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GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. FURTHER REDUCTION OF FARES. SIXPENCE AND NINEPENCE, Boat and Blackwall Railway included. Doy From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, Sundays included) at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three. Six, and Half-past Seven From the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, At Sant). Half-past Nine, Half-past Twelve, TWA,* Four, Six, Seven, and Eight. • On Stindays at Five instead of Two. Far e —Fore Cabin and Seconl-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and Ster First-clase Ctrriagc, Ninepenee. Offce, Gravesend, May 29, 1844. r plE GENERAL STEAM -NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM IL4 are app o i n t ed to leave LONDON for— MBURGII and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mane Ever y Wednesday an d S aturday Morning. AVR A -J.— Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning. Szi ' ' WERP— From Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall—Every ThurS- Y, at Eleven, Morning. From London Bridge Wharf, for— OSTEND —Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. BO ULOGNE—Every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. are .; 58 . an4l 4s. ...yLALl_S_TE,Eevreyry Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Morning. Tuesday and. Friday, at Eight, Morning.. !IMOUTII—Every Saturday, at Six, Evening. •,,„"ISOATE—DaiIy, at Half-past Nine. E,oINIIIHIGH—FronV Brown's Wharf, Poplar, every Saturday vent ry alternate Wednesday, July 6, 10, 13, 20, 24, and 27, at Ten g. VE From Down's Wharf, Reduced Fares, f o r— Al 4 WCASTLE—Every Wednesday mid Saturday, at Eight, Eve- SirxD .RL AND—Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. ..."IkiHTON and HAVRE—Every Tuesday and Friday. Thursd ay BRIGHTON and DIEPPE, every Monday, Wednesday, , and Saturday. To and BOULOGNE—The Magician, Daily, according to tide. depL see „,. 41 % Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of Iteg en 7l: f are; &c., apply at the Offices, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, ; and 35, Leadenhall-street. NAVIGATION. MEE T l' l , s ee is hereby given that the HAL_F-YEARLy GENERAL st th e ,. , of the RIBBLE NAVIGATION COMPANY will beheld TH Nte lltiti e, Chapel-walks, Preston, in the county of Lancaster, on reren oon ! , the 25th day of July instant, at Eleven o'clock in the P. HAYDOCK. Secretary to the said Company. ey.. Pr •••,11, Ribble .Wavigation Office, July 4, 1844. A.III°RICSIIIRE LAND-DRAINING ASSOCIATION. a MEETING of the PROVISIONAL °tong t e b °II YITTEE held at York, this day, for the purpose of Al bUslnes@, ° 'hares applied for In the Association, and on [other It r _ ar nPly s h .,,lved, that the number of Shares now a ll o tt e d b e i n g carry ou 'retellt to justify the Committee in proceeding forthwith to b th e objects of the Association, the necessary th Deed of b usy pt yet prepared for execution ; and that such of e Public as su n . desirous of becoming Shareholders, and shall signify the yori),,oo t he solicitors (M essrs . Bl anc h ar d , Ri c h ar d son, and Gutch, 1 14 3 lat rto the Se cretary (Mr. Cluirnock, Wakefield), on or before ,hare of July next, shall be admitted (if the number of unallotted Yo S uincient) en JAMES HAME the same terms as the present Subscribers. June 12, 1844. RTON, Chairman. G-UARANTEE SOCIETY Established by Act of Parlient. BXC URITY GIVEN for the FIDELIT Y of PERSONS in Parti„, SITUATIONS of TRUST. rOtat "'are may be obtain e d d a ily, at the Society's Office, No. SS, rY, between the hours of Nine and Five o'clock. AGIINTO. Mr. Nathaniel Lea ................Birmingham. Messrs. G. Edwards and Son.— ....Bristol. Mr. 11. Callender .......... .. Messrs. Alsop and Son .Hull. Messrs. J. H. and G. Bidsdals • • —Leeds. Messrs. Ilughes and Ronald ...Liverpool. Mr. Samuel Taylor .... • • • • • • • • •• • • Manchester. P. w. Bull - Ilan, Esq. By order, THOMAS DODGSON, Secretary. 11 ENRY COSINS, at present, and for eleven 3 114 3's past, residing at No. 8, Water-street, Arundel-street 4 44 1 In the parish of Saint Clement Danas, and county of Middle traa;tri_ for two y ears pr i or th ere t o h av i ng res id e d at No. 9 Ports - Of m i Ztreet, Lin co l n ' s Inn-fields , i n t h e parish of St. Giles, and county Inte ti r e sex, and being a furniture broker, do hereby give notice that I . 1? present a petition to the Cou r t o f B an k ru pt cy , Basinghall e_eots don, praying to be examined touchin mdebts, eetato, diso s f e e and to be protected from all process upon making a full hut a 7 l 'and surrender of such estate and effects for payment of my wh,„ 4 ,1 l awful debts hereby fluther give notice that the time Matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be advertised o London Gazette and the Morning Sun Newspaper one month Of 3'least after the date he ; as witness my hand this 4th day , in tha year of our Lord, 1844. 11. COSINS. 'Mtn - els, NV. G. Tharaites, solicitor, 4, Lyon's-inn, St rand. t - JAMES FAITHFULL, at present, and for two ; e ar , Past, residing at No. 1, Grove End-road, Saint J oillfs.„ Ne reen:od, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, 31 , iddlesex, and bia ese7nrt previously for six years residing at :No. 4, Cockran- ter- itforeB.4lll ypars residing fo r ehl John's. wood aforesaid, and being a gardener, and formerly at No. 15, Elm Tree-road, St. John s-wood tez o and being a nurseryman, do hereby give notice, that I in stre4;e_poresent A petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall set.„`„ Mon, praying to be examined touching my debts, r ea l` i ' , ; and effects, and to be protected from all process upon effeet i g full disclosure and surrender of such estate and for Payment of my just and lawful debts ; and I food uir ther give notice, that the time when the matter of the gk ze tetition shall be heard is to be advertised In the London afte r t h e and in the M orning Sun Newspaper one month at the leastsi th e da ofte hereof; as wit ness my h an d , thi s 3d d a y o f J u ly, n our Lord, 1844. JAMES FAITHFULL. ..kess, John Chishohne, 3, Cook's-court, Lincoln's-inn, attorney for the insolvent. I THoMAS RAYMOND, at present, and of .p , for six months past, residing at Bishop's-road, in the parish VieZ eli nkton, and Dorchester o Middlesex, and for fifteen months pre and c Y residing at -gardens in the parish of Paddington. 3 1 ii t t end to present a that r i t t .Y c't. Middlesex, and being ; builder, do hereby giro notice debts, Petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, Ba h gha -s reet, London, praying to be examined touching my %tato, and effects, and to be protected from all process, upeu making ‘plY_lllll disclosure and surrender of such estate and effects for payment dust and lawitil debts ; and I hereby thrther give notice that !IClthe ti me when the matter of the said petition shall be heard is to be -4 _ , r emised in the London Gazette and in the orning Sun Newspaper Month at the least after the date hereo f ; as witness my hand. ISt day of July, in the year of our Lord, 184 4, THOMAS RAYMOND. Witn e 6l . R. D. Rushbury, solicitor, 3, mitre-court, Ely-place, .i....„.. llolborn. 1 SAMUEL RUTLEY, at present, and for four years past, residing at No. 4, Mill-street, in the parish ~,Il lr ontley Saint Leonard's and county of:Middlesex, and being a to Pe nter, bujlder, and under ' taker, do hereby give notice that I intend 4 1 1 :lesesit a petition to the Court of Bankruptcy, ldasinghall-street, an ° n , praying, to be examined touching my debts, estate, ,3"vuectß, aild to be protected .from all process upon making a 11111 7:msure and surrender of such estate and effects for payment of my w h _nd lawful debts ; and I hereby further give notice, that the time 47 t he matter of the said p e titi on shall be heard is to be adver 2741tin the Lo n d on G aze tt e and in-the Morning Sun Newspaper one h at th e l east after the date hereof; as witness my hand, this daY 0f June, in the year of our Lord, 1844, SAMUEL RIJTLEY. er, 38, Camomile-street, London. 1 ABRAHAM JACOBS, at present, and for Itgt c twelve months past, residing at No. I, Princess-street, ki,l 4' ; tr eglighway, in the p ar i s h o f Sa i nt George, and coun t y o f harsh ez, and b e i ng a dealer in jewellery and commission agent, do of t'Y g i ve notice, th a t I i ntend to pres e nt a petition to the Court tutl4nkruptcy, Basinghall-street, London, praying to bo examined tr0 e ,,, 1 2 11 my debts, estate, and effects, and to be protected from all and upola making a full disclosure and surrender of such estate rlrtheushall r , ets for Payment of my just as lawful debts ; and I hereby lie notice, that th e time when the matter of the said petition Atorniwn h eard is to b e advertised in the London Gazette and i n the t 4B Wit 484,1 Newspaper one mouth, at tho least after the date hereof . ray hand, t ki s 2d d ay o f J u l y, i n the year of our W itr, ard ad, ABRAHAM JACOBS. "s ' 1 1. h. Roberts, Church-street, Trinity-square, Southwark. S ILV ER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive I,;&ated a l !i ta haiurious metals called Nickel and Germaa Silver sup- LA TE ,.3r the in troduction of a IIeNT and perfectly matchless ALBATA (J. 4 :44 1 , } : ATSnv ai 41 and 42 BARICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOL -144 sit ' ee ( ; ( ' e " 1 1 a n(srson of science in the amalgamation of metals, I, er yet in bringin •to public notice the most beautiful article al Gfferea ; Possesslig all th richness of Silver in appearance Its durability hardness—with its perfect sweetness in 4 ouse„ se ~ u 47„going, as it does , a chemical process, by which all that is 7,3 - be el ," ;nixed metals is entirely extracted —resisting all acids— Tabl, eel as silver, and is manufactured Into every article for "4 Sideboard, i)„: , 51)00 1) , Fiddle. Threaded. King's. '',, r t ditto and Forks, per doz.. Its. 6.1. • • 30s. Gd. • • 3.55. :d. I] , ear i Per ..... 12s. Gd. • • 255. Od. .. 