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ARD OF CORDWAINERS. hold t At a acting of the habitants of the Ward of Cordwainerl, a the If Inhabitants Crown Tavern, Bow-lane, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1847, v WILLIAM MUDDELL, Esq., Deputy, in the Chair. 4 ' ov ed by Mr. Heitman, seconded by Mr. linger, and resolved " T hat John Laurie, unanimously, Earl , should be invited to attend the meeting." M oved by Mr. Aiuger, seconded by Mr. Fry, and resolved " That unanimously, f thi a v acancy having now taken place iu the office of Alderman 5 . • ard, by th e res i gnation of Thomas Wood, Esq., which has " tine day received and accepted by the Court of Aldermen, the ttnni ttee for promoting the election of DAVID SALOMONS, Esq. 4e requested to introduce him to this meeting, that a Requisition upon bo presented to him, and that he be respectfully solicited to take hi mself the office of Alderman." Whereupon David Salomons, mr ( l. was introduced, and the requisition was presented t o hi m by ll nraah, amid the applause o f the m e eti n g. Moved by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Fry and resolved unanimously, That the ab ove resolutions be printed and circulated amongst the 14 a"44114 of the Ward, and published in the Morning and Evening 4 I, -;v0 by David Salomons, Esq., seconded by Mr. Bennett, and resolved unanimously, the thank, of this meeting are due, and are hereby ten. lah -r '"' e to Mr. Deputy Muddell, for his courteous and effluent conduct 4 t hair'" (Stifled) WILLIAM MUDI)ELL, Chairman. 1 0 THE ELECTORS OF THE WARD OF COEDWAINERS. _ Zr/1111LEX, pin e _ P re years have elapsed since, while serving the responsible of Sheriff of London and Middlesex, I was elected au Alder co'n7,:f this great city. Three years since my fellow-citizens again It occasions, an me a similar honour. The obstacles which, on both are too interfered to prevent my admission to the Court, to well known to require any observation from me; suffice it Pine 4 43, that those difficulties are now happily removed by a solemn ;- the Imperial Legislature (passed with an immediate refer. 441 0 !expressly to offices ersons professing the Jewish to qualify for all corporate or employments. he these circumstances, it has been most gratifying to me to iab bi t d „ 1111 dAy attended a numerous and influential meeting of the nantS of your ward, by whom I have been invited for the g time. to take upon myself the hoaou-able and reLponsible int% of L the office of Alderman, and who have assured to ins the d o dge d 'uPOort of a very large aMd highly respectable portion of tir body , Thi sro e continued proof of public confidence is deeply appreciated by and shall stim u l a t e m y exertions to realise the good opinion many occasions exhibited towards me by ~,wch has be en t h us on so — „Y fe llow -citizens. ‘lentle Men. I am a citizen like yourselves, all my interests are oatedwith the prosperity of the city of London. My family I,,,ree generations has been cennected with its commerce, and if at the head of your commercial ward, you may rely on my -'t attention being devoted to your local affairs, on my faithful '"klatenante of your rights an privileges, and my zealous dis il, , La of all the important duties which must devolve on me as an — "erzhan of London. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful servant, R liorter's•court, Nev. 30, 1647. DAVID SALOMONS. TEAM TO INDIA, VIA EGYPT. Regular Monthly Mail Steam Conveyance for Passengers and `aght Goods to Ceylon. Madras, and Calcutta. PEXINSULAR and ORIENTAL STEAM NATIGATION 4 ; O 4, PANY book Passengers and receive Goods and Parcels for the ditet v !Psrts by their Steamers, starting from Southamptea the 20th, , rons Suez on or about the 10th of every month. curs tltatea of Passage-money, Plans of the Steamers, and to se -I,Qudo'llaiumgeo, apply at the Company's offices, 41, St. Mary Axe, STE AM TO CHIN A. titiat GRegnlar Monthly Steam Communication for Passengers and