The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-06 00:00:00

1 3 0 0 8 0 Fashi ona b le Woollen Tro T ROWSER S. wsers, from Equestrian Doeskin, on L. Hyam's new Principle of cutting, strongly recom i,suiended to sporting gentlemen, from ack Cassimere, from S uperfi CHILDREN'S DRESSES. ne Cloth Dresses consisting of a y r "ic, Vest, and Trows ' ers, from L4O„I 12 0 uulh's Dresses, of any colnar, consisting Jacket, Vest, and Trowsers, from .... 1 5 0 , 1 14 0 11 _4.3 the Shooting Season is now fast approaching, ' Sportsmen Sho o . articularly requested to inspect the immense stock of sna „ing Coats, prepared at this Establishment ; they are rn ',u'actured in the most fashionable style, of the most novel ater ials, and at unusually low prices. Shooting Coats, with k g "r , pockets, from 15s. to 255. A large stock of Mourning ePt PO nStalltly on hand, for immediate use, made in the best P 4 si ble manaer. Naval and Military Uniforms, and Liveries, A very d escription, made i n the most approve d sty l e. Worlphlet, containing a general list of prices, may be had n application. AT Th l3 „ l. l ll eli Establishments—Liverpool, 63 and 65, Lord-street ; caeter, 0 6, Market-street Ihrmingham, 23, New-street; Bristol, 42, Wine-street ; Leeds, 9, Briggate. Observe the Name and Address— L. HYAM. I'ANT ECHNETHECA, 36, GRACECHURCH-STREET, CITY, FEAATER , S RAIBROCATION for GOUT, RHEUMATISM, TIC DOLOREDX, f o a Letter addressed by Trevor Holland, Esq., Surgeon, Lo C armock, n ear Walsall, Staffordshire, on the 6th July last, the Editor of the " Times :" „ eleSir,—l think it a duty I owe to the public to make known :nfficacy of a re me dy w hi c h I met w i t h acc id en t a lly, an d o l n eh has b een o f suc h wonderful benefit t• myself. Some Zths ago I met w i t h a very severe acc i dent, hav i ng dislo "ted and fractured my ancle sev ere ly. F rom the great tender ' of the joint I was quite unable to walk, the limb con dill",l very much swollen and adematons, and I suffered dreadfully from severe attacks of spasms in the night, which e a l , ended from the ande to the leg, thigh, back, and to the 111 " 113 . Having exhausted every resource of relief which I and p i Medical friends in the country could suggest, to no i r Pas-e, I set out for London with the intention of con b-ux',lng Sir Benjamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea will ' lin g. By accident I met wifh Mr. Veaver, 16 Ludgate-hill, had applied his Embrocation, and, to my great astonishment, : net spasm that night, nor have I had one since. The next , r nmg I came down stairs withme. my crutches, and was :ne to walk, the swelling of the limb soon subsided, and I am ten s recover i ng. Having for many years had an ex .tnai dvdri eimg my y ical practice i n th e coun t y o f St a ff or d. I know of medicin a l compound possessing such wonderful efficacy. testimony to Mr. Fea.ver's Embrocation, I am ac tuated gratitude by no oth er mot i ve than titude to him, and a sincere t (..e.tre to m a k e k nown his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf erers. Possessing, as I ever did, the strongest prejudice l ainst everything in the shape of quackery, I should be the t man to uph o ld a system wh i ch , genera ll y s peaking, I know I° be nothing but a nefarious traffic and humbug. " I am, your obedient servant, " TREVVR HOLLAND, Surgeon. " Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire. 66 P. S. At the various consultations held upon my case, the '''rg'ons a n d p h ys i cians (incluffing myself) were decidedly of N‘inion that the frequent violent attacks of spasms would ter minate in lock-jaw, but, an I have before stated , I have not h, 'I th e slightest symptoms of spasms since the first application of ti,c6l extraordinary embrocation.--T. H." This j'ustly-celebrated remedy (which is equ.tlly efficaciousah in any of t;:e above afflictions) may be obtained of, orthrou, any respectable wholesale or retail Chemist in Town or. Country, at the Depot, corner of Wellington-st reet, trand , from the Proprietor, 3lr. Feaver, 16, Ludgate. •hill, London. PUBLICATIONS. With copious Index and Profitable Hints, A • PLAIN and PRACTICAL GUIDE to the INCOME,TAX, 5 and 6 Viet., cap. 35. By A COMMISSIONER. Price Is. (post-free, by authority.) Enables every person to fill up their own Papers, avoids all penalties, fines, and liabilities, and is expressly adapted to the use of every trade, profession, employment, and vocation, be • sides containing valuable information and copious instructions all points; the whole freed from the obscurity of legal lan guage, mad put into plain English. London : published and sold by E. Smith, at the Central Office, No. 6, Wellington-street, Strand ; and W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row. Price ls. (post-free, by authority). This day is published, the Third Edition, Bvo., with elates, Price 7s. ON DISEASES OF TIIE BLADDER AND PROSTATE GLAND. By WILLIAM COULSON, Surgeon to the Magdalex Hospital, &c. This edition has been carefully revised in all its parts, and much valuable matter has been added to the chapters on Urine, on Stone, and on the Affections of the Prostate Gland. Longman and Co., Paternoster-rovv, London. LEEDS. danchester. Ell 6, Blue Pits 9 r 20, Eastwood 21, )werby Bridge 28t 36, Dewsbury 41, LEEDS 60. Arrival at Manchester. 8 301~t 9 30 10 50 11 45 1 1 B 5 0 6 35 8 45 10 0 11 30 NI 1 1 E 9 30 10 0 40 M. ESTER. TRAINS Gloucester. Wor cester. 8 15 10 8 1 4 2 47 5 22 9 1 10 40 EA Birmini ham. ----, 9 40 11 7 2 0 3 3 6 6 45 946 11 3 0 9 0 D Arrive at ing 10 30Mornia • 1 0 Afterr n. 6 0 I 8 0 fl DAYS. 4102 15 Aftern , I 8 15 A SGOW. 9, and 11 5/1, afl and 5 30 E. Last llivde%, TICS. REPORTS. 'al amount pended to es of latest Balance Sheets s. d. :6,705 9 8 13,983 0 0 12,049 • 0 4,823 16 2 36,663 10 1 81,262 4 4 0,552 5 8 38,242 , 4 11 13,234 18 7 37,299 14 11 19,116 5 3 10,590 3 1 ) 17,147 19 10 12,478 211 15,000 • • 18,919 19 11 15,399 12i [5,255 8 6' 14,807 I 0 r 1,717 4 7 19,359 0 11 17,875 10 ti 16,= 4 2 10,172 19 11 2 5,045 2 1 7,956 13 .9,036 13 [4,877 15 1 12,077 10 2 10,169 14 2 ,2,629 10 0 ;5,120 7 7,695 0 8 11,527 • 0 r 5,468 5 4, 10,264 11 3 11,941 6 0 cent , aunt '0 7. 6 3 6 7 14 3 .. 6 0 4 0 6 0 6 ° 3 ° 6 13 3 I n s 4 " 4 10 :ompanies ore x i c i to. the Sun-0g . .,, , they will be d ' [ER rt , J. -ain were sh o d fresh suppli e o 3 of new vv_ 00 qr.advalle e i 3O tntity of for e _ e l s. per qr. a bu ,o eas, and oats t ; / , value. The ck. t 1 N G LAS r to ,,, )ate. 990 qrs. Lr 79 450 • new)......... (old) ..... 9 5 ` new) old) ... v (new)..... . - (old) ....... 20 0. 7 Tew 221!•;1 , vow 2 47; 14s De . r sack)... 42s . • ' 491. Country... 4 l °l p e nd prices s Imlay full.wit Ind was live t 11/ n Pigs a te ) not so 13 1, lower.—B7i9 ; Calves, 1 to Mutton, 3 , 5 ' to ?ork, 2s. Bu* ffee l the least ell fp small, but a • quality ls• re • vas rather t o o f 7s. 6d., and IVATIONA.L LOAN FUND LIFE ASSOI, ANCE SOCIETY, FOR C,R, NTING 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. I John itawson, Eq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, tsq, George Lungiey, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves,A.M.F.R. S. ACTUARY -W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R. S. SURGEON--E. S. Symes, Esq. Soucrroas—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewers, and Gmmanney. BANKERS —Messrs. Giyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Life Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the Ass:red, the Society .affords succour to th e A ssure d hi mse lf ( proport i one d to pre vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. UNION LONDON FRIENDLY NATIONAL INSTITUTION. Under the Patronage of The Right Hon. Lord LYNDHURST, Lord High Chancellor of Great Brit , in. The Right Hon. Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord Steward of the Household. The Right Hon. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Bart., M.P., First Lord of the Treasury. The Right Hon. Earl of ABERDEEN, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. And upwards of 600 distinguished Noble Lords and Ladies. To give Employment to industrious Artisans, by a distribu tion of about 2,000/. worth of Cabi ne t F urn i t u re ; an d S car f s , Handkerchiefs, Ducapes, and Plain Satins, in Dresses of 14 yard s each, manufactured by the Distressed Spitalfields' Weavers. Subscription Receipts, 2s. 6d. To b e d ec i ded four times a-year, viz., in March, June, Sep tember, and December. he next Distribution will take place on THURSDAY, 15th September, 1842. but The Society req u i re no g if t or d ona ti on f or th e i r suppor t. every subscription of 2s. 6d. entitles the subscriber to a chance of obtaining some article of their manufacture, varying :.vllue from 10s. to 20/. 