The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-24 00:00:00

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To receive the proposition of the Committee as to the Sum to be appropriated among those Widows of Dereaaed Beer sellers, Members of the Society, who have applied for the same since the last Annual General Meeting. To Elect Officers fur the ensuing year, and a Collector or Collector!, And such other I3usiness as may be brought forward, agree. ably to the Enrolled Rules. The Widows will be present at the Meeting, and receive their respective Shares of the Pension Fund (IN. each) from the Treasurer. The Chair will be taker, at Half. past Three. precisely. Every information relative to the Society may be bad, by letter, addressed to Mr. J. BISHOP, Secretary. Office, 51, Threadneedle -street, Oct. 18, 1842. LONDON, MONDAY . 4 , 4 OCTOBER 24 1849. No. 15.651. PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON' TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that _Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, .21forning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. . n+... , % 1 OPAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, ex hibiting the varied and beautiful Phenomena of ELECTRIC LIGHT, the AURORA BOREALIS, &c. &c. is shown Daily at Three o'clock, and at Eight in the Evenings. Three excellent SPECIMENS of MACHINERY have just been completed, and are new at work by Steam Power, in the Hall of Manufactures. CALO.TYPE PORTRAITS taken daily by Mr. Collen. The Weekly List of POPULAR LECTURES delivered by Dr. Ryan, Professor Bachhoffner, and the other Lecturers, with the appointed hours for each, is suspended in the Hall. The fine Exterior of SAINT Ph.TER'S at ROME, and the Interior of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA at JERUSALEM, the latter after D. Roberts, R.A. (pulp belled by Mr. Moon), are among the latest additions t• the ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. The ORRERY, DIVING BELL. DIVER, &c. &c. To the COSMORAMIC VIEWS, shown in the Evenings, beautiful addition has just leen made. Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wallis.—Adsois sion, is. Schools, half-price. and the Shion Minister rtsident at the British Court; and other persens of distinetimi. During the banquet, the Itng arose al - ‘.d drank to the health of her Majesty Qu n Victtria, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Ga: ter, which was follolved by a flourish of trumpets and kettle drums, and immediately afterwards byfa discharr of artillery of twenty-one guns. • The Earl of Wilton then drank to the health of his Majesty the King of Saxony, Kni3bt of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which was folloWed by a flourish of trumpets and kettle drums : the King then drank to the health o f th e K nights of the said-Most Noble Order of the Garter ; and afterwards the Earl of Wilton drank t o the health of her Majesty the Queen of Saxony. A Grand Circle was hold on the evening of the 10th instant, and a Concert even at the Royal Palace, previously to which the Earl of Wilton had an Audi ence of his Majesty to take leave, and afterwards Sir Charles George Yoking, Garter, and the Gentlemen composing the Suite of the Plenipotentiaries, were in troduced to his Majesty, and also took leave; they were then conducted to the apartmend of the Queen, and took leave of her Majesty. The Mission, during its residence at Dresden, re ceived most Marked attention and condescension from his Majesty the King of Saxony, and from the whole of the Royal Family. CHARLES GEORGE YOUNG, Garter. chants and brokers came early, and left almost alto gether as the clock struck four. It is satisfactory fp find that the Lords of the Trea sury have come to the determination of examining into the alleged Custom-house frauds, and it is to be hoped that the investigation will be conducted on an extensive scale, or, in other words, that the system will undergo a complete revision, with a view to the ascertaining whether it be adequate or not to the pro tection of the revenue—the first and most vital prin ciple of the department. It is not intended here to adopt the prevailing practice of finding indiscriminate fault with the superior officers of the Customs, most of whom are honourable, conscientious men, and persons who are desirous of doing their duty in- a faithful manner between the Crown and the public; but a doubt may be fairly expressed whether their vigilance has kept pace with the various alterations, both in the export and import business, by steam vessels, and with the hurried and late deliveries of goods consequent upon the various hours they arrive and depart, coupled with the great increase of inge nuity and the commanding wealth of those who make a trade of defrauding the revenue. The Commissioners of the Customs are selected by the Crown from a class of men highly respectable in society, and very generally of average •talent, but they are not selected for any talent or experience in connexion with the department of the Customs. They are engrafted from time • to time upon the Customs, hut, like the ornamental brandies of an argand lamp, they derive their light from the stem, contributing no fresh power to it. Their subordinates become their practical schoolmasters, the old Acts of Parliament and the records of the usage of the office their only study, and there is no predisposition on the part of any of the higher officers to doubt the well working of their own system, or to institute a jealous inquiry whether frauds be committed under it ; and this arises from natural causes ; for, with the publicity of frauds censure comes, to a certain extent upon the Customs' regulations. Trouble and vexation follow, and an annual report, containing the fewest discoveries o frauds, is the one most desired by the Board o Customs. BOILERS OF WAR STEAMERS. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—A highly interesting ex periment was tried on board the Excellent gunnery ship, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, a few days ago, to test the efficacy of the boilers in steam ships of war. One of the greatest difficulties to surmount, in order to render the steam navy of greater efficiency in ac tion, is to afford adequate protection to the boilers against the shot of the enemy, as a ball perforating them would at once place the vessel hors de combat. With the view of affording this protection to their boilers, several war steamers have been fitted up with extra defences, at the parts where the boilers are fixed. These defences consist of fifteen plates or layers of metal, each three-eighths of an inch thick. The object of the experiment on board the Excel lent was to ascertain what resistance these defences o boilers would offer to a cannonade at point blank dis tance, which is 400 yards. An iron target was pre pared, made exactly of the material which constitutes the protection of a boiler of a steamer, and placed at the distance of 400 yards from the ship, from which guns of different calibre were fired at it. Admirals Sir Edward Codrington and Parker, and a great number of naval officers, including th'ose from the Austrian frigate, were present to wit ness the experiment. The first shot that was fired was an eight•inch hollow shot, and was projected from a sixty-eight pounder madium gun. It struck the bull's eye, or centre of the target, and indenting it to the depth of about five inches, rebounded there from, and was split into several pieces by the concus sion. The second shot was a solid 32-pounder, and was fired from a gun of nine feet six inches ; it struck the edge of the target, glanced off, and was split into two pieces. The third shot hit the centre of the tar get, where it lodged, having penetrated several plates. The fourth shot struck the third, and sent it clean through all parts of the iron, splitting it into num berless pieces, which were found on the off side of the wooden stage on which the target was fixed. The fifth and sixth shots went through the perforation made by the third and fourth. About ten other shots were fired, all striking the target in various parts, and completely destroying it. • The result of this experi ment has shown how totally inadequate are the pre sent defences of the boilers of war steamers to protect them from the assaults of the enemy, where a precision of fire has been attained. It has also shown, what is much more satisfactory, the high state of perfection which the gunnery practice has been brought to by those studying it on board the Excellent, thus prac tically proving the utility of this admirable institu tion, from ‘.vhich gunnery officers and seamen are supplied to the fleet. All officers