28s. d. O t t a Pea' doz. ... .. ss. Gd. • . I2s. Gd. •. I 34. each 4Btar d `spoons,.... Poons, each .. • • Gs. 01. •,• 13s. Gd. •• 13s. Gd. A 1 C . Wet' oll Communion Services, &e. m- begs the Public will understand that this metal is peen los own t Q l % ,, let a i ~.., and that Silver is not more different from Gold . , than ' , oat all others ; on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it c'onvi,'" , and from the daily incresing eulogtumg he receives, he er sal eed that nothing cal prevent its becoming an article of util ,hoe' a7tsrn. het 8 handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Prise Carrent ind PuLdished, and families who regard economy and elegance, bath. pot's and themselves of this usethl book, whioh may be had - .ver y Post free, from the above address. per p,ir.able-kuives, 115. per dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3s. 6d. TASLB. DESIERT. CARTER.. bl d o z. doz. pair. b . , ia n 4,onse balance h an dl e ..• • 181* (341 * 146. ". 6'. 6d. ' ,t*t auto handle, la rgest an d b es t •• •• • • •••• •• •Od. 200 l6g Od. 7s. U. handler, atson's Albata Plate "' e qual to ail 225. 6d. las. Od. be. LI. leer.... . tt'sa/'",Tea-tra Forks half the above price. it or I; v h s r , mg. the Set of Three , very richly ornsunente Fiv t 6 944'1 Three. ade Bronze Tea-urn 355. up to 51. •3 °: Six London made Dish Covers Ms. 6d. ; Imperial Raised IV A•fso,'• Gd. the Set of Six. I hes, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLGATE ir . w,14.,c0 have for Fifty Tears ranked pre-eminent for the Luch is always exchanged, if not approved. send for his Catalogue. 1 - C')'---- ---- - E KING OF THE FRENCH. We tru Wh il - at you will p ar d o n o u r liberty, Sire, Wec e e cal ling your notice to English attire, So o '; 4 . wrong intention in what re have done;_ We i ,' Course, you will paidon K MOSES and SON. out-"cd You intended to visit this isle, ... , therefore, would beg vonr attention awhile. z‘B,Sla/esty's- kingdom has ever been known And' scene Where the beauties of fashion are shown. il ut ,r... ce was to England a powerful . rival— Wi, cl 2 l anr: has since uncit.rgone a revival. a whe4n your Ifal,,Zty comes, you'll . be able to s a y, F. i tc 7 s earme nts t h e t limicest of fash ions di display. .that „. ES and SON such ;: , onde _'l hav ed b d on e,none. 'r ho the claims of our land are ... iipute Yet t he l ' a 'r l "'e r e Mai' be high in attani: - .?e r . s 1 . 1 . A y e of dress, If yo „ .. ,p, rn is for England ; that all will et , tt .7 v;. , ouvrtitoe ready to show Kee _" i r Atajesty comes (and we trust that y you some Li k ,, l Jowl are open (we'd have y( p iu ro t o o fs k o n f o o w u ) r , skill. i rou . r el t.he grand places to which you must go. hi • la ieetY, thus, may behold the advance .. ,eh the clothing of England has made over France. byort trace what surerising achievements are wen _ t he " chief of all Tailor.," E. MOSES and SON. x a. d. Tv,, A READY MADE. from 0 S 6 _I-fitr — ", Ta glionls'" . superior,,ae h mertt 0 6 0 quality, with silk cellars, curls, and facings.,..., 110 0 An 1,,,,,,,_ e coats in a variety of shapes, handsomely trim f m rm o:4 6 tw en ,,. rise stock of Holland and jean blouses 44 211 summer vests trom • 2 6 ...,I,:tt:rness variety of cashmere and Persian ♦'rests, splendid ,_ . 6 elia, h , S ••. ............................ •. .................................... 3S. t r 7 0 tio-ti,‘ng Satin vests , warranted ~.._ trowsers•' .. f ro m 0 V 0 .igi e rnilled ci„).36.• .......••• ........................................... from 0 1 , to ; k, rtes variez of summer from • 7 k , s s c,„ trousers ,from 1 • 6 'c 'ett ditto,,,, gal . 1 6 0 ... . .......... .... ........ ......... ................. ..... ....... lz e , t MUDD T• MRASURE. ftlt.S, trimmed with silk, made in any shape, water. ti..,prOofe,l from 0 18 0 oraere, fine Saxony, and other light summer materials, 1 - 111"„,le in frit; first style of fashion from 1 5 0 t , s-‘, quilting ves!. 7s. each or th for from 0 9 6 ilut4Zrrerresut:,,i n . reeteh v e a l tvo patterns Sinc e .roes, in great . f materials 5 6 10 7 0 6 ftest Trolled Victoria, and plain - doe tr0u5er5............ I _ r.4 6 ,1,6t ta Y West ef England l9 V .••—• ..... -- ..... 6 eet 4 from 1 12 0 ki_ tnallufactured -.ourning to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, Mew S u i ts following prices : At the l t ,, ,e, drem coat, vest, and trousers from 1 1 8 6 0 "Ys ditto, jacket, vest, and trousers from 0 0 lum ix oil ~,,,,Teer. Any article purchased or ordered, if not approved I,,Uheeuranged' or the money returned. . . ~ ,,le " - -E. MOSES and SON, • railer!, Wholesale and Retail t _ yea n braners, Outfitters, and General Wareh ousemen, IS 4 , lii '"l . and 88, Aldgate,City, opposite the Church. t ' art Moses and Son are obliged to guard th !public tm.--'a, i mpoeitio, having learned that the untradeemanlike hzoood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, T h oeen resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, ,P, have no connexion whatever with any other establishment, ' et- tris,: wko desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent ispllointment, Ike ) call or send to, 154, Minories, or 86, Aldgate, i'llte the Church. *iii,i ii • No business transited: 2t this Establishment from sunset on 0%4. till sunset on Saturday, when ..hu!ineas is resumed till twelve No. 16,189. LONDON, FRIDAY, EVENING JULY 5, 1844. _ —• . . • , --....-- . )( . ' \,- , -• , . . .. , • _ . . . . ; • • . - -. .. -,. _ . . l . , . . . .. ......-.. __ . 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The DIRECTORS of the UNION BANK of LONDON hereby give notice, that the GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors will be held at the Banking-house at Moorgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of July, at Twelve o'Clock precisely, for the purpose of re ceiving the Annual Report of the Affairs of the Company, and declar ing a Dividend. R OYAL ACADEMY ate ARTS, TRAFAL GAR.SQUARE. The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY le now OPEN. Admission (from Eight o Clock till Seven) One Shilling. Catalogue One Shilling. lIENRY HOWARD, R.A., Sec. PAINTINGS. FOR SALE, BELOW HALF their, VALUE, Upwards of THREE HUNDRED PICTURES of a superior class. The whole Collection in handsome and expensive Gilt Frames, ready for hanging without further expense. Among them are some splendid Landscapes and many very beautiful Scriptural Subjects. To effect an early sale of the whole, very low sums will be taken. Gentlemen wanting good Pictures will find this a rare opportunity of getting them at a small cost. Apply to view them at 169, Strand, near Somerset House, bet Ween Ten and Five o'clock. 1111PEak AL PA IMIA3IENT. //OUSE OF LORDS, July 4. POST-OFFICE.—OPENING LETTERS. The Earl of RADNOR then rose for the purpose of moving for a Committee of their Lordships upon the subject of opening letters by the Government and the Post-office. Notwith standiug %%hat had taken place in the other House of Par liament, he felt bound to bring forward the subject, which Increased in importance every day. A Committee of their Lordships' IL use would have more weight than one of the House of Commons, because their Lordships examined witnesses upon oath, which they did not in the House of Com mons. He believed that until this exposé had taken place, the public thought that their letters were held sacred, but the re velation made in that House had opened the eyes of the public to what was going on. From that revelation it appeared that it was the practice on certain occasions in the Secretary of State's-office to open letters. It seemed doubtful from the Acts, whether there was sufficient authority to justify this pro ceeding. It hail been stated to be one of the original objects of the establishment of the Post-office, but though it was mentioned in the preamble of the ordinance, it acs not stated as the main object. The Act of Queen Anne had been referred to, but there was nothing either in that or any of the subsequent Acts, which authorised the Secretary of State to detain and open letters. Although he admitted that such a power was assumed, that was a totally different thing from authority being given to the Secretary of State to issue his warrant. He would like to know where the authority was to be found. He believed it was not to be found in any statute, and the Post-office had not been in existence loeg enough to bring it under the common law. He had discovered that he was in error on a previous oe vision, and supposing that the Secretary of State was a justice of the peace for the whole country. Lord Campbell had decided that that was not the case, except in the instance of treason and one of his grounds, for stating that was, that he could not administer an oath, and therefore could not com mit. If, then, he was not a justice of the peace, what power had he to issue a warrant? It was said that he possessed it by usage. The Noble Lord then read a judgment of the Earl of Mansfield's on this point, for the purpose of showing that the argument of u sage did no t app l y. The Nobl Lord then quoted the opinion of Lord Camden as to the seizure of papers. He said letters were the dearest pro f perty men possessed, and so far from enduring seizure they would scarcely bear inspection. He did not deny that cases might arise in which this power would be necessary for the safety of the state. But to anticipate such a case was, he thought, foolish proceeding. If the power were exercised, it was better it was done on the direct responsibility of the Minister who might apply to Parliament openly for an indem nity ; but he did not think that any case could justify the de taining of letters of foreigners. He thought it was a breach of hospitality, against which his mind, and he believed that of the public, quite revolted. What had they to do with the in ternal affairs of other countries? If a foreigner came to this country and did net violate its laws, he thought he ought to have the benefit of the Constitution. lie again bore testimony to the high moral character of Mr. Mazzini, who, he admitted, was an enthusiast in the cause of liberty, but stated that he was principally occupied in literary pursuits. Was the dissemination of liberal opinions a crime in England ? Himself a descendant of .a family who fled to England for refuge. With respect to M. Stolzmann, his letters were never opened till the arrival of the Emperor of Russia. Was there any danger, lie would ask, of any of the Poles assassinating the Emperor ? Mt. Mazzini had been very active in establishing schools for the education of the poor Italian boys, whom, no doubt, their Lordships saw wandering about the streets of the metropolis. The priest attached to the Sardinian Embassy raised a cry against him because there was no religious instruction. But if that were even so, it was better than that they should be left to run about the streets. The greatest moral evil would be produced by this practice. They had heard of the conscience of the State, but he thought that was nonsense when applied to sects and religions. But the Government ought to take care not to set the example of falsehood, treachery, and forgery.