The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. THE WEEKLY MEETING o f th e LEAGUE • will be held In the THEATRE ROYAL COVENT-GARDEN, On WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, May 15. GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair precisely at HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK. The meeting will be addressed by James Wilson, Esq. ; Rev. John Burnet, of Camberwell ; Mr. Turner, of Othery, Somerset shire, farmer ; and other gentlemen. Cards of admission may be had on application at the Offices of the League, on Monday and Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and four o'clock. Applications for Private Boxes to be made personally or by letter on Monday. The cards of registered Members will admit, as heretofore, to Pit and Galleries. DOORS TO BE OPENED AT SEVEN O'CLOCK NITED UNIVERSITY CLUB. The ANNUAL GENEL of the Of the UNITED UNIVERSITY RA CLUB MEETING will be held at MEMBERS the Club House, on FRIDAY, the 17th of May. The Chair will be taken at Three o'clock precisely. By order of the Committee, WILLIAM HOTS, Secretary. Tail -mall East, April 29, 1844 CE THE LONDON O NOT FF ICE OF THE STAR PACKET COMPANY IS RE:AOVE'D FROM LONDON-BRIDGE WHARF, TO THE OLD SHADES PIER, AB9VE LONDON-BRIDGE, TILE PACKET LEAVES EVERY MORNING AT NINE. N B. No charge for wharfage or passengers luggage. Star-oMee, 7 horntoa's Wharf, April 13, 1844. T , IE -IEXER.AL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM IPS are appointed to leave LONDON for— lIAMBURGII and ROTTERDA.3E, carrying her Majesty's Mails •-Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning. ANTWERP—From Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall—Every Thurs daY, at Twelve, Noon. • ILA- VIM —Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning. Oi^eNT, From London Bridge Wharf, for— ' ~— Erery Wednesday and Saturday Morning. 11c0III.0q-NE—Ertry Thursday and Saturday Morning. Thursday and Sunday Morning. Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning. I TA S Q I " " ) ITTIILEyery Saturday, at Six, Evening. TTs'IA.TE—May 4,7, 9, and 11, at Half-past. Niue. inir r in tYßOH—Froin Brown's Wharf, Poplar , every Saturday L vt , i i . n y u ' r Y• alternate Wednesday, May 1 5 , 18 , 25 , and 29, at Ten VElv,, From Down's Wharf, Reduced Fares, for— am,. CASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight, Eve- Kl „ ' ll LAND—Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. ttir4.l l l l 11 41(111TON and DIEPPE, every Wednesday and Sa lilti4l4:Voinclay, 15111; at half-past Eleven Morning. bOVER 4 rul 11,1VRE—Every" Tuesday and Friday. To s t . O ,,," I P.OULOONIE—May 14,1 G, 18, and 20. BPartims: f - u n2 l A, .Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of Tappy at the Offices, 69, Lo mbard-strect ; 37, olt -; and a 5, Leacienbali-street. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. -NOTICE OF ALTERATION OF TRAINS FOR Tn C0•,13e WEDNESDAY, MAY 15. at ir quenco of the PosWMnster General having served notice a vilange of time in some of the Mail Trains, and for the service 0 . the Mails to and from Exeter, to commence on WEDNESDAY, th 6 15th instant, MEIN TRAIN BILLS will be prepared and reauy for elirery at all the Stations. The Up Day Mail Train from Devonport to Bristol is to leave Exeter at 12 It; Instead of 11 30, as - at present, which will require the Londda Train from Bristol at 2 20 to be 1 hour and 10 minutes later, leaving at 3 40, and arriving at Paddington at 8 13, instead 5. The Ntght Mail Up Train will leave Exeter at 9 ZS, and arrive at addington at 4 45, instead of 5 20. The other changes will be seen by the Train Bills. By order of the Directors, CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.. MONEY. GRAND DISTRIBUTION of 70,1701. steeling, authorised by his Imperial Majesty, and Govertunmt of Austria, on the Ist JUNE NEXT, at Vienna. highest Prize ' 23,f:00/.; Lowest, 501.: 700 Prizes.—Apply for pro- R r'cluses, to Messrs. F. E. Fuld •„acid Co., Bankers and Receivers `,"eral, Frankfort ; or, to save po s t a ge, at 26, Bouverie-street, Lon 1. ....._ L 2 . .letter only, from Twelve to Three. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN- POLISH LOAN of 11 0,000,900 Florins . (of 1835), IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN LOAN c p 0 1 , 10,909 Florins - (of 1839), guaranteed by their Majesties the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of Russia. GRAND DISTRIBUTIONS AT WARSAW AND VIENNA. I n the Russian-Polish Loan the following Dividends will be busedre-im ,(. . -- One of 1,000,000 ft, one of 300,000 ft, two of 150,000 ft, six of. . s ,a, eight of 14,0000., &c., together 7,000 dividends, gaining ''', Ofl• Smallest dividend 75011., largest 1,000,00011. ut lil the Austrian Loan 700 bonds will obtain 701,70011 , in lots of 1 0 :,"fl., 50,00011. 15,0008., 10,0008., &c. Smallest dividend 5 0 08 . _rills are equal to 11. sterling, a trifle more or less, as per day's v.a bange. The prices are -1 Russian -Polish Scrip for £2 10 1 Austrian Scrip for £3 0 I I do. do. do. 10 0 6 do. do. 15 0 p do. do. do. 20 0 13 do. do. 30 0 bu2"3lllde by bank notes, remittances, or drafts. Dividends re-Im ., Ole at Fra n kf ort, Paris, LondOn, or New York, at the option of le holders To g ay li ew ~._ e Postages, foreign subscribers may apply to his houses in Paris, street, . ork, and at Mr. A. Schwarzechild's, 1, Plough-court, Lombard _ HeLonlon, by letter only. Prospectuses, with full particulars, ! t l Lists cf the Distribution, promptly forwarded to every sham. holder abroad . Frankfort-on -Maine, J . A. SCITWARZSCIIILD, Banker and Receiver - General. April, 1844. Au X'' " 4 " Florin being 25., it follows that a fifth share at 12s. In the ti m , '' G overnment Distribution is relatively much more valuable __ ° ne Red Bond in the private speculation of the 25th. Ii tI ,RGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES Jo n iannusc, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy - steps, London. dea" B URGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en ko -Made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their Dtb e i• t incumbent on them to request the attention of the : 41 Purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob rai te Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene gua,p earance of the, spurious descriptions will deceive the un cauti( ; and, for their detection, J. It. and Son, submit the following Without'l — oirie are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine ," liuutti, or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovie.„ Ilurgiss's•;" and many more Without address. To i r i it, having been many years honoured with such d u2 s- Public, an ,, a PProbaion, ttel every sentiment of respect towads e Pitrch, in,„ " esnicsily solicit them to inspect the labels previous to Wiit nree e '',, w , h nt they conceive to be of their make, which they hope .6ittli.:,.,nruly disappointments. grcat s ati XEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given sueh ni,-,7 1 1:„, ',action, continues to be prepared by them, and is mom ejim,t',"B'ls a must ,useful and convenient sauce; will keep good in all Wareb 0,197. STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, Landon. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse. S FIATS TLEMEN' VELVET rhou, iTi 10s. 641. to 18s. 10 Wish to diipose of their money to the boat advantage Vllltwit hy visiting PERRING'S ESTABLISHMENTS . . 110 US E %, SI, STRAND, nnd 251, REGENT-STREET, where the most extensive and varied Stock in the kingdom, Stin; ; '" 3 and qualities of which must give universal satisfaction. heaver Hats, 14s. ; bettor, 16s. 6d. ; the best short_nap, 91s; deic„um'cinY hat, wth , !e band inch24s. Caps of every -.'}, from Is i . P la aris Silk Hats, Gs. 6d i . to Ss. Gd. OBSERVE THE ADDRESSES. I[lll;owrANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING. i 7.- „,o , , , t,tsi L z, : - :t t ,.. : 7 s3l,r is ou t Ti d nia e t r o a en b r ;e scu s e,, a e i t - b, in ygp can be effected in the purchase of vt)irstinatinang.tehgeaarreA-:iwKhreleßAmliaoylsT bleltOiaN. the Xtilq:l., 414 st ext mstve STOCK oT IRONMONGERY GOODS in I " r ee, dr ornamental irqn w.,,, i ' 7-reern stoves shower and vapour baths, Itrt in 'l een't ' ti ng of kitchen cooking utensils, German silver plate, kit I"en linPleme' Is bed-chamber furniture, best Sheffield wirewo . c len 1 .„„ k n o ,.. — ges, fenders n and fire - irons , tea trays, ornamental tnarkm r i --- er staMis table cutlery, fir.C. Every article being . rinee ril it Plain A - g u res, at the lowest possible price, will fully con ing from r. ,, eh g ‘ A at this establishment of the great advantage resul l t_ ile raiis" PaYMents, as the proprietors warrant every article Timi t ; e r - ^4t manufacture, at a saving of nt least 30 per cent --A, it twx :. PALLowS, and Co., 58, Baker-street, Portman-square. 