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MORNING EDITION OR ING 1)1'x'1 ON. 110 USE WANTED. if AFNLTOOERD'oi f iI We an osttnii-ibist.eldr.,ntheorGittOUND re Outer -01-:e ;.'3tnry 1-1;.;11, i.bra 30 fott by '0 feet, vh:oh May be plated. Offers will be received by the Comptroller of the S Office till Twelve o'Clock of Saturday, the 9th of Jant Stationery Office, Jan. 1, 1841 ffry ? ONDON AND WESTMINSTER WATER COMPANY. To be Empowered by Act of Parliament, for which Notices nave been given. Office, 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square. Capital X 600,000, in Shares of £5O each. Deposit, (in order to comply with the Standing Orders' £5 per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. (From whom the Directors will be elected.) Sir FRANCIS BURDE'rT, Bart., M.P., Chairman. Major A,, kr, 11. E. I. C. S. William Allen, Esq., Orford-terrace. William Chaplin, Esq., Lad-lane, and Easton- square. John P. Clarke, Esq., Vincent-square, Westminster. Thos. de Vear, Esq., Lisle-street, and Kensington. C. M. Eldertou, Esq., Lincoln's Inn-fields. William Evans, Esq., Milbank. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Grey, M.P. William Gristlienwaite, Esq., Camberwell-grove, Sir Henry Hal ford, Bart., M. D., G. C. H., F. ft. S., F. S. A. Dr. Hamilton Roe, Hanover-square. John Humphrey, Esq., Alderman, M.P. Robert Keate, Esq., Surgeon to the Queen. John Lainson, Esq., Alderman. Captain AfacDougal, Fir Grove, North Brixton. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. G. Mackintosh, Esq., Upper Seymour-street. Hon. Col. F. H. W. Needham, Jermyn-street. Dr. Paris, Dover-street, F.R. S., F. L.S. Daniel Stewart, Esq., Upper Harley-street. James Ruddell Todd, Esq., Portland-place. Th e Hon. 11. 11. Westenta,lll.l ) . The lion. Col. J. C. Westenra, M.P. Joseph Workman, Esq., Greenwich. With Power to add to their Number. RANKERS. Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., Lothbury Messrs. Drummond and Co., Charing-cross. ENGINEER. —Robert Stephenson, Esq. Soeicitous.—Messrs. Winter, Williams, and Williams, 16, Bedford-row. The Report of Robert Stephenson. Esq., is uow ready, and th e prospectus, containing extrscts from the Report of the. Itis Ti l Commissioners, Dr. Roget, W. T. Ilrande, Esq., and th e late Mr. Telford. with the estimate of expenses ant! profits, and other information, luny lie had upon application to Messrs. Winter, Williams, and Williams, Solicitors to the Company ; to Mr. Paten, at the Werka near Watford ; to W. S. Nierth house,. F.sq.. Parliamentary Agent, 4, Parliasees.-st.ras.l; to M. E. Wilkinson, Esq., I; *ass,, Application far' Shares and, las,* ,'and shut the Re- Port, tp bsr maderttilllie . l4l4oelVy, at the Office, 7, St. Mar .liii'i4lastoaTeentlgaissiquite ' • to the Solicitors ; or to the Sub " IC4itin tili ittir4o-4,llwansvvith-Two-Necks, Lad-lane. • • • Tly order, CIUSTAVIT3 WILLIAM BLANCH, Secretary, pro tem. 111111)E._:NINSULAR and ORIENTAL STEAM (. ..NAVIGATION COMPANY, for establishing Steam Communication with British India, &c. ; under Royal Charter of Incorporation, granted November, 1540. Capital One Mil hiser, in 20,000 Shares of 501. each, with authority, under the eanetion of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea , eery, to increase it is 1,500,0001. DIRECTORS. `Arthur Anderson, Esq. 'Capt. Samuel Thornton , R.N . Rithird Bourne, Esq. Robert Thurburn, Esq. Sir John Carephell, K.C.H. 'Brodie AUG hie Willcox, Esq. * Fri-ncis Carleton, Esq. Charles W y e Williams, Es q . Joseph C. Ewart, Esq. ! Peter John De Zulueta, Esq. "lame s Hartley, Egq• 'With p o wer to add to their number, and elect a Chairman and Deputy Chairman. • The Managing Directors. AUDIT 3 as {The Yon. J. T. Leslie Melv;.lle. Jameson Hunter, Esq. 13a Sietes—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, and Co. • STANDING COUNSEL—II. Bellenden Ker, Esq. SOLICITORS—J. B. De Mole, Esq., Merchant Tailors' Hall ; J. A. M‘Leod, Esq , Billiter-street. SECRETA Ity—Mr. James Allan. The Directors haie the satisfact ion to announce to the Proprie tory and the public, that the Charter of Incorporation for the Company, which, among other advantages, limits the responsi bility of Shareholders to the amount .f their respective sub scriptions, has received the Royal Assent. Applicants for Shares are informed that the issue at Par will be allotted on the 20th of January next, and that the Deposit of 51. per Share will be required to be paid on or before the Ist of February, 1841, to entitle Subscribers to receive a Di vidend out of the profits, which will be declared in May, 1841. No fu r th er instalment on such Shares will be required for six mouths. 'Clic prospectus and form of application for shares may be ob tained at the Company's Office, 51, St. Mary-axe, and at 44, Regent- street, London ; at the City of Dublin Steam-packet Cetepley's Offices, Ltverpool and Dublin ; and of the Bankers And Solicitors of the Company. By order, JAMES ALLAN, Secretary. CAUTION TO PERSONS NEGLECT. ING THEIR TEETH AND GUMS. 'lrma c'r FROM MONS. LE DRAY'S "TREATISE ON LOSS OF TEETH." Among the various disorders of the• Mouth, there is none more destructive than Scurvy. which on first entering the Gums causes them to bleed on the most trifling occasions, and pro du,cs the most offensive and frequently putrid breath. A 'oft substance invariably accumulates around the necks of the Teeth, penetrates into the Gums, which gradually !late away, and the Teeth then become loose, and ye( 1.• out whole frorA their sockets, and it is well known thsi the loss of Teeth arises more from this cause than any other. Da this suliject a distinguished Lecturer makes the fullowint titian are convidere;, it would appear impossible that any per suasion could be necessary to induce persons to obviate so great a nuisance even on their ewn account : or if they are too de based to procure their own comfort and cleanliness by employ tilg a skilful Dentist, they surely have no right to shock the senses of ethers, who possess more delicacy and propriety of feeling than themselves. Yet, so it is ; and the sight and the smell are alike constantly outraged by the filthiness of some People, who seem to obtrude their faces the closer in proportion to the disgust which they occasion. "—Bell's Lectures, p. 199. Could such persons only see the horrid state of their teeth and gums, or for a moment catch the odour of their own breath, they would not hesitate to seek immediate relief. To frofessional men, shop-keepers, and tradesmen generally, who law much intercourse with the refined and fashionable world, good state of the mouth must be of the greatest importance I . Besides, is not an offensive breath, which in nineteen cases out af twenty proceeds from the bad state of the teeth and gums, ' , very much calculated to prevent the blessing of matrimony? And how often, from inadvertence or neglect, is the happiness .f the imarriage state most grievously interupted by the same IRMO 2 The inconveniencies attending the Loss of Teeth are too 'well known to require comment, but to those who have not ex perienced the comfort of Artificial Teeth, Monsieur Le Dray 1 15 desirous of showing some of the difficulties more or less en. ',lured by every individual without them. When the Teeth are Most, it is impossible to make use of solid food ; and if the stomach is then loaded with pieces without being masticated, the patient is exposed to the most distressing iniiigestions, the stomach loses its power of contraction, and becomes weak in proportion as it no longer digests ; besides, when the Teeth ere gone, a great vacuum is left in the mouth, which occasions every muscle in the face to be distorted, and the whole features are completely drawn from their original position. T. insist on the importance of the teeth, whether in regard M the functions of digestion and articulation, to which they are so essential, or to personal appearance, in which they are so much concerned, must appear a waste of words, were it not obvious that thsre are many persons who never give themselves stile trouble to think upon the subject ; who seen scarcely a ware that they possess teeth at all, while their gross and cul pa ble negligence renders tha fact too apparent to their friwads alh, 1 associates. Mastification is the first process of digestion, and Weis) it be ds, ly performed, the subsequent processes can never go 413 Propel .Iy. So essential is this preparatory process, that the neglect of it is sufficient to occasion indigestion, a disordered stomach, ner vous debility, depression of spirits, the