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T HE COURT of DIRECTORS.of the EAST INDIA COMPANY de hereby give Notice, 11,,, t a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY bill be held at their House, in Leadenhall-etreet, on N l:stircrsnAY, the 20th of March, 1839, at Eleven o'clock in tun Forenoon. No. 14,478. LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN ING, JANUARY 31, 183:). PRICE sd. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, JAN. 30, 1839. TriE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST IMPROV,EMEN TS IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES. CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF. DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SER VICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, JAN. 29, 1839. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give notice, that on TRURSDAY, the 21st of February next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract, for supplying (under separate Con_ racts) all such quantities of ____ TO HOTEL AND COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPERS. TO BE DISPOSED OF, in the CITY, LEASE of an Old-established CONCERN, making ui about Twenty-five Beds, with a thriving Business. As a Brea• portion of the Money may remain upon Mortgage, the coming it will be reasonable. The present Tenant retiring from business. For particulars apply by letter (post paid) to J. S., No. 11 New Palace-yard, Westminster. PUBLICATIONS. NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES, In &vols. post Svo., price Twenty-4r Shillings, THE PRINCE AND THE PEDLAR By the Author of "the H,eiresi," " The Merchant's DaUghter," " The Squire,". &e, Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. PUBLICATIONS INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, That. the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S STOCK will be SHUT on f UTSDAY, the sth March neat, at Three o'clock, and OPENED again on THURSDAY, the 11th of April following. That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th 1839, from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six in the Evening, for the ELECTION of SIX DIRECTORS of the said COMPANY for FOUR YEARS. That the Forms of a Letter of Attorney and of an Affidavit or A ffirmation, which will be required under the 27th sect. of the Act 3tnd 4 Will. [V., cap . 85, f or ena bli ng P ropr i e t o rs of East India "k te. Vote by Proxy on that occasion, may be obtained epon aPPlioation at the Treasury in this House. And that th e . LISTS of the MEMBERS of the said COMPANY will be ready to be delivered on T ttzsmar, the 26th March next. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. %lANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given that the BLACK SCRIP issued by the lae C nnlpanv is no longer available, and it is requested that the same EXCHANGED for RED SCRIP, which the Company will 4 !' i ntinue to issue to duly authorised parties until, and including, the Ist February next, but not after Wards. Nose but the Red Serip will, after that date, eonfer any right or Interest in the Company. ROSS and ASH, the Company's Agents, No. 6, Great Winchester-street, London. J ~Ary 22d, MO. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY, TENDERS FOR LOANS. THE DIRECTORS of the MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY are prepared, under th powers O thei r Act of Parliament, to receive TENDERS for the e LOAN 1 40NEY on INTEREST, at the rate of Five per Cent. per 1 i „j,. 40 1, for any term not less than three years. Interest to be paid — 7early. iik Tne Tenders are to express the sums, and the term of years for 4,,„eh the same are proposed to remain. 1 4 . 1 0 be addressed to the Secretary, at the Office of the Company, —l h-street, Leicester. By order, Jester , Jan, 22, 1839. J. F. BELL, Secretary. ti A S ENNE BITUMEN COMPANY. cut. Keepexe c them in Repair h t} e ul usual nner, or to Sell the Material to Paviers for these and r,..; Purposes. iti ne Company have perfect confidence in the unqualified success experimental specimen laid down by them in Oxford-street, sir i . l "ey challenge a contradiction from any competent judge. The , ro a.e is impervious to water and the pavement requires no hogging, k r . 13 entirely free from mud and dust, is rnore durable than any de 'Ption of stone, and will ultimately be much less expensive. 11. FOULERTON, Secretary. Moorgate-street, Jan. 28. 1839. 'WEST KENT GAS-LIGHT, COAL, AND COKE COMPANY. b 3B, Harmer -street, Gravesend, January 21st, 1839. Riiltice is hereby give n , th a t APPLICATIONS for SHARES i tt ,_e RECEIVED until FRIDAY, the Bth of February, 1839, Tcdiately after vvliich the Directors will proceed to the Allotment. pailP?lications for the remaining Shares may be made to (post str ee ' t and Prospectuses obtained of, the Secretary, 38, Harmer surr • Afilten ; the Bankers, 135, Regent-street, London; the Kent, and Sussex Banking Company, 71, Lombard-street, k f :Y "ravesend, and Rochester; at No. 4, New Bridge-street, C. c c art ; Mr. R. Cole, 11, Tokenhouse-zard, London ; Mr. J. Nha r t il ' e s , Post-office, Gravesend ; Mr. E. Clemitson, Denton near Gravesend. By order of the Board, WM. RD. CROGGON, Secretary. ST RANGER S' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The clair tu l ltilrn of the winter season greatly augments the number of en tE e - ir en the Society's funds. Upwards of 1,000 cues are now 'eeocs ~;( 31' kt, and the visiters are daily encountering in their visits ;' extreme misery and destitution. To enable the Com servii;- alleviate the sorrows and sufferings of the sick and sle- Tolen,g poor they make this appeal to the sympathies of the bene hoPpubi. T , Z i ng' the e past year 7,623 cases, chiefly families, have received 3,6Prn the flinds of this Institution, in the relief of which nearly T have been expended. I tzew h i e follo w i ng sums h ave b een rece i ve d, an d are th an kfully ac -9f Tf ed . 1;7;.. Cooper Hon. Miss Arden £s 0 2 k Tet.• Shepherd, Esq. ..£lO 0 Wm. Gibson, Esq 2 2 -0.• n Parki n o A s . . 3 0 Countess Athlone ... ..... 2 0 4 nonyrnous, Bank Note, J. M. 1 5,992, dated May 4, Of Messrs. llammersley , 1837 ... 50 OE. Hammond, Esq. Mr. Webb Wro. Laforest, Esq. ...... 5 0 Sir Brook Taylor George Pearce, E5q.._.... 5 0 Major-General M'lnnes: 2 2 Of Mr. Henry Clarke : Of Messrs. Coutts N. Edmonstone, Esq. 5 0 Miss Frances Burdett J. tt , . Smith, Esq 2 0 Mrs. Walker "71 . C. Norris 5 OJ. Salt, Esq., per Mr •• aiessrs. Hoare : Cordeux ...... ..... ... 