now are obliged to undergo a strict examination in gunnery before they can pass for Lieutenants. /VES T LONDON RAILWAY. Original Capital, 150,000/. New Capital, 32,0001. .4n 3,:200 preferred Shares of the first class, at 201. each, to be issued at th , reduced price per share. The HOLDE RS of these NEW SHARES of the first class p ill be entitled to a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, to be Paid before any dividend is payabl© to the holders of the Lecond class and original shares. The Company being incorporated by Act of Parliament, the liability of subscribers for tl,e new shares is limited to the suns _ of 1 0/, per share. Deposit, 1/. per share ; an interval of three months to elapse betwee n the calls. A pplications for the troappropriated shares to be made to the eerelary, at the Offices of the Company, No. 11, Abchurch lane, London, on or before the ith day of November next. 11, Ab ROBERT GUNTRR, Chairman. hurch-lane, October 21, 1842. HE CHINESE COLLECTION_ ST. GEORGE'S-PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER. This Splendid Collection, consisting of Objects Exclusively Cbinese, surpassing in extent and grandeur any similar display in the known world, entirely filling the spacious saloon, 225 feet in length, by 50 feet in width ; embracing upwards of Fifty • Figures as large as life, all fac-similes, in groups, in lineir native costumes, from the highest mandarin to the blind mendicant in his patched garment. Also. many thousand spe cimens, both in Natural History and Miseellaneou4 Citrtnst ties, illustrating the appearance, manners, and customs of mere than Three Hundred Million Chinese, respecting whom the Nations of Europe have had scarcely any opportunit' of judg ing, IS NOW O°EN for Public Inspection from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Admission 2s. 6d.—Children Is. a~ ~~ • MIIE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATI(.:N „IL COMPA N Y'S splendid and powerful firr , t.:class STEAM SF:IPS are appointed to LEAVE fc,,...... H A', M BURG and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mail s — Every Wednesday and Saturday morning. LI A vr t 'E—Every Thursday, at Eight Morning. ANT Wl..' Wednesday, RP—From Brunswick- w'rarf, Blackwall—Next ~ t Ten Morning ; Thursday, at Twelve Noon ; Sunday, a t Ele yen Morning. EDI N BURG I turday, and alterna.'e and Nov. 2,5, 12, OSTEND—Tuesday, Wednesday. Brown's Wharf, Poplar--Every i4a- Wednesday Evening, at Ten. Oct. 29, ,V, 2 , and 30. F rom Lcordon Bridtre Wharf, for V‘ednesday. Saturday. and Sunday. Thursday, and Saturday. BOilLOGNE—Weilnet.llay , CALAlS—Tuesday, Thu( •sda.„ Saturday, and Sunday. HULL—Every Tuesday ant. Friday at Eigh Morning. YARMOUTH—Every Sato."day, at Six Evening. R AMSGATE— Daily, at Nine' (Sundays ex?epted. ;'' From Down's Vharf for SUNDERLAND—Ever 'nesday, at Seven Evening. NEWCASTLE —Wednesday nd,Sattirday at Eight. Between BRIG lITON and DlEPPE—Wednesday and Saturday. Between BRIGHTON and H AVRE—Titesday and Friday. To seoure Berths, and for the Company's Monthly Bills, ~ly at the Of ces, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadent tall. street. NATION AL LOAN FUND LIFE AsSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSUI LANCES, DEFERRE! ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. npowered by Special Act of parliament. DIRECTORS. T. L AMIE MURRAY, Erq., Chairman. J. Elliotsa n, M.D., F. R. S. John Rawson, Esq. John Grin ith Frith, Esq. John 'Aiddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter G. wdon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Li ingley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. EST LONDON RAILWAY. RESOLUTIONS passed at a SPECIAL GENE MEETING of the West London Railway Company, held at the Company's Offices, No. 11, Abchurch-lane, on rttli„daY, October ' , lst, 184 4 . Resolved—" That a sum of 32,000/, ' part of the " 41 4- which thi s Company is authorised, by the amended "et, to ra i se in shares, ht. raised in 3,200 new shares of 201. %e and this m eet i ng do create the said shares, and direct. • . 'n'te to be issued at the price of 101. per share, in substi reest for al shares heretofore created or directed to be created teis r eleect cf the aforesaid sum o f 60,000/., or any part t h ereo f ; rt l share s to form the first-class of shares, mentioned in the Tr l p a t t n't of t h e Di re :tors, adopted by the said general meeting. di ke the holders of the said 3,200 new sharey so creatc:cl, and of ued to be issued as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a dividend hav e „Per, ain.um for every such share, which dividend shall to bet4Trity over, and be paid in preference to, any dividend any Paid up ( n th e or i g i na l shares ; an d i n case t h e pro fi t of silio. ea r shall be insufficient to pay such dividend, the arrears gi nai 'e paid b e f ore any d i vidend whatever is paid on the .ari eno shares in the undertaking. That a d e posit of 11. be paid n each of the said new shares at the time of the same being hb e ° , tte d ; and that the further instalments upon the said shares e rald in such sums and at such periods, as the Directors in s discretion shall think fit." piirtec2.nd, Resolved—" That a further sum of 15,200/., also se te ,,T the 6 0,000 1 . which this Company is authorised by the 20/'"ed Act to raise in shares, be raised in 760 new shares of direct a l ) , ; and this meeting do create the said shares, and tl k t e same to be issued to the simple contract creditors of li on ,? rn Pany at the price of 20/. per share, in further substitu re, ;nail shares heretofore created, or directed to be created in 8 4 1 e` of the aforesaid sum of 60,0001., or any part thereof; th .v. „shares to form the second .class of shares mentioned in in,e..tteport of the Directors adopted by the said general meet 4, _That the holders of the said 760 new shares so created (6 1 direr to be issued as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a a P'l of five per cent. per annum for every such new share, . 41:divelend shall ha ve priority over, and be paid in prefe e to, any dividend to be paid upon the original shales in the un der taking ; such divide n d, h owever , not to b e pa id unt il ti 2/ • 1 -end payable upon tt e 3,200 shares of the first class is Third, Resolved—" That after and subject to the payment se Inch dividends to the holeers of new shares, of the first and „ c e nd end classes respectively, any surplus profit there may be in tirrent year shalt be divided equally amongst all the Share s. ti on er s , whether holders of original or new shares, in propor .. 401 t e e t he number of their respective shares; the holder of ettitl lw share being- in the division of such surplus profit St Il i e ct to the same dividend as the holder of an original 4f, are " 8/I::tirth, Resolved— " That as the whole number of new : of the first class have not been subscribed for by the corn nt S hareholders, and simple contract creditors of the res na l i )a ,nY, the Directors be requested immediately to offer the for di: l "er of such shares to the public, and to use such means 4t. , . - Nsing of the same as in their discretion they shall think OAie e ROBEftT GUNTER, Chairman. l, 11, Abchurch-lane, Oct. 21, 1842. 4: ,I'ENT TEA and COFFEE SERVICES. Prod, 4.403yal Letters Patent have just been granted for the 05e4', 1 • 4 of articles as durable as, and bearing an almost exact Nth 'alice to, elaborately chased or frosted silver, at a tnen , 441.0 its cost. TEA a nd COFFEE SETS are now rea d y , LW: 1 : n( 4 more distinguished for their extreme elegance than 'Mike ,6415 with which their attractive appearance is main- Itis% vf Whieb purpose neither wash-leathers, cloths, pastes, mrs are required. Tea-pets, 14s. ; Coffee-pots, I 7s. Engravings sent postage free. trl tt AgS POLES FOR WINDOW CURTAINS. i loilke;ll. e •rnice poles inch diameter,pe foot, two out, 4t amete r Is. 6i., a two-inch pole three feet six inches It ovesTi . Plete with rings, ends, and brackets les. ; register ferwle r " Per inch; elliptic staves, 4 d . per inch ; bronzed Catal " feet 1" 9 the . °Zia, trati g, 3 . ~,,4"tes of %, (postage free) containing, engravings and TO;(; ar tielo i r ; ° f ° s , fenders. fire-irons, kitchen utensils, and bli, ll WELL ironmongerv.—RlPON and BUR. 1 820 OXFO-RD-STREET.—Esta -._ SIL VER Llnd and ` - 'ns, II'A SERVICES.—A. E. SAVORY . ku, s _en, opposi,_ c a nufaeturing Silversmith, 14,.Cornhill, e nt ",wmg he, flank of England, submit the Prices of the coff 'age I EN and COFFEE SERVICES. The 14 - 4 ,7 Pots Is plain, standing on shell feet, the tea and ‘‘erri i s r ,,, ( •" tostrP r • +on the lids The King' eith er i;;"'Y embossed t ', . n i r t ' l a i rn flo en ;ers and scroll ' s. The shape . elegant : tgtronco7ra:wea:;- 1 . KING'S PATTERN. , Dirt ilVe T £ s. £ 'E. 13. 