111 Funds are expended in giving employment to indus trious Artizans, and distributing the teroduce of their labour among the Subscribers, which, under the present great depres sion of 'trade, gives a stimulus to their industry. Notice.—A subscription of 10s. constitutes a Yearly sub scriber, entitled to Four Chances, one each Quarter, and so on for every additional 10s. 'subscribed, who, if he should not gain a Prize during the year, will be entitled to an article of the Cabinet-makers' Society or Silk -weavers' manufacture, the value of which will depend on the amount he subscribes. All Letters for Subscription Receipts, enclosing the amount, will be answered by return of Post. Treasurer, W. Thurnell; Secretary, W. Crofton, 71, Leadenhall-street. Receipts for Subscriptions for this Quarter's strib to be had until T en o ' clock on Wednesday night, the Di 14th ution of Sep tember—Society's Establishment, 71, Leadenhall-street. TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to an rder of the' HIGH COURT of CHANCE made in aO Cause of POLLARD v. ETHERI/iGTON, and two other Causes, with the approbation of Sir Guru; WIL SON, one of th e M asters of the Court, at the Sun Inn, Chat , in th e county of Kent, on To ESDAY, the 4th day of Oc tober; 1 842, between the hours of One and Two in the After noon, in One Lot ; Tho DWELLING HOUSE S, situate in RICHARD aNSTREET,A CHAT HAM, together with TWO PIECES of D, one of w hi c h Pi eces of Land is on the east side thereof, and " contains 23 feet in front, and 13 feet 4 inches in depth, and the other on the west side, and contains 10 feet in front, and 13 feet in depth, in the respective occupations of Charles Bromley and Messrs. Lock, and at the respective rents of 81. Per annum. Th e prem i ses are held under lease for the residue a term of 932 • years from the 25th day of March, 1804, at the yearly rent of Ten Shillings. Particulars may be had gratis, at the said Master's Cham bers, in So uthampton -buildings, Chancery-lane, London ;of Messrs. Watson and Broughton, Solicitors, No. 5, Falcon-square, Alde rsgate•street ; of Messrs. Willoughby, SolicitorsrLancas. ter-place, Wate r l oo B r i dge ; of Messrs. Sandys and 'Pearson, pSolicitors, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street ;of Messrs. Essell and rYwood, Solicit ors , R oc h ester, Kent ; and of Mr. Richard all, Solicit or , R ochester, aforesaid; and at the principal Inns in Rochester and Chatham, aforesaid. WATSON and BROUGHTON, Falcon-square. SAVE YOUR INCOME-TAX BY PURCHASING COALS AT THE A_NTI-MONOPOLY COAL COMPANY'S s°le J. Central remove Office, 9, Charing-cross. GRAGAN, d from 31 to No. 9, late ma nager , eu Purchaser, and seller since 1839, t o t h e f o ll ow i ng gentle all of whom have left 31, except tw o . A Evrart, Esq. M.P. f G. Pryme, Esq., ex.M.,P. •T. Holroyd, 'Es G. Rennie, Esq., ex-M.P. Leader , E q sq.,.M.P. IR. W. Rotham, Esq. D. Lewis, Esq. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. , J. Gbagan and Company beg to inform :he public in general 'o at their establishment i s enabled to supply the best coal at is. 6d. per ton less than at 31, in consequence of being based on practical experience, together with strict economy. Best 2 65., Seconds from 245. 6d. to 255., Walls End Coals 235., Anthracit e 305., Coke las., small 123., delivered within four miles of Charing-cross, without extra charges, for cash on delivery_ Address (pre-paid) to J. Ghagan and Co., No. 9, Charing- Cross. • FIRST-RATE CLOTHING.—By first-rate is If understood that high gentlemanly character of CLOTH ING, to obtain which it has hitherto been found necessary to pay extravagantly high prices, but is now well known can be obtained from the Pantechnetheca Tailoring and Outfitting Establishment, 36, GRACECHURCH-STREET, CITY, L. 1-1 YAM, Proprietor. The largest and most splendid in the world at the under-mentioned charges, warranted equal in every respect, as regards quality, style, and fashion, to any elnanating from the most fashionable houses at the West-end, where those who pay prompt are obliged to suffer for persons v.t'9 take unlimited credit. The Proprietor having six very ex tensive establishments, advantageously situated in the principal manufacturing towns in the kingdom, and having capital at com mand, he is enabled to take every advantage of the fluctuations of the markets, independently of which he is a manufacturer of a great part of his stock. His enormous consumption enables him to buy immense quantities of goods of very first-rate quality for cash, considerably below their real value; and as he pursues but one system in selling, charging a uniform percentage, the lowest ever offered to the public : the result is that those who honour him with their confidence and commands will receive the full benefit of his capital and experience. An immense quantity of gqods always on hand, suitable for immediate use, made in first rate style and fashi on , an d a t rea ll y aston i s hi ng pr i ces. T he Proprietor particularly invites attention to his immense stock of waistcoats, the newest, and richest designs are always kept 3 n hand, ready made, splendidly cut, and manufactured in the best possible ma nner : an d h e can say, w i t h out except i on, that he is the largest maker in the kingdom, 1,000 Waistcoats be ing manufactu re d d a il y f or hi s car i ous E sta bli s h ments. L. Byam's List of Prices for Garments made to Order, in the *first style of Fashion and Workmanship. Ge ntlemen's fine Dress Coats, fr0m......£ I 8 0 to£2 2 0 Extra Imperial ditto, best quality manu factured . x Superfine PrOck . Coats or Surtouts, with silktra facings, from anulrnracpeturrial ditto, ed . i . tto . , the best quality Th rn e new Water-proof Summer Wrappers, 218 0 a real luxury for warm weather, im pervious to rain, and a protection from dust, of a style and fabric perfectly unique, made with silk collar and faced with silk, for VESTS. Handsome Tolinett and Valentia Vests, fro m v.eßant Thib et S hawl pattern ditto Plain Satin in eegant style, fro m and Figured l Velvets in the richest style, from °lack Cassimere, from 2 12 0 O 8 0 o 11 0 O 15 0 T. a be 6 at last ni, ( j, a good denl .. ° o he best P: 0% ,, , -ior sorts, „ 5, , , at 48s to 6.` ..., 4 1P is Bd, for Po- Quarter —4 6° # (1 0 ;t,ding 00 ,, ing 488 5, aung 4 1 ' .--s 6 Bushel pop ......32s Od t° 6. 46 Cd to £4l 1° 42 1 ° ..... 30 16 II ° • 5 y q - .. 0 15 ... •• 11 0 ............ ............... 4 , l e 0 ........... ..........• )t 5tb5. ..... . a t.' do ', 58 e• 0 10 9 rnberton ••••• 19 0 ;sell's Heaton 1 9 6 wart's......... 19 6 sop ............. 1,1 6 lioe ............. rot ......... ve wn'sDeane r y 0 g enwood .. .. mour Tees••• Hetton .... .t aettOn••• • st Tees .... . .... lb 6 JO 6 1 6 0 16 0 .......... • •:: Nett. )f 15, Carilo°iis' ( 40' ftiv r 'v ark, the lacil° J. Mr• - ,W• daug hter °' hn Turnerlioafa Per of zamstfr>.../' Mr. R. Cid' ohn Dablo9 n, Mrs. 88et' ot ., p a rk. o , s l 1° of the ft Hants, Ge°4 sin , Esq• e ldes t , Wit ° f Y° L a 114 112, S tr 2 mber r, u, THE SALE TESTIMONIAL. (From the Bombay Times.) We take blame to ourselves that we have not, be fore now, adverted to the subscription for a Sword, or testimonial of some sort, fo Sir Robert Sale, now in progress amongst the Bengal civilians. This move ment amongst the members, of the civil service is as graceful .as it is well-merited ; and as its object, and the time of its selection, have been well chosen. The amount subscribed by each has been limited to a maximum of Rs. 10, and it is needless to state that no subscription under this has' been set down. We have not observed what the grand total on the list presently amounts to, .but we should think that, by the time the papers are called in, it might be guessed at by multiplying 460—the number of civil servants — by 10, the amount subscribed by each—that is, to Its. 4,600. It is proposed to subscribe for a separate testimonial to Lady S a l e : an d cer t a i n ly no thing can more tend to enh ance t h e se lf- sa ti s f ac ti