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,~. ~~ DEATH OF MR. JOHN BANI A N , ' •iitr _lst , / I , ort . i 1 ". • '• • I Si I,,Atesk p , q 5 • _ A .5 . „5,, k el 4 c ' i ,) • ( , 41 -- ip - .4,3413- 1 01) *yr. I j tt it s ' • z4W-• EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. Under the Patronage of the 4 HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND. R. DICK will comme n ce hi s LECTURES on the ANATOMY and DISEASES of DOMESTIC '"INIALS, on MONDAY, the 14th instant, at Seven o'clock !ening. The Lectures will be illustrated throughout by Anato mical D emonstrations and Preparations of Morbid Anatomy, and P ractical St u d ents w ill be afforded ample opportunities of acquiring a thorough knowledge both of the Theory and Practice of Vete rinary Medicine and Surgery. 81 Clyde-street, Edinburgh, Nov. 4, 1836. w naments of the st age i n t h e d a y s o f t h e i r youth. M r. B e . learnsceOneldhapslacylOgsnrsfo7ileiveron nister di e d a t hi s h ouse i n G ower - street, where ho had with o r f eg th re e t m tl o ir . . t t a t d h r2 is ir n e l d :o o ta r. l long lived in honourable independence, on Monday last. His conic powers were of the highest order, and the flow of spirits which he enjoyed when on the boards always carried him triumphantly through, and mad e tha play appear too short. Hi s Colonel Feignwell in The Raid Stroke for a Wife; his Sir Bashful Constant in Zhe Way to Keep Him, and his Walter in The children al the Wood, were considered perfect. specimens of coloic excellence. Wherever warmth of heart and levjty manner was to be depicted Jack Banister Was unq - quailed. Professional oddities he burlesqn.'ed with the happiest effect. He was introducod to the stage by Garrick, whose manner be mil - rack,' i n an At licipl- 4 )g t s h o e rt R of os e ciu nte s a rtainment callsd " banister's Budget," %jell he gave a t th e L on d on Tavern about '2O years ago, as PPP I :ed to him while shaving hiroself, and at the same tin-le questioning him as to his thP'atrical views. He w 9 nn'!. up the scene by the remark" such was Gar. rick off the st age ; on t h e stage he 111',..s inimitable." M r . canister, though he suffered muck from the gout, retained a portion of his former spirits, and some of his bodily strength, to the last. Six months since a paragraph in a weekly paper announced that he was dead or dying. Ills attention was called to the paragraph, which afforded the veteran not a little amusement. " Though I ant thus dis posed of (he remarked to a friend much his junior) I be lieve I could call a coach now as loud as you could.' In his day he mixed with the most distinguished wits and au thors, " the gayest of the gay." Always admired on the stage, and esteemed off of it, calumny, which seldom spares the votary of the drP:ma, was too prudent to assail the re spectable name 13t Banister. THE PERUSAL OF NEW PUBLI CATIONS. LIBRARY, CONDUIT-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. ~ Subscrib ers to this Establishment have peculiar advantages, from ItS connecti on w i t h an extens i ve publishing busineso, chiefly de voted to the productions of the most popular writers, and with which the Library is liberally supplied. Families resident in the same neighbourhood, may unite in a single subscription, and may receive a ll th e new Works for Perusal, at any distance from Town, and in any . quantity, by a moderate yearly, half-yearly, or quar terly Subscription. ook-Clubs are also supplied on the most adzentageous terms. Applications (post paid), for Catalogues and Terms, to Messrs. Sanders and Otley, Publishers, 80, Conduit-street, Hanover square, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10. iS36. PRICE sd. No. 13,778. NOW READY, THE THIRTEENTH PART OF BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY. A COMPANION to the _ NORTHAMPTON-WEDNESDAY. AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. TO,THE EDITOR OF. THE PORTFOLIO. Yesterday being Lord Mayor's ,Day,'tbe Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and high city officers assembled at the Guildhall, preparatory to the great procession. At eleven o'clock breakfast was served up in the Council Chamber, which was crowded with ladies. The day was exceedingly fine, and the streets, as - usual, crowded with anxious spectators of this imposing spectacle. The order of the procession was that usually adopted. At twelve o'clock the proces sion moved from Guildhall, and passed through King-street, Cheapside, Newgate-street, Skinner-street, Farringden street, and New Bridge-street to Blackfriar's-bridge, and from thence by water to Westminster. 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Villiers Stuart, Esq., M.P.; Spencer Shelley, Esq. ; Charles Grey, Esq., &c. The usual loyal toasts, &c., having been drunk, The Loup MAYOR proposed, " The Lord Chancellor of England."—( Loud cheers.) Michell, Royal Engineers. 4. Journey near Cuzco. By General Millar. 5 . On Armenia and Asia Minor. By J. Brant. Esq 5 . Expedition into British Guayana. By 1. 1 .. H. Schomburgk, „ sq. • On the Valley of Kashmir, and the Himmaleh Mountains. 8 aron Hugel. Su ß rve y y B of the West . Coast of Africa, and the Canaries. By Lieut. Arlett, R.N. u. Survey of the Coast of South America. By Captain Fitz- Roy, R.N. 1 5 .,• On Port Philip, South Australia. V• Exp e diti on i n t o S ou th Af r ica. By Dr. Andrew Smith. ;;* On Ground Ice in the Siberian Rivers. By Colonel Jackson. On the Levels of the Black and Capian Seas. 14 . On Positions of Places in the Baltic. By General Schubert. With many Miscellaneous Notices, and accompanied by va rious original Maps and Illustrations. 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As Se a l e d Certificates will be delivered to the Registered Proprietor of each Share, the Claims of Unregistered Parties, in respect of Scrip Certificates only, cannot be recognised. Railway Office, 30, Broad -street, Bristol, 28th October, 1836. H ULL AND NOTTINGHAM RAILWAY, VIA LINCOLN. At a MEETING of the Nobility, Proprietary, Merchants and Inhabitants, held at the Guildhall, Lincoln, on Thursday, Nov. 3, 1836, Convened by Public Notice, from the Mayor of the City of Lincoln : PRESENT:-- The Hon. C. A. Pelham, M.P., Sir Edward Ff. Bromhead, Bart., Henry Handley, Esq., M.P., Stapylton Smythe, Esq., F. Oates, Esq., George Skipworth, Esq., Col. Bromhead, George Steel, Esq., B. H. Thorold, Esq., John Merryweather, Esq., • Rd. Mason, Esq., C. Beaty, Esq.., 41 4 ,12 0 ,Akiwu.414,card, Harvey, and others : ROBERT FOWLER, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair. It was Resolved,--That the replies this day made to all questions relative to the Line of Railway from Hull to Nottingham, via Lin coln and Newark, have been entirely satisfactory to this Meeting, and that the Line offers every