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H BROWN, Esq., of Thetford, moved the following resolution : " That the enormous amount of taxation now extracted :from this country, paralyzes commerce, depresses agricultur e , an d impoverishes the working classs." t / y ,/?iri' - ~~~ ood sheep• d ewes 3,1 turned out )s to 503 ; Os to 333; 5 3d to 8s 6d ; fowls, per to 3s 6d ; s. four bushes b, and 16st ey, 16st 21b, Lb, 18st 21b, `~ Co , N°.l7 857 1 - LONDON, TUESDAY 0 .. ,i 4 ; rti l Maga y _LL6CEMBER 18, 1849. IPRICE Inferior. £1 6 0 011 4 0 15 0 1 0 0 LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF 7 , II7TLYAL CON TBIBUTION, SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE A S [MANCE SOCIETY. Founded A. D ISIS. PUBLICA TIONS. PUBLICATIONS. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. rirHE EDINBURGII REVIEW, No. CLXXXiII. ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion are requested to be forwarded to the Publishers before Thursday, the 27th ; and SILLS by Saturday, the 29th instant. London: Longman and Co., 39, Patern4,ster-row. BOOKS ADAPTED FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 23 Volumes. Price 2s. each sewed ; 2s. Gd. cloth ; 3s. cloth, CONTRACT for BRITISH OAR TIMBER' THICKSTUFF, PLANK, and TIIEENAILS. Department of the Storel:eeper-Gencral of the Navy, Somerset-place, Dec. 14, 1819. The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice that on TUESDAY, the sth February next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying 16,500 Loads of BRITISH OAK TIMBER (rough contents, but to be delivered in a rough or sided state, as the said Commis sioners shall direct). 4,100 Loads of BRITISH OAK, THICKSTUFF, and PLANK, and 900,000 BRITISH OAK TREENAIL,;. To be delivered at her 3lajesty's several Dockyards by the 31st December, 1852, at prices inclading all carriage and other expenses. A. Tender may be made for the whole Contract, or for the quanti ties required for any one or more of the yards, but not for less than the full quantities of Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Treenails re quired for any one yard. A Form of the Tender showing the distribution, sidings, and di fliensions of the Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Treenalls, and all other necessary particulars may be had on application to this Odice, by letter or otherwise. No Tender will bo received after One o'clock on the day •f treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for kiln, duly authorised In writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-han•l corner the words "Tender for British Oak," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a otter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound With the person tendering, in the sum of 16,0001. for the due perform nee of the whole Contract, or in a due proportion for a part only. CONTRACT for CANDLES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, December 17, 1849. The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral otthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give notice that on TnuesnAY, the 10th January next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into the Royal Marine Bar racks at Chatham, all such quantities of TALLOW CANDLES ab shall from time to time be demanded, for twelve months certain, And tUrther until the expiration of three months' warning. The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at the said Office, and (together with the samples of the Candles), at the Office of the Bar rack-master. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, Ilter any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised 11 writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Adrni jalty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Candles," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to become 'Mind with the person tendering in the sum of 1001. for the due Performance of the Contract. O FFICE OF ORDNANCE. December 14, 1849. . .-• The Principal Officers of her Majesty's Ordnance do hereby give Notice, that they will SELL, by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Tower, On FRIDAY, the 21st December, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon Precisely, sindry Lots of OLD STO&ES, consisting of greatcoats, Wile-cuttings, shoes, horse-collars, horse-shoes, new gun flints, salt • Itetre.bags, brass hose, cocks, tools, iron, steel, brass, and various other articles, the whole of which nay be viewed at the Tower three days previous to the sale, from Ten till Four o'clock, upon appli cation to the Principal Storekeeper's Office at that place, where cata logues of the lots and conditions of the sale will be delivered to those Persons who may apply for the same. ._• . . Sy order of the Board, G. BUTLER, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC. 12, 1849, THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY" do hereby give notice— Teat a Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice, tkat at the Quarterly General Court of the said Company appointed to be held at their house in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNxinav, the 19th natant, he will submit the following motion, viz.:— " That copies of all. correspondence relative to a Court-martial held on the Sth September, 1844, on certain Sepoys of the 6th Madras Cavalry, be laid before this Court, and copies of all opinions given by law officers on the subject." That another Proprietor has given notice of his intention to sub -ridit the following. motions at the said Quarterly General Court That this Court, deeply lamenting the prolonged exile of the Princes of Seindli, and the failure of those endeavours from time to time made for the termination of their unmerite I suffering's, most - .oartiesUy recommend to the Court of Directors that an opportunity be afforded such of them as survive to be li turd in their defence, bo , fore seine competent arid impartial tribunal to be nominated by the tlevernment of India, and if innocent, that they be reinstated in their private rights ; also that a like consideration, where the same H laY appear equitable, be extended to the heirs of such of the Ameers as have died in captivity." That the following papers be laid before the Court of Proprie tors Copy of the treaty entered into by Captain Seaton, in behalf 1 the Bombay Government, with the ilydrabad State, in the year .." Copy of the instructions furnished the Envoy who was deputed nydrabild to annul the above treaty. "Copies of the returned letters to the late Nur Mahemed, Chief Beer of Hydrabad, alluded to in the Governor-General's dispatch to the Secret Committee, under date 21st February, 1538. Copies of other unpublished let!ors from Nur Mahometh about 'tie Sante time, explanatory of his unwillingness to accede to the Go vernor-General's proposals. ''Copy of the unpublished portion of the Secretary to the Governor 'teneral's letter to the Resident of Scludh, ander date 6th September, 1838 . Statement of the respective portions of territory which were gua 'no !ant l eed by March, separate treaties to theillydrabad Ameers by the treaty of Ith 1839. the -" List of the Ameers who leave been consigned to exile, showing stipendi which they have from time to time rece,ved." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. EAST INDIA ROUSE, OCTOBER. 31, 1849. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company " 11 1 be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAT, the 19th December nest, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. JAMES C. MELD ILL, Secretary. lI.LiIPTON COURT PALACE ROYAL KITCHEN GARDENS'. These GARDENS to be LET en LEASE for 28 years, from the sth or January next, together with the Melon-ground, the Glass houses, the Dwellhig-houses (except the Head Gardener's House), Stables, and other buildings belonging thereto; and also the Fruit Trees, Pine PlantS, Tines, Shrul,s. Stock, Crop, Utensils, &c. &c. Any persons desirous of obtaining a Lea:o of the same, are to send in Tenders In writing, under sealed covers, indorsed " Tenders rb? Hampton Court Kitchen Gardens," and addressed to the Coin halssioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., No. 2, Whitehall-place, on °r before T qelve o'clock on FRIDAY, the 4th day of January next, Stating the.ainount of rent they are willing to pay for the same. Il premises may be viewed by application to Mr. Turrell, the ead (hardener, and the schedules may be inspected, and particulars of the terms and conditions may be obtained by applying at the Ice of Mr. Pennethorne, Architect to the said Commissioners, 7, rvlt itehalliard, London. Just published, in Two Thousand Pages, royal Bvo., price 3Gs., the _pOST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY t _ for 1850. Principal Divisions of the work :—Official Direc tory; ; Street Directory ; Commercial Directory; Trades' Directory ; Directory : Court Directory ; Parliamentary Directory ; Postal :"'rectory • City Directory ; Conveyance Directory; Ranking Direc tor,. .7 Assurance Directory —with a very great amount of general 401 "" ) rulatiou. For Reviews of the work, which is now Gm only Directory published published, see Times, 23d ult. ; Chronicle, 228 ult. ; 23d ult.; Post, 24th ult. ; Advertiser, 24th ult. ; Daily News, it`xl,,Ult.; Sun, 22d ult. ; Globe, 23d ult. ; Dispatch, 25th ult. ; John 24th ult. ; Britannia, let inst. ; Spectator. 