The Sun. — London, England, 1840-03-31 00:00:00

i EDITI ON. ROYAL B ANK OF AUSTRALIA• Capital, 1,001,000. in 20,000 Shares of 501. each. Benjamin B Deposit 5/. per Share. DIRECTORS. oyd, Esq. Thoma s Me ß ux, E. George Webster, Esq. John W. Sutherland, Esq. !Alexander Cockburn, Esq. William P. Craufurd, Esq. John Connell, Esq. John Mitchell, Esq. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, 111° °rRate-street, Lothbury ; and Argyle-place, Regent-street. Edinburgh —National Bank of Scotland. Leith —Edinburgh and Leith Bank. Glasgow—Wcstern Bank of Scotland. Greenock—Greenock Bank. Aberdeen—Town and County Bank. Arbroath—Arbroath Banking Company. Dumfries—Southern Bank of Scotland. Ayr—Ayrshireßanking Company. The Directors hereby give notice, that no application for shares will be receivtd ,after the 10th of April, unless at a Premium. Application for theiremaining shares, in accordance with the printed form, to be made to Messrs. Boyd, 4, New hank Build ings, Lothburv. London. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. London Office, 38, Old Broad-street. DIRECTORS. Georg e Fife Anus, Esq. Benjamin E. Lindo, Esq. Robert B roo k s. Esq. Charles Edward Mangles, Esq. John Willi am B uckle, Esq. Christ. Rawson, Esq., Halifax J ames .!_arnes Joh n Cummins, Esq. Thomas Sands, Esq., Liverpoo Rbt. G ar d ner, Esq ,Manchester James Bogle Smith, Esq. John G ore, Esq. • James Ruddell Todd, Esq. TRUSTEES. George Carr Glyn, Esq. ; John Gore, Esq. ; James John Cummins, Esq. BANKERS. Alessi!. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bartlett and Beddome. SECRETARY. Samuel Jackson, Esq. COLONIAL INSPECTOR. John Cunningham Maclaren, Esq. * The Directors of this Bank grant Letters of Credit, which danot transfer a bl e , f or sums un d e r 300/. ; or Bills at thirty Ye sight fur larger amounts, on their Branches at Sydney Hobart Town, Launceston, Melbourne, Port Philip, and New Zealand, Nithout charge, on the Money being deposited. hey also negotiate approved Bills on the Colonies, at tiueebtrt, sixty, and ninety days' sight, the terms for which may w aineti at theit office Bills on the COl o ni es . tts tra ou — tted for coneetinu at vids . agga t o4 • •Ire per cent. on the amount when realized. By order of the Board, SAMUEL JACKSON, $t btary. N ORWICH AGAINST ALL ENGLAND, TEN POUNDS TO A CROWN. SHALDER'S FOUNTAIN . PUMPS. The most powerful in the world, with which a man of , 411 ,_ atone weight can raise an imperial barrel of water forty uree feet high in a minute, but with no ttither Pump yet tried d i n ; a minute and a-half. Their practiCal gain is most extraor „.._-'barYr seldom below 70, and more frequently above 100 per — u i ,t, taking the average of the results of every altitude from `oot to 10Q feet high. This remarkable gain in the art of _ r "'ling water was effected in the simplest manner possible, k "nig merely by substituting a rolling instead of a sliding prin- V ple for Pumps, by which theirfriction and leakage was abo- L a bed; after the tens of thOusands of bootless attempts that had "" 91 made by the ablest meobanics,in the world for 2,000 years. . For a lo ng ti m e a ft er thi s - i m m or t a l i nve ntion wa s publi c ly int roduced, a host of bulljing novices insulted society by pre dicting that it would prove._ limited and frail, who are now I.,l,livellicg about that their trade would be ruined, because .r.ountain Pumps prove 300 per cent the most durable,_ whe ther used b y t h e power o f man, horse, or steam, and they are o r _ economical and invariable in their action, that they corn "'only perform for mithsters, brewers, and dyers for years with out the l east expense or the slightest variation. Also, so re markably simple, that smiths, millwrights, wheelwrights, car penters, & c., as well as hydraulic engineers, successfully un dertake th e i r fi x i ng and reparat i on, ne i t h er are F ounta i n pumps retarded, choked, nor injured by occasionally delivering a few tons of sand, although a very little of that material soon deranges and seriously tlges the best Friction Pumps. Slowly i ndeed, the art of raisihir water approached perfection 4,000 y e ars ago. The beautiful Aliss Rebecca brought up water from well in a pitcher upon - her shoulder for her sweetheart's eamels. Since then appeared the four principles, namely, two limited, and two unlimited principles—two of them sliding principles, °ne a spiral principle, and one a rolling principle. _ I , t. Th e Chain-pump in action is direct and simple ; but by friction and leakage very defective and dreadfully uncertain, and from its numerou s p ar t s hi g hly c omplicated. *The Chain rber—imp i s a com bi nation of i ne ffi c i ent expens i ve l um a linked sliding principle. 2 d- Archimedes' Screw-pump is founded upon a brilliant idea; but its applicability is very confined--a limited spiral principle. . , 3 d- Tesibi es ' Pi pe an d P o k er Pump, or the Athenian Squirt. il,nis is the roo t an d p r inciple of all Piston and Cylinder umpi, under every name and modification. All Pumps upon this plan are of necessity bad beyond remedy, and stupid indeed nidat they be who expect the contrary, because mostly above two-fifths of the labour employed is entirely wasted by their friction and leakage, and when accurately tested against the new i „,. principle, always prove to be but contemptible machines. 1...'" -' Jt. • less these imperfect Pumps stood unrivalled for the t ir ' At' ears—an unlimited sliding principle. ._ . 4 -WI; 7' . •t, Shalder's Pump appeared and made laughing amen aT the other- three Pumps, and exalted the art of raising li lter to a science. The Fountain Pump is neither more nor less than the Pump made absolute, because without any dis coverable defect or imperfection it possesses every essential Property f or t h e purpose intended in the highest degree. AN UNLIMITED ROLLING PRINCIPLE. Dr. Birkbeck. President of the Mechanics' Institution, Lon don, says the Fountain Pump is free from the liabilities and' defects of the common Friction Pump, and approaches a perfect Ilydraulic Machine. The-Nice-President, Professor John Millkton, Esq., F.L.s4onalialed4 wort -6403 gird iherelti makes a rash; false, foul, and silly assertion, that the new principle is limited, and although, from its diminished friction it has its advantages in some cases, it cannot be used for great elevations. Never theless, Fountain Pumps prove equally durable for lifts above as below one hundred feet. Alilling,ton might surely have known that flexibility was no proof of frailty, nor rigidity of durability. The rigid teeth of mamrra and her four sisters were mostly gone, but their flexible tongues remained in full activity when their ages, united with their only brother, exceeded five hun dred years. And the Connectors . or (flexible Cones) in Foun tain Pumps prove also not only surpassing durable, but almost indestructable. CASES SUFFICIENT. Thirty Fountain Pumps, that cost above 1,000/., have not cost 2 2 per year for all the connectors, though twenty-four of them, 'rout fifteen to one hundred feet long, are used to water the Mlle roads from Wymandham to Aylsham, and at Yarmouth. A Treble-acting Fountain Pump at Diss brewery (horse t?wer) th e connectors lasted five years, lift one hundred feet. B. It is the packing that scrapes up the water in the old : is olup that wears out. And it is the connector that rolls up Water in the New lump that wears out. Ala& the next two cases, both Pumps having done the same work. Norwich Fountain Pump at Messrs. Horton's , dyers , i l Voysvich (manuarpower). Here the connectors of the New imp last four times as long as did the pa , king of the old um it superseded. A Double- ac ti ng Fountain Pump at Messrs. Stark's , dyers , Norwich (st eam power). Here also the packing of their old Tr eble -acting Pump (superseded) used to last about three months, now the connectors of their new pump last above six 'en months. This noble machine has not cost Bs. a year for connectors, though constantly at work, and delivers eight im rNill barr e l s o f wa t er per minute, PRACTICALLY PROV- E,, THAT IN SKILFUL HANDS THE NEW PRIN CIPLE IS DECIDEDLY THE MOST DURABLE. t The Sev e n R oa d F oun t a i n Pumps, fixed early in 183 S, be :".en Norwich an d A y l s h am , have not cost a shilling, nor ailed in effect. tit The Ten Friction Pumps (alias Pumplings) mixed with Lyem, have often been repaired, and the other day not one of s Would answ e r the he lm--so much for comparative frailty. EFFECT. At the many fair trials made by mu, horse, and steam a P"i" the rolling principle beat the sliding principle, upon an "'age. nearly eighty per cent., in raising water, 10, 20, 30, 45 , and 70 feet high, and volumes of testimonials, by land and sea, certify similar results. B ut, whereas there are , still many novices striving hard to Perpetuate iirnoranee and the Athenian spurious Pump in pre ference to the New English genuine Pump and common sense, Pretending that they can make miraculous friction Pumps with out friction, Therefore, let us at once come to deeds to try the,ques tiou. and shame the fool who first cries .