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Wellington-stroot North, Strand. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU. R A.NCE SOCIETY . _ __________ -1 w..‘k ,t, I ,-- - ilfr r r a , ' _ S .. ' ' I L '' , e 7 DEC E MBE R 26 ) 1849. ri # , ~ N°.17,,86-I.] LONDON. WEDNESDAY ;I -4 : _ `' q, , 0, he neighbour having taken , k in Dorset 3. The great tre right—are 2G, Cornhill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. EIC SD. ANAC FOIt 1850. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages With respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annutics. Policies Issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi- Ilion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, whilst lying. The Assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. PTJBLICA TIONS. L 1 NOTICE Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols., 1 LIES IN A M B E R. By MIS PARDOE. Authoress of " The City of the Sultan," " The Pretty Woman," &c. 2. SCENES of the CIVIL WAR in HUNGARY, in 1849-9; by an Austrian Officer. 7s. 6d. bound. 3. NA eIER'S SOUTHERN AFRICA. 2 VCA3., small Svo., plates. "Written in the true Napier style—independent, energetic, and fearless."—Naval and Military Gazette. William Shoberl, Pablishar, 20, Great Marlborough. street. 'HRONOL , ..Feb. [CAL NOTES. Holy Thursday May 9 Whit Sunday.— „ Trinity Sunday May Advent Sunday Dee. 1 's on, though 1. A circular rs and farmers to a rt quisi vene a county a repeal of ti fit rtant meeting; ifit admirable ish Member , trnhams and 1, and to tell les prJtection . ,ercy in Csyaa DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, hell on the 10th of May, 1848, to declare a sixth bonus, varying from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Shrove Tues(' Ash IVednes, Easter Sunda Low Sunday, fay... lay.. ..March 31 ..April 7 Perms- Surat Ise .0 Annual Policy Bonus vent Re- Assured Age. gp. Pre- taken addition. I Bonus in iluctlon of ,nay bor am minus. out in to sum Cash. Annual row ou Assured. Premium. Polley. s. CI £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1837 276 11 3 128 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8 18311 251 18 10115 14 8 13 12 8 .i 43 17 9 1839 226 6 0 102 15 1 16 2 9 194 8 10 £ X s.d. 1810 178 0 0, 82 14 2 12 14 11 115 0 0 60 Iboo 74 $ 4 1841 174 0 0 , 73 3 4 12 3 6 195 11 I 1842 147 4 21 65 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3 1843 99 18 4/ 44 8 4 6 15 11 196 13 4 1844 62 6 81 27 13 4 4 4 0,:47 4 5 • ;7' 1 ~1~l .= i ilk l~ ~ ~~ !:~ NOTICE! To-morrow will be published, in 3 vols. THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON'S COUNTRY QUARTERS. January. 31 4 10 I 1 ?,4 25 July 1 8 151 22 . 1 29.31 i 3 4 5 1 9 10 11 12 6 17 18,19 !3724 25;26 A Novel. With Portrait, and Memoir ofher Ladyship by her Niece, Miss Power, Also, now ready, in 3 vols., MISS I'ARDOE'S FLIES IN AMBER. William Shoberl, I'ub:l,3ller, 20, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. 7 - 21 28, 8 g i 15 16 22 23 25 30 19120' 26 e 7 February August .. t contains It is not ot ict of O'Neill lallow, a Ra: secretary to )gs. ?rs to morrov6 lughbricklandt 1, who has just less wholesale :he Reverend never crossed Doran advises en, &c.—wh ° , ?nt, and usefu l, igrate for any lasses he ~ 0 54 9 ,here, and who toil and sweat the pampere d is wholesome who could do ig the emigra" deserted their E. on of the Bank 293,375,196 92 129,965 700 0 143,081 89 41,366,736 91 74,263,122 0 4,843,7 00 0 327,23 4 18,775, 314 40 „ 2,010,319 u,s 50,000,000 t; s ' 50,000,000 u 1,075,000 0 3,000,000 10,000,000 I-2 42,529,985 18 12,826,541 309 4,000, 000 0 2,919, 586 0 200 , 000 o 230,00 0 2,345, 319 5 0 1) 879,046 5 821 327 1 0 823,932 .1 3 797,3 43 :749,518,690 79 f. 67,900,000 23,350,000 u_ 10,000,000 .v 4 2,980,7 50 I n 4,000,000 363,588,800 u„ 67,134,350 V, 1,531,133 79,241,3'25 13 77,517,8 95 0 27,202,270 4,758,500 V. 1,510,603 v 7,363,321 490 4,322,25 3 „ 246,303 1 ,1 155,647 9 9 3,613,55 5 I ,', 0" 2,038,1 15 143,693 40 296,471 94323,902 .749,518,690 79 Lc of France,. IYARGOU''. a hat the cash 000 000 f. T b° Y - b las decreased by ditninish c havo decreased of the Treas u r e ry credits ha Y HOSPITAL.'", ietors of Ning e; liege, Sowe r° r ,king a granCo°p al. The bis conseci 40 10 * of s individual 0 necting had bit. obi , .1t to the co l leg° • year, the 1 1°, 5 e l • tor propri . e ee d being adv 3l ' 0 , h:id received ishop) did thing that wii4l:l; .nd carrying the letter from of the prop o4 ., sent opportu 1 70.7$ late endovvrc l , ghest !la th° . ' c tf.rd a suffla s i , the pupils of in pursuanc e 3 court do O r r f 0 3 CoMlllltte t of Kings ie council sb ed the ontiAl usly. Mr; . .. so eta of than" o f is convictio n Jo • ex t e nded se 6 . eh esolution, ntencd of Val; w settlealeo )mSevere 9 .,;: • Holloway Po !siding at al firs from a gen er a, rated that be oaf )usiness ; his is of [ding the cu th r i s to oe. At thi s c by their et t ,je fished, tp in gret",st e g i ve n to Sold by all c m ar vis tent, 244, Du' , the wife 'f fir. t, Regent'slll;: s treet, Piceldi ent-garden' 14/11 . rant, Cork-5'.-e„et', °C nningda D onle , if ,Iry, to Ant' thnot, Ba r ;hamshiro, ° and of 111ub. „.bte t )un gest d a NT., and 111' t he Marylebooe, the • ChaChaplin o t , eldest d aug and pla ce• Lord Colfille' es iVr Mr. Jar a f ba t uardiaos ,ear Teignl3l°lltl: hter °f : 0 %. enerable Jocelyn trattol, `9l . 0 10. 4 • the Nu- DEFERRED ANNUITIES. By the operation of the same principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta geous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con tribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may se cure either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death ; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, twe thirds of his payments will be returned to his representatives. 'lke following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving cal secure through this Society. I. BENEFITS ' 11. PRE3HUITS To secure lon attain- AnnuityXlo 10 0 intheasx Cash .. 82 10 0 of 65, the Policy.. 97 3 G option of Secured en attaining the age of 65, by an Annual Premium. of 21. 12s. da sec , .0 Z 5 'Annuity. Cash. Policy. A s. d. 17 16 r 26 15 11 13 19 X s. d.IX s. Q. :191 11 0,465 0 0 221 0 0i261 0 0 115 $ 0:136 6 0 I I Payable Payable i Payable Annu- la one for Dim ally. , sum. parity. 1 Immediate terms, as will showing the au Age 50, £7 Bs. The Annual Office, or any be forwarded r Annuities are also IX s. d. X s. d. X s. d. 20 01011 10 010 0 0 0 30 019 616 7 1 7 3 11 40 1 17 327 311 19 410 *anted by the Seciety on liberal be seen by the following extracts from the Tables, unual amount of annuity upon every 100/. denosited i. I Age 60, £9 I Is. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 23. Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the of its Branches in the Country ; or, on application, will ?ost free. W. S. B. WOOLUOUSE, Actuary N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU. RANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. December 20, 1849. Notice Is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the CAPITAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of 5 per Cent. per Annum, due on the 31st inst., will become PAYABLE on the 10th day ofJANUARY neat, and Pro , :irietors may receive the same on ap plication at this Office, on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock. By order of tite Court of Directors, W. S. B. WOOLHOITSE. T UE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Nu. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London. TRUSTEES. The Right Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., 35, Golden-square. The Rigkt Rey. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex. The Right Hon. tlb.4 Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall , Norfolk. Sir Henry Paston Heeling field, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India Company. Thomas tarnewell, Esq., 15, Turk-terrace, Regent's-park, Thomas Eyre, Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath. James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Maids-hill. NEW CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THE YOUNG. In super-royal IGmo., price as. cloth, gilt edges, rrHE JUVENILE CALENDAR and ZODIAC Of FLOWERS. By Mrs. T. K. HERVEY. With Emble matic Illustrations by Mr. Richard Doyle. • Also, in foolscap Bvo., cloth gilt, price as., with Numerous En gravings, • pHE ILLUSTRATED YEAR-BOOK of 1_ WONDERS, EVENTS, and DISCOVERIES. Elited by a Popular Writer. London : Arthur Hall, Virtue and Co., 25, Paterno3ter-row. DIRECTORS. The Right Rev. William ifortiaTiiDTlcton, Middlesex—Chairman. Michael Ferristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy Chairman and Managing Director. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. tho East India . -- - Company, and ef the Londe?. Joint Stock Bank. Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D., Londen-road, Southwark. Edmon Beale!, Esq., Cirltow Villas, Maida-hill. Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Malmainhall, Stoke, near Rochester. George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey. James Marshall, Esq., 24, Carlton Villas, Maids...hill. ACTUARY—WiIIiam Henry Archer, Esq. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Norris, Esq. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every leformatiost promptly erwarded en application to the Actuary or Secretary, at the Office, 11, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, Loudon. SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICIL Established by lot of tar liame .t, 31, CORNIIILL, LONDON_ Capitalloo,ooo/., la Shares of 20s. each, to he paid. In rhll on allotment, bearing a guaranteed iaterest of; nor cent. I. perpetuity (irrespective ef further dividends) epos the paid-ap capital. Application for Shama to be addressed to tke Directors at the Oakes of the Society. Maria*, Fire, and Life Amarances granted en the naost liberal terms. Immediate and Deferred Annuities granted est terms espeeially advantageous fbr investment of capital. Ry order, AUG. COLLINIIIRIIIGE, Managing Director. BONUS NOTlCE.—Proposals made to the SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY on the Participation Class, and completed previous to the closing of the Books for the year ending 31st December current, have the advantage of a full year's claim for Bonus beyond that enjoyed by members joining the Satiety at a later period. JOHN ➢fACKEMZIE, Manager. Agent—HUGH M'REAN, 4, Royal Exchrougc-buildings. December, 1849. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STR EXT. The First of a Series of Illustrated Lectares, by Dr. Backhoner, •n the thilosepay of Scloatiflo Recreation, daily art Two o'clock, and in tke Eveaings, at Eight. —An entirely new Bet of Dissolving 'Views of London in the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is, with a Descriptive Lecture, daily, at half-past Foar, aid in the Piven logs at a Quarter to Ten.—The "flews of /cwt.). including new 'Views of the Interior and Exterior of St. Peter's* with Dioramic ef fects, are skown daily, at One o'cleek.—Lecturee_ •a Chentlstry, with brilliant experiments, by Mr. Ashley.—Experim eats with the Diver lad Diving-Intl.—New Exhibition of ChromnZrope3.—The Ma chinery, Models, dm, explained. Admission. 13.--Schools, Half-Vie O. KEATING'S COUGH LC , ZENGES.- A certain remedy for disorders of the Piihnonary Organs in Difficulty of Breathing—in Redundancy of Phlegm—in Incipient Consumption (of which Cough is the most positing indication) they are of unerring efficacy. In Asthma and in Winter Cough they have never keen known to fail. KEATING'S COUG.U. LOZENGES are free front every deleterious ingredient ; they may, therefore, be taken at all times by the most delicate female a.nd by the youngest Child ; while the Public Speaker and the Professional Singer will find them invaluable in allaying the hoarseness. And irritation hick] dental to vocal exertion, and consequently a poomerful auxiliary in the production of melodious enunciation. Prepared and seld in Boxes, Is. 1;4d., and Tial 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., and lOs. Gd. each, by Thomas Keating, Chem ist, kc., No. 79, St Paul's Church-yard, London; retail by all Lru ggists and Patent Medicine Venders in the kingdom. lIE JUVEN ILES There's not a dress mart to be found Throughout the British Isles, To vie with that of M. and Son, In dress for Juveniles. 3losos and Son make boys' attire In all the various styles ; For while they strivo to Please adults, They study Juveniles. All who behold this famous stock Bestow approving smiles ; And thousands flock to M. and Sou, To dress their Juveniles. Moses and Son can also sell Superior Caps and tiles, And boots and shoos, and other things, To suit the Juveniles. E. M. and son, in seeking trade, Esc,ew all artful wiles ; And so you'll say when once you try Their dress for Juveniles. Their trading* patronage has spread For many, many miles ; And far and wide their fame extends In dress for Juveniles I - Medal, containing an Almanac for the year' 1850, wil be pre. lentepi to every customer. r•IWP OF PRICES. EDADY MADE. Autumn and Winter Over Coats, in or Cr y stylQ Th Rut wer, handsomely and warmly trim:tiled 0 18 0 The Paletot, ditt0...... .• 0 18 0 Chesterfield, ditto.. •• •• 1 • 0 The Albert Wrapper, a very handsome st fie of Over Coat .. •••• • • _ • • • . 1 3 0 Shooting Coats Lounging or Morning Coats 04 6 Autumn and Winter Trousers, in Tweed ..... 0 4 6 Ditto ditto Doeskin ... 0 7 6 Ditto Tests • • ....... 0 2 6 Black Silk Velvet Vests.. ••••.. • • • • If 6 Dress Coats .• ...... . • •• • • Frock Ditto .• • • •• • • ••••••• • • • • • • • 0 18 0 'Youths and Boys' Over Coats, In every style., •• 0 7 0 frorg Ilassar and Tulle Suits .• ...• •• • . . • - 014 6 Boys' Asthma' and Winter Yests .. MAUI TO MEASTEN. ]den's Autumn and Winter Over Coats • .fl'o•nt 1 1 The Ches'orfield Wrapper, in a warm ma terial, lined •• • • ...... ••..• • • . 1 8 0 The Paletot, handsomely and warmly trimmer! 1 18 0 The Eglinton Wrapper, a very el?gant style of Over Coat .• •••••••• • • • • • • • • • The Strathmore Whitey Over Coat, newest style, lined throughout ••• • • • • • •• • • 210 0 A.utninn and Winter Trowsers, in Tweed atxl D0e5kin............ .. .• .• Best Black Cassinsere ditto Antonin and Winter Tests •• • • ...• •• • ..... I 8 6 Best Black Cloth ditto ........ •. • ••• • •• 0 13 6 Black Silk Velvet ditto 1 3 6 „ Dress C0at5............ • • from 325. to 211 • n Frock •••• • • •• .........- ( I*c - a 355. to 3 S 0 Bruner and Tanis Suits— • . from 1 S 0 Superflue •••• • • • • Men's Shooting Coat _ 0 13 0 Elegant Dressing Robes, in great variety, fion A Large Stock of Fur Coats, hi every shape, from 60e. to 201. Naval and Military liziforsts. Liveries, Scc. Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes' notice. A Snit of Mourning complete for 11. 194. - tir tf 3 new book, entitled "The Minion of the Million," with thll lions for Self-measurement, can be kad en application, or for- Aaxi !ed, post free, to any part of the kingdom. ,1 dice—The Fur Department is now replete with ever y novelty e season. .nerve—Any article purchased, either ready made , or made to 'ell sure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. MOSES and SIN, Tailors, Woelleadrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, labs ens, Farriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outt tters, 154, 156, and 157 Minertei, and 52, Si, 85, and 86 Aldgate, City, ip len ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast 414 blishment. 6,,9 .ution,—E. Moses and Son regret having to g uard the p ublic em _ 4 ' 4 oat imposition; but having heard that the untradesmasdike hood of being connected with them, or" It is the same concern," 'ween resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, I n 'T • beg to state that they have no connexion with any other hones r out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 34, Far % Sheflield ; and 19, Thernton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire; it tl,ose who require cheap and genuine clothing, See., should call or send to the Minories and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of "I. Branch Establishments, as above. 'ake Notice.—This Establishment is alosed from sensot Friday, sy tt sunset Saturday, when busineas is resumed till ,tweivo o'elesA. NTELL GWYNNE TAVErtN and CHOP & N TIOCS2, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and op pogito Adam-street. The Legal Profession, Gentlemen connected with the Public Offices and Banking 'louses, also Visitors tattle Theatres, and Parties from the co"t!Jry will find the Table d'ifote at rlalf-past Five preelselyl the most economical, comfortable, and convenient hi the in etropolis. Fish and Joints, 2s. Ilot Joints until Eight, and Suppers until One o'clock. Luncheons, &e. Good Beds. Superior Wines and Spirits. Barclay and Perkins's Stout, and Salt's Ales. JO/IN ATh:IIIEIt and HOLT, Proprietors. N.B. An Entrance also froin.llaiden-lano. INTERESTI2,G LITERARY PRESENT. NOTICE! PEPYS' DIARY AN]) CORRESPONDENCE. Edited by LORD BRAYI36O — IiE. A few Complete Sets of the New-, Enlarged, and Cheaper Edition of this interesting work have b:.en elegantly bound expressly for Presents, in French moro.2eo, with gilt edges, in 5 vols., price 2!. 12s. GI, and may he had of all Booksellers. " A work of standard importance In English literature."—Atha nreum. "1 cpys' Diary is in a very high degree historically valuabl Times. " The nao.A remarkable production of its bind which has ever beat given to the worl I."—Edinburgh Rev.ew. These volumes are unique•in literature."—lllackwood's Magazine. Henry Cella!), Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. CHEAP CIPUSTMAS PRESENTS. AINSWORTH'S " ROOKWOOD." Complete, Is. boards; or Is. Gd. MR. AINSWORTH'S " WINDSOR CASTLE. Complete, Is. hoards ; Is. Gd. cloth. London : Chapman and Hall, ISO, Strand. _.~~ Iy. NEW VOL. OF SOUTHEY'S LIFE AND LETTERS. On Monday next, December 31, will be pub ished, is post Bvo., with Portrait of Mrs. Southey and Vie - ,v of Derwentwater, price 10s. 6d. cloth, rrIlE LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE of' the late ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited by his Son, the Rev. CHARLES CUTHBERT SOUTIIEY, M.A. Volume the Second. To be completed in Six Volumes, each containing a Family Portrait and a Landscape Illmnration, by W. Westall. Vol. II f. will he published at the end of February, and the suc ceeding volumes every altercate month. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. T H E REGIS T E R E D SYRIAN PALETOT, 379, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY SIZE, IN ALL COLOURS, READY FOR WEAR, AT IItSSRS. SWAIN AND CO.'it EYEBROWS MUSTACHIOS, and WHISKERS produced in a few vree'.;, and G lialdaess removed and prevented, by tko roe of RIM S TON E'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. If you are in want of that beautiful adornment of the human figure, a natural sidply of human hair, obtain through the post, or of any wholesale or retail chemist or druggist, or perfumer, an 11 4 . bottle of Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his Her bitty, Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry, by whom it is leghly appreciated for its istattifeld virtues, too numerous is be set forth In an advertisement, but maybe read in his pamphlet, in which the bottks are enclosed. rack pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchant, Tlerbary, Highgate, and will be found at page 11, uneer the copy of Mrs. Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th of August, 1548. Thi; pamphlet is forwarded through tho post, en reeelyinz two postage stamps. - The Arotntie Regenerator can be forwarded through the poet on receiving a post-oMce order for 4s. Gd., 70. Sd., or he., which in cludes the postage with the ease. The 11s. size contains four of the 4s. A fcw cf its tri:tny virtue, as thousands can prove, are published ix the pamphlet enclosed with each bottle. Reader, reflect for a few minutes, and if you are 40 years of age, yen will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your walks, others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was the demand for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re moved those sightless beings, and given place to a straightforward, clear-sighted people (the climate is the same) ? I'll tell you the cause —tha universal use of Grimstono's Eye Snuff ! and because it cured Ophthalmia, Gutta Serena, Catar iet, Nervous Hea.dach, and Deaf ness, the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi cine, and to be stamped. Although this advanced its character, G 7 cases of cure being proved by the informers, still it was an act of oppression ; as in 1525 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq., altered the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of the Treasury; the letter of protection, signed by Derides, Esq., to Mr. William Crimstcne, bearing date ISt it February, 1525. This was en account of its curative qualities, being sold at that time ht canis ters, within the reach of every poor family, But ander this order of eloyerinneut it is obliged to be stamped. GETAISTOSE'ri MEDICATED EYII SNUFF, sold in canisters, incloied in a pamphlet of medical and other testimonials, under the Government order, at Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. dd. earl'. The ram phlots sold at Id. each. if through the post, Is. Bd., 3s. 6d. and is. Bd., inoluding postage, ice. The following letter is on e ou t of the many thousand proofs. fte,...d the following Medical Testimony to the cure of fire cases of Gutty Serena, from G. 11. Manta, Professor of Galvanism : " S.uthsea, near Portsmouth, slants, ith Nov., 1&43. " Ain. W. GRIIIiTONU.—Sir---I must in justice to you send the fol lowing Testimonial with regard to tke extraordinary efficacy of your Eye Snuff in cases of Gatta Serena. nave uses' it in five cases with the most astonishing benefit and cure. Sir, you may advertise this ! I or make what ass you pleaso. The cures have wholly astonished me aid thousands of others.—T a , n, Sir, &c., G. TI. ISOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism." All letters to Mr. William Grhnstene, llerbary, Highgate, near London, at which establishment ke continues to manufacture his far-famed TIERTI TOBACCO, so much esteemed in all foreign parts. Toe following letter, in testimony of Its delightful qualities, is from the author of the " Pleasures of Home :" " Springfield Cottage, Honiton, Devon, 15th August, 1848. " Sir,--I cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating hove highly I esteem your Herb Tobacco. I have new found in it a i - itilistitote for the choice leaf, hitherto obtained by me from a friend in Constanti nople. lam sure that lovers of mild, fragrant Tobacco would find yours a great and acceptable gift, at a very reasonable price. " I a, your obedient servant, " PARQUIIAR3ON, D.C.L. " To Mr. William Grimstene, Herbary, Highgate." This extensively-famed Tobacco is sold by all cheinkts and drug gists, and others, with W. Griinstone's signature attached, at 71,4 d., Is. 1 1 .4 d.. 2s. and 4s. fld. each, including the Government stamp THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. illostrze.cct by SG Anittera:clll Coloured Engrarlngt on Med. is PIIVe,ICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, An) IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. to 19 pxgo3. Jast published, price 25. fid., or ifiect from the F.s;lfihliAhrcent, 3s. 64. In io;stage 21a1 pB, 71HE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on tie and decay of thq ;:r:nerative system, front cr- ludulgo/r.x,. infection, and inerdlnste too of mercury, ith remarks IR Marr;aL;e, and t'oe alcdni of elivhtting cOrtall dis ,a<lificat'ons. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R.. rand L. I'lr.lt7ZY add CO., Cossulting Surgeons, 16, Berners-street, Ox mA-street, London. rubltrhed by tko intkors : ged by estrange, 21, Patornw4ter-row ; Hammy, 63, sad Saner, 150, Oxford-street ; 3t5r10,13, Titebborne-street, Ilayonarket ; askd Gordon, 146, Leaden- PART T. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive wgitru, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Magravinp.:2. Pron.' Tl. treats of the eostsequences resulting film excessive incinl. germ", and their lausentablc OfTiCtS OR the system, producing mental sr d bodily wes.kness, nervous exciteramst, and generative neapacitys tilattrated by Three Explanatory 17.m:ravings. PaaT TIT. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in he primary or st•condary form, and umtains explicit di; ections for their treatmakt. This .oction is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Rugra.ving!„ wr 3V. contnine a Prescription for the Prevention of I)4w:A by a dropla applicati•.a, by which the danger of Infection .6 ob viated. nit INAportant part of the Work should no ese2pe the eadeez notice._ _ i'aaT V. Is devoted to the considetatiorn of marrivo, and its dales. 'rho caaiev cf unproductive anion ID? 9.1801 ionsidered, and the whAo mr,,eired into. critically and philosophicallj Tituonr :At BALI.; or SVIIIACUId is exch.tsl--ly employed in treat i nervous ar. sexual debility, in - ,potmnce, dre., 11.7,. and 133. per b -OIL , . The Conc.:attrated. Datere 7e Tssence, am anti-syphiliVe p p c ,, r r übooxtt.lea. remedy, for purlfyi:2l:: the blood easel afillf.etlota, secondary rjmp- Lomg, cruptlem?, and the abuse n- , 7:cury 45. , and and 1 3 1 3 5 5 . . e r e u r r t r a v i rrelrdyillif,rglioancoiflr;',l43::als, 2r., 9d., and chronic inn amma ion of the blaEor. _;onsitltation lee, if by letter, I/. A minute detail of the case is . iequiy od : age, habits, and position in society. rukets, wif't advice, to b 3 had at the Establishment only, by whi , fa the foo,IL, I. saved. Me33r3. Perry, Surgeons, are in aVen en-v 03..7 at 19, Aer , mre-street, Oxford-street, London, from vie vel till Timm and Viva to Melt. on glllltifiVg freart Kievan to rlve A eeel One haif the world aro desol!tely single, and the gee; tappoiing them niarria 1, queetionakly contented. Diffidetsee, or a of ht e.! eer ne the former, and miseelenletee hopes ere sitter tele latter. The solitary one may shield himself aster the plea a_ caution and wor'elly p rudence, and the indissoluble, reeret tan ae epres'eig harry; but the truth nee deeper. Physical incapacity, and breleu health, are the groat hindrances to domest:e happines, al I eoeial content. Th c dowry shoulA not be the eury marriage set ea,neni. Eaneur and justice dem n 4 that health should form ae item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Flighted heeee er le elect weend more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if there surmises concern you, procure Dr. CITLVERWELL'S little efEvOIRS "Oa Sicegle and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Ic. 3ach (by post, in stamps, Is. Gd. each). Let no imaginatively refined, er pru'ish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hiedered ey ralainterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are net intended certainly for mere idle ceriesity, but ter tae closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic is the empyrical trash put forth on the nboYe subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, aro a dlegrece to the age. Furthermore, two other Attie publications elalm your attention (same price Is. each, by r oat is. ed.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid; and " now to be Happy." They are not merely pwopielets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life who owes his present existence, health, and position to Ude ob servance of the maxims ho would inculcate—to do unto others as he woad he done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep alwaye on the "runny side of the way." The above works may be bad 3: - o n l i b w or ; n C h a i rv isi ; ftl o h r o, cu l re 4 Y e , Fleet-street t(by pos to ; S e i t a h n e n r. wi3 S 9 h , : ec rvi rn o f e .cb cl lzill , 2 ; 3 t , hs r ep a o t tn. e ues r t n ,h l s s r t , e n r (who :r be conferred with per3 , „rially, mornings Argyll-otes Regenteekreet ;;:and an Booksellers FIRE AT STACKPOLE Comtr.—The seat of the Earl of Cawdor, in Pembrokeshire, was on Thursday laet threatened with destruction, in consequence of a fire having broken out in the music-reom. The reis. chief was fortunately discovered by ore of the servants in time to prevent the spread of the flames beyond the room, which suffered some damage in its wainscotting and decorations. f 1 - 6 1 12 13 1 19 20 '2f 27 7 8' 14 [5 21 22 91' IC 1! 23 2. March.— 5 6. 12 13 19 20 26 27 2 3 9 1.1 16 17 !23 24 14 161 21 221 28 . 29 4 5 it 12 18 19 25 26, April May....: .. 91, 16 1 .23 2 1 30 3 131 E, 20 2 ,27 2! 6 13 20 27 I 2 3 9 10 16,17 2:3 .1 4 1 !3 !131 4 11 1: 18 1: 25 14115 i 211221 Jane 3 10 17 124 4 r, 1112, 18191 61 7 13 14 2111)21! 27 28 j 12212, 29a 'September] ;October. November December 11 2, 6 7 81 9 la 14 15;14 ?,0 21 22 23 t 7 28:29;30 3 4i 6.1 6 0 11112113 7 18j 0120 i A 25;261271. 