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C• E s q. , of l Fenne ll ' er of tb4o thatorton only sister Benjam in I ativo Dv nnab► re" on, A °l :' teg i ai en,i rciai_roa" Mr. joho Lry, relic t ,-. 1 ,..f )11NG'in ti Strand• / /5 ( 1 ter. _ •- ~..;‘, . 014...., :.e.- , t'.;-. ....,,,, 9._.[Lz.:3- - , -7-41, - • • _ , . ..,.... i N 4.41.0141114 1 . PROVIDENT INBTITU. I 48, Gracechurch- . greet, London, , FOR MUTUAL ASSURANCE on LIVES, ENDOW 111ENTS, DEFERRED SUAIS. xp_r lAII\IF.DIA'rE and DEFERRED ANNIJITIES. -.la oiled under the Acts of l'arliament relaing to Friendly f Societies. 1 . I J ' . • . `a . a • ' ' '..,.._.' ..,.:: , ~,, ~,, ,_ ... i , ".. . ).,., ~ ~ 0 ~,,.. ~ , . •, a -'' "71, : t.• 'IL,' '''''. ' - ' -• ' 4**1 1, 41 ; % 1 N fr -- - -... i: ~* •-- ....., ~ -\ - . 7. ,-',l ° 74 . 41 111 1 11k1fL . ' 12161 i#V ig, ;, .-, A-: - .. f z , -- . '"‘''' 7 ~ ' , • ,--- ...,:". ' I - '---...- A - 0' . / ----'' o , .. ' ait 3A 4 • , ,N_, - - —'lll % Age...z, - . -SF., ---__ +'T *e. ' 4, g• Ea ---- ' Z. ) , - •••• , ,tLY. , -,.._ , --- I A ,_•'`' ", : 7 1 " --ii i '. a li*i, ;7^, 4 DIE ""j•? '' ' ''l •• ", Zs ii , f,:' , i4(4 1. ,.. ' 1it °1T . "'. 4. 74 t ' ' 74 1...,, -: 'M _ , , ' ,look.1,!--` , 1 ,,, , ..v...•` 0 , -,?-'. , ' . • 0,.. -,v,,,,, v • J', '!".. - C. - `,l lll l l br. ~ 7.,,..7..,,,- - -- ~, , - i , "*"...11 , 44-4.,.,7, - \ . ) ______—__ R .!--z , .."., 1 ).", ..,...t... DI RECTO RS. C. P. BouAield, E sq . Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. John Bradbury, Esq. R. Ingham, Esq. William Cash, Esq. Joseph Janson, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. S. Hayhurst Lucas, Esq. James Crofts, Esq. C. Lushitigton, Esq. John Feltharn, Esq. John St. Barbe, Esq. Joseph Hargrave, Esq. Richard Shortridge, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq. MEDICA S L DI RECTORS. J. T. C onquest, M. D M.D. L. S. l Thomas Bevan, 'M.D., F. L. S. REPORT of the DIRECTORS to the EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERS, held at the Office on the lath of December 18.43. CHARLES CUSIIINGTON, Esq., in the Chair. lt is w i t h feelings of no orditilry gratification that the Di rectors rend er to the Members of the NATION AI. PROVI DENT INSTITUTION this, their Eighth ,s.nnual Report, faits proceedings. Each periodical review of the ; rogress of tha Institution has afforded abundant evidence of its growing presperit y, whilst the statement which the Director, are enabled to publish on the Present occasion, exhibits a result tar exceeding their must sail- Refus e guine expe c t at i ons. proceeding to a summary of the business of the year Just te rminated, the Directors IA mild advert to the notice cod tained in their last Report, that in accordance with the 28th Rule, th e accountsof the his. itutiun were then under the inves tigntion of an eminent Actuary, for the purpose of making a easeful valuation of its existing liabilities an.l as,ets, in order to deckre a dividend out of the surplus which might from such valtiatinn appear to exist. That investigation was completed in January last (by bey Charles A nse ll, E• q ., F . R . S . , t h e Actu referred to ), and the Direct h ors ave now to congratulate L Member s of the Instituti on on the great success which the attended it s operations, by effecting a large reduction in Premiums payable, or by securing correspondingly large additions to the sums assured on Life olicies ; notwithstands Ing ONE FIFTH of the actual profits ' declared to be divisible a mong the Members has been reserved, and a reduction equal to per cent. from the premiums of those Alemliers who have me n assured the full term of Seven Years, and at certain ages, has been secured to them. .„Tbe numbe r of Policies issued during the past year has been rwis, nearly all of which are of that Class securing a sum of neY Payable at death. The number of proposals declined uring the same period is 81. reported 4n nual income of the Institution, which was last year str o .e th u e a t i; t as 39,360/. 9s. 7d., would have been increased el3a,7ivie4iy. krger sum of 47,934/. 4s. :Id.of this 7 s. 3d. has been allowed or deducted from h a ; e a ral Premium of those Members who have elected to r . u premiums reduced in lieu of the Bonus added to their policies. The Account s have `-- • 14. 2d , being ast, at IN - hi been duly audited to the :20th November 167,079/ date the Capital Stock of the Institution was the sum re * the C om • an increase of 27,273/. 91. 7J. on ported last year, and which amount is invested with ec of u t r h i e ti in Real t4tssionrs for the Reduction of the National Debt, and the Rules es lo ' sti co ttt i r of Pal fiat - tient and Reduction to the Acts The claims Member during the past year on the lives of deceased With . a amount to 7,600!., which sum has been paid, tagether the Bon The Directorsuses accrued thereon cordance w ith have also to inform the Members, that in . &e -of the I • • the notice given in the last Report, the . business Institution was removed to their Freehold preinisesin the 'Wing of this year ; of the eligibility of the situation and the binlepsse the facilitie s the premises afford for carrying on its busi the buil& hey have already had satisf,,cto r y proof. That porti , sn of tng not occupied by the Institution is let to highly re stpectable tenants, at a rental which leaves the rent-charge to lae_lnstitution at an extremely moderate sum. Frorn the preceding statements it will be observed that the !amount of business has been very much increased during the st year ; an i ncrease that ma chiefly be attributed to the adv antages s ecured to this Institution, by bei n g enrolled under the Acts of Parliament relatin g to FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, s also to the growing disposition on the part of the public to erect Assurances in an Office where the surplus profit is di vided, not among Shareholders, but among the ASSURERS THEMSELVES. To the PRINC IPLE of MUTUAL ASSURANCE, as cache arried out by thi s I nst i tution, the I)ireetora earnestly invite t out of the Members and the public at large, as also to inv estigate for th emse l ves the relative claims for preference of the various Lif e Offi ces, and they rest confident that none a '"ill be found t o com bi ne greater advantages, or that can justly Y claim tcsa larger share of public confidence. tut folh sw i ng statement shows the progress of the Insti- Thn from the commencement : ............_____ Years (lading 1 . S 4 13 1 , JANUARY 1 , 1844 MONDAY 44,1,4 0. 16 3 0-22. LONDON , ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARG,E. diaiabaMOl NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. The COUNCIL of the LEAGUE having Leen in formed that ,ionie parties are now canvassing for subscriptions pridestedly on their behalf—NOTlCE is hereby given that no Persons %%ha, ever are, at the present time, authorised to collect subsetiptiuns for the Great League Fund in London or its subutlia ; and those parties who may be solicited for contri bin ions ~re requested to give the individuals making the appli cation into custody. By order of the Council, GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. League Offices, 67, Fleet-street, 28th Dec., 1843. PUBLICATIONS. THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. This Day are Published, T RACTS ON THE EMANCIPATION OF INDUSTRY. rlbo TRAVELLERS IN TIIE TEA TRADE. A GENTLEMAN, possessing a first-rate talent as a SALESMAN, and whose Commission is with CASH BUYERS, may hear of a good COMMISSION, by giving particulars of his ground, and by whom last employed. A TOWN TRAVELLER, also, wanted. Address, A. 8., care of Mr. Magnus, Stationer, 127, Fen church-street. tZo. 1.-1. PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING the CAUSE and REMEDY of the PRESENT DISTRESS.-2. PRINCIPLES of a SOCIETY for the EMANCIPATION of INDUSTRY.— , 3. REMARKS on Sir ROBERT PEEL'S LETTER to the CIJAMBER of COMMERCE, BIRMINGHAM. Price One Mny, or ss. per 100. NO. IL—The CASEof the INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES BRIEFLY STATED. Price One Penny, or ss. per 100. NOS. 111. and IV.—NOT OVER-PRODUCTION, but IMPER FECT DISTRIBUTION, the CAUSE of the DISTRESS. No. 111., Price One Penny,or Sc. per 10e ; No. IV., Price Two. pence, or 10s. per 100. " Something is wrong in .the channel •f distribution."—Morn. Ing Post. Also, THE MINISTER MISTAKEN ;. or, THE QUESTION of DEPRECIATION ERRONEOUSLY STATED by Mr. HUSKISSON. Price One Shilling. " Our forefathers, who sought comfort in proverbs, used to say, when the people's tale of bricksi s doubled, Moses is at hand."— Niebuhr. T: 1 E GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. NOTICE is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENE-. It AL MEETING of the GRAND JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANY will be held at the Cotton Sales' Room, in the Exchange-buildings, in Liverpool, on TUESDAY, the 30th day of January next, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of DECLARING a DIVIDEND, and for the further special purpose of receiving the Report •of the Directors as to the proposed Railways from Lancaster to Carlisle, and from Chester to Holyhead respectively, and for authorising them, on behalf of the Company, to participate and take an interest in those undertakings respectively, and to adopt all necessary measures for securing the same in the ensuing session of Parliament, by the raising of further capital and otherwise, as uiay be determined upon. J. SWIFT, Clerk of the Company. The Bo,ks for the Transfer of Shares will be closed ON the 13th of January next, and until after the General Meeting. XTOTICE is hereby given that a SPECIAL 11 GENERAL COURT, or MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of the LICENSED VICTUALLERS and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, will be held To-MORROW, TUESDAY, the 2d day of January, at Two o'clock precisely, at the principal Office of the said Com pany, situate in Adelaide-place, London-bridge, within the City of London, for the purpose of ELECTING a DIRECTOR, to supply the vacancy in the Board of Directors of the said Com pany, occasioned by the resignation of John Harman, E WALTER T. FAWCETT, gee. The chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. The Directors respectfully recommend to the notice of the Pro prietors, John Addis, Esq., •f Freeman's-wharf, Southwark. T HE MONETARY POLICY of ENGLAND and AMERICA. Price One Shilling. " It is necessary your gold should be coined, and have the King's stamp upon i ,to secure men in receiving it, that there is so muct gold in each piece. But it is not necessary that it should have a fixed value set an it by public auth or ity . " — L oc k e. THE NATION in a DILEMMA ; or WHICH SHALL WE ALTER? THE CURRENCY OR THE MODE OF T iXATION ? By the Author of " The Currency Question in a Nutshell." P r i ce F ourpence. • No TRUST NO TRADE.