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TO T HE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. ALamas AND GENTLEMEN, V ACANCY in the East India Direction having i :aten place by the lamented decease of William Stanley ti '-sqs, permit me to inform you that it is my inten adl again to proceed to the Ballot as intimated in my last rfFees 1 0 you of the 9th J une , 1842. , he great accession that I have received to my supporters, Pn i a the kind assurances of po wer f u l a id f rom numerous parties etsell from their engagements by the election of the Bth "Ps 1842, inspire me with the fullest lonfidence in the sue reetisful result of the approaching contest, and I earnestly and thretrully solicit the favour of the votes and influence of Proprietors who have not already declared their intentions. ,yv tu ben the day of election is announced by the Honourable Zio w t, I shall do myself the pleasure of forwarding the usual l o u tin er of attorney to such of m e kind supporters as shall prefer in w g by proxy, and in the antime request the favour of tb_.Enunicat ions as early as possible, intimating their wishes in e,!:teParticular, and informing me of any change of residence, bntl.r. permanent or temporary, in order to facilitate the trans ""litott of lettes. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen. Your faithful servant. JO; - iN CLARMONT WHITEMAN. - ill Tavern Tavern, Jan. I, 1844. )3 4 ,7_ Whitema n ' s C omm i ttee sit daily at the London Tavern, ttg,Ps ate -street. °YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE INSURANCES. pre ms usual fifteen days allowed for payment of rrerniums falling due at Christmas will expire on the 9th day tie anuary next. Printed Receipts are ready for delivery at N o , C°TnPany's Principal office, and at their Branch office, c ) . 29, Pall Mall. ~,„ f LIFE INSURANCES. on theA HUN US equal to TWO-THIRDS of the PROFIT f swillj9tuear°7,Plany' fe Business, commencing the Ist day . o R 42, il be apportioned, periodically, among Policie o s elected since that date for the whole Term of Life ;—and n barge is made for guarantee of Capital. THOMAS TOOKE, Esq., Governor. The 11" I NVLLIAI SAMPSON, Esq., Sub-Governor. J. T. N LESLIE MELVILLE, Deputy-Governor. llf_nrY Bainbridge, Es Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart. ccrze Pearkes Barcl4 Esq Charles John Manning, Esq. r 414. Brown Esq. ' . Henry Nelson, t sq. ~ . ....9ed S. P. Calvert, Esq Edward Howley Esq. Esq. Zoor_liliain Davidson, Esq• • John Henry Pelly, Esq. John Deacon Esq -• Alexande C' • dale °lvtn' Esq, rts, Esq. C A li b a r r a l b e a s m ßo ( b e° ins rg o e n, R F ° :s h q 3 . Wu han, ; Wn3. Grenfell, Esq. Sir Samuel Scott,Bart. Lancelot ,!t!ovv Hibbert, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. 3k r . G. G T ll i rd,, , sq. Robert Thorley, Esq. Ran 'm p °CuePied Larpent, Henry Warre, Esq. 14k Christopher Loehne t•-• q. Octavius Wigram, Esq. r, ,„ 21, Larnhard-strectA, LEX A l, N B D I E B4. R3GREEN, Secretary. Dec. t XT ENSIVE SALE. L EIt The SPLENDID STOCK of FANCY JEWEL- Pla y ,OLO and SILVER WATCHES, SILVER Il b OXE — `', AGODS, TORTOISESHELL WOR tn t r Otlel S r'ii 4 i''' IEA CADDIES, and a great varie'y o ? flee 41.7 Al are now SELL IN G OFF at a heavy sacn , me --"' ORIONand C 0. ,, Me urs . . - vsert o , .• ic.verington and ...,o s., , of 36, Ludgate-street, oppo. in consequence of Mr. It ' rellr ineom the retail business. . eldoin of purch public have an opportunity like the present %lust i. Ul ng, at little more than one-half to two-thirds the toil;cuaroo, Th . ; ; o the variety of genuine articles now offered for sale— of i , rt.'3'ng Zilentlemen's and Ladies' Gold and Silver Watches, o,ullarmlianship the first class of excellence, Gold Neck and Ain 1, r ," e n h : 'tins, Seals and Keys Fancy and Mourning Brooches, NeeoT ' t inS ' at idEar-riags, Pencil Cases, Silver Card Cases, 111(4,i:ilea:It? Snuff Boxes, also diver Plated Tea arid Coffee Sets, eks, Cruet Frames, Dish Covers, Corner Dishes, :aralters, Ice Pails, Butter Coolers, Bread Baskets, &c., all ranted the best She ffi eld make, Table and Dessert Forks ll SPoons, Soup Ladles, Grape Scissors, Asparagus Tongs, Z_ntteracks, Dessert Knives and Forks in Case, Jet NeFklae, L:trifitteuemerous other Fancy Articles, all at a consid erable At -----..-----... .............—__...___ ------- HIS Superb TEA TRAYS, in PAPIER are IMA CHE (Manufactory, 4, Leadenhall -street, London), th e unri valled.fie s_pecimens of japan work, infinitely surpassing t wen s ' fi r. The prices vary from a very low figure up to tnens Y guineas the set. They comprise some brilliant speci a_ .of art, in figures, landscapes, flowers, and birds, with buhl 4:7oid. The same manufacture is applied in work-boxes, ipra;isinng-eases, envelope-cases, netting-bexes, glove-boxes, ocreeng-card-boxes, and ladies' visiting-card-cases, h a ble c ,_ ; pole-screen 3, card-racks, inkstands, ladies' work-ta _ , gess-tables tf 1 . des s, tette ' , 'por o ios, note and cake-baskets, ladies' k „ rer r•hoxes, &c. The foregoing are all in papier mache, and ty e.heap, say from 13s. up to 2nl ; and Nlechi can confidently alert that his establishment fot: these articles surpass . e n s in i l e , , o,ilality, and extent of stock any similar concern in th e A chian b r 1 1 kingdom. Mechi is sole inventor of the eatessing-cases, the Patent Castellated Tooth-brushes, 9 d. ,_,}', the u,hioned Bagate lle Tables, the Magic Razor Strop, -.." Peculiar Steel Razor . A visit to his establishment will g rar ify th. of . the most perfect mann l'act ose who are desirous seeing urea of s thi coentry di splayed in the most attractive form. ---.......___ SOILED LINEN S.—Ladies who do not oh j eet to Purchasing Linens a little soiled may now have an .op portunit linens, sheetings, soiled t j orh ;of buying some curiously 6ne li e r l ' ° M• at less than the prices of the commoner qualities of ..,,, e . e '• These linens are Beverage's average samples, from ... st i , i . h orders have been taken, consequently specimens of some `i' !Ilia best manufactures in the trade. ..2 . 12_e following is a part only of the best : s. d. _I.!? ylegant Damask Table Cloths, 3 yards long each 7 6 -"tuu Splendid Double Damask Cloths, 5 yards long, suit s f 1. 1 ! ___ or the tables of the Nobility, each l5 0 t's Doaens of extremely fine Damask Cloths, 2 yards N u are• (*ash 340 Dozen f F , 0 ush Napkins, dine pattern, the dozen 2 6 •=ivu •uose n of Damask Table Napk i ns, • finest q ualit y and yard square, tho dozen ..8 6 Also, 1 600 pieces of Ir ish Linen , reduced one-half, being anuch soiled. Extremely flee for en,. . . ,26 yards ihtrung 255. the piece or • L nen Sheetin 1 I • ' . " single pairs, full 3 fis . i being idth, ss. the pair. . yards wide, only los. 6d. the pair, worth 33. per yard. kin nbese goods are annually sent to Brooks and Company, after purctshown as samples early in the spring. Many ladies who a _ reasod last year, having requested portions to be laid aside, bei ng quested, as they cannot be secured, to view the lot early, l i n aall now received and ready for sale on the premises. 1r..; Ri_gh-street, Borough, opposite the end of Union-street. „,:,' ," For the convenience of families at the End ! the 4 .l!ea are seat to be shown if written for or p atte rns will be ........ lt_ito the country. IWILLIAM LEWIS MARTIN, at present, 1.10 S and for forty-eight menthe past, residing at . Kew lao ll ,t a-r °ad, Richmond, in the parish of S t. John, Richd n-1 a nd county of Surrey, and being a corn and Coal dealer, do hereby give notice that I intend to present L onde 1 0 n to the Court of Bankruptcy, at liasinghall-street, "rect;: l)ra ying to be examined touching my debts, es . tate, and f di sc l os e - and to be protected from all process upon making a full of e and surrender of such estate and effects, for . paymen t Ulu ?i i i q s and lawful debts ; and I hereby farther give no ti c e is t o b a time when the matter of the said petition shall be heard, t un e advertised in the London Gazette, and in the Morning A s u'iltenwVaper, one month at the least after the date hereof. eisr L ord mY hand, this 13th day of December, in the year of --- ' - IR4 • 3 • WILLIAM LEWIS MARTIN. Au "'me g for th saki William Lewis Nlartin. It-----L--------------UWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL. vorty,,al Highness hi s ~ Patronised by HER MAJESTY " THE QUEEN," PRINCE ALBERT, the ROYAL Thi e ' r i , and the several COURTS of EUROPE. t estoraC ie g a nt , Fragrant, and Pellucid Oil, in its preservat i ve, wh o i Iv e, and beautifying qualities, is unequalled over the * world. th e I Lat perioa of i. preserves an d repro d uces the hair, even at a an "f t e ; prevents it inal colour ; from turning grey ;orif so tbd i ged, r estores it to or i g inal frees it from scurf bii,,n3lntrit and renders it soft., silky, curly, and glossy. To b,... ur .en it ire specl! recommnded as forming the basis of a *qtiful Heart of ii .y P r k e 3 ,_, air. I ° 3 . 6d. . s. ' ; 75.; Family Bottles (equal to four small), c km , , , and double that size, 21s. per Bottle. LANDIC),N—Each genuine bottle has the words " ROW wrapper. a OIL," engraved in two lines, on th tont a i • t'n the back of the Wrapper nearly 1,500 times Ite I "ng 29.028 letters. j u d re to ail ' for " ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL." 114,"!36 nitieden by the Proprietors, A. ROWLAND an d SON, 20, -..._t, Londo ; an n d by Chemists and Perfumers. 11..