2! SI 4 1 6 9110 1.0 .5 16,17 1811! !2 23,24 2512, 9 30131 5 61 7 8 ' .2 13114 l 5 9 20121 22 !6 27128 29 3 41 5 61 111 , 12 13 18j9 20, 25 , 26 271. L)1.0 Li t 2124 10,31; FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basin.hall-street. _ _ S. Hastings, Lime-street, City — , wino merchant, Jan. 15, at eleven—J. F. Knobel, Bolton-row, Piccadilly, wine and spirit merchant, Jan. 16, at twelve—F. Jenkinson, Foubert place, Regent-:treet, baker, Jan. 16, at eleven —I. Solly, St. Mary Axe, City, merchant, Jan. 15, at twelve—W. A. Warwick, Clae!terton, Cambridgeshire, printer, Jan. 17, at twelve—O. Ek'bards, Fleet-street, City, law bookseller, Jan. 17, at one---J. H. Gurney, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, victualler, Jan. 14, at one— W. H. Treacher, Regent• street, Quadrant, furrier, Jan. 18, at twelve—T. Cooper, New Bond-street, umbrella manufacturer, Jan. 18, at one—R. Gillett, sen., Princes road, Lambeth, flour factor, Jan. 17, at one. In the Country. W. Potter, Birkenhead and Liverpool, merchant, at the Court, Liverpool, Jan. 15, at eleven—G. Prockter, Rochdale, Lancashire, cotton spinner, at the Court, Manchester, Jan. 16, at eleven—J. Thompson, Man chester, Manchester warehouseman, at the Court, Man chester, Jan. 16, at eleven—J. Hudson and J. Broadbent, jun., Gale and Manchester, calico printers, at the Court, Manchester, Jan. 16, at eleven. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. G. 11. Blake, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, cabinet maker, 55., on Thursday, 27th inst., and three following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall- street. J. N. Hart, King-street, Finsbury-square, watch manufacturer, 15. 3d., on Thursday, 22(1 inst., and three following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basiughall-street. T. Blenkarn, Chancery-lane, law stationer, Bd., on Thursday, 27th inst, and three following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. W. Notwedler, Woodside, Finchley, superannuated surveyor in her Majesty's Excise, 16s. 3d., on Thursday, 27th inst, and three following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. Shepherd, Shirley, Southampton, common brewer, Is. 4id., on Thursday, 27th inst., and three following Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall street. W. Speller. Berkeley -street West, builder, 2e. GI., on Thursday, 27th inst., and three following Thursdays, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. Pulleine, jun., Selby, Yorkshire, brewer, 23.311, any day on or after the 27th inst., between the hours of eleven and two, at the office if Mr. Young, Leeds. H. Hardy, Bradford, grocer, 5a., any day on or after the 27th inst., between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Yotwg, Leeds. A. 0. Martin, Leeds, stationer, 7s. G 3., any day on or after the 27th inst., between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young,-Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. T. Day, Commercial-road, Pimlico, civil engineer and manufacturer of ventilating apparatus, Jan. 17, at eleven—T. Walley and P. W. Hardwick, Oxford-street, linendrapers, Jan. 16, at two—J. F. Kuobel, Bolton row, Piccadilly, wine and spirit merchant, Jan. 16, at eleven—G. Start, Greenwich, banker, Jan. 22, al eleven. In the Country. R. Taylor, Liverpool, ironmonger, Jan. 17, at cloven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Birley, Doncaster, grocer, confectioner, and corn dealer, Jan. 19, at twelve. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. Knight, Bristol, silversmith and jeweller, Dec. 21, certificate of the second class, after 21 days—E. K. Marsh, Hammersmith and Carnaby-street, Golden square, Draper, Dec. 21—T. Hills, Hawkwell, Essex, baker and grocer, Dec. 21, certificate of the third class— J. Webb, Ramsgate, lic,nt, dealer in music and musical instruments, Dec. 21, certificate of the third class—S. A. Eyre, Fitzroy-square, apothecary, Dec. 20, certificate of the first class—F. D. Lewis, Castle-court, Birchin lane, and Oxford-street, printer, Dec. 21, certificate of the first class—J. S. Hamskill, Great Dover-road, South wark, dealer in rice and in railway and other shares, Dec. 21, certificate of the third class—C. E. Wilson and H. Wilson, Rhosymedro and Cefn Maur, Denbighshire, grocers, drapers, wine and spirit merchants, and general dealc , ra, Ike. 21, certificate of the first class after 21 days—W. S. More, Liverpool, share broker, Dec. 21, certificate of the first class, after 21 days. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E:Evans and H. Price, Liverpool, joiners and builders —J. H. Steuart and R. K. Day, Stratford, Essex, patent hydrofuge manufacturers—G. Rood and W. G. L. Lovell, Balton,hoeoUgh, Sornersetshiro, skin and rug manufacturers—W. Denham and S. Greenwood, Roch dale, Lancashire, stonemasons and builders—V. R. A. Brooks and M. Coon, Cheapsido, lithographers —D. Bowie and J. G. Russell, Liverpool, tea dealers—l). Bid!house and If. Vennor, Liverpool, Montreal, and lEmilton, Canada West—F. Hoiroyd, W. Pickles, and J. T. Fleck, Leeds, flax-spinners and twine manthc turers—J. Hadfi,ll and R. Rigby, Chapel-en -le-Frith. Derbyshire, linendrapers and tea dealers—J. Dunstan, W. Dunstan, T. Dunstan, and J. Winter, Barnsley, Yorkshire, ironfounders (so far as regards J. Winter) Anne Walcot and Frances Walcot, Cheltenham, Berlin wool dealers—H. Fenner and C. R. Tnompson, Old Broad-street, City, wine merchants—C. R. Thompson, IT. Fenner, and 11. H. Swinford, Great Winchester street, City, East India and colonial agents—D. Foster and B. Cooper, Goole, Yorkshire, whitesmiths and gun smiths—G. Moss and S. Harris, Manchester, cabinet makers and upholsterers—T. Rodgers and W. Pagden, King-street, Cheapside, attorneys and solicitors—R. Barnes and J. Kirby, Barnard Castle, Durham, attor neys and soticitors—H. Harris and J. Charlton, Moor gate-street, City, tobacconists—J. Worthington and W. Worthington, Oldham, Lancashire, provision dealers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Terry, East Brent, Sornersetshire, baker. John Lancaster, Weston-super-Mare, shoemaker. Thomas Sage, Weston.super-Marc, furniture dealer. Charles William Phippen, Cheltenham, bookseller. Frederick Brain°, Neath, Giamorganshiro, baker: James Collins, Purchase, Cardiff, carver. John Hewitt Norton, Liverpool, saddler. Joseph Lyons, Liverpool, grocer. Charles R.tyfidd, jun., Ryarah, West Mailing, wheel wright. EivviArd Hopkiu, Ty Mawr, Glamorganshire, Richard Bennett, Little Dean, Gloucestershire, beer seller. Thomas Butler, Aleester, Warwickshire, grocer. John Moorish, Cruwys-Morchard, Devonshire, shoe maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. P. Wilson, Thurso, pavement manufacturer, to meet Jan. 2 and Jan. 29, at one, within Leith's Hotel, Wick. G. 0. Campbell, Edinburgh, publisher, to meet Jan. 3, at one, and Jan. 22, at twelve, within the Star Hotel, Edinburgh. _ _ _ D. Macrohle, Bridge of Allt.n, paper manufacturer, to meet Dec. 27 and Jan. 17, at one, within Campbell's Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling.. THE LAST OF THE PALACE COURT. Friday next is the last regular court day of the Pa lace Court. Probably it. will sit by adjournment on Monday, according to the terms of the Act 12th and 13th Victoria, chap. 101, and then it will cease and determine. Connected with this court is the Mar shalsea Court, and both will pass away on the same day. The Court of the Marshalsea at ono time held a high place in rank and dignity, and, as the old writers declare, " there was no court superior to it." It was coeval with the common law and followed the King's person. Even in the reign of Edward VI. it was described as one " of the ancientest courts within the realm." The court was established to administer justice Letween parsons belonging to the Royal household, and the Earl Marshal was the officer to execute the process, when justice was administered by the la:;rd Steward of the Palace. In modern times very little business was transacted in the Court. With the Palace Court, created by letters patent of the 16th Charles 11., it was very different. The jurisdiction of the Palace Court extended to all persons not of the household, and abiding or coming within twelve miles of the palace at Westminster. This court vas designated " The Court of the King of the Palace of the King at Westminster." According to the letters patent the ,6 I Lord Steward had power to nominate and admit " four 1 counsellors to be counsel, and six persons to be at -1 torneys in the court for the term of the life of every such person, to prosecute and defend the actions, &c." ~:. . The places were obtained by purchase, and the last ii? ' '--4 barrister admitte I was Mr. Best, the Member o f ' ,ii 3 Parliament for Kidderminster, who has made his claim it 2 for compensation under the recent Act, as well as the attorneys and other officers belonging to the 1 6 7 court. Compensation was granted to the offi cers 13 14 1 28 when arrest on men process was abolished, and fur ther compensation has asnow been claimed, which cl a im s are at the present time under the consideration of the ' 3 4 Lords of the Treasury. No writs have been issued 411 since the Ist of August last, but a good deal of 1 17 1 18 business has been transacted under the Small Debts' 31 1 24 1 25 Act. There is not ore person connected with the 7 1 8 court paid by salary; a ll, i nc l u di ng th e J u d ge him '4ls self, are remunerated by fees. Since the County q . . 2 Courts Act was passed, the business of the court ; 8 29 es ti ma ti ng greatly increased, and i n the compensa -5 6 tiun to be awarded th e L or d s o f 11e Treasury are 13 not to consider the Increased fees. Such is a brief 121 2 20 outline of the " rise and fall " of the Palace Court. 