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dirt ism. 3 56 ; 4 . 9 45 130 ) ° ' o o e o GE' JERAI, STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY, Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 69, Lorn bard-street, London. Notice is hereby given, that the HALF- YEARLY GENE RAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at the Company's Office, 69, Lombard-street, on TUES -134Y, the 30th inst , at Two o'Clock precisely, pursuant to the -Act of Parliament, to transact the usual business, and to de clare the DIVIDEND for the half-year ending June 30, 1842. JOHN WILSON, Secretary. _____London, August 1, 1842. 113 RUNSWICK PIER, BLACKWALL.—First Class and superior Steam Ships leave the above Pier regularly as follow For ANTWERP.—The SOHO, every Wednesday, j . at One, the RAINBOW, every Thursday, P.m. The WILBERFORCE, every Sunday, at wo, ROTTERDANI. Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning, "1 Quarter before Ten. MARTIATE and HERNE BAY.—Daily, at a Quarter before Eleven, and a Quarter before Twelve, except on Satur days, then at a Quarter before One, and on Sundays, at a Quarter past Nine. MARGATE, RAMSGATE, and DOVER.—Every Tues day, Thursday, and Saturday, at a Half past Nine. I PSWlCll.—Mondays and Thursdays, at Nine. Wednes lays and Saturdays, at a Quarter before Nine. GRAVESEND, WOOLWICH, and GREENWICH. —For particulars of which see separate Advertisement. boats, B. Passengers walk on board, without the use of small Omnibuses run regularly from all parts of London to the Blaekwall Railway Terminus, in Fenchurch-street ; and the trains start every quarter of an hour, from Eight in the Morn to a quarter past Ten at Night. Every information may be obtained at the Offices of the Illaekwall Railway Company, 60, Fenchurch-street ; and of Mr. Dyer, at the Pier, Blackwall. July 30, 1842. 1 / 4 TEAM TO INDIA, via EGYPT: also to MALTA, ATHENS, SYRA, SMYRNA, the DAR DANELLES, and CONSTANTINOPLE. The Steam-ship ORIENTAL, J. SOY, Commander, will %tart from Southampton on the Ist SEPTEMBER NEXT, and from Falmouth, with her Majesty's Mails and Dispatches, on the I t wing day. Re o secure berth s and ship goods a n d p arce l s , apply at 44, ent- s t reet , Piccadilly, and at the Company's Offices, 51 , `Mary Axe, London. INTERESTING AND CLASSICAL EXCURSION. ri ON STANTINOPLE and the Bosphorus, N.--; Asia-Minor (Mount Olympus), Athens, the Grecian Archipelago, Malta, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Seville, Lisbon and Cintra, may all be visited in an excursion of about Six Weeks limni England and back again, and without the annoyance of quarantine. Bills of particulars to be had at 44, Regent-street, and at the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Offices, 51, St. Mary Axe, London. STEAM to NEW YORK from ve SOUTH . The renowned steamer QUEN 'will Iea AMPTON BRITISH E SOUTHAMPTON, for NEW YORK, on the 1 0 th SEPTEMBKR next. Passage-money Twenty Guineas. vor further information, and to secure Berths, apply at the tee of the London Agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, 123 C=Aohurch-street. MECHPS ELEGANCTES IN PAPIER AIACHE, No. 4, Leadenhall-street, London. Card 0 0 ax es, , playing-card boxes, n e tting boxes, work and dressin g 'loxes, work tables, card racks, hand and pole screens, Ladies' Dortfolios, envelope cases, writing desks, note and cake baskets, tea caddies, instands, letter boxes, chess and draught beards, 4nd sets of tea trays. Oa si mEcnrs SHILLING PEN-KNIVES.—These and the trY ,_ xpenny T oo th-b rus h es w ill p rove , th a t w hil s t h e h as th e b wost le elegant shop in London, he is determined to do business 95 , ° ll the mo s t reasona bl e terms . H e manu f ac t ures D es k s , Work d, , 1 ,7 4 95, Dressing-cases, Bagatelle-tables Table and Small Cut . 7.7, Razors, Razor-strops, Brushes, Combs, and everything tor the Wo r k-t a bl e an d D ress i ng T o il e t. ...__ sLo EIGHT FIRES AT NORWICH Have recently been extinguished by SIIALDERS' PATENT PORTABLE FIRE ENGINE. (THE NEW PROPERTY PROTECTOR). These Engines are carried by hand and placed immediately ' 4 / I vre they can assail the main source of the fire at close qharters, to the greatest advantages ; when they deliver their *hole uniform streams of water directly into the flames with unerring certainty and such surprising impetuosity. that the Il res are banged out before the common engines can be brought tats action. If the engine lever be worked briskly with one hand, and t he delivery pipe pointed at a window 10 feet distance with e other hand, it will show Low furiously, steadily, and irre sistibly the little fire destructor combats and conquers the terrific foe. e a engines elegant, durable, and complete in Brass 6/. 16s. z , I\1 • 13 . There is not yet in existence a good fire-engine pz large scale. At Alderman Butcher's fire the Patent vearish Pump filled 12 large pails with water per minute, deli 'mg at th e rate o f 50 an d t h e t wo E ng i nes 30 b arre l s per , Z• But with the former Parish Pump (which was one of It, b est brass lift-force pumps of the London made trash) not ea r ,: r 'els an hour could have :teen raised, and probably the >thi n ', i 'Lnuld have gained the ascendancy. London is a century Auld in Hydraulic Machines. At.-paper, July 10, 1841, and " Norwich me rcur y , "" l:l' .lla S rc u h N s " , 1842, where all my inveterate opporents try alarmed, thopfallen, and laughed at, for they dare not even to obtain the 100/. reward offered. "Because dame Nature 12as entered her imperative caveat thus !" SHALDERS' et3IP SHALL NEVER BE ASSED, which is now Practically proved to be the only effective, invariable water elevator in existence, and when well carried out the most t hlrable pump in the world. It stands work as well for lifts 'boys as below 100 feet, a n d it wou l d b e strange i n d ee d if i t aid not, as a good Connector (of a Fountain Pump) will sustain Pressure of 50 atmospheric whilst less than a quarter of that h aul's - cross , would deli ver wa t er rap idl y 365 f eet hi g h , or over S t. 411's-cross, London. W. SHALDERS. Eydraulic-street, Norwich, June 18, 1842. rn); liw lot , 3a• MARKS BY EMINENT MEN UPON THE IN VENTION-SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY. 2XPARATELY.-" The Fountain Pump is free from the de.. 'ls and liabilities of the Friction Pump, and approaches a t r ett hydraulic machine."—Dr. Birkbeck.--" Shalders . I ,,toied Nature, and arrived at rerfection."—Ebednur._ nig p pm is free from friction and leakage, and is not liable e hotie. „ —Hay, Civil Engineer.--" This is THE Pump." t'artington. h t : IO INTLy.—. , The Fountain Pump is the most important * i rvernent in the art of raising water, that has appeared vs _ In the l as t 2,000 years. It i s the gr e atest a d vancemen t i n ' useful arts in modern times, and cannot fail to act in the ,7 I; ese roation of life and property from fire and water to an ex beyond calculation." SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP. ,ti ht a Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor r", April 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con itulated Mr. Shalders upon ha v i ng , l as t M a y, fitt e d th e i l s h up . with an efficient, permanent, economical, and „tr iable Pump (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked, trt although the water delivered by the former Pump was corn. I D ZI,Y cloudy, that delivered by the present one has been uni 'l clear, and raised with half the labour. (Signed) GEORGE IVES, WM. WOODROW, H. J. STEEL, Churchwardens in 1841, 1842. Norwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842. 441111TCHECt. and :'SON beg to return their most grateful ls to those friends and neighbours who so kindly and th, - "iptly rendere them their assistance to extinguish the Fire - heir Premisesd on*Wednesday last. an e tths g od the} likewise take this opportunity particularly to re faulyaend Alt. Shalders' Portable Fountain Engine, which was w.. -- 7.su e ffi cient in preserving their premises from total de -4100. qe eeti-street, May 26. It ' 4 , I ,ARKS OF THE EDITOR OF THE " NORFOLK s 9 1 10NICLE," ON VIEWING THE PREMISES TER THE FIRE:— bi s A bout half-past one o'clock on Wednesday morning the x:ls_raisea of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered 41,7 on fire by the night watch, who gave the alarm and called 11 44 , 1 1titteh er up. It was at first difficult to discover in the ti: What part of the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher ti oa l lAt that it originated at his neighbour's house, hut going 0 th e t o p of his premises he perceived where it was ; when kek 4 l. tne down and opened the door of his store-room over the tl i ,;`,Part of his shop, the fire and smoke burst forth so violently Ilr a l n e could scarcely, stand on his feet. It appears that the %kaki originated in this store-room directly over a paper lo ft , Itis' e ,w , it is impossible to tell. Mr. Shalders, from over the Ithr,nntriediately brought two of his engines, by means of b .s e ° Mr. Butcher attributes his house being saved ; and per kV the whole street, for there being a good deal of gun liro„'Cr en the prenlises, had this ignited the consequences ti o „'"o h ave b een aw f u l. Notwithstanding the natural agita 4111'„eocasioned by the near prospect of danger from fi re, 11r. 44,l'Iter himself removed the gunpowder from the premises, hrp 1 O est of the goods from the warehouse and shop were tight out and deposited for safety in St. M i chael 's at Plea Vt'iu, ; e a• Th e engine from the Guildhall was on the spot 14,;1 1 a few minutes of the first alarm being given, but it t he t ,lmPossible to bring this into play for some time, as . Shalders' was not turned on ; but in the meanwhile the '"oslders' engines (Mr. S. working one and his brother th e other) were supplied with buckets full of water from I titi l l ' ut aP near at band. Mr. M. Yarington and his men acted elp much energy and promptitude. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer, teo,',7kialders and others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, were S o z ealous their services. In about an hour and a half all tq til t e r ,was removed. Mr. Butcher is, we understand, insured • Ilvilnevrich Equitable Office. • e delay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the Nees with wa t er on the above alarming occasion, impera ties! d emands the immediate attention of the proper authori #ol4,,_ If the New Ai ills Company's works are the main public ttk h ,"' of supply, some arrangements should be made for the the ettY e,sure and sp eedy turning on the water into the pipes ;or will sooner or later rue the consequences.] ItV (): H E EDITOR OF THE " NORWICH MERCURY." "'„Wednesd a y morn i ng , a bout half-past one o'clock, a fire 1 1 1 a di scovered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank 4tOtt 15 3 , the wat c h man on d u ty. Mr. B. immediately rose, at,reatter examining his premises found it had taken place in a IlIv e ; 1 1' 0 in situated over the warehouse. On the alarm being kil t ( Shalders attended with his patent fountain engines, leri,' t er great e xer ti ons th e fi re was ex tinguish e d b e f ore an y Miggls consequences had taken place. There is not the treatsist d ou b t that this fire would have been attended with a enti r , l ," had it not b een f or th e fountain pump, and it was t ear „ :1 3. 1 1 that a n d th o exer ti ons o f M r . Sh a ld ers th a t th e fi re %fore by extinguished, it being an hour and ten minutes te ass 7 l ° engines could be got into play ; and at the time the B d et i scovered the whole store-room was in flames, fur on th e soli ober op en i ng t h e d oor h e was tw i ce k noc k e d d own b y ro b °" and fianiaa. but fortunately received no injury. ✓ITIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE A u . „ ENGINE. 4 tioa o D l'iog House on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon kr: - I s r 4 by the Portable Engine. b►ise s - tons Dyery, twice on fire, the second time, the pre- Sllol, 12,000/. worth of consigned property, must all have h. " 11 1. b at, sa e c e r : re, _bad not the . Portable Engine, after a long '`Leire the tire under, which was completely effected just Al e ._ first common en g i ne ma d e it s a pp earance . Woolra• Dixon's Foundry, the roof on fire • these premises Arot etto ' r e°n hav e b een d estroyed, but for the new property aonrtor. acts Foundry on fi re , an d save d b y t h e new fi re de r 41 o t P o lor ner's I ronmongery ware h ouse, s li g h t l y on fiso ~tabl re, tad na er by P orta bl e E ng i ne ; and int 0 ,1 1 Waggon and Horse-lane. Th e Superintend allteorarrY that night considers this fire had a most a l arm i ng very ,as di ff erent extensive prem i ses adjoining, being of No.. • "nbustible character, must all have very soon been in ctri ii• 1 2 4 .1. 4 not the fir inee been i attgediately arrested by Shalder s ' s tiro En g ~~ • *-444, , . • . 1 . 111111 . , • • ( r 48 , . -- • • „ VcN , 1 11 , 4 , fr 44 JAL., • ,„ 7":" • ' . • ?.) I t. • 7 : 7 * • ;•". 'Ai ' e 9. , e. o • A - 0 4° " '0 - , g TYIE•11 ' ;44 i r fr ' 4 "r" „). , r,- - 7 •:•'• No 15,55 LONDON, MONDAY EV NING SUN, THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Ti me f or th e EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (E ven i ng Sun) is Published in Time far Me AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Dour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, & GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. Notice is hereby given that a DIVIDEND of Five per Cent. on the SH A RES of the SOCIETY will be PAYAI3LE at this Office on and after SATURDAY, the 20th of August instant. By Order of the Board of Directors, ' Aug. 8. , GEO. it PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, FOR GRANTING LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c. No. 26, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LA AIIE MURRAY, EN., Chairman. J. Elliotson, 111. D., F. R. S. - John Rawson, Esq. John Griffith Frith, Esq. I John Riddle Stodart, Esq. Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. I George Lungiey, E sq . Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F. R.S. j Professor Graves, A.M. F.R. S. A cTua RY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. PHYSICIA N—J. Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Ommanney. BANKERS—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co. The most rational motives to Life Assurance are found in the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure prevision at death for inheritors of the /toured, the Society affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre vious payments) i , the event of unforeseen reverses.' -A nnual Division of Profits. F. FERGUSON CADIR3UX, Secretary. CEMENT. TO ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, and Others. The PATENT STUCCO PAINT CEMENT. Its extraordinary qualities are rapidly becoming well known and appreciated. It will adhere to any substance or surface—no Wet or Damp or Frost can have any effect on it—Time hardens and improves it—a House covered with It becomes encased in stone. The cost is trifling—the invention is a fortune to Builders, and to all who are interested in House Property, old or new. The Sole Agents for the Patentees are Messrs. MANN and Ce., 5, rtlaiden-lane, Queen-street Cheapside. TOBACCO. —Warranted Pure, and made from the Finest Havannah Leaf. Can only be had in pack ages of 1,2, a.nd 4 ounces each, at 41. an ounce, or ss. 6,1. per lb., of J. MULLENS, 24, Fore -street, City ; or at 5, Charlotte -street, Rathbone-place. A liberal allowance to country agents. PATENT LEVER WATCHES This celebrated construction (the most accurate on which watch can be made) is now offered at the following prices, with the latest improvements i. e. the detached escapement, j ew elled in four holes. hand to mark the seconds, and main taining power to continue going chile winding up, SILVER CASES With double-bottom cases, capped l:6 6 0 With hunting cases, capped 6 16 6 GOLD CASES. Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dial Ditto in double-backed eases l4 14 0 Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dial Ditto extra full size, capped l7 17 0 A Pamphlet, containing observations respecting the various constructions on which watches are made, with the prices both in gold and silver cases, and a variety of sketches of new de signs, which have just been completed in gold Chains, will be sent, gratis and postage free, on application by letter to A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, Lon don, opposite the Bank of England. ECOND-HAND WATCHES and CHRONO METERS.—A large assortment of superior Second hand Watches on Sale, at WEBSTER and SON'S, Chrono meter Makets to the Lords of the Admiralty, established 150 years, consisting of the finest Chronometers, Duplex and Lever Watches, with several Repeaters by the most eminent Makers in London ; many nearly equal to new, at half their original cost: all are warranted in their performance, having been repassed and carefully examined. To country Gentlemen, the Clergy, and those to whom accuracy and ecmomy are an object, the selee tion is worthy attention. Also some elegant and superior FOREIGN WATCHES at low prices.