—THE CA-U of TIONAL DISTRESS POINTED OUT, and a PROMPT and EFFECTUAL REMEDY SUGGESTED. Price Twopence. HOOD'S MAGAZINZ. This day is published, price2s. 6(1., HOOD'S GA z f NE AND COMIC AI MISCELLANY. A Y Whatever may be thought of Dr. Dickson's theory, that the type of Disease in • general is periodical, there can be no doubt nf its applicab lity to Modern Literature, which is essentially Periodical, whether the type be long primer, brevier, or bour geois. It appears, moreover, by the rapid consumption of Monthlies, compared with the decline of the Annuals, that fre quent tits of publication are more prevalent and popular than yearly par...rums. Under these circumstances, no apology is necessary for the present undertaking; but Custom, which exacts an Overture to a new Opera. and a Prologue to a new Play, requires a few words of larrod - lction to a new Monthly Magazine. Oi! Z Prominent object, then, of the projected publication, as implied by• the sub. title of " Comic Miscellany," will be the supply of harmless " Mirth for the Million," and light thoughts, to a Public sorely oppressed—if its word be worth a rush, or its complaints of an ounce weight—by hard times, heavy taxes, and those " easing cares" which attend on the securing of food for the day, as well as a provision for the future. For the relief of such afflicted classes, the Editor, assisted by able Humourists, will dispense a series of papers and woodcuts, which it is hoped will cheer the gloom of Willow Walk, and the• loneliness of %S'llderness Row—sweeten the bitterness of Camomile Street, and Wormwood Street—smooth the ruffled temper of Cress Street, and enable even Crooked Lane to unbend itself. It is hardly necessary to promise that this end will be pursued with • out raising a Maiden Blush, much less a Dama-k, in the nur • sery grounds of modesty—or trespassing, by wanton person. alines, on the parks and lawns sif Private Life. In a word, it will aim at being merry and - wise, instead of merry and trier wise. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF . THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND GENERAL IIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. GENTLEMEN, VACANCY having occurred i►► the DIREC- L 3 TION of your AFFAIRS by the Retirement of John Harman, Esq., allow me most respectfully to solicit the favour of your votes and interest to succeed him in that appointment. Holding an important stake in the Company, and having been associated with you from its commencement, I entertain a confident hope that my pretensions will be favourably considered. I cannot but feel much Shattered by the Directors having done me the honour of recommending me to your notice, and should I succeed in the object of my ambition, I beg to assure you that my best exertions shall be devoted to promote the in terests of the Company. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your meet obedient Servant, JOHN ADDIS. Freeman's Wharf, Southwark, Dec. 13, 1843. The election will take place at the Company's House, in Adelaide-place, To-morrow, Tuesday, the 2d January, at Two o'Clock precisely. CU RR E NCY EXPLAINED; in Refutation of the Last Fallacy of the " Times," Nov. 8, 1843. By VERUS. Price One Shilling. London: Samuel Clarke, 13, Pall- /lion East, and to be had (by order) of any Bookseller in town or country. NOV ready, 4th :year, with 780 Important Alterations, fcp• Svo. ' N. cloth, 11 - 10DD'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE, and TITLED CLASSES ofGREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, for 1844. Alphabetically ar rauged, with much additional matter. Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria-lane. NATIONAL LOIN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Now ready, in one vol., post Bvo., .Ir 4 ETTERS from NEW YOItK By MARIA CHILD. Author of " The Mother's Book," " The Girl's Book,' " Philothea," &c. Contents : Streets of Modern Babylon— Washingtonians— Trusting in each other's honesty—Society makes the crime i punishes—Wearing Mourning—The Yankee Boy and the Em peror of Russia—Varieties of character and changing of popu lation of New York—Anecdotes of Absent Men—Music Writ ten on Sand by Vibration—Caution to Reformers—Mac donald Clarke, the Mad Poet—Money is not Wealth—Anti quities of New York—Animal Magnetism--The Soul watching its own Body—Fear of Public Opinion—Capital Punishment— Mercy to Criminals—Puseyism— Anecdote of the Irish—May day in New York—All Nations are Brethren, &c. " The merits of Mrs. Child are great elegance and fluency of style, with an easy command of language, and a good deal of amiable feeling."—Spectator. Richard Bentley, New Burlington -street. ",,.* To ba had at all the Libraries. For the Sedate, there will be papers of a becoming gravity and the lover of Poetry will be supplied with numbers in eacl Number. As to Politics, the reader of HOOD'S MAGAZINE will vainly search in its pages for a Panacea for Agricultural Dis h ess, or a Grand Catholicon for Irish Agitation ; he will use lessly seek to know whether we ought to depend for our bread on foreign farmers, or merely on foreign sea-fowl ; or if the Repeal of the Uniq i n would produce low rents, and only three quarter days. Neither must he hope t o learn the proper Ter minus of Reform, nor,' even whether a Finality Man means Campbell's Last Man, or an Undertakene A total abstinence from such stimulating topics and fer mented questi no is, indeed, insured by the established charac ter of the Editor, and his notorious aversion to party spirit. To borrow his own words, from a letter to the Proprietors—" I am no politician, and far from instructed on those topics which, to parody a common phrase, no gentleman's newspaper should be without. Thus, for any knowledge of mine, the Irish Pro seeutions may be for pirating the Irish Melodies ; the Pennsyl vanians may have repudiated their wives; Duff Green may be a place, like Goose Greer. ; Prince Polignac a dahlia or a car nation, and the Due de Bordeaux a tulip. The Spanish affairs I could never master, even with a Pronouncing Dictionary at my elbow ; it would puzzlo me t o sa y whether Q ueen Isabella's majority is or is not equal to Sir Robert Peel's; or if the shelling the Barcelonese was done with bombs and mortars, or the nutcrackers. Prim may be a quaker, and the whole Civil War about the Seville Oranges. Nay, even on domestic matters nearer home, my profound political ignorance leaves me in doubt on questions concerning which the newsmen's boys and printers' devils have formed very decided opinions ; for example, whether the-Corn law League ought to extend beyond three miles fro m Mark . ...... No. of Policies issued. Annual Inc/ me. Amount of Capital, 20 th Nov. 1836 9 • d, 10,7n6 3 0 31,L92 10 5 46.655 0 10 64,959 10 10 90,545 13 9 114,993 2 4 139,606 1 7 167,079 11 2 sc , 1837 11+38 1839 1840 .* .. 1841 I. ~ 1842 P) ), 1843 T °tal numb I ......,_ er (Signed, on behalf of the Direetors,) JOHN FELTHAM, Chairman. London, 14th Deeemlier,j°lBB-13E.PH MARSH, Secretary. ne gratifying result of the valuation of the liabilities and assets of the Institution referred to in the annexed Report, is exemplified in the following instances; exhibiting the profit as signed t o P o li cies which hat 13, en in existence from one to seven Years. lane —oi:the Sliding Scale should regulate the charges at the Glaeiarium ; what share the Welch Whigs have had in the Welch Riots, and how far the Ryots in India were excited by tl:e slaughter of the Brahmin Bull. On all such public sub iects I am less au fait than that Publicist the Potboy, at the house, with the insolvent sign, The Hog in the Pound." Polemics will be excluded with the same rigour ; and eFpe- Malty the Tractarian Schism. The reader of HOOD'S \I GA ZINC must not hope, therefore, to be told whether an old Protestant Church ought to be plastered with Roman Cement ; or, if a design for a new one should be washed in with Newman's colours. And most egregiously will he be dis appointed should he look for Controversial Theology in our R et's Corner. He might as well expect to Fee Queens of Shelia, and divided babies from wearing Solomon's Spectacles! For the rest. a critical eye will be kept on our current Lire ra!ure—a regretful one on the Drama, and a kind one for the Fine Arts, feom whose Artesian Well there will be an occa sional drawing. e fi al Ix Age at I Cum. !acute. meat. Surn slued. Reduction Amount Original. i ? Pre : of Bonus. Prtmium. ma ". ' n lieu cd Bonus. Equal to a Reduction per cent, on the Ori ginal mium of Years.l Yeal>B. 31) £. IX.s. d. sd. .C. 4. d. 1000 1 163 11 0, (3 0 0 27 17 1000 1115 12 0 40 1 8 10 3 5 2000 '177 10 , Lt 1 8 11 6 5.10 44 7 0j 13 211 ' 5 1 4 200 d 227 19 0.97 11 8 34 510 1000 100 5 0, 4 1. 