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„,, . . ..• .• • -404 T .o.vi. _ MR. GU_ , d RNET.'OI!.t.A .\ 4 - 0 ,- - , , t . , - e"""`li r;g1174” • , Os. Jittf, k MAN U 11N, -VhD , . ~.,„ , „ .Iu MORO' ed uP° ° je know , I joine d beitig No. 14,500. LONDON. 'TUESDAY,-EVENING EDITION,-FEBRUARY 26, 1839. PRICE 5d ICO7TRACTS FOR OILS, SOFT SOAP, ROSIN, AND GLUE. I)EPARTAIENT OF THE SFOREKEEPER-GENERAL OF TTHE NAVY, SOMERSET-PI-ACE, FEB. 21, 1839. HE COAIMISSIONERS for EXECUT tP, ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of ,P.,„uNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE mD 43, hereby give Notice, That on THURSDAY, the 7th .arch next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with laies ty Pei Dsonsock Var as may be ith willing to Contract for supplying her ); as w OILS—GALLIPOLI SPERMACETTI NEAT'S FOOT. SOFT SOAP. ROSIN. Pistrib And GLUE. , utions of the articles, Samples of the Soap, Rosin, and and For ms ef the Tenders, may bc seen at the said Office. Tend er w il l be received after One o'clock on the Day 4 4', nor any no ti ce d , un l ess t h e P arty atten d s, or an T'rit for him duly authorized in writing. 11:yery Tender must - be addressed to writing. Secretary of the Ad 'nfor4altT. and bear in the left hand corner the woras " Tender _," and mus t a l so b e d e li vere d at S omerset - p l ace, Ileth°'e for Gallipol i Oil accompanied by a Letter signed by two 4Pl3nsible pers3ns, engaging to become bound with the per "tendering, in the sum of 500/. for the due performance of e the v Contract, and by one surety in the sum of 251, per cent. slue, for each of the others B REF ----- F ------ lILD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MAN. CHESTER RAILWAY. ()TICE is hereby GIVEN, that the IX nALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the )7, ' S ad, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Corn -1:' , will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 27th day of February , etas at Tvrely e o ' c l oc k at noon, at the Alb i on Hotel, in Man ''"2er, in the County of L ancas t er . Dated this 26th day of January, 1839. WHARNCLIFFE, Chairman. — ll° 1 5, Pi dilly, Manchester. U-7-4;---ItK HOUSE CONTRACTS.— .1 1 Y V To Flour Dealers, Mealmen, Butchers, Cheesemongers, pt and Pork Sellers, Grocers, Milkmen, Pot a t ee De a l ers , , i t n 'en, Tall ow C handlers, Linen and Woollen Drapers, Ho ,,oennr,esieeirtl-litkbeerrs:lashers Hatters, Coal Merchants Leather Sellers, t,,,, Printers, Hatters, Stationers, and all others whom it may siThe Trustees of the Poor, of the Parish of St. LEONARD, Sh °REDITCH, Middlesex, will meet in the Vestry Room, i„oreditch Church, on TITESDAY, the 26th day of February, p i i', at Six o'clock in the Evening precisely, to receive and and contract for the supply of PROVISIONS 0 , Other ARTICLES in the above-mentioned Trades, for t r tse and consumption of the Poor of the said Parish, from ti , _ 6 th day of M arc h to the' 29th day of September, 1839. tait d e te form of Tender, and further information, may be ob lk, bY applyin g t o t h e Cl er k to the Trustees, at the Work , -,(*), from Ni ne o ' clock till One, anti from Three till Five. rebruat._.____.._.L', 1839 . JOHN WARE, Clerk. NIEDIC AL AGENCY, 13, John -street, beg Adelphi, removed from George-street.—Mr, Lane c A s t ° aPprise filoprofess ion of the above removal of his Offi t:' W that he is - olt ssioned to treat for the disposal of se -4t Tfirst-rate practices, c'n on terms from 1,000/. to 4,000/., with 4 3 ' ear ,s' introductory partnership and :numerous minor ones ten nt ,...n!l 'without Retail in London, and many of moderate rOjr..." In th e count r • some on very easy terms ; and Che ti,„; a nd Druggists from 500/. to 1,5001. Also Dentists' Prac tilt ird P artnerships, from 500/. to 2,000/., which, es well as sti llt - in n tre, are of a superior ' class, and will bear the strictest p i , /* kicrlttal applications between 12 and 4. Letters to be post ----......___________ IRAMSGATE. , LET, with I mme di a t e P ossess i on , a 41 ti . l '' l ltteion s d ou bl e-fronted SHOP and PREMISES, W ' e oll 4ted for a Wholesale and Retail Trade ; Linen and For en T3rapery, or Grocery, parti cu l ar ly. /4 )( l. .rticula rs app l y, post-paid, to Mr. W. 11. Brewer, 26, 7->_.qt -street, R am s gate. 1,9 CAPITALISTS, PERFUMERS, AND OTHERS ti DELCIMIX and CO.'s celebrated PE It - PIi„Fi.ITATERY BUSINESS, with the extensive anti:splendid VATV I ,,,SES, 158 New Bond-street, to be SOLD by PRl thit," ‘ - tONTR.ACT, pursuant to an Order of the Court of it tery, hi s} , e '.. well known th a t thi s B us i ness em b races suc h di st i n. or thisniatronage of the Royal Family, Nobility and Gentry P"titableipgdorn, as erit. to render its purcha s e a p er f ec tly sa f e an d tivestrn Applications to be made (post paid) to Messrs. PARKER, TAYLOR, and ROOKE, 3, Raymond-buildi ngs , G ra y' s I nn , *--......... °I whom Cards to view the P rem i ses can b e h a d. ..--......_____ . rh t , LOCOMOTIVE POWER. 4:(1t; MANCHESTER AND LEEDS t4ett4,l RAILWAY COMPANY a, e desirous of making ar .,„Thent.' with competent part for the SUPERINT END 111:°the STEAM-ENGINE DEPARTMENT, on one te f,ollowing plans, viz ; Tut h i contract w'th competent and respoes ble parties to mile the nee slary power, at a fixed once per passenger per sith ' and per ton of goods per mile, or per trip ; the Company tki ers tlPplying the necessary capital for purchasing, the engines Int erecting suitabl- establishments for repairs, or otherwise, as „Y,be agreed upon. t i e '', To engage an individual of fir .t-rate ability and expe te n ee in steam eneines and machinery, and in the superin 4:deuce of workeMen, who shall manage the locomotive ...nob-tient for the Company, and direct ali its mechanical 'Petitions. N 3 d, To cont rac t w i t h experienced and respon-ible parties al engard in the l ocomo ti ve engine business, to keep the 4 44 Patly s engines in th e hi g h est state (,f working efficiency, a t C o nunission on th- wor k per f ormed by the engines ; the ot ° l l Patly either p rov idi ng th e requ i s i te work-shops and tools, or Zise, as may be agreed upon. ' lt is exp ec t e d t h at a part o f th i s Railway will be opened or tirs'r!Y next, ear l y app li cat i on i s indispensable. With persons th e ate tal en t an d respons ibili ty the Company will treat on t,,tl,l"l_°st liberal terms. Applications (post paid) to be addressed Chairman. and endorsed Locomotive P.,wer." Th e p JAMES WOOD, Chairman. `pany's Offices, Clowes's Buildings, Hunt's ank, Manchester, February sth, 1839. Q. Ry, DECIDED NOVELTIES. '"DLE'S DUPLEX FOUNTAIN INKSTAND, to contain at once Black and Red Ink. Obviously a most useful improvement." IDDLE'S UNIVERSAL PEN . HOLDER.the 4 be: t "t Improvement over all others, and unquestionably G. n iN welave ever seen." te g iY 4 " 1 /LF'S REVOLVING TOP INKSTAND, " rtg3ooo4 portable or desk Inkstand at a moderate cost ;" and ',.‘ l( ~,L E' S CORONET and DIADEM FOITN TAIN t ' el 4 - 4 „, 41 , P4 D5, with silver or silv „ er-gilt garniture, " the - NI mot elegant now in use; may each be had of. the ~Ev r enders of G. RIDDLE'S (ORIGINAL PATENT). nir e ,Pointed PENCILS and Lead Points; G. Riddle's ne,,,i'nlberland Lead Writing and Drawing Pencils. Patent 41c10) "'rical-stoppered Bottles Scents, &c. Patent Five -teguarded Locks, &c. Sc ' c &c. in lowa and Country. Itlanufactory, 172, Blackfriars.road, London. I AvIES'S CANDLES , 61 per lb.; Wax N,. C andles, l s . 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Cocoa Nut, 6 (i ext a fine W ax Wick Moulds, 7id. ; transparent Wax, I 'ol o , terniine Sperm, Is 9d. ; genu i ne W a x, 2 3 . Id. ; 1,b4 claP, 46 3., 545., and 60s. per ll2lbs. ; Mottled, 625. rnw„ s • ;. Windsor Is 44. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Arind,or Is. 9d..; Rose, 2s. ; Camphor, 2s. ; Almond, Ff.l;.lsuPerfine Sealin g Wax, 4s. 6d per lb. ; genuine VOr p ' OS. per gallon. ' t • k ar j B n, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, s ' l an opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-House. 08INsoN,s BRILLIANT CHEAP' r 4 . AL R LIGHT. kttirer ORINSON and CO., Patentees and Sole Alanu rapinii_a ( 0 3 f the PATENT IMPROVED LAMP, for _ b ur ning acheapness, li,3,sa'f,et_r spirit, which excels in power of li l ght,ch p other e naphtha „ 4 _ t ,nps, is theY spirit, 4 most perfectness of management, use al 4rritobnistigturte for go, an excellent, cheap neOe t a l ,ll l7 i he lig e h x t pe n nse of oil or candles, free 11 . AiaB(', dirt, or sparks , and not affected by frost. '"P:selY anyit.uaanndtite°. i n _ , A , P o:tt Letter oYE ~ being distillers of the naphtha, can I‘ P° Paid, to the Patt Prices will be sent, by apply- P ate e n rn te s e an s d 19, Minories, Aldgate. WTHE N D ~. 