The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-12 00:00:00

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Now Dr. Pruner has stated that he saw one hundred and forty cases of plague,' and yet in this large number he was not (though impressed with the belief of contagion) able to detect a s i ng l e case o f a pat i ent h av i ng rec eived the disease in this manner." The author, a ft er po i nt i ng out t h e a b sur di t i es , con tradictions, and in cons i stenc i es o f t h e quarant i ne l aws , and particularly the monst rous a b sur di ty o f k ee pi ng a vessel in quarantine for twenty or thirty days, when ac cording to repeated observations the latent stage of the disease does not exceed ten days, and many say not half that time, concludes by entreating the President of the Board of Controul to exert his influence for the tho rough investigation of a subject of such paramount con cern to us in our relations with the Eastern World—so important to mankind at large, and to those eng a g e d i n commerce particularly, and so involving the happiness of all whom private or public interests connect with the Levant, and in this prayer we fully concur. BENTS inserted in the MORNING SUN will also , op.m.r in the EVENING EDITION without any EXTRA CRARGE. SUN OFFICE, 112 STRAND. T HE MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is now EXHIBITED at the EGYP TIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, by brilliant Artificial Light. Open from Ten in the Morning until Nine in the Evening, W 735 LONDON , MONDAY; AUGUST 12, 1839. PRICE sd. without iate — rmission. Admission One Shit ing each. No. 14.643 NA.TIONAL LOAN }l'U ND LIFE. AS SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. 67, New Buildings, North Bridge, Edinburgh; 36, Westmoreland-street, Dublin ; 28, South Ca t tle-street, Liverpool ; ;47, Princess -street, Manchester ; 9, Clare-street, Bristol ; And 14, New• Bond-street, Bath . Capital, 500,0001. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. PATRON —His Grace the DUKE of SOMERSET, F. R. S. CONTRACT FOR CLEANSING AND REPAIRING THE THEATRES. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCECOMPANY SHARES, &c. &c.Bgt. SALMON FISHING ON THE THAMES. LITERATURE. TWO WAYS OF DYING FOR .4 HUSBAND. BEDDING, &c. DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VICTUAL LING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, SOMERSET PLACE, AuGusr 9, 1 , 39. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXE CUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH AD MIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that or. THU asnAr, the 29th Lstant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for Cleansing and Repairing FLOCK BEDS and BOLSTERS and BLANKETS, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The season concluded last night. Farewell, for a LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 9. sl u mber Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 pes cent. Ashton and Oldham.. Average97l.lBo. sh. 129 ~082 41. A5hby.....e..1e..Z0...h A-.rage 1161.5 h 71 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl sh. 5 1,005 51 . Brecknock and Abergavenny ... . . l5O • oh' 9,0001 , 4(.0. 91 6s. Birmin g h am , 1 - 1 6th s h are Bfl. & 711. 1 000 Ditto and Liverpool 3unctl.l4 oh. 100 pd 600 Si, Bridgewater and Taunton .1001. sh. all pd 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater ............ 100/. sh. 500 481. C3ventry 1001. sh. 4.545 Croydon 2,060; 41. Os. Dudley - 100!.,h. 600 14i. Derby 1001. sh . 10,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 3,575; 4/, Ellesmere and Chester... Average 1331. sia. 231 62!. Erewash 'MI. sh. 1,297 301. Forth and Clyde ....Average 4001.165. GI. ~600 ICI Grand Junctior 2,6491 1/, Grand Union ........ ...14100,01..55. b h :1,500 Grand Surrey 1001. oh. 0,0001 4/. percent. Ditto (opti ona l) L oan , ....... .. . . lOO l. 3 096 600 13/.125. 9d. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 1721.135. 4d. 749 10/. Grantham 150/. sh. 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. fid. sh. 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 5.128 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 39/.185.10d. sh. 2,897: 301. Leeds and Liverpool ..................1001. sh. 5451 141. Leicester l4O/. sh. 1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver 631. 10 s. 2.400 101. Monmouthshire lOW .sh. 150 101. Melton Mowbray 100/. eh. 500 251. Mersey and lrwell 1001. sh. 3,000 IL 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 247 171. Neath 100/.sh. 2,400 51. Peak Forest Avet.ge about 78/. sh. 1,418 126. Regent's (or London) Av. 331. 16s. Bd. sh. 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 851. sh, 500 Si. Shropshire ,/251. sh. sao 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 1504 oh. 3,600!. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10s. sh. 5 7 0 0 0 0 4001/.. ShrewsburyStafforel an ..........d Worcester ............................ 300 91. Stourbridge . ..... -..... ...... ~ .... .1451. sh. 3,647 24 Os. Stratford-on-Avon Average 791.94. txl. sh. 533 16/. Swansea 100/. sh. 3,762 it. 15s. Severn and Wyc and Railway Av _ 351. s oh. 2.60015 h. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, i share IOW. h. 8049 1,0005h.1 161. 1,000,45h.5 930 15s. Warwick 'I hame s ana:ll6Mße;drwmaiynAhvamer..l.49rl... ................. AOC 31 .1, .. yriey and Essington 1•251. sh .Q. 6 ...... 6 5. , 0 0g 0 0 4 2 /. s ( s ls, Wilts WW' )a rwr c e a t 'c i, t d ''' ' B a'- *l e *; l : B s 1 rin'in Average g.h.lrn. . 6 . 7 A "/ . . v- .. . ... .. . os s hh h ... Wisbeach 105/. sh. 905 1,. Wey and Aruu 1104 h. DOCKS. On Friday last the Lord Mayor held a Court of Conservancy in the state barge, above Teddington, for the purpose of hearing an appeal made by two fisher men against the convictions of the Ma g i s t rates i n t h at ieighburhood in two penalties of 40s. each, for having fished for salmon in the stream of the river, contrary t o the Act of Parliament. The appeal excited a strong .aterest, for on the one hand the numerous fishermen sho obtain a scanty livelihood for their families in the iver, contended for a right, which they said they had , njoyed for a period, beyond which the memory of no ,iving man doth extend ; and on the other, several 4entlemen who are in the habit of angling opposed the xisting practices of the fishermen, as calculated to de troy, by their sweeping nature, the salmon fishing of that most prolific river altogether. The former de ;tared that the mode objected to is indispensable, as the tneans of sustaining life, while the latter insist that the ,vhole posterity of fishermen will be cut off if the bed if the river be allowed to be violated by the rude exer tions of the present race. The witnesses were kept some considerable time be yond the hour for holding the Court, in consequence of s strong gale of wind, which all the way from the Southwark Bridge, baffled the labours of the watermen When the Court was opened the lawyers disputed for some time as to whether the barge should be moored on the right or on the left side of the river, one side being in Surrey, the other in Middlesex, but the Lord Mayor put an end to the technical contest between these " learned Thebans," by declaring that he was sa tisfied his jurisdiction reached' from side to side, and comprehended the portion claimed by each county. Mr. GUY, the appellant's solicitor, proved the ser vice of notice upon the informer and witnesses for the conviction. Cunningham, Lcndon, 1839. The best of the two plays in this volume is that en titled " Bianca Visconti," in which there is considerable bustle and variety of incident, put together, however, in such a loose careless way that probability is outraged at every step of the progress of the plot. Thus a crafty and experienced courtier wishing to revenge himself on Francesco Sforza, a Condottiero, and afterwards Duke of Milan, breaks the subject abruptly, and without the slightest previous attempt at sounding him, to a giddy simpering poet, Pasquali, who—to make the absurdity still more glaring—has, but the instant before, been presenting an Epithalamium to the very man whom he is asked to murder! Again, Bianca, the wife of Sforza, who, at the opening of the play, is represented as being all gentleness and innocence—in fact, quite a pa ragon of womanhood—suddenly takes it into her head to become an accessory before the fact to the murder of her own brother Guilio, merely because he happens to be the unconscious means of keepinc , the Milan Dukedom from Sforza! And t o thi s crime she is a consenting party, when even her own husband, a stern warrior, utterly reckless of human life, shrinks from it with abhorrence, though it is his darling passion, am-, bition, that is to be the chief gainer by it ! It is fortu nate for Mr. Willis that it was an American audience before whom his drama was performed ; had it been an English one—such a one, at least, as Macready has lately been in the habit of appealing to—improbabili ties like those we have just spoken of, would have insured Bianca Visconti a most unequivocal and expeditious damnation. In justice, however, to the author, we must observe that the whole of his fourth act, and some portions of the fifth, are written with much spirit and elegance, and evince poetical faculties of no meats order. One of Bianca's soliloquies, in particular, is of the true, impassioned tragic character. But Mr. Willis should beware of attempting wit. Children shou . lds never play with edge-tools. His dialogues in the first act, between Pasquali and Fiametta, though intended to be infinitely facetious—to exhibit, indeed, quite a rapier play of wit, like the conversation between Jeremy and Valentine in Congreve's " Love for Love" —are a mere tissue