The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

YV 16 MAIPSTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the t h , Public, are respectfully informed that an arrangement hay_ been made with - - - SIGNOR RIMINI, .„ TWO EXTRA NIGHTS Fill be given on THURSDAY, August 18, and on SATURDAY, August 20. On THURSDAY NEXT, AUGUST 18, 1842. _ Will be performed Bellini's Opera, entitled I PUiIITANI. Principal characters by Made. Persiani, Sigri. Lablacbe, Ron - Panzini, and Rubini. With other entertainments. To conclude with the 'New Grand Ballet, by M. Deshayes, ;""tled ALMA ; ou, LA FILLE DU FEU.. The Mu si c V il iPosed expressly by M. Costa. Principal characters by idlle.C er it o , Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlle. L. Fleury ; M. Des- Places. and M. Perrot. First Tableau.—The Dance of Demons. b Second Tableau.—Valse et Galop de Fascination, (composed ,„_,Y M. Perrot) by Mesdlles. Cerito, Benard, Galby, - "u M. Perrot. Third Tableau.—Pas de Trois, Mesdlles. Cerito, Camille, 144 M. eplaces (mpose by Madlle. Cerito. B allabil D e. s —Pas , de co Trois, d Madlle. Guy Step han, Madlle. Louise Fleury. and M. Perrot, (composed by M. Perrot.) Fourth Tableau —Pas de Femes. b_APplication for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the "'ix-offi ce , Op ' era Colonade. T Prie es on these occasions will be :—Pit Tier, 2 1 . 2s. • Ground d e r , 31.35 . ; One Pair, 2/. 2 5 .: Pit Stalls, 12s. 6d. ; Pit, ss. ; C a l` y Stalls, 3s. 6d. ; Gallery, 2s. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, LA extended into Cavendish-square. Additions to the EN- L _AGED DISSOLVING VIEWS, one of which, the In ir._ of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA in JERUSA LEM, taken from the work of D. Roberts, R. A. (published ,„Y Mr, Mo on ), r iv a l s th e much-admired picture of the Inte r of the GREEK CHURCH.—Among other Novelties are • " spacimens of Fresco, in the Ancient and Modern styles, ISt exlcuted by Frederick Sang, a German Artist of the first Zineive. —Among the varied Lectures in Practical Science, Two CA LOTYPE PROCESS of Mr.' Fox Talbot is given at o'clock daily. in which Pictures are spontaneously deve p'orl befo re th e Vi s ito r s.—The ORRERY. DIVING BELL, VER. &c. &c.—The COSMORAMIC VIEWS are shown the Evenings only.—Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wallis. Admission, Is. THE CIIINESE COLLECTION. ST. GEORGE'S-PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER. C hinese, surpassing in extent and grandeur any similar display fthe know n world, entirely filling the spacious saloon, 225 gt in length, by 50 feet ist width ; embracing upwards of th i l!.Y Figures as large as life, fac-similes, in groups, in t ;ele native costumes, from the highest mandarin to the blind c '4l icant in his patched garment. Also, many thousand spe nlens, both in Natural History and Miscellaneous Curiost tZ,, illu s t ra tin g the appearance, manneh, - and customs of more le 4 n Three Hundred Million Chinese, respecting whom the tions of &trope have had scarcely any opportunity of judg- IS NOWi ll Ten OPEN for Public Inspection from Ten in the °ruing t at Night. Admission 2s. U.—Children ls. ARUNSIVICY PIER, BLACKWALL.--e'int Class and superior Steam Ships leave the above Fier te plialarly a.; follow : ANTWERP.—The SOHO, every Wednesday, at One, ['he RAINBOW, every Thursday, S P.M. The WILBERFORCE, every Sunday, at Two, P.M. 110 TTERDANI. —.Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning, at a Quarter before Ten. )4 griGATE and HERNE BAY.—Daily, at a Quarter before Eleven, and a Quarter before 'twelve, except on Satur days, then at a Quarter before One, and on Sundays, at , a Quarter past Nine. -4411 GATE, RAMSGATE, and DOVER.—Every Tues- ID day, Thursday, and Saturday, at a Half past Nine. SWlCH.—Mondays and fhursdays, at Nine. 0, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at a Quarter before Nine. 4 AVESEND, WOOLWICH, and GREENWICH.—For particulars of which see separate Advertisement. , B. Passengers walk en board, without the use of small ‘* b L u rnnibuses run regularly from all parts of London to the r:.iwall Railway Terminus, in Fenchurch-street ; and the ""ns start every quarter of an hour, from Eight in the Morn flttaa quarter past Ten at Night. e•very information may be obtained at the Offices of the i f t eltwall Railway Company, 60, Fenchurch-street ; and of ; toyer, at the Pier, 131ackwall. Y 30, 1842. S--- - TEAM TO MARGATE and HERNE BAY, DAILY at Eleven o'clock except Saturdays, then at \w i t elve, and Sundays at Half-past Eight, from London-bridge '; also from Brunswick Pier, Blackwall. at three quarters Sl4hour after the above hours, by those fast and splendid S, In Packets, RED ROVER or CITY of CANTERBURY , Fist Coaches leave Herne Bay for Canterbury, Dover, Deal, th' n dgate, Fantone, and Hythe, immediately on the arrival of e Packets. 113, Fenchurch-street, and at London Bridge Wharf. SHIPS FOR NEW ZEALAND, under Charter d. to th e NEW ZEALAND COMPANY, to sail as un `nnentioned, FOR NELSON AND WELLINGTON. OF WALES, A 1, 516 Tons, from London, Sep r.,,reber 1. ta r s n WELLINGTON AND NEW PLYMOUTH. p — „'‘. A 1, 300 Tons, from Plymouth, September 1 . further particulars, apply at the New Zealand House, Buildings. s_TAm Eto NEW. YORK.—The renowned and I most magnificent Steam Ship BRITISH QUEEN will laws SOUTHAMPTON, for NEW YORK, on SATUR, 41 t the 10th September, at Three o'clock afternoon. Pas 'se-money Twenty Guineas. Berths may be secured, and every information obtained, at the Office of the London Agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, r Fenchurch-street. At Southampton apply to Mr. .1. H. 10 1 20; High-street. Letters and Newspapers must be sent lK t, the Post-office. THE GREAT WESTERN, Lieutenant HOSKEN, R.N., Commander, IS INTENDED TO SAIL FROM LI VERPOOL....Saturday, .341 of September BRISTOL... ...... Saturday, 22d of October. FROM NEW YORK. Thursday, 11th of August Far LIVERPOOL Thursday, 29th of September For BRISTOL Thursday, 17th of November For LIVERPOOL. vol. Freight, or further information, apply at Bristol to L a , CHRISTOPHER CLAXTON, Managing Director. Liq"`"n—T. M. Ward, Great Western Railway-Office, Bank. li p er l'onl— Gibbs,: Bright, and Co., North John-street. i„frngham—John Poncia and Son, Pershore-street. L e ,r - W R. Goddard, Hull and East Riding Times Of fi ce. ql l ' --- Haigh and Womack,lAccountants, Benson's-buildings l , kr !ow.--1-1. B. Webb, Glassford-street. 11, 14 —Andelle and Soulas, Rue de l'Echiquier, No. 20. de-Grace—William Davidson. ,t ) ERRING'S PATENT LIGHT VENTI LATING HATS, 215., are the best Hats ever offered tk t 4 hlic notice, wearing out two of the ordinary-made ones. grPys ling their shape and colour, short in the nap, allowing the tr of perspiration, prevent . ing head-ache and determination lipu r ; 4 od thereto. In a variety of shapes to suit contour. h `•• 4 l' VELVET HATS, 18s.; second qualities, 13s. Ser -144' BEST LIVERY HATS, I6s. Ladies' Riding Hats 14; u+ 21s. ; best Gossamer Hats, 6s. 6d; good Beaver Hats, N . to 16s. 6d. ; Horse-hair, Velvet, Cloth, and Fur Caps of P Y des cr ipti on for Youths and Gentlemen. 11 1 „, 'al House, 85, Strand, and 251, Regent-street. Copy address. 1..00D NEWS for the LADIES.—MECIII, . No. 4, Leadenhall-street, London, sell his Needles at id 1 1 her paper ; Pins, 4s. per pound ; Scissors and Penknives, Thimbles, ls. ; Toothbrushes, 6d. and 9d. ; Hair.. k i :nes, Is. to 2s. 6d. ; Combs, 6d. and upwards ; Netting 12," 8 . 2s. 6d. and upwards; pair; Dressing-cases, 3s. to ti_ b : 6d, ; Side Combs, Is. per ll," 4 rds ; Tea-caddies, Desks, Watch-stands, Card-racks, 1 4 :I - screens, &c., &c. itt - r.CHI'S IVOY TABLE KNIVES, Balanced Handles pieces, 10s., 10s., 4/.Common Kitchen; k,d,izen, 7s. 6d., 125., 16s. 61., 215., 255. Table Steels, % 1 1- ftd Sharpeners, Cases of Dessert Knives, Sheffield Plated `Cad ~ German Silver Forks and Spoons, Tea Trays, Tea Dish Covers, Cruet Frames, &c. &e. ATCHES BY WEBSTER AND SON CURERSHRNOMER and WATCH 'MANUFAC ,,(Established 130 years), 3, BIRCHIN-L A NE. he Finest Description CHRONOMETERS and tl i 4 CHES at the lowest prices consistent with maintaining - character for superiority of workmanship which has dia l:jibed their establishment during that period. Ittiir, COMPENSATED DUPLEX WATCH, upon the t 4• Ple of their Chronometers, to which Government awarded t( tt .