The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-27 00:00:00

LIST. FIVE POUND NOTES. TWENTY POUND NOTES. Nos. Date. Nos. Date. 9 1,334, August 2d 88,701 to 6 notes, June sth 40,242, A ugust Sd 7 2,269, August 3d 88,706 1 4,896, September 2d 88,541, June sth 5 2,985, March ad 46,488, June sth 3 3,166, October Ist 89,364, June sth 3 3,121, October Ist 88,560, June sth 1 6,093, October Ist 67,360, June sth 84,740, October 13th 83,823, June sth 4 7,903, April )9th 83,824, June sth 7 8,101, September 3d 83,825, June sth 41,787, October let 86,510, June sth 3 2,447, October Ist THIRTY POUND NOTES 67,055, August 3d 74,092, March 6th 6,567, November 20th 75,427, March 6th 3 0,840, September 2d 76,235, March Gth /3,542, July 27th 70,163, March Gth 8 7,486, May I ltk 76,164, March 6th 38,190, September 2d 71,482, March 6th 82,890, July 3d 70,183 1 2,393, September 2d 77,196, March 6th 4 2,043, August 2d 76,011, March 6th 7 2,605, December 17th 76,012, March 6th 4 1,687, October let 78,365, Mardi 6th 6 7,370, October Ist 75,626, March 6th 6 5,455, October Ist 76,367, March 6th 9 6,428, June Ist 78,366, March 6th 6 4,691, August 2d 78.177, Marsh 6th 6 4,070, October Ist 78,178, March 6th 115,828, September ad 76,930, March 6th 69 ,802, Au gus t 3d FORTY POUND NOTES. 57 ,554, October Ist 52,736, May 7th 2 8,269, July lit 52,773, May 7th 4 6,087, October lit 52,774, May 7th 89,627, October lit 50,856, May 7th 78,1152, September 2d 50,857, May 7th 1 7,648 August 3d 88,216 61,161 October 1 it to 5 notes, Mal , sth , 81 ,322, April 26th 51,165 6 5,557, October Ist 51,759, May s th 1,616, April 15th 51,810, May sth 40 ,393, October lit FIFTY POUND NOVES. 41 ,445, October Ist 29,379, August Bth 49,002, October Ist 29,380, August Bth 49 ,584, October Ist 30,069, August Bth 59 ,165, January Ist 30,070, August Bth 47,401, January let 25,797, August Bth 38,976, January let 25,798, August Bth 89,177, January Ist 30,211, August Bth 7 1,201, 25,953, August Bth to 100 notes, Jan. 1 26,204, August Bth 71,300 , ONE HUNDRED POUND 8 6,481, NOTES. to 20 notes, Jan. 1. 08,503, May 9th 86,500, 98,504, May 9th T EN POUND NOTES. 98,505, May 9th 167, November 4th 98,368, May 9th 338, November 4th 94,191, May 9th 57,644, March 4th 96,303, May 9th 37.266, October 4th 96,670, M ay 9th 83,179 Octeber 4th 185, October 9th 9.555, November 4th 99,021, May 9th 6,833, November 4th 18, October 9th 85 ,938, October 4th TWO HUNDRED POUND 88 ,517, October 4th NOTES. 15, November 4th 18,680, June 10th 83,880 September 4th 18,681, June 10th 12 ,926, October 4th 17,127, June 10th 58 ,883. September 4th 18,734, June 10th 87 ,891, October 4th 16,995, June 10th 5 ,615, November 4th THREE HUNDRED POUND 5,616, November 4th NOTES. 18,469, November 4th 60,967, January I Ith 18,470, November 4th 60,968, January 1 Ith 4,887, November 4th 60,969, January Ilth 87 ,040, 61,943, January 11th 56 7 notes, Nov. 4th 87,0 46, 60,666, January 11th FIVE HUNDRED POUND 87,154, November 4th NOTE. . 4 . 78 8. 'November 4th 86,669, January 12th 18 ,465, N ovember 4th ONE THOUSAND POUND 18 ,466, N ovem b er 4th 18 . 48 7, Novemb er 4th N0TE5.46,239 8 437, N ovember 4th to }- May 13th .. ,013, November 236 1,!47 4th 46 • 28 2, Novemb er 4 t h 45,496, May 13th '8,468, November 4th 45,497, May 13th 31 , 5 70, July 23d 45,905 87 ,998 July 4th to }Dray 13th 5 , 4,85 5, October 4th 45,909 1,.... 05 ,973. July 4th 46,836, May 13th vvENTY POUND NOTES. 43,589, May 13th 85 ,017, J une sth 88 ,895, June sth 42,857, May 13th 42,856, May 13th 8 7,325, J une sth 47,683, May 13th 72,124, June sth 47,900, May 13th +663, June sth 46,491, May 113th 87 , 8 61, June sth 46,492, May 13th 56,510, June sth 28,992, May 13th 91,189 , February 17th 28,99 I , May 13th _25,552, F ebruary 17th 46,845, May 13th 78,629, June sth 45,938, May 13th 42,113, May 13th 36,962, June sth 88,930, June sth 42,114, May 13th 68 ,817, June sth 42,115, May 13th 46,495 June sth 44,206, May 13th 69,356, June sth B3 38,471, Nay 13th , 0 89, June sth 38,472, May 13th 79,344, June sth 38,473, May 13th 88,462, J une sth 38,474, May 13th 88.385, J une sth 48,675, May 13th 73,995 , June sth 48,676, May 13th 64,899, Julie sth 4 84,900, J une sth 4,452, May 13 t h Whoever will gi ve such i 59,715, May 13 t h Hon n formation as will lead t o th of the guilty parties, or e i ther of them, and recovery PPr earyeefhtehne property, or any part thereof, shall receive the a bove r reward, d or a Part thereof, proportionate to the sum which shall b _Faurther particulars of the Bills of Exchange a ill be recovered . i , r e :relent of the above-mentioned Notes have been stopped, and i,. I . equeSted that any information be forwarded to Mr. Francis 'llobler, solicitor, 26, Itucklersbury, Mansion. house, London; John and Da n ie ll,,,..o Forrester, Mansion-house, London ;or to any of the 7. 9 -kt re; of the City or Metropolitan Police. „.„.........._imodon, Nev. 25, 1844. J°JOHN SARACEN'S HEAD HOTEL, LINCOLN. P-N S TEPHENSON, in announcing his re ttrern fo r the ent from the Saracen's Head, respectfully' returns thanks t he n ot) iTnan lit Y :rears' patron age w ith w hi ch h e has been favoured, from Iv, , g, com mercial , and the in gene- Ilft e 7 e u gging at the ntry s ame time to gentlemen recommend to their public notice Mr. J. and d „ 9 , as his successor, who was his head-waiter seven years, fetii,ng the last three years proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Hull, to th 4 eentident he will give every attention, and endeavour to add ,471..T.1nf0rt.s of his customers. ten.,, 11,,t'i.. lI,LSELTINE having taken and entered upon the Sara 111.11y, .11‘1 Cenuncreial and Family Lincoln, most respect °s" se Ilic:its a continuance of that kind and generous support so long Pport"ally bestovved on his predecessor : and he embrace; this x.14,:s and th,e ' . Yrob a " . ;3' et eaYing that it will ever be his study - to merit the same, terniii....ering every al tiiition and comfort to commercial gentlemen, g( . nerally. coacbt7l6lY, ota,coacnes, Post-horses, Hearse and Mourning . n the sii.irtest notice. I N A r r , - " t PLAYS, Tea Urns, Knives and Forks, ~.. 1)1,, c , - -,,a Is, 1 .,,, - j r rers, &c., at C. WATSON'S 41 and 42, BARBICAN. '' 3 pa-"ON-POLGAT. Estabrsh ' ed half a century.—A set riehb, OrKr Tea-trays ineludin" the largest size made 355. ; very 11'" Tee_iented all Over 51s '' a Set of ' g l'hree and up to 141. ; Ja- L►de it ren aYs, 7s. 6d. a Set, and upwards ; a ' Five Quart Loudon , u 7s; a S et ze .;3-11111 355., with the newest patterns up to flee gui se-It traDerharaiSix patent alsed London made Dish Corers, 188. 6d. ; , Of Biz ed, . Set of Six. Elegant silver shape, 521. 6d. bp, ? °1 "/ Ta . ), - --•e-ktves, Is. per dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 6d. 44.1 h k TAIILE. DE►3EAT. CARVERS. . -. stacd,,,_ hi doz. doz. pair. Dlt t n 4•. balance handle ... • las. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. 131 - 0,u 4 .• .. "Ile, largest and best 1..." With . .i,i •••••-.•• • . • • • • • • • 20s. Od. 16s. Od. 7s. 6d. -undies, tsuu's Albata Plate klhal to silver.... .•• • • 225. 6d. 18s. Od. Bs. 6d. C. 1 1 . Forks half the abov e price. ti hit ati o'. li shoold pabnaterdsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current tin, a te e and families who regard economy and elegance, C 72 Ulm Dolt i-..eeefeselves of this useful book, which may be had lista'.7 luventer ...,from the above address iZedin g s tivo.. ut the celebrated Albata Plate, wbicla is so rapidly the*, ,tR f p .A. . t l O4 o ' f - nips o.„;itti,GON CAMPIIINE LAMPS.—The perfection of re on _, lon, p ar.. ,f . _e Vesta has been happily attained by the inven t •_" tile ra or ""ei flat ringl—a larger and it smaller forming a cone ...,..„4,-.ol,voi:t toeginanniof tlite wick, which cause a rapid . reverberation of -.,g i c fnii iac, h . j ee : t.. oln . s h in u o s k r o n r su „ min meu g , e h v a e v rT im pag . ic fe le ct of eo v m o b la ir t s il t iZ io e n d , /At e, ;Mao, w ar e tnlts a light equal to 16 wax candles. n._ lle rche lli eufitain throughout 41 and 42, Barbican. and 16, Norton Fol -wit. ' aild c eir "urutighout the season, all the most elegant re- Pa,l4 01l tterns, cornprising Ormolu, China, Glass, and 'Old cru,„ anpa rat ,,,.9B Atted with the Paragon Head for 21a.; and the 10 4', "'"nliten d "" aPPlied to the Vesta for 6s The spirit analysed Car t at , t ed by b r. , ,-, re. is delivered in ;crew cans by C. Wat -41 a I nd 42 . gallon. . _ ' BARB CAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. 11 Ii t tt eloice .. „,. 13 0 LISH BALL l A k t d pZ ia J n e , t- o L le. 1 your wrongs shall be redress'd , b uough • s hapless Poland, shall be bleis'd ; iiitejorecerfea.irtter'd by a crueedespot's hand, 1 , 0 :1 , .. en, t ri Vu, will re-possess your land. Th e ueee ar 10 4 in hea t is ever tree bile ea at the sclendid " ball," Tier i r , t s oiie.. 4 l l,a r ted in the civic hall, . . 