—W. and Son have on the premises the finest Workmen in the repairing depart ment for English and Foreign work, It , which equal attention is devoted with their own manufacture, at the lowest possible charges. W. and Son's new work consists of the most accu rately compensated Duplex and Lever Watches, adjusted to counteract the variations of temperature upon the princip les of their Chronometers, to which Government awarded the Prizes three years in succession. Old Watches taken in exchange. Letters promptly attended to. WEBSTER and SON, 3, Birchin-lane, Combat, London. SILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive and injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver supplanted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA PLATE. C. WATSON (!ate ALDERMAN) 41 and 42, Barbican, aided by a person of science in the ark:Li gation of metals, has succeeded in bringing to public notice the most beautiful article ever yet offered : possessing all the rich ness of Silver in appearance—with its durability and hardness --with its perfect sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a chemical process, by which all that is nauseous in mixedmetals is entirely extracted—resist rig all acids, may be cleaned as Silver, and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Side• board. s. d. s. d. Table Spoons and Forks, I Sauce Ladles ..... 1 9 per doz Dessert do., per doz l2 6 Gravy Spoons 3 6 Soup Ladle. 6 6 C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal is peculiarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold, than his metal is from all others ; the Public will there fore have no difficulty in discovering the animus which directs the virulent attacks made against him, by a party who is daliy suffering from the unparalleled success which has marked the progress of sass New Plate since its introduction. C. W., unlike this party, courts comparison, feeling confident that the result will establish its pre-eminence. 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and at 16, NORTON FOLGATE. THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER. CATALOGUE, with ENGRAVINGS (Gratis), POSTAGE FREE.—The celebrity of the rich and silvery appearance and extreme durability of the material made ex clusively by ourselves, has induced many attempts to foist upon the public the notoriously deleterious German Silver under the guises of " Albata Plate," •` Berlin Silver," &c. &c., against which we especially warn them. Aided by an eminent chemist, we have succeeded in purifying eur material so that acids do not afiect it ; it is now so well known and appreciated that it is universally superseding silver in all its uses. The genuine metal, which is more durable than silver, can only be had at our warehouses. It is the same through out, and can be engraved and made in all the various articles that are in silver, from which it can only be told by reference to the stamp. Fiddle Threaded King's Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. Table Spoons and Forks, full size, per dozen Desert ditto and ditto, ditto los. Od. 21s. Od. 255. Od. Tea ditto and ditto ditto ss. Od. I Is. Od. 12s. Od. Gravy ditto 45. Od. 6s. Od. is. Od. RIPPON and BURTON, 12, Wells.street, Oxford-street. Established 16.30.—Catalogues gratis. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (directly opposite the York Hotel), and 76, KING W ILLIAM-STREET, CITY. SIGHT AND HEARING.—TESTIMONIALS. " The Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS' Newly-inverted SPECTACLE LENSES afford astonishing relief to extremely 'mperfect vision—We give them the decided preference to every other kind of Lens—the clearness of the transparency brings every object very distinct, and enables individuals to view the most minute particle with perfect accuracy. They are particularly pleasant by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and soften bright and brilliant lig'hts James Blundell, Esq., M.D., 1, Great George-street, West- minster. George G. Sigmond, Esq., M.D., 24, Dover-street. T. J. Pettigrew, Esq , ., Surgeon, F. R. S., Saville-row. John Ramsbotham, Esq., M.D., Broad-street-buildings. Anthony White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. John Hooper, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Newington-place, Kennington Frederick Leighton, Esq., M.D., 7, Upper Gower-street. Messrs. Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street. W. Day, Esq., Surgeon, lsleworth. T. Daldy, Esq., Surgeon, 33, New Broad-street. R. H. Lucas, Esq., M.D., Exeter. J. Taylor Gordon, Esq., M.D. Wm. Bowie, Esq., M.D., Bennett-street, Bath. C. Heywood, Esq., M.D., Blandford. Henry Lawrence, Esq., M.D., Tenby. Vm Jeafreson, Esq., Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley-street. S .D. Robinson, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. C. Shillito, Esq., M.D., Brighten. William Conolly, Esq., M.D., ChAtenham. E. H. Allnatt, Esq., M.D. Walli . igford. "homes Willis, Esq., M. D., Brig'. ton 9riffiths, Esq., Surgeon, Hammersmith. Jahn Kenderick, Esq., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manches ter-square. Charles Tunally, Esq., Surgeon, Camden-town. H. Colebourn, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Harleyfurd-place, Ken- _ nington. N. 11I'Cann, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Parliament-street. Samuel Banner, Esq., Surgeon, 26, Berkeley-square. W. Jones, Esq., Surgeon, 15, Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor s‘ t uare. W. English, Esq., Sur,geon, Denmark-hill. A. Barklemore, Esq., Surgeon. 10, Chariot te-st., Bloomsbury. E. S'oddart, Esq., Surgeon, 32, Golden-square. J. B. Wslion., Surgeon, 23, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. C. Iligham, Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley-square Edwaru Nason, sq., Surgeon,Nuneaton, Warwickshire.' In placing the above list of Testimonials before the public, the Messrs. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, state that their IN VISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by which thousands of Deaf Persons have been greatly benefited, is not larger than a seven-shilling-piece, and when fixed into the cavi, y of the ear is soft and easy, and not more uncomfort able nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place. By its use the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with distinctness. f hese important new inventions are patronized by their Ma jesties the King and Queen of Hanover and their Royal High nesses the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene High sess the Process Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa, a .lGrace the Duchess Dowager of Bedford, and their Graces i.s.t...rchbishop of Canterbury, the late Duke of Norfolk, the Dukes of Devonshire, Argyle, Manchester, and Marlborough, Lord Hill, &c. Ste. Observe the Messrs. Solomons state that they have no con nection with persons of the ssme name in Ireland and Scotland, and that they do not employ any Travellers or Agents ; the genuine article ire only to be had :n London, at their Esta blishments, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York WWI, and 76, King William-street, Bank. EDUCATIONAL. 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The case has been tried three times before, and on each occasion the plaintiff obtained a ver dict. Upon the last trial a gentleman named Stuart, a barrister, who had been a member of the Club, was pro duced as a witness by the plaintiffs, and upon an objec tion to the admissibility of his testimony by Mr. The siger, for the defendant, on the ground of his being an interested party, the plaintiff's' solicitor handed him a release. Mr. Thesiger, upon this claimed a right to put a plea to this effect upon the record, but the Learned Judge who tried the case thought it was not competent for him to do so, and the trial went on, and ended again in a verdict for the plaintiffs. An application upon this was made for a new trial, when the Court held that leave should have been given to place the plea upon the record, and a new trial was therefore granted, which now came on for bearing. Mr. Thesiger was for the defendant, and Mr. Platt for the plaintiff: Mr. THESIGER, for the defendant, explained the cir cumstances above detailed to the Jury, and said that it would be now for him to prove the plea that a release had been granted to Mr. Stuart. lie said he should have to call Mr. Stuart, who, as they might imagine, was not a very friendly witness; but still he trusted he should be able to make out the plea to their satisfaction. Mr. C. Stuart was then called.—lle deposed that he was a barrister, and resided in Paper-buildings, Temple. sic remembered being called as a witness, and that a release from liability as a member of the Club was given to him by the plaintiff's attorney. Mr. THESIGER—What has become of that release ? Witness—l tore off the seals and cancelled it, and it is not now in my possession. Lord AIIINGER—Had you any communication with the plaintiffs' attorney before you cancelled the release ? Witness—l had, but that was not the reason I cancelled. it ; I had intended to cancel it. Lord ABINGER—Were you aware at the time you so cancelled it, that there was a plea upon the record in volving the question as to the existence of this release, and that it would be material evidence in reference to that plea ? Witness—l was aware of that circumstance. Lord Alum;Er.