The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

whilstwi :er, ( 19. 0 gad lic r e e d very y e ~iceinle• • child ie; lad ser ref i l li, ir, hing PLO ( but 5',64 le t her C :4 n the e ll" le affair., 0 found ° 4 her be 'S covereo; Ole i n the 74 was etti r inune°' Era t to 3112 5 ; ditto,44 Stria, 0111 load. 3 1103t0 id ditto, 0 0 raw, 1185 Afli r loa d " 0 4 PriC e3 10 ; 3/12s t° ilO tad ditto, Oat Stls l:o 4 ! 105 Pe..t of the ab°" ;eptt -- ;nn vas hit ' 1 5 is ; 35 I fi d to ifer • f el! n comP 3 gd 35 from 4d9 W very 5 1 :', .ely 0, •jp I to 4s; O S Pork, Voitt 295; 9;0 61 ow% w' rime 6,100'4 o f prl kS 11:01 ° Beer, 3 , 6„ 1 aalb. 51 • sd 11 6 and sheeP , o che es. • from Ad° gdi b, '; qSs io „..5 uar 6,1 te, t y, with ain 0 . 1 . ! jc5 ;00. 15 . - / I 51 1 55 6 5 5 1 3 , 1 0 35 j° gs ld 3 1 0, ; es gro g . 064. le.••••° 9. id 0$ 411 Ir L iverroe a te th 17 toe [ l ear" o f th , ,est loos pfid . 0 0 1th 1 4 for Ojo s ) . 0 r e 0 0 01l 0:004 1 • le --- • e ll . F 001 ey 50 ° v. ' t GeOre ov itir tb(s , la te 'r, A nib rllf 5 011' ' te• 43 o il , c-oo rp o „ Uf f" o l # ist'e he el l ;ya / et q-11 orin"'14 ) 11"1 , Auxn T 61. FURTHER RRDThJTION OF FARES. SIXPENCE AND NIKEPENCE, Boat and Blackwail Railway Included. 4 4 A , From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, ' lll idaYB included) at Ten, Eleven_ Twelve, Three, Four, Six, and Seven dt From the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, il, Dalt-past Nine, Two, Four, Five, Six, and Seven. hto, On Sundays at Eight and One Instead of Two. 'ore Cabin and Secon'l-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and ka t r,,,„ First-class Carriage, Ninepence. " 4 . 2 e 28, 1844. VIE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION 1111113 ar e splendid and powerful first-class STEAM- IiA I „.e appointed to leave LONDON for— "qI;72ERGH and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails ruMtwecluesday and Saturday Morning. ,4.l , l , pa'ZETery Sunday, at Eight, Morning.. 14 3' -11 P—From Brunswick Pier, Blaclewall—Every Mura -1 • .e'ren, Morning. OaT t . From London Bridge Wharf, for — ,_3O/ 1 , — Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. ""'‘'ltg—Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morn ( lati / At,lo-- Tnesday, Thursday, and Sunday Morning. 14}," — Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning. ItiZtlOUTH—Every Saturday, at Six, Evening. tbr . ,, O .a.TE---Daily, at Half-past Nine. 141 oy,; 81J R 011- -From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, every Saturday To t a taing alternate Wednesday, September 21, 28, and October 2, From Down's Wharf, Reduced Fares, for— ",,,ASTLE—Every Wednesday aid Saturday, at Eight, Eve -6 Fee, 10s. and Os. S4,:f t. RLAND--Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. llii n ve n BRIGHTON and DIEPPE, daily (except Sundays). boitliTON and HAVRE—The Menai, every Friday. To and BOULOGNE—The Magician, Daily, according to tide. rare Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing ho urs of 4 1t0t.,,, e , , tares, &C., apply at the Offices, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, " c tia Leaden hall-street. LETTERS or CREDIT ON INDIA. 4 w t ,T ll „e UNION BANK OF LONDON, as Agents for the BANK T f r ,'„`z.RN INDIA, are authorised to issue LETTERS of tithe tee any Moneys paid to them, to be re-paid in Rupees, eel"' r ate of Exchange on the day of presentation, at the offices of tit a TL" of Western India, in Bombay, Calcutta. and Colombo. V, th e .„''r Letters of Credit may be obtained at any of the branches Ittivurtional Bank of Scotland, and of the Provlncial Bank of By order of the Directors, t'14 04 , W. W. SCRIMOEOUR, Manager. -1 .---...2:1nk of f ,. London, No. 8, Moorgate-street. U ° NVEYANCING. — A SOLICITOR, of seve .)lii, to Tears' practice, PREPARES CONVEYANCES on the fol- Ne,frixis, viz. :—Leases, 21. 10s. ; Assignments, 21. 2s. ; Bills of _ 4 te t e lOs•Bonds, and Deeds in general, on equally mod e -7,11411. s. Purchasers of property, at public auctions will find a 1 9111,, 5O per cent., and the title thoroughly investigated, by ap e, I t ° at the Offices, 1, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. Letters for fit 4`. attended to. Debts recovered, free of all charges to creditor, '''..-&_' _%rnission of 10 per cent. Unexceptionable references. rt RR LONDON MARBLE AND STONE l 'i W oltm - • I,,Estr ia NGC OM PANT, Esher-street, Holywell-street, Milbank, m 'Ve ß .. s sjer (established 1821), are enabled, with their PATENT Ns f ' 4 ERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Monuments, Tablets, 4. for Furniture, and every description of such Work, with an 'elteti c , rapi of execution, beauty and durability of Polish, and ll t ,_ l ' of cost, which cannot be obtained elsewhere. tanta,,ablie are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW-ROOMS, II -44 g the largest stock in this country. k 0 Trad ,--e supplied with. every description of Rough Slab Blocks, L.1144 411 8'8; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order. h ,7 4 ,th, r ., t ° be accurate in copying the Address, to prevent imposl• 'llt hPanv having no connexion with any other Establish ,,,,..,t that in *Esher-street. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. %. 1 11I t hard substance obtained by pressure from the f ST e n rade Cocoa-Nut Oil, is an essential ingredient In the PA '').,b,„'O.SIPOSITE CANDLES ; and, as EDWARD PRICE and t t herc i al the Patents for this : process, and grant no licenses under i lalr e btt follows, either, that the imitation Composite Candles are ,Tftly different from the Patent one 2, or, that the imitators are ` 4 er n ' s TPg the Patents : the first is generally the case, but to protect tiltkees against the possibility of the other, EDWARD PRICE „" , 11„' hereby engages to pay a reward of Fifty Pounds to any s kti,„'n or other person, who may give such information respecting . Pressing Cocoa-Nut Oil, as shall lead to their conviction. The A be a ° „ f the informant will be kept strictly secret, and he need not Nri i v,_ r olninent part in the proceedings, as all that E. P. and Co. ,"al the first clue to the discovery of the infringers, whims they 'ais td follow up for themselves. This advertisement is being pub , Ill t ,„ 11 every newspaper of any circulation in the United Kingdom. • 'andles are mow so wellknown to the Public, that it is hardly *4x Y tr *4xto st a t e h ere that they barn snore brilliantly than the best t, give so large an amount of light, as to be cheaper, taking lis k i" account, than the commonest Tallow Candles. They may Zrti o illost of the respectable Tallow Chandlers throughout the &NIAL. but purchasers must insist on being supplied with zi PATENT CANDLES," otherwise they are liable to be ~0 41, - t With some of the imitations, all called, like the real ones, t.,7tt i j t a." Those parties, really in the trade, who do not yet ,Z 4 te e ,"`a for sale, are informed that they can purchase, of the Pa ca' of Palmer and Co , Sutton-street, Clerkenwell, any quan rafje hs ge or small, at the wholesale price ; and that allowances are "Lab increasing ratio, to parties taking to the amount of 501., ,7 1 1.• 1 . 47 1 ., or 200/., at a time; and a very large allowance indeed to taking so large a quantity as to enable them to become whole terts for an entire district. Vauxhall, 24th July, 1844. trrS'S PATENT CAPSULED BRANDYt t,„,`MNSUMERS of BRANDY are respectfully informed tlia iii.tCgTS, fun., and Co., will not be responsible for any BOT „art, b v ...ANDY that is not protected against fraudulent substitu k l i/i Q ' ti a Patent Metallic Capsules, embossed with the words, PATENT BDANDY, 7, SMITHFIELD BARS." Sold m ltr 3 , l "t respectable Wine and Spirit . Merchants in town and I;t,r4,a,t. 3s. Gd. per bottle, the bottle included. !,t(lll ‘ ,.lS S PATENT BRANDY is used, in preference to Foreign, `4l'p e „t 8 , ST. GEORGE'S, and the other principal Plospitals, &c., 4 44 4 r0ut the kin ,, dom. Attention is especially requested to the by the Patent Metallic Capsules. CAPITALISTS. --, •NSIVE AND TO IMPORTANT SALE OF LANDED ESTATES IN NORTH WALES. 4R. LLOYD has been honoured with instruc k tions to SELL, by AUCTION,at the Town.hall, Pwllheli, ti te r gdays,e county of Carnarvon, on MONDAY, October 21, 1844, and 1 4 each day at Twelve o'clock punctually, subject ch conditions as s regular shall be then produced, in about 230 Lots, those capital: FARMS, MESSUAGES, TENEMENTS, AND % ate HERIDITAMENTS, /'ett l . n i t n the several parishes of Llanstumdwy, Llanfihangel.y. , Ll,4,Z i tnermon, Llangybi, Abererch, Llannor, Llandegwn -Ran, Llangian, Denio, and Pwilheli, comprising nearly °f B UPeri EIGHT THOUSAND ACRES , xeciie or t al'able pasture, and meadow land, well cultivated, with ; hi s n t uit cling; in good repair, and most respectably tenanted. Itricu l t" " e uralde and important property Is situate in the fertile Aitaii;'•ltral districts of Lleyn and Eiflonydd, and presents to ca. kletl for °PPortunity for investment, of a character rarely of. tt ettio ° : the Public competition. It abounds in eligible sites for the r MARI NE VILLAS AND FAMILY RESIDENCES, thi tu. a , - ,, - " n g the most romantic and picturesque views of mountain, valley scenery, with a variety of good.sized farms, most In. tt th: t 0 a griculturists. The lots in the more immediate vicinity SEAPORT TOWN OF PWLLHELI, h e Particular attention by their arrangement for villa purposes. kilitrantations interspersed about the estate are features of pro.. touilter:rofit, and afford some of the best woodcock shooting in the Stu THE MANSION OF PL AS HEN ‘4 4 I) a Most desirable residence for a gentleman of fortune. It ' 4 th:t it In 1501,!and presents an elegant well preserved specimen Tudor style of architecture of that period. It is surrounded Rbetli Wel Lgrown timber and thriving pleasure plantations an d c ' i lth: 'l ,„ d s• It is distant from the sea about one mile, and Is situate itok,;: J anks of the River Dwyfor, which in part belongs to the under A ROYAL GRANT, Nr: l n . ein a weir is erected, always affording in the season, a uttl supply of salmon and trout. It embraces a magnificent Of „, E CARDIGAN BAY, CADER IRIS , AND ' SNOWDONIAN RANGE OF MOUNTAINS. 