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PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made In a cause LANGTON against KNIGHT, the Creditors of CHARLES WILLIAM KNIGHT, ate of Berners-street, Oxford -street, in the county of Middlesex, de ceased (who died on or about the 25th day of December, 1847), are, on or before the 9th day of August, 1848, to leave their claims of debts before the Honourable Sir GEORGE ROSE, one of the Masters (the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chan cer 3 -lane, London ; and are on or before the 20th day of _November, 184.1, to establish such claims before the said Master, or, is default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree. RLXON and SON, 11, King Willlam-street Plaintiff's Solcitors, CHEAP EXCURSION BY RAILWAY, On MONDAY, JULY 31, and MONDAY, AUGUST 7, al lowing a ehoi6e of Seven or Fourteen days. From LONDON to EDINBURGH or GLASGOW and BACK, for TWO POUNDS. Front LONDON to BANGOR or CONWAY and BACK, for ONE POUND EIGHT. From LONDON to LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, or CHESTER and BACK for TWENTY-ONE SNILLIEGS, in covered carriages. Tickets and every other intormation may be obtained ONLY of Mr. H. R. MARCUS, Manager and Conauctor of the Excursion Trains, 23%, Crosby Hall-chambers, Bishopsgate-strect. Attendance from Ten till F - our daily, EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. SIX PER CENT. STOCK. .1 , 4 (nice. —The SECOND CALL of 21. 10s. per Share will be due on the 25th instant, and must be paid on or before that day, by pre sentation of the Scrip Certificates at any of the Company's Bankers. Holders in arrear will be charged Interest at the rate of Five per Cent. per annum, and during the time of arrear, all Interest on pre ',ions Instalments shall cease and be forfeited. By order, C. r. RONEY, Secretary. Ilishops:ate Station, July 11, 1848. AHAUNCH of VENISON will be ready at Siz o'clock every Thursday during the season at CUTTRISS'S Piazza hotel and Coffee-house, Covent-garden. Turtle and Punch In Ice, always ready. NEW IRISH NOVEL NOVEL. Now ready, and may be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. ' post Svo. THE GAP of BARNESMORE A Tale of the Irish Highlands and the Revolution of 168 S. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhlll. LIFE ASSURANCE FOR ALL CLASSES. ENGLISHWIDOWS' FUND AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Capital 200,0001. PRESIDENT. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Most Hon. the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON. The Light Hon. Lord Viscount 51ORPETII, M.P. CisatastaN—Major-General Sir GEORGE POLLOCK, G.C.B. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—EDWARD ESDAILE, Esq. Assurances effected with and without participation in profits. Four-fltths of the profits divided amongst the Assured on the profit scale. P11E1E11;518 TO INSURE £lOO AT DEATH WITHOUT PROFITV. Age j £s.d. 1 Age I£s. d. 1 Age I£s. d. 1 Age 1 s. d. 16 1 18 10 1 20 1 111 10 30 1 2* 0 8 1 40 1 215 0 PREMIUMS TO INSURE £lOO AT DEATH WITH PROFITS. Age 1 X 1 Age 1 Xs.d. 1 Age 1 1 Age 1 Xs. d. 16 1 1 11 4 1 20 1 114 81 30 1 24 4 1 40 1 219 9 AN PAYABLE HALF-YEARLY. X s. d. X s. d. .Z s. d. Age 40.. G 18 61 Ago 50..8 0 01 Age 60..10 9 8 Prospectuses and every information may be obtained at the Office, 67, Fleet-street, London. THOMAS ROBINSON, Resident Director. NEW LIFE TABLES. T EIE ALLIANCE LIFE and FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Bartholomew-lane, London. Capital, 5,000,0001. Sterling. Established 1824. SECITRITY.—The large. invested Capital, and the personal re aponsibility of upwards of One Thousand Shareholders. BOARD OF DIRECTION. PRESIDENTS. Sir Moses Monteilore, Bart. DIRECTORS. James Alexander, jun., Esq. Charles Gibbes, Esq. George H. Barnett, Esq. William Gladstone, Esq. Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., M.P. James P. Howard, Esq. Sir E. Campbell, Bart. John Irving, Esq. Sir George Carroll Baron L. De Rothschild, M.P. Benjamin Cohen, Esq. Sir A. N. De Rothschild, Bart. The Right Hon. G. It. Dawson 11. M. Thornton, Esq. James Fletcher, Esq. Nlelvil Wilson, Esq. AUDITORS. James Cook, Esq. I Samuel Gurney, jun., Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. e Board. with a view of givin&increased facilities to the Public In the transaction of Life Business, have directed the construction of 'various Tables in addition to those they had previously in use. 1. Non -participating, or Reduced Rates of Premium. 2. Tables on Increasing and Decreasing Scales. 3. „ subject to a Limited Number of Annual Payments. 4. „ for Endowment Assurances. No entrance fees are charged. The Assured mly proceed to any part of Europe *without extra Premium. The Lives of Naval and Military Officers, not in actual service, are taken at the usual rates. A Commission to Solicitors and Agents bringing business is paid. Detailed Prospectuses, with Tables of Rates and full particulars, will, on application, be forwarded by post, or may be obtained at the Head °Wee, 1, Bartholomew-lane, London ;at the Office of the Com. Party, 95, George-street, Edinburgh ; and at their various agencies in England. Scotland, and Ireland. sys Loans on the Deposit of unencumbered Policies of the Company are made, up to their value, without legal expense to the borrower. FIRE ASSURANCES, at Home and Abroad, effected on the usual terms. Samuel Gurney, Esq. A. HAMILTON, Secretary. CARSON'S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION PAINT. specially patronised by the British and other Govern ments, the Bon. East India Company, the principal Dock Com panies, most public bodies, aad by the nobility, clergy, and gentry, for out-door work at their country seats. The ANTI-CORROSION is particularly recommended as the most durable out-door paint ever Invented for the preservation of every description of iron, wood, stone, brick, compo, cement, &c., work, as has been proved by the practical test of upwards of 60 years, and by the numerous testi monials (between 300 and 400) in its favour, and which, from the rank and station in society of those who have given them, have perhaps never yet been equalled by anytldng of the kind hitherto brought before the public notice. A. Copy of the testimonials, together with a list of prices, colours, and other particulars. will be forwarded on appli cation to Walter Carson, lb agents. , Tokenhouse-yard, back of th e B ank of England. No ------ 7 P HE CLUCKd The Mart of . MOSES and asno E w ith th it e s StoStock sT. May in many respects be compared to a clock ; Aed I think I can make it appear in my rhyme, That the clock -mart in question keeps very good time. er too fast, and is nev er t oo slow, And though never wound up, i t continues' to go. _And bringing a w e ll k nown expression to bear, The trade is conducted like One o'clock there. While MOSES and SON, in their capital stock, Have proved very clearly they know what's o'clock. X. MOSES and SON have attained a renown, As two heavy weights which can ne'cr be run down ; And their dress, which in all points is made to your liking, Has ever been viewed as remarkably striking; And thousands by cheapness and quality won, Are striking good bargains with MOSES and SON. The very low figures tempt people to buy, And the very good hands make the Mart to rank high. Thus the Warehouse of MOSES and SON with its stock, Has in many respects been compared to a clock; And I now think it better to wind up the rhyme, With the hope that the reader will ask what's the time. I C:U.—E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their pre sent Stock of juvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique, and the workmanship and materials are such as to command univer sal approbation, while at the same time the prices are unusually mo derate. LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. B.aver Taglisni •• •• •• • .•• .. from .t 0 9 0 Chesterfield and Codrington'a, and every description of Over-coat, handsomely trimmed...—. • • ••••• • • • • The Pacha Coat •••••••••••• • • • • • • " • • • 1 8 The Bulliner, especially a d a pt e d for snowy and The Premier ... •••••• • • • . • . 0 15 0 Boy's Winter Coats, in every style 0 6 0 lien's Do. T rousers, lined. ...... •• •• •• •• •• 0 4 0 Doeskin .. •••• • • • • 012 6 Dress Coats .... ..... •• • • 1 0 0 1 4 0 Doable-breasted Winter Vests • •••• • • • . 0 2 0 Boys' Hussar a n d T iin l o Suits •• •• •• • 0 1 6 ••• • • •... . • 0 16 6 MADE TO liiktiGHZ. Winter Coats, in every stile and shape, hand somely trimmed ..... •• ••••••• • • • • • • • from 1 Milled cloth Over- coa t s , ve l vet collar and cuffs• 2 6 0 4 0 Tweed Wrapper •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 18 5 Doeskin Trousers ••• • • • ...... ••••• • • • • • 1 2 0 llest, or Dress— •• ••••••• • • • • • • • ••• . • 1 G 0 Dress Coat .. •• •• •••••••••• • " • • • " •• 112 3 Best Quality made...... •• •• • • 2 15 0 Frock do Best quality made • • • • .... 23 0 CashmereTesta •• •••• • • • • ...... ••••••• • • • 0 6 6 Satins, Plain or Fa nc y ••••••••.• •• • • •• • • • 012 0 Boy's Hussar and Tunic Suits .. ••• . • • •••• • • • • 1 6 0 Great Coat— •• • • ••••••••• • • • • • • • 016 0 A Suit of Clothes complete.... .• • •••••• • • • • • 1 16 0 Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea gre, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Rosters, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, 14. 