The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-27 00:00:00

_DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY from LONDON to YORt. by LINCOLN. Capital 4,900,000/., in 80,000 shares of 50/. each. Deposit, 2/. 10s. pm- share. he H o I.IIOYIBIONAL CO3IIIITTEL. n. William Ashley Colonel William Gravatt, R.E. Brackenbury, Esq. dNa}or Thomas George Harrlott, JO nn Brightman, Esq, H.P., R.C.S. r, 4 : a tt Walter Card en , E s q. (William Morley, Esq. rd Turst Carver, Esq. ,William Mountford Nurse, Esq. e Chisholm 'John Pickersgill, Esq. LieU l. - Colonel James Nisbet Col- Thomas Ratites, Esq. gehoun, Ft. A. Edward Sherman, Esq. ji Farquhar, Esq. Edward Winslow, Esq. " 114 anl Gambier, E.,q. 2 (With power to add to their numbers.) IN4 Elte—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S. ; Wm. Gravatt, Esq.,F.R.S. 6 atte Beelexe—The Union Bank of London. `lTarle-s.Meesre. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, Moorgate. street, London. p att--.ENTettY ASENTa—Measra. G. and T. W. Webster, Old Palace-yard, Westminster. SF.CRETAIIT—Major William Amsinck. .. ,_ T h , a t formation of a Direct Main-Trunk Railway, for the im. S y "!. l Purpose ef connecting the north of England and Scotland, s e._ ur a and Lincoln. with the metropolis, has been decided upon, of ' , Mature investigation and conviction of the public advantaged 44 1 a line of communication. The line will comm ence near King's-cross, In the New-road, the 14 ventral situation in the metropolis, both as regards the West_ and l :hd the City ; it proceeds by Chipping Barnet, Biggles wade, "'te. Huntingdon, near Peterbotough and Market Deeping by ee !eford, to the west of Bourn, east of Grantham, west if Sleaford , T I Z east of Newark, to Lincoln, and thence by Gainsborough, Snaith, and Selby, to York. ' ,O distance by it between London and York will be 180 m iles. Itwillbe about i 0 miles shorter than by any other prop osed line. , t will r e d uce by 510 miles the present distance between London iti ' T rk, and will c usequently by the came distance bring New e„,,e and Edinburgh nearer to the metropolis, while the d istance ' terms between Landon and Hull will be no less than 43 miles. it will form the nearest route to Leeds, Selby, Hull, Halifax, j "' td , n r ‘rd, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Sheffield ; thus , Ib anditig the traffic of the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire , Roll as the traffic from the north of England, Scotland, Lineolu ;!. and the other agricultural districts through whieh it passes. i e 2 ki ng Its course th towns of importan ce rough a highly productive country, it em ,,,7 all the market , and connects all Lin. 1 41 re with the manufacturing districts and the metro p olis. , , 't opens an easy communication between Norfolk and Suffb l k, '" the Were and North of England. .rhe line, as w ill be seen by the map, does not interfere with the 'airt eee of the fen country, whilst it embraces t he most im p ortant it amets and towns of that district. The inclinations are extremely favourable, and are obtained at a mod erate expense, there not being any engineering work of great seltude on 4 the line. The guage will be the same as the exist -11 nes through the manufacturing districts, and all loss of time ' t ravelling will he avoided, as the line will be an integral t runk k It e ender one management. , Th e txpense of construction being moderate, and the distance se t kil reduced, the fares will be proportionately less, and an ample t r : ) , lli is sufficiently shown by the annexed abstract of the traffic 51 e which are the result of a most rigid investigati on, and are 1,1, t Pared as evidence for Parliament. lie capital proposed to be raised, namely, 4,000,0001., is a sum , tl eding the engineers' estimate. It has, however, been thought th 'itable to allownt time an ample margin for any increase of' prices above estll of the ! prese. 14 4 e su rve ys were coenmenced In October last, and in March e a t ' the Direct Northern Line, and its a dv ant a g es (to g ether with 6 43 ' other trial lines, and their disadvantages ), were carefully ft ," 4 ltht to the consideration of many gentlemen well qualified to erl *pinion on such matters, and finally the:prospectus, accom e", by a map on a suf fi cient scale, was published on the 4th of ee".. 1844. This prospectus and map show the Lon don terminus I. ' l 4'a-cross. e p 4 t this date there was not before the public any other projeet 'direct line of r ailway from London to York ; but when more th . e r as a month had elapsed from the time of the publication of the 'eectus and Map of the Direct Northern Railway, the Cam. th ' l te and York via Lincoln Railway Company (who had up to h at time adhered to an indirect line by Cambridge to York) ;: i t 'lled their title to that of the London and York Railway Corn ss Y. and their stated capital, which previously had varied from 41° ,0 001. to 1,600,0001., was then, for the first time, named at 1,;,0/. In their new prospectus he London and York Cora. fee also adopted King's-cross for their London terminus. , o ° t ! the sense entertained of these encroachments by the pro. t op : of the Direct Northern Railway, the York and Londen l e - t' a ltY were duly apprised by a circular addressed to each mem etre of their Committee of the ISth of May last, and signed by the ro tary, Major Amsinck. hel lin eP of the London and York Railway was, however, pub. ." 4 in the latter part o f August last, which, to the surprise of promoters of the Direct Northern Line, showed an attempt to h PjPriate upwards of 70 miles from London of the published line n , Direct Northern Railway. the project if the London and York Railway Company falls setn'rY from short of a direct line from London to the north, as wilt be the following data brom London to York the distance by the present lines of rail. el le 2111 miles ; by the proposed London and York line, stated , fle e t. 2 oo miles; by the proposed Direct Northern Railway. 180 th D 'et the pro of , a very !arse , e er las:limners rates th• this line have been undertaking eo mmunicatesi propo with, rtion and po rtent in reference to it, and tee f ull concurrence of that im. "tent interest is, with very few exceptions, eonfldently relied on. publie attention having been lately strewn to the atmospheric ntl P l e, the Committee wish to observe that they are in a con sete'n to take advantage of that principle, should it eventually be to for the benefit of the undertaking , The sections of the country through which the line passes from '"on to York can be seen at the offices of the Company, 64, ee °° egate-street. Every explanation, also, will be afforded with t '& r d to the tra ffi c and other matters. kr , , T he Parliamentary plans, &c., are in course of preparation, and ue. '"Pdeation wilt be made for an Act of Incorporation in the ensuing - 1 1 ° ,1 of Parliament. uhe deposit of 5 per cent., sr :IL 10s. per share, Is necessary to " 1 2'et the requirement of the Parliamentary standing orders, but the "eliteinary expenses will in no event exceed 10s. per share. interest at the rate of 41. per cent. per annum will be allowed on ill calls made after the passing of the Act till the opening of the rtil way. The subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary contract will be tut e for signature on the payment of the deposit. bo a ,, l aree proportion of the shares having bean already applied fbr, eee t 4l eetien for shares can be received after the Bth of October the AR ' U O to which period they may be addressed to the Seerotary, at L" e ttl of the Company, fie, eloorgate.street, London, where l c'- " r etnees and plans may be obtained ; or to Messrs. John Rail ttld Son, and Messrs. Cardwell arid Sons, sharebrokers, Man. H enry ; Th omas Kel ly, Esq., sharebroker, Birmingham Messrs. : n rY Davies and Co., sharebrokers, Liverpool; Robert Allan, I,e s harebroker Edinburgh ; Messrs. M'Ewen and Auld, or 5, -"bro Esq. sharebrokers, Gl a sgow; or to William Gordon, Esq. ker, Aberdeen. Pet -----_ —° tiroat Ir l d , ed income, calculated on the usual Parliamentary data, 4.2' 13 (11 on the actual returns, which arc printed, and may Ise is;" at the office : Pa "engers ....................... Xmooso • 0 Parcels 49,565 0 0 It, erchandise .............. . ( Onveyance of live stock .. Ditto. of private carriages, horses, an d do g s 24,578 0 0 s lineral and agricultural produce 632,660 0 0 D Litt for maintenance ofthe line and working 253,060 0 0 ex l Mies 40 per cent. 370,600 0 0 41 '1 about 9 cent. on the enpital of 4,000,0001. - - Form of Application for Shares. Tothe Committee of the Direc t Northern Railway. ernen,l request that you will a l l ot to me shares of , ti ns ' cash in the proposed " Direct Northern Railway," and I ‘ t ake to pay the deposit an d si g n the necessary deeds. H aled this day of 1844. Name Residence ... Trade or Profession FIFTY . POUNDS REWARD. TUE hard substance obtained b y p ressure from the Tr: N , Crude Cocoa-Nut Oil , i s an essential ingredient In the PA t-`f) COMPOSITE CANDLES; and, as EDWARD PRICE and tit,;',, n uld the Patents for this pr ocess, and grant no licenses under er: , it follows, either, that the imitation Composite Candles are M different from the Patent 0110 , :, or, that the imitators are the Patents : the first is generally the case, but to protect (!elves against the possibility of the other, EDWARD PRICE brort -0 • hereby engages to pay a reward of Fifty Pounds to any 11ar ti rn kn or other person, who may g ive such information respecting 1 4 1 : Pressing Cocoa-Nut Oil, as sha ll lead to their conviction. The tak e "the informant will be kept strictly secret, and he need not t tc " prominent part in the proceeding s, as all that E. P. a n d Co. lucre is the first clue to the discovery of the infringers, which they follow up for themselves. This advertisement is being Fil ed in every newspaper of any circulation in the United Kingdom. bpi". 