—Well, I think if I had been a profes sional man, and knew that the document in my posses sio❑ was material evidence in reference to a pica upon a pending action, I should not have cancelled the document. Mr. PLATT expressed his opinion that the proceeding was warranted by the course adopted by the defendant to defeat the plaintiffs' just claim. Mr. THLSIGFR applied to have the facts taken upon his Lordship's note, in order that an application might be made to the Court above upon the subject. Lord ABINGER said he should state upon his note that it appeared that the release could not be proved. inasmuch as it appeared that the document had been cancelled for the purpose of defecting the defendant's plea. The Learned Judge again said, that if he had been a professional man placed in such a position, he should most certainly not have taken such a step as to conceal a document which ha knew was made the sub ject of special plea in a pending action. Mr. PLATT.—My Lord, I think I should have done the same thing under the circumstances, and considering the endeavours that have been made to defeat the claim of the plaintiff's. Mr. THESIGER.—Permit me then to say that I should not. ..„.. A verdict for the plaintiff for 1941. was then returned, the defenJant's Cuunsel having liberty to apply to the Court for a new trial, or in any other shape that might be warranted upon the particular facts that had been proved. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION HOUSE. A TRADE IN SovEßEicxs.—On Saturday Mr. Gouger, of No. 103, Wood-street, came to the Justice room in order to make a statement on a subject in his opinion of very great public importance. Ile had drawn a bill for 651. odd, which became due the clay before yes terday, and was presented where it was made payable. The hill was not, for some reason or other, paid within bank hours, but the acceptor called in the evening at the office of the notary, where it was left to take it up, and was counting out the money, when he (Mr. Gouger) en tered. lie saw the acceptor offer the notary's clerk two 5/. notes, 451. in sovereigns, and the rest in silver. The notary's clerk then began to weigh the sovereigns in one of the cheap common weighing machines which were not recognised by the Mint, and refused to take any but those which plumped down the machine. The consequence was, that two-thirds of the sovereigns were declared by the clerk not to be of sufficient weight, and rejected. Witness took tf.e sovereigns to his banker, who, upon casting his eye upon them, said it was unnecessary to weigh them. At applicant's request, however, the sove reigns were weighed, and every one of the 45, with the exception of three, were declared to be of full weight, and these three were very slightly deficient. The LORD MAYOR—I am very glad, Sir, that you have come here to make the statement, and I. am sure that the publicity it will obtain through your instrumentality will be of considerable advantage. Mr. Gouger said his only object in coming t the Man sun-house was to obtain such an exposure of the circutu stances as might be turned to advantage. Mr. nobler said it was ridiculous to suppose that it Has required that sovereigns should plump down the machine as potatoes plumped down the weights at a green-grocer's shop, and that decidedly a very good pro fit might be made by such a machine us that described by Mr. Gouger. The Loan MAYott—lt is worse . for the acceptor than the drawer of a bill, that the notary should act in this manner. Mr. Gouger said he believed there was a penalty an nexed to the refusal to take such sovereigns as were of fered in the ease alluded to. The LORD MAYOR—I rather think that the exposure of the circumstance will be quite sufficient without refer ring to the Act of Parliament. The public are indebted to you, Sir, for the trouble you have taken, and you shall be informed through the Press of anything which may result. GOOD AT A KNIFE AND FORK.—Charles Davis, who was,charged with having robbed several cutlers of sets of knives, was brought up for final examination. The following new cases were entered into against him : Mr. W. Wood, of Newgate. street, cutler, stated that the prisoner called at his hou se , an d sa id t h at a capta i n of a ship who resided at the Jamaica Coffee-house, wanted some knives and forks, and witness sent a porter with two sets in company with the prisoner, who, how ever, contrived to slip away with the wperty,amounting to 4/. 13s. 6d. :Several other cases were proved against him. The Lon]) MAYOR-Why, prisoner, you have been very successful at this sort of work. The Prisoner.—l assure you, my. Lord, I always came out; but the mes sengers sent with me never had patience to wait, so the goods lay upon my hands. It is extraordinary enough that the prisoner was said never in any one instance to have failed in his intention to plunder. _ _ Mr. Duncombe interposed. The Chairman of the License d Victuallers' Protection Society, who was at his side, prayed the Magistrate to extend his leniency to de fendant_ lie begged to urge it upon the Magistrate most respectfully, but at the same time to show beer-shop keepers that they would be strictly looked after. Mr. GREGORIE said it did the society credit in asking for mitigation. At their request he would reduce the penalty to 101., and costs. By this decision, defendant loses his license at the moment, and is never after eligible to keep a beer-shop. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 6.—The Spartan, 24, arrived at Newfoundland on the 3d July, from Halifax. The Comet steam vessel was commissioned at Wool wich, on the Ist instant, by Mr. A. B. Usborne, master (1838), for surveying service in Ireland, Capt. Fraser, who is to command her, having not yet joined. The Imaum was commissioned on Sunday, by Lieut. F. A. P. Stewart, as the guard-ship at Jamaica, in lieu of the Magnificent. The George IV., having taken in a quantity of the bread intended for the use of the naval and military forces in China, the St. Helena Regiment embarked on board on Thursday afternoon. The troops were conveyed from the Isle of Wight to Shithead by the Echo steamer. The George I''. will sail-at daylight to-morrow morning. The Columbia steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Kortwright, left Woolwich yesterday for Plymouth, where she will be paid in advance, and then sail fir North America, to commence a survey of the Bay of Fundy. under the direction of Captain Owen. The Wolf, 18, Commander Hayes, is ordered to the East Indies, and was to sail to-day from Plymouth: The Moffat, convict-ship, sailed on Saturday evening, partly loaded with convicts for Hobart Town ; she calls at Plymouth to complete her cargo, taking from this port the man Bolton, Admiral Bouverie's late servant, trans ported for attempting to kill the housekeeper. The ships Agincourt and "Plantagenet, both for Cal cutta, sailed on Monday. The ship Thomas Sparkes, for New Zealand, sailed on Tuesday ; she has on board two racing horses of first rate celebrity, and will embark 20 mares at the Cape of Good Hope. The Royal West India Mail steam-ship Isis, com manded by J. F. Loney, Esq , late of her Majesty's steamer Lizard, sailed from Southampton ou the Ist instant, taking out thirty-two passengers and a large quantity of quicksilver. The Thunderbolt, a new steamer, will be immediately commissioned by the Hon. Commander Carnegie. The Frolic, 16, building by Captain Hendry, will be launched at this yard in the course of this month, and commissioned immediately afterwards. The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master Commander T. Laen, is under orders to hold herself in readiness to receive on board Lord Stuart de Rothsay, for a passage to Si. I'etersburgh. His Lordship is expected to leave Eligland for the Court of Russia about the latter end of the present, or early in the ensuing month. The Sainarang, 28, and Orestes, 18, aro nearly ready for commissioning. The Imauin of Muscat's corvette has been towed down to Woolwich, to be docked and refitted there. . The Monkey, steamer, came into Harbour this even ingfrom Woolwich. The Lightning arrived at Pembroke Dock on the 27th ult. with Capt, Willson, Lieut. Ramsay, and a detach ment of' Royal Marines, from Chatham, to relieve those whi) had been there for the last two years, who left in the Lightning, on the 28th, for Woolwich; and on the same day Capt. Willson proceeded to Pembroke to relieve Capt. Smith, stationed there, on the recruiting service. The Lightning returned yesterday, and sailed to-day for Chatham, with a number of invalids from the Guards and other Regiments serving in Canada, brought home in the Resistance troop-ship. It is said that Government is about to recommission twelve of the 10-gun packet brigs to convey as before the West India Mails. This much is certain, an inquiry has been made by the Admiralty as to the time it will take to give the following a refit for immediate temporary service :—Alert, Star, Pandora, Delight, Hope, Lapwing, Lyra, Magnet, Pigeon, Sheldrake, Tyrian, and Seagull. These brigs were recently paid off at Plymouth, as the Royal Mall steamers have superseded them.