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I • 1 31 , - V . ...Mt:PT • ) ~~~~'_~ for this day six weeks, to take into consideration the general affairs of tie, Company, and to consider a motion then to be made, that th 3 allowance awarded by the Go vernment for the management of the affairs of the Com pany be the only rninuioration that shall be paid to the Directors and clerks of the Company for such manage ment.' _l . WS THREE. verY Jeri: JiLl not , of su brie' id Glouces tra Birken . ; Eaitern d Junction 155 ; liull R a lf, 1.071 ; ; L o 'ndon rn, New,' 4 l ter, Bolton , 28 ; North Br' )itto, New , and .mig. d Orleans, ;rasburg, ilogne• and Tli9 \ I. GENTLEMEN. L"-C 4.4 ET, INN 7 r, •.' EFF IVILLIAM .1, sincere acknowledgments to his numerous friends for the liberal patronage conferred upon him during the period he has b een Proprietor of the King's Arms Inn, and respectfully an. trounces that he has taken that old established Commercial Inn aOd Family Hotel, the Angel Inn, Angel-street, Sheffield, which "e has fitted up in a style of elegance and comfort. The house will be v;•ened for business on WEDYESDAY, the Sth of January next. WM. WALKER begs to assure his future patrons that they m ay rely on every attention and accommodation, combined with moderate charges. Arrangements have been made for the TONTINE OMNIBUS % 0 leave and call for Commercial Gentlemen and other!, at the AN GEL, for all the Midland Trains. Sheffield, Dec. 27, 1844. t .3.5 Ti',.l - ',"OON, SATURDAY MORNING SITN9 J ANUARY 4, 1845. To this the following amendment was proposed : "That the above matters be taken into consideration on the next Court. day. - The amendment was put from the chair, and the nana hers wore— For it Against Majority for the amendment —4 The Court then adjourned. N PRICE sd. Thrfr SUN ix Pablthked EVERY MOILYING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Time 'or ilte EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun). ii ,Thiblished in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAIN,4I avi a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN Geci a ocx, f o r POST, i..,Gjetaning PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON asp to that flour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. WESTMINSTER LITERARY IN STITUTION. A Lecture on the " Five Senses" was delivered at this. Institution on Thursday, by Mr. Charles Mackie. lie commenced with a description of Sunrise, being one of the noblest things that can be presented to the sense of Sight, and then proceeded to a general examination of the nature and properties of light and its materiality. In this part of the lecture he introduced Darwin's lines on the rapidity of light, and a short account of the Bo lognian stone, and gave a clear and familiar explanation of the theory of colour. In fact, all the phenomena that are connected with the highest of the outward senses, and the enjoyment we derive from it, were treated in an able manner, set off by a pleasing style of illustration, and an excellent delivery. The other senses, Smell, Taste, Touch, and Hearing, scarcely adinq of being treated at the same length, ,and with the exception of Hearing—the aledinm by which thought is conveyed to the mind, by which we can enjoy the subli mity of sentiment, or the beauty of sound—they do not furnish so many fine passages from those who have treated of the sources of our impressions, either in the prose of science or the language of poetry. The whole of the lecture was exceedingly interesting from its sub ject ; while it abounded in quotations from our best writers, selected with good taste, and read with an evi dent appreciation of their beauty. The room was we ll attended by the members of this useful institution. NOW OPEN. PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED. GRESHAM. AVENUE A'--SOCI,‘ TION Capital, 300,000/., in 3,000 Nominee St . lres of 100/. each. TRUSTEES UNDER TUE ACT 7 AND 8 VIC. aMBROSE MOORE, Esq., 12, Endsleigh.street, Tavistock. Square WILLIAM SHADBOLT, Esq., Croomes-lii:1, Green Nicb. PROVISION AL COMMITTEE. —MAS KELLY, Esq., Alderman JOHN Jo HUMPHEBY, Esq Alderman, M.P. THOM• . —AS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman FREDERICK BURLS, Ess., Bridge-street, Blackfriars REDERICK WILLIAM CALDWELL, Esq, Oolden.square HENRY, CHARLES CHILTON, EN , 7, Chancery-lane 4,.,^ TH ANIEL GOULD, Esq., Barge-yard, Bucklersbury jllll HOWELL, Esq., Shepherd's-bush OHN WHEELTON, Esq., Bath-street, Newgate street THOMAS WILKINSON, Esq., 82, Cornhill. Basmizas—The London Joint-Stock Bank. Sotierfons—Messrs. Bischoff and Case, 19, Co , eman.street. Alte ulTitc'r anis SURVEYOR—Mr. William Barnes, Church Court, • Old Jewry. SECRETARY—Mr. Peter Jeffery. • TEMPORARY OFFICES-30, Bucklersbury. This Association is formed for the purpose of constructing an "e ,,Tie or arcad e f rom B art h o l omew- l ane to L ondon-wall. co " 6 oses to be built on this site will be ad a pt e d f or o ffi ces , ~",n ti og.houses, and shops, according to the situation. They ITe )ight, well ventilated, ' and perfectly secured, and the whole f errn a handsome and commodious approach to the Bank of lofdland• Royal Exchange, and generally to the most central parts of the City. It is proposed to raise the capital in 3,000 shares of 1001. each, . 44 PoSit of t en shillings to be paid on the shares being allotted, In accor dance with the provisions of the new Registry Act, and 'toe h iturther sum , not exceeding 101. per share, as may be re lu n iblit P r evious to ' applying to Parliament, on complete regi.tra. being effected under the Act 7 and 8 Victoria. On the Act of Parliament being obtained, and for which all the riece ss notices has been given for the ensuing session, each su b. ocriber Will be required to nominate a good and i n s ura L i le life not 1 SALES Is Y AUCTION' "Iceeding twenty, nor less than five years of age. A subscriber ' will not be limited in the number of his nominations, provided that , 44 4 more than five shares are dependent upon any one life ; such 'hares to'be at all times transferable. On the Act being obtained, the remainder of the capital to be kid at such times as the Committee may recpure, one month's pre. Nos notice being given. The Provisional Contmittme have arranges! with cerain Life Insurance Offices, whereby every subscriber, or his v.presenta. tit es, will be secured the receipt of 2001. nn t e death o; his no. Free, for each 1001. paid. The rental will be applied, in the first instance, in paying the lee essary premiums for insurance. The surplus rent a l w ill h e divided every five years, by way of bonus amongst the proprietors 4 f the existing nominations, arid which, it has been calculated, will arnount to S per cent. per annt..m on each 1001. subscribed, in ottasing, however, in amount at each subsequent division, as the l ives may fall in. So soon as the number of outstanding shares, by the death of A i . hen orrilbees, shall fall to withi n 500 , t h e w h o l e property of the Auo ciation to be in ves t e d i n an d di v id e d amongst the holders or them. D RAWING GALLERY, 18k, Maddox street, Hanover.equare. DRAWING . FROM MODELS -EXETER HALL—on the METHOD' SANCTIONED by the COMMITTEE of COUNCIL on EDUCATION. CLASSES under the DIRECTION of Mr. GANDEE, Teacher of Perspective, Drawing, &c., will commence on Tucsuav, Jan. 7th. Terms, and further particulars, may be obtained at the Hall. W. Williams, R. Nevin, jun., and C N. Broom, timber merchants, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire—W. Gutch, and L. Fox, surgeons, Broughton, Southampton—J. Smith, R. Ouston, and J. Cochran, merchants, Hull—S. Neal and J. C. Gant, attorneys, Austin-friars, City—J. Hodg son and T. Taylor, printers, Liverpool—S. 0. Percival, J. Parton, and R. Mackenzie, brokers, Liverpool—A. Steele and W. Hobbs, cotton spinners —C. Bainbridge and R. Waddington, ironmongers, Lincoln—A. Zipfel, M. Ganter, M. Waldvogel, and J. Tritschler, clock makers, Oldham (so far as regards J. Tritschler)—C. Hoar and G. D. Leary—C. Milner and A. Boyne, to bacconists, Cannon street, City—G. Atkins a nd J. Hill, grocers, Thrapston, Northamptonshire —J. Turner, W. Thomson, and J. Spivey, woollen cloth merchants, Hud dersfield—R. H. Blacker and H. Bambrick, booksellers, St. James's-street, Westminster-11. Chorlev and G. Bulnuer, surgeons, Leeds—T. Castle, F. Luck, H. W. Castle, J. Jones, and J. Wortley, Love-lane, City (so far as regards T. Castle)—G. Jones and W. W. Williams, joiners, Liverpool—B. P. and J. Nunes, merchants, Bra bant-court, City—H. Flint and W. Shaw, brewers, Kingston-upon-Thames—T. Evans and 'G. Cox, ship builders, Northam, Devonshire—C. Smith and H. White ' legge, traders in white muslin, Manchester—T. Sotharn and W. Wing, auctioneers, Wootton, Oxfordshire— R. W. Jackson and J. Bury, jun., attorneys, Stockton upon -Tees—S. Lloyd, E. Brodribb, and J. Stewart, tea brokers, Liverpool (so far as regards J. Stewart)—W. Lanfear, jun., and S. Locke, hearth-rug manufacturers, Lint-street, Southwark—S. and S. B. Bucknill, surgeons, Rugby, Warwickshire—A. E. Heath and H. Coupland, chemists, Liverpool—S. Jones and W. Corlet, tailors, Liverpool—W. Ridgway and F. Morley, china manu facturers, Stoke. upon-Trent—J. and J. Wright, millers, Churchill, Cheshire—C. Busboy and D. Basset, meal men, Uxbridge—H. and W. Anderson, New Orleans— F. and H. Headly, farmers, Cherryhinton, Cambridge shire—G. and J. White and T. Goulden, sen., cabinet makers, Canterbury—J. Blackburne and C. Bell, tailors, Liverpool—W. and J. Naylor and W., J., and G. F. Sykes, coal masters, Birstal, Yorkshire. UNIQUE EX RIB 0 N.