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the publie against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have ao connexion with any other house in or out of London; and these who desire genuine and chaos, clothing, &c., should call at, Or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Notice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday. when business is resumed till twelve o'elock. REMOTER TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—IIKITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Jut published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. Eld„ or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive 'Malone, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical arid mental powers, dimini s h and enfeeble the natural f eelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, Whether arising from these causes, close study, er the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis Stricture, and all Di seases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the k naternY, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and flinctions, 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. hector of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c, Marriage reqaires the ful fi lment of several conditions , in order Ma it may be really the cause domestical laappinese. Could the 'veil. which covers the origin of wretchedness be raised, and tta true source is every instance disclosed, in hov ;may could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their a t t endant disap pointmenta. Excesses are always Injurious ; the which when nsed in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes when abused. the prolific source of mischief and of greater o to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular ex ces se s, injury the the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professeseettsedilaoten 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 account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in health an d disease. deservedly b eq eet ruires t more he closesttaa attention and study, for wh a t subject can and of the phys imporce tical caphabainuttiehae nifirewsekirveantiesynareyf mthaen health d be possessed. It unfortunately h appens that the unhappy v ictim of excessive indulgence and vicious h a bi ts, whether aoquired in early lif e o r f rom th e f o lli es o f a d vance d age, while suffering unwisely entertains a tear of ap. front their invari a bl e consequences, Airing to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so rr equently, but erroneously entertained that th ese complaints are 'beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking ror assistance where alone it can he procured. In acting thus, he :forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of disease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, hi es _ risibly characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the kledlcal man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal t2iti_lai n cations that he is entitled to esteem and respect in hi s profes r.nal Pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas .._ s eer iirY, and the great extent of his practice fer many years is a sistran, tee for his professional experience, which has reference almost ' .°l _elY to the t reatment of these diseases. b.rublished ythe Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, Pate rnostet-row • Hannay 63 Oxford-street• Starte, Tichborne sisZt"_ . Haymarket Mansell ' , ' ll5, Fleets street ; Gordon, 146, rZei:!hall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, he Author, who may be ''. 1 444 consulted on these disorders persnally letter, daily, from Tea till Two, and Prom Five till Eis t r4.. o atllls e 6. 17 . bedfmt-seuare Lonci9R. • _ // ~ ct/ 6 1 P1,1, , e-t./ 0 :•,,,,.... , . -:; ------ r ''''''tt4l:4r. , ,'• :-4 - ~, 1 it,...; _ It ' I . ( ily -46te • ,t- ' ; ',. 4 :-‘',: l . nr ..A . ‘ VP2 /4 7 4,,-- ----- ..: / 1 •-•' FA ' N ,41 , ~ . 0.1-.. - t • 2ir ,',• V v _ ,''' c•-• 1 , --- , lk*s_. -,` e - ‘ • , ir, i. I . ~ , t 1. #4,1§44.6:-.. T . 6 ,I . i , _.,'' ._t•__JJ._,... • •/, , . - -., , K .,, , - --) i''''•; - 4 v Wil --'1;..: 4 , 7 •Tr e.s7 -::c i.... ,; -. Lv4 4. ',, ---._ ...", . _ 41W . S: I/+ [PRICE SD. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO KILL BY A SUPPOSED BIGAMIST. A mulatto, named Henry Desbury, who had been re manded several times, was again brought up on Satur day last, before the Cheltenham magistrates, charged with assaulting his wife so as to endanger her life. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the prisoner had married this woman on the 25th of January last, in London, and that he lived with her until the latter end of March, when he started off with some girl. The forsaken woman, after many inquiries succeeded in tracing her husband to Cheltenham, where she arrived some few weeks back, and took up her abode at 15, Ambrose-street. Having ascertained that her husband was living with some woman supposed to be mar ried to him, at I, St. Philip's-terrace, she proceeded thither on Wednesday, the 24th ult., at about seven o'clock in the morning, accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, of 2, Gratton-terrace. On her arrival at the house, after knocking twice, the door was opened by a female in her night-dress, supposed to be the woman with whom the prisoner was living. Mrs. Desbury in sisted upon seeing her husband, and asked the female if she was married to him. The woman made no reply, but ordered Mrs. Desbury out of the house. Mrs. Desbury refused to go, and said she considered it to be her home, as she knew her husband was there. The woman ran up stairs into a bed-room, and Mrs. Desbury followed, but before she had reached the landing-place the pri soner came out of the room, and without uttering word, threw some missiles at her head, Mrs. Des bury ran down stairs into the passage, which she had no sooner reached than she fell senseless. A plas terer, named Thomas Tibbles, who resided in the neigh bourhood was called to her assistance, while Mrs. Ellis went for a medical man. Tibbles asked the prisoner if he was not ashamed of himself ? to which he replied in the negative, saying that he would have done it again if he had had anything else in his hand. He then told Tibbles to take his wife out of doors or to a public-house and let her bleed there—she should not bleed in his house. Prisoner pushed his wife out and struck the door against her head, whereupon Tibbles gave him a slap on the head, and prisoner ran into a r oom , cr yi ng " Wh ere i s my knife?" Mr. Robert Askwith, surgeon, of Huntley Lodge, was shortly in attendance. Mrs. Desbury was taken iato the parlour, and information having been given to the police, Constable James Thomas, and Sergeant George Seyes soon after arrived. By direction of the surgeon, Mrs. Desbury was removed to her abode in Ambrose , street, where she has since been lying in a dangerous state. The prisoner was taken into custody by Seyes, and, on his way to the station-house, ac knowledged committing the offence. He said that Mrs. Desbury was not his wife, but a person with whom he bad formerly lived in London, and when he saw her come into the house he was under the impression that she was going to kill his children, and, in order to save them, he threw the before-mentioned pans at her head. After he had arrived at the police-station, the sergeant showed him a marriage cer tificate, and then he acknowledged that the unfortunate woman was his wife. These facts were brought before the magistrates. Mr. David Hartley, surgeon to the hospital, who had attended Mrs. Desbury, appeared and deposed that on the 21st of June he was called in and found her perfectly insensible and in extreme danger; she was suffering from concussion of the brain; depo nent subsequently examined her head, and found three contused wounds—two of them were considerable, being upwards of as inch in length—which had evidently been inflicted by some blunt instrument, such as the utensils described. Constable Thomas produced a bonnet, a pair of gloves, a pocket handkerchief, cap, and piece of lace covered with blood, said to have been worn by Mrs. Desbury; as also a quantity of hair and some pieces of white ware, the whole of which he had found at the back of the house in St. Philip's-terrace. It transpired that the door which the prisoner pushed against his wife's head was covered with blood for some days after. Mrs. Desbury, who is a young woman, possessing great per sonal attractions, while giving her evidence, fainted several times from weakness. The whole of the depo sitions having been taken down and read over to the different witnesses, the prisoner was asked if he had anything to say. He replied in the negative—he should reserve his defence for another place. The magistrates fully committed him for trial at the assizes.—Cheltenham Journal. TRH LATE SUICIDE AT BLACIPRIARS-lIRIDGB.—. Last evening, Mr. William Payne, the City Coroner, held an inquest at the Glaziers' Arms, Water-lane, Blackfriars, o n th e b o d y o f Mary Ann Colwell, aged 34, the unfortunate female who was so frightfully in jured by jumping over Blackfriars-bridge on Saturday night last. Charles Greene, of 3, Meeting-house-court, said that on Saturday night he saw the deceased, who was in the company of a man and a child, run into a recess and throw herself over the bridge. Witness laid hold of her clothing, but was unable to keep her from jumping over. The man who was with her did not run after her, or pay any attention to her. Mrs. Elizabeth Biddlecombe, of Brentford, said that the deceased was her sister. She had taken some money from her hus band, and he had in consequence ill-treated her. The bruises on her face and over her arms were caused by his ill-usage. Nicholas Colwell, of 12, Downs-street, Southwark, husband of the deceased, said that his wife had run him into debt, and pawned almost everything he possessed. He believed that she destroyed her life because she was afraid of meeting her neighbours again. Verdict—" Temporary insanity." TIIE HOLYHEAD RAILWAY .