The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAIL WAY COMPANY. Nctice is hereby given that the DIRECTORS of this COM. N PAY are READY to RECEIVE TENDERS far LOANS of 11 ` ) ICEY, in sums of not less than FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS, Dd for terms o f not less than FIVE YEARS, on Secur i ty of De benture Bonds, under the common Seal of the Company, with Interest 'Warrants attached, bearing Interest at the rate of Three. arld•a-Half per Cent. per Annum, payable half-yearly. s Tend ers, expressing the sum, the term of years, and the rcsi. tletite of the lender, to be addressed to the Secretary. By order of the Board of Directors, JOHN M. SPARKS, Secretary pro tern. Great North of England Railway Office, Darlington, Oct. I, 1844. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER. Capita!, HAMPTON RAILWAY. 1 ,500,000/. Shares, 501. each. Deposit, 21. 10s. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq., Londonl Directors of the Great T homas Richard Guppy, Esq, Bristol, Henry Si monds, Esq., Reading, f Western Railway William Tothill, Esq., Bristol, J 1 Company. John Rogers, Esq., Chester. Mr. George B. Thorneycroft, iron master, Wolverhampton. Mr. John Barker, iron master, Wolverhampton. Mr. Joseph Walker, merchant, Wolverhampton. Mr. John Perks, edgetool-manufacturer, Wolverhampton. Edward Terry, Esq., Mayor of Dudley. Thomas Badger, Esq., Dudley. Mr. J. Joseph Bramah, iron master, Dudley. Mr. William Mathews, iron master, Corbyn's Hall, Kingswinford. Mr. Benjamin Gibbons, iron master, Shut.cnd House, Kingswinford. James Foster, Esq., iron master, Stourton Castle, Stourbridge. Michael Grazebrook, Esq., iron master, Audnam, Stourbridge. Rich ard Hickman, E sq., Cl ay W or k s, S tour b r id ge. Jo seph King, E sq., Stourbridge. Mr. Francis Ruffbrd, banker, Stourbridge. Thomas Simcox Lea, Esq., Astley Hall, Kidderminster. Mr. George Hooman, carpet manufacturer, Kidderminster. 4rthur Skey, Esq., Spring grove Bewdley. Mr. Enoch Baldwin, ironfounder, Stourport. William Lewis, Esq., Mayor of Worcester. John Lilly, Esq., High Alderman of Worcester, John Parker, Esq., Worcester. Mr. William Stallard, jun., wine -merchant, Worcester. George B. Hudson, Esq., Wick, near Pershore. Mr. Thomas N. Foster, merchant, Evesham. Mr. H. G. Busby, merchant, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Mr. Robert Beaman, merchant, Stow-on-the- Wold. With power to add to their number. ENGINEER—I. K. Brunel, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co., London. Messrs. Ruffords and Wragge, Stourbridge. SOLICITORS. Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, Whitehall, London. Mr. Robert Rising, Mr. Fred . Th omas Elgie, Worcester. The COMMITTEE o f M A N AGEM ENT o f t hi s COMPANY, sbaring,.o d etermined to take the DIRECT LINE from Oxford to 7 c ester (being th e li ne upon which the Government Commis iriers favourably reported in the year 1840), in preference to the inlne ro und by Banbury, by which there will be a saving of eleven ea in distance; an arrangement has been this day entered into with the Great Western Company, by which that Company have agreed to lease the line in perpetuity, at a rent equal to 33 per fcent. on the above capita!, with half surplus profits, and with a urther arrangement for pavmeat of the interest on any capital a'beoand such sum borrowed under the powers usually contained in ilway Act of Parliament, not exceeding 250,0001. ta A n 11 applications for Shares must contain a reference to some cati , k ,.. r, Broker, or other party of respectability, unless the appli. laceai.,ntueerepsetrroonn ally known to some member of the Committee of eent. the Deposits will be allowed at the rate of 41. per 1111-" annum, from the time of payment into the Bankers' hands. Pan 3 , 7 o eet k us eg, With Plan, may be had of the Solicitors to the Corn " who m applications for Shares may be addressed. DIREcT NORTHERN RAILWAY Th e COMPANY. )vcia,rti__.DVISIONAL COMMITTEE of the DIRECT . 3toi li r -4 L, RN RAILWAY COMPANY from LONDON to Ii .9 LINCOLN, having before them an advertisement pub -41)7(' 1 in the Morning Papers of this day, headed " LONDON thi..,,Y,°llK RAILWAY," and signed " J. R. Mowatt, Secre it and observing the very discourteous spirit which pervades . fel!' that they might have contented themselves by simply giving ; ° ; 1111) torY denial to the statements contained therein, so far as of w ' v i fPugn the prospectus and line put forth by this Committee, pr " ch they are prepared fully to establish the integrity at the th-t`i_Ver time and before the proper tribunal; yet the Committee, the ing that it is due to the public to furnish a specific reply to aforesaid statements, now proceed to do so as follows 41 VERTISEMENT. ANSWER. PROOF. j ect i • That the pro- 1. Thu was not a The Parliamentary ro r a new railwaydirect line from Lon- notices in the " Lon .forrned by :IA 'London to 'York:don to York, buedon Gazette" and the ° lhba 1 sq Mr.iwent by Cambridge, Records of Porno- Mot - ` 4 . and iniwith a London termi- meet. .3,ear carried into nus at Whitechapel. '"hattl carried ie.. 'That in 1840 trot, Gibbs again be f gilt his . scheme I ( ire she Parliamen atl., Commissioners, th nd . I ' „ 1,841 it is det a il e d b y In their Report 2. This scheme was still by Cambridge. Report of Commis. sioners in 1841. /3 . That such ! , 3. Admitted that lehterne was never' Mr. Gibbs never aban -44,_ odoned by hinadoned his scheme by lag r. Gibbs). - 'Cambridge. '4. That on the 16thl 4. Denied that this , The ., Cityartic p l e e st o , f , ' l t April, 1844, " the advertisement related, the Morning . pr oject" was announc.ito the above project ofiof the 12th ee of n A ta p in r s rl : 1844, etl,, by advertisement Mr. Whs. •aith ~, • ~ e k e Dares, under The promoters ofiarnozsgsetn the eher subject,re- -....e a __ v orth me of the Great theil followingDair,,ecethNtohrteh4ertnhimthaer : ' seit: ee _ ;3' aci n v ai e l r w ti a se y, o n . f a h April, ) bi t - 1 : 1 1: 1 , Sir Joh n Ren. i lis e a I l e B x 4 t C i nsi p v t c lb ly . ' a dir T ec il t e r f ai r lw m a a y ti° f n rom of Lincoln, for aPPeared. circulated the prospec.London to York, by tus and plan of theiriway of present line, having its, the purpose of con- London terminus at' necting the North of .., ... , King's cross,and going l England and Scotland direct to York ; midi with the metropolis, as a subject of public has been decided on. importance and into. Prospectuses have Posed line ' dor I with maps explana. rest, it was noticed by, been issued, together y oft he inthe press. It appears that the l ode pro_ of Proceeding intended. . oad, and, hndenen,i. ',B, commence near Kineb.cross, in the New.r Hert Itorts . ..."' n( lY of an y other line, to take its course through - "..edford 'the w . , Runtingeon, Peterborough, Stamford, Sleaford, and zee Ab e ,10'eftioimPortant towns, to Lincoln and York; the distance by it can be travelled 4 . till ' line being less by nearly 40 miles than smetiptthinotf line being 180 by anY existing railway. The capital required for the ' e , Ution of the work is estimated at or under 4,000,0001., the Ci il.. end enee of Sir John Rennie and Mr. William Gravatt, Miles. The work will be placed under the °- "gineers."-_ And the fl' • A Pril 15 IB ° 4 ' . °Wlng is extracted from the "Times" city article, " A Direct N. Lavin l an ,, , F In view the connexion of the North of England and Scot- T i . o " ii : t Y York and Lincoln, with the metropolis, er n, "canny started. The line is to commence from King ts is also another liwitinP_ass throUgh Chipping Barnet, Biggleswade, St. Neo s, b oron..,_'`Z , and Peterborough, to Lincoln, and thence by Gams. is . -611' Ifiorne, Snaith, and Selby to York. The capital re it t re i d s ',AI% 0 0/. • 'stated t ,._ 'ln 10 0/. shares. Among the advantages which L0n .4,4 and lls route will possess, are—that the distance between t ae. I,YOrk will be 39 miles less than by the existing railways; 4 , ; ,`: it ; ill reduce the distance between London and Edinburgh 39 . a ... x "ea , traarv e that it will be the nearest way to Leeds, Selby, Hull, Hal 5 . ~ t rd, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Sheffield. ruen t 4.ee advertise_ i 5. There have been Publication of the dire, l ' ar v e , ' the most I many schemes for con.' Plan and Prospectus ie toot,ad, do qualified London with;oftheDirect Nort re 4 r th asse rtio c , lon" to the ' York by railway; butlltailway, on the seh eal " o _ that the',T, John Rennie and,of April, 1844. See w ay t : c r a neva rail- the. Committeedo cer..above. don b.„°e_noct Lon- tainly claim to have] ginakTn.,. ork, ori. originated and first; fira t , kith and waslprojected the con nec-1 johlitleletetcted by, Sirltion with these cities,l •IE nie and Co. las well as the Northi of England and Scot land with London, by a Direct Main Trunk Railway. Further, the Messrs. Rennie, in 1827, about the time they were engaged in car rying the Liverpool and Manchester Rail way Bill through Par-, liament, laid down r plan of a direct line from London to York' by Lincoln, and have never abandoned that Maps in Messrs. Rennie's office, pro. duced to this Corn. mittcc. t The ane nt states 41 advertise . het difference i e etwee n I n the A et ed linesthe two pro. i on to Lou.t v. o xork, instead t "bei ng 20 Miles, is o . t More than s'ii ~'l4" On favour of i "'r . :On Rennie's t."e). and also that 16ae hne of the London 4 York Company is reality upon the sin e _, 1 as finally laid n3wn,1854 imloB. 1 `l.The. trunk line was, in round numbers, 200 miles, and . its kannfications would be still more extensive." This report is sii . l3- :fluent in date to an advertisement of the London and York Rad •,,,,Z3: CetePany, those Railway Times" of the 27th of July, 1844, sit interests interests, beech contains words :—" The precise line throughout has t determined on in a manlier satisfactory to the landed and and in a few days the Proprietors will receive a 1., hof the , line with particulars, from the Engineer ' s (Mr. —"eke's) Reprt" ' A PPIy to the above a common process in arithmetic : Mil Length of line, as stated b y M r. Mowatt 2 oes. 0 Length of Sir John Rennie's line 180 projcct. 