327 Events have hastened its dissolution. It will soon become one of the things that were, and its records 210 tran , ferred to the custody o f t h e M aster o f th e R o ll s , 16,17 as Record Keeper, probably to be buried in some 23 24 compartment of the New Houses of Parliament. 30,1 15 GAMBLING by the INDIAN ARMY. 8 Head-quarters, Simlah, Oct. 19. ) At a general court-martial assembled at Lahore, on Friday, the 28th day of September, 1849, Major Thomas Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native In. fantry, was arraigned on the following charges : "1. For ur.oiiicer like conduct, espaially unba. coming an officer commanding a regiment, in having, at Jugraon and at Mullickpore, in the month of February and March, 1849, played at chess and at cards with Captain L. G. Da Costa, of the 58th Regi ment of Native Infantry for large stakes and bets, in the course of which play he lost to Captain Da Costa the sum of 26,000 rupees, or thereabouts; such conduct being in direct disobedience of repeated general orders, prohibiting gambling in the army, viz., general orders by the Commander-in Chief, dated respectively the 25th of September, 1820, the 16th of August, 1831, and the 26th of June, 1845. " 2. For conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman in having at Alulhclipore, about the 17th of March, 1849, and at Lahore, about the 21st of April and 21st of May, 1849, tried to evade the payment of the large sum he had lost to Captain Da Costa, by endeavouring to induce him to accept a much smaller amount on various prAences, by of fering Captain Da Costa whatever money he, Major Cooke, might win at Simlah in the present year ; and by declaring that he could never pay the whole sum ha had lost; and in having further demurred to pay on account of certain calumnious reports to the prejudice of Captain Da Costa's character, which he, Major Cooke, had spread about, fur spreading, which he afterwards, about the 23d of May, 1849, apologised to Captain Da Costa. "3. For conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen tleman in having, in a letter addressed to the Major of Brigade at Lahore, dated Lahore, the 21st of July, 1849, given inaccurate statements of the transaction s between himself and Captain Da Costa, in the follow ing instances : "First--In having, in the said latter, made a false statement in the following words :—‘ Merely as an amusement, we did play together at chess a'id at cards for one rupee per game, but afterwards, whea under excitement, some large bets were made, ending in my having lost 26,000 rupees. This being a larger sum than I could immediately command, I requested Capt. Da Costa to wait till I could draw the money from England, when the debt should be paid ; but he replied that be would prefer half paid down ; and it ended by my giving a bill for 10,000 rupees, a buggy and horse, and cash, equalling together 13,000 rupees;' whereas, in truth the parties played for large stakes, besides making large bets, and Captain Da Costa did not state he would prefer half paid down, neither was any prompt payment offered or agreed to in respect of the greater part of the amount; but he was induced to agree to the special arrangement by Major Cooke declaring, on his honour, that he would never be able to pay more of the debt he had incurred than the said sum 0f.13,000 rupees; and further in duced thereto by Major Cooke retracting and apolo gising for the calumnious reports he had spread aboir regarding him. (‘ Second—ln having, in the said letter, disingenu ously and falsely stated as follows :—` He (Captain Da Costa) then considered his character injured by me, and applied to his commanding officer, who applied to me, and expressed himself in writing per fectly satisfied ; but Captain 1)a Costa was not so, and referred the cas3 to Brigadier Godby, but subse quently recalled the reference of his own accord ;' thereby insinuating that Captain Da Costa had no ground for making that complaint; whereas he (Major Cooke) had injured the character of Captain Da Costa, and the commanding officer of the 58th Native Infantry did not express himself satisfied till Major Cooke had expressed his regret; while Captain Da Costa, who still pressed his complaint upon the attention of superior authority, was at length in duced to withdraw it, solely by Major Cooke's sub sequent retractation of all that he had said to the prejudice of Captain Da Costa, and making an apology for it. " Finding—The Court, from the evidence before them, are of opinion that the prisoner, Major Thomas Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native lofan•ry, is, on the first charge, guilty ; second charge, guilty ; and guilty of the prea►able to the second charge; third charge, first instance, not guilty, and acquitted him ; second instance, guilty; and guilty of the .pre amble of the third charge. " Sentence—The Court sentences the prisoner, Major Thomas Cooke, of the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry, to be dismissed from the service. " Confirmed, " C. J. NAPIER, General, Commander•in-Chief. " Head-quarters, Siinlah, Oct. 17, 1849." Remarks by his Excellency th;! Cotninander in- Chief :—" I cannot approve of the finding of acquittal on the first instance of the third charge, which ap pears to me to be sufficiently proved. "C. J. NAPIER, General, Commander-in-Chief." Recommendation of the Court :—" The Court beg to recommend the prisoner to the merciful considera- tion of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chicf on the following grounds : " 1. Because the prisoner showed a disposition to pay, as evinced by his attempt to borrow from 18,000 to 20,000 rupees from the North-Western Bank Agency, on the 21st of April, 1849. "2. Because he did net originate the reports against Captain Da Costa. 3. On account of the excellent character Major Cooke has hitherto borne, shown by the handsome testimonials which have been placed before the Court." Remarks by his Excellency the Commander -in- Chief.—" It is with pain that I express my inability to discover any just grounds for disturbing the sen tence pronounced by the Court. "C. J. NArart, General, Commander•in-Chief." The name of Major T. Cooke will cease to be borne on the rolls of the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry from the date of publication of this order at Lahore, a report of which is to be made to the Adjutant-Ge neral of the Army and to the Assistant Adjutant- General at the Presidency. By order of his Excellency the Commandcr-in- Chief, PATRICK GRANT, Lieutenant-Colonel, Adjutant-General of the Army. SUICIDE OF A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—O n Monday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Town of Rarasgate, Wapping, on the body of Mr. John Patty, aged 54 years, a licensed victualler, residing in Sunderland. The de ceased was formerly a captain in the coal trade, and on Thttraday, the 13th instant, he arrived in town for the purpose of attending a trial in the Court of Common Pleas. The deceased was an important witness, and the trial was to be heard on the following Tuesday. The deceased was not forth coming, and no tidings couki be ob tained of him until Thursday night last, when he entered an eating-bousa, in Upper East Sanithfiald, and hired a bed for the night. Oa the following morr.ing he was found dead in his bed. Au ource phial, labelled " lau danum," was found upon the floor, and the surgeon was of opinion that the deceased had died from the etFact of laudanum. The jury returned an open verdict—" That thedeceased died from the eifacts of laudanum, but under what circumstances there was no evidence to show." FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CONVICT. —An accident of a fatal nature was reported by po ice-sergeant W. Urry, 29 a, as having taken place in Woolwich Dock yard, on Monday afternoon, to a convict named William Hart, 60 years of age, who, while engaged at the cordage wharf, was struck by the handle of the crane on which he was employed, and so severely injured, that although immediately ;aken to the Uaitc convict hospital ship to obtain surgical assistance, ha died at 9 30 r. m., on the same day. The accounts from the continental Bourses repre sent an unfavourable reaction in spaculation. At Am sterdam, Hamburgh, Frankfort, and Berlin, there was an a ppa rent do3ird to sell both stocks and railway shares, and lower prices were in most cases accepted. POISONING- IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of the &Tani - I - lent of the Ardech_t has lately been occupied for three days in the trial of an elderly man named Dumoulin, of Limnony, canton of Serrieres, arrondisse ment of Tournon, for poisoning members of his family. Thirty years ago this man entered into the service of a widow named Gecon, a woman of some little property. He soon established a criminal con nexion with her, and after a while married her. She gave him a portion of her property, but he treated her with great brutality. A child she had by him died shortly after birth, and two of her children by her first husband also died in tender years; it is now supposed that all three deaths were caused by poison administered by the prisoner. In 1839 the prisoner took a mistress to live with him in the same house as his wife and family. This exasperated the wife—. daily quarrels ensued, and at length the prisoner got rid of her by poison. The circumstances of her death left no doubt of this, but it was not until 1848 that the law authorities heard of the affair; and though they then prope§ed to exhume the body of the de ceased, they could not find the precise spot where it was buried. After the death of his wife, Dumoulin lived on bad terms with his son, on