The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-11 00:00:00

EVIe 4 ANING SUN. HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY-OFFICE, SEPT. 7, 1841. THE COMPTROLLER of her MA JESTY'S ST ATIONERY•OFFICE is ea'ly to RECEIVE TENDERS for sundry articles of SMALL STORES for the Public Service. viz., Tapes, T:erret, Pins, Wax, Wafers, Cord, Pewter Inkstand', Rulers, Wafer Seals, Cards and Cardboaids, Files, Leather Bags, Marking Pads, &c. Particulars of Contracts may be had, and Samples of the ar ticles may be seen, at the Stationery-office, James-street, Buckingham Gate, every day, between the hours of Ten a, d Four, ireru Wednesday the Bth. until Monday the 20th of September, on which day, at Twelve .'Clock precisely, the Tenders are to be opened. CONTRACT FOR SALT BEEF AND PORK, DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, SOMERSET PLACE, AUGUST 6, 1511. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 23d of September next, at One o'Clock, they will be ready :o treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for the supply of a quantity 01 SALT MEAT, of the eure of the United Kingdom, equal to 15,000 Navy Tierces of Beef, and 16,000 Navy Tierces of Pork (in separate Tenders), a ll t o b e cure d i n t h e ensuing season, their Lord ships reset sing to themselves the power, when the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part there o f, on l y , as they may deem fit, or of not contracting for any part. The said Meat is to be delivered, three-fourth Farts thereof in tierces, and :he remaining one-fourth part thereof in barrels, into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Haulbowline, in such proportions as shall here after be directed; and within the following periods:— Beef, Two-thirds 31st March ) One-third 31st May ( ,184 ,, Pork, On e -thi r d On or before the 31st March ( Two-thirds 31st May and to be p a id f ur b y bills payable at sight, but not du rin g the first period of delivery, fur any quantities beyond those pecified. The Conditions of the Contract mar be seen at this Office, to o t or 1Z applying to the A gen t f or th e 'Victualling at Cork, or e Hectors of her Majesty's Customs at Limerick , Bel fast, Waterford, and Newry, or to the Secretary of the Post master-General at Dublin, or to the Resident Agent for Trans ports at Leith. No Tender for a less quantity than shall be equal to 300 Tierces of Beef, or to 300 Tierces of Pork, will be admitted ; but all Tenders for such small quantities will be accepted. if at a lower price than that for which larger quantities are offered. Nu Tender will be received after t )ne o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless the party attends, or some per son on his behalf, duly authorised in writing ; and it is to he expressly understood that the Tenders must contain a separate price fur the Beef, and a separate price for the Pork ; and that every Tender must also specify the prices both in figures and words at length, or the Tenders will be rejected. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left. hand corner of the envelope he words Tender for Salt Meat," and .4 Comptroller for Victualling," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible per sons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in a sum equal to 251. per cent. on the amount of the Contract, for the due performance of the same. GENERAL DISPENSARY, ALDERS GATE STREET. An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AIEETING of the GOVERNORS of this INSTITUTION will be held at the DISPENSARY HOUSE, in Aldersgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the ` l oth day of October next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon precisely, for the ELECTION of a PHYSI CIAN, in the room of Dr. Arthur Farre, who, in conse quence of his appointments at King's College and Hospital, and other professional engagements, has resigned. Such Election (if contested) will be by ballot, to commence at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, and close at Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, precisely. Gentlemen offering themselves as Candidates are requested to attet.d the Medical Committee of this Institution with their Testimonials of Qualification, on Thursday, the 14th of Oc'o ber next, at Two o'Cluck in the Afternoon precisely, at the Dispensary House. By Order of the General Committee, JOHN WOOD, Hon. Sec. Falcon-street, Aldersgate, Sept. 10, 1841. OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COM- I'ANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND, OLD BROAD-STREET, London, August 12, 1841.—THE COURT of ASSISTANTS of the Governor and Company of Coppers Miners in England, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that they will SELL, on THoILSDAY, the Fourteenth day of October, now nest ensuiti;, at their Offices in Old Broad street, 1.000 Tons of British Grain, Refined and Common, Tin, in Blocks, Ingots and Bars in Barrels ; in Lots of not less than Two Tons. The Sale to commence at Twelve o'Clock precisely. Catalogues will be issued in due time, containing particulars and conditions of Sale, which will be delivered on and after the fourteenth day of September next, either at this office or by the Company's brokers, Messrs. Short and Mahony, No. Ll, New man's court, Cornhill. The Publics Sales of Tin by the Company will henceforth be held quarterly—viz., in January, April, July, and October, and the quantity put up will be regulated by the average quarterly consumption. N.B. The Company binds itself not to make Sales of Tin during the Quarter beyond the quantity advertised. A TENT PERRYIAN PENS. These Pens having been submitted to the test of public opinion for many years, are acknowledged to stand pre-eminent for the great superiority of their manufacture. The care be stowed in perfecting them to suit every description of writing, renders thenrcheaper Clan the ordinary pens at a lower price. 'Their adoption in the Government and other Public Offices, tanks, &c., with their great and increasing sale, is sufficient evidence of the high estimation in which they are held. Sold on Cards, with Medium, Fine, Extra Fine, or Broad Points. Each Card bears the signature—" JAMES PERRY and Co." N.B.—Some Pen Manufacturers, taking advantage of the Threense demand for these Pens over all others, have been im posing spurious ones upon the public, for whose protection, and for the protection of the Patentees, TWENTY POUNDS "WARD will be given on conviction, for information of any person or persons infringing any of the Proprietor's patent rights. PERRYIAN LIMPID INK. This Ink has a flowing property peculiar to itself, and does not corrode Metallic Pens as other Inks.—ln Bottles, 6d., ls., and 2s. each. Sold by JAMES PERRY and Co., Patentees and Manu facturers, 37, Red Lion-square, London ; also by all Sta tioners and other Dealers in such Articles. CAUTION. MANY Shopkeepers, of mean and dishonest principles, try to impose upon the Public counterfeits of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL," composed of the most pernicious and trashy ingredients ; some offer them under the lure of being Cheap ; others ;.aim them surrepti tiously upon the unwary as the " Cienuine' —the Label, on in spection, will be found to be minus the " &" in the Signature and the Countersign. JAS A PROTECTION FROM SUCH IMPOSITION Olserve—That each bottle is enclosed in a " New Label" from Steel, by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon; and Co., on which are these words—in two lines—" Rowland's Macassar Oil," and the Signature and Address of the Proprietors in Red, thus— A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, Hatton-Garden. London. Counter-signed ALEX. ROWLAND. On the back of the - Label are the words " Rowland's Ma cassar Oil" written nearly 1,500 times, containing 29,028 letters. The lowestprice is 3s. 643.—the neat is. —Or Family Bottles, containing four small, 10s. 63., and double that size 21s. per bottle. Be sure to ailc for " 'Rowland's Macassar Oil." FEAVER'S INFALLIBLE EMBROCA TION, for GOUT, RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO, TIC DOLOREUX, SCIATICA, &c.—The Proprietor of FEAVER'S INFALLIBLE EMBROCATION (a compo sition of Vegetable Oils) fearlessly asserts, and will test it openly before the most eminent public men in the world, that there is not to be found a remedy a thousandth part so inno cent or efficacious as this specific, so justly celebrated for the cure of the' above diseases. This assertion can be demon strated by e‘idences so invincibly . conclusive, as not to be op posed or doubted by the most prejudiced sceptic. For inflam mations (no matter how virulent) it has no compeer ; in fact, there is no otheY remedy known that will arrest lock-jaw or inflammation which terminates in external mortification; and the Proprietor will forfeit any sum if it ever fails to arrest th e fatal consequences of thee distressing dis• elves, which up to this time have baffled and rendered nuga tory the skill of the most eminent practitioners in the civilised world. In spinal diseases its efficacy is also undeviating, if applied 'Alen the spine is first pronounced to be labouring under disease. For Burns and Scalds it also stands pre-emi nently aim t. extracting the fire the instant it iLar °P' .'by laying it on plentifully with a very softbru i Cough, Croup, Comp ressi o n of the Brain, F . ever,Q " ui r nt " ley, s p, ralysis, Erysipelas, Cramp, Spasms, &c., it will be found incon `parable, by rubbing it on the parts affected. 