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AILVDONIAN EXTENSION RAILWAY. PROSPECTUS. Capital 1;500,0001. in 60,000 251. Shares. Deposit 2/. 10s. per share. Th PROVISIONAL DLRECTORS. ' t Hon. Lord Belhaven, Chairman of the Caledonian Railway comp any tThe Right Hon. Lord Polwarth hn Mos s , Earle Chairman of the Grand Junction Railway Company eut.-Colonel Graham, Deputy Chairman of the Caledonian Railway Joh n Compa ny Wakefield, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Lancaster and Car . P4alintrtisejlkaernitails ilwoapey e febn mp s an to y ne, Esq., M.P. for the county of Dumfries M axwell Stews t, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the London and Westminster Banking Company Rich ard tip, Hodson, Esq., St P. for Berwick Tle l4e ar kha rtt Esq., l.or the county of Lanark j On . Luna d Lod Provost of Glasgow j . 4 0 °,,..h0 Gibson, Esq B ., Provost en of Lanark Sfastennan, jun., Esq., London Paterson, Esq., London Jo °d am , Macdonald, Esq., of Powderhall, Edinburgh Barstow, ata nt —ar stow, Esq., Edinburgh t.GH ouldsworth, Esq., Glasgow Esq., Glasgow • afonteith Esq., of Carstairs, near Lanark fiir j • ksnn, Esq., of Hartree, near Lanark Joh n Anstruther, Bart., of Westraw C J. Burnett, Esq.. of Gadgcrth, near Ayr Johnstone . 4 P'el3 Wolfe Douglas, Esq., of Lockerby Murray, Esq., of Cringletie, near Peebles I.l°Po Hamilton Craik, Esq., of Arbigland Jo Gr eenshields, Wilson Esq., • -ohn of Westsidewood 4. Gr eenshields, Esq., of Kerse It is klt lrd:', Esq., of Birkwood b, e , • Raillie, Esq., of Culterallers nard J. Macenzie, Esq., of Dolpington, Edinburgh N r • Alstonk, Esq., of Stockbriggs. With power to add to their number. • Messrs. Hope and Oliphant, agents, Edinburgh. John Starr, Esq., agent and interim secretary, Lanark. ENGINEFRA. Joseph Locke, Esa , F.R.S. J. E. Errington, Esq., C.E. RANKERS. -4e• liasterman, Peters, Mildred, Masterman, and Co.. London. The Commercial Bank of Scotland. a A., Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank. --blA•ultiTaalr AGENTS.—Messrs. Archibald Graham Moncrieff The and Weems. %.„,, Caledonian Railway, has been recommended by the Board of s en l l l aa the best trunk communication through Scotland, and may Pre se ;; n r ia' b . e expected to receive the sanction of Parliament in the ession. till!, Proposed Extensions are as follows—first, from a point on the Twee'iniau Railway, near Lanark, eastward, along the valley of the b ee ea, by Peebles, Galashiels, and Melrose, to Kelso, where it has with a t rra nged with Mr. Hudson that a joint station will be formed Iva rti, l,le Newcastle and Berwick Company ; and secondly, west ,, Itl nirkirk to Ayr and Kilmarnock. The t ‘ereet communication, northwards and southwards, by means of eXpe i n nin k rule, will thus be secured to those important districts, the for n;,eif.3' of which, has been pointed out by the Board of Trade, ar„„ d evelopment of the Caledonian system. Irepe",r r °os and influenked. meetings have been already held in those carethigatit di stricts, loudly calling for railway accommodation, and Th e t e j,erY facility and support. 'oral di:tension to the cast will accommodate the richest agricul !Ole r el i,"nets in Scotland with tlinher, slate, coal, Hine, and other ;Ne e . in all which articles they ate in themselves wholly desti thea4l,de the Western Extension of the Caledonian, as well as the 'eset4e, in tracts of country remarkable for their mineral eke, for b '" the requiring a supply of agricultural produce from the the" e i mmense population engaged in manufactures anti mines. ael„,; M to Mr. Telford made a sur ve y o f a li ne f rom Gl asgow ,1444, 4 Berwick, in 1810, being the first projected railway in Scot lat here P orted that " imight be easily and cheaply made," and itar'?, dist ricts can be better calculated for an interchange of pro , he !further Promoting each other's prospe . rity." marks that " The whole distance ftom Berwick to co er Summit being 77 % miles, and the total rise 753 feet (which higher than the summit now proposed to be passed InMll average inclination is under 10 feet in a mile, or lin 528. sna g ations so very easy over such extensive districts of country both A e the inter b means of railway to be carried on in sui t ." t rectio n CourSe y . s at a comparative y small expense, and it will appear -e Per fect when it is considered that the heavy articles of coal Th.. l . v are se to be passed downwards." estern Extension will form the shortest and most direct ti °o from Edinburgh to Kilmarnock and the seaport towns T reon, and thence to Ireland. t l ted " as ° , v, Dumfries and Carlisle scheme, which has been re eee-tlenntst by the Board of Trade, proposed partially' to h open u to p e 'atiark c _," of Ayrshire but afforded no access from t enee t," ( sliaa e — kt Edinburgh or to Kelso, and Berwick, whilst the Cale- ' tension Railway, in fulfilment ent of the anticipations of the afford Trade, will acLoiplish all these objects, and at the same • r n an equally good route southwards. The le COST AND SURVEY. wonte gt h of Railway which it is necessary to construct for the alaietl ll o , went of the whole important objects above specified will ti f bq m i . - miles ; and, from surveys already made and an estimate ei0,0 00 ,. • Locke, the Committee are assured that the Capital of ttrabeh,,rolaittomli : ll be sufileient to cover the whole exPense- TRAFFIC. ar slat, bla hs s to r embrace—lst. on the Eastern portion, the carriage m cao i cai n iac e , rals hi i required for the extensive manufacturing ens. areirese, and Selkirk, consisting of aieH wi k, lead, and e iron, which must be conveyed to r ew 'iß oe tweed hilst the r vas , t . st m: st uf o ne ac tur , es , c,ilcoacGrltn al n blanketting, shawls, Plafeungs and 2d, the conveyance of Mus t Pass in return ; .•L Produce from the highly-cultivated South-eastern . distriets ng aod acid Northumberland to the dense population and „,e-seid ,a,_°4 ma nufacturing districts of the West. Upon a calculation, Pt '4' 4 '2 Mr. Telford's estimate, it can be shown that, at the p een f ro a return of upwards of five per cent. may be reckoned °1 ks th ose sources alone, after deducting forty per. cent, for • ta te ~,,,, .-8e nines]"v estera portion of the line to Ayr and Kilmarnock, a very E we and goods traffic may be relied on, independent of the -stem Thmension 1 - o„,' e ct, "ery . hiehly-important districts which those lines -ey •vry large ' passenger -traffic may be calculated upon, not ~,,Pren t4 l° eal, but of a general nature. "aatin. ,';'ese sources the Committee feel themselves justified in cal gusip an ample return for the capital required. „„ eet n _ seribers' agreement will contain powers to the Provisional ts e 7 to be thereby appointed to fix the precise extent and course tenet line, and the position t ot the termini, as circumstances may gr m i i esirable, and the works powers will be takeu in the Act of Parliaent 'tes t a lease of to the Caledonian Railway Compan m y at ,91 four per cent. and one half of the Messrs. Fost e r Wiift e Dneation for shares to be IrifikiC to tt ee , London, Brok ers , 64, Broad-street, with w h om cop i es of the 22ltus and maps of the line will be lodged on and after 16th inst. ' P arliament-street, Westminster, April 12, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION. It he P rovisional Committee of the Caledonian Extension Railway. th;!eittle,. -4 •": en,—l request you will allot me Shares of 251. each, in iikie —der triking,, and I agree to accept the same, or any smaller t o ; 1 1mny be allotted to me, to Subscribers the deposit thereon, and tekire'tirarliamentary Contract and ' Agreement when I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, Name Professson ...... Address ...... Reference .. .. .. .. L''' ‘ ,"-; AT WELCH RAILWAY, °II A—..XECTING the Mineral and Manufacturing Districts w ALES with BIRMINGHAM, M ANC HE %TER, LIVER NORTH of ENGLAND, and SCOTLAND. Bionmi„ hegistered pursuant to 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110. x. 2.740,0001., in Shares of 251. each. Deposit 21. per Share. ENGINEERS. u alleS VI noles, Esq. F.R.S.A., M.R.I.A. t oth, John Addis ' on, Esq. 14_ /04_,..saixtlsd—ysLoannddonpteaHrsaonnbu7s,seTragyelaonri,sanIdnnL,lo3d. Fleet-street, 7 1f1, Drep ossa London. r, w er. ee betw Railway is intended to give a direct line of con ]o ter • ..ten Carmarthen, Swansea, Brecon, Hereford, and leest:r, Hereford it will join the proposed Monmouth, and :47.,4 41slItt.S.Iirssyskury liaes ; a t Worcester, the propos G eel l Oxf s o t r or , ai„Liv tatTordsluro, - d Birmi , igham and ouce b ra lt tner,by a direct nte from South Wales to B_r areo:r, 001, Manchester, the North of England, and Scotland. `giot i ."%th e 7 l to connect with the main line, by means of short 11.4eal =ttnelly and Taff Vale Railways, and securing by those 1 0 44bvi s ,e Produce of their distrieta to the main line. ,Itspi ° Of S ou 11_VOrtance of such a Fite to mak e the great mineral Bry asolrales serviceable to the manufacturing districts of 1.