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A RGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK. EMPOWERED B' SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. Ilio:.1AS AR ,c,o_,;.F,E, WILLIA.ri LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Richard E. Arden, Esq. John Ilumphery Esq., Alderman William Banbury, Esq. M.P. Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Filcher, Esq. Gist, Esq. Pocock, Esq. Llipert Ingleby, Esq. Piirsictari—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square. Stritoker4—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Cosisniztrio AcTuasy—Professor Hall, of King's College. LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest rate if Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured, and which is, in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus; they have likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance Fund of a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of 65 .0001., arising from the issue of nearly 6,000 Policies. ANNUAL NIJIMIUM TO ABSUILI 4100. Ago. For One Year. 20 £0 17.3 30 1 1 3 40 1 5 0 50 1 14 1 60 3 2 4 For Seven Years. Whole Term £0 19 1 £1 11 10 127 2 0 7 1 6 9 2 14 10 1 19 10 4 0 11 3 7 0 6 0 10 Oue-half of Um " 'Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit ler seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time Without •otice. Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void In consequence of death 1. , y suicide, duelling, or by the hands of Justice. In ease of death by the above causes, where the Policies Sr. not assigned, the gross amount of Premiums received will be re turned. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved. The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock, UAL Policies issued the same day. E. BATES, Resident Director. A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents. 6 i i -1 r, I red ti ....,„. 1,0 s. z a R" 1...05—. a ' 5 i 4 ',; g : 7 - 0.• 2n. o . .... .. yln r , v o 2 . * x r. 0 = F 50 o• ',3' a 3 Es ? 05 0!. g = : • •p; ?„,, '- *i . P = 4 4 , 1i ......___ --- x j .z. g. d. X. I. d. X I 1634 7 60 1,000 62 15 0 24 15 5 248 40 1228 7 48 1,000 39 15 0 14 7 3 244 ' 26 1829 6 89 1,000 GO 0 0 20 119 224 32 1239 6 43 2,0001 68 0 0 21 0 7 474 , 31 1840 5 44 1,000 3* 0 0 9 6 0 201 1 27 1841 4 49 2,000 82 10 OIIS 10 0 341 1 28 N.B. Partlea sending in proposals for Assurance before January 1, 1148 , will be entitled to participate in the profits to be declared in lass. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital .4500,000. Empowered by Act of Farliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages th respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured bas, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for miture of the policy, twe•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); ._also the option of selecting benefits, end the conversion of his in 'Mats to meet other convenioncies or necessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth olltuf, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. ou the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. XAMFLEA. 1 I Penna. 'Sum the A_ 1 1 .111nual Tolley Ronne in lent Re- I Assured -•••• E I Pre- !taken addition Bonus In duction of may hor tE . Intim. l out in Assured. , Cask. Annual row 01 ......... 1 Premiums. Policy. 1 i ---- X s. 4 £ a d. £ s. d. X s. d. r 1837 243 9 3112, 8 5 18 4 6 494 S 10 ..t Xs.di 1838 218 4 8' 99 8 10 15 13 5 445 0 0 60 1000/4 3 4 1839 192 110 88 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 ....._ I 1840 143 10 66 849 19 1 346 2 3 I 1841 138 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 29 6 13 4 1 1842 111 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 '247 4 6 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be kad at the 3 ece . or any of Its branches in the country ; or, on application. will Inn forwarded poet free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.-8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London; 97. '''"rge-street.„ Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow. DIEICTORS, JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. HA-NANEL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy Chairman. VUnuel Anderson, Esq. 1). Q. Henriques, Esq. ealuilton Blair Avarne, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Lennox Boyd, Esq., Resident. , William Railton, Esq. Charles Downes, Esq. ' John Ritchie, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq. I F. 11. Thomson, Egg. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most i rfeet security in a large paid•up Capital , and in the g reat success which has attended it since its commencement in 1834—ils RHINO UPWARDS OF 92,0001. In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on the sum insured to all Policies of the participating 'class from the thne they were effected. The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of De cember, 1140, is as follows: Stun Assured. Time Assured Sum added to Policy. £5000.....• • • •• 6 years 10 months £683 6s. lid. 5000.. ..6 years ........ 600 Os. Od. 5000.. ••.... •• 4 years •• • 400 Oa. Od. 0000 .......2 yea. • • • • • 100 03. 00. The Premiums, neverthelasa, aro on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first five years, where the In surance Is for Life. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the next division of profits, in 1848, should make immediate application. lio Entrance Money or charge except the Policy Stamp. Every iniermatlOn Will be afforded on application to the Resident blreetor, 1, Waterlorplace, ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES on AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, by F. H. 75 01rnes Mag., Daily at Half-past Three, and every Evening at Nine except Saturday Evening. TWO LECTURES by Dr. TAtellilOFFNEß—one on the Laws of Nature. in reference the important subject •f SANITARY MEASURES; the other °II the various modes •f VENTiLATION, in which the rllysr- V‘l, PROPERTIES of a JET of ,TEAM will be exhibited, with Eight and highly Int•reeting Experiments, Daily at Two and at k•rked o'clock in the Evening. The ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS MEW'S. The WORKING MODELii, explained. DISSOLVING .41w8. The CHItOMATROPE. DIVING BELL and DIVER, HYDE'S NEW APPARATUS for CONVERSINS under TrA2Elt, fcc. kc. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. 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And all must admire, Their charming attire, Which is all you desire, And all you require. Their beautinal styles, For smart juveniles, Are approved of with smiles. The Tuniee with braid, Which MOSES hays made, nave ever displayed, Perfection in trade. Then, no Christmas draws nigh, May your guardians buy, Front MOISES' supply, Which is never sold high. Let them peep, let them pry, 'I et thew. test, rut thous Not a failt will they spy, Nor will any deny That MOSES' out-vie In the stock they have by For a Christmas supply. LIST OF PRICES. IiADY MADE. !leaver Tagßeni ••••.••• • • • • • • ******** •• • • fnna • 441 9 Cheetertield and Coirington's, and every deecription of Over-coat, handsomely •1 6 0 The Paeha Coat • • ••• * The Bullmer, especially adapted Um' emery and wet w3atker.... • • ..... •••••• ' • • • * 0 lb The Premier.... ••••• • • • • • • • • • ' • • • It_eY's Winter Coats, in every 5ty1e............... ••••• • .. • • aimi's Do. Trousers, heed .• •••••••• • • • • • • • • • 4 II Doeskin ........ ....... • 12 Dress Coats.. ••••. • • • • ••••• • • • • • 1 • • • Frock do.. ..... ••••••••• " • • • • • • • 1 4 Donblo-breasted Winter Vests ••••••••• • • • ' • • • • • * 2 * 0 1 6 11 ays' Hussar and Tante Salts • • •• • MIDI TO Winter Coats, in every style and shape, hand ...6ndeLT teatime& ..... ................, .• from 1 6 • it. "walled cloth O'er-coats, velvet collar and cuffs . 2 Tweed Wrapper.... • • • • • • • • 6 1 2 • Doeskin Trousers • • •• • • • • •" • • "• • • • 1 6 • / 1 66t,0r Dreas• • ••• • • • • • • • ••• • • • ' • • " • • Drees Coat ••• • • • '• Bost quality made ••• • . .. 215 I ..... ••• • • • 1 15 • Best quality tuade• •••••• • •• .• 3 3 I Claim:Lem Vests .. •••••• • • • • • • Ra ilall• Plain or Fancy .• ••..••••••• • • • " • • ' • " • 12 Boy' a Hu ssar an d Tuttle Suits .. • 16 • Suit of Clothes complete.. ••••• •• • • ..... 