1 ay b e had i n bottles at 2s 9d., 4s. 6d., Ils., and 225. each, of t Ir. Feaver, woollen warehouseman, Friday street, Clicapsid• t; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Farringdon street ; Messrs. ;Edwards, 67, St. * Paul's Church-yard ; the I) epot, 135, Strand, corner of Wellington-street; Mr. Butler, 9 „ B Butler, , Cheapside ; M'r. Thomas 4, Cheapside, corner of Paul's ; Mess rs. Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard ; A lessrs. Willoughby and Co., Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. Sanger, O xford-street ; and. of most other Medicine Vendors in town a nd country. All SAPAR:ILLA,WRAY'S ALTERA . TIVE-ICINIC POWDERS and PILLS. 1 hes e Powders are composed of the finest Sarsaparilla ever kn. , s Mtied, selected and reoluced to owder by'a method peculiar to the PrcPrietor, by which vrocess the whol., of its active principles are secur e d, and is , com bi n e t l with tonics an d a lt era ti ves o f th e grea t es t ',, t ,heacy. They h.ve tang been employed by the proprietor and the voYsicians and surgeons attending his establishments, w th decided success in all cases of Scrofula, Glandular and Scorbutic Affection, te , and, by alittle perseverance, may be taken with a positive cer ,,ty of. tribctieg a radical cure ; and where sudoritics or di iplio- reties lin.t. been employed In some of thoe compl .ints, these pow- Just published, for tb .0 deg the • ' - ps hav e he t i] found to entirely supersede their use. The virtue, the d Fleet. during the Syrian Expedition, S re resentily, th Sar- nr , Pa b• ve been long known and deservedly appreciated in - Killed in the Al lie i.BOMBARDMENT and the alt,s co 'L' ' a and in those diseases •• • • T Ell EE sp) tit ry sym Atoms, - G II)ON, ,pure state oi the blood ; anti from .an extensive experience in this TAKING of .-i. JEAN D'ACRE, by the Allied IPtr o p }is f r the last sixteen years, the proprietor having employer and CAPTURE (ifS. '• - IN from Draw exe ed PR IN r , p .... e a 4 the various phat anaceutical and other certainty of Sar ap villa Without , i ascertained that the and uniformity i n Fleets, t i ns . . iccess, has 26th of Sep REEVE, from Drawings made 'ett,ots of Sarsap Irina enti•ely (1 peed on its heitig administered cutest in Aquatints, b r• G. --- of 1 Majesty's I.' her a op 1 1,3' " T F Warre, substatce, ronlln;wd efficaciously s‘ itli anxiliar ies, and thatthe on the spot by Lieut errant a • • ,tt- ternbt 'ma preparat ions under the denomination of decoctions, extracts! Princess Charlotte b Messrs. Colnaglii and essences strops, fie., &c hitherto tbed, can never be depended• id ~. •, , r, and 3 ,, d of °v. , Subset ibers' nam es ream. 1 . Messrs. 1 ,!-Iitur producing arty real or pennarrent benefit. The proprietor, r , narin,q-er e oss c , ; .erefote, has no hesitation in recommend hi, inviluable medi Puekle, 23, Cockspe .r.„ street, , f l. Charing-cross, London ; and t !2e . its th e most eflicaciens reparation of . - , ..irsalia . rilla . extant . ; and Co., army agents, ( 4ai ..' s ..eourt, - lli Cox and .--,,,;!.. sin the habit of faking 1 in any loiin wha.evei, are strongly at the folio • I. " B Ifas' : J ag " Jahn Ibidgson, wing p Aces : e - ...Lit e ,to make trial of this preparation, and they will coon be con- Itsel e.,: vi cite of aim superior efilcary over all others In Secondary symp_ Lioyd's ; George Phil ips, bon Jean?" Ilurrill, banks Son, ~,)las it is eat in spetific, and unequaled for the removal of crop- bookseller, &c. Chat iiam : Mr. „ 'pain and Soil, a: I I , of the skin, pains in the bones, uleerateil sore throat, chronic &c., Iligh-street.. Co ice s : Messrs. Cie o r,,e d oddard, agent for Coagents uism, ti-:,1 list g ant ral debility loss of appet te, depression ofan • , *biriagents for Llii37ets, Dc & • limn .„ ts. and all ses arising from an impure state of the Wool. 'tsms in the' habit of Wang quinine will find there powders by far for Lloyd's ; Mr: Willis .m Batchelor, I th • Messrs. F a in ou • ,rao st . Ilicacious tonic. port : Mr. W.. 'li vers ; Mr. Coleman. ~. A rc h. reenocK • a ,,,,(0 , r . eu only by the Pr wrietor, M. 0. Wray, and sold wholesale NV. H. a ri d rt .. G. .' i 31, e , booksellers, &c. G v e r : Alessrs. Lbeatolilasmeuer, L. ,_ l e , ctail, a: .19 . Holborn-Mil : 344, Strand, one door from Cathe. DennistonHull. ~,,!i -strett : and for the accommodaLon of, Shippers and Seafaring r . ,r _ -.sq.,V f ~. •, , keller. " o '.le , at 8 parkhouse-ian e , Lower Thames-strect, in packets, "" i,, Thomas 1 : Mr. 5 01 ,'" , . i i:., and 'l.'s. each. May also be has of Messrs. Parclay and George Monn, bo( ,v,st Iler, &c. Liverpool for 0 9;), tarringdonatieet : Butler, 4, Chtapskle: Sutton and Association. F i; 53 Cathcart-street ; Mr. Andrevr o r w Church_ are : Johnston, US, Cornhill: sanger, 150 Ox- Leith : Mr. Cu., Court, SeCretar t( r ) tab Liverpool Underwriters' __r f Lloyd's. Portsmouth : M • r_-street : f owe and Hon blowee, 47, Blackfriars-road :and all John Miller, jun., b oo k s , •Iler, D. tot in ' i , agent or Edmund az ectable Patent Medicine Vendors in town and country. Where „Yay he ha, Fry, bookseller, & heater • Mr. Wildasb, stationer, &c., 0 Ro t . . for an `,l.t AY , B CELEBRATED BALSAMIC PILLS, a certain, sale, High -street. R a - - Edward Hodges, Esq., agent efr Llte most speedy remedy ever oiscove•ed for the permanent and Lloyd's. South: =gate . Sm. 1 lymotith : 51r. Mr. W. J. Le - Fevre, agent for `‘ual cur e mf t mnerrticea, gtret, sti ictures, seminal weakness, .rnpton : ••'", :',,,, pain, in the loins affections s l ot the kidneys, grave', lumbago, Lloyd's ; Mr. .1 ... , v 1 Sunderland : . 0 1: , ,. stri,i lay, ii i nation of the bladder or urethra, and o her diseases Agent : Mr. 11 'ward Smith, bookseller, &c. bookseller, &c. ~,,,,,rtT ,urinary passages, frequently performing a perfect cure in the Price of eat'. ' : ""Th ' ' IP:see or' a few days. i Print, o u s. . , 'atit. ri t •coloured imprc r ,,,, sit, the remotest parts of the country can be treated success. dons, imitating i t S b cribers ss. ; Proofs, 10s. 6d. ; . i c, r 'Y m o , t i i daseriLing minutely their case, and enclosing a remittance The subscr iption will be raised to— r is, curet; eeme, which cao be ((awarded to any part of the world, Sc. tember, after phi •h slate the prices Mired, and carefully protected from observation. 7s. 6d. ; pro lists -will remain open fill the 15th p S in ep pr. 15s. 3 coloured impressions, 21s. , 10 111 tb° Ler, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1841. No 15,992 BANK OF ENGLAND, SEPT. 9, 1841. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank, on THURSDAY NFXT, the 16th instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, to consider of a Dividend, which will alto be one of the Quarterly General Courts ap pointed by the Charter. JOHN WATTS, Deputy Secretary. THE QUARTERLY REVIE W, No. CXXXVI. Will be published on SATURDAY NEXT. CONTENTS. I. BUCKINGHAM AND COMBE ON AMERICA. 11. PATCHWORK. 111. SKETCHES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY. IV. ELPHINSTONE'S hISTORY OF INDIA V. BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD—REPRESE z- TATION OF THE PLANTAGENETS AND STU ARTS. VI. LETTERS FROM THE BALTIC—STATE OF SOCIETY IN ESTHONI A. VII. MRS. ADAMS'S COIIRESPONDENCE. VIII. THE NEW MINISTRY. John Minray, Albemarle-street. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMIWEE ON FINE ARTS. On the 29th of April last the late House of Commons resolved that a Select Committee be appointed to take into consideration the promotion of the Fine Arts of this country in connection with the rebuilding of the new Houses - of Parliament. It consisted of the following Members :—Mr. Hawes ' • Mr. Labouchere; Sir R. Pool , Mr. 11. G. Knight, Mr. Hume,* Mr. Wyse,* Mr. Blake, Sir R. 11. Inglis, Lord Brabazon,* Lord F. Egerton, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Milnes, Colonel Rawdon, Mr. H. T. Hope,* and Mr. P. Pusey. The Committee commence their Report' by stating, that although the then approaching dissOlution compelled therrelo conclude their inquiry somewhat abruptly, still they have obtained the opinions of some distinguished professors and admirers of art, who are unanimously of opinion that 'snithportant and national a work as the erection of the two Houses of Parliament affords an op portunity which ought nt, neglected of encoureging not only the higher, but every subordinate branch of fine art in this country. In this opinion the Committee state their entire concurrence, supported, es it is, by witnesses of extensive information, and by artists of the highest ability. The Committee, however, in recommending that measures should betaken without delay to encou rage the fine arts, by employing them in the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament, desire to express their decided opinion, that, to accomplish this object successfully, it is absolutely requisite that a plan should previously be determined upon, and that as soon as prac ticable, in order that the architect and the artists to be employed may work not only in conjunction with, but in aid.ol, each other. The Committee are not, in the present stage of the inquiry, prepared to suggest the details of a plan, but they think that a Commission „might most usefully be appointed to assist, both with . information and advice, some department of the Government, which, after mature consideration, should be solely responsible for the exe cution of the plan best calculated to realise the objects of the Committee. Whether, however, a Commission be appointed or not, the Committee think it is most desirable that the advice and assistance of persons should besought who are com petent, from their knowledge of art, and their acquaint ance with great public works, both at home and abroad, to propose, in conjunction with the architect, the most effectual means of attaining the chief object aimed at by the appointment of the Committee—viz., the encourage ment of the fine arts of this country. By taking this course, the architect and the other artists will be enabled to understand and assist each other's views ; and thus the abilities of both would be exerted for the decoration of so eminently national a building, and, at the same time, encouragement, beyond the means of private patronage, would be afforded, not only to the higher walks, but to all branches of art. The Committee state that their attention has been called to one branch of the fine arts hardly known in this country—namely, fresco painting, , which has lately been revived on the Continent, and employed in the decoration of public buildings, especially at Munich. ,The space which it demands for its free developement, and the subjects which it is peculiarly fitted to illustrate, combine to point out na tional buildings as almost the only proper sphere for the display of its peculiar characteristics—grandeur. breadth, and simplicity. The Committee, after a careful consi deration of the evidence, are disposed to recommend that this style or mode of painting should be adopted. They fully concur in the opinion of Mr. Eastlake, that Eng land possesses artists equal to the occasion, whose genius only wants that exercise and encouragement which this great opportunity may be made to afford. But the Committee suggest that if fresco, painting should he em ployed in the decoration of certain portions of the new buildings, it would be a safe and judicious plan, to give the artists an opportunity of making some experimental efforts in the first instance. The Committee then quote a passage from a valuable paper on fresco painting, written by Mr. Eastlake. With reference to another branch of the inquiry—the cost incident to an extensive and well-devised plan for the public patronage and encouragement of art—the Committee, notwithstanding that they are aware that objections are entertained by many to a large expendi ture of the public • money . for such a purpose, are of opinion, independently of the beneficial and elevating influence of the fine arts upon a people, that every pecu niary outlay, either for the purpose of forming or ex tending collections of works of art in this country, has been directly instrumental in creating new ',objects of industry and of enjoyment, and therefore in adding at the same time to the wealth of the country. The CoMmittee state, that the collection of vases made by Sir W. Hamilton led to the introduction of a new branch of manufacture in thiscountry by Mr. Wedgwood, which not only emplo:, ed artists and artisans, but tended to improve every branch of a g e rcats. staple trade, and in its results elicited from the hands of comparatively ordinary workmen works almost rivalling their ori ginals in texture, form, and beauty. The Committee further remark, that the collection of Sir W. Hamilton's ancient Greek vases (for the purchase of which a sum of 8,4001. was granted by Parliament) was a great acqui sition to the country, and ought to have opened the eyes of the Government to the utility arising from similar ac quisitions. " The discovery of these vases (the com mittee observe), and their communication to the public by engravings, coinciding with the discoveries of Hercu laneum and Pompeii, may be considered an essential epoch in the history of the arts, and which contributed greatly to their revival," The committee, observe that the beneficial influence of art upon the character of the people may, it is hoped, be inferred from the gradually increasing numbers, of late years, who take an interest in the national collections. This fact has been fully proved by the report of the select committee on " national monuments and works of art," of which we, some time ago, laid an abstract before our readers. " The habit," says Reynolds, " of contemplat ing and brooding over the ideas of great geniuses till you find yourself warmed by the contrast, is the true method of forming an artist4ike mind. It is impossible, in the presence of those great men, to think or to invent in a mean manner ; a state of mind is acquired that receives ideas only which relish grandeur and simplicity." As, then, the collection and exhibition of works of art have not only tended to the moral elevation of the peo ple, but have also given a fresh stimulus and direction to their industry; so the Committee is of opinion that a di rect encourageMent of the higher branches of the art on this occasion will have a similar effect in a still higher -ANIMAL MAGNETISM. LONDON TAVERN, TUESDAY, SEPT. 14. TWO SUBJECTS. M. LAFONTAINE Will repeat his EXPERIMENTS, which will present the phenomena of sleep, complete inFen sibility, privation of sm2ll and hearing, deathlike stiffness of the limbs and body ; restoration of smell and hearing, and sensi bility. The subjects will be set in contact with a powerful Electro-Mageetic Battery. The elder sulject, whilst fast asleep and walking about the room, will be suddenly stopped, by a signal from M. Lafontaine, at a distance from him. Ex p!anatice3 in Euglisb. 'Ticket=, ss. each, at M. Lafontaine, s, 10, Pel-mall East, and at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. IWORTY THOUSAND.—EXTRAORDI NARY ADVANTAGES to all AD\ ERTISERS. GREAT ADVANTAGES to all READE.RS.—ADVEII - and ORDERS continue to be received by every respectable Bookseller and News-agent in the United Kinjr, 7 dom for the NATIONAL ADVERTISER. PubiistA rn the lst, and first Saturday after the 11th, every month. Actual and duly guaranteed circulation 40,000 copies. being upwards of 6,000 more than the united circulation of the four leading advertising papers severally published in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Size, the larfie•: newspaper sheet allowed by Act of Parliament. Price 2id. Contents, business-like, useful, and interesting.—Office, 59, Fleet-street, London. The next number will be published on the 18th, advertisements must reach the office on Wednesday, the 15th, to insure insertion. GRAVESEND AND BLACKWALL.- The Public are respectfully informed, that on and after THURSDAY, the 9th instant, the three New Iron Steam-bolts " RAILWAY," " BRUNSWICK," and " BL ACKW ALL ," will meke their passages between Gravesend and Blackwall at the undermentiored hours, starting from BLACKWALL, FROII BRUNSWICK PIER. Morning, at past 9 ••i past 10 ••• ¢ past 11 Actert:oon, at -& past 1 past 2 past 4 ••• past 5 •.. 4 past 6 The Railway Trains run ft church-street, every quarter of in the morning till a quarter Sundays during Divine Servic , one), on that day the train; wi tion instead of Fenchurch-stret Offices, 60, Fenchurch-street GRAVESEND, FROM TERRACE PIER, Morning, at past 7 past 8 past 11 Afternoon, at past 12 • 1 past 2 past 3 -1 past 4 1, past 6 tom the ▪ New Terminus, Fen an hour, from half-past eight before ten at night (except on !e, viz. from hal:-past ten till ill start from the Alinories Sta et. .t, Sept. 7, IS4I. PUBLICATIONS. In a few days, 2 vols., post Svo., 18s., A RIDE TO FLORENCE, througl FRANCE and. SWITZERLAND. By Mrs. DALKEIT Li HOLMES John Murray, Albemarle-street. Just published, B RITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW NO. XXIV. I. Works of Thomas Carlyle. 