The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

ST A R PACKETS. Cravesend 'and London, by way of the Blackwall Ba'iway, _avoiding the dangers of the Pool, and saving one hour in time. ONE PAT' NT THROUGHOUT, sIXFENCE and NINEItE.STCE . . Boat and Rail ineuded. Terrace Pier, Gravesend, Half-rast Nine, Half-past Twelve, 'lwo, Four. and Half-past Five. Sundays, Seven, Half-past Nine, rt ur, and Half-past Five. Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Three,. Four. and Sin. Snndavr, Ten, Eleven, _ and Three. The Trains start one quarter of an hour before each of these times. N.B. Passengers' luggage conveyed to and from the Trains at E , ackwall, without charge. Roff's Wharf, Woolwich, Quarter -past Ten, and Quarter -past Twelve, returning from the Terrace-pier every Evening at Half past t ive. Twelve, Six, or Three Months' Tickets, available in all the Packets of the Star and Blackwell Companies, at the undermentioned rates, to be had at the Star Offices and of the Captains on board the Packets :—To or from BI ckwall, Twelve Months, 5/. ss. Six Months, 31. 3e. ; Three Months, 21. 2s. ___ltar Office, Gravesend, Oct. 4, 1844. SOCIETY for the DISCHARGE and RELIEF of PERSONS IMPRISONED for SMALL DEBTS through. out ENGLAND and WALES. Established 1772. PREBI DENT. The EARL of ROMNEY. {ICE-PRESIDENTS. Lotd Kennon I Right Hon. Sir R. Peel, Bart., Viscount Marsh= M.P. TREASURER—Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S. AUDITORS—John Pepys, Esq., and Capel Cure, Esq. At a MEETING of the GOVERNORS, held in Craven-street, on Wednesday, the 6th day of November, 1844, the case of 1 Peti tioner was considered and approved. Since the Meeting held on the 2d of October, ONE HUNDRED and TEN DEBI ORS, of whom 91 had Wives and 261 Children, have been discharged from the Prisons of England and Wales ; the expense of whose liberation, including every charge connected with the Society, was 467/. 9s. Bd. Resolved—That in consequence of the few applications for relief since the passing of the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, abolishing Imprison tnent for Debts not exceeding Twenty Pounds, the Governors of the Prisons throughout England and Wales be requested to call the attention of all Debtors in their custtdy to the Rules of the se atetY, namely, that relief is afforded 1. BY COMPOSITION to every Person whose single debt does not exceed SIXTY POUNDS. 2 . By the INSOLVENT ACT, to every Person whose debts do not exceed TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, and the balance of whose debts and credits does not exceed ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, provided that no single debt exceeds SIXTY V3UNDS ; Subject, as usual, to good characters, to be produced to the Go vernors of the Society, who meet on the first Wednesday in every Ina nth, at their House, No. 7, Craven-street, Strand. RENEFACTIONS RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST REPORT : Dividend on 86/. 10s. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities, per Treasurer........ LI 13 9 J osiah Martin, Esq., per Messrs. Hoare (A) 3 3 0 '''aior Charles Marriott, per ditto Benefactions are received by Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., the Treasure r , No. 1, B r ick-court, Temple ; also by the foll owin g Bankers : Messrs. Cocks, Curries, Drummouds, Herries, Hoares, Veres - ; and by the Secretary, No. 7, Craven-street, Strand, where the Books may be seen by those who are inclined to support the Charity, and where the Society meet on the first Wednesday in every month. JOSEPH LUNN, Sec. lARGEAND IMPORTANT SALE OF DAMAGED GOODS For the benefit of whom it may conce rn. To DE SOLD, by AUCTION, 011 THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at the Depot, north end of Prince's Dock, the entire CARGO of the Brenda, bound from this port to Mon. treat, and put back with damage, consisting of a great variety of Hardware, Earthenware, China, Glass, Bales and Boxes of Manu factured Goods, Woollens, Cottons, &c., Bar and Sheet Iron, 11 ,... °0 P 6 1 Nails, Chains, Castings, Canada Plate s, Cutler y , Indi g o, Bonnets, Haberdashery, Wearing Apparel, 'hips, Farming Ma chinery, Palm Oil, Loaf Sugar, Boxes of Blue, Combs, Shot, Wire, B tationery, &c., &c. The whole may be seen four days previous to the sale, at the Depot. For further particulars, apply to Messrs. Chapman, Bowman, and Co., Agents for Lloyd's ; or to J. H. RAYNER, Broker. Liverpool, November 6,1844. 000 D FURNITURE AT MODERATE PRICES. TIIOMAS FOX, 93, Bishopsgate•street , W ithin, respectfully invites the Public to inspec t the stock of CABINET and UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE and BEDDING, at big establishment, consisting of every requisite for the Mansion or Cottage, of a quality, fashion, material, and workmanship , not be surpassed, and offered at prices scarcely exceeding those commonly charged for showy but unsubstantial furniture. -A 4O , a most complete and beautiful collection of Chimney, Pier, And Console Glasses, Decorative Painting, Paper-hangings, and other Ornamental Embellishments, at tho most moderate and rea sonable Woes. Parties requiring really good articles, will find at Thomas Fox's =seek so extensive and various as to afford every facility for advan -"sesull selection, at prices as low as are possibly compatible with Srst.rate quality. 98 . Bishopsgate-street Within. SCHWEPPE and C 0.,: Wine - m erchants, are now bottling PORTS of the highest character, at 305., 325., 348 altd 3Gs. r dozen, to whic h they respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public. Fine old crusted wines, from two to eight years in bottle, at 425., 455., 485., 505., and 545. per 30s. from dozen very superior Sherries, pale , br own, and gold coloured,, 348., 365., 405., and upwards; also a curious Amontillado Sherry at 50s. A Loge stock of all description of wines constantly on hand, In eluding a rare selection of llocks and Moselles, received direct from their own agent on the Rhine. J. S. and beg respectfully to observe that their principle of business is not to friends w priced article at the expense of quality, but to supply theiwith the finest wines that are imported, at as low a price for cash as may be commensurate with a fair and mo derate profit. Lists of wines and prices sent on application, and country orders Immediately attended to on receiving a cash remittance or a re gerenco.—Office, 51, Bexner's-street ; cellars, 27, Marshall-street, IRegent-street. LHYAAI, PANTECIINETI IECA, 36, Grace • church-street, Tailoring, Woollen-Drapery, and Out fitting Establishment. If clothing you want, your attention now plant, And the best of advice we will tender ; Hyam's great name, we will clearly explain, And our services freely we render. In each populous town L. Hyam 'tie known, Has gained an immense reputation ; In truth we confess, he Is cheapest in dress, And he clothes just one-half of the nation ! Now if we reveal, what appears to your zeal, A bona.tide saving unbounded ; We think you will own, he deserves his renown, And his enterprise should be resounded Eight shillings you find—very clear to your mind — In each sovereign is sav'd past disputing ; Now this Is a fact—whilst his talents and tact, Are evinc'd past the power of confbtingl 3,000 Waterproof Wrappers, of the most fashionable materials, *ens 9s, 6d. each. Observe— All garments at this establishment are marked the Price in plain figures, from which no abatement is made. Any article exchanged, which is not approved of, or the money returned. L. HY AM, Tailoring and Outfitting Establishment, Pantech netheca, 36, Gracechurch-street. READY-MADE DEPARTMENT. Taglioni or Ch es t er fi e ld coa t s , f r om . £0 9 6 I t'lenlyon or Waterford Riding ditto, from ...... ....... . 0 12 0 The Parisian Envelope, from Albert Walking Coat, from ...... Boys' and Youths' Taglionis, or Chesterfields, fr0m...... 0 8 6 laden's Dress Coats, any colour, from ... 1 1 0 D itto Surtout ditto, ditto, from . 1 5 0 Yhtto Black Trousers, f r om 0 8 6 bi!to ditto Vest, from ditto Tweed Trousers, from 0 7 6 Bockskin Trousers, from Ditto r_ ._, iN._. Luc:, Vest, from ,::isie suit, from i . gar suit, from ... 1 0 0 Ditto, Moleskin Trousers, from --Atto d • ~,,,. . di tto , very best quality, rule pocket, from ...... -•.gice Coats, from BESPOKE DEPARTMENT. Tak,'ioni or Chesterfield Coats, from 0 15 0 Gletilj'on or Waterford Riding ditto, from 1 0 0 *The Pa.lsian Envelope, from Albert V%'alking Co a t, from.. .............. 110 0 - ' o 3 , s' and Youths' Taglionis and Chesterfields, from 0 12. 0 ken'sDrert Coate, any colour 1 10 0 Ditto Surto, , Ain fr .outs, ditto, from Date Doeskin Trousers, any pattern, from ... Dit to ..... 