The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-22 00:00:00

'ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION R The DAILY PUBLIC LECTURES delivered by Dr. 'Y an, Professor Bachhoffner, and the other Lecturers, are !aried and extended to all the most recent DISCOVERIES ART and SCIENCE, anti are familiarly illustrated by Z e i rs of th e b est MODEL S , APPARATUS, and DIA eRTA,I‘, IS, includi ng th e COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MA CHINE Dr. L a rd ner ' s Wo r king and Sectional MODELS othe STE AM-EN GINE, &e. Sze. The subject of the Daily Le ctures (for each week) is suspended in the Hall, and the "Ts at whi c h they are delivered are Twelve, Two, and Three o'clock in the D a y, an d a t Eight o'clock in the Evenings. Saturday, at Two o'clock, the Lecture will be on the ik,eiffthßUßC a ' x r t UßEa l tid FUNC . I lONS of the EYE , by Dr. RA er. I and • ,e extensive Exhibition is open Mornings Sch , except Saturday Evenings. — Admission , ls. half-sprice. eLgRGYALA.N l')ng accustomed to prepare a few PRIVATE PUPILS for their several . stations vvishes to add anothur to the four or five now with him. w e ' i n t y letter addressed to the Rev. D. D., to the care of Air. Nine°. 1, St. James's-s:rcet, London, will reach him in the Y• NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE A,,,SUR• ANCE SOCIETY, • IPE A c . FOR D GRANTING SURANCES, EFERRED ANNUITIES, Btc. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital :t.'500,00Q. empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. J. ti L AMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. lintson 111. D., F.R. S. 1 John Rawson, Esq. t t Job e Griffith Frith, Esq . . John Middle Stodart, Esq. anber Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. ' e ft ge Langley, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. St " . Wheatstond, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A .M.F.R. S. Aetna Ex--14Y. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. PursicrAw—J. Elliot:on, AI.D., F.K.S. B° Taci Summon—E. S. Svmcs, Esq. TQ lts—lessr.i. Sweet, Sutton, Lwens, and Ortinianney. I,43"xEßs—Dlessrs. Glyr, Halifax, Mills, and Co. th e " most rational motives to Life Assurance are found in Provi P l ian adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure altol 4 -" at deaqi for inheritors of the Air:red, the Society 1 4 0%4. ; succour t 4 the Assured himself (proportioned to pre- PaYments) in the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX., Secretary. EDINBURGH, and _DUBLIN 3,C11,.10tte LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. row, Mansion-house, & s.s,Chancet y-lane, London. Kei. TRUSTEES. Ali,t,t• Kingsford, Esq. Benj. Ifill, Esq..l J. Bidden, Esq. ing fro t ne advantages peculiar to mutual Lite As,urance, aris 144tualrn a division amongst the assured of the whole of . the li t 3, Profits and that security and freedom from responsibi lloe,with Proprietary CoMpanles can alone aff,rd, are can -1)41i the constitution of the London , Edinburgri, and 11 :ife Assurance Company, which is the on l y g uaranteed ' t han .a s eiety. The rates of premium are somewhat lower. and r i ot. r, I n r) St 01 th e mu t ua l offices, and for the Wan-participating, 'debt ° , t h"E'e wha effect . assurances for temporary purposes, or - Prep a d nd creclitn- 'ransactions, Tables of Premium have been by which ' a less immediate payment is required than ty,,a,,,,her plan. taay nalf Premium credit system one-half of the premium. ver l i e ...• retained for the first seven years, and repaidat the con ,;,ce of the assured: and by the Ascending Scale a greatly 'shed rate of premium is required for the first twelve years. 7CIMEN OF AECENDING TABLE. SPECIMEN OF AECENDING TABLE. 'age, first Second Third Fourth Remainde 3 y ears. 3 Years. 3 Years. 3 Years. of Life. :20 ------- -30 19 1 .f.:l (;'.EI 11 11 £1 18 '4 £2 4 9 •40 66 1 1 14 7 2 8' 210 9 213 10 .54 I T3 5 2 5 7.2 17 9 t 3 911 4 2 1 CO 2 16 3 1 310 10 4 5 5 5 0 0 5 14 7 111 517 4t 7 5 9 814 2 10 2 7 ~ he p em e Policies granted by this Compitny have this great_gnd ar advantage. that they are declared by the Deed of Con b, ;'ion to be itidefeasible and indisputable, unless they have 613tained by fraudu!ent enisrepres:entation. en4 s P e ctu . Schedules, and every information requisite to e Patties to effect Assurances, will be forwarded, free of n se, by the Agents or Manager. ALEX. BERTSON. Manager. "%o w i PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION, ng the many valuable advantages enjoyed by parties connected with the SCOTTISH ( WIDOWS' FUND ) LIFE • ASSURANCE. r - elally to that Important Class of Assurances effected as A l FAINIIi .S ,Y PROVISIONS. nJ a nuary, 1620, being then 33 years of age, insured h:s z ii nf i o for 3,0001. p ay i ng a n annua l Premium of £93 7s. 6d. Ac s hi !invv 60 cars of age, and has an actual vested Bonus or m, declared and attached , to his Policy of £1,03 5 12 5., fulln- a n with the 3,0001., the orirrinal sum assured, shows the motint of the sum presentry contained in the Policy to tr e ue. ......................................................... £4,035 12s. . 1 24 1 ,n0y f desirous receive an Advance or Loan, on the seen bsl of his Policy, (the only expense being the stamp for the 'Pe re Note), to the amount of ...... ..£1,440. A to die after Payment of his premium for the current V e a l' , the sum payable under the Policy w ould be £4,358 9s. re be to die, in 1845, after rayment of his premium for that oYear,the s•um payable under the Poli c y would b e£4,600 1 ls.6d. if it were an object to him to reduce his present annual c ontribution, he might, by giving up his Bonus, reduce his ilekture premiums from 93/. 7s. 6d. to • £22 9s. 6d. HY , he preferred receiving immediately the present value of 12 Boni;s, be would, by surrendering it, be entitled to a titn of £64o 12s. 6cl. k e ''rom the above it will be observed, that a policy steadily Ar. l4 up during a prolonged life, will not only at death prove a ti - r r Y valuable inheritance indeed, but may also during the life anetil't the party, be useful, especially to those engaged in titer- Ina e Pursuits and be made available to the most valuable „-tp ose , ut)i,„ ve6sav v ,, the Prospectus . Forms of Proposal , and ever y ne l'all-:.kicif.'"cation, may be obtained at, the London Of f ic e, 7, N ov rii ,HIIGH BI4KEAN; Agent. RIT A - ,, NNIA LIFE. ASSURANCE COM .. p Av ° ,1 00 1% ,..,"Y, 1. PRINCES-STRE, BANK, LONDON. ''"atED BY SPECIAL A C T T OF PARLIAMENT, 4th VICTORIA. CAP. 9. Willi DIRECTORS. 8a ani Bardgett, Esq. John Drewett, Esq. r ,, vington, Esq. Robert Eglinton, Esq. Peehney 'Mack, Esq. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq. G n Brightman. Esq. Alex. Robert Irvine, Esq. eor e g Cohen, Esq. Peter Morrison, Esq. Millis Coventry, Esq. Henry Lewis Smale, Esq. Thomas Teed, Esq. AUDITORS. "ington, Esq. F. P. Cockerill, Esq. J. D. Dow, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICER.—John Clendinning, M.D., F.R. S., STA);DING l6, Wimpl street, avendish-square. CouNsxr..-- e The Hon C . John Ashley, Nevr-square, imoln's Inn ; Mr. Sergeant Mnrphy, M.P., Temple. So ractrom.—William Bevan, Esq.. Old Jewry. as.—M Dre w ett and Fowler, Princes-street,Bank. reent s Institution essrs is empowered by a Special Act of Parha sus' and is so constituted as to afford the benefits of Life As senta.„ ee, in their fullest extent., to Policy-holders, and to pre arida facilities and accommodation than are usually of itsbY Other Offices. The decided superiority of its plan, irkeolat claim to public preference and support, have been proved I t s est ably by its extraordinary and unprecedented success. PARTIES MAY EITHER BE EFFECTED BY INTD TI ES ON THEIti OWN LIVES, OR BY PARTIES OT HERS. THEREIN ON THE LIVES OF r a aLRS. .ae Mete at o f an A ssurance on a person's own life is to M e at °nee a Prop er ty i n Reversion, which can by no other th - e ans be realised. Take, for instance, the case of a person at t rita a t 54 thirty, who, by the payment of M. 3s. 4d. to the a ess 4 Life Assurance Company, can become at once pos jeet ° f a becueathable property, ,amounting to 1,0001., sub !l rterly durint, - tut uIY to the condition of his Continuing the same payment the remainder of his life—a condition which ZeZkhe fulfilled by the mere saving of EIGHT SHILLI NGS l Y in his expen di ture. Th us , b y th e exertion of a very or degree of ecnnomy—such, indeed, as can scarcely be felt . ichiehmeonvenience, he may at once realise a capital of 1,0061., proper he 0111 bequeath or dispose of in any way he may think A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock. Detailed Prospect uses, and every requisite inform ation as to the mode o f effecting Assurances,' may be obtained at the Office. liberal C ommi PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. A ssion allowed' to Solicitors and Agents. ros___________,_ -- -- ---- - ,"I o P n i ) ERS OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS R',l',:e! of Testimonials, Gratis, by . all Agents. "thTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the by Patronage of his late chess of K Majesty, her Royal Highness _lie t eeem bent , arid the Lords of tae Treasury, is univers...ly iv , mended by the he Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis rs incident o Eyes and Head. ' I GHT RESTORED!