2 Candles are cow ao wellknown to the Public, that it Is hardly 1 , ., - ;" , trY to state hero that they barn more brilliantly than the best "d give so large an amount of Eght, as to be cheaper, king Sll;4° account, than the commonest Tallow Candles. They ta may 51r,,, (1 , Nnost of the respectable Tallow Chandlers throughout the but purchasers must insist on being supplied with PATENT CANDLES," otherwise they are hablo to be Lin with some of the imitations, all called, like the real once, I,,„`?Posite." Those parties, really in the trade, who do not yet 4,4'_,,411ient for sale, are Informed that they can purchase, of the Pa or of Palmer and Co., Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, any quail btitl„ in or small, at the wholesale price ; and that allowances are tau' n an increasing ratio, to parties taking to the amount of 501., Darti:_ lsol . , or 2001., at a time; and a very large allowance indeed to 151 e takin so large a quantity as to °liable them to become whole t'uts for an entire district. mont Tat:alien, 24th July, 1844. ruemc NOTICE. 454, OXFORD-STREET. To `RIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, AND u OTHEES. `RIPPE RS, Copies of Testimonials, Gratis , b y all Agen . (-1 1 - ‘1 RIMS'FONE ' S EYE SNUFF. — Under t he X Patronage of his late Majesty, her Roy al Hi g hness the ets , e " of Kent, awl the Lords of the Treasury, is un iversall y re 41tinentilt dtd the by E and the Faculty for its efficacy in removing disorders to yee Head. 51 ORT RE STORED!—NERVOUS HEADACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! It s the most simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound! zofele of application is fraught with pleasure; many thousand tes lies tett., e been accomplished by its u . se, at a tnff ing expense, yet Isela in its eperation. 11 testimonies be necessary to induce the el 'er to make trial, Kings, Lsords, and Comm on s have used it. 444"irds nf the Treasury have san m c o ti s o t n e ed min s en u Their late Ma.. Is t . l / 4 ...the Duchess of Kent, t the t Oculists, Medical 'tioners---with that gigan tic balance , the Press—have eulogised ,fte n .. i tone's lebrated Herbaceous Com' pou . nd, known as " Grim ' tb;„,E S nuff," its efficacy in removing all diseases incident field ea Ye and Heat ' G. J. Guthrie,Esq., F.R.S. See .1. B. Lach- Qat; ' 45 1 Letter, Whitehall. r. ' homas. Dr. Andrews . calls it --° . b4 • l blessing —see his Reports touching its utility. The late ba,,,,Alsernett l y, with many others, recommend Grimstone's Eye call it " Man's best Friend," and the " Student's Vade Or fridrews also reoenimends its use as a preventive. See his -"' lo Nev. ISSI. He states that the tenac ious s y m p ath y of t he st :robrs ue within the nostrils, with the nervous system, that Grim- Ifeiiinse-.* Eye Snuff when frequently taken, must be of the greatest 41 0 , - ,,1 t to the consumer; and, further, recommends its universal °" " preventative. Theraas, of Hatfield, having witnessed many cases both of A 4 c, he and ephth a l m i a , has kindly given his testimony thereof. Oe tt fi ew of the many th , usand Testimonials of Sight motored and so • le a cured by G El MSTONE'S EYE SNUF F s.w De ar • Grimstone, Esq. " April 24th, 1844. the , e ar &r,-1 fe e l bound by a sense of justice to inf o rm y ou of the r a eulous cure e ff ected on myself by taking a few p inches of rety,„Yelebrated Grimstone's Eve Snuff, which, ut my case, ought dri, fi • be called ' bar Snuff,' it basing effectually relie v e d m e from at r, h t'ffs from which I have been suffering for many years. You are ahoulArt7Mush r soaks any use you please of this communication, since I Is, - egret if the e xtraordinary qualitice of your Eye Snuff net universally known. Gran ssses . " I am, dear Str, your obedient servan t , u . Seotland. " MARGARET MACGREGOR. 11" 11 touch tor the truth of the foregoing facts and statenten ty Pi, 11144,, " JAMES 811UTER, Kentbury, Eerks." 151 Lev ‘ i l' ', ll leYnoidll. editor of Chambers' London Journal, &c.. &e., excruciating pains, and can now write without spectacles lif s ,a,tnforsisst. eet , Blecafriar's-z can sl ,'""Q F. Coatis, facing the church, Park - street, WI ed.sor ; cured T Tt otsit of sight and headache.-9th S•ptember, 1828 , and ISt& O ; cured of Ophthalmia. Whitehall and oa t i ed House Tavern —See his letters, IR3II and 18;2. 12, 4 tti e / s t . ,Ct",e Caution—W. URI MS lONE is the asks Inventor, eti tAstft. floriferous Thi s ( i 3 ). Sei; ;3 prepared by him. tion.ctter Compound of Flerbs is sold in Plop s ; ,°, at 81., Is. S.d., .2s. id. 4s. 44 .,!' 3., and 15s. ed. each, by the W. G ftIMST'JNE at No. 434, Oxford-street, Totten -444 t r t ' r Oad mid (late of No. ro, Broad street, Bloomsbury), l ehrat' Prir,, b „ i e Herbary, Highgate; and can also be ohtained in . all the trtis'i; Towns and Cities A liberal allowance te Shippers . -aeains, and all Vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snuff. h sts bhp , nuff is shipped to all ouarters of the globe, and retains In th 'MI, qualities in every climate All Snuffs and Cigars shipped fnortest notice. s e „ ,?7 quantity can be forwarded through the General Post, by ihti.ajinascrio .°ont..lein loikrdeerps:oplt t ll. canister, with postage, will cost HIGLMATE. y Nf/Sr its DAY. rEv the W ee r r h a t an sit e tio ifying P at reso lutie the e ffeet,, w }l ,,, 1 O A " ti f c r ate idol 0 I ces whf o objeed ° 2o hat it Co',b, o f the ei' oe , dishonest c ab' the wan c rv , g 113 i O r r the other rt , inland by fraud °e lo t found heir salts; a n ; o' sassed a ;„ cut of f " Df South not Ye ° ITS re seems 0 ~ speed' Y the lay oc cr, b3l , leanwillie li' of the Duel c°D 3 qcC,. is fuuds , Ly e in 11L5 _ t 1) simple — e ,ol f any qu a- r iCe, Y g ivea P tables, S4C'irg to t he ! il tte constitute and the ite w , r eight , ten iv , i , i , t o gether , w hile, I)) ivi the follow 211. wl, t hie. unit °` on for ri o ,, linings; t Is. t d ., the stoc i n The tc5lP ho produ ct o r e op hilliu;B 9,'G thus , '„, t is l w hicb r i , n d 1( 1, ,;, ° 1 logeti l " ;kut1031;1 atOr i S hje 10d., ViPtiot, I ° this aF 3Q tbe 10., 15 a 4t 91 7 )licato r -/ 25. l - ia• Ad d 1 1. d. a 4, i t i t s , -$) he st ° "' 4 ocIG 0 3i? 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'I •• . -.- A --..„4A et , _. .. , .......-y.rx , ~, . - , ___ , -N, ,i /, TILT -e.„/ At," No. 16,260. LONDON, FRIDAY _ r a 4 • 1 SEPTEMBER 27, 1844. PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINN and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, f o r POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that flour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREIZ PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. THE COMMITTEE for CONDUCTING the ELECTION of ALDERMAN WOOD earn , stly entreat the!r fellow-eitlzetut to be present in Guildhall, on Saturday, the 211 h Instmt, to suppo!t his nom( a ioa for Lord Mayor, and to proceed to vc•te in the event of a poll be!ng demanded. The C. intuit' te bit eonatantly at the Swan-with-Two-Neek. , , Lad lane, where the Friends t f Alderman Weal are equeeted to make any Common cat.ons which Inv ha us•fal to promote the election of the Alderman. WILLIAM COATES, Chairman. Committos-toorn, 26th Stptember, 1844. NOTICE.—THE LAST WEEK! THE GREAT DRAWING for Mrs. PARKES' HEIPTAPILEMION PRIZES will take place at the THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN, on MONDAY next, the 30th inst. The Subscription lists will be dosed on Saturday, the 28th, at Sir o'clock. Apply fbr TICKETS at the TIOWYER GALLERY, £l, Golden square, whore the Prizes are exhibited 11'04 ; co at Mrs. Parkes's, City 0(1Ice, 104, Loadenhall-street. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. ADDITIONAL TRAINS, AND REDUCTION OF FARES. The Public are requested to take notice, that on and after the, let of October the Trains of this Company will be dispatched as follows : From Reaching Liverpool Birmingham London at at at 4 0 A.Y. Mall (Mixed) .... 