The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-20 00:00:00

WEST INDIA STEAM PACKETS. ?ANY% The. ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COM TAY," hiving been,gooked full of passen gers, the public is respeOtkilly informed that no more berths Ist N o osa be engaged fo r th at ship, which leaves England on the v ember, b u t passengers and parcels for all the British !l' o ssessions i n t h e West Indies, may be booked at once for the .th November packet, by application at the Company's o ffi ce, Moorgate-street, London. Passengers may also secure !malls forthwith by means of the Company's vessels proceeding for the f o ll owing foreign ports, viz.—Havannah, Martinique, uttaxtaloupe, St Thomas Porto' Rico, St. Jago de Cuba. Passengers for Col after therunn; or M Bth ade November. ircanno be booked for the te raaining berths til t E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. OPAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION: Th COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, ex hibiting, the varied and beautiful Phenomena of ELECTRIC LIGHT, the AURORA BOREALIS, &c. &c. is shown fteell ally at Three o'clock, and at Eight in the Evenings. Three nt SPECIMENS of MACHINERY have just been r i qleted, a n d are now at work by Steam Power, in the Hall of rt lanuf actures. CALOTYPE PORT RAITS taken da i ly b y r 'llen• On THURSDAY, the 20th inst., a LECTURE °a LINGARD' A PRINCIPLES of the ORIGIN of FUNGI, s te ad the PR EMATURE DECAY of TIMBER will be dell ,red at Two o'clock. The fine Exterior of ST. PY TER'S at r uN IE, and the Interic of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA JERUSALEM the ' latter after D. Roberts, R.A. b y Mr. Moon), ' are among the latest additions to the LARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. The ORRERY, - BELL, DIVER &c. &c. To the COSMORAMIC shown in the Evenings, a beautiful addition has just ten made. Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wallis.—Adrnis- ROO, Is. Schools, half-price. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING I'IPE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c, No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. j Pri Griffith li otson, M. D., F. R. S. John Rawson, Esq. ;TMt* Frith, Esq. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. G ordon, I Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. • e Luigl ey, I E sq . Joseph Thompson, Esq. Nofeu AUDITORS. -" . 9711 P ots ton e, F.R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. S. A erttA alr--W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. Plr ystctsx—J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R. S. Suacxox—E. S. Svmes, Esq. r A :0.....M essrs. s wee t, Sutton . : Ewen!, and Ommanney. The "its--Mes srs . Glyn, Halifax, Milk, and Ce.. the piZtfterotiona/ motives to Life Assurance are found in I "visi n . on a a,Nated by this S o ci e ty ; viz. joi n ed t o a sec ure s l ` death for inheritors *f the Asszred, the Society .. -. r te the A ssure d hi mse lf (p ro p or ti one d t o pre etits) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. P. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. TOTSy e et4L‘II ING for the TOILET, at AIECHI'S -;.;UFACY, 4, Ladenh, London. Cl — 'lair. Na oth, Shaving, all-street and Flesh . Brushes ; "a l i o ; tl!t1 Flat Brushes, Combs, Washing and Shaving Soap; Par l d p• Nail and Corn Instruments ; Razors, Razor-stro!, re,: t e and Shaving Powder. Ladies' and Gentlemens' .. lettl;ee 1 ,.„ -ea tes, either with or without fittings, Russla ,Danion; —`argany, rosewood, and japan ware ; Ladies' Corn- . %aft_ b ar bi Pocket -books elegantly fitted ; also Netting. t dutiful atilieedi:iPe'nn;Liesuo' es, Card - cases, ' Note and Cake-baskets, n a d n o d m an infinity of recherche articles, not AA N TENT LEVER E h i : h t . s nis celebrated construction the most accu r ate on WATCH E 4, * th a l c i, ll c an be made) is now offered at the o ; 16 - the 1 dowelled in four holes , hand to mark the seconds, an atest i mrovements i. e. the detached esca d pe m m a e i n u t, ttilliti g Power to continue going while winding up, SILVER CASES £6 6 0 With double- SILVER cases, capped 6 16 6 With hunting cases, capped GOLD CASES. Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dial Ditto Size for Gentl em i e u n d , e e u n h a l tri e- o h ll a e e d k d ed ial ea n 1 11 1 4- .1 1 " 4 ; 0 00 Api extra full size, capped 17tru&..,.44 Paraphlet, containing observations respectin g th ri e ee v e ar h i e rT h s ctions on which watches are made, with i t h e h 3 p of new de -1,,,,_. if e ld arid silver eases, and a variety of sA l e d te c e hains, will be 'XI, which have just been cempleted . in go ld 411 glirgratis and stage free, on application le c t u te ru r h to m, A ju t: : "I'andsONS Watchmakers, No. 9, , ' °Plonsite the Bank of England. to SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all . A ents. RINISTONE'S EYE S Royal Highness the q,~end~Kent, G, . , Patronage of his late Majesty, her Roy is universally SNUFF.— Under g Under the 7: 1 % of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasur y, atd...--•reended by the Faculty for its efficacy inremoving dis liecident to the Eyes and Head. BIGHT RESTORED !—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE .. - 1 the most s imple, • fitful, arid fragrant Beth - AND DEAFNESS CURED! delig Its 1112...1. • • f r aught I sand ... eue of application is. Compound! d by its use, at a trilli n g _ . w*th pleasure ; maiiyth e o x u : pen:rea have been accomplishe d t o; "1 yet certain in its operation. 414...aauce the sufferer to make trial, If testimonies eLnoierscisb,eannedcecsearnry7 iesties,the Duchess . Ltras e b s ity . ,, e in n e szl i it t . e The Lordsof the Treasu e r f y K ha e v u e t, sa th n e cti t o u n u e s c t 011411 t Oculist:, M edify) Practitioners —with no.tiee, the P etsteb meou n rest— 's Eye Snuff," have eulogised G . rimstone t ' h s at cel g e i b g r a a u t t e i d e kr they ei :Zp und in k g n a or l lie$10; "9. I. Guthrie, Egg" F.R. S. ndisaesa:el diseases incident J. et° B th . e L E ae y h es fie a l u el d , it a.titrttle,„r, Wisitehali Dr. Thomas. e B h e i D e ug r. it A s n u d ti r l e it w y s . calls let* ittPlALmessing--see his Reports touch Stoat% ip-"'"rnethy with many others, rereommde,n,dauGdritmhe • % den - - I, t o Inuit, and call it " Man's best F rie d , " , °,_t lestina4elleeurn."—See the many thousa t o h d ut L h e e t rs te u rs f Grim e_( ffestet.ipitta- lifinitudoubted medical authority, wi pnarmtlycseilnr, mbyy Y• This extraordi„y core . Nottingham, _ Mr. James Wilcockson .. ' Foreign Snuff mid is attested by •-• r. 25th Aug., 1841. To M r w ,-, c, r, • _ f ~ /ri Cigar Merchant, Nottingham. ulars of el me l an e " iFesatt°l7;;a3o9uri e fir itt oa e cl eu s d tr i e u e g t, y ß ou lisomsbury London. Usitio c ' e Miraculous cure performed the o ~...15,Y r trul y ridyereararf and a native of valuable Eye-S nu ff. sir, I a ut , s ' Wbethfr from chHanu g ll e an o d ec h li a m ve ate h , e o e r u m l y nam ad t v hr i o n s advanced age , tb, refe e en t s al, but for six years I have been deprived of sign! believe unable to follow t ne b us ' esa . I do most sincere ly _... reernunte_ thokinai shwa have rensain'ed-inin darkness and pain bu. or ndation of friend t use your invention. I rit ue d a 2 s. 4d. cenister of r a -u ent, Mr. Wilcockson, to t : br4..... !list, who knows the above to be facts, and will bear wi e:.i:litalszt.raordinary recovery of that most i nest i ma bl e *mu (ho of o ur life--" Perfect Sight"--I declare has procee r d e e r d . use of your Fe S ff F the sake of those su . Lag : you may melte whalYuse nu * Please " of this letter, Mr. 71:rOn and manyWil ttrf ers to . this goettliiteterras st an ill Y v o o u uch for its truth. I refer the k nown in Nottingham. , being your Agent, and plant' Sir, your obliged serva A ni, so well 28th Aug. ia4t. ANNIS ZENIA A SSENIA. ._stet w as should not do you justice without stating my was almost instant arn enabled to r y very fre persevering in its i eed enti f y r 7 liumn ur, anclaT"'' ' M Y e yes fees and cor tinu to •wit hout use the aid of became clear and . ead small print ... . ire, _ifrom pai n. 4 I have enjoy Go ds ' greatest blessing—Sight i WI to all I k men o y ou , Eye sn_ reason be grateful, and do reeom- Nottingham. Observe the Conti now A. Z. M. ventor, and the only : 11.-11V 'the sole in- This Odoriferous H er baceous is prepared by him. . GRIAISTONE iv *Misters, at pro, Is. 3dbaceous Compound of IN-bs 15 is sold in lath by the prieto, . 6. ninonisbury, and ca n b Mies. A liberal Os.*G4rdin.i"st4Onee 3P, Broad-street, e obtained in all the principal towns and . L 8 ! e i ndo r s of cisi allowance to shippers, owners, captains, and rastone's Eye This celebrated Snuff . 