11 ' ~:.;,"1 WATERPROOF CLOTHING. _ • -'4"-00E, TAILOR, 69, CORN PZoaluable zIeLL, vras the first who puly p iataVe e d ve a r n y I)t" °f;golflrEWlT,t7r WATER, WITHOUT IM 'bjeetio G t he FREE ESCAPE of PERSPIRATIO h N eIit r i ; Ill i lelci tit tl osb s ° justly urged against the unsightly and t o u n n devotea -,,° the 5 . 1 ,1" W. E., after a long period of a ` i i. 411 07. 1 1 e . c a t r , and having ascertained . fully oireca te th t e te r n ela i tive merits 4tiqszi!.is 'otichtztzsers i i o n r ce a public can eor!- nd perfect efficiency ofthe 13 . 7- Witter -proofing Cor p npany's process, (43, e ki) ,atPrcof Great and Frock Coats, P . ll(l lV C st ts Cloaks, laa '- ' irousers &e made of every descriptioa o o f a Material w ; IV,iethe ratich ap ' prov . eit CODRINGTON FROCKS, a ne li ßtit r ß P , r ,l ) of Garment, particularly gentlemanly in appearance, A „ ~ convenient. variety kept as specimens, at 69, CORNHILL. h 4 RFIELD'S DIAMOND PLATE POW lilt • DER, warranted not to wear the Plate. albsTiltantly clears tarnish and dirt, and magically produces to; most to Polish upon Gold, Silver, Plated Goods, l aq 'n, elver, and makes British Plate, Zinc, and Pew p Isld, aS White as the best Silver. .attor,'"htlesale and retail, at Hallet and Co.'s British Plate ii;tt erri ) a , 41, Ludgate -street. No.iithemist to the Queen,l Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight . I . 'oa re "tie street, Leicester - Poole, Manchester t ha neli Holbrook, 115, Grafton-street, w o reet , No. 84, Lombard-, Dublin 11 , ,47 ;Parkinson, Birmingham 4ratt Aid, pen ehurch-street 'Nettleship, Lincoln . ;Bml_, Carmarthen Bloomfield, Poole, Dorset. N4qtN'T the Manufactory, 92, Fenehurch-street. 11 --,pi 8 WANTED for every Town in the Kingdom . . _ite, cleaned with this powder will not again tarnish. 4 9 1 1 ., 41 -F 3 F,AI A RL F-STREET , PICCADILLY. "Ni and HEARING. in,, 1 A,L s - S' newly TESTIMO 1,,,,,11t,i on the Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMON • - sqr F. EP - p . er son,. •At_ LE LENSES and VOICE CONDUCTOR for li t „ e l ha,e Prom James Blundell , Esq M. I) . : Ar e b ,,terl ~,„_.r in lv tri,zit for some ' time the 'Messrs. :Gl:mons' newly v,, , ar p e g . c . tacle Lense, and have experience I much benefit ; they le, , gr em _rable .to inivision than a , ,v other Lens ; the relief is 5,,,n0t: th,'..? p!wtictil dr by cansile light, - and in course of use for a Ri.44;sti he 'r !no clearness et the transparency bring; every object 4 ' m ay IteLne,Tic n ai be fully appreciate t only by those who, Ike need of them. 1 / 4 I V:* I, G ..-„, , " JAME; BLUNDELL, M.D. 111,,-• e, ther—, kseorge-stree. Westminster e o let;i i n....loot l , e , r ri s e ig ,s led, have bt:en ftsrssine time making use of ion .ee to ..7 a irOrd to impel fect vision y invented Spectm:e Lenses ; the astonishing its p ev erY *VI gives them the decided prefer nt „„ - Yery 0 ,,, e • er kitid of Lcn;—the clearness or the transparency 'Ple,,,.'illitt e p: rt c t vet , / distinct, and enables individuals to view the ?Ileo ' l bY c an dle. with perfect accuracy. They are particularly t' " - r a j telt aod l e ) IF4ht, as t h ey lo- ai r appear cooling to the sight, and rilliant light.—Dr. James Blundell, M.D. I, Great br. ipla e , t._ esyninster ; John Hooper, Esq, Surgeon, 22, New ll,Kith ilato;-;nnington ; Dr. G. Sigmund, M.D., 24, Dover-street ; „ e Yo r Z ,Dabsin t a , nl, 3Lp., Bro.d.st-e , t-buildings ; Dr F. H. Rams ,Zleet , 111 , ke e, 'ke e 4 B road - street ; Dr. H. Colnuru, M D., 2 . a, Her- F ., ;(1. 44 4ni . j a'v le'ettli'grie, 7%,y1-I'..snYt,‘sNa'hvltirEol! i'f.:-Taz:mat.- -I,,.l3.ewo r ic h st , -,t; Iv..z ng ith: z.;4q , Denmark-hill W.' Day, 1 lt, arz•o n to i l , r. Griffiths, rsq , Hammersmith ; W. Joncs, No, 4 cii , g t,_ .p.bihrmary for Females, nrosvenor-square." ~ s r eel d nese testimonials before the Public, the Messrs. S - ' ellki ' l ' ; ' :' i s sci e sl, l 7 l ?!.t o state that tlieir Vot . e C nductnr, tor Deaf Olin ' and the f ,v fits into the cavity of the ear, not . the least pr_ 11.tej e Ine,, 1,, athtest whisper at a puh!ic assemitly is . he ird with ~.N , t s . l e,..s th e ic"„"e i ntnnttant new inventians arc patronise Iby their 'nh e- i e Pr' 'g and Queen of Hanover and their Royal High. boli t ess cesses Augusta and Sa her Serene Highness the a! ). Of Manerer2aZY, the Princesses Maryland Bora, anti his Grace the stn A lh, , , a ,V. e ster, &c. s m . Fk co ns (-stre e t . 1:......._04t. that lid to Nnetiee of the gross imposition in the Country it Is neces - state t so Travellers are employed by . the abOre Estab- i j ortl• year o , z hteo , ell 6 °' rou lse i n the ,rk is roduce other 1 pare ; ter f th e broad, 1 LIFE AS SURANCE N T :JITY SOCIETY. DEFERRED 26,c0R A N P' I :LL, LONDON. 67, New Build,ags, North Bridge, Edinburgh ; 36, Westmoreland -street, Dublin ; 28, South Castle-street, Liverpool ; And 9, Clare-street, Bristol. Capital, 500,000/. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. PATRON—His Grace the DUKE of SOMERSET, F. R. S. DIRECTORS. T. L AIME 'MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Surges Camac, K. C. S. George Lungley, Esq. John Elliotson, M.D. F.R. S. K. F. H. Mackenzie, Esq. C. Farebrother, Esq., Ald. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. Joseph ThornlKon, Essi. Robert Hellond, Esq., M.P. AUDITORS. Dr. Olinthus Gregory, F.R.A S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. PHYSICIAN—J. Elliot son, M. D. , F. R. S. SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. ACTUARY--.W. S. B. Woolhouso, Esq., F.R. A. S. BA xi:zits—Messrs. Wright and C,•., and Messrs. Ladbrokes, Kingscote, and Co. STANDING COUNSEL—.W. Milbourne James, Esq. SOLICITORS —Messrs. Webber and Bland. SECRETARY—F. Ferguson Camrour, Esq. LIFE ASSURANCE. The new principles on which this Society is founded, bring the benefits f Life Assurance within the reach of all. It pro vides against the contingency of misfortune during life, as well as against the • isk of death ; and even affords to the Assured a fund out of his premiums on which he can at any time operate, as his circumstances may requiro. It thus affords to the pru d-nt of all classes, the greatest facilities and most powerful en couragement to lap up a certain provision for the future. Among other advantages the . ssurcd will enjoy the follow- lug :-- I. Moderate rates of Premium consistent with security ; be. sides the g iarantee of half a million of capital. 2. No entry-money. 3. Power of converting the panly at any time into a paymeni in cash, a new policy, or immMiatl, ov deferred Annuity. 4. After five years, two-thirds of-payment on elapsed policies returnable at death. 5. The Assured, on complying with the conditions of tha office, may, at any time, borrow two-thirds of all previous pay men s and the amount of any declared bonus. 6. Two-thirds of the entire profits on the Life Assurance, and on the investment of the Gi arantee Fund, divided an nually among the Insured, and at their option paid in cash, added to the policy, or ap lied in reduction of future pre miums. 7. Great facility in effecting Insu.ances. Premiums payable by one paym' nt, or annually, half-yearly, quarterly, or monthly, or on the increasing or decreasing scale. 8. Females assured at one year less than their actual ages. 9. Relaxation of restrictions on travelling beyond the limits of Europe, except to places specially enumerated, and a policy in force seven years not forfeited by suicide. SPECIMEN OF ANNUAL PREMIUMS TO INSURE £lOO. Age I Age `is. I Age 30. I Age :t5. I Age 4'. I Age 45. I Age 50. X. s d.IX. s. d. S. s. d. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. s. el. I II 711 ti . '2 4 4 2 II 11 2 IS S 3 :1 4 4 4 2 DEFERRED ANNUITIES. By the operation of the same new principles, the Society is enabled to afford to the public a plan of DEFERRED ANNUITIES far more advantageous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the contribution of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may secure eitoer a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death. The industrious classes, hitherto obliged to resort to Saving - s' Banks and Benefit Societies, will find in this scheme a far safer and more profitable application of their savings. This Society is enabled, by judicious and accurate calculations, to afford a Deferred Annuity of a much greater amount than has hitherto been offered, beside the option of exchanging this annuity when payable, for a large sum in cash, or a still larger Policy, payable without premiums at death ; while, by giving to the purchaser, at any time preceding the stipulated term of the Annuity's commencement, the power of borrowing two-thirds ,f all previous payments, it removes all risk of forfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample re source during sickness and want of employment ; and, should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be returned to his representatives. The purchaser has also the power of converting, on equal terms, his deferred into a prese :t Annuity. The following tables are a specimen of the great and varie,i advantages which the judicious application of a small saving can secure through the Society. SPECIMENS OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES. I. BENEFITS. Secure.