6. This can only have been accom plished, as this Com tnittee are advised, by a further appropria tion of Sir John Ren. nie's line. and a fur-, ther abandonment of Mr. Gibbs's line o 18 36,1840, and 1841. In the " Stamford Mercury" of the 30th of August, 1844, is a report of a public !meeting held at Stam ford, containing the following as part of a 'speech by Mr. Francis Mowatt, Tice-Chair man of the London and York Railway : „,, • The result in favour of the latter i 5.......,,,,, 20 tone. The Committee wish to assert their confident belief, that from the of ib e t 6 a . advertisement under comment, it cannot have recei e ve s d o v a notion of the noblemen and gentlemen whose names ar "tehtatiously p a °f notori t Paraded in connexion with it, and who, it is a matter Lo nd e Y. do not now form the Provisional Committee of the 11% e n and York Railway Company. In conclusion, this Corn ed° ee "'Mt but call attention to the announced fact, that the bile thalttd is. with modifications, that of Mr. Gibbs, thus conveying as r_! London and York Company are not indebted for their line . , 1/4;raa.ooy aid down, either to Mr. Walker, the distinguished.Engli. R ail : t . he first line, viz., the Cambridge and York via Lincoln k r, cway t or to Mr. Locke, who has jug resigned . his . office; or f to th e co luL t , who is at present advertised as the Engineer..m.Cli c ai l) , r rnt'anY; but to Mr. Gibbs whose name has not Rad a. ” 43 Professional ly conneCted with the London previously and York W aY Comp any .. • --By order of the Committee, .....„... WILLI AM AMSINCK, Secretary. s e t North stree ern Railway office, 64, oorgate. t. London, O ct. 3, 184 4. M .I[4k and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE Pre SAUCE. c, Dared from the recipe of a Nobleman in the county. (;:,,,, ,reat 'Western Steam -ship June 6, 1844 .—The cabin of the lv,7_4et Western has been regularly supplied with 'Lea and Perrins' Irart; Zeutralshire Sauce,' which is adapted for every variety of dish, 111 4),..,. 14 e to beef—frorn salmon to steaks —to all of which it gives tel lt ~ .3 relish. I have great Pleasure in r ecommending this excel b it c aptains to captains and 13 f r its capital flavour, and as e't accompaniment' of itsa'sandgeforrs aovoyage.. " JAMES HOSKEN." '4l'teirti‘‘,.'hoi,saie b(ysipheedp/roprietors, Messrs. Lea and Prins, Wor- OPai i;ti'4essrs. Ilarclay and Sons, Fa rringdon-street ; prin biial y-e,":l_ It'llian sauces iii London ; "La Of sauces, and retail s by the .....----- _ , hoa she felt' - r i, erved the P es t ran $03013/1- I t and go' "' [at he,, sstbs t w Y p . rer to the however , , n into ens id at t h e fire' $l3 tie If the Pll- i a le Assoc,' 1 ,1 ) were T y r o f terinin" Ail the boy is G. 7 , 1 rrOgn the nigh t ' $l3 I, St. Phil' bilucto. o pt Lisbon f this bhl :artney, frfs near bee in here. Di ndere t ti BTOW 9, S ll5l- 0 /4 010, S 9 ° l4 nsb• tb 51 ' m .G r a, t o , hite, V i gor Gurnell ' ;5, Ite• k ;o0 S t " or roitt, .sk. . 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JONDON and YOB K RAILWAY. A Sevcral advertisements having of late appeared, headed " DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY," and having attached thereto the names of Sir John Rennie, Mr. Gravatt, Major Amsinc, and others, in which it is asserted—that by the Direct Northern Line the distance from London to York will be twenty miles less than by the line proposed by this Company—that the scheme to connect London with York originated with, and was first projected by, Sir John Rennie and Company—and that upwards of seventy Miles of their scheme has been appropriated by the London and York Company—the Committee of Direction feel called upon, in justice to themselves and the shareholders, to give these assertions the most direct and unqualified contradiction. To the first they reply—that the difference in distance between the projected lines from London to York, instead of being twenty miles, is not more than two miles and a half. Sir John Rennie's, by his own account being 180 miles in length—that of the London and York being in reality upon the line, as finally laid down, 1851 miles. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splendid and powerful 01st-class STEAM SHIPS are appointed to leave LONDON for— DAMBURGII and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails —Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. lIAVRE—Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning. ANTWERP—From Brunswick Pier, Elackwall—Every Thurs lay, at Eleven, Morning. BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE. Patro-.—lris Royal Ilighncss PRINCE ALBERT. . Presideint—RiAt lion. The EAltl, of DEVON, The Clue!) Rooms of the Institute, under the new Management, are THIS DAT RE-OPEN ED for the reception of Members. Prospectuses, Terms, and List of Memb • rs to be had at the institute. 13, Goorge-street J. S. BUCKINGHAM , Resident Director. ------ , Hanover-square, Oct. 14, 1814. FARMERS' AND GRAZIERS' MUTUAL CATTLE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Offices-366, Strand, London. The especial object of this Association is to give to Farmers, Graziers, and Owners of Cattle the best means of protecting them selves against losses by those diseases and accidents which they can neither forsee nor control, but which have hitherto been most in jurious, and often ruinous to thousands. PREMIUMS. Neat Cattle and Cows, against all death by all diseases and acci dents, save pleuro pneumonia (usually called the " Epidemic "), 30s. per 100/. value. Including pleuro-pneumonia, 2.05. per cent. additional ; being at the rate of 50s. per 100/. value. Plc uro-pneumonia will not be taken alone at this latter rate. Prospectuses and every information may be obtained at the Office (If by letter, pre.paid), addressed to William Shaw, Esq., 366, Strand, London, or to the Agents in the country. N.B.—References can be given to several persons in Derbyshire. Dorsetshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, &c., who have experienced losses, and who have been promptly paid. HENRY FLOWER, Secretary. Duke of Wchmond'4 f by Glauctr, out of Estelle Mr. Edwards's Full Sail From London Bridge Wharf, for— OSTEND—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. BOULOGNE—Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morn ing. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The PROTEOSCOPE an original Optical Instrument, unli mited in its ap p li ances to Nature and Art, a highly valuable addition ie LoNonorrom's OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The Pictorial Il lustration or the Passions, from Collins's Ode, with Vocal and Instrn mental Music, is the first subject exhibited by the PHYSIOSCOPE, at a Quarter to Five o'clock in the Afternoon, and at a Quarter to Ten in the Evening. Dr. TITAN'S present daily Lecture is on I:OLiONS and their ANTIDOTLS, at half-past Three, and on the ETeningi of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at a Quarter to Nine. Professor IiACHHOEFNER lectures on the alternate Eve nings. The Lectures abound in Interesting Experiments. The HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, DIVING-DELL and DIVER, Szc.—The Music is Comp ose d and Conducted by T. WALLIS, Mus. Doe. h.di , oission, is,; Schools, Half-price. CALAlS—Thursday, and Snnday Morning. HULL—Every 'Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning, YARMOUTH—Every Saturday, at Six, Evening. RAMS( ATE—Daily, at Half-past Nine. EDINBURGH—From Brown's Mart, Poplar, every Saturday and every alternate Wedgezday, October 19, 26, and 30, at Ten, Evening, From Down's Wharf, Redneed Fares, for — NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and SaturdaY.; at Eight, Eve ning. Fares, 10s. and As. - • SUNDERLAND—Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. Between BRIGHTON and DIEPPE—Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Col. Peel's fby Slane, out of Mary A.;ln Mr. Ford's F a ll ac y .. Lord Chesterfield's Zahra 5 to 2 agst Longitude, 5 to 2 ag,t Full Sail, 3 to I agst Estelle filly, and 4 to 1 each agst Fallacy and the Mary Ann filly. Zahra and C o k ne lPcel's filly made the run ning at a strung pac3 to the bushes, where they were passed by Longitude, Estelle, and Full Sail, the fo: - mer having the lead, which he maintained to the end, win ning bj half a length. Full Sail Ni aS beaten the same dis tanc,s from the Estelle - filly; the Mary Ann filly a bad fourth. Whether this difference of five and a half miles can be realised by Sir John Rennie's line is yet to be proved, and, if realised, whe ther such a difference would be compensated for by the London and York line having its course through the towns of Hitchin, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford, Retford, Bawtry, and Doncaster, not one of which is approached by Sir John Rennie's line, the public will be able to determine. To the second and third allegations the Committee of Direction of the London and York Company reply, that while Sir John Ren nie and Co. state that their surveys were commenced in October, 1843, and their prospectus published in April last, the project for a new railway between London and Ycrk was formed by Mr. Gibbs in 1836, and in that year carried into Parliament. That in 1840 Mr. Gibbs again brought his scheme before the Parliamentary Commis sioners, and it is detailed by them in their report of 1841. That . such scheme was never abandoned by him, but in February of the present year the details of the London an& York Railway, as now, with modifications adopted, were explained. by him to Mr. Beckett Denison, M.P , who suggested several alterations, and Mr. Francis Mowatt, the Vice. Chairman, and arrangements were made for per fecting the plan by levels and surveys, which were completed in the month of March following, and on the 16th of April the project was announced by advertisement in the Times, under the name of the " Great Northern Railway," before any advertisement of t'ir John Rennie had appeared : and the Committee of Direction dis tinctly affirm that the course over the first seventy miles from London was adopted on actual surveys made by Mr. Gibbs, and not suggested to them by any other parties; and they beg further to observe, it is only now within these few days, that after the Leak don and York Company has been before the public for a period of five months, after its whole capital of five millions has been sub. scribed, and its shares has attained a high premium in the market, that Sir John Rennie and Company have come forward with what is intended to he a counter.project, and with the misstatements here disposed of. All comment upon this course would, in the opinion of the Com mittee, be idle. Match, Y.C., 100--Lord George Bentincles Prince of Wales, 7st 71b, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's He has-a-Name, Bst, DOVER and BOULOONE— The Magician, Daily, according to tide. To secure Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of departure, fares, &c., apply at tho Oftlces, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadenhall-street. EMPLOYMENT. —Persons having a little time tc spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, or the sale of their celebrated teas. Offices, No. t, Great St. Ilelen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-street. They - are packed in s h owy leadm canisters, fram one ounce to a pound, W.th the price and weight marked on each pactet, and but ittle trouble is occ as i one d by the sale. The, license is only I Is. per annum, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con siderable incomes by the agency without elle shilling let or loss. Application to be mgde (If by letter post-paid) as above. NE WMA RKET HOUGHTON MEETING. FRIDAY. BURGESS'S NEW SAUCE, for general par poses, having gained such great approbation, and the demand for it continuing to increase, JOAN BURGESS and SON beg most respec.fully to offer thus their best acknowledginQnts to the Public 310 NrE Y.—R14,000 to be LENT for short pe hods, on the personal security of Noblemen and Gentlemen, and others of known solidity. Communications to he made, In writing only, to Mr. Robinson, so licitor, to the care of Mr. Russell, No. 6, Hungerford Arcade, London. r their liberal patronage of the same ; its utility and great conveni ence in all climates have recommended i., to the most distinguished oreigu connections, who have all spoken highly in its recommenda tion. It is prepared by them only ; and for preventing disappoint ment to famili2s, all possible cars has been resorted to, by each bottle being scaled on the cork with their firm and address, ni well as each label having their signature, without which it cannot be genuine. Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, Bst 41h, agst Lord Sand. wich's Plantagenet, 7st. T.Y.C. 60, h it. SALE OF THE LATE MR. THORNHILL'S BROOD'MARES, &c.—YESTERDAY. GILES' CASTLE HOTEL (LATE SWEET'S), TAUNTON. 13°BERT GILES gratefully acknowledges the liberal support and patronage bestowed by his numerous friends, and the public generally, during a residence of many years at the GEORGE INN, and respectfully informs them that 'he has taken the Hotel, known as '° SWEET'S HOTEL," in Castle Green ; and hopes, by unremitting attention in every department, to merit a continuance of their patronage. Giles' Castle Hotel will undergo a complete renovation, and ho found replete with every comfort. Firet-rate Apartments, a well stocked Larder, superior Wines, well-aired Beds, and every other requisite calculated to insure the comfort -of his guests, at mode rate charges. JOHN BURGESS and SON'S long-established and much-esteemed ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES continues to be prepared by them after the same manner that has given the greatest satisfaction for many years. Guineas. B m by Albemarle, out of Shoveler, 3 yrs, by 50 M by Bay Midd!cton—Appo7onia, 5 yrs —Erailius 20 Receipt, by Rowton, dam by Sale, 8 yrs—Emilius 35 Menalippe, by Merchant, out of Mendizabel's dam— The arrangements of this first-rate Hotel will enable R. G. to acco modate the Nobility and Gentry with Suites of Apartments of a very superior eharacte7. N.l3.—The Commercial Room (exclusively for commercial gentle men) will receive especial attention ; and It. (1., whilst thankfully acknowledging past favours, respectfully solicits increased patronage in this department. The Posting will he conducted in the first-rate style, steady horses ; modern vehicles, together with careful drivers. Lock-up coach houses, &c., &c. 'R.* An Omnibus takes to and from every Train. October 1, 1844. Subjoined, for the inforrnation of the Shareholders and the public, is an accurate table of the actual distances, and also a list of the Provisional Committee of the London and York Company, pub lished in May last, including names that will be taken by the pub lic as a guarantee against any such conduct as is implied by the as. sertions of Sir John Rennie and Co. By order of the Committee of Direction, J. R. MO WATT, Secretary. Offices, 7, Lothbury, London, October 3, 1844. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LOSMON. Capital 5500,000._ Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and increasing Frosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the list annual investigation declare a second Bonus, averaging GO per cent. on the amounts hive ed on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. TABLE OF DISTANCES. Distance saved. - Miles. 331 40 2() 18 25 25 25 25 Present Distance by Distance London and by existing,Yorkßailway Railways. iby Donc.gtster 3liles. Miles. London to York • • ...... .. London to null • 243 203 r Byoakenshaw, 205 185 London to Leeds /By Wakefield 1 205 187 109 174 212 187 215 190 210 185 London to Wakefield : . London to Bradford • • • • London to Halifax • • •• •• • • •• . London to Huddersfield.. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Winchelsea The Right Hon. the Earl of Sandwich, Lord Lieutenant of Hun- tingdonshire The Right Hon. the Earl Brownlow, Lord Lieutenant of Lin colnshire The Right Hon. the Earl of Yarborough The Right Hon. the Viscount Howick, M.P. for Sunderland The Viscount Alford, M.P. for Bedfordshire Lord Ossulston, M.P. for North Northumberland Lord Worsley, H.P. for Lincolnshire The Right Hon. Lord Dacre, the Hoo, Welwyn. Heels The Right Hon. Lord Ongley, Old Warden, Biggleswade Rev. John Allington, Little Barford, Beds. James Arbouin, Esq., Mark lane, London, William Astell, Esq., M.P. for Bedfordshire James Harvey Astell, Esq., Everton House, Biggleswade James Audus, Esq., Headingley, Leeds David Barclay, Esq., M.P. for Sunderland Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. for Huntingdon F. Pratt Barlow, Esq., 24, Kensington-square Charles Barnett, Esq., Stratton Park, Biggleswade Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P. for South Northumberland William Blake, Esq., Danesbury, Welwyn William Booth, Esq., Woodbury Hall, Biggleswade, Beds A yseoghe Boucherett, Esq., Willingham, Lincolnshire William Boucher, Esq., Gracechurch-street, London Charles Dashwood Bruce, Esq., King's Arms-yard Sir John Montague Burgoyne, Bart., Sutton Park, Beds Edward V. P. Burnell, Esq., Winkburn Hall, Notts W. H. Cadogan, Esq., Brenckbourn Priory, Northumberland The Rev. Thomas Cator, Ske'brook Park, Doncaster C. Chaplin, Esq., Blankney, Lincolnshire Aaron Chapman, Esq., M. P. for Whitby John Walbanke Childers, Esq., M. P., for Malton Sir Montague John Cholnieley, Bart., Easton Hall, Lincolnshire R. A. Christopher, Esq , M.P. for Lincolnshire The Hon. Charles T. Clifford, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire The Hon. W. N. Ridley Colborne, M.P. for Richmond Samuel Edward Cooch, Esq., Huntingdon Philip D. Cooke, Esq., Owston Park Doncaster T. G. Corbett, Esq., Elsham, Lincolnshire Colonel Cracroft, Hackthorn, Lincolnshire A. J. B. Cresswell, Esq., M.P. fur North Northumberland John Curling, Esq., Gosrnore, Herts The Hon. and Rev. H. Cockayne Cust, Cockayne, Hatley, Beds J. Hill Day, Esq., St. Neots John Evelyn Denison, Esq., M.P., for Malton Edmund Beckett Denison, Esq„ M.P. for West Yorkshire The Right Hon. C. Tennyson D'Eyncourt, M.P. for Lambeth The Hon. Baron Dimsdale, Cornfield Lodge, Herts James Duberly, Esq., Gaine's Hall, Huntingdonshire fiir James Duke, M.P. for Boston George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee The Hon. Captain Arthur Buncombe, R.N., M.P. for East Premium. 1- - 1 Bend 4 , added. ;cl i '••; Bonus in ggg Cash. E. gl X a. d. X a. d. 77 5 1 12 3 9 64 5 6 9 16 4 51 511 711 9 X s. s. d. 11000 1837 170 9 3 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 1839 116 16 0 535- 84 1 '. !;711' X iv els 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the nest will be made in De cember of the present year. This institution offers many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)vr, without 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 C.i3IROUX, Seo. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Incorporated by Royal Charter. Established 1831. Head Office, 26, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh ; London Office, 61 A, Moorgate-street. PRESIDENT. His Grace the Duke of BITCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Right Hon. Lord Gray. Sir Neil Menzies, Bart., of Menzies. David M. H. Chrichtoun, Esq., of Rankeilour. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager. The leading principle of this Mutual Assurance Society Is, that the whole Profits are divisible among the Policy Holders every three years. In illustration of the eminent success which has attended the Society, it may be stated that the additions made to Policies have been at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured and on the vested bonus. Thus the holder of a Policy for 1,0001. effected on the Ist of March, 1832, will, if it become a claim during the present year, be entitled to 1,2971.; or, if effected on or before the Ist March, 1;33, to 1,2751., and so on as regards other Pali! les . The Accumulated Fund exceeds 260,0001., and the Annual Revenue is above 70,0001., the whole being in a course of steady and increas ing prosperity. No other Life Assurance Institution whatever can warrantably hold out greater advantages to parties Assuring than this Society does. WILLIAM COOK, Agent for London. 