of pertness and flippancy. time, the most delightful amusement ever invented since the spheres were launched in music upon the endless ocean of space! The audiences have been generally numerous, but we doubt if the undertaking has been as profitable as might be supposed ; for the expense of the company must have been enormous. Such singers as Grisi, Persiani, Rubini, Tamburini, and Lablache, to say nothing of Garcia and Mario, and such dancers as I'aglioni and the Elslers, cannot be obtained without a very large outlay. Laporte has done his utmost for the ;ratification of his subscribers and the public, and he deserves all possible praise and encouragement. The performances last night were Don Giovanni and the Gipsy, and we rejoice that the last night of the season was marked by such an immaculate opera. The cast, too, was equal to the music ; the time has certainly never been, and probably will never come, when it has been or can be heard to such advantage. The house, which was crowded in every nook and cor ner, did justice to both, and encored all the most charming pieces, so well known that we need not enume rate them. Ail the singers were in the finest voice, and their voices are the finest in the world. Her Majesty arrived at an early hour, attended as usual, and did not scruple to evince her gratification unequivocally. The Queen Dowager's box was vacant ; but the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Augusta did not fail to be pre sent, and the assemblage of nobility was so great that we cannot pretend to enumerate them. The Duke of Wellington was conspicuous, and was greeted by the audience ; and it was not a little singular to see him vis a vis in the same box with Lord Brougham. " God save the Queen" was sung at the end of the opera by Persiani, who took the first verse, by Rubini, Tamburini, and Lablache, who harmonized the second verse, and by Grisi, who gave the third. It was in stantly encored, and not the least vehement were the two Noblemen we have named—" the great Captain of the age," and the great leader of the Tories—for that now seems to be the duty the friend of Vote by Ballot and Extension of the Parliamentary Suffrage has taken upon himself—of such contradictory materials are we made. However, let us not mix politics and poetry. The ballet went off with the usual share of applause. We should have mentioned that her Majesty retired be fore the national anthem was given. —Observer. And for Cleansing HAMMOCKS and COTS. The Articles to be taken by the Contractor from her Ma jesty's Yard at Deptford, and to be returned by him into Store at the said Yard when Cleansed and Repaired. A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after one o'clock, on the day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorized in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Cleansing and Repairing Bedding," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by two re sponsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering, in the sum of 5001. for the due performance of the Contract. DIRECTORS. T. L AMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Burges Camac, K. C. S.l Robert Hollond, Esq. ,11. P. John Elliotson, 111. D. F. R. S. 'George Lungley, Esq. C. Farebrother Esq.,John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esii • • . Joseph Thomson, Esq. 100 135 Bfo 615 185 AUDITORS. br. Olinthus Gregory, F.R. A. S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. "PHYSICIAN—J. Elliohon, D• B• S.: SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. , F.R. A. S. _ the n ew pr i nc i ples of Life Assurance and Deferred An !ies, established by this Society. many essential advantages, besides that of securing a provision for a family or for old age, are gain e d b y the Assured, and thereby an additional value is givn to e ac h P olicy. prem iums nioll , payable a nnua lly, h a lf-y ear ly, quarterly, or 'InY , or in the increasing or c'ecreasing scales. Females assured at diminished rates. Extension of limits of travelling. ids in force seven rears not forfeited by suicide, and two thirds assured. of the premiums' paid at all times available to the amoTwo-thirds of the profits of the Society divided ANNUALLY gSt parties assured on the participating scale of Premiums. SPECIMENS OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES. TREATMENT OF MESSIEURS LOVETT AND COLLINS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir—Observing in Sour Warwick Assize Intelligence of this morning that Messrs. Lovett and Collins appealed in vain to the Learned Judge on passing sentence, for his order that the term of their imprisonment should not be on the felons' side but on the debtors' side of the prison, and inferring from his Lordship's remarks on the recent alterations in the prison laws, that the " amendments" are not improvements in respect of the present ea-e, nor such as the Whigs would have ap proved of, much less enforced or lauded others doing in the palmy days of " genuine Toryism," when they, the Whigs, were " the friends of the people," and in " opposition," of course, I beg leave most respect fully to state, with the view of obtaining for the prisoners the indulgence they ask, some few instances which have come under my own personal observation of a relaxation of the severities of prison discipline in fa vour of political offenders, seeing no reason why the present case should be made an exception, even by the Whigs. hal l‘ f, l irn. Ilchesterenry H G u a n n t i h confined r f d o fi r t t t o w d o p y eoaxr expressly r e s and sl y fora his accommodation, refloored, partitioned, and painted, with the addition of a cookhouse, &c. &c., ar.d a pri soner appointed to attend on him ; true, he complained, but it was more of the imprisonment, and the unhealthy situation of the gaol, than the nature of that imprison ment ; the gaol was indeed well compared to an " old hulk, moored in a swamp," but that comparison was in tended only to apply to its site—even Bridewell w as drawn too black SALE OF OLD STORES AT PLYMOUTH. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, A t7a. 10, 1539. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the JNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give notice, that on TUESDAY, the 3d of September next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, the Ad miral Superintendent will PUT UP TO SALE, in Her Majesty's Dock Yard at Plymouth, several Lots of OLD STORES, Consisting of Old Rope, Shakings, Spun Yarn, Unlayed Yarn, Hemp, Toppings, Tyers, Bands and Rakings, Oakum, Canvas, Old Iron, &c. &c. &c., all lying in the said Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Super intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and. Conditions of Sale may be had here, and at' the Yard. 112 138 150 111 7101 280 330 BENEFITS. Options Secured, on attaining the • alto of Sixty-five, by an Annual Premium of 2/. 124. tz! ,l Ann uit) Cash sV PREMIUMS. ITo secure, on Annuity.Elo 0 0 attaining the Cash 82 10 0 age of 05, the Policy 07 8 6 II option of • Pol' Payable Payable . in for - "' Payable annually. One Dis :2 - c% Sum. parity. 280 201 71e 28 Frederick Dennis, of Twickenham, the first witness called to establish the case, proved that on the Gth May last he saw four men in two punts, two being in each punt. The defendant James Kemp was in one, and the defendant Samuel Kemp was in the other. He saw them cast out a net, and drag it between the two boats from the place in which the barge, in which the Court was sitting, was at that moment stationed, down to the lock at Teddington. They kept nearly in the middle of the stream all the way. He thought the net was formed of different sized meshes, and that while it appeared they were six inches square Above water they were smaller beneath, where the mis chief was to be done. This witness underwent a very severe cross-examination by the appellant's solicitor, as to the difference between the meshes of the net. He declined to swear that the difference existed, but the net being produced testified against his belief on the subject, the meshes appearing to be identical in the upper part with those in the lower part of it. The appellant's solicitor contended that the 21st by-law under which the Magistrates had convicted, could not possibly apply to this case, for, if it did apply, no salmon could ever have been legally fished for in the Lord Mayor's jurisdiction, from Oxford to Ro chester. The words were " that at no period of the year should a salmon net be drawn between two boats in any gull or stream of the river." He should show that the place in which the net was drawn was not a gull or stream within the meaning of the by-law. The object of the law was to protect the salmon when they happened to get into rapid or stream where the current was so strong add the gull so narrow that if a net were drawn across it, no fish could, by any possibility, escape ; whereas, in the part of the river in which they then were stationed, the water was,almost still, and the stream was so deep that the fish so far from not being able to escape, could not, without the greatest difficulty, be caught. He stated, that as soon as the case should be disposed of, he had a petition to present to the Court from the watermen, setting forth that now that the salmon had left the river, the law should be altered as regarded the size of the meshes of the nets. He then called Robert Goddard, a man who stated himself to be 87 years of age. This witness stated that he had fished in the waters of the Thames for upwards of 70 years. That he had fished for salmon with a six inch net, above Twickenham from January to Septem ber, that there were five different places called salmon reaches, where the fishermen bad always been accus tomed to draw their nets ; that the place