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'LETTERS of CREDIT on INDIA. The UNION BANK of LONDON, as Agents for the Bank of Western India, are authorised to ISSUE LETTERS of CREDIT for any moneys paid to them, to be repaid in rupees at the current rate of exchange on the day if presentation at the offices et the lank of Wtern India, in Bombay, CAlcutta, and "iottibe. Similar letters of credit may he obtained at any of the Ispanchee of the National lank of Scotland, and of the ?rewinds./ Rank of Ireland. By order of the Directors, _ W. W. SCILINIGEOVR, Manager. Union 'Sank of Landon, No. S, Moorgate-street. DEBTS RECOVERED, FREE OF COSTS. A Solicitor, of upwards of 20 years' exper.ence, undertakes the itECOVERY of DEBTS, free of cost to Creditor, save a coin ittsaion of 10 per cent. on the amount of debt recovered. Conveyanoes prepared en the following low terms, via.:—Leases .„_ 114, 1 Counterpart, 21. 10s.; Assignments, 2/. 2s. ; Bills of Sale, 30s. ; " r ills. Bonds, and Deeds to general, on equally moderate ten's. Apply at the Offices, 1, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. Arrangements made with Creditors on behalf of Insolvents, and ad giYeu on the New Bankruptcy Act. Letters for H. M. attended to GREAT WE STERN RA IL WAY. CALLS for TENTH INSTALMENT of N. per 1111 ARE on IDOL SHARES, and FINAL INSTALMENT of 81. per FIFTH RARE of 2111. each. The Directors of the Great Western Railway having resolved, at a 4 " , etirts, held this day, to call, under the provisions of the Acts of 'ornament for au instalment of 51. per Share on 1001. Shares, and Cso aa instalment of 81. per Share on the Fifth Shares of 201. each ietice Is hereby given, that the Proprietors are requested to pay, on t before the 6th day of January next, to any of the undermentioned I t anksre the said sum of 51. on each of their respective 1001. Shares, and the said sum of V. on each of their respective Fifth Shares, 1 :01 . 1d — ort .....-Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., at the Great Western Railway-office, 29, Cateaton-street, City. krUt o i ......Messrs. Miles, Harfird, and Co. Messrs. Elton, Bairns, Ames, and Co. la Stuckey's Banking Conapsuty. lo The West of England and South Wales District Bank, Cheltenham . • • • The Bank of Liverpool. • • The County of Gloucester Bank. 'wading • .Messrs. T. and C. Simonds and Co. By order of the Board if Directors, CHAS. A. SAUNI)ERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, sth Dee., 1844. LA NV I. I F E ASSURANCE, OFFICE, Fleet-street, Dec. 23, 1844. ...NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that a (1172,TERAL MEETING Of the r ROPRIETORS of the LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY w ill beheld at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the Ist of February next, at Half-past Eleven o'clock In the tbre toon precisely, pursuant to the provisions of the deed settlement, f Or the purpose of receiving the AUDITORS' ANNUAL REPORT .' 6 t . the ACCOUNTS of the SOCIETY unto the 31st instant, to ELECT TWO DIRECTORS in lieu of Lewis Duval, Esq., and Iltid Nicholl, ` 41 9. both deceased, and for general purposes. 11:2 Director to be chosen in the room of Lewis Duval, Esq., and a Ltitl Nichol!, Esq., will remain in office until the 24th June, 1845. By order of the Directors, . , GEORGE KIRKPA. I RICK, Actuary. Business will commence at Twelve o'Cock precisely. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt- ANTE SOCIETY, 26, COENHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,600. Impawered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady slimes and increasing prosperity of the Society has s tabled the Directors, at the last anneal isvestigatloa declare fiend Roans, averaging 60 per cent. cm the amounts hay on each ' G ila,' sleeted on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. 4 ;a 1 Pr Esau' Bonus g a o 'd tz r entlam. added . Cash. . ,0 N § 4 Banns Bonus in added. Cash. • - Z 77 X s. 1. a. d 1837 170 9 3 74 f 4 1838 144 2 2 1839 116 16 0 s. d. 5 1 5 6 5 11 a. d. 12 3 9 9 16 4 7 11 9, .£ s. els 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 I LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION, No. el, KING WILLIAM-STREET. PanstimlT.—Sir John Cheetham Mortlock. Claudius S. Hunter, Bart., Alderman. TACIITZES. ~ es Franks, Esq. Deese Barnewall, Esq. ' ,1 14e1 Gibbs, Esq., Ald. Charles Perkins, Esq. DM('Teas. hard Baggalley, Esq. • Edward Henry Jones, Esq. c 's• Bulcock Burbidge, Esq. ' Henry Luard, Esq. k e4 r3' T. Curtis, Esq. ~ Thomas Moore, Esq. N:11'11e1 Fisher, • Esq Isaac Nicholson, Esq. ( 4 ,.. • Ipin, Esq. ,Thslah Roberts, Esq. • Zge Iledgkinson, Esq. Wm. Flexman Fowler, Esq. ).,..! I 'is Society is essentially one of Mutual Assurance, in which the - "ltiums of its Members are reduced after seven years to the lowest o tnit consistent with safety. The average rate of reduction, d uring the last seven years, has exceeded 60 per tent hi tut th e clety also undertakes other descriptions of Assurance, 4a Which th e ~,,,;•2red do not become members • and in order to confer t it t he ,, ea correspoi:4l"2 advantage of Reduce ' d Premiums, the Court Directors,4, h av i ng ee ,Zsed to allow any Agency Commission, have le.rmined to effect this of Assurances in future at the follow pr._ very low rates, and it hiti\elso been determined to reduce the • s a "nlunas charged upon existing" Policies of Ms same Class to the the s eaie. A NNUAL PREMIUM FOR THE ASSURANCE OF £lOO. . "4 . £ a. 4. AWL s. d. AcZ• 4 a, d. 1 13 7 35 2 7 6 50 4 1 2 25 117 0 40 21551 55 1 5 1 0 • The 2 1 5 45 3 6 0 GO 6 510 1 C ourt of Directors are authorised by the Deed o f S ettlement 64d money on the security of policies in this Association. H. J. BROOKE, Secretary, tRIT.E'D KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, .i, NYATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. • Established by Act of Parliament in 1634. thI''.rVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. c et 'olnpany, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most I ,cll l , 4 turity in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success ' l Coit' u t t attended it since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL Is 4, 4 eLng UPWARDS of 72,0001. ..7 16 -110.' the Company declared an addition to the Shareholders of :DI!) th n Of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 21. per cent. per orn on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class 1, , m tim e they wets e ff ected. 1 8 , - ,,‘e ?Lanus added to &idea from March, 1834, to December 31, la as follows : , Sant Time S um a dd e d S um Ti m e Sum added duke ured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. " 65 000 8 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 4 000 8 years 600 0 Y 5000 2 years 200 2 - he Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and .77 one-lalf need be paid for the first Five Years, where the liasur fer Life. bi E r ' t er)* information will be afforded on application to the Resident w_!ictors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. L enno x B o yd, Esq., of No. 8, ,t!'leo-place, Pall-mall, London. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. • 59, OGM THR.RON.STREET RA NK. • JrAIPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT ofPARLI AMENT, 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 76. THOMAS FARNCOMII, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. )p_ WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy Chairman. ,i_charil E. Arden, Esq. Janice CUL Esq. -Banbury, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. Ward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly Eaq, Ald. 1 0 ,. ° Mas Camplln Esq. Jeremiah PilCher, Esq. Humphery,'Esq., Alderman, Lewis Pocock, E s q PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeafftesen, It, Finsbury-square. 4 Uitottom—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-pi_ace, Old Jewry. CONSULTING{ ACTUARY. — Professor Hall, et King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. In ,_, addition to the subscribed Capital of £300,000, the Assured e the security of the Company's income of nearly Xeoo6ll per * e :',Urrl. yearly increwing, and an accumulating Assurance Fund in k, seri in Government and other available securitleg, of considerably rhr amount than the eitirnatod liabilities of the Company. raleS of premium are reduced to the lowest scale compatible t h g the security of the Assured, and the stability ot the Company, e tm e Y. in effect, giving to every Policy Holder an immediate and Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and frequently "'Ye prospect of a periodical division of Profits. ANNUAL PRBMIUM TO ASSUAN £lOO. ..,,_ Ate. For One Year. For Seven Years. I Whole Term. 20 SO 40 .__ 40 £0 17 2 1 1 8 1 5 • 1 14 1 3 2 4 XII 19 1 1 2 7 1 II 9 1 19 10 3 17 0 £IHIO 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 II 0 ifi " Whole Term" Premium may remain unpaid at ler cent. compound interest, as a debt upon the policy for info, or 4 ,Y paid °fiat any time without notice. Tanees for Advances of Money, as security for debts or as teovisien to a family. when the least present outlay is desirable, tapedied and -nmprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be io be narti‘c,,ls IT favourable to the Assured m edi * cid of i c " ers ' a. .tend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock WARD HATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission C°- Sohators and Agents SILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive 'd German Silver, 5up .114,4 and injarioue Metals, called Nickel al. pe :fegtly matcklesa dt . ,:d by the introduction of a new and CATA PLATE. WATSON, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate, 'ide dby tri h t Li on ef Science in the amalgamation of Metals, has sticceede:' beZpir to Publie Notice the most beautiful Article ever yet offered Inn all the rick/less of Silver ix appearance, with all its dare mad hardness—with its perfect sweetness in use, undergoing, as kWea, a Chemical Process, by which, all that is nauseons in ittixed is entirely extracted—resisting all Acids—may be cleaned as and is manufactared into every Article for the Table and Fiddle. Threaded. King's. T fab le gpoons and Forks, 16s. 6d. doz. 30s. 3.58. se ert Ditto • ... 