prospect of Public and Private adva n t age. R esolved—That a Provisional Committee to confer with the So neitor and Surveyors for conducting the proposed Bill, and facilita ting all local arrangements, be appointed, and that they may add to their number. COM ITTIE. Mason, R. Esq. Merryweather, J. Esq. Oates, F. Esq. Rudgard, Alderman J. Rudgard, Mr. W. Steel, Geo. Esq. Thorold, B. Esq. Trotter, Alderman L. Wetherell, Mr. The Mayor tromhead, Sir E. Ff. Bart. -n . " eat Y , Dr. Ayth, Mr. 11. ,Coupland,.Mr. J. ' ir urY, Mr. E. B. l'uwler, Alderman E. ilebb, Mr. G. W. mrvey, Mr. R. S. Keyworth, Mr. T. With power to add to their numbers. d i esolved—That the best thanks of this M be iven th I rtinty M rese embers for their pnce here and eeting attention g to the to busi e - e as of this meeting. ROBERT FOWLER, Mayor. The Mayor having left the Chair— r_ltesolv—hat the thans f the Meeting' be given to t.be A '?" fo r d his T able performan k ce o of the office of presiding over tl k i THE direful Effects of Juvenile Imprudencies, with R at . a numerous train of Complaints arising from a vitiated - of the blood, are best met by the use of Whi ch DR. BOERHAAVE'S RE] ) BILL , N o . 2, m a short time, and without subjecting the patient to inconve ce, effects a mild and effectual cure. No bad symptoms, the frequent en? e 4 ecluences of ignorant treatment, have ever followed its use, and its A meric a dignow established by its great- sale in all parts of Europe and diteopio us Bill of Directions accompanies each box, and removes every 48. Ra u ltY in the way of the patient's management ' of his case. Price s o 7; Per box. "t .by Mr. Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Mr. Sanger, 151, Oxford-street ; ackrill, 33, Whitechal S ti r ling, y and Co., 63, Oxford-street, ~„rie_r Wells.street ;J. W. 86, High-street, Whitechapel, and edicine Venders. • tIAPPINESS, "the gay to-morrow of the mind, " is insured by marriage. Previous, however, to entering I nto the hallowed obligation of marriage, it becomes an impressive duty °teonly to regulate the passions but to cleanse the grosser nare from iMpurities which the freedom of unrestricted pleasure m tu ay have L. tailed upon it. I.uxurious habits will etFeminize the body—a residence !It the tropics will relax the elastic tibre—but more especially does the p r emature infatuation of youth too frequently compromise the natural nnity into a state of inanition, from w h ence th e agon i ze d s uff e rer more than doubts the chance of relief. To all such, then. we address ourselves, offering hope—energy—muscular strength—felicity. The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturbed by the suspension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath—for the female habit is often con.. a titutionally weak—yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy im. Droved into functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as s Well as in every relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge our abi lity to cure speedily, and with effect. Confident in our own honourable inte trity as members of the College of Surgeons, we refer the suffering coin. Ittunity of either sex especially those entering into matrimonial life) at °Pee to our house, where daily attendance is given for personal consulta t"on ; and letters Irani the country are immediately answered ; these must contain a remittance for Advice and Medicine, describing minutely the e, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, however distant. u~difficulty can occur, as the Medicine will be securely packed, and 'are ly protected from observation. GOSS and CO. (M. It. C. Surgeons), 7, Lancaster-place, Strand, London. r Just published (twenty.first edition)—lst. EGIS of LIE a fami :lt Commentary on the above Diseases.—lst. HYGEI ANA, addressed I,Xelt.sively to the female Sex.-3d. The SIPHI LIST, a Treatise on ea Vinerea, Gonorrlicea, &c.—May he had at 23, Paternoster-row, 1.„"on ; Gl asgow; t, Dublin ; 12, Calton-reet, Edinburgh ; JO, Ste, and of all booksellers. Price s s. each. R. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LIVER PILLS. ta l i aa eare not how I am physicked , so it be not by the adventure of a 1 0 , but advice of a physician, who lam sure will prescribe no more bilrethan may consist with my safety, and need sloth require."- Old n The P ossessor of the Prescription from which these Pills are prepared, the y for him, by Mr. John T. Eddy, a scientific Chemist, obtained it from A ut ' l ate Dr. Armstrong, (Lecturer at St Thomas's H . ospital, London, and rot !`n" of the celebrated Works on Typhus and Scarlet&c.) 1 4 b o ot Wife, who, in 182 i, became the Doctor's patient, when evidently slep.,, r , i ng under confirmed Liver complaint, and to all pre in a vain i. -ec line She had not long taken the Pills, at the cribed inter. ai w) . ,"eTore she was perfectly restored to health ; and has, with the occa s42luse of them, continued free from pain, and in perfect health and .' 1 7,. 11 1 spirits ever since. fort,';, Possessor of this admirable Prescription (a Gentleman of private ar eoi ", e)• having distributed the Pills with the most extraordinary success off er nt the Poor in many Counties in England, in MIS determined to l'ien e „, loll , at a pr;ce, to the ; his personal observation and 144-; hem, convinced him that they He ald prove a real blessing, if to 1 1 ,ccording to the Physician's Adv;ice and Directions in the wrapper, tole '° o th old and young, children as well as adults: women, prygnan . t, afterTAv the montfi of confinement -who suli'red trout inactive tbh r' and thi nee all the attend nt miseries Of Indigestion; Bilious A free -1111(ler:° called) ,• Flatulence, Jaundice, Dropsy; Pain in th e sides and df te Shoulder Blades ; Difficulty of Breathing; clis,ressing Serum. Th e •boking ; with the complexion, and white of the eyes, yellow. eve r „ distressing first two pills generally affbrd such relief —such ease from Th e At ~t.ressing pain—that the patient is at once surprised and delight ed. ke ier t k _ . ealelne Is gentle, though certain in its benign effects. The quantity "vtl to be taken is small, and not oftener than alternate nights. In Boxes at Is. I d , aisd 2s. 9d. each. li r The large Box contains the quantity of three small ones. ll, ri e pred solely for the Proprietor, by Mr. J. T. Eddy, Bishop Stortford, ..r o ' w ho is spixnuted Wholesale Agent to the l'roprietnr. te tte rOyent imposition, the Hen. the Commissioners of Stamps have (li the m 2s nae and addrs to be egraved on the Goverminent Stam, Voile ea h i nd is also sealed with the n Armorial Bearings of theProprieto p r. Th in el sF la genuine. lit irdls may be procured of all wholesale dealers in London, and retail t Nan ng . er, 150, Oxford.street ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street ; E. Lor t , h .l, 12 5, Oxford.street ; T Butler, 4, Cheapside ; It. Johnston. 