4 .11,14u n ni . to all quarters of the globe, arm retains its benign Ih: Ill:earl ehtstenvoetriY noti c e . ma te_ All Snuffs ano Cigars shipped on PEAVER'S EMBROCATION for GOUT, e° t Y °f RHEUMATISM, TIC DOLOREUX, B,:c , Of i Letter addressed by Trevor Holland, Esq., Surgeon, tu tirtpck, near Walsall, Staffordshire, on the 6th July last, .ditor of the • .. Times e'— i s g, the efir,--I think it a duty I ewe to the public to make known him racy of 8. remedyre which I met with accidentally, and months been such wonderful benefit to myself. Same toted an d I met with a very severe accident, having c ofts l'inci fractured my ancle severely. From the great tender tin the jOittt I was quite unable to walk, the limb con. 'led dre °orY much swollen and edematous, and I suff h er e l! . adfulle f sateo.i__,. rota severe attacks of spasms in the night, i d to w the itreaca front the ancle to the leg, thigh, back, an I and )1:11 to,,,Nying exhausted every resource of relief w hic h to no Ptirisute-‘teal friends in the country could . suggest, o. non. titb it ) ,I oet out for London with the intention of sea. se - I th i i Sil' n lie niarnin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt Ludgate-WA, -10 11 ... "Y a A I I met with Mr. Feaver, 16 /1, %lied b• cci e ,7 . to in y great astonishment, . , spasm is Emorocation, and, leavel had one since. The next !ttiseltin: that night, nor ithout my crutches, and was Zile tsiti,ake‘tria)ee Amen sta f ir t s he w limb soon subsided, and I am lOsivrsi:lPiellir severing , ° Having for many years h l ad k a n n ow ex u - f 14s reee.PlMieal practice . in the county of Stafford , efficacy. Att kitrielhol cornpound possessing such wonder . 1 am ac cpssaY testimony to Mr. Feaver's Embrocation, sincere 'N s 'ln* other motive than gratitude to him, an d a low-suf. ft et e make kw .'remedy to my fel . ,• ce tel l , , . own his invaluable Ilit t Lion .-ossessing, as I ever did, the strongest preju di ce Ishouldbe the ast thing in the shape of quackery, eking, I know 'a ‘ a 4 ;1? uphold a system which generally "'lnbut f • t raffic and humbug. . , ‘. f ane artou. 4 m, Jew. obedient servant, I, ~_ " TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgeon. , , ° e l c, near Walsall, Staffordshire. eLr•S'. At the various consultations held upin my case, the f Mos ° Pies., ,Land Physicians (including myself) were decidedly rs' I- - •uat tb ' k f s would ter. clhat, . t e frequent violent attac s o spasm "d tb - in l ik e but, as I have before stated, I have not of thi_enalightest symptoms of spasms since the first application This! .xtritordinary embrocation.—T. H." in an, 340-celebrated remedy (which is equally e ffi cacious any " e t the above afflictions) may be obtained of, or through CounttelPoetable wholesale or retail Chemist in Town or %et, r Y , at the Depot corner of Wellington-street, Strand ; .1.:e3 the Premises:it:, Mr , Feaver, 16, Ludgate-hill, London , 4151411t'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. To Mr. PROUT, 2'29, Strand, London. 41184,...tia,1„ Frimley, near 1 3agshot, Surrey, F . eb. 14, 1842, to !tcl .o try _n_fre!e:.l Much fr om acute Rheum a -ti i testimony o i n n y . 4:47,lr:lpea,c;:rno‘otalornai ill , and e beg n to e. ber my but humble ioseveral of my ° have taken 4etr? o m n m y recommendation Th e „ GH_N S. GILES The '7 e s'rerling eitfecantle Sol,BYloalirr'stiligteictl'anjd Rheumatic Pius, ,l'il_teiebrity Yodescription of (lout or Rheumatism, has secured them perr: l ':Y not o ni t ; e q u aded by any medicine or pre ent times. : n eatly Ve relief in a few hours, w he re the patient has been menialshe4lth ,_ M adness by excruciating torture-, but restor e t to itc.„., New Li e ..... , tn inconceivably short space ot time.- Sec e l es . i. by 1:1(...f,,,`,7i.1!..atters (of Hawley., nearbßagssh7nt),,,elitled iftotmhee 00, If r no rt ri . o,.,Ve'r V eteran Comp. i p t p n i es 'b" B l om b e r g; Chevalier de la which' e enco it‘kin, elarti747.l4rrs.. Ch 7 mb er rs, Maidst one, & c &e. ; Whit in Nte:tretitate this preparation to be one of the greate • st disco. __2ey are eq eslle. i ".! . _ c e re, L.. r • , u rnbal. In andeVitltyl in Rheumatisr_n_ . either chronic r''apidny.yp,el,4toiatin oiratgiocan,tyPaoifiriesewotohe i H n ei t i a d e t , ndF t ic . , and i such has been the . tras4t_onifhedecatir 4 4, ind complete safety of this medicine, that i t the b,"4, 1 1 th e ki " hit:Lr;t4ve:tfteeenuit, and there is t n t ot tY sr •til a e c videnees of and Rhe,z inril,uence of this medici:T . 'slM h a e n ;rtic a a c e y of Blair's Gout tOust b e ',',4:nit ' l'iti ...ii is unparallel d I psuesa. nsota tory to th a ... • wi th t he foregoing diseases, and at it *tad, !mi ne p ropea _ er e iniete:t Gout to be os,ured ID Selci bs or Y °the, vit revetn ling the (Cisme eying to the sto. tin b Y rh°,,nos Prout 23arst tin ' Y all reSPeCtiba Al' rand, London; and, by his appoin t. 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HER RING, Sen., and engraved by CHARLES HUNT ; size of the Print, 20 by 15, to be coloured after the Original Picture, price 1/, Is.. _ . EXTRACTS FROM THE " INQUIRY IND> THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE LABOURING POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN."—(CoNmicEn.) An example is presented in Manchester of the practicability of obtaining supplies for the com mon benefit of a town without the agency of,pri vate companies. In that town gas has for some years past been supplied from works erected and conducted not by the municipality but by a body appointed under a local Act by an elected com mittee of the ratepayers. This mode of sup plying the town was, it appears, violently opposed by private interests; but I am informed that the supplies of gas are of as good or even of a better quality, and cheaper than those oh tained from private companies m adjacent towns; that improvements in the manutacture of the gas are more speedily adopted than in . private as sociations, and the profits are reserved as a pub lic fund for the improvement of the town. Out of this fund a fine Town-hall has been erected, whole streets have been widened, and various large improvements have been made ; and the i income now available f or the further improve ment of the town exceeds 10,0001. per annum, after providing for the expense of management and the interest of the sinking fund on the money borrowed.—Page 76. It has been shown that the Isle of Ely was at one period in a desolate state, being frequently inundated by the upland waters, and destitute of adequate means of drainage ; the lower parts be came a wilderness of stagnant pools, the exhala tions from which loaded the air with pestiferous vapours and fogs; now, by the improvements which have from time to time been made, and particularly within the last fifty years, an altera tion has taken place which may appear to be the effect of magic. By the labour, industry, and spirit of the inhabitants, a forlorn waste has been converted into pleasant and fertile pastures, and they themselves have been rewarded by bounte ous harvests. Drainage, embankments, engines, and enclosures have given stability to the soil (which in its nature is as rich as the Delta of Egypt) as well as salubrity to the air. These very considerable improvements, though carried on at a great expense, have at last turned to a double account, both in reclaiming much ground and improving the rest, and in contrib u ti ng t o the healthiness of the inhabitants. Works of modern refinement have given a totally different face and character to this once neglected spot; much has been performed, much yet remains to be accomplished by the rising generation. The demand for labour produced by drainage is in calculable, but when it is stated that where sedge and rushes were but a few years since, we now have fields of waving oats and even wheat, it must be evident that it is very great.—Page 80. A medical gentleman of great experience at Boston, in Lincolnshire, and who is considerably advanced in life, has frequently observed to me, that intermittents are so much diminished in his circuit, that an ounce of the cinchona goes fur ther at this time in the treatment of agues than a pound of - it did within his own recollection. During his father's practice at Boston, they were still more obstinate and severe. For my own part, I have declared, for several years, in vari ous companies, that marsh miasmata are the cause of both agues and the rot. And as mias mata are admitted, by the concurring testimonies of medical practitioners in every part of the globe, to be produced by the action of the sun upon low, swampy grounds, I hope this interest ing- subject will be fully investigated, and effec• tual plans carried into execution, for the pre servation of man, and of the animals which are so useful to him.