10 0 ' ,Merriek Hoare, Esq. 20 0 I;l4l3seriptions and donations are received by Thomas Farmer, Q 4.4, Treasurer, Gunnersbury, and 18 London-wall; Mr. H. 1 'ju0:., 52 , New Bond -street, and Mr. William Cooper, 104, t3 'eeri:t a Tett, Cheapside, Secretaries ; Mr. J. Hiley, Assistant Ilk 9, Society's office, 18, London-wall ; Messrs. Hoare, o to the Society, Fleet-street ; Messrs. Currie, 29, N,, Messrs. Whitmore, Wells, and Co., Lombard-street ; tir ,,, lo 4:Viaturner s ley Pall-mall ; Messrs. Drummonds, C harin- Willia ' ms, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. trust, Son Re ent-street - Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; 'crieee:(iiii;a;urtmdrer'srgd Nisbet, Fleet-street •, Messrs. Hatchards, B ' rs-street ; and Mr. W. Sims, 51, b Qucsen-street Lincoln's Inn-fields. hav o rs whose addresses are not known, and to whom Reports 4Nl e i not therefore been sent, are respectfu . _to . make eati ° ll for them to tie Secretary, or at the Society s office. 2 2 I SIBLE Newly-Invented Operative VOICE 4 1pW' Q °NDUCTOR, effected by the Messrs. S. and B. SOLO e Opticia ns an d A ur i s t s to the Royal Family, 39, Albe- Ilk._-stret, Piccadilly, by which thousands of deaf persons have 3,l4liareatly benefited, is the size of a seven shilling- 'piece. and por ch fi xed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not whi c hl ) , e i reeptible than having a piece of wool io its place, .by disti, iet 'Bo faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with the At e ne ". The same name of " Voice Conductor," quoted from beside Solomons by other persons, are large, and when worn . eesid e ,"ar . to having a large pair of horns projecting from the ears, I„ N ' 111 6 the serious inflammation they cause and a buzzing the 4 ." the head. And defective VISION is brought to nature by the y -e of nevrly-invented SPECTACLE LENSES : immediately itey , sr ° Placed before weak and imperfect eye-sight, either by s' t iandle light, every object becomes clear and distinct, and etch o ni t ."t vainute particle is seen with exact distinctness, by the thirThe '''„hich both the sight and hearing become much improved. Messrs S. and B. SOLOMONS have also made, after by a y , 3 ; .e ars' practice and experience, a most important discovery, c ola - I ; 4 'oe method, to remove dimness of sight and certain cases o bs e e t r s; e 7 3o ith , out operation, pain, or inconvenience. Albemarle-street, opposite the York Hotel. ttI*LIFIELD'S DIAMOND PLATE POWV- It warranted not to near the plate. test Itanlly cheers tarnish and dirt, and magically produces a T. inimitable Polish upon Gold, Silver, Plated Goods, Brass, Tipp 0, vrhi te 'P Per, and makes British Plate, Zinc, and Pewter, look as . 11 ,;ts the best Silver. 1),4,42, Wholesale and retail, at Hand and Co.'s British Plate .11" I p , 41, Ludgate -street. Chemist to the Queen,'Poole, Manchester. 8 , Castle street, Leicester-'Holbrook, 119, Grafton-street, j . kir°. Dublin. e 4, Lombard-street. Parkinson, Birmingham. W ar 7 ,11,1 17, Fenoliurch-streot. INettleship, Lincoln. il a p' e _n and Son, Carmarthen. (Bloomfield, Poole, Dorset. Newport, Isle of Wight. , And at the Manufactor: 1 %1 ".,,,GENTS WANTED for .....:I_ l3 .—Plate cleaned with this 92, Penehurell-street. every Town in the Kingdom. powder will not again tarnish N 0.32, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, BLOOMSBURY, and I, HALF MOOS STREET, PICCADILLY. INERAL SUCCEDANEITM FOR FILLING DECAYED TEETH LOOSE TEETH FASTENED, AND LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED. I,..4onsieur MA LLAN, and Son, Surgeon Dentists, 32, GREAI STREET, BLOOMSBURY, and 9, HALF MOO N -4REET, PICCADILLY, continuo to restore DECAYED TEETH '? s ith their MINERAL SUCCEDANEUM, (of which they are the p!,•le INVENTORS and POSSESSORS)),' y pain, heat, or Frressme, and FASTEN LOOSE TEETH, whether arising a 44 1 ae, neglect, disee of te Gums, th use of C Calomel, o 1 11 oth g er cause. They as have also discovered a NEW OMPOSI r VON for ARTIFICIAL TEETH. A peculiar advantage attending , e eth made from this SUBSTANCE is that they are totally (Riper i; ( 2. , ts to a , ids. ARTIFICIAL "CEETH ' have hitherto been foun‘t OWD t.!•tiable by INVALIDS taking MEDICINES which have a tendency ~ ,e u IS COLOUR them, and by persons of bilious habits. Messrs. M. have NA successful in obviating these objections by their NEW DISCO. Y, and they can fix the above without extracting the STUMPS, er lir. t 7o. any incumbrance, and even on GUMS of the most . tender nat9re, ul t e tTg the adjoining Teeth, however loose. No WI ES or . LIGA or are used, and they MATCH the 0 RICH VIAL TEETH in point If e ' l ,lte and Colour. GUARANTEED for MASTICATION and LATION. In consequence of their improvements in the nate a. tAe department if Dentistry,they are enabled to reduce their charges to f o. l low . ing Nulls Artificial Tooth A Set 5 5 0 Set of Natural Teeth A Set of Messrs. Mallan's Incorrodible Teeth, highly linished in the first style 9O n e 1',•,10e Teeth Fastened Isz I' ll 4 a Decayed Tooth u fi o *tr ee , .—At 3•2, Great Russell moot, Bloomsbury, and 9, Half Moon- JJROPSY AND CONSUMPTION CURED B 7 a PHYSICIAN. .ei , NEW SYSTEM IRIUMPHANT!—The most extreme ears Rot "ad)* cured by it with great rapidity, a s reference to patients will n e r.O satisfied is the discoverer of the certai , ,ty of his success, that w illing to forego hi s f ee ' to a ll w h o person:oly apply) for . advice t ~ htl ,l after they are wired Attendancefrom Nine till Three , at Messrs. c. i n usis and Co's., In, Holborn Bars, where may beobtained the Anti_ C r „, ur bative Liniment, so c e l e b ra t e d f or qu i c kl y cur i ng an d pi even , ing Th r su u , ptien, Asthma, Chro n i c C oug h s, an d a ll di seases o f t h e L ungs, sth er (At, Liver, and Stomach, which is effbcted without tenderness er ineonvenicnce. The remedy is perfectly safe, and is applied by t11 4 : 16 friction, and its power is so great in strengthening the chest, &c., a i ,„ all of weakly habits, or predisp , sed to pulmonary diseases, shou:d 1 ,11 to aril without delay, as also all vocalists, public speakers, &c., who 7,sartly have much exercise for the lungs. ith e,eh Bottle will be given thr , ESSAY lately published on the METHOD of CURING DROPSY and CONSUMPTION, or the at tr ansay be had alone of all bookseller; or at Messrs. Graham's, a BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY.—The ex traorflinary patronage with which this favourite beverage has Woo honoured by the Nobility, the Medical Profession, and by all classesof the com munity, since it s i n t ro d uct i on in 183M1, affords, •f itself, su ffi cient evidence of its unequalled merits. To this triumphant success must be attributed the fact, that each succeeding year has witnessed the birth and death of some IleW Brandy liktablishment ; called into life by jealousy of the success of the Patent Brandy, and doomed to certain failure as a necessary vonsequenoe ; being . totally un able to produce an ar ti c l e capa bl e of sustaining a competition with it. The only Establishment of J. T. Betts and Co. is the Distillery, No. 7, Smithfield-bars, leading to St. John-street, where the Patent Brandy may be had either pale or coloured, in q uan titi es not loss than two Gallons, at Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gal lon, for Cash on delivery. FRESH BEEF as maybe demanded for the use of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels at the following places--from the Ist of April, 1839, to the 31st of March, 1840—both days included, viz.:— Chatham Kingstown and Dublin Cerk and Kins a l e I L e i t h, Leith Roads, and Frith , River Thames, from Deptrord of Edinburgh to Erith, both inclusive Milford and Pembroke Deal and Downs Portsmouth Falmouth Plymouth Guernsey and Jersey Sheerness. Harwith • All parties about to tender are particularly desired to read attri- V.vely the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen either at this Office, or on application to the Superintendents of the Vic tualling Establishments at Deptford, Deal, Portsmouth, and Ply mouth ; the Superintendents of her Majesty's Dock-yards at Chatham, Sheerness, and Pembroke ; the Agent for the Victual ling. at Haulbowline ; the Secretary to the Postmaster- General at Dublin; or to the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs at each of the other places. Every Tender must specify the price in words at length, and 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 authorised in writing. Every Tender must be delivered at the above Office, and be ac companied by a Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty at Somerset-place, and gigs -d by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in th 9 sum of 1,5001. for the due performance of the Contracts for Sheerness, Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth ; and in the sum of 5001. for each of the other places. BELL'S PRIVATE HOTEL. For COMMERCIAL GENTLEMAN and FAMILIES, opposite the Theatre, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. THE Misses BELL have to tender their Thanks to those Commercial Gentlemen and distinguished Families who have so liberally patronised this Establishment since its com mencement, and to inform those who may not have visited it, that their Rooms are lofty and commodious, and forming as they do a range of distinct or separate Houses, the proprietors are enabled to appropriate one part to the comfort of Commercial Gentlemen, and another part to Families, visiting Newcastle, who wish to find in a Hotel all . the comforts and quiet of a private house. N.B. Excellent Stabling and Lock-up Coach-house. METROPOLITAN BANK. —APPLICATIONS for PROSPECTUSES and SHARES may be made after TnunsnAr next, at the Temporary Offices of the Bank, No. 7, Pall-mall ; in the meantime to the Solicitors, Messrs. Murrays and Rymer, 59, Chancery-lane. LONDON and WESTMINSTER BANK. Notice is hereby given, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held, at the Bank in Lothbury, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of March neat, at One o'clock precisely, to declare a DIVIDEND and for other purposes. At this Meeting three Directors, viz.:— Lord William Robert Keith Douglas P. M. Stewart, Esq. Frederick Burmester, Esq., retire by rotation, but being eligible for Re-election offer them selves accordingly. By order of the Board, JAS. W. GILBART, General Manager. Lothbury, Jan. 21, 1839. The Books will be closed to prepare for the Dividend from the 16th of February to the 1 Ith of March. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON. Capital 3,000,000/., in Shares of 50/. each. DIRECTORS. Sir Peter Laurie, Alderman. Thomas Menx, Esq. Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq. A. Cockburn, Esq. George Webster, Esq. David Skaiffe, Esq. John Barnes, Esq. Benjamin Boyd, Esq. J. W. Sutherland, Esq. Peter Laurie, Esq. W. M. Nurse, Esq. James Farquhar, Esq. Major-Gen. Archibald Robert- W. P. Craufurd, Esq. son, Hoe. E.I.C.S. John Connell, Esq. The Directors give notice that it is their intention to commence business on MONDAY Neat, the 4th of February, at their Tempo rary Offices, No. 8, Moorgate-street, Lothbury. Applications for Shares, accompanied by a deposit of 21. per Share, in accordance with the Prospectus (Copies of which may k.e obtained) continue to be received as under : London—Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, New Bank-buildings. Liverpool—Liverpool Commercial Bank. Birmingham—Birmingham and Midland Bank. Edinburgh—National Bank of Scotland. Glasgow—Western Bank of Scotland. Dundee—Eastern Bank of Scotland. Aberdeen—North of Scotland Bank. Dumfries—Southern Bank of Scotland. London, January, 1839. TO CAPITALISTS, PERFUMERS, AND OTHERS DELCROIX and CO.'s celebrated PER ,/ • FUMERY BUSINESS, with the extensive and splendid PREMISES, 158, New Bond-street, to be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, pursuant to an Order of the Court of Chancery. It is well known that this Business embraces such distinguished patronage among the Royal Family, Nubility, and Gentry of this Kingdom, as to render its purchase a perfectly safe and profitable investment. Applications to be made (postpaid) to Messrs. PARKER, TAYLOR, and ROOKE, 3, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, Of whom Cards to view the Premises can be had. YORK AND LONDON RITISII and FOREIGN ASSURANCE COMPANY, King William-street, London, and High ALP Ousegate, York. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Assurances, whether in Great Bri tain or abroad. are effected en reasonable terms. LIFE ASSURANCE.— A present Bonus by a moderate scale of premiums. The Assured may proceed to any part of Europe without extra charge. The Company will buy their own Policies, advance money thereon, convert the same into Annuities 'or the remainder of life, or, in consideration of the premiums received, undertake the payment of reduced sums after death. Persons sub ject to any disease not attended by immediate danger assured on equitable terms. Prospectuses may be had at the Offices in London and York, or any of the Agents. GREAT ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY THE TJ NITED KING C D OI O IP M N L \ . , IFE ASSURANCE s, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, and 2, Charlotte-row, Mansion- house, London. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect seeurity, from an ample capital, and only requires, when an Insurance is for the whole period of life, ono half of the very moderate Premiums to be paid for the first five years after the date of the Pehey, the other half may remain, subject to the pay ment of interest at 5 per cent, annually, to be deducted at, death, or may previously be paid off at convenience. It obviously becomes easy for a person of ♦er♦ moderate income to secure, by this ar rangement, a provision for his family ; and should he at any time after effecting the insurance succeed to, or acquire, a fortune, he may relinquish his policy, having only paid one half the premiums for the first five years, instead of the whole, as in all other Com panies. Thus a man of 25 years old may, by an annual payment of 391. Ins. 34i. for the first five years, secure to his widow and chil dren at kis death payment of no less than 3,0001., subject only to the deduction of 1441. Is. 3d , being the amount of premium un paid. This Company holds out, in various other respects, great inducements to the public. When such facilities are afforded, it is clearly a moral duty in every parent who is not possessed of a for tune, but of an income, however moderate, to insure his life for a sum which may yield a comfortable provision for kis family. RATES OF rainizum. Age. Without Profits. With Profits. 