on which her heroic husband m us t f ee l at t h e pos iti on his own gallant conduct has procured for him, than to know how becomingly those who are dearest to him have borne themselves throughout a period of unexampled trial, where courage and patience were of such unappreciable value. It is, we trust, re- served for Lady Sale to be the chronicler of those fearful scenes in the midst of which the hearts of so many men failed them, but where her's never for one moment quailed. And, poor Sturt—yet why should we say poor of one who fills a hero's grave, where so many siMP forgotte4,—in the midst of the homage paid to ;,his living relations, his memory must not be unremembered. A nation's gratitude is due to them, and will be accorded them : —the evidence of the estimation in which they are held by their fellow-citizens will s p ee dil y b e w i t h them. We trust that the gallant veteran and his heroic lady,—with their bereaved daughter, the widow of the bravest soldier who fell' at Tezeen, and who, had he found spirits congenial, might have saved Caubul—may speedily be restored to their country ; and withdrawing themselves at length from the perils of war, live through many a tranquil day of the bright autumn of a green old age, to reflect on the deeds they have done, and the dangers and diffi cu l t i es t h ey have endured--knowing that, while England remains what she is and has ever been, it is on characters and conduct such as theirs that it is her pride and glory to I dwell ! CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. (From Cleave's England and America contrasted.") The constitution is essentially popular, and there is no office in the country to which a naturalised foreigner is ineligible. The Government is strictly republican. The ad ministration of affairs is confided by the federal con stitution to three grand departments, namely, the legislative, executive, and the justiciary. The legis lative branch of government is composed of delegates chosen from the body of the people, for the period of two years, who are required to assemble in general congress annually, for the purpose of enacting such laws and deliberating upon such subjects as the exi gencies of the country at large may require. This body is denominated the House of Representatives, who, in conjunction with the Senate, composed of two Members from each State, chosen by the territorial legislatures, constitute the first department. The Executive branch of the Government is con stituted by the President, who is elected by the people for the period of four years, and the Senate, without whose advice and consent the President is almost wholly devoid of power, not having authority even to appoint his own cabinet council. The Judiciary is composed of seven Judges, nomi nated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate, who are supreme in all their decisions upon legal and constitutional questions referred to them in the shape of appeals, not only from State sovereignties, but also from the Grand Consolidated Union. These Judges are appointed during good behaviour, and are ame nable to the people for official misconduct only through the medium of the United States' Senate. The Executive branch of the Government is subdi vided into the following departments. viz. Department of State — , Department of the Treasury, Post-office Department, Department of War the A h t e t a o l n i e o y f - I,% G rh e i n c e h r Department of the Navy, r they.are in aalr'e styled secretaries ; eligible to a seat in either House of the National Representation, but sit as a Privy Council, for advice to the President in all matters with which he is offi cially charged. The three grand divisions of Go - vernment enact and carry into effect all laws of a ge neral nature, and superintend the welfare of the whole Union, but refer to local or State assemblies the power of governing themselves, agreeably to the wishes of the people, in their own particular mode; hence it is that no two of the States are governed alike or sub ject to the same cote of laws. The district of Columbia, which has been appro priated exclusively to the uses and purposes of the general Government, con t a i ns th re e cities, viz., Wash ington, Georgetown, a n d Al exan dria. In the former city are located the Capitol of the nation, the Presi dent's house, and all other public buildings, rendered necessary at the seat of Government. The Capitol is built after the plan of St. Peter's Cathedral at Rome. The President's house is large and magnificently fur nished, and has very much the appearance of Gold smith's hall, in rear of the General Post-office, Lon don. White marble being found in the greatest pro fusion in many parts of the United States, all public and many private buildings are built of that beautiful and splendid material. The district of Columbia is only a place of importance during the sessions of Con gress ; its population is little short of fifty thousand. The salaries of the leading public officers are as follow : President, per annum . 425,000 or £5,000 0 Vice .President 5,000 or 1,000 0 Secretary of State ......... 6,000 or 1,200 0 Secretary of Treasury 6,000 or 1,200 0 Secretary of War .......... 6,000 or 1,200 0 Secretary of Navy ....... 6,000 or 1,200 0 Postmaster General 6,000 or 1,200 0 Foreign Ministers .... 9,000 or 1,800 0 Charge des Affaires ... . .... 3,500 or 700 0 Members of Congress, per day, during the session Members of the Senate ...... 12 or 2 8 and one day's pay for each twenty miles travelling to and returning from the seat of Government, according to the most direct mail route. STEAM AN TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Having read the expose in the Times of this morning of the discouraging situation of the different Atlantic Steam Navigation Companies, I take the liberty of offering a few suggestions with respect to the West India and Notth American lines, which I con s ideration of those companies, and would receive the att en tion and think are worthy of the serious under their notice. properly brought con currence of the Government, if ........„ ........ ............. Almost every person who possessed a knowledge of the expense of steam-ships pronounced from the beginning that the West India Company must prove a failure, and the prediction has unfortunately been realised. It is now generally understood, that the Company have made a new arrangement with Go vernment, by which certain parts of their contract have been modified, and the service to be performed greatly reduced. They were obliged b y th e ir origi nal contract to dispatch a steamer ever y fortnight from Havannah to New Orleans, Charleston, New York, and Halifax, for what . Purpose no one could ever conjecture; this service is under the modified contract to be dispensed with. St. Thomas is to be made the central depot, from which, on the arrival of the steamer every fortnight from England, four steamers are to be dispatched to the British islands, but the mails for Mexico and the foreign islands are only to be forwarded by every alternate steamer, or once a month. These alterations will doubtless effect a considerable saving, but they will never either retrieve the affairs of the Company, nor will the publi c derive the ad vantage of having the mails carried with greater cer tainty or speed. The principal evil remai ns unaltered. The - Company have undertaken , and still persist in the plan of conveying the mails between the islands in steamers of 1,500 tons and 500 horses' power, whereas the service could be performed at less than one half of the expense by steamers of 500 tons and 200 horses' power, and with a much greater degree o f c ertainty, the smaller steamer being much more manageable, and much better adapted for runn ing i nto h ar b ours . Any man acquainted with the expense o f steamers 0 will inform you that you increase the size and power of a ship you increase the e xpense i n a muc h greater ratio ; the expenditure and wear and tear of a vessel of 1,200 tons, and 400 horse s ' power , w ill b e far more than double that of one of 600 tons, and 200 horses' power. ~~~ /-----------------_________ --2 . . 3. ,-...,_._ 11"k.P.,_ (1`.,,- c„.. 0 'C tept. - ••.'•., \ ,7. , /,' .'„ ‘,,..----' NI, ~ ..=•.'s ' "'• ''''''. ... ... r: f __ z , „f•• ...It' .......r- ,:•,' • -.,- _ 4 ), , , -' 11.,.. ... ...,_ _ , .. aff . • . 't 't•k. - - se A4' ~,i, CN=._ , , . . 