The Sun. — London, England, 1840-11-19 00:00:00

1 • F A,,t-•• EVENING EDITt • THE PENNY POSTA A p :4 Aies .„.s 1, 7 34 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIW. r. " I 4S:M!'.II.. Sta,—There is one thing that affects the success GU the Penny-postage scheme, and perhaps it is very little considered. If for every sheet of paper passed through the Post in the shape of correspondence a penny were paid, the revenue would experience a great improve ment. The fact is, since the charge of postage has been regulated by weight, the public have taken advaa tage of this facility afforded for having their cerrespott. (knee transmitted by Post for less rate than the Legie. lature intended, for surely it was never meant to afford opportunities of conveying letters at the rate of less than a halfpenny. This I have done by using the thin paper which is now very much in demand. Row easily might this be prevented by an extra duty being levied upon paper under a given weight. We must acknowledge that this system is an ine,al culab!e benefit to every class of society, and therefore we ought to watch it closely, that it be not abused, and afford it every chance of realizing the expectations of its framers.—l am, Sir, your's, EVENING EDITION. STEAM SHIPS. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGA TION- COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STE ANI SHIPS are appointed to sail for— EMN BURGH, from Brunswick-wharf, Blackwell, the ;NOand ev er y Sa f.ITH en Saturd Niht ; the CLAENCE Saturda, 1)-1 Saturday Night and R alternate on Wednesdays y , Tea. NEWCASTLE, front Downe's-wharf, every Wednesday and Saturday Night, at Eight. SUNDERLAND, from Downes's-wharf, the TOURIST, e ler. y Tuesd ay Eveni ng , a t S even . IPSWICH-, from London-bridge-wharf, every Wednesday an d Saturday morning, at Eight. YARMOUTH, from London-bridge-wharf, the RA aIONA, every Saturday Evening, at Six. To secure berths, and for all information, apply at the Offices ^I the Compipal any, 37, Regent-circusLeadenhall-street ; or at th e princ Office, 69, Lombard-street. h Binall Packages and Pareels are received at the Offices, and e a 7 Y good s at the resi i ecti ve Wharfs. _.. . .... .1.t.,5-,....,.. --. . , \ _ -________ \ , ------- ' '-. 0..4, -, r t . - ' - '•,-- 4 .,, m t . ‘ 4 ? , c4A -- * 't 7,1„ i f , f ~,;,. 1 ' , 1 1 / e ' - A.,0114',..: , 1 • •4 , - .„, = ,.. -"--. ) , ~•i. c-'"11, 4111 W .. \' ' i• • A i k '4 . ~ • ''''' .:(, .T. - ., ,. ' 4 , ,,, : " : 1,,,, , o .3) isf ' : 1. . ~' A) . ‘'3llt.„,y), JlN._,,ClM)lidir-f,,,4-W.,4,1, "tp:: - *:::gtral -4,'!7.11111111111111111"4 - 41) 0 I ''''-'l:''''';l-7-rf ' '-: 't LONDON, THURSDAy, NoVEIVII3EIt 19, i 1340. PRICE sd. No. 15,039. CHARIOT to be SOLD nearly as good and clean as new, having been used only a few times. It has patent axles, C springs, imperials, capcase, and all the ap pendages usually attached to highly-finished carriages. May be seen at 43, Crawtord-street, Bryanston-square. CHURCH of ENGLAND LIFE and FIRE ASSURANCE, TRUST and ANNUITY INSTI TUTION. Capital, One Million. PART OF MIDDLESEX. SEWERS OF WESTMINSTER AND SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PATRONS. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. The Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Worcester. The Right Rev, the Lord Bishop ler Oxford. The Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of St. David's. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chichester. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Jamaica. The necessary forms for effecting AssUrances, and every in. formation relative to the great advantages enjoyed by the As• surers in this Institution may be obtained 1y application to BENJAMIN JACKSON, Managing Director, 6, King William-street, City. A liberal Commission allowed to Solicitors and Agents. The following is the business to be transacted at the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County of Middlesex, which is to be held at the Sewers'-office in Greek -street, Soho-square, to morrow :-- MANCHESTER. --.TUESDAY EVENING• In the turf circle, this forenoon, there was some indica tion of the same animation which appears to have prevailed yesterday afternoon at Hyde Park Corner; and the attend ance was decidedly the best, both in character and number, that has recently been noticed. Tits DERBY.-20 to 1, in fifties, was accepted on Mar shal Soult ; but, during the remainder of the forenoon, it was offered, or 10 to 1 against him and Camelion. The latter was backed at 20 to 1 to a poney ; but that price was not obtainable afterwards. 1,000 to 60 was offered against Coronation. We did not observe anything done on Eringo, Sir Hans, or the Rosalie colt. The Duke of Wellington was supported at 300 to 10, repeated two or three times ; it may be considered quite the top of the market. 600 to 15 was taken, on country account, on the Knight of the Whistle ( Lord Chesterfield's colt out of Rattle's dam) ; but, before the room was broke up, 2,000 to 50 was offered. 100 to 7 was offered against Sir Gilbert Heathcete's lot and Wahab, and 33 to 1 v. the latter. There were plenty of offers of 40 against Mustapha, or against either of Mr. Greville's ; 20 to 1 against the latter gentleman's lot. 121 to 1 was offered against Wahab and Camelion. Van Amburgh was backed at 40 to 1 (then offered). 7to 1 was laid against the following four:— Van Amburgh, Morning Star, Satirist, and Marshal Soult. 33 to 1, in fifties, was offered in one of the best quarters v. brother to Tom. The same gentleman laid 1.000 to 15 against Snowdrop, 1,000 to 10 was taken on Knightsbridge. Some of the out-eiders were talked about, but we think not backed. 3to 1 was offered v. Scott's lot (taken at 4), or of 12 to 1 on Col. Peel, and 20 to 1 v. Mr. Mostyn's stable. 20 to 1 offered at the close on the field, bar one. THE OAKS.—Nothing done. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTII, Nov. 18.—Owing to the continued boisterous weather, the outward-bound ships of war Britannia, 120, and Howe, 120, destined for the Medi terranean, have been prevented from sailing ; also the Russian corvette, for Kamschatka. The Indus, 84, Captain Sir James Stirling, and Tweed, 20, Comman der Douglas, equipping in the harbour, have been re tarded by the same cause. The steam-frigate Rhadamanthus. Commander Wake. field, is being completed with every dispatch at Wool- 1 wich, to return to the Mediterranean. THE VESTA PATENT STOVE, 70s. plain. That a Madeira climate in England may be produced by the VESTA STOVE, plants of the most tender kind requ►r►ng warmth have proved ; in sick rooms it has been found invalu able, producing one even degree of temperature throughout the day and night. The Vesta Stove has no doors, and as there is not any fire in contact with the outer case, warmth is ob tained without any of the unpleasant effects complained of in the use of others. The fire can be kept alight the whole season, and the part containing the fire is not open during the time it is replenished with fuel. The fuel passes from the Hod into the Stove without being seen, preventing entirely any escape of the noxious vapours, arid that annoyance from dust which, in feeding t her stoves, arises from Vie fuel being removed from the Hod into the Stove, or what is worse, into a funnel to convey it into the stove. The ashes are removed without causing any dirt or dust ; no raking out with portable rakers, or the hands, being necessary ; end during their removal from the interior of the Stove they are not visible. The cost for fuel (cinders, coke, or Welch coal) will be about twopence for twenty-four hours, during which time the stove will not require attention. _ _ _ PROCEEDINGS. 1. The Orders of Court on the 6th and 13th Nov. 1840 ; to be read. ROWLANU. 