11 15 10 7 500 37 2 01 1 17 6 4 2 5 10 , 11 91 3 0 47 2 6 J3 6 4 2001 146 1 11 ;09 10 0 811 64) 37 2 0 15 8 0 4 I 2 LOO 1 2919 0 17 12 1 I 311 3 1 , 00 i 4; IL n! 24 3 4 1 4 10 5 800 37 8 0 1 31 18 8 , 411 10 2000 69 6 01 44 5 0 614 11 3000 140 15 0 224 15 0 23 11 7 50 11 11 11110 ~ I 1 2 6 2003 I 26 14 0 70 8 4 3 9 Wi h this - brief, explanatory Announcement, HOOD'S MAGAZINE and COMIC MISCELLANY is left to re commend itself by its own merits to those enlightened judges, the Reviewers ; and to that impartial jury—too vast to pack in any case—the British Public. „Mern b eeome due this day, are reminded London,44t b aZ ra o tt e st P l! ' w ern pa i rd n o s n or before the 30th itooant. Jan. 1, 1844.- JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. * Office, No. 1, Adam-street, Adeluhi, where all Orders, Advertisements, and Communications for the Editor, are re quested to be addressed. tilllE PAST, the PRESENT, (A NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS.) and the FUTURE, The year has cles'd, with all its changeful scenes— ThAnil, lo! anothe r era intervenes ; e year ha s c l os ' d upon a busy world, Toe fresh page of life h as ti me un f ui I'd . Proc he chiming bells, with int erm i ng li ng h uts, la aloud—" Another year is coe 1 The year i s clus ' d, and we embrace the time Por gwhile w ith reo the public with a votive rhyme. exultati on we review '' The Past, th e P resent, and the Putt], e," too, We feel a debt of gratitude is ow'd For valued favours plenteously bestow'd. Unbounded patronage has crown'd our trade, And warmest thanks will be best duly paid. Oft on his road the traveler glances back, T. mark his progress O'er the beaten trick : Thus we examine with observant eye The advances of another tear gone by ; And glad we find, on looking at the past, Our glorious hopes have not been overcast. When last we hair.' th e daw n of " N e w Year's Day," We talk'd of patronage in bright display. A nt nd have we now to tell of favours less ? still we triumph in increas'd success ; Su ccess in a ll our trading plus is found, And like a halo does our name surround. Not Success attend s us through the distant lat,d, here alone —but where the seas expand. Success in east and West, and north and south, Is lo udly sound e d w i ih a trumpet's mouth. hlac c ess abund ant we have seen appear %eh day, each week, each nyintli throughout the par ; Favour s in season s " past" our efforts bless, And the bright " present" yields stici.ess ! sueces I Think not we use exaggerated terms— Fact, glorious fact, their utmost truth cAirins. Language less strong court ne'er suffice to show The vast success that crone s our lam'd depot, Nay, strong as are our statements, we confess hence not equal to our !Tou success; And we hav e a duty to di e A duty called fur by the world at large Nor would we far an instant be remiss In executing such a task as thi , . With warm acknow:edgeinents at once we thank "All gen'rons patrons (what e'er their raiik). T hanks, many thanks ! warmearty, and si ne( re, Foe mighty favours in th e b , h y-on e year, Por p atronage by is hich we are dilaay'd lipon the topmost pinna c l e o f trade ! Thatik s for the hi spreading wch And a ll that the returning fame season s bring ! thousand s s i ng, Nor will we make return in thanks alone, For patronage s o lib erally shown. „..When last we heard the New Year' s b e ll s resound, we promised flinch —nor have we left our ground; Each se ason new exert i ons have reveal'd ' T. merit what a lib'ral public yield. Nor Agai sh n wall e promi se , as we promis'd th en , our practice contradict our ien, Though mighty efforts sign lined the d " past" T he " present" year sh far excel the last, A nd " f uture" seasons to all the world shall show Our gratitude fur what your hands bestow. Alark what we p romise ! We have much in store, And o ffer to th e public more and more. lietwixt to and A mutual zeal— patrons there s h a ll b e an equal riv a ' ry ! tarßeductiond i mprovems nts shall be seen, ns a more extensive ti an have ever been; W""ght shall b e left— e r ein the publicele no stone s h a ll b e unturn ' d, Our h good ma y b e con , erned. brated Alart shall still display WhilThe choi cest fashions for the rich and gay ; e such a s move in less impottant scenes shall find good clothi ng suited to their mea ns . The eery poi nt our honse shall be divlay'd e h* Moat astounding mart throughout the trade. or we do more than this,.our thanks to show, ~j, ;V . , a greater compensation ? No. aukthis be done, we ne'er shall be at rest ; I Nt When we've done it, shall have done our hest A 4 ad with renewed exertion, such as this, Irailing public will not be remiss. we foil nrowed, that if we try to please our , A',,,, IPu patrons with such acts as these, niat proud success will crown us more than ever, , 4 LappilT reward for each endeavour ; TI awl with exultation we shall view Anda " Past," the. it present," and the " (wore," too ! ("latno we close with many a wish sincere, .. all may realise " a happy year." a y . w he rry /ear" may 'Wry reader sec— _ ~ Are er his ho me—whate'er his lot may , be ! AnduatPY year" alike the young and oldli'd once anpther changeful year has ro . 4 4 , e with pleasure we'll resume our pen, E munkake our annual settlement again. It 'l lir a s ''SES and SON, Tailors, Who'esale and. Retail Wool- Citi.--kra and Outfitters, 154, Minories, and ti 6, Aldgate. THE SIGNATURE thus !—" 'CAPT. JOHN RHODES FIDDING, HONOURABLE COM PANY'S SERVICE," is on every genuine Package of Capt. Pidding's Celebrated Teas. The spurious Teas advertised under counterfeited titles makes this Caution necessary. Capt. P.dding, who has, made eight voyages to China, completed arasngements when last at Canton, securing to himself the exclusive importation of these particular Teas. Sold at the reduced prices by Mr. Verrey, 229, Regent street (corner of Hanover-street), and 3, Opera colonnade ; and T. Littlejohn and Son, 77, King William-street, City. Note.—Verrey and Littlejohn are the only vendors in Lon don of Capt. - Fidding's celebrated Teas. For Country Agencies, address, " Capt. Fidding, College Hill." IVORY TABLE KNIVES, 11s. per doz. DESSERT, 99. ; CARVERS, 39. 6d. per pair. TABLE. DESSERT. CARVERS. doz. doz. 3i-in handsome balance handle 1 SS. Od. 14E. Od. 1-in balance handle, largest and pair. 69. 6d. best made Do. w ith Watson's Albata Plate handles, equal to silver 2'2 6 1 0 8 6 Forks half the price of the above. - _ These houses have for Fifty years ranked pre-eminent for their Cutlery, which is always exchanged, if not approved. Fruit Dessert Knives of Watson's new Albata Plate, with French Forks and Ivory Handles, 21. be. per set of 24 pieces ; do. with ('arved Ivory Handles, or with Albata Plate Handles nod Blades, Albert Pattern, 2i. 10s. per set of 24 nieces. C. Watsou's New Albata Plate possesses the following su periority over all other mixed metals :—A perfect sweetness and purity, a rich and silvery appearance, atd great durability. Strong Tea-pots for Six Persons, 245. each ; Cruet Frames, kith four tidily cut bottles, 225. each ; and is manufactured into, every t.ther article for the table and sideboard. Papier. Mauhe Tea-trays, 355. a set of three up to Ten Guineas. LAMPS. BRILLIANCY AND ECONOMY IN LIGHT. C. NV AI•SON'S houses, 41 and 49, Barbican, aridk.Nor too rolgate, contain all the most approved Lamps of the slay. I. Palmer's Candle Lamp, which requires no snuffing, 9e. complete, and upwards. 2. The Medium Lamp, to burn a - wick candle seven hours for twopence, 258. each, complete ; Magnums, giving a splendid light, 425. ; Solar Lamps, now so much used, to burn common oil without smoke or smell, 225. 641., and upwards. His Illustrated Catalogue and Price Current is just published containing a detailed list of his justly celebrated, Albata Plate, &c., which may be had gratis andkp7st, free, on application at his warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton Folgate. DREDGE'S HEAL-ALL, o r celebrated Ern brocation, has long been known throughout the West of os the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains in the Limbs and Numbne.s, Sri itic and Paialytic Affections, Face-at be, Spraitu, and Bruises, Bunn and Scalds ; Spasmsrand Cramp, Stillhes , of the Joints or Neck, Frozen Limbs, Chilblains before they are broken. It is likewise an infallible cure for that dangerous dis order the Quinsey or Sore Ti roat, in which It was never known to fail after a few hours' appl.cation. lObserve - That none can be Genuine unless the Stamp affixed to each bottle contains the name and address of Barclay and S011:4, No 95, Far: iogdon,treet. who have purchased the Property in this valu. able artier from the Executors of the Inventor, William Dredge, late of Wishforil Wilts. Retail price, Is. and 2s. 9d. per bottle; nod 'old retail, by all respectable Medicine V•itiders in Town and Country. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families from the orivession of a medic:tie of known efficacy, that may be resorted to with confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sick i,ess, occurring in families more or less every day, are so obvious to 311, that no question can he raised of its importance to every house polder in the kingdom. Flom among numerous testimonials, the °Bowing is respectfully submitted : "'l'o Mr. THOS. PROD 221 STRAND, LONDON. Cooper-street, Manchester, March 12, 1842. `is,-1 have much satisfaction in communicating to you the re. oil of my experience, alter repeated trials of FRAMPTON'S PILL HEALTH, and I feel it but justice to state, that in the course of loally years' trial of various aperient medicines, I have never found results at once salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from ii.dundant bile , &c. &c.. with so little inconvenience; 1 am, there_- Roe warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means long waning, of being able to recommend to t amities, Schools, and espe. 7ially Mercantile Men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most valuable resource in an occashaial medicine. And I shall take cre dit to myself, if, in giving this testimony, I am the means of making Fraini.ton's Pills more generally known and appreciated. " I am, Sir, respectfully yours, WILLIAM SMITH." unp• ecedented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest ro. itiannerstations of the many thousands who havederived benefit from it use , render a y ngthened et summit unnecessary ; they are rot put t rth as a use for al disoas.s t i which mankind is Batiks, ,ut for Bilious and Liver Compla rr 5, with their many well-known Attendants, Bilious and Sick Head-ache ? Pain and Oppression after weals, (liitilinvs • , !tininess, Singing Noise in Hi ad and E , Fars Drow . s., Heartburn, L oss App tile, Wind, Spa s m s , &c, 'two or tt.ree d u nes will convince the affli c t e d of their salutary c*. Sects Tho stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy ad. tin of the Liver, Bowels, ai.d Kidneys will rapidly take place ; and instead of list less ess, heat, pains, and jaundiced anpearanee, strength activity, and renewed extending to good old age, will be th.: result of taking this modicine, according to the directions accompany. g eadr box. S.Ad by 'l. Pruitt, 221, Strand, London; Price Is. 11 , id, and 2s. Pd t ► Lox , also by the venders of medicines gcnerelly throughout the siogdrim Ask lo FRAAIPTON'S PILL of HEALTII, and observe the name and address of." lkoinas Prou , 229, Strand, London," o the liuvolinnent stamp nA A N GENERAL OSUBSCRIPTION C 'I 1I 1 ROOMS, It C E LONDON. BOARD OF SUPERINTENDRNCR. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart., Chairman. JOHN CATTLEY, Esq., Deputy Chairman. William Burnie, Esq. James Pattison, Esq. James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pule, Bart. Robert Cottesworth, Esq. John D. Powles, Esq. Matthew Forster, Esq , M.P. Henry Jam e Prescott, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild. Samuel Gurney, Esq. David Salomons, Esq. Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. John James Siordet,- Esq. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. John Irving, Esq., M.P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P. Ileary Kingscote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq. James Matheson, Esq., M.P. Geo. Frederick Young, Esq. The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide a central point of meeting in the Commercial World for the Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufacturers of the inited Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in commercial or other pursuits, and the Public in general. The READING-ROOM adjoining is provided with all the .eading Foreign and British newspapers, and general commer cial intelligence from all parts of the world, maps, charts, itine. 'cries, directories, steam-boat and railroad information, list of ships saili,ng to all ports of the world, prices current, documents and books of reference on commercial subjects. There are also Rooms f u r PRIVATE BUSINESS and FIRE-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the deposit of valuables. _ _ Iu addition to the above conveniences, the Subscribers wil have the use of an EXCELLENT LIBRARY on COMMER• CIAL SUBJECTS. The Establishmett will be conducted by the Proprietor, un. der the superiotendenco of a Board of Subscribers. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM. Persons residing in London, or within 12 miles... 1/. I Is. 6d, Persons residing at a great er di s t ance ...... 1/. L. Od. London, September 1, 1843. The BOARD of SUPERINTENDENCE of the " HALL of COMMERCE" take leave to thaw your attention to this Institution. It has been built and established at a very great cost, by a single individual, for the convenience of the Commercial Com munity of the City of London, with a degree of public spirit worthy the nestropolis of the world. 'I . he subscription is now placed on se moderate a scale as to e no object of co ns id era ti on , i n proport i on t o the conveniences offered, which are set forth in the above Prospectus ; and the hoard are of opinion, th a t w i t h ou t i n t er f er i n g with any of the rxisting establishments appropriated to specific branches of trade, these conveniences may be found available by a very large body of persons in the City of London—by parties visiting London occasionally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen OW the Continent and other foreign ports. GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman. JOHN CATTLE Y, Deputy Chairman. N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of he Subscribers. To be had of every Bookseller, price Is., Part I. CI-IRONIC:LES of the BASTILE. With Two Illustrations on Steel, by R. Cruikshank. " From the way in which the work before us is commenced, at its completion the public will be in possession of a most ani mated picture of that time of consternation, woe, and terror."— Bell's Messenger. " Painted in a style which combines boldness with minute ness of detail and finish."—News 01 the World. "We can safely recommend these Chronicles of the Bas tile' to the earnest patronage of every enemy of despotism, and of every eager reade r o f h ear t- ren di ng and spirit-stirring trans actions."—Morning Advertiser. J. C. Newby, 65, Mortimer-street, Cavendish. square. LANCET.--LlElllti.—At the close of 1 the current Volume " THE LANCET " will be EN LARGED ONE-THIRD and STAMPED for FREE POSTAGE.—Price unchanged. The Lancet has long com manded the largest circulation of any Medical Journal in Europe.—The enlarged Numbers will cimmtace with A FULL COURSE OF LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY, by the renowned PROFESSOR LIEBIG, as that Science is applicable to Ilealth, Medicine, illysiology, Agriculture, and Manufactures. The Lectures will be supplie t by the Pro fessor himself.—Two other novel and important Courses of Lectures are in preparation; and THE LANCET, in its ENLARGED FORM, will exhibit an account of every in teresting event which should engage the attention of the Scien• • tifie and Medical World. Orders from distant Places should be sent to Booksellers or Newsmen, in Town or Country, immediately. Office, 46, Princes-street. Soho, London. URINARY OBSTRUCTIONS. Just published, the Second Edition, price 7s. 6d., Sea. in cloth, ON the PATHOLOGY and CURE of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA ; illustrating the Origin, Progress, and History of this Disease in all its phases, and the MODE of TREATMENT successfully adopted in numerous cases ; embracing every variety of Morbid Contraction to which the Urethra is liable, and forming a complete Practical Manual and Guide to the appropriate Treatment and Cute of every species of Urethral Stricture. The %%hole followed by some observations en the Chronic Enlargement of the Pros trate Gland in old Men, and its Treatment. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Published and sold by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London ; M'Lachlan, Stewart, and Co., Edinburgh ; W. Strong, Bristol; Hodges and Smith, and Flnnin and Co., Dublin ; Simms and Denham, M anc h ester ; W. Gusset, Li verpool; and sold by all Booksellers. SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, i n Ti me t or the EARLY TRANS and TOWN DELIVERY a SECOND EDITION ( Evening ]Sun) is Published an Time for the AI TERNOON and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK., or POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour. CO LIItT CIRC ULA R WINDSOR SUN.oAL—Yesterday Ills Royal Ilighncss Prince Albert iveat no shooting iii 0:e It!lt al pre serves, attended by 1.41 rd Cap!win trt , lli n. Nelson Hood, Colonel llonverie, stt I Mr. G. Anson. The Royal Family were taken for their aconstomed airinffs yesterday forencon , lit the gl•oati , ls about the Castle. Lady Rivers and Lord Bloonifi,ld took the it depar• turn from the Castle yesterday. This morning the Queen an I Prince Albert. the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal SA:e, and the Household, attended Divine service in the private Chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The - It:v. Gentleman pm-ached frotn the 2d chapter of Philippians, and the sth, 6th, and ith verses. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KJ nt wtended Divine service this morning in the parish church.. Lady Fanny Howard was in waiting oa her alai Highness. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took tlteir usual earl . y walk this morning. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divin serviee. yes• terday morning, in Gro;vonor Chapel, South Andlq street. Baron Knesebeek and Major Stevens were in waiting on his Royal Highness. ' h Thr le Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester House. Sir James Graham arrived in town on Saturday after noua.:from a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel, at their seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Dispatches were received yesterday from Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada, and frc,m the Governors of the other North American Colonies, at the Colo nial.office. Dispatches were also received at the Coio nial-office yesterday from the Lord Ifigh Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Governor of Malta. Sir Henry Ilardinge left town on Friday, fir his seat. South-park, Kent. The Earl of Haddington is staying at Cliefden House, Berkshire, the seat of Sir George Warrender. - The Earl of Aberdeen has returned to town from a visit to Sir R. Peel, at Drayton Manor, StafEadshire. TOR GRANTING LIFE ASAURANCES DEPIIRRED ANNUITIES, &e No. 2b, CORNHILL. Capital £509,000. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. r l .1, Elliotgon, M.D., F.R S. Georg e L ung l ey, E sq . John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Ra wson , E sq . Hunter Gordon, Esq. Joseph Th ompson , E sq . Clement abor, Esq. AUDITORS. - Professor Wheatstone, F. R.S.