0. - t, r . ..e,,, 1t .4 - ...'„,:f- - ) - i -,.. z ...7 , ,, i ,.. i ,' ;) ,V...,% t ,._ , z r, r ' * _ .-• , • , N 4 .4, , L,,,,,- , 7 -.f • ----,... A i ' 4 , 1 ~„.„.. '"--- •`^..,. (i 1 j , ..,.; -44 '`, - •,.- } lit .3 1 4-41 .----.!..,, l': ~,- I v ., --' ~ . , ~, 44,.. ~ . .. . + la, ~..-• ,Aulk , 't ‘?"'"_ -c=- ICe*Vc--- ' ' ,l F. ° Ar „ , fa',. , :t.• S . 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The New Volume of this unrivalled Collection, in a neatly bound Pocket Volume, embellished with Engravings, price 65.. comprises HO MEWARD BOUND. _ By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq. This Collection now comprises the following, among many other celebrated Works of Fiction, each complete in one pocket volume, embellished with Engravings, price 65.. J. FENIMORE COOPER.—The Pilot, The Spy, The Water-Witch, The Red Rover, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pioneers, The Prairie, Lionel Lincoln, The Borderers, The Bravo, The Headsman, Heidenmauer, Precaution. G. P. R. JAMES.—Darnley, De L'Ormv, Philip Augustus, Henry Masterton. _ _ _ _ TIIEODORE HOOK. —The Parson's Daughter, Max well, Jack Brag, Gilbert Gurney, The Widow and the Mar quis. All in the Wrong. Miss AUSTEN.—Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger ,kbbey and Persuasion (in 1 vol. ), Pride and Prejudice. MORlER.—Haiji Baba, Haiji Baba in England, Zohrab. Sir E. L. 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It is equally serviceable in Rheumatism, Fever, Lumbago, Cramp, &c., and the testimonials as to its efficacy are numerous and conclusive. These Pills are sold by all Medicine Vendors in town and country, in boxes at Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Purchasers should be especially careful to ask for " Simco's Gout and Rheumatic Pills," and not be persuaded to buy any others. STARCH. —BROWN and POLSON beg to in vite the attention of laundresses and the public to their PATENT POWDER STARCH, unequalled for strength, co lour, and purity. It gives a fine and glossy finish, does not stick to the iron, and requires no boiling. The annexed certi ficate of that eminent chemist, Dr. Fyfe, will prove that it is free of potatoe, and contains no deleterious ingredient. " I hereby certify that I have submitted to chemical investi gation the starch manufactured by Messrs. 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TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS. Copies of Testimonials, Grati s, by all Agents. GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, hPr Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, mad the Lords of the Treasury, is universally recommended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis orders incident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! By the most simple, delightful, arid fragrant Compound! Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure ; many thou sand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex pense, yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary toi nduce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Corn mcns have used it. The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.R. S. See J. B. Lachfleld, Esq.'s Letter, Whitebait Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls it a national blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The late Mr. Abernethy, with many others, recommend Grim stone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the Student's Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters of Testimonies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of the first respectability. Nottingham, 28th Aug., 1841. This extraordinary cure is attested by Mr. James Wilcockson Foreign Snuff and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham. To Mr. W. Grimstone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, London. Sir, --I feel great pleasure in sending you the particulars of my case, and the miraculous cure performed on myself, by using your truly valuable Eye-Snuff. Sir, I am now in my 93d year, and a native of Holland, have been in this country 26 years. Whether from change of climate, or my advanced age, I cannot sahbut for six years I have been deprived of sight, therefore unable to follow my business. I do most sincerely believe I should have remained in darkness and pain but for the kind recommendation of a friend to use your invention. I purchased a 23. 4d. canister of your agent, andM . Wilcockson, to bacconist, who knows the ab ove to be facts, will bear wit ness to my extraordinary recovery of that most inestimable blessing of our life—" Perfect Sight"—l declare has proceeded from the use of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffer ing, you may make what use you please of this letter, Mr. Wil cockson and many o thers will vouch for its truth. I refer the sufferers to this gen tleman, being your Agent, and ,so ell known in Nottingham. I am, Sir, your obliged servant, 28th Aug. 1841. ANNIS ZENIA 111ASSENIA. P. S.—Sir,—l should not do you justice without stating my telief was almost instantaneous. My eyes }ecame clear and freed from humour, and by persevering in its use very fre quently I am enabled to read small print without the aid of Glasses, and continue to enjoy God's greatest blessing—Sight ! free from pain. I have reason to be grateful, and do recom mend your Eye Snuff to all I know. A. Z. M. Nottingham. Observe the Caution.—W. GRIMSTONE is the sole in ventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in canisters, at Bd., Is. 3d. , 2 s. 4 d. , 4s. 4d., Bs. and 15s. 6d. each by the Proprietor, W. Glimstone, at 39. Broad-street, Bloomsbury, and can be obtained in all the principal town s, s and and rifles. 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BENGAL.—In our obituary to-day, we record, on sure information, the death of Captain Skinner, late of the 61st Regiment N. 1., and of the Commigsariat (and very latterly the political) department in Aff ghanistan. He was highly regarded in his regiment. His gentlemanly manners and feelings, and his thorough kindness of heart, won for him the warm esteem of all his brother officers, and they have the satisfaction now of knowing that, much as his loss is to be lamented, he had earned for himself a name which must cause his memory to be lire served with honour, and reflect credit on the corps of which he had been so many years a member, and in which his professional character may be said to have been formed. In the trying scenes of the memorable and awful retreat from Caubul to Jugdulluk, his noble conduct had gained not only the admiration of his friends merely, but the re spect of his enemies; and we are assured, upon un questionable authority, that even Akbar Khan grieved when he heard'of Skinner's death, and thus showed himself not wholly destitute of the feelings of humanity ; and we also know it to be a fact that he had search made for the body, was successful in find ing it—unmutilated too—and had it decently interred —a solitary instance of real respect for a fallen enemy, by that man, which was extorted from him by his involuntary admiration of the courage, integrity, and wisdom of Capt. Skinner, of which the Khan still speaks whenever the name is mentioned. We have now details, from a good source, which differ some what from those furnished by a late number of the Bombay Times, on the subject of poor Skinner, and we believe the reader may rely on them as being per fectly correct. When his house was attacked on the 2d of November last, and his life clamorously sought for by the ruffians of the city, he narrowly escaped into the house of an Affghan neighbour (opposite to his own) who saved him, in consideration of his for nin disinterested kindness to several members of the family, and whose aged mother, in defiance of great personal danger, and the prejudices of a Mussulman female, came forth in the midst of the affray, and seiz ing him by his hand, called him her son, and drew him into her house; and to the great risk of his pro tectors (whom we are sure Government will duly honour, if they are discovered when we get to Caubul —indeed it would be well if General Pollock named that family in a proclamation on arriving at the capi tal, as one that should be protected for that deed) he remained there—the sanctity of the harem being violated for his sake, in the recesses of which he lay concealed