1 16 0 Mourning to any extent at Five liinates notice. sdiVl attention of Ladles is especially directed ts E. MOSES and 3 stock o r P ure, which w i ll b e f ou nd on inspection to be the lap., beet aeatrted, and cheapest is the trade. Reserve your par- Cthhery e• — ... t anra, 11 1 7 article purchased, ready made , or made to net approved of, will be exchanged, •r if preferred, the --oaer returned. Z. M 0... 11041 en ZS mid SON, Tailors, Woellendrapers, Clothiers, Batters, Ladiso ar riarn. Boot and Shoemakors, and General Outfitters, for 44. 85. and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 15G, 157 Minories, and 83, c unt a nd 86 Aldgate, City, London. I,bu s a .' * r" - E. Moses and San regret being obliged to guard the f it f,Tpt`L thi impostors, but have learned that the untradesman- Mao ef being connected with them, or it's the same concern, Tb a773a n v r"°" tA' in many instances, and for obvious reasons. ond those no connexion with any other house is or out 0 London; Or 8 4 , 4 , who desire genuine and eiterg• clothing, Fre., should call at, •t• Mtheries and Aldgate, City, Loralol. 4.0tt0 0 aet N io .•_ .0 business transacted at this establishment from sun -11104771 till aumilet Saturday, when business is resumed till twig's NA lONAL MERCANTILE LIFE • ASSURANCE SOCIETY, POULTRY, MANSION-HOUSE. LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. ROBERT WILCOION, En., Chairmen. 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'BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, New road, London. —The principles of the Ilygelan theory are con tained in the following propositions :-1. The vital principle is con tained in the blood. 2. Everything in the body is derived from the blood. 3. All constitutions are radically the same. 4. All diseases arise froat the impurity of the blood, or, in other words, from acri monious humours lodged in the body. 5. This humour, which de generates the blood, has three sources—the maternine, the conta gious, and the personal. 6. Disease and pain have the same origin, and may therefore be considered synonymous terms. 7. Purgation by proper vegetable purgatives is the only effectuual mode of eradi cating disease. 8. Experience of upwards of twenty years has amply proved MORISON'S VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE to be such proper vegetable purgative. 9. From the intimate connexion subsisting between the mind and the body, the health of the one must conduce to the serenity of the other. llygeism—The science of health. llygeist—A promoter of health. Hygelan—Portaining to the science of health. These terms have not been adopted through au affecta tion of singularity, but merely for the sake of drawing a sufficiently broad hue of demarcation between the old and new schools. Illustrated by 2G Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAI A CITY, &ND I lAPEDIIKENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 19G pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establi,hment, 35. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, front ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. aid L. PERKY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, Loudon. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starle, 23, Titehborne qreet, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PeitT I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. FAIT 11. treats of the consequences resulting front excessive Indol genes, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing me=tal and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated b 3 Three Explanatory Engravings. Pater 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either is the primary or secondary fotm, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, and destroys its power en the system. PART T. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The causes of unproductive union, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into. Too 'ORDIAL BALM of Svaiscust is exclusively employed in treat ing no vows and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 1I e .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, as anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, l Is. and 335. per bottle. l'erry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 3d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a certain remedy in gonorrhcoa, fleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Parry's Preventative Lotion, an application to obviate the danger of infection, 33e. a bottle. 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Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. 6d„ or post-free, from the ♦uthor, for forty-two Stamps, QELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise k_7 on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, *lose study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various Injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. BT SIMUICL LA'AIERT, M.D., 9, BEDFORD-STREET. BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. octor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of ApothecalOesritall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which when used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused, the prolific source of mischief, and of greater or less Injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on ,he stators and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are prodactive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains au accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can be of more importance than the preservation of the health, and of the physical capabilities of which every man should be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unh a ppy victim at excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquired in early life or from the Mites of advanced age, while suffering o i t y 7 s ai l l d yik a ee n nrt fir ttriai r e e nt li ch cl i . aith.. S t h d a t m hpre e sec a v n ec d noti t n h hi e llsai d sn r e o tes ad kiai s r, o er from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap plying to a roach o b u u a i i erroneously a p e : fr f be fo o:r g a o e s n ts e s d is tt t t ih i Y an i e : t ce a w cc h u e r r a e te al d o i t s t: ri l m t can be pii,ruraoccasze,drii.paiiiiiilyn:fgeacting e ci d to I,l7lauses 01:ef disease, sympathy with the sufferer. and. abo v . - riably clialecterise tne ace medical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extend e d . Dr. LA'MERT has obtained th e hi g hes t medical honours,. as his dipl omas testify, and the great ext ent of his practice for many years is a guarantee for, his professional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treatment of these diseases. ; K s en ta t ri a e n , d T ß ic i h c i. h o a r r i d ie s : 1 2 P , Paternoster-row; t a a t i e s r h n e o d s tt Y r - t r h o e w A ; a a y i:d 63 m , ay street, Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, Oxford-street; d t r e o e f t front The Author, who may be consulted on those disorders personally Leadenhall-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, real lance, 9. Bed.ford-street Bedtbrd-seuare London. or by letter, daily, from Tea till Two, and from Five till Eight at his DN THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS TU DURATION OF •HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITI COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2t. dd., or free by post, 3s. Gd. CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, tennisating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various Cases, Scc. 13y C. J. LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. GO, Newman street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &C, CONTRNTS OP ERR WORK, Chap. le—Bodily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate indulgence of the Passions, illustrated with Coloured Engravings. Chap, y,_-Baneful Results of a Secret Vice on the Mind and Body, ev idenced in the production of Consumption, Epilepsy, and *the convulsive diseases, Insanity, Idiocy, moping Melsmeliely, Indiges tion, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility , w ith Observations ont Duties of Married Life, and on the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful Unions. Chap. 3. —Debility and Exhaustion of the principal Vital Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused byt he practice of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, its symptoms, complica tions and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate. Chap. s.—Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. C%ses, and concluding observations, Plates, &c. 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WANTED, a situation as WAITER in an Hotel, Tavern, or Commercial Inn in town or country, by a respectable single young man, aged 26, of good experience, and can be well recommended from his last situation. between the hours of twelve and three, at the offie4o-Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street. J. Butler, Saffron Walden, Essex, upholsterer, 4s. 9d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. T. G. Shann, Leeds, woollen cloth merchant, 4s. 9d., on Thursdays, between the hours of eleven:-and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. W. D. Hay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, baker, Sd., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. • J. Conlen, Cheltenham, woollen draper, 5d., together with 2s. upon new proofs, on Wednesdays, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. J. Pritchard, Bristol, licensed victualler, 6s. 4d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of twelve and two, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. A. Tunstall and J. W. Cash, Bristol, oil merchants, 35., on Wednesdays, between the hours of twelve and two, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. P. Burdett, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, grocer, 2s. 2d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. T. Tomkinson, Leek, Staffordshire, tanner, Is. 30., on Wednesdays, b e t ween the hours of eleven an d t h ree, at the office of Mr. Bi tt l eston, Birmingham. M‘Conkey and Bowie, Lambeg, Downshire, bleachers, Is., on Thursdays, between the hours . of eleven and two, at the office of NIT.. Turner, Liverpool. F. Berner, Birkenhead, tea dealer, is., on Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. May, Peckham, Surrey, stock and share broker, Dec. 29, at eleven—W. Lambert, Great Tichfield-street, grocer, Dec. 29, at half-past tweive=W. H. Lewis, Ludgate street, City, straw bonnet maker, Dec. 29, at one—T. Capps, Lynn, Norfolk, dealer in toys, Dec. 20, at half-past eleven --T. Owen, Fleet street aad Argyle street, common carrier, Dec. 29, at one—A. Carter, Romford, Essex, saddler, Dec. 30, at half-past one—G. Hall, Trowse Newton, builder and victualler, Dec. 30, at twelve. In the Country. J. J. Cannabe, Bath, fringe-manufacturer, Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Buckland, Chippen ham, Wiltshire, innkeeper, Dec. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Bristol—ll. Cowell, Leeds, paper-merchant, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Court Leeds—S. Clough, Bradford, Yorkshire, woolstapler, Dec. 28, at one, at the Court, Leeds—J. Farrington. Wyre Piddle, Worcester shire, cattle-dealer, Dec. 30, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Wainwright, Birmingham, draper, Dec. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham —J. Jones Manchester, coal-dealer, Dec. 30, at twelve at the. Court, Manchester—J. 11. Southam and G. Southam, Ashton under-Lyne, cotton-spinners, Dec. 30, at e l even at th e Court, Manchester—J. Featherstone, Manchester, iron founder, Dec. 30, at twelve, at the Court Manchester— Mary Warbuton, Bury, Lancashire, hat manufacturer, Dec. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —J, Gee, Dukinfield, Cheshire, cotton. spinner, Dec. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, Dec. 2s. H. Howell, Shrewsbury, draper—J. J. Trigwell, Har row-road, beer shop-keeper—J. Fenton, Ockbrook, Derbyshire, hosier—W. Butcher ar,d W. E. Holmes, Lichfield, coach builders—J. Dorey and J. Maker's, Woolwich, brewers— G. Holford, Wolverhampton, jeweller—W. Lovett, Leicester, tailor —J, Reilly, `Vol verhampton, grocer—E, Snowden, Alton, county of Southampton, painter—G. Evans, Tottenham-court r. tad, and Winchester, draper—l. C. Taylor, Change alley, Cornhill, tailor. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Giles and N. J. Giles, Lincoln's Inn-fields, solici g- tors—E. Lowe and C. D. Roberts, Hyde, Isle o f Wi g h t, chemists and druggists—W. Woodgate an d F . W est, Gresham-street, attorneys and solicitors —A. V. G re son, J. Porteus, and S. S. Gregson, Lisson-g rove N ort h , St. Marylebone, drapers—F. Clementson and W. Youn g . Shelton, Staffordshire Potteries, earthenware manufac turers—W. Platt and J. Toole, Oldham, iron- founders —L. Coldwell, E. Coldwell, S. Coldwell, J. Coldwell. A. Coldwell, and J. Coldwell, Liphill-bank, Yorkshire, woollen cloth manufacturers (so far as regards John Coldwell)—T. Maisey and C. L. Jones, Oxford -street, cheesemongers—J. Knight and W. T. Knight, Tooley street, grocers—D. Cooper and W. Cooper, Leicester, ropo manufacturers—C. Smallbridge and J. D. Wheeler, Gloucester, wino and spirit merchants—E. Landells and J. Maxwell, proprietors and publishes of the Lady's Newspaper—T. H. Rutter and D. M'lntyre, Manchester and Liverpool, patent gum and starch manufacturers— T. W. Gilbert, E. B. Hooke, T. H. Street, and G. Gut teres, Brabant-place, Philpot-lane, attorneys and soli citors (as far as regards T. W. Gilbert)—W. V. Willis and G. B. Wainwright, Liverpool, merchants—W. Ed wards, W. Weaver, and J. George, Ludlow, mercers and drapers—T. Pritty and J. Mann, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, iron founders—S. Coates and T. White, Lud gate-street, wine merchants—J. Nicholson and T. Smelt; Manchester, commission agents—R. Hiscocks and N, Cook, Birkenhead, brewers—J. rartrige and W. M. Tayler, Birmingham, attorneys and solicitors. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Henry D'Arcy, Sattergate, Derbyshire, draper. Robert Archer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, journeyman, machine maker. John Pollard, Batley, Yorkshire, blanket weaver. George Clarke, Vinchfield, Hampshire, station agent to South Western Railway Company. George Wood, Manchester, drysalter. Thomas Tundley, Leicester, clerk. William Hawley, Rugele ; tallow chandl er . 7, Staffordshire, journeyman John Allan, Rugeley, assistant hairdresser. John Honeyman, Brockhurst, Southampton, carpenter. James White, Portsea and Salisbury, carrier. William Burnett, Gosport, carmen and dairyman. Thomas Bailey, Ipswich, )aker. John Butcher, Ipswich, hit manufacturer. Rev. Charles Lee, Ya xleyatuntingdonshire, clerk. Henry Roboth am, S toke -upon-Trent, Staffordshire, auc tioneer's clerk and comaission agent. Seth Burge, Li m pl ey - Wiltshire, baker. Israel Bant on , Li ttle Bolton, Lancashire, shoemaker. Joseph Ram s d ea , Li ttle Bolton, rope manufacturer. Aaron Snape, Hazel-grove, Cheshire, blacksmith John Dicken, Ticknall, Derbyshire, wheelwright. Philip Holloway, Southsea Hampshire, seedsman. George Hodgson, Durham, fishmonger. Anthony Launt, Chesterteld, Derbyshire, clock and watchmaker. Edward Stevens, \Yenta Charles Killmister, Bath, sage coachman. James Hackman, Buckland, Hampshire, fellmonger. Samuel Blake, Manchester hairdresser. SCOTCH SE Samuel Elsworth, Manchester, corn and provision dealer. ge. Berkshire, machine maker. George Phillips, Bedlam's-ed, Warwickshire, cattle dealer. Samuel Smith, Ipswich, cheesensonger. writing chambers of Mr. R. Trail, Pittenween3, merchant to meet within the SEQUESTRATIONS. and 31 at two. Glasgow A. and J. Do wn i e, Glag— merc hants, to meet within the counti ng -h ouse of Ilessrs. MaEwan and Auld, Glasgow, Dec. 10 an d 31, at one, W. F. Campbell, I s l ay, shi- Dec. 10 p owner and manufacturer of tiles and bricks, an d c oal 'ulster at Woodhall, Lanark shire, to meet within the A.rsil e Hotel, Dunoon, Argyle shire, Dec. 15, and J an . 