12s. 6d. 2 5 5. 28s. e a e .P00n5............ is. 6d. —12 s. 6d. 13s. fid. ( -141 * Tongs . Is. 3d. 3e. 3e. Gd. be ttii * WATSON begs the Public will understand that this Metal is tlie — '!FlY his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold sti s Z his Metal is from all others—on its intrinsic merit alone he %i v 'a It to e tested, and frm the dily incresin enlogiums he re• e- 4 , b o is convinced that o nothing a can prevent its becoming an etti ti !of universal wear. 15 rratsen's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue aid Price Currant It I s t Published, aid Families who regard economy and elegance Ot a ,:' Possess themselves of this usefal Book, which may be had ' Ol . and Post Free, from the above Address. PATENT PARAGON CAMPHINE LAMPS. 44„! Perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has bee' kr ld .'"7 attainod by the invention of two parallel flat rings —a larger te a : s Maller forming a cone round the margin of the wick, which tv, r '' a rapid reverberation of air against the flame—thus condensing ba y ? Particle of volatilized vapour, it is free from smoke or smell, 16 ... n g Perfect combustion , and in full action, emits a light equal t o e" 4 k candles. ),,i)Vatson's Warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton tee, k be, will contain, throughout the season, all the most el egan t Op al 4r eke and new patterns, comprising Or-ineln, China, Glass, and 1, rar a : Oil Lamps fitted with the Paragon Head for 21e. And the 5,;05 APparatis applied te the Testa for 6s. The Spirit analysed Tr i p: "Antasended by Dr. Ure, is delivered in screw sans by C. carts, at 41. p r e gallon. BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. TO LADIES. OWLAND'S KALYDOR. atfae,,Patronised by the several Sovereigns and Courts of Europe. Yriental Botanical Discovery, and perfectly free 'tom all aAd 'at admixture. It everts the most soothing, gentle, cooling, sad krifying action on the skin ; .nd by its agency on the pores Ittu.kinute secretory vessels, most effectual y dissipates all red -4,141 ,Jarl. pimples , blotches, spots, freckles, chilblains, chaps, tb e °lner cutaneous' visitations . The radiant bloom it imparts to 4, 4" k, and the softness and delicacy It induces on the hands, , . 4 nd neck, render it indispensable to every toilet. ' t tes t " 44l ie*. during the period of nnrsing.and as wash for Infants, o p not be too stro.gly recommended. 4 trria l ernen, alter shaving. will find it allay all irritation and ten `" of the Skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Au Price 4s.and Ss. 6d. per bottle, duty included. T lON—Bewnre of Imitations ef the most deleterious cha. containing mineral astringents utterly ruinous to the corn. t hat 11 rd.l s by their repellant action endangering h ea lth. S ee the„ XO WLAND'S K ALYDOll."are en the wrapper; and "ge a , e4 A. ROWLAND and ,s ON, 20. Hatton-garden, "'"tere authority of h o te Hon. Commissioners of Stamps) on the ,211 Stamp affixed n each bottle. d eny by the Proprietors, and by Cberni,ts and Perfumers. All others Kalydors are fraudulent counterfeits !! Jtj R EDGE'S ITEM.-ALL, or celebrated Ern brocation, ef ficac io us been known throughout the West in 48 the most Remedy for Rheumatism, Lumbago P5,..' 1 1 the Limbs and Numbness, Sciatic and Paralytic Affections', Sti"he, Sprains and Bruises, Burn. and Scalds, Spasms and Cramp, aro b r . ".Lof the Joints or Neck, Frozen Limbs, Chilblains before they tird ect . o .7n. It is likewise an infallible cure for tint dangerous silo. Quinsey or Sore Throat, i• wkiela it was never knew* to „"n ii e. few hours' appheation. toWttp.ervii\-That nene can be Genuine unless the Stamp affixeclto 95 i!, 4 . tle c'nntains the name and address or Barolay , an . d . . , t ons. No. 4 . , :f ?n ‘ gd9n. street who have purchased , t t h o o r P r o per t y r Dredh"evallaute ef vv".cle fr m ths Executors ot the Inve , w . j ut 21,..hf0rd Wilts. Retail price, Is. Nd and P' bottl • - "etall by al reepeetable Venders in Town and 47; PU. NS. This day is published, fcp. Svo., with Frontispiece by John Leech, price 55., HINTS on LIFE; or, flow to Rise in Society. iv C. 13. C. AMICUS. _ London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. THE CHURCH, THE SCHOOL, AND THE PARISH. On Saturday, Jan. 4, will be published, Bvo., with Wood Engravings, PAROCH IA LI A; or, Church, School, and Parish. The Church Services practically considered. By the Rev. JOHN SANnFORO, Vicar of Danehurch, Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Woraeeter, Honorary Dean of Worcester, and Rural Dean. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman& DENTITION,—TEETH A TEST OF AGE. THE FORCEPS, 4d., stamped 5d., of SATURDAY next, the 28th instant, wit' contain the fourth LECTURE on the DISEASES and OPERATIONS of the TEETH, by EDWIN SAUNDERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist to St. Thomas's Hos pital, &c. &c. Early applications for the Stamped Edition are to be made to the Editor, at the Office, t 9, New Compton-street, ;_olio. Volume the First will be publfshed on the Ist of January, price Twelve Shillings. we do say that this "Post Office Directory" is a most extraor dinary undertaking. As a proof of the vigilance which has been exercised in bringing down the matter to the latest possible period, Lord Western', same will not be found in the " Parliamentary Directory." Similar instances of attention might be adduced. As tests we have turned to several names of persons among our own acquaintance who have recently changed their residence, and in no one case have we found the change-overlooked. This is conclusive proof of the general care that is bestowed to render the work ac. curate as well as voluminous; for it is fair to conclude that any one applying the test within his own range, would find the same vigi lance. In every point of view it is a work of vast utility, and in dispensable to all persons who have any busbies, to transact in this mighty centre of business. It supersedes all ether guides and Directories. GLeart, Nov. 16, 1844. The claims to public patronage of this most elaborate and well. arranged Directory have been so fully established, as to render any notice of it almost an act of supererogation.• In addition to the extensive and varied information by which this work was already distinguished, we find in the ♦olume for 1845, a considerable quan. tity of new and appropriate matter, arranged under various heads. All this has been done—notwithetandiug the greatly increased size of the volume—without any additional charge. The yearly outlay of capital required to produce the work must be immense; the reward of the enterprise and labour will, we trust, be in proper. tion to it. NICHOLS'S MORNING EXERCISES AT CRIPPLEGATE, On Wednesday, the let of January, in a large volume, closely printed, price 12s. cloth, 31ORNING EXERCISES at CRIPPLEGATE, St. Giles-in-the-Field, and in Southw ark. The Fifth Edition, carefully collated and corrected, by JAMES NICHOLS. Volume V. (to be completed in Six Volumes). HEREPATIVS RAILWAY AND CONINIEReIAL ADVERTISER, Nov. 16, 1844. How such a mass of information was ever brought together, even in the 1,900 large pages of this volume, it is difficult to imagine, even though we take into account that to effect it, has tasked the ample resources of its owners for a series of years. The result, however, is that a commercial book of reference has been produced worthy of the commercial capital of the world. The high character of the Post Office Directory has given it a place in every house of real business ; indeed, not to possess it is to be without information to which every man in the United Kingdom commercially employed c hou:d have ready access. In the " Conveyance Directory" the matter connected with Railways is full and recent. Within our apace enumeration of the various subjects cannot be attempted, nor can such be rauisite. It can be only necessary of a work so universally known to say, that the number of the Post Office London Directory for 1845 is by far the best and meat complete edition of the work which has ever been produced. Higher praise it would be difficult to bestow. . . London : Printed for Thomaa Tegg, 73. Cheapside, and may he pro cured by order of all other Booksellers, of whom may be had the first Four Volumes, a few copies of which remain on hand. _ _ --....... The Map with which the book is accompanied, entitled " Modern London and its Environs," is an entirely new one, and one of the best plans of the Metropolis we have yet seen. RAILWAY REGISTUR, Dec. 1, 1644. - There are few men of business who do not take in the "Post Office Directory," and to such, an enumeration of its contents is almost valueless; but for those who do not, it may be as well to make some further remarks, and the more so, as it only needs an acquaintance with that work to be convinced of its intrinsic value and great utility. There are some offices where the expenditure for a new Directory is grudged on the ground that it is laying out money for what they do not want, and they grub on without a " Post Office Directory," or with only one of Pigot's or Robson's superannuated Directories. A sharp, acute man of business would, however, Just as soon be persuaded to part with his inkstand as with his " Post Office Directory," for it not merely saves more than its cost in time, but it is a valuable instrument for carrying on business. As a means of ready reference it is valuable, as a man's name, residence, and occupation are soon found, and a re. fercnce to an old Directory will chow how long he has been en. gaged in such pursuits, and furnish prima -facial evidence as to respectability. This is so well understood in proper quarters, that on such matters the " Post Office Directory" will be found quoted in the leading articles of the Times, in Government and Parlia. mentary reports, and before the police