140.,3i•J;c0it0.20r, that Poland shall maintain m u and stitullality gain! Wh ose atchle ss ?.? to make these blessings more, '4h ot h Price p o k e , in ahund int store, When Picas _'"ltonishingly low, _And tea and a t z l aadvantage owe. . Tice more assert her reign, Let ea r4 hs as sh 13g P a t ro n Po e h . e did---a free domain. ..I.io le gratitude express, Itt:e.szesiodf afelts,uch unequall',t dress. h ic ;arne, l o f . 01 ES bag a •e control— is spead from .‘ Pole to Pole." T e h , p r 40K are ready to " re•Oresa" The, e" Poles w hom trrants would oppress. 4 I •an eieeZiles boast manyfriends.--but none lit li nevi ''' k wide M OSEB or 4 0v •+ °., , entitled .. . with MODES' SON. °ll is i bet i r th wa r t u d lLdir eetion T r ii rb E r se C i O f_m M e M agn Eß r gl e A n L t r, "u Post free coPHapEpis'lligr //it " l'a li -.art. l ., to 0 . 8 onr, azanir Nana. A e. d. - ,ie.,.......e_ 00000000000 ..... 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Alditate Cie .._ helm Position, haying ist 72. - -Z. ar ose ,. and Y, °Monte the Church. Spn are obliged to guard the public "As . c ee 7 3 r or h,tis connected se let t r h ned that . the untradammuilike them, or it's the Caine concern, Illia Y t hat.- ' -' ser W to H I --_ i di,.._ ! , , ose epo con,,ex:_tutoz nstances, and for obvious reasons. eZ I PPoic t w ho dee'', w " whatever with any other establishment, yis ite m en% k. 1,/ genouine Cheap Clothing should_ (to prevent 4 g i lk zte n _Chw e . V . C all t send to, 154, Minories, or 86,Aldgate, IVai . 44 uatutbaieneetae tr ansacted at this Establishment ftom sunset on *ft Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY. THREE THOUSAND POUNDS REWARD. STOLEN, the under-mentioned BANK of ENGLAND NOTES and various BILLS of EXCHANGE, from the Banking-house of Messrs. ROGERS and CO., in Clement's.lane, Lombard-street, London, on the night of the 24th of November instant. lots sold in at 16s rs of Ja es cheeks sed of st eewardst exists at )ernerars the rea per cent• er gsllos Leeward the Go n sdrer firmer ; d proof, ste. 1 0 gg doing. ere is • near'," fe been, he uol" m ors ome to vanes first II S l ?' f 6 0,199, o& alc last ited Of beer': ry fe y be W S b. PI r BO; : b as e. ;ad , pre.- lest si ow 51 -6d f°l a No. 16,312. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EffirENING SUN, NOVEMBER 27, 1844. PRICE sd. OTEL and TAVERN-KEEPERS' PnOVI JEL DENT INSTITUTION for RELIEF of NECESSIT4 )1/5 and AGED MEMBERS. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSUR4NCE OFFICE, No. 21, Lombard-street, Nov. 22, 18441 The COURT of DIRECTORS of the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE do hereby give notice, that their TRANSFER BOOKS will be SHUT from Tuesday, the 3d of December next, to Tuesday, the 7th of January, 1845 ; that the Annual (General Court appointed by their Charter, will be holden at their) Office, No. 21, Lombard.street, on Wednesday, the 18th of 114.cember next, at Twelve o'clock in the Forenoon, and that a Dividrd will be considered of at the said Court. - ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. A " squeezable Administration" may look forward with tolerable certainty to the application of " pre- sure from without," and both its friends and its enemies must naturally regard with some disquietude the probable result of the squeezing process. It is one proof of the more firm and stable character of the present Government, that the one point to which men's minds seem just now to he directed, is, " What taxes are lik e ly t o b e ta k en off ?"' People hive left off talking of" organic changes ;" the Chartists are almost extinct ; the " suffrage movement" moves not ; even the League is content to " look to the regis tration," and to anticipate great things from the Revising Barristers' Courts of October, 184.5 ; no thing, in short, is now heard of, in the way of politics, but questions of finance and trade--Bra zilian sugar, the New Zealand Company, or the German Zollverein. And, as to Parliament, as we have already observed, the chief thing people seem to, expect or desire a t it s h an d s, i s, t h e passing of a good many railway Bills and the remission of a few of the taxes. Now, on the latter point, we are not going to dispute any proposition so entirely self-evident as that all taxes, in themselves, are " atrocious," " abomin able," and, abov e a ll, exceedingly unpleasant. But while all this is undeniable, the Government, be it Whig or Tory, may safely plead in its own excuse that it is called to administer the affairs of a nation which has undertaken in various ways to pay about fifty millions per annum ; and that one of its first duties evidently is, to see that means are found to meet this great annual liability. Hence it follows, that as the revenue, only lately recovered from the effects of 'Whig quackery, exhibits but a certain moderate surplus, that remission of taxation for which r people are so eagerly looking can take place only within the limits so marked out. Do men gene rally desire the termination of the property-tax ? If they do, then are they not acting irrationally in assembling together in great numbers, to call for the remission of the duty on cotton, upon tea, and upon various other things now talked of? So much so, that we cannot help considering a meeting called to petition for the remission of this or that duty, to be, in effect, a meeting for the con tinuance of the property-tax. We do not for an in • stant question the desirableness of the remission of the duty on raw cotton, on malt, or on tea. Nor can it be denied that' the duty on insurances is one of a most objectionable character. Of all the various modes of internal taxation, this, perhaps, is the very worst. Now, we have no manner of doubt that it would give the greatest satisfaction to the Government;' as well as widely extend their popularity, were it in their power to propose the extinction of, or a large reduction in, all these duties. But they must not, and they will not, follow in the steps of the Whigs, by reducing duties for popularity's sake, until the revenue proves inadequate to meet the public engagements, and a gradual but constant increase is obliged to be made in the nation's debt. What we desire, then, to urge upon all petitioners for, and all talkers about, these expected reductions of various duties, is, first to settle what they would have done with the property-tax. If they mean to expect its entire extinction, then it is perfectly unreasonable to look for anything beyond that. But if they are content to keep the property tax, provided the tax on cotton, on malt, or on tea is got rid of, then they ought very plainly and explicitly , to say so. PATRON—His Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIE.GE. 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By order, GEORGE STONHOUSB GRIFFITH, No. t, Crosby-square. Assistant Secretary. BOROUGH OF BURY SAINT EDMUNDS. LONDON AND NORWICH DIRECT RAILWAY THROUGH BURY SAINT EDMUNDS AND THETFORD. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Bury Saint Edmunds, duly convened by the Mayor, and held at the Guildhall of the said Borough on Saturday, the 23d of November, 1844, The MAYOR in the Chair. Resolved,—That in accordance with' the Resolution of the meeting of the Western Division of the County of Suffolk, held at the Shire Hall, on Wednesday, the 18th of September last, It is the opinion of this meeting, that the London and Norwich Direct Railway, proceeding from the Norwich and Brandon line at Thet- ford, through Bury Saint Edmunds, to join the Northern and Eastern Railway at Stanstead, is best adapted to the interests of this town and neighbonrhood ; and that the other projected lines in connexion with this Borough, are not only uncalled for, but injurious. CORONERS' INQUESTS. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE AT A BRICK-KlLN.—Yester day evening Mr. Baker held an inquest, at the London Hospital, on the body of Jeremiah Cray, aged thirty five years. Mr. William Webb, of No. 10, Albion-road, Dalston, tailor, deposed that about nine o'clock on Thursday night, whilst at supper with his family, he was alarmed by hearing cries of distress pro ceeding from a field at the rear of his house. He immediately went out and discovered the deceased standing with his arms out stretched, having the w h o l e o f hi s c l ot h es in a complete blaze from head to feet, and calling for " God's sake to help him." Witness, with the assistance of a policeman and a young man, dragged the burning remnants off his body till he was completely naked. Witness then took eff his own coat and wrapped it over deceased, and with assistance he was carried to a chemist's shop in Queen's row, from whence he was subsequently conveyed in a cab to the above Hospital, but, owing to the density of the fog, nearly three hours elapsed before they reached that establishment. The deceased, whilst in the chemist's shop, was quite sensible, and said that htving had a penny given him he bought some potatoes, and had pro ceeded to the brick-kiln, near which he was found, fix the purpose of roasting them, when he was overpowered by the vapour, and, falling asleep, his clothes becaaib ignited. He further stated that he had no home of• friends, being quite destitute. • The house-surgeon said the deceased, when admitted was burned in a most dreadful manner. He lingered unti the next morning Verdict—" Accidental death." SUICIDE IN A STATION- HOUSE.