‘Hold, enough.' CONDITIONS OF PROPOSED TRIALS AGAINST TIME. Take four Pumps of the Old Plan, and four Pumps of the New - Plan, with mechanical parts alike, and so adjusted that a *an of ordinary strength may exert his full force, and raise with out stopping nine imperial bari 4 els of water five feet high, three barrels fifteen feet, one barrel fifty feet, and nine imperial gallons of water 200 feet high, or over the London Monument. The number of seconds required with one pump less than with the other, will be its gain in time and labour. The competitors should find the pumps and the public the Pipes, in order to prove that engineers of the old school knew as much about raising water as sucking monkeys. Well, after all the stupid, lying, and even destructive oppo sition (Newmarket to wit), the graduated scale of the Foun tain Pu mp is practically and successfully carried out from the delivering of a single pint of water per stroke to the delivering "6,000 imperial gallons of water per minute. And now to coogratulate all nations upon the complete suc cess of an invention of boundless and undying utility, which nature bars surpassing, is highly gratifying To the World's Obedient Servant and Instructor, W. SHALDERS. See M ec h an i cs ' M agaz i n e, March 19, 1836 ; S un P aper, 8 ce• 21, 1838 ; and Norwich Mercury, June 28, 1839. Bank Place Norwich, March 26, 1840. 1 .; 8 .—N0 work is worse done than that of raising water. Respecting force and resistance both town and country un?P-makers seem most gloriously ignorant. thel i nquired of two men pumping, between London-bridge and Tunnel, how long it took them to 1111 their six-barrel water "It. lift thirteen feet?—Answer : About seven minutes, quick working. With a No. Six New Plan they could have done the like v, ' l ' l ' in, seventy se conds. builOne Friction Pumps a t at the would Queen's eq ß ra arcks, Norwich. W. S. 111 X Ctjk — t — fpT --- , Ec . rEi r, a,tT o u I R L N I E 'H D E . MONEY CHARGE4I3 MESSRS. COOPER and CO., ouver I n embe i r e s . of the Royal College of Surgeons, stzet Fleet-btreet, may be consutted. trom and E s i ptom of Syphilis, ;riling until Ten at Night, one ve No. 10, 1 ‘ ~,i r.lorrhcea, Gleete, Secondary Symptom, successful 1n: 46 -.- ht or nine atrictures of the Urethra, &c The treatment thaw . adat in is Lo th n e do r n e: t.l emitwenty.tive years' extensive laid .1, nst inveterate Califfil of stare gam i g h vim a 4 l W e'C e t a e k c n k es i s n , mid moderate .a Ys, and cases of a slight nature in two 4r three, a a mercury. Syphilis eradicated in e t ig 7 . ,Pense, unaided by the dangerously indiscriminate use of .. , ..e cure effected without contineMant or hindrance trot husuns. Letters (post paid ) enclosing a renilttAee for medicines . w ill be answered by return ; and C oun t ry Patients go rresponded with until recovered. DR. A. G. HULL'S UTERO-ABDONIT -1 NAL SUPPORTER, for the Radical Cure of Pro rbliPsus Uteri, er Falling of the Womb, by external application. ng the lite of the objectionable pessary. attb r a, I,„ t n e dj a t e relief this the distressing bearing down sensations Usually attendant on super has>n coplaint, and has never faile of performing a perfect rostera- Von to health, even under the most aggravated circurnstanc-s, It received the approval of the most em, cut of the Faculty, includ !, 8g all the ObAetrick Lecturers, and of every patient who has tried " s eMeaey. rd• Agent s in London;—Richard Higham, '279, Resent-street; Weise 6(3n, C 2, Strand ; and S. Maw, 11, Aldersgate Street. Pamphlets ektibuse and pplication will be p esented by the above. M= Mn, in attends personally on Ladies, at 279, Regent -street. SIGHT RESTORED —NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE CURED. Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury. 4 . Loyal je serai durant ma vie." Copy of a Letter sent to Mr. W. Grimstone, inventor of the cele. United Eye Snuff. The Marchioness de Brogue Solari presents her best compliments to Mr. W. Grimstone, and has the pleasure to inform him that she had the most convincing proofs of the beneficial qualities of his herbaceous Eye Snuff, in many cases of its restorative power, both of sight and hearing. Mr. Grimstone—Sir, You are at liberty to make use of her name. Seat. 22, 1838, 46, Charlotte -street. • Copy of a Letter sent t o M r. G r i mstore, Jan. 19, 1840. Sir—Having been afflicted with b a d eyes f or a long time, a friend whohad receiv e d benefit from using your Eye Snuff recommended it to me. I have taken the contents of your 2s. 4d. canisters, and am happy to say my sight has improved ; the weakness and dimness is removed ; and, Sir, it is my wish that you make this known for the good of the public.—Y'our's, GEO. SMITH. 6, Yorl_ElillUic k Kentish Town. To Mr. W. Grinristono, Inventor of Eye Snuff, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. rch 3 180. have been af fl icted for many y ears w i t h a s eve r e pain i n my head, attended with a dimness of sight and darting pains in my eyes, for which I have had the first medical advice ; indeed, I have taken large quantities of medicine, without receiving any relief; but I am n kt iv delighted to say, with truth, that ever since using your valuable y e ~nNtl; which I have taken copiously-„that is, a !Z5, 44, capliter weei o y, I 9m mute free frilM those egerpplatipg pains, and pan r ea d the sulakst pript, I a though lam in the 65111 yeaV 9f my age. This and shall be mo s t happy to 01ve it to you or 4m y third t h il e t i b n l i e nn t Y n ' quiter at my residenre, as tinder.—l remain, to "Y bedient humble Servant, with gratitude, your blaryl~B. ROBRON. a l 7e n o e u . s Compound of Herbs, n uer p i t s ) t w r ect ..21 ,1,4 1 h ? 1 sgwoad 3d., r n ei si r .fr o ar Odoriferous sold in eitnistas. •s•4d., 4s, 4d. , Els., and 15s. 6d, each, with estimdonßiailtsi,og.ralitscawnitlbteeaocbhtacinaednistienr,ablly the p eAo r tsra'olrbtoolhilg:sFnaoaikeditgeniti an d A r liberal allowance to shippers, owners, snug' captains,ls shippedal dal ltvoeanldl quartersorsof Gr 0 1 i f ns t t h o e n e'lsoEbeyae and S ufE r e tas l ii ' it h i is i , s pietds celebrated boeni,the qualities in every climate. • All Snuffs anCig ars shortest notice. , ~~ ~ 145. p r. i 575. 355. sg , 1 igb) 0 , het tic'oad 0 :3 4 ' :)7 / 8 1 at~~, 1: 0 ... 0 i 0 0 . 0 0 ..., 1 5 . 34' 10 I:, 1 00 1 0 0 14 ror• 1 o 0 , o , ~1 a i 4 4 ' 41$ 0 4 9 ' 04 Ali d 0 d• 0 to 4 0 61 ° 6 ‘73 - Iso 5;0 0 e ; 7, 0 )t) ;10 o:2><(: # co o n ) 5 ) 5 3 o 5 0 t 7, ,ela QtO by lthfr Fad2l d°ol. zeo, Dl. 11 oviee: c 0 95 ver „ t.' o to ,!• , !.,''% -s-.. 1 - V 15. ;Od e roa ud. ghteAO, r of 4 in Pyj e ovit ~,--- N 0 liA:g3B STEAM TO THE GREAT WESTERN, Lieutenant HOSK EN, R.N., Commander, is intended to SAIL FROM BRISTOL. FROM NEW YORK. 15th April. 9th May. 4th June. Ist July. 25th July. 18th August. 12tit September. 10th October. 7th November. Bth December. °,,,* For Freight, Passage, or further information, apply at Bristol to Christopher Claxton ; London T. M. Ward, Great. Western Railway-Office; Liverpool Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., North John-street; Glasgow —H. B. Webb, Glassford• street. Paris... Messrs. Andelle and Soulas. FOREIGN PACKETS. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Powerful and First-rate STEAM SHIPS are appointed to SAIL from off the CUSTOM HOUSE or TOWER, for HAMBURG (carrying her Majesty's Mails), every Wed nesday and Saturday, early in the Morning. ROTTERDAM (carrying her Majesty's Mails), every Wed nesday. and Saturday Morning at Seven precisely. ANTWERP, BRUSSELS, and COLOGNE, every Thurs day Morning. at Noon. OSTEND and BRUSSELS, every Saturday Morning ; en and after April 15, every Wednesday and Saturday. HAVRE, Tuesday, March 31, and every following Wed. nesda, .y, at Eight o'clOCk in the Alorning. BOITLOGNE, from London-Bridge Wharf, every Thursday and Saturday. CALAIS, from London-Bridge Wharf, every Thursday and Sunday. Further Particulars may be obtained, and Berths secured, at the Company's Offices, 37, Regent-circus; and 69, Lombard street. BLOSSOMS INN, LAWRENCE-LANE, CHEAPSIDE LONDON. CHARLES RADENHURST (late of the New Royal and Nelson Hotels, Birmingham) having entered on the abavo.eitablistglenate in.the IlikiiiiirdM2,llllllvto the u'dMall, , of England PO, st office, &c,:, repectfully solicits - the support of his Melkis and the public, assuring them, that nothing on his part shall be wanting to -rendef every convenience .and acconanodatiot4to those who may favour him with their patronage. The Coffee Room, having undergone considerable alterations made elegant and spacious, and a large commodious apart ment is appropriated for a Dining Room. Dinners provided at Two and at Half-past Five o'clock. Fish, Stakes, Chops, &c., on the shortest notice. Wines and Spirits of the choicest Vintages. Bottled and Draught Ale, Stout, &c. &c. All Articles of the best quality and moderate charges. Private Sitting Rooms. Well-aired Beds, &c. 1,500 LOTS of truly VALUABLE and GENUINE FOR FEITED PROPERTY. DEBENHAM and STORR will SELL by. AUCTION, at their Rooms, King-street, Covent garden,t-on WEDNESDAY, April 1, and twe following days, at Ele TWELVE' HUNDRED