The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

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'47,??4;''• ' •, : .4-I:' ' ‘° .; ... - ' '' ' '''-311-t.''''L-)I.L' ° II ' ' . j:4:41‘41..1( ' 4, - ~. ft ....„,„,, , -N.0,,i_.., ,, , , ,- -'''' , - -‘o' ,-- -- 7:-; • . . ---, _,_ - N ~- -- - LAST WEEK BUT ONE. ROYAL ACADEMY Or ARTS, TRAFAL iiAIt•S. The EXHIBITION of the ROYA Q L UAItE ACADEMY is now OPEN. 41141151011 (from %Sight o Clock till Seven) One Shilling. Catalogue 014 S filling. . TGAR. ;ht to the , through h out of it he eaten HENRY HOWARD, 8.A., Sec. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUE,-. AWE SOCIETY, ' 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital .E. 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Society has laibled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amoents invested oil each Policy effected oa the Front scale. rom using 1 currants, .cli bouring in nuent -- search of almost ' to depriving THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS EXAMPLES. 11 ;4. 03 7 r, Bowls Beaus ia 0 0 ; pt emlam. adde I. Cash. .•'6l e•aa E 0 so `74 • • • ~„ • go— X Xs.d. I I.£ s. 4. £s.d.A s. d. s. ds 1837 170 9 3 77 4 1 12 3 l-344 2 3 10 00 74 i 4 1838 144 2 2 64 3 6 916 4 296 13 4 1839 116 16 I 51 311 711 9 247 4 The division of profits is mutual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. This institution offers many important and substantial advan ...Utiles with respect both to Life Assurances and, Deferred Annuities. assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex eor forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, We table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion 'Obis interests to meet other conveniences or Necessity. Assurances ( *terms of years aro granted en the lowest possible rates. F. FEEGUSON CAMROUX. Sec. LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, S, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chancery-lane, London. DIRECTORS. KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. BENJAMDT IFILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. • Alexander Ader - eon, Esq. James Hartley, Esq. John Atkins, rub, John M`Guffie, Esq. Jaynes Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq. Captain F. Brandreth. J. Marmaduke Itossetor, Esq. AIIDITONS. Canaan, Esq. I Robert E. Alison, Esq. XIDICAL ADVlSZl—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. and IL Sacartaitr—John Emerson, Esq. SoLicrroas=-Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed Of constitution not to dispute any policy, unless they can prove that was obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation ; the great aim and object having been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI- Mid NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their l'altre to the certainty of the contracts upon which they are founded, Slid be independent of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be 111 the Management of the affairs of the Company when the claims aris e ; and,for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their deed of constitution, unhesitatingly deprived themselves of the Power of objecting to any grlicy, unless they undertake to prove that it wn...s obtained from them by fraudulent misrepresentation. The • r egulations common to all other Life Companies, which make the 'validity of assurance contracts dependent upon the perfect correct mess of the many statements required from a proposer for a Life Itelicy, and which have given rise to almost all the questions which Lave been argued in the Courts, and to many extra-judicial corn -1:113m Isels, are thus entirely abrogated ; and nothing but trand, proved ` 0 have been committed against them, can vitiate a policy granted by this Company. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the Itrutu!a principle, receive the whole of the mutual accumulations, and also a guarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay t he sums in the policies, although the debts for which they were e ffected shall have been liquidatel before the claims arise. The _ C ompany considering it only just towards the assured that where rtemiums have peen paid for assuring a given amount, that amount Should be paid ; and they undertake to de so without reference to the State of the accounting betweeli the assured and his debtor. THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is secured, although the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe. The premiums calculated according to the Carlisle Tables, are lower than usual upon young lives, where participation In the profits 1$ not required ; and for short assurances, which, at the option of the assured, may be continued for life, the rates are as low as a due re gard to complete security will permit. TRIENNIAL ASCENDING SCALE TO ASSURE £lOO. Age. First Three Yrs.,' Second I Third I Fourth (Remainder Three Yrs.;Three Yrs.;Three Yrs. of Life. *M1N...,.- 25 .. . 35 .. , 45 .. . 45 ... SO .. . .£ 8. d. £ s. d. 1 2 7 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 19 6 2 1 0 2 14 10 311 1 410 9 4 8 11 5 17 4 X s. d. X s. d. 1 16 11 2 4 1 2 9 3 219 0 388 4 2 6 5 10 5 6 10 1 7 5 9 814 2 £ 5. d. 2 11 3 3 8 9 4 16 4 7 9 9 10 2 7 By THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the first seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at d; the convenience of the assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be ,_ t entinued for seven years at one-half of th e u sua l ra t e , or to be noliPed at one-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured, en years hence, when loss of health may prevent him from affecting a new Assurance, to continue a Policy at a rate of premium aPplicable to an age seven years younger. The Half-premium plan of Assurance, as practised by this Company, thus enables persons 4 retain to their own use the one-half of the premiums for the nest seven years, at 51. per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or dinary premium for an assurance of 5001. to be 101., the first pay rent by th e h a lf-preuilmn plan will be five guineas, being the one aif of the 10/., and interest for the retained half; and, if death sh ouldoccur in the first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid less the "• r etained. The assured may thus have the use for the first y e ar " 51 . ; for the second, of 10/. ; and so on till the eqd of the sev enth' e year, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may e ith er a u repaid, or retained at Si. per cent. interest until death, when the wniv.ld be subtracted from the 5001. then payab. - V the Company. To Assuan ONE RU HELD POUNDS ON HALF PREk-Clit SYSTEM. 'tee. . s. d. Age. X. s. d. 15 - - 016 1 40 - - - 111 5 40 - - 018 0 45 - - 116 6 - ' 1 0 7 50 - - 2 3 9 - - 1 3 6 54 - - 212 5 'ThliPectusea and schedules are forwarded to applicants, free of ex .by the Manager and Agents. X. ROBERTSON, Manager. AGENTS. bingdGn Tyrrell, Wm., Merchant 4 -berpo r ii i - Roberts, C. IL, Surveyor dlresford - Lipscombe, L., Solicitor -rperystwith - - - Davis, W., Postmaster 'Ay - - Crosse, M., Civil Engineer Ashby de la Zouch - Sill, R., Solicitor Bath Broadley, J., Wine Merchant Bury St. Edmund's - Salmon, W., Solicitor Berwick - Nicholson, R. T., Publisher Brentwood - - Brown, S., Tea-dealer Bristol - - - Harris, C. Solicitor Brighton - Kennett, W., Solicitor BrOseley - - Jones, J. Manufacturer I llshop's Castle - - Griffiths, E., Postmaster Brem en , - • Keutgen, C., Merchant Bruton - - - - Mitchell, C. C., Solicitor Bridgewater - - Deacon, F., Solicitor Belfast -, - - - G. Emerson and Son, Merchants liallinasloe - - - Boyd, Wm., Brewer Bordeaux - - Cutler, F., Merchant Brec on Maybery and Williams, Solicitors Cork . - - Coates and Lefebure, Merchants Chelmsford - - - Williams, T. W., Auctioneer Chichester - - - Pascoe, 'P., Draper C anisle ‘_ flodgson, T. H., Solicitor f p.neru urir - - Davey, J., Land Agent Corw in - - - Box, W. 8., Solicitor °Chathamrwen • - - Roberts, John, Land Agent Cambridge• - Whitehead, T., Accountant Chard, Dimmock, J., Printseller 1 2 hara. Adney, F., Solicitor ChenilleY - - - Kemton J., Bookse ll er chhuudreihillitret.ton Robi n son , J., Agent Carlow Prowse, j., Draper Cass • - - Johnson, W., Merchant - - Hart, W., Jun., Merchant Bublin - Pike, W. and 1., Wine Merchants Darlington - - - Taylor, W. 1., Druggist Dorkin g Deal _ - Lanham, Hy Agent - Brothers, J.,Chemist De vonport - Tucker, H., un., Solicitor i 3 Psghe Dorcheeter - Froud, J., Chemist b da - - Hamilton, J. B. and IL, Booksellers —onegal - - Rankine, W., Merchant bavrlish - - - Ryles, M., Solicitor /lunge - - Wilson, J.. Draper Enn iscorthy - - Davis, S., Merchant 48°111 - - Darling, J., Bookseller Ellesmore - - - Cooley, C. E., Land Agent Exeter - Balle, T., Bookseller Edinburgh - Veitch, James, Attorney E nniskillen - - Kernaghan, T., Merchant Xinsworth - Stone, R., Surveyor G (l 'APort - - - Wright, A., Grocer Greenwich - - Fisher, T. 8., Draper Gloucester - - Needham, J., Bookseller Gr avesend - - - Fowls, J.. Harmer-street Gal way - - - Costello, J., Wine-merchant Guernsey - Queripel, E., jun., Solicitor Greenock - - - Erskine, H., Merchant ..Gainsborough - - Lovell, G. W., Academy sioniton - - - Robertson, C., Banker Borsham - • F.lphick, G. W., Conveyancer Il averfordwest - - Reynolds, W., Auctioneer MaMpstead - - - Paxon, F., Plumber xfolyhead - - - Roberts, R., Banker Plastings - - Burgess, J., Ironmonger l javre - - - Duteil, L., Merchant mindori - - Harrison, G., Postmaste hull Il uddersfleld - - Battye, T. H., Solicitor • - - Hewitt, T. F., Merchant hitches - - - Allen,G. L. Grocer Balifax - . Garlick, 111. , P., Solicitor I pswich - - - Mills, W. P., Surgeon Isle of Man - - - Hemsworth, C. W., Douglas Kilkenny - - - Prentice, B. M., Banker Kidderminster - Saunders, H., Solicitor. I Gngsbridge - - Jellard, P., Solicitor Limerick - - - Jones, R. L., Merchant „et . - Griffith, J., Appraiser t'aninetcr - - parry, T., Chemist pewter, W., Merchant Leeds ive rpool _ - - - Compton, N., Architect Leith Davidson, J, and Elliston, E., Merchants ells, L L : 0 1 a u : g t o w h r w i s t e m l a l Cowan, C w o s T r M .; . og M el . t , Merchant Merchan t Lyu„ I H . : A s c o a li d e m t y r Leicester - Trull J., Surgeon - • - Edwards, add ~ MMalden - Digby ' ,G. W., Solicitor anchester : - - Langston, E., Sharebroker Maidstone - • - Bartlett, S., Silversmith Monagha n - - Fleming, J., Surveyor gullingar • - Fitzgerald, J. Brewer Morpeth - - Wilkinson, S., Stationer Moffatt - - Reid, T., Solicitor I tidhurst . - Wardroper, E., Solicitor Ne wmarket - - Simpson, A., Bookseller N ewtown - - - Richards, J., Draper Norwich - - - Long, E. S.D., Solicitor Newbury - Ryott, R. A., Chemist N ewcastle Warburton and Co., Sharebrokers N ewcastle Emlyn • Jones, W., Printer Ne wingt -Northampton - - pywell, H., Solicitor on • - Browne, J. 0., Surveyor 11 ,.ewPort I. Wight) - Wray and Son, Merchants '‘,eNvport (Monmouths.) Long, S. Auctioneer Xawestry - Price, Bookseller -akil lunPton - - Townshend, J., Stationer rwlltell Oxford - - Whitby, F., Accountant Penzance Pugh, Hugh, Banker Portmadoc - - Britton, A. K., Banker petersgeld- Lloyd, R. Banker P lymouth ' Duplock, G., Bookseller Paris - D Ship Agen t aly, M., Banker Poole • Saunders, W., - Aldridge and Crabb, Merchants Readingrd - • - Hubbard, W., Accountant Roc - Sheffield - Green, J., Surgeon ha u l m a b - Molesworth, J., Solicitor St. C ol S so t u A th us am tio pton . Mitchell, S., Accountant Stroud -Na chi l l, J., Draper - Andrew, J., Printer Hunter, D'.; Merchant Kearsoy, W. W., Solicitor Shaftesbury - - Brettell, W., Printer Sligo - - Boyle, J ., Merchant Scarborough Merry, W., Academy Stourbridge - Crompton, W. M., Solicits ' Salisbury - - - Fulford, G., Draper S herborne - - - Vicars', J., Printer Somerton - - Walton, V. 8., Auctioneer T ewkesbury - - Thomas, J., Solicitor T4°r niatrY - -T. H. Harris, Agent • Tunbridge - Stunning and Cornell, Solicitors '4`tinbridge Wells - - Delves, J., House Agent vl ., 4 : To i n ga bey :Y : - Jacobs, A., Jeweller Braithwaite, F., Solicitor • Williams, W., Currier - Walkington, J., Chemist Taunton - - - Joyce, J., Chemist Tralee - - - - Benner, A., Solicitor Teignmouth - - Beater, J. Collector Thornbury - - 2 Harris, W. H., agent Woolwich - - - Cassells, W. G., Banker WorceAer Holden, H., Solicitor Worcester - - - Edwards, E., Draper Wincanton Caines, R., Banker W e ton, Palmer, C., Academy Wgton, N.B. - Carson, W., Town Clerk inchester Faithl.ll, E. C.. Solicitor Yarmouth - Cobb, J., Solicitor Yartrt Y eovil - Foggia, J., Bookselle r je rk . Crocker, G., Ironmonger Wagon, G. H., Solicitor. CI , 7 g CORNS AND BUNIONS. NO CHIROPODISTS! !--Nt ; CUTTING ! ! ! PAuus EVERY MAN'S FRIEND is a sure and speedy cure for those annoyances, without causing the least paw or inconvenience_ Unlike all other remedies for corns, its ot.eration is such a; to render the cutting of ;toms altogether unntc.-stary indeed, we may say, the practice of euttin4 corns is at all times highly dangerous, and has been fre. quently attended with laim-ntLble con•eluenc s. besides its liability to increase their grswth. It adheres with the most gentle pres-ure, producing an instant and delightful relief from torture, and, with persevera•icc in its application, entirety eradicates the most in veterate corns and bunions. c Earl Ff seaman In led by the owne also and could 'bearer 111 il• Itural )(loc . laws! !Neve this itor of th e ) g than I t of that; Poor-law v think , hat is the is a P: 0 3ir having ely aA gr icultur urhood of o ld poor 1r the men y low, and ilar state e mploy the case ; land, he his purse ;hire COast, year frooli Luarter fur s through; ,er cent , [sequences, J. F• king lart M easa g; fore Thew' Pa l - . is ult arquis ler in A 'r n griCt rie Pa sse : 1 the ler rs, goodgr , net tie r, goW aII From d ' ate 0 3 be l % the fin e' ,, es tittitit; ...' rbysbi re ' ~1 f per, of the wif'6 woo of .I°l3/4 !Rey' 1' ton, Os'" • FdW ilt° ;e of th Alec' ~t • ie to laud, t. Gr° l ' ajes t ;. 6 ' f . es 1N.0n1,1 Morit berv Vell' teD3V.," s. o f web, „ relic vino' 'abrovr, jp3 ~Vli Lx • >. 19 (' ci" and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for rove, Tontaining P413-LIA I . EXT. 4 131 474 all other NEWS in LONDON up lo that flour. G IIAVESEND STAR PACKET S. FURTHER REDUC TION OF FARES. SLXPENCE AND NINEFNYCE, . Boat and Blackwall Railway Included. From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, Daily Sundays included) at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, Four, Six, and Half-past Seven From the Terrace Fier, Gravesend, At Seven, Half-past Nine, Half-past Twelve, Two,* Four, Six, Seven, and Eight. • On Sundays at Five instead of Two. Fare—Fore Cabin and Secor.l-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and First-class Carriage, Ninepence. Star Office, Gravesend, July 10, 1844. • EASE IN WALKINEL VV IL is LinldAticAml to give BADDELEY, publidty to his i f 3 u o cl;.. S dni T ir ß eol AN Fß D E: PARED LEATHER (so noted for extreme SO I•TN ESS and DU It A 3 LITY), in consequence of the patronage he hss received, and the general satisfaction given by him in manufacturing the above into BOOTS, &c., on his peculiar fitting principle of combining elegance with ease. An extensive assortment of best made articles always ready on sale. E,tablished 50 years. No l 0 , Strand, corner of Waterloo-bridge, London. .71k4rISS CLARA. SEIrTON'S POPULAR ..17 EL. LECTURE on COMEDY, with SONGS and RECITA TIONS, received wi'h the most unbounded applause, will be delivered at the PRINCESS'S CONCERT-ROOM, Castle-street, Berners street, THIS EVEIIING, TIJESDAI, JILT 16, being the last time this season. And en THURSDAY, the 18th, at the GREEN MAN TAVERN, BLACHHEATII, . 2t. Reserved seats, 2s. dd. • commence at Eight precisely. Miss Clara Seytos will shortly introduce this favourite entertain ment at Crosby Hat PAitIAAMEINTARY DIVISIONS. (Prom the Votes and Proceedings of the Houseof Consmoru.) SATURDAY, JULY 13. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Thirty-fifth Clause ( That it shall be lawful for the said Com. missioners, as and when they may see fit, to declare so many Parishes or Unions, or Parishes and Unions, to be combined ititti &buol Districts) I—Amendment proposed, in page 16, line 25, to leave out the words " to declare so many Parishes or Unions, or Parishes and Unions, as they may see f t, to be com bined," in order to insert the words " to combine Unions, or Parishes not in Union, or such Parishes and Unions, " instead thereof I—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause:" The Committee divided:- DISEASED AND lIEALTIIY LIVES ASSURED. MEDICAL, INVALID, AND GENERAL LIFE OFFICE. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Arrangements have been made for Dr. RYAN to deliver LECTURES on Ma evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, and Professor BACRHOFFNEIt on Tuesday and Thursday evenings; these Lectures, as well as the Morning Lectures, will abound in interesting experiments, LoNoßarTom's PHYMOSCOPE hibits the heituin lUCct nit a gigantic scale, curiously contrasted with the llCtng Man. Ctsts of INSCRIPTIONS, taken by Miss Wilson from the WALLS of the TOWER of LONDON, cut by Lord Guilford Dudley and other State Prisoners, as well as WORKS of the FINE ARTS, are magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. ARM STRONG'S HYDRO -ELECTRIC MACHINE, DIVING BELL and DIVER, NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, &c. &c. The Manic is conducted by T. Wallis, Mus. Dec. rpLIE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION X COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM SHIPS are appointed to leave LONDON for— HAMBURGH and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails —Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. HAVRE—Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning. ANTWERP—From Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall—Every Thurs day, at Eleven, Morning. From London Bridge Wharf, for— OSTEND—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. BOULOGNE—Every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Fares, ss. and 4s. CALAIS—Every Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Morning. Fares, Ss. and 4s. HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning. YARMOUTH —Every Saturday, at Six, Evening. RAMSGATE —Daily, at Half-past Nine. 25, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Capital, £500,000. This Office is provided with very accurately constructed Tables, by which it can ASSURE DISEASED LIVES on Equitable Terms. The Extra Premium discontinued on restoration of the Assured to permanent health. INCREASED ANNUITIES granted on unsound Lives, the difiennt varying with the particular disease. MINORITY—AYES, 24. A ldam, William Knight, H. G. "homely. Thomas Bowling, Dr. Manes, Richard Tufnell, Henry Btocklehurst, J. Morris, David Wakley, Thomas Douglas, Sir Howard Muntz, G. F. Walker, It. Duncomhe, T. S. Napier, Sir Charles Warburton, Henry Etwall, It. Ogle, S. C. 11. Wrighston, W. B. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Pechell, Captain Fleetwood, Sir P. Philips, G. It. TELLERS. Grosvenor, Lord It. Protheroe, Edward Cowper, Hon. W. F naives, n Strout. Edward Smith, Vernon Mein - bars of CONSUMPTIVE FAMILIES assured at Equitable Rates. HEALTHY LIVES are Assured at Lower-Rates than at most other offices. , . Policies of twelve months' standing are not affected by Suicides, Duelling, &c. ; and Assigned Policies are valid from the date of the Policy should death ensue from any of these causes. F. G. P. NEISON, Actuary. EDISBURGH—From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, every Saturday and every alternate Wednesday, July 20, 2-1, and 27, at Ten Evening. SALE B Y SII AItE• S, OF THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE PROPERTIES 1. A PRINCELY CHATEAU, with the Grounds and Ap purtenances belonging thereto, situate on the banks of ' • the Lake. of Geneva, Switzerland, valued at • • £32,000 2. A SPLENDID MANSION, and its Dependencies, situated in the town of Vevay, Switzerland, valued at . 