—Yesterday afternoot Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Chequers, Tuthill. street, Westminster, on the body of Sarah Ed.usalV. ag e d 34, who destroyed herself in the New-way stationE house of the B division, on the night of Saturday last. ! Abraham Wright, police-constable 99 B, deposed that about a quarter before eleven o'clock on the night of Sal turday last he took her to the station-house, and charged her with being drunk and disorderly. She was locked up, as she had been before hundreds of times; To the best of his belief deceased had been drunk for the last seven weeks, and she told him herself that she had not been in bed for three weeks. She occasionally worked at the Nag's Ileid, and during the interval of the house being closed and the opening in the morning she would ke go a and sit on th e pavementim the Almonry and smo pipe. William Glimpson, police-constable 163 B, stated that he locked the deceased up in the cell of the station-hou:e shortly before eleven o'clock. On visiting her at a quarter before twelve he found her hanging by her apron from the top of the door which leads from the cell into the yard. He cut her down instantly, and she was at once conveyed to Westminster Hospital, where bleeding was attempted, but without effect,as she was quite dead, Verdict—The deceased hung herself whilst in a state of intoxication. That a memorial to the above effect be prepared for signa. ture, and that the Members for the Western Division of this County, and the Members of the Borough, be requested to ac company a deputation, far the purpose of presenting it to her Majesty's Board of Trade; and that they be a'so requested to give, in Parliament, to " the London and Norwich Direct Railway," their strenuous and undivided support. On the motion of F. K. EAGLE, Esq., seconded by Captain HUBBARD, R.N., it:was also resolved unanimously—That the thanks of the meeting be given to the Mayor for his readiness in con vening the meeting, and for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair. JOSEPH HANBY HOLMES, Town Clerk. I T follows from th e recen t i nvest i gat i ons of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, as reported in the Athenreum 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 tamer, 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. They may be had of respectable dealers throughout the king. dom, if care be taken to prevent any imitations being passed of 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 increase in Scotland, according to the last return, as compared with the previous retur n , i s 296,630/,, and in Ireland during the same peri o d it i s 675,03 6 1. With regard to the circulation of the Bank of Eng land, published in the same arzetle of last Friday, there appears to be a very slight difference from the previous week. The eircu!ation of notes in the hands of the public being 20,580,7501., showing an in crease o f a b out , 0 4,0001. The bullion, however, as in the previous re turn, shows an increase, the present amount in both branches lr n e t y b io e u in s g re l tu 4, r 2 n. 31,2521., which i SUN.—The value of Consuls was the same a t t h e c l ose ir s l: 6 e 2 s 3 of L the more establishment than t of business this a ftern o on, v i z ., 100 i being firm. e s the precious Ex chequer Bills continued at 60s. to 625. premium ; but New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. receded a litee, owing to a sale made, • being 102 ; and Bank Stock dropped to 2051. Spanish were very dull, but did not vary in price. The Five p er C ents. b rought 24 ; and the Three per Cente., 35 to k. Portuguese Converted were 55 to 551. Russian obtained 119 to 119 4 1 . The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Bristol and Gloucester were 5 ; Churnet Valley, 1 ; Great South- Western (Ireland), 3; ; Great North of England, New, 10,1 ; Birmingham, 1171 to 117 ; London and York, 4- to ; ; Midland, 7 • Newcastle and Darlin,gton, 321 ; York and North Midland, 52i to 53i ; Ditto, Scarborough Branch, 21::: ; Boulogne and Amiens, 2to ; Orleans and Bordeaux, Si ; and Paris and Orleans, 201 to 1- premium. Direct Northern have been i ; Eastern Counties, 11 ; Brighton, 24 ; and Greenwich, 3 discount. Dublin and Galway were at par. The Foreign Exchanges were exceedingly firm this afternoon ; and on Amsterdam, Ilanaburgh, Paris, and Trieste, bills were taken at rather higher rates. The following is the official return of the exports of bullion from the port of London for the week ending Thursday last : Silver Coin to Rotterdam Silver Bars to Hamburgh 15,000 ~ MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—Last evening an inquiry was gone into before Mr. Higgs, at the Union, Jermyn street, to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Edward Arthur May, Esq., aged 24, of 17, Duke-street, St. James's, the son of Sir Stephen May, Bart., who put a period to his existence. The first witness examined was Charles Belzoni. the landlord of the house, 17, Duke-street, who stated that deceased's aunt had taken a furnished bed-room at his house, and the deceased arrived on Friday last, having just come from Madras. The last time witness saw him alive was when he came home at eleven o'clock on Sun day night ; he asked for, and was supplied with some bread, butter, and porter. On the following morning deceased's cousin, Mr. Brimsley de Courcy Nixon, came about half-past ten o'clock to call him up, when he found the door of his room fattened on the inside. He had not done so before. An entrance was effected by a door which communicated with another room, and on merely looking into the room and seeing some stains of blood on the bed, witness immediately ran and fetched Mr. Miller, a surgeon, who, on examination, said he had been dead several hours. The manner of the de ceased gentleman was very strange, and witness was of opinion he was not right in his mind. He was found undressed in the bed with his throat cut, and he had evidently inflicted the wound with the table knife, which had been sent to hi m w ith b rea d an d b utter (the knife was produced covered with blood). His clothes were much the worse for wear. THE WELLINGTON STATUE AT GLASGOW. On Thursday night, Mr. A. Stevenson Dalglish was entertained at a public dinner, by the subscribers to the Wellingto n Statue, recently erected in Glas gow, and others, " who were desirous to testify to that gentleman the deep sense which they entertain of the valuable services he has rendered to the city and the west of Scotland, by the untiring zeal, ability, perseverance, and courtesy, which he all along displayed as Convener of the Committee of Sub scribers, and which so greatly contributed to bring the undertaking to a successful completion." The dinner took :place in the Trades' Hall, and was at, .ended by fully three hundred gentlemen, who may be said to have co m p r i se d th e very elite f our com munity. The Earl of Glasgow filled the chair, sup ported on the right by Mr. Dalglish, the guest of the evening, the Rev. Dr. M‘Leod, Sir James Camp bell, Mr. Lockhart, M.P., &c., &c. After the usual loyal toasts, the Noble Chairman said—lt is with the greatest pleasure that I now rise to propose the next toast—the health of our worths. friend and honoured and respected guest, Mr. Dal glish.