—'NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE It; t AND DEAFNESS CURED! ,„ 1 , 10 meat simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound! Can t " 14 de•of application is fraught with pleasure ; many fi thou tilt Pen s . es have been accomplished by its use, at atri tag ex tei ii "? Yet certain in its operation. If te . stimenics be necessary n i "te the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and C0m .:13 have used it. The Lor?sof the Treasury have sanctioner ssin ,„ se • Their late Majestits,the Duchess of Kent, the most . l u d, - n eut Oculists, Me dia l s —with that gigantic Herb"' the Press_.have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated for it ae prn et " C "nPnund. known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," H ea d'. -. l e in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and E , G. j Guthr e Esq., F. R. S. See J. 13. Lach fi eld, . 14 :1. B Lette r mrk• ' 1 a a stones E mealy, national blessi • ate Mr. Abe ng_see his Rep orts touching its utility. The with manyrecom me nd Grim of Testimonies Vade others, St d ye Snuff, and call it "Man's best Friend," and the first respectabillitlN7um."—See the many thousand Letters th e ' sir "nies of undoubted medical authority, with ethers of Nottingham, '2Bth Au, 1841. T his extrao r di nary cure is attested by Mr. James ilcockson Fo_reign Snuff an d Ci gar M erc h a nt, Nottingham. u s in ir r. W. Grimsto ne ,39, B roa d- stree t, Bl oom sbury, London. feel great pleasure in sending you the par ticulars of , *(ds„, case, and.'the miraculous cure performed on myself, by h using your t ru l y valuable Eye-Snuff. Sir, lam now i n my I t3d year, and a native of Holland, have been in this country 11 4 1. 4 2 I 6 years. Whethe r from change of climate, or my advanced age, cannot say, but for six years I have been deprived of sight, therefore unab'e to follow my business. I do most sincerely belie ve I should have remained in darkness and pain but for the kind recommendation of a friend to use your invention. I purchased a 2a. 4d. canister of your agent, Mr. Wileockson, to bacconist, who knows the above to be facts, and will bear wit ness to my extraordinary recovery of that most inestimable_lesti ng of our Perfect Sight"—l declare has proce e d e d from the use of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffer ing, you may snake what use you please of this letter. Mr. Wil eockson and many others will vouch for its truth. I refer the Sufferers to this gentleman, being your Agent, and so well known in Nottingham. I am, Sir, your obliged servant, 28th Aug. 1841. ANNIS ZENIA MASSENIA. P .S.—Sir,-1 should not you justice without stating nay relief was almo s t i nstantaneous . My e ye s icccame clear and freed from humour, and by persevering in its use very fre- Verdi) , I am enabled to read small print without the aid of tilasses, and continue to enjoy God's greatest blessing—Sight I free from pain. I h ave reason to b e gra t e f u l, and do recom mend your Eye Snuff to all I know Nott i ngham- • A. Z. M.. Observe the Caution.—W. GEMSTONE is the sole in ventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. • This Odoriferous Herbacenus'Cowreend of Barbs is sold in canisters, at Bd., ls. 3d., . 4 s. 4d., 4s. 4a., Bs. and 15s. 6 d. each by the P ropr i etor , W . GI imstone, 39. Broad-street: Bloosbury, a n d can b e o b ta i ned in all the principal tortes and Cities. A liberal allowance to shippers, ownees, captains, and a s vendors of Orimstone's Eye Snuff. nit celebrated Snuff is shipped to all quarters of the globe, ann retains its benign yealittea in every climate. . rags run Cigar ahiaed on the, sltor feat notices . rt. , ,` . .. - .. . ... . . •- - ' .!.4, - _ ,Ove 4—. ~44 . .; -rig. .1 . , ..,..,.., 7 ,..., ~..,. AI g .> rei'7 ,--,"' 4tl,E : ,c • c' . • Y-1: • t:- .4 frA ,..„ .... „ c , 4,,,,k\i,... , .7, -,- ---7- , fl!rti . , 'T , c '''' . 4 tas I f .tri" , ,,:e. , . '..a. , ,f /2 , •-•,....,' . , , f ' ,, ' ',4 ; ' ' ' 41 % •.• . • 4 14 ...- - --....,' - ' ....;0 1 j ,:•.":,' `17.• 1• - 1 '''' t''' '') 1 ~T . -4,,,, ~ : •-e ~,,,.. \ l , I li / I:- ' ' A e.. c . ::;$ •.. ' . ; TR ' ~.;:':' ,' l 'i eTt_„_ - _, - '?" 4 ) ' ‘ t . ›Y -- - l'. 1 • ' 4 ' ' '' \ , i t I . . 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The COUNCIL of the NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE are malting extensive arrangements for soliciting Subscriptions to the GREAT LZAGUE FUND from the inhabitants of the Metropolis ; and, to prevent. imposition, it is intended to collect the Subscriptions ALL IN ONE DAY, the date of which will be announced hereafter. In the mean time Donations may be forwarded, addressed to George Wilson, Esq , Chairman of the Council, Manchester. By order of the Council, GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. The Council will be glad to receive the names of such Wends of the can e as may be disposed to co-operate in completing the arrangements in 'heir respective localities. Manchester, 17th November, 1842. whenever this affair is talked of. (The voice of the witness was broken, and his limbs seemed agitated and convulsive with emotion.) President—Sit down and calm yourself; we will wait a few moments. Having again put the question, the President asked if witness knew the accused ? PRUSSIA. WHOLESALE INFANTICIDE. The inquiry into this extraordinary case terminated on Thursday. The adjourned inquest having been held at Ruardean on Wednesday, before Mr. John Cooke, the Coroner of the district, several Magis trates and other gentlemen of the county attended the proceedings, and the room in which the inquest was held was densely crowded. Several additional witnesses were examined, .who gave similar testimony to that which has been already published, and the only difficulty experienced was the connecting the man rhomas Yapp with a knowledge of the crime, it being a - rule of law that in no case can the confession of a criminal be made available against an accomplire, un less corroborated by other evidence. This, however, has been supplied by the evidence of a man of the name of Watkins, which shows Yapp, in addition to the circumstances of his having cohabited with the female prisoner during the last ten or twelve years, (hiring which period the murders have been commit ted, and the finding the bodies of five out of the six infants buried under the kitchen floor, the spot where the female prisoner says she buried them with L'app's assistifnce, to have had a knowledge of the si taxation of the female prisoner at the time she gave birth to her last child. Watkins states that about last Christmas, he being acquainted with Yapp, was in the neighbourhood of Ruardean, and having met Yapp, was invited by him to stay and sleep that night at the house occupied by him and the female prisoner ; he ;if:co - Fel - the invitation, and slept in the same bed with l'app in one room while the prisoner Frances Ben nett slept in a bed in the adjoining room ; that at shout 12 o'clock at night, and from that time until between two and three in the morning, he heard a suppressed moaning as of a person in great pain in the room where the female prisoner was sleeping ; that the noise kept him awake till between two and three o'clock in the morning, after which he dropped off to sleep, and did not wake again until about five o'clock, when the male prisoner, Thomas Yapp, got up and went down stairs to get a light, where he ap peared to be searching for matches, but said he could not find any. Yapp then returned up stairs, and went into Frances Bennetea room, but how long-he re mained there witness could not tell, as he again fell asleep and heard no more. Witness never thought anytning more of the circumstance, but happening to he in the neighbourhood on Saturday last, he saw the female prisoner, Frances Bennett, who, in conversa tion, asked him if he remembered sleeping there last Christmas ? Ite replied that he did, upon which she added, "I deceived you nicely that night, for that was the very time when my last child was born." This closed the inquiry, and the Coroner having summed up the evidence in a most luminous manner, The Jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder " against both the prisoners, who were fully committed for trial at the next assizes. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Standard devotes two columns to a dissertation on what lawyers are, and what judges ought to be ; and having introduced two Greek words for the purpose of letting his readers know how Aristotle distinguished the science of law, our Con temporary complacently comes to the conclusion— that he. has " silenced all objections" to Lord Lyndhurst's late appointments. The • solemnity with which the writer takes credit for having proved his case is amusing to those who are not to be en trapped into a concurrence with a non sequitur -by an affectation of elaborated argument in leading up to it. By the unusual length to which our Contemporary has spun out his remarks, we should imagine that he calculated upon the reader passing over the premises, and coming to the conclusion at once—like a person who, on receiving a long bill, looks to the total, without stopping to examine the particular items. We arc quite sure that the writer of the article in the Standard is sufficiently well versed in the art of logic, to be thoroughly aware that the illegal justification of Lord Lyndhurst's late appointments is a gratuitous assertion, brought in as a concluding paragraph to a series of ir relevant remarks and abstract propositions, that have nothing to do with the point which is assumed to have been established. Our own opinion—which is the same as that of the public and the majority of the legal profession—Continues unchanged; not only as to the incompetency of the Commissioners, but as to the bad selection that has been made from the num ber of persons who were ready to undertake the new offices. Lord Cottenham's anxiety to deny that he had any share in recommending any of the parties that have been appointed is extremely na tural. His Lordship has a character for soundjudg ment ; and he is desirous that he should not be liable to have it questioned on account of a supposition that he had been concerned in the choice of the new Coin missioners. That Lord_ Cottenham recommended none, and is anxious to have it understood that he recomended none, bears 'out in a great degree the truth of the objections that have been made ; for it is clear that his Lordship.would have limited his denial to the one case with which his. name had been mixed up, had he not felt that any supposed participation in the matter would be a reflection on his judgment. • STANDARD.—The termination of the war in China, without loss or disgrace, would be by itself the equivalent of a great victory ; how much more subject of rejoicing have we in the conclusion of that war with honour, and with a solid foundation for a future of boundless commercial prosperity. There can be no reason to, doubt that the wisdom which has conducted to this happy issue will dictate a course of policy by which all the richest fruits of victory will be secured to our em pire. Moderation in the use of our proved supe riority will teach to the Chinese a lesson unknown in Asiatic history until. Great Britain appeared as an actor in the . great Eastern division of the world—. the lesson that an enlightened nation may Conquer without subjugating, may possess ,and display irre sistible power, without employing it in territorial acquisition ; using it solely for the promotion and security ef that commercial • intercourse which from its very nature must be reciprocally beneficial to those by whom it is' maintained. It will be no mean benefit to the 300 millions of Chinese if the defeat of their Government shall have, as almost it certainly will have, the effect of introducing them to the great family of mankind, from which they have hitherto been self-estranged. The retention of the little island of Hong Kong by Great Britain can ex cite no reasonable suspicion on the part of the Chinese that this empire entertains any ulterior design of ter-' ritorial aggrandisement. When they see .c husan and so many other more valuable islands freely restored, they must be aware that Great Britain retains Hong Kong to serve for her those innocuous commercial pur poses for which the Portuguese have so long occupied Macao—as a rendezvous and harbour for merchant vessels, perhaps as an entrepot for trade. We must not deceive ourselves by the exaggerated lan guage cf the Chinese State papers, into the opinion that the anger_of_ either the Government or people of China will prove implacable—quite the reverse. Such violence of tone is always the expression of' timidity, and the timid are never irreconcileably irritated against those who have proved their power. On the other hand, the timid have an instinctive disposition to attach themselves, even sincerely, to those who show that they have the power to protect, by proof that they have had the power to chastise. We have little doubt that a few years of such policy as may be, expected from Sir Robert Peel's Government will convert the Chinese and their Government into warm and affectionate allies. Until within a year or two, the Chinese knew little of us but as mere traders. Accustomed to exaggerate themselves, they must have supposed that all reports of British power went be yond the truth ; a little lax in their own morality, they w ould naturally suppose that our appeals to the principles of justice and honour were but hypocritical pretexts. Unfortunately, the vacillating and incom prehensible conduct of the Whig representative of a Whig Government was calculated to favour this opinion. Mr. Elliot launched his threats in the act of running away, and tried to vindicate a dishonest trade upon moral grounds. This led to the war, and that war has shown to the Chinese that, instead of exag gerating, we have with them, as we always do, under stated our real power, and the sequel will, there can be no doubt, demonstrate as satisfactorily that ours is a moral Government. Sooner or later the value of the closest connexion with such a State must pre sent itself to the people lately in arms against us— sooner or later they must see that a commercial in tercourse with Great Britain will enrich them more than all the commerce of all other nations can, and that an amicable political connexion with the Sove reign of India and the Mistress of the Sea must place them in security from any attack, though the whole world beside should unite to make it. This is a glorious prospect. The Prussian States Gazette publishes the following Cabinet order, addressed by the King of Prussia to the Presidents of the provinces : •" I have frequently pointed out the necessity of put ting a check upon the tendency of the ill-disposed portion of the press to mislead public opinion by the propagatiOn of false news, or in distorting facts, and fir this purpose compelling every journal guilty of • such conduct to place truth in opposition to falsehood, by inserting a rectification in their columns. It is not sufficient to leave to a journal animated by a bet ter spirit the charge of paralysing the influence of the criminal attempts of another journal to deceive or corrupt the public mind. It is necessary that the poison should be neutralised precisely where it is ad thinistered ; the most effectual means of destroying the tendency of journals to falsehood being to compel them to publish the judgment which condemns them. I have learned that this means, which is alike legiti mate and necessary, has bun scarcely if at all prac tised. If the existing, laws do not suffice to compel the journals to insert the rectifications which are offi cially sent to them by the authorities, I expect that i ny Minister of . State will propose to me the necessary :measures to remedy the defect. If, however, the ex isting laws be sufficient, I require that they may, in the interest of truth and justice, be rigorously en forced. This is a subject which I recommend alike to -.my Ministers' and _t9 