-BATTLE OF WATERLOO. In a few days this Gallery will be re-opened for the Study of DrodA Drawing and Practical Perspective—the Human Figure and A natomy. SUSPECTED MURDER. • Mr. Bingham, the presiding magistrate at Worship st reet, was engaged for some time on Thursday in an laves tigation relative to the fate of a gentleman named Wil liam May, a commercial traveller in the silk trade, re cently residing at No. V, New King-street, Bethnal green, who had (suddenly disappeared under circum stances of such mystery and suspicion as warranted the conclusion that he had come to his death by unfair means. is morning previousii erous tract!, lative to 0 1 rade is orle agitatioo duty to 1 5 ' nt to us bl res t. It New Model, upon a very large Scale, representing the Splendid Charge in the earlier part of the Battle by the British heavy Ca valry under the Marquis of Anglesea, and by the British Infantry under Sir Thomas Picton. Further information respecting the Evening Classes may be ob tained at Messrs. Dickenson and Son'a Lithographic Establishment, 114, New Bond.street. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. Open from Ten till Five; and in the Evenings, brilliantly illuminated, from Seven till Ten. Admiscion, One Shilling. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Christmas Holidays. One of the brilliant novelties is CHROMATROPE, New Subjects in Nature and Art for the PROTEOSCOI'E. The PHYSIOSCOPE. The first Ex hibition of a Series of beautiful DISSOLVING. VIEWS. On the Evenings of Tuesdays and Thursdays Mr. C. E. HORN" lectures on the MUSIC of DIFFERENT NATIONS. Dr. RYAN'S and Pro fessor BACHHOFFNER'S varied LECTURES daily. Dr. RYAN also Lectures en the EveniNgs of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The whole of the Lectures :Wound in interesting Experiments. SUBMARINE EXPERIMENTS by means of the DIVING-BELL and DIVER: The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE. Admission, is.; Schools, Halt-price. GENERAL The AMERICAN MAN in MINIATURE has returned to London and is now holding his PUBLIC LEVEES at the s. lery, in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall. The General - has been visiting tile principal towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and has met with unprecedented success. Whilst in Edinburgh the General was presented with a beautiful Highland dress, of the Royal Stuart Tartan, manufactured by Messrs. Meyers and Mortimer, in which he will appear at each exhibition, in addition to his Citizen, Napoleon, and Court dress. Hours of Exhibition from Eleven to One, Three to Five, and from Seven to Nine. Doors open half an hour previous. Admission (regardless of age), One Shilling. The General's Miniature Equipage will be exhibited daily from Four to Half.past Five, and from Eight to Half-past Nine, P.m. at 121, Pall-mall, at the trifling charge of Threepence, merely to defray the rent oft he room. ar has ngt Tistic; tho t was Main' ble extent. pril, *beg. ncipal' he mar etv vy, stir 'es of cou r months 01 west poig t ' tter month nto at 1 01 uyers hate Congog , with bg . l Early 1 0 Twankal' s. 11(1. . low kind" been mu c h usineits, consider ,ck, o f the ornmence i xere gent' l; the ions, w 0 supply hi A NQw Edition of the CATALOGUE, containing Three Hundred additional Works of Art, &c., since the last revisal, is just pablishsd. price Is. EMPLOYMENT. —Persons haring a little time to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, or the sale of their celebrated teas. Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, ltishopsgate-stntet.l I They are packed in showy leaden canisters, front one ounce a pound, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but ittle trouble is occasioned try the sale. The license is only I is. per annum;and many during the last nineteen years have realised con siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss. Application to be made (if by letter post-paid) as above. DRAWING-ROOM CLOCKS. A B. SAVORY and SONS, No. 9, Cornhill, L - x • London, opposite the Bank of England, invite attention to a Klendid varieiy of Rosewood , China, Bronze, and Ormolu CLOCK? , ; ey go for eight days, and strike the hours avd half.hours. Price Four Guineas, Seven Guineas, and Ten Guineas each, and upwards. The performance is warranted. A Pamphlet, with detailed lists of rzices, and illustrated with sketches, may be had on application, gratis, or sent to all parts of sheet Britain snd Ireland, postage free, is answer to a paid letter GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING AT EXETER. The second edition of Tretcmon's Exeter _rising Post of tbe 2(1 January, contains a report of the proceedings of a great meeting of the inhabitants of that city, con vened to oppose the Puseyite innovations of the Bishop of Exeter. The meeting was held in the Town-hall, and the Mayor of Exeter was in the chair. PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause CORBYN against HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the NEXT OF KIN of MARY PHILIPPS, spinster, formerly of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in North America, afterwards of River-street; in the city of Bath, then of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, in the county of Middlesex, but late of Boulo,lle-stir-Mei', in the kingdom of France (who died at a very advanced e age at Boulogne, in the mouth of December, 1842), living at her death, or the personal representative or representatives of any of them who have since died, are by their solicitors, on or before the 12th day of January, 1845, to come in and prove their kin dred, and make out their claims before Sir GIFFIN VilLsoti, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers. in Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane, London; or En default thereof, they will peremptorily be excluded the benefit of the said decree. In BELGRAVE-SQUARE, the VICINITY of her MAJESTY'S PALACE, a SPLENDID ABODE for a FAMILY of DIS TINCTION, with commemurite acc:nu , nodation throughout, Statding for Seven Horsey, Sianoing for Three Carriage., a large Garden, and every comfort that ingenuity can desire. l i t /I EtitikE itOBI.Ns ti n-eeived irosrnic• tion from the Executory to SELL by PUBLIC COMPE. TITION, nn the Premiyes, on THVItgUitY, the 23t1 of January, at Twelve o'Clock, (and to the highest hi , ider), a SINGULARLY ELEGANT AND UNUSUALLY CONVE NIENT itiANSION, OF FIRST-RATE IMPORTANCE, No. '2B, IN BELGRAVE.SQUARE, on the south side, and for several years the favoured abode of WM. KNIGHT DEHANY, ESQ., DECEASED. . _ The Ilan was completely filled and the greatest en thusiasm prevailed on the occasion—it was an assembly which proved how vital the importance of the subject to be discussed was, and how requisite that a firm and de. cided front should be maintained. It must suffice to say that the meeting comprised the wealth, the influence, and the respectability of Exeter. Resolutions were passed expressive of regret at the innovations which hal been attempted by the Bishop and some of the clergy, and a memorial to the Queen and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, ,praying fur a revision of the rubric, were agreed to. differ/Ac t that thel _ . The father of the said Mary Philipps was John Philipps, who carried on the business of a chemist and ctruwist at Halifax afore said, from the years 1765 to 1800, and who died and was buried at Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, in the year 1801. The mothyr of the said Mary Philipps is said to have been " Judith," otherwise " Jude," one of the daughters of Dr. Wood, Rector of Annapolis, in the same province, whose other children are said to have been Mary, the wife of Mr. Day, of Italifax aforesaid, mer chant, and Jane, wife of Captain Shaw, of a Highland regiment, in the service of his then Majesty. PRICE and BOLTON, Plaintiff's Solicitors. AND LIFE ASSUR ,MPANY. t the Entrance of t", <;ri rest :CTORS. . • 0, Esq., chairman. , Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. George Lyall, Esq., M.P. Stewart Ma rjoribanks, Esq., M.P. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Robert Milford, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq. John Thornton, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. :TORS. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander Stevens, stationer, Edinburgh, Jan. 8 and Feb. 1, at three, at Dowell's Rooms, Edinburgh. James Edgar and Thomas Fraser, tailors, Glasgow, Jan. 8 and 29, at twelve, at Wilkies' chambers, Glasgow. William Galloway, manufacturer, Paisley, Jan. 10 and 31, at one, at Martin and Hodge's chambers, Paisley. J. Campbell, merchant, Balfron, Jan. 9 and 28, at eleven, at Stewart's Inn, Balfron. o•day Consul ) ithout 141 , iteady t broke ( ' Anuuitiel at 15,0 0 s does n°l T intend' !re will f 0 Commie' deficiencf cis will b' lless presse°' 3 i I. sl3j k id up 0 This delightful town residence was fitted up by the late re. speeted possessor, regardless of expense, with a fixed determination to secure every comfort a family of distinction can desire. That he succeeded " a merveille" will be perceptible at the first glance, since ingenuity would be puzzled b , find a rev.l w:.nt neglected. Of the situation, it in iy La desirable t • observe that it is BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th nod Bth of Vic toria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Ziaturday, the 28th day of December, 1844. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. --- - - UARDIAN FIRE N. 31 !ONCE CO: Yo. 11, LOMBARD-STREnT, at • oilice, • • onsE , JAMES MORRIS JOHN LABOUCHEItE, Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. John W. Buckle, Esq. Jobe Dixon, Esq. Francis Hart llyko, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Thomson Hankey,jun., Esq. John Harvey,. Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Loch, Esq. APPREHENSION OF A QUAKER ON A CHARGE OF MURDER. hi THE VERY CENTRE OF FASHION AND GAIETY, AND ON THE VERGE OF ROYALTY, TLIURSIDAY EVENING.—The neighbourhood of Salt hill and Slough has been thrown into a state of great alarm since yesterday evening, in consequence of a wo man, named Sarah Hart, residing at a cottage at Salt-hill, having been murdered under circum stances which led to the suspicion that the murder was committed by a person dressed as a Quaker, who was seen to leave the cottage a few minutes previous to its being discovered. In consequence of this suspicion a gentleman of the name of John Tawell, of Berkham stead, was apprehended and brought before the Coroner, John Clearsley, Esq., when the following evidence was adduced : J:. .e. Notes issued ... 28,200,1651Governruent debt 11,015,100 !Other securities 2,984,900 ;Gold r ain and bulliou :Silver bullion nPlans and drawings may be seen, and a detailed prospectua t litled, on application to the Architect, Mr. William Barnes, v i C hurch.court, Old Jewry; the Solicitors, Messrs. Bischoff and . er Eei 19, Coleman.street ; an d a t the Offices of the Association, 'Oi Bucklersbury. and the tenure secures the possession, subject to the original ground.rent only, for a period. " STILL EXISTING OF EIGHTY YEARS." The outward form displays so much of architectural taste that it has long been the subject of unvarying praise, and within, will be seen (from a condensed statement about to follow) is without a single alloy. There are three upper chambers, for seven Loch ;on the third story, three best bedchambers, and a conamodite ; the second floor, three delightfully airy bedchambers, a dressing.room, and commodite. The principal suite arc of noble proportions, and the decorations quite in the presont taste. The salon de compagnie is in communication with the stone colonnade and balcony, TWO NOBLE STONE STAIRCASES, REGISTERED PROVISIONALLY. S OUTH METROPOLITAN - PURE WATER COMPANY. CaPit a l , 3 oo,ooo/.,t0 be increased t 0430,000/. if deemed expedient, In Shares of 101. each; Deposit, 10s. per Share. TRUSTEES (Till the Act is obtained). ROBERT BIDDULPH, Esq., Charing-cross THOMAS GRISSELL, Esq., Lambeth HENRY WESTON, Fag.. Borough Bank. I'ItOVI,IONAL COMMITTEE. JAMES HORNE, E.q., F.R.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E., &c., Clapham-common, Chairtaan. HENRY BIRD, Esq., Haverstock.hill HUGH BOWDITCH, Esq., Norwood J. B. BRYAN, Esq., Lambeth EDWARD DOUBLEDAY, Esq., Blackfriars.road THOMAS ENGLAND, Esq., Surrey-square Captain EWBANK, Charles.street, St. James's JOHN HUNT, Esq., Lambeth ARTHUR B. MARKHAM, Esq., Acton C. NORRIS, Esq., Lancaster.place BENJAMIN SHAW, Esq., Kilburn Priory HENRY SIMONDS, Esq., Reading (Director of th• Great Western Railway) W. JOSHUA TILLEY, Esq., Blackfriars-road. BANiume—Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Weston and Young, Borough Bank. ENslNEEst—James Easton, Esq., The Grove, Southwark. JOINT Souctroas—Messrs. Birch and Bramah, 6, Great Winches. £28,200,165; • .£28,20Q,165 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 2d day of January. 1843. A. W. Robarts, Esq I Henry Sykes Thornton, Es , :, Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. George Stone, Esq.. ACTU.OtY—Griffith Pavle,s, Esq., F.R.S. r !I , or are 3511 1 Brazilie l rat F er are 9i -4 it. South ' Welter (/ ' as befor e ' Norther ° !e. LOCK. . „ In the' 'UM DEPARTMENT; a 'Bonus - Was declaTed in June 1829, exceeding one per cent. per annum on the sums insured, on an average of the different.Agesi .and two subsequent divisions of nearly equal amounts were made up to Christmas 1835 and Christmas 1842. On an average of the three divisions the Reversionary Bonuses added to the several Policies at the end 01' every seven years amounted to about 27 per cent. on the total oremiums paid thereon during those seven years, and the whole amount of Bonuses allotted at the three Septennial divisions exceeded 530,0001. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared on the sth of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1843, and the same is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted) between the hours of ten and three o'clock. BANKING TY :PARTMENT. and the paved hall, to which may be appended THE LUXURY OF HOT AND COLD BATHS, admirably placed, 7 - ,th a shower bath in connexion with it. The grand entree is of superior character and design, with a noble stone statircase to the principal suite, a lofty salle a manger, 30ft. by 1 fitt , a library about 20ft. by Wt., a gentleman's morning room, and ecnumodite well placed. THE BASEMENT IS QUITE PERFECT, everything conducive to comfort, in its extended meaning, is pro minent throughout Proprietors' capi- tat - 14,553,006 Rest 3,113,261 Public deposits (including Ex chequer,Savings banks,Connis• sioners of Na tionalDebt,and dividend ac counts) Other deposits 8,265,079 Seven day and other bills 984,540 Government seen rities (inelud ingDead W eight Annuity) Other securities Notes Gold and sayer coin - Notice is hereby given, That Assurances which expire at Christ mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall Mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary. • pm. -pm. I I 2871 a NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. £34,327,491 £34,327,491 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. tary, 1843. Established in 1837. DIRECTORS. EDWARD BAKER, Esq. GILES REDMAYNE, Esq. ROBERT WILCOXON, Esq. GEORGE MOORE, Esq. PETER ROLT, Esq. GEORGE CURSIIAM, Esq., M.P. ' RANKERS. • Mes.rs. PRESCOTT, GItOTE, and CO. Lives continue to be assured in this Office ON EVERY KNOWN SYSTEMS—Annuities•immediate and deterred. M. M A Dated the 2d day of Jana Pm. pm. Pm. ;LOCK. ~~ ii i 18 I 'CLOC% . iIIAIt;• to 104 to to 421 ; to to t- to— j • to -- to to 11 to 92 to— :0-- ,0 :0 .0 —•-• • 0 o 76i 0 3 0 O o 0 0 116* o o o V - ) .00 ) -.- I - 111 e bale' eusioe o A ter stri' nglasob Share , id, 39i1 r e , en d ey, 0 0 . 11 and Ix, 7, 2 f ; prefo' '1;4) 4 )f Job" Pad ~ .'sq•• °f mr oovr ,-- eidef,‘ ,brie. ° •11, Marl hilt- FA- , Esq. i f wife ° TWO) Bai t ' brall ir ' o,' C. jobil 'orleY o aths° .trt u JUv, JlOO. 0- 1845. Name - Add rega Occupation I . Ajjeffr Ire/ ft ' I‘.nt s i 1 , 14 1 ists ni l OW VIYII. cute' G, Hof 114.50 ter street ; John Galsworthy, Esq., 19, Ely.place. This Company is established for the purpose of affording to the Inhabitants of the south side of the Thames a pure and abundant %apply of water. It is to be taken from the River Wandle, but in Such a manner as to avoid all injury to the mill and other property an the stream, and the heavy compensation consequent thereupon ; Which has hitherto proved the great obstacle to the use of its water rat the purposes proposed. All impurities of whatever description now ending their way hi t. t° the Wandle will be conveyed elsewhere, and the water i n t hi s Perf ect state will b e t a k en a b ove the Tide Mills, at Wandsworth, where will be erected the necessary works, and thence pumped to aservoirs o rei.. n Wandsworth.common and Brixton-hill , where an evation is found sufficient for the most efficient supply to the tratthr;st, _iyritequestion. Thee/eters of this river have been pronounced by unquestio bo na u b t le . be the purest and most wholesome in the neigh l e ° , - ,„" b d°° • and their abundance has again been t ested , dur. ga i llo t te " t ut s unlit% er. The result shows that no less than 24,000 ! 000 quantity e q u al to four times the del Qv' daily into the Thames, a a lver. l) su pply of the three existing water comp anies south of that This ebena. ‘L ce ahl b e e .e of water, added to a ver f y general opinion that it London, now supplied Cl Batt,, —° th e TjterlY taken in Whir parts o "anie., has determined the pro jecto rs i to cross that river or whole ea, and extend to the inhabitants o Chelsea the luxury sten,c_ the so Water. Aocordingly estimates have been made, a nd the C ome "'Lig orders of Parliament complied with, so as to ena b le .ed be le,°4', if the increased amount of capital above mention Pe rson b ed, to carry out this object. ehtel,wal ap p l ication has proved that an ample tenantry will be dividend s° as to guarantee the receipt of a large and increasing Po adrieerl"-le:treayeti-)e tith e : o ". uses had of, and application for shares . made 5 t 3 0, Th re ' ‘ee solicitors, and Messrs. Edward Ellis and Co., , Toth p r , s 9 ll ll oF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. e - ''''',ional Conamittee of the South Metropolitan Pure Water Gentler. —en Company. ....... 1 Prop o , e , c request you to allot me Shares in your and , Pay th: l'i n Pan y. I will accept the same or any ;ess num ber, I;ated t—hie:P:tsi ei.e ()Ler conti , , W t th.reon and sign the necessary Parliam e n tary hen required. day of PRICEPOST OFFICE.—CAUTION. ano C0., t0 her Majesty, 28, i ....k_.,perfumers Pat L•rnisard aye eYi Butts P•- reet (late - Price and Gosnell's, and formerly eret ar) , sr , rice, and Co's.), by the recommendation of the Se. the !P a nder Post-office, beg to " impress upon their Corre. "not ed 4 ' fthe ne cessity of precision in the address of all letters in. Sl enell. 6,r the, " thus_." Price and Co." (and not "Price and tua N i in --thatrn firm ceased to exist in 1821 ) as the only means k of ,„ _ . 1n and * *it.ainst the fraudulent conduct of individuals who ta ke 14411 retails letters and orders intended for Price and Co., toy tl. LM t hey never the firm of " Price and Gosnell," well knowing -, never were in any way connected with that firm Pri OTHERWISE THAN AS SERVANTS. Rev er y and Cs . 