—(Cheers.) On one oc casion, a person from whom h e rece i ve d a b egging l e t ter h a d forged his seal. Was Rot that what the Government had done ? There was no more of falsehood, forgery, or treachery in the one case than in the other. It was so felt by everybody. He was glad to see the manner in which the French looked on this subject. M. Guizot declared in the Chamber of Deputies that letters were sacred in that country. He felt ashamed that none of the Noble Lords opposite could say that. lie spoke warmly on this subject, because he felt warmly. He hoped their Lordships would now take the first step to put a stop to this practice. He asked for a Select Committee to inquire into the system of opening and detainin g letters, and more particularly into the circumstanc e s under which the letters of Mr. Mazzini and Mr. Stolzmann had been opened. The Duke of WELLINGTON fully admitted that this question had at last assumed a shape that should be inquired into. But the law and the practice should be inquired into. When the Noble Lord attributed to the Government treachery, fraud, and falsity—(Cries of Hear, hear)—it was time that it should be inquired into. But he thought they should not go into a roving inquiry of the description pointed out in the Noble Lord's speech, to inquire whether this man's or the other man's letters had been opened. A great part of the Noble Lord's speech was directed entirely to the repeal of the law, and maintained that it should be immediately and totally repealed. The Noble Lord might be quite justified in entertaining that opinion ; but it was an opinion in which he would not find many to agree with him ; but at the same time, he must say that, if he thought that power was exercised, or ever tiaa in the manner referred to by the Noble Lord in some parts of his speech—that was to say, that it was applied for private purposes and for private interests, and not for the purpose of promoting the public benefit—he should say that the law ought to be repealed and put an end to forthwith. —( Cheers.) But the law stood on the broadest grounds for the public interest, and the exercise of the power it conferred ought to be used on no other grounds than those of public interest. He had no objection to the appointment of a Cornraittee to inquire into the law and the practice under the law ; but he objected to the appointment of a Committee of that house to inquire into the circumstances of opening the letters of particular individuals. He believed the letters of the two individuals alluded to were opened ; but the law was open to them—(Cries of " Oh, oh !")—and the person who opened them was guilty of a misdemeanor, un less he could produce authority for the opening of them. He would not follow the Noble Lord into his arguments as to the power of the Secretary of State to issue general warrants. The Secretary of State was in this instance the officer of the Sovereign —the officer of the Government. The Post-office was one of the departments of the Government, and the Secretary of State had a right to send an order to the officer of that department, which he was bound to obey. The Act of Parliament was precise in that particular—it enacted that letters were to be delivered as they were put into the post office, except in certain cases, one of which was where a warrant for the detaining and opening such letters was issued by the Secretary of State. There could be no doubt about the law. It was true, there was no express authority by law to enable the Secretary of State to issue the warrant—( Hear, hear)—but he had the authority, acting as an officer of her Majesty's Government, to call upon the Post-master to carry the law into execution: The question must always turn upon that particular instance, and he would say, on the part of his Right Hon. Friend, that he, as a member of her Majesty's Government, was willing to share the responsibility with his Right lion. Friend. No act had been performed by his Right Hon. Friend but what had been performed for the purpose of promoting the public inte rest. The Noble Lord had talked of the exemption of foreigners, and had talked of a breach of hospitality ; but if foreigners, domiciled here, acted in a man ner c on trary to the interests of this country, were they not guilty of a breach of hospitality?— ( Hear, hear.) Was it fit that the Secretary of State should allow acts to be done which might inflict the calamities of war on powers with which we were friendly ? The policy of this country was to maintain peace everywhere, because it was the interest of this country that the world should remain at peace, and if foreigners fitted out expeditions for Corfu or Malta to disturb the peace of Italy, would it be contended that they were not guilty of a breach of the laws of hospitality, and that they ought not to be interfered with as acting contrary to the interests of this country? A few years ago, an expedition had been fitted out here against a neighbouring country, which was all but successful. Now would it not have been the duty of the Government, if they had received the smallest intimation of the expedition, to interfere to prevent it ? All foreigners here were subject to the municipal law of the country, and were bound to act in conformity with the interests of the country. If the Government knew that foreigners were preparing an ex pedition in'this country for the invasion of a foreign country, did the Noble Earl mean to contend that the Government The following Directors, viz., Sir Peter Laurie, and Andrew Spot tiswoode and George 'Webster, Esquires, retire from the Direction, under the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, but being eligible offer themselves, and are recommended by the Directors for re-election. By Order of tho Court, 8, Moorgate-street, Juno 5, 1844. W. LAURIE, Secretary. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The LAST CONCERT will take place on MONDAY EVENING Nsvr, when will be performed Beethoven's Sinfonia Eroica. Trio Corelli—Messrs. Lindley, Lucas, and Howell. Scene, with Chorus, from "As you Like it"—ll. Smart. Dr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's First Walpurgis-night, with Chorus (first time In this country). Con certo Violin—Mr. Sainton. A Selection from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens, with Chorus, M.S. (trst time in this country). And Weber's Overture to Oberon. Vocalists—Miss A. Williams, Miss Dolby, Mr. Allen, and Herr Staudigl. Leader—Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor—Dr. fendelssohn Bartholdy. Single Tickets One Guinea, and Double Tickets,,ll.,los., to be had of Messrs. Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street. UNION BANK oy LONDON. The Directors hereby give notice, that the TRANSFER LOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, the 22d day of June, till Wednesday, the 24th day of July. By Order of the Court, 8, Moorgate-street, June 6, 1844. W. LAURIE, Secretary. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY DIVIDENDS AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA contains Money Dividends of-- £5O £6O £7O £BO £9O £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO £BOO £l,OOO £1,500 £4,000 and 23,000 sterling. This Distribution contains as many Dividends as Bends. Every Bond a Dividend! Smallest Dividend - - £5O Largest Dividend - £23,000 Direct for Prospectus, with full particulars, without delay to HEINE BROTHERS, at Hamburgh. Or to HEINE BROTHERS, at Lubeck. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUMg LONGROTTOM'S PHYSIOSCOPE exhibits the hulnan face with its varied expressions, on a gigantic scale, cuilously contrasted with the living man. The OPAQUE MICROSCOPE magnifies ef fectively a succession of WORKS' of the FINE ARTS; tilso casts of INSCRIPTIONS, taken by Miss Wilson from the WALLS of the TOWER of LONDON, cut by Lord Guilford Dudley and other State Prisoners. Arrangements have been made for Dr. RYAN to deliver VARIED LECTURES on the evenings of Monday,' Wednesday, and Friday ; and Professor BACHHOFFNER on Tuesday And Thursday evenings. These Lectures, as well as the Morning Lectures, will abound in interesting experiments. ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO ELECTRIC MACHINE. DIVING BELL and DIVER. NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, &c. &c. The Music is conducted by T. Wallis, Mus. Dec. ESTABLISHED 1821. 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Notice is hereby given, that the ANNUAL DIVIDEND on the shares in the Subscription Capital of this Company will be paid to the Proprietors at the Office in Sun-court, Cornhill, on mid after NVEutiRsDAT, the 10th of July next, between the hours of Eleven and Three o'Clock. By order of the Directors, June 17, 1844. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. - ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt , ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital 5.400,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The steady success and increasing pros4ority of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts hivested en each Policy eiltcted oa the Profit scale. The 4 ember division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De of the present year. This institution oilers many important and substantial advan tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. F. FERGUSON CAMEOUX, Sec. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON, July 2, 1844. Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum on the Capital Stock of this So ciety, due on the 30th ultimo, together with the bonus of 2% per cent. declared thereon, will become PAYABLE on the 10th Instant ; and Proprietors may receive same on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock. By order of the Court of Directors, PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause of SMITH against GItEVELLE, the creditors of the Right Hon. LOUISA COUNTESS of MANSFIELD, late of Richmond, in the county of Surrey, widow, who died on or about the 11th day of July, 1843, are, on or before the 29th day of July instant, to come in and prove their debts before Sir WILLIAM HORNE, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or in defaulttheroof, they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. NEAL and GANT, Plaintiff's solicitors, 5, Austin Friars. July 3, 1844 HABlTS.—Ladies are invited to in spect those made by Messrs. NICOLL, Habit-makers to the Queen and most of the Ladies of the Court. Cards may be had at 114, Regent-street, London. Messrs. Nicoll offer moderate prices, as a further indacenaent to a correct ntting habit, IMPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING. —A considerable saving can be effected in the purchase of Furnishing Ironmongery, by visiting the PANKLIBANON IRON WORKS, GB, Baker-street, Portman-square, where may be in spected the most extensive STOCK of IRONMONGERY GOODS in the Kingdom, consisting of kitchen cooking utensils, German silver wares, drawing-room stoves, shower and vapour baths, ornamental iron work, garden implements, japanned water cans and toilette pails, best Sheffield plate, kitchen ranges, fenders and fire-irons, tea trays, ornamental wirework, flower stands, table cutlery, &e. Every article being marked in plain figures, at the lowest possible price, will fully convince purchase rs at this establishment of the great advantage re sulting from Cash payments, as the proprietors warrant every article of the very best manufacture, at a saving of at least 30 per cent.— THORPE, FALLOFFS, and Co., 58, Baker-street, Portman-square. —A liberal allowance to merchants and captains. PRESERVES AND CONFECTIONERY. The superiority of BETTVS PATENT BRANDY, for Pre serves and Confectionery, is testified by the fact that it is preferred to any other spirit by the most extensive Wholesale Confectioners in the Metropolis ; for fortifying home-made wines it is invaluable ; as an ordinary beverage it is congenial to the most delicate constitutions; and, as a medical stimulant, it is peculiarly adapted to persons of bilious or dyspeptic habits. Quantities of not less than Two Gallons, supplied at the Distillery, 7, Smithfield-bars, in Stone Jars, at 18s. per Gallon, exclusive of the price of the Jar; and in Glass Bottles, at 20s. per Gallon, Bottles and Case included. F. FERGUSON CANIROia, Secretary. This day is published, THIN BRITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW, No. XXXIV. CONTENTS:— I. The Italian Drama.—Alfieri. 2. L. C. Sulla's Revolution in Rome. 3. The Protestant Reformation in England. 4. Sclavonle History and Literature.—Mickiewics. h. State and Prospects of British Husbandry. 6. Modern English Dramatists. 7. Prince de Joinville on the French Navy. S. The Sugar Trade and Duties.—French Slave Colonies. 9. Maximilian Robespierre. 10. Lerd Ellenborough's Indian Government. 11. Recent German Literature. London : R. and J. E. Taylor, Red Lies-court, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers. E NCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA SEVENTH EDITION. Edited by Professor NAPIER, Consumers of Brandy are respectfully informed that J. T. BETTS, Jun., and Co., will not be responsible for any Bottled Brandy that is not protected against fraudulent substitution, by the Patent Metallic Capsules, made of pure and solid metal (not tin-foil), embossed with the words Betts's Patent Brandy, 7, Smithfleld-bars," to which at tention is especially directed. The work is now completed in twenty-one volumes quarto, and may be had in every variety of binding. An Index of GB,OOO references, compiled with great Industry and Judgment, Is appended to the work, forming a ready key to Its multi farious contents. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers. MAGNIFICENT DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, 5 yards long, each lss. Od. Dinner Napkins to match, yard square, the dozen Irish Cambric Handkerchiefs, equal to the finest French, per dozen l2s. 6d. Common Lawn Handkerchiefs, 3s. 6d. per dozen ; very good, per dozen Undressed Irish Linen Sheetings, very superior, per pair 12s. lid. Ditto, nearly 3 yards wide, without a seam, per pair 15s. Od. Common Linen Sheetings, from is. 9d. per pair; and very strong, for servants' use, per pair Irish Linenc, stout and free from dress, the piece of 26 yards, _ . FOR FRIENDS IN INDIA. THE OVERLAND MAIL having been POST PONED until MONDAY, the Bth instant, THE INDIAN and COLONIAL EDITION of the ATLAS will be ready for dispatch on that day. Persons wishing to send their own handwriting on the Envelopes of the Paper are requested to call at the Office during the present week, or enclose them by pest of sufficient size. The Indian Atlas contains every item of Intelligence, carefully collated during the past month, especially adapted for readers Resident in India and the Colonies. Office, 6, Southampton-street, Strand. for . 21s. od. Ditto, excellent quality, 26 yards tor 255.; and very fine, %; yards for 3os. Od. Yard-wide Irish, of the purest flax and finest texture, 26 yards for 425. Od. The Directors of the NATIONAL LINEN COMPANY, in giving publicity to the prices they are selling their MANUFAC TURE:S at, and feeling confident, from the increased facility of communication from their factories, they can offer unprecedented advantages to Ladies requiring household linens, &c., will fotwerd goods to families residing either in town or country, for approval previous to the payment, and any article sent not giving the most unqualified approbation can be returned. he Company are also bleachers of long cloths, calicoes, counterpanes, muslins, dimities, dtc. They respectfully sol cit inquiries of the numerous families, both in town and country, who have patronised their establishment, and who call testify not only to the advantageous prices, but to the superiority of their manufactures and bleach. Prospectuses containing full particulars of the various goods for sale, with lists of pikes, can be had at the warehouses, or by post. 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Mr. puNcii has also on sale, price one Penny each, or 7s. 6d. per 100, a good stinging Envelope, illustrative of Sir J. F. G. dispatching his Paul Prys to Man in his different relations. Punch Office, 194, Strand ; and to be had of all Booksellers and Newsmen. THE PYYSLOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS. " Hew to live happiest, how avoid the pains, The diappointments, and disgust of those Who would iu pleasure all their hours employ." Elegant pocket edition (20 engravings) price Is., by post Is. Gel. 0 N CHASTITY —its Abuses and Diseases—On Marriage—On Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions—On Ma rital Eligibility and Umitness—Law of Divorce. By It. J. CULVERWELL, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. " Not ia vain such labours have we tried, If ought this book, the fickle health confirm. To you, ye Delicate! I write for you, I tame my youth to philosophic cares, And grew still paler by the midnight lamps." - Art of Health. 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Illustrated with nume rous Cases and Plates. By Dr. SILVER. M.R.O S. Sold by H. Hughes, 15, St. Martin's-le Grand; Hannay and Die . 63, Oxford-street • spettigue, 67, Chancery-lane; John ,sCenh'emist, Cornhill ; and also by the Author, No. 70, Great B us _ t ee tr°i l e L li street, Bloomsbury.square, London. FOR IiTOPPING DECAYED TEETH. Price 4s. Gd. Patronised by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. 31[ R. THOMAS'S SUCCEDANEUM, for STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, however large the cavity. It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pres sure or pain, and will remain grin in the tooth for many years, ren dering extraction unnecessary, arresting the further progress of decay. All persons can use Mr. Thomas's Succedaneum themselves wills ease, as full directions are enclosed. l'renared only by Mr. Thomas, Surgeon-Dentist, 64, Berners-street, Oxford-street. Price 4s. 6d. ; and can be sent free by post. 3ir. Thomas continues to supply the loss of teeth on his new sys tem of Self-adhesion, without springs or wires. This method does rot require the extraction of any teeth or roots, or any painful ope •ation whatever. At hone from eleven till four. PUBLIC NOTICE. 434, OXFORD-STREET. TO_SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHERS. Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents. GRIAISrONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally re commended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing disorders ncident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE AND DEAI' NESS CURED! By the most simple, delightful, and fra: rant Compound I Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure; many thousand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling expense, yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary to induce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Commons have used it. Fhe Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Ma esties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as " Grim. stone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie Esq., F.R.S. See .1. B. Each field, Esq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. lbomas. 