% on attaining the age ofjl ntly,:by as Annti'al Premium of 2.1.11:i. 11. PREMIUM To secure, on - Annuit; attuning th•S Cash.... age of Fifty. policy the option of yXIO 0 0 ~I2S 11 0 -2C2 1 6 t i t 9. Payable Payable , Cro .... 4 1 6... Payable in for ? ~.., Annuity. Cash Polio y. A g annually. One Dis- R H i 4 ix . .... Sum. parity. .Z. s. d. .E. s d.' L. s. d. I ,£. s. d. LE. s. d. £. s. d. 20 10 12 6 1 131 12 •214 15 0 20 1 2 9 0 ;41 ! 0 0 0 0 25 17 14 8 99 8 0:156 6 0 25 ( 3 7 3;51 15 0 14 1 9 30 I 5 810 :69 19 o'lo9 19 0 30 415 7 itis 7 4 31 IS 0 'tired, on a.taining the age of xty-five, by an Annual Pre - nun of 21. 12s. Sect ra, To secure, Annui attaining the cash age of 65, the? . p o,icy option of :y.£10 . 0 0 iE. s. d. Z. s. d. £. 8. d. 20 17 16 6 394 11 0 46t: 0 0 30 2.6 15 10 221 0 0 261 0 0 40 13 19 9 115 5 8 136 6 0 P ise, Z. s. d. 40 0 10 11 10 30 0 19 6 16 40 1 17 3 27 ~..82 10 0 ...c)7 96 'rospeeta i every va: ee, or at a princip a, detail .riety of 'I any of the al towns s. d. £. s. d. 011, 0 0 0 7 1 7 3 11 3 11 19 4'lo ling the objects of the Society at length, Cables, may be had by application at the a Branches which are established in most of the United Kingdom. INSANITY. ENV INSTITUTION. The DENHAM-PARK Establishment of the Institu- tion is open for the reception of persons of both sexes in the upper walks of life suffering under mental disturbance or ner vous complaints, but who are still capable of appreciating die blessings of social intercourse. The invalids reside with the resident Medical Officer and his lady as one united family. The visits of the usual Me dical Attendants and Friends are admitted at all times with out previous notice. The attendants are educated persons ; and recreation and amusement provided on the most liberal scale. Denham-park is a Proprietory Establishment, and managed by a Committee of Gentlemen, and under the general surveil lance of its Vice-Patrons, oblemen and Gentlemen, who have no interest in the Institution but what is prompted by a desire to benefit mankind. The Resident Medical Officer is a member if the College of Physicians, and has the sole direction of the medical treat ment of the invalids, and has no interest whatever in the emoluments of the Establishment. Apply for terms and prospectuses to the Secretary, James Taylor, Esq., addressed, Denham-park, near Uxbridge, Bucks. BRITISH WATERPROOFING COMPANY, 432, WEST STRAND, near the LOWTHER ARCADE. -w.OOLLEN CLOTHS, CAMLETS, MERINOS, are rendered perfectly Waterproof at this Establishment without impeding the escape of perspiration, and at the same time effectually preventing the ravages of the moth. To persons afflicted with Asthma and Rheumatism, and to all whose avocations expose them to the vicissitudes of the weather, this discovery must prove of the greatest importance. Agents :—Mr. Willis, No. 178, Strand ; Mr. Nightingale, Nottingham ; Mr. Everett, rtbadi ng ; Messrs. Buck and Fraser, Ipswich ; Mr. J. J. Owen, Shrewsbury ; Mr. Slater, Bishop Stortford ; Mr. E. Bilcher, Farringdon ; Mr. G. Franks. Newcastle awl Gateshead ; Mr. F. Cherry, Water ford ; Mr. Scovell, Bath ; Mr. John Howland, Dover ; Mr. Charles Tassel], Dorchester ; Mr. J. Best, Bury St. Edmund's; Mr. D. Jones, Carnarvon ; Mr. J. P. Holliss, Guildford ; Mr. Weller, Tunbridge; Mr. S. P. Ball, High Wycombe; Mr. E. Thaler, Devizes and Marlborough ; Messrs. Duke and Sons, Hastings ; Mr. J. Rawlinson, Spalding ; and sole agents for Edinburgh, Messrs. Wm. Purves and Co., Tailors by appoint ment to her Majesty. Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., F.R.S., &c. C. Aston Key, Esq., St. Helen's place. J Scott, Esq., New Broad -stye t. C. J. B. Aldis Esq. , M.D . D Sir Jain a E. Anderson, M.D., &c. Marshall Hall, Esq., M.D., r.R.S. W. Coulson, Esq , Old Jewry. John Stevenson, Esq., Oculist to the late King. EDINBURGH, from Brunswick-wharf, Black wall.—Passengers can walk on board. The powerful and magnificent new Steam Ships, MO NARCH, LEITH, CLARENCE, and CALEDONIA, haying several private State Cabins for Families, and whose unrivalled accommodations and superior speed are well known, leave Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall, for Edinburgh, as follow : MONARCH, To-morrow Night, Feb. 27. LEITH, Saturday Night, March 2. And every Wednesday and Saturday. Fares 2!. and 3/., provisions included. Apply at 61, Charing-cross ; or at the General Steam Navi gation Company's Csa ces , 37, Regent-circus 35, Leadenhall street, and '(;t1 , L ombard-street. For freight apply at 35, Lea de ;gall-street, or at D ow n e ' s - w h ar f. ; Omnibuse s start from 37, Regent-circus, and 61, Charing cross, at Eight, a Quarter-past Eight, Half-past Eight, a Quar ter before Nine, and Nine, calling at 35, Leadenhall- street, to take passengers down to the Wharf. CHARIOT to be SOLD, clean and good a , N..? new, having been but little used ; has patent axles, C springs, imperials, cap-case, and all the appendages usually attached to highly-finished carriages ; is suitable for town or posting. May he seen at 43, Crawford-street, Bryanston-square. PUBLICATIONS. THE FAMILY LIBRARY, Vol. 67. In one volume, embellished with a fine Portrait, price 53. bound in cloth, T HE LIFE of JOHN DUKE of MARL BOROUGH. By CHARLES BUCKE. Forming Vol. 67 of the Family Library. " To conquer despots is to conquer time." London : Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside ; an, may he procured, by order, of all Booksellers. MRS. GORE'S NEW NOVEL. 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FROST. The following correspondence h as recently taken place between the Secretary' of State for the Home Department, and Mr. Frost, a Magistrate of Monmouthshire, and a member of the so-called National Convention : " White hall Feb. 12, 1839. " Sir,—l am di rec t e d by Lord John Russell to inform you that in a Newspaper called the Dispatch, of the 10th instant, there is an article headed 'The People's Parlia ment,' which contains the following paragraph:— " 'Mr. Frost, a Magistrate from the borough of New port, and delegate from Monmouthshire, also returned thanks. A . few days since he received a letter from Lord John Russell to the e f fect that if he should perform his duties as delegate, the Lord Chancellor should be directed to erase his name from the commission of the peace. He ( Mr. Frost) wrote a spirited reply, and received an answer from Lord John, assuring him he had mistaken his Lordship's letter. However, here Jam (added Mr. Frost), a delegate and a Magistrate : and if Lord John takes my name off, the people will put it on.' Lord John Russell requests that you will inform him whether the words undetlined in the above paragraph, or any other similar words tending to the same effect, were used by you at any public meeting. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " F. MALTLE." " Johnson's Coffee-house, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, " Feb. 14, 1839. "My Lord,—l received Mr. Fox Maule's letter of the 12th, written, ;Is it appears, by the direction of your Lord ship. I once more beg leave to inform the Secretary of State, That I will not acknowledge his authority to ques tion me as to the language which may or may not have been uttered by me as a private individual. If in speech or writing I should use language which Lord John Russell may deem personally offensive, I will, if requested, avow, deny, retract, or apologise, according to the circumstances of the case.' " I too will put a question. It appears from the news papers that your Lordship, in answer to Mr. Praed said, that it was true that on observing in the public prints, and his attention having been called to the . fact that Mr. Frost had attended public meetings of a violent character, 6^c., 6^c. In his answer, which was at very considerable length, he stated that he certainly had attended meetings at which there were some speeches made of a violent character, but that he was not answerable for such language, and did not approve of it.' Did your Lordship tell the Members of the House of Commons that it was afact that I had at tended meetings of a violent character ?—that I had stated that I certainty had attended meetings at which there were some speeches made of a violent character? I wait for the reply of your Lordship, and when I receive it I will deny or admit whether I uttered the language contained in the letter of Mr. Fox Manic. remain your Lordship's obedient servant, " JOHN FROST. " To Lord John Russell, &c. &c." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA 7' TER SAL L' S-YICSTERD4 r. THE PEIII3I. The room in the afternoon was very well attended, but several of the subscribers having left for the Great National Steeple Chase at Liverpool, the betting, except upon Meunier, was but languid, at the following rrices :- 6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot 20 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot 8 to I agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—offered 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeatt—taken 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—.taken 20 to 1 agst Col. 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Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., and all Booksellers. _ B_ H E VETERINARIAN, or Monthly Journal of Veterinary Science for MARCH, 1539, Price 2s. 6d. ; edited by Mr. YOUATT, with the kind assist ance of Professor DICK and Messrs. KARKEEK and PER CIVALL, contains a more than usual quantity of important matter. _ " There is another work—standing alone—a library in itself —one of the proudest ornaments of our profession, I need scarcely say that I refer to the Veterinarian."—Proceedings of the Vet. Med. Association. " This is a work which now, in the twelfth year of its exist ence, has done much to expel ignorance and quackery from our stables and farm-yards. The squire, the clergyman, and the chief farmers of every village should patronise works like these in their respective districts."—Weekly True Sun. " This work is one of sterling value, and ought to find a place in the library of every country gentleman."—Morning Advertiser. " This journal has done much to raise the veterinary surgeon to the respectable situation which he now holds in society."— Sunday Times. THE LIVERPOOL NATIONAL STEEPLIT CHASE. MONDAY MORNIND, 6 o'CLocK —The following is a statement of the odds up to twelve o'clock last night :- 6 to 1 agst Lord Macdonald's The Nun 8i to 1 Mr. Ferguson's Rust 10 to 1 Mr. Mostyn's Seventy_ Four 11 to 1 Mr. Newcombe's Cannon Ball 12 to 1— Mr. Marshall's Railroad 12 to 1 Mr. Elmore's Lottery 12 to 1 Mr. Chaurier rs. Daxon 100 to 6 Mr. Webb's Pauline (taken). The following► horses have arrived at the training stables at Aintree :—Daxon, Jeiry, the Nun, Seventy-Four, True Blue Jack, Foreigner, Pauline, Argerio, Rambler, Vivian, Fury, 13arkston, Railroad, Conrad, Pioneer, Leander, Charity. Stranger, Rust, Dictator, Cramp, Cannon Ball, Emily, St. Patrick, &e. The Meteor, St. Nicholas, and several others are also here for the hurdle race. The line selected will enable the spectators to see the whole of the race from the Grand Stand, as the start will take place in a field adjoining the cow se on the Liverpool side ; the horses will have to pass the Grand Stand twice, and to take nearly 30 fences, including a stone wall, and a very awkward ditch, with timber on the taking off side. About 24 are expected to run, Cetus, Zethus, and Harka. way not being of the number. An immense number of ar. rivals have already takrn place, and the highest degree of excitement prevails in all quarters; every room at the Adelphi Hotels were engaged a fortnight since; most of the other hotels are are also full. THE THEATRES. DR UR Y-L ANE. The part of William Tell was for the first time last night assumed by Mr. Balfe, who performed it with perfect suc- cess, as might have been confidently anticipated. His consummate taste and skill qualify him for any part adapted to his voice in the range of opera. AD.ELPHL Another dramatic version of Oliver Twist gas last night produced at this theatre to one of the most crowded audiences that ever engendered squeezing and oppression. Buth subkct and plot are too well known to the public to need any introduction here. The characters in general were well sustained. On the whole this piece was fairly dramatised, and was very ably supported throughout by the actors. The scenery and tableaux were admirably managed. ST. JAMES'S. The little musical hurlettaot Take your Choice, for med:, acted at the Queen's Theatre, was last night played here as the first piece. It went off successfully to a house thinly attended. Mr. Hooper has gone to Paris for the " goats and monkeys," which he hopes will throw some further animal life into his undertakins. They form the same menagerie which has been long spoken of as eclipsing even lions and tigers in the manner of their performances. CORONER' INQUEST. BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. WAIN and CO., 92, Fleet-street, TAILORS, Sze., to HER MAJESTY the QUEEN. FOR GREAT COATS. An assortage of Waterproof Milled. Beaver Cloths. FOR DRESS WAISTCOATS. . . A splendid and rich assortment of Figured Velvets, Silks, and Shawls, from Valencias, of the choicest patterns. DRESS SUITS OF THE BEST WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTHS, Kotn4l. 10s. to 6/. es. N.B.—Servants' Liveries, either for State or common occa sions.—Dresses of every desciption, tastefully and elegantly Em broidered to any device, in Gold, Silver, or in Colours. No. 36, OLD BOND STREET. FYESIGHT and DEFECTIVE HEAR .ING.—The success of Mr. ELIA SOLOMON'S P TENT SPECTACLES, and a similarity of names favouring the deception, has induced parties to offer publicly as a new invention, professing to relieve simultaneously Visioa and Deafness, c. mmen Glasses of many years' standing, ground on the principle of the Pe riscopic Lens (the Meniscus employed for Spctacks forty years ago), and which are highly injurious to t ,, e sight These quack and ab surd misrepresentations, unsupported by weight or authority, m'ght hare been safely allowed to pass unnoticed before the eyes of a dis cerning public ; but as the names of some medical gentl men are used, it behoves one to inquire by what means or on what grcunds, their signatures have been obtained (if obtained at all) as sanctioning a direct untruth by proclaiming such as " Newly-invented Spectacle Lenses," which are unanswerably nothing more than common glasses, of a pink or purple tint, to be purchased at the above estab lishment, at Is. (id. per pair. Mr. E's. VOICE CONDUCTORS for DEAF PERSONS have boson e rinently succesful in the most extreme cases of defer lye hearing ; are worn unperceived, being constructed on a smaller scale than any hitherto offered, measuring only ore quarter of al inch in diameter ; possess the peculiar power of conveying the slightest sound with accurate distinctness, affording at the same time the greatest ease and assistance in all cases of Deafness. TESTI MONI A on the PATENT SPECTACLES of Mr. ELIA SOLO NIONS, 36, Old Bond-street, nearly opposite the Western Exchange. From Sir Anthony Carlisle, F.R.S., President of tho Royal College of Surgeons, and Senior Surgeon t o th e W estminster Hospital, &c. Mr. Elia Solomons' Spectacle Lenses seem to ms likely to affbrd ad ditional aids to imperfect vision, and because of their superior re fracting powers to glass or other dense materials, they promise to afforda ew resources for the construction of Spectacles ANTHONY CARLISLE, F RS , Langham.place. From Dr. J. Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to the late King, &c. I have been using and am still using Mr. Ella Solomons' Amber Spectacles, and find them more pleasant to the Eye than any other glasses which I have tried. JAMES JOHNSON, M.D., 9, Suffblk-place. From Bransby Cooper, Esq., F.R.S., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, &c. From the use I have made of an Amber Lens, and comparing it with those in ordinary glasses, I have no hesitation in saying that, to my sight, the former is infinitely preferable, in being less trying to the Eye. BRANSBY COOPER, 2, New-street, Spring-gardens. am much pleased with Mr. Elia Solomons' Amber Lenses, and a Gentleman who made trial of them for several days says that they re lieve the Eye much more than any Glasses he has before us d. MARTIN WARE, New Bridge-street. I have examined the Ambe , Spectacles made by Mr. Elia Solomons, and I am of o; inion that they are c imitated to answer e. cry purpose for which they are intended—that they soften the light to sve,k and irritable Eyes, and are likely to be useful to persons whose sight is thus affected—being preferable to Glass or Pebbles. J. COPEL AND, M.D.,F.R.S , Bu l s t ro d e -st., Manchester-sq nom an examination of the Amber Lenses, I have every reason to conclude tint they possess many and decided advantages over the or. denary Glass Spectacles. J. T. CONQUEST, M.D., 13, Finsbury-square. They are also recommended by the following, and many other p-ac tit loners : THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, New Edition, uniform with the Waverley Novels, Poetry, and Prose. On Friday the 22d of March next, price Five Shillings, Volume the First of rJVHE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, By J. G. LOCKHART, Esq. his Literary Executor. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected. To be continued in Monthly Vc Frontispiece and PRINCIPAL ILL PORTRAITS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT: 1. 'When a Child. 2. After Raeburn, (1803.) 