'a P er f umery is su p er ior to any other, and in such ~ • 6 so Polgi, : er nind, that many shopkeepers are basely deceiving the itill y -"Y a ellint•,-. talons imitations. Price and Ce. respect. 444 silica. Ladies and Gentlemen when they purchase not t o te Williams article without the protection label, frogs a design by Sir Ceti - it , wi th the signature of Pri, treve, being affixed to eneu s i ' " C o. Lombard -street," in red Ink, and " 26" conspi. 1.. I in its centre 'it. and Co. are the sole Wholesale Agents for N I u DELCROIX'S KALYDOR, tlf” :- Cos metic, surpassing all others for preserving and beau- NZ . ; th e Complexion, prepared for the use of her most gracious Peelaj,, th e Queen, and her Majesty the Queen Dowagrr, by es. " nar aand, and protected by letters patent. Price 4s. Bd. Port ed . • otted DELCROIX'S MACASSAR OIL, the use under the sanction of the " Lords •fth e Treasury," for th e 4 el . her most gracious Majesty and their Royal Highnesses tvts, 6 4el al . Wales, the Princess Royal, &c., is also protected . by nl . h i . 4,4'417-executed, correct likenesses, in embossed medallions, 45, L . Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Price DELCROIX'S ODONTO. Cltoo t . 4° Uot hesitate to recommend, from experience, DEL.. 41 1.1spi O DONTO, or the Queen's o wn D en tif r i ce , as th e m ost T eeth tne ans of purifying, pr eserv i ng, an d em b el li s hi ng t h e • .11 " ,.: 1 ,, G uns hitherto ofkred to the P u bli c ."—C our t G aze tte. Per 6 itouluet Duke of York is the la s t new f as hi o n a ble 1,1,1°4 of the season 1844 ; but though the last, is net the least th e ro 'f.cti cl s as it happily combines the preceding excellence •f all *bi te /al bouquets, with the de li cate and delicious fragrance of the Moss rose. Let him who is a true born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth If he suppose that I have pleaded truth— / tem off this briar pluck a white rose with me. Me " . re• J. D e l crolx and Co., 158, New Bond.street, have pleasure th oa, "' l nt this their last bouquet of the season, and beg to inform r Xotollit the recess, all orders fat their - ' - ' Y and their Patrons that, during 144 unique cadeau" of a case containing the six reyalbou ki,e. °I cu te guinea, compr i sing the bouquets de la Re ßeine re, si , Albert, Ali c . Wales, Duke of York, Princesse Royale, and rincesse 7' 01 ,7 W i1l be forwarded to any part of the country, carri a ge . paid. that;uore the genuine, particular attention is required o bservi ng 447 • 158, New Bond-street, London, Me upon each case a nd bOttle, Ise worthless counterfet, for the sake of profit, are br Drugg is ts and Hairdressers i n s town and country. PA /et , SHAVING A LUXURY. las. "" and CO.'s YPOPHAGON surpasses every seep ever h ot , "ed ler shaving. One trial will prove that the luxury of a It yl , o s heee can be enjoyed only by those who use Price and Co. 's srte_Phagon- which renders shaving ( hitherto disagreeable and "reinorul) pleasant and easy. Closn i i i ) , i , rec t by Price and Co., 23, Lombard-street (late Price and an t ' I). and sold by Delcroix and Co., 158, New Bond-street, nowhere else in London, price 3s. 6d per p o t, I s . per square, kes f ur boxes Is. 6d. and 2s, 6d. tta,X_ Mr' Price will have pleasure in presenting any broths! io : with a sq uare of the Rypophagon gratuitously, who may 1tr,,7 the honour to call at 11,ntpellier House, 2r . Lombard.. ItFOGS AND DAMP AIR. ARCLAY'S AS 1 IiMATIC CANDY has, It, for mato( years been proved an effectual Preservative _, the il effeds 01 the Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter 1 4 (71', are se prevalent io this Climate. Its effects are to expel ki 1 .:,'. to preserve the Stomach from the admission of Damps, and , ic.eve those who sutler from Diffic"ilty of Breathing. `''e only by Barclay and Sons, 93, Farringdon-street, `;,Odom and bold Retail, by their appointment, by Sanger, q:4 3 7 xf ord-street ; Gifford, li - 4, and H. Burtield, NO, Strand; It 'li3t4 n, f . ' B , Cornhill ; Hallows, Druggist, '2 , High street, Is kit, i H eudebourck, Druggist, Church Co Hackney ; and by Oal?..ectable Medicine Venders in Town and ountry. ik742e—None can be genuine, unless the names of 41B are l ay an d ''" ell Use *tamp affixed tome Box. THE STABLE DEPARTMENT IS FAULTLESS. There are SEVEN CAPITAL STALLS, STANDING FOR THREE CARRIAGES, harness.room, with servant's slseping.rooms over; and a depository f ?'" haT and straw ; a ga rd en a l one se p ara t es th em f rom th e man. "' B .. There is wa t er l a id on t h roug h out t h e a b o d e an d offices, indeed, the Whole appears allied to comfort, although it is not in tended to disguise the fact that a lady outrageously straightlaced m ay, by dint of ingenuity, find the opportunity to display her tact in renovating sorne of the decorations. The purchaser will have the opportunity to take, at a fair valuation, THE ELEGANT FURNITURE AND APPENDAGES of every kind, and in the best taste, observing that Dewbiggin was the artiste in furniture. It can only b e seen ' by tickets ; to be had of Messrs. Parke and Freeth, solicitors offices, Covent—garden. , Lincoln's Inn-fields ; and at Mr. George Robins's DEVONSHIRE- PLACE PORTLAND-PLACE. THE GROUND LEASE OF A NOBLE MANSION, CAL CULATED FOR A LARGE FAMILY, AND WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. Mit. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed to sub mit to public competition, at the Auction Matt, on TuEsnar, January 21, at Twelve, A most admirable RESIDENCE for a Banker, Merchant, or Family of Opulence, situate No. 1, DEVONSHIRE-PLACE, CLOSE TO PORTLAND-PLACE, and contiguous to the Regent's-park, which in its domestic ar rangements, offer the anost complete and ample accommodation for a large establishment : the sleeping chambers, eight in number are spacious and airy ; the reception rooms of noble proportions; whilst the ground floor possesses an excellent dining.room, morning room, bath room, dre. A HANDSOME LIBRARY OF LARGE DIMENSIONS. The domestic (-Bice: are numer , ius, and very complete, communi cating at the rear with an excellent six stall stable, coach.house for four carriages and servants' rooms over. The Residence is held under tne original Lease, forty-three years being unexpired, and at a ground rent of only IS/. a year, offering the oppor. tunity of investing money for its purchase, with every certainty of possessing a secure income. May be viewed until the sale, and particulars bad on the pre mises; of Messrs. Kerly and S. Ware, Solicitors, 5, Gray's Inn. square; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden. UPPER BROOK-STREET, close to PARK-LANE. A CLEAR INCOME of 465/. ss. PER ANNUM, SECURED UPON A FIRST-RATE TOWN RESIDENCE, ox LEASE for the WHOLE TERM to GENERAL SIR MOORE DISNEY, K.C.B. AI It. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed by the _L Administrator of the late R. DEVERELL, Esq., to sub mit to PUBLIC SALE, at the Auction Mart, on THURSDLY, January 30, at Twelve o'clock, A most ELIGIBLE and SECURE INVESTMENT of the first character, presenting an opportunity of rare occurrence for the em. ployment of capital most satisfactorily. It is secured upon THE NOBLE TOWN MANSION, No. 26, UPPER BROOK-STREET, GROSVENOR-SQUARE, being the fourth house from Park-lane, and partaking of all the advantage arising from ITS IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO HYDEPARK, containing accommodation of a superior order for a large family and establishment, with double carriage house, and six-stall stable, opening to the mews at the rear. The residence is let upon lease to General Sir Moore Disney, K.C.8., for the whole term, AT A CLEAR RENTAL OF 5001. A YEAR, and is held under the Marquis of Westminster, by an original lease, of which there is an unexpired term of twenty-four years, at a ground-rent of only 251. a year, the lessee insuring. Particulars may be had twonty-one days prior, at the office of E. Coulthard, Esq., Solicitor, 4, Gray's Inn-square; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's offices, Covent-garden. MARINE VILLA. Opposite the Duke of Devonshire's. TO BE LET FOR A TERM OF YEARS. AMARINE VILLA, vis-a-vis to his Grace the DUKE of DEVONSHIRE'S MANSION IN KEMP- TOWS. It may be well to observe that the Residence to be let has just arrived at its completion; it has been created at an immense ex pense under the guidance of Mr. Beasley, the celebrated Architect, and completed by Mr. Reynolds, who has justly acquired so much fame and celebrity in his erection of the Kensington Park Villas at Bayswater; it is fitted up in the most perfect order throughout, and for tact and elegance the ensemble claims to have no successful rival so Brighten. There is a double Coachhouse, 4-stall Stable, and four convenient rooms for the male portion of the establishment over the same. The Rent for 14 or 21 years, 150 guineas a year. It is fitted throughout with elegant massive Statuary and other marble Chimney-pieces and corresponding stoves in every room, with a kitchen apparatus most perfect. The following is a short summary of what will be conspicuous within :—There are 4 superior Bed.chambers, 5 smaller ditto, and 3 Dreesing.roonss ; 2 noble Drawing.rooms, with elegant Conservatory, Balcony and Verandah, 2 excellent Dining Par lours, Library, Lots of Closets, and 4 Commodites. The base ment is faultless—it includes Housekeeper's Room with bed.room attached, Store Room, Servants' Hall, Footman's Room, and Butler's Roots, Strong Closets, a famous Kitchen capitally fitted up, cool