0 15 0 0 18 0 Black dress TlDusers, from Ditto Fashionable Vests, in endless variety, from A New Book, entitled " The Age of Wonders," containing a detailed List of Prices, Fashions, and Description of material for the e present season, can be had by applying to Mr. L. HYAM, Ba ntechnetheca, 36, Gracechurch.street, London. ir CONVULSIONS IN TEETHING. RS.JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING at SYRUP. This efficacious Remedy has bees in general use Or upwards of Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Ch ildren ish Ensuturing from Convulsions arising from painful Dentition. As soon as the Syrup Is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, the °Cote cool td, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as ifficacio,'4. tending to produce the Teeth with ease ; and so pleasant, that no Wild will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents should be ,`“), particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN .t pOTHINO .WSUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Bons, 95 . Parrin 6 Non-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson h as sold I ,: t r ti e: . ii)e), are op Vie Stamp affixe, to ach Bottle. Price 2s. 9.1. per NOTICE. _ - - TO SHIPPER S 434 , OXFORD-STREET. CAPTAINS, AND OTHERS. Copies of Testimonle4 Gratis , by all Agents. V-RIMSTONE'S EYi SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Miesty her Royal Highness the r. Duchess t I I e n t I t dtoeodf t K hbe e y nt, and the Lords ot ) the , Treas . ury, is universally re_ E t y li es e Faculty for its e ff icacy in removing disorders SIGHT RESTORED !—NERVOUS HEADACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! 3 , the most simple, delightiul, and fragrant Compound Its' mode of application is fraught with pleasure; many thousand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling expense, yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary to induce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Commons have used it. The Lola, of the treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Ma ttles, the DUchees of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical actitioners--with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grinistone's celtsbrateil Herbaceous Compound, known as " Gem stone's Eye Snuff" for its e ffi cacy in removing all diseases incident t° D the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie , Esq., F.R.S. See J. B. Lach. "ea. Esq.'s Letter, WhitehalL Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls It a national blessing—see his Reports touching Its utility. The late Mr. Abernethy with many others, recommend Grimetone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the "Student's Vade Mecum." Dr. Andrews also recommends its use as a preventive. See his raPorts in Nov. 1831. He states that the tenacious sympathy of the leMbrane, within the nostrils, with the nervous system, that Grim. tstome's Eye Snuff, when frequently taken, must be of the greatest ila'aefit to the consumer; and, further, recommends its universal gittOption as a preventative. L'r. Thomas, of Hatfield, having witnessed many cases both of boadstche and ophthalmia, has kindly given his testimony thereof. ftw of the many thousand Testimonials of Sight restored and bee, ' 'um cured by GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF : sa 1J W. Grimstone, Esq. " April 2flth, 1844. " DeaT air,-1 feel bound by a sense of justice to inform you of the mi ra cul D os cure effected on myself by taking a few pinches of the far celebra:ed Gemstone ' s Eye Snuff, which, in my case, ought rather to be called ' Ear Snuff,' it having effectually relieved me from a deafness from which I have been suffering for many years. You are at liberty to make any use you please of this communication, since I should much regret if the extraordinary qualities of your Eye Snuff Were not universally known. " I am, dear Sir, your obedient servant, " Granton, Scotland. " MARGARET MACGREGOR. " I can vouch for the truth of the foregoing facts and statemen " May 8, 1844. " JAMES SHUTER, Kentbury, Berks." G. W. M. Reynolds, editor of Chambers' London Journal, &c.. &c., 11; hayed of excruciating pains, and can now write without spectacles 6, Stamford-steet, Blackfriar's.Toad. 'adamc F. Lespls, facing the church, Park-street, Wiedsor • cured 0I imness of sight and headache.-9th September , 1838 , and ' 1843. B. Lachfleld, Esq. ; cured of Ophthalmia. Whitehall and n e t, hed House Tavern.—See his letters, 1838 and 1812. Obit land - eve the Caution—W. GRIMSTONE is the sole Inventor, • only genuine is prepared by him. Time Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in ie nD r„,„ at 83., Is. 3d., c.-s. 4d., 4s. 44„ Ss., and 15s. each, by the r, W. G RIMSTONE, at No. 434, Oxford-street, Totten. optW. — s" ce urn -road end (late of No. P 9, Brea4.street, Bloomsbur t the A `lerbary, Highgate ; and can also be obtained in all t he Mend Cities. A liberal . allowance to Shippers e e 'pal Toy rs c ahtn. ns, and all Vendors of Gnrnstone's Eye Sldaff this Teleb t ited Snuh is shipped to an quarters of the globe, end retaxaa it a hen ign qualities in every climate All Snuffs awl Cigar@ shipped . 11 the shortest notio.'• Any, quantity can no forwarded throu K h the General P st y sanding money orders. A 2 s. 4 d. Canister, with post g ill cost Sa. and 3on in like proportio;) ARY 111URCIA 3 E. l w for De Iwo out of s. 6d. to 23. s certain of Her eldest [n 6s. to is. had since se any fur• all she had which she , he trusted, gain. t's case wee ►uld u nder . ► out of the us woman) lons to be' e thought, better Oae teed in / 11 He should , chase a fel I would be .ee days• :ful for the tended Yes' T. 11Ialcolnlo him w ith it, a snare', i parish 0 for which ty of 51. ik-rnindedf Dart by 1119 Orly during lly alarmed ;, a gentle )n the 28th me land in ould come dant came, he inter' you at the xs the fire e had been y anything compel no ? 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Robert )r Crua' 3instl Men a I Dorset' the lady by, of s e lady of law, of $ ton, It r " the lilt(' Horatio► Mad ras Esq' ~' -------- Mart , ess the u tenan t Native ilmolb Fle. o f J. F. I, EA" Jano s :. , Esq'' 010 011, 77. , ; infaill. U p per laugh" to n,of -2.?..!-- -4 - , 103, 0 ' D. 112, adY 12i No. 16,299. LONDON, TUESDAY, E V N-I N G S TAT Ny NOVEMBER 12, 1844. PRICE sd. , 7 --- ,--- :- -49( "---, , 4 i -2) • rv. ;._ :,,,..,.:: r -.' ..- . "4! " " 44 1 "i.. A... ' 4 --. 4 ... the proposed railway. Ile said that there were ifeiefi,e l ' ) - -( P-- -, „ele, . , 1- , . A.c , I , .* . orr • .r.rx t et et, ,- 4 r ,, , -. 4 ~. ___ . F 1 . , , "."4 6 ' ~..p , opinions as to the advantages of a railway to Haleted,... > , but the railway was sure to be brought there, add-04re., I t -210 -1_ 4 4.. - h,,, r * , \ N0V.,...... 0 4 , .;°".- 'Qj'^A'l Ns. '-aki, - fore he thought it would be policy in those:4o,dio . -' , -,mip • ' _.ll. \ !,- , 141101 • 1M...: - .. - . 1 , ~ 1 / 4. 06 ' ~.._,_ ___ object to it to support it. , -..-..„. a, -- ....itt,-.., - f' -4 4 ' , „:''' ' ' , 3 Di ; , 111111.1114‘", \ A,.',' 624-:31 ' ' ;.:7-. 61.1 4g" - ''' ...: 4,411',-7- , -. i l k ~,r . ' . :--- ' It; tf The CHAIRMAN said he believed that the I), or --- , ,5--- - ',, - . .... ‹ , c .. + the inhabitants of Halsted were in favour of the zgway: . , .. cy 11. • f i. . ~... ~,,, ---, N .--.. ' s .. .. ,-..- 4 . - The resolution was adopted, as were others, emdy... ~_ . . • _ 4. ''. t , ~0 ,..,',7 4 iv, ‘ .!... - .4,.1 i/I OIT . 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PUBLICATIONS. of what he intended to express was this: that he had been suspected of writing a letter in a newspaper, re specting the state of the regiment, some two or three years ago, and that he had ever since undergone such unremitting persecution, as rendered life intolerable, and he therefore, by the commission of this crime, hoped for death, as a termination to his sufferings. He did not name any one as his persecutor, but in tended merely to remind the court, that rational beings were not in the habit of acting as he and others had done, without some cause. This man was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with hard labour, and a month's solitary confinement every four months. Had private H-- committed suicide, instead of making a show of striking his captain for the purpose of being put to death, a coroner's inquest would, I think, have returned a verdict of temporary insanity. It is notorious that this man sought death as a release from continued suffering. Flogging has been long the principal secondary punishment in the British army. In are early part of the last century it was inflicted by means of rods, and by hired executioners ; but that mode having fallen into disuse, the present system was adopted, namely, by drummer with the cat-of-nine-tails. During the rebellion in Scotland in 1745, the cat was much em ployed by the army, to extort evidence, as well as to punish soldiers. 