„ 1 ” 12- 4 three years in succession, combines the most per. 4 41 ,'eturacy with the utmost elegance, and is not surpassed 01,:'"t •I'ocket Chronometer. ebster's newly-introduced Centre Seconds, for he medical A e i 'lion, elegant and novel in appearance. ~4 ) , their Patent Detached Lever and small Flat Horizon (-;* Ladies, all equally reduced in price, and warranted. lo hi 'd,Watches taken in exchange. A selection of fine Se y iZaand Repeating, Duplex, Lever, and Horizontal Watches, t;" most eminent makers, at little above half the original Pr o ' and nearly equal to New, warranted. Post Letters ,retty attended to. thster and Son, Chronometer Makers to the Lords of the < , Lai2itlty, 3, Birchin-lane, Cornhill, London. kjLVER TEA SERVICES. • COX SAVORY, Working Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, Pei,° ll , aeven doors from Graceehurch-street, submits the VIZ,' of the following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SER i"S. The Cottage Pattern is plain, standing on shell feet, Ni,: *4 and coffee pots with a flower ornament on the lids. The %re: Pattern is richly embossed with flowers and scrolls. 'nape of either is new and elegant. C OTTAGE PATTERN. KING'S PATTERN. tt, S. S. iTg' Silver Tea-pot ...12 0 Strong Silver Tea-pot ...I 2 0 Ditto Sugar Basin 610 Ditto Sugar Basin 710 Milk Ewer. 410 Ditto Cream Ewer 5 Ditto Coffee-pot.. 15 0 Ditto Coffee-p0t..15 0 A p Comlete ..38 61 Complete £4O variety of upwards .£ of fifty Tea and Coffee Services may o el g s "en in the Show-rooms, where may be selected every arti- N 4 silver requisite for the sideboard or plate-chest. Pam- N t i Of prices, illustrated by sketches of the various articles. and Grwa...ded, postage free, to any part of the kingdor ft 4 , 4; o CCIX SAVORY, No. 47, Cornhili, London, seven doort `Jracechurch-street. SUPERSEDED, and those corro s ive tu t „, and inju r i ous me t a l s ca ll e d Ni c kel and German Silver Atr,,,. 4 A nted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless 41 ''TA PLATE. C. WATSON (late ALDERMAN) 4 al l i t t'd 42, Barbican, aided by a person of science in the areal -14„u„n,.°1 metals, has succeeded in bringing to public notice the !:" uaautiful article ever yet offered : possessing all the rich- Silver i n a pp earance — w ith it s durability and hardness , 11 „ n th its perfect sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a I:ti r - , l ea t Process, by which all that is nauseous in mixedmetals is end . 'Y extracted—resisfng all acids, may be cleaned as Silver, toar c i l l Manufactured into every article for the Table and Side e a. d. a. d. Poons and Forks, I Sauce Ladles ... . . 1 9 i in yvr d oz .. e7saert .... l6 6 Tea Spoons, per doz... 6 ~ per doz l2 6 Gravy Spbons... 3 6 C, wa di e s 6 6 . 1 etson begs the Public will understand that this metal kfletiliarly is awn and that Silver is not more different from fa' t lum his metal is from all others ; the Public will there th: —ll ° no difficulty in discovering the animus which directs Llttil'iitrulent attacks made against him, by a party who is daliy Pre n g frora the unparalleled success which has marked the lil tas of Has New Plate since its introduction. C. Vs'., reted: thi g Party, courts comparimm, feeling confident that the 41 a establish its pre-eminence. n"t2•IIAIII3ICAN, and at 16, NORTON FOLGATE. ject to Ago of brands 1838. 4s 3d; I, puns Spirits, on tht+ 9(1 to elivery 48s 3d er cwt. .houses y, still rcels of r cO! excel- ecounti II quiet, Candle. , Y. C. yellovr :50d Oil , aid for on and lOs to troption 42s 3d been ipanish Cocoa t 30s to Pea ~ • . 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Notice is hereby given that a DIVIDEND of Five per Cent. on the SHARES of the SOCIETY will he PAYABLE at this Office on and after SATURDAY, the 20th of August instant. By Order of the Board of Directors, Aug: 17. GEO. CI. PINCKARD, Actuary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR (I RANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAME MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. Jehn Rawson, Esq. John Gri ffi th Frith, Esq. I John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. I Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.R. S. I ProfessorGraves,A.M.F.R. S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R.A.S. Elliotson, M. D 2; P.R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens,and Ommanney. Baxxxus—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Lzfe Assurance arotfound in the plan adopted by this Society; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the Amred, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) in the event of -unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F7FEITG — USOiI - CASIROUX, Secretary. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, " ' 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in an ample paid-up Capital, and in he great success which has attended it, since ita commence ment in 1834. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Share holders of one-half of their Stock, and also added 2!. per Cent, per Annum, from the date of the policies to those par ties who had insured with Profits. The Premiums nevertheless are on the most moderate scale, and only a moiety need be paid for the first five years, where the Insurance is for life. The amount of bonus added to policies since the commence ment of the Company in March 1834, to the 31st December 1840, is as follows : , Sum Assured. Time Assured. Sums added to Policy. £l,OOO 6 Year!. 10 Months £136 13 4 1,000 4 Years BO 0 0 1,000 3 Years 6O 0 0 1,000 1 Year Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8. Waterloo. place, Pall-mall, London. Frederick Hale Thomson, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-street, attends at the Office daily, about Half-past Two o'clock. NVESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Office-49, Parliament-street, Westminster. Capital 500,0001; 10,000 Shares, 501. each. Deposit 51. each Share. This Society is established for the Assurance of Lives, upon principles combining economy with perfect security. DIRECTORS. H. Edgeworth Bicknell, Esq., 28, Upper Bedford-place. William Cabell, Esq., Newington-place, Surrey. Thomas Somers Cocks, jun., Esq.,, Charing Cross. George Henry Drew, Esq., Bermondsey.. William Evans, Esq., Millbank. William Freeman, Esq., Millbank-street. Francis Fuller, Esq., Poultry, London ani Croydon. James Hunt, Esq., Whitehall. John Arscott Lethbridge, Esq., Greenwich Hospital. Edmund Lucas, Esq., Millhankstreet. George Kennet Pollock, Esq., Great George-street, West minster. James Lys Seager, Esq., Millbank. . • John Barley White, Esq., Millbank-atreet, and est t in an s s i c e o r. m be. Joseph Carter Wo od, Esq., Artillery Place, w Henry Wrench, Esq., King William-street, London Bridge. TRUSTEES. William Whateley, Esq. I L. C. Humfrey, Esq. George Drew, Esq. AUDITORS. Ormus Biddulph, Esq. I John Freeman, Esq. John Barley White, jun., Esq. CONSULTING COUNSEL—WiIIiam Page Wood, Esq. CONVEYANCING COUNSEL—SamueI Jay,' Esq. PHYSICIAN—WiIIiam Richard Basham, Esq., M.D., 17, Chester-street, Grosvenor-place. Sultazolis—Alfred Leggatt, Esq.; George D. Pollock, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Cocks, Biddu lph, and Co., Charing-cross. SOLICITORS—Messrs. J. L. Bicknell and J. C. Lethbridge, 25, Abingdon-street, Westminster. TABLE OV TILEMIIIAIS TO ASSW4: I4;49 . FOR. 'ruit—KIIOLE Age. AnnualPrem. Age. Ann*Prem. Age. Ann. Preen , 20 XI 14 2 3.5 £2,11 0 50 £4 .3 3 25 1 18 11 40 2 19 6 55 5 5 4 30 2 4 8 45 3 9 1 , 60 615 3 The object of this Society is to afford to the Assured all the benefits of Life-Assuranee, at a great reduction in the rates of Premium. - FOR. EXAMPLE. A personaged 30, may with this Society assure his life for 500/., by annual payment of 11/. 3s. 4d., which in a Society where the Bonus is held out as a main inducement, would cost him 131. 7s. 4d., or, in other words, for the same annual pre mium he could at this Office assure very nearly 6001., whereby he derives AN IMMEDIATE AND CERTAIN BONUS OF 1001. All particulars as to Shares, Loans, Assurances, &c. may be obtained on application to the Secretary ; and, if required, forwarded to the country. Parties in tho country eligible for undertaking Agencies are requested to apply. A very liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents. EDW. T. RICIIARDSON, Actuary and Sec. ARGUS ,LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET. BANK. EMPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT of PARLIAMENT THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy Chairman. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College. Low Rates of Piemium. In addition to the subscribed Capital of £300,000, the As sured have the security of the Company's income of upward 4 of £50,000 per annum, yearly increasing, and an accumulating Assurance Fund invested in Government and other availa'sle securities, of considerably larger amount than the estimated liabilities of the Company. The rates of premium are reduced to the lowest scale com patible with the security of the Assured, and the stability of the Company, thereby, in effect, giving tb every Policy Holder an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and frequently delusive prospect of a periodical division of Profits. 