The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-21 00:00:00

ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COM PANY. The COURT of DIRECTORS of this CO - ;PANY hc "hy give notice that they have this day made a FURT lIER CALL of TEN POUNDS per SHARE on the capital stock t o ) f , this Corporation, and the Shareh o ld ers are requeste d t o pay tame on their respective shares on or before the First Day or November next, to Messrs. Robarts, Curtis, Robarts Curtis, Ind C ompany. sha Interest at the r a t e o f fi ve per cent. will be charted on . nch res as the call is not paid upon by the First Day of Novemb,r, aid shares on which the call shall remain unpaid for two calendar months from that date will he liable to forfeiture. By order of the Court, 11 E. CHAPPEI.L, Secretary. ,9.51 Mail Steam Packet Comp an y' s Off ice , 44. Al ooruate-street. London. Sept. 30, 1842. AIANCIIESIER AND LEEDS RAILWAY LOANS the DITIECTOTIS are prepa re d t o rece i ve TENDERS or LOAN of MONEY, in sums of not loss than £l,O ()each, ve_be secured by the Bowls of the Company, for periods of Bre, or seven years, at the option of the lender. ititerest th ereon :s i ll be allowed at the rate of Four per cent. e!,,annutn, p aya bl e half.vearly, in London or Manchester. The Te n d ers to state which of the periods above mentioned Ispreferrei, and to be addressed to the Secretary. By orde r , JOHN JELLICORSE , S ec. M anchester, Sept. e, 1842. RAMSGA.TE, MARGATE, AND HERNE BAY. The Strong, Fast, and Safe Steam Packet the NILE, Cap• t w ain W M. READ, built of English Oak ( which safely :.athered the late gale.), leaves the Old Shades Pier, London idge, on Wedn , adays and Saturdays, at Nine precisely ; and enid returns from RAMSGATE on Mondays and Thursdays, alin g MARGATE and HERNE BAY each way, weather Pertnittin g . Fare to Ramsgate ...Fore Cabin, 2s. Saloon, 3s. Margate and Herne Bay... Fore Cabin, 3s. Saloon, 4s. Same Fare back. Pier Duel included. CALAIS EXCURSION. It The N IL E RAMSGATE for CALAIS on Sun. • 'fling, Oct. 23d, r e t urn ing the same day. Pare O ct. tile Excursion from London-bridge. Pore Cabin, Bs. S 1 10 There and back. a oon, 6.- - Nt E and GENTLEMEN'S s;----------( -' l lrs LADIES' Leith. DRESSING CASE, in Morocco and Russia tast e: ;', Rosewood, Mahogany, and Japan Ware, in the to 100 "fl. aZioable variety of patterns , - and at prices from 251. and v i rmeas. As Merin manufactures the Cutlery, )Brushes, Thay t rgs under his immediate inspection, every reliance repaired a "r l on the quality. Old Desks and Dressing Case ' 14 (1 an d refitt e d. A var i ety o f W ri t ing an d Dressing Goobeoutbined. Mechi's stock of PAPIER MACHE l'ar t i N S is th e most superb in London. T he T ea Trays in s totit4l,are wort sui hy ted the ell as the luxurious. as inection of the Ladtes, and the -.l ttaY he 4, LEADENH ALL. STREET, LONDON. Ij A y , SUPERIOR CANDLES. ES S CANDLES, 6d. per lb.; Wax a.od • .‘ - andies, I s . 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Composite, Zx tra Fine Wax Wick Moulds, ; Transparent 3d.7' 2 d. • Ge Isine Sperm, 2s. 2d. ; Genuine Wax, L otti ed s- Yellow Soap , 465., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. ; "et; Old 24 • and 664: Wisor and Par-_, Is. 4d. per pac- Phor ; Bro wn Windsor Soap, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2 s. Od.: lili el4k ; Almond, ls 6(1. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. per b. , • h ,Por 8 4. per Gallon ; Solar Oil, 41. Od. Afa r sa ,at DA VIES'S Old- Established Warehouse, 63, JP? , r 4/la.l ene, opposite New slaughter s Coffee-Mouse. uft ' at ? ni = P PING DECkYRD TEETH. — Price 4 .. 6 d. tli.1;„"" .7 her Majest y, H. It H. Prince Albert, her Royal 4 r -e " the Du ' clies e sef Kent . , and the principal Nobility. ONI A.S;S SUCCEDANELTM, for stop fir ei ti ,„_P, i ng decayed teeth, however largo the cavity. .It h is tooth ii,,,5 4), to anything ever before used, a! it is placed ir.. t e short t :' a so r t state, without any pressure or pain, and . in a is,,t4 heeornes as bard :is the enamel, and will remain firm Irr e , t e s t ' 3o th for life, rendering extraction unnecessary. It Stiehl all further progress of decay, and renders the teet agai , ligrriet idaiinnrepeurotTniaostnthies *lion'. All persons can use 111 r. Thomas s e a na re se e l n ve e s ie w ,e it d h . ease, without the aidof a dentist, ienti a t ire ,.. 4 only by the inventor, Mr. 'Mosta% surgeon d, Berners-street, Oxford-street. Price 4s. d i • ,41Y his appointment, by Sanger, 150, Oxford - str eet; . 220. Regent -street ;* Prout, 229, Strand er, Au of St. Paul's • Johnston, 68, Cornhill. In Dils.in, by Itald er. i t Edinburgh, by Davenport; Liverpool, ..laynard, he?an ; Rat ; Brighton, Thorby and Noakes; Cheltenham, Bions ; Dover, ; Hastings, Astsn_cr: ; %ppl'ton, Randall; Oxford, Slatter ; Shrewsbury, Wit stieittie':-IPter, Evens; York, Dennis ; and all respectable Me- 8 IL Y,EIt SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive 4ppi an t, injuriou s meta l s ca ll e d Ni c k e l an d G erman Silver its A T" by the i ntro d uct i on o f a new an d per f ec tl y ma t eh. ilAti,'-111ATA PLATE. C. WATSON ('ate ALDER TON h NOE 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and No. 16. NOR 'Minn P.L GATE, aided by a person of science in the . i l l as ast o•osetals, has succeeded in bringing to publie l ;l t te ric t b e_ k iii _braa.l.atiful article ever yet offered : possessing Zi t 'leer in appearance—with its durability and a hardness t h e : i n its perfect sweetness in use—undergetng, as it does; a aatirer4Process, by which all that is nauseous in robtedmetals is k*4i I extracted—resist ng all acid s, e cleaned as Silver, l aird! rital aufactured into every artic l e in fo ab for the Table and Side- NA. c . S. 11. s. d. ~_'' 'Polkas and Forks, Sauce Ladles .........1 9_ bo7srertdo, ................. 16 6 Tea Spoons, per doz 5 3 6 6 80 °. per dez .... 12 6 Gravy Spoons sP 4414 . ' 6 6 11 Ps% lir. 'bees the Public will . un derstand . that this metal Cold LAY his own , and that Silver is net more different from f e r n h --.4 h is metal is from all others ; the Public will t ere- Oki si: l „7 % difficulty in disceTering the animus which directs 1161 esi a ;lt attack made against him, by a party who is daliy 1.1 117 411,1 4 s„,:mParreld success ' which has marked the 7:1 4 MIS NZ '''""' Plate since its introduction. C. W., result will ' 1, %art isen feeling cenfident that the 41 and 42Z ab ft li vt ah its y i ,. ".n T ix e ' 8 —lC ", e- a e n u rlV7 'NORTON FOLGATE. 111 Royal TE A- and COFFEE SERVICES. pr II Letters Pate t have just been granted for the res erava 7 .r articles as dura ble and bearing an almost exact tieth er it :e tn, elahoratel h as, 1 or frosted silver, at a tw en isrand t r . zn Zit dTistPcnA and C OFFEE ae SETS are now ready, killed , iS ski th whiethul''d treme elegance than for thet . r extreme purpoi. n e e hr he a r ttractt sr Pewits:sr (1' wash-leathers, cloths, pastes, ,rttas..cernic pearance is main are required. Tea -pets, 14s. ; Coffee-pets, 17s. is tilo s Ti Engravings sent postage free. Z it _ :sowe r ?tete with ri POLES FOR WINDOW CURTAINS. stok ' l3 vunetr:i_four feet long, Itie l a a i , i i i . n t eh diameter, Is. td. er foot, two we -inch pole three feet i6s s . f _ , ad. per ineii, ells ,and and brackets staves, 4d. per inch ; bronze 4 tins .ri tale ,e gratis (postage f ~,, r et.? of st,,, f,... , rs ree) eentainieg 1 , 0 7 , art . 1 1 1. i n fumiolie, , fire-irons , kit c he n engr ut a e v n i :ll 7 , a an n i c i l Ibi6Phed 7 s2o E LLs.s.r; i rotitnongery.-11..1P . 0N and BUR. ......______ 've. T, OXFORD-S 1 REET.—Esta- atilits tlLieraAl(lll: E ... -- -A. B. SAVORY and SONS. M mu sic Silversmiths oio 14, Gornhill. Londono°'' Silve r s 4nk i f En2land) -' The * lsest wrought Fiddle-Pattern ar e t h. M" 111 and Forks, a'' 71. ed. per ounce. The following light,. or t i f a 4 , h i t e s r r e the m ended bLI t tharticles may be had at same price per 0 12 Fiddl e b a £'' (I. ' 12 az. s• • 12 4 d t i ; t t e ern Silver Table Spoons 30 at 7 2 ... 