skin becomes rousit and tinged of a lead colour, the eyes lose their brilliancy, the lips their vermillion hue, and, in a word, it is no uncommon thing for the whole body to receive such a shock as to cause re laxation of the whole system, which produces an irritable temper, quite foreign to the natural disposition, whereby we Leconte an annoyance to our friends, and a burthen to ourselves. But I need not dwell upon the num erless concomitant evils which may thus owe their t_rigin to imperfect mastication. It is sufficient to ow that Monsieur Le Dray's improvements will be teand to be many years in advance of any system now in Eu tepe. and that artificial teeth ate brought to such perfection, at th*‘,F.stablisliment, No. 60, NeTtnan-street, Oxford-street, as to; perform this function in a manner equal in every respect to tlie stature' teeth, awl may he n.. 1 with every comfort. Tkey are W arranged as to restore the face to its tanner )outl.ful east, correcting all deformities of the mouth, and entirely doing away svith the old system of springs, clasps, and wires. As ,in e si sential point of beauty, the teeth must ever start )re -eminent. No regularity of features, no brilliancy of om elexicei, no sparkling eyes, or silken braids of jetty hair can feede r that lady beautiful, who when she opens her lips (tough they be o` coral), discloses a set of teeth irregular or discoloured On the contrary, even homely features and a Callow eomulesion are embellished and rendered agreeable by a good set of teeth. A mouth large and ill-formed will pass unnoticed.. -when it contains teeth beautifully white and even. On the ot'sser hand the effects of decay, the accumulation of t artar, the blackened and denuded fangs, anti the taint of the bream, which is a common concomitant of bad teeth, will juvw viably prove disgusting and loathsome. -legular teeth, -white, and free from all extraneous matter, are an ornament ovally attractive in either sex. Those per sons whet do not l ossess this natural advantage, should en des sour, liy extreme care and cleaminese, and a timely resort to a rtifiteal aid, to renssdy the imperfectiens, and supply the deft eiencies of nature, in order that their teeth, if not an agree -513:e object, may be prevented, as far as possible, from isecomine It;rep ulsive one. nsieur LE DRAY, Surt:eon -Dentist, 60, Newman-street, pri'orsi-street, respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, Ckrgy, and the inhabitants of London and its vicinity, that he re minuet to restore Decayed Teeth with his celebrated Mine r. al Marraisratum, so universally recommended by the Faculty England, France, and throughout the Continent, which substance be is sole inventor and possessor of. The ope ration is performed without the least pain ; it is placed into the cavity in an almost liquid state, and in a few seconds nardens into enamel, preventing and curing the Tooth Ache, arresting all further progress of decay, allaying in one minute the most exerueiating pain, anti rendering the operation of ex traction unnecessat v. Ile also fastens loose 'teeth, particularly ` o f aged persons, whether arising from neglect, the use of calo diteas (of the gu ois, or any other cause. ARTIFICIAL o r NATURAL TEETH of surpassing Iteauty ,to match equal in c olour and shape thost. left in the mints*'., fixed frosts one to a complete set, without extracting Ithe r° o ts or giving any pain ; and they are so exactly formed to 'nature, that the closest observes - cannot detect the difference, • e ith this advantage, that they never change colour, decay, or ` - wear out, at the following Paris charges : J.- single Artificial Tooth • A S e A complete Set • A complete Set of Natural 'teeth, beautifully mounted in artificial gums, or fine gold, the same as charged Thirty Guineas -.An entire Set of Monsieur Le Dray's beautiful Mi neral Teeth, highly finished, in the first style, the same as charged Forty Pounds c ranged on a principle yet unrivalled, renderirg it impossible tws • I ;stinguish the Artificial Teeth from the Natural ones, maw ering most satisfactorily all the purposes of the original teeth in inastication and articulation, nviparting to the count,- v.. 'ince younger and improved appearance, protecting the +die! ~s teeth, and remaining perfectly secure in their places. At Home every day from Ten till i sf‘s es eßewnan-street, Osforti-sts / eet. • sa• / ss. - o 10 0 5 5 0 10 10 0 ---;~: LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1841. No. 15,076. pANORAM A of DAMASCUS, LEICES TER-SQUARE. JUST OPENED, a splendid and interesting VIEW of DAMASCUS, comprising the Grand Cemetery, Mosques, the Garden of Eden, the Desert, Ise., and the distant View of Mount Lebanon, embodying a district of country of vast extent. Shortly will close MACAO in China. with the Bay of Typa. H. M. Ships Volage and Hyacinth, Chinese Junks, &c. Admittance Is. to each view. Books,6d. each. N.B. 'the circles are warmed for the season. NATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS SURANCE, ar.d DEFERRED ANNUITY SO CIETY, 26 Cornhill, London.—Dec. 24, 1840. Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY INTE REST, at the rate of 5 per Cent. per annum on the CAPI TAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, due on the 31st instant, will become payable on the 11th day of JANUARY next; and Proprietors can receive the same at the office on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven and Three. By Order •f the Court of Directors. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Dr:c. 31, 1840. NOTICE is herebi Given, that her Majesty's ..1.1 Postmaster Genera: vill he ready to RECEIVE It:NDERS, on or before the 23d day of January next, at Twelve o'Clock, for RUNNING a MAIL COACH with FOUR HORSES between LONDON and DONCASTER. The condition may be seen to application at the Post-offices at Stamford, Grantham, and Dormster, or at the Office of the Surveyor and Supeointendert of Mail Coaches in London. The Tenders are tir be milorsed Tenders for the " London and Doncaster Mail fs:oacl," seared up and addressed to her Majesty's Postmaster-G.ne•al, )1y Command, W. MABERLY, Secretary. • STEAM TO GRAVESEND. From the PUBLIC PIER, BLACKWALL. The Public are respectfully informed that in the month of February IRON STEAM-BOATS of . i.rat power, and superior accommodations, will COMMENCE RUNNING between BRUNSWICK PIER, BLACKWALL, and GRAVESEND, at such hours between Seven in the Morning aad Eight in the Evening (according to the season) as may be found to suit the convenience of the public. Further information may be obtained upon applicatirn to Mr. Thos. S. Dyer, Brunswick Pier, Biackwall. 9LIE EVENING EXHIBITIONS, as well IL as MORNING, of ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STITUTION (during the CHRISTMASIHOLIDAYS are adapted for the Younger Class). The addiiional Theatre, Apartments, and Gallerier, extend to the number of Twenty-seven in which are deposited 1,6 00 WORKS, displaying the most Twenty--seven, ART, SCIENCE, and INGENUITY, one-third of which are new to the Visi tor!. The LECTURE, the varied and beautiful EXPERI MENTS, and the .MICROSCOPE. Open from Half-past Ten to Five o'clock ; Evening from Seven te Half-past Ten o'clock. Admission h. A Band of Music, Annual Subscriptions are from the lit of January. The Extensive LABORATORY is open to Pupils. The Chemist conducts Assays and Analyses. A Prospectus of the School for the Practical Education of Engiue Drivers can he had of the Secretary. A New Edition of the Catalogue, price Is. ATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO CIETY, 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. John Rawson, EAT H. Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. A u s—Dr. 0. Gregory, F. R. A. S. ; Professor Wheat stone, F.R.S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Wooliteuse, Esq., F.R.A.S. LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rated of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan- IIHE LONDON IIARBLE and STONE WORKING COMIANY, are enabled with their PATENT 'MACHINERY, b execute Chimney Pieces, Alo numents, Tablets, Slabs for neniture, and every description of each Wth, with an accuracy rapidity of execution, beano and durability of polish, and re actimi of cost, which cannot b obtained elsewhere. 'I he Public are invited to i'ipect their extensive SHOW ROOMS, containing the larvst stock in this country. Esher-street, Ilolywell-5 4 .-ert, Millbank, Westminster. The Trade supplied with eery description of Slab from the Saw, or Blocks sent to the Woks cut to order. Please be accurate'n copying the Address. 