this Company. t a r Q roate sanctioned by the Lord+ of the Admiralty tor this Coin srhi,,,sia vit. Ceylon, Singapore, and Torres traits, the advantages of are, that Sydney, the metroplitan capital of the whole ot the •Ustralaslan colonies, wo uld be to o ught to a certainty within (14 or d ays (London (frequently lit 60), and within less than :31 days - -ua The coal stations an: convenient, excellent coal front the j ets at N ewcastle , N ew South Wales, eau be pet on board there at to 7s. 6d. per ton. p,, i'r °aPectuses, with fbrms of application for shares, and fnrther 'orlriatien may bo had on application at the, oillees of the Com n where a copy of the Royal Charter of Incorporation may be .ut ained. • Offices, 34, Cornhill, London. JOIIN YATES, Sec. 52, Fleet-street A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced no ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP TION of A/tTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be bound very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and, that Mr. Howard's improvement maybe within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest v,ale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful iu mastica tion.— 52, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five. p ATENT RAMONEUR ASSOCIATION. (Provisionally Registered.) COUNTIES of SURREY and KENT. Capital, 20,0001. in 10,000 Shares of 21. each. Deposit, 11. per Snare on complete registration. No fnrthor call will ho made without three months' previous notice. The liabilities of each shareholder limit.ed to the amonnt subscribed fur. The PATENT RAMON - MIR MACHINE is exclusively used in theoftices of the Right Hon. the Lords of the Treasury, the Royal Agricultural Society, the Royal Horticultural Society ; the Royal 'f.sohange-buildlogs, &c. The objects of the promoters aro up vexed by " Captain Greig, from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain Pump being fitted in the Caroline, its great power was the means •t saving the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom being partly left without calking." " The Argus brig, from Cadiz, sprung a leak when three days out at sea, and soon atter her common pump choaked and became use less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended ttpm her Foun tain Pump, which for nineteen days and eighteen nights was in ac tion without a minute's respite, when all arrived safely in London, with a thank God for the Fountain Pump." The Moat Noble the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, President of the _ Royal Society. The Right Hon. Earl DE GRRY, K. 0., President of the Royal In• statute of British Architects. - Sir RODERICK I. MURCHISON, President of tho British .kasocia- lien for the Advuneement of gclence. The Right Rev. She Lord Bishop The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich 1 of Lichfield The Right Hon. the Earl of Lei- The Most Noble the Marquis of tester Bristol Th e Lord Rendlesham, M.P. The Hon. and Rev. Thomas R. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop Keppel of Gloucester and Bristol The Hen. Fred. Byng ON LAND the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service than a fire brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire. " We are delighted with the invention—it is a great boon. to so clety."—Editors Liverpool Mail. The New Portab!e Fire-engines have preserved a large portion of Norwich from destruction, for out of eighteen different properties on ftro in arid near the city, they saved eleven ,olely and seven mainly, including in the seven the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and in the eleven, Messrs. Horton's dyery, and 12,00/. worth of consigned pro perty; Stoke mustard, starch, wal flour mil's, and Messrs. Butcher's grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gun powder therein from exploding, which must have spread around de struction and death. ) lion. and Rey. Edward S. The Rey. Sir Thomas Gray Gal- K eppel Inni, Bart. the Very Rev. the Dean of West- Sir William Foster, Bart: minster, Dr. Buckland Sir Robert Harland, Bart. The Venerable Archdeacon Shir- Sir Francis Darwin " North Walsham.—At this fire the Portable Engine was of great service, an I by having one of them ready, there is no doubt but half the property now destroyed might have been saved."—NorLlk Chro nicle, August 22, 1846. At a Norwich tl , •e June 2, 1847, the two Portable. Engines were tke pets eine public. The cry was, feet the little engines and they will do the work, which proved true. The four large engines present proved useless. Portable Engines speedily prove steam-boilers to a dozen atmo spheres. Now the fist Is this, all former Force rumps, Lift-force Pumps, Lift Pump=, and Chain Pumps are bad machines: they rub, grill). and scrape the water upwards by frietlan, which wa..tes two-fin Its of the power used, and progressively fatter by leakage, which Drs. Young and llntton, with many other eminent experimenters, lamented thus :—The quantity of water actually raised by any machine seldom excee. s half the rower consumed, atter overcoming friction and leakaae ; and notwithstanding the best engineers in the world bad tri , d in vain for two thousand years to abate these palpable defects in hydraulic machines, nevertheless, at last the victory is won, and woo tbr ever ; for friction and leakage are now both annihilated by the new rolling principle in pumps, and their effect augmented front twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with out more outlay. Most. nieu can sustain heavy rapid pump trials for 40 seconds, but some men drop at minute time. With a best new heavy working Fric tion Penn, an acftve sound-winded young man of 140 lbs. weight can raise 10,000 lbs. of water one toot high In a minute, and with a Foun tain rump 9,000 lbs. in half a minute. Thus a continual and most extracrdinary lucrative advantage is gained over perpetual and uni versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge is Power. John Clenton Roberts, Esq., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did well in placing Gosset's French Pump Abortion (that slaps the water um, ard) side by side with the Fountain Pump, which upset a good deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mallett, Du! , lin, a thorough-bred pump maker, Mr. liaddley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr. Ew bank, America, an ignorant pump book-maker, asserted that the two pumps were identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bull and Paddy in No. 1,18:3, and in No. 496, Book-maker Milling'on's remarks are preosterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk beck, Aberdour, Ilay, Parkington, with many other discerning MGR, after witnessing the perfect effect and the beautiful simplicity of the rolling principle, gave the invention the folios ing true and mustn't-t -able character:—The Fountain Puma is the most important improve ment In the art of raising water that has appeared within the last two thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in modern times. The Norwich Union Fire Office TUE PROCESSION ON THE MIMES. TWENTY T CIOUSAND S IILORs I I I 01 never did Thames on his waters unfold A sight so imposing—a movement so hold. Twenty thousand bold mariners—ocean's best gems— Assembled en ma , se on the breast of the name, 'Twits astounding to witness the boats and the steamers, The " bonnie blue jackets," the colours and streamers. This aquatic procession would cast in the shade The sights of Queen Bess with her best cavalcade. The scene on the Thames was a scene that must claim A thrill from the heart, be it ever so tame. And hundreds of thousands of different ranks, Throng'd Thames's broad bridges and mercantile banks. The spectacle seen was csenlially one 10 b ring to the mind Messrs. MOSES and SON, A , s the newly-cla t seamen appeared fore and aft, A Moving assemblage in hundreds of craft. The smiling spectator must surely have thought, Of the outfits of MOSES, so skilfully wrought. They day at th e wa r e h o use of MOSES we view, sons of the ocean in " jackets of blue," Awl finding how MOSES am 4 SON can equip, T hey never f ee l i nc li ne d to " foresate the old ship." T he scene o n th e s h ore wa s essentially one _ remind the ohserver of MOSE 4 and SON, 1301.11 ladies and gentlemen show'd in their dress, A beauty to rival the days of Queen Bess ; ' 411 4 never did Th ame s o n his waters unfold, Bight sj imposing—a movement so bold. LIST OF PRICES. Sir John P. Boileau, Bart. I Phe Saffolk Fire °Mee Vdr Richard Paul Joddrell, Bart. The District Fire Office of Bir- Dr. Outram, F.R.S. F.G.S., In- mingham