10 7 15 3 0 4 12 diit o Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 ••• „ 0 Table Forks 30 at 7 2 ••• 10 " ', 2 ditto 1 ilitt. Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 ... 7 . 3 . I s 4 ditto 4 ditto Gravy Spoons 10 at 7 2 ... 3 3 I t; • 8 Soup Ladle... 10 at '1 2 ... 3 _ . _ Sauce ditto... 10 at 7 8 .. . 16 0 s I ditto, Salt Spoons(gilt strong) .1 0 12 ditto Fish Slice 2 10 0 I ditto „. 3 16 6 Tea Spoons.. 10 at 7 8 ditto 0 15 (• _, N.t . A Pair Sugar Tongs (strong) trawin Price current, stamped as a newspaper, illustrated by kthi4sei:nd containing every information relative t'' eP e; will 4 sent s ''° r Gl' Sheffield plate, may be had on application, into the country, free of postage, in answer to a 89, AL -1/EMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (directly siertil,, ,/(\.IV ,„ opposlte the York hotel), and _ iII,EILALRI A IN M G -S . TREET, CITY. 1114ze,,,Thr Nlessrs. S and B. SOL - 071 .1 1( 1 N S S I:I N . . 1 ~,,O . l y N: xi !it :, .. L r t. e S . yd `tp, rfe t E.L.F.. LENSES afford astonishing . relief to f e ereuce 1 „, ever y 4!, /i,l9n--We give them the decided pre us arenc r y hri,, ts :tier kind of Lens -the clearness •f the A d ra . s p ov . ew tk e , r 1 yr erY object very d e ntinc, enables indtvi ua , l ... t e l krti e , °lt Minute partic with a pedperfect accuracy. 1 h..y ar e to ti le • llarl y p jit s, Rht a ileasant by candle light, as they. lights :- G, cooling roe s t i c o soften bright and brilliant h . gnt soll;i::nti,dellw, Esq., M.D., 1, Great George -street, West- G e r• 1. , ,!! . Sigmund, Es ,M D 24, Dover-street. Atra, r , trot ofitli a . rn E ,l;q S ,: u. A r i g . e li n .,.7l k ro ß ;(l. B -s " tr S ee a t v - i b il u e i - I r d o in w g s. Johnitil White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, K ennington Fred„ ° L i lle*, Esq., sqr e . n .99, Newington-1 Parliament-street. it l'il -.le i' Lei ht Es q M D 7, Upper Gower-street. wle.%/s)r:;,..keths°annd D ' can . , Su ' Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street. J' Paid. tr'l., Surgeon, Isleworth. `I• 11, r" 14, 1 ! , Surgeon 33, New Broad-street. J I , •-'•*•"ks, Eso NI. . Exeter. Wtnllior G,„. ( 1.,; , ' E ' ,. i ., i.D. e • Iley lwii, Esq., M.D., Bennett-street, Bath. tier,,,-J,, Esq., M.D. Blandford. 14.3 Lawrence, E sq . m.D., Tenby. 4 4, earre min, c.,_ . c.sq , Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley-street. C, ~, .11sbinson, Es q. , M.D., Cheltenham. Wilj ni lit ° , Esq., 31.1)., Ttri Oton. 411 r, Conolly, Esq., M.D., Ch Itenhans. •a11.,:r Allriatt, Esq., M.D. Faller igford. ti . ;.1,4' Willis Esq., Brig Aon , Ish l ilt t bs, F:sq. Surgeon Hammersmith. ten..B coderiek, Esq., Surgeon, Blanchtster-street, Alanches cmr.i quare. 11. ” TonallySureon Camden-town. (Aleboarn ' Es ' Surgeon, 29, Harleyford-placo, Ken- N iin gton. ' q" • 111 , c ar ti , ' i- in, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Pailiament-street. W . 14°' .sanner, Eli Surgeon, 26, Berkeley -square. w* °n es, Esq , Surgeon, 15, Lower Brook -street, Grosvenor .tare * A. it i n g,li'lli Esq., Suryeen, Denmark-h;11. JE. Sc,,, ' "; et nere, Esq., Surgeon. 10, Charlot te-st., Bloomsbury. ii ,Calk, --"‘.art Esq., surcreo n , 32, Golden-square. C. it'• r Surgeon" 23, Charlotte.strect, Bloomsbury. t d 'llhatn, Esq. Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley-square t will. :\-aann li's S e n Nuneaton, .0 1 . , .4., .. urg o, _ . . th ‘lliaclog the above list of 1 estimonials before the public, Its 7% le"r'• S ol•mons, Opticians and Aurists, state tnat their wis: lIIILE OPF II kTIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by it.;;;:iiicht itahrortiesratnicllasuoaf',Deey a e f u.. P s e h r i s i r ug s . h p a ie v u e o l:een greatly benefited, and when fixed into aht: n av i.Y ~f the ear is soft and easy, and not more un . con:fort- II or perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place. its' 10. the faintest whisper at a public assembly is hea r d "00idistinttness. 1 1 ; 6. " 14 P , taut new inventions are patronized by their .1 . la -6't.es tha Ki:rig and Queen of Hanover and their Royal High nesses the Prlneesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene High k!'e_the Pe..teess Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and . Rasa, .16,Letiil'rrealicteisthh: Duchess Dowager of Bedford, and their G . ra i e- e pof Canterbury, the late Duke of Norfolk, ki 1-...-rnnifil,blievonchire, Argyle, Manchester, and Marlborough, ue,?tihserve th e t, Zlcce.ssrs. Solomons state that they have no eon . - iuu , . o _ll with pe rsnns of the ssnie name in Ireland and Scotland, ' That they do not employ any Travellers or Agents • the Rennin, a r ti cle 1,14 are only to 'be had :n London, at their 1'...,5ta ,.. rnents,39 Albernarlesetreet, Piccadilly, opposite the York 41(411 1 11.114 76 5 King William-street, Banks .•-• No. 15,649. THE SUN is Published ET ERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIV.ERY ; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—The im provements intrrduced in " Beard's" Process, render those likenesses unerring reflections ti face, figure, and dress. Portraits and Groups of various sizes, in Frames, Cases, Lockets, Brooches, and Rings, in an elegant style. Royal rolytechnic Institution, Regent-street ; 34, Parlia ment-street ; and 85, King William-street, City. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION: The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, ex hibiting the varied and be ‘ntiful 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 if MACHINERY have just been completed, and are now at work by Steam Power, in the Hall of Manufactures. CALOTYPE PORTRAITS taken daily by Mr. Collen. On THURSDAY, the 9/Jth inst.. a LECTURE on LINGARD'A PRINCIPLES of the ORIGIN of FUNGI, and the PREMATURE DECAY of TIMBER will be deli vered at Two o'clock. The fine Exterior of ST. PitTER'S at ROME, and the Interior of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA at JERUSALEM, the latter after D. Roberts, R.A. (pub lished by Mr. Moon), are among tho latest additions t• the ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. The ORRERY, DIVING BELL, DIVER, &c. &c. To the COSMORAMIC VIEWS, shown in the Evenings, a beautiful addition has just been made. Conductor of the Band, Mr. Wallis.—Adseis sion, Is. Schools, half-price. 'IMF, CHINESE COLLECTION I- ST. GEORGE'S-PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER. This Splendid Collection, consisting: , of Objects Exclusively Chinese, 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 their native costumes, from the highest mandarin to the blind mendicant in his patched garment. Also, many thousand spe cimens, both in Natural History and Miscellaneous Curiosi ties, illustrating the appearance, manners, and customs of more than Three Hundred Million Chinese, respecting whom the Nations of Europe have had scarcely any opportunity of judg ing, IS NOW O"EN for Public Inspection from Ten in the 'Morning till Ten at Night. Admission tls. 6d.