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GIVE YOUR ORDERS IMMEDIATELY. Every person who shall subscribe for THE DISP A TCII During this Mouth of JUNE, Will be presented with a FINELY ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF E L I Z A .0 O O K. " The pcems of Miss Cook are national property. There is hardly a homestead in the land where her name and her contributions to the' Dispatch' are not familiar as household words. Apart from the Powerthl and brilliant talent with which the ' Dispatch' is conducted, this handsome and acceptable present to its fifty or sixty thousand readers, cannot fail to be appreciated."—Liverpool Chronicle, May 8, 1847. The likeness of this poetic genius, by Trantschold.is most striking, and the eng rav i ng i s b y Adl ar d , i n th e first style of the art. An Edition of the DISPATCII is published at Five o'clock every ttturCay morning, for transmission by the First Trains and Morning at ails, so that persons residing in towns 250 miles from London may receive it the same evening. a This Edition contains the Lon ton Markets of the week, including those held on Friday ; also the spirited letters of Publicola, 'Rustic, and Ceusoritts ; and frequently original poems by Miss Eliza Cook Personsmay give of being supplied win_ the WEEKLY DIS'- tA give their orders and ray their subsc - . iptions to soy 4 " 1 " - agent, or to Mr. Richard Wood, at the DISPATCH Office, 139, Fleet -street, London, who, by a remittance of 25., or postage ' t emps to that amount, will supply the DISI' ITCH throughout June *tit. -~: - • The terms for the DISPATCH arc, per Quarter - 7s. Od. Per Year, in advance - £1 Gs. Od. Ditto on Credit, payable by reference In London XI 10s. Od. „ )1 • 11 . — A beautiful frame, of an original character. in imitatio n of IVL branches and foliage, interspersed with medallions illustrative of . !ss Cook's works, h as been prepared by an artist of considerable talent, and which can be had at twenty shillings each. Arrange :rnts have also been made with respectable manufacturers to supply regard Frames, at prices varying from 3s. to 255., and any Sub !giber to the DISPATCH may, by transmitting to Mr. Wood th 'um for the frame he wishes to obtain, be supplied with the same. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORN BILL, LONDON. T Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. with Institution embraces important and substantial advantages resPoct to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expe nse or for feiture of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; re thew option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in rests.to meet other conveniencies or necessity. ag sur‘inces for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. The DIVISION OF PROFITS. th hicreasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors b o „, s _ a annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth 'Varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each rvueY effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Perma- Sum the .. ~ -,- .6,. •I•ci Annual 'Policy Bonus in i nent Re- Assured —a 2: Pre- I taken addition Bonus in duction of may bor . m f miara. out in Assured. ' Cash. Annual row on l, , ; ...... Premiums. Policy. X s. 4. X s d. X s. d. I s. d. ' . '.44 - 1 ,, • 1837 243 9 3'112 8 5 1 8 4 6 494 610 41-it ' . # A s. d. 1838 218 4 899 810 15 13 5 445 0 0 L 74 i s A 1839 192 110 86 9 313 4 9 395 11 - 1 - -- rfik# -P'f. jam , ' 1840 143 510668 4 9 19 ; 1..346 2 3 -,,,,, i,,f- -. -- • 1841 188 .1.4 261176 9 9 2 29 6 13 4 - 1842 111 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 Th e Report, with tables of or ( Qr . ithY of its branches in the -.war ded post free. rates, &e., ountry ; o] F. FERGIT. rSON CA ~ may be a*, on applil [ROUX, id at the ition. will :rotary. THE EXPERIENCE LIFE • ASSURANCE COMPANY. 14li allrgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King William-street. Established 1843. Capital 390,0001. die - 4 14 Z ...."nPany's Tables are based upon the EXPER IENCE OF PEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report lq:711' Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in sysilaslitution, the advantages of both the mutual and proprietary Mme of Assurance. The SHORT PERIOD RATES will be found, Insti re Par iann with other Companies, to be exceedingly favourable to toa s t: , and the rates for the whole period of life as low as is to, por te nt WITH PERFECT SECURITY. Use i_ Pro sPectuses, &c., apply at the offices as above, or to any of Agents throughout the kingdom. • By order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 3, PRINCES-STREET, BANK. Established in 1835. DIRECTORS. Thomas Henry Hall, Esq. Frazer R. Henshaw, Esq. John Francis slaubert, Esq. Joseph Pease, Jun., Esq. Henry Sturt,Esq. John Taylor, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq. George Vaughan, Esq. Charles Frederick Weber, Esq. Ipwards of 60,0001. premiums 300,0001. ,cc, abates the premium,' to its the reduction for the current Joh n Aucard, E. I,..th4rd Low Becsqk, Esq. zuntied Chas. Buxton, Esq. r winiam Clay, Bart., M.P• . T r o Ss is Esq. r,t2n411 Fowler, Esq. aziets Fox, s q . It Fry. Jun., Esq. Grant, Es q . Annual premiums Accumulation from 13,71,11 Society for mutual assura i""wers, after the first five year ftr y _ at the rate of 47% per cent 1 847. RICHARD L lEATIIFIELD, Superintendent. VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 110 . 18, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY. At the 4 , DIVISION:: OF PROFITS. 'earth L 4r st Septennial Meeting of this Company, held on the ilth tekt nu t, % BONUS averaging 23 per cent. on the amount of "'Vit t' s — 141 d. was declared on Policies entitled to participate is c o ur *lll 4t *fift hs. or 80 per cent. of the entire Profits of the Company, 4 Rap e.r - e the are divisions be appropriated to all Assurers entitled to bh ( hi e lr Y N 'a . itta e d b this Company to Assurers. --41Prelinies taken o s u o t fr fo e r re the y whole term of life, one-half of the An- Perti__--eins thereon may remain unpaid for five years. "the 6' 0, 48 2 tired with the Company are allowed to reside in many Ls? th e ,-""e4 without additional charge, and the Premium required "*elp, „',,,,ast or West Indies . and other extra risks, is more than "'utterate. - to b „.., Plan 47::: -4, Cdnating with this Company, great security is offered Ass uring the Liv es o f others. Itico ce4 continue to be made to Assurers on Assignable Property — l „_ re tles. " 411 d also on the guarantee of most undoubted personal .. —s Pectuses, and every informatien may be obtaiued, by "" the Office, or by letter addreEsed to the Actuary. WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary. e rr/ . OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE ?co SOCIETY. k y ,„ 1.1113 Soci,„l. ROYAL EXCHANGE-BUILDINGS. . 3 established on the principle of combining all the Its Ar the ad 'anta -ges and conveniences of the oldest Life offices, with results of their experience. kale ? :11,11 / 1 Tables are adjusted on the most economical yet safe T.:.-" n " embrace three distinct divisions or departments : Tur, Policies may be effected on MUTUAL SYSTEM, securing all its advantages without its 1 , ,,•.3 or lia bili ties , AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO ASSURERS. rrtOPRIETARY SYSTL NI, with the full benefits of its acknow q4(2ged SECURITY, SIMPLICITY. and ECONOMY: and -4 . E ACCUMULATIVE Olt D Eros IT SYSTEM, INTRODUCED BY Tins Socizry, which perfects the principle of Life Aisuran3e, the fill amount of the Deposit—Premiums being at all times available to the Assured. ALSO lIALF-CREDIT PREMIUMS for stipulated periods, a pecu liarly advantageous arrangement for YOUNG LIVES and for all per , _lons WITH ADVANCING MEANS OR INCOMES. ' 44[ l, Tables expressly calculated for NAVAL and MILITARY RISKS in ~, 4 1 quarters of the world, en the most moderate terms. `l4tether with all the usual dirisional rates, accommodations, and e*lrreutences. EDWD. F. LEEKS, SECRETARY. SODA WATERS. AND R. TIIWAITES AND COMPANY, b INVESTORS AND SOLE PREPARERS OF T HE O RIGINAL SINGLE AND DOUBLE SODA WATERS, 5 7, UPPER SACKVILLE-STREET, DUBLIN; '•` .l '. ALBAN'S-PLACE, T. JAMES'S, LONDON. Inv e oe waters were introduced to the notice of the public, as their Itobr?, by the testimony of the Professor of Chemistry (the late lied ro Percival, M.D.), in his lectures in Trinity College, Dublin, th t I n n that period have continued to obtain the recommendation Lee ' e ntlemen of the Medical Faculty, and the approbation of 116t b „,.rroo k al/I th GLE and DOUBLE SODA WATERS deri ve their names If — Poo h ."" quantity of fixed air which they contain , but fro m the at Of Sal Soda which, when prepared in the PECULIAR_ rtt —I I eLI 1 P oyod by .71 p ow TIIWAITES imp Co., renders them highly useful to er l, of digestion, roving the appetite, warming the f i s _ 4 4 stimulating the hepatic functions. - Lein e ve kinds of SODA WATER are exclusively prepared by 4 3 aa id 4, are not manufactured by any other house in the KING- 5 7. Upper Sackville-street, Dublin ; St. Alban's-place. St. James's, London. Mineral waters of character, foreign and artificial. SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. I) lll.l uhit.7 TINTNTYIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. 2 4. 64 . o 'Ted, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, pries 'eet j}.: Post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage tamps L Ll ri . the Author's residence. 1114, ra ta, P RESERVATION : A Medical Treatise t Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. e `fYllel,,, W ith Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. the ' arid Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, lio,,:_ e their various •••... — .:etures, uses, and functions, and showing T aes kie ' s " s that art ploduced In them, by solitary habits, and ether ~bility • ,li rll -1 Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous ' L e and Constitutional Wealuiess, and other diseases of a. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, Mah e 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; 14,i d ated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary A„_ er of th e London H osp i ta l M e di ca l S oc i e t y , Li cent i a t e Apr of Hall, London, Ike., Ste. CONTENTS OY THE TREATISE. RAtTillt 1 . On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance , Itria 0 bligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— c,OTER 2. On the Anatomy and rhysiology of the General, ' their !Unctions, structures, and secretions, proving tha t g rew .tentaland Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action **•••Clstarrza 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on the kilinal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the function: ‘ )1 the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain , a nd g eneral weakness of On ~. eutal Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Tout! 41 Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, tt I hity and Premature Decay.—Cnames 5 and 6. Or th ' , u arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonaorhcea Meet, Strictures, and other Diseases of :he Urethra. REVIEWS 01 THE WORK. 1 The author of this singular and talented work Is I legally qua tyi: Aell cal man, who has zvidently had considerable experience of era,' Ntment of the varips.sii,sorderi itrising from the follies and tit,',"ed of early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad. act by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal "v questions ma - be satisfactorily replied to, that admit f no ap. Ms a ' 3 R to the most confidential friend."—Era. rotti t'l l i c i n!cl by the Author, and may be bed at his residence; also f r i ` 3l , and kichardd, 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Lea4 e ,;'` r e'et Stacie, Tichbornu-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146 b hall -street London; _Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool 3 1 111 , neokse ' llers l, .. 11 ve tiii — ;e for . z n daily, rom Nine till Two, and from "fee ori`g l it ; and all letters immediately replied to , if conta i ning !IQ ITA Rt. 1 , for advice, kc.-9 BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD br) ------„,. 4 rOPUr, ~ I,2sp, —...4 TREATISE on the HEALTH. LIFE and VIGOUE. of the BODILY FUNCTIONS. __ a Seal. —'EraCTII EDITION price 25. 6d. ;_ Free by Pest (in Envelope) 3s. 60 1 1., THE SILENT FRIEND. ,on the loss of the reproductive powe of restore. rs, with means t Se. A Medical Work • -Lbo baneful - diligence corido„ effects of In Illustrated by a• ' out. neglected Stric ores, E grevit;" ? Yi nOtoms, &c., are fully pointe d • -.By R. and L. ?Ir Atit V , followed by observations on M d ar on n . age l'obiw a l n d Co. Consulting Surgeons, Lon be had at their residence. Sold 1, `-'1 by the Authors, and may s treet' Stran ge. No. 21, Paternoster 'row i Gordon, Street, o:r111a, Cora 4 - ~, Non-street, Soho Pa rt a i t . l V tu . ~ 03 al Exchange ; and all bookse llannay ll a ers d . l C 4 o 6 . , , L 6 e 3 a , d O e ss l t a r ri d: prevented i 9 tain di. .._!'ini formin - is Work is particularly a d n r addressed ed through to those fes r w o h f o c a e are g a Matrimonial Alli ad th e ~,li.“,sa.iiffications, and will bef ound an availab . le_in d. trodaction to , r4 rt 11. t r P ,, e ,.. r fect and secret restoration to mannee In their . - '. Perspicuously 'upon those forms of diseases, either tion, showing how null —Mary or secondary state, arising bPon tb e c n iTh i c ", 'vho neglect to obtain com ~The COliDveB Years of misery and suffering. pe fr te o n ni t m inf e e di c cal aid, entail exclusively directed to IAL BALM OF STRIACUM is ~.:4,ell.r_e 5,1 'wry ous and sexual debility, irregularity, weakness, bar tit, B. :l% . i g ss_ of appetite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debt'', tI N .11_.fl:rorn venereal excesses, &e. Price lie. and 331. per net' ih:',..,!_tA e -pound cases may be had as usual. ~ ... 17, ) ,„,._ , - , c u r ziC EN TRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCr , n er `.`,'u ernedy for searchin g out and purifying the blood ,ou contarni face, an ' d body ta,,,,„, nation, scurry, blotches on the head, trots. k,,,,,r . . °' ,1 , 6, and those painful affections arising fromAcrnomanvtai: improper _, , 4..... , sssetanhis. r yYrilptoins, and all eruptions of the skin. Price I I 1 1 ,,,t_ .. P e r bet tie kn'atiLltei,r, .1 I:RIFTING SPECIFIC PILLS, price Is. 9/:' 4s. ‘ , I. n,,,, ,tiu p , r box. are the roost effectual remedy for strictures, in. bosi, e . s. 1, irritatiox of the bladder, &c., without hindrance to ettualtation eassa ry. ‘, - f ee, if by Letter, 11. A minute detail of ease is no. ~,, ..curs i 2 *—eriPars. sti ..„:, • errY are in daily attendance at their residence, "I tliii tilkt - —" rd - streat, London, from slam tLII OM gad i 441 % bkil4an rivia Crik tia tAtit3 .• , • 1 o."U I • 2fr .3r:4112 4; . 4 , "It • , tom, •i \,.;, , !,'i., * :. , 1!% 4 % , „N ••<• ri‘ 1 4.,„. • '4. ,p 2 41 ,%4.14-4 41 1,, ' 7 - ,* 4i.> I 1, 0- ,•- 4 o cfq Tc 4, 1 , 14 - c e's 4 k , a! , 1 1V vo,, , f' , - bRorT., n No. 17,068. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING SUN, EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE, 2, WHITEHALL YARD, MAY 18, 1847. The EXCHEQUER BILLS dated in the Month of June, 1846, viz.:— Per 9 Vict., capt. 15, 18,380,2001., Anno 1846, with the Interest due thereon, will be paid off on the 15th Day of June, 1847, when the Interest will cease. Such Bills will be received daily from half past Ten o'Clock till Two, until and including the 4th day of June at this Office, where Lists arc to be obtained, containing Instructions for arranging the Bills. The Bearers must endorse each Bill with their usual Signatures, and write their Names and Residences at the bottom of each List ; and where ,the Names of Holders are inserted in Bills, the Bearers, not being such holders, must previously obtain their Endorsements. The Bearers must attend to give receipts for the Payment. Payment may be obtained, if required, previous to the said 15th Day ofJ une, upon leaving the Bills for Examination One Day prior to that on which such Payment is desired. New Bills, bearing an Interest of Threepence by the Day upon every One Hundred Pounds, and dated the said 15th Day of June, may be obtained in whole or in part Payment of Principal of the Exchequer Bills issued under the above mentioned Act, upon stating the required Amount on the Lists, delivered on or before the said 4th Day of June, which New Bills, with the Interest on the Bills ex changed, will be issued on the 16th Day of June, The Bills to be classed in separate Lists, according to the Acts under which they have been issued. N.B.—All Exchequer Bills Charged on Supplies dated prior to June, 1846, have been Advertised to be paid off. NOTICE.—The Exchequer Bills issued per 9 Vict., cap. 15, and dated 16th March, 1847, will bear Interest at the rate of Threepence per Centum per Diem on and after 15th June, 1847. GUILDHALL, 27th May, 1847.—rhe Com mittee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall on TuzsDAY, 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 sr% hltechapel Bars, and all the liberties of this city from thence southward to the Custom-house, together wills 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 Bethlem 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 thence eastward to the site of the late Bethlem 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 Mouth; 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 Vel4 te the time of such surrender, A Deposit of Three CatendtteMea6Atiiiiit trict of the Tolls is to be made at the time tir 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. G REAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY (IRELAND). EIGHTH CALL-51. PER SHARE, Making 351. called up on each Share. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board of Directors, the PROPRIETORS of SHARES in the Consolidated Capital of this Company are hereby REQUIRED to PAY a CALL of 5/. PER SHARE, 21. 10s. on or before FRIDAY, the 25th day of June, and 2/. 10s. on or before MONDAY, the 26th day of July next, to any of the undermentioned Bankers. Accord ing to the provisions of the Acts of I ncor poration, Interest at the rate of Four per Cent. per Annum, payable half-yearly, will be Allowed on the amount of Deposits and Calls paid up until the Rail way shall be completed; but should any Call remain unpaid after the day aboe-named, Interest at the rate ot Five per Cent. rer Annum will v be Charged thereon ; and " no interest shall ccrue to the Proprietor of any Share upon which any Call shall be in arrear in respect of such Share, or any other Share to be holden by the same Proprietor during the period while such Call shall remain un paid." By Order of the Board, WILLIAM TAYLOR. Secretary. 3, College-green, Dublin, May 22, 1847. Bank of Ireland, Dublin. Messrs. Glyn and Co., Lombard-street, London. Manchester and Salford Bank, Manchester. Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool. Borough Bank, ditto. All Shareholders wishing to pay money in anticipation of Calls, will be allowed Interest on same at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum from the date of payment. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY has just deposited at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTION a complete series of APPARATUS, illustrating the Prin ciples of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH as now worked on the lead ing Lines of Railway. Also, superb Specimens of their ELECTRIC CLOCKS, the NEEDLE TELEGRAPH, PRINTING and WRITING APPARATUS, AL ARUM, &c. This highly interesting addition to the Exhibition and Lectures is afforded to the Visitors for a Imited time. The EVENING MUSIC, under Dr. Wallis, commences at Seven o'clock.—Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. NOW EXHIBITING, AT THE F . GYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, the most EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION of ABORI GI,ES EVER SEEN in EUROPE, landed in Liverpool by the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler. TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, and a BABY, of the BOSIESMAN or 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 People from the interior of South Africa, of which so mach has been written by the missionaries, and the few who hare 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 intelle..tual 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 e cwo t o h t.t.h gr drasb e uve a es t pui e nie s cr t i f icis.w t t o eh n lvi i ec s eeh b m ocwon e u n elt, t il , hi T re d aear t ccert o ehr y .a n ihnT il ai rm hyvaebte to en th il e lel f i i i i i i e l d t t i o i o sleo look Tales t credited hey are that genuinesuch n a• race o oiie can doubt ; in proof of which we give the following extract from a Cape Town Paper of the 24th December, which we have just rc • ceived :—" We understand the b r i g F anny , Captain Wheeler, which o r recently cent exportation,l y left a v 1) 1 1 ze two of males a L l i e v s e a rp n o d o t l femaleswo on board n nuauai n kind theof Bush man species; they are in charge of a Mr. J. G. R. Bigshop7wehouras been at considerable trouble and expense in procuring them from the interior. They are authentic specimens of this diminutive and ra pidly decreasing tribe of Aborigines, found only in S ou th ern A fr i ca. For particulars of the habits and disposition of the Bosjesmans, see Professor Leichtenstein's , Barchell's, Campbell's, Backhouse's , Methane's, and Aioffatt's Travels in South Africa. Admission One Shilling, and Reserved Seats Two Shillings and Sixpence. AN Additional and Important Evidence of the Salutary Effects of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, from Mr. Samuel Dixon, of Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire. " Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, March 14, 1846. " To Mr. Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London. " Sir,—l feel it a duty which I owe to yourself and the public to nform you of the great benefit which I have derived by taking Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. During several years I was fre quently laid up by attacks of gout, being unable to attend to business for months at a time. I had often been advised to try Blair's Pills, but it was not until a friend pressed them upon me that I was in duced to take them. and from which I found speedy relief. This is several years ago, but I continue to take them whenever an attack comes on, and am thereby enabled quickly to resume my business. • I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "SAMUEL DIXON." The above testimonial exhibits the never-failing effects of this valuable medicine, which affords to the afflicted with gout, rheu matism, lumbago, sciatica, and all analogous complaints, speedy and certain relief. Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age, none have co•itributed so much to the comfort and ease of the com munity, nor conferred such a boon upon suffering humanity, as the important discovery of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, the efficacy of which has been tested by the approval and recommen dation of many of the greatest men of our day. They are effective for gout and rheumatism in all its various forms, including sciatica, lumbago, pains in the head and face, frequently treated as tooth ache, &c. They require neither confinement nor attention of any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach, brain, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment, by all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, add observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. T 0 M Y LOOKING-GLASS. Pride of my toilet! think me not conceited In peeping rather often through your glass; For oh I my eye is regularly treated, On seeing what a change 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, And duly estimate the Mart of MOSES. Well do I recollect my " first appearance" In fashionable dress from MOSES' Mart ; Of all my shabby looks there was a clearance, And in an instant I became quite smart. No doubt you recollect my gazing at you In mute amazement, like a marble statue. I never look throh thee, thon neh ed t u s fl glass, But with a wish for MOSES' vasccess ; May they who caused this change to come to pan Be still triumphant in their matchless dress. For, oh 1 the beauty which your plats discloses " Reflects bright" credit on the Mart of MOSES'. new Wok, entitled " FASHIONS FAVOIJRITE,'' with a List of Prices,r and Directions for Self-Measurement, Can be had on application, or forwarded post-free. LIST OP PRICES. 31101 TO =AIM. Cashmere Codrington, from ••• • • A 16 6 Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs • ......... •••••••••• L 2 0 Cambridge Coat, lined throughout ••.••••••• •• •• •• • • 2 5 0 • 0 16 0 Tweed Coats • .• • • . 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On Wednesday, June 9th, will be published, in 1 vol. post Bvo, with Map, TRAVELS in CENTRAL AMERICA: with a Journal of nearly Three Years' Residence in the Country. To which arc added, a Sketch of the History of the Republic, and an Account of its Climate, Productions, Commerce, &c. By a Resident British Merchant. London; Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. N EW VOCAL MUSIC, Composed by JAMES HYATT LITTLE, Just Published by It. Mills, No. 141, New Bond-street. Cavatina—" This World is One Dissolving View." The words by DAVID GIBSON, Esq. Price 2s. Likewise a Duct for Two Soprano Voices—" Come Forth, ye Fairy Elves Appear," Written by the late FREDERIC THORN HILL, Esq. Price Is. 6s. • 1 1 0 FARMERS and DEALERS ATTEND ING SATURDAY'S MARKETS.—A careful and authentic eport of the Mark-lane Corn Market of Friday is given every week it the COUNTY HERALD, with other valuable Letters and Reports )1 the most influential Corn and Cattle Markets in the country. file Paper CAN BE RECEIVED on SATURDAY MORNING in lime for that day's business. May be had of all Stationers and Newsmen. Subscription Gs. 6d. I quarter. The COUNTY HERALD has been a celebrated Market ,"aper for the last fifty years. ASCOT RACES-LIGHT WEIGHT ANTI-DUST, RAIN, &c. NICOLL'S PALETOT D'RTE, ONE GUINEA. 114, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL—not elsewhere in London. F THE SUMMER, now approaching, should prove as hot as it was last year, doubtless NICOLL'S LIGHT I'ALETOT, of Lama Cloth, will be again much worn, without any other coat under it. This luxurious ease and comfort once expe rienced is alone sufficient inducement to adopt the same course again. Price of Paletot, rich silk linings, Two Guineas and a Half; not silk, Two Guineas. 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. REMARKABLE CASE of RESTORATION. A striking instance of the power of scientific art to remedy the defects of nature has lately occurred in the case of a Mr. F. Balls, a gentleman residing at Northam, in Norfolk, who, in the year 1842, on returning from Ilarlestone Market to NVeybred, where he then re sided, sustained so severe a fall from his horse, as to bring on an ill ness of several months' duration, daring which period his hair con tinued to come off, till he became, to use his own terms, " as perfectly bald as if his head had been shaved ;" and the Rev. J. E. Daniel, then clergyman of the parish, offered him a wig as a substitute for his lost hair. Under these circumstances, he was induced to try the effect of ROWLAND'S MACASSA ft OIL, and it is highly gratifying to add, with the most happy results. As soon as part of a bottle was used the growth recommenced, and he has now to boast of a very thick and luxuriant head of halt*, which presents this peculiarity, that, though prior to losing his hair it evinced no tendency to curl, the new growth is curly and strong. This fact speaks too strongly for itself to require observation —Bell's Messenger. *.* Beware of "Spurious Imitations!—The genuine article has the words " ROWLAND'S MACASS NR OIL " on the wrapper. Price 3g. Gd.-7s.—Family Bottles (equal to four small), 10s. 6d.; and double that size, 21s. per Bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, at 20, Hatton-garden, London; and by al Chemists and Periumers. 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11 s. each Box. Post tree, 35., 55., and 12s. COPAIB.A. AND CUBEI3S ENTIRELY SUPERSEDED. WRA,Y'S BALSAMIC PILLS, celebrated all over the world for the Cure of Strictures, Pains in the Loins, Affections of the Kidneys, Gravel, Stone, Impuissance, or Phyrical Incapacity, Weakness, Irritation of the Bladder or Urethra, anti other diseases of the urinary passages. These Pills have for years been employed in most of the Metro politan Ilospitals and Dispensaries, and were extensively prescribed by the late Samuel Cleverley, M.D., Physician to the father of her present Majesty, his late Royal Highness the. Duke of Kent; John Armstrong, 11.0., Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Lecturer on the Principles and Practice of Physic at the Webb-street School of Anatomy, and onsulting Physician to the London Fever Hospital; William Milligan, M.D., Member of the London and Edinburgh Royal Colleges of Physicians, Physician to the Middlesex Infirmary, and Royal Universal Infirmary for Chil dren, Lecturer on the Principles and Practice of Physic, Chemistry, and 3lateria Medic), at the Windmill-street School of Anatomy; J. G. Thomson, M.D., Member of the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, and of the Royal College of Physicians, London, Phy sician-Accoticheur to the Ladies' Benevolent Association, Lecturer on the Principles and Practice of Midwifery, &c.; George Jewel, M.D., Physician-Accoucheur to the Middlesex Infirmary. Lecturer on the Principles and Practice of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women and Children ; and Mr. Thomas Baffin, Surgeon, of Maryle bone ; Mr. W. 11. Dewhurst, Resident Surgeon to St. John's British Hospital, Cross-street, Hatton-garden; Mr. Greville Jones, Surgeon to the Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-lane ; and were administered by the Proprietor in upwards of 1,800 cases in private practice within three years, prior to being advertised—in many thousand cases since, and in no one instance known to fail—are strongly recommended as a far more efficacious remedy than Balsam Copaiba, Cubebs, or any other medicine in present use. Many other medical gentlemen of distinguished eminence in London have borne testimony to the effi cacy of these Pills, whose professional character and rank are a sufficient guarantee for the advantages to be derived from the use of this invaluable medicine.