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EVENING S[JN. EAST INDIA HOUSE, Arc,. 18, 1841. ruHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EA ST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give. Notice, That Abe !late of Exchange et which they will receive Ca.. 11 for Bills on Bengal will, horn the present date, and until far ther notice, be Is. lid. the Company's Rupee ; and fur Bills gun Madras anti Bombay ls. 110. the Company's Rupee. JAMES C. NELVILL, Secretary. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 69, Lombard-street, London.—Notice is hereby giver., that the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of this COMPANY 'will be held at the COM PANY'S OFFICE, 69, Lombard-street, on TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at Two o'Clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, to transact the usual business, and to declare the Dividend for the Half-year ending June 30, 1841. JOHN WILSON, Secretary. London, August 2, 1841 HULL AND LONDON STEAMERS. REMOVAL FROM ST. KATHARINE'S WHARF TO LONDON-BRIDGE STEAMPACKET WHARF.—The splendid and Maunitieent Steamers VIVID and WATER WITCH will, on and after the 3d of SEPTEM ZER LEAVE London-bridge Steam-packet Wharf as follows: WATER WITCH, Captain GIBSON, every TUESDAY MORNING ; VIVID, Captain AGARS, on the 3d of SEP.- , TEMBEIt, and every FRIDAY MORNING at Eight o'Clock precisely. Returning from HULL—VIVID, every TUES DAY, WATER WITCH every SATURDAY AFTER NOON at Four o'Clock. Fares—Saloon and Bed, 19.5. 6d. ; Fore Cabin, ss. Observe—Passengers by these Steamers arrive in all the principal towns in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on the second day. For further particulars apply at the Company's Office, 41, Fish-street-hill ; Mr. Underwood, 56, Haymarket ; or at Lon don-bridge Wharf, where all goods must be sent on and after the 3d of September. • H. D. PAULING, Hull, EDWARD ABELL, 41, Fish-street-hill, Agents. August 18, 1841. London, BL AC KWA lAL RAILWAY. The RAILWAY TRAINS run from the NEW TER MINUS, Fenchureh-street, and also from the Minories, Shadwell, Stepney, Limehouse, West India Docks, and Poplar Stations, and from the Blackwell Terminus, every quarter of an hour, from Half-past Eight in the Morning till a Quarter before Ten at Night (except Sundays during Divine Service), viz. from Half-past Ten to One. Fares, First Class 6d. ; Second Class 4d. N.B.—On Sundays the Trains will start from the Minories Station instead of Fenchurch-street. 60, Fenchurch-strcet, Aug. 2, 1841. BLACKWALL NEW FAST IF The " RAILWAY," The " BRUNSWICK And " SONS OF THE AND,. GRAVESEND ON STEAM_ BOATS. • The "BLACKWALL." ," " FATHER TH kMES," THAMES," STEAM BOATS. DF STARTING. FROM GRAVES:O;D TIMES FROM BLACIEWALL. 141orning, at 9 past 9 10 Morning, at 7 Town Pier ... A past 7 Terrace Pier ... A past 8 do. ... A past 11 do. Afternoon, A past 12 do. 2 Town Pier ... A past 2 Terrace Pier ... 4 past 3 do. ... 4 past 4 do. A past 5 Town Pier past 6 Terrace Pier ... A past 7 do. I f past 10 11 Acternoon, past 1 ... 4 past 2 ▪ past 4 past 5 ▪ past 6 • it past 8 FARES. Week Days—Chief Cabin, Is. ; Fere Cabin, ed. On Sundays—Chief Cabin, ls. 6d. ; Fore Cabin, Is. THE RAILWAY TRAINS Run from the NEW TERMINUS, Fenchurch-street, and a.so from the Minories, Shadwell, Stepney, Limehouse, West India Docks, and Poplar Stations, and from the Blackwall Terminus, every quarer of an hour, from half-past eight in the morning, till a quarter before tcn at n'ght (except on Sundays during Divine Service, viz. from half .past ten till eno) N.B. On SUNDAYS the Trains will start from the Ml .' NORTES Station instead of Fenchurch-street. _ 60, Fenchurch-street, Aug. 2, 1841. OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COM PANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND, OLD BROAD-STREET, London, August 4, 1841.—The COURT of ASSISTANTS of the Governor and Company of Copper Miners in England HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they have this day made a CALL of TEN POUNDS per SHARE en tho,,e Shares the holders of which have not already availed hemselves of the option of paying up their instalments : such Call to be paid on or before the 15th day of October next, at the Banking-house of Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., Xembard-street ; or tit the Offices of the Company, Old goad -street. !: OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COM PANY 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 THURSDAY, the Fourteenth day of t October, now next ensuing, at their Offices in Old Broad street. 1,000 Tons of British Grain. Refined and Common, Tin, in Blocks, Ingots and Bars in Bariels ; itt 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. 1, New maa's-court, Cornhill. The Public 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 durin g the Quarter beyond the quantity advertised. CARRIAGES. —The Nobility and Gentry al3out to build for this or the ensuing season are naPst_ te!pectfully solicited to compare the quality, high finish, and prices of this Manufactory for Building to order, purchase, and for jobbing. Nearly every description of superior Carriage may be seen complete, in great variety of colour, arranged for town use, and for long and short journeys. A few excellent ones, just off jobs, to be SOLD at prices likely to be satisfactory to country coachmakers requiring some . that are equal to new for work and in fashion. 43, Crawford-street, Eryanston-square. SUPERIOR CANDLES. DAVIES'S CANDLES,' 6d. per lb. ; Wax Candles. ls. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Cocoa Nut, I ° ,l ; Extra Fine Wax Wick Moulds , 7 1d . ; Trans p arent max, 2s. Od. • Genuine Sperm, 23. Od. ; Genuine Wax, ...' S. 3d. • Yellow Soap, 465., 545., and 603. per 1121 bs. ; Mottled, 625. and 665. ; Windsor and Palm, ls. 4d. per pac ; Old crown Windsor Soap, Is. 9d. ' • Rose, 2s. Od.: Cam khor, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ;, Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. ; Perni Oil, 9s. Od. per Gallon Solar Oil, 3s. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Co!lee-House. CONTRACT FOR SALT BEEF AND PORK, - DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, SOMERSET PLACE, AUGUST (5, 1841. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN ar.d IRELAND do hereby give Notice. that. on THURSDAY, the 23d of September next, at One o'Clock, they , will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for the supply of a quantity of SALT MEAT, of the cure of the United Kingdom, equal to 15,000 Navy Tierces of Beef, and 16,000 Navy Tierces of Pork (in separate Tenders), all to be cured in the ensuing season, their Lord ships reserving to themselves the power, when the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof, only, as they may deem fit, or of not contracting for any part. The said Meat is to be delivered, three-fourth parts thereof in tierces, and the remaining one-fourth cart 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 1642 On or before the Pork, One-third 31st March Two-thirds 31st May and to be paid for by bills payable at sight, but not during the first period of delivery, for any quantities beyond those specified. The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at this Office, or by applying to the Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors 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. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the (lay of treaty, nor any noticed unless the party attends, or some per son on his.behalf, _ duly ars4trise4an IvritiAz; and it is to fie expressly understood that the Tenders must contain a separate price for the Beef, and a separate price fur the Pork ; and that every 'fender must also specify the prices both in figures and words at length, or the Tenders will he rejected. Every 'render must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left, hand corner of the envelope be words " Tender fur Salt Meat," and " 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. On Sept. 1, will be published, Part 1, price ss. (to be ca - pleted in Ten Monthly Parts, making One Bvo. Volume, illustrated by a Series of Wood Engravings of the best a 1.41 most improved Agricultural Implements), of THE FARMER'S ENCYCLOPIEDIA, and DICTIONARY of RURAL AFFAIRS. By CUTHBERT W. JOHNSON, Esq. Although chiefly devoted to the details of Practical Agricul ture, this work will, it is hoped, be a useful Book of Reference, to which the Farmer and Country Gentleman may readily have recourse for information under allordinary circumstances. London : Longman, Brown, and Co. * * Communications and Suggestions for this work can be addressed either directly to the Author or to the Publishers. SHEFFIELD PLATE. aM. HOlifol\T ---- and CO., AVERY, • 36, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's, now offer to the Poblic their STOCK of superior genuine SIJEFFIELD P LATE at the manufacturers' prices, subject to 10 per cent. off the sa me . , Th e s to c k embraces every article u.eful and orna toental, and of the most elegant and tastmodern designs. Splendid Tea and Coffee Sets, Ice-pails, Dish-covers, and Corner -dishes, Silver and Plated Dessert-knives and Forks ip lets, in great variety, and every article plated on steel, as also German silver ; Rodgers and Son's Table Cutlery r Co loured Wine and Spirit Bottles, splendidly silver mounted, °illy 12s. 6d. each. TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAIN ti, and OTHERS Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. RIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Msjesty, her Royal Highness the 'Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally * ecommended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis orders iecident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED!-NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! By the most simile, delightful, and fragrant Compound! Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure ; many thou sand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex- Pense ' yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary tninduee the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Corn tnons have need it. The Lords of the Treasury have vanctiontd its use. Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstene's celebrated Herbac eous Compound, known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes ard Read. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F. R. S. See J. Lachfleld, .?sq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls it a national blessing —see his Reports touching its utility. The late Mr. Abernethy, with many ethers, recommend Grim stone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the " Student's Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters of Testimonies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of tile first respectability. ztraet from the Second Edition of , g Grimston e ' s W ea th ei Almanack." 7, Skinner's Almshouses, Mile End, Jan. 26, 1840. 13 ut,—I think it my incumbent duty to return you m y grate tll acknowledgments of the efficacy of your invaluable " Eye,. -4111 " You must understand, Sir, that 1 have for the last four or five years saffered much with giddiness in my head and di mness of sight. I naturally concluded (being in my 69th lear) that it was the decay of Naturst , and was advised by a riend, who said so much in its favour, and the extraordinary virtues of your invention, I was induced to give it a trial, and I am happy to say that the great and si vial benefit I have de rived from the use of four of your 2s. 44i. canisters has enabled me to lay aside my spectacles hasiven me great re lief in m y Lead, and I feel so thoroughly convinced of its be ni g n virtues, g that my gratitude shall ever be evinced in recommending it to all I may hereafter meet suffering with those afflictions. I am, Sir, your much obliged and grateful servant, ANN COLE. "To W. Grimstone, Esq., 39 , Broad-street, Bloomsbury, Copy of a Letter dated Lee ds, July 4, 1834. have received great benefit from your Eye Snuff. have been afflicted ten years with Cataract, and was given tip by the Medical Men, but was recommended to use your Snuff, which completely cured me In a few weeks. You may make use of my name, if it will do you any good. Excuse fly writing. Your's, ever faithfully, Harper-street, Leeds. PETER SANDERSON. To Mr. Win. Grimstone, 39, Brckaa-street, Bloomsbury. .... ___ . Last Testimony, Feb. 10, 184-0. Observe the Caution.—W. GRIld STONE is the sole ina vector, and the only genuine is prepa:r.td by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compsund of 1-fibs is sold in canisters, at 8.01., Is. 3d., :Is. 4d., 4s. 4d., Bs., and 15s. 6d. 6 , 1 . 6 , by the Proprietor, W. Grimstone., at 39. Broad-stre e t, 43 10omsbu r y, and can be obtained in al]the prii.cipal towns and cities. A liberal allowance to shippers, owne , s, captanis, and all vssatiors of Orimstone's Eye Snuff. Thi t celebrated Snufi shipped to all quarters of the glob anti retains its benign qualities in every climate. 411 Seta s ants Cigars shipped on the shortest notice. COPAIB A AND CUBEBSENTIMI:LY SUFERSEDED. AVIIAY'S BALSAMIC FAMILY PILLS , the most certain remedy ever discovered for affee tinny or the kidneys, lumbago, weaxnes irritation, and all dis. "kg arising from local debility, frequently performing a p erfect 'tire in a few days. There Pills having bet ,n employed in upwards of X .O O cases in private practice prior to t .eing advertised , in man y t ?' - nand cases since, and in no one is stance known t o fal, are - on-1 y recommended as a far more ellics .crows remedy than Balsam (11.( iopaiba Cubebs, or any rnedioine in p resent use. ~ reparej only by M 0. Wray. Sold Wholesale and Retail, 118, H olborn-hill ; * S, Dart-house-lain, Ls wet' Thames-street : "h rand cne door Jinni Catherine-8' teet S inger, 150, Oxford-street ; c hnstcm, 6S, Cornhill ; Bsrelay and Sons, 93, Faringdon street; 1 utler, I, Chcapsi.l , • and by all 'lll cilicine Venders in Town and Coontry ; es. 9d., 4s.fid., and Ila e ich boy. ADVICE given to pprsons calling bet w , ten the hours of Eleven and One in the )corning, and Seven and )411 so In the Evening. UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE OF. FICE, I, KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON DIRECTORS. Sir HENRY WILLOCK, K.L.S., Chairmam. JOHN STEWART, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman. Col. Sir Richard Armstrong , Kilburn, Esq. C. 8., K.C.T. and S. Charles Otway Mayne, Esq. John Bagshaw, Esq. John Rogers, jun., Esq. Augustus Bosanquet, Esq. Robert Saunders, Esq. Ches. Dashwood Bruce, Esq. Jas. Duncan Thomson, Esq Ellis Watkin Cunliffe, Esq. ;Captain Samuel Thornton, Raikes Currie, Esq. M.P. I R.N. AUDITORS—Robert }lichens, :Esq.; Crawford Davison Kerr, Esq_. ; Robert Gardner, E s q. Bartr.qts—Bank Of England ; and Messrs. Curries and Co. SouciTox—William Henry Cotterill, Esq. PHYSICIAN—George Burrows, M.D., 45, Queen Anne- street. ACTUARY—David Jones, Esq. POLICIES ON THE LIVES OF PERSONS ABOUT TO PRO CEED TO, OR RESIDENT IN INDIA, either in a Civil or Mili tary capacity, may be effected at very moderate rates of pre mium, calculated from extensive data exclusively for the use of this Office. The Society has Committees established at Calcutta. Ma dras, and Bombay, where Assurances may be effected, and the premiums be made payable either in India or in Great Britain, as may be most convenient to the parties. The profits are declared in each year, on the second Wed nesday in May, on which date all those whose policies have been in existence five complete years, are entitled to partici pation therein. One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding years is divided between the policy-holders and shareholders ; three-fourths to the former, and one-fourth to the latter. The remaining four-fifths are set apart to enter into the average of the succeeding years, and thus to provide against unforeseen contingencies. Messrs. Bagshaw and Co., Calcutta. Agents in India Messrs. Hall, Bainbridge, and Co., Madras. Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay. By order of the Board, DAVID JONES, Actuary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. it;. CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. EIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. I John Rawson, Esq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Jchn Riddell Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. I Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F.R. S. ACTTJA S. R."VriiioThollSe, Esq., F. K. Ai. S Some tro as—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Omman ney, 6, Basinghall-street. In Bvo., with numerous highly-finished Engravings on steel and wood, price 11. Is., THE BRITISH ANGLER'S MANUAL. With some account of the principal rivers, lakes, and trout streams; and instructions in fly-fishing, trolling, and angling at the bottom, and more particularly for the trout. By T. C. HOFL AND, Esq. "The result of thirty years' experience as an angler is here given to the brethren of the gentle craft.' As a cice rone to the veteran. and an instructor of the tyro, Mr. Holland appears to be equally competent."