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0: FILE OF TILE GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO., 19, Ne,v Bridge- st reet, Blackfriars, Loudon, 10th Oct.. 1849. NOTICE is hereby given, that a H F-YEARLY GENERAL COURT of the PROPRIETORS of this COM PANY will be had on FRIDAY, the 12,1 day cf November flex', at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at Radley's Hotel, 10, New Bridge street, Blacktriars, in the City of London ; and that for seven days previously the Half-yearly Accounts of the Company will be o, en to the inspection of the Proprie ors, on an crder signed by three of the Directors. Notice is hereby al o given, that at the same Meeting the ANNUAL ELECTION of AUDITORS will take place, and should a Ballot be required it will continue open for four hours from its e ommencement By order, C. riURLF, Secretary. N.B. The Chair -will be taken at Twelve o'clock precise y, and none but Propx etors admittol. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' CLUB HOUSE, in the CITY of LONDON. Commercial Gentlemen are requested to give early intimation of their intention to BECOME MEMP.F.I S for establishing so de sirable and necessary an auxiliary to theft comfort, &c., prior to the 14suing of a prospectus. Fiery information relative thereto may be obtainal by apply, lug to W. S. ItUMSEY, Hon. Sec 3, Queen-street Place, Cheapside, London. AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITV FOR PERSONS TO POR• CHASE THEIR DWELLING HOUSES, OH OTHER PRO. PERTY. FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS will be ready to be advanced in one, or several sums, at INTEREST from ONE t FOUR per c , •nt. only, by the " FIRST IMPROVED BUILDINGSOCIETI'," on TUESDAY Evening next, at EXETER HALL, at Half-past Seven. This Society is flied to close in Ten years, and no deductions are made from advances. Law charges and arrears of subscription payable in ten years. Signed, by direction of the Board, ROBER I' KENYON, Secretary, 15, Blackfriars-road. 19, HOLIES-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE. FOR SIX GUINEAS A YE 111.. Subscribers to BULL'S LIBRARY, are supplied with all the New Works for rerusal in every part of tile Kingdom, and Two Guineas' worth to keep at the end of each year, the surp:us copies being then distri buted. The Catalogue of New amd Popular Works now in course of gratuitous delivery may be had on application. • A Post-office order for the sahsetiption, addressed Mr. Bull, 19, Holles-street, will ensure an immediate supply in any part of the kingdotn, without the delay of a previous correspondence. T HE ISLINGTON CATTLE MARKET AND ABATTOIR COMPANY. topo`vvered by special Act of Parliament, 5 and G William IT., cap. . . . . readstered, 7 and S Vic., cap. ex. Offices, Wellington-street North, Strand. _ . _ Capital 200,000/. Shares ICeach, to be paid in full on allotment, thereby avoiding any calls, and unless the Company complete the anrch..e of the property, the w hole amount will be returned to the Iltareholders. The responsibility limited to the amount of the shares. Tae rental of the houses, &c., on the Islington Market Estate ensui es ints,..t An •he subscribed capital, independent of the removal of Smithfield Market. TAU/TEEM. Gee. Stone, Esq. (\iessrs. Martin, stone, and Co.), Lombard-street. John Twens, Esq. (liessrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co.), Grace- church-street Wm. Shaw, Esq. (Member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural ' Society), Strand. BANKERS —Messrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co., Gracechurch-street. SOLICITORS —Messrs. Armstrong and Westbrook, 2, Great James . street, Bedford-row. To Shareholders this Company offers an investment totally free from risk, with a valuable property and increasing source of divi dend, such as few undertakings have ever been able to command ; whilst the small amount of the shares, wholly paid so, will enable persons in every grade of society to participate in the advantages, without the annoyance of any future call. The cattle market at Li verpool, which was formerly held in the centre of the town, has been removed to the suburbs, and the 25/. shares pay a dividend of 2/. 185. per share per annum, exclusive of the abattoirs, which are now pay ing Ia addition twenty per cent. to the shareholders. Applications for Prospectuses and Shares may be made to the Soli citors of the Company ; to the Secretary, at the Offices of the Com pany, Wellington-street North, Strand; to Thomas Alisop, Esq., Royal Exchange-buildings ; and Henry Druitt, Esq., 23, Tokenhouso yard; and at the Market-house, Islington. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY. /it). 11, LOMBSP.D-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post- office, London. DIRECTORS. JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Chairman. THOMSON lIANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Theory Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John Dixon, Esa. George Lyail, Esq. Francis hurt Dyke, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Sir Walter It. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. James Morris. Esq. John O. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. Henry It. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. Johx Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AIMITOIts. ' A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at low Rates without participation in the Profits; or at moderate Rates with participation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At each of the three Septennial Divisions which this Company has made, the Bonuses amounted to about l per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or about .27 per cent, on the amount of premium received; and the whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Com pany exceeded 530,000/. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have attained in each case a value not under 501. In the FIIIE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared on the 6th of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1848, and the same is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted), between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Head Office ; and also by the Agents in the Country Districts. Not Ice is hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Michael as Day must be renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with Mr. Sass, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mail ; or with _the Company's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary. T HE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. No. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester square, London. TRUSTEES. The Melt Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., 35, Golden-square. The Ri:zht Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton. Middlesex. The Right Hon. the Lord : , Itafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk. Sir Henry I'aston Ite.lingtleld, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India Company. Thomas Ilarnewell, Esq., 15, York-terrace, Regent's-park, Thomas Eyre, Esq., G 2, Pulteney-street, Bath. James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Malda-hill. S. The ilLzht Rev. William Morris DIRECTO , D.D. R , A cton, Middlesex—Chairman. Michael Forristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy Chairman and Managing Director. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.13., Director of the Hon. the East India Company, and of the London Joint Stock Bank. Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark. Edmond Ileales, Esq., Carlton Villas, Maid:l-bill. Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Malmola. hall, Stoke, near Rochester. George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey. James Marshall, Esq., 21, Carlton Villas, Maida-hlll. ACTUARY —WiIIiam Henry Archer, Esq. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Norris, Esq. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every Information promptly forwarded on application to fhe Actuary or Secretary, at the Office, a, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London. ANOVELTY for the approaching season is in preparatbin to which a distinguishing name has not yet been tiv..n, but which the inventors, Messrs. NICOLL, can recommend as one of the most useful, warm, comfortable, and graceful articles of gentlemanly attire ever produced. Specimens can be seen at 114, 116, and 120, Regent street, and 22, Comilla, as also TILE TREBLE Garment, or I'ALETOT, called THE NICOLL, which retains all the characteristics of the famed l'aletot (registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65) iu its exterior, and has the additional advantages of being convertible from a warm to a light Overcoat, or viee versa, at the pleasure of the wearer, or as the mild or cold nature of the weather may re quire. This garment must he seen and worn to be properly appre. elated ; it will be found, perhaps, the best preservative of health in this variable climate. THE NICOLL has been secured by Royal Letters Patent in ENGLAND. IRELAND, SCOTL kND, and the COLONIES ; It can, therefore, only be purchased in the country, or abroad, of Sfessrs NICOLL'S (the patentees) recognised AGENT ;, and in LONDON only •f themselves, ♦iz., at 114, 116, 120, REGEN I•STREE r, and 22 CORNIIILL. THE NICOLL PALETOT (Regd. 6 and 7 Viet., cap. 65) WAREROOMS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT STREET, and 22, CORNHILL. Also for Nicoll's Morning Coat, now in almost universal request for the Country. Riding, Walking, Seaside, &c. Shooting Jackets adapted for the Moors, &c. Many have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs. NICOLL are the sole Patentees of the design and material. rt i IISSRS. NICOLL'S Wholesale and Counting Y Douse Departments for the Lonilon Branches in the Sh p ping and Woollen Trades arc in CHANGE-ALLEY, CORN HIL and 120, REGENT-STREET. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. I EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup. Curries, and Salad, and by Its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe plant to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Vere-street, Oxford street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. liarelay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE . 7 The thousands of indlvtduals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the on!) , article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red us grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and nermanent change. While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties, this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest period of life. Persons who have been deceived by preparations which have a horrible st.9ich (dangerous to the head), troublesome In their application, and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in every respect, and that " none bat itself can be its parithel." Price 3s. tid., 65.. and 10s. per bottle. To be had of Spencer and CO., 29, - Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whiteellapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill; Mr Prentice, 84, Edgewarc-n.ad; Butler, 4, Cheapside : Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Barclay, Far ringden-strcet ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-street; Hooper, 43, Kin! William-street, London •bridge ; llannay, 03, Oxford-street ; Pnr Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, B ull - street, - 31rmingham ; Rcbert , , 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest paid. Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe—Spencer's and Co.'s address is on the wranner. THIE T-FIEST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA- CITY, AND IMPEDIML'NTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 4d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, Zs. 6d. in postage stamps, rINRE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the inArenities and decay of the generative system, ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, With remarks on M • from arriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings . By R. and L. PERRY and co,, Consulting Surgeons, lt, Berners-greet, Ox ford-street, London. Published by the Authors sold by Strange, 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger,so, Oxford - street ; Starts, 23, Titchborne-street Leaden hall-street. Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden- PAST I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six ngravings. Parr 11. treats of the consequences r esultng from excessiveinsinl gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative nes.pacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravin gs . Pa -a? 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and centalaa explicit directions for their troatmag. This notion is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Ingravlags. PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disown by a simple applicatien, by which the danger of infection is oh- Yiated. This important part of the Work should not escape the eader's notice. PixT Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and Its duties. The crises of unproductive union are also considered, and the whale subject critically and philosophically inquired into. TaxCoernaf, BALM or STILIACITM Is exclusively employed in treat ag nervous and sexual debility, impotence, tic., Ils. and 335. per %Atte. The Coneantrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for path - Ping the blood in cases of Infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, lie. and 335. per battle. terry's Purifying Specific Pills, 'As. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. par box, a v sruun remedy for gonorrhcea, gloat, stricture, and chronic inaamma- Lon of the blaidilr. Consultation fee, if by latter, 11. A minute retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position in society. M. Packets, wits advice, to be had at the Eatabllennent only, by which the fee,il., is saved. Meaars. Perry, Surgeons, are in atten dance daily at 19, Homers-street, Oxford-street, London, from Ele ven till TwO, and rlyo to Ktattt i on Sundays from Moron to Om .• . 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IP' -/ '" - \ -.F.f •. --,.. _. ~.,,,,g37 ~. , - ~:—-,.., . 8 - ----- . ..•k ik t 1 z ,i 7. „iii ____ „.... 1.4......:-§1 /.. - . ...'" , ~ ., . .-%-- --, '- - -7- zi:411f,...„.z.... ,1 , . ‘•,> `'3. _...- - ~. - _:.-- 0 HO) I • • ' l; \ ~ -..- f _,,;744.1 ;,_'' C)l' DI h U i, WerAgg,.. • ...../., ' os . . • MR SURREY AND SUSSEX ROADB.—Yesterdsy afternoon a general meeting of the trustees of the Sur rey and Sussex roads was held at the Session-house, Newington, when the several tolls were put up to auction for the purpose of being let on lease for the term of one year, "commencing at twelve o'clock on the 31st day of December next," at the sum of 23,5991. Os. 9a., that being "the sum produced over and above the expense of collecting the same in the present year, ending 31it day of August." Three years ago these tolls realised about 30,800/. The following year they produced between 25,0001. and 26,0001., when e great portion of the proceeds became lost, in conse quence of the terminus of the South-Western Railway Nine e t h E e l t m ru s s t te o e t s b ebyWaterloo having been removed ffoamr road. They were last ye . law, e required to do, put up:tethethey wer e taken possession rest iced, when. es there was not a sing leifr , of by the trustees, and the sum produced was, as above stated. 23 , 5990 Os. 93. There was yesterday a full attendance of lessees of roads from various parts of lb, country, none of whom ft It disposed to make an offer for the tolls, and they again fell into the h an d s o f the trustees. Mr. Shadbult (the chairman) said, that they would be again put up at a future day. A considerable reduction is then expected to be prop osed for the tolls, bel.tw th e sum o f 23,599 1 . Os. 9d., asked for by the trustees. THE SUICIDE IN KIINSINGTON•GAEDENS.—Last evening Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest at the Rose and Crown, Knightsbridge, respecting the death of Thomas Jones, aged 60, a silversmith, who shot himself with a holster pistol in Kensington gardens on Saturday afternoon last. Miss Charlotte Jones, sister to the de ceased, stated that she resided with her brother, at No. 42, Duke-street, St. James's. The deceased had been in a situa•ion upwards of 31 years, but had lately been discharged in consequence of his inability to work, on account of his eyes having become very weak. He was constantly in fear of not being able to obtain employ. went to support himself, which rendered him very un happy, and his behaviour latterly had been exceedingly strange. He left home about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon last, and had be en missing ever since until that day (Wednesday), when she identified deceased at the engine-house. Mr. Gardner, the surgeon, said he had examined the body of the deceased, and found a large lacerated wound on the left side, and the bowels were protruding in a shocking manner. He could find no bullet, and witness was of opinion that the deceased had loaded the pistol full with powder, placed the point close to his side, and then fired it off. The jury retured a verdict, " That the deceased shot himself while in a state of unsound wind." U N clearer view of the position of the ce 'l l7 l parison is net the less acceptable. e---- _ele:Feeesl , =erase' Ott . eeet the ordinary revenue of 3!liei. ail, present ert t c i t - T t e ; g qu'•iter ,t hist ,tt quarter of a million sterlieg (276 0930, :Teed' to the very respectable augmentation of trieteee velikiAtTier _Let us now turn to the comparison of the years eeded 10th October, 1848, lit:d 10:h October, 1849. The most cursory inspection convinces us that this comparison is less decisiedly favourable than that for the shorter and more recent period of the three months. In other words, there had been a higher degree and a greater ditlm.ion of prosperity during the concluding three months of the lest twelvellian during the first three or six months of the tw..lve. The comparison, there-for. , , is all the more faliutir able for the present condition of the ccuterv. On the year, then, there ha.. been an increase in the Customs of 298,7361, equal to 1 per et nt. ; on tt.o Stamps of 125.108/, elpt , d ti 2 per ent ; o; the. Taxe. of 18,427/.. t.. I s- a - , 1 per cunt.: or t' e P..st e ffice of 660001.. 1.. 8i per cent. 01 . the re sprettve iannunt. , of rc-ve,,ue 1 . .c , -;vel in ;he v , 10 h oAeher, 1848 On the other hind, in the Exci-e, there is a decrease on the year of 443,945/ , equivalent to 31 per cent.--a result suggestive of very elitri-re,ot reflections from those suggested by the signet im provement under this important branch of revenue just pointed out with reference to the querter. Cn "tsf. whole there is an increase on the total rever.ue of 235,5711., or of about 1 per cent. These figures prove, beyond all cavil, that whatever may be the abstract merit of our reformed commercial system, it does not, at all events, prevent the increase of the revenue, or the diffusion of the com'Orts and luxuries of life among those who nest require them. lIERALD.—The Ministerial journal,, labour in their vocation without exhibitingane - tokens ofsharne ; —nay, it is even a matter of exultation with 'them, when a quarter occurs in which the revenue does not fall off ! • Three years ago we were assured that " Free Trade " would inevitably produce such won-. derful blessings that the revenue would soon outgisew • all limit, and the only difficulty with the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be, how he could repeal taxes fast enough ! Now, however, the main consolation seems to be, that we do not grow very rapidly worse, and that there seems to be, fur some time yet, a fair prospect of being able to provide for the dividends I The " Ordinary Revenue ' for the October quarter, for four years past, has been as follows Oct. 10, 1846 .. £13,889,103 17 1847 12 612,191 • 1848 .. 