Spector of Naval hospitals The Norwich Equitable Insurance Right lion. Earl Fitzhardinge I Office llis Grace the Duke of Beaufort !The Nottinghamshire and Derby l'hilip W. S. Miles, Esq., M.P, shire Fire Oftlee Right lion. F. 11. F. Berkeley, The West of England Fire Office, St.P. i tea. W. Mtles,tsq., 31:P. The object of this Association is totally to abolish the use of climbing boys, who, notwithst,nding the penalties to which those employing them are subjected by the 3d and 4th Victoria, car. 85, aro continually resorted to. This breach of the law Is acquiesced In by a large portion of the public, from a conviction of the utterim possibility in innumerable cases of cleansing a chimney or flue with the old machine. For the laudable purpose of furthering the objects of the law by avoiding all necessity fur its infringei,ent, the Inge nious and tifective Ramoneur machine hes been invented. This invention consists of four brushes tnrrning a square head, which by means of elastic springs contracts or expands, according to the small or ex.tended space in which the machine moves, thereby treating an even pressure on all Icur sides of a chimney. The rods attached to this head •r brush are supplied at intervals with universal spring joints, capable of turning even a right angle and the whole is surmounted with a dowble revolving ball, having also a universal spring joint, which leads the brush with certainty past every angle, and into every corner, cleansing its route most perfectly. The capabilities of this machine are best demonstrated by the fact, that it is axclusively used in the Government and numerous public offices, while the patronage bestowed by it large number of the nobility and gentry in emitinuing their annual con tracts to the patentees evidences their sense of its superiority, as well as of the philanthropic views of the projectors. Detailed prospectuses may be obtained, and a working model of the machine seen, at the offices of the solicitor, I', Dolman, Esq., 39, Jermyn-street, St James's; at Messrs. Barry and Co.'s, brokers, 7, Birchin-lane ; at W. Heath, Esq.'s, Nag's Head-court, Gracechurch-strcet; and nt the principal office, 1, Weliiugton•street, London-bridge, Borough, where applications for shares may be addressed. RI LDY XkDZ. lleirtter Tagllsni •••• • • " Chesterfield and Codrington's, and eery description of Over-coat, handsomely trimmed........ ... r,seha Coat .•..•••••• • • • • ' • • •• • f'tillm her especially adapted for snowy and e t ............ ............ 1 0 0 IV: Pr essler.... •.: ....... ...... ken' Winter Coats, in every style... ............ 0 6 0 8 DO. Trousers, ' lined .. • • ...• • • 0 4 0 Doeskin .. .. ••.. .. Dress Coats.. • • • ••••. • • • • • 1 0 0 Po n b i Prook do ....... 1 4 0 e-breasted Winter Vests— ••• • • b —(4l coil 0 1 6 3a Rtissar and Tonle . 0 16 6 Wjn MADE TO MEASURE. + 'er Coats, in every style and shape, hand "lnely - . . trlm . med cloth Over-costs , velvet collar and cliffs'. 2 4 0 Tweed Wrapper.• ••••• • • • • • 0 18 6 Doeskin Trousers Best, or Dress • ••.• • ••••. • • • • • ••• .. 1 6 0 Dress Coat ••••••• • • • • • . Best quality made • •• . • 2 15 0 Frock do •• .. Best quality made.-- • • .... 3 3 0 " o 7wa lere Vests • • 4 1).. t1 ,5. Plain or Fancy ..................... 0 12 0 s Hussar and Tunic Suits ..................1 6 0 n Great C0at.................. 0 1G 0 .4 1t of Clothes complete. ....... ....... • • 116 0 Ob▪ se rva 111clur iling to ally extent at Five Minutes notice. ~neif „ - ,, -- AnY article purchased, ready made, or made to mea aPProved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the 3' ret urned • • AtOsp. • — l .. _ O ll and SON Tail rs, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, 11. aa a and rri ri erz ' 1100' t ' and S o hoemakers, and General Outfltters. for and Wn ent ' le ,Men, 154, 155, and 156, 157 ]merles, and 83, raay~ n 7 'agate, City, London. 1117• _ ll % ns , Moses and Son regret being obliged to gmard the . I nPosters but have learned that the untradesman ,..74 be e „ -- "u of being connected with them, or it's the same . concern, hey bavesorted to ill may instances, and for obvious rens. B.lld, th ese 0 an connexion with any other house in or out of London; a °Z. Bend to Who desire genuine and cheer clothing, &c., shoal call at, Allu ories and Aldgat e , City, London. w trid 4 . 'No bus iness transacted at this establishment from sun einck. Un sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve . 14. ---...... :t R R I A G E. e i llApo x i n Ne (behalf th e wortd are desolately single, and the other rae i ir Mried questionably contented. Diffidence, or a -itt4l rt c ,l• right determine ' the former, and miscalculateß hopes ern af cima,a latter. 'worldly litary one may shield himself under the plea e arep r Zen and prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un -101•1 bro"tag harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical Incapacity, ~i ec l iso e c".en health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness not - ",,aantent. The dowry should net be the only marriage set .,''' tll 4 - ,,„"anottr end justice demand that health should form au item .gle -- " , Pact • it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or th est et w 0 ,.,__,, xi.i . n,...,"ct ore sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if 11 E.3/ 1 ; - i."A b Iscs concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little ee .all '''S 'On Single and :Married Life, " pub. in 2 vole., Is. T. (b "n edstam, Is. Gd. each). Let Ro imaginatively e Y rhiL'r Prudish looting deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered th,b.--,,.Cma. ~,tsrPretatio, of their supposed contents, from obtaining for mere idle esrlosity, but the rite 'il t i o e s Y s e r _e_n_ not intended certainly they are orrer Zarnsal of those more deeply interested, to whom to. hoy. e " as antagonistic to tho empyrfcal trash put forth on c f seth - - Biablectl by • q alitled authors, whiah alone or Lti e el.. "a a (ii' - LI --u- age. Furthermore, two other by PUbit emio ' n, nirace to tiro anneallyeodur batonttl (same price Is. each, 4 ' '' ' e tcl, t ..,1 8 . 6d c ) lilet s . '" u " liow to be I ' l ‘ a a t 'S , l p . y. ' ' to Eat, Drink, re airl They are not ine mere , nh.,.. . !Int equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the Y Ilf e,svi o -'"s'al Scribbling; of tie hour, bet the study of the ant or' a erVe ace;7 el his Present existence health, and position to this ob. ou *N th d e be.. d01 1 :,,,,,, ni ...5xima he would inculcate-0 do unto others as he Sb erwoo ru n i;r 4, —to live after nature's laws—and to keep always in , ~, de of the Way." The above works many be had of C o w . ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet .street ; Mann , 4. 19 i ., . 132. 1'44) trora i t,),."2 14 ‘ 01 ; 4 57, West Strand • or direct (by post or other ur author ( wbo may be ' conferred with personally, rn4T -1 4 - gS. )• 10, Argyll-plaee regent- set i 1 _4 1 4 a l l . • The Consummation Fountain Pumps are successfully carried out for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 feet altitude, for luau, horse, and steals power; deliv,ring from half a pint per stroke to 103 barrels of water per minute, a nd rendering every fair trial at competition ridiculous, whilst their durability is guaranteed at less cost than common pumps. W. SIIALDERS. Fountain Pump Works; Norwich, Nov. 30, 1847. Sec Mechanic's Magazine, Nos. 231*, 354, 393, 429, 430, 433, 482, 436, 487, 489, 492, 495, 496, 578, 509, 510. 525, 533, Gs9*, 727, 804, 1,040, I,llo*, 1,183. Nos. illustrated are marked thus* SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty yesre have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fleldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond streot; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge ; Finnigin, Milsem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of most Perthmers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. rlease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid flair Dye.' Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. DR. LA'MERT ON TIM SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—SITU 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, awl may bo ha in French cr English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. ect„ or post-free, from the Anther, for forty-two 3N PHYSIC tI , DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCIi CITY, &ND ISII'ELUME\Ta TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or -- - Stamps, '1 ELF-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 he 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, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting Nom 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 art produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD.SQUARE, by post, direct from the Estell'shment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, rpHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on _L. the intlrmities and decay of UPS generative system, from ex cessive Indulgence, infection, and the" inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 2G Coloured Engravings . By it. 