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(Wing -3 Adi&A di& lire d , 76 5 9 . is• Nest, kfield , south . difv" Spares , sO. P• ( fat° 20. an )llric And 3u(W0314 ,inceinest Share e6 54 dis. rotting -256.p taloa. Riding —Ditto, Ex.ten- .3w. 16° ' 8. P• he go" a nutar irecti° ll said to e Buck' Lug i ng fer re effec t Jes tse ered attle of g sbir This 30 whi"' c OA"' that of `Wi pe° The MAt whit , led g to ° ,he fol. politan —Prol berstor Lod sh e 'caw*" i e ve it to 1r thi6 with ;god so for al rk, $ ll l. of Oil lefit"" y, Of a ady of r a SOO. Of % V. ladi . f fir - .e' I Age. s is itnou_al ca m mium. GO 'lOOO 74 5. 3 4 I I NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETT. 26, CORNITILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. I nstitution embraces important an d su b s t an ti a l a d van t ages With respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured 2 3, On all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for "cdtire of the policy, two•thlrds of the premiums paid (see Table); :t l5O The option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his ln wrests to meet other conveniencies or necessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. ad The i ncreasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directo rs the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth „...a"ng,„ varying from 35 to 85 per c ent. o n th e p rem i ums pa id on each l'uoY effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES, Penna. Sum the sl Policy Bonus In tient Re. Assured taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor . out in Assured. Cash. Animal row on 1 Premiums. Po:icy. £ s. d. £ s d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 1837 243 9 3,112 8 5 18 4 6 1 494 8 10 1838 218 4 8 99 8 10 15 13 5 415 0 0 1839 192 1 10! 86 9 3 13 4 9 1395 11 1 1840 143 5 10: 66 8 4 919 1 316 2 3 I 1841 138 14 2GI 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 1842 111 8, 8, 49 10 0 710 4 ,247 4 5 The Annual Report, • '..;. with tables of ratc, , ,, &c., may he had at the of w 'nee, or an y `te hraaies in the country ; or, ou application. will e forward ed post fre F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU ItANCE SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital 500,0001. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The s t,„_ Yttern of Deferred Annuities, originally proposed by the Na ...7eal Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, for the better advance !.h_t Or the objects of Benefit and Friendly Societies, having received approbation of a considerable body cf the active members and i',„ters of thos e I nst it ut i ons, and the Directors of the National Loan Qi.ni Society having been urgently so li c it e d b y th em t o esta bli s h a ; ranch Office in connexion with thee. Societies and the Operative ' generally, in which their services might be successfully en -rd, a Committee has been sanctioned by the Directors to open iirnsamication with the different Societies, with the view of more tdoo.etflailY disseminating the 'valuable benefits amongst the Indus .'" cl asses, and a plan has been proposed with that object. ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. tri o Praiseworthy but ineffectual attempts have been made to 14 ,...g within the scope and operation of the laws of mortality and co r m ? the savings of the industrious classes, as well as 'various cal ker, ens regulatisg their distribution, having for their object either .mediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. ',!• e alight examination, however, will demonstrate that the con zo tion of these associations or societies is defective; and that in of affording an easy access and a free choice of investment, should be the privilege of every one, they confine too nar th 1, *sand through which a, neat can alone be secured , Pe Lion as their eetiottis t b nacriited,and embarrassed. iq , er `LuitY ls limited. For ersimpfe; it is not to every Individual „..7very class amongsfthe industrious community, that provision " 3 . Of sickness is an object of such importance as to call for a arY Sacrifice ; while to others such a provision appears more . s Live, and the loss of employment caused by sickness Is a risk thi n4 t ng which they desire to be guarded. For this anomalous state 8 there is an effective and simple remedy ; that is to say, Iliat eeell,„" of covert by one weekly or annual payment, two or more CZnlient or deferred benefits, so to arrange it that each separate should have its separate eofftrlbution. tw o to not having observed this rule, and to the assoclatien of Ise .h.74lMila fur functions, and by confounding a sick allowance and ',LlZ t ilt,'fund in one and the self-same payment, that much of the and Mismanagement fin q arisen amongst Benefit Societies. ble se .r e Lheeluinistn can be -so'pe,rfect for the management of a sick - tieti o —w Provision as that afforded by the constant sectional asso and watchftilness of the several members composing it. By bee. but a thorough and 'constant aieek is mutually exercised, and t ot 'rit the really sick are likely to become chargeable upon it. Whe t , e s eine perfection, or the samo security, is seldom attainable ea t i : _.a fund is to be accumulated through a succession of years, 1104,rsriere results arc to bear out calculations, money investment *c c , x n general bey o nd th e exper i ence o f t h e i n d ustr i ous c l asses. beek,:uese reasons it is clear that the funds destined for a provision in prop should be kept entirely distinct from the fund intended as a p•-‘0.., 11 thr old age : ttlgt h VLteattse the laws of sickness and mortality, though apparently B ecause do not depend on the same calculation. lar go _ "" , cause there are a great number who, in order to secure a p ro vision in old age are willing to take the risk of providing a glaro. ble sickness on themselves. teeellullecause the responsibility of managing a provision for old age, friti t ts a distant period is, in a great measure, incompatible 4 Poreamutary associations, fluctuating laws, and individual irre- Inch „ etY, and more exposed to a failure in the performance of tiedhan?ntract , that when undertaken on the same principles that govern commercial hodie. %Me% B e cause the expenses of providing for sickness must, when i"4l the payment with provision for old age, tend to -ereis provision : nor is it wisdom or good policy to en e one for the sake of the other. e s eed With these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge ` lf elidly di cns sions passing within the bosom of many of the existing into a, shed, Benefit Societi es , th e p ar ti es w h ose names are here et ad ro c hed, have had se vera l mee ti ngs . w ith a v i ew o f proposing t o o Dtln g e re a remedy for those and other evils ; and in this manner %e r 0, 14 additt onal force to the principles of brotherhood, unity, %er n Rid. on which friendly societies are based, by guarding After the risks of sudden dissolution. • Plboo‘Lelach diligent search amongst the combinations ingeniously Nee ‘r time to time for the attainment of one of the principal eiroDuw" f endlY and Benefit Societies, they have found none equal 444 1' and comprehensiveness of design, as well as forethought Isre p - o •Zetithy for the wants of the industrious classes, as the plan 14.4 6 fiat I r Y, the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. It is Pro, 4„,„` th e author of that plan has furnished an argument against 1 ,6 11 " 11 bl sickness; but, without concurring in the immediate ex etheeffeY Of abandoning a provision in sickness, no one , can read the "etie t put or the le,thienc e Plan itself, without being fully sa isfled that the ;Wtly 5e0 „....., , nt *safety of Friendly and Itenefit Societies will . be Zen and consulted, by separating the payment of a sick A. de/c` ut i tt r— an annuity for old age. 4: 1 ; 44 2. who met in waited on the directors of the National Loan forth "let in the handsomest manner the overtures made to .I".slas to ,e establishment of a separate office for the transaction of 'tart ""hnectet • • ilit t ,ZS with Friendly and Benefit Societies, and the in- Ork ro L'll the t r' ir ;n general, resolutions have been entered into, con ktrrt for t h 'ereigned as a Committee, with power to add ran- it sit i esn Prosp oc ,.!ProMulgation of the benefits contained in the .Which, cinder the guarantee of the Capital of the Society, Pir e i;_vaollt interfering with the numerous objects connected _•.icier-e.„cition of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in their the ljt , e Worki'wni enlarge their - sphere of utility, and afford a protection ant day b usses in old age and adversity, which nothing up to 4;tssa s .as adequately secured to them. • • .* R Ancient Order of Foresters. oho b, n,. Ja n , ' 4 .- AI ,-, Ancient Order of Foresters. , 01 1. I).S. ' Ancient Order of Foresters. je,Y Ancient Order of Foresters. , Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. l e leplt,, m g,__`lii, Pro. C.S., Manchester U n ity o f Odd Fellows. b 8.0.F. Order of Old Friends. D.d.R.. Ancient Order of Foresters. DE, . ,L 4 lllr 'P ef 1 1 77" Darien aged 24 next btrthdaT; bY the annual PM*, 25. 2 d ' us.. or quarterly payment of 75.. or monthly payments may Secure on attaining the age of 60, the option of re ba 10/. 19s. 2d. ; Cash down, 1071. be. ; or a Policy Clare, 1371. 175. U ni person aged 26 next birthday, may secure, on at rig the age m 60, an Annuity of' 101., with the other options, by annual payment ef 11.65. 9d., er a single payment of 22/. 17s. 3d,; 4 7 On payment of 61. 145. 3d. for dis;arity, he will be entitled to use same benefits by an annual payment of lie. !la., the same as Or age 20. Example.—A person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay at of I/. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment Lf 2 8. 2d., may secure on attaining the age of 65, the option of re via-711(4o Annui ty, il l 181. Os. 4d.; cash down, 1481. 