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A Novel of wild and stirring interest, by one of the ablest Writers of the day, will commence in the JULY NUMBER of " THE MIRROR." Cll PTICR I.—FIRE AND WATER. CHAPTER RATE PEVENSEY. CHAPTER 111.—WHO IS THIS GENTLEMAN? CHAPTER IV.—THE BATH AT DAWN. CHAPTER V.- THE INTERVIEW BELOW. Besides the usual varied Contents. The Volume from January to June. price 6s. 6d., is now ready. Charles Oilier, 18 and 19, Southampton street, Strand. THE PROTES TANT ELECTOR. On MoNuAT, June 28th, will be published, to be continued three days a week, for fourteen weeks, "r 1 HE PROTESTANT ELECTOR," A Price Threepence stamped, Eight Pages Quarto. As amount for the fourteen weeks will be but 10s. 6d., it is hoped the friends of the cause in every borough an] division of County will at once forward their subscriptions by Post-office Order. Advertisements and Letters to be addressed to the Publisher of .` The Protestant Elector," 3, Shoe-lane, Fleet. street. RINISRAWE'S STANDARD AND CO)1.- x.X PEE CE EDITION OF COWPER'iI WORKS. Vol. 111. Price 3s. On the Ist July will be published, tht Third Volume of Cowper's 'Yorks, edited by the Rev. T. S. GRIXIA-lANVE. London : William Tcgg and Co., Pancras-lane, Cbeapside. CONTRACT for CARRIAGES, CARTS, &c. Her Majesty's Postmaster-General will receive Tenders for the supply of CARRIAGES for the conveyance of Letter-carriers, Mail-bags, &c.; and also for the conveyance of Mails and Mall guards to and from the several Railway Stations, for the term of Five Years, to commence on and after the 6th April, 1848. The conditions of the Ccntract may be seen upon application at the Inland-office of this department between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. The Tenders to be addressed to Her Majesty's Postmaster-General, marked "Tender for the Supply or Carriages for the Conveyance of Letter-carriers, Mails," &c.; and to be delivered at the Secretary's department of the Post-office, at or before Twelve o'clock at Noen on the 31st day of July, 1847. Each Tender must bear the signature and address of two persons willing to become sureties for the due performance of the contract. <ame Palitosteoiduni; AU. pRIOES' PATENT CANDLE COMPANY. The whole of the Shares offered to the Public, amounting, with those retained by the original Proprietors, to 21,000, having been allotted, the Directors give notice that they are prepared to allot the 2,000 reserved Shares, giving the Trade as many as they may now apply for, and the remainder to the Public. Prospectuses may be obtained from Messrs. Wilson and Harrison, Solicitors to the Company, I,Copthall-buildings, Throgmorton-street, London. ANTWERP, BRUSSELS, and the RHINE. LONDON TO COLOGNE IN THIRTY HOURS. (Sea Passage Seven Hours only.) The Antwerp Company's powerful, splendid, and very favourite steam-ship ANTWERPEN, THOMAS JACKSON, Commander (re fitted and re-decorated throughout in the most sumptuous manner), leaves the St, Katharine's-wharf, Tower, every Sunday Morning at Ten o'clock, returning from Antwerp every Wednesday Afternoon at One o'clook. By this steamer and the railroad from _Antwerp, tra vellers going to the Rhine reach Cologne in thirty hours. The general accommodation for passengers on board this renowned ship, as well as her spacious Ladies' and Private Cabins, are entirely unequalled. Carriages and horses may be sent to the wharf up to one hour before the time of starting, but all applications for the shipment of goods must be made to the London agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, 123, Fenchurch-street, where, as well as at the Packet-office, 33, Regent circus, Piccadilly, berths may be secured and every informa tion obtained. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY has just de posited a complete sPries of APPARATUS, illustrating the Prin ciples of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH as now worked on the lead ing Lines of Railway. Also, superb Specimens of their ELECTRIC CLOCKS, ALARUM, &c. Among the various works of interest explained is a WORKING MODEL of CLAASEN'S PATENT IM PROVED RAILWAY. Dr. Bachhoffner's LECTURES on NATU RAL PHILOSOPHY. CHEMICAL, LECTURES by J. H. Pepper, Esq., oil the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The beautif 1 OPTICAL EFFECTS include the last DISSOLVING VIEWS, DIVING EXPERIMENTS, &c. Ste. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. I — • FTHE S U 11E R, now approaching, should prove as hot as it was last year, doubtless NICOLL'S REGISTERED PALETOT, of Lama Cloth, will be again much worn, without any other coat under it. This luxurious ease and comfort once expe rienced is alone sufficient inducement to adopt the game coarse again. Price of Paletot, rich silk linings, Two Guineas and a Half; aot silk, Two Guineas. 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. QPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by ,imply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change; and it can be incontestably proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap rlication that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots , till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lOs per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate , treet, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn bill ; Butler, 4, Cheapaide ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford ,treet ; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge; Finnigin, Milsem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham; and of mos Perthmers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to ary oart of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, peat-paid. Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' bservc, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. A POPULAR TREATISE FUNCT lONS. on the HEALTH . LIFE and VIGOU - NINETEENTH EDITIONnv pri elopece 2s. 3s. 6d. ; Free by rest (in s Seale E) 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND. A Medical Work on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restore tion. The baneful effects of Indulgence, neglected Strictures, Se condary S ym ptoms, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated by En gravhigs ; followed by observations on Marriage. By It. and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence. Sold by Strange, No. 21, Paternoster-row; Gorden, 146, Leadenhal - street ; Purkis, Compton-street, Soho ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street, and 37, Rey al Exchange , and all booksellers. Part I. of this Work is particularly addressed to those who ar prevented from forming a Matrimonial Allianee, through fear of cer thin disqualifications, and will bef ound an available introduction t the means of perfect and secret restoration to manhood. Part 11. treats perspicuously upon those forms of diseases, either .11 their primary or secondary state, arising from infection, showin: how numbers who neglect to obtain competent medical aid, entai' upon themselves years of misery and suffering. The CORDIAL BALM OF STRIACUM is exclusively directed to the cure of nervous and sexual debility, irregularity, weakness, bar renness, loss of appetite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debili ties arising from venereal excesses, &c. Price 11s. and 335. per bot tle. The Five-pound cases may be had as usual. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE. An anti syphilitic remedy for searching out and purifying the blood from ve• aerea l contamination, scurvy, blotches on the head, face, and bod y ulcerations, and those painful affections arng from improper treat lls ment. secondary symptoms, and all eruptions of the skin. Price and Jas. per battle. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4s. W. end 11s. per box, are the most effectual remedy tor strictures, in flammation, irritation of the bladder, &c., without hindrance tc nsiness. Consultation fee, if by Letter, It. A inute detail of ease is icn, cessary. Messrs. Perry are in daily atte minute at their residef 19, Bernet's-street, Oxford-street, London, from eleven till two, an eye till eight: and on Sundays from eleven till twelve. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, JUNE 22.—The continued firmness and gradual advance in the Liverpool cotton market, has caused spinnershere; haveand manufacturers gene rally and to some extent, particularly in yarn, prices buyers accededu n t r of orders in to their ask de mands. There appears to be a fair n the m irket for yarn for Ru ssia, Holland, and t Medi terranean; but the advance of prices prevents the e b u y rs from operating freely , and the business done is conse quently on a lim ited scale. For goods there has not been so much inquiry as during last week, and very few sales have been made —generally at previous rates. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, JUNE 21.—We have had very few buyers in the market to-day ; but though the busi ness d one has been very limited, there is a better feeling in ani.ested, and more inquiry about goods. The wool trade is still slack, and there has been very little done. Prices have undergone little change since last Monday. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, JUNE 19.—Although there was no increase of business in the Piece Hall to day, yet there was a better attendance of mer chants, and evidently an improved state of feeling. The yarn market also presents a rather cheerful aspect; though we cannot say that either the demand or prices have decidedly improved. The stock of wool at market is very light, and a moderate business doing, to supply immediate wants; b u t prices h ave not been so low for many years. here is a prospect ofthe a strong of which contest between the grower an d the spinner, issue altogether depends upon the result of the harvest. de- HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, JTNE 22.—We had a de cidedly better market to-day, with a fair attendance of buyers, o rs inu goods. afandaconsid era ble busine ss done in the best UNE 22.