the. Presidents of the pro vinces, who have to receive instructions on the sub , ject from my Ministers. The more I am desirous of not throwing obstacles in the way of the honest, frank, and dignified expression of opinion, and of opening as wide a field as possible to public discus sion, the greater must be my severity towards those who resort to the use of falsehood in order that they may not, by their licentiousness, deprive freedom of opinion of its most happy fruits." M. Bornet (turning round)---Yes; I know Hour dequin, the scoundrel ! President—Do not abuse the excited. Remember that if you have suffered through their means, they have now their turn of pain and degradation. Tell me the truth and all the truth. M. Bornet—l purchased, in 1821, the house which forms the angle of the Rue St. Marguerite and the Rue du Four ; in 1830 I wished to make some re pairs, but was prevented doing so by the employees of the city, who made me undergo all sorts of vexations. They afterwards sent to me a certain individual, who proposed to purchase my house of me, but I refused his offer ; after this I could not obtain leave to make the slightest alteration. Wearied out with all this, I resolved to go myself to the Prefect; there I was told, " You have an easy mode of bringing all you complain of to an end ; yo ur pr o perty is much wanted ; offer it to the city. I would not sell it ; in despair, I asked permission to rebuild my house en tirely; I was not more fortunate in this either, and it was only after the most interminable delays that I got any answer at all. Thus I was continually ex posed to the most crud, uncertainty with respect to my position and my rights. After having ex hausted all means of procuring justice, I at last decided on selling the house, and for this purpose was recommended to a surgeon, who said, " I have the honour to represent the city; how tnuch do you ask for your house ?" I replied, that I was not accustomed to dispose of houses, but that I would refer him to the law. He said, " Your property is not actually of much use to the city, do not then be too exorbitant in your de mands." Seeing that they could not bring me to favourable conditions, this scoundrel, Hourdequin, by machinations which I never could penetrate, con cluded by signifying to me that my house would pass into the alignment, would be publicly sold and abolished. He did even more, M. le President, he got this resolution approved by the Municipal Council, for he was so decorated, and so powerful from his po sition, that nothing was done but by , his order. To get out of this condition, resolved in 1840, to de mand an indemnity; but I wrote repeatedly to the Prefect without ever receiving an answer. When I did it was always Hourdequin who replied, just as he thought proper. You perceive how embarrassed was my position, and the whole affair has ended by re ducing me to the state of ruin in which you behold me, and which obliges me to retire from Paris, and reside in the country. These gentlemen left me no repose, they changed their plans at their pleasure, suppressed them, or told me now one thing, now another. In short, in that bureau, there was a mys tery that might terrify any one—a mystery repug nant to every honest man. In another case, a Mme. Blanchet proved that the loss caused her by the city amounted to 200,0001'. When re called, she stated that she had been assured by M. Maillet, that a M. Combes sa id to him, " Mone y is wanted for M. Hourdequin, a nd if it does not exceed 500 francs, you had better add to it a present for Madame." It is to be hoped, that such hearsay evidence at two removes, is not a fair example of the testimony may excuse it. In the received in French criminal proceedings. The pe culiarity of the present case sitting of the 15th we find tha t, " The President said—M. Le Comte Daru, one of the Directors of the Orleans Railway, was at present travelling in England, b u t that his written declara tion was as follows I have often heard the heads of our department say in our presence, your business without that your affairs with the city will never succ eed unle ss you g ive mo a n irs ey w to ill th n e ev b e u r threarumionfatthe ; e very one does it, and Seine ; why should not you ? tions were /ever held in my p M. Seim (one of the Directors) —Such conversa- The President—Have you eve r heard it said in your presence, that it was impossible to buy anythin g of the city, if you did not distribu te mone y iii the bureau ? M. Banes (another Director) --1 have heard vague conversations, but I know not to whom to attribute them. They occurred on th e oc casion of so me unsuc cessful treaty in which w e were e ngaged with the city about four years ago. The President recall e d th e witness Rondy, and asked him if he did not at one ti me offer the post of Keeper of the Records i n th e Chamberreence. of Peers to Jaconbet ? M. Jaconbet—M. R --°l-niv did not offer me the place in the name of M. Hourdequin ; he came to me and said (not officially but officiously and without autho , rity) that the place was va can t, and that I might very well obtain it. _ PrIE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATiON -A- COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM SHIPS are appointed to LEAVE for— AM BUR G and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails—Every Wednesday and Saturday morning. HAY 6E—Every Thursday, at Eight Morning. ANTWERP—From Brunswick-vthsrf, Blackwall—Every Thursday, at Ten Morning ; and Sunday, at Eleven M'rning. IT.DIN BURGH—From Brown's Wharf, Poplar—Every aa turday, and alternate Wednesday Evening, at Ten. Nov. 2i, 30, and Dec. 3 awl 10. From Down's Wharf for SUNDERLAND—Ever Tuesday, at Seven Evening. NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday at Eight. From London Bridge Wharf, for OSTEND—Eyery;W ednesday and Saturday Morning. BOULOGNE—Every Thursday and Saturday Morning. CALAlS—Thursda: and Sunday Morning. HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday at Eight Morning. YARMOUTH—Every Saturday, at Six Evening. Between BRIGHTON and HAVRE—Every Saturday. To secure Berths, and for the Bills of Departure, contain• ing Fares, &c., *."2ly at the Offices of the Company, 69, Lom bard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadenhzll- street. "E:PSOikl RACES.—N. F. OKEY of th e Hero of Waterloo Inn, Waterloo-bridge-road, begs to inform his Friends and the public that his FIRST JUVENILE SWEEP will be DRAWN on TUESDAY NEXT, November 29, at Eight, F.M. First horse, 451. ; Second ditto, 101.; Pnd 1/ for the other starting horses. Subscription only 10s. 6d. N.B. Post Office Orders attended to. FOREIGN CATTLE. (From the Aberdeen Herald.) GRAND BALL, CROWN AND ANCHOR TAVERN' TO-NIGHT, 1/fR., CALDWF,LL'S FIRST (of a series of IX. Three) GRAND PLAIN DRESS BALL, will take place TO-NIGHT, in the Groat Room of the above Tavern. on which occasion thR Orchestra will be 'considerably augmented. Family Tickets, to admit four to the series of Three, 11. 53. Single 'I ickets to each Ball, 3.., to be had of Mr. Caldwell, at hii,iAcademy for Dancing, 83, Dean-street, Soho; and at the Rooms. N.B. Mr. Caldwell's Quadrille party, at the Academy, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, from Eight till Twelve o'clock. Sixpence each. Private Lessons at any hour. Yesterday, the foreign cattle, the arrival of which we noticed in last weeks paper, were exposed to sale by public roup. The prices obtained for both cows and oxen varied from 101. to 12/. ; and although con sidered low, looking at the appearance of the cattle, it is quite well understood that the importers have not allowed a single beast to leave them except. at a fair remunerating profit. We mentioned last week that rumour made the average price of each animal set down in Aberdeen as low as 61. A sort of contradic tion has since been published ; and it is quite possible that 61. may be rather less than th.. actual cost, al thongh it is certain that one of the importers consi dered that his would not average more. We have no wish to pry unnecessarily into the affairs of our neighbours, nor do we desire to create a feeling of alarm among the agriculturists ; but we cannot help repeating our conviction that the cargo of cattle imported into Aberdeen, considering all the circumstances—the difficulty attending a first specu lation, and the expense of sending out a special pur chaser, instead of employing an agent on the spot— affords sufficient evidence that those parties were in error who imagined that Sir Robert Peel's promises of a reduction in the price of meat would not be ful filled. 