3. A FINE BATH HOTEL, and its Dependencies, with a very abundant :Spring of Mineral Water, situated on toe banks of the Lake of Geneva ..... • • • MAJORITY—NOES, lot Adderley, C. B. Eliot, Lord Maxwell, J. P. Arkwright, George Escott, Bickham Meynell, H. Bailey, Joseph, jun. Ferrand, W. B. Miles, P. W. S. Baillie, Colonel Fitzmaunce, W. O'Brien, A. S. Banker, George Forbes, William • Palmer, R. Baring, Hon W. B Forman, T. Seaton Patten Wilson Barrington, Viscount Fuller, A. E. Peel, Jonathan Itentinek, Lord G. Gaskell, J. M. , Poilington, Viscount Iltrraford, Major Gladstone W. E. Pracd, William T. Blackburne, J. Ireland Gordon, Hon_ W. Pringle, A. Bodkin, W. H. Gore, Montague Rashleigh, William Boldero, H George Gonlburn, Henry Rolleston, Colonel Borth wick, l'eteri Graham, Sir James Round, John Botdeld, Benah Greenall, Peter Rous, Hon. Captain Bowles, Aarairal Harcourt G. G. Rushbrooke, Colonel Bramston T. W. Henley, J. W. Sheppard, I'. Bruce, Lord J Ernest Henniker, Lord - Sibthorp, Colonel Buck, L. %V. Herbert, Hon. S. Smith, T B. C. Burrell, Sir C. M. Hervey, Lord A. Somerset, Lord G. Burreughes, H. Hinde, J. H. Sotheron, T. H Cavendish, Hon. 0. Hodgson, R. Sutton, Hon. H. 11 Cnarteris, Hon. F. Hogg, J. W. ' Taylor, E. Chelsea, Viscount Hope, Charles Thornhill, G. Christopher, R. A. Hussey, Ambrose Waddington, H. S. Chute, W. L. Hussey, Thomas Walsh, Sir John Codrington, Sir W. Jernsyn, Earl Wawn, John T. Carry, H. Jolliffe, Sir W. Williams, W. Capps, W. Langston ' J. H. Wodehouse, Hon. E. Darner, Hon. Dawson Lennox, Lord A. Wood, Colonel Darby, George Lincoln, Earl of Wortley, H on. Jn. S Dawnay, Hon. W. Lockhart, William Yorke, E. T. Dickinson, F. H. Long. Walter Douglas, Sir C. E. M'Greachy, F. A. TELLERS. Douglas, J. D S. M`Neill, Duncan Young, John Duncombe, A. Manners, Lord C. Baring, Henry Eastnor, Viscount Manners, Lerd J. From Down's Wharf, Reduced Fares, for— NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight, Eve ning. SUNDERLAND—Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. BRIGHTON and HAVRE—Every Tuesday and Friday. Between BRIGHTON and DIEPPE, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. DOVER and BOULOGNE—The Magician, Daily, according to tide. To secure Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of departure, fares, &c., apply at the Offices, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadenhall-street. Forming a Total of 3,000 £40,000 The Sale will positively take place in the town of Sion, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, on the 16th of SIPTEMBER, 1844. The value of the Shares sold will be deposited in the hands of a Banker in London until the transfer of the property to the new Proprietors. For Particulars and Conditlms of Sale, and for Inspection of Title deeds, Plans of the Grounds and Buildings, Valuations, Prospectuses, &c., apply, to Mr. Frederick Quin, No. 25, Southampton-street, Strand ; and to Mr. Joseph Thomas, No. t, Fineh-lane, Cornhill, London. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY DIVIDENDS AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA contains Money Dividends 4 -£5O £OO £7O £6O £9O £lOO £ll9 £l2O £l5O £2OO £4O £OOO £5OO £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and 23,000 sterling. This Distribution contains as many Dividends as Bonds. Every amid a Dividend! Smallest Dividend - - £5O Largest Dividend - - £23,000 Direct for Prospectus, with full particulars, without delay to lIEINE BROTHERS, at Hamburgh. Or te HEINE BROTHERS, at Lubeck. TMPEREAL AUSTRIAN LOAN o f 30,000,000 FLORINS, authorised by his Majesty the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA. On the 2d of SEPTEMBER, 1844, there will take place at 'VIENNA, the DISTRIBUTION 'of 700 GAINS, amounting to 70,1701. sterling. There being only 700 Bonds in all, each Bond must obtain one of the above 700 Gains, the highest of which are 23,0001., 5,0001., 1,5001., 1,0001., &c. &c., and the lowest 501. each. A few Bonds can be had for 125/. each, or with the deduction of the 501., which they must at least obtain, for 751. Halves and fifths in proportion, being a considerable reduction from the former price. LOAN of the GRAND DUKE of BADEN of 5,000,000 FLORINS, - NEGOTIATED in the YEAR 1841. GUARANTEE SOCIETY. Established by Act of Parliament. SECURITY GIVEN for the FIDELITY of PERSONS in SITUATIONS of TRUST. Particulars may be obtained daily, at the Society's Office, No. 28, •'oultry, between the hours of Nine and Five o'clock. AGENTS. Mr. Nathaniel Lea •Birmingham. Messrs. G. Edwards and Son • • • • ....Bristol. Mr. 11. Callender..... • • • —Edinburgh. Messrs. Alsop and Son • • • • • • •• • •Ilull. Messrs. J. H. and G. Ridsdale • • • ...Leeds. Messrs. Hughes and Ronald • • • • • • Liverpool. Mr. Samuel Taylor • • • • ..... • ..Manchester. F. W. Bulman, Esq. • • • —Newcastle-on-Tyne. By order, THOMAS DODGSON, Secretary. The SEVENTH DISTRIBUTION will take place at Carlsruhe, publicly and irrevocably on the Ist of AUGUST, 1844, when 400 Gains will be obtained. One Gain of 35,000 florins, 10,000, 5,003, 3,000, Stc. The lowest Gains being 65 florins each; and 12 florins are equal to I/. sterling. Price of a share, Ins. • Eleven for 5/. ; Twenty-th ree f or 10/ ., & c. For full particulars and Bonds of the above loans apply to Messrs. J. A. Schwarzschild, Bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine, or, to save postage, all applications by letter can be addressed, Mr. A Schwarzs child, Plough-court, Lombard-street, London. FIMPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, or the sale of their celebrated teas. Offices, No. 9, Great St. Hclei's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. They are packed in showy Idaden canisters, from one ounce to a pound, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but little trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only 1 1s. per annum, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss. Application to be made (if by letter post-paid) as above, PUBLICATIONS. This Day, in 2 Volumes, 145., HIGH LIFE in NEW YORK. By JONATHAN SLICK, Esq. _ . NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY. PICKFORD an.l CO. bea to inform their friends and the public that this Line being open throughout, they are enabled to forward Goods between SUNDERLAND and their various Establishments without change of Truck, thereby ensuring increased dispatch, and at considerably Reduced Rates. Every information will be given at their offices, at Newcastle-on- Tyne ; or in London, at the Castle Inn, Wood-street, City Basin, City-road, Railway Station, Camden Town, 158, Regent-street, 395, Oxford-street. London, July, 1844. QIATE LOAN OF HIS ROYAL HIGH b,:y'rNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF BADEN OF 5,000,000 FLORINS, to be reimbursed with 9,034,055 fl, in lots of fl. 50,000, 40,000, 35,090,,30,000, &c. &c. GRAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUCION on the Ist of AUGUST NEXT, at Carisruhe; Official Bulletins thereof, forwarded immediately to every Shareholder. Price of the Certifi cates 10s. ; Eleven for 51. ; Twenty-three for 10/. ; Sixty for 251. sterling. Payable by Money Orders or Remittances. Apply for full Particulars, without delay, to Moriz I. Stiebel Banker, Frankfort-on• Maine. To save Postages, all Letters ad dressed to Messrs. Stiebel and Co., 8, Lime-street, London, will be promptly forwarded and attended to. London: Jeremiah Row, 132, Fleet-street. Also, The BLACKWATER in MUNSTER DESCRIBED. By J. R. O'FLANAGAN, Esq. 56 Engravings. I2s. CITY OF LONDON FASHIONABLE TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, 52, King William -street, London-bridge. Messrs. BURCH and LUCAS, Tailors, &c., late J. ALBERT, re spetcfully invite Gentlemen and Families to view one of the largest and best assorted Stocks in London, of Superfine Cloths, Cassimeres, and Waistcoating of the most novel designs, Cacluneretts for Summtr Coats, &c. &e., for the present season. The style of cut and snake of every garment are guaranteed equal to the first and most expensive houses at the West-end, and for cash payments a saving of 40 per cent. will be effected, and will be found to the wearer much cheaper than the inferior garments made up by puffing slop-sellers andhosiers, at prices to astonish and delude the public, which description of goods are entirely excluded from this establishment. Just published, price Twopence, CAPTAIN PIDDING'S CHINESE OLIO AND TEA TALK. No. %I. • - 52, King William-street, City, Established ISIS. A large assortment of Summer Over-Coats ready made. IMPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING. JL —A considerable saving can be effected in the purchase of Furnishing Ironmongery, by visiting the PANKLIBANON IRON WORKS, 58, Baker-street, Portman-square, where may be in spected the most extensive STOCK of IRONMONGERY GOODS in the Kingdom, consisting of kitchen cooking utensils, German silver wares, drawing-room stoves, shower and vapour baths; ornamental iron work, garden implements, japanned water cans and toilette pails, best Sheffield plate, kitchen ranges, fenders and fire-irons, tea trays, ornamental wirework, flower stands, table cutlery, &c. Every article being marked in plain figures, at the lowest possible price, will fully convince purchas; to at this establishment of the great advantage re sulting from Cash payments, as the proprietors warrant every article of the very best manufacture, at a saving of at least 30 per cent.— THORPE, FALLOWS, and Co., 58, Baker .street, Portman-square. —A liberal allowance to merchants and captains. SOILED TABLE-CLOTHS and LINENS, at EXTRAORDINARY PRICES. Three yards long real damask table-cloths, each •••• • • • • X 0 5 0 Two yards square damask, each.. • ... •.•••••• • • • • • • • • 0 2 0 Five yards long, splendid damask, each •. • • . Napkins, per dozen Yard-square rich damask, for table use, the dozen.... • . 0 7 6 Irish Linens, a little soiled, 26 yards for Knox's finest Colrain, worth Is. 9d., if clean, 26 yards for 1 5 0 About 1,000 single pairs of linen sheets, from 4s. 6d. to 15s. the pair, those at 15s. being three yards wide and seven yards long. These Goods are Beverage's Samples shown to the Trade early in the Spring, and which are annually sold to Brooks and Co. at the beginning of July. Many ladies who purchased last year having re quested portions to be laid aside, are requested to call and select, as the lots this year are mostly of the finest description. BROOKS and CO., 106, High-street, Borough, facing Union-street. Samples of these goods will be sent to any part of town by horse and cart, if write to, or forwarded into the:country. COFFEE. ALL who prize a delicious Cup of really fine COFFEE are invited to purchase from the Establishment Of SIDNEY and HALL, No. 8, Ludgate-hill. The New Duties came into operation on Saturday, Bth of June, from which day we have reduced TWOPENCE to FOURPENCE per POUND. Black Tea of splendid quality at Three Shillings and Tenpence per pound. _ The Tea Market, No. 8, Ludgate-hill. SIDNEY AND HALL, THE ESTABLISHED TEA. MARKET, upon Ludgate-hill, No. 8 ; SIDNEY and HALL Proprietors. — A further FALL of TWOPENCE to FOURPENCE per Pound upon TEAS and COFFE S. We have this day lowered Coffees 2d. to 4d. per lb., in consequence of the reduced duties upon Foreign Coffees coming into operation. In the sale of the finest qualities of Coffees, we have long stood pre-emi nent as the largest purchasers in the port of London. We are now enabled to quote the very choicest quality at a price attainable by all classes of society. The nobility, families, and large consumers of Teas and Coffees, are invited to compare the quality and prices of all goods sold at this Establishment with those of any other house in the metropolis. The best selected qualities have invariably distinguished Sidney add Hall, and their present ex .ensive sale enables them to sell at prices which can only be equalled by the laigest wholesale houses. As merchants and importers of Teas direct Itom China, and the proprietors of several extensive businesses in London and the largest provincial towns, Sidney and Hall flatter themselves that they pos sess facilities for really cheap selling, which few can lay claim to, and enable them to state most confidently that their establishment' shall maintain its