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> L - - a ' EAST INDIA HOtIS, MARC!! 24, 1830. - THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND trading to the EAST INDIES do hereby give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their Howse in Leadenball-street on Tuns !Jay., the 6th April next, from Nine o'clock in the Morn ing until Six in the Evening, for the ELECTION of a DIRECTOR of the said Company, in the room of John Bebb, Esq., who bath disqualified. PETER AUBER, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, 111Aucx 24, 1830. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby • give notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company Will be held at their House in Leadenhall.street on WED "'DAT, the 7th April next, from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six in the Evening, for the ELECTION of DIRECTOR of the said Company, in the room of James Pattison, Esq., who bath disqualified. PETER AUBER, Secretary. TO THE PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH reference to my address of the 16th inst., stating my intention of proceeding to the Ballot on the 14th of April, I now beg to acquaint you that the more recent vacancy, caused by Mr. Bebb's re tirement, affords an earlier opportunity of presenting myself to your favour. It is therefore my resolution to go to the Ballot on TUESDAY, the 6th of April, the Election being fixed for that day, when I beg most earnestly to solicit your votes ; and with the assurance of my heartfelt thankful ness for the extensive encouragement I have received, which fills me with confidence as to the result, I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful and obliged servant, JOHN FORBES. Committee Room, London Tavern, March 24. Mr. Forbes's Committee sit daily at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND•OENTLYMYN, IBEG leave to announce to you my deter mination to proceed to the ballot at the East India House, which will take place nn WEDNESDAY, the 7th April, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of your highly respected Director Mr. Pattison. It is with sentiments of deep gratitude that I embrace this occasion of expressing my sincere acknowledgments for the many assurances of support with which I have been favoured ; and by the continuance of the kind exertions of my friends, I confidently look forward to the attainment on the present occasion of the object of my ambition. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obliged and obedient servant, City of London Tavern, HENRY SHANK. March 24, 1830. Mr. Shank's Committee sit daily at the City of London Tavern. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, W HEN I last addressed you, I stated that it was not my intention to offer myself as a Can didate for the direction of your affairs on the first ballot which would occur; and conformably with that declara tion, I shall abstain from coming forward at the Election fer Two Directors, caused by the retirement of Mr. Behb and Mr. Pattison, which will take place before the General Election. I beg, however, to inform you, that I shall decidedly go to the ballot for the third vacancy, on the 14th of April next. I come forward as a Merchant of this City—as one nearly related to an individual who long enjoyed your con fidence; and I am therefore naturally anxious to submit my pretensions to the consideration of the Proprietors, as soon as it can be done without presumption on my part. Such an opportunity now offers, and in asking the favour of your votes and support at the General Election on the 14th of next month, I beg to repeat the assurance, that should I be placed by your favour in the situation to which I aspire, my time, attention, and best abilities shall be de voted to the performance of my duty. nave the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, THOMAS BARING. Biabopegate-street Within, March 24, HMO. NOTICE TO MARINERS. MULL OF GALLOWAY LIGHTHOUSE. THE COMMISSIONERS of the NOR THERN LIGHTHOUSES hereby give Notice, that a Lighthouse has been erected upon the MULL of GALLOWAY, in the County of Wigton, the light of which will be exhibited on the night of Friday the 26th day of March, 1830, and every night thereafter, from the going away of daylight in the evening, till the return of daylight in the morning. The following is a Specification of the position of the Lighthouse, and the appearance of the Light, by Mr. Ste venson, Engineer to the Commissioners. The Mull of Galloway forms the southern extremity of the Mainland of Scotland, situate in lat. 54° 38 north, and in long. 4° 50 west. By Compass, the Lighthouse bears from the largest of the Scare Rocks, W. N. dis tant 6 miles ; from Barrowbead, W. by N. N. distant 18 miles ; from the Point of Ayre Lighthouse, in the Isle of Man, N. N.W. distant 21 miles ; from the Calf of Man Lights, N.N.E. distant 36 miles; from the South Rock, or Kilwarlin Lighthouse, in Ireland, E.N.E. E. distant 26 miles ; and from Copeland Lighthonse, also in Ireland, S.E. by E. E. distant 21 miles. The Light will be open ar visible seaward from N.N.E. to N.W. W. ; but the high lands of Dunman shut the light from the iiew of the Mariner in the coasting along the Portpatriek Shores. This Light will be known to Mariners as an INTER MITTENT LIGHT, suddenly appearing like a star of the first magnitude, and continuing in view two and a half minutes, when it is suddenly eclipsed for half a minute, thus producing its entire effect once in every three minutes. The Lantern is elevated 325 feet above the medium level of the sea, and in clear weather the Light will be seen at the