25 ... .. £1 15 5 30 40 50 ••• .... 4 6 0 60 Annuities aro granted on very liberal terms. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol I Lord Viscount Eastnor, M.P. Earl of Courtown Lord Viscount Glandine Earl Leven and Melville I Lord Elphinstone Lord Viscount Falkland Lord Belhaven and Steuton Sir J. H. Dalrymple, Bart. DII;ECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Ckairman. WM. PLASKET, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles Downes, Esq. George H. Gordon, Esq. Morton Balmanno, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Alex. Ralroanno, Esq. H. B. Avarne, Esq. Samuel Anderson, Esq. N. P. Levi, Esq. Ckarles Graham, Esq. John Ritchie, Esq. I+ RED. HALE THOMSON, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners- street, Oxford-street. _ EDWARD - BOYD, Esq., Resident. Every inform a ti on w ill be afforded, by applicat i on to the Resi dent Director, Edward Boyd, Esq., 8, Waterloo-place, Pall Mall, London. CITY AGENT.—Edward Frederick Leeks, Esq., Solicitor, 2, Charlotte-row, Mansion -house. This day was published, price 2s. 6d., Militated, by permission, to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K. G. &c. &c., AVINDICATIONofthe RIGHTSof BRITISH LANDOWNERS, FARMERS, and LABOURERS. against the CLAIMS of the COTTON CAPITALISTS to a FREE TRADE in CORN. By JOHN BELL. Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly. By ORDER of the LORDS COMMISSIONERS of HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY. On Monday next will be published, in 1 vol. illustrated with numerous Plans, Sections, &c., ® REPORT on the GEOLOGY of CORN WALL, DEVON, and WEST SOMERSET. By-HENRY T: DE LA BECHE, F.R.S., &c., Director of the Ordnance Geological Survey. London : Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Publiihed by Longman, Orme, and Co. FOR STUDENTS IN GERMAN. This day was published, price Bs. boards, NOEHDEN'S GERMAN GRAMMAR. Eighth Edition, corrected and revised By the Rev. C. H. F. BIALLOBLOTZKY, Fh.-D. ' Matter of German and Hebrew to the City of London Corporation School, &c. &c. NOEHDEN'S GERMAN EXERCISES. 6th edit. Bs. bds. KEY, by Schultz. 4th edition, 3s. 6d. bds. RABENHORST'S GERMAN DICTIONARY. 4th edit. materially improved, by D. Boileau. 13s. bound. London : Longman and Co. ; T. Cadell ; Baldwin and Co. ; .I. Booth ; Dulau and Co. ; Whittaker and Co. ; Simpkin and Co. ; Duncan and Malcolm ; Black and Co. ; J. Maynard ; J. Waeey ; and Booker and Dolman. THE ARTICLED CLERK'S ASSISTANT. This day was published, price 6s. in cloth. THE ARTICLED CLERK'S ASSISTANT ; or, Guide to the Examination; containing a series of Ques tions and Answers relative to Real Property, and the Theory and Practice .f Conveyancing, intended to assist the Articled Clerk in preparing himself for the examination required of him previous to his being admitted to practise as an Attorney and Solicitor. With the Regulations to be observed by the Candidates for Exa mination. By a CONVEYANCING BARRISTER. London: Henry Butterworth; Law-bookseller and Publisher, 7, Fleet-street. This day was published, price ls. 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This light, which in clear weather, however dark the night, can be seen at a distance of twenty miles, in a hazy night, in consequence of its great altitude, cannot be dis cerned at the most trifling distance, and is so often "capped" that it is become absolutely .necessary that some alteration for the better should if possible be effected. It is well known that it was unseen from nine out of ten of the un fortunate vessels which have been wrecked on the back of the Wight, and that had it been seen from any of them it would have warned them of their danger and saved them from destruction. The Light on St. Catherine's (which was above 600 feet above the level of the sea) was so continu ally " capped" when it was most wanted, that it was dis continued, and Government is now erecting a light-house on a lower situation, near Rocken-end. Oa Sunday night a Pilot vessel, a Barque, the Brunswick, with Ordnance stores, having a first-class pilot on board, belonging to another pilot vessel, the Falconer, the Countess of Errol, and two others, merchant vessels, were at one time on shore on the Shingles!!! within one mile of the Needles, and all placed in peril solely from the Needles Light not being visible, though it had been long anxiously looked for by the mariners on board these ships, who were seeking shelter within the Wight from a south-west gale, and whose only reliance it was to direct them to a place of safety when they could no longer keep the sea; it is true they were all got off on the tide's rising, but two of them at least must discharge their cargoes, occasioning a serious loss of time and money. The attention of merchants, shipowners, captains, and un derwriters, not forgetting the Trinity Board, should be drawn to this circumstance, and we think also, all who are interested in the Southampton Railroad and Docks, for although we have no recollection of any vessel being lost on the Wight that was bound to any port inside of it (they have principally been foreigners, who were not aware they were near the land till they struck on it, having seen no friendly beacon to warn them off), yet the immense numbers that must come inside when the Railroad and Docks are finished, to discharge or take in car goes at Southampton, or to Cowes for orders, require more than common attention to the Needles passage. It is not enough that not one ship in a series of years ha been lost there, and that when once inside the Wi g ht thaf are as safe as if they were in dock (unless a captain is so negligent that he keeps no watch, and allows his vessel to break her sheer and foul her anchor; but even then, if in Southampton water she was to drift on shore, the mud is so soft she could take no harm, in short, that port has so many and great advantages from its peculiar situation, and is so protected by the Isle of Wight—that all who value safety and dispatch will sail to it if passible, and it is the interest of Southampton and the adjrcent towns to make the access to it as easy and as safe as t o OFFICIAL FACTS, oR BARROW VERSUS BARROW. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIR—In the Times of the 17th instant I find the following passage, copied from the " Supplemental Chapter" of Sir John Barrow's Life of Lord Anson:— " Professing myself, moreover, as far as my official cha-ac ter is concerned, of no political party (my only party being the navy), I claim the privilege," &c. Now, in the Times of the 24th instant Sir John Barrow says, in a letter addressed to you, " I do my duty to the best of my ability, Conservative as I am, ever have been, and ever shall be." In order that there should be no mistake in this avowal, the Baronet prints the word Conservative in italics. After this chat dependence can be placed on the statements of official, or rather officious, people ?—I am, Sir, A NAVAL OFFICER. Junior United Service Club, Jan. 29. CITY OF LONDON CORPORATE REFORM ASSOCIATION. At the last meeting of this Association, which was nume rously attended, JAMES HANNEN, Esq., in the chair, a desul tory discussion took place as to the expediency of the ques tion of the ballot being discussed by the Association ; and it was eventually agreed that, although the majority of the members were advocates of the Ballot, yet it was felt to be so necessary to preserve intact the original principle of the So ciety, that no subject connected with state or party politics should be contemplated—that it was eventually agreed to exclude from the proposed petition to Parliament any allusion fr ) this question. Mr. HICKSON then proposed a series of amendments, with a view to the extension of the franchise from Household to Universal Suffrage —the merging of the City Corporation in a general Metropolitan Board —the elections of Aldermen and Mlyor by the Council, and some others of similar tendency. Mr. PRITCHARD remarked, that these resolutions had been in substance brought under the notice of the Association at a former meeting by Mr. Elliot, when they were fully discussed and disposed of and their introduction now was ill-timed and objectionable, as the scheme bad already been discussed seria tim, And approved. H e then moved that the sc h eme w hi c h has already been before the public be adopted, w hi c h was agreed to. A petition founded upon the scheme was then agree d to , and directed to be put in course of signature, w ith a v i ew to its presentation on the opening of. Parliament. It is dear that, before the Corn -law quest i on i s decided, there must be an appeal made to th e country b y a dissolution of Parliament. We ask, then, a ga i n , an d most emphatically—who are to be the Liberal candidates for Liver pool ? The leaders of the party here must surely be blind to every thing which is passing round them, to be sleeping at and are beaten by an amendment such a crisis. Parliament meets on the sth of February, next Tuesday week. Suppose that on that day, only ten days from Crash—we have a disso lution, Ministers introduce the subject of the Corn-laws in the ?as coolly as if the tyrants of without a struggle. We trust most important interests of thetolerated no longer, but that from tl S hu p te i e os e no c ; I i hl ae% f n r . deormhe landede t l ri h ek e elmvl Throne, air:or succumb u: r e :thcaaukt mi taking then it may indicate that we it may.—Liverpool theasthor em a t ready, this eosaut denypt:syl absurd wetairl tleh i the ts trifling,struggletsatnatklstake, b w we h ci leolnmbeetakenwhenever which Chronicle. _ - - A frightful massacre was committed on the 19th killed with it his father, his all unhappy maniac, who, sosnefieoitalnhirseosnfTi hatchet,sa a tt r eh b rr e se s w , a bnyd himself dangerously wounded two into a well, and was taken out from it lifeless. other bhinrasttiahnnegt sisters. rga tao ntAdpsoso possession Jbs A little pflrepttiA...t, with 1 17-- 1 le 711 e some t of Con ltructiervations on theßailways, Imperfection of tile: Preseht SYs' enl , with an Account of the rnlV.Metitod of Con. l tre invented 0 under ow •in Itice. It is ob viously by Mr. Kollmann," has just .C 111" Ll enable know ledge of the subject, and enters viously written by some person; W ho has col taic ` i n to it wid It has a I. and ,Pla - ports to b e a second title of " Railway Papers, N „ itnovt p :etendin,g• to reprint from the " Monthly Times.' fMr. Kc ,llmann's in offer an opinion as to the practica.!tility Zee an, I theoretical vention, for which we want both e:.nert 'ats of them befo re knowledge, we shall place the prineipa.' Pei 0; :— our readers, and leave them to form their ownte L effcted are " The means by which these improvements a‘ ,w sus_ as follows :—The centre of gravity is h'° ll g n t I of a bent pendia.' at the carriage between the wheels .'Y me , proceeds axle. 'The acknowledged weakness of . a bent axle. ower of from this, that the pressure of the wheels acts with a I sure is leverage upon the point of resistance,—that the Pm effee applied at the crown, as it were, of half an atal. l , and the rch of such an arrangement is palpable, but—coniplete th e a and let proper supports act the part of piers, and what font !c t strong ? This is the arrangement that Mr. Kollmann effected, and with wheels of a diameter limited only by convenience and the centre of gravity below the plane of tare axles, the oscillation of the old system is all but annihilated, and the friction of the axles reduced in the propc.rtion of the increase of the diameter of the wheels, and of the• decrease of the diameter of the axles. The guidance is efFetated by the rolling of horizontal wheels plaCed immediately inadea• the car riage and acting against a centre rall (one on each side of it): the periphery of these wheels—and, be it observe 'l, of all the wheels of the system, except the driving wheels of the engine —being-, not c7lindere with a bearing surf two and a half inches, but portions of a sphere, so that tf,v point of con tact is the least conceivable, and its smallness w.'ll ee limited only by the exactness of workmanship, or by the weeAt'r which too small a space of contact might be founcl to occasion. With respect to the superior safety, it will readily be seen, that,. if the centre rail project about four or five ine;:e.s aii.ove the plane of the horizontal wheels, this point is effectual: l v sceentred : the imagination of the most fancif u l o f our rea d ers hardly picture to them a carriage making a vertical angle , I . ( e - ge enough to surmount such an obstacle to its most erratic pensities. Another and very material part of Mr. Xosi..''