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 ; Start°, 23, Titehborno -treet, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PanT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illestrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART IL treats of the consequences resulting front excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, Nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated b) Three Exptanatory Engravings. PART 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, and destroys its power an the system. PR ICE SD. PART T. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The canses of unproductive union, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TIIZCORDIAL BALM OF STRIACUSI is exclusively employed in treat ing to vous and sexaal debility, impotence, &c., 11 s .and 335. per boitle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. id., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy in gonorrhma,glnet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to obviate the danger of infection, 335, a bottle. Consultation feo, If by letter, 11. 61. Packets with advice to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee, 11. ,is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber ners-street. from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight . : oa Saadava rom Eleven to One. SUICIDE OF A DESCENDANT OP THE PENDRIL FAllllLY.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at the Queen's [lead, St. Martin's-le-Grand, on the body of Charles Pendril, aged 33, a journeyman shoemaker, The deceased was by his ancestors connected with a very important event in the English history. He was a descendatot of the Pendrils who rendered such great services to Charles the Second when pursued by his enemies, and lying concealed in the oak. For this act of loyalty the head of the family was rewarded with a pension of 1001. a year, but from political circumstances payment was in after years suspended by the Govern ment (some say refused by the family), and it was only recently that the descendants, who are all in indigent circumstances, endeavoured to obtain its renewal. The deceased was the son of Mr. Pendril, known as having given shelter in his house to young Watson, who was concerned in the Cato-street conspiracy, secreted him for several weeks while the public officers were in search of him, and afterwards safely sending him to America in the disguise of a tQuaker. The deceased resided at No. 4, King's Head-court, and lately had been much depressed in spirits from the want of sufficient work. On Saturday night he suspended himself from a rail on which the clock was hung, and was found next morning lifeless. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." The new Coffee-room at the Carlton Club, Pall mall, by Mr. Sydney Smirke, which was opened to the members last week, is a handsome apartment, ninety three feet long, thirty-seven feet wide, and twenty-one feet three inches high, formed into three compartments by Corinthian columns on pedestals (tour pairs), which project into the room. The fire-place is in the middle of the long side of the room, and the entrance door is opposite to it. The dressings of the latter include columns of French marble. There aro three windows at each end, and a large octagon light over the centre com partment. The ceiling is formed with deeply recessed panels highly enriched, with a handsome frieze beneath, and is polychromatised by Mr. Sang, in a more artist like manner than anything he has before done. The walls are lined with satin-wood to a certain height, and above that are painted in panels of faint greens, The columns are green scagliola with white capitals, gilt, and black and gold pedestals. The effect of the whole is very satisfactory. Some elegant candelabra by Whit field and Hughes deserve co mmendation.—Builder. POTATO PLANTINQ.—The quantity of potatoes being put in the ground this spring will more than double the quantity oat thin time last year,—Limeric4 Chronicle. „/ HITTINGTON spun.—THlN SOIREE. On Tuesday we spent a pleasant and intelligent evening with our young friends of the above club, at their third soirée, in the elegant and spacious ballot their ' new premises, formerly the Crown and Anchor Tavern, for which they only pay 800/. of rent. Their presilent s , Douglas Jerrold, Esq , ably filled the chair and was surrounded by many of the more distinguished and talented members and patrons. Among others M. Milnte, Esq., my. ; Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P. ; Dr. Bowring, M.P. ; George Thompson, Esq, M.P. ; Cherie Knight, Esq. ; Robert Owen, Esq. ; George Cruikshank, Esq. ; Cooper, Esq. ; and several ladies and gentlemen whose names we did not learn. Al though the sale of tickets was restricted to members and their friends, the hall was crowded. At least 800 were present —a large portion of whom were ot the gentler sex, whose beaming eyes and intelligent faces testified how much they appreciated institutions of this nature. The extensive suite of rooms were thrown open at seven, and exhibit d a well-arranged and liberal display of viands of various kinds. Mr. Jerrold congratulated the club, with characteristic wit, that they w( r not now lodgers, but leaseholders. They had beet, driven out of their former premises by the irresistible dictum of that unreasonable agent fire, for which the now histori cal cooking apparatus of that place had, no doubt, its own reasons. He introduced Mr. Charles Knight, who made some practical remarks on the necessity of central combination and co operation to secure success in such institutions, and referred for proof to those in the north of England. Mr. Lushiegtoti, in a neat speech, con. gratulatcd the meeting, and his country me n, that tkat hall, the arena ot many a noisy political strife, was now consecrated to the more sacred purpose of ' harmony and intellectual enjoyment. Mr. Thompson apologised for haling appeared in his working clothes. He and others owed what success they had to a similar institution—that of Aldersgate. Mr. T. concluded some judicious remarks on the capability of the human facule ties to progress to an illimitable degree, and illustrated the influence of knowledge by an anecdote of the dandy in Holborn, who, when all attempts to induce the mastiff to release the old lady's poodle from his unrelenting jaws, coolly administered a pinch of snuff, and as the animal snetzedand dropped his prey, sagely remarked to the mob that "knowledge is power." Mr. George Cruikshank, in a short speech more remarkable for a blunt, honest, well. meaning zeal for the good of youth, than for oratorical eloquence, reviewed shortly the " authentic " and " poetical " history of Whittington. They could not all be Lord Idayors; but this pretty story offered good lessons of industry, perseverance, and courage. Mr. Monckton 'Mines conceived that their success was Mainly attributable to the broad and liberal basis on which their club was constituted. It was nei ther religiously nor politically sectarian. Want of this principle had been the death of others. Another chief cause of success was the admission of the fairer and more influential portion of creation to membership. Ho recollected a " ladies' club," twenty or thirty years ago, in Albemarle-street. Each lady could bring a gen tleman to dinner. One day a lady member was prevented from attending. Her intended gallant, however, went alone, when, to his consternation, he found his own wife in the party. The' scandal incident to this accident was too much for the club. It died in three weeks. Dr. Bewring - concluded this part of the proceedings by some reminiscences of his Oriental travels. The amusements of the evening were agreeably di versified by the vocal talents of Misses Dolby and &- bilis' Novello, and Mr. Alfred Novelle. Miss Novello has a soft, silvery, soprano voice, which blended charm ingly with the more powerful and thrilling notes of Miss Dolby in Spontini's duet, "Di conforti." Miss Dolby sung delightfully that beautiful canzonet by Monti, " 0, tell me, pretty river," and when rapturously encored, gave with great spirit a Scotch song, half huntin g half Jacobit e i n it s c h arac t er . M r . C arte per formed a solo on Bohm's silver flute, and the risible faculties of all were well exercised by the comic genius of John Parry, in his ludicrous account of the marine excursion of the too daring " King Canute," and his comical account of the good King Alfred and the old woman's burnt cakes. About halt-past ten significant Indications of preparation for the dance began to ap pear. Harp, fiddle, and flute were speedily released from their cases and green great coats, and the hall was soon cleared for the agreeable relaxation, which was kept up till a late hour. Mr. Tapp, the secretary, deserves much credit for his arrangements. It might be advisable, however, to have an earlier hour to commence, and to keep that hour. Bet the early-closing movement, wo fear, has not yet been so successful as to render these improvements practicable. —From a Correspondent. t - No. LON "DON u RSDAY t - ARISH OF ST. GEORGE, HANOVER.