—THE TIIBIJLAS BRIDGES.—We had an opportunity last week of in specting the stupendous iron tubes which are in course of construction a short distance above the Menai Suspen sion-bridge, for the purpose of forming a passage for the trains of the Holyhead Railway across the strait.. Im mense piers of granite are being erected on each side of the strait, and a massive pier of the same material is rising in the middle of the stream. On these solid masses of masonry the vast hollow metallic ways will rest, forming a line continuous with the railway. The most cursory inspection of the tubes will at once eon vnice the spectator of their prodigious strength, and show them to be capable of sustaining a far greater weight than any that is likely to pass across them. They arc not either cylindrical or elliptical, as many have supposed, but rectangular, their form being what is not uncommonly called an oblong square, about 30 feet high and 15 feet wide. They are constructed of thick plates of iron, firmly rivetted together, and strengthened by girders at the top and bottom. The chief ele ment of strength, however, is in the bed or base of the work, which is composed of plates of iron set edgewise, so as to form cells, the under and upper surfaces being firmly rivetted to the inter mediate perpendicular plates, the whole with the walls of the tube and its covering firmly girded and bound to gether with the utmost skill and ingenuity, forming a a compact piece of workmanship, the strength of which is beyond conception. These enormous tubes are built on stages erected over the stream. The spectator won ders, when contemplating them, how fabrics of such stupendous weight, amounting to many thousands of tons, are to be removed and lifted into the position which they are destined to occupy. They will be floated to the piers on pontoons, and lifted to their final resting place by hydraulic pressure. On the same day wo passed in the evening train of the Holyhead Railway through the tube at Conway. As the train was pro ceeding at considerable speed the passage was effected almost in an instant. We were not conscious of any vibration, or indeed of any sensation different from that experienced in passing through an ordinary tunnel. The Holyhead Railway will he a great favourite with tourists and those who travel for pleasure. The pros peas from the carriages on both sides are exceedingly interesting. The line runs principally along the sea coast and the banks of the Dee, so that throughout nearly the whole journey from Bangor to Chester we have on one side a fine view of the Irish Sea, and on the other a perpetually changing 'accession of mountain scenery.—Liverpeol Albion. documents EMIGRATION. Two Parliamentary have recently been printed by order of t th Commons, on emigration. The first con application to land revenue, and the particulars of its and the second con from each of the British colonies of the . amount a of the wards the introduction of emigrants; cont a ins return use of tabular the first paper, in a com missioners for the year 1847. In ber of persons, with their con tains the report of the colonial land and emigration com form, is given a return of the theium parishes, who lave been average cost per head to l a a i w ded A i m n endm t Act. From the of of th t e he co P lo7i r a - 1 appears that in commissioners, it land and emigration emigration en under the provision s gratedthe c course from 6 2 3 6 , 8 0 , 0 2 0 70 fro p m ers E on ng s l e a m nd i : d 179,400 from Ireland, being 5,600 from Scotland, an he number of emigrants in pre considerably beyond t ceding years. m of th la e s U t y n e it a e r d a li a i m n;rm a,a being called on to announce ess of Winchilsea. Her Lady frtlhaionday last at Haverholme Priory, to ship expired !) theWdeecreaegsereot exceedingly ecount the inexpressible grief of ,her noble husband and other surviving relatives. TsE DVC DE STACKPOLE.—Vire have to announce t h e demise of le Due de Stackpole, whi c h event took place on Saturday last, after a short illness, at the Crown I nn , Lyndhurst, where he had been sojourning for a few days since his return from a visit to Wales. THE FIRST EXPEDITION IN SEARCH 02' SIR JonN FRANKLIN.—Letters have been received from the Herald, 26, surveying vessel, Captain Kellett, C. 8., dated at sea, May 13, in 7 25 N. lat., and 87 18 W. lon. Straits,She w i h t a h v e i n ng on (w h it e h r w th a e y t f e r n o )a t tl h a e tn P a an to do ß r e a h ) ri b a L i d m er, l , towed from Loboga out of the trade winds by the Samp son steam frigate. The Pandora had parted company with the Herald two days before, and proceeded to Ho nolulu, and the Sampson was on the point of separating from the H era ld on the day the letters were written. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MURDER AT LIVERPOOL On Thursday last Charles Gallagher, an Irish labourer at the ducks, was married to a young woman, a servant in a sailors' lodging. house. On Saturday morning the bride was found dead in bed, lying between the bride , groom and his friend, another young Irishman. On examination, it was found that the young woman had been strangled. Both the men are in custody. SINGULAR DEATH.—An inquest was held on Sa turday, at Bradfield St. George, before H. Wayman, Esq., coroner, touching the death of a poor woman, named Last, aged 60. It appears that the deceased has fur some years been in the habit of attending upon bees in the swarming season; and on Friday, while engaged in such employment, she was stung by one of them on the thumb of her right hand. She went into her house and sat down on a chair, exclaiming " How bad I feel!" She then fainted, and never spoke afterwards. She trembled very much, and in the course of half an hour she was a corpse. It was the opinion of the medical gentlemen who were present that the nervous system re ceived such a shock as to stop the circulation of blood in the heart.—lpswich ,Expreas. No. 17,408.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY E G S Ny JULY 12, 1848. W EST INDIA PINE Apples ex " Volunteer,' from WEST INDIES. • Messrs. KEELING and HUNT will OFFER, for PUBLIC SALE, at Monument-yard, on FRIDAY next, the 14th instant, at Two o'clock precisely, 3,000 PINE APPLES, just landed from the above vessel. To bo viewed on the morning of Sale at the Warehouses of Keeling and Hunt, Brokers, Monument-yard and Pudding-lane. FREEHOLD MANSION AND VALUABLE FARMS IN MAY FIELD AM) WADHURST, IN TIIE COUNTY OF SUSSEX. UL R. BEADEL i s di recte d to OFFER to I PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Kentish Hotel, Ton bridge Webs, on FRIDAY, July 14, at One o'clock, in Four Lots, An ELIZABETHAN MANSION, and seventy. one acres of ARABLE and PASTURE LAND, close to the admired village of Mayfield, known as the Lower House Farm, the remaining portion of the Lower House, and Hoadleys Farms adjoining, including up wards of 190 acre:, of very useful Land, and a compact Freehold Estate in Mayfield and Wadhurst, known as the Cinder-hill Farm, consisting of 177 a. 3a. 14p. of arable and pasture Land. Particulars may be obtained of Messrs. Dawes anti Sons, solicitors, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street ;of Messrs. J. C. and H. Freshficid, solicitors, New Bank-buildings, Lothbury ; at the Kentish Hotel, Tunbridge Wells ; the Rose and Crown Hotel, Tonbridge ; and of Mr. Bendel, 25, Gresham-street, City. SOYER'S EFFERVESCENT NECTAR now ready.—The immense success obtained by SOYER'S SAUCE, lately brought out has induced the inventor to produce a new beverage, prepared from the choicest fruits, called SOYER'S NECTAR. Homer sung of nectar for the gods, Soyer has succeeded in con cocting a nectar meet for gods and goddesses."—Morning Chronicle. Manufactured only at Messrs. Soyer and Co.'s, 40, Rupert-street, Haymarket. Retail price per dozen, 4s. ; including bottles, 6s. Li beral allowance to the Trade. Q ILVER PLATE, New and S econ d-h an d.— ). Y T. COX SAVORY and Co.'e Pamphlet of Prices, with out lines, may be had gratis, er will be sent post free if applied for by a paid letter. The contents are the prices, weights, and patterns of new and second-hand Silver Spoons aed Forks; new and second hand Tea and Coffee Services, Waiters, Silver-edged Plated Goods, the new plated on white metal Spoons and Forks, Watches, Clocks, Ladies' Gold Neck Chains and Jewellery. V. COX SAVORY and Co., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Grace church-street), London. MECH S SHILLING PENKNIVES. These, and the SIXI'ENNY TOOTH-BRUSHES, will prove that whilst he has the most elegant Shop in London, he is deter mined to do business on the most reasonable terms, lie manu factures extensively on his premises, No. 4, Leadenhall-street, Lon don, Desks, Work-boxes, Dressing-cases, Bagatelle-tables, Table and Small Cutlery, Razors, Razor-strops, Brushes, Combs, and every thing for the work-table and dressing toilet. Every article Is war ranted. Ile is the sole inventor of the Mechian Dressing-case, the Patent Castellated Tooth-brush, the Magic Strop and Paste, and the Peculiar Steel Razor. Beware of counterfeits, none being genuine without his Name and Address, No. 4, Leadenhall-street, London. STRICTURES OF TIIE URETHRA: Prevalent and Dangerous Errors in their Treatment. Just published, price 55., (by p o st f ree , 6 5 ,,) B vo., i n c l oth, THE PATHOLOGY AND RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA, in all their Varieties and Cemplications. With Practical Observations no the Use and Abuse of Instruments in the Treatment of Urethral Dis eases, showing that the unnecessary employment of instruments is a frequent exciting cause of stricture, and that a want of practical knowledge and manual dexterity in their use, when necessary, is the source of most of the severe, loag-protracted, and complicated cases of that disorder so fatally prevalent. The whole illustrated by nu merous cases. By F. B. COURTENAT, M.R.C.S.E. Published by 11. Bailhere, 219, Regent-street ; Maciachlan, Stew. - art, and Co., Edinburgh ; Hodges and Smith, and Fannier and Co., Dublin ; Simms and Denham, Manchester ; Deighton and Laughton, Liverpool ; and all Booksellers. TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES. No. 2, BUCKLERSBURY, Clicapside. Black, 2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 48., 45. 