—Children. Is. UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, I. King William -street, London. The Rates •f this Office, founded on the most accurate ob servations of the duration of human life, are as moderate as is consistent with perfect security. One-fifth of 'the ascertained profits of the five preceding years is divided between the policy-holders and shareholders; three-fourths to the former, and one .fourth to the latter. The remaining four-fifths are set apart to enter into the average of the succeeding years, and thus to provide against unforeseen contingencies. The first division of profits took place on the 13th of May, 1840, when a reduction of 60 per cent. was declared on the current annual premiums of all those policies entitled to parti cipation. The second division of profits was in May, 1841, when a similar reduction was again declared. The following table will show the operation of the reduction made by the Society:— Ago when Policy was issued. Date of Policy. May 1833. Sum Assured. £l,OOO 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,004 Iteduceti Original Annual Premium. Reduction Premium payable in 1841. £l9 6 $ £ll 12 01 £7 14 $ O. 24 8 4 14 13 9 15 4 31 10 0 18 18 0 12 12 0 42 15 0 25 13 0 17 2 0 66 11 2 39 19 8 26 12 8 an d a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMESTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereiy in. tring 'lt TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, et ONE CHARGE. The pony stalls, the fences of which are extremely :nassive, and constructed of highly-polished oak, are thirteen feet low , and six feet wide. The stalls (the iame materials being used for the fencing throughout the stabling department) for . the carriage and riding hJrses are a little larger. The fronts of the mangers, and also the wall at their backs, extending four feet in height to the top of the hay racks, are of slate. The front upper edges of the mangers consist of a revolving cast-iron roller, about three inches in diameter, extending their whole length, thus offering an insuperable bar to the exer cise of the tricks of crib-biters. An apparatus for heating water for the use of the men, and for warming the coach-houses, &c., is at tached to each quadrangle, and situated in the base ment, with pipes communicating to every part of the buildings where it will be required. The width of each stable, from the back of the manger to the opposite wall, is 22 feet; thus allowing plenty of space for the men behind the heels of the horses. Each of the stables, which are ventilated by means of an admirable contrivance, through an aperture leading to the roof (and which can be opened or closed at pleasure, will be lighted, at night, by gas. The whole of the flooring is composed of Dutch clinkers, imported expressly from llolland for the purpose. An interminable supply of water, by the means of pipes laid on from the large reservoirs at the Castle, which is forced up by the Royal engine, from the Thames, in Datchet-lane, will be obtained in every portion of the Royal stables, cleaning-rooms, &c. In the centre of each stall are iron gratings, com municating with cross drains which run into the heel drains, under the flooring of Dutch clinkers, and through these, by merely turning a tap at the upper end of the stable, a strong course of water is forced, cleaning every accumulation away from the under drains into the common sewer to the river. Each stable is conveniently fitted up with corn bins of oak, and, indeed, with every convenience that skill and experience could suggest to the several persons engaged in the erection of this immense pile of building. It may be here observed that,' frorn'the admirable and convenient style of the whole of the arrange ments, and the beautiful economy which prevails in every department, the new Royal stables may be re garded as perfect models of stable architecture. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AsSUR• ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, kc. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMM MURRAY,Eig., Chairman. John Raw.on, Esq. John 'tiddle Stodart, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. - - - J. Elhotson, M. I)., F. B. S. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Hunter Gorden, Esq.. George Lungiey, Esoi. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Wnolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. PHYSICIAN —.I. Elliobon, M.D., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes. Esti. SOLICITORS—NIessr.. Sweet, Sutton. Ewens, and Ommanney. 11A NK E RS—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Ltfe Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death for inheritors of the Assued, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits: F. FERGUSON CAMR3ITX, Secretary. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' AND GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Empowered by Act of Parliament. Adelaide-place, London-bridge, No. 444, West Strand, No. 11, Queen-street, Edirt- No. 30, Olaham• street, Man burgh, chester, and Wason's-buildings, Liverpool. The Company transact business in every Department of Life and Fire Insurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans. LIFE DEPARTMENT. J. T. CLEMENT, Esq., Actuary. A sum far more than equal to the value of the Policies is in vested in the public securities, in the names of the Trustees, so as to be at all times available. At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the Life Pol , cies equal to twenty-five per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of five per cent. was added to the Shares in addition to the payment of the annual interest. For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a ape" cific sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table, at lower rates, has been calculated, on which, as well as on the partici pating scale, ONE-HALF THE PREMIUM MAY RE MAIN ON INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT. FOR FIVE YEARS, thus enabling a person to assure his life for 1,0001. on the immediate payment of the premium for 5001. only. The following are the annual premiums for the assurance of IQOI., for the whole life, one-half of which may remain for five years by merely paying the interest annually at five per cent., and s,hould the policy become a claim in the interim the amount due will then be deducted : Age 20, without profits XI 13 0 with profits £1 18 0 30 40 . .... ........... ... 2 14 3 50 For short periods the premiums are considerably lower, and forany ages or contingencies not usually advertised, information may be obtained on application to the Actuary or Secretary. FIRE DEPARTMENT. - • • - The Company insure Houses, Furniture, Stock in Trade, Farming Stock, and every description of Personal Property, against lass or damage by Fire. *„* The Directors beg to remind their friends, whose Pre miums become doe at Michaelmas, that no extra charge is made at this Office for the Transfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly favourable to parties insuring. Ir surances may be effected for any period of time ; if for SEVEN years, the Premium and Duty will only be charged for SIX . W. T. FA s% CET T, Secretary. J3RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, I. PRINCES-STREET, BANK, LONDON. EMPOWERED 4th BY SPECIAL A CT CT OF 9. ARLIAMENT, VICTORIA. . P DIRECTORS. William Bardgett. Esq. John Drewett, Esq. Samuel R vington, Esq. Robert Eglinton, Esq. Vm. Fechney 'Mack, Esq. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq. John Briehtinan, Esq. Alex. Robert Irvine, Esq. George Cohen, Esq. Peter Ntorrison, Esq. Millis Coventry, Esq. Herry Lewis Smale, Esq. Thomas Teed, Esq. A UDITO S. _ _ J. B. Bevington, Esq. F P. iockerill, Esq. IJ. D. Dow, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICER.—Jahn Ciendinning, M.D., F.R. S., 16, 'Vim; ole street. Cavendish-square. STANDING COUNSEL.—The lion. John Ashley, New-square, Lincoln's Inn ; Ilr. S rgeant Murphy, M.P., Temple. SoLicfroit.—Williarn B,•ran E-q.. Old Jewry. BA NKERS.—Messrs.Drew ett and Fowler, Princes.street, Bank. This Institution is empowered by a Special Act of Parlia ment, and is so constituted as to afford the benefits of Life As surance, in their fullest extent, t• Policy-holders, and to pre sent greater facilities and accommodation titan are usually of fered by other I aces. The decided superiority of its plan, anti its claim to public preference anti support, have been proved incontestably by its extraordinary and unprecedented success. ASSURANCES MAY EITHER BE EFFECTED BY PARTIES ON IBM' , OWN LIVES, OR BY PARTIES INTERESTED THEREIN ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS. The effect of an Assuraice on a person's own life is to create at once a Property in Reversion, which can by no other means he realised. Take, for instance, the case of a person at the age of thirty, who, by the payment of 51. 