- SQUARE. TO BUTCHERS, CHEESEI[OI , I(IEI;s, CORNCHANDLERS, GROCERS, Milkmen, Potato-dealers, Oil and Tallow-chandlers, Co:our:nen, and Cain-makers. Such persons as are within.; to CONTRACT with the GOVERNORS and DIRECTORS of the POOR of the said Parish for SUPPLYING the WORKHOUSE for Six. Months, from she 25th day of March to the 29th day of September, 1845, may deliver in thtir sealed proposals at the Board-room, in Mount-strict, on or before Nine o'clock, uit WEDNE,MAY, the 22,1 day of March, It Personi tendering are leered to be is attendance, and :to take notice that all offers mast he made upon, and strictly in accordance with, the printed term of tender, which nuly be obtained on applica tion to the Master of the Workhouse, in Mount street, as wall as any Lumber particulars. Ily order, T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk, ONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK „ft Notice is hereby given, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be 11,1,1 at the Bank in Lothbury, on WEDNESDAY, the lot day of March next, at Ore o'clock precisely, to declare a DIVIDEND, to submit !Or con firmation the Election of James Dennis De Vitre, Esq., who has been nominated by the Board of Directors in the room of Matlhew Boulton Rennie, Esq., resigned ; also to submit for confirmation the Election of George Hanson, Esq., who has been nominated by the Board of Directors in the room of Sir John Kirkland resigned ; to appoint three Direct() s in the room of Frederick Burmester, Esq., Charles Gibbet, Esq., and Henry Harvey, Esq., who go out by rotation, but lie:ng eligible, offer themselves for re-election; and her other purposes. By order of the Board, JAMES WILLIAM LtRT, General Manager. Lothbury, February 16. 1848. The Transfer-books will he Closed from the 15th February to the 10th of March, to prepare for the Dividend. PUBLICATIONS. MAUNDER'S POPULAR TREASURIES. New Editions, corrected and enlarged, price 10s. each work, for. Bvo cloth ; 128. bound in embossed roan, 1. THE SCIENTIFIC and LITERARY TREA SURY : a copious Popular Encycloptedla of the Bents. Lottres. 2 THE HISTORICAL TIZEAAURY : an Outlino of Universal vernal History; separate Histories of every Nation. 3. THE I'.IOGRAPHICAL TREAtitIRV • a Dictionary of Uni versal iliograithy ; coinprising above 12,000 Memoirs. 4. THE TREASITRY„ of KNOWLEDGE, and Library of Refer ence : a Compendium of Universal Knowledge. London : Longman, thrown, Green, and Longmans. Just published, In 2 vols. royal Bvo., price 21. 10s. boards, TAYLOR'S LAW OF EVIDILNCE. A. TREATISE on the. LAW of EVIDENCE, as ADMINISTERED in ENGLAND and IRELAND, with Illubtrations from the Laws of America and other Foreign States. By JOHN PI CT TAYLOR, of the Middle Temple, Esq., Barrister-at , Law. London: A. Maxwell and Son, 32, Bell-yard, Lincoln's-inn; Hodges and Smith, Dublin. CITY COURT OF SEWERS. Upon the meeting of the Court the members pro ceeded to elect a chairman for the ensuing year. L. Mr. CONDER, seconded by Mr. UNIYIN, moved that Deputy Peacock be appointed chairman, of whose experience, care, constant attention, and patience, in matters of business they were all perfectly aware. The Deputy was unanimously elected. The CHAIRMAN then ad(iressd the meeting. He mut, he said, 13a composed of materials very different from those he thought to be ac ive within him, if he did not feel grateful for the honour the commi,sioners conferred upon him for the third time. However humble his abilities might be, he certainly should not abate his efforts to perform the duties of the office efficiently.—(Hear, hear.) Since his appoint ment he had never been absent but once, and the public, who knew but little of the labours of the com missioners, had to learn that they had held during the last year seventy-six courts and committees, besides meetings, on the subject of the rates, amounting to about twice a week. Their business was, in fact, im mense. The Government were aware of their exer tions, and no doubt was entertained as to the passing of their Bill. They had undergone examination at Gwydyr House before the metropolitan commis sioners, who seemed to be only anxious to get at the truth from those who were just as anxious to give it. —(Cheers.) He hoped that body would render to the country the benefits it was entitled to receive. For his part, his time should be wholly at the service of his fellow citizens. LONDON. Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member •f the Uniyersity of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions. in order that It may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness. he raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, In how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief ,and of greater or lees injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses. on .he nature and conseauence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete Accounts of tho A n atomy and Physiology of the Reproductive O nd of their relative conditions In health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health, and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering Irons their invatiable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap plying to a qualified physician for rciief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him :.nd prevent his seeking .or,asaistanee where alone it can he procured. In acting thus, he ergots that accurate discriminatiow n ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the medical man who can show by 111;.; posse sion of the regaisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect In his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extenijed. Dr. LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas certify, and the great extent of his practice far many years is a guarantee for his professional experienee, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. Published by the Author, and may he had of Kent and Richards, 52, Patentostet •row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stark, Tichborne- Street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenthall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamih from the Author, who may be consulted on these disorders perms, or by letter; ditilYt?rora ten till Two. and from Five till Vat itt * ROCCA 9 9 BoOrketrect Beilfor4-Iguaro liondou. TDE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. ..rvORTON'S CAAMAIII,I4; PILLS are coafi deafly recommended as a simple, but certain remedy, to al: who suffer from indigestion, Sick Headache, Billions and Liver Com plaints; they act as powerful tonic and gentle aperient, imparting itrength to the stomach, and composure to the nervous system. Sold In bottles at Is. IM., or 2s. 9d. each, by A. WillottOby and Co., late B. G. 14indus, 61, Bishopsgate Without, and nearly all Me dicine Venders. Be sure to ask for NORTOX'S PILLS, and do not be persuaded to purchase an imitation. THE PIIICE OF GAS. Upon the reading of the minutes of the preceding Court, Mr. Gonsort, in reference to the experiments of the gasburners, said the object of the commissioners was, not to identify themselves with any particular man of science, but to make the gas companies reduce their price; and he trusted that, if the commissioners should find it necessary to advertise, the advertise ment would not be considered mere humbug, as had hitherto been the case, the two companies not having received any interruption in their long-standing monopoly. The public expected and must obtain a fair reduction. Deputy STEVENS suggested the appointment of a