character, as being one of the first and cheapest in London. The importation of Tea is, this season, of unusually good quality; the quantity is also considerably larger than for many previous years, and the anticipation of still larger shipments has had the effect of lowering prices almost to a level with the lowest period in the history of the tea market. Sidney and Hall have therefore much satisfaction in announcing a revised scale of prices, and, confident of superior value, they invite comparison, as the most convincing proof of cheapness and confidence. COFFEES. _ LAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. The decided superiority of this Medicine over every other itherto offered to the public for the cure of those dreadfully painful diseases gout, r` eumatic gout, rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, &c , is so full manifested by the increasing sale, and the testimony of thousands in every rank of life, that those who are aware of the ex. istence of such a remedy, and have not availed themselves of trying its efficacy, cannot truly be objects of sympathy. The testimonials of the astonishing effects of this medicine are universally accompanied by the fact that no inconvenience of any sort attends its administra tion, but that the patient, without feeling the operation of the medi cine, is universally left in a stronger and better state of health than experienced previous to being afflicted with this disease; and in all ewes of acute suffering great relief is experienced in a few hours, and a cure is vrierally effected in two or three days. Sold by 'I homas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and, by his app Ant. went, by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Free 2s. ffd. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PI LLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, W, Strand, London," impressed upon the Government S.xmp a ffixed to each Box of the Gen un.e Medicine. The Public will please to observe that, owing to the duty open Foreign Coffees being now only 6d per lb., whereas two years ago it was Is. 3d., we are enabled to introduce an entirely new class of Coffees to their not ;ce,and we feel assured that a trial is all that is requisite to ensute upprobation. s. d. Triage, or Common Plantation Coffee •••• • • • • .Ceylon Coffee •••.. • • • Fine Plantation Ceylon and Java •••••••• • • • • • • • • •• • Costa Rica, of superior quality ..... ......... 1 6 Very fine La Guayra •. •. . Cuba of very choice quality... .••• • • • Also, • - Mocha, the very finest imported '•• •••••• • • • ...... ••• • • 1 8 The very finest Mountain flavoured Jamaica •• •••••••• • • •• • • 2 0 • -- BLACK TEAS. Upon all Black Teas we have lowered the price 2d. per pound, and on the Finest Qualities, 4d. s. d. Good Common Bla ^k Tea • • • • Good Congou • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Much superior • • • • • • Good strong Congciu, full flavour • . • • • • . • . • • • • ............. 3 6 Strong Congou, blackish wiry leaf Fine Congou. Pekoe Souchong kind • • • • • • • • Finest Congou, wiry blackish leaf, full rich Pekoe Souchong flavour • • • • • • . • Very tine rich Pekoe, Lapsang Souchong flavour, very strong 4 10 Finest Imperial So .:thongs • • The Tea Market, No. 8, Ludgate-hill. June 4, 1844. SIDNEY and HALL, Proprietors, CONTENTS :—Memoirs of the Life of Confucius—The Art of Pre serving Health and Beauty.(continued)—Art of War by the Chinese Hero, Sun-tsze—Songs and Sayings of the Time of Yaou—Chinese Poem, addressed to Dr. Parker, Chief of the Ophthalmic Hospital Staff at Canton—Life of Isin-che-hoang-te, Emperor of China, Builder of the Great Wall, and Incendiary of the Books of the Chinese Empire (continued)—Chinese Ideas of Music—The Bible in Chinese—Chinese Proverbs—The Emperor Kang-he's Table-talk (continued) —Bombay and China—Lotteries—lndia and China—Tea Talk—Weekly View of the Tea Markets—Latest Arrivals from China—To the Tea Trade. Published for the Proprietors by George Berger, 19, liolywell street, Strand, and sold by all Booksellers and Newsvenders. PROLAPSUS, PILES, FISTULA, &c. Just published, bound in cloth, price 55., ; by post ls. 6d. extra. ON the CURE of the DISEASES of the RECTUM and ANUS ; particularly Prolapsus, Piles, Fistula, Htemorrhoidal Tumours, Excrescences, Ulcers, and Strictures, WITHOUT CUTTING or CONFINEMENT ; illustraLng the origin and progress of these diseases, and the success of the Author's mode of treatment in numerous cases, The whole embellished with Plates from Nature. By Dr. SILVER, Physician Accoucheur, No. 70, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury-square, London. Sold by Sherwood and Co., 137, Strand ; J. Olilvier, 59, Pall-mall ; Maclaehlan, Stewart, and Co., Edinburgh; Fannin and Co., Dublin; and also by the Author at his residence. LAMEST ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, ANA ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, Sm. He who in pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or youthfulcharms, A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" Just published (in a.sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price Ss. 6d., or sent by post, free, to a address, Ss. SELF-PRESERVATION 6d., : a Popular Essay on those concealed disorders, originating in youthful excesses, and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration, By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon 11, BEDFORD-STREET, B EDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&c. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in— herent privileges of mankind, ate frequently marred and prevented through the follies and frailties of early indi►sccretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Staffbrd Gazette. 0 The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to all who are suffering from nervous debility and general weakness."—Wakefield Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row; Starie, Tichbome-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane; Gordo'', 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by all nooksellers. At home every der tall three, and from Five till Li ht. POST-OFFICE MELODIES. No. I. Air—" Believe me•if all those endearing young charms." Believe me if each kind, endearing small note That I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were, to go by to-morrow's mail, with its red coat, Like fairy's gift fading away ; They would still be all read, as this moment they are, Let the sealing-wax stick as it will ; And into each cover, without let or bar, I should peep most triumphantly still. It is not while office and place are my own, And my cheeks unprofaned by a tear, That the honour and worth of a Grxme can be known; Tho' my absence might make me more dear; Oh, the eye that has once learned the news of yourhomes, Rill still learn it on to the close; And the hand that has opened a letter that comes, Will open a letter that goes. G. G. 0. BIRMINGHAM ELECTION. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning .M an , an d Ni g ht, thereby in:wising a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. fiEURING FISHING. HOLY ISLAND.—Already are the fishermen activdy engaged in preparations for the herring fishing. This season, new regulations have been issued by the Custom-house, the boats are all marked B. K., and numbered. There are only six boats ;alien here yet, though greater accommodation for curing can scarcely be found anywhere, and all without any charge. EYEMODTIL—AII is life and activity here at pre sent in preparing for the herring fishing curers laying hi stock; and the fishermen are daily employed with their boats and nets.. For tackle and powerful seawor thy boats, especially: the latter, our fishermen are not to be surpassed, scarcely equalled. There will he upwards of forty boats from here this season, most of which are almost new. None of our fishermen are engaged as yet; indeed so far as we know none of them have made any offer. Both parties are deter mined seemingly to take their chance of an every day market, and to let quantity, quality, and demand, regulate ,the price, which is undoubtedly the only fair way for both. The fishermen intend to make a start on Monday night first, when we wish them every success. Indeed their hopes are most san guine, the appearance at present being good. Fin nem are to be seen sporting a few miles off shore, and the gannet, or solan goose, in great numbers hovering about. Some of the fishermen were tempted, •by theappearances the other night, to make a trial with the jigger s; they went off and fell in with a very large shoal of herrings playing; they, however, caught only a very few scores; the quality of_which was much better than we have seen this season. Owing to the recent improvements in the harbour, there will be afforded every accommodation both to curers an 3 fishermen.—Berwick Advertiser. ROYAL COMMISSION 0- 4 . ...... , ...,... ? __p t - ARTS. , . 4 4 ':-,' ‘., r71, ::!' ,.. .'- ' • ; ____.) 4, - ' ,r , ,_,...../ • The final. meeting of the Commissioperss . - the present season took place, on Friday last; . ' =-il --1 77 - sa..-.3 house, Whitehall, when the opinion of the', \W./tit jt s - s s. ' merits of. the respective artists contributing to t, ofik-, ~., tk a ikr tion of fresco paintings now on - v i ew in Westmii .siliAll I - , J. , - was formerly pronounced, by the selection of six from among their number, whom it has been determiriettTh commission to execute works on given subjects for the oration of the new Houses of Parliament. ' The Commissioners present were :—Viscount Palmerston, Lord Mahon, Lord Colborne, Mr. 3facaulay 4 .3lr. G. Knight, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Vivian. His - Royal Highness Prince Albert, the president, and the other absent Commissioners, having previously recorded their opinions in • favour of the Lutists selected, no difficulty arose from their-milt-attendance : and some preliminary business having been transacted, the names of the successful competitors were declared as follow: Charles West Cope, Hyde Park-gate, Kensinteon- gore. John Calcott Horsley, 1, High-row, Kensington Gravel Pits. -•.