2. Ceylon. 3. Alilman's History of Christianity. 4. Colonies and Colonial Government—Java. 5. The Corn Laws. 6. Historic Criticism of the Gospel—Hegel. 7. Servia—her History and Prospects. London R. and J. E. Taylor, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street degree. The Committee, after referring t o the evidence of Mr. Dyce, thus conclude their report : " Your Committee, from the abrupt termination of the session, and consequently of their inquiry, have not had the opportunity to form any fair estimate of the expense of carrying out the ,views here stated ; but they arc, however, of opinion that, judging from the manner in which great works have been effected on the Continent, and by the adoption in the outset of a well-considered plan for the employment of artists, and the application of the arts, a moderate annual expenditure would ac complish very important results, if not all that can be desired. They think that the very fact of a determi nation by the House to take this opportunity of en couraging the arts, and of associating them with our public architecture, our legislation, our commerce, and our history, would alone stimulate and raise their cha racter and quality, and extend their beneficial influence over a still wider circle. I consider it,' says Sir M. A. Shee, a most favourable opportunity for calling forth the genius of our country, and promoting the fine arts to the utmost extent of which they are capable ; it is the only opportunity that has occurred for many years, and if it be suffered to pass unheeded, I should say that there is no hope in this country for artists in the higher departments of the arts.' Whilst ygur Committee, in conclusion, regret that they could not investigate the whole subject so fully as they desired, and as its importance demanded, they unanimously recommend the evidence herewith presented to the House to its favourable •consideration, with a view to its receiving the immediate attention of the Govern ment, and in the hope that our new Houses of. Parlia ment may hand down to posterity a memorial, as well of the genius of our artists, as of the importance at tached by the country to the nobler productions of art; and that the subjects embodied in such rep resen t a ti ons , whether by painting or s culpture, may serve to perpe tuate the events of our past history, a n d t h e persons o f our public benefactors, in th e g rate ful remembrance of the people." The Members to whose names the asterisk is affixed are no longer in Parliament. CAUTION TO MAGISTRATES. A memorial having been forwarded to Government, on the part of Denis Mullany, complaining of Mr. Corr, of French Park, county Roscommon, for illegal impri sonment, abusive language, &c., the following letter has been the result : iinttg Copy o f a m i nute en, on rea di ng your n D u blin Castle, J une 16, 1841. " Sir—l am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to ransw hichiht is to Ex y c • ,otter of the 10th . inst., in reference to the ease . of D en is nelnlencthye following Mullany, viz:— The conduct of the whole of th e F renc h Park bench seems, in this case, to h ave been arbitrary and illegal, and that of Mr. Corr - most unbeco m i ng an d improper. A Magistrate i n Court sho uld not, under any c i rc umstances, use such languag e as 110 hI o; admits that he did to. Mullany, as it certainly tends to bring both him self and the tribunal'Of which he'is a member into dis credit, and calls, therefore, for my strongest censure.' "Let this be communica ted to Mr. Corr, and the other Magistrates be admonished of the illegality of their practice of ever issuing blank summonses.—l am, &c., (Signed) " N. 11. MACDO N A L D . " To Dominic Corr, Esq. , French Park." The Roscommon Journal mentions - that Mr. Corr has resigned the Magistracy._Boyle Gazette. -------._ thunder and lightning, THUNDER STORM.—On F ri d e l' evening the vi met s it r e o d p ( b ,l y i s a and the for Miles around was accompanied by a very hea v y r 911 17 which lasted upwards of an hour. About half-past six, when th e storm burst forth with great v iolence, proteedin g f rom South to sse f n e e r i e zi s l t b o c r a i ir n h o e t. od North, therain descended in torants, the lightning being of the description called fo:hed7 and very vivid, while the thunder resembled the discharge of a.park of artil ler,y.--Sherhourite Jountal. 3cl. r , - 41-3,11 P, . (4, • , • oN, r , , „ I •4„.. • , .„ •-•%.*". ••• • • .;r• .;•:, r.... • X ' f1:: 8:‘ :4 4 4" . le\ "c7(14 • ' , A , ' 4 1,;\ - - - eye;; A .* " • e. , 1 "' ';t. 'qq,7 ) Iff • nal'•:"•1 5 ' 4 .r."; • •••• 4 / EVENING stTN. NIONEY MARKET and CITY WS PRICE FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—The London weekly average price of corn was fixed to-day at 765. 9d., being a decline of sd. per quarter compared with the previous week ending the 31st ultimo. Some doubts are entertained whether the averages for the next six weeks will reach 7as. per quar ter, so as to admit foreign corn for home consumption at the minimum duty of Is. ; but " the trade" are all eager for, and many of them confident of, the event. The estimate trade, that further supplies to the extent of 1,500,000 quarters of corn from abroad will yet I, ,be re quired is strengthened by the opinions we have heard to-day of the probable yield and quality of the present harvest. The samples of the new wheats are of an in ferior colour, and of considerably leis weight on on aver- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—EarI de Gray and Lord Eliot are on the point of departing for the Irish coast. Does Sir Robert Peel flatter himself that there are not breakers a-head? or dues he trust that the skill of his new pilot will save the ship from striking ? The storm, as we said on Wednesday, is coming, and Lord Eliot will not weather it. The new Irish Secretary is a moderate and impartial man, possessed of considerable ability ; and his habits of business, so far as they are concerned, eminently fit him fur his new position. We repeat what we have already said, that the appointment was one as little objectionable as Sir Robert Peel could have made. But fcr this reason precisely Lord Eliot cannot keep his footing its the Irish Secretary of a Tory Administra tion. The Dublin Evening Mail is not the organ of a few " ultra impracticables." It is not the Journal of the " vagabonds," to borrow Sir Robert Peel's pithy epithet, who waved their Orange banner over the head of the Earl; of Haddington, and who will wave it again over the head of Earl De Grey. The Mail is the ac credited organ of the " Protestants of Ireland." It has more influence than all the other Orange journals put together. It is the organ of the parsons, the magistracy, the landlords; representing the Boytons and O'Sulii vans, the Nixons, the Rodens, and the Charlevilles. It is identified with the views, feelings, and proceedings of the Right Hon.Frelerick Shaw, the same who we observe is now honoured with daily interviews by Sir Robert Peel. By the Dublin Evening Mail, then, is Lord Eliot fiercely denounced to the Prbtestants of Ireland. The Standard says Lord Eliot is denounced, be cause Sir Robert Peel has not given places to a sufficient number of the leaders of the Irish Pro testants. Be it so. We'are not disposed to question the fact—certainly not when we have it upon such authority. It is only fair, however, that those who are thus accused should be heard in their own defence. Lord Eliot, says the Standard to the Protestants of Ireland— Lord Eliot is a marvellous proper man to discharge the functions of Irish Secretary. Take him upon our assur ance. " It is enough to know that he is candid, generous, and clear-headed ; such a man will not fail to do justice justice to Irish Protestants, if only they will do to themselves, by trusting him, and respectfully acting by his advice." Take-Lord Eliot upon your a:surance 1 re torts the Irish Protestant organ. We will ; but not upon your present assurance. Now you have a purpose to serve. Now you are the abetter of Sir Robert Peel in his attempt "to sell" the Protestants of Ireland. You charge us with " personal motives which imply base• ness. Were we inclined to retort, perhaps we might do so effectually. It is not the honest dog, which by night barks at the stranger who approaches his master's house with nothing in his hand to give, and fawns upon him when he comes with a sop." No ; if the Standard's character of Lord Eliot is to be his passport to the Protestants of Ireland, let it be the character given when the motive of the Standard was above suspicion. TIMES.