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Duo" ,hmen t ' Nutter- ged 74 e-rosa , w a iter !aptai o -WOOl low 0( qta• of ' 112 ; Of 9, E CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. Establishod 1823. Empowered hy Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. CUAIRMIN—Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., P DEPUTY CUAIRMAN—IIENRY FREDERICK sTENIENsON. 17 -89 Alfred Kingsford Barber, Esq. Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq. Archibald Ilastie, Esq., M.P. Henry Itz.rnett, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Robert 81,1,111101, Esq. I William Routh, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. PUYSICIAN—John Ayrton Paris, M D., F.R.S., No. 27, Dover-street, President of the Royal College of Physicians. SuitoEos —Benjamin Travers, Esq E. F.R.S., No. 12, Bruton-street, ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. The following are amongthea,lvantagesoffered by this ',society : ECONOMY combined with Security. The RATES of Premium are lower than those of any other office, 'which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society. The WHOLE of the PROFITS are divided every fifth year among the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth Annual Premium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, If a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits. The BONUSES declared at the three former divis!ons (arising from three-fourths only of the prolts), averaged 16, 31, and 36 per cent. respectively on the amount of Premiums paid. The BONUS declared in 1649 (arising from the wkole of the pro fits), being the result of the operations of the S•sciety during the last five 3 ears upon the Mutual Principle, avera;ed 62 , ,/, per cent. on the Premiums received. All Assurances effected during the year 1849, on the equal rates of PreMina:, will be entitled to participate in the profits to be declared in 1854. The subjoined MI resulting from low Pi Mons the _►ssured : le shows tl 'remittals, he advani and a C Lacs offered by this Society, livision of the entire profits Vt.gzs lit4E X. s. Q. 21 15 10 26 13 5 31 19 6 45 6 0 1260 -1205 1140 1..30 Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU. RANCE SOCIETY. 26, Cornhill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages With respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuties. Policies issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi elon for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while! iving. The Assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. - DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, held on the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a sixth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid en each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Perm- Sum the " -4-i Annual Polk} Bonus in 'lent Re- Assured GC g E Pre- taken addition Bonus in , tuction of may bor " nThusi• eut 11 , to Sum Cash. Annual row on Assured. Premium Policy. £ s. d. s d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 1837 276 14 3 128 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8 1838 251 18 10 115 14 8 1S 12 8 543 17 9 s. d . 1839 226 6 0 102 15 1 16 2 9 194 810 60 1600 74 3 4 1840 178 0 082 14 2 12 14 11 445 0 0 1841 174 0 0 78 3 4 12 3 0 395 11 1 1842 147 4 2, 65 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 4 41 8 4 6 15 11 296 13 4 1844 62 6 8! 27 13 4 4 4 0 547 4 5 DEFERRED ANNUITIES. By the operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving. may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, a large sum o f money, or a policy to his family at his death;de while by givi ng t o th e purchaser, at any time, the power of ing, two-thirds of all previous paym•mts, it removes all risk Of ferfeiture from inability to continue premituns, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will ba returned to his representatives. The following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving can secure through this Society. I. BENEFITS 11. PREMIUMS seure Se cured on attai n i ng th e age of To on attain l Annuity.£lo 18 0 65 , by an Annual Premium of ing theage Cash .. 82 10 0 2t. 12s. of 65, the I Policy.. 97 8 6 option of J : i 70 > a . 6 Payable Payable I Payable -= Annuity. Cash. Policy. ° 1 Annu- is one for Die sel: `'''' be 1, - ally. I sum. parity. ......_ .1 ''' -------. _ - _ X s. d. £ s. d .£ s. d. £ s. d..£ s. d. .£ s. d. 20 47 16 6 394 11 0,466 0 0 20 01011 10 010 0 0 0 30 26 15 10. 321 0 01261 0 0 30 019 616 7 1 7 311 40 13 19 9 115 6 01136 6 0 40 117 327 311 19 410 , Immediate Annuities are also granted by the Society on liberal terms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables, Showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited : Age 50, £7 Bs. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d. The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the Office, or any of its Branches in the Country ; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLUOUSE, Actuary. T HE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. No. 31, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. . Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. aglehard Dianna, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. illiam Adams, Esq. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. J ohn Atkins, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq.o lieu Augustus r Y Bevan, Esq. James Full er M a d ox, E sq . uohn Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Jahn Dangerfield, Esq. Charles 0. Parnell, Esq. TORSe o rge Cumming, E sq . ACDiI Samuel Field, Esq. ei nes Turner, Esq. I William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVIsER. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. BANEERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and CO. SECRETARY. David Alison, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Atkinson and Andrew. MANAGER. The PO Alexander Robertson, Esq. LICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE, re Company being prohibited, by the ii , tth clause of their Deed of :onstitution, which is duly registered in terms of the Act, from dis 1311 ting a Policy upon any ground whatever. The Rates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle mortality, and lir gAtiFas a due regar d to comp l ete security will justify. l'cortheflrs as veRfiEIIIUM SYSTEM.—By this plan only one-half of the tenl iarae, with i n t erest of the retained halves, i s requ i red to be paid en years—the retained halves, being payable at the alkvenienee of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form u deduc tion from th e c l a i m on th e P o li c y ; an d as th e As *franca May b e relinquished at any time without payment _ sure retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to il!is re for the first live years at little more than half the usual rate, toliodilszontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WORLD POLICIES are granted. whereby the security 4 " m: cr editor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the spZ sums life should go beyond the prescribed limits. 2 1 8 are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a age. or at their death, whichever shall first occur. trfeeq. ~ . TE RSI IIP POLICIES are granted, whereby a joint ass . uran i ee thviaeges.t4 partners, at the ch arge o f th e fi rm , s e cures the capital n ta n the death of either, the survivor is benefited by re a whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain 4,4._11a 1 .re widebtsthout having to wait until it can be recovered from 3 . en ti ,"a r * . is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the Ne A d te m _ r thesi or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge •Erati_e__ Polley beyond the amount of the Stamp. are Paable within three months after proof of the death of assuredsu life.,ttpDro"v!, Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, 0 3 , the ---, vston with this Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in Company. SE A- ------- 1 FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Offices, 31, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Empowered by Act of Parliament. k e t Ca.pital-100,000'. Qua res of Tw en t y Shillings each, to be paid in full on Allotment, 1 1( ''''? 1 n DIRECTORS. .011: 1 wYll, Esq., ALP. George Delmore, Esq. 1,,.. Bennet, Esq. Sir William Ogilvie. Bart. iAnias Bunting, Esq. Frederick A. Peel, Esq. onander Davis, Esq. W. Yates Peel, Esq. uri Kellam' Durant, Esq. John Wrefora, Esq. Augustus Collingridge, Esq., Managing Director. trenry Rogers, Egg* Ebenezer Soper, Eq. AUDITORS. Henry Ilrood 4 , Esq. Samuel Henry Ranger, Esq. MEDICAL REFEREES: PHYSICIAN. dames Ridson Bennett, Esq., Nr,l)., 24, Finsbury-place North. BURG EONS. John Fisher Goode Esq , 11.1t.0 S., 83, Cheapside. r.rus. Co. Crane, Esq., M.R.C.S., Leicester-square. BANKERS. Messrs. Currie and Co., 29, Cornhill. Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury. SOLICITOR. John Chapple, Esq., 70A, Aldermanbury. MARINE DE ART3IE NT. UNDERWRITER. Mr. John Powis, Member of Lloyd's. LIFE DEPARTMENT. AcTuAur. Mr. Alfred Burt. FIRE DEPARTMENT. SUPERINTENDENT. Mr. John Nelson. SURVEYOR. George Moody Longmore, Esq. BROKERS. J ohn 11. Geldi ng , Esq., Warnford.eourt, London. Thomas Bayley, Esq., Warnford-court, London. *tessrs. Turner, Brothers, Throgmorton-street, London. I : The DISTINGUISHING FEATURES. 2 14 Ation of Shareholders fro n all Liability. 4. p,„ t , Right of Transfer at Will. 4, pi:4dical Division of Profits. It. tbdir ` tel s :o ll4;:lernst. Interest Guaranteed (irrespective of further Divi • 4 e arl , -Pon the paid-up Capital. tt : YatA;its of Accounts by Auditors exclusively chosen by the A ourZlicies I XDISPUTABLE ant free of Stamp-duty to the As it 'DDlle • 1, tk. A tot E' FIRS;, remaining unalletted Shares, aal on the addressed - "kirents ll' -' and LIFE ASSURAN , :.ES to be of th e ..._ AUG.tY; or to the Tread Office as above. "' LT COLLTNGRIDE, Managing Director. onehaA u " I A E. eg.the he worm are desolately single, find the ot`..a a r -41 4 st t a drigti rrI OCI.