The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-05 00:00:00

e told ?plied, ing to , Ile .ning• He le had ?r her of the , him him s The who v what of 45 less._ ;at he endea- nocked e bus' pity he Ise the ;band's ring to risoner shly to uld re ; might ,tement button- ith Mr. Challis, assault, better ted, by i n 80t, arge at erred in Iselves ; , equine ° hers, Hard: e of S° ish Mr, !copies 01 luseutv. obliges rks theY °l c mono tiling O e a fi n e gistrate. al pub -3 othe r 3um• i , put of ivery ola act, to from 0° the Br a ) rks, bo- a blishel u stees wa ive , with' pres e „, i /1 . vm~s trastev— by of 76" of ve t,' ms we re the ser ardashO, ore - 51 P lig fro , - his moss Re pro se' pr1 5°1164 e . v 5 on • i l , bea bail, and 1 ; 06°' b e , an tisi , 0 • fie co ot cold " t he o,la gi` cation . 1 of , a t cltd rev en- ou t. *tis no . til i ost the o d • A 1, E.& .! o riv ;ON lcio, , " ter' d Or 0 + at tVf 4 -if of of j tt ,use , tes to ar.v , P f il ter o 3134 fl Do[oo ° Do al 3e' Las h 40v 9i o f AR IA C° $O7 ale the • ,g• th ° OV N IsTo. 1 Co • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ALTEATION TRAINS. By ORDER of the POS R TMASTER OF -GENERAL, on and ater MONDAY, the sth T he Trains at 8 o'clock from Bristol to Bath, instalt. and at 8 40 from Bath, kod at 9 20 from Bristol to Exeter, will be discontinued. There will be a Train from Bristol to Bath at half-past 6 a.m., and ~e re at 10 45 . th ere Bath at 7 15, and from Bristol at 8 o'clock to Exeter, arriving ho Goods Train at 7 o'clock from Bristol to Tiverton-road, will "' carry any First or Second Class l'assengcrs. Further particulars may be known }y Train Bills, to be had at the "I"llC4 ilwaY Stations. By order of the Directors, (2g.AS. A. BALTNDMIt6, Beersten7. August 1 1844. V EN TRAL RAILWAY OF FRANCE. tz-•!„ ORLE.INS TO VIERZON, CITA TEALTROUX. IND NIiVERS. ' l ' 4l 32 , 0 09,000 francs (1,280,0001.), in 64,000 Shares of 500 francs (2(1 ) One-half of which to be sabscrPted in Frain*. Deposit 21. per Share. k$ legr DIRECTORS. Casimir Leconte (Original Lessee of the Paris and Orlen:a Ir on :: a), Paris ,Audenet. (Banker, Director of the Company " de4 Quatro o „7 4 ex ,) Paris. .4 , eur 0 . Baudouin, Director of the Urbaine Insil&ance Corn- ItL EIII . 3, Paris. rA. Blulidorn, Paris. 'lacob,,,. 44t erniall, jun., Esq., Nicholrts-lane, Lombard.-street, London. .1104c.'.vador, Esq., Pinner's-hall, Great Winches'xr-stret, London. Touchard (Administrator of the " Mes;ragerios Generates"), Matth ew Esq., 62, King London. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. In London-3lessrs bast a ma n and Co. t ln Paris—Messrs. L. b'Eichthal and co, ~OLICiKoa IN LONDON —Messrs. -1.2 Liverpool—Messy, M oss an d Co. !s o a n t . t , he t O ot ftl hb ee u , r 2 ;, tm.„ ons for Shares an 4 411ean ford- - ;. 0 , 'Birch= and Dalrymple, 15, Bed . :t Prospectus to be made to the Secre- I ' Villi -street ;to Messrs. J. Hutchinson t 0.4 the Solicitors of the Company. nrixr " 4 ' EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN 1, charlott e . ixrx ASSURANCE COMPANY, row, Mansion -house, and 18, Chancery-lane, London. DIRECTORS. ~--.3E.TT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman. 3.k.ene'r-LNJAMIN IFILL, Esq., Deputy Chairman. ` l 4arn alat . A t „ .. l- z dor i son, Esq. James Hartley, Esq. John al`Guffie, Esq. apth."idden, E s . o John Maclean Lee, Esq. —4 ' F. Bratta r i;it i. J. Marmaduke Rosseter, Esq. /1. „ • AUDITORS. 114, Iciy ,AD q. Robert E. Alison, Esq. visnit•--Marshall Hall, af.D., /P.n.s., L. and B. Sucakriar—John Emerson, Esq. Trits p otac rroas—Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer. < ollsti 4 TRU ONLY COMPANY who are bonnd by their deed lt w ika ,tation not to dispute any policy, unless they cast prove that ~,,ecti,s ` 3 , ,,t a ined by fraudulent misrepres . entation ; the great aim and Zt.% been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI LNiIe t„7., X EGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their 'ac certainty ef the contracts ppon which they are founded, Zthe ~,4 1„ ( I PPandent of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be 4 a • — " 4 agentent of the affairs of the Company when the claims kad for this purpose the Company base, by a clause in their taser°,,r, co nstitution, tmhesitatingly deprived themselves of the L'aat,:t,objecting to any policy, unless they undertake to prove ; that "gek,`.taiaed from thew by - fraudulent misrepresentation. The Iliait ae n , y , common to all other Life Companies, which make the tNs assnrance contracts dependent upon the perfect correct ire many statements required from a prtaaoser for a Life t x , e `fa Which hav e g i ven rise to almost all the quest i ons which L r orti6,,,, m a rgued in the C our t s, an d to mkliT extra-jadimal • ha► e ,L are thus ea ti re l y abrogated ; and milling but fraud, proved ' 44 11C1em"z co mmitted against thew , can vitiate a policy granted by e$ kr,:i t44 l b — rh"S iLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the T else receive the whole of the mutual accumulations, the als " gu araatea from the Shareholders for the mulls assured. Ltaale I,,„‘aa , ONLY COMPANY who hind themselves to pay (2 .- o Ztecl although the debts for which they were s '" . . il a're been liquidated before the claims arise. The ra nv- he I,:idezing it only just towards the assured that Where th e l- `"d be paid been paid fir assuring a given amount, that amount the ( 7:7; std they undertake to do so without reference to 1,7 'Ma arm accountin g , between the assured and his debtor, tbcreditor AL MOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant is favour lowotigh w hole world policies, whereby the debt secured, Q prr de btor should go beyond the limits of Eumpe. is tat: l „'na calculated according to the Citry.sle Tables, are e c ,„,„ al " 4 n upon young lives, where partielpe.tion tye profits ; and for short assuranees, which, at the option of the '`▪ att to be continued for lif e , the rate!, are as low as a duo re zi,lzaS ASC tay be security will perm SC it,. HNDING 3-1 E TO ASSURE; *lOO. ---fititie•ute security will permit,. 11 sCND 3-1 B TO ASSURE; *lOO. te. rirst I Second Third Fourth Resiniuder "••••...,,, e p'Ara.,Three Yrs.; Three Yrs. Three Tre. of Life. at Ll* • B • 41 •• d. A s. d. at s. d. aC s. d. * • 9 7 1 9 9 116 11 2 4 1 911 3 55 9 v 1196292 2 19 0 3 8 9 "... 2 1 0 214 10 3 8 8 4 2 6 416 4 *"•• •••.. 11 1 410 9 510 610 1 7 9 9 , --•--_1 811 517 4 7 5 9 I 814 2 10 2 7 . 4 ,''eti 1.......`4,1ALF PRESfIU3f PLAN only one-half of the first ,- ths -,...-".. Premium is required, the other half being payable at 7,,tin„Zuvenience of the assured; thus allowing a Policy to be 4 k , c ra for I "en years at one-lialf of the usual . rate, or to be ~,,,, n v lit ° ne-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured, ;"ectih".7.nl hence, when loss of health may prevent him from el Pli tab ' t i r W Asstir ' ance, to continue a Policy at A Half-prere of premium mium plan to 4.4 nran 44 age seven yeare YeiWger. The thus enables YSO ,, " A. NM,. ce, as by this Company, pe ~ "it --"‘ 10 their practised wn use the one-half of the premiums fr - , the o h , se, Years -4 1' e n - , per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or- Itiet,. Prelnium In,' by ti, for an as of 5001. to be 101., tte first pay -'1 Of . " c half-premium plan will be five guineas, being the one lihkid ' de 101 ., and interest for the retained 1 ,- ,;if ; and, if death 41 occur I the of 'OOl. . would be paid less the ~,' retAh,,,,,, n first year, the sum ., ...5 1 .; f o - r 4 ', The assured may thus have The use fbr the first year 7, T eti% -e second, of 101. ; and ,- 0 es till the end of . the us koat?ear, when tho retained stuns amounting to 351., may either 41 . .„,,, pr retained at H. per ,' enCinterest until death, when the I. m ici Be subtracted fl'orn ' he - 5001. then payab. 'by the Company. 4 11 e, 441:4 • 1 2 ONE NV Dr,,, Is '-ri ;WINDS ON HALF PIEN.ASSI SYSTEM. .s. d. Age. Z. s. d. 2° . El 16 1 40 - " 111 5 018 0 45 - .. 116 6 - 1 0 7 50 - - - 2 3 9 - 1 3 6 14 - - 212 5 : Pr o , a b y the--.;:- Ad schedules a re f orwar d e d to appl i cants, free of ex ...tanager and Agents. 14,,... ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. dt ,bei•L' i°4 AGENTS. 4, 14,7. rttl. . " " Tyrrell, Wm., Merchant akb e ,,,!erd - - - Roberts, C. 11., Surveyor Atilj e tw,ith ." ' - Lipscomb°, L., Solicitor 4 .ohi, ' - ' - Davis, W., Postmaster „Iktli' de la - z ip „ ~,s - Crosse, M., Civil EnSinoer te-tifs• - • ..'" - Sill, IL, Solicitor ~......„,,t. Edmund,- - Broadley, J., Wino Merchant St,'ek d s - Salmon, W., Solicitor 13 -n il , " - Nicholson R. T.,Publisher ,_. .004 , . ,- _ 9 Iti:71?1 . . - Brown, S., , Tea -dealer tr;,% se ,ten _ - - Harris, C., Solicitor )3i, e tcY -_ - Kennett, 'W., Solicitor ~...,:t4ev.........„: ...... ..-.. ic o ne ri :a m tge : 7 B : , CE..,, Merchantl'ostmaster _ Boyd, Win Merchant Bremen c.„,„_ - zones, ..i. manuractai ei '.'" C. C ,dScsiciiitmorerchants )I`4tott- - - - Mitchell, F , Solicitor , &sr, .."-- .. - - G. Emerson an. •, Itrewer t_ e dhlasloe - . - erd Itr ec r u ux _ : : - Cutler 1. , , , .Coates and Lefeln - ' tort - -1ia,,,,. t belinsford . - - t hicliester ..' - j- ` iy e n d Williaras Solicitors Carlisle - -Willi ams „,..„. `re, Merchants - - .Pascoe, T T. W ~ Auctioneer t, erbury - . allt - - .1 1 ~ ~ ritaper .. °dgs°n • Te. H., Solicitor ',.r_ w oCester . .. Boa. - • e y. d•, Land Agent ~." eit - ~W.. 8 , Solicitor Csthoir t : : - !t'lnerts, John, Land Agent e4rtbridge - _ Whitehead, T., Accountant nerd (11, . . ' Dfoimock, J., Printseller ert 3e (k ir _ Y - . - Adney, F., Solicitor Ch ii ,; l : l Stretton ~ - Kempton, J., Bookseller Cki,‘,'sigh . . - Robinson, J., Agent C‘r k ,,Z; . . - Prowse, J., Draper . 15q01 down - ' J ohnson, W., Merchant ti k .." - Hart, W. jun., Merchant for.: - Pike, W. and 1., Wino Merchants ~ ting a - Taylor, W. 1., ruggist be.,..,„„ • - Lanham, Hy., Agent 14, 4 21 ) 01t% - Brothers, 3., Chemist 1 _40 0 ,.." % j' •r - - - Tucker, H., jun., Solicitor nos - ""o - " - Frond, J., Chemist , sea, - ais.,,, a - Hamilton, J. B. and H., Beoksellere I) „L i % . - Rankine, W., Merchant IZ,i',' , - Byles, M., Solicitor 1'. 1 ,,,Z =ert.kg. - • - Wilson, J., Draper tif:_fi . - Davis, S., Merchant 7 1 ,_ ore - - Darling, J., Bookseller 1 :41, 4L,„_ " - Cooley, C. E., Land Agen ,'-111ii,, - 01 : ' - Belle, T.,Bookseller 'l-,tok;',"4.'len - " - Veitch, mes, Attorney ( ?, e tpo r , t rt k - - - Xlernagban, T., Merchant ' t een,: - " ' Stone, It., Surveyor 41,)i),,ch - " • Wright, A., Grocer . Ci raiv -r er . " r Fisher, T. T. 8., Draper , 4 4*,,. 