—Spectator. " The most comprehensive work on anwaing that has yet appeared in this country."—Bell's Life in London. The tourist can hardly have a more elegant or agreeable Companion. "—Sporting Review. • How and Parsons, 132, Fleet-street. No 1,r),274 LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, the following is one amongst many of the advantages which belong exclusively to the principles of Life Assurance and Deferred Annuities ori ginated by th' Society, viz.—Power to borrow (without de lay, expense, et- forfeiture) Two-thirds of all premiums paid upon a Policy of Assurance. - The annexed is a short Table, showing the Annual Premium for assuring £lOO on the Whole Lite, er for a Term : FOR LIFE. A DINNER FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR. A. B. For Half-a-Crown, Age. Without With For One For Five rir H E EPICU It E' S ALMANAC ; Profits. Profits. Year only. Years only IL Containing an original Receipt or valuable Hint for --..--- --- ---- every Day in the Year; the result of actual experience. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. (1. X. s. d. By BENSON E. HILL, Esq. 20 113 7 117 4 017 0 017 6 . " Very many of Mr. Hill's receipts are recherche affairs ; 30 24 4 29 3 019 6 10 0 and the report of a small committee of taste, which we have di -40 218 8 35 3 I 3 10 15 0 rected to test them, assures us that any one of them is worth 50 4421 4 13 6 113 0 116 6 the price of the volume."—United Service Gazette. 60 61361 7 8 4 (3 0 0 39 6 " A capital manual for the lover of good eating. The writer " A capital manual for the lover of good eating. The writer greatly enhanees the intrinsic merits of his book by the pleasant style in which he occasionally garnishes his subjects as he serves them up."—Argus. How and Parsons, 132, Fleet-street. Two-thirds of Profits divided annually amongst the Assured. 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 smoll yearly or weekly contribution will secure the roost ample return for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum ( Is. a week) at the age of 20, will give the policy holder the fol lowing option. at the age of 65 Annuity for 'remainder of life... £47 16 6 Cash ..... 394 11 oor a Policy, without further contributions, of 466 0 oat death. Other periods of life (of 50, 55, and 60) may be also taken with similar advantages. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent en deposit of policy, being a find 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, (Sce Tables A. and B. ), with option of con. tinuance for Life at the usual rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. BRANDY. --For Preserved Fruits, for British Wines, or for a Summer Beverage, as a substitute for malt or other fermentable liquors, BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY stands, as ever, unequalled and without a rival; none other having the slightest pretension to approach it, in either purity of quality or wholesome p r op erties. Price, pale or coloure'l, 18s. per gallon. May he had at the Distillery, 7. Smithfield-bars, leading to St. John-street; or from the appointed Agents throughou the Kingdom. THE COMPLEXION AND SKIN. ROWLAND'S K A LYD OR, An odoriferous creamy liquid—pleasingly efficac ous in dissipating sun-burns, tan, pimples, freckles, spots, redness, and all other cutaneous disfigurements • renders the Skin deli cately fair, soft, and s mooth ; imparts a healthy juvenile bloom to the complexion, and realizes a delicately white neck, hand, and arm. It is invaluable as a renovating and refreshing wash during travelling or exposure to the sun, dust, or harsh winds. Gentlemen will find it peculiarly grateful in allaying irrita tion after shaving. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle, duty included. ROWLAND'S ODONTO, A 'White Powder, of Oriental Herbs. It eradicates Tartar and decayed Spots from the Teeth, preserves the Enamel, and fixes the Teeth firmly in their sockets, rendering them deli cately white, and imparts a delightful ragrance to the Breath. Price 2s. 9(1. per box, duty included. Notice—. The Name and Address of the Proprietors, A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, HATTON-GARDEN, LONDON, Are engraved on the Government Stamp which is pasted on each Article; also printed, in red, on the Wrapper in which the ytlor is enclosed. .* Be sure to ask for " ROWLAND'S." A FACT. AIECHI'S MAGIC STROP is known to have sharpened Razors when all other means have failed. Those who doubt it can ask their friends, and if they purchase, and are not satisfied, may have their money returned. T hey a re cheap—,2s. 6d., 3s. Gd., 4s. Gd., and the very large sizes 55., ss. 6d., and 6s. Gd. each. The 111 AGIC PASTE is 6d. and is. per cake. Upwards of 150,000 Strops and one million and a half of Paste have been sold in the last six years, which is a pretty rod proof of their excellence. There is a little fact, however, to notice, which may prevent much disappointment and a good deal of pain : sundry unprincipled person s , desirous of sharing Mechi's good fortune, without being entitled to it, have made up thousand! of common strops, calling th em 66 The Magic Strop" " Ihe Double Magic Strop, c. The Real Magic Strop, &c. and so on, taking care not to put on Mechi's Magic. Strop. Now, by noticing the name " Medd" on each Strop, with the address " No. 4, Leadenhall-street, London," you are sure tto be right, as the law will not allow them to put Meal's name on the spurious sort. These imitation Strops are manufactured in large quantities at Sheffield, and shipped to a considerable exteat to America and the Colonies, and it is to be feared that in too many instances the buyers are not aware they are deceived, although they find them of no use in sharpening, which is a considerable injury to Mechi's good name. Most respectably Perfumers throughout the United Kingdom will supply the Genuine Strop as cheap as if purchased at Mechi's. His ma. nufactury is at No. 4, Leadenh4ll-street, London, where may be had his famous Bagatelle Tables, Dressing Cases, and Papier Bache Goods,; also his approved Razers, Peuknives, and Table Cutlery. Catalogues may be had Gratis. In a sealed Envelope.—This day is published, .A.PRACTICAL and POPULAR TREA TISE, adapted and written expressly for the USE of the NON-MEDICAL READER, pointing out a successful and never-failing mode of effectually Curing those dire Dis eases depicted in the works of Drs. Tissot, Solomon, Jordan, Goss, and others. By WILLIAM HENRY CASTLE, Surgeon. Illustrated with Cases. This little work is not only distinguished but contra-distin guished from all others which have preceded it, its pages being exclusively devoted to the curative department, and hence it may be justly hailed as a great national desideratum. It con tains above one hundred choice recipes, adapted to various stages l'of the complaint, which is divided into three distinct heads and progressive stages of treatment, viz.: -Ist, The cleansing, or detergent ; 2dly, The strengthening, or tonic ; and lastly, The alterative, or 'purifying. Into these three grand divisions, theory suggested, and long experience has demon strated, the curative plan ought and must be divided. The treatment of this disease has, for obvious reasons, been hitherto confined to 36111 C cordial balm, occult tincture, or talis manic drops, which act merely as a dram—a temporary stimu lus, proeured at the expense of the patient's future welfare. The invalid suffering under mental depression and decay, impotence, and a host of peculiar and inveterate infirmities, comprehended under nervous debility, will find this Pocket Manual written expressly for his use, and adapted to his va rious wants. 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FROM NEW YORK. On akednesday, Sept. 1, 1341 01 Saturday, September 25. Saturday, October 23 Saturday, November 20. The Company will undertake tie forwarding of Goods ad. stressed to their care, but to iecat . , Freightage early avplica• tion is necessary. . Parcels must he pre-paid, and :me will be received except through the Office of the Company Letters for America must be sett through the Post Office. Passage, including Provisions 'thirty-five Guineas. Wines and Bottled Liquors extra. 3towal d's Fee, One Guinea. For Freight, Passage, or f ur th e ' i n f or mation, apply at Bris tol to CHRISTOPHER CLAXI'ON, Managing Director. London, T. M. Ward, G re a t W es t ern R a ilway-Office, Bank. Liverpool, Gibbs,' Bright, and Co., North John-street, Bir mingham, John Poncia and Son, Pershore-street. Hull, W. R. Goddard, Hull and East Riling Times Office. Leeds, Haigh and Wornack, Accountants, Benson's-buildings. Glas gow, H. B. 