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EVENING SUN. SALE OF DAMAGED AMERICAN FLOUR AT DEPTFORP. A DAllitA LTY; somEr6wr..l.4racE JULY i 24, 194'. HE • COMMTSSIONERS .or EXE -15,- TG e OFFICE of LORD HIGH AD MIRAL,C U of IN the the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that on Fainav, the 30th Instant, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, the Majesty's Superintendent will PUT UP TO SALE, in her majesty's Victualling Yard at Deptford, several Lots of DAMAGED AMERICAN FLOUR (In Paste and Scrapings), all lying in the said Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Super intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here, and ai the Yards. EAST INDIA HOUSE, JULY 28, 1841. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY', the 22d September next, at Eleven o'clock ill the Forenoon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. BLACK HORSE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, . SALISBURY. THOMAS ROGERS, impressed with gra titude for the extensive patronage he has always re ceived, more particularly of late, begs to inform his friends that the whole of his Establishment has been renovated and alterations made as he trusts will add much to the comfort of his guests. T. R. avails himself of this opportunity to an nounce that it will be his constant study to deserve that pa tronage which he now very respectfully solicits. He more par ticularly desires to express his sincere acknowledgements to the numerous Commercial Gentlemen who have for so lbng a Period honoured him with their sxpport, and earnestly assures them that increased efforts will be constantly made to render the above lon worthy of the decided preference they have shown it. A genuine stock of good old Wines, and a well-stored Larder Excellent Post-horses, Flies, and Gigs, on reasonable terms, Royal Mail and General Coach Office, Winchester-street, July 17, 1841. STEAM TO GRAVESEND FROM BLACKWALL. ADDITIONAL TIMES. Those remarkably fast Iron Boats, 4 ` RAILWAY," " BRUNSWICK," and " BL ACKWALL," ate now running daily between Gravesend and Blackwall, at the undermentioned times FROM BLACKWALL. Morning, at 9. ... past 9. past 10. Afternoon, I} past 1. ... I f past 2. ▪ past 4. • past 5. ▪ past 6. ... it past 8. FROM GRAVESEND. Morning, at past 7. • past S. past 11. Aftern▪ oon, past 12. • past 2. • I past 3. past 4. • past 6. • past 7. FARES. . Week Days—Chief Cabin, Is. ; Fore Cabin, Bd. On Sundays—Chief Cabin, ls. 6d. ; Fore Cabin, li. The Railway Trains run from the Minories every quar ter of an hour, from half-past eight in the morning, till a tarter before ten at night (except on Sundays during Divine nice, viz. from half .past ten till one). Fares, First Class, 64 . ;_ Second Class, 4d. _____Offices, 60, Fen church-street, July 19, 1841. ][4ONDONs, BLACKWALL RAILWAY. The Public are iespeetfully informed that on and after MOND AY NEXT, the 2d August, the TRAINS will run to and f rom the NEW TERMINUS in Fenchurch-street to Black- Wall, and the intermediate stations of Shadwell, Stepney, imchouse, West India Docks, and Poplar ; and carriages will 44 oWise run between the station in the Minories and Blackwall. N.B.—The Trains run every quarter of hour, from half rast Eight o'clock in the morning, to Quarter before Ten o'clock at night. Fares—First Class, 6d. ; Second Class, 4d. SAFETY ROTATION RAILWAY COM PANY. The Directors invite public attention to this highly &Pvrtant IMPROVEMENT in the CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, whereby the advantage of equal speed with those in ordinary use will be found to be combined with dimi nished expenditure to proprietors, and perfect security to tra vellers from danger to life or property. An experimental test of the efficiency of this valuable invention is about to be im ul the foredietely made by laying down a line of sufficient dimensions purpose, rc iuired, may Application f or s h ares ," on w hich a deposit of 1/. only will be e be made at the Of f ice, 1, Wallbrook•buildings , Where models and drawings may be examined and prospectuses obtained PRESTON AND WYRE RAILWAY 't in HARBOUR AND DOCK COMPANY, No. 11, King W illiam -street, London, and Fleetwood-on-the-Wyre, e "id re, July 29, 1841. XeltE ß ,, FLEETWOOD DOCKS. ''IO N AND WYRE RAILWAY HARBOUR AND IS es s m, DOCK COMPANY. rnuer - of NEW 50/. SHARES, carrying Five per Cent . . t. No further applications for these Shares will be received after the 31st instant, when the allotments of the same will take place. By Order, JOHN POWER, Secretary. MANCHESTER & LEEDS RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR LOANS. The DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER and LEEDS RAIL WAY COMPANY are prepared, under the powers of on Act passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of her present ?Majesty, intituled " An Act for enabling the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to raise a further sum of money," to RECEIVE TENDERS for the LOAN of MONEY, in s tuns of not less than One Thousand Pounds each, on interest at the rate of Five per Cent. per annum, for the terms of five !1* seven years, at the option of the lender, the repayment to be secured by mortgage of the property of the undertaking ~ and the rat es , t o ll s , an d other sums, arising or to arise by vir - 'tto of the several Acts of Parliament passed relating to the 1-kid Rulway. fo r Tenders are to exprtss the sums and the term of years Which the same are proposed to be lent, and are to be ad b to the Chairman, at the Company's Offices, Clone's tugs, Hunt's Bank, Manchester. ted this 4th day of June, 1841. H. HOULDSWORTH, Chairman. NORTHERN & EASTERN RAILWAY. OPENING OF THE LINE TO HARLOW. 01 ,7, 0 Public are informed, that this RAILWAY will be 14 r-NED to the TURNPIKE ROAD near HARLOW, on /.°NbAY, the 9th of August, and for the First Fort ni g ht the Trains will tun as follow : ~ DOWN TRAINS. UP TRA INS. 'cat LONDON TO HARLOW. FROM HARLOW. 8 Morning i past 8 Morning past 1 Afternoon /- past II past 4 ~ i past 4 Afternoon if past 7 ~ -i past 6 ~ AND ON SUNDAYS. I put 9 Morning i past 8 Morning i past 5 Afternoon i past 3 Afternoon The Fares past 8 „ i past 7 ~ kine Fares to Harlow will be 25., Is. 6d., and Is., and to to 311°n Is., 9d, and 6d., in addition to the Fares now chaeged. Lor from Broxbourne for First, Second , and Th ird Class o als , e ngers respecti v ely, making the whole Fares to or fr om 'won as follow : Ist Class. 2d Class. 3 d Class. London to Harlow ss. 6d. 4s. Od, 2s. 6d. ,Tlostdon to Roydon 4 6 3 3 2 0 Tr Lni. r d Class Carriages will be run with the First and Last the l ,xl r s only, in mai direction on Week Days, and with all ei o a in . s on Sundays. ' WNI. BOURNE, Secretary. London, July 21, 1841. ESTABLISHED 1821. THE LONDON MARBLE and STONE e PAT E ORKINGMACHINERY, COMPANY, are enabled with their lIT toexecute Chimney Pieces, Mo iltirn.be,,,nla, Tablets, Slabs for Furniture, and every description of 44 Fork, with an accuracy, rapidity of execution, beauty 473 d durability o f Polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be ebta m in e e d v elsiew e elsewhere. . R onx , owl are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW .rrS. containing the largest stock in this country. The Trade supplied with every description of Ro u g h Slab, 'act!, or Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order. zdher-street, olywell-street, Millbank, Westminster. Please to b e accurate in copying the Address, to prevent im tosition, th e C ompany h av i ng no connex i on with any other stalilishment but that in Esher-street. Hlo S HIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAIN N. and OTHERS Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. RIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of is late Majesty, linr Royal Highness the 13 tlehes s o f K ent , an d the Lords of the Treasury, is universally . -e e°rninended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis- Ners incident to the Eyes and Head. %GMT 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 %ld cures have beep accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex- Polise, yet certain in, its operation. If testimonies be necessary t4 in duce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Com !II°11a have used it. The Lord's of the Treasury have sanctioned I t* use. Their late. Majesties, the Duchess o f Kent, the most e minent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that , gigantic the Press —have eulogised G rimstone s celebrated i....iler bac ' eous Compound , known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," 17 - its efficacy in removing _ all diseases incident to the Eyes and G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F. R.S. See J. B. Lachfield, 7q.