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EVENING SUN. rAI.;USIIED 1521. THE LONDON . - 11AtiBLE 3411• STONE f . - WORKING COMPANY, .. are enabled with then o I .TES;'I' MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Mo n-onits, TabletS.. - Slabs for FUrniture, and evcry'desci•ipti , nl '" . 1 1 \VOA; with •an accuracy, rapidity k,f execution, beano sod durability of Polish, and reductien of cost, which cannot be •btaineAl elsewhere. ,; 1 he P u bli c are i nv it e d t o i ns pect their extensive SHOW -IPDONJS', containing the largest stock in this country. Bl T l l , e Trade supplied wish • every description of Bough Slab c4P, or Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order Esher -street, goiywell-street, Millbank, Westminster. I 'l.ase to be accurate im copying the Address, to prevent im sition, the Company having no connexion with any other stablishment but that in Esher-street. NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY FOR GRANTING L IFE A SSURANCES. DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 2t, CORNH!LL. Crpital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Par..ament. EIRECTORS. T. JAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. - Elliott-am, M.D.. F. R.S. I John Rawson, Esq. ' John Griffith Frith, Esq. Jehn Riddell Stodart, En. Hunter Gordon. Esq. I Clement Tabor, Esq. George Langley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORs. p rofessor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F.R.S. ACT , IA RY--W. S. 13. Woolhonse, Esq.. P.R. A. S nderroßs—Aiessrs. Sweet, Sattne, Ewens, and Omman. ney, 6, Basinghall-street. LIFE ASSURANCE. Reaides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large ./ 4 ' l up capital, and accumulating funds, the following is one 'nntigst many of the advantages which belong exclusively to the pri nc i n l es of Life Assnrance and Deferred Annuities ori litinated by h. Society, viz.—Power to borrow (without (to il', expense, er forfeiture) Two-thirds of all premiums paid u Pnn a Policy of Assurance. I The ansexed is a skort Table, showing the A nnual Premium asturin g ft t £lOO ohe Whole Lite, or for a Term FOR LIFE. • A. B. Withont With For One For Five Profits. Profits. Year only. Years only Zq £. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1 13 7 1 17 4 0 17 0 0 17 6 ,„"" 11 24 4 29 3 10,19 6 10 2 0 "', 2IS 8 h 3 , 1 310 1 S 0 60 "" 4424136 • , 1 13 0 116 6 613 6 I 7 8 4 ' I 3 0 0 3 9 6 P.. 4.. A Ito. thirds of Profits 'divided annually amongst tho Assured. ), DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. h_ny th e plan.exclusively developed by this Society, a single fled Annuity is made, nGt only to answer the same object, , far emceed in amount the entire benefit of all the ad ,l-"tages heretofore only obtained by the middle ad industri_ous asses through separate investments in Savings ' Banks, re- Ileet SOCieties, and Loan tanks. • ~1 * A small yearly or weekly contribution will secure the test !to* return for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum ( Is. is -et itl at the ago of 20, will give the policy holder the fol- A. kg option, at the) age of 65 ! v - 4 " l tuity for remainder of life £47 16 6 ... 394 11 0 or a o th e'r, without further contributions, of 466 0 oat death. Ititl:;; I V" I s of 34 (of 50, 55, and 60) may be also taken -.rcular advantages. f . •r. Wo.thirds at any time lent en deposit of policy, being a Alwayo , ;eallabl e during sickness or want of employment. cs e l . -thirits of all'payments returned to representatives in premature death: . o tle N • Policies, as collateral money•security, for periods of % I tire years, effected at lower rates than are charged by tio, l4 ° `nte Office, ( See Tables A. and B.), with option of con. nee for Life at the asuil rates. • THE COMMERCIAL CONIPANY'S pow. erful and splendid SfE AM SHIPS have London bridge-wharf, as under (weather permitting) for RAMSGATE—Every Morning, at 9 preciFely (Sunday in cluded). GRAVESEND, Southend, Sheerness, and Chatham— Every Morning, at 11 (Sur.day included ). WOOLWICH—Every Morning, at 11 (Sunday included). BOULOGNE—Suneays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, according to tire. The Company's vessels leave Southampton as under (weather permitting) for— PLYMOUTH and DEVONPORT, calling at Torquay and Dartmouth— Every Monday, at 6 in the Evening. WEYMOUTH—Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Noon. GUERNSEY and JERSEY Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursda% s, and Saturdays, at 7 in the Evening. ST.HALO—Every Saturday, at 7 in the Evening. HAVRE de GRACE—Tuesdays; Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, according to tide. Goads will be received and forwarded for the undermentioned places from Hambro'-wharf, UpperF`Thames-street ; Chaplin's Offices, Regent-circus ; the Station, Nine Elms, for Wey mouth, Torquay, Totnes, Dartmouth, Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse, and all places adjacent. and likewise at the Office of the Company, 17, Fi,h-street-hill, where goods will likewise be forwarded to Guernsey, Jersey, St. Malo, and Havre de Grace, and by Mr. N. M. Priaulx, High-street, Southampton. Aug. 4, 1841. ONDON AND BLACKWALL RAIL , WAY COMPANY.—Notice is hereby given, that the Tll 'tNSFER BOOKS of this Company will be CLOSED .from AION.DA Y, the 9th inst. un'il Mosn.t y, the 16th inst., pre, aratory to the allotment of the sew shares. It is important that all out-standing Transfers should be brought in on or before the 9th inst. for registration, in order that the allotment, of the new shares may be made to thopar ties properly entitled to them. By order of the Board, J. WARRINGTON, Sec. 60, Fenehurch-•street, A ugust 2, 1641. BLACKWALL NEW FAST 111 . The " RAILWAY,P The " BRUNSWICK . And " SONS OF THE " TIMES FROM ISLA CRWA Morning, at 9 ▪ past 9 10 ▪ past 10 11 Afternoon, past 1 ▪ past 2 ▪ past 4 ▪ past I AND 'GRAVESEND. ,ON STEAM BOATS. The "TILACKWALL," ," I " FATHER THAMES," [TAMES," STEAM BOATS. DE STARTING. FROM GRAVESEND. Morning, at 7 Town Pier • past 7 Terrace Pier i t past 8 do. • past 11 sto. Afternoon, past 12 do. 2 Town Pier ▪ past 2 Terrace Pier ▪ past 3 do. • past 4 do. ▪ past 5 Town Pier • past 6 Terrace Pier • past 7 ,do. ... i past 6 ... i past 3 FARES. Week Days—Chief Cabin, Is. ; Fore Cabin, sd. On Sundays—Chief Cabin, It. 6d. ; Fore Cabin, is. THE RAILWAY TRAINS Run from the NEW TERMINUS, Fenchureh-street, and also from the Minories, Shadwell, St-pney, Limehouse, West India Docks, and Poplar Stations, and from the 111ackwall Terminus, every quarer of an hour, from half-past eight in the morning, till a quarter before ten at n•ght (except en Sundays during Divine Service, viz. from hal •past ten till one) N.B. On SUNDAYS the Trains will start from the MI NORI ES Station instead of Fenchurch-,street. 60, Fen . church-street, Aug. 2, 1841. PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham Place, Black- London. Established in 1826. iV O DI RECTORS. iNtr ki e. 7,_10 Havter,Esq., M.P. Robert Prevost, ,11n • - m" °,l 4 , :ton Esq. John Louis Esq. "%IR (I."g'•od Kemble Es . S.tmuel Smith, Esq. —•4),aw Lefevre, F. 1 1 1.8. Le !March Thomas, Esq. oral u . TRUSTEES. Deacon, Esq., John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F.R. S., Charles Jol , nston, Esq. The • A Wing Adrantages of this O ffi ce are— Pak 'w rate of Premium, without profits, or an increased Pre m i um, e „,, with participation in the profits of the Office. laitn ce 7gwing are the annual Premiums required for the as on a healthy life in either case : /vI T"OUT PROFITS. WITH PROFITS. 4. A 'Ere. 3 o. Age4o. Ageso. Age2o. Age 30. Age .10. Age. g , d. .. 0. 0. £a.o. £ 0. £ d. £a. d. 2 '2 217 0 4 0 8 1 Id 11 2 9 2 3 6 6 tl4 2 a • • /1, 41 division o f th e p ro fit s will take place quinquennially. 11 1 1, 4 4 5 ea accrue after three annual premiums shad have been and parties can receive their bonuses in a present sum, t,,, i 'ave them applied in augmentation of their Policies, or in k tion of their future Premiums. I tt A ''surer,i may contract to pay their Premiums either in one It I ZI in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or o r tc!rly payments, or on the ascending or descending scale. ‘th,''era in the Army and Navy en active service, Per k Meted with chronic and other diseases, and such as are ; beyond th e of Europe, are also Assured at Mode ' Rat e , - w i l e! holders have a rHit to attend the General Meetings, Ik h l 'h the Auditors repe . rt annually the state of the Com isafr; aas. 144 . Qthce. and all necessary info,nation_ may hi. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary. !PIE LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND ttl t .,,blll3LlN GUARANTEED MUTUAL and PRO '. CRIARY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, -- "^RLOTTE-ROW, MANSION HOUSE, and 19, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. 21, ST. ANDREW-STREET, EDINBURGH. And 64, FLEET-STREET, DUBLIN. DIRECTON.S. t C rl der Anderson, Esq. Kennett Kingsford, Esq. ~trn e Atkinr, E sq - John M‘Guffie, Esq. ttt it s ; hidden , Esq : John Maclean Lee , Esq. , i g Brandreth J. Marmaduke Rosse ter i Es q . ue n i ( "Fltniral Robert Honyman Alexander Rob ertson, Es q ., v oi 7lrrli n lfill, Esq. Managing Director. I J ohnson; Esq.,.Alderman ot actroas.—Alessrs. Palmer, France. and Palmer: , IM SECRETARY.