• Questionably contented. Diffidence, or °t "48 ratter• terreine the former, and miscalculatec4 hopes ern -1,4%:i440t187,44:44 .1/011145.'plinitadryenocnee, may shield himself under the plea and the Indissoluble, regret un linOreitti; i l `rrY; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, c ,' , 11 t 11 , are the great hindrances to domestic happiness thit. tilih‘ent. The dowry should not be the only marriage set- Iletst"„nr a ndJuitice dernand that health should form an item p r ,,. - "•.; it alone dignides the alliance. Blighted hopes •r kie u ip triu rd More sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if hti;' 43l ße. 9 , B , e4 heern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little tts 4 (1)3, , 014 'n Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., I . s. ~!4 ) pr Stanapil Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively eiipt„, Prudish f eeling ' deter you, by their titles, nor © p hindered fir ‘ j ' l • •in.'`'e_rpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining theyt, l e .3 7 are not inteuded certainly for mere idle cariosity, but i tl Are °g e t Perusal of those mere deel-ly interested, to whom ~getnete „,,e,a,as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on t qttii"er, a, w i a ete, bY unqualified authors, which alone or kibli - ‘, a cllagraeo to the ago. Furthermor . e, two other . I k , N at -.uans claim your attention (same price Is. each, .„,". 6 d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and ,resr4l,4l-"'," How to be Happy." They are not merely ibe' "' l t equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the 4, , eh 0 °aural seribblinn of the hour, but the study of the author's *ok, 44 ee o r t ,T, his Present existence, health, and position to this ob- Maxims he would inculcate—to ' do unto others as he u . 'les; ti ail l' u - t ia hhte live after natare's laws—and to keep always -4 , t.: 0 4 ,1 (1 o f the way." The above works may be had of ) ,..critlli n, • Pat ernester-row ; Carvalho, 141, Fleet-street • Mann, PrlaliNlA 1 , 40 es, 5, Holhorn.hill ; or direct (uy post or 0ther `004744.1 e ,... 0 author (who may be conferred with personally, .44 'Vining), 10, Argyll-place Regent street; and all THIR CY-FIRST EDITION. Migrated by 26 Anatomical Colour,d Engraving. on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQTJALICATIONS, GENERATIVE DIcApA., CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by nest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. Gd, in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a M e di ca l Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex :essive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis malifications. Illustrated by 26 Colonrc4 Engravings. By R. and PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox- Cord-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, O x f or d- street; itarie„ • 23 Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leaden all-Greet. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology Af the re-productive argans, and b illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul ;ence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. Elluatrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and c,.ntalies explicit directions for their treatment. This !ection is Illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Kngravings. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple applicatien, by which the danger of infection Is ob viated. This important part of the Work should no esc - 7e the ealcr's notice. PART Y. is devoted to the consider ation of marr 4 ..go, and its dut'es. The causes of unproductive union are also zonsidered, and the wbale subject critically and philosophically tinatred into. Tex CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACInd is exclasP-ay employed in treat -1 ig nervous and sexual debility, impotence, G&c_, 11 s. and 335. per b )tile. The Concentrated Deters! se nsence, as anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood f- case - . ofinlection, secondary cymp tern; eruptions, and the abuse fr,_•cury, 1 ls. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Fns, 2r, 9d., 4s. 6d., and I is. par box, a seer m remedy fur gonorrLoaa, Elea, stricture, and chronic inflamma t!on of the bladder. ,ortsultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute retail of the case is zequi,ed : age, habits, and position in Society. Si. Packet; w 15,, advice, to bo had at the Establishment only, by which the fee,11.,1. saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in attea lance daily at 19, tiernem-street, Oxford-street, London, from E's yea 1,111 TVO, acid EPS to Xight t on Bandsys from Mom to Ott. 'tip ~ m ~ .. .. d ', ~D ~~ W G t 0 11,-!W tg: ! 5 -9 :tit., I - C E "C".5.1:=1 1380 1327 1269 1169 kllletters addressed to William GrimstOne. Herbary. InaliCate. No alphabetic characters we see, More requisite in trade than L. S. D. ; Which letters of the alphabet, I deem, Will furnish Moses with a tidy theme. Pounds, Shillings, Pence, in all their worth we see Embodied in the cyp'iers, L. S. D. In all transactions, all affairs of trade, These characters are legibly displayed ; And well 'twould be if no one would abuse The arithmetic signs which thus they use. The ancient adage daily goes its rounds, That p.-nce amount to shillings—shillings, pounds. How necessary, then, that all should see The importance of improving L. S. D. These characters may be improved by all Who favour Moses' warehouse with a call. By here obtaining Moses' famous dresses, You'll very shortly change your D.'s to S.'s. Nay, more than that : experience daily tells That S 's here are changed to golden L.'s. I here allude to moderate prices paid For all the articles in Moses' trade. The reader can't do better than to try Moses and Son's superior supply. Sound qu silty and elegance appear In all the various clothing purchased here ; And as to price, you cannot fail to see What honest use is made of L. S. D. LIST OF PRICEII. READY MADE. Autumn and Winter Over Coats, in every The Bulwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0 The Paletot, ditto ••• • .. ••.. • 018 0 Chesterfield, ditto • .. 1 0 0 The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome style ofOv:r Coat .. ••• • • • •••••• • • .. • • . 1 5 0 Shooting Coats •• ••••• • • • .. 0 8 6 Lounging or Morning Coats •• .. 0 4 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed •••• 0 4 6 Ditto ditto • Doeskin .. 0 7 6 Ditto Vests .. ••••••• .. • • • • 0 2 6 Black Silk ?civet Vests...... D-css ('oats 0 17 0 Frock•• • • • • • • • • ...... •• • • • • 019 0 Youthsa iitltd Boys' . Over Coats, in every style, ... 0 7 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits .......• .• •••• • • .. 0 14 Boys' Autumn and Winter Vests • • ...• .. • • 0 0 8 MADE TO MEASURE. Men's Autumn and Winter Over Coats.. from 1 I The Ches. - erfleld Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined •••••••• • • • • • • 1 8 0 The l'aletot,handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 1G 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elegant style of Over Coat ...... .• .. •• • • 2 0 0 The Strathmore Witney Over Coat, newest style, lined throughout ...... ...... 2 10 0 Autumn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and Best Black Cassimere ditto Autumn and Winter Vests •• • • Best Clack Cloth ditto •• •••••• • • •• • • 013 6 Black Silk Velvet ditto • • .........• .. • • 0 18 6 „ Dress Coats— .. ~ Frock .......... •••• .. • • from 355. to 3 3 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits— ... ••• • .. from 1 5 0 Superfine . • • . • Men's Shooting Coat Elegant Dressing Robes, in great variety, from • • •• • ..... ••• • • • ••••• IGs. to 0 0 A Large Sleek of Fur C oa t s , i n every shape, from GOs. to 201. Naval and Military Uniforms, Liveries, &c. Monr7ing to any extent at Five Minutes' notice. A Suit of Mourii:ll7, complete for 17. 10s. The new book, entitled "The Minion of the Million," with full directions fur Salt-measurement, can be had on application, or for warded, post free, to any part of the kingdom. Notice— ihe Fur Department Is now replete with every novelty the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or made to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. Ml sES and S'dN, Tallor , ,,Woollendrapert, Clothier.. Hatters, a"sdns. Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and (funeral Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minories, and BA, 84, 85, and 81; Altlgate, City, London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the pnblic against imposition ; but having heard that the nntradesmanlike falsehood of being connected with them, or" It is the same concern," has been resorted to In many instances, and for obvious reasons, hey beg to state that they have no connexion with any other hones In or out or London, except their Branch Establishments, 3i, Far :ate, Shettleba ; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; , t 9 dose who require cheap and genuine clothing, &0., should cell at or sand to the Minories and Aldgate, City, London; or either of the Branch Establishments, as above. . . . . . ... . . . • i. , t _ CiAl-M) / . ,"- / , . /' • i .i, --, -- / /...__ .., _, .. . . , . . . t '.._-. " _ ,_____..--- -(-1/ / ~,- i se c q °a u l Irilftr" t Tiesday b l e ' t . •---,..,-.41 , .... , , .„.. • 70,-• t r - .. f 1 5 ' .(1.11 ,1: 314 ? ' ,. .'-' 4 !, ....,-- ..,,.. ~ 1, ~: f ' ' 5., \, , ,4; 4,- ,..___ ii ,'ck 0 - , f`.7. ‘ , ''''''' . . ' - f . 4 . f Mr. Fiaser, Mac 4 ( ~ i -- .. _ l -- -.' Ti. p<'... ,, C --. 114. •-' a'..:: ..,. ....--7 - \•4 1 i - - /7 ' .. - "ii p';', . ~.,. li r :. ' .'' . " . - 0 7,:1 / 4 '4, ;., -fa— " ~ ..A, . :.li !,'' i I : ill : e - Ysi-' 7 ,z.) c --, ,,,,, z , At , ''''s , *kV-4.i:( i i , „- , .._Li i r•--- , - - L--4 L - ...-'14.--.1 - = -1 .: - '4 , -'----i . 4. ---- -'.‘ „i' - 1-' l '—.. .. - * - :r ' • "--01 '.:.:74 -- i. - ,, , -- ;:ki.:4 , - ,. . ---!') 