13.334,468 If 1849 13,610,561 Or, if we compare the whole year's accounts, as made up at October, they will stand thus :- 1846 • • £48,229,756 1847 ••• ••• ... 48,542,520 1848 ... ••• 48,129,763 1849 48.272,336 So that, on the whole, things are little better or worse than they were in the days of Protection, so far as the Chancellor of the Exchequer is concerned. As to how it is, so far as the people are concerned, that it quite another affair. But where is the pro. mised " prosperity ?" It does not require a very long memory to recollect that, in former years, from the growth of wealth and population, there was a con , tinual advance perceptible; so that, every year or two, we were aecurtonied to see some obnoxious tax repealed. We have now plenty of taxes that are justly disliked. Such an one is the duty on hops—a tax levied up, n a home product, and one which falls on the drinkers of beer, a class which embraces nineteen industrious men for every one of wealth or competence. Another frightful tax is that on insurances—a tax utterly indefensible. But with such accounts as these before us, how are we to expect the repeal of any tax? Four years pass over—the population has grown in that time some 8 or 10 per cent—but the produce of the taxes, as pail into the Exchequer, appears to be in the October quarter of 1846 1849 Showing an actual decline at the rate of nearly one million per year ! This must extinguish all hope of a speedy reduction of taxation. We are sorry again to have to remark the appearance of inaccuracy in these quarterly accounts. In the account circulated and published in all the papers, Oct. 10, 1848, the " Total Ordinary Revenue" of the year was set down as being 48,129, 7631. But in the account now ren dered and printed, the same " Total Ordinary Reve nue" for the same year, ending Oct. 10, 1848, is set down as having been only 48,049,7681. The discre pancy is plain. We can easily surmise the probable explanation. But our regret is, that there should be any item in a great national account like this which needs explanation. ADvtirrisEß.—We give elsewhere a tabular view of the Quarter's Revenue, ending yesterday, the 10th instant. It will be seen that the results are highly gratifying, much more so than could have been expected, considering the protracted period of commercial depression thmugh which the country has paned, and from which it is even now only in the act of emerging. Not the least satisfactory feature in the present returns is, the fact, that in all the leading sources of revenue, with one exception, there is a greater or a less increase as compared with the cor responding quarter of 1848. The exceptional source is the Customs. Under that head we find a decrease for the quarter of 1.53,211/. But this can occasion no surprise, when it is remembered that, in the quarter just ended, one of the principal sources of revenue in that branch has been entirely dried up. The corn duties have been abolished, and these, as our readers are aware, were a pro lific source of income to the country. It is only surprising that, under the circumstances, the drfalcation in the Customs should not be greater. On the year there is an increase of 298,7361. The deficit on the quarter, in the Customs, is more than compen sated by the augmentation in the Excise. The in crease under the latter head is 185,003/., the amount this quarter being 4 ; 289 , 5771., while in the corre sponding quarter of last year it was only 4,102,514/. The increase under this head is all the more gratify ing, when it is recollected that the Excise is allowed on all hands to constitute the best criterion of the con ditions of the people. On the year there is a decrease in the Excise., but that is accounted for from the postponement of the payment of the duties on hops. The Stamps have been unusually produc tive this quarter. Under that head we have a sum amounting to 1,686,7471. against 1,461,9421. in the corresponding qu ater of last year, making an addition of 224 8051 in the present quar ter. Under the heads of Income .tax and Post-office, we have small augmentations. The Income-tax is more productive this quarter by 21,116/. than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The Post-office shows an increase of 3,0001. on the quarter, and of 66,0001. on the year. There is nothing in the other items to calf for remark. The aggregate increase on the year is 235,5711., and on the quarter 281,3811. The latter would be a very gratifying augmentation under any circumstances, but it is doubly so when it is remembered that the corresponding quarter of last year was a prosperous one as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1847. Altogether we are justified in congratulating the country on the decided change for the better which has already taken place, and on the still brighter prospects which are opening upon us. The country may look forward to the future with buoyant spirits, in the assured belief, that for a long time to come, the commerce and finances of the country will be characterised by'-increasing prosperity. N°.17,799.] LONDON, THURSDAY E 7 , - N G N 7 OCTOBER 11, 1849. SALES BY AUCTION. DEVON. OXTON HOUSE, one of the choicest and most delightful demesnes and seats in the beautiful 'vicinity of Exeter. 11 ar Starcross, Daw lish, and Chudlegh, only five or six hours' journey from London, comprising an elegant, substantial, and most comfortable Mansion in the midst of richly dressed park-like Grounds and vridly varied Woodlands, through which are romantic secluded Rides and Walks of several miles in extent, opening to surprising scenery. MESSRS. DANIEL. SMITH and SON are commissioned by the Proprietor to announce that the above well-known delightful FREEHOLD ESTATE will be OFFEREI for SALE BY JUCTION at the New London in Exeter, on TUESDAY, October 16, at Two (unless an acceptable offer should be made by Private Treaty). It comprises nearly 700 acres of rich pasture, meadow, fine or chard, and arable land, in a ring fence, adjoining the domains of Powderham Castle and Mambead, overlooking the magnificent estu ary of the Exe, with splendid marine and inland scenery, embracing Exeter, Powderham Castle, Exmouth, and other interesting objects. The mansion is a handsome modern structure, with south and east fronts, replete with every comfort for a large family, placed on a gentle elevation. in a secluded and romantic valley, re freshed by springs and rivulets, irrigating some of the meadows, and falling into a small lake abounding with trout, below the house. The demesne is well stocked with all kinds of game, and extends to and embraces a portion of the bold slopes and overhanging wooded brows of the surrounding hills, which form a grand boundary and shelter, with the more bracing air from the sea. It has all the appendages and em blishments of a gentleman's residence—walled gardens, conservato ries, flower gardens, capital stabling, rustic cottage, lodges, and the .whole in perfect order. There are three approaches by handsome carriage roads, partly through the beautiful woodlands ant highly dressed plantations. The farm is in high condition, and consists of a good proportion of pasture and meadow land, with a newly-built farmhouse and homestead of a superior description, and other fartn•hnildistgs. Possession may be had on completion of the purchase. The mansion can only be viewed with cards, which may be had of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, who are authorised to treat for the sale of the property. Particulars and orders to view may also be had of lieszrs. Every and Son, solicitors, Exeter. BEAUMONT, in the parish of CIIESIIUNT, TIER US. A delightfully situated Modern Gothic VILLA, with the Manor of Beaumont, beautiful Grounds, and a valuable FARM and Orna ment il WOOD LANDS, the whole freehold and in perfect re pa r, with immediate possession ; also some detached Fields • and other Property in Cheshunt-street, one hoar's ride from London. MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and "SON will SELL by AUCTION. at the Auction Mart, on FRIDAY, October 19, at Twelve (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously ma 'e by Private Treaty), together or in lots, The above beautiful ESTATE, comprising an elegant small Villa, erected about eighteen years since, replete with every appendage for a moderate establishment, particularly as to its domestic offices, and ve-y superior stabling and out-buildings, walled garden, dairy, &c. ; the whole well supplied with excellent water. It stands upon a fine sheltered eminence and a gravel soil, with a beautiful and extensive lawn, and its park-like Paddocks spread in bold undulations In full view of the house, which faces the south, and is embellished by an ornamental conservatory and Gothic arcade. T e pleasure grounds and gravelled walks, with a handsome carriage drive, encircle the house. The lands are in large enclosures, the greater part sound pasture land, studded with fine elm and oak timber, and intersected by fine springs aild streamlets. There are two neat cottages for gardener and laundry, and various farm buildings. The neighbourhood is richly wooded, and within the meets of two packs of hounds, and the estate is well supplied with game, being surrounded by some large preserves. Also, in separat . lots, some detached fields ; a house and shop, with large Barden, &c., and two cottages, with gardens, in the Mgh-street of Cheshunt. Particulars and plans may be had on the premises ; at the Auc tion Mart; of E. Taverner, Esq., Solicitor, 9, New Itroad-street, City ; at Messrs. Crawler's Offices,Cheshunt ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. The beautiful ESTATE and RESIDENCE of WOODSIDE, at OLD WINDSOR, BERKS. TLITESSRS. DANIEL SMITti and SON will OFFER by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew lane, on FRIDAY, the 19th of October next, at Uwelve (unless an ac ceptable offer should be previously made by Private Treaty), The above most delightfully situated and capital FREEHOLD RES 'DE NCE, comprising a substantial mansion of the Elizabethan style of architecture, standing in a small park, studded with venera ble old oaks and other fine timber, and commanding splendid views of the Castle ; also a valuable farm adjoining, altogether about 109 acres, in .a ring-fence, with walled gardens, beautiful pleasure grottnds, conservatory, an ornamental cottage residence, and farm house buildings.. It is delightfully secluded, though within two miles of Windsor and one of the Thames, upon the ascent to Englefield green, skirted by a richly wooded portion of O , Great Park. Cards to view may be had of John Seeker, Esq., solicitor, Wind sor ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, surveyors, Waterloo place, Pall •rnall ; and of their ag,nts at Windsor. THE PARK, CHELTENHAM. A modern detached FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, distinguished as OAKLEY, with extensive PLEASURE GROUNDS and other valuable LANDS, with possession. ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are directed by the Proprietor (who ha: removed to his estate in Herefordshire) to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Mar', on FRIDAY, October 19, at Twelve, in lots (unless previously disposed of by pri vate contract), The above very valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, in the parish of Leekhampton, though essentially part of Cheltenham, free of tithes and land-tax ; comprising a Modern Villa en a moderate scale, with Coach-house, Stabling, and all suitable offices, walled Garden and Pleasure (;rounds com.nandinx pleasing and cheerrul views, with an Ornamental Pa:ldock of about ten acres, embellished with Planta tions in belts and clumps, extending to the high Bath-road, apon which it has an important frontage. Also detached Parcels of Free hold Land in the park, offering most eligible sacs for the erection of villas. ' The estate may he viewed, and printed descriptive particulars, with plans, may be had of Messrs. Newman, Gwinnett, and Tice lmrst, solicitor•, Cheltenham; or Mes,rs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, Waterloo-place, Pali-mall. The BUBLYNS ESTATE, a. , EAST WOODiIAY, in lIANT, on the llor,iers of BERKS. MESSRS. T to DAB PUBLIC SALE, SMITHC‘ALPinthe m a id n d d le ofS SOFT will (unless previously disposed of by Private Treaty). The above very compact and most desirably situate ESTATE, chiefly Freehold. It is within a short drive of the large market town of Newbury, where there is a principal station on the Gt eat Western Railway, brining it within two hours and a half's journey of LOT, dun. The Residence is very substantially built, of the early Tudor style, with the usual appendages of a gentleman's place, but on a tile derat e scale, and is fit in every respect for immediate occupation. It is most beautifully situated in the centre of highly picturesque grounds and paddocks, richly timbered and uruituentally watered, It is a re ._ markaLly healthy favourite s-vot,..and sarrounded by a neighbour h. od of the hiThes', respectability,- ( esicellent roads, and the grand and romantic scenery of elerp:andßanspetead Park. The lands are in a ringfence, and sflosist:of upwards of sixty acres of meadow, arable. and wood land. Mte/y" diversified. The property affords good shooting and fishing; and fox hounds hunt the parish. Two adjoining farms may be had if desired, forming together a very com plete and choice little domain. Particulars may be ]tad, and plans inspected at Messrs. Smith's offices, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; also of Mr. Pinnegar, solicitor, Newbury. QUPERB NOVELTIES in PAPIER MACHE, at 3IECIII'S 4, Leadenhall-street, London. A visit to his establishment wilt prove that there is not in London another such stock of elegances.'Ahey consist of caddies, tables, en velope•cases, netting-boxeo, convanions, cabinets, jewel-cases, work boxes, dressing-cases, tea-cradles, hand and pole screens, card-racks, table inkstands, regency writing-desks, portfolios, playing cards, and visiting card-cases, cigar and bottle-cases, note and cake baskets ; also an assortment of needle-cases in pearl and tortoiseshell, silver and gold pencil-cases, pen-holders, and other articles suitable for presents. Inventor of the patent castellated tooth-brush. WINTER STOCK. I went to MOSES' noted Mart, Right facing Aldgate Clock, Ant marked the va-ious goods which form The present Winter Stock. And having seen it, een't suppose I felt incline t to mock; For certainly i ne, er saw So prime a Winter Stock. The novel, stylish Over-cows, The Dress-coats, and the Frock, Are r ally such as never graced A former Winter Stock. For Ve;ts and Trowsers such as these, My wardrobe I'll unlock ; And so will you, when once you glance At MOES' Winter Stock. For those who take the gun in hand To Are at hen or cock, Superior Shooting-coats there are In MUSES' Winter Stock. Prime Boots and Shoes I also raw, A 4 solid as a rock ; Ind faala , g aria Hats formed part Of MOSES' Win'er Stock. MOSES and SON have first-rate Furs, For which th' Ladies flock ; And a •iendid Shawls and nosier ) form A portion of the stock. Rear this in mind, and don't be deal To Whver's warning knock ; But buy at once aid. and SON, From such a Winter Stock. LIST OF PRICES. ItEADY MADD. Antumn and Winter Over Coats, in every The linlwer, handsomely and warmly trimmed 0 18 0 The Paletot, ditt0.......... 0 ' 8 0 Chesterfield, ditt0.............. 1 0 0 The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome style of Dv. r Coat .. .. Shootinz Coats ..... ..... • 0 8 6 Lounglng or Morning Coats .............. 0 4 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed .... 0 4 6 Ditto ditto Doeskin .. 0 7 6 Ditto Vests .. ......... 0 2 6 Black Silk Velvet Vests.-- . . 0 13 6 D7ess Coats • • • • .. • • • • .. 0 17 0 Frock Ditto .......... ....... • • • • . • .. 0 19 0 Youths and Boys' Over Coats, in every style, from .. ...... .............. • • .... • • 0 7 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits • • • • ... 0 14 6 Boys' Autumn and Wi n t er V esta 0 0 8 MADE TO MEASURE. Men's Autumn and Winter Over Coats ..from 1 1 The Chesterfield Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined •• .1 8 0 The raletot, handsomely and warmly trimmed 1 16 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very elegant style of 2 0 0 The Strathmore Witney Over Coat, newest style, lined throughout .. ...... Autumn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed and 0 10 6 Best Black Cessimere ditto 1 6 11 Autumn and Winter Vests ........ 0 8 6 Best Black Clog; ditt o ............ 0 13 6 Black. Silk Velvet ditto 0 18 6 „ Dress C0at5........ • • • • • • from 325. to I 15 0 „ Frock ..... ......... from 355. to 3 3 0 Hussar and Tunic Suits...... •• ..... from 1 s 0 Superfine • • ......... • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3len's Shooting Coat ............. 0 lb 0 Elegant Dressing Robes, in great var i ety, A Large Steck of Fur Coats, in every shape, from GOs. to 20/. Naval and Military Uniforms, Liveries, &c. Warning to any extent at Five Minuter.' notice, A Suit of Mourn:ng complete for 11. 10s. The new book, entitled the "Great Fact," with Rill directions or Self-measurement, can be had en application, or forwarded, post ree, to any part of the kingdom. Notice— rhe Shawl and Parasol Department are now replete with every novelty of the season. Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or rude to measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. E. MOnES and S 9N, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers. flatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154, 155, 156, and 157 Minorie3, and 82. 84, 85, and 86 Al4gate, City, London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast Establishment. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret having to guard the public against imposition; but baying heard that the untradesmanake falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, hey beg to state that tiey have no connexion with any other hones In or out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far gate, Sheffield; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; ‘n4 t lose whe require cheep and genuine clothing, &0., should call at or lead to the glnories and Aldrate. City, London; or either of the Branch Establishments, a; above. Tate Notice.—This Establis'iment is alosed (rem sunset Friday, to must Baturclay,when beslass Is resumed till twain .'.leek, TO NOBLE AND DISTINGUISHED WRITERS. W 20, Great Marlborough-street. ILLIAM SHOBER L has the honour to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry, his numerous Friends, and the Public In general, that he has com menced BUSINESS AS A PUBLISHER at the above address ; and AUTHORS of HISTORICAL and RIO GRAY,' ICAL WORKS—of NOVELS anti ROMANCES— ot VOYAGES and TRAVELS, &c., are respectfully invited to submit to him MANUSCRIPTS intended fir publication—Which shall, in all cases, receive his best and immediate consideration. Shoberl, Puh'ishcr, 20, Great Marlborough-street, suvEsTußKs or A MEDICAL STUDENT, New Edition, complete in One Volume, post Bvo. cloth, price 10s. Gd. ADVENTURES of a MEDICAL STUDENT, by ROBERT DOUGLAS, Su geon, Royal Navy. Second Edition. WAli a Memoir of the Life of the Author. " This volume will be welcome in every circulating library, club, and mev-room."—United Service Gazette. " A most remarkable' series of narratives, remarkable for the power —we will not hesitate to add, the genius —with which the whole of them are treated."—John Bull. " We can imagine no more delightful reading than this volume, Every sketch is a drama in itself, most powerfully told ; indeed, many of them hold you breathless throughout."—Weekly Chronicle. London : William Tegu and Co., Yancras•lane, Cheapside. CLAIRVOYA.NCE AND MESMERIC CURES. THE ZOIST (No. XXVII.) is Now Ready, and contains remarkable Mesmeric Cures of Diseases of the Chest, Bleedin: EryOpelis, St. Vitus's Dance, Eplipsy, Scalds, Scrofulous Sores, &c. ; with extraordinary Cases of Clairvoyance in India and Great Britain ; and an Account of the Ancient Magic Crystal, &c. Hyppoly te Bailliere, Publisher, 219, Regent-street. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Dissolving Views, of Rome.—Lecture and Experiments, with the Hydro-Electric Machine.—Lectures on Chemistry—Exhibition of the Oxy-hydrogen Microscope.—Diver and Diving-bell.—The Chroma trope.—Explanations of Models and Machinery. Open daily from Eleven to Five; and in the Evenings (except tturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten. Admission, lc —Schools, Half-price. — The New Catalogue. Is. MORTGAGE LOANS. LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY, _ The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS 'or LOANS on Mortgage, for periods of Thre a, Five, or Seven years, for which interest at the rate of four-and-a-half per cent. per annum will be allowed, payable half-yearly. Further particulars may be known on application to Mr. S. W. Bulled, Finance Department,Company's Offices, Hunt's Bauk, Man chester. By order, J. S. HERON, Secretary. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. LOANS ON DEBENTURES. The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive (under the Powers of their Act of Parliament) Tenders for Loans of Money on ,ecurity of Debentures, bearing interest at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum, the Interest payable half-yearly, viz., 10th January and 10th July. Tenders, stating anaount and term of years for which it is pro posed to be Lent, to be addressed to the Secretary, Euston Station, London. By order, ANDREW G. GIFFORD, Secretary. Ruston Station, October 1, 1849. FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The manifold advantages to the Heads •f Families from the possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness occurring in families, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all, that no question can be raised c f its importance to every householder in the kingdom. From amoag namerous testimonials, the following is respectfully submitted : " To Mr. Thomas Pr gut, 229, Strand, London. "No. 5, David•street, Regent-road, Manchester, March 12,1842. "Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re 'nit of my experience after repeated trials of Framptou's Pill of Health ; and I feel it bet i ustice to state, that in the course of many rears' trial of variouq Aperient Medicines, I have Never found results at once so salutary ant efficient In the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c., &c., with so little inconvenience ; I am there fore warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means loni, wanting of being able to recommend to families, schools, and espe cially mercantile meet, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource ki an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit !o myself if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making Frampton's t_. Is more generally known and appreciated.—l am, Sir, re, pectl all; yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest recommendations of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their use, render any lengthened comment unnecessary. They are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well known attendants, Bilious and Sick Head-ache, Pain and Oppression after meals, giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head and Ears, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Less of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, kc. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary ffects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy tction of the Liver, Bowels and Kidneys will rapidly take place ; and Instead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age, , viii be the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompanying each box. Sold by T. Prat, 229, Strand, London. Price is. 1344. and 2s. 9d. per box ; and ►y the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the kingdom. Ask for FII:111PTON'A PILL OF HEALTH, and observe th• name and address of " Thema, Prout, 229, Strand, London." •n th• Government !Stamp. A It B. 1 A m: (i One half the world are d eso l ate l y s i ngle, and tke oth E er . ipposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a , use of right determine the former, and miscalcutlete4 hopes em • '.ter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea )1 caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un •)marosing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, ,a 4 broken hoAlth, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness So.li "1 content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set :ement. Honour and justicedensand tkat health should form an item a the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er -wlect wound more sorely than poverty or Ini,fortune. Reader, if hese surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little EMOIRS On Single and Married Life, " pub. In St vols., Is. ach (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively dined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered y misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining ‘IOPI. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but ,Ar the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trach put forth on the above sublects, by unqualified authors, which alone er .)gether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other ttle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, oy rest Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and 4veid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely to+np`lets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the nere ephemeral scribbling' of the hour, but the study of the author's 'if:, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob serva.lea of the maxima he would inculcate—to do unto others as he he done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always m the "tunny side of the way." The above works may be had of 4 herwood, 23, Paterncsrer-row ; Cat valho, 141, Fleet.street • Mann, 19, Corn 11111; Spokes, 5, Holborn hill ;or direct (by post or other alae) 'root the anther (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and evenings), 10. Argyll-place Regent-street; and all Booksellers. POST OFFICE.—SUNDAY DUTIES. The following is a copy of the original minute on this subject, which was submitted to the Postmaster- General in February last:— produce additional Sunday work, both to the depart ment and to the public. For the litters in ,the first category are for the most part distributed by the Post-office and read by the public on the Sunday, and those in the second are, for the most part, written by the public and dispatched by the Office on Sunday. 23. It is obvious, therefore, that, as far es relates to the letters in question, the proposed change veohld entirely get rid of Sunday work, as respects the public ; as respects the department, it would exchange work now dispersed through nearly a thou sand offices for concentrated occupation in one—the latter requiring, a less .proportionate force, and falling on such time as to be dealt with without infringement on the hours of divine service. It is manifest, there fore, that as respects general supersession of Sunday work, the balance is in favour of the proposed plan. 24. The advantage, however, by no means rests here. The plan will. be an important aid, as will be shown hereafter, to measures for relieving the pro- vincial offices as regards Sunday business in general. 25. As regards the chief office the force now pro posed to be employed on the Sunday would suffice for nearly all the ordinary duties necessarily belonging to that day, and thus it would be possible to defer most of the work now done on the Sunday till after midnight ; and thus to avoid any material increase in the Sunday force. This latter change, however, implies the previous consolidation of the inland and district post-offices. 26. Nay, were it' thought necessary, there are means, arising in part out of the comparative leisure at most country offides on — the Saturday, by which Sunday work at th' • . chief 'Office might be reduced considerably below its present amount. As, however, these means involve. some Complexity, and possibly additional expense, I do not propose them at present. But hereafter, should they prove aufficientlysimple to be reduced to practice, and not too expensive for adoption, there can be no dohbt that this prevention of the weekly delay or irregularity in the vast cor respondence which ordinarily passes through London, so far from involving any increase in the amount of Sunday work, would, independently of its aid to other measures of relief, directly produce a material dimi nution of the same. 27. I now come to the special question of relief to the provincial offices. The measures in contemplation appear in the following extract from my minute of December 6, 1848 : " That every office in England and Wales be closed for all purposes from ten to five o'clock on Sunday, except for the receipt and dispatch of any mails in the interval; but that a box be left open for the post ing of stamped and unpaid letters. Further, that there be only one delivery of letters on that day." 28. This proposal having been referred by your Lordship to the English surveyors, has met with their unanimous and earnest concurrence. It appears, however, that although the general rule is to have only one delivery on the Sunday, there are several towns in which there are two. The discontinuance of the additional delivery, although, with one doubtful exception, approved of by the surveyors, might, nevertheless, in the absence of other alterations, pro- duce serious complaint from the public : the Sunday transmission of letters through London, however, would, as regards most towns in England and Wales, withdraw so large a proportion of letters from the second delivery (already very light), that the little de lay in the delivery of the residuum would be of no mo ment. Such withdrawal, however, it must be admitted, is, in relation to the public convenience, an objection, pro korto, to the plan ; but, as the delivery of these letters on the Monday morning would be made con jointly with that of many letters now detained till Monday afternoon, or, in some instances, till the next day, the measure, as a whole, -would probably give satisfaction, even in the comparatively few towns where the delay would occur. Everywhere else it would certainly be felt as a great boon. 29. This change, therefore, being considered as part of the general measure, I have no hesitation in recommending that (with possibly one or two excep tions, which, if necessary, will be submitted here• after) the second delivery be abolished throughout England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland being left for after consideration, and that the plan, as proposed in my minute of December 6th, be now carried into effect. The reports of the surveyors are submitted. 