—There was a rather LEEDS, TUESDAY, J better market last Saturday, and a l itt l e more has been but doing to-day in fancy twe eds and coatings; no de mand for cloths and heavier descriptions of woollens has as yet set in, and these branches of our trade are still in a languid state.—Manchester Guardian. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. ~ WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOU RED ENGRAVINGS. 'Qat published, Twentieth Thous and, in a sealed envelope, price 22 - 64. or post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage tamps direct from the Author's residence. SELF- PRESERVA.TION : A Medical Treatise ,^-Y on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturo y. LuUStrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. ...- uYsiology, a nd Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, th -44 ,ahling their various vtr.-.,,tures, uses, and functions, and showing „—:lll.Juries that are i vtoduced in them, by solitary habits, and etlit.r Debility, Wit` Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous eltility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. By SAMUEL LVMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; atrietdated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Ilonorar YEOMANRY CORPS IN T HE ."[ember of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate ``Pothecarlea' Hall, London, ite., itru- CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. appears from a return to the HUouNsIeTEoDf CoilaGDo.n°s3l,thiatt Ce•rr sz 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance the total charge for the Yeomanry Cavalry in Gre a t ~,,- 1414 Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— Britain, for the year 1842, atnounted to 101,704/. ; the - ',,., 111 .t0rza 2. On the Anatomy and rhysiology of the Gencrativi number of o ffi cers to 845, and the number of men to -... -r gans. their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that gres• 13,358. In the year 1843, the total charge amounted to .".telital an d physical P ower are dependant upon their healthy action a - 5,4701 . ; the number of officer? to 893, and the number - -CiurrEs 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on the of men to 14,311. In 1844 the charge amou ay., mai E co n o my ; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions 87 622/ • Mike Stomach Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the ,• • , the number of o ffi cers to 87 , nted to 3 and the number ...yaw F acu lti e 's, esterres 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youtl of men to 14,189. In 1845, the charge amounted to 'arta Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, ; an t d he in 82,1 m 8 e 2 n 1. ; to th i e 4 n ,3 u s m 3 b . er of o ffi cers to 896, and the number the Debility , and Premature Decay.—CuATTESS 5 and 6. Or of amounted to 87,9481. ` .1 ,.,. Disorder. rising from indiscriminate Excess, Gounorlima uleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of ,he Urethra. number REVIEWS OF THE WORK. the number of men to 13,818. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally qua il . 184 6,0 f otfahecers total t 088 1 , Char i g i d e feu lush eel man who has avidently had considerable experience ot PAISLEY, JUNE 18.—Since the last trade report, "he tre xtment t o n, he various disorders arising front the follies an i short es that time has been, it is gratifying to state that a very favourable change has taken place. A consider • s t il l ties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an ins w •al h u c a i b i le m a i d . - , able number of hands have been enaged these two days 2 0 11, by demonstrating the consequences of e x cesses , its p erusal ", aa a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by p nose, questions ma y be sa tisfactorily replied to, that admit o . no ap- past by several houses, and for various descriptions of :Peal, even to the most confidential friend. " —Era. w ork. utU Among these are engagements for filled shawls, ......ol tartan shawls, striped shawls, and different descrip *,,r_ublished by the Author, and may be hod at his r esidence; also in Kent and Richirli 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, . Oxbrd-street starts, 'Ticlbonta-street , Quadrant; 1-4 °r 4°n • 146 ti°l3s o f low, heavy printing cloth. rho various parties en ntLdenhall.street, L on d o n ; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool gaged in preparing iitti a ti n g d s a fo g r e t n h e e r s i e l n i z pr g e o s o s ts n ar a e m v , e )n r y g '""u ~by an Booksellers. busy these two days, At Hume for Consultation daily, all parties seems to prevail that the crisis is over, and e till Eight • rem Nine li till ed to Tw i o t , co a n n ta d i t nin rorn g 'ta m ft , , and all letters immediately rep , . iv. w H. , for advice,&c.-9 BEDFORD -STBZET BEDFORD. that now more abundant employment Main provided '"N i2 diall• LORDON _.2 , for the working claim North Britiah BALLOON ASCENT IN MAN CHESTER. On Saturday eveni..g, as previously announced, Mr. G. B. Gale, an aeronaut who has made various ascents in America, and some more recently from the Punch-re nowned Rosherville Gardens, Gravesend, made his first ascent from the Pomona Gardens, Cornbrook. From 5 o'clock till 7 a continuous stream of people flocked t wards the gardens, and it is conjectured that not fewer than 4,000 persons were assembled within the gardens at the time of the ascent; while the lane leading to the gar den-, the whole line of the Chester-road, and various other open spaces in the neighbourhood, were thronged by thousands of spectators. Bands of music entertained the spectator s during the tedious process of inflation, which on this occasion had not been commenced soon enough (only about twelve hours being allowed, whereas ordinurily this balloon requires eighteen or nineteen hours), and it was also found that the specific gravity of the gas was much too great for the purposes of aerosta tion. From three hundred and sixty to four hundred is the gravity of the gas used by aeronauts; indeed, some manufacture hydrogen gas for themselves, having a specific gravity of not more than 200 ; but this is wholly unfit for illuminating purposes. The balloon is a new one, made in Spitaltields, consisting of 700 square yards of oiled silk, and capable of containing, when fully inflated, 35,000 cubic feet of gas. The process of inflation commenced at six o'clock in the morning, the gas being conveyed to the balloon by a three-inch pipe from the street main ; but, under the circumstances above noticed, Mr. Gale soon found that he must abandon his original purpose of appending a duplicate car, and taking with him two other gentle men who had engaged to accompany him. Half an hour after the hour appointed for the ascent, there was no appearance of the inflation being nearly completed, and at length, to prevent the public disappointment, Mr. Gale had the gaspipe disconnected, and the balloon taken higher up the banks, where the crowd around it was very great, and it was with difficulty that the police could preserve a space suffi cient to complete the requisite arrangements. At length, all being properly adjusted, Mr. Gale entered the car,—a painted basket of cork and wicker-work, about four feet deep,—and, giving the signal, the balloon was liberated, amidst loud cheers, ten minutes before eight o'clock. As the balloon did not rise as buoyantly as was desirable, Mr. Gale threw out a large quantity of ballast, which did not imme diately suffice, for the car passing over the lake into the corner of the garden, there struck against the framework within the outer pailings, and 23 it oscillated from side to side, many cries were heard of " He's out." After clearing the palings and crossing the road, the balloon oame in contact with a number of poplar trees, dragging the car after it; but it soon cleared these, and in its network were seen entangled two large branches, which it had torn off in its up ward progress. Mr. Gale, who had prudently squatted down at the bottom of the car, finding that all danger was over, stood up and showed himself, waving his flags, and this conclusive evidence that he was not " out," was received with tremendous . huzzas and cheering from the assembled thousands. The bal loon crossed the Chester-road, and keeping at a low altitude, passed over the lower part of Hulme into Manchester, by St. Peter's-square, and from thence towards Victoria-park. After clearing the town, the balloon rose very high, keeping a little to the eastward of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. The greatest altitude reached, Mr. Gale thinks, was about a mile and a quarter. Generally the balloon floated at the height of about 7,000 or 8.000 feet. Mr. Gale got a fine view of Stockport (past which he bore a little to the east) and of the windings of the Mersey, above and below the town, and proceeding onwards into Cheshire, terminated his aerial voyage in a grass field beside the village of Bredbury, about two mites beyond Stock port. The whole length travelled was about ten miles. The descent of the machine was of the gentle-4 possible kind. The grapnel being lowered, was laid hold of by one man ; two others, farm labourers, came to his assist ance, and afterwards other two, and the balloon was drawn to the ground as easily as a boy would "pull in" his kite. The people behaved to the aeronaut with great kindness, and a party of labourers assisted in carrying the balloon to a public-house, where a cart was got as far as Stockport; thence Mr. Gale came to Manchester in a cab, and arrived about midnight. It is stated that he will make a second ascent on Monday next, wh n, if the balloon be (as Mr. Gale expects) amply inflated, he will ascend with the duplicate car, and discharge some fireworks, at a great altitude. GLASGOW. SHOCKING DESTITUTION. During the last eight or ten days, a scane of Irish des titution has been daily and nightly presented in a vacant space of ground at the north-west corner of Stoekwell bridge, which is altogether appalling. There,on