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Sir,The Directors of the British Iron Company, in their Circular convening a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors, to be held on the 26th August, for the purpose of taking into consideration and deciding upon a Resolution " That the 13ritish . Iron Company he dis solved," have stepped out of their way in the concluding paragraph, in order that they might be offensive to the Requisitionists, for the dissolution of the Company, and mislead the Shareholders. The Trustees of the United Shareholders will on the present occasion content themselves with simply stating that it was not a great majority who appointed the par tisan Committee now sitting, but a miserable minority, consisting of twenty-eight out of a meeting of two hun dred. Mr. Horsley Palmer has repeatedly stated that he was a most unfit person to be a Director of the British Iron Company ; and the manner in which the Directors of this Company upon all occasions act, proves that his col leagues are equally unfit with himself. In all Com panies, where the Directors Understand their duties, it is an invariable rule that whenever they convene a special general meeting, in consequence of receiving a requisi don, that, without making any remark, they send to each Proprietor an exact copy of the requisition, with the signatures thereto, and insert the clause in the deed of settlement which eiupowers them to call the meeting ; they do not garble the requisition ;—they do not insert in their circular, statements which are offensive and un founded ;—they do not, when the signatures are few, insert the names of the requisitionists, with the number of shares held by each ;—neither do they, when the sig natures are numerous, respectable, and influential (as is the case with this requisition), totally suppress the names and numbers ! ! The Directors gain nothing by this conduct, because it, compels the united Shareholders to correct their mis statements, and to expose their motives. Taking the result of the " past management of the Di rectors as the best guile for the .future," it will be evident to every Shareholder who will give the matter his atten tive consideration, that unless " The British Iron Com pany be dissolved," in the course of a few years inevit able ruin will fall upon the Company, and the private property of every Shareholder will be in jeopardy, by the liabilities and - debts entailed upon them by tha present system of management. This picture of impending ruin is neither suggested by the prejudices of the United Shareholders, nor caused by their distrust and want of confidence in the Directors, but is the result of a very careful investigation of the voluminous Reports issued by the Directors in May, 1841 ; and which Reports you will find, if you will take the trouble to examine them, prove, that under the management of Mr. Larpent and Mr. Horsley Palmer, and the other Directors, the total loss sustained by the British Iron Company in fifteen years, amounts to 954,250/., and the simple. interest on the paid-up capital, 753,077 L, making in the whole the sum of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN POUNDS-which has been lost I ! From the statements made by the Directors concern ingthe valturittid - cii.pabill*ti of The several mines, es tates, and properties of the Company, the Trustees of the United Shareholders have no hesitation in declaring, that they ought to have been extremely productive ; and they are reluctantly driven to attribute the enormous loss of the Company's fu n d s t o the gross mismanagement and total incompetency of the Directors, which fact, if anything beyond their own Report is required, can be substantiated, by re f erence to t h e op p os it e r esults which have arisen from a different system of management, dur ing the same period of time, to the Baileys, the Craw shays, the Guests, and the other great iron-masters throughout England, all of whom have made princely fortunes, whilst the Directors of the British Iron Corn- , pally have, lost, including interests on capital, nearly two millions ! ! • The Trustees of the United Shareholders having taken every possible means to make themselves fully ac quainted with the present position and future prospects of the Company, are fully convinced that the only safe and judicious course left for the Proprietors, is to at tend the special general meeting, to be held on the 26th of August, at the London Tavern, and to support the resolution, " That the British Iron Company be dis solved," by which. they will put an end to their losses —pay their debts —and divide THIRTY-ONE POUNDS PER SHARE—if the valuation contained in the Direc tors' Report prove true. It is, however, a duty that every Proprietor owes to himself and his co-partners, prior to this meeting, to peruse with the utmost attention the Reports of May, 1841, whereby he will become acquainted with the ex tent of the ruin produced by the past management of the Directors, as admitted in their own Report, and which it is more than probable, shows not all, nor tells tho worst. In order that the United Shareholders may be prepared to act upon a plan well digested, and well organised, on the 26th of August, so that they may be enabled to carry into effect the great object they have at heart for the be nefit of the Proprietors, a preliminary meeting of the Shareholders will be held at twelve o'clock, on Wednes day, the 25th of August, at the London Tavern, to decide upon the best and most p roper course to b e a d op t e d , a t which meeting your attendance is earnestly requested. JAMES BAILEY, Hon. Sec. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Famar.—The Queen and Prince Albert visited Adelaide Lodge this morning, and her Majesty and his Royal Highness walked in the Park. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has been taken airings twice to-day. In the afternoon Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Wylde, left the Castle on horseback for a ride. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle, and Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, arrived to-day at the Castle, on a visit to the Queen. At one o'clock This evening, her Majesty, attended by the Duchess of Bedford and the Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, rode out in a pony carriage and four. In another carriage and four were the Earl of Fingal and Colonel Buckley. The Hon. James Howard left the Castle with the Royal party on horseback. Mr. George Edward Anson will have the honour of joining the Royal circle at the Castle at dinner this evening. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, are all in the enjoyment of excellent health. The Queen will hold a Privy Council at two o'clock this afternoon at Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge left his residence ins St. Jamas . 's Palace, a t n i ne o ' c l oc k yesterday morning, for Dublin , to rejoi n hi s reg i men t. His Royal Ilighness dined with the Duke add Duchess of Cambridge on Thursday evening at Kew, and after wards returned to town. _ A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho .riourable Privy Council held a meeting yesterday after noon in the Council Chamber to take into consideration the grant of Charters of Incorporation to Sheffield, North Shields, South Shields, and Huddersfield. The Lords j present were the Lord President, the Secretary of State for the Hoine Department, the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, the President of the Board of Trade, and the Chief Secretary for Ireland. Their Lordships assembled at two o'clock, and sat in deliberation until five o'clock. 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Several fields of wheat between Beverley and Drif field were cut last week, and in the c( urse of ano•h f r week, should fine weather continue, much mote will bend beneath the scythe. The quantity of oats sown is very considerable, but the breath of barley is very slight,—Krk Couraxt. ANTI-CORN-LAW CONFERENCE. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 20. The members of the Conference assembled this morn ing at ten o'clock. The business had been got through on the previous evening, but it was thought advisable to prolong the sitting another day, in order to afford se veral Rev. Gentlemen, who had been unavoidably put aside at the previou; sittings, an opportunity of ex p..esqing their sentiments on the all-important question of the Corn-laws. The interest manifested by the public, in its proceedings, was in no degree abated, and the great hall wa crowded. The Rev. Tiroaus SPENCE, of Hinton,- near Bath, took the Chair. • A great number of statements were then laid before the meeting, beariug upon the Corn-kW question, by ministers from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, and se veral counties of England. The manufacturing, the agricultural, and the mining districts, - were all re presented. The inhabitants of those sever lo calities had hailed the announcement of the Conference of Ministers in Manchester with joy, mid had most cheerfully contributed, and that, in several instances, most liberally, to supply the means to defray the expenses of their journey. The statements made by these gentlemen' as to the effect of the corn-laws in the various localities in which they resided strongly ex emplified the evils resulting from class legislation and our present system of restrictive policy, an d w h en arranged and condensed into one focus, they will t e ll powerfully upon the public mind. Lord Ducie, Mr. Gisbornc, the late Member for Carlow, and other visitors of influence were on the platform. The latter addressed the as.:embly at the special request of the whole body. The Hon. Gentleman said - that, although he was a farmer, the Corn-laws were no protection to .him, while, at the same time, they were the cause of an unascertainable amount of mischief to almost every class of the commu nity. The -following resolution was proposed by the Rev. Walter Scott, profVssor of Airedale College, to the following effect " That, without pretending . to exercise any authority which its temporary constitution does not give, or pre suming to prescribe any course to be - pursued by the members of it, after its conclusion, this Conference would respectfully suggest that 'considerable efficiency may be given to its purposes and resolutions by such publications of its proceedings as they may deem suitable in their se veral-localities, by availing themselves of the instrnmen tality of the press to circulate iuformation on the general subject, and by congregational or local petitions to both Houses of Parliament." Thanks were Voted to the inhabitants of Manchester for their kindness and hospitality in entertaining the members of the Conference during its sitting. The SECRETARY intimated that a deputation of the Anti-Corn-law League would wait upon them in the evening, and that George Thompson, Esq., would then deliver a valedictory address. 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On the Ist of September, price half-a-crown, Part I. of the !ONES of CHARLES DIBDIN, now for LY the first time Collected and Chronologically arranged with Notes, historical, biographical, and critical ; and the Music of the best and most popular of the Melodies, with new Piano-forte Accompaniments, written expressly for the work. This work will be a more complete edition of the productions of the immortal Charles Dibdin than has hitherto been pub lished, either by himself or others ; and will contain an original and authenticated Memoir, with a Portrait, a copious Index, &c. It will be completed in eight Monthly Parts, forming one handsome volume, medium Svo. How and Parsons, 132, Fleet-street. AFTERNOON SITTING. The members of the Conference assembled as usual at four o'clock. The interest manifested by the public in the proceedings had, if possible, increased, and the hall was crowded to excess. The Rev. Dr. Cox having taken the chair, The Rev. Mr. WKERROW opened the business by reading a letter-from the Rev. Mr. Candlish, of Edin burgh, one of the leaders of the non-intrusion party in the Church of Scotland. The Reverend Gentleman agreed generally with the party who had summoned the Con ference as to the injurious tendency of the Corn-laws, and apologised for his absence on other grounds. The Rev. Mr. AcKwoaTli, of Horton College. Brad ford, came forward amidst loud cheers to move the con sideration and adoption of an address to the Queen. The Committee, in wording the address, had avoided all alluSion to party politics. They Would, if possible, have made some reference to the late measures proposed by her Majesty's Ministers, and which were likely to cost them the forfeiture of the Government of this country, but fearing that it might have the appearance of a party movement they had thought it better to avoit it alto gether.—(Hear, hear.) He then read the memorial, which was to the following effect : " TO lIER 310 ST GRACIOUS MAJESTY. " May it please your Majesty—We your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, being Christian Ministers of various denominations,.and from different parts of the United Kingdom, assembled in Manchester the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th days of August, 1841, to consider the laws restricting the food of the kingdom, - be; per mission to approach your Majesty with an expression of our sentiments in relation to the momentous subject which has thus brought us together. "In craving this indulgence, we beseech your Majesty to believe that we are influenced by an affectionate vene ration for the person, and an ardent attachment to the throne of your Majesty, as well as' by a deep heartfelt interest in the subject itself. _ _ _ " Our unceasing prayer to the Supreme Ruler is, that he will continue to smile on your Majesty, your august Consort, and your illustrious offspring, preserving your Majesty in the uninterrupted enjoyment of health, sur rounding you with all the endearments of domestic life, and after rendering you, through a long course of years, a blossiug to your people, giving you, in the realms of eternal glory, a crown that fadeth not away. "Brought by our professional avocations into daily in tercourse with the more numerous classes of our fellow subjects, it is, as it has for some time past been, our painful lot to witness scenes of wide-spread, heart rend ing, and ever-deepening distress, arising mainly—as alas! is too obvious—from a want of adequate employ, and a consequent destitution to a verg great extent of the com mon necessaries of life. " In endeavouring to ascertain the cause of this most deplorable state of things, we beg to assure your Majesty that after patient and dispassionate investigation, we have been constrained to admit the conviction, that it is to be found primarily and chiefly in those laws which, by un righteously interfering with the arrangements our be neficent Creator, produce an artificial scarcity of food, impose shackles on trade and commerce, cramp the efforts of industry, and, even where they seem to benefit, occa sion only a delusive advantage. " Encouraged by the parental solicitude which your Majesty has uniformly manifested for the well-being of your subjects, we humbly, yet most earnestly solicit your Majesty's gracious interposition on this behalf, so far as it can be constitutionally rendered ; assured that nothing more becomes the dignity or answers to the office of Princes and Potentates, than an imitation of the Sove reign Ruler, who is good to all, and whose tender mercies are over all his works.' " The Rev. Mr. FLETCHER seconded the motion. They knew full well the opinion of her Majesty already con stitutionally expressed.—(Cheers.) Their object was not to enlighten their Sovereign, but to show her that t large and influential body of her subjects coincided in her opinion. —(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then put the address, which was con sidered to embody the opinion and the views of the Con ferenc. as to the corn and provision laws. The address was carried by acclamation. The Rev. Mr. SMITH, A.M.; tutor of Rotheram Aca demy, moved that the Rev. Dr. Cox, 1).1). and LL.D., the Rev. Thomas Spencer, A.M., of Bath, the Secretaries of the Conference, and the Rev. Messrs. Atkinson, Chaplain, Massie, Fletcher, and M'Kerrow ' be appointed to present the address to her Majesty. This question was one of life or death to this great country.—(Hear, hear.) The destiny of the world were bound up in the condition of England. He trusted that God would deli ver us from the incubus that rested upon the country. — (Hear, hear.) In this question was bound up the wel fare, the progress, and the happiness of this land. Slimy parts of Scotland were within a hair-breadth of the starv ing point. The poor had everything to gain and nothing to loose, and he prayed that the influence of the Confe rence might prevent the calamities which he foreboded were fast coming on the land if the present system of exclusive commercial intercourse was longer continued. The Rev. ])r. VAUGHAN, of Kensington, seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. It was moved by the Rev.'Mr. MAssIE, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. GWYTHER, that George Thompson, Esq., be requested to address the Conference. The mo tion was carried by acclamation. GEORGE THOMPSON, Esq., then came forward amidst the most rapturous applause. His strength would not . permit him to do more at that moment than read the document he held 'in his hand for their consideration, and, indeed, it was unnecessary, as it contained all that he could say on the subject. Gazing upon the unex ampled assembly he saw around him, he gave thanks to God on behalf of the perishing poor.