25 £1 0 3 £1 0 7 £1 15 1 30 1 1 10 1 2 1 1 19 10 4$ 1 9 7 1 10 9 3 4 7 50 1 16 1 119 0 319 3 60 3 10 5 3 15 5 6 0 10 In Assurances for Advances of Abney, as security for ebts or as a provision for a family, when the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be found particularly favourable to the Assured. A Board of Directors, with. the Medical Officers, attend daily. E. BATES, Resident Director. A liberal commission to Solicitors and Agents. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. CATALOGUE, with ENGRAVINGS (Gratis), POSTAGE FREE.—The celebrity of the rich and silvery appearance and extreme durability of the material made ex clusively by ourselves, has induced many attempts to foist upon the public the notoriously deleterious German Silver under the guises of " Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver," &e. &c., against which we especially warn them. Aided by an eminent chemist, we have succeeded in purifying our material so that acids do not afiect it ; it is now so well known and appreciated that it is universally superseding silver in all its uses. The genuine metal, which is more durable than silver, can only be had at our warehouses. It is the same through out, and can bo engraved and made in all the various articles that are in silver, from which it can only be to a d reference to the stamp. Fiddle Threade by d King's Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Table Spoons and Forks, full size, per dozen l2s. Od. 28s. Od. 30s. Od. Desert ditto and ditto, ditto llls. Od. 21s. Od. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto ditto ss. Od. I Is. Od. 12s. od. Gravy ditto • 4s. Od. 63. Od. 7s. Od. RIPPON and BURTON, 12, Wells.street, Oxford-street. Established I h3o.—Catalogues gratis. FASHION, ELEGANCE, and ECONOMY, are the predominant features at DREWETT'S exten sive Repository for STATIONERY of every description. The prices of a few Warranted Articles are quoted to afford the Public an opportunity of comparing:them with articles pur chased elsewhere ; Observe the New Stationery Case, fitted complete, s. d. only Envelopes, with the penny stamp affixed, per dozen Enveh , pes, per 100-3 d., 4d., and Gil. ; extra super fine ditto Very best black-bordered, per 100 . Parisian papaterie envelopes, arid envelopes silver and gold, per dozen Envelopes, paper and wafers stamped with coronets, crests, &c. (no charge for dies), per dozen Envelopes cases, in every style of elegance, fitted from 2 6 .Splendid patterns, in albums, scrap or blasting books, from Church Service, in velvet, morocco, or illuminated, Bibles, handsomely bound, 2s. ; Prayer, or altar ser vice Ladies' rosewood dressing-case, fitted complete, only l6 6 Ditto, with silver fittings, 7 to 70 or 100 guineas. &did mahogany writing desk 6 6 Russia leather travelling case, the ne plus ultra 9 6 Papier machee goods, desks,*tea caddies, companions, blotting books,vnvelope and card cases, baskets, &c. 10 6 Writing papers of every description. foreign and Eng lisa, 3d. per quire; note ditto, Id., 2d., 3d., reduc. (ion by the , ream. Card plates engraved and altered, 100 cards printed for 2 6 Every article purchased at this Establishment must be ap proved of, being purchased for ready money, and sold for the smallest shade of profit by DREW ETT and Co., 62, QUA DRANT, opposite Swan and Edgar's. Mark the No. 62. N. IL —Subscrition to the Library only One Guinea per year. CI HARING•CROSS HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE, LONDON. WINTER SESSION. 1842. October the lAt to the end of April. _ _ _ _ INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS (Oct. 1.)-Dr. Shearman CHENIISTRY—\Ir. Fownes MATERIA MEDICA—Dr. Stegall and Dr. Willshire DESCRIPTIVE and SURGICAL ANA TOM —Mr. Hird DEMONSTRATIONS—Mr. Hird and Mr. E. Canton. HOSPITAL .PRACTICE.* MIDWIFERY, &c.—Dr. Chowne ANATOMY and PHYSIOLOGY—T. W. Jones, F. R.S. MEDICINE—Dr. Shearman and Dr. J. R. Bennett SURGERY—Ur. Hancock PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY—Mr. Hancock NATURAL PHILOSOPHY—Mr. Henry Watts. General Fee for all the Lectures required by the College of Surgeons and society of Apothecaries, Forty Guineas. f Medical Practice Six Months £lO 10 Full period required ... 15 15 Surgical Practice Six Months ... 10 10 Full p eriod required ... 15 15 Full Period, to both Medical and Surgical Practice, Twenty five Guineas. • • * PNYSIGIANS—Dr. Shearman,, Dr. Golding, Dr. Chowne. SURGEONS—Mr. Hancock, Mr. Avery. Certificates of attendance at this Hospital and College qua lify for Examination on the respective Subjects at the Univer sity ,of London, Royal College of 'Surgeons, and Saciety of Apothecaries. - • JOHN ROBERTSON. Pon. gee. G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given that the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING or the PROPRIETORS of ti is COMPANY will be held, paisuant to the'Aet of Parlimitent, in Bristol, at the Bristol Station, To-Moanow, TimitsoAT, August 18, at Twelve &Clock, for the General Purposes of Bu4iness. The Chair will be taken at One o'Clock precisely. CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. ROBERT BRIGHT, Deputy Chairman. The Transfer-books will be closed on the Bth of August, and will not be opened until after the said Half-yearly General Meeting, on the 18th. Clause 123 provides that no person shall be entitled to vote as a proxy unless the instrument appointing him shall have been transniitted to one of the Secretaries of the Company at least five days before the meeting. By order, C H ARLES -A. S AUNDERS, Secretaries. THOMAS OSLER, Railway Offices-2 Princes's-street, Bank, London. Rail way Station, Bristol. FROII THE AMERICAN PAPERS. ATROCIOUS MURDER AT PHILADELPHIA. The subjoined account of a dreadful murder which was perpetrated , this morning, is copied from a slip issued by the Ledger. An inquest was held on the body of the unfortunate victim, by Alderman Brazier, and the jury returned a verdict of wilful inur,ler against Smith. A man named Noah Lougee, who kept a broker's office in Third-street, aboire Chesnut-street, was inurdered this morning, at about a quarter-past six o'clock, by a man who entered his office, it is sup posed, for the purpose of robbing him. Mr. Lougee received one or two stabs in the side from a dirk, one of which entered his heart and produCed death almost instantly, From the appearance of the wound, it would seem that the murdered man was stabbed across the counter although he afterw ar d s go t t o the door, and attracted attention by an indisoribable noise with his hands tightly pressed against his breast. The as- Sassin, though he resorted to the stale custom of being himself the loudest alarmist, cryi ng , 44 stop, thief !" "Stop thief!" and. " Murder 1" was immediately pur sued by a number of citizens who heard the cries, and was finally captured, after a vigorous chase, in the fourth story of a warehouse in Front-street, near Walnut, where he had endeavoured to secrete himself, On being arrested, the only reply he made to ques. tions asked of him was, "he called m e a liar !" but it is repotted that he subseqtitntly. pox-deep,' to officer Russell that he purposely excited a quarrel with Mr. Lougee, with the intention of robbing and murdering him. The dirk with which - he killed his victim wa: found in a heap of sand and mortar, at the corner of Third and Chesnut-streets, where he had thrown it in his flight. The murderer first stated that his name was Smith, but he afterwards denied it. his real name is Alexander. _ Mr. L. was fornierly a broker in Cincinnati, and kept also an office in Louisville. He was 48 years of age; and has left a w if e an d three or four children: _ _ Mayor and Alexander has been tried before the committed for " Murder " on the evidenc e adduced. —Philadelphia Gazette. No DOUBT ABOUT IT.—A western paper says that young ladies who are accustomed to reading news papers are always observed to possess winning ways, most amiable dispositions, und invariably make good wives ; while on the other hand, those who read nothing, or, what is far worse, novels, are generally unfit for either society or domestic cares, and their company is but little sought for by either sex, farther than the rules of common civility actually require. Anon= AMERICAN INVENTION.