*),.k1 golntrell to give a cheap and safe convey nee for the Rinw ties Of copper spelter, and other metals, sent from Bth fL, -ingham, Liver ' pool, and the North, needs no contro l% ofta communication between those towas, the ev e , ca the North o f E ngland and Scotland, a ry vain -BThie'llii,r be made to th e S pec i al Report of the Board of aceeln following is an extract : t 'tiou of Herefordshire Worcestershire, South et ,° , lq, ‘lttPortant districts lying t) the west of the present DlZetair b tge 11 ,;, 1 ! evidently at no distant period, require not only ~e th e e- 1 40 n w ",'," , ay along the southern coast, to place them in '4 4 'l Wi tis r 4 dir4 London ; but also h a r narrow , a narrow guage Railway to t es ",the and unbroken communication through Binning trek, Of the kracturing districts, and the great Railway system la j t ' e , r4 cllitat,,,, n g d orn• The extension of such a Railway would (11 4 ,'let ; c r est by the establishment of the narrow guage, and qiet on .!,Pendent of the Great Western in the Worcester St , ere ~ the other hand, would be greatly impeded if that 4 to the Great Western district and to the wide N.'', Is t,ttoi paii ed as :n fact that the coal in the ne.thhourhood of Mer 114oftbAglerGloecesTelCIDIrirlocomotive purpos-s on the a Grsa o t t *V‘ he e r s i ze n rn e; t or lt 4 ll4 3 , r i th ; the saving i a n u c an ost d o7ra c v e in ste g so n cheap on the to 'ti ,, 'el 4° ince ' /-01 7 great advantage to the proposed line, and 11 1 ., g re '!‘gth of.,ll,easerable saving if, the working of it. li' a e t o plabi to e w ol in line from Swansea through Breco - , Here , Gard oreester, will be 99 miles ; and from Carmar ki"iee, bAlthogetylf3:, 'where the two lines would unite, 24 . miles, or eNtweett e a ` r 'L_ltj en the proposed Railway, the saving in of dt • t li sce sz e!ti, la it t e e e o r !etvo u llo ng ° to o B to lrmi p n places further upwards ° teZieue m r ,_h_ e Trattle has been carefully made by competem e ° , on th e s f s Qoe. based upon the greatly reduced charges ' l Ol - "°rth Lines ; the results of which are as follows : eth , Jak e, ASSENGERS. Conveyance of Mails, Par' o D l' 3 '°l ' , g •••"• • • • . ... . COaDelter, A, .. GOODS. ..-erchandise now per Road and v eYane e. ... ....... ................... is lll t only assumed.) 6 1,j r : em_ taringN DEAD STOCK. .Ilufac Population of Stafford- 43,072 16 10 gt° 4o VINIERAL TRAFFIC tO4 &C. &C: ••• • • • • 13,456 5 6 41 q1111,_ f L on ,, , ',on traffic, Irish Traffic, or carrying the Irish Mails, I'm r - wo. a, coining via "Milford Haven. 4..t 88 i plotint of Traffic ••••• • • • • • £321,732 19 3 " Per cent. cost of working • • 128,693 3 9 45,199 12 b £321,732 19 3 1% -ve il kil will i n g Upwards of 7 per cent on the Share capital. %, taken to allow Interest . at . the rate of 4 per cent. on 4 41' l'r a il calls. paid up until the line is open. fo etuses lo wNtin N Ol t 4 ~-118 r Will lie issued in a few days; in the mean time V4rs. 'l'4rcbrjeares may be made to the Solicitors ; or to the fol e4 1 :40 1 , 1 4 rs :—lklessrs. llichins, Ilarrison and Co., or IS4l)2the mss 11 d Sons, Threadneedle -street, London ; Mr. 0k .44; 1 1 $00,, _Or Mr. Joseph Edmundson, Birmingham ; Mr , 8. _ "4 l_Messrs. Parsons and Townley, Liverpool ; Messrs. L't, (2,odwaro_noYland, or Mr. Frederick Tootal, Manchester ; tee. 314,,_ 3 and Son, or Mr. Luke Arnold, Bristol ; Mr. William or ii:441,, r. Thomas Spiers, Gloucester ; Mr. A. 'Ludes, ' 41glesfleld, Leicester. siNso To G REAT WE N I - .et% TI LE WELCH RAILWAY. p 4 ,1 4 ca r ... l PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. to r th t tbi a e request you will allot me Shares, of 251. 12 1, 1 e • 4 eDosi t ( t n 'PanY ; and I undertake to accept the same, and ,w1t114(1.,.._ hereon, or any less number that may be allowed 'e t,r4t...-!llertake to execute the Agreement and Parliamen waen required. Name........ ....... .......... ......: :: Residence. • • 11 4 4 I" Trade,Date or Profession.. ...... • . • • • • • re, ' day tiential and Reference— 4, opulent Provisional Committeevvill be published £193,039 15 6 rh ' 4 ll , b —}, ~i RA Ys, -- Tea Urns, Knives and Forks, titfor is, 1;:‘,.,,-.ci'vers, &c., at C. WATSON'S, 41 and 42, BARBICAAZi i aL,",.ItTOX-FOLGA.TE. Established half a centurY 1 , 6, > erW` Tea-trays, including the largest size made,35 1 8 4 . 1 ; . v J eri_ lik',Tc4.44..Zented all over, 503. a Set of Three, and up to 14,Z,!troZes.ie7s. fid. %Set, and upwards ;London het t a att F er iv n e s up 4 to five 1;111- ill':4t li ta it p: 4 of sia;Zte3snt ;aiwsiotth the Loudon new m es ad p e Dish Covers, Lot 4al raised, 3 55. 6d. 18s. Od.; Set o 1 Six. Elegant silver shape, 525. 6d. Ott 1. ) . 'tam kit -eAlliVes, 11 s. per dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 6d. 41 4. TARLE. DESSERT. C A JIVERS. h, - "•12, oho doz. doz. pair. 04 k anc,,,,,,_ °l ° b alance h , it t :tl. - .‘audi e,i ,,,, aXdle ..• • 188. Od. 148. Od. 6s. 6d. x4t............ge5t and best 4 41, 4 4 Wata on , e " •••••• • • • • • 20g, Od. 16s. Od. 78. 6d. Q ~,,i tiaa to oil Albata Plate 225. 6d. 18g. Od. Bs. 6d. t i t j2,,,' gout aa,,,,, Forks half the above . g oat lii i 8 handa ore , , price. NY Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current toetitcl. Deesiashe.d.,. and families who regard economy and elegance k l „ itlid 714,,Pecriselves of thia useful book, which may be had ! Nr.6.lseA,‘,3',2r_, from the above address. Tll t t 7lllig stic% r ol the celebrated Albata Plate, which is so rapidly , i , A lit• lis, • Lt‘ 11 ' Etr ONDER• C. -WATSON'S PARAGON CAMPHINE Nla k ), 14 4 fault LAMP. 1 44 :41 14 .:, th e etowiill.ac,al_has provet fatal to the success of the Vesta , r othet,rie parA,,e7.ll. of black smuts and smoke. is entirely ob tat Dyer sa,-the brilliancy and purity of its light surpasses t,,;., ar go n's tv•," o ci tt burns for one half-penny per hour. 4),.eDie't:weil., s e es, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Vol- Nt ii : . bY C ?.2ery variety. The Spirit, analysed by Dr. ". gbret t r.;",'.u, at 4s. per gallon. ,4411Pe1l and Public Bundilllll. m ; u se. Ofar A Sera ie ftr el. 41 156 51145; D 2 115; Iran 41 1 5 !). 51 6s o 1 • to ' supply' sod 150 CeY l " l/ i to vet/„ antat!'„ in t wh ic ' ' 'ls 51 01 l d lity, an c olor? , mu st bo East a na !re W °re and e'. ; p l a c!i m 1 0 0,u '' s 7i dcof y t o ilv, at Sa na To' wil l Filet re " I°g '% elle le „ 6d, to 44. 'id ) 0 3 to Rico, vo4 of Y e vel bole ' 0 (1 235, g i o oil f 9s 6d ' l e 1 el Y„,, to ,nggoo inab , Per s old ket r - g ol were fa °lr' 0 ' t c danw. to au r ' o nti ittit ,t . r a to .35 , 3 4 : t00 l le, 1 T re" 10 1 was e 9 a et akelj A 0 0 311 " 0 11 ,1e Lae. • es boon lit sCA'" et to 494 , 10, ...0• 1 4 (ta I it, •..7. •v: . • ''' 'll 4 6 - Alc" " ,:d ' I t 'P F ) 4 kMit, • s, oitt;, --z ,411. , - 41$ 11 ' ti 1 41 10 - - Nu. 16.432. LONDON, WEDNESDAY E N G S N 7 APRIL 16, 1845. PRIOR sd. THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE 0 CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Even:ng. Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD E DITION at SEVEN 4 0 CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED i n ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION at ONE CHARGE. .• .•• _ _ • ~ IRKENHEAD, MANCHESTER, and CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. LIVERPOOL BRANCH. It is proposed to construct a BRANCH LINE of RAILWAY from the BIRKENHEAD, MANCHESTER, and CHESHIRE JUNC TION' RAILWAY, near Warrington, to the HERCULANEAN DOCKS and the CENTRE of LIVERPOOL, materially shortening the communication between Liverpool and the manufacturing dis tricts. Complete details of the measure will be laid before the public without delay. The holders of the Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Shares, will be entitled to a 251. Share in the new Stock, for every whole Share in the old. MALLABY, TOWNSEND, and NEWALL, Solicitors, Birkenhead, April 14, 1845. N AMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY WITH EXTENSIONS. The Directors hereby give Notice, that the final ALLOTMENT of:SHIRES of this Company haiing taken place, the respective parties will receive their letters of allotment forthwith—that MONDAY, the 21st inst. is fixed for the payment of the deposit upon such Shares, and that no money will be received by the Bankers of the Company after that day. The Directors take this opportunity of expressing their regret, that owing to the many well-founded claims which have been made upon them, by most influential persons in Belgium, for Shares in this Company, and the numerous applications they have received, they have been unable to allot Shares to many desirable parties, and compelled to limit, much more than they wished, the amounts allotted to each. By order, 52, Moorgate-street, April 16, 1845 JOSEPH CARY. FNDOWMENT OP POPERY. F The PETITION of the MERCHANTS, BANKERS, and TRADERS, of the CITY of LONDON, adopted at a Meeting held at the London Tavern, April 14, 1845, the LORD MAYOR in the Chair, LIES FOR SIGNATURE at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street ; the King's Head, iu the Poultry; and the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill. The Central Anti-Maynoeth Committee sit daily at the London Coffee House, from Nine till Five, where Contributions in aid of the Funds are received, as also at Messrs. Strachan, Paul, and Co., 217, Strand. JAMES LORD, Secretary. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The BUSINESS of this COMPANY, during the alterations of Nos. 8 and 9, Waterloo-piaee, is carried on at their Temporary Offices, No. 28, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, TEMPORARY OFFICES DURING THE ALTERATIONS, No. 23, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. Established by Act of Parliament in 1834. DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED. 