'Whatever journalists may say, there can be no doubt that the opening of this new trade has created an immense sensation among our agriculturists. Yesterday, we are assured, there were not fewer than a thousand people present at the sale ; and the anxiety to obtain a glimpse of the beasts, us they were set up, caused so much confusion that it was hardly possible to know what was gpiug on. Just when the excitement had nearly reached its highest point, it received an additional impulse by the announcement that another vessel, with forty cattle, had arrived. This was found to be the Frederick et Marie of Aalborg, olthe burden of 60 tons, with a cargo of forty cattle, consigned to a gentleman in town. This additional proof of the activity shown by our merchants. in taking advantage of the new tariff seemed anything but pleasing to the farmers who so unexpectedly met with it. It has been alleged that our object and that of other newspapers which have noticed the progress of cattle importation, is to excite an unjust feeling of indignation against Sir Robert Peel, among the agri culturists, with the factious view of bringing the Whigs again into favour. Now, we must solemnly protest against any such conclusion. We say now, and have always said, that Sir Robert Peel, in so far as he has adopted the principles of " Free Trade," has done right, and deserves the gratitude of every liberal and enlightened man. We say now, and have always said, that the agricultural interest of this country has nothing to fear from the fullest adoption of sound prin ciples of commercial policy ; but, at the same time, we say now, as we have always said, that the provi sions of the new tariff, as regards the impgrtation of cattle, unaccompanied as they have been by -pro visions for admitting bread, the prime necessary of life, at an equally low duty, must prove highly injurious to those Scotch and Irish counties which depend for their prosperity chiefly on their breeding and feeding of cattle. Had Sir Robert Peel at once opened up to British enterprise and industry, the markets of the world, the increased prosperity of the country, and the consequent increase of population, would have led to such an additional demand for the more perishable articles of agricultural produce, as would have counterbalanced any reduction in the price of meat, caused by all the importations we can have from Norway, Germany, Spain, and even the wilds of South America. But he did not do so ; at the bidding of the Duke of Richmond, and other Dukes, he limited his free•trade concessions just enough to, prevent them from doing good to the ma nufacturer, but not enough to prevent them from doing harm to the cattle-breeder. ATTEMPTED 'ASSASSINATION. CAMBRIDGE, SATURDAY EVENING..--.The prisoner _ _ Mortlock was brought before the Magistrates, who ,tssembled at the Town Gaol to-day, between twelve and one o'clock, and the following are the leading particulars of the examination of the prisoner. The Magistrates present were the Mayor, G. Fisher, E. Foster, and J. Skrine, Esqs., and Captain Drake. The prisoner refused pro'essional assistance, as he intended to make no defence. Mr. Twiss appeared to support the information, which having been read, The Rev. E. Mortlock was sworn, and gave the following evidence :—ls a fellow of Christ College in this University, and was in his rooms with Mr. Mit chell, of the Eagle, the previous evening. Knows the prisoner. He was disturbed about a quarter past eigot, by the door of his rooms being burst open and the fastenings [produced] broken off. The prisoner then entered the room, witness sitting with his back to the door when he entered.—(The prisoner was here asked whether he wished the witnesses to withdraw, except the one under examination? lie replied, " No," and the examination proceeded.) Witness arose and faced the prisoner, who immediately presented a pistol ►nci drew the trigger. From the noise, witness fan cied it bad gone off, but was mistaken, as the cap only had exploded. Mr. Mitchell then rose from his chair, and witness's nephew then drew a dagger from its sheath, and raised it as if to strike if molested, and witness thinks he used a threat to use it if he was in- The distinction between offering .._. a bribe " offici ally and officiously," i s ra th er goo d ; many of the de tails are, indeed, as amu s i ng i n e ff ec t as they are de plorable in their illustration of the state of official honour and honesty. The bribes which have been taken are very various in ki n d an d different in value, from sums of money counted by thousands of francs, down to cases of wine, a n d there is one instance of the presentation of a plate o f fi s h ! All was good that came to the official drag- ne t. (To BE coNTINUED.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: (From the Devonport Independent.) ARRIVAL OF TIIE WILIIERFORCE.—Her Majesty's steamer Wilberforce, Lieutenant W. 11. Webb, com manding, arrived here on Thursday, from the Coast of Africa, having on board the remainder of the sur vivors of the ill-fated Nige r expedition. She arrived at Fernando Po on the 30th of July, bringing with her the people from the 'Model Farm. The fate of the superintendent of the farm has not been ascer tained, but it is presumed he has been murdered by the natives. The Wilbe r f orce sa il e d for Prince's Island with invalids, and again sailed from thence for Fernando Po on the 18th S e pt em b e r ; was off Cape Coast three days , and Sierr a L eon e eight days, and finally sailed for England on the 15th ult. She brings intelligenc e of a dreadful hurricane off Ma deira, by which six vessel s h ave b een t o t a lly wrecked, and the majority of their crews lost. The island itself had been nearly inundated both from the. sea, of and property h as occurre d, in fact, so violentand fio floods lifelv s f from the the hurricane, rie mountains.a An immense destruc tionne, that the majority of the in habitants The names of the vessels lost are, the English brig, Dart, of London, Wave, of have lost their all. Guernsey, Romulus, of Greenock, an American brig, name unknown, a Spanish vessel, and a Sardinian schooner, which sank at her anchors. The Wilber force has also brought home som e o f the survivors of the wrecked crews. She spoke the Petrel, packet, off Teneriffe, and Thames, West Indiaman, off Modena. She experienced fair weather on her homeward pas sage—Wind S.W. The other officers on board are the surgeon, Mr. Sterling , and Second Master, Mr. Sturgess. Her Majesty's ship Calcutta , 8 4, (acting) will be paid off on Monday next. Her (acting), ship Royal Adelaide, 104, having been new coppered; wa s taken out of dock last even ing (Friday). Capt. G. F. Rich moorings on Wednesday, by the Confiance. was towed to her 4 120, Capt. A. Milne ; spiteful and Confiance Capt. George F. Rich (acting) ; Wilberforce, iron Calcutta, 84, Sanli Ships e j roiell Josef, 110, o y r , b s oc ship Superb, C F S a . u l iv e p d e o l i b nia a B , rgoyne; In the Sound —None. Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, sstteeaammeerr,s.Lieut. W. Webb; her Majesty's ship y, Bart., will hoist his Chief of this port, years ; Capt. It. Freeman Row ley, will be Captain a the ship, C m. fl fso a tr g . t Vincent,i. o i n e the e ns ensuing g t 2 h ot, i h n ar s se t ec a instant, 1 , m on a n b zi o e a r l n . Walter Toby, Commander, and Rich ard Hai g , Esq., Secretary. INCENDIARY FIRE AT BEENHA3I. — An alarming. fire broke out on Saturday evening last at Severn Barn Farm, situate in Beenham Fields, about eight miles on the Bath road, and, from the suspicious cir cumstances attending it, there is every reason to fear it owed its origin to an incendiary. The farm is the property of Major-General Dickson, and is occupied by Mr. W. Perrin Brokenbrow ; it consisted of a large barn, with a range of out-buildings, immedi ately adjacent, and several wheat, hay, and oak ricks ; there was, fortunately, no dwelling-house en the pre mises, nor within some distance from the farm. The fire lasted nearly twenty-four hours, and consumed the whole of the buildings, with several ricks, and much other valuable property. A reward of 2001. has been offered for " such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the offender or offenders. ' The whole of the property, we under stand, was ensured in the Sun Office, ,but we have not yet heard the actual extent of amage.