distance of 7 or 8 leagues, and at lesser distances ac eerding to the state of the atmosphere. By order of the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses, NARBONNE HONEY, of a very superior quality, may be bad of Messrs. Butler, Chemists, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's; Saukville-street, Dublin ; and Princes-street, Edinburgh ; who are Agents for HARD'S FARINACIOUS FOOD, DUNN'S ES SENCE of COFFEE, and HALL'S WHEAT FOOD. Just published, price 2s. 6d. A SYNOPTICAL CHART of the various AIL DISEASES of the EAR ; showing at one view their order, classification, seat, symptoms, causes, and treatment. By J. HARRISON CURTIS, Esq., Surgeon Aurist to _ __. the King. Published by S. Highley, 174, Fleet-street. " This Chart expresses the whole subject in so lucid and masterly a style, as to render it a highly valuable sheet of reference. The popular mode of explanation adopted by the Author will make it as acceptable to non-medical rea ders as to the profession."--Atlas. TWENTY-SIX SPRING FASHIONS for APRIL, comprise the Embellishments of the WORLD of FASHION, to be published on the 31st of MARCH. The Fashions consist of novel Morning, Even ing, Dinner Dresses, and Pelisses; and possessing such novelties as never were in any work whatever. Great pains have been taken, and research, to render the Fashions pre-eminently attractive. Price Two Shillings. The GENTLEMAN's MAGAZINE of FASHIONS for APRIL will be Embellished with Four Plates, contain ing Portraits of Officers of the Ist Grenadier Guards, and the 2d Regiment or Coldstream Guards, in the new Re ginientals to be worn on his Majesty's Birth-day. Five Portraits of Gentlemen in the Fashions for April for Fancy Ball Dress, and a fine Portrait of the Emperor of the Turks on horseback. Price Two Shillings. Published by Mr. Bell, No. 3, Cleveland-row, opposite St. James's Palace, and ►nay be bad of all Booksellers. C. CUNINGHAM, S e c. Edinburgh, March 2, IMO. ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIFE DEPARTMENT. PERSONS Assured fo r th e w h o l e term o f Life, will have an addition made to their Policies every Seventh Year, or an equivalent reduction will be made in the future payments of Premium, at the option of the Assured. The Additions in Great Britain for the seven years ending at Christmas, 1823, were from 13 to 37 per Cent. on the Sums Assured ; according to the Ages of the Parties. Policies effected with the Company between the present time and Christmas, 1830, will participate in the Bonus to be then declared. FIRE DEPARTMENT. In addition to the benefit of the late Reduction in the • Rates of Premiums, this Company offers to Assurers the advantage of periodical Returns of the surplus Premiums ; . and also the payment of Rent of Buildings rendered un tenantable by Fire. The Returns for some years were from 10 to 25 per Cent. on the Premiums paid. Policies falling due at Lady Day should be renewed within fifteen days from that period. The Company's Rates an d P roposa l s may b e h a d o f an y of•o te e Company ' s i n the Country, who are authorized to report the agents of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DESBOROUGH, Jun., Secretary. Cheapside, London, March 24, 1830. THE BILIOUS PILLS, DREPARED by F. NEWBERY and -11. SONS, ar e the discovery of a Physician of the first eminenc e at th e present time. In an extensive practice for some years he has employed them in the most obstinate Bilious Cases with unvarying success. They operate prin cipally a s a deobstruent and purgative ; they promote a proper actio n of the liver in the secretion of bile, or cor rect it when in a vitiated state. Obstructions of the stomach and bowels are gradually removed ; and by giving tone to the bili ary duets and stren th to the system, they afford relief t o t h ose who suffer fr g om nervous attacks, sick head ache, giddiness, indigestion and out affection. The Bili ous Pills have' the name y " F. Newbery" en graved in the government stamp on each Box, and are sold at No. 45, St. Paul's Church-yard ; and by J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-street, Londo n ;W. Pegg, Dame-street, Dublin; and all Venders in the Country, price 2e. 9d. kanks Janke int as th. TALE ieen a ?en as fallen they at re—at funds oxen in T Lon • ion by d upon e hence iturday ; two 8. nontbs, !there% restent, nningi, idle, of sob. ion-Lill, f York, of the n Cooke laughter gton. t Mayo, Brisling- Harman, therland, Charles erton vi . Charles Dwarris, the Rev. At, aged fliG, A l Pt% No. 11,710. FORTH AND CLYDE NAVIGATION. AGENERAL MEETING of PRO PRIETORS will be held at the BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE, in Cockspur-street, on WEDNESDAY, the ith April next, precisely at One o'clock, pursuant to Act of Parliament. DAVID CALDWELL, Secretary. Golden-square, London, March 24, 1830. -- -- X ..7_,....„...„.. , .. 7 / . , .. . 9. w5- . ;--i-a_----p4.-=-' - , .., yleiV .- '4,..* , Cri A 9 ~ .•• -, r.. 