6 JAI •• • • 1 0 r.it. 6 0 „ Second Class •• • • .... 11 36 „ •• .. 515 „ 630 „ Third Class only (Slow) 2 8 p.m •... 945 „ 2 0 „ First Class only •• • • • 1 21 „ 6 0 „ 11 30 „ Mail (Mixed) •• • • •••• 351 „ . 9 0 „ 130 P.M. First Class Mixed •• .. 543 „ • ... 10 30 „ 3 0 „ Second Class • • .. .. 10 23 „ • ... 8 15 „ Mail (Mixed) .. • • .... 12 36 •• 32 „ From From Reaching London Birmingham Liverpool at at at 830 r.m. .... 1 10 A.M. Mail (Mixed) .• . • 10 A.m. •• • • 6 0 „ Second Class •• • • .... 11 15 „ 6 15 A.M. •••• 11 15 „ Mail (Mixed) .... 3 13 P.M. 9 0 .. 130 P.Y. Fret Class Mixed .... 445 „ 10 0 „ 218 „ Mali (First Class) • . 615 „ 7 0 „ • ... 830 „ Third Class only (Slow)" 10 30 „ 11 0 „ . 4 13 „ First Class (Mixed) .... 8 30 „ 1 0 r.m. • ... 6 0 „ Second Class .• • • 11 0 „ Socond•Class Carriages are attached to all the Trains, excepting the 9 A.M. First Class Up, and the 4 15 Day Mail Down. FARES. First Class with the 9 A.M. Up and 2 15 r.m. Down Train only. Between Liverpool and Birmingham.. 265. I Liverpool and London•... 56e. First Class with all other Trains. Liverpool and Birmingham •• 235. Liverpool and London.... 505. No difference of Charge between Four and Six-seated Carriages, which Passengers may select according to priority of arrival, nor be tween Day and Night Trains. Second Class Fares. Between Liverpool and Birmingham.. 18s. I Liverpool and London • • .. 364. Third Class Slow Trains. Liverpool and Birmingham, Bs. Gd. I Liverpool and London, 17s. 11d. Second and Third Class Passengers can be booked through to London. The Rates for Carriages and Horses will be considerably reduced. New 'rime and Fare Bills containing the alterations may be ob tained at any of the Company's Stations on and after the 28th inst. N .IS. The Time Bulls arc regulated according to the longitude of each Station. By order of the Board, MARK HUISII, Secretary. Liverpool, September, 1844. THE LONDON MARBLE AND STONE If ORKIN& COMPANY, Esher-street, llolywell-etseet, Milbank, Westminster (established 18111), are enabled, with their PATENT MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Monuments, Tablets, slabs for Furniture, and every description of such Work, with an accuracy, rapitity of execution, beauty and durability of Polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be obtained elsewhere. The Public are invited to inspect their itatensive lialOW-ROOMS, containing the largest stock in this country. The Trade supplied with every description of Rough slab Blocks, er Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order. Please to be accurate in copying the Address, to prevent imposi tion, the Company having no connexion with any other Establish ment but that in Esher-street. DEBTS RECOVERED, FREE OF COSTS. A Solicitor, of upwards of 20 years' experience, undertakes the RECOVERY of DEBTS, free of cost to Creditor, save a com mission of 10 per cent. on the amount of debt recovered. Conveyances prepared on the following low terms, viz.:—Leases and Counterpart, 21. 10s. ; Assignments, 21. 2e. ; Bills of Sale, 30e. ; Wills, Bonds, and Deeds in general, on equally moderate terms. Apply at the Offices, I, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. Arrangements made with Creditors on behalf of Insolvents, and ad vice given on the New Bankruptcy Act. Letters for H. M. attended to. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANcs SOCIETT, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital 2500,000. empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady samosa and increasing prosperity of tke Society kas enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, t• declare a second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts invested on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. XXAMPL/Ifi. 77:1 0.0 ~i Praniami 2 Bantu' added. Bonus in Cask. S s. d. P. d. 1837 171 9 3 74 2 4 1138 144 1 1829 116 16 • £ s. 41. 77 i 1 64 6 6 61 5 11 .1/ s. d. 12 8 9 , 9 16 4 7 11 91 I ic 24 • '.° '. '.l lill/1 X .. ds 346 2 3 296 13 4 147 4 6 LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITIES. The following are Specimens of the LQW RITES of PRE MIUM charged by the AUSTRALASIAN COLONIAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY. Ag Annual ?rem £1 10 1 L 2 0 7 La 15 2 £4 1 i £6 3 9 and of these Premiums one-third may remain unpaid in the hands of the Assured, at interest to be deducted Il'om the sums assured, when they become claims. Peculiar facilities are afforded for the assnranee of the lives of per sons proceeding to or residing in Australasia and the East Indies. Immediate and Deferred Annuities are granted by the Company, on very favourable terms, and it is a peculiar feature in its constitu tion, that ♦nnuitants participate in the profits. DIIIIICTOU. E. Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colauhoun, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. C. E. Mangles, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslovr, Esq. John Henry Capper, Esq. William Walker, Esq. SBCIETAZT—E. Ryloy, Esq. For prospectuses and other parth Bishopgate-str‘et, corner of Cornid . .. . _ lculars, apply at the °faces, N 0.126 Itll. lETTS'S PATENT CAPSULED BRANDY CONSUMERS of BRANDT are respectfully informed tha J. T. BETTS, jun., and Co., will not be responsible for any BOT TLED BRANDY that is not protected against fraudulent substitu tion, by the Patent Metallic Capsules, embossed with the words , " BETTS'S PATENT BDANDT, 7, SMITHFIELD BARS." Sold by tile most respectable \Yin• and Spirit Merchants in town and country, at 3s. 6d. per bottle, the bottle included. lIE'I'TS'S PATENT BRANDT is used, in preference to Foreign, at GUY'S, ST. GEORGE'S, and the other principal hospitals, Scc., throughout the kingdom. Attention is especially requested to the seciu - ity afforded by the Patent Metallic Capsules. SILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive and injurious Metals, called Nickel and German Silver, sup planted 1,7 the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA PLATE. C. 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'rho lITDItO-14LECTRIC DIVING-DELL and DIVER, &c..—The Music is Cemposed and Conducted by T. WALLIS, Mus. Doe. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 23. DUTCH FINANCE. A notice of the Minister of Finance states that the amount of the Treasury Bonds in circulation on the Ist of September, 1844, was 3,138,300 florins. CONVERSION. According to a notice published yesterday evening by his Excellency the Minister of Finance, the mea sures presented by the royal resolution of the 21st of August last, relative to the repayment or the con version of the public debt, bearing interest at 5 and 41 per cent., have led to the following result:- 1. Of the sum of 15,052,000 florins, designated by drawing lots, repaid or converted, there will be repaid according to the desire of the parties concerned — On the Ist of October, 1844 3,718,50011. To be converted into inscription in the great book of the national debt, at 4 per c0nt....11,333,500f1 Total 15,052,000 ff 2. According to the declaration of holders of obli gations of the national debt, bearing interest at 5 per cent. (as far as they are yet known), the conversion into inscription at 4 per cent. interest, and an indem nity of four florins for every hundred florins principal, will be effected, dating from Oct. 1, 1844, for the sum of '2.5,988,400 florins. 3. It results from the declaration made by the holders of bonds issued by the late Syndicate at 4i per cent. interest, that the conversion of their bonds into inscriptions at 4 per cent., and indemnity of 3fl. 50c. for every 100 florins principal, has been asked for a sum of 23,634,200 florins. This conver sion will likewise be effected from the date of the Ist of October, 1844. From the above statement it appears that a further capital of at least 60,956,100 florins of the national debt, bearing interest at 5 and 4} per cent., will be converted into inscriptions in the great book at 4 per cent. ; and that the sum of 3,716,500 florins, bearing interest at 5 per cent., will be repaid. Three months only have passed since the adoption of the law as the repayment or conversion ; and the State may already congratulate itself on the redemp tion or the conversion of half of that portion of our national debt which the Government proposed to subject to that operation. This result, so favourable to our financial prospects, is too evident to need any observation. TEE .HAGun, SEPT. 24.—We published a notice ox the Minister of Finance, that in conformity with the declaration of the holders of Five per Cent. Stock and Four-and-a- Half per Cent. Bonds of the Syndicate, The sum to be converted into Four per Cent. Florins. Stock, amounted at that time to The Minister has now published another notice, stating that it appears, from subse quent declaration, that the conversion of 634,200 Five per Cent. Stock, and of a sum of 2,092,900 Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds of the Syn dicate, has been applied for, so that the whole capital to be converted into Four per Cent. is —Journal de la Haye. TIIE HAGUE, SEPT. 23.