24th ult. ; Here tt I h's Journal, 24th ult.; Mining Journal, 24th ult. ; Atlas, 24th .; Era, 25th ult. ; Literary Gazette, Ist inst. ; Examiner, Ist inst. Kelly and Co. Old Boswell-court; and all Booksellers. MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a f ew weeks, and Italduess removed and prevented, by the use of Ci r RIMST ON E'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. ' lf Yon are In want of that beautiful adornment of the human Pre, a natural supply of human hair, obtain through the post, or wholesale or retail chemist cr druggist, or perfumer, an l Is. brit,ti of—Clirimstene's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential drama Cram aromatic herbs and flowers jgrewn at his Her- Ilighgate), which has been long known to the nobility and I;,„whom it is highl y appreciated for Its manifold virtues, too ..fAerous ti be set forth in an advertisement, but may be read in his " in Dhlet, in which the bottles are enclosed. b O W 4 cii pamphlet has the signaturezt William Grimstene, Merchant, , r bary, Ilightate, and will be found - at - page 11, unier the copy of Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th, ~,Autust, 11446. ) 418 pamphlet is forwarded through the post, en receiving two "'its stamps. te, p he Aromatic Regenerator can be forwarded through the pest on •ing a 5 the po post-off istag ce ith the case. order for 4s. ad., 7e. id., or lie., which in -1,11 e w lie. size contains fuur of the 4s. A. fa os Wof its many virtues, as thousands can preys, are published ' l4 Pamphlet enclosed with each bottle. yolleader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 41 years of age, remember ths thousands of blind you meet with in your t a 7L , , others with various coloured eye -shades ; indeed, such was demand for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re p4,‘'l,4 those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, .. th r "lighted people (ths climate is the same) ! I'll tell you the cause tell us* of Grimetone's Eye Snuff and because it cured hi:n*l4lla, oft Serena, Cataract, Nervous Hea.dach, and Deaf c,T the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a mai -1.4_,1d to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, 67 ep;•7 pf curs being proved by the informers, still it was an act of alt n; as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., th p the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of r easury ; the letter of protection, signed by Herries, Fn., to o k William Grinastone, bearing date 18th February, 1525. This was 4,:eeount of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in canis flu,: Within the reach of every poor family. But under this order of Q rnrrient it is obliged to be stamped. ti IISTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters, P °4l l In a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the :comment order, at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. The 4,ll)lilets sold at Id. each, If' through the post, Is. Bd., as. 6d., and 14 1 . ny di, including postage, gre. Tho following' letter is one out of the thousand proofs. ~e a ti the following Medical Testimony to the cars of live eases ''iltta S e r ena , from G. H. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism : " Ssutlisea near Portsmouth, Hants, sth Nov., 1848. la : , 111 8. W. GailliTONl72.—Sir—l must in justice to yen send tho fol ktic Testimonial with regard to tth e extraordinary efficacy of yoir tid e Snuff in cases of Gutta Seroaa. I have used it in five cases with et bs most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, yea may advertise this ! ! 111,;" 41 to what use you please. The cu es r have wholly astonished 4(1 thousands of others.—l am, Sir, Sze., G. 11. ROUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." t e en letters to Mr. William Grlmstone, Herbary, Highgate, near a,. mod ..° l-1 . at HERB which establishment he continues to manufacture his TOBACCO, so much esteemed in all foreign parts. the 2 ° .lowing letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from anther ef the " Pleasures of Hems " si _ " Springfield Cottage, Honiton, Devon, 15th August, 1848. %tit e . s i . — ~l cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating how highly I tin e e ' . . Your Herb Tobacco. I have now found in it a substitute for iist4 tcl ice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti- Yeq,.,,* am snre that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I am your obedient servant, ~, " STUART FARQUHARSOIg, D.C.L. , phr Vr. Willi am G r imstene, llerbary, Highgate." Y4t s *e ttensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all ehemists and drug is, 11,Ind others, with W. Grimstone's signature attached, at 714 d., 2s. Id., and 4s. Gd. each, including the Government stamp THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. ^— yer Litlatreted by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engraviegs on Stool. s_' ‘ III gICA.L DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA/A git b _CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. , };.* e•nitioss, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, prioe 2s. 6d., Or nest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 64. in postage stamps, Rt SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on efts t „;4.o infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex kith r e u ldulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, 11,441;eatsu•ka on marriage, and the means of obviating oertain dis k. pi e :ll ... ons. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. aid ZlNl 4 ,,.__t and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox- I, Is - . - 4 .7ets London. Published by the Authors : geld by Strange, new;Sul:lerieostsr- Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 151, Oxfard-street ; 44 11 ' 23 . Titchberne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden nsLt,.reet. wira t ,` I• treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive . l'ai.kad is Illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. _ielie, ' I. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul- Lien 1,,,,,r i ,( 1 their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental -u tistr.,.." 7 ., weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. 0 . 4 )0 7`,„ r e by Three Explanatory Engravings. weir eri . „." 4 . treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in 0.... -- "trY or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for 0 tnioet,.iis section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured •P 4 Thles." k AltT i, • -3 ' a • r • • contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Diseas e V itta4 li renie ,„ application, by which the danger of infection .s cb %Met; 'Lug Important part of the Work should no eser,e the .!1. 44 , tett,. 1,41. 8 2 1 :._• is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its ." 14., 41 'e causes of unproductive anion are else considered, and 1 Tlte - l e aabiect critically and philosophically inquired into. tt L ilt ..yenian BALM op STRIACIIM impotence,, IS eXclasiv , ,l7 employed in treat :: v oill tnd sexual debility, potence, Isc., lls. and 335. per i:edy, 7h, e Concentrate,' Deters', re Tssence, an anti-syphilitic t , els, „ s't fyin- the blood 1.. case! efinfection, secondary rymp- L e rrv4qatelaa, and " the abuse of irexury, 1 Is. and 335. per bottle. Ittala r .t rl fYing Specific r'lls, 2t, 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ils. per box, a " 1 of ''''' ,l 3 7 for gonorri.ma, e:eet, stricture, and chronic inflamma es, the bladier sti-ti ' fee if by later, 11. A minute ti Of th, _ • - , 0115.. Ola ~ l, ta i 40.,., , a•SO IS loqnh ad : t age, habits, and position in sociaty. eh i t s vvi+kt advice, to be had at the Establishment on'y, _by • I lte a.- - t 1ec. 1 1..1, saved. Messrs . Perry, Surgeons, are iri attet ,t. -...,• e till " ~. at 19. Clarners-street, Oxford-street, London, from Etc 'Os and Inge to jught 4 oa esadors from zit en to Ole' Age. Gd, 40th per Od to ON Od r, 123 s to 194, Gd to 12s 6d sions—Beef, .al, ditto, 5d Od to Od ; Od to ls Od ; Lres, each, Os b, d to Sd ; 3s ; hens, per ducks, ditto, :eys, each, 41 tion (present )er dozen, Oil me of 14Ibs, , pork large, Os to Os. 7d to 8d meal, ls 2d o 2d; barley r, weighing , 00s to 00s ; bushel, 20. a, 421 b per boll, 16s Od to 15s ; bran 375; second 6d to N Od ; d; first flour, •edit. Pota -7d ; Teal, 4d each, 00d to .acs, Cod to per lb, (id to ; four-pound per cwt, 9d ; Saturday farm, in th?, occupation o f I wan totally r of thrashed ice rendered of an engin° nber of ricks Mr. Hewett , learly the act ye neighbour' o'clock in the ) Mr. W. Bet' iscovered vise ,ts, which con. icks, 20 ditto [so four lie" There is 00 endiary. M r. involving th e 'rabic exten t ' g at Inholture d, in the °ore,: 3e farm bu il° hh their cot: e its, two a colt, an`., are t o tally L i, assured. 