'f' --,,- -----1 ,, -,,,, - : - -- i • lA. Ao, I I ~...,...../ / / • I Z , ~,i, >,.., T . ,. gi _., , ,(4 i 1 r. 41,17- ,; - ->tt ; ,•71..i,,41 1 ,; : "' .J.77f:.ii , e i, -- , ''''',..'.' jl=7,-,, -I )= l ke .. - tf,.,rei * -: J r L,--_,, , ./ --4_ , t t f , , , ./. , - --.,,,. _,- ~4, y t.....4,4 . i ,„ -4:,, .ii`• • ;;;_•'?, , 4,'' ,---- • ' -: :,1› 7: ,:.. ,,..,_; , v ,, , ~„., ' -", 4., . ,t. - -4i .. i i k Ot t ~, ....e.- 7 "." ''''' L ' ' • v-. 4 .( 4 1.1g,s- f - -4.-....032,a,b,d452.----•'% C , F,Cr..L....."" -- -- ---- - , u-- ,eIC ~ ~ ,--=.— F r e: _ , r___ :7, _ . :7 . ,, , ,,, ::::: : 7 :i i1 .,..„ e . , ~ fj\t„. .: _ 1 i . : s? // [PRICE SD. - IT iv ...?:4, (‘, on TtiOsclay, 00t. I 1,: &Any 'wecn eleven and oieitAhe ...:-. ;chester. `......., J. Hall, Elton, Lancashire, bobbin tnrlVlCaluid co.:I Tinder, 14s. 6d., on Tiles:lay, Oct. 30, or any subsequent tsday, between eleven and one, at tho office of Mr. ser, Manchester. /It. Hall, Elton, Lancashire, bobbin turner and cod' vies.f.p., der, 3s. Bd., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, or any subsequent Tudsday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. R. Knowles, Great Bolton, Lancashire, collier, 4s. l Id., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, or any subsequent Tuesday, be tween eleven and one, at the office of Mr. I'ott, Man chester. G. T. Bateson, Warrington, Lancashire, ironfounder, id., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Putt, Man chester. J. Clarke and G. Clarke, Market Harborough, Lei cestershire, carpet and rug manufacturers, 25-641, on any Thursday. between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. B. Thompson, Derby, woollendraper, ss. 61, on Si• turday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, and on every subsequent alternate Saturday to Oct. 12,1850, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham. J. Sim, Jos. Sim, and D. Sim, Braithwaite, Cumber land, woollen manufacturers, 35., on Saturday, Oct. 27, or any following Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. G. Rippon, owner of West Cornforth Colliery, Bs. lid., on Saturday, Oct. 27, or any following Saturday, be tween ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. C. Robson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grocer and tea dealer, (in addition to ls. Id. previously declared), on Saturday, Oct. 20, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upon-Tyne. W. Emmerson, North Shields, banker, 205., to the private creditors who have proved debts since Jan. 22, and is. id. two-thirds to the joint creditors who have proved (Mats at creditors of the Newcastle and Shields Banking Company, on Saturday, the 27th inst., or any subsequent Saturday, btween ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. T. Rusforth, Mush t, Leeds, innkeeper, first dividend of 7s. 10d., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. Bannister, Aldmondbury, Yorkshire, cotton warp manufacturer, first dividend of 7s. 4d. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. G. Hawkins, Bristol, victualler, further dividend of 49., on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and on any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and twelve, at the office of Mr. Hutton, Bristol. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. H. F. Hodson, Rumford, Essex, ironmonger, Nov. 14, at one—S. Durant, Deptford, draper, Nov. 14, at eleven —G. Lewis, Market-street, Oxford-street, plumber, Nov. 15, at one—l. Jones and Mary B►•owne, Knightsbridge, lead and glass merchants, Nov. 15, at two—E. Munn, Beckenham and Deptford-bridge, Krnt, farmer, Nov. 13, at eleven—T. Wicking, St. John-street, Brick•lane, timber merchant, Nov. 16, at one—W. Bush, Great Green-street, Kentish Tuwn, builder, Nov. 14, at one— T. Forshall, Grove-house, Kennington, surgeon, Nov. 16, at eleven. In the Country. R. Taylorson, Felling-shore, Durham, iron manufac turer, Nov. 13, at half past ten, at the Court, Newentle upon-Tyne— M. B. Bell, Neweastle-upon-Tyne,victualler, Nov. 15, at half-past one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—J. Steele, Newcastle upon-Tyne, innkeeper, Nov. 13, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon -Tyne—W. Wilson ' lIougliton•le- Spring, Du r h am , malster, Nov. 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—B. C. Steulake, Tavistock, Devonshire, watch maker, Nov. 13, at clever, at the Court, Exeter—F. Burt, Plymouth, boardinghouse -keeper, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—W. Dixon, Manchester, ironmonger, Nov. 15, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Turner, o:dham, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Nov. IG, at (level), at the Court, Manchester—J. Stott, Balladen, Lan cashire, cotton spinner, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Court, M anchester. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Fletcher, Manchester, auctioneer, certificate of the first class—J. Smith, Smith's-buildings, Mansfl:-street, Whitechapel, spruce-merchant—E. Mumford, Great Maplestead, Essex, miller, certificate of the second class —W. Reeves, Horsoferry-road, Limohouse, live stock dealer, certificate of the third class—J. Ellis, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, victualler, Oct. 19, certificate of the first class, after 21 days—W. Soden, Gloucester, ship broker, Oct. 19, certificate of the second class, after 21 days. By the Vice Chancellor, unless cause be shown on or before Nov. 13. 11. Armistead, Bairrowford, nancashire, cotton spinner —J. Mayer, Chi ltenham, printer. PARTNERSIIIII6 DISSOLVED. J. Glasgow and DAiiisgow, Manchester, screw bolt manufacturers and Engineers—W. Kirkman and C. Kirkman, High Holborn, grocers and tea dealers—J. aurgess and C. Burgess, Harringtom, Lancashire, grocers and chandlers—\V. Lyal and J. Tapson, James- street, "Covent-garden, potato salesmen—G. W. Finch and J. G. Doeimion, and W. Geare, Lincoln's Inn-fields, at torneys and solicitors (so far as regards G. W. Finch)— Arafy Ann Hackwood and W. Ilackwood, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, coopers—R. Procter and R. Procter, Burnsall, Yorkshire, farmers, graziers, and cattle dealers —F. Rigby, J. Eeetwood, and F. Rigby, jun., Birken head, Cheshire, painters, plumbers, and glsziers—T. Aplin, J. B. Lawrence, and E. 11. Lawrence, Bristol, tailors and drapers—W. Ponting and J. King, Pitch comb, Gloucestershire, farmers—J. Jackson, 'l'. Coston, and W. Jones, Manchester and Prestwich, printers of calicoes and muslins (so far as regards W. Jonts)—J. Wilson, J. W. Hawksworth, J. Moss, and J. Ellison, Shuffield, and United States of America, merchants and manufacturers—J. Ryder and S. Ryder, Plymouth, millers—J. Horswell, Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, and C. Weeks, Egg Buckland, Devonshire, millers and farmers—W. B. Collis, E. Clowes, and E. Uhthoff, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, attorneys and solicitors— Gr. F. Girdwood, Maida-hill, and 11. Howlett, Cambridge terrace, Hyde-park, surgeons and apothecaries—J. Meek and J. Gatis, Liverpool—W. Murrell, jun., and O. Murrel, Norwich, ironfounders—C. Litre, J. Iliffe, and T. Pate, Gresham-street, City, button manufacturers and general trimming warehousemen. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Richard Carkeet Coulson, Penzance, dispenser of me dicine. Thomas Hales, South Dean, Kent, wool dealer. Thomas Hemmin, jun., Cheltenham, porter. Richard Harrison, Wateriegbury, Kent, wheelwright. William Knipe, Scredington, Lincolnshire, farmer. Thomas Threlfall Hough, Liverpool, haberdasher. Thomas Hill, Liverpool, greengrocer. Robert Barnes, K I g's Lynn, Norfolk, fruiterer. Job Casteletti, Leicester, dealer in looking glasses. William W. Walden, Wiggenhall, St. Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, cos keeper. William Liddle, Hawkhurst, Kent, farming labourer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Wilson, Glasgow, staii slier, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, Oct. 2G and Nov. 16, at one. J. Bogle and J. Bus ell, Glasgow, grocers, to meet within the Crow Hotel, Glasgow, Oct. 29 and Nov, 19, at one. CLAIRVOYANCE IN THE COTIO Q MARKET.—One day last week a well-known cotton speculator, findif g himself at a loss what to do as to selling or holding t of • ton at the present rates, and wishing, with his usual caution, to act on the best information, bethought himself of the many instances of wise foresight rncol ded in the public journals, as manifested by the equally well known lady so eminently gifted with clairvoyance. Quietly and softly did the cunning man wend his way to the cunning woman. On inti educing himself to the lady, he, with mercantile liberality, presented her with more than her accustomed fee, and beggi d of her to acquaint him with the pricy which Bowed Georgia cotton, of fair quality, would bear at the expi ration of the current year, for to that epcch did his speculative views extend. The lady. with that moth sty which al ways attends real merit, aid which so well be comes her sex, at first excused he rse lf, say i ng that she knew nothing about cotton, and I e ter heard of Bowed Georgia. But the ard en t specu l ator was not to be so put otT in his suit. and, on redoubling his entreaties, he at last prevailed on the lady to try her powers on th : n )vel and difficult question. She seated herself in her prophetic chair, like the Python, ss of old. " Bring the board," she cried, meaning the Ward which she uses in her vatidnations ; " chalk on the board the price which the thing you talk of brings in the market this day." The mercl alt forth with chalked the figure 6 large and legibl sixpence bAng the value of Bowed Georgia, of it quality, last week. " Turn the board upside down ; Cit.e vou will see the price which Bowed Georgia c, tt3 1, of for quality, will bear in the last week of the current year." The delighted speculator lost not a_ mo m,nt in visiting the cotton walk of our E. change, bought many thousand bags of the cotton of his choice; and, in reward of his faith and dilig e n ce , h e has already had the gratification of an advance of a per lb., as the pleasing prologue of th e three pencelwhich is to come.