sub- committee to ascertain the value of gas. The CHAIRMAN said that when the important ques tion of the City supply of gas should come regu larly before the Court, the cheapness as well as puri fication of the article should be considered for the benefit of the public. At the same time the public must not be deceived. It was the intention of the Court to ascertain whether the reduction from 7s. to 6s. was an adequate reduction. If such appeared to be the case it would be most unreasonable to require the price to be made still lower. If a further reduc tion was to be fairly expected and refused, the ques tion then would be, and it would be soon decided, whether the streets of the City should not be broken up, and a new company let in for competition. Mr. GODSON said that he had some years ago sup ported Mr. Charles Pearson's proposition in the Court of Common Council, andif that proposition had been carried another company would be now supplying the City with cheap gas. The citizens of London would be rejoiced to hear of the chances which were multi plying for the reduction of the price of so indispensable an article. SWEEPING OP IttlE STREETS. The inspectors reported to the Court that the con tractors had, in almost every instance, performed those duties well in the streets, courts, lanes, and alleys by superficial removal. One contractor, named Newman, was fined upon the complaint of an inha bitant that the dust on his premises was not removed, although notice had been given, and the Court re quested that all inhabitants who had cause of com plaint would take the trouble to make the representa tion, and correction should immediately follow. hUISANCES OF GAS REFUSE. One of the inspectors reported that the smell pro ceeding from the horrible gas refuse which issued from the gas manufactories into the sewers had be come in some localities quite intolerable, especially of late, diffusing the most noxious exhalations. Mr. HAYWOOD (surveyor to the Commissioners) said there was a most filthy residuum of which the gas manufacturers were anxious to get rid. It was so frightfully strong that it invariably caused sick ness, and in some instances it caused death. The reason why the nuisance was so dreadful at the pre sent time was, that it was considered prudent to flush off the residuum at times when heavy rains prevailed. The flushing took place once in three months. Mr. LAWRENCE said the Court had no power to deal with such a horrible nuisance, as the manufac tory from which it proceeded was in Worship-street, out of the City. He had heard that the residuum had the power of turning the colour of silver into that of gold in the pock - fits of those who resided within its intluencr:. To correct such an evil it would be necessary to apply to the new metropolitan board, for the flushing from the country fell clown upon the City with all abonrinatioLs. He moved that a &potation should wait upon the metropolitan board accordingly. Mr. HARRISON seconded the motion. He consi dered that the health of numbers was affected most seriously by flushing such horrible refuse down the sewers. - iii.STACY was convinced that the metropolitan board, of which Dr. Southwood Smith, who resided in Finsbury, was an active member, would most promptly attend to any representation made by the City Co►nmiasion. The deputation was then appointed. ALLEGED LIBEL UPON THE CITY SEWER AUTHO- nITIES. Mr. BLAKE begged to be allowed to call the atten tion of the Court to a paragraph which appeared in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, but first wished to be informed by the surveyor whether it was the fact that some of the City sewers were paved with granite ? Mr. HAYWOOD replied that he had never heard of anything of the kind. Mr. BLARE said it had been stated in the journal alluded to, and Mr. Chambers vouched for the truth of the statement, that the City sewers were paved with granite supplied by the chief promoter of the question, who traded in the article. A report of that description was calculated to excite against the City Sewer authorities a prejudice not easily removable, inasmuch as the ccntradiction might not meet with a hundredth part of the readers to whom the libel was known.--(Hear, hear.) There were, he regretted to say, man y members of the pres s w h o were i nfluenced by the absurd and uncharitable prejudice that the best way of extolling the exertions and ability of one body was to depreciate the labour s of another. He felt convinced that the Commissioners of the City Sewers possessed all the capabilities of serving their fellow-citizens. Mr: LAWRENCE said he believed the openings and the steps of some of the sewers were paved with granite, as being more durable than any other mate rial, and better adapted to the purpose. He gave the Messrs. Chambers credit for about as much knowledge of sewers as his horse possessed ; but the language of depreciation was, it would appear, the road to respect and admiration. The man who could not see a single beauty in a gallery of paintings was the person whose judgment was most likely to sway the multitude, although the very individual most deserving Messrs. of con tempt for his presumption and stupidity. The Chambers congratulated the public upon the new l y appointed board, who had done n othing but employ all the old surveyors, and flushed the sewers, a prac tice known and carried into effect before they were born. Mr. Lawrence then ridicule d the estimate formed of the relative value of wheat and excrement in the vocabulary of our moder n p hilo sophical bene factors of mankind, but expressed an o pinion that th e discussion upon those subjects would be attended with ultimate advantage to the public , h owev er disagreeable it might be to be obliged to be ass a i led with such enormous humbug as distinguished the doings of the present day. TUB NUMBER OF PRIVATE DRAINS WITHIN TER CITY. Mr. HAYWOOD, the City Sewers Surveyor, re ported to the Court as follows . " The total number of houses of every description within the city i 3 about 16,000. "The total number of drains co n necting with public sewers up to November, 1847, was 7 ,738." This will appear to leave 8,262 houses, o r nearly every other house without drainage. Such, however, is not the case, for the following reasons ;-- "Although, generally, houses have a separate drainage, yet, in a great many cases, one drain is made to serve the purposes of two or three hou ses . In numerous instances, also, courts of six or eight houses collect their separate drains into one, which ultimately connects with the public sewer. In all such cases therefore, although but one drain is re corded in your books to enter the sewer, a larger proportion of houses are drained than the drain so recorded would indicate. _ . " Again, nearly the whole of the property south of the 'Thames is believed to drain at once into the River. In this case, then, yea have no record of the number of buildings drained. "Your officers not having the power to enter pre mises, the precise number of houses actually drained cannot be ascertained; but, from such information as you have, I think I am within the quantity when 4 .r4t, P f t./ A FEBRUARY 17, 1848. assume 1,500 houses to be drained in the foregoing manner. The total number of houses, therefore, which may be stated as being drained is 9,762, leaving 6,238 undrained ! —I have the honour to be, &c., " WILLIAM HAYWOOD, Surveyor." The Court then adjourned. INQUEST ON 11.111 S. SHUTTLE- WORTH. Yesterday, Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a jury, assem bled at the Manchester Arms, Adam-street East, Manchester-square, fur the purpose of further prose cuting an inquiry commenced on the 20th ult., a 3 to thu death of Mrs. Martha Elialbeth Rhodes, alias Shuttleworth, who died on the 6th ult., while an in mate of the York. house Lunatic Asylum, Battersea. The room in which the inquest was held was densely crowded long before the proceedings commenced. Among those present were the Rev. J. C. Rowlatt, vicar of St. Nter's, Pimlico, one of the gentlemen who signed the order for deceased's confinement, Dr. Millingen and Mr. Parkin, joint proprietors of York House Asylum, and Dr. Quain, the medical gentle man appointed to make the post mortem examination. The Misses Rhodes, sisters of the deceased, and a Dr. Quail, were also present. One corner of the room was occupied by a knot of gentlemen, members of the Alleged Lunatics' Friends' Society. Sarah Young was the first witness called. She entered upon her duties as nurse at York House, on the 21st of December last. The deceased had a large place on her back from which the skin was just rubbed