11 % ;he Set Of 6' irge import; Belgian Pl be country. , has 100/. 0 ived from , tP, ry, of yarioil.„ arr i va l of VI t, and on e supplies fo, c l; its, with W hi inderstand , lem from O e ro the week, t g to ;hased, bi g i be nis parts 0' : cia o 'l3' r an et' in the Le i t leath of 5 3r 0 . 0 , ,he melauc h ; c Mr. re a" p► e aboveP ir d is oi the hub ; on d u cting, tl3 o s ,f her seh c bs d Lae, which o ptl r drainage , rc ttention o tp erer, but , , Ll c ol tal death ty's Pili g jp , .ases of dee ..r,•, r in the 1.111•-ia iness, swin i e er etite, bad ' l 7 r eti of person! c o sy/ Bible, and, to and fa d e tb• st doctors l° t ba will restol u e old by all P r : 0 1 nt, 244, 6t of Mr. Tlio°l° square, the ire, We' i" Kent, the fl t ree t, the 11931 Mr. Il eb c er f daugh° r s Belcher' late ;liter of tbe g• oud. te , Highqoug t , E p i t ; : i a teo road, 114131'. elan 13 , 0 14 Rev r lit:ge4 fect° Wo rt, • B1 01 ' 11°1 : 1 0 1 72, Sarill' o°ø' ate of the of gton, rec t or Icines.squ oef v i Of aret, Wid° Gorton 0 V II ? 1 Ifticep tha 03 X . d. A B. d. 20 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 1 2 2 2 4 4 30 1 4 11 2 9 10 35 1 8 0 2 17 0 40 1 13 3 3 6 6 45 1 19 0 2 1 1 40 1 7 9 4 15 6 b 5 218 10 l 517 8 AUDITORS, George Cumming, Esq. axles Turner, Esq. Samuel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. RANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and CO. SECRETARY. David Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Atkinson and Andrew. MANAGER. Alexander Robertson. Esq. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, .he Company being prohibited, by the 24th clause of their Deed of Constitution, which is duly registered is terms of the Act, from dis puting a Policy upon any ground whatever. The Kates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle mortality, and are as low as a due regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the remiums. with interest of the retained halves, is required to be paid for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to farm a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As surance may be relinquished at any time without payment of the retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to assure for the first five years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WIIOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted, whereby the security of a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Sums are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a specified age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PARTNER ill IP POLICIES ars granted, whereby ajoint assurance effected bypartners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in vested, Oa the death of either, the survivor Is benefited by retain ing the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain their share without having to wait until it can be recovered from outstanding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond U degrees of the equator. No Admissioa or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of the assured life. The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in connexion with this Company. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, ;Established by Royal Charter of his Majesty George 1., A.D. 1720), For FIRE, LIFE, and MARINE ASSURANCES. OFFICES—ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. BRANC EI OFFICE-29, PALL-MALL. GOVERNOR—Thomas Tooke, Esq. Sus-GovEallos—William Sampson, Esq. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR—The Hon. J. T. Leslie Melville. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. George Pearkes Barclay, Esq. Edmond S. P. Calvert, Esq. John Garrett Cattley, Esq. Alexander Colvin, Esq. Edward Maxwell Daniell, Esq. _brahana deorge . RobaitS, Esq. William Davidson, Em. Charles Robinson, Esq. John Deacon, Esq. Thomas Smith, Esq. Riversclale Win. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Soames, Esq. • William Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Octavius Wigram, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. MEDICAL lIEFEEEE—SDIMICI. Say, Esq., F.R.S. Notice.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of Fire Pre miums falling due at Christmas will expire on the 9th January next. Insurances in all the branches may be effected on the most advan tageous terms with this Corporation, which has rad upwards of a Century and a Quarter's experience; and which affords unquestion able security by its capital-stock. The Reversionary BONUS declared en British Life Policies effected on the system of participation in profits, has amounted on an average to rather more than 2 per Cent. per Annum on the suns assured, oar 46 per Cent. on the amount of Premium paid. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Annual Premiums payable by those of the Assured who desired that their share of profit should be so applied. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. Charles John Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. John Henry Pelly, Esq. AL the - The ca.tomsiiy Fees are allowed to medical practitioners referred to by persons proposing Life Insurances. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Established 1837. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. 82, King William-street, London. Capital, One Million. DIEECTOBS. George Bonfield, Esq. Thomas Challis, Esq., and Ald. Jacob George Cope, Esq. Jelin Dixon, Esq. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. Richard Ilollier, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. Thomas Piper, Esq. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq. Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. John Wilks, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. AUDITOII. I William Hunter, jun., Esq. George Meek, Esq. SECRETARY—Thomas Price, LL.D. ACTUARY—David Oughton, Esq. Joseph Dawson, Esq. Annual Premiums for the Assurance of ROL, Ptlyable at Death. X s. d. 1 1G I X .. d. X s. d. X S. d. 21527 S 2 15 7 A I. d. I 6 • In the LIFE DEPARTMENT.—AII business relating to Life In surances, Deterred Annuities, and Fatally Endowments, transacted on the most liberal terms. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT. —Houses, Furniture, stock in Trade, Mills, Merchandise, Shipping in Docks, Rent, and risks of all descriptions insured at moderate rates. Loans or1;0001. and under advanced on personal security, aid the deposit of a Life Policy. A liberal, commission allowed to Solicitors, Auctioneers, and Sur- Yeyors. 3,IETROPOLITAsNociELTTIFE ASSURANCE 2Co. 3, Princes-street, Bank. The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Premium% fall dae en the ith of January next, that the same must no PAID within Thirty days fronrithat date. The Premiums are paid Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, en the lith of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October, either of which several days constitutes the commencement of the year to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the So ciety as Members on the sth of January next, should appear or lodge their proposals at the office on er before that day. This Society, for Mutual and General Assurance, appropriates the whole of its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives for the whole term of life as Members of the Society. For the year ending the sth of April, 1850, an abatement of 51 rer cent. has been declared on the Premiums of all Members of Five tll HEATHFIELD, Superinten'ent. Years' standing and upwards. RiciiAi Princes-street, Bank, December 10, 1849. THE LICENSED V ICTUALLERS' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow. (Empowered by Act of Parliament.) DIRECTORS. JOHN MUSGROVE, Esq. and Ald., Chairman. J. K. HOOPER, Esq. and Ild., Deputy-Chairman. John Addis, Esq. J• G. Hammack, Esq. C. S. Butler, EFq. William Knott, Esq. George 11. Child, Esq. Robert Main, Esq. William Float, Esq. Francis Witham, Es 1. William Game, Esq. DIRECTORS ELECTED BY TIIE COMMITTEE. Mr. Bryon. Mr. Stennett. Mr. Wallis. Assurers in this Office will please to take notice, that their Fire Policies falling due at the ensuing Christmas must be renewed within flfteen'days therefrom to protect themselves from loss. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—PoIicies issued on advantageous terms to Assurers from 201. up to 5,001, on any one life. JOLUT SocritAry. And Constituted by Act of Parliament, fur .assurance on the Lives of persons in every station or profession, wheresoever resident. Greater advantages cannot be obtained from any Insurance Com pany or Society, than those possessed by the Members of the Scot tish Widows' Fund Life Society, as the following illustration may show :—A party in his 29th year, in the month of January, 1816, having then become a Member by Insurance on his life to the ex tent of 1,0001., has, up to the present tim , , contributed altogether 8531., exclusive of any interest; and the sum which would be paid under the Policy In the event of his death taking place at any time in the course of this yelr, is 1,9541. 3s. Bd. Were he to die between Jan. 1850 and Jan. 1851, there would be paid £1,950 7 5 between Tan. 11451 and Jan. 1852 ....... • • 2 026 11 2 between Jan. 1852 and 31st Dec. 1532 ........ 2,062 14 11 To the Representatives of this Member, therefore, were he to die in the year 1852, after payment of the Premium for that year, there would be paid more than double the amount of the original Insurance. Members have the option of allowing their Policies to go on increasing annually, as above stated; Or of surrendering the Bonuses for their present value in cash ; Or to have au equivalent redaction in future Promiums ; and in the case of 10 of the early Insurances, the Bonuies have for some years back beon mere than equivalent to a total extinction of future Premiums, so that, in reality, many Members are altogether freed from payment of further Premiums, and yet h .ve increased an in creasing Policies. . _ . Also, Loans aro granted to Members on the security of Policies held by them In their own right, to the extent of nine-tenths of their value. The Sums Assured, with Additions, now amount to upwards of 7,r09,000/. The Capital Accumulated and Invested now amoun's to upwards of 2,070,0001., and the Annual Revenue to upwards of 300,0001. And by last Annual Report, the deaths and relative claims were in the ratio of only 5314 per cent. of what might have been ex pected according to the Tables upon which tke Society's calculations are based. Prospectuses and every information may be readily obtained on application at the Head Office or any of the ciety's Agencies. JOINT MACK 6iZIE; Manager, WM. GEORGE, Chief Clerk. Mead 4:Me, 5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh, November, 1849. OFFICE IN LONDON, No. 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, lIUGII WICEAN, Agent.- B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY'. I, Princes-street, sank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Pict., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. METVAL AS3VRANCC BRANCH. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample subscribed capital, and the largo fluid accumulated front the pre miming on upwards of 9,008 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the profits, which, after five years, will be annually divided among the Assured. PROPRIETAIIT BRANCH, The lowest rates consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain a charge upon-the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACTS FROM THE TABLES. Axonal Premiums required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole Term of Life. rAL ASSURANCE BRANCH. Ralf Pre- Whole Pre mium, first mium, after lye years. Sys years. 1 s. d. 20 0 IS 0 25 0 19 30 1 1 9 35 I 1 411 41 1 9 9 45 1 14 16 SO 2 2 • 55 212 9 X s. d. 1 16 0 1 19 2 2 3 6 2 9 l• 2 19 4 I 9 S 4 3 0 3 11 6 PETER MORRISON, Itesideat Director. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY No. 31, LOMBARD-STREET. LONDON. LNCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. TIIISTIES. John Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.?. Richard Man l us, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIZECTOIB. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. 0. Parnell, Esq. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq . Henry Augustus Bevan. Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerfield, Esq. 0111IETART E: ANCL . Malt' • Pre • Whole Pre- Age. mlum, lirst mium, after seyen years. seven years. 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Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand. BOOKS ADAPTED FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Price 2s. each volume, sewed ; 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. cloth, gilt edges. Craik's llistory of Literature and Learning in England. 3 vols. Dodd's' Manufactures of Great Britain. 3 vols. Davis's Chinese. 2 vols. I 3 rongltain's Statesmen of the Time of Geo. II r. 3 vols. Paley's Natural Theology. By Brougham and Bell. 2 vols. Old England Novelets. 2 vols. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies. G vols. Cabinet II; story of England. 13 vols. C. Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand. Admission, la,—Sohoola, Half-price. THE NOVELTY most recently introduced by MESSRS. NICOLL is called NICOLL'S PATENT EIDER DOWN PALETOT, such novelty consistinz to the adaptation of Eider Down in the formation of NICOLL'S PALETOT, the original elegance and utility of which is, however, faithfully preserved. Elders are found in great numbers in Iceland and the Fern Islands, where their beautiful and delicate down is well known to be proof against the most severe cold, and even the small quantit3 which can be compressed and concealed between the two hands, wil serve in the formation of a Paletat, which, while it has most extra- ordinary lightness, has, nevertheless, more warmth than the fines' and thickest blanket, the great desideratum for a winter garment being thus accomplished, namely, personal warmth without fatigue. Public inspection is invited at 3IESSIIS. NICOLL'S wholesale and retail warerooms, 4, 116, and 120, REGENT•STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL, London. THE SEAL FUR PALETOT The costly nature of th• material will necessarily confine the use of this garment to a select few ; but he who can afford the expense will pronounce it to be the most gentlemanly, elegant, and luxurious article of dress that can possibly be conceived. Messrs. NICOLL will, continue to supply the SEAL FUR PALETOT at its present moderate price —that is to say, so long as the demand does net interfere with the supply ; for it must be borne in mind that the number of Seal Skins in Vie English market is very limited—at least such as are capable of being formed into the graceful garment called NICOLL'S PALETJT. Registered Y and 7 Vic., cap, 65. An early purchase would, therefore, be desirable. 11., J., and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, and 120, REGENT-STItZET, and 22, CORN/lILL, LONDON. THE NICOLL PALETOT (Registered 6 a n d 7 Viet., cap. 65) WAREROONIS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT STREET, and 22, CORN HILL. Many have assumed the usa of tho word PALETOT, but Messrs. NICOLL are the sole Patentees of the design and material. The Wholesale and Counting House Departments for the London Branches in the Shipping and Woollen Trades are in CHANGE ALLEY. CORNIIILL, and 120, REGENT-STREET. The NICOLL is the distinguishing name given to a garment secured by Royal Letters Patent from general imitation. It has all the advantages of Messrs. NICOLL'S original invention, the RE GISTERED PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH. The NiCOLL PA LETOTS are charged One, Two, Three, and Three-and. a-half Guineas, according with the climate or purpose fee which they may be required, DAVIFS'S CANDLES, 4id. and sd. per lb.; wax-wick moulds, 6d. ; composite, 7%d., 9d., and 9%d. ; Botanic wax candles, Is.; German wax, is. 2d. ; fine wax, Is. sd. transparent wax, Is. ad. and is. Ind. ; best wax, 2s. Id.; sperm can dles, is 81. and Is. 101 ; metallic, 7d. and 2d. ; mottled soap 565. and 60s, per 1 12 lbs. ; yel ow, 445., 505., and 66 1 . ; Wi n d sor soap,pe paclrs,c, ; brown Windsor, Is ; rose, 2s. ; almond, r oil, 7s. 6d. per gallon ; sola r , 3 s. 3 d. ; argand, 4s. 6d. ; 43. 6d. per lb., for cash, at DAVIES' S old established warehouse, St. art:n's.lane, opposite Westminster County C siless o a: ur ll4dildn t . (;1 max, at p o 63, ew Slaughter's Coffee-house). PERFECTION --THE OFFSPRING OF COMPETITION! Gentlemen desirous of seeing garments cut in the purest style of art should call at the fashionable Establishments of L. lIYAM and CO., Merchant Tellers, Woollen Drapers, and Outfitters, 86, OXEORD-STREET, art.! 36, GRACECHURCII-STRUET, LONDON. pALETOTS, PARISIAN SACS and OVER COATS. The largest, cheapest, and roost recherché stock in the great me tropolis of the above fashionable garments is now to be seen at the Establishments of L. lITAM and CO., Merchant Tailors, Woollen Drapers, and Outfitters, 86, OXFORD-STREET, and 3G, GktACECIIURCH-STREET, LONDON. WELCOME NEWS for WINTER DAYS. If you are desirous of attiring yourself in the warmest and most beautiful garments, at the lowest scale of charges, visit the ex tensive Establishments of _ _ L. lIYAM and CO., 86, OXFORD-STREET, and 36, GRACECHURCII-STREET, LONDON. Excellence in fabrics, perfection in cut, and superiority in workman ship are the great characteristics of these fashionable Establish ments. IS IT YOUR PURPOSE TO SAVE MONEY ? If so, patronise the extensive Establishments of L. lIYAM and CO., Merchant Tailors, Woollen Drapers, and Outfitters. METROPOLITAN ESTABLISHMENTS. 