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1 , -_ - "). i .:•1_,„147. l'aV ~.., F.... h kA. op , , 4, A . :>. VA),i i t,, - ;- ...•; 4 4 t e - ' e , _. 4-:- - tr,..4 , . _ NCE ALBERT'S NATURALI -.4.;r4 • - ZATION BILL. A BILL INTITULED AN ACT FOR THE NATURALIZA- TION OF HIS SERENE HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA. Whereas it hath pleased her Majesty moat graciously to declare her intention to ally herself in marriage with the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha : and whereas a more grateful proof of the esteem and affec tion of the kingdom cannot be given to his Serene Highness than by an Act of Naturalization to make him capable of enjoying the rights and liberties which are enjoyed in this realm. We, your Majesty s most dutiful and loyal subjects, Do most humbly beseech your Majesty, That it may be enacted ; and be it enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, when and so soon as he shall have taken the oaths of alle giance and supremacy before the Lord High Chancellor, which oaths the Lord High Chancellor is hereby author ized to a dminister, shall be to all intents and purposes whatsoever deemed, taken and esteemed to he a natural born subject of this Kingdom, as if his Highness had been born within this realm ; any law, statute, matter, or thing to the contrary notwithstanding. And be it enacted, that the Lord High Chancellor • shall, immediately after such oaths shall have been taken before him, certify the same, and cause such cer tificate to be recorded in the High Court of Chancery. THE MARRIAGES ()F KINGS AND QUEENS, AND THE ENTERTAINMENTS GIVEN TO THEM IN THE CITY OF LON DON. The following particulars have been extracted from the Guildhall Record :- 1684.—The Princess Anne married to the brother of the King of Denmark. 1701, March B.—The Princess Anne of Denmark was proclaimed Queen on the death of William 111. March 19.—The Court of Aldermen resolved that her Majesty's picture should be set up in the Guildhall, and her statue in the Royal Exchange. March 24.—A Committee reported to the Court of Aldermen that they found that the pictures of King Charles IL, the Duke of York, afterwards King James 11., and of King William and Queen Mary, were paid for by the Chamberlain, by order of the Court of A►dermen, and that the statues of the Kings and Queens at the Exchange were set up by the Com panies, except those of Kin; William and Queen Mary, which were set up by order of the Common Council, at the City's charge. 1702, May 19.—The said Court appointed Wm. Closterman to draw her Majesty's picture, and directed him to make a sketch thereof in a standing posture, to be viewed by the Court. June 2.—The Queen's picture to be drawn in the posture best pleasing to her Majesty. 1702, Oct. B.—The Court of Aldermen unanimously resolved that her Majesty be invited at the same time and place to dinner. They directed the Sheriffs to at tend her Majesty to know when and what place she would please to appoint to be attended by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen. And further ordered, upon the Court attending on the Queen, that after the Recorder has congratulated her Majesty upon her return, he do humbly desire her Majesty, in the name of the City, to honour this City with her Royal presence at dinner, at the Guild ball, on Lord Mayor's Day next, and that afterwards the like invitation be made by them to his Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark. 1702, Oct. 20.—The Court appointed a Committee to arrange the entertainment. Oct. 22.—Reference to them to consider of inviting the two Houses of Par:iament. Oct. 23.—Report that, for want of room, they could not be treated with that honour and grandeur which was due to those great assemblies ; with which report the Court acquiesced. 1760, Oct. 25. King George the Second died, and King George the Third proclaimed on the follow ing day. 28.—The Court of Common Council agreed to an address of condolence and co,gratulation to his Majesty, and compliments to the Princess Dowager of Wales. 1761.—The Court of Common Council agreed to address his Majesty on his most happy marriage, and to congratulate the Princess Dowager of Wales upon the same occasion. Oct. The Court of Common Council una nimously resolved to request his Majesty to honour them with his Royal presence at dinner in the Guild hall on the next Lord Mayor's Day, and appointed the Lord Mayor elect, the Recorder and Sheriffs, attended by the Remembrancer, to wait upon his Majesty, and humbly desire him, in the name of the Court, to honour them with his presence accordingly ; and if his Majesty should be graciously pleased to accept the same that they humbly beg leave of his Majesty to wait upon his Royal Consort, their most gracious Queen, the Princess Dowager of \Vales, and the rest of the Royal Family, and desire them to accompany him on that occasion. 1761, Oct. 3.—His Majesty having been pleased to accept the invitations, a Committee was appointed to conduct the same. The succeeding Sovereigns who honoured the citi zens with their company, after their accession, also ap pointel the Lord Mayor's Day for the entertainment and no doubt is entertained that her Majesty upon be-' ing invited after her marriage will appoint the same day for her visit, THE ROYAL WEDDING CARE. A select few have been gratified with a sight of the Royal wedding cake at the apartments of the confectionery n St. James's Palace. This important piece of the appli ances of the Royal nuptials is the result of the labours and taste of Mr John C. Mauditt, the yeoman confectioner of the Royal Household, and it does great credit to the skill of the artist. If it be not quite so elaborate in the deco rations as if a professed modeller had been employed, there is a simplicity and chasteness in the design of the orna mental parts well becoming the auspicious occasion, and highly to the credit of the yeoman confectioner. Of