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NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT OF PROPRIETORS of the NEW ZEALAND COMPANY will be holden on MONDAY, the loth Day of October next, at One o'Clock precisely, at this Moose, to consider of a DIVIDEND on the Company's Stock. By order, JOHN WARD, Secretary. New Zealand House, Broad-street-buildings, 22cl September, 1842. TVIASSACHUSETTS STATES BONDS. -a- The DIVIDEND WARRANTS FALLING DUE on the Ist of October on the STERLING BONDS of the 41 ) 0 re State, will be PAID on that or any succeeding day ( Tues day and Friday excepted) between the hours of Ten and Two, Zt . the Counting-house of BARING, BROTHERS, and CO., obt BishoP sg ate-street Within, wher e li s t s may , as usua l , b e ained. LOtfTSIANA . STATE 130NDS.—The, . DIVIDtt. , D FALLING DUE on the Ist of Oetober on 300 BONDS •of the above State, issued to the ed NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, an d num ber from 201 to 500 inclusively, will be PAID on that or 2 cy succeeding day (Tuesday and Friday excepted) at the Counting -house of BARING, BROTHERS, and CO., No, 8, Itishopsgate-street Within, between the hours of Ten and Two. 911 HE CHINESE COLLECTION. 11. ST. GEORGE'S-PLACE, HYDE PARK. CORNER. This Splendid Collection, consisting of Objects Exclusively Chinese, surpassing in extent and grandeur any similar display in the known world, entirely filling the spacious saloon, 225 feet in length, by 50 feet in width ; embracing upwards of Fifty Figures as large as life, all fac-similes, in groups, in their native eostumes, from the highest mandarin to the blind reenclimint in his patched garment. Also, many thousand spe cimens, both in Natural History and Miscellaneous Curiosi ties, illustrating the appearance, manners, and customs of more than Three Hundred Million Chinese, respecting whom the Nation s of Europe have had scarcely any opportunity of judg i A .cg., IS NOW ODEN f or Public Inspection from Ten in the lornibg till Ten at Night. Admission 2s. 6d.—Children Is. EIGHT FIRES AT NORWICH Have recently been extinguished by SRALDERS' PATENT PORTABLE FIRE ENGINE. (THE NEW PROPERTY PROTECTOR). These En g i nes are carr i e d b y hand and placed immediately ‘Nbere they can assail the main source of the fire at close quarters, to the greatest advantages ; when they deliver their %hale uniform streams of water directly into the flames with tirunerring certainty and such surprising impetuosity, that the tires are ban ge d ou t b e f ore t h e common engines can be brought o action. If the engine lever bo worked briskly with one hand, and deliv ery p i pe pointed at a window 10 feet distance with ti.e other hand, it will show how furiously, steadily, and irre siqibly. the little fire destructor combats and conquers the terrific foe. Path Engines elega n t, d ura bl e, an d comp l ete in Brass 61. 16s. pN. I , There is not yet in existence a good fire-engine 'o r a a lar ge sca l e. At Alderman Butcher's fire the Patent a . sh Pump filled 12 large pails with water per minute, deli -23. ring at th e rate of 50 and the two Engines 30 barrels per „"ttr• But w i t h t h e former Parish Pump (which was one of cl 5 oe best b rass li ft-force pumps of the London made trash) not barrels an hour could have been raised, and probably the names would have gained the ascendancy. London is a century 'eltiod Norwich in Hydraulic Machines. See " TU E S UN " paper , J u l y 10, 1811, and "Norwich I r "ereury,"* M arc h 5, 15-12 , w h ere a ll my inveterate opponents tr, e alarmed, ehopfallen, and laughed at, for they dar e no t even hasteno obtain the - 100/. reward offered. " Because dame Nature b tered her imperative caveat thus !" SHALDERS' LI MP SHALL NEVER BE SURPASSED, which is now Practically proved to be the only effective, invariable water- ' elevator in existence, and when well carried out the most durable pump in the world. It stand s wor k as we ll f o r lif ts 1 1) ,!,"Pas below 100 feet, and it would be strange i n d ee d if i t "" not, as a , e,oad Connector (of a Fountain Pump) will sustain a pressure! of 50 atmospheric whilst less than a quarter of that r would deli v er — llvd • L on don . W. SH ALDERS. rauhe-street Norwich, June 11, 1812. REMARKS BY EMINENT MEN UPON THE IN VENTION —SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY. SEpAnaTrty.—" The Fountain Pump is free from the de fects and liabilitie s of the Friction Pump, and approaches a perfect hydraulic machine."—Dr. Birkbeck.--" Shalders has copied Nature, and arrived at rerfection."—Ebednur.— `‘ This pump is free from friction and leakage, and is not liable to ehoke."—Hay, Civil Engineer.---" This is THE Pump." ---Partington. JOINTLY.._ ,, The Fountain Pump is the most important htiproveraent in th e art of raising water, that has appeared within the last 2,000 years. It is the greatest advancement in the useful arts in modern times, and cannot fail to act in the P r eservation of life and property from fire and water to an ex tent beyond calculation. SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP. .At a Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor- April 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con kratulated Mr. Sh a ld ers upon having, last May, fitted the luri l / 4 h up with an efficient, permanent, economical, and in !ariable Pump (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked, Irnhat although the water delivered by the former Pump was com. for °lll Y cloudy, that delivered by the present one has been uni zzdy clear, and raised with half the labour. (signed) GEORGE IVES, WM. WOODROW, H. J. STEEL, Churchwardens in 1841, 1842. Norwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842. tanksCHER. and SON beg to return their most grateful -° lltptl to thos e f r i en d s an d ne i g h bours who so kindly and rendered on Wednesday last. them their assistance to exting u i s h th e Fi re on th e i r Pr 44(1thej likewise take thi s o pp or t un it y part i cu l ar l y to re foblic! s el end 11Ir. Sh a ld ers ' P orta bl e F ountain Engine, which was ur e stru ction effieient in preserving their premises from total de- Queen -street, May 26. Rp Ni ir' 4 KS OF THE EDITOR OF THE " NORFOLK f'„RONICLE' " ON VIEWING THE PRE M I SES Al ' T ER THE FIRE : or About half -past one o'clock on Wednesday morning the to e i nlis " of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered Illy, fire by the night watch, who gave the alarm and . called hoglintcher up. It was at first difficult to discover in the , 'that Part of the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher 4 alght that it originated at his neighbour's house, hut going ' 0 the t op of his premises be perceived where it was ; when down his shop, wnandopened the door of hi s s t ore - room over the t b l i 4 : :t ,l4. rne rt d the fire and smoke b urs t f ort h so vio l ently fir e could could scarcely stand on his feet. It appears that the hot o riginated in this store-room directly over a paper loft, W a , ° Yr, it is impossible to tell. Mr..Shalders, from over the .., •• „ Inereately brought two of his envies, by means of li a , " ,elr. Butcher attributes his house being saved ; and per tils whole street, for there being a good deal of gnn wou.(jeir On the premises, had this ignited the consequences ti,„ (' ha ve been awful. Notwithstanding the natural agita liuteZoeasioned by the near prospect of danger from fire, fire,, Mr 6. liil „,' le r himself remove d th e gunpow d er f rom t h e premises,t. rst of the goods from the warehoup. .and P op t Plea Ch iir ",t out and deposited for safety in St. Mic ae s a 1 %416 4 " The engine from the duildhall . was on the spo t a few tes of the first alarm being given . , but it th: •al p o ssible mi t n o u bring this into play for some time, as AI water not turned on ; but in the meanw hi le the °t -h alders' engin es (Mr. S. working one and his bro th er I n e r) were su pplied with buckets full id . water from t I t 'itl' i ?'P L near at band. Mr. M. Yarington and his men ac t ed '4. 