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls national blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The Jr.to 1 Abernethy, with many ethers, recommend Grim "es Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the °f T estimonies, Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters Abe of undoubted medical authority, with others of first respectability. . 4;t ratt 'from the Second Edition of " Grimstone's Weather Almanack." 7, Skinner's Almshouses, Mile End, Jan. 26, 1840. kes l, ,--I think it my incumbent duty to return you my grate *acknowledgments of the efficacy of your invaluable " Eye 1 r . ‘ , 4 , 11 ' n You must understand, Sir, that I have for the last 0t." 0 4' five years suffered much with giddiness in my head and tr a ils of sight. I naturally concludd bing in y 69th ye a') that it was the decay of Nature, an ( d e was advis m ed by a who said so much in its favour, and the extraordinary an t i tes of your invention, I was induced to give it a trial, and liv ed l , l alvy to say that the great and cant I have de . k e ,'Pra the use of four of your 2s. 4d. sters has enabled tread lay lay aside my spectac l es , h as g i ven me grea t re li e f i n my ti, it "' and I f ee l so thoroughly conv i nce d o f i ts b en i gn v i rtues, fli Y gratitude shall ever be evinced in recommending it to MaY hereafter meet suffering with those afflictions. 1 am, Sir, your much oblige/ and grateful servant, is To W ANN COLE. Grimstone, Esq., 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, It;:;:tbheeCeAnoliaydfaiof a Letter dated Leeds, July 4, 1834. ,--I have received great benefit from your Eye Snuff. i c c a t l ed m t e e n n , years with Cataract, and was given but was recommended to use your slit% use of completely cured me in a few weeks. You may laYkuritin °f name' if it will do you any good. Excuse l ia rs e g. Your's, ever faithfully, r-stregt, Leeds. PETER SANDERSON. Jr.A W m. Grimstone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. Last Testimony, Feb. 10, 1840. Ohaer Ve the Caution.—W. GRIMSTONE 1. the sole in 7,TF, and the only genuine is prepared by him. 41,1„°.1a Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in , it nig , ters, at Bd., Is. 3d., 2s. 4d., 4s. 4d., Bs., Ind 15s. 6d. t i ‘ eio rt by the Proprietor, Grimstone, at 3f, Broad-street, rhi ey sb urY, and can be obtained in all the prir;cipal towns and 4 , 11,, end A liberal a ll owance to sh i ppers, owners , ca pt an i s , an d l a all od ors of Vrimstone's Eye Snuff. This celebrated Snuff % ) 4.lit i r s ", to all quarters of the globe, anti retains its benign ge h I R every 'Qlimate Ml Snuffs anti Cigars shipped on s ortest notice. ~' ,i/. ' No, 15,255 TALACRE COAL & IRON COMPANY. TEN POUNDS REWARD will be paid to any person who will deliver the ORIGINAL MINUTE BOOKS kept in London, by, or on behalf, of this Company, prior to October, 1839, and the LETTER BOOK of the Companpprior to the Third Day of June, 1839. W. H. ASHURST, 137, Cheapside, London, Solicitor for several of the Shareholders. TALACRE COAL & IRON COMPANY. It is requested that any Persons who have PURCHASED or ADVANCED upon SHARES in this COMPANY, pur porting to have had 501. paid upon Account of them, and have been called " Paid-up Shares," will communicate to Mr. W. H. Ashurst, Solicitor, 137, Cheapside, London, what Shares they hold, and the circumstances and representations under which they were sold or pledged. W. H. ASHURST, 137, Cheapside, London. Solicitor for several of the Shareholders. THE THAMES TUNNEL is Open to the Public every day (except Sunday) from Nine in the Morning until dusk. The Entrance is on the Surrey side of the river, close to Rotherhithe Church. The Tunnel is brilliantly lighted with gas.—Admittance One Shilling each. The Foot Passengers' Shaft at Wapping, 55 feet in diameter, is now in progress. J. CH /OILIER, Clerk to the Company. Company's Office, Walbrook Buildings, Walbrook, July, 1841. NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. EIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. Elliouon, M.D., F. R. S. j John Rawson, Esq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Jehn Riddell Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. A anzToas. Professor Wheatstone, F.R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F.R.S. AcrErAnir—W. S. B. Woo!house, Esq., F. R. A. S SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Omman ney, 6, Basinghall-street. LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, the following is one amongst many of the advantages which belong exclusively to the principles of Life Assurance and Deferred Annuities ori ginated by the Society, viz.—Power to borrow (without de ay, expense, or orfeiture) Two-thirds of all premiums paid upon a Policy of Assurance. The annexed is a short Table, showing the Annual Premium for assuring £lOO on the Whole Life, or for a Term : FOR LIFE. A. B. Age. Without With For One For Fire Prsfits. Profits. Year only. Years only E. s. d. E. s. d. s. d. E. s. d. 20 1 13 7 1 17 4 0 17 0 0 17 6 30 24 4 29 3 1 019 6 1 0 0 40 218 8 35 3 13 10 1 5 0 50 4421 4 13 6 113 0 116 6 60 61361 7 3 4 13 0 0 39 6 Two-thirds of Profits divided annually amongst the Assured. DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. By the plan exclusively developed by this Society, a single Deferred Annuity is made, nut only to answer the same object, but to far exceed in amount the entire benefit of all the ad vantages heretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious classes through separate investments in Savings' Banks, Be nefit Societies, and Loan Banks. 1. A small yearly or weekly contribution will secure the most ample return for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum (Is. a week) at the age of 20, will give the policy holder the fol owing option, at the age of 65 • Annuity for remainder of life... Cash Policy, without further contributions, of 466 0 Other periods of life (of 50, 55, and 60) may be with similar advantages. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a and always available during sickness or want of employment. 3. Two-thirds of all payments returned to representatives in • case of premature death. N.B. Policies, as collateral money-security, for periods of one to five years, effected at lower rates than are charged by - any other Office, (ace Tables A. and B. ), with option of con tinuance for Life at the usual rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. 