4, 1 - - - Needham, J., Booliseller "Ner,, , i ey - " - Powis, .1., Harnaeriastroct Cr,,._ 74totk - - ' Costello, J., Wine-merchaat Bboy -- ' Queripel, E., jun., Solicitor °Mu, ''' , V ' 1 . - Erskine, H., Merchant 1141:11414 - - ' Lovell, G. W. , Academy exit - - - Robertson, C., Banker B~t.M i v ,41west _ - Elphick, G. W., Conveyancer , "aol 'tad . - R eynolds, W., Auctioneer It kitl eru l - - Paxon, F., Plumber l ily e ti ' re - Roberts, R., Banker lib )g. ade k - - " Burgess, J., Ironmonger ,-- ki. L. Merchant c . ‘lini ''lfiela - ' - Harrison,G Postmaste qi to l - ' Bettye, T. H.,i Solicitor gsli " - Hewitt, T. F., Merchant I rkl - I lpti ch • _ ' Allen, G. L., Grocer o,of s t - - • Garlick, M. P., Solicitor teri n .,,*". - ' Mills, W. P., Surgeon x.._ti•' 2 llemsworth, C. W., Douglas atsr,_ t Or . ' Prentice, B. M., Banker j k - qtrick .°',. _ -- Saunders, H., Solicitor. 12 1 . :_ , et „ . - ' Jellard, P., Solicitor ' Jones, R. L., Merchant LzTtzta, - - - Griffith, J., Appraiser . - L • . _Parry, T., Chemist t4Zr 4 :Ol s . ' Dawber, W., M erc hant at , - , ' Compton, N., Architect 14:41rei4 - - - Davidson, J, and Elliston, E., Merchants le '''esl - - - Cassells, W. , G., Merchant 4 4 i t i vrit adt1 7 - - Cowan, J., Agent i - - O'Connor, M. M. Merchant 4 .e,,__ r ' - ' Kidd, 11. 8., Academy lt_Zon - _ ' Edwards, 11., Solicitor 14.-he ate - - - Trull, J., Surgeon j u l liozoi r ' . ' Digy, G. W., Solicitor k i d:lthim ".. . ' Langston, E., Sharebroker latoZeiCar • , ' Bartlett, S., Silvernmith It • "tth ' . ' Fleming, J., *lljatt . ' Fitzgerald, J. Brew er r IWitrat, ' . - Wilkinson, S., Stationer .I t ,ealtri t . 4 ' . " Reid, T., Solicitor ..\*,..0e l . - Wardroper, E., Solicitor .)s e '"' with - ,_ - Simpson, A., Bookseller .. e !bliry " . ' Richards, J., Draper . ( ,,:eitstj t ' - ' Long, E. S.D., Solicitor l'io .4 Stie -, - - Ityott, R. A., Chemist ; r 4: tr Wt:,,,n 43l k Warburton and Co., Sharebrokers ..e t ..„ Jaa,..., - •• - ' Jones, W. Printer ' ) i . st...' w 'r ' t. - - ' Pywell, H., Solicitor 0.., , ,,,;: it 1 Wight) ' Browne, J. 0., Surveyor tirolP,Ty Mont hs ," Wray and Son, Merchants .., ih.,__. - mkt • , upt, ol , - '' Long, S. .., Auctioneer 4•k rd " Price, W., Bookseller ‘t-sii • ' Townsheed, J., Stationer 1• 4 44,,.._ et ' ' Whitby, F., Accountant laiL.Oi c i, ' . - Pugh, Hugh, Banker t•i„.7rstioi - c f ' - ' Britten, A. K., Banker A11 , ....."010uti, - . - Lloyd, R., Banker ),7 1 .1 "" - . - Duplock, G., Bookseller l " . - Saunders, W., Ship Agent t rig ' . ' Daly, M., B an k er ford ' - - Aldridge and Crabb, Merchants %Oriole • - ' Hubbard, W., Accountant ht. l old ' - - Green, J., Surgeon %t, 'quin t . - - ' Molesworth, J., Solicitor %It %ti t . ' Mitchell, S., Accountant Nankivell, J., Draper 4__ l44 ii 4ll Pton - - " Andrew, J. , Printer tglek.ahur - - ' Hunter, D., Merchant 1 Kearsey, W. W., Solicitor %t o %re in ., - . - Brottell, W., Printer Nu• 1' 'l4.l(g‘g _ - Boyl e , J ., Merchant Ullatur y e - ' Merry, W., Academy ItZisorn s ' . - 2rompion, W. 31., golicltc: 'r e rrto i , - . . Mulford, G., Draper 7A, L ot li all • ' li r tcary, J. Printer . sotit l :f•cy . - : ,C i alton, V. 8., Auctioneer NI) ri le Thomas, J., Solicitor A,* ridirt ~,, : Harris, Agent k Q o la„ ~ eats . Stunning and Cornell, Solicitors •. . _ - Delves, J., House Agent ~..o 4, 45 . . - Jacobs, A., Jeweller 13 ~,,, " ••• . . . t 4 9 ' Braithwaite, F., Solicitor 1, Inito ti - „ Williams, W., Currier 4 i :ale, - - - - Walkington, J., Chemist Z -44r4 Onth : - - Jo yce , J., Chemist a.orl l b,_ - -. Benner, A., Soli c it or l i !kiwi - e V - _ . Beater, J., Collector 1h e l"cest ft . ' . 4 Harris, W. 11., agent 110. t. b_mitiDootol ..: . -: Cii_asolsdeellns,,,W.: Solicitor cl a o n r ker - Ft e t „ u _ . Edwards, E., Draper r-wriaiia_. . . Comes, R., Banker a ;%..__ tei ll• Palmer, C., Academy Ntzosolttli : . - C a rson, W., Town Clerk ?7, 0 ; It 1 1. .s,n, .... • eaulfall. B. C., Solicitor Cobb, J., _ Solicitor i I r oggitt, J., Bookseller ' II : a Crocker, G., Ironmonger WAtiOn, Q. H., 6011cIter, „ _"~. 4.•••••• - C.../1„..<Ce"--'1, ---- • ( , = •- •?' that between Peterborough and inecla the g 0) • , - /ter.'" , • a . 1.3 „ , k 0.,) • • l ifs 1 7 Ar t " , • N4o_ ~ r /%, , .20 v , 16 , 41 , 7/ • _ ti 0 ) • "3- 5 ..03" 14 ,; , - 06) 111 1 .LOIT = 'A'-'"-C.-x--,-..- i..• line could be constructed at less expense than in any other part of England, as it would pass over a dead flat, and there would be no tunnel, and scarcely any cutting. He then called their attention to the danger they were in of losing the stream of cattle from Lincolnshire, which in consequence of an Act having been obtained for a line from Cambridge to Ely, would most likely be diverted to that place, unless a direct line could be obtained by Peterborough. He was extremely desirous that any railway to the north should pass through this place. It was the right line in a national point of view, the best; line for the local interests, the neighbourhood, and the best for the parties engaged in the undertaking. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously- Mr. E. B. DENNISON, M.P., said that the Directors of the London and York Railway, having heard that m meeting was to be held on the subject of the railway, thought it their duty to attend. He was delighted to find that everybody at Peterborough, and particularly the Noble Lord in the chair, was favourable to the line. He was, however, bound to tell them, that whether it would go close to Peterborough would be for the en gineer to decide. The Directors would have to weigh well the arguments on both sides, and none could he more powerful than those of the Noble Lord. The chief object of the Directors was to shorten the distance between London and York, which, if carried out, would effect a saving of between 28 and 30 miles. A secondary object was to shorten the communication with the West Riding of Yorshire, containing one million of people, who consumed a great portion of the corn of Lin colnshire. It was well known that the greater part of the corn of Lincolnshire went northward, and the cattle southward ; and as the line would come to or near Pe terborough, it would most materially benefit that place. The agricultural districts would reap a great advantage by cheapness of conveyance. He had ascertained that the average cost of conveying a quarter of wheat to Wakefield was 3s. Gil—the farmer had to pay also com mission at 'Wakefield, and to run the risk of a sea pas sage. If the farmer would undertake to pay them the freight, why he would save in commission and sea risk, besides which, he could bring his corn to market in twelve hours instead of a week. With respect to coals, he believed that the coals of the West Riding might be laid down at ss. a ton less than the sea-borne coal. The line would go through a country where there was co railway, and scarcely any canal, so that, taking any view of the case, there could be no doubt that it would Le of great advantage to the town. A variety of other resolutions were then agreed to, one of which, moved by Mr. J. D. Simpson, and seconded by R. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., pledged the meeting to sup port, by every means in its power, the London and York Railway. Mr. Mowatt, Mr. Pyne, Mr. Chaplin, and other gentlemen subsequently addressed the meeting, which separated after the usual vote of thanks had been passed to the Noble Chairman. LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER GORGON. The intelligence of the loss of this steam frigate, with eight other vessels, was brought over a few days since by the mail packet from South America, and it has been too truly confirmed by dispatches subsequently received at the Admiralty. It occurred on the night of the 11th of May last, during a terrific storm, off the coast of Monte Video, but we are happy to state the whole of the officers and crew were saved. The Gorgon, it will be recollected, obtained consider able notoriety at the siege of St. Jean d'Acre, while under the command of Henderson—a shell fired from one of her guns on deck blowing up the principal powder magazine in the fortress, whereby an immense destruc tion of life took place, and the battle was brought almost to an immediate termination. On her return to England she was re-commissioned, under the commando f Captain Charles Hotham, to the service in South America, where she has been engaged up to the period of her loss. She was, we believe, launched at Pembroke, in the year 1833, and was a fine vessel of her class, her engines amounting to 350 horse power, and armed with six guns. The account of her loss is reported to be as follows: — At an early hour on the morning of the Bth of May, while the Gorgon and another of her Majesty's steamers, the Ardent, Captain John Russell commander, were lying at anchor a few miles to the westward of Monte Video, it came on to blow very hard from the southward. The weather had for several days previously been very unsettled, and the appearance of the heavens indicated a coming storm. During the whole of that and the suc ceeding night and day the wind continued blowing heavy, until about three o'clock on the morning of the 10th, when it burst into one of the most terrific hum canes that has been experienced off that coast for twenty years and upwards. At the first blast an armed schooner was torn from her anchors and driven ashore, where she fell on her beam-ends, and the crew narrowly escaped a watery grave. Directly afterwards three other vessels met with a similar fate, their cables snapping asunder, and driving on the beach with great force. Captain Rotham, of the Gorgon, took precautionary measures long before the hurricane commenced, by making the ship as snug as possible, and having two anchors out, but notwithstanding the vessel was soon found to be driving from her anchors. The steam being up, an order was given to the engi neers to " go ahead," which was instantly done, and an attempt was made to run her out, but the sea ran so terrifically high that it was impossible, every wave making a clean sweep over the length of her deck, and washing everything overboard. The engines were still kept going, and thus prevented the steamer being im mediately driven ashore, though little or no way was obtained on her; however, matters continued this way until about eleven o'clock of the 1 1 th, when Captain flotham succeeded in gaining the centre of the bay, where three anchors were let go, and