41 411° wacce to merchants and captains. I a PETITION of THOMAS tt r „ t, ,_.wiLLIAm MAVINHE O'KEEFE, of No, 131, Jermyn -141,1110 bit James's, in the parish of Saint James, in the county of gaged in an d being in no profession or business, but occasionally en nterary and dramatic writings, formerly of No. 5, Saint been race, and of No. 14, Charles-street, Haymarket, having b- 2 , tion in the Court of Bankruptcy, and the interim order for pro- Pr 3 ceas having been given to the said Thomas William Passed in Keefe, und er th e prov i s i ons o f an A c t o f P ar li ame nt reign "`2ll th e Parliament h o ld en i n the fifth and sixth years of the in soh twr present Majesty, intituled An Act for the Relief of hert,b;nt D ebtors," the sa id Thomas Mavinhe O'Keefe is C,i nni, re q ui red to appear in Court, before Joshua Evans, Esq., the d ay of ;, sio ner acting in the ma tt er o f th e sa idi petition, on the 15th the co „ 4 4Y instant , eleven o'clock in the 'forenoon precisely, at of boirt .rt Bankruptcy, Basingliall-street, London, for the purpose f eets ',Ven and there examined touching his debts, estate, and ef gala ',Cu to be further ' dealt with according to the provisions of the nhe " ;' v . All persons indebted to the said Thomas William Ma :iver ti () ,,,"efe, or that have any of his effects' are not to pay or de ,_ll that ` Ra ,tne but to Mr. P. Johnson, the official assignee, nominated 'titio n. '''attlf by the Commissioner acting in the matter of the said It IV. ATKINSON, Messenger. U A N DON PROVED GUNS. trig SI NGLE.BARRELLED GUN, with twisted barrel 2E; A dittPatent breech dow, ° i_ 4 l_tto, London proved 3ss. 41 ditt o ' . rrelled Gun, - with twisted barrel, and patent breech 5Ss. A ditto, Lo n d on proved 6ss. 'lngle...barrelled Gun 18s.; usual , y charged Two Guineas. illthe no Single Guns, to k 6 10€. ; Double Guns, to . £l5. thous there has been no certain way of obtaining a good gun PaYing an extravagant price. Guns sold at low prices have krier atio tde by those with whom quality has not been so much . a con. perm it prove production of a showy cheap article Thish has IPpai worth!.ss if not dangerous. has led tt , eat and BURTON to'engage persons of known ability and soheite._lPerience in the manufacture of guns, and they now ease % gortsreen to inspect their extensive assortment. Mahogany treat , With cleaning tackle, shot-pouch, powder.flask, &c., in A Eli PAPIER MACHE TRAYS FOR THIRTY-FIVR SHILLINGS. ...n.A.lts"' SET of threeornamented PAPIER MACHE TEA thrGOthic shape , for 35s • of three Gothic iron trays, 255.; Pro -- cl3 nvex trays, * Mu e % the i t y n n„n_nrecedented depressed state of the manufacturing L ea d ; and BURTON have been induced tel make large f•til .icaTile7 purchases n best japanned wares, which, together ~,_ndten-Vc.Previous stock (already the most varied and extensive in 147 3abnow arenaredy f . ir inspection . , at . very reduced prices, of ail ed eve criterion. A single tray at the same rate. IVORY ca taogues, with engravings, sent (per post) free. TAR --ta g ,; --LE KNIVES, ELEVEN SHILLINGS per DOZEN. 1, - tea ; 4 ‘ vo rY-bandled table-knives with high shoulders, Its. per eBserts u s • • , carvers, 3s. carvers, er pair - whit &o n ; desserts 4s. ; 4. 2s p'er pain ; black t horn ate ~~T s each s ,ye a r u r i_ zen • des . serts s caivers 2s. 6d. • table h handles of the celebrated ' substi- Z made l e ) s y ‘ R " i t pponand Burton, (which cannot ditsusi,nrtred from s sterling silver except by the mock), 255, per Itll s_n . t'(pe P P by" • ca — verser air 85 l id. Detailed catalogues, *be:, ' l " Nu BUR PrON,s.t);2f,reeNVELLS-STREET, OXFORD STR EET ex t c h n a l , ves are all marked with their names, any of which they Ce if not approved of. ESTABLISHED 1820. S'len --.AVEPPE'S SODA AND POTASS Th e „ . WATEDS, and XII %TED LEMONADE. Drepare.ntolued preference of the public for the above celebrated ,f44,4p1, (notwithstanding the low price at which imitat . i t e 4 041,, . Y vended), so abundantly proves their superior gush y, that rittt:o:l4:emnpairni.n7ioprk:lhe manufacturers to express their acknowledg: Used , ) $. 4 .. nd to caution consumers against an imposition often p g ra n c . persons filling Schwcppe's bottles with a p 'one j,, ,',.ltion, and passing it oft' as Sch we ppe's manufacture. fim ...eejiut,'",,,uine Avithottt a labl iepresenting the name of their r . t'.istit,,tphr,e"tear..i.aPPicidrEi'tSy,.stl.r.l?U ID. MAGNESIA for the cure of sea Rett ig an invalua ' blemetiicine, scientifically made Y th e ,„ .. 0 their Powerful machtn-ry, and patronised universally 8,,:,1 'l,eoleal profession. ' li, e t,' tettier with the above, by most respectable Chemists in 1144,14Aed Kingdom • L i verp ool ee London ; and at their lanufact,ries 'at , Bristol ' , and Derby. E LIEF PORI INFANTS IN CUTTING THEIR TEETH. r 1 " ~S x ' j O HNSON'S AMER I C AN SOOTHING up w ,tti P. This efficacious Remedy has been in general use of Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Children rtir from Convulsions arising from pa in ful t)ent it son. A the nurtne Syr f rom ant on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, ^, cooled, the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as th at rf..°42g,. twitting to Produce the Teeth with ease; and so pleasant, Y ll l refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. .Parent! ~o(Yrft:',„vet3, particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AME lICAN "(ins 9- •'0 SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and rarringdon.street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold 11,,t t r: e 'Pc). are on the Stamp affixed to ach Bottle. Price Is. Pd. per , APOPLEXY PREVENTED btTERM INAT lON of BLOOD to the HEAD, 4 Ne nf A I.O"I,EXY, tkc., eftectually prevente.. by the occasional etr e _ is FRAPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH," which, by t:kt n r: th u ritr!t the aetion of the stomach, and promoting a healthy , 1s Buhr 11 ion of t!' ?food, prevents a recurrence of these brain, 1, 11!% alarming diso.der, giddiness, oppress on of the 11,nrief,, noise in the ears, head.ache, &c. They are an excellent t elte,.,`,. in griping or prastration of strength, create appetit , O.I Q , ' 4 h/rnir, and invigorate the spirits, while to he free liver , or SlokiZY they offer advantages that will not fail to be appreciated. e box IT. Prout,:229, Strand, Lon ion; Price Is. 15;,d. and 2s Ski. i lt‘iol & also by the venders of medicines generally throughout the Ika k en 4 e k hr FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH, and observe the lh and address of is Thom Trout 22p, Strand, Lond9n," on the *trafteut • " ' Itarap. inh' t 0 qi a ge gigel e a )1 0 041 t be .9rol° No. 16,144. THE SUN i $ Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time 'or the :AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SiYEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARI and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that flour. JIL S ON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN MENTS, MUSIC-HAIL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE. THIS EVENING, MAT 13, at Eight o'clock, M.R. WILSON will give (Second time) his Entertainment, entitled JACOBITE RELICS, In which he will sing some of the most popular Songs of the 'l5 and the '45. PROGRAMME. PART I.—Clavers and his Ilighlandmen—Whare hae yo been sae braw, lad?—When the King comes o'er the Water—Mother, Mother, hear News—The Chevalier's muster-roll—The Blackbird — Donald M`Gillivray-0 cam ye here the tight to shun—The Piper se' Dundee. PART ll.—Kenmurei on and awa, Willie—Lord Derwentwater's Good Night—Awa, Whigs, awa—The sun rises bright in France— Wha will ride wi' gallant Murray—Oh send Lewie Gordon hame— He's coming again. _ _ • -.— LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, i, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chancery-lane, London. ROYAL COMMISSION of FINE ARTS. The EXIIIBITION'of DECORATIVE WORKS, at 20, King street, St. James's, is OPEN to tho PUBLIC GRATIS, from Nine o'clock till Seven, except on Saturdays, when it is open ftom Eleven tit even, to Visitors paying On:, Shilling. Catalogue 6d. The Exhibition will be closed on Levee days. C. L. EASTLAKE, Secretary. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. " We propose," observed Sir Robert Peel, " that the secu rity of the Bank shall be fourteen millions; and that the existing loan to the Government shall continue on the pre-- sent terms. We might pay off this loan • but we deem it better to leave the eleven millions due to the Bank as an as sessment in security for,the amount of issue, leaving the other three millions within the entire control of the Bank itself, to limit or extend its issues as circumstances might arise." What is the "general principle," which in Sir Robert Peel's opinion, justifies the exaction of security from the Bank for any portion of its issues ? We do not, be it observed, dis pute the soundness of the " principle" in question. We only desire, if there be such a " principle," to see it fairly "carried out." If it be desirable that the Bank should give security for its issues—and that the security provided should be in the form of debt due by the Government' to the Bank—then, it would seem to follow, -in the first place, that no banking establiShment ought to be allowed to issue paper money without giving similar security—and it would seem to follow, in the &toad place, that every creditor of the Government is entitled to exercise that privilege of issuing paper money, which Sir Robert Peel's devotion to "general prin ciples" induces him to concede to the Bank of England. If, in short, Sir Robert Peel's "general principles," be sound, the body which ought, above all others, to exercise the privilege of issuing paper money, is the body of national creditors. The owners of the funded debt ought, in conformity with Sir Robert's assumptions, to be allowed to supply us with paper• money. "We owe the Bank of England eleven millions of money; therefore," so argues Sir Robert Peel, " the Bank ought