—In filling up the numerous offices which usually become vacant upon - a complete change of Mi nistry, Sir R. Peel has had the good fortune, not merely to occasion no whisper of offence, either among friends er foes, but to give a degree of general satisfaction, rasher uncommon, we should think, in his peculiar circumstances. We say this, to the credit of all parties', without exception. As far as regards the flight Honourable Baronet himself, the invidiousness almost inseparable from the necessity of giving a pre ference where numerous claims appear to be nearly equal has been successfully got rid of by the perfect rectitude and single - mindedness which have governed him throughout ; while, with reference to the immense body of able men from among whom a selection was to be made, we give them no ordinary praise when we say, that without the slightest dispa ragement having been felt by any one of them, their competing pretensions have been placed at Sir Robert's disposal with precisely the generous devotedness most conducive to the public service, and least likely to em barrass him in completing his official arrangements. Nor must we omit to acknowledge what is really due to our political opponents. Powerless .though they be, for any effective resistance to the Conservative Premier, the impotent. and factious hostility with which their loss of office is so apt to engender against their successors has, in the present case, been volun-. tarily restrained, or very partially exhibited. Never, perhaps, was less discouteut shown on any similar oc casion. The allegation that any particular office has been filled Op with an incompetent or unmeritorious per son has never once been made. To suppose that there are no vindictive and rankling resentments among the discarded Whigs were to expect too much from human infirmity ; yet, though wbare far from imputing to them any watchful querulousness that might not equally have attached to their supplanters in similar circumstances, not a public murmur have they ventured to utter. If a Conservative Government must needs be formed, the universal conviction seems to be that the appointments of Sir Robert Peel are, upon the whole, invulnerable. POST.—Some observations which we made a few days ago upon the unreasonableness of trying the Corn-law question upon merely mercantile principles, have attracted the critical attention of more than one of our Whig- Radical Contemporaries.- We should be happy to dis cuss the point with them if they would really discuss it ; but we beg leave to demur to the convenience or conclu siveness of an answer which, when analsyed, amounts to simple contradiction. For instance, when we say that the principles of free trade, however valuable in their own sphere, are not so valuable that higher considera tions than they involve should give way to them, we think it no fair answer to be told that free trade prin ciples are the paramount principles in the policy of this nation. If they are, then they should give way to nothing ; but we deny that they are, and mere as sertion will not convince us that we are wrong. When we advance reasons for thinking that in certain cases re straints upon trade are rendered necessary upon grounds of general policy, we deem it no satisfactory answer to be peremptorily told that all restraint upon trade must be injurious, and may be destructive. If it must be so, why then we must be wrong ; but " must " goes for very little with us; when unaccompanied by any reason. When we say that reasons quite apart from mercantile consider ations—such as the employment of the people, security for a future supply of food, and protection of capital em barked in other than purely mercantile speculations— should influence the rulers of the State, we think it no satisfactory answer to tell us that these which we have enumerated are mercantile considerations. If they be, they are not reasons apart from mercantile considerations, and we are wrong; but mere assertion, as we said before, will not convince us that we are wrong. lIERALP.—The more we reflect on the subject of the Corn-laws the stronger do our objections become to a fixed duty. In dear years it would be oppressive to the poor; while in cheap years it would afford no protec tion to the agriculturist. We are firmly convinced that a fixed duty of Ss. a quarter on wheat would be ruinous to all gradations of the landed interest, and would equally injure the prosperity of the lord of thousands of acres, and the comfort of the hind; while the sudden change fro:n the sliding scale to a permanent tax would in flict undreamt-of mischief on every branch of trade and commerce. Such an unexpected and unprepared for alteration would unhinge the business of every merchant and petty chapman in the empire, and would throw into confusion every class of the dealers in money. The disadvantages of every sudden change are notorious and palpable ; we demonstrate the necessity of their oc currence by the experience of the past. 'The majority of us recollect the misery produced by even the cautious and long-warned return to cash payments ; but the effects of any new regulations as to the supply of the prime necessary of life must far exceed in magnitude, be it for evil or good, a • partial amendment of the mone tary system. While, then, the evils of a sudden al teration of these laws may be said to be ascertained, any ultimate beneficial results to be derived therefrom can only be tested by the change itself ; and, upon a mere calculation of probabilities, the more rational course appears to he, that the acknowledged ills of the fluctuating scale of duties should be attempted to be mitigated, rather than that we should "fly to others that we know not of." The Corn-laws are at all times a most perplexing subject, because on them the public mind is, nay, even the foremost of our statesmen are, only half informed. It is impossible to read or listen to a discus sion on those laws in the most enlightened assembly without at once perceiving that many important elements relating thereto are omitted or unknown ; that the speakers have no chance of arriving at a common con clusion, because they do not start from the same pre mises and recognize the same facts ; that however anxious they may be to get at the truth, their anxiety is useless, because they have not agreed on what shall con stitute its standard. ADVERTISER.—When a nation is desirous of ef fecting some great change in the character of her poli tical or social condition, it is evident she is so near the epoch of revolution that all that is necessary is to give audible expression to her volition. If England be sincere —and who can doubt it ?—in her protestations against the Coruslaws, let her at once put forth a united fiat from the lips of her millions, and their abolition is ac• complished. Driven to an extremity, it were absurd to speak of the power of any ministry against tke force of a whole people. In this country it is always the people who have achieved any national change ; it is always on the people the necessity ultimately recoils of of-- fecting their own legislation. There are periods when forms lose their prescribed value, and look the inani ties they really are. When we reflect on the present distracted condition of this country, we confess, .not withstanding the fact of a Peel Cabinet, supported as it is by a landlord's Parliament, that we see in things .c -l w, signs of a speedy regeneration. In support of o tc ur o irj we deem it merely necessary to point to the sftaznyt the G O ' districts. Will the strengthr,t3oecno.n_ to vernment enable it to stare, the misery the it in the face, and persevere in mcaSiir a o so deluded as prolongation of that misery ? .e nY _ a Teryism—the to think that the most streimous efforts deluded Ling of Buckingham, callous-hearted schemes of the D the specious sophism Oozed over though they may betiPeel—will indeed be of the grand conjuror Sir Robert of millions wild with all able to stave off the demands ? Since the reign o f the horrors of w ant and starvation as the hateful Stuart dy nasty—have Chat lcs the F irs t—so long ago ranks the manufacturing been bent under a gricultural interest. „r_ horrible subje c t ion to the e J age than those of the crop of 1840. The operation of the system of averages must now be generlly well un derstood. It must be seen that they are the cause o f ruinous fluctuations in prices—inherently gambling and speulative in principle—and that they greatly enhanee the price of food. TIMES.