—Professor Graves, A. NI. F. R. S. Act. u ItY-W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The Bonus just declared at toe Meeting of Proprietors varies from 97 to 36 per cent. (.11 Premiums paid, 17i per cent. in present Cash, or 10 per scut. permanent reduction of iuture Premiums. EXAMPLES. w lA, 4- 4 cr. z s. d. X • dte 41. s. d. ism 89 59 1,000 87 8 4 1192 14 6 58 19 9 819 4 INI3 114 56 9,000 175 15 0 ,296 9 7 123 0 6 16 9 7 N. B. Profits annually div ided Moderate Premiums—Power to assured to borrow two-third of Payments. Prospectuses to be had at the Office, oe will be forwarded (post-free) on application. F. FERGUSON CAMROU%, Secretary. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE, No. CCCXXXIX. For January 1844. Price 2s. 6d. CONTENT: 1. State Prosecutions. 2. Adventure,' in Texas. Ne. 3. The Struggle. 3. Clitophon and Leucippe. 4. The New Art of Printing. 5. The Ranking-house. Part Last. 6. Kieff• from the Russian of Kozloff. 7. Marston ; or, the Memoirs of a Statesman. Part 7. 8. Letter from Lemuel Gulliver. 9. The Proclamation. 10. The Fireman's Song. 11. Position and Prospects of the Government. William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edin burgh; and 22, Pall Mall, London. Ly. s. d. 8,021 12 2 14,600 0 0 19,934 19 4 25,497 4 2 31,051 10 1 36,357 1 4 39,360 9 7 44,219 17 0 3,918 , rv,E; . 1 , I - • ':. , 1 ':‘,-;..:' 41 . I• ' ' , . . , ~......_ . •. .... ,... ; ; ;; 4:: /;17( • .1:‘ • ' ',- ' .e..--• PL!7'"7.7 - 4 TRICE sd. 'Aro ;i ~-~z ~L~ ` CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.-AT THE pOYAL POLYTECIIN IC INSTITUTION an increase of POWERFUL and BRILLIANT EFFECTS in ELECTRICITY are exhibited by ARM STRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. A .new field is opened for investigating, on a magnified scale, a variety. of objects in ART, SCIENCE, and NATURAL HISTORY, by means of LONGROTTOM'S OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, showing also an extraordinary OPTICAL ILLUSION. New DISSOLVING VIEWS: A List of the POPULAR LECTURES which will be delivered during the Week is suspended in the Hall of Manufactures. Liao ssay's original CRAYON DRAWINGS from RAPHAEL'S CARTOONS, numerous MODELS in MOTION, DtVER and DIVING BELL. Conductor of the Band, T. Wallis, Mus. Doc. Admission, Ono Shilling. Seimls,, Half-price. IL SON'S scorrisn ENTERTAIN MENTS. M USIC-H ALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD SQUARE. FIRST ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SEASON, THIS EVENING, January 1, at Eight o'clock. PART 1.-0 weel may the boatie row—Logie o' Buchan— Busk ye, bunk ye—There cam' a young man—My Love she's but a lassie yet—What ails this heart o' mine ?—My bonny Lizzy Baillie—Muirland Willie. PART ll.—The Flowers o' the Forest—We're a' noddin— Come under my plaidie—My Mither's aye glowrin e'er me— Hooley and fairly—Get up and bar the door. Mr. LAND will, as formerly, preside at the Pianoforte. Programmes and Tickets may be had at the Music-shops, and at the Music-hall. Front Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Back Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six, lbs. ; for Eight, 1/. In the course of the season Mr. Wilson will frier) the follow. ing new Entertainments :—MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS— THE JAMESES OF SCOTLAND—THE WALLACE AND THE BRUCE—and A HAIVER Wl' JAMIE HOGG. Mr. Wilson considers it necessary to state, that his Enter tainment on the history of Mary Queen of Scots was prepared in the early part of last season, but from several unavoidable causes, was postponed till the present season. LONDON and ST. 'KATHARINE DQCKS MOTEL, COFFEEHOUSE, and DINING-ROOMS, opposite to the entrance to St. Katharine Docks, on the line of road leading from the Royal Mint to the London Docks. The above Establishment is NOW OPEN. None other than the very best articles to be obtained will be sold in any of the departments, and at such low prices as must secure from a discerning public extensive patronage. The decorations are in the Parisian style, and the accommodation is of the first order, being well adapted to secure personal comfort to all who may honour this establishment with their support. Foreigners and families arriving from abroad, gentlemen engaged in the Docks, her Majesty's Mint, Royal Tower, Trinity-house, and all others having business at the Docks, or at the Wharfs on the river side, are most respectfully invited to inspect this Establishment, which will be conducted in such a manner as to secure, by its commanding position, civility, promptitude, and low rates of prices, an extensive trade. RATE OF PRICE:.; IN THE TWO DINING-ROOMS ON THE GROUND FLOOR. Soups and bread, 6d. to 9d. ,• roast and boiled meats, small plates tid., large plate, 9d. ; cod fish, sole, &c., Is. each; pie or pudding, 4d. ; bread, Id. ; potatoes, Id. ; cheese, Id. Su perior coffee or tea, 3d. per cup ; muffin, roll, or toast, hi. ; Pattie finest butter, I %d. Reid and Co.'s superior porter, 2d. per pint ; wines and spirits of superior excellence on moderate tetms. Ham or beef sandwich, with glass of strong old, mild, or India ale, or extra double stout, 4d. ; do., with glass of good wine, 6d. ; do., with glass of choicest madeira, sherry, or post, Bd. EXTRACT from the FOURTEENTH SHEET of TESTI. • MONIALS in favour of 13 ARIZ.'S LIFE PILLS, which are acknow ledged to be all that are required to conquer disease, and prolong life. From Mr. J. SMITH', Glasgow. " . GENTLEMEN, 7 I have been troubled for years with a dreadfu palpitation of the heart, accompanied with great nervousness and debility, for which I have tried everything you could mention, all to no purposo, till I heard of PAR R's wonderfnl LIFE PILLS, and a friend of mine desired me t ► try them, which I did. I bought them of Mr. Nelson, and I am happy to say that a box of them has completely restored me. "If this will do anything to help your efforts you can make use of it, " I remain yours, respectfully, " JAMES SMITH." From Mr. HENRY B k RBER, Druggist, Knutsfoul. " To the Proprietors of l'arr's Life Pills. " 0 ExTr.F.st EN,-I forward you a case below, which Mr. T. CASH wishes to have published ; he speaks wonderfully of PARR'S PILLS, and feels assured they have been the means of saving his life. We have also additional testimonials from respectable farmers in this neighbourhood. " DEAR have been for the last two years dreadfully afflicted with a cough and pain in the chest, so that I could scarcely eat the least portion of food without causing great pain In my chest, and shortness of breath, with a violent cough, not being able to lie down fur nine months ; having had the advice •f several medical men, without ileriving any benefit, I was advised by a friend to try PARR'S PILLS, but having tried so many patent medicines, I thought I might as well throw my money away. I began to think nothing would cure me ; I was fast wasting away with a violent pain in my head ; at last my friend got me a box from your shop, and advised mo to try them, so I tried them, being so strongly recommended, according to the direction, and before I had taken one box, I found so much relief that I tried another, and am now happy to say I am as well as ever I was In my life, and shall always have a few doses by me, for they are wonderful. (Signed) " THOMAS CASH. " Witness—John Thorpe." " Mr. PARRY has been afflicted with sore eyes for twelve years, and has tried everything he could hear of without the least oenefit, but since taking two boxes of PARR'S PILLS, his eyes are quite well, and have been for some time. " Mrs. SMITH has been troubled with a pain In her head for many years, has had tke most respectable medical advice, without receiving any benefit ; is quite recovered since she has taken throe boxes of PARR'S PILLS, which are worth a sovereign a box to persons troubled with a sick hearLache; I sh a ll a l ways h ave a supply by me. - " These cases I have selected from a number of others, and can rely upon them as being correct. I shall feel great pleasure in giving every information to any person who may favour me with acall. " I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " Knutsford, June 30, 1842." " HENRY BARBER, Druggist." From Mr. J. 1.. L. WOODWARD, Chemist, Bridgewater. " GENTLENIEN.—If the enclosed letter is of service, you are at full liberty to publish it, the man seems rather to wish for the publication of his case: " I am, Gentlemen, yours obediently, "J. L. WOODWARD, Chemist, "To the Proprietors of Parr's Life Pills. " GENTLEM EN,—The benefit I have received by the use of OLD PARR'S PILLS, induces me, out of gratitude to the Proprietors, and a wish to be of use to the whole world, to add another testi monial to the numbers you have already received. For the last two years I have been labouring under a complication of disorders in my head and stomach. I think I may venture to say I have not had an hour's cessation of pain during the time. My sense of smelling was entirely gone, and the most agreeable perfume or the most intolerant stench were equally indifferent to me. I have had the advice of several surgeons and medical men, both in this town and others, but without the least benefit, and I had dispaired of ever again regaining my health, in fact my life was becoming burdensome to use, until I fortunately heard of the many cures which yo ur valuable Pflls - - - had effected. I purchased a box of Mr. NVoodward, druggist, and before I had taken the whole I was completely cured, and have _ . _ never experienced the slightest symptoms of its return. I have recommended them, and shall do so, as I feel I cannot do sufficient for the benefit I have received.