'We learn by the Jacobite memoirs, that a sentry, who had been convicted of allowing a prisoner to escape, received 500 lashes with it. The punishment of flogging has been employed and defended, apparently as if it were calculated to expiate or atone for crimes. Flagellation was no doubt approved by public opinion, so long as it was in accordance with the prevalent religious ideas. The Church pointed out corporal inflictions as a means of salvation ; and the repentant sinner believed, that by penance and bodily suffering, he should recover peace of conscience. Corporal inflictions were not then disgraceful, they being considered to possess an expiatory character. But this belief in the efficacy of flagellation and se vere fasts has long disappeared. Public opinion in our day brands the punished criminal with an almost indelible disgrace ; and perhaps the degrading cha racter of corporal punishment is more sensibly felt in the army than in civil life, owing to the circumstance that it is exclusively inflicted on private soldiers. Even those who defend the suitableness of flogging as a punishment, practically admit the degrading cha racter of the infliction, by refusing to take a whipped offender into the public service ; he is also liable to be refused employment in civil life. By this means, Prince Oscar inquires, "Is there not thus formed aclass of Pariahs, or modern outlaws, who are obliged to consider themselves as being in a continued state of warfare with society ?" For a long time the cat-of-nine-tails has not been used in the British army except by the sentence of a court-martial, and in the presence of a medical officer. At what particular date the formality of a court-mar tial became essentially necessary, I have not learned. In a general order, which was issued in Canada on the 14th of November, 1759, it was announced that "any soldier that is found drunk will receive twenty lashes per day, until he owns where he got the liquor ; and his allowance of rum will be stopped for six weeks."—(" Historical Journal of the Campaign in North America," by Capt. Knox, vol. ii., p. 206.) No court-martial seems to have been required in carrying the above punishment into effect ; and it is obvious that the cat was to be used as an instrument of torture, with the view of extracting evidence. Until 1837, there was no limitation to the extent of the sentence of a general court-martial ; " bounds were not set to show the maximum of punishment ;" everything, in this respect, was left to the discretion of the court. The following is the largest amount of punishment which I have known inflicted upon a man for one and the same crime : In 1813 or 1814, when a wing of the Bengal Eu ropean regiment was stationed in the island of Am boyna, three men belonging to the corps were tried by a court-martial for marauding and ill-treating the natives. Each of the three men was sentenced to receive fifteen hundred lashes. A punishment parade being formed, and immediately after the reading of the sentence, one of the prisoners sprung forward, seized the drum-major's sword, and called upon the men in the ranks to come forward in his favour—a request to which they did not respond. He was forth with secured ; and having been lashed to the triangles, he received the whole amount of his sentence, fifteen hundred lashes well applied. The other two prisoners received each the same number, equally well inflicted. In the framing of laws rigor is necessary, but in exe cuting them mercy is essentially required. The converse appears to have obtained in the above cases, the punishment having been more severe than was warranted by either former usage or express regu- ON MILITARY PUNISHMENTS. (Abridged from an article on:Military Hygiene, in the London Medical Gazette for October.) To maintain due control in the British army, to check military delinquencies, and enforce obedience, it has been deemed expedient to employ terror- striking punishments of various kinds. When we look at the returns of punishments in flicted, it can harlly be concluded that the means hitherto adopted to promote discipline in the army have been very successful. On an average, about 20 per cent. of the troops serving in the colonies and foreign dependencies are annually convicted by the sentence of a court-martial, and punished. " Habitual drunkenness" constitutes about two-fifths of the whole number of convictions. "Desertion," and "absence without leave," are the most prevalent crimes among troops employed in Great Britain and Ireland. In 1839 no fewer than 2,110, being nearly equal to one fifth of the number of recruits annually raised, were convicted and punished fur these two offences. The frequency of delinquencies in the army has been commonly attributed to the circumstance, that it is recruited from an inferior class of the population, by which means uneducated and low-born persons are admitted into the ranks. How far this surmise is well founded, it is difficult either to prove or to disprove. Considering, however, the unfavourable opinion entertained by the public in regard to the army, the onerous duties and thraldom of soldiers, and limited remuneration they receive for long and ardu ous services, I do not think a more prudent and better class of men are likely to become soldiers. The British army consists of two very distinct classes, namely, ofliccers and soldiers. One class is trained to command, and tfie other to obey—obedience being the most essential elements in military dis cipline. The crimes of soldiers chiefly arise from the con stitution of their profession. To disregard the verbal order of a commissioned officer, or even of a non commissioned officer—a corporal, for example—is in subordination, and renders a man as liable to be tried by a court-martial, and punished, as if he were to commit a breach of the Mutiny Act or the articles of war. Soldiers are also liable to be punished for con structive offences, such as alleged disrespect to a su perior officer. It is difficult, therefore, to escape from the net of military law , i ts meshes bein g closed against the exit of the minut est fr y of delin q uencies. A court-martial may sentence a soldier to suffer cor poral punishment, not extending, however, to " life or limb, for immorality, misbehaviour, and neglect of duty." The vague generalities of this article literally annul the benefits of a written code. Well-educated persons, individuals whose parents belong to a respectable class of society, and who have undergone careful moral training, find the thraldom and usages of the service as irksome, and are as liable to military " misbehaviour," as the uneducated and low-born class of soldiers ; perhaps they are, indeed, more liable to fail in respect to their immediate su periors, w h o se conduct they may consider arrogant or oppressive. When so much is left to the arbitrary will of officers, in regard to the delinquencies of soldiers, it will appear that the welfare and happiness, and I may add the efficiency, of a body of troops, will be greatly influenced by the discretion, good sense, humane die position, and experience, of a commanding officer. Every one admits that the poor ought to be educated ; but it is of more importance that the rich—in other words, those in high station—should be well in structed ; for if their principles were right, and their practice wisely conducted, the institutions and cus toms of society would eventually be somewhat puri fied and improved. The doctrine of expediency, and the plea of custom, regulate weak minds ; and how ever well-intentioned routine commanding officers may be, they are liable greatly to abuse the power with which they are invested. Experience seems to prove, that crime is more effectually prevented in civil life by the diffusion of information, good moral training, kind treatment, and an easier mode of gaining a livelihood, than by the most severe punishments. May we not therefore presume, that offences may be prevented in the army much more effectually, by raising the character of soldiers, and by meliorating their condition—by making them, in fact, prefer the public service to the situation of labourers, or artisans in civil life—than by either corporal or mental punishments ? It has been often observed, that extremely severe sentences, such as capital putti3hments, defeat their own object ; they certainly fail to prevent desertion. During the American war of 1813 desertions from our army to the United States were frequent ; and to prevent this, men who were caught in attempting to cross the boundary line were executed : six were shot in one day, but without any beneficial effect. In order to show with what indifference individuals met death, and by inference how little influence this punishment had in preventing crime, the particular circumstances which attended the execution of one man may be stated. " A private," says Colonel Campbell, then Brigade-Major of De Meuron's regi ment, " was to be executed. The troops were formed in three sides of a square; at the other side, towards the forest, the grave was dug, and the coffin for the criminal to kne e l upon was placed, as usual upon such occasions, beside it. Th e p ro vost, with the firing party, escorting th e prisoner, and with the band o f the regiment a t th e i r h ea d , p l ay i n g the Dead March, entered the s quare — w h en, to m y surprise, there proudly march e d th e pr i sorer, coo lly smoking a cigar. Seeing the bad effects likely to result from such evident contempt of death. painful as it was to me, I called the provost, and ordered him to take away the cigar from him. On approaching the grave, the prisoner walked quietly but steadily forward, looked into it, and turning round to me, said in French, It will do.' He then walked up to his coffin ; and before I was aware of what he was about, with his middle finger and thumb he measured its length, and turning round to me, he said in French, which his corps generally spoke, It will do also.' He refused to permit his ey es to be co vered, pushing the provost aside, and exclai m i ng i n F renc h , ' I a m a brave soldier, and have often looked death in the face, and shall not shrink from it n ow .' T ao provos t m ade signs to him to kneel upon s tanding, and s h a ll do 1 ' The party fired, so firm ar. his coffir, but he replied, I prefer and in an instant he ceased to exist."