and criminal courts. Does the Times, with ready sagacity, detect a swindling firm trying to prey on the community—the " Post Office Directory" is immediately appealed to, to show that the pseudo firm is not to be found enrolled in its columns. It would appear inexplicable that a day register of this kind should be found playing such an important part ha the corn. mercial community, if it were not well ascertained that its con. doctors display the greatest energy and accuracy in car rying out their undertaking. The return of the circulation of country banks prefixed to the "Banking Directory" is the best which has yet appeared, and the only digest of the Population Returns, applying to the metropolis, is the one in the "City Di. rectory," which gives the population and income-tax of each parish in the metropolis, and a laborious analysis of the occupations of the population, deduced from the Census of 1841. GENERAL TOM TII U MB. The AMERICAN MAN in MINIATURE has returned to London and i s new holding his PUBLIC LEVEES at the Gal. lery, in Suitt)lk.street, Pall.mall The General has been visiting the Principal towns in E ngland, Scotland, and Ireland, and has set with unprecedented success. Whilst in Edinburgh the General was presented w i th a beautiful Highland dress, of the Royal Stuart Tartan, manufactured by lilessrs. Meyers and Mortimer, in which he will appear at each exhibition, in addition to his Citizen, Napoleon, and Court dress. Hours of Exhibition from Eleven to One, Three to Five, and from Seven to Nine, Doors open half an hour previous. Admission (regardless of age), One Shilling. The General's Miniature Equipage will be exhibited daily from Four to Half.past Five, and from Eight to Half.past Nine, P.M. at 121, Fall.mall, at the trifling charge of Threepence, merely to defray the rent of the room. W ARD of PARR IN Gll ON WITHOUT, Dec. 24, 1844. —At a WARDMOTE, holden on the 21st of December, 1844, before the worshipful Sir JAMES DUKE, Knt., M.P., Alderman of the Ward, at the New Court, Old Bailey, for the Election of Common Councilman and other Ward Officers for the year ensuing, and continued by adjourn. ment to this day, the numbers at the close of the poll were as follow Messrs. Bedford (deputy) 455 Messrs. Isherwood _ ...... 130 Williams - ...... 328 Ohbard (deputy) 383 stokes ........... 325 Taylor Burn ..... ... 365 ; Anderton ... ...... 300 Buckmaster Barnard Edkins Prendergast Ramshaw Whereupon the Alderman declared the election to have fallen on the first sixten of the above-named gentlemen. Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Wardmote be re. spectfully offered to Messrs. Woollatt, Pearse, and Gresham, for the faithful and Jealous services they have rendered to the Ward during the period in which they have served the office of Common Councilmen. Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Wardniote are due, and are hereby respectfully tendered, to the worshipful Sir James Duke, M.P., the Alderman of this Ward, for the able man. ner in which he has presided during this election, for the faithful discharge of all his duties as Alderman, for the courtesy and kindness exhibited by him on all occasions, and for the invariable and strict impartiality which he at all times displays. JOHN PONTIFEX, Ward Clerk. ADVERTISEMENT WANTED. TWO POUNDS REWARD. ANY person who will produc e a certain ADVER TISEMENT which appeared in the TRUE SUN news paper, some time between the years 1824 and 1835, calling upon the HEIRS-AT-LAW of SIR ANDREW CHADWICK, of Broad-street and Golden-square, London, Knight, to appear :and prove their Clains to his Estates, or a certain PLACARD to the same effect, which was printed in London, and circulated there and in Lancashire about the same period, will receive the above Reward on application to Mr. JOSEPH HIGHAM, Bookseller and Stationer, Wigan. I ffollows from the recent inv es ti gat i ons o f t h e British Association for the Advancement of Science, as reported in the Atheneum of October 19, that the quantity of light furnished by one pound of PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES requires for its production four pounds of ordinary tallow ones; and, therefore, that the former, if at two shillings per lb., would be exactly as economical as the latter at sixpence per lb. Now, PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES are not sold at two shillings per lb., but at or under One Shilling per lb. Were this work more carefully looked to in country places, the swindling bill and other firms would find a little more difficulty in carrying out their nefarious pursuits. In conclusion, we say, When you want anything, always look In the Post Office Directory." • ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 29, 1944. Twenty years have made a strange alteration in the bulk of this almost indispensable Directory. 'Well do we remember the mean, spare volume of other days, pith its long lines of large type, and its shabby sheepskin binding; in place of which we have hire a ponderous large octavo volume, of some 1,100 pages, of two and three columns each, of small type, comprising " inter alia," direc tories, " Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Law," " Court," " Parliamentary," "Postal," "City," " Conveyance," " Bank ing"—thus combining the advantages of the old " Directory" with those of the " Court Guide"—the east with the west—and corn. . . . . _ prising all the information which the merchant or trader, or any other London resident or visitor, can reasonably expect to And and by excellent classification and arrangement, any portion of this information may be found without difficulty. Among other addi. . . . . tions, we perceive some important and interesting statistics of Lon don—as the area in acres, population, and assessment, and a state ment from the Occupations' Abstract of the Census of 1841. The " Directory" Is, in fine, as complete as untiring industry and vi gilance can make it ; for they have uniformly kept pace with the increase of the number and extent of our metropolitan and national establishments and interests. W. Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell court, Temple-bar and all Booksellers in town and country. . THE PHYVIOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS. " Wnat passions hurt the body, what improve ; Truths as refined as Athens even heard." The Fiftieth Thousand. Forty Engravings, price lg., by post, Is. 6d. ON CHASTITY—its Abuses and Diseases—On Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—On Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions—Curiosities of Medical Experience—Law o Divorce, &c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of the Hall, and twenty-three years Resident Practitioner in London. Of human ills and frailties I discourse, - Those taught by nature and by art acqUied. Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle—the matured and sage— The lonely and the mated—all sustain ; h2c3ll,ltili,a,tehorilshteepre_r,oh,:w; hcaarppvianiel,,sos,tolgia7,ln.F."icet -street In kindly spirit herein counsel's given, Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Author, 21: Arundel-street, Strand.—A• home daily till Two. Evenings, Seven till Nine. Shervroloiodvr, THE NINTH EDITION. Just Published, in a s. , alecl envelope, price 2s. ed., and sat from, on receipt of a Post-office Order, for 2s. 6d., MA N 1 - 4 Y HEALTH : a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its Premature Decline, with Instruc tions tor it Complete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the desstructive consequences of excessive indulgence termi nating in mental and nervous debility, local or constitutional weak ness, indigestion, and consumption. lncludin .7 a corn' rehens.ve Dls. sertation on MA RRI %GE. Illu , trateo with Ca es, ice. By C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. May be had of the Aut ors, No. GO, Newman-street; Oxford. street ; and sold by li r i ttain. 11, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and co , G 9, O N fordatreet ; Noule 1.9, Ch ancery-lane; J. Gordon, 146, Laadenhalkstreft I G. Mansell, 2, King-street. Southwark ; C. Westerton, IS, Park-side, Knightsbridge; Huett, 97. Princes. street. Leicester-square. London ;T. Sowler. Courier O ffi ce, 4, St. Ann's.square, Manche , ter; W. Howell, 75, Dale-street, Liverpool; W. Wood, 78, High.street, Birmingham ; W. and E. Robinsen,.ll, Greenside-stieet, Edinburgh ; T. Price, 93, Dame street. Dublin ; and all Booksellers, " The best of 01l friends is the professioisal friend ; and in no shape can he be consulted with greater safety and secrecy than in ' Lucas on Manly Health.' The author shows how ' Manly Vigour,' tem porarily impaired. can be restored." —The New Bell's Weekly Messenger. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from ten till two, and from live till eight in the evening, at their residence, No. dO, New. man-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be s uccessfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and inclosing he usual tee of 11. for alvice. ----- They may be had of respectable dealers throughout the king. dean, if care be taken to prevent may imitations being passed off as the Patent Candles ; and the Trade may obtain them wholesale from Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall, and Palmer and Co., Sutton.street, Clerkenwell. THE RIVAL LINES TO YORK. We have observed with surprise a statement appa rently put forth by the supporters of the London and York line, as contradistinguished from the Direct Northern Line, which labours under the objection of being both a suppressio reri and a suggestio falsi. It relates to the comparative distances of certain towns on the route to York, which it endeavours ;to show are greatly favourable to the London and York scheme. We have only to remark, as neutral and impartial judges, that this statement, copied from the Doncaster Gazette, compares the distances, not upon the trunk lines of both railways, but upon the trunk and lateral line of the London and York, and only upon the trunk of the Direct Northern. When the contest lies unworthy subterfuge. The huge, between the merits of the two main lines, it is unfair, if not dishonest in the extreme, to employ such an expensive, un wieldy, lateral line, got up by the Leeds and Man chester Company, in conjunction with the London and York, is a totally disconnected scheme, which must stand or f a ll by itself. The following table of the exact distances -will disabuse the public mind of any erroneous impression which it may have received, and convince the terminal population that their para mount interests will be sacrificed if this lateral line be allowed to affect, improperly, the direct principle. London to York, by the Lincoln, York, and Leeds Direct and Independent " My Lord,—Upon my return to Plymouth after a few days' absence, I have had forwarded to me a se ries of resolutions carried unanimously, at a meeting of the congregation worshipping in the parish church of St. Andrew. In the last of these resolutions is the expression of a hope that I, as their minister, ' urge strongly on the Bi s h op t h e i n j ury which must result by the introduction of any changes in the services of the Church.' In compliance, therefore, with this request. I trust your Lordship will not deem my expression of entire accordance with those resolutions as unfitting in the present juncture, or at variance with that high respect with which I would ever desire to approach my diocesan. " I beg most urgently to entreat your Lordship's attention to the fearful strife now introduced into our Church, chiefly by your recently-published Pastoral Letter—a strife which, unless soon allayed, will, I apprehend and believe, be the occasion of the seces sion to the ranks of Dissent, of tens of thousands of persons now thoroughly attached to the liturgy, articles, homilies, and constitution of that Church ; but who, keenly alive to the awful strides made towards Popery, as evinced in a large number of publications which have of late years issued from the press, as well as by the defection of not a few cler gymen and laymen of the apostate Church of Rome, are very apprehensive that the errors of Popery are taking such root in the Etablished Church, as will render it necessary for them to quit its pale. Such a result would, I am persuaded, occasion the deepest pain to your own mind, as well as to that of every clergyman living; but, my Lord, I know that sucii a flame has now been kindled, and is so extensively spreading, that, as one of your Lordship's clergy, as having for more than twenty years occupied the most important post in the diocese of Exeter, and, backed as I am by the urgent request unanimously passed at a large and' respectable meeting of the mem bers of my congregation, I dare not do otherwise than most earnestly beseech your Lordship to recal the requirements recently enjoined upon your clergy, and thereby check the further spread of that feeling which has already taken possession of the minds of multitudes not only in Devon and Cornwall, but in every portion of the British empire. "My Lord, were my own personal feelings alone concerned in this matter, I should regard the use of the surplice in the pulpit as a point of such utter in significance as to be unworthy a moment's considera tion; but seeing that vast numbers of the laity as well as of the clergy, regard it as the badge of adhe rence to Tractarian or Popish errors, and view it as the introducer of other, and perhaps far more serious evils, I cannot in the midst of my deep regret at the painful conflict now going on, do otherwise than heartily thank God that so wide-spread a manifesta tion of attachment to the great principles of the Re formation evinces itself, and that still no peace with Rome' is a feeling so strongly impressed upon the best affections of the members of the Established Church, that they will not allow the very appear ance of compromise with this great principle, without using firm, respectful, and constitutional means for its defence. LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISOR DERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &e. " He who in pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or youthfu 'chart's; 4 here lives, and justly can Exclaim, Inn me behold a man I" Just published (In a sealed velope), Tenth Edition, price 2k 6 d.s or sent by post free, to any address, 3s. eid.. Q ELP- PRESERiTATION : a Popular Essay on Li those concealed disorders, originating in youthful excesses, and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, ad the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and n o the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon, 9. BEGF4RDATRKET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospita 1 Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&c. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in herent rrivileges of mankind, are frequently marred and prevented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, masons n otbers, thin BiSity addresses it se lf ; and by its perusal many questios may be satisfafiterily actittood that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend." - -Stafford Gazette. "Long exp er i enee in the treatment of a class of diseases hitherto n medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove that there are conceale I causes of Nervous Debility in exigence, where the were routine practitioner would never dream of finding them ; trace4ule to certain hahitst rurming the mo s t secret, yet deadly, and Vi.al zprings ofd orocatic Misery, and Journal. premature mortalitY."—Wakefield Published by the Author, and cold ih London by S. Gilbert. 51 and 52, P atensoster-rew ; Static, 21, Ti chberne-street, Quadrant, Regent street ; Hannay and Co., 43, Oxford -street ; Noble, 114, Chancery lane; Gordon, 146, Le adenhalLstreet ; and by all Booksellers. At Nome alien' day till Three. and from Five till Eight. ---* . - “r" -- -----,-,---,--.„-...,_,---s- A NEW AND IMPORTANT EDITION OF THE SILENT FRIEND ON HUMAN FRAILTY. Just published, price 2s. tid., and free by post (in a sealed envelope), Price as. 6d T HE SILENT FRIEND.; a Medical Work on Human Frailty and Physical Decay, Its causes, and the baneful effects of excessive indulgence and isfection, illustrated by engravings, with observations en Marriage, and directions for the removal of certain disqualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and CO. Published by the Authors, and sold at their Residence, 19, Berner.. street, Oxford -street ; also by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; Turkic Compton-street, Soho; Noble. 109, Chancery-lase; Hannay and co., 63, Oxford-street ; J. Gordon, 146, Leadenhall.street, Lon don ; and by all Booksellers In Town and Country. . 5 We OPIINIONS 07 TUX Panes, work embracing regard the mast work before us, .' The Silent Friend,' as a clear and practical views of a series of com plaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by the majority of the Medical protession, for what reason we are at a lout o know. We must, however, confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression on our minds, that we not only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffer. ing (vain mdispretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages." —Age and Argus, ~ The Authors of 5 The Silent Friend,' seem to be thoroughly conversant with the treatment of a class of complaints which are, we fear, too prevalent in the present day. The perspicuous style in which this book is written, and the valuable hints it conveys to those who are apprehensive of entering the marriag e state, cannot fail Wrecornmend it to a careful perusal”—Era. The CoIiDIAL BALM of SYItIA CUM is exclusively directed , a , ll T At t ed 4g Medicine r.ud vendorsca, Cases for the cure of nervous end Muscular debility, Impuissance, &e. per the b° " t S t i l lent B'4 F i rien 4Y d. Y be had as usual. ,m 1 secondary symptoms in both sexes, price 28. 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" Did time permit, much could be said upon the point to which I desire thus briefly, but respectfully, to solicit your attention ; but I forbear, most earnestly praying that Divine assistance may be vouchsafed to your Lordship in this time of imminent peril to our beloved Church, as well as grace to my brethren in the ministry, and to myself in particular, not only ' to follow the Godly admonitions of the ordinary,' but also to ' be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doc trines contrary to God's ward,' and to maintain and set forward, as much as lieth in me, quietness, peace, and love among all Christian people, especially among those that are committed to my charge,' and at whose urgent request I take leave, as before the Searcher of all hearts, at whose bar both you and I shall stand, to present this my most urgent entreaty, that the wishes of these the flock committed to my trust' be heeded, and that thereby, through the instrumentality of their Bishop, peace and union may be restored. " I have the honour to be, your Lordship's very obedient servant, " JOHN HATCHARD. Miles. 56} __ _Jgo .... Cambridge to Lincoln Lincoln to York London to Cambrid, 195 Direct Northern :1761 21i Loudon to York, by proposed North Midland Lines London to Cambridge Cambridge to Lincoln Lincoln to Swinton Swinton to York " Dec. 19, 1844, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Plymouth. " To the Bishop of Exeter." METROPOLITAN IMPRO VE MENTS, NEW STREETS, &c. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in their twenty-first report, state, with regard to the improve ments in the metropolis, in the several lines of those improvements authorised by the Acts 3 and 4 Vic toria, cap. 12, they have, since the dates of those Acts, completed purchases to the amount, in the whole, of 457,8441. 15s. 10d., and have contracted for fur• ther purchases to the amount, in the whole, of 121,617/. 15s. 10d.; and besides these, the purchases now remaining to be made, in order to clear the whole of the ground required for completing the several lines- of improvement, it is estimated will cost the further sum of 54,2561. 