25 30 05 40 •" - T ' . *). T." ' •- - " ' ..,..:: 'r - 1. . l, 7 1P. ~4 e. - - v .._ .. 7'• '' . 4 ,. ... '(‘ _..,..._...... __ . . - --- t , :siot , - , ... , - _ , .'•'. ~„-_-_. , . .'('"N -I ",.,:i -.6 .ii-.. , •.. - - - . ' , . taity , , ,7Wi h : ) l'i) i ... t.; I '' *, .. , ... i ' \9* '' •/ ' ,4' ,-,--- .116 -....., ,;.,.. 3. , . 'A. -.. I A''' • 1 03rifil , 01,14 F \ .--, ---,_ __ _ ' l)‘`.‘•---- - .: • . • FFAIRS, BAILEY'S A_ NO'T'ICE is hereby given that by INDEN. TITRE of RELEASE and ASSIGNMENT bearing date the 21st day of December, 1840, and made betvreer THOMAS BAILEY, of Barnsley, in the County of York. Common Brewer, of the first part; RICHARD JACKSON, of Doncaster, in the said County, Maltster, MATTHEW 3IALLINSON,4I Barnsley aforesaid, Innkeeper, and Maltster, and GEORGE CROSLAND, of Barnsley aforesaid, plumber, of the second part ; and the several other persons, Creditors of the said THOM AS BAILEY, who should subscribe their names and fix their seals thereto, of the third part. The said THOMAS BAILEY did convey, assign, and assure all his persona; iiEAte arc Ft70..t.4 Trulcqcc•v., such' 'eat Estate fttotiloi on the lease for pos6ession thereto annexed) unto the said Richard Jackson, Matthew Mallinson, and George Crosland, upon trust, for tile benefit of such of the Creditors of him the said Thomas Bailey, as shoult execute the said Indenture of Release and Assignment on 01 before the 21st day of January next. And notice is hereby further given that the said Indenture of Release and Assignment was executed by the said Thomas Bailey and Matthew Mallinson, on the day of the date thereof by the said George Crosland on the 22d day of December in stant, and by the said Richard Jackson on the 23d day of the sam e month of December; and as to the execution thereof, the said Thorn's Bailey, Matthew Mallinson, and George Crosland, is witnessed by William Shepherd, of Barnsley, aforesaid, solicitor, and Frederick Fisher, of Doncaster, afore said, solicitor, and as to the execution thereof by the said Richard Jackson is witnessed by the said Frederick Fisher ant' Joseph Crawshaw, his clerk. WILLIAM, SHEPHERD, t Solicitors to the Assignees. F FISHER, Doncaster, Dec. 21, 1840. ST. MARYLEBONE, JANUARY 1, 1841. TO BRICKMAKERS, &c.—BREEZE. THE VESTRYMEN of this PARISH hereby dive notice that they will MEET in the VES TRY ROOM of the COURT-HOUSE of the said PARISH on SATu ItDAY, the 16th Day of January, instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, to receive Tenders from Persons willing to Contract for the Breeze and Ashes of thevaid Pa rish for One Year, from the 31st day of January instant. Payment of One Quarter of the Year's Contract Money must be made to the said Vestrymen at the Signing of the Contract, and continue to be paid ,One Quarter in Advance throughout the Contract. The Parish is divided into Five Divisions for the purpose of Breeze, particulars of which, with the form of the Contract and Tender, may be had of the Surveyor, Mr. Robert Scutt, at the Court-house, from Twelve to One o'Clock daily. All Tenders to be sealed, and no Tender will be received after Eleven o'Clock on the 16th day of.lanuary instant. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, VeAry Clerk. N.B. Contractors to pay expenses of Contract, viz., the Stamps and Engrossing only. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. ALTERATION OF TRAINS. The Public are respectfully informed that on and after MON DAY, the 2.fth of DECEMBER, 1840, the TRAINS of this COMPANY, in connexion with those of the London and Birmingham, Birmingham and Derby, Midland Counties, York and North Midland, and Hull and Selby, will START and ARRIVE according to tha following Tabko, until fur- . ther notice:— DEPARTURE and ARRIVAL of TRAINS BETWEEN • HULL, YORK, LEEDS, SHEFFIELD, DERBY, BM : MINGHAM, and LONDON. • DOWN TRAINS. li.l 1.... , 112,111J 111,ra • aaa zu....,..,....r..•••---- ... -- Departure from Arrival Princes-street, Bank, Dec. 1, 1840. r .------- 1 - li - rrning '-----."------ VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AND London. ham. Derby. Sheffield Leeds. York. 'Hull. LOAN COMPANY. h. In. h, m. h. in. h. in. h. in. ,h. in. h. m. 8 aee-M• J. 714 3 30a.as 5 475. m. 7 BA.li.i 7 4.f.t.m. 9 I.'Os.st. 1 No. le, King William-street, City. Mail i i Sir JAMES DUKE, Alderman, DI. P., Chairman. ...... : xiL s il '0 an .!.11 I c -- - - AV.NVIN HAW.F.5,4.11... UP ' Chairmali. ...- 645 *9 30 11 45 1 nop.sri 2 15p.m. Benjamin Batman!, Esq. /Senjamin Lancaster, Esq. 60AM.10 30 1 OP.M. :1 15P.m. 5 0 '5 45 Charles Baldwin, Esq. 'I honors Nesbitt, Esq. 9 30 1 OP.lt c 3 45 30 7 0 7 45 J.unes Cockburn, Esq, Major-General Robertson -.. 1404 0 t; 15 8 0 1 Bryan Donkin, Esq. Daniel Sutton, jun., Esq. 11 UA.M. I'd ll 815 10 0 I Aaron Goldsmitl, Esq. O'Bryan Bellingham Woolsey, SUNDAY TRAINS. James Law Jones, Esq. Esq. 8 :.-o.e.m. -- 3 3i01.a 5 47A.st. 7to a.m. 7421.. m. 9 30*.st. SOLICITOLIA.— Messrt. Lake and Curtis, Basinghall-sireet. * Mail AM% ANY AND SECILYTARY._WILLIAM RATRAY. —315 M. *6 0 8 0 930 18 13 Among other advantages offered by this Company are—Mo -31 Berate Premituns—payable yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly. *8 0 10 15 12 Onoon 8 OA.M. *3 OP.I'If. 5 15e.u. 7 OP.M. 7 45P.m. Participation in Profits.—Facility in effecting Assurances on .6 0 815 10 0 every description of risk depending on human existence. And a liberal and advantageous system of Lean, on real or on UP TRAINS. _ doubted Personal Security, to parties Assured with this So lUnartiire from I Arrival at ciety. Departure from Arrival at • /- 111111. York. Leeds. Sheffield. :Derby. I ham. London. 46 15A.m 7 45A.m. 11 - 5 - 15770. 4.5e.5r — 1 - 6 : , 0A.m. ,41 7 15 a 45 11 15 1 Op.m. 6 45 8 45 - 920 10 45 12. 45e.m, 430 S 0 11 0 11 45 1 15e. M. 3 45 6 13 11 15 • 2 30p. m. 4 0 6 30 — 4 t.P.a. •4 45 ti 0 S 0 10 45 Mail 4 45r.m., 6 0 C 40 8 0 10 0 5 90.4.5 i. 'Mail Mail SUNDAY TRAINS. 7 Os.m. •7 45a.rd 9 15a.sr. 11 454. M. 15e.si •1 Or.m 30e.m. 5 OP.M. 7 45e.m. 4 Oe.m. 0 4 45 6 0 8 C 10 45 'Mail *5 0 (130 9 0 -- 4 45e.m. 6 0 6 40 8 0 10 0 -- 5 30cm. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK, LONDON. Established in 1833, and EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. This Company affords decided advantages to the Public, by charging the lowest possible rate of premium for the sums as sured, thereby giving to every Policy Holder an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and fro quently delusive prospect of a periodical division of Profits. ♦NNOAI. PREMIUM TO AISUILB £lOO. For Five Years. For Se'rei Years. Term of Life £1 0 3 1 1 10 1 3 4 1 5 7 £1 0 1 2 1 . 3 1 II Z 1 15 1 1 19 10 5 10 2 13 9 4 45P.m.i Malll Tr: •ains to w' Class Carriages aro atta, thed. FARES. In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts or as a prevision for a family, when the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office are :peculiarly calculated to meet the interest of all classes. A Board of Directors, with the Medical Officers, attend daily. E. BATES, Resident Director. London to Derby. Sheffield. Leeds. York. 2 12 0 I 15 (1 1 1 0 lht I 14 0 2 lb 0 26 Class._ 1 3 0 I 10 0 341 Class... 0 15 0 1 018 6 815 0 918 l) 117 6 119 6 Third Class Passengers are not booked through to or from London. 1- .' First and Second Class Carriages are attached to all the Trains. Third Class Passengers maybe conveyed from London to Leeds in the day, by a Train leaving London at Seven a.m., and Derby, at Six p.m. ; and from Leeds to London in the same time, by the Fifteen Minutes past Sevena.m. from Leeds. —Gentlemen's Carriages and Horses conveyed over the Lon don and Birmingham Railway by these Trains are taken at a cheaper rate. Passengers by the Half-past Nine a.xe. Down Train from Derby, will be conveyed direct to Manchester. Parcels, &c. are conveyed by all the Trains, and are received at all the principal Coach Offices in the Kingdom. Carriage Trucks and Horse Boxes are kept at all the prin cipal Stations ; but to prevent disappointment, it is desirable that. Notice be given the day previous to their being required. Post Horses are always in readiness on the Arrival of the Trains at the Derby and Leeds Stations. 