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I'7 IV: O RDNANCE CORN-MILL, W.ALTHAM • ABBEY. _ _ a pply 3;1 of The Principal 0 cers of her :Majesty's Ordnance do hereby give notice, that Tenders will be received at their Office in Pall-mall, on or before FRIDAY, the 2d day of March next, from such persons es may be willing to RENT the above Mill for the term of 7, 14, or 21 :rf ars from Lady-day next, subject to resumption by the Board of Ordnance, on a notice of six months. Possession to be given on the Ist April, 1g49. This Mill consists of Six Pairs of Stones, driven by Two Water wheels, with Four Dressing Machines, a Smutting Machine, Sac., Sce., extensive Storeage for Grain, &c. and a small Saw Mill. Attached to the Mill is a commodious Dwelling-house, situated in the most desirable part of the town, with Offices complete, and a Mall Garden In rear. The whole of the Pre nixes and Machinery are in a good state of repair. -rate; d rely little No. 17 3 576.1 LONDON , WEDNESDAY F 7 k a a m a V e y . .:14 4 ., : 1 4 • . s• 34 11 34 !9 33 24 27 27 31 25 28 32 22 ` 2 ' a , 26 2° • • .' ' 5l. -1-‘ 'P I' • r 94 1849 't, [ pm .- JANUARI s .• y -1.~..._ __ _. For fUrther particulars, apply at the Office of Ordnance, Pall-mall; to the respective Officers of Ordnance, at Waltham Abbey ; and ap plication must be made to the said Officers ior earth of permission to View the premises. _ _ _ . iler A NWE L L COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. Principal—Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.D. PUBLICATIONS. water, gas, fire, and air, in whatever can preserve health or promote comfort, to be effected 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 con-• tinua; that the advantages of water and light be uni formly and amply supplied, and that the inhabitants of the city, of every conditioa, may enjoy the lull benefit of this system of generous protection, notices should be periodically let with every dwell-r, inviting sttentiou to our arrangoments, and co. operation in their observance, so that in eff,et no .just cause of complaiat should escape detection or elude redress. By order of the Board, It. BYHAM, Secretary. Twelve Years Curate of Hartwell THE DOCUMENT.. • " We, the underiigned, take the opportdnity of expressing our deep concern that the Bishop of London should have overlooked the p eminent claims which the Rev. Dr. Emerton, the late curate up wards of twelve years, undoubtedly possessed to the ItectorshiP of llanwell, an event se universally expected that we deem the disap pointment worthy of public comment and reproach, calculated to bring our Church discipline into question, and ultimately to call for legislative interference on the subject." _ _ . COLONEL STEINBACIT'S ACCOUNT OF THE PUNJAUB. In post Svo., price ss. cloth, PUNJAUB : being a brief Account of the SIKHS and their COUNTRY. By Lieutenant-Colonel STEINBACH. Second Edition, with a Map. *,,,* The Map may be had separately, price Is. ; or Is. 6d. in case. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. s; red, in, 2 49 . 303 to Office. of OrdnanCe, January 1, 1849. derate TO WELL-DIGGERS AND ENGINEERS. PURE SOFT WATER WANTED. THE Trustees of the Poor of the Parish of S AIN T „.„ LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, are desirous of having a WELL SI SOFT within the area of their Workhouse, capable of supplyi n g p ure T WATER sufficient for'all the purposes of that Establishment, with a Pump erected over the said well, to be worked by manual labour. oats; nd the rates. 5d poT wetlts Vacation closed the 23d instant. Prospectuses, with full partisulars, on application THE 'THIRD EDITION of MR. MACAU LAY'S HISTORY of ENGLAND, Vols. I. and 11., Svo, price 325., is this day published. London: Longman, Ilrown,,Green, and Longmans. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY. " To carry out in the most effectual manner a system so fraught with public utility and indivi,!uAl comfort, I propose to assign to the fittest members of the establish ment their allotted duties, and to make a weekly report to the Commissioners of ScneN of every occurrence which can be suggested by vigilant attention to the ob• jects I have enumerated. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your most obedient servant, " D. W. lIAttvEY. " To the Commissioners of Sewers." Persons desirous of Contracting with the said Trustees for the above works, can learn further partculars by applying to the Master At the Workhouse, Kingsland,road. Tenders to be sent to the Clerk's Office, at the Workhouse. before Twelve o'clock on Thursday, February 1, 1849 ; and the Trustees do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest or any one of the Tenders. January 23, 1849. Notice is hereby given, that the February Half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors of the London and North-Western Rail way Company will be held at the Euston Hotel, Euston-place, Lon don, on FRLDAT, the 16th day of February next. The Chair to he taken at Twelve o'clock precisely At which Meeting it is .proposed to consolidate into Stock the 10/. Shares A and B of tke late Manchester and Birmingham Railway ; and such of the 201. Shares of the late London and Birmingham Rail A ay ; and 401. Shares of the late Grand Junction Railway as have been paid up in AN ANATOMY of PAULIAMENT, being a complete Account of the Members of•the House of Comrhon, and the Family, Professional, and other influences that surround them, will be given as a SECOND SUPPLEMENT for 1849, with JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWS and FINANCIAL ECONOMIST, of Saturday, the-3d February. The Largest Sheet alloWed by Law -32 Pages, and 96 Columns. Every Saturday, price 6d. stamped. Without one word of offence o: personality, this Supplement will furnish one of the strongest proofs of the inefficiency of the pre sent mode of representation ever offered to the public. Early orders to any Newsman. Office for Advertisements, 17, Upper Wellington-street, Strand. Peas —s Gi _ s —s * l s' of 1 down sci UP' parter• i 2s a NATIONAL 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. ~,P o licies issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi 'n°ll for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary !tvailable resource to himself, if needful, while living. The Assured 5 1 " , on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. GEORGE CARR GLYNN, Chairman of the Board of Directors. CHARLES LAWRENCE, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of I.4rectors. IL BOOTH, Secretaries. C. E. STEWART, I Office, Euston Station, January 22, 1849. A great number of charges against parties, for per mitting nuisances upon their premises, were then dis posed of. Gore, the dust contractor, was fined 5!. for not remov ing the filth in Smithfield. The Court was occupied till past five o'elc,ck in the various matters referred to its consideration. Fedor. 5s 03 .3s 4d oq 0(1 AMENDED CONDITIONS, DONCASTER GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASES, &c. - , - - DIVISION OF PROF' PS. Il Continued prosperity of the Society has enab l esl the Directors at thee Annual Meeting, held on the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a s ixth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid on each Policy effected on tile profit scale. EXAMPLES. Perma- Sum the Ae. ¢ Annual Policy Berms in vent Re- Assured Pre- taken addltim Bonus in duction of may bor- MiuM. eat in to Sum Cash. Annual rew en Assured. Premium. Policy. s. d. s d. £ s. d. s. d. 1837 262 14 3 121 15 11 20 0 0 543 17 9 £ s. d. 1838 237 15 6 108 16 4 17 7 6 494 S 10 60 1000 74 3 4 1839 211 18 6 95 16 9 14 17 7 445 0 1840 163 8 4 75 15 10 11 10 9 395 11 1 _lB4l 159 3 4 71 li 0 10 19 8 346 3 3 1842'132 2 6 58 17 6 8 19 10 296 13 4 1843 84 11 8 1 37 10 0 5 14 2 247 4 5 A R R T' A G E. _ One half the world are desolately single, and the other :upposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a .erase of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em ,:tter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea ,)t caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un •omprosing harry • but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, .na broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness :rd social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set ,:ement. Honour end justicedensand that health should form au item the compact; It alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or •eglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if hese surmise's concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little EMOIRS "On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Is. such (by Lost, in stamps,' Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered ay misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining ) - ,em. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but or the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom t*sy are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subiects, by unqualified authors, which alone or •ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other Ale publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and .ivold," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely •mphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the nere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's 'se, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob ,rvance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he v3uld be done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of -berwood, 23, Paterncster-row •' Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10. Argyll-plat, Recent-street; and ell rfIlE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALE - TOT. Pursuant to Act 6 and 7 Tic., cap. 65. Messrs. SWAIN" and Co., 379, Oxford-street, in announcing the preparation of this garment, desire to have it known that it bears no affinity to the common produce 'minted as built of the Llama Wool, a material possessing no property by reason of which it can be woven into a cloth, and which is to every manufacturer of the em pire, or of Europe, a thinz; unknown. Mr. Charles Sakelby, Shrewsbury; Mr. George Davison, Sheffield ; Mr. Robert•Pinhorn, Newport, Isle of Wight; Mr. Henry Hewitt, Manchester; Mr. Maddox, Liverpool; and Mr. John Whitty, 8, Col. lege-green, Dublin, sole agents for its sale in the above towns. LONDON ORPUAN ASYLUM.