—LwerFool Me rcury. pe halfpenny 19 A en rIA I CIOUS N OTIONS WITH RESPECT TO LIES ASSURANCE. —In a recent number of our much-esteemed contemporary the Budder we find the following startling pie intellige nce Principle i n Lif e Assurance.—ln mutual piece of e. Mutual mutual offices there are no shareholders, th e policy holders themselv es corst i tuting the company, among s t Te e ce been wdiil whom the profit s are thus divided enka e with proprietary °wntoinerease and comp cin value a policy nl such th 0 of es course o u r i s n 6o pers has ne the 600 per cent. would have been divided among the slaatelaulders, the value of the policy remaining as at first, without the slightest increase." Now this is altogether erroneous. All proprietary offices divide a consider..lie portion of tLeir profits among the policy- holders some as much as 801. per cent. and policies in such offe a have had bonusses declared upon them greater in amount than wore ever &Oared by a mutual office. It is per fectly true that the shareholders in some offices have reaped enormous profits upon their investments, but not improperly so. If the business transacted was great and the deaths few, as on the other baud the very reverse might have been the case, they but reaped a fat profit upon the capital they have applied to such great risks. In a mutual office it is perfectly true that all the profits belong to the assured, but we could name some mutual offices that expend more in manage ment than would pay all the directors and shareholders in a proprietary company, giving both their full and satisfactory quota of profit.— The Reporter. Major-General his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, K.G., has returned from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the troops serving in the garrison of Dublin, and in the Dublin district. --- N°. 17,810.] LONDON ) WEDNES DAY c: 17 . " S 111 OCTOBER 24 1849. L ONDON AND NORTILWESTERN It All, WA Y. TENDERS FOR S The Directors of the London told North-Western Railway Company are prepared to receive Tenders for Stores for their several depart ments, viz.:— Locomotive Stores—Anvils and vices, axles, brass and copper and brass work ; baskets and bags for coke ; 1-alances (spring), brass tubes for locomotives ; crucibles, files, iron, steel, ironwork, oil, tallow, and waste ; sundries, lead, timber, t n. Carriage Stores—Colours, oils, varnishes, &c.; brushes and pencils; brass and brasswork ; carpeting, cloth, canvas, silk, &c. ; castings (various) carriage fittings, iron and ironwork, steel springs, lamps and lamp 11 Ahtzs, 1 ather, sundries, timber. Waggon Stores—Axles, brake blocks, castings (various), colours, &c., files, iron and ironwork, oils, steel, springs, timber, wheels. General Stores—Chandlery and small stores, carpenters' and joiners' work, hardware, oil, grease, and cotton waste, canvas and tarpaulins, leather, coal. Specilcat ions, showing the quantities and descriptions of articles required, also forms of tender and printed conditions, may be had on application to the Secretary, on and after the 20th instant. The time for sending in tenders is extended to November sth, after which day none can Ito received. Samples and patterns of articles purchased to sample or pattern may be seen at the Company's Works at Euston, Camden, Wolver• ton, Crewe, Longstght, and Ordsal-lane (near Manchester) Stations ; on Vie 24th and 25th instant, from Eleven to Four o'Clock. By order of the Directors, 31 11K I I UIS 11, General Manrger, Euston Station, London, Oct. 18, 1849 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. BY ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. The Public is requested to take notice, that on and after the Ist NOVEMBER, the UP NIGHT MAILS from Preston, Liverpool, Man chester, and Chester, and the DOWN NIGH P MAILS from London, will be made EXPRESS MAILS, and will be accelerated accordingly. These Express Trains will continue to carry Second-class Pas sengers, at advanced fares. She Down Night Mails will leave London at the present hours, and the Up Trains will leave— Preston, at .. • • 9 3 P.M. Manchester, at • • 935 P.M. I Liverpool, at .. 918 „ Chester, at .. 10 13 „ Notice is also given, that the trains now leaving Peterborough for Northampton at 4 p.m., and from Northampton to Peterborough at 5 30 p.m., will be discontinued for the winter season. By order of the Directors, MARK lILTISH. General Managers' OlUc', Easton Station, Oct. 20, 1849. MID L AND RAILWAY LOANS ON DEBENTURES. The Midland Railway Company are prepared to receive Loans on security of their Debentures for a period of three years, in sums of 1,000/. each and upwards, at interest after the rate of 51 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly. Application to be made to the Secretary, at the Company's Office, Derby. By order, Derby, October IS, 1849 J. F. BELL, Secretary. NEW WORK, by the Author of " JANE EYRE." On Monday next in 3 vols. post Bvo. price 11. I Is. 6i., cloth, HIR LEY. By CiJRRER BELL, Author of " Jane Eyre." Smith, Elder, and Co., Cornhill. - F HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Dissolving Views, of Rome.—Lecture and Experiments, with the Llydro-Electric Machine.—Lectures on Chemistry—Exhibition of the Oxy-hydrogen Microscope.—Diver and Diving-bell.—The Chroma trope.—Explanations of Models and Machinery. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (except iaturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Yesterday the commissioners assembled at the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. A plan for the prevention of the escape of gas from sewers was presented to the Court, but Mr. lIAYwooD, the surveyor, stated that he had examined it, and found nothing in it calculated to improve upon the principle already adopted; and the memorial upon the subject was consequently with drawn. A memorial was presented by Mr. BLAKE from the proprietor of the house, 86. Newgate-street, complain ing of an injurious leakage of water, proceeding from looseness of the pavement.—Referred to a committee to be reported upon. The inspectors of the Court handed in their reports, which showed that they had done a vast amount of business since they had last appeared before the Court —a fact which the commissioners took opportunities in the course of the day to acknowledge with much satisfaction ; indeed, one of the commissioners com plained that one of the inspectors had actually ex ceeded his duty, in giving notice to a housekeeper in Farringdon-street to clear away a cesspool and other obnoxious nuisances which were not in existence. The complaint, of course, did not tell, as the majority of the Court were of opinion that the nice power of discrimination which the inspector possessed was deserving of encouragement, and not question or censure. Mr. Deputy HARRISON complained of a very great obstruction which was constantly occurring in Ship passage, which leads from Gracechurch street to Leadenhall-market, in consequence of the practice pursued by some tradesmen there, who crowded the narrow thoroughfare with their goods. The obstruc tion was represented as one of very long continuance. Some of the members were of opinion that it was the duty of the Markets Committee to prevent the continuance of the obstruction ; some thought the matter came more properly under the supervision of the police ; while others considered that if the inspec tors would only occasionally look at the place com plained of, and make a report as to its condtiion from time to time, there would be no occasion for the adop tion of compulsory measures. The last suggestion was adopted, and notice was ordered to be served upon the parties in error, should they persevere. Mr. HAywoon, the surveyor to the commissioners, reported that there were between 40 and 50 houses, the property of Earl Delawarr, in such a condition as to require the very attentive consideration of the Court. These habitatations were situated in Prim rose-hill, Sugarloaf court, and other localities, of which the public had read a great deal in the various accounts of the most celebrated London stinks, and they possessed in a very strong degree the qualities which tend to the spread and perpetuation of disease. Mr. SIMON, the city medical officer of health, said, the places in which his Lordship's houses were re presented as being situate were certainly in the most unhealthy parts of London. The inspector of the district said, the agent and surveyor of his Lordship had been served with first notices.' The COURT then ordered that compulsory notices should be issued to the agent of Lord Delawarr, and if those notices were not attended to duly, proceedings should, with the advice of the solicitors to the com mission, be adopted. Mr. H. 14 . TAYLOR said, it appeared from the reports of the inspectors that they had exceedingly heavy and disagreeable duties to perform, and that they performed all those duties highly to their honour, particularly in the localities in which the poor were congregated. VIEW OF THE ALLEGED NUISANCES REPORTED BY TUE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. The CHAIRMIN of the commission requested the attention of the Court to the report of the committee, appointed to take a view of the several localities reported by the medical officer of health as being in a horrible condition. The committee, it would appear, agreed with Mr. Simon that there were in the places objected to many most abominably filthy tene ments, unfit to be dwelt in by human beings, but at the same time they had no power to interfere internally with them. In the opinions entertained of the localities visited, the committee and Mr. Simon were both right, and so far as the Court could interfere for the improve ment of their sanitary condition, viz., externally, that improvement was rapidly progressing, and a great deal had already been effected. Serious complaints had been made about the supply of water to the inhabii - ants of the