--An enter prising American, resident in England, has lately in vented a bomb shot of the most destructive character, which he has sent to this country to be offered to our Government. The principles of this infernal wea pon are as yet kept secret, and will remain so until experiments are made td prove it, We understand that it as an explosive shell which bursts on striking; it is provided with two edged cutters or wings, to clear the way for it into the side of a vessel. John Bull had better look out now or we will play the Kilkenny cat game with him with this infernal ma chine, and a few Paixhan guns against his long tems. The model of this shell is in the hands of one of carr most intelligent engineers, who will shortly proceed to Washington with it, for the inspection of the Secretary of War. Tun BUNKER ' S HILL MONUMENT.—The cap stone of this monument was laid on Saturday morning, July 28. At the first stroke of the public clock, a cannon was fired, and the machinery was instantly in motion. In sixteen minutes the stone was raised to its proper height, and in about fifteen or twenty mi nutes more, a salute of twenty-six guns announced that it was laid on its lofty bed, where we trust it will remain for ages. The corner-stone of this monument was laid on the 17th of June, 1825, by Genehil Lafayette,' attended by ceremonies more imposing than we have ever seen on any other occasion. The address, or rather dis course, was delivered by-Daniel Webster. The dinner table on the bill that day was set for four thousand guests, all upkler,a single canvas roof. Zllll lie_ Ccu- - kreAbi' xissourt bias u requisition en the Governor of Illinois for the surrender of Joe Smith. Joe Smith seems to be in thOsaine predicament in which Mahomet found himself, when the Korcish tribe repudiated his mission, and attacked his person. According to the account of each of the other, his master spirit seems to have . been overflowing with love for handsome women, and has been endeavouring to take to himself, out of the number of his prose lytes, at least half-a-dozen " spiritual wives HAVANNAIL—An accident happened at the theatre the other evening, which under other circumstances might have been accompanied with serious conse quences : the immense chandelier of the Tacon theatre fell with a tremendous,crash into the pit, and though no one. was injured, a few were most dread fully frightened. Had it fallen during the crowded houses of last winter, the consequences would have I been terrible. ANOTHER hsdeaelyafdaDfotofeira invcoeoosnis T eo:l k sl 7 iineaa P t to.vertised i tor fellow, e od j l f l u i o v i i n w el p: acr ‘ f hi N d l e l o l s l o tt l he l e rr t a o l o l i % e l ; n s h S l u a slri u m n lt was also mersets in the water, &C. Disappo:nted in not get ting leave to jump from a vessel there, he came Sup with a crowd at his heels to jinni) off the Falls in the centre of the city. He was stripping for this purpose, when Justice Warner sent him to gaol as a vagrant. LET'S HAVE ONE IMMEDIATELY.—There has been a Cardinal of every nation except an Irish one—per haps' lest he should encroach upon the authority of the Pope in making bulls. We can spare Bishop Hughes for that purpose.--He would look well in a red hat. MELANCHOLY.—A lad named M'Carty was sen tenced to fifteen days' imprisonment at Boston, for crying newspapers about the streets. Melancholy times when a person is fined for crying. NEW MOVEMENT IN STEAM.—The steamboat Bangor, built in this city, is to be altered into a steam ship and sent from Boston to the Mediterranean in a few days. She will take passengers, give them good berths, clean linen, and excellent soup at reasonable rates. We have always said that the Atlantic and the Pacific would soon be dotted with steam vessels as thickly as abolition meetings of white people are with negroes, and we now believe that at least one half of the steamboats that run through Long Island Sound, up the Hudson, Mississipp., and Ohio will be turned into steamships, with good berths, clean sheets, and good soup. This certainly is the age of steam. A Bows. —A penniless l oaf er at- one of our hotels received the other day from his landlord a_ present of a small bill of fifty dollar s for board. Not taking the hint, he was told the next day that his rooms would be wanted on the morrow. Upon this, he packed up and and v ent to another house. " Why, Stu," said his new h st, " how came you to leave the House ?" " Ch, d—n it, they gave me a bonus of fifty dollars ror n Fro nns, and I thought I'd g i v e 'em up."—Boston Drily American. THE NEW ExcH 1241 i BOSTON. - -This building, which is truly an ornament to the city of Boston, is now nearly completed. This building was commen ce d on the 2d of August 184 1 , mid will be completed soon after the termination of the first year. FIRST-RATE TIMES FOR THE follow ing is an extract from an Act of the Scottish Parlia ment, passed in the reign o f Queen Margaret, about the year 1288 :—" It is statut and ordainit that during the reine of hir maist blissit Magestie, ilk maiden ladve of baith high and Lowe estait shall hae liberty to I:lJ speak ye man she likes; albeit, gif he refuses to take hir to be his wif, he shall be mulcit in ye sume of ane hundredth punis or less, as his estait mai be, except and always gif he can make it appear that he is be trothit to ane ither woman, that then he shall be free much Th greater supply 0 f c C a t A t T i e T a r i E UDDER Smithfield-market than for several weeks past. There were E o W nlg T on A d ia a r y FF '; -- as 60 head of cattle imported under the new tariff from Rotterdam and Hamburgh. They resemble very much the Linconshire breed, but are far inferior to our own as regards fatness, and met with a very dull sale. The importation of foreign cattle offers but a poor profits as our markets are so plentifully supplied from Stvtiand and Ireland with a much surior quality. ts • . On 1 ridgy evening, the 0100 ra g rhi ', corps of the Italian Opera will apptar for one night only at the English Opera-house, before their departure for the Con tinent, for the benefit of Master Henri Lau: ent, the Ju venile Pianist, pupil and son o . ' Mons. Laurent, stage manager at her Majesty's Theatre . The whole of the company of the English Opera will perform in three of the most favourite 1 p ays of the season, and - Master Henri Laurent will introduce the celebrated " Mose in Egitto" of Thalberg, and we trust the young pianist will meet the support of the public. THE ABSENTEE TAX.—Some of the gentlemen of the Bank of Ireland, employed in the Payment of divi dends upon the various kinds of stock, Complain of the great trouble imposed on them by Sir R. Peel's tax upon ithe Irish absentees; which i 4 likely -to realise a round :um in due time, provided the truants shall continue to L ojouru in foreign lands,—Dublin Paper, THE RAILROADS OF GERMANY. (Abridged from a Morning Contemporary.) lIAMBURGII TO LUBEClC.—Perhaps the most im portant railroad that could, at the present day be pro jected, or be constructed, in Germany would be one that would connect the Baltic and the Nprth Sea. Such a railroad need not be longer than forty miles, and would run the whole why upon nearly a dead level—namely, froM Hamburgh to Lubeck. The ad • vantages of such an undertaking are so obvious that the necessary.capital would be raised in twenty-four hours in London alone, if the King of Denmark could be induced, even for a moderate consideration, to give his consent to the execution of the plan,. HAAIRURGH TO BERLlN.—Another of the projected railroads of Germany, for which capitalists would be ready enough to advance the necessary funds, is that from Hamburgh to Berlin, which would open a rail road communication with Stettin, Dresden, L?ipsic, Breslau, and eventually ,with Vienna, and the very heart of Hungary. This would connect the Elbe, the Oder, and the Danube. - Of this railroad the first eight miles, "to Borgedorf, running over Hamburgh territory, have already been completed. When the remainder will be completed it, is difficult to say. HAMDURGH TO HANOVER.—Another projected rail road of considerable promise is that from Hamburgh to Hanover. This would run all the way through Hanovrial territory, with the exception of some five or six miles over a few-sandy islands in the Elbe, that belong to Hamburgh. This railroad-would lo!Ig ago have been undertaken, were it not for the anxiety of the Hanoverian Government to prevent Hamburg)) from deriving any material benefit from it. Out of Germany, there is probably no country more interested than England in the three projected railroads of which we have just been speaking. Por the last 16 years there has been a regular steam com munication between London and Hamburgh, anti were the railroad from Hamburgh to Lubeck once constructed, there would be a regular periodical in tercourse by steam-boats and railroads from the West Indies and New York, by' the way of Bristol and Liverpool to London, thence over to Hamburgh anti Lubeck, from which place, except when the Baltic is frozen up, there are steamers constantly running to Cppenhagen, Christiania, Stockholm, St. Petersburgh, and to various other of the Baltic ports. THE MAGDEDURG.BAILROADS.