30. It may perhaps assist your Lordship in deciding the important question now submitted, if I briefly re capitulate the results, negative as well as positive, of the whole of the measure. 31. First, It will prevent irregularity or delay Ini 3 lon see o f . p ri r d o , b zib t ly w s il o l ,o a o d o ,l letters a or we n e o k th . (often amounting to twenty-four hours) in the trans ing to the expense of the department. 33. Third, It will cause no increase whatever of mail-trains or other means of transmission, to or from London, on the Sunday. 34. Fourth, It will neither bring in nor take out a single London letter, and therefore cannot cause either a Sunday delivery or a Sunday collection in London. 35. Fifth, While it will not affect the number of Sunday collections elsewhere, it will materially reduce the number of Sunday deliveries. 36. Sixth, While so far as the public is concerned, it will leave matters precisely as they now stand in London and the vicinity, it will tend greatly to reduce Sunday letter •writing and reading elsewhere. 37'. Seventh, It is true that, as regards the London Post-office, it will in the first instance require the at tendance of about 2S persons en the Sunday, but these will not be allowed in the slightest degree to in fringe on the hours of divine service ; and lam of opinion that eventually even this limited attendance may be avoided, and the Sunday work in the London office reduced much below its present amount. On the other hand, as regards the provincial offices, it will release a very large body of persons now en gaged even during the hours of divine service, and will thus afford to many hundreds, perhaps even to some thousands, needful rest, and the opportunity of attending the services of the day. 38. Should your Lordship approve of these propo sals, I submit that the necessary application be made to the Treasury. 39. Some important measures of relief to the rural messengers, and rural receivers on the Sunday, which have been suggested by Mr. W. Johnson will still remain for your Lordship's consideration , hut, as they are not essential parts of the main plan, I pro pose to submit them hereafter in a separate minute. Feb. 3, 1849. ROWLAND HILL. SPIAINDID MUNIFICENCE.—It has been truly said that the good accomplished by the charitable and bene volerit institutions of the metropolis, as well as by the hand of unobtrusive private charity (which seeks no herald to fulminate its sterling Christianity), is sufficient in amount to redeem and atone for its manifold sins and vices, were they—God forbid!—ten times as great. A distinguished foreigner and diplomatist, after minutely inspecting all that is worth beholding in London, ex claimed, " I have visited and admired your handsome public buildings—l have stood upon your frays and give you the full credit of possessing a monopoly of the commerce of the world—your palaces, your splendid temples raised to the worship of God, your public buildings, and your magnificent bridges, are worthy of the most honourable mention; but what has impressed me the most, and has engendered in me the utmost re spect and veneration, are your charities." They are supported by many even to self-martyrdom; but the most recent instance upon record is deserving of the most extended and honourable mention. , Mr. Bond Cabbell, whose munificence is almost un. I bounded, has recently suffered from one of the most fearful of that family of maladies from which there are but two means of escapd—death, or the most agonising operation that it is possible for the human frame to en dure. Having been 'relieved of the alarming symptoms which exhibited themselves, and having known the suf fering incidental thereto, and being chastened as we may say by acute agony, he has felt it well to make an offer ing of thanks to Heaven. The limited dimensions of the Infirmary for Fistula and the Diseases of the Lower Intestines have long attracted his attention, and the patrons being desirous to erect a larger and more corn. modious building for the reception of persons thus afflicted, but there chance of means to accomplish such a work being meagre in the extreme, the consummation of so good an intention was remote indeed! Chastened, as we have said, by suffering, Mr. Bond Cabbell, to his immortal credit, has presented the institution with an eligible plot of land, in the parish of St. Andrew's, ail born, of the value of 6,0001., accompanying his gift with but one condition--that the edifice, when raised, shall be named " St. Antlit..‘w's Hospital."—The Reporter for October. THE IiON. AND REV. BAPTIST NOEL.—This emi nent divine, who is now on a visit to Glasgow, preached lust night in the meeting-house of the Hope-street Bap tist congregation to a crowded and attentive auditory. The Rev. Gentleman selected the sth and 6th verses of the G3d Psalm as the theme of his discourse, and de livered from thence an able, earnest, impressive, and practical address. In accordance with the an nouncement made, he occupied on the Sabbath pulpit of Dr. Wardlaw in the forenoon, and that of Dr. 13u chanan in the afternoon. On both occasions these places of worship were crowded to excess , and the discourse; delivered accorded with and bore o ut the character Mr. Noel's pulpit eloquence has acquired —G/asgow Daily Mail. C H OLERA ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—Ac • counts have reached Fowey from Captain T. Nickels, of that town, who commanded an emigrant ship lately sent from Liverpool to New York. It appeirs that twenty passengers and five of the crew died of cholera on board, the captain having had a severe attack. Four of the passengers were taken to the hospital at N e w Yo r k, who have sines di ed. They were Welly front Ireland. [PRICE OD. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES..—The Revenue returns continue to indi cate an increase in the trade and general expenditure of the country. It is sufficient to say that they en tirely confirm the anticipations on which our present financial arrangeintnts are founded, and prove ti at we have not gone be) and our depth in the surreil der apd mitigation of t axes . Th e d ocumen t, o f course , requires some degree of recollection and intelliAenc in the reader, as the. figures contained in it have been affected by causes of unusual variety and itn• portance. Within these four years w e have had a period of extravagant speculation, followed by a longer period of collapse ; we have had the most ex tensive and awful famine of modern times ; we have had vast undertakings beyound our strength, drain ing our capital from its ordinary channels ; we have had some portions of our revenue extinguished and others curtailed by what may be called a financial revolution ; we have stood almost alone in a deluge of political revolution and war, of the fruits of which our commerce has reaped its full share ; and, lastly, throughout the entire quarter just ended the whole land, and especially this metropolis, has been visited with a pestilence which terrified far more than it de stroyed. All these causes have told upon the table before pa, and should be borne in mind by those who wish.tmlo it justice. On the Customs of the quarter there is a decrese of 153,211/. ; but, as in the corresponding quarter of last year a very much larger sum was received from the duties on grain, against a comparatively trifling sum in the quarter just ended, there is, in fact, a decided increase on the remaining articles. In the interval also between the two quarters the Sugar duties have undergone a reduction according to the schedule of the last Act, without, however, any dimi nution in the total receipts. The present return. therefore, notwithstanding an apparent decrease, is entirely in accordance with the monthly returns of Trade and Navigation, in which we find our duty paying imports showing a safe and steady increase. The comparison between the two years is so much disturbed by legislation and events, that it is almost vain to affix any specific character to the apparent increase of 298,7361. in the year just ended. It is a year of recovery as compared with a year of disaster. Seven months of revolution and terror were compre hended in the year ended October 10, 1848 ; on the other hand, the year just ended suffers by the reduc tion of duties on grain, sugar, timber, and some minor articles. The Excise of the quarter has improved to the amount of 185,0031., showing an increased use of many articles necessary to the comfort and employ ment of the labouring classes. The largest increase, however, we are informed, is on paper and spirits. On the year there is a decrease of 443,954/., chiefly owing, it is scarcely necessary to observe, to the continued postponement of the hop duties, but in some degree attributable to the bad barley crop of last year. Under the head of Stamps we find an in crease of 125,1081. on the year, and of 224,8051. on the quarter, from which we are to infer an increased amount of business transactions. It will also he observed that several great millionaires have lately died, leaving their property out of the direct line. Hence an increase on probate and legacy duties. Possibly, also the ravages of the epidemic have con tributed to this item. In the assessed taxes thepe is a decrease of 12,5001. on the quarter, but an increase of 18,4271. on