account of some dispute about money, and the refusal of the son to marry the father's mistress. On the 26th of June, 1846, after supping alone with his father, the son was seized with violent pains in the bowels, and with all the symptoms of having been poisoned. The father, thinking he was dying, knocked up the cure of the village. The priest, horrified at the state in which he found the young man, administered an emetic, and this had the effect of saving him. After that time the young man was repeatedly attacked in the same way—indeed, in the course of a few months he had no fewer than six attacks ; but having always been able to vomit, he was saved. That these attacks arose from poison administered by tho prisoner there is - now no doubt, but this; was not suspected at the time. The prisoner him'self persuaded his son that he was bewitched, and he took him to a woman who passed as a sorceress, who predicted to him his early death, and persuaded him to leave to his father the property to which he was entitled. To secure the realisation of the predic tion, the father took the precaution of purchasing a quantity of arsenic. In December, 1846, the son of Dumoulin's deceased wife, a young man named Per roton, had a pig killed, and the prisoner was noticed hanging about the trough in which the blood fell. He knew that black puddings were to be made, and that his son was to dine with Perrotin and his family. He himself was asked to dine also, but he declined on some Vague pretext. After dinner all the family the of Perroton a n d y oung D umou li n were seized with violent pains in the bowels; six other persons in the village, to whom the puddings had been sent, were seized in the same way, and it is probable that all these persons, twelve in number, would have perished if timely remedies had not been applied. It appeared that at this time Dumoulin had conceived the atro cious design of poisoning all the Perroton family, as well as his son, as by their deaths he would have come into all the property. One day in March, 1847, he went to Perroton's house, and during the temporary absence of Madame Perroton threw some poison into the pot in which the soup was boiling. Madame Perroton and two of her children partook of the soup, and were immediately seized with pains and vomiting. The same evening Dumoulin waited for his son and son in law, Perroton, and to their auprise strongly pressed them to go to his house to eat soup, but they refused. The next day Perroton, having drunk some of the soup, was taken ill, as his wife and children had been. In the night young Dumoulin also was attacked in the same way, after eating some food which his iD f l a; ai h sion e n r oiunl iad giin, was prepared. agai n seized I n December, with al t t 1847, he symptoms youngof after drinking part of a glass o f wa t er presented by his father; en this occasion he pressed his father to drink the remainder of the water, but the latter displayed great repugnance, and only raised the glass to his lips. It was with difficulty that young Dumoulin succeeded in vomiting, and after that he recovered. On the 2d of January, 1848, he had a violent quarrel with his father, and having by this _ _ time suspected that his father was poisoninghim, he announced his intention of leaving home. In the night of the 11th of January he was affected with a violent thirst, and having risen to procure drink he found a bottle containing wine on the table. Of this wine he partook, and immediately after he was seized with the most horrible pains. He rushed out of the house like a madman, but presently returned an d t oo k to his bed, where he suffered dreadfully for some time. The curb was called in; he found the tongue of the young man quite black, and the latter told him that the attack had com menced after he had taken the wine. On this the cure observed that Dumoulin, the father, who had heard what was said, quietly removed the bottle, which was standing on the table, and replaced it by another. This act confirmed the suspicion which had previously entered his mind, that the young man was poisoned by his rather. lie went home to see by a medical book what should be done in a case of poisoning, and during his absence the father introduced a notary to the son, and caused him to make his will. In a conversation which ensued during the father's absence between the son and his brother in-law the former said that he knew that he was poisoned, and that his father had different descriptions of poison secreted in a certain hole. On the return of the curd this statement was repeated to him. The priest first of all applied an emetic, and took the precaution of preserving what was vomited ; he then went and took the poison from its hiding-place ; after which he had an analysis made of the matter thrown up by the young man, and, on learning that poison existed in it, had the father ar rested. In addition to these terrible fact s aga i nst t h e prisoner it was pro ve d that when in gaol he had con(; ssed to a fellow-prisoner that his intention was to his son. When the evidence was concluded the President asked the prisoner if he had anything to say. He answered in the negative, and at the same moment, drawing forth a knife, bared his breast, and plunged the weapon into it. Blood having inunedistely flowed, a cry of horror was uttered by the auditory ; but it appeared that the prisoner was only scratched. The jury declared him guilty, and the Court con demned him to death. On entering the prison the prisoner egain attempted to commit suicide by knock ing his head against the wall, but without success. home, and heard a disturbance in the street nea r hl3 house in Radcliffe crescent. Some of his family said there was a man and a boy fighting. Witness went to the window, and saw the deceased and another boy, not the prisoner, wrestling. He saw them both fall down and get up again. The prisoner at that time was four or five yards from them, and appa rently not at all connected with the fight or squabble that was going on, but he saw him walk up to the deceased and fire a pistol. He could not tell from what part of his person he took the pistol. He saw him present it and fire at the deceased. An immense quantity of blood immediately afterwards flowed from the mouth of the deceased. Witness saw him stagger, and ran out immediately to assist him, and try to catch the prisoner. He directed the body to be taken to the hospital. The prisoner's hand was close to the deceased when he fired at him; he was within a foot or two of him. Witness did not see the decased touch the pistol. In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Brown added that he was satisfied the deceased did not touch it, and that the pistol did not go off by any accident at all. Thomas Charles Cornish, attorney and brother-in law of the last witness, gave similar evidence, and added that he pursued the prisoner, and saw him given into the custody of the police. He could not exactly identify the prisoner as the boy who fired the pistol ; the thing was done so instantaneously he had no time to have more than a casual glance. On his way to the station-house the prisoner said he supposed he should be scragged. He also said that the pistol was not loaded with ball, but with shot. After he had arrived at the station house he sail he did not know that the pistol would go off. He said something about the pistol being on half-cock, but what it was witness did not hear distinctly. No inducement was held out to him to say this, nor were any threats made to him. The prisoner said he hoped a surgeon had been sent for. Samuel Brown, a lad, 14 years of age, and son of Mr. Samuel Brown, the magistrate, who likewise witnessed the affray from his father's window, cor roborated the former evidence as to the struggle and the prisoner shooting the deceased. He added that he saw the prisoner with his hand down between his legs just before he went up and fired off the pistol. Edward Horgan gave similar evidence to that of the first witness, Coggan, adding that after Collins and Dauncy had called them names, Collins began to spar at witness. He ran towards him, and Collins made off down Coronation-road. He caught him by the railings of Zion Chapel, and struck him twice. When he (witness) was in the act of so doing the prisoner came behind and struck him in the face. Witness then turned round and ran after the prisoner, who pulled out a pistol with a brass barrel, and presented it at him, and Collins pulled out the life-preserver and waved it at him. Dauncy presented the pistol and said, " Come on, lam not afraid of you. lam ready for you. I'll have you." Witness replied, "Oh ! never mind. I know both of you, and will let you hear of it to morrow," and walked off. The prisoner and Collins followed jeering and abusing them. The deceased and Coggan had gone on, and they saw nothing of the pistol or the life-preserver at the time. When he rejoined them witness told them what they hal heard, and said he did not like to kick up a row on a Sunday. They all then walked on, and stopped at Brown's. The prisoner and Collins followed, and stopped not three yards from them. Witness looked round at them and said, " I will give it to you by-and-by." The deceased also looked towards Collins, and said, " I'll tell your mother of you, and get something done to you fur having that with you." Collins pulled the life-preserver out of his breast and said something, and the deceased rushed at him and laid hold of it. Witness then ran after the prisoner, who wanted to lay hold of the deceased, to make him let go of Collins. The prisoner then pulled out the pistol and presented it at the deceased again, saying, "If ho don't let Collins alone I'll shoot him." Wit ness said, " Will