55., or thereabouts, viz.—ln the line from Oxford-street to Holborn, they have completed purchases to the amount of 211,684/.145. 10d., and have contracted for further pur chases to the amount of 56,9691. 3s. 4d. ; and besides these, there remain to be made purchases estimated to coat the sum of 14,5711. 15s. Thus this new line of street will have cost, in purchases of property alone, nearly 290,0001. Secondly, in the line from Bow street to Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, they have completed purchases to the amount of 70,9581. 18s. 3d., and have contracted for further purchases to the amount of 3,0091. I ls. 9d.; and besides these, there remain to be made purchases estimated to cost the sum of 17,595/., or - thereabouts. Thirdly, in the line from the .London Docks to Spitalfields Church, they have completed purchases to the amount of 96,7421. 16s. 11d., and have contracted for further purchases to the amount of 30,2361. Bs. 7d.; and be sides these there remain to be made purchases esti mated to cost the sum of 6,740/., or thereabouts. Fourthly, in the line from Coventry-street to Long acre, the Commissioners have completed purchases to the amount of 77,0781. ss. 10d., and they have con tracted for further purchases to the amount of 89,2021. 12s. 2d; and besides these, there remain to be made purchases estimated to cost the sum of 8,097/. 10s., or thereabouts. And fifthly, in the line from East Smithfield to Roseraary-lane, they have completed purchases to the amount of 1,4201., and have contracted for further purchases to the amount of 12,200/. ; and besides these there remain to be made purchases estimated to cost the sum of 7,2521., or thereabout. It appears that of the sum of 500,000/. mentioned in the Commissioners' 19th report, to have been borrowed of the Equitable Assur ance Company, for the purposes of these improve ments, upon the security of certain portions of the land revenue of the Crown in Middlesex, and of moneys arising from interest on Exchequer bills, and profit on the sale and purchase of those bills, in which part of that lean was temporarily invested—from the sale of old materials, and from rents of property pur chased for the purpose of these improvements, there remained a balance of 1,4201. 6s. 6d. These funds being nearly expended, the Commissioners are taking measures for obtaining a further loan of 250,0001., which they find " it will be necessary to raise for the purpose of making the several remaining purchases requisite for the completion of these improvements." 223 Direct Northern 47 London to York, by the York and North Midland : London to Cambridge . Cambridge to Lincoln Lincoln to Doncaster, by part of Lin coln and Swinton Line Doncaster to South Milford South Milford to York 207 Direct Northern .... 176 k 34 London and York proposed Railway 186 Direct Northern London to York existing Lines Direct Northern 1761 , Atlas, Dec. 21. 42i It appears that the Scottish Board for the encourage ment of manufactures are to discontinue the granting of premiums for inventions in manufactures, and to apply the funds at their disposal exclusively to encouraging a School of Design. The following is an extract from a letter received this week by Mr. Alex. Buchanan, in reply to an application for a reward for a new descrip tion of fabric of his invention :—" Board of Manufactures, Royal Institution, Edinburgh, 14th Dec., 1844.—Sir, — I have now to inform you that, as the Commissioners have long entertained the opinion that the manufactures of this country would be most effectually improved by the encouragement of the Fine Arts, which must pro duce a most beneficial effect on the Industrial Arts, they have with the sanction of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury deemed it expedient for one year at least, to withdraw that portion of their funds which has hitherto been appropriated for premiums, and to apply it to the extension of their School of Design, which is of the most paramount importance in attaining the advancement of the national manufactures, and which is the object of their most anxious solicitude. I have therefore no alternative left me than to express the regret which the Commissioners feel at being unable to afford Mr. Buchanan any assistance, and the docu ments which you forwarded to me in favour of that gen tleman are accordingly returned to you inclosed.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Thos. Dick LAUDER, Secretary of the Board of Manufactures."—Glargew Saturday Post. BENTINCE TESTIMONIAL.—We are very glad to find that the first proposers of a subscription for a testi monial to Lord George Bentinck have had their propo sal responded to in so liberal a manner by the supporters of the turf as to call forth an expression of their warm gratification. We understand it is their intention forth with to take some steps towards csrrying into effect the object of the subscription, and that they have obtained the consent of the Duke of B !Wort, the Duke of Bed ford, the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Eglinton, and the Right Hon. G. S. Byng, to act as a Committee for that purpose.—Sunday Times. ROYAL ACADEMY or Music.—The examination of the candidates for the scholarship of this excellent in stitution for the ensuing year, took place on Friday last, when the prize was awarded to Miss Georgiana Foul ter. THIRD-CLASS TRAINS..-.Me perceive that on the Ist of January next. third-class trains will run between Leigh, Manchester, Liverpool, &c., morning and evening. This concession is much enhanced by the Company allowing third-class carriages to be attached to every train between Leigh and Bolton. This is a matter of great importance to the small tradesmen of the former place, who are thus enabled to transact their trifling business without being compelled to b e th e w h o l e ( i v from home.—Afanchester Guardian, ;;711714-1447,1 The Hon. C. E. Law, M.P., left town yesterday for Cambridge. c j. i. 4. ' '. 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" Aly dear Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of a series of resolutions passed at ' a meeting of the congregation worshipping in the parish church of St. Andrew,' at which you were acting as the chairman. "In compliance with the request contained at the close of the resolution s , I have f e lt it my d uty to ad dress a lett er ( o f which I subjoin a copy) to his Lord ship the Bishop of this diocese, urging the great ne cessity of an immediate revocation of the orders lately issued to the clergy in his Pastoral Letter. " Most sincerely trusting that such will be the re ' suit of the many meetings held in the diocese, that the service of our Church may not be interrupted by usages, which as being obsolete, have the aspect of novelties, and that peace and prosperity may yet be vouchsafed to the Church of England, as well as with the expression of my cordial thanks to all who took part in the proceedings of the late meeting, and fer their kind expression towards myself as their mi nister, I am, my dear Sir, yours and their very faithful friend and obedient servant, " JOHN HATCHARD. " St. Andrew's Vicarage, Plymouth, Dec. 19, 1844. " To Captain John Coode, C. 8., R.N." THE CHARITABLE BEQUESTS BILL. (From the Southern Reporter.) The Dublin Evening Mail utters a loud exulting shout because three Roman Catholic Bishops are, at length, gazetted, as, according to their new-found eulogist, the firm, uncompromising supporters of the Bequests Bill. We deeply deplore the cause which has given room for the triumphant boast of the un scrupulous calumniator of Catholicity. It is not for us to question what the motives may have been which induced the Right Rev. Prelate to countenance this inroad on the rights and freedom of the Church. They must have been deceived by that consummate diplomatic artifice which has over-reached worldly and wary politicians, and made even them playthings in the hands of England, or, as we before stated, and still suppose, they have consented to accept places on the Board to mitigate the evils which others in their position could inflict. We are convinced that the Right Rev. Prelates would advance on all occasions the true interests of religion; that will not be dis puted or denied, but the more we examine the more fully are we persuaded that the Bill was concocted by enemies of the Church, with that enmity burning strong within them. What is it that has hitherto preserved the Roman Catholic Church and the reli gion which it teaches; by what means has she, through such a long night of persecution and danger, protected herself successfully in Ireland ? Was it not by steadily refusing—by firmly resisting all inti macy with the State, and by standing on an isolated eminence to which the waters of corruption could not ascend ? She has been surrounded by enemies who have often menaced, and endeavoured to scale the battlements by which she was protected ; but of all other Churches of the earth, she re mained uninjured by secret sap or open vio lence. The foe, we fear, has reached the citadel at last, and, at the first signal from abroad, will be ready to open wide a passage by which the whole force of secular authority may enter. Our fears may perhaps exaggerate the effects which we apprehend may follow from the compromise which has already taken place, but the very parties, the Roman Catholic clergy themselves who, it is stated, will profit by the law, are filled with alarm, and protest strongly against its operation. The Irish Church in general is free from the imputation of courting a State all ance. She has never solicited its favour or looked for its endowments, or begged its gold. At all times, at every opportunity, she spurned pecuniary and other favours, and maintained herself untainted and un touched by their enervating influence. Why, then, should we be persuaded that she ought now to descend from her " vantage ground," or daily with the seducer? —What can she gain by a State connexion—nothing whatever. She must lose largely—in character, in revenue, for an endowed Church and clergy