0 r 5uet130,,,t..... 12 0 Strong Silver Teapot 12 0 D i tto As ar _lia 3 in 616 Ditto Sugar Basin 710 Ailtte ej:trinc Ewer. 4 10 1 Ditto Cream Ewer 5_ 10 ee-pot. 15 0 Ditto Coffee:pot 13 0 A niPlete .... • _----- vari e .... • • 6 Complete £4O C of tune u!,,uopwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Services may aliverv_7-rooms, where may be selected every article te es, ii i r_s r l a r t for the sideboard or plate •chest. Pamphlets h . , s for war r, ed with sketches of the various articles, gratis the I,kAt on 7,% postage free to any part of the kingdom.—A. Bank n`f`rigliadn(ONS, No. 9, Cornhill, Lcndon, opposite . CAIITIONT TO FAMILIES.—The hi g h repu ret,tiotruion, arid consequently, great demaad, 40Vevd Pre_parations have excited the cidity of some but destitute for the under ; illilie ;",EEPERS, of ? a parent respectability, `true ' 001 lour and talent who,; for the sake of gaining e° ill°rPprofit theca ' ' nnipnd • ,asy attempt to impose their pernicious 4,11.1, fft.tl,_ uPon Public as the real " MACA3S . A R . "ey et,— the Hair, and" KALYDOR" for the Cornplexinn., t titin -11 3' the bills and labels of the original articles, substi ,(l/iN either a FICTITIOUS NAME, or the word eith er 'frtjtuttrlmEte"siunebthie place of "ROWL AND'S." t • necessary, on purchasing mposi is .I.‘_ll e article, to - --.. ROWL "Ws" is on -", Wra.,„_ see that the word r'Ner, as follows, without which none are Genuine. P rice a s. 6d ROWLAND'S .MACASSAR OIL, „ ms 5. 10,' ;or Family Bottles (containing four small), 444 - , r. • ; and double that size, 21s. per bottle. '0 ensure .the genuine article, the words " Rowland's lkosisia! Oil" ate e n g rave rs on the back of the label nearly '4es, containing 29,028 letters. '''e th ROWLAND'S K A LYDOH, I.6\e Skin and Complexion. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. :,11°WL AIM per bottle. ...130N. • —.., & SON, 20, HATTON GARDEN,and engta,eri •., , is written in red, on the wrappers of each, lie si i , e '-' the Government Stamp affixed on the Kal):do_r._ thern,4t;d C=able ask for " ROWLAND'S " ------________(,,, Y few for Chemists and Perfumers. Articles. sold by PilkN l-l e(T ----- --6--"fipi kr E OF LlN ttSWE'nirl-v:ltit4te remedy S o SE CO N I C IGHS, COLDS, tioqit,4. ecixsuilt4SElNlA, lIF f L r UEZ d Z An,da2nsd. 9d, per Price Is. 1 . a Prr, l , 4 t . tl rtue, • 41 te ir,, proverbial for its dise 4 — in the ."'lnemorial Linseed has been i th r eq of there f Coughs and Colds ; erely uFee 1..? e foN of te ent Chemical Essence,.it as but previous to the I,,s'ecce „ Int . ea, and its benefit comparatively limited. Thi s hithiy ton ci „„ a4 n3 all the medicinal properties of Linse: i d , i a n , 1 eer,lAProdu-e"it:;,.47:ieform, combined w d it e h ffi o c t a li c e i r ou m s ed re ic m in edy - f , i )T. iitvii, 1:5„..`n,e_10.0"t certain an tatweilTen's c 0 1* yet been discovered.. bY th "Y a fe w d g 5, a, _recent ones in Adults, will be re t-- e %*• 4, • ns es of Su n „ , s E ssence of Linseed (freque,u per ,rerane."2 , old standing Chronic Coughs may re vi„elrl-se Per Asti, (Alt the— .l,l ultimately yield to its curative po able v tl in b Per3ollB, who previously had not been , Alt ering from , have received the utmost benefit. and othe r t s 'o s lie ledieil,e. ofiesenta have been speedily cured by his h e sluable )1 pQ,,tASE AND C --....), Rs 13. (IMPORT IN SrHAV,ING: ( 'IIN:ESE .2,0144ANT401.14 s,,,Ttatnocil, S. COW% AN Sins .ahrible renliOerrstgjeAopieltrattl4of shaving 4 rs longer 1 1.. usi t e t il °' gte4trie:3l7asNt r'tellnder skin. fly a very simple r wocess the Nr'„ d S. CowytY„,BPeedily be given tothe bluntest razor , ,r penknife. 80 it ip. ' ' e ns of ti."'! Peculiarly tempered razors and shav jog Pnwthn.• v.iiti,„ ar .e Strops are now exhibiting at the Royal Polytechnic ~eethe ;host Royal Adelaide Gallery, Lowther 7 .rcade, from , the t.,,,,5t nattering certificates have been sent, , /Inch may be i,;lt the's't entors, B. and S. COWVAN, 164, Fen( :12 rch-street, 98,4c52, :I°?4, Scc. may be obtained, as well as of a al re ere., rani LZe.. In the United Kingdom, price s. r% , 1., ,s. fid., and 4 bi 18, ~.11'4Y be bad, Cowvan's Canton Itaror S £7cip Paste, at cauti--,....Packet. The Shaving Powder Is. Bd. p ft- box. ',..,,_ u l'sr . _one are genuine, except those mar ked and p ---...._ s Pelt "E. and s coy AN " hAIVII------___ ---- TON'S PILL OF lIEALTII this ex,,,i, , Price Is. HA& per box ,t,`4erting. ;nt arnii.Y PILL is a Medicine of lo' rg tried efficacy for ti,ptolb:.,_ ,Pisorder of the Stomach and 13 rivets, the common 4.Sick Hr7daeleh are Costiveness, Flatulency, Sr asms, of Appe- In a sr . the Ilea, n Giddiness Sense of Funnels afterMels, Diz. tii7744..3estion, 1.4, prowsiness,and Pains in the Stomach awl gaaweis nY ort.hetc,,,ag,,a Torrid State of the Li' rer, and a c9nsequent seraoeTe,:,,,, in ti%eansing a disorgameati on of every.function of Ittle attiCted e7r.ectually rrienlosotzett jiroTtTri :ion, by Vgt,leonpveirnsce-e 2 Z e neth ; 5 4 , 5 , sal l y r emoved effects. The stoma ch will speedily regain *l r ., S take iaae;e!dtbe action of the liver, b els, and kidneys will ca,,`,,`L'appear„nr. !_and instead of listlessness ,heat, pain, and jaw) Pa,, ~p elt of ~_trength, activity, and ren creed health, will be the theiving each Cox"!ag this Medicine, accordine,to thedirections accom. I,4ickly remoi,reatrihd Itaken after too free -in in as table, 2t'ot 00h5re,(,)4,?0 LL ells/73,17r w o g. : : anraet usurTiesteat t o of fi r e lo a s e e h et iddl. tan_rf,!th,,,d o3st,a:ti_S,itiging in the Ears, a-rising from too, great a I,tit t i!syrn, te r ro ' 5,-.1..e.‘:1, should never be without them, as many kil ob B t4 tM A LEA will be entirely carrii el off by their immediate use. tex , ,00ze. , , .n..te pills are most truly excellent, removing INt'ehupreuial,onie,dri. ressing Headache so very prevalent with the esers-PlPirepte9 a ' n'cre Dullness of Sight, Nervous Affections, 4'7 la arn to ' th of the Skin, and give a healthy and tlrt ,irirestir4a'4'e4ll4annt''''ae'e°:naalPl:lewAxipeme'nrsient, they finite the recommenda t p dtLitint of tieierttoorn with the most successful effect, and require sobi b;lpherto pre 34 edicin PtoPLE ,t,!"'f!nernent during their use ; and for EL -1,2,4111 be found to be the most comfortable ti r ''''''' i aribM 2 ;, 9 2 , e S r tr and, London, Price Is. I ;4,1. and :2s, ed. r axio m, ea. s of Medicino generally throughout the bathen I ,_ „___ .11'‘,1`P1I-11070).4'S PILL of ALTH, and observe the ""4442 ‘At u Rit " " °f "lbarnle Prout, 229, -41 4, Strand, London," mane - - 44)* A UDITO RS. Professor W heatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. ER. S. Am/. talr--.W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. P gYSICIAN—J. Elliotion, M.D., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITON4 S—Messrs. Sweet. Sutton, Ewers. and Ommanney. BAN, ;Has—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co. The mot .t rational motives to Lye Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the Assured, the Society affords stir ;cow to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious pay meats) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. PUBLICATIONS. 'ln 3 vols. post Bvo. TEE MISER'S DAUGHTER.' By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH. With Twenty Illustrations on Steel, by George Cruikshank. NOM r READY TO BE HAD AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Cu nningham and Mortimer, Publishers, Adelaide-street, Traf: Tar-square. Ju st published, Third Edition, much enlarged, price 18s., HE LAW OF JOINT-STOCK COM PANIES ; including Banking, Railway, Canal, In surance, Mining, and other Companies ; and treating of the Liabilities of Directors and Shareholders. With an Appendix of St atutcs, Forms of Parliamentary and other Deeds, Deeds of Se ttleinent, &c., &e. By CHARLES WORDSWORTH, Esq., Of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. . Lo n don : Saunders and Benning, Law Publishers, Fleet street On N'ovemb er Ist, price 31s. fid., with a beautiful Wood En- graving on every page, Vol. I. of the r 00 tc of - BRITESH -B AL LAD S. E lited by S. C. HALL, Esq., F. S. A., Containing Chevy Chace, Children in the Wood, Fair Rosa mond, Den um. 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Tj FAMILIES and COMMERCIAL GEN " :LEMEN.