OUNCES OF MASSIVE PLATE, including a magnificent flower ornament for the: centre of a dinner table, supported by female figures superbly: chaseata set of fine old chased tea caddies, tea sets, coffee pots, likead baskets, candlesticks, bottle stands, tankards, mugs, toast racks, antique spoons, modern spoons, forks, ladles, &c.; Sheffi4ld plate in side and corner dishes and covers, meat covers, sets dessert knives and forks, candlesticks, &c. ; three valuatle chronometers, a very large collection of witches, by l mali4s of the first emiuence, i n f as hi on able g o ld, s il v er, and giltAtftses ; a display of splendid jewels, in pearl and coloured stone suites, armlets, necklac e s, br ace l e t s , earrings, Sevigny's rings; brooches, &c., mounted in fine gold, dianiond brooches„ pins, and rings, fashionable gold, silver, and tortoiseshell snuff- boxy, handsome dressing eases, with massive silver fittings • a, ipleidid gold Order of the Tower and Sword, and six. Orders fist ell in case ; guns and pistols, superfine I.lethS and kersey-' me Is, waistcoatings, linen drap, silk mercery, hosiery, laces, ele nt shawls, 70 pairs of 4 . ,,n : on boots, an extensive, asse blage of ladies' and gentl,,..,'N fashicchable appyel, table' and',bed linen, carpets, leather , a set of eight solid rose wood chairs, 100 tables, chimney, pier, tdithlressingglasses, and numerous effects. May be viewed, and catalogues hadiat-the rooms. CASE OF SIR FELIX BOOTH Ali'D Apt. WERE any further Fga' o: reisuired ,to give authenticity to the Papers ana:pocuments already placed before the public, in regard to some of the transactions irk which Sir Felix Booth, Bart., has latterly, occupied a con-' spleuous share, it would not be difficult oe-irrelevant to show an additional instance of the " want of attention of the Baro net" to fulfil his compacts with Mr. Home. By the agreement of 1836, existing between the parties, it is declared, " titat in case of any dispute or difference arising on either side as to any matter or thing contained in this agreement, the same in all cases shall be settled by reference." Would it be believed after this, that all attempts at an " amicable adjustment" of the matters contained in the said agreement had been carefully avoided by Sir Felix Booth, though repeatedly impressed upon him by Mr. :tome, and that twelve months had been in vain expended in soliciting this " patron of the inventions of others" to give his attention to such a course, and to act conformably with his contracts? What are we to think of a man, who, with holding the payments for an invention, by which he is acquiring wealth, puts his " own interpretation" upon " mutual deeds," and refuses to submit to " arbitration," though bound to do so by the very words of the agreement itself ! Verily the wise man is as a jewel, and gladdens the heart of the beholder; but he that "climbeth above his station" showeth only his naked ness 1- - Copy of Original Letter to Sir Felix Booth, Bart. : SIR,—As HO advice has been forwarded to me in reply to my letters of the lath and 27th of August, containing a repeti ng you i t v i ofe o :r o bineru, o lissn f it,na t yaek h osni e sund p grab r np o eadr p l nci o oes s vfee a ni m ryl tid a hnoe r ea l pa e tlio,i bf org,tuo,u m nnlcdi e aatungyen f at o tio, r nots o a pdv n ocieiro a nre d nyte j ttoc u r uaoy s trn t o m yust ihr e ts eotneatpntt propriety oel f eyp. m rtupii yeosetanrydgs to - f the the performance of the engagements you have entered into with me. " Perfectly satisfied of the justice of my views in regard to these transactions, I call your recollection to the extraordinary fact, that after twelve months' application for an adjustment of my claims, no approach whatever has been made on your side to attain that object, or the slightest reason assigned for your present unexampled course. " At the same time I wish to intimate, that having offered a reference' on a former occasion, should that mode prove more agreeable, I can have no objection to leave the construction of the matters in the deed to the adjudication there contemplated, or submit it to mutual friends for " arbitration ;" or I shall be prepared with the names of two of the most eminent distil lers in London, conversant in such matters, before whom the necessary papers shall be submitted, and by whose opinions I shall be governed. Offering these proposals with perfect sincerity, but without prejudice to my rights, and allowing you one clear week for a rerly, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, DAVID HOME. Brighton, 6th Sept., 1839. To Sir Felix Booth, Bart., 43, Portland-place. SIGHT AND HEARING. /THE INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE JUL CONDUCTOR, effected by the Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS, OPTICIANS and AUItISTS to the ROYAL FA. MILY, 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY, by widch thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, is the size of a seven.shilling piece, and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place, by which the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with distinctness. Anti defective VISION is brought to nature by the use of newly-invented SPECTACLE LENSES: immediately they are placedb efore weak and imperfect eyesight, either by day or candle light, every object becomes clear and distinct, and the most minute particle is seen with great distinctness, by the use of which both the sight and hearing become much improved. The Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS disclaim all connection with per. sons of the same name, and the Sale of Amber Spectacles: the per. nicious use of Amber Spectacles beine now well known to the public, and the Vendor being aware of it, he has therefore altered their Caine, by leaving out the word " Amber," and calling them " Pa tent Spectacles '' those which he terms "Patent Spectacles " are no other than those of Amber. the history and destructive use of that material for Spectacles to imperfect vision is fully and most satisfac. torily explained by the undermentioned scientific authorb I: From the " Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" of Andrew Ure, M.D, - F. R.S., &c. &c. Amber is an indurated vegetable juice, and not produced by the laws of crystallization, but by the same causes which influence the mechanical condition of gum. Insects are often found embedded in it. .Xmber is most powerfully electrical by friction—very hot, to such an extent as to explode into fragments ; the workmen, too, are subject to nervous tremours in their wrists, arms, &c. ; they en. counter great danger by handling such dreadful excited electrics ; Amber grows with lime, and is apt to take fire, and is of such a soft nature when exposed to warmth that it swells, bubbles up, and will burn away with flame." The above Dr. tire's statements are fbrther confirmed by Sir D. BREWSTER and Pliny, as also by Parks and Hem en Chemistry. The destructive effects of such a material for Spectacles, to imperfect vision, may be ascertained at any respectable Optician's in London. The Messrs. Solomons' newly-invented Spectacle Lenses are not constructed of such a material; but which are very superior, and bring back at once dimness of sight and imperfect vision to its original and natural state; these Spectacles, and very small Voice Conductors for Deaf persons, are only to be had at their Establish ment, 39, Albemarle-street. No 'l'ravellers are employed. DR. A. A. HARVEY'S (OF BATH) FAMILY APERIENT PILLS. Price Is. 1 4d. per Box. DR. HARVEY begs leave to inform th e Pub lic, that during his long Medical Practice, while Sur geon in the Hon. East India Company's Service, and since he has resided in Bath, he has prescribed these Pills with the most signal success; he can, therefore, with confidence recommend them rs a most excellent Family Medicine, for removing Obstructions of the Bowels, and keeping, by their mild .operation, the whole system in a healthy state. Dr. Harvey further begs to state, there is ret a safer, better Family Aperient Pill extant; and that they are without Calomel or any other preparation of Mercury. b, Edgar Buildings, Bath. Sidd by Edwards, A 7 Ft. Paul's Church-yard; Sanger, 1541; Chand— ler, 76, Oxford-street; and White, 24, Cornhill. v ( _ - 4 ELIITION -- • • :6.!VENIN • / . ' k - - ‘ 4 PARTY 114/LD / .-• S 7 , < - :/,'//c;r:1-1)‘ . - I *ISM • / , ~ C.. '4 1 r ' • r (• ; • 1 . 4 • •r(', ".• - = • . in on in t iis un • , ;L:,'; 4 4 , • f 9 ! . 