'rtl„ ” every description is plentiful, the covers having been '4,: uhe " Preserved for several years. The estate is moderately let , 'mnmute, and T HE RENT ROLL CLEAR OF ARREARS. 11 1114 e aPerty withi n t h e b oroug h of Pwllheli will be viewed with ;d estimation by its contributing to the , Nit • 1-TEN AO E F A MEMBER OP PARLIAMENT, 1 ' 6 bvinus how much of COUNTY INFLUENCE a cquired by a free investment. The prox imit y of the Eir h ead t y wan Railway, now determined on, together with the proba . h . 0 410 ATMOSPHERIC LINE OF RAILWAY rts' .. erd to Porthdinllaen, passing through a great part of the •f il — L a !, will necessarily augment i ts prospec ti ve value : c , , 4 try r a :Ports of Pwllheli , Pert Madoc, and Porthdinllaen offer - 'alro oti aed ilY for the advantageous interchange of ag ri c ultural 4 ,7 ea b iti es• The property has also the advantage of being inter. %lie 3 ' the Pwlllieli and Carnarvon Turnpike-road in on e di 'the, and that from Capel Curig to Porthdinllaen in another. k ill e wi li P v onerty is offered for sale under the directions contained in „„' A ct 0 f the late proprietor, and in pursuance of the provision of 'alith O f Parliament, which obtained the Royal Assent in the 1. 4 1 . 4 August, 1842. 1i„, thew s 'mai. , ars of the sale, with maps, may be had one month pre y .r co • IN,_ . she sale, upon application to R. Wynne Williams, Esq., 4 th e kli e r te r r I. uildings, Temple,ndon ; Messrs. anb Port Dladoc ; John Sisson, Esq., Plas Coch, Williams Std Asaph ßreese, ; T- aUct ioneer's offices, Ruthin ; and the principal hotels. II p '-' CITY CIIAAIBERL AIN. We a - O f 0 not intend to increase the renon Candidate Heppel, or Candidate Bro w wn. T e IS it intended by MOSES an 1 SON, ii , • itter a sentence agains . either one. V as many folks wonder why .. we didn't stand, -,,,,e wish to explain you our reason', off:hand. ti ne reason that no such an effort was made e xi mhing at all but " the pre sure of trade " 'I I .,•',OES and SON have such bu.ines. on hand, ~,",aL really 'twould not have been prudent to stand. - oberal public are crowding our Mart, c,,,nd thousands of patrons their favours impart " 4 3' you cannot imag ne what business is done 441 MOSES ie wonderful warehouse of MOa and SON. „i' at times seem to have the whole world to equip, —rld b • 64 - h• r. 1 1 , ence our decline of the Chamberlains ip. w e trust that this clear explanation (though short) lill sufficiently prove that we've done as we . ought. x.; course if we'd stood for this high situation, . . i'e should each have been objects of high admiration. 1 1 ~. a ".,..sid the grand Civic place would have surely been won, tst, o • o . 1, 0 , Alderman MOSES, or MOSES' Son. . o i ,„ r the convenience of parties residing from town, on appli lb, 'aections for self-measurement will be forwarded post free. 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Vest, and trousers ....."........ ....... ...from 0 18 0 4 % . ) ,3. 7.,,,aati....i.i.—;.?_aleszstnonicleey p re u t rc um has ed eci . or °ltem', if not approved W al,ies—raperas Outfit and SON, Tailors', Wholesale and Retail z :s t ui;.;:o6, At ate ter's, and General Wareh ousernen, 154, Mi t a irlat ,__VC--)E, vLesCi e ty, opposite the Church. k h..,_ ,LraDmi tio ,.. , a d Son are obliged to guard th Ppubllc .f ,_, I N- 41 ,1a ; 714 ..„ 1 . 1 ° eae tie ,.. . :1 ;—, 1 1-i in av ec i n tod lt learned that the untradesmanlike with them, or it the same concern, 7i tilt : e l:ye n ;T oi r n __ . many instances, and for obvious reasons. 74p:ill: h o desirrocatzion t ratever with any other establishment, li,Mth eor, __ , nne Cheap Clothing should (to prevent io t en u v r ‘ c li . or send to, 154, Minories, or 86. Aldgate, (Qa tni bUaloesa o n Runlet, on "_, at this Establishment from sunset on .attuday, when business is reriumedtill twelve C a ghlerrWanted_ NT - - - • ' --,.. 1 . 10 NM= tcqulredj rell e LONDON, FRIDAY E N -r SEPTEMBER 20, 1844. PRICE sd. NO. 16,255, THE SUN if 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 T,RAIN,q, and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that flour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE. T HE HEPTAPR}EMION FINE ART DISTRIBUTION. Mrs. PARKES begs to inform the Public that, by the advice of her Friends, and for the satisfaction of the Subscribers, she has fully authorised a COMMITTEE of GENTLEMEN to act for her in the General Management of her present scheme. The Public will be assured thereby of its being carried to successful termination on the 30th instant. At a Meeting of the said Committee, held at 22, Golden-square, this day, WILLIAM UPCOTT, Esq., in the Chair, it was resolved to publish the following Address: The COMMITTEE of the HEPTAPR/EMION LOTTERY for the management of Mrs. PARKES'S Grand Scheme hereby give notice, that they have consented to act for her interest, and as a guarantee to the Public for its due fulfilment according to the Pro spectus as before published. They earnestly request all Persons intending to subscribe to take Tickets immediately of her Agents, or at 22, Golden-square, where these celebrated Prizes of the BOWYER GALLERY are to be seen daily, and where descriptive Catalogues and Prospectuses are to be obtained. The Committee particularly recommend the Subscribers to defer their selection of Engravings, to which the Tickets entitle them, until after the drawing, for the purpose of being enabled to choose from a larger number of finely-executed Plates than those already announced In the Prospectus. The Lottery must be drawn on the 30th instant, as that is the last day allowed by Act of Parliament. (Signed) September 11, 1844. TEA TRAYS, Tea Urns, Knives and Forks, Dish Covers, &c., at C. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOLGATE. Established half a century.—A set of 3 raper Tea-trays, including the largest size made, 355. ; very richly ornamented all over, 5 is. a Set of Three, and up to 141. ; Ja pan Tea-trays, 7s. 6d. a Set, and upwards ; a Five Quart Loudon made Bronze Tea-urn 355., with the newest patterns up to five gui neas ; a Set of Six patent raise' London made Dish Covers, 18s. 6d. ; best imperialrais . Set of 81x. Elegant silver shape, 528. 6d. Sett , !. Ivory Table-knises,. ls. per dozen, Dessert, 55.; Carvers, Is. 6d. p er? itt DONCASTER RACES. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROX T% 3IonNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The Proprietors of the Bank of England held their half-yearly meeting to-day, and the usual divident of 31 per cent. (deducting income-tax) was de clared for the half-year. The meeting occupied less than a quarter of an hour, and was, therefore, the shortest that has been known for many years. An alteration in the mode of making up the accounts was communicated by the Governor, and was acted upon for the first time on this occasion. Hitherto the accounts have been made up to the 10th of October, and the portion of the " rest" that was to accumulate between the day of the meeting in September and that day was only given by estimate. Now the accounts are made up to the 31st of August, and, consequently, the " rest . ' is stated according to actual results. A corresponding alteration is to be made in the beginning of the year, and the last day of February, instead of the sth of April, will be the day on which the accounts for the current half-year will be made up. Practically, perhaps, this alteration will pro duce no important difference, as the estimates to October and April have been generally found correct ; but never theless it is entitled to commendation, as it is a much sounder method of :doing business to declare upon the result of actual transactions than upon estimates, which must, from their nature, be more or less uncertain. The " rest" to the 31st of August is 3,563,0001., but if esti mated to the 10th of October, to furnish a comparison, an increase of 8,8001. on the former "rest" is exhibited. The late forgery led to the question whether the loss which the proprietors have sustained might not have been saved by an adherence to the by-law which pro vides that no clerk to the establishment shall be permit ted to act as a broker. Burgess, it was contended by a proprietor, by identifying the pretended stockholder, bad