68, Lnere C.F. Stradling Royal Exchange Gates ; C. Croydon :17, Wig. J„ . „ -r eet, Civendish ;guar ., ; J. Heudebourk, Middle.row, flolbotn ; Pro 17 1, ' IIG. s Holborn ~ W. Snowden, 2 , ,..Haymarket ; and J. ins, trend. Mr. Crofton and Mr. Dymoi,d, Croydon ; Mr. E. Ctattles ; and of all respectable Medicine Venders In Town and 1 THE ORIENTAL ANNUAL. This day was published, elegantly bound in morocco, price 21s. ; or large paper, with Proof Impressions of the Plates, 21 . 12 s. 6 d. , THE . ORIENTAL ANNUAL, for 1837. By the Rev. HOBART CAUNTER, B.D. With Twenty-two En g ravings, in the finest style of the art, from drawings by WILLIAMDANIELL, R. A. *.* A few complete sets of the three former Volumes of this Work may still be had, price 21s. each. Charles Tilt, Fleet-street. CRUIKSHANK'S COMIC ALMANACK. On Nov. 22, price 2s. 6d., T HE COMIC ALMANACK for 1837, with Twelve humorous Plates, By GEORGE CRUIK SHANK. And other Embellishments. Persons wishing to secure early Copies should transmit their Orders to their Book Sellers without delay. Charles Tilt, Fleet-street. MAGNIFICENT NEW ANNUAL. On November 15, in Imperial 4t0.,-price.42s., India proofs, 635. FINDEN'S TABLEAUX ; a Series of Pictu resque Scenes of National Character, Beauty and Costume. Edited by Mrs. S. C. HALL. With Poetical Contributions by The Countess of Blessington. Miss Landon. Leigh Hunt. Allan Cunningham. Charles Swain. Laman Blanchard. The Engravings from Drawings by T. Uwins ,A.R. A. AV. Perring. F. P. Stephanoff. F. Corbaux. H. Corbould. J. 'Browne. F. Stone. L. Seyffarth. &c. &C. The plates in this work are double the size of those of the largest of the Annuals, and have been carefully engraved by the first artists, under the direction of William and Edward Finden. As it is splendidly bound in morocco, richly and appropriately embellished after a design by Corbould, it forms decidedly the most magnificent and attractive Annual ever published. Charles Tilt, Fleet-street. • REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. MIDDLESEX. Yesterday was the last day of the county of Middlesex Registration. After all the cases had been decided; Mr. Adey and Mr. Coppock both bore testimony to the impartiality of the Revising Barristers. Mr. COVENTRY then, in reply to the flattering observa tions of the advocates on either side, said his object had been so to construe the Reform Act as to satisfy the letter, and at the same time give effect to the spirit and meaning. The latter was not at all time manifest, and he hoped the Amending Act, which had been three Sessions before Par liament, would be allowed to pass in a separate shape, without waiting for a re-construction of the Revising Tri bunal, as to which he must say that all that was wanted was a head to give tone to the general current of decisions. At present there was a large unassociated body acting in no sort of concert. ; the Courts were so numerous, and being held at one and the same time, the Revising Barris ters had no means of knowing what each other decided. Simultaneous revision was certainly desirable, but he thought that should give way to uniformity of decision. ( Before Mr. KEEN.) NEW RIVER SHAREHOLDERS.-Mr. KEEN delivered judgment in the case of the New River Shareholders, in the parish of Enfield, where there were twenty claimants. On consideration of the authorities bearing on the point he was clearly of opinion that the New River shares are real es tate, and that there is consequently nothing in the nature or value of the property to exclude the claimants from the right of voting for the county. The names of the claimants must therefore be restored to the registry. NATURAL CURIOSITY.—On the small artificial pond called Cannonmills Loch may be daily seen during the winter a solitary sea-gull, swimming about apart from the ducks which so numerously frequent the loch. He leaves it every night, and returns again in the morning. For a number of years he has unerringly, at a certain sea son, taken his flight to other shores ; and with the same re gularity as to time, being seen circling around the little loch before alighting to take up his wintern sojourn. But it is remarkable that, as if foreseeing the early storm, he has this year returned a week sooner than usual, having made his first appearance this season" on Tuesday, the 25th of of October (two days before the frost in). It may be sur mised that this singular bird would not quit his tribe and native element, and forego the wild pleasure of " brushiug the white sail with his'whited wing," unless he had a rea son of his own for it ; and the food administered to him by the kindly hand of Dr. Neill is a very substantial one.— Caledonian Mercury. APPALLING ACCIDENT BY FIRE.—On Tuesday evening, between six and seven o'clock, the family of Jo seph Rickards, Esq., a gentleman residing in Margaret street, Cavendish-square, were plunged into the utmost affliction by an appalling accident which occurred to the eldest daughter, Miss Richards, an amiable and accom plished young lady, seventeen years of age, who was burnt in a shocking manner. It appears that the unfortunate young lady had retired from her dressing room into the par lour alone, waiting for some branches of the family, the whole of whom were going to the theatre. As Miss Richards was attempting to reach a small scent-box from off the mantle-piece her dress unfortunately caught fire, and she was almost instantly enveloped in flames. She ran into the passage, screaming for assistance, but before the flames could be extinguished she was burnt in so shocking a man ner that she lies without hopes of recovery. , The once popular Roxburghe Book Club seems ra pidly approaching towards a dissolution. The last anni versary, held at the Clarendon, by the absence of many of the most convivial and ardent members, among whom w.ere the Dukes of Devonshire and Sutherland, Earl Spencer, and Lord Morpeth, exhibited evident signs of this consum mation, GLORIOUS DEFEAT OF THE TORIES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The proceedings to-day have terminated in the success of the cause of Reform. The low party (as the Liberals have hitherto been termed) has taken the place hitherto occupied by the high; and the Tories are beaten in one of the strongest of their strong-holds in this country. I stated in my last that it was the opinion that George Peach, Esq., would be elected Mayor, in the place of the renegade Freeman, and that opinion is confirmed by the proceedings to-day, for when Mr. Peach was proposed not a single Tory voted against him. • At eleven o'clock this morning a great number of Re formers began to collect round the Town-hall doors, and shortly before twelve o'clock, the whole of the