—The above portion of the community, togeth ar with the public in general, are most respectfully in fortne d that these premises, which have undergone extensive repai rs, are now re-opened fr their accomodatioa, and the prop rietor (BENJAMIN BROOKS), with confidence solicits thei ; favour, feeling assured they will be found replete with eve' y convenience. Moderate charges strictly adhered to. FURNITURE. r lIHE FURNITURE I)EPARTMENT of the ..la. PANTECHNICON, BELGRAVE-SQUARE. corn ' ►rises the largest Stock of CABINET and UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE ever exhibited for Sale. The Manufacturers' lowest prices are affixed to every article. The Materials and Workmanship are of the best description, will be warranted to the Purchasers, and delivered within five miles free of expense. Houses of the first class furnished throughout at a few days notice, including the highly approved French Mattresses, and all other well seasoned bedding. ILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive ./..7 and itOurietis metals called Nickel and German Silver supplanted by the introduction of a new and perfectly match ess ALIIATA PLATE.. C.. WATSON (late ALDER MAN), Nos. 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and No. 16. NOR TON FOLGATE, ,aided by a person of science in the amt. gation of metals, has su . ,,ceeded in bringing to public notice the most beautiful article eve,- yet offered : possessing all the rich ness of Silver in appearanc,"—with its durability and hardness —with its perfect sweetness id use—undergoing, as it does, a chem'cal process, by which all that is nauseous in mixedmetals is entirely extracted—resist ng all acids,. may be cleaned as Silver, and is manufactured into every ailicle for the Table and Side board. s. d. Table Spoons aid Forks, s. el. Sauce Ladleg per doz l6 6 Tea Spoons, tier doz... ,5 6 Dessert do., per doz l2 6 Gravy Spoons 3 6 Soup Ladles._ 6 6 C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal is peculiarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Cold, than his metal is Yrom all others ; the Public will there fore have ne difficulty in discovering the animus which directs the virulent attacks made against him, by a party who is dally sufle'riag from the unparalleled success which has marked the rrogre , s of sits New Plate since its introduction. C. W., unlike this party. courts comparison, feeling confident that the result will establish its pre-eminence. 41 and 4./..IIARI3ICAN. and at 16 NORTON FOLGAT work on "-.Organic Chemistry, TRICK or GARDENERS IN 9 i ß i Ar i T ts lN a G y . p — li l ca n th;n 'ou to r planted on a c;!Ton tree does not produce Agriculture," p. 36, you mention ' , "The l r e o n s l e on s s p ; riF t produces - roses." The existence doubted; it is, however, not less certain, _ of . sucliplan ti t la is t uthne whole is a fraud of . gardeners, mina following manner :—They pierce the a citrus, aid introduce the stem -of a - rase sprig through the hole in such a manner that the i g na d r r oinw the under end' of- the sprig enters into the soil deep as the rose sprig would require if planted where it takes root, and produces blossoms in the ordinary manner, as if it were not surrounded by an • arti6c7lal covering. lt is evident that the rose branch is : not nourished by the citrus, as is the case in grafting a. scion of an improved kind of fruit with another of" indifferent species.----Annals of Chemistry. and Practiod Pharmacy. Mr. Main zer has received a requisition from Edin burgh, itwi ti ng him thither to expound his system for teaching mu iic to t'ie poor. , The requisition, which is headed by the signature of Sir Henry Bishop, was forwarded to Mr. Mainzer by Sir James Forrest, the Lord Provost -of the city. .. • • SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDA Y. INVESTITURE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SAXONY, WITH THE ENSIGNS AND HABIT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. DRESDEN, OCT. 11, 1842. • The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, having been pleased,. by a Commission, under her Majesty's Royal Sign lilanual and the Great Seal of the Order, to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Thomas Earl of Wilton, Viscount Grey de Wilton, one of her Majesty's Most Honour-. able Privy Council, Grand Cross of the Royal Hano verian Guaphic Order, Colonel of the T o w e l' Hamlets Militia, and her Majesty's E nvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, on a Special Mission to this Court, and Sir Charles George Young, Knight, Garter Prin cipal King of Arms, to be her Majesty's Pleni potentiaries for investing his Majesty Frederick Augustus King of Saxony with the Ensigns and Habit of that Most Noble Order, the said Plenipoten tiaries, with their respective Suites, embarked at - Woolwich, on the 25th ultimo, and, having reached this CiV, the Earl of Wilton had an audience of his on the 3d instant, and the arrangements having been subsequently made for the Investiture, with the Ceremonies prescribed, his Majesty was pleased to name 'Saturday last, the Bth instant, for that purpose. . At twelve o'clock on that day, the several persons appointed to assist at the ceremony, assembled at the residence of the Earl of Wilton, where M. de Langen, one of his Majesty's Chamberlains, having arrived to attend the Plenipotentiaries, a procession was formed to the Palace in the following order : A Gentleman-Rider and Grooms of the Royal Household, in state liveries, on horseback. A Royal Carriage conveying three of the Gentle men appointed to carry the Insignia. A Royal Carriage conveying two of the Gentlemen of the suite of the Plenipotentiaries. A Royal Carriage conveying two of the Gentlemen of the suite of the Plenipotentiaries. A Royal Carriage (preceded by the King's running Footmen) conveying her Majesty's Plenipotentiaries, accompanied by M. de Langen. On entering the Great Court of the Palace, the Mission was received by a guard of honour, present ing arms, and upon alighting from the carriages, ascended the Grand Staircase, lined by a guard of infantry, being conducted by eight of the King's Chamberlains, two Aides-de-Camp of his Majesty, and two grooms ; at the head of the staircase it was received by the following great Officers of the Court, viz., their Excellencies M. Reitzenstein, Grand Mare chal de la Cour, le Comte de Loss, Grand Marechal du Paluis ' and M. de Luttichaw, Marechal d e l a Cour and conducted to the Great Corridor, whi c h was lined by a guard of honour of the Royal Guards, where a procession was again formed in the following order, viz.:— Hugh Lindsay Antrobus, Frederick Foster, Esq.,at- Esq., bearing the Book tached to her Majesty's of the Statutes. Legation at Dresden, bearing the Surcoat and Sword. Captain Courtenay E. IV. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Boyle, R.N., bearing Charles Wellesley, bear the Hat and Feathers ing the Hood and Col and Star. lar. Edward Howard Gibbon, Esq. York Herald, bearing the Garter and the Ribband and George. James Pulman, Esq„ Richard Charles Mellish, Richmond Herald, Se- Esq., K. H., Secretary cretary of the Corn- to her Majesty's Special mission, bearing the Missio n , b ear i ng th e Sovereign's Commis- Mantle and Cordon. sion. Sir Charles Geo. Young, The Right t Hon. the Earl Knight, Garter Prin • of Wilton, G. C. H., her cipal King of Arms, in Majesty's Envoy Ex. his Mantle, Chain, and traordinary and Minis- Badge, carrying his ter Plenipotentiary, Sceptre, and bearing wearing the Collar of the Sovereign's Letters the Royal Hanoverian of Credence. Guelphie Order. The Mission, passing through the'ante-chamber to the first Parade Room, lined by the Inf an try - of the Guards ; through the Tower Room, lined by the Cavalry of the Guards ; and thence through the Banquet Room to the Throne Room, advanced into the Royal Presence with due reverences, and was re ceived by his Majesty, surrounded by the Ministers of State and Great Officers of his Court. The Gentlemen, bearing the Insignia filed off to the right and left; the Secretary of the Commission advancing to a table, placed on the left hand of the King, in order to deliver the Insignia to the Pleni potentiary. The first Plenipotentiary, the Earl of Wilton, then made an address to his Majesty, declaratory f the object of the Mission, at the conclusion of which Garter delivered to his Lordship the Letters of Credence, which his Lordship presented to the King, who delivered them to M. de Zeschau, Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Statutes were then; in like manner, presented to the King, who, thereupon, delivered to his Lordship a certificate of his Majesty's acceptance of the Order, with the usual reservations, under the Royal Sign Manual and Great Seal of Saxony. The Commission was, in the same manner, presented to the King, who delivered it to M. de Lindenau, President of the Council, who, having read the same aloud, delivered it to Garter who gave it to the Secretary. Garter then took the Garter and delivered it to the Earl