12s. ;or a policy on ii 1 , 11 44411 a t Ille.—A . person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay er % Lk 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment 1 :ei;7:,f , .. may secure, on att a i n i ng th e age of 65, the option of t re- Isi s Or Annuity, 18/. Os. 4d. ; cash down, 1481. 12s. ; or a policy on 'AN 1751. I Is. LIFE ASSURANCE. 'ee si'"P_T.—A person at the age of 30 next birthday may secure pm.,"` 100 1. payable at his death, whenever it may happen, and , seh t zmeipato in the Annual Division of Profits, by the annual pay t4:l2f. 9 8. ad. tilt ( 1 1 , - - A person at the age of 25 next birthday, by the pay -. 1 14 , 14 ". per month, or Is. per week, may secure the sum of wlss 441.13:_ab1e at his death. whenever it may happen, and like ' ut the annual profits of the Society. F. FERGUSON CA3IROUX, Secretary. TAP -"JAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CORNHILL, LONDON. DIRECTORS. littirr JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq., Chairman. n OEORGE FIELD, Esq., Deputy Chairman. 3 11 e -C C. Bell, Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq. ell 41 Eland James G. Murdoch, Esq. arles 44,1 rancis Cobb, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. (1, t ,4r Colvil e , E sq. Henry Pearse, Esq. () tor e H em,' Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq. oo.Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq. „VOUR7',l;.evrman Hunt Esq. Newman Smith, Esq. 110, 41 , 8 to: l e l es ll B e , or 8 11 0 ' o m f a t y he PROFITS will be as and be applied to increase the 1144 414 4 , 1 to a n v i e Zed n iat y e e p a i r tYment in cash, or to the reduction 1 , 14 eitat h , s r e xtinction of future premiums, as shown in the follow. ItOrpr s ' te POLICIES of 25 YEARS STANDING, entitled to participate in the Bonus declared in 1846. '`leiPate in the Bonus declared in 1846. ' - .., t , ~, 41, :th..i .. Mull Cash paid on'Or Prem. rAnd an ••••—...::., 4 1810, 4 Annual Bonus surrender reduced nual re (-•-...___.: Premium. added. of Bonus. to. turn of. I 4 £ ---- 2o Mo o £a. d. £s. d. £ R. d. £s.d.£ S. d. 40 , l oco _l9 5 10 451 5 0 174 12 3 8 6 9' ...... 40 1000 2 6 1 1 5 4 10 451 5 19 12 28 15 0 2 451 5 0 236 18 7 710 5 ...... ",(_) I n 33 19 2 451 5 0 284 0 6 49 8 ...9 f 1,,, ‘.. " ,,, 45 6 8 451 5 0 535 911 .... •• 4 . 19 .. 4 t h - ... -- -_-..............'___uu 63 13 4 451 5 0 384 12 5 . ..... 36 10 6 is ll l2in -eels Without participation in profits effected at reduced r r . 110.4,"'P e CtUSOS, and an explanatory statement of other advantages 40 1 ,. 411 'en by this Company, may be had at the Chief Offices as at the Branch Office, 16, Pall-mall ; or of the Agents. SAMUEL INGALL, Actuary. SEA. POLICIES of Insurance on all classes of Marine Risks, not exceeding in Amount 4° C ll . on any single Ship, for the space of 12 mouths, from the date of issuing the first Policy ; nor E x 1,0001. for the space of 3 years, from tho same date ; nor for the space of 7 years, dating from the like period ; granted "the Common Seal of the ON PORT OF LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY,- 0 01t,„: 43 rnPletely registered April 22(1, 1847), on application at the tyteri — ,... 20 , St. Helen's-place, London, where Prospectuses containing u - uormation can be obtained liGuy `'EIIIEN AND GENTLE lIEN OF LANDED PROPERTY. ii)VAGENCY AND STEWARDSHIP WANTED. ANTED, by an EXPERIENCED MAN, tr.k . ° t excellent abilities and first-rate recommendations, a 'll °N . e A u° as LAND AGENT, or as AGENT and STEWARD. h lliler is in the prime of life, and without incurnbrance. Ts e n T i the entire management of large landed estates for many fee s ?"-Paster of all the details of his profession. Post-office, Newport, Monmouth hire. NITITR • E N GRAVIN GS. 4„.., Wirt TWE - FIVE COLOURED " 111---;: steRET INFIRMITIES ITy OF YOUTH AIM ..16 Publish a sealed 8 fliNtee..l.:t fr.:eht"edt'herwAteintltlic: ..,_ -... Or post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage residence. d, in . __n s v tsz elo s pe, tam prl;4. A Medical Treatise '-14r- P RESERVATION : - Maturi'y. 111 4 ,„,._°T1 the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of an d Youth h thsAnatomy. 1113,"Isitatede,o,w1th Twenty-five Coloured tive Organs, and Diseases of the Urinary t e t illeil llsg th t t i q u tir various .o.:.7.utures, uses , - Mary habits, and e s Vte.„.._ 'Les that art produced in them, on s° .... Treatment of Nervor b eb - .._ r a i n a d t" Re o p n x•eduo • - P ractical Observations on a th nd e functi:isian . di d : e h a o s w t ! si n o g rf 21 4 F Y r othra ' 14Xand Constitutional Weakness, and othe r Ity gs London; Ik ti .,„„,_ u. Red ford -street, Bedford-square, ,_____,, Honorary " " 111 :1E L LVMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, ktro-"ted Member of the Un iversity of Rdin.lis ucenuate her 8 f the Lo d %mai Society , 4/4titecarice' Ilial, Lio Zon i !;:c p . it t. m a , 1. ,_ ........,... THE TREATISE. . 11 wi its Hindrance and OD bligati ou ''" t he P hilosophy of Marriage, --; __„ ixo unio c . and on Infell 1 us and Hnproan. Generally, 01 1 . . On the andAuatornvel Physiology of the ij eans ' their hthetions, struct-- - retions, proving Itea t is. notion e ntal and physi cal pow urea, and sec s-C,ltarTla D. On effects on thc -..ultal Economy; the _tarY Habits; their various the functiom soli er re dependant upon ri th ous elr healthy of the Sto wacealed cause of Debility of weakness of thc Itel!,al Faniatilebtles' 1•11n r.:sa l l 4 11 , and general ITrelintaiaturity, and the Treatsoon7o:n; th _ _ Debility, end Premature Deay.- 4APTas 5 " °llion% the x e r Secret viis and Disorders i s owr Localde a c knrs Weakness,o f r. o ut n b ar._pisorderr arising frora indiscriminate Excess, G°ll3 ''s strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra. t h u e 1 , 1 : , asYIEWs OP 'rue ',max. itecini author oft his as and talented work is a legally quall_f. ~_e Bl Man, who has evidently had considerable experience o . /4141:1•••=uent of the various disorders arising from the follies and . giti„:44,lr esr_ lY indiscretion. The engravings are act as ~_.elnenstrating the consequences of excesses, which Tu a, ovalotaxl 'warning to youth and maturity, and by • its po' tit ' an invaluable ad s, t o )3812111 be satisfactorily replied to, that admit f no at , ~:grith.,,, etc Most c onfidential fri end."--Era. rota -andYitthctarciAllthesr. and 'nay be lead at his resi dence; anaco., a l z 63 o , tom - street ri tAri . .2, P atenic , ster-row ; Hannay Gordon,l46 ...emenaQu istriset, a . S. Tichb orne-street, Q u adrant ; Lul by au Baokseue74oll; Newton, IS, Church-street, Liverpool. At ts- - irty,s ..,,nie for Constutati Gor y . eu- till raght • and °H dailY. rom Nine till Two, and from ..._-.. le o ot ti.. ..2 . _ al letteris immediately replied to, if containing 1NV.111% 1414 4 4 1v1 V 4 1 %Cr... 9 orarcauxinurzT 8E.979R1h, . • ..,.,.• -. -..-- ' . .:' - "•' 1,1 .t e.....'.;: . . ...• ':"--. ,L--L-11:4;ex- Cr ._ • • ( • • 1 - . 4 4r4 e' , N • ex.! • • .. 4 % . '414 ' 411 1 3 k -Achatk V ) P' 4l igir*A `‘‘Urdr 11.'100, A , - 6 \ . 1 3 % • • •c• 1.• „ • wr.d.'", ~4 61 11 ,0 v . (4 :. ' •10 f „;/, • kl, 4 0 . % " rt k , al;ilß4 - ' • o 17,066, LONDON, M _ _ONDAY EVENING • NY 95.1.7. , 4C,TAR06,0W,,j,,ZA1MA1T/ 1,7,}2,131111.E. TILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER TAINMENTS. MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE. THIS EVENING, May 31, at Eight o'clock, Mr. WILSON begs to announce that he will give, for the first time, a selection from the SONGS OF THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD. And will a7so slng some favourite MISCELLANEOUS SONGS. PART FlRST.—Donald r.,,l'Dona;d- 0 Jeanie, there's naething to fear ye—Come o'er the stream, Charlie--Why weeps yon Highland maid —Rauldy Fraser—The Stuarts of Appin—The Skylark. PART SECOND.—When the kye come hame —Come row the boat— Lock the door, Lariston—Roy's wife of Aldivalloch —Last May a brave wooer cam down the long glen—The waefu' keart—Lizzie Lindsay. Tickets, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes for Six Per sons, 15e. ; for Eight, 1/. Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment in Crosby Hall, on Tues day Evening, at Eight o'clock ; and, in compliance with the requests of many families of distinction, a Morning Pe tormance on the Songs of Scotland, at Willis's Rooms, on Friday, June 4, at Half-past Two o'clock. UILDITALL, 27th May, 1847.—rhe Com mittee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall on TUESDAY, the Bth day of June next, at One o'clock precisely, to receive TENDERS for a DEPUTATION and LEASE for three years, from Midsummer next (subject to a power of resumption), of the office or place of COLLECTOR and RECEIVER of the CITY's TOLLS and DUTIES at whltechapel Bars, and all the liberties of this city from thence southward to th Custom-house, together with the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and Lease of the City's Tolls and Duties at Bishopsgate Bars, and all the liberties of this city from thence westward to the site of the late Bethlern Hospital, and eastward to Whitechapel Bars exclusive, together with the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and Lease of the City's Tolls and Duties at Aldersgate Bars, and all the liberties of this city from thcuce eastward to the site of the late Bethlerp Hospital, including Cripplegate and Moorgate, together with the same tolls and duties. And in the event of any alteration during the said term of three years being made in regard to the granting of Freedoms of the City of London, at a reduced fine the Contractor is to be at liberty to surrender the said Deputation and Lease at the end of Three Calendar Months next, after notice in writing of his intention so to do, shall have been left at the Comp troller's Office, Guildhall, and the Contractor shall, thereupon, pay and discharge a proportionable part of the Rent to the time of such surrender, A Deposit of Three Calenday mouths rent on each dis trict of the Tolls is to be ina&rat the time of the Meeting of the Committee, on any Tender being accepted, and to be forfeited on nonperformance of the Contract, and Three Calendar Months rent is to be continued to be paid in advance. The conditions for letting the said Tolls may be seen at the Comptroller's Office, Guildhall, where also may be obtained Forms of Tender for the said Tolls. The amounts Tendered are to be written in words at length, and the Tenders sealed up and delivered at the said Office before One o'Clock on the day of the Committee's Meeting, after which time no Tender can be received, and the party Tendering must attend the Committee at One o'Clock precisely. THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller. PUBLICATIONS. NEW CHANCERY ORDERS. Just published, in 1 vol., price 12s. 6d., THE PRACTICE of the COURT of CHAN CEILY under the ORDERS of MAY, 1815. Edited by JOHN ROGERSON, a Solicitor of the Court. "Altogether we can recommend the book as supplying a want much felt at this time by every practitioner in the Court of Chancery. To Articled Clerks preparing for examination it will be of great ser vice as an easy and explanatory elucidation of Orders which have puz zled old and experienced practitioners."