1)r. Andrews calls it a national blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The late Mr. Abernethy, with many others, recommend Grimstone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the "Student's Vade Mecum." See the many thousand letters of Testimonies, of un doubted medical authority, with others of the first respectability. Nottingham, Aug.2B, 1841 This extraordinary cure is attested by Mr. James Wilcockson, Foreign Snuff and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham. to Mr. W. Grimstone. Sir, I feel great pleasure in sending you the particulars of my case, and the miraculous cure performed on myself, by using your truly valuable Eye-Snuff. Sir, I am now in my ninety-third year, and a native of Holland, have been in this country twenty-six years. Whether from change of climate, or my advanced age, I cannot say, but for six years I have been deprived of sight, there fore unable to follow my business. Ido most sincerely believe I should have remained in darxness and pain but for the kind recom mendation of a friend to use your invention. I purchased a 2s. 4d. canister of your Agent, Mr. Wilcockson, tobacconist, who knows the above to be facts, and will bear witness to my extraordinary recovery of that most inestimable blessing of our life—" Perfect Sight"—l declare has I.roceeded from the use of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffering, you may make what use you please of this letter; Mr. Wilcockson and many others will vouch for its truth. I refer the sufferers to this gentleman, being your Agent, and so well known in Nottingham. I am, Sir, your obliged servant, Aug. 58,1841. ANNNIS ZENIA MASSENIA. should not de you justice without stating my relief was almost instantaneous. My eyes became clear and free from humour, and by persevering in its use very frequently, I am enabled to read small print without the aid of glasses, and continue to enjoy God's blessing—Sight 1 free from pain I have reason to be grateful, and do recommend your Eye Snuff to all 1 Know. Nottingham. A. Z. M. Observe the Caution—W. GRIMSTONE Is the sole inventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in canisters, at dd., Is. I‘d., Ss. sd., 4s. 4d., Ss., and 15s. 6d. each, by the Proprietor, W. GRIMSTONE, at No. 434, Oxford-street, Totten nam-court-road end (late of No. ES, Broad-street, Bloomsbury), and at the Herbary, Highgste; and can also be obtained in all the principal Towns and Cities. A liberal allowance to Shippers Owners, Captains, and all Vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snuff. Duo celebrated Snuff is shipped to all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign qualities in every climate All &milli and Cigars shipped en the shortest notice. HERBARY. HIGHLIATE LAME,IT ON DEBILITY NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, &c. .‘ He who peasure's downy arms Ne'er lost his health or youthfb 'charms, A hero lives, a n d j ust l y can .nt Exclaim, in m e b ehold a man :" J u st published (in a se aled envelope), Tenth Edition, price 211. 6d., or se by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6d., QELF-PRESERVATI ON : a Popular Essay on Cy those concealed disorders, originating in youthful excesses, an d terminating in Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and all those Sinkings, Anxieties, and Tremors, which afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practical Observations on Marriage, and on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Re p ro ductive Organs, with plain Directions f or th e ir perfect Restoration. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon 9, BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD.SQUARE, LONDON, M a triculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospita IMedical Society, Licentiate of Apothecary's Hall, London,& c , The various positions of Lover. Husband, and Parent, the in herent privileges of mankind , a te f requently marred and prevented through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even to the most confidential friend."—Statord Gazette. The design of this work will be tolerably obvious from its title, and we cordially recommend the author and his book to all who are suftbring from nervous debility and general weakness,"—Wakefield Journal. _ Published by the Author, and sold in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and 52, Patersioster-row ; Starie, 23, Tichbome-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane ; Gordon, 146, Leadenball-street; and by all Booksellers. At hone every day till Three, and from Five till Eight. Mr. Pressly, of the Stamps and Taxes Office, in an explains distinctly th a t every aperture ad official communication to parties seeki ng in f ormat i on on however made, and th rough whatever ma r in a cellar, water-closet, & c ., o f a h ouse, I t te h ir e ti ta subject, is liable to the window duties. were to lie quietly by, and let them strike the blow without interfering ? Why, it was only a few days ago that they had received an account of an expedition being fitted out from Corfu for the invasion of a country in alliance with her Majesty, and that had been concerted in conjunction with foreigners in this country ; and were the Government not to interfere? The inquiry should not be directed to particular cases ; it should be directed to the propriety of continuing the power and as to the checks to be placed upon its exercise. He should therefore propose an amendment, introducing the words which had been introduced in the motion in the House of Commons, and fiZ would move for a Secret Committee, composed of Members of both sides of the House, giving the majority to Noble Lords on the other side, and excluding from it all persons holding office, or connected with office. The Committee would be so formed, that he trusted it would give general satisfaction to the public. He thought the matter ought to. be inquired into, and he should therefore move as an amendment to the motion of the ~ .........._ .... .___ . THE H ONOURAB LE G. SYDNEY SMYTIIE'S " IhsTo me FANCIES."—We are requested t o state, that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborou,gh - street, has this day by the Hon. George in 1 vol. B vo . , pr i ce 125., which can now be had of all booksellers. M r . C o lb urn h as published e dsmy "kei, historic „ Fancies, ' also just published-2. The Memoirs of a Babylonian Princess ; dedicated, by permission to her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, 2 vols. small Bvo., 21s. bound.-3. The Marchioness of Londonderry's Narrative of her Visit to the Courts of Vienna, Constantinople, Athens, Naples, &c., 1 vol., Bvo. 14s. bound.-4. Coningsby, or the New Generation, by B. D'lsraeli, Esq., M.P., Second Edition, 3 vols.-5. Miss Strickland's Queens of Eng land, Vol. 7, comprising the Sequel of the Life of Queen Elizabeth, and the complete Life of Anne of Denmark. COURT OF Co MMON COUNCIL.--Yest e rd a y a C o urt was Ta3 i held forroldse to state, thsotethat dis patchthe of subject business. Mr. 11. of opening letters at the Ho Post-office of havingoffiee been ref erre d to a Committee ofthe Commons, there no l onger ex i ste d any occasion for the interference of the Corporation, by pe tition, relative to a matter of such public imp or t ance . If that course had not been adopted, the que s ti on wou ld certainly have been brought on in that Co u rt.—(H ear , hear.) Mr. K°. w as glad that gentl emen h a d b een so in prudent as to drop the thought of petitioning on the subject. Mr. Ashurst hoped that the Committee would be, not a private, but a public Committee. —(Cries of "Hear, hear,"and "No, no.)' Mr. Wire was surprised to hear any one express a negative on a qu es tio n so d ee pl y affecting the commercial community, A NUT FOR THE PARIS CuARI VARI.— Th e P r i nce of Joinville is in great dudgeon that the Emperor of Russia should be lauded for contributing 5 001. to th e Wellington and Nelson statues. " What is it compared to what we did?" observed his Royal highness to Admi ral Mackau. " Didn ' t we cyntributg ' the bronze e"—ranch, Noble Earl, that a Committee should be appointed, to consist of the following Noble Lords :—the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Burlington, Lord Cottenham, Lord Brougham, Earl Powis, Earl Somers, and the Bishop of London. The Marquis of NORM ANBY thought the amendment of the Noble Duke ought to be carried, in preference to the motion of his Noble Friend. No person was more anxious than him self that the subject should be properly sifted. He had never exercised this odious power except in cases where the safety of the St:l!e was concerned. He had heard some of the doctrines he Noble Duke with regret. It was true that it was de sirable to maintain peace, but how he could apply his observa tions to the present case ho could not tell. if the letters of exiles in this country were to be opened with impunity by the Post-office, it was impossible to say where it would stop. He was very glad that the subject was now to un dergo a searching inquiry, but he must beg their Lord ships to understand that he was far from consenting to the doctrine laid down by the Noble Duke. Of course the subject would relate to the management of the Post-office in Ireland as well as in this country. - When he was in Ireland he never exercised the power, except in the case of Ribbonism. The Duke of WELLINGTON explained. There were two Noble Lords that he had placed on the Committee, to whom it LOUT, RHEUMATISM, &c.—Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age, nothing has contributed so much to the comfort and ease of the community, nor conferred such a boon upon suffering humanity, as that import ant discovery, and never-failing remedy for Gout and Rheumatism, BLAIR'S GOUT and It EIEUM ATIC PILLS, the immense advan tages of which are testified by the approval and recommendation of many of the greatest men of ourday. They are for Gout arid Rheu matism, in all its various forms, including sciatica. lumbago, pains in the face, frequently treated as tooth-ache, &c. They require nei ther confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Front, .29, Strand, andon, and by all respectable medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. Pd. per hoz, Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, and observe the name and address of 4. Thomas Pratt, 229, Strand, Lonsion " impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each bee of genuine /44410110. would be inconvenient to attend; and he should, therefore, now propose that the following Noble Lords should f orm th e Committe : —Earl Somers, the Earl of Burlington, the Earl of Roseberry, Lord Colchester, Lord Brougham, Lord Cotten ham, and the Bishop of London. Lord CAMPBELL thought the petition of Mr. Mazzini ought to be referred to the Committee. The Earl of ABERDEEN said it should be. Lord CAMPBELL thought the Committee would report that a Bill of Indemnity was necessary. It was true that the power had existed for 150 years, and notwithstanding that he would venture to say there had been a great stretch of power in the Secretary of State's office. His belief was that ; balancing ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, MOT7ging Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE, inconveniences on the one side against advantages on the other, it would be best to put an end to this power. Lord BROUGHAM said, as he was nominated upon the Committee, he should, of course, reserve the expression of his opinion both upon the law and the facts. The Martiitis of LANSDOWNE inquired whether the wording of the motion included the Post-office in Ireland ? The Duke of WELLINGTON said it - would be an inquiry into the whole. The Earl of RADNOR withdrew his motion, and the amendment was carried. The Committee was appointed to meet on Thursday next. The Privy Council Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was read a third time. —Their Lordships then adjourned. 110 USE OF COMMONS, July 4. THE BANK CHARTERBILL. Mr. TURNER moved to introduce into clause" 11 the r words " that all special circumstances arising out of such con tract or agreement to be explained to such Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes by one of the contracting parties to such contract or agreement ; and that the said Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes shall have power to take such special cir cumstances into their consideration in adjusting the average under such contract or agreement." In 1841 the Bank of England requested the firm in question to issue its Bank of England's notes. The consequence of that was, that this hank did use the Bank of England notes, together with its own, and so put a quantity of its own notes out of circulation. The effect was, that whereas the circulation of that bank was 72,0001. in 1841, it fell to 51,0001. in 1842, to 30,0001. in 1843, and to 25,0001. in 1844. He thought this bank had a claim for protection, and it was with a view to do justice he proposed his resolution. Sir R. PEEL thought it would be highly inexpedient to give to the Commissioners the power of allowing certain banks under peculiar circumstances to become banks of issue. He did not think the special case made out in favour of the Bank in question. There had been a full discussion of the principle in the Committee, and he did not think the House would consent to so great an alteration as the Hon. Gentleman pro posed to be made on the third reading. Mr. TURNER then withdrew his clause. The amendment was withdrawn. Several verbal amendments were then agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. HUME rose, and said he regretted that the Right Hon. Baronet had not rendered his measure complete by re pealing the legal tender clause. Sir R. PEEL said he thought there was a sufficient reason for not repealing the legal tender clause, by the inevitable dis turbance which it would produce in existing arrangements. The Bill was then passed. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion that the House go into Committee on this Bill, Mr. F. FRENCH put questions regarding the administra tion of the Irish poor-law, which Sir J. GRAHAM, on the ground of their vagueness and his unpreparedness, refused to answer. Mr. COCHRANE moved, " That the new poor-law, though improved by the proposed amendments, is still opposed to the ancient constitution of this realm, and inadequate to the neces sities of the people." He very much regretted that the Right Hon. Baronet had brought the amendments forward at se late a period of the session. It was a measure which especially con cerned the lower classes, whose condition had of late so much forced itself upon the consideration of Parliament. The pre sent poor-law was contrary to the ancient constitution of this realm. The departure of the recent poor-laws from those which formerly existed, was admitted by Lord Althorp in his admirable speech on the introduction of the new poor-law. That Noble Lord was in favour of out-door relief. Then how came it that the practical operation of the present poor-law was so harsh in its operation, and so contrary to the spirit of the 43d of Elizabeth? Mr. Pitt said the evils of the poor-law were not in accordance with the spirit of the constitution ; but he coincided with Blackstone, who in his " Commentaries" thus wrote :—" A plan was formed in the reign of Queen Eli zabeth, more humane and beneficial than even feeding and clothing of millions, by affording them the means, with proper industry, to feed and clothe themselves. And the farther any subsequent plans for maintaining the poor have departed from this institution, the more impracticable and even pernicious their visionary attempts have proved." And Mr. Canning con demned any precipitate course in altering the poor-laws in any way not in accordance with the spirit in which it was instituted. Every poor-law should have two objects in view—to relieve the poor, without insulting their feelings and treating poverty us a crime, and to make the poor thankful for the benefits conferred by the mode of its administration. He deprecated the present system of cooping up the poor in workhouses, and the classification that prevailed there, so much against the feelings of human nature, and so destructive of the finer and tenderer feelings of humanity. The bread they ate there was that of bitterness, and the garments they were clothedi a were the garments of shone. Under the new poor-law, crime had won derfully increased, as had been seen from the Parliamentary returns, which he would quote to the House. In 1836 the amount of convictions in England was 14,700. In 1837, when the new poor-law came into operation, 17,000; in 1833, 17,000; in 1839, 18,000; in 1840, 20,000; in 1841, nearly 21,000; and in 1842, nearly 23,U00 ; thus showing a fearful increase of crime since the year 1836. 'I he cost of the support of the poor was eight millions in 1835, and it was very little less now. This did not include interest of sums borrowed for the erection of workhouses. The Act of Elizabeth was based on the principle that, if a labouring man, who was willing to work, should be thrown out of work, it was the fault of the country. The present law, however, pro ceeded on the principle or ttneaaa sa the fumes°, ar s his own ssaeeseas. The labourers were that class on which the pros perity of a nation depended. When the wages of the labourer of the country were high, that country was sure to be pros perous. He believed that a great portion of the distress which existed in this country was owing to the great use of machinery in our manufacturing districts. The consequence was that an enormous amount of pauperism was thrown on to the land. —( Hear, hear.) The manufacturers benefited by the distress of the country, because they could then command labour and reduce wages. He, for one, be lieved that our greatness amongst nations was not upheld by the development of our manufacturing system. But even if it were, he thought that system ought not to be allowed to be upheld at the expense of the happiness of the people. He rather thought it ought to be sacrificed, if it were necessary to do so, to secure the happiness of the people of the country. The report of 1834, on this subject, stated that the poor were idle, improvident, and vicious. He thought the refutation of this was to be found in the results of the allotment system wherever it had been established. In order to benefit the poor of this country, it was essential that the machinery employed in manufactures should be taxed for the relief of the poor, and that the allotment system should be generally established. He thought that our system of poor laws ought to be placed on the same footing as that which was established by the Act of Elizabeth. No system of poor-laws would be successful, unless it was founded on the Catholic spirit which characterised the carrying out of the Act of Eli zabeth. The people of Scotland were decidedly hostile to a measure such as that of her Majesty's Government. By that measure, the poor of the country were treated as a different kind of beings to the other classes of society. The poor had the same feelings and the same sympathies which they in that House had, and it was a r' race to those who would attempt to treat them otherwise gaan as beings having the same feelings and sympathies as themselves. He concluded by placing the motion of which he had given notice in the hands of the Speaker. The SPEAKER said there were only two amendments that could be made on the motion that the order of the day be read, namely, either to move another order of the day, or to move that the other orders of the day be read. Mr. COCHRANE was understood to move that the other orders of the day be read. Colonel SIBTHORP, in seconding the motion, said that he agreed with everything that had fallen from his Hen. Friend. Ho looked upon the present poor-law as brutal and uncon stitutional. The returns from all parts of the country showed that there was a great increase of crime, which would not be checked until the poor were placed in the enjoyment of those rational amusements to which they were entitled as much as the highest noble in the land. He would not occupy the House in going over the same ground as his Hon. Friend. But if . the Bill went into Committee he would move an amendment for the purpose of abolishing the Commission. Sir JOHN GUEST made a few observations in reply to Mr. Cochrane, but in a tone nearly