1 tf the • 0 tt e C LA • EMI "R I T.;" lan, In erste n 4 (Fronythe The state of public opi., as , going a very significant change, and we 100 with great satisfaction to the consolOation masses ir46.4,4011yt1141 ieek with party-designation, and shall sele, of public business such men aka' are ready t o upport every` t iacasure upon its own merits, without • refer o private or party interests. It has bee t üblic 'ter, who afli is that I.e writes rot his o • rson• obs ation a experie —that tino er eof speec mere en p . . declarna on t tevereace or istnu ons, sim ecause they re ancient, ha' all •' eru into ruin in the hearts and feelings the E'OPI • 'foe process has been long going on ; but we hve ralaut proof that the ruin is nearly ;Imp e . Niajt Iriot warningscukt of no and sbuuc tha advice an; sc)at 4s IY' se ° we invent r ytt i :e a n y tt ' in,tiott a ,i r l hee i b se y deep•thinki ng men, who arc standing aloof given, "'from t'titua from mere party association, will be heedfully regarded by our Statesmen. If you use the words "Tory," Whig," " Conservative," or " Radical," or pin your faith to the sleeve of a public man's reputation, and speak out in a mixed company, as if you were a decided partisan, you may immediately provoke a collision of opinion, or a war of words, and immediately it may up.. pear as if parties were determinedly united, and eager to swallow one another up. But talk in a quiet vgit, y with Conservatives, or Whigs, or Radicals —that is, with men who take these names as badges, but have a direct association with any partieular party—and 3 . -ou will elicit much which tends to show that party namta are losing their force and significance. It is eikerinfg ; i K great power, into the hearts of the people, that Go, cordin g mayrrdn i m nbg e e h fitted, is tti te a d ,wmoer adjusted,kr e s w machine e o r mended,llfol .r theirTohre great r e e n a benefit, improved,a- b 0: e ll f the hardworking people—we are not writing rashly or unadvisedly —care very little about Magna Charta, B:II of Rights, or Act of Settlement ; and their ideas or reasoning may be truthfully expressed in the follow ing manner :—Here we are ; our forefathers are dead ; we must livea we want to live and let live ; how is this to. be effected ? Certainly, they say, not by blindly _ •a, ..toise:preseriptions or advice of our forefather;,:' 'who did not know under what circumstances we mig,lrs e placed, but by taking care of ourselves. We do not -say that these very words hayeteen used in our hear ing , but we say that it expresses a very universal sen mimeo, and that we have heard such opinions coaiing from the lips . of men, who, if questioned as to• their i political . ereeris ,would have attached themselves, by name, to very different parties. W e rest perfectly satis fled, that in the course of a very few yeariand how much has been done in the last ten !—that mass of the people whom we may term the million will have it as an all-abiding and all-operative portion of their political faith, that Goverment exists soleiv on account of its ratibnality, ,and not at all of its antiquity ; and 'that 'they Will put forth . hands to mend or mar, according to the degree of their intel ligence or their ignorance. Chartism is a signal. pl,OOl of this ; and let no maeLling himself into the belief that it is extinguished: •"Like the whale of the Southero Ocean, it has rc.ceiv9d the harpoon, ttnd fOr a season may run down into :the'. deep ; but it may, re-appear once more on the iutlace, and e'veal if it dies, may stii, in its dying agonies,--sWeep destruction around it. Oh, :that our public men: were ‘yge! that they would drop party strife and personal animosities, and unite to pour 'the benefits of a just and generous education throug f h the entire mass of i gle people! „But the thing is ap parently hopeless, At, least in slur day.,; and% all - trua friends of the peOple, instead of wasting their time rawi strength in application to Parliamcpt, should work as they best can in the instruction of th e i r f e ll ows. If Britain is to flou r i s h king and well, it must be by she!, combieed and conjoined intelligence and moderation of her middle and worletng-elasses ; and we are not with- • out, strong hope, ..that, a sad and foolish dissociation oft interests will be discarded, and wiser counsels fwelaiii in' ' 'their stead. UNIVE EaCk.l. • „jrNirrEt 4.1(3, OXFORD, MARcil2 7-77 . 7i3 A vea t eb t ae ll 7 e wt eeanentd eotifg:4invle‘cexretsnitteayStoa,,libecigL,lstleyo, years of s r d o l e a f tp t a c h A s, a e n f , "°. a f ri o i n wi u d r h i i y b f c :E a e: l l B l7 , P s h es t i e a r i s i d o i n f g t h . e Preferenceni ver slt , will be e n g o i ven I to the son of a clergyman. Applications to be made to the master on or before Tuesday, May 19. A convocation was 1;oldin on Thursday afternoon, at which it was unanimously agreed that 5001. should be granted out of the general funds of the University ;A a donation to the Society for Promoting the Edulcatiosi the Poor throughout England and Wales, in the prinet4cs of the Established Church. .~ - PRICE sd. forest ; and, beyond the waters, rich grassy plains stretched amongst the wooded hills, over which arose in distance the grand outline cf the Matale mountains. On the plains were scattered herds of elephants, buffaloes, and spotted deer ; the rays of a level sun were shivering on the pea cock's rustling plumes ; the scarlet and pink of the flamingo were multiplied in the watery mirror ; flocks of every va riety of wild-ducks and water-fowl rested on its surface ; and apart f om the othrr , moticn'e s yet watchful, the so litary pelican reposed its ungainly form upon the glowing waters. King-fishers arid fly-catchers, of many different size.; and degrees of brilliancy, glanced along the margin of the tipped its surface, or flitted along its narrow inlets ; the al arm - p l over swept past, or w h ee l e d aroun d : snipe rose in fl oc k s , an d t h e b r i g h t p l umage o f t h e jungle cocks mi g ht b e seen a l ong the verge of the th i ckets. A s I gazed on th! s scene, b rrl i 4nt in colour, refulgent with light, and repl ete w i t h an i ma l lif e, I f elt b ow i mmeasura bl y superior were the ever-changing glories of the land, corn parad to the vast monotony of the calm heaving ocean, or the more threatening but still unvaried succession of its foam-crested billows." In the opining chapters of his work, Major Forbes enters at some length into the history of Ceylon from the earlieit recorded periods, and enumerates not less than a hundred and sixty-five Kings and Queens—not a few of whom appear to have been sad vagabonds—who have held sway over the island. He then proceeds to describe the religious rites and ceremonies of the natives, which have little of interest to recommend them to the reader's' attention. His volumes are illustrated with several engravings ; and are penned throughout in the [really and unaffected spirit—always looking to the sunny side of things—of an enterprising British officer. i The examiners appointed by the trustees of the mat V -c:,. matical scholarships have elected Mr. John te Brazennose, College, to the vacant scholarship. J. Dickenson, Esq., patron, has presented the IL-v. Oliver Ormerod, of Brazennose College, to the incumbency ; of Birch. in Warrington, Lancashire. The Lord Bishop of Worcester has instituted the Rev. 1 Edward Addenbrooke, of BFinity College, to the Reateiy ' of "eilial I • War wic stiktei,;s4l tht: ke.s cntatipn ._,of -L. 4- - C aoab eisT-Eso77Sr`llLxani, OirOrdshire. The Lord Bishop of Peterborough has instituted the Rev. Charles Blencavve, of Lincoln College, to the Vieth_ age of Marston St. Lawrence, with the Rectory of Wark. worth annexed, Northampton, on the presentation of J. J. Blencowe, Esq., patron. The Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth have unani mously elected Mr. P. Holmes, of Magdalen Hall, to the Head-Mastership of the Plymouth Free Grammar School, whose predecessor, the Rev. J. H. C. Bowell, of Queen's College has been appointed Head-Master of Kingsbridge Grammar School, by the same patrons. FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.-011 Friday an inquest was held, at the Middlesex Hospital, on the body 4:,f Charles Herlock, aged 48, late coachman in the family of Mr. Farr, on TLursday. The deceased got off the coach-box for the purpose of opening the gate. On getting up to resume his seat he stepped upon the forewheel, and laid hold of the ham mer-cloth, which sUpping, caused him to fall to the grotod. This startled the horses, which are spirited ones, and they went on, dragging the wheel over one of the deceased's legs, and causing a compound fracture of the li m b. Th e d eceased was picked up, and, having received immediate medical assistance, was then conveyed to the above hospital, where he died frcru the injury on Tuesday last. Verdict--" Accidental death. THE POOR.—f—During Monday and Tuesday last, upwards of 400 poor persons belonging to the parish of St. M ry, appealed before the Magistrates, at the Public-office, against the payment of the Poor -rates, on the score of ina bility ; and, upon the recomm en d a ti on o f t h e O verseers, nearly the whole of them were relieved of the burthen of which they complained.— Reading Mercury. DISTRESSING CASE.