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 1834, Its ANNUAL INCOME being UPWARDS of 72,0001. In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Shareholders of one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 2f. per cent. per annum, on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they wet e effected. The Bonus added to olicies from March, 1834, to December 31, 1840, is as follows : Sum Time Sim added Sum Time Sum added Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy. £5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 Z5OOO 4 years £4OO 5000 6 years 600 0 0 5005 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 ance is for Life. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 28, Regent -street, Waterloo-place, London. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 5500,000. 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. EXAMPLES. of A pr u m o ' 4 Bonus Bonus in • Fe, 5 cm added. CB4ll. E' cg E.Ea 5 aos £ £ s. d. £ e. d. £ 5. d. £ s. d. £ a. de 1837 170 9 3 77 5 1 12 3 3 346 2 3 60 1000 74 3 4 r 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 9 16 4 296 13 4 11839 116 16 0, 51 511 711 9 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made In De cember of •he present year. This institution °nitre many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences er necessity. Assurances fbr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, 8•s. ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT For the Relief of Decay INSTITUTION,ed Artists, their Widows and Orphans, Instituted 1814. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1 842 . Under the Immediate Protection of her Most Excellent Majesty -- THE QUEE . N . PATaoN—His Royal Highnegs PRINCE ALBERT, K.G. VICE-PATRONS. His Grace the D u k e of Buccleuch, K.G. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, E.G. Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, E.G. 'Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury Right Hon. the Earl of Dartmouth Right Hon. Earl de Grey Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst Sir John Swinburne, Bart. Sir Thomas Baring, Bart. Sir George Philips, Bart. Wm. J. Denison, Esq., M.P. Joseph Neeld, Esq., M.P. Jesse Watts Russell. PRESIDENT—Sir MARTIN ARCHER SHEE, P.R.A. VIC E - PRESIDENTS. Thoma s Philips, Esq., R.A. Thomas 'Twins, Esq., Sir Robert Smirke, R.A. R. Bond Cabbell, Esq. Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A. William Brockendon, Esq. C. R. Cockerel', Esq., R.A. J. H. Mann, Esq. George Jones, Esq., R.A. Andrew Robertson, Esq. J. P. Deering, Esq., R.A. Sir William C. Ross, R.A. The Nobility, Friends, and Subscribers are respectfully informed that the THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be cele brated in FREEMASONS' HALL, on SATURDAY, the 19th instant, The Right Hon. HENRY LABOUCHERE, M.P., in the Chair. STEW, Sir W. C. Ross, R.A. Thomas ITwins, Esq., R.A. George Baker, Esq. George Basevi, jun., Esq. E. Barnard Chalon, Esq. John S. Erlam, Esq. Henry Graves, Esq. Samuel Joseph, Esq. Dinner on Table at Six precise] of the Stewards ; of William Nico Pall .mall ; and of the Assistant Regent's -park. WILLIAM J, Edward D. Leahy, Egg. Thomas M`Lean, Esq. Frederick Newenham, Esq. Charles C. Parnell, Esq. Henry W. Phillips, Esq. George Richmond, Esq. R. V. Titford, Esq. Henry Weeks, Esq. I Y. Tickets I/. Is. each, to be had )l, Esq., Honorary Secretary, 60, Secretary, 14, Osnaburgh-street, N ROPER, Ainiatint q.cretary. CHRIST CHURCH, 7 11 1 .iii.ER. The recent melancholy events which have disturbed the Diocese of Exeter, and which, it is feared, cannot be satisfactorily settled, have largely contributed to establish the necessity for a Free Episcopal Church. The party within the pale of the Establishment, who denounce the Protestant Reformation, and labour without ceasing to subvert its principles, cannot be sufficiently held in check in a diocese like Exeter, where they are notoriously favoured by the Bishop, without some large and determined effort to provide for the due celebration of the services of the Church, in connexion with the faithffil ministry of the Gospel, free from the control of the ecclesiastical ruler. To provide then for those who have been driven from their paro chial edifices by the semi-popish teaching of the clergy, it has been felt needful to obtain ground in a central part of the city, on which to erect a large and conunodious church ; the hall opened a few months since in Fore-street having proved quite insufficient to ac commodate the numerous congregation. Christ Church is now erecting in East Southernhay—one of the best situations in Exeter, and on the borders of the two populous parishes of St. Sidwell's and Trinity. It will be constructed to seat 1,400 persons ; four hundred of the sittings will be free. The cost of the ground and building, with other expenses, will exceed 4,0001. The friends of Protestant truth throughout the country are re spectffilly invited to sympathise with their brethren at Exeter, by aiding with their contributions this spirited undertaking. An opportunity is thus afforded them, not only to strengthen the hands of a small band, who, trusting in God, have commenced this work, but to record their attachment to those principles which have been esteemed the glory of Great Britain, and the distinguishing excellence of her religious institutions. Contributions for the Christ Church Building Fund will be received for Henry Crofts, Esq., the Treasurer, at the City Bank, Exeter ; and at Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., Bankers, London. ItOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, exhibited by a working Model Fifty Feet long, having a power to carry visitors from end to end. A Curious MECHANICAL HAND on a person who has lost his natural hand. Dr. Ryan's first Series of LECTURES on the Chemistry of Domestic Life daily, and on the Evenings of Wednesday and Friday. Professor Bachhoffner's varied Lectures with brilliant experiments. Lectures on Character, with Musical Illustrations, by Mr. J. Russell, accompanied by Dr. Wallis on the Piano-forte, on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at Eight o'clock. New and beautiful Objects in the CHROMATROPE, PIIYSIOSCOPE, PROTEOSCOPE, and DISSOLVING VIEWS. Submarine Experiments by the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Working Models described daily. Admission, le. ; Schools, Half-price. LEICESTER and BIRMINGHAM RAIL WAY. Capital, 400,000/., in 20,000 Shares of 20/. each. Deposit., 1/. 2s. per share. Provisionally registered under 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. The Earl of Hillsborough, Baxterley Hall, Atherstone Charles Holte Bracebridge, Esq., the Hall, Atherstone John George Norbury, Esq., Mancetter House, Atherstone William Freer, Esq., Atherstone Frederic William Wollaston, Esq., Shenton Hall, Hinckley Frederic Wollaston, Esq., Sheepy, near Atherstone Henry Tootal, Esq., Manchester Directors of the Robert Gardner, Esq., Chaseley Hall, Man- Trent Valley cheater Railway Robert Chapman Sharp, Esq., Bramhall Hall, Directors of the Cheshire the Churnet Thomas Critehley, Esq., Manchester Valley Rail- Thomas Macaulay, Esq., Leicester way James Walkinshaw, Esq., Old Park, Isle of Wight With power to add to their number. BANNERS.—The London and Westminster Bank, London ; the Leicestershire Banking Company, at Leicester, Athcratone, and Hinckley. SOLICITOR—S. S. Baxter, Esq., Atherstone _. • This Railway is projected to give a direct line of communication between Leicester and Birmingham, and across the country from east to west, in connexion with the Midland, Syston, and Peter borough, and the Gloucester and Bristol Railways. It will also, by means of the Trent Valley 'and Churnet Valley Railways, open a direct communication between Leicester and the South-Eastern Districts, and Manchester, Liverpool, and Ireland. It will also aecommodatc the, important local traffic between Lei- center and Birmingham, including the intermediate towns of Hinch ley, Nuneaton, and Atherstone, a district containing a population of upwards of 40,000, chiefly engaged in manufactures ; and open a communication with the extensive and valuable mines of Coal and Ironstone in the Oldbury and Ansley fields, hitherto rendered almost useless for want of the means of transit. In addition to this local traffic, this line will have the great advan tage, through its branch, of extending and securing the valuable Coal traffic arising on the Swannington and Leicester Railway, opening a direct communication along the Midland Railway with the southern markets. The main line will save a distance of ten miles between Leicester and Birmingham. The length of the main line, which this Company proposes to con struct, is about eighteen miles, and the branch line eight miles. The main line is intended to commence by a junction with the Midland Counties Railway at the Broughton Astley Station, and passing near to the towns of Hinckley and Nuneaton, to unite with the Trent Valley Railway at the latter town, and proceed along the same to near the town of Atherstone, and from thence to the Birmingham and Derby Railway, forming a junction therewith at the Whitacre Station. The branch line will commence at the Broughton Astley Station, and terminate by a junction with the Swannington and Leicester Railway, near to Desford Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Solicitor : • FALLACIES of the FACULTY, with the Principles of the Chronothermal System of Medicine, in Ten Letters. By SAMUEL DICKSON, ➢I.D. People's Edition enlarged. Price 2s. 6d. - " Something new in every page—lialf-a-Crown never can be better spent than in the purchase of it, nor a few leisure hours in the read ing of it."—Church and State Gazette. " Almost as entertaining as a novel."