—l am, Gentlemen, your obliged and grateful servant, " HENRY NASH. a" Bridgewater, Juno 13, 1542." From Mr. GEORGE WILLIAMS, Stourpert. " To the Proprietors of Parr's Life " CENTLENEN,—When I was appointed your agent for the sale of PARR'S PILLS, I did not anticipate a large sale for them, there being so many kinds Pills already before the public; but • I am happy to inform you that I have sold nearly 1,000 boxes, and require a fresh supply, Numerous are the cases of relief being atliorded in rheumatic, asthmatic, and liver complaints, sick head. ache, coughs, colds, and diseases of the stomach and digestive organs, by taking these pills. Medicine which produces so much good to the human frame, and helps to prolong life, should be tn. vernally recommended. Send me one gross by the earliest eon veyance.--I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, GEOltof. WILLIAMS. "Stourport, March 5, 1842." From Mr. S. SMEDLEY, Bookseller, Sleaford. " Sleaford, June Ist, 1842. "To Messrs. T. Roberts and Co. "GENTLEsugt4,— I beg to announce to you (and it is a duty I owe the public), that the demand for PARR'S LIFU PILLS con. Stones to increase daily, and why ? let the following case amongst many others testify :—JOHN GREEN of this place has for many years been afflicted with an asthma of the most painful kind, for which he has had the advice of as many medical men as there are pills in one of your boxes, but, after taking, at stated periods, only three boxes of PA RH'S PILLS, he declared to me this morning, that now he could sleep from nine o'clock at night till seven in the morning, although for the last two years he had never laid down in bed, but was obliged to be prepped up with pillows to enable bins to breathe at all.—l am, Gentlemen, your's respectfully, " S. SMEDLEY, Bookseller, &c. " From Mr. THOMAS GOODE, Congleton. Congleton July-1200842. . • . "GENTLEMEN,—At the request of Mrs. Ellen Frost, of this place ,I beg to hand you t he accompanying testimonial for publication " I believe she has received infinite benefit from taking PA RIVS LIFE PILLS, and is anxious that others suffering from similar disease should be induced to avail themselves of the same means of recovery."--I am, your most obedient servant, "THOMAS GOODE. ' To the Proprietors of Parr's Life Pills. " GENTLEMEN—I beg to tender my wannest thanks for the greft benefit I have derived from your invaluable medicine. I had for nearly two years been in a state of consumption, and was under the care of several eminent medical men, but could obtain no re lief. After taking three small boxes of your celebrated pills, lam happy to say I am completely restored to Health, and am now fol lowing my usual employment. I beg you will make this acknow ledgment public for the benefit of others similarly afflicted. I steal be happy to answer inquiries, either made personally or by letter (post paid).—l am, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, "Witness—JAMES FROST. " ELLEN FROST. "July I Ith, 1542." CAUTION—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. In order to protect the public from imitations, the lion. Com.; missioners of Stamps have ordered the words " PARR'S LIFE PILLS" to be engraved on the Government Stamp, which is pasted round the sides of each box, in white letters on a red ground. Without this mark of authenticity, they are spurious. Sole Proprietors, I'. Roberts and Co., 9, Crane.court, Fleet. street, Lando 3 ;and sold wholesale, by their appointment, by E. Edwards, 67, St- Paul's Churchyard; also by Barclays and Sons, Farringdon.street ; and Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard; and retail by at least one agent in every town in the United Kingdom, and by most of the respectable dealers in medicine. Price Is. lid., 2s. Pd., and family boxes I Is. each. Full directions are given with each box. OR ATIS.--" The Life and Times of Old Parr," who lived to be 152 years of age, 32 pages, with fine engravings, anecdotes, poetry, &c., and Remarks on Disease, Health, and the Means of Prolonging Life, may be had Gratis of all Agents for the sal of PARR LIFE PILLS, TO LADIES. ItW T. AND'S KA D 0 PATRONIZED BY TIER MAJESTY " THE QUEEN." THE ROYAL FAMILY, AND THE SEVE RAL COURTS OF EUROPE. Composeed of BALSAMIC EXOTICS, derived chiefly from the East, and utterly pure and free from all mineral or metallic admixture. It exerts the most soothing, gentle, cool ing, and purifying action on the skin, and by its agency on the pores and minute secretory vessels, most effectually dissi pates all redness, tan, pimples, blotches, s pots, freckles, and other cutaneous visitations. The radiant bloom it imparts to the cheek, and the softness and delicacy it induces on the hands, arms, and neck, render it indispensable to every Toilet. 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PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS are the most effectual cure for syphilis and secondary symptoms in both sexes, price 2s. 9d., 44. Gd., and I Is. per box. Consultation fee, if by letter, IZ A minute detail of cases is necessary. Alessrs. Perry are in daily attendance, for Con sultation, at their residence, 19, Rerners-street, Oxford-street, London ,from Eleven till Eight, and on Sundays from Ten till One One Personal visit only is necessary to effect a penes sent cure. GREAT DEBILITY 01 TUE SYSTEM CURED BY HOL LOWAY'S PILLS !—Mrs. Johnson, a, lady of fortune, le siding in Regeot's-park, had been for the last seven years in a very low, nervous state, with a derangeJ stomach, sick head-aches, and loss of appetite. She had consulted the first medical men in the metropolis, but got no relief. She is now, however,, by the use of these wonderful pills, restored to as high a state of health as she ever enjoyed. These pills should be taken by all persons of sedentary habits, or whose constitutions have been impaired by foreign climates, or the baneful use of calomel. Sold at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand (where advice may 14 had gratis). and by almost all respectable medicine vendors through out the civilised world. INCENDIARISM.—On Tuesday morning, about three o'clock, it was discovered that a barn tilled with valuable grain was on fire, belonging to Mr. Slack, relieving officer of the poor-law union, at Bishop's Cleeve, which there can be no doubt was the work of an incendiary. On the alarm being given, the engine of the Phaaux Company, under the direction of Mr. Goodchild, started with the utmost promptitude; the town engine followed immediately after, whilst thy parish engine of Cleevy had previously been brought to play on the burning mass. The stillness of the night aided in confining the flames to the barn, which was entirely destroyed. About twelve kfiGaliii since a haystack belonging to Mr. Slack was burnt in the same lieg.finpr,—Cheltenhani Examiner. DEPTFORD CASE.—We have every reason to hp- Hove that the case of the boy at Deptford was a genuine and beautiful ease, though, simply from not having wit nessed it, we will not take upon us to assert (here was cluirroyance ; and we have heard from 1)r. Elliotson, that he did not see it, but only gave instructions upon a case laid before hint, The hey never wils ju ally We have seen a letter from Mr, Btuith, jan,, Ci'ho Mes merised him, to 1)r. Elliotson, written the day after Christmas-day, in which it is stated, not only _that the buy is perfectly well, but " much imyroved in health, and is exGe.dinaly oeerfpl. Mesmerism has done wonders for him." Mr. Smith adds, Wg k i p t!O the boy mesmerised twice by Mr. Vernon in the.presenceof the medical men of the neighbourhood. Mr. Hope (the StitifOOD ho yentued to publish in the papers that the whole thing was fi hoax) ui4(11. -, nfl crignainnt Yq meet them to-day (26th instant,) and coward like, was afraid to come and stand the test,—The r4v4st. .774 1 K - f,' PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Donizetti's Grand Tragic Opera of Luere:zio Borgia was produced at this theatre on Saturday evening, with all that completeness and attention to the business of scene for which the management of the Princess's is celebrated. The story of this opera must be already familiar to every playgoer. It has been frequently represented at the Italian Opera, and adaptations from Victor Hugo's tragedy, from which the libretto of the opera is taken, have been brought out at most of the minor theatres. The following the cast at the Princess's :—Don Alfonso (Mr. Bur dini), Genarro (Mr. Allen), Maffio Orsini .(Mr. H. P. ' Grattan), and Lticrezia Borgia (Madame Eugenia Garcia). The opening scene of the night festival •in the gardens of the Palace of Barberigo, at - Venice, was exceedingly beautiful. The stagerwas filled with maskers attired in various magnificent costumes—in the distance was a beautiful moonlight view of Venice, while in the foreground gondolas were .seen passing and repassing. The name of Lucrezia is ut tered by one o` of the revellers, and all are terror-struckat the name of the death-bringing beauty. The ro mance, "Hear me relate my.stery," was beautifully given by Mrs. Grattan. The sound of music is beard from the palaCe; and all enter it, exce pt Genarro, Who overcome with fatigue, sleeps upon one of the benches in the garden; .agondola arrives, and Luerezialands • from it; she wears•her mask; turning, she perceives Genarro ; she approaches him, and implores - the, bles sing of Heaven upon the sleeping youth, ani, in the beautiful air, " In my breast what strange emotion," gives expression to her feelings of love for Ge narro, and tit: horror at the detestation, in which-, on account of 11ihr crimes, she is held by a ll th e w or ld. She leans over him fondly. Her husband, the Duke, who has been watching, appears at the back of the scene, and vows vengeance on Genaris. She again approaches the sleeper, and kisses him on the fore head. He starts up and detains her, and in the im passioned air, " Pray, be content," declares his IOVe for her. She listens to him enraptured. lie tells her he came to seek a mother ‘viioni he knew not, yet who had watched over him with the most anxious care; whose letters he treasured up and wept over. She is affected to tears by his story, nod bids love that mother ever. The • revellers enter and in terrupt them. They beset her. She begs Genarro to save her; but when he finds she is the Borgia, he spurns her from him with horror. Theseeheof the se cond act is laid at Ferrara; we arc in the great square, befors the great palace, which bears on its portico the arms and name of Borgia. The Doke and hisSittens (int enter; and in the cavatina, " Tremble, e'en. now the tempest is gathering closely round thee," Ow Duke declares that the morrow's sun shall be the last that shall shine on Genarro. This cavatina was carefully and effectively given by Burdini, he was much and deservedly applauded._ The Duke and his attendant retire, and Genarro and his companions enter. He loudly expresses his hatred of Lucrezia, and, with his sword, he erases the letter from the name above the family arms, leaving the word "orgia." They fly, alarmed at what may be the consequences of this bitter jest, and Genarro retires to his house. The scene changes to the Mike's palace. Lacrezia demands vengeance against those who have insulted her. The Duke promises that the culprit shall die, and orders the prisoner to be brought -in. To. her horror Lucrozia perceives Genarro. Her lofty spirit is humbl e d t o th e dust-L.