3s. 4ti. to the Britannia Life Assurance Company, can become at once pos sessed of a beipeathable property, amounting to 1,0001., sub jec only to the condition of his continuing the same payment quarterly during the remainder of his life—a condition which may be fulfilled by the mere saving of EIGHT SHILLINGS weekly in his expendi'ure. Thus, by the exertion of a very slight degree of economy—such, indeed, as can scarcely be felt a' an inconvenience, he may at once realise a capital of 1,0001., which he can bequeath or dispose of in any way he may think proper. A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock. Detailed Prospectuses, and every requisite information as to the mode of effecting Assurances, may be obtained at the Office. PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. A liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents. ,ItEEMASONS' and GENERAL. LIFE Ati- SURANCE, LOAN, ANNUITY, and REVER SIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. 11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. This Office unites the benefit of a mutual association with the security of a Proprietary Company, and cffers to.the Assured amongst others the following advantages:— _ 1. Credit until death, with privilege of payment at any time previously, for one-half of the premiums for the first five years upon Assurances for the whole of life ; a plan peculiarly advan tageous for securing Loans. '2. In Loan transactions , the lender secured against the risk of the Iprrower going out of Europe. 3. Sums assured to become payable at given ages, or death, if previous. 4. Policies indefeasible ; fraud alone, not error, vitiating them, and in e.se the Renewal Premium remain unpaid, the Assurance may be revived at any time within Six Months, upon satisfactory proof of health, and payment of a trilling fine. 5. Officers in the Army and Navy, and persons residing abroad, or proceeding to any part of the world, may be as sured upon equitable terms. 6. I nmedi .te, Survivorship, and Deferred Annuities granted; and Endowments for Children, and every other mode of pro vision for families arranged. All the rates will be found to have been computed as low as is consistent with security. 'JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. LOAN COMPANY. ICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AN D No. lt4, King William-street, City. TRUSTEES. Sir JAMES DUKE. Alderman, M. c ) ., Chairman. I3EN .1 AMIN El AWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Benjamin Barnard, Esq. I Charles Baldwin, Esq. Solicitor, Jvhn Curtis, Esq., SO, Naraghall-street. The principle of this Company is to raoow to each Assurer such reasonable advantages, as tatty suit Iris particular views Thus, parties Assuring the Live; of ot:-Lsrs, may make their Policies secure, notwithstanding the Life Assured m a y g o out of the limits et Europe, wiihout th e necessary permission of the Directors havin g been previously obtained. Credit of half the Premiums for the first five years, allowed on Polic i es uffected for the whole term of Life. Parties who have been Assured for five years will be allowed to barrow on 'he security of their Poli its, a sum equal to one-half the Premiums paid, less that for the first year. Advances are made to parties Assured in the Office, on real or undoubted Persot Security, for terms not exceeding three years, repayable by instalments. Premiums moderate. Participation in profits. Drtaiied Prospectuses may be obtained on spplication at .the Office, or by letter addressed towtaheLSLc7i 4 Secretary TRAY, Actttar" -, d Seoretary. . . , THE NEW RIDING SCHOOL. The new riding school, as it has been before ob served, divides the upper or northern quadrangle from the centre one. This spacious building (so con veniently situated for her Majesty and the Prince to take equestrian exercise in unfavourable weather, as well as for other purposes connected with the loyal menage) is 170 feet in length, 52 feet in width, and nearly 40 feet in height. It is well lighted by means of its numerous windows during the day, and at night three splendid gas chandeliers along the centre of the building diffuse a clear and steady light through out the interior. The riding house is approached from the Home Park, through a vestibule from the grand entrance, which leads directly into the vast area. Over the vestibule are her Majesty's Tillery and retiring room. which are reached by a spiral staircase through the northern square tower at the Royal entrance ; a corresponding tower being on the south side of the arch way. Her Majesty's gallery commands, by means of large sash windows of plate glass a full view of the whole of the interior of the riding school. The shape of the room is semi-hexagonal. The furniture (con sisting of four chairs and two arms, covered with rich crimson velvet, an octagonal-shaped table, splendid looking glasses, &c.) is of oak, elaborately carved in the Gothic style. The fawn-coloured tabaret curtains, with carpet and rugs en suite, give to this apartment a most pleasing appearance. The eastern window commands a most picturesque view of part of the Castle and the Hom© Park. Adjoining her Majesty's gallery is a retiring room for the Sovereign, similarly furnished. Beneath the Queen's retiring room, on the ground floor, under the south tower, is a neatly furnished apartment for the equerries in attendance upon her Majesty. Over the riding-school are most convenient dormi tories for the use of the single men connected with the stables. These consist of thirty apartments ; and each is comfortably furnished by the Master of the Horse with the usual bedding, a chest of drawers, chairs, table, vvashhand-stand, carpet, &c. Every man will have his room exclusively to himself. THE LOWER LODGE, which was formerly inhabited by several of the Royal pages (and which is within the walls inclosing the various buildings connected with the Royal stables), has been considerably altered, by being cased and stuccoed to resemble stone, and rendered in keeping externall y with the general character of the new stables. It has also been much enlarged by the addi tion of several rooms. It now contains fifty-four rooms, and will be converted, under most excellent arrangements made by Mr. Cocum, the clerk of her Majesty's stables, to the exclusive use of the married servants in the department of the Master of the Horse. It contains also two large eating or mess rooms, with extensive ranges for cooking, and two other large sized rooms, with coppers also for the purposes of cooking, with upwards of thirty separate cupboards (all the servants in this department having board wages), each having a lock and key, for.the use of each domestic. In the square tower of the lower lodge a large dial, with four faces, is now being fixed. This will be a prominent object from every part of the premises. The official residence of Mr. Cocum, the clerk of the stables in residence at Windsor, will shortly un dergo very extensive alterations and improvements. _ _ SINGULAR CAssh—At the Leicestershire Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday last, Louisa Wykes, a rather good-looking girl, about 19 years of age, respectably attired in black, was placed at the bar, harged with stealing 15 sovereigns, the property of John Taylor, at. Belgrave; a second indictment charged the prisoner with stealing a pair of breeches, leggings, and other male attire, the property of HenrysSmith. Prisoner pleaded guilty to both indictments, but the Court, being unacquainted with the circumstances requested Mr. Taylor to give a relation of them, when it appeared . that the prisoner entered the service of the prosecutor about ten months since, during the whole of which Ntviineeeksshseinccoendluicr.telayhleorsrelhfadwi