hopes were enter tained that she would here safely ride the storm out. Such, unfortunately, was not the case, for, ere many minutes had elapsed, the cables of two of the anchors were found to be parted. Her engines were again put intoimmediate operation, and endeavours were made to hold on with one anchor, but all the strength of her ma chinery was not sufficient to contend against the fury of the hurricane and strength of the current, for suddenly the ship broke away, and in defiance of all the exertion of Captain Hotham, his officers, and crew, was carried by the tide high on to the beach, surrounded by a tre mendous surf. It was five o'clock in the afternoon when she struck, and, but for the engines being kept in rapid motion, the force with which she would have been carried ashore would have dashed the ship to pieces; whereas, her pro gress was slow, and the shock when she struck was not violent. The crew and officers contrived to effect a safe landing, but in what manner it is not stated. During the whole of the night and following morning the hurricane continued to rage with apparently increased violence, and it was not till Sunday before it any way abated. The Gorgon was then found to be upward of sixty yards above high water-mark, and part of her hull buried in sand and shingle. Her guns and stores were I got out of her, and several steamers were brought to tow her off, but it was utterly useless. The last accounts received stated that her crew were engaged in digging her out of the sand, and forming a channel about the beach, in order, it is conceived, to float her out, but there appeared not the slighest chance of this ever being effected, consequently there the ship must remain, and is a complete loss. Her Majesty's steamer Ardent was very nearly meet ing with a similar fate. She parted with her anchors, and the strength of the current was carrying the vessel towards the shore, when she came in contact with another ship of greater bulk than herself, which stopped her pro gress, and enabled the crew to secure her. During the same gale, further up the coast, at a place called I3ucco, no fewer than fourteen vessels were stranded, two of which are reported to be ships of war. NEWLY INVENTED SPECTACLES, Deafness Relieved Telescopes, Opera Glasses, &c., 39, Albemarle-strect,Pic cadilly. Deafness Acoustic Instruments—lnvisible Voice Conductors when fixed in the cavity of the ears are not perceptible, they enable individuals at an advanced age, and of forty and fifty years' standing, of extreme deaf ness, instantly to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a distant low speaker at church, theatre, &c.—lt pours the conversation into the ears to such an extent that in most severe cases deafness cannot bo observed. Also original Ear Cornets, French German, and Spanish Artificial Ears and Improved hear ing Trumpets of every description. Immediately the imperfect vision Invented Spectacles are placed before vision that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Also Achromatic Waistcoat Telescopes and Opera Glasses. Every kind of Telescopes of larger size, with increasing powers, for Shooting, Sea purposes, and, upon stand for astronomical observations, with the cele brated Lenses of the most clear, transparent brilliancy; the powers are so great and the Lenses so bright and brilliant, that minute objects at an extraordinary distance are brought completely under the eyes.—Sportsmen, Tou rists, and sea-side visitors will indeed have a great treat. Caution.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood ; aor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and observe,—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. ADVERTISEMENT. ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY PROOF OF THE EFFICACY OF HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.— Mr. Stevens, a gentleman holding a highly responsible situation in an insurance-office in the City, from over attention to business, became so bilious, debilitated, and nervous, with palpitation of heart, and with a dread on the mind of some approaching calamity, as to be ren dered for some weeks quite incapable of attending to his duties. In this truly pitiable state he commenced the use of this miraculous medicine, which in a fortnight re stored him to the highest enjoyment of health, and this when physicians failed to afford the least relief. Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Esta blishment, 244, strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by almost all respectable medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. COACH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EDINBURGH AND NEWCASTIE.—On Monday, a new four-horse coach, the Magnet, commenced running between the above places, passing through Berwick. She leaves Edinburgh at four o'clock in the afternoon, and, tiroceeding at a rate equal to that of the mail, she arrives at ewcastle in time for the train which leaves at six o'clock A.M. for London, where passen gers will arrive at eight o'clock, thus obviating the necessity of travelling on the rail under night. She again leaves New castle for the north at ten in the evening , passing through Berwick at live, and reaching Edinburgh in time for the eleven o'clock train to Glasgow. These arrangements seem to offer peculiar advantages to travellers, and such persons, we have no doubt, will show their apireFiation of them. The Union, the Mail, and the Royal `Villiam coaches con • thine as heretofore. The Magnet, so far, has met with de cided success. Each night s he has arri ved apparently with her full cmpleraent of passengers,—Scotsman. No. 16,215. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SIT Ny AUGUST 5, 1844. PRICE sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS mid a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, Jim POST, containing PARLIAMENTAIII and all other NEWS in LONDON IT to that Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Ni g ht, th ere by insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts invested on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAM: 'LBS. .iti ° SI S ~rae, gs,f, i 'co 72 , '' .l Banns Bonns In 5a i :,t, td P,. in ~ i Premium. , 2 g added. Cash. E ' 0 - o r... i . 1 • 2. e. 4 P'• . £ £s. d. —, s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. ds 1837 170 9 3 77 5 1 12 3 3 346 2 3 GO 1000 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 916 4 296 13 4 i 1839 116 16 0 51 Sll 7 11 9 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be mado in De cember of the present year. This institution odors many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, 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 other convenieices or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. T HE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Constituted by Act of Parliament. Capital 500,000/. EDINBURGH-3, George-street, LONDON-82, King William-street. GOVERNOR. His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUGH and QUEENSBERRY. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. The Right Hon. the Earl of ELGIN and KINCARDINE. DIRECTORS, IN EDINBURG'. Alex. Clapperton, Esq. James Robertson, Esq. George Patton, Esq. James Hay, Esq. Chas. Pearson, Esq. George Moir, Esq. Thomas Innes, Esq. J. M. Melville, Esq. Eagle Henderson, Esq. Humphrey Graham, Esq. David Smith, Esq. John Sligo, Esq. Adam Paterson, Esq. Alex. James Munn, Esq. William Wood, Esq, IN LONDON. Right Hon. Lord E. Bruce, M.P. James Gadesden, Esq. Sir James Eyre, M.D. William Haigh, Esq. Matthew Forster, Esq., M.P, Edward Thomas Whitaker, Esq. George Frederick Young, Esq. MANAGER.—WiIIiam Thomas Thomson, Esq. This Company is constituted by Act of Parliament 11. Gul. IV., cap. 81, and in accordance with that Act its whole affairs are con. ducted. It was established in 1825, and the success which has attended its business places it among the first Institutions in the kingdom for the Assurance of Lives. The Assurances effected chafing the year 1843 alone exceed one-third of a million sterling. THIRD DIVISION OF PROFITS. Parties assuring before 15th November next will participate in She Division of 1845, when the Profits for the Five Years then completed fall to be divided, and they will secure one year's addi. tional claim for Profits at each future division. THE ADDITIONS TO POLICIES DECLARED IN 1835 AND 1840. Guaranteed With Bonus Sum in Policy. Addition. £l,OOO, 1825 £1,337 10 0 £l,OOO 1826 £1,312 10 0 £l,OOO £l,OOO ........... ......1828... ...£1,262 10 0 Further Additions will be made in 1845 and every five years .hereafter. Later Policies have also large additions. PETER EWART, Resident Secretary. 82, King William.street. Persons intending to effect Assurances should observe the ap. proach of their birth-day, as each year adds to the annual payment required. BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, Warchon,e, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London. JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious article for their make, feel it incumbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following cautions:—Some are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine," but without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies," and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis tinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labels previous to purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope will prevent many disappointments. BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such great satisfaction, continues to be prepared by them, and is recom mended as a most useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all climates. _ _ Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London. The Original Fish-sauce Warehouse. kaILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive LY and injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver sup planted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchlesS ALBATA PLATE. C. WATSON, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOL OATE, aided by a person of science in the amalgamation of metals, has succeeded in bringing to public notice the most beautiful article ever yet offered; possessing all the richness of Silver la appearance hardness—with its perfect sweetness in use—undergoing, as it does, a chemical pi nauseous in mixed metals is entirely extracted--resisting all acids— may be cleaned as silver, and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Sideboard. Fiddle. Threaded. Xing's. Table Spoons and Forks, per doz.. 16s. 6d. .. 