in which the barge was stationed, and to which the conviction re ferred, was one that from time antecedent to the pass ing of the by laws (1785) to the present no attempt had been ever made to interfere with the rights of the poor men ; that the water-bailiff had often boarded his boat and measured hisnet,but finding that the meshes ofit were six inches square, never objected to his fishing, and that there but three gulls between the place of present dispute and Staines. The witness further stated that a gull was a shallow caused by the accumulation of the gravel, which got together to such an extent as to in jure the navigation of the river, so that while in some places boats would often run aground, in other places the stream would run with great rapidity, without float ing the barge. That was called the stream, and the the gu s l t i r . eam lrh o e f gull. Courtp th a e s s r a , igveer was,t butwh e e n n oa t td di b ne e dt t h, w ea e t e s n ttrhea w atm a m s co c rme a a l e l t e ne d td bn t h y e a ii John Henessey of Twickenham, also a very old man, • was the next witness called for the defence. He stated that he had fished for salmon in the disputed spot above a thousand times, and had never before heard any such bother or quarrelling in his life, and he believed that there i would be no noise or disagreement at the pre -11 se nt time fit were not for the new society of gentle men who were so anxious to take care of the fish that 4 , s o oner than disturb them, they would see the fishermen 5 without fish, or anything else, to satisfy the cravings of SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS. Notice is hereby given, that the 1-1 ALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY will be holden (pursuant to Act of Parliament) at the Office of the Company, on THURSDAY, the 29th day of August instant, at One o'Clock precisely. ?{) 4 4-87L 7 1; E 77 7 . 1. ' E. s. i d. 0 0 d o .25 ' 2O 9 111114 11 0 46c 0 0 .20 I 0 lc; 11 1 0 ( 4 -( 1 ' 73 11 3 0 i n 10 221 0 0 30 fl 10 6 16 , 19 4 10 ' 9 B 115 5 0 136 00 40 11 7 27 3 t Aho Annuities commencing at the Ages of 50, 55, and 60. wo-third s o f the Premiums paid, returnable, in case o f pre %at ure death, tort?. ediate A nnu i ties for all ages, granted on very f avoura bl e ,clock. Board o with a Medical Officer is in daily attendan ce rt two Pros e ct uses may b e h a d a t th e Offices, •or any of the nches or Agents in the principal Towns. F. FERGUSON CAINIROUX, Secretary. EASTER N ERA scH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe. HYAM HYAMS, Manager. GEORGE SAINTSBURY, Secretary. Southampton Dock Office, 19, Bishopsgite-street Within, London, Bth August, 1839. THE MABIN 0 GION. Longman, London, 1839. The days, we fear, are gone by for ever when tales of enchantment, like those in the work before us, exer cised a spell over the imagination of their readers. We have shaken off that credulity, which formed so large a portion of the boasted wisdom of our ancestors, and no longer hold in orthodox awe and horror the sayings and doings of witches, sorcerers, and the like. Even the nursery has learned to repudiate the marvels contained in the " Seven Champions of Christendom," and the records of the " Knights of the Round Table," and we doubt much whether even the " Arabian Nights" will be able to maintain its ground for twenty years longer. We are now all for matters-of-fact, and read and relish nothing but what has truth, or the sem blance of truth, to recommend it. Steam boats and rail-roads, which are fast making one large family of the whole human race, have left us nothing to admire or wonder at. The Alabinogion, therefore—which is a translation, by Lady Charlotte Guest, from ancient Welch manuscripts—has, we ap prehend, fallen on evil times. Still, we cannot but believe that there are many readers for whom its tales of chivalry and enchantment will possess great attrac tion, founded, as they all are, on traditions and legends which, centuries ago, were the popular belief in many parts of England, and generally throughout the Prin cipality. As such, they are well worthy the perusal of those who take a philosophical interest in marking, what Gibbon calls " the slow, hesitating progress " of intelligence and civilization. The book is got up in an uncommonly handsome style ; and is embellished with a profusion of clever engravings. HAYMARKET. OPENING of the BIRMINGHAM and DERBY JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Public is respectfully informed that on and after MON DAY, the 12th of August inst., the Trains of this Company will start from the Station of the London and Birmingham Railway, in Birmingham, and from the Company's Station in Derby, and also that passengers between London and Derby may be booked throughout, as below mentioned: — HOURS OF DEPARTURE. FROM BIRMINGIJAM. FROM DERBY. 1-1. M. " 11. H. 7 30 morning. 7 0 morning. 1 0 afternoon. 11 30 ditto. 6 30 ditto. 4 30 afternoon. TRAINS. Webster goes on his way rejoicing. We visited this theatre on Sat urdiy, and were happy to find that his indefatigable exertions are duly appreciated and re warded by the public. The theatre was crowded, and we feel certain that the balance sheet of the Haymar ket treasury, exhibits a very different appearance from that of the national one, for which Mr. Spring Rice deplores a considerable deficiency. Mr. B. Webster, judging from appearances, must rejoice over a by no means inconsiderable surplus. The acting of Farrell, in the Village Doctor, is be yond all praise, it is absolutely perfect, it would be im possible to suggest or imagine a single alteration of tone or gesture which would not mar its effect. He carries his audience with him completely, in all his transitions Sir Charles Woolesley, for attending a meeting at Stockport, was sentenced to a lengthened imprison ment in Abingdon Gaol, but such an imprisonment would be a paradise to many, his cell the grand jury room—his walks extending to the promenade and gar dens, which I believe skirt the river, and no restriction as to time, or number of visitors, so that even I have often remained with him till 10 o'clock at night. Messrs. Lewis and Davison confined in Oakham Goal had very comfortable rooms, equal I should say to the Governor's, with little or no restriction as to visitors. Messrs. Bamford, Johnson, and Healey, at Lincoln Castle had not merely rooms on the debtors' side, but separate rooms, if not an intire gallery or suite of rooms, with the range of the Castle yard, and free ad mission to visitors from 8 is the morning to 9 at night. others might be named, even Sir F. Burdett, for an offence differing little from that of Collins and Lovett ; and lately Carlyle for a " libellous article inciting - to incendiarism" confined to the Compter, &c. &c. I have stated my object in thus addressing you, and I would further add, that the question is not merely one of time or place of confinement, but also as to the nature of it, for if prisoners are confined with felons, they must of necessity have felons' treatment ; but amongst debtors the prison rules are different b o th as to personal comforts and the admission of friends, in all the r Fill the stated, even debtors' rules were relaxed. ill the Whigs now do less? I am, Sir, yours, &c. Aug. 9, 1839. R. T. W. tiCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 34, Bridge -street, Blackfriars, London. Established in 1893. 4, T he LOWEST RAT ES of PREMIUMS that entitle Par ile,to a pa r ti c i pation in the profits. 16/.r he Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to conclitcent. on the premiums then paid ; and recently a ge nus has been awarded amounting on the average, to 311. P e r tent. on the premiums aid durin the last five years. All Assurances effected on l3 the equalscale of rates during this In year ( participate 1844. .) will • ' in the profits at the next division Police s on the lives of Persons dying by suicide, duelling, or thety h ands of justice are not void, as respects the interests of rar ties to whom they may have been legally assigned. Assurances may be effected on any and every day. By order of the- Board of Directors, JOHN KNOWLES, Resident Director. SUNDAY FROM BIRMIN6MAM. H. M. 7 30 morning. 7 0 afternoon. Coaches to Nottingham,l Sheffield, Leeds, York, and all parts of the North, will leave Derby immediately on the arri val of each train. FROM DERBY. H. 21. 7 0 morning. 7 0 afternoon. Coaches from Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, York, and all parts of the North, will arrive in Derby in time for each train. " From grave to gay, from lively to severe," and, like a potent magician, commands tears or laughter at pleasure. We can promise all admirers of the drama a rich treat in Farren's Pierre Boncceur. None such should omit consulting the Village Doctor at the Hay market. The Village Doctor was preceded by Buck stone's new comedy of Single Life, and succeeded by the established favourite of the same author, entitled Married Life. These comedies are both exceedingly amusing and succeeded in eliciting that most delightful of all ap clause to the ears of a comic author, loud, unrestrained, and oft-repeated bursts of laughter. Each is so admirable in its kind, that it is hard to decide between the two—but as our bachelor days are over, we feel in duty bound to give the preference to Married over Single Lift. Web ster, unlike many others, is not spoiled by public favour. He relaxes not in his exertions, but is as energetic as ever in catering for the amusement of his patrons. We are happy to perceive that he has succeeded in securing the Powerful services of the best Irish actor of the day, who appears on Monday, in King O'Neill and the Irish Lion. FARES. Ist Class. 2d Class. 3d Class. Between Birmingham and Derby... 