the year. As this item is an almost invariable element, owing to the fixed and regular character of the establishments and expenditures en which it is collected, we must suppose some acci dental derangement in the accounts or the routine of office. The Property-tax on the year still shows a slight trace of that general wreck which reduced so many opulent houses to poverty. On the year the decrease is 2,290/. The quarter, however, exhibits the cheering novelty of a considerable increase, to the amount, of 21,116/. The Post office shows an increase of 66,0001. on the year, and 3,0001. on the quarter; but till this establishment is settled into some sort of con sistency, and pays all its expenses, maritime as well as inland, we must decline to draw inferences from its returns. The Crown Lands give the same round sum for both the quarters, but an increase of 39,0001 on the year. This, too, it is evident is a very arbi trary and made up affair. The item of miscellaneous expenses shows an increase of 121,340/. on the year, and 7,9791. on the quarter. The aggregate result of the above differences is that on the total ordinary revenue there is an increase of 276,0931. on the quarter, and 222,367/. on the year; showing an increasing ratio of improvement. The introduction of China money, imprest money, and repayment of advances, does not materially affect the result, the increase becoming 281,3341 on the quar ter, and 235,571/. on the year. The balance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's debtor and creditor account with the nation, after satisfying all claims on the public purse, is a surplus in the Treasury to the amount of 544,8871. So far, therefore, we are making all ends meet ; and were it our privilege to take no thought for the morrow, we might be satis fled with the statement before us. But, unhappily, there is a future in finance as there is in other things, though statesmen are apt to forget it; and with that future before us we can only allow ourselves to offer a very mild degree of congratulation to a Treasury which promises so little for possible emergencies and actual debt. CHRON ICLE.—The Returns of the Revenue for the official quarter ending yesterday are exceedingly favourable, and convey, perhaps, the most conclusive corroboration that can be had of the general pro sperity of the nation at large. In scrutinizing the accounts of the periodical revenue, it is always neces sary to draw a broad line between the results of the three months, and the results of the twelve months, included in the return. The direct comparison be tween the quarter which has just closed, and the quarter that ended a year ago, is always of the high est interest, because it enables us to point out, with considerable confidence, the direction and the degree in which we have surpassed, or fallen short, of a previous standard. The comparison between the cfficial year that has just terminated, and the official year that termi nated twelve months sine?, although exceedingly important, does not carry with it the interest which attaches to the comparison of the quarters, and for obvious reasons. The causes which have enhanced or depressed the financial productiveness of the year have been spread over the last twelve, instead of over the last three months, and may reasonably be sup posed to include influences which have either ceased altogether, or have become less active. We will, therefore, first of all, glance at these revenue returns, with reference to the official quarters terminating yes terday and on the 10th of October, 1848. The com parison is highly favourable to the present year. Under five principal heads of revenue there has been an increase—namelAin the Excise, Stamps, Property tax, Post-office, and Miscellaneous. And only under two heads has there been a very slight diminution— namely, in the Customs and the Assessed Taxes. This is the gene; al result, and it will bear the fullest ana lysis. In the Excise there has been the important increase of 185,0031.—an increase which is equal to 4i per cent. on the revenue of 4,102,5741. received in the October quarter of 1848. This gratifying fact must be regarded as the prominent feature of the Return, because it conveys to us the most distinct as surance that the prosperity, which we know from other sources to have been recently enjoyed by the wealthier classes, had extended itself to the homes of the great body of the people—from whom alone a Chancellor of the Exchequer can hope to raise the fourth part of a revenue of fifty millions by taxes on the common articles of food and luxury. In the Stamps, there has been an increase of 224,8051. over the corresponding quarter of last year. This is an increase equal to 15k per cent., and indicates the ex istence of no common degree of activity in the com mercial concerns of the country—especially when it is borne in mind that there have been, during the quarter, none of those extensive and costly transfers of land for railway purposes which occurred so frequently during the years immediately . succeeding crease 1845. In the Property-tax there of 21,116/, which is equal to in the n_eeacrtley is an r Mt. on the revenue of 1,892,890/. ye: o r, :And in the Post-office corre sponding quarter of last which is equivalent to there is an increase of 3 e , t O contribution of the quarter If per cent. upon eliding October, 1848. " As we have already observed, the only instances of decrease upon the quarter occur in the Customs and in the Assessed Taxes, In the Cus toms the decrease amounts to 15 3,211/., which is equal to 2i per cent. upon the revenue of 5,406,483/ received last year. U pon so large an item of receipt the decline is in no degree material ; and it is clearly accounted for by the abolition of the import duties on corn, from which, in the October quarter of 1848, a revenue of some magnitude was derived. In the comparatively small department of the Assessed Taxes, there is a decline of 12,599/, or 41 per cent., relatively to the quarter ending October, 1848. Upon a survey of the whole results of the quarter, there is an increase over the corresponding period of 1848 of 281,3841., including every source of revenue, ordinary and special. The total revenue of the three months ended October 10th, 1848, was 13,615,5101.; and of the three months ended October 10th, 1849, 13,896,8941. If we exclude, however, the extraordi nary sources of contribution—in order to obtain a THE IRON TRADE. WOLYERTIAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—The first of the October quarterly meetings of the iron masters of South Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire, was held at Walsall yesterday, and the second in this town to day. That at Walsall is usually considered comparatively unimportant, the far greater amount of business being transacted at the subsequent meet ings held at Wolverhampton, Birmingham, and Dudley. There was an average attendance of iron and coal masters to-day, and the settlements were understood to be generally satisfactory. The great staple manufacture of this district was, however, represented not to be in the most satisfactory condition. The small _makers are in pretty full work, but in the largest iron works there is not the same activity. The demand is principally for home consumption ; for iron required for the purpose of manufacturing articles of domestic use. Of heavy orders there are comparatively few, it being notorious that there are many contracts on hand, particularly for railways, which cannot or will not, if ever— owing to the suspension of railway projects—be completed for many months to come. It has been deemed advisable to abide by the nominal price fixed upon at the preliminary meeting held a fortnight ago—viz., 61. per ton for rods and bars, and for hoops and sheets in the same proportion. Many of the thin coal men, encouraged by the acquiescence of some of the masters in the neighbour hood of West Bromwich, are still standing out for an increase of wages. It appears quite certain, from statements made by all parties, that the demand for and present price of iron will not justify such an advance ; but after the indecision and vacillation manifested by some small firms it is impossible to say whether or not the colliers will be successful in their present attempt. The principal meeting of the trade will be held in the Town hall, Birmingham, to-morrow. It is pos sible that upon that occasion some further information with regard to the state and prospects of the iron manufacture may be obtained ; but, after all, little confidence is to be placed in the decisions of quarterly meetings. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL—The quarterly meeting of subscribers to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn lane, was held last night; George Simpson, Esq., in the chair. The report stated, that on the first appearance of cholera two of the largest wards in the hospital, con taining 100 beds, were prepared for the reception of poor persons, and both had since been exclusively de voted to the accommodation of such patients. The number of deaths from cholera in the hospital had been comparatively small, and principally among those who bad been admitted in the last stages of the epidemic. The governors were congratulated upon the rapid de cline of the malady; but it was added, that the commit. tee felt it expedient to retain the 100 beds, only a por tion of which were now occupied, for the reception or cholera patients, at any hour of day or night. The report concluded by urging the necessity of increasing the pecuniary means of the charity, on the ground that its funds have been seriously affected by the unavoid able increase in the current expenses of the quarter. During the last three months no fewer than 7,948 patients had received the assistance of the charity. of this number 7,671 were out, and 277 were in-patients. The report was unanimously adopted, and a short dis cussion followed upon the general affairs of the charity, in the course of which its advantages to the necessitous poor were recommended by several speakers. All the resolutions having been carried, the proceedings termi nated. WHITERAYEN AND FUUNESS JUNCTION RAILWAY —This line is now open for universal traffic from Whit_ haven to Itsvenglass, and the result, so far, has ex ceeded the most sanguine expewations of the promoters. The contractors are now busily engaged in pushing for ward the work from Rivenglass to Bootle, which is pro gressing with great rapidity, there being not less than 300 " navvies " and artisans employed at it. The con. tract for the line between Bootle and Broughton-in. Furness, has just been let to Messrs. Fell and Joplin, of Greenodd, near Ulverstone ; and they expect to have their part completed by the time the line is open to Bootle; so that early in the ensuing year the most diffi cult portion of the line will be finished, and opened to the üblie.