—Page 85. The sanitary effects of road cleansing, to which house drainage and road drainage is auxiliary, it appears is not confined to the streets in towns and the roads in villages, but extends over the roads at a distance from habitations on which there is traffic. Dr. Harrison, whose testimony has been cited on the subject of the analogy of the diseases of animals to those which affect the human constitution, in treating of the prevention of fever or the rot am migst sheep, warns the shepherd that, even afterprovidingdrained pasture and avoiding " rotting-places" in the fields, all his care may be frustrated if he do not avoid, with equal care, leading the sheep over wet and miry roads with stagnant ditches, which are as pernicious as the places in the fields designated as " rotting-places." He is solicitous to impress the fact that the rot, i. e., the typhus fever, has been contracted in ten minutes, that sheep can at " any time be tainted in a quarter of an hour, while the land retains its moisture and the wea ther is hot and sultry." He gives the following instance, amongst others, of the danger of tra versing badly drained roads. " A gentleman re moved ninety sheep from a considerable distance to his own residence. On coming near to a bridge, which is thrown over the Barling's.river, one of the drove fell into a ditch and fractured its leg. The shepherd immediately took it in his arms to a neighbouring house, and set the limb. During this time, which did not occupy more than one hour, the remainder were left to graze in the ditches and lane. The flock were then driven home, and a month afterwards the other sheep joined its companions. The shepherd soon dis covered that all had contracted the rot; except the lame sheep ; and as they were never sepa rated on any other occasion, it is reasonable to conclude that the disorder was acquired by feed ing in the road and ditch bottoms." The precau tions applicable to the sheep and cattle Will be deemed equally applicable to the labouring po pulation who traverse such roads.—Pages 88, 89. The histories of other cities, and particularly of Paris, afford illustrations of the effects of the neglect of public cleansing, which begin in the ignorance and carelessness of the superiorofficers, and continue in the predominance of ignorance and obscure interests of a multitude in the pre sent day :—" For several years the suppression of an enormous cesspool at Paris near the Bar-. riere des Fourneaux was implored by the inha bitants. Placed under the predominant winds, it was a permanent cause of annoyance to the quarters of St. Germain and St. Jacques. But all petitions were in vain. A singular occur rence brought about the event for which the people had prayed more than fifty years. In a hunting party, the Prince of Conde was carried by a fiery horse towards this same cesspool ; find ing it impossible to turn the animal,. the Prince had the presence of mind to throw himself on the ground, but the horse darted forward into the cesspool and disappeared. The next day an order was issued from Versailles, enjoining M. Lenoir, the Lieutenant of Police, to fill up the cesspool, which was accordingly done." A par ticular evil had attracted the attention of an able Minister, who had recourse to the expedient which we have seen recently re-discovered and introduced into practice into one section of the sewerage of London ;—" The great sewer of Montmartre being uncovered, and the fall ex ceedingly small, i t was easily choked, and spread infection through all the neighbourhood. Tur got thought that the best method to obtain a s AN e , a r s vo to i f fi c • e o q n u t e a c n r r a e b n o t a ready flow for the muddy waters it received r, " c 'tt a S p h ab lt le b3 o ut 22Amvoast remea sures 'of water, was, in co nsequence, established at the opening of the sewer, opposite the Rue des Fdles-du-Calvaire. The waters of Belle ville were conducted there, together with those of two wells dug in the vicinity. This volume of water was, on certain days, let into the main sewer by means of flood-gates, which could be opened at pleasure. The scouring of the sewer by a current of living water attracted the public attention, and produced the most bapcP rut Shortly the pe o pl e cou ld dwell on the Y fi es onnes l of this ancient ditch without fear of dangerous l - halations. Th e quarters of the Faubourg Mo e lt . martre, of the Chaussee-d'Antin, of the Vide: l'Eveque, and o f th e Faubourg St. Honore, h came populated. At length the land was so valu able in these different quarters that the pos sessors of the banks of the sewer demanded and obtained the permission to cover it over at their' own expense."—Pages 91, 92. parrots, and sneaking hypocrites, that us( good words to cajole their superiors, may be fbrmed thereby ; but not intelligently pion: and moral members of the community. Perhaps. too, some of the roughest young rascals in till school may be manufactured into the sort of churchman which the devoutToryism of our day seems to desiderate. If religion is really to be promoted, the Sunday of the pauper, and espe cially of the pauper child, should be made so welcome a day to his feelings that he will look forward to it through the week with heartfelt and glad expectancy. His religious lessons should be lightened and varied, that they may lay hold upon his mind and excite his interest. The little that will sink into his soul, should be preferred to the much that will only dull his sense. Religion cannot be instilled by the Rule of Three. Four repetitions of the Liturgy will not make a boy four times as devout as if he only heard it once. The Lord's Prayer is short ; but not for the purpose of being multiplied every Sunday by twelve or twenty repe titions. The spiritual dietary of aworkhouse need not be precisely the reverse of its physical dietary. Cramming is as bad for the mental as for the bodily digestion. And word-cramming, in reli gion or in anything else, is the most unwhole some treatment to which youthful intellect can be subjected. While the object, then, is steadily kept in sight, of cultivating the moral sense and ciie•ishin 'religious feeling in those whom their parents' misfortunes throw upon the parish for what early training they are likely to receive, it will be well if the means be more wisely chosen. Let them not be such as to defeat their own purpose. In the instance that has occasioned these remarks they manifestly are so. The au thority most reverenced might be cited, were it needful, against " vain repetitions." And, surely no repetitions can be vainer than those which disgust the poor boy with his Sunday, his Bible, his Prayer-book, and his Church; and thus tend to render him permanently irreligious by the unwise employment of religious forms. GLOBE—Two sovereigns have been sent us for " the service" of Alice Lowe, the girl against whom Lord Frankfort has brought his extraor dinary charge of felony. The writer says, "he knows how difficult it is for the weak and de fenceless to struggle against the powerful," and that he has no doubt "many will be found anxious to come forward with a trifle to aid a weak unfriended girl against so vicious a titled profligate." We entirely sympathise with the feeling by which this communication has been prompted; and we have not the slightest doubt that it will make itself known more widely. We cannot, however, undertake to receive and apply subscriptions for the service of any per son ; though we shall take care to transmit the sum received to the Governor of Newgate for the prisoner. As for the " struggle against the powerful," which this case is supposed to exhibit, we are happy to think that the imbecile and con temptible profligate, who has brought it forward, is one of the most powerless of beings in a country governed by laws, and the law of opinion. If he had any property worth looking after, we doubt whether he would now be at large; but nobody seems to think him worth looking after, except that small number of persons to be found in every large capital, by titled, or untitled proffigates,who will purchase their services. The peculiarity of Lord Frankfort's case is the impotent folly of his whole personal self-exposure—imbecility so ex treme (as in his former scuffle with an Italian organ -boy) as to render probable the construction put by the opposite counsel upon his whole con duct. Ina previous examination, Mr. Adolphns said " his object had been to show that the state of his Lordship's mind was such as to render it highly probable that he might have given the whole of the property freely to the prisoner, and have lost all recollection of having so done." We can find no other (we do not say excuse, fbr we seek to find none) but explanation of Lord Frankfort's imbecile profligacy than that alluded to above. It is difficult to conceive SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. HERALD.