-she frames ex cuses for him. Genarro was not guilty of this wrong. He boldly avows that the deed was his, and his alone. She prays - the Duke to spare him—she kneels to him in vain—the Duke taunts her with her love for him, and gives her choice of whether he shall die by poison or the sword. In this scene we have the duet, " Tremble no more, I pray," which was finely and expressively given by Madame Garcia and Burdini. She chooses the poison. Ilia Duke announces to Genarro that he is pardoeed, ani asks him to drain a friendly cup, which the Duchess her self will present to him ; and then follows the ex • quisite trio, " Ah, dare - not to save him !" which was beautifully given by Madame Garcia, Allen, and Burdini, and rapturously encore d. Il e drinks. the poison, and the Duke leaves them. Then conies the finale, "Through veins cold hemlock juice is creep ing," adtiairably given by Allen and Madame Garcia. She implores rim to swallow the antid:de which she presents to him. He refuses, believing that she would fain poison him. She conjures him, in the flane of his mother, to believe her—he takes the antidote—aLe shows a secret passage from the palace, anti implores him to .leave Ferrara without delay. The acting of Garcia throughout the whole of this very trying scene was beyond all praise. It was evident that she was suffering dreadfully from nervousness, but her very apprehensions imparted a degree of impassioned reality IRELAND. to her acting which carried her triumphantly through, TIIE STATE TRIALS. Duns's, DEc. 29.—Alth o u g h more t h an a fortnight and she has added a no th er l aure l to h er wreath by her Lucretia Borgia. In the opening of the third act ws. j has yet to ela pse st.'ore the commencement of term, the note of active p re p ara ti on f or the forthcoming State have the beautiful air, " Th e li g ht o f l ove, " w hi c ' i was given by Allen in the most exquisitely tasteful trialk has been already sounded, and the public interest in the result, which had br..gun to flag during the vaca manner ; nothing could exceed the pathos anti lender- January increases in proportion as the all important 15th of ness which he infused into this delightful stirs-he th r ti ary draws near. Yesterday notices were served on was encored as a matter of course, and re ;eared it tion o T m . er r sez l to_ the effect that, in pursuance of the rno with, if possible, greater feeling. Then came the ban- of counsel for the Crown, the special quet scene with Orsini's spirited ballad, " What I jury -will be nominated at 12 o'clock on Wednesday next, though she whom you love may d ece i ve you. " T h i s when the High - High - Sheriff of the city a n d th e U n d er -Sh er iff ballad, which is exactly suited to Mrs. Grattan's are to attend, and to bring with them the jurors' book voice, was rapturously encored. Lucrezia enters— and the spe c i a l j urors ' li st, s i gned by the Sheriff er his she has revenged hers e lf f or th e b a ll at Ar e d oe, 4 . t h e deputy, and a ll t h e num b ers wr i tten, according to the supper at Ferrara. The revellers are all poisoned, Act ofrarliament, on distinct pieces of parchment or card, in At the sittin g o f th e Recorder's Co ur t thi s day, Mr. attendance to shrive th em are h ear d w i thout, and the doleful chaunt o f th e pr i ests, who are lb Close applied to hi s L or d s hi p to order that the clerks of the peace s h ou ld f urn i s h M r. Pi erce Mahony, as agent her horror she perceive s G enarro among the guests. for the traversers, with a copy of the special jurors list She orders all to retire, and is left alone with him. returned by his Lordship to the High Sheriff: to to h E stated a jr athtlemet on th e of the Court She implores him to take the antidote—he refuses un im pat i less there is s sufficent to save his friends also. lie had applied morn draws his dagger, and rushes Oh her, reproaching her ing, and having carefully read the Ac e t s o u l j l ee 'a t i t a o m c e o nt, e with her crimes, " Hold, rash one," she cries, "it was unab!e to find any clause authorising hires with the application made ; but as a matter of conv in e p ni j f is thy own blood that thou would'st shed." Horror ence for those concerned on both sides in the approach struck at finding that he too is a Borgia, the dagger ing trials, which were matter of notoriety, he would drops from his hand. She implores him, fur his mo advise them, if the Crown Solicitor and Mr. Mahony ther's sake, to drink the antidote. He asks concurred together in an application, that each party his mother's name. •" My remorse, Ty do should be contemporaneously furnished with a copy. exclaims the agonized Lnereaia . t a subsequent period of tka afternoon an applies not tell her name ?" Staggering from trey the Sheriff's -office fora copy of the effects of the poison, he falls, and in his . dying I lis u t ri * tr s l b t a l e a e . d o n e rd a e t r havin g i stated that the only copy fur moments discovers that he is the son of Lucreziathe High Sheriff. The Borgia, The Duke enters with his attendants, awl Sub-Saitr ho ' a N ' a e s ve t r o l , a tt u t d jv u e n l a l i to le tove any information taunts her with her love for Genarro. " lie my upon the subject be - referring the applicants to the 0011-A044---dcod—beforo my eyes," c , keli.tinni the High Sheriff, whose answer has not yet been made public, agonized Lucrezia as she throws herself on.the life less body of her victim- Madame Garcia, Allen, Mrs. SnocisiNc an CABE —On-Friday last extraordinary Grattan, and Burdini, w e r e a ll called fur, and r eze i ve d accident oeejrred at: Broinhain Bridge, whereby a farmer with the loudest applause, bowitletS flud wrisatha rvsuling at Stagsden, of the name of Leaberry, came to being showered on the ladles t and Walton announced i his death. It appears that he had been to Bedford, the opera fur repetition four times a week, amidst the drinking freely, and at half-past six left the Bell inn, and mounted his mare t o return h ome . Th e m are was unanimous applause of on e o f th e moat • crowded blind, and it is supposed that the deceased was too fresh houses of the season. The choruses were a(huirahlv given, thanks to the excellent drilling of Mr. W. I; to, guide her, the consequence was that she_ stumbled (which is very low) and 11 . into Phillips • and the orchestra, directed by Schirra, anti led 1 9. y i texier l igstiep to the 1 11144iP, The - to 'hi• work, and tl r ri t s! l e e r Pa 1 0 1 1 5 1 e Sa t w tu a r il day morning a wan named Harrison saw the mare in the meadows Mari'iage Clerdificak foll Owed I• h flits ;icing . w 4te 10 • veleys below with a bridle and saddle on. By the river he saw kept the house in a roar. The evening's am usement a h a t, and this exo it e d some suspicions, a n d upon lookisst concluded with th e s pl en did speetaele of the ilfoisiQ into the river he saw a man lying at th e b ottom , i f e with e l swured assistance, and recovered th e b ody, which he Affs. Cirattasi as the Pfillee, !'rant lied- then found to be that of Mr. John Leaberry,— Cambridge turd as the P rem i er , an d pre t ty B l iss Floyd as the • Chamicio. . rfince“, of the PUBLIC JeURNAI4I 7RoU TUE SioRIIINO PAPERS 07 TIM DAY. TIJIES.—The prospects of the new year, although not um. clue len s are as fair as those disclosed by any of its immediate predecessors. We begin the year in peace with every Stateof Europe; we are at peace with America; and we have every reason for hoping that the partial war in India will soon be brsught to a happy terminator). I-ut the peace which we en jos i net a hollow, treacherous piece, merely awaiting some dp?, otatic pretext, Si me rel-tape sophistry, or some oppor tune weakness, to be changed into open war. Our relations with all the Powers of Europe are those not only of tranquillity but of amity. Not only is there no apparent cause of war to alarm our suspicions, but there is no desire of war manifested by the Sovereign or the cdizens of any foreign State. The President of the Unit e d S tates joins with the King of the French in the expression of an eat neat wish to perpetuate the present harmony with Great Britons. The Ashburton treaty has adjusted one awkward subject of dispute ; and we will do the American people the justice to believe that they are not anxious to find another in the indefinite boundaries of the Oiesou territory. France is rip longer isolated; even tee rabid fierceness esf the vident journalists against anibitioo. the falsehood, at d the cunning of perfidious Al bion, has growled itself into silence. The people of the two /must ies reciprocate those kindly feelings which thi ir Save ,. tarforsals • have expressed to each other on their behalf. S o nitw i t sur toi•eien