—The annual meeting of governors of this institution was held on Monday at the London Tavern. Mr. James Capel having taken the chair, the secretary proceeded to read the report, from which it appeared that the total receipts for the past year were 8,2981. 4s, 7d., and the ex penditure 8,5871. 4s. 7d., leaving a deficit on the year's account of 2891. Since the last gene rail meeting, 67 children, having completed their terms, had left the institution, seven had died in the asylum, and two were under the care of their friends ; 74 had been admitted, and of this number nine were ad mitted under the rule 37, 60 by election, and five in conse quence of having . been expelled from the Asylum of Bri libh Orphans in Paris. It was intended to admit two more under similar circumstances. The day's election would admit 30, making the total number in the asylum 397. The total number of children who would have re ceived the benefits of the institution since its establish - tnent on the completion of their terms by the present inmates and candidates would be 1,755. The re port having been adopted, the secretary moved that two orphan children be admitted from France, 2001. having been paid for them by the Refugee Committee. Agreed to. The election of thirty children was then proceeded with, the number of candidates being 144. The following are the names of the successful candi dates, with the numbers polled by each. Girls—Lam prey, 10,351; Danks, 8,816; Brightwell, 8,415; Morris, 8,272 ; Davis, 7,961 ; Reece, 7,501 ; Callaway, 7,475; Gain,7,468; Haynes, 7,466; O'Neill, 7,415; Stone, 7,281; Clarke, 7,140; Cluff, 7,091. Boys—Marten, 8,435; Wallis, 8,142; Johnston, 3,134; Stevens, 8,044; Sharp, 7,959; Mills, 7,956; Prichard, 7,922; Turner, 7,748; Allen, 7,577; Scott, 7,398; Gunson, 7,347; Wiggins, 7,280; Tizmur, 7,160; Hopwood, 7,083; Arnold, 6,995; Wink, 6,923; Smith, 6,786 , - - ABUSER IN THE INAVY.--The new Lord of the Admiralty has been, for the long period of 27 years, re presentative of Portsmouth in Parliament, and there can be no doubt that he will be again returned for that borough. This of itself is sufficient to show that he must know more about ships and d.)cicyards than most of his immediate predecessor.v. lie was recently one of the select c ommittec appointed to overhaul the estimates of the three great military branches of the public ser vice. While joining in all the propositions for economy wherever it was practicable, he would not assent to cripple the amount of warlike materials in the public stores; and we are pretty certain that all the old officers uf the navy will do honour to his name, as one of those who resisted the attempt to abridge the hard earned pro motion of the senior ranks. With regard to the labours of the committee, we mu-t repeat, that it is not the personnel or materiel—neither the officers and seaman, nor the hemp, tar, and timber in the dockyards and stores, that created the excess in the estimates, but the fancy building and tinkering of ships. They were con structed on some beau ideal, and when taken to sea were inefficient in some point or other. The word then — different from the commands in the steamer, " Stop her," " East* her," &c. —was, "Lengthen her," "Shorten her;" " Cut down her masts," " Give her more ballast." Iron steamers were built, and then it was discovered that shot would knock them to pieces like crockery-ware; frigates were cut down to be steam-tubs; with other fan tastic tricks. There being no specific remedy. for a ship rocking like a cradle, when one was proved to be in that dilemma she was sent to " sleep on her shadow" in Perchester Lake or Ilamoaze All these alterations were put down as " repairs," and a pretty penny they cost. The money laid out in these experiments in the I ist two or three years would have kept 10,000 able seamen in constant employ.—Naval eS Military Gazette . TII E C ASTLEREAG II L ETTERS. —The third and fourth volumes of this important work, completing the Irish Rebellion and the Union, are just published. The most valuable contribution to modern history that we know of is to be found in the Memoirs and Correspon dence of Lard Castlereagh. They are indeed invaluable records of facts, and without them it is impossible tor any man to say that up to this moment he has had the opportunity of knowing the real history of the Irish Re bell on, or the arrangement,. for a Union. The great value of the work is the correspondence—the letters which passed between Lord Castlereagh and others at the very hich limeth t e he g ; r a e t Lr were andi passing. in many In h instances t e awful, se documentsevents a , to l is unreservedly exposed. There have been assertions and suspicious on one side—here are the statements and facts on the other. Full justice never was done, and never could be done, to the acts as well as the motives of 1,,,rd Castlereagh, but by a publication such as now lies before us. The more widely these volumes are circu lated, the more certainly will truth be vindicated, false hood exposed, and calumny refuted.-111orning Herald. DlScovEtty OF A RoSIAN POTTERY.—The opera tions at Sunderland New Docks proceed apace, and the water, it is expected, will be admitted at an early date in February. When there is 14 feet at the tide gauge, there will be 22 feet of water at the dock entrance from the river. During the excavation of this part of the etwhaaesstml BRITISHpe I:eaassne works, a singular discovery was made. Under the site osmr o utt f oi ' bi s ngl x ,erl me old houses on the pier quay was found what an tiquarians pronounced to be remains of an ancient Ro man pottery. About 8 feet below the surface appeared a circle, about 25 feet diameter, hewn out of the lime iwernoid,ciiclncigi, . In the interior of this was a circle of small stones, he al aidny, apparently. arr N a e n a g r e arrangement tepelbeen e erected rwe resembling catsedi.ofu a onr g dt i eocirpuuharonprtosi quantity h s o y d presented te eaecdnnootLe the er ) t EaG S msoE u upTF i s d A 3ifrpLolEaEarAin, UNIVERSALss Nooeur about .13. f ot d t, f and oaN rc footr perfect yellowi common st hf,length,nes oprt another, ai r rm e ye , theeedt nrha specimens Antiquarian; ware nsee Romano perfect nteea under part ti p oa r unr o ent Itgebil bottles,nane Society earthenware,ne adglNl.vglobular. bpNnnueeeelecawkt of to Government Pills,nr mo MEDICINE._ A e n p a t m , u L O pu o n t 0 - s Jl ) La oti nat . ip — apre M ya,r o sl n . B l t4 s i i3 a, la tf ' o s rt to 115,000/. Such an amount would give 18,400,000 of stamps at lid. each, and there being 45 pills in the small boxes, would give the number of pills 828,000,000 (eight hundred and twenty-eight millions). Besides the above, 200 of " family packets," each containing 600 pills, have been sent annually for the last twelve years to the Exeter Ifygeian Dispensary, to be given to the poor, which amounts to 1,500,000 more of such facts, can any one doubt that llygeists have had more practical expAtience in a system of good vegetable pur gation than all the doctors in the world put together, who by ever changing their medicines and poisons do not really know the effects of any of them. It is only by an accumulation of facts that truth in medicine can be ascertained.—British College of Health, New-road, London. Jan. 16, 1849. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VI SION.-39, Albemarie-street, Piccadilly. Newly invented Spec tacles, Powerful Telescopes, Opera and Race Glasses, Micros copes, &e.—Patronised by their Majesties the Queen Dowager and the King of Hanover, their Graces the Duchess of Hamilton, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, the Archbishops of Canter bury, York, and Dublin, the Dukes of Devonshire, Norfolk, Ar gyle, Marlborough and Manchester, Bishops of Exeter, Lincoln, Cork, Kilmore, and Kildare. 3lessrs. S. and B. Solomons, Oculists and Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses upon a new construc tion. Immediately they are placed betors imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight, that mist and dulness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Microscopes. Invisible, and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments, for relief of the most extreme deafness. Caution—Messrs: S. and B. Solomons, Opticians and Aftrists, are not connect e d w i t h a person putting up the .same name in their immediate neighbourhood. To prevent is' takes, be cautious and observe—to b e h a d at 39, Albemarle street,in Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday the first meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers a ew rl e ia r m s e o e f t . , the chair. the to o k placecity o f at Guildhall; London under Sirthe rn.etwauAricet in The meeting was very numerously attended, much in tere3t having been excited by the appointment of the various officers of the court, the general business con nected with the sanity regulations, and the reports of Mr. Simon, the City medical officer, and others rel sting to the necessary arrangements to be made to meet future emergencies. Mr. Deputy ALLA3I moved—" That Mr. Deputy Peacock, who had so long distinguished himself as the indefatigable chairman s,f the commission, and made such exertion to It the new Bill, should be re-elected to the chair for one year." Mr. SELSON seconded the motion; which was carried unanimously. The inspectors and messengers were also reappointed. SANITARY MATTERS. Mr. PRIOR then proposed—" That Mr. Simon be elected to the otlice of Officer of Health of the city of London, under the new Bill," and said that the selection of that gentleman before the Bill came into operation reflected honour upon the corporation, as his zeal and energy were proportioned to his skill, which was equal to that of any man in the profession.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. OBBARD seconded the proposition. Mr. STACEY said the Court ought to pause a little as they were not yet aware of the distinct duties which the medical officer would have to perform, and the amount of remuneration ho was to receive. As soon as such matters were settled, it would be proper to proceed to the appointment, but not till then.