5 ,a - R. Macpherson, Kingussii innkeeper, to meet within the office of Mr. 11•Rue,Ki ussle •, Dec. 13, and Jan. 5, t at two. A. M`Lean, Gilmerton, Perthshire, innkeeper and stabler, to meet withi n th e w r iti ng -office of Mr. M'Rostie, sen., Crieff, --ce.ls, and Jan. 5, at eleven. J. Thompson, Irvine, mrehant and ironmonger, to meet within the office of n. Rankin, jun., Irvine, Dec. 14, and Jan. 4, at two. J. Kitchen, Glasgow, malufaetu rer, to meet within the office of Messrs. M`Naughi on and Hamilton, Glasgow, Dec. 15, and Jan. 5, at tw f l, e , 11. Glassfoid, Dougalsto43.. r ::r in timber, and re siding. at Cr,a i ,SEffit i tif: J0e..1 1; en js al i . ii - t - t izi . ;thin a lu on Sal ift:PrtnOltrn. ----- i morning -eiPannelled by y efo th re e M u r. IvE LIVES hi° was drowned in the Baker, at the Five Bells, Asaehouse, on the body of the lighter, one li of p : r A ictue : r c tai l ag D e E d ri a3 T 6j jury ya ; vas v v.: LUST —Yesterday David S —en perilhed. It ap peared peared that on Saturday Orning, at one o'clock, the s river,ett setting deceased and four other ma . ehtairied a boat for the purpose of goin on board ba11..,t ..,t lighter moored • goffo.fLainiboehat°,llwseh'en fout 9 tn?r in the party rose from his seatfne_t attempted to step on the gunwale, when he slipped, nd . was in the act of falling between the boat and the , gnter, when . three of his ll the middle of her iver. OireE!ehin g companions rose at the sae time for the purp , ose of catching him. The boat gil a sudde n lurch and the live men were all throw n fie the riv er. 1110 poor fel lows caught hold of eacbit_her, and three of them almost immediately disappeN . Two other s were ob served clinging to each tithe' short -distance from the lighter, and they also sank tore assist ance could reach them. Tha body of deeeasc 6porle, was recovered on Saturday morning - , and the rpse of one of his com panions, named Lewis Wail, was taken out of the river, off Poplar, on Mondaporning last. Owing to the absence of the only . witne the wife of one of the unfortunate men, the inquesfss adjourned. i SALE OF VALUABLE Bativms.—YesterdaYl Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkirn, of 'Wellington -street, Strand, concluded a sale of a luable collection of en gravings. The value of the action may bo estimated by the following items :—"Thlarriage of the Virgin," by Raffaelle, engraved by Lori, 54/. ; " La Madonna di Santo Sisto," engraved by filler, a fi ne proof, 331.; " The Little Gardeners," by Tldel, superb autograph proof, 17/. ; " Sybilla Ceinre,"irly proof, by P er f ett i , 121. 125.; " The Virgin i n Gloi after Murille, by Pri deux, proof before letters, 12 53. Tho whole of the engravings were in the finestste, and the prices ob tained for them remarkably i. The sale realised near 6001- THE ELECTION PETITIONS.- esterday was the last day for presenting petitions to) House of Commons complaining of undue elections l returns; and it will be seen by our Parliamentary )rt that several were presented. Among them was against the return for Not+ inglisim; the petition refers my one of the sitting Members, Mr. Feargus O'Connit alleges that he was ineligible by reason of his wan the requisite quali fication. ' I PLATE. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing • Silversmiths, 14, Cornhlll, London, opposite the Bank of England—The best wrought SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, Fiddle Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce ; Queen's Pattern, 7s. 4d. per ounce. The following are the weights recommended, but the articles may be had lighter or heavier, at the same price per ounce : Fiddle Pattern. Queen's Pattern. oz. s.d. £s. d. oz. s.d. £s. d. 12 Table Spoons 30 at 7 2..10 15 0 12 Table spoons 40 at 7 4.. 14 13 4 12 Dessert ditto 20 at 7 '2.. 7 3 4 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 4.. 9 10 8 12 Table Forks 30 at 7 2..10 18 0 12 Table Forks 40 at 7 4..14 13 4 12 Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2.. 7 3 4 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 4.. 9 10 8 2 Gravy Spoons 10 at 7 2 311 8 2 GravySpeons 12 at 7 4.. 4 8 0 1 Soup Ladle 10 at 7 2.. 311 8 1 Soup Ladle 12 at 7 4.. 4 8 0 4 Sauce ditto 10 at 7 8.. 316 8 4 Sauce ditto 12 at 7 10.. 414 0 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 4 Salt Spoons (strong gilt) 2 2 0 I Fish Slice • ••••• • • • • • 2 18 0 1 Fish Slice •. • . . 3 5 0 12 Tea Spoons 10 at 7 8.. 3168 12 Tea Spoons 14 at 7 10.. 5 9 8 1 Pair Sugar Tongs •••• 0 11 0 1 Pair Sugar Tongs • •• 1 5 0 N. B. A Price Current, stamped as a Newspaper, illustrated by drawings, and containing information relative to the purchase of Silver or Sheffield Plate, may be had •n application, or will be sent into the country free •f postage, in answer to a paid letter. S AT I DECEMBER 8, 1847. This S th il ea A tr iC e COVEN T - GARDEN THEATRE. ,EtShPeEußseE'oSf which S l E ast F e U ve N n D in . g was, in the most handsome manner, given by Mr. Beale to the Committee for the purchase of Shakespere's house, was crowded to excess. All the performers in London, too, gave their gratuitous services, and in order to enable the committee to make the most of these offers, it was arranged that the performances should consist of a series of scenes from Shakespere. The following is a copy of the prologue (written by Mr. Charles Knight, and spoken by Mr. Phelps,) and of the programme of the performances of this, per haps one of the most remarkable representations in the history of the drama:— PROLOGUE. " The Macedonian stood within the gates Of the devoted Thebes. Relentless hates Ask'd to be loos'd in bloodshed and in fire: Spare not—the conquer'd cried :—Yet stay, the lyre Of glorious Pindarus in Thebes was strung— Search for his house these fated piles among; Perish the city, down with every tower, But save, from ruin save the Muses' sacred bower. " The victor Time has stood on Avon's side To doom the fall of many a home of pride; Rapine o'er Evesham's gilded Pane has strode, And gorgeous Kenilworth has paved the road: But Time has gently laid his withering hands On on, frail house—the House of Shakspere stands; Centuries are gone—fallen' the cloud-capped tow'rs;' But Shakspere's home, his boyhood's home, is ours. " Ye, who this night kind greetings bring to cheer The histrionic groups assembled here, Cherish the task, with reverent love to hold One relic of our drama's age of gold, For there, where Avon's long-immortal wave Lingers in willowy banks by Shakspere's grave,— The Pilgrims come: Ohio and the Rhine Send forth their worshippers to Stratford's shrine, — And still they come, to hail, from every clime, The Poet of all c oun t r i es an d all time.' " Perchance, in some dark hour, a venal stage May leave to bookworms Shakspere's living page; Fit on the buskins to some Newgate gang, And give the comic mask to drunken slang: Then, when no tear shall fall for Juliet's woe, Falstaff be voted dull, and Hamlet slow,' — Then, ere new Bettertons and Garricks rise To win the crowd from scenes the good despise,— The lowly roof, which you are here to claim From cold neglect or desecration's shame, May stand, the trophy of a nobler taste— A beacon-light amidst the drama's waste. " Yes I when a race unborn shall gather round His hallowed roof, and consecrated ground, And secret tears, and smiles of sudden glee, Attest his sway, the mind's own jubilee; Remembrance, perhaps, may turn to this 'brief hour,' Which yields our feeble homage to his power: For here th' assembled nation stands to say, Our Shakspere's home is snatched from quick decay; Is the work finished—or but yet begun? Complete ! Maintain ! do all that needs be done ! Yes ! England's heart now beats at Shakspere's call— The Muses' boweris saved—your's is th e pledge for all.' BEETHOVEN'S OVERTURE TO " CORIOLINUS." I. THE DEATH OF HENRY IV. Second Part of King Henry IV. Act IV. A Chamber in the Palace at Westminster. King Henry ••• .. Mr. Macready. Henry, Prince of Wales ... ... Mr. Lei g h M urray Prince Thomas o f Clarence ... Mr. Aldha m . Prince J o h n o f Lancaster ... Mr. S. Parry. Prince Humphry of Gloster ... Mr. Bellingham. Lord Chief Justice ••• ... Mr. Ryder. Earl of Westmorland ... ... Mr. Edgar. 1 Pages to th e Ki ng • ' Mr. Andrews. Mr. Smith. IL THE DEATH OF QUEEN KATHARINE. Henry the Eighth. Act IV. A Chamber in Kimbolton Castle. Queen Katharine ... ... Mrs. Butler. Patience Miss Andrews. Agatha Her Attendants Miss Bellamy. Cicely ( Miss Johnson. Cromwell Mr. James Vining. Guilford ... •.• ... Mr. Aldham. Capucius •.• ... Mr. Martin. SIR HENRY BISHOP'S OVERTURE, INTRODUCING POPULAR AIRS PROM SHARSPERE'S PLAYS. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Part of Act the Third. A Street in Verona. Launce Speed ... IV. FALSTAFF'S RECRUITS BEFORE JUSTICE SHALLOW. Second Part of King Henry IV. Act. TH.. Scene 2. An Orchard before Justice Shallow's House. Justice Shallow... ... Mr. W. Farren. Justice Silence ..• Mr. Darcie. • Falstaff .. ••• ... Mr. Granby. Bardolph •.• •• Mr. Woolgar. Mouldy Mr. Tumour. Shadow Mr. Fortescue. Wart Recruits ... ... Mr. Mandela. Feeble J Mr. Oxber r y. Bullcalf LMr. C. R. Butler. Davy ..