—F. Edgell, Esq. ` 4 ta l i i ultTANT IMPROVEMENTS have been intr oduced „ Th ASSURANCE PRACTICE by this COMPAN Y. Alt a r ULICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and lea they hare been obtained by fraudulent misre , ron. ,; 41 4..;.,_ . Nord of Directors satisfy themselves upon the 'a ' ti b rattions proposed before they enter into the contracts !It4 l ranee, and frame their policies in such terms as to pre 'trt,h_all future questions as to their validity, and i thus ren thit:tra indisp u t a bl e an d negotiable aocuments of future debt N rti t he Company. es may be assured either upon the participating or non- Paring plan ; the assured art relieved of all responsi 414t;"d the participating class is entitled to the whole of the upon that branch of the business. Table to Assure £lOO, with addition of profits : cgs , io 10 Age 40. 1 Age 45. Age 50. 1 Age 53. £3 5 0 t 1:3 15 5 I 1 £4 10 7 1 £6 13 8 , NZ's interested in the lives of nominees or debtors may, c til' e ,-" d iiag extra premiu.,n be relieved from the risk of their 4 4 1 ' 4 ' being forfeited by the parties going to foreign coun t:4' -4 41. F of the PREMIUMS MAY REMAIN UN PAID for SEVEN YEARS, • Pg grelter facility for Loan Transactions and Fa • t "i , i o lnt than any ether plan which has been tug- 1 8 . I Age I 25. Age 30. I Age 40. I Age 45, Age 50. Y £1 0 7 I £1 3 71 El It 51 £1 16 6 I IE2 3 9 reit Tab'e to Assure £lOO Payable at Death. I. „.AZ, - - - - 4 Usu I, ~. A Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents, -744 Gentlemen are in all cases remunerated kr their `Poet ° ,II PPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINN. and OTHERS q' Copies of. Testimonials,-tiratis, by all Agents. RIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage* his.late Majesty, li.n. Royal Highness the 4tt04:1 of Kent, mad the Lords of the Treasury, is universally Nended by the'Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis- Oneident to the Eyes and Head. 1 ' l 'IlT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE i v. . AND DEAFNESS CUREN and frnrant Compound! It: t h e most simple, delightful, Nf t4 ndeof application is fraught wits:, pleasure, ; manython. ,v11 4 ., - ‘ a— • li,hed s A y Its use, at a trilling ex -1,,,` yet certain If testimonies be necessary slii t ' l : 4 , 4,, the 't s a u i ffe i r n e; to make " trial, Kings, Lords, and Com 'ti I C nave used it. The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned Ltli' l L e ' , Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most "qh t l l 1 - " t Oculists, Medical ?ractitioners—with that gigantic :to tt ". the" Press—have eulogised Grimatene's celebrated w al Vt. aten tss Compound, :nown as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," I t'i l , ti leacy in reroov"ing all diseases incident to the Eyes and . 'ir •G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F. R.S. See JAL Laehfield, !1'i',2 . 1 , Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews stalls Z‘teTional blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The Oriel ;Abernethy, with many others, recommend Grim 5t,114,1 'le Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the 1 1 1 , l',: i l it's Vade Mecum."—.S e e the many thousand Letters st E ri‘t monies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of Itr ktt r espectability. from the Secon Edition of " Grimstono's Weather Almanack." 141 % 1 ,, , . 2, , S . kinn . er''s N ms houses, Mile End, Jan. 26, 18.0. ' %4 ink It ' d, ' . • my incumbent duty to return you my grate '`‘Le'lgul ents of the efficacy of your invaluable " Eyo diur o r r must understand, Sir, that 1 have for the last I° ° years suffered much with giddiness in my head and s ‘ t r) I N h :J . sight. I na:urally co ncluded (being in my ti9th jeti v i was the decay of Nature, and was advised by a i'rta,. * l3 O said so much in its favour, and the extraordinary ; 41,1 1 I; of Your invention, I was ir.duccd to give it a trial, and ,te c t fr a PPY to sa y th at t h e grea t an d si• l nal benefit I hav e de t,i 05 0 th e use of four of your 2s. 4d. canisters has enabled 'hi ks my c ' id. Role s has given me great reli e f i n my c st Zd 1 feelsO s tb e or t oughly cons - inced of its benig n virtues, gratitud e shall ever be evinced in recommending it to 1,7 hereafter meet suffering with those afflictions. inn. Sir, your much obligei and grateful servant, si o ANN COLE. • Grim s t one Esq., 39, Broad-street, -Bloomsbury, %a C ‘yy of a Letter dated Leeds, July 4 , 1834 . have received ' great benetit from your Eye Snuff. th en afflicted ten years with Catara, d as ven Medical M e n, but was recommended to w useyour h, 'k k „I n ieh complet e ly cu r e d me in a few weeks. You may is% , " uf my name, if it will, do. you any good. Excuse .Your?s, ever faithfully, er•-street, Leeds. PETER SANDERSGN. Wrn, Grimstone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. 1 , %i_ Last Testimonylo 1840. ehtt,r.,, ve the Caution....LW. , GRIMS , TONE is the sole ins. N. , and the only genuine is p re pared by him. p oi Odoriferous H ba us - Compound of Herbs is sold in suers' at N ce° Bs and 15s. 6,d. •, Is. 3d., 2s. 4d,, 41•4 d ., *- I,,, insb the Proprietor, W. Grimstene, at 3C, Broad - striit, %t 'es ury, and can be obtained in all the principal townie' and i;b4olt. liberal allowance le Vipers, owners,- caPtani,:,4*d 141q,ber,s Eyi This celebrated -;,nuff to- all quarters 'of globe, and retains its benign rt._ I n eVtiry about*, Ml Snu ff s awl Cigars shipped on 4urt eat notice. - Just published, the Seventh Edition, price 34. , and sent free, on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 3s. 6d., ANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PRE JYJ MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suf fering frOm.the destructive effects . of Eztessive Indulgence, Solitar-, Habits, or Infection . ; folltwed by Observations on the TP:aKTMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, GLEET, '<ie. Illustrated with Cases, &c. ity 3. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. eublished by the Authors, and mild by Railiere, Medical Bookseller to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regent street; Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, London; Guest, Bir mingham ; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's-square, Manchester ; Philip, South Castle-street, Liverpool ; Machen and Co., 8, D'Olier street, Dublin; Duncan,ll4, High-street, Edinburgh ; and te be had of all Booksellers. This Work, a Seventh Edition of which is new presented to the public, ten thousand copies have been exhausted since its first appearance, has been very much improved and enlarged by the addition of a more extended and clear detail of general principles, as also by the insertion of severalliew and highly in teresting cases. he b , sok, as has been already stared, is the result of very ample and daily increasng experience in a class of diseases, which, for some unaccountable reason, have been either altogether overloAted, or treated almost with Indiffer ence, by the ordinar y medical practitioner. The proverbial and well known rapacity of unqualified practitioners, who traffic on the health and credulity of patients, has been en couraged and aroused by this supineness, on the part of the regiilar surgeon. In order to obviate the pernicious effects sure to result from the practices of such pretenders, tho authors, have fur a considerable time devoted themselves ex clusively to a certain class of diseases; cf the necessity of so doing, they were further conv'ticed by feeling that tact in in vestigating the latent sources of many diseases, which arise from certain secret ptitetices, can only be acquired by an ex clusive and undititled attention to this department of medical practice. The numberless instances daily occurring, whersia affections of the lungs, putting on all the outer appearances of consumption, which, however, when traced to their source. are found to result from certain baneful practices, fully proves that the principle of the division of labour, is nowhere more applicable than in medical practice. We feel no hesitation in. saying that there is ne'member of society by s hom the book will not be found useful, whether such person hold the relation of a Parent. a Preceptor, or a Clergyman. Tho PARENT, Who beholds his beloved child pining • away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in cons,- queues of soma disease, which, for want of careful investiga tion of its real cause, has been set down to the score of con sumption, will, oa perusing this work, be, astonished to pnd, that in nine-tenths of, the cases,,of youag perions of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary consumption, heart disease, tahes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habil s practised by youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. • The PRECEPTOR, also, who holds (temporarily at least), the relation and responsibility of a parent, will, by . perusing this work, be directe4 and very much assisted in investigating and detecting the too often con cealed practices so often introduced into schools, whereby the health and iltimately the lives of his pupils are sure to be com promised, unless the evil.be arrested in proper time. He will here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of this moral labyrinth, and a standard whereby to judge, when delicacy of health should appear to attack any of his young charges, what the real causes of such attack may be, and thus he will be enabled to check the evil in its incipient state. The CLERGYMAN, in whose sacred character is at once concentrated the two-fold relation of parent and instructor, will here be directed as to the nature of those habits to which youth is addicted ; he will also be enabled te point out the ds istrous consequences which are sure te follow from them if not relinquished. Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their residence, No. 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. Country Patients are requested to he as minute as possible in the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaint, a ge, general habits of living, awl occupation in the communication must be accompanied by life o f the sym p toms, party ; the usual Consultation Fee of D., without which no notice whatever can he take* of their application ; and in all cases. the most. (,erecy may be relied on. SUPERIOR CANDLES. ' • DAVIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb.; Wax Candles, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Coco& Nut, 10d. ;, Extra Fine Wax Wick Moulds, ; Transparent Wax, 2s. Od. •Ge ,uine Sperm, 23 ; Genuine Wax, 2s. 31. ; Yellow Soap, 465., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. ; , Mottled, 62 5 . an d 66 5 . ; Windsor and• Palm, Is. 4d. p er pac. ket ; Old brown Wi n d s or Soap Is. 9d, • Cam phor, 2s. • . Al mon d, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing ' Rose, 2s. Od. : Wax, 4s: 6d. per lb. ; Sperm Oil; 95. Od. per Gallon ; Solar Oil, 35. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-House. INFIRMARY - for the. CURE of sTitic. IL TURES of the URETHRA, OYPRILIS, GONOR- RritEA, (MEETS, an d a II .DISEAS4S of the GENERA 'VP. and URINARY ORGANS. Netwitttankling the sbnve InstitAtinn iiriosed; Patien ts wa y z.ontinue tc receive the G RA . llll'll4lB ADV ICE of the Sur- . 1 459 ( 1 4..... 0 surtetaav, 42, Great Mariborough-streetillv A P ! re,ytng at-bi,t4own hc:oe inutrad of the :ch a nty, • ' • Hours .Of Afferidanve, from Eight, to Ten in the -Mornings twifidirgivelilli - Nlife in the Evenings, On SundayOu-the 'Morning, but not in the Evening. LAUNCH OF THE HINDOSTAN AND ILLUMINATION OF THE CALEDONIA. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 2.—The launch of the Ilindos tan, which .had been postponed with an intention to gratify the members of the British Association, took place this afternoon at fire minutes to five o'clock, - when she went off in good style, without the least dip, after being christened by Mrs. Ellice, the lady of the Major- General, Commander of the district. The weather had been unpropitious from the commencement of the day, and it rained excessively during all the time of the launch, notwithstanding which there were at least 4,000 persons round the ship, and a great number assembled on the opposite hill at Cremill, in the various ships at anchor in Hainoaze, and in boats. Great praise is due to Admiral Stiperintendent Warren for his exertions in accommodating the i spectators, and for his especial at- tention to afford every convenience to the members of the British Association. Not an accident of any kind oc curred. The Impregnable, 120, was beautifully deco rated • with colours, and other vessels were similarly adorned. The Hindustan is a 78 gun .ship, a two decker, has been thirteen years on the stocks, .is teak built, and constructed in the old school, with a bluff bow, adapted to rough weather. The following' are her dimensions : . . In. Length from the figure-head to the after- part of the taffrair Length on the gundeek Extreme breadth Extreme height of the figure-head above lower part of false keel Extreme height of taffrail above ditto Depth in hold 217 11 185 8 50 10 47 4 53 9 21 01 Tons. Burdcn 2,050' 30-94 Freight - when launched Freight when equipped for sea - • 3,213 At a quarter to-ten the same evening,-previous notice • having been- ':given by Captain` "Taylor, paledonia, 120, was beautifully illuminated. A rocket was sent off about half a minute before to fix the attention ;of the spectators, .and she Was then siMultaneously lit Up'by her crew in all parts of her hull and rigging With btue port fires, which continued burning about a minute. It had .most surprising and agreeable effect, the rain having ceased about half an hour before ; the sea was calm, and the heights were studded with people, who were the more gratified by the exhibition from having despaired of seeing it, in consequence of an unexpected delay, caused by the unpropitious state of the weather. The following • disasters happened a' few' days ago at the hamlet of Goville, near St. Wandrille (Seine Inferieure). A farmer named Desjardins, was carrying home a load of corn, when, by inadvertently going too near some hives of bees, he overturned them, and so enraged the swarms that they, in one mass, set upon him, his man, and his horse, and left not an accessible spot in either of their bodies unassailed by their stings. Fortu nately, a village doctress was at hand, and witnessed the occurrence. With the utmost promptitude and judg ment she deluged M. Desjardins with. pailsful of water, and while the insects were rendered inactive by the im mersion, she, with her hands, removed them all from his body, picked out many that'had got into his nose, mouth, and ears, and then, with a care most essential in such cases, extracted all the stings she could find sticking in his skin, and which amounted to 400, washing the ori fices with cold water. The man was'also severely. stung, but not to such an extent as his master,- The, dcctress having performed her part, the sufferers were taken in hand by medical men, whose applications relieved them from all absolute danger, but required time to produce a perfect cure. The poor horse is said to have suffered severely, but his ultimate fate is not mentioned. 'rho misfortunes tf the day did not stop here. A girl of the village was. sent in another cart to bring home the wife • of Desjardins;who eras at some distance, and in the haste of going she overturned the vehicle, broke her own arm, and injured several other per Sons. DEATH' OF THE HON. EDWARD. DE Mo . I.Ns.—This gallant veteran breathed hiS . last on Sa turday, at Dingle, in the county Kerry, in the 64th year of his age; . The deceased was son of the late Right lion. Thomas Lora V-entry, and a Deputy-Lieutenant of .the county. '.served in the 28th Regiment throughout .the whole orthe'Peninsular war. He was wounded se verely: at BarOssa, and was honoured with the field officer's medal for Orthes, where he commanded a bri gade of the light infantry companies. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. ~- ~ '~/ No 1,261 LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1841. 1140YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITu- A REGENT-STREET. FIRST EXHIBITION of, and LECTURE ON, RAIN'S ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PRINTING TELEGRAPH, by means of which a Banker in London can write a Letter in the Office of a Correspondent in Edinburgh ; the Letter, with its answer, can be conveyed the 800 miles in a very few minutes. SIXTY PATENIEI) ELECTRIC CLOCKS, by HAll- WISE and BAIN ; LIOINAU'S PATENTED CLOCKS; CARY'S ORRERY, and the NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, to which a magnificent Fire Scene has been a:lded. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, nearly Two Thou sand Works which display eminent art, science, aid ingenuity. The Microscope, Diver and. Diving Bell, Popular Lectures, and beautiful Experiments. CANTON, and other beautiful COSMORAMIC VIEWS, are added to the Evening Exhibition. Opens at Half-past Ten o'clock in the Morning, and Seven o'clock in the Evening. Admission, One Shilling. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC -1- I GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Auc. 4,1841. BEER-SELLERS' ANNIVERSARY DINNER. (.'•n and after the 10th instant, the Branch Offices at Char. ng Cross, Old Cavendish Street, and the Borough, will re ceive INLAND LETTERS, the postage on which is paid by Stamps affixed to them ; also, FOREIGN, COLONIAL, and SI-11P LETTERS, on which the postage is to be -paid, until 6-!5 P.M., instead of the present hour of 6-45, P.M. At Lombard-street these classes of Letters will be received till 6.30 P.m., instead of 6 P.m., the present hour, and at the General Post-office, St. Martin's•le-Grand, till 7 P. at. All these classes of Letters will be chargeable with a FEE of One Penny to entitle them to the benefit of this regulation, which FEE on Inland Stamped Letters must be paid by a Stamp affixed to the Letter, but which in case of Foreign, Co lonial, or Ship Letters, may be paid either by a Stamp or in Money. At the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, however, the FEE on Island Letters, whether Paid, or Stamped, may be taken in Money, as at present. By command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary. The Seventh Anniversary Dinner of th 3 Metropoli tan Beer-sellers' Protection Society took 'place yester day at White Conduit House. Upwards of 1,000 persons sat down to a most excellent dinner to celebrate the event, and the utmost harmony prevailed throughout the evening. Mr. Strong, of the firm of Richmond,- Larcham, and Strong, was unanimously call upon to preside. After the cloth was withdrawn and " Non Nobis De ntine " sung by the professional gentlemen present, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of her Majesty and Prince Albert, which was drank most enthusias cally. Solo and chorus-,-" God save the ; Queen." The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health cf the Duke of Sussex, and all the Royal Family resident in Eng land, which was • also drank with the 'greatest en thusiasm. Glee—" Life's a bumper." • The - CI" AIRMAN then rose to propose tht :Metropoli tand Beers-sellers' Prot ec ti on Society. A d in doing so he regretted extremely that its, proposal* had not fal len into hands that were far more. capable than himself to do' it justice. '(.;lee—" Willie brew'd a peck o' niaut." Mr. Bts'Hor, the Secretary to the Society, on respond ing to the toast, observed that it had fallen to his pro vince to say a few words upon the toast that had just been proposed of " Success to the Metropolitan Beer sellers' Protection Society." He -was quite sure, from the manner in which all present had responded to that • toast, that they felt, like - him Self, a real wish that suc cess might attend the Society, and that the same bond of unity which had hitherto - existed might still be.conti nued.