to be allowed to issue promissory notes to that amount." This reasoning may be perfectly irrefragable ; but if it be, then, it M.ould seem to follow, that as the country owes to a certain class of persons eight hundred millions of money, that class ought to be allowed to issue eight hundred millions of pro missory notes. It is quite clear, besides, that Sir Robert Peel treats this question of "security" in the most appropriate fashion ? Ought " security" to determine simply the amount of paper money—or ought it also to determine its character? If paper money be 'secured," ought it not also to be incon vertible. save in the general market? If the country owes eleven millions to the Bank,- why should the Bank be com pelled to find gold at. a fixed rate of value for the amount of a debt due to itself? Many deep thinkers have weighed well this question of " security" for paper money issues ; and, generally speaking, their conclusion has been that Govern ment ought to issue paper money to the extent of the inte rest on the national debt, and to declare at the same time, these issues to be inconvertible into the precious metals, except at the risk of the holders. Such a paper currency. would, obviously, be perfectly " secure ;" nay, it would possess precisely the same kind of " security" which Sir Robert Peel requires in the case of eleven millions of Bank of England paper; and as the Government paper would, at all times, be in demand ,to meet the claims of the tax-gatherer, it could never suffer depreciation. In the " Proposals for a secure and adequate Currency," published some years ago, by Earl Stan hope, this question of Government paper is treated with the Noble Earl's characteristic ability, and in that spirit of profound familiarity with the subject, which all his Lord ship's speculations on economical subjects exhibit. These are Earl Stanhope's propositions : " With respect to Government paper. " 1. Govarmilent paper, when limited by Parliament in the amount of its issue, and in due proportion to the sums required fol. the public service, could not be subject to any considerable or continued depreciation, inasmuch as any dis count, however small or transient, which it might bear, would create an instant demand for it in the payment of taxes, in which it would be a legal tender. " 2. Government paper being not convertible into specie, the amount of it in circulation could not be reduced by a de mand for coin which might be exported. "3. Government paper would very much facilitate the execution of public works, which might produce great benefit to the country, and increase the revenue, and it would extend the circulation to such an amount as the exigencies of the public might require, in the same manner as has on many occasions been done by the issue of Exchequer-bills. " It is therefore proposed that Government paper of 1/. and upwards shall be a legal tender iq the payment of taxes, and that it shall be issued to such an amount, and for such public purposes (including the payment of Exchequer-bills) as Parliament shall direct." PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The FOURTH CONCERT will take place on Mouray EVEN ING NEXT, when will be performed Mozart's Sym. in E fiat, Men dclssohn Bartholday's in —, Beethoven's Overture, Leonora Fidelio (first time in these Concerts), and Spohr's Faust. Solo Performers—Piano Forte, Mr. W. S. Bennett : Violin, M. Auguste Putt. Vocalists --Mademoiselle Castellon and Herr Staudigl. Single Tickets, One Guinea each, and Double Tickets 11. 10s. To be had of Messrs. Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street. Pianoforte, Mr. LAND. Front Seats, 2s. Gd. ; Back Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six, 155.; for Eight, 11. Programmes and Tickets may be had at the Music-, skops, and at the Music-hall. In the Press, the MUSIC in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Mr. Wilson's Morning Entertainments at Two o'clock, in the Ha nover-square Rooms, on Wednesdays. MUSIC OF ITALY. Without Extra Charge to the Public, at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The Directors have engaged Mr. C. E. HORN, to deliver A SERIES of LECTURES on the 3IUSIC of EIGHT different NATIONS. The MUSIC of ITALY commences on the 13th instant, and will be continued during the week, on Monday, Wednes day, and Friday Evenings, at Eight o'clock ; end on Tuesday; Thurs day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock; with VOCAL and INSTRU MENTAL ILLUSTRATIONS. Alt the othCr LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS akusual. LONOIIOI7OIII'S PHYSIOSCOPE and OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, ARM STRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC' MACHINE, &c., .&e. • Admission, is.; Schools, Half-price. •• • lIISHOPSGATE-STREET WITHIN. E LIGIBLE PREMISES, adjoining the Wes - J Centenary House, being No. 16, Bishopsgate-street, to be LET on LEASE, by the Worshipful Company of Cordwalners. For particulars, apply at the Clerk's Office, at the CordWainers' Hall. CALEDONIAN -ASYLUM. The FOUNDATION STONE of the BUILDING for the Ex tension of the benefits of _this Charity to Female Children will be LAID by the Right lion. the EARL OF ZETLAND, M.P.G., Master of the F. and A. Masons of England, attended by the Grand and other Lodges of Freemasons, the Highland Society of London, and other Friends of the Charity, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 17th instant, at Half,past Three o'clock P.M. Tickets to view the,Ceremony may be had on application to the Directors and Stewards.. • _ . . - On the Evening of the same day the Twenty-Seventh Anniversary Festival will be held at the Freemasons' Tavern. Ills Grace the DUKE of BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY, K.G., K.T., the President, in the Chair. STEWARDS. His Grace the Duke of Montrose, P.C. His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, K.T. The Most Noble the Marquis of Huntly, K.T. The Right Hon. the Earl of Dunmore, The Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland. The Right. Hon. Lord'Haddo. The Hon. 11. B. Johnstone. Sir George Clerk, Dart., M.P., F.R.S. Major-General Sir James Cockburn, Bart., G.C.H. Sir John Kirkland. Major-General Aitchison. Major Anderson. Arthur Anderson, Esq. Benjamin Bond Cabbcll, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Edward Calder, Esq. David Dickman, M.D. Thomas L. Donaldson, Esq., of Williamshaw. WilliankEwart, Esq., M.P. Robert Ferguson, M.D. (Merge Forbes, Esq. • William Forbes, Esq., of Callender, M.P. Alexander Gillespie, jun., Esq. Alexander Grant,'Esq., of Aberdour. William llamilton, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. Robert Low, Esq. A.•H. Macdougall, Esq. W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., of Mackinnon, M.P. Neil Malcolm, Esq., of Poltalloch. James Matheson, Esq., of Achany, M.P. Eneas M'lntosh, Esq. Charles 3PLichlan, Esq. George Gordon 31Therson, Esq. James Nisbet, Esq. William Rutherford, Esq., F.R.A.S. Crawford Simpson, Esq. • Lieut.-Colonel W. 11. Sykes, F.R.S., F.G.S. Dinner on the Table at Six o'Clock. Tickets 20s. each, to be had of the Stewards ; of the Directors ; at the Ear of the Tavern ; and of the Secretary, at the Institution, Co penhagen-fields, Islington. ALEXANDER APKENZIE, Acting Secretary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR. AWE SOCIETY, 26, COENHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The many novel and varied advantages bestowed by this Institu tion, both in its life assurance and deferred annuity departments, par ticularly the power to borrow two-thirds of .premiums without ex pense or forfeitnre—the great reduction of rates on short policies— the option of selecting benefits and converting policies so as beet to suit the interest or necessity of the poLicy-holder during life, as well as to afford the full benefit to his family at death, and annual division of profits, have already been so well appreciated by the public, that the ;Society's great success and growing prosperity enabled the Di rectors, at their General Meeting in May last, to add to each policy on the profit scale a bonus averaging fifty-five per cent. on the amount already invested ; an 4 this bonus according to an equitable scale, may either be paid in cash, or applied in reduction of future premiums We pass now to the consideration of Sir Robert Peel's remarkable avowal on the subject of free-trade principles in relation to the issues of money. 'Whenever the Right Hon. Gentleman approaches the question of currency, he ceases (of course he does !) to be a free-trader : " I admit that competition is calculateed to give you the article you require at the cheapest rate ; but I say that a paper currency is governed naturally by different principles from those which regulate any other article. Ido not want the greatest quantity of currency at the cheapest rate. What I want is this, that I shall have an ample supply of that paper currency, whose value shall be exactly conformable to gold, and that such supply shall be given to me by parties in whose honour, integrity, and solvency I can place the greatest confidence. I don't want, therefore, the cheapest article. I want the best article, and the quantity I want is governed by quite another principle than that which regulates the competition of other articles." Another Bonus will be declared In the present year. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. The best and most varied provision for after-life hitherto offered— every 21. 