the bare cold earth, or perchance with the leapt sprinkling of straw beneath them, exposed to all varieties of weather, are v 0 be seen scores of shrivelled and diseased creature, chiefly ema ciated women and children, some of them infants at the breast. On Saturday evening last, a gentleman informs us that he counted no less than 67 individuals on this spot. This morning, about one o'clock, we visited the place; a shower of rain had fallen, and many of the poor wretches, no doubt, had sought better shelter, as we ob served not a few in the recesses of stairs and shop doors. But exposed to the rains and dews of heaven, and the da:nps and colds of earth, there were about a dozen, some of them huddled in groups for warmth, some covered with a wretched mat, not a few (and these mere youths) with nothing whatever over them. The hollow coughs that came from that den of misery, located in the centre of one of the wealthiest cities in the empire, told of the ravages that exposure and disease were making on their constitutions, leaving altogether out of view the moral and social consequences. We know that the authorities are perplexed with the immense amount of misery they are called upon to relieve, but it is a shocking thing that, in a Christian or a civilised land, such scenes should exist. Can something not be done in a temporary manner, say in the way of tents, to protect them from the inclemency of the elements ; or are there not vacant churches in the city which might be converted into temples of charity, if nothing else can be accomplished, until other means and better acconinao dation be provided? Nothing can tend mere to harden and render callous the feelings of a population than such scenes; and the sooner these victims of neglect are pro perly attended to, the better for all parties. THE VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER. There is scarcely a village in England without a little shop in it, where you see over the door-way, in strange looking letters, "Licensed Dealer in Tea, Coffee, To bacco and Snuff, Pepper and Vinegar," where they keep every thing well seasoned, and very little that is fresh. You cannot mistake it, for there are g enerally a lot of little children looking in, li c ki ng t h e i r lips, and seeming to envy the very sunshine which is melting the lollipops in the glass jars : wishing that they were small as flies to hop about and eat up the dirty handful of sugar that is thrown in one corner of the window ; and fairly long ing to have a suck of the two or three wizened oranges, which have lain undisturbed for weeks on their little bed of comfortable dust in the corner. There is generally a hair broom, a mop, and a besom at the door, and an empty tea-chest which the carrier brought, and which, when full, contained a dozen sixpenny fire shovels, a dozen pieces of hearthstone, ditto of Bath bricks, and the same number of the lumps of pipeclay, with divers and sundry packages of red ochre. They never lay in a stock of more than a pound of tea at a time, which the carrier brings to them in his coat-pocket ; and were any little girl to come for a whole ounce, they would send her back again to see if it was not a mistake, so accustomed are they to serve out only half and quarter ounces. They make halt-pennyworths of sugar, and seldom give a child a pennyworth of treacle in a teacup without a caution not to put his finger in and lick it as he goes home ; for if he does it will be short weight when he gets there. They are never without ginger bread cakes, plum buns, and biscuits ; but as they are all mixed together in one drawer, it frequently takes some time to find such as are wanted, and when found, scarcely anything less than a good heavy hammer will break them ; nor is there the remotest chance of eating them at all, until they have had a good soaking in a basin of water. The top row of the window is generally de dicated to a fest whipping and pegging tops in a net; half . a dozen shuttlecocks, stuck in one another; a couple of halfpen n y b a ttl e d ores t o match ; a spotted harlequin suspended by the neck, who kicks up his legs and arms beautifully when the string behind is pulled; a wax doll whose nose and lips the sun has melted ; a wooden dog that used to squeak when it was moved, before it fell down and got broken; two or three soldiers on horse back lying higgledy-piggledy together, some of the men without heads, and some of the horses without legs ; and two or three halfpenny kites, with a beautiful cross in the middle, marked with red ochre; with one or two other articles, such as a sixpenny fiddle without strings, the bow of which has long since been lost,—and these make up what the village shopkeeper calls his toy department. Thesecond row is dedicated to a very small show of crockery ware; a few little packages which are either groats, oatmeal, or lucifer matches, you cannot tell which, unless you go close and read the labels; beside these stand two or three bot tles of patent mdicines, those intended for the use of the villagers being the smallest, those for the cows and horses a little larger. Next stand a couple of pens, a box full of wafers, and a little bottle which once contained ink. These are matched by half a dozen pipes, very tastefully crossed and tied together ; then a bill about something which was stolen, lost, or strayed, you cannot tell how long ago, for the date has slipped down. This is accompanied by another bill, announcing " Day and Martin's Black ing,"—not that they ever had any, for they found it come cheaper to make their own; but as the pane hap pened to be out, and it just fitted, it came in very handy, and the glazier lived above five miles off. This com pletes row the second, with the exception of a written paper, announcing "A Cotage too Lett Inkwire within." The bottom row it is almost impossible to describe, for it is made up of soap and soda, and stone-blue; a pair or two of boots, ditto of shoes, a hat, and a little suit of corduroys; parcels which are supposed to contain every thing, though they have very much the appearance of bricks tied up iu brown paper; a piece of bacon, mounted on a lump of cheese, a half-quartern loat, overhung by half a pound of candles, on both of which the effects of the hot sun are visible; two or three eggs which have been kept long enough and made warm enough to contain little chickens; three onions, one of which is wizened, while the other two have begun to sprout; a mouse trap, a frying-pan, and a gridiron, with a tin saucepan turned bottom u pwards, and surmounted by a half bladder of dirty -looking lard. These, with a notice that passengers and parcels are booked there for the Red Rover coach, make up about all you can see without a very minute examination. If you venture inside and ask for anything, no matter what h is, they have it ; but bless me ! wherever can it be? it must be somewhere in one of these drawers. John John I John comes out of the little back parlour; he also is certain it must be somewhere—he scratches his head, and tries to remem ber—hers a recollection of Mrs So-and-so having a penn'orth about six months back—knows he tied it up and put it away carefully—must be this —no, those are tin tacks —must be that—deary me they're thimbles ! —did'nt know they had any—and had given an order for two dozen to come by the carrier on Saturday.—Could'nt you look in again in about an hour, or call next day ? they should be sure to find them then. Perhaps it is a lead-pencil you want. They have black-lead, but they reckon that won't do. They have pens also, but, unfor tunately, at that time are out of ink : the last ink they had, a great jar tumbled off the shelf, fell on it, and broke the ink-bottle; and it was very unfortunate, for it happened all to run into the drawer where they kept the moist sugar. Is there nothing else you want? a pen knife, or a pail, or a penny box of paints ? You shake your head and sayand bid good by to the Village Shopkeeper.—From Miller's Boy's Spring Book. ROBBERIES BY ENGLISH VANTS IN PARIS. Two English servants, named Templeton and Macken• zie, were on Saturday tried by the Court of Assizes o' the Seine, for robbing the proprietress of the Hotel Vic toria, in the Rue Chaveau-la-Garde. At the beginning of 1846, Templeton, who was then in a state of great distress, was kindly received by the lady of the hotel as one of her domestics. A littl e . time afterwards he was observed to be flush of money; and as this caused sus picions, the plate was examined, and it was found that several forks, spoons, &c., had disappeared. On being questioned, Templeton admitted that he was the thief, but urged that he was in great poverty. Although this was notoriously false, he possessing an excellent situa tion, his employer, touched by his appeals for pardon, consented not to place him in the hands of justice, and contented herself with dismissing him. He shortly after repaid this kindness by a shameful participation in the robbery of his benefactress. On the night of the 28th of December, a young Englishman arrived at the Hotel Victoria with a handsome portmanteau. He re quested the porter to give him a bed without delay, and to Gall him at an early hour the next day. On going to the room the following morning, the porter was asto nished to find that the visitor had already departed, and it it was evident from the disorder of the bed, that he had laid on it without undressing. The man, fearing that a robbery had been committed, descended to the dining room of the hotel, and found the windows standing open. He also discovered that some plate, which had been used on the previous evening had disappeared, as also some jewellery belonging to the lady of the hotel, which had been left in an adjoining parlour. There was no doubt that the young English visitor was the thief, and his handsome portmanteau, which he lett, was ac cordingly broken open, when it was found to contain nothing but a large stone. A robbery on an extensive scale had evidently been planned, and there was every reason to believe that the portmanteau had been