—Sir Charles Bagot's conduct in Canada has assuredly made a very deep impres sion on public opinion. It is occasionally excused, but nowhere justified. Ordinary people cannot comprehend the necessity to govern through the agency of quondam rebels, and seditious and dis affected agitators. The Governor-General of Canada, it is urged, had no alternative but to call Mr. Lafontaine to his councils. The Provincial Legislature, it is said, had not confidence in his Cabinet, and therefore he sought the aid of those in whom the Legislature would repose trust. This reasoning is quite inadmissible, because it is regardless of facts. The Parliament of Canada had come to no such decision as is meant to be thereby conveyed. All that the House did was to debate most furiously over the address; but it had not recorded any vote adverse to the Ad ministration. True, it was suspected that the Ad ministration, as constituted, had not strength in the House to conduct the public busi ness of the session, because it had previously been damnified by Sir Charles Begot himself, and it was very probable that Sir Charles Bagot's Ministry might have found itself in a minority on the Address. But it was the duty, as well as the interest of the Queen's representative, to have stood aloof while the con test was going on. When the exigency requiring_ a change of advisers had actually arisen, Sir Charles Bagot mighthave profitably interposed, and called to his aid the moderate and reasonable from all quarters. Instead of waiting with the dignity and self-reliance demanded by his po sition and office, until the Provincial Legislature had agreed on a hostile vote, the Governor pre cipitated the fate of part of his own Cabinet, and entered into premature and voluntary negotiations with the most bitter opponents of the advisers in whom he professed to have confidence, and to resign with regret,—with men whom a pre decessor had proclaimed as disaffected and dan gerous subjects. If the opinions of the majority of the Canadian representatives were adverse to the provincial Ministry as constituted, those opinions should have been tested by a divi sion, and it would have been time enough to have looked about for other advisers when legislative confidence was thus publicly with drawn from those who still possessed the Gover nor's trust. Such would have been the consti tutional course of conduct—such was the line of policy most befitting responsible Governments. This objection to the mode in which Sir Charles Bagot called Mr. Lafontaine and his friends to his councils is not one of mere formality; the haste with which Sir Charles acted is indicative of a foregone conclusion, and of his having pur sued the course be has followed tinder peremp tory instructions from home. The change which has taken place in the Canadian Administration is, it must be recollected, only partial; but pre parations, it is clear, had been made some months ago for this change by the admission of a Mr. Hinckes, a rabid R a di ca l politician of Upp er Canada, into the C a bi ne t. The adoption of that person, who had previously been the conductor of a violent Opposition journal at Toronto, by Sir Charles Bagot, amounted to little short of a de claration of hostility by the Queen's representa tive against that portion of the loyal inhabitants of the Upper Province who rescued it from the rebellion and treason of Mr. Hinckes' clients ; and so it was received by the gallant Sir Allen M'Nab, Dr. Dunlop, and the other firm sup porters of the British dominion there. POST.—The argument of Mr. Webster on the subject of the i m p ressment o f British seamen from American merc h antmen , w hich forms part of his recent correspondence with Lord Ash burton, might have been permitted to descend into oblivion as a piece of abstract and specula tive reasoning, wholly inapplicable to existing circumstances, had not some of our Contempo raries thought fit to give it a prominence and an importance to which it seems scarcely entitled, by founding on it dissertations on the right and policy of impressment as a means of developing the resources of our country in naval warfare. It must always, no do u bt, b e i mportant t o Gr ea t Britain, when eng age d i n h ost i lity w i t h an y o f her continental ne i g hb ours, to abstain, if possi ble, from the adoption of any line of conduct, however justifiable upon the principles of inter national law, of which the practical tendency would be to enrol the U n i te d States o f A me ri ca on the side of h e r E uropean foes. But it must be recollected that th e quest i on ' of impressment is not the only one which renders the maintenance of' pacific relations between Great Britain and the Unit e d S tates, on the occurrence of a war of any consid era bl e duration between the former and any o th er E uropean Power, ex ceedingly difficult, preca r i ous, and, we may a dd, improbable. The doctri ne t h at free vesse l s ma k e free goods—a doctrine subversive of the essential commercial policy of Great Britain whenever she is in the situation of a belligerent, no less than it is repugnant to the established law of nations in which all civilised Powers, unless when warped by palpable self-interest have uniformly acqui esced—is one upon which the United States and Great Britain are as much at issue as upon that of impressment, and in connection with which the right of visitation would be as strenuously repelled by America. From this view of the subject the opinion seems nat ura ll y to spr i ng th a t it would be useless and imprudent on the part of Great Britain to co nce d e any thi ng t o America in derogation of her own right to claim, wherever they can be found, her own subjects— toeration subject them to the operation of her own laws—and to exact from the m suc h serv i ces as they are peculiarly qualified to render, the nper formance of which, when re qu i re d b y t h e S tate, being obligation the of allegiance. The question whether it would be a p d Pe and advantageous r tle g practice of the British Govern ment , or wh e th er justice and humanity• toward s t h e neo pl e o f included alteration eera n England require such a change, to abolish the system of impressment, is, it must be remarked, an English domestic question exclusively, with which neither Mr. Webster, nor the President, nor the Congress of the United States, can be allowed, or probably would Wish, to interfere. Nothing can be better established in natural reason, or in public law, than the right of a State to claim and to compel the services, in war or in peace, of the whole or any part of its subjects, whenever the general safety and welfare of the community rende r the exer cise of this right a matter of necessity —of which necessity the rulers of the State, ex necessitate rei, must be regarded as the infal liblejudges. The right ofimpressinent is the le gitimate consequence of this principle, It is not confined to seamen otherwise than by the effect of those peculiar circumstances in the condition of England, which make the services of seamen in special emergencies, and in numbers , greater than voluntary enlistment would Probably afford at the necessary moment, a paramount and vital interest of the State. It would be equally, that is, perfectly, justifiable, upon Principle, to com pel the services, if they were of a nature that could be compelled, and were not offered in suf ficient abundance to meet any national exigency, of physicians, barristers, doctors of divi n i ty , or landed gentlemen of 5,000/, a year. Nor, when the matter is properly considered, is there any hardship towards the seaman who is impressed, since he must have entered, and must have re mained in maritime life, with a perfect know ledge of the established policy and practice of the State of which lie i s a member, to avail it self in certain circumstances of the services of its sea-faring subjects, by the exercise of com pulsion: HONlCLlt.