'rime is allowed at Derby for Refreshment. ,By Order. H. PATTESON, Secretary. Office, Warnford-court, Throgmortou-street. BENEVOLENT FIRE and LIFE IN SURANCE, and NATIONAL BENEFIT SO CIETY, 351, Strand, — Capital, 250,000/. Under the Management of a Board of Directors. This Society, in addition te the general business of Insur ance Companies, has been formed for the purpose of enabling persons of very moderate means to attain these objects hitherto confined to the more wea.thy, viz. : lit. In§urit.g their lives in sums from 5/. and upwards, se coring Deferred Annuities as a provision for Old Age ; Weecy Allowances during Sickneis ; and Endowments for Childraii, the Premiums being divided into Monthly Instalments for the convenience of the Insured. Also for the protection of such as possess only a small personal property, Insurances are effected against loss by Fire, in sums from 101. to 1001., by Quarterly Payments ; thus Household Goods, Wearing Apparel, Stock in Trade, Workmen's Tools, &c:, to the value of 20/. can be Insured, on payment of Sixpence every Three Months, duty included. The attention of the Public is particularly directed to this very novel feature, for the man to whom this fact is known, will henceforth deserve little svmpathy should he become the victim of a calamity, against ale evils of which he could so readily have guarded. Prospectuses, detailing at length the various modes and rates of Insurance, cau be obtain.' application at the office, 351, Strand, sr to any of the Society's Agents. HENRY WILSON, Actuary aid Secretary. TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the Ductless of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally recommended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis orders incident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED !—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! . By the most simple, 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 to induce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Com mons have used it. The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grirnstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.R.S. See J. B. Lachtield, Esq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calla it a national blessing—see his 'Reports touching its utility. The l a te Mr. Abernethy, with many others , 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 the first respectability. Abstract of a letter from Mrs. L. S. Brewer, Dress-maker, 3, Edge-tet race, KensingtOn Gravel Pits. To Mr. Grimstone, Inventor of Eye-Snuff. Dee. , 1840. Sir,—l have been a sufferer for seven years, both oyes being ao swollen as to cause blindness. Among the many Aledical Gentlemen wilts attended me was the famous oculist, Dr. Alexander ; indeed, I de believe my case was beyond all than: - skill. " Physic, Bleeding, Blistering, with a seton, of all kinds of Lotions, but no relief," till chancing one day, bei%ig led by your house in 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, my guide inquired if I had tried your Eye-Snuff, on which I ~ surchat, e d a Is. 3d. Canister, opened it in the shop—took sonm, and was greatly relieved before I reached my home. I cr. with truth assert, and make oath if required to do so, that it w •,s your Eye- Snuff cured me. Shal be happy to answer any in , iiiiry. I am, Sir, yours gratef,ily, L. S. BREWER. Observe the Caution: —W. GRIMSI T ONE is the solo in ventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compoun.i of Herbs is sold in canisters, at Bd., ls. 3d., 2s. 4d., 4s. 41 , eis., and 15s. titi. each, by the Proprietor, W. Griaastone, at 34, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, and can be obtained in all the principal towns and cities. A liberal allowance to shippers, owners, captains, and all vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snuff. This celebrated Snuff is shipped to all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign tualities in every climate. All Snuffs and Cigars shipped on ilie;phorteet notice. LONDON AND WESTMINSTEi WATER COMPANY. RE PORT. TO TIIR PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OP TILE LONDON AND 'Joseph H Richard I ,ow ne c k, Esq. ciensley, oare, Esq. Edmund C. Buxton, Esq. John Laurence, EN, William Clay, Esq., M.P. William Joal. Leacher, I sq. James Dawson, Est!, J. Francis Manbett, Esq. 'Thomas Fowler, Esq. Joseph Pease, Esq., M.P. Francis Fox, Esq, John Taylor, E.g. Thomas H. Hall, Esq. John Travers, 15'q. Benj. Hawes, Jim., Esq., M.P George Vaughan, Esq. The Directors hereby gilt notice to Members whose Pre miums fall due on the sth of January next, that the same must be paid within thirty days from that date. 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Notwithstanf, .g tie above Ihstitutic is closed, Patients ray c ontinue to re tive tie GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Sur geon (Mr. qiurtena, 4, 2 9 Great Marlborough-street,) by ap plying at hi: own hc.settutead of the Charity. Hours ,- Sf Attendane, from Eight to Ten in the Mornings ar..'. 'limn Seven to NO , n the Evenings. On Sundays in the Morning, hut not in he Everiiiv P uB ,„ 'lc i''-frIFicATioN. i iiI ESSRS. .44 0 AN and CO., Members of the Royal ColV of Surgeons, 4, ARGYLL-PLACE, De consuted o Eight o'Clock in the REGENT-STREE'r and 28 , IRONMONGER-LANE, m l o Wing on D tl Ten Night,l fr 0 0 very variety and stage of CI r EAI 3 SI until ,n - Ia y 1 they pursue will not subject any patient ' ,trance . from business. Cases of an Syphilis, with that deraeY and seuresy they have hitherto oh without the indiscriminate use of iner steorvceo:ol.f‘Tolheentrteoartmhei ex treme nature they eratnate in eight or ten days, or if slight or expense. Generative debility, the Urethra, unhappily so easteof r e c o c r e y r : t a in od tw a o t or a th ni re o . err preva lent, are treated upon 340 a nd principles which have in- Gonorrheea, and Strict' !tired to Messrs. SlO and Co. so large a share of public V 3. tronage for nearly th ie years in London, and which it will be their future exertion firnaintain. Letters, containing n oucicsure, will be answered by return and patients, howevcidistant, will be corresponded with until recovered. , WESTMINSTCR WATER-WORKS, &C. Gentlemen,—The insufficiency and badness of the pre sent supply of water to the metropolis have long engaged the public attention ; but although many endeavours have been made to establish it on a better basis, owing to causes which we must seek in the elements of the projects them selves, they have invariably failed. As it appears, however, generally admitted that some thing should be done, we arc naturally led to inquire into the reasons of the want of success of former attempts, and by carefully avoiding these, and at the same time cndca to present an effective and practical remedy, we hope to deserve the public confidence. h w ill be my endeavour to show, in the following re nature has supplied us with the means of sub s pure anti unceasing flow of spring water for the Igs of filthy drains, and that this can be done encountering difficulties of any but an ordinary theless, before I proceed to do this, it may not be that I should briefly enumerate the various plans we hitherto been suggested to attain this object ; rill at once prove how much time and attention, ave bcetowod on tae subject; and will aiso enable .tint out to you what appears to sue to-have been ises of their rejection. back as the year 1821, a Committee of the House ,ons made a long Report, in which they recoils that a Bill should be passed to regulate the water !s, which had at that time caused much dissatis in account of the great increase, which sitrialition them to make on their former rates. The inquiry. it does not appear to have led to any positive !vertheless called the attention of the public to facts which were not previously generally known, long others, to the very inferior quality of the water -,any of the Companies supplied. We accord .al that, in 1824, a highly respectable body of gen held a meeting, to take into consideration a pro of Mr. Philip Taylor's, to conduct the water of Imes, by means of a subterraneoui aqueduct, from ear Richmond, - to reservoirs at Kensall-green and Hampstead -heath. In 1825 a company was rormed to supply the metropo lis with spring water from beneath the London clay, a pro ject which was again brought forward in IS3b, and to which I shall have occasion, in a later period of this re port, to allude at some length. But it was not until the spring of 1827 that, in conse quence cf the publication of a pamphlet, entitled " The Dolphin," by Mr. Wright, the general mass of the inha bitants of London could be said to have been aroused to a sense of the paramount importance of a better supply of water to their houses, than that derived from some of the most foul portions of the river Thames. Although de