—Westminster Review. Simpkin and Marshall, 5, Stationers'-eourt ; J. 011ivier, 57, Pal mall ; and all Beoksellers. AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, NAVIGATION. THE CHURCH. A B. SAVORY and SONS, Goldsmiths, 14, L7IL• Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, have finished a few splendid Pieces of PLATE, suitable for presentation to Gentlemen connected with either of the above pursuits or professions, to which they invite the attention of Committees who are in search of valuable testimonials for such occasions. THE WONDERS of ARTIFICIAL Y. " Since the days of Franci M s EMO Wuar ß ez or Lipsius,—the former of whom is immortalised by his ability to repeat all St. Augustine's works by hpart, and the latter by his remembrance of the whole of Tacitus,—a memory of such capacity and wonderful mechanical ca pabilities as the lecturer's has not, we may say boldly, appeared. But the keys of this invaluable, nay, even magical science, are con veyed with equal ease to any of his pupils."—Sun. To know nothing of a language in the morning, and be master of all its words used in common conversation (about 1,000) before the clock strikes mid-day, is with Phrenotypers a matter of amusement. Grammar committed to Memory at the rate of Two Minutes per Declension, Two Minutes per Tense. The English, French, Latin, Hebrew, German, Polish, and Russian, taught by Major BENIOWSKI, the discoverer of Phrenotypics, in twelve lessons each, at the Phreno typic Institution, 8, Bow-street. Terms, 10s. 6d. each lesson ; in classes, terms moderate. Lectures on the subject daily at 2 amid 9 P.m. ; admission Is. Handbook of Phrenotypics, • 2s. 6d. Anti absurd Primer, Is. Anti-absurd Dictionary, 4s. Prospectuses gratis. Families and schools attended, one guinea each lesson. THE EAST COAST RAILWAY, through LINCOLNSHIRE and NORFOLK. Capital 1,100,0001., in 22,000 Shares of 501. each. Deposit 21. 10s, per share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's Directors W. Sprott Boyd, Esq., Cleveland-row of the The Chisholm, Chapel-street, Chapel-place Direct Lieut.-Colonel J. Nisbet Coiquhoun, MA., Woolwich Northern William Morley, Esq., Blanckheath Railway. Rev. Edward Leigh Bennett, Vicar of Long Sutton Benjamin Harrison, Esq., Guy's Hospital Adderley Howard, Esq., Long Sutton George Prest, Esq., Sutton Bridge William Skelton, Esq., Sutton Bridge Spencer Skelton, Esq., Sutton Bridge. With power to add to their number. Earatifzuts—Sir John Rennie, Pres. Inst. C.E., F.R.B. ; Hamilton H. Fulton, Esq., C.E. BANKERS—The Union Bank of London. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech, 65, Moorgate street, London. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—Mesgrs. G. and T. W. Webster, 26, Great George-street, Westminster. The object of the proposed line (for which application will be made to Parliament in the ensuing session) is to supply an important link in a communication connecting the town of Great Yarmouth and the Eastern Coast of the kingdom with the Western, Midland, and Northern districts, accommodating in its progress the city of Nor wich, the town of King's. Lynn, Sutton Bridge, and the towns of Long Sutton Grimsby. , Holbeach, Spalding, Boston, Spilsby, by Louth, and Conunencing at the proposed terminus of the Lynn, Dereham, and Norwich Railway at Lynn, the line will proceed by Sutton Bridge and the towns of Long Sutton and Holbeach to Boston, there con necting itself with the Boston Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, which that Company have, in pursuance of a pledge given to the Board of Trade, agreed to carry into effect : thence it will pro ceed through Boston, Spilaby, and Louth to Grimsby. The Board of Trade having reported in favour of the Newark and Sheffield line, that Company have announced their intention to ex tend their project from Newark to a junction at Sleaford with the Cambridge and Lincoln line. _ . It is also intended to extend the proposed line of railway from Hol beach to Spalding, there to form a junction with the Spalding and Stamford Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln line, which that Company have also pledged themselves to the Board of Trade to carry into effect. It cannot fail to be observed that the projected lines will together form the most direct, complete, and continuous communication between the eastern, western, midland, and northern districts of the kingdom, will bring the important markets of Norwich and Man chester nearer to each other by fifty miles than by any other lino of railway ; and besides giving communication to the ports of Grimsby, Boston, King's Lynn, Spalding, and Sutton Bridge, with the interior of the country, and with each other, will afford the greatest amount of local accommodation to the intermediate districts ; in addition to which, these towns and districts will be placed on a through line to the metropolis, by their connexion with the Lynn and Ely and the Northern and Eastern Railways. - From a survey recently made by Mr. Fulton of that portion of the line from Lynn to Boston, it appears there is no tunnelling, cutting, or embanking, of any importance necessary, and that the line will be practically a dead level. Under these circumstances, and from the investigation that has been made of the other portion of the line, it is confidently estimated that the proposed capital will be amply sufficient for the construction of the necessary works and every con sequent expense, and the Income derivable from the great traffic which must necessarily arise, not only from the transit of passengers, but from the transport of fish, as well as of corn, cattle, and other pro duce of the great agricultural district through which the lines pass to the principal food-consuming districts, and of coals, lime, and staple commodities for the inland districts, will afford an ample return for the proposed outlay of capital. It is proposed to apply for the usual power to allow interest at the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum upon the paid-up capital from the date of each payment until the completion of the railway. A large proportion of the capital being already secured, it has been determined to limit the period for receiving applications for the remaining Shares to the 21st instant, until which date applications will be received by the Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, or by, the undermentioned Brokers :—Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, and Mr. J. C. Morice, London ; Mr. May, Liverpool ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull; Messrs. Cardwell and Co., Manchester ; Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds ; Robert Allan, Edinburgh ; M'Ewen and Auld, Glasgow ; Wm. Gordon, Aberdeen ; of whom plans and prospectuses may be had. April 12, 1845. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Provisional Committee of the East Coast Railway. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me Shares of 531. each in the proposed East Coast Railway; and I undertake to pay the deposit, and sign the necessary deeds. Dated this day of . 1845. Name. • • ....... • Residence. • . • • . Trade or Profession • ... Reference.. • • • • •• . • . • • . NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, and HERE FORD RAILWAY; with Extensions to Monmouth, Brecon, and Merthyr Tydvil, and branches to all the important works in the district of Pontypool. Capital, 2,000,000/., in 40,000 Shares of 501. each. Deposit, 2/. 10s. per Share. DIRECTORS. John Barnes, Esq., Chorley Wood House, Hertz James Brand, Esq., New Broad-street John Chapman, Esq., Leadenhail-street The Hon. W. E. Fitzmattrice, M.P., Chesham-street, Belgrave-square Henry Garritt Key, Esq., Tokenhouse-yard John Lawrie, Esq„ Charles-stre.t, St. James's W. 31. Nurse, Esq., Cavendish-squaro With power to ad t to their number. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Johnson, Farquhar, and Leech. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS—MesSrs. G. and T. W. Webster. ENGINEERS—Messrs. Rennie. BANKERS. London: The Union Bank of London. [ereford and Brecon : The National Provincial Bank of England. This undertaking will, in connection with existing and projected lines of railway, bring into immediate communication with Birming ham, and the whole midland and Northern Districts of England, the great mineral fields of Monmouthshire, as well as those adjoining Car diff and Merthyr Tydvil ; at the same time it will furnish to the im portant agricultural counties of Hereford, Worcester, Brecon, and M onmouth, a ready channel for the transmission of their produce to the dense population inhabiting the mineral districts of South Wales. The object of this company will be very materially aided, first, by the existing line from Cardiff to Merthyr: and, secondly, by the lines intended to be formed by the Welsh Midland Railway Company. The line will commence at Newport, and will thence proceed northward by Pontypool and Abergavenny to Hereford, where (in that direction) it will terminate. From Abergavenny a branch will extend eastward to Monmouth, and another westward to Brecon. From Brecon an extension will be made to Merthyr, to join the Taaff Vale Railway, ending at Cardiff. Thus will be established, in addition to a free intercourse with more distant localities, a complete chain of railway communication amongst the important towns and districts just enumerated, and which are now wholly unprovided in that respect. The portion of the line extending westward from Monmouth will also