—The metal brokers held a meeting to-day and yesterday for the purpose of disclaiming any impli cation that might be cast on them as a body, from the complaint noticed the other day under this head, that the broker had been known to make large profits in ad dition to his brokerage, by the practice of concealing the name of his principal. On their part, we arc informed, that they utterly repudiate the notion of concealing a. principal's name for the sake of increased profit, arni that if such occurrences have actually taken place in the trade, they fully concur in stigmatizing them as wrong, while they can but regret that the acts of individuals should have cast suspicion on a whole body. The promptitude with which these parties have acted to re pud:ate what they consider to be improper acts, and to distinguish what they deem to be the acts of individuals from their practice as a body, is to be commended, but at the same time it is to be regretted that the practice of riving, " sold to my principal," in any branch of business instead of inserting the names of the parties, should have gained ground. This is an usage, and many honourable men act under it as an usage, without entertaining the slightest notion of departing from the legitimate business of a broker, and in some instances it is only by the special consent of the seller that it is adopted. But it is unfortunate that ate habit of concealment opens the way for an opportunity of fraud, and when a system itself is vicious, if any abuse should take place under it, the parties who act by that system, although they may not have perverted it, to wrong purposes, will frequently find suspicion fall upon them. A correspendent complains that our remaries on this subject may even injure those brokers who insert the names of their principals. This is an obvious mis t ke, for it is impossible that a statement of. the evils that arise from concealing the principal can is the. slightest degree affect those who act without conceal meat of any kind. POST.—The advices we continue to receive of the state of affairs in the manufacturing districts are far from encouraging. Several failures have again taken piece at Liverpool and Manchester, but, sifter the IMPlC rous irregularities brought to light in connection with the trading and banking operations of that part of the country, they have not excited anything like the sur prise. they would formerly ' have clone ; and yet the. amounts involved are by no means insignificant. In the case of one house in particular, the conduct of a Joint-Stock Bank has been visited with severe, though no doubt well-merited, censure in the com mercial walks ; nor is it to be believed that the pre . fsrenc: which the Directors have endeavoured to secure,. for it (the bank) over the rest of the creditors i ,ill at all compensate for the loss of reputation w' a i c h , in the eyes of upright men of business, it has in curred by the unjustifiably selfish corrrae they have thought proper to take. The suspended house in question had from the bank a large cash juchement ad- vance, and was induced unadvisedly to give a. bond, by way of contingent or collateral Sc unity, for its reimbursement. This powerful instrument, fur the re covery of money, has been put in forea, it appears, in a manuer, and at a time, when there was subjected to its operation a large amount of property purchased in the ordinary st ay of business upon the credit of the borrow ing firm, and the consequence now is, that what was ac quired in an open and straithforward manner for the le gitimate purposes of trade, is rendered available for the bank alone. while the general creditors upon the estate are left utterly without resources. A knowledge of what had transpired in this case being obtained—for the facts could not long remain a secret—confidence in such other connections of the bank referred to, who either are, or may be suspected of being, in a similar position, is ne cessarily shaken. Attempts are in the meanwhile making to upset the proceeding complained of ; and there is reason to hope that something may, in the end, be ace comp!ished. The only foreign intelligence is from Port Philip, but the news had been anticipated by previous arrivals. HERALD.—Recent advices from the Isthmus of Pa nama communicate a decree passed there by the pro visional-legislative commission of the state for the re gulation of the receipt and transit of correspondence. which it may be of some utility to the mercantile com munity interested, not only in the trade of that portion of the republic of - New Granada, now however separated. from it, for a time at least, by its declaration of inde pendence, but in thee of Peru, Bolivia, the Beuador and Chili, to m.k: public. Article 1 of this decree states that all letters and pne'lets which shall be brought from foreign i countries or from New Granada into the sthmus, for any point of the isthmus, must be deposited by the party so bringing them in the post-office of the port of ar rival. From this regulation, however, letters brought open are excepted. By Article 2 it is decreed that all letters or packets destined from the one ocean to the other in transit for foreign countries may be despatched. at choice in any other way than by the Government post, without its being necessary to present them to the post-officos of the State; and in such case they will be exempt from the post-office charges. By Article 3it is enacted that no letters, &c., deposited in the post-offices to be despatched on account of the Government, shall be so despatched unless pre-paid to the opposite coast. Ar ticle 4 provides that in respect of correspondence for warded in terms of Article 2, the post-office administration charged with the receipt of the letters which may have been transmitted by other parties from one coast of the isthmus to the other, shall deliver them to the captains of vessls according to the different places of destination. SUN.—The English Market has at length shown symp oms of some degree of buoyancy, the result of greater ease in tha Money Market, and the great improvement in the weather. Consols were marked 89f to k„ and before the close of business they even touched 89. For the Account-day they were at 90 to 901. Exchequer Bills realised 13s. to Its. premium. The New Three and•a-Idalf per Cents. were at 98+ to I. And the Re duced Three per Cent. Annuities 894 fur Money Foreign Stocks, however, did not at all participate n. this rally, although the advices from Spain still come over favourable. For the Active Spanish Bonds 21-1„ was the price for immediate transfer, and 22 to 214- for the Account ; Portuguese New Five per Cents., were at 30 ; Mexican Bonds realised 25k, and Brazillian 68, being a further slight advance for the latter ; Russian Five per Cents. of 1822, were at 1121; and Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. at 51k to 52. For Shares there appeared to be an easier sale, and upon the whole the paces ranged a little higher. Great Western Railway Sht:ns were 12 to 131 ; the New 4+ to 42; the Fifths, 31 to 3 i ; the Birmingham Quarter, 'l7 • the Thirds, 20-A- ; the New, 214 to 22 ; the York and North Midland New, 101 ; and the South Western, 121 premium. Brighton Shares were 41 to 3 ; Green wich, 124 ; Croydon, ; 3 4 to :; ; the Northern and Eastern, ; and the North Midland 35 discount. - *Colonial Bank Shares were 41 premium. The Foreign Exchanges were a shade lower again this afternoon. Three months' bills on Paris were taken at 25f. 65c. to ; on Hamburgh at 13 10 to 101 ; on Frankfort at 149+ ; on Trieste at 9 50 to 52 ; on Am sterdam at 12 4+ ; and on Antwerp at 12 3i. • EXECUTION. —On Saturday last John and James Power, brothers, who had been convicted at the last assizes . of the murder of James Peters, underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of the county gaol. By twelve o'clock an immense concourse of PeeP, l l e e was congregated. At about a quarter past one the wretched men were moved from the pres S-room towa the scaffold, engaged in prayer. Shortly a fter, the . „ taller of them (James Power, we believe) with a firm step and somewhat hurried pace , to the i v i v . ise, of the drop. His face was rather flushed than otherwise, and his resolution and strength of nerve Were ex :end dinary. He addressed the spectators with a stroiplgear,n distinct voice, and said—" I am now about_tocg that in presence of my God ; and I solemnly declare had neither hand, act, nor part in the I am going to die, nor in any I forgive my prosecutors and e connected with' my prosecution, and give me. I hope you will pray t. „ God to grant a favourable titer then came out, also ex hibiting judgme v or y. then said, e J. for `'bleb murder for one walked,.ool; who was every one God will for for me, and beg of The other bro great resolution, in a very audible but quite wan and pale. been for which we are going one of us was guilty of the crime.the presence of my God, He circulated in the town that voice—" A report has to die; but I can declar t e i;a l t n I had neither hand, act, nor who will soon judge L ue ; hor m urder. I knew nothing i t was publicly known in the whatever about 1 until- , E ; dI wa s first told of it by my sister. neighbourhood, a,ons part in that or who committed that murder are Perhaps the pers before me. I forgive my prosecutors the crowd among _ in o f m y heart, and I die in peace with the from the boat) ..11 to God to have mercy hope ye ‘Vj p ray on my world; I After the executioner had performed his awfuk soul." t o ok each other's hands, - and continued to task, they too. any Yu sake t h em with a firm grasp until the fatal bolt was s;landrawn, wren they were launched into eternity after t a fcw • . s hort convulsive stru gg l es .