—(" A British Army In illustration a s it w as , " when compared with the laws which c e i r li y e p . r s:tr m s i :trnkeasbs remarkable f m military law and e e l F e n l a t n a n g a a t n u military usages, regulate civil society, I have subjoined an account of the execution of a o6c'f v -- regiment, was a fine-look tslents, and had received a fine-look ing soldier, about six feet one inch in height. He tolerably good education. ehad acquired a know ledge of Latin, and could speak the French language. When the regiment went to India, he was in a short had Pri e v x a c t time able to communicate with the natives in several of the languages of the country. Although Flanagan was a smart clever soldier ' he was liable to com m it slight breaches of military discipline, and his name was consequently sometimes entered in the defaulter books. Being a man of high spirit and violent temper, he could ill bear the reproaches of the adjutant, who repeatedly censured him for his irregularities. On one occasion he became so irritated with the rebuke he was receiving, that he impatiently pushed the ad jutant from him with the back of his arm. Flanagan was forthwith tried by a court-martial for offering violence to the adjutant, and sentenced to suffer death. When the sentence was communicated to him, he simply observed that he thought the award of the court was severe. On the day of the execution he preserved the most remarkable firmness, and con ducted himself with the strictest decorum. The square havin • g been formed, he, by permission, ad dressed the company to which he belonged. Having reached the fatal spot, the fort-adjutant commenced to read the proceedings of the court-martial ; but having lost self-possession, his tongue faltered, which being observed by Flanagan, he addressed him by saying, "I see, sir, that you are agitated ; pray allow me to read the proceedings for you." No notice was, of course, taken of this offer. He then begged that he should not be blind'olded, and that he might be permitted to give the word of command to the exe cution party ; both of which requests were granted. He finally gave the word of command, with as firm a voice as a sergeant-major is accustomed to do on a drill parade. Flanagan's untimely fate took place in June, 1828, at Trichinopoly. Another example, waich occurred lately, on a foreign station, may be given for a similar purpose, namely, to illustrate tle rigour and practice of military law. Private ll—, belonging to the regiment, was brought before the captain of his com pany for having been drunk, and ordered the trifling punishment of two or three days' drill, when he gently struck this officer's shoulder, exclaiming at the same time, "There is now death for me." The man in question was of highly respectable extraction, and a graduate of one of the English Universities. lle drew up what he intended as a defence, but was dis suaded from the avowal of the sentiments and dis- Clnaurea it conwine 4 , :pm benevolent persons, who thought might operate against him. The purport SUPPLEMENT TO TIRE'S DICTIONARY. This day, Bvo., with numerous Wood Engravings , 14 s. c loth, RECENT IMPROVEMENTS in ARTS, MANUFACTURES, and MINES; being 'a Supplement to his Dictionary. By ANDREW URE, M.D., F.R.S, By the same Author, lately published, A DICTIONARY of ARTS, MANUFACTURES, and MINES. Third Edition, corrected, Bvo., 1,240 Woodcuts, 21. 109. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 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TATTERsALL's.—YESTERDAY. tl P I I-, E: Premium.) 1- g 1 Bonus added. The quotations quoted below are made up to the close of the room, but as they vary in some respects from the betting in the early part of the afternoon, it will be as well to give a list of the principal transactions :-1,100 to 100 agst Alarm; 1,700 to 100, twice, agst the Irish lot; 800 to 50 and 900 to 50 agst Ledger, 25 to 1 agst the Cobweb colt—the takers willing, but, for want of layers, unable to go on ; 35 to 1 several times, and in one bet 1,000 to 25 agst Young Eclipse ; 2,000 to 45 ag3t Clear the-way ; 1,000 to 25, taken freely, agst The Laird o' Cockpen ; 1,000 to 20, several times, agst Cabin Boy ; 1,000 to 20 agst Twig ; 2,000 to 30, twice, agst Devil's Dust ; and 1,500 to 15 agst Seaman. The Rebecca colt and Newsmonger were not priced, and Fitzallen, al though backed once at 28 to 1, declined several points, and left off without friends. The final averages wero as follows : a. d. a. A. GO 10001 1837 170 9 3 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 1839 116 16 0 X s. ds 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 The division of profits is =anal, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. This institution offers many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet ether conveniences or necessity. Assurances fbr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON C.A.MROUX, See. LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITIES. The following are Specimens of the LOW RATES of PRE MIUM charged by the AUSTRALASIAN COLONIAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY. DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken 16 to 1 agst The Irish lot 11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger 22 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt 25 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Pam (Bro to E. 0.) 25 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 33 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen 35 to 1 agat Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit 40 to 1 agst Duke ofßichmond's Laird o' Cockpen—t 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt 45 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Twig—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy 50 to 1 agst General Yates's Seaman 50 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Devil's Dust 2000 to 35 agst Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot—taken 1500 to 100 agst Old England and Weatherbit. A match for 1001. was run on Liverpool Race-course on Saturday last, between Deerslayer, ridden by Mr. Bretherton, and Jack, ridden by Mr. Wilde, and won in a canter by the foriner. The distance was two miles. Age• • • • • • • LLOYD'S SHIPPING. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following has been received at Lloyd's, from the Hydrographic-office : Admiralty, Oct. 25, 1844. REVOLVING LIGHT ON TIIE ROCK OF LISBON. The Portuguese Government has given notice that the light on the Cape la Roca, or the Rock of Lisbon, has been altered from a fixed to a revolving light, each re volution being completed iu two minutes. During the first minute it will present a red light, the greatest in tensity of which will continethirty seconds ; and during the second minute it will present' a bright light, the greatest brilliancy:of which will also continue thirty-one seconds. The light is in lat. 38 deg. 46 min. 5 sec. N., and lon. 9 deg. 29 min. W., being 498 feet above the level of the sea, and may be seen in very clear weather at the distance ofeight or nine leagues. Hydrographic-office, Admiralty, Oct. 25, 1844. LIGHTS IN THE BELTS. The Danish Government has published the following notices : Great Belt—A fixed light has been established on the westernmost point of Zealand, called Reefs Nie, at the western entrance of the Great Belt. The light stands on a tower to the height of 70 feet above the level of the sea, and is visible to the distance of three leagues on all bearings, excepting those between W. N., and N.N.W. Sprogoe's Island light revolves four times in a minute, and in future will appear every night. Little Belt—The fixed light on the island of Bargo has been elevated to the height of 30 feet above the leve of the sea, and is now visible on all bearings except tha of S.W. by W., where it is concealed by the town o, Bargol. lation. The prisoner who was first punished was subse quently tried for his mutinous conduct in the square of the corps, and having been condemned to death, the sentence was inflicted by his being shot with musketry USE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS Mr. Joseph Sturge has published the following letter in justification of the firm of Joseph and Charles Sturge, corn-factors, Birmingham, not to sell barley for malting : To C. D., Corn Exchange, London. Birmingham, 11th Month, sth, 1844. Esteemed Friend,—Thy letter of the 