—Prepared only by M. 0. Wray; sold at 39, Fetter-lane, late the White Horse Booking-office, removed from 118, Holboni-hill, London. PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE from Eleven till One, every Day. SURGICAL ATTENDANCE every "Evening, from Seven till Nine. Persons residing in the remotest parts of the country can be treated successfully, on describing minutely their symptoms, age, :tabits of life, &c., and inclosing a Post-office order for advice and medicine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, securely packed, and carefully protected from observation. All letters; to be addressed to " M. 0. WRAY, 89, Fetter-lane; 201, Bermondsey-street ; Strand, near Waterloo-bridge, London. ESSENCE OF LIFE. This valuable Medicine, which for nearly a century has maintained so high a reputation in Germany, and other parts of Use Continent, as to have met with the protection of Imperial and Bavarian privileges, can now be obtained in London. It was discovered by Dr. Kiesow, an eminent physician of Augs burg, and Counsellor to the King of Bavaria; and as an effectual remedy in removing the various diseases incident to the abdominal viscera it stands unparalleled. In all cases of dyspepsia or indiges tion, which tend g ene rally to headache, giddiness, or nervous debility, it yields immediate relief. Further particulars may be learnt in a Medical Treatise, gratis, upon its uses, at the depot, 46, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy square, where It is sold in bottles, at 2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. each; and of Messrs. Barclay and Co., 95, Farringdon-street ; Messrs. Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street ; Mr. J. Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Mr. J. Saeger, 150, Oxford-street ; and by all chemists and patent medicine venders throughout the United Kingdom.—J. Overton, sole agent, by appointment. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITII 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 MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various B th re s : J a !ea Member of of en . tt hr e d : C t o o . 0:x fod C o o n n r dc s _u os i t t ir i e ni et ,o L ondon . Medicine, edd S u rgeons, ioneie N , 8 c o 6 . 0 8 :Wtnall.• CONTENTS OF T ' i c n o d l u o c u e r d ed b E y n in g o ra rd y l i n N a g t s e . ind Ca ulg aP ence l."— of ß tr ilY • Pas an s d iont I , en il tal lust E r:t e " t h Chap. 2.—Baneful Results of a S ecre t Vi ce on the Mind and Body, hn : evidenced in the production of Consumption, Epilepsy, and other convulsive diseases, Insanity, Idiocy, moping Melancholy, Indiges tion, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations en 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.Pratate. Chap. s.—Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. Cases, and concluding observations, Plates, &c. Sold by Brittaln, 11, Paternoster-row; Gorden, 146, Leadenhall street ; Hannay and Co. 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114 , Chancery lane; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Winhal, 78, High-street, Bir mingham; Whitmore, 119, Market-street, Manchester ; Howell, 54, Church-street, Liverpool; Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh; Powell, 10, Westntoreland-street, Dublin; and all Booksellers. Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insaro secrecy, have it direct from the Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6d., or Postage Stamps. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from Tend. 11 Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients !may be successfhlly treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ing the usual fee of 11. for advice. 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 post age s t amps , ill us t r ated with numerous Anatomical Coloured Engravings, A N 11 0 0 D : 31 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 sedextary habits, indiscriminate ex cesses, the effects of climate, and infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in youth, manhood, mad old age ; with practical remarks on marriage, the treatment and cure of nervous and mental debility, impotency, syphilis, and other urino-genital diseases. by which even the most shattered constitution Inv be restored, and reach the full period of life allotted to man. The whele illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the reproduc tive organs in health and disease; Nt ith instructions for private cor respondence ,cases, By J. L. CURTIS and 0., Consulting Surgeons, 7. Frith-street, Soho-square, London. REVIEW OP THE WORK. .‘ CURTIS ox Mammon. ( Strange). Having for many years been the standard work on these diseases, its originality is apparent, and Its perusal breathes consolation and hope to the mind of the patient." —Naval aud Milita r y Gazette. P u blished by the Authors , an d ma y be had at their residen ce ; s o ld a m lso ann by , Strange,Corn b 2 i l l , l, e L a o te n rn do o n st ; ie er s - o ro w w; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; r. 4, St. Ann's-square, Man chester; Philip, South Castle-street, Liverpool ; Campbell, 146, Argyle-street, Glasgow ; Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh; and in a sealed envelope by all booksellers. Messrs. 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No Transfer received at the Office of the Company after the 7th June will be registe re d unt i l the Call now announced has b een paid, as the special circulars intimating the Call require to be posted on the 9th June. By order of the Directors, ROBERT D. KER, Secretary. Scottish Central Railway-office, Perth, May 29, 1847. '834, Parliamenti:s°tßreertn, EARD'S COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC Al ly , s S t i a n r i e n s taken at 85, King William-street, City ; and the " Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. We should especially notice the admirable effect of the flesh tints, which appear actually embodied in the miniature, and not, as we generally see them, spread on the surface."—Art-Union. O RNAMENTAL CLOCKS.—Recently received from Paris an unusual large variety of Fourteen-day CLOCKS, to strike the hours and half-hours, in ormolu, marble, and china. The designs are pastoral and historical, and include a few of great merit, In the style of Louis XIV. The price is four, five, and seven guineas each, and upwards. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, 9, Cornhill, London, opposite the statue of the Duke of Wellington. DE. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAFYLNESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. 11 . OW TO BE HAPPY. Jucunde Vivere."—Cic. 2. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables for 11 Complaints.) To:be, or not to b e , t k at the 3. MARRIAGE and Its MYSTERIES. question."—Shakspeare. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cura 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 ; Carvalho, 147, neet-street ; and all Booksellers, or direct from the Author, whose prattioe ie exclusiveiy devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till Tbr‘e,,,And In the Evenings from Seven till Nine, at 10. Argyle-place. Riwelt-street. • FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTU 'COAST RAILWAY. BRIGHTON, JuA., I.—We regret to state that a melancholy and fat.a.P accident occurred, on Monday evening, on the Portsmouth Extension of the Brighton and Chichester Rai'way. Rumour, as usual, had greatly exaggerated the result, it being reported in Brighton yesterday morning that five, six, and even ten persons had lost their lives. 'At the station our reporter learned that the accident had`proved fatal with regard to one person only, and heiproceeded by an early train to the spot. In the train ' , lle had for fellow-passengers Mr. Thomas Kirtley (locomotive engineer of the company), Mr. Copley (the assistant manager of the railway), and Mr. Acton (superintendent of the railway police), who were also on the way to the site of the accident. Learn ing the object of our reporter's journey, the first named gentleman kindly informed him that he was a passenger by the train which sustained the accident, and he volun teered the particulars which we here subjoin : The train in question was a continuation of the two o'clock down train from London. It started from Brighton on its way to Havant at a quarter past four o'clock, and kept its time with perfect exactness, leaving Chichester at 20 minutes to six. Mr. Kirtley had gone to Chichester by an earlier train to make arrangements with regard to a supply of gas, and having finished this business, and wishing to proceed to Havant for the pur pose of arranging for the departure of seine extra trains this morning, he stepped on the engine of the train, and rode with the driver from Chichester to Bosham Pound, a station three miles towards Portsmouth. Here he left the engine, and entered a carriage in which were his wife and child, and the train proceeded about a mile and a half forward, when a rumliiig noise was heard, and the train immediately came to a standstill near Nutbourne, half way between the Bosham station and the borders of the counties of Sussex and' Hampshire, at Emsworth. The speed was between 32 and 35 miles, the road is perfectly level, and the line straight. Without any apparent cause the engine had suddenly left the line, the rails and the engine being in the-hest working conoition. It ap peared that the engine* leaving the rails rushed across the up line at an angle `Or about 45, and tearing up the rails in its progress toppled over an embankment about four feet high into a ditch about the same depth, wheels uppermost. The connecting irons which couple the engine and tender having snapped, the tender was drawn off the line only a few inches, probably by the jerk. The luggage box was also just off the line, and had mounted the tender, but none of the carriages were off, nor were they in the slightest degree injured. On the train being thus suddenly brought up, Mr. Kirtley bad the passengers alighted. The engine• driver was found under the tender, lie is supposed to have fallen from the engine at the moment it left the rails, and to have been struck by the train, and the first wheel of the tender having passed over his thigh com pletely severed it. He was quite dead. His name was John Gregory. Ile wes about twenty-eight years of age, and has left a widow and family. He was a very steady driver. The stoker, whose name is Henry Peel, was about the same age, and he was also a married man, living at Brighton. Ile was found lying close to the driver. His right arm was nearly severed from his shoulder, and his scull was fractured, but he was still alive. He was re moved to a neighbouring cottage, where he was promptly attended by medical men, procured from Emsworth. lie is in a desperate condition, but still some hope is enter tained of his recovery, The only other person who was injured by the ca tastrophe