10s. is. ss. Od. Between Hampton and Derby ...... Bs. 6s. 4s. 6d. DERBY TO LONDON. BRITISH COLONIAL BANK AND LOAN COMPANY. Office, 13, St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard-street. Capital 1,000,0001., in 25,c00 Shares of 401. each. DIRECTORS. The Ri g ht H on . Si r R. Wilmot Horton, Bart., Chairman. The Right Hon. Thomas P. Courtenay, Deputy Chairman. Sir William de Bathe, Bart. Thomas Joplin, Esq. Robert John Bunyon, Esq. Geo. Alfred Muskett,Esq.,M.P. Sir Herbert Compton , Sir Francis Shuckburgh, Bart. Emanuel Cooper, Esq. ,William Sloane, Esq. William Cory, Esq. 'James Stewart, Esq., M.P. Andrew Tucker Follett, Esq. 'Newman Smith, Esq. Colonel Sir William Gossett 'Thomas Teed, Esq. SouciToas—Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London. Passengers may be booked through from Derby to London by the trains leaving Derby, vie.:— H. M. H. m. at 11 30 Morning. at 4 30 Afternoon. LONDON TO DERBY. _ Passengers may be hooked in London throughout to Derby, by the trains leaving the Euston-square Station of the London and Birmingham Company, viz.:— H. M. H. M. at el 45 Morning. at 2 0 Afternoon. FARES. Ist Class. 2d Class. Between London and Derby... ...... £1 15 0 £1 4 0 By Order, THOMAS KELL, Secretary. Birmingham, August 3, 1839. PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT ANIMALS. Tegg, London, 1839. We have often had occasion to praise the tact and skill with which Peter adapts his works to the compre hension of his juyenile readers ; and these qualities were never more conspicuous than they are in the ele gant little duodecimo before us, which gives details, conveyed in the simplest and most intelligible manner possible, illustrative of the manners, habits, peculiarities, and so forth, of the various classes of birds, beasts, and reptiles. The volume is emblished with numerous engravings, most of which are of a superior order of merit, and is enlivened with a choice variety of amusing and pertinent anecdotes. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Wright, Esq. This Company, in addition to other sources of profit, is esta blished for the purpose of supplying capital to the Australa sian Colonies, where from 101. to 15/. per cent. can be obtained on undoubted securities. Prospectuses may be had at 13, St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard street, London; and at most of the principal Joint Stock Banks and their branches in London, and throughout the country, !here deposits of 21. per share will be received from parties de sirous of becoming shareholders. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, AUG. B.—Yesterday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, a terrible storm, with hailstones of extraordinary size, burst over the town of Arlon and the environs. Almost every pane of glass is broken— entire roofs are blown off—all the standing crops are laid waste—and the inhabitants of the country are in despair. The loss cannot yet be estimated. No such storm has occurred in the country within the memory of man. At Virton the disaster commenced at half past four. Some of the hailstones were as large as eggs ; they were driven by a most impetuous wind. All the corn, potatoes, and fruit are destroyed. A letter from Hichtel, in Limburg, dated August 5, says :—" Yesterday, at half-past four, during a violent storm, such a quantity of hail fell that all the standing corn in the commune of Helchtren, and in the north part of that of Honthalen, was destroyed. BRUSSELS, AUGUST 9.—By a resolution of the 19th day of April, the King, with a view to I to protect the improvement of the breed of horses in Belgium, instituted horse races, and especially of horses bred is the kingdom, assigning a sum of 20,000 francs per annum, to be distributed in prizes. His Majesty, by this decree, directed the Minister of the Interior to make the necessary regulations for carrying it into effect. A committee was appointed to draw up these resolutions which have just been approved of and published in the Moniteur. It is said that the society for the encouragement of horse racing ; and the horse racing society of Brussels, will add several prizes to those given by the Govern ment and the King. These races, which will take place during the fetes in September, promise, therefore, to be brilliant. A letter from Antwerp of the Bth informs us that the the storm of the 7th, which did such damage at Arlon, was equally severe at Antwerp, and in the environs ; on the morning of the Bth, the inhabitants were waked trom . their sleep by a terrible thunder storm , a nd showers of immense hail stones, from an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, which continued 30 minutes. The damage done in the city and in the surrounding country is GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE AS SUR Y, No. 11, Lombard-street ANCE , at theEntrance COMPAN of the Old Post Office, London. DIRECORS. RO WLAND MITCHELL, T Esq., Chairman. „, JOHN W. BUCKLE, Esq., Deputy Chairman "• C Brandrarn Esq. George Lys% Esq. John Dixon, Esq: sq. Stewart Alarjoribanks, Esq. ,Ny4ll l ! m D. Dowson, Esq. John Martin, Esq., DI. P. _ Is Hart Dyke, Esq. Robert Mitford, Esq. sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. N' icholas Garr Thomson y, Es q' John G. Ravenshaw, Esq. Hanley, Jun., Esq. John Shore, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John L och, Esq. q. James Tulloch, Esq. BURCH'S IRISH LINEN, SHIRT, and OUTFITTING WAREHOUSE. Established 1806. An extensive Stock of IRISH LINEN SHEETING and TABLE LINEN, in any quantity, warranted for,durability, and without any mixture of Cotton, at the lowest possible prices. Shirts made to order, in the newest fashion, so is to ensure a good fit. Every quality kept washed for imme diate use. Ladies' and Children's Ready-made Linen. Outfits executed with Tromptitude and economy. Stocks in great variety, at VERY LOW PRICES. Welch Flannels and Long Cloths of the best fabrics. Avis aux etrangeres:—Tous les articles sont de la premiere qualite et a des prix fixes. 35, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, BLOOMSBURY, AUDITORS. A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. In the Life Department,a Bonus was declared in June, 1829, exceeding One per Cet per Annum on the Sums in sured, on an average of the different Ages; and a second Bonus Of I . l early _mount was declared in June, 1836. At each period the Bonuses allotted to the different Policies averaged rather more tha n 28 per Cent. on the amounts o f P remiu ms paid thereon during the preceding seven years. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary. PROTESTANT DISSENTERS AND GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE No ASSURANCE COMPANY. . 62, KING WILLIANI- ST PEET, LONDON-BRIDGE, LONDON. Capital, One eAii William T. BbZ s TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. George Bousfieee ld, Esq: . Charles Hindley, Esq. , M.P. Thomas Ch a lli s, Esq Thomas Piper, Esq. Andrew Caldecott, Esq. John Pirie, Esq., Ald. John Easthope Esq P Thomas P. v S l i l m ie p r s s on A , l E .p s . q. John Ed Hon. C. • __ger, E sq. John Wilks, Esq. J oseph Fletcher, Es Richard Hall' E q. Edward Wilson, Esq. ter, . 4 . Thomas Wilson, Esq. SR CRETARY-Dr. Thomas Price. The PROTESTANT DISSENTERS' and GENERAL LIFE and FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY has been established with the view of calling the attention of a numerous and influential section of the community to the importance of providing, by me ans o f Lif e Assurances, f or t h e f u t ure i n terest tt;t4eir families. It was thought that an Institution bearing own name, and conducted principally by well-known atemeers of th e Di ssent i ng Body, would be more likely to effect this object than other Offices previously existing. The following are among the distinctive features of the Company :- 1. One -tenth of the entire profits is appropriated by the Deed of Settlement to reducing the premiums payable for Insuring the Lives of Dissenting and Methodist Ministers, or in other ways similarly beneficial to their Families. 2. Certificates of Age and Character, and of the amount of Loss in case of Fire, not required from Clergymen and Church wardens 3. A Table of Premiums for Policies payable at the age of s 'ztY, or of Annuities to commence at that period suitable to the case of superannuated Ministers, and of other professional men, LONDON. OxYGENOUS AERATED WATER SEARLE'S PATENT. THIS most Salutary Beverage is a condensed and sparkling solution of VITAL AIR, as it exist. in the Nitrous Oxide of Sir Humphry Davy, and possesses in a mo derate degeee the exhilarating properties of that Gas upon the System. It is accordingly recommended to the DEPRESSED in SPIRITS, to the DEBILITATED, and to the EX HAUSTED by fatigue, ton late hours, or intense application to business. The sufferers by ASTHMA and *he DYSPEP TIC, have derived singular benefit by its use, as well as the CONSUMPTIVE. It possesses also the antacid qualities of SODA WATER, and may be taken at all times by the most delicate. Manufactured by the Patentee, No. 8, Fitzroy street, and Sold at 6s. per dozen, by all respectable Chemists in London, and by Poole, Brighton; Maddock, Tonbridge Wells ; Twenborrow, Leamington ; Tylee and Co., Bath ; Ferris and Co., Bristol ; Spence, York ; Law, Manchester ; Greville, Northampton ; and Baker, Edinburgh. 0 110 te nd 0 11 te immense. The Echo du Luxemboury brings us further details of the damage done at Arlon and the environs. TURKISH FRONTIERS, JULY 2d Russia has de clined the proposal of the Austr►an cabinet to make Vienna the central point for the discussion of the af fairs of the East. It is reported that the note on the subject observes, that if the Sultan Mahmoud had lived, Russia would have readily consented, but after his death, considering the extraordinary situation of the Turkish empire, a power which is so deeply in terested as Russia cannot with propriety tie up its own hands. 'LAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. Copy of a Letter from the Chevalier De la Garde, Chamberlain to Stanislaus, late King of Poland, (To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, London.) No. 20, Vere-street. Dec. 11, ISIS Stn,—l feel myself bound by the duty I owe to my fellow—creatures to • request that you will publish the following most extraor dinary effects of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. For a period of 30 years I have suffered more than I can well express, hut at all times have avoided taking advertised remedies, having a power ful antipathy to them, until a few months since, after having been laid up for 22 weeks of an attack of Rheumatic Gout, principally confined to the feet, but at times it travelled to various parts of the. frame, and then returning again with accumulated force to the extre mities, and to such a degree that I was delirious for five d tys and nights. I now say that, fortunately I was induced to try Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills ; and, with truth, I assure yourself and the pub lic that, in less than 24 hours, I was free from pain; and by the time 1 had taken half a box, the inflamation and swelling had disappeared. I have the pleasure of adding that my general health has in no way suffered, and that the effects of Blair's Pills were imperceptible. I am, _Sir, your obedient servant, THE CHEVALIER DE LA GARDE. _ . : 00 0 " tb' ele4" 4. The lowest rates of Premiums consistent with security Mild the payment of Policies, guaranteed by a capital of One lion. The testimonials of the astonishing effects of this Medicine are universally accompanied by the fact, that no inconvenience of any sort attends its administration, but that the patient, without feeling the operation of the medicine, is universally left in a stronger and better state of health than experienced previous to being afflicted with this d sease ; and in all cases of acute suffering, great relief is obtained in a few hours, and a cure is generally effected in two or three days. This ♦aluable discovery is sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Lon don ; and, by his appointment, by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box, Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, and observe the Name and Address of "Thomas Prout, 9.29, Stran , , London," impressed upon the Government Stamp Jinxed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. no .. 0' 90,000 L 5 . Tw o Tables of Premiums, the one giving an interest in the profits of the Company, the other not. 6. Every facility given on moderate terms, to persons going beyond the prescribed limits of their policy. 7. Premiums may be paid, either annually, half-yearly, or quarteriy, in a limited number of payments, or in one sum. 8. Leans advanced on Policies of the value of 50/., or Poli cies purchased on liberal terms. 9. All Claims payable Three Months after satisfactory proof of Idoea.thNo earlier,eoriaitce v on deduction required. deduc tionof Discount. Prospectuses, with every variety o f T a bl es, may b e h a d b y application a t the Offices, or at any of th e B ranc h es , w hi c h are established in most of the principal Towns of the United King dom Fire Policies issued at the reduced rates. No charge for I Policies on 3001 . and upw ar d s, nor on the transfer of Policies from other Offices. L ONDON TRADESTOCK S' --------- JOI BANKING C°I"PANYNT 34 GRACECHURCH-STREET, A u . Shares in this All Persons who have paid a Deposit onlyGus'r'. 7, 1839. • Bank, are respectfully reminded that all Sh are o s i :up? i r t i io w n hi t c o h the t call of 2/. per Share has not been paid, i n ain:eadlieableut4o forfeitur e ' (which said cal Deposit of 11. per S n. h o, a . re la p st re p vi a o s u o sl , y was due January 14, and that it is essentially necessary such said call of 21. p e g Share should be immediately paid, in order t o i nsure a qualifir cation to vote at any meeting for choice of Dir ec t ors, or at an" General Meeting to be held on the Business of the Company.Y HULL STEAMERS. THE HUMBER UNION COMPANY'S First Class Steamers, WATER-WITCH, VIVID, and W ILBERFORCE, unrivalled for Speed, Safety, and Accom modation, start from alongside St. Katherine's Steam Wharf every TURSDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY Mornings at Eight o'Clock precisely, and return from HULL every Mox- DAT, WEDNES DAY, and FRID-XY, at Four o'Clock in the after noon. Observe, in consequence of the great Speed of these Packets they genera'.] arrive at HULL in time for all River steamers.yor further particulars apply at the Company's Office, 41, Fish -street Hill Corner, Monument Yard ; Mr. Underwood, 56, Haymarket; or at St. Katherine's Steam Wharf, where Pusengers, Horses, and Carriaes are embarked and landed andd mcouvenience all times of the Tide, thereby avoiding ' the danger, confusion, description. arising from the use of Small Boats of any 18;69.9. AI3E LL, Agent, 41, Fi s h_ EDWARD Hill, Lond on , E A D Z D u A st R B, 8 PUBLICATIONS. On Thursday next, in 3 Vols., post Bvo., CONFESSIONS OF A THUG By CAPAIN MEADOWS TAYLOR, Of the Service of H. H. the Nizam. PA LADORE—I have heard, have read bold fables of enormity Devised to make men wonder ; but this hardness Transcends all fiction. —.LAW OF LOMBA RDY. Richard Bentley, New Burlington -street. PROFESSIONAL RECORDS; OR,MARRIAGE MEDI CALLY CONSIDERED. An Original Thesis (in a sealed envelop). Price 55., N MARRIAGE—its Intent, Obligations, and Phyzical and Constitutional Disqualifications; with Illus trations graphic, narrative, and remediate. Also, by the same Author, A RATIONAL EXPOSITION of the TREATMENT of MORBID SECRETIONS, Stricture, and Irritability of the Uretha, and other infirmities of the reproductive system; with numerou s cases an d woo d cu ts, entitled Medical Coil sultations, P r i ce 2 s. 6d . Sherwood, 23, P a t ernoster •row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet street ; Harri s , 25, Bow-street • Baths, 23, New Bond - street , and Smith, druggist' , 48 Lothhu ' ry, City. it ----- AturaDduesigTie, butchers, TßADE " at ieirs °n Tal-idasllrs several were summo ne d to Hatton-garden police office by Mr. Reeve, inspector of we i g h ts an d measures, c h arge d wi th having f a l se weights and scales in their possession. They TRADESMEN.—On and col u e rc e ay , were severally convicted in the penalty of 51. and costs, Mr. Benett observing that if tradespeople would attempt to derive profit f rom such a mode of doing business they must Suffer for it, as th e M agistrates were determined to inflict \ severe penalties. Mo s t o f t h e defendants pleaded " Guilty, " but " Not guilty to the best of their knowledge." Reschid Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador in London, has two months given him to return to Constantinople, and to enter on the department of Foreign Affairs. He has a great party in the Divan against him, but Khos rew Pacha is his declared friend. FRONTIERS OF MONTENEGRO, JULY 19.—0 n the 13th of this month about 2,000 Montenegrins passed the Austrian frontier at Gospodea, under the pretext of go ing on a predatory excursion against the Spizzanots of the Pachalic of Scutaria, with whom they but very lately made peace. Nothing is known of the result of this enterprise, which is another proof of how the Montene grins and their Vladika trample under foot, when their fancy takes them, the most solemn promises " to re frain from any violation of the Austrian territory." It is, therefore, not to be wondered at if the inhabitants of the circle of Cattaro most ardently wish that this state of things may be put an end to by energetic mea vres. The news of the death of the Sultan has ex cited but little sensation in Bosnia and Hergogowina. But little sympathy was manifested for the lake sove reign, and not mueli'more for the present Government. These provinces are well-known as the seat of rigid Mahomedanism, to which almost all the principal inha bitants are espoused, hence their firm opposition to all new forms. Some persons think that there is in many parts an inclination towards Mehemet Ali. At present, however, perfect tranquillity prevails both in Bosnia and Hergogowina. The Algemeine Zeitung of the sth and 6th of June has no news relative to the affairs of the East, either from Vienna, Constantinople, or Alexandria. BELGIAN f , UNDS—BaussaLo, AUGUST t Actual DOA, 2 per Cent. Rothachild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. :3 per Cent. 71% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent ll6 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent National Society —Brussels Papers, August 9. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViElgsls, Are. 1. Five por Cents. Matalliques Fear per Cents. Three par Cents. tiank Shares —Allgemeine Zeitung, August 6 ----- THE QUEEN'S BENCH AND FLEET PRI-- SONS.—A paragraph appeared in the Morning Chronicle on Saturday, stating that the prisoners in the Fleet prison were about to be removed to the Queen's Bench prison, and alleging that a great expense would thereby be saved to the public. This is utterly at variance with the fact, as no alteration whatever can take place in these prisons without the authority of an Act of Parliament ; and so far from the expenses of the prisons being burdensome to • the public, they are defrayed out of the fees and emolu merits of the Marshal and Warden.— Observer. 4,600 & 3 3p. c. Commerc al ..1.001.5h. 661 1,06515 h.) . ........ East and West India ....Stock 1113 ,239,310.1/. 60s. p.c t . St o ck 661 101 2.209 21. I 9 s. Bristol 69,324/. 