occasion propriety. t o remain A a few t another of his houses in Leicester, leaving the prisoner and three men in charge of his house at Belgrave. During the night the p risoner proceeded to a bureau in andwhencewhich she ahe had tnn s k ee l n 6 her master place some gold, sovereigns soclose odt ofto resemble a sumo f 50 ; she then cut h er h a i r of r that of a man, after whi c h s h e proceeded as edto thrmen's room, and dressed herself in Smith's clothes, when she left the House. Being overtaken by the carriage of Mr. Hunter, of Brooksby Hall, his lady ordered the coachman to stop, as she perceived that the prisoner had a singular appearance, and was crying very much. Upon some questions being put to her, she acknow ledged that she had committed the robbery, and dis guised herself in men's clothes to avoid detection. The mother of the prisoner having been put into the wit ness-box, said she could account in no other way for her daughter committing the robbery than that she was pregnant, and stole the money with an intention of providing herself during her confinement, and thus avoid the exposure to which she would otherwise have been subjected. The Chairman, Mr. W. Aleyrick, said it was one of the most unheard of cases that had come within his experience ; and had not the prose cutor recommended her to mercy, and some alleviat- ing circumstances appea red in her favour, be should inevitably have passed a sentence of transportation upon her. The prisoner was afterwards sentenced to twelve months' hard labour, three weeks solitary. CORONER'G INQUEST. -- Yesterday at half-past three o'clock, Mr. Higgs, the Coroner , for West minster, held an inquest in St. James s-workhouse, Poland-street, upon the body of John Park. It ap peared from the evidence of a number of witnesses that the deceased had left his work on Tuesday about half-past four, and in passing down Lower James street,felldo w m o hen upo a:l3 l o t u b t e . l s l o a o ve y m a e r i ds a th e iforoam stat e 0 f w o: l k ta sh n o eo u , allow 8 in s ensib i lit y .sliiye. lie was carried into the first shop, and means after a short - t . °, his recovery, but he died almost in th d e ea v f is used His relitions having refused to with w i es da both by y ost modem examination of his body, the Ju7 D , sultation, returned a verdict of coi tion of God." - '1 The deceased, who dumb, married a girl afflicted aitnad-1. the infirmi ties, and who is now an inmate same A WARLIKE FAMILY. —There of Bre edlam. earebrothers, named Keegan, now residing • five who entered into the a in and about this town, and served in various ar my about thirty years since, larly in the Peninsula , °f the world, and particu engagements. here they Thesel five were in several to their flatly veterans have lately re turnedare in the en' e c omity .in perfect health, and a n ent enjo yment of goo d e x of them by the Characters , an d honourable mention is slskie Calow se ve r al S ent i ne officers .they :; , erved Pdgirol". PRICE OP SUGAR. EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY. LONDON, OCT. 21, 1342. The following average pri c es of Brown or Musco vado British Sugars, exclusive of duty, will be pub lished in the Gazette of this evening : - 3.55. 31-41. per cwt. West India East India 36 lif Mauritius 32 3f The total average price of the three descriptipni 355. per cwt. The actual weights of Sugar sold on account of the importers, in the week ending the 18th inst., accord ing to the returns made upon oath by the Sugar bro kers, in compliance with the Act of Parliament, and on which weights the above prices are computed, con sisted of 28,895 cwt West India, 2,835 cwt. East India, and 5,342 cwt. Mauritius. _ About 4,000 cwt. of darkunsound Sugar have been slid in the same week at from 225. to 255. per cwt. ; e doing, prices ofe course one portion of w hi c h being classed ns East India, o ofse those reduces two . and the other as M aur iti us , un f a i r l y d e p resses the average o th k e in t d o s tal of aSvuegaragrse, priceand by soof the three descriptions. It is hi • w spered in the Sugar market that, amongst other important matt M Ellis matters, r. has been sent to the Brazils, for the purpose of impressing on the Go vernment there the mutual benefit to be derived by both countries by a reduction of t• uu les, and of pro posing that the duty on British manufactures Im ported into the Brazils should be ed r uced to 15 per cent., ad ra/orenz ' and that, i n return,the British Government will admit Brazilian Sugar to consump tion here at a duty of 15 per cent. on, and in addi tion to, the duty of 255. per cwt. now imposed on British Sugars. This will reduce the duty on that sort of foreign Sugar from 665. per cwt., which now operates as a prohibition, to 295. per cwt., giving the West India interest a protection of 4s. per cwt., which, on all the British Sugar now imported in a year, would be equivalent to 800,0001. sterling. Whether there be any truth in this rumour is difficult to say, hut it would be more difficult still to assign any just reasons ',;vhy the Sugar-growers should be allowed to fleece annually this impoverished nation out of such a sum of money as 800,0001. sterling. It has been with much truth stated by an able writer on the subject (see third edition "On Financial Reform," page 244), that there are only three ways that colonies can be of any advantage to a mother country; first, in furnishing a military force; second, in supplying a revenue; third, in afibrding commer cial advantages. In contemplating these three re marks the question naturally suggests itself, do the British West India Colonies in any of the ways named requite the mother country for the enormous sacrifices of life and treasure which she has for years and years past lavished en them ? • With regibl to furnishing a military force, have they at any period of their past history, Or do they now, aid Great Britain in that' Manner ? 'Certainly not ; for, on the contrary, they constantly require the presence of many regiments of British soldiers to enable the colonists to command a due observance of the barbarous laws which they have themselves concocted for the purpose of keeping the black population in a wretched state of degradation and subjection ; and in time of war a much stronger force. Taking the period. from the commencement to the termination of the late war with France, it is re• corded that Great Britain was frequently compelled to cripple her own means of defence, by sending ships and regiments to secure these value. less possessions from capture, and she has had in return for this misplaced protection, the misfortune to wit ness and mourn, without any beneficial result, the de struction of a greater number of brave men through the pestilential effects of a West India cli mate, than were killed, during the same period, in the numerous battles gloriously fought and won by the Duke of Wellington. How many battalions, 600 strong when embarked, have been reduced by a few months' residence in the West Indies to mere alleles. tons ; and how many thousands of recruits, sent out to complete the ranks of these regiments thinned by disease, have also perished, without even hearing a shot fired in anger ? The geographical -position of these islands, it has been said, is important in a mili tary sense. Such an assertion may be justified when applied to Gibraltar or Malta; but to the West Indies it is worse than a waste of words; if they were obli terated to-morrow from the snap, they would not, for their military utility, be missed. So much for the first. The second observation relates to raising , a revenue for the benefit of the parent State. Whe ther that be practicable or not is set at rest by an Act of Parliament, which declares that no taxes or duties shall be levied in the colonies, PICIIpt for their own use. The third way in which colonies may be valuable, is in affording commercial