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS (of Ferringdon ward) was of opinion that the whole medical staff of the City unions should be connected with the sanitary regulations. That staff con sisted of 11 men of great professional experience, and qualified to act for the benefit of London in any emer gency. They visited all the parts of the City in which disease was likely to exist, and he should wish to see them occupy the place which had been marked out for Mr. Simon, who could not act in so extensive an arena without the assistance of the commissioners themselves, or of those men whose high capabilities could be brought to bear effectively upon any dangerous epidemic, how ever general. He considered it to be his duty to move " that the 11 medical gentlemen who acted for the unions should have amongst them the 5001. a year which he believed it had been the intention to vote to Mr. Simon." He knew they were prepared to act. Mr. Williams altered the form of his motion by moving "that a committee be appointed to consider the duties, &c., of the Medical Officer, &c. Mr. ELLIOTT seconded the motion. Some question having arisen as to the nature of the duties of the office, The CHAIRMAN said, the Act gave no definition of the duties, but Mr. Simon was ready to state what he thought his duties ought to be, and what assistanc e he ought to have. As for remuneration, that seemed to form no part of his case. After a few words from Mr. Deputy Stevens, Mr. Eagleton, Mr. Perkins, and others, who spoke is terms of high praise of Mr. Simon, the question was put, and Mr. Simon was immediately elected, by a vast majority, for one year, as medical officer of the city of London. Mr. Deputy Hannesoer then moved, in accordance with the wish of the Court of Common Council, the ap pointment of twelve members, together with the health.chair he sa i d The appliedele v t e o n b medical o rn ffi a n n e , r t s o o a r c t t h a e s c a ni b o o n a s rd ha o d f , medical officers of the city of London, with 501. a year each. He now hoped the Commissioners would not see any occasion for such appointments, and that the board of guardians would take care to supply Mr. Simon with all the information which that gentleman should consider necessary for him to obtain iu performing the duties of his office.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Pima seconded the motion; which was carried unanimously. Mr. Simon was then introduced to the Court, and in-- formed that he had been just elected to the office under the new Act. The new City Medical Officer then rose, and read a long and interesting report respecting the present rate of mortality in the City (which he estimates at about 28 per 1,000 per annum of the population), the defective sanitary arrangements of certain districts (particularly the courts which lie between Snow-hill and West-street, Smithfield; those which open into Long-lane, and, worst of all, those a hich lie about Moor lane, Milton-street, Whitecross-street, and Golden-lane, in the ward of Cripplegate); and the sanitary clauses of the new Act, by the enforcement of which he considers that the Commissioners had within their control as good an antidote for the spread of fever as vaccination is for the infection of small-pox. With respect to the 80th clause, which legelizsd his own appointment and assigned his duties, Mr. Simon solicited the at tention of the Commissioners to the very serious diffi culty which must attend all sanitary progress in the city, unless in the very first instance a perfect spirit of co operation was established among the various authorities who are interested in that progress. Reference to the clause in question (he said) will show that it must often be the duty of the officer of health to suggest measures for the improvement of the general condition of the poorer classes, or for the relief' of some temporary pres sure of disease, or for the arrest of infection, and although the indulgence of this Court might perhaps be so far extended as to allow him to broach such topics in that place, yet it was obvious that his doing so would often lead to inconvenience, and seldom to advan tage. Cases might often occur (and, indeed, are now oc curring) in which clause 80 contemplated and required the interference of the officer of health ; but in respect of which the clause omits to indicate with what authority or by whose intervention he can act. In all those large and, important works which do so much towards annihilating the physical causes of disease, in all which relates to the drainage and purification of the city, that Honourable Court was quite absolute; but for what relates to the personal circumstances of the sufferers, or the measures that may be requisite for their relief, the Court has declined to provide in its Act of Parliament. Most of the cases to which he alluded to were within the jurisdiction of the guardians of the poor, and he would respectfully beg the Hon. Commis sioners to instruct him how, i n suc h cases, t h e y wou ld w i s h him to proceed. In the eve n t o f a b oar d o f h ea lth b e in g formed as a body, with which he might habitually act, it would no doubt be within the power and discretion of the Commissioners, sad would be ir n o rr f an i g n e fi ni nietn etscould advantagehe to the dispatch of made to avoid those confli cts o f j ur i sd i ct i on w hi c h m i g ht at some most critical moment render his best endeavours ineffectual. Meanwhile, if that Hon. Court should be pleased to sanction it, he would propose that a formal notification of his appointment should be conveyed to ihe several boards of' guardians, and that he should be permitted to add to this notification that, in the event of occasion requiring it, he should (according to the spirit of the clause referred to) consider himself bound, and at the same time authorized by that Hon. Court, to co-ope rate, to Isis best ability, in such sanitary movements as the guardians might originate." Upon the motion " that the statement be printed and circulated," it was objected by some members that alarm might be excited by the dissemination of the truths con tained in it; but it was almost unanimously agreed to that the sooner so important a document met the public eye the better; and the motion was carried by accla mation. Papers from the several City unions were referred to the Board of Health. The following communication was sent in to the Court, and referred to the Committee of the Board of Health:— " Old Jewry, Jan. 10, 1849. " Gentlemen,—ln anticipation of the beneficial powers with which you are now invested for the preservation of the health and comfort of the inhabitants of the City, and desirous of aiding this great work, I have caused diligent inquiry to be made upon the various ,matters to which the Act entitled ' City of London Sewers Act, 1848,' especially refers. "It would be difficult to suggest reasons more potent in favour of this measure, or rather for the necessity of it, than the returns I have now the honour to brin g un d er your notice, which you will perceive are made in dis tricts corresponding with the police divisions. Th es e returns embrace nearly 200 cases, many of them of l ong standing and of aggravated character, and all de serv i ng of attention." Though these returns are the result of considerable labour and perseverance, they must not be regarded as complete, and still less must their value be determined by this preliminary representation of public and private nuisances. " To give efficiency to this law by realising the bene ficial objects c o ntemplated by it, I Ventura t o repeat what I have before urged, the extreme desirabl eness o f having periodi c al returns, not less frequ en t t h an monthly, of a similar character to the present, n o t on l y whichp ,, iiitiifgoutobjects m deserve reediesh attention, aveb but al so to report whether efficienteen applied ; and I submit th ere i s n o medium by which th ose o b jects can be so e ff ec t ua lly and economically obt a i ned as through the agency o f th 3 police. " A 3 an ill us t rat i on o f my views upon this subject I beg to di rect your attent i on to a letter I had th e honour to address t o y our b oar d on the 17th of Ap r il last, in which y ou w ill fi n d t h e f o ll ow ing remarks, an d which appear to me t o b e st ill more a ppropriate n ow t h at you are armed with ever y requ i s it e authority. the L T rr h o e w and strt e of more our fi streetsned generally, alleys, and co urts is very u nsa ti s f ac t ory ', and calls for daily sup erv i s i on, e onstreets, which none cou ld so i fficiently give as the poli ce . That it would cast ser i ous a dditional duties on the p o li ce establishment is obvious, but this ought to be no con sideration when the public health and convenience are concerned.' the great espnivniogus centrali sation, wer e m y recor ded views in 1844, an d I adhere to the co nv i ct i on ft - at, under the sanction and w i t h the e tt o le rd c ia i l ty c o o r -o L pe ) r n a d t o i( n )n m o ig f h t t he be Co r m la m ce i d s : i , i ) n ne a rs ll of Sewers, elements o f h ea lth an d c omfort, in a con d ition that would have no p ara llel in any other city, ancient or modern, an d p l ace t h e C om missioners of S ewers of the s C a i t t i l o ' n of ! a L n o d nd th o ie n ü b ::g y e o n n i d ,ro t u h s e i presentation. i r r e i f a l u e lelnocfe grasping " The principle I propose to establish is that of sleep less superintendence over the various departments of 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 of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of b orrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an an resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of hip payments will be 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 th rough this Society. , ENEFITS 11. PREMIUMS secure 1 Sec ured on attai n i ng th e age of T on attain- Annuity£lo 10 0 by an Annual Premium of ing the age Cash .. 82 10 0 123, of 65, the Policy •• 97 8 6 option of Aznuity, •k g ;,* Payable Payable Payable Cash. Policy. n - Anna- in one for Dis c. to!, ally. sum. parity. 0 , 16 6 , 30 26 15 10 40 13 19 9 e 15 . d £ s. d, £ s. d..£ s. d. s. d. 394 11 0 466 0 0 20 01011 10 010 0 0 0 o 0 261 0 0 30 019 616 7 1 7 311 115 13 0;136 6 0 40 117 327 311 19 410 teirantediate Annuities are also granted by the Society on liberal sh rra n j , as will b e seen b y t h e f o ll ow i ng ex t rac ts from the Tables, O ng the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited : " 50 , £7 Bs. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d, o ghe Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the , e, or any of its Branches in the Country ; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLHOITSE, Actuary FOGS AND DAMP AIR. IEIMICL AY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for arernittlY years, been proved an effectual preservative from the ffects of the Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter Season, „" 80 Prevalent in this Climate. Its effects are to expel Wind, to ;IP-serve the Stomach from the admission of Damps. and to relieve irse who suffer from Difficulty of Breathing. Prepared only by b.... 4re laY and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street, London ; and sold retail, th eir appointment, by S anger , 150, O x ford-street ; Gifford, 104, iti /4°, 11 ; Barfield, 180, Strand Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Hallows, 2 , treet, Islington ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town and Country. Observe; _None can, be genuine, unless the names of " Barclay "Ad Sona "are on the Stamp affixed to each .-tox, TIC D 0 L OREUX CIIRAU.—TOOH AC II AME S' CELEBRA.TEDLE ASTILIAN TINC TURE FOR THE TIC DOLOREUX, Wi ll prove an invaluable medicine to those suffering from this most excruciati ng and hitherto-considered i ncura bl e complaint. A know _ge'of its surprising efficacy has induced the proprietors to bring it .T o re extensively before the Public than has hith er t o b een d one, and ra confer ,a blessing. upon thousands now labouring under that V.., tr essing malady; the first application not only easing the patient As 1 Pain, but effecting in almost every case, a lasting-care. a remedy for Toothache, the proprietors can confidently recom d it as one that cannot be surpassed. This medicine is also a certain specific for Spasms, however violent, r ro Pecially in the' stomach or bowels, and from its perfect freedom .„ Inl anYthing of a deleterious character, may be administered under cir cumstances with entire safety. so rjePared by CARSON and Co., Liverpool, sole Proprietors, and an z nolesale, for them by Barclay and Sons, Edwarls, Sutton, Butler and Harding, 1. Sanger, Dietrichsen and Hannay. ec,radon; Southall Brothers, Birmingham; I. and R. Ralmes and Vey Ldinburgh; Bolton, Illanshard, and Clay and Har -1c,,,„,?n,d E. S. Rogers, Liverpool ; and retail by the following ro a - , 1 — ` 48 : - -Collins 5 4 Piccadilly ; Woolrid4e, Bath-place, New ar,".; Fisher Cra;vfor ' d street ; Holmes, Spring street, Sussex- Ve ; Emery Notting-hill ;or any re.-pectable Patent Medicine Odor throughout the kingdom. Price 2s. 9d.; 4s. 6d., and in Family Bottles, I Is. each. E POET and the P P• A TALE OF THE EAST. 'W here Aldgate Pump suspends its iron bowl, -A far-famed poet took his morning stroll ; -- And as he neared the venerable pump, Which long has braved the weather like a trump, A stranger's voice in plaintive accents bid Then Poet stop—and stop the poet did. e turning round to east, west, north and south, ' Re found the voice was from a watery mouth. StaY, gentle laureate of the Prince of Trade, And listen while my few remarks are made. I've often wondered why you never sing Of ancient Aldgate'a celebrated spring. You need not fear a theme like this to choose, Yonuld not th row cold water on your muse. ve sung of Aldgate Bells and Aldgate Church, But leave the Pump of Aldgate in the lurch. On London's Stone you've also used your quill, And that tall Monument on Fish-street-hill. You've sketched St. Paul's Cathedral and the Abbey, But as for see, your conduct, Sir, is shabby ; For me you do not seem t o care a d ump "— And here a tear-drop trickled from the pump. "Hush," quoth the bard, "my conduct I regret, And I at once will liquidate the debt. Yes, ram grieved to see you in the dumps, And thus would I c ommence-01 Pump of Pumps 1 _Tis thine to r i se in Aldgate's noted part, Where busy thousands flock to MOSES' Mart. You have the honour of beholding there _ M OSES and SON' S astonishing affair. You know the stir created twelve years back, Yhen MostEsi system made its bold attack. The tt Martw o t f l i i o n s cr E e s as f i o n r g i c t r s o p w r d im s who still admire, e You ATTIRE. know that what I say Is strictly true, Of Dress -coats, Over-coats, and Frock-coats too. You know, as sure a s you ' ve an iron handle, That competition here can't hold a candle. MOSES' FAMED HAT MART, Can ne'er b e matched Which arises yonder, , you know, where'er you wander. MOSES, you know, have decorated gaily, -The multitudes of heads which pass you daily. And YOU have witnessed, with your crowning lamp, THE BOOTS AND SHOES In which so And Well you know they'd keep th e waterman o y ut, tramp. /f even placed beneath your drenching spout. YOu've also seen THE HOSIERY OF MOSES, Where neither price nor quality imposes. You know the multitudes who daily reap Advantage from a stock so good and cheap. THE FUR ESTABLISHMENT, You also know, Where all the judging ladies 'wisely go. Yes, you have seen, while spouting forth your waters, What MOSES' do for Britannia's charming daughters. On all the vast establishments of trade Your daily observations yorrhave made; And were I now to ask you your opinion, 'lf MOSES' Marts are matched in the dominion. ' No you'd exclaim ' apart, or in the lump, b . No Marts can equal those near Aldgate Pump." , th.,_ € " MOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emigran ts to low lists of outfits, commencing (including every necessary) at I,ol4reelower if required. The list can be had on application, or sent dr lT°ti ce•—A New Department for the sale ot Parasols and Chil ens D resses has been opened at 157, Minories. ,oatts• ..110,SES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting -14 h. , ;,nch possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much ma Pub comfort 01 by E. AL and S. are convinced they will be much approve dic. I. l , Bll° °,tlag Coats, in a vari e ty of ma terials from Be. 6d. to 21s. Doeskin, or Elastic Coat, fr0m.......... I7s. Od. to 325. LIST OF PRICES. EXAM MADE. Atitim mi 0, and Winter Coats, in all the new styles • • from £0 9 6 .eaterileld and Codrington's, and every description 5 0 DalwerOVer-eoats, handsomely trimmed • • • • • • • " • • " 1 0 6 Premier 0 15 .• • • • 1 0 0 • ....... •••• • k ! 1 lur u t ig and Wi ts nter T ro users : I : : : : 11 : ••• ••• ••• ( 8 0 4 DOeskin and 0 12 6 Alltu pre, Coats inter Vests . 1 0 0 l'r ock do •• • • • ilsaar and Tunic Salts— ..• .. • • • • • • • • • • 1 4 0 • •0 16 6 NADI TO MCASIIII,E. t h hunn and Winter Coats, in all the newest style rem £1 6 0 filed Tweed cloth Coat .. Trousers . • • • • •• • •22 • • • • • • 0 9 6 New Patent Trousers, in all the d styles ...... 0 16 6 D oeskin Trousers ..., a pprove Best, or Dress.. Dress Co ats ...... .... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 6 0 Best quauty Best quality • • • • • ....... ....... 0 (31 12 83 0 80 eassimere Vest • • .. • ... • • • • • • " • • Satin, Plain Or Fancy ........ ........ . • • • • • • " I lUssar and Tunic Salts ... • .. • • . • • ....• • • • • • • • • Mourning to any extent at Five minutes notice. 1 9 0 A Suit of Clothes complete for IL les. a tn l ' i t l l• - -E. MOSES and SON invite especial attention to their pre !,,j',tl.tock ofjuvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique, a'se w orkmanship and materials are such as to command univer der,Crabation, while at the same time the prices are unusually me. ri e „ 4 ; 11 °SES and SON Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, H a tt ers, 94, 8 0. '" 4 -••••ers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for 5, and Gentlemen, 154, 155, 156, and 137 •Minones• and Sa, Obs er :na 8 6 Aldgate Cit, Lonon. % are " , '„ e _f — Any article , purc y hased, d ready made, nr made to mea toot. ui approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the b ) ,qlls Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the j; k e fals ‘ Zrj imPostors, but have learned that the untradesman .i,:, be, a , °being connected with them, or it's the same concern, e 'erted to inrted many in s t ances , an d f o r obvious reasons. -"4 110, ao connexion with any other house in or out of London; liQod s 7_ who doire genuine and chear clothing, &c., should call at. °licMitiories and Aldgate, City, London. ‘tjtm,"-•-laTo business transact,A at this ostablishment from snn ,a7' t ill tu li p et Saturday, when busines is resumed till twelve REMOVED. TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MEI{T ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.-WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. lust published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. ild„ or post-free; from the Author, for forty-two ctamps, -PRESERVATION; a Medical Tr e ati s e S EU' on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and eßhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debllll.7 Hlld Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from 111,11 - Anton. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structui es, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member l Me fi d l i m eal ent So e c f iet s y ev Bc er c a . i conditions, in order of t l Marriagethe o n requires e s p t i the al a f that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains an accurate and complete account of the Anatomy- and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions In health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a fear of ap elyinr; to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so frequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking Disease, or assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, ho forgets that accurate discrimination in ascertaining the causes of sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably_e__e characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the r_ _al ea man who can show by hi., posse,sion of the requisite legal qualifications tons that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes ..p_ursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr. guarmtee for ILL, great extent LA , Jat; ll, l' has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas solely to the treatment '' rtit Y , and the ythg of these diseases. of his practice for many years is a professional experience, which has reference almost Published b 12, Paternostet-ro Author, and may be had of rent and Richards, street, H aymark l e v t ; . Hasinay, 63, Oxford-street; Stale, Tichborne _stniet, T. ; ni ransell, 115, Fleet. street ; Gordon, 146, Leedenhall from `he Author, who ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, daily, hem Tel; consulted on these diiord,,rs personally or by letter, till Two, and from Five till Eight, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. e price s pats, 41b1 9st 51b; Chee se ' i per l b 1 b u tter , to IA .ry eggs c i 1, or 10 40 ley, 0 - rial 9r' tto, d A, 15s 13 ' -s; Pel '&0 1 i , Si littO, of S to 14' : )f sip oost o 303 P this daY'' 3s 6d P e : ;d; bea °4 Load. l tt° :2 . 