4th ultimo has the following remark on the notice contained in our last Monthly Circular :—" The singular resolu tion you have come to, as to not selling malting bar ley, has been much canvassed here to-day. I regret it much, and the more so as I can discover no good and sound reason for it." This observation, and some other circumstances, induce me to give a further ex planation why this resolution was adopted, believing that thyself, and many other of our friends, though differing in opinion, will not condemn a course which results from a conviction of duty. Intemperance produces such an incalculable amount of vice and misery, that I consider it right to use my influence to promote the principles of total abstinence. This I feel the more bound to do, as nearly twenty years personal experience, and much observation in this and other parts of the world, has convinced me that fermented liquors are not necessary to health, and that those who refrain even from what is termed the moderate use of them, are in consequence capable I of more bodily and mental exertion, and exempt from many maladies which afflict others. In accordance with these views, our firm has alto gether declined the sale of malt, or the supply of any grain to distilleries, and converted to other uses cellars which many years ago we let to wine and spirit-merchants. Our continuing to take commis sions for the sale and purchase of barley for the pur • pose of malting, has for some years caused me much uneasiness; and I have recently been so fully con vinced that it is wrong to do so, that I must have withdrawn from our concern had it not been relin quished. The belief that we are responsible for the means of acquiring, as well as for the use we make of our property, and that we cannot exercise too rigid watchfulness over our own conduct, is compatible with perfect charity towards those who differ with us in opinion.—l am respectfully, JOSEPH STURGE. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Stratford, Tuit, from Mauritius, sailed 25th August ; her Majesty's ship Nimrod, Glasse, from Bombay, at Plymouth, sailed A u g ust 10, Cape Sept. 19, Ascension October 8 ; Herculean, Gibson, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed July 24 ; Symmetry, Butler, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed July 15 ; Hope, Crawford, from China, at Dublin, sailed June 5, St. Helena Sep tember 18 ; William Mitchell, M'Lachlan, from China, at Liverpool, sailed May 23, Anger July 16, St. Helena Sept. 6 ; Indus, Taylor, from Portugal, at Liverpool, sailed May 17, Mauritius August 5, St. Helena Sept. 6. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—City of London, previous to 18th September, from London, and sailed 14th to Simon's Bay ; Phlox, from Liverpool, and sailed 17th to Mauritius ; Brilliant, Cowan, from —, and sailed 17th to Ichaboe ; Owen Glendower, Sept. 3, from Portsmouth ; Repulse, from Algoa Bay ; Maid stone, from Portsmouth ; Guardian, from London ; Frederick Huth, from ; Mary Ann, from Madras ; Sussex, from Java; Robert Ingham, from London ; Isa bella, from —; Sibelia, from Liverpool; Martha Jane and Spy from ; Emma, Sept. 1 5 , from Ma rseilles ; Vigilant , , from Mossell Bay ; Lord John Russell, 17th, from Liverpool. Departures from Table Bay—Harmony, Sept. 9, to St. Helena ; Agile, 19th, to London. Arrivals in Simon's Bay—Mobile, from Penang, and sailed 15th Sept. to London ; her Majesty's ships Ves tal and Bittern, and her Majesty's steamer Thunderbolt, Sept. 13, from Algoa Bay; Agincou rt, Neatby, from London. Arrivals at Mauritius—Maggie, Aug. 21, from Mus cat, and loading for London ; Hope, 21st, from the Cape ; Zuleika, 23d, from Calcutta ; Java, 24th, from London. Loading at Mauritius for London—Ann, Fal con, Pauline, Houghton, Tar, Maria, and Briton. Arrivals at Batavia—Mona and Gunga, from Liverpool. MEDICAL TESTIMONIAL--SIGHT AND HE ARIN G. From T. J. Pettigrew, Surgeon, F.R.S. to Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly,—Gentlemen, I have no hesitation in replying to your inquiry as to the results obtained by the use of your Improved Spectacles ; being in the constant habit of reading and writing for many hours together by lamp light, it is but justice to say that your newly invented Spectacle Lenses have afforded me the greatest comfort. When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I never failed to experience in the morning a great irritation in the eyes. Since I have used your admirable glasses I suffer from no inconvenience of the kind, and my vision is much im proved. I shall ever feel grateful to my good friend, Dr. Blundell for having drawn my attention to the sub j ect.—Believe mo to be yours, very respectfully. T. J. PETTIGREW, 8, Saville-row. Also, newly invented Apromatic Waistcoat-pocket Telescopes and Opera glasses of the same kind of Lenses.—Every kind of Te lescope of larger size and increasing powers for shooting, sea purposes, and upon stand for astronomical observa tions the powers are so great and the lenses so bright and brilliant that minute objects at an extraordinary dis tance is brought completely under the eyes. Sportsmen tourists, and sea-side visitors will indeed here have a great treat. Acoustic instruments of every description for deafness. Caution.—Messrs. S. Sc B. Solomons, opti cians and aurists, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbour. hood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mis • takes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. [AnvisnatsEasEnT.)—A POOR MAN'S LIFE SAVED BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Jeremiah Laughlin, a porter about the quays of Dublin, was afflicted fur years with shortness of breath, spitting of phlegm, night perspi rations, and general weakness of body, a want of appe tite, sick headaches, besides suffering much from the liver. This man was in the second stage of consump tion, and not expected to live three months, when he commenced the use of Holloway's wonderful pills, and by their means alone he is now as strong, as hale, and as well as ever he was in his life.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment.) at the establishment of Professor Holloway, 224, Strand (where advise may be had gratis), and by almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world. THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS.—We are re quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl borough-street, has this day published " THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS ; OR, ROMANCE AND REALITIES OF EASTERN TRAVEL," by ELIOT B. G. WARBURTON, Esq., in 2 vols. small Bvo., with illustrations, price 255. bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published :-2. Vol I. of the Nelson Dispatches and Letters, 15s. bound.-3. Major and Mrs. G. 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Our object in reverting to this sub ject is to record the praiseworthy and disinterested act of the salvors, fishermen of Porthleven, who, after the sum awarded them for their services had been paid to them, finding the property belonged solely to the cap tain, and it was not insured, generously took to Mr. Cudlip, merchant, the full amount they had received, with the exception of ten men's shares out of 103, but which was made up by other persons, and requested him to present it in full to the captain, expressing their re gret for his misfortune. The poor Frenchman . begged Mr. Cudlip gratefully to acknowl ed g e for Mtn the generous act. We hope the example set by these poor fishermen will he extensively followed, and thus, in some meas'ur'e. alleviate the mill Nies of shipwreck.— lVestcrn Lurningii. No Foci IN WALES.—A Welshman has almost as little idea of a fog as a Japanese or torrid-zone man has of ice. While London has heen enveloped in fog, we have had here a clear lA;te sky, a bright a n, and alto cruttiof wtsitifwr met} as mtould convert the oldest utili tarian into 2 . wadityper Pgliff= 1 1910 a tl a scenery of South Wales.— li'mani—an. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noo►c, an d br z ght, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. THE LATE STORM. EXHIBITION OF FALSE LIGHTS. (From the Berwick Advertiser.) Since our last we have had very boisterous weather. The wind which blew freshly from the east on Wed nesday last week, continued for several days increas ing in fury, and at intervals was accompani' d by heavy rains. The sea became more and more agitated with the continuance of the high winds, and, from Thursday last week until yesterday, our harbour was all but inaccessible. With the exception of a foreign galliott which entered on Tuesday and encountered very great risk, there were neither arrivals nor de partures at our port within the period mentioned. The Manchester steamer, which left London on Thursday morning, arrived in the bay at two o'clock on Saturday morning, but the state of the sea on the bar prevented her from entering the harbour, and the violent gale rendered it dangerous for her to remain in the bay, so that after firing a signal, she ran fur shelter to the Frith, and came to a safe anchorage op posite Charleston, where she remained until this day, and is at present hourly expected here. On 'Wednes day afternoon the Tweed showed symptoms of flood ing, and the several vessels in the harbour increased their warpage, a precaution the necessity of which was proved next morning, when the river was swollen and rolled along with great impetuosity, strewed with pieces of timber, bushes, and other articles, showing that the water in its course to the sea had risen above the usual limits of the river. On Wednesday night the wind seemed to have exhausted its fury ; it was then succeeded by a very heavy rain, and next morn ing was exceedingly mild. The wind veered slightly to the south, and the storm on the coast gradually abated. No serious disaster is ascertained to have occurred. On Sunday there was picked up by some fishermen on the Magdalen fields shore a piece of the stern bulwarks of a vessel, having the name " Era" on it ; and on Wednesday night a similar plank was also there picked up with " Harvest" painted on it. This latter appeared very old, and as if it had been long in the water : and we trust they are not indica tions of any recent shipwreck. We have in another paragraph noticed a vessel dismasted in the Fair-way, opposite the Fern islands. Besides that loss, the brig Iris of Whitby with grain from Dantzic suffered ship wreck at Boulmer at 5 P.M., of the 2d instant. The crew were saved by means of the life-boat through the exertions of Lieutenant Brunton, of the Alnmouth coast-guard station. The schooner Graham, of Perth, Sweeny master, bound to Blythe from Rouen in bal lait, came on shore north of Warkworth at 8 P.M., of the 3d instant, crew saved. Portions of wreck and a boat came on shore at the Craster station, and are supposed to have belonged to the Elizabeth, of Moulden, W. Cole, master. The materials found are very old. At the caves near Emanuel Head, at Holy Island, portions of wreck and a boat have come on shore. They have no name nor mark on them, but are supposed to have belonged to a foreign vessel. Rumours of other wrecks have been current, but the above comprise all that have been communicated by the authorities at the coast-guard stations, and we are disposed to conclude they are all at have occurred on our coast. We have heard that on Saturday, Sunday, and again on Wednesday night, two lights were observed on shore near Hudshead, which were calculated to mislead persons in charge of vessels at sea, and give rise to serious consequences. We therefore hope the circumstance will be inquired into, and that the parties showing these lights, through inadvertence it may be presumed, will be made aware of the fault they have committed, and the necessity of guarding against it in future. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEY MOUTH RAILWAY. The attention of our fellow-citizens is now, we are glad to say, fully awakened to the injurious conse quences that must arise to the trade and commerce of Bristol, and of Bath also, should the scheme set on foot by the Great Western Railway Company, for lines of railway from Salisbury, Bridport, and Wey mouth, to Trowbridge, and thence by way of Melk sham to Chippenham, be carried out agreeably to the proposed plan. Fortunately for the public, the Legislature is exercising greater care and watchfulness, previously to giving its sanction to any new railway specula tion than was the case a few years ago; and the Board of Trade is also exercising a whole some scrutiny into the merits of the several schemes which have to seek the sanction of Parliament; so that a reasonable hope may be entertained that, by making these authorities fully acquainted with the injustice that would be done to Bath and Bristol —by the proposed circuitous route to Trowbridge and Bradford, and by diverting the northern traffic from its legitimate course—the Great Western Rail way Company will be induced to reconsider its pro ject, and, looking not solely to its own interests, adopt a line snore in accordance with the requirements of the public. By the proposed scheme, the distance of Bristol and Bath from Bradford will be increased, by rail, no less than twelve miles ; and passengers from the latter town, from Trowbridge, and indeed from all the other towns on the proposed branches, going to Bristol or Bath, will have to be carried by a cir cuitous route this additional distance. After arriving almost at their place of destination, instead of finally reaching it by a direct course through the valley of the Avon, they will have to proceed out of their way to Melksham and Chippenham, and then return through the Box tunnel! And for what purpose? Simply that the northern traffic may be diverted from the Bristol and Glouces ter line to the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, the latter being the property of the Great Western Railway Company. To show that this is the object, sad to show, also, its injurious tendency as regards Bristol, nothing more is required than a glance at the plan of the intended railway : it will be seen that the aim has been to fix the point of junction so near to Swindon as that the traffic thence to the midland and northern counties shall be exclusively carried on the Great Western lines as far as Gloucester. If the public advantage and accommodation lay in this direction, however much we might regret the diversion of the traffic from our own locality, Bristol would have but a weak case to present to the Board of Trade, and one that we could scarcely hope would be attended to, inasmuch as, now-a-days, in dividual and local interests cannot be expected to have much weight in retarding any great undertak ing. But we have hopes that the present movement, if followed up with spirit, will, by bringing out the facts of the case—by showing that the line as laid down, while it will damage Bath and Bristol, will afford no additional facilities to the public—that, on the contrary, many of the public, as passengers merely, will be inconvenienced by it, while the only party sought to be benefited is the Great Western Railway Company : we have hopes, if these matters be laid fairly and fully before the proper authorities, that the plan, as far as the circuitous route from Trowbridge is concerned (and to that, in particular, our opposition goes), will have to be abandoned.— Bristol Mercury. £4 1 8f Z 6 3 9 Annual ?rem. £1 10 3 £2 0 7 £2 15 3 and of these Premiums one-third may remain unpaid in the hands of the Assured, at interest to be deducted from the sums assured, when they become claims. Peculiar facilities are afforded for the assurance of the lives of per sons proceeding to or residing in Australasia and the East Indies. Immediate and Deferred Annuities are granted by the Company, on very favourable terms, and it is a peculiar feature in its constitu tion, that Annuitants participate in the profits. DIRECTORS. E. Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhonn, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. IC. E. Mangles, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslow, Esq. John Henry Capper, Esq. William Walker, Esq. SECRETARY—E. Ryley, Esq. For prospectuses and other particulars, apply at the offices, N 0.126 Bishopgate-street, corner of Cernhill. PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and AN NUITY COMPANY, 9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established in 1826. This Society is supported by au ample subscribed Capital, and by a considerable accumulated premium fund. Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits, or at an increased premium, with participation in the profits of the Office. A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. on the pre miums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30 per cent.) was declared in May, 1842, on all beneficial policies on which throe annual premiums had been paid In the December previous A division of the profits takes place every live years, and the hold ers of beneficial policies can receive their bonuses In ready money, or have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction of their future premiums Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in one sum, in a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay ments, or on the ascending or descending scale. Officers of the Army and Navy, on active service, Persons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the .mits of Europe, are also Assured at moderate rates. Prospectuses and all necessary information may be obtained at the Office. MIC HAIM S AWARD, Secretary. COGAN and GILLO'S NOVARGENT, or SILVER SOLUTION, re-silverg worn-out Plated Articles, by Immediately depositing a Coating of Pure Silver, and Preserves and cleanses Silver, Plated ware, and German Silver. It is used with less trouble than the ordinary process of cleaning, and is war ranted not to contain Mercury or anything injurious. It has been highly approved by Dr. Ryan, Professor of Chemistry to the Reyal Polytechnic Institution ,and other eminent Chemists and Silversmiths. Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street, London and by Joseph Rodgers and Sons, 6, Noriolk-street, Sheffield ; and to be had in bottles, with full directions, at Is. and 3s. each, of all the principal Chemists, Silversmiths, and Furnishing Ironmongers in the Kingdom. Beware of Imitation.—The genuine are all signed on the wrapper, I. D. COGAN and R. GILLO. HORIZONTAL WATCHES, VERY FLAT. - AB. SAVORY and SONS , Watchmakers, 9, • Coruhill, London, opposite the Bank. 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With the most copious Calendarial Anniversaries ; original Explanation of Phenomena ; Sports and Na tural History ; New Domestic Inventions ; Lists, Tables, and a greater variety of information and seasonable entertainment than is to be found in any other Almanack. The wrapper is beautifully printed in colours ; the artistical execution of the entire Almanack entitles it to a place upon every drawing-room table in the empire. Published at the Office of the Illustrated London News, 198, Strand. YV THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body, what improve ; Truths as refined as Athens even heard." The Fiftieth Thousand. Forty Engravings, price Is., by post, Is. Gd. ON CHASTITY —Its Abuses and Diseases—On Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—On Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions _Curiosities of Medical Experience—Law• o Divorce, &c. By R. J. CULVERWELL, M.D., Member of the Royal college of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of the Hall, and twenty-three years Resident Practitioner in London. " Of human ills and frallties I discourse, Those taught by nature and by art acquir'd. Of griefs conceard, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle—the matured and sage— The lonely and the mated —all sustain ; In kindly spirit herein couriers given, How health, how hope , how happiness to gain." Sherwood, 23, Paternoste r-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street , Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Author, 21, Arundel-street, Strand. —A home daily till Two : Evenings, Seven Oil Nine. ----- LAMM ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. " He who ih pleasure' s downy arms Ne'er lost his health or youthfu 'charms, A here lives, and justly can Facclaim, in me behold a man I" Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price 2s. 6d., or sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6d.. 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To such, among others, this Essay addresZa itself ; and by its perusal many questions - may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Casette. " Long experience in the treatment of a clan( of diseases hitherto neglected and most imperfectly understood by the great bulk of the medical profession, has enabled the writer to prove that there are concealed causes of Nervous Debility in existence, Whgre the mere routine practitioner would never dream of Onding them ; traceAnle to certain habits, forming the most secret, yet deadly, and f springs of domestic misery, and premature mortaWakedeld Journal. Published by the Author, and sold In London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-rew ; Starie, Tichborne-steet, Quadrant, Regent street ; Hannay and Co., 63. O A S ord-street ; r Noble, 114, Chancery. lane; Gordon, 16, L eatienhall-stree a nd from and by all ookseller& At home e v e ry day till 'I hree t . nye till Eight. 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OPINIONS OP THU PROM " We ra cing most work before us,"' The silent Friend,' as a work embracing most clear and practical views of a series of com plaints hitherto little understood, and passed over by the majority of the Medical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to 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 suffbr ing (rem indiscretion, to pro fi t by the advice contslned in its pages." —Age and Argus. " The Authors Of .The Silent Friend,' seemto be tboiongbly conversant with the treatment of a class of complaints which are, we fear, too prevalent in the present day. The perspicuous style in which this book is written, ;1.0 the valuable hints it conveys to those who are apprehensive of enteriTig the marriage state, cannot fail to recommend it to a careful perusai."—Ci, The coal)! AL BALM of SYRIACUM is exchtsively directed for the cure of narrous and muscular debility, Impuisai.nst . , &e. Price Ils. and Os. par bottle. Sold by all Medicine Vendors, of whom may be had the 's SilePt Friend." The Five Pound Cases may be had as usual. PERRY'S PURIFYING SFECIIW PIL , LB are the most eflbctua cure for syphilis and secondary symptoms WWII; WV'? POO 28 - 9 d El P e7 t en til IIS. (id., and 1 is. per box. il l ri.oll:.f.eeami:f by letter, 11. A minute detail of cages Is ne ...eat?. ttesereleisi re in daily attendance, for Consultation, at their . :,7441.6.64, . _ _,l • pers-street, Oxford-street, Londcra, from I,yr till Eight, and on Sundays from Ten till T we k, one ' • 4 .teit Quit Is bAXSIVP7 to ettlset apermanent cure persona... PROPOSED RAILWAY TO SUD BURY. MEETING OF LANDOWNERS. Yestad ty a meeting of the landowners of the north eastern division of the county of Essex was held in support of the proposed railway to Sudbury. The meet ing was c illed by requisition, which was as follows: " We, the undersigned, being of opinion that the pre posed railway from Sudbury through Halsted to Brain tree and Witham will confer a great benefit upon the town of Halsted and its neighbourhood, do hereby re. quest that all parties interested in the success of the undertaking to attend a public meeting at the Concert hall, in the town of llalsted, on Monday, November 11, for the purpose of considering the best means of co operating with the originators of this important work." The following magistrates and landowners affixed their names to the requisition:—George de Vaizey, N. N. Browston Benjamin Gilson, John Sudbury, I). Sewell, Esqs., and several others. George de Vaizey, Esq., took the chair. N. MARTIN, Esq., a magistrate, in proposing the first resolution, " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the proposed railway would confer a great benefit on the town of Halsted, said the inhabitants of Witham were very anxious to have a railway to 'Braintree, and the inhabitants of Sudbury were also anxious to have a railway line of communication to London. At a meeting held in Sudbury, it was proposed to have a line to join the Eastern Counties line at Kelvedon. It would be apparent, however, to every body that two lines of that description, one from Kelvedon and the other from Witham, would never bo allowed by the Legislature ; and a thiputation from the Eastern Counties Company had attended on Thursday last at Sudbury, to endeavour to induce the inhabitants of that town to have their line to join the Eastern Counties line at Witham, instead of Kelvedon. In this they succeeded, and the people of ,s,v,dbury had come to the determination to join their line with the one from Witham to Braintree. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. ARDEN proposed that a committee should be follned, consisting of the requisitionists, with power to add to their miraber, to co-operate with the vroragters of - S ..?!-~ ing sen, ty , ~spect the proposed line of railway, after which the meeting sepa.•` rated. IRELAND. THE LATE STATE PROSECUTION. DUBLIN, Nov. 10.—On the part of the traverser' in the late State prosecution, a motion is to be submitted to the Court ( , f Quee:.'s Bench • it will probably be ma d e to-morrow by Sir Colman o"Loghlt n—to the effect that the recognizances, in which Mr. O'Connell and the save. ral other traversers gave bail for their attendance in Court, from term to term, until discharged by the Attorney-General, shall 11 ,- ) returned to the solicitors in the cause. The affidavit of Mr. Fordo, the solicitor of Mr. O'Con. nell, upon which this application will be grounded, sets forth, in cl:ronological order, the various proceedings adopted—the binding over of the traversers at the house of Judge Burton, personally and by sureties, to attend to a,,swer such charges as might be preferred by the Attorney-General—the finding of the bills of indict ment—the trial and the conviction—the sending of Mr. O'Connell and the other traversers, in close custody, from the Court to the prison of Grangegorman—the lodging of the appeal t , ) the House of Lords ; and, finally, the result of that appeal, quashing the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench, and releasing the traverers froth im prisonment, suffered under an illegal sentence. But al though the traversers have been restored to liberty, they are still formally bound, and their sureties, on their be. half, for their continued attendance, until discharged by the Court. To obtain this discharge, and the return of the recognizances, is the object of the motion to be made oousocatnnthoat that : returned, discharge but sh the ld should by Sir Colman O'Lnghlen to-morrow. It is said the Crown will resist the application in this form, on the ground that the recognizances, being re gistered inthe will Crown-office, u Attorney-General be entered