—The principal rail roads from Magdeburg are one from Berlin, and one over Halle and Leipzig to Dresden. As far as Coe then the two roads are one and the same, but at Coe then they diverge. In point. of fact, these railroads are three and not two; that is, they belong to three different Companies, but they are so intimately con nected with each other that they may almost be looked upon as one concern. . tTHE MADGEDURG AND LEIPZIG RAILWAY.—The principal of these tnree railroads is called the Madge bUrg-Coethen-Halle-Leipzig Railroad. The first stroke of the spade was struck in the month of April, 1838. In fourteen months afterwards, on the 29th June, 1839, the road was opened as far as &hone beck ; in September following as far as the Saale ; in June, 1840, as far as Coethen ; in July, as far as Halle ; and on the 18th August, 1840, the road was opened to the public in its entire length of 16,a Ger man geocrraphical (724 English) from Magde burg to Leipzig. The road runs all the way over, level ground, the highest embankment not exceeding 30 _feet in height, while the deepest cutting is one of 24 feet in depth. _ _ _ There are three trains daily from Magdeburg to Leipzig, and eaoh performs the journey in about three hours and a quarter. Each of these trains is in im mediate communication with the trains from Coethen W Berlin, and by these two lines the distance from Magdeburg to Berlin (26i German geographical, or 123 English miles) is effected in 61 hours. Between Magdeburg and Leipzig there are eight stations, between Coethen and Berlin ten. THE DRESDEN AND LEIPZIG R AILROAD.— The Dresden and Leipzig Railroad is 1i German (711- English) miles in length. The first stroke of the spade was struck on the 29th of February, 1836, and the road in its entire length was opened to the public on the 7th of April, 1839. More than half the railroad runs upon embankments, some of which It flax Detu iivet-ssiu - roAnc w Lln ‘..1. 5 1.4. 41.1 .11. There is a tunnel at Oberau, 900 ells, or about a third of an English mile in length. On this road there are two mail trains, and three goods trains daily, each way. BERLIN RAILROADS.--On arriving at Berlin the traveller will find three other railroads running off in opposite directions from the Prussian capital. XIIE POTSDAM RAILUOAD.—The first of these is the short railroad to Potsdam (19 English miles), on which the trains run daily six times to Potsdam, and as often to Berlin. The latest train . from each place starts at ten o'clock in the evening, ,for the conveni ence of persons. returning from the .theatre... Of the traffic on this little railroad some idea may be formed from the fact that 14,000 passengers travelled by it during the week ending on the Ist of August. THE BERLIN-STETTIN RAILROAD.—The second is the railroad from Berlin to Stettin, which was opened on the 30th of last month (July), and which will place the Prussian capital in immediate connection with the sea. When we say that the railroad was opened on that day, we ought perhaps so far to cer rect ourselves as to say that it was opened as far as Neustadt Eberswalde, six German (27 English) miles from Berlin. This, however, is a good third of the whole distance. THE BERLIN AND FRANKFORT RAILWAY. - The last of the four railroads to which the Prussian capital forms the central point, is that from Berlin to Frank fort on the Oder, a distance of about 50 miles, and which it is intended to extend to Breslau, and even tually to Vienna. Part of the intermediate road is already completed, namely, from Breslau to Oppeln, and from Vienna to Olmutz ; but though these three fragments coirprise more than half the distance be tween the capitals of Austria and Prussia, there does not appear to be any immediate probability of the completion of the remaining portions of the road. CONVENIENCES AYFORDED BY THE RAILWAYS. — The tourist, by the system of railroads we have de scribed, may visit namburgh, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Dresden, Halle, Berlin, Potsdam, and Frankfort on the Oder, and every mile of the way by steam. From Frankfort to Breslau the roads are excellent, From Breslau to Oppeln he again travels along a railroad. Prom Oppeln to Olmutz, over the Moravian moun tains, if the roads are not the best, the picturesque scenery will afford abundant compensation ; and from Olmutz to Vienna (about 130 English miles) the tourist is again conveyed with the accustomed rapidity of railroad travelling. THE VIENNESE RAILWAYS.—The railroads really in existence from Vienna are two in number. Of these, the principal is the one already mentioned to Olmutz, with a lateral branch, about thirty-five miles in length, to Brunn, and a smaller branch, which it is in contemplation to extend to Prague. This railroad, orginally undertaken by the house of Rothschild, will'be carried to Bochnia, in Gallicia, and perhaps even as far as Lemberg. The other railroad runs from Vienna to Raab, in Hungary, and will probably be carried out as far as Pesth. The above are the only railroads of magnitude that have been really carried out in Germany, but there are several smaller ones .in full activity, all of which are intended at some future time to form parts of a large system. _ These railroads are : From Hamburgh to Bergedorf, about nine English miles in length, which fis to be extended to Berlin, whenever the consent of Denmark and Mecklenburg can be obtained ; From Dusseldorf to Elberfeld, about 20 miles in length ; From Aix-la-Chapelle to Cologne (not quite com pleted), about 50 miles in length and already in cor respondence with a ll th e railroad s of Belgium ; From Wiesbaden to Frankfort-on-the-Maine, about 25 miles in length ; From Manheim to Heidelberg, about 15 miles in length ; From Brunswick to Holberstadt, about 30 miles in length ; Prom Munich to Augsburg, about 35 miles in length ; and The miniature railroad from Nuremburg to Furth, about five miles long, and remarkable as being the first that was opened for public use in Germany. Some smaller railroads have been completed in Saxony and other parts of Germany, for the service of individual mines, &c., and there are likewise horse railroads from Linz to Budweis, from Linz to Gu munden, and from Trentshin in Hungary to Teshin in Moravia. The above' may be taken as a list of all the Ger man railroads as yet finished, or nearly se, in Ger many; but the list could hardly be considered com plete, without some account of the Belgian system. THE BELGIAN RAILROADS.—in comparison to its extent, there is no country in the world in which the system of railroads has been carried out further than in Belgium. Of this system, M alines forms the cen tral point, from which railroad's. branch off—west ward, over Ghent to Ostend ; northward, to Ant werp ; westward, over Lovaine and Liege, to Aix la-Chapelle ; and southward, over Brus;els and Mons to Quevrain, on the frontiers of France. All these roads are at present in full activity. In connection with the railroads of Germany and Belgium, are the steatri-boats of the General Steam Navigation Company, from Loinion to Hamburgh, frOm London to Ostend, from London to Antwerp. and from London to Rotterdam • and the internal steam navigation of the Elbe, the Rhine, and the Danube, by means of which almost uninterrupted steam communication is constantly kept up between the British capital mid nearly all the principal cities of Belgium, Holland, and Germany. STEAM NAVIGATION ON . THE ELBE.—TO the Rhine, the facilities of the tourist who starts from London, are various. On his arrival at Rot terdam, he may at once transfer his per son and luggage from the vessel of the General Steam Navigation Company, to that of the Dussel dorf Rhine Company, which will carry him, without any further traushilment, to Mayence, if be should happen to feel no Wish to stop at any of the inter mediate cities. The traveller who lands at Antwerp or Ostend may proceed by railroad to Cologne, and there embark in the boat of the Dusseldorf Company. with which he may proceed down the river to Rotterdam, or up the river to Mayence. From Mayence to Basle he will find the steam-boats of , another Company (the Eagle Company) at his, disposition. Thus, by the wa -of London, Liverpool, and Bristol, the, -city ofd ; ,sin Switzerland, __ lt. may be said to keep up - it s til • communication by steam with Havre, Bordeaux, Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Canada, the United States, and all the principal parts of the West Indies. There is a third steam-boat company on the Rhine, called the Cologne Company, whose boats run constantly between Co logne and Basle, and the competition between these different Companies can. scarcely fail to secure rea sonable prices and gpod accommodations. DANUBE STEAM-BOATS.