—Ti ppaury Con stitution. SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION AT WINGER woRTH.--We regret to state that serious loss has' been experienced by fir Henry Hunloke, Bart., by the de struction of ucarlv the whole of his stock of hal-, whie was placed in a Dutch barn near Winzerworth flail. It took fire owing to the state in which it was got in, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather during the hay harvest. Upwards of 100 tons of hay were in the barn at the time, includin g a portion of last year's crop. 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DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. By the plan exclusively developed by this Society, a single Deferred Annuity is made, nut only to answer the same object, but to far exceed in amount the entire benefit of all the ad vantages heretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious classes through separate investments in Savings' Banks, Be nefit Societies, and Loan Banks. 1. A small yearly or weekly contribution will secure the most ample return for afterlife; thus-21. 12s. per annum (Is. a week) at the age of 20, will give the policy holier the fol lowing option, at the age of 65 Annuity for remainder of life... £ -4710 6 ••• Cash 394 11 0 or a Policy, without further contributions, of 466 0 Eat death. Other periods of life (of 50, 55, and 60) may be also taken with similar advantages. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a fund always available during sickness or want of employment. 3. Two-thirds of all payments returned to representatives in case of premature death. N.B. Policies, as collateral money.security, for periods of one to five years, effected at lower rates than are charged by any other Office, (See Tables A. and B. ), with option of con tinuance for Life at the usual rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. STATE OF THE WEATHER AND CROPS. (From the latest Papers.) A great part of the crops is yet in the fields, waiting the return of fine weather. The coldness of the secson prevents the sprout from injuring the grain ; and should the weather improve, there is no doubt that the wheat will he secured in good condition.—Doncaster Gazette. The weather has been very fickle, precarious, and un certain. On Friday last rain set in in the afternoon, and at night came down in torrents, and seems to have been general throughout the country. Saturday was a thorough rainy day. On Sunday we had rain, and a hail storm at noon. In the night a sharp frost, so as to destroy the dahlias and French beans in some situations. About a mile from Nottingham, we saw a bucket in which the water had been frozen during the night. Mon day was gloomy, but in the afternoon the shearers were busy in the fields. Tuesday was a wet day ; and Wed nesday was unfavourable.--Nottingham Review. The weather since Thursday has been, on the whole, favourable for harvest purposes. The crops are gene rally in course of being saved, and although, compared with last year's produce, they present a considerable falling off-in quantity, the quality is considered pretty good.—Corh Southern Reporter. During the past week we have had a return of cold, stormy, and wet weather, and consequently all opera tions in the harvest field have been suspended. More than a third part of the wheat in this country is still abroad, and, if the present unfavourable weather con tinue, of which, we are sorry to say, there is every pro spect, it must be materially injured. The tempest of last Friday evening was very severe in many places in this neighbourhood.— Wiltshire Independent. The weather with us for the last few days has been very unsettled, although little rain has fallen. The high winds have had a beneficial effect upon the crops in the way of drying them, and, in consequence, the harvest is now very general. Early wheat and oats have been cut in some parts, and all accounts agree in stating the re turns to be above an average.—Edinburgh Evening Pest. The heavy rains at the close of last week caused a large flood in the Loughborough Meadows and low lands adjoining, and was the cause of some injury to the potatoe crops growing in the latter places. On Sunday evening the cold was so severe as to prodnee ice of the thickness of half-a-crown, and has had a very injurious effect on the dahlias and other delicate plants. The dahlias in one or two gardens, that were intended for ex hibition at the forthcoming show at the Plough Inn, have been completely spoiled. A considerable quantity of the corn still remains unsecured.—Nottingham Review. WET GRAIN.—The writer of a letter in an Oxford paper recommends that any grain which may at the pre sent time be found to be wet, should be secured in the • straw, placed in roomy barns, upon shelves constructed of laths or cords, and by frequent removing, or the ap plication of a little heat by means of a stove, kept there until it is dry. In this manner he says that an acre of wheat might be placed horizontally along the walls with every sheaf open, and by the introduction of an artificial current of air, might be rendered in eight hours fit for housing. The writer states that he has himself success 'tiny adopted the plan with some barley. CRICKET.—The Officers of the Ist and 2d Life Guards have selected eleven men from each of their respective regiments, to play a match on Garratt's Grounds, Copenhagen-house, on Monday, September 13. The following are named as players in this interesting match :- Ist Life Guards: Corporal Rayner Trooper Whiteor Brag Pettit Shire Ayres ' Measures Blight Lewis Stuart Lipscomb Scorer—Grace Umpire--Dadson Wickets pitched at ten o'clock. 2d Life Guards: Trooper Bentley Yates Lamb Ellar Marchant Dennis Rich Weddington Lockier Harrison Wright Scorer—Fletcher Umpire—FleLeher. THE ROMANCE OF SPORTING.—,With the single exception of "Nimrod," we have hitherto had no noticeable writer on sporting subjects, although they form so truly marked a feature in our national character. If the gossip of the sporting circles may be relied on, tlis blank in our literature is on the point of being very pleasantly filled up by what will at least have entire novelty to recommend it—namely, a Sporting Romance, under the title of the " Old English Gentleman." It is written, as we understand, by a gentleman of fortune, w h o is well known in the sporting world ; and it is said to contain characteristic sketches, drawn to, and from, the life of every existing English field sport—from the s tag and fox chase, to the lowly otter and rat hunt whole being linked together into a consecutive setting forth the life and habits of a " fine old entlemau." Such a work must excite. nusual 0 lordly lctr IN; WRECK of the SOLWAY STEAMER. (From the Belfast Chronicle.) The following letter from Colonel. Napier, Adjutant- General of the northern districts, who, with his family, were'on board the Solway, on the voyage in which she was wrecked, gives a very lively picture of the occur- rence " Branxholm, Sept. 1, IS4I. • "In st:2ll a case of disaster as' has recently befallen the Solway steamer, on her passage between Bel fast and Port Carlisle, the public must feel a natural anxiety, and have certainly an interest in knowing whether, or to what extent, it may have been chargev.ble to mismanagement No reluctance an in dividual may feel to the discharge of a disagree able duty should prevent him affording the public any information by which the truth in such a case may be thoroughly sifted. I sincerely hope that the influ ential and public-spirited people of Belfast are sufficiently alive to the interests and prosperity of the port, as well as to higher considerations, to insist on an invettigation being instituted, by which all blame will either be dis proved or a suitable exposure be made. " It is not always the case, where such accidents oc cur, that the means of instituting an investigation exist. Sometimes the calamity is too fatal to leave a single ves tige of evidence by which the cause of the catastrophe can even be conjectured. It is happily otherwism in the present instance, in which, although all but fatal to up wards of 200 human beings, by the interposition of a gracious Providence, not a single individual has been lost. As a passenger, thankful to record my own de liverance, I do not see how I can better discharge the duty which devolves upon me, than through the-medium of your columns to solicit the.attention of the public to the following statement : " The Solway sailed from Belfast at three o'clock, P.m., on Tuesday, the 24th ult., with a north-westerly wind. We had not left the port very long when the wind veered round to the south, and was accompanied with a gentle rain. About the time we made