2. To receive Collectors' Reports—Of Cash received and paid to tho Treasurer —Of Warrants granted at pre ceding Courts—Of Warrants or Summonses required for defaulters. The Salamander steamer, Commander Henry, is de• layed proceeding to Malta by the weather, and awaiting the return of her crew from leave. WHALE FISHERIES. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND LIFE ASSURANCE. FOUNDED ON THE OKIGINA.L BASIS 07 THE LONDON EQUITABLE. THIS IS THE OLDEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE LIFE OP ICE IN SCOTLAND. Instituted A.D. 1815. ACCUMULATED FUND. 3. To receive the Clerk's Report—Of the state of the Collectors' Accounts—Of the Money in the Hands of the Treasurer. The decline of the whale fisheries has for a long time been regarded with much interest in the City, and va rious causes have been assigned to explaia it. Nor it the question one that merely concerns partial interested in the oil trade, but it is regarded as of national im portance, from the facilities which are afforded for manning our ships of war from the large crews em ployed in the fisheries. At the same time these fisheries present the advantage of giving employment to the in habitants of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, who, as it is well known, have recently been suffering the greateist distress and privation. The ships employed in the whale fisheries are of the burthen of from :300 to 400 toes, and each has a crew of 50 men, half of whom are takes from the islands abovementioned. February iethe tittle for the departure of the ships, and when they retur? in the autumn they leave the crews in their native is lands, the wages they have received adding greatly t. their comforts. 4. To hear Appeals. B. To receive Petitions and Memorials. 6. To consider the cases of parties summoned to appear ---J. L. Bull, G. Willis, J. Maynard, and R. Mann, for irregular Drainage in the New Road, north of Paradise row, Chelsea, near to Christ Church—William Bawcomb, for irregular Drainage in Pickering -terrace, Paddington - Brown, for having broken into the Sewer opposite the Courts of Law at Westminster—Messrs. Cooke and Co., of Thames Bank, for having broken the bank of Thames, and destroyed the Outlet, No. 53 s. 7. To sanction the Order of the Court, on the 6th No. vember, for building a new Gully in Southwick-crescent, Paddington, estimated at 211.—Ditto, ditto, of 13th No vember, for a further payment of 201. each to Messrs. Sib ley and Taylor for additional buildings surveyed by them in the Eastern Division, on which The Ferret, 10, Lieut. Thomas, is ready for sea in Plymouth Sound, awaiting orders. The St. Vincent, 120, and Vengeance, 84, are being expedited by the dockyard, preparatory to being com missioned. The Donegal, 18, is to be surveyed, and her wants made good. Volunteer seamen continue to arrive from the west ern ports for the ships fitting out. The Impregnable, 104, Captain Forrest, and Belle isle, 78, Captain Nicolas, fitting out at Plymouth, are making advances in their equipment. Orders are daily looked for there to commission the Clarence, 84. The Warspite, 50, and Madagascar, 46, are ready for the pendant, but no directiosare yet received. The latter ship is masted, and all her stares ready. The Snake, 16, is being brought forward for commis sion at Chatham. The VESTA STOVES are perfectly free from all liability to explosions and such unpleasant consequences as have been met with in the use of Arnott't. A variety of sizes and patterns are made with ascending and descending flues, in iron and earthenware, suitable for warming apartments of every descrip tion, Churches, Ships' Cabins, &c. The Stoves may be seen in use at RIPPON and BURTON'S Warehouses, Wells-street, Oxford-street. A List of Prices and a number of references and testimonials will be sent in answer to a post-paid application. NINE HUNDRED&SEVENTY THOUSAND POUNDS. CANAL CARRYING. R. MILLS begs to inform his Friends, and the l'ublic gener;lly, that his business will recom tae, wider the firm of J. MILLS and CO. by boats, leaving the M NCHESTER. LIVERPOOL, CHESTER, TEIHES, and all places in connexion therewith, on si gn - . 4 I) AY, November 21st inst. And that all freights con " 1 Lis charge, shall receive the utmost care and attention. London -wall, Nov. 18, 1840. T I ) vINTNF.RS, HOTEL, and TAVERN KEEPERS.— big-I-UW.l'. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, DECI nh,"LY THE BEST SITUATION IN DUBLIN. j 11: BE SOLD BY AUCTION on the Pre welo raises, on AIONDAY, November 30, 1840, at One 11c, , ,' , 11 1 e DUBLIN NORTH UNION COMMERCIAL gia or ‘ '''L and TAVERN, No. 1, Great Strand-street (next ft:::the Insolvent Court), presenting a handsome cement "*1 36 feet. The whole is in good repair, and at full work, 'P i a numerous and respectable connexion attached thereto. Hotel, which is approached by a very neat entrance on tlo u o n rt side, and contains a large number of both single and perio! bed -rooms. The Tavern, which is arranged in a su woo manner, consists of coffee-room adjoining a magnificent a l , . 4 and several reception and supper-rooms, all neatly fitted va ul t splendid gas-fittings and two spring clocks. All the eitdt, Househo Furniture will bee included in the Sale, Lic paid up for the currenyar. 1:411 of rent of this extensive concern is a mere trifle, it being eaj,„sl' per annum, one of the double bed-rooms pays the as re r ent. The business of the house not being attached to b e Particular brevrer or distiller the purchaser can deal wherever 4 1 1 eas e s. tt Net r farther particulars apply to Mr. Bentley, 157, Capel • vey ' Dublin ; and Messrs. Adams Murray and Sons, 5ur ..,°,11....t1(1 land-agents, 47, Parliament-street, London. !a 41 . 11 E3IARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, (opposite le i n the York Hotel), and 6 7 -01 G WILLIAM-STREET, BANK of ENGLAND. 11 4 G„ HT AND HEARING. TESTI atm '' I ONIALS on the Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS' C/Pi h - loYented SPECTACLE LENSES and INVISIBLE b, 4I ATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Persons. bee' "es the undersigned, have been for some time making °lll,lessrs. Solomons' newly-invented Spectacle Lenses ; 1 4,..„. 4t Rnishinirrelief they afford to imperfect vision g ives t he decided preference to every other kind of Lens diets cl earness of the transparency brings every object very , t iele',and enables individuals to view the most minute par " e e ,, A ln perfect accuracy. They are particularly pleasant orighre light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and soften Jee le tod brilliant lights bat s 'lo dell E. D I Great George-street, West .as. -,•1 • •P G eer Eel.. J. 4 l,ri• sigmond, Eso., M.D., 24, Dover-street. 4 .4 b_ettigrew, Esq., M.D., F. R. S., Saville-row.. Oth: A n',..sboth am , Esq., M.D., Broad-street- buildings. b *olie white, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street. h 'ed e ° °Pe, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Newington-place, Kennington R. ' l ett Leighton, Esq., ALD ,7, Upper Gower-street. tteisOble Elyn, Esq, Surgeon, 36, Albemarle-street. t;s. Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, Leadenhall-street. 11' 13 t i Y d '„ E ,s 4 l., Surgeon, lsleworth. RE, Surgeon, 33, New Broad-street. "as, Esq., M.D., Exeter. 1144.tYnor ordon, Esq., M.D. Ize` Bowie Esq., M.D., Bennett-street, Bath. pry'f ° ° ,l' , Esq., M.D., Blandford. Ayrrence, Esq., M.D., Tenby. r t;J:e.freson, Esq., Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Audley- street. gi.!lObinson, Esq. M.D., Cheltenham. Val.: lll g°, Esq., M. 1.3., Brighton. t Conolly, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham. • ~omACC "qE MDWallingford. .' • • • J Orifa is, Esq., M.D., Brighton. tos, Esq., Surgeon, Hammersmith. t er "enderick, Esq., Surgeon, Manchester-street, Manches- Gl 4 ; 8 (111ar e 1 / 4 . r e.'"; Tonally, Esq., Surgeon, Camden-town. Esq Surgeon, 29 Harleyford-place, Ken so, • , 4 ;411. 