—(Applause, which lasted for several minutes.) Gentlemen, though the especial purpose of our meet ing this evening is to express our high approbation of the conduct of Mr.lDalglish, as the Convener of the Committee of the Wellington Statue, and to offer him a mark of our respect and gratitude for the great ex ertions he has made during its progress, and until its completion—(Hear, hear)—though this , I say, is the avowed object of our meeting, I think we may be fairly permitted somewhat to exceed the prescribed limit and take a more general view of a character, which the more it' is examined the more it will be found worthy of our respect and admiration. Gentlemen, as Convener of the Committee of the Wellington Statue, Mr. Dalglish had an arduous task imposed upon him ; and no man could possess more eminently those qualities necessary for bringing that task to an efficient termination. The difficulties he had to contend with were numerous, and at times vexatious ; but he met them firmly, tern perately, and with a conciliation and courtesy well calculated to disarm opposition. never permitted any adverse circumstance to discourage him in car rying out the object he had in view—the comple tion of that statue, and its erection in the most fa vourable site. That has been accomplished, and though delay has occurred, which was inevitable and unforseen, it was, w e know, the result purely of ac cident, and still it has been erected in a shorter time than is usually necessary for the completion of works of this description. I beg, therefore, to propose the health of Mr. Dalglish, our honoured guest, and from the feelings you have already displayed, I know you will receive it in the manner it so well deserves. (The A letter signed by the deceased was produced, di rected to the Custom-house agent, to clear his luggage from the barque Mary Anne, by which he arrived from Madras. Robert Jaques, captain of the barque Mary Anne, said, from his conduct at Madras and during the voyage, it was evident he was not right in his head. =He was dismissed from the Madras army by the sentence of a general court-martial. He was very melancholy during the voyage. Brinsley de Courcy Nixon, of: 20, Holles-street, Ca vendish-square, a cousin of deceased, said he was for merly a Lieutenant in the Hon. East India Company's army of Madras. He dined with witness on Sunday, when he appeared to have a very wild, vacant, and rest less look. The jury returned a verdict of "Insanity." INCREASE OF THE VALUE OF SALMON FISIIINGS ON TILE TWEED.—The fishings on the Tweed at Eden mouth, belonging to John Waldie, Esq., of llendersyde Park, and which not many years ago only brought the annual rent of 21/, have been let within these few days to Mr. Scruton, in the county of Durham, for 210/, being an increase of 1891. per annum. From this ex traordinary rise of rent some idea may be formed of the anxiety manifested by sporting gentlemen to secure the right of fishing for salmon in the Tweed, and enjoy an amusement which attracts many distinguished indivi duals to our locality during the season for angling.— Kelso Chronicle. The Refuge for the Houseless Poor, which has been opened for several years in the City, will be ready for the reception of objects. as soon as the severe weather shall have set in. It is 00 practice of the Committee to throw open the doors of three asylums for houseless poor in the City of London at the latter end of Novem ber. It is but fair to state, that the demands upon the funds of the Committee for the last year's expense, in curred by the influx of paupers into the City of London, has reduced their means of affording assistance very considerably. Dr. Ryerson had an interview With Lord Stinky yesterday. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Tine for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) id Pdhlisked in Time for the AFTERNOON TRA.INA and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, scnfaining PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON UP 1,0 that Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INsERTED A LL T HE THREE p64PERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. FI.OM TEE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 11 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. lead. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 2:7 421 ; and the exchange. at Paris on London at she; being 25 573-, it follows that gold is 0.59 per cent. dearer in Ltindon than in Paris. By advises from Hamburg!' the price of cold is 4'l per mark, which, at the English Mint price of3l. 1 7s. 101, perounce a>r standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 94 ; and the exchange at Hamburg!' on London at shot; being 13 101, it follows that gold is 0,23 per cent. dearer in London than in llamburgh. The course of exch ange at New York on London 1, 1104 per cent., and the par of exchange between En; - land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.68 per cent. in favour of England But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the above difference. The brokers are making up their account for the settlement in the English market, which takes place on _Thursday. Consols are at a degree of firmness which is not participated in by the other English securities. They are the only stock of any importance, the dividends of which, under the new arrangements, will be payable in January, and hence a special demand for them arises among the public. On the other hand, in the heavy stocks, sales have been effected on account of some Scotch firms, and the market for these is weaker. The quotation for Consols for Money and the Account is 1001, and the stock is felt to be somewhat scarce. Messrs. Rogers and Co., the parties upon whom the large robbery has been committed, have received this afternoon a letter from the Home-office, stating that Sir J. Graham has recommended to her Majesty the free pardon of any accomplice engaged in this transaction, so as to lead to the apprehension of the others. Among the methods proposed for enabling the issuing bankers to evade the late banking Act, mentioned under this head, was one in which a "letter of credit " was to be the instrument employed. It has been assumed that ( t1 5 1! 5 s G m e e c t ,r h g o e d e c g . 4 1 1 b 111., 8 , 4)ust shows vi referencethat t is so moretlt the Stampthan A ct. pro bable that letters of credit, if unstamped, are liable to the same penalties as post-dated cheques. The words of the Act are these :--6` All receipts given by any banker or bankers, or other person or persons, for money received, which shall entitle, or be intended to entitle, the person or persons paying the money, or the bearer of such receipts, to receive the like stun front any third person or persons, shall be deemed and taken to be an inland bill within the meaning of this schedule, and be liable to the same duty as on a bill of exchange for the like sum payable to bearer or order." If these words include " letters of credit," which it seems they do, it will be well for bankers to use caution before they em ploy them as a substitute for notes payable on demand. The state of the Stamp Law, with respect to bankers, seems to be in a vague and unsatisfactory state ; and that useful publication, the Bankers' Magazine, has lately been collecting information connected with the subject, of which the above is a part. • The other plan of evading the law, by issuing bills at sight for fixed amounts to the partner or cashier of a bank, with an endorsement in blank, is considered by a correspondent as likely to expire of its own ac cord. A large number of them soon find their way into the hands of rival bankers and others, who specially en • dorse them to their London agents, and these in a few days return upon the hands of the first issuers, totally useless for the purpose of re-issue. As it is not generally known that' Bank of England notes are a legal tender in Scotland and Ireland, a Trea• sury minute, dated the 12th of November, 1836, to which our attention has been called, is highly valuable. It is there expressly declared as the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, that the Act 3 and 4 William IV., c. 98, applies to Scotland and Ireland, so as to make Bank of E ng l an d notes of 51. and upwards a legal teneler in those countries. This opinion leaves the qUestion open as to whether the Bank of England could issue 1/. notes in Scotland and Ireland, where that low denomination is not prohibited. It is said that some of the Scotch banks have been so much impressed with the belief that the Bank of England has this power, that they have Made application for 1./. notes to that institution. These, we understand, were at once rejected. In the Gazelle of last Friday v, as inserted a return of the average amount of the circulation of notes in Scot land and Ireland for the four weeks ending the 9th of November. This return is published under the 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 (the Act passed in 1841), which formerly included the average of the circulation of the Bank of England, the private and joint-stock banks in England, and the Scotch and Irish banks. The return published in the Gazettes of September 27 and October 25 omitted the Bank of England- return;, as being now unnecessary, but contained the averages of the English private and joint-stock banks in the , usual form. Th e prese t n h t e r s et e t o ir t n eh anomicitslr these latter items also, thus leaving only • . 0 _ • ut•3 44 4. 1 tirt tk , - ' N t. r , 4„ , • • Cz , „ 4 , z. 49 ' : 627=27; 2 ? . fA) 1)113 re 417 ; 1 4t,'(4,4 1 : • SHIP. ----- eO - ..7--e.-- - -v - - "-€ '''•---. „....