destirTd . to take away the booty. Fortunately, however, the thief ' had not had time to attack the plate closet, i n which the greatest quan t ity of plate was kept; and, having no doubt been alarmed whilst in the perpetration of the theft in the dining-room, he had been compelled to make a hasty retreat, leaving on the table a silver cruet-stand, a silver bread basket, and several other valuab le articles. For some time no clue was obtained to the thief, but at last Templeton fell into the hands of the police for another robbery, and this led to his lodgings being searched, when some articles that had been stolen from the hotel Victoria, and pawnbrokers' duplicates for some others, were discovered. The prisoner Mackenzie lived with Templeton, and both passed by assumed names. On being confronted with the domesti cs o f th e h o tel, M ac kenzie was recogn ised as the person who had entered the hotel with the portmanteau on the night of the robbery, and it was also proved that he had been concerned with . Templeton in disposi ng o f t h e s t o len articles. The jury declared Mack enz i e gu il ty o f a robbery in an inhabited house during the night, and Templeton guilty of a domestic robbery. The Court condemned both to two years' impris onment. Temple ton not understanding French, an interpreter had to be employed. A professor of English was chosen but he crea t e d immense amusement throughout th e trial, from the great deafness with which be is afflicted preventing him fro u clearly understanding what was said and also from his continually confounding English with French and French with English, he talki ng to the Court i n English and to the prisoners . French.—Galignani. reat Georg e - s t ree t. Mr. Morrison, M.P. , had an interview with the Righ. H C a n r e d rs S e t f ru na tt, il o w n ay T s u ni es G da at the office of the The Observer of Sunday morning g ave th e p a rti • culars of the meeting at Dee's Hotel, Bi rm i ng h am, o f th e s h ar eholders of the Birmingham and O x f or d R a il way Com oomEhm Edward Com pany, nearly to the extent of one of the Ob server f o lio co l u mns, and which meeting did not co mmence a t D e e's Hotel until after two o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, and appeared in the Observer published at six o'clock on Sunday morning. The:Observer also gave an account of the splendid Waterloo banquet, including the names of most of the gallant surviving heroes present, with a summary ex ceeding one of the Observer folio colum ns ; near l y two f o li o co l u mns of her Majesty's T h eatre and the Royal Italian Opera; a folio column of critique on th e B r iti s h I nst i tu t ion p i c t ur es; nearly two folio columns of the st a t e o f th e f u nds a nd prices of railways; the. horticultural meeting at Chis wick on Saturday—the prizes awarded, and to whom ; Fox Club dinner at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, on Saturday; upwards of a column and a half of births, marriages, and deaths; five columns of miscellaneous advertisements, in cluding a folio column of public amusements for the coming week. The Observer also contained twenty-six columns of ne ws, foreign and domestic , chiefly original. Price of the Ob server 6d. There is scarcely a Club-house, Institution, Library, or News-room in all England, Scotland, I re l an d, th e Conti nent, East and \V est Indies, America, &c., in which the Ob serve: is not taken in, and frequently d up li cate cop i es . Th . e extens iv e publicat ion of the Obs erver commences a t six and concludes at ten oclock on Sunday morning Monday edition of the Observer, best adapted fo r th e coun try and abroad, is regularly published at four o'clock ou Monday after- MOM THE CORN TRADE. J UNE 24, 1847. (From the Mark-lane Express.) The weather has been decidedly broken throughout the week, and though the rain which has fallen has done no further positive mischief than• deranging a portion of the hay in the early districts, where cutting was com menced the first week in June, still it has caused some uneasiness. That a dry summer generally proves fa vourable for wheat in this country is a well-known fact ; and there can be no doubt that plenty of moisture has fallen fur the spring sown corn. A change to dry warm weather would, therefore, be very desirable, whilst a longer continuance of rain might prove injurious. Up to the pressnt time the reports from the agricultural dis tricts continue to speak well of the grain crops, but the complaints respecting the reappearance of the potato disease have lately increased, though they are not, we are happy to say, so general as to have given rise to serious apprehension. That the late wet weather must have proved very trying where any predisposition to the disorder in the plant existed is certain, and should a moist state of atmosphere unfortunately prevail during the summer, the failure would probably again prove ex tensive. Several large growers of potatoes with whom we have conversed on the eubject stated that their great fear was an excess of moisture ; with dry weather they hoped and expected they should do well. The very im portant fall which took place on Monday in the price of wheat had a depressing effect on all the leading pro vincial markets, held in the early part of the week. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, considerable surprise was occa sioned by the tone of the London advices, so great a reduction at Mark-lane coming wholly unexpected ; the result was, that though the market was well attended by local and distant buyers, sales of wheat could not be made except at an abatement of 9d. per 701 b.; whilst American flour was taken off slowly at a decline of 2s. 6d. per barrel, and all other articles were decidedly easier to buy than on that day se'nnight. Later in the week something like confidence appears to have returned, still on Friday neither wheat nor flour was at all dearer. At most of the other large consuming towns the wheat trade had taken its tone from the London and Liverpool reports, and as regards wheat, the decline, taking the kingdom collectively, may be estimated at 6s. to Bs. per quarter. Meanwhile very little, if any, increase has taken place in the deliveries from the growers; and, cautiously as purchasers have operated, there has been no accumulation of stocks in the hands of merchants. Last week we directed attention to the extreme insig nificance of the quantity sold at the 290 towns at which an official account of the sales is kept for the purpose of compiling the averages ; small as the return then was, that for the week ending 12th of June shows a further falling off. To put this matter clearly before our readers, we beg to call their attention to the following statement : SOLD AT THE 290 TOWNS RETURNING THE AVERAGES. 1847. 1846. In the week ending May 8 ... 111,156 ... 129,169 15 ... 100,676 ... 115,681 —22 ... 78,269 ... 78,064 —29 ... 68,843 ... 79,001 June 5 ... 41,223 ... 88,378 12 ... 31,364 ... 87,508 It will be seen that the decrease has been progressive, uninfluenced by the important fluctuation which prices have undergone during the time referred to ; and we can, therefore, draw no other conclusion than that the stocks of home-grown wheat have been reduced into an extremely narrow compass. If we are right in this belief, the expected arrivals from abroad are likely to be all wanted before the new crop can be ready for con • sumption. A large fleet of vessels grain laden have this week arrived off the coast, the greater part at Cork and Falmouth fur orders; this arrival is principally from the Mediterranean, and has been lung expected. By fer the greater number of the ships appear to be laden with Indian corn, and that article has consequently fallen materially in value not only in London and Liverpool, but likewise in Ireland. The quantity of wheat, when distributed to the several ports, will not, we apprehend, prove so great as to have much influence on prices; but Indian corn seems likely, for a time at least, to rule much lower than it has done of late, the consumption of the article being comparatively small, except in Ireland. The arrivals of English wheat into the port of London have not increased to any extent, the supply up to this (Saturday) evening having amounted to only 2,864 quarters. The trifling nature of the home supply has, however, failed to cause any uneasiness, liberal receipts, viz., 20,646 quarters, having come to hand from abroad. It must, however, be recollected that very little of the foreign wheat is sufficiently fresh to make a good sack of flour without an admixture of English; and, if the latter comes forward in such small quantities as it has done of late, its value must remain relatively above that of the former. A considerable proportion of the English left unsold on Monday was disposed of on Wednesday, without any further decline occurring in quotations. On Friday the millers tried hard to obtain a concession, but finding factors more inclined to raise than to lower their pretensions, and their wants being urgent, the whole on sale was taken off at quite previous prices. Our market has again been visited during the week by country millers from distant parts of the kingdom, for the pur pose of purchasing foreign wheat; but finding importers firmer than they had calculated on, the transactions have not been particularly large, Early on Wednesday a few parcels of Danzic were parted with, to clear vessels com ing on demurrage, at rates which would not have been accepted at the beginning of the week ; but towards the close of the market there was less pressure, and we heard of the sale of a cargo of fine Rostock at 883., being Is. to 2s. per quarter above the highest offer made for the same lot on Monday. Since then the disposi tion to purchase has increased, and a fair share of busi ness was done in the finer sorts on Friday at fully pre vious rates. The concession made by the millers on Monday has led to a somewhat better sale of flour, and a tolerable quantity has been taken by the bakers during the week. The