4‘ C an . r 1 , ? n ' —sq., Surgeon, 50, Parliament-street. j one anner, Eq., sq., Surgeon, 26, Berkeley-square. ZtorgelsiishE,s Es , urgeon, 15, Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor- Surgeon, Denmark-11;11. 1 4 rklemore, Esq., Surgeon, 10, Charlotte-street, Blooms sq. J, Stodollock , Es?, Surgeon, Kensington. Aurgeon, 32, Golden-square. t r . alker, S urgeon , 23, Ch ar l o tt e . s t ree t, Bloomsbury. r i el ' g e ll aol, Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley -Ravi , aason, Esq., Surgeon,Nuneaton, Warwickshire." t tia lyl' a efog tho above list of Testimonials before the public, essrs, Solomons, Opticians and Aurists, state that tack hi.L S IBLE OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by 1410`titliousands of Deaf Persons have been greatly benefited, ~,i a rger than a seven-shilling-piece , and w i den fixed into 1 1,1, - `vity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more uncomfort ilh.por perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place. ilistinc bit ,ll 4 Use the faintest whisper at a 'public assembly is heard htness. important new inventirais are patronized by their Ma- ZKinp, , and Queen e.i Hanover and their Royal High- L el s th e b i"*lncesses Aug; ds t a an d S op hi a, h er S erene High tile! Gra eci 7,incess Ester'nazy, the Princesses Mary a n d R osa , xr:Arehbi'lle Duchr..tss Dowager of Bedford, and thei r G races ~eate r sn° P of i;anterbury, the Dukes of Devonshire and 39 ' 4 t. &c. 'nkrle-street, and 76, King William-street, Bank. - - ... A s t k etiaan a n a ch eF d cituradolorem continebant."—Liv. ijrlP!!) Ondergoe a voice, approaches, the human form, thecoun hole intellectual character, tt•eltfi: is after image of ideal perfection. But in the ' and Love is the end and sum of life, lin . ti e d ato society, pure and virtuous enjoyment is often . r o .Pels to obstructed till the excess of . youthful impetuosity aa,l l44l :4;:„.. e _"rse of wild ' and i n jurio .t u e s ra i t n io d n u s lg o e f n f c e e a , r, a d n i d sou th st e , Jkliao7s painfully harassed by . at tk h !Peri t . oe ,,, In this state relief . is perhaps sought from the V , 4B e of ;_,,, Perhaps from the ignora , in either case at the kh e a esf rot oealth, that being only palliated which . should have tli i : v ieti ol lia , ll 7 cured. Here we propose to step in and rescue orse Isipoio t ° , l ' , n owise indulgence from the pangs of rem ives to , britta: e ata o e ; ' l ope, and disease; and . we pl d ed t ge re o s u to rs r e e to its Sq l „1"4 et , t e r r_Y taint of syphilitic poison, ko,,Ter f ro XY . every relaxation of the generative economy, an_ In s:" s hill °are g ave Jrl this or other causes, whereby the dignity of man- It A Py r i o; become impaired; equally contemning un . h zotibl- Zni, Which with reckless ignorance destroys where kr tweip4; 4 tore ; and, on the other hand, that unworthy .4 4 of 4, whose proud selfishness increases the embarrass - t iZio./nd afflicted. All classes of society, not excepting h ti l ;r l lat i,, lan, hut more especially such as are about to enter 'to 1.-"cotial life, are included in the limits of this address, t 'll h , all p b s 4 '.,Pra W et i e e°ofidently offer the result of many years' suc ed' l 'Y att e. im a, itt, a endanc e is given for personal consultation; . and • k i l atit e i a stvers are returned to country letters, which must „ p it I,4l4.tleseribe the case an'', contain a remittance for Advice vil id, lt o lein et which can ' be for to any part of the . beerser,,vtiiiov distant. —No difficulty can occur, as the Medi litlatl securely packed, and carefully protected from ob s ' GOSS and Co., (M. R. C. Surgeons), k ft . Just 7, Lancaster-place, Strand, London. ..S O F , Pliblished ( Twenty-third Edition), let. THE N . "••••2.4 . li 'll'E, a familiar commentary on the Female o o • '` - , T ," YGEI ANA , addressed exclusively to the tlo o "srtl kt ,:, RE SYPHILIST, a treatise on Lues Venerea, stitf `4r „•°"•• May e had at 23, Paternoster-row, Lon -I.l\l. all Booksell b ers (Price ss. ) ks 04 aB es of secrecy consu l t t h e TRE A T I S E Ili 4E, in ert sta ge an d symptom of the VENEREAL DIS• t.ssa rk ' I I, as mild and most alarming forms, just published by 4,tlitogliali7Ladn44d , C A o l . io S o urLe e o e n t s, L 4 e , ed G s Great Charles-street, 1 2 1° a. of ai,l3°ve inval ua bl e li tt l e work i s given gratis with each k 9d p ' 'e PURIFYING SPE CIFIC PILLS, price e sh t .. 4s. 6d., and ifs ., containing a full description of the 41 tes,, illustrate bv Enavins, sowing e dif ii` s tages ,tornplaint of thi s deplorad gr g deplorable and often fatal h disease, th as well %, Re dreadful consequences arising from the use of Mercury. ~,,, "cau , es, sympto ms , an d b aneful effects of Lucs Venerea, Qflll 0 41 1 ,,., Strictures, Seminal Weakness, &c., are explained Zdmiliar m anner ; to w hi ch are added very extensive prac ohservations on sexual debility, brought on by a delusive liit, all its attendant sympathies considered, and the whole ili;,_,ltrated by striki ng cases , accompanied with full and explicit ‘t'tions for an effectual and speedy cure, with ease, secrecy, tAosslsfeaty, without the aid of medieial assistance; it also con , I , o T iy_l,iints and advice well worth knowing. . g • q,i'mtY S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price2s. 9d., •vo, t iL, and I Is. per box, is the most certain and effectual cure "11,4Zvevered, for every stage and symptom of the_ Venereal_ % %4,7' in both sexes, including Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Se tt 4 alifiSyrnaptoms, Strictures, ' Seminal Weakness, Deficiency, Q4a rroe 'Se . ses of .the neefy Passages, without loss of time, t kt Oto, t a nt, or hlndr rom b . usiness ; they have effected Ov l i lort urptiaing cures, not only in recent a . nd severe cases, O, s alivation and all other means have failed. Itirld - ,.i. rne laticholv fact that thousands fall victims to this itiliby m ' t rase, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men di 4 tior i Buse of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin the co i n- , ti o 4l iaesiq.se ulceration, blotches on the head, face, and oty, con e s ight, noise in the ears, deafness, obst . inate gleets, a th 4 , 3 the shin bones ulcerated sore throats, diseased nose, r,: tl eral!i ttl roal pains in ' the head and limbs, till, at length, e a llel iq 'eby and decay of the constitution ensues, and a ree k 7 de m i I, (~ vs sra b " Puts a period to their dreadful sufferings. L ee eat er rY and Co., Surgeons, may be consulted at. No. htiits, o.o i ar les-street, Birmingham, and . 44, Albion-street, I) er e ilt, to n it one personal visit is required from a country 14 14 , 4 44 0 , It l ve such, advice as will b e th e means of effecting a Ir'Q u ,i' a nd effectul cure, after all other means have proved 'Ne t . te If o t; ~f ea, „r advice must be post. paid, an d con t a i n th e usual t,' thri v Pound. 1112lieve ho C ORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is intended 11 % 4 Ots s i o °3 e Persons who, by an immoderate indulgence of s ti eetuornns, have ruined their constitution, or in their way to ,vs r l' i„ ci f th or.o -tg ation of that deplorable state are affected with isosAls affect evious symptoms that betray its approach, as the to k "1 e rn ;,ois of the nervous system, obstinate gleets, invo- NLktioiwikons, excesses, irregularity, ' obstructions of certain 4 - ' /eraoe'ew.eakness, total incompetency, barrenness, &c. A sp to 7 th ousa In its use has been the happy means of relieving all 'setato ' l ds, and of restoring a great number to the per k,' J°Yrnent of life. It is remarkable for its efficacy in !