* Allot hers are SPURIOUS IMITATIONS ! ! ! iA I 0 -'• '' ' SGOUT a nd it 11 EU MAT IC PI I .I , S. O r ~...ti S F MEDICINE.IJIITHER TE STIMONI ALS OF JIIE EFFICACY 1 To Mr. P RouT '229, Strand, London. Frirnley, near Hagshot, Surrey, A 1,6121, 1843 t. rived enclose three cases in which the parties t herein named have ITved great benefit from using :;lair's Pals, and the iruth of which Perfect at any time ready to make affidavit of if required. You are at 'f!ect liberty to publish them if you think proper. Hoping this 2 induce the incredulou s to make a trial of Pills, which will ,tiuly convince them of their value, 1 am, Sir, t h ou rs truly, JOHN J. GILES. a.bear Sir ri Pirbright, April s . .kge thipt ~;, ,p on your r ecommendation I sent for a box of . Blai r r e. ' tno vm :Ye r'lls, and to my astonishment a few doses entirely b ...__ r.te tormenting pains my wife . hid suered so Ion , : ; h lut , las , , - in: w r imitnt a severe cold the rheumatism aga i n returned, w en .at pezuleourse to a few more Pills, it again tied, and has not sox! N I "led The public are not generally aware of the efficacy of this ,y valuable medicine, or few wool I suffer from rheumatism.. ,t....n conseqnence of vritnessing the effects nt the ,bove medicine in zej_ it family, I recommended Edwar i Bridger, now sixty-seven 7 1 1 of age a t labourer and Jobbing gardener, to apply to you, he torc'ng rhUCh 'afflicted with rheumatism for twenty years; he could ely get any sleep, b e i ng a l ways worse when in bed, and enable 'wal Llok without the ac he &stance of a stick. You ve hiome Pills ? him yesterday 1 - " , ..._ unable to do for a very long time; he is still lame from the r'llth of time he has been afflicted, but can now walk without much i"2tonienience ten or twelve miles in the day, and can, as he says, do ~..Y light work ; he has applied to rae for aiob at hoeing. It is dig a-Ving lo Bee a fellow -creature suffbring su.ii excruciating pain, I,,ip relief can be Obtained by taking Bla , r's Gout and Rheumatic 4._• I shall, for the benefit of tho e who may suffer, continue to '"ihend them.-1 am, dear Sir, yours truly, TO John J. Giles, Esq., GEORGE INNWOOD. krinaley, Surrey. bear ts • Blackwater, near Bagshot, Feb. 25, 1 1 43. Risk - , les,—The ellt.ct of Blair's Pills has been everything :euld inn ,. fo. I had symptoms of the Gout during Wednesday ni g,lit; I tsoL t wo Illls during the night, and two in the morning, which quite tria - ,.„ ed .,,the in ; and I was enabled to give a lecture at Hartly- Rh o "" 'ltraday evening, although I was in fear that morning I old not have been enabled to leave home. Toy I am, dear Sir, yours truly, EDW, J. LANCE. "To t ' i Giles, Esq. qou lieabove gratify in g conamunicatioa, the Proprietor of BL AIR'S hit,: AND RHE U M A TIC PILLS conside flatly comment from Hold e h tilLb e SU PerflhOtlit. Of M ':Y visas Prout, 2 20, Strand, London and by she Vendors rdicines throng bout iUnid Kingdom. 'inn HEALTH AND STRENGTH. t to,_,Pllblisbed, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s 6d., and sent free, on '41.13,5a Post -office order for Three Shillings, 1.14mn:"-h3A-stINTOI44HEALTI-1 ; a Comprehensive and ttstrai.2 l Treatise on a peculiar and delicat? class of Plaints, arising from the decline of• filanly Strength ...ielenie,;„'". Piety—excess tropical climate-late hours—self-abuse *"-ErP AV" ne e - -debility or infection. Addressed to the NOB LEGMAN VtL LE xaM a R .. —:,N--CLERGYM AN PAREN r —TUTOR—TRA I V' 00no . " " r m esPecially to the ANTGLO. NI DI AN. •••••, and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons. 7, Lancaster -oYRr,,.Vace, Strand (near Waterloo.brifige, London. cpe plc s'.lA • or, the Phy siology of Woman, in a sealed cove. " 21 ' 64. b y eta 3L y is t h ,_ TEWTIMONIALS 41 1., thl e7,, W °" , can be Safely recommended, as well far the moral mors ox r,___.'.ined, as for the extensive and successful result of the au.We Pmence "—London Morning Journal. tee . %Tit atree with the Editor of the London Morning Journal, and 7ecitlj e li d 5 h.• Goss 's publications for general perusal."—Edinburgh ,4,,, i 1h pr a ee e Pe ~. , - inbu - P••• contain ed in these works are int *resting and useful." 'lli, I ghP.aPer. north. Puoucation while t neither spares the aged voluptuary, t allev: 7„en,thful prodigal, Oi l ers to both the most important advan. a ," Tli . Z.`" ae Scw Paper. mev ~..._—' W orks aye properly called an analysis of certain complaint! ; bnEa — ' ; wiitt . n bto rni .en very peculiar style of moral admonition.' Utility, "g Journal, Itee erdi ' ' ll ee mblned with simplicity, and we recommend the works Th -4gl"—oubr t o, e abov e roo ,_ In Weekly JournaL p n don . p o _ 3r ce hen 'A Sherwood and o 29, Paternoster.row, ie Wed. i gc r ii 72 e Grafl on-street, Dublin Can of all Booksellers. I.,r.eseeo. e co ,. s n a sealed envelope. tOents i n ~..?'" May be consulted, every day, at their house ; and jet on thei 7i t e i rero r .ot n es g t parts-f tt'en u' li L C ° a u se ntry al c i n d if b e e n t e r l e o a sin ed g s a uc fee ces o s i e ° advic e a ._ I 'M minutely ; u 4 p rifi 'm od L _.,_ answer will b (immediately sent, Medicines can , 4 thein ee 'la,9Y art of the world ; no difficulties can occur, a. -744.13Lon'oilui rarely Packed, and carefully protected from ~,„"o • -:---.04.4ee, stradd , near Waterloo-brid ge, L on d on. rot IriZ o r t gre r, b g e s for Warded by pos ton receiving a Post.cffiCt ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION,at ONE CHARGE. ATIONAL ANTI- CORN-LAW LEAGUE. LI The COUNCIL of the LEAGUE having been in vmed that some parties are now canvassing for subscriptions professedly on their behalf—NOTlCE is hereby given that no Persons whatever are, at the present time, authorised to collect subscriptions for the Great League Fund in London or its suburbs ; and those parties who may be solicited for contri butions are requested to give the individuals making the appli cation into custody. By order of the Council, GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. League Offices, 67, Fleet-street, 28th Dec., 1843. HALL OF COMMERCE AND GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, LONDON. BOA RD OF SUPERIITTENDIGNCE. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart., Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B , irnie, Esq. James Pattison, Esq. James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pirie, Bart. Robert Cottesworth, Esq. John D. Pewles, Esq. Matthew Forster, Esq., M.P. Henry Jame 'Prescott, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild. Samuel Gurney, Esq. David Salomons, Esq. Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. John James Siordet, Esq. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. John Irving, Esq., M.P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P. Henry Kingscote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq. James Matheson, Esq., 51. P. Geo. Frederick Yining, Esq. The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide a central point of meeting in the Commercial World for the Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufacturers of the kilted Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in commercial or other pursuits. and the Public in general. The READING-ROOM adjoining is provided with all the eading Foreign and British newspapers, and general commer cial intelligence from all parts of the world, maps, charts, Rine 'aries, directories, steam-boat and railroad information, list of ships sailg to all parts of the world, prices current, documents and books of reference on commercial subjects. There are also Rooms for PRIVATE BUSINESS and FIRE-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the deposit of valuables. In addition to the above conveniences, the Subscribers will um the use of an EXCELLENT LIBRARY on COMMER CIAL SUBJECTS. The Establishment will be conducted by the Proprietor, un ier the superintendence of a Board of Subscribers. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM. Persons residing in London, or within 12 miles... 1/. I Is. 6d. Persons residing at a greater distance London, September 1, 1843. The BOARD of SUPERINTENDENCE of the " HALL of COMMERCE" take leave to draw your attention to this Institution. It has been built and established at a very great cost, by a .ingle individual, for the convenience of the Commercial Com munity of the City of London, with a degree of public spirit worthy the metropolis of the world. The subscription is now placed on so moderate a scale as to -e no object of consideration, in proportion to the conveniences offered, which are set forth in the above Prospectus ; and the Board are of opinion, that without interfering with any of the existing establishments appropriated to specific branches of 'rade, these conveniences may be found available by a very large body of persons in the City of London—by parties visiting ondon occasionally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen f om the Continent and other foreign ports. GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Deputy Chairman. N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of he Subscribers. EXTRACT from the FOURTEENTH SHEET of TESTI- MONIALS in favour of , DARR'S LIFE PILLS, which are acknow ledged to be all that are required to conquer disease, and prolong life. From Mr. J. SMITH, Glasgow. " GENTLEMEN ,—I have been troubled for years with a dreadful palpitation of the heart, accompanied with great nervousness and debility, for which I have tried everything you could mention, all to no purpose, till I heard of PAR R's wonderfnl LIFE PILLS, and a friend of mine desired me 0 try them, which I did. I bought them of Mr. Nelson, and I am happy to say that a box of them has completely restored me. "If this will do anything to help your efforts you can make use of it. " I remain yours, respectfully, " JAMES SMITH." From Mr. HENRY B 4.RBER, Druggist, Knutsford. " To the Proprietors of Pan's Life Pills. " GENTLEMEN,—I forward you a case below, which Mr. T. CASH wishes to have published ; he speaks wonderfully of PARR'S PILLS, and geels assured they have been the means of saving his life. NVe have also additional testimonials from respectable farmers ie this neighbourhood. " DEAR have been for the last two years dreadfully afflicted with a cough and pain in the chest, so that I could scarcely eat the least portion of food without causing great pain in my chest, and shortness of breath, with a violent cough, not being able to lie down for nine months; having had the advice of several medical men, without deriving any benefit, I was advised by a friend to try PARR'S PILLS, but having tried so many patent medicines, I thought I might as well throw my money away. I began to think nothing would cure me ; I was fast wasting away with a violent pain in my head; at last my friend got me a box from your shop, and advised me to try them, so I tried them, being so strongly recommended, according to the direction, and before I had taken one box, I found so much re►ief that I tried another, and am now happy to say I am as well as ever I was In my life, and shall always have a few doses by me, for they are wonderful. (Signed) " THOMAS CASH. Witness—John Thorpe.