• mann's invention relates to the rigidity of the whole system, and the equal motion of the wheels, whose effects we have before sketched. The wheels, as must have been seen from the description of their axles, run each independently of the other; neither is, therefore, forced round a curve with the rubbing friction, we have previously censured ; and in place of the axles maintaining a parallel direction, they can make what ever angle the curvature of the road may require. A neces sary consequence of this perfect flexibility is, that they readi ly- yield to the direction of the centre rail, without experienc ing and communicating to the other parts of the system the shock we have noticed to proceed from the present plan of construction. The leading and important consequence of this —and one to which we wish particularly to direct the atten tion of railway proprietors, who can perceive that if the same engine can drew 50 tons, it is better, and better, as experi ment has shown, in a greater ratio than 37 : 13, that 37 tons should be passengers and goods and the rest dead weight, than that 13 tons only should pay, and the remaining 37 tons be necessary for the means of transport—is, that the causes of the extreme strength and weight of parts are now annihilated ; and, returning to te comparison of the weight and strength of an ordinary stage-coach and of a railway carriage, we are now at liberty to assert, that we shall receive the full benefit of the smoother surfaces on which we run. y * * " There are some other points in Mr. Kollmann's loco motive engine which demand the reader's attention. The same flexibility prevails as in the passenger carriage, but the driving wheels may have any breadth of bearing surface that may be deemed advisable, from their not running on edge rails the width of which cannot be advantageously increased ; they have thus a greater adhesiveness, and as the same number of passengers and weight of goods are conveyed by a far lighter train and with less friction, they will, as is self-evident, ascend an inclination, which would be excluded from one of our pre sent lines or worked with an assistant or a stationary engine. But they possess, by means of a most simple and admirable contrivance, a yet greater power of ascending acclivities. Power and velocity are in an inverse ratio, the one to the other. If in the same machine velocity is increased, power is proportion ally:diminished, and vice versa. la ascending a hill if some portion of the velocity of the driving wheels—supposing always the same motion of the crank and piston rod, regulated by the length of their radii—can be given up and a weel of a smaller dia meter substituted, just so much as the diameter of one is shorter than that of the other will the velocity ho decreased arid the power increased ; but this increase of power would not enough avail unless a greater degree of adhesion between the wheel and the rail were also obtained,—both these re quisites are thus effected in Mr. Kollmann's engine :—Con centric with the large driving wheel, and immoveably fixed to it, is another of as much smaller diameter as the ascents in the line of road may render necessary, the tire of which is rough ened, to give it the necessary hold on the surface of the rail, which is elevated at the commencement and for the whole length of the acclivity, so as for the smaller wheel to act upon it, being also just sufficiently elevated to raise the larger wheel from the line of rail on which it previously acted. The other improvements which Mr. Kollmann bas introduced into the construction of the engine arc of an order that the engine-man will more fully appreciate than the general reader." We shall only add, that if half what Mr. Kollmann promises be performed, we shall have another proof that many improve ments will certainly be made in railways, and that the art of laying them down, and constructing locomotive engines, is yet in its infancy. RAILROAD CARRIAGES. RESISTANCE OF THE ATMOSPHERE. Dr. Wilkinson, of Bath, observes, that " in afluid - medium, where particles yield easily, as air, the resistance is as the density of the medium, and as this resistance is measured by the quantum of air striking the plane in a given time, it will necessarily be in the duplicate ratio of the velocity, and when ever this resisting force is equal to the momentum of a body, the result makes the maximum of velocity. With respect to bodies falling through a fluid or a medium such as the atmos phere, by gravitation, the increase of velocity proceeds in arith metical progression, whilst resistance of the medium increases in a geometrical or duplicate ratio; and when the gravitating velocity is balanced by the resistance of the atmosphere, then no subsequent augmentation takes place. As the resistance is a diminution of the momentum of a falling body, and as mo mentum is velocity multiplied by the quantity of matter, in these calculations the specific gravity of the substance or body in motion must be ascertained. Thus a ball of lead, one inch in diameter, falling from a elevation of 1,000 yards above the surface of the earth, would never acquire a velocity exceeding 260 feet per second, or if dropped into water, its greatest ve locity would not exceed 81feet in the same time. When velo city is doubled, the resistance must also be doubled, from that proportion of the number of particles of the medium being re moved, and the moving power, acting with a double force against these particles, renders the resistance 4 times ; or the square of 2—viz., the square of the velocity. With respect to a carriage moving at the rate of 40 miles per hour, equal to 48.6 feet per second, in this case the resistance is to be mea sured by the surface exposed. Newton has demonstrated that the force of any fluid medium, as water or air, is equal to the area of that surface multiplied by the height ascertained by the space any heavy body falls by gravitation to acquire that velo city. In the case above stated the velocity is 48.6 feet per second : by the Newtonian rule, it appears that a body must fall through 36.3 feet to a cqu i re t hi s ve l oc i ty ; t h ere f ore t h e resistance will be on every square foot exposed to the resisting power, equal to a square column of air whose base is 1 foot, and height 36 5. As one cubic foot of atmospheric air at the I medium barometric pressure weighs 5651 grains, the pressure on every square foot of surface of the carriage will be 2.67, or nca'dy 21b. 1 Opz. avoirdupois. From this great velocity it appears that the objections made as to atmospheric resistance advanced by the engineers, in opposition to Mr. Brunel, can not be admitted ; and particularly when we reflect on aeronauts who, in another current of air not obstructed by any such irregularities as on the earth's surface, sail with the utmost tranquillity 70 or 80 miles per hour. The carrying pigeon, to my knowledge, has carried a letter from Doncaster to Harrow, in 2i hours, or more than 60 miles an hour ; from some circumstances lately stated, fishes move with an equal velocity through such a resisting medium as water ! and even the ocean is determined by the influence of tides with a far superior speed." WEST LONDON GARDENERS' ASSOCIATION. Last week the members of this useful society, com posed of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Gardners, Florists, and seed-merchants, in the neighbourhood of London, along with a select number of their friends, held their second anniversary dinner in the Suspension Bridge Tavern (kept by Mr. Bac chus), in Hammersmith. M. H. A, FitsStratitern, Esq., one