—His Majesty returned to the Hague from Tilburg :yesterday, at noon.— Dutch Papers, Sept. 25. - 63,683,200 ADMISSION OF A ROMISII CONVERT INTO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. — An interesting service took place in the new chapel, at Ellerker, in this Riding, on Thursday, last week, in the admission of a person, pro fessing allegiance to the Bishop of Rome, into commu nion with the Church of England. The convert was a young man—Mr. Boham—who was attached to a party conducting the Government Ordnance survey of the county of York. He had been for some time in a course of discipline and instruction, milder the care of the Rev. G. F. Townsend, the incumbent of Ellerker ; and on Thursday wai admitted, in the presence of the Venerable Archdeacon Wilberforce and other clergymen, into the holy communion of the National Church. At the con clusion of the Litany, the Venerable Archdeacon Wil berforce proceeded to admit the convert into the Church of England. — Hull Packet. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial. office, from the Governor of Cape Coast Castle. AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS. LICHFIELD AND MIDLAND COUNTIES, '7, LICHFIELD, THURSDAY.—Yesterday the much talked of agricultural dinner at Lichfield came off, but, as was expected, without the presence of Sir Robert P.A. The absence of the Premier, the President of the Society, after his solemn pledge last year to attend, caused the greatest disappointment, many persons having come from a considerable distance to hear what the Prime Minister had to say on the present crisis of agricultural affairs. Why, Sir Robert Peel's known absence was not made equally public as his expected presence can be best answered by the officers of the Society, who doubtless thought it well to draw a large number of visitors, with but little regard to the inducement for so numerous an attendance. As there appears to be no sufficient reason for Sir Robert Peel keeping away, his daughter being sufficiently well to be left alone at Drayton Manor, it was generally conjectured that he wished to avoid the necessity of speaking out, or of saying nothing, either of which alternatives might have led to inferences rather delicate at the present moment. The consequence was, that the whole affair was as dull as could be, and, in the absence of their great leader, the secondary actors were at a complete nonplus, and resolved not only to say nothing themselves, but to prevent anything being said by others. Under these circumstances, you cannot be surprised at receiving a very bald report, for the reporter can but repeat what occurs ; and was it not that a number of the representatives of the London papers were present in the expectation of Sir Robert Peel's speech, the whole might be properly passed over as one of the least interesting of the many meetings of this description which take place at this period of the year. The exhibition of stock and implements, which took place in the morning, was not equal to that of its prede cessor of last year in point of numbers, but in quality was highly creditable. The Leicester sheep were un commonly fine, and many of the implements were much admired, especially those manufactured by Messrs. Deane, of Birmingham; but all these have been previ ously noticed in the report of the great meeting at Southampton. Amongst the visitors on the ground were Lord Ha therton, the Right Hon. W. Yates Peel and Lady Jane Peel, Lord Alfred Paget, Lady G. Beresford, Mr. Ad derly, &c. Mr. Yates Peel, however, following the example of his brother, did not attend the dinner. The dinner took place at the Town-hall, and was at tended by 300 gentlemen, and by the successful agricul tural labourers who had contended for prizes; and up a ards of 100 more tickets were applied fur, but could not be supplied for want of accommodation. Colonel Anson, M.P., the Vice-President of the Society, took the chair in the absence of the President, Sir Robert Peel, and it is but just to say that the manner in which he fulfilled Isis presidential duties won for him g o ld en op i n i ons f rom an audience, the majority of whom were evidently of very opposite politics. The dinner, supplied by Mr. Dunn, of the Swan hotel, was superb, and was enlivened by the admirable singing of Messrs. Harrison, Gaunter, and Sherwin, of the Lichfield choir. After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and honorary toasts were drank with the customary marks of respect. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said that, in proposing the toast of the evening, he found himself placed in an unexpected position, one that he as little expected as he desired. He had been in hopes that he should on that occasion have had the assistance of his Right Honourable Friend Sir R. Peel— that lie would have had the benefit of that Right lion. Gentleman's renirrks on agriculture at that particular moment, and ho could assure the meet ing that the absence of his Right Hon. Friend was as great a disappointment to him as it was to any one then present. In fact, the loss of the Right lion. Gentleman was oue which could not be replaced on that occasion, as his presence, which had been announced, was, no doubt, an inducement to many persons to give their attendance. In occupying the post he now filled, lie (the Chairman) felt deeply the great responsibility thrown on his shoulders ; and through whatever cause the meeting had been deprived of the valuable aid of his Right Hon. Friend, no doubt they all deeply deplored his absence. Every one knew that the weight of publi c b us i ness , an d the difficulty which a man in his position h a d t o com mand his own time, were often insuperable, and all knew that a member of the Right Hon. Baronet's family was suffering from a most severe and afflicting illness ; but he (the Chairman) sincerely hoped that the absence of his Right Hon. Friend was attributable solely to public business, and not at all to that cause. Ho (the Chairman) felt quite confident that nothing but the duties of his high office could have prevented his Right Hon. Friend from fulfilling his engagement for that evening. The Gallant Chairman then made complimentary allusions to several individuals who had distinguished themselves as pro moters of scientific improvements in agriculture, recom mended the system of garden allotments as conducive to the welfare of the labourer, and concluded by vroposing " Success to the Lichfield Agricultural Society.' The toast having been drunk with all the honours, The labourers and farm-servants were called up, and appropriately addressed by the Chairman. Amongst the healths drunk toward the close of the ' evening, was—" The Exhibitors of Agricultural Imple ments." Mr. DEANE returned thanks, and suggested that, in the face of the statements of an influential body, which had been called " a great fact," it would be advisable to prove that the statement on which they mainly relied was a great falsehood. It would be easy to show that this country could annually produce much more than enough for its own consumption—(Hear, hear)—and when sin:array of tax-gatherers went about to ascertain every man's income, it would be easy for the same men to ascertain the amount of stock produced, and of corn grown ; and he believed, if such a return were made, it would satisfy the most sceptical of the capabilities of our own soil.—(Hear, hear.) He took the liberty of suggesting that statistics of this kind would be most valuable.—(Hear, hear.) The CILiIIIMAN proposed—" The health of Lord Ha therton." Lord HATHERTON returned thanks, and dwelt at some length on the advantage to be derived from the employ ment of boys upon farms fur picking stones, weeding, hoeing, and the various other employment, usually in trusted to women. Not only had he found it to be more economical, but it had the double advantage of breeding up the boys in an excellent school of agricultural labour, and it also kept at home those women who, as mothers of families, had important ditties to perform in their cot tages, and he believed it was for the welfare of all that those duties should not be neglected.