95 1 , 3ar1e y, 16 6 4 1'1 itto, II . 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J • - )ftglicee'CO° FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1849, Two STEEPLE CHASES, One HURDLE RACE, and Two FLAT RACES, Open to all the World. The Grand National Steeple Chase Handicap 20 Sovs. each, ID ft., and 5 only if declared on or before the 20th of February, with 100 added. The second horse to save his 'stake, and the winner to pay 15 sovs. towards expenses. Winners from the time of declaring the weights, once Gibs., twice or more 101bs. extra. To be handicapped by Mr. E. W. Topham, Chester. About four miles. The line of country is only; one mile from the.town, andxwiil be over grass land only: To close and name on the 27th of January, to Edward Nicholson. 'Esq., at the Woorpack Hotel, Doncaster, or Mr. G. J. Birley, Clerk of the Course. . For further particulars see " Bell's Life," or " Sunday Times,' January 2 ist, 1819. N eons•quenee of, the great rush of Visitors to see TIANVARD'S. GRAND MOVING PAINTING of the MIS- S sSIPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EMT I lAN HALL, Piccadilly, the Proprietor respectfully announces Two Exhibitions every day daring the• holidays. This immense Painting is the Largest in the World, and exhibits more than 3,000 miles of Ameri can scenery.—The Day exhibition will commence every Afternoon, at Half-past Two, and the Evening at half-past Seven o'clock; doors open half an hour before commenc lig. Admission, lower seats, 23. ; gallery, Is. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC n.STITUTION, REGENT-STREET. A View in the Gold District of California is just a 4 ded to the New Series 'of Dissolving Views.—Lectures on the Cultivation of the Voice, and on the Art of Singing, by G. Clifford, Esq., Illustrated with a varily.bCgo cgs, on:Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at a Q arter to T tee o'clock(and on the alternate Evenings, at Eight.— On the Electric Light, by Dr. liachhoffner on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings.—On Chemistry, by Dr. Ryan with brilliant Experiments, daily, and on the alternate Evenings.--Childe's Phan tasmagoria, with new effects, Monday, Wednesday, and. Friday, at a Quarter to Three, and on the alternate Evenings.—New Chromatrope. —Mlcroscopi.—Diver and Diving-bell.—Working Modeli explained. —The Music is directed by Dr. Wallis. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including aturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price —The New Catalogue, Is. THE ROYAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY, as eupplied to her Majesty, Prince Albert, and, the Nobility, having had immense sale since its patronage by the Queen and the Prince Consort, has now been tested by the first judges, and pro nounced to be the finest and purest Spirit ever Intrldueed into Eng land. Testimonials to this effect are received daily by the sole Con signees, WHITING and ROBERTS, CHURCH-STREET, MIbL BANK, WESTMINSTER. This Whiskey Is now to be obtained at all the first Spirit M erchants and Dealers in town and country, in bottles, sealed with the Royal Arms, labelled, and the corks branded ROYAL LOCHNAGAR WHISKEY. PLATE. A B. SAVORY and. SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England.—The best wrought SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, Fiddle Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce; Queen's Pattern, 7s. 4d. per ounce. The following are the weights recommended,• but the articles may be had lighter or heavier, at the same price per ounce : Fiddle Pattern. Queen's Pattern. oz. s. d. £s. d. oz. s. d. s. d. 12 Table Spoons 30 at 7 2 10 15 0 12 Table spoons 40 at 7 4 .. 14 13 4 12 Dessert ditto 20 at 72. • 7 3 4 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 4.. 9 10 8 12 Table Forks 30 at. 7 210 16 0 12 Table Forks 40 at 7 4..14 13 4 12 Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 7 3 4 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 4.. 9 10 8 2 Gravy Spoons :0 at 7 2 3 11 8 2 Gravy Spoons 12 at 7 4.. 4 8 0 1 Soup Ladle 10 at 72 . • 311 8 1 Soup Ladle 12 at 7 4.. 4 8 0 4 Sauce ditto 10 at 7 8 316 8 4 Sauce ditto 12 at 7 10.. 414 0 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 4 Salt Spoons (strong gilt) 2 2 0 1 Fish Slice 12 Tea Spoons 10 at 7 8 3168 12 Tea Spoons 14 at 7 10.. 5 9 8 1 Pair Sugar Tongs • . 015 0 1 Pair Sugar Tongs •.•• • • 1 5 0 N. B. A Price Current, stamped as a Newspaper, illustrated by drawings, and containing information relative to the purchase of Silver Plate and Plated Ware, may be had on application, or will be sent into the country free of postage, in answer to a paid letter. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. )N PHYSIC-U. DISQUALICATIGNS, GENERATIVE INCAPA- CITY, &ND — I MPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. •few Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by cost, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from es essive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, end the means of obviating certain dis ;ualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and G. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, London. eublished by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Stade, 23, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 14G, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gmce, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and centains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated '3y Seventeen Coloured Engravings. fAILT IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease by a simple app,ication, by which the danger of infection is ob viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PART V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and i 4 iutics. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Tax CoantaL BALM OF STRIACIIM is exclusively employed in treat ng nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., Il s. and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. ferry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1 Is. par box, a certain remedy for gonorrhcea, gleet, stricture, and chronic intlamma ton of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute retail of the case is required age, habits, and position in society. st. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, lier-ers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till Two, and Five to Eight ; on Banclays from Eleven to One. Extract from The Sun, January 15, 1849. "RIMME L'S PERFUMED ALMANAC. Mr. Rimmel has had'the happy idea of publishing an al manac beautifully printed on a single card, the edges of which are in imitation of lace pattern, and of having this card-almanac saturated with the most delicious perfume, so that if placed in a writing-desk, the contents of the desk imbibe troll' the almanac the most delicious fragrance: , Rimmel's Perfumed Almanac is the prettiest cadeau lb .t can be pres , nted to a lady. It should be found in every boudoir, and on the table of every drawing-room." To be hal, price Is., of E. RIMMEL, Perfumer, 39, Gerrard-street, Soho. Can be sent by post on receipt of 13 stamps. Just published, price 55., Am, in cloth, THE RATIONAL. TREATMENT of STRIC TURES of the URETIIRA, in all their varieties and compli cations. With practical observations on the use and abuse of instru • ments in the treatment of urethral diseases, showing that the unne cessary employment of instruments is a frequent exciting cause of stricture, and that a want of practical knowledge and manual dex terity in their use, when necessary, is the source of most of the se vere, long-protracted, and complicated cases of that disorder so fa tally prevalent. By F. B. COURTENA r, " The operation of introdticing a catheter through an impermeable stricture is, without doubt, the roost difficult in the whole range of surgical operations, and demands all the prudence, science, and skill of a master. The art can only be acquired, and that gradually, by frequent practice."—LiSton's Operative Surgery. . Published by H. Bailliero, 219, Regent-street ; and may be had of all booksellers in town or country. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday an adjourned Court of Sewers was held at the chief office, Greek-street, Soho-square. Present— The Honourable F. Byng, in the chair ; Sir Henry de la Beche, Dr. Southwood Smith, the Rev. M. Cowie, the Rev. W. Stone, the Rev. E. Murray, Captain Dawson, It E. ; Messrs. Chadwick, Leslie, R. L. Jones, J. Bullar, E. Lawes, T. Hawes, Cuthbert, W. Johnson, H. Hutton, J. Bedwell, and W. J. Broderip. STATE OF THE DRAINAGE AT TOOTING. Mr. HERTSLET, the clerk, read the report of the com mittee appointed at the last court to view the general state of the drainage at Tooting. The committee re portA that a stream which crossed the Mitcham and Streatham road, although not at present foul, was much eomp:ained of during the summer. There were other ditches of large dimensions, which it was almost im possible to keep properly cleansed. On the n , )rthern side of the London-road, the ses erago as sumed the character of a decided nuisance, which Mr. Hicks, a builder, told the committee was caused by the diversion of the drainage some twenty•six years ago, to unite the waters of Upper and Lower Tooting, and save the sewage for the purpose of irrigation. The corn., mittee arrived at the conclusion that it was expe dient to remove the penstocks at present, for that by exposing the foatid matter to the action of the at mosphere, the nuisance would rather be increased than diminished. After some discussion the report was ordered to be printed. THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER. Mr. HERTSLET read a long letter from Mr. Barry, to the effect that Mr. Austin, in his report on the drainage of the New Palace, had arrived at wrong conclusions. Mr. Barry reiterated his assertion, that the drainage was as perfect as it could be under the circumstances. He concluded by asking the Commissioners to print and circulate his reply, in juxta-position with Mr. Austin's remarks. After some discussion an order to that effect was made. SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. Mr. LESLIE called the attention of the Coup t to a small pamphlet published in 1789, recommending that the western parts of London be supplied with water from the river Colne. Tho same view had been taken by all the most eminent engineers from the time of Charles I. He moved that it be printed. _ _ As the Court was not prepared to go into the whole question of water supply, they declined making the order, and soon after adjourned. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Admiralty, Jan. 16, 1849. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you herewit!i printed no tices to mariners respecting lights in the Bay of Fundy, Black Rock, and Apple River. (Signed) W. A. B. HAMILTON. Capt. G. A. Halstead, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. Ilydrographic Office, Jan. 10, 1849. DAY OF FUNDY. The Commissioner of Light-houses in Nova Scotia has given notice that two new lights are now established in the Bay of Fundy, viz , oae at Blackrock Point on the south shore of the Mines Channel, and the other at Betty Point (called also Cape Capstan), on the north side of the entrance of Apple River, on the southern shore of Cumberland Bay. BLACK ROCK FIXED LIGHT. The light-house. which is a F quart, building, and painted white, stands on Plack Rock Point, about the latitude of 45 deg. 11 min. North, and three quarters of a mile to the westward of Keunedy's Breakwater. Smell vessels resort to both those places, and the light will therefore be a useful guide to those vessels bound to them, as well as to Spencer's Island Anchorage, or into the Basin of Mines. The light is elevated 45 feet above the level of high water. Spring tides rise and fall there 50 feet. APPLE RIVER LIGHTS. Two Fixed Horizontal Lights. The light-house stands on Hetty Point, on the north ern side of the Apple River, in Cumberland Bay, and about three leagues to the eastward of Cape Chignecto, in about 45 min. 26 sec. north latitude. It is a square white building, showing to vessels approaching it from the westward two fixed lights placed horizontally. These lights are forty feet above the level of the sea, at high water. The rise and fall of spring tides there is 55 feet. TUE DOVER LANDING-PIER.—The new pier now extends 270 feet out into the sea, and the stone works for this extent is carried up above 20 feet high. This pier it is intended to carry out 800 feet into the sea—into 30 feet at low water. The object of it is to afford faci lity for landing at all times of the tide. There are already above 10,000 tons of stone in the work, the first stone having been laid last April. Walker and Burgess, of' Westminster, are the engineers; Henry Leo and Son of Chiswell• street, are the contractors; stone is supplied by Freeman, of Westminster. The public are much in debted to Messrs. Lee for the facility which is given to visitors to inspect these extensive works. A book is kept at the gate, in which visitors enter their names; and it would appear from the number of the nobility and gentry whose names are seen in this book, that the works attract the universal attention of the visitors to Dover. Indeed, it will well repay an inspection; the completeness of the machinery, and the ease with which stones of six to ten tons are moved about is astonishing. These stones are all hoisted out of the ships by means of a powerful crane worked by steam; the same power at the same time turns two pair of millstones, which gried lime and pozz )lano for the concrete which com poses the centre of the pier. R PEMBOKE DOCYTARD.—The customary annual admission of boys into this dockyard has been ordered by the Lords of the Admiralty, and a number of boys have consequently beon examined, prior to selection. By this annual entry the number of efficient and experienced workmen in our naval establishments is kept up. The quota of drill sergeants now attached to the Pembroke dockyard battalion will be reducei on the Ist of April next by the removal of five or six. The police force, it is rumoured, will also be reduced. It has been decided that the Coast Guard at Pembroke Dock shall occupy a portion of the Government offices, lately used for the accommodation of those connected with the packet ser vice, at Hobb's Point; they will remove thither in a short time. FOLIESTONE.—THE HARBOUR STATION.—The new swivel bridge, station, and line, now used for passenger traffic, appear to answer the purpose for which they were intended, and the trains run regularly. Much complaint was made by the inhabitants, who reside at the top of the town, and who have occasion to travel, at their being brought down to the harbour. This has been remedied; passengers desirous of alighting at the old station can now do so; but, as before, all passengers fin the up train or for Dover must take tickets at the harbour staion,— Maidstone Journal. - - Advices from Breslau report a renewed activity in the wool trade there since the opening of the new year. Extensive dealings in warehoused wool had taken place. The purchasers comprised Rhenish, Saxon, and Silesian manufacturers, several Hamburgh wholesale dealers, and local commission agents. Their united purchases had nearly cleared the market. Silesian yearlings had been done at 60 to 65 ; Silesian and Electoral wool at 90 ; fine fell wool at 52 to 60 ; Polish fleeces and lambswool from 45 to 55 ; tanners' wool from 32 to 34 ; locks and piece wool from 30 to 40 ; combing wool 50 to 54 ; Odessa medium, washed, 42 to 44. The entire quantity sold amounted to nearly 1,200 cwt., of which almost one fourth belonged to the combing establishment of the maritime traders, who, in consequence of a ministerial decrs , e, intend selling it to private individuals. En gagements for the next shearing have been brisk, both on home and foreign account, at the recent rise in prices. The quantity thus contracted for amounted to about 8,000 cwt. The Marquis of Exeter is about to reduce his racing establishment at Newmarket, 0 3 horses (forming a por tion of his stud) being announced for sale. " Va rious reasons are assigned," says the Stamford Mer cury, " why his Lordship should no longer yield to the questionable kind of speculation which the pur suits of the turf' involve. Lord Exeter - is a man with a large family, and the new movement in favour of financial reform will correct many of the anomalies of national government, and prevent the younger sons of Peers from being quartered, as hitherto has been the system, on the finances of the country." COMPENSATION FOR FIRE O RIGINATED ON A RAIL WAY.—Mr. Andrews, Q.C. to whom this question w as referred, has awarded 1481., to be paid to one farmer, and 145/. to another, for damage done to their buildings and corn-stacks adjoining the Eastern Counties Rail way, at March, which were fired by the burning coke falling from the funnel of the engine of the mail train, the company having disputed their liability to make good the damage. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS TlMES.—Though it is too probable that we have not seen the end of the war in the Punjaub, yet this desirable consummation cm hardly be so far distant as to render premature any mention of the conditions of peace. We need not ascend to any considerations more romantic than those of our nearest interests, to prove thut a thorough chastisement of the Seikhs must precede any debate respecting the disposal of the Punjaub. Our In ' dhin history must comprise no more ‘• retreats." Still, as we have actually retired from the gates both of Can dahar e.nd Ave without leaving any unfavourable im pression of our power either in Affghanistan or Buruili, it is clear that the Pvacution of a territory once occu pied is not essentially significant, even in Oriental eyes, of imbecility or decline. We shall be perfectly justified, therefore, in including the totul abandonment, of the Punjaub amongst the alternatives which may shortly be entertained by the Government of India. As regards, indeed, the prime facie aspect of such a measure, we have already shown that it would be nothing more than was contemplated in the spirit and pro vided for by the letter of the treaties of Lahore. Our occupation of the country was wholly provisional, and although a certain period was fixed for its termination, yet provision was also made for any such earlier dissolu tion of the connexion as might seem advisable. Such considerations, however, are of course far from being conclusive. The hostilities into which we have gra dually relapsed with the whole Seikh nation supply a point from which we must now start afresh; and the question is, what settlement of the Punjaub will be most conducive to our credit and tranquillity, now that the policy first devised for the selfsame ends has proved, as we must needs acknowledge, unsuccessful and abortive. It is true that what we could have done after the victory of Sobraon we cannot now do with the same grace, or the same safety, until after such another victory; but we ihall at least have learnt by experience to eschew any such middle cour se as our c h ar i t y an d our for bearance suggested before. The Punjaub must now either be made wholly British, or be abandoned wholly to its own anarchy and murders. We have been com pletely released from all consideration for the Seikhs themselves; our sole object must now be the protection of our north-western frontier, wherever fixed, with the greatest possible permanency and at the least possible cost. It is a condition of debate already granted, that we have no desire or inclination, for aggrandisement's sake, to add the Punjaub to our own possessions. An nexation is only recommended as the cheapest and most effective fashion of control. Our inquiries, therefore, must be directed to a comparison of the respective ad. vantages, or, as we fear it should be phrased, the respec tive disadvantages of the two proposed schemes. For, to say the truth, we are on the horns of a dilemma. If we do not hold the country with the strong hand, as is now recommended, we must hold the frontier as we held it for the six years previous to the last Seikh war. Un less a second Runjeet