—Reading Mercury. WILL OF THE LATE HIGH BAILIFF OF SOUTH OFFICIAL PECULATION. The investigation now going on at the Court ox Assize of the Department of the Seine, in revealing a system of official corruption, in perfection of plan and completeness of execution, if not in the amount of money raised from the public, rivals our Exchequer-bill forgery, and the misdoings of the em ployees of the Custom-house. But the inquiry insti tuted by the French Government is far more satisfac tory in its effect than the investigations made into the transactions which have so recently thrown a stigma on the character of two of our own establishments ; the publicity of the investigation before the Court of Assize, while it rivals the full extent of criminality in the accusod, dcei not leave the mind of the public in that uncertainty in which it may imagine the abuses to be greater than they really are ; the exte nuating circumstances, also, if they can be pleaded, appear with the accusations, and a far clearer know ledge of the whole matter is thus attained. The name which most frequently occurs in the proceedings is that of M. Hourdequin, who holds an influential office in the bureau of the Department of the Seine. through this bureau passes the business connected with the alterations and improvements of the city, which, of course, involve the interests of all the pri vate proprietors whose houses are affected. Permis sions to build, or pull down, the payment of the in demnity for ground on buildings purchased by the city for making improvements, may all be delayed, refused, or withheld by the influence of the officials of the " bureau ;" the power thus given, has been made an instrument for exacting sums of money in the shape of presents or compliments, or as the French call them pots de yin, which have a marvellous effect in expediting the movements of official machinery, and a large portion of these sums seem to have gone to M. Hourdequin, who occupies in the bureau, the position of the " Mr. Mother Country" of our Co lonial-office, subordinate, but all powerful—the power behind the Prefect, greater than the Prefect himself. A tradesman of Regent-street, or Ludgate-hill, who has sold off his stock to build a new frontage to his establishment, and having to 'wait for official permission to proceed, his business in the . mean time suffering from every day's delay, may imagine the feeling of the French proprietaire, compelled to dance attendance at the bureau of the Prefecture in vain, till the usual bribe brings the matter to a termi . _ waxer. — The will of the late John Holmes, Esq., who for many years held the office of High Bailiff for the borough of Southwark, has been proved by the executor in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in Doctors' Commons. The personal property has been sworn under 10,0001., which is Principally left amongst his family. To 'William Payne, Esq., the coroner for the city of London, and his brother, the barrister, a legacy of 201. each is given, for the purpose of purchasing a ring to his memory. A splendid piece of plate, which was pre sented to Mr. Holmes by the salesmen, &c., of the Borough market, is left to the family as an heirloom. MICHAEL KELLY AND TILE INCOME-TAX.—The fol lowing dialogue took place between Kelly and the Commissioners of Pitt's Income-tax, and is given in his reminiscences :—" Sir," said I, " I am free to con fess that I have erred in my return ; but vanity was the cause, and vanity is the badge of all my tribe, I have returned myself as having 5001. per annum. when, in fact, I h av e not 500 pence of certain in come." " Pray, Sir," said the Commissioner, " are you not stage-manager of the O p era-house ?" " Yes, Sir," said I. " but there is not even a nominal salary attached to that office. I per form its duties to gratify my love of music." " Well, but, Mr. Kelly," continued my examiner, " you teach ? " " I do, Sir," answered I ; but I have no pupils." " I think," observed another gentleman, who had not spoken before, " that you are an oratorio and concert singer ?" " You are quite right;' :said I to my new antagonist, "but I have no engagement." " Well, but at all events,' observed my first inquisitor, "you have a very good salary at Drury-lane." "A very good one , indeed , Sir; a nswered I, " but it is never paid." "But you have always a fine benefit, Sir," said the other, who seemed to know something of theatricals. " Always, Sir," was my reply,. "but the expenses attending it are very great, and whatever profit remains after de fraying them is mortgaged to liquidate debts incurred by building iny saloon. The fact is, Sir, lam at present very like St. George's Hospital, supported by .volun tary contributions, and have even less certain income than I felt sufficiently vain to return."—Kelly, vol. ii pp. 189-191. "Rents collected," as the darning-needle said to the poet's pantaloons. SELF DEVOTION, OR THE HISTORY OF KATHARINE R i, i i A Int : a n dr , kmanifested in this work, no Ae u nu t t h t.h o o r e r s s 0 f " The Subaltern."— " The Only Daugh ter,"less than the touching circumstances under which it is given to the world, tends to render it the most at tractive production of its class that has been recently produced. The Literary Gazette. with justice observes bb :b ; 1 e the the ta A l that it is " a tale of rare merit and engrossing interest; displaying in every page great Power, as well as a cor rect and beautiful taste. The story is told with infi nite skill from first to last ; incident arising out of in cident with such propriety, that you are never for a moment induced to ask how such and such an event could have come to pass. And the style is so pure, so vigorous, yet so full of poetry, that you linger over the very descriptions of places math the same sort of delight with which you would gaze upon the scenes themselves were they spread out visibly before you. Self Devotion' is entitled to take a hi g h pl a C e among , modern works of fiction.,, nation. This is a general outline of the subject of the inquiry ; the details, however, are exceedingly in tricate, and withal interesting. The following specimen of a whole series of similar transactions, is a fine example of the " insolence of office," and the " law's delay," in combined action. The witness is a M. Bornet, who, having been called, the report in La Seicle spys ,: " Hardly had the President uttered the first words of the usual form of oath, than the witness ( w h ose agitation was extreme) called out, swear it, I swear it ; I am a proprietor of the Rue Sainte Mar guerite, and an old teacher of drawing.' " The President—You are too hasty ; wait for my questions, and reply to each.of them distinctly. M. Bornet--I beg pardon, M. le President, but I am afflict,ed with a nervous malady which attacks me terfered with. Witness took up a chair that stood near, with a high close back, so as to shield his person in the event of another discharge. At this moment Mr. Mitchell left the room, and the prisoner approached, and witness, dropping the chair, was collared by him; he at the same time used some strong language, charging him with robbing the prisoner of his pro perty. Witness replied in a mild and collected tone, to the effect, " you are mistaken, John, I have no property of your's, I cannot have." Some further words took place on both sides ; on his part with ex citement and violence, and on that of witness with composure. It was followed by the prisoner asking, hat is to prevent my shooting you dead this mo ment ?" Witness replied, "It would do you more harm than it would me." His arm was all this while raised, and the pistol pointed. The dagger was after wards found on the floor. Witness still endeavoured to dissuade him from violence, being all this time held by the collar, with a pistol pointed at his body. Pri soner then asked if witness would swear or pledge himself not to prosecute or injure him. Witness re plied, " I never have injured you, John; I have no wish to do so now." He repeated, in an imperious tone, the demand that he would not prosecute him by law. Witness again replied, "I will not injure you, and have never done so. Mr. Cartmell then entered the roam, and the prisoner again repeated his inquiry, whether witness would engage not to prosecute him by law. Witness did not reply, and prisoner lowered the pistol rapidly so (on a level with the abdomen). Prisoner—No, it was not so. Witness continued—He then immediately_ fired before he could