—(Cheers.) They had met that day to celebrate the seventh, anniversary of the. institution ,of the Beiir-sellers'• Socitlty.—(Che6 When they met to' celebrate the firstanniversary they were few in numbers, and , their efforts Were • then comparatively small ; but since that time their energies • . had. been called forth, and he . thought that. he need hardly tell • them that 'such' success. had -crowned -their, exer tions to ‘make them . really wish for ,• the success •• the Society. .It- was but a short time since .they had: struggled hards•for their existence as tradesmen, but he was happy to 'say that they were ad mitted Into . the pale of privikge.-*(cheers.) 'They were no longer (the proscribed class they had hitherto been. —(Cheers:) They might now accommodate a neigh bour when they required it, and all they had to do was to show that th w ey were deserving of the privileges they had, that they were entitled to those that were withheld from thern---(Cheers)—and would ; not rest satisfied till they had obthined them._(Cheers.) It must be norne in mind by every member 'of the SoCiety that, although they were in possession of these privileges at the present moment, they might be again, assailed, and, if they were, he would venture to s a y this, that there could not be a wiser mode to render those assaults harmless than by having their whole body so united as to set them at . de fiance. This was one of the main ends of the Society ; but that was not all, there was another object they had in view, and that was to establish on a firm foundation T.ONDON & BLACK WALL RAILWAY. .41 OPENING of the- NEW TERMINUS in FEN CHURCH- ST R EET. —Tt e Public are iespeetfully informed thai the TR kINS now run to and from the NiNf TER MINUS in Fenchurch•stiect to Blackvrall, and the interme diate Stations of Shadwell, Stepney, Limehouse, West India Docks, and Poplar • and carriages also run between the Station in the Minories anclßlackvrall, as heretofore. N.B.—The Trains run every quarter of an hour, from half put Eight o'clock in the morning, to 4 Quarter before Ten o'clock at night. Faies—First Clais, 6J. ; Second Class, 4d. Steam-boats, in communication with the Railway, run froei the Brunswick Pier, 1-;11ckwall, to Greenwich, Woolwich; Gravesend, Margate, and Herne Bay. London, August 2, 1841: 1 -.- Ni 1. . h;' , .. P.' . .; . ~.' ;1/4111.......4•11111111111111111,-. -. 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Second,—lt will destroy the necessity of keeping corn in bond for months and months, to watch the lowest scale of duty, whereby thousands of quarters have beet spoilt and thrown away. Third,—lt will open the corn market to at least five thousand merchants of the moderate capital of 20,000/. each, forming an active capital of 100 millions of pounds, instead of keeping the trade in the hands of two hundred capitalists, of 100,000/. each, forming only a capital of 20 millions of pounds. Fourth,—lt will give a fixed basis for the merchant manufacturer to calculate upon, and enable him to barter his manufactures in all markets for corn, whereas a sliding duty (apart from its being a perfect gambling transaction) is quite a prohibition to the merchants, who otherwise could bring home corn instead of a cash re mittance, when he is certain of being able to sell on arrival, at a fixed duty, and encash his funds promptly. Fifth,—This would prevent the constant drain of gold from the bank, in the same proportion as iaanufactutes are bartered. _ _ _ Sixth,—This would prevent the continual restrictions of the bank that now so often occur, and the distresses of the country would be lessened. Seventh,—lt would destroy the Jealousy existing be tween the landed and manufacturing interests, because the daily and monthly operations of the merchant throughout the year, upon his manufacturing profit, would amply repay him, and -enable-him:not., to he grtitlge the landholders even a - lOs. protecting duty; his operations being very different to the great capitalist (moving only once a year) with enormous profit, when the people are at the extreme point of need arid starva tion, for the manufacturing merchant's frequent repeti tion of a small • profit would 'more than equalise the one yearly great profit of the capitalist ; he would not be watching the season ii, but the consumption, of his manufactures., SAFETY ROTATION RAILWAY COM PANY. 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The DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER and LEEDS RAILWAY CONIPitNY aro prepared, under the powers of an Act passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of her, present Majesty, intituled " An Act for enabling the 'Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to raise a further sum - of money," to RECEIVE TENDERS for the LOAN of MONEY, in sums of not less than One Thousand Pounds each, en ititereit at the rate of Five per Cent. per annum, for the tertlit of Avg Sr seven years, at the option of the lender, the repayment to be secured by mortgage of the property of the undertaking and the rates, tolls, and other sums, arising or to arise by vir tue of the several Acts of Parliament passed relating to the said Rtilway. • The Tender's are to express the sums and the term of years er which the same are proposed to be lent, and are to be ad 3 dressed to the Chairtnan l at the COMpahyl °ices, Citi*e / ie buildings, Ham's flank, Minehester. laud this 4th day of June; 1841. H. HOULDSWORTH, Chairman: TO CAPITALISTS ANT) OTHERS, QEVEN PER CENT. SECURE, and a certainty almost a a gt eater Inteteat, pnr inntird, rvkilild 1 3 0 0:N.11 1 5 1 - , - M14 - ni th tiCtfretf, Eitaltit.frWaViiii' tettalh Aline as to form the Mast undeniable sedulity: Aliglit be lent in one or several sums of different amounts from 1:0001: The security is better than even Funded l'reptily, Which is of variable value. Would be taken for sit months lilt, to lie continued from half--.y - car to hilfr-fear; at the optioti of the Lender: piaicitlais will be given by the Advertiser persotiallj, to Principals or their Solicitors. addressing A. B. C., at 11r. Heraud's, Law Stationer, 25, Bell. yard, Temple Bar. PATENT LEVER WATCHES. la 0 N arid CO. ( Late AVE It 'I), Wateh ' makers &c., 36, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's ( eppolite Everington and Co.'s), offer to their Friends and the public their celebrated PATENT LEVER WATCHES, capped and jewelled in four holes, double bottom silver care , , maintaining power, &c.. at Six. Guineas, and with 3 / 4 plate Eight ciuineas, of workmanship of the highest class of excellence, equal to those charged 25 per cent. higher. Gentlemen's Levers, - in gold cages, Fourteen Guineas and upwards ; Ladies', with gold dial, at Twelve Guineas and Fourteen Guineas. • Good new Silver Verge Watches at 523. tied. A warranty with every watch for twelve months. N.B.—An immense Stock of Jewellery and Fancy Goods at 25 to 30 per cent. below the usual London charges. the pension fund. While they , themselves were in possession of privileges, while they saw around them so many smiling and happy faces, they ought not to forget that there were those in existence upon whom the hand of adversity had fallen.—(Cheers.) They must recollect that the widow, the orphan, and the decayed beer-seller were alike objects entitled to the benefit of the pension fund.—(Cheers.) He was happy to say that that fund was on the increase; and that at the present moment they had funds sufficient to ,give relief to all, and that the widows and orphans would not go . away from the doors of the bogiev entelleved.—(Cheers.) In making this statement, he must not forget the main purport for which he had risen He had to thank those present for the manner in which they had drunk the mot, but.he had also to propose the health of Lord.Monteagle, the patron of the I.3eer-Sellers' Pension Fund.—(Great cheer itig,) That Noble Lord hid rendered them the greatest service In their Piirliiinietitary struggles, arid in render ing those services he had Wien must kindly assisted by. their other ParlianiFitary friends. Lorci Montetigle, when Chancellor of the nxchequer, and perhaps better known as Mr. Spring Rice, had taken their case in hand. —(Cheers,) . Ile had done that which he was solicited to do, whe to make Inquiry into the character, nature, conduct, and matMAMMA of the beer-houses, and the consequence of those inquirieS itas the bringing in a Bill which, although it was ;dropped at the end of the stiOsion, was revived in the following year, and the pre sent flourishing state of the Society, and the privileges they then possessed,' , was: the result.—(Cheers.) They Were greatly indebted to other Parliamentary friends, on that occasion, but 10 title more than Lord Mont eagle.