1 6' 1 ° 11 energy and promptitude. Mr. SteeL . Mr. Plummer, b loat ," B `, l4 erlis and others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, half tr e r was removed. Mr. Butcher is, we understand, insured yrhislorvrich Equitable O ffi ce. e oei n e del ay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the with water on the above alarming occasion, imp %l ea ! "ernande the immediate attention of the proper authorl seuree if the New Mills Company's works are the main public re -••• "Ray, some ar rangemen t s s h ou ld b e ma d e f or t h e uthe e Ind speedy turning on the water intoe ' It Y will sooner or later rue the consequences .] pipes ;or "" 0 „, R EDITOR OF THE " NORWIC H MERCURY. " ‘tai On morn i ng, about half-past one o'clock, a fire ltlai,‘,kovered fn the itti e „' house of Mr. Butcher, rocer, Bank ,ger°37 the watchman on duty. Mr. B. immediately rose, atort,: examining premises found it had taken place in a iaidlive,r°,ool situated over the warehouse. On the alarm being ' Shalders attended with his patent fountain engines, att., after great exertions the fire was extinguished before any consequences had taken place. There is not the Rte,tim, deubt that this fi re would have been attended with a e et; tc ", , had it not been for the fountain um, and it was \'+a s ny that and the exertions of Mr. Shal p ders p that the fire ,e.;pr.fox,ll•Qe46l),',lr,cnungtttliyneesxtino.ui.hed, it being an hour and ten minutes could he gt inol ; and at the time the P. "'eovered the whole s tor e - ro o mV. as in flames for on the 'lnl, eh er Opening the door he was twic . e knocked down by rt n °-e end Ramos. but fortunately received no injury. cop * b .ITIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE ENGINE. ..''tintittiling Hues on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon AI N /Tied by Portable Engine. a P ton's Dyery, twice on fire, the second time, the pre ' 19,000 i. w orth of consigned prpperty, must all have I , 4 '"nibto 44 in - cc had not the Portable Engine, after a long " e f°re - 1 1 1 0 t the ' fire under, which was completely effected just Afea a , e fir s t common engine made its appearance. 14.°0 1,1 -3 ' D ixon's Foundry, the roof on fire • these premis es Prntetil°oo have been destroyed, but for the new proper ty Air, Z a. ' aestrt„,,:atls' Foundry on fire, and saved by the new fire de sosri ~- d immer's Ironmongery warehouse, sightly on fire, etf h l under by Portable Engine ; and etlt 0 , 4 . Ste., Waggon and Horse-lane. The Superinten.d alip,,,, 'nay that night considers this fire had a most alarming k Ve,„ . ` n ee, as different extensive premises adjoining, being of eo mbustibl e character, roust all have very soon been in p,lttti:ArneotEtnh g e in e e re been i w.inediately arrested by Shalders's ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET comVANY. Tbe COURT of DIRECTORS hereby give Notice that an ADJOMINED GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS will be held on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 2H h instlt.t, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate• street, at One o'Cl .ck precisely, to take into consideration the Report pre sented to the General Meeting of Proprietors, held on Wed nesday, the 2lst instant. P iuted copies of the Report will be circulated amongst the Proprietors, and may be obtained by those who do not receive them by post, on application at the Company's Office, No. 55, Moorgate.strcet, on or after Monday, the 26th instant. E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. r :11HE NEW COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S fast 1 and splendid STEAM-SHIPS leave LONDON BRIDGE WHARF for— RAMSGATE —Daily at Nine, Sunday included. GRAVESEND, SOUTHEND. SHEERNESS, and CHATHAM —Every Morning at Eleven, Sunday included. BOULOGNE—The CITY of BOULOGNE, Tuesday, September 27 ' at Two Morni ng; th e CITY of BOULOGN Fe, Friday, Sept. 30, at Seven Morning; the EMERALD, Sun day, October 2, at Nine Morning; and every Sunday, Tues day, and Friday, according to tide. Offices, Fish -street-hill; and Chaplin's Universal Office, Re gcnt-eircus. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BOOKS for TRANSFER of STOCK in this Company will be closed en SATURDAY, the Ist day of October next, and will be le-opened on TUESDAY, the 11th day of October. By order, JOHN WARD, Secretary. New Zealand House, Broad-street-buildings, 22d September, 1842. 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THE SUN is Published EVERY MOR NING at FIVE O ' CLOCK, in Time f or th e EARLY TR AINS and TOWN DELIVERY ; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the A and a THIRD EDITION a t SEVEN O ' CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all oth er NEWS 1 4 LON DON up to that .Hour. FTERNOON TRAINS ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Mornin g , Noon, and Night, therein' insuring a TOTVN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION,at ONE CHARGE. _ E.-ISTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COM PANY: TWELFTH GENERAL MEETING. Notice is hereby given, that the ADJOURNED GENE RAL MEETING of this Company will be held in London, at the Shoreditch Station, on SATURDAY, the Ist of October Next, at Eleven o'Clock precisely, when the Directors will re commend the Meeting to be further adjourned for a short period, as stated in the Circular to the Proprietors. HENRY BOSANQUET, Chairman. THEODORE W. RATiIBONE, Deputy Chairman. Offices, Shoreditch Station, Sept. 23, 1849. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASLIR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq. Chairman. J. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. George Lungiey, Ekq. . - John Rawson, Esq. John _diddle Stodart, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor WivatstolE, F. It. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S. AcTualtY--W. S. B. Woo Mouse, Esq., F. ILA. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotton, !11.13 2 . F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Sytnes, Esq. Souerroas—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewers, and Ommanney. _ - BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational maim to Life Assurance are found in the .plan . -pdopto_ by tht".S4acifityi , :,;,riz., je.nedl.o a wave provision at death for inheritors of the Ass;:red, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) it.* the event if unforeseen reverses. _ _ Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. FREEMASONS' and GENERAL LIFE AS SURANCE, LOAN, ANNUITY, and REVER SIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. 11, Witerloo-place, Pall-mall,_London This Office unites the benefit of a mutual association with the security of a Proprietary Company, and offers to the Assured amongst others the following advantages :- 1. Credit until death, with privilege of payment at any time previously, for one-half of the premiums for the first five years upon Assurances for the whole of life ; a plan peculiarly advan tageous for securing Loans. 2. In Lean transactions, the lender secured against the risk of the burrower going out of Europe. 3. Sums assured to become payable at given ages, or death, if previous. 4. Policies indefeasible ; fraud alone, not error, vitiating them, and in rase the Renewal Premium remain unpaid, the Assurance may be revived at any time within Six Months, upon satisfactory proof of health, and payment of a trifling fine. 6. Officers in the Army and Navy, and persons residing abroad, or proceeding to any part of the world, may be as sured upon equitable terms. 6. Immediate, Survivorship, and Deferred Annuities granted; and Endowments for Children, and every other mode of pro vision for families arranged. 111: OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION AA) extended into Cavendish-square. The much-admired Interior of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA in JERUSA LEM, after D. Roberts, R. A. (published by Mr. Moon), and a fine Exterior View of ST. PKTER'S at ROME, are now added to the ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. NAPIER'S PATENT PRINTING MACHINE, and AIN SLIE'S PATENT BRICK and TILE MAKING MA CHINE, both at work by Steam Powe . Fine s p ec i mens of ANCIENT and MODERN FRESCO. Mr. COLLEN takes PORTRAITS daily by Mr. Fox T a lb o t' s CALO TYPE PROCESS. The Lectures on this Art will not be continued after next week. PHOTOGRAPHIC POR TRAITS taken as usual by Mr. Beard. Varied Lectures by Dr. Ryan, Professor I3achhoffner, and the other Lecturers. The ORRERY, DIVING BELL. DIVER, &c. Beautiful additions to the COSMORAMIC VIEWS, which are shown in the Evenings.—Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wallis. Admission, Is. THE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES Oli 111 E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INS', ITUTION will commence on the 3d of October next. CHEMISTRY—MEDICAL,. AGRICULTURAL, and COMMERCIAL, or as an accoroplishment—byJOHN RYAN, M.D. and LL.D., whose Certificates ;Ire recognized at the Royal College of Surgeons, the Apothecaries' Hall, &c.—One Cs, URSE of LECT ORES on PHARMACEUTICAL CHE MISTRY is a , rtnged to take place on alternote Mornings, at Eight o'clock, in the extensive Laboratory of the Institution, for the convenience of Chemists and Druggists, and othersen gaged in business during the day. The Principles and Application of the Steam Engine, in cluding Steam Navigation.