Larder, Coal, Wine, and Beer Cellars, &c. &c. Particulars of Mr. George Robins, at his temporary abode, 4 Brunswick.terrace, Brighton, and at his offices In London. GLAMORGAN, TO CAPITALISTS, COLLIERS, AND IRON MASTERS. MR. F. GLOVER will SELL by AUC LION, JL on WEDNESDAY, the Bth day of January, 1845, at the Mackworth Arms Inn, Swansea, at One o'clock precisely, That valuable MINERAL PROPERTY, known as the Gwaun Cae Gurwen Anthracite Colliery, situate at Gwaun Cae Gurwen, in the parish of Langwicke, county of Glamorgan, extending under 717 acres, and held for an unexpired term of 91 years, at the very low royalty of 7d. per 1 ton 2} cwt. mineral. The col. liery has beenestablished at a very great outlay,and the main shaft sunk to a depth of 90 fathoms, intersecting various seams of coal and winning the big or Milford vein five feet three inches thick, which is now working of the most pure and best anthracite In the mineral basin of South Wales. The works are connected by rail. way with the well known shipping port of Llanelly, distant 18 miles, at which place the produce of the colliery is delivered at the low rate of lid per ton per mile, inclusive of locomoti ves , wagg ons, &c. They are also distant from the flourishing port of Swansea 14 miles, and of which distance the Swansea Canal ex. and a branch railw a y h as b een commence d f rom oat of about 4,000/., w hi c h irom var i ous f ac ili t i es tends the eer eight y n a n t e a s c , in.iy be completPd at a moderate outlay, and a junction made with the Swansea Canal, or ly distant six miles, which on completion will connect the colliery with the best shipping ports in Glamorganshire and Carmarthenshire. The iron ore is of the very best quality and in abundance, and the taking offers ene of the most eligible sites for the erection of iron works and for the purposes of smelting and manufacturing iron in the kingdom, there being plenty of lime. stone in the vicinity. The machinery and plant arc nearly new, of the best construction, and in excellent order. Further particulars may be obtained of Messrs. Taylor, Kemp, and Kingston, solicitors, Bath ; Alfred Russell, Esq., solicitor, Dartford, Kent ; Messrs. Atkinson and Pilgrim, solicitors, Church. court, Lothbury, London and at the auctioneer's, 3, Castle.street, Swansea, TEE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS. What passions hurt the body, what improve; Truths as refined as Athens even heard." The Fiftieth . Thousand. Forty Engravings, prico Is., by post, Is. Cd. N CHASTITY—its Abuses and Diseases—On Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—On Infelicitous and Unproductive Uulons--Curiositios of Medical Experionce—Law o Divorce, &c. By R. J. CITLVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of the Hall, and twenty-three years Resident Practitioner In Loudon. " Of human ills and frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature and by art acquied. Of griefs coneeed, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle—the matured and sage— The lonely and the mated—all sustain , In kindly spirit herein counsel's given, How health, how hope, how happiness to gain." Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street , Ilatinay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Author, 21, Arundel-street, Strand.—A• horns daily till Two: Eveniugs, seven till Nine. A NEW AND IMPORTANT EDITION OF THE SILENT FRIEND ON HUMAN FRAILTY. Just published, price 2s. 6d., and free by post (in a sealed envelope), Price 3s. 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work on Human Frailty and Physical Decay, its causes, and the baneful effects of excessive indulgence and Infection, illustrated by engravings, with observations on Marriage, and directions for the removal of certain disqualifications. !Sy EL And L PERRY and Co. eublished by the Authors, and sold at their Residence, 19, Berners. street, Oxford.street ; also by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Purkis, Cowiptou.street, Sohn ; Noble. 109, Chancery-lane; Hannay and .20., 63, Oxford.street ; J. Gordon, 146, Leadenhall.street, Lon. uon; stud by all Booksellers In Town and Country °miens Or TUE Pease. 1 . We regard the work before us, ' The silent Friend,' as a work embracing nest clear and practical views of a series of corn. plaints hitherto little understood, arm passed over by the majority of the Medical pratession, for what reason we are at a losst o know. We must, however, confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable impression on our minds, that we not only recommend, but cordially wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or muf ki*. ing from indiscretion, to profit by the advice contained in Its pages." —Age and Argus. The Authors of ' The Silent Friend,' seem to be thoroughly versant -Jab the treatmesit of a class of complaints which are, we few, too prevalent in the present day. The perspicuous style in which this book is written, and the valuable bunts it conveys to those who are apprehensive of entering the marriage state, cannot fail to recommend it to a careful perusal."—Era. The CORDIAL BALM or SYRIACUM is exclusively directed far the cure of nervous and muscular debility, impuissance, ere. Price I Is. and 235. per bottle. Sold by all Medicine Vendors, of whom may be had the " Silent Friend." The Five Pound Cases may be had as usual. PERRY'S PU RIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS are the most effectua cure for syphilis and secondary symptoms in both sexes, price 2s. 9d. 43. 8.1., and lie, per box. Consultation fee, if by letter, U. A minute detail of cases is ne cessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for Consultation, at their residence, lA, Nerncrs-atreet, Oxford-street, .Londou, from Eleven till Two, and Five till Eight, and on Sundays from Ten till 1 welve. Ono persime visit only Is necessary to elloctspanusuent FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 1, 1845. I The, Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Thompson, Esq., to be Superintendent of Police for the Island of Ceylon. CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 3. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. BOROUGH OF DARTMOUTH.—Joseph Somes, E-1., in the room of Sir John Henry Seale, Bart., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 3. s:h Regiment of Foot—Ensign G. S. Home, from the 55th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Shipley, who exchanges, Jan. 3. 25th Foot—Lieut. C. J. S. Wallace, from the 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Roberts, who exchanges, Jan. 3. 26th Foot—Lieut. B. M. Roberts, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice C. J. S. Wallace, who exchanges, Jan. 3. 38th Foot—Lieutenant T. Southall to be Captain, without purchase, vice Robert Woodhouse, who retires upon full pay ; Ensign E. T. Gloster to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Southall ; Gentleman Cadet C. F. T. Daniell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gloster, Jan. 3. 74th Foot—Lieutenant R. T. Farren to be Captain, without purchase, vice Vernon, deceased ; Ensign J. H. Lowndes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Farren ; Sergeant-Major S. Pilkington to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lowndes, Jan. 3. 55th Foot—Second Lieut. R. Y. Shipley, from the sth Foot., to be Ensign, vice Home, who exchanges, Jan. 3. Ist West Ind:a. Regiment—Ensign G. Allan to be Lieutenant, a ithout purchase, vice Wieburg, who re signs ; Company Sergeant-Major IT. Jones to be Ensign, vice Allan, Jan. 3. Ceps, Mounted Riflemen—J. F. Boyes, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice William Fraser, cashiered by= the sentence ef a General Court-martial, Jan. 3. Ilosmee STAFF.—G. A. F. Shelton, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Brown, deceased, Jan. 3. UNATTACHED,—Brevet Major John De Lacy, from 36th Foot, to be Major, without purchase, Jan. 3. AIEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Second- i Lieutenant Deere, of the 21st Foot, are Philip Charles. Conneiesion by the Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire. R.Spooner,Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 16,1844. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Buckingham shire. Royal Bucks, or King's Own Militia—Sir H. Verney, Bert., to he Major, vice Sir W. L. Young, deceased ; R. E. Smith, Gent., to he Lieutenant, Nov. 29, 4844. WHITEHALL, Dec. 27, 1844. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Edward Sharland, of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. George Edward Lanham, builder, . Southampton, to surrender Jan. 15, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee ; Jones, Triuder, and Tudway, John street, Bedford.row. John Weightman, wharfinger, Northampten, Jan. 10, and Feb. 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Basinghall-street, London ; Wel ler, King's-road, ray's Inn, London ; • Pell, North ampton. Benjamin Wyment Palmer, coach-proprietor, Da ventry, Northamptonshire, Jan. 13, at one, and Feb. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, Sam- . brook-court, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Wim burn and CO., Chancery-lane ; Gery, Daventry. Andrew Padbury, jun., grocer, Epsom, Jan. 14, at half-past otie,and Feb, 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy: Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Cat tlin, Ely-place. . John Newbold. tailor, Nottingham, Jan. 15, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at • the Birmingham District Court. Bit tleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bowley; Not tinham ; Harrison and Smith, Birmingham. James Ward, engineer, Manchester, Jan. 17, and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. Manchester ; Wathen, St. Swithin's lane, London ; Johnson, Manchester. John Woodhead, slogger, Todmorden, Yorkshire, Jan. 18 and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Wigglesworth and Co., Gray's Inn, London ; Barwick, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. J. Brez, tailor, Cheeter—first div. of 10s. in the pound, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and any subsequent Wed nesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. W. Hall and R. Rainbow, corn and coal-merchants, Stratford upon-Avon—final div. of 2.1. and 5-18ths of a penny in the pound, on Thursday, Jan. 9, or any subse quent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Bir mingham. .1. Hedderly, druggist, Nottingham—final div. of Is. sd. and 7-16ths of a penny in the pound, on Thurs duy, Jan. 9, and any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. J. Grundy, jun., woollen-manufacturer, Ramsbottom, Lancashire —first div. of 6s. Bd. in the pound, on Tues day, Jan. 7, and any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Stanway, Manchester. J. Harman, common brewer, Whitefriars, City—first div. of Is. 9d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, tat the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. T. M. Morton, eating-house keeper, Bishopsgate-street Within, City —second div. of sd. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall street. T. and J. L. K., risley, tanners, Long-lane, Bermondsey —third dividend of 1-16tli of a penny in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall street. J. C. Clarke, wine -merchant,, Water-lane, City—first div. of 94d. in the pound, . any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. I'enneli, Basingliall-street..... 11. J. Canning, Scotch warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside—second div. of 101. d. in the pound, any Wed nesday, at the offic e of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. W. .Mott, lacernan, Regent-street—second div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinchall •street. T. Watson, licensed-victualler, Camomile-street, City —first div. of 2s. 4d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at tee office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. E. Holmes, warehouseman, King -street, Cheapside— first div. of 3s. Bd. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. E. Edwards, draper, City-road—first div. of Bid. in the pourd, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pen nell, Basinghall-street. W. Straw, carpenter, Cutler-street, Houndsditch— second div. of 6i.d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. J. Waddell, insurance -broker, Lime-street, City—first div. of 9d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. 11. Tisoe, carpenter, Hertford—first div. of 2s. 11d. in the pound, on ahy Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pen nell, Basinghall-street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, J3asinghall-street. W. Cook, grocer, Bungay, Suffolk, Jan. 24, at eleven. In the Country, .T. Crick, maltster, Sheffield, Jan. 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court-7. Fisher, linendraper, Selby, Jan. 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Jackson, innkeeper, Hull, Jan. 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—G. Sheppard, corn dealer, Thorn ton-le-Clay, Jan. 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W. Jackson, baker, Liverpool, Jan. 24 ~ at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court —G. Grantham, grocer, Manchester, Feb..l, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis trict Court—T.. Robinson, wine merchant, Leicester, Jun. 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein -mentioned. F. B. and W. Stacey, warehousemen, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, Jan. G. Webb, mineral water manu facturer, Rosamondsbuildings, Islington, Jan. 24—J. F. Cork and J. L. Do Carle, coach builders, New Bond street, Jan. 30-11. B. Palmer, watchmaker, Bath, Jan. 28—S. Askham, commission agent, Bradford, Jan. 2 7 B. Jones, victualler, Birmingham, Jan 25—J, Peoples, woellendraper, Liverpool, Jan. 24-11. Watson and R. Morris, brokers, Liverpool, Jan. 24—G. Ball, carpenter, Bath, Jan. 24—J. Grundy, woollen manufacturer, Tot tington, Lancashire, Jan. 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. W. Casson, E. Twining, and R. Casson, surgeons, Hull—C. Chaloner and J. Orrell, merchants, Liverpool —E. Edwards, sen., W. C. Short, and E. Edwards, jun., tea dealers, Abchurch-lane, City--D. Bradshaw, J. Schofield, jun., and B. Bradshaw, jan., merchants, Hud dersfield—J. Gibbons and J. Roan, cattle salesmen, Liverpool—J. E., J., and R. Barnett, gunmakers, Nli- Dories (so far as regards R. Barnett)—J. C. C. Walton and R. C. Webber, printers, Greenwich—J. and W. Baker, stone merchants, Wickersley, Yorkshire —C., J., and J. Sykes, cardmakers, Almondbury, Yorkshire—W. Nieman and W. Young, grocers, Bishopsgate-street Without—T. Allen and E. Champtaloup, merchants, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside—A, Wilson, sen., A. Wilson, jun., and W. Jones, dealers in boots and shoes, Crawford-street, 13ryanstone-square—H. Evers field and J. Mabbott, printers, Gravesend—J. Churchill and T. Spencer, alkali manufacturers, Eccleston, Lan cashire—H. Grazebrook, H. Grazebrook, jun., and E. Senior, iron merchants, Liverpool—G. Jaulerry, 11. Mil dred, and J. V. De Goyeneche, Broad-street, City—T. Forsyth and M. L. Pritchard, sharebrokers, Liverpool— 11. Woodhouse anti C. Ewart, sharebrokers, Manchester —J. Lees, T. Lister, and W. Lees, ironmong e rs, Man chester—A. Rogers and G. Thorpe, merchants, Riches court. Lime-street. City—G. Jameson a n d T. J. Wilson,i yebb linendrapers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. and J. Bl ann i n , shipwrights, Bristol— J. Biddulpli, jun., G. j Mary Ann, the wife of William Ashley, deposed—l live next door to the deceased. Between six and seven o'clock yesterday evening I heard a stifled scream pro ceeding from the house. I became alarmed. As I was proceeding along (with a candle in my hand) I heard the door of the house of the deceased shut, and saw a person in the attire of a Quaker come down the path. As I reached the gate the prisoner was attempting to open it. He was confused and trembled very much, and stared me very hard in the face. I asked him what was the matter with my neighbour. He made no re ply. I then approached the house, and the man went towards Slough along the public road. About four o'clock in the afternoon I saw the same per son. He was dressed in a long brown coat, which gave him the appearance of a Quaker. As soon as I entered the house I saw the deceased lying on the floor on her back, with her clothes apparently disturbed and nearly up to her knees ; one of her stockings was half down and torn, her cap and the shoe of her left foot were off, and from appearance I should say she had struggled very much. When I first entered the house she was still groaning. I asked her what was the matter, but she made no reply. I thought she was dying. I then gave the alarm to a neighbour, Mrs. Barrett, who ac companied me back to the house. Deceased was still moving. I went immediately to Mr. Charnpness, sur geon, who in a few minutes arrived and bled her ; she expired almost immediately. I left after the constable was put in possession of the body. There was on the table part of a glass of stout, and nearly half a bottle or the same remained, which was given into the custody of the surgeon. Deceased has lived in Bath-place two years. She reported that her husband was abroad, living with a Quaker gentleman, whose name I under stood to be Talbot, and that she (deceased) had herself lived in the service of the father. Deceased had not been visited by her husband since she had resided there. Had heard her say that her master, the Quaker gentle 113E111, brought her money quaiterly, ut the rate of one pound per week as part of her husband's wages. I happened to go into deceased's house at two o'clock in the afternoon of yesterday, when she said she expected her master that day. Whilst I was with deceased (about twenty minutes) our conversation turned upon religion, and deceased said if she joined any sect it should be that of the Quakers. The Quaker gentleman is an elderly full-faced person. Margaret Jane Barrett, of Farnham Royal, corrobo rated the evidence of the former witness. Keziah, wife of John Harding, of Slough, wh• washed for deceased, deposed that on Monday last she took home some clean linen, and was told by deceased not to call again until the Wednesday or Thursday, as she expected the old gentleman to come and pay her money, whom witness understood from deceased was a Mr. Talbot, or Tawell. Was at the deceased's house on the Monday previous, at six o'clock, when it appeared the Quaker called, and at the time asked if I was a lodger, and de ceased replied she had no lodger. On his leaving he asked deceased if she should be alone when he should come on the following Tuesday or Thursday, and de ceased replied, " Very well." After the man left, de ceased told me he had only given her a sovereign instead of thirteen, and had promised to bring the remainder on the following week. Mary Ann, the wife of Mr. Moss, of Crawford-street, had known deceased when she lived at that place, about four years ago. Had heard deceased state that she had married this Mr. Tawell's son contrary to his father's wishes, by whom she had two children, who