5/.per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts DLoitntdoo Fronds 113 1,352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 1091 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years lo '- "0 500 D e ptford Pier BRIDGES. 1,600 His. Harnmersm , ti 5O/.5h. 21 7,201 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. 15s. Dit to, New, of 71 f, cent. 5,000 ... ...... Water l o o 100/. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8!. 6O/. pd 23 5,000 I9s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 21 (0,000/ 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O 5,848 17s 50,00050000Vauxhall ......... ~.Avrage 70/. 10s. 3d. sh. 251 ASSURANCF COMPANIES. 2 , 00 0 3110 s Albion .......................... 500/. sh. 501. pd 73 5 per cent, 1 100/. sh. 5/. pd 61 Ditto,Alrian c:lßair.!ilt,iesn &Foreignloo/. sh. 101/. pd 15 1 6 p n e d r CZ.501. sh. 51. pd 151 24,000 11. per sh. Atlas .........••• . 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 50/, sh. 5/. pd 6 1,200 ish. Si. Birmingham l' ire ...... 250 1. sh. 551 . pd 1071 20,000 41 per cent. British Fire 12,000 6/, per cent. British Com mercial .. 5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical & M edi.:l•l Life, 100 /.sh 100/. . sh. 2/10s 10/. pd 42 4,000 2/ 100 County ........................ 20,000 ss. Eagle ......... . 50/. sh. 51. pd 51 d 4 2 ,,,, r 5 per cent./ - /and 30/ bs. 00/. sh. all pd 22 2,271 225. per cent. European Lil ' 20/. sh. 21. pd It 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 1 ,000,000/. 61 :1. r ct Globe Stock 1314 E cono mic bits , ............ 1000 /. sh. 250/. p d 406 20,000 Guardian... .................. 100/. sh. 2711 pd 374 40,000 s. (id. Hope. .. . ..... e 500/. sh. 50/. pd 1371 ... . 50/. sh. 51. pd 51 2 ,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fir 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 100/. sh. 10/. pd 10 1 13,4511 41. per cent. Indemnity Marine 100/. eh. 81. 92 pd 25 2,020 31 10s Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd pd 79 3/. Ditto Life. 501. 10 ,000 16s. Law Life . , ...................... 100/. sh. 10/. pd 291 3 ,900 10s. London, 5,0151 10s. London, Fi re ............ 25/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd ISt 1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sit. 500,000/. • National Loan Fun d 2/. ss. pd 11 Ship ........... .251. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18 1 30,0(10 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 2!. pd 21 8s 50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fite 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 16i, Od 2,500 11. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 101. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1/. pd 61 89,220/ 5/. per cent. Roy a l Exchange Stock... 228 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 74 JOINT STOCK BANKs, 25 , 0 00 8 per cent. Agric. and Cum. of Ireland 25/. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australasia 4Ol. sh. 40/. pd 69 1e,...0ne 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 10/. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank.... 504 sh. 10/. pd 234 31,000 5 per cent. L on d on an d Weetminsterloo l . sh. 201. p d 231 60,000 Si, London Joint Stock. 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 121 3,000 4 per c e n t. L ancas t er ..... .. lOOl. sh. 20/ . p d 30 25.000 ......, ..... Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 23 1 50,000 71 per eent Manchester mid Liver-1 50/.sh. 15/ pd 1 24 pool District 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester. 1001. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of I relandloo/. sh. 25/. pd 451 50, ,, C0 National Bank of Ireland 5.1. sh. 171/. pd 17 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1001. sh. 351. pd 361 111,000 Ditto New lO/. oh. 10/. pd - 10,000 ..... .... Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd 10 „„„ r5/.percent.'l Ditto Provincial 5 . - Land Bs. 6s. j .01. sh. 19 pd 25 928 51 10s Birmingham 5O/. sh. CM 1,250 210 s Bristol 2 0 ,. sh. 36 2,250 3/ 103 Brighton 2O/. sh. 11 750 31 lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 17 4,000 61. 10s. Continental Consolidated 75/. 621/. 195 pd 15,5 1,000 10 /. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd LOOO 61. Ditto, New 4,000 3/. Os. Equitable 5O/. pd !26 10,1(00 21 per cent. Imperial 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 10 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 5' 9,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 50/. sh. 39/ pd 2i 1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 801 ' pd 61 4,000 South Metropolitan 5O/. sh. 19/. pd 1' 8,200 4/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 46/. pd 34 210 5/, per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 51 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 2 2,0110 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12, Ditto New 5( 1. sh. 10/. pd 1 780 5/. per cent. Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd WATER WORKS. 1,800 10s. Birmin g h am • 251. sh. 25/. pd 2 4,134 6/. East London 1 sh. If 5 , 500 21 lOs 3r mil Junction Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 0 2,000 2!. Kent 100' sh. 4 372 10/. Liverpool Bootle ................. .._ .. . 220/. sh. 3.. 1,500 2/ 105 New River London Bridge ....... 6,486 21 lOs Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. :. 1,000 4 per cent. South London .... lOO/. oh. 11 R,T.14 ' 4/. West Middlesex Average 63/. 12s. 9d. sh. 11 1,360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby 7O/. Pd 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester ..... 15,100 Bristol and Exeter ............ 100/. sh. '25 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur .„........5 01 . sh. 2/. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western 100/. sh. 30/. 3,009 ... Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Ki1kenny......... 100/. sh. 5/. pd 60,000 Eastern Counties ...............251. sh. 16/. pd 6 Grand Junction ...............1001. sh. 95/. pri 202 Great North of England 40/. pd 2 i i 5,000 Great Western ............... lOU/ sh 65/. pd 701 2,0(10 Hartlepool MO/. sit. 1001. pd 125 8,000 Hull and Selby .. . ............... 501. sh. 3414 pd 111 10,00 8 Leeds and Manchester ...... 1001. et. 5!. pd 194 2,100 3/. per cent. Leeds and Selby... 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/. sh. all pd '751 5,100 1(1 percent. Liverpool and Manchesterlo(3.sh. 100/.0 195 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 0 5!. pi 14 36,000 ... ...... London and Brighton 5Ol. sh. 9:21 pd Ici 12,000 London and Blackwell ...... 501. sh. 111 pd 103 per cent. London and Greenwich .... 20 /. Os. 201 . pd 151 20,000 1500 3 0 London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 901. pd 110 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 2') 31,090 • 14,000 London and Croydon Trunk IS/. pd 11 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 71. pd 8 12,4100 London Grand Junction 501 . sh. 5 /. pd 1; 4 13,000 Manchester and Leeds -.100/. sh, 601, pd 6 61 111,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 181. 104 Ditto Extension 71. pd : , s. North Midland 1001. sh. 751 pd 531 United Din; tg , , , , AcSilerlen: ..... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .1001. Northvn and Eastern 1001. sh. 13/. pd 7,4 2,600 . ........ Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 34V. pd 36 1 28,1100 South Eastern and Dover 'IR pd (1 7 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/.Bh. 240 9,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwichlso/. sh. 2/. pd 0 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/, pd 364 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5 l. ''' 241. p 4 12 4,000 IL. ss. Alten ........................151. sh. 121.:1 spd 10 10,000 ........ Anglo Mexican, iss. Si. pm.lool. sh al 'id I Ditto Subscription 95/.110 c': 2,000 101, Bolanos l5O/. sh all p 1 07f 10,000 It. 10s Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 35/. sh. 201. pd .0' 6,000 ......... Macaubas & Cocaes United 25/. sh. 21,1. pd l* , 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 141. pd 3 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 201. sh. 20/. pd B,' 10,000 Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. 10/. pd 0: „ ow . ........„ British Iron ...„....... .................. 501 pd 6: 6,000 OOO9 British Copper 5/. sh. 4 1 /. pd l' Cate Branca ......... 641. pd 8 Candonga 7 ( l. Pd 5, 10,000 11 Copiapo • 2O/. sh, 13/. pd 10' 5,500 ... iss. 2 pm. .40/. sh. all pd 1 Columbian, iss. 5/. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd :3. 2,850 3/. English l2/ 16s. pd 3 20,000 General Mining Association2o/. sh. NG pd 7 Mexican Company 100/. sh. 551/. pd 4 6 , 155 ......... Consols qOM ......... Polberon 10/. sh. 8/. pd 4 ..., Real del Monte, Unregistered 1 500 ... ...... a ' Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd 160 Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 4 West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd 13: LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, London, with Bronze Ticket. . 75 h I l't" ......... London University ........... , gs. s . , 1,500 ......... . 1001 sli all pd 2 Russell . ... . ............. • • 700 ......... 2sgs. sh. pd 1 L A L g A r i l'q c Li E l t O u U r a S I .. 100 L sh. 26“. d 10,000 American Land Company P 6,000 4/. per cent. British C ,an 23/. p d 10,000 61 per cent. Canada y Canar!a .... ..... 100/. sh. 301. pd 200,000 5/. per cent. Upper . . L n Ci t y Bonds, 4 per cent 9.0,000 IL 6s. tieneral , SteamNarigation 15/. sh. 141. pd Hudson s Bay Stock 101. per cant. 2 000 IL London Corn. Sale Rooms .. ' Caoutchouc Company- .... Av. 75L sh. 8,000 •••• ..... New ................ 