—(Lend cheers.) Mr. George Thprapson then read an address to the people of Great Britain and Ireland, - which was as follows : _ TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. • " FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN —AR assembly of Christian ministers, unprecedented in its numbers, and embracing almost every denomination, yet united as one by the object which has brought us together, we proceed in the discharge of our duty, to lay before you the result of our deliberations. " Suffer us to claim for our present very brief ad dress the calm and earnest attention which the import ance and solemnity of the subject demand. "We were convened for the purpose of considering the laws restricting the food of the community. "We have endeavoured to approach this . subject with minds uninfluenced by party feeling or sectional interests, and to try all questions submitted to us by the unerring standard of Scriptural morality. "Our attention has, in the first place, been directed to the principle upon . which the corn and provision laws of this country are based. The immediate effect of these laws is to make the food of the people dear. It •is de monstrable that this can be done only by rendering food scarce. From the artificial scarcity so created the diffe rent classes of consumers escape, in proportion to their wealth, the evil pressing with accumulating severity upon the humbler classes exactly in the degree of their inability to sustain the burden. " These laws operate with continually aggravating force, in consequence of the natural and inevitable in crease in the numbers of the people. " The most painful evidence of the truth of this prin ciple has been laid before us from all parts of the king dom, proving the poverty and privations of the labouring classes, whose general fortitude under their augmenting wretchedness has awakened our sympathy, and called for our present interference in their behalf. " In addition to the existence of domestic sufferings, often in the most distressing forms of misery and dis- PRICE 5d ease, proof or an increased mortality, has been forced upon us, and we have had the appalling fact disclosed that fa mine already is doing its deadly work among the most destitute portions of the community. " The moral effects of the corn and provision-laws have occupied our serious consideration. " It has been proved to us that the physical deteriora tion of multitudes of our countrymen has produced an alarming amount of demoralization. Under this aspect, these laws have appeared to us to require the most anxious attention of all who are concerned for the ad vance:nent of the spiritual and eternal interests of their fellow -creatures.. " As Christian ministers, prizing above all other con siderations the interests of morality and religion, we have been unable to anticipate without a pp re h ens i on an d dread the growth and development of those passions which are stimulated and called into action by hunger and destitution. "Fellow countrymen ! We have asked ourselves if the calamities we have been called to contemplate, and the more dreadful consequences with which we are threatened, are to be regarded as the just judgment and visitation of the Almighty ; and our unanimous answer is—no. We have sought instruction in the word and through the works of God, and have been taught by both that a bountiful and unfailing provision has been made for the wants of every living creature.. We stand forth, there fore, to assert and vindicate the divine wisdom and bene ficence. We charge existing misery and impending danger upon the selfish or ignorant inventions of man, which have frustrated the principal designs of the Ruler of the universe. " The chastisements we are enduring are self-inflicted, our nation:d distresses arc the results of a departure by human legislation from the spirit "and mandates of the Divine law ; and our strong conviction is, that our pre sent deliverance and future safety are to be secured only by.recognis: ,g and observing.. the unerring and clearly revealed will of a beneficent Creator. " Our duty, then, as nainiszo• of religion is plain. On scriptural grounds we are called upon to denounce all human restrictions upon the supply of food to the people, and to employ tiK appropriate means to place the fatherly provision of God within reach of his suffering and famishing children. " In the attainment of this object, we affectionately call upon the Christiar. public to aid us by an instant, an united, and a vigorous effort. The case is one of ex treme urgency. The poor are daily perishing, and though we would not stay the hand of individual cha rity, we must declare our solemn conviction that all as sistance will prove ineffectual to the relief of prevailing wretchedness during the continuance of laws which im piously interfere with, and limit the enjoyment of the all-sufficient bounties of Divine Providence. Our first advice to our brethren and friends through out the country is to investigate the subject now before them. " Let every one convinced of the justice and necessity of,abolishing these laws, do all in his power, in the spirit of meekness and love, to enlighten and convince those who are around him. Under the responsibilities of citi zenship, let every opportunity be embraced of bringing the nature and effects of the corn and provision laws under the notice of the Legislature. " We would also earnestly exhort those who are suffer ing from the operation of these laws to be peaceful and loyal, and to co-operate in all Christian and constitu tional efforts to effect their extinction with patience, re lying upon the sympathy of their friends, and the bles sing of the Most High. " Finally, let increasing supplication ascend, that it may please the God and Father of us all to give our law makers the wisdom that is profitable to direct and to in cline their hearts to do justice and love mercy." The Rev. Mr. HisToN, after eulogising the sentiments contained in the address, m o ve d it s adoption. Dr. Cox, the Chairman, intimated that a request had been made by several newspapers for a copy of the ad dress to the Queen, with a view to publication. He thought it indecorous that the address should be pub lished before presentation to her Majesty. He therefore trusted that the nimble-fingered and all-veracious Press would take this into consideration, and receive the inti mation kindly from his lips. The Rev. Mr. MASSIE seconded the adoption of the address in an able and eneretic speech. It was agreed to, and ordered to be printed and circulated throughout the kingdom. The Rev. Mr. SCALES then moved the adoption of the following petition to Parliament:— " TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS, ETC. " The humbly petition of a Conference of Ministers of Religion, of various Christian denominations, and from all parts of the United Kingdom, held in the town of Manchester, on Tuesday, Ang. 17, and following days; " Showeth; that your petitioners arc ministers of the God of love and mercy, who have assembled to con sider the laws which restrict the supply of the food of the people. . . "That to your petitioners, dwelling in the midst of their respective charges, and, by habits of frequent and pastoral intercourse, familiar with their actual con dition, and still further informed by the evidence sub mitted-to this. Conferetied by uniMpeachable witnesses ; it is most unquestionable, that evils the most serious are preying on the very vitals of the country, and that the labouring classes throughout the kingdom are sinking into the lowest condition of physical suffering, and pining away under a wasting destitution of the neces saries of life. " That your petitioners would feel themselves most unworthy of the office they sustain, and the Master they serve, were they to view such a state of things with indifference, or to allow it to become daily more and more aggravated, without directing their attention to its cause, and seeking the means of its alleviation. " That, to