—The Class for Engine Drivers is continuer, Eit-c.:);,...o . l,'Cialranitrn, and other branches of Natural Phi losophy, by Professor G. H. Bachhoffner, with the use of the Colossal Electrical Machine —Private instruction in every branch of Science. For particulars, as to the hours, &c., apply to Mr. R. J. Longbottom, Secretary, 309, Regent -street. BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS. These are now PERFECT MINIATURE REFLEG TIONS of Face, Fiore, and Dress, and receive an unique and impoiing effect from the introduction of backgrounds of ro mantic scenery. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE .OF FRIDAY: At the Court at Windsor, the 24th day of Septem ber, 1842, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council. Whereas by a statute, made at the Parliament holden in the third and fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty Ring William the Fourth, intituled " An Act for the appointment of convenient places for the holding of Assizes in England and Wales," it was declared and enacted, amongst other things, that his Majesty, by and with the advice of his Most Honourable Privy Council, should have power, from time to time, to order and direct at what place or places, in any county of England or Wales, the assizes and sessions under the commissions of gaol delivery, and other commission s for the dispatch of civil and criminal business, should be holden ; and further to order and direct any special commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery to be holden at any one or more places in any such county. And whereas it is expedient that a special commis sion of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, in and for our county palatine of Lancaster, should be issued forthwith, and such commission is now about to issue; it is, therefore, ordered and directed, that the assizes and sessions, to be holden under the said special corn mission for the said county palatine a c Lancaster, shall be holden at Liverpool, in ;4 1 saih-znality pala tine. C. C. G-REVILLE. All the rates will be found to have been computed as low as is consistent with security. THE LABOURING POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. (From the "Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labourin g Population of Great Britain.") Mr. Chadwick Jones, after h av i ng ma d e as careful an exami nat i on of the evidence collected as he was enabled to make, recapitulates the chief conclusions which that evidence appears to him to establish, which are given by him as follows :-- JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. which is of some value to them because of its bearing upon their own domestic squabbles, the concession of the right of search upon the African coast being one of the principal items in the charge against Monsieur Guizot. To us, the only question of the slightest interest is, whether the right of search being unat tainable, we have got the best possible substitute as regards the pi ( eventiOn of the slave trade—and we confess that we can conceive no more desirable sub stitute than a solemn promise of co-operation, backed by a squadron carrying, at the least, 80 guns. With regard to the right of search, it is perfectly clear that we can only claim it by permission over the subjects of a neutral and independent Power, or assume it at the risk of war. It is a most fit subject for negotiation ;—a most unfit subject for taking the law with our own hands. We may have a beneficent and praiseworthy object in view; but if we go to war for this object with every country that demurs to our proposals, we shall in reality revive the Cru sades. Are we prepared to risk a rupture not merely with the United States, but with France ? And if so prepared, why not go further? Why confine our selves to the trade with Africa? Why not throw down the gauntlet, at once, for the abolition of slavery in the' West Indies, and the Southern States of the American Union ? There would be magnani mity in this, for it would go to the root of the evil ; but we shrink from such Quixotism. Is it less Quix otic to insist upon a r.ght, which independent Powers are - most unwilling to concede, and to say, because we accept their co-operation upon less obnoxious terms, that this concession is a national disgrace ? (From the Examiner.) Our first impression on hearing that the long ex isting dispute was settled respecting the boundary line between the British Provinces in North America and the State of Maine, was one of unqualified sa tisfaction. The restoration of a good understanding between Englatid and America cannot be over-valued. Every great national interest of the country is deeply concerned in the peaceful and unbroken intercourse, and intimate political union, of Great Britain and the United States. The ties that bind us ought to be the strongest that ever bound two countries together. Difference between us will, and perhaps must, arise. Two such nations must encounter the good and the coil effects of a vigorous and unceasing rivalry be tween the subjects of each ;—but the Governments of England and America will, if directed wisely, long avert the rivalry of arms. We must confess, therefore, that on perusing the treaty, we were less struck with its form than its substance. It removed an irritating, menacing cause of difference, and that in a mo s t an x i ous cr i s i s o f our commercial iiistory. Nevertheless, had that difference involved the honour of the country, had any right been forcibly withheld to which we had an irresistible claim, had an appeal to arms been necessary in self defence, we should have been ready to face the evils and hazards of war, rather than submit to violence and injustice. But the boundary question furnished no such grounds for hostile measures when Lord Ashburton undertook his mission to the United States. But a short time before, indeed, the ill-advised pro ceedings of the State of Maine presented a threaten ing aspect ; and so late as the 25th of March, 1840, the President, in reference to the apparent approach of a rupture and its consequences, depicted by the British Minister at Washington, wished that he could dispel the fear that such dark forebodings might be realised. Such was the condition of our relations with the United States a little more than two years ago. Lord Palmerston had previously determined upon and ordered a survey of the disputed territory; and which has since been made. But before any negotia tions could be grounded upon the information thence obtained, the Whig Ministry was dissolved, and Sir Robert Peel, upon his accession to office, appointed Lord Ashburton to go to Washington, with full powers to regulate the final settlement of this vexed question. Of the instructions to Lord Ashburton we know no thing, nor are they of any importance, except for the purpose of justly awarding praise or censure to the individuals responsible for the treaty in question, a matter of comparatively little importance to the public, which is alone interested in a fair and honourable settlement of the question. We have, therefore, only to inquire whether Lord Ashburton has accomplished this. If he have, though now a political opponent, let him have the credit due to his success and ability. A conventional line was essential to any adjustment of the conflicting claims of the two countries ; aryl the question therefore is, is the line agreed to by Lord Ashburton a fair one, presenting a good natural boun dary and an equitable division of the disputed terri tory ? We think on the whole it is ; and taking into accaunt the importance to both countries of a settle ment of the question, we think that it is very impro bable that any much fairer line could have been laid down. Objections have been taken to it, and amongst others is, that it involves the free navigation of the River St. John from its source to its mouth; and another is, that a British settlement, as the Madawaska settlement is called, is given up to the United States. As to the line itself, an offer was made in 1838, by our Ministers, to divide the territory—" That in ac cordance with the principles of equity, and in pursu ance of the general practice of mankind in similar cases, the object of difference should be equally divided between the two differing parties, each of whom is alike convinced of the justice of his claim." Now if this offer had been accepted, it is most probable that the River St. John would have been made the national, as it is, where