off. Dr. Millingen ordered the application of linseed meal poultices. Deceased continued to get worse, and in the course of a few days was compelled to keep her bed. The deceased's mind was all this time in a very bad state. She would frequently, ,oall out "Murder !" and "Fire I" Miss Sarah Rhodes said deceased was her sister. Witness saw her last alive at York-house, on the 9th of November. The deceased was a single woman, and her real name was Rhodes, but she had taken the name of Shuttleworth from a gentleman with whom she had lived for nine years, and who on his marriage settled an annuity of 3001. upon her. That gentle man had been c'ead 28 years. Dr. Kay Shuttleworth was the trustee through whom the deceased's annuity was paid, and at her death the property on which it was charged fell to him. The deceased NI a; placed in York .house Asylum without witness's knowledge, and she was not aware of the fact until some months afterwards, when she read in a newspaper the account of her sister having been brought up before the judge on a motion to obtain her release, taken out by Dr. Quail. On discovering the fact witness went to York-house and endeavoured to obtain an interview with her sister. Witness was, at first, refused ad mission, but ultimately obtained an order from the commissioners of lunacy and saw deceased. Witness had not seen her for two years and a half previously, and, finding her perfectly sane, as she considered, witness went before the commissioners and sought to obtain her release. Witness saw Dr. Turner, one of the commissioners, and Mr. Lutwidge, the secretary, both of whom told her that it was of no use making application to them, for they could do nothing in the matter. Mrs. Mary Anne Gosden, another sister of the de ceased, corroborated the last witness's testimony, and said she never considered her sister to have been insane. At this point of the proceedings the summoning officer who had been sent for Dr. Turner, returned with a note from him, describing that his state of health would not allow him to attend the inquiry that day as requested by the coroner. The Rev. J. Clarke Rowlett, vicar of St. Peter's, Pimlico, said he was called in to see deceased by a person describing himself as Dr. Quail, early in July, 11146. He found her in a miserable apartment on the second floor of the house, No. 10, Lower Eaton street. No other persons lived in the house. The deceased occupied one room, and Dr. Quail the other, on the second floor. There was scarcely any furniture in the room where deceased was, and she was lying on the bed, in a state mostrevolting to witness. M.r. Wil mot, a medical man, was with her at this time. Witness spoke to deceased, but she seemed quite incapable of carrying on a rational conversation. In answer to witness's inquir the man Quail described himself as the residenekedical attendant of deceased ; he said he had been Ifrriginally engaged at a stipend of 300/. a year, but that the deceased was so well satis • fled with his services that she had subsequently increased that sum to 500/. per annum ; that her present income, however, was only 1001. a year, and that not being enough fur both of them was the oc casion of their having so f.lw comforts about them. Witness asked him why he did not give up the charge of the deceased as he could obtain no money, but this he said he would not do. Witness conferred with Mr. Wilmot on the case, and ultimately took steps which led to the removal of the deceased to York house. Before she was sent there witness discovered that Dr. Kay Shuttleworth was in some way inter ested in the unfortunate woman, and on writing to him on the subject he replied that he could be no party to placing her in any asylum himself, but he hoped witness would be good enough to take any steps he might think most likely to conduce to the comfort of the deceased. The Rev. Gentleman here described the steps he had taken by request of Dr. Shuttleworth, in reference to the funeral of the un fortunate woman. Mr. Thomas Wilmot, surgeon, said he was called in to see deceased in July, 1846, by the man Quail. He found her lying in a wet bed in a most filthy state. Her left leg was very oedematous. The skin was broken in some places. Her face was pale, and her body emaciated. Her answers to questions pro posed by witness exhibited great imbecility, and feeling convinced that she was not properly attended to, witness felt bound to interfere, and on being ap plied to he signed a certificate, authorising her removal to York-house. CORONER.—Have you ever been asked to sign a certificate as to the state of mind of Dr. Quail ? The witness, who at first declined to answer the question, on being pressed by ➢lr. WAHLEY, admitted that he had. CORONER.—By whom? Witness—By the Com missioners of Lunacy. CORONER.—Did you sign a certificate as to his state of mind ? Witness—No• Miss Rhodes—For a very good reason; because he had not got 1001. a year.—(:laughter.) Mr. iVilmot here described the steps he had taken by direction of the Commissioners of Lunacy to re move the deceased to York-house. his endeavours to effect her removal were thwarted for some time by 1)r. Quail, but possession of deceased's person was at length obtained, just as she was on the point of em barking for the continent with that individual. The witness added, that he had acted throughout the affair from motives of humanity alone. Mr. Perceval here rose, and begged he might be allowed to say, in justice to Dr. Quail, against whom very painful allusions had been made, that evidence of his kind treatment of the deceased would be forth coming if the inquiry were adjourned. The CORONER again said that, in a case of this kind, affecting so seriously the liberty of the subject, and disclosing such an extraordinary state of things as regarded the law of lunacy, it was highly nezes sary that every circumstance opened during the in vestigation should be properly cleared up, and that no person whose name had been in any way impli cated ought to be prevented from bringing forward witnesses in his defence. Dr. Turner would pro bably not be able to attend for a few days, and therefore they had, perhaps, better adjourn for a week. The jury having consulted together, the inquiry was adjourned for a week. All the particulars connected with the pugilistic contest between Lane and Walker will !appear in Belts Life in London of Saturday and Sunday. Price of Bell's Life sixpence. Bell's Life is regularly publishel in time for all the Saturday afternoon railways. The average sale of Bell's Life is twenty-seven thouiand. SUICIDE OF THE MOTHER or SEVEN CHILDREN. —On Tuesday an inquest was held by Mr. G. J. Mills, the deputy-coroner, at the Elephant and Castle, King's road, Camden-town, on the body of Eleanor Dove, aged 44, the particulars of whose death have before appeared. The husband of the deceased is a plasterer, residing at 35, Cambridge-street, Agar town, and all the witnesses concurred in representing him as a - most sober, indus trious, and well-conducted man. For some months past, however ,he had been unable to obtain e mployment, and his wife and family of seven children had consequently been reduced to extreme distress. The deceased had ap plied to St. Pancras workhouse, and obtained some bread as relief, but was told not to come again unless she sent her husband. Mr. Pitt, the agent of the Board of Guardians of St. Pancras, explained that in the statement made that deceased was to send her husband, there was no intention whatever to stop relief, which would have been given had a second application been made. The coroner's jury deeply commiserated the con dition of the unfortunate father , and his distressed and bereaved family, and ultimately returned a verdict— " That the deceased drowned herself in an unsound state of mind." PANES AND PENALTIES.—Captain Pechell says that ho has tried in vain to get from the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his notion of a windo w was. Wh at the Chancellor refuses, we will give. The following is our definition of a window according to Act of Parlia ment :—Anything, however small, which keeps out the light, and 103 in the taii.—Punch. MORE POISONING BY ARSENIC. ANGLESEY, FEB. 14.