0 or a 0 at death. also taken PROMOTER LIF ANNUITY COMPAT friars, London. Established in E ASSURANCE and TY, 9, Chatham Place, Black -1826. DIREC W.Goodenough Hayter,Esq., M.P. Charles Johnston, Esq. John Towgood Kemble, Esq. John G. Shaw Lefevre, F. R.S. :TORS. Robert Palk, Esq. John Louis Prevost, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq. Le Marchant Thomas, Esq, TRUSTEES. John Deacon, Esq., John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F.R. S., Charles Johnston, Esq. The leading Adrantages of this Office are— A low rate of Premium, without profits, or an increased rate of Premium, with participation in the profits of the Office.. The following are the annual Premiums required for the as surance of 1001. on a healthy life in either case ; WITH OUT PROFITS. Age2o.lAge.3o.l Age 40.1 Ageso. £ d.l£d.l£ 1 82222 17 0 4 0 B d. ll II 116 (1. 1 .£ 2 9 2 1 3 664 14 2 A division of the profits will take place quinquennially. Bonuses accrue after three annual premiums shall have been paid ; and parties can receive their bonuses in a present sum, or have them applied in augmentation of their Policies, or in reduction of their future Premiums. Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly payments, or on the ascending or descending scale. Officers in the Army and Navy on active service, Per sons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the limits of Europe, are also Assured at Mode rate Rates. Policy holders have a right to attend the General Meetings, at which the Auditors report annually the state of the Com pany's affairs. Prospectuses, and all necessary information, may be obtained at the Office. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary. lIIHE LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN GUARANTEED MUTUAL and PRO PRIETARY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 3, CHARLOTTE-ROW, MANSION HOUSE, and 19, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. 21, ST. ANDREW-STREET, EDINBURGH. And 64, FLEET-STREET, DUBLIN. DIRECTORS. Alexander Anderson, Esq. Kennett Kingsford, Esq. Jehn Atkins, Esq John M'Gnffie, Esq. James Bidden, Esq•, John Maclean Lee, Esq. Captain F. Brandreth J. Alarmaduke Rosseter, Esq. Vice-Admiral Robert Honyman Alexander Robertson, Esq., Benjamin Ifill, Esq. Managing Director. John Johnson, Esq., Alderman SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. SECRETARY.—F. Edgell, Esq. IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS have been introduced into LIFE ASSURANCE PRACTICE by thisCOMPANY. The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUT ABLE, unless they have been obtained by fraudulent misre presentation. The Board of Directors satisfy themselves upon the va rious questions proposed before they enter into the contracts of assurance, and frame their policies in such terms as to pre clude all future questions as to their validity, and thus ren der them indisputable and negotiable documents of future debt against the Company. Parties may be assured either upon the participating or non participating plan ; the assured are relieved of all responsi bility, and the participating class is entitled to the whole of the profits upon that branch of the business. Table to Assure £lOO, with addition of profits : Age 25. I I Age 35. I I Ago 40. Age 45. Age 50. Age 55. 2 £ 2 7 I £215 10 £3 5 0 £3 15 5 £4 10 71£6 13 8 Persons interested in the lives of nominees or debtors may, for a trifling extra premium, be relieved from the risk of their Policies being forfeited by the parties going to foreign coun tries. ONE-HALF of the PREMIUMS MAY REMAIN UN- PAID for SEVEN YEARS, Affording a greater facility for Loan Transactions and Fa mily Provisions than any other plan which has been sug gested. Credit Tab'e to Assure £lOO Payable at Death. Age 20. Age 25. Age 30. I Age 40. 1 Age 45, 1 Age 50. E£o'lB 0 I lEI 0 7 £1 37 1 £l 11 5 1 El 16 61 £2 3 9 The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents, and Medical Gentlemen are in all cases remunerated for their reports. SHEFFIELD PLATE. et M. HORTON and CO., late AVERY, kjil • 36, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's, now offer to the Public their STOCK of superior genuine SHEFFIELD PLATE at the manufacturers' prices, subject to 10 per cent. off the same. The stock embraces every article u•eful and orna mental, and of the most elegant and tasty modern designs. Splendid Tea and Coffee Sets, Ice-pails, Dish-coven:, and Corner-dishes, Silver and Plated Dessez t-knives and Forks in sets, in great variety, and every article plated on steel, as also on German silver ; Rodgers and Son's Table Cutlery ; Co loured Wine and Spirit Bottles, splendidly silver mounted, only 12s. 6d. each. SUPERIOR CANDLES. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb. ; Wax Candles, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Cocoa Nut, lOd. ; Extra Fine Wax Wick Moulds, d.;M Transparent Wax, 2s. Od. ; Ge :uine Sperm, 2s. Od. Genuine Wax, 2s. 3d. ; Yellow Soap, 465., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. ; Mottled, 02s. and 665. ; Windsor and Palm, Is. 4d. per pac ket ; Old Brown Windsor Soap, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. Od.: Cam phor, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. Gd. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. Gd per lb. ; Sperm Oil, 9s. Od. per Gallon ; Solar Oil, 3s. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee- House. INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA, SYPHILIS, GONOR RU(EA, GLEETS, and all DISEASES of the GENERA TIVE and URINARY ORGANS. lifstwithstanding the above Institution is closed, Patients way continue to receive the GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Sur geon (Mr. Courtenay, 42, Great Marlborough-street,) by ap piying at his own hcase instead of the Charity. Hours of Attendance, from Eight to Ten in the Mornings and from Sev e n to Nine in the Evenings , On Sundays in the Morning, but not in the Evening. WITH PROFITS. `Age 20.1 Age SO. 1 Age 40 I Age . . ''. e-- - "/ .. (./ //2 , .... ' x. , . .., . 0, it I • x.. . .., ..c '- -- j '• —,, ) h , H e) v- W. ral .----, C i __ ~ ,-; ~.. - . --.- ~ -.1", s. , 'S ', . - - -4 4 , k.:-. • • •,, . i .,..: li . IS A , • -- , k‘,, ~;.:•,..--,, 0. .t.' 14? . • '-,1, i ' '. ' •••/ F ,S , ~... , / y, ) 4 P , , 4`..,,,h,..,., %S. r ;„._ , . .... ~, ' , f -.. . -'' ' -' ' ,4- .) .." 4 -•_., -. 9,. , • •,,, ,4 iI A 4 = .s„ . ~, -..,-, 1 , , _ '''s n . ,,,,- , .1 - .. ' 4. , 41k ... '.,-.. . _A✓ AV .4- r ..... 94V ''• i , .9,_,. - • ~..( s. i i lac , ‘.:!. q. Z•. 4 / ill '•. , • %• - ',4 . 0 ' ;L„...._ •-, /I . 1 ) ,.. .. , iV: :. 41 1.1 7 ii" / . 5 3 ' • ilt /M. W , ..4 DI . .AL A `; , ..' / 0 1: ,r,;14 Y . •• •4.A.. , ,,,_. rt. 0/ T ~, •. , ' • ' r LONDON, FRIDAY, JUL i 1841. PRICE 5d PUBLICATIONS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD.—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DERBY BETTING. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Victoria colt 25 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Hester colt 33 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's William de Fortibus—taken The races finished about six o'clock, the strictest punc tuality having been observed in running them off. Before we close our report, we should notice an im provement recently effected on the course. A remark ably neat stand has been erected on the opposite 6iiic of the course to the Grand Stand, which directly faces. It contains three rooms, viz., one for weighing and another for the jockeys to dress, &c. ; the third is fitted up as a printing office, and communicates with a small inclosure in the weighing-room, appropriated to the Judge, so that Mr. Mason, of Chiches ter, the printer to the Club, was enabled to have each race in type within three minutes after its decision. Telegraphs for showing the numbers of the starters were placed very conspicuously in front, and were easily seen, in every part of the course. Independent of its convenience the building itself exhibits excellent taste, and is a great ornament to the course. The police arrangements at the Grand Stand were entrusted to Superintendent May, Inspectors Pearce, and Otway, and Sergeant