4d., 50. Green, 35., 3s. 43., 3s. 81, 45., 55.. 65., 7s. Coffee, 9.1., 10d., is , Is. 2d., Is. 4d., is. Gd., is. Bd. Delivered free of carriage to any part of England. CARRIAGE FREE TO ANY PART OF ENGLAND.—Six Pounds and upwards of TEA delivered carriage free to any part of England at the lowest wholesale price. All orders not comainiug,remittances must be accompanied by a re ference to it respectable party in London. MANSELL and Co., Wholesale Tea-Dealers, 2, :Bucklersbury, Cheapside. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. YORK, TUESDAY.—The annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England commenced this day by a public exhibition of implements and machines for farming purposes in a meadow situate on the Booth= Stray, about a mile north of this city, near the intersec tion of the Helmsley turnpike-road with the S2ar borough Railway. The show-yard was thrown open to the public as early as eight in the morning, and was not closed until six in the evening. The weather was most propitious for the occasion, and crowds of people wended their way to the scene; in fact, there was a constant sue cession of visitors throughout the day. But though the number which passed to and fro by rail and road must have been enormous, not the slightest confusion arose in consequence. The area of the 3 and was so extensive that there was no unpleasant jostling or squeezing, and the arrangements for the ingress and egress of visitors were perfect. About a score of the A divi sion of the metropolitan police were employed in and about the ground; and the services of that efficient body of the civil force tended much to preserve order. Every description of husbandry implement was to be found in the exhibition—the plough, the harrow, the scarifier, the dibbler, the thrashing-machine, the steam-engine, chaff, hay and straw•cutters, cake-breakers and cake-crushers, and very many new inventions; some undoubtedly most useful, others, perhaps, less so, and more to be admired, on account of the ingenuity of the inventor than for any purpose of real utility to which they can be applied. According to custom we shall enumerate a few of the new impleMents which struck us as worthy of notice. Amongst them were a patent land cultivator, invented by the exhibitor, Mr. Henry Clayton, of 21, Upper Park-place, Dorset-square, London, and combining the advantages of the ordinary scarifier and clod crusher. An agricultural drainage level, invented by the exhibitor, Mr. R. Blundell, of Theberton-street, Islington. A clod-crusher, invented by the exhibitor, Mr. Nicholas Burnett, of Black Hedley, near Shot ley Bridge, Durham. A machine for breaking oilcake for beasts, &c., invented and manufactured by Mr. W. N. Nicholson, of Newark-upon-Trent. The same gen tleman also exhibited a number of other new inventions, one of them being an improved Lincolnshire heath con vertible clod-crusher and general land-roller. Mr. R. Harland, of Fridaythorpe, near Wetwang, Yorkshire, showed a drill to drill pulverised manure broadcast, adapted to the drilling of soil, salt, lime, or guano, from two to ten quarters the acre, at the option of the person using it. Mr. Thomas Craddock, of Broad street, Birmingham, showed an improved steam-engine for agricultural purposes, combining economy of fuel, safety from explosion, and great power, with small bulk and weight. Mr. John Bruce, of Tiddington, near Stratford-upon-Avon, exhibited a subsoil pulveriser, on an entirely new principle, with two shares, which may be taken out or used as desired; said to be easy of draught, to work at a regular depth, and to require but little comparative manual labour. Mr. Burrell, of Thetford, Norfolk, exhibited a portable thrashing and dre,sing machine, invented by Mr. Walter Palmer, of Southacre, improved and manufactured by the exhibitor. Messrs. Barrett and Co., of Ceres Iron works, Hull, showed a mill (for horse-power) adapted to bruising oats, beans, barley, or malt. This mill is placed upon a wood stand, with two spirally-grooved iron rollers moving at unequal velocities, and is de scribed as capable of crushing two quarters of oats per hour. Messrs. Barrett, Exall, and Andrews, of Kates grove Ironworks, Reading, showed a patent hand-power thrashing-machine, which has applied to it a new patent breasting, formed by a series of straight wrought-iron bars moving in two sets of slots crossing each other transversly, one set in the side of the machine and the other in a segment, which, being worked round the cen tre of the drum, draws the breasting either towards or from it, the segment being so formed as to keep the re quired sweep of the breasting. The Duke of Richmond showed a Scotch single-horse cart, with shifting shelv ings and hay frame, with a pair of self-acting drags— the drags invented, and the axles, wheels, and lock, im proved, by Edward Wagstaff, of Gordon Castle. Mr. Ed ward Hill, Brierly-hill Iron Works, Dudley, exhibited a wrought-iron rick-stand, of an oblong shape, 15 feet long by ten feet wide, constructed with a view to the exclu sion of vermin and the promotion of ventilation. Messrs. Smith, of Stamford, exhibited a patent drill and manure spreading machine, for the deposition of varieties of seed with compost or manures, in a dry or moist state the distance regulated at pleasure. Mr. James Comics, of South Mutton, Devonshire, showed a newly-regis tered one way turnover or turnrest plough, regulated by a lever between the handles, which turns over the share and reverses the mould plates and coulter at the same time. Mr. George Kilby, of Queensbury, Rcarsb;-. Leicestershire, showed a winnowing machine, invented by A. Pridmore ann Son, of Thorpe Satchville, near Melton Mowbray; after the corn is separated from the chaff the machine can be converted into a double blast back-heaver. Messrs. Shaman, Stanley, and Johnson showed an improved sack barrow, sack raiser, and holder, invented by Mr. Stanley, of Peterborough; by a compound lever attached to the side the sack can be raised sufficiently high for a man's shoulder, and having wheels in the backstay, it readily acts as a sack barrow. Messrs. Dean and Co., of 3, Arthur-street East, London bridge, exhibited a cesspool and tank cleaner, a square, air-tight, iron body, with air-pump on the top, and a 4i-inch flexible tube, mounted on two wheels, the weight being about 12 cwt. Mr. Joseph Paule, of Thorpe Ab bots Hall, near Scole, Norfolk, exhibited a patent deep draining and subsoil raising machine, which may be worked with three or more horses, and by a single ope ration will cut a drain from three to five feet in depth, at the rate of four feet.per minute, and leave a level bottom for the tiles to rest upon. The display of agricultural seeds, roots, &c., was very large. The principal exhi bitors were Messrs. T. Gibbs and Co., seedsmen to the Royal Agricultural Society of England; and Messrs. G. Gibbs and Co., seedsmen to the Royal Agricultural De partment of Belgium, Ike. The award of prizes in this department of the show is as follows, the judges being Mr. T. P. Outhwaite, Mr. W. Heseltine, Mr. P. Love, Mr. C. Paget, Mr. O. Wallis, Mr. J. Alrnack, Mr. T. Bayldon, Mr. R. Cly burn, and Mr. W. N. Parssons. Consulting engineer, Mr. Amos. I"nrzEs.—For the best plough for heavy land, Mr. v r n ri rt s eh b t y ht 11d 1 0 ) 5 1. / . 51. For For For ot thehr e the h best bee st best turnip turnip drill or grubber, drill scarifier Busby, 101. For the best plough for li g ht l an d, M essrs . Howard and Son, 10/. For the best d r ill f or genera l uopnnurtpthhoe flat, Air Garrett, purposes, Mr. Mr . r idge, Mr. Hornsby, 101. F or t h e b est hand drilling machine D hin l e essrs. Sharman and :Co., 101. For the best machine for making draining tiles or pipes, Mr. Whitehead, 201. For the best Harrow, Messrs. Howard and Son, 5/. For the best steaming apparatus, Messrs. Sharman and Co., la For the best skim or paring plough, Mr. Kilby, 51. For the best horse-seed dibbler, Mr. Newberry, 10/. Fur the best one-horse cart, Mr, Eaton, 51. For the best waggon, Mr. Stratton, 10/. For the best thrashing-machine,* 20/. For the best steam-engine, Mr. Hornsby, 50/. For the best corn cl Messrs.es s i dressing thesL Furbestt h g e o b r s e e s; bruiser, instru ment for distributing pulverised manures, Mr. Hornsby, 10/. For the best grinding-mill, * g Bmarareehtti,neE:aill°,la. ndlC'oor., 15/. For the best grate or stove for cottages, Mr. w. N. Nicholson, 51. MEDALS.