transactions in American had not been of much importance, the arrival of 33,705 barrels, and the ex pectation of further receipts, having led buyers to expect a greater abatement in price than sellers have been willing to submit to. The supplies of barley have been small coastwise, only 483 quarters having come to hand, and from abroad 5,686 quarters. This grain, has, nevertheless, hung very heavily on hand ; indeed it has been absolutely impos sible to sell -except in quite retail quantity. In this position of affairs quotations afford but very little guidance as to the real value. Malt has participated in the dullness which has pre vailed in the barley trade, and the turn has been in favour of the purchaser. The market has been sparingly supplied with oats, and should we be much longer without large foreign arrivals the dealers' stocks will run very short. Of English only 84 quarters, Scotch none, Irish 4,205 quar ters (principally screenings), and foreign 6,566 quarters, have been received during the week. Notwithstanding the insignificance of the supply, business has remained in the same languid state as before. Factors have, it is true, displayed rather more confidence, and fine corn could perhaps hardly be bought so well at the close as at the commencement of the week ; but there has been a total want of activity in the demand, which has rendered it impossible to realise any advance. Beaus and peas have come sparingly to hand, and the inquiry for these articles has been of a strictly retail character. Needy buyers have had to pay former terms, but to have sold largely less money must have been taken. The arrivals of Indian corn have been more that equal to the demand, and stocks have lately accumulated, the effect of which has been an important fall in its value. Our foreign advices are not of much interest this week, business in grain having, it appears, remained in much the same position at the different continental mar kets as before. At the lower Baltic ports the tendency of prices had, it seems, been downwards; whilst at Danzic,, as well as most of the markets in Holland, and Belgium, and France, quotations of wheat and rye had rather risen. Stocks appear nearly, if not quite, as trifling on the continent as with us; and we are in clined to think that when what is new on passage to this country shall have come to hand, the supplies will for a time be unimportant. Letters from Danzic, of the 12th instant, inform us that the quantity of wheat in granary there had been reduced into a very narrow compass, and that owing to the want of sufficient water in the Vistula, great diffi culty was likely to be experienced in getting supplies down from the interior. Holders of the little on hand had, consequently, raised their pretensions ; and though the business actually done had been trifling, an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter on the currency of that day se'nnight had been partially established. From Stettin our advices are of the 14th of June. Though no increase had taken place in the deliveries from the neighbouring farmers, business had become dull in wheat, and very little was being shipped to Great Britain. The last prices paid had been equivalent to SOs. for red, and 82s. per quarter, free on board, for white, the weight being only about 591 b. per bushel. Rye had been in active request for transit into the in terior, and prices equal to 561. up to 60s. per quarter had been paid for the article. The wind having been contrary the expected arrivals from Russia had not come to hand. The accounts from Rostock are of the 17th of June. No increase had taken place there in the supplies of grain from the growers; and though the weather had, on the whole, been favourable for the growing crops, holders of wheat had remained decidedly firm. At Konigsberg the tendency of prices had been rather downwards, owing to an unexpected increase in the supplies from Poland. Freights appear to have receded materially all over the Baltic, which will be an item in favour of the importer. Ilamburgh advises of Tuesday last inform us that very little had been passing there since the previous post day in the grain trade ; holders of wheat on the spot had, nevertheless, continued to ask 88s. to 90s. per quarter for the best qualities of red, weighing 60i1b. to 611 b. per bushel, and other kinds had been held at proportionate rates. In barley and oats scarcely anything had been done, and prices had tended downwards. Rye on the spot had commanded 655. to 675. per quarter free on board. In the Dutch markets rye has risen materially, and in Belgium prices of wheat have advanced. From Marseilles we learn that the trade had recovered from the panic which had prevailed during the previous week, and that a slight improvement from the lowest point had taken place in prices. From the Black Sea we learn that stocks of wheat and Indian corn were large and vessels scarce, which latter circumstance had rendered the execution of shipping orders very difficult. EMIGRATION TO NORTH A M ERICA. (From Charles Willmer's European Mail.) The number of emigrants now crossing the Atlantic, and the immense amount of sickness which usually takes place on the voyage, has attracted a good deal of attention from the fact, that the poor who are thus afflicted are beyond the reach of medical aid, not one ship out of fifty that sail with emigrants carrying a surgeon. Efforts have been, and indeed are now being made, for the purpose of providing these vessels with medical assistance, and among those who have been most energetic in their efforts in endeavouring to accomplish this most de sirable end is Mrs. Maury, of Liverpool, who, in speaking of the measures which have been adopted, says, in a letter now before us— " I subjoin a copy of the memorial which wd.s pre sented to the Senate and House of Representatives, in Washington. The subject met with the entire appro- bation of the President Of the United States, and4;vith COMMITTEE. ON THE N4VICIA4 TION LAWS. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons, to inquire into the operation of the naviga tion-laws, met again on Tuesday. The following Members were present :—Mr. Liddell, Mr. T. Baring, Mr. Ricardo, Sir Howard Douglas, Admiral Dureiss• Sir George Clerk, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Mitchell, anti Mr. M‘Carthy. In the absence of Mr. M. Gibson the chair was taken by Mr. Ricardo. Mr. Phillips was called and examined.. shipping. in s t h h i e ß p b y v r a o l l k u e r r . , 0 1 :. nd l a f n ß dß r t i h ari t e ll is an h dg n . as —He experiencew shipowner ee ree a a would immetAately be reduced to 30 per cen t., an d he s h ou l c . very unwilling to own ship s on suc h terms. lie could purchase shipping in a foreign country at much lower rate than he could here; and there were' many ports abroad to which they would not be ad mitted, while all ships would be admitted into our ports. From the cheapness, it would be an advan tage to the British ship owners to buy foreign ships, and to navigate them with foreign sailors. Mr. Col quh.lun stated in his evidence that a ship could be built, coppered, and copper-fastened at Lubeck, and fitted for a voyage to India, at from 81. to 8/. 16s, per ton ; a similar ship could not be built and fitted out in England under from 161. to 171. per ton. Taking the statement of Nr. Swale, that the wages of a crew of thirteen men on board a Hamburg ship of 350 tons amounted to 25/. 2s. 10d. per month, while the wages on board a British ship of the same (!s, which tonnage amounted to 40 /. 10 s. per month, m. W y forei g n countries gave their own ships great privi leg was an advantage to them. Mr. Ild'GregoT stated in his evidence that a British ship could take V'rench produce to the 'United States ; he (Mr. P.) knew of an instance when, by a mistake of an agent at Liverpool, some articles of French produce were shipped on board a vessel with a British cargo, anttl that vessel, on its arrival in the United States, was placed under seizure, and the owner was put to a very great expense. Mr. M'Gregor had, he thought, made a great many mistakes in the course of his evidence. If England repealed her navigation laws, and foreign countries maintained theirs, it would be an advantage to the British shipowner to own foreign ships. If a foreigner could own a French ship, it " would be a fortune to him to trade between Havre and India, as the French navigation laws were so exclusive. He understood that the expense of build ing a good oak ship at Danzic, with the exception of coppering and fitting her for sea, would be 8,3001. for a ship of 800 tons, or 10/. 