the coast of Scotland the rain became occasionally heavier, and the wind blew rather a fresh breeze, not, however, such as to cause much commotion in the water, or to occasion alarm even to the most timid person accustomed to travel by. sea. I assert this as one who has sailed a good deal in my day; although of course I do not pretend to any thing like nautical ex perience. The night being very dark, and it being impos sible, as I understood, to observe the buoys at a certain point in the Solway Frith, the, steamer ti vas kept at what is termed half-speed, in order that she might not arrive before they would become distinguishable. The day began to dawn about a quarter past three in the morning, and as nearly as I could ascertain, the vessel had struck the ground violently about a quarter before four o'clock. Although I remained on deck almost the whele night, lam not aware that before the vessel had struck the lead was ever hove; but when that was done, immediately after, it was to my utter horror that I heard quarter less three.' " The propriety of unburdening the ship by throw ing overboard all the cattle that could be conveniently got at, was at this time suggested to the Captain, but it was not urgently pressed upon him, in considera tion of the earnest entreaties of Mr. Jackson, of Mo naghan, to whom most of the cattle on the deck be • longed, and who begged, if possible, to be spared what would be to him a ruinous loss of property. The Captain at this time endeavoured to soothe the alarm of the passengers who happened to be near him by assuring them that no danger was to be apprehended. The vessel, however, continued to strike the ground witlr greater violence every succeeding Wave. She was at the same time leaking very much, and evidently fast sinking in the water. It soon became apparent that to afford any chance of preserving human life the cattle must be sacrificed ; and when the propriety of this - expedient was again pointed out to the captain, he now readily acquiesced, remarking that it was all that could be done. But after this had been determined upon, it is impossible to conceive the difficulty ensuing from the crowded state of the vessel of putting it into execution. The cattle were literally wedged in with each other on the deck; so much so, in fact, that the passengers had been seen going from one part of the vessel to another by walk. ing on their backs. For this reason, before the gangway could be cleared, a very considerable interval had elapsed. There was no want of hands, indeed, on board, for the hinder part of the ship was crowded with Irish reapers; hut, in the extremity of their terror, their ener gies seemed to be utterly paralysed, and no persuasion could induce many of them to lend a helping hand. Had it not been for seine young gentlemen, cabin passengers, who exerted themselves to the utmost in forcing the cattle overboard, this attempt to save our lives must have proved abortive, many of the ship's crew being Otherwise and necessarily occupied when these efforts were making. Although the vessel was thus at length relieVed of about 160 cattle, she still seemed to be in imminent danl:er of sinking or going to pieces, and the only retraining chance of safety seemed to be in running her as much ashore as possible, in the hope, as the tide had begun to ebb; she might be left to sink in shallow water, where assistance might reach us before the tide had again begun to flow. At this time we might be three miles distant Leer the shore. The course was suggested by a gallant old seaman from Annan, who now took the helm, and whose conduct and demeanour were beyond all praise. Though not uncon scious of his own perilous situation, by his intrepid beha viour he contributed greatly to cheer the sinking spirits of those aroun : him. The machinery by this time being much damaged, the vessel full of water, and the tiros ex- tinguished, very little progress had been made towards the shore, when she stuck fast aground. " In this situation, and the tide still ebbing, our hopes of preservation seemed now to depend on our obtaining assistance as speedily as possible from the land. The Captain, with this view, despatched one of the boats ashore, with orders to the mate to spare no expense in procuring the means of our safe conveyance to land. No assistance, was to be - had, and hopes, sanguine for a moment, received a painful check when we saw the boat returning unaccompanied. " With a boat capable of holding from 12 to 14 per sons, in addition to her crew, our only aeznaining re source was to endeavour to land so immense a crowd of passengers by successive boat-loads. It was felt at first that the multitude on board might render this a somewhat hazardous experiment, since they could hardly be expected to exercise the patience which so tedious a means of safety required. By adopting every precaution, however, by which a simultaneous rush to the boat might be prevented, we had the happi ness to see the first cargo unshipped without accident, They were immediately despatched, with orders to the sailors to put them down as soon as the water was sufficiently shallow to admit of their wading to land. It was neck deep, I believe, with some of them when they took the water, and they might wade nearly a mile before they reached land. After two boat-loads had been safely got on shore in this tedioe's manner, it was discovered that the depth at the ship's side was not more than 4-i Feet. With much persuasion some of the passengers were now induced to get into the sea and to make their way to the shore hand in hand. The example was soon followed, and in a short time all but the females had left the ship. These last were now conveyed out of the deep water in the boat. " Soon after all the passengers had been safely landed the tide receded so far as to leave the vessel high and dry on land. Had this been anticipated, much anxiety might have been spared ; but nobody on board knew that such would be the case, and I found nobody on shore who seemed to be better informed in regard to the nature of the tides." (Colonel Napier here enters into statements and alle gations as to the probable cause of the accident ; but, as these might prejudge the case, if submitted to legal in vestigation, we must omit that part of his letter.) " I tun not aware whether it is the intention of any of the other passengers to make their sentiments public, as I myself have felt it my duty to do; but surely those indivi duals who have incurred so great a loss of property will bo inclined to look for some compensation at the hands of Close by whom their loss has been occasioned. I can only assure them that, having urged them to the sacrifice of their cattle, I will cheerfully incur any inconvenience to enable them to obtain the redress to which I conceive them to be entitled. " THOMAS E. NAPIER. DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER. Tho intention announced of the different Dissenting congregations in Nottingham to set apart a day for hu miliation and prayer, •on account of the general distress engendered by the iniquitous restrictions on trade, was also given out on Sunday at the various Chapels in the town, and a lively interest was excited. Prayers and services were performed in• keeping with the occasion, and the Ministers of the respective Chapels endeavoured to set before their congregations the heinous effects of the present Corn-laws. Monday last, the Gth inst., was set apart by the friends of the poor and the enemies of monopoly, as a day of humiliation for our . national sins, and prayer for deli verance from the distress so prevalent among the Work ing classes.—Wiltshire Independent. The Dissenters in Mansfield met at their different chapels on Monday last to engage in humiliation anti prayer, and to evince how deeply they sympathise with their poorer brethren throughout the country. At the clola of the service, at the Independent chapel, 71. was collected, towards relieving the poor members of their own congregation.—Nottingham Review. WHAT IS THE BUDE LIGHT ?—The Bude Light is a powerful concentrated light, obtained from a number of burners constructed somewhat on the prin ciple of Argand's lamp, with this improvement, that each burner has only one circle or cylinder, while in Ar gand's lamp there are two. A stream of oxygen gas is transmitted through the centre of each burner, to con sume the disengaged carbon, thus adding to the intensit of the light. This light is collected into a focus by means of mirrors, and again diffused through lenses of different forms. Crystals of the octahedral facet, combined with prisms, seem to be most generally approved. The ad vantage this mode of lighting possesses is, that, while brilliant and effective, it is soft and pleasant. It is the invention of Mr. Gurney, and is employed in lighting public offices. 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