Langley ; it is almost needless to add that their duties were performed quietly and .effec tively. Mr. Clarke, of Newmarket, officiated in the most satisfactory manner as Judge, and Mr. Bayley, as Clerk of the Course and starter. TESTIMONIAL to DR. BIRKBECK. A public meeting of the members of the London Me chanics' Institution, and others interested in the cause, took place last right at the Institution, Soethampton buildings, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety and means of rendering to 1)r. Birkbeck s ome testimonial of their gra tit u d e f or his importarttaind va luable services in founding the Mechanics' and other institutions for the advancement of knowledge. At half-past eight o'clotilt the Chair was taken by Baste Moseractr, Esq., Q.C., amidst loud c h eers . The CHAIRMAN' sai as he had been for many years accustomed to co-operate to the extent of his ability in the honourable and successful exertions of his esteemed friend Dr. Birkbeck to diffuse knowledge among his fellow -countrymen, the moment he received intimation of the meeting for that evening, to consider how they might best express their_ gratitude to that estimable individual, he had come from the country, from a considerable dis tance, to attend it. Of the blessings which Dr. Birk beck had been, fortunately for himself and for society, instrumental in diffusing throughout the community, very inadequate conceptions were or could be formed, ex cept by those who knew what society was before he raised his voice for the advancement of knowledge.— (Heal, hear.) When he was first heard, or attempted to be heard, he was met by the yells of ignorance and pre judice. He endeavoured to explain that " man in the infancy of his reason was bound" by ignorance, till knowledge, the revelation of good and evil, set him free." He had done his utmost to remove darkness from the face of society, and they now saw things pretty well in their new dimensions, anti they might as well at tempt to stop the progress of that knowledge as to stop, by putting out their foot, the progress of the earth in its arbit.—(Hear, hear.) Advance it must.—(Cheers.) He would not trespass further on their time at present. They were met to consider how they would best express their gratitude to Dr. Birkbeck, and he would leave it to the gentlemen who had the various resolutions to pro pose, to enter into the details, reserving to himself the right t o address them again eny necessity should arise for so doing. Mr. FRY said he hoped, although be had addressed them at some length on the occasion of their former meeting, that they would allow him to trespass for a few moments on their patience, to put those who were not present on the former occasion in possession of the views of the Committee. They were met under the presidency of a gentleman who wasglever backward on any occasion in which the good of 'his fellow-creatures might be promoted, and more especially from the diffusion of education.—(Hear, hear.) He would now briefly state the views of the gentlemen who had asso ciated themselves into a Committee, to render some tes timonial to Dr. Birkbeck. He believed there was no man to whom the people of England were more indebted than to Dr. Birkbeck.—(Hear, hear.) He had spent 40 years of his valuable life in the promotion of insti tutions like the present. He had acted from a genuine feeling and desire. to benefit his fellow-creatures, and his efforts had been as beneficial in their results as they had been noble and generous in their motives.—(Cheers.) These gentlemen felt that to the Doctor some testimo nial was due, and they believed that an appeal to the members of mechanics' institutions would be responded to in the manner it ought to be.—(Hear, hear, hear.) It was resolved to, appeal to the members of that In stitution in the first instance, he being their President, and it was for them to say whether they felt and appreciated the blessings which Dr. Birkbeck had assisted to diffuse amongst them. The Committee ap pealed to them to ascertain whether they appreciated these blessings of education, and would render him that homage which he was sure the common gratitude of his countrymen would accord him.—(Hear, hear.) On the last occasion he had explained that the views of the Committee were that public subscriptions should be en tered into, not only by the members of their own body but of all the similar institutions in the metropolis and the provinces —that there should be a general spon taneous movement of all the members of mecha nics' and literary institutions for the purpose of collecting a fund, which h e h o p e d wou ld b e sufficient to show the fueling entertained towards Dr. Birkbeck by the members of the Mechanics' Institutions throughout the country.—(Hear, hear.) Their feeling also was that there should be a piece of plate. It had been urged, indeed, that a piece of plate was solid pudding, and that solid pudding was better than empty p ra i se ; b u t t h e Committeehad come to the determination that it would not be advisable to present a piece of plate, and one reason (if no other existed) was that on a former occasion, some years ago, when the idea of subscribing for a piece of plate wits promulgated, Dr. Birkbeck disclaimed the idea of being rewarded in such a manner, and refused to receive such a tribute for labour, which, in fact, could not be estimated in money.—(Hear.) They thought it must be in some way which would confer honour on a spirit so generous and noble.—(Cheers.) The Com mittee had had no communication whatever with the Doctor, but they were anxious to have such an expres sion of public feeling as would be agreeable to his generous nature. He hoped the Doctor would survive for many years to come, and therefore to erect a statue to him would be rather premature. The policy of the Committee, then, was, that the proceeds of the subscrip tion should be invested in some public fund, to be ap plied for the benefit of mechanics' institutions in gene ral, and to be called " The Birkbeck Fund," the details to be hereafter arranged.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that would best meet the views of Dr. Birkbeck himself. The Secretary, Mr. M'FARLANE, then read the fol. lowing letter from Lord Brougham : " Lord Brougham presents his compliments to Mr. Macfarlane, and begs him to assure the Committee that he regrets extremely his inability to attend the meeting on Thursday. It is unnecessary for Lord Brougham to state how entirely he concurrs in its objects, or how de sirous he is to aid them by all the means in his power. Independant of a very long and sincere private friendship, he feels in common with the rest of the country, the gratitude which is due to Dr. Birkbeck for such ser vices as no other person has rendered ; above all, to the working - cs, whose interests must ever hold the highest place in the consideration of all reflecting men. " Grafton-street, 12th July, 1841." After a desultory discussion on a point of. order, and as to whose right it was to open the business, A MEMBER begged to correct a statement made by Mr. Fry, respecting the opinion of Dr. Birkbeck. That gentleman had said that, upon a former occasion the Doctor had repudiated the idea of his receiving any tes timonial in the shape of a piece of plate. He had a perfect recollection of what the Doctor said, and it was this—" If you have any money to spare for any purpose connected with the Instit u ti on , let it be applied towards the liquidation of your building debt.—( - Cheers.) My heart and soul is with your Institution ; let every farthing you can spare b e s p en t i n i ts b e h alf. " — (Cheers.) A MEMBER in the body of the theatre said he felt it a duty to obtrude himself on the meeting, and he could only lament that no one of more ability stood in his place. He intended to bring out the latent intentions of many members of the Institution, and for that purpose he had drawn up a body of resolutions, which he would now read.