generally lose remuneration from the people, seldom preserve their respect, and, never, as far as we can at this moment recollect, have held firm in their affections. By deed or by will, said the deliberate opinion of O'Connell, it was lawful for Catholics, before the passing of this Act, to convey property for every imaginable charitable purpose ; now, only for the support of bi s h o p s an d pr i ests, an d for building manse houses, are any new powers given. Because the clergy are permitted by the law—and how permitted? through the favour of the Protestant majority of the Board—to live and inherit property devised three months before the donor's death, we are called on to shake hands with Peel and fling our caps into the air through joy. Before this law all this and much more may have been done, and again, we ask, where is the advantage ? And it is thus the clergy would be benefited, or rather it is thus they would be divided from the people. A State pro vision would never pass the English Legislature. England would not support in Ireland a second stipendiary Church, and Irish priests would not receive the bribe. But, fruitful hi wiles, the Government hit upon the expedient of making Ro man Catholic piety the instrument of subsidising them. Peel would hope to make them gradually wealthy, he would allow them to receive property in the expectation that they may become indolent or indifferent to the welfare of their flocks, or inactive in the cause of liberty. He sees what benefices and pomp and revenues have done elsewhere, and be would use the antidote to spiritual zeal, and to politi cal agitation which he believes they contain. lie would absolutely punish the Irish people for their patriotism through their piety, by making it instru mental in their subjugation, and the mode of 'doing this aggravates the dishonesty of the attempt, for though the clergy may be the recipients of wealth, ; a mixed Government Board is to be, as it were, the con duit through which the impure stream must flow. There were two inconveniences which, it is affirmed, the existing law has removed, by abolishing trustee ships, and recognising the succession of Catholic prelates and priests. But what mastered the first in convenience when men of honesty and honour wee continually found, and could be found, to act in tie required capacities, and if the succession of Catholic priests and prelates be now recognised by law, did they the less succeed before ? Is it legal or apostolical succession that is desired or necessary ? Is the State to become a theological interpreter, and human to be associated and to weigh with divine authority ? Is there importance to be attached to the State recogni tion of those apostolical titles which, after all, the Bill does not confirm beyond the pre-existing law, nor add to it in any one particular, for while the Moit Rev. Richard is in - the State Gazette, affirmed be Lord Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Re Archbishop Daniel Murray, is not allowed to own local jurisdiction. We have spoken of this cozening and deceptive Acit as it affected the position of the Irish Catholic Church, for whose independence a struggle should be made, if for no other reason than to win, on Irish ground, the victory which has been lost in other countries. Everywhere the attempt to get the Church be neath the hoof of the State has been attempted. Here the villainous experiment is in progress also, but we have not spoken of the undefended, inexcusable, and infamous wrong which this Act offers to the regular clergy and the monastic orders. The most ingenious and intrepid of its supporters have not ventured to justify it as regards them. It is con'- ceded that every atom of property can be, and must be, swept away from them ; that the Catholic pre lates can be made, and must become their persecu tors, their despoilers, to feed the ravening maw of the hybrid monster called a Board. It is not denied the monastic orders will be despoiled, and are virtually outlawed by this enactment; and yet defenders have been found to abet and praise its provisions, and ad vise the Irish people to stand by and see their pious, humble, and self-denying friends scattered and de spoiled. Shall they, who instruct the poor, who sedulously prepare the way for the secular clergy, and assist and strengthen them in their labours, be unredressed ? We are mistaken in our countrymen if they pause for an hour in the decision they should make. THE FROST AT HAMM:MGR.—We learn from privat4it sources that on the 17th inst., the London mails of the 6th, 10th, and 13th insts., had not reached Hamburgh, in consequence of which, in addition to the entire ob. struction of the navigation on the river Elbe by the ice, business in general was exceedingly dull. On the 16th the intensity of the frost was much dimi► rushed, and on the following day—viz., the 17th, the ther:. ammeter of Rauniur exhibited one degree of warmth. Rain had fallen on that day from morning to evening, but there were indications of a very early renewal of frost. The execution of Tschech, at Spandau, for his attempted assassination of the King of Prussia, was known at Hamburgh, and had created no sensation whatever. The Turkish Government had nominated a consul at Hambnrgh, in the person of a Portuguese gentleman, who already represents the Go- vernment of his own country in the capacity of consul, general, and he bad not felt himself at liberty to accept the appointment without referring first for permission of the authorities at Lisbon. This is the first appointment of the kind which the Turkish Government have made in the north of Europe, and it is an indication of a desire to extend the commercial relations of the empire, which cannot fail to be interesting to the mercantile public. TUE OFFERTOItY.-4n last week's Gazelle it was stated that one of our churchwardens had recently received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Nihill„ keying that he should continue the Offertory of St. Mary's. Much to the surprise of many here, the Rev. Gentleman has since suddenly altered his mind. On Sunday morn, ing, after making some very severe and unwarrantable strictures upon his flock, he announced from his pulpit that the Offertory would cease from that day at St. Mary's Church! Wo always thought the " pressure from without " must be attended with this result, When the people begin to seriously talk of k+ stopping the supplies"—to refuse making church-rates_th en i t i s high time to yield to popular opinion. Our vicar has thought it eipedient to do so, and it gives ti t s mac.l4 plea, sure tq state the fact public. Let other towns burdened with Offertory impositiaalk follow the exant *et sllo^' by the Eiridgewater folk.-4omer w Mary. - seat. We are glad tq learn that • believe, the funda44-0-- pension —from, we Civil List—has been conferred .9 " .lomat%. Hood, the author of, amongst other wings, " The Song of the Shirt." 7- 77-jr _ • i • " • --' 8 11 ..._____ TUESDAY-MOTIT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Dzc. 21, 14. The Queen h as b een pleased to appoint, ,Dr. J. Henry Davidson to be First Physician to her Majesty in Scot land, in the room of Dr. John Abercrombie, decensed. NVIIITEHALL, Dec. 17. The Lord Cha n cellor has eppointed Robert Drinkall, jun., of Howden, in the county of Ydrk, Gent.., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Dec. 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Bake of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, Gent., be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED, John Humble, chemist, Ossett, near Wakefield. Joseph Craven, John Hardman, and George Craven, dyers, Helene Dye-works, W a k e fi e ld . BANKRUPTS. John Peart Birley, plumber and glazier, Brompton row, Middlesex, to surrender January 10, at two, and 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offi cial assignee, Basinghall-street ; Buchanan and Grainier, Basinghall-street. John Christie and James Rodgers, stone-ma's-On; Notting hill, Middlesex, Jan. 10, at one, and Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corehill ; Messrs, Richardson and Co., Golden-square. Elijah Brentnall, builder, Cold-harbour-read, North Brixton, Dec. 31, and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street i Jenkinson, Cannon-street. John Walker Wood, wine -merchant, Churton-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road, Jan. 3, and Feb. 18, at half -past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Mottram, Birmingham; Parkes and Co., Bedford-row. William Preston, builder, Monmouth-road, Bayswater, Dee,. 