ferred for such a length of time, the public indignation now became unanimous; and at a meeting held in April, 1827, which was attended by a most influential body of the nobi lity and residents of the west of London, resolutions of a very strong nature were passed, and a petition agreed to, playing for the appointment, by the Crown, of a Commis sion to inquire into the present modes of supply ; and their effect on the health of the population. In compliance with this urgent demand, Dr. Roget, Mr. Brand, and Mr. Telford, were named on tin 12th July, 1827, to examine the allegations brought forward, which at once led to the suggestion of numerous remedies for an evil which no one appeared ready to controvert. Among these we find a Mr. Hipkins proposing to con vey in an open conduit the water of the Thames from above Old Brentford ; Dr. Kerrison, from Isleworth ; and Mr. James Mills, from Teddington ; Mr. Martin, the artist, also sought to show that the water of th,s river Colne might be brooght in a canal from Denham, iii the neigh bourhood of Uxbridge, to London ; and, in addition to these, various other proposals emanated from Messrs. Smart, Brown of Wakefield, Chambers, Jones, William Anderion, &c. e fully discussed by the their report rendered it even in, long before they sated their labours. enabled them, however, to if the supply of water re complaints respecting the that the water ough: to be -- .:port was ce e ne - ereary that a Select Committee of the House of Commons should be appointed to make further inquiries, and at the end of the Session it appears to have fully agreed that the supply should be derived from a purer source than the present ; in furtherance of which object it was recommended that Mr. Telford should be employed to make such surveys as would enable him to suggest a practicable plan of supply ing every part of London with wholesome and pure water. After several years of protracted inquiry, Mr. Telford came to the conclusion that it would be desirable to bring tae water from the river Verulam, on the north side of the Thames, and one of the branches of the Wandle, on the south, to London, to effect which so large an outlay was necessary, that he proposed that it should be met by a Parliamentary grant. Another and numerous Committee of the Ilouse of Commons again met to consider these plans, but its la bours were unfortunately not terminated at the end of the Session ; the inquiry may therefore still be considered as remaining nearly in the same state in which it was left in the year 1834. The plan of sinking Artesian wells to the sands of the plastic clay or chalk has, indeed, as I have already men tioned, been again mooted, but abandoned for causes to bo hereafter detailed ; and Mr. Telford's proposal of bringing the water of the Verulam to London has also been taken up, with various modifications, by Mr. Giles, who, how ever, did not succeed, I believe, in the preliminary step of finding capitalists willing to embark in the undertaking. It will now, I think, be sufficiently established that the present mode of supplying London with water has, for a length of time, been any thing but satisfactory to the public ; and if for some years past the subject has been allowed to rest, it has probably arisen more from a preva lent idea that the inquiry was in the hands of the Legis lature, than from any real statement of the grounds of eompleint. Front various causes it would seem, however, that there is no intention on the part of the Government to prose cute the inquiry ; and, indeed this may, in some degree, be accounted for from the country being called upon, ac cording to Mr. Telford's plan, to expend nearly 1,200,0001. to carry that into effect which may have been already doubtless perceived to be but a partial remedy for the evil. It is indeed surprising that, with the exception of the proposal to obtain the water by perforating the London clay, every project, including Mr. Telford's, should have contemplated using the water of streams which are all subject to be affected by the surface drainage of a more or less extensive tract of country, and consequently, only a very few degrees better than that already in use, whilst, at the same time, all the difficulties consequent on the injury to existing interests, as navigations, mills, &c., have to be encountered. Many, although they sought to remove the objection to using the water of the Thames in the immediate vicinity of London, continued to endeavour to derive their supply from a greater distance, where al though certainly less liable to contamination, it might still be considered as the common sewer of many important towns on its banks and the general drain into which much animal and vegetable matter must find its way, particularly after the scouring of the neighbouring country by every heavy fall of rain. I do not, indeed, at all contest that the extraneous bodies which pollute the water of rivers, are merely held in mecha nical suspension, and that provided we get rid of these by allowing them to fall to the bottom, the Thames water may be looked upon as quite as pure as any other. But there appears to me one material objection to the method of re moving the impurities by rest which applies to all surface water—namely, that a considerable space of time is neces sary to admit of their complete separation, and as this is also increased by the slightest agitation again diffusing the particles of the deposits through the water, the gradual ac cumulation of filth in the reservoirs, and the lapse of time requisite to render the water clear, must undoubtedly add to unpleasant odour and flavour, or in other words, to a tendency to become putrid. 1 therefore repeat that it is scarcely to be wondered at that the Legislature should have delayed acting on Mr. Telford's plan, which combined these objections with a very large outlay, nor that a Com pany should still have found grounds fur proposing Arte sian wells in preference to his suggestions. That this, however, was not to have been easily attained, appears partly proved by the fact, that this project was never brought to maturity, and the remarks I am now about to lay before you will also, I trust, confirm this view. The group of strata, designated as the lower tertiary, or socene, and consisting of two divisions, the upper called the London clay, and the lower composed of various coloured sands and argillaceous deposits, distinguished as the plastic clay, lying immediately upon the chalk forma. tion, may, in general terms, be described as a huge mass of clay resting upon a still more extensive bed of chalk. The section which accompanies this report, and which, vi ith slight modifications, is taken from Dr. Buckland's Bridge water Treatise, will show this clearly, and by inspecting it you will at once understand that the surface of country oe• copied by the clay, is surrounded on all sides by a belt of chalk, excepting to the cast, where the German Ocean for some distance interrupts the continuity, and you will al . o perceive that this cretaceous circle is, generally speaking, higher in level than the deposit of clay which fills the center of the basin. It is almost needless that I should inform you, that of the water which descends as dew or rain upon the sur face of the London clay, little, if any, can be considered asabsorbed into the earth, and that whilst a part either again re-ascends into the atmosphere as vapour or enters into the composition of animal and vegetable bodies, by far the greater portion flows off into the main drain of t he district, the river Thames. 