12s. per annum, paid from the age of twenty, will, at sixty five, give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of 47/. 16s. 6d., or 3491. I Is. cash, or policy at death of 466/. Similar advantages at city, fifty-five, and sixty, through an increased amnia' payment— two-thirds payments lent at any time, and two-thirds returned to re presentatives ix cases of premature death. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Arthur-street, West, London-bridge. (Established in 1837.) DIRECTORS. CIikIRMAN—RObCrt Currey, r q. Edward Baker, Esq. Thomas Bax, Esq. Jasper Capper, Esq. Joseph Cooper, Esq. Thomas Dakeyne, Esq. Russell Jeffrey, Esq. Giles Redmayne, Esq. William R. Spicer, Esq. James Spicer, Esq. Joseph Sterry, Jun., Esq. I.lenry Sterry, Esq. Robert Wilcoxoi, tumults. Messrs. Prescott, Groto, and Co. ADVANTAGES. A BONUS of Two-thirds of the Profits allotted to the Assured. LOWER RATES of PREMIUM charged for Assurances without Prate. PREMIUMS Payable Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly. ASSURANCES of EVERY DESCRIPTION may be effected. Among others, the important one, originated by this Society, of se curial; a sum to the Assured himself on his attaining any give' age, or to his family in the event of his earlier death. A. POCKET DIARY, containing detailed particu lars, may be had on application at the Office, or of the Society's Agents. JENKIN JONES, Actuary and Secretary. 4 - I ;I,ILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive k_.7 and injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver sup planted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA PLATE. C. WATSON, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOL GATE, aided by a person of science in the amalgamation of metals, has succeeded in bringing to public notice the most beautiful article ever yet offered ; possessing all the richness of Silver in appearance —with all its durability and hardness—with its perfect sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a chemical process, by which all that is nauseous in mixed metals is entirely extracted—resisting all acids — may be cleaned as silver, and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Sideboard. Fiddle. Threaded. King's. Table Spoons and Forks, per d - oz• • 16s. 6d. .. 30s. Od. • • 355. Od. Dessert ditto, per doz. 12s. 6d. • • 255. Od. .. 28s. Od. Tea Spoons, per doz. .•••••• • • • • • ss. 6d. •• 12s. 6d. • • 13s. 6d. Sugar Tongs, each ••••••• • .• • • t• Is. 3d. • • 3s. Od. • • 3s. 6d. Salt and Mustard Spoons, each •• •• 6s. Od. • • 13s. 6d. • . 13s. 6d. Communion Services, &c. C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal is pecu liarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold, than his metal is from all others ; on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it to be tested, and from the daily increasing eulogiums he receives, he is convinced that nothing can prevcat its becoming an article of uni versal wear. C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current Is just published, and families who regard economy and elegance, should possess themselves of this useful book, which may be had gratis, and post free, from the above address. Ivory Table-knives, I Is. per dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 6d. per pair. TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS, doz. doz. pair. *ln. handsome balance handle •••• 18s. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. 4-in. balance handle, largest and best made.... •• • • ....... ... • • 20s. Od. 16s. Od. 7s. 6d. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver • • 225. 6d. 18s. Od. Bs. Gd. Forks half the above price. Paper Tea-trays, 355. the Set of Three ; very richly ornaments 50s. the Set of Three. A Five Quart London made Bronze Tea-urn 355. up to 5/. A Set of Six London made Dish Covers 18s. Gd. ; Imperial Raised Patent, 355. Gd. the Set of Six. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. These houses have for Fifty Years ranked pre-eminent for their Cutlery, which is always exchanged, if not approved. Send for his Catalogue. lIE BUDGET. TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. Well done, Mr. Chancellor Goulburn well done! . You deserve the warm thinks of E. MOSE and SON, Your " Budget" (which all will regard as good news), Plainly tells that you highly approve of our views. Most happy arc we, that the fam'd " LONDON'S PRIDE " Has her Majesty's Government now on its sick, It appears that the joy of the public is full, On account of your taking the duty off "wool. " No doubt, in reducing the article, thus, You have prudently taken a lesson from " US." No doubt, Mr. Goulburn, you've nam'd to the QuceM The wonders we've wrought in the Tower's busy scene. No doubt you have laid a particular stress On the very low prices we charge for our dress And, hence we account, Sir, for what you have done In adopting the views of E. MOSES and SON, Again we commend you for taking this ground, Which proves that your office is rot a merejound. We'll follow you up in your noble endeavour, By selling our articles cheaper than ever. Yes! the public shill fect , what a service you've done In adopting the views of E. MOSES and SON. READY MADE. Tweed Tagl ion fa Ditto, superior quality, with silk ce ll ars , cu ff s, and facings 0 0 16 8 6 0 Cashmerette coats in a variety of shapes, handsomely trimmed I 0 0 An immense stock of Holland and jean blouses from (1 3 6 Splendid summer vests from 0 2 6 An endless variety of cashmere and Persian vests, splendid Ss. to 8 Washing satin 6 satin vests, warranted Cloth trowsers from 0 0 0 Single milled does from 0 11 6 A great variety of summer trousers from 0 7 0 Dres s Coats edged from 1 0 0 Frock ditto 1 4 0 MADE TO MEASURE. Tweed coats, trimmed with silk, made in any shape, water_ proofed from 0 18 0 Cashmere, fine Saxony, and other light summer materials, made is the first style of fashion from 1 5 0 Figured quilting vests, 7s. each, or three for Cashmere vests, in recherche patterns from 0 9 6 Summer Trousers, in great variety of materials Single milled Victoria, and plain doe trousers 0 17 6 Best quality West of England 1 2 0 Drees Coats from 1 12 a Best manufactured 2 15 0 Mourning to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the following prices : Men's Suits, dress coat, vest, and trousers from 1 16 6 Boys' ditto, jacket, vest, and trousers , from 0 18 0 IMPORT ANT.— Any article purchased or ordered, If not approved of ,exchanged, or the money returned. Observe—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail Woolen Drapers, Outfitters, and General Wareh ousemen, 154, 1 ,111.. Dories, and 86, Aldgate,City, opposite the Church. CAL-rim—E. Moses and Son are obliged to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesmanlike falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, They have no connexion whatever with any ether establishment, and those wlso desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to ',levant disappointment, &c.) call or send to, IA Minories, or 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. N.B. No business transacted at this Establishment from sunset on Friday till sunset on Saturd a y, when traeiness is resumed till twelve o'clock. In the matter of currency, Sir Robert Peel "wants the best article—not the cheapest." The best in relation to the purposes of what sections of society? Of annuitants and money-jobbers, on the one hand—or of all orders of producers, on the other? Sir R. Peel, of course, assumes that system of currency to be " the best" which bests suits—not the in dustrious classes—but the classes which prey on industry. Sir Robert Peel has told his agricultural supporters that the true rule of national policy is to "buy cheap and to sell dear." As soon, however, as there arises an occasion on which this, his pet maxim, might be turned to account by agricultural produ cers, Sir Robert unhesitatingly repudiates it. Hit be good to " buy cheap and to sell dear," the agriculturist is, surely, en titled to demand the privilege of selling his produce " dear," and of buying the money in which the value of that pro duce is measured, " cheap." " No," interposes the con sistent Sir Robert, " I like corn cheap, but I like money good; and, in proportion to its goodness, must be the dear ness of money. If, in fact, money were not dear,' corn would not long continue cheap; therefore let us have none but the best kind of money—that kind of money which shall best' and most effectually extend the power of capitalists, annuitants, and mortgagees, over all classes of producers." Sir Robert Peel is, in fact, the true " farmer's friend." He is never idle in their cause. He is always busied, either in cheapening, directly, agricultural produce--er in adding, directly, to the agriculturist's debts and burdens. —Post. SIR WALTER SCOTT'S MONUMENT.