promote the most direct passenger route that can be adopted from Monmouth to Carmarthen, and the South of Ireland. . . ..... In addition to the main line and extensions above indicated, the Directors propose to place themselves in immediate communication with the proprietors of the most important works in the several dis tricts traversed, in order to fix the situation and the course of the minor branches, which will he necessary to complete the comprehen sive scheme of communication intended ; and to this object regard has been had in fixing the capital of the Company. The investigations which have been made en the subject of the traffic fully justify the conclusion that the ucdertaking is eminently calculated for the advantage and convenience of the public, and that it will prove a most profitable investment of capital. conclusion, it ni‘ ay suffice to observe that it is well known that the scheme of a comprehensive system of inland communication in the districts in question has already engaged the serious attention of the tribunal appointed by the Legislature for the initiatory examina tion of railway projects ; and the Board of Trade has, in its report on the Tring and Oxford schemes, fully recognised the great im portance and necessity of the chain of communication of which the present undertaking will form a material link in the following man ner :—" The accommodation of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, South Wales, and the important districts lying to the west of the present lines of railway will evidently, at no distant peraltl, require not only a wide gauge railway along the southern coast, to place them in com munication with London, but also a narrow guage railway, to place them in direct and unbroken communication, through Birmingham, with the manufacturing districts and the great railway system of the rest of the kingdom." The engineering capabilities of the course of the line and exten sions have been ascertained to he excellent, and the capital proposed will be ample for the construction of the 125 miles of railway intended to be formed. Application to he made for Shares addressed to the Directors, at the Company's Offices, 65, Moorgate-street, London, or to the undermentioned Brokers :—Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, Thread needle-street, London ; Mr. Anthony Laurie, Liverpool ; Mr. Isaac Miller, Liverpool ; Mr. May, Liverpool; Mr. Parsons, Liverpool ; Messrs. Brady and Stainforth, 11, Manor-street, Hull ; Mr. S. Grin-. droll, Manchester ; Messrs. Cardwell and Co., Manchester ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Leeds; Messrs. E. King and Co., Leeds; Messrs Samuel Hutchinson and Co., Bradford ; Luke Arnold, Bristol ; George Edwards, Bristol ; Thomas Sanford, Exeter ; G. R. Gliddon, Exeter ; Robert Allan, Edinburgh ; M`Ewen and Auld, Glasgow ; William Gordon, Aberdeen ; Boyle, Low, Pim, and Co., Dublin; Bruce and Symes, Dublin ; Beaumont and Langworthy, Exeter ; of whomplans and prospectuses may be had. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, T. the Directors of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Here 0 .0 Railway. Gentlemen—l request that you will allot to me Shares of 50/. each, in the proposed Newport, Ahergavenny, and Hereford Railway ; and I undertake to pay the deposit and sign the necessary deeds. Dated this day of 1845. Residence •• Trade and Profession • • .. • • .... • . • • Reference NO PUFF NOR IMPOSITION. QPENCEIf'S CELEBRATED CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DTF,.—The thousands of individuals who have had the pleasure of using Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye, pronounce it to be the only dye extant which will effectually change, in a few minutes, red or grey hair to a dark brown or black, and it can be proved incontestibly that it is the safest dye in its use that ever was prepared. Red or grey hair, whiskers, eyebrows, mous taches, &c., are changed without trouble, by simply using a comb wetted with the liquid ' • one application will produce a pleasing and a permanent change. The colour it imparts to the hair can never be discovered to have been effected by dye, it being so perfectly natural, and neither washing, perspiration, or anything will in the least fade or affect the colour produced. Hundreds of ladies who wore false hair, because their own became grey, wear now their own. Also, thousands of gentlemen who had grey or red whiskers, which was a great disfigurement, have become quite dark from the use of SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. Any lady or gen- tleman may dye their hair with ease and secrecy in a few minutes without trouble. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s. per bottle. To be had of the sole Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whitechapel-road, London ; also of Sir. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Front, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, 95, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street ; Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Connell, Camberwell green ; Kennaby, Brothers, 10, Westmoreland-bulldings, Aldersgate street ; Finnigin, 30, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, 31, Bull-street, Birmingham ; Shirley, 40, George-street, Hastings ; and of most Per fumers and Medicine Vendors in Town and Country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by sending a remittance, post-paid. Please to ask for Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye. Merchants and Captains will receive a liberal allowance for expor tation.—Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THEOGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED by SPECIAL ACT of PARLIAMENT. 5 and 6 WM. IV., c. 76. THOMAS FAR` COMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman. WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. James Clift, Esq. William Banbury, Esq. Rupert Ingleby, Esq. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Pilaw, Esq. John Humphery, Esq., Alderman, Lewis Pocock, Esq. M.P. PHYSICIAN—Dr. Jeaffrason, 2, Finsbury-square. SURGEON—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. In addition to the subscribed Capital of 300,0001., the Assured have the security of the Company's income of nearly 60,0001. per annum, yearly increasing, and an accumulating Assurance Fund invested in Government and other available securities, of considerably larger amount than the estimated liabilities of the Company. The rates of premium are reduced to the lowest scale compatible with the security of the Assured, and the stability of the Company, thereby, in effect, giving to every Policy Holder an immediate and certain Bonus without risk, in lieu of the deferred and frequently delusive prospect of a periodical division of Profits. ANNUAL PREMIUM TO ASSURE £lOO. Age. I For One Year. 1 For Seven Years. I Whole Term. £0 17 8 1 1 8 1 5 0 1 14 1 3 2 4 .£0 19 1 £1 11 127 2 0 1 6 9 2 14 1 19 10 4 0 3 17 0 6 0 One-third of "Whole Term" Premium may remain unpaid at 5 per cent. compound interest, as a debt upon the policy for life, or may be paid off at any time without notice. In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a•family, when the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office will be found to be particularly favourable to the Assured. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock. EDWARD BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. PRESERVER FIRE, LIFE, AND FAMILY ENDOWMENT OFFICE, BOND-COURT HOUSE, WALBROOK. As an Indemnity to the Assured, a Deed of Settlement has been executed, whereby Property, producing upwards of Five Thou sond Pounds per Annum has been secured to Trustees for the fulfilment of all engagements entered into at this Office. The peculiar advantages offered over those of similar Institutions are, amongst others — TO ASSURE FROM LOSS BY FIRE EVERY DESCRIPTION OF HOUSE, CHARITABLE, and CHURCH PROPERTY, Farm ing Stock, Goods, &c., at a considerable reduction from the charges usually made. TO ASSURE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES the payment of the principal sum to be made EITHER ON THE DEATH OF THE ASSURED, OR ON A FIXED DAY, IF HE BE THEN LIVING. ADVANCES OF MONEY FOR LIMITED PERIODS on the deposit of Title Deeds, without the expense of Mortgage Securities. LOANS TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN of established position, in conjunction with Life Assurances, upon their personal responsibility alone. The ASSURED MAY PASS FROM ONE COUNTRY TO AN OTHER without forfeiting their Policies, and MEDICAL EXAMI NATIONS are dispensed with. Vacancies for a few Agents. . _ *** Prospectuses and Tables, calculated with the greatest pre cision, may be had at the 01 JOHN WIDOWSON, Secretary. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY, 1, Princes street, Bank, and 448, West Strand, Lon don, March I, 1845. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a resolution passed unanimously at two successive General Meetings of Proprietors, a MUTUAL ASSURANCE BRANCH of this Institution has been established on terms peculiarly advantageous to the Assured, and that such Branch is supported by the entire subscribed capital of the Company, together with the accumulated fund of Premiums derived from upwards of Six Thousand Policies, already effected in the Pro prietary Branch. Full particulars are stated In the Prospectus, which, with every re quisite information, may be obtained on application at the office. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. To the PROPRIETORS of the BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. GEnmEzion,—ln calling your attention to the annexed Notice of the establishment of a Mutual Assurance Branch, I beg leave to address a few observations to you relative to the past transactions, and the probable result of the proposed extension of the operations of the Company. That the " Britannia" Company has enjoyed the decided and (I trust I may be permitted to say) deserved approbation of the public, is clearly proved by the unprecedented fact of upwards of 6,000 policies having been issued in the short space of eight years. In order, however, to show the high degree of credit and influence pos sessed by the Company, it is only necessary for me to state, that two highly respectable and well-established Life Assurance Companies hay!) successively transferred their business to this establishment. The former of these transfers tookPlaceiriilie3;iilB4o;the latter in the course of the, past year. It is in consequence of this last-mentioned transfer, which included a large number of Policies effected on the mutual assurance plan, and also in consequence of the numerous applications for Assurances on this plan, which they have hitherto been compelled to decline, that the Directors at length determined on the establishment of a Mutual Assurance Branch, on the plan set forth in the Prospectus, after it had been submitted to, and unanimously approved by, two succes sive General Meetings of Proprietors, specially convened on the occasion. The general objection to Mutual Assurance Societies, that (in their infancy, at least) they do not afford that complete security to the Assured which is supplied by the subscribed capital of Proprietary Establishments, is completely removed in the Mutual Branch of the "Britannia" Company ; for not only are the Mutual Policy-holders protected by the entire subscribed capital of the Proprietary Branch, but the large and continually-increasing fund, accumulated from the Premiums on 6,000 Policies already effected in that Branch, consti tutes an immediately available fund for the paymeat of the claims of the Assured, who will thus enjoy all the security afforded by an old established office, and, at the same time, become entitled to all the benefits to be derived from that system of Mutual Assurance which experience has proved to be at the same time the safest and the best. Another serious objection to the Mutual Assurance Plan (as gene rally acted on) is the high rate of premium required to be paid, in the !last instance, in order to form a fund—not only for the payment of the claims, but also for the distribution of large bonuses among the policy-holders. This objection also is entirely removed by means of the half credit system detailed in the prospectus. For, by allowing half the amount of the first five annual premiums to remain for five years in the hands of the person assured, and applying the bonus (to which he would otherwise become entitled) to the gradual liquida tion of the debt thus incurred with the Company, the policy-holder enjoys the rare advantage of a very low rate of premium, in the first instance, combined with that of a full participation, eventually, in the profits. In availing myself of this opportunity of congratulating my co shareholders on the extraordinary success which hitherto has at tended the operations of the Britannia Life Assurance Company, I trust I shall, at no very distant period, have still further to congratu late them on the complete success of the Mutual Assurance Branch, which, after the most anxious care and attention, has been founded on a plan calculated, in every possible way, to benefit and accommo date the public. I cannot, in justice to the Directors, conclude this address without calling your attention to the able and cordial co-operation which has been afforded to me on their part, not only on the present important occasion, but also in every other instance in which their advice and assistance have been needfhl for promoting the interests of the Insti tution. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Britannia Life Office, 1, Princes-street, Bank, London, 20th March, 1845. POUR RENDRE PEAU BLANCH. Patronised by her Majesty and the Royal Family. ME EN FUN ; or, CELESTIAL SKIN POWDER, a truly wonderful Cosmetique, which has for centuries been in constant use among the Chinese, possessing pro perties of a character unparalleled. Its application entirely counter acts those disagreeable appearances to which delicate skins are sub ject, more especially at this season of the year. It allays and averts discolouration and coarseness, at the same time rendering the skin beautiftilly white, smooth, and soft. The component parts are so perfectly harmless and simple in themselves, that those With the most delicate complexions may apply it with safety. Sold retail by all Perfumers and Chemists, in Boxes, price 3s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. each ; wholesale by the Solo Proprietors, Fabian and Co. (late Watson, Fabian, and Co.), 24, Mark-lane, London ; without whose signature on the Labels none are genuine. GOWLAND'S LOTION.—This well-known and highly appreciated appendage of the British toilet has for nearly a century past maintained unrivalled reputation as a perfect remedy for all impurities of the skin, together with the valuable pro perties of a preserver and sustainer of the complexion of the most genial nam=e, removing every trace of sallowness and discolouration, and promoting the transparency and brightness of the skin, which constitute the peculiar graces of a tine complexion. " Bobt. Shaw, London," is in white letters on the Government Stamp, without which none is genuine. Price Ss. 9d ; Os. 6d. ; Quarts U. ed, sold by An re:twin and Chemists. DINNER SERVICES, TABLE GLASS, &c. SANDER and CO., 319, HOLBORN, corner of Southampton Buildings, opposite Gray's Inn Gate, have on view the largest Stock in London of Table Glass, Dinner, Dessert, and Tea services, ornamental China, Chandeliers, Lustres, Lamps, Hall Lanterns, &c. _ . _ s are not th ose o f th e pre atNa.grß.e—atArecdotinCs sent year, but the ware is of the best quality, and they will be found worthy of attention—some of the Dinner Services in ques ti on are tidioenraitle price; nber theseo f D p i a nn tte e m r, Dessert, and T ea S erv i ces porcelain—ln addition to which, there are a few suspending Drawing Room Lamps, Lustrcs, and Hall Lanterns. L)ATENT BELMONT MOULDS, 6id. per lb., of a dark colour, but burning without snuffing, as w e ll as th e finest wax or sperm. PATENT BELMONT WAX and SPERM, Is. per lb., expected to be within a short time the only candles used by the upper classes. PATENT BELMONT COMPOSITES, 10d. per lb. PATENT BELMONT SPERM OIL, purer than the finest animal Sperm, 4s. per Gallon. Any of these, as also Price's Patent Candles, and the Vauxhall Composite Candies may be ordered through any dealer in town or country, and are supplied wholesale to the trade in London, by Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall ; Palmer and Co., Sut ton-street, Clerkenwell ; and William Marchant, 253, Regent circus, Oxford-street ; in Manchester, by Richardson and Roebuck, Market-place; in Bath, by T. and G. Butcher, No. 4, Saw-close ; in Cheltenham. by Mathews and Co., 400, High-street; and in Salis bury, of C. Stokes mid Son. Parties wishing to try any of these articles, but finding difficulty in obtaining them, are requested to write to Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall, who will then send the address of a dealer whom they know to keep the Candles and 011, or should there be no such dealer in the neighbourhood, will take other measures to furnish samples. DUPREZ AT DRURY-LANE. Duprez is delighting the public again Off the stage of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane ; And thousands admire the vocalist's skill, Which causes the house every evening to fill. The surprising effect which he gives to a song Has met with unequalled success all along. Our reason for mentioning Duprez in print. Is clearly displayed in the following hint : This singer, whose voice can be rivalled by none, Should sing a choice song for E. MOSES and SON. Such extensive commercial achievements as ours Are tufted to such a choice vocalist's powers; What thousands of people would throng Drury-lane, If Duprez were to sing Messrs. MOSES a strain ; And how would the crowding assemblage rejoice, To hear him thus nobly employing his voice. A thing such as this might be very soon done, For the words could be written by MOSES and SON ; And the wonderful singer himself could prepare A touching, a bold, and a suitable air. Such words and such music, with choice adaptation, Would obtain for the singer increased approbation ; And a merited honour would also be done To the trading achievements of MOSES and SON. A new work, entitled THE LEVIATHAN OF TRADE," with full directions for Self-Measurement, may be had on application. or forwarded post-free. LIST OF PRICES. BEADY MADE. X d. 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EAS STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Cobweb colt—tkn 2 to 1 agst Ides 4 to 1 agst Kedger CHESTE 8 to I agst the three yrs olds 7 to 1 agst Serniseria (taken) 7 to 1 agst Cataract 12 to 1 agst Obscurity 15 to 1 agst The Era 23 to 1 agst Portrait 25 to 1 agst Winesour 25 to 1 agst Trueboy ER CUP. ;30 to 1 agst rhoeman ac , Snuck (taken) 30 to I agst Ould Ireland (t) 30 to I agst Pug 40 to 1 agst Ratan (taken) 40 to 1 agst Roe's lot .50 to 1 agst Aristides DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Idas 22 to 1 agst Newsmonger 11 to 1 agst Alarm (t to 5001.) 