- - ( ll ear.) Lord ALFRED PAGET proposed " The health of the Committee of Management of the Society and Mr. Chal- Tenor." Mr. CUALLENOR said the object of the Society was quite as much to better the condition of the agricultural labourers as to advance the interests of the landlords aid occupiers of the soil. The funds of the Society were supplied chiefly by the tenant farmers, and not by the landowners. Tho CuAinslAN admitted the fact, but hoped that in future the support of the landlords would be more fre quent. lie thanked the meeting for the favour they had accorded him, and offered to show them some of the best thorough-bred horses if they wished it. The meeting then broke up at half-past eight o'clock. MANCHESTER (Abridged from the Manchester Guirdian.) The annual meeting, exhibition, dinner, and distribu tion of premiums and rewards of this society took place in this town yesterday. The stock show was smaller than that of last year. Of sheep the show (with one exception of the Leicester breed) was, as usual, very poor. The agricultural imple ments were very much more numerous than usual, and bore significant testimony to the growing desire for im proved methods of agriculture and the production of various articles of farm produce. The members of the society, the judges, and a number of friends, in all about a hundred gentlemen, dined to gether. George Wilbraham?, Esq., o f D e l amere L o d ge , president of the year, and high sheriff of Cheshire, pre sided ; at his right was P. Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. for iciFt-president near en t of Bo t l h to e n ; meet ing l ayßolton, chairman elect for the e nsuing year ; John Cross osfq .e, George No '' reii fflea r t th 1 (1) 1 no w ' i u scoeh? s vin, under s h er iff o f Cheshire, Holland, &c. On the chairman's left were John Greenall, Esq., of Middleton, Winwick ; Egerton Leigh, Esq., of Jod t drell Hall, Cheshire ; Ric hard Simpson, Esq., cf Mellor Lodge F•LS., Cornbrook, Ste. al l o y a l t oas ts, gave h e ; CHAIRMAN,John Moore, r e a , f Esqter he ' " Success to the Manchester Agricultural Society." lie was glad to see a number of gentlemen met together, and glad to dispense without jealousy whatever infor motion they possessed to each other. If he were to judge of the Cheshire farming by what ho saw along the railroad, he should form a very e rroneous o pinion of it ; and he could now show in every parish near North wich, Chester, and Knntsford, farm ers w h o wou ld do credit to any body of agriculturists-- an d whe were im proving agriculture in every way. He then alluded to the condition of the farm-labourer, and to the care and attention which it was the duty of the landlords to pay to his welfare. He would not contrast the condition of the manufacturing and agricultural l a b ourers ; b u t there had been symptoms of late in different parts of England and Wales that the people of the country had a deep rooted feeling amongst them of discontent with their social condition.—(Hear, hoar.) It was our duty to take them into serious consideration. People would say, and justly, "Why don't you educate them, and teach them the difference between right and wrong ; their duty to God and man ; that honesty is the best policy, and that it is only by thrifty end sober habits that an agricul tural labourer can ever arrive at independence ?"—and all this was true. But it was the busin ess o f eve ry man to give the labourers every instruction in his power ; but what was the use of preaching the doctrines of political economy to a man deprived of the first necessaries of life ; when he could not send his children to school, and could only feed them on half-mouldy pota toes ? Give them physical comforts first.—(Applause.) I lie had no nostrum, no specific. Much had been said 1 of the good effects of allotments, and he looked on them with favour, as giving the labourer some feeling of pro perty and independence ; but this in itself was not suffi cient. lie knew no more melancholy sight than a num ber of stout young men applying for relief to the union, willing and able to work, and unable to find a farmer to employ them.—(Hear.) We must not lose sight of the evil because it was difficult to meet it. Ho would call on all men of capital to meet (such a meeting had beea held last week in Suffolk, driven to it by incendiary fires) — he would call on men of property. Perhaps farmers had great difficulty in making out their rents—(Hear, hear)—but men of property must take this into consi dertion, for he held that property had its duties, as well as its rights.—(Applause.) Employment was wanted. If every one had a good day's wages for a good day's work, King Lud and llebevc I might be set at defiance. —(Applause.) lie never saw the farm (except show farm) to which a great degree of husbandry labour might not be applied with the greatest advantage, for there was no machine that could be compared to a pair of stout human hands, especially if directed by an intelligent head. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 25.—The perform ance of this morning may be regarded as an attempt to rescue some of the music of Handel from neglect and possible oblivion. That a writer who was constantly compelled, for more than thirty years, to produce a succession of operas or oratorios, written to poetry of the highest or the lowest kind, for singers of European fame or no fame at all, and to seek popularity at the occasional expense of good taste, should exhibit the effect of such influences in his compositions is not very wonderful. But the result has been, that many of them are as much forgotten as if they had never existed. Of one entire, and that the largest class, the oblivion was complete; for a revival of one of Handers Italian operas is a vision which probably never floated across the mind of any living musician, although these contain the songs which he wrote for the best singers of his time. His secular dramatic compositions are all doomed, with a single exception, to the same fate, for where, when, or how should Hercules, Semele Alexander Bales, or Alcides be performed ? Unfitted alike for the theatre and the church, there is no chance of their revival, although the first of these dramas may rank among its author's most perfect works. And even of his oratorios there is but one which could now be performed entire with any chance of success. In fact, the Messiah only is so performed. We must either, then, be satisfied with disjointed fragments from these works, or they must be regarded as a mine of musical wealth, from which the pure and sterling ore may be selected and recoined. The substitution of other libretti would, in most cases, be a profitable exchange, since those which Handel was content to adopt are, for the most part, clumsily constructed and badly written. Of some, Susanna for example, the subjects are indis creetly chosen—of many the language is feeble, common-place, and often vulgar. The poet (so to call him) has sunk the composer. The task of re constructing Samson was, on this account, an easy one, since the original drama of Milton (which may be said to unite the spirit of Hebrew poetry with the classic dignity o f th e G ree k tragedy) was presented to the adapter, and was fully available for his pur pose. A succession of musical beauties, collected from the copious store that Handel has bequeathed to us, are now united to appropriate music, and a work in which the sister arts meet in befitting union is pro duced. The main incidents of the drama are retained, such especially as are fitted for musical expression, and the successive scenes are completely realised to the imagination. The announcement of the festival in honour of Dagon opens the drama, and in the fol lowing scene Samson, Micah, and Manoah appear. Here, in addition to the pathetic lament of Samson, " Total eclipse," a song of great beauty is introduced —" These sightless orbs no more." Hobbs, who sus tained the part of the Hebrew champion, sang these with the feeling and gave to them the expression of a true artist. The morning sacrifice of the Jews com mences with a hymn, solemn and majestic in the highest degree. This is followed by a lovely quartet, " .Lord, thy a ll- comman di ng m i g ht," Samson's well known song, " Why does the God of Israel sleep ?" and the chorus, " Immortal Lord of earth and skies." In the second act Samson encounters Herapha, the Philistine giant, and the scene is then removed to the Temple of Dagon, where, after a march which an nounces the approach of the priests, the Pagan rites begin. A song and duet of a festive character excite the assembled multitude, who break into a chorus of rude revelry and impious defiance. Samson is then led in, guarded, and a shout of derision and triumph follows. Herapha again reviles him, and then comas the hero's concluding prayer, " 0 Lord, remember me this once." The companions of Samson assembled near the Temple of Dagon, hear the chorus in honour of the pagan deity, and reply to it by asserting the power and glory of Jehovah. Manoah's expression of hope at his son's delivery is suddenly interrupted by the crash of the Temple, through which the shrieks and groans of the Philistines are heard. The third act consists of the funeral obsequies of Samson. Of the general merit of the oratorio there can scarcely be two opinions. It comprises some of the finest music that Handel ever wrote, and is, therefore, beyond the reach of criticism. Many of the choruses now woven into this