the ingredients of the cake itself it is impossible to speak from any experience of the taste ; but it is described as consisting of the most exquisite compounds of all the rich things with which the most expensive cakes can be composed, mingled and mixed together into delightful harmony by the most elaborate science of the con fectioner. This Royal cake weighs nearly three hun dred pounds weight. It is three yards in circumfer ence, and about fourteen inches in depth or thickness. It is covered with sugar of the purest white ; on the top is seen the figure of Britannia in the act of blessing the illustrious bride and bridegroom, who are dressed some what incongruously in the costume of ancient Rome. These figures are not quite a foot in height ; at the feet of his Serene Highness is the effigy of a dog, said to de note fidelity ; and at the feet of the Queen is a pair of turtle doves, denoting the felicities of the marriage state. A Cupid is writing in a volume expanded on his knees the date of the day of the marriage, and various other Cupids are sporting and enjoying themselves as such inte resting little individuals generally do. These little figures are well modelled. On the top of the cake are numerous bouquets of white flowers tied with true lovers' knots of white satin riband, intended for presents to the guests at the nuptial breakfast. This elegant emblem of the felici ties of marriage will be placed on the breakfast table of the Queen at Buckingham Palace at the breakfast which i Ito succeed the Ceremonies in the Chapel Royal. 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, and 96, Cheap side, corner of Lawrence-lane.—The Messrs S. and B. SOLO MONS, Opticians and Aurists to the Royal Family, are happy to inform the public that, after thirty years' practice, they have suc ceeded in effecting a most important improvement for D,!afness and Defective Vision. Their Invisible Voice Conductor is constructed upon such a principle, that when fixed in the ears it is not per ceived, and in company most severe cases of deafness are not in the least perceptible. The Messrs. Solomons are highly gratified to find that numerous individuals of the highest respectability are daily call. trig to express their feelings ofgratitude for the great benefit they have derived. Their n..wly-invented Spectacle Lenses give immediate relief to weak, dim, and imperfect vision. It is particularly ne cessary to observe that the Messrs. S. have no connection with per. sons of ..he same name, nor with any one who have and who are daily endeavouring to imitate', : ro ; their valuable improvements in the material are secrets to themselves, and are role!) , confined to their establishment, 96, Cheapside, corner of Lawrence-lane, and 39, Albermarle.street.—No travellers are employed. One hundred gui neas h ave been sent to Capt. Clegg, of the Huddersfield, by a few of the merchants and un and distribute derwriters of tti the ot is city,her fifty am with a request that h e would retain fifty, among his officers and crew.— Captain Clegg has acknowledged the receipt of the donation.— Scots Time!. THE CH ARTIST DUFFY.--This person, who was cemn itted to York Castle last week from Sheffield for a conspiracy, is the one who excited so much attention some years ago at the county election, when Mr. (now Lord) Brougham was the candidate, by his appearing in the Y or k Castle -yard and other parts of the city, with his persan blacked and m ee k chains on, representing the manacled negro, in whose caus e he made long harangues.—Halifax Guardian. The Duke and Duchess of - Beaufort left Beau fort House yesterday afternoon, on their return to Badminton for the remainder of the hunting season. The Earl of Car ligAn escorted Prince Albert to the Fountain Hotel. a Ca iterbury, shortly before two o'clock yesterday. The Pt ir.ce attended divine service at the Cathe dral in the afierncon. He was to remain at Canterbury last night, and was to take his departure this morning, about eleven o'c lock ; for London. LITERATURE. LIVES OF THE QUEEN'S OF ENGLAND. VOL.I. I Colburn, London, 1840. Authentic Memoira of our English Queens is a work that has been much wanted ; and the present ap pears likely to supply the deficiency. It is the produc tio❑ of Miss Agnes Strickland, who states in a very brief introductory notice, that she has dedicated many years to the task, and spared neither labour nor re search, to complete it in an efficient manner. A care ful perusal of the first volume—the only one yet pub lished—convinces us that this lady has done herself no more than bare justice when she speaks of the pains she has taken with the work, for it shows is every chapter marks of extensive reading—especially among the old Norman Chronicles, and the monkish Latin authors — and of that patient and persevering spirit of inquiry, and skill in comparing, sifting, and drawing likely in ferences from conflicting authorities, without which no history, worthy of the name, ever was, or ever will be, written. When the work has made more progress— for we perceive that it is to be issued in monthly vo lumes—we shall be better able to make an estimate of its pretensions ; but in the meantime, we may say of the present volume, that instead of being a mere dry chronicle of facts, it is penned in an eloquent and at tractive style, and shows a talent for description by no means of an ordinary character. The Life of " Ma tilda of Flanders," . the wife of William the Conqueror, possesses—like the last four volumes of Gibbon's im mortal history—all the interest of romance. LARDNER'S CY CLOI- 1 z EDIA.