—Law Times, May 22, 1847. "This Is an exceedingly useful, and we doubt not will prove a very popular, work. The book is indeed a most valuable adjunct to Smith's or Daniell's Practice." —The Standard, May 28, 1847. S. Sweet, 1, Chancery-lane, Fleet-street. Part 2, to be completed in Five Q uar t er l y P arts, at 2s. each, TREATISE on DIET and REGIMEN. Fourth Edition, much enlarged and re-written, embracing the more recent Views, Facts, and Discoveries of Chemistry and Statistics. By WILLIAM HENRY ROBERTSON, Physician to the Buxton Bath Charity. London : John Churchill, Princess-street, Soho. AMIENS andThOULOGNE RAILWAY.— NOTICE.—The DEFINITIVE SHARE No. 26,101, to " Bearer," having been LOST, STOLEN, or MISLAID, Notice is hereby given, in order that the Share, if presented, may be stopped, and advice of the same given to Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings. 29th May, 1847. SHEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POT TERIES, and CREWE RAILWAY. As the Offices of this Company will be CLOSED on Midsummer Day next, holders of scrip er remanet certificates, or persons having a claim against the Company, are requested to remit the same forth with to the Secretary. By order, Leek, May 28, 1847. R. L. CLARKE, Secretary. A ' PP ROACIIING DISSOLOPION OF PARLIAMENT. ASPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the ELECTORS of the CITX of WESTMINSTER is hereby convened by the Committees for conducting the Election of CHARLES COCHRANE, Esq., on Vitrnasnar NEXT, June 2, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Stand. The Chair will be taken al Eight o'clock precisely. The Committees request the etrly attendance of those Electors who desire to secure admission, a 0 the meeting will be open to suly citizen of Westminster. A. NIBBLE, Secretary. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY has just deposited at theROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTION a complete series of APIARATUS, illustrating the Prin ciples of the ELECTRIC TELEGIAPH as now worked on the lead ing Lines of Railway. Also, Ripe% Specimens of their ELECTRIC CLOCKS, the NEEDLE TE LEG LAPH, PRINTING and WRITING APPARATUS, ALARUM, &c. this highly interesting addition to the Exhibition and Lectures is atbrdod to the Visitors for a limited time, The EVENING 3IUSIC, under Dr. Wallis, commences at Seven o'clock.—Admission, Is. ; &hoots, Half-price. SODA WATERS. A AND R. THWAIrES AND COMPANY, o INVENTORS AND SOLE PREPARERS OF THE ORIGINAL SINGLE AND DOUBLE SODA WATERS, 57, UPPER SACKVILIE-STREET, DUBLIN; ST. ALBAN'S-PLACE, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. These waters were introduced b the notice of the public, as their invention, by the testimony of tte Professor of Chemistry (the late Robert Percival, M.D.), in his lectures In Trinity College, Dublin, and from that period h ave con ti nued to obtain the recom mendation of the Gentlemen of th e M e di ca l Faculty, the public. and the approbation of The SINGLE and DOUBLE SODA W i LTERS derive.their names not from the quantity of fixed air which they eontain, but from the proportions of Sal Soda, which, when prepared in the PECULIAR MANNER employed by A. and R. TIIWAITES and Co., roars them highly useful to the powers of dig e sti on , i mprov i ng tijs . Appetite, warming the stomach, and stimulating the hepatic funitions• The above kinds of SODA WATER ire _exclusively prepared by them, and are riot manufactured by Aber house in the KING DOM. 57, Upper Sackville-g t, Dublin ; St. Alban's.place. St. si London. All mineral waters Iv and artificial. CIRCULAR NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT, ITHE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER A, BANK Issues CIRCULAR NOTES for the use of Travellers and Residents on the Continent. These Notes are payable at every important place in Europe, and thus enable a traveller to vary his route without inconvenience ; no expense whatever is incurred, and when cashed no charge is male for commission. These Notes may re obtained either at the Head Office of the Lon don and Westminster Bank, in Lothbury ; or at the Branches of the Bank, viz.:—l, St. James's•square ; 213, High Holborn ; 4, Strat ford-place, Oxford-street ; 3, Wellington-street, Borough ; and 87, High street, Whitechapel. By order of the Board, JAMES WILLIAM GILBART, General Manager. ASCOT RACES.-GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Notice is hereby given, that on TUESDAY, the Ist of June, and on THURSDAY, the 3d of June, SPECIAL TRAINS will run between Paddington and Slough, for the conve nience of parties attending Ascot Races. Additional booking offices will he opened at Paddington, and in order to prevent as far as pos sible, the inconvenience cal erienced in endeavouring to procure tickets during the crowded state of the booking offices, the Directors have determined to Issue First and Second Class Tickets at the Pad dington Station for any or all of the race days upon any previous evening, the holders of which, upon shoWing them, will be admitted to the platform through the iron carriage gates, 'without having to pass through the booking offices. Tickets so taken will not require to be stamped on the return journey, but merely shown on entering the trains. These tickets can also be obtained on application at the Railway Offices, No. 449, West Strand; 29, Gresham-street, Bank ; and at Messrs. Tattersal's, Grosvenor-place, Hy - de Park Corner, on MONDAY and the subsequent days. Persons wishing to send carriages or horses to Slough or Maiden head for Ascot Races. must make early application at the railway stations to secure a truck or horse-box for that purpose. Handbills giving full particulars of the Trains, &c., will be issued, and may be obtained at the Railway Offices on and after WEDNES DAY, the 19th of May. By order of the Dire?,tors, CHARLES SAUNDERS, Secretary. PadtUngton, May 17, 1847. ASCOT RACES.—Mr. DYSON, of Windsor, Contractor for the Omibuscs to and from the Slough Station of the Great Western Railway, begs to Inform the public that he has arranged for the plentiful supply of well appointed OMNI - BUSES, to work from the Slough station to ASCOT and back on the four race days. These Omnibuses will be conveniently placed in the station yard, with the sanction of the Railway Company, ready to start for the course on the arrival of the several trains. They will be conspicuously marked with Mr. Dyson's name, and numbered so that gentlemen may easily recoznize, in the afternoon, the vehicles that conveyed them in the morning. All the Omnibuses will leave the course a quarter of an hour after the last Race on each day. The fare will be 103. for the journey from Slough to Ascot and back. ASCOT RACES-LIGHT WEIGHT ANTI-DUST, RAIN, &c. NICOLL'S PALETOT D'ETE, ONE GUINEA. 114, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL—not elsewhere) in London. IF THE SUMMER, now approaching, should prove as hot as it was last year, doubtless NICOLL'S LIGHT PALETOT, of Lama Cloth, will be again much worn, without any other coat under it. This ltucuriows ease and comfort once expe °lVO:loook altgle..gutileispg isiduceazaat to adopt the same cefirees agate. Price of Paletot, rich silk linings, Two Guine - aginnd a Half; not silk, Two Guineas. 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhlll. F URNISHED COUNTRY HOUSE AND MANOR WANTED for five or six months. The House not to have less than six bed-rooms. coach-home, and stabling for four horses, and within twenty miles of London. Near a railway sta tion (the London and Birmingham, or Southampton) would be pre ferred. Particulars to be sent to A. B. Era Office, Catharine•strect, Strand. FLECTRO SILVER PLATED SPOONS and FORKS of the best quality. Table Spoons or Forks, 40s. per dozen ; Dessert Spoons or Forks, 295. per dozen ; Tea Spoons, 18s. per dozen; Gravy Spoons, 85. each; Soup Ladles, I4s. each.