Liberal Members of the Council were assembled in the Hall. The Tories appeared to be very unwilling to make their appearance, knowing that they were deficient of two in numbers, and fearing the defeat which awaited them. Mr. Freeman, the Mayor of yesterday, was the last who made his appearance. While things were going on this way in the street, the Liberals up-stairs were not inac tive ; for, immediately on the clock striking 12, Mr. Sharp, wile is the leading gentleman among the Reformers in this borough, proposed that Mr. Alderman Williams should take the chair. The proposition was seconded, and Mr. Williams took his place. This was one point gained ; for it was the loss of this point last year that caused the Li berals to be left in a minority. Shortly after this, Mr. Freeman made his appearance, and then Mr. Charles Markham, who is one of the Tory Councillors, and Clerk of the Peace for the County, suggested that Mr. Alderman Williams should leave the chair, as the Mayor was present. This proposition was laughed at, and treated the same way as the Tories treated a similar proposition when made by the Reformers last year. It was then proposed that Mr. Peach be the Mayor for the ensuing year. The motion was seconded and carried without opposition. Never was there a more glorious defeat than this. Mr. Peach took the Chair, and here some difficulty arose, for the old Mayor had made his exit, to prevent his being called upon to adminis ter the oaths ; eventually, however, two Magistrates were Sound, who swore in Mr. Peach, and the ordinary business proceeded. Meanwhile the people outside were tolerably busy. Some one or two of them had gained admission into the Town hall, and obtained the Corporation flags, which were after wards displayed amidst the loudest applause, along with those of " Smith (our Liberal Representative) and no Slavery ;" " The Freedom of the Press ;" " Smith and Reform," &c. It was a gratifying sight to see the flags in the hands of the party who had paid for them, and who had been kept out of all control in the management of the own business for centuries', and the very sight of them pro duced a deep sensation. At the close of the business, Mr. Peach left the Hall, accompanied by nearly the whole of the Reformers in the Council, and was accompanied down to his house in Bridge-street by thousands of the inhabitants, and a band which played several popular airs. When the Mayor reached his residence, he harangued a very large multitude from his window, and congratulated them on the happy re sults of their exertions. Mr. Sharp followed, and detailed what had passed in the Town Council, after which the party left, and the band paraded the town. It was intended if the Tories had got into power to have given the mace to the late Mayor, and some laughter was excited by its production on the present occasion by Mr. Parker, a large shoe-manufacturer, who held it out of the window all the time the speakers addressed the audience. The mace and the other baubles will be sold. Mr. Peach, the present Mayor, is a gentleman who is highly respected. He is a Dissenter, belonging to the In dependent persuasion, and is the first person who is known to have filled the civic Chair in this town who was uncon nected with the Church. It is not the defeat of Mr. Freeman alone, that we look at ; the effects will be great, as they concern the country at large. At any ensuing borough election, the consequence of the defeat of the Tories on this occasion will be found in the dismissal of Mr. Charles Ross, and the return of an other. Liberal along with Mr. Vernon Smith ; and that Li beral will, no doubt, be Mr. Raikes Currie, the city banker, and the friend of Mr. Grote. His election is now consi dered to be certain, and Mr. Ross may look out for another borough. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OP BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Nov. 4, 1836, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the ditthrent Cities and Towns In England and Wales, p,r Imperial Quarter. I Wheat. ..... sls. sd. Oats Barley 37s. 10d. Rye IMPERIAL AGGukoATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat 484 6d. I Oats Barley ..... 35s lld Rya DIIT/ES OE FOREIGN CORN. Wheat 393 8d Oats Barley es. 41. I Rye 19s. 9d. I Pease.... 9s. 6d THE MARKETS,( THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusaos.) CUMBERLAND. Coars* heavy Lowland Meadow f1ay,...., 23 13 to £4 0 New Meadow May 0 0 0 • Useful Old Ditt• 4 5 4 1 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay. 4 12 4 17 Clover Hay i 5 0 0 Oat Straw £1 In co .€2 0 1 Wheat Straw 2 • 2 2 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay RS 10 to £3 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful 014 Ditto 4 ii 4 5 Fine Upland Meadow axed Rye grass Hay Clover Hay (extra tine ......f.O 0 Generally ........ a 5 5 ) 5 Oat Straw ' t 1 111 t. £2 pp I Wheat Straw 2 0 2 0 WHITECHAPEL. ...f3 10 to £4 0 Coarse Meadow Hay b New Meadow Hay a 00 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grow Clover Hay Old Straw XI Id to .E 1 II ' Hay a a 0 o Wheat Straw COAL MAR Adair's. Per Ton. KET.—Nor. 9 ter T.n, I. d. Hartley Walls End Bell and Brown Walls End Bewicke and Co 24 0 Walls End Clark and Co 92 3 Walls End Gas:bah Walls End Heaton • 24 3 Walls End Hilda 24, 0 Walls End Hotpur 23 g Walls End Killingworth 4 3 Walls End Northumberland 23 6 Walls End Peareth 2O 0 Walls End Perkins 23 3 Walls End BiddelPs Walls End Hettan IA 3 Walls End Lamhton ....... 26 3 Walls End Adelaide Walls End Garden ti 0 Was Ind Scu h Durham 25 0 s Ell Tees Bengt' am 22 0 W-Ils End West Hetton last market-day, . Bute'sTunfield Moor l9 9 Burden , 2l 6 Chester Main 42 3. Felling Main.... l9 6 llebburn blain Holywell 23 6 Howard's Main 22 9 Leaze's Main Ord'a Itedhugh 2l 0 Pontop Windsor IV 6 Ruaseli's High Main 22 0 South Pontop South Hartley 22 6 ran field Witllngton 24 0 Wylam . 23 It Lambton's Primrose Elsicar ;hips an ivei since. COUNTRY Ci RN MARKETS DURING TILE WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beaus. Pea.e. _ -- Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. a. to s. s. to 44 50 30 34 22 30 38 And0ver...,...,,,..... 47 52 29 31 25 43 36 48 30 40 16 22 33 Bridport 38 50 32 36 26 30 39 Cirencester ......... 44 51 27 32 20 25 32 40 35 46 28 30 ,26 30 46 Guildford 38 54 28 35 20 30 46 42 58 26 32 23 26 43 Hereford 36 49 21 33 22 29 46 40 Highworth 42 60 32 42 28 34 51aidenhead _._. 32 53 24 36 20 26 34 44 34 33 M0nin0uth,....... 46 44 32 34 22 29 31 40 Reading 34 57 25 35 20 27 .13 42 35 ...- Salisbury*. 44 54 30 34 20 28 41 46 —...- Southampton ....... 45 50 33 40 28 92 - 42 Stroud _ 31 . 44, 23 96 'lO 24 46 Tewkesbury 50 35 22 32 40 Uxbridge 40 48 28 32 17 28 40 42 32 52 24 34 20 25 03 42 33 48 Warminster 30 40 27 34 22 26 36 48 59 21 22 35 Worcester..