• _ Williani Dyce, Lt, Royal-terrace, Adelphi.,l • Daniel Maclise, 14, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. Richard Redgraye, Hyde Park-gate, Kensington. . --- William Cave Thomas, 27,. Baker-street, Portman-square. • Mr. Cope, the first-named-gebtleman, received a first class prize of 300/. for his cartoon of " The E%rst Trial by Jury,' In the exhibition of 1843. He has On - Jy one subject • in the present exhibition, a fresco, marked N. 53 in the catalogue, and entitled " The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel." . . Mr. Horsley received a second-class prize of 2001. in 1843 for his cartoon of "St. Augustine Preachin g , to Ethelbert and Bertha, his Christian Quaen." He has two frescoes in the present exhibition, the one No. 9, entitled "Prayer," the border to which was designed and painted 'by Mr. Owen Jones, and the other, No. 63, entitled "Peace.' Mr. Dvce's name did not appear in the caralogne of the Cartoon - Exhibition last year, but he has an exquisite sub ject among the frescoes now exhibiting. It is marked No. 66 in the catalogue, and entitled " Two Heals from a Com position respecting the Consecration of Archluskop Parker in Lambeth Chapel, A.D. 1559." Mr. Maclise, the well-known artist, contributes to the pre sent exhibition a magnificent fresco, thus unpretendingly de scribed in the catalogue—" No. 74. The Kn ight.r Mr. Redgraye, a name also not appearing iii the catalogue of 1843, is the artist of No. 51 among the frescoes now ex hibiting. It had excited considerable notice; and is entitled " Loyalty"—Catherine Douglas barring the door with her arni to withstand the assassins of James I. of Scotland. Mr. Thomas was a successful competitor in 1843, having received an additional premium of 100/. for his cartoon of "St. Augustine preaching .to the Britons." He contributes to the present exhibition three subjects, a cartoon, a fresco, and an oil-painting, respectively - marked—" No. 52. The Throne of Intellect ; ' "`0.54. Philosophy ;" " No. 55. The Throne of Intellect." ' It is understood that the commission to each artist will he to execute a cartoon upon `t given subject, to be afterwards transferred to fresco in the usual manner, for — tF.e decoration of the interior of the House of Lords: The six subjects are, it is suppoSed, intended to fill the six panels, forming the in terior of that apartment. One most important feature is decided upon by the Com missionerss--viz., that they are not to be bound to adopt the work of any one of the above six individuals,: but that artists generally are invited to compete, on the full understanding that the best executed subject wilt be selected: NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14.—The Cornwallis, 72, Captain Richards, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, G.C.8., is expected to arrive in England• about the INh proximo. She left Madras for Ceylon en route on the 18th of May, and was accompanied as far as Trincomalee by the Pilot, f 6, commander W. H. Jervis. She was to touch at the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. She has supernumeraries from the squadron on the station she has left, and • will be paid off at Plymouth it is confidently calculated upon. The Queen, 110, Captain Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart., was paid off, all standing, on Thursday. She will be recommis sioned after the stripping of the Camperdown, which will oc cupy the crew of the latter abott a week ; th'e officers and crew will then be transferred to .the,4Qaeen, who will finish stripping,:and get her into dock for overhaul and refit. The Childers, 16, Commander - Wellesley, was paid off on Thursday. The crew received :their•Wages at the Pay-office of the royal dockyard, as in the enae'Of the Wanderer. She was dismasted on Friday morning, preparatory to entering dock for repair. The Isis, 44, Captain Sir J. Marshall, K.C.H., is ex pected home from the Cape station early in October to be paid off. The Lightning steam-vessel. Master Commander William Roberts, arrived from Sheerness •on Wednesday, and sailed on Thursday evening for Chatham, with the marines from the Queen. The Vindictive; 50, Captain J. Toup NiCela§, was at Val paraiso on the 16th April, awaiting the arrival of the Carp-, fort, 26, Captain the Right Hon. •Lord George Patilet, from Mazatlan, with 2,000,000 dollars aboard, which would be transhipped to the Vindictive immediately on her arrival, when she (Vindictive) would sail for England. The Dido, 18, Captain Keppel, is expected in England in November to be paid off, orders for her return • having been sent out to her on the East India station by tha last over land mail. The Fisguard, 42, Captain Duntze, was at Callao on the 24th of April, all well. The Prometheus, steam sloop, Commander J. Hay, ar rived at Gibraltar last, from 'rangier, on the 24th of June. She made the passage from this port to Tangier in six days. She lett Gibraltar on the 26th ult. for Ascension and St. Helena. Strong winds have been blowing the last few days upon this coast, which yesterday increased in violence, and towards night were very severe; the water rose and dished over the ramparts of the town during the night with fearful rapidity; the wind continues blowing this morniffg if possible with greater force, due west. .The Resistance troop-ship is refitting i:i harbour. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander W. Tringham, came into harbour from cruising off the Suskx coast, and, was paid wages on Thursday. • The Collingwood, 80, Captain Eden, flag-ship of Rear-, Admiral Sir George Seymour, will leave the harbour for Spithead on the 20th inst. The Alligator troop-ship, Master-Commander J. N. King, was at Singapore on the 12th of April. • ~ The Larne, IS, Commander Brisbane, wag; at the Capo Verde Islands on the 15th of April. _ The Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliott, ar rived at Jamaica from Port au Prince on the2d ult. The Rapid, 10, Lieutenant-Commander G. C. Earle, sailed on a cruise from Sierra Leone on the 21st of May. No commissions have yet arrived for the experimental brig , squadron. There are some line specimens of the genuine tar anxiously on the look out for the hoisting the pendant. In Harbour—Queen, Collingwood, Victory, Excellent, Childers, Rattlesnake, Resistance troop-ship, and Echo steam vessel. In Dock—Victoria and Albert, PrinCe Regent, Rodney, Scourge, Pantaloon, Waterwith, Lily, Wanderer, Athol, and Seatlower. DEVONPORT, Jur•Y 12.—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, arrived from Spithead yesterday morning. She will here receive her final orders. The Adventure transport, Mr. Roskilly chaster, sailed for Woolwich and Deptford on Sunday, with Stores. The Swift packet, 6, having refitted, sailedon Saturday for Falmouth. to take out the next Brazilian mail. The Sinbad lighter sailed on Wednesday fbr Portsmouth and Deptford, with stores. The Madagascar, 44, Captain Foote, is daily,expected here from the Coast of Africa. On arrival it is expected she will be ordered to refit, and be forthwith dispatched to augment the squadron off the coast of Morocco. In Harbour—San Josef and Confiance. In the Sound—St. Vincent. PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—Charles EL Douglas (1839) to the rank of commander. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—W. F. Martin, of the Camperdown to the Queen. Commander—l. W. Morgan, to the Queen from the Caul perdown. Lieutenants—A. S. Robinson, to the Porcupine, H. Stokes, to the Tartarus, W. G. Keinsworth, to command the Cres cent, vice Donellan, promoted; H. Loring, W. F. Fead, M. 11. Rodney, C. J. F. Ewart, T. C. 0. D. Whipple, to the Queen; R Hall to the Queen. Surgeons—J. Robertson (b) to the superintendence of the William Jardin convict-ship; J. Acheson, M.D., to the Vic tory; R. H. Brown, to Haulbowline Hospital, Cove; W. Bruce, M.D., to the Queen. Mates—T. P. Cooke, to the Collingwood ; G. Bellis, to the Resistance troop-ship; J. Simpson, E. H. Blake, G. M. Jack son, and A. P. Arkwright, to the Queen. Chaplain—G. R. Lewin, to the Queen. Assistant-Surgeons—H. Trevan and JameS Fisher, to the Queen; John Belcher, to the Virago. Masters' Assistants—M. H. Fowker, to the Victory ; G. Beckett and R. T. Browne, to the Collingwood; J. M. Bushell, from the Tartarus to the Porcupine. Second Masters—J. G. Anderson, to the Queen ;F. Fig den, J. North, W. Wilson, and J. Hancock (all acting), to the Queen. Naval Instructor—G. B. Barnes, to the Queen. Paymaster and Purser—T. Jennings, to the Queen ;G. Dowell, to the Apollo. Naval Cadet—W. L. Gordon, to the Porcupine. Midshipmen—R. G. Pochin, to the Resistance ;J. C. Byng, to the St. Vincent; the Hon. J. Byng, to the Excellent. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—As the readers of your paper of the 9th inst. must have been led by your report of the inquest on the body of a child, who was drowned on Saturday last, to a very en o neous estimate of my conduct, I must beg you will do me the justice to insert this posit ive refutation of the waterman's evidence. When the child was brought into my house, there were not the slightest indications of life remaining. Myers's assertion that the heart was beating is a gross falsehood, for the child was then quite dead. I made use of no such ex pression as " be off with you ;" but I said to the man (who was in a state of intoxication), " close at hand is Charinq cross Hospital, where hot-baths and every thing necessary in these cases are always in readiness — run thither with the child as quickly as you can ;" at the same time I dispatched with him an assistant, to inform Dr. Golding; and, if neces sary, to aid in the measures adopted for resuscitation. In taking these steps I conceived that I was pUrsuing the best means that humanity and prudence could suggest, the hos pital being within two minutes run from •my residence, a space of time infinitely shorter than must be consumed in any private house in getting together and preparing the requisite utensils and auxiliaries, which at an hospital are constantly ready; affording, therefore, more effective means for the re storation of life in cases of emergency than the best directed efforts can accomplish when they have been alayed. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, •JA MES SCOTT. 