for upwards of a month. But Ameen Ool lah, who was then all powerful in Caubul, forced him at last from his sanctuary, but treated him well, and after a few days transferred him to Akbar Khan, who soon conceived a regard for him, and over whom he obtained so great an influence, that the prisoners have said, if mortal man could have saved our doomed army in the course of its retreat, poor Skinner could have done so; and it is felt by the ladies and other prisoners that they owed their lives, in that dread ful hour of danger, mainly to his efforts ; for through great personal risk (as may easily be conceived) and difficulty, he obtained frequent interviews with Akbar Khan, who, under Skinner's influence, at last agreed to save them. He endeavoured also, out of his pure personal regard, to save Skinner him self, urging him always to remain with him where alone was at that time safety, when the cry to mur der every Feringhee—man, woman, and child-was all over the hills ; but Skinner firmly resisted these persuasions, and after the interview rejoined his post, and at last, when Elphinstone and Shelton were pri soners, in the afternoon of the 12th of January, on an interview which the gallant and devoted young officer had with Akbar Khan, the latter actually laid hands on him to detain him (with a friendly motive) when Skinner exclaimed—" What, Sirdar, do you violate your faith with me ?"—to which Akbar answered, — "If you put that construction on my actions, go ; but I implore you to stay"—but Skinner would not, though then there was but a miserable remnant of the force remaining, and those who now survive think he might have, without dereliction, constituted himself a prisoner. But he thought otherwise—and we think he decided rightly and nobly, however fa tally for himself, poor fellow—and refused to abandon duty while any of the men still held together ; and while riding from Akbar's tent towards the handful of soldiers still remaining, he was shot—the deed hav ing been perpetrated by a Ghilzie Chief who followed him, and who is said to have been jealous of his influence over Akbar Khan, and fearful lest it might be the means of obtaining the liberation of the prisoners, and the escape of the othersurvivors. Surely this Chief is known, and will be marked accord ingly. Thus fell Captain James Skinner of the 61st, an officer whose really great value to the ser vice was only thoroughly known when Government were about to be deprived of his services • for one who knew him well, in Affghanistan, and who is most competent to appreciate the qualifications that render an officer pre-eminently serviceable to the state, thus speaks of what we may call his local professional character :—" Had James Skinner lived, his perfect knowledge of the language, habits, and modes of thinking of the people of the country, and of their real social and political state, combined with his in fluence among all with whom he came in contact, from his acknowledged integrity, persuasive and gen tlemanly manners (for he had more tact in his inter course with Affghans than almost any man I have ever seen) and his various other qualifications as a servant of Government, must shortly have raised him to that station to which, although ong entitled, his claims were not understood until the late adverse cir cumstances of his countrymen in Affghanistan called forth this display." The loss of an officer to whom, at a still early . period of his life, such a character as this is deservedly given by one fully capable of a due appreciation of public conduct and character, is indeed a loss to Government, which is not to be supplied without very great difficulty, if to be fully supplied at all; but it must afford great and just consolation to Captain Skinner's friends and relatives to be able to say, on such undeniable grounds as those we have set forth, " he would have achieved honourable greatness in his country's service, had it pleased God to have spared him for a longer course of duty."—English man, June 14. A storm took place in the afternoon of Wednesday last, at Nismes, during which the lightning struck the tower of the church of Sainte Perpetue, broke the cross at the top, destroyed part of the cornice, set fire to the wood-work, and then went perpendicularly down into the body of the building. Here, after traversing the vestry and burning the wood-work of a chaTel, the fluid pa sse d out through a fissure made in the wall. Although the explosion was tremendous, the Cure,. who was writi ng i n the vestry, had sufficient presence of mind to seek assist ance, and join in extinguishing the fire. Material damage was done. The gilt frame of the altar-piece was entirely blackened, and the inkstand of the Care was melted, and the glass broken. It appears, also, that the North American steamers which have performed their work with such admi rable regularity have made no prcfit, and no body of private individuals will continue .a• service which in volves so great an amount of capital, without receiving a remuneration. As the present line of communica tion with the West Indies seems to be defective, and ,must sooner or later be abandoned, I would propose that the West India mails be forwarded via Halifax by the present line of steamers, and that the West India Company take them thence to St. Thomas (or any other central island in the West Indies) in a large steamer, to be then dispersed in smaller steamers throughout the islands, and I will now proceed to prove the practicability of my plan by showing the great expense which will be saved by its adoption, without increasing the distance or time ; and I would beg any person who may read this letter, and who takes an interest in the subject, to look to the position of Liverpool or Southampton, Halifax, and St. Thomas, on the map, and then read the following statement, and I think he will agree with me that the mails can be landed in the West Indies, via Halifax, in as short a time as they are at present, and at nearly one-half the expense. _ . _ The distance from Southampton to St. Thomas is about 4,000 miles, which the West India steamers occupy about 20 days in performing. The distance from Liverpool to Halifax is about 2,500 miles, which, by a statement which recently appeared in the Nautical Magazine, the North Ame rican steamers have performed, winter and summer, in an average of 13 days on the outward voyage, and. 10 to 11 days bn the homeward voyage. The dis tance from Halifax to St. Thomas is about 1,800 miles, which a steamer, starting in good trim, from not being obliged to take in a full cargo of coals, would perform in eight days. The average time, therefore, of landing the mails at St. Thomas via Halifax, would be 21 days, and the homeward mails would be landed at Liverpool via Halifax in 18 or 19 days. I think that this statement, based not upon suppo sition, but upon f ac t s, w ill clearly prove that the mHaailli of h s fa t x o i.tanneas ng t d s as fir vl o oi m r t a h tei m W e e a / t t l h n e d y i e a s r e m at a y p r e b s e e n s e t . n t via wi w l e l r n e ow ad g op iv t e ed y . o u what I consider a fair state mentplaln wh l ic t h hin w k oul b d ot b h e C eff om ec p t a ed nie i s it fwill this allow that costs them one sovereign for each and every mile they steam ; if, therefore, the distance from Southampton to St. Thomas be 4,000 miles, it costs tilt , . West India Company 4,0001. per voyage out ; but if they sailed from Halifax to St. Thomas, a dis tance of 1,800 miles, it would only cost them 1,8001., making a saving of 2,2001. per voyage, or 52,8001. for 24 voyages. It is much more difficult to arrive at a correct conclu s i on o f th e saving which would be made if steamers of 200 or 250 horses' power were employed between the islands, instead of those of 500 horses; but I should estimate, from looking at the distances between the islands and to and from Mexico, that a saving of at least 4,000/. per month on all steamers employed might be accomplished, or 96,000/. for 24 voyages, making a total saving, by conveying the mails via Halifax, and substituting smaller ships in the West Indies, of 48,8001. per annum. It will be quite apparent from these statements that we have two lines of steamers, one said to be nearly ruined, and the other to be making no profit, passing over nearly 9 ,500 miles of the Atlantic, which would, by a little arrangement, be just as well