advantages. The trade with the West Indies consists in their buying about three millions worth of manufactured articles, the Production of this country, upon which the manufac turers may possibly obtain a profit 'of 5 per cent. The freight outwards of these manufactured goods is merely nominal, so that the colonists, apply where they please, could net obtain similar articles more cheaply, or more regularly, from any other country than they get them from Great Britain. If the West Indies were under the control of the United States to-morrow, and her merchants could exercise a free will, their own interest would guide them to our markets. The Act of Parliament restricting them to make their purchases here, is consequently a dead letter ; there is no need of any restriction of th e kind. A West Indian pays our mer chants no more than another customer would pay them—there is no favour conferred ; there are, con sequently, no thanks due for the transaction. Thus much for one side of the book ; now let us turn our eyes to the other, for this we refer our readers to the article under the head "Price of Sugar," published in The Sun on the ith instant. We pay d e W es t Indians 19s. a cwt. for their Sugar more than they could obtain for it elsewhere; 325. per cwt. for Coffee; something considerable for Rum, the proteo tion of the latter as against Brandy being 14s. per gallon ; and in favour of each article of produce im ported from these colonies there is imposed on all similar articles, the production of other countries, a strong pro tecting duty ; these protecting duties compel British consumers to pay in the aggregate 5,000,0001. sterling a year more for West India produce than they could buy in other markets similar articles of a better qua lity. In a commercial point of view, therefore, Great Britain loses immensely by the 'West Indies ; it may suit the purpose of the proprietors of Sugar estates very well to hide the costly deformities of these worn out possessions by mixing them sip in the general term colonies, and then vaunt about the advantages of ships, colonies, and commerce ; but somehow or another the public at large has discovered that there are two kinds of colonies, namely, good and bad: Great Britain doubtless possesses many valuable and important colonies—possessions which handsomely requite her for the protection she affords them. She has also, unfortuuately, others of a directly opisoe site character—colonies, which, for time immemorial, have been, and now are, a source of frightful expendi ture and of heart-sickening vexation to her. In this list the. West Indies stand prominently in advance . Common sense dictates that the mother country should either insist upon an entire alteration in the manage ment of these colonies, or abandon them altogether. PRODUCE OF THE FRENCH VINEYARDS. The Jmirnal des Debats contains some interest ing statistical data co ncernin g the production of wine in France between 1791 and 1842. During that interval the cultivation of the vine, which occu pied(ll4 at the former period 1,573,000 hectares, extended by degrees to upwards of 2,000,000. The export of wine in those fifty years, however, remained nearly stationary. During the first 30 ye et ars tz ( b ) r i c i tsp p teo re ritaxa. s t, e y l f century sinee 18i3t0 aiintouinnteedreatsoedl,otos3,loo,3ooo,hcoecot,olitirnell about 1'25,000 exported to Algeria. The whole pro duce of the c ountry is now calculated at 48,000 000 mho?: Faris, for th i e . hectolitres,tion. Tl‘olc6a,oouseo3,ooomiloi militate which te a ain ar s the wine trade in the interior of Fr eostof t h_e_ _yr i_ n_e . of the tolls or entrance duty, and ad the e — fie ele " ti " ulterstios of give an idea of the extent e n amounts d tl t i c e i s ti s t o a . is 20 1-3 cents. per litre on wine ' casks, w'hieehtaniyk to which it is now earried its falsification is necessarily e neOUraged b nd to-.T the enor- M stoil l ine ty eV i ci )f ialeSe th si that the receipts of the tollsit will suffice to obserge iswhexe, are inferior to on wine, in Paris and ago. "From 1809 t what they were thirty years Debats, " the ° 1841," says the Journal deg 600 ,000 to 90,000, Parisian population increased from about 25,000 "fere' exclusive of the garrison, and of igners, or 52 per cent. Neverthe less, however, in sumption or wines, the fact may appear, the con creased in equal in", instead of augmenting , has de. of Paris consumed proportion. In 1809, each inhabitant 166 litres of wine ; in 1840 the consumption insult. was reduced to 93. This is no t the effect ochanee—it i s a p erman ent insult. From 1806 to t 1811 the Parisian consumption was 162 litres perhead. Prom 1830 to 1835 it fell to 103. We may safely as sert that the apparent falling otf in the consumption of 59 litres per head is principally owing to the falsifica tion of the wine." The Debats then calls on the Le gislature to enact severe penalties against that frau dulent practice, se detr imental to publichealth. "The question," it says, " is well worthy the attention have s f on of ' ) the Chambers. T he c ul ture of the vine, as w a l rea dy stated, occupies upward of 2,000 , 000' have a l rea dy hectares out ot the 52,000,000 hectares under cultivadon tivoughout the kingdom ; the nu of vines exceeds 2,000,000, a n d the produce amounts to between 500,000,000 f. 00 and 6 . _ i ,000,000 f. per a nnum. 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A general meeting of the Proprietors and Share holders of this newly-established undertaking took place yesterday at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tors, and declaring a dividend. As this vas the first meeting that has taken place of the Proprietors, the Company having been in existence only twelve months, considerable interest seemed to be excited to hear the Directors' statement of the affairs of the Company. JAmEs J. CUMNIINS, Esq.; on taking . the chair, after readil , the advertisement calling the meeting, pro ceeded read the Report, from which it appeared that although commercial distress had existed to a great degree in the Eastern possessions of this coun try, yet the Bank had gone on prosperously, and was likely to do so ; that during the year tha it had been established not a single bad debt had been incurred ; that a Committee of Management had been established at Colombo ; that the Company had obtained from Government an extension of three years for paying up the capital, that authority had been sent out for the establishment of a Branch at Candy, that the nett as sets of the Company were 80,5281. ls.'6d. on the 30th of June last, that the paid up capital in London at the same period was 68,7301. and that in' Ceylon 5,1451., and that after deducting all current expenses there was a nett profit of 6,6531. ls. sd. Taking, therefore, all these circumstances into consideration the Direc tors had thought it consistent with their duty to pro pose a dividend of 6 per cent., carrying forward the balance that remained to the next year's account.— (Cheers.) Dr. BOWRING wished to know what was the amount of notes the Bank had in circulation in the Island ? The 'CHAIRMAN said about . 900/. Dr. BOWRING—Are the notes payable on demand ? The CHAIRMAN—AII the notes issued by the Bank are payable on demand A PROPRIETOR wished to know what was the rate of interest in the Island ? The CHAIRMAN—Nine per cent. Mr. POTTS was anxious to be informed whether the Bank was in the habit of lending money on real pro perty in the Island ? The CHAIRMAN said the Bank confined its business to the discount of commercial paper. —(Cheers.) Mr. POTTS was extremely glad to hear this, and trusted that the Bank would persevere in the course it had adopted. Dr. BOWRING suggested the propriety of publishing the Reports before the meetings took place. He thought the adoption of such a course would be at tended with great convenience. The CHAIRMAN did not think the printing of the Report would be attended with the advantage many Proprietors apprehended, but if it was the wish of the Proprietors, of course it could be done.