—(Cries of " Order, order.") The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had come prepared with resolutions, and it would greatly facilitate the busi ness, as well as be more orderly, if they were allowed to bring them forward.—(Cheers.) Mr. WALTER moved that the Secretary read the mo tion which was passed at the last meeting. The motion was seconded, and, being put, was carried in the negative by a large majority. Another MEMBER wished to ask a question of Mr. Fry relati ve t o hi s speec h on t h e last occasion. —(Cries of " Order.") The CHAIRMAN said, in the Commons it was eaarnyndetilinen fe e e t o c h ob s ; his neve e r pi t n o ien m i a t k i e v, a m n l y d - a b l e l us former a f s o e r f n a l l er ru s private life, and he was sure the ladies would agre e w i t h er Mr. :honour said h e h a d h a d the of b e i ng deputed t o p ro p ose the first resolu tion,'which w as as g ns for th e , that the fol ‘ o ' " l 's h:ti — it is the c onv i ct i on of this meetin foundation u s o f c l L as i s te e r s a , r i 3 s , aan‘dvoSrk of cientific theinstitutio utmost importance l indifferent to society, and that such institutions knowledge to thousands, before enefits ' bY pro duced and are still producing vast b imparting have already and by giving a scientific and i t to its value, that active spirit of inquiry in tell lectual direction to is characterised." by which the present age He felt much diffidence in coming so many older mem b ers of the ng forward, as i t appeare d pre pared with resolution; but Institution had come ppo could asthe One whi c h h e h a d to ered the easidern. He stood of be controverted, hi s t as k was ren of Committ ee man of there in hi s t wo f o ld ca p ac ity the Institution, as well as one of the Central Committee. He could assure them that the he gentlemen who been in anwa slighted. First, t wished to set the business on foot wrote to the Committee of the .. T nstituti who met on, en tlemen in a body. the g m He (Mr. O g il v i e ), a l ong with Morris, were as appointed .b y t h e Comm i ttee _ de legates t o the general body of delegates then_ formed, and t h ey appealed to the general body of the Mechanics' Institution in London to send delegates to meet them. A meeting was held by the general body of delegates, and from them the Committee re ceived its appointment. The whole of the ,Committee felt that it was in that place in which Dr. Birkbeck first began his labours, and consequently it was in that theatre they ought first to show their gratitude to him.— (Cheers.) For that reason, and from that feeling, it Was that the meeting had been called there. Having so far apologised for his presumption, he would then proceed to lay his views of the resolution entrusted to him before the meeting. Thousands of years had now . passed since one, who was a g reed to be wisest of the wise, de clared, " For the soul of man to be without knowledge, it is not goo d. " That axiom never had been, and never could be controverted. The colleges and schools of this country by their number provedtheestimation in which education had always been held in this country. If they looked back a few years they would find that the diffu sion of knowledge was confined to the higher classes of society. The working classes—those who lived by th e sweat of their brow—were shut out from their colleges and schools, because they were not possessed of the faci lities of wealth and riches, no place was open to them for acquiring knowledge or instruction. Matters were now altered. Within the last twenty years the institu tion, in the theatre of which they had met, had been founded, and their example had been followed not only in London, where there were' now upwa r d s of forty Now ready, in d emy B vo ., pr i c e ss. cloth le!tered. A, NEW DECIMAL SYSTEM 0 F MONEY, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, and TIME, proposed for adoption in Great Britain. By DECIMUS NIASLEN, Esq. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. On 31st Jrly, price Six Shillings, Vol. 111. of TYTLEWS HISTORY OF SCOTLAND; containing the Reigns of Robert 11. and Robert the Regency of Albany, and the Reign of James I. Volume HI. will be published on 30th September ; and a Volume e very alternate month, until the completion of the Work in Eight Volumes. William Tait, Edinburgh; Longman and Co., and Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London. IN — FORTUNES du DAU -11. PHIN, fils de LOUIS XVI. et de MARIE ANTOI NETTE, REINE de FRANCE. Un volume en Bvo. Aujourdhui que l'existence du Duc de Normandie est un fait notoire en Angleterre, et que on altesse Royale a excite au plus haut point l'interet public en sa faveur, par suit, s des nouvelles machines dc guerre qu'elle a produites devant ler membres du Comite Royal de Woolwich, nous croyons etre agreables a nos l ec t eurs , en l eur aunoneant ils trouveront l'abrege des infortunes du Dauphin. En Francais, ches Dulac, Libraire, Soho-square ; et ez Anglais (traduction de l'Honorable et Reverend Mr. Scree val ), ches Armand, Irnprimeur, Ratbbone-place, No. 46, Ox ford-street. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSU. T L ti on E don. DIVISION B, O W F atf i r , l i o lo o- F pl l a T ee S" RANCE COMPANY, ASSURED. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol Earl of stair Earl of Co'artown Earl Somers Earl Leven and 'Melville Lord Viscount Falkland Earl of Norburv. Elphinstone Lord Belhav-en . d *Lenten DI aze....3gs. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. WM.•PLASKET, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Samuel Anderson, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq. H. B. Avarne, Esq. • H. De Castro, Esq. Morton Balmanno, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq. Edw. Boyd, Esq., Resident F. C. Maitland, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., As- John Ritchie, Esq. sistant Resident This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security, from an ample capital, and only re quires, when an Insurance is for the whole period of life one half of the very moderate Premiums to be paid for the first fivo years after the date of the Policy, the other half may remain, subject to the payment of interest at 5 per cent. annually, to be deducted at death, or may previously be paid off at convenience. It obviously becomes easy for a person of very moderate income to secure, by this arrangement, a provision for his family ; and should he at any time after effecting the insurance succeed to, or acquire, a fortune, he may relinquish his policy, having only paid one half the premiums for the first five years, instead of the whole, as in all other Companies. Thus a man of 25 years old may, by an annual payment of 281. 16s. 3d. for the first five years, and afterwards the full premium, 571. 12s. 6d. yearly, secure to his widow and children at his death payment of no less than 3,0001., sub ject only to the deduction of 1441. Is. 3d., being the amount of premium unpaid. On the Ist of July, the Board of Directors added 2 per Cent. per Annum as a Bonus to those assured upon the participating plan from the dates of their policies, thus appropriating 20/. a-year as an addition to every . policy for 1,0001. The follow- Table will show the amount of the bonus on policies since the commencement of the Company in March, 1834 : Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sum added to Policy. £l,OOO 6 Years, 10Months... ...... £136 13 4 1,000 6 Years 1,000 5 Years 1,000 4 Years 1.000 3 Years 1,000 2 Years 1,000........ 1 Year ..... 