61 A, lloorgate-street, MR. AINSWORTH'S NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Just ready, in 3 vols., Q•AINT JAMES'S; OR, THE COURT OF QUEEN ANNE. By W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. Also just coin t•eneed, by the same Author REVELATIONS OF LONDON; With Illustration: by " Phiz," in " Ainsworth's Magazine." London : John Mortimer, Publisher, Ade Talk-street. LIVERPOOL. AND BI RKENHEAD DOCKS. G'TUITOUS SUPPLEMENT o f FOUR PAGES with the LIVERPOOL ME RCUR Y. On FRIDAY, the 20th cf October, a GRATUITOUS STAMPED, SUPPLEMENT will be delivered with the LIVERPOOL .MER CURY, containing an account of the origin, growth, and present con dition of Birkenhead; also full particulars of the proceedings on laying the foundation-stone of the new Docks at t' at rising town October 23, with a Plan of those Docks, and also of the Docks of Li verpool, which will enable the spectator to see at a glance the lin memse extent of dock space on each side of the River Mersey. The " Mercury" will also contain a full report of the Liverpool Agricul tural Meeting, at which Lord Stanley presides. Parties requiring pa pers may inclose five postage stamps, pro-paid, to tho " Mercury" Office, Liverpool. TO ADVERTISERS AND CAPITALISTS. The " Liverpool Mercury" has a circulation of upwards of 7,000 Copies weekly, which is more than double that of the highest, and six times the lowest, of the other Liverpool papers; it is, therefore, an excellent medium for Advertisers, securing great publicity for their advertisements in the most opulent and populous districts in the kingdom, and P, is also a paper of general reference by all parties. Printed and published by Smith, Rogerson, and Co., 44, Lord-street, Liverpool. Orders received by the respective Agents in London, and in the country. LAAIEICT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, ANa ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. .‘ He who ih pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or yr,uthfulcharms, A here lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" ust published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price 2s. 6d., or sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6d., SELF-PRESERVATION : a P o p u l ar E ssa y on those concealed disorders, originating in youthful excesses,and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which edict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration Ity SAMUEL L SIERT, Consulting Surgeon, A, BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD-SQUA RE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Monorary MernUer of the London Hospita 1 Medical society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&c. " The various positions of Lover. Husband, and Parent, the in herent yrivileges of mankind, are frequently marred and prevented throw , ' the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questiot.s may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—StalTord Gantt?. "The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to all who are adfiering from nervous debility and general weakness."—Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row; Starie,`l3, Tichborne-street, Quadrt nt, Regent street ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 115, Chancery. lane; Gordon. 146, Leadenhall-streat ; and by all Booksellers. At home every d ay till 1 hree , and from Five till Eight. A NEW AND IMPORTANT EDITION OF THE SILENT FRIEND ON HUMAN FIIAILeY. ; Just published, p r i ce 2s. 64., and free by post (in a sealed envelope). Price 3s. Gd., THE SILENT FRIEND Human Frailty and Phy s i ca l Decay, its causes, and the baneful effects of excess i ve indulgence an d infection, illustrated by engravings, with o b servations on Marr i age , a nd directions for the removal of certa i n disqualifications. a Medical Work on fly R. and L. PERRY and CO. Published by the A u th ors, and sold at t h e i r R e sidence, 19, Berners. street, Oxford- s t reet ; also by Strange, 21, Paternos t er row; Purki4, Compton-street, Soho; Noble, 109, Chancery-lane; Hannay and Co., 03, Oxfurd-street ; J. Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-aired, Lon don ; and by all Booksellers In Town and Country. OPINIONS OF THIS pRFSS. ' ° We regard th e work before us, The Silent Friend,' as a work embracing m ost c l ear and rac tical views of a series of coin_ plaints hitherto littl e understood, and passed over by the majority of the Medical prof ess i on, for what reason we are at a loss to know. Wemust, however, confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression cn ou r m i n ds, that we not only recommend, p hut cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffer. ing from indiscretion, to profit by the advice contained in its pages." —Age and Argils. " The Authors of The Silent Friend.' seem to ha thoroughly conversant with the treatment of a class of complaints which are, we fear, too prevalent in the present day. The perspicuous style in which this book is written, and the valuable hints it conveys to those who are apprehensive of enterinr , the marriage state, cannot fait to recomm en d i t to a careful perua"—Era. The CORDIAL BA LM of SYRIACUM is exclusively directed for the cure of nervous and muscular debility, impuissance, ere. Price I Is. and ns, per bottle, Sold by all Medicine Vendors, of whom may be had the " Silent Friend." The Five Pound Cases may be had as usual. 4s. C 6d .;s , u a l n ta cl ti l o l n s. f i c , e, Per PERRY'S PURIFY ING SPECIFIC PILLS are the most effectua ifb b x y . letter - 1/. A minute detail of cases is ne.. cure for syphilis an d secondary symp toms inboth sexes, price ' s. Pd. cessary. Messrs. P erry are in daily attendance, for Consultation, at , - thou* residence, 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Londcn, from Eleven till Twe, and Fi ve till Fig h t, and on Sundays from Ten till Twelve. One personal visit only is necessary to effect anermanent cure A. GREAT SAVING TO TEA-DRINKERS. It is a most astonishing fact that the celebrated PIQUA PLANT is now sold at 3s. ed. per lb., and is three times the strength of Tea, and is also equal in flavour, more delicate in taste, infinitely more healthy, as is proved by physicians and chemists of high standing, as Dr. Bryant, &c., also by persons in great num. hers with the most delicate lungs and stomachs, and yet many per sons have not tried nor ever heard of this celebrated morning and evening beverage. It is most pleasant and invigorating, and is recommended to the debilitated for its invaluable qualities, to ad. vanced age for its strengthening properties, and . to the public generally for its moderate price and intrinsic excellence. It neither has the stimulating and heating effect of Coffee, nor the nervously exciting effect of Tea, sad is more strengthening than Porter, without the deleterious effects, while it is beneficial to the whole nervous and circulating systems. _ . Retford The Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P., for North Yorkshire The Hon. J. C. Dunclas, M.P. for Richmond The Hon. Sir Henry Dymoke, Bart., Scrivelsby Court, Lincoln- shire Lieutenant-Colonel Elrington, 12, Wyndham.place, Montagu- square Charles Heneage Elsley, Esq., Recorder, York H. J. Enthoven, Esq., Winchester House, Old Broad-street Matthew Forster, Esq., M.P. for Berwick-upn-Tweed John Nathaniel Foster, Esq., St. Andrew's, Biggleswade Thomas Spragging Godfrey, Esq., Balderton, Notts Abel Lewes Gower, Esq., Coleman-street, London Thomas Colpits Grainger, Esq., M.P. for Durham William Hale, Esq., King's Walden, Hens H. Handley, Esq., Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire Sir George Strickland, Bart., M.P. fur Preston Henry Stuart, Esq., M.P. for Bedford William Stuart, Esq., Terrpsford Hall, Beds John Manners Sutton, Esq., Kelham Hall, Notts George Tstoenhill, Esq., M.P. for Huntingdonshire Stephen "%ormon, Esq., Moggerhanger House, Beds John Thorpe, Esq., Newark George Tomline, Esq., DI P., Riby.grove, Lincolnshire James Torkington, Esq., Stukely Hall, Hunts Christopher Turner, Esq., M.P. for Lincolnshire Richard Tyas, Esq., Doncaster David Veasey, Esq., Huntingdon William Farnworth Handley, Esq., Newark John Handley, Esq., North Muskham, Notta Richard S. Harvey, Esq., Mayor of Lincoln John Harvey, Esq., Ichwel I Bury, Beds, and Finningley Park, Yorkshire Johnathan Hayne, Esq., Bloomfield-road, Maida.hill J. Heathcote, Esq., Covington Castle, Huntingdonshire G. F. Heneage, Esq., Hainton, Lincolnshire Dennis Herbert, Esq., Huntingdon Sir Robert Heron, Bart., M.P. for Peterborough Thomas Hodgkinson, Esq., Wirnpole-street William Hogg, Esq., Biggleswade, Beds William Hurst, Esq., Doncaster William Hutt, Esq., M.P. for Gateshead George Hutton, Eiq., Carlton-on-Trent Sir W. A. Ingilby, Bart., Ripley Castle, Yorkshire Sir Walter C. James, Bart., M.P. for Hull Hugh Johnston, Esq. John Pearse Kennard, Esq., Lombard-street Henry Gaily Knight, Esq., M.P. for North Nottinghamshire Valentine Knight, Esq., Finchley Robert Lindsell, Esq., Fairfield, Biggleswade William Lucas, jun., Esq., Hitelain, Herte J. J. Marfleet, Esq., Winthorpe, Notts W. S. Marshall, Esq., 4, Hyde Park-square The Hon. A. L. Melville, Lincoln Samuel Mills, Esq., 20 , Russell-square, and Radwell, Herts Henry Metcalfe, Esq., M.P. for Tynemouth Francis Mowatt, Esq., Old Broad-street, London John Neeld, Esq., DI.P. for Crick lade Richard Oakley, Esq., Omey, Herts. William Ord, Esq., M.P. for Newcastle-on-Tyne Charles William Packe, Esq., M.P. for Leicestershire George Hussey Packe, Esq., Caythorpe House, Grantham Francis Parker, Esq., Manchester Archibald Paull, jun., Esq., Leadenham-street Sir Charles G. Payne, Bart., Blunham House, Biggleswade Colonel Jonathan Peel, M.P. for Huntingdon Francis Pym, Esq., The Hasells, Biggleswade John Rawson, Esq., Stoney Royd, Halifax Major-General Reeve, Leadenham House, Grantham Richard Anthony Reynolds, Esq., Paxton Hall, Huntingdonshire Lieutenant-General Birch Reynardsoa, Holywell Hall, Stamford Alfred Ricketts, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park. Frederick Ricketts, Esq., Old Broad-street, Chairman of the The Test—the proof of the efficacy and healthful effect of the plant in preference to Tea or Coffee.