—The Rev. William Bubier resided in Reading about thirteen years, and in 18,30 went to reside at Banbury, where he faithfully discharged the duties of a Christian 'Minister, and established a school for tire support of his large family. In 1837, his wife having been suddenly removed by death, the school, soon after Mr. B.'s irreparable loss, declined, and the difficulties in which hr snub- sequently became involved, had such an effect upon his health and mind, as to resider it necessary to place him in an asylum. His malady increasing, it was found requisite to remove him to Bethlem Hospital, where he died on the 24th of December Last, leaving six orphan children, only one of whom is able to support himself. The other five are utterly destitute. In our obituary of to-day, it is our painful duty to record the death of Mr. Alexander Colquhoun, who has acted for some time as Editor of this journal. Mr. Colqulicun was a native of Paisley, and began his :üblic career in that town as a teacher of modern languages, in which profession be was eminently successful.—Edinburg4 Chronicle. INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON ARCIIRIS. —lt appears, from a paper read by Mr. Rennie, before the institution of Civil Engineers, and founded on experiments, that in winter arches contract and descend, the spandril join's opens- I ing, and that, in summer, they expand, and rise, opening joints at the crowns. - Mr. WAICLEY.--The Coroner for Aliddleatx, ek an inquest held last Friday on a young woman, who, having. driven a nail into the top of the door, behind which she placvai a noose of the cord, and by that means prevented it slLi vim off, hung herself, remarked, that though perhaps the eGMl.i.ue was not sufficient to warrant the jury returning a verdts g i f temporary insanity, still he would not advise them to remrd clue of felo de se. Such verdicts, he thought, were of no mtitt htility, and did not tend to cheek the coinmisson of suiele. They tended rather to entail feelings of pain and shame au the families of parties against whom those ver di cts were rani. V erdict - -" Temporary I nsan itry." DEXTEROUS SwiNDLE..-v-One day last week a young man from the country went into a bank in Glasgow to get small notes for a 5/. note, mg, having got four pounds in notes and one pound .in change, Ire had been observed by o sharpr in coining out, counting the money. When a little way from the bank the sharper tapped him on the shoulder, and sant lie had just come from the bank to mention that a mistake had been committed, in giving him wrong notes, and if he would come back with him he would get the right ones. TLe simpleton accompanied the swindler, and the noteswhenappr d o a a n chirx r t bank the latter r e qu es t e d hi m t o g i ve him fellow main outside, did.aik n i n o d t 01 the e w b o a n u go inand bank office, anda nd get i the n af e ri gh t g secondsh t on e s . cunt i out, and told his dupe to go in the teller would now g i vc trim t proper notes. The reader must have anticipated the r,._ ui. GREAT a pedestrians 3es e t E e D ES . T R 1 N P t r E d R a F Ou undertook for task of walking twenty miles in West, the celebrated aryalnzlinngutes—a feat twice before attempted, and for a further wager of Si., to pink yp t (the distance being 2,550 yards), In t w h ag ree er h o o f ur b s . e al started at twenty minutes to three, and the . past four had walked the first ten miles t b h u i t rt w ee -i n th m ou in t u a s n t u e d e : t r e d l e l i n p ; w i t h great perseverance, accomplishing the whole this period he appeared much fatigued, but continued his A afi titteyigshttoeneensoa minutes: twe minutes. miles by two minutes to six, winning by rested for a quarter of an hour, and won the other bet. MWORTEI CORN -LAW PETITION.--- Last He 'lebeontuhtrye then TA wee k you recorded the instance of a landowner giving a pint of ale to each man to sign a Corn-law petition. Worse maks than that have been resorted to here to obtain signatures to a like precious document. I was told by one upon whose serenity I can rely, that when the Peelites hawked the villagesvgith it. the farmers, without even as ki ng their servants, signedin %heir names : and last Saturdly the petition again lay at the Tow n Hall, at the same time, and in the same room, where lay the address to her Majesty (noticed in your paper of last week), and several people who went to sign that address signed the Corn-law petition instead. And yet this will b e p resente d as the petition o f peop l e who wish the Corn-laws to remain as they are !.—Staffordshire Examiner. INTOXICATION—On Friday an inquest I held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the boily t , of 'Thee Godsall, aged seven ty, for many years messenger ruptey Court. Verdict " Accidental death o t throuvli toxication." t. - ~ EW YORK. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCII 31, 1840. UNIVERSITY of LONDON. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. Notice is hereby given that the commencement of the SECOND EXAMINATION for the DEGREE of BA CHELOR of MEDICINE is DEFERRED from Moxnar, the 20th of July, to MONDAY, the 2nd of November ; and that this Examination will begin in future years on the FIRST MONDAY in November. The EXAMINATION for the DEGREE of DOCTOR of MEDICINE will commence on MONDAY, the 23d of No vember, instead of the 2nd of November, and will begin in future years on the FOURTH MONDAY in November. Somerset House, By order of the Senate, March, 1840. R. W. ROTHMAN (Registrar). COUNTY FIRE OFFICE) PROVIDENTAND LIFE OFFICE, 50, REGENT-STREET, PICCADILLY. Established 1806. Capitals, A MILLION STERLING and UPWARDS. PRESIDENT—The Right Hon. EARL GREY. TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. His Grace the Duke of Rutland Sir Frederick A. Roe, Bart. The Most Noble the Marquis of Glynne Earle WelbY,Esq„ M • P ' Northampton Gore Pryme, Esq., The Right Hon. Lord Ki ng Sir e Ri g chard King, Bart. The Right Hon. Lord Northwick J. EXonant, Est. Str W. E. Welby, B at t . Barb e r Iteaunion t, - Esq., F.A.S. Sir John Osborn, Bart. F.G.S. &c. &C. &e. The County is the only Fire Otlice which has constantly made Returns to its Members, and for a long series o f y ears. These Returns h ave var i e d from 10 to 25 per cent. and have amounted to upwards of 100,0001. In the Life Office, nearly the whole of the profits are divided among the p ar ti es i nsure d . Their effect may be judged of from a Policy t a k en out b y h i s late Ma j esty on hi s own life for 3,0(X)/., whi c h a ddi t i ons i ncrease d to 3, 9;31. Upwards of thi r t y I nsurance Offi ces hav i ng b e en broken up within a few year s , an d a b out fif ty new ones h a ving been pro jected within the last two or three years, it may be necessary to observe, that all the substantial advantages promised by such new Offices have been long realised under the plans and ma nagement of the Provident Life Office. J. A. BEAUMONT, Secretary. WATCHES, by WEBSTER AND SON, CHRONOMETER and WATCH MANUFAC TURERS, who have reduced their Stock 30 per Cent., and beg leave to introduce to the Nobility and Publictheir COMPEN SATED DUPLEX WATCHES, upon the principle of their Chronometers, to which Government awarded the prizes three years in succession. The Compensated Duplex Watch combines the most perfeet accuracy of performance with the utmost ele gance in appearance, and is not equalled in regularity by any watch, nor surpassed by the Pocket Chronometer, and may be had of the smallest dimensions. WEBSTER'S newly introduced CENTRE SECONDS, ..or the Medical Profession, elemlt..ad,rol:o filv 14 aranee. - ' Their Patent DetachettLevirr a, ,strialrilit orliontalWateltra's ;,for Ladiei,'4l4 equally . reduce,r,ige, ' Warranted. . . Old Watches talten in Eichrinke. P titters' proinptly attended to. WEBSTER and SONS, Chronomg r Makers to the Lords of the Admiralty. *Established 130 ars. ,44(ireltn,.-lim, Cornhill, Lond on . ;. . 2 . 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Apply to Mr. Maean,L let Strand, adjoining the 'New Strand Theatre. of a repeal of the Corn-laws The Corn-laws must 1)3 repealed by the efforts of the people, and until the public voice declares itself in a manner to admit neither of mis construction nor opposition, we might argue till doomsday without producing any effect on the callous minds of the Corn-law monopolists "—The Morning Post remarks, in a leading article on Mr„ Villiers's motion for to-night on the Corn-laws :—" The clamourers against the Corn-laws can, we find, occasionally abate their voices to the milder ones of expostulation, and insinuatingly suggest that at least there ought to be a parliamentary inquiry upon the subject of Corn-law repeal. This plea when taken by it self is plausible, but every man of consideration may per ceive that they who make use of it are not honest nor sin cere. 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London : Black and Armstrong, Foreign Booksellers to her Majesty and the Queen Dowager, 8, Wellington-street, Strand. Just published, price 35., A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE - 4 -11- TREATMENT and CURE of STRICTURES of the URETHRA ; wherein is recommended an improved Mode of Treatment, the result of many years' extensive and success ful practice. By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, Great Marlborough- street. Sold by P. Hill, Medical Bookseller, Great Windmill street, Haymarket ; Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand ; Tem pleman, 248, Regent-street ; and all Booksellers in Town or Country. GRAY'S INN WINE:ESTABLISHMENT. - ipuRE *M LE BRANDY, Vintage 108, same quality as herttofere, 725. per dozen ; three dozen cases, 1,94;195... • 23, High Hollicirn. HENEKEY and COMPAIst:Y. HONg . Y . M ARKE4 and CIT Y NEWS. .