30s. Od. .. 355. Od. Dessert ditto, per doz. •• Tea Spoons, per doz. • ss. 6d. .. 12s. 6d. • • 13s. 6d. Sugar Tongs, each Salt and Mustard Spoons, each •• • • 65. Od. •• 13s. 6d. •• 13s. 6d. Communion Services, &c. C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal is pecu larly his own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold, than his metal is from all others ; on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it to be tested, and from the daily increasing euloglams he receives, he s convinced that nothing can prevent its becoming an article of uni versal wear. C. Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current Is just published, and families who regard economy and elegance, should possess themselves of thia useful book, which may be had gratis, and post free, from the above address. Ivory Table-knives, Ils. per dozen, Dessert, 9a.; Carvers, 3'. 6d. per pair. TAIILE. DESSERT. CARVERS. doz. doz. Pte'• 3f-in. handsome balance handle ..• • ids. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. i-in balance handle, largest and best made • 20s. Od. 16s• Od. 7s. 6d. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver .. . :1 . 1 .. 225. 6d. 18s. Od. Ss. 6d. Forks half the above price. Paper Tea-trays, 355. the Set of Three; very richly ornaments 508. the Set of Three. A Five Quart Lowlon made Bronze Tea-urn 355. up to 5/. A Set of Six London made Dish Covers 18s. 6d. ; Imperial Raised Patent, 35e. Gd. the Set of Six. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE. These houses have for Fifty Tears ranked pre-eminent for their tlery, which is always exchanged, if not approved. Send for his Catalogue. THE FORCE OF HABIT. Such a title as this, may, to many folks, seem A singular heading to choose for a theme_ But the reader must note, that the " Habits" of Moses, Are different " Habits" from what he supposes. In morals we hear of " good le bits" a,tl " bad"— And in dress, it depends how a person is did. Now the beautiful " Habits" of MOSES and SON Are very "good Habits"—outrivalled by none. When persons "get in" to such " Habits" as these, Such respec.able " Habits" are certain to please. The " force" of such " Habits" by all is allaw'd— They gain you respect as you pass through the crowd; And when with a drawing-room party you blend, These " Habits" will certainly gain you a friend. When a gentleman's wooing some feminine bloom, Much depends on the " Habits" which he may assume. And these are the reasons why gentl . men " don" The " forcible Habits" of MOSES and SON. But N OSES has beautiful " Habits," of course, For nymphs in the "habit" of riding the horse, Which ensure to the ladies who " habit" in these, A " Habit" of riding with grace and with ease. Then may all the good readers reflect, as they should, And " cast o" " bad habits" for those that are " g ood." off For this is a thing that is very soon done At the beautiful " Dress-Mart" of MOSES and SON. READY MADE. A a. d. Tweed Taglionfs , from 0 8 6 Ditto, superior quality, with silk cellars, cuffs, and facings.... 0 16 0 Cashmerette coats in a variety of shapes, handsomely trimmed 1 0 0 An immense stock of Holland and jean blouses from 0 5 6 Splendid summer vests from 0 2 6 An endless variety of cashmere ann Persian vests, splendid patterns .35. to 8 6 Washing satin vests, warranted Cloth trowsers from 0 9 0 Single milled does from 0 11 6 A great variety of summer trousers. frem 0 7 0 Dress Coats edged from 1 0 0 Frock ditto 1 4 0 MADE TR MEASURE. Tweed coats, trimmed with silk, made in any shape, water. proofed from 0 18 0 Cashmere, fine Saxony, and other light summer materials, made in the first style of fashion from 1 5 0 Figured quilting vests, 7s. each, or three for Cashmere vests, in recherche patterns from 0 9 6 Summer Trousers, in great variety of materials «. Ol6 0 Single milled Victoria., and plain doe trousers..... l7 6 6 Best quality West of England 1 2 9 1 12 Dress Coats Beat manufactured 2 15 0 Mourning to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the following prices Men's Suits, dress coat, vest, and trousers from 1 16 0 Boys' ditto, jacket, vest, and trousers from 0 18 0 IMPORTANT.— Any article purchased or ordered, if not approved of ,exchanged, or the money returned. Observe—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail Woolen Drapers, Outfitters, and general Wareh ousemen, 154, Mi. nories. ando6, Aldgate,City, opposite the Church. Catrrion.—E. Moses and Son are obliged to guard th rpublie against imposition, having learned that the untradesmanlike falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has oeen resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion whatever with any other establishment, and those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent disappointmeut, &c.) call or send to, 154, Minories, or 80, Aldgate, opposite the Church. N. 13. No business transacted at this Establishment from sunset on F,eiflay MI sunset on Saturday, when business is resumed tilltwelve 'eh) TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Copy of a Letter from William Wilson, Esq., Clifton, near York. Cdfton, York, Feb. 5, 1844. " Sir,—lt is with the greatest pleasure that I inform you with what success Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills have effected a cure in me. For many months I have had the Rheumatism; and, in spite of all I cauld do, I was not able to obtain the least relief, until a friend recommended to me Blair's Pills, which, after a few trials, effected a complete cure. " You are at liberty to use my name if it will be of any service to von. " Yours, truly, " WILLIAM WILSON." The above recent testimonial is a further proof of the great efficacy of this valuable medicine, which is the only effective remedy for Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tic Doloroux, Pains in the Head and Face, often mistaken for toothache, and fir all Ciouty and Rheumatic Tendencies. _ _ _ It is a'so gratifying to have permission to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a mu.l itude of others, whose station in society has cot.tributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem : —J. R. Mardall, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster, the Rev. Dr Blomberg, the Chevalier de la Garde, Lieutenant Masters, late of the Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies, Mr. Miskin, brewer and maltster, Dartford; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John J. Giles, Esq , Frimley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the privilege of publishing the same for the benefit of the afflicted. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London; and by his appoint. ment by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s Dd. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S G OUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and addre s of " Thomas Prout, t 29, Strand, London," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine, GREAT LEAGUE MEETING. THE LAST MEETING of the LEAGUE for this SEASON, in the THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN, will he held on WEDNESDAY EVENING next, 7th inst. GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair at HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK precisely, The Meeting will be addmssed by Thomas Milner Gibson, Esq., M.P. ; George Thompson, Zsq., and W. J. Fox, Esq. Cards of admission may Le had on application at the Offices of the League, on Monday and Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and our o'clock. Applications for Private Boxes to be mole personally or by letter on Monday. The cards of registered Members Will admit, as heretofbre, to Pit and Galleries. _ DOORS TO DE OPENED AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. 6i r RAVESEND STAR PACKETS. FURTHER REDUCTION OF FARES. SIXPENCE AND NINEBENCE, Boat and Blackwall Railway included. From the Brianswick Wharf, Blaekvi-all, Daily Sundays included) at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, Four, Six, and Half-past Seven From the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, tt Seven, Half-past Nine, Half-past Twelve, Two, Four, Six, Seven, sad Eight. • On Sundays at Five instead of Two. Faro—Fore Cabin and Second-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and First-class Carriage, Ninepence. Star 01Bee, Gravesend, July 10, 1844. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. CAPTAIN WARNER'S EXPERIMENT. In consequence of the DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION off BRIGH TON, the Directors of the ROYAL POLYTECHIC INSTITUTION yield to the generally expressed wish that Dr. RYAN should adapt one of his Lectures to the subject of EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS. This Lecture, illustrated by interesting Experiments, so far as they can be shown with perfect safety, will be delivered daily at Four o'clock, except on Mondays ant Saturdays, and in the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, at a Quartcrto Nine o'clock. On Mondays and Saturdays, at Four o'clock, Dr. POTT'S PNEUMA TIC MODE of forming SUBMARINE FOUNDATIONS in DEEP WATEIt, with various interestitig Experiments. Professor BACH HOFFNER'S Lectures, and all the other subjects of interest in the Institution. Admission, 1 s.; Schools, Half-price. CROSBY HALL,<BISHOPSGAZE-STRLET. Last Night this Season. ' TO.IIIOIZROW EVENING, TUESDAY, AUG. 6, MISS CLARA SEYTON will give her PO PULAR LECTURE on COMEDY, with favourite SONGS and RECITATIONS. Pianoforte, Mr. W. Masters. - Admission, 2s. Reserved seats, 2s. 6d. Tickets to be had at all the principal music sellers, and at the Hall. To commence at Eight precisely. Doors open at Half-past Seven. lOWAY INDIANS. --UNPARALLELED EXHIBITION. The party of Fourteen lOWAY INDIANS, with their Interpreter, from the Upper Missouri, near the Rocky Mountains, in America, having arrived in London, will commence THIS DAY, the sth of August, to give their NATIVE DANCES, Songs, Games, &c., inCATLIN'S INDIAN COLLECTION, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Their modes and their history fully explained by Mr. Catlin, from the platform. This is the party which has been drawing such vast crowds to see teem while in New York, and they are accompanied by the Head Chief of the Tribe, " The White Cloud." The party consists of every grade of Chiefs, Medicine Men, Warriors, Women, and Children, in splendid costumes, the youngest of which is only six months old, and carried upon its mother's back in the cradle. The public will easily decide that these are by far the wildest and best representations of the Red Men of America ever seen in England ; and their stay in London at present must be limited to a very short time, as they are on their way to the Continent. Each day of this week, the hours from half-pact Two to Four, and from Eight to Ten evening. Doors open half an hour previous. Admission, One Shilling. BRIGHTON RACES, 7th, Bth, and 9th of AUGUST. EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued on the above days to BRIGHTON and BACK, at HALF FARES, by all the usual Trains. The Tickets to be available only for the day on which they are issued. First Class, 14s. 6d., or 12s. ; Second Class Bs. ; Third Class, ss. The Third Class Train leaves London at Half-past Eight A.m., and returns from Brighton, at Half-past Six Y.M. London Terminus, August 2, 1844. SIR W. BURNET T ' S PATENT. The cheapest and best process for the Preservation of Timber, Canvas, Cordage, Cotton, Woollen, 8:C. Licenses granted to Noblemen and Gentlemen to use the Prepara tion; and to others for the purposes of Trade, on advantageous terms. Hydraulic Apparatus and Tanks, for the expeditions preparation of the above materials, at the principal station, Poplar, nearly opposite Greenwich. Numerous Specimens and Testimonials may be seen, and every in formation obtained at the Office, No. 53, King William-street, Lon don-bridge. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of RICHARD TOTIIILL, Esq., of Ifeavitree, near Exeter, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company, London, who, from thirteen years practical experience upon himself, his family, and at the Exeter Ifygeian Dispensary, in upwards of 5,000 cases, has indubitably proved the truth of the Hy van System of Medicine, and the fallacy of the contradictory theories pursued by the faculty at the present day. Mr. Tothill is the fourth son of the Rev. John Tothill, of Cheriton Bishop, Rector of Ifillisleigh, in the county of Devon, and was born at theriton Bishop, In the year 1800. He received the first part of his medical education with William Collins, Esq., surgeon, of Ken ton, Devon ; he ultimately concluded his studies at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and was examined for his diploma at the College of Surgeons, London, by the late John Abernethy, Esq. The following is an extract of Mr. Tothill's case as published by him in 1835 : " I had passed my thirtieth year before I first saw the light—the true light that guided me to health—and from my boyhood I had passed a life of disease, physical misery, and woe. I began to run the gauntlet of all the remedies which physicians are in the habit of prescribing—nothing had any effect in giving me ease. Thus I continued, year after year. struggling with disease. My the powers and energies of life fast subsiding, my faculties impairing —I was fast descending into the grave. The slightest meal gave me all the horrors of indigestion—that low, languid state in which the sufferer finds no ease or rht—peevish, sleepless ; my joints stiff, and my feet tilled with excruciating pains, so that I could scarce walk. Such was I in my thirtieth year, and from six years' occasional use of Mr. Morison's medicines, on and off, for weeks and months at a time, I Law) arrived at a state of perfect health. I now only require occasional doses of them during the year to keep me in that state. My family have experienced the same benefit, and by a few doses are kept in continual health. Can I, therefore, with such Irrefragable proofs before my eyes, pursue the exercise of those fallacious theories which, as a medical man, I acquired in the medical schools ?—Surely not. Heaven and earth cry against it In consequence of the misrepresentations which have appeared in the medical papers and other chann e l s respect i ng M r . Tothill, Messrs. Morison feel themselves called upon to lay the a bove before the public. British College of Health, Hamilton-place New-road, London, August 2, 1844. CARSON'S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION vi rnments, the Hon East India Company, the principal Dock Com- PAINT, especially Patro n i se d b the British and other Go . Company, p a nics and most public bodie s , is particularly recomm ended to the nobility, gentry, agriculturists, manufactnrers, West India pro prietors, and others, it having been proved, by the practical test of tire. It is adapted for every descri p ti on of i ron, woo d, stone, nearly CA) years, to surpass all o th er paints as an out- d oo r preserva comp., or stucco work, however expose d to sun or weather. It is also very economical, any labour er b e i ng a bl e to l a y it on, thereby av oiding the enormous charges generally made by pa i n t ers . Colours —light stone, drab, or Portland ditto, B a th ditt o , yellow ditto, light brick, and dark lead, light and dark chocolate, bright and dark red and black, 345. per cwt. ; invisible green, 505.; bright and deep g reen, 60s, per cwt .: in casks of 281 b., .561 b., and 1121 b. each. Oil and brushes. More detailed particulars will be sent free of post. The original Anti. Corrosion Paint is only to be obtained of Walter Carson succ essor to the inventors), 15, T o k eu h ouse-yar d, h a ck of the Bank of England, who will show upwards of ONE PIUNDRED VOLUN TARY TESTIMONIALS f rom t h e Nobility, Gentry , an d Clergy, who have used the Anti-Corrosion f or many years, No agents. All or ders to he sent direct. RELIEF FOR INFANTS IN CUTTING THEIR TEETH. MRS.JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP. This efficacious Remedy has been in general use for upwards of Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Children when sufftring from Convulsio ns ar i sing from painful D en ti ti o n . As s oon as the Syrup is rubbed on th e Gums, the Child w ill b e relieved, the Gums cooled, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to produce the Teeth with case ; and so pleasant, that no Child will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents aff " ix ic ed f : j ac O h ll ß N ot S t O le N . SOOTHING .SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdomstreet, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold be very particular to 'SprAiciSelE26ll. 9d. Per the recipe), are on the Stamp should B tt e. LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. He who in pleasure's downy arms Nc'er lost his health or youthfn 'charms, A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" Just.published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price b. 13c1., or sent by post, free, t o any address, Ss. 611., SELF-PRESERVATION : a P opu l ar Essay on k - y those concealed disorders originating in youthful excesses, an d terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations en Marriage, and on the An a tomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproduc tive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, M a t r i cu lated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospita 1 Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&e. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in herent privileges of mankind, arc frequently marred and prevented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions,may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of ne appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. Th e design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to all who are Weakneas."—Wakefield Published by the Author, and sold In London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 23 Tichborne-s 52, P a t er noster-new; Starie„ t reat, Quadrant, Regent c o 8.3, Oxford-street ;Noble , 114 Ch street; Hannay and hall-street ; and by a ll armory from nervous debility and general Booksellers. Three, and from Five till Eight- At borne every day till and Chancery lane; Jour n a l. an rd on, 146, Leaden ge, and directions for -----_ REMOVED FROM BIRMINGHAM To LONDON. Just published, price 2s. 64., an . d f .s ree_by post (in a sealed envelope) Price as. ed., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work Human Frailty and Physical Decay, its causes, and re baneful effects of excessive indulgence and infection, illustrated by y e By R. and L. PERRY and CO. 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It was created a Parliamentary borough by the Reform Act, and was represented by the present Lord Campbell till 1834, when Mr. Hawkes, the late Tory Member, dis placed him, PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE OF TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON GAMING. (Ordered to be printed 20th of May, 1844.) Some time has elapsed since we gave a notice of this Report. It has since been reprinted, together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. From the evidence we are inclined to quote some curious extracts; but at present have only room to select, from the answers of Peter Cloves, Esq., the following curious notice of reverend betters and levanters. It is instructive enough : What do you suppose is the reason that the clergy hare discontinued attending the turf?—l never knew more than two or three. _ How many of those have you known levanters?—l have known two; not more than that in the course of my life. How many have you known betting? —I hardly ever knew a clergyman bet beyond those. You state that you have known horses withdrawn pre vious to the great races, and other practices which you consider unfair upon the turf; do not you consider those exceptions?—Certainly. And that in general the proceedings on the turf are carried on honourably?—Yes, I think so, certainly. And that even those clergymen and such practices are exceptions?—l do. Are the clergymen you allude to men occupying high stations in the Church ?—Yes. Was time given to those clergymen who levanted?— One of them went abroad, and the other has not been to Tattersall's for some time. Perhaps those gentlemen may not themselves have re eeived the bets they won ?—That I cannot tell; persons of course will not pay if they know that they are not themselves paid; the public have nothieg p do with ivho - reeeive or who do not receive; tlity`fmghtlobe able to pay what they bet. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. Copy of Mr. Rendel's Report to the Admiralty on the Chester and Holyhead Railway.