—For the last few days a most painful degree of alarm has been evinced in this neigh bourhood by the startling fact of no fewer than seven persons having been poisoned with ersenic. The facts connected with the alarming occurrence, as detailed be fore the coroner's jury, are of the following character. — It would appear that a respectable married woman of the name of Jones, living a t Tycotch, in the parish of Llangristiolus, invited several of her relatives to tea, comprising her son and two daughters, two step-daugh ters, and a Mrs. Jones, residing Lear Aberffraw. With the meal they partook, more or less, of some light cakes. But a short time elapsed era they were seized with symptoms generally produced by arsenic. For some time, however, they were unconscious cf hat they had redly taken, and their symptoms becoming somewhat more alarming, Mr. Lloyd, a medical man in the vicinity, was sent for. It then transpired that some araenic, which was kept in a c l ose t, f or t h e purpose o f d estroy i ng rats, might have been mistaken for carbonic of soda, and mixed in th e li g h t ca k es, the decease d generally using carbonate of so d a i n ma ki ng t h em up. S o f atal a mistake was found to have happened, and the usual means were resorted to in order to counteract the deadly effects of the poison. All suffered severely. Mrs. Jones, m the landlady of th e h ouse , di ed on the following day, and the states of her relati ve , M rs . J ones, of Aberffraw, was b 0 alarming,as to leave lit t l e h opes of her surviving. ' On one of the stepdaughters partially recoverin g , she recollected seeing the deceased on th e d ay the eakes were made, take a white powder from the cupboard, called carbonate of soda, as she understood, Th e de ceased it seemed was in the habit of doing so, and the circumstance was thought but little of. A labourer of the name of William Morris spoke to having purchased a pennyworth of arsenic to kill rats, and giving it to the deceased, who placed it somewhere in the parlour. He could not say that the word " poison" was written on the wrapper. This person was in the habit of having his meals in the house, and he accounted for being absent at the meal in question, en the ground that he was employed in a neighbouring quarry until five o'clock, the party having had tea at four. The druggist, Mr. Parry, who sold the man Morris the poison, stated that when he delivered it to him be cau tioned him about the use of it ; but on being pressed by the Coroner as to whether he had written " poison" out side the wrapper, he confessed that he could not recol lect. He only served the poison because Morris said he required it to kill ra t s , an d th a t h e h a d k nown hi m f or some time previously. Medical testimony showed that quite sufficient arsenic was discovered to cause death. Portions of the light cakes were subjected to a careful analysis, and the pre sence of a similar poison was detected. The jury returned - as their verdict " That the deceased died by accidental poisoning." COUNT MORTIER. THE PLEA OF INSANITY. We mentioned, about a month ago, that the physi cians charged to examine Count Mortier had reported that, considering the state of his mind, he ought not to be removed from the maison de sante in which he had been confined. On Saturday the physicians presented, a second report, in which they state, first, that Count Mortier is affected with partial mental alienation ; second, that this alienation consists in believing himself the object of implaca ble hatred ; third, that this idea leads him to adopt determinations of vengeance and fatal resolutions; and, fourth, that Count Mortier must be considered as a dangerous lunatic, The re port enters at some length into a disquisition on the Count's mental malady. It is stated, for example, that his mental affliction does not prevent him from understanding, and even discussing with great art, the questions which concern him; the disease is of a pecu liar nature, influencing what are called the sentiments, and in consequence perverting the judgment, causing false ideas to be conceived, and conducting to desperate resolutions. Thus the Count imagines that he is the object of violent hatred, and that it is desired to make him appear mad in order that his shin, as he says, may be taken from him. He complains of wanting everything, food and even air, whilst the fact is that, he is supplied with all that he can re quire.• lie, however, rejects much of what is offered to him, and will not indicate other objects which he would prefer. "Ah 1" he cries, "if I were one day to write my memoirs, and tell my sufferings, the tor tures of Sylvio Pellico would be nothing compared to what I suffer here 1" lie says that the Govern ment fears that he will divulge " state secrets," and therefore wants to cause him to be considered mad ; that he has recognised an emissary cf M. Guizot among the physicians who had visited him ; that M. Guizot has adopted the reselui ion of making him pass for mad without examining him; that the Chancellor is influenced by hatred towards him ; that in the scene of the Hotel Chatham the Prefect of Police had pushed him for ward, and now felt that he had gone too far to retreat. The physicians set forth in their report that the accusations against the Chancellor and the Prefect of Police are the result of a sort of mirage, and effect of the mental alienation of the Count. In entering into explanations respecting his wife, he contradicts himself by admitting that circum stances, which he formerly described as positive, are uncertain. He persi-ts in declaring that the letter to his wife threatening to kill his children and himself was only written to cause her to come to the hotel. He pretends that his wife flagrantly contradicts herself when she says he was desirous of killing those nearest him, and then himself. " I could not do bx th," he cries, "and therefore my wife contradicts herself. Let her choose to which statement she will adhere." When told that there is really no contradiction, he becomes more positive that there is. The report conclules by stating that Count Mortier is verbose and prolix in his explanations. He often, -it says, scratches his head violently, and then regards his finger nails with great attention. His glance is de scribed to be terrible , and, to use the word of the physicians, sinistre.--Galignani. SCOTCH STUDENTS' AFFRAY IN EDINISURGIT.—On Saturday the following students were placed at the bar of the Edinburgh police court, charged with riot : IL Anderson, J. Jackson alias Goodsir. J. Balfour, R. Tully, 11. S. Edwards, W. Richards, C. Rutherford, F. W. Clark, J. Sloan, J. Cathcart, .J. C. Drayton, and J. C. Bon. The prisoners pleaded guilty to the minor charge of being present in the crowd concerned in a breach of the peace, but not guilty to the charge of as sault. Mr. Moxev, the interim superintendent of police, as procurator fiscal in this court, said, under all the cir cumstances, he felt justified in accepting the plea of breach of the peace. Bailie Tullis said they had made spree atonement for their offence by pleading guilty. They might he assured that the magistrates had no interest in bringing a number of gentlemen before that court, but the peace and welfare of the city and university. Ile then sentenced each to find security in 20!. to keep the peace for 12 months from this date, or to be imprisoned 10 days. Upon leaving the court to find the required security the students were received with a loud cheer by their compatriots, which they returned. During the forenoon a large body of students, to the number of 200 and upwards, armed with formidable looking staves, formed into a procession of three men (or boys) and marched through the principal streets of the city, followed by an irregular army of urchins, apparently escaped from the ragged schools, who now and again set up a cheer or a laugh as the serious or ludicrous nature of the braggadocia display struck them. A good many idlers were gathered in front of the college, for no other apparent object than to gaze upon a knot of students who had taken up their station there: but no collision took place, and the affair may be said to be happily over. FATAL EFFECT 01' CULOROFORM. —On Tuesday fore noon, a melancholy Rod fatal occurrence happened to Arthur Walker, a young man, an apprentice to Messrs. Souter and Shepherd, druggist!, Broad street, in conse quence of the incautious use of chloroform. It appears, that for some considerable time past, he had been in th e practice of inhaling this vapo ur to enjoy the pleasur a bl e s ensations which it is known to excite; and on Tuesday, when weighing an ounce of chloroform to order, he ap plied his pocket-handkerchief to his mouth, an d soon after appeared to be ra ther excited. There was only a lad in the warehouse at the time, but h av i ng o b served Walker in a similar state before, and also that he had got violent when any attempt Was mad e t o ta k e t h e phial from him, he did not disturb him, and felt pleased when he laid his head down on his arms on the counter. In