86, OXFORD-STREET, and 3';, GRACED 1 tURCII-STREET, LONDON. sRANCII E6TABLISIIMENTS. 63 and 65, Lord-street, Liverpool 61, King-street, Manchester. 23, New-street, Birmingham, 26, Market-greet, Manchester. 42, Wine-street, Bristol. 42, Briggate, Leeds. 6, Union-street, Bristol. 17, Market-place, llull. 193, high-street, Exeter. 48 Argyle-4130, Glasgow. T HE SCHOOLBOY'S DREAM. A JOKE 1 , 011. TILE JUVENILES. Not many days back, Mr. Archibald Sporn Received a long note from his little son John. This letter was penned in a singular style, And doubtless will cause my young readers to smile. The epistle runs thus:— " Dear Papa and Mamma, I'm happy to hear you're so well as you are ; The thoughts of returning (though strange It may sec*, Have caused your delighted boy, Johnny, to dream. Mettought t'other night that you gave a tine party, And hailed my return in a manner most hearty. The party invited consisted of many ; Tom, Harry, and Alick, and Perciiral Penny ; And William, and Thomas, and Philip, and Frank, And Master Mat Middleton, all on the prank ; And %lichael, and Montague, Charley,.and Fred, And Alfred the small, with the curls on his head ; And Joseph, and Sammy, and Jessie, And Master George Gordon, remarkably dressy; And Walter, and Willoughby, Titus, and Tim, And Samson and Simon, in very good trial ; And Julius, Anthony, Robert, and Wat, Aid many more names which I fear I've forgot. And methought in my singular dream there were none But what were decked out by E. Moses and Son. Such elegant tunics, such stylish hussars, We looked like the galaxy studded with stars. And methought we shouted with glorious noise, E. Moses and Son are the men for the boys. No doubt after this Meosra. Moses:will don Your very affectionate Son, JOHNNY SPONN." LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. Autumn and Winter Over Coats, in every styl:! .... • • The Bulwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0 The Paletot, 0 18 0 Chesterfield, •• .• • • 1 • 0 The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome style 1 11 0 of Ova* Coat .. ••• • • • .... •••• •. •• • . • Shooting Coats Lounging or Morning Coats .. .• •• .. 0 4 6 Autumn and Winter 'trousers, In Tweed ..•• 0 4 6 Ditto ditto Doeskin .. 0 7 6 Ditto Vests • . •• • ...... •• •• 0 2 6 Black Silk Velvet .. 0 13 D7ess Coats • • ..... ....• 0 17 Frock Ditto .. •• • • • •••••• • • • • • • 0 19 0 Youths anti Boys' Over Coats, in every style, from .. ................ .• • • 0 7 0 ilissar and Tuttle Suits () 14 6 Boys' Istumit and Winter Tests .......... 0 0 Mini TO MEASUBH. Meu's Autumn and Winter Over Coats.• Prom 1 1 The Chesterfield Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined • •• •••••..• • .• • • • • 1 e 0 The l'aletot, handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 16 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elegant style or The Strathmore Watley Over Coat, newest style, lined throughout Autumn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and ... ......... •••• • • • • 0 10 G Best Black Cassiusere ditto Autumn and Winter Tests ......... ..... • • 0 5 6 Best Black Cloth ditto ........ Black Silk Velvet ditto • . • • „ Dress Coats•••••••• trout 325. to 2 IC • „ Frock ........ ~ •••• •• • • from 355. to 3 3 0 Hussar and Tunic Seits. . Superfine .. ..... 1 IS 0 Men's Ahootint• Coat ........ ..... •• .• .. OIS 0 Elegant Dressing Robes, In great variety, from. . •• ..16s. to S 0 0 A Large Bieck of Fur Coats, in every shape, from 60s. to 201. Naval and Military tralforms, Liveries, &e. Mourniac to any extent at Five Minitee' note°. A Suit of Mounting complete for 11. 10S. The new book, entitled " The Minion of the Million,* with full directions f,,r Self-measurement, can ►e had on application, or for warded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice—The Fur Department Is new replete with every novelty 4f the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if sot approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers. Clothiers, hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 154, and 157 Wineries, and 82, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public against Imposition; but having heard that the untradesmanlike falsehood of being connected with them, er " It is the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and far obvious reasons, hey beg to state that they have no connexion with any other holm In or oat of London, except their Braneh Establishments, 36, Far gate, Sheffield; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; Ina those who require cheap and genuine clothing, &0., should call at or send to the Siluories and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of the Branch Establishments, as above. .-- . Tate Notice,—This Establishment is closed frem sunsot Friday, to sunset Saturday. when business is rosurned till twelve o'clock. A R I I A G E. M One halt the world are desolately single, and the ether supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense et right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes ens b:tterthe latter. The solitary ono may shield himself ander the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret an. eonsprosin hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should not Ise the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice deneand that health should form an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect wound more surely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., I s . each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, er prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered sy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are net intended certainly for mere idle ceriesity, but for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they aro offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, aro a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by cost is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " Hew to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life whe owes his prevent oxisteneo, health, and position to this oh servaecs of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he wottd he done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paterne3ter-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street • Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Spokes, 5, Holborn-hill ;or direct (by post or other wi.,e) from the anther (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings). :111, Argyll-plus Itelent-street CAD] all Bookseller s John Young was brought before Alderman Hum phery upon suspicion of having robbed a gentleman of his watch, &c. The person who was stated to have been plundered did not appear, but the Alderman having learned that a cab was the scene of the robbery, determined to make a particular inquiry into the case. Thomas Mills, cab-driver, 2,3'21, said that about three or four o'clock on Saturday morning, while he was on the stand in the Strand, looking out for cus tomers from M.;lien's masquerade at Drury-lane Theatre, down bundled five or six gentlemen, some of whom got inside and some outside. They desired him to drive to Mile-end road. and were all evi dently ripe for a spree; so off he drove. Before, however, he got to the extremity of Cornhill, the head of one of then, came bounce through the glass, and bawled for a policeman. The policeman came, and the gentleman who had invited him gave the prisoner in charge for stealing the watch. That was all he knew about the business. Alderman Iltimenaar —ls the prisoner one of the persons who were in the cab ? Cabman—That I don't know. The night was dark, you see, Sir, I'm sure I couldn't see. Alderman HuscetrEav—But there was gaslight in Cornhill, was there not ? and I dare say there was gas light in the Strand ? was there not ? Cabman—Yes, your Worship, I should say there were; but then, you see, they was all in confusion getting in and upon the cab. We cabmen's accustomed to this sort of thing. Half-a-dozen gentlemen will sometimes get in a cab, and half-a-dozen outside—first-rate swells, I do assure you, and then we all cut along with cigars in our mouths, every man of us.