of Wilton, who buckled the same around his Majesty's left leg; Garter reading the Admonition in Latin. His Majesty was next invested with the Ribband and George appendant; Garter reading the Admoni tion The King then delivered his Sword, which Garter received and retained, as an ancient fee appertain ing to his Office : and his Majesty, being then di vested of the Ribband and George, was, there upon, invested with the Surcoat and the Sword of the Order. Garter then presented to the Earl of Wilton the Mantle and Cordon, with which-his Majesty was in vested by the Plenipotentiaries; Garter reading the Admonition. His Majesty was next invested with the Hood, and then with the Collar of the Order; Garter reading the Admonition. Garter then delivered to the Earl of Wilton the Hat and Feathers, which were presented by his Lord ship to the King,.who placed them on his head, and his Lordship, immediately afterwards, delivered the Star of the Order to his Majesty. The King then delivered to the Earl of Wilton his Majesty's nomination of a Proxy, under the Royal Signet and Sign Manual, in the event of an Installa tion in the Royal Chapel of St. George at Windsor. His Majesty being thus invested, Garter, making his reverences, proclaimed the style of her Majesty Queen Victoria, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, in French, which was followed by a flourish of trumpets and kettle drums : Garter, after a short pause, again making his reverences, proclaimed the style of his Majesty the King of Saxony, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, in French, which was also followed by a flourish of trumpets and kettle drums : where upon the ceremonies of Investiture being completed, the Plenipotentiaries, with their respective suites, ina,':ing their reverences, withdrew from the Royal presenzle, and were re-conducted, in the Royal car riages, to the residence of the Earl of Wilton, in ' the same rrormer, and with the same state in which they were conveyed to the Palace. The strictest observance was paid to the forms prescribed, as suitable to the splendour and dignity of the Most Noble Order ; and there were present during ti.e ceremony of Investiture, her Majesty the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince John of Saxony, and the Princess Amelia-Augusta, his Consort; their Royal ri.'glinesses the Princesses Maria Amelia, Maria Augusta, an •d Eliza, with the Princes Alb e rt,Ernest, arid George; his 1: oval Highness the Grand Duke of Meek lenburgh Schvve:in, his Serene Highness Prince 'Wil liam of Mecklenbergh Schwerin, and his S erene Highness the Prince Woldemar de Lippe : and also the Hon. Francis Reginald Forbes, her Britannic Ma. jesty's Plenipotentiary resident at this Court, M. de Gersdorif, Minister from the King of Saxony at the Court of her Britannic Majesty, together with other i ,ersons of distinction. • I .'he streets were lined with the Infantry from the residei:' ce of the Earl of Wilton to the Palace, present.. ing arms the procession passed. A splemilid banquet, previously to which, the Earl of Wilton pi%\ •risented Garter, and the several Gentle.. men in th Q Ste of the Mission to the King, and, afterwards to lior Majesty the Queen, took, place at the Palace ou the same day; at which were present their Majesti es the King and Queen, and the Princes and Princess es be ; the Plenipotentiaries, with their Si rites ; b . ; e Ministers of .State and Great Officers of the Court; he British resident Minister, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. GLOBE.—There is a wonderful echo to sounds asinine. Sir Robert Peel said 'an asinine thing once (on purpose, of course), ana hark how bray ingly the sound is re-echoed by Sir John Tyrell. At the Hinckford Agricultural and Conservative Club, the Baronet thus gave utterance : " I cannot conceive a more distressing scene than a country, if it were the workshop of the world, and if it were intersected with railroads from one end to the other, looking out on a barren waste. I cannot be lieve we shall experience that state of things." No, Sir John !—nor any one els e ne ith er ; thou the other vocal Baronet, Sir Robert Peel; thought fit to deliver himself of the ori ginal of this desolate imagery, and to talk of " a dull succession of manufacturing towns connected by railways," and " cultivation receding from the hill- top." To these fancy-strokes, artfully adapted to hit the House between wind and water, and excite cheering without too much reflec tion, Sir John Tyrell has added those touches of direct absurdity which were wanting. A country, the workshop of the world, intersected with railroads, and that country a bar na waste. How exceedingly probable ! But we conceive - and excuse Sir John Ty roll's objections to rail roads intersecting a country. Many a sports man, as lie rides to cover, entertains quite as much aversion to them. And what do es h e care for their utility t o the purposes of th e " work shop?" Sir Joh n Ty re ll congratulates hi s Hinek ford hearers on " the utter failure of the Anti- Corn-Corn-law League." "I believe a more thoroughly contemptible body of persons, having recourse to measures which would almost justify the Attorney-General in prosecuting them for high treason, does not exist.—(Cheers.) I believe that their joining with the Chartists to procure the late s t r ik e could be p rov ed beyond a d ou bt." , Pray Sir John, if thi s Nald be proved b e y on d a doubt, why is it not proved? Are the party in power, or those Chartists who have taken the pay of that party, so fond of the Anti-Corn-law League as to forbear from proving anythi ng against it, that the rece n t official inquiries h a d afforded th e means o f prov ing? The man w h o uses language of this sort, without proof' is simply a slanderer; a n d if haply be be an a ss , be has one e xcuse more f or slander than L or d Abinger. STANDARD.—We have perused with great pain the violent and unjust attack made by Lord Londonderry on Lord Ashley, in a letter which the rdly possibl e to t h :t a s s te ju a st n i d ssu to ed no fr o o f m w t h h i e ch p i r t es is s i f i r a om his pen, deprecate too severely. We say t his relucta n tl y , because we are not insensibl e to the many ex cellent qualities of the N o bl e Marquis; an d feel assured that w h en t h e f i rst e ff ervesc e nce of his anger ha s evaporated h e w ill regret, as much as we d o , th at h e should ever h ave corn mitted himself by such a publication. Of all people in the world L or d L ondon d err y i s one of the last perso ns f rom w h om such a tirade ought to have been expected ; for setting wholly aside the spirit and character ofthe composition, so little accordant with th e courtesy we have_ a r i g h t to look for in arist ocra ti ca l authorshi p, good taste, as well as good feeling, should alike have prescribed a dignified silence on this particular subject,seeing that his Lordship's pecuniary interests were more or less involv e d i n t h e issue; an d t h at he might otherwise render himself liable to an im putation of selfish and sordid motives, which we are satisfied he does not deserve. There are other reasons, hardly less cogent which should have induced the Noble Lord to have refrained from such an exhibition, and to have remained satisfied with the mutilations which Lord Ashley's Bill underwent through his influence in the House of Lords. Instead, however, of sitting down satisfied with his senatorial efforts in that House—efforts which have rendered the measure comparatively i noperative—Lord Lon donderry reserves all th e weapons o f hi s anger, which be could not conveniently employ in the House of Lords, for a printed pamphlet, destined to contain the concentrated essence of his ran-' '' cour ; with which' he prop oses " to open L or d Ashley s eyes ; and if un f e i gne d aston i shment 'may expected to pr o d uce such an effect, the N sl b i author stands s ome chance of ace)m -o plishing what he desires. MONEY MARKET and CIT Y NE WS. FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. TIMES.