—The London Committee for completing this truly national work have, we regret to stat e , been compelled to appeal to the public for as sistance to finish it. The monument consi s t s o f a h an d some Gothic shrine from a design by the late Mr. Kemp, inclosing a marble statue by Mr. Steele, to the memory of Sir Walter Scott, The Committee wore guided in their adoption of the plan by the weight of public opinion in favour of that ulti mately selected, and from which the monument is now in course of erection in Edinburgh, the city of Sir Walter's birth. The greater part of the building is already erected, but the funds originally subscribed are found inadequate for its completion, and although great exertions have been made to raise the whole amount in Edinburgh, about 1,0001. is still wanting. We cannot conceive a greater humiliation to any nation than the fact that a monument to such a man should remain unfinished. This claim to respect and distinction should not be confined either to the city or the land of his birth. The only limit we would propose would be that the sum required should be raised by subscription from those only who have derived pleasure and instruction from his works. We are satisfied that a collection on such terms would soon enable Messrs. Coutts, the bankers to the Committee, to an nounce the receipt of a balance sufficient for the object. SUPPOSED CHILD-MURDER AT HAMPTON COURT.— (From a Correspondent.)—Mr. Frederick J. Manning, the Coroner of the Queen's Household, by command of the Lord Steward, attended on Wednesday, the Bth instant, at Hampton Court Palace, for the purpose of holding an inquest on the remains of the body of an in fant child found in the sewer under the Palace. In con sequence of the specific orders given by Mr. Wakley, the Coroner for Middlesex, to the police-sergeant on duty, the Coroner of the Queen's Household and his jury were not permitted to view the portions of the body, which had been sealed up by the Coroner of the county in a stone jar. The inquest was accordingly adjourned until Monday next, and in the meantime the Coroner of the Queen's Household directed the officers of the Palace to take possession of the jar, and of some other important evidence in the case. A subsequent commu nication with the Commissioners of Police has led to an order to the police to deliver up the remains of the in fant to the Coroner for the Queen's Household, who, in exercise of his exclusive jurisdiction in Hampton Court Palace as well as in all other Royal Palaces "(indepen dent of his concurrent jurisdiction, with the other Coroners in the verge) will remove the seals placed on the jar by the Coroner of the county, and will hold an inquest on Monday next, at twelve o clock, at Hampton Court Palace, when some important evidence will, it is expected, be forthcoming. THE CHILD MURDER AT HAMPTON CounT.—A curious question arises respecting the right of the Coroner of her Majesty's palaces to hold art inquest on those portions of the body of the child found in one of the drains of the palace at Hampton Court. By the s. 33, Henry VIII., c. 12, —" If a murder be committed within the precincts of the King's palace, the inquisition shall be taken by the coroner of the household, by twelve or more of the yeomen, officers of his Majesty's household." Now, in the case in question, the body was found in or near the mouth of a drain which runs from the palace, and under a public road, and the towing path of the river Thames, and certainly out of the precincts of the palace. Nor can it be assumed that the murder must necessarily have been committed in the palace, as, although the drain at the mouth of which the limbs of a child were found, runs under a portion of the palace, it communicates With other places far removed from it, and, besides, _ the_ limbs might possibly have been thrown i n to the mouth the drain from the river Thames. Under these iascircum stances, the Coroner for the county of Middlesexl very properly held his inquisition, mid it no w remains to b e seen whether the Coroner of her Majesty's palaces will held another, summoning for that purpose twelve or more of the yeomen, officers of her Majesty's household, asd n irected by the Act already quoted. ACCIDENT TO TIIE CITY OF ABERDEEN STEAMER.— 'An accident happened to this splendid vessel whilst on her last journey from Aberd een to London, which might have b e en attended with fatal conseque nces had it not been for the indefatigable exertions of the crew. It appears f rom th e s t a t e ment of the captain, that on Monday last the vessel struck when nearly off Flamborough-head, and with such violence as to cause her to spring a leak. A s may b e sup posed, the greatest confusion was created amongst all on board, but the whole of the pumps were set to wor k, th ere by preventing the water from gaining much a-head. The pumps were kept continually working un til th e ti me th e vessel arrived in the river, when it w as f oun d th a t th e leak wasincreasing very rapidly, and three additional pumps were procured from the shore. With assistance the cargo was got out of the foreheld ; and during the early part of Wednesday evening the vessel was tow e d by one-of the-tugs into dry dock to undergo a thorough repair. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. MISSIONS OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The annual meeting of the members and friends of the Church of Scotland was held on Friday in the large room at Exeter-hall, for the purpose of advocating the educational and missionary schemes of that Church. The chair was taken at eleven o'clock by the Marquis of Bute, her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The platform was crowded, and the body of the hall was nearly filled by a highly respectable assemblage. The Marquis of BUTE, on opening the proceedings of the day, adverted to the great superiority of the people of Scot land to those of England in point of education, both religious and secular, and he eulogised the efforts which the Church of Scotland had made to enlighten the poorer classes of society in that part of the kingdom by the educational and mis sionary institutions it had established. The Rev. A. M‘GLAsiIAN read the report for the last year, in which frequent mention was made of the recent secession from the Church of Scotland, and the difficulties encoun tered from that cause ; but whilst lamenting the loss of so many valued labourers, the Church of Scotland, it was stated, " is as strenuously resolved, as at any former period, to spend and be spent in the cause of Christ and _in the extension of his kingdom." The parishes vacated in 1843 have been filled up, and nearly 1,200 clergy men are now united in their desires to promote the objects of the missions of the Church of Scotland. Among the most munificent of the contributors to its funds were mentioned the Marquis of Bute, 1001. per annum ; James Matheson, Esq., donation of 2001., and 251. per annum ; John Swinton, Esq. ' donation of 50/., and 10/. per an nu m ; a n d Miss Campbell. donation of 1001., and 251.-per annum. It was stated that the lay association has raised upwards of 5,0004 during the short period since its formation. The ob jects of the missionary plans were stated briefly as follows : For increasing the means of education in Scotland, particu larly in the Highlands and Islands and:large towns; for the propagation of the gospel in India and foreign parts ; for promoting the religions interests of Scottish families in the British colonies; for aiding congregations already established in Scotland ; employing probationers, and encouraging young mon to the office of the ministry. For carrying out the plans of education, the income for the last year amounted to 4,0001., the number of schools was 146, which had afforded the means of education to upwards of 13,000 pupils. A normal school has been established at Edinburgh, and a new building is now erecting at an estimated expense of 8,0001., of which the-Go vernment granted one half. The reading of the report was loudly cheered, and the usual resolution for its adoption was carried unanimously. The Rev. Dr. ISPLEop, Dean of the Chapel Royal, Scot land, moved the first resolution, and, in a very- animated speech, after tracing the rise and progress of the Church of Scotland Missionary Society, which, from the smallest be ginnings, has risen to such importance that it has at present 9,0001. invested in Government securities, and has its teachers and missionaries in most parts of the world, he proceeded to allude to the state of the Church of Scotland itself, and to the recent secession from its body. The excitement that hail been produced by the eloquent appeals to the passions and the feelings of the people had, he said, nearly subsided, and he felt assured that the Church of Scotland now rested on as firm a basis as ever. It was rooted in the hearts and the institutions of the people, and it would not be destroyed. Scotland would not allow it to be overthrown, for the Church was too deeply rooted in their affections to be pulled down by every wind of doctrine. England would not allow it to be put down, for it was one of the time -honoured institu tions of the land, and not one stone of the venerable insti tution would be permitted to be removed; the Church of England itself would not allow it to be put down, for the Church of Scotland was the Church recognised by the laws; nay more, it would never be put down, for God would not allow that Church which had borne testimony to the word under all difficulties and In all countries, to be destroyed.