The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

THE NEW COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S fast BRID and s pl en did STE AM-SHIPS leave LONDON GE WHARF for— RANISGATE—DaiIy at Nine, Sunday excepted. GRAVESEND, SOUTHEND. SHEERNESS, and CHAT HAM—Every Morning at Eleven, Sunday included. BOULOGNE—The EMERALD Sunday, 'October 16, at Bight Morning; the CITY of BOULOGNH, Tuesday. Octo ber Is, at Nine Morning; the CITY of BOULOGNE, Fri daY, Oet. 21, at Ten Morning; and every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, aceording to tide. (14es. Fish -street-hill; and Chaplin's Universal Office, Re gentcircus. TIII; GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION SHIPS COMPA N Y'S spl en did an d powerful first-class STEAM area ppointed to LEAVE for— \l.'olEßO and ROTTERDAM, carry mg her Majesty's ails—Every Wednesday and Saturday morning. ` ;A " RE—Every Thursday, at Eight Morning. AN'FWERP--Frorn Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall—Every gunday, at Eleren Merning ; Wednesday, at Ten Morning; Thurßlay, at Twelve Noon. 13)IN lIURGH—From Brown's Wharf, Poplar—Every Sa tnruav, and 2 , and alternate Wednesday E ven i ng , a t T en . O ct . 15, 2`2, 9. Frem Down's Whaf or ;! lI NDERLAND—Every Tuesday, r at f Seven Evening. ' -„EW CASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday Evening From London Bridge Wharf, for:— OSTE ND —Tuesday, Ni , ednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. IiOULOGNE—Eyery Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. t i Ct i; L T AIS—Ex ery Tuesday, Thursda j , Saturday, and Sunday "‘'LL—Eyery Tuesday and Friday at Eight Morning. YARMOUTH—Every Saturday, at Six Evening. 11 ANIS GATE—Daily, at Nine Morning. ~. etweeu BRIGHTON 'and DlEPPE—Wednesday and ~,I nd _ n aY• —etween BRIGHTON and HAVRE—Tnesda.y and Friday. „ I ,° secure Bertha, and for the Company's Monthly Bills, .0.31 v at the Ortice a - 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent- c ircus ; 111(1716 e , L at i , ' enh a,l• street. ri .„ FI STEAM TO INDIA, via ALEXANDRIA. Steam-ship ORIENTAL, J. SOY, Corn aezTL 'under , vrill start from SOUTHAMPtON, for A and ALEX ANDRIA , on the Ist of NOVEMBER and ;,. 4411 from FALMOUTH, with her Majesty's Mails T.Lspatehes, on the falwing day. secure berths and shi p goods and parcels, apply at' 44, gent.,h. Piccadilly St, m eet, ; and at the Company's Offisas, 51, N ,arY Axe, London. team er ten days from Malta to Naples, . 3 e),ery C. e l l 11 ESTABLISHED 1821. LONDON MARBLE and STONE PATE v",P R KING COMPANY, are enabled with th e ir hurtle, MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Piec es , Mo "'h \\ t , T4 lets, Slabs for, Furniture , and every description o 4 ' l l's l' 4 ' l o it l h Plisaonha miracy, rapidity of execution, beauty , and reduction of cost, which cannot be ` 1 here. 001/sgle are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW- The T: A'' ) ntainin the largest stock in this country. 'lock s, „ 41 ," supplied with every description of Rough Slab '' e ahtlinms; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order Ple a ; Qr-st reet, elywell-street, Millbank, Westminster. ositi6r;e to be accurate in copying the Address, to prevent L im '' -81 abii, t `le C b ompany having no connexion with any other —.lent ut that in Esher-street. c E RGYMAN, for many years • accustomed Nti on .Prepare a few PRIVATE PUPILS for their several /r ith hi 3 , 1 14 . lifQ, wishes to add another to the four or five now 414 ~est,Y N i eto .t e r addressed to th e R ev . D. D., t o th e care o f M r . “hlat r , • St. James's -street, London, will reach him in the n _ TO SMALL CAPITALISTS. .ataeonLG_ENTLEMAN having 1,500/. or 2,0001. tir s Ml, s and being desirous of INVESTING the an . opportunity is presented of joining es,!,,rnall but ter _ y lucrative Wholesale Trade, which is firmly ?nti . 2nd where he would be required to manage the c o lidd re l s "".nse department. ". 8., Messrs. Digance and Co., 1, Birchin-lane, ta e rti es Lette rs not containing real name and address of stt eri ' pether with a reference of respectability, will not ed to. -• SA, YOUR INCOME-TAX BY PURCHASING COALS A k.7'l - THE MONOPOLY AT COAL COMPANY'S GK AG Offi ce , 9 , Ch ar i ng cross. AGAN, removed from 31 to No. 9, late manager, 44, Purchaser, and seller since 1839, to the following gentle \‘ r), all of whom have left 31, except two. ti let ; Esq. E st ' Iv, G. Pryme, Esq., ex-M.P. • -.oiroyd, Leki G. Rennie, Esq.. ex-M.P. er, E s .. R. W. Rotham, Esq. J, Esq. Sir Henry Webb, Bart. t' l llSti aid Company beg to inform the public in general 11. 6h l? establishment is enabled to supply the best coal at ^rt „m e tier ton less than at 31, in consequence of being based 275.;._,l experience, together with strict economy. Best Atith'u, Second s from 245• 6d. to 265., Walls End Coals 235., tsile;6te 30 5., Coke 185. ,. small 125., delivered withi n four on ' l el;,,, ry. if C haring-cross, without extra charges, for c ash tro4BB-"s8 (Pre-paid) to J. Ghagan and Co., No. 9, Charing- S TIX I:It SUPERSEDED, aiul an t d ho e e rin c a 7r s o i s l i v N e 'e r ,atippiaril:4l injuriou 5 1 . m e tals Nickel . call n ed o _ a ne f w and perfectly match +es, A e, 4 by the introcl;tcho c 41AN1411,ATA PL kl' ) L.• WATSON Cate A . LI=?ER ION 1:,.° , • 41 and 41., BA It . I3TC AN, and No. 16, 1\ OR e in the as al- e LGATE, aided by a . person o kost of "tals, has succeeded in bringing se t i o s e s n p in u e blio notice the g all thQ rich- Les, if‘a,t.ltlful article ever yet offered . : p -- --wi t h ? 11 `'" in appearance —with its d o u s rl e bil't and hardness vi i , a , ,alts perfeet sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a e l 7 P' t""' 11 3 1 which all-that is nauseous in mixedme s t . a l l v s er is "" , (1 ii- `','""lk(l- -resist . n g ail acids, may be cleaned as . s i .d ~ board t'll'uotattured into every article for the Table and . i e Tat,' c .. d. 1 9 l':* i' ' :7"ll' alld For 4 L i. Sauce Ladles .... dess ert (16. '''''' ••••••..' 16 6 Tea Spoons, per doz... 5 3 6 6 Nou, a 1 ;; per duz ''''' lc) 6 Gravy Spoons... : C. w v . ' .......... .. 6 6 i';l!)iedeutllilarly his ow the e a Public n f d ro t tn l;a Silver understand that this metal il not nsore different from fli ' r e ha . re :::' ;:e ' ta t t h i g a t lr wiivi tha vi tu - h . " difioalty in d' others ; the Public will there t; iscevering the animus which . dire . c sqo prin r,snt atta made against him, by a party who isda t liy Proot.st! sHient thennparalleled success which has marked vi p . : pt4like this fi x , New Plate since its introduction. C. eswt C. Party courts com arisen, feeling confident that the 41 ,wtti establish •t P. Ma 4 , ) tAt a 1 s pre-eminence. "" I CAN, and at 16 NORTON FOLGATE. Lo A s- 41 , 1 w DE. t A . n 8 ArCHES, LONDON „ntlio n ~....• Av oRY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. sic rlihills ~Y la; ° Fr"ite tL, •-iank of England, submit for selection a "aiel l ~,r l eL STOCY. n• GOLD WATCHES, the whole of f *4l 'erie n e 'k." and lizished under the careful inspec tion . o lz. .or correct pet to, mance. ranted " Itorkine., ...1 their own premises, and each is war , ... -oe \t er ,. SIZ , I' FOR LADIES. Auld "cal Wateh.A. jewelled in engine -turned Piue V . and baeipe,rt,eal Watchet. gold d. Cs, war;anted ......... ... .. £lO 10 0 jewelled, with double lya... q engine turnet! gold cases and gold dials, P at 'aked lin e't ' de tach ..• ri ...;;;* QV .......... .. . .1 ************ fo ld dialsl With double-ba ~ked gold cases and gold ' v'?•rranted 14 14 0 ....... • .............................. P4 tont d S-1Z1!. FOR GENTLEMEN. h oles, d o t Lever Watches, jewelled in four st`~'arrant w ends , and double-backed gold cases, r rit de ,ed .... _ .... . .............................. 