• ' " Mr. PARRY has been afflicted with sore eyes for twelve years, and has tried everything he could hear of without the least oenefit, but since taking two boxes of PARR'S PILLS, his eyes are quite well, and have been for some time. " Mrs. SMITH has been troubled with a pain in her head for many years, has had the most respectable medical advice, without receiving any benefit ; is quite recovered since she has taken three boxes of PARR'S PILLS, which are worth a sovereign a box to persons troubled with a sick heag.aohe ; I shall always have a supply by me. " These cases I have selected from a number of others, and can rely upon them as being correct. I shall feel great pleasure in giving every information to any person who may favour me with acall. " I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " Knutsford, June 30, 1842." " HENRY BARBER, Druggist." From Mr. J. L. L. WOODWARD, Chemist, Bridgewater. " GENTLEMEN,—If the enclosed letter is of service, you are at full liberty to publish it s the man seems rather to wish for the publication of his case. " I am, Gentlemen, yours obediently. ".J. L. WOODWARD, Chemist, "To the Proprietors of Parr's Life Pills. " GENTLEMBN,—The benefit I have received by the use of OLD PARR'S PILLS, induces me, out of gratitude to the Proprietors, and a wish to be of use to the whole world, to add another testi. monial to the numbers you have already received. For the last two years I have been labouring under a complication of disorders in my head and stomach. I think I may venture to say I have not had an hour's cessation of pain during the time. My sense of smelling was entirely gone, and the most agreeable perfume or the most intolerant stench were equally inOifferent to me. I have had the advice of several surgeons and medical men, both in this town and others, but without the least benefit, and I had dispAired of ever again regaining my health, in fact my life was becoming burdensome to me, until I fortunately heard of the many cures which your valuable Pills had effected. I purchased a box of Mr. Woodward, druggist, and before I had taken the whole I was completely cured, and have never experienced the slightest symptoms of its return. I have recommended them, and shall do so, as I feel I cannot do sufficient for the benefit 1 have received.—l am, Gentlemen, your obliged and grateiul servant, " HENRY NASH. "Bridgewater, June 13, 1842." From Mr. GEORGE WILLIAMS, Stourport. " To the Proprietors of Parr's Life Pills. • " GENTLIIMEN,—When I was appointed your agent for the sale of PARR'S PILLS, I did not anticipate a large sale for them, there being so many kinds of Pills already before the public; but I am happy to inform you that I have told nearly 1,000 boxes, and require a fresh supply. Numerous are the cases of relief being afforded in rheumatic, asthmat►c, and liver complaints, sick head. ache, coughs, colds, and diseases of the stomach and digestive organs, by taking these pills. Medicine which produces so much good to the human frame, and helps to prolong life, shoved be unl. venially recommended. Send me one gross by the earliest con veyance.—l am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " GEORGE WILLIAMS. "Stourport, March 5, 1842." From Mr. S. SMEDLEY, Bookseller, Sleaford, •• Sleatord, June ht, 1842. "To Messrs. T. Roberts and Co. "GRNTLEMEN,—I beg to announce to you (and it is a duty I owe the public), that the demand for PARR'S LIFE PILLS con tinues to increase daily, and why ? let the following case amongst many others testify :—JOHN GREEN of this place has for many years been afflicted with an asthma of the most painful kind, for which he has had the advice of as many medical men as there are pills in one of your boxes, but, after taking, at stated periods, only throe boxes of PARR'S PILLS, he declared to :ne this morning, that now he could sleep from nine o'clock at night till seven in the morning, although for the last two years he had never laid down In bed, but was obliged to be propped up with pillows to enable him to breathe at all.—l am, Gentlemen, your's respectfully, " S. SMEDLEY, Bookseller,&c." From Mr. THOMAS GOODE, Congleton. " Congleton, July 12th, 1842. " GENriamEN,—At the request of Mrs. Ellen Frost, of this place ,I beg to hand you the accompanying testimonial for publication " I believe she has received infinite benefit from taking PA R R'S LIFE PILLS, and is anxious that others suffering from similar disease should be induced to avail themselves of the same means of recovery."—l am, your most obedient servant, "THOMAS GOODE. 'To the Proprietors of Parr's Life Pills, " Gatrt•t.astarc—l beg to tender my warmest thanks for the great benefit I have derived frem your invaluable medicine. I had for nearly two years been in a state of consumption, and was under the care of several eminent :medical men, but could obtain no re lief. After taking three small boxes of your celebrated pills, lam happy to say I am completely restored to health, and am now fol lowing my usual employment. I beg you will make this acknow. ledgment public for the benefit of others similarly afflicted. I ghat be happy to answer inquiries, either made personally or by letter (post paid).—l am, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, "Witness—JAMES FROST. " ELLEN FROST. "July 11 tb, 1842." CAUTION—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. In order to protect the public (cora imitations, the Hon. Com missioners of Stamps have ordered the words " PARR'S LIFE PILLS" to be engraved on the Government Stamp, which is pasted round the sides of each box, in white letters on a red ground. Without this mark of authenticity, they are spurious. Sole Proprietors, T. Roberts and Co., 9, Crane-court, Flest. street, Londo and sold wholesale, by their appointment, by E. Edwards, 67, St Paul's Church.yard ; also by Barclays and Sons, Farringdon-street ; and Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard; anal retail by at least one agent in every town in the United Kingdom, and by most of the respectable dealers in medicine. Price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and family boxes I la. each. Full directions are given with each box. GRATIS.—" The Life and Times of Old Parr," who lived to be 152 years of age, 32 pages, with fine engravings, anecdotes, poetry, &c., and Remarks on Disease, Health, and the Means of Prolonging Life, may be had Gratis of all Agents for the sal of PARR'S LIFE PILLS, CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—AT THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION ' an increase of POWERFUL and BRILLIANT EFFECTS in ELECTRICITY are exhibited by ARM STRONG'S HYDROELECTRIC MACHINE. A new field is opened for investigating, on a magnified scale, a variety of objects in ART, SCIENCE, and NATURAL HISTORY, by means of LONGIIOTTOM'S OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, showing also an extraordinary OPTICAL ILLUSION. New DISSOLVING VIEWS. A List of the POPULAR LECTURES which will be delivered during the Week is suspended in the Hall of Manufactures. Hollo way's original CRAYON DRAWINGS from RAPHAEL'S CARTOONS, numerous MODELS in MOTION, DIVER and DIVING BELL. Conductor of the Band, T. Wallis, Mus. Doc. Admission, One Shilling. Schools, Half-price. 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Just published, the Seventh Edition, in a sealed envelope, price 2s. 6d., or sent free by post for 3s. 6d., ELF-PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay o n the Concealed Causes of Nervous Debility, Logal and General Weakness, Indigestion, Lowness of Spirits, Mental Irritability, and Insanity; with Practical Observations on their Treatment and Cure. _ _ _ . By SAMUEL LA'M ETU, Consulting Surgeon, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London, Matriculated Mem ber of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary 'Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothe caries' Hall, London, &c. " The various positions of lover, husband, and parent, the inherent privileges of mankind, are frequently marred and pre vented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that ad mit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. 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 weak ness.' —Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row ; Field, 65, Quadrant ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by a 111looksrllers. At home every day till Three, and From Five till Eight. BOILEREXPLOSION.—SEVER AL PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED.—Tuesday morning, at about ten minutes before nine o'clock, an accident, which occasioned the greatest alarm in the vicinity of the upper part of the Commercial-road, St. George's-in-the-East, took place at the extensive manufactory belonging to Messrs. Johnson and Co., cigar and tobacco dealers, situate in Gloucester-street, near Cannon-street gate, by the explosion of a steam-boiler of 25-horse power used in the factory. The premises are considered to be one of the largest cigar•manufactories in and around the metropolis. It was joined by a large building almost of the same height, used for drying purposes, and adjoining was the engine and boiler house where the explosion took place. At the time mentioned it appears that one of the firm was about to enter the drying room, when a tremendous report was heard, which shook the buildings and surrounding property to a surprising extent, and the next moment it was followed by heavy crashes, sending forth dense clouds of steam and dust. Unfortu• nately most of the work-people; amounting to nearly fifty, were at work on different floors, and, fearing that the fac tory had caught fire, a rush was made to effect an escape. Those on the basement floor escaped easily by the regular entrance, but those on the uppermost stories, suspecting the flames were ascending, forced their way through the windows, and jumped into the street; while others lowered themselves down by the side of the spout. Most of these, we regret to say, were more or less bruised, and five sustained such serious injuries that their immediate removal to the London Hospital was deemed necessary. As soon as the temporary alarm had in some way subsided, it was discovered that the boiler, which worked an engine of twenty horse-power, had exploded, occa sioning this most serious destruction. The boiler was blown a considerable distance from its original situation. The roof and nearly the whole of the floors of the drying house (which was overstocked with cigars and tobacco), were hurled to the ground, nothing, in fact, remaining of the building but the outer walls. Considerable damage is also done to the case house, and also the factory walls. The accident is stated to have occurred through the negligence of the engineer, in not seeing that the boiler was properly supplied with water. The firm informed the authorities of the brigade force, that the amount o.f damage done was at least one thousand pounds. They are insured in the Sun Fire-office, but the property hav ing been lost by n explosion, and not from fire the office is not liable to make good the loss. PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS OF CELEDRATED VO CALISTS.—Rubini was a tailor, Tamburini, a eourier, Naldi, an advocate. We believe he had the misfortune to a kill a man in a duel, and was obliged to leave the State in which he practised. He was a clever amateur in music, which he after wards made his profession. The manner of his death is well known. Viewing a steam cooking apparatus in Gareia's:(Ma labran's father's) kitchen in Paris, the boiler burst, and he was killed on the spot. Trameasani was a surgeon, so was Fer rari ; Templeton was a printer, and so Was Wilson, the " Scot tish Minstrel." Machin was a japanner in Birmingham, Pear sall the same; Pyne, a poulterer ; Weyman (a celebrated bass at St. Patrick's, Dublin), a shoemaker; ditto, Tinney; ditto, Shoubridge. The celebrated Barite was the daughter of a boat man, and sang in the streets. Champneys, whose name ap pears in the old editions of Handel's songs, kept an iron monger's shop in Tethill-street, Westminster. He was the leading singer of his time, and came to the rehearsal for the great festival in Westminster Abbey wi,h his white apron on. Hewas also lay vicar of the abbey.— Ten Towns Messenger. HINTS TOUCHING TAXATION. The following hints are written, not for those who understand the subject, but for those who do not; by their friend, W. G.:— TWO QUESTIONS, WITH ANSWERS. First—From what source is it that taxes are paid ? - Secondly—ls a high scale of prices, with equally high Nvages, or a low scale of prices, with equally low wages, best for the labouring people of England? ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION. The source from whence taxes and other such imposts can be raised, without impoverishiner the people or alienating their property, is those things which may be very propyly termed increase. This term, increase, is meant to embrace every thing of the following description, beyond our present and future necessary stock or capital of such timings ; that is to say—all such things as accrue, from season to season, through the bounty of Providence ; and every thing which, from time to time, may be obtained by art and labour, and whiCh shall be valuable in the esti mation of the public, be that what it may. There is no other source which can supply the demands of taxation, or other such impositions, for any considerable length of time, without causing the alienation of property, or beggaring the great bulk of the people. I think it is generally believed, that persons of property contribute, out of such property, most largely towards defraying taxation ; but my view of the case is; that many such persons. scarcely contribute anything.towards supporting that burden. The landowners, who are entitled to the spontaneous increase upon their lands, may, frotn that source of increase, so far as they can avail themselves of it, be con sidered as contributors thereto; but that spon taneous increase forms but a small portion of the increase from the land, raised by means of the labour and time of others. If the premises be true, then all those persons who are entitled to the spontaneous increase from the land, and all those who labour or apply their time and talents in raising or procuring in crease of the description before given, are, as one body, the payers of taxes. The following question has been put to me. When a rich man drinks wine which is heavily taxed, does not he pay that tax ? My answer was —No; not necessarily so. He may lend or ad vance the money for a short time, until he can re pay himself from the only tax-paying source in existence, that is increase. For suppose he be a non-labouring landlord who drinks the taxed wine. In the first place, he advances the money to pay for the taxed wine ; alter that, at the next rent day, he receives, or expects to receive, front his tenant, that money which shall repay the expense of the wine. But the tenant is not, therefore, the ultimate payer for the wine (ex cept so far as his own labour is concerned), far he obtains the money by the sale of increase raised by labour on the farm. It is therefore from increase that the tax is paid. in this case ; and they NO io are most instrumental in producing such increase are i he greatest payers of the tax. Again, suppo;=.e the drinker of taxed wine is a moneyed man, who had lent his money on interest to a manufacturer. He, like the land lord in the preceding case, first advances the money to pay for the taxed wine ; after that, at the set day, lie receives, or expects to re ceive from the borrower, that interest money which will repay the expense of the wine. But the borrower is not therefore the ultimate payer fo r the wine, (except so far as his own labour and skill are concerned), for he obtains the interest money by the sale of increase produced by.arti and labour. It is therefore from increase in manufactured articles that the tax is paid in this case ;-----and they who are most instrumental in producing such increase arc the" greatest payers of the tax. To suppose otherwise; that is, to stippose taxes were not paid out of increase, but out of capital or stores, then see the result. The non-labOd?- ing owner of land, without any other property, who should let his land lie without cultivation at all, would not be in the receipt of. anything wherewith to pay taxes; and the only means he would have of paying taxes would be by giving up portions of his land, year after year, until the whole were gone out of his possession. The moneyed man too, who should not labour or possess other kind of property, and who should lock up his money in a chest, would not be in the receipt of anything wherewith to pay taxes: and the only means lie would have o f paying taxes would be by giving portions of his money, year after year, out of his chest, until the whole were gone. And now, conceiving that what has been here stated sufficiently shows that it is from increase alone we are enabled to pay taxes, rents, interest of borrowed capital, &c., wick this understand ing, I shall proceed to answer THE SECOND QUESTION, Which is this,—ls a high scale of prices with equally high wages, or a low scale of prices with equally low wages, best for the labouring people of England? I would just remark before attempting to answer, that as increase is mainly acquired in this country by means o f the labour and time of a hardworking population, s o they are most deeply interested in the right decision of this se cond question. I have often heard it said, and I think it is generally believ e d, th at if' we of this nation can not have things ch ea p er , that is, as I understand, at lower pric e s, our manu f ac turers cannot com pete it It foreigners. Now whether they can compete with foreigners or not, I do not know; but of this I am sure, that they can do it better with the very reverse of that which they call cheapness; that is—better with high prices than with low prices. This may seem strange, but it is certainly true. In order to prov e thi s p ro position, I say first, thatincrease of thi ngs t o u s is our only means of paying taxes, with o ut the payers becoming poorer and poorer. I think this position is herein betioe proved, and shall therefore assume that it is admitted by all. Next, I set down the amount of our taxation at forty millions of pounds in a year. It will not affect the argument whether it be more or less. And now I will "put a case, which, though it cannot happen in reality, may be imagined. • It is this.