---- .-.--- - . V l iq toast was drank . ,baith the most perferE4031,1134146 cheering, lasting. several niinutes) ~ .4/ t.O- — 1....::- ,- 4 ;') 7 Mr. DALGLISII returned thanks. , '''''-* 6...1 . ,.. 1 ,- _I - ."4 .2 ;;• Colonel 'Minn,' of - CalilSvell, pr '-iihee, h4li . tir - 7 4 theiuthor of that monument to ou 'greatestlnilitarii.f.: dpt te hero, which occupied such a p ininent plate - de-- --*; the centre.of the city. There must anany..prtaserrt:-> who were more able to speak on thifiluiVe4t,thpa ;- himself;' but he could, at all events, claim the merit. of impartiality.. It would •be false delicacy to p aw citer the - circumStificei attending the selection of the Baron Marochati, the distinguished artist of the monument ; for it was well known that it had been the subject of great difference of opinion, of contro versy, and of much bitterness amongst the inhabit ants of this city. The Committee must have been strictly impartial. in asking him to .propose this tonst,,for he had not been a member of the Wellington 6tatuo Committee—he had' not taken any part in the 'conf'roversv; although he had been in favOur tf the general principle supported by those who %,_ posed the Baron Marochetti 's selection, on the ground that they should prefer native artists for na tive works of art. But he would freely say, that whateVer difference of opinion there Might have existed, as to the propriety ,of the Baron's selection, there could be no difference of opinion as to the practical results of that selection. He felt convinced that there was no' man of taste, or no man who was in the hilt of looking to the works of art similar to that in front of the Exchange, who would not coin cide with the opinion of the Chairman, when he stated that it 'would bear comparison with the greatest works of the kind in Europe.— (Great applause.) He might be Pertnitfed to offer one or two criticisms on the statue, and, in doing so, they would allow him to remind them that there was no such thing as per fection in human works; and even though, by the dispensation of Providence, such a thing as perfection in • a work of art was at tefixed,- it - would just be the more, difficult to bring any person to say that it was "perfect. He was afraid that, in proportion to the completeness and ex cellence'of a work of art, the more was it exp ose d t o the rigour of petty criticism; and just from the sim ple considCration, that where a work had two or three obvious defects, they ware palpable to every one, and every one was gratified at being able to detect them. But when a work was so complete that it afforded no broad defects for the animadversions of the critics, then they considered it their duty to find fault with every petty portion of it. • lie -had frequently ex perienced the froth of this in reference to the statue. by Marichetti. The first time he walked up the street to survey it, he was assured :there was nOthing Wrong but a little about the tail; then when he looked to the front, he was told there was some thing peculiar about the head. Then some other body would say that they had no fault with the head or the tail, but there was something not quite correct about the quarters. For himself, he had to say that these objections were vague ; but, as a whole, that the statue was a most magnificent -work, and this was the highest etilogium he could offer to this splendid effort of the artist, the Banin Marochetti Colonel Mure then briefly traced the personal history of the noble !. sculptor—concluding by stating that the Baron en ' joyed the advantage of combining much of the chaste ness and delicacy of the Italian school with the spirit and vivacity of the *French. The toast was drunk with great tpplause. Professor HILL, in a neat speech, proposed " The health of Sheriff Alison, and the Committee of Sub scribers to the IVellington Testimonial." • Sheriff ALISON, in his own name, and in the name of the other gentlemen associated with him in' the Committee, returned thanks for the honour which had been done them. Various other toasts were given. In a ll f u ll y 300 were present at the festi va ', an d the meeting separwed a little after eleven o'clock. THE LATE•TRAGICAL EVENT AT MILE-END. OPENING OF THE LETTERS. • The iloubte that prevailed in the vicinity of this melan choly occurrence as to the actual poison with which the yonng couple had destroyed themselves, were finally set at rest by the post mortem examination which the bodies underwent in the course of Monday afternoon by Dr. Letheby, an eminent PriX•ssor of chemistry at the Lon don Hospital. The scent of prussic acid was immediately detected on their beino•opened, and on the contents of the stomach being carefully analysed yesterday at the above Institution, upwards of half an ounce of the pure 'acid was extracted. From inquiries instituted, it appears that l)uckett purchased it at Batley's, in Fore-street, Cripple gateihavine• t' procured it by- re p resent i ng h i mself to have been sent by a druggist • who deals with the firm, The bottles, which were found on the mantel-pit ce, and which contained it, were labelled " Seheild's Prussic Acid." -According to the request of the deceased, inscribed on the letter found in the aparlmeut, and directed to Miss Chapman, in LuCas-strect, it was delivered in the course of Monday afternoon at her residence, and opened in the presence of Mr. Porter, the constable of Stepney. On the envelope being broken ope n it was f oun d to con tain two epistl es , both of which w e re a dd resse d to that young lady, and written in the handwriting of Duehett. One wasa piece of poetry in twenty-four verses, and is a beautiful piece of penmanship. Tne tiCe is, " The Last Lay of Two Broken -- Hearts, written and composed by C. A. D.," executed in the illustrated style in old En fish, with a v ar i ety o f i n k s. It bears the dale of Nov. 8, but it has evidently been written as far back as Sep tember, which date was erased, but which is still par tlidly discernible. The theme shows a wild' paroxysm of love on his part, manifesting the most fervent attach ment to the ill-fated girl. He bids adieu to his parents and all other relations, and prays forgiveness. Poverty had blasted his prospects, and " Since Fate had 'pared their earthly bliss, they wculd seek an early grave." The same wild strain is displayed thr.tighout the who!e 4 His Ihzy begging that his grave might be Ler grave also." The language of it shows the unfortunate writer to have been a most intellectual young man, but the extravagant outbursts of his passion which it displays proves, ahnoat beyond a doubt, that his mind was in tome way affected. The second is written in the same superior styli, and bears the date of the day, last Sunday, on which ha effected his fatal purposes. The tenor of the letter fuliy confirms the supposition that has been entertuintd. amongst the friends and relatives, tkat he had prevailed upon the miserable girl to forfeit her existence with his. It states " that ere she (Miss Chapman) had received that epistle they would be in the sweet sletp of death.' Fate had marred his bliss in this world—he was pre pared to leave it, and she, for. whom be had lived, had told him "Ifyou die without iris you will be my mur derer !" and, to use the words of Lady Jane Grey, "Death had no terrors." Both productions had deep black borders round them. Mr. Baker, the Coroner for East Middlesex, has ap pointed the inquest on the bodies to take place this evening. ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARD On Monday two well-looking sailors, named William Whittaker and James Elliott, were brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, Liverpool, on a charge of having been guilty of mutinous conduct on board an American vessel, called the Jersey Tar. John ITCane deposed that he was master of the ves sel in question, and that while she was lying at Trieste the prisoners struck him and the mate repeatedly on the quarter-dc ck. He cautioned them, but they shook and knocked him from side to side, heedless of all remon strances. Seeing that he had no control on board the ship, he thought to go ashore and seek the assistance of the Consul, but they prevented him from leaving, for, when he jumped into the boat, Whittaker jumped in after him, and by means of a rope thrown by the other prisoner (Elliott) drew the boat back again to the yes ! sea. lie (the captain) then jumped into his own boat, and having been sculled by the cabin-boy to land, he stated his case to the Consul, who said that, as he was bound to Cephalonia, there would be men-of-war there, and that he would be sure of having all put to rights at. that port. The next morning the. Consul had the pri soners taken into custody by two officers, who placed them under lock and key, in the hold of the Jersey Tar. On arriving