was the guard, named Careless. He merely received a slight shock, and is to-day nearly recovered. From the spot where the engine left the rails to its present site is exactly eighty yards • to the spot where the tender and t ra i n stopped, sixty-five yards ; and con sequently the bodies were picked up about twenty yards from the overt urne d engine. The tender is barely in jured, with the exception of an indentation of the water tank ; and the luggage box had not so much as a splinter knocked off, So gradually, although so rapidly, was the train brought up, that the passengers did not suspect an acci dent until the train stopped. Mr. Kirtley himself stated to our reporter that it was his extensive knowledge of railway traffic which alone led him to detect somethiug unusual in the rumbling noise produced by the engine as it was tearing up the rails. The passengers were promptly forwarded to their destination in vehicles pro cured in the neighbourhood. About 20 of the rails were broken or bent, and some delay was of course oc casioned to the subsequent trains. The tender was on the rails in half an hour, and was the same evening re moved to Brighton. The site of the accident is in the small thick wood at the back of the beautiful little village of Nutbourne. As described above, the line is perfectly straight and per fectly level; the rails had been replaced; and it was not till a second look had been taken that he discovered the damaged rails lying on one side of the very low embank ment, and the overturned engine in the ditch on the other. Anything less like what one pictures as the site of a fatal railway accident can hardly be imagined. As to the immediate cause of the accident nothing is known. An investigation will, of course, take place by a Government engineer. The ballasting on the spot is a coarse gravel, that which we believe geologists call alluvial; and on looking at the spot an idea suggested itself, that one of the larger stones might have been accidentally or otherwise placed on the rail. A footpath crosses the railway on a level, exactly midway between the place where the engine ran off and where it stopped. This suggestion is answered by the fact, that the engine is furnished with "protectors," which would remove from the rails anything of an inch diameter. A second idea is suggested by an inspection of the engine. It is one of Stephenson 's last patents, but the cylinders are on the outside, and some drivers dislike such engines, because of their greater oscillation, or " wobbling." Mr. Kirtley had an escape which may be regarded as truly miraculous. Had he remained on the engines, as is his custom, for the purpose of overlooking the line, he would probably have shared the fate of the driver and stoker; to his change at Bosham from the engine to a carriage may he owe his life. The body of the driver lies at the Bell and Anchor, Nutbourne.— Times. T rr n elat b iv y e to the p o li ce per order of th e forming duty at the various Police -court s . T he order came into operation yesterday, that three const a bl es be stationed taken alt er placeat i o permanently at the disposal of the magist rates, for the pur pose of serving summonses, warrants, &c., and that they be exempt from all other duties connected with the police. tt BELL'S LlFE."—There was sold of "Bell's Life in London," during the past month of Bl a y five publica tions only—namely, May 2,9, 16, 23, 30-141,561 copies, making an average weekly sale of 28,312. On Sunday next 4, Bell's Life will contain faithful details of Ascot Races, and their brilliant accompaniments, with e ngrav i ngs of the Emperor's Vase, Queen's Vase, and Hunt C up, with the usual sporting varieties. Price of "Bell's Lf fe, ,, 6u. ~ Office 170, Str eumatic Pil Blair's Gout and Rh Is effectually cure every description of Gout, Rheumatic a —out, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Tic Doloreux, Pains aincethe Head or Face, &c They are recommended to t t _ ted with a confidence, T he n from experience, as one of he valuable results of the improved state of Medical Science , and the only efficient ' remedy ever discovered for these disorders. The continued authenticated proofs of decided approbation sent, unsolicited, to the proprietor, from all parts of the kingdom and from all classes of society, with a rapidly increasing sale, and demand for them at home and abroad unparalleled, fully warrants the assurance that no person subject to such complaints will, after a trial, ever be without them. Sold by all medicine venders. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Observe the name of" Thomas Prout, 229, Strand,' on the government stamp. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A REMARKABLE CURE OF DROPSY, BY HOLLOWAY'S PILL/J.—James Thomas, an old di sc h arged soldier, who had been many years in India, where his constitution was much impaired, attended St. Georges Hospital some time since, being in very bad health, besides being dropsical. After several weeks, the poor fellow began to despair, as he better. One day he happened to meet hi s co got worse inst ea d o f officer, who gave him some money, and recommend e d brandingto try Holloway's Pills, which advice he follovred, and, in about two months, every symptom of dropsy had left him, being restored to perfect health. This is another extraordinary proof of the 'virtues of thi s p ur ifyi ng medicine, Bold by all druggists, and at Protwor Ll9llowa,y's &tab -11111110014,244. Mud , Doution' JUNE 2, 1847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was firm. Sales, 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 were on speculation and for export. Railway Shares were not quite so good. There was a greater disposition to sell on the part of recent pur chasers, who could realise a profit. The Share Market was hardly so brisk yesterday; but at the sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., prices were steady. The following are a few of the principal sales : Manchester and Southampton .£0 11 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 10 6 Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham North Staffordshire Sambre and Meuse Windsor, Staines, and South-Western..... 2 17 0 Great Northern South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole._ 1 7 0 London and Manchester (Remington's).• 0 5 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 2 6 Eastern Counties Eastern Counties. York Extension ...... ... 6 11 0 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 5 2 0 South Staffordshire Louvain ala Sambre 1 0 0 Accounts have come to hand to• day from Australia, but they are not of later date. From the manufacturing districts we have more favour able accounts to-day, and we have every hope that a con tinuance of the present fine weather will inspire such con fidence as to induce a material extension of business. It is rather important to bear in mind also that the late ac• counts sen t out te the United States would convey intelligence of thegeneral inclination of our manufacturers to work "short time," and that this would have the effect, probably, of in creasing the desire of the Americans—who must be certain of an extensive demand for fabrics while their trade in grain continued so flourishing—to make immediate purchases of our textile products, even at advanced rates. The effect of this, with an easier state of the Money Market in England, must be to revive confidence and impart activity. The English Stock Market has been again rather fluc tuating to-day, and will not probably become steadier until after the Exchequer-bills have been sent in, and some of the pressfire of railway calls is abated, although we hear of seve ral companies having materially abridged the extent of the works lately progressing. Consols have been marked 88 to 884 for present transfer, and 88% 3/4 for Account. Exche quer-bills have not been higher than Is. to 3s. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 88% ; and the Three per Cents. 86% to 87 1 /. Bank Stock bas been 195 to 196. There is scarcely any business doing in the Foreign Market. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 34, and Mexican Five per Cents. 20%; Russian Stock has been at 109 1 / 2 . For Railway Shares the demand is not so good. 13RITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. • • • • .. • • 195 196 196 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87% 86% 87% 871,6 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 88 1 , 8 4 88 88 88 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent Anns. 88% % 88% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 ..9 1-168 15-16 9 1-16 9 1-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 94 Console for Opening, July 16 .. 88%% 88% Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 2d. 1,0001... .... 3 1 p 5001. 5 1 6 p Ditto, Small 7 5 p Ditto, Advertised .... par 2p 2 die ONE O'CLOCK. I p 6p 5p par CLOSING PRICES, ex div 19% FOREIGN FUNDS. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. . Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account • • • • .. 20% Russian Bonds .. .. 109% 20% 109% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 22 Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 34 Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 34 34% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 39 38% Dividends on the above payable in Lendon. PRICES OF BUSINESS RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. •• 2%.... 1% % ........ Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 16% ii ........ Binning., Wolver., and Dudley.. 10 .... 1b .......... Byekinghamshire 61.45.... 1%%y4 I 14dis. Caledonian . .. 35 .... 29%34 ........ 2934 Ditto, Half Shares .. 2y4 .. 2 . 2 Eastern Counties .. .. 20 . . 19% 20 19% • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 138. 4d. —. ......... Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. % p.. Ditto, York Extension .. 7%.... 6%34 ...... •• East Lancashire .. 17 .• 164 16 16)4 .. Ditto New .. .• • • • • 7% •• • 6 % ••••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto New Scrip • • .. 1% •• • . 1% y 4 ........ East Lincolnshire .. 634 1......., Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 -• .. 15% Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .. 1% • Great Northern -3% .. • • 2 2 Great Soo.hern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 24 23 23 1 4 Great North of England . ..100 .232 230% P 6% 16% 6% 11 8 15% •.