affairs. At home the prospect is less cheerful; 5 , 111 it is tar ions di-hea, tening. f, indeed, we look to thos e owe eel ~f prosperity which astract the SUIel tidal eye. and satisfy the unreflscting mind, there is much to inspire both hope and gratitude. A revenue now progressiiely increasing— trade reviving to a degree at this season of the year almest un exampled —commercial speculation assuming a bolder and freer tone in the great in its of the north—all these are signs of returning ;stealth and circu ating capital. To many they are signs of returning prosperity. May they prove so ! But let us not forget, that while merchants and traders are investing ir money more freely and more hopefully—while the national Treasury is becoming richer—while cotton-spinners ar e designi n g new mills, and contracting far fre s h labour, to meet the dema n d s for expected markets —let us not forg. t that those whose toil is tasked to enlarge the power of wealth and multiply the enjoyments of luxury are themselves the victims of indigence and destitution. Let us not forget the revealed conditiou of the labourers in some of our agricultural counties ; let us not forget the wretchedness of our London isoor ; and let us not blind ourselves to the poverty and misery which has already been shown to exist in our manu facturing districts, and which will assuredly spring up in a frightful and fearful multiplicity, if, on every occasion of tempo rary prosperity, labour is crowded into new factories, only to be turned adrift without ern; leyment as soon as the market is glutted. In considering our domestic position, Ireland cannot be overlooked. And yet what can we say of a country whose evils are as undeniable as the remedies for them are venom's& contradictory ? To say that Ireland offers no difficulties, or even no dangers, were absurd. Still we do nut believe the dangers to be nearly so great as is imagined. The Govern ment acted most toolialtly in delaying to suppress the Repeal meetings. Their tardiness gave the semblance of earnestness to an agitation essentially hollow, false, and hypoci itical. It drove the timid to join the cause from cowardice, and the hypocritical to persevere in it for the reputation of consistency. Had they interfered earlier they would have conferred a great boon on the Repeal gentry of Ireland, but a much greater en the loyal and quiet Protestants. Now that they have evinced a resolution to put down the agitation, backed as they are by the 'mu ar feeling of the empire, and having only a simulated zeal for nationality to contend against, they must succeed. But when they have succeeded—when sedition is crushed, and anti. Saxonism has perished—then come the labour and the difficulty of governing her in the spirit of justice, moderation, firmness, and kindness—of correcting her social evils, and en couraging her natural advantages. Yes; there is a great work for Parliament end the Ministry to do. To conciliate the affections of the Irish without conniving at faction, or playing the fatal and Whiggish game of corruption —to give earnest and diligent heed to the condition-of-England question—to resist the strong effects of selfishness, whether in classes or parties, agriculturists or manufacturers, and to correct the present unnatural distribution of the means- of subsistence— these are the duties and the labours which the new year offers to those who have the courage and the heart to undertake them; and which, undertaken with good heart. and honest purpose, will repay the country and its representatives, if net with entire success, at least with the blessing which never yet was denied to good men working in a good cause. HERALD.—The Morning Herald having lately changed its proprietors and managers, we deem it right, at the com mencement of the present year, to announce to our readers the principles upon which the parer will henceforth be conducted. They will not essentially differ from those which have been espoused by the Herald for tome time past, viz. the principles of moderate Conservatism in Church and state. Deeply at tached to the doctrines of the Anglican Church. as contained in her Articles and her Liturgy, and as expounded by the meat body of her Divines from the time of Hooker to the present day, we are unfavourable to those extreme High Church views, which seem to approximate too nearly to the errors and super stitions of Romanism. Though we respect the private cha racter, and the motives, of many who are eminent among the Tractariaa party, we think that their zeal has outrun their discretion. We are anxious that the benefits of eau tion should be extended as widely as possible; but we think there can be no beneficial education of which religion is not the basis. If national schools are to be established, as we ardently hope they will be, upon any com prehensive plan, they ought to be conducted upon the princi ples of the Established Church, and under the guidance of her ministers. To uphold the laws which secure private property is a duty not more imperative, and not more arduous, than wisely t t administer those which protect' the rights and inte rests of the poor. The statute of Elizabeth established a sys tem of poor laws, under which England has reared up a more industrious aad efficient population of labourers, and risen to a higher degree of prosperity, than any country in the worlds. That abuses had, erept into the administration of these laws. which renderecriome amendment desirable, we do not deny. At the same time, when a system is introduced, which, in stead of recognising the right of the unhappy pauper to relief, treats him as an intruder upon society, if not as a criminal, we are disposed to look with doubt upon its wis lom, and to watch its administration with the utmost jealousy. The adjustment of the corn-laws upon the modified sliding-scale of Sir It. Peel, is an experiment, to which we think that a fair trial should be given. We deprecate frequent and hasty changes in financial matters; but most strongly do we cot:ileum that restless agitation which tenth) to disturb the public mind, create prone in the commercial world, and destroy all confidence in the security of the law. While we desire to afford an adequate protection to the agriculturist, we are' not • utimindful of that large and important manufacturing class;Tor whoa(' real good so li.tle has been done by those whogrow rich; he their labours, while they make the loudest outcries about their distress. The laws which concern the relation lieteeen workmen and their employers, the wages, time of la boar, health, morals, and general condition of our mechanics, are subjects to which we snail front time to time invite the public attention. At tit is moment, the state of Leland presents the greatest difficulties to the British statesman. Our *pinion is, . hat the people of that country. disorganised and demoralised, partly by a h.iig c,ritinuarcc of poverty and ignorance, but in great measure also by the agency of reckless and designing demagogues, require to be ruled with a firm and vigorous hand. That the union with Great Britain must be maintained at all hazards, we, in common with most Englishmen, firmly believe. But we also think, that for this, as well as for other pureoses, it is indispensable to uphold the Irish Protestant Church With the progress of the reformed religion is asso ciated, not only all the glory and happiness of our own kingdom, but everything which is great in the his tory of man ; and that it will ultimately work its way, for glory and for good, in Ireland, we entertain no doubt. That, however, which Ireland more immediately re quire-, is the introduction of salutary economical measures, a sound system of educat ion, and actrong and discreet administration of the law. Ou the subject of law reform, we think that a good sys tem of local courts, such as may give cheap and speedy justice to the humble suitor, is most desirable. We are aver se t o any crude and hasty legislation en such matters; but are anxious that sotne uniform plan, in accordance with the established principles of our law, but extending its practical benefits, may be introduced. With regard to our foreign relations, we need hardly say, that the maintenance of peace, consistently with the national honour, ought to be the primary object of our rulers. For this purpose, we third: that all interference with the in ternal affairs of foreign nations, unless forced upon us by themselves, ought to be especially avoided. To preserve, but not to extend, the boundaries of our empire ; to give due protection to our colonies; to enforce, as, far as lies in our power, the existing laws for the suppression of the slave trade ; to propagate the. Christian re ligion in the East, and other parts of the world where our power anti influence extend ; to enlarge our commerce by friendly ne go ti a ti on , b ut at the same time to keep in view that ►eeiprocity of advantages without which no commercial treity can be lung maintained—these are the general features of that pshey which we approve. Such arc our views upon those topics which appear to occupy most of the public attention at the [resent time. They are, we are convinced, the opinions watch are entertained by the great mass of the intelligent and reflecting people of this country. Confiding in the honest in tentions of the present Government —knowing the difficulties in %hick they are placed—and believing they are disposed, in the main, to carry out the line of policy advocated by us, it is our intention, as far as lies in our power, to give them a steady but independeut support. ( AGRAND CELTIC BALL, i n AID o f th e FUNDS of the SOCIETY of TRUE HIGH LANDERS, will take plane in the FREEMASONS"fA VERN, on THU nsnAV NEXT, the -401 of January. Tieketr, to admit a Lady and Gentleman, 17s. Gl., to be had at Messrs. Duff and Hodgson's, 65, Oxford street ; Mr. Hardy's, 136, Fleet -street ; and at the Bar of the Tavern.