at Cephalonia there were no men-of war there, and the vessel was chart ere d f or Li verpoo l . After she iad been chartered, the prisoners were taken on shore, and kept in confinement until such time as the vessel was ready for sea, and then they were delivered back. They were brought from Cephalonia to Liver pool in custody, one of them at a time being allowed to come on deck. The prisoner Whittaker entered into a long defence. He said that on Sunday, the Ist Of September, the cap tain gave him a dollar, and allowed him to go ashore at Trieste, where he met the mate of the vessel, between whom and himself some words and a fight ensued. When he (the prisoner) next went on board the vessel the mate struck him across the eye with a stick. He then went to a doctor and had his eye dressed, and, in a few days after, he asked the captain for his discharge. The cap tain promised him the discharge, but in the course of some conversation that ensued gave hi m a blow wi th his fist which tumbled him down the hatches. The captain subsequently took a crowbar, and threatened to knock his (the prisoner's) brains out ; he also threatened to get his pistol and shoot him. Then Elliott and himself were taken into custody, the captain giving them a pair of handcuffs, and saying " there was a pair of gloves for them ;" and they were kept in confinement for nine.. teen days on bread and water. The prisoner concluded by holding up a piece of black bread to the C our t , as a sample of that upon which himself and his companion had been fed in confinement. The prisoner Elliott also made a statement similar in effect, except that he denied that any blows had been struck by either the captain or himself, although the former had on one occasion taken off his coat to box him. The captain denied that Whittaker's story was true, and said that he should be able to produce the mate and two British captains to-day to prove the truth of the charge. Mr. Rushton accordingly ordered the prisoners to be remanded until to-day, and remarked that it was a very grave ease.—Liverpool Times of yesterday. A FACT.—In the window of the Servants' Re- . gistry-office in Wells, may be s e e n—" Pl ace wan t e d , b y a young woman, as cook, in a respectable family, where a pious footman is kept, of High Church principles." LOWLAND'S LOTION.—This well-known and highly appreciated appendage of the British toilet has for nearly a century past maintained unrivalled reputation as a perfect remedy for all impurities of the akin, together with the valuable properties of a preserver and sustainer of the complexion of the most genial nature, removing every trace of sallowness and disco louration, and promoting the transparency arid brightness of the skin, which constitute the peculiar graces of a fine complexion. " Robt. Shaw, London," is in white letters on the Government Stamp, without which none is genuine. Price 2s. 9d.; 55. 6d. ; Quarts. tls Rd. Sold by all Perfumers and Chemists. GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.—Messrs. HORTON and CO., Watchmakers and Jewellers, 313, Ludgate street (opposite Messrs. Everington and Co.), offer to their Friends and the Public their celebrated Watches, of work manship the highest class of excellence, at the following prices : The Vertical Movement in Gold Cases .., £5 5 0 to.£lo 10 0 Do. Do. Do. in Silver D 0...„ 2 00 to 4 0 0 The Horizontal Do. in Flat Gold Do. 7 7 0 to 10 10 0 Do. Do. Do. in Flat Silver Do. 3 30 to 4 0 0 Ladies' Lever Watches, Gold Cases and 12 12 0 to 16 16 0 Gold Dials Gentlemen's Do. Do Do., Enamelled Dials l3 13 0 to IS 18 0 Do. Do. in Silver Cases, Do 5 50 to 6 6 0 A Warranty for Twelve Months. N.B. A Large Stock of Elegant and Tasteful Jewellery, Ladies' Silver Card-cases and Vinigrettes, Gentlemen's Snuff-boxes, and a great variety of other Fancy Articles, at prices immensely below the usual London charges, POST.OFFICE.-CAUTION. PRICE and 6)., perfumers to her Majesty, 28, Lombard-street (late Price and Gosnell's, and formerly Patey, Butts, Price, and Co's.), by the recommendation of the Se. cretary if the Post-office, beg to " impress upon their Corre spondents the necessity of precision in the address of all letters in. tended fer them," thus—" Price and Co." (and net " Price and Gosnell"--that firm ceased to exist in 1831), as the only means of guarding against the fraudulent conduct of individuals who take in and retain letters and orders intended for Price and Co., by il. legally assuming the firm of " Price and Gosnell," well knowing hat they never were in any way connected with that firm OTHERWISE THAN AS SERVANTS. Price and Co.'s Perfumery is so superior to any other, and in such general demand, that many shopkeepers are basely deceiving the Public by selling spurious imitations. Price and Co. respect.. fully solicit Ladies and Gentlemen when they purchase not to take any article without the protection label, from a design by Sir William Cengreve, being affixed to it, with the signature of " Price and Co., Lombard.street," in red ink, and " 26" conspi cuously in its centre. Price and Co. are the sole Wholesale Agents fbr DELCROIX'S KALYDOR, a French eosmetic, surpassing all others for preserving and beau tifying the Complexion, prepared fir the use of ber most gracious Majesty the Queen, and her Majesty the Queen Dowager, by es. pedal command, and protected by letters patent. Price 4s. 6d, DELCROIX'S MACASSAR OIL, imported under the sanction of the " Lords of the Treasury," for the use of her moat gracious Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Sze., is also protected by two elegantly-executed, correct likenesses, in embossed =claims, of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Price 85. dd. DELCROIX'S ODONTO. " We do not hesitate to recommend, from experience, DEL CROIX'S ODONTO, or the Queen's own Dentifrice, as the most aaluable means of purifying, preserving, and embellishing the Teeth and Gums, hitherto offbred to the Publie."—Court Gazette. The Bouquet Duke of York is the last new fashionable perfume of the season 1844 ; but though the lzst, is net the least nperfection, as it happily combines the preceding excellence of all the royal bouquets, with the delicate and delicious fragrance of the white moss rose. Let him who is a true born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth If he suppose that I have pleaded truth— From off this briar pluck a white rose with me. Messrs. J. Delcroix and Co., 158, New Bond-street, have pleasure in offering this their last bouquet of the season, and beg to inform the Nobility and their Patrons that, during the recess, all orders for their " unique cadeau" of a case containing the six royal bou quets for one guinea, comprising the bouquets de la Reine, d'Albert, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Princesse Royale, and Princesse Alice, will be forwarded to any part of the country, carriage paid. To insure the gcnnine, particular attention is required in observing that No. 158, New Bond.street, London, be upon each case and every bottle, as worthleas counterfeits, for the sake of profit, are sold by Druggists and Hairdressers in town and country. SHAVING A LUXURY. PRICE and CO.'s RYPOPHAGON surpasses every soap ever Invented for shaving. One trial will prove that the luxury of a good shave can be enjoyed only by these who use Price and Co.'s Rypophsgon, which renders shaving (hithirto disagreeable and often painful) pleasant and easy. Prepared by Price and Co., 28, Lombard-street (late Price and Gosnell's), and sold by Delcroix and Co., 158, New I3ond.street, and nowhere else in London, price 3s. 6d. per pot, Is. per square, *l Air wi thPr a in cakes f or b oxes Is. 6d. and 2r. 6d. . v Price squareof willh the av R e pleasure ypo p ha g i o n n presenting d tra o him theg rat u i touslayntywhboromthaeyr honour of a Pall nt Montpellier House, 28, Lombard. 