• ... Mr. Andre ws . MENDELSMOHN'S OVERTURE TO " TIIE MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM." ... Mr. Harley. ... Mr. Buckstone. JULIET'S MARRIAGE DAY. Rome* and Juliet. The Fourth Act entire. Scene 1. The Cloisters.--Scene 2. A Chamber in Capu let's House.—Scene 3. Juliet's Bedroom. Lady Capulet ... ... ... Miss O'Hara. Juliet ... ... ••• ... Miss Helen Faucit. Nurso ... ... ..• ... Mrs. Glover. Capulet ... ... ..• ... M r . J. R yan. Paris ... . ••• ... Mr. A. Harris. Friar Lawrence ••• ... Mr. Diddear. KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO. Taming of the Shrew. Portions of Act I. and Act IV. A Gothic Hall. Petruchio Baptista ... Gremio Gremio Bortensio Lucentio Curtis Vincentio Biondello Katharine ... ... Mr. Webster. ... Mr. Gough. ... Mr. Keeley. ... Mr. Bland. ... Mr. Howe. Mr. Vandenhoff. ... Mr. Caulfield. ... Mr. Payne. ... Mr. Tumour. ... Mrs. Nisbett. ... Mrs. Gates. ... Miss Everington. Widow Bianca VII. THE BUCK-BASKET AND SLENDER'S COURT. SHIP. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act 111., 3d and 4th Scenes ; Act IV., Sceno 1. Chambers in Ford's House. Falstaff . Ford Page Sir Hugh Evans aw, Shallow Dr. Caius Slender Robin ... Mrs. Page ... Mrs. Ford ... Anne Page ... ... Mr. Granby. ... Mr. R. Roxby. ... Mr. Parselle. . . Mr. Meadows. ... Mr. F. Matthews. . . Mr. J. B!end. ... Mr. C. Mathews. ... Miss Ward. ... Madame Vestris. ~. Mrs. Stirling. ... Miss Marshall. Till. THE STORY OF PROSPERO. Tempest. The isinuu ..4?M:,.eene2. Prospero ... ... ... Mr. — Pheips. Ferdinand ..• ... ... Mr. IL Marston. Caliban ••• ... ... Mr. G. Bennett. Ariel ... ... ... ... Miss P. Horton. 'Miranda ... ... ••• Miss Laura Addison. Ix. THE STATUE SCENE. A Winter's Tale. Act V., Scene last. A Room inPaulina's House. Leontes Mr. Graham. Polixenes . . Mr. J. H. Johnston. ... Mr. G. Vining. Camillo ... Mr. Howell. Hermione ... Mrs. Warner. Perdita ... Miss Angell. Pauline ... ... Miss Tyrrell. The following statement has been issued by the com mittee:-- ".500/. are still wanting to relieve the committees from the liabilities they have incurred in representing what they have considered to be the feeling of the Bri tish nation. The duties and expenses of the committees will not cease, however, with the liquidation of their present liabilities; it is their wish, before making the property over to the Crown, to place it under the super intendence of some person honourably connected with dramatic literature, and to remove certain premises ad joining, which injure the appearance, and endanger the safety of the house." There was, at the commencement of the perform ances, some little confusion occasioned by the diffi culty of finding seats, but an offer to return the money quieted the dissatisfied, and all went off pleasantly. The music was admirably conducted by Sir Henry Bishop. The fund has cleared 800!. by the performances of last night. TIIE WIDOW OF MENDELSSOUN.—The Journal des Debuts states that Madame Mendelssohn Bartholdy, widow of the celebrated composer, has received letters of condolence from three sovereigns —viz., the King of Prui.ia, the King of Saxony, and the Queen of England. Dispatches were sent off last evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Ceylon. Direst R. 11., No, 1, New Turnstile, Holborn. A R R I A G E. One half the world are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes ern iiitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un comprosing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, sod broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social context. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern yon, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little MEMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. each (by post, in stamps, le. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively ^Oined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the shove subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto ethers as he would be done unto—tc live after nature's laws—sad to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, '23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet 'street ; Mann, 35, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, .r.oniings and evenings), 10, Argyll-piste() Itegent-street ; and all Booksellers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. Whereas at the last election for the borough of Mont gomery. Hugh Cholmondely, Esq., commonly called the Honourable Hugh Chohnondely, was returned a Member to serve in Parliament for the said borough, and David Pugh, Esq., was also returned a Mem ber to serve in Parliament for the same borough : And whereas a petition, complaining of the undue elec tion and return of the said Hugh Chhlmondely for the said borough, hath been presented to the House of Com mons, and whereas the said House hath been informed, by a declaration in writing subscribed by the said Hugh Cholmondely, and delivered to me, that it is not his intention to defend his said election and return : now I do hereby give notice thereof, in pur suance of the direction of an Act of Parliament, passed in the eighth year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to amend the law fur the trial of controverted elections of Members to serve in Parliament." Given under my hand this 7th day of December, 1847. C. S. LEFEVRE, FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov. 27, 1847. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Samuel George Bonham, Esq., to be her Majesty's Ple nipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China. WHITEHALL, DEC. 6. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend John Hampden Gurney, M.A., to the district rectory of Saint Mary, in Saint Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and diocese of London, void by the death of Thomas Frognal Dibdin. DOWNING-STREET, DEG. 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas William Clinton Murdoch, Charles Alexander Wood, and Frederic Rogers, Esq., to be Commissioners for superintending the sale and the settlement of waste lands of the Crown in the British colonies, and the conveyance of emigrants thither. WHITEHALL, Nov. 23. The Right lion. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief JuAice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at West minster, has appointed Richard Capern, of Holbeach, in Lincolnshire, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Com missioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries and for the sub stitution of more simplo modes of assurance, in and for the parts of Holland, in the county of Lincoln. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Thomas Sartain, jun., cattle dealer, Bradford, Wilts. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Sarah Chalener, milliner, Charles-street, Westbourne ,errace, Middlesex. Charles Lowe Swainson and Joh❑ Birchwood, mann- Fac turers, Manchester. David Pearson, engine manufacturer, Lipton, Staf fordshire. BANKRUPTS. James Sebastian Yeats, stockbroker, Bank-chambers, Lothbury, to surrender Dec. 15 and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Shearman and Slater, Great Tower-street. Francis Adamson, merchant, Bond -court, Walbrook, Dec. 18, at one, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Court o f Bankruptcy. F o ll e tt, official assignee, Sambrook- cour t, Basinghall-street ; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street. Thomas Edward Buckland, licensed victualler, Poplar, Dec. 13, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers; Flavell, Bedford-row. Charles Skingley, commission agent, Ma!don, Essex, December 17, at eleven, and Janu a ry 14, a t h a lf- past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Bromley and Aldridge, South-square, Gray's inn ; Sperling and Harris, Halstead. George Tattersall, saddler, Davis-street, Berkeley square, December 16, at half-past twelve, and January Manchester Man ehester, District Dec. 18, and n. Court.Lngo 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, offi mthaeke r, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Hook, Coleman -street. Nathaniel Batho,elmevaecnh, a machine make r , 7,at Hobson, official assignee, Manchest er ; R ee d , aandMarsden, Friday-street, London ; S a l e , Langford, Worthington and Shipman, Manchester. Gerald Plunket Tunney, draper, Burslem, Stafford shire, Dec. 20, and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Manches ter District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manches ter ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Cheapside, London. John Richard Gamble, electric telegraph manufac turer, Exchange-buildings, Dec. 16, at twelve, and Jan. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Lawrence and Views, Old Jewry-chambers. Douglas Pitt Gamble, electric t el eg ra p h man u f acturer , Exchange-buildings, Dec. 14, at half- p ast two, and Jan. 18, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurela-lane, Lomoard street; Lawrence and Flews, Old Jewry-chambers. Thomas Oldaker, hop merchant, High- street, South wark, Dec. 21 awl Jan. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Hand, Chancery-lane. Stephen Moore, wine merchant, Liverpool, Dec. 20, and Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Bower, Token house-yard, London; Mason, Liverpool. Samuel Lewes Lazarus, horse dealer, Oxford-street, Dec. 16, at one, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basiughall street; Lofty, Potter, and Co., King-street, Cheapside. John Barrett, machine printer, Blackfriars-road, Dec. 16, at one, and Jan. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street; Depree, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside. George Kiallmark, music seller, Hampstead-street, St. Pancras, Nov. 16, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Sandy' and Pear• son, Gray's Inn-square. William Owen, druggist. T1arm, ,, 4% Dee. ti, anu o so, AL eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sweeting and Co., Southampton-buildings, London; Jones, Dolgelly; Evans and Son, Liverpool. Walter Foyer, hatter, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Dec. 16, at half• past one, and Jan. 26, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Compton. Church-court, Old Jewry. John Forster, banker, Hartburn, Northumberland, Dec. 16. at haif-past ten, and Jan. 20, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Lawrence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Old Fish-street, Doctor's-Commons, Lon don ; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon Tyne. William Mountford, tailor, Darlington, Durham, Dec. 16, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mewburn, Darlington; Herle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. • Robert Newboult, draper, East Retford, Nottingham shire, Dec. 24 and Jan. 28, at ten, at the Court, Sheffield. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Hawkins and Co., New Boswell-street; Mee and Bigsby, R e tf or d ; B ranson, Sheffield. Thomas Barnes Figgures, corn dealer, Blockley, Worcestershire, Dec. 18 and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham. Valpy, official assignee, Birming ham; Wilkins and Kendall, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire; Gillam and Thomas, Birmingham. Charles Wade, miller, Willabridge, Gloucestershire, Dec. 20 and Jan. 18. at half-past eleven, at the Court, Bristol. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Jones and Co., Crosby-square; Peters and Abbott, Bristol. John Power, draper, Bristol, Dec. 21 and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Treherne and White, Bucklersbury; Sabine, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. In the Country. A. G. Robinson, Leicester, wool stapler, Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Court, Nottingham--R. Wilson, Liverpool, tollow chandler, Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Liver pool—T. Nicholson, l3urstwick, Yorkshire, horse dealer, Dec. 29, at half-past ten, at the Court, Kingston-upon- Ilull—M. Hobson, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, corn ►er,;hant, Dec. 29, at hall-past teu, at the Court, PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. R. Tate, Regent-street, jeweller, 53. 9d., on Thursdays, [PRICE SD. THE WEST INDIA MAIL , SOITTIIADIPTON, DEC. 7. —The Forth, Royal Mail , Company's steam-ship, Captain Chapman, arrived yes terday afternoon at Southampton from the West Indies and Mexico. She experienced boisterous weather from Bermuda, and is, consequently, somewhat late in her arrival. Her latest dates are Tampico, 25th October; Vera Cruz, Ist November ; Havannah, 10th November ; Nassau, 13th November ; Honduras, 20th October; Jamaica, Bth November; Chagres, 26th October; Car thagena, 28th October; Demerara, 3d November; Tri nidad, sth November ; Barbadoes, Bth November ; Grenada, 10th November; St. Thomas, 15th November; and Bermuda, 21st November. The freight of the Forth consists of, in dollars, 125,810; gold dust, silver in bars, and doubloons, 182,509; a quantity of gold, weighing 3,1640 z.; silver weighing 1081bs. 90z.; 6214 17s. 4d. in British coin, ono box of pearls, two packages of platina, one seron of bark, 66 packages of sundries, and general cargo, con sisting of 79 cases of cigars, 5 bales of bast. The Forth has brought home about fifty passengers, amongst whom are Captain Bailey, R.N., Lieutenants Joyce, Allan, Hunt, and Pattison, 2d West India Regi ment, Captain Johnson, Captain Baillie, R.N., Mr. New man, Mr. Donovan, Dr. Cumming, &c. STATIONS OF ILEA MAJESTY'S SIIIPB.—Vera Cruz. her Majesty's ship Per s i an ; at B ermu d a, her Majesty ' s ship Vindictive ; the Endymion at Barbadoes ; the steamer Vixen had arrived at Bermuda ; the Vesuvius nas ordered down to Barbadoes, and the Trincomalee had sailed there to relieve the Endymion, ordered home. The Jamaica papers are chiefly occupied with accounts of meetings, held at different places, for the purpose of presenting petitions to the British Parliament on the sugar and free-trade questions. At a meeting held at St. John's, on the 30th Oct., it was resolved unanimously : " That this meeting view with very great alarm the present state of the West India colonies, and the conse quences that may be expected to follow, produced by the late measures of the British Parliament sanctioning the admission of foreign slave-grown produce into the British market upon such terms as must exclude the produce of the free British colonies. " That the great influx of foreign slave-grown pro duce since the adoption of the aforesaid measures has already had the effect of reducing the price of free-grown sugar, and other colonial produce in the same proportion, to an amount that leaves a heavy loss to the grower thereof. "That in addition to the population of these colonies, whether by importation or natural increase, though it may in time cheapen labour, is yet too slow a process to give a hope of competing with foreign slavery, and therefore cannot afford that relief which, under existing circumstances, is so immediately required. " That if the present state of things be not imme diately amended the total ruin of this island must ensue. "That if colonial produce be admitted ir.to the British market free of duty, or if slavery be totally abolished, and if the navigation-laws be repealed or modified, these colonies will be retained as useful and beneficial appendages to the British Crown, instead of becoming uncultivated wastes, which nothing but the adoption of one or other of the foregoing suggestions can now avert. "That petitions for relief, accompanied by copies of these resolutions, be forwarded to her Majesty the Queen and the two Houses of Parliament." Meetings of a similar nature have been held at Black Rivet, St. Elizabeth, at Clarendon, and other principal points, at which resolutions were passed to petition Parliament to take the present state of the West India colonies into serious consideration. The following are the resolutions adopted at Cla rendon " Resolved, that the present depressed state of the agricultural interests in the West Indies is the result of the low prices of produce in the markets of Europe, and that no effort we can make can have any adequate influence in relieving us from the effects of that de pression. " That if this depreciation continue, not only will all attempts at improvement be baffled, but the staples of the country must be driven out of cultivation. " That we have no desire to evade the responsibility of increased and better-regulated exertions on our own parts, if our energies be not paralyzed. " That however. seeing the present consequences of these and other recent events as regards our condition, we earnestly and solemnly appeal to the British nation and the Imperial