it flows through the disputed territory, an obvious natural boundary of the two countries. Had the St. John's been the boundary through the district in question, then there can be no doubt that a claim to its free navigation would have been made, and could not have been refused, according to esta blished internati ona l l aw . N or, ' w i t h our views, can we object to this concession, because we think a vast quantity of the produce of the States will ultimately find its way down this river, through New Bruns wick, to the ports of England. This concession, if concession it is to be called, therefore, is in favour of our trade with the United States,—of a trade mainly in the great necessaries of life. ing the expense over periods coincident with the benefits. That by appropriate arrangements, ten or fifteen per cent. on the ordinary outlay for drain age might be saved, which on an estimate of the expense of the necessary structural alterations of one-third only of the existing tenements would be a saving of one million and a half sterling, besides the reduction of the future expenses of management. That for the prevention of the disease occa sioned by defective ventilation, and other causes of impurity in places of work and other places where large nuinters Are assembled, and for the general promotion of the means necessary to pre vent disease, that it would be good economy to appoint a district medical officer independent of private practice, and with the securities of special qualifications and responsibilities, to initiate sani tary measures and reclaim the execution of the law. That by the combinations of all these arrange ments, it is probable that the full ensurable pe riod of life indicated by the Swedish tables, that is, an increase of thirteen years at least, may be extended to the whole of the labouring classes. That the attainment of these and the other collateral advantages of reducing existing charges and expenditure are within the power of the Le gislature, and are dependent mainly on the secu rities taken for the application of practical sci ence, skill, and economy, in the direction of local. public works. And that the removal of noxious physical cir cumstances, and the promotion of civic, house hold, and personal cleanliness, are necessary to the improvement of the moral condition of the po pulation; for that sound morality and refinement in manners and health are not long found co- existent with filthy habits amongst any class of the community. A FEW OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The likenesses are admirable."—Times. " It is, in truth, a second self."—Morning Herald. " The features are admirably delineated."--Morning Chro. nicle. First, as to the extent and operation of the evils which are the subject of the inquiry : That the various forms of epidemic endemic, and other disease caused, or aggravated, or pro pagated chiefly amongst the labouring classes by atmospheric impurities produced by decom posing animal and vegetable substances, by damp and filth, and close and overcrowded dwellings prevail amongst the population in every part of the kingdom, whether dwelling in separate houses, in rural villages, in small towns, in the larger towns—as they have been found to prevail in the lowest districts of the metropolis: That such disease, wherever its attacks are fre' (pent. is always found in connexion with the physical circumstances above specified, and that where those circumstances are removed by drain age, proper cleansing, better ventilation, and other means of diminishing atmospheric impu rity, the frequency and intensity of such disease is abated ; and where the removal of the noxious agencies appears to be complete, such disease almost entirely disappears. That high prosperity in respect to employment d la i s s s e e a s se n , o which h p i t l in e s ]rave and wages, a n d var i ous and abundant fo o d, h a V e afforded- to the labouring c from attacks o f ep id em ic prosperity as in any b been as afrequent manufacturing 1 in periods of com mercialothers. That the formation of all habits of cleanliness is obstructed by defective supplies of water. That the annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation are greater than the loss from death or wounds in any wars in which the country has been engaged in modern titres. That of the 43,090 cases of widowhood, and E,OOO eases ' of destitute orphanage re li eved from the poor's_ rates i n Englan d an d Wales al one , i t appears that the greatest proportion of deaths of the heads of families occurred from the above specified and other removable causes; that their ages were under forty-five Years; that is to say, thirteen years below the natural probabilities of life as shown by th e exper i ence of the whole po pulation o f S we d en. That the public loss from the premature deaths of the heads of families is greater than can be re presented by any enumeration of the pecuniary burdens consequent upon their sickness and death. That measuring the loss of working ability amongst large classes b the instances of gain, even from incomplete arrangements for the re moval of noxi ous influences from places of work epidemics and other dis eases from abod es , t h at this loss cannot be less than eight or ten yea rs . That the rav ages of eases do not di m i n i s h but tend t o increase the pressure of popul at i on. That in the di str i cts where the mortality i s the greatest the birth s are not only sufficient to re place the nu m b ers removed by death, but to add That the y ounger to the population. Population noxious physic a l agencies, is inferior in physical organization a n d general health to a population preserved from th e presence of such agencies. That the population so exposed is less suscep tible of moral influences, and the effects of edu cation are more transient than with a healthy population. That these adver se c i rcumstances tend to pro duce an adult p o p u l at i on short-lived, dent, reckless, an d i ntemperate, and with ha bitual avidity for sensua l gratifications. improvi dent, these habits lead to the abandonment of all the conveniences and decencies of lite, and especially lead to the overcrowding of their homes, which is destructive to the morality as well as the health of large classes of both sexes. That defective town cleansing fosters habits of the most abject degradation, and tends to the de moralization of large numbers of human beings, who subsist by means of what they find amidst the noxious filth accumulated in neglected streets and bye-places. That the expenses of local public works are in general unequally and unfairly assessed, op pressively and uneconomically collected, by se parate collections, wastefully expended in sepa rate and inefficient operati ons by unskilled and practically irresponsible offi cers. That the existing law for t h e protection o f t h e public health and the constitutional machinery for reclaiming its execution, such as the Courts Leet, have fallen into desuet u d e, and are in the state indicated by the prev a l ence of the ev i ls they were intended to prevent. Secondly, As to the mean s b y sent sanitary condition of th e l a b ouriny classes may be improved:— which the pre The primary and most important measures, and at the same time the most practicable, and within the recognised province of public admi nistration, are d ra i nage , t h e removal of all refuse of habitations, s t reets , an d road s, and the im provement of the supplies of water. immediate re posing refuse of to wns and ha bitations have been the expense al a ia i t ,otfli decomposing chief mn obstacles to the and annoyance of the hand labour and cartage requisite for the purpose. I beg leave - further to suggest, that the prin ciples of amendment deduced from the inquiry will be found as applicable to Scotland as to England ; and if so, it may be submitted for at tention whether it might not be represented that the structural arrangements for drainage would be most conveniently carried out in the same form as in England, that is, by commissions, of the nature of commissions of sewers, adapted, as regards jurisdiction to natural or geological areas, and including in them the chief elected officers of municipalities, and other authorities now charged with the care of the streets and roads or connected with local public works. The advantages of uniformity in legislation and in the executive maelinery, and of doing the same things in the same way (choosing the best), and calling the same officers, proceedings, and things by the same names, will only be appre ciated by those who have observed the exten sive loss occasioned by the legislation for towns which makes than independent of beneficent, as of what perhaps might have been deemed for merly aggressive legislation. " A perfect fac-simile of the sitter."