on the recognizances. This motion will operate as a curious reminiscence of the State prosecution be fore the Court whose judgment has been quashed. It is not at all likely that Chief Justice Pennefather, who is still indisposed, will be in attendance to-morrow. PROSECUTION AGAINST THE " PILOT" NEWSPAPER. Mr. Long, the Vice-regal coachmaker, has filed a de claration in the Court of Common Pleas against Mr. Barrett, proprietor of the Pilot, one of the traversers in the late State prosecution, for a publication in that journal charged as libelous and defamatory. Although the paragraph which forms the subject of action was a mere political squib, Mr. Long has la:.d his damages at 2,000/. ! The obnoxious publication was a commentary upon a statement in a Tory paper, friendly to Mr. Long, describing the visit of Lord Heytesburj, the Lord- Lieutenant, to the coach factory of the plaintiff, in Mary street, in this city. The Pilot suggested that the politics of Mr. Long might procure for him the patronage of the Viceroy, in preference to other manufacturers of less decided political opinions. The case is to be tried in the sittings after the present term, in the Common Pleas, before Chief Justice Do herty and a special jury. APPOINTMENT OF MR. ERLE—TORY DISCONTENT. The Irish Tory organs of all shades appear unani mous in condemnation of the late appointment of Mr. Erie to the bench. The Londonderry Sentinel, the principal organ of the ultra-Tories, winds up a long article by saying "The Conservatives of Ireland base been more disheartened by the cold and contumelious manner in which they have been treated since the pre sent Administration came into office than they were by the rampant insolence of Whig-Radicalism while it dis pensed its favours in Ireland at the beck of Mr. O'Con nell, and endeavoured to prostrate the time-honoured institutions of the empire." MUNSTER DINNER TO MR. O'CONNELL. __.. . _ . Mr. Smith O'Brien, M.P., is to preside at the dinner to be given to Mr. O'Connell, in Limerick, on the 20th inst. The Limerick Reporter of yesterday says--" No thing can equal the enthusiasm that prevails throughout the entire province for the forthcomin demonstration. The mayors and corporations Limerick, Cork, Clon mel, Waterford, Cashel, and Kilkenny will appear in their robes ; and the town commissioners of Ennis, Mallow, Nenagh, and Galway will be also in attendance. The procession on the occasion will be the grandest and most imposing imaginable." TIIE ORDER OF ST. PATRICK. The Evening Packet (GovernMent of last ni g ht says---" IVe have reason to believe die vacant ribbon of St. Patrick, wor n by th e la 'Marquis of Donegal, has been conferred upon that eidilant scholar the Earl of bosse." ° ' ... THE BANK OF ENGLAND. We mentioned last Thursday, as the result of the meeting of the Court of Directors held on that day, that the Bank of England was about to charge a commission on the sums remitted to various parts of the country by means of the branches. We are now enabled to dive a detailed account of the system of charge which will be adopted, and which is based on the principle that parties keeping an account with the Bank, or its branches, should have a preference over strangers. First, with respect to remittances.—All sums advised fur the credit of a person having a drawing account at the Bank, or a branch, are to be subject to a charge of 6d. per cent., the minimum charge to be Is., and every fraction of 100/. to be considered as an entire 100L$Thus 2001. will pay Is., and 3001. will pay ls. 6d., 4004 will pay 28., and so on. Secondly, with respect to payments.—Where neither the party l odging the money nor the party receiving has an account, the charge will be a per cent. on sums not exceeding 5001., the minimum charge being 2s. 6d. On hums exceeding 5004 but not exceeding 3,0004, the charge will be per cent. on the first 5001., and # per cent. on the remainder. When the sums exceed 3,000/. there will be the above charge for 3,0004, and Is. 6d. on the excess. If, on the other hand, the party lodging the money have an account, the commission on sums under 100/. will be 2s. 6d. per cent., the minimum charge being Is. On sums of 1004 and under 300/, the charge will be 4s. 6d. per cent.; on sums of 300/., and not exceeding 3,000/., it will be Is. 6d. per cent. ; and on sums exceed ing 3,0004 it will be Is. per cent. The measure will, it is understood, come into opera • tion on Moulay next.—Times. THE WEATHER IN SCOT L AND.—The weather has hitherto been mast favourable for farming operations. The fields are now clear of their last season's crops, with the exception of turnips, which are still growing as if it . . was the month of January. The autumn-sown wheat is in most instances beautifully brairded ; _. . " And ploughmen, oure iTreel-finTow'd fields, At auld Scottish ditties sing cheerly. Ploughing and farming are in rapid progress, and well forward for the season. These remarks will apply not only to the country around Paisley, but also to the neigh bouring parishes, through which we have passed within these few days.—Glasgow National _ WmALEs. - -On Monday morning a whale was found near the shore at Rosneath, and towed in by a fisherman. On the opposite shore another made its ap pearance, and, being sickly like its fellow, was soon caught. The fishermen, being afraid of the claim made by the landlords in the whale cases, prudently anchored the fish, to prevent the landlerd claiming anything of the prize. This monster of the deep was no sooner secured than a gentleman offered to buy it, and whether the bar gain was eventually concluded or not we atnnot say, as our informant left ere the parties could agree. The whales were from twenty-five to thirty feet in length:— Glasgow paper. LONDON FRIENDLY INSTITUTION.—Last evening this Society, which has for its objects the yroviding of the industrious classes cf the metropolis with a weekly payment and medical attendance and medicine free in case of illness, upon their contributing a sum in time of health, held its annual meeting at the George Hall, Al dermanbury, City. It was formed in 1824, and enrolled agreeably to Act of Parliament, its main object being to carry into effect the principle of benefit societies upon a solid and permanent basis, by means of an improved plan of management. The twenty years which have elapsed since the formation of the Instuntion have fully established the justice of its claims. Since its establish ment to the elu.,e :f last year, above 14,5001. had been paid to its afflicted members, besides providing medical attendance and medicines free ; and it has rtow a re served surplus invested in Government seen/ 4 4es, and a floating capital (s , ldythe property of the rienibers, and not liable to any claims of annuitants) which amounts to more than 6,0001. John Masterman, Esq., M.P. for the City, took the chair, supported by Dr. Blackmore, S. Elison, Esq., C. Brady, Esq., Dr. Bainbridge, and a great number of other gentlemen. The report, which NI, as read by Mr. Joseph Pairaer, stated that the Socitty was going on most prca;:,erously; had received during the year, no less a sam than 8,4421. Bs. 4d., and had a balance in hand, flea of all charges, of 6,2931. lls. sd. The number of merobers now was 1,409 ; there being 710 members for sickness and death benefits united, 622 for sickness, 70 for death, and 7 for endowments. The report was carried unanimously. Eight new. Directors were appointed by ballot. The chair was taken by Al derman Challis during the latter part of the evening, in consequence of Mr. Masterman being obliged to leave ; ththee membe rs meeting an andv d to ot t e h s e o m f t e h d a i n ca k l s o ' ffi ve c r e e rs t , he whi p c as h s w ed as t4 r eb s o p th onded etal to rme b n i a d l i l n p in r g es t o o n g t e . thAerrrdanurginegmetnitmes beeninsuginmgadyeearfort closed. - AWFULLY SUDDEN . DEATII.—The Rev. Rowland Windermere, e v n l y es t s, akenillin the on re th si s d , l w ng as a s t u ß dd ° shop of Mrs. B. Barrow, draper and grocer of that place, about half-past twelve on . Thr,rsday, when with great for the who las Last three ree beenn i difficulty he was carried into nn adjoining room, and he was attended immediately by two medical men, but ex pired in about half an hour. On Friday an inquest was held at the Royal Hotel, Bowness, before R. Wilson, Esq., coroner. After the evidence wa s ta k en , t h e j ury returned a verdict that the deceased died from some in ward fit. Al ELAN C Hon' Ac CIDEN T .-A sad accident occurred two days ago in the Faubourg St. Antoine. One of the apprentices of a turner in wood having brought to the shop . a fowling-piece which h a d b een g i ven hi m , was amusl . r,g himself by snapping th e l oc k with th e h ea d s o f chetrAcal matches instead of capsules, at the same time I , Plnting the piece at his companions. No accident oc curred until the master himself took the gun, and did the same thing, pointing it at the apprentice to whom it be longed. The gun, which happened unfortunately to 'Du loaded with large shot, this time went off, and the youtli fell dead.—Gulignani, I of I)*