—No. CXXI. Longman, London, 1840. _ _ _ This Number forms the third volume of Moore's " History of Ireland ;" it commences with a sketch of the condition of that country during the reign of King John, and terminates with an account of its state and prospects, at the period of the Reformation in England under Henry the Eighth. Nothing can be simpler or chaster than the manner in which the volume is written ; we meet with none of those tawdry tropes and me taphors which were of such frequent occurrence in the earlier prose works of the author, more particularly in his Life of Sheridan ; and we congratulate him on the change, which is a great improvement. DELI CM? LITERARIzE. Simian and Marshall, London, 1840. A Miscellany of literary jests and anecdotes, called from a variety of sources, and strung together at ran dom. Being of the slightest possible character, and a mere compilation, the work presents no materials for criticism. MARY STUART. Ridgway, London, 1840. As we noticed this tragedy at considerable length, on the occasion of its first representation at Drury-lane Theatre, we need now say little more than that it reads nearly, if not quite, as well as it acts. The dia logues are uniformly terse and nervous, and the passion is not over-elaborated nor worn to tatters. In the cha racter of Ruthven, too, we meet with many nice, minnte touches in the closet, which had escaped us on the boards of Drury-lane, where it is often as difficult to hear, as it is to see, what is going forward on the stage, so preposterous are the dimensions of the theatre. Mr. Haynes deserves high praise for the skilful way in which he has elevated and ennobled the character of the rough, haughty old Scottish baron, without swerving, in the main outline, from the truth of history. The play abounds in beautiful passages, in which poetical ideas are clothed in fitting attire. We subjoin a few of those that have most struck us : MUSIC. " It was not falsehood That bade the poet fancy stones to move; For there's a spirit in creation, A mind in matter, captivate to song— The very comet in his random sphere, Obeys its voice, and smooths his bristling fires, To listen when the golden planets sing-- The smallest clod of earth does, in its fair Proportion to the wheeling worlds above, Sustain the universal harmony, And follow nature in her heavenly round !" THE ADVANTAGES OF PERSEVERANCE. " As every thing That's great and difficult, is done by patient And persevering toil, You've seen a pebble Washed whiter than the fleeces round the moon, And made a thing of cost and ornament By the untiring wave. There's a deep moral In that small truth ; the wave, the ceaseless wave, Hints to the mind the secret of its energy." LAW AND LAW YER' S. 2 Vo.r.s. Longman, London, 1840. There is a great deal of pleasant gossip and anecdote in these volumes, relative to the moat eminent lawyers of the past and present day. Lords Thurlow and Eldon occupy, as might be expected, a prominent place in the work ; and many curious stories are told of the latter illustrious individual, all of which are in favour of his bonhommie, and unassuming deportment. As a specimen of the work we quote two anecdotes which we do nat remember to have met with before in print. The volumes abound in similar good stories : " AN HONEST ATTORNEY. An attorney, on the marriage of his son, gave him 500/., and handed him over a Chancery suit, with some common law actions, About two years afterwards the son asked his father for more business. ' Why, I gave you-that capital Chancery suit,' rerlied the father, and then you have got a great many new clients; what more can you want?' Yeas sir,' replied the son, but I have wound up the Chancery suit, and given my client great satisfaction, and he is in possession of the estate.' What, you improvident fool,' rejoined the father indignantly, that suit was in my family for 25 years, and would have continued so as much longer if I bad kept it. I shall not encourage such a fel low.' The sequel of the story is that the father died a few years afterwards in comparative poverty, while the son continued to conduct his business honourably and uprightly for fifteen years, and has now retired on an estate which he purchased, and where he resides respected and esteemed by all who know him." " DISADVANTAGES OF A WOODEN LEG.—On the Nor folk circuit, the famous Jack Lee was- retained for the plaintiff in an action for breach of promise of marriage ; when the brief was brought him, he inquired whether the lady for whose injury—spretmque injuria formaa—he was to seek redress was good-looking. Very handsome, indeed, Sir;' was the assurance of' Helen's attorney. Then, Sir,' replied Lee, I beg you will request her to be in Court in a place where she can be seen.' The attorney promised compliance ; and the lady, in accord ance with Lee's wishes, took her seat in a conspicuous place. Lee, in addressing the Jury, did not fail to insist with great warmth on the abominable cruelty' which had been exercised towards the lovely and confiding female' before them, and did not sit down until he had succeeded in working up their feelings to the desired point. The Counsel on the other side, however, speedily broke the spell with which Lee had enchanted the Jury, by observing that his learned friend, in describing the graces and beauty of the plaintiff, had not mentioned the fact, that the lady had a wooden leg ! The Court was convulsed with laughter, while Lee, who was ignorant of this circumstance, looked aghast ; and the Jury, ashamed of the influence that mere eloquence had had upon them, returned a verdict for the defendant." MONTHLY MAGAZINE. We did not receive this periodical in time for our usual Magazine notices, which is the reason why we have delayed giving a brief account of it till now. The NumLer, on the whole, appears to be a fair average one, and contains. among other contributions, a clever metaphysical notice (which is to he continued) of Shelley's Poems, from the pen of the Editor ; a tale called the " Blacksmith's Daughter," by the author of the " Remembrances of a Monthly Nurse ;" and a sea sonable Review of Carlyle's recently published work on Chartism. THE POLYTECHNIC JOURNAL. The article on " Homicidal Monomania,"by Millinge n contains a long and firightlul list of