your petitioners, it appears obvious beyond all doubt, that whatever other causes May have contri buted to the frightful amount of misery which they de plore, the principal has been the provision laws, which make the very necessaries of life scarce. and dear, and by their mischievous operation have at the same time en hanced the price of food and diminished the ability to purchase it ; and that as obviously the remedy for this evil is the abrogation of the laws which have produced it: That, to your petitioners, it is manifest that any law tending to produce a scarcity of the food necessary to sustain the life of man, or_ to increase its price, and so to throw difficulties in the way of procuring it, is a wrong done to society at large, and a direct and glaring violation of the will and law of the universal Parent of mankind. "'That your petitioners are only acting in the spirit of their office when they remind your Honourable House that laws of human legislatures should be framed in strict accordance with the deelared wilkof God and the benefi cent designs of his providence ; and that all laws which contradict his will, and counteract his bounty, must of necessity be wrong in principle, and injurious in their tendency ; and that it is the deliberate and solemn con viction of this assembly that this is the unrighteous cha racter of the operation of the provision laws of this king dom, under whose baneful influence our beloved country is severed from profitable intercourse with other coun tries which are ready to exchange their products for our manufactures—the skill and labour of the industrious classes of our countrymen are rendered of less and less avail to their own subsistance, whilst immense numbers of them from day to day are thrown out of employment, and reduced to a state of utter destitution ; or cast upon the rapidly decreasing resources of the humane and cha ritable, who, in their turn, are sinking down into the ab ject condition of paupers ' • and famine, disease, and death are spreading with fearful desolation throughout the length and breadth of this once prosperous and happy land. " Your petitioners, therefore, convinced of the sinful. ness of these laws, which violate the paramount law of God and restrict the bounty of his providence ; of their injurious operation on the domestic comforts, and the social, moral, and religious condition of the people of these realms ; of the vast amount of evil they have already produced, and of the fearful rapidity with w hi ch they are driving on their injured and suffering victims to despondency or desperation, and threatening the peace and safety of the empire, implore your HOnourable House, as you fear that God who is the friend and avenger of the poor, as you love that country whose in terests are committed into your hands, to take into your early and most serious consideration the provision laws, the Corn-laws, w hi c h have wrought this etr -e n sPee tous illY amount il of evil and misery, for the purpose of devising such means as to your lion. House may seem meet for their abolition. And your petitioners will ever pray," Sze. The Rev. Mr. APRErtaow seconded the adoption of the petition. The destitution throughout the country' Was e al x oos t i ren t ie e . ver They. county heyhad received 460 communications from 7 and everyia England, and Scotland, one o f and w from contained mos t i t n h Wales e most conclusive evidence of the injurious bearings of the Corn-laws upon almost every class of the community. They Would prepare them for publication, and he was sure they would tell upon the public mind.—(Hear.) The petition was then agreed to. The Rev. Mr. JAMES, Of Birmingham, here inquired whether, if the Corn-laws were repealed, our agricultu rists could compete with the Continental growers, and if not, to what use could the land of this country be turned ? After some observations, it was agreed that Mr. Cobden should be requested to reply to the question. A motion to that effect was made and agreed to. RICHARD COBDEN, ESQ., M.P., then presented him self amidst loud cheers. He had been asked whether the agriculturists of this country could compete with those abroad if the Corn-laws were repealed, or, in other words, could they sell corn as cheap as it could be im ported from other countries for sale? The agriculturists, in 1815, asserted that they could not possibly exist if corn was less thun eighty or ninety shillings per quarter, and in five years after it went down to half that sum. When the present Corn-laws came into operation, it was confidently affirmed that the agriculturists could not live if corn was under 565. per quarter, and yet in 1835, when corn was no more than 395. 4d. per quarter, instead of land being thrown out of employ ment, in that very session there were no less than four acts of the Legislature obtained to sanction the inclosure of additional tracts of land.—(Cheers.) He held it presumptuous. for any body of men to say what might be the price of corn at which we could pro dace. Lord Stanley has said, when presiding over the great agricultural meeting the other day at Liverpool, that the man who should at this time form a correct estimate of our national improvements during the next ~~~-~ EVENING SUN. entury would be considered a visionary enthusiast. With such sentiments as these, how would he venture to predict the consequences which would result from a re - real of the Corn-laws, with all the advantages of science, and the additional stimulus which would be inaparted to individual exertion ? From the evidence taken before the Poor-law Committee in 1830, it appeared undeniable that when, fowl .was at a . high price the labourer was plunged down to tbea lowest diet. The wages of the peasant were not so good in dear as in cheap years. Thus, evidently, the labouring classes were peculiarly interested in the price of food.—(Hear, hear.) Let even the worst anticipations of the opponents of the Corn-laws be fulfilled, it would only have the effect of lessening the landlords' rents ; and, without advocating• Agrarian principles, even if the Duke of Rutland emi grated, as he had threatened, why he could not take the: land along with him.—(Cheers.) They had evidence to prove that the people were not sufficiently fed, and com pared with the labourers of the United States of America, they were net half fed.—(Hear.) His conviction was, that repeal would benefit the landlords as murk as any other Class. The transition state would no doubt have its in conveniences, and he would have no objection to legislative enactments to assist the working of total repeal .; but ulti mately it would be beneficial to the landowner. In Switzerland. where there was a no Cornlaw, the land was three times more valuable than in Strabia anti the neighbouring territories, from which the Swiss drew their: supply of corn. In Devonshire, Dorsetshire, and Susses, the wages of the labourer amounted to no teina2 than Ss. or 9s. a-week. He employed alone 600 workmen in the neighbourhood of Manchester, and the most unskilful amongst them earned 12s. a-week. What benefit, then, did agricultural labourers derive from the operation of the Corn-laws ?—(llear, hear.) He tendered them his sincere thanks on behalf of the body with which he was connected. They had given an impetus to free trade greater than that imparted by the Anti-Corn-law League during the two years that Association had been in operation. If such was the effect of the invitation `of the twenty-six Manchester ministers, who had brought seven hundred of their brethren together, what might be hoped for if the hundreds in London would send an invitation to their brethren throughout the king dom ?—(Loud and continued cheering.) Yes, gentle men, why not meet in the metropolis—(Tremendous applause)—and why not also come attended by their peo ple?—(Cheers and laughter.) Let Exeter-hall be filled by their people.—(Hear and laughter.) Its walls were accustomed to the voices of -those who sought to strilie the fetters from the slave, and where was the difference between stealing the liberty of a man, and deprivinghim of the fruits of his industry ?—(Cheers.) He hoped that they might count upon the co-operation of every indi vidual. in that vast assembly—(Loud cheers)—and (pointing to the ladies at the lower end of the hall) lie trusted, too, 'that they might count upon the aid of the fair, who were ever foremost in the cause of humanity.