13 13 0 i n , i , , jos.ehed Lever Watches, capped, jewelled h ' , Ltd , n 4,, less seconds, cleuble-backed gold cases ,ateht `_`.lllel dials, warranted ill ,ix s ashed Lever Watches, capped, jewelled and t ,„ l ., °l es_, , seconds double-backed g old cases tic' ulals, warranted . .. l l Vnti n ;r st the Gentlemen's. .. W .......... ....... may be had in gold 4 411% el 'es for 31. :3s• each extra. N.B. Second-harai 1‘ D'lrellas eel in exchange. p 'e l. k1 ; 10 1 :i i T TEA and CO.FFEE SERVICES. , que t i. .ft Letters Patent have just beer, granted for the ei ftqL, 4 ef articles as durable as, and bearing au almost exact lietl o f t k or •,. 0, elaborately chased or frosted silver, at a token ;i are lot I' "nst. TEA and COFFEE SETS are now ready, Omt l r i llie frig raor.e distinguished for their extreme elegance than , With which their attractive appearance is main -14Ni °r which Purpose neither wash-leathers, cloths, pastes, or are required. Tea-pots, 14s. ; Coffee-pots, 17s. 1110 Engravings sent postage free. 1441;4&8 POLES FOR WINDOW CURTAINS. 1141 41"ariee poles li inch diameter, ls. 2d. per foot, two 1 ° ,4, e,„4lleter Is • 61 a two-inch pole three feet six inches ON Clllete with rings, ' ends, and brackets 165.; register Nier . ; Per inch • ellititistoves, 4d. per inch ; bronzed tilet4tai 'nth. feet long, 9sp. engravings and stp,i,ries3,434_e.gratis (postage free ) containing '1 , , ,, Y krti iii .stoves, fenders, fire-irons, kitchen utensils, and 1 4 . •,, I ,;' L I in furnishing iror , mongery.—RlON and BUR -444 , `-LLS-STREET, ' , ....... ,.....„ , „_420 OXFORD -S IPREET.—Esta ),PO k . b . " -- ------ It ll ' z 1 °PPING DECAYED TEETH.—Price 4g. 6d. itin, eBl ~ er Majesty, H. R. H. Prince Albert, her Roy al ll' Ite:tri,ll,3rnehDuchess of Kent, and the principal Nobility. tar. I). “10MAS'S SUCCEDANLUI, for stop oOPerlo4gl decayed teeth, however large the . cavity It _ r lt th i e s 94 4 . 4 in ,),.1* to anything ever before used, as it is pla c ed i e, i ,t tir4lt state, without any pressure or and in a pain, firm at, qt t,o,,ecomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain f, BI S ail , L n lor hfe rendering extraction unnecessary. It N it til in i ta urth er Progress of deely, and renders the teeth again i ts .. sila.s, astleation. All persons can use Mr. Thoma . s's thP4ll 4,lleZtheinselves with ease, without the aidof a dentist, rpPar e d " are enclosed. q . , , t, 6, only by the inventor, Mr. Thomas, surgeon 4q, i ly t. Berner; -street, Oxford -street. Price 4s. 6d. (1 4„ 4 5', 22 ( 1 , 5 tt Pointment Lv Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; 11 11 111 , - R !if ,isi': pauegyesn.t-stre'et •• grout 2 0 9. Strand ; Butler, Johnston,' 6s, Corn - hill In Dublin, by 11("•stiNie-, tz•diriburh byD en rt • Lit;erpool, :.laynard, 5,,,, i '; 1 ' 1 ; g`at'h, tilirightori' , Tho a rby P end 'Noakes; Cheltenham, Py arni,ton nn s ; Dover, Hambrook ; Hastings, Amoore; di.'„l-:xet landall; Ox'ord Slatter • Shrewsbury, Wit '•,',r,':,,l,.,,retire'rra ns ; York,' Denu:s ; an d ' all respectable Me- Fa h c 4 . it 8. IT-OREN CUTTING THEIR 'I BETH. A f t } ' i gli . 500.,,g 11 NSON'S AMERICAN esilll-iati,,,,‘,lG til RUP , which has been held in such 1," tn iiin liainr°' '''' ' l :my rears ' for leileviiig Children when suf.. oil,PAq . '• John. l!eutinfiln; still' continues to be p repared accord eaeLta.,ll4„LAY AVi'll,,,r,ginal Recipe, and with t e seine success, it-'11.4;°ngr41,„,,„ (11Z4'i, 115, Farringdon-strect, whoselnamewaitt --14.-A.ri...s.,,ltthe Stamp. Fuil directions are enc l osed t , 4- --- 1 -- c ! ' !_____lRS J OHNSON'S SOOTHING SYRUP V jt 1,1 - ------ ~. T h ,. I) 0 Iv DISCOVERY ! ! i t ziOr e -" „'''dePeelle n , - " I RE S T The'eclat,,,,cacio„,.• Redicine is entirely po s ed com of the most sa lind i , efl ect oftvthest IN -I, s, and has restored strength to the woak and illervons t i t ha.: ctlier inedicines have called. In Qs i t 4stotyNier,„..eri proved on persons of the most delicate tel '4 Pe 'Olio •''ent in all of whom It has produced sapid en R ein oiai n co R tylp ro ; tog,ll edy , a. _ intiai,,, elTient. . . . APPetiil4l°". 1).1-d r... „ ts th s Medicine is . a safe, speedy, an_d_soj_e : V.,. e, c, ale, or , l ese and other debating disetuies, ..uocsHe r k iabi. x...,, t here i 3 Weakness in the Loins, Indiges . tion, L . of ti, o ,V Weak ',ye10i,... no article in the Materia Medics, or in the huti.ce'it Itest',l,l ii,....;7,earable to it . . rein i whiehu_rative an Invalid of e ither sex will find this tits: their kele.e i ~...I,•ery short trvidaluatie Medicine, ever o ff ered h !trei,,r, cipp',4,rer the i„ will M r e• Hull, and 4, 4 . ntr aim . .tr,„ b 13 .. i,./t/ of Dr. Buchanan, of torn Pit , b o . i Alr. 4 Y William Bruce, 1 , 0. at, Southampton tit srft •)itlir• Hail 'H ~ cornhili ; Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, n l)son . ,essr, • ett, 83 , gh Holborn Mr Sang. r 150 . NISI .. a nd Co n' tIl,„,• at-Iva/lan. , 40, Mile Li' id Ox. chandler and CO., 7,4, Oxford.streee ; messy.. ,ii. cte N.( t!reet. Boron I, •-t°ad ; Me"srs. Dorcloy and Goodwin, Vid, 2.11,1,-horch R n., , ,S ai r }lc. 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ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. _ _ 11ANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY LOAI\S The DIRECTORS are prepared to receive TENDERS or the LOAN of MONEY, in sums of not less than £1,0( 0 each, to be secured by the Bonds of the Company, for periods of three, five, or seven years, at the option of the lender. Interest thereon will be allowed at the rate of Four per cent. er annum, payable half•yearly, in London or Manchester. The Tenders to state which of the periods above mentioned is preferred, and to be addressed to the Secretary. By order, JOHN JELLICORSE, See. Manchester, Sept. 6, 1842. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held, for the dispatch of public business. The ;LORD MAYOR presented to the Court a letter which he had received from Alderman Humpbery, expresSive of that gentleman's willingness to take upon himself the office of Lord Mayor for the year en suing. The letter w as or d ere d to be entered on the minutes of the Court, and to be printed. THE OFFICE OF HOUSEKEEPER OF. THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. The Report of the City Lands' Committee relative to the loffice of housekeeper of the Central Criminal Court, was brought up. It stated that the present hOusekeeper was, in consequence of old age and in firmities, wholly unfit to perform the duties of the situation, and recommended that he should 'be pen sioned off•with 1001. a year, and that a married man should be appointed to the office, with a salary of 2001. a year, and without having anything whatever to do with the galleries-of the Court. The Court unanimously agreed with the Committee, and a new housekeeper will be appointed. THE REPAIRti OF THE MANSION-HOUSE. The Report relative to the state of the Mansion house was brought forward. It stated that the Com mittee had viewed the building, and were, of opinion, that it required to he . papered, gilt, and decorated, and that the necessary Improvements would cost 3,0001., which ;urn they applied to the Court to allow them to draw from the chamber for such purpose. Mr. MusGßovE, the chairman of the General Pur poses Committee, stated, that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that the improvements recom mended in the Report, should take place as soon as possible. In consequence of the alterations which had been in progress for six weeks as to the dome, the dust and dirt had increased the bad condition of the house. Tho clerk of the works had estimated the ex penditure at the amount mentioned in the Report, and the Committee thought the best course to adopt was to make the improvements to perfect as to prevent any application to the Court for ten or twelve years more. Mr. WIRE was decidedly of opinion that the Court ought to pause before they consented to so large an ex penditure. Mr. LAWRENCE said the present proposal of a large outlay was one of the consequences of agreeing to take off the dome of the Mansion-house, and no doubt if the Court sanctioned the recommendation, that ex pense would be followed up by a proposition that 3,0001. more be laid out in carpeting and other mat ters which would immediately after be found to be necessary.