—Whatever may be the worth of the investigation conducted by Messrs. Tre menhere and Allen, into the management of the Pauper School of St. Pancras, there is one point which we are disposed incidentally to no. tice, though probably it presents nothing pecu liar to this school—we allude to the mode in which the poor children pass their Sundays. It consists of an unbroken and monotonous routine of religious services, so dove-tailed and continue ous as to be much more likely to include a weariness and mental nausea in th e c hild, ren that will last them all • ►, en • lives, than to open their hens , - to any of t h e truth and beauty o f religion. That the pauper boys should, if pos sible, as religious as their be made religion betters, or very much m ore 80, 18 a proposition ur It • is, indeed, be in which we heartily ctiliP 5... that proposition that we object eausp we ennenrint • system practised in St. to the' prayer-grinding -,, g ood can come of it. Pancras workhouse. No . A. truly religious • result is not in the nature of .things. Sectafian chatterers, orthodox MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—To-day the alteration in the hour of at tendance on 'Change commenced, and though some of the merchants, not aware of the circumstance, attended at the customary hour of four, the principal walks were filled at three o'clock, and, in about an hour afterwards, the leading firms took their departure, the money and exchange brokers having wholly concluded their business. The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per tale, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10411. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25 37A-, and the exchange at Paris on Lon don at short being 25 624-, it follows that gold is 1 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 433 i per mark, which, at the English ?dint price of 31. 17s. Mid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 91 and the exchange a t H am b urg h on London at short being 13 101, it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1081 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.33 per cent. against England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. The portion of Mr. Webster's speech at Boston relating to the fashionable doctrine of " repudiation " is of great interest, as it is the complete echo of the sentiments so often expressed in this country, and so often blamed as too violent. The London capitalists have frequently desired that some great public de monstration should be made in America of the an tipathy of the whole nation to the dishonesty of a few States; for at present, while " repudiation " assumes a bold aspect on the one side, and there is no counter-manifestation on the other, it is not to be wondered at that, in spite of the distinction between the indsvidual States and the Federal Government, the Europeans should be dis posed to look upon American credit as generally unsound. Mr. Webster feels the necessity of some national movement to clear away this stain, and very justly desires that " all the people of the country should address themselves soberly and sincerely to th e work of eradicating the disease." The absence of all distinction between the States and the Government among the European capitalists is acutely touched on by Mr. Webster, whose remark is to the effect that this is not a mere error. " The same people," says Mr. Webster, " constitut e th e St a t es individually and the United States," and although the same person as a citizen of his own State, and a citizen of the Federal Government, appears in two distinct characters, legally speaking, yet as he is really the same person, the question as to his moral disposition becomes an important one ; and the capitalists, who observe a large portion of the Union totally regardless of public credit, cannot help feeling that the same animus may, sooner or later, be displayed throughout the entire Union. Mr. Webster is the more bound to take up the cause of the creditors of the American States, as the letter which he addressed to Messrs. Baring on the 16th of October, 1839, induced many persons to be come holders of State securities, who would other wise have avoided them sedulously. POST.—The Government broker continues his purchases. He has to-day invested 10,0001. more in stock of the East India Annuity Fund. This is the fourth purchase made, and the sum understood to have formed the amount to be invested, 40,0001., being absorbed, there is little probability of these transactions proceeding any further. The business done in the foreign exchanges was to a moderate extent. The merchants and brokers at tended at an earlier hour than usual, many of the number having been brought to 'Change before the ordinary time under the impression that the altera tion recommended had its commencement to-day. The bills offering on the leading continental cities, of which there was a pretty good supply, were done at rates comparatively higher. At the sales in Mincing-lane to-day the opportunity was taken by Mr. James Cook, of the house of Trueman and Cook, the produce brokers, to advert to the new arrangement proposed with respect to the attendance on 'Change. Mr. Cook, in pursuance of the plan laid down for the observance of the trading interest, suggested the propriety of fixing on an earlier hour for bringing forward the mer chandise to be disposed. of. The interests of Mr. Cook, as a broker engaged in the sale of goods by auction, clash, of course, with those of the brokers engaged in the sale of the produce of the British colonies. He was therefore opposed 'by the latter body, on behalf of whom Mr. Simpson, of the firm of Webster, Simpson, and Scott, who, as brokers, do business largely in West India Sugars, demurred in a marked manner to any further encroachment upon the hours dedicated to the market for such property. Mr. Simpson had no objection to the introduction of the sales of foreign sugar, and other commodities bought for exportation, but nevertheless insisted upon the retention of the privileges properly belonging to the colonial interest. The correctness of the views of Mr. Simpson in this matter is not to be denied, and in giving expression to them in the prompt manner he did to-day he is entitled to the commendation of his principals. It is said that the Committee appointed to carry into effect the resolutions passed yesterday have the intention of devoting specific days to the sale of particular goods, with the view of obviating all dif ficulty or inconvenience ; and that, in furtherance of this object, they have put themselves in communica tion with the Board of Excise, who have assured them of their readiness to examine into the power vested in them, preliminary to any positive abandonment of the present regulations. The Original Painting may be seen for a short time at the Publishers prior to being sent for Exhibition at Newcastle tipon-Tyne. The following Letter of Mr. Orde's Trainer, will, no doubt, satisfy the Subscribers " Tupgill, Oct. 15, 1842. " Mr. Herring has been here tl take a Picture of Beeswing, which I con■ider to be a true and faithful likeness of the mare. (Signed) " ROBERT JOHNSON, Trainer.' The SPORTING ALAIANACK, and Oracle of Rural Life for 1843, with Twelve Beautiful Plates, will be published early in November. BAILEY'S RACING REGISTER, from 1709 to 1842, will positively be published in May 1843, in two thick vo lumes, Bvo. The WINNERS of the GREAT DONCASTER ST. LEGER, from 1836 to 1843, beautifully painted by J. F. Her ring, Sen., and sold in handsome Gilt Frames, at 6/. 6s. each. A. H. Bally and Co., Sporting Library, 83, Cornhi9, London. in any man, who retains the command of reason, such senselessness in abandonment, and such apathy in his self-exposure. It appears to us impossible that any Jury can convict the girl Lowe ; and we regret that any Magistrate should have thought it his duty to send her to trial. The security of property would be in no degree hurt fully affected by the judicial recognition that there was no security for it when thus handled; and if this recklessness proceeded from something more than the usual insanity of vice, then the blame of its consequences rest, with those whom private or public duty may have entitled to guard against them. In any case, Lord Frankfort comes with anything but clean hands into court ; he has given too much evidence against himself to convict another by his evidence; and the best we can hope for his own sake (we say nothing of the order to which he belongs ; we will not commit the unfairness of treating his conduct as characteristic of a class)—is that far- ther proceedings will prove that his evidence ought not, at present, to be taken against any body. What a feast for foreign and American journalists will be the doings of thiS thing, bear ing the name of a Lord ! STANDARD.