—SiIver medals were awarded to the follow ing exhibitors:—For a Norwegian harrow, Mr. Croskill. flay-making machine, Mr. Smith (ot Stamford). Horse rake, Mr. Hensman. Horse-hoe on the flat, Mr. Gar rett. Horse-hoe on the ridge, Mr. Busby. Grand land cultivator, Mr. Busby. Linseed and corn cru sher, Messrs. Sha rman an d Co. Liquid manure drill, Mr. Thomas Chandler. Chaff -cutter, Mr. Cornes. Cake breaker, Mr. W. N. Nicholson. Root-washer, Mr. Cros kill. Cesspool and tank cleanser, Messrs. Dean, Dray, and Co. Cheese-press, Mr. Bruckshaw. Shock remover, Mr. Summers. Level, M r . Bl un d e ll. For his improve ments in the transparent water gauge as attached to the steam engine, Mr. Howe. Steaming apparatus, Mr. B. Robinson. noblet u h n e dsinthu and eo r sdistinguished o visited the roesgHighness the Duk e o f C am b r id ge, hi s G race t h e D u ke of e f the day w epersonsre his R o who 3,a Richmond, the Earl of Yarborough (the president of the society), and the Earl of Lonsdale. His Royal High ness the Prince Consort is expected to arrive here to morrow afternoon at two o'clock. It was at one time intended by the Lord Mayor and the civic authorities to give his Royal Highness a public reception, and ar rangements for that purpose were determined upon; but in consequence of its being intimated to the Lord Mayor by the concil of the society that, flattering as the pro posed exhibition of loyalty would undoubtedly be to his Royal Highness, yet, on the present occasion, he was visiting the city of York in his capacity of a farmer, and that, therefore, any such public display was altogether unnecessary, particularly as it would interfere with his Royal Highness's desire to remain in privacy. In the propriety of this suggestion the worthy chief magistrate and his colleagues have entirely concurred; but it is still understood that an Opportunity will be given to the corporate body to present his Royal Highness with the freedom of the ancient city of York. At noon to-day, Mr. Mechi delivered a brief lecture to a respectable body of agriculturists, in the Mer chants' Hall, Fossgate, on the subject of manures. The Duke of Richmond presided; and among the company present we observed the Earl of Lonsdale, Alderman Thompson, M.P., Mr. Hudson, M.P., Mr. Hildyard, M.P., M r . H en ley, M.P., &c. In the course of his ad dress Mr. Mechi strongly advocated the system of feed ing with corn, the farmer breeding his own cattle, a n d raising manure from their feed; and also the system of burning earth as a manure, and cutting the weeds from the hedge-row, and mixing them in the compost heaps on the farm. Several gentlemen took part in the discussion which • N.B. The judges had not completed the trial of theca articles on Monday eTening. NEW ZEALAND. We have received Now Zealand papers to the Ist of March, and subjoin the following intelligence, which we take from the [Yew Zealand Spectator of that date:— " The departure of a vessel direct for England, freighted with produce of this settlement, renders it ne cessdry for us to say a few words on some of the topics affecting our local interests, on which those in the mother country interested in our welfare desire informs. tion. On most of these subjects we have, as oppGrtunity offered for their discussion, entered fully; but on an occa sion like the present it will be necessary again to refer to them in a summary manlier. After a weary in terval of eight years Crown grants have at length been issued to the New Zealand Company for the dis tricts in the neighbourhood of Port Nicholson; and the statement of this fact proclaims the final adjustment of all disputes with the natives relating to lands in the districts for which these grants have been made; the roads undertaken by the Government are carried on with increased vigour, opening the country districts for the occupation of additional settlers, and afford ing, when they are completed, the means of increas ing our trade with the natives by the improved faci lities of communication. The money obtained by the natives for their labour on the roads is for the most part spent either in the purchase of clothes and other necessaries, the produce of English manufactures, or in vested in stock (either horses or cows), thereby adding to the permanent wealth of the colony. The work of clearing and cultivation is proceeding this summer with renewed vigour, and the cargoes of stock imported from the neighbouring colonies find ready purchasers in the .country settlers; so that the different country districts present indications of hopeful progress. These are encouraging signs of returning prosperity. but we want the assurance of their permanence. These are the bright spots—the lights of the picture on which the eye, attracted by their prominence, rest. But if we turn to ;the other side, if we name the three great wants of the settlement, they are precisely those essential elements of colo nisation which it was to be the peculiar business of the New Zealand Company to keep in their due re lation to each other, so as to insure the greatest pros perity. We want land, labour, and capital. The roads now in progress open up fresh districts to the settlers, but the absentees in too many instances interfere to pre vent their profitable occupation, there is an absolute scar city of labour of all kinds, and bnt little prospect of a re medy for this want, the wages of labouring men aro from 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. a day, while female servants are hardly to be procured on any terms. An influx of fresh capital would materially assist in developing the resources of the colony, since the recovery of the old settlers from the losses inflicted on them by the previous mismanagement of the Government and the company must be the work of ;time. But our prospe cts theNew ze od Company on these alapointsoareay are unsatisfacatlolyrywd to unsatisfactory. As long as mar e o x u i r s p t e r n o e s e p ? t c h t s e , p as ro l g o r ng es sa of t f t h t h e y e s c e o t n tl t e i n m u e e n tt mwill h o i s s c l h o i w e v a o a u d s uncertain; the result of the meeting held here on Mon day will at least convince them of the estimation in which they are held by those who formerly most trusted them. They may linger on for a time by the aid of a friendly minister, but the settlers can only anxiously. look iforward to the period when the claims of this rapacious body must be finally extinguished, and the whole colony placed under the more vigorous manage ment of the British Government. To this consumma. tion we are tending. It is a question of time, but until the consummation arrives, time—our only inheritance — is wasted, and we shall still remain the victims of their broken pledges, of their repudiated obligations. "The Woodstock sails to-morrow for London direct with a cargo of oil and wool, the produce of this settle ment. Wool is rapidly increasing in importance as an export, from the number of stations now established in the southern province, and the early increase of the flocks, and promises soon to become one of our staple exports. Three hundred and seventy-six bales of wool are on board the Woodstock, and we believe there are nearly two hundred more, with other produce, wait ing a convenient opportunity of being shipped direct to England. Through the activity and good management of Captain Nicholson, her commander, the vessel has been got ready for sea with great dispatch, and due pro vision has been made by him for the comfort and conve nience of the passengers, of which there are several both cabin and intermediate. "The Supply returned on Monday from Queen Char lotte's Sound. The negotiations with the natives for the purchase of the Waitohi were unsuccessful, the natives declining to part with the district, though they offered to sell the adjoining bay ; but it is believed that eventually some arrangement may be made with them, and the Waitohi secured. The greater part of the na tives belonging to Queen Charlotte's Sound have left for Taranaki. Not more than about sixty of them are living at Waitohi and its neighbourhood." THE EXPECTED COMET. Public attention having been recently drawn to the anticipated return of the great comet of 1264 and 1556, after an absence from our system of 292 years, the fol lowing particulars, which were stated iu a lecture upon the science of astronomy, delivered by Mr. Henry Al thans, jun., before the Hackney Literary and Scientific Institution, in the Mermaid Assembly Rooms, may not be uninteresting:—" On the sth day of March, 1556, this eccentric wanderer was first perceptible in the sign Libra. Pursuing its celestial course with great velocity, it touched the left wing of the sign Virgo, passed below the knee of the constellation Bootes, whence it ascended to the northern pole of the ecliptic (its inclination being 32 degrees 6 minutes) towards Andromeda, where it lingered, but receding towards the northern Fish, it was there lost. Its perihelion (or nearest point to the sun) was passed on the 21st day of April, just two days pre vious to its final disappearance. Whilst it remained within the circle of those tropical stars which never set, the comet was visible all night long ; and throughout its course, the apparent magnitude of the head was uniformly as large as Jupiter to the naked eye.. Its motion ran contrariwise to the succession of the Zodiacal signs, and within the space of four days it completed seventy degrees west ward, and thirty degrees northward, directing its path towards Saturn (then in Aries), but apparently slacken ing its speed as it approached that planet. At first its heliocentric motion was retrograde—at