(MONDAViVENING.) CHROSICLE:There iias a report that the Russian expedition an' ' aitik Chiva hadsnet with serious r everses . The English Funds were fir mer in the earlier part of the day, but theimprovement wag not maintained, although money is easier, and the clOsfg prices are the same as Sa turday. Exelisktier Bills ,hilke advanced 25., being quoted 18s. to 205., .1" ! The Harnt t nEg snail which jitrrivcd to-day brings a fall in the exchanges there of bilf a schelling, and a rise of half a mark,in i gold. This 'inverse movement in the Ex changes, co pared with gql4, will attract considerable at tention at tkp z present season, when, in consequence of the northern iofi being about to- en for the spring trade; the result mate supposed lb have some connection with ope rations inWe corn trade. % The rumour which we noticed some days since, thatthe Government intended to propose an increase ofts per cent. on the Aisting taxes, has become a subject of general conversation, supported gn the ground of its'. simplicity, and as,being a practicable scheme of providing additional means to supply the exigencies of the state wipSout adding to the expense of collection, The plan has Certainly the advantages of simplicity find freedom from cost of collec tion, so that the public Treasury would receive the full benefit of the increase ; and, - therefore, if new taxes be unavoidable, the principle 'seems a good one; but many people think that a loan :would be preferable, as they trust that there will be no cause for a '•permanent addition to the present burdens of the country. Be sides, the imposition of a sweeping addition to them of five per, cent., including the Customs, Excite, Stamps; and Postage duties, VVOUITI ,be opposed to the principles of free trade—counteracting , the purposes which we pre: sume to have been contemplated in sending Dr. Bowring to report on the tariff of the Prussian Commercial Uuioni and in appointing Conimissicinets to enter upon the 'nego; tiations now depending in regard to our commercial rein tions with Frtince,--while it would at once disturb the .444tenco 4 of tia penny. postage. If, on the other, hand, the great brarches of revenue were to be exempted from increase, the produce would be too limited to afford the Chancellor of the Exchequer anything like effectual as sistance. In the Foreign Market the principal occupation of the jobbers and brokers was that of arranging their accounts tor the settling, which takes place to-morrow, which will be an unusually heavy account in Spanish Active Stock. These securities opened flat at 274 to I, but afterwards advanced to 27a to :1, and ultimately closed at 272- to Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, continue to improve, under the impression that the King of Holland has aban doned his intended marriage. A slight advance has also taken place in Colombian and Mexican Stock. TIMES.—Of money, it is stated that the rate is much easier than last week, and that appearances altogether look better in this respect. The effect has been a slight im provement in the money price of Consols and the un funded securities. The unpopularity of the King of Holland's projected marriage with the Countess d'Oultremont has long been supposed to operate unfavourably on t h e price o f D utc h securities. Hence the intelligence that the King has re salved to desist from the marriage has had a visible effect, and there has been a rise of nearly a in the price of the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., which are quoted at 53e toe. In Spanish Bonds the alteration has not been material. Accoints from Khisa have been received in the city this mornirg, by way of Constantinople, which state that the R issians had been foiled in an attem}t to make them selves masters of a fort in that country, and that a succes sic of cold and tempestuous weather had come on, which svzs attended with great losses both of infantry and ca valry, so much so that the object of the expedition for the present year was considered to be wholly frustrated. These accounts ate believed in the best circles in the city. It has been remarked that the climate of Khiva is so peculiar that it depends for a supply of water on the fall of snow, and hence that any expedition in weather not cold would e utterly impossible, while, on the other hand, the cold eather is so severe as to have the destruction of an army as its probable result. Thus it seems any hostile move ment against this country must almost necessarily bring tie aggres ing power into a dilemma. SUN.—Up to the close of business on the Stock Exchange, no confirmation was received of the reported failure of the Russian expedition to Khiva, and it was found difficult to trace the rumour to its source. We were without any arrivals from abroad through out the day, except lette rs b roug ht b y a p ar ty said to have arrived overland from Bombay, dated 16 days later from Canton, and announcing the probability of an amicable adjustment of the dispute between the Chinese and British, in consequence of the arrival of the new Commissioner. The Funds closed pretty firmly this afternoon. Consols for Money at 90 and for Time at 90,i ; Exchequer Bills brought 17 to 0 0 prem., and East India Stock ad vanced from 249 to 260. . . The market tin Spanish Bonds was rather better this afternoon, the Actives having improved from 271 to 0 7i, but at the close 27i was the current value. Portuguese New Five per Cents. were . marked 34 to and the Three per Cents. 24k. The South A merican invest ments were also the turn higher, Colombian Bonds being at 29 ; Mexican at 28i, and Br azilian at 781 . The few bargains e ff ected in the Railway Shares were at about previous rates. POLITICAL SUMMARY OF TilE MORNING JoctriALs. The Morning Herald of this day, speak i ng on the impor tant question of the Corn-laws, expresses itself as fellows " The project of a fixed duty is the most pestile n ti a l o f delusions. A fixed duty wou:d slowly, but surely, pau perise all the farmers of the kingdom. A fixed duty would not remain in force for three years. A fixed duty would leave the British farmer without the slightest measure of real protection, while it would deprive him of sympathy and of the means of rffecttve resistance to the scheme of free-trade robbery."—The Times gives the following Tory on dit:—" The Ministers arc in a great fright about Sir James Graham's motion on the subject of Chi na . Tog most peremptory circular ever issued by a Minister has been sent from the office of Lord John Russell, dernaading the attendance of every Ministerial partisan in the division of the 7th of April. The Cabinet is puzzled as to the best course to pursue in its present. crisis. Some of the Ministers propose that they should abide the result of the division, and if beaten, resign. Another section think it will be better to avoid the humiliation of defeat, and dissolve the House before the day of debate, and thus procure a little longer reign and another quarter's salary." —The Morning Chronicle observes, with reference to this night's expected debate on she Corn-laws, in the House of Commons :—" On the reception and result of to night's motion for inquiry in the House of Commons it depends whether the labourer's crying child shall have a larger loaf, and the manufacturing capitalist a wider market ; whether increasing supplies of food shall be at. tainable for a n increasing population ; whether operati ve multitudes shall have any prospect of work and wages ; and wnether the worth of the landowner's estate shall be en. hanced by the growing prosperity of trade and commerce, or sink in the deterioration that involves all other classes threngh his blind cupidity."—The Morning Advertiser thus expresses itself on the engrossing question LITERATURE. ITALY.—THE IND IC'ATOR, Part IL—BEATI MONTA ND FLETCHER, Part I T'.