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ACIRCULATING LIBRARY AND READING ROOM, together with a STA TIONERY and BOOKSELLING -BUSINESS, in the Vicinity of LONDON, to be DISPOSED OF. The connexion is respectable and worthy the notice of any Person possessing a moderate capital. Particulars may be known of Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall, Booksellers, Sfationers'-court. Postage of Let ters to be paid. I MPE RI AL FIRE OFFICE, A. SUN COURT, CORNHILL, and No. 5, ST. JAMES'S-STREET. DIRECTORS. IENEAS BARKLY, Esq. Chairman. RICHARD TWINING, Esq. Deputy Chairman. Charles Barclay, Esq. M.P. Daniel Mildred, Esq. Michael Bland, Esq. Jeremiah Olive, Esq. Cornelius Buller, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Andrew Colvile, Esq. James Pattison, Jun. Esq. John Henry Deffell, Esq. Sir Charles Price, Bart. Gerard De Visme, Esq. Joseph Reid, Esq. Thomas Foster, Esq. Sir James Shaw, Bart. George Hibbert, Jun. Esq. Robert Slade, Esq. Richard Lee, Esq. .I,lin Smith, Esq. M.P. And Joseph imperon, Esq. EX-DIRECTORS. ISamuel Hibbert, Esq. John Baker Richards, Esq. John Henton Tritton, Esq. AUDITORS. Grant Allan, Esq. Charles Danvers, Esq. Samuel Drewe, Esq. James Gordon Murdoch, Esq. I William R. Robinson, Esq. George Reid, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. And John Tritton, Esq. IX-AUDITOR. Charles Porcher Lang, Esq. Notice is hereby given, that Insurances which expire at Lady Day should be renewed within 15 days therefrom, or they become void, and that receipts for such Renewals are now ready for delivery at the Offices in London, and with the respective Agents for the Company throughout the United Kingdom. P. 11IILNER, Accountant. HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENCY OFFICES, No. 57, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-STREET, and No. 93, BISHOPSGATE-STREET-WITHIN. HENRY L. COOPER, grateful to his Friends and the Public for the distinguished pa tronage conferred on his House in Bishopsgate-street for a period of nearly half a century, feels himself called en by the increasing interests entrusted to him in his Agency Department, to meet the views of his Friends, by afford ing those facilities hitherto unattempted by any, and em bracing at once the whole of the Western as well as the Eastern parts of the Metropolis, he has consequently esta blished an Agency Office at No. 57, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-STREET, [n connection with the original Cabinet and Upholstery Manufactory in BISHOPSGATE-STREET, . presenting to the Fashionable and Commercial World the imposing advantage of registering their Properties in two situations, the most eligible in their respective localities, and commanding the attention of Capitalists. Sales effected by Atiction, Appraisements, &e. ~ . A I A STOCK of Splendid LO OK ING-GLASSES, of superb dimensions, and in frames of corresponding magni. license, are continually on sale at both the Establishments. No. 57, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and No. 93, Bishopsgate-street-Within. ROYAL HOTEL, TEMPLE-ROW, BIRMINGHAM. MESSRS. WILDAY and Co., on leaving the Royal Hotel, return thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, for the very liberal support with which they have been honoured, and respectfully solicit a continuance of it to their Successor, Mr. DEE. FREDERIC DEE having succeeded Messrs. Wilday and Co. in the Royal Hotel, respectfully solicits the Nobi lity, Gentry, and the Public to continue to him the pa tronage by which they have hitherto so long distinguished and honoured that establishment, and which he is deter mined if possible to deserve. Aided by knowledge gleaned from upwards of seven years' personal experience in the principal hotels of the United Kingdom, he will endeavour to conduct his house on those principles he has seen most approved. Cleanli ness and comfort will be the leading points in his system, and a determination not to spare expense in providing for his cellars, tables, &c., he trusts will place him in a situation to merit the approval of those who honour him with their support. He ventures to hope his COFFEE-ROOM, from the plan on which he intends to conduct it, may become a convenience to the resident and neighbouring Gentry, and thereby ensure him their valuable support. He will spare neither expense nor exertion to make his POSTING ESTABLISHMENT complete. The greatest care shall be taken to select horses equal to their work, and his post-boys shall be chosen by their charac ters for civility, sobriety, and a careful attention to the duties of their situation. F. D. having given Messrs. Wilday and Co. a va luable consideration for their interest in the FUNERAL TRADE, independent of purchasing the Hearses, Mourn ing Coaches, Plumes, Velvets, &c. &c., hopes thereby to continue to himself the valuable support hitherto given to that part of their establishment, and will endeavour to en sure it by constant and unremitted attention, and the greatest care in keeping up its respectability. 4 . 1 A report having got into circulation that F. D. intends making the Royal Hotel a Coach Inn, he takes this opportunity of contradicting it, as it is entirely with out foundation. NETTING AND BUNTING FOR FRUIT TREES, FOR THE STACK-YARD, GARDEN, AND CO LONIAL SETTLEMENTS. WATERPROOF RICK CLOTHS completely fitted up. Netting and Bunting for Fruit Trees. Marquees and Tents of various sorts. Im proved dressed Cloths. Tilts, Sacks, Ropes, &c., with other articles of similar utility. The Foreign Settler, as well as the resident Agriculturist, may be supplied with the above desirable articles, on moderate terms, by BEN JAMIN EDGINGTON, No. 5, Tooley-street. Address, " Benjamin Edgington." N.B.—A few Second Hand Cloths, which have been used only a few days, to be bad at Reduced Prices. GELL'S DALBY'S CARMINATIVE EFFECTUALLY removes those alarming Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels to which chil dren of all ages are liable ; in the Colic and similar affec tions of adults, it often cures when other means fail. During the last fifty years this popular medicine has met with a very extensive sale ; this has led to its being counterfeited. Parents are seriously cautioned against these deleterious preparations, which are now commonly offered for sale. The only criterion of its having been the original and genuine " DALBY'S CARMINATIVE," is its having the name " F. Newbery" engraved in the government stamp on each bottle, price ls. 9d. Sold by F. Newbery and Sons, 45, St. Paul's Church yard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Hawkins, Bond street ; Weatherly, Bridge-street, Westminster ; Lewes, Tottenham-court-road ; Botwright, Islington ; and the respectable Venders of Medicine in the Country. ra" Ask particularly for " Gell's Dalby's Carrailiative." BERKSHIRE.