—[lf these brigs are intended to convey the mails across the At lantic, they ought to be dispatched from the harbour of Valentin., near Cahir, the extreme S.W. of Ireland; they would then always make a passage ; and if they come here with easterly winds, they should land their mails from Spithead.] The Triton, merchant-vessel, 492 tons, has been hired to convey convicts for Van Diemen's Land, and is at present anchored off the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to take on hoard 225 of that unfortunate class of beings. The greatest number are already on board, and she will sail in the early part of next week. The Wellington, New York Packet, Captain Chadwick, sailed on Monday last, full of passengers. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal George, Pique, Nautilus, Imaum, Monkey, and Echo, steamers, Sylvia cutter. At Spithead—Resistance and George IV. Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., arrived here last evening, hoisted his flag this morning on board the Victory, and assumed the office of Superintendent of this Dockyard, vice the Hon. Rear-Admiral Bouverie. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTIONS—Commander, the Hon. Keith Stewart, late * of Ringdove, to the rank of Captain. APPOINTMKNTS—Commander, W. N. Taylor, to the Rodney ; the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, M.P., to the Th n nderbolt. Lieutenants—G. R. Wolrige, to the Dublin ; John Me. D. Smith, to the Resistance, vice Slight, to the Daphne ; J. B. Cooystra, to,the Madagascar ; A. Boy ter, to the Royal Sovereign, for service of the Pike steamer. Masters—G. B. Hoffaiaister, to command the Jupiter, troop-ship, vice Fulton, superseded ; Jonas Coaker, to the Cornwallis, vice Hoffmeister ; R. L. Barnard, to the Ferret. Second Master—John Way, to the Meteor. Surgeon—Dr. G. Burn, from the Magnificent, to the Imaum. Assistant-Surgeons Win. Roberts, to the Crane ; David Thompson and A. Woodcock, to the Imaum ; Mark Hamilton (acting), to the St. Vincent ; L. Jack, to the Meteor. l'urser—John Westwood, to the Salamander, vice Hillyer, sick at hospital. Mates—Frederick Robinson, to the Comet ; C. G. M‘Gregor, to the Caledonian. Midshipman—C. Dickson, to the Albatross. Clerks-in-Charge—F. W. Cole, to the Spy ; Halier Snow, to the Hornet : J. Macdonall, to the Comet. Naval Instructor—M. T. S. Rainbrush, to the Cale donia. Clerk—J. D. Bowden, from the Victory, to the Imaum. COAST GUARD.—Lieut. Thomas Ileales, to Selsey Bill Station ; C. E. Wilmot, to the command of a station of Coast Guard. The following mates are noted for promotion to the rank of lieutenant, for their gallant, services in China, when they shall respectively have passed their examina tions at the Royal Naval College :—C. 11. V. Temple, 11. Mc. K. Richardson, W. 11. Maitland, William A. R. Pearse, Henry King, Peter Barclay, E. G. Bremer, Lawrence G. Halstead, and Jasper H. Selwyn. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4—The Spy, bri gantine, 3, Lieutenant G. Raymond, has been docked, and had her copper cleaned ; she is ordered to the coast of Africa, and will proceed for that station as soon as ready. The Wolf, 18, Commander C. A. Hayes, went out of harbour into the Sound on Saturday, was paid wages on Monday, and will sail, it is expected this day (Thursday the 4th) for China ; she takes out 86,000 dollars, brought lq the Calpe steamer from Southampton, to pay the trons in that part of the world. The Emerald tender arrived . from Portsmouth, with supernumeries, on Monday ; and the Rochester lighter sailed on Tues day for Portsmouth, with supernumeraries. The Moffat convict ship, arrived from Woolwich on Tuesday, and has taken on board 190 convicts from the Stirling Castle for conveyance to Australia. The Wellesley, 72, Cap tain Thomas Maitland, will be paid off this day. In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Spy, and Confiance steamer. In the Sound—Wolf, and Moffat convict ship. lIER MAJESTY'S SLOOP FAIRY.—Our readers will not have forgotten the disastrous late of the Fairy, in November, 1840, engaged in surveying the coast near Harwich, when in the squall, in which she was supposed to have gone down, Captain Hewitt, his brother-m-law, the master, Mr. Adam, mate, son of Sir C. Adam, then one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and the whole ship's company perished. It was thought that it was near Lowestoft s.:e was lost, and the Admiralty, desirous of regaining the valuable surveying apparatus, and the charts and memoranda, the results of years of labour of Captain Hewitt, sent a Government steam-vessel to look fin• her, and offered large rewards to any party discover ing the precise locality of the wreck ; but although con tinual search was made, nothing more was heard of this ill-fated vessel until Sunday last, when a letter was re ceived at Ramsgate, from the master of a fishing smack, stating k that while he and the crews of other fishing vessels were employed itt 2 their avocations, a few days since, off Lowestoft, their nets became suddenly en tangled, and upon hauling them to the surface of the water, they pulled up the boom of a vessel, which, upon close examination, is believed to have belonged to the long-lost Fairy, which had been sunk in about thirteen fathoms water. We sincerely hope this circumstance will lead to a discovery of the hull, and the possession of the important data which it cost the country so much money, time, and risk of life to obtain. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUGUST s.—The de mand for West India produce has been very limited with little variation in value since our last. The St. G e o rge cargo, consisting of 2,300 bags Bengal, has been brought to.market, and found buyers at fair prices. We have to report the arrival of the Eleanor and Coveriiale from Bsrbadoes with 1,090 hogsheads* ABYSSINIA. THE ABYSSINIAN MISSION.—It is now somewhat more than a twelvemonth since Major Harris and a party of Bombay officers left on an exploratory tour to the interior of Africa. The expedition originallv consisted of Captain Harris, Bombay Engineers Capt. Douglas Graham, of the Candeish Bheel Corps : Captain S. Horton, f her Majesty's 49th Regi ment ; and Doctor Kirk, of 'the Bombay Medical Establishment. To these. were afterwards added Assistant-Surgeon Impey, then serving on board the H. C. brig-of-war Euphrates. Six pieces of artil lery, and 600 stand of arms, formed a portion of their presents. H. M. S. Endymion. which after wards reached Bombay, had on board a number of additional gifts of importance. The 11. C. brig-of war Euphrates was attached to the mission, with the view of keeping open the intercourse with Aden Captain Harris left Bombay with Sir James Carnae, on the 27th April, on board the IL C. war-steamer Auckland ; and arrived at Aden on the Bth May. The remainder of the party fol lowed four days afterwards, on board the Cleopatra packet-steamer. After providing at Aden the requisites necessary for their journey, they pro ', ceeded on board the Euphrates for the coast of Africa, taking with them thirteen artilleryinen, avid tour oiler Majesty's 6th Royals. The mission reached Tajoura in the kingdom of Shoe, in safety. ; Tajoura, though occupying a somewhat conspicuous place on the map, is merely a village of 70 or 80 wooden huts, with a couple of mosques built of stone. its harbour is roomy, and has anchorage for several large ships a considerable way from the shore of the open sea. The Chief is styled Sultan. He re ceives an annual tribute of 200 bead of cattle, camels, tke., from the neighbouring Darakil, and a stipend of twenty dollars from Zeila, to which he is subordinate. The principal exports from Tajoura are .slaves. Its chief communication is with the .African country called Aousa, peopled by Habookah Christians. Here Captain Harris and his party were at first very favourably received. Captain Horton was seized with brain fever, and continued for some time so ill that he was obliged to be left behind. On their journey inland, two of the soldiers they had taken with them were murdered, :as also was their cook. The .party had encamped in a ravine, when during the night a scream was heard from one of the tents, when it was found that a sergeant of the 6th had had his throat cut—a soldier was stabbed to the heart-- and the belly of the cook cut across. The murderers— supposed to be Gallas—escaped. The ' mission reached Anchobar, the capital of Shoa, in July. They suffered severely from extreme heat and want of water—having, contrary to the remonstrances