--,-(Cheers.) Their old atid leng.tried friend Mr. Warburton, had a strong claim upon them for the exer tions he had made on their behalf ; and Aft. Wabley g the Member for kinebury, had done all in his power to extend the boon held nut Ig the Society to the widow and the_piph • whit the was under consideration. names of those Viibef4 - - op . ! ! atlas A t Oe'oested cncir cause, because he felt convinced the They were written on the tablets of the memory of all pfesent LW &NOY f•O lje,fie it. He would, therefore, conclude b i4 pt:tioAiti# ; , ll Vie health of Lord Mouteagle, the patron 8f he Atisarin ti rid; Hd dtir Parliamentary friends." jk:fizez tijafit7 b The toast was tirarni'LA.llll_,!'lialsi giltilOaiitstie. manner. Mr. STONEWOOD rose to propose the toit‘t " ottt , country friends, and continued unity."- He was oft/ 'that the. proposal of the toast had not heo placed in l b i t t l i t e e r u h i w it wntlish, e s '.l .e 'l t i ,i o i S t; e e ti s f t e ii 7 t n i t itad h etiewooludtmla venture by t their friends in the thirliig tile wtiggle thnt•they had to undergo.—(Cheers.) iiitliB ftlfiii ttOtfitis; the Act of Parliament, which came into operatiOn tillotit twelve months ago, had been most severe and pergetitilitli Although the London Com m itt ee h a d struggled hard to obtain a fair mode of carrying on their trade to all, yet difficulties had always surrounded them. Those difficul ties arose in several whys I in the first place, the rural districts had never rendered thClit an As s istance In pecuniary point of view, b u t th e sm all ttifin§ had ten:. cered them great. assistance in th e House of Countidlik —(Cheers.) In the country there were 7,610 public. houses under an Si. annual rental, and 7,650 beer-houges, and it must bo known to all that no beer-house could carry on the trade until it was rated to the poor at 81. almost tantamount result,to therefore, in the country Was of existence. With respect to th e largetht beer trade out they had rendered them great assistance. Birmingham, Man chester, 'Bristol, Bath, Huddersfield, Stockport, and many other places he could mention, had struggled hard with them to settle the question, and it would, therefore, ill become them if they did not toast their friends in the country, and toast them well too.—(Cheers.) Every person in the beer trade ought to be a member of their Society, as it was essentially necessary fur the interest of all that they should be united ; if they were so, they would be sure to obtain all they required, but it they were not, the worst results might be anticipated. Ile hoped, therefore, that those who were not member's that night would be, so before that day month,—(Cheers.) Mr. Stonewood concluded by proposing the health of " Our Country Friends, and continued unity, not forget ting Mr. Sefton, the delegate from Stockport." The toast was most : enthusiastically drank, together with one cheer more for Mr. Sefton. Song, "Hampton Court," by Mr. Berridge. Mr. llA.witiNs proposed " The Ladies," which was drank amid much cheering. Mr. BISHOP - ;then rose to propose " The Public Press," and in doing so observed that the toast he was about to, propose was orie Which, if they had any gratitude, they. would respond to in ,•the most . enthusiastic manner. That toast was the "Public Press."—(Great cheering.) He felt sorneWhat interested in this question, for in his younger days he had been brought up to it, and since he had been pressed into the service of the beer-sellers, he had found the greatest advantage in his labours in their cause through the rneditttn of the press.—(Cheers.) He thought that they owed - a debt of gratitude to some portions 'of the Tress, they would never be able to repay, for the manner iu whit:ll they bad advocated their' interests, and he trusted that the Members of the So oiety would mark their sense of that advocacy by select inn- b , where they required newspapers in their houses, • those that had stood forward as their firm friends. In doing so: they would be only following a strict line of duty, while at the same time , they„ would be strengthening , their own interests. With respect to the daily press it was due from him to say that the Times had devoted one of its best leaders to their cause—but the Times was not the only newspaper that had stood up in their defence., The Sun Morning and Evening Newspaper had most manfully advocated their cause at a time when they greatly needed it.—(Great cheering.) Of the weekly press there were several. newspapers which had done them great service; among that number ho might men tion the Examiner and the Dispatch. Such being the case, he would again press upon every member of the Society the necessity, if they wanted newspapers, of selecting those which advocated their interests.— (Cheers.) In conclusion he had only to express the plea sure he felt at seeing the Solicitor of the Society pre sent, as he felt convinced be would make statements to them which would place in a far clearer light than he could the difficulties with which they had to contend. He had no doubt that many present) might feel surprised that he should introduce that gentleman's name in connection with the public press, but he, did so because he and th e press went hand in hand to o them justice.—(Cheers.) The worthy Secretary concluded by proposing " The Public Press, and may it never record the beer-sellers' ingratitude."—(Great cheering.) The toast was most enthusiastically drank. Comic song by Mr. Clifford. • Mr. ASHLEY. the solicitor to the society, then came forward, and Was received with great cheering. About two years ago he had been appointed Solicitor ,to the Society, and during that period lie had great pl easure i n saying that he hail seen the noble objects the So c i e ty h a d 'en friends, those in view,. namely, that. of „destroying the monopoly in the .beer trade, carried int o effect.—(Cheers.) The trade, that individualshe.would say with might b e w h o might form the Minist r y , the y must brin g forward libe ' b s h y c . the e k e e e r s e N s , r v o t a i i i s o ld n s s still ooofn u n bt d eh e er r e ms s o l oe i shackles, society e a s an , nd b d u t he but i he s believedfrids blessings of the Society would he felt throu g h the whole co mmunity. -- e r and the h (Cheers.) They were now looking forward t o the 'meet meet- ing respect t a tnoo that, that t Parliament, h N , • ral measures, and among them the beer- se ll ers must not be forgotten. He was - - glad - to see the efforts of Me. Bishop, their ihdefetigal2te . Secretary, erowned with r Eighth,—lt would put the twenty thousand ..pound man and the one hundred thousand pound man on an equality in the corn trade, as there would be no neces sity for holding. Ninth,—lt would give a vast impetus to our manufac tures, increasing the price of labour, and lowering the price of bread. Tenth,—lt would prevent the capitalist taking two profits—the manufacturer's and his own. Eletentli,—lt would lower the price of bread three pence per quartern, which, to the population of Eng land, 24 millions (giving eight persons to a family), Making three millions of families, consuming . two quarterns a day, at least say sixpence per day per family, or eighteen millions of pence per day, for 365 days, gives upwards of twenty-seven millions of pounds, into the pockets of the people per annum. Twelfth,—lt would create a boundless market, and a regular supply, owing to the vast capital open to the trade, and the immediate sale of the merchant-manufac turer's stacks of corn, who would not hold his corn to watch the distress of his country, but convert it directly into cash to pay his workmen, and make more goods. Thirteenth.—lt would not prevent the capitalist join. ing also in the trade ; there would be ample latitude left for him, because an article bartered for half cash and half goods would not be imported so low as for all cash; thus there would be 120 millions instead of 20, if need required to play with. I have sold abroad the manufactures of my country for twenty-five years, from 1805. I have bartered many a lot of Manchester goods for produce, part goods part cash but I would refer to my book of customs. I found a fixed duty to make my calculations upon, but a sliding duty I confider unjust, because, exclusive of the mass of merchants, and a curse to the country. • I ridicule those who say barter is not to be effected without manufactures ; I have ,effected it often ; but the duty must be fixed to accomplish it for the merchant, who has the two trades to follow, of manufacturing and importing. Query—Why . is corn to be the only article on which a sliding 'duty is affixed ? I am, Sir, your's, respectfully, • July 27, 1841. E. T. This is no question of Whig or Tory, Radical or Chartist ; the salvation of the country depends upon a prompt alteration Of the_present evasive smuggling law. N' lowering of the sliding scale will prevent the smug glingnothing but a fixed duty will do it. Oh, ye legis lators! the capitalist outwits you, and laughs at you, and depriyes'the revenue of hundreds of thou Sands, so that you are bound to alter a law that permits a coach and four to be driven through it by the rich, owing to its defects, and not tax the people over again for the losses occasioned by such a lathe act. TO THE EDIT6it DP THE SUN. Stn,—A glance at the returns will show the deplorable • state of our representative system. It is evident that the intelligence of the' United Kingdom is swamped by the ignorant farmers and the corrupt freemen. The new boroughs in the metropolitan district, with Manchester, . Salford, Stockport, Oldham; Rochdale, Bolton, Sunder land, Greenwich, Tynemouth, and South Shields, elect Reformers, and the old boroughs, which contain free men, . viz., Liverpool, Hull, Whitehaven, Worcester, Lynn, Harwich, Rochester, Canterbury, Lincoln, Exeter, Knaresborough, Scarborough, and Cambridge, return Tories. Leeds is about the only large tOwn not cursed with freemen which has selected a Tory to represent it. In Newcastle-on-Tyne, where they are afflicted with freemen, the parties avoid a contest and return a Whig and a Tory, whilst in the adjoining new borough of Gateshead, which is only separated by the river, a Tory dare not show his face. I think we sho'uld not, wish a revolution in Ireland and disturbances in England and Scotland because the Tories have contrived to delude and intimidate a set of stupid farmers, and to bribe the notoriously corrupt freemen in ' the English boroughs, but the sense of the nation should be taken by some means or other. Perhaps a convention of delegates from all•the large towns of the United King dom would be the most effective method.