—The house of Evans, Foster, and Lang ton, the failure of which has been announced on 'Change, was one of resp ecta b le standing, and was connected with Manchester and the Indian trade. Their stoppage Las, it is understood, involved the firm of Hemsley, Brothers, a concern of minor importance. carried un an i mously at t h e meeting Although the resolution f)r alt er i ng th e a tt en d ance l o l n eld 'C a ha fe n ‘ days g v ewas ago at the London Tavern, there are still several persons who are not sati s fi e d, an d who are inclined to be of the same opinion as the one gentle man who preferred half-past four to four o'clock as the closing hour. Among these, the impression is, that the interests of a few were. rather represented at the meeting, than that of the generality who assent ble on 'Change. The gentlemen who formed them selves into a Committee being, for the most part, near residents of the Exchange, it is objected that they cannot sufficiently know the wants of those whose business ' , calls them to the more distant docks, or to composed of gen tlemen public sales which are not over till a late hour tthleemCenommrm.hiotteneeviesr, thatatteintdis,Cchhmtiaheinefigge i y hrt, in the afternoon. Another peculiarity o b serve d i n except on foreign post-days, some of them being large t a k ers o f f ore i gn hours of business, if they pleased, hb as ailvi :N e lO in tll a d Tde h he a s making such an alteration as should affect th e w h o l e These, eeclsi suited alterations dicinvyn Con venience, without On account of the great importance of the news usually brought by the overland mail from India, a suggestion has been made that steam -vessels should be employed to bring up to Bombay the latest ac counts from China, to connect with the departure of the regular mail. What may in this manner be effected was ascertained at this period of last year, when the mail from Bombay of the Ist of October brought intelligence as late as the 24th of August from China, which arose from the dispatch of a steam boat direct for Bombay, which made the passage in 37 days, and p u t the merchants in possessi on o f Chi na letters in 73 d a y s , the shortest time on recor d . A s there is no e x p ec tation of the employm en t o f suc h assuming means for itthetomlaeailvaebßouotmtboayn the I s t i nst ., t h at i t will bring dat es f ro m Calcutta to the 13th u lt., an d arrive, o the cal cu l a ti on i s, from China to the 25th of July, at the latest. The date from China by the last mail was the 10th of June. In the communications beyond Bombay it is clear that much yet remains to be done by the use of steam navigation, not only as regards China, but the whole of our Eastern possessions. In the instance of China the urgency of the case, and the general desire of the merchants, will no doubt lead the at tention of the Government immediately to the sub ject. If steam-vessels cannot be found for the ser vice, fast sailing vessels might in the mean time be selected, allowing a proper time for the voyage, the main object Wing to bring the communication with China as nearly as possible to the same regularity as that with India. POST.—The new rule with regard to 'Change hours was very generally observed to-day. The mer- This may be illustrated by a conversation that is reported to have taken place at the Horse Guards upon the comparative discipline of two regiments. The Commander-in-Chief is stated to have referred the Colonel to the orderly book of another, wherein scarcely a breach of duty or punishment was recorded whilst his contained many cases. The answer given by the Colonel was,, " I use constant vigilance, and prevent the growth of disorder by discovering it when it first appears ; but if your Lordship requires a clean orderly book I will keep my eyes shut in future." Something like this feeling will always prevent the Customs reforming the Customs, and it has long been felt a somewhat useless task to make representations at the Treasury, because they are always referred back to the Board of Customs. An exception occurred a few months since. A gentle man, who had retired from the tea trade, and had leisure to reflect that cheating the revenue caused an increase of taxation, wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to inform him of a laxity in some of the departments, an l that he had reason to know that frauds had been, and no doubt were continued. The Chancellor politely'referred him to the Board of Cus toms, but he declined to communicate with it, alleg ing that experience told him that the Board lent an unwilling ear to any communication which informed them that their orders and regulations were evaded. The result was that the Chancellor gave the gentle man several audiences on the subject. The want of a well-organised detective force is manifest in the department of the Customs, and the want of encouragement from the higher powers is now complained of when officers do discover a fraud. It is therefore hoped that the inquiry will, if possible, admit of evidence being received, where practical men may be attended to who single out the vulnerable points, and not be required to turn informers, which is now the case when a useful hint is given to prevent the fraudulent dealer from cheating the revenue and ruining the honest trader who is in the same line of business. CHRONICLE.—The national securities still exhi bit great firmness, with an indication to a further rise. The immediate cause of this buoyancy is the abund ance of money and the absence of demand for com mercial investment. Some symptoms of a revival of the home trade have been noticed lately, in conse quence of the timber duties having come into opera tion, and the appearance of country buyers in the produce markets. But with these exceptions, torpidity still hangs over trade and manufactures, which forces the moneyed interests to seek employment for capital in the public funds, owing to the extremely low rate of interest offered on commercial paper, and thus the price of Consols forms a very uncertain and false cri terion of the real state of the country. Public credit is not only maintained, but however paradoxical it may appear, is actually forced and pampered by the low condition of individual credit. This is the key to the constant rise which we have daily to record in the price of the British funds, and, as a truth of the statement, we have to notice this day that the price for money is equal to that for time, Consols, both for immediate transfer and the account,being now quoted 93i- to LAUNCH' OF THE CUMBERLAND AT CHATHAM. . Friday (the anniversary of the battle of Tra falgar) was chosen for the launch of the Cumberland, 70 gun-ship, at Chatham. The weather was un usually fine, and a great crowd of people attended to witness the launch—a matter at all times peculiarly interesting to Englishmen, whose flag, to make prose of a verse, as "familiar as household words," has braved the battle and the breeze for a thousand years. As usual the most ample accommodation was af forded the public to witness the spectacle. The dock gates were thrown open, and the customary booths had been erected on either side, and in the rear of the vessel ; and a very brilliant assemblage the booths presented of fashionably-dressed women, attired, per haps, for the first time duting the season, in their winter dresses, which a fine brisk easterly wind must have taught them the value of long ere the vessel was launched. The time fixed for the launch was half-past one o'clock. Within a few minutes after that time every thing was declared realy, and Mrs. Airey, the lady of Professor Airey, the astronomer royal, christened the vessel amidst very hearty cheering. The band immediately commenced the National Anthem. The boats in the river were now warned to take wide berths; and at twenty minutes to two o'clock the ex citing notes of the bugles, from the stern of the newly christened Cumberland, announced to the anxious multitude that she was about to make her " first move." In a few seconds simultaneous shouts of " she moves," broke from all quarters, and, ere they had died away; the stern of the launch was ploughing its way in "her native element" to the good old tune of " Hearts of oak are our ships." Three cheers were given her as she went off, which were right heartily returned by several thousands of persons on board, and re-echoed from the shore. Having run her length, she was almost immediately brought into dock. The Cumberland is constructed to mount 70 pieces of ordnance, with dimensions unusually large for that force, and was originally intended for service in the Baltic Sea. Her principal dimensions are as follow : Feet In. Length on the gun-deck lBO 0 Do. of keel for tonnage 146 8 Breadth, extreme Do. for tonnage Do. moulded Depth in hold Burthen in tons 2,214 The following is her appointed armament : No. of guns. Cwt. Ft. In. Lower deck... 4... 8 inches 65 ... length 9 0 - ..22...32 pounders 56 .. 9 6 Main deck ... 2... 8 inches 65 ... 9 0 - .26...32 pounders 50 ... 9 0 Quarter-deck & forecastle 16...32 pounders 39 ... 