••••• 1% 2 23% 230% 116 67% Great Western .. 85 • • —ll6 117.... • • . Ditto, Half stares .. 50 .... 69 673. i Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 123 .... 18 Ditto, Fifths 20 .... 27 ..... Hull and Selby .. .. •. 50 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 51 kg Lancaster and Carlisle .... 61 . • 61 3 a p 5 3► k • 12% 177 London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7 3 A Ditto, New. No. 2 .. • • 21. 13s. 4d. s p.. ....... London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 •• •• 531 4 1 4 Ditte, Consol. Eighths • • .. 10 .... London anu North-Western ..100 ....177 178 175.... Ditto, Quarters - L. and B. 7 .... ..... Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .......... Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 - 68 4 69 ..... . London and South-Western 411. 68.10 d... 64% 65 66..., Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • . 50 .... —•- Lynn and Ely .. .. 25 .... 27 Lynn and Dereham .. 20 .... Manchester and Leeds 82 . Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 45% 45 .. 45 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 .... 15% • 15% Ditto, Fifths .... 9% • • 9 Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. ..71. 45..... par 14 dis. •• • IA dis. Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... %1,4 dis. • 1 ,4 dis Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... % Midland •.100 ....119 120........ 120 % Ditto, New .• .. 36 .... 40 40 1 4 Ditto, New .. •• •• • • 6 • • 814 •••• .. • • 8 3 4 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 94 • • •• .. 94 Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm. Six per Cent. .. —lOO ..127 Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 • • 27% • • ••• . „. Ditto, New .. • • .. • ... 7% 7 Nor.o'k .• •• Ditto, .New . • . .. 5 .... 9 North British • • • • • • • • 25 •• .. 3214 .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares •• .• 314.... 4% Ditto, Extension .. • • % Ditto, Thirds .• • • •• • • 1 •• • • 2 % %•••• • • • • North Staffoldshire .. • . 714 .. •• 10 93. d ........ North Western • • • • • • • • Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 221{ .... 1314 %•• •• .... 13 Preston Pnd Wyre.. .. • • 25 •• .• 35% 36 1 4 .... 36 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• .. 5 5 Royston and llitchin . • • .. 1 %.... 1% % ........ 1% Shre "bury ar d Birmingham .. 34•,., 31 4 1 a%•••••• 3 3' Ditto, Class B .. • • • • • • 3 •• • • 2 %•••• . • • • 2% Shropshire Union .. „. 4 .. • • 2 1 4 %•• • • 2% South Stafordshire • • .. . 21. 125... %I.; 1g dis... dis , South Eastern and Dovor .. • 33% .. •• 37 36%14 36% Do., Sew (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 5 4% 4 7 z. South Wales .. .. •10 .... 7% .3i 714 West Ming Union • • • . .41.25..... par 1 4 1 4 dis.. 14 di s York and Newcastle .. . 25 .... 38% 37 '37 Ditto, New.. .. . 10 151 4 15 15 Ditto, Preference .• . 4 .... 71,4 York aad North Midland .. .. 50 .... Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 25 .... 42 Ditto. Preference • . .. 6 .... 14 7 4% 15 • .... Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 20% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 .... Central of France (Orleans and 641( 53 127 27 1 ,i 7 128 42 15 201 •• ll• GO •• .. 16% Vie.rzon) • . • . •. 12 .. • . 151 A Dutch Rhenish • • .. .. 7 .... ...... Namur and Liege ........10 334 y, Northern of France • . .. • • 8 .... 12 N 3 12 ...... Paris and Lyons • • .. 8 .... 5 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —.. .... 3 .... ..... 151,i 411 3% 12 ASCOT RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) Sweeps of 50 sovs. each, for 2 yrs old. Reflection Sword Player Th© Swinley Stakes. Mr. Pedley's Cossack The Fern Hill Stakes. Christopher Good Boy 2 Hornpipe Won by a head. Nine ran. The Royal Hunt Cup. Tragical Wintonia Prussic Acid 3 Twenty-five ran. Won by a neck. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON Jurriz 2. Wind N.N.E., moderate:breeze, and fine clear weather. DIAL, JUNE I.—Wind N.E., tine —Arrd. White Oak, Weeks, New York, for Rotterdam ; Charles Gray, Melville, B ermu d a; George, Cuba; Laura , Havannah. Sld. Sara J o h a nna, Ocean, and General List , Batavia ; Hen riett e Clasina, Anna, Powlona, and Adelkeid, New York ; Catherine, St. Thomas's. OFF BRIONTON.—Henry Walmelly, Launceston ; E. Buck ham, Bawley, Launceston; Sapphire, Miller, Sydney, New South Wales. COWES, JUNE I.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Adolphe, Bahia. CLYDE, MAY 29.—Arrd. Unicorn, Crawford, Trinidad; Lady Cbapular, Hunt, Trinidad; 30th, St. George, Kyles Callao ; Superb, Paterson, Mauritius; Cordelia, Love, Per nambuco ; Laurel, Helder, Demerara; Cingalese, Hutchinson, Trinidad; Constellation, APFee, Trinidad; 31st, Wanderer, Redder, Trinidad ; Claudine, M'Ewan, Trinidad ; Prince orb Alert Calder, Trinidad. Put ak, Brksby APEwan. New , York, leaky. Sld. Isabellba,c Coope o r, o Trini ? dad ; New Holland, Demerara. 1-„,Hum., JuNE I.—The H ero steamer, Willis, from New. castle to St. Petersburgb, foundered in the Steene, 19th ult.; crew saved. SPALDING, MAT 29—Wind S. S.W.—Arrd. D. and Ann, Wilkinson, Norfolk, V. CORK, MAY 30-.. Wind S., strong — Arrd. Princess Royal, Sewell. C e ylon ; Sarah Nash,. Kapperhold, New York ; Sara Berthelson, New Orleans; Linters, Harrison, ditto ; Dum barton Pene ll eson , ditto. Off port, Augusta, Cook, Pata gonia; Agnes, Gillies, Porto Rico, for Liverpool. The wreck of a vessel, having been a long time in that state, was passed ' r the 28th ult., in let. 48, long. 18, by the Dum bartop, arrived bora. PRICE SD. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY An extremely small supply of English Wheat has arrived hither for sale this week; and the show of samples was trifl ing. Although the accounts relative to the growing crops are very favourable, rather more firmness was manifested on the part of the holders of Wheat of home produce, the prices of which were steadily supported. In Foreign Wheat com paratively little business was doing; yet we can notice no alteration in value. The sale for Barley was heavy, at Monday's figures. Malt, Oats, Beane, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were exceedingly dull, at unalttered currencies. Wheat. English .... • • 1,130 qrs, Irish. Foreign ..... • 2,340 ARRIVALS. I Bar ley. 100 qrs. Oats j Flour . 50 qrs. 1,690 sk 8,220 Malt, 2.280 qrs . . CEL. We had a very d W uIIRITEIZAP trade here. and prices were not sup ported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3810 d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 6s to 6s 10d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase. - - CHANCERY.-(THIS- DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at 'Westminster to day. PERRY V. MEDDOWCROFT. The arguments in this case, which were commenced on Saturday, were resumed this morning. The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the judgment of the Master of the Rolls, disallowing certain exceptions to the report of the Master. The cause came before the Master of the Rolls in November last, upon exceptions to the Master's report, who, upon a reference directed to him, received in evidence a decree pronounced iu the Ecclesiastical Court on the 12th of July, 1816, declaring a marriage between William Meddowcroft and Mary Gregory null and void on account of the minority of the former, and because the latter had caused the banns to be published in the name of " Widowcroft ;" and upon that the Master had found that there was no lineal descendent of William and Edmund Meddowcroft. This was now objected to; and it was said, in addition, that he should have found William Meddowcroft, the son of Mary Gregory, to be his lineal descendant. James Meddowcroft, the testator in this cause, was a solicitor car rying on business in Gray's Inn ; and by his will he directed his trustees to invest the income arising from his property in the purchase of real estates, and accumulate the income for twenty-one years. He then gave the estates to the male lineal descendant of William Meddowcroft, the younger, deceased, and, in case there should be none, then he gave the estates to the male lineal descendant of Edmund Meddowcroft, and in case there should be none, then he directed his estates to be sold. The testator died on the 7th of July, 1821, and the period of accumulation expired on the 7th of July, 1842. On the 30th of January, 1843, a reference was directed to the Master to ascertain whether there was any male lineal descendant of William Meddowcroft and Edmund Meddowcroft. Two states of facts were taken, in the one by William Meddow croft, the son of Mary Gregory, and the other by Mrs. Huguenin, showing the state of the testator's family at the time of the expiration of the period of accumulation; and upon this inquiry, the Master received the decree of the Ecclesiastical Court in evidence, and reported against the cla i irn of William Meddowcroft, the son of Mary Gregory, and certified that there was no male lineal descendant of William Meddowcroft, the younger, living at the expira tion of the period of accumulation. In 1813, William Meddowcroft, the younger, came to London as a clerk is the office of his uncle, James Meddowcroft. He was about the age of eighteen, and resided in a boarding-house, kept by Miss Lewis, at No. 13, Devonshire-street, Queen square. He there became acquainted with Mary Gre gory, the widow of a lieutenant in the navy. She was about the age of thirty years, and had an annuity of 601. a year from Government. It was said that acquaint ance ripened into attachment, and that in 1814, William Meddowcroft, who represented that he had no father or mother living, made a proposal of .marriage. Mr. James Meddowcroft, the uncle, was apprised of this, and he ex- pressed his determination of tieaking it off. He removed his nephew from the boarding-house. Mrs. Gregory also re moved, and went to reside at Craven-street, in the Strand; but notwithstanding this separation a correspondence was kept up between them, and it was alleged that Mrs. Gre gory's friends were made acquainted with all that took place. In 1815 the parties resolved to be married tinknown to the uncle. Mrs. Gregory gave instructions in writing to Elizabeth Bradley, at whose house she resided, for putting up the banns. Mrs. Bradley, without reading it, took the slip of paper to the house of a person named Penry, the parish clerk of St. James, Clerkeuwell, and gave