—Let a nervous or dyspeptic patient use two or three cups of strong Tea upon retiring to rest, and the effect will be nightmare, disturbed sleep, and other violent symptoms of indigestion, &c. The Proof—let the most debilitated, dyspeptic, asthmatic, con sumptive, and nervous patients use two, three, or more cups of a very strong infUsion of the Piqua Plant, and in the morning they will awake refreshed with their repose. It is highly recommended by Physicians to Invalids and Children, as a roost invigorating and pleasant beverage. The following are reasons why the Plant is superior to Tea, viz Ist. Because it is beneficial to health. 2d. It does not injure the nerves. 3d. It does not prevent sleep. 4th. Children may use it with advantage to health. sth. It is strengthening and nutritious. 6th. A quarter of a pound will go as far as three-quarters of a pound of the best Gunpowder Tea. 7th. It is recommended by Physicians, and Tea is disapproved of by them. P OST-OFFICE.—CAUTION. pRICE and CO., 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 of the Post•ofice, 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 not 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 that they never were in any way connected with that firm OTHERWISE THAN AS SERVANTS. Bristol and Exeter Railway Company Colonel Lancelot Rolleston, M.P. for South Notts George W. Rowley, Esq., The Priory, St. Neots George Rust, Esq., Huntingdon James Rust, Esq., Alconbury House, Huntingdonshire Hon. Frederick Dudley Ryder, Ickleford House, Herts Joseph Sharpies, Esq., Hitchin, Herts William Ambrose Shaw, Esq., Wycombe.lodge, Kensington George Robert Smith, Esq., I, Lombard.street Anthony Butler St. Leger, Esq., PArk-hill, Worksop Louis Nigurs, Esq., Old Broad-strcet, London Thomas Walker, Esq., Donacster Henry Walker, Esq., Clifton, near Rotherham John Twitzell Wawn, Esq., M.P. for South Shields Sir William Earle Welby, Bart, Denton Hall, Lincolnshire Glynn Earle Welby, Esq , ILP. for Grantham Sir Thomas Whichcnte, Bart., Aswarby Park, Lincolnshire W. H. Whitbread, aq , Southhill.house, Biggleswadc Beds Sir Thomas W. White, Bart., Wallingwells, Notts G. Cooke Yarborough, Esq., Campsmount, Doncaster Henry G. Redhead Yorke, Esq., M.P. for York. Sir,—The beverage sold by you, under the name of Piqua Plant, I have drank for some time; it was first recommended to my notice as a salutary beverage by a friend who is a great dyspeptic, and I have since recommended it to several patients suffering from Chronic affections of the Digestive Organs, Heart, and Lungs, with manifest advantage. And am, Sir, yours, &c July 1,1843. To Mr. W. Evans. JOHN BRYANT, M.D., 50, Edgware-road. Numerous Testimonials from Physicians and others of undoubted authority may be seen at the Depot. The Plant is patronised by many of the first families in the land. The amount in economy derived from the nse of the Piqua Plant, compared with Tea, is as follows :—Suppose a family using one lb. of Tea per week, worth 4s. per lb., substitutes the Plant at 3s. 6d. per lb., which requires but one-third the quantity to make the in. fusion of equal strength, the saving would be, per week, 35., and the cost to the family Is., instead of 45.; for one-third of a lb. of the Plant will go as far as one lb. of Tea. Sold at the Depot, No. 1, Saray-street, Strand, London, in Quarter-pound tinfoil packages, at 3s. 6d. per lb. None is genuine unless each package bears the signature of WM. EVANS. It greatly improves the voice; it is recommended to Singers and Public Speakers. One agent is wanted in each town where there is none ; any respectable trade approved. Price and Co.'s Perfumery is so superior to any other, and in suck 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 Congreve, being affixed to it, with the signature of " Price and Co., Lombard-street," in red ink, and " 28" conspi. cuously in its centre. Price and Co. are the sole Wholesale Agents for DELCROIX'S KALYDOR , a French cosmetic, surpa ssin g all ot hers for preserving and beau tifying the Complexion , p re p ared fo r the use of her most gracious Maje omstcythmeangdu,er a p n ro d te h c e te r d i‘ b y lajeley the Qu een D owager, b y es . pecial letters patent. Price 4s. 6d. DELCROIX'S MACASSAR OIL, imported under the sanction of the "Lords of the Treasury," for the use of her most gracious Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Prince is also protected by two elegantly of Wales, likenesses,tly- exe cutd t , h c e or l r ' e ri c n t ceßeya t &c., is medallions, of her Majesty and his Royal Highness P r i nce Albert. Pr i ce 3s. 6d. _ Sold wholesale and retail at Frans and Booth's Depot, No. 1, Savoy-street, Strand, London ; also by one Grocer, Confectioner, or other respectable shopkeeper, in every Tillage and town in Great Britain, &c. PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES are retailed by most of the respectable Dealers throughout the Kingdom et One Shilling per lb., at which price they are cheaper, taking Into ac count the quantity of light given, than the commonest Tallow Dips. They are beautifully white, and burn without snuffing more bri7- tautly than the finest wax. The trade may obtain them wholesale from EDWARD PRICE and CO., Belmont, Vauxhall; or from PALMER and CO., Sullen street, Clerkenwell. OLD ARTICLES RE-PLATED, and restored to their original appearance, at a comparatively small cost. IVARD and CO., PATENT VOLTAIC ELECTRO PLATERs, CILDERS, and MANUFACTURERS, respectfully Invite the atten tion of Clubs, Tavern, hotel, and Iloasekeepers generally, to this eautlful and economical process of restoring worn-out plated wares. Emilius - - Lantern, by Lamplighter, cut of llanois—Emilius 50 Chincilla, by Camel, out of Mernina—Emilius Fortitude, by Whiskey, out of Fortuna—Emilius '72 Appollonia, by Whisker, out of My Lady—Emilius 51 Exotic, by Emilius, out of Flora—Erymus 62 Erica, by Emiliul3, out of Soveler —Commodore and Erymus Maria (dam of Euclid, &c.)—Emilius 450 Bay colt foal, own brother to Euclid Messene, by Merchant, dam by Phantom—Emilius 105 Ensidia, Sister to Egeria—Erymus and Commodore 150 Variation, by Bustard, out of Johanna Southcatc— Emiliui Mustard, by Merlin (dam of Mango, &e.)—Emilius 200 Mang-el Wurzel, by It erlin (darn of Egeria, &c.)— Emilius Tarantella, by Tramp, out of Taurus' dam—Emilius 155 Ophelia, by Bedlamite (dam of E.o.)—Emilius l3O Victoire, by Wkilker (darn of Perseus, &c.)—Euclid 27 Equation, Sister to Euclid—Erymus Egeria, by Emilius, out of MangA Wurzel—Erymus 380 YOUNG ENGLAND. (From the Times.) The question has been often • repeated with more or [ess scepticism and superciliousness, " What is Young England, and what does it mean ?" All that people knew, or affected to know, Was, " that half a dozen per sons had agreed in. the very ordinary project of decrying things as they are, and wishing back again things as they were. There was nothing in this, er.at least there migl.t be nothing, but a very irrational excess of a very com mon sentiment. " Once on wtinie;" the delightful era of the fables which filled the mind of infancy, and colour even the speculations of manhood. - - .A - craving for the past is natural to many, for the simple reason that it is not practical, and, so far from involvkng us in the painful responsibilities of action, is - a reedy excuse for doing nothing. Then it must be remembered that history is always dressed up ; the best things .are best told, and naturally leave a more abiding fragrance behind them. So, all things considered, the above project,, if project it could be called, seemed to many about as'stale, common place, and idle an affair as could be pretended or con fessed to. Then, when people came to :look fur actual results, if they were unfavourably disposed at first, they were not satisfied afterwards. The workings of Young England seemed as incongrtious as they were objectionable. One of the party was. for restoring , monasteries and the Book of Sports,. and for repeal ing the Statute of Mortmair. Another appeared anxious, in hil own person, to bring controversy to the trial by wager. Another wrote a book, showing up in very good style the Peers and politicians cf these our gentile times, but containing nothiog serious or intelli gible, except it were the praises of Judaism. It Was difficult either to approve these things severally, or to reduce them to a common term. So, what was Yoking England, and what did it really mean ? Now. it may be fair to ask this question, but not to insist on a dis tinct and immediate answer. A school of opinions may be very good and sound, and pregnant with great re sults, without being as perfectly prcdueible as so many pounds, shillings, and pence, in answer to a pecuniary remand. Some projects there have beer, and are now, which a man can put into your hand at once, without their being necessarily all the better for it. Everybody who takes the trouble may ascertain to the smallest iota what Mahomedanism or Mormonism is. Socialism kid Chartism glory in their explicitness. Religions dogmas, true or Ellie, are, of course, meant to be clear. BUt when you come to schools of opinion, they must start with bread principles or preferences. Time works them into shape, and gives them their actual objects. But no school, no party whatever, will stand the test of a scrutiny pushed as far as hostility or suspicion mny choose to push it. No school can at first say what it will do, or what it will be. Was Pitt the same from first to last, or could he have laid down in 1780 the exact course he intended to take, or even the exact I principles on which he intended to act, for the ensuing six and twenty years ? What is Toryism ? Yet Toryism is no longer