— T. COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths, &c., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Graceehurch-street), London. NOW EXHIBITING, AT THE FGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, the most EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION of ABORI GI_N ES EVER SEEN in EUROPE, landed in Liverpool by the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler. TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, and a BABY, of the BOSJESMAN er BUSH TRIBE, from the interior of South Africa, a race that, from their wild habits, could never before be induced to visit a place of civilization. This opportunity of gratifying the man of science and the student in zoology has only been obtained by great personal exertion on the part of the gentlemen who have brought them to England, at an immense outlay of capital. On the passage to Europe a baby was born at sea, thus adding to the great interest that must be excited by their appearance. From the Liverpool Journal : —"Bosjesmans, or Bush People, from Southern Africa —Interesting specimens of a most extraordinary race of human beings have been landed in our port; they are the Bosjes mans, or Bush I'eople from the interior of South Africa, of which so mach has been written by the missionaries, and the few who have travelled to that far distant region. They are natives of the country bordering the Great Orange River, 1,200 or 1.400 miles from Cape Town. They exhibit almost as striking an absence of the intellertual or higher faculties as Is observable in the skull of that mockery of humanity, the Baboon, while the preponderance of the animal is al most equally as great. In every respect they are calculated to excite the greatest astonishment, and to confirm to the full those " Tales of Travellers" which we have certainly been inclined to look upon with suspicion. We could scarcely have credited that such a race could be in existence on the earth. That they are genuine no one can doubt ; in proof of which we give the following extract from a Cape Town Paper of the 24th December, which we have just re • ceived :—" We understand the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler, which recently left Table Ray for Liverpool, had on board an unusual kind of exportation, viz., two males and two females of the genuine Bush man species; they are in charge of a Mr. J. G. R. Bishop, who has been at considerable trouble and expense in procuring them from the interior. They arc authentic specimens of this diminutive and ra pifily decreasing tribe of Aborigines, found only in Southern Africa. For particulars of the habits and disposition of the Bomjesmans see Professor Lcichtenstein's, Barchell's, Campbell's, Backh ouse 5, Methunes, and Moffatt's Travels in South Africa. Admission One Shilling, and Reserved Seats Two Shillings and Sixpence. TO MY LOOKING-GLASS. Pride of my toilet! think me not conceited in peeping rather often through your glass; For oh ! my eye is regularly treated, On seeing what a chango has come to pass. I am improved in feature and in figure, And really I appear a little bigger. At one time I'd have parted with a ransom For pleasing form and gentlemanly air ; But now (without that cost) I'm getting handsome, Through nothing but the garments that I wear. See, bright reflector ! what my form discloses. 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It removes from the surface of the Teeth the spots of Incipient decay, polishes and preserves the enamel, imparting the most pure and pearl-like whiteness; while, from its salubrious and disinfecting qualities, It gives sweetness and perfume to the breath. Being an anti-scorbutic, the gums also share in its corrective powers scurvy is eradicated from them, and a healthy action and redness a-e induced, so that the teeth (if loose) are thus rendered firm in their sockets. As the most efficient and fragrant aromatic Tooth Powder ever know, ROWLAND'S ODONTO has for a long series of years occupied a distinguished place at the toilets of the Sovereigns and the Nobility throughout Europe. Price 2s. 9d. per box. CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud, the Hen. Commis sioners of Stamps have directed the proprietors' name and address to be engraved on the Government stamp, thus "A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden," which is affixed on each box. 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Illustrated by En gravtngs ; followed by observations on Marriage. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence. Sold by Strange, No. 21, Paternoster-row; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall street ; Purkis, Compton-street, Soho ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street, and t 7 ,: Ro, al Exchange , and all booksellers. Part I. of this Work is particularly addressed to those who are prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance, through fear of cer tain disqualiflcations, and will bef ound an available introdaction to the means of perfect and secret restoration to manhood. Part 11. treats perspicuously upon those forms of diseases, either .n their primary or secondary state, arising from infection, showing how numbers who neglect to obtain competent medical aid, entai! upon themselves years of misery and suffering. 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Perry are in daily attendance at their residence 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, from eleven till two, an five till eight; and on Sundays from eleven till twelve. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. JUST PUBLISHED, THE THIRTIETH THOUSAND, An Improved Edition, revised and corrected, 120 pages, price 25., in a sealed envelope, or forwarded, post-paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d. in postage stamps, illustrated with numerous Anatomical Coloured Engravings, A 0 0 D: M The Causes of its Premature Decline; with Plain Direc tions for its Perfect Restoration. A Medical Essay on those diseases of the generative organs, emanating from solitary and sedentary habits, indiscriminate ex cesses, the effects of climate, and infection, &c., addressed to the suffererm arriage, i youth, tlie treatmentm anhood, and am o i l d e age nre ; withe nervousf practical and remarksm emental t o a n t debility, impotency, syphilis, and other urine-genital diseases. by which even the most shattered constitution msy be restored, and w re i a t c h h n t u h n e te fu re ll u p s e A ri n o a d te o m f l i i e f a e l a E ll n o gr tte a d vin to ga monansleeirthienwehoololeurill, illustrated - Ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the reproduc tive organs in health and disease; ith instructions for private cor respondence ,cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and 0., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-Street, Soho-square, London. REVIEW OF THE WORK. " Cearis ON MANHOOD. ( Strange). Having for many years been the standard work on these diseases, its originality is apparent, and its .ro p: bb n perusal s s sh a t dlr Strange, breathes e Aconsolation tncd a r - n n ir d :w h y o ;b p e e iih t a n o a d the tythe ir mind G 3 o rcr fthe id er Oxford -s treet e g o n patient." — Naval and Military G aze tt e . d Mann, 39, Commit, London ; Bo w l er , ..d 4, St. ' .nn's-squ o are - , s Man ; chester ; Philip, South Castle-street, Liverpool • Cam pbell, Argyle-street, Glasgow ; Robinson, I 1 ,Oreenside-areet, Eit 146, 1;: and In a sealed envelope by all booksellers. Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their resi - fence, No. 7, FRITH-STREET , 80E10-SQUARE, reporr,a Patients can have this work privately forwarded them, by Initial or otherwise, to any part of the United Kingdom, direct from the Author's Residence, or from any of the above agents, on remitting 2s. 6d. in postage stamps. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d., or free by post, 3s. 6d. CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Ccmplete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MATtRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various Cases, &e. By C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. 60, Newmait- street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &C, CONTENTS OF THE WORE, Chap. 1.--Bodily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate indulgence of the Passions, illustrated with Coloured Engravings. Chap. 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Vice on the Mind and Body, evidenced in tho production of Consumption, Epilepsy, and other convulsive diseases, Insanity, Idioey, moping Melancholy, Indiges tion, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations on the Duties of Married Life, and on the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful Unions. Chap. 3.—Debility and Exhaustion of the principal Vital Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused byt he practice of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, Its symptoms, complica tions and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate. Chap. —Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treat men t. C ases, anc 5 concluding b . y u rit tanobservations,il, Gorden, 146, Leadenhall . 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WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables a for 11 Complaints.) MARRIAISE and its MYSTERIES. To:be, or not to be, tkati 4 the questton."—Shakspeare. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cure ut valeas." These publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are adapted to the intelligence of the times. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, Corn hill ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; and all Booksellers, or direct from the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till Three, and in the Eveahlgti lb= SeTell 411 at 10, Argyle-place, Rerentestreet, THE CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. The thirtieth anniversary of this national and truly excellent institution was celebrated on Saturday evening at the Freemason's Tavern. The patron of the institution, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, presided. His Royal Highness was sup ported on his right by the President, the Duke of Buccleuch, and on his left by Lord James Stuart, M.P. Many of the nobility and aristocracy of Scot land, and many distinguished Scotchmen were pre sent. About two hundred sat down to dinner, which, with the wines, was highly creditable to the establish ment. The cloth having been removed, and " Non nobis Domini" chaunted by the vocalists, the Chairman gave in succession the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, which were, as usual warmly responded to. The children who are educated, fed, and clothed, ' by the institution, were then ushered into the hall. • They were all dressed in tartan—the boys wearing kilts—and all looked healthy and happy. A more gratifying sight we never beheld ; but it struck us that the hair of the children—especially the girls— many of whom had light blue eyes and auburn hair, and nearly as many the sand-coloured hair of their country, had been too closely cropped—that a bowl had been placed on their heads, and that all the strag gling hair, which stretched beyond its limits, had been clipped by the shears of the barber of the institution. We knew a lady who discharged her servant because she wore ringlets, and was taken for one of the family, but we are at a loss to understand why the poor forlorn soldier's daughter, whom misfortune has compelled to seek shelter in the asylum, should have her locks fashioned after the inmates of the House of Correction. The object of the institution is to support and educate the children of soldiers, sailors, and marines, natives of Scotland, w h o h ave died, or been disabled in the service of their country, and of indigent Scotch parents resident in London, not entitled to parochial relief. It is only within this year or two that its benevolence has taken a wider range, as it has extended its b ene fit s t o f ema l e children. n the year 1843, James Matheson, Esq., of Achany, M.P., offered a contribution of one thou sand pounds, provided the directors would undertake to carry out the object without delay; and the pro position having been cordially acceded to, an addition to the building was commen ce d i n M ay , 1844, and is now completed ; so that the house is capable of ac commodating 100 boys, and an equal number of os f oet e huv m ere a rnte l w e etion e se hildren, in an appropriate manner, with ade quate play-grounds for each, and under such regula tious as to ensure a rigid attention to good order and efficent discipline. Twenty-five girls will be ad mitted in June next, which, with the boys already on the foundation, will make an aggregate of 115 children, a much larger number than was ever before admitted to the benefits, of the charity. The clirec `tors; 'therefore, appeal-rialt-VaNiestlyla the present' supporters of the institution to come forward with liberal donations for the purpo se o f mee tin g th e in creased demand made upo n th e i r f un d s , an d t o use their best efforts in thei r respect i ve c i rc l es , b y dona tions and annual subscripti ons, to augmen t th e f un d s of the institution ; and th ey b eg to rem i n d th em t h at they have been already compelled to se ll 500 1 . o f t h e i r Stock, to meet in pa r t th e demands upon them, and any further inroad up on t h at fund will only cr i pp l e the means of maint a i n i ng the increased num b er of children. , ten whTilyeeena childrenrtab, oya n da r a err retained admittedtaapiporeed apprenticed ti tillee d fromtheyto thetrades, ra d arriveaeg or fourteen, of disposed of according to circumstances. teachers;ot' Church uee evening, ivcaeh nhienna receive gtaLo,n wodbaneutdpdthol:oanyin Owing theira r u ned s e o f on u mttch l oeoe e rr d at ah u ycl e c l eaeaanrtprgidooypsn religious, b n i c d y t h e the utmostinstruc tion, t rinu eo d- t heree u spc n sr, d eab e sAe r ulnt:me t i hAeoeNafg superintendence e ovr r r i otr n iseo t es e nb n syt d ot e oe n pfr r e yto e hpoeofs o se f pttehheeec hset competent. scoowtttso e the n h i o eT n t the deli vered in the course of the evening wetireoennh. easarsidgbnyedutsc: His Royal Highness was understood to say that those who witnessed the cheerful and healthy appearance of the children must be sensible of the great benevo lence and national importance of the institution. It was a pleasing thing to look upon their happy faces and to know that their welfare was the object of the institution—and God knew how many it had spared from perhaps falling into evil. (Cheers.) They had assembled to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the institution. It had stood thirty years; which was owing to the great exertions of those intrusted with its management, who had watched its progress from year to year, and who had left nothing undone to promote its interest in every way in their power. At first not more than twelve boys were admitted to participate of its benefits; sub sequently, the number was increased to forty ; and ultimately, when the building in Copenhagen fields was erected, to ninety boys. But it was only recently that it had been extended to female children, and he had now the happiness of seeing before him forty-one girls—(Cheers)—thus, owing to the ex ertions of the friends of the institution its advantages have been extended to nearly two hundred children. —(Loud cheers.) He was delighted to see them look so well, and as he had inspected the asylum he was in a position to state that it was-o,...iuoted with the greatest regularity, and that in every respect it was creditable to those placed over it. The annual ex pense of providing for 200 children was 3,5001., 700/. only was derived from the funded property, thus 2,800/. had to be supplied by benevolence alone ; but when he bore in mind the support which it had re ceived during its existence, and the wealth and mu nificence of its friends, he wa p s tie c sas o s nl it d (s e L n oo t ub jd th ecc a t t e t we h ra e ss) in_ t - o in creased demand, owing to the extended nature of the institution, would not be made in vain. ---(Cheers.) Ile considered it was an institution which eminently aaun deservedsuccour otner rto hft therefore their uh e ne n g c ba o en u gd r g a t g ehd e e encouragement, give " The Caledonian Asylum, and may the offspring of the brave never want a protector.' - 7 (lmmense cheering.) The toast was responded to with the greatest en thusiasm. Mr. CHARLES FORBES, the treasurer of the insti tution, said a gentleman had presented the institution with a medal of the value of 255., for the purpose of being presented from year to year to the best gram marian produced by the school. The youthwho wasse tlec:e,do years on the present occasion — and he was not only selected by the managers of the institution, but by his col leagues in the school — was James Thomps on , wh o w school. Th e age, medal was placed round the boy's neck b y hi s Royal Highness, who highly complimented a s scarcely ca r youngercel y th i t r h t a e n e n t he years eldest hoy in and th e him on the occasion. Mr. Forbes then went on to say that he deeply regretted the unavoidable' absence of the Rev. T. C. Cook, the inspector of the schools, who had examined the children, and who would have stated that they had given him the greatest satisfaction. The Duke of BUCCLEUCR then proposed the health of the chairman, which was drunk with Highland honours. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks, and pro ,Hanigdhlloanngd tirthelithe honour s e uwf l e orie d them that i i s no one felt more sincerely for the welfare of the insti tution than he did. A number of other toasts were also drunk. The oun te u d course donors were Prince of the evening am Albert 1001., the Duke of Cambridge 201., the Duke of Buc c l euc h 501., the Duchess of B ucc l euc h, subscriptions 1, p 2 t 6 i 6 i0 z n . s among in the the 101. 10s., collected by the Rev. Dr. Cumming 100/., by Captain Laurant, R.N., 1001., and 4301. proceeds of the Caledonian ball, 2781, were also subscribed for MAY 31, 1847. the juvenile band of the institution, who, daring the evening, played several national airs. Mr. Angus Mackay, and Mr. Donald Mackay, the Queen's piper, and the piper of the Highland Society, also con tributed to the hilarity of the evening. The company did not separate till a late hour. Mr. Harker was the toastmaster. LITERATURE, MARITADUKE HERBERT ; or, THE FATAL ERROR. A Novel. By the Countess of Blessing ton. 3 vols. To say that "Marmaduke Herbert" is what is techni cally termed a well-written novel, that the style is easy and elegant, the descriptions animated, and the story interesting, appears to be hardly necessary, when we say that itis written by Lady Blessington. Her readers must be already acquainted with that vivacity of manner and truthfulness of narration which impart a great charm to her writings, and invest them with such an air of vitality. I n these attractive qualities " Marmaduke Herbert" is in no wise deficient ; its chief feature, however, is a very pow er f u l d e li nea ti on of some peculiarities of temperament and unfortunate circumstances consequent thereupon. The chief in cidents of the story are of a striking, and, indeed, startling character ; the plot is well conceived and well contrived, admirably calculated to effect what vie presume to have been the object of the writer, namely, the analyzation. and exemplification of the peculiarities of a nature at once affectionate, proud, reserved, and morbidly sensitive—a nature which, by causing its unfortunate possessor to dread the impu tation almost as much as the commission of a fault, rendered him morally and mentally a coward and in+ volved him in a series of " fatal errors," exposing him, moreover, to a remorse and agony seldom attending the qualities, se.dh h ae The n o hobeudu example f v a et ul described oe t pi s their afo good on r h ibsoded a im nvieg, instructionn)ffr gevccoatorsf affectionate eew m ctte i ohitrotfaenenhdaditsefefaults—mis takes. w hat tauarnlr ot Talley rand edsyn_etsim better hbiaysd: the pernicious counsels of a guardian to whom he was at an early age consigned, who taught him to avoid All intimacy with his companions, and to look on all with suspicion ; and consoled him, when by such conduct he found himself an object of dislike, with the assurance