Th. .. °°4 ‘,.. to Penang, Singapore, and Bong-lieng, Tin Egypt. '2Omi,A4,zITINSITLAR and ORIENTAL STEAM NAVI G ATION fita ws V r book Passengers and forward Goods and Parcels to the Ilenth. ens by their Steamers from Southampton the 20th of every iror Particular. , or 37, n L --", aPPIy at the Company's Oflces, bl, St. Mary Axe, igh-street, Southampton. UrREAT WESTEItN RAILWA Y for LO The D i t TENDERS FOR LOANS. roe ors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS not I .... r smg than ANS on security of the Company's Debentures, la sums ef 1 ,0001. each, at 51. per Cent. interest, payable half ", and for terms ef Three, Five, er Seven years. 44lieatiens to be made to the undersigned. tendon Terminfis. Pad CHARLES A. BAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington, August 20, 1847. A MA NUFACTURING FIRM in the SOUTH part y of ENGLA.ND is desirous of negotiating shortly with a the Who would lee able to ADVANCE f rom 8 , 0001 . t o 10,0001. in to th: ul " or him M on th s, f or the purpose of increasing and a ddi ng qfacilities for conducting their business, which, from its advan t°2ll3 situation , is rapidly increasing, and is not of a character to A u „._ teci by the present general depression in trade. t r ;' s ? 'catins for particulars to be made by letter (post paid), ad; litai.e4.,,t° A- Fisher, Esq., solicitor, Merehant Taller •,. Thre adneedle -street, or, personally, at the sane place. PLATED SEAMLESS TEAPOTS can *kite ,_not. be d istinguished from •ilver, or leak or lose their shape; th eir u- oln the peculiarity of the process of ranking (just patented), ON Press are about one-half of any other sort. Portland, 335. ; (sup e i r ' ior * 3s. ; Round plain, 255. ; Round engraved, 305 . ; Antique e even to sil ver i tself in delicacy o f fi n i s h), 40s. ko.",,,_tsalled Ca talogues, with engravings, as well as of every iron rif rY article, sent (per post) free. S UL T I' h IDE RS, STOVES, AND FIRE-IRONS. LAItGIEST ASSORTMENT of STOVES, KITCHEN Wand - 5% and FENDERS, as well as General Ironmongery in the end ti/1.11,0 on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPI. L r e t extensive wareoues. Briht steel fenders, to "A! """" Os. each ; ditt o , ditto , w i th or--m o le ornaments, from 4;t •r4ich bro nzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, 105. 6d. ; iron fenders, 3 feet , n il ' B d.; 4 feet, 6 5.; d i tto b ronze d, an d fitted with standard., 4 fee : ; 4 feet, 1 ie.; wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet, 45. 6d.; B ata ; bright register stoves, with bronzed ornaments, and two 65 " er., front 803 • ditto, ditto, with or-molu ornaments, fr om bm. ro *; rri blae r k d ining-io ' oni register tove 2 feet, 18s. , 3 feet, 275. rni tal „_ costar stoves, 2 feet, 16s. ; 3 feet, 245. The new econo lreN rtnerntio stove, with fender and radiating hearth-plate ; Bre- Ca. 647 chambers, 15. 9d. per set ; handsome ditto, with cut heads, 'lll s' re.ir,n4west pattern, with egant bonzed heads, I e. A variety irons with or-molu richly r l r ear head., at proportionate U nder in Any article in the furnishing ironmongery 30 per cent. eppr,,,,__Yo;ther house. The money returned for every article not Art/ZA: Detailed catalogues with engravings, sent (per post) , free. c't S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) Stock word Fur nishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the its y.," 41 as no language eau be employed to give a correct idea of 39 0 „, sno extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it. h ~ord-street (corner of Newman-street ), London. Establisha ens -street, 1820. 