120 Pd Brunswick Land Comparyi...so/: 15s. Australian iISC E Pd 2,754 51. per cent. Reversion_ary . lnt. 50c....100/. sli. 100/. pd 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto I;e n w n . e . i ... ............ 100/..sh. 85/. pd 1,0(A . ........ Thames T au ,a . a . .. : ............ 50/. sh. all pd 10,000 Os. Van pi.- t .., na ....,.1(,01. sh. 171/, pd LIST OF SCOTTISH LY 27 , 1839 COMPANIES' PRICES JULY 25105:1050000:1000(000! . ) 5,3 ; ir),.. C . ccc t i tt i N eNE ' ao t dii i ri Insu ranceecit°,itinh.saeni iEil:iL( Britishii ......................................... 11001/.. 00 8(1 1 .. s s h h .. all p pd d 1 1 7 6 8 8 1 ,. . BANKS. 1,500,00 Fit. 61. p. ct. Bank 01 'cot t land ... p. ct. British L c mpany...lool. sh. all pd t.'9l'. Commercial ........ r 5,000,0001. ap. ct. ....... )001. sh. 1001. pd )73/. 5 6 f p. clt.Nllsut y i . t il A o s f ic'ceilicanoods..l ....................... 100/. sh. 10/. pd 101. Union.. 2,00,,,0001. 6/, p. ct. Glasgo r nof Scotl . 2501' sh. 501. p d 111 . 4,000,0001. 4p. ct. AN ester and 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 6.1. Co. of Scotland .101. oh. all pd 10t. Os. . 2sooosh 6i p. Ct. Scottish Union ............... 20/. sh. 11. pd 2Ss. -,509 61 p. ct. Hercules i L las. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd Pd pd 19 1 / 1 t i l ' i 5 :00o 6p. ct. Edinburgh I it. ............ 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14/ 100 100,000 3f p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd 'ii es ANEous 4,810 ... ..... Ditto Allocated ........ . ..... .961. sh. all pd 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Steck Watcr.2sl. sh. all pd Carron Iron t.ointiany —.250/. oh. all pd 4 000 sh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founcicry ...... 50Lsh 48/. pd 0 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh iit Leith Glass.2o/. sh. 16/. pd 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas ...... ...251. sh. all pd 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgo w Gas, .................. 251. sh. all pd 750 71 per cent. Leith Coal ( *as ............... 20/. sh. all pd 1,200 ........ Edinburgh and l)alkeith Raihvayso/. sh 2,090 5 Der cent. Egli: table Loan Company .1.5/. sh. pd v.. nature. Millbourne, one of the water-bailiffs now, who had been in the service of the Conservancy for 30 years, said that he never before had heard of such an attempt to prevent the fishermen from fishing for salmon. Robert Brown stated that he fished in the place in which the barge stood and its neighbourhood, upwards of 60 years. If that part of the river was called " stream," within the meaning of the bye-law, there was no part of the river that was not " stream," and conse quently no part of the river in which the fisherman could ever legally fish for salmon. The solicitor for the appellants made a very long and powerful address in favour of his clients, declaring that if this conviction was confirmed there would be an end of the poor fishermen's livelihood, and they and their families would all be consigned to the " tender mercies" of the - ,Commissioners of the New Poor-law. It was contended, on the part of the respondents, that the conviction was most just, and thatthe practices of the fishermen had had the effect of doing infinite prejudice to the salmon fishing, which, if they were allowed to pursue so destructively, must soon be alto gether at an end. The Lord Mayor, after consulting for a few minutes with his brother Magistrates, quashed the conviction in the first case. The second case was then called on, and the evidence being precisely similar his Lordship also quashed the conviction in that instance. It is needless to say that the decision caused a great deal of satisfaction amongst the crowd of persons who surrounded the state barge with their boats, and had been anxiously waiting the issue. The moment the judgment was known those spectators of the scene rowed off to shore and communicated the result to their friends, and the Chief Magistrate's health was drunk in many a bumper with which the stream of which his Lordship is Conservator had, notwithstanding the re spect which the fishermen entertain for it, very little to do. The Lord Mayor then returned to Pope's Villa, where the Lady Mayoress, and a large party of ladies, had been waiting for nearly two hours. The company imme diately seated themselves round a most bountiful table, loaded with the " ventris deliciae" in accordance with the hospitable and courteous spirit in which the Mayor alty commenced, and has been kept up. Champagne, hock, port, sherry, and other drinks abounded. Several were obliged to dine on the deck, the Lord Mayor having invited the Magistrates of the neighbourhood, as well as the legal gentlemen employed upon both sides, to partake of the entertainment, and having also taken the opportunity of bringing with him from London, for a day's excursion, several barristers, solicitors, and other friends of both sexes. If any variety was required to alternate with the animated c onversation and toasts which went briskly round, it was supplied by the very delightful singing of Mr. and Miss Hawes, and the flute playing of Mr. Nicholson. The shades of evening gave notice to the party to separate, and with great reluctance they parted after a pleasant trip of eleven hours, in which business was combined with pleasure, and with which all were highly gratified. DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CORONER AND MAGISTRATES. —The Uxbridge Magistrates at their meet ing on Thursday expressed their displeasure at the course pursued by Mr. Wakley in ordering the commitment of the lad Coker to Newgate, without sending him before them for further examination. They called upon the con stable to produce his prisoner, but that he could not do, tot. the lad having by that time been delivered to the custody 474 of Mr. Cope. The Magistrates took time to consider what :35/ they should do under the circumstances. Mr. Wakley 441. 511. determined to commit the accused at once, in order that snl. there might not be a repetition of the anomaly which oc i l . curred in the case of Medhurst, who was committed for hot. Wilful Murder under the Coroner's warrant, and for H:ln. Manslaughter under that of these same Magis trates. , THE QUARANTINE LAWS, their ABUSES and INCONSISTENCIES. A LETTER AD DRESSED to the RIGHT HON. SIR J. C. HOBHO USE, BART., M.P., ?cc. Br ARTHUR T. HozitorD, Esia• [Want of space has prevented us from noticing this publication sooner.) The subject of this letter is one of great importance to the commercial world, and luckily is taken up by an individual who is not deterred from his purpose by any scruples about troubling Boards of Health, or governors or doctors, and who has spared himself no trouble in attempting to modify or abrogate a practice which neutralizes to a geat extent the advantages of steam navigation, not only in the Mediterranean but along the whole line of communication between Great Britain and her vast possessions in India. Mr. Holroyd, who has travelled for two years in the East for information and amusement, set out with the firm belief that qua rantine was a necessary evil, and has returned with the firm conviction that his first opinion was altogether in correct, and that, from their partial and oppressive ope ration, quarantine laws, instead of diminishing have propagated the ravages of the pl a gue. He ad mits his conversion, and, unlike many converts, states substantial reasons for the change. Be fore, however, giving his reasons, we may as well in form all those who wish to amuse themselves by a voyage to Alexandria —or, indeed, to any port in the Mediterranean what sort of amusement they may expect on landing. " We were," says he, on the 9th of June, 1838, "fifteen in number, doomed to imprisonment, amongst whom Mr. Andrews and I were the only Eu ropeans. Our quarters consisted of four small rooms on a first floor, and one was allotted to my friend and myself. Our place of exercise was a terrace, but from its situation, was exposed so much to the heat of the sun that we were only able to use it before sunrise and after sunset. As it might be supposed, from being placed in such a con fined abode, several of us suffered in health, and I as well as one of the Arabs, was attacked with inter mittent fever, malaria being generated partly from a nuisance which existed on the premises, and partly from animal and vegetable decomposition on the sea shore. I was informed that the Board of Health had shown a great indulgence in permitting us to pass our quaran tine here instead of in the Lazaret, where the accom modation is said to be more limited and the inconveni ences greater than in the house where we were de tained. During our quarantine the plague was raging in the arsenal of Alexandria and in three Egyptian ships of war ; and persons ill with the plague were daily brought from the latter to a jetty which projected into the sea from the Office of Health. Here they re mained sometimes for two or three hours, awaiting the arrival of the physician ; and when he had decided that they were labouring under the malady they were re moved to the Parlatorio, and allowed to remain there until the evening, when they were borne off to the La zaret. Almost every case proved fatal in consequence of the extreme neglect and gross inattention shown by the attendants to the sufferers.' During this imprisonment, which lasted for nearly three weeks, he began to inquire into the utility of quarantine laws, and during the inquiry resolved to obtain informa tion on his release from Consuls and medical men, who had had opportunities of seeing the plague in Egypt for a number of years, and especially that plague which, in 1835-36, had carried off not less than 200,000 persons in a few months. His great object was to ascertain whether plague was