'street :;... Premium. X a. d. '1837, 74 3 4 'lB3B 1839 Banns added. Z ii. d. ,170 9 3 144 2 2 116 16 0 Bennis In Cash. X 8. d. 77 5 1 64 5 6 51 5 11 Z a. d. 12 3 5 9 16 4 7 11 9 S. 346 ' 2 296 113 247 4 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made De cember of :be present year. This institution otters many important aad substantial itdvan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred An sties. borrow, assured has, on a ll occas i ens, the power to bor, with t ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Rees. LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DURLES LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 3, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chancery-lane, LoAden. DIRECTORS. KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. BENJAMIN IFILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Alexander Anderson, Esq. James Hartley, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. John M‘Gufile, Esq. James Bidden, Esq. John Maclean Leo, Esq. Captain F. Brandroth. J. Marmaduke Rosseter, E4q. AUDITORS. H. H. Cannan, Esq. I Robert E. Alison, Esq. MEDICAL ADVlSER—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. and E. SECEETART—John Emerson, Esq. Surcyrons--Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. To prevent all fUture questions as to the validity of policies, this Company are prohibited by their deed of constitution from disput ing any claim, unless they take upon themselves to prove that the policy upon which the claim arises was obtained by fraudulent mis representation. The Company are further bound to give effect to every policy, although the debt f or w hi c h i t may have been originally proc4red, or at any time held, may have been paid off before the claim arises. And that the value of policies may not be lessened or destroyed by parties going beyond the limits usually prescribed, the Corripany grant, upon payment of a small extra premium, general or whole world leave, which subsists during the currency of the policy. By these means the policies of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Life Company have come to be considered as forming secu rities more complete and more easily negotiable than any other similar documents. Assurances are granted either with or without participation in profits, and the utmost facility is given in regard to the payment of the premiums, by the assured having the option of pa, ment by a progressive ascending scale, or according to the half premium system, continued for seven years. Prospectuses and schedules are forwarded to applicants, free of expense, by the Manager and Agents. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANT, 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the Most perfect security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL INCOME being UPIVARDS of 72,0001. In 1841 the Compa n y d ec l are d an addition to the Shareholders of one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 21. per cent.' per annum, on the Sum insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they weie effected. The Bonus added to olicies from March, 1834, to December 31, 1840, is as flallovre : Sum Time Sum added Sum Time Sum added Assured. Assured. . to Policy. Assured. Assured. -to Policy. £5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £BB3 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 0.0 5000 2 years 200 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first Five Tears, whore the Insur ance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. PUBLICATIONS. CRITIKSIIANK'S COMIC ALMANACK. Now ready, price Half-a -Crown, COMIC ALMANACK, 1845 ; containing Twelve Engravings by GEORGE CIWIESIIANIK, and numerous other Illustrations. Among the Plates are— Twelfth Night Festivities—St. Valentine's Day—Anniversary of St. Patrick—Lady Day, old and new style—Spring Fancies—Festival of St. Paul's—Horticultural Fato—Summary Justice—Stirring up the Great Fire of London—The Fall of the Leaf—Court of Young England —The National Gallery: Boxing Night; &c. Sz;•.. - D. Bogue, 85, Fleet-street. NEW ILLUSTRATED WORK. Now ready, elegantly bound In illuminated vellum, price One Guinea, CABINET of POETRY and ROMANCE : Full-length Female Portraits from Byron and Scott. Beauti fully engraved, with Poetical Illustrations by CHARLES SWAIN. **l , This work may also he had highly coloured, price 21. 2s. I). Bogue, 86, Fleet-street. "VITAL PERIODICITY—CHRONO-THERMAL MEDICINE." , VEN LECTURES on th e FALLACIES o f the 11., FACULTY, with a full Exposition of the CHRONO-THER MAL SYSTEM. By Dr. DICKSON. Price 2s. (id. Lecture 1. ital Periodicity, or Time and Temperature the basis of the Chrono-thermal Doctrine of Disert.e.—L.Lecture 11. Errors in the Treatment of Asthmas, Epilepsy, Palsy, Convulsion, Spasm, Apo plexy, Varicose Veins, Spitting of Blood.—Lecture HI. Ditto In Heart Disease, Consumption, Glandular Swelling, White Swelling, and other Diseases of Joints, Spine, &c.—Lecture IV. Ditto in In flammation.— T. ec ure T. Ditto in Gout, Rheumatism, Skin Diseases, Dropsy.—Lecture VI. Ditto In Indigestion, Hypochondria, Insanity. Lecture Vll.—Diseases of Women, Cancer, Miscarriage, &c.—Lec tore VIII. Animal Magnetism, the Passions,:Homeeopathy, Hydrc pathy.—Lectures IX. and X. The Chrono-thermal Method of Cure of all Disease. Simpkin and Marshall, 5, Stationers'-court; J. 0111vI2r, 59, Pall• mall ; and all Booksellers. LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND) ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. " He who in pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or yeuthfu 'charms, A here lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" Just published (in a staled envelope), Tenth Edition, price 95. 01, or sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6d.. SELF-PRESERVATION : a P opu l ar E ss ay on 1.3 those concealed disorders, originating in youthful excesses, D and terminating In Nervous ebility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all th ose Sinking's, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriag e , and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consuing eon, 9, BEDFORD -STREET BEDFORD-S It QUARE, Surg LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, L o nd on ,& c . " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in herent privileges of mankind, are frequently marred and prevented throne) the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questiontemay be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. " Long experience in the treatment of a class of diseases hitherto negleeted and most imperfectly understood by the great bulk of the medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove that there are conceals I causes of Nervous Debility in exi. tence, where the mere routine practitioner would never dream of finding them ; traceaule to certain habits, forming the most secret, yet deadly, and f "al springs of domestic misery, and premature mortality."—Wakefield Journal. Gordon, Published by the Author, and sold in L ondon by S . Gilb er t , 51 and 52, Pater noster-pew; Starie, 23, Tichborae.street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hann ay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery. lane; liii, Leadenhall-street ; and by all Booksellers.t home es's:re day till Three. and from Five till Right. Just Published, i n a sealed envelop ED e, price lT I ts ON .6 d. mill sent free , on MAreceipt of a Post-office Order, for 38'. 6d., NLY HEALTH: a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its Premature Decline, with Inqtruc. gone tor its Com p l ete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the destructive oonsevences of excessive indulgence, termi nating in mental and nervous debility, local or constitutional weak ness, indigestion, and consumption. Including a corn rehens:ve Dis sertation on MARRIAGE. Illustrates with ewes, Bse. By C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. May be had of the Authors, No. 1,0, Newman-street; Oxford_ street ; and sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co , 63, Oxford-street ; Noble, Itg, Chancery-lane ; .J. G ordon, 146, Leedenhall-street ;G. Mansell, 3, I King-street, Southwark C. Westerton, 15, P ar k- s id e , K n i e h t ,b r i dge ; Huett, 37 , Princes street, Leicester-square, London ; T. 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T HE SILENT FRIEND; a :Medi ca l W ork on Human Frailty and Physical Decay, its causes, and the banefid effects of excessive indulgence and infection, illustrated by engravings, with observations on 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 ; Purkis, cempton-street, Soho ; Noble, 109, Chancery -lane ,• Hannay Louo , 63, Oxford-street ;J. Gerd n, 146; Leadenhati-street, on don. ; and by all Booksellers in Town and Country. O PINIONS OF TOR. PRESS. " We regard the work before us, -1 The Silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a series of com plaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by the majority of the Medical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We must, however, confisss 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 lng from indiscretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages." —Age and Argus. .. The Authors of ' 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 the marriage state, cannot which this book is written, and the valuable hinta it conveys to The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is exclusively directed f t a ho i s t e o w reco ho m ar m e c a n pp d i r t eh to en a s c iv a e re o ru f l entering perai. "--Era. for the cure ef nervous and muscular debility, impuissance, &e. Price lis. and 235. per bottle. Sold by a ll Medic in , Vendors, of whom may be had the " Silent Friend." The Five Pound Cases may be had as usual. 