—HALL'S CHILI, PERU, 4.c., Part I. Moxon, London, 1840. We have often taken occasion to speak in terms of praise of Mr. Moxon's republications of standard works, and shall continue so to do, so long as they are got up in their present cheap, convenient, and elegant form. Here, lying on our desk, are not less than four of them, each of which is remarkable for the neatness of its exterior, and the beauty and distinctness of its type. The speculation is e vid en tly a th r i v i ng one , or the publisher would not follow it up with sdch spirit ; and thus encouraged, we hope he will do the same for the other British essayists and dramatists, that he has done, or is doing rather, for Leigh Hunt's ‘• Indicator," and Beaumont and Fletcher's plays. Why, too, should he not is the satuitasteful form, Burton's " Anatomy of Melanchely"—Fuller's " Worthike—one of the eittainteit t and - most- amusing )Iraiks -eves Oenned ; and, Grammont's " MemoirsrWhich.are replete — With the arches[ and most characteristic court gossip of the days of die merry-monarch.?. These are .but a few among hundreds ofaimilar republictitilms-that,we.could suirgest to and which would be sate to be well receiv,eo by the reading part of the community. DICK WH TTING TON,'Part 1. Cunningham, London, 1840 We must see more of this work before we can venture to give a decided opinion of it ; at present, all we can say is, that it promises well, and brat the embellishments are of the ,usual average in point of merit. ELEVEN YEARS IN CEYLON-2 VoLs. ,Bentley, London, 1840. The islana, of Ceylon is associated in the mind of the lover of romantic literature with ninny. interesting re collectiois: It, was here, in the recesses of its almost impenetrable mountain forests, that the once celebrated Lewis laid the scene,,of,his striking tale " The Ana conda"; here, ,Sinbad the Sailor, made one of his famous halts, and encountered one of his most marvel lous adventtiresi and hsrd,* too, one of our oldest voy agers—reitarkabld for his simple credulity and un bounded with the tiipernatOral--4nhaled those deli cious odonrs,"While yet/ half 'a league • from the shore,. which made him fancy, he tells ,9s; that he was ap proaching .Paradise—an idea which, it may be re-t membered, furnished Milton with one .of - his most de lightful similes. IlLthepresent volumes, Major Forbes, who resided eteien years in Ceylon, has given us the amplest details We:belie jiet met with, of this so mhat: vaunted island bit hlas ! h e encountere d no g i gar dl q . snakes swmaing 'NA V the top of lofty trees, Zvial: beads touching ; no elephants upwards of twelve feet; high , and not one single 'mountain which had -the slightest pretensions to .vie. in elei vation with-thd Peak pf. Tsneriffe! During the wholq period of his stay in the island, he heard of-no snakei or anacondas longer than seventeen feqi ; largest elephant was scarcely, bigger than the one now exhibit ing in the ZdolOgical Gardens of the Iteg'efit's Park ; and his loftiest mountain—Adam's Peak, at it is called —attained no greater height than seven thousand feet and odd. But if he saw no such marvels as•thisromance writers and old voyagers have so grarthicalirdeseribed, he met with plenty of adventuresin his rdmht,etthrough Ceylon ; and not the least intere s ting w ere his encoun ters with wild elephants, which he pourtrays, with the true gusto and freshness of an inveterate sportsman. Here is his account of his first glimpse of one in a thick jungle : COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL - 1 7 A CHLS_QUADRAbiIta.ELLIG.E44IO Colonel 'William Markham' as. sold his cutter ., yacht Antelope, of 90 tons - O.M ,`to ' Visconnt Powerscourte : „ The.farOwing yachts haveVeri ;hauled ,bff from aids ; winter quartem preparatory to fitting out for the season : The Earl of Yarborough's yawl Kestrel, 202 tons; and Earl dc Grey's cutter Nautilus, ip3 gogs., . 1 Desart's cutter. iv - en ton'els'nearly ; ~may, and will sail for Gibraltar in a few days. . ill.. A. Hill's schooner Ariel, II S, tons, and Mr. Neil's schooner Louisa are in a very forward state. Mr. Delme Ratcliffe's cutter Fanny, 75 tons, will haul off ;teat spring tides ; as will Mr. Fottecue Horner's cutter Heron, 46 tons—she is fitting for 'a voyage to Gibraltar. Prince Albert is 'reported to be in treaty for the pur chase of Mr. Acker's schooner yacht Dolphin, of 217 tons. 'Earl de Grey is expected to spend the summer at his villa in the West Cliff. The Parade at West Cowes, so long in disgraceful ruins, is to be rebuilt with all possible despatch. = The con tractor engages that it shall be finished by the ehd of June, for the accommodation of visitors. The front is to be paved six feet wide, and seats placed at eoncenient dis tances. Mr. 0: 11. Ward is to furnish the material, and. the Commissioners for improving the tctwn tot ay for the labour. TIER MAJESTY'S VI,SIT. It has for some time been r e p 9r tcd that her Majesty had expressed a wish again to visit Norris; at first this :vita looked upon as only having ,a foundation in the probability' of her Majesty's having very naturalty no wish to be[ confined to London and Windsor, and ler knovin dislike to Brighton, WhiCh would not bear a comparison with beautiful woods - and views of Norris grounds and Castle;(` but these had passed into other hands, and were to be con-I vetted to other pdrposes; the present proprietors proposedi to convert the' Castle into an ,inn, ad the woods int villas. On a suddch all these fine:protects are aband one (for the present): The Nor i t s e ;C6tle Hotel, svl* we were promised should be ,th piosksplendid establish ment of the kind in*Englancl,.ll n 4 ly Europe—tfte Tavern and MeWs, which"were tt accommodate the thou sands brought from London by ti e , ,'SctutliamptO ti Railroad! '—standing for one: hundred •dairtagcs,add fiye hundred horses—the terraeccr gard'ensi and alks Amongst the richly timbered slopes, laid out Ate ! French, Italian; Swiss, English, andOrientatseyleS, J embellished with th e productions of rock - and lalle; fotintaint, jet d'eaux, water falls, statues, vases, scats, andbowers,mansions and villas all give place ; the cry nctiv' 44 The ' Queen ! the Queen !" and Norris must be as -Norris was in 1831 and 1833, the favoured retreat of Englancra hope : nor is this all—an official notification has• reached the Royal Yacht Squadron, that looks very like an expression of the inten tion of the Regatta being honoured by the presence of the illustrious, and of our nautical sports receiving the patron. age of Britain's Queen., The tars are in high spirits at the prospect of seeing Victoria, the sailor's friend, afloat again, In passing aleng, our guide stopped, and. reaching tip his hand, pointed to a tree s the trulik,of whtels was-coated with mud. at. least .as fee as •nine" feet fiom the ground; this showed us the height. of the elephant of which we were in pursuit, and iitio had been lately using this tree as a scratching post: A little furthur on,'and.the natiVe•who was leading suddeuirsteppee, anti betiding bit Feld atetist to the ground, pointed to a small open swamp, and the same time drawing in his breath, and repeating rapidly in a whisper, "fhere ! There !' kneeling down among legions of leeches, I was just in time to see a huge elephant slowly raising himself from his luxurious mud-bath in a shady quagmire ; for a moment I hoped he was about to charge at us; and I was the more impressed with this opinion from the instantaneous shifting of our guide from the front to the rear of our party. The animal, still but indistinctly seen, paused for a second, then blew sharp through his trunk, curled it close up, wheeled round, and took through the thick-set bamboos which appeared to yield before, and close behind, his ponderous figure." One of the greatest annoyances in Ceylon is the land leech, which abounds in the jungles and forests, and besets the traveller at every step of his progress. Major Forbes thus describes these pestilent reptiles : " On our return to the rest-house, we commenced di vesting ourselves of the leeches, and then tried to staunch the bleeding of their wounds ; we had been warned against plucking off these creatures forcibly and suddenly, tao tending to irritate the wound ; but we found that touching them with brandy instantly made them drop off; salt, gun powder, or lime-juice, produced the same effect, but not quite so quickly. The Ceylon land-leech is incredibly numerous on the hills, and such parts of the interior as are exempt from a long continuance of dry weather; they are of a brown colour; their usual size is about three-fourths of an inch in length, and one-tenth of an inch in diameter ; they can, however, stretch themselves to two inches ii length, and then arc sufficiently small to pass through the stitches of a stocking. They move quickly, are difficult to kill, and it is impossible to divert them from their bloody purpose; for in pulling them from your legs they stick ti , your hands, and fix immediately on touching the skin, as they are free from the scruples and caprice which is some times so annoying in their medicinal brethren. They draw a great deal of blood ; and this, with considerable itching, and sometimes slight inflammation, is the extent of annoy ance which their bites give to a man in good health; but animals suffer more severely from their attacks, and sheer will not thrive in pastures where there are leeches." Speaking of the Ceylon serpents, Major Forbes tells us that the piinbera, a species of python, is not uncom mon, adding, " the largest I saw measured was seven teen feet in length, but I have been assured on good authority that they reach a larger size; they twine round their prey like the boa, are not much dreaded by the natives, and seldom seize any animal larger than a jackal." Of the insect called the "tick," which is the curse of all tropical climates, and not un frequently makes a lodgement, and takes up its residence beneath a man's skin, where it hatches and educates a large family, our author speaks as follows :- 4. While stooping down to examine the sluice at the Kalawa tank, 1 suddenly found myself completely over spread by that greatest of living torments within the tro pies, viz., ticks. From the effect of their bites I suffered much inconvenience