20 0 0 This Company holds out, in various other respects, great inducements to the public. When such facilities are afforded, it is clearly a moral duty in every parent who is net possessed of a fortune, but of an income, however moderate, to insure his life for a sum which may yield a comfortable provision for his family. THURSDAY. This being the Cup Day, as usual attracted a more numerous assemblage than its two predecessors, and, at an early hour, all the avenues leading to the course exhibited scenes of great bustle and animation. Still, however, there was an absence of those brilliant features by which the company has been distinguished in former years. The melancholy event, to which we have already referred, has, in fact, had so gloomy an in fluence on- tne meetirty , that apt.shadow of itself. The sympathy thus displayed by persons of all ranks, is the best proof of the high estimation with which his Grace the Duke of Richmond is regarded ; and it is the more conclusive when the magnificent character of the sport, from first to last is considered, for on no former occasion have the Stakes, either in number, value, or quantity, approached the extraordinary features of the programme of the pre sent year, nor perhaps has there ever been so many fluc tuations in the betting. The weather was as favourable as could be desired, although the " Stars" of the Beau Monde were absent, there was no lack of respectable vi sitors. The Grand Stand was moderately filled, and the place assigned for the reception of carriages presented an agreeable variety of gay and happy groups.. The day's racing commenced with— The Racing Stakes of 50 sovs. each, p.p., for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. New mile. 16 Subs. Lord Albemarle's'c by Taurus (Robinson) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Mustapha • 2 Gen. Wyndham's Yorkshireman 3 2tol on Mustapha. The Perfume colt made the first running ' • but on getting into the str a i g ht course was headed by the favourite; in the runup the distance, how ever, the Perfume colt gained upon him by degrees, and won on the post by a head. The Sussex Stakes of 25 soya. each, for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner of the Lavant 71b extra, and other winners 51b extra. Mr. Treen's Barrier, by Defence (Conolly) 1 Mr. Etwall's Palladium (51b extra) Mr. Fox's Darling Even on Paladium ; 2 to 1 agst Barrier ; and 3 to 1 agst Envoy. Barrier made nearly all the running, and won cleverly by half a length. Nothing was near the first two. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for two yrs old. T.Y.C. Colonel Peel's cby The Colonel, out of Hester (Nat) 1 Mr. Dixon's Lucy Banks 2 Lord Bentinck's Straw-hat 3 Mr. Herbert's Nessus Betting-7 to 4on Hester colt, and sto 2 agst Nessus. The favourite made all the running, and won by ten lengths. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two yrs old. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.) Mr. Treen's Barrier (51b extra) (Conolly) 1 Duke of Richmond's 'Eaglesfield 2 - 2 to 1 on Barrier, who was never headed, and won by half a length. The Goodwood Cup, by subscription of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added ; the second to receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes. Cup course. (51 Subs.) Mr. H. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth ...(Ilarson) 1 Mr. Lichtwald's Hyllus, 5 yrs, Bst 131 h 2 Mr. Edison's The Recorder, 5 yrs, 7st 51b 3 The following also started—The Potentate, aged, Bst 91b —Bulwark, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Maroon, 4 yrs, Bst 51b—Col wick, aged, Bst 31b—Pocohontas, 4 yrs, 7st 1 lib—Oak stick (French bred), 6 yrs, Est 121 b—and Nautilus (French bred), 6 yrs, 6st 121 b. Betting- 7 -3 to 1 agst Hyllus, 11 to 2 agst Charles the Twelfth, 6 to 1 agst Maroon, 8 to 1 agst .The Recorder, 7 to 1 agst Nautilus, 15 to 1 agst Oakstick, 20 to 1 agst -Pocahontas 25 to 1 agst Bulwark, and 25 t o 1 ags t Colwick. Won by a head, after a fine race. The Duke of Richmond's Plate (handicap) of 100 sovs. Last mile. Mr. Goodman's Remnant, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Wakefield) 1 Mr. I. Day's Mulciber, 3 yrs, 7st slb 2 Mr. Etwall's c by Mulatto—Melody, 4 yrs 7st 71b The following also started, but were not placed : Hon. S. Herbert's Arctic, aged Bst 1 llb ; Lord Chester field's All Fours, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ; Mr. Wright's Folly, 4 yrs, ist 51b ; Mr. Verrall's Maid of the Mill, 6 yrs, 7st 31b ; Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 4 yrs, 7st ; Mr. Smith's The Maid, 4 yrs, 7st ; Mr. J. Day's f by Niiiirod, out of Busk, 4 yrs, fist 71b ; Duke of Rich mond's Sherbet, 4 yrs, Gst Glb ; Mr. Lichtwald's c. Courtesan, 3 yrs, Est 51b ; Colonel Wyndham's Monsieur Le Sage, 3 yrs, sst 71b ; and Mr. Treen's Benedetta, 3 yrs, sst 71b. Betting-2 to 1 agst All Fours, 4to 1 agst Rem nant, 5 to 1 agst the Melody c., 7 to 1 agst Folly, 7 to 1 agst Benjamin, and Bto 1 against The Maid. Won by a length. • The Anglesey Stakes of 15 sovs. each, for three years . old and upwards; to be ridden by Officers of the Army or Navy. New Mile. (11 subs.) Mr. Osbaldeston's Curry Comb, 4 yrs, 1 1 st4lb (Owner) 1 Mr. 4rdnor's Dismal Jemmy, 4 yrs, lOst 71b 2 Lord Eglinton's Amulet, 4 yrs, lOst 91b Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, 4 yrs, lOst Mr. Smith's The Maid, 4 yrs, 10St 91b 5 Lord March na eh g Victor,_ 3 yrs, 9st 121 b Betting--7 to 2 against Victor, 3to 1 against Dismal Jemmy, and 2to 1 against Curry Comb. Won by two length. The race for the Cup was judiciously fixed for a quarter past three o'clock, so that those who came from a distance had ample time to reach the scene of action, but some of the drags from Londonoind especially " Th e Duke o f Rich mond," were on the Course before the first bell rang. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen are staying -at Bognor during the races. Earl and Countess of Eglinton, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord and Lady Rodney, Lord Sussex Lennox, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Miltown, Count Bathyany, Lord Willoughby de Broke Sir C. Morgan, Bart., Sir J o h n and Lady Gardner, Sir C. Cockerell, Bart., the Very Rev. the Dean of Ossory, Major-General Richards, Ge neral Nicoll, Hon. A. Villiers, Col. Lichfield, Capt. Gardnor, Capt. Pettat, Capt. Brown, Capt. Burnaby, Capt. M'Donald, Capt. C. Forester, R. Etwall, Esq., M.P., and W. Etwall, Esq. Large parties are entertained by Col. Wyndham and Mr. Gratwicke. Amongst the latest arrivals at Goodwood is Commo dore Napier. _ RATES OF PREMIUM. Age. Without Profits. With Profits. 25 30 40 50 60 ..........6 15 3 Insurances may be effected on lives, however far advanced, and the half credit for five years is found particularly convenient en such insurances. Annuities are granted on very liberal terms. For the convenience of parties residing in the City, they may make their appearance and pass th e me d ica l exam i nat i on b e f ore the agents, Edward Frederick Leeks, Esq., 4, Scots-yard, Bush-lane, Cannon-street, and J. F. Goude, Esq., surgeon, 9, Old Jewry. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director, Edward Boyd, Esq., 3, Waterloo-place. Proposals may be accepted en Wednesday at three o'clock, and any other day at half-past two o'clock, when Frederick Hale Thomson, Esq., the Company's Surgeon, is in attendance to give despatch to the business. PATRICK MACINTYRE, Secretary. ENJAMIN EDGINGTON, Rick Cloth, Mariftiee, Tent, - and Flag Manufacturer, 2, DUKE STREET, SOUTHWARK, respectfully informs the No bility, Gentry, and Agriculturists in general, that he has now ready for immediate delivery a quantity of WATERPROOF RICK CLOTHS, both new and second-hand, at a moderate charge. Orders per post duly attended to. Address in full, Benjamin Edgington, Marquee, Tent, and Rick Cloth Manufacturer, 2, Duke-street, Southwark.