inaudible. He asserted that manufacturers were rated to the poor-rate, and he himself paid one thousand pounds a quarter. He disclaimed the charge of avarice to which those were liable who maintained the corn laws for their own advantage. Mr. BORTIIWICK then moved an amendment, to the effect that the Act of 4 and 5 William IV., commonly called the new poor-law, was unconstitutional in principle, and oppressive in operation, and that it is therefore expedient that the said Act should be taken into consideration with a view, not to its partial amendment, but entire reconstruction. He wished the present oppressive and unjust law should be repealed, and that in its stead should be enacted a wise, just, benevo lent, and catholic measure. The reproach of haring departed from the wise law of the 431 of Elizabeth lay with the late Go vernment and its supporters, who were placed on the very pin nacle of political economy. (He read a long extract from a pamphlet by Lord Brougham, in which the Noble Lord ridi culed and condemned the project of Mr. Pitt, toenact a Bill by which every poor man should be wade comfortable in his own home. The Noble Lord called this a frantic proposition. But he (Mr. B.) considered such a proposition as consonant with all the principles of English law, and immemorial usage. The Noble and Learned Lord declared that the advisers of Eliza beth in preparing that Act (the 43d), were wholly ignorant of all sound principles of legislation, and that they had laid the foundation for extensive misery and pauperism, and the utter extinction of every feeling of humanity from the breasts of the poorer classes. He (Mr. Borthwick) could not agree with the Noble Lord that L or d B acon an d t h e distinguished philosophers and statesmen who advised that great Queen, were ignorant of politi ca l phil osop h y, o f mora lit y , or religion. The Noble Lord had said that the old law gave rise to agrarian disturbances. But had there been no such disturbances since the Bill was passed in 1834? Those disturbances were at least as frequent and as terrible since that period, as they had b een before. The Bill h a d p rove d u tt er ly inefficient for every ob ject which it was intended to effect. Rates had in many in stances been greatly increased, but without giving adequat e relief to the poor, or pr o d uc i n g their content. He thonght the powers of the Commissioners were unconstitutional, and placed the poor out of the pale of th e Consti tution, leaving to the Commissioners an irresponsible power over their liberties, and, in some instances, even over their lives. If a man, who had lived for sixty years i n honour able toil, dwelling in the cottage which he had inherited from his father, happened to be a month or two unemployed, Lord Brougham's humane Act directed, before he could even claim the scanty allowance of the workhouse —just enough to keep body and soul together—he must first sell the dwelling of his f at h er ,_( Hear, hear.) The Act said to the rogue and the idler— . Look to the state this old man is brought to, Do you wish to come to the same state ? " But the rogue I would say—" No, I prefer crime, which may lead only to a gaol, and that is far better than a workhouse." That humane and constitutional law, so much eulogised by Lord Brougham, gave the Commissioners a power of raising money without the consent of Parliament, which was beyond any pre rogative possessed by the Crown. He would not go into a de tail of what he considered to be the causes of distress, which so alarmingly pr eva il e d s i nce this law was passed in 1834. The Act, instead of amen di ng t h e administration of the old Act, was, in reality, an Act to punish the 40 and sW i inciestrious l wit; a L EXAMPLES. A Premium. , " limns Bonus is cn e , c — added. Cash. —2: 6- §- •“). .£# s. s. d. X s. d. X s. d. X s. ds 1837 170 9 a 77 5 1 12 3 9 346 2 3 601000 74 1 4 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 916 4 296 13 4 1839 116 16 • 51 ill 711 9 247 4 SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, Incorporated by Royal Charter. Established 1831. Head Office, 26, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh ; London Office, 61 A, Moorgate-street. PRESIDENT. His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Right Hon. Lord Gray. Sir Neil 3fenzies, Bart., of Menzies. David M. M. Chrichtoun, Esq., of Rankellour. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager. The leading principle of this Mutual Assurance Society Is, that the whole Profits are divisible among the Policy Holders every three years. In illustration of the eminent success which has attended the Society, it may be stated that the additions made to Policies have been at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured and on the vested bonus. Thus the holder of a Policy for 1,0001. effected on the let of March, 1832, will, if it become a claim during the present year, be entitled to 1,2971.; or, if effected on or before the Ist March, 1833, to 1,2751., and so on as regards other policies. 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POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE, Published this day, price Twopence, post — iree,One Penny extra, neatly printed on a card, • T" CIPHER of NAPOLEON; an object not only of considerable curiosity, but of great in genuity. it is superior to any which has appeared, and w ould battle even the skill of Sir JAMES GRAHAM himself. W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; and all Booksellers. /yam A ~~ 77, -'-~'_ r 2 this misfortune, that it included the industrious poor in the same category. He concluded by thanking the House for the indulgence it had extended towards him. Mr. FERRAND seconded the amendment, but without speaking upon it. Sir J. GRAHAM said that after the speeches which had been made it was expedient that he should address a few ob servations to the House upon the important subject then under its consideration. And he would begin by frankly stating that if, alter hearing all that had been said, and after duly consider ing much that had been written, he could come to the conclusion that the existing law was hostile in principle to the interests of the poor, no consideration upon earth should induce him to oppose the motion for its re-con struction. But his experience told him, that the poor-law as amended in the year 1843, had been useful to the working classes ; and although, doubtless, it was, like every other law, capable from time to time of modification, still he frankly confessed that his judgment approved the a gen v e er ra y l r io e n su g lt h s i w st h o ih r c ica had b l review of opfrodced the evar b i y it. A various poor-laws, t s, a i k .r i o n in g their earliest origin to the last great amendment in 1834, the Right Hon. Baronet contended that that amended Act was identical in all its essential provisions with the enactment of Elizabeth, of which there was, in the present (las , so much talk, but which was, in fact, so lit ths understood by those who made a sort of stalking.. horse of it. Now, the Act of 1834, had been denounced as unconstitutional by the Hon. Members for Bridport and Evesham; but it had not been stated by either of them what was to be its substitute. Neither to the Act of Elizabeth, of George the Ist, or any other Act were they to go back. Na substitute whatever was offered to them—nothing tangible suggested ; but it was said, that in the matter of out-door relief the present law was essentially different from that of Elizabeth. This he (Sir J. Graham) denied. In the Act of 1834, there was no denial of out-door relief.--( A loud Hear, hear," from Mr. Ferraud.) He ( Sir J. Graham) was stating the fact—the fact and the law. There was no provision in that Act directing a denial of out-door relief. lsw less than one million five hundred thousand persons in England and Wales had, during the year 1843, received re lief, and a very considerable number of these persons had received such relief in their own houses. Such was the fact, and therefore the assertion that the law specially forbade out-door relief at once fcil to the ground. He lamented, with every lion. Gentlemen who heard him, that so large a pro portion of the population of England and Wales should have required relief; but he rejoiced, as an Englishman, to think that he lived in a country whose laws were so considerate and humane as not only to provide this relief, but to authorise, to direct, and absolutely to require its administration.—( Hear.) The Hon. Member who had just sat down said the honest, industrious poor, should be provided for by the State. Gaut much depended in what sense the term " poor '. was used ; if by "poor" he meant the honest, industrious labourer, who was unable to obtain employment, then he entirely agreed with him ; but care should be taken that idleness should not be en couraged. The law in Scotland did not recognise the claim of any able-bodied . pauper to relief; and such had been the law there since the time of Charles the Second. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Bridport had in his speech alluded to the distress which prevailed in the manufacturing districts. It was true great distress had existed there, and great distress still existed there, but it should be recollected that the population was very dense in these parts, and unfortunately as population increased poverty became pro portionately more prevalent. The °eV way of properly and efficiently meeting this evil was by multiplying the means of productive industry.