repeat his previous answer. Witness felt that he was wounded, but could not tell whether seriously or not, and prisoner releasing him, imme diately quitted the room, and went into that of Mr. Cartmell, the door of which stood open, and there ex amined the wound, in the presence of Mr. Thompson, a fellow of the College, and was suprised to find it so slight. The ball was found by witness on the ground, i ne surgeon. had t Witnesse wound t.h en examined sen t after taking off his clothes before retiring to bed, and hi b s y s ivi erv r a . I n ' t i , ck w li ho a th ft e er s h u a r N g ' n , entered, for Mr. Shaw and Mr. Cartmell, that they might see the ball, which he handed to Mr. Fisher, who marked and took charge of it. The abrasure on the skin is about the size of • a shilling. Witness heard the garden bell ring, which gave him a notion that the prisoner was making his escape from the window. The second pistol was cocked when he first raised it. The deposition of Mr. Mortlock was read over at the conclusion of his evidence, and the prisoner having been asked whether he wished to put any ques tions to the Rev. Gentleman, replied " Yes. lie inen tionslae has no property of mine, but as the executor of my father, I ask him, was he not a partner in the bank many years ?" • but the Magistrates de- Mr. Mortlock replied yes , cided that the questio ns had nothing to do with the offence. Prisoner —Is the witness aware, and can he swear that he ever dissolved partnership ? Mr. Mortlock could not answer that. Prisoner—And what is the consequence ? Why, that you and your brother are, as lam informed, liable to a criminal indictment at the Old Bailey. Mr. Mortlock—lt had better be brought. Prisoner (warmly)—l appeal to the Magistrates on their consciences whether they do not know that my father was partner in that bank, and of the truth of the circumstances I am stating. The Magistrates had nothing to do with that, it was out of their province. The next witness, the Rev. J. Cartmell, who ran to the Rev. Mr. Mortlock's assistance, was examined, and he deposed to seeing a dagger on the floor when the door was burst in, after the escape of the, prisoner. Mr. Mitchell, the landlord of the Eagle, deposed to what has been already stated. It appeared, in addi tion, that the prisoner had, after his arrival from Lon don, been for two nights at his hotel, and had been told by witness he must look for lodgings, as he could not accommodate him any longer. By the prisoner—Did Mr. E. Mortlock advise you to turn me out ?—You toldb een me that yo u had to London to see the Lord Chancellor, in ord er t o insti tute a suit to recover the property of you r father from his executors ; and also showed me a letter from the Chancellor's Secretary ; and that you had been ad vised by two lawyers that the executers were open to an indictment for perju r y and fraud. oo Prisoner—All my ill 1,1 dto these men re:As on this fact. A good deal of further irrelevant conversation ensued. George Harvey, who keeps the 'sluice-house at Baitsbite, in the paribh of Milton, saw the prisoner between nine an d ten o'clock the same night, within 100 yards of the sluice, on the hauling Way , a bout four miles from C am b r i dge. 'Witness w atched him, and with a man n ame d N ea l pursue d him over the ditch ; PUBLICATIONS TO AGRICULTURISTS. Now ready, price ls., MR. 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Patent detached Lever Watches ; jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, war ranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and enamel dials, warranted l7 17 0 Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and gold dials, warranted Either of the Gentlemen's Watches may be bad in gold hunting cases, for 31. 3s. each extra. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. FEAVER'S EMBROCATION for GOUT, RHEUMATISM, TIC DOLOREUX, &c. Copy of a Letter addressed by Trevor Holland,Esq., Surgeon, of Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire, on the 6th July last, to the Editor of the Times :" ~ Sir,—l think it a duty I owe to the public to make known the efficacy of a remedy which I met with accidentally, and w hich has been of suc h wonderful benefit to myself. Some months ago I met with a very severe accident, having dislo cated and fractured my ancle severely. From the great tender ness of the joint I was quite unable to walk, the limb con tinued very much swollen and adematous, and I suffered dreadfully from severe attacks of spasms in the night, which extended from the ancle to the leg, thigh, back, and to the arms. Having exhausted every resource of relief which I and my medical friends in the country could suggest, to no purpose, I set out for London with the intention of con sulting Sir Benjamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea bathing. By accident I met with Mr. Feaver, 16 Ludgate-hill, who applied his Embrocation, and, to my great astonishment, I had no spasm that night, nor have I had one since. The next morning I came down stairs without my crutches, and was able to walk, the swelling of the limb soon subsided, and I am now rapidly recovering. Having for ma ny years had know an ex tensive medical practice in the county t, I of no - Medicinal compound possessing such wonderful efficacy. In adding my testimony to Mr. Fcaver's Embrocation, and a I amncere ac tuated by no other motive than gratitude to him, si desire to make known his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf ferers. Possessing, as I ever did, the strongest prejudice against everything in the shape of quackery, I should I know be the :ast man to uph o ld a system which, generally speaking, to be nothing but a nefarious traffic and humbug. " I am, your obedient servant, ~TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgeon. if Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire. " P. S. 'At th e var i ous consu lt a tions held upon my case, the Surgeons and physicians (including myself) were decidedly of o m p l i n n a i t o e n tilnialtocthke- lock-jaw, violent attacks of sp asms would ter• h of ad th th is e e s x l t ig ra h o t r e d st in s embrocation.—T. H." ayrmy . but , tom as I have before state d, I have not s of spasms since the firs t a pp lication This justly-celebrated remedy (which is equally efficacious 1 in any of the above afflictions) may be obtained of, or through t any respectable wholesale o r retail Chemist in Town or or from the Proprietor, Mr. Fea. ( v ' er:l e 6 ll , ln L g u t Zt g e t - r h ae ili t' s Country, the Depw, corner „, London. Strand; as soon as he cleared which, he turned and fired, fi:st at Neal, and then at witness, who is wounded slightly just above the left hip, the ball being stopped by thick velveteen waistcoat. They succeeded in seeur ng him. Thomas Neal, a publican at Baitsbite, gave evidence in corroboration of Harvey's, and added that when the prisoner fired at him he felt a pressure on his brace buckle, but received no injury. ( Thomas Nicholls, the porter of Christ's College, gave evidence as to the escape of the prisoner frzan the College. a height of 15 or 20 feet. The prisoner then indulged in a great many accu sations against his uncles, whom he stated had reduced him and his brothers and sisters to destitution, and that committing the offence was the only thing that would save him from immediate starvation, inasmuch as he would be committed to prison. This having been put on paper by the clerk to the Magistrates, was signed by the prisoner. The Mayor then said, "John Frederick Mortloek, you stand committed to take your trial at the newt Lent Assizes for felony." Midshipmaci Fr C o u rn lp a , DUELLING. a N n ew i • nt l e r re or s k ti l n ) g ap 3 e ,o r. u ) ng Man, and promising officer, i n th e T exan N avy, was s h ot i n duel at New Orleans, a f ew d ays s i nce . Hi s d eat h, and the circumstances attending it, seem to have pro duced a great sensation in that city. The following paper was found upon his person a ft er th e d ue l h a d taken place : THOUGHTS BEFORE FIGHTING A D UEL.