14RENVELL TO NOVEMBER. Farewell to November ! Farewell 1 Its triumphs n ill shortly be o'er ; The clocks will have soon tolled its knell, And proclaimed that "November's no nioro." A eemfortless month has it bees, With its fogs, and its damp, and its cold No sun -beam enlivened its scene, While vapours around it were rolled. But drear as November has proved, Its vapours no mischief have done For danger at once I removed. By going to MOSES and SON. I purchased a coat for November, A sample for all in the trade; And really I've cause to remember The capital purchase I made. This over-coat still snits me well, And, thanks to E. MOSES and SON, They've thousands, just like it, to sell, So that each may be furnished W i th one. LIST OF PHICEII. It tavet Teas& Cheetertleld and Codrington's, and .„; y •.. deacriptien of Over-coat, handsomely trimmed.. .• •• • • •••• • ' • " ..... •• • • 1 5 • :11a Paeha Coat •••• • • • " • •• • • • • •.• .• •• ' • 1 8 0 n ullmer, especially adapted for snowy and Th w e e t •• •• •••• •••• •• •••• •• 1 • • ..... • • • • • ....• .• 8 Y 2 Wnter Coats, ts in every style ••••••• • • • • • • • ° 0 1 8 xt eu , s , • I ) •• Tronsers, lined ••. • • • • Doeskin o 12 • Dress Ceats.• • • • • • • " ••• • ' • • • • • ' • $ l'onbl Frock de.• •••• • • • R,,,, 6-breasted Winter V e 5t5.................. II 2 • v,"" eollar . . ....0,,, i. , • la 01 6 6 - unar and Tnnie Snits •••••••••• •• • • • • ' • Winter Coats. WADI To Kl.Lawsz. . in every style and shape , hand- I 6 0 :,mg°ZnelY trimmed •• • • '—* ••••• • • • • ..from — " Le d cloth Over-c,oats, " velvet collar and cuffs • '2 4 0 Tweed Wrapper.... • • 1.. • •• R Do eskin Trousers •• • ...... '• • • .... 1 1 6 • est, or Dress— • • •• • • '• • ' • • • • • • • • • 6 • 1 12 3 Best quality made •••• • • • • 215 0 . 1 15 5 Cash tr°ck C 0..... 13es • t • q • u • a • l • it • y • ret • • a • k • le • .. •• .. •• •• •• : •• 1. • • .. 8 3 6 6 ~84ti ntro Vests .. Ihs. Plain or Fancy ........ ...... ••• • .. soy's Hussar and Tunic Suits .. •••••••• " '' • • • • 4 O . _ Gr eat r Coat •••• • • • • ..... ••• • • • :•':: :: :.• 0 1 16 5 1 16 0 , hni Clothes complete. Th 4°4 raing to any extent at Five Minutes notice. 40t attention of Ladies is especially directed to E. MOSES an he ltri,t3,stock of Furs, which will be found on inspection to be t 4:44 , best assorted, and cheapest ix the trade. Reserve your pur ,,,bserve , —.-re, i f - ••• — +ny article purchased, ready made, or made to mea kolle not approved of, will bo exchanged, or if preferred, the r return ed 14 . M OS E S 0, and SOW, T a il ors, Woollendrapers, Clotkiers, Flatters, Let urriers, Root and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for 4, ::, lad Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156 , 1 57 Minorica, and 83, (. , and SO Aligate, City, London. Atihr ls4 .—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the lik, rsgainst impostors, but leave leaned that the untradesman- Tirb._ ,kuahood of being connected with tketn, or it's the same concern, e been resorted to in ready instances, and for obvious reasons. luva l f ,have so connexion with any other house ix or out of London; Or ** m ° ll 4 who desire genuine d chea clothi. 4 nd to, Itittoriea and Aldgat an e, City, p London ng, tse, showld call at,. Nutt in p, e4 .—Wo b us i ness transacted at this establishment from sun. s'it4',.dcf, till sunset Saturday, whe n b us i ness is resurneil till twelve ...._ ''• 1) 'It,LA,3IER. O"7 TiL I:ECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH % TER X(iTURITY.— WITH 40 COLOURED ENG RAVINGS ON tel L. Published, and may be had In French or English, In a Nea IGd - yelope, 2s. 641„ or pest-free, fr om the Author, for forty-two atanips. SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive 1-T nions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, lewdly acquired at as early period of life, wbich enervate ,!'e Physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural 7til i ngs, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical e rvatiens en fromrm of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, t r n t her arising these causes, close study, •r the influence of O'cli climates. Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, climates: and all . Diseases and Derangements resulting from Inslls sZetlou. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the ex k b a i t °, l4 7. Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, ti k — nninc their structures, uses, and functions, and tho various 1 41 :"‘es that are produced In them by solitary habits, excesses, and tttion. By AMLIL I . I txnFoRD. S sTE—__ L T A , P3 i E R D T' F M O D R . D L -SQUARE, LONDON. ttor ef Medicine Matriculated Member of t d h . e n U i n io iv n e o rs ra lt ry y ifefeEradbeinr -rgh,Llce ti f A othecaries' Hall, Lon , of the Los ul n en a l t l e :spita P l Medical Society, &c. ka,-. that 1, - “t a g: ... req k_ ulres the fulfilment of several conditions, in order "en. w hi rn ai , vb eo v.r re . a th lly . othriegicnauosfeofm dom e stic utaal wretchedness,happiness. Cheoalradistodhe, and Its true source to every instance ' be traced to d . d oo isa u p ld . Doiht b ., , , O.. __,.. p hysi cal ce e. ar e t ag ai n al w i a fl y ea s ur , t i i n or d s is i c o a l u i led . their attendant wh. di moderation it fraught with advaitage, tied, the prollfle source of mischief, •n I I: the constitutional and vital powers. The parte ofesses to dilate, and of grea tu t b er a e r c o o e r m x l c u e e s s ' s ge i w i s ij , h a e ry n e aat nra and co nsequence of which this Treatise Pr ±tre productive of greater severity of misery to the humus than any ether to vehl hit i subject. c s This work contains as accurate and complete account of th e thAtletartoinzataiyned Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, an d .of It deserv°d'y r conditions la health aid disease. tbeNalres the eloseat attention and study, for what subject can of taste importanoe than the preservation of the health , . and 0 1 .., be h.e physical capabilities of which every man shou ld vi,,,Posteesed. It unfortunately happens that Thu . unhaPPY i c ' r o of excessive indulgence mid vicious habits, whether acq uired ° , ft early or from the follies of advanced ;ota theirlife invariable consequences, unwisely entertains hi a fear of ap age, wle sufferin„, rt 3in g to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so ,°Toently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are i'c'r;°Yond the reach of art, alike restrict hint and prevent his seeking :assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he t arots that accurate discrimination in ascertaining the causes of ti-`l4°, sYmpathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, hive aedicably cha racterise the intelligent and practical phyidclan, and to the al mars who can show by his sse. of the re legal .alifi ea tlens that he i s ent i tled to est po eem sion and respect in quisite his proles- L A , al prirettits the utmost confidence should b e ex t ended. Dr. t . tiatif .RT has obt a i ne d the highest medical honours, as his diplomas 1117, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a _ l arante e f or his professional experience, which h as reference almost solely to the treatment of those diseases. ._PUblished by the Author, and may be had of Kent an Richards, !? Pate rnoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starte d Z'roet. Haymarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street ; Gordon, 146, orbNOM/tall-street, London ; or, free by post for e Author, w h o may be consulted on these disorders personally ',trti, I.hy letter, daily, front Tea till Tw o , an d from Five till Eight at his ice, I, Bedford-Street Bedford-it/liar° London. r_ 1145 ,; I 4. te r e 4 ;21:9 1 • • t• „-4.4 ' • • ,) 43` 44 1, 4e, te_ • ▪ _ art.V. I p 4 , p I • , . • 1. • • . ' 447, Av a - t'7.4" • Y" . • 6.)" •.' = • No. 17 -)19 ] LONDON, WEDNESDAY E E - G SHE LATE MR. ROOKE. A GRAND CONCERT, for the BENEFIT of the WIDOW sad SEVEN CHILDREN of the late Mr. Hooke, under the special patronage of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, will be given at the Hanover-square Rooms, on THURSDAY EVENING, the Id of December, on which occasion a selection of favourite pieces from his operas will be per formed. The following eminent Vocalists and Instrumentalists have kindly tendered their services : —Misses Dolby, Poole, A. Williams, li. Williams, It. Isai ; Messrs. Wilson, Hobbs Allen, Leffler, Machin, Williams, W. Sterndale Bennett, Richardson, and J. E. Chatterton. The Band will be complete, many of tile late Mr. Rooke's former associates and admirers having cheerfully offered their valuable assistance.