--CHARLES DUNDAS, Esq., one of the representatives for this county, still continues seriously indisposed at Barton Court, near Newbury. The worthy gentleman is, we believe, considerably more than 80 years old, and has been Member for Berkshire since 1794, when he succeeded WINCHCOMBE HENRY HA RTLEY, Esq. Should a vacancy occur in the representation, two gentlemen of the county are expected to offer themselves for the honour of the seat, on the Whig interest. GERTRUDE.—Under this title a work has just appeared from the pen of a lady of fashion, the main story of which is descriptive of one of the numerous affaires du cceur of HENRY IV. of France in his youth ful and restless days, when his ardent soul was equally divided between the calls of ambition and the softer claims of an opposite passion. It has likewise formed an object with the fair writer to present a living picture of the French Court, under the imperious but brilliant and im posing sway of CATHERINE DE MEDIC'S. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1830. In a few days will be published, in 3 vols. post Bvo. THE KING'S OWN. A Tale of the Sea. By the Author of the " Naval Officer." Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. Just ready, in 2 vols. post Svo. E R T •It U 1) E. A Tale of the Reign of Henry IV. " Oh Love! what is it in this world of ours Which makes it fatal to be loved ?—Ah ! why With cypress branches hast thou wreathed thy bowers, And made thy best interpreter a sigh ?"-13Yitox. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. CORN. An Account of the Quantity of Corn, Meal, and Flour, Exported from Ireland to Great Britain, from Jan. 5, 1828, to Jan. 5, 1830. Years en, led Jan. 5. 1830. Quarters. 97,140 10,444 2,011 1,417,729 4,435 569 310,084 PRICE 7D. MR. GURNEY'S STEAM-CARRIAGE. MR. L 0 l E N R G A P T A O T H Tal naHdt H Ee rI A nyEo S brDe: ADDRESSED H: Eint T dh eHTI FEw nce w o sia. L t h. - someSIR, gentlemen Having, lace, of Greenock, near Glasgow, respecting some points in the application, &c., of Mr. Gurney's car riage to common roads, I have been solicited to make my reply through your columns, as the best means of giving it the most extensive publicity. In your Paper of September 8, I entered into a pretty full description of Mr. Gurney's invention, which in a pamphlet afterwards addressed:to the Duke of Wellington, was still further extended by a mathe matical development of the theory of its action. This pamphlet contains many things which it would be impossible to discuss in a newspaper. Leaving these, therefore, to the more inquisitive of your readers, I shall merely touch on such as are more intimately connected with the inquiries of Mr. Wal lace, for the information of the public and the United Steam-Carriage Association. Generally, whatever roads are good for stage coaches are equally good for steam-carriages. Hard level roads are, however, of the first importance. If we consider that the traction is doubled in ascending a hill rising one foot in twelve, and trebled in a hill of one in about six, we shall immediately perceive the advantages of levelness of road. Probably a steamer would take double the load, or the same load double the distance, in the same time, on a level, that it would up a hill of one foot rise in 12; and in the case of a hill changing its level one foot in six, these doubles would, I presume, become trebles. In all new lines of road, therefore, we should bear in mind this circumstance, that a trifling increase of distance is of much less consequence both in time and load than hills. No one will, I hope, imagine that I mean for a moment to impugn the ability of steam-carriages to ascend any hills that we have. The contrary I have pretty amply shown in the pamphlet before-men tioned. I merely intend to impress on the con structors of new roads, that it would be far more economical to expend the powers of steam on a level. though the distance be somewhat greater, than in the climbing of hills. Another argument is the comparatively trifling wear of roads by steam coaches; so that a little extent of road sinks into insignificance. By my computations, the wear of the roads by stages and their horses, duty for duty, is at least sevenfold that of steam-carriages. Nothing certain has come to my knowledge of the cost of these machines ; but I apprehend from 4001. to 6001. will not be far from the limits of ex pence for one—a sum which, when we reflect it is for an instrument that in perpetual use on a level would do the work of 200 stage-horses, will appear a mere bagatelle. The expence on the road for fuel is only from 2d. to 4d. per mile; hut, including wear and tear, men, duty, turnpikes, &c. will, from the best data I can procure, be about a third that of stage-coaches. Probably the expences in the out side will not enable the proprietors to run for less than half fares. After, however, they shall have established their stations, pumps, &c., I have no doubt they may with equal benefit to themselves do it for a third, or possibly a fourth of the rates in the present mode of travelling. Mr. Wallace is anxious I should