3. After Chantrey's Rust ( 1820) aunties, each illustrated with a Vignette Title. .USTRATIONS. VIEWS OF Sandy Knowe. North Castle-street. Abbotsford House. PORTRAITS OF His Ancestor Beardie. His Father and Mother. His Daughters, &c. From Pictures at Abbotsford. Fac-simile of Handwriti R. Cade% Edinburgh : W Hall at Abbotsford. Library. Study. Dining-room. ! ing,—Page of Ivanhoe. 'hittaker and Co., London. Just published, prices. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the CHRONIC ENLARGEMENT of the PROSTATE GL AND in OLD PEOPLE, with suggestions for an Im proved Mode of Treatment. To which is prefixed Prelimi nary Remarks on the various other disorders to which the Prostate is liable at all periods of life. The whole being illus trated in an Appendix containing numerous CASES and PLATES, showing some of the Morbid Appearances usually found as a consequence of Disease of the Prostate Gland. By FRANCIS BURDETT COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, &c. Sold by T. Hill, Medical Bookseller, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket; Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Templeman, 248, Regent-street ; and all Booksellers in town or country. The greatest excitement existed in the neighbourhood of Tootey-street yesterday, in consequence of a report which appeared in many of the Sunday Newspapers that a child had been roasted alive by its mother, in Dog and Bear -court, on Friday night. Throughout the day men were parading the streets in the vicinity, and vending penny accounts of the " Horrid Murder," and a very strong feeling was expressed against the parties implicated in the alleged hitherto almost unparalleled case of atrocity. At scr,n o'clock last night an inquisition 'was taken upon the body of the deceased, whose name was Ann Ward, aged six years, before Mr. Payne, Coroner, at Guy's Hospital. It appeared, however, from the evidence, that the death of the girl had been caused by her clothes catching fire, ar:d that the mother, though deranged, had shown her great kindness. The Jury unanimously returned a verdict of " Acciden tal Death." period . of the STR AND. --.Gentle men T R A rationalND Evening, may meet with the best .Accommodatio n and Amusement at the above Old . Established house. Glee inTenliwEisChiOngAfroCH:conEviTyiaAlVhEoußrNe:t singing of the best description every evening at Nine O'Clock. (who se r i pened THE YOUTH OP SHAKSPEARE.--In this new Work, by the Author of " Shaks p eare a nd his Friends," every individual of any c elebrit y has b een introduc e d whose name was connected with that of his distinguish e d contemporary. Of Shakspea re ' s Stratfor d associates h ere will be found a goodly group , comp osed o f his mother ( t h e h S e t i r r a e t s f s o rd o ) Arden),e , womanhood made the youth a poe t and a benedict b e f ore he was eighteen), John A'Combe , t he us urer th blooming and his A fathernne Hathawaythe High B a iliff of ; Sir Thomas Lucy (the " Justice Shallow" of his plays) ; his school fellows—young Burbage, Tom Greene, Herrings, and Condell (afterwards fellow players with him) ; and the elder Burbage (afterwards manager to_ the company to which they belonged, at the Glo be on Bankside) w hilst of historical personages there are brought forward with a satisfactory prominence, the courtly Earl of Leicester and Sir Christopher Hatton; the chivalrous Sir phiii p s3d. ney, and his accomplished sister , the Countess of Fem. broke ; the more truly illustrious Edmund Spenser; and the play writers, Robert Greene, Kit Marlowe, Lodge, Nash, Chettle, and Ky d ; besides a variety of other cha racters, chiefly imaginary, necessarily introduced to render the nork a perfect picture of the times it seeks to pourtray. SUDDEN DEA TH.---Mr• John Bellamy, f or many years honourably connected with the Newspaper business:, died suddenly on Friday morning, at has resi dence, Lincoln's Inn-fields. On the previous evening he had given a party to a numerous circle of friends, and re tired to rest in his usual good health and spirits. A little before five on Friday morning be ti as awakened with a feeling that he could not account for. He rang the bell, and told his servant of his extraordinary sensation. The servant went for medical aid, but on his return a few minutes afterwards, he found that his master, who w as up when he left him, had again got into bed, and that life wets quite extinct. At a meeting of the Committee of the Master Boot and Shoemakers' Provident and Benevolent Institu titution, held at the Crown and Anchcr Tavern, Strand, on the 20th instant, a massive and elegantly chased silver snuff-box was presented to Mr. Henry Reeve, of 57, Princes-street, Leicester-square, with an appropriate in scription, in testimony of his zealous and efficient services rendered to that excellent institution, as Honorary Secre tary, and one of the founders to the same. This gratifying token of esteem was accompanied by an appropriate address from the President and Trustees of the Institution ; the object of which is to erect an asylum, and provide for aged and distressed master boot and shoemakers, their widows, and orphans. We understand that a serious accident occurred on Saturday morning, at Drury lane Theatre. A lady incautiously approached the cage in which Van Amburgh's animals are confined, when the panther attacked her, and injured her severely. It is said that her scalp is actually torn off, and that her life is consequently in imminent peril. announces that The Glasgow Argus the Anti endowment petition, fiorn the citizens, has already received no less than 25,500 signatures. AN EXTRAORDINAY FACT. --Connected with recent conflagration at F , :rmoy, in which Mrs. W aci d her entire household property perished, there is a eireurn_ stance which can scarcely be accounted for or. mere na tural principles. It is this : that a Bible, which had 1 3 ,., placed on a shelf among several other books, escaped the fire, and had been found among the ruins, with no other in. jury save that of being much soiled on the outside, Not a vestige of any of the books among which it had been placed could be fonnd, and so destructive was the fire that not a single portion of the remains of Mrs. Wall were found, nor any other on which fire could take effect. —Limerick Paper. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In doing me the favour to publish the letter signed " Va Victis," in your Thursday's paper, a .typographi cal error occurs. In enumerating the ships of the line built and building since 1831, on an improved model, it gives I of 120, built ; 4 of 80 ; and 3 of 74 and 70 building. It should be lof 80, (the Vangulrd) built ; and 3 of 80, (the Collingtvood, Superb, and Goliath,) with 3 of 74 and 70 (the Algiers, 74, the Boscawcn and Cumberland of 70) building. I have the honour to be Your most obedient Servant, ViE VICTIS. Feb. 23, 1839. COURT OF SESSION-RELIGIOUS TOLERATION--JAN. 29, 1839. THE GENERAL BAPTIST ASSEMBLY AND OTHERS AGAINST TAYLCR. This is an action brought at the instance of the General Assembly of the General Baptist Churches, meeting yearly on Whit-Tuesday in London, and a Committee of their Members specially appointed to carry on the suit against William Taylor, lime-merchant in Perth, as representing his brother, the late David Taylor, builder there, for reco very of the sum of 1,0001., bequeathed by the latter to the Assembly for the maintenance of a preacher of their connec tion ( Unitarian) in the city of Perth. The defender plsd, preliminary, inter diet, that the action was not maintainable, inasmuch as the object of the legacy WAS the propagation of tenets which are not only not recognised by the State, but are condemned by the law of the country as directly and inveterately hostile to the creed which forms part and parcel of the law of the land. Lord Jeffrey, before whom the case depends, repelled the preliminary defences gene rally, and in particular the defence above quoted, " in re spect that the purpose for which the legacy is left is not a criminal or illegal purpose, or oee which can, in any sound sense, be regarded as dangerous to good morals, or offen sive to decency or good order;" and in a note to the interlocutor his Lordship remarks .