30 to 1 ag4 Pantasa 15 to 1 agst Cobweb colt 35 to 1 agst Laird o' Cockpen 15 to 1 agst Kedger (no 45 to 1 agst Wood Pigeon (t) backers) 50 to 1 agst Fuzbos (taken) 17 to 1 agst Pam 50 to 1 agst Jinglepot (taken: 20 to 1 agst Clear-the-way 66 to 1 agst Javelin 22 to 1 agst Weatherbit (t) 66 to 1 agst Seaman OAKS. 2to 1 agst Lady Wildair j2sto 1 agst sister to Ma Mie NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—TUESDAY. The racing this afternoon fully sustained the character of the meeting, but lost much of its interest from the wretched state of the weather, in which there does not appear the slightest prospect of a favourable change. For this reason the following list of company on the heath will be found " wanting " in many names that are usually included in our "fashionable arrivals ":—Duke of Rutland, Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl Verulam, Earl Stradbroke, Earl Spencer, Earl of Mil toun, Lord S. Osborne, Lord W. Powlett, Lo r d Edward Rus sell, Lord Newport, Lord Duncannon, General Grosvenor, Sir J. Hawley, Hon. George Fitzroy, Hon. H. Pitt, Hon. F. Villiers, Hui. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Hon. H. Forester, Hon. Captain Stanley, Hon. Captain Spencer, Hon. Captain Rous, Captain Hornby, Captain Bastard, Captain Higgins and Mr. C. Greville, Mr. Jaques, Mr. Newton, Mr. Shelley, Mr. Ramsbottom, Mr. P. Booth, Mr. Crommlin, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Newcombe, Mr. Batson, Mr. Wigram, Mr. John Stanley, Mr. Portman, &c. The match between the Counseller and Lycurgus, which wns first on the list, having gone off, the races commenced with— A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. D.M. (5 Subs.) Mr. Osbaldeston's gr f, Own Sister to Devil-among-the- Tailors Lord Albemarle's Scarmentado Col. Anson's Jezail Duke of Bedford's c by Cesar out of Misnomer, 31bs 4 6 to 4 agst Jezail, 2 to I agst Scarmentado, and 3 to 1 agst the winner. A good race between the first two, and won by half a length ; Jezail beaten of. The Newmarket Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and if de clared with 100 added ; Clermont course. (54 Subs., 26 of whom declared). Mr. Drinkald's Vol-an-Vent, 4 yrs, 6st 61b...... (Abdale) 1 Colonel Peel's I-am.not-aware, aged, 7st 81b Lord Chesterfield's Knight - of-the-Whistle, aged, Bst 91b 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Newton's Ma Mie, 6 yrs, Bst 61b—Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, 5 yrs, ist 121b—Mr. Booth's Priscilla Tomboy, 6 yrs, 7st 51b—Lord Chesterfield's the Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Mr. F or d' s Q u i T am, 4 yrs, ist llb—Mr. S. Stanley's nd b f by Beiram, out of Manto, 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 6st 71b —Mr. Stebbings's Celeste, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Mr. Phillimore's Skeleton, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Mr. Shelley's Lydia Languish, 4 yrs, 6st—and Lord W. Powlett's Eclogue, 4 yrs, sst 111 b. 9to 2 agst I-am-not-aware--5 to 1 agst Croton Oil-5 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle-8 to I agst Ma Mie-10 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent-11 to 1 agst Pine Apple—and 12 to 1 agst Celeste. - After the first 100 yards Croton Oil took the lead, at a good pace, followed by I-am-not-aware, Lydia Languish, and Knight of the Whistle; Vol-au-Vent lying up. They observed this order to the turn of the lands, where Vol-au- Vent took up the running, followed by Knight of the Whistle and I-am-not-aware ; in this way the race pro ceeded to the cords, Vol-au-Vent winning by two lengths, and I-am-not-aware, in the last three or four strides, beating the Knight of the Whistle for second by nearly half a length. Croton Oil a bad fourth, and the others beaten off. The Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. D. M. (5 Subs.) Mr. Wreford's Winchelsea (J. Howlett) 1 Lord Jersey's c by Slane, out of Cobweb (31bs) 7 to 4 on Cobweb c, who made the running to the cords, where Winchelsea passed him and won in a canter. Match-300 h ft, Bst 71b each, from starting post of A.F. to end of Ab. M. Duke of Bedford's Oakley Lord G. Bentinck's Discord 5t04 on Discord. Won cleverly. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft for colts, Bst 71bs ; fillies, Bst 21b. D.M. (3 Subs. ) Lord Stradbroke's Idas walked over. Mr. Newton's Sister to Ma Mie withdrew his stake. The Match between Rowland and Hyrcanian and the 25 sovs. Sweepstakes were not run when our account left the heath. The accident to Mr. Edwards, the trainer, does not turn out to have been so serious as was apprehended, the inju ries are chiefly internal, and he is doing well. E E S D OMESTIC TURKS ; BY CHARLE S MANNERS OF THE has been written respecting O W ' H D I WHI TE, THREE YEARS IN CONSTANTINOPLE .--Notwithstanding all most elaborate and highly finished that this is by far the . hasyet ap peared. . Constantinople, it that acknowledged at all hands his reader by the hand, and leads him at White takes Bezestans, the Tcharshy, the Khavekhans ; picture of Turkish life that once into the points out the most rieeevmarkda.ebtaleileadnddeinsoterripetsitoinogs objects that meet the eye ; g manners, customs, and hab its of this singular race of beings ; and, in short, is in every respect an admirable cicerone. He also strews through his pages an amusing and ever-changing fund of anecdote, which is always happily illustrative of the object or custom which be is describing. To travellers in the East his directions will be found invaluable.—Morning Post. THE NEW NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR Or " CECIL." —We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published " Self," by the Author of " C ec i l, " in 3 vols. post Bvo., which can now be had at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following popular new novels :-2. Maids of Honour ; a Tale of the Court of George 1., 3 vols. 3. De Rohan, or the Court Conspirator ; an His torical Ro mance, by M. Eugene Sue, Author of " The Mysteries of Paris, &c., 3 vols. 4. Strath ern , a St or y of the pre sen t Day, by the Countess of Blessington. 5. Lady Cecilia Farrenceurt, by Henry Milton, Esq., Author of " Rivalry." 6. Hillingdon Hall, a Tale of Country Life, by the Author of " Handley Cross," 3 vols. 7. The Palais Royal, an Historical Romance, by the Author of " Henri Quatre," 3 vols. .TUESDAY - IITI-GE FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 15, 1845. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Jams Turing, Bart., British Vice-Consul at Rottercatrr, to her Majesty's Cons u l a t R o tt er d am . - - The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint - Francis Waring, Esq., British Vice-Consul at Ali cante , to be her Majesty's Consul at Norfolk, in the United States. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Earl of Effiingham to be Deputy Lieutenant ; E. Beau mont, Esq., to be ditto, Feb. 17, 1845. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. _ Royal Wilts Yeanamy Cavalry—D. Bennet, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Goddard, promoted, April 5. BANKRUPTS. K. F. A. Hampson, gas fitter, Walnut Tree-walk, Lam • beth, to surrender, April 25, at half-past eleven, and May 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Smith, Wilmington-square. W. Jones, commission agent, Stamford-street, April 25, at eleven, and May 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Crouch, Southampton-buildings, Chancery -lane. William Ilodgkinson, slater, Weston-street, Pentonville, April 24, at hall-past eleven, and May 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Nash, Goswell-road. Joseph Jirvis and James Jarvis, wine -merchants, Bush lane, Cannon-street, April 24, and June 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Gale, Basingliall-street. Job nradshaw, tailor, St. Alban's, April 25, a t one , an d May 27, at tw o , a t the ourt of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Walker, Rani val's Inn. John Morgan Leader, coachmaker, Oxford-street, April 25, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Bailey and Shaw, Berners-street, Oxford-street. John Woollams, builder, Charles-street, Manchester-square, April 25, and May 29, at 'twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turqu and, _ o ffi cial assignee, Old J ewr y Cham bers; Kernot, Welbeek-street. Preston Barker, publican Shelton, Sta ff ordshire, Ap r il 26, at one, and M a y 27, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Challinor, Hanley; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. John Jones, butcher, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, April 26, at twelve, and May 27, at half-past ten, at the Birmin g h am District Court. Christi e , official assignee, Birmingham ; Bonner and Son, Spalding; Motteram and Knowles, Bir mingham. William Birchall-Pattinson, currier, Liverpool, April 25 and May 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Co., Temple, London; Jones, Liverpool. Thomas Stewerd Dodd, innkeeper, Liverpool, April 28 and May 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bridger and Blake, London-wall, London ; Dodge, Liverpool. William Whitaker Spence, woollen-draper, Newcastle upon-Tyne, April 23 and May '2B, at two, at the Newcastle upon- Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; A'Beckett, Son, and Simpson, Golden square, London. Joseph