a future scheme, but a past history. You may sit down to analyze it, if you can, in your study ; and put into the crucible every mar, every deed, and every word of the whole party from b-- ;inning to cud. It can only be resolved into, a few ge neral preferences, most inadequately and inconsistently followed out. Conservatism is something too hazy acid fugitive to talk about. It has passed off like the tail of a cornet, about which the astronomical world was exactly divided on the question whether it had a nucleus or not. The statesmen now in power know so well the perils of superfluous particularity, that they neither answer any questions nor indulge in any distinct anticipations. '1 heir underlings who fall into the error, either through the ardour 'of sincerity, or the stratagems of the fee, are sure to be severely snubbed by their leader, than whom futurity itself is scarcely more dark and inscrutable. Such is the course of Providence, and such Sir Robert seems to think enlist to be the course of those who, under Providence, conduct the affairs of empire. " Prudens futuri temporis exitum Caliginofa nocte prethit Deus ; Itidetque si mortalis ultra Pas trepidat. Quod adest memento Componere sequus." That is all the comfort the Premier offers to the trepi dations of his followers. "Don't inquire beyond your mortal capacity. , Make up your minds to what you see, and be content.' The wisdom of his course is not to be disputed, as we do not see how the Government, under existing circumstances, can otherwise be carried on'. His opponents are becoming equally sagacious, and in deed have never shown any disinclination to trim their course to events. It is impossible to say what either party is aiming at—i. e. in the way of principle, for place and power are Objects intelligible enough. Of course, in ,such an :universal mist of opinions, every party is anxious that some other party should show itself. " Only let us know who you are, and what you are, and what you are going to do," is the universal expostulation, though often .a very insidious one. It generally means nothing more than show yourself, and bo shot at." The object is to - induce some political rival to precipitate and founder his plans, or perhaps to make plans which events are not ripe fur, and which can be more easily demolished now than ten years hence. On the whole, therefore, we think that " Young England" is quite justified in standing to a few general preferences, and waiting for the slow and natural developments of time. It cannot be a tree' all at once. At present, we readily grant its light is somewhat hazy and prismatic. New and old, Chris tian and Jewish, Papistic and Protestant, monastic and sportive, literary and belligerent, commercial and aris tocratic, popular and feudal, it presents a very remark able specimen of those many-refracted hues which are always found more or less in the light transmitted through various terrestrial media. But so long as it prospers and gains fresh suffrages ' it can well afford the imputation of indistinctness in a day when nothing is distinct, when every man and everything is changing, no one knows or seems to care into what. In such a state of things it is evident 'that general principles, ex cept, and in subordination to, the expresscanons of sacred truth, are the safest and the only guide. Thus far these gentlemen have been quite as forward to embrace oppor tunities and show themselves as their most impatient ad mirers could desire. On two occasions within a week, at Manchester and at Bingley, have they presented them selves personally before two very different auditories, and said—not quite all they had to say, for with tt imagi nationswotld so fertile, and memories so stored, could t'a be be no easy task, but—as much ex pected. On both these occasions improvement, and, if ash they have shown theinse!ve3 the friends of insp l r v o ord . , of progress. one may use that much-abused They have advocated with extraordinary eloquence increased attainments and increased comforts, elevation both of mind and condition, for the many. There are lovers of comfort who commend the ordinance of destitu tion, and there are lovers of learning who think it well for others to be ignorant. There are also those who wish others to be as themselves, but will not go through the rough work of communicating the gifts of Heaven. Such arc not the men of whom their enemies have called, and who are not ashamed to be called, " Young England." If we might resolve their recent acts into any one prin ciple, we should say it is an acknowledgment of the great but neglected truth, th at man is the- masterpiece of the creation and that for him all earthly things made and should b e administered. lie is better than money, or house, or land, or rank, or learning, or any work, or quality, .orinstitution of men. As far as the bulk of our fellow -creatures does not partake of these, or of the benefits flowing from them, so far are they a disgrace and a burden to the possessors. The gifts of Heaven live and flow. Favoured men and classes are their channel, and the many their most rightful reci- re_ 'Ants. Monopoly, ieltlshness, and negligence are sins against this divine dispensation. Wealth in the ini.;st oi misery, literature dwelling contentedly by the thick of ignorance, thousands of acres for the sole use of on:, While thousands never tread the native turf or liulw the sinuic of a tree—these arc all blots in th , , tight of Heaven, and make a nation old— old in wer..knos, old in misery, and old in crime. PUBLICATION S. !VIM EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXII, is this day published. CONTENTS : I. REMNT DEVELOPEMENTS OF PUSETISM. IL SIR FRANCIS •DRAKE. 111. NATURAL HISTORY OF REPTILES. IV. THUNDERSTORMS AND PRDTECTION FROM LIGHT NING. V. THE LATE SESSION—RESULTS OF TORY RULE. - VI. YOUNG ENGLAND. VII. EARLY ADMINISTRATIONS OF GEORGE THE THIRD —THE EARL OF CHATHAM. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh: A. and C. Black. On the 31st will be published, price 65., No. HI. of the NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. TO BB CONTINUED QUAItTERLY. CONTENTS :-- I. Political Economy of the Bible. 11. Sir Humphrey Davy. 111. Poster's Lectures. IV. Backhouse's Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa. V. The Eall of Rosse's Reflecting Tel e s c op e s. VI. The, United States of North America. VII. Twiss's Life of Lord Eldon. VIII, Post-Office Espionage. Edinburgh : W. P. Kennedy. London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co, Dublin : W. Curry and Co. DELCROIX'S ODONTO. " We do not hesitate to recommend, from experience, DEL_ CROIX'S ODONTO, or the Queen's own Dentifrice, as the most valuable means of purifying, preserving, and embellishing the Teeth and Gums, hitherto °rued to the Public."—Court Gazette. The Bouquet Duke of York is the last new fashionable perfume of the season 1844 ; but though the last, is not the least in perfection, as it happily combines the preceding excellence of all the royal bouquets, with the delicate and delicious fragrance •f 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. Dcicroix and Co., 158, New Bond.street, have pleasure In offoring th;s 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 genuine, particular attention is required in observing that No. 158, New J3ond.strect, London, be upon each case and every bottle, as worthless counterfeits, for the sake of profit, are sold by Druggists and Hairdressers in town and country. SEIAVING A LUXURY. PRICE and Co.cßYPOPHACol7Burpasses every soap ever invented for shaving. One trial will prove that the luxury of a good shave can be enjoyed only by those who use Price and Co.'s Rypophagon, which renders shaving (hitherto disagreeable and often painful) pleasant and easy. Prepared by Price and Co., 28, Lombard-street (late Price and GosneWs), and. sold , by Delcroix and ,Co., lb!?, New Bond-street, and nowhere else in London, price 3s. Bd. pgr pot, is. per square, I. in cakes for boxes Is. 6d. and 2r. 6d. ** -Mr. Price will have pleasure in presenting any brother traveller with a square of the Itypophagon gratuitously, who may Lombard- Street. the honour of a ...AI _at Montpel“er House, _`.lB, Lombard- GOOD FURNITURE AT MODERATE PRICES. 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OF ',HEALTH The manifold advantages to the heads of families from the possession of a Medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence and used with success in cases of t em p orary s i 'k. nes cccurring in families more or less every d.ar, are so obvious t o all, that no question caribe raised of its importance to every house holder hi the kingdom. From among numerous testimonials, the following is respectfully submitted : " 50 MR THOMAS PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. " 5, Cooper-street. Manchester, March 12, 18-12.7 " Sir,—l have much satisfaction in communicating to you the result of my experience, after repeated trials, of FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and I feel it but ju'tice to state, that in the course cf many years' trial of various Aperient Mt dicines, I have never found results at once salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from redundant bile, &c., &c., with so little inconve n i ence; I am, therefore, warranted indeclaring that they supply to me a means 'Ong wanting, of being ableto recommend to families, school and especially mercantile men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable re ource in an occasional medicine. And I shall take credit to rnyse I if', in giving this testimony, I am the means of mak ing FRAMPTON'S I'ILI.S more generally known and aprreciatod. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." The unprecedented sale of these tills, arising from the earnest re. Commendations of the many thou:ands who have derived benefit from their use, render any lengthened comment unnecessary, they are not put forth asa cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable,but for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well-lenown attend ants, Bilious and Sck Headache, Pain and Oppression after mea's, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, Spasms, ite. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain i s strength ; a 1 ealthy action of the Liver, Bowels, and Kidneys, will rapidly take place; and instead c f listnesness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, extending to good old age, will be the result of taking this medicine, aecording to the directions accompanying each box.. . . Sold by T. 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Silversmiths,l4, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, submit the prices of the following SILVER TEA cud C')FFEE SERVICES. The Cottage Pattern is ;•lain, standing on khellfeet, the Tea and Coffee Pot with a flower ornament on the ids. rho King's Pattern is richly cmhossed with flowers and scions. The shape of either is new and elegant. Cottage Pattern. King's Pattern. Strong Silver Tea P.t.., £l2 0 0 Strong Silver Tea Put— £l2 0 0 Ditto Sugar Basin Ditto Mil Ewer.,..., ,„ 410 0 Ditto Cream Ewer 5lO 0 Ditto Coffee Pot .., ...... 15 0 0 Ditto Coffee Pot ... Complete f 396 01 Comp!ete 4O 0 0 A variety of upwards of Fifty Tea and Coffee Services may be seen n the Show'-rooms, where may b , selected every article of Silver requisite for the sideboard or plate thest. Pamphlets of Prices, illustrated with sketches of the various articles, gratis, and forwarded, postage tYee, to any par of the 4ingdom. A. B. Savory and Sons, 14, Comb'll, London, opposite the Bank of England. PATRONISED BY HER MAJESTY, HIS ROYAL HIGH NESS PRINCE ALBER I`, THE ROYAL FAMILY, AND NOBILITY, AND THE SEVERAL SOVEREIGNS Ab•D COURTS OF EUROPE. ROWLAND'S MACASSOR OIL, for the Growth and Preserving and Beautifying the Human ll3ir. Price as. 6,1., 75., Family Bottles (equal to four small), 10s. ed., and double that size, 2ls. CAUTION.—The words " Rawland's Macassar Oil" are engraved on the Wrapp'r of each genuine bottle; and an the back of the Wrapper 1,500 times, containing 20,028 letters. Without this, " None are genuine." RO WLAND'S K A LYDON. or Improving and Beautifying the Skin and Complexion. Price Is. td. and Ss. fid. per bottle, duty included. HOWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL DENTRIFICE, renders the Teeth beautifully White, and preserves the Gums. Price 2s. stl. per box, duty included. CAUTION, Unprincipled Shopkeepers, for the sake of gaining a trifle more profit, vend the most delrterious compounds as the " pcnninti" MACASSAR OIL, K ALYDOR, and ODUNTO. It is therefore necessary mi purchasing either article, to see the word " ROW_ LAND'S" is on the Wrapper. For the protection of the l'ublic from fraul and the Honourable Commissioners of her Ma. jesty's Stamps have authorised the Pri;prictor's Signature to be en. graved en the Government Stamp thus A ItO SVLAND & SON, 2 HATTOI•7.GARDEN; which is affixed on the K ALYDtill and ODONTO. So'd by them an+l by Chemists and Perfumer=. • 4 All others are FRADULENT COUNTERFEITS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. TUESDAY NIGHT. We subjoin tLe promised details of the race fur the Ceiqrewitch:— Croton Oil jumped off with the lead at the top of his speed, but had not gone two hundred yards before Semi seria broke away, passed him, and in a few strides was at least five lengths in advance, her followers being Coal- Black Rose, Lightning, Jamal, Glossy, and several other light weights, Foig-a-ballagh and lonian lying in the rear, away from their horses. Semiseria went on with the running at a tremendous pace to the R.M. post, where she was beaten, and the lead for a moment was left with Coal-Black Rose and Jamal ; at the New , ground, however, Lightning went in front, Foig-a-bal lagh, who had joined the ruck of horses before they were through the gap, following him ; behind were the Emperor, Algernon, Vibration, and lonian and in thtir wake Venus. Lightning went down the hill with a clear lead, and had he been ridden judiciously, would have made a. most respectable finish, but, for want of a pull, was fairly run to a stand-still, and Foig-a -ballagh, galloping past him in the bottom, went on by himself, and won with the greatest ease, by three lengths, Lightning having swerved the moment he was headed. V e n us p asse d her horses in the bushes, and finished a bad third, the Emperor fourth, Algernon fifth, and Vibration sixth. The others were spread all over the course, and either walked Or cantered home, the last to reach the chair being Croton Oil, Heslington, and David. The Souvenir filly, William le Gros, and Scalteen, never could live the pace, and were beaten !be fore they had gone half a mile ; in short, in the opinion of those who had stationed themselves at the ditch, the race, from the moment Semiseria had given up the lead, was reduced to a match between Foig-a ballagh and Lightning, and any odds on the former from the bushes. Looking at it altogether —the weights, the distance, the pace, and the ease with which it was accomplished—we may safely de clare this to be the most extraordinary performance for a three years old that has ever been placed on record. The heavy rain that fell during the whole of the even ing was not a more effectual damper than the result of the race—none bat those immediately connected with the stable believed it possible that a three years old could win at such weights ; hence it was looked upon as "coin ing money" to bet against Foig-a-ballagh ; and the up shot is, that " the ring" is hit to the amount of at least 20,00011, of which Mr. Irwin alone wins upwards of 13,0001.1 To make matters worse, 25, 30, and 40 to 1 has been laid against the horse winning the Cesarewiteh and Cambridgeshire, and 1,000 to 12 against these events and the Grand Duke Michael. Two of them have come off in his favour, and for the third (the Cambridge shire) even betting between him and the field. After such an " agreeable surprise," the metallics were not much in request; the only bets, in fact, that were made were 50 even on oig-a-ballagh against The Cure, Rowena, Evenus, Walpole, Counsellor, and Sir Ab strupus for the Cambridgeshire, and 30 to 1 each against Connaught Ringer and Fitzallen for the Derby. The Ratan investigation was resumed after the races, and adjourned, • after a long sitting, until to-morrow morning. WEDNESDAY. The . rain p3urel down in torrents throughout the night, and did. not cease till nine o'clock this morning, producing a great change in the state of the turf, which became .thoroUghly softened. The Stewards resumed their inquiry into the Ratan affair, and continued thus engaged till twelve o'clock, when a further ad journment took place till after the races. It is extremely doubtful, however, whether any decision will be given during the present meeting. The gentlemen who are charged with betting against the horse on Sam Rogers's account had not been heard ; it is therefore impossible to form any opinion as to the probable result. The settling took place in the course of the day, and all passed off satisfactorily, with some few exceptions. The best judges have been deceived, and they .have paid dearly fur the pertinacity of their opinions. This and Mr. Tattersall's sales afforded ample sources of attraction till three o'clock, when the sports commenced, and came off in the following order:— The Town Plate of 501. for three yrs, 7st 41b; four yrs, Bst 41b; five yrs, Bst 111 b • six yrs and aged, 9st 11b. T.M.M. Winner to be sold for 200 L Mr. Booth's Priscilla Tomboy, 5 yrs (Sly) 0 1 Duke of Bedford's Robinia, 3 yrs Mr. J. Drake's Anonyme, 4 yrs " Lord Eglinton's Jamie Forest, aged ' 4 7 to 4 agst Jamie Forest, 2 to 1 agst Robinia, and 3 to 1 agst Priscilla Tomboy. Jamie Forest cut out the work to the cords, where Robinia and Priscilla Tomboy passed him, ran home together, and finished with a dead heat, AnonyTe, who was well up, beating Jamie by about a head. Fur the deciding heat, sto 4 was laid on Robinia. Won by half a length. The Steppingly Stakes of 50 soya. each. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Gully's Old Eng land, Bst 3lb (T Howlett) 1 Duke of Bedford's Prologue, Bst 71b 2 7 to 4 on Old England, who made all the running, but was challenged a few strides from the chair, and pressed i so closely, that Howlett had some difficulty in landing him first by a neck. Tho Bretby Stakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for two years old fillies, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of R.M. (14 Subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude (liars* PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. The weather this morning is very fine, and the sea comparatively smooth. The French st( am squaarou. with the Reine Amelie brig yacht, and La Favorite cut ' ter, left their anchorage this morning at a quarter past six o'clock for their own harbours. The Inflexible and Bello Poule sent up top-gallant masts and top-gallant yards this morning, and hoisted the blue peter For the rccal of all officers and seamen from the shore, as early as half-past six o'clock. 'The Belle Punic get under weigh at half-past eight, and the Inflexible at, half-past nine o'clock. They ware soon out cf sight. Saithead is now solely occupied .by British men-of-war. Tba line-of battle ships, St. Vincent. 