—(Ordered to be . _ _ _ printed 10th May, 1844.) Mr. Rendel, in the commencement of his Report, states that " the subject being of great importance, and the interests involved numerous, the inquiry has necessarily occupied much time, and required close investigation. Accordingly I have been twice over the line, first with the Company's acting engineer, for information on such details as the Parliamentary plans and sections do not furnish, and the second time to satisfy myself upon several points that appeared doubtful, and to meet such parties interested in the navigation of the Poryd River and sundry shipping places on the coast which the line interferes with, as had intimated a wish to do so." The questions which, by desire of their Lordships, the Secretary to the Admiralty had submitted for Mr. Rendel's opinion were these : " 1. Which of the two proposed crossings of the Dee, at Chester, will least interfere with the navigation of that river? " 2. Whether the ground on the bank of the Dee, and the sea beach from thence to the Strait of Menai, will admit of the line be'ng carried at such distance within high-water mark (without putting the parties to unrea sonable expense) as would leave the shore freely acces sible at all times? _ _ " 3. Can the railway be carried across the Foryd River at or above Rhyddlan, or in a manner that will interfere less with the navigation of that river than by the Company's plans? "4. Will the proposed bridge for crossing the Conway give the same headway as the suspension bridge now there? " 5. Cannot the line of railway be carried on arches in front of the town of Holyhead, so as not to cut off all communication at high water between the houses and the harbour? " 6. Does Captain Beechey's plan for enlarging Holy head Harbour appear to possess any advantages over Mr. Walker's plan; and what is your own opinion on the best position for the harbour? " 7. The difference in cost of the plans; and " 8. Whether, if it appear that the line of railway cannot be so modified as to preserve that ample space on the beaeh which those interested in the navigation, and the inhabitants of the coast generally, have a fair right to demand, the line could be carried by Mold, as sug gested in one of the petitions?" On the first question, Mr. Rendel reports— " Neither of the proposed lines will interfere with the part of the river which is now navigated. The direct London line is proposed to cross the river considerably above the old bridge and wear, beyond which barges ovpl, ennnot nus. The other line, which may be called the direct Liverpool line, crosses aouu, Lae a Lune LICIOW Chester new bridge, which limits the navigation for sea going vessels. This half mile of river would therefore be made by the railway unavailable to such craft as could not lower their masts." But he adds, afterwards— " I am, therefore, of opinion that the Company should be permitted to cross the Dee in either or both of the situations shown in their Parliamentary plans, provided the bridges be made of the capacity and form described." On the second question, after stating that " the whole distance referred to here, is upwards of sixty miles, and in this length there are essential differences in the character and appropriation of the coast and the adjoining country ; Mr. Rendel enters into a minute description of the physical features an& forma tion of these different districts of coast, &c., along the bank of the Dee at Chester, to the point of Air in Flintshire, from the point of Air to Rhyddlan and Abergele, and the points of Penmaen-rhos, through which it is proposed to carry a tunnel four hundred yards long ; and he reports to this effect— " I am of opinion, therefore, that the company should be required to make this alteration in the tunnel, and keep the line proportionably inland on either side of it, and that in all places where it encroaches on the coast it should be retained by a perpendicular wall, widened out at intervals of five hundred yards, so as to form side slipways down to the beach; such slips being made at least fifteen feet wide, and their inclination not exceed ing one in twelve. Walls would not be more inacces sible to shipwrecked sailors than the present cliffs, gene rally speaking, are; whilst the proposed slipways would be an addeeconvenience, that could not be otherwise than of great service in sending assistance to stranded vessels, and for the escape of their crews. Of course such slipways should not be used unless with the permis sion of the railway company, excepting in cases of wreck, when the police of the railroad, and the rapidity with which assistance could be brought, would prove of great service. The slips should incline from west to east, and within the reach of high water they should be se curely paved. On this part of the coast I consider per pendicular stone walls with slips in every respect prefer able to stone-paved slopes of the kind proposed, which, if made sufficiently flat, would encroach greatly on the beach, without offering a single advantage over perpen dicular walls. From west of Colwyn to beyond Conway the line is inland, excepting where it passes along the slope of Conway-bridge embankment. At Penmaen bach and Penmaen-mawr, the line is necessarily carried along the face of the cliffs for some distance. It also of necessity intersects detached portions of the beach, but in no one case to any extent as to length or protrusion. I should certainly recommend the adoption of a short tunnel through the point of Penmaen-bacb, by which means the encroachment on the coast would be reduced, and the security of the works increased. In all cases of encroachment, a perpendicular wall, with slipways to the beach, in the manner before proposed, should be insisted on ; and with this provision, I am of opinion that the line on this division also would be unobjectionable in every nautical point of view." TO the third question he replies, "There are no physical difficulties in the way , of carrying the line across the Foryd at Rhydillan ; ' but he recommends certain deviations from the plans submitted. To the fourth question he answers— _ _ "I am of opinion that the company should be required to make the new bridge of equal capacity with the pre sent one, in headway and waterway.' Of the fifth, he reports— " If the line of railway be permitted to encroach upon the harbour, as shown in the Parliamentary plans, it should certainly be carried on arches, which is very practicable. I am, however, of opinion, that no ad vantages are to be derived by the continuation of the railway beyond the eastern limits of the town, which can in any way compensate for the injury it would in flict on the harbour, even if carried on arches. . . . My opinion, therefore, is, that the railway should terminate east of the harbour, which would prevent injury to the town and harbour, whilst only occasioning an omnibus distance of three-quarters of a mile, in place of one quarter of a init., to the present packet pier." In answer to the sixth question the details are very curious, whereby Mr. Rendel illustrates the re lative elements for preference as between the plans of Mr. Walker and Capt. Beechey ; and also those of a plan now submitted to the Board of Admiralty by himself. We subjoin the whole of this portion of the report : " Captain Beechey's plan incloses an area of 176 acres, by 4,100 feet of breakwater, and 3,000 feet of pier ; whilst Mr. Walker's plan incloses only 90 acres, by 3,300 feet of breakwater, and 2,500 feet of pier. Of the 176 acres enclosed by Captain Beechey's plan, 131 acres have two fathoms deep and upwards (at low water), 110 acres of three fathoms and upwards, 69 acres of four fathoms and upwards, and 43 acres of five fathoms and upwards. Mr. Walker's plan has 80 acres of two fathoms and upwards, 70 acres of three fathoms and up wards, 40 acres of four fathoms and upwards, and 17 acres of five fathoms and upwards. In regard, there- IDING HABlTS.—Ladies are invitel to in spect those made by Messrs. NICOLL, Habit-makers to the Queen and most of the Ladies of the Court. Cards may be had at 114, Regent-street, London. Messrs. Nicoll offer moderate prices, as a further inducement to a correct fitting habit, UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG TILE ASSURED. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl Somers Lord Viscount Falkland Lord Elphinstone Lord Belhaven and Stanton Earl of Errol Earl of Courtown Earl Leven and Melville Earl of Norbury Earl of Stair DIRE 6 JAMES STUART, HANANEL DE CASTRO, Samuel Anderson, Esq. Hamilton B. Avarne, Esq. Edward Boyd, Esq., Resident E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Assistant- :TORS. ' Esq., Chairman , Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles Graham, Esq. F. Charles Maitland, Esq. William Railton, Esq. John Ritchie, Esq. F. H. Thomson, Esq. Resident Charles Downes, Esq. Surgeon—F. Hale Thomson, Esq., 48, Berners-street This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement in 1934, its ANNUAL INCOME being UPWARDS of 72,0001. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the 914areholders of one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 21. per cent. per annum, on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they were effected. The Bonus added to Policks from March, 1834, to December 31, 1810, Is as follows : Sum Time Sum added Sum lime Sum added Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. £5OOO 6 yrs.lo mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 0 0 5090 2 years 200 The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first Five Years, where the Insur tnee is for Life. Every information will he afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of O. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. DISEASED AND HEALTHY LIVES ASSURED. MEDICAL, INVALID, and GENERAL LIFE OFFICE, 25, PALL-MALL, LONDON. TRUSTEES. Charles Hopkins-on, Esq., Regent-street. Sir Thomas Phillips, Temple. Alfred Waddilove, D.C.L., Doctors' Commons. DIRECTORS. Edward Doubleday, Esq., 249, C. Richardson, Esq., 19, Bru. Great Surrey-street. ton-street, Berkeley-square. George Guri Hay, Esq., 127, Thomas Stevenson,Esq., F.S. A., Sloane street. 37, Upper Grosvenor-street. J. Parkinson, Esq., F.R.S., 80 , I Robert Bentley Todd, M.D., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park. F.R.S., 26,Parliament.street. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S., Alfred Waddilove, D.C.L., 17, Wimpole-street. 1 Doctors' Commons. AUDITORS. John Pursard, Esq., 7, York. IJ. Stirling Taylor, Esq, terrace, Regent ' s -park. 1 14, Upper Gloucester-place, Joseph Radford, Esq., 27, 1 Dorset-square. Cambridge-turraoe, Hyde- 1 Martial L. Welch, Esq.. Wynd ' park. 1 ham-place Bryanston-square. Sirarrnrwo Couarler..