‘kl l i t tle 4 t o 4 th o o f the digestive organs, and is especially reeom- I N *of studi ous who, from the irregularities of youthful age, ly,, t de s „,, u,olls application, or a life of pleasure, have fallen sooltotArodent state of mind, and that distressing train of litiv,,.the rol•)flintonly denominated the nervous. In such per itiLnis, ,tidental snot less enfeebled than the corporeal ``Ovrii, t a them remedy that acts % . vith effi . cacy, without aht'eeld in bottle domestic habits, is peculiarly desirable. 11 4 Sraq, bottles price Ils each, or the quantity of four in Sa Y • ltle iti ' d2 ttle f or 3 35, by ' which one I ls. bottle is . saved, CioLsls o 7. and may be had of all medicine venders in Lon 4rta, An every town and village throughout the United ~.'' •B. Int rica, and the Continent of Europe. tla.:2 ls , ll4.e ri io :7 l : r t r r y 2 l druggists, booksellers, patent medicine ven fsgtito .TerY other shopkeeper, can be supplied with any s Purifying Specific Pills and Cordial Balm 11ri11,i,„.", With the usual allowance to the trade, by most of Wholesale patent medicine houses in London .....441L. We the rieg bill. ;L"1. yr 06 1 I. 0 3 ctrl . a; it 0 0 0 40 In 0 1 4 0 0 .-- (d. o r 6 0 1 0 1 1" 0 1 ° .. 0 $O9 NO 0 ABC s W aal' Of fr o e t he rjce tre 9 ' P' the ft ireri s tio° o° 4 ' of 01 oe , of S ers— 0 0 0 et Pli" •ctt diotrl Lc 4; cbel9es:, ooro °4b• be gel. ;t, weeded south' 0 ,4 2, 1 11 - It. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, price ls., 12m0., containing 96 closely-printed pages, T HE FARMER'S ALMANAC, and CALENDAR, for 1841. By C. W. JOHNSON, Esq., and W. SHAW, Esq. (late Secretary to the .English Agricultural Society). 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This valuable property will be sold in 18 lots, affording a most inviting opportunity to purchasers who may wish to possess themselves of small snug properties to build upon, commanding a fine prospect of nearly all the Seigniory of Gower, the bay of Swansea, and the opposite coast of Somerset and Devon, with excellent situations for sea-bathing. Printed particulars and plans will be ready for delivery in November next ; and for further information apply to Mr. Frampton, solicitor, Gray's-inn, and to Adam Murray and Sons, land agents, 47, Parliament-street. CLERICAL DECORUM. (From the Brighton Guardian.) To give the key to the following correspondence which has been forwarded to us, we must state that some weeks ago a poor woman—and we believe she was a widow—attended at the Bench at Steyning to ask whether she could there obtain redress for the injury done to her by the Rev. John Hurst, who bad shot two of her pigs that had trespassed into his garden. The applicant was referred to the Sessions which were then about to be held at Chichester. Nothing public seems to have been done in the matter ; but the complaint of the poor woman has been the theme of serious conver sation both far and near. The reader will now compre hend, and, we have no doubt, appreciate the following correspondence : From the Rev. W. Barlee to the Rev. John Hurst. " West Chiltington, Nov. 8, 1840. " Sir,—As I think that everything between gentle men and neighbours should be open and without dis guise, I think it right to give you the following infor mation upon a subject which you must remember was voluntarily commenced by yourself. " After the conversation which I had with you the other day, I took occasion to contradict the report which was prevalent against you ; but I am sorry to say that your contradiction met with no credit, as young Duke the thatcher had, immediately after the occur rence, openly declared in our village that he was on a rick in the yard at the time the gun was fired, that he heard, though he did not see it fired ; that he called out to you, = Did you hit him in the ear ?' that you your self answered, No, I hit him in the back, and made him cock his tail,' and that you added, Now they may have some lead with their pork.' This was his version directly after the occurrence ; but that now fearing the loss of your employment, he is silent. Besides this, I have heard from undoubted authority that there is a man who saw you go for your gun, and actually shoot the pig. What am Ito believe after this ?or what am Ito think of your denial of shooting the other pig ? " I can assure you, sir, that the indignation of the gentry and respectable inhabitants of the neighbour. hood is completely roused, and that I am of opinion that the matter will not be allowed to rest as it is. "There cannot be, there never has been,any prejudice excited against you unconnected with your own con duct ; but I will frankly tell you that both as to your clericol official conduct and other circumstances of the kind I now mention, the eyes of the whole neigh bourhood are upon you. " I am, Sir, " Your obedient humble servant, (Signed) " W. BARLEE." FROM THE REV. JOHN HURST TO THE REV. W. BARLEE. Thakeham, Nov. 4, 1140. " Nothing but the fact of my not reading the compo sition you sent me yesterday till I came home to dinner after dark, and my desire not to annoy the female part of your family, prevented my coming to Chiltington to inflict a stout personal chastisement on your reverence for the most intrusive, insolent, impertinent, vulgar, and lying letter ever penned from one stranger to another. 1 have always understood you were a meddling, offi cious, open-mouthed, gossiping sort of village prentice ; and when you wrote to me last year offering my house to a curate, I found I had not been misinformed. You wrote then upon undoubted authority' about as good as your own when 3 ou told me seventeen lies last week about an old luggage van mare you bestrode, which you said had trotted you 18 miles an hour, together with your having sold a chesnut plough horse to a young man for ninety guineas under the pretence of its being a hunter. " These things establish your character as a screw Jew parson horsedealer. "My ricks were thatched in August ; ergo, young Duke's being on a rick in my yard is a lie you have put into his mouth. Your undoubted authority' is also a liar, but not a greater than he who propagates and spreads it. " I should think you would be much better employed in the honest endeavour to provide something to put your twelve children out to get their own living, instead of cackling about the country, and when you die be queathing them to the parish. " From this day forth, I will thank you not to take the liberty of writing or sending any message, or speaking to me on any subjeet or matter of any kind or degree whatever, but confine yourself, as far as I am concerned, to your friend and associate, the miller farmer. " I always have avoided your acquaintance, because nothing is so odious and hateful to me as a village gossip ; and I heartily rejoice that I have done so. With regard to the last part of your letter, touch ing my clerical duties and conduct,' who made you a judge over me, presumptuous pedlar? Look to your own business. Arc you my ecclesiastical superior ? You, a person dropped from some distant part of the country, an incubus upon the landowners of Chiltington, have set yourself up for a judge over me ? You are undoubtedly a very great man, but, I am afraid, only i n your own opinion. (Signed) "J. HURST." Poor Tom Ellar is about to take a benefit at the Victoria Theatre. T. P. Cooke, Paul Bedford, Wie_ land, Mrs. Keeley, and a host of others, have all agreed to give their services gratuitously, and Mr. Ratcliffe, the lessee, h a s kindly consented to give the use of his theatre for the bare expenses. Mr. Leslie will move—" That as, by the Bill of Sewers, 23 Henry VIII., c. 5, sec. 3, it is a duty imposed upon a Jury of the honest and lawful men of the Shire, upon their Oaths, to inquire who path or holdeth any Lands or Te nements, or Common or Pasture, Sm. &c., any payment to Messrs. Sibley and Taylor, Professional Valuators.' of any sum of money from dm Sewers Rates, for the duties imposed upon a Jury, is an illegal application thereof; and, as the Justices of Sewers have neither the authority under any Statute or Ordinance made before the first day of March, in the three and twentieth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, nor by any Statute made in or subsequently to that year, to authorize them to make such payments, this Court cannot pay tLe same." 8. Surveyors to present Reports, Opinions, &c., as fol lows :—On New Gullies required—On the best mode of improving the Drainage of Blacklands Sewer, with refe rence to the Report of the Committee on View in Crom well-lane, Old Brompton ; and estimate of expense of proposed Penstock at Junction of Blacklands and Gore lane Sewers. 