—" Where there is nothing in the tenets of a religious sect which is con trary to express law, to good morals, or to public decency, the Lord Ordinary car, see no ground upon which any distinction can be taken in a civil Court, between one tole rated sect and another. There can be no doubt that, by the existing law, the sect of Unitarians is entitled to the fullest measure of toleration; and it would be absurd to hold that there was anything to corrupt virtue, or outrage decency, in tenets which have been advocated, in our days, by men of such eminent talents, exemplary piety, and pure lives, as Price, Priestley, and Charming, and to which, there is reason to think, that neither Milton nor Newton were disinclined. If this legacy may be withheld on ac count of the reprobation to which the opinions of the lega tees are supposed to be liable, the Lord Ordinary does not see bow any congregation of that community could obtain decreet for a sum of money which they had raised among themselves for building a chapel or paying a preacher, if they had lent it on bond or bill to an orthodox borrower, or even deposited it on recceipt with a banker belonging to the Establishment ; for an executor, with free funds in his hands, is full debtor to the testator's legatees, and is as much bound to pay under the testament as a borrower is under his bond. Those who belong to the great Establishment of the Church of England, it should also be considered,are but sec taries in Scotland,and depend for their protection on thesame toleration which has now been extended to Unitarians. It wou d probably startle even the defender, however, if it were made a question whether a legacy could be recovered, or a loan reclaimed, for the purpose of building or repair ing an Episcopal chapel, or paying the salary of an officiating clergymer." c Smith, oun s Neil, el ro a r n d t h f e l u t D e h e i f n e s n o d n e , r S : Counsel for th e P ursuers : G eorge D ees, E sq.— A gents : : S. C. Patton, Esq.— Agent: Henry Tod, W. S. DUTCH PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, Fen. 20 —e learn that his Majesty hat been pleased to allow the Militiamen of the levies of 1832 and 1833, who arc married, and have one or more children, or wives in a state of pregnancy, and to widows with one or more children, to return to their homes till the Ist of May next. THE HELDER, FEE. 19.—His Majesty's Corvette, the Amphitrite, and the Snelheed, a brig, have sailed to-day from the Nicurve Diep to the Scheldt. THE HAGUE, FEB. 21.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, accompanied by Prince Alexander, left the Hague this morning for North Brabant. Uratcwr, FEB. 20.—The King has granted permission for the public exercise of religious worship to thuse Sepa ratists from the Established Reform Church who have complied with the conditions required by the Government. FaANCFORT, FEB. 19.—The Stvabian Mercury sa)s that, in case of need, two more corps of the Prussian army, each of 35,000 men, will be called out ; by this means the army of this Power on the Belgian frontier will be about 100,000 men. The accounts from Prague confirm the statement, that an Austrian corps of 30,000 men is preparing to march, if necessary, to the Rhine. A MST;ChDAM, FEB. 23.—8 y a rescript of the King. dated the 16. h instant, half the Militiamen of the class of 1839 enjoy u furlough of six months. THE HAouE, F an . 22 —The Members of the Second Chamber of the States- General, no* at the Hague, h..vo received the answers of the Government to the objections made in the sections to the project of law relative to the importation of wrought gold and silver. HANOVER, FEB. 17 . —The King's proclamation of the 1 t h is drawn up by Mr. Von Falke, of the Privy Cabinet Council. The Hanover G ,zette announces the existence of a work by Gustavus `Zimmermann, on the Hanoverian Go vernment and Constitution."—lfamburgh BorsenhaUe, Feb. 20. BERLIN. FEB. 19 ( OFFICIAL).—Captain Beauliew, late Charge d'Affaires of his Majesty the:King of the Belgians, at the Court, is gone to Dresden. r;ELcil AN k UNDS—BacesELs, Ftur.9l Actual Debt, 2',<, per Cent. ... F2I4 Bet hschil,i's Loan, 5 per Cent. 97% Loan of Thirty Million , , 4 per Cent k 9 3 per Cent........ 68% Loan of Cite, 1832, 4 per Cent l ,l Society of Commerce, 4',.. per Cent ll9 Bulk of RAgium, 5 per Cent 55 National Society . —llrusuls Papers, Feb. 25. DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsyr,anam, F , IS. 19. Money. Bills. ~,,..t;,..1 Debt, 2 1 /, per !'Ant Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. ,Amort Syndic, 4 1 4 per cent 94% • Ditto, ditto, 31, per cent 79% f-11 Commercial Company, 4' 4 per cent 176 176?. Ditto (Li 32 and 1813) 5 per r. ea' — Ditto 1. 1 17, 5 par cent. Loan 1'137, 5 rer cent. Exchange on Lot ion, One month l2 014 , Two mon - J. HA "%MU RO BORSEN HALLE, Fee. 20. Bills. Money. Austrian Nlct,l'iques, 5 per cent. OW° ditto 11 per emit. _ Ditto ciao 2; per cent Ditto Bank Shares 1457 1..-'4 Anglo-Russian Loan 107% Rals Russian 5 per cents. Metal Paper Inscription, 6 per ce” , Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto, Certificates 981 4 , S Portuguese Regency Rends, 5 per cent Ditto, 3 per cent. Dutch per Cents. 531 4 5 3% Ditto 5 per Cents 99 981 i Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. New Tickets 155;4 155 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents .............. Norwegian Lean of 1&14, 4 per cent 5....... 102 Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents — Cortes Loan, 5 per Ceti' Greek 4 percents. 11333, guaranteed by France —. —Hamburg Papers, Feb. 20. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VmNA, Fula. 15 Five per Cents. Met a lli ques 106 Fonr per Cents. 100 1 Three per Cents. SO Bank Shares .- .... PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-132eLm, Fan. 19. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 p er cent 103% 102% Prussian English Loan, 1830,4 per cent 102% 101 , x Itxchange on London, three months 6 2G'4 —Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 20. THE MARKETS PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis Is laid. for the .1113. L9al Good Bread may he had at Bj,d, PRICE OF SEEDS.-Feb. 24. Par Cwt. Per quarter. New English: fled Clover 705.1125. St. Foin 40 8 . 44 5. AS : . Old Ditto Ditto - -s -5. -s Rye Grass 28s. 355. 400 New Foreign Ditt. ...6ts. 903. 99s PAcey Grass -s. 40s. 45s Old Ditto Ditto s. 408. 60s. Linseed, for feeding 465. 525. &is, New White Clover 6os. 801. 90s Ditto, for sewing -s. 5148.6.)s Old Ditto Ditto -s. 455. 60s. Ditto, for crushing...-s. 435. hOs. Nee Trefoil 2os. 255. 303. Canary -s. 90s. 98s, Old Ditto -s 16s. 22s Hemp -3. 3`s. 42s T , efolitim 10s. Ils. 13s. Per Bushel. English Carraway -a. 435. 465. White Mustard...lls. 0e). 15s. Pd. F,reign Ditto -4 40s. 445. Brown Ditto lss. Od. 225. Od. Coriander -s. 13s. "Is. Tares 4s. fld. to. 0(. Rapeseed, English tine (per Last) 36/.38/. Foreign 34/. 361. PRICES OF HOPS.-Feb. 25. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) 6 Os. 7/ 15s. to 9/. ss. East Ken Pockets 4/ les. 51. 15. to 0' S.. Ditto Bags..."• 4l. 4s. 51. 104. to 71. 103. Mid Kent Pockets Si. 153. 5/. ss. to 8 , 8^ Ditto Bilge 3/. 10s. 4/ 103 to 7;. 71. Sussex 3l. 3,. 31 15, to 4'. 10s. Yearlings 2/. 10s. 31. 3s. to 41. 4s. Old Olds PRICES OF POTATOES AT SPITALFIELDS York Reds (from vessel) 4l. 10s. to 51 Os. per ton Scotch Reds ditto . 4l. ss. to 4/.15a ditto Kidneys 41. 103. to 51. Os. ditto Shows 2 . 15s. to 31. ss. ditto COAL MARKET -Feb. 25 s. d Adairs . 6 Burdon Main 20 0 Choster Leaze's Main lB 6 Tanfield Moor 24 0 Wylam ... Walls End Gosforth 2l 9 Walls End Heaton 2l 9 : Walis End Newmarch 2O tl, Walls End Riddell's Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 31 Ships arrived since s. d. Walls End Lambton 23 3 Walls End Stewart's 23 9 Walls End Whitwell Walls End Hartlepool 23 9 W9lls End Seymour Tees 2l 6 Walls End South Durham 2l 3 Walls End St. Helen's Tees 21 9 Walls End Tees Tanfield Walla End Tees 22 9 Cowpen ... lel 6 Hartley last market-day, 2. SKETCHES AT RANDOM. CORONERS' INQUESTS. It affords an inter es ti ng problem to those who study human n a t ure , to di v i ne t h e cause of that eager and excited att en ti on w i t h w hi c h t h e , rceeedings on Coroners' I nquests are always watched: i . One would have thought that in the dreadful exhibitions: of Kaman woe, and appalling displays of human crime, whL'h often take place at these inquiries, combined with details so'me' - times the most revolting and disgusting, there would be" powerful repulsives, instead of attractions, to human feel ings. But it is just the reverse, and those inquests are al ways most densely crowded, in which the spectacle is the most horrible, and the crime most awful. Long before even the legal authorities, or the still keener senses of the Penny-a-lintr who luxuriates in the " Tragic cccur rence," or Fiendish Murder," have " scented" the event, the doors of the building in which the investigation is expected to be conducted, are besieged by hun dreds of earnest spectators, all anxiously waiting for the time when they may enjoy the frightful exhibition. 