were living with her. Edward Thomas Champness, Vicar of Upton, went to the Slough station, and saw the Quaker gentleman take his place in the train, who is the prisoner now appre hended. Saw Mr. Howell, the superintendent, who gave din ctions by telegraph that the prisoner should be watched to his residence. Sergeant William Williams, officer of the Great Western Railway police, Paddington, said that from in formation he received from the telegraph-office he was on the look out for the prisoner, who arrived at Padding ton by the twenty minutes past eight o'clock train. Got into a New-road omnibus. He put on a private coat and acted as conductor. Rode to the Bank, where prisoner got out. Received the sixpence from him. He messed over to the Wellington statue, at the Royal Exchange, where he stopped a short time and looked around him. Crossed over to Birch's the pastry-cook, in Cornhill, and he then went from there to the Jerusalem Coffeu-house, Cowper's-Court, Cornhill. Got a great coat there from the waiter, and went into Birchin-lane, and thence over London-bridge to a coffee-shop in High-street, called the Leopard, returned over London-bridge to Cannon-street, where he took a paper from his pocket; afterwards went down Bush-lane, to 7, Scotch-yard, a lodging-house, kept by a gentleman named Hughes, where I left him. This morning, on receiving fresh instruc tions, I went with Inspector Wiggins to 7, Scotch yard. Prisoner bad left. We there ascertained that his name was Tawell, and that he said he was a merchant. From thence we went to the Hall of Commerce, and re turned in an hour to the Jerusalem Coffee •house, between twelve and one o'clock this afternoon, where we found him, and took him into custody for an offence, and asked him if he had been to Slough, and he answered that he kad not. The lodging-house in Scoth-yard was kept by a Quaker, named Hughes. Inspector Wiggins deposed to taking the prisoner, and finding on his person a letter, purporting to come from his wife, at Berkhamstead, and directed to John Tawell ; also 2/, 10s. in gold and 21s. 6d. in silver, also a gold watch and guard. The prisoner, a highly respectable man in appearance, on being called in, stated his name to be John Tawell, and that he was the tow© surveyor at Berkhamstead. He wished to be allowed to go home on urgent business, but the Coroner stated that at the present stage of the business, he must be held in strict custody until Satur day next, to which time the inquest was adjourned. The medical gentleman attended, aad stated that it would he necessary to analyse the contents of the de ceased's stomach before he c , nild make his report. Much praise is due to the police for their activity, and also to those gentlemen concerned in telegraphing the information to town. TIMPORTANT PROCLAMATION.—GeneraI O'Donnell has issued a proclamation declaring that after the Ist of Januery next all vessels arriving in Cuba with slaves on board will be confiscated. This step has undoubtedly been taken in consequence of the peremptory demand made by the British Government in a dispatchfrom Lord Aberdeen, which has never been published in this country, but of which we gave a summary some days since. The British Government complained that Spain did not evince the slightest intention to fulfil her part of the treaty stipulation. which existed between the two na tions; and a long list of instances was given in which she had wilfully evaded and disregarded them. The demand was therefore explicitly and peremptorily made, that General O'Donnell should be instructed to take precisely the step mentioned in the above paragraph. — New York Courier and Enquirer. The case was first brought under the notice of Mr Broughton, a few days since, by two brothers of the missing gentleman, who stated that the latter left home on the evening of Monday, the 9th ult., to visit a friend in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields, from whom he parted in good health and spirits about eleven o'clock the same night, since which time nothing whatever had been either seen or heard of him. He had on his person several private papers and money, to the amount of nearly 61. The applicants expressed their strong conviction thati their brother had been murdered, and their suspicions to that effect were strengthened by the fact that his hat and handkerchief had been found early next morning on the bank of the Regent's Canal, near the bridge at Twig Folly, the former being much crushed and broken, evi dently by heavy blows, while some of his papers were discovered lying on the opposite bank of the canal. On hearing the above statement, the Magistrate di rected Fitzgerald, the summoning officer, to institute a searching inquiry into the matter in connexion with the local constables, and the result of their exertions was now communicated to Mr. Bingham. - Police-constable Moantfurd, K 108, stated that the occurrence had created a strong sensation in the neigh bourhood, and that previous to the above application being made at this court, he had, under the directions of his superintendent, Mr. Young, been engaged in inces sant efforts to elucidate the mysterious affair. lie had ascertained that at eleven o'clock on the night in ques tion Mr. May, the missing gentleman, had left a public house, in Spitalfields, called the Job's Castle, and that at twelve o'clock he was seen proceeding in the direction of his Awn residence, which adjoined the canal, in a partial state of intoxication. About half an hour afterwards, a woman named Smith, living at Twig Folly, observed a person exactly answering Mr. May's description being led along by a young man, in such a manner as to excite her suspicions, towards the canal bridge ; and noticing that the gentleman was a good deal inebriated, she questioned his conductor as to his intentions, being fearful he was about to take some uafair advantage of him ; the young man, however, made no reply, and she soon after lest sight of them. The witness had received a further communication from a woman named Gardiner, residing close to the canal, who told him that, shortly before one o'clock, while in bed, she was awoke by a stifled cry of distress, and at the same moment heard an exclamation in another man's voice of " Run you -, run." This was followed by the sound of hasty foot steps along the bank, but as all shortly after became quiet again, she thought it unnecessary to take any fur ther notice of the matter. About the same hour a third woman, named Bissell, living at Old Ford, was proceed ing home along a secluded lane leading from the canal bridge, when she was alarmed at seeing a man, who was stripped to his shirt, rise slowly up from a ditch skirt ing the footpath, and who called out to her in a faint voice, " For God's sake stop and help use ;" he then made an ineffectual attempt to scramble out of the ditch, but he fell back again, apparently in a state of exhaus tion. She felt so greatly terrified that she hastened on, but had only proceeded a few yards when she encountered a tall man standing still, who stared at her as she passed him, and continued watching her till she was out of sight. Immediately on reaching home, she mentioned the circum stance to her husband, but the place in question being a considerable distance from their house, her husband thought it would be then useless to take any steps in the matter. Ihe officer added that he had seen the hat of the missing gentleman, which had been picked up by two working men, named Hill and Goldsmith, and he was satisfied from its appearance that it must have been struck violently by some heavy instrument, as the crown was completely beaters in, and one side of it split open down to the very brim. Mr. Bingham said he thought he had heard quite sufficient to justify him in entertaining a suspicion that some foal play had been practised, and he should, there fore, immediately communicate with Mr. Ratford, the Canal Company's Superintendent, who, he was satisfied, would as soon as possible cause the water to be drawn off from that part of the canal in which the body of the unfortunate gentleman was supposed to have Leen se creted. The magistrate shortly after wrote a letter on the subject, whwh he placed in the hands of Fitzgerald for immediate delivery. RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. We had on Thursday an opportunity of witnessing some exparnents, conducted at the New-cross station of the Dover Railway, before Mr. Cubitt and several other gentlemen of scientific celebrity, with the intention of testing the value and action of an apparatus invented by M. Felix de Witte, of Brussels, in order to ease and smooth down the shocks and jars experienced at the starting and stopping of railway trains. M. de Witte was present himself, accompanied by two friends, and the operations were conducted under his immediate superintendence. Without wishing to say anything in any degree harsh of the invention, it is but truth to state that the trial of yesterday was a failure—that is to say, that the appa ratus, in two successive experiments, broke. This, how ever, the inventor contends by no means derogates from the soundness of the principle of the iustru:nent ; the failure having, he says, been occasioned solely by a bar of iron not having been constructed of sufficient thickness. By Mr. Cubitt's permission, the experiments will be re newed in a few days. Another apparatus will be con structed at New Cross, under M. De Witte's eye, and until it has been tried again, it would not be fair abso lutely to condemn it. We must say, however, that the general opinion of the scientific men present on Thurs day was against the