—(Laughter.) Alderman HusiruEar—And what did you do with the gentleman ? Cabman—After he gave charge of the prisoner I drove him home to Wellington square, Mile-end. Alderman HUMPHREY—And you don't know whether the prisoner had been with him in the cab ? Cabman—No. It was no business of mine ; the gen tleman paid me. Alderman HUMPHERY—And it was no business of yours whether the gentleman was robb6d or not ? Cabman—Not a bit of it. We have nothing to do with that ; that's the gentleman's business. Alderman HUMPHERY—A- very respectable sample of a cabman you are. Cabman—Why, your Worship, I hope I am like the rest.—(Laughter.) Alderman HUMPHERY—WeII, I shall further in vestigate this robbery on Tuesday next. Remanded. Josiah Thompson was committed for stealing some valuable skins out of a cart in which he was accommolated with a seat by the driver, to whom he was known. He sold the skins for 11/. 145., and he assured the prosecutor that the distress of his family, which, being large, required a large sum of money to set them going, was the sole cause of his dishonesty. The LORD MAYOR requested that the press would kindly acknowledge his receipt of 101. from the Wor shipful Company of Fishmongers, 21. fro m "J. IL H. per Goslings and Sharpe, an 65., amount of a dis puted sum, for the poor-box. GUILDHALL. A young man, named William Ray, alias .Henry Turner, living at the Golden Hind, Little Moorfields, was charged before Mr. Alderman Hunter with ob taining money under false pretences from various houses of business, both in the city and other parts of London. He was committed to Newgate :on four charges. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Howard was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having served a spurious copy of a writ on Etienne Feuil6e for fraudulent purposes. The complainant said he lived in Albany• street, Regent's park. On Thursday last he was served with what appeared to be a copy of a writ for 3-tl. As he owed no one such a sum of money he was much sur prised at the occurrence, and he took the paper into the city and showed it to a legal person. He was then informed that the copy of a writ was a sham document, and adviied him how to act. The next day a man called on him and told him that the person who had served him with the pretended writ was at a neighbouring public-house. Complainant went to the public-house, and there saw the prisoner, and asked him how he came to serve him with a writ for 341., when he did not owe bim a farthing. The pri soner answered, "You must see my solicitor, and he will make you know all about it." Complainant then gave the prisoner into the custody of a police constable. Thomas Kays, of 99, Orchard-street, said he was present when the complainant asked the prispner if he was the person who bad served him with a copy of a writ for 341. To the best of witness's recollection, the prisoner replied he was. The prisoner was then asked for the name of his solicitor, and he answered it was on the writ. When the writ was examined no solicitor's name was found on it. In defence, the prisoner admitted that the com plainant was not indebted to him in any money at all. Mr. BINGHAM, being of opinion that some fraud was intended on the complainant, remanded the pri soner, in order to give time for inquiry. CLERK EN WELL. Abraham Weston, a middle-aged man, an orna• mental painter, residing at ?, Colonnade, Brunswick square, was charged in the police-sheet with having assaulted and beaten his wife, whereby her death was caused. Sarah Ann Coney, having been sworn, said that she was sister to the deceased, and resided in the same house with the prisoner and the deceased, who died on Wednesday last, at three o'clock. On last Wednesday week, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoner went out, leaving the deceased without any money or food, when witness gave her some tea. He returned home at nine o'clock at night, when he complained of being hun gry. The deceased went out, and brought him some coffee and bacon, &c., which he ate. Oa the next morning she, was in the same apart ment with them, when the prisoner had his baby, 16 months old, on his knee. The deceased was sugaring her tea, when he called her a b- w-. She replied, " If I am, you are eating the produce of it." He kept throwing the hot tea in the deceased's face, when she threw a mugful of tea over him. He im mediately rose up with the child on his right arm, and kept hitting her on the throat, under her ear, with his left clinched fist. The deceased had no left hand, which was a natural deformity. He hit her on the throat about a dozen times. Witness got up and interfered to protect the deceased. She hap pened to have a knife in her hand at the time, which she pointed at the prisoner, and it deterred him from continuing his blows. He then went down stairs with the child, and returned again in about three minutes, when he told witness that she only had one quarter of an hour to prepare herself; he had seen a policeman, and he was coming up to turn her out. The deceased was cry ing, and holding her throat where the prisoner had struck her. Ile then went out, and came back at about three o'clock in the afternoon, when the deceased was washing; and he called witness and deceased a couple of lazy w-, and heaped other abuse upon them. They remonstrated with him, and he threatened to turn witness out. lie subsequently seized her by the hair of her head and her wrists, and dragged her along the room. She struggled with him and he tried to bite her. She begged of him to desist, when he threw her into the passage with great violence. He again seized her by the hair of her head, and attempted to throw her down the stairs. The inmates of the house were alarmed, and came to her assistance, and through their interference and remonstrances he desisted from further violence. On the following morning the deceased became very sick, lost her reason, and ultimately died. Mrs. Ann Geary, a lodger in the same house, cor roborated this evidence, and repeated a series of brutal treatment by the prisoner towards the de ' ceased and the last witness. On the 17th ult. she was alarmed by a noise and the cries of " Murder !" and when she proceeded upstairs she saw him drag ging his wife (deceased) and her sister by the hair of their heads on the landing-place, and he was beating them violently. Ile complained that his wife was dirty. Witness told him he had no right to ill-use her in the way he was doing. The following day witness was alarmed by the deceased's crying and screaming. She again went upstairs, and saw him hitting her on the neck, He said, "If it was not for this child what would I not give you." Witness said, " No, you won't, for I will fetch a policeman." He then left off his violence. The next day the deceased became very ill and weak, and then expired. The house was constantly in a state of confusion and alarm in consequence of the prisoner's ill-usage of the deceased. Mrs. Mary Mack, another lodger in the house, gave similar testimony. She repeatedly heard cries of " Murder" and calls for assistance from the de ceased. Mr. Corms asked the prisoner if he wished to question the witnesses ? He did question them, but their evidence remained unshaken. Bennett, a beadle of St. Pancras, here said that, in consequence of information of the death of the woman and the treatment she had received, he communicated with Mr. Wakley, the coroner, who issued his precept for a coronz-r's jury, which was held on Saturday evening, at the Guildford Arms, Gu;ldford.street, Brunswick square, when they returned a verdict " that the deceased died through congestion of the brain, she having on several occasions been cruelly beaten by her husband." Sergeant Graysmark, No. 8, E division, said that after the verdict was returned he was directed by the coroner to proceed immediately and apprehend the prisoner, and charge him before a magistrate, and he (witness) accordingly took him into custody, and locked him up until that morning. Mr. Mallett, the clerk, said there were two distinct charges against the prisoner —that of assaulting and beating his wife, and also assaulting the girl Coney, her sister. The former might either amount to assault or murder. Mr. Contra asked Coney how she maintained herself ? The unfortunate creature, who is lame, and sup ports herself on a crutch, burst into tears, and said she lived with her sister (the deceased). Her father was on a sick bed in the workhouse of St. Clement's, from which place she received a trifling sum per week. Mr. COMAE inquired whether any doctor had been examined at the inquest. He was answered in the affirmative. He said he should remand the prisoner for the attendance of the doctor to give his evidence. The prisoner was then conveyed to prison. SOUHWARK. Yesterday James Walsh and James Crawley, two ill-looking fellows, were brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with breaking into the house of Mr. William Cape, in the Cornwall. roa d, L am b et h . The complainant stated that between three and four o'clock that morning, during the storm of wind and rain that visited the metropolis, he was awakened by his wife, who informed him that she suspected thieves