—Morning Advertiser. Miniature Bust and case, 1/. Is. ; Full-lengths, V. 25.: Groups, 10s. Gd. for each additional Portrait. Portraits taken sufficiently small for the setting of a ring, required ; and the Likeness of a Friend may be had in u ring, brooch, or locket, in an elegant style, at a moderate cost. Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent -street ; 34, Parlia ment-street, Westminster; and 85, King William-street, City. METROPOLITAN SOCIETY, No. 3, DIREI LIFE ASSURANCE Princes-street, Bank. ;TORS. John Allcard, Esq. ,Joseph Hoare, Esq. Richard Low Beck, F.sq. John Laurence, Esq Edmund C. Buxton, Esq. William Josh. Lescher, I sq. Sir Wm. Clay, Bart., M.P. John Fras. Maubert, Esq. James Dawson, Esq, Joshua Scholetield, Esq, M.P. Thomas Fowler, Esq. Henry Sturt, Es q . William Storrs Fry, Esq. John Taylor, Esq. Robert Gant, Esq. George Vaughan, Esq. Benj. Hawes, Jun., Esq., M.P. The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose Pre miums fall due on the sth of October next, that the same must be paid within thirty days from that date. The Premiums are payable Yearly, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, on the sth of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October, either of which several days constitutes the commence ment of the year to MEMMERS. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the Society, AS MEMBERS, on the sth of October next, should appear at the Office on or before that day. So various are the plans now before the public for effecting Assurance on Life, it may, at first sight, seem difficult to make choice between them. As, however, all prudent offices make a considerably higher charge in the annual premium than experience has hitherto shown to be necessary, but differ in the mode of disposing of the surplus or profit, the following classification may be made :- Ist. Proprietary Offices, where all the surplus from pre. miums and oiher profits is divided exclusively amongst the Share or Stockholders. 2d. Offices where the same is divided in various proportions between Share and Stockholders and the assured. .Id. Offices of a strictly mutual character, where the whole of the profit is equally distributed amongst the assured only. The Metropolitan, which is of the last class, was established in 1835, and although no paid agents for town or country have at any time been employed, nor any expensive system of adver tising resorted to, yet its advantages have been so well appre ciated by the public, that the annual premiums already exceed 39,500/. _ _ _ LORD ASHBURTON'S TREATY. (From the Weekly Chronicle.) It is perfectly natural, and perfectly right, that a ;reaty of such importance as that with the United States should give rise to a pretty smart controversy. England would not be England, if upon such a sub ject, and at such a time, unanimity were possible ; but the singular part of the present differences is that they have no party colouring. The Tory Morning Herald is quite as bitter against the treaty and its negotiator, as the Whig Morning Chronicle; its oracle upon foreign affairs, Mr. Urquhart, having ap parently discovered a greater traitor than Lord Pal merston, since the Herald designates the cession of the Madawasca settlement " as an exhibition calculated to shock, and to arouse with indignation, any man who has hitherto felt himself distinguished and ho noured by the name of Briton !" We know few things more sickening than this mix ture of rhodomontade and sentimentalism upon plain, practical questions. The Morning Chronicle takes a much safer Erie. ft appeals to the national honour, which we hope that we prize as highly as it can do. It is, perhaps, because we thus value it, that we think few things more to be regrett e d th an a m i s t a k en appea l to it ; and it is a mi s t a k e , i n our humble judgment, to instil into the minds of people generally the idea that there is anything derogatory to national honour in seeking the settlement ofa long-standing difference by mutual concessions, where the points at issue are not of vital importance. 'We are aware that on this point we differ from our Liberal Contemporary ; but as we said, when the news of Lord Ashburton's treaty first reached us, what is there in the way of territorial ac quisition, in this case, of sufficient consequence to be placed in comparison with the maintenance of peace with the United States? We shall be called "Peace-at-any-price men" for this, by Lord Ashburton's critics. We are not so. We could repudiate, as warmly as the most violent of them, a peace bought upon dishonourable terms ; but we see no wisdom, or statesmanship, in attempting to extract terms irritating to it, and not clearly beneficial to ourselves, by a perpetual threat of hostility, from a country which is so closely connected with us as the United States by an almost endless blending of inte rests. We see no wisdom in periling those interests by a war which is to give us nothing ; and if the treaty concluded by Lord Ashburton secure to us, as we be lieve it does, a boundary line effectual for all necessary purposes, and differing but in some immaterial points from that which the English Government professed its willinzness to accept when recommended by the King of Holland, we cannot for the life of us see what good it would have done to have hung the question up for another ten years, at the risk of collisions, which might have made any peaceful settlement impracticable. As to the assumption of the Chronicle that, for the first time since 1783, we approached this question with a perfect knowledge of our own rights, and with the means of establishing them, at the very moment when it was put into Lord Ashburton's hands—we have not equal confidence in the infallibility of Colonel Mudge and Mr. Featherstonhaugh, or rather in the impossibility of getting up an equally plausible case by an American surve37, in favour of their view of the treaty of 1783. The question is, not whfit we believe ourselves, but what we can force our adversa ries to admit, and assent to; and it is perfectly ob vious that th ere can b e no more prolific source of differences than a treaty professing to define a boundary li ne , w hi c h none o f the parties describing it were personally acquainted with, or had the means of ascertaining correctly, since, after the lapse of half a century, th e country through which it runsis still uninhabited. In consequence of the prosperous state of the Society's af fairs, the Annual Premiums of Memb. trs of Five years' standing have been reduced Forty-two and a F. alf per cent. A plan of the Society, with tables of rates, may be obtained on application at the Office. RICHARD HEATHFEELD, Superintendent. Princes-street, Bank, Sept. 14, 18.12. The question was, therefore, how to bring the matter to an issue ? The Chronicle says, and truly, that the United States were never in a worse situation for going to war than at the present moment. But, are we in a better ? And if we were so, is war to be the solution of every disputed question, however fatal its influence upon our permanent interests ? But we should have had no war—at least, not with America single-handed. She would have bided her time. We should have had fresh surveys, and correspondences, and protocols, and arbitrations, for the next twenty years, during the whole of which time we must have kept up a military force in the American colonies fully adequate to their protection, and that force alone would have cost us more than the fee simple of the disputed territories is worth, let alone the small addi tional fraction of it, of which we might by possibility have become possessed. Unless, therefore, it can be shown that there is something monstrous in Lord Ashburton's concessions—something that sows the seed of future difficulties, and gives an advantage to certain enemies—we shall not be cheated by high sounding appeals to our pride and our susceptibilities, out of our belief that it was right to put an end to a dispute involving our commercial relations with our most important customers in perpetual uncertainty, and crippling our free agency in Europe by the con. viction that whoever quarrelled with us might feel sure of a valuable ally, ready to act upon our most vulnerable quarter. Thatmay be reduced to improved an d cheaper . this expense one twentieth or to one-thirtieth, or rend ere d incon- In sid e e u r n a s bl o c t , breyintohvealusbey of water a n d self-acting sewers and d ra i ns . suspension in t r t a t l streams and inn ox i ously con veyed to any di stance out o f towns, an d also in the wa T te h r a m t r a e y fu b s e e m w o l s i t en ch t e l a iu p t I . leld in s andbes t in forminjury y fo b r y productive po the loss 1 lu t u i o s e n , o and n a t t l u i nay be avoided. That for all these purposes, as well as for do mestic. use, better supplies of water are abso lutely necessary. That for successful and economical drainage the adoption of geological areas as the basis of operations is requisite. That appropriate scientific arrangements for public drainage would afford important facilities for private land-drainage, which is important for the health as well as sustenance of the labouring classes. That the expense of public drainage, of sup plies of water laid on in houses, and of means of improved cleansing would be a pecuniary gain, by diminishing the existing charges attendant on sickness and premature mortality. That for the protedion of the labouring classes and of t h e ratepayers against inefficiency and .caste in all new structural arrangements for the protection of the public health, and . to e nsure public confidence that the expenditure will be beneficial, securities should be taken that all new local public works are devised and conducted by responsible officers, qualified by the possession of the science and skill of civil engineers. That the oppressiveness and injustice of levies for thii whole immediate outlay on such works upon persons who have only short interests in the b - %efts, may be avoided by care in spread- Now as we understand the present treaty, it se cures to us a somewhat better line of frontier than that given to u 5 by the award of the King of the Ne therlands in 1831, which Lord Grey's Government declared its readiness to abide by. It interposes a wider space between the American line, and the line of communication between New Brunswick and Ca nada. What reason have we, then, for supposing that Lord Grey's Cabinet would have rejected this ar rangement ? And why is Sir Robert Peel to be run down for not having hazarded a war rather than give his assent to terms which Lord Grey would have ac cepted in 1831, w ith ou t once dreaming of this fearful alternative ? _ _ . . _ As to the alleged abandonment of the right of search, it is a matter altogether of minor moment. Nobody ever expected that America would have con ceded it practically : and the correspondence proves that, in theory, it is not given up by us. Each party retains its own pc s'ticn. The French papers may put what cotstruction they please upon the fact that there is no recognition of the right in the treaty itself; It is — nobusiness of ours to defend Lord Ashburton; but if he or any other opponent accomplishes objects of national importance, as he has done in this case, by restoring a healthier state of feeling, and by expedit ing the renewal of active and friendly commercial in tercourse between this country and America, we shall not refuse him our meed of praise ; especially, too, when he utters liberal sentiments, with which we have ever been identified. His Lordship appears to have encountered the joint, and, we are sorry to say, the angry, animad versious of the Times and the Illorni7 Chronicle because, sp ea ki ng i n the principal Northern State of the Union, he called it a " hallowed spot," and the "cradle of liberty." We fear the Chronicle is growing fastidious, and somewhat late in the day too. These sentiments, whatever disapprobation they might have elicited in Tory journals, should have met with none from the Morning Chronicle. Lord Ashburton spoke feelingly and eloquently, and, ' above all, truly. New England and New York might be justly called the cradle of liberty ; for when despotic power and religious bigotry raged in the mother country, these States became the asylum of men who sacrified their all to their unconquerable love of liberty and freedom of conscience; and the laws which they enacted recognised principles of popu lar and personal liberty, to secure which for ourselves in after times, some of the best blood of our own country was shed upon the scaffold and in the field. We think the time is come when even the most loyal subject of the Crown might rejoice in the inde pendence of the American colonies. Sure we arc that, as far as we are concerned, they ha v e proved fur more beneficial to us and to the world as free States, than they were ever likely to become under the sway of the Colonial-office. SUDDEN REMOVAL OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION, PRESTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Special Commission appointed for Lancaster has been, been removed to Liverpool. This is assigned for by the great number of prisoners confined for trial in r Salford and Kirkdale gaols. A circular h as within the last few hours, issued to the Magistracy, relating to the intended removal of the Commi ss i on, fi ()In the Clerk of the Crown. The foll PP4tunity of "Preston, Sept. 2 ° 3 wing is a copy : Gentlemen,—l take the earliest - 1842. apprising you, for the instruction of the Magistrates, ion for the purpose that, according to a letter Crecomeimvedissyesterday, it is in ed with offences connected otefntdryedintgo prisonersissu ea S Special that such Com with the late disturbances onl mission will be opened at Livey, and in about fourteen days. I understand that the sitri held at Lancaster will may be relied on,,writohucreortbedainiteyr.l ace, but another post will probably bring the official documents, which not take in g s appointed to be t servant, Much diisatisfaction has be " e i n l. cl l u r sed rn si P nc cular has b een rece i v !toned for s ome d ays e i i N hi S s . cir • d, pas t t. s the Jury have been sum- C .. 7 • - / .--- cY."-1---- n : - . _,.. . / , -,,, ._ . _ -, ~,•; . ,;; , , . . . A.,. y ki'' Itp.‘l. --.,,„` -,.-- .-.• e'-'°. t. ...r.....,..,, ;,., r.; ir ' - o. vr • ..., A - 44.1 •C \ r- I "l ./..?, . '• j. ,c . r t) - 7-. .....cf, e , ,s -.51V,i9,6p -\----- 14.` ' , ., --- " . *74.-:, „. ~,,,.., ~• ~- -,• - . ..:, • ......., ~, 44 .-- . ri--- ) .. ; _ l • •up --Oa -1 ..,e4,.,.A.:9, . :. ' ircz i,-, "! ' I _, -* 1. 4 E. i ' . /404 i . 1 J. - N „,......,:_;54';:...... :4..2 ' ~ 4 . „,..,,, 4., reir,"-' t - ..r.j.AN 'T . '"' • -,, `,._._''',':', A,04, 4, , ri--- q• ~ :,,i, ~.... _..,..,.! it • 4 .4. W. z c4 I Fsi j., , a n,„„: Ems { ' Dl , , .7. , ,, , ~.., , • •A_ •0 - ;: f :q....,7„..,,, -, __,..,- ~.. -,.., • ...- acersoKar — .=..— QILVER SUPERSEDED, and th os e co r rosive and injurious metals called N ickel and German Silver supplanted by the introduction of et new and perfectly match less ALBATA PLATE. C. W ATSON (late ALDER MAN), NO3. 41 and 42, BARBIC AN, and No. 16, NOR TON FOLGATE, aided by a pert an of science in the ansal gation of metals, has succeeded in b ringing to public notice the most beautiful article ever yet offered : possessing all the rich ness of Silver in appearance—with its durability and hardness —with its perfect sweetness in use— -undergoing, as it does, a chemical process, by which all that is 13 auseous in mixed metals is entirely extracted—resist'ng all acids , may be cleaned as Silver, and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Side board. s. d. s. d. Table Spoons and Forks, ISr mice Ladles ..... 1 9 per doz l6 6 Tla Spoons, per doz... 5 6 Dessert do., per doz l2 6 Gi.avy Spoons 3 6 Soup Ladles... C. Watson begs the Public will s aiderstand that this metal is peculiarly his own, and that Silve r is not more different from Gold, than his metal is from all others ; the Public will there fore have no difficulty in discovering the animus which directs the virulent attacks made against him , by a party who is daliy suffering from the unparalleled succes ; which has marked the progress of sus New Plate since its introduction. C. W., unlike this party, courts comparison, :feeling confident that the result will establish its pre-eminence.. • 41 and 42. BARBICAN, and at 16 NORTON FOLGATE. el OLD WATCHES, LO NDON-MADE.-T. UR COX SAVORY, Watchmakt sr, No. 47, Cornhill, Lon don, seven doors from Gracechurch-s treet, submits for selection a very large STOCK of GOLD W ATCHES, the whole of which are carefully examined by exi ierienced workmen on the remises, and each is warranted for a( orrect performance. SIZE FOR LA DIES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in 'engine-turned gold cases. and gold dials, warrantoo £lo 10 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, w;tla double-backed engine-turned gold oases and gold di; ds, warranted 12 12 Patent detached Lever Watches, jinv elled in four holes with double-backed gold cast s and gold dials, warranted SIZE FOR GEN'i fLEMEN. Patent detached Lever Watches, j jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, war ranted Patent detached Lever Watches, ca pped, jewelled in s;x holes, seconds, double-ba c ke u t gold cases and enamel dials, warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, cap ped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and gold dials, warranted Either of the Gentlemen's Watches 'nay be had in gold bunting cases, for 31. 