that all popular persons were either lupes or dupers. This counsel so far increased the natural defects of his character, that with real good feelings he kept up an appearance of evil, Without friends in his childhood, shrinking from sympathy, although of a most ardent nature, the consequences of his own unfortunate conduct, raised up a wall of separation even between him and his wife; and, in .peaking of his affection for his child, he observes, ' .c over this burning lava of love was a deep and bar ; ,lened incrustation of reserve that concealed the fire:' • Such is the character of the hero of these volumes ; his feelings and his failings are most effectively por trayed, and his story must interest all who read it, though some only may experience pleasure in the perusal. Among these we certainly cannot count ourselves, for while we admit the whole story to be well written, interesting, and full of feeling, and ' while we admire the talent and acknowledge the merit which it displays, we must also admit that ' its perusal has afforded us little pleasure. In the close contemplation of such a history as Mar maduke Herbert's, a series of secret sorrows, heart burnings and apprehensions, in the picture of his miserable domestic life, though both he and his wife were tenderly attached to each other, above all in the story of her sufferings, as detailed in a private journal of her own—all of which, because described with much truthfulness and feeling, are only in con iequence more heart-rending—we should feel a sort of pleasure somewhat akin to that afforded by a close inspection of the dying agonies of a battle-field. There are some, nevertheless, with whose sensibility we ielig ha h v t e in no th w e ish con to tem find fault, plation who experience of fficti tious mh sorrows, and uc to these the story of " Marmaduke Herbert" will ne cessarily be most interesting. The journal of the un happy wife is perhaps the most beautiful and natural, and also the most painful part of the whole book. Written in a style of exceeding simplicity and ten derness, it presents a very accurate picture of the emotions of a young and ardent heart. 'Without attempting to give any description of the plot, it may be as well to mention the main incident, which gives a colour to the whole story, the " fatal error" which gives its name to the book. Marmaduke Herbert, summoned to his mother's death-bed, arrives only in time to attend her funeral, and obe,ther Last.3viabes. In these she commends to his care her constant com panions and dearest friends, a widow lady and her two daughters, one of whom it is her anxious hope that he may choose for his wife. Marmaduke, not having as yet seen any of these ladies, is wandering on a steep and precipitous path, overhanging the iea, when he perceives a young girl sleeping . on a rustic seat—struck by her great beauty, rightly divining her to be the maiden intended for his wife, he, yielding to the impulse of the moment, proceeds to commence the acquaintance by pressing his lips to her brow. The young lady aroused and alarmed, hurries away, anxious to explain and apologise, he pursues her—terrified and bewildered, she loses her footing, falls over the precipice, and is killed. Nothing can exceed the agony and horror of Marma• duke, unless, perhaps, it is the madness of his subsequent conduct. Instead of leaving the body where its appearance would at once sug gest a very probable accident, he is terrified, lest his foolish conduct may be discovered, and con ceals, and after Wards inters it. The consciousness of having occasioned so terrible a calamity, and more especially the concealment of it, for, not to a single individual does he confide his secret, preys upon his mind and embitters his life. His subsequent mar ltfuatilielovuen, un happy n y ot g p i r r o l du a c l : s. His natural reserve tt r ih i vaoegu mar riage of f w t i hm t ehu mutual a h s l e u t i ao s e f p mn eus o is naturally much increased by the gloomy thoughts ever present in his mind, or ever recalled by the most trivial incident, and this reserve, as a natural conse quence, imposes a restraint upon his wife, destroys all interchange of confidence or expression of sym pathy, which is rendered doubly painful to both by their still enduring affection. All this is most power fully described. Innumerable incidents or accidents, so unimportant in themselves, so momentous in their consequences—those trifles which " make the sum of human things"—are detailed with a fidelity and naturalness which give an air of probability to the whole. In speaking of' the troubles of Marmaduke we have omitted to mention one which caused him no little embarrassment. During the ravings of a brain fever, he makes mention of much relating to the most terrible event of his life ; the man hired to nurse him, imagining him, in consequence, to have been guilty of a murder, makes use of the information t h o e r th ad m one obtained fr oni fro h m im h i o s n d h e ous wandering s is recovery. The t w o eeaxk and sensitive man, dreading the threatened exposure, complies, and having once done so, the fact of his having purchased silence is taken as a proof that he has something terrible to conceal. From what we have said, those who take pleasure in such things will see that here is a delightful combination of perplexities, and anxieties, and troubles : evasions, and plots, and counterplots ; a story boasting of a hero surrounded by as many difficulties, and oppressed by as many griefs as ever fell to the lot of any hero of romance—a heroine possessed of the three qualities most necessary for all heroines, being in the superla tive degree beautiful, affectionate, and unhappy. The admirers of " Marmaduke Herbert " will, conse quently, we doubt not, be very numerous. The style Is at once graceful and vivacious, and many parts are written in a very feeling and natural manner. A WHIM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. A Novel. Three Vols. With some inelegancies of style, and other minor imperfections, this novel contains a story of con siderable interest. The beginning led us to expect very little, but it is not fair to judge from a begin ning, unless the author be one of great experience, and, even then, either from his not quite feeling his way, or from our not being as yet quite familiar to him, there is a sort of formality generally apparent which in inexperienced writers degenerates into awkwardness, while in others it is only manifested by a little elaboration of description, or some similar de fect. The commencement of almost every work, of almost every description, is only another verifica tion of Sir Walter Scott's very appropriate compari son, doubtless written from experience, of the hesita tion of an author at the beginning of his task being changed into confidence as he proceeds i— " As shallop launched on river's tide, That slow and fearful leaves the side, But, when it feels the middle stream, Drives downward swift as lightning's beam." And so, apparently, the author of *se volumes found n e a w c o t c i n which form the chief h:tabl " it, when he reached the middle seam, and entered into the interest of h is stor y , his hesitations and diffi culties apparently much decreased, or at all events they are less manifes t to the reader. The style, too, seemed to improve; p erha p s in the interest of the oe u ll ne, but that its ver y name whole tale, s t o ry the author forgot his aarmlea,aninsnaee certainly t n s u r s T , and hale iysao p lev e nrehhowivamhgp somewhat from the same cause , we for g ot to p a y m uch attention to them. The p lot, we have said, is interestim and is improbablemwwoho u r e e rl de o bv imply, r very hangs n e a ry t hd e theeuffc , csequences part of the story follow from r it PRICE SD. Without entering into the details of the plot we will briefly state to what these terms " Whim' and " Con sequences" apply. Chandos, the hero of the tale, finds himself on his father's death left almost de pendent on his elder brother, with whom he is on unbrotherly terms ; he resolves in consequence to carve out his own fortune, and being desirous of learning somewhat concerning the mode of living of the poorer orders, or as he himself expresses it, having hitherto looked down on the valley from the mountain, being desirous of feeling what it was to look up to the mountain from the valley, he begins his independent career as one of the lower classes, and accepts a situation as a garde ner—that is the " Whim." We pass over many of the Consequences, as, for instance, his finding in the daughter of his master, a young lady whom he has met with in better circumstances, and who, of course, recognises him, we w ill only allude to the principle one, the main feature of the story, which is his arrest and trial for murder under the most suspi cious circumstances. We do not much approve of the introduction of murders in that lighter species of literature which is chiefly intended to amuse ; by frequently meeting with such terrible themes, we become almost habituated to them, and they fail in creating that impression which they should. " Vice is a monster of such hideous mien, &c." But, in the present instance, there is little or nothing of a disagreeable character ; the murder is only, as it were, incidentally introduced ; the interest does not dwell upon it so much as upon the close chain of cir cumstantial evidence that seems to hem the prisoner n. The friend and counsel of the hero is evidently intended to represent some- real character—Sir William Follett apparently. He appears here as pre senting a happy union of professional skill and private good-nature. The description of his unremitting labours is perhaps not inaccurately portrayed ; work ing on incessantly, and then taking some refreshment instead of repose • trying, as he expresses it, every day the cause of " Wine versus Weariness." The whole details of the trial are