—(Hear.) Mr. It. L. JONES entertained just the same opinion, and said that on former occasions Committees never went to work, as regarded the Mansion -house, in sa wholesale a way ; but proceeded to make improve ments and repairs by divisions. Mr. ANDERTON said the present condition of the Mansion-house was such, that a gentleman could not reside in it. He, however, could not approve of so large an outlay without inquiry as to the state of the funds of the Corporation applicable to such a purpose. It was ultimately determined to take the Report into consideration at the next Court. Mr. ASHURST gave notice of a motion for the pro duction of accounts of the expenditure for the last ten years, on repairs, &c., at the Mansion-house. OFFICES IN THE GIFT OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. Mr. MUSGROVE called the attention of the Court to an important report relative to the 26th Standing Order---" That no person, not having been admitted to the freedom of the City two years, except entitled thereto by servitude, or patrimony, shall be elected to any place or appointment of emolument in the gift of the Court, or of any committee or commission chosen by them." The Report stated in substance, in order to guard against inconvenience, that a fixed principle in election of offices might be, as far as possible, adopted and maintained; it was the opinion of the Committee that the Standing Order should be amended by the addition of the following words : " But that this regulation should not extend to clerical nor educational appointments, nor professorskips, nor to offices to be filled by barristers-at-law, nor to the offices of Town-clerk and Secondary, nor to the offices of Clerk of the City Works, the Commissioner of the City Police, nor the Clerk of the Works of the Thames gavigation, but that all candidates for those appointments shall be required to be free at the time of election." The Report concluded with a list of the offices proposed to be exempt and the offices proposed to be not exempt. A discussion of some length, in which several Members joined, took place upon the subject, and it was finally determined that the obli gation to be two rears free of the City should no longer exist, but that the rule should stand, that no man should be eligible to an office under the Corpo ration who was not free of the City. FIITIE CHINESE COLLECTION_ ST. GEORGE'S-PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER. This Splendid Collection, consisting of Objects Exclusively Chinese, surpassing in extent and grandeur any similar display in the known world, entirely filling the spacious saloon, 225 feet in length, by 50 feet in width ; embracing upwards of Fifty Figures as large as life, all fac-similes, in groups, in their native costumes • from the highest manda r i n t o th e bli n d mendicant in his patched garment. Also, many thousand spe cimens, both in Natural History and Miscellaneous Curiosi ties, illustrating the appearance, manners, and customs of more than Three Hundred Million Chinese, respecting whom the Nations of Europe have had scarcely any opportunity of judg ing, IS NOW ODEN for Public Inspection from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Admission '2s. 6d.—Children Is. • POLICE CASE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) QUERN'S ScittadiE.—A case of considerable import ance connected with fraudulent dealing has engaged the Ma i gistrates' attention et this office for some time past. Che.complainant, Mr. John Cowhead, a gen tleman of small fortune, and, it would appear, of less wit, made coMplaint of having been awfully taken in and nearly done for, by a firm which eStablished them selves in Westminster about eighteen months ago, and who have been doing a swingeing trade in their particular line ever since. From the character of se veral o'i' the accused being so well-known, it is mar vellous they succeeded so well. It appears to haire been agreed amongst them that the business should be commenced and a board hun g out, announcing the firm; "Arthur Duke a n d Co to catch the unwary ; th e sa id A rthur Duke hav i ng npany," one very likely a character for some little of honesty, a suspicion not likely to attach to any . other of the gang. With this convenient cover, they set to work, and one of their first victims, appears to have been Mr. Cowhead, whom they completely bamboozled, together with a great many o f his relations. Mr. Cowhead, whose affairs were s li g h tly derange d , h ad been induced, •by the fraudulent representations of the set; under a promise of a speedy and satisfactory adjustment; to place matters in their hands. No sooner were they in possession o f M r . C ow h ea d' s powers, &c., than they turned round on the old gen tleman, fleeced him enormous ty- for their services, and laughed at the blockhead . for his folly. This • proceeding excited no surprise in any one excepting Mr. Cowhead and his family, the rest of the world, well knowing the lot, did not, for one moment, doubt their intentions or their capabilities for such work. Mr, Cowhead, considering that Mr. Duke must fairly be, answerable for the doings of the firm, applied to him for redress, when, to the astonishment of Mr. Cowhead and to some others, Mr. Duke dis claimed all responsibility, and, further, that he had no control or influence as to the manner they conducted the— business. Failing in getting anything satisfactory from Mr. Duke, Mr. Cowhead was induced to apply to the Magistrate, in order to point out to him, more particularly, several members of the gang. First, and the most active one amongst them, is rather a rum one at any kind of work...not at all particular, He calls himself a Cabinet-hand, at the same time it is well known he is only a " polisher ;" but at this part of the business he has considerable dexterity. The thing must be bad indeed which he cannot put a face upon. Mr. Cow head complained bitterly of Bob (for he at last ga ve his name) doing him to a most cruel manner at the Tamworth exhibition—he had induced Mr. C. to put his head into the " lucky bag," where he " should see what he should see 1" No sooner had he so placed it than the gang set on him, turned his pockets inside out, and took most especial care of their contents, Bob all the while preaching loudly, cautioning Mr. C. against bad advice a n d bad company. Mr. C ow h ea d here handed in a bill, which announced a list of the performances, where, independently of calling him, self a great doctor, able and willing to pure all hinds of diseases, he professed to do feats of great dexterity —but oh 1 this world, & e . His 44 poor man's pl as t er " was nothing but a blister of the worst kind. His " soothing syrup" a regular hocussing drop. His " heal all" has produced gangrene, which it is thought will require years to shake off. His advice and regulations as to aiet are in a fair way for bringing a great many of his patients to an un timely grave. Then, as to his dexterity, he promised to do some " splendid balancing," when, after a con siderable flourish, he placed the points of throe sticks upon his nose. On the top of one was a ship; on the other a loom ; and on the third a plough. At the first move down came the loom, nearly shattered to