-........ 53 50 32 36 30 32 46 46 48 CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to a. d 1 Beef l'et d. tt. d Wheat • Barley 5 9 6 3 Mutton oats 3 8 4 6 Veal Beans . Pease 4 6 6 8 Lamb Hay............ 71. 6s. to 61. Iss. 08. per Um LEWES MA Per guar er. Wheat, White -- heti Batley 15s. ikt !tKE I.—N v. s .. s. 41. to s. d. Per Quart e r. s . i. to s. d. 51 o oa 0 Oats 24 6 26 6 59. 0 56 0 Pease 32 0 37 0 40 0 43 0 011 Cake...lt/. e s . p er Thousand. HULL 111 A RKET.—Nor. 8. Wheat, Old 48. 54 . :L.. ..... New 5O;. s•'s. 545. -- Foreign —s. —s. —s. hi bond... —s. —a. —a. Oats, Poland - -s. ' l s 235. 0:d —s. 245. 255. -- Small or Feed.... —4. —s 20s —s. —s. 21s. --- Foreign —s. —l. —s Barley, Norf. & Suf ... —5. —a. 325. Line. & Wold —5.311. 353. —.— Foreign Beans 365. :IRS. 42a. Foreign Pease, White........ 36s. 3ss. 425.:0 rey 325. 16.,. 40;. Tares ~.. 4os. —s. 445. Foreign 345. 30s. 38s. Rapeseed, in bond none Free, per last 321. 331. os. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW. J. Appleton, hop.merchant, Southwark T. Wells, sugar.broker, Mincing-lane C. E. DiLsdale, grocer, Marylebone-lane ., II J. W. and G. W. Collison, linen-dr.apers, Quadrant ► 11 T. Smith, wine.mercha❑t, Strand H. Tanner, mariner, Stepney W. Barthold, merchant, Great Tower-street 1 12 S. H Jonas, sugar-refiner, Wellclose.square 1 10 E. Bowler, hackneyman, Dorset-square The General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Caledonia, from Hamburg, arrived off the Custom- House at one o'clock rat. yesterday. SlR—The long expected answer from our Government on the Churchill affair arrived on .Sunday last, brought by Mr. Bell in eighteen days, and fully approving of all Lord Pon sonby's conduct. The definitive despatches were only to be forwarded a few days after, so that it yet remains to be seen what communications our Ambassador is authorized to make to the Porte on the subject, and how any demands are, in case of refusal, to be enforced. It is high time that our dignity should be rescued from the discredit thrown upon it by the late arrogant message of M. Boutenieff against Pertez Effendi, and the insinuations in the conti nental journals, that Lord Ponsonby had been abandoned by his Government, as having advanced farther than it dared venture to follow up. To coincide with the credit, on the contrary, given him by the Cabinet for the spirit he has displayed, he must be instructed to insist on the dis missal of Achmet Pacha from the councils of the Sultan, no matter under what form carried into effect, or we shall be bearded and taunted by Russia as much as ever. Has our Ministry then resolved to go the whole length required in the Turkish question ? For all this is involved, in order to ensure the Sultan's compliance with the terms, which would restore our Ambassador to the. proper position and in fluence befitting the representative of the British Sovereign. The termination of the war in the Kurdistan was not achieved without a near approach to the junction of Persia with the rebels. An act of treachery on the part of that Court missed taking effect, which is almost unparalleled in modern politics : at whose instigation could this have taken place ? Certainly not that of England. The subserviency :of-Persia to Russia has been already discovered and sig nalized ; and the latter, if unjustly accused of any partici pation in the intrigues of her protege, must throw the blame on the proverb, "noscitur a sociis." Ravenduz Castle was the last stronghold of the rebel Cuidish Pacha, Mohammed. When pressed to extremity, he had a few days before his surrender entered into a compact with envoys from Persian I',. st h ers, to e re- Persian Miri Asker, or commander on the fron4 ceive the assistance of twelve thousand tre,- 0, the greatest ps part only five hours distant within the Turkish territory, and the third division on its march t o f o ll ow. A portion of the price stipulated for this Ilueeour, and for an asylum in Persia in case of need, had already been paid, when the rebel Pacha was induced to dismiss its emissaries, and forego the desperate resource. He surrendered instead uncon ditionally to the Turkish General-in -chief, Reschid Pacha, and has thrown himself on the Sultan's mercy. The Per sians not only had the perfidy to offer support to a rebel against his Government with which they were at peace, but previously tendered the co-operation of their army to the Porte against the same chief, in order to receive double wages. Had the intrigue succeeded (of which the parti culars given are perfectly authentic) Kurdistan would still have remained unsettled, and, the presence- there of the main Turkish army'been indefinitely prolonged, or as soon as it evacuated the country after the conquest of Ravenduz Castle, the rebel Curd having first escaped, would have re turned from Persia to renew the same horrible disorders. Persia must also have connected herself with his cause, and entered as a principal into the war, if the Porte did not choose to overlook an egregious injury and open affront. These are the fields in which Russia gathers her harvest—. can it be doubted that she has been the sower ? We have her again at work here to embarrass the finances of the Porte, in the remittance of, the last instalment of the indemnity for the evacuation of Silistria. This sum, amounting to twenty-five millions of piastres, 250,0001., had been paid over in Turkish coin, under a verbal under standing between the mint and the Russian mission that it was to be exported in the same specie, and some compen sation made for the loss. It was ascertained, by the unu sual demand for bills during two posts previous to the last, that part of the money had been secretly invested by friends of the Russian Court Banker, and this in bills purchased from the Turkish Mint Agent, with which he supplies the market to any extent, hi order to keep down the exchanges, and prevent the exportation of gold. The effect was to raise the exchange, which it already has done, two per cent., and prevent the mint continuing its purchases of bul lion—forcing it, eventually, to issue its coin at a loss, or re.: sort to a further depreciation, fatal to the character and interests of the government. The Turkish authorities in sist on the engagement having been given not to interfere with the exchange, and are highly indignant at its viola tion—but what can the Porte do whilst fluttering in the talons of the Russian vulture? Our Consul-General in Egypt has been giving a speci men of his zeal for our commercial interests, which cannot be too highly appreciated by the country. Russia having► a more advantageous tariff with the Porte than England, especially for internal trade, had induced Mehemet Ali to consent to its introduction in his territories. Representa tions on the effect of this preference having been laid be fore our Government, they were further transmitted to our Consul-General at Cairo. He has, in return, just sent up by the Nile Steamer an Ukase of his Highness Mehemet Ali, annulling the Russian privilege, and breaking through treaties made by the Sultan, which he had already put in operation. This is acting the part of a sovereign with a witness—of course, to show us that he is no friend of Rus sia, nor cares about setting her at defiance, when he well knows she will be extremely obliged to him for any mask he can throw over their connexion. This is also the triumph of the British agent—instead of insistinc , on the Pacha's placing British .commerce on the same footing as that of Russia, to be on a par with the most favoured nations—or giving the utmost possible latitude to our existing tariff.