—On the Danube, the highest point to which the steam-vessels of the Austrian Com pany ascend is Linz. From Linz to Vienna, a steam boat starts every fourth day, and from Vienna to Pesth, in Hungary, every third or fourth day. The boats of this Company descend to Orsova, where, partly on account ofquarantine regulations, the passengers are transferred to other boats, by which they proceed to G-alacz, near the mouth of the Danube, and thence, by other steamers, to Constantinople, to. Smyrna, to Salonica, and Trebizond. All these boats, we believe, are the property of one company. The passage from Vienna to: Constantinople, in the chief cabin, costs 125 florins, or about twelve guineas English money. On the Danube a system has been introduced similar to that already described in speaking of the Rhine. The traveller, namely, who books himself at Vienna for Constantinople, has a right to land at any of the principal stations, to remain there as long as he pleases, and to continue his journey with any of the subse quent boats of the Company that may be passing the same way. RIOTS AT MANCHESTER. MEETING OF TILE LONDON CHARTISTS. Yesterday evening, a numerous meeting of the working men of London, and the friends of the Peo ple's Charter, was held upon Stepney-green, " to take into consideration the conduct of the authorities, in violently assaulting an unarmed populace, whose only crime was want of food." About 8,000 to 9,000 persons assembled. A num ber of the K division of police were on duty in the immediate neighbourhood, but the greatest order prevailed throughout. Mr. Drew was called to the Chair about seven. Mr. BLACKMORE proposed the resolution for the I paising of which the meeting was, convened. It was deprecatory of the conduct of the authorities at Man chester in firing upon the people, and praying that her Majesty would withdraw the troops and ameliorate their condition, by adjusting the disputes regarding wages, and passing the People's Charter as the law of the land. I'he speaker alluded to the countenances of the workmen, on which famine was depicted, and complained of the gross inattention of Parliament to the miseries of the people. Mr. MANSEL seconded the resolution, which was Das4ed unanimously. 6everal working men spoke in support of the reso lution, after which the meeting separated. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO. Age. For Five Years.' For Seven Years. I Term of Life THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. "England expects every man to do his duty !" have been anxiously looking out, during the past -week, hoping to find the announcement of a " great metropolitan meeting" to consider the awful state of the country, and to declare its opinion on the duty of the Government at the present crisis. Staffordshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Nottingham, Derby, &c., ,are 'at this moment in a state of awful excitement ; life and property are endangered, not by the exciting harangues of " destructives " or " levellers," but by the: simultaneous bursting forth of the people's discontent, prompted by hunger and misery, long borne in silence. Troops are being dispatched every hour to keep down the people, who, goaded by oppression, are rendered desperate. To me it appears criminal to remain in silence. If I were at present in my own locality, five hours should not pass ere such a meeting should take place. A large metropolitan meeting , at this moment would produce an effect not easily to be described. It is the interest 'of us all to maintain peace and the security of property; this can only be effected by the concession of the people's rights, and -it is the duty of every man to declare that he sympathises with the suffering.and oppressed people, and will not sanction, even by silence, the tyranny of Peel and his Tory Parliament. In thus calling attention to the subject, I have fulfilled one part of my duty. R. K. .1;IIILP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—Readers of Newspapers, residing far away from the scene of the present agitation of the- cotton manufacturers, will be somewhat puzzled to ascertain the real motives of;the operatives in turning out for wages, because violent party politics so warp the judgments of Editors, that their opinions are com pletely delusive. The Tories and Monopolists can see nothing in it but the work of the Anti-Corn law League,—the Chartists, or at least their leaders 4, •• - 11-doihy them iii misrepre• that the free-traders are done over, and just expiring; and in the very next paragraph, they say " Behold the abominable work of the League, and the extent of their operations! Half a million of people out of employment, and all that a few bloated capitalists mar get rich out of the blood and bones of the labourers.' If the manufacturers are the real authors of the turn out for wages, it seems a strange way of getting more riches, viz., the giving their workmen higher remu neration, and consequently reducing their profits. But, then, say some " wise-acres," "They want to show the Government their power." Well, it is strange that manufacturers, who are always repre sented by such trashy papers as the most money loving persons in the world, should willingly, and by design, endanger their lives and the destruction of their property for the sake of a demonstra tion of power. The truth is in none of these assertions. The strike or turn-out commenced with the operatives alone at Staleybridge, for the purpose of resisting a proposed reduction in their wages. These hands went to Ashton-under-Lyne, and induced all trades there to leave their employ ment, under an idea of having a general higher rate of remuneration : these, combined, went to Oldham, Hyde, Manchester, and in fact the contagion, or dis position of ceasing to labour, soon spread in all directions in Lancashire, Cheshire, part of Derby shire, and has been carried from thence into York shire. The motto was at first, a " fair day's wage for a fair day's labour ;" but the Chartist orators being the chief speakers at the various meetings held by the operatives, have endeavoured to mix up the. Charter with the " Strike ;" or in other works, that labour should cease " till the Charter becomes the law of the land." Many of the labourers consider this as unwise, and ask to keep it a " wage question" alone. A general delegate meeting is held this day in Manchester, the resolutions of which will be of great importance to the operatives ; and it is feared these may have a political aspect. The repeated re marks in Parliament against machinery and masters; the revival and reiteration of " Luddite''- sentimentsby the Press, and by Senators—the continuance of unjust, anti-commereiai, and self-destroying laws, have pro duced that state of wretchedness and poverty, that society may be considered as a magazine of combus tibles ready to be exploded by any insignificant cause. And unwise must that Government be, that can slum ber and continue this state of things. Business is entirely at a stmd. All is peaceable as vet, but what can hundreds -of thousands do when the shopkeepers cease to supply them ? It is really appalling fo contemplate the consequences. The much abuse.l middle class show great sym pathy with the turn-outs, wishing to see them better paid for their labour ; but will that feel ing be continued should it take the Chartist aspect ? I think not ; however, time will show it. To the great credit of the operatives generally, they conduct themselves with great .propriety, and show they are worthy of the best considerations of the wise and good. AN ENGLISHMAN. Lees, near Oldham, Aug. 15, 1842: VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Europe (whaler), of Bremen, clean, off the Cape de Verds ; Johann Frei& rick, for Batavia, lat. 8 S., lon. 25 W., by the North, arrived off Beachey Head. Buteshire, from London, June 22, lat. 19 S., lon. 30 W., by the _Hudson, arrived at Liverpool. Conradine,' Bremen to Tampico, June 5, It. 28th 22 ult.in; South America, Liverpool to New York, ult., lat. 4 N., lon. 23 W. ; Cit y of London, for the South ao, log , . 8G 6 49, by the Pearl. Caroline , of Salem, 2 d Seas, sth ult,, • 11, • lat lon 24, by the Grindley, arrived at Liverpool, WILL OF TIIE LATE LORD MANNERS.