performed the office of a broker, and the acceptance of his identification was in contravention of the by-law. It is perhaps going too far to say that the mere act of iden tifying gives the identifier for the time the character of a broker, but the opinion is generally expressed that the Bank ought at once to abandon the practice of allowing their own clerks to identify. Many of the most respect able brokers, who are necessarily well known to all the clerks in the transfer-office, have declared their willing ness to come forward and identify a party making a transfer, and known to them, whenever there may be occasion, and even to guarantee the Bank for the amount of the transfer which they may attest. A Bank clerk is for one reason the very worst person that could be se lected, as he has the opportunity of obtaining towards the perpetration of his fraud that information which would be totally inaccessible to a stranger, while the lowness of his salary, generally speaking, creates a great temptation to the fraud itself. From a remark which fell from the Governor during the meeting of this morning it has been inferred that the practice will be abandoned. We insert the following letter, a copy of which has been sent us by the writer, as a singular instance of disinterestedness in a railway proprietor : " TO THS SECRETARY OF TUE LONDON AND SOUTH wEsTERN RAILWAY. " 22, Carlton-terrace, St. James's, Westminster. " Sir—As a proprietor of a great number of shares in the abovementioned railway, I request you will imme diately submit this letter to the consideration of the Board of Directors. "I have to state,— " 1. That the London and South-Western Railway trains travel at a much slower rate than those of any other railway. "2. That the carriages of the London and South- Western Railway, and more especially the second and third-class carriages, are vastly inferior in every respect to those of any other railway. 3. That the charges exacted for the conveyance of goods and passengers aro most exorbitant and unequal, and much higher than the charges of any other railway. " 4. That for the interest of the proprietors one-third only of the fares and charges now exacted should in future be received for the conveyance of goods and passengers. " 5. That all the fares and charges of the London and South-Western Railway should be at a certain rate per mile. Now there are many gross discrepancies in the charge made—for instance, 11 miles by the slow train, Bd.; 22 miles per same train, 2s. 4d.; and this is only one from among many such unequal charges. This is very fair, very equitable, very wise, and vastly clever " 6. The charge of 3s. per cwt. for extra luggage of the passengers (whether for a short or a long distance) is very moderate indeed—only the price charged fur the conveyance of goods from London to Calcutta. No more. " 7. The Directors of the London and South-Western Railway certainly take great pains to make travelling by that railway as disagreeable and expensive as pos sible. Surely their best policy is to make it as agreeable and cheap as they may be able to do. Cheapness in creases the use or consumption of everything ; and if the excursion trains do not convince your Di rectors ef this fact, and make clear to them that three sixpences are more than one shilling, the lately projected and ' Direct London and Portsmouth Railway' doubtless will. " 8. The income of the London and South-Western Railway is mainly derived from second-class and third class passengers, as there aro fifty of these to every first-class passenger ; and yet the Board of Directors of that railway bestow all their civility and accommoda tion upon those from whom the proprietors derive the least profit, and but a small part of their income. " 9. There should be third-class carriages with every mixed train. People should be encouraged to travel, and accommodated as much as possible, and should not be hindered, or nearly precluded, from so doing ; and the carriages generally of the South-Western Railway ought to be as good as those of other railways, and not, as they are, ten times worse. " 10. The future passenger fares should be— By the slow or cheap trains, id. per mile. By the third-class carriages, per mile. By the second-class carriages, Id. per milo. By the first-class carriages, ld. per mile. and goods and merchandise of every sort, packages, par cels, &c., should be conveyed very cheaply. " 11. A return of all accidents upon the railway should be conspicuously posted at every station upon the line. (This should be done on every line, and would have more effect in preventing accidents than heavy fines.) " 12. By adopting the 10th regulation above suggested, or by some equally efficacious measure, Parliament may be induced to withhold its sanction of the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway ; but an adherence to high fares and charges, unequal charges, and to regulations and arrangements which make travelling by the line disagreeable and very costly, will materially promote the progress of the contemplated London and Ports mouth Railway, and greatly damage the interest of the Proprietors of the London and South-Western Railway. " I am, Sir, your obedint servant, " JOHN JULIUS RAMSDEN, F.R.S." SUN.—The Funds have been firmer this afternoon, a purchase having sent up Consols for time to par again. Bank Stock has been supported, and for Account East India Stock was done at 283 i ; South Sea Stock was 115. The Foreign Bonds were dull. Spanish Three per Cents., 34 2 ; and the Deferred were done at 13k. Buenos Ayres were at 36 to ; Brazilian receded to 881 e and Mexican to 361 I. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these:—Bristol and Gloucester, ex div., were 19; Dublin and Belfast, 241; Dublin and Cashel, 71; Har wich, 1 ; Birmingham, 116 ; Ditto, Thirds, 34 ; South-Western, 34i ; Croydon, 2i; London and York, 21; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter, 3; Northern and Eastere Scrip, 10; South-Eastern, 4i; Ditto Scrip, S; York and North Midland, Selby Scrip, 361 ; Boulogne and Amiens ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, ; and Paris and Rouen, 18k premium. Brighton have been 31 to 2/ ; and Greenwich, 2a discount. Colonial Bank Shares were 11i to k ; and National Provincial of Eng land, 2 discount. THOMAS CAMPBELL, ORIGINAL COPY OF THE " PLEASURES OF POPE." ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. WEDNESDAY EVENING.—That the list contained I only one race of public interest does not appear to have excited the slightest regret, the St. Leger settling, the sale, and the meeting at the club-house for the purpose of taking into consideration the pro priety of limiting future meetings to four days, &c., having proved quite sufficient to occupy the greater part of the day. The settling, we are happy to say, is admitted by all hands to have been decidedly good; money, of course, was not over-abundant, and time, as a consequence, was required in several cases, but no fears are entertained that the outstanding balances will shortly be paid up. It has not often been our fortune to record so pleasant a finale to a race that, whatever mancauevring may have preceded it, was evidently run on the square. Mr. Irwin wins between twelve and thirteen thousand pounds ; Mr. Forth, two thousand by one account, and by another three times as much. Colonel Charritie, Mr. Har greaves, and some Irish gentlemen, are also good winners ; but we do not hear that " the publio" have had any participation in the spoils—The Cure, Ithuriel, or The Princess, would have suited them much better. In the losing class we may include Mr. Collett, most of John Scott's masters, two or three Noble Lords, and William Scott. Some of the professionals have also dropped their money, the profits realised out of The Cure, Scott's horses, and the outsiders, having been insufficient to cover their losses against the winners. The Club meeting, at which the Earl of Glasgow presided, was attended by the Marquis of Normanby, the Earl of Eglinton, Earl of Chesterfield, Lord George Bentinck, Hon. George Anson, Hon. Captain Rous, Mr. Lumley, one of the Stewards, and other influential patrons of the races. The objects for consideration were—first, whether any change should be made in the days which the races are hereafter to come off; tad se condly, whether, by increasing the pri ze t o th e s econ d, and giving a prize to the third horse, a stronger in• ducement might not be afforded for larger entries for the St. Leger, as well as a more certain guarantee obtained for the appearance of a more extensive field of horses at the post than in modern times ; for it has been seen, that ever since the " play or pay" subscrip tion was altered toso sovs., h ft, the fields have decreased until they have reached nine, as on Tuesday, thereby stripping this important race of its most brilliant fea ture. With regard to the first proposition, it was I unanimously agreed that, next year, th e races s h o uld I begin on Tuesday and terminate on Saturday; that the Great St. Leger should be run for on Wednesday, the Yorkshire Handicap at a late hour on Thursday, so as to afford time for the settling, and the Cup on Friday. This resolution was adopted principally