9. To consider as to the steps to be taken with reference to the Pipes laid through the banks of the Counters Creek Sewer ; for the relief of the West London and Westminster Cemetery. 10. To inspect the Book of Informations. 11. Mr. Goderich to move—" That upon a Sewer being built to the satisfaction and under the superintendence of the Court, by the Owners of Property and others inte rested in the construction of a Sewer along Keppel•street, Chelsea, 650 feet in length, at an expense of 5031. 103., a sum not exceeding 140/, be given by this Court in fur therance of such object." SEWERS IN PROGRESS. PUBLIC. PRIVATE. Tufton- street, Westminster. Thurloe-street, Brompton. Romney-street, ditto. Uxbridge-road, by She- Ranelagh Sewer, Kilburn. Pherd's Bush Bridge. Norland's-lane Sewer. I. Mews South, Phalle°. Milton -street, Dorset-square. Camden-street, Kensington Coventry-street, Haymarket. Gravel Pits. Vere-street, Clare Market. Bathurst Mews, Paddington. The Contractors' Bills for the Quarter ending at Mid summer last, amounting to 3,236/. 10s. 4d., are laid upon the table of the Committee-r•orn for the inspection of Commissioners. ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS. THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAIL- WAY COMPANY. We are glad to see this Company taking the lead in printing and circulating amongst their servants ac counts of accidents on railways generally, with a view to furnishing them with additional means of informa tion and motives to caution, in the discharge of their responsible duties. The first publication issued by the Company, is an octavo pamphlet of 18 pages, entitled " Accidents on Railways, published by order of the Board of Directors of the Manchester and Leeds Rail way, for distribution amongst the Company's servants. October, 1840." It opens with the following address —" To all persons employed in the service of the " Company : " In consequence of the number of accidents which have taken place on railways recently opened—in many cases through the unavoidable inexperience of the per sons employed, the Directors of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, with a view of affording to their servants the means of acquiring most rapidly a knowledgeueriesoef pub l ic the frominatten tion frightful con q to, or ignorance of, the rules and regulations pre scribed by the Board for their observance, have deter mined to print and distribute for their perusal and in formation, Reports of all judicial inquiries arising out of accidents on railways caused by the negligence or dis obedience of the persons employed. As the information thus furnished must tend to prevent accidents, if pro perly regarded, so it will increase the responsibility of those through whose negligence or ignorance accidents occw, if they neglect to make use of it. The Direct ors, therefore, most earnestly request the attention of every person in the Company's service to these Reports, and most particularly to the circumstances under which accidents are reported to arise, to their immediate causes, to the means by which they might have been prevented, and to the consequences which befal the cul pable parties. By order of the Board, "JOHN JELLICOSE, Secretary. " Manchester, Oct. 26, 1840." The cases noticed in this little pamphlet are a fatal ac cident on the South-western Railway, through the want of signal-lamps, &e. ; another, in which two labourers were killed whilst walking on the London and Birming ham Line ; a third, on the Great Western Railway, in which the engine -driver and a guard were killed owing to the negligence of the former in not shutting off the steam ; and the committal of an engine -driver, on the London and Birmingham Line, to hard labour for two months, for being drunk whilst on duty. We should be glad to see, not only other railway companies, but pro prietors of collieries, circulating information amongst the workpeople in their service, as to the causes of fatal ac cidents occurring through the negligence of any parties e mployed.—Manchester Guardian. CHRISTENING OF THE DUKE DE CHARTRES. so o ld and (From the Debats of Sunday.) The ceremony of the christening of his Royal High_ l ncss the Duke of Chartres was celebrated on Saturday, at half-past five o'clock , in the chapel o f the P alace of the Tuileries. All the Ministers , Marshal Gerard a nd the Duke de Reggio, the Chancellor, Duke de Gaz es, and t he Presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies , C ount de Montali ovfett4e 11 K l i .. g D ; u t p h i no, osffie n o e . , r s P o r r e s u i i d s e i‘ n i t o j o e f s t t y l rs H P o r iuvy e hold those of the Prince, and the Ladies in Waiting on the Queen and Princesses, were invited. The Archbishop of Paris, assisted by the Bishop of Morocco and the curate of St. Germain l'Auxerroi presence. christened the Prince. The Duke of Nemours and th; Princess Adelaide held the Royal infant over the b Queen, the y, the Grand tismal font. bap tismal King and the Queen, the Duke of Orleans, th Duke d'Aumale, the Duke de Montpensier, th e Duchesse of Orleans, the Princess Clementine, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, and the Infante and Infanta Francisco of Paulo, were present at the ceremony. tte ing's The Th e act baptismal wus s i g act ue was d hy s i t g h n e e d King,i n th e PDruinchceessanodf I\ Princesses ieokieob u o r f g , t the o i o Royal fitu F t e a s m i o l f Spain, the Ministers, the Chancellor, the President o f the Cham ber of Deputies, Marshal Gerard, the Duke de Reggio, the Duke de Cazes, Count Montalivet, M. Duping and the Archbishop of Paris. lace. The table was la id out t At half-past six there was a_gra.nd dinn er at the Pa or 130 persons. dantdo Mori son, Athteh a un : George Au- BrebyVVIIY H il ot Old Jewry, City, and No. 36, . ----------- nourable Society of Gray's Inn. . The Voice Conductors invented by Mr. E g ti u e s , j tif o E s s s e q \ p s i: h i , n g w A fi e e r r l e d d e,yneß: yesterday l y L a c u r a c s i b i e , Old Bond-street, have . proved eminently efficacious is Solomons, Optician, No. 1, some of the most distressing case . s of deafness, Th ey are not as large as a fourpenny-pieFe, and notwithstanding their very small construc tion, no in s truments extant have proved of such advantage to the deaf. From their metallic vibrating quality, table talk is rcndered perfe ct l y audible and the wearer is enabled to distinguish the f a i ntest i inflec tions of a distant speaker n church, theatre, or public assembly. Mr. E. Solomons Patent Spectacles are far superior to all those in mo dern use ; they exte n d i mmedi ate and continued relief in all cases of d e f ect i ve vision, , enabling persons to engage their sight for any len g th of time, at the most minute employment, either by ay or candle-light, and ire thus calculated to preserve vision unimpaired to extreme old ago. No other improvement has been effected in spectacle lenses for the lasE twenty years, and as Mr. S. has se cured „ the exclusi ve di sposal of them to his establishment s by Royal L e tt ers P atent, ' the public should be guarde d against the various attempts of parties of a similar name to counterfeit the above invaluable assistants; it is th erefore nece ssary that