—Let all the increase . of one year, from the land, from the manufacturers, and from every other source, be brought together into one market; and let those who have laboured to obtain it, or are the owners of it, come together to the same market. Then let this question be first put to the assembly : Shall we set a high price or a low price upon all these things? After that question has been put, suppose then, one in the assembly should stand up and say to the people — " Remember that you have to pay forty millions of pounds for taxation out of these very things ; and know, that out of nothing . else can you afford to pay and if you determine to put a low price upon them, you must of course part with a greater i bulk to raise that sure than t they were put at a higher price ; and thus, by parting with a greater bulk, you will h a ve less remaining for yourselves. On the contrary, if you put a high p r i ce u p on these things, you need not part with so muc h to raise the forty millions; and the differ ence will be, w your on ;ch will ena bl e y ou which to sell, so much as you may have to se ll, t o fo reigners at a reduced pr i ce , or give the differ ence to them if you please , without being in a worse condition than you would have ,been, by fixing the prices low." In continuation of these imaginary proceed ings, let us suppose an extreme case ;—that the assembly should put so low a price upon the 'ear's productions, as that the total thereof should amount to no more than forty millions of pounds; it is plain then that the year's taxa tion would have swept away the whole ; and the assembly might then go to their homes, with out taking back anything to sell at a ll . Again, take another view. Suppose the price of things were to be reduced to one-half of what they are now, so that the manutlieturer, instead of giving one pound to a workman for a week's w;!ge ; should get two week's work done for the same money. Now !nen, what would be the result in this case ?. In the first place, we may see that taxation would be doubl e d ; f or t h e fund holder would still receive the same number of pounds as at present ; but every pound of his would purchase two weeks' work like the manu facturer's instead of one only as the matter stands now. And, lik e wise, every pou n d o f t h e fund holder's would purchase twice as much of every thing else, because everything i s , by the suppo sition,. understood t o b e re d uce d to half-price. The fund-holders, thereby, would possess a double portion of the goo d s o f t h e nat i on with out doing anything to merit more than the half. But some may say, Oh yes, but think how much work may be done for half the cost. Would not that enable them to compete with the foreigner, and get large profits too? I say, No. For, besides the drawback of double taxation, making an increase thereto of forty millions a year, but few in England could better afford to give more than half the price for goods they had been used to give before; and so there would be no advantage in that part of the affair. Then with regard to foreign trade. It may be admitted that if gold and silver could be brought home in return for exported goods, there would be a greater profit to those concerned in the trade, if it could be carried far enough to out-balance the increased taxation att a chi ng t o the trade. But it has been said, and probably truly said, in answer to this, that a trade upon such terms asrequire the bringing back of gold and silver, cannot be long carried on ; for that foreigners have those metals not in such plenty; but corn and other foreign produce must be taken. If so, then little or no advantage would be gained in foreign trade by having half prices at home, because such fo reign produce, wlign imported into England, could not be sold above such English half prices. What prospect is there then, under the circum stances of this supposed case, of any foreign trade being so carried on as to counterbalance the extra taxation of forty millions a year, which it has been shown it would entail upon the tax paying people generally of the nation ? Hence it may be seen that lower prices in crease taxation, and on the contrary, that higher prices reduce taxation : and therefore the second question is answered by proving—a high scale of prices with equally high wages is best for the labouring people of England. And now it may be asked, How is this thing to be done? I apprehend, if it be done, it must be through a judicious enlargement of our pre sent circulating medium of exchange—that is, money. It cannot be done with our existing stock of gold and silver. These are nothing like enough for the purpose, for these can repre sent but a small portion of our immense produc tions, at our present prices. But all I shall now further say on this point is, that to establish high prices there must be a commensurate circulating medium. W. G. l'rivate Secretaries, have died—making the total eighty eight individuals, who during their lives were what arc termed public men, by their connection with the Government of the Country. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN AND A BUTCHER. ROCIIESTYR, Ja N. I.—This day the Rev. Henry Winter, chaplain to the Fortitude convict-ship, together with Mr. George Bassett, army butcher, residing in the High-street of Chatham, appeared before the Rev. George Davis, clerk, William Gladdisk, Esq., James Smith, Esq., and Jacob George Bryant, Esq., county magistrates, to answer informations, charging them w ith di spos i ng o f a heifer on the 25th of No vember last, being unfit for food of man. David Harden, the first witness, deposed that he was a butcher, residing at New Brompton, near Chatham. The Rev. Mr. Winter resides on board the convict-ship off Chat- ham Dock-yard, and also occupies a farm opposite to his house, also another farm near the Hook and Hatchet, in Chatham parish. The reverend defendant has had several heifers die of a disease called the t• murrain," which he had heard had been sold. The cattle were kept in a barn on the farm. About half past seven o'clock in the morning of the 25th of November he saw one of the heifers lying dead and stiff in the little lodge called Mr. Winter's Hospital. There was a small cut at the neck, but the beast never bled an ounce, and was in a dreadful state. A man named John Ilurrell, a butcher, opened the animal anddressed it, which he saw the man do whilst standing at his own door. The entrails were in a most dreadful and ulcerated state. The flesh appeared white and sickly. The heifer remained hanging up in the lodge until about two o'clock in the afternoon, when it. was removed into a cart of Mr. Winter's, and driven by a servant of his to Mr. Bassett's, the butcher, at Chatham. John Burrell, butcher, Brompton, said, that on the 25th November last he went to Mr. Winter's farm to take a hide off a heifer at eight o'clock in the morning. The bullock was stiff, and had been dead about two hours. It had not been slaughtered. Its death, he should think, was caused by an inflammation of the lungs. The lungs and heart were so heavy that he could hardly lift them. The reverend defendant saw them, and looked at the carcass. Upon the 25th of No vember, he dressed a heifer which had died of the disease. Cannot tell what went of the flesh. Both the beasts were in an awful state ; their insides particularly. As a butcher, he should say they were not fit to be sold for any shop. The meat was not fit for human food. Both carcasses he dressed to the best advantage. John Morgan, head servant to the Rev, Mr. Winter, proved that he cut up the carcass of the heifer into four quarters, and put them into his master's cart, and drove it to Mr. Bassett's, the butcher, by his master' s d es i re . O n th e arr i va l o f t h e cart at the house of Mr. Bassett, Mr. Bassett came into the street and looked at the meat. He said that he thought he could not do anything with it. Afterwards Mr. Bassett sent his young man for it, and it was taken into the slaughter house. The hide of the beast went with it. His master has had five bullocks die of the complaint. The Court being informed by the clerk that some very im portant witnesses were prevented attending this day, adjourned the investigation until the next sitting. From the known respectability of the defendants, the magistrates bound them over in their own recognisances in the sum of 401. each to appear on Friday next. THE POACHERS UNDER SEN TENCE OF DEATH. Although we are not of the number of those who consider the infliction of the last penalty of the law to be either unjust or inexpedient in cases of murder, yet we cannot refrain from expressing a hope that the awful punishment of death will not he inflicted on all the wretched men convicted of the murder of Lord Derby's gamekeeper. They are all, it is true, equally guilty in the eye of the law, and those of them who did not fire the fatal shot are only a shade less guilty, even viewing the subject morally, than he who did ; but there is a shade of dif ference in their cases, and we trust that whilst none of them are allowed to escape without severe punishment, the lart penalty of the law will only be inflicted on him who was the murderer in act as well as in intention. It is net merely on the ground of humanity, but also on that of policy, that we consider that it would not be desirable to in dict the punishment of :death on the whole of these five men. The difficulty of inducing juries to convict in such cases is already very great, and if they should all be punished with death, their execution will produce a feeling of horror in the public mind which will give impunity to succeeding gangs of poachers . for a considerable time, whatever crimes they may commit. We well remember attending the trial of twelve or fourteen poachers at the York assizes, several years ago, when hanging was much more in fashion than it is now. They were all charged with having murdered one of the gamekeepers of Sir George Armytage, of Kirklees.hall, near Hud dersfield, and all of whom were by the clearest evi dence shown to have been present at the affray in which he was killed. After the case had been brought home to every one of the prisoners, and after the Judge had laid down the law declaring that all present at the affray and resisting the gamekeepers, were equally guilty with the man who beat out his brains with the butt end of his gun, the Jury retired, and after remaining out of Court the greater part of the night, came back and declared the whole of the prisoners Not Guilty. This verdict was given in direct defiance of the evidence, and it was the general opinion in Court that it would never have been returned if it had not been known that the Judge was a stern and inflexible man, quite capable of leaving every one of the prisoners to be hung if they were convicted. The more humane spirit in which the law has been administered for the last dozen years has greatly diminished this unwillingness to convict, but anything like a wholesale hanging will revive it with a greater force than ever, and render it, if not impossible, at least most difficult to convict in future.