—The will of the above nobleman, whose decease,! about six weeks since, will be recollected, was proved on Monday last in the Prerogative Court - of Canterbury. The executors are Lord Charles Manners and the Rev. Thomas Man ners Sutton, Sub-Dean of Lincoln ; his Lordship's widow, Lady Manners, being appointed co-executrix. The amount of personal property is sworn to be under 250,0001., and the disposal of the effects is arranged in the following manner :—The testator bequeathes to the executors before-named the whole of his money secured upon mortgage, and all money in the funds and on other securities upon trust, with the consentof his son, the pre sent Lord, to be invested in the purchase of lands, and directs the estates purchased to be settled on his son. To his widow, Lady Manners, he bequeaths a legacy of 2,0001., and so much out of the trust fund as will make up the amount of her marriage settlement. Her Lady ship is also to have the enjoyment, during life, of such plate, books, linen, &c., as she niay;require. o each of the executors the testator gives 500/. The residue of the estate is bequeathed to his Lordship's son and heir, the present peer. • SINGULAR TOWNSIIIP.—In the township of Strick land Roger, in Westmoreland, there is neither a car penter's nor a blacksmith's shop ; no public•house nor beer-shop ; no church, chapel, or dissenting meeting house ; and no tradesmen, with the solitary exception of a knight of the thimble. All the rest of the inhabitants are employed in agricultural pursuits. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Can you inform me why the situation of Bailiff of Southwark is not filled up ; are they going to make a City job of it ? 'The appointment of one of the Aldermen to the office would be certainly very objectionable; they have more duties than they can perform, if the pub lic may judge from the frequent complaints which are made respecting the want of Aldermen on many oc casions to administer justice in the City Courts, &c. The duties of the Bailiff of Southwark are local, and ought not,to be held by a City Police Magistrate. A VOTER FOR SOUTHWARK. [We can give our correspondent no information. We see, however, that Alderman Sir William Hey gate is a candidate for the office, with many professions of disinterestedness, which inspire much suspicion. We are not aware of any good rea son why the salary, which comes out of the pockets of the people, should not be pared down to that al. most nothingness which corresponds to the High Sheriff's duties.—ED. Sun.] Monday evening, between eight and nine, as the Thunder steamer was returning from Putney, heavily laden with passengers, she struck her larboard side against the pier of Battersea-bridge ; the concussion was so violent that both paddle-boxes were shattered to atoms. The vessel was loaded with passengers, and the immense crash arising from the concussion created the greatest alarm on board, the screams of the females being terrific. Two passengers on deck, one a gentle man and the other a lad,.were by the violence of the concussion forced overboard. A waterman named George Elliott, a coxswain at Soarle's boat house, who was boating two gentlemen, picked up the lad, and the gentleman was picked up by a lug-boat, both in a very exhausted state. Several boats put off to the assistance of the steamer, and she was towed ashore to the White Swan-stairs, where her passengers were safely landed. Tax RIOTS.--,Last night about eight o'clock, considerable excitement was created in the Vic toria Theatre by the sudden departure of a number of soldiers of the Fusilier Guards (about fifty), who had assembled, it being for the benefit of a Mr. Rowell. for merly connected with that Regiment. The soldiers were not aware why they were sent for. They pro ceeded along the Waterloo-road in companies of about a dozen each with all possible speed, and arrived at Port man Barracks in less than half an hour, where they were instantly ordered to get under arms, and hold themselves in readiness for any emergency. A crowd quickly col lected in the immediate vicinity of the Barracks, and remained there under the impression that the troops would depart to the riotous districts. Up to eleven o'clock last night the soldiers had not quitted the Bar racks, but remained ready for service at a moment's notice. Rumours were afloat that a detachment of the A Division of Police were to proceed to Scotland. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.--On Monday after noon an inquiry was gone into before William Carter, Esq., the Coroner for Surrey, at the White Hart Tavern, Kennington-cross, respecting the death of Miss Hor tensia Cordelia Haskoll, aged twenty : two, who de stroyed herself by taking a large quantity of laudanum on Saturday evening. Mr. Hyde Williams, of No. 17, Chester-place, Kennington-cross. merchant, stated that the unfortunate young- lady had resided with him as a friend of the family for upwards of three years.' He then proceeded to detail the circumstances. She was found in bed on Sunday morning. She was sensible, hut it almost amounted to a state of stupor. He asked her if she had taken anything, and she said " Yes." Ie questioned her as to what she had taken, and she said,'" Laudanum." She died on Monday morn ing at three o'clock, and he had no doubt from the effects of the laudanum taken by herself. She always conducted herself with great propriety and de corum in his family. He asked her why she had taken the laudanum ? and she said, " I was very unhappy, for my parents had desired me to return home and leave you, where I am so happy, and the anguish and pain of the separation was so great, and nsy de sire not to hurt the feelings of my family, that it induced me to take the laudanum." She had seen her parents a few days before. He never heard her express a wish to destroy herself.' She was of a particularly sensitive disposition and of very religious feelings. When he remonstr a t e d w ith h er o n the wiced ness of the act, she said, " I could not help it ; I did not know how to leave your house." The Jury were unani mously of opinion that the Ale Ceased destroyed herself while in a state of temporary insanity. MELANCHOLY' ACCIDENT.—A poor Mower, em ployed in the county Wieklow, a tew days ago accident , ally his scythe. he cut his wrist whil e s h ar p e ning blood coagulat e d an d s t o ppedaft er some wound m r some time, but at dinner hour be went to r the Lacken, a small mountain stream near iylieo 1 was 'at work, to wash his i opera tion opened th e wo und a fresh, and from loss T holfsbl olhe fainted and fell into the water, which at the pla i ce was but a few inches deep. - On being mussed at meal companions proceeded to search for ya prevalente ln' l a u n b i in Dlloenvionto,:. ound him leas dead, lying with his face 'The typhus fever . see o the Devonport theatre. porvit,,saonnd,latehas managerswept a : n tw d a l y es six f of the children of Mr. Da AUG UST 17,1842. PRICE sd. v ~~~-~~ CARTOONS POR ?RR 14EW 1 HOUSES OF PA RIAA-NIEN: - 1 The Commissioners of the Fine Arts appointed' to take into consideration the most judicious mode for the interior decorations of the New* Buildings at Westminster, have just published their Report. It contains a well drawn view of the - state and prospects of the English School of Painting, bV the Secretary of the Commi,:siot., Charles Lock Eastlake, 4q. ; some very valarN ') and experienced opinions of Cor nelius the first hesco painter on the Continent, upon the subject, as also a body of research on this peculiar branch of art—its method of execution and preserva tion from deteriorative causes —along with historibal notices of the fine4t specimens extant. -Within the smallest possible space, we proceed tb embody the substance of the Report : . . . ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT UPON THE PROPOSED FRESCO PAINTIN:GS FOR WESTMINSTER. , r „ Tut: CAILTOONS AND THEIR SUBJECTEL-111e Corn mission, considering that Fresco paintlnglas i not beeu sufficiently cultivated in thi s coun t r y, p r opo s e that artists he invited to enter into a competition in car toon, and the notices given by them on fills score are :- 1, That three premiums of 300 k.: each, three premiums of 2001. each, and five premiums of 1001. each, shall ho given to the artists who, furnish . Cartoons that shall be deemed worthy of acceptance; 2. That the drawings be' uncoloured, and either in chalk or charcoal; and, 3, That the size of the draw ings be not less than ten, nor more than fifteen feet in their lon ,, est dimension, with the figures not l ess thi m life ; 4. The subjects are to be from British History, or from the works of Spenser, Shakspeare, or Milton. The competition is to be confined to "British .Artist;'' (page 7), which is afterwards explained (page 48) as comprehending foreigners, practising the arts, who May have resided ten years or upwards in Great Bri tain. 'The time specified for sending in the finished Cartoons is extended from the first week in.Mny to the first week in June, 1843. WHETHER HISTORICAL PAINTING IN FILROICCO COULD III: CULTIVATED IN 'ENGLAND.