on open m t i h g e ht b b e e tt p in r g ev_e roo nte m d s , the ground that Sunday travelling regard to the second a on nd s th n e n p d r n e y s , en s t y p o l i a d n ed o . f ke wr ep i i t n h g point, Lord George Bentinck urged the vast im portance, in a race like the St. Leger, of secur ing a large field of starters, a s we ll as of encouraging them to run honestly and fairly to the end, instead of, as in the present day, pulling up when the chances of becoming first and second were out. By enlarging the second prize, creating a third prize, and enabling the fourth to save his stake, there would be a stronger inducement to competition; for if some might abandon the hope of obtaining the first prize, all might entertain an expectation of getting sufficiently near to obtain a remuneration for coming such a distance. His Lordship's proposition was, therefore, that the second prize should be increased to 5001., and the third to 2001., while the fourth should save his stake. In the opinion of Lord Glasgow, Lord Normanby, Lord Chesterfield, and others, this would be too large a reduction of the great prize, and proposed smaller sums. Lord George Bentinck re plied that, by thus extending the chances to competi tors, all deficiences would be supplied by the increased number of subscribers to the stake. Finally, it was agreed, by way of experiment (to commence with the year 1846), that the second should have 3001., and the third 1001., instead of saving his stake; after which the meeting broke up. The races did not commence till three o'clock, and the " Great Yorkshire Handicap" proved unusually attractive, as well as a source of very extensive spe culation. The atsendance was certainly far inferior to that of the preceding day; nevertheless the com pany in the Grand Stand, the ring, and the running ground, was numerous and respectable, and fully equalled anything we have seen in former years on the third day. CORRANNA AND POIG..A-BALLAGII.—The dispute between Mr. Collett and Mr. Irwin was amicably arranged this evening, M r . C o ll ett h av i ng agree d to pay forfeit on the 1,000 sous. in proportion to the odds that might be expected to be laid on Foig-a-ballagh had the match been run. Captain Rous, who was re quested to fix the price, has named 9to 4. Mr. Irwin, therefore, will receive about 4421. As the Poet Campbell will doubtless find a bio grapher, and at no distant date, it becomes a matter of importance that everything g i ven t o th e p u bli c con cerning him should be correct and consistent with fact. Of late we have perused several letters now in the custody of private individuals in Edinburgh, some of them from the poet himself, written at an early period ; others from his mother, who seems to have been a woman of intelligence and strong good sense. These documents are indispensable to the writer of a life of Campbell ; but we have no intention to allude to them further at present, than merely to intimate the fact of their existence. What we wish to correct in thus adverting to the subject is a passage in an article on Campbell in the last number of Fraser's Magazine, which contains some curious and interest ing anecdotes of the poet. At page 344, the writer of the article observes : " I have often heard it said, and in Campbell's life time, that there was a very different copy of The Pleasures of Hope' in MS., in the hands of Dr. An derson's family ; and I once heard the question put to Campbell, who replied, with a smile, 0 dear, no nothing of the kind.' The alterations which the poem underwent by Anderson's advice may have given rise to a belief that the poem was at first very unlike what we now see it." TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS. doz. doz. pair. .31-in. handsome balance handle 18s. Od. 14s. Od. 6s. 6d. t-in. balance hamdle, largest and best made.. 2oe. Od. 16s. •d. 7e. 6d. Ditto with Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to 5i1ver.......... 225. 6d. 18s. Od. fis. 6d. Forks half the above price. C. 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At what period the question was put to the poet does not appear ; if at a late period of his life, distance of time might have made the circumstance escape his memory, for assuredly such a MS. exists, and has been for several years in the possession of Mr. Patrick Maxwell, editor of Miss Blamire's poetical works. It originally belonged to the late Dr. Murray, Professor of Oriental Languages in the University of Edinburgh, is in good preservation, and is in the hand writing of the poet. The whole poem consists only of about 40 or 50 paragraphs, and altogether scarcely amounts to one-half of what it now does ; it extends over 20 pages of MS., and may contain about 400 lines. At the end of the poem is " The Irish Harper's Lament for his Dog," tune—" The Nine Links of Yellow," word for word as it is now printed under the title of "The Harper." It is truly stated by the writer in Fraser, that the introduction to the " Plea sures of Hope" underwent many alterations ; and how much it stood in need of it, and how much it was beholden to Dr. Anderson's exquisite taste and friendly advice, may be gathered from the following extract from the beginning of the poem in the MS. before us, which we insert with Mr. Maxwell's permission, and which may be considered as a literary curiosity : TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. WANTED, a person of first-rate ability and ex perience, as COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Apply, by letter, to J. and J. Colman, 1, Dosvgate-hill, City. 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 animal investigation, to declare a second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts invested on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. Bonus in 5 g Cash. ta CD • 9 J .' • £ s. d. 77 5 1 64 5 6 51 5 11 8,11 &uci 6ro *{4 `;C R Banns Prenliu "' R added. £ 5. d. 12 3 9 9 16 4 1711 9 Z 5. its 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 ORIGINAL INTRODUCTION TO THE POEM. Seven lingering moons have cross'd the starry line Since Beauty's form, or Nature's face divine Had power the sombre of my soul to turn— Had power to wake my strings and bid them burn. The charm dissolves ! What Genius bade me go To search th' unfathom'd mine of human woe— The wrongs of man to man, of clime to clime — Since Nature yoked the fiery steeds of Time— The tales of death—since cold on Eden's plain The beauteous mother clasp'd her Abel slain— Ambitious guilt—since Carthage wept her doom— The Patriot's fate—since Brutus fell with Rome? The charm dissolves ! My kindling fancy dreams Of brighter forms inspired by gentler themes ; Joy and her rosy flowers attract my view, And Mirth can please, or Music charm anew ; And Hope, the harbinger of golden hours, The light of life, the fire of Fancy's powers Returns :—Again I lift my trembling gaze, And bliss the smiling guest of other days. So when the northern in the lonely gloom, Where Hecla's fires the polar night illume, Hails the glad summer to his Lulean shores, And bow'd to earth his circling suns adores. So when Cimmerian darkness wakes the dead, And hideous Nightmare haunts the curtain'd bed, And scowls her wild eye on the maddening brain, What speechless horrors thrill the slumbering swain, When shapeless fiends inhale his tortur'd breath, Immure him living in the vaults of death ; Or lead him lonely through the charnell'd aisles, The roaring floods, the dark and swampy vales, When rock'd by winds he wanders on the deep, Climbs the tall spire, or scales the beetling steep, His life-blood freezing to the central urn, No voice can call for aid, no limb can turn, Till eastern shoot the harbinger of Day, And Night and all her spectres fade away. If then some wand'ring Huntsman of the morn Wind from the hill his murm'ring bugle horn, The shrill sweet music wakes the slumberer's ear, And melts his blood, and bursts the bands of fear ; The vision fades—the shepherd lifts his eye— And views the lark that carols to the sky. These verses clearly indicate the peculiar genius and the refined taste of Campbell ; yet they are very different from the introductory lines which were after wards substituted, and with which the printed poem now begins. Many of the passages in this origi nal draught are verbatim, or nearly so, with the pub lished work ; others have been evidently retouched, and some (the episode to the Nightmare for example) have been entirely suppressed. It is unnecessary , for us to give any detail of the way in which the original MSS. was procured, or how it came into the hands of the present custodier ; this may be done in a different form, or through another channel. Our object in the meantime has been gained, by giving proof that Campbell must have forgotten or been unwilling to acknowledge the fact that " there was (as Fraser's correspondent says he often heard) a very different copy of the Pleasure of Hope,' in manuscript, in the hands of Dr. Anderson's family."—Edinburgh Advertiser. DERBY BETTING. sto 1 agst John Day's lot 33 to 1 agst Black Princ e-5 to 1 agst Scott's lot taken 16 to 1 agst Alarm 35 to 1 agst Rebecca colt 17 to 1 agst Cobweb colt 40 to 1 agst Brother to 25 to 1 agst Seaman E. o.