17s. 6d. per ton. The freight received on her voyage from Dan zic to London, with a cargo of railway sleepers, would pay the expense of coppering her and provisioning her for an Indian voyage. Such a vessel could not be built in England under 15/. per ton, and there would be a difference in the rate of insurance. The Prussian ship would stand quite as long as the British ship. The expense of building a similar ship in the United States would be about 121. or 13/. per ton. As a general rule, all foreign ships were navigated cheaper than English vessels, and, of course, every one would employ the foreign rather than the English seamen. With regard to ship-building, if the navigation laws were repealed, the number of naval artisans would be greatly reduced; and in consequence, the Govern ment, when it wanted hands in the dockyards, would be very much inconvenienced, unless they also employed foreign shipwrights. About 200,000 seamen would either be thrown out of employ ment, or compelled to serve at a much lower rate of wages, and rather than do that he thought they would seek some other employment, In fact, he believed that the repeal of the navigation laws would involve pecuniary loss to about 2,000 000 of people in this country. The greatest disadvantage from the repeal of those laws would be the difficulty of manning the navy, which could not be obviated in any emergency unless they also employed foreigners. At present, in any emergency, the navy could obtain from 10,000 to 20,000 seamen from the British mercantile marine. The effect of throwing open only the foreign trade, and not the coasting and colonial trade, would be a disadvantage, as they had all the restrictions to submit to which they were willing to put up with while protected, and in foreign ports would have to compete with the foreigner who had not those restrictions, who were badly paid and badly fed. In taking a cargo to South Australia he should be obliged to charge a higher freight in consequence of the impossibility of obtain ing a return cargo, and from there on going to India the ship would come into competition with the cheap foreigners. If a return freight from the colonies were to be obtained, it would not be of so much importance; but it was notorious that 19 ships out of 20 did not obtain a return cargo from the colonies, but were obliged to go on to India for a cargo. He had been much amused at the statements made by former wit nesses that the Australian colonies were inconveni enced by a dearth of British shipping to send their produce home. The admission of Asiatic and American produce in all bottoms would deprive the British shipowner of the greatest advantage he at present possessed, by giving the foreigners the long voyage, as they built and navigated thir ships cheaper. The repeal of the navigation laws of America and Great Britain would throw into the American ship ping the great bulk of the carrying trade to this country, as they would as a matter of course use their own ships. The trade between America and this country was almost exclusively an import trade. By Mr. Mitchell. —The Americans at the present moment were in possession of the great bulk of the carrying trade. The American ships were nearly as cheap as the cheapest foreign ships. The advantage that would arise from allowing foreigners to compete with Americans would be very small in this trade, while the disadvantages would be very great. By Mr. Ricardo.—The reciprocity treaties put the United States on a better footing than we were, because we admitted them to trade to our colonies, and they had no colonies. He did not think that the Americans had anything to fear from the ships of the ports north of Europe. The north country ships were more cheap, but more clumsily built and fitted out. Our case with regard to com petition with these ships was verj different from that of the Americans. The Amen-ans had many great advantages over us. For example, they built their ships cheaper, and they manned them as they pleased ; they were subject to no restrict ons such as were under the Merchant Seamen's Act, and they usually sailed with a very fair proportion of fo feigners. On the whole they navigated their ships a great deal cheaper than we did. By Sir George Clerk.—Although the na'igation laws had been suspended, he was not aware tAat ad vantage of the privilege to bring provisions to this country had been taken by foreign ships up to the present period.. He believed the reason was that at the time those laws were suspended foreign ships were frozen up in their ports, and were unprepared for the trade. Now, he understood, that several fo reign ships were on their way to America for the purpose of bringing provisions to this country. By Mr. Mitchell—He did not think that a re duction of freight of 11. per ton en sugar from the West Indies would ever be felt by the consumers of the article; the difference would be absorbed by the importers and the exporters. By Admiral Dundas—ln his opinion the repeal of the navigation-laws would cause a great reduction in first•class shipping of the country, and that 40,000,0001. of capital, which was at present em ployed in shipping here, would be transferred to foreign countries. He was an advocate for the examination of masters and mates. By Mr. Ricardo—The Americans could build ships 30 per cent. cheaper than we could, but our ships lasted 30 per cent. better. He did not think that we could build as cheaply as the Americans with the exception of insurance, because after a certain number of years all ships, foreign and English, lost class at Lloyd's. The Americans for the same amount of capital were enabled to send one third more vessels to sea than the British ship builders. The Committee adjourned till Thursday. the hearty concurrence of the Secretaries of State. All the civil local authorities were in its favour. The medi- cal profession, and the Catholic priesthood (who are in many cases the sole physicians and nurses of the suff,r 7 ing immigrant,) concurred in its approval. Meetings were called in New York and Philadelphia, and petitions . . presented from those cities, as well as from Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans. A large majority in the Senate S and in the House were heartily in favour of the Bill, but the shipowners contrived to secure five votes out of nine in the Committee of Commerce, and the Bill was withdrawn to be tried in England. Here its fate has been no better. I obtained an interview with the Commissioners of Colonisation in London, and they would cheerfully comply with the recommendation ; but such is the overwhelming distress of the country, and so great the necessity for relief by means of emigration, that they are fearful of proposing any measure that could by any possibility interfere with its progress, or increase the expenses of the emigrants. The wishes of the Ame rican Government were frustrated by the avarice and short-sightedness of the shipowner; and the wishes of the English Commissioners by the difficulties attend ant upon the present awful visitations of Providence. "But where Government fails the pestilence succeeds; the scourge of God hits power where the efforts of man are unavailing. The suffering crowds that rush into the Atlantic cities of the United States reward the hospita lity they receive with infection. In the " between decks" of the passenger vessel is fostered fever. No skilful hand is there to minister to the sick ; no experienc e d mind to adopt to preventive means by which alon e escape from universal death may be effected. Such a state of things cannot continue ; and already many vessels in the port of Liverpool are advertising for surgeons, and recently several have sailed thus provided. The captains generally are themselves in favour of such a precaution ; it is the shipowners only who have objected. Could the emigrant be informed upon a subject so nearly connected with his dearest in terests he would himself accomplish this desirable pur pose, by selecting for his voyage such a vessel only as may be provided with a " doctor," and rejecting all others ; and this has now become his legitimate mode of redress, for other means have failed. " Among the various provisions of the Passenger Act., there exists one of so capricious and incomprehensible a nature, one so inconsistent with all prudence, so utterly at variance with all humanity, that it is impossible to imagine on what grounds such a regulation should have been suggested or adopted. The Act of Parlia ment provides that " All vessels carrying one hundred passengers and upwards, and going to all parts of the world (North America excepted!) shall carry surgeons.' " I, Sir, have seen the evils I allude to, and personally have gone through the opposition I have related. With out presumption I trust that I may assert the imperative necessity of employing medical officers on board of emi grant vessels, and the futility of all the objections against the measure. " It remains only to be stated, on the authority of Dr. Sutherland, of Liverpool, and Dr. Carmichael, of Dub lin, that medical men having taken out their diplomas could be procured in abundance in both these cities, at a small salary, for emigrant vessels. This precludes all difficulty. " I remain, Sir, in the earnest hope that shortly this most desirable object may be attained, "Your obedient servant, "SARAH MYTTON MAURY." "Liverpool, June, 1847." REPORT ON THE SHIP HOTTINGUER. Captain Ira Bursley, which sailed from Liverpool on 6th May, 1845. BY RICHARD FRASER, SUMEON. " Having been requested by Mrs. Maury, of Liverpool and the other cabin passengers, as well as Capt. Bursley to draw up a statement of facts which occurred on board the Hottinguer, during her voyage from Liverpool to New York, and to subjoin therewith my own private opinions, I now beg most respectfully to lay before them the fol lowing details:— " The Hottinguer sailed from Liverpool on the 6th May, 1845, having on board 397 steerage passengers, a crew of `2 seniors, with four officers of the ship, and six cabin passengers. Of the steerage passengers one eighth were infants; a very small proportion of these, as of the adults, bad undergone vaccination. On the eighth day after departure two children were seized with the small-pox, which quickly developed itself in the most virulent form. Of course this infection had been imbibed previously to coming on b mrd. Their respective ages were five and seven. Neither of these children had been vaccinated. These cases both termi nated fatally. It is impossible to describe the dismay which prevailed throughout the ship ; nor was this dismay unfounded; because, notwithstanding every precaution that might be taken, the probability was that had the voyage been prolonged another week, many would have fallen victims to the disease. In justice to Captain Bursley, I wish to state that he most cordially adopted every suggestion that I made to him, both for the comfort of the patients and the safety of the ship. The bodies were thrown overboard the instant that life had ceased ; their beds, bed clothes, and linen were also thrown into the sea, and their berths puri fied with burnt tar. But notwithstanding these precau tions, even tow (seven days after landing), seve❑ of the passengers have been attacked with the small-pox, and Mrs. Maury herself, the instigator of the present report, has been a sufferer from varioloid. These cakes have been under my own care since landing; how many more may have broken out it would be impossible to state. Mrs. Maury's