it to his daughter Elizabeth, who, from this slip of paper, entered th e names in the clerk's book as William " Widowcroft," bache lor, to Mary Gregory, widow. This entry was copied into the banns-hook, and in those names they were published on the 12th, 19th, and 26th of February, 1815. On the 28th February, 1815, the parties attended to be married, the banns book was laid upon the table. NI , illiam Meddowcroft looked a t it, and disclaimed the name of Widowcroft. ,, It was alleged that Mrs. (iregory then refused to proceed with the ceremony, but this reluctance was removed upon the name being altered in the banns•book ; and upon the assurance of both clergyman and clerk that the marriage would be good, and that there was ncthirg to fear, the marriage was then solemnized. It, however, proved un happy, and within a year Mrs. Gregory went to reside in Devonshire; she subsequently returned, but in consequence of her continued unhappiness, which resulted in a miscar riage, she resolved to acquaint James Meddowcroft, the uncle. She accordingly went to him in January, 1816; he at first treated her with apparent kindness, but upon being Made acquainted with all the facts relating to the marriage his manner changed, and he declared his resolution to have it set aside, cost what it would. She was shortly afterwards served with a citation from the Ecclesiastical Court, at the suit of the father, and then for the first time, as alleged, she became aware that William Meddowcroft the younger had a father whose name was also William. Upon being served with the citation, Mrs. Gregory went to Messrs. Nicholls and Bishop, the King's proctors, fur advice; but they, after listening to her statement, required her to write her further instructions upon paper. She then wrote that the suit was instituted to set aside the marriage between William Meddowcroft and Mary Gregory, the banns having been published in the name of Widowcroft, but altered pre vious to the marriage. She also is alleged to have expressed her determination to defend the suit at all events, though her pension as a naval officer's widow was insufficient. It was alleged that she told her proceedings to William Meddow croft, and that he told them to his uncle. During the whole of those proceedings William Meddowcroft lived with Mary Gregory, and on the 6th of June, 1816, she wrote to Messrs. Nicholls and Bishop, stating that there was a prospect of her becoming a mother, and that she trusted a provision would be made for her child. During the whole of this time William Meddowcroft was in the office of his uncle, who expressed his resolution to have the marriage annulled, but his nephew told Mrs. Gregory that he would marry her again, and under that promise it was alleged that she neglected actively to defend the suit. It appears, however, that Dr. Jenner and Dr. Dobs on ap • peared on her behalf , but in the result Sir William Scott de cided that the marriage was fraudulently effected, and for a fraudulent purpose. It was said that rtflections had been made upon her character, and that she desired to go into evidence upon that, but none was gone into, and the only evidence produced was to show that fraud had been com mitted. The marriage was accordingly set aside, and William Meddowcrolt subsequently married Miss Davis, but died without leaving any issue, and this widow has since married Mr. Huguenin. Upon the decease of William Meddowcroft, the present exceptant disputed the right of his wife to take out letters of administration to her husband. In this, however, he was defeated, and again in the Privy Council. It was insisted, before the Master of the Rolls, on behalf of William Meddowcroft, the son of Mary Gregory, that the decree had been obtained by collusion, and it was said that it was competent for this Court to entertain the question; it was also insisted that the ecclesiastical courts had no authority to set aside a decree obtained by fraud, and that the evidence now brought forward gave a new aspect to the case. Mr. Betbell, Mr. Walpole, Dr. Phillimore, and Mr. Daniel, were in support of the appeal, and Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Cole appealed as counsel to support the decision of the Court below. Mr. BETHELL resumed his arguments on behalf of the ap pellant this morning, and was proceeding with his address to the Court, when The LORD CHANCELLOR stated he was clearly of opinicn that he could not decide the case satisfactorily without the intervention of a jury. After some short discussion the case was directed to stand over for a week, in order to afford the parties an op portunity of considering whether, for the purpose of having the necessary documents (all the witnesses being dead) be fore a jury, they should file a bill for discovery only, or a bill for discovery and relief. BAIL COUItT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.) THE NEW COUNTY COURTS-BOROUGH OF ST. ALBAN'S. Sir F. THESIGER said he had been instructed to apply for a rule calling upon Mr. Edward Gibson, of St. Alban's, to show cause why a criminal information should not issue, calling upon him to showbymhat authority he held the office of clerk to the new County Court of St. Alban's. The ques tion, he said, turned upon the construction to be put on the Act recently passed for abolishing Courts of Request, and the establishment of County Courts in their stead. There bad been a Court of Requests at Nutford, a short distance from St. Albans, and another in St. Alban's. Mr. Ablet, the person on whose behalf he applied to the Court, had held the ()Mee of clerk to the St. Albans Court for a period of five-and-twenty years. The new Act abolised both these courts, and the material question was, whether Mr. Ablet was or was not the person entitled to be appointed to the clerkship of the St. Alban's County Court, which comprised within its limits Watford. It was the intention of the House of Commons that the old clerks should be appointed to the new courts. The old cou.its were abolished two days before the period when the new Act came into operation, so that it might be contended that the office of the applicant was extinct, and that he had no real claim to be appointed to the new court. When he applied he was told by the judge that he had ap pointed Mr. Gibson to the office. Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN inquired if the appointment was ' in the gift of the judge? Sir FREDERICK THESIGER said the judges were appointed by the Lord Chancellor, and that the clerks were appointed by the judge, subject to the approval of the Lord Chancellor. If the same system was to be pursued, the greatest hardship would be inflicted upon persons who, like the applicant, had properly discharged their duties for many years ; he hoped, ' therefore, that the Court would grant the rule, in order that the matter might be argued, and a decision come u t p o o , as to whether his view of the law was corre c t or i ncorrect. Mr. Justice IVIGHT3Lix granted a rule, calling Gibson to show caurse. CO3IIIION PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) No case of any importance occurred in this Court to-day. _ _ EXCHEQUER.. -(T HIS DAY.) (Sittings in B anco .) any importance o ccurred The Court took the special paper t o -d ay , an d no case of BANK RUPTCY.—(T HIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Gour.BußN.) IN RE MATTIIIWMAN. This morning the Governor of Whitecross-street Prison, and the solicitor to this bankrupt, made an applicatieli of a 2j2154144 .attire, The inzolyout applied yeptadil7 fo: hia discharge:from custody, having filed his petition. The ap plication was not opposed, and his Honour granted the pro tection, which was produced to the turnkey who had the insolvent in custody, but he refused to set him at liberty until a search had been made as to whether there were any other writs in the hands of the Sheriff. It appeared that a writ had been issued in 1842, but no detainer had been lodged at the prison gates, and the question now was, whether the insolvent was not again in custody under this writ. An order setting forth the facts, and peremptorily directing the discha rge , was su b m i tted for his Honour's sig nature. His Hoifoun said that some doubts existed even amongst the Learned Judges as to the extent of protection and seeing Mr. Law rence present, he would be glad to hear his opinion as to the operation of detainers. Mr. LAWRENCE said, that in the Queen's Bench the War den took no notice of any thing but warrants lodged at the gates; but the Sheriffs considered that if a aischarge was sent for one writ, yet, if they held another, they must de. tain on that or be liable to an action for an " escape; " the keeper, therefore, wou l d not discharge a prisoner if other writs than those mentioned in the discharge were in the hands of the Sheriffs. His HONOUR said there could be no doubt that a detainer ought to have been lodged. The question, however, now was, whether a person being detained in custo( y under a writ could be claimed as in execution. It was impossible to try the question at the gate; ap,d, therefore, he thought as the debt was set forth its the schedule, the insolvent was entitled to his discharge, but the order was informal by want of the plaintiff's Christian name ; on that being amended he would sign the order. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) ( Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) DAVIS V. TIIO3IPSOX. This was an action to recover the sum of 6/. 7s. Bd. on a bill of exchange, of which the defendant was the acceptor. The defendant had, under a Judge's order, admitted that he accepted the bill. Mr. S3IITH, the plaintiff's attorney, said that, notwith standing the admission, be should call a witness to _prove that the bill had been accepted within the city of West minster. The Learned SECONDARY asked what object there could be in that. He did not see how that evidence could be ma terial, as no issue . was raised. Mr. Salim said a question might arise under the Local Courts Act, and he wished to have the fact on the Learned Secondary's notes. Evidence was then adduced to the above effect, and a ver dict entered for the plaintiff. TODD V. FOOKS. This was an action to recover for goods sold and delivered. The defendant had facilitated the proceedings as far as practicable by not pleading to the action, and was now pre sent, and said that he would sav e all further trouble by con senting to a verdict for the amount. The Learned SECONDARY—You say you are the de fendant, but bow do I know that? Mr. TAYLOR, the nlaintiff's attorney, said there could not be a shadow of doubt about it. The SECONDARY—Perhaps not; but I must see that there is evidence—proof positive. If Sou can identify the party as the defendant, well and good; it not, go on with the case. Mr. TAYLOR said he was not prepared with the evidence considering. the defendant's admission would be sufficient. The SEcoxnAnv—There is no proof that this person is the defendant; I cannot swear him to the fact. Any person may come forward to say that to delude the jury. If y ou cannot carry the case further you must take a verdict for nominal damages, as default of plea only admits that some thing is due, but not the amount. The case was then adjourned. Mr. Taylor proceeding for witnesses—the defendant's desire to save time, trouble, and expense, being completely frustrated. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY) IN RE THOMAS HILSON GILES, This insolvent, who had been an extensive omnibus pro prietor, was discharged under the Act in the course of last I year. He had only two creditors in his present schedule, one the attorney IN ho had conducted his case in this Court on the former occasion, and the other an attorney, who held a policy of insurance, the premium on which he had paid,.and had sued the insolvent for the money, on which he was now in prison. 'The insolvent's attorney said that the insolvent, who had been in a large way of business, and was now only a driver, might be sued on the policy of insurance, and put into prison every year on the attorney who held the same paying the yearly sum, and then bricgirg an action. The insolvent was liable to imprisonment every year if the holder of the policy thought proper. The Court ordered the insolvent to be discharged. - .Ir4F ------- - --- • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Elizabeth Woodstock, a pretty looking girl of 15 years of age, was indicted tur stealing a silver dessert spoon, the pro perty of the Dowager Lady Mary Molesworth. John Boyle stated that he was in the service of Lady Molesworth, who resided at No. 41, Lowndes-street, Bel grave-square, and the prisoner was in the habit of bringing vegetables from the green-grocer's, which she mostly brought down to the kitchen. She had served the house for nearly fourteen mouths, and until the 24th of May not the slightest • suspicion was entertained of her honesty, but on that morn ing the spoon was missed, and iliformation having been given to the police it was instantly traced to the prisoner. A pawnbroker'a clerk proved that the prisoner came to his master's shop, and showed him a spoon broken in two parts, wishing to know whether it was silver or not. When questioned as to how she became possessed of it, she said first that she found it iu Brompton-square, and subsequently that it had been given to herby a servant. Several persons who knew the prisoner from her infancy, .„ ' gave her a most excellent character, and one, in wh ose ser- A. vice she had been formerly, said she would again take her into her service. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with a strong re commendation to mercy, and the prisoner was sentenced to ten days' solitary confinement. Margaret Seholland was indicted for stealing a gold breast-pin, the property of John Risley, from his person. The prosecutor gave his evidence first, from which it ap peared that he and two other gentlemen were in Goswell street when the prisoner accosted them, and after a few mi nutes' conversation he trussed his pin. The pawnbroker with wlicin the pin was pawned by the prisoner not having answered to his name when called, The Learned AssasTANT. JUDGE said the only course open to the jury was to acquit the prisoner on the grounds aide ticleagaz...=Cidgekl. *ittf. , -baul4- o, Nderl. - he pawnbroker's recugnrsa es 0 e7rdlitef',l, And at the seine time he should take care that the estreat was fully carried out. The prosecutor inquired whether he might get back his pin or not. • The policeman siatcd that he only held the duplicate; the pawn broker bad the pin. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE could render him no assistance. The prosecutor-31y Lord, this has been a most unlucky case for me. Yesterday, whilst waiting in the court in expectation of the case being called on, my pocket was picked of my handkerchief, my pocket-book, and several papers of consequence to me, and now it seems, owing to the carelessness of the pawnbroker,. I am also likely to lose my gold pin. I thought at all events that my property would be safe while I was within the walls of your Lord ship's court.—(A laugh.) The ASSISTANT-JUDGE expressed his regret at the loss of Mr. Risley, but said he could afford him no redress. The prosecutor then left the court. THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) Henry Jones Harrison, a general dealer, residing at Dun stan's-place, Stepney, and who, it was slated, was formerly in the police-force, was charged with having kicked and ill used his wife, in so brutal a manner, that she was now dying from the effects of the inju' ies received. Sarah Hicks stated, that. on Saturday fortnight she ac companied the unfortunate woman home. When they entered, Mr. Harrison was asleep in a chair. He immediately got up, and without the slightest provocation, kicked his wife most brutally in the stomach, and gave her several violent blows. She fell to the ground, exclaiming, "Oh, my God, Harrison, you have murdered me." She was immediately conveyed to bed, and has been under the care of Dr. Cleland since, but she has gra,lually sank from the effects of the injuries she received, and in consequence of Dr. Cleland being of opinion that it was impossible she could survive, the prisoner was ap prehended yesterday evening. Dr. Cleland confirmed this evidence as to the extent of the injuries inflicted, and added that, in his opinion, it was utterly impossible she could recover, and he apprehended almost immediate dissolution. Mr. BALLANTINE then ordered the prisoner to be locked up till the result was known, and directed Inspector Horn, accompanied by Dr. Cleland and two policemen, to go prisoner's residence and take the depositions of _ dying woman, and also cautioned the inspector to be particular in endeavouring to ascertain what previous cause of quarrel, if t any, existed; and, in short, to make the most minute in quiries into the affair, as at present there was no evidence of any ground for so brutal an assault. 'Ma prisoner was then locked up. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT- GARDEN.—On Tuesday evening her Majesty's box was occupied by the Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementine Villiers, Lady Rendle sham, and the Hon. Miss Thellusson. There were also pre sent his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Granby, Marquis of Huntley, Marquis of Kildare, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis de Lisboa, the Count de Jarnac, Count Louis de Noailles, Earl Bruce, Earl Grosvenor, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies Cadogan, Viscount and. Viscountess Castlereagh, Viscount Morpetb, Viscount Templetown Lord Brooke, Lord Caringt on , L a d y C amoys, Lord Foley and' the lion. Miss Foley, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. and Lady Caro line Maxse, C. Townley, Esq., and Lady Caroline Townley, eene, Lady John Beresford and Miss Leslie, Lord h G e eo_rge n. M .Fren e e r e lion. John Fortescue, Hon. Mrs. Tollemac he , H o n. Byng,i and Lady Graham, Su Baron Palavecini, Sir Bellingham Sir E. Codrington Alexander and Lady Spearman, Adm i ra l Sir H enry Sir Oilley Wakeman, Sir Stonor and the Hon. Aiisses Stonor, Hon. George and the Misses Codrington, S lr Robert Lynch Blosse, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson,. e Webb, Sir Thomas liarc, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Micael Clifford, Sir K. .T.S., and Lady Camp. Shaw Stewart, Sir Augustus, tt La L dB i n ', d and sa 3- MissSirCbarles Mar shall, a r - Campbell,ou s , , P. Campbell, Colonel George Knox, W. Wil shall, General M.P., and Mrs. Wilshere, Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, sh re, Esq. W.l.:wart, 'Esq., M.P., Miss Byrne, Captain and Mrs. Crowle % G. T. Braine, Esq., and Mrs. Braine, Edward Delafield, Esq., bell, Arthur Sir A E s . to Johnson, Sir Sir Arthur Webster, Esq., Mr. and ...irs. George Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Coghlan, Mr. and Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Charles Mills, H. H a l s ey, Esq., Lady Helton, IL Bailey, Esq., J. H. Smith, Esq., Charles Deane, Eq., Mr-. St. Quintin, A. Rebello, Esq, (i Fitzpatrick ov ERslNliuLiNn GOVERNMENT AND 1 . ,s q., Mrs. Tu h d i u n l etsh have a l N e e s t b f e e e N n v ElhheitrelST PROSPECTS.-- Within to it various h as corn a e g t r o i c our nitu riknowledges residing in W sch it e Ayrshire, requiring answers in reference to the state of the growing crops in this country—a certain evidence that. Ministers are not, indifferent to the condition of the country, and are preparing, as tar as is possible, even for the worst that may befit' us, in the event of another failure of the staff of life.—Kilniurriock Herald, DESTRUCTI VE F IRE AT PRESTON.-- fin Saturda y night last the mill belonging to Mr. Basha lf, at Preston, was all the efforts of the found to be on fire, and notwithstandirig the flames obtained firemen, who were quickly on thethe spot, premises that it was im possible completely the possession of whole mill, which consisted and the possible to subdue them, reducedto a mass of blackened ruins. It of four stories, was e a r ions to a late hour on Sunday morn required the utmosteexed joining property. The factory had morn ing to preserve. somethe days previously, and the origin of the stopped working fire cannot be acco unted tor. The l oss was estimated at from 0001. to 3,0 00 / 3 . but the building was i nsured. , ' I nit STEAM-SHIP BRITANNIA.—this fine steer s _ ship has accomplished an extraordinary run out to Bosto.m.. She was spoken outside the hai bout on the 16th inst. by th• steam-ship Caledonia, and would arrive on the eveni•ig of that day, after a run of twelve days only from this port. She would leave again on the let of .rune.—Livespool .42ion. Mr. Napier had an interview with Earl Grey at gm) Colo.: pilik•COce yesterday. -116 eing still elc i be