—taken 25 to 1 agst Newsmonger 40 to 1 agst Lycurgus—t. 25 to 1 agst Minikin colt 40 to 1 agst Twig—taken 30 to 1 agst hedger --t, • 50 to 1 agst Fitzallen—t. New match for Friday.—Corranna, Bst 101 b. agst William le Gros, Bst ; two miles, 100, h ft. SALE BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL'S, AT DONCASTER. Gs. Ch or ro yearling filly, by Oppidam, out of Io 5O Br yearling colt, by Recovery, out of Ellen Percy 80 Ch yearling c Snaallhopes, by Gl a di a tor Gr f, by Stumps, dam by Comus, 3 yrs B a y filly, Sister to the a b ove , 2 yrs Lady Day, 2 yrs, by J eree d ... 37 MESMERIC ABSURDITIES. " THE RATIONALE OF MAGNETISM." BY SAMUEL SPURR ELL. Whilst there is an obvious and increasing ten dency, on the part of the public, to inquire into the reality, the nature, and the uses of the mesmeric mystery, and to listen with impartiality, if not with favour, to the averments of its believers, the insane, or perhaps the fraudulent pretensions of many who, instead of pursuing the subject as a matter of cautious investigation, profess it as an art ascertained, estab lished, and complete, have the effect of startling Credulity in her eager advance, and inducing doubt upon the best authenticated facts, and distrust upon the most sincere and the most eminent advocates. In raising the indignation of the honest observer, and the disgust of the candic sceptic, the ingenious tissue of absurdities, entitled by its author the " Rationale (!) of Magnetism," is calculated to be immensely effective, as the work itself is immensely ridiculous. The in troduction gives a learned exposition of the two classi fications of the " science," viz., mental and anima magnetism. It then proceeds to explain some (no/ doubt interesting, if intelligible) views of the author on the powers of ultra-vision and intro-vision, and the advantages that would be derived from an operator becoming his own patient, and thus pos sessing himself of those two wonderful powers. The case of the " Philadelphian Solitary," who could travel from Philadelphia to Africa, thence over Europe, and lastly to London, in search of an un known man, whom at last he meets bodily at a convivial table in London, and puts questions to him from his wife—with the answers to which he returns to Philadelphia—all his mission having occupied but a few minutes, and the said solitary having been all the while entranced in his own chamber This is gravely stated; not merely as an illustration, but as an authority ! And the book, too, is boldly put forth as a text-book—a philosophical text-book—supported by facts solemnly vouched for on the author's testimony, and that of several others named, described, and referred to. But from the specimen just referred to, Mr. Spurrell goes not for by-gone authorities, to the Arabian Nights or our own fairy tales— in truth, these faithful nar ratives have too much the semblance of rationality to bear out his " Rationale." As to his own facts, ridiculous and unblushing as they are, they would deserve no notice, but that they . are told with such an air of simplicity, that they might im pose upon some innocent lovers of the marvellous, o r, what is perhaps worse, bring into disbelief impor tant and ascertained phenomena upon which this monstrous superstructure of hardy invention is erected. Nay, it does appear that the book has a great sale ; and certainly its contents are very extensively dis cussed, finding, strange to say, many sturdy de fenders. Now, the utmost length that a reasonable person could at present go with the philo-mesmerists would be to admit that Dr. Elliotson and the other eminent men, of unquestionable honour and distinguished talents, who investigate mesmerism, have pretty well established that it is possible to produce in a human being a peculiar condition, in a state of existence not only different, but separate, from the ordinary one is passed, and powers and faculties are developed which are not possessed in th e or di nar y con diti on . There is a sleep unlike the natural ; rigidity of the muscles— utter insensibillity to pain—sometimes sleep-waking, and an inexplicable exaltation of the senses. That there does accompany this latter condition a facility of seeing objects not presented to the eyes se'ms to be affirmed by a large body of evidence vei y far re moved from suspicion. But this chump, co b so WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS.---Mr. Wil son is at present making a most successful tour in the west of England. At Plymouth his entertainments were honoured by the presence of the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, the Earl and Countess of Morley, Lord Auckland, Sir Ralph and Lady Lopez, Admiral Sir David and Lady Milne, and all the gentry of the neigh bourhood. He gave "A Nicht wi' Burns," in the Ply mouth Theatre, under the patronage of Admiral Sir David Milne, when the house was crowded to excess. We see by the northern papers that in a few days the Scottish minstrel bends his steps as far north as Inver ness, and the towns in the neighbourhood. DISAFFECTION IN AUSTRALIA.—The Australian papers are almost as menacing and exciting as the Cana dian. Sir George Gipp's order of the 2(1 of April, levy ing 101. pasturage license for every station on the sheep feeders, has raised an indescribable ferment. Meetings, and speeches, and resolutions, crowd one upon the other, all declaring war upon Lord Stanley and his Governor. The more moderate rely on their influence in the Legis lative Council to embarrass and upset the Governor ; whilst the more violent propose nothing less than a re fusal to pay tho tax, and exhort the feeders to sot the Government at defiance. The parties insist that they alone sustain the colony, furnishing it with its only ex port, and that the policy of compelling them to purchase, settle, and till, instead of feeding, will prove as disas trous as it is arbitrary. The colonial authorities evi dently regard the sheep feeders with an unfavourable eye, as men whose capital is not vested permanently in the soil, and who contribute little to the expenses of . the colony or the immigration fund. The parties deride the land system altogether, with its failure, its suspension, and its bankruptcies. They form the most powerful body in the colony, and are evidently too much exaspe rated to reason calmly, or abide by the fiscal edict of the Governor, which has raised a ferment not easy to be allayed.—Cork Examiner. CHEAP TRAIN FROM YORK.—On Monday a cheap train brought an importation of between two and three thousand visitors into Newcastle, giving an unusual ap • pearauce of bustle to its streets.— Tyne Mercury. .., , Z - • - - . . . • . , . ... •-'-' ~,!.. :, -:- . i .." . ,.. . .. .... • . ,- ..„ . . ._ollllbo w - .. • _ :c_.,..1 ~,-• ' ), , 4 . 10,4,' ' ' ~,,, • . t" .,-. . ' , ..7;': : • ' Cle 1 .. ' ~,,, 4,.. ...... r i , o . 1 t:Ai,: ..- -8, 4 .„. r'7 , • '. l,o. l qi i i . a , 4, 4 avii ;,. , • ' -'-*i4 l4 ;ciee''' - ° I _L_.Th\l'A -..,.7r.);*... •-- .' ---;" ' 1 4,..-- „.. `'-' 4 ,4-' , -.;‘ , - '', .. , ' 1 ' I 1 4 . . i.,, ' ....-•- 1 ..., ..„ ,t,..,•• \ , • .., 1.. - :• W' '' .. 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Yet the pseudo-mesmerists deal with clair voyance as an every-day occurrence—an almost inse perable condition of mesmerism—so that ws have seen upon a platform at Mr. Vernon's lectures as many as six clairvoyants at a time, who were, how ever, exhibited with no better success than the experi ment deserved, although it was calculated to throw very unmerited discredit on genuine mesmerism. Mr. Spurrell beats these practitioners hollow. He finds not only clairvoyance, but extra-vision. His pa tient sees not only the money in other people's pockets—but from Maidstone he sees all that is pass,• ing on the way to London, and all the goings on, tie doings, aye, and the sayings, of the Queen, the Prince and the company! He reads the cards in the gentle men's pockets, and repeats their names to his mes meriser in Maidstone, at the very moment they are announced at the Palace, &c., &c. It lightens in Lon don at the moment he is outside the Palace, and he promises to " go up and see what it is" the first op portunity. But this Edward Willesden, the Sunday school teacher at Maidstone, is beaten by another mesmeric youth, who goes up occasionally to the moon, and describes to his operator all that is to be seen there. It is actually affirmed that there is an erratic genius of this kind in some midland county, and that his revelations will be given to the world in due time. To wade through one-half of the trash to be found in this "Rationale" would be as tedious as unprofitable. It is sufficient to point out that the able and honourable men who maintain their belief in cer tain phenomena of mesmerism, aro not to be disgraced by the madness or dishonesty of every enthusiast or impostor. X s. d. 8. cl. 1837 170 9 3 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 1839 116 16 0 PUBLICATIONS. COMPLETION OF THE BOOK OF THE FARM. Next week will be published, price Is., Parts X.X. and XXI., completing the work of THE BOOK OF THE FARM. By HENRY STEPHENS, F.R.S.E. Illustrated with Wood Engravings. At the same time will be published, The SECOND and THIRD Volumes, handsomely bound In cloth. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. LAMEBT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, ANIS ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. " He who in pleasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or yeuthfulcharms, A here lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man I" Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, prioe 2s , 6d,, or sent by post, free, to any address, as. 6d., SELF-PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay en kj those concealed disorders originating in youthful excesses, and terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinking., Anxieties , and Tremors, which afflict the' Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, with plain Directions for their perfect Reiteration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon 9, BEDFORD-STREET, MEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,&e. " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the in herent privileges of mankind, are 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 questionrrnay be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. " The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to all who are ›offering from nervous debility and general weakness."—Wakefield Journal. Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-rew ; Starie, 23, Tlchborne.street, Quadrant, Regent Area ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery. lane; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall.street ; and by all Booksoll,gra At home every day till Three, and from Five till Eight. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 17.—1 n our paper of the 19th of August we observed that several of the principal German journals confirmed the report which had been circulated, that the exportation of corn from the kingdom of Poland had been prohibited. The Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung has had an article to the same effect. On the other hand, the Universal Prussian Gazette publishes a letter from Posen of the 9th of September, which declares that statement to be unfounded. Vessels laden with corn for exporta tion pass every day, and there does not appear to be any particular reason for such a prohibition, the harvest in the kingdom of Poland having been pretty favourable. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 17.—We lately gave an account from the Java papers of the stranding of the Belgian brig, the Charles, on the coast of Borneo, of the Liver Coety, and of its being abandoned by the crew on the appearance of a great number of pirates, and that on the arrival of the captain and crew at Macassen, the authorities resolved that the squadron which was already collected at Macassia before the arrival of the crew of the Charles, should chastise the pirates. It was a fortnigllt before the squadron could disco'ver the precise spot were the Charles had run aground. Having reached the mouth of the river, it was found to be defended by a barri cade of piles, and it was with great difficulty that this obstacle was removed. The captain commanding the expedition ascended the river with two schooners, each having eighteen men on board. The result was that notwithstanding some attempts of the Sultan of Tongaron to persuade the Dutch not to ascend the river, they persisted, and in nine days reached a settle ment of eight or nine hundred houses, in which was the residence of the Sultan. The place was wholly deserted. All the houses were searched, but none of the stolen goods could be found, and Kampong (a settlement) was burnt. Subsequent information led to the discovery and arrest of a person in office, who had part of the stolen property in his possession. The commander of the expedition required that the stolen goods should be given up, and an indemnity of 120,000 florins paid, threatening to burn the Kampong of Sumarinda unless these terms were complied with. The inhabitants collected 4,000 florins, and entered into an engagement so pay the remainder in five years, giving two of the most distinguished inhabitants as hostages. BERLIN, SEPT. 14.—His Majesty the King has returned to Sans Souci, where Prince Charles of Prussia has also arrived. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia has returned from his visit to England. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 16 —A letter from Treves, of the 11th September, says : " The Bishops of Munster and Treves arrived yes- ' terday evening in this city. "The numbers of the faithful who came 'to pros trate themselves before the Holy Tunic is still very great. On Sunday last the number of pilgrims was about 40,000. The total number of those who have come since the 18th of August to see the sacred gar ment, may 'lse estimated at about half a million." The hotels of Brussels are beginning to fill with strangers, who come to be present at the Per of Sep tember. Among the latest arrivals are General Sir Gordon Drummond and his family ; Count Lowent jelm, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Sweden to the Court of France; the Princess of Hohenloe Bartenstein; Princess Leopoldine de Lichtenstein, by birth a Princess Esterhazy, and her sisters, the Prin cesses Sophia and Mary Esterhazy. Their Majesties the King and Queen, the two young Princes, and the Princess Royal, with a numerous suite, arrived at Ostend on the 14th. RusslA.—A Berlin paper publishes the following remarkable notice from St. Petersburgh :-- "On the report of the Minister of Justice respect ing the late disorderly proceedings in the criminal court of Novogorod, his Imperial Majesty has autho rised him to address the following imperial notice to the body of the nobility of the Government of Novo gorod, as a warning and admonition to all the nobility of the empire. " His Majesty has perceived with much regret from this report, how little the nobility understand the value of the imperial confidence giving them the pri vilege of filling the most important offices of the Go vernment by elections from their own body. His Majesty will be obliged in future to withdraw the privilege granted them as a special imperial favour as soon as they forget to maintain their own dignity, and do not choose more conscientious persons as their judges, who shall maintain the dignity of the body, and recommend themselves to the Sovereign by a worthy performance of the duties of their office." THE HAGUE, SEPT. 15.—We have received Java papers of the 20th and 24th of April, from which we learn that the Governor-General had published, on the 22d of April, the receipt of intelligence confirming the death of his Majesty King William Frederick, Count of Nassau, adding that all European civil and military officers in the Dutch-Indian possessions are to go into mourning for eighteen weeks. The Java Courant of the 20th of April copies from the Singapore Free Press a long account of an expe dition of the British ships of war the Harlequin and the Wanderer, and the Company's steamer the Diana, to Alcheen, on the coast of Sumatra, to demand sa tisfaction for the plundering of the British merchant men Tatal Khan, at Battie, and Robert Spankie, at Quallah Murdoa. D'AUDIGNY REPRIMANDED.—Monsieur Guizot has undertaken to order Captain Bruat to reprimand M. D'Aubigny for his conduct to Pritchard. The solemnity will, we understand, be performed in the following manner:—Bruat will be seated at a table with bottles and glasses before him. He will then order D'Aubigny to be brought into his presence. Bruat will then rise, and with great sternness address the prisoner, thus— M. D'Aubigny, it is my painful duty to severely re primand you—and you are reprimanded accordingly (D'Aubigny bows). Now, comrade, sit down (pushes the bottles). Chateau Margaux or Latitte? D'Aubigny —Latitte. Bruat (filling)—" 7rinquous ! Ala yloire tie France !" And, until a late hour in the evening, D'Aubigny continues to be remanded.—Punch, HUNTERS. Paddy ..................................... l2O Gr m, by Rocket 360 The Lass o' Byth Ch g, Brother to the Lass o' Byth, 5 yrs 9O Citizen Br h, by Rocket Dare Devil Caesar. ......................... . .............................. 155 Mechanic ................................................... 116 Sir Robert ............................................... . ... 130 T HOROGH-BRED STOCK.. Br c, by Bay Middleton, out of Lillah B yearling colt, by Gatewood, out of Lady 125 B yearling colt, by Phcenix, out of Abigail lOO Oh yearling colt, by Stockport, out of Manilla 2OO Ch yearling colt, by St. Martin, out of Royalty B yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Ganymede 3B B yearling filly, by Gladiator, out of Teresa Ch yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Wild Rose 22 Ch f, by Slane, out of Teresa 26 Ch m, 7 yrs NEW STEAMERS.