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Holland's Balsam of Spruce gives immediate ease in all Asthmatic cases, and particularly in Hoarseness, Wheezings, and Obstructions of the Chest; while these who have laboured for years under the misery of a confirmed Asthma, bare been enabled by its use to enjoy the blessings of life, and to pursue their avocations with a degree of ease and comfort they bad been strangers to for years. Prepared by Charles Holland, and sold by his agent, T. Prout, 219, Strand, London ; and by at least one person in every town in the kingdom. Price Is. lid. a Bottle. Sold also by Johnston, 68, Cornbill ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. N Infallible Remedy has been discovered, in a L simple vegetable compound and an outward application, for the Gout, Rheumatism. Rheumatic G.ut, Tie-doleureux, Lumbago, &c., in all their agonizing forms, by which imme diate relief is afforded in the most inveterate eases, and the e perfected within from two t. three days. Ir Thomas leaver, woollen warehouseman, Nos. 3 and 4. Friday-street, Cheapside, son .f the discoverer, having tested this remedy lsy private circulation for several years, during whirls time thousands have neen cured, from the nobleman to the peasant, corsiders ire would bo wanting it his duty towards his suffering fellow-creatures if he dui not give them the full advantage of this moat important discovery ; he therefore no longer hesitates to adopt this mode of making it publicly known. The curer it has effected in the most violent and ob stinate cases have been truly wonderful, and a newspaper could be filled with letters and testimonials in confirmation of its efficacy from'persons of rank and distinction, including several from medical gentlemen of eminence. The great superiority this specific possesses over all other remedies is from its being an outward application, and so perfectlyisafe and innocuous that the most weak and timid patient may Luse it with the greatest safety. This remedy is now known as Feaver's Embrocation, aid may be had of the proprietor, Mr. Fearer, S and 4, Friday street, Cheapside; Barclay and Sons, Newbery, Edwards, T. Butler, Sutton, Sanger, and most of the respectable chemists and medicine venders in town and country. In bottles at 4a. 6d., 6s. N., I Is., 225., and 30s. To prevent counterfeits, oath labs 1 is signed by the proprietor. ~,,.. ,~~.~ - PRICE sd. divested of any covering which could intercept ;the pas sage of the moisture; being not only extremely porous, but also full of fissures in every direction, a very rapid ab sorption takes place, and we accordingly find that there are but few streams carrying off the surplus surface water, and that these are in9igniticant, and indeed, many of them dry during the greater part of the year. The rapidity with which the water finds its way into the bowels of the earth also, in a great measure, prevents evaporation, and we are therefore justified in assuming that the quantity which de scends upon the surface of the chalk finds its way, with very slight diminution, into the fissures below. The lower beds of the cretaceous group, and the gault which imme diately succeeds it, again presents en impermeable stratum of clay, causing the water to accumulate through the lower regions of the more porous chalk. An enormous na tural reservoir has thus been formed, and the level up to which it may be considered as quite full of water is the lowest point where it can find a vent and overflow; there fore, as the chalk communicates under the coasts of Nor folk, Suffolk, and Essex with the ocean, this level, in the present case, may be considered to be the same as the mean height of the sea. That there is, however, an eY'ensive accumulation of water above this level will be obvious, when it is considered that the friction, which from the nature of the small fis sures and pores must exist, will necessarily prevent the water from exerting rapidly its hydrostatic pressure, and as for this reason it cannot flow off with sufficient velocity, the higher parts of the chalk belt which surround the Lon don clay being saturated, will allow its escape to the sur face wherever it can find a nearer and mote ready vent than its subterraneous one. The greater or lesser facility which, from lines of fis sures, soft strata, and pores, the water may encounter in flowing towards the centre of the basin, will also govern its surface, and cause it to assume an inclination, the angle of which will represent the friction; and in this manner ti:e may readily a'count for the different levels, which loud to standin welts, The foregoing' remarks will now enable me, l'think, to show that the proposal of perforating the tertiary clays for the purpose of obtaining water for the general supply of the inhabitants of London would not have beeu attended. with the advantages which at, first signt it "would appear 'possessed of. It may, indeed, be urged that a reference to the section shows us London situated nearly over the centre of the basin to which it gives its name, and that we may consequently infer that walls sunk through cocero' strata into the chalk will derive their supply immediately from that portico where the greatest accumulation of slim' exists by my own showing. But it will he found that this very circumstance throws a material difficulty in the way of any attempt. to supply the inhabitants of the metro polis from this source, and one which has been found fre quently confirmed, when private individuals have sunk deep wells in London. ' The objection is, that whenever a large quantity is extracted, the wells in the vicinity, which derive their water from the same strata, are very sensibly affected, and for this reason, that although a con stant supply will always, as I have shown, find its way ' down, to take the place of whatever water we may pump away, this cannot flow in so quickly from the obstructions of the stratification, but that the level, for some distance round this focus, will be temporarily reduced. In other parts of the disti ict, as will be readily understood, this would not be the case; or if so, at least in an inferior de gree, as a well would not here derive its share from every side of the basin at once, but only from that portion situ ated immediately above it. At Watford, for instapee, a well would only be fed from the chalk which intervenes between that place end the great outcropping Chiltern Ridge, and so in any other part of the belt. I may also here add, that the sheet of water in the deeper part of the!chalk can only be affected to an insensible degree by such a well, which at most would merely deprive it of the supply front a very trifling part of the great circle which every where else would remain untouched. The Company which had been based on the Artesian project probably soon obtained facts which proved that, their proposal could not be established without such interte eence with private interests as, they undeubtedle foresaw, would have great weight with the House of Commons; and they must also have taken into account the expense of forcing the requisite quantity of water to the elevation no cessary for the high services, in addition to which, it must be borne in mind, that after perforating,, say 200 feet of clay, the water under London by no means rises to the surface. As might have been readily foreseen this idea was, after some tine, abandoned, and it is not surprising that its originator, Mr. E. Paton, should have turned his attention to other endeavours. The abundance of the springs which overflow into the Culet valley, above Watford, and the apparent purity of the water, had long attracted his attention, and now led him, in connection with some other gentlemen, to make various ex periments' to ascertain whether a sufficient quantity for the dereends of the metropolis could be obtained in that neigh buurhiseeel. at a sme.l depth beneath the surface; and wiiether this taignt be effected without injuring the existing jute rests in the vicinity. \Veen it was found that the tesult more than confirmed their moat sanguine wishes, I was re. rated to examine whether the experiments were well Plan into effect. I had for a length of time been acquainted with the va rious proposals which have been submitted to the public, and was aware of the objections which could with justice he urged against them. It was, therefore, not without pleasure that I undertook the examination of a plan which I at once saw might be possessed of advantages which were not before contemplated. It will be my endeavour, in the remainder of this report, to shots how far the hope of obtaining the necessary quan tity of water at Watford is well founded; to describe the experiments which have beet/ made for the purpose of ac quiring practical data to explain the proposed method of procuring the water and conveying it to London ; and, lastly, to submit such remarks as will enable you, in my opinion, to present the project before Parliameut with a confident reliance that is cannot but deserve its attention and support. As I have already described at some length the geologi cal features of the country surrounding London, I ant not called upon to add much to my former explanations on this head, and shall confine myself here to stating, that, as re gards the more immediate object now in view, we may look upon the Colne valley, as marking in a great part of its length on the one side the escarpment caused by the out crop of the plastic clay, whilst on the other the country rises gradually to the north-western boundary