could be discovered in Ghoeleb Singh, who could rule the Seikh Sirders with a rod of iron, and employ the fierce spirits of the soldiery in less troublesome conquests, we should but witness a renewal of scenes that are past. The question is, which of two schemes would cost us least, and at the same time be most conducive to the general interests of the empire. Some of the leading arguments on either side we here subjoin. If we annex the Punjaub to the dominions of British India, we should substitute for the frontier of the Sutlej either the Indus or the mountains beyond it. We should probably prefer the Indus, and in this cave we might doubtless make many friends among the Be ioochee and Affghau tribes by the restoration of the pro vinces on the right bank to those owners who were die possessed by Runjeet. It was formerly considered an advantageous circumstance that so warlike a nation as that of the Seikhs should be interposed between our ter ritories and those highlands from which all con querors of India, except ourselves, have descended; but after what we have now experienced, it may be thought more judicious to preclude any possible union of the Seikhs and Affghans by the subjugation of the former, and to have only the latter in our front instead of the two together. The Affghans have never, during our su premacy, shown any capability of uniting for purposes of aggression, whereas the Seikhs have unmistakeably done so. These are general considerations; next tollow those of the cost and feasibility of the plan itself. The first of these points we may dismiss, since, it the Punjaub in Runjeet's days could maintain 100,000 fighting men, and yield a surplus revenue, it could surely under our hands support half as many (which would be all re quired) with a like result. But the practicability of so thoroughly subjugating the Seikh spirit as to obviate any recurrence of such events as we yesterday re corded, is another question, and one to which history supplies no encouraging answer. The Seikhs were thoroughly beaten in the field, and mercilessly persecuted by die lieutenants of the Mogul empire; I and yet they survived to turn upon the Mogul in his de cline. They wore thoroughly beaten in the field, and apsarently almost exterminated by the swords of the Ahdallee Affghans, and yet they survived to drive the Ail - khans from the Punjaub, and occupy LTmritsir in greater strength than ever. It i s true that the spirit of religious fanaticism, which supported them in these des perate contests, has become so far extinct that it is no v confined to a few desperate bravos; but the spirit of na tionality has outlived the sectarianism in which it origi nated, and we need nothing, after the events of the last six months, to prove that the martial character of the Seikhs has in nowise degenerated. It; on the other hand, after a plain example of our unshaken superiority, we abandon the Punjaub to its fate, we limit our liabili ties to such a protection of our original frontier as we have previously maintained. We exempt ourselves from all participation in the internal troubles which may follow. It will hardly be doubted by those con versant with Seikh character and history, that the scenes of five years since would upon our departure be enacted over again, even to the final consummation of domestic anarchy by foreign invasion. But we have already ascertained that we can defend our own frontier against a stronger force than is likely, at least for some years, to cross it, and unless there is a finality in one case which is wanting in the other, we need surely not take so much pains to go and fight on the Chenab for fear of having to fight on the Sutlej. There is another consideration too, and that of no slight moment. By keeping within our own territories and managing the Seikhs from without, we generally gained the alliance of one party in that turbulent state, and were thus enabled to counteract any unwelcome designs of the other ; whereas, by intruding ourselves personally into the country, with whatever good intent, we have contrived to unite all parties against us to gether in a sentiment which, if less noble than patriotism, is almost as efficacious. We fare, in fact, very much like the civil power in an Irish riot, against which both factions, however deadly may be their reciprocal hostility, do not for a moment hesitate to com bine. Lastly, even supposing that our object should be' wholly or in part realised by this measure of annexa tion, it will certainly be asked where such practice is to end ? What are we to do if the anarchy of Lahore should he reafter be transferred to Caubul ? Are we to absorb Atighanistan ? or are we then to make of the Indus what we might before have made of the Sutlej ? No doubt the former river is, both naturally and histori cally, a boundary of India ; but, as regards the national character of the states opposed to us, there is certainly now more plausible reason for drawing the requisite line at the Sutlej. When the Punjaub was a peaceful province of the Mogul empire the Seikhs were not in existence. Their singular origin and progress has in troduced quite a new element into the political question, for, Ilindoos by race though they may mainly be, in temper and bearing they more nearly resemble the Affghans than the Rajpoots, and the martial tribes of the north-west may now be said to commence with the Sutlej. Such are some of the arguments which suggest themselves for consideration upon this subject, and the obvious trouble and hazard of the decision is part of the price which must be paid for conquests. lIEBALD.—Our readers will pardon us for again re curring to unhappy Ireland. It is with no pleasure, but as a solemn duty only, we resume the subject. In this respect we have no option. The imminency and urgency of the topic—the hundreds of letters we daily receive from Irish landlords still abiding in their unhappy country—and from others who have fled to Devonshire, to Bath, and to other cheap quarters of England, con strain us to speak out. These letters, ono and all, point to the antagonistic articles of the Times, and the writers, from the continued series of attacks in that paper, inter that the fixed intention of the Whig Government is to destroy, as far as in them lies, the present race of Irish landlords. But in this our correspondents, we think, go somewhat beyond the fact. The Whig-Radical clique have, no doubt, no active sympathy with —no compassion f o r th e I r i s h landlords. But we do , not believe the Government, as a body, to be actuated by the crude and cruel suggestions of the the That journal is much more the intimate organ of T Cobdens, Brights, Schwabes, &c., than it i s t h e ex po nent of the Whig Cabinet opinions in reference to Ire land. Our correspondents ought ability, is Irish Secretary, though a man of vig orous noble to remember that t h e yet an Irish gentleman of considerable an idiot as wit. and is not, though no conjuror, self 10 Iande d property; measures which, lingly and knowingly to lend him se estate. though they may serve hie We, therefore, conceive thatroupsaermy; of s the r ui apprehensionsn groundless, and that they all of our correspondents are of g the action and power of the exaggerate the extent of It is true that there is often, Times on public oP, , e "; ii _ totally irrespective of the Times o a r ed it i s h e a r r l ic h r e , , e g ve o r 9 L, bad, or indifferent, cold or crude— of public feeling in this country in great ebb and fl reference to Ireland.. When, for instance, our Irish in telligence, and to-day, contained. or eon telligence, as tains the record of crimes of violence and arson, there is a feeling of loathing in the public mind for 24 hours approaching to dis;ust. But after an Englishman ex presses himself in terms of merited opprohium as to such incendieries as attacked the Misses M. 4 lreag h, in the county Down, he begins—after his f ee li ngs of detestation have subsided—to think that the crimes of a class should not blind him to the miseries of a whole nation—to the virtues of the Ii jab generally —or prevent him from al— preciating the many noble qualities, the many lofty feelines, the mistily, kindly sentiments which distinguish the mass of the natives of Ireland. The Times, and -he parties of which it is the appropriate organ, would have us believe that there is something in the character of the Celtic race—(that's the word they use, as though the best part of the French and Belgians, and a great part of ,„ . • ; • , • . Scotland, and all Wales, were not also Celtic)—ereltlek !Smile's uee'ess ill att nnits to improve them. Bd . Edmund Spenser, who was a poet and a gentleman, -'AV arid knew Ireland well, from actual residence, judged /the Irish differently, and contended ," that _ _the cause of the brill • proceeded of the unsoundness of councils and plots which have been laid for its reformation : or of faintness in following and effecting the same. than of any such-fatal course appointed of God." We, in our humble way; " sa . ydittia,f to Ed mund- Spenser. It the British Qiivernment will but choose a course wisely, and follow it vigorously, there is every reason to hope for the regeneration, and no reason to despair of the ultimate condition, of Ireland / We have always contended—and this was also the theory of the late lamented Lord George Bentinck,—that reran ! nerative employment would produce tranquilli.Pyslighten the pressure of the poor-rates, greatly improve the for ' tunes and estates - of , the proprietors, and marvellously improve the condition of. the- tenant. -This is not mere speculation, but actual fact. Mid: Qriffith s tlie,,lsisp, civil engineer, states in one of his reports . 