pieces ; the ship soon followed ; the plough, by the assistance of both hands, he held on with for some little time, then ca re f u ll y rep l ace d it in the b reec h es pocket 'of a p ar ti cu l ar f r i en d , w ho generally assists him at these exhibitions. It is needlesssto say, not one half which he promised had ever been performed, and that which he did attempt was done in the most bungling maler, but r.; t disc caution. The bill states—No money returned, - - The next man in the firm is a - crafty old chap, whom they call the "Lawyer," one down to every thing and up to most—a question has often been raised as to his true calli ng . I t was s t ron gly as serted, and believed, that h e serve d h i s appren ti ces hi p evidence totlie IV showed ig c business; lear l thisy that he ifs ntoutoit a Wig hand hey denied, yet the had been a "complete shaver." Another of the gang is " Burly ,Tim," rather an awkward customer, a great hand at "ringing the changes." Many years ago he opened a regular flash and blazing concern at Hull, afterwards in Cumber land, but being found out, lie was obliged to run. Since then he has chiefly exhibi te d at sma ll pla ces , but now, having started agai n , an d i n a l arge w ay, h e seems disposed to be rather reckless, therefore will re quire well looking after. Another member is " Tamboff," rather active, and might be useful, but a sad infirmity of temper makes it difficult to find for him suitable employment. He was formerly set to answer questions, but his waspish ness was such that had he continued not a single friend would the concern have had left. He was kept in the back shop. There is great hope of his being found useful as regards the present connexion. It is thought that ultimately he will expose their shocking doings, he having a peculiar delight in damaging his friends. The Magistrate heard Mr. Cowhead's statement with much patience and some pity, but assured the applicant he could do nothing for him, and further observed he thought Mr. C. nearly deserved all he had got for being such a flat as to place his affairs in such hands. ef the works in progress, and having themselves care fully abstained from interfering in any manner with the contractor, were convinced either that he laboured under some strange misapprehension as to the terms and conditions of the several contracts into which he had entered, or that deviations to an alarming extent had been made without their knowledge or consent. In this state of circumstances your Committee in structed the City Solicitor to institute a searching in vestigation into all the facts of the case; to compare the monthly repor t s o f t h e eng i neer with the items in the contractor's accounts ; to examine the whole in reference to the stipulations of the several contracts, and report to your Committee as to the liability of the Corporation to allow any of the charges in his further bill " The Solicitor having carried out this inquiry, cer tified to us that, in his Opinion, the contract had not been broken, and the claim of Mr. M'lntosh for pay ment of the additional items of charge in his further bill, could not be sustained. He however thought it necessary, in an affair of so much importance, to lay before the Solicitor-General (Sir Thomas Wilde), the Recorder, the Common-S ergean t, an d M r. James ' Wilde all of the material s co ll ec t e d an d arranged by the Solicitor; and they having, after several consulta tions, confirmed the Solicitor's views of the case, he, by our directions, proceeded to carry into effect the suggestions which counsel had thrown out, for the purpose of placing the Corporation in the best pos sible attitude, in the event of their being obliged to contest the claim in a court of law. Having effected this object, we were about to report our proceedings to your Court, when we received an intimation from the Solicitor, that Mr. Timothy Tyrrell, the solicitor to Mr. M'lntosh, was desirous of addressing the Com mittee, in the expectation that by withdrawing the futher bill, and placing Mr. M'lntosh's claim for con sideration fairly before the Committee, a settlement of the whole might be effected upon honourable and equitable terms. " Your Committee being anxious not to involve the Corporation in a protracted suit, and being equally desirous to avoid a legal controversy with a gentleman who had executed the work so much to their satisfac tion, they cheerfully granted Mr. Tyrrell the inter view which he sought. The circumstances upon which Mr. Tyrrell principally relied in support of Mr. M'lntosh's claim for an additional sum beyond the amount of the February bill, will be found in the So licitor's letter to Mr. Walker, which we have hereunto annexed ; and the Committee, taking the whole mat ter into their serious consideration, were of opinion that it was expedient to allow the contractor the sum of 5,000/. over and above the amount of the February bill, together with the sum of 2,0001., being the esti mated amount of his charge for the removal of the piles, &c. "Your Committee having received Reports from Mr. Walker and the Solicitor, recommending the set tlement of the accounts in the mode proposed, we have entered into a conditional agreement with Mr. M'lntosh, subject to the approbation of your Court, whereby he is to receive 21,0701. 13s. 9d., the balance of these accounts, upon his executing a general re lease, it being distinctly agreed that the arrangement in this Report shall be without prejudice to the rights and interests of either party in the event of their not being ratified by your Honourable Court. We, your Committee, are unanimously of opinion that the fore going facts are sufficient to induce us to recommend your Court to sanction the proposed arrangement, and that it should be referred back to your Committee to carry the same into execution. " We, your Committee, do further certify that, under the order of your Court of the 3d July, 1837, we caused the sewer at the mouth of the Fleet river to be made in the manner described in Mr. "Walker's ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION" The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, ex- , hibitino the varied and beautiful Phenomena of ELECTRIC LIGH the AURORA BOREALIS, &c. &c. is shown Daily at Three o'clock, and at Eight in the Evenings. Three excellent SPECIMENS of MACHINERY have just been completed, and are now at work by Steam Power, in the Hall of Manufactures. CALOTYPE PORTRAITS taken daily by Mr. Cotten. On THUaSDAY, the 2f.th inst., a LECTURE on LINGARD'S PRINCIPLES of the ORIGIN of FUNGI, and the PREMATURE DECAY of TIMBER will be deli vered at Two o'clock. The fine Exterior at 'ST. PETER'S at ROME, and the Interior of the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA at JERUSALEM, the latter after D.. Roberts, R.A. (pub lished by Mr. Moon), are among the latest additions to the ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. The ORRERY, DIVING BELL. DIVER, &c. &c. To the COSMORAMIC VIEWS, shown in the Evenings, a beautiful addition has just been made. Conductor of the Baull, Mr, Wallis.—Admis sion, Is. Schools, half-price. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—The im provements introduced in " Beard's" Process, render those likenesses unerring reflections of face, figure, and dress. Portraits and Croups of various sizes, in Frames, Cases, Lockets, Brooches, and Rings, in an elegant style. Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street; 34, Parlia ment-street ; and 85, King William-street, City. Report, and the construction in respect thereof, has included in this bill a charge of 2,555/. 