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A REFORMER. When our Sheriff's Poll-book is published I expect it will show a majority of between 300 and 400 101. house holders in favour of the Reform candidates, although we were defeated by the freemen ; and I believe the same will be the case with every large town which has the mor tification and dis g race of having returned Tories. Hull, Aug. 2, 841. THE COAL TRADE. On Friday noon, a public meeting was held in the Exchangc-buildings, Sunderland, to receive the report ' - deputation appointed to meet the coal-owners of the nr -- ' ~ r , on the depressed state of the coal trade. river'W t- - ,., —as numerously attended by the ship- The meeting -...' .s of the port. Messrs. 'Wilson, owners and Ime'lliti.„ - , Id, the deputation appointed, Moon, Tanner, arid Pgs'rt... "e particulars of th e i r in communicated to the intleflgip " e su b s t ance of the .- _. terview with the coal-ownerg: .. 14 - ~_:vners refused to .in,-;dequate munication was as follows :—The :.'0 1 1," lower the price of coals, and when t e ..„ entioned, 1.4, risen re muneration received by the ship-owner waz., ...: it was found that the price of Sunderland coals ~. -,,,,, to 21s. 6d., 2s. higher than when the meeting was ti."' The coal-owners objected to freighting vessels, and sug gested that so many vessels going up . to London at the end of each month, and obtaining their clearances at the beginning, tended to depress the market, and that suffi cient pains was not taken by the factors in the sale of , the coals. In answer to a question by a .Mr. Wil son, ,whether they would watch the • price of coals in the London market, and when they fell below the price .at which the ship-owners could afford to sell them restrict the vends ? the coal. owners re plied that they had a strong wish 'to do so, and begged that the ship-owners would keep up a communi cation with them on the subject, A long discussion then arose as to the propriety of, :further urging on the coal , owners the adoption of the freightage system, the lower ing of the price of coals, or the restrictiou of the vends when the price of coals was below a certain amount. Objections were urged to each of these plans. With respect to the former, it was said that a large number of vessels, with best coals, going into the market, and hav ing only a limited time to discharge, .would overstock the market, and either lOwer the price of the coals, or compel the coal owners t o pay a demurrage, which would, of course, redu ce t h e f re i ghts. With respect to the second proposal, it was urged that every decrease of price in the North h a d b een followed by a proport i on ate diminution in London ; and, with respect to the cost, it was said that the coal-owners and ship-owners of the. North combined could not control the price of coal inte rior London, as coals were now sent from Wales and th . e n in the of the country, and the restriction of vend I ll' had North, and the 'keening back of sales in London, only of inferior the effect of throwing an additional quantity the sale coals into the market, and thereby diminishingsde at the of the Wear coals. Great complaint was made had forced conduct of the factors, who, it was alleged, L o ‘vners. under sales to the injury of the P shi I of a resolution the mistaken impression of the purport passed on th e 17th of July ; and 9 after some observations . t. _ d " That in the pass to this effect, Air. R. Scarfield mo ve ' di sa pproving of the ing of the resolution of that d_„ ~ the disadvantage of the withholding of best coals, to port of S un de r land, it was not intended that the resole Lion should interfere with thecoal factors in exercising a sound discretion for ;,he benefit o f their employers : and hat, b 3 interpreting the resolution literally, the factors the meeting regrets toid h av e fallen into the opposite extreme, and pressed sa slacies unnecessarily, particularly on ~. m r. H. Tanner seconded the the preceding Mon da y . ' o ppose.„ by Mr. Wm. Nicholson, who motion,.which was °l)r)ing back Sunderland coal for a contended that by keeping the ship-owners injured, but also high price, not only A sir wives and families. After some the seamen, and their motion' was negatived by a majo rityfurthtr disc ussion, .. " f gentlemen in the room not number o of one; a grea t voting at all on the q uestion. A conversation followed to the rotation system 'would' be advisable,but - - on ..... to on as - to whether a return no rceolitti was come the subject. The shipping interest is a and a greater num in very depressed state in Sunderland, many vessels arelaid up, _ e c as e ber of seamen out of employment than has n t h e for many years. HAMBURGH AND THE G E RMAN 0- ..1 . 0:315' UNION, J CLY 30. The question of the accession of this city to the Prue sian Customs' Union continuestiituxupy the At ent i on o a those whose minds are at work to prepare for coMing events. In a former letter, in which I det a il e d the ' cir cumstances of the separation of Brunswick from the . north-western union, I adverted to the. improbability of ' Hanover continuing for any long period detaehed f rom the Prussian system. It has 'since transpired, that nego tiations between Prussia and Mecklenburg have coma ' menced, which may possibly result in the addition of the latter to the number of the united States. The time,. therefore, seems to approach, when the junction of the Hans Towns mint force itself upon the consideration of Germany; and it may not be premature to offer some ob servations with respect to the probability . of that event. Three works bearing on the subject, and of which not more than one is likely to be yet known in Enzland, are now before me. The first, entitled "Der Handel Ham ' burgs, durcledessen anschluss an den Deutsche: Zolive rein gefordert " [the commerce:of Hamburgh augmented by means of its accession to the 'custome - union], is attri buted to M. Klefeiker, a merchant of this city,and argues stronzly in favour of a junction with the Prussian union. M. Kleieiker recommends the introduction of the bonding system, by which he considers that Hamburgh molar pre serve its present advantages of free transit under the new regime, paying duty only on goods retained for home consumption. He endeavours to show, by reference to the actual state of trade, that Hamburgh would lose neither financially nor commercially by the adoption of the new order of things, in which he includes a systenx of navigation laays to be established for protection of the shipping of the custom; union. By means of such arti ficial encouragement, the author anticipates that Ilam burgh would secure to herself the greater part of the carrying trade now in the hands of Great Britain alai other powers ; and for . such a privilege she must - obviously. look to the aid of Prussia and the other States, of which Hamburgh would remain .the principal shipping port. The next work is a pamphlet of 1:r.- C. F: Wurrn, who haS collected, under the title " Zur Geschichte, des i _ Deuteches Loll-eereins," a series 'c.f , essays, orianally contributed by him to the Leipsic .. 111 ganeitie Z 4 ofun Y• Dr. Wurin criticises, judiciously the ainasnrd theories -of Mr. Cargill, andether writers, w a„ ar k, ute the exist ' ence of the Zoll-ferein to the inachinatitha.. of Russia. ' Whereas, those who know any thing of Geamtaly• know also that the customs' union is popular, because it I.`nlize 3 the idea a German nationality, which is. not done by the - Confederation, or in any other way. It is the moral force of German • feeling which carries Prussia fora aid with this masterpiece. of her policy. Dr. IViirna has ex plained this very well ; and, although lie does not say so expressly, he leaves the impression of being favourably inclined to an extension of the union, in which Hamburg-1r would be included. The third of the publications under notice is a prixo essay, which has lately appeared in Paris, entitled, " L'Association des . Douanss Allemandes," be MM. de la Nourais et Beres. This work, though containing little new information, is a lucid and useful sketch of the his tory and principles of the Zoll-verein, and advocates its , : merits so decidedly, as to propose the formation of other unions on a similar plan. Austria, •with Moldavia, Wallachia, a large portion of Turkey, and even Greece, would, it is supposed, form a fitting combination to this end, and, in the same way, the Italian States, &c. &c. With respect to the Hans Towns, the :authors are in favour of their aucession, under a ayStem of nnvigati.au. laws, to the same effect as suggested by M. Klefeiker. I will not now . enter upon the policy of navigation laws, further than to remark that, the agitation of such a system for German shipping is a sign of the times, which Great Britain ought by no • means to disregard. It is in vain to tell the Germans that England ham grown great, not by means but in spite of those laws.. They reply, then why not repeal them, and let us. have a share an the trade nith the British possessions on an equal footing ? They see a prospect of immediate gain by conferring a monopoly upon ships of the Zoll-verein, and they offer to Hamburgh a bounty in this respect which she cannot otherwise obtain. But, coming more directly to the question of the accession of Hamburgh tar the Union, the case appears to stand briefly as_follows:— Let us suppose Hanover, Mecklenburg, and Holstein, included in the Zell-vereina Hamburgh becomes a little isolated spot, surrounded on all sides by toll-barricades, and retaining its fr e e intercourse with the sea and the interior only by means of the right of free navigation of the Elbe. Its poptlation are deprived Of the benefits of unrestricted intercourse with the whole cif Northern and Central Germany, and ' the manufacturing interests— such as • the slier refiners, the tobacco works, &c.