-11fr - East lake" takes this subject into consideration ' .-dgiirous of diScovering reasons for shOwing th a t if duly. encou• raged by the State, there exists grounds for hoping that this branch of art would b e cu lti va t e d an d tiou . rish. lie considers thatitaencouragetnent will chieitir' tkrptftithipon the effortit - bl"Thi'artists must make its way, not by virtue of a mere super- . 4 ticial taste, but by the presence of a vital impulse. LARGE SPACES DEMANDED FOR THE EX EEC).* TIIE ART.—Paifiting in England, Mr. Eastlake shows, has not yet been admitted into churches or in puhlia buildings which afford space. The Italian masters always had this advantage. In the last century, all . the principal English artists, notwithstanding Ho- !_cartli s success in small pictures, painted the size of life—Reynolds (considered as an historical painter), West, Barry, Fuseli, Copley, Northcote, Opie, and others. WHY NOT CONTINUED.—REDUCEII HISTORICAL PICTURES.—The experiment of painting the size of life as regards private p a t ronagg „ seems thus to have. been fairly made. The gradtal change to reduced dimensions, again appears to have been the conse quence of the insufficient demand for large works, . arising in a great d egree f rom th e limited size of English dwellings, and hence the execution of small historical pictures. In comparing the treatment of these cabinet pictures with those other works of the largest size, and in which the figures are . colossal, the small picture besides being executed with delicacy, . generally exhibits a certain fullness of detail, while the large work is not o n ly less elaborate, b u t is ccan posed o fewer parts. From this it appears .that the greater space never allows the introduction of nwre detail than the smaller, but generally, if not alway 4, requires less. PLACES SUITABLE FOR FRESCOES.--It is evident' that works of the magnitude of historical frescoes, cannot be often in demand for ordinary, dwelling-, houses. Those places which alone will allow its ex ercise and appearance will be 'churches, national and municipal buildings, the mansions and villas of. affluent individuals ; all localities, in a word, where painting can be displayed to the public in its highest and most didactic form. Such was the enthusiasm on. this score in the last century, that the English artists. of the time offer e d t o d ecorat e S t. Paul's. Ca-. thedrali•and other buildings. at their own expense. FOREIGN SrECLMENS OF FRESCO.—TheSe, of course, abound in the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, and other places in Borne. At Padua are the works of AVanzo ; in Florence those of Benozzo Gozzoli in the Palace Iticardi, of Angelico da Fiesole, Masacelo, and others; in Peru,2io those of Perugino ; in Assissi those of Giotto, all which belong to the 14th and 15th centuries. ' Venice, Genoa, the works of Luini at . Saronno and Lugano; in S. Giacom o , Spell°'. Orvieto, Pisa, and Siena an immense n u m b er of master pieces are to be seen. In EnglaHd, about the michile of the last century some frescoes were . execniesl' at Wycombe Park by Guiseppo Borgnis, a Milanese, `under the auspices of Francis Lord Le'bespenser. .IFrancia amlltal.hael, Andre del Sarto 'and 'Guido, t). uercw o , POrdenone, the Carucci and Cosesv;o, ere a host of Hirst-rate names i....,,u_..,„5„ e5 . OPINIONS OF DIRECTOR PETER* VOLT COR• NELIUS.—This distinguished artist, who has'executed so many works in fresco at Munich, as the " Glypto theke," the " Pinathek„' and the " Ludwig-Kirche," has given his statements on the proposed frescoes for the Houses of Parliament. He considers that the damp of the river will have no effect on frescoes ele vated in rooms as those in question, above the level of the water. lie lays great stress upon the partieular lime and colours, to be employed, and on .no point is snore decided than on the necessity of placing a given series of frescoes under the, control of One directing artist. lie supposes that London smoke may un- . doubtedly have a disadvantageous effect on' frescoes, . but if after 50 or 100 years, di r t has accumulatecl, much, they , may be cleaned with bread or a wet sponge. Cornelius considers it time to begin the de signs, supposing the present building to be ready in seven years from this time. The German artists, ex- - pert as they are at drawing, always take some years' . to prepare their Cartoons. The first rough coat 'of mortar alone, after being laid, should allow six or twelve months to elapse, so that it be p ro p er l y hard ened before it be painted on. The German painters' suffer the lime to remain for at least years in a state . of preparation before used for painting or coating the walls. Cornelius prepared the lime for the Ludwig,. Kirche eight years before he painted there. .A great quantity is generally kept in Munich, and might be had, perhaps, tbr works in this country. The late Loxd Munson intended to have had lime from Mu nich for the works which Cornelius was to have done for him at Gatos'. LIME -COLOURS AM) IMPLEMENTS FOR FRESCO " PAINTING.-4 brick ground, covered with the lime;. plaster, is always to be preferred where practicable lath walls are liable to bulge, thereby destroying the painting, and are perishable ; the lime, having under gone a certain preparation of mixing with water, and two or three filtrations to free it from impuri ! - ; ties, is left in a pit from eight to twelve months; the lime, however, for the first coat, need not be kept more than two months. This is allowed to dry perfectly befbre the next coats are put* on ; and lastly, having beensmst carefully prepared, the lime of which the intonaco, or coat ot` fine plaster, is laid on. This intonaco, on which great pains are be stowed, is composed of two parts of fine sand and one of lime; it must be perfectly clean, sharp saud, as the presence of any earthy particles would in evitably ruin the fresco. Some of the old masters used pounded white marble instead ; the surface of this last coat is then slightly roughened, to render it fitter for painting on. A quarter of an hour after, painting may be begun upon it. As no other hair resists the lime, but becomes .. either burnt or curled, small pencils of otter hair in quills are used. The colours used are chiefly white, yellow, brilliant reds, brown, black, purple,.green, and blue, according to certain admixtures mentioned. Others, such as vermillion and ch ro me yellow, have been tried, but not found to stand. Coloura prepared from animal and vegetable substances Canna be used at all, as the lime destroys them. It is' the opinion of some of the Munich professors that frescoes thinly painted are least liable to change. The. frescoes by Paul Veronese, in the Morosini Villa, near Castel Franco, - were removed by Count Balbi a few years since, and several of these works when .re-transferred to canvass were sold in England in 1838. BRISTOL LIME RECOMMENDED FOR FRESCOES.--. The finest limestone used at Rome has always been the Travertine ; the ancients and all the great artists of the 16th century painted on it : the. lime it fur nishes is of the purest whiteness. From, analysis, it lime s o t t h o e co n r u it m a n i b n er in of ev , e 9 7 4. deg r l: h ee of t e rion car e; b l o io n w a e te Ve o r f , of Bristol,. Durdham-down, appears to,-he finer still,. and is equal, or even superior to it, since it contains in every 100, 99.7 of carbonate of lime. Du. lixio's OPINION OF THE PROBAIILE EFFECTS OF GAS ON FRESCOES.—Dr. Reid considers that gas will not be at all injurious to frescoes in apartments ventilated as the present Houses of Parliament are : the noxious sulphur and ammonia contained by it being carried off by the air-drains. made" for ven tilation. With regard to cleansing frescoes; Professor Hiss, on being consulted on this point;rentarked that if frescoes were painted in the open air in London, the rain would be the best picture-cleaner. the' obser • vation is important as it assumes the :possibility of washing frescoes freely without injury to the colours. A sponge and soft water only has been-used to clean the frescoes at Bath ; at Genoa they are cleaned with vinegar, and Carlo Maratti used wine to wash those of the Vatican. - -- -- We notice amo ngs t the arrivals by th e Acadia, from. Boston, P r i nce Murat . , Naples, and nep h ew of the Emperor Napoleon. The officers of - the vesse l an d t he passengers spea k of Min son of the forawr King of with great respect. We understand that he proceeded to London ou Saturday evening.—Liverpool Times. • f 'l/(~~~ 76s o e. 0 ti 0 As 0 Pease. —s Od 30 6 ) 0 0 0 19° 17 6 19° 50° 2s 2 ° I 1 0 1 8 e, to 24 46 13 I,