—Liverpool Times. A. B. C.--,ANECDOTE OF TIIE PRINCESS V ICTORIA —Whilst under the process of learning her A B C, the Princess evinced no usual degree of curiosity to ascer tain the utility- of being so tormented. " What good this—what good this ?" was her frequent inquiry ; and when satisfied " that mamma could know all that was contained in the great book on the table because she knew her letters, whilst the little daughter could not ;" the little lady replied, " I learn, too—l learn, tco—very quick 1" and, it is added, she so quickened her pace in learning and articulation, as soon to become mistress of the alphabet.—Front Frazer's Magazine. EARL GREY.—We are glad to learn that letters were received in Stanhope-street on Monday, which state that Lord Grey had enjoyed sleep during several hours of the night for some nights past. The Noble Lord had also suffered less pain lately, and his pulse and appetite were quite good. There is still, however, danger, and considerable cause for the anxiety of his friends. The great age of his Lordship (eighty years in March next) of course renders him less able to combat successfully with the attack. CITY POLICE.—NEW REGULATIONS.—The follow ing official " pass order" has been forwarded to the various police stations in the City, and came into opera • tion on Monday, viz. :—One undetected robbery having taken place in the section of any sergeant during the year 1843, the said sergeant to be removed to another division.--No sergeant to continue to act as sergeant in whose section two undetected robberies shall have occurred during the year 1843.—N0 sergeant to be allowed to act as assistant inspector upon whose sec tion one undetected robbery shall have occurred.—The men are exhorted to adhere strictly to their book of instructions, and either or any of them discovered talking to females, or going into public-houses, Sce., whilst on duty, will be suspended, or forthwith dis charged.—The inspectors, sergeants, and men to reside within:the section of their division.—The latter has pro duced great dissatisfaction among the inspectors and sergeants, many of whom occupy houses and reside at some distance from their division. THE IRON TRADE.—We are very glad to hear that a second furnace was blown in at Trimsaran, Carmar thenshire, on Tuesday last. We understand that the iron that is made is of the best quality, being manufac tured with anthracite coal.—Welshman. SINGULAR CREDULITY.—On Tuesday the folloiving singular instance of gross superstition and credulity, took place at the Brentford Petty Sessions :—A female of respect able appearance, residing at Heston, near Hounslow, sum moned another female, residing in the same village, before Messrs. Pownall and Armstrong, the sitting Magistrates, for an assault and using abusive language. In the course of the examination it appeared that the cause of the quarrel between the parties arose under the following circumstances. A few days since half-a-sovereign, belonging to the defendant, was stolen from a drawer in her house, without her being able to obtain the slightest clue to the person by whom it had been stolen, or to the mode in which the robbery had been com mitted, and she in consequence went all the way from Heston to the Mile-end-road, a . distance of sixteen miles, and back again, for the purpose of consulting a noted " cunning man," or fortune-teller, whom having made acquainted with the cir cumstances, he proceeded to describe a person as the thief who much resembled the complainant; whom on her return, she began to abuse, which terminated in the assault. The Bench fined the defendant 10s. and costs, and advised her again to go to the " cunning man," who had got her into the difficulty, and persuade him to pay the money for her, at the same time expressing their astonishment that such superstitious ignorance should still exist so near to the metropolis. INCREASE OF THE DUTIES ON BRITISH GOODS IN BR AZlL.—Advices have just been received from Rio to the 31st of October, from which we learn that the Brazilian Go vernment has adopted a course with regard to several kinds of British goods imported into that country, which will have the effect of raising the amount of duties to which they are liable immediately, and that, as it believes, without any breach of the terms of the treaty, and consequently without creating any right of complaint on the part of this country. According to the treaty between England and Brazl, as originally agreed upon, British goods were to be admitted into the .Brazilian empire at an ad valoruni duty of 15 per cent., which rate of duty was afterwards raised by mutual agreement to 20 per cent. These terms the Brazilians were very anxious to have changed in November, 1842, but to this the Eng lish Government would not consent, and they therefore agreed, though with a very bad grace, that the present rate of duty should remain unchanged until November, 1844. They have since, however, discovered, that an ed valorem duty may be effectually raised by increasing the valuation of the goods taxed, as by increasing the per tentage raised upon them, and have therefore greatly increased the valuation of British goods of several kinds. In some cases the increase is 10 per cent, on the •ld valuation, in others 20, in others 30, in some 50, and in one or two 75 per cent. ! This is exactly the same thing in effect as if the rate of duty had been in creased from 20 per cent. ad valorem to 22, 24, 26, 30, and 35 per cent. Whether this is or is not a breach of the treaty we do not pretend to say, but it is evident that it is precisely the same thing so far as the commerce of this country is concerned. Amongst the articles thus subjected to anew and increased valuation are flannels, barragons, boots and shoes, several descriptions of cottons and of silks, cassimeres, var nished hats, cutlery, steel, Irish linens, gunpowder, and seve ral kinds of woollen goods. We shall next week give a list if the articles whose valuation is charged, showing the ex tent of the increase on each article.—Lierpool Times. TIIE STATE PROSECUTIONS. DUBLIN, JAN. L—This day. the Lord Mayor for the cur.. , rent year ( Timothy O'Brien, Esq.) was sworn into office with _ the usual formalities. 7 z The menikers of the Corporation proceeded to the Assembiy house in state, and after some preliminary proceedings, The late Lord Mayor, GEORGE ROE, Esq., rose and ad dressed the as-embly at s •me length. He commenced by say ing he felt it his ditty to render an account of his steward ship for the past sear ; and, after adverting to some topics of local interest, he observed that he regretted much to find himself opposed to the majority of the house on a question which had been discussed by it ; but while he could not concur in the opinion of the majority, still he f. It that the discussion of the repeal of th e un i on was a " p er f ec tl y const i tut i ona l and justifiable one in that house. The manner in which that discussion was conducted elicited the approbation of all who were present or had heard cf it. There was no ill-temper exhibited on either side, and the question was disposed of v ithout producing in that House the slightest feeling of ill-will. The next topic to which he said lie should advert might be considered to have grown out of that discussion—lie meant the pending State trials. He looked upon tht m with the deepest anxiety ; and after considering the subject in all its bearings, he had come to the conclusian that it would be for the benefit of the country--nay, of the United Kingdom at large—that these trials should not take l lace.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Po felt that. they would produce excitement and agitation, and lead to all the evils consequent upon such a state.—( !tear, hear.) Surely, in the midst of such agitation as these trials would - lead to, the country could not apply itself to the promotion of com merce or agriculture. lie would frankly tell the assembly that, after being in communication with men of all parties since the prosecutions had commenced, he firmly believed it to be the general desire that the agitation • f the country should be pre vented by the abandonment of these trials.—( Hear.) He felt extreme delicacy in saying anything that might be considered trenching upon the Achninistration of the land, which he felt. to he sacred ground ; but he consifered that an expression of public feeling, under all the circumstances, would be calculated to serve the country. lie would, therefore, urge such an ex pression of public feeling, praying her Majesty to take the question of the state of Ireland into consideration, to appoint a Committee, if ne Tssary, of the whole House of Commons, to ascertain the cause of discontent which unhappily prevailed.