--John Shapter, Esq., Lincoln's Inn. BANKERS—Messrs. e.Hopkinson and Co., Regent-street. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Richardson and Smith, 28, Golden-square. DEPARTISBNT OP MEDICAL St ATlSTlCfl—Willialla Farr, Esq., General Register Office. ACTUARY—F. G. P. Neison, Esq. This Office is provided with very accurately constructed tables, by which it can assure unsound lives on equitable terms. Similar tables enable the Society to grant increased annuities on unsound lives, the amount varying with the particular disease. Members of consumptive families assured at equitable rates. Healthy lives are assured on lower terns than at most ether offices. The first Life Assurance Society commenced business in 1705, and the principles of li fe contingencies, understood at that time to a very limited extent only, have repeatedly undergone important changes and improvements; but till the establishment of this So_ ciety in 1841 no attempt had ever been made to assure the lives of persons who suffer from disease. The science of statistics has only within a recent period been successfully applied to the duration and mortality of disease, and hence tables on the probability of these results could not have been formed ; and it would evidently have been unsafe and hazardous for any society to have undertaken the risk of assuring the lives of persons afflicted with any particular malady. The statistical in formation, however, now collected, and in possession of this office, is of so great an extent as fully to warrant thg extension of life assurance to such cases, and, in fact, to place the application of life assurance on diseased lives on a more secure basis than even that on healthy lives. It is hoped that while kept clearly in view that this Society, in common with other offices, will assure the lives of healthy persons, it is as yet the only one established to assure the lives of persons labouring under disease ; and to this latter feature particular atten tion is directed. In the first place, because it opens a larger field for huffiness than all other offices can have unitedly; and in the Second place, because that branch of assurance must, from its own nature, be less hazardous, and its principles rest on a more permanent foundation. These are two highly important facts, and we shall enter into an explanation of each ; and first, as to the prevalence of disease. The period of life most important to an assurance office is that be. tween 15-60 years of age, and in the Mowing remarks we refer aveiogivelv to thic nerind of life. It will be found that the deaths years preceding 1842 were, from all causes, 30,518 ; and from consumption alone, 10,688 ; showing that more than one-third of the total deaths in that period of life takes place from the preva. lence of a single disease ; and if the same inquiry were instituted with respect to other diseases, such as asthma, dropsy, diseases of the head, heart, &c., it would be found that more thaw one-half of the whole population would, on medical examination, be refused admission into an assurance office. If the inquiry be carried to the principal towns in England, like facts are elicited—in Bir mingham, Liverpool and Manchester, the deaths from all causes, per annum, are about 5,023, while those from consumption are 1,988, forming considerably snore than one-third of the whole. The same thing will be found to hold good in the large towns in Scot land, in six of which the deaths in a given period, from all causes, amounted to 23,078, those from consumption alone to 6,359, and from six important diseases, 9,754 ; in the latter case forming more than 42 per cent. of the deaths from all causes. Oa reference to the returns from the city of Glasgow for 1836-1840 it will be found that the deaths in that period, from all causes, were 14,107, from consumption 4,087, and a list of five diseases, 6,423, being more than 45 per cent, of the deaths from all causes. The diseases here alluded to are such as exist in general in a chronic form, frequently for many years prior to death, but which, en a strict medical examination, would effectually exclude the persons so affected from the benefits of life assurance ; and since it thus appears that a majority of the population is included in this class, the value and importance of the new feature of this society cannot fail to be justly appreciated. The second point to be explained is the fact that there is much less risk in assuring diseased lives. This is a feature of paramount and vital importance to the interests of this society, and desetves to be carefully considered, The real risk incurred in all assurance transactions consists in the chance to which an office is liable of experiencing a different degree of mortality from that expected by the tabjes on which Its caculations are founded. This difference is termed the fluctuation of mortality, and will be found to be much less among diseased lives than over the general population, and among selected lives. The deaths from consumption in the metropolis per annum are sufficiently near the annual number which takes place in Glasgow, from ajl causes, to admit of a comparison, and by reducing the matter to figures it is found that while the fluctuation per annum in the latter case is as high as 45 per cent., in the former it is only 9 per cent., or, in other words, the fluctuation of mortality in consumption was only one-fifth of the other; and in Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham, even with the disadvantage of smaller numbers, the fluctuation does not exceed 3 per cent., showing a remarkable uniformity in the law which determines the mortality of this disease, and that it is more positive and absolute in its results than that which regulates the general population. Consumption has here been selected, not because it was consi. dered more favourable in its results, but simply on account of the larger numbers affording a more satisfactory proof of the question under consideration; but the same test has been app.ied to a great number of other diseases, and like results obtained. Among nine diseases in the metropolis, including asthma, dropsy, rheumatism, disease of the liver, of the heart, of the nervous system, &c., the fluctuation was only 7i per cent., and in five diseases in a different district the fluctuation was about 7 per cent., while among eleven in another locality, and even with small numbers, the fluctuation did not exceed 6.2 per cent. ; and taking the principal towns in England, including Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, &c., the fluctuation over eleven of the more important diseases was 6'4 per cent. The remarkable uniformity in these results cannot fail to pro duce a conviction of the positive character of the law of mortality in disease ; indeed, there seems to be nothing within the whole range of the doctrine of probabilities so well defined as the mor tality of diseased lives. The mortality of the general population has frequently been referred to by writers as an example of the cer tainty of common events, but the preoeding remarks must show with how much greater certainty the mortality of diseased lives can be depended on. It is perhaps right to state, that, in applying the test of fluctuation to disease, it has not been confined to one place or class of lives, but has been extended to the principal towns in England and Scotland, as well as to ■nany rural districts in Eng land, and included the experience e one or two large societies of select lives. This has afforded an opportunity of judging of the effects of locality and its sanatory condition en the duraticn of life, and a remarkable fact has thus been developed, viz., that the value of life generally is much greater . in the coun try districts than in large cities; but that of those persons who suffer from disease the value of life is nearly the same. As an example of this—the expectation at the age of 30 in the country districts is 36.7 years; in cities (viz., Glasgow) 27.6 years—diffe rence 33 per cent. nearly; but take the case of persons of that age in whom the consumptive tendency is developed, and who - will ultimately die of consumption, and their expectation of life in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, will be found to be 14'5, in cities (Glasgow) 14'4, and in the metropolis, Manchester, Bir mingham, 13'9 ; difference 'Ol7 per cent. (or 1.57 per cent.) It therefore appears that while the difference between country and town life in the former case is about 33 per cent., that in the latter instance (consumption) the difference is almost nothing, and the results nearly uniform. The same thing holds good with some other diseases, which havobeen investigated in this manner. This fact, although not generally understood, is only what might have been expected by a careful consideration of the conclusion formerly arrived at—that the fluctuation of the law of mortality in disease is confined within a very narrow limit, and consequently little in. fluenced by external circumstances. Ithence appears that the fluctuation in the mortality of diseased lives is much less than among select lives and the population gene rally, and therefore the risk of assuring diseased lives must also be less. To apply this conclusion to the affairs of an assurance office, it may be stated, that supposing the number of lives in a society, taking only select lives, was such that the table of mortality would indicate 100 deaths per annum, it would be necessary to have always sufficient funds at immediate command to meet 145 deaths ; on the other hand, an office assuring only diseased lives need not provide for more than 109 deaths per annum; that is to say, the risk of assuring diseased lives is to that of average lives as 9 to 45, or only one-fifth. This fact is highly important to the interests of this Society, and establishes beyond doubt the safety and correctness of the principles on which it is founded. For Anther information, reference is made to the prospectuses and other published documents of the Society, which may be ob tained on application at the Society's offices. F, try. F. NETSOI4, Achwy, fore, to area in proportion to length of breakwater and pier, Captain Beechey's plan obviously claims the pre ference. The entrance to each harbour has the same aspect, viz., true east; but, owing to the greater size of Captain Beechey's harbour, he can afford to have a wider