cases, speaking me dically, of this awf u l di sease . Th e Newgate Calendar is light reading compared with the catalogue of crimes adduced—crimes of the most horrible kind, and perpe trated, in most instances, from an irresistible propensity to destroy fellow-creatures. The object of publishing these records is to guide the philanthropic studies of the condi tion of our frail creation, and to induce the Legislature and Judges to pause before visiting with capital punishment offences for which the accused cannot be considered re sponsible. Several instances are given, in which the unfortunate persons afflicted with this malady are per fectly aware of their propensity for murder, and so convinced of their inability to restrain themselves, that they have begged to be secured, and chained,that they might:be prevented from committing some dreadful crime. The result to which the writer of the article comes is a humane one—that the presence of mental alienation should be admitted in the individual who commits ho micide, without a positive interest, without criminal motive, and without an accountable passion. The arti cle on Whitehall Wood Pavement takes a prejudiced view of what appears to us the most perfect specimen of paving yet exhibited in the metropolis. Colonel Jackson has great misgivings ; nay, is firmly convinced that this pavement cannot be desirable on account of the way the fibre is placed ; and also, that owing to . the tend enc y o f t h e bl oc k s t o di s pl a cement there must be a more or l ess spee dy di s l oc ation of the pavement. Time will decide. " Behind the Scenes" furnishes some curiou s d eta il s o f t h e G reen R oom , the reading and putti ng a piece on the stage, and other circumstan ces which make not a few of the characters connected with Theatres a little ridiculous. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1840. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC GENERAL POST-OFFICE, FEB. ,4, 1840. PRINTED VOTES and PROCEEDINGS of PARLIA THE THAMES TUNNEL is Open to the Public every day (except Sunday) from Nine in the Morning until dark.—Admittance One Shilling each. Entrance near the Church at Rotherhithe, on the Surrey side of the River. iNIENT, and of the COLONIAL LEGISLATURES. The Lords of the Treast , ry haying modified the Rates of Postage upon Printed Votes and Proceedings of the Imperial Parliament, and also upon those of the Colonial Legislatures, by their Warrant of the 31st ult. ; on and after the 11th instant, all such Printed Votes and Proceedings transmitted by Post between places in the United Kingdom, and by Packet , Boat between the United Kingdom and the Colonies (subject however, to all the existing regulations and restrictions), will be liable to the following rates of Postage:— . For any weight not exceeding Four Ounces For any weight exceeding Four Ounces, and not ex ceeding Eight Ounces . For any weight exceeding Eight Ounces, and not ex ceeding Twelve Ounces For any weight exceeding Twelve:Ounces, and not ex ceeding Sixteen Ounces and so on in proportion ; viz., for every additional Four Ounces in weight above the weight of Sixteen Ounces, an ad ditional rate of One Penny ; it being understood that any lesser weight that Four Ounces shall be charged as Four The Tunnel is now upwaiils of 1050 feet in length, brilliantly lighted with Gas, and is completed to within 100 feet from the Wharf Wall at Wapping. _ _ By Order, J. CH ARLIER, Clerk to the Company. Company's Office, Walbrook Buildings, Walbrook, February, 1840. THE GREAT WESTERN, Lieutenant JAMES ITOSItEN, R.N., Commander, is intended to SAIL FROM BRISTOL. FROM NEW YORK. t . :oth February. 19th March. 15th April. 9th May. 4th June. Ist July. 25th July. 18th August. 12th September. 10th October. 7th November. Bth December. For Freight, Passage, or further information, apply at Bristol to Christopher Claxton, Esq. ; London T. M. Ward, Esq., Great Western Railway-office; • Liverpool.' Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., North John-street ; Glasgow H. B. Webb, Esq., Glassford-street ; Paris Messrs. Andelle and Sou:ai. Ounces. - No additional Charge will be made upon the said Printed Votes or Proceedings when the Postage is not paid in advance. These rates and regulations, however, do not extend to such Votes and Proceedings as shall be sent through France, or which shall be transmitted to the East Inches, via Falmouth and Alexandria. On the 20th of February the first Steam. Tender will leave Cumberland Basin at Eleven o'clock, and the second at Twelve, or before, if the Northern Letter Bags have arrived. Bristol, Ist February, 1840. By Command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary. OBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN who have -1. not been able to procure gentlemanly and fashionable coats, &c., except at very high prices, thereby paving for many who never pay at all, are respectfully required to make a trial at FLETCHER'S, 128, New Bond-street, who have for some years SUPPLIED their patrons with very first-rate CLOTHING, at the annexed prices, for ready money— Coloured dress coats, 31. 65. ; blue or black ditto, 31. 16s. 6d. ; coloured frocks, 4/. ss. ; blue or black ditto, 41. 18s. ; vests, from 15s. 6d. ; trousers, from 18s. to 11. 15s. A suit of foot man's livery, from 41. ss. The new Deputy-Lieutenant's uni form complete, for 30 guineas. Copy the Address. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL. LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 78, GREAT RUS SELL.STREET, BLOOMSBURY. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS will be held at the Office of the Society, on THURSDAY, the sth day of March next, at Twelve for One o'clock, at which meeting four Directors and one Trustee will be elected. Any Proprietor desirous of proposing a Candidate for the office of Director or Trustee must send the name of such candidate to the Secretary, at least fourteen days before the day of meeting. The Ballot will commence at Eleven, and close at Two o'Clock. GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. Feb. 10, 1840 NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AS SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. EASTERN BRANCH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe. Capital, 500,0001. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Surges Camac, K. C. S. Robert Hollond, Esq. , M.P. John Elliotson, M.D. F.R. S. George Lungley, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. (Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS. Dr. Olirthus Gregory, F.R. A. F.R.A.S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S. By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An nuities, 'ounded by this Society, the moral obligation of all classes of making a provision for a family or for old age is largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the Assured themselves. The details of the principles of the Society, its improvement in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found in its Prospectus, which may be obtained at the Offices of the Society, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branches throughout the Country. F. FERGUSON CAAIROUX, Secretary. N ORTH OF SCOTLAND LIFE AS SURANCE COMPANY_ No. 1, MOORGATE-STREET, BANK, LONDON, AND AT EDINBURGH AND ABERDEEN, Established 1836, Grants, Assurances, Annuities, and Loans. Number of Proprietors, above 900. LONDON BOARD OF DIRECTORS. John Abercrombie, Esq. Eneas Mackintosh, Esq. Geo. Glenny Anderson, Esq. 1 Charles M`Grigor, Esq. Stephen Hawes Creswell, Esq. William Morrice, Esq. James Farquhar, Esq. Alexander Rogers, Esq. Peter Laurie, Esq. Alexander Ross, Esq. Robert Low, Esq. The important advantages of this Company are-1. A low pre mium for simple Assurances, and half the premium for the first five years may remain unpaid, at interest, as a debt on the policy. 2. A favourable system of Mutual Assurance, according to which a stated sum is assured ; the Contributions of this class are separately invested. All expenses of management and guarantee are covered by a charge of 10 per cent. ; and the whole re maining surplus is septennially assigned in an equitable manner to the Contributors. The Company rests its claim to public confidence on its ample Capital, the personal guarantee of its numerous proprietory, its iberal terms, and proved success. Annual Premium for the rest of Life, to Assure X 100 on Death. Age 1 45 1 30 1 35 I 40 I 4) 1 50 1 55 WithoutProfitl 1 IS 0 1 2 1 II 1 2 7 2 1 2 14 6 1 3 4 7 1 3 19.11 4 19 0 With Profit...l 2, 1 5 1.2 3 8 1 2 11 5 1 2 19 5 1 3 10 5 1 4 7 1 1 5 7 11 METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY ALEXANDER EDMOND, Secretary. FOR MUTUAL ASSURANCE. AGENERAL ACCOUNT of the RE CEIPTS and PAYMENTS of the CORPORATION for RELIEF of SEAMEN in the MERCHANTS' SERVICE, their Widows and Children, for the year 1839. This Society APPROPRIATES the WHOLE of the PRO FITS to the reduction of the Premiums of its Members, and this is UNDIMINISHED by AGENCY or COMMISSION, the business of the Society being conducted without incurring that expense. The effect of the principle of Mutual Assurance, so CARRIED OUT, is shown by the abatement of FORTY per Cent. eclared for the ensuing year, upon the Premiums of Members of ;ye Years' standing, and which abatement has been computed on ata justifying the expectation of the continuance of an equal rate of abatement, at least, throughout the remaining term of life. RECEIVED. Balance from 1838, cash £1,588 18 1 Outports Accounts Duties from London Vessels Ditto from Outports Vessels Dead Men's Wages, forfeited nterest Legacy of the late William Ed. Ward, Esq., 1,0001. Consolidated Three per Cent. Barak Annuities, valued at 91A per cent...• £1,928 5 10 10,696 9 0 4,650 3 0 232 6 9 1,905 0 0 This abatement of FORTY per cent., the amount being laid out in a new Assurance, is equivalent to a bonus of one-third of the amount of the existing Policy. A Reduced Table of Rates for Assurances not claiming Profit. RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent. Princes-street, Bank, Jan. 1, 1840. 915 0 0 £20,327 4 7 B RITISH and COLONIAL TRUST and ASSURANCE COMPANY. For the ADMINISTRATION of TRUST PROPERTY of EVERY DESCRIPTION, and for the ASSURANCE of LIVES of PERSONS of ALL RANKS, and in Every Part of the World. Office 444, STRAND, LONDON. Capital 500,0001. • PATRON, His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX. AUDITOR AND CONSULTING ACTUARY, Augustus De Morgan, Esq. The following advantages are peculiar to this Company : One half of the amount of the Annual Premiums on Policies for the whole life may remain on credit, the interest : thereon, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, being paid annually in advance. The Company/will, on receiving due notice, repurchase Pollee 0 at their full value, and will guarantee t o a ll assurers for the w h ose of life, whose age at the time of assurance did not exceed 55, that the repurchase money shall never be less than half the amount of the premiums paid, always deducting the first year's premium. It will be the custom of the Company, under ordinary circum. stances to advance money on the deposit of Policies for the whole of life to the same amount at which they undertake to repurchase them, always deducting one year's interest. Pension to London Pensioners Ditto to Outports Pensioners.. Temporary Relief at London... Dito at Outports Seamen's Hospital Society Consolidated Three per Cent Bank Annuities, for Legacy of W. E. Ward, Esq., 1,0001., at 9i per cent transferred Old South Sea Annuities for £8,065 12 6 1,651 19 10 1,046 2 6 406 2 10 4SB 12 4 915 0 0 3,579 Id. Charges of Management at Outports Ditto at London 3,256 5 7 607 12 1 1,444 17 10 £17,882 5 6 . £2,076 3 9 368 15 4 Balance Cash Outports Accounts 2,444 19 1 £20,327 4 7 WM. WATSON, Secretary, Merchant Seamen's Office, 25, Birchin.lane, London, Fa). 10, ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW, FI RE and LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSO CIATION, VALLETOTS, Witchouras, Velvet Shawls, and Cloaks. One of the richest and best Assortments of these fashionable Envelopes is now displayed at M ERING TON'S, 154, New Bond-street. Carriage Travelling Cloaks of Silk Vstivet lined throughout, and trimmed with fur, guineas each. Fancy Siik Promenade and Opera Cloaks, 425. each. Children's Cloaks of every size and description. .MERINGTON'S, 154, New Bond-street. No: 147, STRAND, near Somerset House. (Temporary Offices -26, SUFFOLK-STREET, PALL MALL EAST.) Capital, One Million —in Shares of Fifty Pounds each. Deposits, Two Pounds per Share. TRUSTEES. The Right Ilonourable Joseph Planta, M.P. John Hope, Esq., Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. Mr. Sergeant Merewether. George Chilton, Esq., Q.C. H. H. Joy, Esq., Q.C. l William Dugmore, Esq. William Stewart, Esq., W. S. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. William Bell, Esq. H. H. Joy, Esq., Q.C. Frederick William Caldwell, J. W. Learmonth, Esq. Esq. James M'Mahon, Esq. John Cassaigne, Esq- John Murray, Esq. Henry Charles Chilton, Esq. Charles Richardson, Esq. Frederick J. Fuller, Esq. George Williams Sanders, George Hayes, Esq. Esq. Matthew D. Hill, E sq ., Q . C . W. H. Shippard, Esq. John Howell, Esq. John Stone, Esq. DIRECTORS IN EDINBURGH. John Hope, Esq., Dean of th e F aculty of Advocates, Ch a i rman. Hercules J. Robertson, Esq., Ralph Erskine Scott, Esq., A c - Advocate. countant. vocate, Esq., Ad- Al exan d er H am il ton, E sq., W.S. William William S S te mhe w y a t rt, , Esq., W.S Robert Mackay, Esq., W. S. Anthony Murray, of Crief, Allan Menzies, Esq., W. S. Esq., W. S. COMFORT IN THE RAIN. BE RD O E'S NEW WATERPROOF CODRINGTON FROCK is an effectual protection from the most drenching rain, WITHOUT CONFINING PERSPIRATION. It is light, gentlemanly, and free from singularity of appearance. The very general use they have acquired is sufficient proof of their approval.. First-rate clothing of every description, at the lowest charges for such articles, with the trifling addition for waterproofing of 7s. 6d. for a Great Coat, other Coats, ss. ; Trowsers, 2s. 6d., &c., perfectly impervious to rain, without confining perspiration, or any objectionable property whatever being imparted. The above VENTILATING WATERPROOF was first intro ducedby W. Berdoe. Its great success has produced a variety of imitators. Patterns and directions for measuring sent on application. WALTER BERDOE, TAILOR, 69, CORNHILL, (North side). COLL AR S, CANZONS, HABIT SHIRTS. Upwards of 3,000 Muslin Collars, of the richest and best work and patterns, at less than half the cost to the manufacturer. A beautiful assortment of rich Muslin Trimmings and Flouncing, with a profusion of Paris Gauze, Satin, and Lutestring Ribbons for Bonnet and Cap Trimmings, much below their value. Several boxes of Paris Blondes, Valenciennes, Lisle, and Mechlin Laces. MERINGTON'S, 154, NEW BOND.STREET.. AUDITORS. William Egan, Esq. I William Saltwell, Esq. Joseph Hayes, Esq. I William J. Tayler, Esq. STANDING COUNSEL —Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, M. P.—John Stuart, Esq. , Q. C. PHYSICIANS. Dr. B. G. Babingtou, F. R. S., George-street, Hanover-square, London. Dr. J. H. Davidson, 19. Abereromby -place, Edinburgh. SEASONED FLOOR CLOTHS, all widths, patterns infinite, at 2s. 4d. per square yard ; Damask Moreens, a large lot, all colours, at Is. 20. ; Brussels Carpets, a job lot; Druggets and Kidderminster Carpets cheap. About Eighty Marseilles Quilts, a bargain. Cab and Omnibus builders may have the Real Patent Finish Oil Covers cut to any size. A few pencilled Table Covers equal to papler-machee, at . BURNETS, 2, Piazza, Covent Garden. SURGEONS. - Charles Waite, Esq., Old Burlington-street. Nicholas M'Cann, Esq., Parliament-street. BANKERS. The 31etropolitan Bank, Pall Mall, London. Sir W. Forbes, Hunter, and Co., Parliament-square,Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. AGENTS. Messrs. Hurrays, Rymer, and Me ssrs . H ope an d Oliphant, Murray; 59, Chancery-lane. W. S., 10, Rutland-square. TO FAMILIES FURNISHING. F ASHIONABLE FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, SHOWER BATHS, &c. RESIDENT ACTUARYAND SECRETARY.—Edward Baylis t Esq. The Directors announce that the business of this Office has commenced, and the Board meet every Wednesday at Twelve o'clock; but Assurances may be effected on any other day. This Association affords every advantage consequent upon a well-digested and salutary system of Assurance, and embraces every description of risk contingent upon Life and Fire; and its leading features are— An extensive Legal connection, with a Direction and Pro prietary composed of all classes. A liberal system of Loan, whether for a term of months or years, or upon annuity, in small or large amounts. A union of the English and Scotch systems of Assurance, by the appointment of a Board in Edinburgh, and by the re moval (by the terms of the Deed of Settlement) of all the difficulties experienced by parties in England effecting As- Black Iron Fenders, from 9s. ; Bronzed ditto, from 10s. ; Brass ditto, from Bs.—Polished Steel Fire Irons, from 4s. 6d.—Block Tin Dish Covers, the Set, 6s. 6d. ; Improved shaped ditto, 16s. ; Patent ditto, the very best quality and newest shape that is made, 35L—Japanned Bottle Jacks, warranted to carry 251b5., 78, 6d. ; Brass ditto, 9s. 6d.--Brass Stair Rods, 3s. per doz.—Brass Cornice or Window Curtain Poles; Is. 3d. per foot.—Copper Tea Kettle to hold One Gallon, 78.—Copper Coal Scoops, from 108. 6d.