poor. Now, the commissioners had been indefatigable in their exertionsto procure an abundance of that article, as well as to advance in the sanitary movement in every other way, but there were persons who were unreasonable enough to suppose that everything of an advantageous tendency ought to be done in one day. Mr. Deputy HARRISON said, it was not considered that the commissioners had their present powers for more than a few months. Mr. Tickner, the second clerk of the Court, then read the following report : "TO THE BON. COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON. " We, whose names are hereunto set, your Committee upon General Purposes, do certify that, having had our attention called to various statements as to the condition of certain places within the city of London, referred to in the reports of your medical officer, we have deemed it expedient personally to view the following places, al though they have been previously viewed,and reported on by your inspectors, and we beg to report thereupon re spectively as follows: "In reference to the gully in George-yard, Bow-lane, adjoining the-house situate No. 48 in the said lane, we have directed it should be retrapped, and are of opinion that it does not incommode the public so as to justify its removal from its present site. "In reference to the premises in Fan-court, Miles-lane, we are of opinion that the cisternage in all the houses is very inefficient, and that although the owner appears to have done a good deal in the way of repairing the pre mi ios under the notices already served upon him by your tifficcrs, we recommend that he be called upon imme diately to erect additional capacious cisterns in each of the houses; and further, that adequate dustbins be con structed therein, and that he be required also to have the walls oF the staircases and rooms effectually cleansed and whitewashed. "In reference to the house No. 5, Creechurch-lane, we found a fair supply of water; the premises are under repair. We recommend that the owner be called upon to cleanse and lime-whiten the inside of the house, and to repair the roofs and interior of the privies in the back yard. We found several wooden shed 3 erected against the wall of the church which adjoins the said premises, and which appeared to b 3 used for stabling, and which we consider must cause offensive nuisance, and to which we think the notice of the pariah authorities should be called, to have them removed. "We viewed the premises known as the Queen's tread, situate in the said lane, and found them in a very dirty condition. The occupier stated that there was a plentiful supply of water. We found the privy broken down and useless, and the smell very offensive. We re commend that the owners be called upon to cleanse and repair the house and the privy immediately. " In reference to the privies situate in Prince's-street, Ilosemary-lane we found them under rt pair ; th e r e are no dustbias, and the occupiers deposit it in the cellars in some instance?. We think the cisterns erect e d i n some of the houses adequate fur the wants of the inhabitants, and the owner assured us he is about to erect similar in all the other houses, and to close up the access to the basements, so as to prevent their being used as we have described. We recommend that he be called upon to construct an adequate dustbin i❑ each of the houses aforesaid, and to remove all dust and rubbish from the cellars forthwith. "In reference to the premises in Artillery-lane, we are of opinion that Mr. Clark. the owner of certain pre miles therein, should ba cailed upon effixtually to repair the same. " We viewed the premises No. 6, Ilalf-moon-passage, Aldersgato, where we consider the supply of water inadequate and the drainage defective. We recommend that the owner be called upon forthwith to construct a cistern of sufficient size, and to have the house drains ex amined and repaired, and a dustbin fixed. . • "In reference to Sandy's-row we have to report that only one-half of the street is within the City jurisdiction. The street was clean when we saw it, and the inhabitant of whom we inquired had no complaint to mako as to the supply of water or otherwise. - " We viewed Star-court, Milton-street, and found that the outhouse formerly" used as a slaughterhouse, but which had not been registered, did not appear to us to have been used for such purpose for some time past. We recommend that the owner of this court be called upon to repair the same throughout. "In reference to Moor-square, Cripplegate, in which a sewer is about to be built under the direction of your Honourable Court, we recommend that the owner be re quired to erect an adequate tank on the top of the octa gonal buildings in the centre of the said square, and to communicate the water to the several privies, as well as to drain them into the public sewers. " We have viewed the promises in Doby-court, Monk well-street. in which a sewer is about to be built under the direction of your Honour a bl e Court. We found one cellar foul from leakage of a cesspool in the ad- joining premises, and we recommend that the owner be called upon to drain the same into the sewer when com pleted, and fill up the existing cesspool, and to construct a dustbin at No. 4. " In reference to Bird-court, Philip•lane, we recom mend that a sewer be constructed therein, and that the owner be called upon to drain the premises into the sewer, and to construct proper cisterns for the use of the inhabitants. • "We have viewed the precinct of St. Bartholomew. We find the houses in Middlesex passage are damp from the want of adequate drainage. We recommend that a sewer be immediately built therein, and the owner be called upon to drain the houses into the same. " We observe that the whole of the precinct is in course of being repaired, and will shortly be completed, and will, so far, very materially improve this place. We observed that many of the houses in the more remote places of this precinct are obviously very old, being entirely or par tially built of wood, and otherwise dilapidated. Taking the circumstances into consideration, we think that this property should be left to the district surveyor to deal with as he may see fit, and that notice be sent to him accordingly. " We have viewed Fox and Knot court, where we found the one public privy recently rebuilt and water laid on, and that the court is supplied by a common cock. We were informed by the clerk that he has already, as directed by your Court, served the owner with notice to erect adequate cisterns, and to construct two newprivies therein. " In reference to St. John's-court we recommend that the owner be called upon to construct a new dustbin of stone, and that your • inspectors be directed to see the orders which have been already given to the owner to construct enlarged cisternage for the use of the inhabi tants promptly carried into effect. " We find the premises No. 4, Smithfield, are in bankruptcy and unoccupied, and that the parties repre senting the owner have been served with notice to trap and lay on water to the privy, and empty and fill the cesspool; and the time of notice has nat yet expired. " In reference to Cox court, Alderegate, the inspec tor reports to us that the nuisance therein complained of is abated. " We viewed premises in Hartshorn -court, in which we found the inhabitants are supplied with water by means of a common cock. There is no cistern or tank in the premises, although there is ample room for such. We recommend that the owner be called upon to pro vide adequate cisternage forthwith, and that the pre mises be also supplied with water. " We consider it right to state that in all these places we found the courts and alleys clean and well paved, ex yeeoputrincgh a i r n g o e n , ately cleansed. e a c n a d s e, whichwhich w e h a d s r o e n c l t y e d r e s c h e o n u t becomeim under .. " We repeat, in closing our report, that we have been induced to view all the above loc .litres, being desirous that we might be able personally to report as to their condition. We have also expressed our opinion as to certain works which we think require to be done in them, but it must not be supposed that these places had been neglected until we went to view them. They had all been viewed by your officers, and" in most of them the owners have executed or are executing works of sanitary improvement under your directions." Some observations were made upon what the mem bers seemed to consider to be a dangerous and dis gusting nuisance, arising from a cavity, over which there is a cellar flap, in Tower Royal, which flap is not always closed even during the busiest hours of the day. The report, with the exception of the paragraph relating to the nuisance just described, was agreed to ; and notice was ordered to be served upon the proprietor' e of the "yawning gulf," as Mr. Deputy Lott called the uncovered chasm. THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE COMMISSION, The CHAIRMAN gave notice of a motion from Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard, that, in consideration of the long and faithful services and the altered and ex- tended duties of the principal clerk, the salary d that gentleman should be raised to the sum of 6001. a year. The subject will be considered at the Court on the 6th of November next, as, in consequence of her Majesty's visit to her faithful citizens on the 30th inst., no Court of Sewers will then be held. Mr. Deputy LOTT said he had read a statement in the public papers to the effect that Mr. Simon had said there was not room for another body in the churchyards of the city of London.