entrance than Mr. Walker, without proportionately in creasing the risk of injurious disturbance within it. Accordingly, Captain Beechey makes his entrance up wards of 1,000 feet wide, whilst Mr. Walker limits his entrance to 350 feet. It also appears to me that the ter minating kant of the north breakwater of Captain Bcechey's plan is so placed, with reference to the head of his south pier, as to occasion less broken water across the entrance, which, in connexion with its being nearly three times the width, makes it much more accessible when the wind is from the northward and westward, which are the bad weather points, and which, consider ing how close both entrances are to a rocky lee shore, makes a wide and easy access all important. I am therefore of opinion, that in every point of view, as an asylum harbour, Captain Beechey's plan must be deemed preferable. Captain Beechey's plan has also the advan tage of making the present harbour a portion, and a most valuable one, of the enlarged harbour, and, as such, capable of being made of great importance, from its ap plicability to the various appurtenances wanted to make any establishment of this kind compete. As packet harbours, both plans appear to me deficient in affording a degree of shelter that would give the necessary quiet for berthing the steamers alongside the proposed work ing 1 iers in gales from the north-west; and in each I think it would be found requisite to give the additional accommodation of a deep-water wharf along the east side of Ynys Gyby, in the manner suggested by Mr. Walker. This would reduce the area of both harbours, which would be most felt in Mr. Walker's plan; more from the inconvenience of having to take the packets through the crowd of vessels which wou d doubtless be frequently collected within it, than by the mere reduc tion of size.. paptain Beeches:4 plan being.the largest, 'and having-greaterspacii biltS smith pier, ad mits of a better opportunity of devoting that portion of the harbour to the sole use of the packets. To this the only objection is, that the packets would be incon veniently removed from the dockyard, and in north-west gales would frequently have to use the wharf along the opposite side of the harbour, in the same way that Mr. Walker's plan contemplates. Mr. Walker's plan has, undoubtedly the advantage of increasing the accommo dation of the present harbour, by the gradual extension of its north pier; but judging from.past experience, it is a reasonable apprehension that any increase of ac commodation which could be so obtained would invite such an accumulation of shipping as would deprive the packets of much of the benefit. It appears to me, therefore, that if the object sought is the accommoda tion of a larger class of packets, it is worth close in. quiry whether that might not be fully accomplished by the expenditure of a comparatively small sum in deepen ing the present harbour, so as to make a sufficient area for vessels of say 150 feet length, which I assume to be sufficient for insuring the requisite speed. Whilst ad verting to what I have considered to be a want of de sirable accommodation in the two plans for the harbour, on which my opinion is requested, I have thought it un necessary for me to particularise their individual merits. The high scientific and professional character of their projectors is a sufficient warrant for their general excel lence, and would deter me from making any suggestions of my own; but the great importance of a harbour of refuge at Holyhead has been so impressed on me during my late investigation of the subject of this report, as to produce a conviction on my mind that no money within a reasonable limit should be spared for effecting the most spacious and complete harbour that the site will admit. In replying, therefore, to that part of the ques tion as to my own opinion on the best position for the harbour, I hope I shall not be considered as exceeding my instructions in laying before the Lords Commission ers of the Admiralty a plan which, though more expen sive than either Mr. Walker's or Captain Beechy's, appears to me justified by its commensurate magnitude, and the number of important objects it would embrace. It is shown on the accompanying chart, on which I have also laid down Mr. Walker's and Captain Bsechey's, for the more ready comparison of the three, and by which it will be seen that by running off a breakwater from s headland west of the present harbour called Soldier's Point' eastward, so as to terminate north of the Platter's Buoy,' and forming a pier from Yns Gyby, with its head resting on the Outer Platters,' a har bour of upwards of 300 acres would be formed, having its entrance windward of the entrance of the other pro posed plan nearly three-quarters of a mile, and in 6 fathoms of water. The breakwater by this plan woulo be about 5,000 feet long, and the south pier about 2,000 feet long, and the enclosed harbour would contain 252 acres, having two fathoms of water and upwards (at low water), 216 acres having three fathoms and upwards, 188 acres having four fathoms and upwards, and 127 acres having five fathoms and upwards ; and the whole space was reported to me by Commander Rains, and ',thorn , ka‘An g as aseelieftt holding ground, and free from rocks or foul ground. That the last-mentioned advantage is possessed by this site, is confirmed by the elab ora t e soun di ngs given in Captain Bcechey's chart, which shows only one small sunken rock, on which is marked 15 feet water, and which 1 should recommend to be covered by an inner pier, run off the shore, as shown by dotted lines on the plan. This pier would also separate the packet harbour from the asylum harbour, afford quiet berths for the steamer in north-west gales, and would shelter the west side of the dockyard and Yns Gyby, as also the greater part of the pier, which runs from thence to the Outer Platters. The land forming the south and west sides of this har bour is mountainous, and offers complete shelter. The breakwater is not more exposed than in either of the other plans, and though the water in which it would have to be formed is in its deepest part upwards of two fathoms greater than in either of the other plans, the cost would not be proportionately increased, as the lower part of the slopes need not be made as flat as the upper portions. The facility also of getting stone in the moun tain from which it would spring, will be something greater in the case of either of the other breakwaters. As regards the south pier of this plan, it is shorter than the similar piers of either of the other plans, but has from seven to eight feet more water. A rock is market: in the chart on the inside of this pier, but it is covered with 14 to 17 feet water. and being small, might easily be removed to a depth of 3} fathoms, if necessary. As regards the entrance, I have drawn it of a width of 800 feet, the head of the breakwater covering it from northerly gales, but in a manner that would prevent broken water from being thrown across it, and with an aspect which. though sheltered, would admit of vessels running in and out free with any wind between north-east and north ward to north-west. This harbour would also have the advantage of connexion with the present harbour through the drawbridge, which joins the island of Yns Gby to the main, and it would also have a greater extent of f shore than even Captain Beechey's plan. It is, however, the windward position of its entrance, its large Rare with deep water, and the facility it offers for the convenient separation of the mail-packets from the general shipping, which I regard as its chief advantages, and which I think more than compensate for its greater cost than Mr. Walker's or Captain Beechey's plan, with which it is compared in mpe,nswer to the next question," In answer to the seventh question, we have the fol lowing summary of the relative expense of the plans, respectively : " Assuming the cost of executing the several corre sponding classes of work in Mr. Walker's and Captain Beechey's plans to be the same, which I see no reason to doubt, and that Mr. Walker's estimate is sufficient, which I also believe, the cost of Captain Beechey's plan would be 550,000 L, or 150,000 L more than Mr. Walker's; the plan which I have ventured to suggest would cost 600,000 L" Mr. Rendel's report on the eighth interrogatory is in the negative. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. A numerous and influential meeting of the inhabitants of Peterborough, convened to discuss the merits of the proposed London and York Railway, particularly in reference to its connexion with the city of Peterborough, was held on Thursday last, at the Town-hall. Earl Fitz- William in the chair. The meeting was attended by a deputation from the London and York body, consisting of E. Beckett Denni son, Esq., M.P. ; Francis Mowatt, Esq. ; Richard Hodg son, Esq., M.P.; Francis Pym, Esq., of the Hasell; an d J. N. Foster, sq., of Biggleswade. There were also present the Hon. M. Fitzwilliam, Charles Chaplin, Esq., of Blankney ; J. N. Heathcote, Esq., of Connington Castle, llunts ; George Rowley, Esq , of the Priory, St. Neots ; S. E. Cooch, Esq., of Huntingdon ; the Rev. W. Strong ; and other gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. meeting t i h n e g the The Noble CHAIRM AN havi n g o p ened the business of the meeting, Mr. MILLAR proposed a resolution to the effec t that, mby ou the a ht in the opinion of the meetin g , a direct Railwa y be tween London and the No rth would be p roductive of great advantage to the inhabita nts of the t o w ns situate upon the line, and to the agr icultural dis t ric ts through which it passed. Mr. NELSON WiLlaNsoN thought th a t b e f ore so resolution was affired Chairman ob tamed. E skr IFITZWILLTAM had no hesitati on i n with. the wish of the meeting, He complying was bound as a public man to consider the pre sentiments general of the Noble present measure, and to see whether it would be advantageous to th as well as to the local interests o f the neighbourhood, and, comparing them together, his l firm conviction was would that the measure now proposed , con ducive to both. The Noble Chairmand be eminently then gave some statement of the enormous traffic in live stock, from which it appeared that upwards of 90,000 fat sheep, and 6,000 bullocks annually passed through Peterborough on their way to Smithfield. There was another thing that he wished them not to lose • sight_ of, and that was • --- her me e the rot a ;band lam, lence, d her came 9CIAA ~~