---( Hear, from the Opposition,) Heknew what the lion. Members on the other sideof the House meant by crying" Hear," but notwithstanding he asserted the principle though they might differ as to the means of applying it. He was willing to admit that any restrictive interference with manufactures and machinery would be the greatest blow the country could receive. He would not say that the present law was perfect. It might require many amendments—it did require some, but he felt satisfied that in the present state of the country nothing could be more unwise than by a summary resolution of this sort, to annul the only law in the statute-bonk providing for the maintenance of the poor. Such a course would be, he firmly believed, an impolitic and fatal course ; and he hoped the House would take the more humane and benevolent course—to revise the statute, and introduce the re quisite amendments. Mr. STUART WORTLEY thought it was possible to frame the present poor-law in conformity with the altered state of society in which they now lived, and should therefore resist a motion for the total repeal of the law. He would not say, in the words of the Hon. Member for Evesham, that the present poor-law was unconstitutional ; but he was willing to admit that it was unsound, and if the Hon. Member for Evesham would so far alter his resolutions, he would support him. The Hon. Member quoted from several documents to show that the unions had been formed without any regard whatever to the population—sometimes they were too large, and sometimes too small ; by the former, poor men were obliged to perform long journeys to a workhouse for relief—by the latter, the taxes on the rate-payers were made oppressive almost beyond endurance. He quoted from the report of Sir John Walsh= in proof of what he stated, as to the desirable ness of having unions of a moderate size. After some further observations, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by saying, that if the alteration he suggested were adopted, he would vote for the resolution of the Hon. Member for Evesham. Lord J. RUSSELL said he owned that the speech of the [lon. Member who had just sat down, very much surprised him. He could very well understand the resolutions of the Hon. Member for Evesham. It was plain and straightforward, but he very much apprehended that the declarations of the Hon. Member for Yorkshire were not in accordance with his professions on the hustings and elsewhere. The complaint of the Hon. Gentleman was, that the union workhouses were too large, and this, he must confess, appeared to him (Lord J. Russell) a very extraordinary complaint. He thought the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State, had answered much that had fallen from the Honourable Member for Evesham respecting this law. Hon. Gentlemen, in speaking of this law in public, were very fond of indulging in vague as sertions. They described the law as oppressive and unconsti tutional. They talked about the unchristian system of sepa rating husband and wife. Now, it so happened, that there was no such provision in the law ; but in the next place, he, would inform those Hon. Gentlemen, that in large workhouses it was necessary, for mere decency, to adopt such a system. But was this a new system ? No, it had been in existenes long before the new poor-law came into operation. The Honourable Member for Evesham, in speaking sir this law, talked as though we had been living in a per fect state of happiness from the time of Elizabeth down to the passing of the new poor-law, and he wondered that the Government of Lord Grey, and Lord Brougham in particular, should have endeavoured to have disturbed that which, for three hundred years, had been the cause of so '''eh happiness. No. doubt it wa s a very wise law for the time in which it was passed, but it was not intended that it should remain unaltered through every change in society. The Hon. Gentleman talked very much about its having been con ceived in a C a th o li c spirit ; but he (Lord Joh Russell) thought that every law which was passed in the reign of Eliza beth was conceived in a Protestant spirit. But had this law produced the happiness which Hon. Gentlemen opposite talked so much about? lie thought that a refe rence to history would show that it had not. In the reign of William and Mary, and Queen Anne, great complaints were made as to the operation of the new poor-law, and frequent applications were made to Parliament for its reform. In the year 1796 passed that law which the Hon. Gentleman had so much commended, but which he (Lord J. Russell) thought contained a great many evils. Did that law meet with general approbation ? So far was this from being the case, that immediately on the termination of the war, Com mittees of Inquiry were appointed on the subject. Various alterations were proposed, but the evils complained of grew greater and greater ; and in 1830 that law, which had produced tumults and disorder in the country, was repealed. It was found necessary, in consequence of the state of the country, that a change should be made in the law, and Lord Grey's Government undertook to effect that change. It was very easy for persons to go about saying that by this measure the poor of the country had been deprived of the charity to which they were entitled. The fact was otherwise. It was a degradation to the people to be obliged to live on parish allowance instead of wages, for it red uce d them to a st a t e o f s l avery, an d any law which would have the effect of placing them again in a state of indepen dent labour, was likely to prove in the end a blessing to the country. That the law was difficult of operation no one could deny. The object of the law was to give a stimulus to labour—to get rid, if possible, of a system of allow.. ante and wages combined, and to give relief in cases of desti tution. He thought this was a sound principle, and he would be sorry to see it departed from, for if they were to do so, it would be only to bring back the many evils which existed prior to 1830. He was sorry to find that se important a measure as this had been delayed to so late a period of the session. From what he had heard, he could not but wonder that gentlemen should be found to pledge themselves against a law, of the provisions of which they appeared to be quite ignorant. He was glad, however, to find that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State intended to persevere with this measure, and he should give his cordial support to it. Mr. STUART WORTLEY explained. Sir W. JAMES opposed the measure, as one not founded upon the principles of justice and morality. The Bishop of Llandaff had told him that the workhouse system under this Bill never would answer the purpose intended. But it was said that it was wrong to agitate upon this subject, because such agitation tended to make the poor discontented and mise• rabic. But he could not agree with that argument, for he was convinced that under the . present law th e wre t c h e d ness o f the people wa s ra pidl y increasing, and would go on unless the Legislature returned to the old law. He knew that there were many abuses in the old law which required correction. It would be better to leave the poor entirely to the assistance of private charity, than to lead them to look for such relief as the present law professed to give them.—(Cries of " Divide.") Captain PECHELL, who roeo amidst repeated cries of " Divide," said he knew how difficult it was to obtain a hear ing in so impatient a House. But he would remind the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State, that he had promised, in the earlier stages of the Bill, that he would give every gen tleman an opportunity of stating- his opinions in the present stage.—(" Go on.") He was willing to admit that the Bill was greatly modified. Still it retained many clauses which he considered objectionable in the extreme—(Hear, hear)— and, above all, he should feel it his duty to support every proposition for getting rid of the authority of the Commis sioners.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") These gentlemen interfered in the most vexatious way with the local management of the parishes under their control. That interference extended even to the apprenticing of the parish children.—( Hear, hear.) And they were now attempting to control those parishes which were already so well managed under Hobhouse's Act.--( Hear.) He would recommend the Government to look at the discon tent which this measure occasioned throughout the country, and the great unpopularity, and many election defeats, which it occasioned to the late Government. He would support the pro position of the Hon. Member for Evesham.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. S. CRAWFORD (who also was received with loud cries of " Divide,") said that on so important an occasion he had a right to claim the attention of the House.—( Hear, hear, and Go on.) He would support the resolution of the Hon. Mentber for Evelham, and he hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would resist any attempts to induce him to alter the terms of it.—( Hear.) Those Commissioners possessed the most unconstitutional powers, rendering altogether null and unavail ing the functions of the elective bodies—the boards of guar dians.—( Hear, hear.) The great principle of this Bill was to terrify the poor man, by the, horror of the workhouse, from seeking relief until he was in the very last stage of destitution. —( Hear, hear.) In the Tenth Report of the Irish Poor-law Commissioners, it was stated that the law was going on most satisfactorily. But what was the proof the: report gave of this ? Why, that great numbers of people in the last stage of destitution came to, the workhouse se re d uce d b y want , t h at they died soo n after their admission. That was the satisfactory working of the law in Ireland ! People kept out of the work house as long as they could, and until famine overcame their horrors, Was this fair treatment of the workine-elasses ? Was it not most c rue l an d i n h uman ?—( Cheers.) 'Under this law in England, a new system of giving tickets had grown up, by which the farmers were enabled to reduce the wages of their labourers.—(Cheers.) Something must be done for the poor man. He must either be supported from the wealth of tho country, or he must come back upon the land, and support him- Self by his independent labour.—( Hear, hear. ) If something were not done, the country would become a prey to anarchy and riot, as was the case in the latter part of - the reign of Henry the Eighth, arid down to the time when the present law was passed.—( Hear, beer.) He entreated the House to look to the eontl4iva ‘.;`: the working-classes at this moment, and to (Ctothaued iu our Fourth Page.) 2 ~- _~ Itlig WO oil the Lent \~