contagious, and the answers he re ceived from a variety of persons leads to the convic tion that it is not contagious, that it originates from miasmatic influence, is propagated by filth, confined streets, like those of London befo re the great fire, want of drainage, and foul air, and that quarantine laws laws only increase its ravages. Dr. Grregson ' during surgeon in chief to the Hospital at Alexandriaa half after that the plague of 1835, and for two years . one case contagious ; en andlsnever entirely free period, gives in evidence that Egypt of plague ; that he had neverse many so reported to be contact will not pro but, on investigation had found qualified to judge, duce the disease. Other persons, be r facts of a false ; and that he was confident similar testimony, and two . vast 11-la ment are certified by portance in the argument Cap tain Bonavia, for seven years attached to the Lazaretto at Malta, and now superintendent there— namely, that he " had never known a guardian employed in handling the baggage of passengers or merc handize in the Lazaretto to be attacked by plague," and that for twent y -nine years " laundresses have been engaged in washing the linen of persons in quarantine, without a single case of -plague occurring amongst them, although they handle the dirty linen without any precaution previously to its immersion its water." Dr. Pruner, a German, differs to a certain extent, from these authorities, but does not appear to have given any other reason than his mere opinion to the contrary. " His evidence," says Mr. Holroyd, "is re markable ;" " He believes that the plague is propagated by con- EDITORIAL QUARRELS.—The editor of an Irish paper, alluding to a rival journalist by name, adds, " Does he think we cannot hold anything but a pen ?" THE HON. C. A. MURRAY'S TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA.—." The most singular, and in some respects, therefore, the most entertaining part of this stir ring book of travels (observes the Caledonian Mercury) is the description of Mr. Murray's sojourn among the Pawnee Indians in the remote prairies of the Missouri. The red man here stands depicted before us to the life, and all the spirit-stirring varieties of Indian warfare and chase are pourtrayed with a force and fidelity of descrip tion, which arrests and enchains the attention. The mid night camp—the feasts, the dance, and the song of the Pawnees—the buffalo hunt—the surprise of a hostile tribe —the stampedo,' or charge of maddened horses—the prairie conflagrations—the storms of the wilderness—the development under all these varied circumstances of the peculiarities of Indian character and habits, are vividly described by Mr. Murray, who entered into the pursuits and occupations of his savage friends, and whose nerve, promptitude, and presence of mind seem to have pro tected him from the perils of his singular and daring ex cursion. We give no extracts, for all is equally interest ing, and we know not which part to select ; but we heartily recommend the work to our readers, who cannot fail to be delighted by the originality of its content." From T. J. Pettigrew, F.R.S., to Messrs. S. and B. Solomone, 96, Cheapside, and 39, Albemarle -street, Pic cadilly :—" Gentleman, I have no hesitation in replying to your inquiry as to the results obtained by the use of your improved Spectacles; being in the constant habit of read ing and writing for many hours together by lamp-light, it is but justice to say that your newly-invented Spectacle lenses have afforded me the greatest comfort. When I employed the ordinary pebbles I never failed to experience in the morning a gr'eat irritation in the eyes. Since I have used your admirable glasses I suffer from no inconve nience of the kind, and my vision is much improved. I shall ever feel grateful to my good friend, Dr. Blundell, for having drawn my attention to the subject. Believe me to be yours, very respectfully, T. J. PETTIGREW, Saville-row, the 4th Jan., 1839." The Messrs. Solomons state that their operative Voice Conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefitted, is the size of a seven shilling piece, and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft, easy, and not more uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public assembly is beard with distinctness —39, Albemarle-street, and 96, Cheapside. No agents nor travelleis are employed BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY lOR AUGUST. — Of all living authors Harrison Ainsworth is the genius for a highwayman. Had ho lived in the good old flourish ing days of Bagshot Heath, he would have taken to the road instead of the press, and been no less distinguished then for his pistol than he is now for his pen. How comes it that he is so intimate with all the ways of villainy ?—so familiar with the crimes and follies, the passions and humours, the intrigues and resources, the vices and the virtues—yes, virtues, such as they are—of a class of men, and women too, with whom be could not possibly have had any acquaintance, and whose ways have never come within his personal experience ? It is the nature of the man—it is the gift with which he is endowed, the talent entrusted to management for the benefit of society. Let it not be imagined, however, that we accuse this genius of the highway with larceny, either grand or petit, in the world of letters. Literature is the general corn monage of humanity : much has indeed been enclosed, re claimed. and appropriated ; still more remains open and untilled, awaiting the labour of the competent adventurer to sever to his own share a portion adequate to his capabi lity of tilling it. Ainsworth trespasses on no man's manor, squats not on any man's territory, nor harries his neigh bour's goods or cattle. His is the genius of the bold back woodsman, who with his own hatchet cleaves out a posses sion for himself ; and, wild and romantic though the scene be, it possesses all the charms of originality, and all the graceful dignity of independence. " Rookwood" is a fine specimen of the author's taste for the wild, the wonderful, and the adventurous. " Jack Sheppard," the hero of Bent ley's Miscellany now, as in former times of the Mint, is still finer. It is bolder, more versatile, more profound in its knowledge of the human hi art, woe lofty in its excellencieso in of t of a terrors, more touching in its pathos—in short, m ore life like and truthful. The tale has now arrived rt t a p the most thrilling i nterest. How many different kind, in other papers of the Miscellany have we been obliged to sacrifice to ais praise I but, n'iniporte ' • we shall do their authors justice at another t ime .—D u bli n Evening Mail. THE LATE STORM.—The late storm which deluged and destroyed the produce of many districts in Shropshire and Wales, ceased on Friday, after t com mittingm great ha voc i n all the lowland districts.—From Llanidloes to B utt i ngton, and from Llan .rn ech s.Fro to Mel verley, the Se vern an d Virniew swept the values ei in their course with irresistible fury, carrying along nearly all the severed produce of the soil; but vrlvn the united torrents poured into the fertile plain of 'lllelverley, the soil itself gave way b e f ore t h e i nun d at i on , a nd 'corn, hay, grass, and everything moveable was limited down the stream, and deposited in many cases - several hundred yards from the bed of the river, while the produce of the rich vallies adjoining the Severn in its lower course, was swept off, and carried out to sea. Many tons of the hay were picked up by barges on the river; and the inhabitants were busied along its shores in dragging out the hay and grass. One case of loss was particularly vexatious. A field of bay of ten or twelve acres, near Westbury, was swept away by the floods of its produce, which accumulating undera bridge near the farm, threatened to destroy it, and lay all the lands adjoining under water ; to prevent which, the proprietor of the hay was obliged to get his men to force his own hay onwards thro ug h the bridge, and compel it into the stream to sav e the remainder of his property. Some lives have been de• stroyed in the storm. A boy at Clunbury was dragged into the swollen stream, and drowned, Another youth, the son of Mr. Wood, painter, of this town fell into the river near Dr. Darwin's, and was drowned. His com panion, a lad of 13 or 14, saw him fall in, and rise and struggle towards the shore with two or thice convulsive but vain efforts, for there was none to save him, and he per ished. —Shrewsbury Chronick. - 'f. °O. 7 C tq 4 e , t 1 ALEDONIAN HOTEL, INVERNESS. C ROBERT WILSON begs to intimate to the Nobility, Gentry, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public in general, that the Business formerly carried on by his late father at the above lintel, is still continued in all its departments ; and respectfully solicits a continuation of that patronage which was so long bestowed on his father. Post Horses, Carriages, &c. as formerly. Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, ith August, 1839. THE KENTISH TOWN and HIGHGATE, or GREAT NORTH LONDON CEMETERY, Established by Act of Parliament, has been consecrated, and many interments have taken place. Open daily (on Sunday after one o'clock). Only entrance to avoid Highgate-hill is in Swain's-lane. Upper Kentish-town, about two miles from Gloucester Gate, Regent's-park, and not three from Gray's ian-road. The magnificent Gothic and Egyptian catacombs, and the splendid view from them, for thirty miles, makes this the most interesting object so near London. Offices, 22, Moorgate-street, Bank, whence omnibuses go, and from 6 and 11, Tottenham-court-road. Fare 6d. ;0 0- thd 4 0 0 b 0 ra• • ha l I. 11. 0 1 00114, x ly Of gt elcie 110 0 ' cha rd mana n ' neat to ~QII, S. 4 xrtis' jail irreil, Ed. 1-