Parliament, so to modify and arrange the application of the principles now in action in the mother country in reference to our circumstances as colonists, that we may be enabled to continue the pro duction of the articles on which our existence depends, with a reasonable remuneration for the outlay of capital, and the expenditure of labour. " That in the spirit of humble but strenuous remon strance against either the neglect or disregard of our present condition. we submit that the admission of our products, sugar, coffee, and other articles, the principle establishect by the repeal of corn restriction, namely, duty free, rum relieved of the present differential duty, the encouragement of free and extended immigration, the alteration of the navigation-laws, and the enforce ment of the treaties with foreign powers, which would effect the total abolition of slavery, as means whereby our condition may be bettered, and our existence as cultivators of the soil continued. " That petitions to both Houses of the Imperial Par liament be framed in conformity with the foregoing re solutions, and be sent round for signature." COMMERCIAL. The market has not been characterised by any im provement since the date of our last publication, it, therefore, continues to present the same heavy appear ance as it did at that period; if anything, the depression has been enhanced by the continuance of the stricture of the money market both here and in England, and the distressing accounts relative to the state of mercantile affairs received by the last mail from Great Britain. Flour—ln our last we left the market for this article in an improved condition, and with a very light supply. Since then there has been but one arrival, bringing 1,470 barrels and 3fio half barrels from Baltimore, 500 barrels of which were for the supply of a Government contract. EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—Bank bills, 90 days 1, and 60 days I per cent. discount. The commissary would not accept tenders under i per cent. premium for 30 days. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Osborne at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, from her residence, Frogmore House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness was attended by her Lady in Waiting and Sir George Couper, Bart. The Royal Duchess crossed from Gosport in the Fairy. her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked early yesterday in the vicinity of Osborne House. The Royal Children took an airing yesterday in a carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Sophi a y es t e rday, at her residence at Kensington. A deputation from the iron trade of Monmouth shire, consisting of Mr. Thomas Brown, Ebbw Vale Iron-works ; Mr. Routh, New British Iron-works ; and Mr. James Brown, a deputation from the coal trade of Monmouthshire, consisting of Mr. W. S. Cartwright and Mr. Martin Morrison ; Mr. W. Secretan Woodhouse, solicitor to the above, and Mr. Coates, agent, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, on Monday, at tho offlcc of the Com missioners of Railways in the Board of Trade. Lord John Russell was better yesterday. The Bishop of Cape Town had an interview with Earl Grey on Monday, at the Colonial -office. 11 4" 1 "`"" had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bart., 111. P., and a depu tation of Irish Members of Parliament, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Mr. Beresford, M.P., and Mr. Charles Locock Webb had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 'at yesterday, and resu me d t h e appea l , " L ogan V. L e Alesurier, from Canada." The case was adjourned fur further hearing until to-morrow (Thursday). DESTITUTION AND SICKNESS IN TUE METRO POLIS.—At a meeting of the committee of management of King's College Hospital, held at the Board-room, Portugal -street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, a return was made of the number of patients received since the commence ment of the present year. From this statement it ap pears the number of individuals who participated in the benefits of the out-door treatment amounted to between 15,000, and 16,000, while during the same period the resident patients numbered 1,150, being a very consider able excess over any year since the establishment of the institution. The number of out patients registered last year somewhat exceeded 16,500, and the in-patients 1,200 SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.—Yeste r dayforenoon gentlemann gc ; r c a occupyin g Mr. Frederick destroyed himselfochnopyinst_anc esbia—ypcTaurhtte the ap at t ments about a month, and, ro rn - t m in e g nt h s is at th N ro o a . t 7,lia under ) h unfortunate gentleman had f b m i een ii sa p b e it r s ty , I‘,. Yesterday'as supposed to o be a gentleman of independent prop morning, about nin e o ' c l ock, as was his usual custom, be m rang for his boots, intending, as w out. Shortly after, on the servant as supposed, to go , the unfortunategentleman was found lying tbtztsfloor with going up his head nearly l severed from . i t body. o p : oh y ne . In his right hand was firmly grasped a razor, the handle of which was fastened with ri. tape, so that it should not slip. Mr. White, surgeon, of the H tymarket, was im mediately in attendance, but could render no assistance, the dPcessed, in his opinion, having been dead upwards of half LLOYD'S SHIPPING -(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC S.-Wind W.S.W., moderate bretse, and fine clear frosty weather. DEAL, DEC 7.-Wind W. to N.N.W., strong and squally.-Arrd. Walker, Bedworth, Moulmein; Mary, Lever, Callao for Dundee ; Captain, -, Jamaica; Aurora, L an d eta. Havannah for Antwerp ; Protector, William s , P r i nce Edward's Island ; Christiana, Bran stun, Buctouche. Arrd. from the River, Camillus, Demerara; Dispatch, Cape de Verds; and Bathurst, Rio Grande. Put back, Salacia, Sydney; Martha, Bar badoes; Lyra, New Orleans; Charles, Tobago; Osciola, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 7.-Wind N.N.VV.-Arrd, Helen Hamilton, Nichol, Maracaibo. Put back, St. Vincent, fur St. Vincent; Digby, New York. WHITSTABLE, DEC. 7.-Wind W. to N.W.-Arrd. Elizabeth, Galloway, Jamaica. CORK, DEC. 5.-Wind W.-Arrd. Pallas, Hargrave, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Maria, Hamil ton, Halifax, and sailed for Liverpool. OFF MARGATE, DEC. 7.-Gentoo, St. Lawrence; and Trusty, ditto. RAMSGATE, Dec. 7.-Wind N.W., heavy gale.- Arrd. Rowena, Ackerm a n, Si erra L eone for London. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 7.-Arrd. Forth steamer, West Indies. Sld. Iberia steamer, Gibraltar. FewEY, DEC. 6.-Wind W., strong gale.-Arrd. 5, Good Intent, Warburton, Quebec. ABERYSTWITH, DEC. 5.-Arrd. Truant, Miramichi. YARMOUTH, DEC. 7.-Part of the cargo of the Dar lington Packet, which went on the Scroby Sand yester day, has been picked up and landed here. nSHGCARD, DEC. 6, 7 P.X..-It is blowing a hurri cane at W.N.W. FALMOUTH, DEC. 7.-Wind N.N.W.-The Enter prise, Ivor, to Lisbon, went on shore sth inst., within St. Anthony's Light, and fills with the tide; materials saved. The Seagull Packet, with mails for the Brazils, is detained by the violence of the weather. It has blown a violent gale, with furious squalls, !veering from W. to N.N.W., and continues unabated. The shipping in port appear to ride without accident. BIDEFORD, DEC. 7.-The Luvious, Cork to Cardiff, came on shore this morning near Wortham Burrows, and will probably go to pieces; crew saved. MARGATE, Dec. 7.-A ship riding below Margate Sand Head Buoy, reported to be the Genessee, of Bath, from New Orleans to London, cut away her main and mitten masts about noon to-day. 34 pieces of mahogany, marked B. K. D. II- L-, have been picked up near the Goodwin Sands. DEAL, Dnc. 7.-The Cranston, Hale, from Hull to St. John's, New Brunswick, has been in contact with the Lady Constable, for New Orleans, and sustained damage. NEWHAVEN, DEC. 6.-The Twins, Copper, has bee* got off the shore, and brought in with considerable damage. LITTLEHAMPTON, Dix. 7.-The Atalanta, Sole, of this port, from Newcastle, was driven on shore in the Roads last night. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 7.-It has blown a heavy gale all day from N.W to W.N.W. The westward bound are all riding well, most of them with two anchors down. Cowes, DEC. 7.