last, direct. In the intermediate course it was most swift, dispatching fifteen degrees daily. The nucleus (or body) presented the aspect of a bright globe of flame equivalent to a half-moon, but the rays and colours varied and interchanged like the flickering of a flame agitated by the wind. The tail was moderately long and much attenuated; at first presenting a martial aspect, but subsequently dissolving into a pale and livid complexion; the stream of rays was denser near the head, and more rarified towards the extremity of the tail, which at first pointed eastward, but us the comet mounted to the north, the train took a southerly direc tion. This eccentric member of the solar system has been conjectured to be identical with that mighty comet which startled Europe in the year 1264, so particularly described by Palwologus, Zuinger, Calvisius, Matthew Paris, and other chroniclers of the period. That por tentous visitant was first discernible near the sign Taurus, behind the planet Venus; and it raged during the whole summer season, until the 7th day of October. It was originally observed in the twilight of the evening, but speedily passing the sun on the 6th of July, at a rapid rate (the place of its perihelion being 2 t degrees of Ca pricorn), it re-appeared shortly before the morning twilight towards the eighth degree of Cancer, whence it retrograded very quickly into Gemini, threading its way between Canis and Orion, but ultimately retreating into the latter constellation. Its movement from east to west was more than equal to 50 degrees of latitude, and hardly 5 of longitude. The inclination of its parabolic orbit to the ecliptic was 364 degrees ; and the distance of its perihelion (that of the earth being 1) was 0 . 4450. At first it followed the morning star, but subsequently preceded that brilliant orb. The train or tail was very long and broad, re sembling a fan in shape, emerging from the eastern horizon before the dimmer nucleus, and, when fully ascended, stretching itself upwards, and shoot ing its rays to the meridian, the comet occupied in length one-half of the heavens, presenting a fear ful apparition to the eye of the superstitious spec tator. As it swept along through space, the tail diminished daily in breadth, but proportionately increased in length and brilliancy. Contemporary historians relate many terrible calamities as befalling the nations of Europe during the year 1264; among other strange coincidences, it is related in the Libri Chronicorum (printed at Nuremberg, A.D. 1493), and confirmed by other writers in the middle age, that on the occasion of the first appearance of this blazing star, the Sovereign Pontiff, Urban IV., was seized with an alarming distemper, which confined his Holiness to his apartment during the entire period that the comet prevailed; and on the night that the comet disappeared the Pope expired. In 1556 its ap pearance was accompanied by similarly strange sublunary events. The victorious Emperor, CharlesV., to the amaze ment of the world, suddenly resigned the crowns of Ger many and Spain, and betook himself to a monastery, where he shortly died. It was in a paper read before the Royal Society of London about the middle of the last century (Vido Philosophical Transactions, vol. 47), that Mr. Dunthorne hazarded the supposis tion that these two celestial strangers were identical — a conjecture also countenanced by the eminent French astronomer, M. de Lalande. This hypothesis has recently found a sanguine advocate in Mr. J. R. Hind, the discoverer of the new asteriod. But its return during the current year (1848), although indorsed by these high w au thorities, is very problem a ti ca l ; for the cautious Dr. ._ Hal ley has expres s ly in c l u d e d th e come t o f 1556 along tic it five others., concerning whose elements be was sceptical, as s e as the observations handed down by Paulus Fa briciupalh, s_hisand the older astronomers (which formed the basis of computation) were neither made with good d instruments h nor mathematical precision, so that great difficulty was experienced in harmonizing their conflicting accounts. Adequate allowance should also be madeforthe amount of the disturbing forces which this eccentric traveller a o m u a n y t encounter through its approximationh to h the realms of bodies in its lengthened journey throng other heavenly space. Besides, we possess exacttdetailshisoft visible. itspat A only during one-fourth a the 50 days . it was for the elements of 1264, foundedu p o n the .uttin menu- script of a Dominician friar, preserved in Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, they are open to grave exceptions, and form but a sandy foundation for the calculating astronomer of the nineteenth century. Is there not also a palpable difference of several degrees between the elements of the two ? Considering, therefore, that the cometary re volutions are subject to extensive fluctuation,, since these frail bodies are so susceptible of opposite attractions from powerful neighbouring orbs— weighing the difficulty of proving identity after a lapse of 292 years—and the laxity of previous ob servations ; above all, reflecting that the orbits of only three of these singular bodies are satisfactorily settled, whereas probably 800 appearances are known, and the elements of nearly 100 recorded; may we not reasonably pause, and, with the sagacious Halley, legiti mately doubt before yielding assent to a predic tion, not wholly gratuitous, nor placed beyond the range of possibility, but et depending too closely upon conjecture, though seeking to ally positive calculation and observation i❑ its support ? But, in spite of mathematical discrepancies, imperfect instruments, and conflicting data, should the approach of this comet crown the other wonderful occurrences of this eventful year, it will afford another astronomical triumph; as the comet will then have completed its twentieth revolution round the sun since the creation of the world. A NEW OPERATION on the FOOT. REMOVAL OF THE BONES OF THE HEEL AND ANKLE JOINT.—We have just seen in the Lancet an account of the progress and successful termination of the case in which Mr. Thomas Wakley removed all the hinder por ticn of the foot (the astragalus and os calcis), at the Royal Free Hospital, of which Mr. Wakley is one of the sur geons. The man who became the subject of the opera tion had for many months suffered from disease of some of the bones in the foot, and bad been a patient in hospitals both in London and Brighton, without having derived relief. As Le had set himself strongly against losing either his leg or his foot, the removal of which would have been the remedy, pre viously had recourse to for such a case as he presented, Mr. Wakley determined upon the bold and daring operation of extracting only the bones which were diseased, leaving the patient, if possible, the sound portion of his foot, and trusting to time to show how far usefulness and power might be restored to the then use less portion of the body—a method of proceeding never before attempted. " Various operations have been performed upon the ankle-joint, the most important being of the two Moreau's —viz., the excision of the lower extremity of the tibia and formula; portions of the other bones entering into the formation of the foot and ankle, have been removed by the gouge and the saw; but there is no previous case on record of the entire removal of the two important bones of the foot—the astragalus and os calcis." This operation was, however, performed on the 27th December last, by Mr. Thomas Wakley, and it was briefly noticed in our journal about the same period. The patient was placed under the influence of chloro form, and the extraction of the bones was completed in a few minutes with only slight loss of blood, and the complete safety of the anterior tibril artery, the antici pated danger to which had been supposed to form an insuperable obstacle to the successful issue of the attempt. On the 17th of January, the wounds made in the operation had healed, and on the 21st of February the patient was discharged from the hospital convalescent. He is now, we find, 'a stout and healthy man, able to pursue his former occupation as a tailor, walking with ease with the help of a stick and a high heeled boot, and preserving a useful member, which under a less advanced state of surgical science, he must have inevitably been deprived. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 11.