had got into the house. He immediately jumped out of bed, and having hastily dressed him self, lie found on looking at the chamber-door that an attempt had been made to force it open during the height of the storm. His conjectures on the subject were soon confirmed ; for on proceeding to the first landing-place he discovered the window open, and on looking out distinctly saw two men in the act of clambering over a high wall which separates his back premises from a timber-yard. He lost no time in giving the alarm, and some time after wards he was sent for to the police-station, where he saw the pri soners in custody, one of whom (Walsh) had no shoes on, while his companion had but one on his right foot. The complainant added that, upon sub3equent examination of his house, and after having ascertained that an entry had been effected through the back staircase window, he found a pair of boots and an odd one in a corner on the stairs, end that he afterwards saw them fitted on the prisoners. Policeman 178 L stated that at the time mentioned, hearing the alarm of thieves being in the complainant's house, he at once went round to the timber-yard, and after a good deal of searching about he at length suc ceeded in securing Walsh, crouched up behind a pile of timber. He pretended to be asleep, and being without anything on his feet, when asked the reason, he said that in the early part of the night, having fallen asleep in one of the boxes of a coffee-shop, his boots were stolen, and he added that, being disgusted with such a barefaced robbery, he quitted the place, and afterwards got into the timber-yard, to sleep till morning. He declared that he knew nothing about the burglary in the complainant's house. The other prisoner was taken into custody some time afterwards in an adjoining yard, and when secured he had only one boot on, and accounted for the loss of the other by saying that it stuck in the mud as he was crossing a field. Evidence having been adduced that the prisoners were both bad characters and the constant associate of thieves, they were committed. LAMBETH. Yesterday, William Hook, a young fellow of gen tlemanly appearance, who described himself as a ginger-beer-manufacturer, but who is a well-known skittle and card sharp, was placed at the felons bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of conspiring with five other persons, not in custody, to cheat and defraud the complainant of a horse, cart, and harness, of the value of 281. From the statement of the prosecutor, Mr. Joseph Gray, of 22, Gray's Inn-lane, master baker, it appeared that on Wednesday last an advertisement appeared from him in a morning paper, stating that he had a horse, cart, and harness for sale, and on the same day a gentleman called, and on seeing them said they were the sort of thing a friend of his required. Oa the following day the same person again called, in company with the prisoner, and at their request he drove as far as the Green Man, in the Kent-road, taking the prisoner and hi s f r i en d in the cart. On reaching the Green Man, the parties proposed taking something to drink, and said they knew a public house in the neighbourhood, where the horse would be better taken care of. They then proceeded from the Green Man to the World-turned upside-down, in East-lane, Walworth, where they put up the horse ; but previous to this the prisoner purchased the whole concern for 271. On entering the parlour of the World-turned-upside-down they found a man there, apparently drunk, who seemed to have plenty of sovereigns, and to be quite careless about them, as he repeatedly allowed several to fall from his hands to the ground.. He said he had been with a female, who had robbed him of some money ; and witness told him he should consider himself very fortunate that she had not, from the carelessness of his manner, robbed him of all. The drunken man boasted about his proficiency as a quoit and skittle player, and challenged the prisoner to play a game at the latter, saying he knew a house where there was a ground in which they could play. The prisoner accepted the challenge, and requested witness to accompany them to see the game ? Witness did accompany them, and to his surprise, and the appa rent disappointment of the prisoner, the man who appeared so drunk won a number of games and va rious sums of money. A person named Hugh Hill subsequently made his appearance, and upon being told by the prisoner that he had made a purchase, requested to see the concern, and congratulated the prisoner on his bargain. The prisoner then re quested Hill to lend him 201. to pay a deposit on the horse and cart, and also to make a match with the drunken man to get part of his lost money back. Hill ultimately produced 20 sovereigns on the table, and he (the prosecutor) was asked to sign a receipt for that amount, and he did so. One of the men retained possession of the 20 sovereigns, and kept shaking them in his hand, and the prosecutor missing Hill from the skittle-ground, suspected something wrong. He in consequence instantly proceeded to the World-turned upside-down to look after his horse and cart, but on reaching there he found that they had been taken away. lie next hurried back to the skittle ground, and discovered that the parties had all vanished. He gave information to the police of the transaction, and it led to the apprehension of the prisoner. In his cross-Examination the pro!ecutor said he should have been neisfied to have parted with his property on the payment of 20 sovereigns on account, believing, as he did, that he was dealing with respectable tradesmen, and that he should be paid the additional 71. on the following day. The prisoner, who has been before in custody for similar sharp practices, was remanded for a week, and Mr. ELLIOTT at once refused to admit him to bail. PRESENT STATE OF THE CAPE COLONY.—At the present time, when information on the state of Southern Africa, and of the Cape Colony in particular, is espe cially desirable, a work, just issued from the press, " Excursions in Southern Africa," from the pen of Lieutenant-Colonel E. Napier, on the subject of those countries, will be found most welcome. It is, in fact, a valuable history of the Cape Colony, and its aboriginal inhabitants, the author being not only a man of talent and research, but extensively acquainted with his subject. His descriptions of the country and the excursions are exceedingly graphic and interesting. The perusal of this able and attractive work cannot fail to afford gratifi cation and information."—Morning Advertiser. THE NEW NOVEL, " LEONARD NORMANDALB; OR, THE THREE BROTHERS," by the Hon. C. Stuart Savile, in 3 vols.:is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and.may be had at all the libraries. Also, 2. Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunny Side. 3. Ernest Vane, by Alexander Baillie Cochrane, M.P. 4. The Maid of Orlcans, by the author of Whitefriar!." 5. The Old World and the Now, by Mrs. Trollope. 6. Lady Lister Kaye's British Homes and Foreign Wan derings. 7. Valerie, by Captain Marryat. 8. Rock ingham; or, Tho Younger Brother. Second Edition, Also, just ready, The Wilmingtons, a new novel, by the author of "Emilia Wyndham," " Mordaunt Hall," Ste LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—The fast-sailing packet ship, Guy Mannering, Captain Edwards, which sailed from New York on the Ist inst., passed Holyhead at two o'clock this day. She will arrive in the Mersey in the course of to-night, and will have dates three days later than the last steamer. CHARLOTTE Ilaums.—A communication was for warded to the High Sheriff by the Governor of Taunton gaol on Monday last, stating that the convict Charlotte Harris had that morning been delivered of a male child, which fact was immediately transmitted to the Secre tary of State, in order that the Crown may now deter mine as to the disposal of the mother and the child.— Bath Journal. J. H. TILLET, E•q., seconded the resolution, and proceeded to specify the many causes of discontent which were observable in the state of our country. He pointed out that there wire in Great Britain and Ireland 3:1 teilions of paueers dependent upon others to keep them from starvation, at the same time that there was enough wealth in the United Iciiigdoin to maintain three times its pr event population. Ile alluded to the many shapes in which the country was taxed, and the many purposes for which the taxes were applied. In reference to the national debt, he observed that it would he monstrous to think for a moment of repudiating it; but then it should be remembered that no man was allowed to sit in Parliament to vote for the contraction of this debt except he was a landowner—except he had 3001. in the city, or 6001. a year in the country—but the landowners, neverth e l ess , ca ll e d upon the public to pay the interest ; they w h o d eman led the exclusive privilege of contracting the debt called upon the trading and industrious classes to exercise the exclu sive privilege of paying it—(Cheers)—a very small proportion of the taxes of this country being derived from the land.