Jobling Ayton, linen draper, South Shields, April 29, at twelve, and June 3, at two, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, Wheal assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Wilson, South Shields; Hodgson, Broad-street buildings, London. William Wilshere Benn, merchant, Liverpool, April 25 and May 20, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory, Faulkner, and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Frodsham, Liverpool. Hannah Overend, card maker, Popplewell in Scholes, Yorkshire, April 28, and May 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Wigles worth and Co., Gray's Inn, London ; Cronhelm, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECARED. J. T. Maund, laceman, Birmingham—first div. of 2a. 6d. in the pound,'April 19, or: any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Old Jewry. T. Tempest, grocer, Leeds—first and final :div. of ss. in the pound, April 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fearne, Leeds. F. Packer, seed crusher, Masborongh, Yorkshire—final div. of 6 1 -Ad. in the pound (and Bs. 5 1 ,¢d. upon new proofs), April 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fearne, Leeds. W. P. Wathen, clothier, Woodchester, Gloucestershire— first and final div. of 94d. in the pound, April 16, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Bristol. T. \Vett, bone merchant, Runcorn, Cheshire—a div. of 2s. 5 , 4 (1. in the pound, April 29, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. T. Kearsley, bone merchant, Runcorn, Cheshire—a div. of 6s. Bd, in the pound, April 29, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. T. Kearsley and T. Watt, bone merchants, Runcorn, Cheshire—a div. of 8 1 4 d. in the pound, April 29, or any sub sequent Tuesday. at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. S. Carter and R. Cornforth, merchants, Liverpool— third div. of 8 3 4 d. in the pound, April 14, or any subse quent Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. F. Cork and J. L. De Corte, coach builders, New Bond street—first div. of 6s. in •the pound, April 16, and two fol lowing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. T. G. Postan, appraiser, Aldersgate-street—final div. of 3s. 2 1 / 2 d. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednes days, at the o ffi ce of Mr. Turquand, Old J ewr y. J. R. Stringer, wholesale clothier, Houndsditch—final div. of 6d. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednes days, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. B. Perkins and S. Woolley, drapers, Stamford—first div. of 6s. 2d. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. S. Billingsley, jun., merchant, Harwich—first div. of 4s. 3d. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Nutter, miller, Cambridge—Second div. of ld. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. G. F. Smith, crape manufacturer, Gutter. lane—first di v . of 2s. 6d. in the p oun d, A pr il 16, and two following Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. L. D. Smith, crape manufacturer, Gutter-lane—first div. of 3s. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. S. T. Watson and W. Byers, woollen warehousemen, Skin ner-street, Snow-hill—first div. of 2s. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Tur quand, Old Jewry. W. G. Kelson, builder, Canterbury—first div. of 6d. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. E. Vardy, linen draper, Portsmouth—first div. of 2s. in the pound, April 16, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. DI VIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. P. Speyer and J. Shabaah, tailors, High Holborn, May 7, at eleven—W. H. Colt, grocer, Long Melford, Suffolk, May 7, at one—C. J. Banister, linen draper, Derby, May 8, at eleven—W. Morris, leather dresser, Long-lane, Bermondsey, May 6, at twelve. In the Country. W. Pringle, carrier, Morpeth, May 8, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Blake, hardware man, Sunderland, May 8, at two, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court—W, Caton, ironmonger, Preston, May 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. H. Heron, J. S. Heron, J. K. Heron, and A. Heron, cotton spinners, Manchester, May 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Beard, builder, Deptford, May 6—J. North, licensed victualler, Whitechapel-road, May B—T. Smith, sen., wool and ragging manufacturer, Minto-street, Bermondsey, May 6 —J. T. Gibbons, grocer, Eaton, May B—J. Peters, innkeeper, Godstone, May 6—W. IL Colt, grocer, Long Melford, Suffolk, May 7—L. Davis, wine and spirit agent, Ewhurst, Sussex, May B—J. P. Yallop, carpenter, Durham -street, Hackney road, May 7—St. A. Fleetham, grocer, llartlepool, Durham, May 7—W. Knight, oil cloth manufacturer, Manchester, May B—S. Turner, iro n f oun d er, B olton-le Moors, May 82. J. Wood, linen m anu f ac t urer, Barnsley, May 27—W.-Ben bow, merchant, Birmingham, May 9—N. J. Tempe, ship owner, Liverpool, Nay 6—E. L. Robinson, fellmonger, Moul ton, Lincolnshire, May 6—J. Fairfax, printer, Leamington priors, May 6—C. Cash, ironmonger, Whitechapel-road, May 6-3. Argent, victualler, Golden-lane, Barbican, May 6—T. R. Withers, merchant, Rumbridge, Southamptonshire, May 6 M. Tomkinson, linen draper, Kidderminster, May 6—E. Beck, cabinet maker, Tiverton, Devonshire, May 6. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Wouldhave and A. T. Sanden, tailors, Leeds—R. IL Matthews and J. 11. Strickland, surgeons, Seymour-street, Portman-square —T. Prentice, W. Prentice, J. W. Stevens, and G. Stevens, brewers, Stowmarket, Suffolk (so far as re gards T. Prentice and W. Prentice)—T. Robins, R. J. S. Robins, and S. E S. Carpenter, attorneys, Tavistock—D. Baron, 11. Bridge, J. Maden, and 11. Akroyd. cotton spinners, Bacup, Lancashire—T. Shenton and S. Bills, Strangeways —J. Gower and W. Pallett, drapers, High-street, Newington butts—T. Ratnett and B. Beales, tailors, Cambridge—J. Turner and T. L. Greenwood, placard exhibitors, Cross-street, Hatton-garden—R. Holmes and E. Moore, joiners, Man chester—B. Weikersheim, J. Brandeis, W. Webb, and S. Barker, chemists, Birmingham (so far as regards S. Barker) —W. J. Little and T. R. Hearle, attorneys, Devonport—W. Freer, and E. M. Freer, attorneys—J. Ainsworth, R. Nutter, and j. Byrom, coal proprietors, Oldham—T. Phillips, T. E. Phillips, and J. E. Phillips, woolstaplers, Uttoxeter—J. Fer gusson and H. R. Pooley, woollen drapers, St. Martin's-lane —J. Brown and W. Brown, ship brokers, Cardiff—H. Herbert and E. Robinson, licensed victuallers, St. George's-terrace, Bayswater-road—S. Stiebel, S. Stiebel, S. Schloss, and S. Schloss, merchants, Jamaica (so far as regards Sig. Schloss) —J. Parkinson, jun., J. Brown, and H. Back, ship builders, H. Fleming ing smit an hs, d Tudor place, ra u c 'rs e, ll4 Hoxton Old Town —T. Sherley and IV. P. Sherley, grocers, Bedford—E. Manley r James - place, Drape, Plaue' . c ° h tnt o 3e o 'nl l ai n in l a a dn te ac r n° 3 du , SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. an d E. Manley, grocers, Burnley, Lancashire. Ma 15, Bl'ajrki t n h d e a ßac lejmk Bull ercha nnlt,n Glasgow. Glasgow, Rev. 5 April 22 and at on e, at David Wilson, cattle dealer, St ranraer, Wigtonshire, April 22 May 13, at two, at th e George Hotel, Stran raer. two,Ada am Gibb 's Steel, Hotel, merch Stirlincr.ant, Stirling, Ap r il 22 and May 13, at t William Holm, farmer, Kilbarchan, Benfrewshire, April 24 and May 15, at twelve, at the Saracen's Head, Paisley. John Holm, farmer, Kilbarchan, * Renfrewshire, April 25 and May 22, at twelve, at the Saracen's Head, Paisley. John Macdonald, sheep and cattle dealer, Kingerloch, Argyllshire, April 23 and May 20, at one, at the Inn at North Corran Ferry. W. Jamieson, merchant, Dundee, April 21 and March 10, at two, at the British Hotel, Dundee. THE NEW1\7777;,------",."_,_The author of " Cecil" has been silent long, but silent to some pur pose. Leaders of the fashionable and political world— leaders in la w , ph ys i c, and divinity—leaders of whom any person versed in the gossip of the great world can supply the initials of the names —constitute the dramatis personce of his new novel of " Self." " Cecil " itself if less conscientious, was not more bold. The authorship still remains one of the literary problems of the day ; and the new production is likely to render it still more difficult of solution. That the writer must have lived on terms of intimacy with George IV., appears unquestion able, and the number of living characters that figure in the pages of " Self " suffices to prove that his memory is as good as his observation was originally keen, and his wit unsparing. By the ship St. George, Norris, arrived off Dover on Monday, in 100 days from Sydney, we have papers to the sth January. Sir George Gipps had brought the first long protracted session of the Legislative Assembly to a close, in a speech not of a very complimentary character to their wisdom and prudence. The Assembly passed, in all, twenty.one substantive measures. eighteen of which were assented to by the Executive, two referred to the Home Government, and one voted without reserve. The address of the Governor bears testimony to the progressive recovery of the colony from the monetary depression. A large number of ships were on the berths loading at Sydney, and wool was fast cousin in from the farms in the interior. The St. George has on board a small quantity of lead and capper ores, which may be taken is a proof of some progress in mining operations. ITTE. • mow Y• 1