you ? " and he replied " Yes, and I'll shoot you too," presenting the pistol again. The prisoner then ran to the other side of witness, put down the pistol between his legs, and cocked it. He then ran past witness, rushed up close to the de ceased, and fired directly. Witness endeavoured to prevent his getting at the deceased. The prisoner was about a yard and a half from witness when he fired at the deceased. Deceased immediately after wards put his hands to his breast and staggered. A stranger who was passing stepped up and supported him ; and, assistance having arrived, he was conveyed to the hospital, where the house surgeon immediately saw him. He pronounced him dead, and said they had better take him to the nearest public-house. During the whole transaction nothing of an irritating kind was done towards the prisoner, and nothing towards Collins except the scale—trying to take the life-preserver from him In answer to the Coroner, the witness said it was not customary at Bedminster to carry pistols or life preservers. • Thomas Prowse, surgeon, deposed that he lived in Guinea•street. The prisoner was in his employ. He understood that he was 14 years of age. His father was a journeyman miller. He saw nothing of the prisoner after twelve o'clock on Sunday. He did not know of his having a pistol in his possession. The inquiry was then adjourned till Wednesday, in order that the post mortem examination might take place, and for the testimony of one more witness, which it is expected will conclude the evidence. The prisoner exhibited the utmost unconcern throughout the whole of the proceedings, staring every witness in the face as he gave his evidence with remarkable effrontery. .vhich, amounting to 700,0001., , but at the last half-yearly meeting ..y it was stated that the profi'a would at a dividend being paid. This has been oy the great amount of guareastced stocks, ,ch entirely take away the profits from the iginal shareholders, although the traffic receipts at t' e pres en t t i me amount to 4,000/. per week, or _08,0004 per annum." The statem en t t h en goes on to say that nothing short of thorough and unre stricted investigatic.n into the whole of the affairs of the company will suffice. Appended to the statement is a table, showing that the present stock of the com pany, including 1 ,984,965/, due on debentures, amounts to 5,892,2754, to which, when the arrears of calls and balances are paid up, must be added 1,170,6901., snaking a total of 7,1629651, Tizi, MIDLAND RAILIVAL—DERDY TUESDAY:" A series of strik es o f var i ous classes of' workmen em ployed by the Midland Railway Company have for some time been pending, and at length the goods guards and porters have ceased work at every prin cipal station, thereby putting an entire stop to the goods traffic throughout the lines. The strike at this station commenced yesterday morning, and was so universal that all the goods sheds were instantly closed, and it was found impossible to collect t)- gether hands sufficient to send off even one luggage train, although a great variety of parcels and pack ages, some of which contained articles of an extremely perishable nature, required forwarding to their desti nations without delay. It seems that this gem ral cessation from labour is owing to the directors' re• ducing the wages of one class of men—the goods guards—from 19s. to 17s. weekly, and of the goods porters from 17s. to 16s. The strike commenced at Nottingham, about a week ago, when four men threw up their situations rather than submit to the re duction. The knowledge of this was immediately communicated to their fellow-labourers in every direction and more general strikes followed at Leeds and Bradford, and subsequently et Derby. This morn ing the men still remain way from work, and seem likely so to continue, until the directors restore to them the amount of wages already reduced; and that the latter wilt be obliged to give way is certain, or the damage to goods delayed will bring very serious 'lasses upon the shareholders. The engine .drivers and firemen, until within the last few days, have also been upon the eve of striking, in consequence of the directors requiring them to travel three journeys at the same rate of wages they have hitherto received for two journeys ; but they were too unanimous amongst themselves to be forced to submit to the new terms. They are 203 in number, and all, except three, would have struck within six hours, had not the company consented to allow the old engagements to remain in force. As soon as danger from the pending strike appeared to be over, Mr. G. P. Paget brought down a number of new men to displace the riigleaders ; but their comrades were true to their friends, and threatened to leave in a body at a moment's notice if even one were dismissed for taking part in the movement. The consequence has been that not one man has been discharged. Mr. G. B. Paget, in addressing the men, urged upon them to accept the reduction, the very low price of provisions well enabling them to do so; and he promised, if they would, that, as the price of food rose at any future time, he would see that their rate of remune ration was increased. A WONDERFUL STORY. The following most extraordinary story is related by the Paris correspondent of the Independant of Brussels, in a letter dated the 14th inst.:—" A few months ago one of the most charming hotels of the new quarter of the Champs Elysees was occupied by Count an ex-foreign diplomatist, the Countess R—, and their daughter. The Count is about 60 years of age, his wife 25, and the daughter 6. Count It— received a great deal of company, and parti cularly foreigners of distinction, in consequence of his nationality, and the acqueintances that he had made in his different embassies. The young Countess was a great favourite for her beauty and her accom plishments. Notwithstanding the difference in the age of the Count and his wife, their conjugal life was a perfect model of propriety and dignity. The Countess, it appears, had little fortune before mar riage. The Count, who was the friend of her family, had married her as much on account of his admiration of her merit as of the desire that he felt, being the last of his race, to dispose of his property in favour of a family that he esteemed. Such was the general position of things as it has been certified to me. I❑ the month of September last the Count received, from a capital in the north of Europe, a letter from a priest, entreating him to come as soma as possible to the death-bed of the mother of the Countess, and he was strictly enjoined to come alone. The Count, although much surprised, complied with the request, and concealed it from the Countess in order to spare her feelings, He arrived at -- in sufficient time to receive from the mouth of his ex piring mother-in-law a most painful and sad avowal —a confession enjoined without doubt by the priest as a condition of reconciliation with God. Here my task as a narrator becomes difficult and delicate. I ! must leave the reader to suppose what the confession was. The dying person was of about the same age as the Count, and had married an old man. At, his dcbilt in the diplomatic career !he Count had passed several years in that capital, where he bad formed an intimate acquaintance with the family of the lady. At length, to his great regret and that of the Baroness G—, he changed his resi dence, and during 18 years rose successively in diplo matic functions. At the end of this period he returned as an ambassador. The Baroness was a widow with a very little fortune, and - the prospects of her daughter were therefore by no means brilliant. The Count offered his hand to the daughter, and the mother, dazzled by the advantages which would result to her from this alliance, gave a guilty assent. The marriage took place, but the mother, f:om a caprice, as the Count supposed at the time, stipulated that he and his wife should go and reside in another country. They went to Italy, where they remained until the recent revolutions broke out, and then they visited Paris. The nature of the cruel confession made by the dying woman to the Count to save her soul from per dition by absolution may be divined. The guilty mother died pardoned by the Count, but the man, who had once loved her, received such a shock that from this moment he resolved never to see his wife again, or the fruit of this fatal marriage. lie availed himself of the pacification of Italy to return, and went straight to Mount Casino to solicit an asylum from the Benedictine monks of St. John. The Countess learned at the same time the death of her mother, and the strange disappearance of her husband. Soon afterwards she.received some papers for the re gulation of her fortune, as the definitive documents of a separation for which no motive was stated. We may judge of what pissed in the mind of this young and charming woman, who was at once an orphan and almost a widow, without being able to comprehend the causes of a separation, or knowing where her husband was. She its a gilled at first that she was the victim of some atrocious calumny, but, knowing her innocence, she resolved to seek out the true cause. Last month she decided on visiting the foreign capital where her mother died, and there the unfortunate Countess learned everything—how is not known. Suddenly her daughter, the little angel adinire:l by all whe knew her, became odious to the mother, and ere long the Countess became insane. Last week the furni ture of her hotel was sold by auction, and a report was current that Aldlle. Alboni had purchased the hotel, but I do not know what truth there is in the report. The unfortunate Countess has a brother, it is said, in the service of cne of the Princes of the north, and a notary of L'aris is stated to have directed the sale by his orders. As to Count It—, it is supposed that he intends to become a monk." THE SANDWICH ISLAND PRINCES.