—(Laughter.) He wished to know whether such an assertion had been made by that gentleman. Mr. SiscoN begged to b excused from being re sponsible for everything that appeared as if it issued from him. A discussion had certainly taken place in the Committee of Health on the subject of the crowded churchyards of the City ;_ and he had cer tainly expr esse d t h e opinion he had long maintained on that subject—namely, that the churchyards of the City, which embraced an area of, he believed, only eight acres and a half, were not fit receptacles for any more bodies. His decided opinion was, that one more burial ought not to take place in the city of London. Mr. Deputy LOTT said The churchyards ought to be examined by Mr. Simon before utterance were given to such an opinion. the more efficient trappings for gullies for the total pre vention of the escape of effluvia from them, in conjunc tion with a perfect system of ventilation to the sewers; the total and uniform diversion from the Thames of the ilage now p,lluting it, and its ultimate disposal when diverted, and the securing an r.dequate supply of water, ire, inter alia, q iestions of the highest importance, which will for some time to come engross a large share of your attention and consideration. In addition to these, the entire abolition of cesspools, the perfecting the internal .irainage o f h ouses , an d th e remova l o f nuisances, &c., must continue to demand your utmost care and the most erenuous efforts of your officers. Although much has been done this year for the abatement of nuisances, nuisances still exist, and your officers have unfortunately too much evidence that, owing to the apathy, careless ness, and reckleSsness of many of the inhabitants of the poorer dwellings, the very conveniences which you have recently caused to be provided for their use have been neglected or abused, and 24 hours have sometimes sufficed to generate nuisances where all was previously clean. Under such circumstances, nuisance is likely to exist until improved habits are induced, and will render the greatest vi g il ance requ i s i te . I t i s nut, therefore, w i t h any view t o th e re l axat i on of your endeavours that I misapp re h ens i on, i t i s my hope yon will be en haye sub m i tte d to you th i s report, but rather, by cor recting couraged to p ersevere in what has been, and will be, a laborious, unthankful, yet most important duty. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, " W. HAywooD, Surveyor." The report was received with much applause, and ordered to be printed and sent to all the members of the Corporation. The CHAIRMAN then called the attention of the commissioners to the following letter from the Com missioner of Police, upon the important subject of the sanitary exertions of the city of London : TO THE HON. THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. " City Polic-office, Old Jewry, Oct. 22, 1349. " Gentlemen,—The period of three months, for which you requested the special services of the city police having expired, it cannot fail l!o be acceptable to your Honourable Board and the public to receive,:as it is gra tifying to me and dee to the force to give, a report upon the nature and extent of the duties which have been performed; a knowledge of which is the more desirable, as it renders to all parties engaged their appropriate measure of usefulness, and presents at the same time the surest guide to the fittest agencies by which the great objects committed to your charge can be best car ried out. " It will be in the recollection of the Court that on the lath of June last your medical officer, Mr. Simon, re ported his belief that an ,extensive attack of cholera was impending,' and his conviction that the existing state of inspection could not, by any possibility, perform the immense anount of duty at the existing crisis,' and suggested that it would not be possible to do better than obtain the co-operation of a section of the police force. It will be further in your recollection that I subsequently attended your deliberations upon this subject; when I ventured to repeat the substance of various recommen dations which I had previously submitted to your Hon. Court, delineating the best mode by which I considered the service of the police could be at a trifling cost made permanently effective in carrying out the various and important objects contemplated by the Sewers Act. "My conviction so expressed has been greatly strengthened by the experience of our exertions and the character and extent of the information we have supplied during the last three months, and which I shall now proceed to detail. "By the returns which accompany this communica tion, it will appear that the sergeants of the force who were selected for this duty reported upon the condition of 15,010 houses in the following several respects:— " 12,878 houses were reported as generally clean in appearance, but in many instances were found, upon close examination, to require special notice for one or more of the following nuisances:— " 2,132 required whitewashing or other cleansing, on account of general dirtiness. " 2,524 had offensive smells, from bad drainage and other causes. " 720 had filth or rubbish in the cellar. " 106 had stagnant water on the premises. " 51 were found offensive, from the deficiency of dust bins, and the necessary accommodation for refuse. • " 446 were found in an offensive and unhealthy state, from bad or deficient drainage. " 154 wero found in much need - Of water, or used water deteriorated by improper recep!acles. " 109 presented the necessity of having their dustbins immediately clean d. " 148 presented nuisances of various descriptions un favourable to health, not previously described. " 13,020 houses bad privies and water-closets free from nuisance. " 1,120 had privies and water-closets in a very offen sive state. " 4,608 had their privies in the cellars. " 4,389 had their privies in passages and other parts of the houses. " 4,991 had their privies in yards and outer premises. " 152 privies were used in common by more than one house. 223 cesspools were found full of soil. 30 had burst or had overflowed. 21 cellars were used as cesspools. 40 drains were found to be choked with soil. The above reports have reference to the internal state of houses. I shall now detail the number and nature of out-door nuisances. " 103 reports have been made by the police of stinks from the drains, gratings, &c. " 92 of stagnant water iu the streets or out door pre mises. " 16 of accumulated deposits of offal, decayed vegetable, or other offensive matter in yards, wharfs, &c. " 36 of unwholesome trades, manufactures, or other operations. _ _ " 28 of urinals, or places used as such by the public, in an offensive state. "32 of dung and dust-heaps offensive to their neigh , bourhoods. " 51 of common privies complained of as nuisances. "8 of various nuisances not particularly defined. "In addition to these representations upon internal and external circumstances, 952 cases of actual cholera have been ascertained through the information of the medical attendants and reported in the daily returns, of which number 635Jhave proved fatal, 286 have recovered, and 31 are still under treatment, or the result is not ascertained, the sufferers having been removed to the country. " Such, gentlemen, have been the labours of the police, effected for the most part in a few days, arid all within the prescibed period of three months, and that at the trifling cost of 1001. " It will be obvious to your Ilonourable Court that the extreme urgency of the inquiry imparted to it the character of haste, and precluded that minute search and persevering investigation which under other and ordinary circumstances would be desirable, while our anxiety to obtain information in neighbourhoods most exposed to disease precluded inquiries into more favoured localities, but which, upon other occasions, ought not to be overlooked. " What may be the course your Hon. Court, upon mature deliberation, may decide hereafter to pursue, to accomplish the important objects of your appointment, it would be presumptuous in me to predicate; but I trust that tho suggestion of ten years' experience, respectfully submitted by one filling the responsible office of Com missioner of Police in this great city, and for the most part residing within i:s walls, and in daily superintend ence of the manifold objects which affect the peace, the safety, the health, and the comfort of this vast corn • munity, will not be considered as unacceptable or un worthy of your attention; and in so doing I feel it duo to the medical practitioners within the City, with scarcely an exc , pant), t i acknowledge the: readines and courtesy with which upon all occasions they have given informa tion to our officers; at the same time I anticipate the satisfaction it will give to your Hon. Court to hear that our inquiries have been uniformly received with grati tude, and cheerfully aided by all classes of thee:lmmunity. "It will be obvious to your Hon. Court that the main objects of your commission are—first, to ascertain, as perfectly as possible the fullest and most minute infor mation upon all matters which can in any way affect the health or comfort of the inhabitants, and of persons frequenting the City; next to be satisfied, by frequent reports, that whatever is suggested to be done, is well and promptly done; and lastly, that the information of what is required and performed should be obtained in the most efficient and least expensive way. " Now, I venture to think that, fur obvious reasons, there is no agency by which these objects can be so difectually accomplished as by that of the police force. The police is a recognized authority, to which applica tion can be made without annoyance or loss of time; whose services can be rendered without intrusion, and of whose neglect complaint may be legitimately made and redress promptly obtained. It comes within our expe rience to know that serious inconveniences are tolerated from an indisposition to incur personal reproach, or the trouble that individual interference imposes, but which would be promptly brought under the notice of the police if their services in this respect were publicly an nounced in relation to these matters, and many other such as are detailed in the accompanying returns. Secondly, it will be admitted, that next to the know ledge of an evil is the evidence of its speedy removal. " Now, though we have reported upon many hundreds of cases, assuming different degrees of nuisance, to