of the members and honorary secretary, was unanimously called to the chair, supported on his right by Mr. Russell, chief secretary; J. Browne. Esq., president of the Turnham green Club; and Messrs. How and Hill; and on his left by Humphrey Gibbs, Esq., secretary to the Smithfield Horticul tural Society, and seedaman to the King •f Sweden ; Mr. Caie, gardener to his Grace the Duke of Bedford; and J. Kernan, Esq., florist and merchant, Covent garden. The Vice- President's chair was filled by Mr. Temple, who was ably supported by J. Kean, Esq., seed-merchant, and Mr. Croucher, gardener to his Grace the Duke of Sutherland. On the cloth being removed, the usual loyal and national toasts were given with great applause, viz., the Queen, the Duchess of Kent and Strathern, the Duke of Sussex, and the rest of the Royal Family; and, Both Sides of the Tweed. Mr. Fitz Strathern then craved a flowing bumper, and, amidst great cheering, proposed " The long and prosperous existence of the West London Gardeners' Association," which was drunk with enthusiasm, Mr. Russell, the secretary, gave an interesting • . - 4 _ 4 Nr.•'. 1 :TO _ Lsz statement of the progress o f t h e A sso LSt rd, erenzil-fts n , .# 4 l there wer e many assoc i at i ons at the nrtlY" lated to degrade society than to impro ,Itee s blished for the purpose of strengthening ix't; inia Cyr% whore th e y ex i st ; and where they dui* nebeltWit , as far as possible, would laudably endeai,our t& supply the des- rudge through a,ed eiency by m u t ua l instruction, that they might not be left tee d a te w e e ls ar ; y a l n if d e w w i i t t h ho a viuttehw that help of intellectual: employment hat they might be come more useful to their employers --a ble, ssing to themselves —and exemplary to the community at large. There was the same mutual adaptation between knowledge end the human mind as there was between light and the eye, seed and the earth ; and the fact that this adaptation existed wee a sufficient reason for his brother gardeners pursuing knowledg 0; where. with g norence was the curse of G o d : k now l e d ge the wing with Ave fly to heaven." If evil was referable to ig no v r e a a n t e i ; then kn ow l e d ge must, if i t di d not destroy, at least k 7 impair its force, and the way in which it did so opera, 'e de served particular attention. It removed evil, not by et, sten nal restraint, not by putting barriers between the will andl the execution, but by altering and improving the will itself: It put an end to intemperance by substituting the nobler Stirnaihe' of moral and intellectual exercise ; it destroyed vice and misery by multiplying the sources of happiness; and it diminished. r i strife a n d di ssens i on by inculcating principles in which alit might agr ee .—( Ch eers.) Mr. Russell further observed that: ext circumstances,ao fame,mnles w w h e ic r h e, t u h n ey had seen of men rising a bo ve ft'noen . from obscurityl disadvantageousorou s a f ti r s o w ni er apovertyble proofsto wtehaaltthte , al sn n d t was not the peculiar birth-right of any rank or condition of society. It appeared, at least, as often among the lower as amongst the higher classes ; and why should it not be culti vated wherever it appeared ? Nor let it be said that talent would al ways, as in these cases, distinction and success depend at least its tas s own reet te ,i • i a y e . n a N e V e o r r t d a l i i degree of animal energy as upon great intellecatral powers ; and whil e th e greatest talents were often unaccompanied by this energy, it frequently coexisted with ignorance \ And folly. Tln Howe poet c hFheaedlsw rushell saidltgreater—how tbat where — Angels f ear t o trea d . " much happier—h ow muc h more use ft, might not many men of superior abilities have been in their nen, 'rations had their road to knowledge been made 'a little less o.,:efiult, or a little less rugged, and had a. helping- haled been junneiously extended to aid and guide them in the.cown_.. mencement of tht career.—( Cheers.) The health of the 'Chairman was then given, and Mr. Fitz- Strathern, in appropriate language, returned thanks for the high honour conferred on him at this and on former occasionee which, he seid, *gelid never lie erased from his enemOry. Fie stated' that-the antinuitryer-ahn world was sielreeretnnhlst no one. - could make the proper calculation by piercing through the ob scurity of time but if the account of this globe, as recorded by the illustrious African who was found in a basket on the Nile, end after war d s classicnlly educated at th e roya l court of Egypt, be taken for truth, vegetation could claim priority of creation to animal existence. And if father Adam wrought in Eden as a florist and horticulturist, which he, the Chairman, believed he did, then it was as clear as any section in Euclid that his descendants, the gardenees here present, could boast of their trade being the most ancienn•—(Cheers and laughter.) Mighty organic changes, far above tiers power of man to solve accarately, had taken place. The wafers had occupied and deserted . every part of the world, end it was among the won ,nrs of the creation that the ocean as well as the land was in fig bited with innumerable varieties of animals .and vegetables. u (the Chairman) viewed the whole of this vas t earth as one " °Te a vo , rkshop or manu f actory, for the propagation of animal and' venetgg, e matter. Man and other animals received the spark of life, and then witner and die—their dust mixed with earths which hardened into st one — t h e stone was aga i n decomposed by air, and n-orrt by constant agitation, . perhaps to nourish some vegetables. Tine Mandrepores transformed salt-water lute coral. Petrify:;ng liquor changed wood and other substances into solid rock ; and by other chemical processes of nature immense nccumulatic,ns of reeds, ferns, corn, and a variety of' grasses had been converted into coal (a striking evidence of the antiquity of the world), while amazing quantities of shell fish generated through many ages have been transferred into lime and chalk. But there were other remarkable changes of vegetation that took place every day before their eyes, though the ignorant thought nothing of the matter. What was beef and mutton, venison, and poultry, but grasses in another form, since the animals which yield those kinds of food were nour ished and grew to maturity by the vegetable kingdom ; even the majestic form of " proud man himself, who, drest with a little brief authority, acts such fantastic tricks as makes the angels weep," could only be viewed as composed of vegetables. This teas proved by Scripture —" All flesh is grass," and was ad verted to in the beautiful and solemn order for the berial of the dead. In short, mankind, whether in a civilized or a savage state, were indebted for their clothing, house-shelter, shipping, and food, to the fertile productions of the ground.