of the natives, quitted the coast at an unfavourable period of the year. Their journey was 370 miles ; this they performed in 47 days—the baggage and presents requirin' 200 camels for their transport. The entire route is described as one waste howling wilderness. Anchobar is situated on an extensive plain 8,200 feet above the level of the sea • it con tains about 10,000 inhabitant s , m os tly Christians. The name of the king is Saloo or Shalepee. He is a good-natured drunken fellow, about thirty-eight years of age. Since July, 1841, the mission has re mained; at Anchobar. Captain HortOn and Dr. Impey having returned, its members are, Capt. Harris, Capt. Graham, Dr. Roth, and Dr. Kirk ; the last named gentleman having been appointed Deputy Assay- Master to the Mint, is likely bye-and-bye to return. Anchobar was visited in June, 1835, by_ the German Missionaries Isenbing and Kraaf—the latter of whom has been of great assistance as interpreter to our party. They have been very favourably received throughout : it had not, until their arrival, been visited by-any Christian sir.ce the days of Alvarez in 1520. Some months since, a very important Me moir was forwarded by Captain Harris to the Bombay Government—by whom a copy was presented to the Geographical Society—relating to a magnificent river said to disembogue itself about two degrees north of the line. This river, which is called the Goolob, or Bergamo, is of great size, spreading out at one part of its course to the extent of four miles. It is said to take its rise in the mountain-land just north of the line. It has never as 'yet been visited, so far as is known, by any European ; and our in formation concerning it is derived entirely from the natives—chiefly from the slave-dealers. It is said .to be navigable fiir many hundred miles inland. This does not appear to have been heard of by any of the Missionaries—at least no notice is taken of it in the published portions of their Journals. In 1811, Capt. Surge and Lieut. hardy were despatched, in comman of the H. C. cruizers Ternate and Sylph, to survey the east coast of Africa, from Cape Gardami south to the island of Zanzibar. The chief object of this search having in view the discovery of the embouchure of the Doora river—most probably the same as that described under a different name by Captain Harris. They were not fortunate enough to discover the mouth of the stream of which they were in quest, but found in lat. 0 deg. 13 min. S., " a large extensive , stream," called Rogue's River by our seamen ; by the Arabs Gibb or Joob (not unlike Goolob pronounced ra pidly) ; and Gevind by the Soomalies. ; It does not appear to have been examined with. any considerable degree of care. Its bar is so shallow that boats can only enter it at high water ; and it has scarcely any trade. - This portion of Africa is still very imper fectly known to us ; and from the character' of the coast it seems not unlikely that a considerable propor tion of the waters which flow from the interior may be absorbed in the arid and burning sands before reaching the sea. We have only alluded to that por tion of Captain Harris's memoir which treats of the Goolob : the rest is full of matter of interest in refe rence to the manners of the inhabitants in the interior : which will, we believe, shortly appear in the Transac tions of the Geographical Society.—Bombuy Times, June 8. Letters of the 10th of March have been received from Captain Harris. He had accompanied Salloo, the King of Shoa, on a great military expedition to the - west. The people marched against seemed a poor helpless race, and were quick lyscattered before the men of Shoa. Three thousand are computed to have fallen ; the country was everywhere laid desolate with fire and sw or d v ; and the army,- rotten and half noseless, returned in triumph. The members of the mission continued in good health.—Thid, June 11. PERSIA AND TURKEY. The aspect of affairs in several of the more remote provinces of the Turkish empire, and especially the outbreak of hostilities between the Shah of Persia and the Porte, appear to threaten the vast and complex question of the East with fresh, though not unexpected, difficulties. A war between Persia and Lurkey at the present moment would be an event of the deepest importance ; and although it is probable that the accounts of actual hostilities in Suleimania are exaggerated, the character of the reigning Shah, the policy to which he is entirely subservient, and the distressed condition of Turkey, render such a war exceedingly probable. The cha racter of the Shah is marked by that vain, enterprising and ambitious temper, which led to the expedition against Herat; the policy by which these errors of the Persian Government are encouraged, is the same which has long exercised so powerful an influence over the destinies of Asia; and, unfortunately, the condition of Turkey already emboldens her neigh bours to attack her, and her subjects to revolt. The position which Russia has acquired on the Caspian Sea, and in tlic provinces on its western coast, gives her a preponderating influence over all the relations of Turkey and Persia. The very first war undertaken by tie Emperor Nicholas, on his accession, made him master of the province of Ta lisch, beyond the Arras, and gave him the fortress of Abbasabad, on that river. The last ten years have been spent in unceasing attempts to subdue those mountain tribes of the Caucasus, whose inde pendent valour still defends the defiles on the coast of the Black Sea; but the Russian outposts in Georgia completely command the principal route from Tabreez to Erzerotun. A war between Persia and Turkey is impossible without the connivance • or in stigation of Russia. The mere appre h ens i on o f hos tilities must impel Turkey to appeal to her latent enemy for assistance against her actual assailant : whilst the desire of conquest or the gratification of his passions makes the Sh a h a willing tool in the hands o f Russia. Thus, the two Eastern States whose existence has been (especially within the last half century) so c l ose l y connec t e d with the politics of Europe, are slowly impelled to mutual destruction by k policy which has been an hundred times detected and denounced, but never effectually opposed. The forces which the Shah can bring into the field may not be very formidable, if we judge from his failure before Herat ; but what are the re st h o u e r p c e o s r , t e w , •hat Th t h e e sp p a c i r s a and fi D d a e I r i t b e y k o i t; the d armies ad o 1: already enjoying a species of semi-sovereignty, were amongst the first to give signs of disaffection when, on the rumoured approach -of Ibrahim Paella in 1839, the dissolution of the Turkish empire seemed to he at hand. Are these officers likely to oppose a • V V I ...1111 '4 • _ • I • • .11 vigorous resistance to an invading *i torned to conquer by the purse tha • td , *( list* can reinforcements be drawn from ts - it7 -- r m", 7, risons of Syria, or the disturbed fro , s fir 4 VP: pean Turkey ? Perhaps after all, in this ergency, the dreaded military resources of Egypt n lay prove the best support of the Sultan. But whichever way the Porte turns—to the hopeless anarchy of Syria, which is the only result of the late intervention of Europe in her affairs—to the threatening languaget of the Rayahs in the northern Greek provinces —or to the hostile preparations of an external enenry in the East, the cause of all these dangers, and the , only remedy for them within her reach, is the same. The protection she is compelled to seek is the greatest aggravation of her peril —nay, there is nothing so fatal to her existence and her welfare in these difficulties, great thGugh they be, as in the counsels of the Power to which she is driven in endeavouring to resist them. It Was justly ob.