par ticular attention should be paid to the Proprietor's address namely, 1, Old Jewry, City, and 36, Old Bond -street, Piccadilly. SOCIALISTS. The General Secretary of the Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists, commonly called So cialists, seeing in your Paper last week a paragraph setting forth that a Socialist—a person of the name of Robarts--had been committed for fraud at Hull, has obtained from the Secretary of the Branch at that place, the following facts regarding Roberts, which it is hoped will be published by those Papers into which the other statement has found its way. This is in common fair ness due to the Socialists ; because, according to the humour of the day, anything true or false regarding a supposed Socialist is eagerly caught at by the Press, and set forth for the gratification of those who swallow all that comes, whilst all the crimes of modern society committed by persons of every other shade of religious belief are quietly chronicled, without any allusion to the sect to which the parties may belong. The facts, then, are these : " Robarts came to reside in Hull sometime in March or April last. In May, Mr. Pallister came to Hull, and delivered a course of three lectures against So cialism, in the Tabernacle Chapel, Syke's-street, occu pied by the Tee-totallers. Many of the members of the branch and their friends attended these lectures, and public discussion being invited, several of the friends and some strangers (amongst whom was Robarts) ob jected to what had been advanced. After the last lec ture of the course had been delivered, Pallister was challenged to meet one of the accredited Missionaries of our Society to discuss our principles, which was accepted. A Committee was chosen on each side, and the services of Mr. Clarke secured. Whilst the preliminaries were being settled, the matter was a common topic of con versation. At this period Mr. Robarts called at the house of one of our members, who had been the most active in opposing Pallister ; and, after introducing himself, some conversation ensued on the matter of the preceding lectures, and the forthcoming discussion. Robarts then offered his services to officiate as Chair man ; this was communicated to the Committee, who empowered their Chairman to wait on Mr. Roberts ; and his offer was eventually accepted. He represented himself as a stranger lately come to reside in the town, a lover of fair play, and in such circumstances as ren dered him independent of any party, religious or political ; that as far as his individual opinion went, he did not agree with the Socialists as to their religious fol June ; Tl A le ir d . i ß sc o u b ss a i r o t n s v c a meews , ff h e being e i t a h g a Roman the 4th and officiated as Chairman for Mr. Clarke, along with another gentleman, chosen by the other party for Mr. Pallister. Since this period the members have never s C th at o b had any communication with him, and know nothing of his affairs. It is quite certain he has never visited our institution, nor attended any of our meetings or lectures in Hull, save on the occasion before mentioned." Nov. 17, 1840. R. JOHNSTON, Secretary. EXECUTION IN FRANCE. (From the Gazette des Tribunaux.) ANGOULEME, Nov. 4.—Arzac, who had been re peatedly condemned for robbery and other crimes, ap peared twice before the jury of La Charente during the month of August last. The first affair was an attempt at assassination. Ar zac, who was confined in the prison of Cognac as the presumed author of a crime which we shall refer to hereafter, availed himself of the absence of the gaoler to put in force a plan for an escape which he had con cocted with some of the other prisoners. At the nightly inspection, when the gaoler's brother-in-law entered the room where Arzac was, with six other prisoners, he was assailed by three of them, armed with clubs strapped to their wrists, and who inflicted some heavy blows and wounded him severely. From thence they repaired to the kitchen, where they dealt out a similar chastisement on the Gaoler's wife, took possession of the keys, and escaped by threatening with their knives those who at tempted to arrest their progress. One of those that escaped, a convict, of the name of Bertant, was ar rested almost immediately ; but he was not prose cuted for the act of escaping. Another of the gang, wishing to conceal himself amongst the marshy reeds of the Charente, was drowned. Lastly, Arzac was ar rested some days afterwards by a Lieutenant of the Gendarmerie of Barberieux, who, finding himself asleep in a field, recognised him because he was present at his first examination, tied his silk handkerchief round his hands, and made him prisoner. Arzac, being convicted and declared guilty of having committed violent aggres sions against an agent of the constituted authorities whilst in the performance of his duty, was condemned to solitary confinement for ten years. But that was nothing compared to the serious nature of the charge which Arzac had yet to undergo. Bertin, a butcher at Angoulense, was going to the fair of Barberieux, when he met Arzac, and both jogged on together, stopping at a carbaret on the road to take sonic refreshment, which Bertin paid for. At a short distance from thence, at a place called the Pont-a -Brae, Bertin and his companion went into a field adjoining the road, in order to lay down and rest themselves. Arzac immediately feigned to be asleep, and sleep soon took possession of Bertin. In the even ing the latter was discovered to be nearly dead, his head having been crushed with an enormous stone, which had been let fall upon him during the time he was asleep. Who had committed such a worthless act ? Arzac, who was arrested the following day, with the cravat, the knife, and some other objects belonging to his victim. At the trial, Arzac, in Berlin's presence (who only complained of a pain in the head. but was in a sort of idiotic state), only denied one thing, the intention with which he was charged, of wishing to put to death. But that system did not succeed, and the accused only re plied by threats to the terrible judgment which was pro nounced against him. Arzac had hardly returned to the prison when he seemed to forgot the punishment which had just been inflicted upon him ; and it was only whilst playing at cards that he informed the gaoler that he intended to make an appeal. He was aware that his appeal had been rejected some time back ; but still he reckoned on a respite from the King. However, he was much affected when he learned Bertin's death a few days ago. " Bertin is dead," said he ; " ah ! so much the worse;" and then, after a pause, he added, whilst addressing himself to the person who had brought the intelligence, " Do you not think that his death will injure my being respited ?" To-day, at eleven o'clock, Arzac was transferred to the court of the chapel. At the sight of the chaplain of the prison, and of the registrar and gendarmes, he became violent, was much exasperated, and refused at first to enter the chapel. At last he was resigned, but previously he gave his pack of cards and his handkerchief to one Bertant, who escaped with him from the prison of Cognac. He threw his cap over the wall, and some person having accidentally observed that he would have done better to keep it, he replied, with an oath, that he needed it no longer. Having reached the chapel he fought with the gen darmes, who restrained him whilst the handcuffs were being put on, and bit one of them in the hand. W he❑ he saw the gaoler he said, " You are a traitor ; you ought to have told me earlier that it was to-day." He afterwards resigned himself to the executioner's hands, in order to undergo the fatal toilet, and remained passive. We are ignorant of what passed afterwards. We only know that M. l'Abbe Coullet did not leave him for an instant, and that he administered the consolation of his holy office with that admirable patience which evangelical charity can alone contribute. Arzac went on foot to the place of execution, and as cended the steps of the scaffold in a bold manner. He died whilst embracing the crucifix. Arzac was only twenty-five years of age. The troop ship Apollo, Mr. Kerley master, may be shortly expected from the Mediterranean ; she was at Malta, according to private letters, on the 24th Octo ber. This ship took the 38th Regiment to the lonian Islands. The troop ship Sapphire, Mr. Cole master, is in the harbour refitting. Rumour says she is to go to Cork, but no orders are down for her. Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King touched at Ma deira on the 14th October, in the Southampton frigate, after a boisterous passage from Plymouth, and was to sail on the 18th for the Pacific, to relieve Rear-Ad miral Ross, C. 8., in the Brazil command. AT SPlTHEAD—Britannia and Howe, 120-gun ships. IN HARBOUR—Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Indus, Tweed, Sapphire, Salamander, Echo, and flag tenders. FATHER MATTHEW. The apostle of temperance last Saturday preached in Dublin, a sermon in aid of the funds for the completion of the Metropolitan Catholic Church. The Pilot has a report of the Reverend Gentleman's discourse, pre ceded by a long account of the occurrence : The almost unaccountable influence which belongs to that reverend man was never more apparent than on his visit to the metropolis of Ireland on yesterday. Tens of thousands of the people pressed eagerly around the temple of the Deity, which was about to resound with his voice—to re-echo to the doctrines of charity, from lips whose prayers have, we hope, the merits of the just—not to listen, for that were impossible, even if any temple built with hands could contain the myriads, but to catch a glimpse of their benefactor, and to bless him as he passed, for home, for comforts, nay, for life ! But the people were not there alone ; the higher classes lent their aid to the cause of charity, and evinced at tho same time their homage for the preacher. Among the nobles and gentry who were present, or who contributed upon this occasion, were the following : —His Grace the Archbishop, Lord and Lady Teyn bans, Lady Hon th, Lady Dungarvan, Mrs. Putland, and Sir Philip Crampton. The following expressed their regret that they could not attend, but forwarded, most kindly, their donations : —Right Hon. Viscount Morpeth, Right Hon. the Marquis of Headfort, G. Evans, Esq., M.P. ; Major Browne, the Right Hon. the Solicitor-General, Mr. Commissioner Curran, T. M. Gresham, Mr. Commis sioner O'Ferrall. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen acted as collectors :—Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, Lord Southwell, the Hon. Captain and the Hon. Major Southwell, Sir Rickard Keane, Bart. ; Sir Thomas Ermonde, Bart. ; Sir Thomas M'Kenney, Bart. ; the Right Hon. A. R. Blake, the Right Hon. the Attorney-General, Henry Grattan, Esq., M.P. ; Dr. Stock, M.P. ; Counsellor Finlay, LL.D. ; Surgeon Carmichael, Mr. Commissioner Corballis, Mr. James Corballis, Lieut.-Colonel Morris, Mr. Secretary Dow dell, Mr. Gould, Matthew Barrington, George Grehan, Esq., Sir James Murray, W. P. Mathews, Esq. We are gratified to be enabled to state that their la bours have not been unsuccessful, nor unworthy of the purpose to which the money is to be applied—the com pletion of the beautiful Metropolitan Catholic Church of this archdiocese—for the collection amounted to 2301." The Earl and Countess of Kenmare were to leave Rosso Castle, Killarney, for this country to-day. GALLANT CONDUCT AT SEA.—On Monday night the General Steam Navigation Company's steam packet London Merchant, Captain Laker, arrived at her moorings, off Downe's-wharf, Lower East Smithfield, from Newcastle, with passengers and a valuable cargo. In con sequence of her non-arrival on Sunday, as was usual, some apprehensions were entertained for her safety, it being known that she had to encounter the dreadful gale on Sa turday night, which has proved so destructive to life and property at sea. The procrastination of her arrival at Downe's-wharf, was speedily ascertained to have been oc casioned not by the hurricane, but by the gallant conduct and disinterestedness of Captain Laker, in his rendering assistance to the brig Alexander Brandt, Captain Kobnkie, bound from Archangel to London, with a general cargo, which vessel had been driven on the Gunfleet Sand during the late tremendous gales, when, besides having her rudder carried away, she had sustained other serious damage, and was making a great deal of water. Captain Laker having on Sunday morning, about half-past ten o'clock, descried the brig at a considerable distance in this helpless and distressing condition, near the buoy of the West Rock, he instantly bore the London Merchant, under his command, down upon her, and found the brig to be the Alexander Brandt, in a sinking state, she having five feet water in the hold, and the crew almost, if not quite, exhausted. He immediately took her in tow, affording, at the same time the kindest treatment to the ill-fated seamen, and brought her as far as the Lower Hope, when the wind, that had previously moderated, re commenced to blow strong, with heavy squalls, thereby placing himself, the steamer, and her crevs, in some dan ger. But he was, nevertheless, determined not to aban don the brig. Fortunately, about this time the steam packet Soho, Captain Whitcombe, another vessel belong ing to the General Steam Navigation Cempany, bound from Antwerp to London, came in sight, and bore down in their direction. Both steamers then having the Alexander Brandt in tow, they brought her in safety to Deptford on Monday evening., about eight o'clock. " THE STANDARD NOVELS AND ROMANCES" published by Mr. Bentley, which have obtained such a deserved celebrity, are indeed formed of the combined works of the greatest modern writers of romance. At the head of the splendid array of novelists, whose productions are here collected, we may class the national tales of Cooper, the great novelist of America. The fame of this master of fiction is undisputed and universal. His stories arc contained in the present body of fiction, carefully revised and elucidated by himself. This unrivalled collection also in eludes the three most popular novels of Sir E Lytton Bul wer, " Eugene Aram," " Paul Clifford," and " The Last Days of Pompeii ;" Godwin's " Caleb Williams," " St. Leon," and " Fleetwood ;" the grand oriental tale of " Vathek," by Beckford ; the collected works of Miss Austen, em phatically styled the Novelist of Home ; Galt's " Lawrie Todd ;" Mrs. Shelley's " Frankenstein ;" Maxwell's famous " Stories of Waterloo," " The Bivouac," and " Captain Blake ;" Theodore Hook's " Maxwell," " Parson's Daughter," and " Jack Brag;" Grattan's " Heiress of Bruges ;" the romances of Miss Porter , and her sisters ; M. G. Lewis's " Bravo of Venice ;' Mrs. Gore's " Mothers and Daughters ;" the novels of Mrs. Brunton; the Misses Lee's " Canterbury Tales ;" Captain Marryat's naval stories, " Peter Simple," " Jacob Faithful," " Japhet in search of a Father," " King's Own," ~ Mr. Midshipman Easy," " Newton Forster," and " The Paella of Many Tales ;" Rattlin the Reefer;" Moricr's " Hajji Baba," " Hajji Baba in England," and " Zohrab ;" Hope's " Anastasius ;" James's " Darnley,' " De L'Orme," " Philip Augustus," and " Henry Mac tenon ;" Peacock's " Headlong Hall," " Nightmare Abbey," " Maid Marian," and " Crotchet Castle ;" Ains worth's " Rook wood ;" Miss Edgeworth's " Helen ;" Lover's " Rory O'Nfore ;" Captain Chamier's " Ben Brace ;" Mr. Hood's " Tylney Hall ;" Mrs. Trollope's " Vicar of Wrexhill," and " Widow Barnaby," and others of deservedly high reputation. When the merits of such a collection as this, so varied as to suit every taste, are considered, it