of the chalk strata, the Chiltern Ridge. An attempt to fix positive quantities, by any line of argument,is naturally attended witleconsiderablechfficulty ; nevertheless, the following considerations will give some idea of the volume of water that can be derived from the chalk of the Colne valley. The surface of country which has its drainage into the Verularn and Colne, above Watford, may be taken at 113.4 square miles. If then we assume that the annual fall of rain amounts to twenty inches, which you will find a low average, the result will be 141 millions of cubic feet of water per twenty-four hours falling on the surface. Of this quantity Mr. Telford found that the Colne carried off at Watford thirty cubic feet per second, or about two millions and a half per twenty-four hours; as this was, however, in a dry season, it will be safer to assume Dr. Thompson's calculations with respect to the annual quan tity of water flowing off by streams and springs, which he was led to fix at four inches, and this would give us for the area drained by the Colnc nut quite three millions per day. There remain then eleven millions and a half of cubic feet per twenty-four hours either to be again evaporated, or to fuel their way into the earth. In an earlier pert of this re port you will remember that I showed that the porous na ture of the soil in a chalk district prevents the evaporation to a great extent ; nevertheless, if we assume that, with the portion which eaters into animal and vegetable life, one-third of the entire quantity falling disappears in this manner, we still shall have upwards of six millions and a half of cubic feet, or forty-two millions of gallons per twenty-four hours, supplying the sheet of water under that portion of the chalk surface. Mr. Telford's examination of the body of water flowing off by the Colue river, having been made at a period of uausual drought, when the_surface water might be con sidered to have nearly disappeared, we shall, I think, be correct in assuming that two millions at least of the quan tity he measured had issued from springs. In order, therefore, to represent the total subterranean flow, we should add these two millions to the former oi. These, indeed, would seem no part of the supply to the deep, but would designate that supply which, as has been already ex plained, cannot find its way to the lower depths, owing to friction and other impediments, and therefore reeks a readier vent at a higher level. It was important that this should be set in its proper light, as the evident inference we may draw is, that we cannot, by pumping from a lower level a quantity small in comparison to the accumulation of water, produce any visi ble effect upon the springs which feed the Colne. I am quite confident that my views as regards the manner in which the water finds its way into the strata of the chalk will not for a moment be called in doubt by any scientific person, but that which may by such a one be considered in the light of a received axiom, and proved by numerous corresponding facts bearing thereon, with which he will be already acquainted, will require more lengthened demon stration to the general public, with whom an appeal to experience will have far greater weight than any abstract reasoning. To these, then, the experiments which have been made will afford far more conviction than any argu ment, however well grounded. The alluvial bed, which covers the bottom of the Colne valley, rather exceeds 20 feet in thickness, after which we reach the chalk ; proceeding about five feet lower, abun dant springs of water are encountered, which increase in magnitude and force as we continue to descend. It was, therefore, in the first place necessary to ascer tain that these did not derive their supply directly front the river, which, had it been the case, would have affected the various mills in the vicinity ; and it was also desirable t o have direct proof of the quantity which might be calcu lated on being obtained. In order to obtain positive evi deuce on both these points, a well was sunk in Bushey Hall meadows, near the Colne, to a depth of about 31 feet. Two small steam-engines were t hen set u p temporarily, for the purpose of wor kia i g th f a ou l r en p g u t m h p o s f , stroke of o whichf 3 two ( in c werehes, 13 inches in diameter, with The land requisite for carrying into effect these expe riments was kindly and most hocrally granted by Edward Marjoribauks, Esq., who stated, wh en h e gave hi s consen t, "that the health of the inhabitants of London was para mount to every other consideration." The Committee for this, and other acts of kindness, are most deeply indebted to that gentleman. and the others were 131 inches in diameter, with a 36-inch stroke. One of the engines might be calculated to pro duce from 27 to 30 strokes of the smaller pumps per mi nute, the other between 17 and 20 strukcs of the larger pumps. The water of the well was now repeatedly pumped out, as low as the power of the engines admitted, and the height of the Colne at those times carefully noted, and it soon became obvious that the height of the springs could in no degree be said to affect the level of the river, thus showing that all direct commaeication between the two might be considered as cut off by a bcd of puddle, or clay. The next object of inquiry was, as to the supply which a well might be expected to yield, and the result of a careful experiment, made under my direction, and confirming those previously conducted by Mr. Paton, sa tisfied me, that alter the water had for twenty-four hours been kept at the lowest level to which the power of the pumps would reduce it (about twenty-six feee below its surface when undisturbed), it rose in the well a ith a velo city equal to 2.02 feet per second, thus yielding 174,500 cubic feet, or 1,091,000 gallons per 24 hours. As this was obtained in a well, the bottom of which was only 12 feet 6 inches diameter, and as direct proofs had been obtained by borings, that below the 34 feet reached in the welt, there was a constant recurrence of large springs, giving evidence that the water rapidly increased with the depth, which when SO feet were obtained, became so pro digiously plentiful as to set all temporary means of over coming it at defiance, and precluded all possibility of hav ing recourse to it for the mere purpose of an expariment, I thought it quite unnecessary to seek further proofs that a sufficient supply for all requisite purposes might with facility be obtained. It would be premature to give, in the present stage of the proceedings, a detailed account of the arrangements I propose making, for augmenting the quantity to en ade quate extent; and it may be sufficient to state here, that I have not the slightest doubt, that by sinking a deep wall, and extending tunnels or drifts in the proper direction from its bottom, the necessary supply will be fully accomplished. Being also convinced that the water filtering through the chalk might be considered as entirely divested of ail im purities, held in mechanical suspension, of which, indeed, there was abundant ocular demonstration (as it was so beautifully transparent as to admit of the bottom of the well being seen when the water was upwards of 30 feet deep), I at once turned my attention to the best means of conveying it to London. The principal difficulty which intervenes is the ridge formed by the escarpment at the outcrop of the plastic and London clays, which Mr. Telford, in his prop oral to bring the water of the Verulam stream to Loteler.,.h,WeoefeAs plated perforating by a tuunel three and a .ia7f inileina. length. .my connection with the Londs, and Fiiridnghtint . Railway has placed me in possession of facts which con. viuce me that at the level at which Mr. Telford would have traversed some of the beds of chalk, a ad the whole of the plastic clay, he would have met with very great difficulty, in consequence of water. For this rcascn I propose, on leasing the Colne valley, that before en tering the ridge which separates it from the district draining into the Brent, the water should be forced to a height of 50 feet above its original level, at 'which elevation we get rid of the difficulties of the plistie clay; as we only traverse its upper extremity, where no water lies yet accumulated. The length of the tunuel is also considerably reduced. I have' pracireAl adopting a line which is materially ahorterthan Mr. Telford's, as, with the exception of the said tunnel, two and a half miles in length, no difficulty of any kind is encountered. Immediately on the