son, a boy of fourteen, has also had a slight attack of varioloid. _ _ I. ‘ Were this a solitary case less importance would of course attach to it; but I have made the subject a matter of inquiry, and find that it is of constant and daily re currence in all the emigrant vessels upon the Atlantic. I attribute the yearly visitation of this deplorable malady, the small-pox, in the cities of New York, Bos ton, Philadelphia, and other ports, in a great measure to the landing of emigrants from vessels in which the dis ease has been raging. No quarantine examination can be efficient in this case, because small-pox will lurk in the system many days before it appears externally, or before the patient even feels himself indisposed. "It is customary for the American emigrant ships to carry a full complement of passengers without a surgeon on board, neither is the health of the passengers ever inquired into ; still less is it considered requisite that they should be vaccinated. " From thew circumstances, I am led to the fol lowing suggestions :-Ist. That every emigrant ship be compelled to carry a surgeon, who shall examine into the supply of medicines necessary for the cure of the most probable kinds of disease which may occur, 2nd. That every passenger, immediately after coming on board, be submitted to vaccination, although he may have previously gone through this operation, because vaccination produces no personal inconvenience, and because it has been found that it invariably modifies, though it does not always prevent the invioloid and small pox. Mrs. Maury and her son had each of them been twice vaccinated. The patients under vaccination would suffer no more at sea than they do on land. 3d. That a small surgery be allotted to the use of the surgeon, where he may receive his patients in private. This is urged for manifest reasons of propriety. 4th. That no emi grant labouring under any infectious or contagious dis ease be allowed to sail in any vessel, because where so large a number of persons is congregated together, and confined for a length of time, it is probable that disease of some description will break out, the risk and fatality attending it depending on the malignity of its nature, the means available for cure, and the length of the voyage. " There will be no difficulty in procuring surgeons for these vessels at a trifling expense, because many young practitioners would gladly avail themselves, for a very small remuneration, of the opportunities thus offered to improve their knowledge and experience, and thus also they would be enabled to proceed to Europe for the pur pose of enlarging their acquaintance there with profes sional men and practice, while the vessel remained in port. "RICHARD FRASER. , "New York, Bth June, 1845." EVELYN HARCOURT, A NOVEL. By MRS. GAS COIGNE, Authoress of " Temptation i or, a Wif e ' s Pe rils." This story of fashionable life is equally remark able for the vigour and purity of the style in which it is written, the ingenuity and completeness of the plot, the interest of the denouement, and the excellence of the moral which every reader must inevitably draw from the narration. The fashionable world in no way differs from the rest of mankind ; the lights and s hades which make up the picture of life, are often f ound . there i n stronger contrast than in the more ret iring grades of society ; and while Mrs. Gftscoignhe b se tiis t6h. failed to portray, with an unsparing 11.and, ptenet in the ness which is o ft en engendered by a ot inevitably re whirl of fashionable gaieties, she shows l ife e th s at deteriora tion of the heart's best feelings stilt from contact with the e that "Evelyn Harcourt Gaseuigne's numerous admire does n de We doubt not wil.b*alubmesa.,n Pat.favourite with Mrs. ilk oaormieg CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. vt „ LORD FEILDING'S COMMITTEE SIT DAILY at the SOC EI ar lIOTEL 27 COCKSPUR-STREET, Sir GEORGE 11. t C " hairman. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE 30th instant having been fixed for the Election of a Director for the vacancy occasioned by the of General Robertson, I have the honour to intimate to you, th;proxy papers will, in the course of a few days , be forwarded for _ iolfnatury of such of my supporters as may prefer that mode of their votes in my favour, and request that such as may be t t,r l t, or about to leave their residence. will kindly favour me with a 7.2 address , in order to ensure the ear l y return of those necessary iMuaents. I have the honour to avail myself of the present oppor -77 to return my cordial thanks to my supporters and friends, and ,"Mittre them that their continued kind exertions will render the -.. " 416 of the contest beyond a doubt. I have the honour to remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful servant, J. CAULFEILD. _London Tavern, June 18, 1847. ripHE LICENSED VICTUALLERS ' and GENERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ADELAIDE-PLACE, LONDON-BRIDGE; 23, TRIAD , r -STREET, EDINBURGH; GREAT B IDGEWATER-STREET, MANCHESTER; WILSON'S-BUILDINGS, and MATTIIE -STREET, LIB POO 1. Empowered by Act of Parliament. Lbw Company transact business in every department of Life and e Assurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans. LIFE DEPARTMENT. ACTUARY—J. T. Clement, Esq. ~.At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of :•Per cen ie t. was added to the Shares, in addition to the payment of 41 e annual interest. For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a specific sum, ztiout a prospective bonus, a new table at lower rates has been , u_e Ulated, on which, as well as on the par tici p atin g scale, one-half trpremium may remain on interest at 5 pe r cent. for five years, 41 enabling a person to insure his life for 1,0001. on the immediate ~,' sent of the premium for 5001. only. rhe following are the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 100/. iii the whole Life, one-half of which may remain for five years by e relY paying the interest annually at five per cent. ; and sh ould the Policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then .. 'm deducted. 1 18 0 " sge 20 . without profits.. £1 13 0 With profits •• • • .... £ 1 30 ••••• • • • • 119 g . ..... ..... ..• .. 25 8 . 9 6 itjur short periods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for ages or contingencies not usually advertised information may be ""kuned on application to the Actuary or Secretary. FIRE DAPARTMENT. tle Company insure houses, furniture, stock in trade, farming utl ag , l v and every description of personal property, against loss or by fire. tb :rtie Directors beg to remind their fr i e nds, whose premiums become eZ! at Midsummer, that no extra charze is made at this office for Z .. .transfer of policies, and that they will be rated on terms peen "4,l, favourable to parties insuring. Larancee may be effected for any period of time; if for seven . Vie Premium and Duty will only be charged Air six. 1147. JOIE4 BIG% SeerernrY• NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. bi This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages resPect to life assurances and deferred ro annuities. on all occasions, the power to borw, without expense or for assured 6r - -tu re of the policy, two.thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); t — e .o the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in t!, to meet other conveniencies or necessity. ' 4611 r me ea for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Socie t y has enabled the Directors i t &tilt annual meeting held on the 12 t h Ma y , 1847, to declare a fifth ,;: 1 , 1 , 45 , varying from 35 to 85 per mat. on the premium s p aid on each L e)' effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. 1 Perma- Sara the -- T T Annual Polley Bonus in nent Re- Assured d- e g Pre- taken addition , Bonus in duction of may bor co mium. out in Assured. Cash. Annual row on .........1 Premiums. Policy. ---- ----- X e. d. £ s d. X s. d. X s. d. r 1837 243 9 3 112 8 5 18 4 6 494 8 10 d. 1839 1 X s. 1838 292 18 4 1 10 86 9 8 99 8 13 13 0 15 13 5 445 0 0 1000'74 1I 4 4 9 395 11 1 1840 143 5 101 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 2; 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 ......_ 1842 111 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 ,247 4 5 l he annual Report, with tables of rates , &c., ma y be had at the .., or any of its branches in the country ; or, on application. will MI forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. ItUCKINGEIAMSHIRE RAILWAY. TIIIRD INSTALMENT. • per Share of 171. 10s., due Ist of August, 1847, making 81. 45, per Share celled up. OXFORD AND BLETCHLY JUNCTION RAILWA Y COM PAN Y. Notice is hereby given, that the Directors of the above-mentioned I ;I n 'Daly hare this day made a Call of 21. per Share, payable on the " August, 1847. fol lhe Shareholders are accordi n g l y re q uested to pay the same at thlr Of the under-mentioned bankers, producing at the same time call letter, without which payment of the call cannot be ac %Dted. HARRY VERNEY, Chairman. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary. 30 . Great George-street, Westminster, 11th June, 1847, CICINGHAM AND BRACKLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. to lZetice is hereby given, that the Directors of the above-named Ipibofan have this day made a Call of 21 . per s hare , p a y able on the The Au Y ovsx, 1847. Shareholders are accordingly requested to pay the same at . ) , 7 of the undermentioned Bankers,* producing at the same time Zs Call Letter, without which payment of the Call cannot be ac- HARRY VE , ?NEY, Chairman. WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary, N. Great George-street, Westminster, June 11, 1847. I nterest at 5 per cent. will be charg ed b y the Bankers on all Calls which remain unpaid after the appointed d a y . No interest accrues en any Share durin g the p eriod when any Call . "` e by the Proprietor remains unpaid. transfer of sha es r will be received on or afte r the let August, 7 , lima the call is paid. M *BANKERS. L O —On . Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., Lombard street. hgham.. The Birmingham Banking Company. 1 1 2 1 1.001 ....The Borough Bank. A y 3. e tester ..Sir B. Heywood and Co. .• ..Messrs. Bickford and Hunt, and the London and C ou nty Bank. - "Susim Messrs. Bartlett, Parrott, and Hearn, and the London Ilanh and County Bank. •• —Mess. s. Cobb and Co., and Messrs. Gilbert and 0 Tawney. itford --Messrs. Wootten and Co., and the London and County Bank. Illeester.. • • —Messrs. Tubb. TO LADIES. p OWLAND'S KAL Y DOR an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular F any in thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples , Sp ots, Blotches, Redness, Freckles, Tan, and Disc,olourations, producing a _bMtlthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and a softnes , and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. It is invaluable as a inovating and Refreshing Wash in Travelling ; and. in cases of riburn, Stings of Insects, or incidental Inflammation. Its virtues ve long and extensively been acknowledged. Its purifying and re tOulog properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Queen, Court, and the Ro) al Family of Great Britain, as well as the CiPal Courts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and try of all civilised nations. e Beware of Spurious " KALYDORS," containing mineral as b2gents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re t74ent action, endanger health. Each bottle or the genuine has v," 6 Words .. ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. -,,pvFLAND and SON, 20, Hatton -garden, is also engraved (by desire , the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on ••• Price 4a. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. Bold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and Perflimers. 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Pillar Shower Bat hs, with copper conduct ?. tubes, brass force-pump and top, complete with curtains and . japanned. from 60s. Hand Shower Baths, japanned, 35. 6 d. The Omni-directive Bath Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well .as of every ironmongery article, sent (per post) free.-39, Oxford street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells-street, 1820. ARR 1 A G M One half th e world are desolately single, and the other E l'uPPosing them marr ied, questionably contented. Diftldence,ora •aa, use of right determ ,ne the former, sli d ld misc ahimslculated under hopes ern ..itter th e l a tter. The soli tar y one may e "" 31. caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un llMProsing hurry ;but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, nd brok e n health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness Ind social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item .n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. fortu Blighted hopes , or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misne. if ! l je se surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little --Zll()Hts .. On Single and Married Life,' pub. in 2 vols., Is. r e p .h (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively —n ed , or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered AZ_Misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining for They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but . 4 2' the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to - whom 173' are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on alawe subjects, by u .qualified authors, which alone or 'togetherlttti.,, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other u ,' e publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, Avoid"'Pst Is. 6,1.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and and " How to be Happy." They are not merely Pa ln hi P ets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the life mer e ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's , Who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob ervance.,_ of the m otims he would inculcate — t) do unto others as he .0 " .. n 11 1_ dbe done unto—to live alter nature's laws—and to keep always 13 ' 1 ' 1 ,11 e " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of .29":Yroad, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet .street ; Mann, uornhiu ; Nnlson, 457, West Strand ; Barnes, 420, Oxford-street ; or direct (by post or otherwise) from the author (wh o may be con sr red with personally, mornings and evenings) , 10, Argyll-p -" lace, f Regent-street ; and all Booksellers. -------- No. 17,087. PRICE SD. SUPPOSED MURDER. --- - - - On Sabbath morning the inhabitants of Main-street, Calton, were thrown into a state of consternation by an alarm of murder. It appears that Agnes Sutherland or Thomson, residing at 14, Main-street, a woman of intemperate habits, and who is said to have been labouring under delirium tremens for the last eight days, has been cohabiting with a sheriff's officer, named Archibald Smith, belonging to 197, High street. About a quarter past three o'clock the neighbours were alarmed by the cries of " murder, murder, help me," from the unfortunate woman, who had her head out of the open window. About halt past three one of the neighbours lifted her window and spoke to her, when she exclaimed, " Will you no help nie ; see hoo he's kicking me." Such scenes were not unusual, and the neighbours did not expect that the matter would end so seriously. About four o'clock Smith left the House, when the neigh bour who bad spoken over the window, alarmed by a heavy fall, entered the house, and found the untortunate woman lying dead on the floor ; the body was very much discol oure d. Yesterday forenoon Smith was apprehended by Serjeants Mitchell and Arnot, of the eastern division of the City Police, and was committed to prison. The case is undergoing an in vestigation by Sheriff Bell. Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Easton of the Central Police Establishment, and Dr. Young of Eastern district, held a post mortem examina tion upon the body, the result of which has not yet transpired. The body of the deceased, who was 33 years of age, was interred last night about eight o'clock. —North British Mail. GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES. - The following extracts from the diary of one of the superintendents, although relating almost exclusively to scientific and geological matters, will be perused, we have no doubt, with interest by many of our readers:—" On Rughelmore, the property of Daniel Cronin, jun., Esq., in the East Fractions of Kerry, (so called becausejut ting into the county of Cork), the section of a new road exposes a great number of large trees, pines, oaks, and birch, all broken short with a jaggard fracture ; the branches lying in all directions, but chiefly from east to west, and sometimes the bark adhering to the under side. The fragments of the trunks are from 10 to 12 feet asunder, all upright. and bedded on a white argil's• ceous clay beneath the peat or turf. An intelligent peasant observed to me that he understood it was some great flood that destroyed this forest "in the ould an cient times." But I did not notice any boulders or de bris in the peat or clay substrata. However, such statements, though coming from unlearned lips, may be traced to remote traditions, and contain hints of the true causes of the catastrophe. It was an unlearned man in the United States who first conjectured that the striated marks on the rocks of the old and new continent were caused by the drifting of icebergs over the bottom of ancient waters ; and the theory has set at rest many a geological controversy. The same peasant also pointed out to me in sundry places detached heaps of half-burned brown stones, about the size and shape of powdered pavement, and evidently broken with the hammer. These were broken in shallow, vat-shaped hollows, generally about 20 feet by 13, and us. d in the brewing of the bior (beer), the mead of Ossian's heroes, but the rude tribes of these " ould ancient times"—the Lughenhagh whom Brian (Horhoime or Boru) expelled from Ireland. So my informant told me. I have similar remains of these primitive brewing vats ; and once heard from an old mountain patriarch, that the secret of th e manu f ac ture had been preserved inviolate for many generations, until it rested with two brother, and . one of them sl ew the o ther, and then di.patched himself, lest the secret s h ou ld ever transpire." THE CAXTON MEMORIAL. —We understand that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has forwarded a subscription of 25 guineas to the Committee of Manage ment. PARIS AND ITS CITADELS. According to an official return, when the whole of the citadels and fortifications round Paris are completed, the following will be the number of troops that will occupy that capital and its vicinity in the course of the present year :—Mont Valerian, 3,000 men, of which two com• panics of engineers and one company of foot artil lery. 2. Charenton, 2,500 men, one regiment of ST* tillery and one company of engineers. 3. Togy, Imo men, two companies of artillery and engineer s . 4. 80 . mainville, 2,000 men, two companies of engineers. 5. Isey, 1,600 men, one company of artillery and one company of engineers. 6. Bicetre, 1,200 men, one company of engineers. 7. Montronge, 1.000 men. 8. Vauves, 900 men, of which one company of engi neers. 9. The four forts of La Double Couronne, in. Denis, De la Beech e , an d S ta i ns, 3,200 men , one company of artill er y. 1 0. F ort de l 'E st , ii. Fort a A Is '1: 800 men. -' , ..u,JervJkiers les-vetus, 1,100 men, one company of engineers. 12. 1 Fort de J'yoisay, 1 1 ,3 5 00 00 men. 13. De Rosny, 1,000 men. 14. Nog e n t ,De d Via-. batteries are artille men, one company of engineers. 1 5. C ita d el cennes, 3,200 men, of which four Parisian . _27 and two companies an army of C 4,800 and forts will occupy in tim e . o f peace of Paris will form are which with the garrison . engineers. 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