—On Saturday forenoon last the twin steamers, Her Majesty an d t h e R oya l C onsort, in tended Clyde A rd to r f f e o r r athe trial F Fleetwood and down the the o e s x s a h n i b it station, their sailing and seagoing qualities. Af ter go i ng eas ily down to Greenock, the ships then commenced a friendly trial of speed, which was kept up until they reached the started lighthouse on the Little Cumbrae, and declared by Mr. Dennie, the time-keeper, to be at a speed of upwards of fifteen miles an hour. These vessels are fully GOO tons burden, are supplied with engines of 300-horse power, and are similar. in every respect in model and construction, with the exception that the paddle-floats of Her Majesty are solid, while those of the Royal Consort are divided. It was the wish, therefore, of the builders, Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, to test the capa bilities of the different paddles, Mr. Tod acting as chief engineer on board the Consort, Mr. M'Gregor filling the same situation on board Her Majesty; and the result is, that the solid float has been found, in point of speed, to be superior to the divided one. It is scarcely possible to describe the interest and excitement attaching to the race between these two beautiful steam-vessels; for nearly three miles they were as near as may be " neck and neck :" but Her Majesty, with the solid floats, gradually shot a-head. The weather was wild and boisterous, and admirably fitted to test the capa bilities of the boats as seagoing steamers. They are each supplied with tubular boilers, direct self-acting engines, and fitted up with five compartments; and at the time of the highest speed we are informed by the engineers that the pressure on the boiler was not more than six pounds to the square inch. Several of the shareholders, with their wives and families, were on board the ships, and, notwithstanding the perils of the ~ d ar k and stormy water, there was much hilarity and enjoyment. At four o'clock, Captain Wilson, late R.N., took the chair in Her Majest y, and Mr. Smith, the manager of the Fleetwood station, officiated as croupier. Several good speeches were delivered, and amongst many statements in favour of the iron boats, Mr. M'Gregor stated that they were cheaply constructed, would not burn, would not take dry -rot, and while they were built in compartments, would not sink. An agree able party also dined, under the presidency of Captain Ewing, in the Royal Consort. We look upon the con struction of these boats as adding another triumph to the ship-building capabilities of the Clyde.—Glasgow Herald. A STRANGE FANCY.---A story is told of a hypro condriac gentleman of rank and fortune in Ireland, who fancies one of his legs of one religion and th other of another. He not unfrequently puts one of his unfor tunate legs outside of the bed clothes to punish it for its religious errors. 72 1 2 I s GO 1000 The division of profits is animal, 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 borrnv, 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 conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. LIFE ASSURANCE ANB ANNUITIES. The following are Specimens of the LOW RATES of PRE MIUM charged by the AUSTRALASIAN COLONIAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY. Age • ....... 20 30 4O Annual Prem. I£l 10 3 £2 0 7 X 2 15 3 £4 1 8 £6 3 9 and of these Premiums one-third may remain unpaid in the hands of the Assured, at interest to be deducted from the stuns 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. C. E. Mangles, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. Richard Onslow, Esq. John Henry Capper, Esq. William Walker, Esq. SBCRETART—E. Ryley, Esq. For prospectuses and other partil Bishopgate-street, corner of Cornhi - - - !mhos, apply at the offices, N 0.12 6, Llll. VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. TRUSTEES. Sir JAMES DUKE Alderman, M.P., Chairman. BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. BENJAMIN BARNARD, Esq. CHARLES BALDWIN, Es q. Peculiar advantages are offered by this Company. Thus.— Parties assuring the lives of others may make their policies secure, notwithstanding the life assured may go out of the limits of Europe, without the necessary permission of the Directors having been pre. viously obtained. Credit of half the premiums fir the first five years allowed on po licies efrbctecl for the whole term of life. On policies of five years' standing, half the amount paid. after the first year's premium, may be borrowed thereon by the Assured. Advances are also made to Assurers on real or undoubted personal security, for terms of years, repayable by Instalments. Attention is particularly requested to the detailed Prospectuses of the Company, which may be obtained at the Office, is, King William-street, City, or by letter, addressed to the Secretary. WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY. No. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post. office, London. DIRECTORS. JAMES MORRIS, Esq., Chairman. JOHN LABOUCHERE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq. John W. Buckle, Esq. George Lynll, Esq., 31. P. John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq., M.P. Francis hart Dyke, Esq. John Martin, Esq.. M.P. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Thomson liankey,jun., Esq. Robert Mitford, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry It. Reynolds, jun., Esq. George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Loch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. A. W. Robarts, Esq I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. George Stone, Esq. ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S. In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, a Bonus was declared in June 1829, exceeding one per cent. per annum on the sums insured, on all average of the different Ages ; and two subsequent divisions of nearly equal amounts were made up to Christmas 1835 and Christmas 1842. On an average of the three divisions the Reversionary Bonuses added to the several Policies at the end of every seven years amounted to about 27 per cent. on the total premiums paid thereon during those seven years, and the whole amount of Bonuses allotted at the three Septennial divisions exceeded 530,0001. In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared on the sth of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies which had been in force seven years at Christmas 1843, and the same is now in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted) between the hours of ten and three o'clock. Notice is hereby given, That Assurances which expire at Michael mas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall Mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. GEORGE KEYS, Secretary, lIEARTBURN, &c.—Certain and immediate relief in the hours of business, by night, or on a journey, is given by the Pure Alkaline Preparations of 111-CARBONATE of SODA and I'OTASS, compressed into Pills by Brockedon's Patent Process. They furnish an ever ready and instant remedy t• those painful diseases of the digestive organs, Heartburn, Sick-headache, Indigestion, &c , produced by Acidity. Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street ; and by every Chemist and Druggist in the United Kingdom. Price One Shilling per Box, or in Family Boxes, Half-a-Crown. CURE OF NERVOUS DEAFNESS.-Dr CRONIN may he consulted daily from Two to Four, on the USE of ARNICA MONTANA, in the successful treatment of NER VOUS DEAFNESS. The following extreme cases have been cured by this medicine :—Mr. Ryan, jun., 13, Holland-street, Soho-square ; Mr. J. W. Vogel, Morning Advertiser-office, Fleet-street ; Miss Moun sey, Oxford-road, Manchester ; Mr. Price; Adelphi Shellfish-house. Strand ; Miss Blencoe, Pittville, Cheltenham ; Mrs. Yowler, 1, Heathcote-place, Strand ; H. Woodburn, Esq., St. Martin's-lane ; Mr. Connor (the firm of Blaney and Connor), Holborn ; Mrs. Richard son, Gresford, Cheshire; Miss Willott, Aidermanbury ; Signor Do nato, 8, Lodge-street, Bristol ; Master Jones, Lydia Ann-street, Liverpool ; Lewis, Esq., Curling, Esq., Dupre, Esq., Jersey ; Mr. Lowe, jeweller, Chester, &c. Dr. Cronin's Treatise, price 2s. 6d., may be had at the Dispensary, 113, Strand ; or at the author's residence, 6, Craven-street, Strand, PUBLIC NOTICE. 434, OXFORD-STREET. TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHERS. Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. GRIMS'rONE ' S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally re commended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing disorders ncident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEADACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! By the most simple, delightful, 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 inake trial, Kings, Lords, and Commons have used it. Fhe Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Ma. jesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as Grim. stone's Eye Snuff" for its e ff icacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie ,Esq., F. R.S.R See J. B. Lach. field, 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 Grimstone'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 reports in Nov. 1531. He states that the tenacious sympathy of the. membrane, within the nostrils, with the nervous system, that Grim. stome's Eye Snuff, when frequently taken, must be of the greatest benefit to the consumer; and, further, recommends its universal adoption as a preventative. Dr. Thomas, of .Hatfield, having witnessed many cases both of headache and ophthalmia, has kindly given his testimony thereof. ' A few of the many thousand Testimonials of Sight restored and Deafness cured by Gin MSTONE'S EYE SNUFF :— . To W. Grimstone, Esq. " April 20th, 1544. " Dear Sir,—l feel bound by a sense of justice to inform you of the miraculous cure effected en myself by taking a few pinches of the far celebrated Gnmstone's Eye Snuff, which, in my case, ought rather to be called' Ear Snuff , ' it haying 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 1 should nauch regret if the extraordinary qualities of your Eye Snuff were not universally known. " I am, dear Sir, your obedient servant, " Granton, Scotland. " M A RGA RET MACGREGOR. " I can vouch for the truth of the ,foregoing facts and statements. " May 8, 1644. "JAMES SHUTER, Kentbury, Berks." G. W. M. Reynolds, editor of Chambers' London Journal, sec.. &c , relieved cf excruciating pains, and can now write without spectacles —36, Stamford.steet, Blacicfriar's.toad. Madame F. Lewis, facing the church, Park-street, Windsor; cured if dimness of sight and headache.