14s. l Id., and Mr. Walker, for superintendence, has also charged the sum of 1501. As this useful work, though not chiefly required for the repair of the bridge, and not included in the works originally contemplated and provided for by Parliament, was undertaken solely for the public good, and in conjunction with the repairs of the bridge, we deemed it right to include the amount of the proposed improvement in the estimate laid before Parliament. When seeking an additional grant, this charge would properly have been payable out of that fund, and it pleased Parliament to autho rise the grant ; but that not being the case, in our opi nion, we ought to be allowed to draw upon the chamber for the sum of 2,705/. 14s. 11d. to enable us to discharge so much of Mr. Walker's and Mr. M'lntosh's bills as relate to that work. " All which we submit." (Signed by the Committee.) REPORT OF THE SOLICITOR TO THE ELACKFRIARS ELACKFRIARS-BRIDGE--FINAL REPORT. Mr. PRIOR called the attention of the Committee to the following most important Report relative to the settlement of the accounts of the contractor for the performance of work at Blackfriars-bridge. The nature of the Report, he said, required the most serious consideration of the members, who would, also, most particularly attend to the appended Report of the City Solicitor. " We, whose names, &c., of your Committee to whom, on the Ist of August, 1833, it was referred to carry into execution the Act for the permanent repair of glackfriars-bridge, and for raising a sum of money for that purpose ; and to whom it was referred to carry into execution certain extra works to be per formed, the more effectually to repair the upper parts of the bridge, and to lower the roadway over the same ; and to carry into execution certain works to be performed ; to remove the nuisance arising from the river Fleet, by the sewer at the north end of the bridge, into the river Thames, do certify : That having obtained the several sums authorised by Parliament to be raised for the purpose of permanently and effectually repairing the said bridge, e proceeded at the time and in the manner detailed in our reports from time to time presented to your Court to carry into execution the several works committed to our care; and we have the gratification to report that we have succeeded in executing the whole of the works directed under the orders of your Court of the Ist of August, 1833, and the 24th of September, 1835, to be performed at a sum which (notwithstanding a contemplated addition of 5,0001. to , the contractor's first bill, to which reference will pre-' sently be made) will amount to a gross sum of .51. per cent. less than the original estimates of the en gineers, and will keep the whole amount of charge upon the fund, including contractor's and engineer's bills, and all incidental expenses, within the sum voted by Parliament for the execution of the works. Nearly at the close of Mr. Cowhead's statement, a person called Lively Dick, a sort of west country tin man and coppersmith,. stepped forward and addressed the Magistrate heard Dick's state the Magistrate saying he was anxious to support Mr. o c l ,ll s 3 e e r ; v . ed, that . his firm conviction was that D iC ie ln k thi s eaa. i l n id's xiety did not arise from any commiseration for or good feeling t9wards Mr. Cowhead, but solely from a desire to be revenged on some old confederates for refusing him his share of th e p l un d er ; i n f ac t, doing heividnee of very small value. s e " regulars." He therefore thought As Mr. Cowhead was about to leave the office, a wag whispered him as to ever having had his fortune told, pAit. out Liv Lively 's and strongly rec ommended him t o app l y t o th e w i se man of the I:ast—a certain City Solon, rather skilful in dealing with the false pretence gentry—who would be uncommonly likely to take up the case, and see Mr. Cowhead righted. were combined We know not when more of curiosity OFsit) P, and of expectationNT.—We that at the real opening of the politi ca l drama in l ) :t o N 1842. The theatre was crowded in all its parts. The applause of the Tory galleries was all prepared, and only awaited the signal. The stage lamps shone brightly. The great performers were known to be behind the scenes ; the scenery, machinery, dresses, and furnishings were all said to be new, and to be got up uncle/ the direction of the new man ager. The pre mier coup d'archet was heard ; but when the curtain rose, and the performance was begun, greater asto nishment and surprise could not have been created on comparing the play-bill with the represent a ti on, t h an if the tragedy of Cato had been substituted for the Agreeable Surprise, or the dead march i n Saul for bridal chorus of the F 7 eyschutz. It is true, that all . the actors whose names were announced, made their appearance ; but, alas for the lovers of the melodrama! the actors appeared in new characters, and their dresses and machinery were those which had been so long worn and used by their rivals and predecessors. It is true, that this bold confide nce in the ind u l genc e of the audience succeeded to a certain extent ; but, perhaps, the cause was a theat ric al one. Th e - goo d folks had paid their money at the door, , , they had secured their seats, and, if they had yielded to their discontent, they might have been left without any play at all, or have been condemned to call back her Majesty's formex servants.— Edinburgh R eniew. QUESTIONABLE FOOD.,The blind traveller Holman stated that at Fernando Po a couple of lambs grown to no more th an s i x inches long, were serv e d up to him by order of the King. Galen reports of swine, that their flesh possesses no less than 50 flavours, and is greatly assimilant in kind to human flesh. DuCha telin relates that in his days dogs and cats were eaten at Paris as they now are in China ; indeed, Sir Joseph Banks and Dr. Solander affirm that dog' s flesh is the sweetest imaginable. At Rome, camel's heels were the choicest tit-bit for an epicure's tooth. Whale's tongues ranked among the delicacies feasted on in the middle century by Europeans. The Caffre eats his lion for food, and the traveller Bruce among them ate his lion -steak with gusto. At Rio Janeiro an ordi nary dish is a monkey pie ; and the head of the ape is left to appear above the crust for ornament, in the style of the feet in our pigeon pies- Dispatches frOm Sir Charles Bagot, Governor of Canada, were received yesterday afternoon, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were. also. received yes-. terday from the Governor of Ceylon. • "Your Committee think it due to their engineer, James Walker, Esq., to express their admiration of the zeal, ability, and judgment, displayed by him in 'designing and superintending the works, and their entire approbation of the manner in which Mr. M'lntosh, the contractor, has carried Mr. Walker's designs into execution; by these united efforts the stability and beauty of the original structure have been greatly increased, the approaches to the - bridge have been considerably enlarged and improved, and the dangerous acclivities of the road on each side, which had been the subject of continued complaint, have been most materially reduced; and by the ex cellent arrangements entered into for promoting the public convenience, these important objects have been accomplished without interrupting the traffic (except while the bridge was being re-paved), either by land or by water, for a single day. " It would have afforded the Committee the high est degree of satisfaction if they could have here closed their labours, referring to the foregoing facts as the best record of the manner in which they have endeavoured to discharge the important duties con fided to their care. They deem it, however, their duty to your Honourable Court to regret certain other circumstances that have occurred during the last few months to create in their mind a consider able degree of anxiety, but which they hope they are now about to bring to a happy termination. "In the month of February, 1841, the repairs of the bridge having been completed, and the works being finished, with the exception of the removal of number of piles from the bed of the River, which re quired a considerable time to accomplish, the clerks of the works on behalf of the contractor and the Corpo ration, adjusted the whole of the accounts up to that period ; and the amount of the charges in respect of the two contracts, and cf additional works authorised by the engineer, was approved by him at the sum of 90,6321. 