— From No. XXXILL of the Portfolio. Constantinople, Oct7s, 1836. The nominal salary of the examiner of plays, the office now filled by Mr. Charles Kemble, is 5001. per an num, but there are abatements which reduce it to about 3201. a year. The examiner for the Lord Chamberlain, who licenses the plays for the patent theatres, receives two guineas for each.play, and one guinea for each farce. THE DESULTORY MAN.—The French Tourist would find it difficult to procure a better and more agree able guide-book for his wanderings than Mr. James's new work, " The Desultory Man," which will give him a more thorough insight into the localities and character of Dieppe, Rouen, Britany, and many other principal places in France, than all the Gazetteers and Cicerones in Europe. Would he desire to become acquainted with the habits of their natives let him consult " The Desultory Man," whom he will find, notwithstanding his rambling propensities, to be a very sociable and pleasant fellow. Calais and Boulogne are filled with visiters, notwith standing that dreary winter has already commenced its frigid appearance. The hotels and private lodging-houses have scarcely a room unoccupied, and provisions of every description have risen nearly one-half more than they were this time last year. Travellers now going from England are advised to be very particlar in havinc , their passports en regle, and what l e tt ers an d papers they bring with them, as since the Strasburg affair the police, ever over-officious, are on the qui vive to detect the slightest correspondence of a political nature. Tuesday morning, the surveyors commenced mea suring the ground from the Surrey side of London Bridge that is to form the line of junction from London to Bristol. TIIE SNOW STORM,—.Such was the severity of the storm in the neighbourhood of Heath on Saturday last, that the roads in several places were quite blocked up with snow. A person was taking a bull, belonging to Mr. Thomas Lenthall, of Stainshy, to Picasley fair, on Satur day, when the animal was completely set fast in a lane near Halt-Hucknall church, and was with difficulty released by cutting away the snow so as to enable him to return.— Derbyshire Coz u A few days ago all the passengers who entered one of the omnibusses running along the Boulevard, in Paris, on offering to pay their fare, were told, by the conductor, that he received no money that day. Great was the asto nishment of all, and interminable conjectures were afloat as to the cause of this exemption, until a small elderly gentleman was seen to alight near the Hotel at the corner of the Rue des Capucincs. His exit loosened the tongue of the conductor, who then announced that the worthy tra veller was no less a personage than the Marquis de Semon vill'e, who had taken upon himself to pay the fares of all his fellow-travellers. WOODCOCKS. --An extraordinary quantity of these birds appear to have migrated to our Ames within the last week or two. On Thursday, Harrington Hudson, Esq., of Bessingby, and a friend, shot 16 couple ; and on S a t ur d a y last, another individual shot 12 couple.—Hull Packet. The body of a man in a very decomposed state was discovered by a labourer named Hunniken, in a field near Brentwood, on Friday night. A handkerchief was hanging upon a small bough of a tree under which the corpse was lying, and it was at first thought he had hung himself, but a general opinion prevails in the neighbourhood that the de ceased was a drover who had attended Brentwood summer fair, and nothing heir).- found upon his person, that he had been robbed anemuriered. The features were completely obliterated, —Essex Herald. The LORD CHANCELLOR returned thanks for the man ner in which his health had been proposed and received. He was convinced that on the study, practice, and proper administration of the laws, success in commercial enterprise and manufactures mainly depended.—(Hear, hear.) With out this safeguard commerce could not thrive, and without security for property wealth could not be accumulated.— (filar, hear.) It was therefore with pride that he ac knowledged in the great commercial and - trading prosperity of this country, and particularly of that which distinguished the greatest city in the world, in which they were then as sembled, the beneficial result of free institutions, and the triumph of the law.—(Cheers.) His Lords Lip proposed, in conclusion, " The health of the Lord Mayor."---(Loud and long continued cheers.) His LORDSHIP briefly returned thanks ; and shortly after said, that he meant now to propose a toast which he was satisfied would be well received. The toast which it was his duty to give was, " Viscount Melbourne and his Ma jesty's Ministers."—(Loud and enthusiastic cheers.) Viscount MELBOURNE rose, and several rounds of cheering prevented his proceeding to address those as sembled for some minutes. As soon as silence was in part restored, be said that he returned his sincere thanks for the cordial manner in which the last toast had been re ceived. He begged to assure them, on the part of his Majesty's Ministers, that they were fully aware of the responsible duties of their station, and that they were only anxious to adopt such measures as in their conscience they believed calculated to promote the welfare and prosperity of the community.