—Carlisle Patriot. TO THE POSTNIASTER•GENERAL. 1. In obedience to your Lordship's instructions, I beg to submit my views as to further measures for reducing the Sunday duties of the Post office, and as to other improvements connected therewith. 2. The importance of affording to all connected with the Post•office the utmost amount of rest on the Sunday that is consistent with a due regard to public convenience, having led to measures for the total sus • pension of money-order businoss on that day through out England and Wales, it is very satisfactory to re mark, that neither the announcement of the change, nor the experience of it thus far, has brought on the department a single complaint from the public; aid I confidently anticipate a like satisfactory result should the Treasury concur in your Lordship's recent recommendation of a similar measure in Ireland and Scotland. • 3. Your Lordship will recollect that, in considering the above improvement, the importance of similar re lief as respects other duties was kept in mind ; and, from the investigations which have been made, there can be no doubt that a further very important relief as relates to Sunday work may be effected in all the pro vincial offices. 4. The consideration of this question, however, is closely connected with that of a measure mainly re lating to public convenience, but which, contrary to first appearances, proves on investigation to have a direct tendency towards the same object of Sunday relief. 5. The transmission of letters through London on the Sunday, your Lordship is aware, has long been a desideratum, having been recommended by the Com missioners f Post-office Inquiry in 1856,(7 Report, p. 9) ; and by a Committee of the House of Com mons in 1838 (3 Report, p. 10), and again suggested by several Members of a Committee of the House of Lords in 1847 (Report of Select Committee, By. 430, 443). 6. The obstacles to the adoption of these recom mendations were, first, an assumption that it would increase the Sunday work of the department; se cond, a fear that it would lead to.'n:Sunday delivery in London. 7. Both these apprehensions, as will be shown here after, are groundless. 8. Since the time when the above recommenda tions were made the importance of the change has greatly increased, the Sunday average of letters in volved in this consideration having advanced since 1836 from 5,000 or 6,000 to 50,000 or 60,000, or tenfold. 9. The importance of the change will be still more manirest on reference to the fact, that the present number of London " forward letters" for a single day much exceeds what was, in 1836, the corre sponding number for a whole week ; for the expediting of which it was determined by Government, on the recommendation of the Commissioners of Post-office Inquiry, to establish day mails at an: estimated cost of 15,000/. a year (7 Report, pp. 5 and 121). 10. The evil of the present arrangement, already so great, is constantly increasing, partly because of the general increase of letters, but mainly because of the centralising tendency of the railways. The greatly increased speed of conveyance, too, obviously tends to make any detentions more severely felt : and the inconvenience is particularly serious when, as occa sionally happens, the detention falls on a mail from the East or West Indies. 11. The evil of detention has been found so serious that in several cases the rule has been evaded, either by snaking use of other existing channels for the conveyance of the mails sent on ordinary days through London, or by the actual establishment of Sunday cross-posts, either of which arrangements obviously involves increased expense, trouble, liabi lity to error, perplexity to the public, and additional Sunday work : thus, the mail between Winchester and Birmingham is sent on the Sunday through Exeter ; and again, the correspondence between the towns served by the North-Eastern Railway and those served by the North. Western Railway is con veyed on the Sunday by a mail cart, expressly running on that day between Cambridge and Wol verton, through Newport Pagnel, a distance of forty-seven miles—an arrangement involving an expense of 1481. per annum (981. for the cart and 501. for additional sorting at Newport Pagnel), besides a direct increase on Sunday occupation. 12 Meantime the mail trains, excepting a few o: the day mails, run as on other days, and, save as regards London, convey letters as usual, even to London ; nearly all letters from Ireland, Scotland, and the outports, as also all foreign and colonial letters whatever, are brought, as on other days, the same being partly assorted at the chief office on the Sunday, for delivery, or for forwarding, as the case may be, the next morning. 13. For the performance of these duties and for the selection and delivery of the State's letters, ad erassed chiefly to the higher offices of Government, twenty-six persons are ordinarily employed at the chief office on the Sunday, their time of occupation being, on the average, six hours. The arrival of a heavy mail from abroad requires a greater force. 14. To remove the evils of this weekly suspension of the ordinary transmission through London, and the anomalies arising out of it, and with the view of diminishing the amount of Sunday work in the de partment as a whole, I propose that the existing mail trains should bring up on the Sunday, in addi tion to the present bags, the forward stamped letters —excluding, however, newspapers, Parliamentary proceeedings, and all documents not paying full letter rate. These limitations will avert, on the one hand, any possibility of a Sunday delivery of letters to the London public, and, on the other, any unnecessary addition to the Sunday accounts. 15. The restriction to stamped letters may perhaps cause some inconvenience to the public, especially at first, arising out of their difficulty of knowing what correspondence passes through London and what does not; but as it is in contemplation to confine the re ceipt of money paid letters to the chief office of each provincial town, and as the deputies can be instructed whenever the want of a stamp would cause the deten tion of a letter to state as much when it is presented for prepa3ment (an arrangement which will be faci litated by the comparative leisure of blank post days), it appears to me that the danger of inconvenience to the public will be small, and certainly far less than that which now results from the doubt as to whether even stamped letters posted on blank post days will be detained or not. 16. The inland letters thus brought in, as they would require no accounts either to be examined or made out, would be dispatched by the existing day mails, in those cases where this would be necessary to secure their early delivery on the Monday. All the other letters, whether inland or not, would be sent by the night mails. It is obvious that under this arrangement none of the letters in question will be delivered any where on the Sunday.* 17. I should also strongly advise that in the per formance of the above-mentioned duties at the London office, no infringement should be allowed on the hours of divine service ; the whole interval from ten in the morning. till five in the afternoon being left perfectly free, and I should propose to extend this arrangement as far as practicable to the existing duties at that office. 18. By availing ourselves of the time now occupied by the clerks of the travelling post-office in assorting such of the letters in question as now reach them by the special cross-posts, I am of opinion that a force of twenty-five men, at the expense of 300/ per annum, will suffice for the duties now proposed ; and when it is considered that in the single anomaly referred to above the plan will effect a saving of 1481. a-year, it appears highly probable that the total reductions effected by the improvement will fully compensate such additional expense. 19. I should add that, although Mr. Bokenbam, whom I have consulted, sees no difficulty as regards the practicability of the general measure, he is of opinion that little aid can be afforded by the clerks of the travelling post-office ; consequently, though willing to try with twenty-five additional men, his impression is that a somewhat larger number will be necessary. 20. As regards the effect of the proposed change on the amount of Sunday occupation, it is manifest from what has already been stated, that for the increased force at the chief office there is, to say the least, a large set-off elsewhere. A further examina tion, however, will put the matter in a light still more satisfactory. 21. It is notorious that a blank post is everywhere preceded and followed by a greater amount of cor respondence than usual. Thus in London the average number of letters is greater on Saturday by six per cent., and on Monday by 25 per cent., than on other days. But, as respects the correspondence sent through London, Saturday evening is at present in most towns a blank post time. It therefore follows that such correspondence is dispatched from the pro vinces in unusual amount on Saturday morning, and on Sunday morning or evening, according as there may or may not be a Sunday day mail. 22. Now, each of these augmentations tends to osition has subsequently been modified; th• eing confined entirely to the night mail.