will not be a matter of sur prise that the undertaking should have met with unquali fied success. A more entertaining library than " The Standard Novels" it would be impossible to find. As each volume may be obtained separately, and as almost all the works are comprised in one volume, readers may suit their own taste, and if not disposed to purchase the Series complete, can take the stories of Cooper and Marryat, the Oriental stories of Hope, Morier, and Beckford, the beau ti'ul domestic stories of Mi ss Austen and Mrs. Brunton. & c . For Christmas and New Year's presents we know no works more suitable than are to be met with in " The Standard Novels." LUXURIOUS TRAVELLING. —Nothing can ex ceed comfort of trav e lli ng i n a palankeen, particularly to an invalid, and by easy stages, as I went to Madras on this occasion. You recline luxuriously on soft cushions, with your books, writing apparatus, and every requisite at band, and even my trusty old double-barrel was still here my constant comp an i on, extended at length by my si d e. The palankeen i s at once house, bed, and carriagc ,il_s you are born e rap idl y over the ground with so impercep tible slum a moti on as not to interrupt even the lightest bers.—Napier's S cenes an d Sports. With respect to the decline that has taken plao% comparing 1840 with 1821, the following statewea( will show the particulars : 1821. ]B4O. Ships. Men. Ships. Mes. Northern Fishery l5B 7,900 31 1,550 Spermaceti Common Oil Seal-skin 322 12,758 3.,9011 According to this statement the shOps have fallen off 217, and nearly 9,000 men have been thrown out of employ. In this account the southern fishery is divided into the three heads of spermaceti, common oil, mad seal-skin. The spermaceti whale fishery is carried on in ships of from 300 to 500 tons, with crews of 3,2 men ; and for the common oil fishery the ships are nearly the same size, and the crews nearly the same in number. As for the seal-skin fishery, it is considered as extinct, since it is admitted that the seals have been nearly all destroyed. Among the opinions advanced to explain the decline has been one, that the whales have been destroyed ; bat statistical information has been procured which shows that this opinion is untenable. Comparing recent with early dates, the following results arc obtained : In the year 1680 148 whale ships obtained 1,373 whales, or 9 whales per ship. IN the year 1688 214 whale ships obtained 345 whales, or 1i per ship. In the year 1696 100 whale ships obtained 380 whales, or 3i per ship. In the year 1701 207 whale ships obtained 2,071 whales, or 10 per ship. In the year 1705 157 whale ships obtained 1,664 whales, or 10i per ship. In the year 1710 137 whale ships obtained 62 whales, or k per ship. RECENT DATES. In the year 1822 121 whale ships obtained 8,663 tuns of oil, or 71 tuns per ship. In the year 1823 117 whale ships obtained 17,074 tuns of oil, or 146 tuna per ship. In the year 1828 93 whale ships obtained 13,966 tuns of oil, or 150 tuns per ship. In the year 1830 91 ships obtained 2,199 tuns of oit, or 24 tuns per ship. In the year 1832 81 ships obtained 12,610 tuns of oil, or 155 tuns per ship. In the year 1836 .59 ships obtained 750 tuns of oil or 13 tuna per ship. In the year 1838 39 ships obtained 4,013 tuna of oil, or 103 tuns per ship. The opinion that the whales have been destroyed in the southern- fisheries is answered by the fact, that while British ships have been diminished, those of France and America have been increased at a greater rate. There is another opinion advanced to explain the decline, which is, that the use of gas has lessened the demand for oil, but an answer is given to this by a statement of the importation of vegetable ails and tab. low for the years 1821 and 1839, which shows a great increase, attributed to the abatement of duties :- 1821. 1839. 1,900 tuns Olive Oil. Duty £4 4s per tun. 7,134 tuns. None Cocoa-nut. 1 5 1,500 3,200 Palma. 800 Rapeseed. 10,500 Linseed. 1 5 o 12 - 0 17 - 17,200 - 8,700 - 28,859 - 16,400 32,158 Tallow. 3 0 03,393 - 57,615 - to the encouragement of oi's of colonial fishery many attribute the decline. TM 1821 the British fisheries were protected by limiting the importation of colonial oils to a few places. An Act passed at this period allowed the admission of all colonial oils on psi , - ment of a duty of is. per tun ; and a subsequent. Act . allows materials fitted for the British fisheries in Ame rica to be imported into the place whence they are carried on duty free. Those who advance this reason for the decline support their opinion by statements of the importations of British and colonial oils for the years 1821 and 1839, exhibiting an increase of the latter ac companying a decrease of the former : B R I TI S II . Tuns. In the year 1821, Greenland 15,000 Spermaceti 5,009 Common Total 24,579 • Tuns. In the year 1839, Greenland oil - Spermaceti . - Common ....... Total 7,420 COLONIAL. Tuns. In the year 1821, Cod and seal oil 7,b00 - Spermaceti (none) -• Common (none) Total 7,h00 Tuns. In the year 1839, Cod and seal oil 1.2000 Spermaceti Common Total 17,837 Statements are also made of the indirect duties to which the oils of the British fishery are subject, as as answer to those who argue that the smallness of the duty (Is. per tun) is a sufficient encouragement. The total amount on a ship of 400 tons, it will be seen, i 1,6'251, but estimating this at only 1,000/., and dividing it by the average quantity of spermaceti oil, which is 160 tuns, it gives a duty of above 6/. per tun, while foreign oils are, it is said, paying no more than from 1-sth to 1-10th of that amount, Direct and indirect duties on a ship of 400 tons in the spermaceti whale fishery : X s. 400 loads of timber, 11. per load duty 4OO 0 400 tons of casks, 461. per 1,200 staves 2OO 0 120 tierces beef and pork, 1/. 10s. per tierce 180 0 15 tons bread and flour, uncertain ..... 100 0 12 tons rope, &c. Numerous small stores £1,250 0 Three years' interest on duties ...... 187 10 15 per cent. insurakce ....... 187 10 £1,625 0 The question here raised, being one respecting the encouragement to the British fisheries, as opposed to the British colonies, is one of some delicacy, and it should be remarked that the information given above has been chiefly obtained from interested sources. the argument, however, of the service of the fisheries, both in mannin g s hi ps o f war and employing the i n habitants the nort h ern islands, is an important one, while, in dependent o f a ll argument, the var i ous statis t i c a l infor mation connected with the subject is valuable. weoatffihaecnred,, The Trustees of the Cholmondeley Charities have given a donation of 501. to the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear, Dean-street, Soho-square. The Right [lon. Thomas Johnson, Lord Mayor, has also sub scribed to its finds. Since the establishment of the insti tution in 1816, upwards of 10,000 patient!, including in tizans, domestic servants. and distressed foreigners, &c., afflicted with deafness and other diseases of the ear, have been cured or relieved. INDIAN PALANQUIN BEARERS.—For endur ayniedg t h en a t their of f th e sh o o f u t l e d n er b s l t i h y endur ance and capability of supporting fatigue, the Indian pa. 4anquin bearers are equalled by few, and surpassed by no race of men• Under a burning sun, in the hottest they can, on a pinch, make a run withcut halting o f m pa i l l a e n s, q c u a in rr — 1 treaty Nai' between Great Brit a in personli a c i o t ZU n t e a r i n c S i a • "Ventl:(4ehotrolfhitrltlye ier's Scenes and Sports. u - the Republic of Texas was signed at the Forei gn on Monday, by Lord Palmerston and General' miiton, the Envoy from th at Republic . James Conven tionHa- recognises the independence of This They are now recognised by - / • th e new Republic. Belgium, and England. Am er i ca, France, Holland,