—( Hear, hear.) It was admitted by all there were grcninds for discontent, and, without more particularly alluding to them, he should mention the system of centralization as one. He held in his band a document, pub lished by order of the House of Commons, in which it appeared that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests received 628,000/. in this country, and only expended here 120,00(1., leaving a balance of half a million spent out of the country, from which it was raised, for the advantage of England.— (Hear.) He mentioned this solitary fact to show there were great and numerous grounds for discontent. As a mercantile man, he felt that the agitation and excitement that would be produced by the State prosecutions would retard the in flux of capital and all improvement for a considerable time. Suppose that complete success should attend - these prosecutions—would it be calculated to allay the irritation and discontent of the country ?—( Cries of " No, no.") Suppose, again, there should be a verdict of acquittal, would that restore peace ?—( No, no.) If, on the other hand, as was apprehended, it would be a drawn battle, would that tend to any possible good—would it allay the angry feelings which had been ex cited? No man could say what the consequences would be should these prosecutions be pressed on. —( Hear, hear.) His Lordship concluded by expressing a hope that the majority of that boise would petition her Majesty to grant an amnesty for the past, and take steps to remedy the grievances cf Ireland.— ( Loud cheers. ) Alderman Bov v. SE (Conservative) asked his Lordship whether the address lie had delivered was to be taken simply as his own ntiments ? The LORD MAYOR replied in the affirmative. Alderman BoYsE again rose, and proposed a most compli mentary vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, for the admirab!s and impartial discharge of his duties. Alderman Sir JOHN POWER, Bart., said he felt the highest gratification in seconding the motion, which passed unanimously, amidst the warmest plaudits. The Lord Mayor then retired. The Lord Mayor e'ect, Timothy O'Brien, Esq., was then sworn in with the usual formalities, and took his scat as Lord Mayor. Soon after the Council adjourned. The procession which accompanied the new Lord Mayor consisted of a great number of private carriages, headed by a military band, IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS. A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been addressed to the agent of the British and Irish Steam-packet Company, Eden quay : " Metropolitan Police-office, Dublin Castle, December 28, 1843. " Sir,—The Commissioners of Police have directed me to acquaint you, for the information of your Board of Directors, that it is considered necessaay, and has been directed by Go vernment, that the police shall inspect on arrival, and while unlading, the portion of the shipping in the port of Dublin, and under the uninterrupted superintendence of officers of Customs, with a view to the more effectual prevention of the clandestine importation of fire-arms; and that therefore the inspectors of police have been ordered to make this inspection, in pursuance of the power given by the Dublin Police Act, 5 Victoria, c. 24, see. 23 ; but that in the performance of the duty they have been directed to avoid the adoption,of any steps calculated to inter• rupt the commerce of the port, or cause unnecessary inconve nience to passengers or other persons in the vessels inspected, towards whom the officeri will demean themselves with due courtesy. " I am at the same time to refer you to a provision in the 27th section of the Arms Act (an abstract of which is sent herewith), authorising passengers to import fire-arms usually carried for personal defence or sporting, on registering them with the chief officer of the port, and I am to suggest, for the consideration of your Beard, the expediency of adopting some means of making this provision known to persons taking berths, &c., at the Company's offices in England and Scotland, as the obtaining of the information there may prevent inconvenience to passengers, and any misunderstanding with respect to their fire-arms on arriving here. " The Commissioners have suggested to the Gsvernment that this information might be best afforded to passengers in the mail-packets by a printed note on the form of receipts issued on taking berths.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " W. STANLEY, Secretary." FUNERAL OF V.MALIER, ESQ., M.P. Til LAMES, DEC. nB.—The remains of the late lamented Valentine Maher, Esq., M.P., were removed from Turtulla 1 - loue at twelve o'clock on Wednesday, attended by a numerous train of carriages, jaunting cars, and gigs belonging to the resit:ent gentry of the surrounding neighbourhood, to be interred in the family burial place in nudes churchyard. - The number of carriages exceeded thirty, and the cortege extended from Turtulla gate to the town. Never was there in this neighbourhood such a respectable and numerously attended funeral. The most marked respect was paid to his memory— all the rhopa of the town of Thurles being closed from the time of the melancholy occurrence of his death. There was a most numerous atteni'ance of his tenantry, and a great number of the clergy.— Tipperary Free Press. The Tipperary fex-hounds did not meet for the last week, in consequence of his death. ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS AT GREENWICH.— On Tuesday night, shortly after dusk, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Trafalgar-street, Greenwich, were much alarmed by a most terrific explosion of gas, which took place under the premises occupied by Mr. G. Oxborough, tailor, izc., in the Trafalgar-r,ad. It appears from what we could as certain upon the spot, that some difficulty was experienced by the next door neighbour of Mr. Oxborough in getting his gas to ignite, and that consequently he sent a man down into the basement of the premises to ascertain the cause of the difficulty, when the pipe suddenly burst immediately underneath the floor ing of Mr. Oxborough's room, tearing away the wood work and bursting up the counter. Thence it passed towards the ceiling, and upset in its progress Mr. Oxborough and a female who was sitting with him at work. The ceilin g is torn from the lathing, and the shock was so violent, that the front wall was split by it from the top to the bottom. Upon. inquiring, last night, be tween ten and eleven o'cloek, we were informed that Mr. Ox borough's injuries are but trifling, but that the female is so mu tilated, that she is considered in a very precarious state. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT BY THE KICK OF A Cow.—On Tuesday afternoon Mr. Carter, Coroner for Sur rey, held an inquest at the Rose and Crown, Salisbury-lane, Bermondsey-wall, on the body of Richard Creasy, aged 66 years. It appeared by the evidence that the deceased was in the employ of Mr. Edward Kelsey, cow keeper and dairyman, in East-lane, Bermondsey. On the morning of Saturday, the 911) ult., the deceased went as usual to milk his master's cows. After so d,iing he fed them, and whilst in the act of wiping his shoes in the litter beneath the cows, one of them rushed against him and knocked him down, and before he could recover him self another beast, whose propensity for kicking was well known by &ceased, struck him a violent blow on his head with her hind hoof, which laid him prostrate. A fellow-servant of de ceased immediately went to him, and assisted him home, when it wars ascertt.ined that his skull bad been fractured. Ile died on the 25111 ult. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental eciath." Titr. DISTURBANCES OF At7GUST, 1842.-I'IHE CHARGE ADAINST AN ALDERMAN or LEEDS.-1t will be remembered that a statement, which excited a good deal of public attention, recently appeared in the public prints, charg ing an aliermr.n of the borough of Leeds, and a member of the watch committee, with not only being cognisant of the distur bances of 1842, previous to their commencement, but with having been actually instrumental in producing them. The statement was first made public by Mr. Joshua Hobson, pub lisher of the Northern Star, and a member of the Town Coun cil, at a public meeting held in Leeds a short time ago, and on Monday the subject came under discussion in the Council, where Mr. Hobson reiterated his statement, stating that the Aide' man Was named Bateson. From the exl lanations of Mr. llo!don, Mr. Bateson, and other=, it appeared that the charge had been preferred by a person named Smith, who had been made a bankrupt by Aldernian Bateson, and who, it was con tended, could not be believed on his oath. After a great deal of boisterous altercation, the Council decided that the matter slid not come within their jurisdiction. THE SALE OF LIEUTENANT MUNRO'S EFFECTS. — The opinion of counsel upon Mr. Wakley's proceedings on the laie s ioecasion of the attempted sale of Lieutenant Munro's effects being adverse to the legality of the Coroner's right to interfere, the auction has been re-announced to take place this day awl to-morrow. From circumstances which occurred at a late hour last night it would appear, however, that the Hon. Member - in ends to contest the matter in spite of the lawyers. Mr. Kirke (the auctioneer employed by Mrs. Munro) has, it seems, been placed under the surveillance of the police for some days past, a sergeant and two officers of the B divi sion being stationed near his residence, so as to observe all persons parsing to and fro. Last night, shortly of er seven o'cl3ck,' Mrs. Munro arrived at Mr. Kirke's house in Bromp ton-row. The carriage in which she rode drew up by the roadside, and bef ,re Mr. Kirke could reach the door the police had surrounded the vehicle, apparently with an in tention to di.cover who was inside. Mrs. Munro having re quested Mr. Ki he to let her have a small dressing-case which had been left. in his care, that gentleman returned to the house for it, and as he was handing it into the carriage, the police sergeant required to know " where that box was going?" Mr. Kirke replied that it belonged to Mrs. Munro, and he believed that she was about to contey it to her mother's residence. Having closely examined the case, the officer permitted Mr. 