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DREDGE'S HEAL-ALL, or celebrated Em brocation, has long been known throughout the West of England, as the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains in the Limbs and Numbness, Sciatic and Paralytic Affections, Face—ache, Sprains and Bruises, Burns and Scalds, Spasms and Cramp, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frozen Limbs, Chilblains before they are broken. It is likewise an infallible cure for that dangerous dis order the Quinsey or Sore Turoat, in which it was never known to fail after a few hours' appl.cation. Observe—That none can be Genuine unless the Stamp affixed to each bottle contains the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No. 95, Farringdon.street. who have purchased the Property in this valu. able article from the Executors of the Inventor, William Dredge, late of Wishford, Wilts. Retail price, Is. I%d. and 2s. 93. per bottle; and sold retail, by all respectable Medicine Venders in ToWn and Conntry. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The question of allotments is now going the round of the counties. Its discussion appears to ease the conscience of the landowne r , and cast a glea m of hope over the condition of th e labourer. While there is talk, there is some promise of doing. Mean while the labourer is speaking, not in meetings, not in speeches and pamphlets, not in distinct plans of any kind, but occasionally in blind and desperate revenges, oftener more silently and solemnly by famine, sickness, and death. To judge from the un impassioned tone of " landowners, clergy, and tenant farmers," one might suppose the world standing still while the labourer's cause was heard and nature had agreed to suspend all her changeful operations. But, like the ship-load of ice which melted, while the Custom-house officer was ascertaining its place in the tariff, the labourer minishea continually, and is be coming a very small man indeed. We who see him already half melted, can scarcely picture him in the fair proportions he once enjoyed, or at least could once attain to. The full-grown cottager, the man who, after a youth of in-door service, could invest his little savings in a little stock, and with a little land, or a little right of pasture, was a little farmer, as like a great one as a sapling oak is to the monarch of the woods, is extinct. Th e cro f t , t h e orc h ar d , t h e common, the cow or two, and its le,ser accompani ments, have all passed away. The labourer is now a labourer indeed, and nothing more. He is plucked of his once decent plumage, and is the biped implume of the philosopher. And continues to waste. The present generation is a hopeless case. We may al most give it up for dead. But what is to be done with the next ? Of the unborn there is hope. That there should be any discussion at all on the subject is hopeful. It cannot be supposed that the myriads who for their slender pittance of beans and onions toiled and perished at the Pyramids would have continued their fruitless labour, if there had been the smallest variety of sentiment as to the value of those structure* -end the necessity of their own case. But at present the discussion on the case of the English labourer does not proceed in the most profit able form. There is no attempt to elicit, gather, and reconcile facts. The labourer, his cottage, his wages, his employ men t, t h e value of his produce, his propor tion thereof, an d a ll the circumstances f his condi tion, are not put into the crucible of inquiry, and left to show their own results, whatever they may happen to be. The investigation is of a much less searching character. It is limited to the benefits of certain defi nite proposals. Is it advisable to go about persuading or forcing the collective landowner to let certain small portions of land to the labourers ? There could hardly be imagined a more conventional way of con sidering the popular distress. Use, however, there is in all inquiries. The man who looks for silver may find lead, and the alchemists discovered how to purify metals when they were thinking of nothing but transmutation. So is there use in all social researches arid expedients. A proposition to enlarge or rebuild the labourer's cottage, to provide him with a better description of household furniture, with a clock, with more frequent change of linen, or a decent hat and pair of shoes, or maintenance for an ass or a cat, or a pianoforte, or any other accession to his comforts, would not fail to elicit his hardships and difficulties ; and would be profitable in that way, if not otherwise. The allotment scheme is of so artifi cial a character as to be really unintelligible without reference to some remarkable peculiarities of our so cial state. It is a proposition to let land to la bourers. 'What hinders the letting ? Cannot they pay rent ? or will they not ? On the contrary, the labourer will generally pay much more rent than the farmer. 'When the Coryphmus of economists declined to let land for sd. a lug when he could get Bd. for it, he was not speaking with reference to the general demand for land ; he could not get his Bd. a lug from farmers ; his supposed customers were a small genera tion of men who reckon land by lugs instead of acres, 'o whom it is the greatest of boons to get the smallest bit to call their own, but whom it is, unhappily, the apparent interest of the farmer and landowner to deprive of that small boon. His Lordship committed the singular inconsistency of speaking the language of political economy on an artificial supposition. Descending from the open market of nations, he applied its principles to the close market of a parish. He addressed himself to the forced and unnatural demand of a crowd of parochial serfs, who would outbid one another to the very gates of death, because they had always been rigorously excluded from it at any price, as if it were a natural correla tive to the intrinsic value of that land, and resulted freely and simply from the public competition. The allotment discussion, therefore, involves inquiry in this remarkable fact, that while the labourer is willing to give a good rent . for land he cannot get it, but must be backed by .a public 'agitation in his demand. Whole counties are summoned with the charitable intention of allowing labourers to give enormous rents for miserable patches of soil. If the two Gracchi were shaking the empire to its basis for an agrarian law to parcel our dukeries amongst our surplus population, there could not be more fuss, more extravagance of hope, more rigour of opposition, more earnestness of debate, than we now witness on the simple question whether they who till the soil may be allowed to rent not near a hundredth part of it for their own special use. The fight, the eloquence, the economi ca l cau ti on , th e self-interested demur, the legislative wisdom, are—for what ?—for ten acres, may be, out of two thousand. At the next county or district meeting on this subject, we wish some inquisitive gentleman would just ask what makes the importance of this question. How comes it that the distribution of ten acres out of two thou sand has become an affair to convoke counties and harass the Legislature ? 'Why is the whole press of the country to be moved, and the abstrusest theories to be waked from the depths of intellect, before a ploughman is to be suffered to pay 20s. yearly for his quarter acre of potatoes and cabbages ? What would be thought of such a controversy in the neighbouring nations ? In France, the Reforme observes, that an idea may be formed of the number of fractional parts into which property is divided by the following facts : —There are in France 5,205,411 properties on which the land-tax is rated at sums not exceeding 5f., 5,242,846 at from sf. to 100 f., and, in fine, there are 445,271 which exceed 100 f. Who would think of an allotment agitation there, where a man can get any quantity of land to his taste as readily as he can buy so many pounds of bread or ounces of coffee and sugar ? HERALD. As tl e year draws to its close, as Cabinet Councils begin to assemble weekly, and as the period for thl actual meeting of Parliament must soon be fixed, the attention of the public begins to be drawn to the question which usually follows : " And what will Parliament do when it meets ?" Under a weak and incapable Government this ques- Eon is generally asked with some , degree of anxiety. Egg P:l3 . . MENZ IE S'• CALEDONIAN COSTUME -.ASSEMBLY. The SUBSCRIBERS are respeethilly informed that this ANNUAL GATHkRING will take place, as usual, at the QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanuver-square, on 23i1 January next. 9, Denma r k- street, Soho, Nov., 1844. W.' ME.NZIES, Secretary.