— (Cheers.) However dark the atmosphere might now ap pear around them, if the two were united, they would soon see the bright beam of sunshine upon their future efforts. (The Honourable Member sat down amidst rei terated applause.) ___ The Re;. E. F. NOLAN moved " That the petition to the House of Commons be presented by the Members for Manchester and Salford, and that Richard Cobden;•Esq., M.P. for Stockport, be requested to support such peti tion ; also that the petition to the House of Lords be presented by Lord Ducie." The Rev. - PATRICK BREWSTER, of Paisley, seconded the motion. The R. Mr. Davis said that, although only 700 sig natures might be appended to the petition, many of them were deputed by four or five congregations. At a mode rate computation they had assembled there' the represen tatives of about 2,000 congregations.—(Cheers.) The Rev. P. MURSELL. of Leicester, moved the fol lowing resolution :—" That this Conference earnestly recommends to all who may approve it, to set apart Monday the Gth of September, as a day for humiliation. before Almighty God, on account of our sins, and for solemn prayer that it might please him in his superin tending providence to remove the distresses which at this time afflict the country, and which especially' bow down the hearts of the suffering poor, to revive trade and com merce in the land, and to endow our senators at this important crisis with the wisdom which is profitable to direct." It was seconded by J. WEI3II A NNSLEY, and carried nem. con. , Au address from the Operative Anti-Corn-law Asso ciation was then received, when thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up at a late hour. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. POST.—The magnificent weather we still have is most embarraSsing to our corn speculators, and, in the event of its continuance, of which there is, happily fur the country, every prospect, many of the number 'Cannot fail to be ruined. There are at present no quotations of prices in Mark-lane by which the public can be safely • regulated, but we find that a forced sale was made of a parcel of wheat in tha course of the morning at a decline of Gs. per quarter, the holder being afraid to n-ait longer for a change from cloudless skies to drenching rains, with appearances so much against him. A temporary falling of the glass during a portion of the day,. for it proved but temporary, was naturally viewed by man'. with a feeling of reviving hope. With a - season so en couraging as the present has become, there -is but little occasion to enlarg,e`just now on the financial bearings of the corn question. We may, however, refer to a most able letter, with the signature of " Mercat or ," inverted in this day's paper, confirmatory of the accuracy of 'the views we have taken upon it. The British . Queen. steam-ship having, as we stated while that vessel was on her last voyage to and from New York, been sold by the BritiSh and North American Steam Company to the Belgian Government, will pro ceed, in the course of about a week or ten days, from Li verpool to Antwerp. The Belgian Government mean, we understand, to run her three times a year from Ant werp to New. York, and back, the vessel touching vt Portsmouth on her outward passage ; but it is not ex pected, nor indeed Ntended, that she shall make another voyage across the Atlantic this year. The arrangement originally entered into between the Company and the Belgian authorities from the transfer from the former to the latter of the President steamer also, cannot, of course, in the circumstances in which the Directors are placed with regard to this unfortunate vessel, be carried into effect ; at all events for a time. CHRONICLE.—Mr. Thornton, Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, has received a communication from Lord Palmerston, requesting that certain documents might be sent to him, referred to by Mr. Thornton in his letter to M. Surra y Bull of the 7th inst. His Lordship, we un derstand, stated at the same time to Mr. Thornton, that his object in wishing for these documents was to for ward them, along with his above-mentioned letter, by a special messenger to Madrid. The bondholders of foreign states are all under deep obligations to the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department, for his constant and active exertions in, their behalf. The holders of South American Securities have -put their expressions of gratitude on record, and we observe with satisfaction that Mr. Thornton also bears testimony to the great value of his Lordship's advice, assistance, and influence, in behalf of the creditors of Spain. By the arrival of the Great Western steamer from New York, which was known in the City early this afternoon, bringing dates of the 7th inst., we learn that the Stock Market was very heavy, United States having declined t 0.14. There appears to have been no particular cause ar.3igned for this fall. A few weeks since it is said, however, that Prime, Ward, and King, by large purchases, had run the price up to 22 ; since which, prices have been falling, and the firm in question haVe been the large sellers at the board, even on speculation. TIMES.—Much impertinence is vented daily in the City in attempts to support the au ten tici ty of the supposed intelligence from China, to which the only answer that ought to be made at present is by a reference to the state of the teamarket, which is, at any rate, in no better state to-day than before that " news" was received. These people ought to reflect, fur their own sakes, that tale bearers are as bad as tale-makers, and that the rage of their dupes, who have suffered by both, may possibly react on the tale-bearers, because they are more acces sible. There is, however, some hope of discoveries in this matter, to which it may be prudent at present not more particularly to allude. a t gr o i edre. on account SUN.—The Stock M a r ket l ooked steady in the absence of any transactions The unfunded of the n debt, however, t ra em and for accommodation. C onso l s for imme diate transfer realized 8 9 - 4 to 89i, an d f or Account, 89i., nged so me of u a was the only quotation. Exchequer Bills felt the influ ence of the scarcity above alluded to, and were not done Bank Stock w as d u ll at 168 to 169; the New hi g h e r than 12 to 15 prem. E ast Ind i a Bonds 6to 3 prem. ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. ranged from 981-- to ; and the Three per Cent. Reduced from 89:1 toy. The Foreign Market presented a slight increase of ac tivity, but this was attended by no rally in the general run of quotations. The Spanish Active Bonds were marked 19% to 4, being scarcely so good as yesterday ; Porttiguese New Five per Cents., being the first bargain this week we re d one a t 294 ; olombian Stock. was at 204 to ; Mexican at 254, and Brazilian at 67 ; Aus trian Metalliques were at 109, and Dutch Five per Cents, at 102, being firm prices. Shares supported the improved appearance we have noticed for the last two or three days. Great Western Railway shares were 161, the New 64 to 4, the Fifths 44, the London and Birmingham Thirds 214, the New 211 to 224, the York and North Midland 28 to 274, and the South Western 13 to 134 premium. Brighton Shares were 54 to 5,1, Greenwich New 24, Manchester and Leeds 14, North Midland 35, and the New 84 discount. Gosport Shares were 4 premium. London Joint Stock Bank Shares were 2- premium, Union of Australia, Li premium, and National of Ireland 24 discount. The Foreign Exchanges were firm this afternoon, and if anything a shade higher. Bills on Paris were nego tiated at 25f. 624 e. to 674 e., on Amsterdam at 12 4 to 4, on Hamburgli at 13 9 to 4, on Antwerp at 12 34 to 4, en Frankfort at 1491, and on Trieste at 9 48 to 50. The private advices by the Great Western steamer, will not be delivered till to-morrow. The Hendrik Hudson, of New York, 1,000 tons bur then, a new line-of-packet ship, commanded by Captain Morgan, arrived on Thursday in the St. Katherine-docks from New York, with a cargo and . a great number of passengers. She was locked in after high water. This splendid ihip has attracted great and deserved attention. The Tories duly record any solitary cheer, how ever faint, with which any of their party may be greeted, We have the satisfaction of stating on the authority of an eve end ear witness that Lord Melbourne, on leav ing, the hlouse , of Lords yesterday, was greeted by loud and gene! a 1 cheering, as he passed to his carriage ; and that a ccnsiderable number of respectable persons fol lowed the carriage to Downing-stre e t, to greet his Lordship with similar demonstrations as he entered hi official residence. On the Ist of September will be published, The NINTH VOLUME of THE HISTORY OF EUROPE. By ARCHIBALD ALISON, F.R.S.E. 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