31, at one, and Jan. 31. at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch lane, Lombard -str ee t ; H oo k er, B art l ett ' s-buildings, Holborn. Henry May Waller, tailor, Foulsham, Norfolk, Jan. 7, at. half-past two, and Feb. 7, at e l even , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Flower, Bread -street, Cheapsiae I Taylor and Son, Norwich. Henry Higgins, merchant, Leeds, Jan. 14, and Feb. I I. at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee ; Atkinson, Dibb, and Bolland, t r Blackburn, Leeds ; Hawkins and Co. Boswell -court, Chancery-lane- Michael Graham, attorney, Darlington, Durham. Jan. 9 and 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Rushworths, Staple lun, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. Nicholas Trevenen Hawke, grocer, Penzance, Corn wall, Jan. 7 and 30, at eleven, at the Exeter District (Court- Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Hill and Mathews. St. Mary Axe, London ; Terrell, Exeter. John Peach Burdett, grocer, Uttoxeter, Jan. 6, and Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court, Bittlestoe, official assignee, Birmingham ; Welby and Co., Uttoxeter ; James, Birmingham. Joseph Harley, plumber, Wolverhampton, Jan. 8, end Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harrison m i d Smith, Birmingham; Clarke, Wolverhampton, DIVIDENDS DECLARED. T. Balls, iron merchant, Thames-stre'et, City-first div. of ls. 11d, in the pound, any eeP-'ttriday, at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. C. Teesdale and R. Toutson, furnishing warehouse men, Westminster-bridge -road-first div. of 12s. 6d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. G reen , Albury. E. Foster, tailor, Dover -first div. of Is. 11d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Green, Alder manbury. R. Howland, auctioneer, Theme, Oxfordshire-first div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street, City. J. Young, laceman, Aldermanbury, City-first div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street, T. Gibson, coal-merchant, North Scale, Lancashire-- first div. of Is. 31d. in the pound, on Tuesday, the 31st of Dec., or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. OD. Ward, merchant, Manchester-third div, of one penny and 7-27th parts of a penny in the pound, on Tuesday, the 31st of Dec., or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. S. Daintry, J. Ryle, and W. R. Ravenscroft, bane kers, Manchester -first div. of 4s. in the pound, on Wed. nesday, the 9th of January, or any subsequent Wednes day, at the office of Mr- Pott, Manchester. J. S. Daintry, banker, Manchester-second and final div. of 9d. and 1-16th part of a penny in the pound, on Wednesday, the 9th of January, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. S. Daintry and J. Ryle, b an k ers, Manchester-se cond div. o f Bial, in the pound, on Wednesday, the 9th of January, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester, G. Robertson, J. Garrow, and J. Alexander, rop e . manufacturers, Liverpool-first div. of 3d. in the pound. on Thursday, the 26th of Dec., or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool, J. Haddock, bookseller, Warrington, Lancashirs,- first div. of Bs. 6d, in the pound, on Thursday, the 26th of Dec., or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. M. Atkinson, Temple Sowerby, Westmoreland-se cond div. of llid. in the pound, on Saturday, the 28th of Dec., or any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, H. Hall, farmer, Smalesmouth, Northumberland div. of 2s. Sid. and 1-10th of a penny in the pound, on Saturday, the 28th of Dec., or any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, E. S. Boult and T. Addison, stock-brokers, Liverpool -second di v . o f 1- 3 d of a penny in the pound, on Wed nesday, the Bth of January, or any subsequent Wednes day, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool, R. Warren, druggist, Liverpool-first and second div. of Bs. 4d. in the pound, on Wednesday, the Ist of Janu ary, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. A. Leighton, merchant, Liverpool-div. of 7d. in the pound, on Wednesday, the Ist of January, or any subse quent Wednesday, at the officeof Mr. Morgan, LiverpooL DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Quy, cattle dealer, White Roothing, Essex, Jan. 13, at twelve-E. M. Good, farmer, Peckham, Jan. 14, at half-past eleven-J. Pledge, bricklayer, Vauxhall -street. Lambeth, Jan. 13, at half-past twelve-NV. Collier. grocer, Cambridge, Jan. 13, at e l even -J . Piggott, jun., cabinet maker, Richmond, Surrey, Jan. 13, at half-paat one-R. Pettigrew, jun., tailor, Woolwich, Jan. 14, at half-past twelve-C. James, oilman, Grand Junction terrace, Edgeware-road, Paddington, Jan. 17, at one- J. Bates, coach maker, Worship -street, Finsbury-square. Jan. 15, at half -past twelve-S. C. Boyce, oil merchant, Walbrook, Jan. 14, at twelve-J. Bowser, timber mer chant, Milton-street, Dorset-square, Jan. 22, at half-past one-J. Peaten, ironmonger, Paddington-street, Maryle hone, Jan. 21, at half-past twelve-J. Lock, tea dealer, Northampton, Jan. 21, at half-past eleven -R. Mitchell, merchant, Lim e - s t reet, Jan. 16, at twelve-J. Jolley. builder, St. Alban's-place, Haymarket, Jan. 15, at twelve-R. Ed:needs, T. Atkins, and G. Tyrrell, bankers, Maidstone, Jan. 15, at eleven -C. O'Neil, R. Salkeld, and G. S. Digby, ship owners, Margarn. Glamorganshire, Jan. 15, at one-D. Hart, perfume r , Cambridge, Jan. 15, at twelve-T. Robinson, tallo w merchant, Leadenhall- s t reet , J an. 15, at eleven- M. W. Vardy, book se ll er , N ew b ury, Berkshire, Jan. 16, et half past eleven. In the Country. R. Goodenough, woollen draper, Newton Abbott, Do. vonshire, Jan. 17, at one, at the Exeter District Court— W. .1. J. Coall, grocer, Exeter, Jan. 17, at one, at the Exeter District Court—C. B. Buchanan and W. Ciin ningham, merchants, Liverpool, Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court J. Higginbottom, money scrivener, Ashton-under-Lyne, Jan. 23, at twelve, at tha Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be Shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. G. C. Smith, builder, Kensington, Jan. 14-I`. Goldsworthy, merchant, Old Broad-street, Jan. 16— J. Jones, apothecary, Berner's-street, Oxford-street Jan. 16—T. Pearce, tripeman, Bermondsey-street, Bermond sey, Jan. 15—C. Redman, builder, Herne, Kent, Jan. 21— 11. G. Gibson, wine merchant, Great . St. Helen's, 131,- shopsgate-street, Jan. 15—T. Caldicott, grocer, New port, Monmouthshire, Jan. 21—J. W. Carter, coach plater, Long-acre, Jan. 15—B. Osborne, table-knife ma nufacturer, Sheffield, Jan. 14—J. Lines, ironmonger, Cheltenham, Jan. 21—W. Collinson, shipwright, East Butterwiek, Lincolnshire, Jan.l4—E. Kinsey, innkeeper. Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Jan. 15-I'. Tabberner„ corn factor, Birmingham, Jan. 17—J. L. Tabberne; auctioneer, Birmingham, Jan. 16—W. May, provisio n merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 14—W. Armfield, draper. Northampton, Jan. 14—J. Sanders, carpenter, "Reach. Cambridgeshire, Jan. 14—W. Collier, grocer, Cam. bridge, Jan. 14—J. Goudie, merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 14 —J. Metcalf, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, Jan. 14-- D. and H. Davies, road contractors, Asylum-road, Old Kent-road, Jan. 14—J. Smith, newspaper publisher, Southampton-street, Strand, Jan. 14—F. H. w es t. licensed victualler, High-street, Shoreditch, Jan. 14-1. Alderson, worsted spinner, Halifax, Yorkshire, Jan. 14 —W. Minter, builder, Colchester, Jan. 14—J. Bibby„ coach proprieto r , Li ver p oo l, Jan. 1 4—N. Wanostr oc ht. boarding-house keeper, Blackheath-hill, Kent, Jan. 14-.. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Jn. and Js. Laing, farmers, Cornhill, Northumberland —E. L. Brown and G. Young, blacking laanufacturerv, Upper Thames-street— J. Barugh and M. Wingrave. oilmen, High Holborn—J. Robbins and J. P. Nixon. lace manufacturers, Old 'Change —T. and J. Cullen, lace manufacturers, Nottingham W. Marshall and J. Kelcoy, millers, Ilythe, Kent —S. Lo ve ll an d J . C oo Per. bootmakers, St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire —S. Dark, J. Bryant, and G. Cains, quarrymen, St. George, Glen cestershire—J. Sheard, J. Hirst, and J. Graham, cloth dressers, Ossett-street-side, Yorkshire (so far as regards J. Sheard)—W,Element and R. T. Knightupholsterers„, High Holborn—T. E. Wallace and G. F. Browne, torneys, Diss, Norfolk—H. Wood, J. E. Partington, %Da W. Nicholson, woad carvers, Henrietta-street, Cavrat garden—C. Appelmses and G. J. A. B. Griefyene s ta w _ chants, Little Li Bristol—A. BtiarSkolihnio—orej'anGd Stitcliff E. U atire ( t o t ir a iw n! :ullri,gehoonssi, high-street, sterSt Bl ooms b ury—W, W. Ellins, and W. Leach, worsted manufactu a. re* ford, Yorkshire—E. H. F e ll and J. Hellen, rope Brad, Emil, Ulyerstoue, Laneasiyin k • SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Andrew Leith Hay, Aber,l e tn, Ent., Rr.ames, Aber* dem ebc•l' Dec. 31 and Jan. 27 ; lit eleven, at the RoAll John Campbell, Esq., banker, Edinburgh, Dec, 30 end Jan. 20, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-houss. Edinburgh. • David Dobson, cabinet maker, Edinburgh, Jan, 2 a$ 23, at one, at the 041001 a vf qr• CQUODiEdinbUIPII ~:~ t I .t 60 1 Moo but 9 to.sis ilea for >y other , t .iy lOW lye WSI with 511 Cofte• xl ords- In Svo., price I Is., boards, Third Edition, enlarged, ON THE DISEASES OF FEMALES: a VV Treatise illustrating their Symptoms, Causes, Varieties, and Treatment, with numerous Cases, and a Medical Glossary. Includ ing the Diseases and 31anagement of Pregnancy and Lying-In. De signed as a Companion to the Author's " Modern Domestic Medi cine." Containing also an Appendix on the Symptoms and Treat ment of DISEASES of the HEART. ISy T. J. GRAHAM, M.D., &c. " It is an admirable performance, and should find a place In every family establishment."—Bath Herald. " It contains a mass of information indispeasable to those for whom It is intended, and surpasses in value any other book of its character." —Blackwood's Lady's Magazine. . . _ London: Simplon and Marshall, Paternoster-row; Hatchards, 187, Piccadilly; and Tegg, 73, Cheapside. TO ALL PERSONS IN SEARCH OF HEALTH. THE FALLACY of the ORGANIC THEORY of DOCTORS ILLUSTRATED in a LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT, published at 368, Strand, five doors cast of Exeter-hall, price 6d., or Is. per post. May be had of Mr. Field, 68, Regent's quadrant ; Mr. Chappell, 84, Lombard-street ; :Lied of all Booksellers and Newsmen. POST -OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for for 1845 IS NOW PUBLISHING. The following Reviews of the Work have already appeared :-- Times, Dec. 4, 1844. ) As far as utility is concerned no volume can exceed the claims of the Directory to universal patronage. Though it is of great bulk, it contains nothing that is superfluous, and is an exception to the general rule, that a great book is a great evil. This is the 49th volume of the series. It contains several useful additions to its immediate predecessor, more particularly in that portion called the " Postal Directory," and, as compared with the first volume, published nearly half a century ago, it shows an immense increase of information, and may be considered as an index of the history of the vast increase of London, Westminster, and the suburbs. A work of this kii,d, combining the most extensive and at the same time the most accurate information of the residences, trades, pro. fessions, &c., of 500,000 people, the names of hundreds of streets and squares, arranged with such clearness of order, and so corn preheasive as to direct the whole population where to find each other, and in what manner to carry on the intercourse by letters, messengers, &c., is amongst the benefits which the progress of printing has conferred of late years, and ought to be appreciated in a way commensurate to its merits by the public. It affords a check to imposture, a ft.cility to intercourse, and a guide to useful intelligence. In a word, the cost of this book can scarcely be better laid out than in its purchase. .-- MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 15, 1844. We have Just received a copy of the above work, the nature and value of which must be well known to all our readers. A very cursory examination of It clearly shows that there has been a considerable increase in all its various contents or departments, and, as far as we have been able to test it, it does not appear that this increase has been made by any sacrifice of accuracy. Besides all the work, a w r e tm fin endts that which at appeared in the former publications of this in thepresent volume there are several new dep chapters. All these appear to have been prepared with great care, and furnish a valuable addition to the Directory, and this has been done —notwithstanding the greatly.increased size of the volume— without any additional charge; as the proprietors state that they rely upon an increased sale to compensate them for the additional outlay. We believe that this work, at the present time, has no corn. petitor, and certainly, considering the evident care with which it has been prepared, and the high reputation which it so deservedly bears for accuracy, together with its cheapness, we do not think that a competitor would have any chance of success, or—contrary to the general rule—that the public would derive the slightest ad. vantage from any such competition. MORNING POST, Nov. 16, 1544. This work, by far the most valuable of the annual class, has Made its appearance at an earlier period of the year than usual. Though in advance of time, the compilers and printers have been so active that all the alterations usually Introduced or expected have been effected. The " Parliamentary" and the " Official Directory" bear evidence that the latest changes have been noted. The large Map of London also, prefixed to the volume, has all the new streets and recent improvements carefully marked ; and in the Railway Tables and "Conveyance Directory," the same attention to correct the work to the latest possible date is apparent. Every village, as well as every town in England and Wales, having a postAfice is duly stated, with the time of arrival and departure of the Londun letters. No book of reference •f the kind could be more complete. Monsino III 21141.1), Nov. 19, 1944. The edition for 1845 of this very useful work has just been issued. The usefulness of the volume, as well as the immense labour that must have been expended In completing it, will be best judged of from a brief enumeration of its contents. The first portion of the work comprises a list of the hotels and convenient inns throughout England and Wales, with the names of the occu pants and the population according to the census of 1841. This, which extends over seventeen pages of small but clear type, in treble columns, is succeeded by the " Official Directory," which commences with an alphabetical list of persons holding situa tions under the Crown, in the East India House, Bank of England, and the various law, city, and all other public offices, and is followed by the division of the above into their proper departments, where the names of the offices are again given. This portion of the work is very faithfully compiled, and extends over about fifty pages. Next comes a list of the principal thoroughfares of the metropolis, with a direction to the post.ottlce nearest to each thoroughfare. The more bulky portion of the work follows—the " Street Dime torY,' and extends over nearly 500 pages. The " Commercial and Professional Directory" succeeds, occupying also nearly 500 pages then the " Trades Directory," of upwards of 450 pages ; the " Law Directory'' of some 70 pages; the " Court Directory" of nearly 100 pages ; a statistical account of the metropolis ; the " City Di. rectory ;" the " Conveyance Direetori" of some 120 pages ; the " Banking Directory" of 140 pages; and the " Assurance Direc. tory" of some 40 pages. The typographical character of the volume is as commendable s,s the fulness and faithfulness of the work itself. MORNING AnireaTlFlElt, Nov. 15, 1844. This work, which has now stood the test of public opinion for nearly half a century, has just appeared. The edition for the pre sent year having been all sold, it became necessary to supply the void thus occasioned, and the result has been the production of the work at this early period. Notwithstanding the rapidity with which it has passed through the press, its general accuracy has been carefully preserved. It is really wonderful how so vast a mass of matter can be compiled so accurately and so well. We have looked through the pages of the " Directory" with the view of testing its correctness, and we are bound to say, that In no one in stance could we find even the slightest ground to impugn its con summate fidelity. Sulks, Nov. 14, 1844. This work has now reached its forty-sixth annual publication, and j i oterly it has been brought out on such a comprehensive, nor. rect, and ex:elliive system, that it has driven all competitors from the field. The " Postal Directory," which has been compiled with great care, furnishes complete instruction as to the dispatch of letters and newspapers to all parts of the world ; and the list of the princi pal places in England and Wales has been greatly enlarged. There is also a useful notice raweeting the obliterating stamps used at the post-office, with the list of the towns and the respective figures prefixed, which shows at once the place where the letter is posted, and thereby remedies a very common defect—the illegibility of the country post-office mark of the town. Besides these, there are several other improvements which contribute materially to the convenience of consulting a work so multifarious, and which contains not fewer than 1,980 pages of close, but very distinct, letter-press. This Directory is, perhaps, the most complete manual of the kind ever published. Wistaria' DISPATCH, Nov. 17, 1844. The " Post Office London Directory," which is published by the Messrs. Kelly, of Old Boswell.court, is now before us. This edi. tine for 1845, contains a vast increase of useful matter when corn. pared with former ones. One important department now added, is that which gives an official return if the Amount of the circula tion of notes by all private and joint-stock banks. Another divi, sion of the work affords the most minute description of the extent and population of London. The sips of the volume is greatly in. creased, and it is now decidedly the best, mot comprehensive, and most useful work of the kind ever issued from the pr ess, BRITANNIA, Nov. 16, 1844. This pyramid of the publishing world comes out this year with increased claims to public favour, But it is a pyramid only in its vastness, its substance, and the immense labour employed to put it together. Instead of being the sepulchre of one man it is the hive of a living million, a vast storehouse of facts, a library of commer cial instruction, what for the year the Times newspaper is for the day—a publication that no other city of the world could or can produce. There is uo item of information which can by possibility be supposed to be contained in a " London Directory" that is not to be found in this. The work is perfect and complete of its kind, and as such we recommend it to the notice of the commercial world, though, indeed, by this time its merits are so well known that it needs little recommendation of ours. SPECTATOR, Nov. 16, 1844. Although this immense volume is now, we believe, literally un. rivalled, the absence of a competitor does not seem to have relaxed exertior or to have stopped extension. On the contrary, the book has grown with the growth of London, and we have the most corn. plete exhibition of a great city that perhaps ever was made; in its three grand phases of " Street Directory,'' where you are ignorant of the name but know it when you see it—" Commercial," " Law," or " O ffi cial Directory," where, street unknown and name not re. membered, you may hunt out a man by his vocation—or in the re gular alphabetical list of persons it gives at a reference to an indi vidual w hose name is present. " Court," " Parliamentary , " " Banking," "Conveyance,„ " Assurance," " Postal," and other Directories for the distinct grades of society or important branches in the business of life, render the exhibition still more complete. A wonderful work is the " Post Office London Directory;" and, so far as we have taken steps to test it, wonderfully correct, Joni.; Butt., Nov. 23, 1844. This " monster volume" is really a curiosity in its way. When we turn over its two thoukand closely-printed pages, and reflect upon the enormous mass of information which those pages contain —information prepared with a degree of accuracy which is quite marvellous, together with its complete and comprehensive character (for nothing Is omitted which Any person can possibly wish to And), r-1 42: nu division of profits is anneal, and the next will be made In De %Mier of the present year. 2 414 institntion offers many important and substantial advan .7es with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. 440 assured has , ea all occasions, the power to berr)w, without or forfeiters of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, " 144 table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion W kiu interests to meet other eonvonionces or necessity. .Assurances s_ term; of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUI. See. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 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