-The Imo, Capon, from Newcastle to Guernsey, arrived here yesterday, with rudder un shipped, having been ashore in Thornesa Bay. ILFRACOMBE, DEC. 7. - The Maid of Alicant, of Jersey, overshot the harbour, drifted into Hill Bay ; cut away both masts, and is now riding with both anchors down. SWANSEA, DEC. 7. --The Circassian, Curran, fro Cuba to this port, parted from her anchors in Mumbles Roads, last night, during a heavy gale, and was driven ashore to the eastward of the pier ; the master and five hands drowned. MILFORD, DEC 6.-The Orinoco, Atkins, from Lla nelly for London, drove oa the rocks off Newton Oyes, in this harbour. The sea is now breaking completely over her, and it is feared she will not be got off unless the gale abates. Part of materials saved. It blew a very severe gale last night, and still continues from the W. S. W. HOLYHEAD, DEC. 6.-It has blown a heavy gale at W.S.W. all day. RAIIIGATE, DEC. 7.-A ship, name unknown, lost anchor and 45 fathoms of chain, and has been supplied from hence. ADERYSTWITH, DEC. 6.-It is blowing a complete gale. CORK, Dec. 5.-It has been blowing a very heavy gale from S. to S.S.W. all day. CROOKHAVEN, DEc. 3.-The Venus, Thomas, sailed from Limerick 4th ult. for the Bristol Channel, and no account of her arrival has yet been received here. WARKWORTH, DEC. 6.-The Little Wonder, of Mon trose, from Sunderland, got on shore on Boulmer Rocks yesterday, but was assisted off, and proceeded without much damage. SHIELDS, DEC. 7.-It has blown a heavy gale here all night, and still continues.-The Montreal, of South Shields, and the St. Lucia, of Dundee, in being towed into this port this morning, were driven by a sudden gale from N.N.E. on the Herd Sand; crew saved, BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 7.-It is blowing a gale here from N.E. A large fleet of vessels is coming to anchor in the bay. HULL, DEC. 7.-The vessel reported as having run on the Binks yesterday is the Thomas and Mary, Ward, from Shields to London ; she has brought in here a derelict, and laid on the mud behind the west pier. GRIMSBY, DEC. 6.-It is blowing a gale here from N.N.W. The Lahore, Errington, from Shields to Bombay, put into these roads this evening leaky. A Shields brig is on shore on the Old Den. SHIELDS, DEC. 6.-Arrd. Agnes, Cooper, Dalhousie. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 7.-The Frankfield, Robinson, hence to Callao, was wrecked early this morning near Alnwick (Anglesea), twenty of the crew drowned, eight saved. The Italian brig Arciduca Patatena, was driven on shore to-day in Llanlidloes Bay ' • three mon drown e d. Th e brig Mary, from St. John's New Brunswick, was driven on shore this morning to the eastward of Rhyl. A barque was seen on shore this morning in the Menai Straits, near Beaumaris. A large vessel was seen this morning to the westward of the Ormshead, dismasted. The Helen Hamilton, arrived here to-day, experienced very heavy westerly gales during the last few days ; sailed from Bermuda on the 13th ult, where she put into land the crew of the Spanish ship Ann. which she had taken off their vessel, and also the crew of the Robins, from Berbice to the Clyde, which bad been taken off that ship by the Ann, 27th Oct., in lat. 35 lon. 52-Mem. The above ship in a former report, was called the Hannah. It blew hard last night, with occasional squalls from S.W., from which point it continued to blow hard all day. SHIELDS, DEC. 6.-The Kathleen, Shore, of and for Yarmouth, sailed hence 14th Sept. and has not since been heard of. SPURN, DEC. 6.-The Thomas and Mary, of South Shields, abandoned waterlogged and rudder gone, went on'the Stoney Binks yesterday, but was subsequently got off and laid on the mud ; crew saved. HULL, DEC. 6.-A French sloop, from Shields, coal laden, went on shore near Saltfleet last night, and is likely to become a wreck ; crew and part of carp saved. HARWICH, DEC. 6.-The Quicksilver, Kenney, frog Sunderland to London, which was on shore on the Gunfleet Sand 3d inst., has been brought in here. The French brig Nathanie, sixty days from Constantinople, was spoken, 30th ult., very leaky, in lat. 46, N., lon. 7, W., by the Salcombe Castle, Strong, at Salcombe. BERWICK, DEC. 7.-The sloop Thomas, of and for Dundee, from Seaham, drove on the rocks near here, stores T3ne duringsttvt S aved. a T heavy j gale, ohn Iv a h t a N i e . , E . . fso Cr u e t w h a S n h d i e m l d o s s ? the Oft to Port Dundas, was wrecked this morning behind the pit r. Crew saved. CLYDE, DEc. 3.-Arrd. Jessie Ste vens , P atten, Quebec ; Malabar, Fraser, ditto ; Barbadian, Johns ; Richmond, Virginia. 5. Royalist, Beveridge, Quebec ; Favorite, Wylie, ditto, sailed 15th ult. 6. Lord Byron, Campbell, St. John's, New Brunswick ; sailed Marquis of Islay, Ceylon ; St. Vincent, Mowatt, Trinidad ; Uni corn, Crawford, ditto ; Cordelia,, Wallace, Newfoundland. GREENOCK, DEC. 7.-The Favourite, arrived in the Clyde from Quebec, got u ader weigh from Goose Island, 16th ult., with about turenty vessels in company. Had westerly winds coming do'vn the Gulf until 18th, when it veered to the eastward, - with snow, and continued for twenty-fo ur h ours; afterwteecls veered to N.N.E., with fine weather. The Seagull, St ewar t, arr i ve t il in Fres w Ceonatad t ,:l e ft El s i nore , 21 s t, u lt., in e light,but which i company Bey from about fifty sa il, mos tl y f ore i gn; wind S., increased the following day to a heavy g day light saw several vessels under clospreelsa le. At : all of w hich she supposed would bear up :Tor Norw ay. .Has s i nce experienced a succession of ga lie s from N. W. to S.W., and seen no other vessels. THE LOST IV - ATOM-11mi following circumstance appears so extraordinary, th at, we give the names of the parties as a voucher for its riu.thority. Mr. R. Margetts, k. arriving l a t of Church-street, Croydon,. who, with several o th er iii h e Croydon. recollectedOn townspeople, attended divine service at P enge Ch ape l on the evening of Sunday week, came, as usua l , b y train h fr o o me from thehe missed A n n e r h l eiys' watch, stati on , : 711 c at in chapel, at ten minutes. before - 8. Se ar choo mg was made at the station. and at the platform the same night and morning following, the rai ]way official facility, but without s uccess.. Mr. .s affordi ng every 'Margetts then started for Penge Chapel, as a last , resource. During his ab at Coombe-street, called atker and her niece, residing and, after hearing the ta le the . residence of his nephew, a f it was in their possessio the lost watch, stated that stored. It appears that Mips,. and of course should be re mit of the same tra. tle. Crocker and ber niece got them at the barrier where ra wiil. Mr. Margetts, who passed C rocker had 'tbae tickets were taken. Mrs. on a shawl, edged with knotted fringe. each knot formin g ' flight of steps lea dinga loor); while ascending the long from to the Epsom line, she felt that something was atta ched .her shawl, and was not a little surprised, upon invesitigation, to find that it was a watch, to which was attached a steel chain, key, and seal, the latter of which, no *doubt, caught in a loop, and drew the watch out of the Yob. On the inner case was engraven "Robert Margctt s, 1800," which made her acquainted with the owner,. ;and led to the restoration of the watch.—Local paper. EARTHQUAKE AT COME IS.—Comrie was visited on the night of the 2Sth ult., by a rather severe shock of an ecrthquage, which heqr pened about midnight. It extended over a wide space of country, being heard at the farthest extremity of 03.. stratb, taking its direction from north-west to south-e at .t. The weather of late has been unusually wet and fo: ri t y, which would appear to favour the theory of eartbq u akes having their immediate rise from the state of the ;atmosphere, as such weather is usually the forerunner of some severe shock; but this can hardly be taken as an es tablished rule. The earth quake lasted about three o r four minutes, produoing a severe oscillatory motion; r fo damage of any consequence occurred.—Caledonian Me ret •ry. G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR LOANS. The Directors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS for LOANS en security of the Company's Debentures, In sums •f ILA less than 1,0001. each, at 51. per Cent. interest, payable half yearly, and for terms of Three, Five, or Seven years. Applications to be made to the undersigned. CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. London Terminus, Paddington, August 20, 1847.