—The Examiner of last Sunday has a long article upon the new Corn-law and the Tariff, fuller of contradictions and inconse quences than any article of equal length we remember to have seen. It might be thought such an article could be safely left to do justice upon itself; but this would be an error. Many people—nay, most people—in this reading age, not contented with generally reading only such writing as they expect to coincide with their own opinions, take care to remember of what they read only just as much as pleases them. With such readers the grossest contradictions no thing mar the effect of any argument—they find something in it to please; and for the rest, they skip it, as boys say they skip the hard words in their lessons. N9.IY it is necessary to bring such readers to book, to forte them to see the contra dictions of their favourite instructo r, whether they will or no, and to lea.C, them without ex cuse when they willingly yield to a dece p tion. Let us, with this view, show the ineo, :s i s teucy of the Examiner's reasoning—inconsistene; tha! would be absolutely incredible in an acute a._ a able writer, were it not that he is well aware how easy it is to impose upon men who love the cheat. Speaking of the Tariff and Corn-law, this JOINT-STOCK BANKING, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Having perused with considerable interest the proceedings of the annual meeting of Proprietors of the Bank of Manchester, held on Friday last, I beg to trouble you with a few observations. Nothing could be less surprssing than that such an announcement of disaster and loss of property should elicit the strongest expressions of disapprobation to wards those individuals in whom the administration of the affairs of so important an institution reposed ; but, allow me to suggest, whether on taking a more searching view of the subject, the cause of this, and other similar catastrophes, may not be found more deeply seated ; to be, in fact, rather the error of sys tem than the effect of unsoundness, a want of inte -14 . - -ity in individ ua l s , many of whom have been well • • inteh:loned pers ons , un l ortunate l v f or t h ems elves, placed oh :cm at the head of suc h ' 3 a ff airs in adverse times. _ _ writer says:— " The farmers who, reckoning from a bad autumn and an indifferent spring, calculated art getting 70s. a quarter for their wheat, may now be thankful if they get 505., and thus on the whole consumption of wheat alone, to say nothing of other kinds of grain, they will be minus their estimate at least fifteen millions ! The corn merchant, it is said, will lose at ~............ This Bank, it . 1 am rightly informed, IV:AS one of the first northern barks of magnitude, whicil com menced operations abort the period when the mahli facturing prosperity of its cilstrict was at its zenith, and consequently adopted a system which had in former and more prosperous times led other private banking establishments to fame and fortune. But as the current of prosperity turned, every - reflecting mind must perceive it would inevitably be fraught with that ruin which has, in fact, marked the career of this and similar Joint-stock Banks of a more re cent date. These establishments have commenced by issuing a certain number of shares, on which an amount of capital has been subscribed, sufficient in it self, under a judicious system, to command ample means and credit for all its legitimate banking pur poses—the fullest security to its Depositors and re muneration to its Proprietors. But mark its progress —lt is apparent that the infatuation of some of these last hag led them to take upon themselves heavy re sponsibility, for the sake of making such a moderate rate of interest as might, after all, be only reasonably =looked for from an equal investment in their own trade or calling; but it is now evident that this single ob ject has not been the only inducement to embark in such undertakings. To return to the system. It has in each case com menced in error by the lure of advancing to Proprie tors half the value of their shares, thus neutralizing otte moiety of the amount of the subscribed capital, before th e y are supposed to enter upon their legi timate operations. In addition to this, it has been ith en the o ß n an th k e . customary to grant on each current accountct an t n e advance gro s sequal annual to return open n per w a o in ve o r u d n ra t veri of n ur Assuming, therefore, a holder of 200 shares of 101. each, to open an account and make a return with the Bank of 50,0001. per annum, he at "Bee becomes in stead of a shareholder supplying the capi tal to the extent of 2 , 00 01., a Bank with recipient from it to the amount of 6,0001., in most cases without either re presentation or security, subject ment, if good times, successfulindeed to repay trading, and probity, permit. Can it then, Sir, be a matter of surprise, that dur ing a period of almost unp ara ll e l e d depreciation and commercial difficulty, such as the past seven years have exhibited, such • disastrous results should have sprung out of so fallacious a system, and that without imputing ,either :want of capacity or a illtearit7 to l a , least Bs. on every quarter of foreign wheat which he imports, and as this, along with flour, but independent of other corn, will be near three millions of quarters, the result is, that the means of furntsliitvg cheap bread to the nation are, exclusive of the loss ot all other kinds of grain, literally swamped to the value , of 1,200,0001. If Sir Robert had enacted a law which commanded the destruction of a certain amount of the shipping, coasting craft, barges, wagons, and horses, employed in carrying corn, he could not more effectually have secured a supply of dear and uncertain bread than by this proceeding." Dear bread, with wheat at 50s. the quarter ! But let us take a few lines further on : nufe:icYnheerqd:as:lt. _ hrao prosperityyt a , t which oes ano f t a h this aod year ie ovi t h f a s ,tiv lot b uh e lm id e been ah have s fi c quality, is y nt e it t , " There is no sale for agricultural produce. The not fetch 3/. a ton, while in a similar season, in the r a large one, are selling at 49, fitY melt, instead of is., Bs., and 9s. Between the price of ftittter and oxen this, and even last year, there is a fall equal to ernx fifth part of the value. Fresh butter, which in thriv ing times sold at 14d. a pound, will hardly bringpd. Cheese, worth last year 80s. a cwt., sells for 60s. Here, then, is the effect of a means to secure a dear and uncertain supply of bread—wheat at 60s. a quarter, and all agricultural produce ex ceeding the demand to an extent to be abso lutely unsaleable. Will any one reconcile these propositions? The Italian Opera season has opened at Paris but languidly. Donnizetti, however, has arrived, or is hourly expected there, to bring out his " Linda de Chamouny," and Madame Viardot Garcia is engaged. Lablache has been dangerously ill ; sickness, too ' overtaken his great German compeer, Staud:-, the Vienna papers express most dish-- whether that admirable art;-' turn to the stage. for the r• • The Leipzig Gazette says :—" It has been observed that there were no French officers at Saarbruek and ding p o p f e r is russia to pay Saartorois when the King of Prussia visited those two cities, but what is more extraordinary, there wa s not any superior civil officer to compliment the King. The French Government had shown this mark of re spect to the King of Holland, when he was at Lux emburgh. There seems, therefore, to be some founda tirrionitafteaor tahte therepo rert,fasthaaltoLf otuhies I visit to the Tuilleries." and —.rtening doubts will ever be able to re, .tinother of the novelties promised —"Laing: Parisian Opera season, which we may nardly look for on this side of the channel, is the "461 " isiabucadonosor" of Verdi.—Athenmum, .. „q , Z.,J,-- p.r•t:;/....,,, c......_ _____ . : t . , 7 ,y—/ , - _7' ~......7,'„, __ ~ . . , . _________________________..„ _________. _______ , .. , . , / .......„,,.„,. , . .... ~,,....,,,,„ . .. s .. ~....,, ~,,, -_ . I tbe individuals placed at the head of such establish p klzAtllt ,lil,#, ...zt-,-._ , . 1.- , AN . 4 3 4/ ' 44'' '.. : rnents ?—I have the honour to be, Sir, vour obedient ,-- _ _,,, ~. 0. - ur• jk . - ~.,(,_ , ,t, ' , c• - •': - i ~, V4O-- --• sigiclel\ ! , ';' ,.- e i ..., - ,-.., , * 4.• I/ - - 1 deft y t.• _r„ • '..,! , - •tik.l - s N. \ L,,,,, 'i; j a ..„_. 