120, Captain Rowley, flag of Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 13art. ; Caledapia, ►2O, Captain Milne ; and Queen, 110, Captain Martin, dill leave Spithead in a few days for a short cruise, and, to gether with the Albion, 90, Commodore LoAcyca, if they can fall in with her, try their sailing qualities. Rear- Admiral Bowles, C. 8., will vacate his seat at the Admi ralty for the time, and hoist his flag (blue, at the wizen) on board the St. Vincent, as Commands r-iiiCilief of the squadron. Captain Rowlay will not go out in his ship, the St. Vincent, on this cruise, but will remain ashore to assist his gallant father in the flag duties of the port, the very precarious health of Sir Charles render ing assistance in his office necessary. We are not aware whether the experimental brigs will join the squadron or form one of themselves : we should imagine the latter. Portsmouth has b'en the &serie of several shocking acci dents during the late rejoicings. On Monday, about half-past ten, a labourer in the dockyard, named Thomas Smut, was struck by a ladder, which was blown down by the violence of the wind, by which his skull was hor ribly fractured, and be died soon after being conveyed to Hasler Hospital. He was aged about sixty, and has been a number of years in the dockyard. Last evening, whilst the jury had retired to allow time for the Coroner to draw up his inquisitions in the ease of the accident on the King's Bastion, information was brought to the Coroner that a few doors off, at the sign of the Valiant Soldier, .an elderly man was standing at the .bar drinking, and talking about the French to the landlord, when he Yud denly vomited a mouthful of blood and 11:11upon the Boor a corpse. An inquest was bold upon the body thiaeven-! ing, and a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God " returned. A young woman was dragged out of the sea near Point beach on Sunday night, during the terrifc storm which prevailed about one o'clock ; which, toge ther with the two soldiers killed by the gam, and one at the same time severely iajured, and the accident board the Heine Amelie, form a catalogue of disasters seldom paralleled in so short a space of time in ot e locality. The pay-boat went out about twelve o'clock to take the advance wages to Spithead for five of the brigs. The wind to-day was, at daylight, 'totals-west, and this afternoon west-north-west, with every appear ance of a dry night. THE LATE SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE KING'S BASTION AT foBTSAIOUTIL TUESDAY, 9 P.m.—An inquest was hell this evenine, before Mr. Cooper, the Coroner for Portsmouth, on the bodies of the unfortunate young men, Michael Walker and Alexander Miller, gunners of the Royal Artillery, who were killed on Monday by the accidental disehar;.e of a gun they were loading whilst announcing the ar rival of her Majesty and the_King of the French at this port by a royal salute. The jury having viewed the bodies, which se ere idea tified by a comrade of the Royal Artillery corps,' • William Henry Bent was sworn, and deposed—He was a captain of the Royal Artillery, and commanded the detachment statroned at Portsmouth ; he was on duty on Monday, the 14th instant, on the liinfel Bas tion, on the Portsmouth lines ; the deceased men, Michael Walker and Alexander Miller, belor.ged to his company, and were under his command on the bastion. He was there for the , purpose of directing the royal salutes for ber Majesty Queen Victoria and the King of - the French on their arrival at Pot tsmputh. At about a quarter to four o'clock in the afternoor, in accordance with preconcerted signals, a salute was commenced firing:, and the deceased, together with akOttn r gunner, Archibald Guthrie, were on duty at No. 3 Sur. The gun had been once fired (there being only four guns on the bastion it was necessary to fire each gun fi e times, and one of them six, to produce a Royal salute). Ho was going to give the word of command to " when suddenly the gun was discharged without the Word. On the smoke clearing away, the bodies of the two . me! , Walker and Miller, were discovered lying on the ram part in front of the guns, at some distance from their !nuzzles each having an a r m t orn awa y, th e i r t hi g h s shattered, and Walker, his head horribly disfigured from the blast of . the powder. He had the bodies irrune diately conveyed t-) the works below the bastion, `and covered over. The bones protruded through the skins of the bodies, where the bat of the eharg,3 hal taken effect. By a juror—lt is usu.:l to stand upon the works to charge the guns upon the King's Bastion. By the ConoNEn—The guns mounted en the King's Bastion are 32-pounders. Witness—Walker was never heard to speak or utter any sound after the =idea. He examined the gun- im mediately after the aecidvnt, and theru was nu defect whatever in it. They are all new guns on the King's Bastion ; and, in order to prevent the possibility of cc:- eident, the sponge to clean out the guns IV:1s we:, and a bucket of water was kept close at hand to keep ti , e sponges well wet, notwithstanding the heavy rain whi,h was descending. His inference was, that a p'ece i f the flannel cartridge had remained in the gun after it was first discharged, which ignited the second charge on its being rammed home. By the Foreman—N,) blame whatever can possibly attach to the soldier who stopped the vent with - Ins thumb. The rammer was blown away, and has not yet been recovered. Cannot answer the question " whether the man who stopped the vent did his duty ?" is a very steady man, and was at his post. I believe he is thoroughly careful, and that no blame whatever attiaches to him. Ire is an old soldier, and has seen sere ice ; h e is a very good man, and understands his duty perfectly, John Saundenon was then called, and stated that he was master-gunner of the linos. He went on dutp.at the King's Bastion on the 14th inst. His duty was to see the guns loaded, under the direction of Capta;n Bent. He saw Miller and Walker. deceased, load No. 3 gun, having sponged it and turned the sponge. Archibald Guthrie had charge of the vent ; saw his hand over the breech, but could not tell whether his thumb was on the tent or not. He suddenly heard a discharge, without, the order to " tire," and on the smoke clearing away, .1:e saw the bodies of the two men, whom but a moment before he had observed loading the gun, lying on the rampart, blown to pieces. A similar accident occurred when saluting his Majesty William IV., as Lord High Admiral, in 1838 ; but then the gun was net well sponged, nor the v,2nt well served, whieb. doubtless, wa s the cause of the accident. (The other part of this wit- ness's testimony was merely corroborative of that given by Captain Bent.) Archibald Guthrie deposed—ls a gunner of the corps of Royal Artillery quartered in Portsmouth. Iles been gunner for nearly nineteen years. Was on duty on the King's Bastion on the 14th inst., and served the vent iff No. — 3 gun, the same which caused the accident. The bodie3which the jury had viewed were thosQ of:Michael Walker and Alexander Miller. Is No. 4 of No. 3 gun. The duty of the deceased was respectively to sponge and load, and his to serve the vent. The gun had been once fired, and ch.coased were engaged in reloading it. He had his thumb upon the vent, his bare thumb, when ti e gun exploded. He' saw the gun previously sponged by N 0.2, Alexander Miller. The sponge was carried to the breech, and it appeared to him the gun was properly sponged. Walker loaded the gun. Saw him put tie cartridge into the muzzle, and a few moments after . he did so witnessed it explode. There was scarcely time for the cartridge to have been thrust up to the breech Ix fore the explosion took place. He had his thumb upon the vent in the way in which gunners are taught to place their thumbs in serving the vent. The ignited wadding, &c., was flying about from the other guns as they were discharged, the wind was blowing so very strong at the time. Could not remember any accident having occurred in con sequence of the sparks or wadding from other guns hav ing blown into the muzzle of a loaded gun. It is the duty of Saunderson to see the guns are properly served. On the explosion taking place it blew his (witness's) thumb from off the vent and burnt it very much, laying it o from the hand to near the top (witness appeared with.te left arm in a sling). The deceased were blown from each side of the muzzle of the gun. his experience it a gunner did not enable him to explain accurately tie cause of the heartrending calamity. By a juror—Thinks such a circumstance might hare happened as a spark flying upon the flannel cartridge be fore being put into the gun. This being the principal evidence touching the Coroner direct cause of the death of the young men, t summed up, and the jury returned an unanimous verdict of " Accidental Death.' belong A Nvrtiostthaendbotwoa; o fl f n ge rs Walker,st c w k ,a, t ib e e g o u e pt t i l , i ik e o r b e au el i rpd e ti v o ed irdeam t y o a bout twelve o'clock on thebeach, y ards I b ti l i o t w he n m off ou n t o i r s t oi be t ra y n u m n e s r , i b t i h a u e v t enK)ei.iretj King' s s r e e n t n h a e f t o o i u o t n b n e d , r . i n members v O P ENING OF THE MANCHESTER CUSTOM-HOUSE. ( T's establishment was opened for business on Friday. Our readers are already aware that it is situate in Mosely-street, at No. 73, near to St. Peter's-square. The house is a spacious one, and the various rooms have been appropriated to the different offi.ces required. The establishment consists of a collector, comptroller , six clerks, a landing surveyor, t wo landino-waiters, lockers, &c. Mr. Powell, l a t e comptroller of the Customs at Newcastle, has been selected as collector ; and Mr. Shelly, late warehouse-keeper at Liverpool, has received the appointment of comptroller. It being desirable that the officers should be persons familiar with the business of custom., the majority o f th em , we un derstand, hav e been selected by the Commissioners of Customs from the Liverpool officers. As we have inti mated above, yesterday was . the first day of business ;, and though the fact had not been officially notified to the public, we understand that a considerable business was transacted. The building itself has undergone some alterations in the interior, to adapt it fur this new pur pose, and these are not yet wholly completed ; but, in the course of a few days, it will no doubt assume more the appearance externally of the important purpose to which' it i nv devoted.—Manchester Courier. Her AhjeAty Queen Adelaide has just forwarded, with her.accustomed lit rality, a donation of 25/. to the London Society An. the Protection of Young Females, of which society her Most Gracious Majesty has become the patroness. o f the ailder i fighter imble► pf tile r. Vi' risto tient; clod" 3901 114 0 use isre , ~ of odd rl*,