this state he was found by the other c l er k, who had been out for some time, and who being also afraid to waken him up, called his father; but no sooner did his father raise the lad's head, then he fell back app arant l y i n a lif e l ess state. D r. Jamieson and Dr. Nicol, with other medical gentlemen, were sent for; when artificial respiration, venesection, 'lles other m e a ns were emp l oye d , b ut li fe was ext i nct. melancholy and distressing accident will surely act as a warning to parties not to use chloroform without the advice and u n d er th e eye o f a p hy s i c i an , or ot h er ex perienced party. It sho u ld a l s o a ct as a caution to elie mitts not to dispose of this article to any parties without a written order under the hand of a person of known skill and experience. At the post tnoi tem examination, we understand that the lungs and brain were found much loaded with darkened blood, which had the odour of chloroform. There was also, it is but proper to state, such disease about the heart and lungs as rendered the individual an unfavourable subject for the employment of such agents as ether or chloroform; and which, al though insufficient to have caused death, must, no doubt, have expedited that melancholy result. — Aberdeen Herald. Mr. Henry Ellis, formerly Ambassador to Persia, and Mr. Pakenhatn, who negotiated the Oregon treaty, are about to be created Knights Commander of the Bath. This rank of the order has been hitherto con fined to the army and navy, but we understand twenty five Civil Knights-Commander arc to be made vary shortly. ARMY ESTIMATES for 1848 49. The estimates of the effective and noneffective army services from April 1, 1848, to March 31, 1849, v‘ ere issued yesterday from the office of the Parliamentary printer. The gross total amount to be provided by the House of Commons for the tffective" service for the ensuing financial year is estimated at 4,201,1781, and the amount for the " non effective" service at 2,117,5081., snaking together & grand total amount of 6,318,6861., exhibiting an increase, es compared with the charge for the year 1847.48, of 43,612/. Of the amount required for the " effective" service, the sum of 3,836,880/. will be appropriated to the hind forces throughout the world, 168,2371, to the staff eflicers, 96.5911. to public depart ments, 19,161/. to the Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian School, and 80,308/. to tlicevolunteer cerps. The effective force of the r.'gular army—as it is to be organized for the ensuing ear—may thus be atoll) zed, viz , 6,700 horses (. xelusive ' 3,50 G for the Rift Indies, the exi ense of which is defrayed by the Company), 4,862 officers, 8,3C8 non-commissioned ()Meets, trum peters, and &wren. rs, and 100 677 rank and file-, mslcing a grand total (all ranks) of 113,847 men. Of the 2,117.508/. re quired fer the non-tactive service the sum of 15 507/. will be appropriated to rewards for military service; 76 000/. to the army pay of genera effieers; 57,000/. to the full pay I.f retired officers; 406,000/. to half pay and military allowar.ces ; 47,3861. to foreign half-pay ; 129,5311. to widows' pcnsiups ; 98,000/. to compassionate allowances, bounty warrants, aid pen sions for wouna, , ; 26,774/. to the .in pensioners of the Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals; 1,223,8101. to out pensions; and 37,500/. to :Isperannuetion alloe awes. The sum of SO 305/. rc eplired fur the charge of the voltm te r corps is thus subdivided i—viz , 4,8181. for the pay and forage allowance for 28 adjutants, viz , 1 at . 10s., 24 at Bs., and 3 at se. 2d. per diem each; 13/. 10s. for the clothing of 9 sergeant-majors, at 30s. each per annum; and 39,8001. fur the contingent and clothing al lowance of 13,600 men, at 3/. each per annum, making a total for ordinary pay and clothing allowance of 44 631/, to which the sum cif 35,677/. is added as the probable expense of the corps when assembled for exercise or for permanent duty, or when employed in and o' the civil power, and expense of inspecting field officers for 1848-49; also allowances to clerks of lieutenancy, under tee provisions of the Yeomanry Act, founded upon the actual expenditure of 1847. Ihe increase of 111-1 regular military force this 3 ear, as compared with last, amounts to 5,449 men, and the extra expense to 43,612/. It should be understood by our uninitiated readers, that the votes of men and money for the regular army and the royal navy are annually taken in what is called " a Committee of Supply," whereas any organization of a national militia force will have to be provided for by a apeeial Act of Parliament. The tld Militia Act of the reign of George 111. is still nominally in force, hut has hitherto alwapi been suspended from year to year by an annual Act of Parliament. ACCIDENTS ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —Yesterday two accidents, both of which, though not attended with any fatal consequences, were of a very serious nature, and caused the greatest alarm to the passengers, occurred on this line. The first happened to the train which left London at six A.M. from Euston square, which travelled with the usual spevi uetil it ar rived at Hampton (between Rugby and Birmingham), when some passengers discovered that one of the car riages was on tire. An alarm was instantly raised, but before the train could be stopped, the fire had got a firm hold of the carriage, which was completely filled with smoke. Upon the train being brought to a stand, it Wits found that owing to the axle- box;:s not having been pro perly examined and greased, the friction from the wheels had caused the fire. Water from a pond was quickly procured, and the fire extinguished, without doing much damage. The second accident occurred to the express train from Manchester, which left that town at five o'clock P.N., when, upon arriving near Rugby, after leaving the Trent Valley line, a s ing u l ar j um pi ng motion was felt by the engineer ; he immediately stop ped the engine, and, upon examining the train, it was found that a carriage had got off the line, much to the terror of the passengers, who had been thrown from one side of the carriage to the other with great velocity. The carriage being nearly the middle of the train, the only reason which can be assigned for the accident is, that the coupling iron had not been properly secured. The carriage was found to be so much injured that it was necessary to take it from the train, which afterwards proceeded on its journey to London. THE TITHE REDEMPTION TRUST.—Yesterday a meeting of the members of this society was held at their office, in Abingdon street, Westminster. Lord John Manners presided. There were also present Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., the Rev. Dr. Spranger, the Rey. Messrs. J. T. Russell, Swan, Denne, Mallet, &c., Mr. G. H. Drew, and other supporters of the socitty. rho secretary stated that he had sent copies of the j rospe tus to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. and to all the Bishops, most of whom concurred in thei number of He had received communications from a greafnum persons, some o tors for a fair conside of whom were willing to g ive u p the tithes they held as lay impropria ration. Several new subscribers had been added to their list since the last meeting, and many app icat:ons had been made for advice how toast where there were chances for getting tithes restored. fie the read a . long list o f suggestions which he had received for carrying out th e object they supported. A d i s cussion th en ensued, in which Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord John Manners, the Rev. Mr. Mallet , Mr. Din g w(ll, and the Rev. Mr. Scott took parls; after which is committee was appointed, and the meeting a djourned till a future day. z • Guildhall was in some danger of being destroyed by tire on Sunday moraing, fa nn the close oximitv of other buildings. Abonq (•ne o'clock is the morning w oa d, one of the patrol , , was cro7,s,ing, over tie,' roof of whin he found a fire had broken Out in the upper floor n?3Sr.i. Gregory and Cubi;t's, straw bonnet manufacturers, No. 15, Aldermanbnry. The back of these premises ore within two feet of ono portion of Guildhall. Through the early discovery of the time the mischief was contim d to the upper part of the house, but the damage from fire and water amounts to nearly 2,0001. COLLISION OF THE TYNE.---A verdict of " Man slaughter" has been returned by the coroner's jury against the captain and crew of the Alice steam-tug, of North Shields, for having run down a boat containing seven men, and °cc:twinning - the death cl four.