for several weeks, and was obliged to leave this very warm part of the country immediately. Ticks are to be found in all the dry parts of Ceylon ; often handed together in lumps containing several thousands, they remain attached to some leaf, which, if touched bs some unwary passenger, discharges a shower of these pes tilent vermin, which soon make their presence known bs bites resembling the application of red-hot needles, fol. lowed by intolerable itching. Ticks, although sometimes much larger, are in general about the'size of a pin's head ; they are round, hard, flat, and adhere with wonderful per tinacity to the skin of men or animals, into which they oc casionally contrive to introduce themselves. They disre. give Parliamentary d:nners on gard all attempts to kill or remove them by any application That excellent ' except actual force ; but the natives having the benefit or s f q a u v a o r u e riit e at the Surrey mach practice in putting them to death, pick off, and sub jectthe Victoria this them to interdigital trituration with much ability and zest." i d ll commence lio, : tibli N I N , - , i u tirt e e a: and entirely o In the tanks and sluggish streams of Ceylon, crocc- comic dUes are, it seems, to be found in great numbers. They a,tile:hteoei‘Tar4i.ttrihßle::arrnSv.wdpiAlNleil a a L t litielF:eok, Speaker ess o A w ßh p li i soE r l n i l INgb, benefit iialFseEfilgtiar,te.o_aantt ne even.w e are very shy, cowardly creatures, however, and seldom Theatre, exceed seventeen feet in length. Of that brilliant in- burletta, translated from the French, in which Valelllnree" re sect the fire-fly, which Moore has turned to such poeti- i pre sent T a he cl p ia er ra fo L ln er an e e n e t s it .6 le . cal account in his Lalla Rookh, Major Forbes gives us with The if en Boys, a popular melodrama, never acted at that theatre. In the course of the evening Mr. Sloan 11 • these particulars :—Pleasures twill sing of same Irish songs, and Mr. Vale promis • " 'l'l " At tiangwella, I wag delighted with the softness Matrimony," to which he ought to add, as The or the scene, and the wondrous blaze of the fire flies; as the that immortal aii, " Adam breeze shook them from the dark foliage, and they again • humour and effect. and Eve,"which he sings with such strove to gain the shelter of the surrounding trees. .Notln o n l g - It was currently reported yesterday that Mr. H. . 1 . can he imagined more e nchanting than the refreshing co Rich had been dist • • d from his • approach the moun- russe situation of groom in waiting ness and beauty of ti , nights as you . , upon her Majesty to tains in the interior of Ceylon; for even if the surpassing r the vote which he gave on Friday in op position to her Majesty s Ministers,• . ty son the motion of Mr. lustre of the moon and stars be obscured by clouds, the flume for confiscating i the property of the King of Hanover. innumerable tire-flies, with brilliancy only inferior to whichthe The severity of Ministersontbs occasion is :aid to have lights of heaven, serve to realize all . those ideas arisen, not from the loss of a vote to their own party, but from The brilliancy of the fire•fly fancy forms of fairy-land. the indignation they felt on account of the insult to her Ma was on one occasion the cause of an accident to a gentle- jesty which the vote ireplied.—Morning Pest. man who, on emerging from the heat of a mess-room, ima• A new petite comedy, In two acts, to be called before him, to be a lanthorn , gined a fire-fly which started .. . (.. the Baronet ;or Female Society, was yesterday put into cc borne by s servant ; the eccentric motions of the insect were hearsal at Covegl:Marden Theatre, the principal character by set down by the master as the vagaries of the domestic, Mr. Chas. Mathews. until a volley of oaths and a rush at the refractory bearer, S TATE OF TRADE.—Business re mains in much were cut short by a headlong plunge into the cold lake of the same state as last reported. The hands remain to the same Kandy." extent unemployed, the mills are working short time, and We must find room for one more extract ; and it shall yarns (although little wool can be obtained from the u g ee ro d w t i l e l r is s be a description of a landscape near a lake in one of the at a less price than 335. to 333. per tod) have beeved t d for •' them down to 3 -• per 0 more level parts of Ceylon : wcek a penny per lb., bringingeh farmers maintain their present ~ On reaching the lake, its placid surface, lighted by wools of he e ding their wool, this penny must go on the evening sun, reflected the varied foliage and forms of determinationas it is admitted on all hands that without wools are con the clumps and trees on its promontories, capes, and again, as cannot be produced at the reduced rates. sidera y lower, yarns islands; narrow creeks pierced far into the overarching —Leicestershire Mercury. ALEXANDRIA. Private letters from Malta contain some particulars as to the warlike'preparations in Alexandria, and bring in telligence from that city up to the 7th. The artillery regiment' of -Tourah had arrived there, and NM encamped' without the city, near Pompey's Pillar. The sailors of all the ships of war go through their exercise ; and " play ing at soldiers" is so much in fashion that the women do their exercise with sugar canes, while their Arab lovers give the word of command, and the children are animated with the same spirit. Halil Bey, Governor of Damietta, who is a relation of the Viceroy, came to Alexandria to re ceive verbal instructions for the formation of a militia and for fortifications at Damietta, and remained about two days. M. Schlimbach, a Prussian officer of artillery, who bad put forth a scheme for saving gunpowder and hitting a mark with certainty, made two trials of his plan about the end of February, at the last of which the Viceroy at tended. M. Schlimbach says that his scheme is known in England, the English having learned it of him without giving him any reward. The plan is as follows:—Wooden cartridges to which the balls arc carefully fitted, and put in the cannon without being driven, and when fired the ball goes straight to its mark without touching the cannon's edge. These only contain three okes of powder, whereas the Turks generally use four. The plan was found successful, but as the Arab cannoneers hit the mark as well, Mehemet Ali vowed that they were as good as the Prussian, and that the saving of powder was of no consequence. This last assertion is to be explained by the fact that powder is very common and cheap in Egypt, since the saltpelre is prepared in the sun without the expense of wood. Selim Pasha, who arrived at Alexandria with the artillery, has been appointed Generalissimo by Mehemet AU, who told him that 52,000 men would be subjected to his orders, and that he had the charge of defending Egypt from the Arab tower to Alexandria and Rosetta. A hard case is told of a banker at Alexandria, who had received from the Government talaris at 15 piasters, and changed them at 16, thus making a profit of 80,000 piasters. After several years he was required to 'pay compound interest on these 80,000 piasters, which amounted to the enormous sum of 7,750,000 purses (a purse being equal to 15 talaris). The banker paid 750 purses at once, and bound himself to pay the remaining 7,000,000 by daily instalments of 1,000 piasters. The banker is rained, but it is said that he was equally op pressive to private individuals in the time of his pros pesky, and made a poor man pay compound interest amounting to 16,000 piasters on a loan of 200. This story is strikingly illustrative of the Oriental notions of justice. - The news from Syria was that the army, which is com posed of 32 regiments, was well stocked with provisions and ammunition. It bad, however, suffered much from the severity of the winter, and one third is said to have perished. It is calculated that each regiment is composed of 2,000 men. A Spanish Capuchin, named ToMmaso, who had introduced vaccination at Dames; and who was the only person whe practised it, disappeared suddenly as well as his servant. He bad been at the house of a Jew, c and the Rabbins were imprisoned by the Government on suspicion, though an assassin had not been discovered. It is surmised that he may have fallen a victim to the fana ticism of the Greek orthodox, who are most violent against the Latins. S )me curious details are given respecting Sir Moses Montefiore's visit to the Holy Laud some time back. On his pilgrimage he gave a talaris to every one of the Israelites. He made careful inquiries respecting the se veral biblical antiquities of the place, and ascertained the amount of duty which the sacred places and vi lla ges paid to the Egyptian Government, which was 64,000 purses. On coming to Alexandria he offered the Viceroy to pay this sum out of his own pocket , p rovided the Vicero y would allow him to colonise the pl aces p articularis ed with Israelites, to which proposal the Vicero y assented, provid e d the colony should be considered as national, and not under European protection.— Times. I' ~~ ~. ~ ;~; ~j ~ 30i.1 ss• 44§ to 44 .~ ~ b( l ' 0 45 ~,. ~~ P'