—Sir Charles Napier's squa dron has received sailing orders, and will leave with the squadron under his command, the St.. Vincent, flag, 120, Captain Dacres; the Prince Regent, 92, Captain Martin; the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes; the Amphion, 36, Captain Williams; the Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Hall; the Blenheim steam guard-ship, Captain Chads; the Tweed, 18, Commander Lord F. Russell; the Pilot, 16, Commander M. Lyon (both hourly expected to joi❑ the squadron from Plymouth); the Helena, 16, Com mander Smith; the Frolic, 16, Commander Vansittart, &c., about Saturday for a cruise in the Channel. Yester day the Blenheim and Amphion had a short trial from Spithead round the Knab and back. The Blen heim weighed at ten A.m., and started in an easterly course, making very good speed. The Am phion was delayed until 11.30, from " a screw loose" in the old quarter; she then used steam and sail until well up with the Blenheim, outside the Knab; Amphion then furled sails, and both vessels went off at full steam before the wind until 1 15 P.M., the Amphion beating the Blen heinrabout three-quarters of a knot an hour; rate of the Blenheim 4 . i knots. They then steamed back to the entrance of the Channel to Spithead against the wind, which was light, when the Amphion beat the Blenheim nearly at the same rate; Blenheim stopped and made sail, working to Spithead. The Amphion proceeded to the former anchorage, where she arrived about lour; Blenheim did not take up her former berth before six. Her per formances are considered as highly satisfactory. Cap tain Chads exercised the crew aloft when off the Knab, which, it is almost unnecessary to say, was done in first rate style. The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, K. H., was mustered, &c., y esterday, by Sir Charles Ogle, the Commander-in-Chief. The inspection and exercise of the men resulted in the most gratifying compliments from the Admiral. She was towed into harbour last evening, and this morning at four o'clock commenced unloading the freight. The specie, amounting to thirty tons, was expressed to London by a special train on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, in charge of Mr. Chambers, the freight agent, and Mr. R. Sut ton, the superintendent of the Portsmouth traffic on the above railway, who delivered it at the Bank of England this afternoon. The ship will be ready for paying off early next week. Wind north; moderate breezes and fine weather. HEN MAJESTY'S THEATRE..—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the per formances at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. In attendance upon her Majesty and his Royal Highness were the Countess of Cherie mont, the Hon. Miss Kerr, Lord Camoys, Major- General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour. His Royal Highness Prince George also honoured the theatre with his presence. Amongst the audience we observed—His Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, his Royal High ness the Conde de Montemolin, the Duch e s s o f L ee d s and Miss Lane Fox, the Duchess of Hamilton, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Hanoverian Mi nister, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Besbo rough, the Earl Delawarr, Lord Ward, Lord Walpole, Lord James Hay, Lord Burghersh, Count Arthur de Courcy, Lady Colborne, Lady Sheffield, Lady Howard, Lady M. Bentinck, M. C. Koudriaffsky, Gen. the Hon. A. Upton, the Hon. W. A. Bathurst, the Hon. G. S. Jerningham, Geaeral the Hon. H. Cavendish, General Shubrick, Major Gordon, Major Waite, Major Buckley, Colonel Wildman, Sir John Duckworth, Bart., and Lady Duckworth, Sir R. Brownrigge, Sir Henry Dymock and Lady and Miss Dymock, Sir J. Bailey, Bart., Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Captain Crow, Captain Scott, Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., and Miss B. Baldwin, Mr. Parnther, Captain Somerset, Mr. Drum mond, Mr. H. Broadley, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Ewings, &c. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The half-yearly ge neral court of the Royal Humane Society was held yes terday afternoon, at the offices, No. 3, Trafalgar-square, B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., in the chair. The minutes of the previous court having been read, and confirmed, Mr. Charlier, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that since December last the number of per sons who had been successfully treated after immersion in water was 64, beyond recovery 3, attempted suicides 18. In Hyde-park, since December last, 19 cases had come under the attention of the Society, out of which 17 persons were successfully treated, and two beyond recovery. There had also been 11 attempted suicides during the same period. The Society's honorary re wards were voted to Lieut. W. R. Smith, RN., for sav ing the life of Mr. West, the second Master of her Ma jesty's ship Endymion ; to Mr. F. Hutchinson, surgeon, of Farringdon-street, for restoring by skilful and unre mitting exertion, George Thornton, also for his valuable and prompt assistance rendered on frequent occasions, and to Mr. H. A. F. Lusignan, for saving the life of Edward Blundell. The Archbishop of Canterbury hav ing been elected one of the Vice-Presidents in roomthese _to of the late Archbishop, a vote of thanks was spas d the Chairman, when the proceedings terminated. MELANCHOLY DEATH or AN ACTOE. ireprotemrday Mr. Bedford held an inquest, by adjourn men tr Sa turday last, at the Coach and Horses,t ed 48, for many York - s treet, West minster, on the body of James miho years an actor at several of the minor York he - street, Lr es The an d deceased, it appeared, resided at No. 12, with his was in very bad circumstances , being In arrears landlord to the amount o f 51. 18s., at 4s. por l we t ek m . on ll th e , was last seen alive on Thursda y , the 29th of as and on Thursday last was found dead under singular es. On that day a qua ntit y o f putrid liquid matter circum s o ta o n ze e d through the floor of the deceased's roo m , and fell into the shop underneath. The deceased's door was forced to see from what cause this proceeded, wh en his body, far advanced in decomposition, was found ly i ng on the floor. A bottle labelled " hydrocyanic acid" h av i ng been found in the room, the contents of, the bottle and also of the stoma c h were analyzed, but nothing of a dbleterious nature was found, and the general opinion was, that he had died in a fit. The jury returned a verdict of "Found dead." THE BRAZILS.--LIVERPOOL, :JULY 11.—Theay, with une Freghts barque Priscilla arri ve d i n the Mersey to-d dates from Pernamb uco to the 7th of J. i were at 635. per ton f or sugar in cases and lb. per for cotton. B us i ness was extremely ot dull. Exchane closed at 2s. ld., b u t good bills could nbe obtained g at that rate. Viscount Morpeth left town yesterday morning, to attend the agricultural meeting at York. ensued, and the meeting separated after voting thanks to Mr. Alechi for his lecture, and to the Noble Chairman for presiding. The amusements which are provided fa the public are of every variety, and comprise an exhibition of the York Floricultural Society, the Theatre, rabic) Fanque's Equestrian Company, Concerts, and an Oratorio, which is to be performed on Thursday night. A QUATICS. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The third match of this distinguished club for the season of 1848 took place yesterday. The City of Can terbury esrtemamemerh,erass andu usual, was friends, was eagc and a attend e ap pointedn time, bein g we ll f re i ghted wild a very select t the th match e company, proceed e d f rom London-bride to Erith, at which place the foll ow i ng vessels were rea d y to start: — Second Cl ass . Station. Name. T ons. Port. O wner . g s ' 1. Prima Donna ...25 London captain Ives 2. Ino ...25 London H. Gibson, Esq. 3. Secret ... ...25 London J. Wicks, Esq. Third Class. 1. Frolic ... ...12 London A. Cox, Esq. 2. Esk ..12 Whitby R. Antrem, Esq. Want of space compe l s us to give tie shortest sum mary of the day's proceedings. The wind was a steady light breeze from N.N.V., and the weather was remarkably fine. There was, unfortunately, no first-class vessels, but those which were entered contested for the prizes with mach spirit and skill. The distance was judiciously shortened by the Noble Commodore, when the vessel arrived at Leigh Roads, about two and a half miles below South end ; at which place the Ino rounded first, at 3h. 54m. 47 sec., followed by the Secret, at 3h. - Mna. 25 sec., and the Frolic, at 4h. 13m. 18 sec., and the Prima Donna and Esk. The Ino proved herself the most weatherly vessel of the squadron, but the Secret fore-reached her on every tack, and, soon after rounding, overhauled her and took the lead, and won the prize ; arriving at Erith 6h. 39m. 15 secs. ; the Ino arrived at 6h. 43in. 9 secs. ; Prima Donna, 7h. la]. 8 secs. ; the Frolic, 7h. Am. ; and Esk, 7h. 33m. 5 secs. The only castalty which occur red was the carrying away of the Inn's topmast, which snapped short in two, when off Tilbtry Fort. It was speedily repaired, in a masterly manw!r, and the vessel lost little or nothing by the accident. The Woolwich Steam-packet Company's boats Dryad and Nymph, and Waterman No. 10, with large parties on board also at tended the match. The band of the Rcyal Horse Guards Blue was on board the Commodore's iteam-vessel, and all parties enjoyed the attention paid to them on this most agreeable holiday very much. The prizes of 60 guineas and :0 guineas r es p ec ti ve l y were duly present e d t o th e winners by Lord Alfred Paget, and the City of Canterbury re;urned to London bridge at a suitable hour. THAMES GRAND REGATTA. The entries for the " monster " aquatic meeting at Putney, on the 20th and 21st inst., closed last evening at Messrs. Searle's, and were as follow s; __ Grand Challenge Cupi for Eight-oared Boats—The Thames, and, we believe, the Letnder and Oxford Clubs. Silver Cup; for Pairs of Oars-3. Wallace and S. Bruyce, Thames; E. Percival and W. Stewart, St. George's; E. Parkes and S. Gibson, Cambridge; W. Berry and W. Friend, Cloanthus. The Champion of 100 Sous. ; Four-oared Boats— There are no less than nine crews entered for this great race, including the celebrated Claspers, Newell's crew, North Shields, and R. Coombs. Watermen's Prizes—There are upwards of 40 prizes for the pair-oared race of SO sous, and about 13 for the sculls. They will be chosen by lot on Thursday. Coat and Badge :(Apprentices)--Eight apprentices are entered for this race. _ _ Silver Challenge Cup ; for Sculls —The following gentlemen are entered for this race; —Messrs. Love, Waltord, Perry, S. Bone, and