given fully, perhaps too fully, but they are sufficiently interesting. We must object, however, to the somewhat censorious remarks respecting trials by judge and jury. One object, in deed, of this history of a trial is epparently to show how in spite of the much approved system a man may be conde mne d on evidence utterly false, and also acquitted on evidence equally without foundation. The inelegancies of style to which we have alluded arise apparently from the author's anx iety to express himself in a forcible and natural man ner, hence he occasionally d egenera t es i n t o vu l gar i ty, and occasionally from making too much effort to appear natural falls into the opposite extreme. More e-pecially are these defects apparent in his compa risons or metaphors, which is peculiarly unfortunate, because, in such cases especially, elegance is desirable, and truthfulness is absolutely essential. But our author has in some cases forgotten these essentials in his manifest desire to appear natural and unrestrained. For instance, can anything be more inelegant, and what for a simile is far worse, more inappropriate than his describing to us his hero pursuing his jour ney in stormy weather, with a sleety wind blowing in his face, " poking its icy fingers into his eyes: Again, at the conclusion, he describes to us how the happiness of his hero and heroine, though, of course, exceedingly great, was nevertheless like all human felicity, subject to temporary variations " as a healthy man may have a cold now and then." We must confess that these comparisons are not to our liking, and we mention them here because they are, in our opinion, calculated to reflect little credit on the writer, and they may be in future so readily avoided. Notwithstanding these blemishes, as we have already said, the story contained in these volumes is full of interest, and although there are many novels better written, and evincing more of talent, there are many which will be found less amusing, and less agreeable on perusal, than this history of " A Whim and its Consequences." T R ACE Y ; or, The Apparition. A tale of the last century. By Alrs. Thomson. 3 vas. We must confess that the second title of this work did not lead us to enter on its perusal with any very favourable anticipations ; not that we are so unro mantic as to object to all mention of the " millions of spiritual creatures" that " walk the earth," but we prefer meeting with them in some legend or ballad, or traditionary tale • a novel should, to our thinking, treat rather of the world we live in than the world of shadows. Consequently, as.we have said, we did not commence the story of " Tracey" with any very fa vourable expectations. It proved, however, to be far better than we had anticipated. The whole work, in deed, gives abundant evidence of the talent of its writer ; it is in many respects greatly superior to many recently published novels. The story, though perhaps not of a very pleasing character, is on the whole sufficiently interesting. We did not find it so much of a ghost-story as we had expected; the "ap parition" hardly plays a sufficiently prominent part to warrant the introduction of its name on the title page, and yet, partly perhaps, from that very introduc tion, and partly from other causes, a sombre hue is, as it were, thrown over the whole scene ; the entire tale is invested with a degree of solemnity and gloom. This is perhaps partly attributable to the epoch of the narrative, " the last century," when the various minutiae of social life were so different from what they are at present ; and it is also partly, and indeed particularly attributable to the peculiar style employed by the authoress, in order to make it appear that the events which she narrates, veritably transpired. _ Many little artifices have been employ ed, and very skilfully, to favour this illusion ; some events are spoken of with a degree of reserve, as if it was quite certain that they had occurred, but it was unnecessary for us to dwell upon them, while of others no explana tory mention is made ; they are briefly referred to, as if we took it for granted they had transpired, in the same way in which we might speak of events of history. All this is exceedingly well contrived and tends to increase the interest of the story, and to impart to it an air of reality. The dramatis per swim presents an infinite variety of characters, some very interesting, some not very natural. The most conspicuous is, of course, Tracey, or, as he is gene rally called, Lord Ravenspur, " the bad Lord Ra venspur." His character is one not very uncommon in novels, or, perhaps, in real life, an unequal com pound of good and bad ; one object of the volumes of which he is the hero, is to show bow much of evil may be effected by a rich and powerful man, espe cially one who, like Tracey, was gifted with the most attractive and captivating qualities of mind and manners, to such an extent that years after his death most virtuous persons spoke of him chiefly as being "so pleasant." It is to this Lord Ravenspur that the " apparition " makes its appearance—an apparition of a young girl, who in consequence of his ill-conduct towards her, bad committed suicide, she comes to tell him that his days are numbered, and to inform him of the hour of his death. This is no very uncommon incident in stories of ghostly visitations, and had it been omitted altogether the interest of the book would have been but little diminished. The love-story—and what is a novel without a love-story ?—is not a very satisfactory or very attractive one. The heroine is, of course, very beautiful and very amiable ; the hero appears not very well qualified to enact the part of a lover, being greatly deficient in that trustfulness or confidence which is about as essential to the existence of love as is the keystone to the arch, consequently during the whole of these three volumes we fiad them, more especially the lady, perpetually in incertitude, suffer ing all the tortures of sus p ense w hi c h th ose ho have experienced it acknowledge to be worse than the certainty of sorrow. From these and similar cir cumstances the story is not, as we have said, of a very pleasing character ; it possesses, however, many attractions; more especially, and for a work of this character it is no small recommendation, there is a certain degree of novelty or freshness in many of the incidents, and indeed, to a certain extent in the whole story, added to which it is related in a very vigorous and effective manner, and is calculated on the whole to interest its readers, and to add to the reputation of its authoress. BOGU.E'S EUROPEAN LIBRARY. fIISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE. Bg Frederick Bouterweh. HISTORY of the ROMAN REPUBLIC. By j Michetet. HISTORY of the NORMAN CONQUEST of ENGLAND. By Augustin Thierry. CINQ MARS. An Historical Romance. By Alfred de Vigny. We admire the taste and discrimination with which the component works of this serial are selected Excellence of binding, of 'typography, and of embel lishment, compactness of form, and cheapness, im portant considerations as they are in the book trade, are, of course, wholly subordinate to the character of the publication, the merits of which they are only intended to enhance. Mr. Rogue is manifestly aware of this, and so likewise is his general editor Mr. Wil liam Hazlitt ; and the consequence is a periodical of extraordinary and almost unique value. No compo sitions are allowed admittance into the collection ° but u _ those of acknowledged excellence and unive . r m sal P for P the larity. Nor is there any apparent favouritism literature of any one country beyond that trans- ti o s f another, unless, indeed, it be visible in a morefrequent lation from the masterpieces of the prolific literature G~~ ~~f / _' i- i ~~/ fi. v ~..'` e ( * - 1 - 1 - ; ;) _0" -~ of modern Franc([ , In the row translations at presel under notice, the , utmost exactitude and faithfulnas are apparent, butt bis advantage is accompanied by a peculiar elegance k snd felicity of language. The books read more like original works than transcripts from a foreign tongue. They are accompanied, more over, by judicious and . sometimes elaborate explana tory notes ; with biogcaphie.,s prefixed, and these biographies are enlivenet by beautifully engraved portraits. Thus, for example, irr /he first of the four volumes there is a characteristic roltiqlSe m'edallit'a of Cervantes, with- his sashed doublet, his fluted frill, his soldierly beard, and hooked nose. In the second there is the cadaverous and saturnine 'visage of Michelet, with his oblique head, his prolonged chin, and his bloodless an d callous lips. In the third is a melancholy representation of that eloquent blind man and paralytic cripple, Augustin' Thierry, with a physiognotny of which his biographer passionatel.is exclaims—" the nobi! , :st blind face that can be con-. ceived!" In the fourth is a picture which we take to be a very uncomplimentat:y likeness of Count Alfred de Vigny, with a capaciusis forehead, but by no means a " noble and melancholy" countenance, such as he is described as possessing. .irom the celebrated " Geschichte des neueren Poesie und Beremsamkrit " of Bouterwek, the translator (Thonstssina Ross) has selected the portion descriptive of the "History of Spanish Literature," with an inciderrtal preliminary mention of the author, Frederick Bouteewek, who was born on the 15th of April, 1766, and died n the 9th of August, 1828. The work is an invaluable summary of the progress and development of a very' fruitful and very glorious literature Michelet's ".History of the Roman Republic," as it is among his tsarliest productions, so it is among his best—before his iwagi nation had become deranged and his judgment dis torted. Of th e magn i f i cent " History of the Nortian Conquest o f E ng l and, " by Thierry—noble, wonder ful, unfortunate Augustin Thierry!