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THE BANK OF MAN - CHEST, , The reports prevalent for several years past of the instability of this Bank, and which, not withstanding twelve months, oa th s the , : had d attempts s o far preparedm ade at the ee public last d i to expect meeting t tohseh event, I t, that th t a h t eiyt its actual t r u e aunfounded, position h haveas created gra dually gained more and more credence during the last ' but a, slight sensation. It was reported that 700,000/. (nearly the amount of the paid-up capital) had been sunk in different failures since the commencement of the Bank, independently of the losses sustained through the culpability of the absconded manager ; and giving a colour to these representations, a letter signed " A Fellow-Sufferer and a Shareholder" (and calling for a thorough investigation of the affairs) was handed about in not very private circles, from which we ex tract the following passages : " DEAR FELLOW-SUFFERERS,—If it be not too late, I beg to call your attention to our present posi tion as Shareholders of this mismanaged Company. For some time past we have received no dividend, and the shares upon which 101. has been paid have become unsaleable at 31. There is also much reason to fear, from very recent tremendous losses, that they have now become entirely valueless. It is quite im possible to conceive how the Directors, who ought to be active, industrious, and experienced men of busi ness, could sanction such a monstrous advance as 170,000/. to such a firm as that of Joseph Raleigh and Co., who have just become bankrupts, with little or no assets—consequently nearly the whole of whi c h is a loss ; and it must be evident to all reflecting m en that such a reckless system cannot last ; and it behoves us to take decisive measures at the approaching annual meeting, to rescue ourselves from the present ma nagement, as it is impossible any longer to place con fidence in persons who have consented to our capital being squandered in such an unwarrantable manner. A moment's reflection on the following list, which forms only a small portion of the losses publicly known to have been sustained, must compel the Shareholders to interfere : Raleigh and Co .. £170,000 Heron and Sons. 30,000 120,000 P H h il il t i o p n G a a n r d e . s co 80,000 • J. J. and S. Potter 40,000 Douglas and Co 20,000 Bancks and Co 20,000 W. G. Seed 19,000 James Bakevvell... ••• 18,000 S. Stocks 13,000 W. Beeson • • • • • Smith, Edgley, and Co 12,000 Gerrard and Son James Leigh ... 5,000 E. Norris. T. Hoyland 3,000 Thirteen others, estimated at lOO,OOO _ A sum very little short of 700,000/. ; and to this must be added many other bad debts, which are known only to the managers, and perhaps a few of the Di rectors." The Bank of Manchester was the first Joint-Stock Bank formed in this district. The prospectuses were issued some time in the autumn of 1828. The capital of the Company was to be 2,000,0001. in 20,000 Shares of 1001. each. The first general meeting of the Proprietors was held on the Ist of December, 1838, for the purpose of appointing Directors, and the following gentlemen were chosen, viz. :—Messrs. John Barlow, Edward Baxter, John Brown, James Burt, Emanuel Cantrell, J. C. Dyer, James Holt Heron, Alexander Henry, James Oughton, Samuel Smith, and John Smith. Previous to the Bank com mencing business, an instalment of 101. per Share was raid, and at different periods subsequently three calls of 51. each were made by the Directors, making the amount paid upon each Share 251., and the whole paid• up capital 500,000/. This was the capital of the Bank in 183 G. In the month of May, 1836, an alteration was made in the number and value of the Shares, and an addition made to the capital. The .20,000 Shares of 257. each were altered into 50,0001. of 101. eac h ; an additional 30,000 Shares were created, upon which 101. per share was to be paid ; and these were to be disposed of by the Directors at such premium a s th ey should think best for the interest of the Company, and the premium placed to the credit of the " Re served Surplus Fund." Of these latter shares about 24,000 were sold at a premium of 51. per share, mak ing an addition of 240,0007., and to the " Reserved Surplus Fund" of 120,0001. At the general meeting in October last year, it was stated in the Report, that the bad debts had all been written oft, and that the "Reserved Surplus Fund " was thereby reduced to 19,000/., leaving the capital of 741,0001. unimpaired. The correctness of this Re port was vouched for by the Chairman of the meeting and several other Directors. In the authorised re port of the meeting the Chairman is made to say— " The figures that have been read to you are carefully and honestly deduced from the accounts of the bank. —(Hear, hear, and applause.) I know it, Gentlemen ; and I am quite certain that you would not of your own accord dispute it; but that carefully looking at the twelve gentlemen who compose the Board o f Directors, you must certainly be convinced that they would not pledge their characters to a false statement before you.—(Hear, hear.)" At the meeting held yesterday, the Chairman, though a Director, was not culpable of dishonesty in making this statement, though it was entirely fallacious, but that false figures and garbled statements had been placed before him by the management. The bank has hopelessly sunk its whole capital, and though the weight of the ruin has been averted in some degree as regards the public, yet there are heart-rending cases of individual hardship among the deluded shareholders as well as among the great body of the not-less de luded Directors. Mr. Burdekin's flight was sudden and unexpected. Those who are acquainted with his recent position at the bank knew well that he was involved in great pecuniary difficulties, and that his retirement from it, even if it could weather the storm, was certain. On Monday he passed the whole of the day at the bank, and in the evening did not return to his house at Burnage, but slept at the Club llouse, whence, by the early train on the following (Tuesday) morning, he pro ceeded to Liverpool, and at once secured berths for himself and a lady on board the Britannia, North American packet, which sailed from Liverpool the same day. There have been various rumours afloat respecting his private conduct; but with that, as public journalists, we do not consider we have anything to do ; and equally numerous statements have been made as to the sum of money he has carried away with him. On this latter point we believe that no accurate knowledge exists, and probably the amount of moneys he has abstracted will never be correctly ascertained. Some surprise has been expressed that, in the official notice of his departure, no reward was offered for his apprehension. The peculiar position held in theßrae. ind ren der such Bank by Mr. Burdekin, as Managing woul d Director, n Bank, would have contributed little,any, a dvantage to the shareholders. —Manchester T imes. s g c l h an adc, course underurse difficult thee ; t and xra o i probably l y his failure o f detention the if contract at 40,0001 . ----------- MR. GEORGE. TROUPSON.—n 7-7-7- e understand that l s i p c h a i u te c d tio b n iddin g, isle w L George Thompson, Esq., the elo q uent lecturer, is to accompany Bev() Dwarkanau th Tagore to India, and that he will take his depart ure in a few weeks.—Tyne Mercury. GREAT WBSTERN STEAMER.-IVe copy the fol lowing paragraphs fr om the Shz:pping Gazett4 of Tues.. day : was B RI STOL, Om 17.—The Great Western steam shipthis 'day, a —A report h as p revailed in the city this morning that the Great W leave estern steam-ship would not for • I\ e, New York on the 22d instant as advertis ed h ave reason to be lieve there is no foundation t o a . ' s c o'clock, ;ought o o iT c i l e n c, r to o d and, bf be sold after ol s d sale l by o y n l : some very private apb for such repor t. We learn from our Bristol correspondent, this morning, that steam tenders to convey on board the Great Western will leave Passangers Basin precisely at nine o'clock A Cumberland and the ship will start the .m., of the 22d inst., instant the a rrives •n board, which will b e north mail boat, on account of the tide. conveyed by a row. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-0 n Tuesday night, about a quarter past eight, a h orse , w hi c h was drawing a cab, containin g its driver ana a gen tl eman , made off at a furious rate down Waterloo-place. On reaching th• bottom, the cab was fortunately stopped by coming in o contact with th e l amp - pos t a t th e to p o f the steps, and tier of on steps,tlt e ri ,hhterehaintd lay side a of the York column, but the hors e ma d e a t re mendous leap, carrying part of the cab w ith it, t o the bottom of the second ' cabman, wh o was v i o l e ntly precipitated received serious injuries on the foreh e ad , whi ch bled profusely, and was immediately as sisted to Ch aring . arently t l o ife t l h e e ss. gr Theund cross Hospital. The gentleman received no other in jury than a violent shock. The horse recovered itself so much as to return up over the ste p s, but i t is sup posed to be of little valu e. Monday evening an attempt was made in Bakewell churchyard by two men to disinter a corpse lately buried. They h ad succeeded so f ar in their revolting design,but were discovered just as they got to the coffin. The guilty parties are Joshua Birley, the assistant sexton, and a man named Robertson. Mr. O wen , a respectable cordwainer, has his residence ne ar to the graveyard, and was the first to give the alarm, his family being disturbed by the noise made by the resurrectionists. They both fled, but have since been taken into custody. On Wednesday morn ing Birley was interrogated by the Vicar, when he confessed it was their intention to steal the body, as they had already disposed of it to two respectable t tradesmen in Bakewell, who intended to forward it tR gdiliburgli.