work have been often sung in separate and detached selections, such as " Immortal Lord of earth and skies," and " See, the proud chief advances," from Handel's Deborah. But the prin cipal introductions are the songs, which come from those neglected sources of musical wealth, his Italian operas. To these Handel himself had not unfrequent recourse, and Dr. Arnold, in his compiled oratorio Redemption, has largely and successfully availed him self of them. In fact, the only chance of hearing some of Handel's best songs must be presented by such op portunities as these. The oratorio was, with a few exceptions, admirably performed. In the hymn, which the organ alone accompanies, the power of the instrument was not sufficiently developed to sustain the pitch of the voices, and the composition therefore suffered, but in general the choruses were sustained with precision and spirit. The principal singers all appear to have thoroughly studied their characters, and therefore sang them with more than mero correctness. Hobbs, in the difficult part of Samson, expressed the deep sorrow and the remorse, as well as the stern dignity and un shaken trust, which checker Milton's portraiture of the Jewish hero, with admirable truth and heartfelt expression. Madame Caradori Allan infused into the less arduous character—the Israelitish woman— great sweetness and grace ; and Miss Williams, in the Philistine woman, acquitted herself most credit ably. Weiss's fine voice told well in the songs of Manoah, and Machin ably represented the Philistine giant. A numerous and fashionable audience at tended the performance, and the deep attention with which it was received was a convincing proof of the interest it excited. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. YORK, SarT. 25.—The first meeting of the General : Committee was held this afternoon at the Council Chamber, in the Guildhall. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Earl of Rosse, the President at the last meeting at Cork, who was supported by the Marquis of Northampton, Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Enniskillen, the Deans of Ely and Manchester, Professor Whewell, the Master of Trinity; the Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt, the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, and most of the leading members. On no previous oc casion was the attendance more numerous and efficient. Colonel SABINE, the General Secretary, read a re port of the Council for the past year. In reference to a recommendation of the General Committee at Cork, meeting last year, an application had been made to the Board of Ordnance requesting their aid in making experiments with captive balloons, and from which orders had been issued to the commandant at Wool wich to afford every facility for carrying out their plans. Another recommendation to her Majesty's Government respecting the Ordnance maps in Ire land now in progress had also been attended to. It was to introduce a series of contour lines, which, showing the elevation of the surface of the count 7, would be useful to a variety of mechanical and engi neering purposes. Amongst other cases of their pro bable utility was that of subserving mining operations, being instrumental in the formation of cheap roads and the improvement of farms ; in facilitating drainage and irrigation, and improving the sanatory condition of towns ; in sinking Artesian wells, and expediting the formation of roads, railways, and canals, and other pur poses of public utility. If such were introduced now by means of the large and efficient disposable staff which the survey had at command, it would save a• great expense in the future special surveys for public works and the undertakings of private enterprise. The additional expense to be incurred would not ex ceed 10,0001., and it was suggested that the electro type manipulation might be easily adapted to the purpose. An interview which a deputation from the council had held with Sir G. Clerk on behalf of her Majesty's Government, respecting the publication of ' the results of Professor Forbes 's dredging in the . l Egean Sea, had also been successful. Professor Forbes, who had been appointed naturalist to the Beagle surveying-ship, had in the course of those oh. nervations dredged those seas from the surface to a depth of 130 fathoms in order to determine their animal and vegetable inhabitants, for which purpose he had been aided by a grant of 1001. from the funds of the Association. In his researches he had dis ' covered 150 species of animals new to science, and as ' certained the existence of a greater number previously unknown in that locality. The object of their appli cation to the Government was, that they would pub lish the results of these very valuable researches, so that they should not be lost to the world, and Sir R Peel agreed that 500 copies should be printed by the • controller of the stationery, of which 50 should be pre -1 sented to different libraries, both at home and abroad, : 50 to Professor Forbes, to be given to those who had • assisted in his researches, whilst the remainder should be sold to the public at much below the cost • price. The treasurer had also received 1,0001. from ' Her Majesty's Treasury for the publication of La • / • 1 lande's and Lacaille's catalogue 44 . 11e stars. The council reported that they had presented their col lections illustrative of railway sections to the Museum of Economic Geology, with the understanding that they should be open for public inspection, and they were glad to announce, that in their estimate for the year they had placed down 2501. to this account. In the course of the meeting reports, at the special re quest of the council, would be made from the Earl of Itosse on the progress of his telescope, and on the operations and observations made at the British As• sociation Observatory at Kew. Invitations to hold the next meeting in 1845 had been received frum the Mayor and Town Council of Southampton, the autho rities at Bath, as well as from Cambridge, where the Senate of the University had, by a grace, placed all the senate buildings at their command. Colonel SABINE, in the absnice of Mr. J. Taylor, Fat S., read his accounts as treasurer They an nounced the total receipts of the past year as 2,6571. 155., of which amount there had been received from life compositions, 1601.; annual subscriptions, 44361.; ladies' tickets, 160/. ; sectional tickets, 33/. ; composi tions fur book subscriptions, 66/.; sale of reports, 131/. 9s. 11 d. ; dividend on stock, 165/. ; balance at the last reports, 4961. ss. Id. ; and the sum of 1,000/. received from her Majesty's Tressury. There had been expended by the treasurer at the Cork meeting, and for incidental expenses, 317/. 3s. 3d. ; printing the reports, 344/. 12s. 6d. ; engraving, 42/. 75.; salaries for the secretary and accountant, 450/. ; and on va rious grants, 1,047/. 10s. Bd., leaving a present balance of about 4601. The following officers were next appointed for the different sections at the present meeting : • Section A.—Mathematics and Physics. President the Earl of Rosse ; Vice-Presidents, Professor M'Cul lagh, Rev. Dr. Robinson, Professor IV heatstone,and the Master of Trinity; Secretaries, the Rev. Pro fessor Steveley and Rev. W. Hay. Section B.—Chymistry and Mineralogy. Pre sident, Professor Graham ; Vice-Presidents, the Mar quis of Northampton, Dr. Daubeny, and Professor Grove; Secretaries, Dr. Lyon Play fair, Mr. Barker, and Mr. E. Solly, F.R.S. Section C.-6-eology and Geography. President. Mr. H. Warburton, M.P.; Vice-Presidents, the Earl of Enniskillen, Sir Henry De la Beche, Professor Sedgwick, and Mr. Greenborough, F.R.S.; Secre taries, Professor Ansted and Mr. Bunbury. Section D.—Zoology and Botany. President, the Dean of Manchester ; Vice-Presidents, Professor Owen, F.R.S.; Mr. Hugh Strickland, Mr. W. Spence, F.R.S., and Dr. Falconer; Secretaries, Dr. Allman and Dr. Lankester. Section E.—Medical Science. President, Dr. Pritchard ; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Hodgson, Dr. Alli son, and Dr. Simpson ; Secretaries, Mr. Erichsen and Dr. Sargent. Section F.—Statistics. President, Colonel Sykes ; Vice-Presidents, Sir John Johnson, Bart. • Sir Charles Leman, Bart.; Thomas To o k e , Esq., and G. R. Porter, Esq. ; Secretaries, Dr. L a y coc k and James Heywood, Esq. Section G.