which there can be no doubt the ready attention of your Honourable Court has been given, yet there is no channel so prompt and disinterested through which to ascertain that your directions hare been effectually enforced, as that by which the original information is given, for the parties through whom nuisances are re ported and their suppression ascertained are not the fittest to execute the orders of your Honourable Board. It should also be borne in mind that when actual nuisances are reported, and their removal satisfactorily attested, such reports can only have reference to things as they exist at the time, and that to effectually main tain a perfect system of sanitary authority, the super vision of which I speak should be vigilant and continuous. To relax is _to retrograde; to delay is to parley with disease and death; and by what means, permit Ile re- spectfully to inquire, can such an amount of aid be so efftctually and so economically secured as through the agency of the police? • ' " The plan I propose gives the services of 40 intern • gJent men, whose business it will be to report every ; nuisance or inconvenience which can in any way impair Ole health or affect the reasonable comforts of the public, to bo accomplished by the daily inspection of each and all of the highways and byways of the City—its streets, lanes, alleys, and courts—to the end that no nuisance or danger shall be allowed to continue, and that the advan tages of water and light be uniformly and amply supplied. Further, that the inhabitants of the City, of every con dition, may enjoy the benefit of this system of general ptotection. I su gg e s t t h at notices should be periodically left with every dweller, inviting attention to our arrange ments and co-operation in their observance; so that in effect no just cause or complaint should escape detection nor elude redress. I forbear to enlarge upon this subject or its advantages, having upon former occasions, in various communications, taken the liberty to enforce it; hilt there is one point which I consider it important to notice. It has been, not unfrequently, intimated to me, that the suggestions I now repeat, and venture to re commend, are viewed with apprehension as part of an aggressive system, by which it is proposed to aggran dize the power of the police, and to circumscribe the important functions of your Hon. Board. I need hardly express my conviction that these views can receive no countenance from a body of men with whom the public health is a supreme law, and who must feel it their cheerful duty to secure that great end bY every legitimate instrumentality, unbiassed by con siderations which can only have their origin in the dread of that censure which justly follows neglected duties or palpable incompetence. " For myself I do not discern, and assuredly I do not seek, in the plan proposed any augmentation of power of patronage; already I find the appointment and dis posal of 600 men amongst the least pleasing of my duties, rarely a source of pleasure, a continued cause of anxiety and pain. " But whatever *construction may be placed upon this overture of service, I deem it incuinient upon me to wake it; because I feel that by the harmonious co-ope rution of the two Commissions of Police and Sewers such great and various social advantages may be secured as shall silence the jealousy which the principle of self government provokes, and earn the lasting gratitude of present and coming times. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your faithful and obedient servant, " D. W. HARVEY." Mr. BLARE, in moving that the letter be entered upon the minutes, intimated that the commissioner showed a great anxiety to appropriate to himself and his police the whole credit of the City sanitary move ment; so that, according to that gentleman, as well as according to the Committee of Health and others who set up claims, the Commissioners of Sewers would come in for a very small share of commenda tion indeed; although they had originated the board and engaged the police and had done everything else calculated to meet and avert the impending calamity. After making some spirited comments upon the manner in which the commissioners bad been attacked by the press, he suggested a mode by which that powerful organ might, instead of dishonouring itself by statements founded in gross misrepresentation and falsehood, render substantial service to the poor. His suggestion was, that the pens of the editors should be turned to the task of inducing the Government to abolish the assessed taxes. By rendering that ser vice they would contribute, through the blessings of air and light, to do essential good to the whole com munity. !Sir. Deputy BRIDGE wished that the letter be laid upon the table, as containing a mass of misrepresen tations. The letter was finally ordered to be entered upon ;he minutes, and the Court adjourned. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. WINDSOR CAST P LE, OCT. 20, 1840. This day had audience of her Majesty, Abbott Law rence, Esq., Envoy Extraordinarpeend Minister Pleni• potentiary4om the Uojted Stites of America, to deliver his credeitols• to which holus introduced by Viscount Palmerston, nLC.B:, her DatZisty's Principal Secretary of State for D eign Affair: Admission. Is —Schools. lialf-price.—The New Catalogne, Is. YEBUOWS, MOUSTACEIIOS, and WHIS -4 KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and lrevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE IATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, I. few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular Sotties, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, :s. ; and double this sire, 11e, each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con. tainin; testimonials of nudsubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' tdvice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." fly post, 4s. 6d., 7a. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Ilerbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, bcford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toiler, 'on luit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, Ci, Cornhill • end by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresehe and Son, Adver leer-office. TO TUE LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news_ >aper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put int the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weckley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor =nay of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the llerbary, lligh rate for the erficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having cotn sietely restored the h ai r on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is inuch stronger and more luxuriant than I ever was before the baldness appeared. "Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony torthe virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an I I s. Bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund ance, but as a cure of nervous headache ;as a toilet perfume itt far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any lady of respectability to the above fact - .-3, Swan-street, Borough." In eases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, afe w trope on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and 'rovent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the lair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the west aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, peur ten or twelve drops on the crown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an hour.. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces lair on children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants' heals, it has such a peculiar cooling influenee on the brain as to pre- Vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See iansohlet of testimonials. .11 L. _ WaNSSOR CASILE, Ocr. 22. Ills R , yal Highness the Prirvis Albert has been pleased to appoint William Fergusson, Esq., F.R.S., Professor of Surgery in 4 Ring's College, London, to be Surgeon in Ordinary to his Royal Highness, in the room of Charles A. liev„„gsq , deceased. FOItEIGN OFFICE, OCT. 20. The Quen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas Were Fox, junior, as Consul, at Plymouth, for the Re public of Chili. • _ WHITEHALL, OCT. 17. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint William Henry Snell, Gent., to be Adjutant of the Ar tillery Company of London, in the room of Frederick William Bossy, Esq., resigned. WHITEHALL, OCT. 22. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Vener able Archdeacon Philip Jennings, D.D., to the Per petual Curacy of St. James's Chapel, in the parish of St. Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and diocese of London, the same being void by the death of the Rev. Thomas White. TREASURY, OCT. 23. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Edward Berkeley Baron Portman, John Lucius Dampier, Eq., Barrister-at-Law, and Dominick Daly, Esq., to be Commissioners to inquire into and report upon rights or claims over the New Forest, in the county of Southampton, and Waltham Forest, in the county of Essex; and the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased to appoint Joseph Burnley Hume, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, to be Secretary and Clerk to the Commission. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet Charles Frederick Moore, to be Lieutenant, vice Maher, resigned, Oct. 15. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. First West York Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet William Fowler to be Lieutenant, vice Naylor, promoted; Henry Beilby Milner, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Arthur Joseph Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Fowler, promoted ; Henry Taylor, Gent., to bo Cornet, vice Nesbitt, re signed ; Charles Edward Stephen Cooke, Gent., to Le Veterinary Surgeon, Oct. IG. Commission by tho Lord-Lieutenant of Fifeshire. Fife Militia—Henry Jobn Graham Cowan, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Andrew Brown Tosh, deceased, Oct. 6. BANKRUPTS. Constantine Williim Do Be:nardy, bill broker, Rider's Hotel, Sali,,bury-square, Fleet-street, to sur render, Oct. 30, at eleven, and Dec. 17, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; .Lawrence and Views, Old Jewry-chambers. . • Samuel Leggatt, innkeeper, Norwich, Nov. 1, at one, and Dec. 6, at eleven, at the Court of .Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings. Hudson, Sparrow, Brookfield, and Coupland, Bucklersbury ; Bailey, Norwich. Thomas Richhell, rocket manufacturer, Cold Harbour lane, Brixton, Surrey, Oct. 30, at two, and Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assig nee, Coleman-street-buildings; ,Iludson, Finsbury-place South. George Sedgwick, stationer, Moorgatc-streot, City, Nov. 3 and 13, c. 8, at thu Court of Bankruptcy. John son, official assignee, Basingball-street; Spytr, Broad street buildings. Hugh George Astle, tobacconist, Margate, Nov. 3, at hale-past twelve, and Dec. 8, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, G uildh all. chatn hers ; Neal, Austin Friars. Henry Hardy, tea dealer, Bradford, Yol kshire, Nov. 8 and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Mathews, St. Mary-axe; Barr and Nelson, Leeds. Job): Angus, Ways and china dealer, Bernick-upon- Tweed, Nov. 2, at halt past ten, and Dec. 6, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. \Vakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Chew, Manches ter; liarle, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-line, and Ne svcastle-upou DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-stre( t. W. M. Hill, Chalton• place, Islington, builder, Nov. 13, at twelve—F. Whitmore, Lambeth, brewer, Nov. 13, at eleven—W. Kuper. Grand Surrey Canal, Camberwell, wire rope maker, Nov. 23, at twelve—H. Allison and T. Allison, Dean-street, Soho, pianoforte manufacturers, Nov. 16, at one—T. Wyatt, 0 Kford-terrace, road, builder, Nov. 16, at half-past two—D. Allan, Coleman•street and Lotbbury, City, merchant, Nov. 20, at one. In the Country. A. Whitaker, Manchester, licensed v ictuall er, Nov. 13 at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—R. Smth ,, s Tur ner Fold, Lancashire, timber dealer, Nov.e 14 1 and , a j. tt u w i e r l e v h e, at the Court, Manchester—C. L. Birch wood, Manchester, m anufacturers,Bell, Iv•Taio,l Newcastle-up( n vas°l3, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—M. B. Tyne, victualler, Nov. 15, at one, at the Court, New castle-upon-Tyne—T. Metcalf, North Shields, banker, Nov. 15, at two, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne— T. Phipps, Darlington , Durham, linendraper, Nov. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Dove, Darlington, Durham, tanner, Nov. 15, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upm-Tyno—S. Mann, Kingston-upoi- H u ll, merchant, Dec. 12, at half-past ten, at the Town hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—J. Harshaw and W. Askew, Leeds, cloth merchants, Nov. 16, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Morfitt, jun., Leeds, flax spinner, Nov. 16. at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Berry, Liverpool, banker and accountant, No v . 1 6, at eleven, at the Court, Liver pool—J. B. Brown, Liverpool, commission agent, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—B. Pritchard, Liverpool, wine and spirit merchant, Nov. 16, at eleven, at the Court, Liverposrl—G. L. Richardson, Liverpool, cutler, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. Clapham, Liverpool, woollendraper, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Miller, Liverpool, saddler, Nov. 16, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—N. Lither land, Liverpool, merchant, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. J, Hall and B. Hall, Elton, Lancashire, bobbin turners THE SANITARY PROCEEDINGS OP THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS FOR THE CITY OP LONDON. Mr. Deputy BROWN said he understood the sur veyor was prepared with a report of the whole of the proceedings of the commissioners since the year:lB32, who had been accused by some of having done ac tually nothing; and he moved that the report be read. The CHAIRMAN said the surveyor had drawn up a detailed report at his suggestion, in answer to the public charge of negligence and incapability. The following report was then read by the clerk : "TO THE HON. COMMISUONERS Of SEWER/ OF THE CITY OF LONDON. " Sewers-office, Guildhall, Oct. 23. " Gentlemen,—As very erroneous impresssions appear to exist as to the nature and extent of the works carried out by this Commission since the calamitous year 1832, I beg, at the suggestion of the Chairman of your Hon. Court, to submit to you the following brief and general outline of your operations since that date:—From the commencement of the year 1833 to the termination of the year 1848, being a period of 16 years, the length of public sewers constructed within the city of London has been 124,272 feet, or 23i miles. In addition to this length of new sewers, several miles of ancient sewers have been repaired and adapted to modern requirements. About 3,770 service or private drains have also been constructed for the internal drainage of houses and pre mises .:The portion of the Fleet ditch north of Holborn, hich was the only open ditch which had existed within your jurisdiction for upwards of a century, was eight years ago covered in. There are now no open ditches within the city of London. The whole of the street gullies have been trapped, and improvements have been made and are still making in the construction of the traps. The whole of the publice ways, whether open and frequented courts, have been paved with stone, and, where practicable, with ffigstones, and the most impor -1 tent condition of a non-absorbent surface, as well as a surface best adapted for aiding the scavenger in main taining cleanliness has been obtained. Every court, alley, and public place is lighted with gas lamps—there is no public place without gas lights. All the streets and alleys have been for some years swept daily, and the dustmen are bound to remove dust as often as rc quired. In all these foregoing particulars the poorest places have been as well attended to and looked after as the important and more visible thoroughfares. During the aforesaid period the opportunitie s which offered for effecting improvements, by widening the thoroughfare. easing the traffic, and letting in light and air, have not been neglected, and where your funds have proved ade quate you have at all Om s c: -operated with the corpo ration committees, the public companies, and other bodies, in the furtherance of such like beneficial objects. Many of your works of drainage have been beneficially felt by districts some miles distant from the city. Twenty-nine outlets have been provided by you for the sewage for the county of Middlesex. The highland of and about Hampstead drains through the Fleet sewer; Holloway and a portion of Islington can now be drained by the Llndon-bridge sewer; Nortonfolgate and the densely po• pulated districts adjacent are also relieved by it. In so general a statement I cannot enter into detail as to the Various important improvements made in the manage ment and formation of the works committed to your charge; I can but briefly refer to the improved forms of sewers and other detail of construction made by you, the remodelling upon a system the whole of the lines of pave ments, the various important experiments of the levels and gradients of the streets, the re-arrangement of public lamps, the protection of the public ways from encroach• went, and the gradual extinction of objectionable and long existing projections, the erection of public urinals, and various other works which have marked your vigi- lance through the whole periods of time alluded to ; and it should be borne in mind that until recently the func tions of your Hon. Court solely relatee to sewers, and the paving and lighting, cleansing and conservation of the public ways—that you had no control over private property, r, o power to enforce water supply, end no compulsory power of entry for inspection of or remedy of nuisances. You had not even power to compel drainage to be made from those premises where sewers were in the course of formation or already formed. Upon the commencement of the pre sent year you, for the first time, had power to command water supply, to compel drainage of premises, to regu late slaughtering houses, and suppress nuisances, &c. The time consumed at the outset of your new operations by the requisite legal and other preliminary arrangements, and more recently the suspension of all works during the hot weather beyond the active suppres sion of nuisances, have left you but a very short time to effect much in the way of works of permanent im provement to the poorer dwellings in the City, Short, however, as the time has been, your officers have in quired into the condition of more than 4,000 of the poorest habitations, with the view to the enforcement of drainage, water supply, and cleanliness; and during the season of epidemic disease 14,000 houses, out of 16,000 comprehended in the City. were inspected for the dis covery of nuisances. Since the commencement of this year upwards of 1,600 cases of nuisance have been abated, 64 courts and places within the City have had sewers constructed beneath them—the aggregate length of sewers, amounting to 10,321 feet, or nearly t wo m i les. About 900 houses have been drained, and the whole of the slaughtering houses within the City registered, and such regulations as you had the power of compelling had been enforced. In submitting to your Honour- able Court this brief outline of your opeiations during the per' od which has relapsed since the year 1832, let me not be misunderstood as intending to imply that nothing more remains to bo effected; on the contrary, ;king 2ken. lid is cted, , aid 7 are their tet is nis i 1 .CL GS - 27 - 06 - 42 - 41 Entry