13s. 9d., includingthe sum of 2,555/. 14s. 11d. charged for the construction of the new sewer on the northern side of the bridge. While these bills were under consideration, preparatory to the winding-up of the accounts, the Committee received an intimation that the contractor had further claims upon the Cor poration in respect of the works executed by him ; and in the following November a further bill was deli vered, with an additional demand of 46,8521. 15s. 6d., exclusive of his claim for the removal of the piles, which was not then completed. " Your Committee having taken the precaution to obtain from the engineer monthly reports of the state BRIDGE COMMITTEE. "In obedience to your directions I communicated to Mr. Walker the particulars and result of your con ference with Mr. Tyrrell, accompanied by your re quest that he would report whether in his judgment it would be fit and expedient to effect a final settle ment with Mr. M'lntosh, upon the terms proposed. I herewith transmit a copy of my communication and Mr. Walker's reply. " The Committee having likewise expressed a de sire that I would also report my opinion upon the proposed settlement, I proceed to comply with their wishes. " Upon the particular circumstances mentioned in Mr. Tyrrell's statement, and in Mr. Walker's letter, as affording Mr. M'lntosh equitable grounds for an increased allowance, it behoves me to speak with diffi dence, matters of this nature not being usually con sidered within a lawyer's province. As, however, it had been my duty, under your orders, attentively to consider every communication that had passed during the progress of the work between the contractor, the engineer, and the Committee; and as I had (aided by the explanations of Mr. Home, Mr. Walker's intelli gent Clerk of the Works) carefully compared every item in every bill with the corresponding items in the plans, specifications, and contracts; and as I had had the advantage of conferring many times with Mr. Walker upon the whole matter, I consider myself suf ficiently master of the details to justify me in saying, that in my opinion Mr. M'lntosh is able to establish a strong claim upon the moral justice of the Com mittee for some additional _payment beyond the amount of his February bill. I repeat, however, that upon this part of the subject I speak with diffidence. Mr. Walker's experienced judgment is a much safer guide for the Committee's decision. Upon the legal fact of the question I feel myself more at home. I do not hesitate to reiterate the opinion I have so often expressed to the Committee, that in point of law Mr. M'lntosh has no claim upon the Corporation in respect of the gre a t mast o f charges introduced into his addi. tion al bill. If M r. M' lntosh had lost by the contract twice the sum stated by Mr. 'Tyrrell, or if, as the charges in his additional bill assume, he had supplied more and better materials, or more and better work manship than the contract and specification exacted, he would have been excluded, by the express terms of the contract, from making any charge, by not having given the engineer periodical notices during the pro gress of the wo r k, o f hi s i n tention to claim in respect of such works as additions to the contract sum. It would be monstrous if the law could fasten upon the Ccrporation (who have acted merely as trustees in the expenditure of a limited sum for a given pur pose) un obligation out of their own estates and revenues, to pay many thousands of pounds in respect of additional works, of which, if executed at all, they were kept in profound ignorance. " There are, however, a few items in Ir. M'lntosh's second bill upon which, as I have before expressed to the Committee, I entertain some doubt. It arises out of the use of an ambiguous expression in a part of the specification, and involves a question of about 2,000/. In reference even to this part of the case I am strongly inclined to think Mr. M'lntosh is not right in the interpretation he has put upon the doubtful expression to which I have referred ; but there is certainly enough of doubt in the matter to give colour to a long and expensive legal controversy, in the litigation of which, together with other ques tions that would then be raised, years might be con sumed, and thousands expended. It is difficult to fix at a money value the force of circumstances an d contingencies so various and uncertain as thos e w hi ch mus t enter into the determination of this question. The amount which it may be proper to p ay is a com pound question, involving not only legal but e qu it a bl a and prudential considerations, upon which, i n t h e absence of any fixed sta n d ar d to determin e t h e amount, great difference o f opinion may be exp ec t e d to prevail. After maturely reflecting upon every fact within my reach, I have no hesitation in advising the Com mittee to effect a settlement of the whole matter upon the terms proposed. " In private practice I should have recommended the same course if the most valued client had placed his honour and .interests in my keeping. I believe that any Member of the Committee would so act, were it an affair of his own ; and I apprehend no thing more can be ex p ected of public stations o f high p stations than that th ey shall administer the funds com mitted to thei r care with that due regard to the prin '-P -- /2 eip'es of law and justice which governs their conduct . *ii their own private concerns.—l have the honour to Se, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " CHARLES PEARSON, City Solicitor." Upon the motion for agreeing to the Report, and sending it back to the Committee, to be carried into execution, a discussion of some length took place, but when the ques tion Was put no more tha n three hands were held up against it. The Report was accordingly sent back to the Com mittee, to be carried into execution. One of the Members (a lawyer) was decidedly in favour of opposing the claim of Mr. M'lntosh tooth and nail, but the feeling of the Court was most strongly and decidedly for the settlement. _ BURGLARY, ROBBERY, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. (From the .Worcester Chronicle.) It is our painful duty to record the particulars of a daring burglary and robbery, accompanied with brutal violence, perpetrated.in this county yesterday se'nnight, which, but for the merciful interpositiOn of. Providence, .might have been equally dreadful in its results with the atrocious murder near Derby, as one of the aged sufferers was so dreadfully beaten about the head and face, that his neighbours could scarcely recognise his features, when they discovered him next morning, blindfolded, and with his hands tied behind him. The scene of this atrocious outrage is in the parish Shelsley, about a quarter of a mile from Stanford, and the sufferers are two aged men, named Wm. and Benjamin Butler, who had the reputation of being well off, though their habits were miserly and penurious in the extreme. Their residence was for merly a mill, but it has long since ceased to be used as such, and has been roughly fitted up to serve as a dwelling for them. It is situated in a most lonely spot, at a considerable distance from any other house, on the banks of