—ln an swer to a question from Mr. Wilkinson, the Chairman said he was happy to be enabled to state that the pre liminary expenses were very small, that they did not amount to more than 2,0791., that of that amount 425/. was paid, and that the balance was proposed to be paid off in six years. On the motion of Mr. BROOKS, seconded by Mr. Ronists, the Report was unanimously agreed to. The. CHAIRMAN, in answer to the question of a Proprietor, said the list of the Proprietors would be published, and that any gentleman might see the Charter who was anxious to do so. Mr. POTTS wished to know whether the Directors mant to pay the Income..tax, or deduct it from the Proprietors ? The CHAIRMAN said they were b ound to deduct the would not keep more fromthey m t i h g e h tdepend Proprietors upo upon h i a t n they the Income-tax from the dividends of thhaed to Prop p ri n e y tor t s o , but tile y Crown. 'With respect to the prospects of the Bank, he was happy to say that without a single exception all the comm e r c i a l h o uses in Ceylon had opened accounts with their Bank.— (Cheers.) From the Government also they had received the greatest encouragement ; in addition to giving them an extended time to pay up the capital, they had given up the practice of giving to merchants and planters bills on Candy, thereby affording to the Bank an opportunity of taking up the legitimate business of banking; and he would add, that it was with the concurrence of the Government that a Bank had been established at Candy. He could assure the Proprietors, that it was with great satis faction that he announced the prosperity of the Bank. In all his experience, he did not know of an infant establishment like the present, one that had only been a year in existence, that had done so much, or any think like so much, business as the Bank of Ceylon. —(Cheers.) He begged, in conclusion, to assure the Proprietors that, in declaring the dividend of 6 per cent., the Directors had not gone beyond the earnings of the Bank in Ceylon—(Cheers)—and that, if they had not a strong confidence in the progress of their business, justifying a continuance and perhaps an in crease, they would not have declared a dividend of 6 per cent. Dr. BOWRING wished to know whether the Direc tors intended to make further calls on the Proprietors ? The CHAIRMAN said, that as soon as the business at Colombo exhausted their capital, they would make another call upon the Proprietors, but not till then. Mr. HANKEY observed, that the Directors did not intend to levy any contributions on the Proprietors for their services up to the 30th of June last.— (Cheers.) If the Proprietors were satisfied with their exertions, that was all the remuneration they required. A PROPRIETOR lamented that some proposition had not been brought forward that day to remunerate the Directors for their great and successful exertions. — (Cheers.) He hoped it would be considered at a future meeting. A vote of thanks was then proposed and carried unanimously to the Chairman and Directors, and the meeting separated. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTION. MR. LINGARD'S THEORY OF FUNGI, AND OF THE DRy ROT. Dr. Ryan, Professor of Ch em i s t r y at this Institu tion, read a lecture yesterday in the theatre of the Institution, before a crowded auditory, on the subject of Mr. Lingard's theory of the origin of fungous ex crescences in timber, an d of the decay of vegetable substances. Mr. Lingard, w h o w as present, ex hibited several diagrams in illustration of his peculiar views. This 8 bull;, o l 1 r i l k of so portions of timber, gentleman has devoted the last twenty yea rs t o the investigation of this in teresting subject, and the result of his observations has been to convince him that the commonly received opinion that fungi spring from seed is incorrect. Ile contends that fungi are produced by heat and mois ture, portions increments , of of the timber ex itself. Now as water, under_ p t I : i t i n .e d , s causing s l i , n 7 g oo the tim e e x s p i a t n s under the same agency, expand into various forms. Thus, according to Lingard's theory, fungi arc only portions of matter in which the attraction of cohesion has, in a great measu re' been occa sioned by the expansive Power of heat, and are not the produce of seed. Mr. Lingard further states that all fungi take the peculiar form of the tree from the timber of which they have sprung. Mr. Lingard's means for preventing dry -rot seem to be the exclusion of moisture , and filling the pores of the timber with some composition known only to him self, which will for ever prevent the action of water upon it. Whatever difference of opinio n may exist as to the truth of this theory, there can be only one opi nion as to the importance, m a commercial and na tional point of view, of investigation s of this nature. Mr. Lingard seems to have considered the subject with great attention, and if his discovery should prove the means of preserving timber from decay, he will be entitled to a high rank among the benefactors of the human race. We had not visited this admirable institution for some time, and were delighted to witness the progress which it has recently made. In the ante-room was a steam-engine, a Napier's printing-press at work, and a most inge- I 'lions invention, a pin •making machine. This, which is one of the most complete machines ever invented, manufactures 45 solid headed pins per minute—the wire is gradually uncoiled at one end of the ma chine, and the perfectly formed pin is delivered at the other. Here also is the steam-engine, which works the colossal electrical machine, and sets in motion the various models. In one of the rooms up stairs is a beautiful specimen of art—the Table des Marechaux—a table of the finest Sevres porcelain, embellished with mina ture portraits of _Napoleon and his Marshals, exe cuted in the highest style of art. This unique table is valued at 5,000 guineas, and is put up at that sum to be raffled for. Napoleon paid 12,000 guineas for it. It is worth paying a visit to the Polytechnic to see this superbly elegant table. During the afternoon the of coining was exhibited. „..process i ne method of exploding gunpowder und er wa t e r, as practised for the remo‘ al of sunken wrec k s , & c ., was next illustrated. A model of a ship was sunk at the bottom of the well ; tho diver, attired in his helmet and dress, descended and attached a small canister of gh WhiCh a wire had been passed, to gunpowder, through i the model; a stream a voltaic electricity was pas,sed through the wires, the gunpowder exploded, the wreck was blown up, and the fragments ascended and floated on the surface. After this a party went dowr in the diving-bell. The amusements terminated by the exhibition of a beautiful series of dissolving views. A band of music was in attendance, and performed several popular airs during the course of the morning. The Institution was crowded during the whole clay. THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE. We have to announce the sudden termination of the investigation into the charges of fraud and peculation, brought against the officers of the Landing Depart ment of the Customs, at least so far as the Board of Customs is concerned, it having been intimated to this body by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury that it was the intention of Government at once to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate, not only the truth of the present charges, but fully to analyse the whole constitution of this important revenue establish ment. It appears that this early termination of the labours of the Commissioners (if labour it may be called), has been brought about in consequence of it having reached the ears of the Secretary of State that it was the intention of the Board to suspend no less than seven