— (Cheers.) He concluded by moving the resolution, to the effect, "That the'extension of a sound Scriptural education in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, under the direction of the Church of Scotland, is not only urgently required, but eminently worthy of the support and countenance of patriots, Christians, and Churchmen." It was announced by Dr. M'LEoD that the Duke of Suther land had sent a donation of 1501. The LORD PROVOST of GLASGOW seconded the resolution. The Rev. Dr. Him moved the next resolution, to the effect, " That the home, foreign, and colonial missions of the Church of Scotland having been eminently owned and blessed of God, it is the duty of that Church not only to maintain but to enlarge them to the utmost of her means ; and this meet ing hereby records its thankfulness to the great Head of the Church that a missionary spirit animates the hearts of the Scottish clergy as intense as at any former period of her his tory." In supporting this resolution Dr. Hill alluded to the secessions from the Church of Scotland, the amount of which he said had been greatly exaggerated ; and, as an indication of the real extent to which the secession had been carried, he instanced two districts with which he was mere particularly connected in which the seceders amounted but to ene tenth and to one-seventh of the whole population. It was, indeed, the fact that most of the foreign missionaries had se ceded, and that it became, therefore, necessary to appoint others in their room and to. furnish • funds for their appoint ments. The Rev. Dr. BARR, in seconding the resolution, further alluded to the recent secession, which he said had now passed away as a cloud, and left the Church of Scotland more firmly established than ever. In the course of his speech the Rev. Gentleman made an accidental blunder that excited general laughter. He was enforcing very urgently the necessity of employing catechists in great numbers to act as sub-mis sionaries, but he miscalled them in one instance Catholics, therefore the meeting was somewhat startled to hear the Rev. Presbyterian Clergyman call on them to "send an army of Catholics among the people," as the best means of promoting the missionary labours of the Church of Scotland. The Rev. J. CUMMING moved the next resolution That a national Protestant Church establishment, with fixed creed and ecclesiastical authority, and protected alike from the dictation of the patron, and the domination• of the people—is not only the greatest safety of the State and secu rity for civil freedom, but also, when blessed by the Spirit of God, is eminently calculated to deepen the influence of re ligion in men's hearts at home, and to carry it to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile abroad." This resolution opened directly the question in dispute with the non-intrusionists. Mr. Cumming read a paper which had been distributed very extensively in the hall by the Seceders, stating that a meet ing of their Missionary Society would be held in June, adding that all the missionaries of the Church of Scotland had seceded. He said in reference to the former part of the announcement, that he heartily wished the Seceders all suc cess in spreading the Gospel in heathen lands, and as to the latter portion of the announcement, he would only say that, with the exception of Dr. Jupp, there were none of the se ceding missionaries whose places could not be readily sup plied. He then proceeded with great animation to defend the principles of the Church of Scotland, and to contend that it enjoyed all possible freedom in spiritual matters, and that the objections of the non-intrusionists were without any real foundation. • During part of Mr. Cumming's address, and occasionally during the preceding speeches, some members of the Secession Church exhibited their disapprobation by hissing, which, however, was quickly suppressed by redoubled applause. The Rev. Huon ISPNEm, of Liverpool, seconded the reso lution ; and, in doing so, entered into a careful analysis of the great question of spiritual independence which has occupied so much of public attention in Scotland for some time past, and carefully impressed upon his audience the necessity of distinguishing between things that were distinct from things which differed, which he seemed to think had been the fault of the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, in his luminous speech on this subject, delivered at the great meeting of the Free Church of Scotland, held in Exeter Hall a short time ago. He argued that the Established Church and the Secession held the same principles as to the essential importance and propriety of spiritual independence in Christian communi ties, but that they differed as to the legitimate application of those principles, under particular circumstances. The real question was, whether there was an absolute necessity for resorting to those extreme measures which had charac terised that remarkable movement to which he alluded. The resolution was carried with much applause. The Rev. Dr. STEPHENS, of Bombay, then moved a vote of thanks to the Noble Chairman, which was carried by ac clamation. The Marquis of BlrrE returned thanks, and dissolved the assembly. NEW OBLITERATING STAMP AT THE POST-OFFICE. —By command of the Noble Earl (Lonsdale), the Post master-General, a newly-invented obliterating stamp is now in use. The stamp is of the circular form, and bears in its centre the number of the post-town whence the letter is dis patched. To the public this stamp furnishes peculiar advan tages, and the benefit of its use in the office is also equally apparent. The post-towns from Abingdon to Yeovil are alphabetically arranged and consecutively numbered: thus Leicester bears the impress 449 in the centre of the oblite rating mark, it being the 449th town en the list. The use of spoiled stamps struck with an uniform obliterating stamp oithe is in this manner prevented, while it enables the du t Inland-office to be more expeditiously pert() postage frank is obliterated by the coun that process having in the metropolis from being delayed _ cs securing the vastbody of bycorrespondenceintended for delivery s The mark has also tmasier y , thus the to be gone through in the London offi or . ebu a s d in e e p s t s .e - d li . ke than thet h the ad N DEATH BY POlSON.—Thursday evening Mr. confused advantage g m e mode a O P f P r l obliteration originallyh Higgs held an inquest at the Bose and Crown, Crown-str ee t, Soho, on the body of Henry Woodley, a child aged five years. C. Woodley, deceased's brother, a lad aged ten years, stated that about eight o'clock on Saturday night last, when wit • ness and deceased were going to bed, deceased asked him to rive him a piece of some putty, which he (witness) had in hi s pocket. Witness accordingly did so ; but he did not see what decea t : l d vthi d ten id pessu w tt i gy th o.t it itt fN T ryoa h ms e anaepxbi piece morning deceased said namedabout Roberta, as bi who h a e s a sa bem id haa h rdh e l h ee td stolen it from a tub outside the door of an oil-shop b a ef t the . co i‘ r i n r. er j. o s f n P e l N i v ce t n ef i x F ri • s t t i r l e_ s e t t r , e w e t h , e e r u e r h ge e e l n i d e a o i f d te t n h a g t o l t ie pu w tt a y s sent for to attend deceased at the house of his parents, in Rose-street, on Wednesday morning last. Witness found him extremely ill, and evidently suffering from the effects of some metallic and irritant poison. 'Witness administered proper remedies, but deceased died at two o'clock the same afternoon. Upon a post mortem examination, the stomach and other in ternal organs were found to be highly inflamed. There was no doubt that deceased's death had been caused by swallow ing a quantity of white lead, of which article the putty was composed. It was not at all unusual for persons to live as long as three or four days after swallowing such poison. The oil mixed up with the white lead would retard its influence. After some deliberation, the jury returned a verdict that de ceased "Died from the effect of poison accidentally ad ministered." COLLIERS' IVAGEs.—We suppose wages differ in different districts, and that in the same spot one clever steady man will earn more than another ; but we have before us a statement of the earnings of four men in a colliery in this county, with names, dates, and-other par ticulars, from which it appears that during the last few weeks their gross wages have averaged 21. 2s. Bd. each, from which deduct 10s. for a drawer, and 3s. 2d. for candles, and there will be left IL 9s. 6d., or 4s. I Is. per day. —L iverpool Mercury. EXAMPLES, Policy - . . Aanual Bonus Cash Prem. Entry. Age. S. No. Prem. Added. Bonus. Reduced. X X s.d. X s.d. X s.d. X s.d. 1837' 39 59 1,000 67 8 4 132 14 6 58 19 9 819 4 1838 lll 5G 3,000 175 15 0 296 9 7 123 0 6 16 9 7 DIRECTORS. KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. BENJAMIN IFILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Alexander Anderson, Esq. James Hartley, Esq. John Atkins, Esq.. John 31'G-utile, Esq. James Bidden, Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq. Captain F. lirandreth. Marmaduke Rosseter, Esq. - . AUDITORS. H. 11. Carman, Esq. I Robert E. Alison, Esq. MEDICAL ADVlSER — Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. and B. Szcanraar--.Tolin Emerson, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed of constitution not to dispute any policy, unless they can prove that it was obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation ; the great aim and object having been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI TIES and NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their value to the certainty of the contracts upon which they are founded, and be independent of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be in the management of the affairs of the Company when the claims arise ; and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their deed .of constitution, unhesitatingly deprived themselves of the power of objecting to any policy, unless they undertake to prove that it was obtained front theist by fraudulent misrepresentation. The regulations common to all other Life Companies, which make the validity of assurance contracts dependent upon the perfect correct ness of the many statements required from a proposer for a Life Policy, and which have given rise to almost all the questions which have been argued in the Courts, and to many extra-judicial com promises, are thus entirely abrogated ; and nothing but fraud, proved to have been committed against them, can vitiate a policy granted by this Company. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the mutual principle, receive the whole of the mutual accumulations, and also a guarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay the sums in the policies, although the debts for which they were effected shall have been liquidated before the claims arise. The Company considering It only just towards the assured that where piinniums have been paid for assuring a given amount, that amount slionld be paid ; and they undertake to do so without reference to the state of the accounting between the assured anal his debtor. THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is secured, although the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe. The premiums calculated according to the Carlisle Tables, aro lower than usual upon young lives, where participation in the profits is not required ; and for short assurances, which, at the option of the assured, may be continued for life, the rates are as low as a due re gard to complete security will permit. TRIENNIAL ASCENDING SCALE TO ASSURE £lOB. !. , . First I Second 1 Thi r d I Fourth Remahtder A g e * Three Yrs.,Three Yrs. Three Yrs. Three Yrs. of Life. -- -.-.. -.. .......... ••••••• £ s. 4. £s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. 4. 25 ..... 1 2 7 1 9 9 116 11 2 4 1 211 3 35..••.. 1 9 9 119 6 '2 9 3 219 0 3 8 9 45...... 2 1 0 214 10 3 8 8 4 2 6 416 4 55 ...... 311 1 419 9 510 5 610 1 7 9 9 60 ...... 4 811 517 4 7 i 9 614 2 10 2 7 BY THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the first seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at at the convenience of tho assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be continued for seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or tit be dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured, seven years hence, when loss of health may prevent him from effecting a new Assurance, to continue a Policy at a rate of premium applicable to an age seven yeari younger. The Half-premium plan of Assurance, as practised by this Company, thus enables persons to retain to their own use the one-half of the premiums for the first seven years, at 51. per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or dinary premium for an assurance of 5001. to be 101., the first pay ment by the half-premium plan will be five guineas, being the one half of the 101., and interest for the retained half; and, if death should occur In tke first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid less the Si. retained. The assured may thus have the use for the first year of 54 ; for the second, of 10/. ; and so on till the end of the seventh year, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may either be repaid, or retained at Si. per cent. Interest until death, when the 3.51. would be subtracted from the 5001. then payab. 'hythe Company. TO Assuan ONE El DEED POUNDS ON HALF PREIN,VM/SYSTEM. Age. .s. d. Age. ae. s. d. 15 - - 016 1 40 - - 111 5 20 - - - •18 0 45 - - - 116 6 25 - 1 0 7 50 - - 2 3 9 30 - - - 1 3 6 54 - - • 212 5 Prospectuses and schedules are forwarded to applicants, free of ex pense, by the Manager and Agents. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. AGENTS. AherporthAbiGgdOil 110 T yn be •e r Wm., C Merchant. H., Surveyor Alresford - - Lipscomb°, L., Solicitor A A t be hy ryst_with: Broadley, J., Wine Merchant Engineer S C D i r l y , ss i ß s el, , l 3 V s f o 7 l , l C e P i l o t v o s l r t l . master B A a sh u b l y d_e la _Zouch_ B lnire tu er - nw y ti, S eyk t o . o E d dm : und l_ s NBSalricomi,,lomolns:), R. . e S aT o_ d l . l , c e i ral to ue r brusher S., Bristol - - - - Harris, C., Solicitor Brighton - Broseley - Bishop's Castle Bremen - Kennett, WV., Solicitor Jones, J. Manufacturer Griffiths, E., Postmaster Keutgen, C., Merchant Bruton - - Bridgewater - Belfast - Ballinasloe - Bordeaux - Mitchell, C. C., Solicitor Deacon, F., Solicitor G. Emerson and Son, Merchants Boyd, Wm., Brewer • Cutler, F., Merchant Maybery and Williams, Solicitors Coates and Lefebure, Merchants Williams, T. W., Auctioneer Pascoe, T., Draper Hodgson, T. 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By this time the whole fabric, together with five kilns, were in flames from one end to the other, which, notwithstanding a good supply of water from the river, defied the exertions of the firemen and a great number of persons, who, from the alarm given, were present, and, rendered every assistance in their power to subdue the raging element, but their efforts were unavailing, as hi less than two hours nothing was left standing but the outer walls. The roof fell in about five o'clock with a tremendous crash. The five kilns.fell soon after. The property consumed is to a very considerable amount, as there were b etween 3,000 an d 4 , 000 quarters of malt, and about 1,30 0 quarters of barley, besides other valuable property, i n t h e different cham b ers. Ab ou t 5 , 0 00/. worth of the malt is the property of Messrs. Hanbury and Co, brewers, London, and the remainder of the stock is Mr. Garrad's own property, whose loss is unfortunately not covered by insurance. The. 'premises were the property of Mr. Charles Ilawkins, timber-merchant, of Colchester, and are insured in the Essex and Suffolk Equitable. We have not heard whether the property of Messrs. Hanbury and Co. was insured. The precise cause of the tire has not been ascertained. Many conjectures are afloat, and the prevalent opinion is that it originated from one of the kilns, the whole of which were charged with malt for high drying. Another opinion is, that the malt, after being thrown from the kilns the night previous, must have ignited on the chamber, and caused the calamitous accident. There does not appear the least reason to suppose that it was the act of an incendiary. Thevalue of the property consumed (including the buildings), is estimated at about 12,0001. A considerable number of workmen will be thrown out of employ by the accident. 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' ~• 7.. / .J.,::: \ , '... .`,"' ".....7 80 4 116. 861 . 6 " 1: ,6 .1E '1. .. 4 " , 1 1 2 t i a t 3,', ' , 7 ,,..... , ; ( 1 1 1 •• 4 .. , ' ' ," \ :,‘.1, 1 49 , 7 4 , .‘.. , ,i;‘ ,144 .....4 , ; 4. , . 11 °TT. : 4 , „It' ' O 3 ),_ ...,...-,..-- ''':-_ -2 .,.. ~ ,,. , 7 ‘ it ' N i *. .e.--e_....,— , ,,! , ,-1-e<t s On Friday com mence d Lei"h SothiLTY's) the six e n days' sa l e o f th e lib rary o f t h e l ate Roliei! Southey, LL.D., Po e t L aurea t e . Th ere are nearly 4, ot:! ) lots, many of them necessarily consisting of st:veral The library is rich and useful in ancient and moderi: works—Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Eng lish predominating. They are in remarkably clean and good condition, their late owner obviously having an almost fastidious sense for neatness and regularity ; so' much so, that wh ere t h e bi nder did not letter the book, he has done so fully and instructively ; and where the binding or boards were rough and imperfect, he (or the late Mrs. Southey) has neatly and strongly attired them in thick cloth of variegated patterns. Plainness and neatness, rather than showiness, cha racterise this valuable library throughout. It has all the appearance of being the working library of a gen tleman and a scholar ; but of one who most truly en joyed himself—who obviously luxuriated---When sur rounde 1 by his books. Many of the volumes have his autograph on the title-page, with date and.place, it ap pearing to have been his practice, especially with pur chases that he rather valued, to add to his. name the place and time where and when bought. Many have the addition of " Bristol," " London," " I+.:diu burgh," " Brussels," &c. ; and most of them seem to have been carefully read by him, to infer from neat little pencil " ticks " in the margins, noting .obviously particular passages ; but there are seldom any notes or scratches in the body of the volumes, his lore -of neatness apparently prevailing against that disfiguring of pages and print to which many readers and writers find it so convenient sometimes to resort. The MS. illustrations in his own hand, and of which there are many, chiefly, consist of very closely written and condensed paragraphs on the spare leaves fronting the title pages, penned with that sharp clearness and rigidity of penmanship which cha racterised Mr. Southey's handwriting. lie, however, seems never to have written as if he were in a hurry ; and yet how much he wrote, as the world knows, inde pendently of making entries in his books of opinions, or information respecting them. THEFACTORIES BILL On Friday the Factories Bill, amended by the • Committee, and on the report, was printed. It contains