the Teme. The path to the house is nearly hidden by trees, and the building general], presents the appearance of being uninhabited. This is the third time the house has been robbed, but the ruffians never carried their violence to such a pitch as they did on the present occasion. It seems to have been known in the neighbourhood that William Butler (who is the monied brother), had been receiving his rents, and in the middle of the night of Tuesday last, the brothers were alarmed at hearing some one breaking into the house. In a short time three villains made their appearance, but the af frighted inmates fancied they heard a fourth outside. The ruffians (who were armed with heavy bludgeons, one or more pistols, and a razor), first seized Benjamin Butler, blindfolded him, tied his hands and feet, and beat him about the head in a most brutal manner. They next laid hold of William, and after ill-using him, demanded his money, using the most dreadful threats if he did not forthwith give it to them. Find ing that he showed some hesitation to comply with their demands, one or more of the ruffians returned to the other brother, and, holding a razor to his throat, swore they would murder him unless he told them where the money was kept. Terrified at their violence, poor Benjamin shrieked out, "Give 'em the money, William, to save our lives." Thus adjured, William tqokthern into a sort of barn, and showed them where the money was hidden, and in a few seconds the bur glars possessed themselves of 601. .They afterwards took a quantity of cloth and several other articles, and finally quitted the house. Owing to the brutal vio lence to which he had been subjected, Benjamin Butler fell into a state of insensibility, and William wa's too frightened either to go to his assistance or to stir out of the house until day-break, when he went and alarmed his nearest neighbours, who speedily came and discovered Benjamin in the condition whicli we have described. They conld not find him for some time, which led to the suspicion that he had, been killed outright. Notwithstanding the brutal treatment he has received he is likely to do well. Information of the outrage was speedily conveyed to the county police, and a man named Thomas Hadda was speedily apprehended, and placed in the custody of Superintendent Taylor, of the Great Witley divi sion. On being confronted with Benjamin Butler, he at once identified him as one of the men who broke into the house on the night in question. Ile conse quently underwent a brief examination, after which he was remanded till Wednesday. We hope to re port in our next the apprehension of the other via-. lains, having reason to know that active officers are on, the "trail ' of one or more of them. To mention the names of the suspected parties at present might defeat the ends of justice. We believe that both the brothers are above seventy years of age, and as it was known that they resided entirely by themselves (not having any female even in the house to attend to their domestic arrangements), it is presumed they were deemed safe parties to at tack. The elder brother, William, kept a school in Friar-street, Worcester, some twenty years ago, and still possesses some property in that locality. NOTES ON SYRIA, (Prom Colburn's United Service Magazine.) The periodical overflow of the iordan in former times, which was said to take place at "the time of harvest (Josh. tii. 15)—here gathered in about May —was, no doubt, caused by the melting of the snows on the Anti-Libanus ; and, if this inundation does not: take place in the spring, at the present day, it may prob a bly be owing to the channel of the river having becomemuch deeper than it once was. Lions and other beasts of prey were said then to infest its banks ; but now the only undomesticated animals to be met with are wild hogs and gazelles —at least we neither heard of nor saw any others; and, although Lamartine mentions certain " rugissemens, ' which be implies might have proceeded from the king of the forest, the noise more probably was nothing more than the lowing of some matronly cow, in: search of her strayed proge,y. We did not e ven F ee or hear in the " sweet woods" those " tuneful nightin gales" mentioned in some other poetical effusions. After crossing innumerable brooks, which, from their appearance, I concluded to be perennial, and passing, on our right, three large tumuli, of au oblong shape, we arrived, in about two hours from our first entrance into the Ghor, at the small Fellah Arab vil lage ofßysan, standing among the remains of the Beth shan of Scripture, where Saul's body was nailed to the wall by the Philistines, and afterwards known by the name of Scythopolis, from its having been seized by the Scythians in the days of Josiah, and kept pos session of by them as long as they continued in Lower Asia. purckhardt—generally so observant f sipar e e v a e k r3; hi t i h g in o g f —is guilty of a sad oversight, when, ar in o e a ßLsa t i h l e , he says —" The only ofnewly columns . s— ents " of black hewn atones, many foundations of e h 434138 I only saw a houses single shaft of a column standin g . I • n one of the val leys is a large mound of earth, which appeared to he artificial." Had he taken the trouble to go to the base of the " artificial :mound," on which probably stood the Acropolis, near the upright shaft of the column he mentions, he would have found some splendid remains of a Roman amphitheatre, sixty-five paces in dia meter —many of the seats still perfects and some of the vomitories, or dens for the wild beasts, in a capital state of preservation. Besides these classical remains, are to be seen, immediately to the westward of the present hamlet, the ruins of several buildings, pro bably constructed in the time of the Crusades. But what tends more than anything else to identify places mentioned in ancient history, is the similarity of the natural productions therein alluded to with those found on the same spot in the presentday. Na ture seldom varies, whilst the proudest works of man ?on t h e are but as IB,i chaffanb. Time. n l 0 n t i h l e a, 1 in s e % d . r i e n N d ai rn.e b e e vn f e o oh r l le Bastian,tt h h ie e vkhi o I n l gr - el d y e s a rt ti . ie o tAttith v e o i n f glial of Memphis, • , , 4,and ta n a d e a p in r a o l u g d ai w n a a l t l eci s o w f: r - the r ys o , y e the criulilabelee(sl of instotatdeus sur rounding soil 1 whilst the sycamore still banks of the Nile,—the " sed gy re eds" on th os e the Scamander—and the oaks of shan, mentioned in Scripture, ar e yet to b e or found iu the neighbourhood of modern Bysan.. CHURCH-RATE MEETING AT WAKEFIELD, On Thursday last, one of the most numerously at tended meetings ever held at Wakefield for church purposes, was held in the vestry of the parish church, and by adjournment in the large Sessions Hall, at the Court-house, for the purpose of founding a Church rate on the Churchwardens' list of items, amounting,. in the whole, to 272/.105., and on which a rate of one penny in the pound was proposed to be the first mover, Henry Walker, Esq.: the Rev. Dr. Carter, Head Master of the Grammar the n School, t stood se conded the motion. George Craven, ,, E4q. with forward and moved an amendment- 7 this day, and no Church-rate for twelve months f eh,Aadftiser ha'tgrtalnletered by thatpute th a i n s d mee gr t e i a n t g udopraudajrourn ensued,toth tehuapornt.mentvim.w.veilicar, quietly addressing the meeting,on the motion of Mr. his friends, withdreai. Craven, seconded t b y 3 rh. Harrison,amendment, so t u h t e ionbefore the which was then left as meeting, was put and carr e ied all but unanimously. The Decay ofthe Teeth and Gums arises from various caused ; but, principally, it may be attributed to early neg l ec t, ill health, and the use of Tooth Powders con taining mineral and other deleterious acids, which give a momentary whiteness to the teeth, while they corrode the enamel. The extreme prevalence of this last cause i s too well known to need comment. To this fact, in deed, is principally to be attributed the long Botanical Research, which was happily teratinated by the most felicitous discovery ever given to the world for the pre servation of the Teeth, Gums, and Breath, viz., Row land's Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice ; this Powder now oc cupies a distinguished place at the Toilets of the Sove reigns and the Nobility throughout Europe, while the general demand for it at once announces the favour xi which it is held by the public at large l ~~~ <~~~ NATIONAL.g c A E N SO W E N T I I ? LIFE A ST,rli,-- FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. 1. LANIIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. Elhotson, i►l. D., F. It. S. John Griffith Frith, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. George Luagiay, Esq, John Rawson, EN. John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. Joseph Thampson,,Esq. AUDITORS, Professor Wheatstone, P. R. S :. l Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. S. ACTT:VARY—W.' S. B. Vinolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. Pm vsicLa 14 —J. Elliott on, 111. D., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewer's, and Ommannoy. BAnicEits—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Lzfe Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure provision at death fur inheritors of the Assured, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) i s the event of unforeseen reverses. Annual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON cArdßoux, Secretary. SCOTTISH UNION FIRE AND LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY, Instituted 1824, and incorporated by Royal Charter. London Offices, 449, STRAND, and 78, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY. The Additions made to the Life Policies granted by this Corporation for the last seven years vary from 41 to 65 per cent. on the premiums paid, and average 14 per cent. on the sums assures'—a result, it is believed, more favourable than any other Company bas hitherto accomplished, when the low rates of premium •charged by this Corporation are taken into consideration. Examples of Bonus Profit NO. l Issued in Sum Policy Assured. 812 July, 134' £4,000. £4,617 3 0 ,060 April, 1635; 5,000 5,655 15 0 ,153 Nov., 1835: 5,0011 5,572 0 0 ,237 March, 18.36, 5,000 5,568 17 0 Total Sum row payable in the event of death. Table exhibiti £l,OOO each plete Years. Age when Assured under, ing the Additions declared upon Pnlicies for which have been in existence for Seven corn- Sum Assured. I Addition, Total Sum now payable in the event of death. £l,OOO £133 7 6 £1,133 7 6 1,600 335 19 0 1,135 19 0 1,000 138 15 6 1,136 15 6 1,000 142 9 0 1,142 9 0 1,000 148 17 6 1,148 17 6 Thus averaging 14 per cent. in seven years on the sums assured. The next division will take place in December, 1546. FIRE INSURANCES effected at the weal reduced rates, and Policies may be transferred to this Office without extra charge, and on terms very favourable to the Assured. Special Risks reasonably rated. Tables of Rates and every information assay be had at the Company's Offices, or of the Agents throughout the kingdom. 449, West Strand, London. F. G. SMITH, Seeretaiy. ITICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AND V LOAN COMPANY. No. 18, King William-stree' , City. TRUSTEES. Sir JAMES DUKE, Alderman, M. ca., Chairman. BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Benjamin Barnard, Esq. I Charles Baldwin, Esq. Solicitor, John Curtis, Esq., *O, rtagnghall-street. The principle of this Company is to allow to each Assurer such reasonable advantages, as may suit his particular views. Thus, parties Assuring the Lives of othors, may make their Policies secure, notwithstanding the Lifo Assured may go out of the limits of Europe, without the necessary permission of the Directors having been previously obtained. Credit of half the Premiums for the first five years, allowed on Policies effected for the whole term of Life. Parties who, have been Assured for five years will be allowed to borrow on the security of their Policies, a sum equal to one-half the Premiums paid, less that for the first year. Advances are made to parties Assured in the Office, on real or undoubted Persot a': Security, for terms net exceeding three years, repayable by instalments. Premiums moderate. P ar ticipation in profits. Detailed Prospectuses may be obtained on application at the Office, or by letter addressed to the Secretary. WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary. 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I purchased a 23. 4d. c sinister of your agent, Mr. Wilcockson, to bacconist, who know! ; the above to be facts, and will bear wit ness to my extraord; nary recovery of that most inestimable blessing of our life—` Perfect Sight"—l declare has proceeded from the use of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffer ing, you may make w hat use you please of this letter, Mr. Wil cockson and many of hers will vouch for its truth. I refer the sufferers to this gee itieotan , bssing your Agent, and so nell known in Nottinf,bas a. I am, S ir, your obliged servant, 28th Aug. 1841. ANNIS ZENIA MASSENIA. P. S.—Sir,—l should not do you justice without stating my relief was almost instant ;aneous. My eyes Became clear and freed f rom humour, .and by persevering in its use ver y fre quently I am enable d o a read small print without the aid of lasses, and content . e to enjoy God's greatest blessing—Sight ! free from pain. 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They produced an offer from a Frenchman of gentlemanly appearance to take her to Paris, where such a situation as she sought awaited her. He offered her money to, defray the expenses of the journey, which she was to return out of her salary. She accepted the proposition, deem ing it an exceedingly advantageous one, and they set out. She arrived that morning at Paris, and was taken by her travelling companion to a house, where they were very well received, as 11ell as, from her ignorance of the French, she could form a judgment. As she was greatly fatigued, she retired to rest at an early hour, and soon fell asleep. She was roused up some time after by bursts of laughter, tge - shock of glasses, and the fall of b o ttl es. iihe jumped out of bed, and, after having dressed her self in the dark, felt her way to the saloon wh ence th e noise proceeded. There seven or eight young women, and as many men, were collected round a table, lit up only by the flames of an immense bowl of punch! She felt at once that she was in an improper house, and her first idea was to make her escape. Luckily, the whole party were so drunk, that she had no difficulty in getting away,' and she had been wandering about the streets for the last hour." When taken before the commissary of police she persisted in the same state ment, but coull not give any precise information as to the Louse from which she had escaped. The police are busily engaged in tly:ng to discover where it is situated.—Galipzani. 77/ _ G N'lt PALL-MALL AND CORM-TILL, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 3803. EDWARD GOLDSMID. Esq., Chairman. WILLIAM TITE, Ecq.. F. R.S., Deputy-Chairman. GEORGE • CARR. GLYNN, Esq., Treasurer. For Fire and Life Insurance, and• Annuities, 'and the pur chase of Reversions and Life Contingencies. Capital One Minion sterling. The whole paid up and invested, and entirely inde pendent of the amount of premiums received. For Rates and Conditions of Insurance, apply at the Com pany's Offices, or to their Agents.