—A Warehouse, 208, Piccadilly. TURING DISTRICTS. NEWARK, JULY 27.—A report is current in the political circles amongst the Tories, that Mr. W. B, Gladstone, the Newcastle nominee for Newark, is to have an office in the approaching " Conservative" Go vernment. As the heads of th e Tories are with such. shameless and breathless haste partitioning out the various offices in the State, before the Queen hes called any of them to her councils, it behoves all who have in any way the power, to be firmly resolved in opposing that party, who, in opposition, were the brazen slanderers of the Queen's good name, and who now, ,on the prospect of accession to power, display such an anxious zeal to trample alike on her and on the people. If Mr. Glad stone accepts office, as it is most probable he will, who ever may be the Tory Premier, for his pert flippancy in debate will be much wanted in aid of the place-hungry crew, he will again have to appear before the electors of Newark. The implied compact by which, in 1834, " the united interest" abandoned one seat to the Liberals, has been broken, and it behoves the Reformers anxious to. bestir themselves, to look round for a good candidate, who will not permit the constituency to be treated as so many puppets, but will afford the opportunity of record ing their suffrages in his favour, and against the dicta tion of " Cannot Ido as I will with my own ?" At the late contest they were unprepared. Let them be wise from that defeat, and know that forewarned is forearmed. With prompt organization, and the name of some well known advocate of liberal and enlightened principles, they stand an excellent chance of retrieving their lost ground.—Newark Gazette. CORN-LAWS.--THE CONFERENCE.--A meet ing of ministers belonging to the City and neighbour hood, was held on Monday last, on the subject of the Corn-laws, with the view of sending a deputation to the National Convention at Manchester, for devising mea sures to put an end to those iniquitous laws which im pose a tax on the poor man's bread, - in order to enrich the landed aristocracy. We understand the ministers present entered cordially into the object of the `meeting, and entirely approved of the conduct of those of their number who had signed the requisition calling the meet ing-, among whom we are glad to learn was the Rev. Air. Bennie. The meeting adjourned till Monday next, to determine as to the number of the deputation, and other matters. followed We trust the ever exyample thus set b y Edinburgh will be by large town in Scotland.— The The Gazette (if Upper Germany Publishes the following statistics relative to the city of Berlin :—ln the year 1816 the number of criminals brought to trial amounted to 876. From the year 1817 to 1838 the num • ber of criminal cases increased to 3,439. In 1816 the inhabitants of Berlin amounted to 170,000. In the year 1838 they had increased to 340 , 0 00. At present the po pulation of Berlin amounts to 351,541 inhabitants, and rimes have increased in proportion. ~,,... — s.;-17; - cl 7--- 1 ,1,? —,. -,--, 4i not ol talks ' mechanics' institution +2 there were now ISO, but they ,eZs-NA4trtritte6io me t ive in d sti ft t : o tti n t i m A l t i h ad ens, bee s n tat l i % t a lg te t itir, out tile world. Oniy a few st l / 4 , r sta*4tek-Isae plens4.2, and one upon a similar principle was in are gress of formation, and they were rapidly.spreading America. 'Knowledge now opened her enaple pages at a very inconsiderable expense. A Member—Considering the lateness-, of the hour, and as there. May be many mor e reso l ut i ons, he waled as"c witether anything more need be said upon a reso lution which speaks for itgelf.—(Cheers.) Mr. CorLvas would adopt the suggestion, and mare his resolution without further preface. Mr. F. HILL seconded the resolution. From the situation he held of Inspector of Prisons, he had had many opportunities of witnessing the good efFect of ti,o labours oZ Dr. Birkbeek and those associated with hist in the great work of education. He bad made repeated inquiries on the subject, but it had never come to his knowledge that a member a mechanics' institution had fallen into crime and become an inmate of a prison.!2- It would be rash in him to assert that r.o such cases had occurred, butifthey had he believed those occurrences were rare indeed, for though his inquiries were constant as to crime in Scotland and England he had never been able to discover that a member of a - mechanics' institu tion had been the inmate of a prison.—(Cheers.) A fear ,years ago frightful proceedings took place in Glasgow, in order to obtain higher wages by intimidation, and upon his instituting an inquiry into the parties concerned in the outrage, ha could not discover that a single mem ber of a mechanics' institution in Glasgow was conaectecl with the combination.—(Cheers.) Sometime ago he had occasion to make a similar inquiry with respect mechanics' institutions generally, and the resn't shewed that it was a rare circumstance, indeed. to find a member of a mechanics' institution committing crime. —(Hear, hear, hear.) With re spect to education generally, he would say that in the year before last upwards of 9,000 persons were cole mitted to prison for different offences, and out of that number there was not one in ten who could do more tban read and write, and a much larger number conic: not even do that.—(Cheers.) With such knowledge as this coming before him at every step, and entertainise:, as he did, th e hi g h est esteem s and veneration for Dr. Birltbeels, it was with the greatest satisfaction he se conded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the mcetine, and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. FoaGo then rose to move the following resolution; " That it is the- - earnest feeling of those now assemblea's that immediate, fall, and adecpia - te expressiculalwald . be given to th e sen ti men t s o f esteem an d gratitude with which the name of Dr. Birkbeck is regarded for haling devoted his valuable time, his energies, and learning, and for having munificently contributed towards the founda tion of literary and scientific institutions for the people." He was happy once more to visit that room on an occalk,„,., sion that was most a g reea bl e t o hi mse lf, an d h e was sure must be acceptable to all present.—(Cheers.) He had perhaps more than many that were present had opportu nities of witnessing the results of the labours of Dr. Birkbeck.—(Cheers.) He would not now enter into the question of the merits of mechanics' institutions; he believed they were well understood, generally, though he understood (and he must confess his surprise at that) that. many members of the Legislature were not aware of them.—(Cheers.).. In his Opinion no person could doubt that the present improved state of society was attributable to them.—(Cheers.) Such being the cast, he felt great delight in coming forward to assist in of some testimonial to Dr. Birkbeck for'his great exert Lions in the cause of mechanics' institutions.— (Cheers.) Dr. Birkbeck did not want a piece of prate. —(Cheers.) All he desired was that it might be cleanly shown that, through the establishment of mechanic!, institutions the condition of society had been improved, and the minds of the working and industrious classes ex panded.—(Cheers.) The present resolution did not tell them in what way they were to express their gratitudzk. to Dr. Birkbeck. Some gentlemen thought it strange that it did not ; but, in his opinion, that was one of greatest merits of the resolution, because it left it t:, t h e e'lpressin g meeting to point ou t w h a t was th e b est mo d e of their gratitude.