—would suffer seriously, if not be entirely ruined, by foreign competition. The • experience , o f other countries, it vabigcl be said, has shown that a high tariff is not incompatible with the pro sperity of sea-ports- (witness London, Liverpool, Havre, Bordeaux, &c.) ; "id, at all events, the tariff of the League must affect 'the commerce Of Eamburgh exactly in the same way, whether the last-mentioned place be excluded, or included within the limits of the union. Any pressure of duties upon the inhabitants of llamburgh might .be obviated by a system of bonded warehouses ; and, at all events, no injury could be anticipated that would counterbalante the benefits resulting to Hamburgh from the navigation laws which the States of the union would establish, anti from the increase generally of the commerce of Northern and. Central Germany, of which .i-tapAirg.ii would , be:tlie_principul at4Sgyoure4 shiDpine ilamb -1..tv.-...,cusvre woiiin - ne advocated; and it must be admitted, that, if it were practicable to introduce the bonding system with that of navigation laws, Hamburgh might possibly be rather a gainer than loser by the change. But, in the first place, bonding warehonses mutt be built at a heavy expense, for the present warehouses are wholly unfitted to receive goods under the Govern ment locks. Then comes the loss that would be sustained by the owners of warehouses now used }Hider the transit sys • tem— loss which alone would raise up powfrful a ene mies to any change; and add to this, the difficulty of in ducing merchants to turn their commercial practice into any new channeL Supposing bonding •impracticable, the revenue of the State of Hamburgh would be positively diminished ; for the proportion which this State would receive of the tolls of the whole Customs' Union, would not-merely be equal to its actual revenue derived from its very mode rate transit and import duty. Further, the 'citizens of Hamburgh would be subjected to heavy taxation on all foreign articles, not produced within the Union, and im ported into Hamburgh—such as French wines, fruits, rice, sugar, coffee, and many other articles of consump tion, now cheaper in Haniburgh than in Prussia, or any State of the Union. And as regards the sugar-refiners and. other manufacturers, their 'interests are very unim portant, as compared with those of the foreign commerce of Hamburgh in . gereral and they would themselves ba sufferers by the tact eased price of the raw material.--, Morning Chronicle. LORD FRANCIS EGERTON'S YEOMANRY. Our Contemporary, the Manchester Times, Made on Saturday the following awful announcement : " We are told that Lord Francis Egerton is about tc. raise a yeomanry corps from amongst his numerous tenants. Should this be true, and we have no reason to doubt the truth of our informant, 'it will show that his Lordship is resolved to be prepared against any mettle in his own neighbourhood. The example will probably be followed by all the Tory aristocracy, and thus a new military force will be created, auxiliary to the Tory Go vernment, and for the suppression of any'disturbances that may arise from the continuance of the corn mo nopoly.' The fact is true, but with all deference to our fright ened friend, it 'does not show any apprehension of six emeute, or any preparation against such an event.' ~ We* beg our Contemporary to be tranquil—to collect hicgsell and to hear the very simple solution of the hairrillo ,s circumstance which has thrown him into such a :14 - roxysraof terror. Lord Francis Egerton—who, so;:fer from the Hotspur the Times imagines, is the most 14 t a o / t atid he ~.r cific of noblemen—has recently been CzeL,,tlend'es,_ ki v f command, under the Crown,_ shire YeOs,s‘cti2rY is 11°,ensetedrin the Crown. regi ment goes 1 ,.La,,,t11 ... e andDuch,Lan Cavalry. The Co There is now no .4."4: 0 of , , is little h .), the Duchess (God talcs: - 't r ., military privileges of -lies ter, a i nd of l o ie tf r t M lie' ajCs Coloneling, or to exercise 1.....iz , creiore, recently gw zsteatttieodn.maLioorr.dcoFmraninacnisdEnnrgeloti,,rtcsv,ltu- 31 - 7 7 , the chief officer y his Royal mistress, kis Lord thus conferred on of the corps, and in ack b h act is merely one of respectful se own of n;.'il high honour ralways customary from every nobleman hiertO r aise a troop exclusively from his or gentlemal: o _ ;„ any connection with the state of th© as to its ha `, •- •• ? ' in the nature of a " new military , Whom similar honour is conferred ; and ~afeguard against any apprt intended as( a : force,”- or . would be iust as rational to.eliarge s k o 1 I w n l ' ! I l i , f i c e e n l c :a i t r i i n i t t r b e y: °. t n 4! ' •of raisin`; iii ntion , a hen Egerton with the Lord Francis 4 4 '''- ---• or to invade" overthrow the British Monarchy, , ii i ie ts ute el i n t g c oo d n e tr d v e • force to . 4, . the Celestial Emp i re.--Manchester Chronicle. THE CORN-LAWS AND THE FACTOIrg BI L.—We understand that Lord Ashley, whose labours in reference to the Ten-hours' Bill, are tolurably well known to most of our readers, is now in this neighbour- hood, ostensibly with the view of acquiring infortnatikin . as to the actual condition of the labouring popula6on ; but, if we are not mistaken, his real object is to try to. draw the attention of the working-classei from . * repeal • of the Corn-laws, by a revival of the agitatiOn in favocr of his.old scheme, the Ten-hours' Bill. His Lordship; wo understand, has had conferences, in this town, with Doherty, and other parties, formerly engaged in pro-: moting his views ; he has also visited Bolton (1 - here he was yesterday), and the neighbourhood of Ashton-under- . Lyne. •On leaving Lancashire, he intends, we .believe, to • proceed to Huddersfield, and other Places in the manufac turing districts of Yorkshire. No doubt, Lord Ashley, and those engaged with him in this scheme, consider it a tolerably skilful move, at the present moment ; but wo shall be surprised if it is found to answer their expecta tions. 'rho working.. classes of Lancashire and York shire are, we fear, likely to have their hours of labour. shortened per force, to an extent far beyond the opera tion of a Ten-hours' Bill ; and likely, at the same ume, to have the price of bread too high to make it easy fur Lord Ashley, or any other mall, to divert their attention from the Corn-laws—the great cause of both the evils to which they are likely to be subjected. If we are, not misinformed, Lord Ashley has already met with indi- • iiduals annuigst the. working clams who have told him their minds very freely on these points.-21fancitestcr Guardidn. - • , T ,, • , . LEITH: C E NSUe..--111C returns nave not yet been fully completed, but we understand that the popu lation of the district does not uiPh exceed 26,000, au in crease of only about 1,000 since laSt census. The slow and almost imperceptible increase in the shipping and commerce of the town sufficiently accounte for this, - ,F,dinburyit Weekly Gimmick. success.—(Cheers.) He had not had much to do with the Parliamentary business of the society, his time being chiefly employed in defending members of the Society from the attacks of those infamous men whose trade it was to lodge information against them—(Cheers)—and he was most happy to say that his efforts had been at , tended with unexampled success, for out of every twenty cases that had been brought before Magistrates by the informers, he had succeeded in defeating fifteen—(Great cheering)—for he had obtained a total and entire dis missal of those informations.--(Cheers.) He had seen those informers come forward and endeavour to support their case by the grossest perjury, but their infamous design has been discovered, and they had been defeated by the very means by which they 'hoped to gain their vile ends.