—Mechanical Science. President, Mr. G. Rennie; Vice-Presidents, Mr. E. Hodgkinson, F.R.S., Mr. J. Scott Russell, F.14.5.E., and Mr. J. Taylor, F.R.S. ; Secretaries, Professor Vignolles and Mr. T. Webster. A long discussion took place on the appointment of a sub-section on ethnological science, on which some very interesting comm un i ca ti ons had been re ceived. through the exertions of the Ethnological Society in London this is a subject attracting much attention, and the papers announced were very varied and numerous. It was at last resolved that they should be discussed in the zoological section, to which matters of this kind had been previously referred. The Committee of Recommendations for the several reports and grants of money was next appointed. Amongst the members of the various Committees appointed were the Hon. Mr. Everett, the American Minister; the Chevalier Bunsen, Professor. Liebig, Sir W. Jardine, Bart. ; Si r D. B rews t er , an d Sir J.. Rosse. A vote of thanks to the Earl of Rosse, for presiding, was proposed by the Marquis of Northampton, seconded by Earl Fitzwilliam, and carried by acclamation, after which the meeting adjourned to next Monday, when the place of the next visit will be resolved upon. There is a spirit of very lively anxiety in this city on account of this visit. The attendance of visitors is already more numerous than was anticipated, and their arrival has been welcomed by salutes from the bells of the different churches during the day. Amongst the members in the town, in addition to those above mentioned on the various Committees, are Lord Ranelagh, Hon. Captain F. Grey, lion. B. It. Lawley, General Austin, Rev. Dr. Bosworth, Pro fessor Oliver Byrne, Sir R. Steele, Mr. Griffiths, Geologist of Ireland ; Mr. AV. Jerdan, Dr. It. King, Sir J. Simpson, Mr. It. J. Murchison, Mr. It. Hutton, Mr. It. 11. 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The First Number of the New Volume of the Lancet (the STUDENTsr NUMBER) will contain a full accounts of the Universi ties, Hospitals, and Medical Schools, as also original articles by Di.' Turnbull, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Rigg, &c., with Reviews, Hospital Re ports, Reports of Public Meetings, &o. It will appear To-Morrow, Sept. 28th, price Sixpence; stamped. Cevenpenee. Published by .John Churchill, 40, Princes-street, Leicester-square ; and to be had of all Booksellers and Newsvenders. LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, he. 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Also, a most complete and beautiful collection of Chimney, Pier, and Console Glasses, Decorative Painting, Paper-hangings, and other Ornamental Embellishments, at the moat moderate ankrea sonable prices. Parties requiring really good articles, will fled at Thomas Fox's a stock so extensive and various as to afford every facility for advan. tageous selection, at prices as low as are possibly compatible with tlrst.rate quality. 113, Bishopogate-street Within. NORTH SUFFOLK AND SOUTH NORFOLK. The annual meeting of this Society was held on Tues day at Eye. The show of stock was limited in extent, and according to the opinion of the judges " just pass able." After dinner the principal theme of the discus sion was that of the cottage allotments. The President, Sir E. KERIIISON, observed that he had adopted the system more than 15 years. He had now nearly 200 cottage allotments and gardens, and wherever he saw instances of merit oa the part of the occupiers, and whenever he felt that reward was duo to good conduct,'he was always ready and happy, if possi ble, to afford the greatest accommodation. But he ad hered to the principle upon which ho started, not to give the tenants too much land. If they had more land given to them than they could cultivate in their surplus time, it would be impossible for them to prove themselves good labourers and to do justice to their masters.—(Cheers.) The maximum quantity ho allotted was 40 rods of good land to each cottage, which was as much as a man could undertake to cultivate by his surplus labour. He had several instances of men coming forward and offering 21., 3/., and even 41. for an acre of land.—(Hear, hear.) He should, however, be sorry indeed to listen to any appli cation of that sort, or to give to any man that which would in his opinion prove positively ruinous to him in the end. His plan of letting cottage gardens was this— the exact price the farmer paid for his land, and no more. He had adhered to the principle which he him self originally laid down, and he was of opinion it had worked admirably well.—(Loud cheers.) Lord HENNIKER bore similar testimony to the advan tage of allotments, and the groundlessness of objections against them. Another mode of alleviating the dis tresses of the people which had been suggested was through the medium of emigration. EAST SURREY. The annual meeting of the members of this Associa tion took place on Tuesday. The business of the day commenced with a ploughing match. A great number of the leading agriculturists of the district afterwards sat down to an excellent dinner. Sir W. G. 11. Joliffe, Bart., presided, and amongst the otker gentlemen pre sent were Henry Kemble, Esq., M.P., E. Antrobus, Esq., IMP., G. H. Smith, Esq., C. Bleaden, Esq., Shuter, Esq., Thomas Keen, Esq., Sutherland, Esq., &c. Mr. G. IL SDIITII gave " Success to the East Surrey Agricultural Association."—(Loud cheers.) 11. had watched the progress of the institution with the most un feigned interest and pleasure, and it was exceedingly gratifying to him to see the degree of progress and popularity which it had made—(Hear, hear) —and those who had witnessed the scenes connected with the ploughing match of that day could not but have rejoiced over the improved manners, deportment, and character of the labouring classes of this district.—(Cheers.) It was one of the most gratifying scenes he (Mr. Smith) had ever witnessed, and gave ample proof of the utility of institutions of this nature. • Mr. SHUTER begged leave to propose " The Healths of the Members for the Eastern Division of the County •f Surrey."—(Cheers.) Mr. KEMBLE, M.P., thanked his friend Mr. Shater for the manner in which he had spoken of his services as a representative of the East Surrey constituency, and he begged also to be allowed to return his acknowledgments to the company for the very kind way in which they had responded to the toast.—(Bear, hear.) Ho could assure his friends that when he went in Parliament ho enter tained certain fixed political sentiments, which he had then explained to them : but he must, at the same time, state that upon all questions his views had regard to what he believed to be the general interests of the com munity.—(Hear, hear.) Though ho had been generally a supporter of her Majesty's present administration, it had been his misfortune during the last session to have occasion to vote against its views. —(Hear, hear.) But he was determined to act with that independent spirit which he felt, and with which ho had been invested by his friends ; and he would never act with any set of men in carrying out a principle which he deemed in consistent with that line of conduct in supporting which he conceived ho would be best discharging his duty towards the general interests of the country.—(Cheers.) Nothing required more attention on the part of the land lords and the farmers than the condition of the labourers of the country, and he rejoiced in those institutions throughout the country, which were calculated to bring together the labourer and the farmer, who were formerly separated too much to understand each other's interests, and to promote the prosperity of both. The efforts of these societies were, as he said before, made for the good of all persons in the State ; they were not endea vouring, by giving rewards, to bribe labourers to the discharge of their duty ; their object was to remind them that their conduct had been creditable, and was worthy of reward.—(Hear, hear.) Upon the profitable employment of the labouring portion of the community, and not upon charitable donations, the poorer classes depended. They wished to be fed by their own honest exertions ; and believing that upon that principle the constitution of England was based—that by the honest industry of the labourer the peace and prosperity of Europe were maintained—he gave his most strenuous support to this and all similar institutions.—(Cheers.) LONDON AND HAMBURGH. PROPOSED DAILY COMMUNICATION. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of bankers, mer chants, and other influential persons connected with the City of London, was held at the Weavers'-hall, in Basinghall-street, for the purpose of considering of a proposition to establish a daily communication be tween London and Hamburgh. JOnN BaGsu.kw, Esq., took the Chair and ex plained the object of the meeting. The passage be tween London and Hamburgh, as at present per formed, occupied from fifty to sixty hours, and the communication only took place twice a week. It was now proposed to establish a line of steam-packets between the port of Harwich and Gluckstadt, the distance to Harwich from London to be performed by railway, which was at present open as far as Colches ter, and which would be extended to Harwich, and the distance between Gluckstadt and Hamburgh, also railway, which was now open. By this plan the river navigation on this side the water would be avoided, and also the tedious navigation of the Elbe between Gluckstadt and Hamburgh, which frequently occupied many hours, and as Gluckstadt was on the Danish side of the Elbe, the liability to pay the Stadt duties would not arise. It was assumed that a fare of 20s. fur the voyage between Harwich and Gluck stadt would be amply sufficient to yield a good profit, and the land journey from London to Harwich, and that from Gluckstadt to Hamburgh, would be able to be performed for about 205., so that the expense of the journey from London to Hamburgh would be under two pounds, while the present cost was 41., and the time saved would be more than one-half, as the whole distance would be performed in twenty-four hours, the time now occupied being nearly sixty; and , added to this advantage, it was proposed to open a daily communication with liarnburgh, and it was pro posed now to establish a company for that purpose. GEORGB THOMPSON, Esq., then addressed the meeting at considerable length, and concluded by moving " That an improved communication between London and Hamburgh is desirable and practicable, and that this meeting is of opinion that the same might take place daily, or every twenty-four hours ; and this meeting further pledges itself to support any undertaking for that purpose." The resolution having been seconded, was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then read the prospectus for the formation of a Company, to be called the "North of Europe Navigation Company," the capital to be 100,0001., to be raised by slfares of 10/. each. Captain lIEYES read estimates, from which it ap• peared that five vessels would be required, which would cost 85,0001. to build and equip. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. GRACE DARLING.—A monument, the kilt of the Ven. Archdeacon Thorp, in honour of the late Grace Horsley Darling (to which we have previously called at tention), has been placed inside the chapel at the Fern Islands. The Rev. Gentleman has also sent off a very handsome flag, which was flying for the first time on the day her Most Gracious Majesty passed the Islands. SAVINGS' BANES.—The National Debt Commis sioners, in conformity with a resolution of the House of Commons, are requiring f ur th e r returns from trustees of savings' banks, in orer, as believed, to reduce the yearly and the gross amounts to be invested by deposi tors. It was expected that the recent Act or Parliament applying to those institutions would reel e the depo sitors' amounts, but it does not ; hence tho present con templation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—The Comet stenll.ll3Sel. Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman, having returned into harbour from surveying service. wider thn orders of Communaer Sherringham, of the Fearless, which latter vessel had become disabled in her machinery, sailed on Sunday for Brighton, to convey the Com mander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., to this port, to resume his duties. The Comet, however, did not bring the gallant Admiral, who preferred coming in his yacht, the Fanny. His flag was rehoisted op board the Excellent, having been struck upwardi of five weeks. The health of the gallant Admiral is by no means re-established, but is sufficiently re stored to admit of his conducting the port duties. The Hecla, 4, steam sloop, Commander Duffill, arrived from Devonport on Monday, and came into this harbour to replenish coals. She will go round to Woolwich to refit, and then proceed to the Mediter ranean. The Fearless surveying -vessel, Commander Sher ringham, having had the damage to her engines re paired, left the harbour for the Southampton river, to resume surveying operations, yesterday morning. The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, was inspected on Monday by Rear-Admiral Parker, and having com pleted stores and provisions, sailed this morning for Plymouth. Those of the crew who were turned over from the Camperdown received wages on Monday, at which time such of the crew as were newly entered received two months' advance wages. It is expected that the St. Viccent, 120, Captain Rowley, now in the Sound, Plymouth, will return to Spithead on the arrival of the Queen. All further attempts to raise the Swiftsure, the hulk (74), moored in Porchester Lake as a receptacle for Captain Norton's shells, to be fired from the Ex cellent gunnery-ship, under the superintendence and direction of Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, Knt., but which heeled over and sank last week, are abandoned, and we are informed she will be fired at and destroyed where the has foundered. This will be very dead game, however, the vessel having sunk up to her upper-deck ports. The experimental squadron is not yet ready, nor do we expect, from appearances this morning, that it will be yet for several days. The brigs are still incom plete in many departments, and the umpire's vessel, the Firebrand, very backward in (quipment indeed. The Pantaloon is the only brig belonging to the squadron at this port which has bent sail. SHEERNESS, TUESDAY—The Mutine, 12, Com mander R. B. Crawford; Espiegle, 12, Commander T. P. Thompson, new experimental brigs ; and Cruiser, 16, Commander E. G. Fanshawe, were towed from Chatham by the Monkey and Africane steam-vessels on Saturday, and anchored at the Little Nore, where, yesterday, they were inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir J. C. White. This day at noon they got under weigh for Ports mouth, with a fresh breeze blowing from the north east. The Mutine had a quarter of an hour's advan tage over her competitors in breaking grourd. The Espiegle, however, appeared to be the favourite. The Port Admiral attended the squadron in his yacht as far as the Great Nore, to observe the performance of the respective brigs under canvass. Sir G. Cockburn, and other me mbe rs of the Board of Admiralty, are expected t o vis i t and inspect this port and arsenal daily. The name of the successor to the late Captain P. Fisher, as superintendent of this dockyard, with the charge of the ordinary, has not been announced up to post time this evening. No commissions have arrived for any shi ps now ready for the pendant at this port. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, accompanied by the Princess Mary, left the seat of the Duke of Beaufort, at Badminton, Gleuces. tershire, yesterday morning, for their residence at Kew. Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign - of fi ce. Tun JEWISH Fg6TITAL OF THE FEAST or TEN TABERNACLE.—This evening (Friday), at sunset, the festival of the Feast of the Tabernacle commences, which is celebrated with much pomp and rejoicing by all mem bers of the Jewish persuasion. The festival continues during the following eight days. On the first and last two days no business whatever is transacted. All those who have the means erect tabernacles in their gardens, the tops being covered with green willow, and decorated w ith fruits and flowers, and branches of the palm and citron. The seventh day is the grand clay, on which oc casion the five books of Moses, or the Pentateuch, splen didly decorated, are carried seven times raund the Syna gogue, accompanied by the priests and elders, carrying the sulab and citron, each member of the congregation holding in his hand a bunch of myrtle, which he strikes on the bench as the procession passes seven times, con sidering that as the leaves of the myrtle fall, so will their sins. The whole of the congregation remain standing, chanting the prayers appointed for the occasion. After the Pentateuch is placed in the ark, the Chief Priest standing in the centre, receives the offerings of the con gregation towards the support of the poor. On the eighth day the rejoicings of the law takes place, the bridegroom of the law appointed for the occasion, read. ins the last seven chapters of the Pentateuch. VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. TRUSTABIII. Sir JAMES DUKE, Alderman, M.P., Chairman. BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. BENJAMIN BARNARD, Esq. CHARLES BALDWIN, Esq. Peculiar advantages are offered by this Company. Thus—. Parties assuring the lives of others may make their policies secure, notwithstanding the life assured may go out of the limits of Europe, without the necessary permission of the Directors having been pre viously obtained. Credit of half the premiums for the first five years allowed on po licies effected for the whole term of life. On policies of five years' standing, half the amount paid. after the first year's premium, may be borrowed thereon by the Assured. Advances are also made to Assurers on real or undoubte d personal security, for terms of years, repayable by instalments. Attention is particularly requested to the detailed Prospectuses of the Company, which may be obtained at the Office, IS, King William-street, City, or by letter, addressed to the Secretary. WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary. ife lirl of the fart° -:-/-' io ; _ la Igl ). of i ~..~~'.