seventy-four clauses, with four schedules annexed. The Adis to come into operation on the Ist of October next, exceptany pro vision which is otherwise specially mentioned. No inspector to act as a magistrate. Inspectors to enter factories and - schools at any time to examine any registries, &c. An office in London or Westminster is to heprovided for the use of inspectors and for the preservation of factory records ; clerks and servants to be appointed for the office. Persons begin ning to occupy a factory to send notice thereof to the office of the factory inspectors. Certifying surgeons to be ap pointed by inspectors ; fees to be fixed by inspectors. The certificate of age, &c., to apply to only one factory, and may be annulled by the inspectors. Machinery to be guarded, and factories kept clear. Notice to be given of any accident. Certifying surgeon to examine into the cause and extent Z. 4. accidents. Actions may be brought on the report of an in- , spector, for bodily injuries received from machinery. Clocks to be provided for regularity in work, and registers to be kept in every factory. An abstract of the Act and notices to be hung up in every factory. Children at eight years old may be employed in factories, but not to work more than seven hours a day ; to go to school : young persons to be restricted to ten hours a day. Lost time may be recovered. Work to cease on Saturday at half-past four o'clock. One hour at least to be given as meal time, half-holidays allowed, and attendance of children at school. Inspectors to give notice of dangerous machinery. All complaints under this Act to be preferred within two months. Proceedings to be taken before justices. Power given to distrain goods in factories belonging to persons convicted. Inspectors compe tent witnesses. Surgical certificates to be proof of age.. Penalties for infringing the Act—on parents allowing chil dren to be employed contrary to the provisions. Penalties to be applied for the establishment or support of day schools for the education of children employed in factories. Appeals allowed in certain cases. A very long interpretation clause is set forth. Act may be repealed or amended. In the sche dules the various certificates required aro set forth, and directions given for carrying the Government measure into operation. THE MURDER AT BATTERSEA. The report'of the proceedings before the magistrate on Saturday will be found in another part of the paper. Our reporter, very properly, gave no extracts from the abominable letters found in the possession of the pri soner. It appears, however, that others were found in the house of the deceased—all showing the diseased state of the man's mind. The following is a list of them : No. Iwas dated the 24th of November, 1843; and was throughout couched in language the most affectionate. It commenced by condoling with the deceased respecting some misconduct of his daughter, and hoped the ven geance of heaven might fall upon those who were trying to tear her from him, in allusion to which he designated one of her sisters as an angel and another as a fiend. In conclusion, it stated he could not help calling himself her most affectionate husband, A. Dalmas. No. 2, dated 12th January, 1844, was of the same affectionate tenour, and concluded, " Yours, most, affec tionately, A. D." No. 3 was also dated in January, and began, " To the woman I adore, and will adore while I have existence: Beloved Sarah, my life is in your hands, and I am under your command next to God. Do not forget your be loved Augustus." No. 4 was dated Friday, 18th February, 1844, and began, "My beloved Sarah ;" and concluded, " Your beloved Augustus." No. 5, dated 21st February, 1844, began, "My be loved wife." In this letter he called tho 'deceased his angel and beloved, and hoped God would love him as he did her .; and concluded, "Your dearly beloved Au gustus." _ - No. 6, dated 12th April, 1844, breathed the same af fectionate spirit, but complained of Ellen's (the deceased's sister) conduct, and appointed to meet the deceased on the next Sunday evening at the• Rev. Dr. Morrison's chapel, Trevor-square, Knightsbridge, as he wished " to join his prayers with hers." It concluded with " God bless and protect you, and believe me to be your affec tionate husband, A. Dalmas." No. 8, dated 16th April, 1944, was rather cooler, but he still called himself " her devoted Augustus, and ever faithful and devoted husband." No. 9, dated 21st April, 1844, was still affectionate, and appointed her to meet him . the next evening in Trafalgar-square, as he had something he must commu nicate to her. No. /0, which is the last letter she is believed to have received from him, was dated the 23d of April, 1844, and was as follows : " Tuesday Evening, April 23, 1844. " My Sarah,—This is the first time you have sent me a cross message, and I hope it will be the last. Yuu told me you had forgiven me, and gave me your blessing. Why then should you now send me such a message, that you are cross with me. Augusta has money to pay you for her temporary stoppage at your house, as I think Caroline will require her assistance in the nursery, or get her a situation near her. There fore, do not bo angry. You always told me Augusta should never want a friend as long as you had a home for her ; but whatever you do for her will be fully re warded. See you I must, therefore send me word by Augusta to-morrow morning, when and where, with 'the least inconvenience to you. Although you sent me such a cross message, lam still, _ _ _ ICour affectionate husband; "(Relent ! relent !) " A. PALMAS." GLASGOW CIRCUIT COURT. SINGULAR SCENE. , The Glasgow Argus of Monday records the following singular scene as having taken place in the Circuit Court of that city on Friday last A man named Walker was charged with assault, with intent to ravish ; and several witnesses were exa mined for the prosecution, when, on the recommendation of the Lord Justice Clerk, the Advocate-Depute (Mr. Mure) abandoned the case. The jury were then in formed butto return r L n o Lord v l e l r r ric d t o t and that, in his opinion, they ought to retura:nbndordnecd. of not they had d or no ne al t alternative but to return a verdict of not guilty, or not proven and that, in his opinion, they ought to return a verdict of not guilty, seeing the case had e prepared to return a ver intimated that they were not After consultation, the jury, through their be - nOhancellor, they were s t rongly withidmicptreinssefdav the fact that ho w as guilty. The Lordour of the prisoner , a s minds, or if they had founded impression of their own .m , had evidence which been led ? Justice Clerk inquired whether this was merely' the in their opinion on the evidence alone. The L or d their opinion. The reply, to his Lordship was, that the jury founded theupon m d Justice- Clerk then state that the case having b een given up, they had no alternative but to retu rn a ver dict of not guilty. A verdict of Not Guilty was then recorded, and the prisoner dismissed from the bar, though, it will be observed, no verdict whatever was re turned by the jury. "This occurrence excited considerable surprise in Court. Several of the gentlemen forming the jury (which was immediately dismissed, and a new one impannelled) expressed themselves privately exceedingly dissatisfied with what had taken place, and regarded the proceeding as one which had taken out of their hands a privilege they considered they alone possessed—that of returning a verdict for or against the prisoner. A consultation was afterwards held, and the following protest drawn up and subscribed by ten of the jury : " 3d May, 1844. " We, jurymen, who sat on the trial of Alexander Wel ker, accused of assault, with intent to ravish, hereby protest that the verdict of not guilty recorded was not the verdict which we were prepared to return in the above case, not being satisfied from the evidence of the prisoner's innocence." [Here follow the signatures of ten jurymen.] The above protest was lodged in the hands of the clerk of Court, but hitherto no notice has been taken of it from the Bench." • The career of Sir Robert Peel's Conservative Cabinet has been rendered memorable by a succession of small surprises, good, bad, and indifferent. The , new tariff was a surprise—the new sliding-scale was a surprise and a disappointment—the income-tax war' s r su es r i p g i l s a e tio a n n o d f a the terror to Duke otfheßumckidindgleharaclassweass—a surprise and a source of apprehension to the dupes of pretended "farmers' friends' —the appointment of Lord Ellen borough to the Government of India was a surprise..— the manner of his Lordship's recal was a greater sur prise still—and now we have the crowning surprise in the appointment just made of an officer to succeed his Lordship as supreme ruler in the East. It was pretty generally understood that the Premier had designed the government of India for the Home Secretary, who was to be rewarded for his secession from the Whig ranks with a Peerage, by the style and title of Baron Netherby. But some how or other the discovery was made that Sir J. Graham was not popular. at. the India House ; and also, that in the present complicated state of affairs' at home, the Premier could find no One of his party with a' tithe of his ability as a nyin'of ready business habits to replace him in the House of Commons. —Hull Advertiser. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING INIAY 13, 1844. PRICE sd. _ . _ I lOS nO if °I 10,