—(Ch eers .) It h a d been said that a piece of plate was not desirable for Dr. Birkbeck, that the present moment was not the •A g ht one to erect a statue, but that a lectureship would be the better mode of showing their gratitude. He would not say anything upon that subject, but that he would venture to preditet that if they fixed upon a proper testimonial, all the me chanics institutions in the the country would join them. He thought the best mode of showing their gratitude to Dr. Birkbeck would be to prove that his exertions hari, been successful, as he was sure that that would be more grateful to Dr. Birkbeck than a peerage and. 4,000 E. a-year as a pension.--(Cheers.) He 'Wod not detain the meeting further than to say, that he felt great plea sure in proposing the resolution.—(Chters.) Mr. COWPER seconded the resolution. Mr. SOUTHGATE differed materially from some of the speakers who preceded him, as their intentions, although good in theory, would be bad in practice, The plan re commended was to r a i se a sum of nr, ney f rom that and similar 'institutions throughout the metropolis and the country, but no one had intimated in the most _remote degree how that money was to be applied in pursuance of.the objects of the mecang. He wished to know what Mr. Fry meant by saying that the money should be applied. to the purposes of mechanics' institutions generally. He thought that savoured o't the old adage, " robbing Peter to pay Paul." Lectures could not be established ; for the interest of the money collected would at best amount to not more than 35/..- per annum, and if the lec tures arising from that sum were to be deliverok at r.),1 the institutions throughout the kingdom, seven year, would elapse before a second lecture could be deliverer'. in the same place. Perhaps before that time the Trustees might disagree among themselves and th e w h o l e matter be the su bj ec t o f a Chancery suit. He would recommend. as the best plan, that with the amount: subscribed the Mechanics' Institution of London should be placed on an independent and efficient basis, and the original designs of Dr. Birkbeck be thus carried out and promoted. The Parent Mechanics' Institution was now insolvent. They had been obliged to dis continue their subscriptions for many of the magazines, and he therefore considered the plans mentioned by the gentlemen who had proposed and seconded the two fit-std. resolutions to be most preposterous. It being now past 11 o'clock, On the motion of Mr. Reddar, seconded by Mr. Trate,. the meeting was adjourned to next,Tuesday, at 8 O'ClOelt, P.M. A vote of thanks having been proposed to the Chair man, Mr. MONTAGUE rose and said he was sure that in ex pressing his gratitiule to the mechanics for the kindly feeling they had invariably shown to him he was only echoing the sentiments of Dr. Birltbeck, with whom he had 111 , 1;131y co-operated in disseminating knowledge amongst his countrymen. Their feelings were those of Sir Samuel Romilly, and of the " Cincinnatus of 114 West"—the glorious Washington, who said, in his last address to the nation he made free, "I now beg to re commend to your especial consideration the necessity of forming mechanics' institutions wherever you possibly can."—(Loud cheers.) The meeting then separated. DISTRESS IN THE MANUFAC- ---- --- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU2V. Silt,—The number of persons out of employment in the manufacturing. districts I believe far exceeds the con. ceptions of those who do not live among them ; and to me it is peri'ectly astonishing how they subsist. Some are on the parish ; some depend upon their friends ; many, for a time, live upon the clothes and furniture which they pledge ; not a few are tramping the country ; great numbers ben- ; and some are impell ei , c" , by necessity to do worse. What I am anxious to , for done is, to take the census of the unemp:oYed, and for every town to form a committee to enrol the names and un fortunate of all who are out of work. So long ft these I about fortunate men skulk in obscurity, and m ove .o o n upon the the country, they will make no imp h r u e t ss l ' et them form higher classes Or the Government ; theni have regular themselves, in every town and dist d rif e t i lettheir numbei bt., published, a • 11 , their distress. There meetings for the purpose of stating into united bodies, better be Spent in a way and their valueless time ha d are clever men in every department • condition prominently before the t who can take the lead, likely to bring their public. I am, Bze., A FRIEND I 'o THE UNEMPLOYED. THE TORNADO.--In North Danvers, the storm Many barns and other light buildings A new house in Danvers was moved at t destroyed costo 1. :ere blown down. In Wenham, and in Upper chim ney;, u‘Nv‘p-eaorsneytht'hiriey'aulni°d'Sp:ining several inches, and two of its Danvers,chim erlty";el inadty twenty-nine e b barns w er built, e about a thousand dollars. In Boxford, a dwelling house and barn were blown down. Several barns were also o ß n e e v eorflyt-haeni them in in uel, destroyed in Middleton. In Topsfield there was a per fect tornado, a sort of young typhoon. In the south part of the town, several barns were blown down. One, be longing to a Mr. Gifford, was demolished while he and his two sons were in it. Mr. G. was severely hurt, and one of his sons was insured by a blow upon his bead from a falling timber. Some of the hail stones which fell in Topsfield in the afternoon, measured six and a half inches in circumference. On t)ae road from Topsfield to Dan vers Plains, trees were prostrated in great numbers. A sound oak, a foot in diameter, was literally twisted off a short distance from the ground, and the bark peeled al most entirely from the trunk. In Marblehead, the wind was stronger ; one barn, perhaps not far from. the water, was blown clan away, and has not been found since. The Providence Journal states that at Woonsocket great damage was clone by the hail to the windows. ()pe fac tory hal 150 panes of glass broken, another 200. Providence on the same afternoon, a house occupied y 0. Waterman and S. T. Taber, was struck with light ning, doing considerable damage, but none of the in mates were severely injured. The storm was very violent at Amhert, N. H. 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This Work, a Seventh Edition of which is now presented to the public, ten thousand copies have been exhausted since its first appearance, has been very much improved and enlarged by the addition of a more extended and clear detail of general principles, as also by the insertion of several new and highly in teresting cases. The book, as has been already stated, is the result of very ample and daily increasing experience in a class of diseases, which, for some unaccountable reason, have been either altogether overlooked, or treated almost with indiffer ence, by the ordinary medical practitioner. The proverbial and well known rapacity of unqualified practitioners, who traffic on the health and credulity of patients, has been en couraged and aroused by this supineness, on the part of the regular surgeon. In order to obviate the pernicious effects sure to result from the practices of such pretenders, the authors have fur a considerable time devoted themselves ex clusively to a certain class of diseases; of the necessity of so doing, they were further convinced by feeling that tact in in vestigating the latent sources of many disease;,, which arise from certain secret practices, can only be acquired by an ex clusive and undivided attention to this department of medical practice. The numberless instances daily occurring, whersin affections of the lungs, putting on all the outer appearances of consumption, which, however, when traced to their source, are found to result from certain baneful practices, fully proves that the principle of the division of labour, is nowhere more applicable than in medical practice. 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