give an opinion of the speed of these carriages. For my part I can see no limit to any rate which the materials could stand. A steamer might, in my opinion, be con structed to run on a common road 50 miles per hour, or more if required. In the trial before the Duke of Wellington, as stated in a former letter, I rode with Mr. Gurney over a ground that had been mea sured at an average rate of nearly 17 miles per hour; and where we had no interruption at between 20 and 30. A horse of the 10th Hussars, which ac companied us, and which I was informed could trot at the rate of 16 miles per hour, was often obliged to gallop with no inconsiderable exertion. This was over a large gravelly soil, particularly unfavour able to the experiment. A similar circumstance oc curred in the journey to Bath. I was assured that some post horses were in a short time "so blown," as to be incapable, unless with the utmost difficulty, though they had nothing after them, to keep up with the carriage. We may take it for a general rule, that the power and speed of the carriage will depend on the quan tity of steam generated ; and this again on the strength of the fire and quantity of surface in the boiler exposed to the fire. It may also be added as a consequence of this, that the load and speed are reciprocally proportional,—the greater the one, the less of course will be the other. Up hill, therefore, the apparent load being greater, the speed must ne cessarily be less, if some artificial means be not re sorted to of increasing the quantity of steam. Here Mr. Gurney's skill appears to considerable advan• tage. Without the method he has adopted the carriage would nearly be useless. After the steam has done all one would think a reasonable man could expect of it in propelling the carriage, Mr. Gurney's ingenuity exacts a parting benefit in the way of blowing the fire for the production of more. This singular extortion of service is productive of the happiest effects; for it gives him almost unlimited control over the fire, and of course over the genera tion of the steam and the power of the carriage. Much doubt has arisen respecting the manageabi lity of Carriages of this sort. Personal observation has proved to me that they are much more readily stopped, more accurately driven, arid more easily turned, and on considerably less ground, than any stage-coach can possibly be. Paradoxical as it may appear, the guiding apparatus is incomparably more obedient when the carriage is in motion, though over rough ground, than when still and on a boarded floor. Connected with this is a fact yet more extraordi nary. For instance, when the contrivance for in creasing the bite of the wheels is applied, the car riage's power, supposing we have a sufficieney of steam, always increases in proportion to the load, and the difficulty of drawing it. And when the carriage is so constructed as to be capable of draw ing the greatest weight up the steepest hill, it would, unloaded, be unable to move itself alone on a level. This is demonstrated in the pamphlet al ready alluded to. • From the mathematico-experimental principles of carriages on common roads, there is a uniform re sistance, which, estimated for a second, I find amounts to nearly two miles per hour. This re sistance is that which the propelling power, what ever it may be, has to overcome; and it is the same for every velocity. Now were this alone to act, a carriage moving 10 miles an hour would be reduced to rest in five seconds, or when it had run only 12 yards; and if moving 20 miles per hour, in 10 seconds, or when it had gone but 49 yards. Thus merely t c o n tt arrest ittg t h e off the steam progress w o o u f l genera l lyd aste,l m er within be suf ficient limits, I presume, less than those in which any coach with horses at the same speed s c , could " pull shoe drags,"up" But he by carriage stopped, at w h atever rate it may be going , almost instantaneously. t the help may o bef Mr. Gurney It is owing to this uniform resistance that there is a considerable economy in speed. I have been in formed that 100 per cent. in velocity is acquired at an expense of only 17 or 20 per cent. i n fuel. Whether this be a correct estimate or not, I am un able at present to say; but I have some views which, should,l have leisure to pursue them, will, I have - no doubt; lead to a.tolerable approximation. Meanwhile we may observe, that were the expence of fuel, instead of 17 or 20 per cent., to amount to 100 per cent. for a double velocity, the advantage would be incalculable on the side of steam-carriages; for it seems, with horses, the expence of maintain ing nine miles per hour is double that of maintaining seven; and at higher rates, of speed the expence in creases enormously. Before I quit this part of the subjeet I cannot resist calling the attention of men of science to a law which I believe to be new. If, however, it be not, it had never come under my notice, and I shall feel thankful to be corrected. From the experiments at the Hounslow barracks, it appears that the bite or hold of the wheels on the road is s.6ths of the weight on them, and the force of traction a 1-12t1o, making the former ten times the latter. It is like wise stated, that the experiments with the Novelty on the rail-road gave a tractive force of 91b. to the ton, or 1-249th of the load; and that it drew nearly ten times its own weight. If so, the bite must in this case, too, be between ten and eleven times the force of traction. From the near agreement of these numbers on bottoms so very differently constituted as a railway and a road worse than very indifferent turnpike, and with weights varying from five to near forty tons, one would infer it holds good generally. Should future experiments confirm this inference, it will not be an unimportant addition to our know ledge in the theory and practical application of loco motive machinery. I have been long anxious to offer a few observa tions on the beneficial effects likely to result to the agricultural and other collateral interests, from the introduction of steam-cariages, and their probable application to the purposes of agriculture; but other engagements have so interfered, that I am obliged at present to lay them aside. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Cranford, March, 1880. JOHN HkRAPATH. P.S. The public, I find, is 'desirous to know when these-long-expected carriages are to appear. At present Mr. Gurney is in Wales, whither he very unexpectedly went, at the request of a large iron proprietor to make experiments with the carriage en his raillways ; but I am assured preparations are making to start some of them in the neighbourhood of London as soon as he returns. As I said in my last, whatever information I get on this subject I shall communicate to you, to lay it, if you think pro per, before your readers. This day were published, in 3 vols. post Bvo. T HE MANNERS OF THE DAY. A Novel. " An authentic record of the Manners of the Day, particularly of the state of female society at the present time, which we think has never been so thoroughly exa mined and so attractively depicted. It is; in the true sense of the word, a lady's book; some of the comic per sonifications would not disgrace the author of the School for Scandal."—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. This day, was published, complete in 2 vole. Bvo. with a Portrait of the Author, and numerous other Pl a t es TRAVELS 'to TIMBUCTOO, and otheri PARTS of CENTRAL AFRICA, duiing the Years 1824, 5,6, 7, and 8. By M. CAILLIE. " The details of one of the most interesting expeditions into the Interior of Africa, and one so successful as to lead the adventurer to the long-sought Timbuctoo, must excite great public curiosity in every quarter of the Globe."— Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. This day was published, in 1 vol. post Bvo. CAR WELL ; or CRIME and SORROW. " This new tale of domestic life is, we understand, from the pen of the widow of the late Mr. Thomas Sheridan. The plan of the story is a complete departure from the beaten track of fiction and involves the rarest eloquence and pathos." Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. MR. GALT'S NEW WORK. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo. AWRIE TODD; or the SETTLERS in the WOODS. By JOHN GALT, Esq. Author of " The Annals of the Parish," " The Ayrshire Legatees," &c. " Oh that all real autobiographies were like this piece of admirable fiction ! If we were to express the genuine feelings of delight and admiration with which we have perused this work of Mr. Galt, we should be thought guilty of extravagance. It has impressed us with so high an opinion of his genius that it would be with hesitation that we placed any other poet, or fiction writer above him. "---Spectator. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. SPORTING. This day were published, in 2 vols. Bvo. with numerous Plates, FIELD SPORTS of the NORTH o f EUROPE, including the Narrative of a Residence in. Norway and Sweden. By L. LLOYD, Esq. " Though full of sporting details, these volumes also contain much information relative to the Scandinavian pe ninsula, its customs, the manners of the people and other matters. Independently of its animated derription of field sports, the work abounds with so many entertaining anecdotes, stories, and remarks, that, aim where we may, we cannot miss hitting something."—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn and - Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling. ton-street. This day was published, in 3 vols. past Bvo. A It N L E Y. A Novel. By the Author of " Richelieu." Among other historical personages who figure in this Work are : Henry VlM—Francis I.—Lady Katherine Bulmer—Cardinal Wolsey—The Duke of Buckingham— Duke of Suffolk—Lady Constance de Grey—Lord Derby_ The Earl of .Surrey—Lord T. Howard—Lord Montague —The Earl of Devonshire—Sir W. Cecil, &c. &c. " An animated and gorgeous picture of the times : we cannot imagine a period better suited to the pen of the Novellist."—Literary Gazette. " A story that perhaps surpasses any similar Work that has ever appeared, with the exception of Ivanhoe.". Morning Journal. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. Complete and Entire in One Volume, Bvo. 14 s . ABERNETHY'S LECTURES on SUR. GERY and LOCAL DISEASES. These are the whole of the Lectures, verbatim and un mutilated, delivered by Mr. Abernethy at St. Bartholo mew's to his Pupils, the correctness of which has been verified by him in the Court of Chancery. Also, Sir ASTLEY COOPER'S LECTURES, One thick Vol., price Bs. F. C. Westley, 165, Strand. N.B. A Subscriber's Copy of the ENCYCLOPIEDIA METROPOLITANA. Quarters. 84,204 7,069 953 1,805,336 4,826 1,424 474,994 233 118 12,319,056 Cwts. 424,749 621,569 160 1,046,478 11,872,509 Cwts. 402,127 626,268 • CORN AND GRAIN. Barley, Beer or Bigg Brans Malt Oats Pease Rye Wheat Indian Corn Meslin Total of Grain MEAL ♦ND FLOUR. Oatmeal Wheat, Flour, and Meal Indian Meal Pollard . Total of Meal and Flour .. 