other landing waiters, men of unimpeach able character, and of many years' service, upon the bare charge of having given credit, or accommodation, toimporters, and this, too, upon the statement of a man whose conduct has been bad for years past. There is one feature connected with the above re marks which deserves mention. The facts by which these men were to be suspended were known weeks since, yet they were retained on their duties in per fect ignorance of the charges, brought against them, until the day their salaries became due, when an order was sent to prevent the payment; luckily, however, for the seven gentlemen (whose names we are in possession of) the communication from the Treasury above alluded.to reached the Chairman, Mr. Deane, and the order was countermanded. The announcement of the suspension of the Sur veyors-General, Messrs. Dowding and Penning, in the Times of Wednesday, is without truth, these gentlemen having been actively on duty at the Custom-house yesterday, where the statement ex cited much surprise. As the names of these gen tlemen have been thus prematurely introduced to public notice, it may prevent misapprehension to state briefly the grounds upon which our Contemporary may have come to the conclusion that they had been suspended. The recrimination between Hastings and Burnby has led to some very disagreeable statements in re ference to the former gentleman, who, however inno cent, must nevertheless suffer in some measure by the reflections of even such acknowledged delinquents as these. It would be unwise on our parts to specify here the particular charges brought against Mr. Dowding by the man Burnby, whose evidence in too many instances has proved unworthy of credit ; but we may observe that they have been neither of a very limited nor scrupulous character, and that they are such as no doubt Mr. Dowding will necessarily find it expedient to clear himself of, especially in re ference to the Irish affair. The case of Mr. Penning is, however, different, being in some measure connected with that of Mr. Rolls, whose dismissal arose from his having admitted that an overture was made to him by a silk firm, which he alleged he_communicated to his superior officer, Mr. Fenning, at the time, but which this latter gentleman denies. As a matter of course, under these circumstances, the dismissal of Mr. Rolls on so slight a charge could not but in jus tice be followed by that of Mr. Penning, supposing it were established that such information had been given, but which does not yet appear. It is true that Mr. Penning has been recalled from the port of South ampton, where he had been investigating upon a spe cial order the conduct of the Customs' business. Three or four dismissals among the previously suspended officers have occurred since our last. Complaints on the other hand are made of the want of discrimination on the part of the Customs' officers in distinguishing between the fair trader and the frau dulent dealer, a case in point, to our knowledge, being that of the firm which had its tea unjustly seizedafew days since, much to the prejudice of its character among several of its connexions, who were abused by the ex-purse statements which got abroad on the sub ject, at a time when excitement caused imperfect ru mours to gain ready currency. The best proof, it may be observed, of the entire conviction of the Board of Customs that no fraud was about to be practised, may be inferred from the fact of the usual satisfaction money paid to the officers as an incentive to vigilance having in this instance been withheld. THE NEW ROYAL STABLES AND RIDING HOUSE AT WINDSOR. These extensive and most substantially erected buildings, for 'defraying the expense of which Parlia ment voted the sum of 70,0001., shortly after her Ma jesty's accession to the throne, have just been com pleted (the sum expended having been brought within the amount of the Parliamentary grant) ac cording to the original designs of the late Sir Jeffrey Wyatville, under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Ashton, the late Sir Jeffrey's successor. As in the course of a very few days they will be given up to the Earl of Jersey, the Master of the Horse, for occupation, and the horses and carriages of her Majesty transferred to them from the upper and lower mews, at Windsor, and the chief of Prince Al bert's horses from Cumberland Lodge in the Great park, the following description of the new stables and riding house (which, in each of their vast internal ar rangements are most admirably adapted for all the purposes for which they will be required), cannot fail to interest our readers ; the more especially, when it is known that the miserable and inconvenient sheds into which the Royal horses and carriages have for years past been " poked," are of such a confined and meanly constructed character as to have excited the surprise of all who have seen them, that the Sovereign of England should have been, for so long a time, so wretchedly provided with stabling and carriage houses at Windsor. The buildings (the aichitectural style of which is in perfect keeping with that of the castle) are on the south side of, and about 150 yards from the Royal residence. The whole frontage towards the Home Park extends to upwards of 300 feet. The stabling and coachhouse department occupies three large quadrangles, quite distinct from each other (being divided by high stone walls), each quadrangle, which we will now describe, being perfect in itself. We will commence with the UPPER OR NORTH QUADRANGLE. This portion of the Royal stabling (which is situated the nearest to the Castle) is to be entirely appropriated for the saddle horses and ponies of her Majesty. It contains five distinct stables for thirty eight horses, viz., one with twelve stalls, three with six stalls ea ch, and one with eight stalls. It likewise contains standing room for twelve carriages, in two portions (six in each) of the square. THE CENTRE QUADRANGLE, which is divided from the north by the riding-house, is intended for the exclusive use of the saddle horses of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. It is divided into four distinct stables, to accommodate twenty-five horses, viz., one with seven stalls, one with ten stalls, and two with four stalls each. It likewise contains three loose boxes (most admirably contrived) with saddle and cleaning rooms, and appropriate offices. There are no carriage houses in this division of the Royal stabling. THE LOWER QUADRANGLE. Is intended for the carriage horses of her Majesty, and such portions of the Queen's ponies and saddle horses as cannot be accommodated in the upper quadrangle. The stabling is divided into six divisions, viz., two stables for ten horses, one for eight horses, one for three horses, and two for four horses each, making together ample room for thirty-nine horses. The coach-houses consist of three, each of which con tains standing room for eight carriages. Attached to this quadrangle are likewise ten loose boxes and a break-house, and contiguous to them is also, most conveniently constructed, the forge of the i veterinary suriieon to her Majesty, Mr. Goodwin, who is also the inspector of the Queen's stables. Accommodation is thus afforded, in the aggregate, for 102 horses (exclusive of thirteen loose boxes) and thirty-six carriages. • GENERAL DESCRIPTION. In theangles of each quadrangle are extensive forage lofts, constructed with every regard to convenience. Each quadrangle contains extensive saddle and harness-rooms, cleaning rooms, and other appropriate and necessary offices, with water laid on throughout, large coppers for heating water, extensive dung-pits, and other appurtenances. The harness-rooms, which are heated by stoves, are about tvvanty feet square. The cleaning rooms are of triflingly larger dimensions. The coach-houses, which are very lofty, are heated by means of hot air. 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