—what shall he said ? No praise could scarcely be excessive. The work has been placed among the phenomena Hof historical compositions by the acclamatiors not merely of France but of Europe and of the wised. May the applause from so many countries in honour of Thierry carry consolation to him in the depths* of his bodily woe ! may the light of his fame which is now burninOmigliagi:and cannot be extin uished but with the extinction of his language, compensate his great heart for the darkness of his solemn eyes ! Those who can sympathise with genius in calamity will assuredly be fain to weep over the subjoined description of the great French historian as he now lives, and breathes, and suffers is the valley of Montmorency. The biographer describes his making a pilgrimage to the cottage of Thierry for the purpose of seeing that sublime spectacle, " a great soul struggling with physical pain." He arrives there, with some friends ; they are seated ogether in the parlour with the historian's wife, and his brother M. Amedee Thierry, "in whose melan choly countenance we may read the depression of his t'satsrnal heart." The writer cannot join in the con versation : he is impatient for the advent of the illus trious man he had come to see : " At length I heard the sound of approaching steps; a loor on my right opened, and a domestic appeared, car rying on his back a man, blind, paralyzed, incapable of , novement. We all arose : my h: art was penetrated ' vith emotion, of a being so powerful in intellect, so powerless in body; the domestic in his every motion exhibited a respectful solicitude that sensibly affected me; he seemed thoroughly to appreciate the value of him he bore. Re bent gently towards an arm chair, in which he deposited his charge, enveloping the lower part of the , notionless frame with a wrapper. This done, in an in stant the scene changed. and I at once recalled a )assage in the Essai sur la literature des Anglaise, whero M. de Chateaubriand describes the visit of a contemporary to Milton. " The author of • Paradise Lost,' attired in a black doublet, reclined tn an arm-chair ; his head was uncovered, his silver hair ell upn his shoulders, and his fine dark eyes shone bright in their blindness upon his pallid face.' It was the same head, with the exception of the white hair, that I now saw before me ; the same face, more youthful and vigorous, the noblest blind face that can be conceived The head was firmly set upon broad shoulders ; glossy hair, of the deepest black, carefully parted over an ex pansive forehead, fell in curls be , ide each temple ; be neath their arched brows opened the dark eyes ; but for the vagueness of their direction, I should have imagined them animated with sight ; the nose was of the purest Greek form ; the mouth, with lips fine, delicate, and ex pressive, seemed endowed with all the sensibility of .which the eyes had been deprived ; the finely turned chin had a slight dimple at its extremity ; there was in the contour of the face, and in the general expression of the physiognomy, a remarkable combination of energy, subtleness, and sedate tranquillity; the tones of his voice were clear, well poised, and distin c t, th oug h, f rom hi s feeble health, not sonorous; his bearing was, in the highest degree, elegant; the lower portion of the frame, as I have said, was paralyzed, but the movement of the oast and of the arms was free; the hands, of which only the forefinger and thumb appeared capable of action, were gloved. " \Vhen the name of the lady who had introduced us was announced to him, the handsome blind man smiled, and like the smile of Chactus in Rene, " that smile of fhe mouth. unaccompanied by the smile of the eyes, par took of the mysterious and of the celestial." The lady approached him, and Thierry kissed, with a chivalrous Lir, the fair hand placed in his own. "Conversation once fairly begun, that fine bead seemed is it were radiant in the light of the intellect still finer within. I have been in the company of many persons who have the reputation of good talkers, and who do talk admirably, but I have perhaps never heard any thing comparable with the colloquial language r)f M. Augustin Thierry, in facility, perspicuity, elegance. It is, doubtless, the habit of dictation, that has given so much of style to his conversa tion; but whatever the canse, it may indeed be said of !:im, that viithout any effort, without any affectation whatever, he really 'speaks like a bi ok.' " One of our party, M. Ami ere, was preparing to de part for the East; he had no sooner mentioned the cir cumstance, than M. Augustin Thierry discoursed to us of the East, in what, for thought and language, was au absolute poem; this blind man knows everything, recol lects everything; that which be has not seen with the ~yes of the body, he pas seen with the eyes of the spirit. Like Milton, he is acquainted with nearly all the Euro pean languages. One of his friends told me, that he has sometimes heard him in the evening, seated in his gar den, beneath the pale ray of the setting sua, singing, with his feeble voice, a love song in modern Greek; and at such moments, added my informant, ' he seemed to me finer than Homer, or than the unknown Klepbt, who, himself, perhaps also blind, had composed the verses he was reciting. " Throughout the conversation, to whic . n. I vrs a silent and attentive lister:er, I could detect in M.-4ugustin Thierry not the slightest trace of selfishness, - ;and the least self-reference ; on the contrary, on the contrary, he who had been so cruelly tried by fate, spoke of the sufferings and infirmities of others with the most un affected'and touching commiseration. And thus, from day to day, does this martyr to science intrepidly pursue the task he has imposed upon himself ; at times only, when his pains are most racking, be is heard to murmer : ' Oh, that I were only blind !' Except in such moments of depression, which are short and far between, and discernable only by his emaneneoeesretavdiononuctitesi nervous, noble ate associate s ,. y Au gustin Thierry seems more a stranger to . his own to him. con dition than are those who surround and 1_ e -ist e e n n ces of his science, history , poetry, all other the diction ; ever sameyouth—he fu full, rich,applies e elegant , n t t h , shade of thought is reflected on ois lips. At times, when an idea of a more peculiar grave and lofty cha racter arises in his mind, you can discern a movement in the muscles of the eye ; those blind eyes, the dark pupil of which stands out in bold relief frost the corners, open wide ; the thought within seems essaying to make its way through the opacity of the ball, and, after vain efforts to effect this, returns within, descends to the lips, which receiving it, give it forth, not only in lan guage, but with the expression of the look ; from time to time, the blind man passes his poor weak hand over those, in every sense, so speaking lips, as if cherishing the precious organ, enriched for him with all the facili- ties that the other organs have lost. spent with him seemed not a moment." Alfred de Vigny's historical romance is too well known, and too generally appreciated, to require any detailed expressions of approbation. The European Library will be a treasury of knowledge and enter tainment. The two hours we We have no alteration to re- LEICESTER f o o f reign orders re port.the demand received ; and be,ng the heard certaindecreaseofany more We h ave not for the home market in th e a utumn, i f the high prices of co rn continue, induces great caution on the part o f t h e m anufacturers. It being holiday week, the mills are closed, and some of them are not expected to resume working at full time. Wools an d yarns are but little affected, and it is thought no material alteration will take place in them. The number of workmen out of employment is very g re at. — Leicestershire Mercury. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY, MAY 28.—Since Tuesday, the holidays have put almost an entire stop to business; but we understand that the few sales made have appeared to indicate a rather better feeling in the market than has been experienced for some time previously.—Manchester Guardian. Trade operations have been nearly suspended this week, partly, no doubt, in consequence of the holidays; thou , 2:ll we fear had not these occurred, very little busi ness would have been transacted. Our proppect a s ap pear a littl e mo r e c l ac e r in g; p rov i s i ons ar d e E e v e t r ng way price, the weather is very propitious, every probability of a good harvest.improvement.—/Vot fore, shortly to see indications of and hope, there- tinahani REPRESENTATION OF LEEDS.—The Liberal elec tors of Loeds are still in correspondence with Joseph Sturge, Esq,, who has taken time to deliberat e on th e proposal made to h im. The hope is entertained, that in about a week Mr. Sturge may visit the tow n f or t h e pur pose of addressi n g the inha bitants.— Leeds Mercury. R EM AUKABI : E . CIRCUMSTANCE.--As the children of a gentleman residing in Lame were playing along the beach _near that town their attention was attracted to the neck of a bott l e projecting out of the sand • and, upon its being un corked, a document wa s found inside, of which the following is a verbatim copy;--" September 1, 1843.—L William Carson, was born in a small fishing village in Cornwall. When 15 I went to sea, contrary to the wishes of my parents. Whilst making Otaheite, we ran upon a coral reef. The boats were staved, and I alone escaped to land. Let those who find this short account try, for God's sake, to free a poor wretch who has now been in banishment three years."... Cornwall Gazette. `~i~- 1! MIMI ) to ; bat /y at Mate. 4d; 43 to ry on ry, At s allibr is 2d ,strobr to 55 ) r 123." from 4lbs 41b to Dib to ilb to Horn ditto. iipplf ;lover r load ionall Mae, • losa• the El, Vi a° iptai g EA" OfEll4.- %,,$: 3 Re f ' late ------ ivii° 21 ' Alts' ~; Ilu