-.-Derby Chronicle. COMMISSION. -A First-rate house in the lIJJ LINEN TRADE is in want of TRAVELLLERS to take the Midland, South, and Western Journeys, by Commission. Apply, post paid, to I. K., 110, Bunhill-row, Finsbury, stating full particulars. FOUR DERBY SWEEPS FOR 1843, now opened by Mr. EVANS, Grand Hotel, Covent-garden. to consist of ;58 Subscribers of 1/., 51., 101., and 201. each : For the 11. Sweep : First Horse. 1001. ; Second Horse, 25/. ; and 1/. for each Starter. For the Si. Sweep : First Horse, 5001. ; Second Horse, 100/. , and Si. for each Starter. For the ICI. Sweep: First Horse, 1,000/. ; Second Horse, 200/. ; and 101. for each Starter. For the 201. Sweep : First Horse, 2,000/. ; Second Horse, 400/. ; and 201. for each Starter. Full particulars to he had on application at the Hotel, GAS METERS ; their DEFICIENCY and INJUSTICE DEMONSTRATED. The Second Edition is published this day, price Is. To which is added the metho I of Naphthalising (a bona-fide saving of 20 per cent, ) and thoroughly Purifying Coal Gas. " It is made perfectly clear that the public is deeply gulled by the Gas Companies.'—Monthly Review, August. " This pamphlet plainly points out the ease with which the gas-meter can be, and is, made the means of the most extensive fraud."--Atlas, July 23. " The nature and construction of a meter is lucidly ex plained, and the mode of detecting its errors, and we have nc hesitation in recommending Mr. Flower's Work."—Dispatch, July 17. " Small as is this work, its importance is great."—Catholic. "The subject is important."—Metropolitan, October. G. Mann, 39, Cornhill. PRINTERS' PENSION SOClETY. — Tuesday night a benefit for this Society took place at the Grecian Saloon, Eagle Tavern, City-road. The evening's entertainment commenced with a performance of music, from the works of Mozart and other cele brated composers, after which the whole vocal talent of the company was brought forward. This was fol lowed by the opera of Guy .3fannering, or the Gipsy's Prophecy. Mr. Fraser took the part of Dandie Din mont, and Miss Forde enacted Lucy Bertram. In the course of the evening Mr. Morgan, the celebrated Irish vocalist, sang some of his best songs. The ballet of the Cobbler and Tailor, an amusing piece, ended the performance, which amused and delighted the audience. This Society is in every respect deserving public sympathy and support; and we are happy to state, that notwithstanding the inauspicious state of the weather, there was both in number and respecta bility an excellent audience, the result of which, it is hoped, may have the effect of adding amply to the funds of the Society. THE WAR IN CHINA.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published the " Narrative of the Late Expe dition to China, from the commencement of the war to the present period ; with Sketches of the Manners and Customs of that singular and hitherto almost un known Country," by Commander J. Elliot Bingham, R.N., Late First Lieutenant of her Majesty's Ship Modeste, in 2 vols. small Bvo., with Illustrations, 21s. bound. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following :-1. Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, il lustrative of her Personal History, now first pub lished, with an Introduction, by Agnes Strickland, 2 vols. small Bvo., with Portrait, 21s. bound-2. The fifth volume of Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queens of England," comprising the Lives of Queen Katharine Parr and Queen Mary--3. Lord London derry's Steam Voyage to Constantinople, by the Rhine and Danube, in 1840-41, 2 vols. Bvo., with Il lustratiors-4. Newfoundland in 1842, by Lieut.- Col. Sir Richard Bonnycastle, 2 vols. small Bvo., with Map and numerous Illustrations—and 5. Russia and the Russians in 1842, by J. G. Kohl, Esq., 1 vol. I small Bvo. THE OVERLAND MAIL PROM INDIA.-It 1$ now confidently stated that the arrangements which have been pending for some time between the Right Hon. Lord Lowther, the Postmaster-General, and the Aus trian Directeur-General, for the transmission of the overland mail from India via Suez and Alexandria, by way of Trieste and Ostend, have been concluded. This new arrangement with regard to receiving the overland mail will in no manner affect the present treaty of sending via Marseilles to Malta, Egypt, and India, on the 4th of each month, and by the French mail packets leaving that port on the Ist, 1 1 th, and 25th of the month, WINTER ASSIZES.—It was stated on good autho rity during the late Special Commission at Stafford, that it is intended by Government to have a general winter assizes throughout the kingdom, to commence in the early part of December. INTENDED FEAT OF MOUNTJOY THE PEDES TRIAN.—It is Mountjoy's intention to perform the almost incredible feat in one hour, at the Victoria Cricket-ground, Woodhouse-moor, on Monday next, of which the following are the particulars :—Run one mile—walk one mile forward, and one mile back ward—trundle a hoop half a mile—wheel a barrow half a mile—hop upon one leg 200 yards —run backwards 200 yards—pick up 40 eggs with his mouth, placed a yard apart, without his knees touch • ing the ground, or his hand touching the eggs, and bring each egg in his riouth, and deposit it in a bucket of water withor:c breaking, and then leap over 20 hurdles placed 10 yards apart. After the conclu sion of this feat, h ‘ e purposes to rest half an hour, and then proceed te, another hour's task of running seven miles, and lf,aping over 80 hurdles at an elevation of nearly fo , :a• feet. We understand that Colonel Mark ham,_ of th e 32c1 Infantry, h as ki n dl y prom i sed that his ta.nd shall be in attendance; and that Mountjoy is .to have the Colonel's patronage, and that of the other officers of the regiment on the occasion.—Le:Ws Mercury. PRICES OF PROVISIONS IN THE METROPOLIS.—In Oxford-street, Tottenham -court-road, Shoreditch, the New-cut, Lambeth, Lambeth and Vauxhall walks, and the principal thoroughfares, provisions are at pre sent selling at the following moderate prices—viz., Prime legs of mutton at 6d. to 6i-d. per lb., shoulders sid. per lb., necks 4d. and 4id. per lb.; beef, roasting pieces bid. per lb., coarse pieces in proportion ; West phalia hams 70. per lb., Yorkshire from 6d. to per lb.; prime Wiltshire bacon 6d. per lb., by the half side ; Berwick pork from 41d. to SA. per lb., dairy fed pork from sd. to 61d. per lb.; the best household bread can be had at 6d. the 41h. loaf, and some rather coarser may be bought at Sid. and 6d. the 41b. loaf: butter at Bd., 9d., 10d., and the best Dorset at Is. per lb. ; Gloucester cheese 6d. to Bd. per lb., Cheshire 7d. to Bid. per lb., Dutch 44d. to Sid.. per lb. Although the foregoing are the general prices, still inferior articles can be purchased at a much lower I rate. Tuesday morning, about a quarter past el even o'clock, Dr. Peter Kenny, residing at No. 4 Charles street, Seymour-street, destroyed himself The fol lowing are the facts relating to the shooting occur rence :—About eleven o'clock, a gentleman named Prendergast, residing in Pickering-terrace, West bourne-green, Paddington, and wh o is a friend of Dr. Kenny's, called to see him ; he was informed, he was dressing. On going to Dr. Kenny's room, the back parlour, he knocked, and then opened the door. On entering, he saw his friend standing before his dress ing -glass, with a washing-basin on the table, which appeared nearly full of blood. He at first thought he had been bleeding himself in the arm, but seeing blood on the upper pirt of his shirt, Mr. Prendergast instantly ran out for the assistance of Mr. Frazer, surgeon, of the Polygon. On their return the de ceased was then found lying on his bed, which was also saturated with bl ood, with his throat cut in a shocking mann er , to the extent of several inches, the carotid artery an d j ugular vein being completely divided. The u n f ortunate gentleman expired in a few minutes after. H e h ad evidently cut his throat, and then held his head over the wash-hand basin to catch the blood. A razor cover e d w i th blood was lying close by the side of it. T he deceased gentleman is said to be very highly connected, but, from papers found, pecuniary embarrassm ent, i t is alleged, led to the commission of the f a t a l act. The deceased ',— about forty-two years of age. ~~~ and have ray ;fp