7 6 With these dimensions and armament, and a clean shape below water, her draught of water will be very moderate. The stern differs slightly from that pro posed by the Committee of Master Shipwrights ; it is, however, very elegant, and appears adapted for effec tiveness. in service. The general contour of the ship is good ; and her figure-head is a fine bust of Sir . Graham, who, at the time she was ordered to be built, was first Lord of the Admiralty. The whole of the arrangements were made with a view to the greatest cccommodation of the public; a large number of spectators were present; many were on board the ship at the time she was launched ; and the whole went off, we are happy to say, without the slightest accident. It is due to Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright, to state that yesterday, as at previous launches, every accommodation was afforded and every courtesy shown to the press. Lord Wynford has arrived at Weymouth, to reside there during the winter. DEATH of the LORD ADVOCATE. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) We sincerely regret to announce, that the Right Hon. Sir William Rae, Bart., expired yesterday after noon at St. Catharine's, his country seat, in the vici nity of this city. For a considerable time past his health had been rapidly declining, and we need scarcely add, that the numerous cares and anxieties incidental to his high and important office visibly preyed on his debilitated constitution and aged frame. Sir William, who was called to the bar as far back as the year 1791, wasa schoolfellow and contemporary of Sir Walter Scott, who ever entertained a high regard for him, as frequently appears from his recorded sen timents. In 1819, and when Sheriff of Midlothian, Sir W. Rae was promoted to the office of Lord Advo cate, on the elevation of the present Lord Meadowbank to the bench. He held this office until the accession of the Grey Ministry in 1830, and was after wards re-ap pointed in 1834, and continued during the brief official tenure of Sir R. Peel. During the intervals in his official career the Right Hon. Baronet remained in Parliament, and was the acknowledged adviser of the Opposqion on all matters relating to Scotland. Perhaps no individual ever held this office so long, seeing it is the key to the official patronage of Scot land, and the occupant of which is, of course, entitled in due time to secure an honourable promotion for himself. Sir William might have on various occasions claimed a seat on the bench, but he very honourably declined the judicial office, on the ground that he did not consider himself sufficiently qualified as a prac tising lawyer. He was, however, allowed by all, in cluding his political opponents, to he most assiduous in his official duties, and many remain to bear testi mony to the efficient services he rendered in local matters. It may be considered almost certain that Mr. D. M'Neill, the present Solicitor-General, will be immediately appointed Lord-Advocate, and it is highly probable that he will also become candidate for the representation of Buteshire. Mr. Adam Ander son, late Sheriff of Perthshire, it is expected, will succeed Mr. M'Neill as Solicitor-General. THE INCOME-TAX_IRELAND. " I have exempted Ireland from the Income Tax." Sir R. PEEL. The sly and cunning Peel never uttered a grosser humbug to the so-called representatives of the people than when he said he exempted Ireland from the In come Tax ; but he had not the candour to tell them that, at the same time, he gave them the new " Stamp Duties' Bill." The (now) old Stamp Duties were always consi dered oppressive in this country • but what has Sir Robert done ?—He ha s d ou bl e d the old Stamp Du ties. Has he stopped there ? No ! There is a fiction in law which renders it necessary that on the grant of any freehold, there should be a previous Deed of Bar gain and Sale: this Deed of Bargain and Sale was usually executed in the olden time, when there were no Stamps ; but it was found so intolerable a nuisance that an Act of Parliament was brought in, about the year 1710, to remedy the inconvenience, by which it was declared that the recital of the bargain and sale in this grant should be sufficient evidence of it. Sir Robert has raked up this vision, which had slept for ages, to impose a tax-upon his great difficulty—lreland. A. word to his Tory backers—l mean the Irish Orange landed proprietors :—Most of youhave large properties, and a good many of them a little "dipped: When some incumbrancer squeezes for his charge, you must raise the wind, and when you come to pay your solicitor's bill, then, and only then, when it touches your pocket, you will find out whether Sir Robert Peel has exempted Ireland from the Income-tax. —Southern Reporter. JOHNJA—MESAUD ÜBON. A. few days ago there arrived at the hotel erected near the Niagara Falls, an odd-looking man, whose appearance and deportment were quite in contrast with the well-dressed and polished figures which adorned that celebrated spot. He seemed to have just sprung from the woods. His dress, which was made of leather, stood -dreadfully in need of repair, apparently not having felt the touch of the needle woman for many a long month. A worn-out blanket, that might have served fora bed, was buckled to his shoulders, a long knife hung on one side, balanced by a long rusty tin box on the other ; and his beard, uncrepped, tangled, and coarse, fell down upon his bosom, as if to counterpoise the weight of the dark thick locks that supported themselves on his back acrd shoulders. This strange being, to the spectators seem ingly half civilised, half savage, had a quick glancing eye, an elastic, firm movement, that would, no doubt, cut his way through the cane breaks, both of the wil derness and of society. He pushed his steps into the sitting-room, unstrapped his little burden, quietly looked round for the landlord, and then modestly asked for breakfast. The host at first drew back with. evident repugnance at the apparition, which thus pro - posed to intrude its uncouth form among the pito( 1 visitors; but a few words whispered in his ear speedily satisfied his doubts. The stranger took his place in the company, some staring, some shrug ging, and some laughing outright. Z. reader, there was more in that single man than in all the rest of the throng. He was an American woodsman, as he called himself; he was a true, genuine sort of nature, yet who had been entertained with dis - tinction at the table of Princes ; learned societies, which the like of CM/kr belonged, h a d bowed down to welcome his entrance ; Rings had been compli mented when he spoke ; in short, he fame will be growing brighter when f ashionable 3 who laughed at him, and many such, than they, shall have perished. l'rom greater even and every deep shady grove, the bird thoseevery hill-top, of the air, will sing his name. The birds , blossoms , pipe it with her matin-hymn about little wren will our house; the 1 oriole carol it from the slender dows ; the turtle-dove roll it through thewas ne of the meis.- bird pourt he se i c t r secret o f n o i many-voicedmperiaull Z b e r k rl i e n , g the bird of Washing - t;he and the r th es e ts air ton, as he sits in mountains, will scream h t t his icraggy home, far up the blu e o the tempests and the star .;.1 He was John James Audubon, the ornithologist!-- - American Paper. A gentleman of Black Torrington has an otter th at is quite domesticated, and so tame that it accompani es him about lik e a dog. The animal is so under coml— mand that it will go into the river, catch fish, an d. bring them out to his master.—Western Luminary. EXTRACTS PROM THE INQUIRY INTO THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE LABOURING POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN."—(CoNTO TIED.) Many of the miners, including young persons and boys, will go three miles and upwards from their own homes in the morning to work in the mines, or to wash the ore, and return again after their work at night. Some miners, who are too far off to be able to go and come in this way, find lodgings for the tour nights in the week, and the washers for five nights, at some houses ridttlso far from the mines. The usual pike is sixpence a week each, for which sum there is a bed between two of them, leave to make thlir dtt i nal ilajgee c v : .. Fe : „ri s . vßTiohddnheuaydie:' potatoesy bn. mornings one b tg. e lialit fi reni eirgibeevsinoari:islaniepltndeiryitroeflstso,eioirni themnoi oin i ne o ress r e: oni ands a g t oldt, walletht a hbes n oea d sieneak t e%t h , ueooeonr on d f them very large, in remote situations in the Fells, ingsfar a w m a i yg might o b n e i a h l d d , w a e i d n g t - h h e o u p s e r o S , p r 7 e h t e o where s l h o a d v g; erected fbr their miners and washers buildings called " lodging -shops," which I now am• about to describe :—The first one of them which I visited was about nine miles across the Fell, south from Stanhope. It was a plain building, constructed of sandstone, covered with a coarse slate; and all very substantial. There was no opening or window at either end, nor at the back, nor on the roof. .On the front or south side was a door towards the west end, and two windows, one a little above the other. On en tering the door, it was seen that the lower part was one room, lighted by one of the windows, and had a great fire burning at the east end. By pacing the floor thel.ength was ascertained to be about eighteen feet, and the breadth about fif teen feet. Along the one side. that next the window, was a deal •table, extending the whole length of the room, 'and alongside of it was a form, and there were two other forms in the room. All along; the other side . on the wall were little cupboards, forty-eight in number, in four tiers above each other; six of the cupboards with the doors off, but the most of the rest carefully locked with padlocks, and in which the several miners had deposited their wallets with their pro visions for five days.