machine, both as to its construc tion and its capability of being practically useful. The purpose of M. D e Witte's apparatus we have de scribed to be that of softening down the incidental shocks and jars which a railway train is always liable to. Spring buffers have been the means hitherto in use, in order (comparatively) to attain thi s d es i ra bl e consum mation. M. Dc Witte proposes to do away altogether with the buffers, and substitute his own apparatus in their stead. It appears simple enough, being constructed of bars of iron joined together by means of joints or hinges acting horizontally and vertically, and which joints or hinges are intended to yield as pressure is applied, thus counteracting the shock of carriages bumping against each other when a train starts or stops. The apparatus is, of' course, attached be tween every two carriages, forming the connect ing link by which the vehicles are fastened to each other, as well as the agency which is in tended to communicate a smoothness of motion to the whole. In both the experiments tried, a comparatively slight shock snapped the main bolt of iron asunder; the joints yielded to a certain degree, but then the leverage which fell upon the iron proved too much for it, and it straightway broke off like a carrot. As, however, the experiment is to be again renewed, we shall not at present offer any decided opinion on the feasibility of working M. De Witte's invention, content ing ourselves with recording its comparative failure as far as it has yet been tried, and the unfavourable opinion of those best able to form a judgment. Anew lamp was also exhibited at New-cross station yesterday, which seems calculated to be very useful in railways. It is a portable self-applying gas lamp. The gas is produced from naptha of tar, and burns with a most clear brilliant light, having none of the dimness, and requiring none of the trimming or tending of ordi nary oil lamps. It was exhibited by Mr. Piper, iron monger, Shoreditch, and was generally approved of as an excellent light to be exhibited by trains. SOUTH SEA HOUSE. I "*Thuraday a Quarterly General Court of the Propri etors of South Sea Stock was held at the Company's house, for the purpose of declaring a dividend ; Charles Franks, Esq., the Sub-gorernor, in the chair. The minutes of the last court having been read and confirmed, '1 he CHAIRMAN acquainted the court that it had been convened for the purpose of declaring a half-yearly dividend on the Company's stock. He had to state that the guarantee fund was now completed, and the amount had been invested in Government securities, but had not yet been transferred into the name of the Company. Their proceedings, therefore, with reference to the dividend, would be the same as they had hitherto been, and the accounts would be read, as they had formerly been. The accounts were then read by the Secretary, from which it appeared that the sum required from Govern ment to make up the usual dividend of the Company was 5,2481 2s. 11d. The CHAIRMAN, after a brief explanation of the pre sent state of the Company's funds, moved that a dividend of one-and-three-quarters per cent. be declared on the Company's stock, and that the warrants be payabl e on the same day as the Government securities, which was carried. Mr. JONES inquired whether it was intended that there should be a distribution among the Proprietors of the surplus funds of the Company, or was i t intended to carry on its affairs as hitherto. The CHAIRMAN, to the last question, replied in the affirmative ; the Directors had no power to dissove the Company, even if they should deem it for the advantage of the Proprietors, which they did not. Mr. POYNDER then moved a resolution to the following effect:—" That no further sine he allowed by the Pro prietors for the management of the affairs of the Com pany than that allowed by the Government—namely, 3001. a year for each million of the Company's stock. After some discussion, Mr. JONES moved the following: —" That a special Court of Proprietors be summoned REMARKABLE FAMILY FOR NUMBERS AND LONGEVITY. A respectable correspondent, residing in Moffat-dale, writes as follows, under date the 26th Dec.:— " May I ven:UrC t.,) call your attention to a family, re siding in Mcffat and its neighbourhood, numbering originally 1 , 1, of whom still survive, at ages sur passing the usual term of human life, as is very briefly shown by the subjoined simple tabular statement ? Should you consider the statistics given worthy of pub lication, which I myself deem unique, if not remarkable, you may rely implicitly on the ages, &c., which have been forwarded to me direct by a member of the family. " Yours truly, " G. W.' Years. A Female A Male 66 A Female ... 67 A Male 69 . • A Female ... 71 A Female ... ... 73 A Mule Died at 11 years. A Male A Female ... 79 Twins. A Female ... 79S A Male ... Died at 13 years. A Male Died at 24 year*. A Male A Female 11)813 Total. Average It is further curious, that the above remarkable persons were equally divided in regurd , to sex—viz., seven lads and seven lasses, although few of the latter, or even the former, whether single or married, can rank themselves exactly es young folks now.— Dumfries Paper. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT •AT COEHTNS HALL COLLIERY, KINGSWINFORD.--An inquest was held on. Thursday, the 26th ult., before the Coroner, J. M. Phillips, Esq., on the laelks of the eight poor fellows who met their death whiist descending the shaft of a pit the previous Monday. A verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded in each ease. It appears that whilst de scending the pit they were singing carols, and perhaps, looking forward to a merry Christmas, when the next moment they were launched into eternity. More than thirty carols were found ie the pockets of one of the boys.—Ten Towns' lileasenyer. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE BLACKFRIARS. , ROAD.--011 Thursday evening a shocking instance of tile uncertainty of human life occurred at the corner of Charlotte -street, Blackfriars-road. A poor man, named Gordon, residing at 4, Collingwood-street, was hawking small toys for sale, when he fell inFensinle to the pavement. Several persons ran to him, but he had ceased to breathe. His body was subsequently rercoved to St. Saviour's union poor-house, where it awaits a coroner's inquest- ANNUAL RETURN OF' fIIE FIRES IN L0ND0N....... The records kept by the authorities of the London Fire Brigade were made up on Thursday. On comparing the fires during the last twelve months, including the " alarms," with those of former years—ever since the brigade force has been established, .viz. in 1833—we find an increase of tio fewer than 333, t he number in 1833 being 593, whilst those during the past year, 1844, have amounted to 926. FORGERS or is:SCIENT COINS.—A notice has just been received from France, to put collectors and anti quaries in England on their guard against fresh issue from the Paris forgers' mint of well-executed imitations • of rare Saxon and English coins. One of the gang, who in the west of France recently bore the name of Noffinan or Hoffman, is now on his road to this country with a large quantity of these forgeries, mixed up, to lull suspicion, with some genuine coins. It is supposed he is connected with a clever forger of ancient coins named Rousseau, a man who has not the excuse of poverty or want of education to shield him from the dishonour that attaches to such pursuits. By a recent law, the obtain ing of money bypassing forged coins is a serious offence, and the injnred party is empowered to obtain a m aggic trate's warrant for the apprehension of the swiadler, who is liable to transportation upon conviction.—Gen tleniun'sWagazine. VICTORIA PARK..—The operations for the forma tion of the new park have been generally commence d , and are now in complete activity. The external boun daries of the fields and plantations required for the site have all been removed and levelled; the line of park palings has been laid out, and a con siderable extent of the latter has already been placed at, the termination by Hackney-wick. A road, sixty feet wide, is being levelled across Bonner's-fields, opposite the, Greyhound Tavern, in Old Ford-lane, which will form the principal entrance into the park across th e R egent ' s. Canal by a handsome suspension bridge. The other leading entrance to the park is marked out at Old F or d , f rom G rove - street, which will be the leading thoroughfare from Mile-end road, Bow, Poplar, &c. FOOD FOR A ROMA:CM—Ott Friday evening; be tween six mid seven o'clock, a. newly-born infant was left at the door of St. Martin's 'Workhouse. The infant, a female, apparently about twenty-four hours old, was enclosed in a rush basket, with one end left open. It was dressed in a calico bed-gown. muslin cap, with flannel underneath. A piece of white calico was wrapped round the bniy, as also several folds of new flannel ; but none of those articles had any mark upon them. In the basket was found a card, on which was written, in a very neat feminine hand, the following :—" To the Parochial Au- , thorities. The fear of exposure and shame compels the mother to abandon for a time her infant, end commit it to the care of strangers, whose hearts she prays God to endue with pity and benevolence. In full confidence of being enabled to redeem her child hereafter, she earnestly requests that this card may be carefully preserved, that the product of an Indented duplicate hereafter may serve for its identification. Please to have the infant christened as on back of the card." 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