'Those philosophers who believe in the existence of a principle in our nature, which absolutely delights, to a certain extent, in another's sufferings, and who to this principle trace what is usually called " sympathy," will of of course, quickly decide this problem. Those who hold that the origin of all sympathy in others' afflictions, is the fear lest we ourselves should soon become par takers of the same calamity, may likewise be able without much trouble, on their theory, to elucidate the question. But to those metaphysicians who teach the innate goodness of hum-in nature, it will be much more difficult to solve : and, indeed, may appear an inexpli cable mystery. We, however, who bind not ourselves to any of these theories can, in the mixed elements of our nature discover something approaching to a satis factory explanation, without broaching any new or paradoxical hypothesis. If the crowdsv - vho attend Coroners' Inquests were all, or chiefly of the lowest class, we might be obliged to have recourse to the discreditable theory of human nature's entire depravity. The principal portion, at least, of those who gain afbnittanee into the Inquest. room are persons of the middling order in society—very respectable, substantial individuals. To account for the eagerness with which they observe Caeproceedings we may allow something perhaps for that " carnivorous" cha racter which foreigners reproach us English with— something for the indefinable feeling of interest, not to call it, according to severer moralists, delight, with which man gear's on the sufferings of his fellow-man— and something for that natural interest which amounts to almost a sense of apprehension, in the crime, or the calamity, which coming so near us, makes us feel that it places us in some degree of jeopardy. But we think the main source of this intense curiosity is to be found in that irre sistible attraction which mystery always exerts on human nature, and which, when united to anything dreadful, rises to nearly an oppressive height. Thus it will be seen, that wherever the mystery is most profound— where, for example, the event to be inquired into took place many years back—the interest excited is pro- portionately exciting and general. Whatever the cause, the result is unquestionable, in the untiring scrutiny with which inquiries of this kind are watched, the minuteness with which the smallest detail of evidence is canvassed, and the slightest hint discussed, by the enwrapped spectators : in the mur mur which runs through the gazing crowd, when some fresh vestige of a death-struggle is describ d, and the hushed and breathless silence which accompanies the discovery of any new mark by which a murderer may be tracked. Little doubt can be entertained that the same feeling which prompts this eager attendance on inves tigations into the tragedies of real life, attracts si milarly-interested crowds to the representations of those mimic scenes of horror—those imitations of slaughter anti crime, which so disfigure that lowest and most degraded class of dramatic exhibitions, the blood-shedding, poison-drinking, throat-cutting, ghost seeing " melodramas," which " draw " such full " houses" at the minor theatres, and in which a fierce fight is sure to be " encored," and an " awful death " vehemently applauded. There is something strikingly opposite to the breath less :interest of the spectators in the off-hand, cool in difference of the authorities engaged in these post mortent investigations. It presents a melancholy evi dence how much callousness is produced by familiarity with horrors ; and how easily the mind accustomed to the dreadful views it with with unconcern. The Beadle marshals the Jury _ „to behold the hor rible spectacle of mortality, as carelessly as he would lead the charity school-boys to Church ; the i Surgeon, with professional precision, states the " lure of the injuries inflicted" (as they are technically called), and the Coroner, with a business-like air strongly contrasted with the agitation of the witness, to whom perhaps this is the first of scenes so dreadful, puts the usual ques tions, and notes the answers with clerkly formality— " Ah, you found the throat cut : how much ? Three inches, eh ?" They think not—how should they ? They have be • held ►nany urrimely deaths, 'tis their business ; they think not of the corpse of the poor suicide—of the mental agonies, the physical afflictions, the days of fruitless toil—the nights of sleepless woe—the pangs of destitution—the silent misery of want—the burning tears shed over starving wife and famished children—the hopeless prospect of despair whk:ll must have driven the unhappy creature to seek relief front the burden of life, in the oblivion of a reckless self-destruction. And when the morbid curiosity is fully salated in the revolt ing narrative of misery and death—and when custom or charity hits dictated the regular verdict, " fel() de se" —it's sickening to see how rapidly the horrors of the scene arc forgotten in inquiries after—dinner T. PANORAMA OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ROME. We were favoured yesterday with a private view of this Panorama, which we incline to think will be among the most successful—if not the most so—ever painted by Mr. Burford, first from its choice of subject, and secondly, from the skilful manner in which it is treated. The Panorama of Rome consists of two separate pic tures, in one of which the artist takes in the whole city with the surrounding country . ; and in the other, he confines himself to a delineation of the Coliseum, with those portions of Rome immediately adjacent, such as the ruins of the temple of Venus ; the famous arches of Constantine and Titus ; the Via Triumphalis ; and the (still better known by all readers of Horace) Via Sacra. The first thing that rivets the spectator's atten tion in this last picture, is the prodigious extent of the Coliseum ; and next, the grace of its proportions, still visible though the structure be in ruins ; the simplicity of its architecture ; and, more especially, its exquisite adaptation to the purposes for which it was erected. Mr. Burford has evidently studied this part of his sub ject with deep attention ; for nothing can be more mi nute or correct in its details than his sketch of the in terior of the Coliseum, with its winding stair-cases, covered galleries, arena for the gladiators, and seats for the patrician Romans. The air of perfect desolation, too, which he has contrived to throw over the gigantic structure, is singularly striking ; though in places, espe cially where lie has to exhibit the progress of vegetation among the mouldering wails, we cannot but think that his colouring is a little too vivid. His sketch of the arch of Constantine, which stands out in the foreground, abutting en the Coliseum, and the long branching per spective of the Via Triumphalis, is undoubtedly the greatest panoramic triumph he has yet achieved. Of the famous Via Sacra, of which Horace has left left us so delightful a reminiscence—and where, it may be remembered, he met his " Bore," who stuck to him with the tenacity of a leech—of this well-known Roman street we just get a glimpse, enough however to satisfy us that it must have been a fashion able lounge in its day, for it is in the immediate vicinity of some of the most splendid buildings in the ancient city. In summing up our notice of this picture, we must not omit to mention the skilful and vivid effect produced by the deep blue sky of Rome, as seen through the wide rents and ruins of the Coliseum. There is here some well-contrasted colouring. The view of Mo dern Rome is a picture, as might be expected, of more details than any that we ever remember to have seen, from the pencil of Mr. Burford. St. Peter's is, of course the prominent object in this painting, and fixes attention rather by the grace and lightness than the size of the building. The Panorama is take. from the tower of the Capitol, the best point from which such a comprehen sive view could be taken. In the immediate foreground is the Forum ; and at a slight distance rise the arcades of the Coliseum, the ruins of the Caesarian Palace, and tem ples and columns, and arches without number, and of all varieties. The Sabine Hills, backed by the lofty Appen nines, form the boundary of this view; and the inter mediate space is defined by Mr. Burford with consum mate skill. Horace's Sorace is not the least interest resting feature in a landscape, every part of which teems with objects of interest. Mr. Charles Kean is now fulfilling his third engagement this season at the Bath Theatre with undi minished success. . . . The following is an abridg - eL 'frourit' '• - triis important discovery, described the Royal Institution last week. - We are indebted for the report to the Atheneum : In the spring of 1835, Mr. Gurney proposed, br combining oxygen with the flame of wax or oil, to obtain a light of great power, by which the objec tions to the lime light might be obviated. T he proposition was immediately entertained, and the new light was put under experiment at the Trinity I House. It is a well-known fact that oxygen i n . creases the brilliancy of burning bodies . ; to a very great extent. Sulphur, which burns in common air with a pale blue and scarcely visible flame, I when put into oxygen gives out a very intens e light ; and phosphorous, when so surrounded, gives out a light so intense that the eye can- not bear it. The same happens with charcoal, and with the flame of oil, wax, or other bodies w f,•, 4, :h contain it. Dr. Priestly applied the prin ciple to a common argand lamp, but owing to the oxygen ince:king with carbon in a half state of corn bination with • lie atmosphere, he failed to pro duce the brilliancy which, from theory, he h a d ex pected. Mr. Gurney .has completely removed this defect by introducing the oxygen into the interior of the flame, where the carbon is pure and uncom hined, and thereby produces a light with power equal to sixty argand lamps. The lamps used in light houses on the French coast give only ten. Mr. Gur ney's light is cheaper than the French in the pro apcocrotiuoillit. 