3s, ea ch extra. N.B. Second-hand Watches pt irchased in exchange. MENTAL or NERVOUS COMPL,I.INTS are the chief cause of hump as misery. All troubles are light to men of strong nerves. But disinclination from and incapacity for study, business, &c. , palpitation of heart, low spirits, determination of blond to t head, vertigo, blushing, groundless fear, restlessness, wretcl sexiness, sleeplessness, delu sions, thoughts of self-destruction, insanity, &c., originate in weak nerves. 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Although the strike has already continued for fully six weeks, and occasioned a vast amount of pri vation and distress among the misguided persons who have been rash enough to quit their employment, we regret to learn that they still express their determina tion to hold out. They have issued a placard, which has been extensively circulated in :Mid and East Lothian, in which they say, they " are convinced that the public generally are in total ignorance of their sufferings, which has induced them to publish the fol lowing statement of wages received by them at the different works under-noted." According to their statement, the variation in the rate of wages at dif ferent collieries is very great; the highest being at Huntlaw and Edgehead, where the average gross wages are stated to be 225. 6d. and 215., and the working hours per day 13 and 14 hours respectively. From these sums are to be deducted the expenses of putters, oil, and tools, defrayed by the workmen. In the case of Huntlaw, the putter is rated at Bs., oil 2a., and tools 9d., making 10s. 9d. to be deducted from'the gross amount of 225. 6d., and leaving for nett wages lls. 9d. At Edgehead the expenses are stated at 10s. Id., the free wages being 10s. 11d. The lowest are said to be at Tranent, where, working 14 hours a day, the average weekly wages are set down at 10s., subject to a deduction of a putter, 65., oil and tools ls. 10d., and reducing the average wages to the nett sum of 2s. 2d. per week. In the other collieries, the nett wages are stated at 4s. 2d., 58. 9d., 6s. 9d., and so on up to 12s. 2d., which is the highest. In putting forth such a statement we cannot help saying that the col liers seem to have been very ill advised, a great part of it carrying absurdity on the very face of it, while other parts have been met by a distinct denial from those parties best enabled to state the truth. To those of our readers who are not conversant with the technicalities of the coal mine it is necessary to ex plain that " putters" are boys and girls employed in conveying the coals from the hands of the collier to the bottom of the shaft. This is generally done in small four-wheeled trucks, or waggons, containing from three to five cwt., and as this part of the work is performed by young persons of either sex, it is not understood to be severe. The wages p a id by the col liers to the putters is generally from 10d. to Is. a day; and, in this way, men with three or four children to assist them make a large addition to their earnings. Now, at the Tranent colliery, the average nett wages of the colliers are set down at 2s. 2d. per week, while 6s. per week is paid to the "putters." If this state ment has any foundation in truth, the colliers should either turn "putters," or each man should putt his own work. But before we believe that the averag e ne tt wa ges of any collier in the kingdom in constant employ ment are only 2s. 2d. per week, we will require stronger evidence than their printed placard. In fact, such a sum is not sufficient to sustain life in any man engaged in so laborious an occupation as that of a collier, far less is it sufficient to provide food, clothing, and mainten ance for his family. Their assertion on this point, therefore, must be supported by better evidence than they have yet furnished before it can command belief. The nett wages of men employed at the Newbattle Colliery are set down at 9s. ld., and as this has been met by a pointed denial and a public declaration, " that industrious and sober colliers at Newbattle works earn from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per diem, clear of all expenses," and an invitation to all " respectable per sons not connected with colliers to inspect the colliery wages book," that they may satisfy themselves on the subject, we venture to caution the public against allowing their sympathy to be enlisted on behalf of persons who are endeavouring to obtain countenance and support by means the very reverse of creditable. In the meantime the coal -masters are submitting to considerable loss by the falling in of their works and otherwise, and will, no doubt, presently be under the necessity of expelling the colliers from their dwelling houses, which they occupy only on the condition of regular attendance at work.—Caledonian Mercury Isabella 11., Queen of Spain, will complete, on the 12th October, the twelfth year of her age. This is the age at which, according to the text of the ancient Spanish law, the minority ceases. Now the new Spanish Constitution has not modified these laws ; Queen Isabella will, therefore, be at the end of the minority next month, and on the day on which she attains that age the functions of iII. Arguelles wl.l cease, as those of Queen Christina would do.—Brussels Paper. It will be seen from our traffic returrs that tl e raising of the fares on the Blackwall Railway has, during the last week, led to a falling off in the re ceipts of nearly 2001., as compared with the cor responiing week of last year, and this too althouo the present season is far more favourable to pleasure trips than was the last.—Railway Times. Our readers have frequently heard of enormous hailstones, but it was reserved for the Spanish jour nals to record something in this way truly monstrous The. Corresponsal of Madrid:says :—" They write from Valencia that great damage has been inflicted on that part of the country by 10 rible storms. At Alcira and Carriagente the hail fell in large quan titles, and some of the hail. t )nes weighed eight pounds (!). At Alcira, which is called the garden of Spain, the damage is said to exceed i amount 8,000,000 reals." iL i There is a good deal of pleasant if not of smart writing in the dialogue, and some of the situations are highly laughable. Webster gave it out for repetition amidst general applause from a full audience. DRAMATIC INTELLIGENCE. The new version of Semiramide, which is to be produced on Saturday next at Covent•garden, has, we hear, been made by Planche, whose skill and tact in undertakings of the kind is without rivalship. The story of Semiramide is not equal in point of interest to that of Norma, and although there are several ex quisite pieces of music in it, such, for instance, as the great duet between the heroine and Arsace, we are much mistaken if the performance as a whole will not be heavy. The scenery and dresses will be beautiful and gorgeous, and the two chief parts will be in great hands—those of Miss A. Kemble and Mrs. Alfred Shaw, who comes forward in her own unpretending mar= vied name, although formerly S 3 well known as Miss Postans. The part of Arsace must be sung by what is technically called a contralto voice, -but Mrs. Alfred Shaw has much higher pretensions as a vocalist; and thus our two finest English singers will unite to render the same opera attractive. Those who formerly saw Pesa rone in Arsace, will be aware what may be done with the music ; and Grisi, in the season when Brambilla was in this country, will have left such an impression be hind her in Semiramide, as Miss A. Kemble will find it difficult to 'exceed. If she equal it, she will do more than any singer, a native of this country, ever yet accomplished. It was not originally intended to bring out Semiramide so early in the season, and we think it a pity that the management could not reserve it until the town is fuller. However, if Miss A. Kemble is indeed to retire at Christmas, there was no tim e t o be lost. Circumst ances h ave led to the production of the opera perhaps a fortnight before the period first designed ; but it was found that a new character was required for Miss