---(Shame 1) There was one article (tobacco) of which the working classes were very fond, and of which nine-tcnths of the total quantity that was used in this country was consumed by the working classes alone. Well, that single article actually paid more in taxes towards the expenses of the Government than all the landed property and houses of all the inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland.—(Marks of great disapprobation.) All the estates of all the nobility—all the lands, and all the houses, of all the property classes actually paid less in taxation than smoke! (Roars of laughter.) Let every man pay according to his ability ; that was the only sound principle of taxation.—(Great cheering.) Let him who has property pay accordingly, and let not the man who has none be called upon to pay at all.—(Loud and increased applause.) Let industry go free, let all custom laws be abolished, and every system of taxation by which a man paid enormously without knowing it.—(Cheers.) Mr. Tillett then referred to the malt tax, on the inconsistency and injustice of which he expatiated very fully; and he pointed out, too, how in this and many other respects the farmer laboured under the disadvantage of having his outgoings regulated by the principle of mono poly, at the same time that his income was regulated by free trade—the only remedy fur which, and in feet the only means that would ensure a livelihood to the agriculturists, was the bringing the payment side of their ledgers to a free-trade level.—(Cheers.) He then dwelt at length on the army and naval estab lishments. The speaker then adverted to local affairs. The borough of Thetford, he said, is a Parliamentury borough. It is quite true that there is Dereham and Wymondham, both of which have about the same population as your own town, but neither of those places send members to Perlis ment.—(Applause.) But you, in the noble borough of Thetford, have the privilege of doing so; arid the probability may be that you are all so pleased with this dignity bestowed upon you by Parliament that you are quite contented to acquiesce in this state of things.—(No, no.) I find that 160 of you can make two Members of Parliament, but it takes 13,000 voters to make two in the Tower Hamlets. How can it be right and just and honest for a house in Thetford to confer such an undue power, according to parliamentary valuation ; and for a voter in Thetford to enjoy such an undue amount of influence ? (Cheers.) Why is it, I ask ? Do you ever imagine, in your moments when you are disposed to be most vain glorious, that Parliament wishes to compliment you individually ?-_—(Applause and laughter.) Do you, John Nokes and Harry Stokes, think that 'tisto you, and to you alone, that Lord John Russell wishes to show his respect ? Why, if you were to return two Radicals to Parliament next time, what do you think would be your position in the estimation of the Government ?—(Laughter.) Or if some years ago you had been in the habit of returning such men as Hume or Cobden, do not you think you would have been in schedule A when the Reform Bill was passed ?—(" Yes, yes," and laughter.) To lee sure you would ; they would have said imme diately, "Why it's ridiculous that such a place as Thetford should neutralise the West Riding of York shire; but now that you return Lord Euston and the Right lion. Mr. Baring, they say, " Why really Thetford is an ancient borough, and we must reve rence antiquity." It is because you have no intelli gence, as it is thought ; because the election for Thet ford is a delusion and a farce, and you are brought to the hustings nominally to return whom other men decide; because, i n f ac t, you are content to let this be a nomination borough. Therefore, I again say, it is that the Ministry are willing that you should be kept out of schedule A.—(Loud cheers.) Why all the evils which I have this evening referred to continue on this very account, that a large number of the Mem bers of the House of Commons are elected without a free, earnest, and independent voting on the part of the constituencies ; and that so many of the recipients of pay in the army and navy have seats in the House, and vote money into their own pockets ; from all this it is that you are so heavily taxed, and that com merce and agriculture are depressed ; and it will not be until you are placed in such a position by your intelligence and judgment that you will send to Parliament the men who you honestly think will fairly represent you, it will not be, I say, till justice can be done far more extensively than at present, that industry will be released from its fetters, that agriculture will be raised from its depression, and we shall be a free, prosperous, and contented people. G. W. Buteu, Esq , of Wretham Hall, and son of the late sheriff of the county, then moved— " That it is advisable for all who desire good and eco nomical government to unite with the National Reform Association to obtain the full, fair, and free representa tion of the people." The motion was carried without a single dis sentient. The Rev. Mr. Thomas, 8.A., of Thetford, then moved : " That a petition embodying the foregoing resolutions be signed by the Chairman on behalf of this meeting, and presented to the House of Commons by Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., the president of the National Reform Association." The resolution was seconded by Mr. PILGRIM, and carried with acclamation. Votes of thanks were then passed to the Mayor for the use of the Hall, to the deputation for their attendance, and inviting them to visit Thetford again shortly, and to the Chairman for the excellent dis charge of the duties of :the evening. These were all acknowledged; after which the meeting separated. Several names were enrolled as members of the National Reform Association. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. Of the many Derby favourites bucked in the course of the day, four only were in force, viz., Bolingbroke, The Nigger, Voltigeur, and Mayors; the outlay on the first of this lot amounted to six or seven hundred pounds, at 8} and 9 to 1, and on the others to nearly half that sum, at the odds quoted underneath. The Knight of Avenel and Ghillie Callum, notwithstanding The Nigger and Mayors were in so much favour, steadily maintained their positions. The business transacted on the Chester Cup was limited and unimportant. Cloying prices:-- CHESTER CUP. 1,000 to 20 agst Capt. Hervey's Lismah —taken freely 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. E. Parr's Idle Boy 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Howth's Vesta 1,000 to 10 agat Mr. Godwin's Hotspur—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Disney's Sir Richard—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2to 1 agst Lord IL Lennox's Beehunter—take 5 to 2 6 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge—take Bto I iS to 1 eget Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Epirote—taken DERBY, 1850. 9 to 1 agat Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke 11 to 1 agat Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum—t 11 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel— take 12 to 1 16 to 1 agst Mr. M. , iklam's The Italian 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—taken 25 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Mildew 25 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's John o' Groat—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord W. Lennox's William the Con queror 1,000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Manors—takes several times 33 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Deicoon 1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Lpirote—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Colonel Peel's Hardinge—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Lord John Scott's Windhound—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Stevens's Knight of Gwynne—t 3,300 to 100 each agst Clincher and Deieoon (in one bet) DERRY, 1851. 2,000 to 35 agst Lord Eglintou's Hippolytus—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Mare's llatherton—taken Lord Strathmore's and Mr. Carew's horses will be sold at Tattersall's on Monday, the 31st inst. DEPUTY COEONERSIIIP FOR WEST KENT.—Mr. John William Payne, coroner for the city of London hes been appointed by Mr. Canter to the deputy eoro airship for the western division of Kent, pursuant to the ACt 91Parlipneul. BOOKS ADAPTED FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, Lewes' Biographical History of Philosophy. 2 vols, cloth gilt edges . .6s Southwood Smith's Philosophy of Health. 2 vols., cloth . . 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