0 of I x 2 y t g o en l7, is tak ob in t g ain a e i; d wear heating black and tear i n t o oxide of manganese, which is found in large quantities in Cornwall and Devonshire. The Trinity House, it appears, has resoiced to adopt the light, and the House of Commons is to be lighted with it after the Easter recess. ANTI-CORN-LAW DELEGATION. Accounts of public meetings, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws, continue to be received. Some of the resolutions which are passed, strongly pnurtray the intense and excited feelings of the manufacturing popu lation. Among the resolutions adopted at Saddle , - worth, on Wednesday last, were the following : " That this question is at the present time vastly superior to all others, in point of magnitude and im portance ; and we shall view with the utmost scorn and contempt the petty squabbles of political partisans for power and place, while they basely desert the true in terests of the people, and leave this master mischief un redressed. " That, in reference to this subject, we consider patience no virtue. The people who tamely submit to this tyran nical usage deserve it ; and, should our just complaints not be attended to, we shall then have no choice left but to turn our attention immediately to those further organic reforms of the Constitution which the course of events will have proved to be imperatively necessary." At Exeter, a meeting of Agriculturists has been held, into which the Chartists made an irruption. and, wiser than many of their Northern brethren, at tacked the Corn-laws fiercely, and so strong was the exhibition on the part of the Chartists, that it is under stood the idea of a public meeting is abandoned, lest the Chartists should carry resolutions in favour of pe titioning Parliament for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Petitions against the Corn-laws are coming in from the agricultural districts, and from the village of Cum bernauld, in Scotland, there is one which is more nu merously signed than any which has ever emanated from that community. BIGOTRY AND INTOLERANCE IN BATH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUA. SlR,—Accustomed as we arc to religious intolerance in these times, the following circumstance will perhaps excite little surprise, although it will add another to the catalogue of persecutions to which conscientious Dissen ters are at present subject. The proprietor of the Bath Chronicle has hitherto been considered an honourable man—(and is still so considcred)—one who would scorn to interfere with the religious or political principles of his work men. Within the last month, however, the foreman, who conducted his establishment, has b !en discharged. It must here be stated that that individual is an Unitarian in religion, and a Radical in politics. The proprietor, in giving notice of his intention to dispense with the services of his overseer, is reported to have made the humiliating confession, tint " be was com pelled to take the step, although he felt that he was severing his right arm from his body." In further proof that this discharge has taken place in consequence of the late foreman holding adverse political and religious opinions, it may be mentioned that the advertisement for his successor states as an indispensable requisite, that the individual "must be of strict Conservative feel ing, and a rigid member of th e Church of England." 'From these and other facts which might be narrated, it would clearly appear that the present foreman's dis charge has been purely and entirely caused by his being a Dissenter in religion and a Liberal in politics. Enough, however, has been shown to prove that his successor, be be who he may, must not consider his bodily labour alone to be an equivalent for his remune ration, or to be solely at the command of his employer ; but that his mental faculties and private opinions must be entirely given up, or at least assimilated to those ad vocated by the Bath Chronicle. I am, Sir, &c. BATHONIENSIS. P.S. I am glad to add, that_a dinner is to be given to Mr. Hobbs, the foreman, who has been discharged under these circumstances. Nearly 50 tickets Gave been already token. A Return of the Prices of Wheat, as inserted in the London Gazette, for every week in the last five years, has been presented to the House of Commons, from which it appears that the average price of each of these sears Was as follows i Average of the Year. 1 534 1835 Id:'6 Average of the Year. 1837 1838 6ls. 7d A correspondence has taken betwee❑ the Mem ber for Bristol, Mr. Berkeley, and the Working Men's Association. 'VISE ARMED RADICALS.—On Monday even ing, the Radicals' chapel at Middleton was crowded to ex cess,- when Job Plant, a schoolmaster, from Heywood, gave a lecture on the propriety of having fire-arms ; in the course of which he said, that all those who iLtended to break their shuttles and cut up their looms, if the Natioul arehe firing petition were rejected, must hold up their hands ; at .d t hi . was &me by about Aiarc s h. many e of T the parties g night o rents The lecturer added. that he should only wait till the 2d of 3 up la w r cohrk n g agive .S in f c t e e r t h t e m 2 e d et o i f ng continues.—Manchester Guardian. MELANCHOLY EVENT.-011 Sunday after noon last, a person having the appearance of a mechanic, took coach. an outsidelvilen they place a r r fo i v r e dat London Attworth,by thea the taking refreshments, a n d was i n t h e act of putting of brandy an d wa t er t o his lips, when he fell down E iina glasst and expired in about half an hour. He was booked in the name of " Mr. Middleton," but was quite a stranger in this city, and nothing is known of his friends or Con nections.—Bristol Mercury. CALIFORNIA.—The British Government seem lately to have bad some suspicion that California would be enroached upon, if not taken entire possession of, by the Russians who are settled so close upon its norther frontier ; but by the latest accounts no encroachment has beon made, nor has any augmentation been made either in the number of people in the colony, or in the fortifications. The danger does not lie there. There is another restless and enterprising neighbour from whom they will most probably soon have to defend themselves, or rather to submit to : for although the frontiers of North America are much more distant than the Russians, yet to such men as the Back Settlers, distance is of little moment, and they are already well acquainted with the route. The Northern American tide of population must roll on southward, and overwhelm not only California, but other more important States. This latter event, however, is in the womb of time : but the invasion of California by American set tlers is daily talked of ; and if Santa Anna had prevailed sufficientagainst Texas, to ove a r portionover-run nCalifornia, f the dwh wo u inhabitantsno of thatave beer, country, c t s masters.—Forbes on California. • • REEFING TOPSAILS—It was in this position of sailing that the several crews pertaining to the ships of the fleet were, for a few seconds, seen awarmi ne; on the topsail yards, hich had all been suddenly and si multaneously lowered. To the eye of the spectator is es presented the spirit-stirring scene of two-and-twenty sell of the line reefing topsails precisely at the same interval of time—the exact moment— and in each ship might be seen the many-handed mass gathering up the reef bands of the coarse canvass, and tying round the huge yards with leer venous rapidity of finger the numerous platted points which were to reduce the several sails to the desired reef. Th e celerity of limb, mind, and muscle manifested by the sea men of the fleet, when competing with etch other in th e execution of this exciting evolution exceeded belief. The eye could hardly give credence to the work it witnc2sed Sixty seconds for the ships of the fleet to" take in a reef together" was considered a protracted period. But, i n those endearing days, the " march of intellect" had not benumbed the minds nor stiffened the muscles of hi s Majesty's long-tailed tars.—Captain Glascock's L and Sharks and Sea Gulls. men, net Of ' m ost can- od. mi )00 1 of