—(Cheers.) He felt bound to express his approval of the judicious, calm, and sober manner in which the toasts had been proposed by the Lord Mayor : and it was not his intention to depart from the line of conduct so wisely prescribed by saying a single word in references to party politics on that occasion. —(Cheers.) He might, perhaps, be allowed to observe, however, that amidst the storms of political contest, and the bitterness which was naturally produced, and which -he feared was increasing in the workings and proceedings of our free Constitution, it was most satisfactory and cheering to reflect that they could save that day at least from those charac terised by political heat and acrimony for the purpose of accomplishing an object in which all were agreed and united —namely, to pay our respects to the chief Magistrate of that the greatest city in the world. It was peculiarly gratifying to have such a mark of respect and confidence as that conferred upon his Majesty's Ministers, conveyed through an assem bly which comprised the corporation, the magistrates, and the whole bulk and body of the citizens of London, as they stood there assembled or represented before him. This testimony was borne by a city, the freedom of whose insti tutions, and the rank, intelligence, opulence, and integrity of whose merchants had not only distinguished it in this empire, but had spread its fame throughout the world.— (Cheers.) Whenever this country had been threatened with foreign invasion or domestic difficulty the city of London was the first to meet the danger, and set an ex ample to the other cities of the kingdom, which they had almost always felt bound to follow.—(Loud cheers.) " The Foreign Ministers" were then given. Mr. STEPHEIISON returned thanks. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex" were next toasted. Sheriff DUKE returned thanks. The following toasts were given in the course of the evening :—" The Lady Mayoress"—" The Master cf the Rolls and the Judges"—" The Attorney and Solicitor Ge neral and the Bar of England"--" The Recorder." The remaining civic toast% were then drunk, and the Company separated. The improvements at Uxbridge House, and the embellishments of the interior, will not be complete until Christmas. The Marquis and part of the family continue at Paris, and no day has yet been fixed for their return. A lamentable and fatal occurrence took place near Chapel-en-le-Frith, on Saturday last, during the snow storm which visited that neighbourhood, in which Mr. Butterworth, cotton manufacturer, of Combs, perished from the effects of the intense coldness of the weather. He left home about two o'clock in the afternoon, with the inten tion of visiting some relatives at Chariesworth, hut had not proceeded more than a quarter of a mile, before he was overtaken by a violent storm of snow and wind, which ap pears to have completely overpowered him. Mr. Butter worth was found about two Lours after leaving home by one of his workmen, who was accidentally passing the spot. When discovered he was lying on the ground, with his free buried in the snow, and life nearly ectinet. He was imme diately removed to Combs, but survived only a few hours, and never spoke after he was found.—Derbyshire Courier. Shortly after ten o'clock on Tuesday evening last, the inhabitants of Aldermanbury were thrown into a state of confusion and alarm, in consequence of the discovery of a fire, which broke out upon the premises of Mr. Ellis, a tailor, of No. 41, Aldermanbury. The fire was discovered by a watchman on duty in the neighbourhood, who imme diately gave an alarm, and sent for the engines. By the very prompt arrival of the engines from the Watling-street and Whitecross-street stations, and there being a ready supply of water, the fire was got under before any serious damage had. occurred. It appeared that Mr. Ellis and family had ' retired to bed, and that an apprentice or errand boy had placed a lighted candle under the shop-board, which by some means was upset, and coining in con t act w i th some cotton and linen goods caused them to ignite. It is a for tunate circumstance that the fire was discoveredso early, or in all probability the damage would have been very serious, and most likely have been attended with loss of life, as Mr. Ellis and family s l e pt at the top o f t h e house, from which there could be no escape but by the windows. W e have ust learnt f rom a gentleman upon whose accuracy w e p l ace the mo s t per f ect reliance, and who has had much experience in falconry, the following remarkable fact, which we believe to be without a precedent in the an nals of hawking :—Captain Green, of Buckden, in Hun tingdonshire, has now in his possession a splendid specimen of the golden eagle, that he has himself trained to take hares and rabbits. When the difficulty even of handling a bird of the size and strength of the golden eagle is consi dered, the performance of Cart. Green must he deemed ex traordinary. Hawks are carried on the fist of the falconer, but this would be impracticable with a bird of this size and weight ; recourse was therefore had to a very ingenious in vention as a substitute or the fist. Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, some labour ing men arranged several pieces of small cannon on the wharf belonging to Messrs. Cir f iel and Slaughter, adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge, for the purpose of discharging th em during the procession of the Lord M ayor ' s showy water. They were repeatedly loaded and fired off, until the pro cession was aboutto return, when one of the men loaded them and let them off several times just as the Lord Mayor landed at Westminster Bridge. At length, how ever, they were overcharged, and when one of the men put the lght to the touch-hole of one of the pieces it burst with a tremendous explosion, and was shattered to atoms. The particles of the cannon flew in every direction, and struok a number of individuals who were near to and far distant from the spot. Several of them fell down apparently life less, and a most indtscrilmble sensation was felt by every body who witnessed the accident. Numbers of individuals immediately repaired to their assistance, and carried them off instantly on shutters to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where every assistance was promptly afforded them by Messrs. Earle and Skeys, the surgeons. One of the unfortu nate sufferers, named Sharpe, a labourer, who was standing close by, was mutilated in a horrid manner. The contents of the cannon struck him violently on the head, face, and body, and he was picked up utterly insensible, with a large hole in his forehead, his right eye extracted from its socket, and deprived of the sight of his left eye, which was shock ingly bruised and lacerated. His face was also generally injured. His apparel was also penetrated by pieces of the cannon, &c., and his body very much cut. The poor fel low was in very great aiony, and after being att en d e d t o with great care an d humanity be was put to bed without the least hope of recovery. He is 20 years of age. His coun tenance was horrible to behold. James Wakefield, a coal-heaver, was also considerably injured in the thigh, a deep wound having been inflicted by a piece of metal having cut through his clothes by the fdree of the explosion. He received other trifling injuries, and after being attended to he was put to bed, but not in danger. John Hughes, a painter and glazier, who was