J. Walalsly. CRICKET. - KENT v. ENGLAND. The renewal of this contest was yesterday morning looked for with no small anxiety, and accordingly the assemblage of the nobility and the other members of the Marylebone and of the metropolitan clubs was, if possible, ' more numerous than on the first day, With regard to the play, the course which the game assumed was such as to deprive us of the opportunity, even if our columns would admit of it, of dilating at any length upon its pro gress. The great feature of the match, however, was the introduction of Hinckley. He is by birth Kent, but for several years he has been a resident in Surrey ; and although not attached to that ground as a regular bowler, he is an attendant at the Surrey Cricket-ground, Ken niegton•oval, and has also an engagement with the Montpelier Club, which until this season has been at the Oval from the clay of its formation. He is thus by residence a " Surrey man." His essay at Lord's as a bowler in this match was mutt prosperous, for a reference to the score will show that whilst in the first innings he was instrumental in taking six wickets, so in the second the whole ten succumbed to his powers.. To those who have not seen him, we may, as a matter of information, say that he is a short man, about five feet six in c h es, w i ry, an d d e li vers at a fast pace with the left hand. H e i s genera lly about the wicket, and but for the interposition of the bat would much more frequently disturb the wicket than the steady player permits. In the first hands the Eleven of England told up 120, and in their second 74 only resulted from their efforts. But there was a must unusual falling off on the part of Kent, for their totals were only 90 and 49, so that they lost by .5.5 runs. The "great stars of Kent" fell off in this contest, for whilst in the first hand there were only three scores amounting to two figures— those being Martingell 24, Pilch 19, and Dorrinton 16, so in their second there were but two above an 8— namely, Mr. Myna 11, and Mr. Edwards 14. The truth, however, must be told— t hi s was not the br illi ant di s pl a y that usually charact er i ses this match. iGLA4—--- Clark, b Hinckley .... ... 1i ... 3 s D:" Dorrinton, b llinckley 1 2 0 Dean, c Dorrinton, c Hillyer 21 b Hinckley Box, c Pilch, b Hillyer .....36 c Hillyer, b Hinckley 18 Guy, b Hinckley .............. 2 not out 98 Parr, c Dorrinton, b II irickley24 b Hinckley • 4 Sewell, c Adams b Hinckley 3 b Hinckley IVisden, c Hinckley, b Hillyer 5 b Hinckley 0. C. Pell, Esq., b Hillyer...lo c Hillyer, b Hinckley 2 H. Kynaston, Esq , b Hillye r 2 b Hinckley .... Lillywhite, not out ......... 3 s Dorrinton, b Hinckley 0 Sir F. Bathurst, b Hinckley 0 b Hinckley Byes 6, wide 5...... ...... 11 Byes 4 120 74 KisiNT. Martingell, b Lillywh ite ...... `24 b Wisden 0 W. Pilch, b Clark .. 1 s Box, b Wisden... " - Adams, b Wisden 8 1 b w, b Wisden Pilch, b Lillywhite ... ......... 19 b Lillywhite 2 A Mynn, Esq. b Wisden ..... .8 c Sewell, b Lillywhite 11 N. Felix, Esq., bw b Wisden 0 1 b w b Lillywhite Hillyer, b Wisden 5 Not out... 0 Dorrinton, b Wisden C. Harenc, Esq., b Wisden... 3 b Wisden E. Edwards, Esq., b Wisden 0 b Dean 14 Hinckley, not out Byes 2, wide 1, no ball, 1 .. . 4 Byes 4 England thus won by 55 runs. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—With a better appearance of business to-day, we have also to report an improvement in prices. The sales are—East Lincolnshire, a ss. Preference Shares, 3e. 9d. p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10/ : Preference, 6 per eent., p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 3 di, —London and North-Western, 126—Ditto,. New Qu arters p.—Midland Stock, New Halves, 5 3 4 dis. ex int . South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2: !4 c, e x int— /8 Ditto, No. 4, paid up, 6—South Staf forth hire Junction 31 4 di s .—So u th Y or k s hi re , D on c as t er , & c ., 3/ . 16s. ad. dis ' Yorkshire, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. P urchase) , p. ex int. MANCHESTER, JULY li. - - STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Sh ares, 7% dis.— Great Northern, 9 dis.—Lan cashir e and Yorkshi re , 321. Shares (late Extension), 714 dis7 D itto, Fifth s (l ate West Riding Union), 3% c. dis.—Lon. on, Brighton, a n d S outh Coast, Preference, IA p.—Manch ester , Sheffield, an d Lin colnshire (Grimsby), 12/. 10s. Shares, sar 78 dis, x. i—North Staffordshire, 2 1 ,8 dis.—Northern C o unties Union, ”4 dis.— —York, Newcastle, and Berwic k, I reference, 1 1 1i p, BIRMINGHAM , JULY 11. STOCK Exclurnaz.—There was not much business done to-day in the share market, but in what was done prices were maintained. The sales are—North Staffordshire, 2% South Staffordshire, 31. 11.31—Shrewsbury and 1.3" • irmin• haul, 31 4. NEWCASTLE-UPON - TYNE, Jur a . 1 1. g STOCK • N ' EXCHAGi —The sales are—North British, Thi r d s , • , 11. 18s. 9 d. d is.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extension, No. 2), 1% p. FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—Yesterday afternoon a col lision, which m i g ht have been attend e d with serious consequences, occuried between on e of the Duk e o f Sutherland's carri a g es and a brougham belonging t o a private gentleman , while, proceeding th rough Kensing ton, by which his Graces postilion sustained some in jury as well as one of the horses attached to the vehicle. providentially Grace's family Some of the youthful members .o f his who were in the carriage escaped per sonal injury ; but in consequence of the alarm and the damage done to their convepinc e , Were taken t o a pas trycook's shop in the neighbourho o d, at which the Duchess of Sutherland arrived in a short time, and the party proceeded in another of her Grace's carriages. Some ladies in the broug ham also n arrowly escaped in jury. The occurrence was purely acc i dental, and no blame is attributed to the driver of either vehicle. DISTRAINT FOR NON' PAYMENT OF CIIIIRCII-RATES. —The churchwardens of the p ari sh of S to be made St. Martin' s , Leicester, a few days since, caused di s t ra i nts on the goods of eight or nin e of the dissenting trades men of that parish, w ho object to comp u l sory payments for the support of worship at places they never attend, and the goods so distrsined were offered for sale by public auction in the Town-hall, on Monday afternoon. The company at the sale was n ot so numerous as on some previous occasions, and it passed off very quietly. Only five or six lots were bid for ; the remainder are to be sold by private contract. The auctioneer occupied the chair of the chief magistrate, while the lota were offered. E SP AIR !—The climax of human misery is the agony of Despair. Anger, Hatred, Terror, are en durable, but Despair is past the s t reng th o f even the strongest, when it obtains a tenancy in the heart. Hope dies before it, and with each hour the feeling becomes snore desolating, until death or mad ness wrench the sufferer from its fangs. It is a dreadful fact, that in this mighty and prosperous country there are thousands in the con dition we have described. Aye; in the homes of English wealth and the walks of English industry, Despair daily fixes its abode, and turns the smiling fruits of enjoyment into " bitterness and ashes." How is this ; and why is It ? Does a failure in commercial enter prise thus daunt the heart and fill its owner with Despair ? No ! it is his pride to repair a loss and not to sink beneath it ! Does disap pointed ambition occasion his malady? No! Hope carries him through every frustration of purpose, and, animated by unswerving determination, he generally succeeds at last in what he has aimed at ! Does blighted affection bring on Despair ? No ! Cold looks may chill but do not kill. What, then, can be the terrible agency before which Pride, hope, and Resolve grow weak and desolates a heart impregnable to the attacks of mi'fortune, opposition, and unrequited love? The question is soon solved. Man laughs at poverty, derides pain, and faces peril; but a simple consciousness of an incapacity to fulfil the high purposes of creation depresses, saddens, and dispirits his entire soul, and with every source of enjoyment at command, lie himself stands joyless and in Despair To him the fascinations of beauty are a mockery. He Despairs of ever feeling authorised to court its smiles. To him the happy husband and the blooming bride form a maddening sight ! He Despairs of ever being entitled to a bride! To !din the merry laugh of childhood is odious. He Despairs of ever nestling to his bosom an offspring of his own ! And how dreadful to be thus cut off from the supreme felicities of existence. The performance of every duty is an enjoyment, and the more responsible the obligation the greater is the happiness of fulfilment. Hence sleep, refreshment, ex ercise, and other recreations, being most essential, are most pleasing. How dreadful, then, we repeat, must be the condition of that man who, from early folly or the irregularities of maturer years, feels himself cut off from the sublime mission entailed by the Creator on our race, and which forms the highest of our duties and the noblest of our privileges. Well may Despair attend such a condition. But to such we say DESPAIR NOT ! Help is at hand, and relief may be obtained. You will learn all by consulting Dr. Lamert's little work on " SELF PRESERVATION," of which Thirty-six Thousand Copies have already been sold. It is a treatise on SELF-PRESERVATION, IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, OR GERMAN. 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