-oth Ss.ptember, 1838, and 181'S. J. B. Lachfield, Esq. - See ed of Ophthalmia. Whitehall and Thatched House Tavern his letters, 1838 and 1812. Observe the Caution—W. GRIMSTONE is the sole inventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in canisters, at M GR Is. 9d., Id., ts. 44., 86., and 15e. 6d. each, by the Proprietor, W. IMSTUNE, at No. 434, Oxford-street, Totten. nam.ceurt.road end (late of No. 29, Broad.street, Bloomsbury), and at the Herbary, Highgate ; and can also be obtained in all the principal Towns and Cities. A liberal allowance to Shippers Owners, Captains, and all Vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snuff: This celebrated Snuff is shipped to all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign qualities in every climate; All Snuffs and Cigars shipped on the shortest notice. Any quantity can be forwarded through the General Post, by sending money orders. A 2s. 4d, canister, with postage, will cost ss. and so on in like proportion. JAERBARY ALIGLIGATE, PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. EMIGRATION.-SIERRA LEONE. " Return of the number of patients received into Kissy Hospital, Sierra Leone (the Hospital attached to the Liberated African Department), with the nature of the diseases as far as reported, &c., for the years 1835 to 1842. inclusive." This return was ordered to be printed on the 17th July last. We submit a summary of its contents only to illustrate, incidentally, some new horrors attaching to this modern Golgotha, of which many of our readers may have hitherto been ignorant. Such a catalogue of hideous diseases none but such a plague spot on our globe could rarely supply in the course of one short year. Number of Individuals admitted int ) the Liberated African Hospital, at Kissy, from January 1 to De cember 31, 1839: Men Women 157 Boys Girls Total 2,676 NOTE.—The number of persons discharged cured, and the number of deaths, in 1839, have not been reported. List of Diseases admitted during the Year 1839. Intermittent Fever 8 Remittent Fever Continued Fever Abscess 27 Ophthalmia - 58 Dropsy Paraphymosis Scurvy Elephantiasis Lepros' la Ear-ache Rheumatism 25 ,epl .... Jaundice Venereal Constipation Prolapsus Ani Sprains Wounds 25 Burns 7 Ulcers . 671 Fractures Amputation Polypus 1 Blindness Yaws 164 Craw Craw Amenorrhoea 5 Guinea Worm Tooth-ache Small-pox Chicken-pox lO Measles Consumption 5 Catarrh l9 Dysentery 366 Lethargy Paralysis .. Epilepsy Inflammation, affee- tion of the Chest 7O looping-cough 9 Colic .. Worms Necrosis 8 Diarrixed Insanity lB Affections of Knee joint W. N. AITRIN, Col. Surgeon. ROBERT CLARK, Assist. Col. Surgeon. How long are the lives of European and African sojourners in this pestiferous settlement to be con tinuously sacrificed to the fond dream of speculative philanthropy at home ? COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday for the purpose of agreeing to measures to be adopted for entertaining her Majesty and Prince Albert , on the occasion of her Majesty probably opening the Royal Exchange. Tha LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, said he had received a letter from Sir J. Graham, informing him of the honour intended to be paid to the City by her Majesty and Prince Albert. This letter and his Lordship's reply having been read, On the motion of Sir P. LAURIE, it was agreed to enter them on the minutes ;of the court. Mr. KING then rose to move for the formation of a Committee of Entertainment to provide for the re ception of her Majesty and Consort. He would com pose this Committee of a certain number of Alder men—he had no objection to all the Aldermen, and one Common Councilman from each ward. He had no wish to offend any one, nor did he think that his motion would be opposed, except by those who enter tained peculiar notions on the matter. The motion he should make was as follows : . " Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to communicate her intention, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to honour this city by open ing the Royal Exchange in the latter part of the month of October next; that it be referred to a Com mittee now to be appointed, consisting of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and one commoner from each ward, to consider in what manner the Corporation can best testify their respect and attachment to her Majesty on the oc casion. Mr. Under-Sheriff ANDBRTON seconded the motion, and with some warmth deprecated the conduct of that private committee which had, without the sane tiou or authority of this Court (the proper power in such matters), taken upon themselves to go to Windsor and tender to her Majesty an invitation to honour the City with her presence. Mr. Deputy STEVENS defended the Exchange Com mittee from the imputation intended to be cast upon it by Mr. Under-Sheriff Anderton, which he said had arisen from a pique of that gentleman, because the affair did not take place during his under-shrievalty. A letter from Sir J. GrahanAad been read, but he would ask the Lord Mayor whether he bad not re ceived another communication, containing her Ma jesty's express wishes regarding their intended enter tainment ? The LORD MAYOR said he had waited on Sir J. Graham to know where it would be most agreeable for her Majesty to rec. Ave the entertainment of her citizens, and he was told in answer, the Royal Ex change. Nothing else had been communicated to him on the subject. Ultimately the motion of Mr. King was carried by acclamation. ALDERMAN GIBBS. A Common Councilman said he had read in the Times paper a statement, purporting to be a report of a meeting of the parishioners of St. Stephen's, Wal brook, in which the name of Mr. Alderman Gibbs appeared. He wished to know from the worthy Al derman whether that account was true. The hoax which appeared in the Times was read at length. Mr. Alderman GIBBS said emphatically that the statement was totally fase, and the letter to which his name was appended an entire fabrication.—(Hear.) Mr. Alderman CorJLAND hoped the Court-woum not refuse that the statement just read, together with Mr. Alderman Gibb's denial, should be entered on their records. o t spp b h u i t n to news p a per would be a disgra ce a to this Coort. Sir P. LAUBIII said he trusted that no suc h record w ould take place. True, an attack had been mad e on taketho c haracter of Magistrateonfotaiceofamalicious c of ui his a C ra i g ty r , a Mr. LINCOLN'S LECTURES os Mtistc.—Yesterday evennil c a l evening Crosby .Linco Hall, sh lnommßeincoopidagaseter.iesstroefet ; they fourlectures on are designed to illustrate the genius and works of Beethoven, Weber, Spohr, an d M endelssohn. The lecture o f l as t night was devoted to a critical examination of the works of Beethoven, from the earliest period of his fame as a composer. The lecturer displayed a fine appreciation of Beethoven's style of composition, and very aptly illus trated his remarks by instrumental and vocal music, selected from that great master's works. In this he was ably assisted by Miss M. Lincoln, Mr. Cox, Miss Mason, and Herr Kroff. Mr. Lincoln himself presided at the piano -forte, and performed some very difficult pieces with precision and taste. The . hall was crowded to over flowing, and Mr. Lincoln rece ived unequivocal marks of the approbation of a numerous and discriminating audience. The public taste in the more elevated style of musical composition must unquestionably receive a vast impulse from lectures of this character, which are di rected to the development of principles, and, at the same time, are so pleasingly illustrated. LIFE DESTROYED nt A CARRAWAY.—A girl, named Georgians Edwards, residing in Cricklade-street, Cirencester, recently returned from Cheltenham, enciente. On Tuesday morning she was delivered of a very fine boy ; on Wednesday the child died suddenly, and, on a post mortem examination of the body being made by Mr. Warner, surgeon, it was found that . a carraway from the food which had been given to the c1:141 had lodget in its windpipe, and as the child was unable to cough it up, it brought on convulsions, and ultimately death. An inquest was holden on Wednesday afternoon, and a verdict of accidental death was returned.—Cheltenham Examiner.