4 1830. that in the sear 1822 there were large garrisons in Newmarket, Castle Island, A bbeyfeale, Glynn, Newcastle, Dams eller, and Listowel. Eight years subsequently in 1830) there were no troops in any of these towas. What wrought this change? The persons who formerly were engaged in night marauding were then, i e., in 1830, beneficially employed, end had become quiet and useful members of society. Al r. Griffith further states that since the works were begun nu outrages had been committed in the mountains. This testimony of Mr. Griffith was in the same year, 1830, supported by the evidence of the agent of Lord Headley, who spoke' of the barony of lereagh, in which the late Daniel O'Con mill was born. This respectable agent stated that in 1809 or 1810 the district was wild and savage, au asylum for robbers and murderers. In 1830, however, owing to a system of reproductive employment having been adopted, the people •had become industrious and orderly. A constant and earnest attention to the improvement of the property of the landlord, by the industry of the people, had worked this wonderful change. The writers in the Times are not, perhaps, aware that the very same imputations—the very same charges, which they perpetually bring against the Irish, were, thirty or forty years ago, urged against the Scotch. Mr. Loch, the able and intelligent agent of the Duke of Sutherland, stated before the Select Committee on Publio Works in England, in 1835, that when he first became acquainted with the Highlands the great proportion of the people were irregular in their habits, were poachers, smugglers, &c. But he went on to state that since they had become immediate tenants of the landlord, and had been regularly employed, they had become industrious in every class of agricultural labour. The same facts are set forth by lll'eulloch in his statistical account of the British Empire. "In Wigtonshire," says he, "as in most other Scotch counties, agriculture was formerly in the most barbarous and wretched state; there was no rotation of crops, the implements were execrable, the pasture land was overstocked, the occupiers were steeped in poverty. In various districts in Argyle shire land was held in partnership, on what is there called ' run rig,' and in Ireland 'run dale.' Under this system a number of persons take a farm in common, they divide the arable into small contiguous portions or ridges, the extent of land falling to each not exceeding from three to seven acres." One would think, so accurately does Political-economy Peter note the symptoms, that Mr. M'Culloch was describing Ireland. But no. This was the true description of a great portion of his own canny land of cakes half a century ago. How have the habits of indolence, of improvidence, and of lawlessness of the Scots been overcome ? By proper treatment and attention—by proiiding for them remunerative and re• productive ein ployment. Difficulties beset the first attempt at improvement in the Highlands of Scotland ; occasional dis ippoinninents also supervened. But Scotch pro prietors persevered—English legislators aided their effirts, and the result is a complete change in the habits and condition of the people. Why should not similar results follow similar efforts in Ireland ? The statesmen who framed the English poor-law in the reign of Elisa beth accompanied it with measures meant to afford tem porary relief —such, for instance, as draining the fens in Lincolnshire. Why should not the Government in 1849 accompany the amended Irish poor-law with railway, pier, and harbour works, with a labour-rate, and a pro ject for fishing the rivers and sea coast of the sister country? Till these efforts be tried and found wanting, it is mere mouthing —mere coxeombry, to rant against the Celts. As well might the writer rail against the Picts and Scots—the Patagonians, the Californians, or the inhabitants of Timbuctoo! TILE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BistioPSGATE.— Yesterday, Mr. %V. Payne, Coroner, held a court of inquiry ac the Vine Inn, Bishopsgate-street, respecting the origin of the disastrous fire which occurred on the evening of Friday last, upon the premises belonging to Mr. Blackburn, a mat and sack merchant, in Helmet court, Wormwood -street. Michael Plater said that on Friday evening last he was engaged in the warehouse hewing some tar, when, in lifting the pot off the fire, the handle broke, and the tar running into the fire became ignited, and set fire to the building. On finding that be could not extinguish the fire, he ran and called the engines. There was no grate in the warehouse. The tire was made of coke piled on the hearth, and sur rounded by bricks Mr. Braidwood, the superinten dent of the London Brigade, said that the practice of making fires upon hearths was attended with great danger, inasmuch as the rafters beneath them frequently became ignited. lle should recommend that Mr. Blackburn should heat his tar for the future outsido the premises. Mr. Blackburn said that in future he would discontinue the practice. A verdict," That the fire was accidentally caused," having' been returned by the jury, the court broke up. MURDER AND SUICIDE. - -Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, the body of a woman, with that of a c'iild clasped firmly to her breast who had been observed beg ging on the previous evening, were found lifeless in the mud at Bankside, near Barclay's brewery. On being removed to the George public-house, they were identi fied and found to be Hannah Kerry, of Mint-street. Southwark, and her daughter.. The deceased woman had been cohabiting with a young; man, by whom age had had the deceased infant, and he having forsaken her she was reduced to extreme distress. Nothing was found upon, and the general belief is that the unfortunate creature has sacrificed herself and the life of her babe, rather than wander the streets in a starving and desti tute condition. THE LATE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE LORD CHAN. CELLOR AND THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF.—The dispute which it will be recollected took place between the Lord Chancellor and the Bishop of Llandaff, relative to the presentation of a clergyman, said to be a relative of Lord Cotten ham, to a benefice in the Bishop's diocese, has been for the present settled, although there are circum stances connected with the matter which will in all pro bability ere long re-oven the controversy. The rectories of Llanilid and Llanharan, it will be remembered, became vacant in the early part of last year by the death of the Rev. Dr. Griffiths, and in due course? the Lord Chancel ,or nominated as the new incumbent the Her. H. Samp son, M.A., Vicar of Cudham, Bent. The Bishop of Llandisfr refused to institute Mr. Simpson, as the rev. gentleman proved to b , utterly ignorant of the Welsh language. The Lord Chancellor, atter a protracted dis cussion with the bishop, withdrew his nomination of Mr. Sampson, and on the recommendation of Sir J. Guest, presented the Rev. Thomas Morgan Davis, M.A., Fell,tw of Jesus College, Oxford, to the livings. As Mr. Davis is a native of Wales, and thoroughly acquainted with the language of the country, the Bishop of Llan daff made no objection to the nomination, and instituted the rev. gentleman forthwith. A difficulty of a some what different character has arisen. The Bishop of London has called upon Mr. Davis to proceed at once to one of the colonies in the capacity of a missionary, inasmuch as the Fellowship at Jesus College, which he has held for some years, and which he has expressed his determination to retain, was founded for the expressed purpose of providing for the support of a missionary abroad. Mr. Davis positively refuses to proceed to the colonies, and, on the other hand, the Bishop of London has resolved to bring the question to an issue. Mr.. ~ Davis, it appears, held the curacy of Ram/gate, but wall: removed from it in consequence of the representations of the Bishop of London. Almost immediately afterwards be obtained a naval chaplaincy, but when the facts ma of e his connexion with the Oxford Fellowship were ma d e known to Lord Auckland, the appointment , Vc The gentleman who stands next for the fe llowship in te ll er his case of Mr. Davis's removal or resignathioans.ins intima ted Edwards, 8.A., of Jesus College, who. The case has created possession of the emoluments. and the result is looked intention of proceeding to the colonies on being put in considerable interest at Oxfor d, te letters just received for c w o ar A d sT to o w r it A h t Linden t G "• an overnor for a mission to the that xpectsati from his visit. coast w of h A g f o r o ir d a m s b i e Winniett was p e iTP rPWiLiett will be the first lieutenant governorl rs g of Ashantee. Captain rulautccah.‘"Pie'tvY; arlike chief, end at gßoevaertsir f or hi s received..e ever visited that • • anxious for his • i P i4 t ahri le i a s Bing Pu s 'i:se:ill much :ghleant agn emna.deThis officer visited fronithe arrival, and great pre parations' - who ino r t s h r e e c K t i p n t g i o o n f . d the lieutenant least 35,000 by at oeyd—wtiltlel that a l ty chiefgovernor ventured so far—and s eem - . - executing a treaty o f amity and commerce, the benefit of Which the merchants at Why dab.is now being felt by Dahoro d lie has also dispatched an officer to the King with a t reaty for the suppression of the slave trad e i n hi s doe i vinions, and if it bo accomplfsho d . all the cruise rs i n the Bight may be removed. We f i nd also that the lie utenant-governor has lately returne d from leading an army of 6,500 against a rebel chief of A . PPoloni a, with co mp l ete success, w hi c h h as th rown a beautiful country open to commerce that had been for many years completely shut up. He also relieved 120 prisoners of different tribes, whom the King had heavily ' ironed, and, in all probability, would have sacrificed at his next custom making. The lieutenant-governor has receiv, d a most flattering address from the magistretes, merchants, and others residing on the Gold Coast. SEIZURE OF A PRIVATE DISTILLERY.— Josiah Curtis, Esq., Supervisor of Cork Ist district, left Cork on the evening of the 9th instant, accompanied by five of his officers, directing the Supervisor of Bandon to meet him and his officers at Macroom. Mr. Curtis called upon the Sub Inspector at Macroom, who very kindly gave him six o' the pence stationed at Inehigeels, at the toot of' the mountain; lie alto took with him Mr. Row land, the surve\ing officer at Macroom— they' then predo c ceded to sc u- theearrigdanean ouniains,aed .v disc,er an eitcnnive priv. t te dis illery in full work. The (Beers d• strop el about 500 gailens potale, a large mash tun, two cool( r..;, several open-he a.ied vessels, a Kiln, with a h,,ut 120 bushels of malt, in process; seiz:d and secured a 60-g ,Ilon copper still, head and worm, nine gallons of 'P m " , °hoot seen bushel, of dry malt, and three bushels of °e.g. Bandon being the nearest place to the seizure, Mr. Curtis gave directions to the Bandon officers to convey the seizure to that place, which has • arrived there in safety.—Cork Examiner.