-- ( Cheers.) Many philosophers have traced a similitude ben tween animals and vegetables. Moses said that plants have seeds in themselves—that is, every plant constitutes in itselg male and female powers ; but this could not be said of animals., with the exception of one—the mussel. Since the last annivern sary dinner of this society, a remarkable discovery had been made in the East Indies, by a gentleman in the army, in search of knowledge, worthy the attention of fishermen, the gardeners of the ocean. He was struck with the fact, that the ponds in the, hot countries became perfectly dry, and the mud hard, yet the• next rainy season they were found full of fish, although wholly unconnected with any stream or pa'sage by which they could. he conducted thither. The solution of this phenomenon he found to be simply this—the impregnated ova of the fish of one rainy season were left unhatched in the mud through the dry season, and from this low state of organization as ova the vita • lily was preserved till the occurrence and contact of the rain and the oxygen of the next season, when vivification takesplace through their joint influence. Hence a learned naturalist inferred that the artificial fecundation cf the roe of herrings, ling, cod, and other salubrious fishes, by drying sufficiently to prevent decomposition, may possibly be transported, and vivified ni distant countries, and thereby furnish excellent food to their inhabitants --(Cheers.) It was the duty of all men, ess pecially gardeners, who, from their peculiar occupation, might be styled the prime ministers of nature, to diffuse useful know ledge in a social, benevolent manner, keeping in view the a•ise saying of a philanthropist, that " he who ,makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, is a benefactor to his country."—(Cheers.) Man was only to be estimated by he did to others. In former days gardeners were a su perior race of men. Some of them became the companions of Emperors, and in Persia a gardener was made prime minis ter of state on account of his transcendent abilities. In mo dern times other liberal arts had progressed under powerful patronage and fortunate circumstances; and it would partly be the gardener's own fault if he did not preserve his superior status in society by scientific knowledge as well as influence, especially as he possesses one valuable advantage over other intelligent operatives—an easy intercourse with the highest and most polished orders of society, who all love flowers and fruits. It was not generally known that two of the Peers of the present age—men of talent and moral worth—were gar deners' sons The interest of the aristocracy of every country would he much improved if they patronised the science of gar dening to a greater extent than was done; and he hoped to live to see the day when scientific benevolent societies like the present would be spread all over the country, to keep pace with the boundless improvement of the age, for the universal happiness of mankind.—(The Chairman sat down amidst great cheering.) The healths of the Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant-Secretary, Mr. Fish, and the Committee, were re spectively given, with applause, and suitable thanks returned by Messrs. Russell, Caie, Kean, and others. The meeting likewise paid just tributes of respect in complimentary speeches, and by flowing bumper toasts, to the following literary gentlemen, viz. :—J. C. Loudon, Esq., Author of the " Gardener's Encyclopaedia;" George Glenny, Esq., Editor of the " Gardener's Gazette," and Main, Esq., Editor of the " Botanical Register." On " The Agriculturists of Great Britain" being given, Mr. H. Gibbs, a leading member thereof, returned thanks in a neat speech. When " the Press, as the palladium of our civil and religious liberties" was given, in conjunction with " Success to Murdo Young, Esq., and The Sun, and the Editor and Proprie tors of the Weekly Chronicle, two liberal talented papers which diffuse much useful knowledge," Mr. Fitz-Strathern, in re turning thanks, said, that with regard to Mr. Young, he had the honour to know that gentleman, whose pedigree he was investigating, for the purpose of proving that, though Mr. Young advocated popular rights in this enlightened age, he was descended through a long line of illustrious ancestors, from the aristocracy of the country 1 The Chairman re remarked that the press was the fourth estate in Parliament, and nothing could be accomplished it without. Newspaper literature in particular had much power, and governed the world through the opinions of mankind. The editors thereof were commonly men of talent, with strong nerves, a quick discernment, a liberal mind, and a decision of character seldom to be shaken. Their duties and responsibility were incalcu lably great, and they had materially assisted in disseminating useful knowledge in an expeditious, cheap form. Like mem bers of the army and navy, politicians, and lawyers, some of them ought to be made peers as a reward for their extraordi nary abilities. Writing news of the day, and afterwards cir culating it for intelligence to a community, was more ancient than was generally supposed. It commenced by MS. in Egypt, was practised in Greece and Rome ; and, if an elsl author was to be relied on, Julius Caesar, who visited London , nearly 1,900 years ago, wrote periodical news of his successes. abroad, and the characters and customs of the people he subdued, for - the information of the warlike conquerors of the world at home, which was copied by numerous scribes, the only printers of that time, for circulation ; some of which news skins or papers, though long since torn up and de stroyed, referred to our own savage illiterate ancestona) an d were written in Albion and Gaul. In these days, such emi nent men as Sir Samuel Romilly, Sir John Campbell, Ovals. jeant Spankie, and others, had been reporters of the press. The health of Mr. Massie, Gardener to his Royal Highness' the Duke of Sussex, one of the Committee, confined with a cold, was rapturously given by the Association. The healths of " the gentlemen present, not members of Ate Society," were given with great applause and cheering. Mre Browne, for himself and others, returned thanks very elo-• quently, and added that he never felt himself better enter tained or more happy than on this occasion. In the course of the evening, Mr. Browne, Mr. Croucher, the Chairman, Mr. Kernan, and other gentlemen, enlivened the evening's entertainment with a few select songs. The landlord fur nished his guests with a substantial dinner, and good wines, for which he received the unanimous thanks of the company; ; and the association kept up harmony and conviviality with great. • glee till a late hour. GREEN PEAS.—The supply of green peas in Co vent-garden market on Saturday was smaller than on the pre vious Saturday, and the price was considerably higher. A. measure holding about a pint and a quarter was sold for 155.. ~~~~