369, Strand, July 11, 1844. SALES BY AUCTIoN. TO BE SOLD, pursuant to a DECREE of the • HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause WOOD COCK v. TARBUCK, with the approbation of Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one .of the Masters of the said Court, at Wigan, in the county of Lancaster, some time in the latter end of the month of August next. (of which due notice will he given), SEVERAL FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES, situate in the parishes of Rainhill, Prescott, and Sutton, in the county of Lancaster, late the property of John Tarbuck, of Rainhill, aforesaid, yeoman, deceased. Particulars and conditions of sale are in course of preparation, and may shortly be obtained (gratis) at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; of Mr. Gaskell and Mr. John Crondson, both of Wigan, solicitors ; of Mr. Ward, Prescott, solicitor ; of Messrs. Norris, Allen, and Simpson, 19, Bartlett's buildings, Holborn, London, solicitors ; and of Mr. Thomas Oliver, 36, Old Jewry, London, solicitor. The Property may be viewed on application to the tenants. Dated July 13, 1844. PERIODICAL SALE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, ANNUITIES, LIFE POLICIES, and all descriptions of SECURITIES dependent upon Human Life, A DVOWSONS, NEXT PRESENTATIONS, SHARES, DEBENTURES; &c. MESSRS. FULLER and MARSH, having adopted the system of periodical Sales by Auction, are enabled to offer to persons expectant, or otherwise, interested in the sale of the above description of property the most prompt, economical, and satisfac:ory mode of disposing thereof, as by classifying these interests and properties in the same particular and for the same day much expense is avoided and a far greater competition secured. The Periodical Sales for the present year will take place as follow :—Thursday, August 1 ; Thursday, September 5 ; Thursday, October 3; Thursday, November 7 ; Thursday, December 5. The next Periodical Sale will take place at the Mart on Thurs. day, August I. Messrs. FULLER and MARSH beg to call the attention of the public to the economy and expedition of this system of business, as they are, thereby, enabled to put up each property for the small sum of two guineas and a half, including all expenses, should a sale not be effected. Parties desirous of disposing of property of the above descrip. tion, should forward full particulars of the same to Messrs. Fuller and Marsh's offices, on or before Saturday, the 20th inst. Particulars may be obtained at 2, Charlotte-row, Mansion. house, and Croydon, Surrey. To the NOBILITY, GENTRY, the COMMITTEE and MEMBERS of CLUB.HOUSES, WINE.MERCHANI S, HOTEL and TAVERN.KEEPERS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, • and OTHERS. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND BOTTLES of CHOICE OLD WINES, principally Ports, genuine and free from sweetness, a portion of the genuine Stock of a highly respectable old. established Import Wine-house, in the City, disposing of it by public competition rather than subject it to two or three removals, having to carry out extensive alterations and re pairs in consequence of Intended improvements. The seal of the house is on every bottle, and the wines will be delivered to the purchasers from the original bins where they have been de. posited jrom the respective dates of bottling ESSRS. FULLER and MARSH have "keen .v k honoured with instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at the spacious Exhibition Room, 121, Pall-mall, five doors from the Senior United Service Club-house, on THURSDAY and FRIDAY NEXT, the 18th and 19th days of July, at Twelve, A PORTION of the STOCK of a FIRST-RATE IMPORT WINE.HOUSE in the CITY; comprising 20,000 bottles of Port, ranging from two to twenty years in bottle; 1,700 bottles of pale and brown Sherry; 1,500 bottles of Clarets, of fine vintage; Madeira, &c. Messrs. F. and M. feel much pleasure in inviting the attention of their Friendi and the Public to this choice collection of Old Wines, which they can confidently recommend as a portion of the Stock of one of the First Houses in the City, and well worthy of attention. Catalogues may be obtained at Garraway's ; Hatchett's Hotel, Piccadilly; Hen and Chickens, Birmingham; Bush, Bristol; Castle, Richmond; Old Ship, Brigh - .cin ; Dolphin, Southampton; and at the offices of the auctioneers, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. ALSE'S SCORBUTIC DROPS. JL DECLARATION OF THE: GUARDIANS OF BRENT, DEVON. We, the undersigned, solemnly declare that before Thomas Ro bins, one of our parishioners, comenced taking " Ilalse's Scorbutic Drops," he was literally covered with large running wounds (some of them so large that a person mig 't have laid his fist in them); that before he had finished the first bottle he ns,ticed an improvement, and that by continuing them t•r some time, he got completely restored to health, after everything else bad failed. He had tried various sorts of medicines before taking " Halse's Scorbutic Drops," and had prescriptions from the most celebrated physicians in this country, without deriving the least benefit. Halse's Scorbutic Drops," have co pletely cured him, and he is new enabled to attend to his lalmur as well as any vital in our parish. From tther cures also made in this part. we strongly recommend " Halse's Scorbutic U roes" to the notice of the put,lic. Signed by John Mott, sen., Lord of the Manor, John Manning, Pearce, Henry Goodrum', Arthur Langworthy. , . , . une 21, 18 3. _ Wh lassie Agents for London ; Bamlay and Son, Farringeon. street • H.llett, e 3, High Holborn ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Hurtley, 232, Klackfriars.road; Johnston, 68, Coruhill; King, 7, Napier-street, n ar the A bert Saloon, Horton. N.B Pe sure to ask for" Halse's Scorbutic Drops." Sod in Bottles at 2s. 9d. and in Pint Bottles, containing nearly six 2s. Od. Bottles for I Is EXTRAORDINARY TESTIMONIALS. From Dr. Cummins, Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence at the Alderegate School of Medicine. Dr. Cummins presents his compliments to Mr. Paul, and begs to Inform him that his Every Man's Friend has entirely taken away his Corns, and he has recommended it to several of his friends and p.tienrs, and in no one instance has it failed in eradicating buth Corns and Bunions. From Dr. Ley, Midwifery Lecturer, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Dr. Ley rresents his compliments to Mr. Paul, and begs to inform Mu• that his Corn Plaster has aken away his Corns. Similar Testimonials have been received from upwards of one hundred Physicians and Surgeons of the greatest eminence Prepared by John Fox, us boxes, at Is. I or three small boxes in one tor 2s. ed., and to be had of . Mr King, 7. Napier street, Fast, near the Shaftesbury Arms, Hoxton, and all wholesale and retail medicine venders in town and country. The genuine has the name of John Fox on the stamp. A 2a ed. box cures the most dbdurate Corns. Ask for Paull Every Ma's Friend.". Admiss ' ion, It ; Schools, Half-price. 411 EN Elt AL TOM THUMB will POST. VA TIVELY CLOSE his EXHIBITIONS in LONDON on the 20th of July, and immediately leave for several of the provincial towns, Ireland, Scotland, and Paris. The General has had the dis tinguished honour of three times visiting, by Royal command, her. Most Gracious Majesty and the Royal Family. The elegant presents Ilona her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duke of Devonshire, and others, may be seen. The General exhibits in the day time from Eleven to One,-and from Half-past Two to Five, in CATLIN'S INDIAN GALLERY, Egyptian-hall; and in the Evenings ,gives Concerts at the ADELAIDE GALLERY, from Seven to Nine Adunsslyn, • • HABlTS.—Ladies are invited to in spect those made by Messrs. NICOLL, Habit-makers to the Queen and most of the Ladies of the Court. Cards. may be had at 114, Regent-street, London. Messrs. Nicoll offer moderate prices, as a further inducement to a correct fitting habit, . LITERATURE. EMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION. Mortimer, London, 1844. The Author of this work, which embodies the results of a mission to Great Britain and Ireland, undertaken in 1839 and the three following years, is a gentleman named Ralph, late emigration agent for the Government of Canada, who has brought a vast deal of practical knowledge and experience to the im portant subject which he discusses in the present vo lume. Ilia main object appears to be to show the ne cessity of emigration, chiefly to Canada and our other American settlements, for the relief of the home po pulation ; and he states, towards the close of his work, that there is an earnest desire on the part of the Ca nadians to receive emigrants from the mother-coun try, in proof whereof he instances the willingness of the proprietary to devote portions of their territory in free grant to actual settlers, adding that the combina tion of land, capital, and surplus population might be rendered mutually serviceable and available in carry ing on a large, profitable, and creditable system of colonisation. _ To those—and they are a fast-increas ing class—who are interested in the question of emi gration, this work will be found exceedingly useful, if only from the multiplicity and variety of the statis tical facts which it contains. At a meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, on Thursday last, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, Baronet, was elected • president, and Samuel Cooper and William Lawrence, .Esqrs., were elected vice presidents of the college for the year ensuing. SUBMARINE OPERATIONS.—On Thursday week, the smack, Argyle, of Jersey, belonging to a company in the West of England, arrived in Castleton-bay, Isle of Niel', with a celebrated diver, apparatus, &c., for the purpose of taking up the brass guns and other parts of the wreck of the Racehorse sloop-of-war, lost on the Langness-point about twenty-one years ago. On Wed nesday last a great, number of people, gentle and simple, were out at Langness, looking at the diver. The weather was beautiful, and there were persons sailing on that day who had not been •on the water for many years. There was not a single boat left is the harbour. The diver has succeeded, with the assistance of the crew of the Argyle, in taking up about 30 tons of pig-iron, a large quantity of copper, and a large anchor and chain. The diver was - under water three hours at one time on Wednesday.— Isle of Man paper. THE CONVICT BARBER .—We are authorised to state that Sir James Graham has intimated that he can see no ground whatever for interfering with the convic tion of Barber, and that the ship Agincourt, in which that convict and his accomplice Fletcher were passer.- gers, is on her way to her destination. It is believed that if any confirmation of the propriety of the verdict had been considered necessary, that confirmation was furnished in the ingenious struggle to appear to be an innocent man, made by Barber after his condemna tion—a Strug gle which s h owe d h ow i mposs ib le i t was that so clever a fellow could have been made the dupe of one so infinitely his inferior in every respect. DEATH OF LIEUT. EDWARD• ROBERTS.—The ar rival of the Acadia brings the melancholy intelligence of the death of - Lieut. Edward Roberts, officer of her Majesty's mails;: in the steamer. He wakattacked by a fit of apoplexy previous to the arrival of the ship at Halifax, and his recovery was looked upon as so d ou btf u l th at C ap t . Jud kins was sworn in as mail agent at that place. Shortly after his arrival at Boston he seemed to recover partially,but file dis ease afterwards took a more serious turn, and he died at the M assac h u setts General Hospital o n th e 27th June, aged 69, Lieutenant Roberts had been in the British navy more than half a century, and held a Lieutenant's commission since 1810. He had seen much hard service, and participated in no less than thirty naval engagements. He went out as mail agent in the Britannia on her first trip to the United States, had been - in constant service since, and had crossed the At lantic over forty times. He has left a wife in Liverpool, but has no family. His remains were deposited in a vault under Park-street 'Church, Boston. PRAGUE, --- JUNE 2 7. The tranquillity o f thi s c ity has not been interrupted. All the manufactories are in full work, on account of the approaching annual fairs of Bruun and Pilsen. In the crop of a rook, shot the other day in Sussex, were found nineteen grub worms, and seventeen wire worms—a proof that rooks are the farmers' friends.