11,030,059 WILLIAM IRVING, Inspector General of Imports and Exports. Impector Gexeral's Office, Custom House, London, March 1,183 e. NEWSPAPER STAMPS—(IRELAND). A Return of the Number of Stamps issued to each News paper in Ireland, for One Year ending Jan. 5, 1830. DUBLIN NEWSPAPERS. Title of Newspaper. Dublin Evening Mail - Evening Post - Gazette - Mercantile Advertiser - Morning Post Evening Packet Freeman's Journal Morning Register Monitor Pilot Racing Calendar Saunders's News Letter Statesman and Patriot Star of Brunswick Warder Weekly Freeman - Register Number issued to Dublin Newspapers COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS. Title of Newspaper. District. Antrim Carlow Clare ...... Cork , Down... Drogheda Fermanagh Galway . Kerry Kilkenny Limerick Londonderry . Longford Louth Mayo Roscommon.... Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford.-- Westmeath , Wexford Belfast Commercial Chronicle - News Letter Guardian Northern Whig Carlow Morning Post Clare Journal Ennis Chronicle Constitution Mercantile Chronicle South em Reporter Newry Telegraph Drogheda Journal Enniskillen Chronicle Impartial Reporter Connaught Journal Galway Weekly Advertiser Independent Western Argus Kerry Evening Post Western Herald Tralee Mercury ',duster Journal Moderator Limerick Chronicle Evening Post Londonderry Journal Sentinel Chronicle Longford Journal Louth Free Press Ballina Impartial Mayo Constitution Free Press Roscommon Gazette Jniirnal Sligo Journal Western Luminary Sligo Observer Clonmel Advertiser --- Herald Tipperary Free Press Strabane Morning Post Waterford Chronicle and Weekly Chronicle Mirror Mail Westmeath Journal Wexford Herald Evening Post Number issued to Country Newspapers Number issued to Dublin Newspapers Number of Stamps issued to each. 4',075 8,825 10,325 6;250 R:94,14 12,913 11,825 33,335 12,050 38,025 4,650 45,355 24,960 31,275 9,175 19,450 13,925 1,691,037 2,262,513 Total Number issued... ...... 1 3,953,550 GEO. HARRISON, Comptroller of Accounts. Comptroller's Office Stamps, Ireland, Feb. 17, 1830. NEWSPAPER PROCLAMATIONS.—(IRELAND.) A Return of the Sums paid to Newspapers in Ireland, from the sth January, 1829, to sth January, 1830, for printing Proclamations; distinguishing the Sums*paid to each Newspaper, by Title, and Place of Publication. Title of Newpaper. Place of Publication. Sligo Journal Clare Journal Westmeath Journal Kerry Western Herald Kerry Evening Post Belfast Chronicle Enniskillen Chronicle Southern Reporter Connaught Journal Ennis Chronicle Cork Constitution , Wexford Herald Mayo Constitution Belfast News Letter Dublin Correspondent Limerick Chronicle Kilkenny Moderator Drogheda Journal .... Saunders Patriot Clonmel Advertiser Clonmel Herald Newry Telegraph Waterford Mail Dublin Morning Post Dublin Evening Post Roscoramon mid Leitrim Gazette Dublin Evening Mail Warder Roscommon Journal Londonderry Journal Belfast Guardian Freeman's Journal Longford Journal Loan Free Press Carlow Morning Post Wexford Evening Post Galway Advertiser Dublin Gazette Sligo Ennis Mullingar Tralee Tralee Belfast Enniskillen , Cork Galway Ennis Wexford I Castlebar Belfast Dublin I imerick Kilkenny Drogheda Dublin Dublin Clonmel Clonmel Newry Waterford Dublin Dublin Boyle Dublin Dublin Boyle Londonderry Belfast Dublin Longford Dundalk Carlow 'Wexford Galway ...... ,Dublin Sums Paid. X s. d. 159 17 0 117 12 4 131 17 2 113 2 0 110 17 2 116 2 0 107 8 0 130 4 0 87 10 0 W 7 0 10 113 7 2 33 7 0 124 0 6 113 1 0 231 4 0 285 17 6 123 15 6 190 17 8 95 4 0 354 5 0 99 5 3 147 16 2 123 5 0 142 19 0 44 13 1 91 14 0 33 15 0 15 5 0 88 15 3 5 12 0 9 4 0 1 19 6 0 16 0 36 12 6 0 16 6 10 7 0 21 8 0 6 0 0 1,139 1 0 4,885 14 1 It is reported that both the metropolitan theatres will, next season, be regulated under the same management, and that tragedy, comedy, opera, and farce will be acted with the same spirit and effect that distin guished the drama in London thirty years ago. The star system will be entirely exploded.—Sunday Times. Mr. O ' CONNELL leaves town next Thursday for Ireland, being engaged in the cause of " Blackwood v. Blackwood," for which he is retained with a fee of SOO guineas. The cause comes on at the Downpatlick Assizes. Some Noblemen and Gentlemen of property and influence had an interview on Saturday with the Duke of WELLINGTON and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on the proposed formation of a " County Bank of Eng land," which has been projected by them, as likely to assist in relieving the distress of the country. It is meant that the establishment shall be fixed in London as its head quarters, and fr om th ence se t on f o ot ne w br a nch banks in various parts of the country. The result of the interview has not yet transpired. The following gentlemen com posed the deputation to the Duke of WELLINGTON—ViZ., the Earl of DARNLEY, Lord ALTHORP, Mr. SPRING RICE, Sir THOS. LETHBRIDGE, Sir HENRY PARNELL, the Hon. Mr. LIDDELL, Mr. TENNYSON, Sir E. KNATCH• BULL, and Mr. JOPLlN.—Morning Paper. On Tuesday last a large sail boat was upset in a sudden gale of wind, between Kilrush and Scattery persons perished. The boat of the island, ca and fourncei.evenuecruizer picked up one unfortunate person so exhausted that he died in a few minutes after being taken up......C0rk Constitution. Number of Stamps Issued to each. 2,262,513 I Cork MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE WITH LOSS OF LIVES AT MONTROSE. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) MONTROSE, MARCH 20.