—Call any one sit dove and cooly, and calmly think on death, with out a thrill vibrating every nerve ? To think that only a few, very few moments may elapse b e f ore hi s immortal soul will be winging its flight to worlds un known, and knows not whether it will take its place amidst a bright throng of angels, or drag its weary way to the dark and fiery abyss prepared for such . as I. My God ! Such thoughts are enough to rack the soul and make the stoutest nerves small ? To bring the haughty and proud to their knees and in humble penitence and supplication ask forgiveness of the God who made them! lam mo rally and religiously opposed to duelling! It does not prove that one is a gentleman or a brave man, neither does it give satisfaction of an insult; for to re ceive an insult and a ball also, is very poor satisfaction to a man of feeling and of honour. Almost any man can raise physical courage enough to fight a duel, but few, alas ! too few, are possessed of moral cou ' rage sufficient to stem the tide of public scorn, and walk erect through the myriads of hisses spit out by those who are too low in the scale of virtue and morality to respect it in any shape. I trust, and pray, that the public will not condemn the course that I have pursued. There are situations, times, and oc casions, when men must act with boldness and firm ness to command respect from those with whom they are thrown. Into such a one lam thrown, and I sin ce-.-ely trust that God will forgive me for the course that I have pursued. FIELDING It. CULP. WORKING of the NEW POOR-LAW. We lately had occasion to Comment upon the cruel severity with which the " amended" laws for the relief of the poor visited a three weeks' bandying to and fro, from pillar to post, and post to pillar, upon two poor little children, who were acknowledged by all parties, the so-called relieving-officers included, to be starving the while, and that innocently (which last is a concession not often made by these worthies), with cold and hunger. The particulars have now been furnished to us of a somewhat similar case which has just occurred in Yorkshire. The simple facts of the case were these :—On Friday, the 21st of October last, the wife of John Hill, a woolcomber, resident at Harden, within the limits of the Keighley Union, but belonging to the township of Wilsden within the Bradford Union, was confined of her third child. For the whole fortnight previous to this the man had earned, from whatever cause (whether, as it was alleged, from any fault of his own or not, makes no difference in the question of the destitution and consequent claim to relief of his wife and child), only 4s. 6d. in the whole. He consequently, and one should think with very good reason, applied for assistance on behalf of his wife on the day after her confinement to a Mr. Mackley, of Wilsden, who appears to be a guardian of the Bradford Union, and to be in the habit of acting occasionally as relieving-officer on the behalf of that body. This person having proof, as he tells us, that Hill himself was " too idle to work," and was " a regular nuisance to the parish offs sere," for that reason refused to commiserate the truly pitiable wants, not of the husband, but of the wife and newly-born child, and for the same very singular reason proceeded further to refer Hill to the Assistant-Overseer, saying that he did not know where the,relieving-officer resided. It must be added, that this Mr. Mackley admitted that, if it had been a fit case, be would, and he was empowered so to do, have relieved on behalf of the Bradford Union. He conceived, therefore, that that union was liable, if it were a fit case. Whether it was fit or not our readers must, of course, decide. The over 'seer, however, referred Hill to the relieving-officer of Wilsden, which latter functionary referred him on to the Keighley" Board, because, as he said, the Bradford Board would not indemnify him (ilie officer) if he relieved; and the Keighley Board then referred the man back to the Bradford Board ; and the Bradford Board, in the person of Mr. Mackley aforesaid, said that " it would be no use applying to them." By this time the poor man had travelled nearly thirty miles, and without effect! The condition of his wife, in the meanwhile, is thus described .by our informant :—" The evidence proves that the mother of the child was found sitting in a damp house, with out fire or food, on the day week after the child was born ; and that the witness, Ann Smith, the wife of a poor woolcomber, and the mother of five children, gave her her afternoon meal, and went without food herself . from nine o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the following morning." Hill then applied to Mr. Ferrand, M.P., "on the day his wife was found by Ann Smith, apparently dying," and from him obtained food and assistance, and also directions how to arrive at the hitherto impenetrable Board of the Bradford Guardians. On Monday, October 31, only ten days after his wife's confinement, and three days after she had been rescued from starvation by the Christian charity of one almost as poor as herself, the poor man succeeded in reaching Mr. Ellis, the e o n n fe vc e ms bl , ed to a r n e d l i o t s h t e d m y i i n se g ries fro o m f h th is e wprifie relieving-officer, who was the party regu l ar l y b oun d , i and a child, ny p er s vations whiCh they had suffered.. This man, in the words of our informant, " though he resided not more than a mile and a half from the either to visit the man's abode, or to relieve him ; and ordered him about his business." At the next meet ing of the Bradford Board of Guardians these facts were proved against this Mr. Ellis, who, however, re fused to attend or meet the charge ; and at the fol lowing meeting Mr. Mackley appeared and ju.ttified his share in the transaction, on the ground, noticed by us already, that hill was an idle fellow, and did not earn as much as he might. In the meantime, the child died. A Coroner's inquest is to be held upon the body, and we will not anticipate its verdict ; yet we cannot but feel that it is no fault of the adminis trators of the Poor-law that the woman did not die also. • These are the facts of the case;awl they speak for themselves. 'We proceed to eluciaate their application to the principles of the New Poor-law. The openly avowed principle of that law is, to compel the poor to support themselves, by making that maintenance which in some few certain cases, as it is allowed, cannot be refused, as pitiful, as rarely bestowed, and as uncomfortable to the recipient as possible. This rule is uniform ; and the weak, the sick, and the aged, suffer for the benefit of the idle and the strong —suffer, in order that these last may-be driven to maintain themselves. This is the maked principle of the law : it now appears that not only is the treatment of the individual himsel f who is to be thus driven to work to be used thus instrumentally, but the suffer ings, literally the dying sufferings, of his w if e an d children, of those who are utterly innocent of his idleness and profligacy (even sup • posing such idleness and profligacy to exist)—these are to beadded as a makeweight, and these guiltless ones are to be re fused the very necessaries of a bare and miserable ex istence, in order that the husband may be goaded into supporting himself and them ! Such is the law of the Bradford Union. Again, the o effects f the centralization system, of the union .of parishes, are here also very tolerably well illustrated. In the late dispute between the West London Union and the overseers of St. Mar garet's, the journies from overseer to relieving-officer, and from relieving-officer to overseer, were not so very long; the parishes were contiguous. In the Bradford case, and the same thing would happen in many instances in the country, the poor man who was litigated travelled no less than thirty miles before the point was cleared up. A dispute between two unions may be a matter of perfect indifference to the respective officers ; but to the poor man whose family are starving it is, as experience proves, no light matter. Surely , it is but a mockery of that true almsgiving, which is ready, of itself, even to seek out objects for its charity ; it is but a mockery of that State provision for the poor which a Christian com munity should, one would think, bring home to every poor man's door ; it is but a mockery of mercy—a mockery of public beneficence, to remove the source of charity to a distance —away from the home, away from the s 3 mpathies of the recipient, and to bring him ten, or twenty, or even thirty miles, before you dole out to him his niggardly pittance, or condescend, in the plentitude of your kindness, to tell him that you dispute his claim.—Times. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Ocean, from Rotterdam, arrived off the-Custom house On Sunday, with the Dutch mail. (, "._e,,<_ i; r- rA ,Q i~ t ~~ -7