—Page 109. It is a singular fact, which has been noticed by several writers, that fever is more fatal among the higher than among the lower classes. Dr. Braken states, in reference to the fever which prevdiled at Waterford during the years 1817- - 18-19, that " it would be difficult to adjust the rates of mortality to the upper - classes, but it seems probable that one-fourth, or perhaps one third of all those persons that were attacked with fever fell victims to its power." Drs. Barker and Cheyne, in their historical account of the Irish epidemic, state that, •" in every part of the country, fever was reported to have been much more fatal amongst the upper than the lower classes." To what is this difference of mortality, so generally remarked by experienced hospital physicians, to be attributed, and which in Ireland seemed to be very ,remarkable, namely, in the lower classes about one in twenty-three cases, and in the upper classes one in three or four ge nerally, but in other places about one in seven? Can the difference in the mode of living account for this anomaly? as the first live very much on potatoes, while the others use a larg er or smaller proportion of ani ma l f oo d ; an d the lower classes almost everywhere in this country use less ani mal food and simulating dishes than those who are more wealthy and in a higher sphere of co ciety.—Pages 145, 146. The progression of the population and the in creased duration of life in Geneva were attended by a progression in happiness : as prosperity ad vanced .marriages became fewer and later; the proportion of births were reduced, but greater numbers of the infants born were preserved ; and the - ,,roportion in manhood became greater. In the early and barbarous periods, the excessive mortality was accompanied by a prodigious fe cundity. In the last ten years of the seventeenth century, a ,marriage still produced five children and more; the probable duration - of life attained was not twenty years, and Geneva had scarcely 17,000 inhabitants. Towards the end of the eighteenth century there was scarcely three chil dren to a marriage, and the probabilities of life exceeded thirty-two years. At the present time a marriage only produces 21 children ; the pro bability of life is forty-five years, and Geneva, which exceeds 27,000 in population, has arrived at a high degree of civilizatiou and of prosperite materielle. In 1836 the population appeared to have attained its summit; the births barely re placed the deaths. M. Mallet observes, that it is dif fi cult, if not impossible, to distinguish the different causes, and the different degrees of in tensity of each of_the, causes, that have tended to Produce this result. It is, however, attributed generally to the advance in the condition of aI I classes; to the medical science of the public health being better understood and applied; to larger and better and cleaner dwellings ; more abudant and healthy food ; the cessation of the great epidemics which, from time to time, deci mated the population ; the precautions taken against famine; and better regulated public and Private life. As an instance of the effects of life, he of female mentions that, regin in an i n the tabli u. t of for the care orphans taken from the poorest classes, out of ess preserva ti on e establishment eighty-six reared in twenty-four years, one only had • died. These orphans were taken from the poor. The average mortality on the whole po pulation would have been six times as great._ Pages 175, 176. CAMBORNE MINE.—In the parish of Cam borne, in Cornwall, great attention is paid to obviate agencies injurious to the miners. Care is there taken in respect to ventilation in the mines. The ventilation in Dolcoath is particu larly good, and the men are healthier than in most other mines; there are more old miners. Care is taken for the prevention of accidents. " Our ladders," says one of the witnesses exa mined by Dr. Barham, " are about two fathoms and a half in length, generally with staves one • foot apart. We use oak staves; old ship oak we find the best. We formerly used the haft; of the picks and other tools, but found these unsafe, the wood being sleepy and flawed, and sometimes breaking off in a moment, without having shown any outward sign of unsoundness. Iron staves, besides being at times very slippery, are apt to .be corroded, so as to cut the hand. We have had no accidents on our footways for a long time." They have introduced the safety fuse, and the witness says—" Very few accidents now ari se from explosions; they used to happen frequeny formerly:" Care is taken of the miners on 2 on the quit ting the mines; hence, instead of is . sui a n from prevent chill and exhaustion, they y warm room, their underground labour into d bleak bill side, and receiving beer tie issu e from to supplied from warm water, and even baths the instance of this the steam-furnace, and, hot beef-soup, instead of where well-dried clothes ar t e h r s e a a re yfor them, and mine, a provision of beer, is ready made this change is stated to honour of having j Lady Basset, on the be due to the Right 110 • " Hence in this of Dr. Carlyon. suggestion p mine," saysof beneficial arrange for them, in another room. The " we may fairly attri bute to . t im e noticed, c that in Dolcoath, where 451 which could not I be underground, only two individuals are. employed -*thin the last three years of miners' have died within consumption, made statementrl Barham ,tio i 1 respect of an equal number of with truth nor arrange ments just r°. • lieve, be be nearly ap proached same term min( in any other Cornish district.' The sick-club of the mine "is comparatively rich, having a fund of' 1,5001.' Wh en "care" is mentioned as i l e tirl o iln u g ts , and that when taken for sanitary i o :t u r i. o ) a : c ar l : l e t d di measures, it is to be remembered that it is care b r e e q c u i i m r e r id c i t s e really i e z a e l y a l s e m ss, e a an n s d f t o l r ie m m ro e i d a in habitual ac tsiuoin.estlsiheocualrde ing care and trouble and diminishing pecuniary loss. . . . . The improvement in Camborne had not reached the residences, where the miners kept pigs, in sties close behind the house, and a dung-heap is carefully fostered in a catch-pit adjacent. Dr. Barham, and the medical men practising in the vicinity, attribute to the decom position of vegetable matter in the " soaked soil from the receptacles near the dwellings a form of fever which has been hanging about Camborne, and has often passed into the typhoid condition, and has been attended with great Pacres 197, 198. prostration of strength.— a The late Lieut.-Col. Tomlinson, who is reported in the last accounts from China, as having been killed whilst gallantly leading his men through th e door way of a temple in. which a body of 300 T ar t ars were desperately commission n e fe t nh e tb nlgBtthemselves, Royallrish r Regiment very was appointed to a ear ly in life, and served constantly with that corps till he obtained its command, and thus fell no bly a t its bead, in the service of his Sovereign and coun try, at the age of thirty-eight years. As his con duct ensured the affection .and 'esteem of all with whom he was connected through life, so it was ma nifested to the last, by th e so ldi ers o f th e 18th b e ing with difficulty restrained from putting the p r isoners to , death, so exa s p era t e d were th ey a t th e loss of their Colonel, and by hi s rema i ns b e i ng h on oured with a public funeral. Two days after the battle they were placed on boa r d a steamer, which putting a little way out to sea the body was sunk in deep wa ter, the Gene ral and Admiral, Commanders•in-Cluef, and a nume rous body of officers attending ; and t he flag ship firing minute guns.—Brighton Gazette.