- served by one of the English dipknnatists best se-. (painted with our relations with Persia, that the alli ance of England was prized by that Power in propor , lion to the shelter it afforded her from Russia. In this , . spirit, and for the protection of India front Asiatic: and European invasion, the treaties of Mr. Elphin stone and Sir Harford J o n es were conc l u d e d w i t h Persia. But in the hour ofdanger we lent Persia no support, and the consequence has been the total deatitor our influence at Teheran, insomuch that if we have sue e4seded in concluding another treaty with Persia 'Tor commercial purposes, it is to Russian assistance that we are indebted for it. What more was needed to prove that hi the East, or at least in those countries where the influence of Russia is direct, and the as sistance of England remote and uncertain, the alli ance of the hitter is no protection from the policy of the former Power ? The Asiatics cannot • compre hend the inconsistency of our boasted amity with Russia in Europe, when they witness our constant though unavailing contention with Russia amongst themselves. The same causes wiich have lowered our infhaence 'in Persia, and made rat Power a piece on the board which Russia moves alternately to the to st and the west, are at work in Turkey. Since thr? , dissension which has sprung up in Eastern affair between .England and France, neither of them will! resolutely: endeavour to counteract the policy of Russia, because such a course would strengthen Russia herself by allying her inure closely to the other Power. We are thus rendered subservient to the force of events not originating with ourselves, an d w o are compelled to remain spectators of what we disap prove and condemn. • For instance, the whole policy of Turkey to the Christian Princes of Syria and the whole population of that unhappy province has been unwise and atr &jou& But, in spite of what has been asserted in several parts of Europe, the English Government never intended, or professed to intend, to intervene by force for the purpose of improving the government of Syria. The mischief which was done by the late Foreign Secretary could only have been increased by an attempt which world have replaced Turkey under the exclusive protection of Russiii. Under these eircumstaaces, the maintenance of the status quo is all that we r ll hoPfor, but far more than we - venture to anticipatda,7Tit;jes. AIJSTRALII4 - 1;'. WESTERN ArSTRALIA.—On Saturday last 156 emi grants embarked for the depot at Deptford, on board the Western Australasian Company's chartered ship Trusty, of 500 tons burthen, bound direct for the Company's settlement of Australind. The vessel dropped down to Gravesend the same day, where, on Monday, the Ist instant, the emigrants were inspected by Lieutenant Lean, R.N., the Government officer appointed for that purpose. During the day the ship was visited by ladies and gentlemen desirous to see the arrangements made for the accommodation and com fort of the passengers, and they . expressed their admira tion of the complete manner in which the vessel was fitted, of , the excellent quality of the provisions supplied to the emigrants, their cleanly and respectable appear ance, and orderly behaviour, and the happy feeling which appeared to pervade the whole party. John Chapman, Esq., one of the Directors and Deputy Chairman of the Company, arrived on board the ship about one o'clock, when the emigrants were at dinner, and examined and approved their fire. Dinner being finished, all hands w ere d rawn up aroun d the deck of the vessel, and Mr. Chapman addressed theta at considerable length, in very impressive terms of affec tionate advice, and concern for their welfare, concluding with best wishes fur their prosperous passage to the dis tant region for which they were about to depart, and for their happiness and success through life in the country of their adoption. • M•. Chapman and the ()Pier visitors soon' afterwards took -final leave of the emigrants, who spent the re mainda. of the day in much cheerfulness; and early on theVlowing morning (Tuesday) the ship got under way fkir her destination. We understand all the Trusty's cabins were engaged by capitalists (purchasers of the Company's land) pro ceeding to settle at. Australind, and that they indivi dually signified their entire satisfaction with the accom modations provided for them. FLANDERS AND DUTCH 3WL. BRUSSELS, Ace. 4.—His Excellency Earl de Grey, Viceroy of Ireland, accompanied by his family and suite, arrived last night at the Hotel d'Angleterre, tHi his way to some Spa in Germany. BRUSSELS, AUG. s.—The funeral service ordered by her Majesty the Queen, for the repose of the soul of her brother, the Duke of Orleans, was performed to day in the church of St. Jacques de Candenburg. The Queen and her suite, in deep mourning, arrived at eleven o'clock. The church was hung with black. The number of persons desirous of paying this last tribute of respect to the memory of the Duke of Orleans was so great that they could not find room in the church. Several members of the diplomatic body were:present, among whom were the Papal nuncios, the French Ambassador, with his secretaries and all his family, the Spanish and Danish Charge d'Affaires, and several of the members of his Majesty's household, and a great number 'of persons of distinction, civil and military, attended on -is melan choly occasion. The Minister of Foreign Affairs ha., presented to the Chamber of Representatives a project of law, ratifying the convention concluded between the Belgian Government and the King of Holland (as Gravid Duke of Luxemburg), for the purpose of facilitating the completion of the canal of the Meuse and Moselle. TEE HAGUE, Ace. 3.—From a detailed account of the damage done by the late fire at Leeuwarden, it ap pears that the number of the sufferers was forty-esgbt, and the total amount of their losses 99,5b0 florins. By a Royal resolution of the 15th of August, 1839, z Commission was appointed .to propose the necessary projects of law for adjusting the new codes of the kingdom of the Netherlands to our Indian possessions. The Com misson, at the heai of which is Mr. C. J. Seho lien, of Old Haarlem, President of the Su preme Civil and Military Tribunals of India, has now completed an important portion of its labours, by the completion of " regulations for the judicial or ganisation, and the mode of proceeding in the courts of justice in the Dutch East Indian possessions." Theses regulations having been carefully examined b y the de partment of the Coloni es an d o f J ust i ce , an d by the Council of State, has been approved by his Majesty (by a resolution of the 25th July), with the addition that these shall servo as a basis for other plans which shall be drawn up for the same purpose. AMSTERDAM, Am 5.---The funeral service for his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans was celebrated to-day in the Roman Catholic Church. DUTCH FUNDS. —AMSTERDAM, AUG. 5. Mont, fm,„ •ot Actual Debt, IN per Cent ........... - Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.. Amon Syndic, 4 4 percent...... Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent—. . 76 :6% Commercial Company, 4 per cent 143% 144} 1 , Ditto (16.15 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cent Exchange on Londoh, One month ....... Two months ..... iianilittrgh, One month ZS TS Twomonths ...... Dutch Papers, Aug. 6. ISELGI All I . UNDS—ltav,s6l.:4, Ave. i Aetnal Debt, VA per Cent. -.:14 Kothschild'a Loan, 5 per Cent lO l l4 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent 90% --- 3 per Cent...— atirty.sev, _ (Isv )) _ _ ----- ICI6, Loan of City. l•-32. 4 per Cent ,27i Socict) of Commerce, 4 N . , per Cent RC Bank at Belgium. 5 per Cent...—. ....... tOtiona I Sf'ciety .. — ...... ----- Exchange on Londbm (short) —Brussels Papers, Aug. 5. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Visr►xs, Aux 25 f Ivepe r Cents. Bletalliques Four per Cents. • Three p,r Cents Sank shares ..... 1606 MURDER 0' AN INNKEEPER AND /115 WIFE.— On the night of the :sth of June Last, the house of Mr. James Mawkdesley, the Oak Tree Inn, in Copprel, Lancashire, was broken into and entered by three or more persons, who stole 13s. in silver, and a pistol. Two of them beat and wounded Mr. Mawkdesley and Fanny his wife, so as shortly afterwards to cause then-death. Inquests were held upon their bodies, and verdicts of " Wilful mur der" returned against persons unknown. The tallest of the three men is about five feet eight or nine inches high, and wore a dark-coloured dress -coat and a hat. The two others were about five feet five or six inches high, and wore dark-coloured fuAtiati• jackets and caps. It is believed that the men had been in the neighbourhood for some hours pre viousiv,zind had found means to ascertain the clefeneeless state of the occupants of the inn. Two bludgeons were left by the murderers on the premises —one is a cart rail painted red, the other is of ash, and appears to have been cut from a collier's sinking pick, and has a string at cne end to go round tin wrist. A reward of loot will be paid by her Majesty's Government to any person furnishing such in formation and evidence as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the utlenders ; and Sir J. Graham will recommend the gran't of her Majesty's pardon to any accomplice (not being the person who actually committed the murder) who will give such evidence as shall lead to the same result. —Durham Chronicle. RATHER WARLIKE.—We have just heard that a , fleet of tw e l ve sa il of the li n e is to be fitted 1 k Ports mouth, as "demonstration" s hip s , besides others a t Plymouth and el sew h ere ; an ex t raor dinary demonstra tion certainly ; and one which we trust may have the effect of preventing; war, by showing that we are prepared for it.--Harnpshire Independent. The water in the Severn has not been to low f o r the last seventeen years ;on many of the shoals th ere i• 4 not, nine inchal of water.