performed by one of them. The West India Company have now fourteen large steamers ; they might, if my plan were adopted, dis pose of ten of them, four being quite sufficient to convey the mails every fortnight from Halifax to the West Indies ; and they could then build or purchase four or five smaller steamers at a cost of 25,0001. each for the work between the islands. There would, no doubt, be a loss in the sale of the large steamers, but the first loss will prove the least. I am not fortunate enough to hold a share in either Company, and have to claim to your consideration on that score; but I trust that my desire to see under takings so important to the mercantile interests of our country meet with the success they merit, and which with a little arrangement and good manage ment they may yet obtain, may be offered as an apology fbr occupying so large a space of your valuable paper. I remain, your obedient servant, Sept. 1. A STOKER. P.S. The West India . merchants would, I think, approve of the mails being forwarded via Halifax, as they would then have a direct communication with British North America, with which they have an important and extensive trade. THE EDINBURGH MAGISTRATES. The following is copied from an Edinburgh paper. It relates, as our readers will see, to the chase of the Lord Provost (Sir James Forrest) and Bailies, after the Queen, on her arriving in Edinburgh earlier than they expected. The scene, from all accounts, was highly ridiculous. Some of the City functionaries, it would appear, had not time to put on even their ordi nary vestments. It is lamentable to reflect that the kilt is now out of fashion. A NEW SONG. (Air, " Jamie Forrest.") Hey, Jamie Forrest, are ye waukin' yet ? Or are your Bailies snorin' yet : If ye are waukin' I would wait, Ye'd hae a merry, merry mornin'. Hey Jamie, &c. The frigate guns they loud did roar, But louder did the Bailies snore, An thought it was an unco bore, To rise up in the mornin'. Hey Jamie, &e. And sync the Castle thunder'd loud, But kipper it is savoury food, And that the Bailies understood, Sae early in the mornin' Hey Jamie. &c. The Queen she's come to Granton Tier, Nae Provost and nae Bailie here ; They're in their beds, I muckle fear, Sae early in the morisin'! Hey Jamie, &c. The Queen she's come to Brandon-street, The Provost and the keys to meet, And div ye think that she's to wait Your waukin in the mornin' ? Hey Jamie, &c. 11Iy Lord, my Lord, the Queen is here ; And now my Lord he lookit queer— And what sets her so soon asteer, It's barely nine in the mornin' 1 Hey Jamie, &c. Gae bring to me my robes o' state, Come, Bailies, we will catch her yet ; Run, run, my Lord, ye're over late, She's been through the town this mornin'. Hey Jamie, &c. Awa' to Dalkeith ye maun hie, To mak your best apolo g y ; The Queen she'll say, dfie 1 0 fie f You're lazy loons in the mornin'. Hey Jamie, &c. A band of wolves, says the Memorial de Rouen, have taken up their haunt in the forest of Manny, and have lately committed dreadful ravages in the Com munes of Yville, Anneville, and Berville. A few days back, a forest-keeper was taking his rounds, when a wolf rushed out of a thicket, and carried off his dog before his eyes. He firei at him, but as the gun was only loaded with small shot, the animal set off with his prey. A day or two afterwards a shepherd, named Pendrix, was driving his sheep home to Yville, when a wolf fell on a sudden on the flock, and seized on a wother. The man immediately ran after the animal, and soon overtaking it, the weight of its prey not allowing it to run very fast, caught hold of the sheep. A strggle ensued which ended in the wolf's being frightened by She man's shouts, and let go its prey. On Thursday night, the flock of M. Mauger, of Anneville, was attacked, and nine sheep wero killed, and eighteen badly wounded. The gold medal mentioned in the English papers as having been struck in England, in honour of Mehemet Ali, arrived at Alexandria by the last packet, with an address signed by some of the most influential mercantile men and others of London and other places. On one side of the medal is the portrait of the Viceroy ; on the other are the following words in English:—" The friend of science, commerce, and order, who protected the sub jects and property of the powers opposed to him, and oho opened the route to India." Copy of a communication addressed to Messrs. Rowland and son,No. 20, Hatton-garden, London:—Gentle men,—Being called upon to attend a lady, who had had a com plaint in her head about a year before, and, in consequence, had lost nearly all her hair; I found very few hairs remaining, and those just like down, with no appearance of any fresh roots. She stated her desire to use your Macassar Oil, but I felt I could not conscientiously recommend any thing for its recovery, as I considered it too far gone. She, however, determined to try one bottle, which was used in about a month, and then sent to my shop for another, stating her hair to be much improved ; she has now used eight bottles in as many months, during which time I have frequently pointed it, and have now the pleasure to inform you, that it is quite thick and long : and she is so much pleased with the change, that she says the expense is nothing, and she will never he without it. If you think this statement of facts worth publishing, you are at liberty to do so, and remain yours respectfully. Joint LicKLEY, Hair-cutter.— Middle -street, Ripon, April 19,1842. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDA Y . As all the racing influentials will be at Warwick and Doncaster, the subjoined quotations must be received as the last that will be published from the Corner on the Great St. Leger, and, in fact, on any other event, until after Doncaster races. They will be found to vary in some respects from those quoted last week ;Tor instance, the fives to four were laid freely at one time, and at no period of the day were taken with any spirit. Policy and Fireaway were at (layers of)10 to 1, and Cabrera at 11 to 1, taken once, and aft!rwards offered currently. Eboracum and Rosa lind were backed for small sums, and 18 to 1 would have been taken about the Agreeable colt. We did not hear either of them backed, but the feeling against Seahorse and Ballinkeele was decidedly hostile. For the Derby 25 to 1 was bet against Philip, 28 and 33 to 1 against 1 Aristides, 1000 to 30 against Napier, and 1000 to 35 against Cotherstone ; offers to take 50 to 1 about A British Yeoman. The following were the results of a very dill afternoon : LEAMINGTON STAKES. 7 to 4 agst Major Hay's Retriever -3 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Rhodanthe—taken ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway 10 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Policy 11 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera 15 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Eboracum—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Agreeable colt 20 to 1 agst Mr. Coombe's Rosalind 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Seahorse 25 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele 33 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Master Thomas—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sir Harry 40 to 1 agst Mr. S. King's Cattonite DERBY, 1843. 