—We announce in our American intelligence the arrival here, by tho Canada, of the Hon. G. P. Judd, Minister to his High ness the King cf the Sandwich Islands, accompanied by Alexander Lihihiho, heir presumptive to the Hawaiian throne, and his brother Lot Karnehamheha. The object of Mr. Judd's visit to the United States and Europe at this period, has reference to the late outrage of the French at the Sandwich Islands. The King is uncle to the Princes, and the of ject of the latter in visiting Europe is purely one of observation. The two young gentlemen, who, from their exterior and manners, are fully entitled to the name, are brothers, about seventeen and sixteen yecrs of a ge , They speak English thoroughly, with pleasing cor rectness, giving every evidence of good manners and education. The youngest is namA Alexander Lihihiho, who has been destined and selected by his uncle, tie King of the islands, to:succecd him on his throne should he himself die childless. This, however, is but a remote probability, as he is married, and is only 34 years of age. Two children whom he has already had have died. The largest of the islands over which the King reigns is 0 wilyhee, where Captain Cook was killed. The chief city is Honolulu, which contains about 10,000 inhabitants, and is becoming a place of great commercial importance, being a sort of half-way house between Valparaiso or Lima and S..n Francisco, from which latter place it is distant by sea about 2,400 milks. The two Princes have been received at New York with becoming dignity and attention, and they gill no doubt meet in this country with similar respect.—Liver• pool Standard, • THE LATE BERMONDSEY' MURDER. -.--Tll3 Secre tary of State has flowed the following rewards to the parties employed in the detection and conviction of the Mannings, perpetrators of the murder of the late Patrick O'Connor:—lnspectorld, 15/ ,• S,rgcants Langloy, 101.; Witchener and Thornton, 101.; Shaw, s/.; K.,lidat, Si.; Smith, 81.; Andrews, Si.; Poliec•combbles Barnes, 101 ; Burton. Si.; and L'ickyer, 51. A CHRISTMAS FR :;SENT. —YE StEr(l2.7, a man, having- the appearance of a e;.,rrier, Lft a hamper, from one end of which a few pheasant's fenthers!were sticking out, at the Louie of n person in Nortl:-street, White chive', for which he received 31 carriage. hen the parcel was opened it conLincd nothing but three o.d bricks s,nd a quantity of straw. THE MURDER AT BRISTOL. BRISTOD, DEC. 25.—The inquest on the body of Braund, who was shot on Sunday afternoon by Alfred Dauncy, a lad fourteen years of age, was held yesterday afternoon, at the Hope - and Anchor, Redcliff hill. The jury having heen duly sworn, and the Coroner having briefly narrated the facts of the case, the following evidence was a dd uce d : Henry Colgan, of No. 13, Bishop-street, Brown's road, Bedminster, depesed that he was nineteen years of age. The body h e h a d seen was th e b o d y o f IVil liana Braund, also about nineteen years of age. He was in the employ of Mr. Gillett, wine -merchant, Redcliff street, end witness was on terms of intimacy with him. On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, the deceased culled on witness and ha went out with him. At about half-past four o'clock they were going over Bedminster bridge, and another per son was with them named Horgan. Two lads were leaping the iron posts on the bridge; they were the prisoner Dauncy and a lad named Collins. Horgan said to them " Over it," end they turned round and called him " lubberhead" and other names. Witness and his companions walked on to Brown's-road, and the two boys followed, calling them names and abusing them. As they were passing along the Cut, Collins pulled out a life-preserver, and the deceased told him he would tell his mother f him if he did not be quiet. With that Collins shook the life-preserver at him, threatening he would do for him. The deceased went to catch hold of it, and Collins struck at him with it. A. severe struggle took place between them, the dePeased endeavouring to take the life-preserver from Collins. The prisoner Dauncy then 'pulled out a pistol and threatened three or four times that he would shoot the deceased (Braund) with it if he did not let Collins alone. Collins and Braund at this time were struggling on the ground. Braund immediately got up, and Dauncy shot him with the pistol and instantly ran away. Some people tried to stop him, and he flung the pistol at them. He was stopped at the corner of Brownston -yard, in the Cut, and given into the custody of the police. The CORONER—Did he say anything ? Witness—he was sitting on the pavement at the time, and he said " Let me rest." Witness then went back to Braund and found him supported in the arms of several people. He was bleeding from the mouth very much. He was quite speechless, and was taken to the hospital. The deceased was quite sober, and so was witness ; they had net been into a public-house. Witness had seen the prisoner three or four times before, but he did not then know his name. He was not aware of any ill feeling existing between Dauncy and the deceased. The lad present in the custody of the police was Dauncy, and he shot the deceased, William Braund. In answer to Mr. Ayre, attorney, who attended to watch the case for the prisoner, the witness said he did not s2e Dauncy put a cap on the pistol. Mr. Samuel Brown sworn, said he was a ma gistrate of the city of Bristol. an Sunday after. noon, between four and five o'clock, he was at RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. THE CHRISTMAS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The recur reflect of Christmas-day brought with it an extraordi nary amount of railway traffic, teeming in and out of the chief metropolitan termini. Yesterday the Euston station of the London and North-Western Railway was the scene of the same incessant occupation that it has been, either more or less, since Saturday. In front of the station wall, on which was written the different districts or destinations, separate compart ments being assigned for " the City," "Strand," "the Squares," "over the water," "Islington," " East end," " Finsbury," " West-e n d," iingsland," Clerkenwell," &c., at each of these points two or three omnibuses and vans stood in the process of being loaded. The various consignments were checked by the company's clerks, and this having been done, as soon as filled, the thirty or forty conveyances drove off without delay with their deliveries, consisting of barrels of oysters, baskets of fish, fruit, game, and other Christmas presents. The immense contents of the mail and other trains arriving yesterday end on Monday at half past 4 A.M. were disposed of in this manner by 10 o'clock, at which time the station was cleared. On Sunday morning the men remained at work, and the conveyance vans were in all parts of town by nine o'clock. Every care was taken to prevent the labels falling off. The various omnibuses and vans as they went out attracted no small attention, some of them being so piled with packages as to reach up to the second floor windows of the houses. On some there were 200 packages. Policemen were about to pre vent pilfering. On the departure side of the stations extra clerks and porters were employed day and night with the trransmissions by the trains to the various manufacturing towns, and it is calculated that the number of packages and consignments of all descriptions going " down " the line could not, for the four days, have amounted to less than 20 000, and those coming in to less than 15,000. There were also several hundred waggons of live and dead stock, and a great influx of passengers to and fro was occasioned, the company having issued double journey tickets, !available from Saturday to Wednesday. On the Great Western,Eastern Counties and South-Western, the same expeditious system of delivery was adopted, the carrying agents being the same. The number of consignments over the Great Western during the four days is computed at 18,000 " down," and some 8,000 " up." On Saturday the trains on this line are said to have been " tremen dous" with people going in and out of town—the luggage such as had never been seen before, and as though the stay of the parties was intended till next Christmas. Extra carriages had to be put on to the express and ordinary trains. On the Eastern Coun ties an immense tent was constructed for the pur pose, being of a similar perfect description with those at Euston-square, with this addition, that on the arrival side of the line the shoals of packages were backed out of the trains into the tents, by means of a huge sliding platform, while upon the " down" si le was a sort of dock, into which the railway carriages were run, and conveniently loaded on the line with their cargoes. The consignments by this line, taking iv, as it does, the great game and agricultural districts, Were immense, more particularly in live and dead stock, which, during the preceding week, were enormous. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE.— The dissentient shareholders in this company, who are now endeavouring to get a committee appointed to investigate the alLirs of the undertaking, have issued a statement, from whith it appears " that the Sheffield and Manchester, the Sheffield and Lincoln s%ire Junction, the Sheffield and-Lincolnshire Exten sion, the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, and the Great Grimsby Dock Companies, were incorpo rated together by the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 268. The originakeavittil of the company onsiated of 7,000