A. Kemble, and accordingly Semi ramide has been a little hastened. It is advertised in the bills that there will be no performance on Friday next F in consequence of - the preparations. Since our last the cast of As You Like It, for the opening of Drury-lane, on Saturday next, has been published. Mrs. Nisbett is to play Rosalind, Ma cready would not relinquish Jaques to Phelps, and the town would have had reason to regret the change had he consented to do so. Keeley's Touchstone will be a new experitnent on the part of that very droll and clever actor; but we doubt whether the smart things of the part will come from his lips with suffi cient neatness and precision. The musical parts will be all well supported, and, looking at the cast, we should suppose that it is to be made a prominent feature. The new little afterpiece, called The Follies of a Night, is by Planche, and is an adaptation of a French vaudeville. It was said a few days ago that it was by C. Mathews, who plays in it, but that seems to be a mistake. Macready's bill for the commencement of his season is, on the whole, a good one. It seems that we are 'to have , King John • at both houses. At Covent-garden who is to be the Con stance ? We still say Mrs. Butler ' • but we k now that we say it only to have it contradicted in some quarters. We may be wrong, but our impression upon the subject is very strong, especially if it be found that her father cannot carry on the theatre to advantage without her aid. Then she will have the best excuse for coming forward; though people may be disposed to ask why, at his age, he mixed Vmself up with theatricals again ? Yet, if King John be . played (and it is already in some state of preparation), who is to play Falconbridge but C. Kemble ? And seeing him in the part, who will think of his 70 years? We hope that the reports regarding it are true, and with Vandenhoff for the King, C. Kemble for Falcon bridge, and Mrs. Butler for C ons t ance, t h ere would the public, be t e t e pe m r o c r e e iv to e Campbell, takes his benefit on Wednesday next, the 28th, at the Royal Grecian Saloon. Mr. Campbell's untiring exertibns, as caterer for the amusement of our lighter hours, and the excellence of the arrange ments at this favourite temple of the muses, since he has wielded the managerial baton, we think will in sure him, what we heartily wish, a bumper to over flowing. The evening's entertainments will consist of The Haunted Tower, an opera in three acts; Don Juan; a ball ; fireworks, a variety of dancing, and not less than forty songs, duets, glees, &c. We un derstand this is to be the last gala night of the season. —Sunday Paper. At the English Opera House, Mr. Carter, the Lion King, will take a benefit this evening, being the last night of his appearance in England. Mr. Carter, who challenges the world for 1,0001. to equal his per formance, will exhibit all his accustomed wonders, and will prove the extraordinary power he has ob tained over the savage tribe, and will remain in the cage as usual, and feed all the animals at the same time. The Dog of Monta?V‘ s and The Maide n ' s Dream will for m part of the amusements of th e evening. SUICIDE AT TIIE CIIAIN PIER, BRIGHTON. BRIG lITON, TII eßsnar.--Last evening, about seven . o'clock, the promenaders at the Chain-pier were thrown into great alarm by a soldier jumping off the pier-head into the sea. It appears that the soldi er, ladywho was s u t tering to himself, shortly afterwards hit a- private in the 19th Foot, was obser ve d by a took off his belt, bayonet, and cap, and hug them on the rails, and then got over on to a small lady spoke to him, telling him th parapet. The attendants at the pier would not allow such conducte ; he immediately answered, " I belong to the 19th"' into the sea. The lady, with 3 and then jumped rang the alarm bell, when severalet presence of mind, came to her assistance, and of the pier servants Barber, notwithstanding one of them, named James he is crippled in one hand from firing a salute ' ' a Ju d mEed into the s ea , caug ht hold of th e soldier piles with hi s lame n ung on by one o f t h e hand, them ag a i nst it. With the sea d as hi ng b ot h o f by life buoys, Mr. considerabl e difficulty, aided Mathews, the foreman of th e works, and others, got them out, and the soldier was immediately conveyed to the Sussex County Hospi t al, where Mr. Whitehouse, the house surgeon, and his assistants, persevered for t u h p e w upwards of deceased,two hours endeavouring to resuscitate without effect. The deceased was a recruit. about nineteen . years of age . I t was near l y l ow wa t er at thet and the h e i g ht t o th e wa t er , f rom w hi c h the deceasedline' jumped, w as u p war d s o f thi r ty f ee t. Great p laise is due to Barber for the courage display e d by - him, as 1t the sea was ve ry rough at the tim e , in add - o n to th e disadvantage of his being crippled, which occurre whilst he was firing a salute in honour of the arrival of William and Adelaide at Bright on. [ W IND SOR CASTLE.—Her Majesty the Queen h a Lord caused cards to be issued by the Chamberlain, inviting a numerous and distin • gmshed circle at the Castle from Saturday till uirWednesdays to me e t hi s Im perial Highness the Archduke Ferdinand o f A ustr i a. The Duke of Welli ngton house on Fridayfrornw 1 , who arri ve d at A ps l ey a mer Castle, went on Satur day, and Prince and Pri ncess Leicht enst e i n l e ft Ail var t's on Hotel on Friday, a d visit t o h er M a j es t y un til to-day. Th e E arl an Counttss of Jersey leave Middleton P ar k, n near Bicester, on to-day, for Windsor Castle many other personages of dis tinction have likewise received the Royal commands to join th e b r illi ant party partaking of the regal fes tivities at the Castle • HAYMARKET THEATRE. A farce, under the title of Curiarities of Literature, 4 was produced at this theatre on Saturday evening, and was quite successful. _lt is attributed to Mr. 'l3ourcicault, and though he does not acknow ledge the piece, it is more to his credit than his co medy brought out last week at Covent-garden. The following is an outline of the plot :—Sir Terence Velvet (Tilbury) is at the head of what is called (in the farce) the Transportation office in Downing street ; he is also a Member of Parliament, but at the opening of the piece his interest is opposed at Mary bury, to which place he goes in haste, leaving his af fairs, diplomatic and otherwise, in the hands of an agent whom he has never seen. This violent impro bability must be allowed for the sake of what follows. He leaves instructions behind him for his unseen agent, which instructions are by mistake carried to a person of the name of William Shakspeare Dibbs (Webster), who is a candidate for the situation of Secretary to the Double-action Anti-matrimonial Non -population Company. Dibbs, it should be stated, is an author, in prose and poetry ; he lives in a garret, of course is in the last and lowest stage of poverty, but is engaged on a work which is to harrow up the very soul of society, being the " Life and Death of Airs. Brownrigg," who flogged her apprentices to death. This part of the character is meant to ridicule that style of writing which has become popular within these: few years, and the thief excellence of which seems to consist in the accumulation and exaggeration of vulgar horrors. Into the hands of Dibbs fall the instructions Sir Terence Velvet has left behind him, and accordingly Dibbs proceeds to Downing-street, and is duly received and installed as the agent of the Transportation Board. In this capacity, and in the absence of his principal, be has interviews with depu tations, with Members of Parliament, with ladies of title, and others, upon' the business of Sir Terence Velvet ; all which business Dibbs transacts much to his own satisfaction, but to the apparent utter confusion of the affairs of his employer. Here, of course, we have various scenes of cquivoque, generally droll, if not always new, and in the m id st of the blundering thus occasioned, Sir Terence Velvet returns, to the dismay of all parties, and not least to his own, when he finds what has occurred. It turns out, however, that Dibbs has unconsciously accoin.. plished all the plans of his principal, and consequently he is taken into the full favour and confidence of the Baronet. The result is a double marriage between Miss Velvet and a Major Blunt (Brindal), and be tween Dibbs and Lady Pension Hunter, while Sir . Terence is left in full possession of his seat in Parlia ment, of his place in Downing-street, and of all his political influence. • ~' //L 9 4 ?, 1i 0 1 2 36 645 9 !, 5 11 1 47 2.2 1 40 sfo• ~.,.!