'Kirke to place it in the carriage, at the same time directing his brother officials to run off to the nearest stand and call a cab to follow the vehicle. Mrs. Munro having com pleted the purpose of her call, ordered the coachman to drive home, and the cab not having arrived at this time, the ser geant, in the " performance of his duty," was compelled to fol low the carriage as fast as his legs could carry him down the Brompton-road ; the object being, it was stated, to wa'cli where the box in question was conveyed. 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Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSIkIOUTH, JAN. I.—The Firebrand steam-frigate is to be commissioned immediately. She is likely to prove one of the fastest steamers in the service. During her passage from the River to this pert she beat the Cyclops three miles an hour. The Cyclops, however, had all her stores on board, and, con sequently had a deeper immersion in the water than the other, and her engines are only 320 horse power, whereas those of the Firebrand are of 430 horse power, although both vessels are of the same class. The first and one of the most im- Nortant improvements in marine steam-engines was made by lessrs. Seaward and Co., in the introduction of the Gorgon, or direct action engine, into the Cyclops, as that vessel has now engines of 320 horse power and 350 tons of coal in a space that was formerly occupied by engines of only 220 horse power and 250 tons of coal. In fitting the engines of the Firebrand they have effected a farther improvement, by which she can carry engines of 430 horse power, and 450 tons of coal, in a space eighteen feet less than that originally required for engines of 220 horse power and 250 tons of coal. This is in consequence of the introduction of tubular boilers, which are not half the weight, and do not require half the space of the boilers upon the old plan, and therefore allow of a considerable reduction of the engine-room, with an additional quantity of fuel and an increase of power. Another important advantage gained by this improvement is in the reduction of the consumption of the fuel, as the Firebrand's engines require very little more than half per horse power than the smaller engines of 220 horse power in the Medea, Salamander, Phoenix, &c. When hese hyessels undergo a repair there will be no difficulty in the adap- Tation of the tubular boilers to the old engines, which the Ad miralty will, no doubt, cause to be done, for the experiment has already been made in the Prometheus, by which a space of nine feet has been added to her accommodation. The Vindictive, 50, Captain Toup Nicholas, is on her pas sage home to England, from the Pacific The Wanderer, 16, Commander G. H. Seymour ; Pelican, 16, Commander Philip Justice; Nimrod, 20, Commander F. H. H. Glass; Childers, 16, Commander George G. Wellesley ; and the Clio, 16, Com mander James Fitzjames. are on their passage home from the East Indies; and the Pantaloon, 10, Lieut.-Commander Chas. H. Lapidge, and Bonetta, 3, Lieut.-Commander E. E. Gray, from the coast of Africa. The last-named vessel has arrived. The completion of the magazines of a first-rate and 84 gun ship, according to the plan directed by the Lords of the Admi ralty, has been accomplished at this port, and the improvement bids fair to be one of the most perfect and efficient that can be resorted to, and reflects great credit on Sir Thomas Hastings and the parties who have been carrying their Lordships' plan into effect. The subject is one of the deepest importance as regards the security of the lives of all on board, and the pre servation of the ship from the terrific effect that may be pro duced by the shells recently introduced into the service. It is now well known that powerful steamers like the Penelope, armed with the shot and shell guns, have the facility of taking any position they may deem expedient over sailingships ; hence the great importance of this improvement in the magazines, whieh are now so placed that the upper part or crown is about six feet under water, and protected at the sides by water and other means, that it amounts almost to •an impossibility that the explosion of a shell can affect the internal part of the magazine. The Hyacinth, 18, Commander Francis Scott, has arrived at Plymouth from the coast of Ireland. Ske is to have her masts reduced, and to receive an additional quantity of ballast, of which she has already received forty-five tons. Her lower masts are to be shortened four feet. It appears she is not able to carry her present sail, and that altogether she has too muck top-hamper ; although the Rover, 18, recently paid off at Chat ham, also a corvette, had sufficient stability to carry, during the whole time she was in commission, similar masts aad spars to those about to be reduced in the Hyacinth, and that, too, without any ballast. The Helena, 16, Commander Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, is still at Spithead, but will in all probability sail to-morrow or Wednesday. She is the sister ship to the Siren, 16, Com mander William Smith, now in the East Indies, of whose capabilities the most flattering accounts have repeatedly been received. The Albion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer, will proceed in a few days from Plymouth to Cork, where she will become the flag ship of Rear-Admiral Bowles. The Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, will return to Plymouth on the arrival of the Albion at Cork. Ship at Spithead—The Helena. Ships in Harbour—The St. Vincent, Victoria, Excellent, Victoria and Albert (Royal steam yacht), Penelope ksf eam &tate), Fearless and Echo (steamers), Satellite. OBITUARY of the NOBILITY and ARISTOCRACY for 1843. Amongst the other important events connected with the past year may be enumerated the great number of deaths which have taken place in that class of society termed the aristocracy of the country. Many of those who have played prominent parts on this world's stage have departed. Amongst them we find a Prince of the Royal Blood— His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. The Dukes of Manchester and Dorset. The Marquis of Winchester. Earls—Re Reede De Ginkell, Athlone, Abergavenny, Hope toun, Coventry, Glasgow, and Plymouth. Viscounts—Ferrard, and Hinton, the skied son of Earl Poulett. Lords —Duffus, Abercromby, the son of Sir Ralph Aber cromby ; Forbes, (General); Fitzgerald and Vesci Robert ; Ker. Rodney, Lynedoch, and Inverury, th'e eldest son of the Earl of Kintore. Baronets— J. Hesketh, C. B. CoUrington, J. P. Murray, F. Sykes, T. W. Vaughan, A. K. Jackson, E. Synge, M. Wood, J. Shaw, R. Fitzwygrath, J. Gordon, and J. W. Mac nau ghten Knights—T. Robinson, and T. C. Morgan. Bishop Lichfield. Judges—The Right Hon. Charles Kendal Bushe, ex-Chief- Justice of Ireland ; and the Right Hon. J. Radcliffe, Judge of the Irish Prerogative Court. Generals—The Hon. Sir Charles Colville, Sir W. Brooke Thompson (the senior General but one in the British service), Sir John Fraser, G. C. H., and Sir John Taylor. Majors-General—Percy Drummond, C. B. , Director-Ge neral of the Royal A ttillery ; Sir John Thomas Jones, Bart., K.C.B. ; Edward Hutchins Bellasis, Sir Donald Macleod, K.C. B. ; Sir J. O'Halloran. Lieutenants-General—O'Loghlin, Beever, R. A., and Sir Archibald Campbell, G. C. B. Colonels—Clements, M.P., for the county of Cavan ; Sir Horatio G. P. Townsend, K. C.H., Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle; Fortescue Ellison, and Dertemet G. Muirhead. Lieutenant-Colonels—Forbes, Champagne, Ullert on , William L. Wood, K. H., Archibald Cameron, Richard Murray, Sir William Thom (Author of .‘ The History of the War in India, under General Lord Lake,") Morgan, George Hart -Dyke, and Williamson. Admirals—Thomas Alexander, and Sir R. Barlow, K.C. B. Rear-Admirals—R. Henderson, and Sir Arthur Farquhai, K. C. B. and K. C. H. Vice-Admirals—Sir Edward Brace, K.C.8., Commander in-Chief at the Nore. _ _ _ Right Honourables—J. A. Stuart Mackenzie, Governor of Ceylon, and afterwards Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. _ _ _ _ Honourables—Wm. Howard ; Robert Kennedy, brother of the Marquis of Ailsa ; Henry Browne, the youngest son of Lord Oranmore ; R. G. Quin, brother of the Earl of lOunraven ; and F. T. Tollemache, brother of the Earl of Dysart. _ _ Members of Parliament—Major G. Brown, for the county of Kilkenny ; and Valentine Maher, Esq.; for the county of Tipperary. Late Members of Parliament—C. F. Palmer, G. A. Mus kat, W. 11. Sarsfield, A. Blennerhassett, J. B. S. Merritt, J. B. Hoy, G. W. Wood. Private Secretaries—Edward Drummond, Private Secre tary to Sir Robert Peel ; and Colonel Shaw, Private Secre tary to the Marquis of Wellesley, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It will thus be seen that during the past year one Prince of the Blood, two Dukes, one Marquis, six Earls, two Viscounts, eight Lords, twelve Baronets, two Knights, one Bishop, two (Irish) Judges, five Generals, five Majors-General, three Lieutenants-General, seven Colonels, nine Lieutenant-Colo nels, two Admirals, two Rear-Admirals, one Vice-Admiral, one Right Honourable, five Honourables, two Members of Parliament, seven late Members of Parliament, and two of r -111 IQ It 1. Pr it I' I, i 0 t- . V 8 t