—(Cheers.) He was sorry that the Commis sioners of Police had put a restraint upon their officers to lay these informations. For his own part he respected the police much, but he believed on many occasions they acted against truth. As, an instance of that he might mention a case that took.place at Battersea. In that in stance the individual keeping the house . went out to see a relation that was ill, and on his return, about one o'clock in the: morning, he discovered that the police, fancying - they heard persons talking in the house, had demanded admission, and there discovered two of their own body, who had been sent for by the persons left in charge of the house, because they thought, from the noises they 'heard at the back, that some one was . breaking into the house. - It wits stated to the sergeant, whN instead of believing it, asserted that the landlord had harhOured two .of the police,-.and for 'so doing he brought an information against' him, and swore that lie saw the men sitting down by the parlour. fire, smoking their pipes. On the first hearing the Magis- Anne adjourned the case; but upon its being brought again before him, he dismissed the information. . But this was not all they had to contend with—there was, the question of lodgers. and the amount at whieh they were rated. On both these points 'every difficulty bad. been thrown in their way, but - lie was happy to say lie had been enabled, in every instance, to overcome them. In Kingston, a subscription had been raised for the purpose of preventing any house there having a beer license, and the rates had been made upon a principle that would prevent them from obtaining that license. He bad taken Counsel's opinion on the subject, and had succeeded in quashing the rate that had been made.—(Cheers.) Another instance, at Kingston, was with respect to Mr. Shaw, a member of the Society. That ' evutleman had taken two houses stud joined them, and although the rate on one would not have entitled Min to a license, yet when joined together the rates were sufficient, but 'because there was a door in the front, and another at the ,side, it was gravely contended that there were two houses. He (Mr. Ashle,y) objected to any such notion, and suc ceeded in obtaining the judgment of the magistrates that it was but one house—(Cheers)—it was therefore li censed, and the beer-trade was carried on •in it.— (Cheers.) In conclusion,' he would only say that since he had had the honour of being appointed Solicitor to the Society, he had done all in his power to protect its'mem bers against those miscreants the informers.—(Cheers.) He was glad to say that he had succeeded, and the power that he had obtained over them he would take care not to part with, in order that the interests of the beer sellers, might be protected, supported, and indemni fied.—(Cheers.) . Mr. BISHOP wished shortly to advert to some circum stances connected with the Excise, that had lately taken place. , At the commencement of the present year seve ral eases had been referred to him of persons who were about to leave their beer-houses—their successors were not rated, their names were not in the rate-book, and they wished to know in what condition they would be with respect to their license. A struggle took place..with. the Excise on .the subject, and when he first appeared before the Chairman of the Excise, he and the Deputy- Chairman, together with the Solicitor and the Coin- • missioner, decided against him. They decided that the party . that came into possession must stop till his name was in the rate-book before he could obtain his license. He (Mr. Bishop) contended' that that was not the view laid, down by the Law Officers of the Crown, when lie (Mr. B.), the Chairman of the Excise, and the Law Officers were present. ,He (Mr. B.) requested them to take other advice ; they did so, and the result was that the Solicitor to the Excise took the swim view that he did, and it was decided, Ultimately, that the successor of , a beer-seller, , whose name was on the rate-book, might obtain 'a license if lie had given notice,that he,had taken the house and was willing to pay the rates due and those ,that might be due.— (Cheers.) , He was happy to say that they had most gratefully responded to the toast of the Public PrCss,but that response would be utterly useless unless they re-. sponded to it by their actions.at home.—(Cheers.) Let them all take in the paper that advocated their cause, and when he said that, he wished to inform them that I?is Sun was the only newspaper that had thought it twees6llll to send a gentleman there to report their pro w everefere advise them taken place at their meeting, to lop t 4 Ent 443W71. W morrow.-(Cheers.) I)Yitz proposed. the 'health of the Chairman, whom he said had always been willing, both by his exertions and his Ope l to support the beer - trade. The GHAIIIMAg shortly returned thanks, and con cluded by proposing the health of their worthy Secre tary Mr. Bishop, who had done more for the benefit of the Society than all of them put together.—(Cheers.) ThattoP returned thanks, and the cOmpany then broke favourable representation that haa'h een made of the al fair sof the et S e o fi ciety. • • one appearing Highly delighted with the MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. Wallace, M.P., has .addressed the following letter to the editor of the Greenock Advertiser : Kelly, Aug. 2. " Sir-115nd enclosed a letter which I have received this morning from Lord John llossell, from which you will .see that Parliament is certainly to meet for the despatch of business on the 19th, and that it may be fairly inferred, the proceedings •in the House of Com ibbYiS will be in accordance with what I ventured to stiggesti as a proper course for Ministers to adopt, when I had the honour of addressing the electors of Greenock at the dinner given to Mr. Stewart and myself. It must be borne in mind that Ministers were driven from office before they_ had an opportunity of discussing the great changes proposed i n our commercial' code, and there can be no doubt . the development of these chillgtigt and their probable 'effects, are as yet but little known tilrottstsettt the country. It therefore appears to me imperativei7n the advisers of the Crown to bring the whole subject in a tai!flble shape before those who have elected the present LIoUS2 of Commons, as well as those amble the nation at large, along who compose it, and tatives, to judge deli with their Parliamentary repi : .Ives,eSe..:but also of berately, not only of the measures tlienb,. t w o the conduct of those forming the leaders of to T a ll parties in the State, before the reins of government-..i be wrested from the one, and be entrusted to their poll- tical opponents. ," Believing that this course would be highly useful, and no less satisfactory, to the great body of the people, I earnestly hope it may be adopted, in spite of every at tempt to defeat a line of policy so evidently just in itself, however it may interfere with party views or antiquated usages.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, . " ROBERT. WALLACE." ANIMAL - MAGNETISM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE-SUN. SlR,—Several papers .have expressed theiridouht as to the genuiness of my experiments on- Magnetism, in Ha nover-square RoomS ; othera are at a loss, they say, to perceive their utility. . 14Iy object is to prove the existence of Magnetism, and its utility when used as a means of cure ; my endeavour is, by means of a wide-spread publicity,,to induce &eters , and men of science to inquire into, . and, by • its 'neap, relieve sigiering humanity. Ido not pretend that • -Magnetism is an universal panacea, that will cure every , disease ; but, 'employed with 'discernment, in many in.; stances it caT' be of great service, anti giVe relief in cases where ordinary medical science has been unavailbr.. In order to prove the existence and utility of Diagne tism beyond a doubt, when I arrived in this country I applied to an establishment of the deaf and dumb, having been fortunate enough to cure in France several deaf and dumb persons, whose complete deafness had been duly testified by authentic proofs in my possession and which lam willing to submit to your inspection. I requested the Committee would allow me. to magnetise, in their pre sence, some deaf and dumb patients of their establishment. Thus there could have been no deception, no collusion, and my good or bad faith might have been tested. The. answer I received from the Director was, that the Com mittee had referred my demand to the medical men of the establishment, and that I would shortl y rece time I havive an an e - swer. This was a month ag o ; up t this received no further c ommunication. I now appeal to the medical men, men of science and worth,those whose public character and position in theworld may place above suspicion, and beg of them to carefully examine, and in an unprejudiced manner pass their judg ment on, Magnetism. Let seven or eight individuals, us above alluded to; assemble and present two or three per sons of their own choice to be magnetised by me, in their presence, I am in hopes of being able to convince them of the existence and reality of g Manetism. The few sittings I have given have sauced a sensati on in your great city. Magnetism is the theme of ,conver sation ; some speak for, others against it ; but, strange .to say, those who had never seen any experiments are those who most loudly condemn. In these enlightened times truth ought not to be repelled because it happens to destroy certain theories founded on sophisms. It-ought to be carefully examined, and repulsed, if false, or.ean didly acknowledged if true, for fa cts must ever be facts. For the sake of truth I ho p e y ou will give publi c it y to this letter, and I ardentl y hope my proposal will b e ac cepted. Your. most obedient servant, 3d August, 1841. .• LAFONTAINE. TO. THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. $lll,-1 notice in your City 'Article, in your paper of yesterday, an allusion made to the stoppage of a leadiqg Demerara house: Why not give the name of that 1? which, in my opinion, would h ave been the most straight forward course for an independent journal to have adopted, thereby .preventing She possibility of any inig;• take as to the house, as there are a number in that tra4e, both here and iu London.—Your obedient servant, A LIVERPOOL, 131;ONTP. Liverpool, August 4, 1841; €e- i~ /2 EVENING SUN.