25 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Philip—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Aristides—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman 1000 to 35 agst Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone—taken 1000 to 30 agst Lord Chesterfield's Napier—taken PRICE OF BREAD. Corn is cheap, comparatively, yet bread is dear ; wheat is down to 555., yet the 41b. loaf costs from Bd. to 10d., only in some extraordinary cases so little as 7d. The old indignation against "forestallers and regraters" is roused.; and the supporters of Peel's improved Corn-law are especially angry because the public do not feel how cheap corn is. Everybody says, something must be done; and those who do not wish to do anything more to the new Corn-law, wish to do it all to the bakers. One warm denouncer of their untimely profits says that we must " ask for the old paths ;" and hints at an assize of bread. Did that ever succeed ? Did the imposing of any artificial restraint on trade ever tend to increase the activity in that trade, and promote that boundless supply which, in corn of all things, should be encouraged ? Yet it i s most desirable to secure that the price of the staple ne cessary of life should at all times, and without an in stant's hindrance, find its natural level. But it is alleged that the corn-dealers have as much influence over the retail-trade in bread as the brewers over the beer-trade; and at all events, the bakers, as in this instance, hang well together. The price of bread is consequently too high ; and, proceeding on the com mon empirical rule, it is proposed to fix a maximum price --that is, to lessen the inducem en t s t o em b ar k i n the trade, and to neutralize that competition which is the great public safeguard in our system of commerce. Common sense dictates an opposite course. If the trade is obnoxious to certain influences because it runs in particular channels and is liable to particular combinations, the way to frustrate such conspiracies is to break them up by opening it to all. The Corn laws are the main reason why the trade is concen trated ; all its raw material being collected for cus tom-house or registering purposes—gathered into par ticular warehouses, and disposed again through cer tain channels, by large and easily-managed operations. The law requires all corn to be brought up to be reckoned, and the corn-dealers are the agents in that centralizing operation. Open the trade—let corn come in on all sides as freely as the sun or the wind —let it circulate unreckoned and unobserved ; and no a.ssize of bread would be wanted to fix the price of the manufactured stuff in a trade divested of all prin ciple of centralization.—Spectator. PHILADELPHIA. DREADFUL RIOTS-PREJUDICE AGAINST COLOUR-THE CORN-LAWS. Extract of a letter from John G. Whittier to Joseph Sturge, dated Amesbury, 12th, Bth mo. 1842. _ _ MY DEAR FRIEND,—Since the date of my last letter, another appalling proof of the correctness of thy statement, relative to the bad pre-eminence of Phi ladelphia, in respect to prejudice against the coloured man has been offered. The poor coloured citizens who had enrolled themselves in Temperance Societies un dertook to celebrate the Ist of August, the anniversary of West India emancipation, by a festival, over the Schuylkill river. Thither they were moving in an orderly and respectable procession, when they were assailed by a mob. Some resistance being offered to this brutal outrage, the assailants called in others to their aid, and broke up the procession, and hunted its members to their houses, where they were also as sailed; windows broken, furniture to a great amount destroyed, and several of the unfortunate inmates dreadfully beaten with clubs, iron rods, and missiles. For two days no person with a coloured face was safe from violence in the city. Thousands left ' their little properties to the mercy of the mob. and fled into the woods of Jersey. across the Delaware. A large and beautiful Hall, nearly finished, erected by a wealthy coloured citizen, for the use of his brethren, was burned down, as was also the coloured meeting : house in St. Mary's -street. The City authorities, as in the mob of 1838, did little or nothing to suppress the rioters. Some of the news papers apologized for the conduct of the ruffians, and threw the blame upon the poor coloured people, for pre suming to celebrate the Ist of August. Is it not dreadful ? Our cause is, nevertheless, onward. The wheels of our great reform move indeed sloWly and heavily, but, as in the vision of Ezekiel, there is " life within them." The slavery question now enters into every debate in Congress. Our indefatigable friend Joshua Leavitt has presented a voluminous petition to Congress, praying for something nearly equivalent to Free Trade with Great Britain in case of the abolition of the Corn-laws. It gives a history of of the Anti-Corn-law movement, &c. It was well received by many of our statesmen, and its prayer was only rejected by , a party vote of of the Whigs • all the Democrats in the Senate voting for it. As the new Tariff Bill, to which Leavitt's proposition was an amendment, has been set aside by the veto of President Tyler, the subject will come up again ; and the next Congress will doubtless carry it into effect, as that can hardly fail of having a demo cratic majority. Great and excellent meetings of the liberty party have been held in Ohio, Maine, and Vermont. Our prospects are brightening in this department of our enterprise. The subject of Church action is engaging a good deal of attention. There has been a large convention of ministers and church members held in Veamont, in which strong anti-slavery addresses were adopted, addressed to the slave holders and people of the north. A letter from Dusseldorf, 28th ult., announces-in.law o,hadthhe arrival there on the precedin s i g af h te o r y noo ind n is o po f the sed I . iin v g ri a n n ee d aQtutteeen station tio n Prussia by by th e t h a e u r t: ai o l jr r ei o ts a ite d ys . ,,s a brother -1n tehyeattendedr were received, hotel of the Regency, where all the persons of distinc tion in the town, including several foreigners, were ad mitted to pay their respects to them. A grand fete was to have been given on the occasion, but was deferred on C ae i c ia o r u l n es t of of the King his s in ma a also arrived at Dusseldorf. The Vigie of Saint Dlalo relates that on T ues d ay morning, a large b oa t, in attempting t o enter the port, was caught by the current from the breach in the bank of the Quatre Pavilions, and upset, and twelve men who were in her thrown into the sea. Another boat which went out to their assistance was unable to reach them. At length a M. Joly plunged in and saved two of the men. his example was followed by others, and three more were rescued from the waves ; but the remaining seven were drowned, and their bodies were not found till the ebbing of the tide left them on the shore. SUNDAY TRAVELLING IW FRANCE.—The railroad on the right bank of the Seine transported to Versailles on Sunday week, the fete of St. Louis, 18,000 persons. There was also a considerable number of travellers on the St. Germain's road. The public is now satisfied that railways are safe, and henceforth to use them will be the custom of the population.—Journal des Chemins de Fer. EXECUTION OF FRANCIS BRADLEY. , 4-)M Francis Bradley, who was convicted, at' he gc, assizes held in this town, of having killed his Ty the administration of poison, was hanged, on Sa OAR SI last, at twelve o'clock, on a lows erected at the - north-east corner of Kirkdale Gaol. After his condemation, the unhappy man was con fined in a cell, where two turnkeys were kept con tinually with him. Notwithstanding the conclusive evidence on which his guilt was established, and the emphatic manner in which the Lord Chief Justice exhorted him to prepare for death, it appears he cherished an expectation of a reprieve so long as there remained the slightest room for hope. - The convict, who was a Roman Catholic, was re sidiously.uttended by the Rev. Peter Wilcock, one of the priests of St. Anthony's chapel. For some weeks the daily visits of the Rev. Gentleman were unat tended with any good effect, the convict remaining hardened, impenitent. and deaf, to the exhortations of • the minister. Mr. Amos, the kind and excellent Go vernor of the prison, describes the attention of Mr. Wilcock to have been of the most untiring and affec tionate character, but for a length of time his kind efforts were unavailing. Though the prisoner was repeatedly informed by those about him that there was no hope of any commutation in his favour, he still clung to the cherished impression. A memorial in his behalf was forwarded to the Secretary of State. The answer returned was to the effect, that the case was of such a nature that, her Majesty could not be recommended to grant a reprieve. At length, the impenetrability of the prisoner's character gradually gave way as his fate became more hopeless, and his stubbornness vanished before the certainty of ap proaching death. Recently he attended closely to the • religious instructions of his reverend attendant, and conformed strictly to the discipline which his Church prescribed. The execution was, at first, fixed to take place at eight o'clock on Saturday morning. It was after wards determined to alter the hour to twelve o'clock, front a humane consideration that a re prieve night arrive by the early morning train. It