— Hants Advertiser. The mode of popping the question in America now is, not " Miss, will you marry ?" but " Miss, are you in favour of annexation ?" A DROP TOO Muct".—A New York- paper states that a man named Neville is in custody for taking A Drop too much—namely, f or marry i ng M i ss Amel i a Drop, whilst he, bad another wife living. , IN THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, JESSE CATT, at present, and for twelve months past, residing at High-street, in the parish of Graves'end and county of Kent, and being a confectioner and pastrycook,. do hereby give notice that I intend to present a petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, London, praying to be examined tench-• ing toy debts, estate, and effects, and to be protected ftom.all process upon making a full disclosure and surrender of such estate and effects for payment of my just and lawful debts; and I hereby fhrther give' notice that the time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be advertised in the London Gazette and in' the Sun Newspaper one month at the least after the date hereof; as witness my hand, this 9th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1544. JESSE CATT. Witness, It. H. Atkinson, 27, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inii-tields. . I HENRY NODES, at present, and for twelve months past, residing at 22, Robert-street, in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, and county of Middlesex, and being an undertaker, do hereby give notice, that I intend to present a petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, London, praying to be examined touching my debts, estate, and effects, and to be protected from all process upon making a full disclosure and surrender of such estate and effects for payment of my just and lawful debts ; and I hereby further give notice, that the time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be advertised in the London Gazette' and in'the Morning Sun Newspaper one month at the least after the date hereof ; as witness my hand, this 11 th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1844, _ HENRY NODES. . . Witness R. H. Atkinson, 27, Carey-street, insolvent's attorney. SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS. AB. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing • Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, oiposite the Bank of England, submit for choice in their Plate rooms, many_ Patterns of SI LV ER. PLA TE D DISH COVERS, of Sheffield Manufacture, from Fifteen to Twenty Guineas the set, viz. -- Double Dome Pattern. The Melon Pattern. Size. s d. Size.X. s. d. Plated Dish Cover, 2olsl, 5 Fl 6 1 Plated Dish Cover, 'al in. 5 17 0 Dish Cover, 181 n. 4 7 6 1 Dish Cover, 16 in. 4 14 0 Dish Covers,l6 in. 5 13 6 2 Dish Covers,l4 in. 6 6 6 Per set .£l5 13 01 Per set .. £6 17 6 The above have silver handles Sand mountings, and silver shields for vaeraving the crest or coat of arms. A Price Current, illustrated by Drawings, and containing every information relative to the purchase of Silver or Sheffield Plate, may be had on application, or will be sent into the country, fret of postage, in gnawer to a paid letter . • DETERMINED SUICIDE. On Saturday last, near midnight, a young man named John Cardew, of the Strand, Hayle, whose father was an Excise officer in that place, put an end to his existence by cutting his throat with a razor. Decease I was a sailor, and some months since he was disabled from following his occupation by repeated attacks of ill-health. Latterly, he suffered from abscesses in the lungs, and the disease made such inroads on his constitution that, for several days past, he was compelled to sleep in an erect position, and his family were hourly expecting that his disso lution would take place. On the night in question, he requested some of his family who were in the room to go down stairs, as he thought if he were left in quietude he might fall asleep. They had scarcely reached the passage below, when, to their surprise, they heard him walk across the room, and back to the chair in which they left him. Shortly after they were startled by a dismal shriek. His sister and others immediately ran to his room, and when they entered it, he was sliding off the chair on to the floor, his body and the table before him being deluged with blood. They imagined that a blood vessel had burst in the lungs, but on looking on the table they saw, to their horror, a razor covered with blood, and on lifting the body, a frightful gash across the throat. On Monday an inquest was held on view of the body, when, from the evidence given, it appeared that deceased had repeatedly applied to the boards of the Merchant Seamen's Fund at St. Ives and Fal mouth for relief ; but owing to some informality in a certificate the board relief was refused, and that re fusal preyed so much on his mind that it never for sook him. The jury censured the conduct of the boards for the loose manner in which the wants of seamen were attended to, and were of opinion that the disappointment experienced by deceased, added to the weak state of his body, caused him to commit the dreadful act; nevertheless they returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity.—Devonport Independent. TWEED FISHINGS.—During the week the fishing stations below the bridge have continued to be very productive. On Monday morning at the Carr-rock 120 fish were enclosed at a haul ; on Tuesday at Hallow stell, one of the stations near the mouth of the river, in three successive hauls, 131, 80, and 50 were brought to shore ; and at Outwaterstell 121 were taken at a haul. The season for grilses is at present very promising. The small quantity of water at present in the river pre vents the fish proceeding up any length ; they are to be seen very plentifully sporting in the bay, and all that is wanting to induce them to ascend the river in greater numbers is more rain.—Berwick Advertiser. THE IVEATIIER AND THE CROPS.—We have this week had an opportunity of taking rather an extensive sur vey of the progress of of the crops in the West Riding of York and the southern division of Lancashire. The hay harvest in these districts has become very general. The crops are extremely light, but not more than one- third an average, and the meadows, both upland and by the sides of the rivers, will afford but little employment for either the mowers or the hay-makers. The oats are short in the straw, and somewhat deficient in corn, but not nearly to the same extent as in the dry summer of 1826, when commercial and aggricultural distress was so prevalent. The potato crop has failed in some parts of the country, but the quality of this invaluable root will probably be generally good, and free from that excessive moisture which is often complained of in wet seasons. The turnip crop is unpro mising ; in many fields the seed has never germinated, and in others the fly has been very destructive. Beans are generally stunted in the straw, but tolerably well podded. The wheat crop looks uncommonly well, and will, according to present appearances, yield more than an average produce. There is scarcely a field in this part of the country where it is laid, there is no rust or mildew ' and the verdant hue of the ears and the straw is quite refreshing. This will be thought extraordinary, seeing that in the months of March, April, and May, there has only fallen one inch and a half of rain, while in those three months, in an average of years, the quan tity is upwards of four inches. The corn harvest will, this year, to present appearances, be two or three weeki earlier than usual. This is generally a great advantage, from the days remaining long and the sun powerful, and it may ac count for the depreciation in the price, in our principal markets, of both the Michaelmas and Lent sown corn. There has been some rain since Wednesday evening, but the land is still thirsty, and there exists the strange anomaly for a general wish for rain, among the farmers, in the midst of the hay harvest, from a persuasion that it will do more good to the other crops, and to the after grass, than it will do harm to their scanty and easily secured crops of hay.—Leeds Mercury. EXHIBITION OF A LION AND LIONESS CUB BEFORE THE COURT.—Mr. Van Amburgh, who had been exhibiting his extraordinary feats with his collection of trained animals in the Bachelor's-acre, at Windsor, since the preceding Mon day, had the honour of receiving her Majesty's commands to attend at the Castle, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of exhibiting before the Court two beautiful cubs, a lion and a lioness, only a fortnight old, whelped during Mr. Van Am burgh's stay at Warminster, on the 26th ult. The period appointed for Mr. Van Amburgh to be in attendance at the Castle being the very time that he was engaged in the dens of the wild animals at his exhibition in the Bachelor's-acre (at which upwards of 1,500 persons were present). Mr. Wal latt, the " Re: Jocundi" of his establishment, had the honour of submitting these two perfectly docile cubs for the inspec tion of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince A:bert in the Queen's drawing-room, where also were present her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Countess Josephine Wra tislaw, Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Hon. Misses Liddell and Paget, the Earl of Morton, Capt. the Hon. Nelson Hood, and the several members of the Royal household. Her Majesty appeared to be much pleased with the gambols and playfulness of the E XECUTION: lion and lioness. HORRIBLE SCENE AT AN EXECUTION.