--Worcester ilerald, AUGUST 8, 1842. GUILDHALL. DESIGN COPYRIGHT ACT.—OH Saturday Guildhall Police-chamber was crowded , to hear the details of a complaint that had been preferred against Mr. George Johnson, an extensive carpet dealer, of No. 4, Bow-lane, Cheapside. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, and a gentleman from the office of Messrs. Allen and Nicholl, solicitors, of Queen street, Cheapside, appeared to support the complaint, and Mr. Jones, of Size-lane, on the part of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Clarkson, observed that Mr. Johnson, the de fendant, was the agent of Messrs. Platt and Son, carpet-manufacturers, of Barnard Castle, Durham, and the complainants were the Messrs. Kiplings; of Darlington, in the same county, and the present inquiry had been instituted through the means of Mr. Rothery, their agent in London. In the year 1839, the 2nd Vic toria, chap. 17, was passed, and by that statute it was' enacted that due protection should be extended towards proprietors of original designs, who should register them at the proper office, and leave a certificate of such re gistry, which should be deemed and taken as evidence of of the originality of the design before a Magistrate, until the contrary should be prayed. The same Act im posed heavy penalties upon persons using such registered designs, unless by the consent of the proprietor, and the third section of the statute provided that certain penal ties should be inflicted upon any person who should sell or expose for sale au imitation of , such registered designs, he or they knowing that the proprietor thereof had not given his consent thereto. The certificate of the registry bore a copy of the design, the date of it, and the name of the proprietor, and the law likewise enforced the necessity of a manu facturer endorsing upon hls carpets the number of the registered design and date of register, and his own name. In thepresent instance the complainants had complied with the various provisions of the Act of Parliament, and the carpet was registered on the 15th of March of this year. The defendants, however, made a very clumsy at tempt to imitate the original design, and thereby sought to evade the law. The Learned Counsel produced the original design and the defendant's imitation, and pointed out the. slight alterations that had been made. Another infringement of the apt was that the peculiar texture of Messrs. Kipling's carpets was unknown up to, March last, but since then the defendant had imitated the texture, as well.as the pattern and colour. He should show that the defendant had a guilty knowledge of the carpet sold by him being an imitation, and he should put in the certifi cate of the registry to support his complaint. Alderman Wool) said that as there was a distinction between the carpets, the better course probably to pur sue would be to express no opinion, but refuse to convict, and leave Mr. Clarkson to obtah a mandamus against them to compel them to act. Mr. Clarkson reminded the Bench, that he could not compel them to convict,- but only to hear the . case. Alderman WOOD observed that the Magistrates would first hear the Learned Counsel on the point of the imi tation of the original design, an d 'then, if they were against him, they would re f use. to hear the case, to en able him to obtain the o pi n i on of a superior Court. Mr. Clarkson was p er f ect l y satisfied, us the case was one of immense import ance to the commerc i a l wor ld, and the present compl a i nt was not brought forwar d out of any vindictive f e eli ng , b ut to put a stop to a grow i ng • and tar-spreading evil. A lengthy discussion then took place between Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Jones, the former contending that al though some of the figu res on the carpet were not new , yet the combination of the m was so, and the certificate of registry proved that fact. Mr. Jones, on the other hand, insisted that the carpet belonging to Mr. Johnson was not an imitation of Messrs. Kipling's, but merely contained scrolls, fig-leaves, arid diamonds, which could be found in numerous oil-cl o th s an d carpets , manufac tured before the passing of th e A ct re f erre d t o by M r . Clarkson. He submitted that it was a new, and not an original design, that Messrs. Kipling had produced, and therefore it was not entitled to the protection of the statute. Mr. Clarkson, in reply, remarked that the Act of Par liament was intended to protect manufacturers who were at the expense of employingsole draughtsmen for the purpose of making new de s i gns. If an original combi nation of old figures formed into a new pattern was not an original design, he did not know what would con stitute one. Mr. Alderman FAREBRICOI"it asked Mr. Jones if he could prove that his client's carpet was manufactured previous to Messrs. Kipling's. Mr. Clarkson—Aye, let them prove that, and I will confess myself beaten. Mr. Jones said he could not do that, but he would show that many of the figures were not original. (He here produced a number of patterns). Mr. Clarkson observed that the statute enacted that it was sufficient to prove the originality of a design to pro duce the certificate of registry to th e M ag i s trates, and it was for the opposite party to give contrary evidence. Mr. Alderman WOOD-thought that this was similar to a piracy of music. Nearly the same notes might be used, but the combination of sounds produced would be very different. The question was whether Messrs. Kipling s carpet as a whole was, or was not, an original design. They had no right to look to any particular square or figure of the pattern, and decide alone upon that. The Aldermen decided that the carpet sold by Mr. johnsyi was an imitation. Mr. Joseph Rothery, agent to Messrs. Kipling, then proved that he registered the design of the carpet pro duced on the 15th of March, 1842. Mr. William Eyre proved that he was a carpet-dealer in Cheapside, and purchased a- roll of carpet of Mr. Johnson, and the second piece produced, and called the imitation of Messrs. Kipling, was cut off the roll. The piece was a penny per yard cheaper than Messrs. Kipling's. The Aldermen were about to give their opinion, when the prisoner took an objection to their jurisdiction. The Act stated that the summons should be left at the artof a tradesman to imitate a brother tradesman's g oods, he resorts to de fendant's " place of abode," and he had been served by its being left at his warehouse in Bow - lane. and that no 1 George Thomas Johnson, the defendant's son, proved that his father resided at No. 14, Artillery-place, aslCitrissobnurse Finsbury -psquare, ow w - h la ic n h e. Mr. Clarkson—The case now assumes this sh ape, t h at after a most unworthy attempt o the Middlesex, part in the miserable shelter of a legal tiEhnicality to harass andtnn e o r y s , e my clients. whenshallntsltiieouu m a l t indicted comes under consideration. The Aldermen finally postponed their decision unti Monday next. , n tried, was wa thes broughttrade and one QUEEN-SQUARE. before IMPORTANT DECISION TO LICENSED VICTU ALLERS —FALSELY QUALIFYING BEER - SHOP KEEPERS. A s C se of t s h ti e e v u e t r m o b s e t fo i r i e n p b o e r e tanc Mr. Gregorie for adjudication. James Palmer, the keeper of a beer-shop in Upper Garden -street, in Vauxhall -bridge-road, was charged on Saturday that he unlawfully did, for the purpose of obtaining a license to retail beer, produce and m a k e use of the certificate of Mr. Adam Dick,. an ov erseer of the parish, knowing the matters certified therein, some oc one of them, to be false. Mr. Duncombe, Solicitor to the Licensed victuallers' Protection Society, conducted the prosecution, Defendant, in reply to the charge, said that th e per foes who had brought this against him were a Society who tried to crush beer-shops. He had d one no b ody any wrong, 511(1 had forged nobody's Mr. GREGORIE could not give witness much credit fjr his observation. Mr. Duncombe represented a l arge and con fid en ti a l b o dy of mm n whose interests were much affected by the beer-sellers, and it could b e a matter of 'neither complaint nor surprise that they sh ou ld d e f end their own. This case, in his opinion, was m ost di st i nct l y and carefully made out; nothing. which could strengthen it had been omitted by the solicitor who had given it his utmost attention, and it was clear by the evidence that defendant was nut rated at all. At the time he obtained and presented the certificate, Mr. Dick had been denied by the tax-gatherer, and was net to blame, but the tax gatherer certainly was. He had no doubt about the matter, and could make but little excuse for his conduct. Ile (Mr. Gregorie) could see no reason for inflicting any thing Ws thin the penalty of 504 67', r ._ -_-_ 9C 1. - 0 /I 77 - i7 77' --"-- (;.1-i raICE 5d _ - /dAL • :2-46 1