—0 n the afternoon of yesterday a race between a boat belonging to the Eliza Swan, whaler, and a pleasure boat, the pro perty of Captain Robert Ramsay, took place on the river, which was attended with most distressing circumstances. On such occasions, which are of rare occurrence here, great multitudes of people assemble to witness the sport, and on the present occasion a more than ordinary course of spectators were present—the view of the river and boats engaged being quite un interrupted from the bridge, between 600 and 800 persons of all descriptions took their station upon it. After the contest was over, and the victory gained by Captain Ramsay's boat, and when the boats wire returning down the river, and had just passed under the bridge, the crowd pressed to the side of the bridge next the harbour to hail the victorious boat, when, melancholy to relate, one of the great sus pension chains gave way at the top of the north tower, and came down at the lower part of the curve (exactly the centre of the bridge, where the dense part of the crowd were assembled, and where many were leaning over the parapet rail, imme diately under the great chain), and one man and two boys were killed on the spot, the immense weight; of the chain having fallen upon their heads, which were crushed in a fearful manner. Several other boys have got legs and arms fractured, and many are slightly bruised and otherwise injured. The noise occasioned by the chain giving way was like the discharge of artillery, and the alarm among the crowd caused an immediate rush to the end of the bridge. Jt is impossible to convey any tiling like a description of the terror and confusion that now took place. The multitude imagining that the whole fabric was immediately to give way, the rush became so great that the crowd trampled down, and trode upon one another, and hats, bonnets, and reticules, were strewn on the roadway of the bridge, the owners thinking themselves happy to escape with their lives. Many bruises and severe contusions must have been inflicted in the scramble, of which we have not yet heard; and many hair-breadth escapes are reported, by individuals having changed their situation a moment before the chain gave way. Most fortunately the end of the broken chain came into contact with, and rested upon the other chain which runs parallel with it : had the whole weight of it come down, the con sequences would have been most appalling. The accident happened a short time before the arrival of the mail from the north, and from the state of the bridge it was not considered safe to allow the coach to pass; the guard carried the bags across to the south side of the river, where a post chaise from the south had just arrived, and he proceeded in that con veyance. In consequence of the chain giving way, other parts of the bridge have been much injured, and as it is greatly off the level, hanging to one side, the Commissioners have given orders to stop all communication by horses or carriages ; and the alarm is so great that foot passengers are afraid to trust themselves on it, and many are ferrying over in boats to-day. _ . . _ The irruption and inconvenience which the public will experience for some time, until something is done to repair the bridge, will be great. Since writing the above, another boy has died in the hospital from the severe bruises he received under the chin. The above accident is in every view to be greatly lamented; but we trust it will not tend to shake public confidence in these useful and elegant struc t►►res. It will be observed from the very distinct account given by our correspondent, that although the upper chain on one side gave way, and the whole weight was consequently thrown upon the lower chain, yet that was found sufficient to sustain it ; and as Captain Brown is already on the spot, the damage will be repaired with the least possible toss of time. This bridge wes pronounced to be one of the handsomest which has yet been erected in Britain—it was inspected by Mr. Telford, who reported his entire satisfaction with it to the Com missioners, who in consequence took it off the con tractor's hands, and settled with him accordingly. The chains were manufactured at the Grapel Oak factory, near Birmingham. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, WITH Loss OF Livas.—Early on Monday morning an alarming fire broke out in a two-story thatched house in Tweedinouth, which, we regret to say, occasioned the loss of two lives. About four o'clock one of the tenants was alarmed by fire, which proceeded from a room occupied by an old woman (ANN Aircrmon), who was 93 years of age. The female immediately alarmed the inhabitants, who, in consequence of the rapidity with which the flames extended, only escaped with their lives, leaving every article of furniture and clothing a prey to the devouring element. An old man, named ALEXANDER TINDAL, who resided alone in a room above that in which the fire broke out, could not he aroused, and was soon enveloped in flames. Shortly after five o'clock an engine proceeded to the spot, which, by the exertions of the inhabitants, succeeded in confining the flames to that and the adjoining house, which were totally destroyed. The body of the old woman was got out about six o'clock, dreadfully scorched aad disfigured. That of the man who was 80 years of age, was found in fragments in the course of the forenoon. There were six tenants (widows, and two of them had widowed daughters residing with them), exclusive of the two sufferers, thus rendering eight poor widows and several children house less, and deprived of every thing they possessed. Ilow the fire originated is not knowa.”..Berveich Advertiser of Saturday. roan oart iAa fix ,adyr son, ;sear into A• 11 I off {vas• and ived Jo kno, and 513n2 Erom tb.6 ►rie lend had the divi— sub ence, Par had and 3om the ;e in land, and atter atter stion 'e the now as to I out the bject babi ished sub- week, of so arley, actors i. not ,t the DIM sacks. brls, £2 15 0 0 3 15 5 0 4 15 2 10 Le very March ayy 1,664