-011 the Bth inst. Pierre Lescure, who was accused of the murder of his father, but not brought to trial for want of sufficient evi dence, and who has since been condemned to death for making away with his uncle, was executed at Riom (Puy. de-Dome). The circumstances attending the execution were most horn fying. Being a man of herculean strength, he was bound in prison with an unusual weight of chains. It required at least half an hour for the smiths to unrivet them. Lescure was much weakened by his confinement, and assistance was offered to him in walking to the scaffold, but he declined it and went forward, and even ascended the ladder with .a firm step. Fearing resistance the executioners of St. Flour and Moulins were called in to aid the executioner of Riom. When Lescure appeated on the platform, his tall and athletic person towered above them and the priest who attended him. Unfortunately he was not bound with suffi• cient force to the swing -board, which also was too short for his length, so that his neck went beyond the groove, and the axe, when loosened, fell on the wood of the frame, and only wounded its intendedvictim. Upon this the executioner from St. Flour got astride on the head of Lescure, but the convict struggled from the grasp, and, breaking his bands, rose again, with his shoulders and breast covered with his blood, his face flushed, and his eyes haggard, uttering cries that struck terror to the heart of every spectator. The priest approached the wretched man, and, presenting to him the image of Christ on the cross, succeeded by his exhortations in prevailing on him to again submit to be bound. Again the axe fell, and again missed its mark, only enlarging the first wound, Lescure's cries became still more astounding. The people shouted with indignation, and pressing round the scaffold, were on the point of overcoming the gendarmerie in attendance, while the priest, whose surplice was covered with blood, embraced and did all in his power to console and calm the mutilated man. The three executioners were for a time completely paralysed; but at last one of them mustered resolution enough to fix the devoted head in a proper posi tion, and the axe, already stres.ming with blood, fell a third time, and completed its task. The three executioners are, it is said, to be dismissed from their offices.— Ga/ignani. NOT MERELY A CURB BUT ALMOST A MIRACLE, EFFECTED BY HOLLOWA.VS PILLS.—Mrs. Curley, resid ing at 15, Green-street, Bonner-street, Bethnal-green, had been dangerously ill for two years, was a patient at the London and Bartholomew Hospitals, and told that. her stomach and kidneys were much diseased. could keep nothing whatever on her stomach ; she was likewise a dreadful sufferer from piles: finally, she got so bad as to keep her bed for nine months, from which dangerous state she has just been restored to the full enjoyment of health, by the means of these extraordinary pills. Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's es tablishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis); and by almost all respectable vendors of medi cine th roughout thv civilised world. RETURN OF MR. SPOONER. Mr. Scholefield's committee gave Mr. Spooner three more votes than reported by his own friends. Throughout the whole day the best feeling prevailed in the borough, but it was not a little remarkable to ob serve the impression amongst the working classes in favour of Mr. Spooner. There can be no question that Mr. Scholefield's defeat is in a great degree to be attributed to the disunion created in the Liberal ranks by the conduct of Mr. Sturge; but still, as will be seen by the numbers polled by Mr. Spooner, the opinions which he represents have made a great advance. At the first election, when Mr. Spooner started, he polled only 940; at the second, 1,800; and now his third and successful attempt, 2,101. After the state of the poll had been declared, Mr. SPOONER presented himself at one of the windows of the Public- office, and was received with a burst of enthusiastic cheers from the electors, who occupied the whole of the street in front of the building. When the acclamations had subsided, the Hon. Gentleman said, he thanked the electors sincerely for the honour which they had conferred. It was a common adage, " When rogues fell out, honest men came by their own."— (Laughter and cheers.) This had been verified by the result of the contest which they had that day brought to so glorious and triumphant a close. Ho could only thank his numerous friends, canvassers, and agents, for their incessant exertions in his behalf. He was well aware that men were too apt to attribute such effects to the personal claims of the individual in whose behalf they were made ; but in this instance he was satisfied it was not the character of the man, but the cause in which they were embarked that had contributed to their sue cess.—(" No, no," and cheers.) He believed he had been merely the humble instrument in achieving a victory, the benefits of which he sincerely trusted would be sensibly felt by the borough which he now had the honour to represent.—(Cheers.) He hoped they would permit him to offer to the Conservative electors of Bir mingham his congratulations on their having achieved a share in the representation of the borough, to which they were justly entitled, and which ought never to have been refused, and which he boldly affirmed would never be rescued from the party into whose hands it had now been committed.—(Loud cheers.) He had also to con gratulate them that the name of "Radical Birmingham" had been extinguished, and that the Whig faction, who had so long attempted to govern the town, had been brought to its proper level.—(Hear, hear.) They had suffered, most justly suffered, the defeat which they merited, and which invariably attended all wrong- headed politicians, who foolishly led men to lengths which their judgments condemned.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Spooner, in continuation, observed that as there were many present who had not had an oppor tunity of hearing him express his sentiments on the pre vious day, he would repeat what he then said, in order that there might be "no mistake" in the minds of any of his supporters as to his political opinions. The Hon. Gentleman here entered into a recapitulation of the leading topics of his speech at the nomination, and pro ceedei to say, that so long as the present Government adhered to the spirit of the Constitution—so long as they carried out those principles which had placed them in power—so long might they depend on his support ; but he hesitated not to say that a deviation from that con stitutional course on the , part of her Majesty's Ministers would meet that opposition from him which he was sure his constituents would wish him to offer.-- (Cheers.) He was free to confess that events had lately taken place in Parliament which were not cal culated to raise that House in the estimation of the country. There had been two or three Ministerial measures which had been handled and dealt with in a manner unworthy of the men who had the conduct of them, and unsatisfactory to the country at large. Twice or thrice had the House, of Commons come to solemn decisions on the most important national points, and as often, at the bidding of the Minister of the day, rescinded those decisions and exhibited a weakness and imbecility unworthy of the British Senate.—(Hear, and applause.) The llon. Gentleman, in conclusion, complimented the Mayor for the firmness and impartiality which he had exhibited in the discharge of the onerous duties of his office, and which was worthy of all praise ; and retired from the window amidst loud and enthusiastic cheers. Mr. SPOONER subsequently addressed a meeting of the non-electors in the large room of the Public-office, and on his return to his bank in New-street was loudly cheered by the populace. Neither of the other candidates made their appearance at the close of the poll, nor was any public demonstra tion made by their friends. Indeed it is reported that Mr. Sturge left town by the 2 p.m. train for Gloucester, and " has not since been heard of." The official declaration of the poll will be made on Monday, at 12 o'clock, but we need scarcely say that it will not affect in the slightest degree the final result, Mr. Matheson, M.P., who is proceeding to the Pyrenees for his health, has paired off for the remainder of the session, with Alderman Copeland, M.P. _ _ _ _ Mr. John Dalrymple ' M.P., for Wigtownshire, has paired with Mr. C. Leslie, M.P. for Monaghan, for the rest of the session. DEAL.—On Friday last, about eleven o'clock, this town was visited with a thunder storm, accompanied by deluging torrents of rain, which lasted, without any any intermission, nearly an hour and a half. The quan tity of water which fell dining the above period was enormous, and unexampled in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant. Several cellars and low apartments of the inhabitants were considerably inundated, and the streets, from the depth and rapidity of the water, in a very brief interval were rendered quite impassable. In, some instances, boatmen were obliged to push off preci pitately to their galleys and punts anchored afloat, in order to bail them out, and prevent them sinking. What is very remarkable, the liquid torrents did not extend much beyond two miles.—Kent Herald. IRISH RAILWAYS.—The preparatory prospectus of the Irish Great Western Railway .has been issued. It is proposed that the line shall run from Dublin to Mul lingar and Athlone. It is to diverge from the Dublin and Cashel Railway at or near Lucan, and running thence by or near the towns of Leixlip, Celbridge, May 'moth, Kilcock, Enfield, Clonard, Kinnegad, and -can, to Mullingar and Athlone, being a distance of sixty ' six statute miles. The expenditure has been estimated by Sir John MTeill at 11,0001. per mile. The pro posed capital is 730,0001, BUCKINGHAM;: JULY 13.—The Duke of Buckingharnavy a grand enter tainment yesterday at Stone, to the 'judges, magistrates, clergy, and to the counsel on the Nortii;kVircuit. Above one hundred persons set down to a sumptimits dinner. The gorgeous display of gold and ,silver plate was truly maga. , ticent. Amongst the company were; Baron Alderson, who introduced a PruSsian judge, the High SheriiTof the Countv, Lords Brougham and Nugent, the Bishop of Lincoln, Sir Thomas. Aubrey, Bart., Chairman of the Garter Sessions,. Sir J. Chetwode, Sir Harry Vesey, the Mayor of Bucking ham, &c. Justice Williams was detainediu Court till a late hour, and was prevented attending the bar - alga. This morning Baron Alderson proceeded' to Bedford, to open the Commission. Justice Williams is likely to be de tained in Court the whole of the day. - Baron Alderson, in passing sentence on John Holbrook, who was convicted of setting fire to a rick Of wheat, said that in all cases of arson, where the evidence was dear and satisfac tory, it was his intention to trans p ort. for life. There are several cases of arson on the Circuit,' antT particularly in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. On the 17th and 18th of this month a temperance and peace festival will be held in the Park at Harwell- house, near Aylesbury, the t esidence of Dr. Lee. A large company is ex pected. • No. 16,198. LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING JULY 16, 1844. PRICE sd. llAr a- 07 11 1 s e g. 1010 of the icor