water re issuing into the open air on the side at Brockley-leill, I propose forming a reservoir to contain three days' supply of water, wi:h a sufficient head to admit of a main being laid hence, and conveyed (in order to avoid all opposition from lattdowners)from the town of Edgeware to Oxford street, along the side of the road itself; thereby also faci litating the laying of the main, and rendering all the works of any magnitude, as earthworks, aqueducts, &c.,un neci:ssary.., The level el the reservoir will lastly be such, that the highest service can be given, and, indeed, a part of the town which !lune of the present Companies can sup ply, will be included within its range. - 1 - trust I have said enough to convince an unbiassed parson that there exists no difficulty, both in obtaining a. supply of good water from the springs of the chalk, near Watford, and in convcyiug it theace to London. I must, however, impress you here with the necessity of enforcing my arguments with as numerous a body of facts as can be col lected, and I would therefore recommend that, previously to the meeting of Parliament, I should be authorised to mike', such info' (nation respecting the quantity, nature, and quality of the wells in every part of the chalk circle surrounds London, as will bear practically on the subject. This might then be embud:.!d in a second part or appendix to this report, to be submitted to those who, being unac quainted with geological phenomena, may consequently he sitate in adopting dews which others, already scientifically acquainted with the subject, will tot for a moment call in doubt. In concluding, I may be allowed to cast a retrospective glance at the advantages held out by the project I have been called upon to examine. These, then, consist in its being proposed to use spring water, already naturally fil tered, in preference to that which has drained a portion of the eel th's surface; in making use of that enormous re servoir which itatui e has supplied us with in the chalk, and affecting this at a spot where no existing interests can be injured ; and in the selection of such a situation as ena bles ut to convey the supply to London with facility anti economy, and et a sufficient elevation to satisfy the de mands of even the highest pit of the metropolis. . I have the honour to hei G entlemen, Your obedient servant. `` ROBERT STEPIIIiNSON. Lnndon, Dec. 10. t IPTV FOR !•• ' TillatakXP)"4"l i- : 2' In consequence of a requisition this day sent to the Chairman, I :11h directed by him to request the favour of your attendance at a special meeting of the General Committee here, on Wednesday next, the 80th inst., at four o'clock precisely, to consider the following 'notion : " It is expedient to amend the 14th by-law of the So ciety, by inserting therein the words ' and Treasurer bat ween the words Vice-Chairman' and ' shall be an nually elected,' and again between the words ` Vice- Chairman' and ` of a previous year. " It is also expedient that in the of Treasurer should be declared vac mittce should proceed to fill up the at which, according to the 3 . 7 th b; alteration shall be confirmed." TIIOL 59, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, Dec. 23 The CHAIRMAN has this day rei letter : " My Lord—Feeling, in comet of sentiment existing in the London of the Society for tho Diffusion of that I should not be able again cordiality which has hitherto in intercourse with its tnenahers, coilei ally, and has proved my only requi of zealous devotion of time to the ciety, and to the duties of the office I have during that period held ; I Jog my resignation of that Office, and to request that your Lordship will be pleased to convene a special general meeting of the Committee to accept such resignation. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's very obedient servant. WILLIAM TOOKE. " Russell-square, Dec. '2S, 1840." Mr. Tooke's letter will be taken into consideration at the meeting on Wednesday, the 6th of January. THOMAS COATES. .59/6ncoln's Inn-fields, Dec. 28, 1840. y The following will be the I4th by-law, if the proposed alteration is adopted. The amendment is indicated by italics : " XIV. 1. Committee shall supply vacancies in the offices of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Treasurer, by ballot, out of their own body. The Vice-Chairman and Treasurer shall be annually elected by ballot, at the ordi nary monthly meeting in February, out of the members nominated at sonic previous meeting, and the Vice-Chair man and Treasurer of a previous year shall bo re-eligible without previous notice." Yesterday morning, at half-past eight, death derminated in Guy's Hospital the sufferings of Robert Loader, aged 25 years, one of the unfortunate firemen belonging to the Watling-street Fire-station of the Lon don Fire-establishment, who was severely injured by the falling of a wall at the destructive fire, at Mr. Good bart's, sugar-baker, in Ratcliff-highway. The unfor tunate young man underwent amputation of the le. Her ries, another fireman, lies in the hospital without hopes of recovery. INQUEST.—The inquest on one of the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers who met their deaths at France-street Chapel, Dublin, on the morning of Christmas Day was held st the Coombe Hospital last Tuesday. tier name was Oblate!), a shoemaker's wife. She was literally trampled to death. This poor woman was dragged from the heap of human beings at the foot of the flight steps leading into the chapel. The Jury brought in a verdict " That Giles Claxton came by her death in consequence of the frightful occurrence on Christmas Day, from bruises and contusions inflicted on her person by a man unknown, who acted whether from nervous apprehensioa or felonious intent said Jury cannot say." The broken plank, or piece of timber, was proved by one of the witnesses to have been in the same state before Christmas. Amongst the inci dents, one is mentaxred illustrative of a mother's affection fa r her off ppresence of mind. In the midstof the iiihng ria. and ug and uproar she threw her infant sr i great from her into one of the boxes used for confessing penitents,. and thus secured its safety, regardless of what happeucd to. herself. NEW CONIET.--The French papers seize with avidity the appearance of a new comet, as one of the re. workable series of prodigies by which the year 1840 is to be made famous to all future time. Nothing but this they aver, vsn. wanting to make it commemorable. The new comet is certainly not fictitious. Dr. Bremikcr, of Berlin, has just discovered one, which was remarked also at the observatory of Vienna on the 18th of November, and which was also observed by an astronomer at Modena on the Ist of December. This comet is not visible except with the assistance of a telescope. At this moment it is to be seen in the constellation of Andromeda. SEVEN HORSES KILLED 13YEATING WHEAT. —On Sunday last a considerable loss was sustained by Mr. Jonathan Infield, of West Fen, from a number of horses getting at some thrsshcd wheat. A person who had charge of the stock discovered a hole in the place where the wheat was stowed, and observing the stock to loiter about the place, stopped the same with wool. It appears that at night the horses ra -- saved the wool that they might : get at the wheat, for twelve of them were violently ill in the morning, and seven died in the course of the day, a s nd the five reir aiuing, it is feared, will share the same fate. r. year 1841 tb office scant, and t e Com- e same at tye meeting by-law, the proposed / 1111 AS' PO ATES. 23,1840. --! I eceive the following !picric of a division a General Committee I Useful Knowledge, to meet it with that nvariably marked my lectively and inaividu- uital for fifteen years e interests of the So- ce of Treasurer which I beg leave to tender WAX CANItES, h. 2d. per lb.; Fine Wax, Is. 5d., Transparent Lights, with the im proved plaited Wicks, L :id. ; Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Ge ruine Sperm, Is. 9d. ; Sore Candles, bid. ; Extra-fine Waxed Wick Moulds, B.d. ; fellow Soap, 465., 545., and 60s. per .I2lbs. ; Mottled, 62'' and 66 5. ; Windsor, Is. 4d. per pac ket; Palm, Is. 4d. ; q i l Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. : Superior Almond, 2 f . a. Superfine Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. ; Genuine S M Oil, 9s. Od. per Gallon ; Common. tor the new Solar Laity; 3s. For Cash, at DA V'r:S'S Old-Established Warehouse, 6 , St. Martin's-lane, Tr ilgar-square. opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-House.