near the spot at the time, was also dreadfully injured. His face, hands, and body were exceedingly bruised and lacerated ; but the most serious injury was a deep wound on the shin bone, which was broken, and a piece of hard substance en tered the leg. He bled profusely, and his case required in stant attention to prevent fatal consequences. Andrew Burns, a fine boy about 13 years of age, son of Andrew Burns, moulder, of Dove -court, Brook-hill, Clerk enwell, was standing near the spot when the explosion took place. He was struck violently on the left side and stomach, and his hands and face were much injured. He was taken to the hospital in great agony, groaning all the w a y. Hi s stomach and side w ere bl ac k an d blue, and he could not bear to be touched. He was considered to be in great danger, and was instantly placed in bed and attended upon. Several other individuals were more or less injured, and taken to surgeons in the immediate neighbourhood for as sistance, audt was distressing to witness the friends of those injured following them, in tears, under the impression that they were killed, and the awful appearance of the wounded persons on their way to the hospital, caused an evident shock upon the populace, and a check upon their amusement. Great crowds followed them on the way, and Brown and Buck, with several other officers, were forced to keep them off, and prevent them rushing into the hospital. Hughes, one of the injured persons, treated his injuries very indifferently, and said he charged the cannon which burst with pieces of pipe and coal, Sc. ; but some other per son, not aware that he had loaded it, charged it more, in order to give his Lordship an extra fire, and to vie with others in the report of their cannon. Several persons who stood at a considerable distance from the cannon were knocked down and injured. After the accident took place, immediate orders were given to leave off at the adjacent wharfs, and the report of fire-arms considerably ceased. No less than one hundred and forty-seven gentle men have given notice of their intention to apply to be ad mitted attorneys of the Court of King's Bench during the present Term. On Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, as two brothers, named Roystonc, were warming themselves at tile Stairfoot lime-kilns, near Barnsley, the youngest, seven yei.s of age, fell in. The other, about nine years of age, also fell in, in attempting to rescue his brother from his dreadful situation. They were taken out of the kiln in a short time, and medical aid procured, but the extent of the burns were so serious as to occasion their .deaths the same night.— Leeds Mercury. MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY.—Captain Marryatt is quite a philanC:ropist in his way. He writes for those unhappy beings afflicted with ennui ; and when all other means fail to dissipate that miserable sensation, the humour of " Peter Simple," or the quaint drollery of " Jacob Faith ful," or, in a still higher degree, the amusing logic of " Mr. Midshipman Easy," effects that desirable object. This ex cellent story, which is just out, is full of laughable adven tures, and is the very best restorative for drooping spirits. Dr. Faraday, while lecturing the other evening at the Conversazione of the Sussex Institution, at Brighton, related the following characteristic anecdote of Coleridge —At the Cambridge meeting of the British Association of Science, he observed, a few years ago I was obserVing some beautiful results occasioned by the experiments of electro mngneti,:m, when, on the demonstrator using the tern' matter, I involuntarily exclaimed, " Do you call that mat 'ter ? Surely it is something more." Colerid ge , w h o was standing by, turned round, and grasping my hand with fervour; exclaimed, " Thank you, Sir ; thank you for that remark ; it is and must be more, and I ant much indebted to you for your suggestion that it is." This observation impressed me, said Dr. Farraday, with an idea of the spi rituality of character possessed by this memorable tran be yond anything I ever heard of him, and led to a friendship between us which terminated only with his life. EMPLOYMENT OF TORTURE.—The use of tor ture in England --a practice which, directly ()posed as it was even to the earliest, and to the most solemn and repeated denunciations of the highest legal authorities---was employed down to the period of the Commonwealth at least, "as a. matter of course in all State prosecutions, at the mere dis cretion of the Privy Council, and uncontrolled by any law besides the will of the Sovereign." We will not refer to the earlier and undisputed cases in which the rack, and other instruments of still more refined torture, were applied to State prisoners, down to and through the reign of Elizabeth ; but it is clear that the practice was continued, and with little, if any, less scruple, under James and Charles I. It appears almost certain that Guy Fawkes was examined under the torture of the rack. The Royal warrant for its applica tion is still in existence, and concludes with this Inerciful injunction from the most Christian of Monarchs, evidently of his pedantic composition :—" Using the gentler torture first, et sic per gradus ad inia tendit ur , an d so God speed you in your good work !" The comparison of Fawkes's handwriting in his signatures to his several depositions (pre served in the State Paper-office) furnishes an almost eon elusive argument that he actually suffered the torture. He had originally given his name as John Johnson, and in that name subscribed his first depositions, and evidently in a dis guised hand. On his next examination be admitted his real/ name, and subscribed as " Guido Fawkes," in a firm and bolsi hand, and no doubt in his ordinary handwriting. But his last deposition (six days afterwards), in which he, for the fr.st time disclosed the conspiracy and betrayed the nesse.s of his confederates, is signed in a faint and trembling ham', ; the signature has the appearance of being written by , a person in great bodily agony ; the Christian name alor, e is com pleted, and the pen appears to have fallen front the band of the writer while he was attempting to form thr: initial letter of his surname.--Law Magazine. This day was published, price, elegantly bound, 21s. ; India Proofs, 2/. 12.. 6d. T HE BOOK OF BEAUTY FOR 1837 ; with Nineteen highly-finished Plates. Edited by the COUNTESS of BLESSINGTON. " The best of the miscellaneous annuals of the yoar."—Athen. " A charming book in every sense of the word."—John Bull. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co. DIR. AINSWORTH'S NEW WORK. In a few (lays, Mr. MACRONE will publich CR I C H T O N. By the Author of " Rookwood." MR. WASHINGTON IRVING'S NEW WORK. 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