—Tea Urns, from 27L- Shower Bathe, with Bran Fore* Pump, ana WWI Curtains .complete, 100 s. Purchasers are recommended to visit RIPPON and BURTON'S Warehouses, Wells-street, Oxford.street, or to apply for a Cata logue of Prices. It can be forwarded for a single postage, and will be found of great advantage. Country orders to contain a re mittance. All postage; to be paid. Established 1820. surances with offices pectiliarly Scotch, and vice versa. The premiums for Assurance against Fire are charged at the usual moderate rates. Life Assurances may be effected for 20/. and upwards. As surers may either secure a fixed sum, or participate septen nially in the profits of the Company, in the prop ortion of Two thirds to the Assured, and One-third to the Proprietary. Prospectuses to be had, and applications for the remain in g Shares and Age nc i es to b e made at the Temporary Offices, 20, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East ; at the Solicitors', Messrs. Murrays, Rymer, and Murray, 59, Chancery-lane ;or at Messrs. Hope and Oliphant's, 10, Rutland-fqoare, Edinburgh. EDWARD BAYLIS, Actuary. SIGHT RESTORED, Nervous Head-ache Cured. Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury. " Loyal je serai durant tea vie." READ a few Cases of SIGHT RESTORED by the USE of GRIMSTONE'S EYE-SNUFF. Mrs. A. Cole, No. 7, Skinner's Almshouses, aged 69, sight re stored and head-ache cured ; W. Verlin, Esq., inflimmation cured, Youghal, Ireland; J. J. Protherne, Esq., sight restored and head ache cured, Waterford; J. W. Chester, Esq., sight restored, Ballyclough Glebe, Mallow; J. W. M. Reynolds, Esq., ex cruciating pains in the head and opaque vision cured, Up per Stamford-street, London : J. B. Lachfleld, Esq., cured of ophthalmia, Whitehall, and Thatched-house Tavern ; Mrs. Guppy, 36, Nelson-square, Blackfriar's road, cured of oph. thalmia ; Miss Mary Roades, Market-place, Winslow, Bucks, cured of ophthalmia —witnesses to her cure, Mr. John Roades, father, and R. Walker, Esq., a Magistrate; Mr. A. M'lntyre, aged 65, 8, Sil. ver-street, Golden.squsre, cured of gutta serena and deafness ; H. Liston, Esq., Marine Library, Ramsgate, Kent, cured of cataract and deafness; Mrs. Burberow, cured, while at Jamaica, of gutta serena, 37, Mary-street, Regent's-park, London ; Mr. P, Sanderson, Harper-street, Leeds, cured of cataract ; Mr. H. Pluckwell, Tot tenham House, Tottenham, Middlesex, cured of ophthalmia; Miss S. Englefield, Park-street, Windsor, cured of nervous headache; Marchioness de Broglio Solari, 26, Charlotte_ street, hearing and sight restored ; Decimus Blackburn, Esq., Chertsey, Surrey, headache, weakness and dimness of sight cured; George Smith, Esq., 6, York-place, Kentish-town, weakness and dimness of sight cured by its use; Elizabeth Robson, 19, :Bell-street, Edgeware-road, aged 65, cured of opthalmia and deafness ; G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent Surgeon strongly recommends Grimstone's Eye Snug Read Lachfield's letter. THE CURE EFFECTED, OR THE MONEY CHARGED M E t S he S R Ro S y . al RETURNED. treet, fleet-street, may be consulted from Eight o'Clock in Moru: mg until Ten at Night, on eve stage and symptom of Syphilis , C C O oll O ege PE of it su a r n ge d on C s, Ol Vo. Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Secondary Symptoms, Seminal Weakness, an, Strictures of the Urethra, &c. 'rbe treatment they adopt is ' suit of twenty-five years' xtensive and successful practice in London. Members of The most inveterate cases of Syphilis eradicated in eight or nine daYs, and cases of a slight n a t ure i n two or three, at a moderate expense, unaided by the dan gerous l y indiscriminate use of mercury. The cure effected without confinement or hindrance from business. Letters (post paid) enclosing a remittance for medicines will be answered by return ; an d country patients corresponded with u ntil ecovered. A CERTAIN CURE FOR CORNS AND tiUNIONs. ALIANGHAM'S ROTTERDAM CO!L"' and BUNION SOLVENT, which gives relief upon the first application. Th e un i versally fo acknowledged e fficacy of s extraordinary, safe, and never-failing remedy r the speedy and certain cure of Corns and Bunions, however obstinate and long:sta ll, ing, induces the Propriet or of this highly-important chemical disco very, to Caution the Public against base and spurious imitations in. jurious in their effects, and most dangerous to those who , either -„ through ignorance or the fraudulent pretences of others,. are t..• to apply them. Tne Proprietor has received Testimonials I kingdom , neficial effects fram the most respectable families in t The genuine has the signature of J. A. SHA WOOD "on the outj side wrapper. of its ne- Sold at 55, Bishopsgate-without; and mostbointment by Sanger 150, and Chandler, 70, Oxford-street; and Medicine Vendeul This odoriferous herbaceous compound of herbs, sold in canisters, Is. 3d., 2s. 4d., 4s. 4d., Es., and 15s. 6d. each, with copies of original testimonials gratis with each canister, by all Agents both Foreign and English. It can be obtained in all the princi pal towns and cities. A liberal allowance to Shippers, Owners, Captains, and all Venders of GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF. PAID. ARIGNA IRON AND COAL COM PANY'S OFFICE, No, 9, LIVERPOOL.STREET London, 61rn FEBRUARY, 1840. Notice is hereby given, that the next GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of and in the ARIGNA IRON and COAL COMPANY, will he held (pursuant to the Company's Act of Parliament) at the Company's Office, No. 9, Liverpool-street, in the City of London, on THURSDAY, the sth day of March next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, (not One o'clock for Two o'clock), for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, on the affairs of the said Company. And notice is hereby also given, That the said Meeting will likewise be held at the time and place aforesaid, for the purpose of Electing Three qualified Proprietors to be Directors of the said Company, in the place and stead of three Directors, who vacate their office by rotation, pursuant to the 27th Section of the said Act of Parliament; and also to proceed to the Election of One Auditor and Examiner of the Accounts of the said Company, in the place and stead of one of the Auditors who vacates his office in rotation, under the provisions of the same 27th Section of the said Act of Parliament. Every Proprietor intending to become a Candidate to fill any such vacant office must, within fourteen days after the insertion of this ad vertisement, signify his intention so to become a Candidate by writing under his hand, stating the place of his residence and ad dition, such writing to be left within the same fourteen days at the Office of the Company. By order of the Board of Directors, N. S. PRICE, Managing Director. N.B. By the 31st Section of the Act, the Directors and Auditor going out of office are eligible to be re-elected. ARIGNA IRON and COAT, COM PANY'S OFFICE, No. 9, LIVERPOOL-STREET, London, 6tb FEBRUARY, 1840. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET. ING of the, PROPRIETORS of and in the ARIGNA IRON and COAL COMPANY will be held; at the Company's Office, No. 9, Liverpool-street, in the of London, on TnuasnsY, the sth day of March next, at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon pre cisely, for the purpose of receiving a C ommun i cat i on f rom t h e Di rectors of the said Company on the subject of an OFFER which has been made to the Directors for the PURCHASE of the Com. pany's Works and Property at Arigna. _ By Order of the Board of Directors, :\ N. S. PRICE, Managing Director. PUBLICATIONS. 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Mawe)' VLF q 149, Strand, begs to inform the Nobility and Public, that he has lately received a choice assortment of the above; consisting of Tables, Vases, Obelisks, Candlesticks, Figures, Groups, Paper: weights, Pen.trays, &c. &c.; together with a great variety ° 1 Shells; Minerals, and Geological Specimens, which can he had either in single specimens, or carefully arranged in Collections for begin ner s, at any price from Two to One Hundred Guineas each, by J. Tennant, 149, Strand, Lecturer on Mineralogy in King's Co l " lege, London. RICKETS'S DILUTED GAS AP' C. PARATUS, requires only a Jet of Coal Gas to produc e an INTENSE HEAT, free from dust, smoke, or noxious effluvia' and which can be used 'without any chimney, for beating Chemist s ' Macerating Plates, Medicated Vapour Baths, Stills, &c., portable Pastry Ovens, Stewing Pots, Bookbinders' Tools, Candle Make"' Dipping Frames, Coffee-shop Kettles, Printers' Plates, Laundyr and Tailors' Irons, Tavern Keepers' Grog Water Boilers, Bee Mullers, Bar Warmers, &c. Manufactory, 5, Agar-street, Strand. _EDWIN MARTIN VAN BUTCHELL , SURGEON.ACCOUCHEUR, Eldest Son, Sole Executor and Successor to his Father, who died in 1814 ; Surgeon for the Cure of Fistula, Piles, &c., without Cutting. Caustic, or Confinement, 14, BROAD-STREET; GOLDEN-SQUARE, LONDON. At home till Twelve daily. The United Societies of Journeymen Tailors have paid 860 Guinea' for 86 Members cured from 1821 to 1840. ALARMING FIRES.— About half-past seven o'clock last evening a fire broke out in Great Castle-street , Regent-street, on the premises of Mr. Mitchineer, No. 3 9 ' on the south side, which for some ti me threatened destruc tion to the neighbouring buildings. The premises are let du t in tenements, and the fire was first discovered in the a part' ment of a blind man named Gardner, it the t o p o f a large attached wooden building, at the rear of the front dwelling: house, and within a very few minutes the flames she t through the roof, at the same time extending into the fror. buildings. A small engine of the brigade reached the spot' from the King-street station, closely followed by va rious others, when, there being f o rtun a t e ly a p l ent if u l supp ly of water, the flames were by nine o ciock so far extinguished 10 40 allay all fears of its extending further. The building in which the fire originated is nearly destroyed, as are also the front pre mises of Mr. Mitehineer. Just as the above fire was extin guished, information was received that another conflagration was raging in the neighbourhood of the New-road, Marylebone , whither the Baker-street engine of the brigade, followed by that of the West of England Fire-office, instantly started, having their horses s till i n atten d ance. Other engines of the brigade speedily followed by hand, accompanied by hundreds of per sons, and on their reaching the spot, the fire was found to have occurred on the premises of Mr. Bird, No. I, Daster-stree t, Crawford-street, which was eztinguished without doing anY very extensi ve d amage. The day b e f ore yester d ay, about twelve, a young woman, decently dressed, applied to the concierge at the Are de Triomphe, to be allowed to go to the top. As she was alone, and he was unwilling to go up with her, he refused her admission ; but she at length prevailed upon him, by stating that she had come all the way from Vincennes, and must re turn immediately. When they got to the top, the infatuate d , girl elud e d the watchfulness of her attendant, a n d th rew )herself off; but, instead of reaching the ground, fell upon the cornice of the edifice. She was taken down with her back broken! and carried to the Hospital Beaujon, where sh.l died in a shor t time. She h a d w i t h h er a b ag conta i n i ng a l ong rope , with which she, no doubt, intended to hang herself had she net been suffered to asce n d the Arc d e Triomphe . We have ne: learnt who s h e was , nor th e cause o f h er d esperat i on — Ga lignani of the sth. ANOTHER ANTICIPATED OUTBREAK O f THE CHARTISTS.-From some information which the antho; rities had received, they deemed it nec es sar y t o h ave a ll the military in the town and at the barracks in readiness on Satur day night, but fortunately, their services were not required,'" Sheffield Iris. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN GP,!, No. 112, Strand, at The S un O ffi ce, No. 112, Strand, in t"" county of Middlesex.—Mcnday, February 10, 1840. f~-: c