had, however, got abroad that the criminal was to be hanged at eight o'clock, and those whose bad taste induces delight in such exhibitions were early on the alert. Even at six o'clock, we are in formed, numerous individuals, of both sexes, w ere seen wending their way towards Kirkdale. Long be fore eight a considerable multitude of the humbler classes had assembled in front of the scaffold, and, though most of them must have had avocations in the town, by far the &-reater number waited till the sen tence was carried into effect. At the approach of noon the crowd was considerably augmented. Amongst the spectators were a number of females, several of very respectable appearance. If the multitude evinced none of that brutality which we have some times seen described as occurring at executions in other places, they, at least, behaved in many respects with unseemly indecorum. While waiting for the ap pearance of the criminal, they lightened the time by shouting, throwing cabbage stumps, and other un seemly pranks; and one fellow was detected in the act of picking a pocket. He was immediately secured and taken within the prison. The convict retired to rest about twelve o'clock on Friday night, and slept till fbur on Saturday morning. The Reverend P. Wilcock entered the condemned cell at six o'clock, and continued in close attendance on the prisoner till he ceased to ex ist. The Under-Sheriff arrived from Preston at half past eleven o'clock, when he joined the Governor of the prison. At a quarter before twelve the prisoner was conducted from the cell to the press-room. His demeanour was firm, and his countenance pale, but calm. He is a short, stout-built man, about five feet four inches high. His features are strongly marked and stern looking, his eyes small and rather dark, and his forehead low. His head was uncovered, and he wore a blue coat, with brass buttons, drab trousers, and boots. His demeanour in the press room was respectful and devout. About ten minutes to 7 12 o'cloCk the prisoner, attended by his religious in structor, the principal turnkey, and- others, was led from the press-room to the pinioning -room. His self possession never for a moment forsook him. As he pas3ed through the yard he bowed to some of the turnkeys who stood near. Mr. Wilcock walked on his right hand and read, in a faltering voice, several passages from the service proper for the occasion. The unfor tunate man walked slowly, but steadily, up the flight of steps leading to the pinioning-room, and, when there, he stood for a short time engaged in prayer with his pastor. He was placed in the chair, and the work of pinioning was performed by the executioner, who was brought from York tor the occasion. The chair upon which he sat was immediately in front, and commanded a hill view of the gallows; indeed, there was but a short platform, erected temporarily for the purpose, between him and the place of execution. He kept his eyes intently fixed, for a long time, upon the spot, during which his lips were continually moving, as though he was engaged in deep mental prayer. The Rev. P. Wilcock asked him if he had anything more to say. He replied, in a loud, unshaken tone, " No; nothing more." After being pinioned, he extended his hand to the various officers connected with the esta blishment, which they shook, and at twelve precisely he was led out to his fate, Mr. Wilcock accompanying him to the scaffold, and reading while the executioner adjusted the apparatus of death, the lips of the convict all the time moving as in prayer. A loud buzz ran through the crowd when he made his appearance, and the next instant all was silence. At a given signal the drop fell. A struggle was apparent for a moment, and it was thought he had instantly expired, but in a little his sufferings evinced them selves by the convulsive movements of the hands and legs, which continued some two or three minutes. When he ceased to move, and it was evident life was extinct, the executioner, in reply to a question from a gentleman present; said, in a tone of the most business-like indifference, " Oh, we generally give them a three feet drop, but hes a light weight. The unhappy convict made a statement, which was, at his request, taken down in writing by Mr. Wilcock. We subjoin a copy, by which, it will be seen, the culprit acknowledged that he was " satisfied with his sentence." He signed the document with his own hand, in bold, but not very elegant characters. THE CONFESSION. " I, Francis Bradley, make the following declara tion :—I die in the faith of the Holy Catholic Church, of which I am truly sorry to say ) I have been an un worthy member. I earnestly beg of all my breihren to pray, after my departure, for the repose of my soul. I die in peace with all mankind, forgiving sin cerely from my heart all who have ever injured or of fended me, and craving forgiveness of all I have in jured or offended. I depart this life satisfied with my sentence, and cheerfully submit to the death which it is the will of God I should suffer ; hoping, through the infinite merits of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, to obtain pardon for my sins and life everlast ing. I beg to return my poor, but best, thanks to the Governor of the prison for his humane treatment of me, and also to the keepers of the gaol and other official individuals, for the kindness they have shown me during my confinement. By my order and di rection the above declaration has been written. (Signed) " FRANCIS BRADLEY. " Kirkdale, Sept. 3, 1342." The crowd dispersed immediately after the execu tion. The body, after having been suspended for an hour, was taken down and buried within the precincts of the gaol, in pursuance of the sentence. Bradley is the fourth criminal who has been hanged at Kirkdale. The first was Thomas Barlow, for the murder of hi s T wife ; the second Betty o wfand,for ra p p o e is a o n n a ing her husband; the third, Willi a m llill, for mur der, at. Warrington ; and the fou r th Bradley, for the murder of his wife. The las-named culprit is buried in the same grave with the other three. The Duke de Nemours, on his arrival at St. O mer , on Monday l was received with partic u l ar mar k s o f ast, sympathy as well as of respect. His Royal Highness was met by the Cardinal de la Tour d'Auvergne, several Generals, the Prefe3ts of the Pas-de-Calais and the Nord, and all the civil and military authorities. Addresses were delivered to the P r i nce, who relied to them with con descension and feeling. When alluding to the Duke of Orleans, he spoke with great emotion, saying that his memory could never be sufficiently regretted or honoured, and that it should be his cons t an t en d eavour t o f u lfil his duties with zeal, in ord er t o acqu i re th e esteem an d affection with which his brother was surrounded. On the morning of Tuesday, having exercised the division of General d'Hautpoul, the Royal Duke went to visit the camp of Elfaut. In the front he found a simple inonument, designed by Li eu ten an t P ra di er , o f th e 11th infantry of the line, erected in stone, at the common expense ethe officers and men of the second division of infantry, to the memory of the Duke of Orleans. It is in the form of a pyramid, and with the usual appropriate inscriptions ; bears the record of the battles in which the Prince Royal has distinguished himself, viz. Antwerp, 1832 ; Mascara; 1835 ; the Iron Gates, 1839 ; Terria de Mouzaya, 1840. On his return from the camp, the Duke de Nemours gave a grand dinner. In the evening the Prince received a great many of the authorities from various parts of the department, some coming from a great distance. The Times of yesterday had a complete vindication of the Anti-Corn-law League against the charge of having caused or fomented the recent disturbances. Our Contemporary repudiates the idea that the League or any ,other political body has occasioned the late out break, and admits that it was starvation which induced the workmen to demand higher wages. " They asked for bread" to " appease their hunger ;" and in pursuing the course they have lately adopted, they were obeying the directions of no other voice than that of their own necessities. Dispatches are regularly forwarded by the Poet- Office mails every evening, from the different public de partments, to her Majesty in Scotland. In former years similar documents used to be conveyed by Government messengers.