—Conductors, Sir Henry It. Bishop and Mr. Ita!le.—Leaders, Mr. T. Cooke and Mr. IV. Thomas. Tickets, 75. each : Reserved Sews, 10s. 6d., with Programmes, may be had at all the Music Sliops. Donations in behalf of the W dow and Family will be most thank fully received by the members of the Convillttee : or by Mr. W..hilm Wilson, 47, Gower-street, Treasui er to the Ft nd. ATIONAL 140 AN iI'UND Li 1 14: 1. • 1 ASS UR A N. , SOC. PI% 26, CORNIIII.I„ LONDON. Capital .£600,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institatioe embraces Important a,l substantial ..Cantages with respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assurcu has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expeco, or tor :eiture of the policy, two•thlrds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other convenioncies or iseeessity. Aissur‘umes for tetme of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled Um Directors at the annual meeting held on the !2th May, 1847, to declare a filth :torus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid tat each policy effected on the profit scale. XAMPLE..t. - tke :1.6: Annual /Policy Bonus In i tient Pernia ;stun As, , ured E I Pre- taken addition Bonus In duction of may bor . miuna. out in Assured. I Cash. Annual row on Premiums. Policy. - ---- --- X s. 4. £ s d. s. d. £ s. d. 1837 243 9 3112 8 5 18 4 6 1494 8 10 £ £s. d. 1838 218 4 8 99 8 10 15 13 5 1445 0 0 60 1000,74 3 4 1 1839 192 1 10 80 9 3 1 3 4 9 F 395 11 1 1840 143 5 10 co 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 1842 1111 6 8 49 10 0 ! 7 10 4 247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tablet of rates, &c., may be had at the Mee, or any of its branches in the country ; or, on application, will he forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. N TIO N L MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE 60CIETT, POULTRY, MANSION-HOUSE. LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. ROBERT WILCOION, Esq., Chairman. Parties desirous of participating in the Profits to be 'declared in 1652, must send in their proposals before January 1, 1843. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary.. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. TWO LECTURES by Dr. BACHHOFFNER —one on the Laws of Nature, in reference to the important sub ject •f SANITARY MEASURES; the other on the various modes of VENTILATION, in which the PHYSICAL PRO PERTIES of a JET of STEAM will be exhibited, with Novel and highly Iziterestin: Experiments, daily at Two and Half-past Three o'clock. These Lectures will be given alternately in the Evenings, at Eight o'clock, except on Saturdays. The ELECTRIC TELE GRAPHS worked. The WORKING MODELg, explained. An entirely New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. DIVING DELL and DIVER, with HYDE'S NEW API'AItATUS for CONVERSING under WATER, ic. kc. Admission. Is. ; Schools, Half-price. PUBLICATIONS. People's Edition, Price 2s. 6d. F ALLACIES of the FACULTY, with NOTES, By Dr. TURNER. Ile that opposes his own judgment against the consent of the times ought to be backed with unanswerable truths ; and he that has truth on his side is a fool, as well as a coward, if he is afraid to own it because of the currency or multitude of other men's opinions."— De Foe. RAISING WATER discovered by the FOUN TAIN PUMPS, which roll the water upwards, witlio•li either friction or faltering, therefore can never be surpassed ; cons, quently this is the most important discovery ever made for the pre servation oflife and property either at Sea or on Land. AT SEA numerous ships it has already saved, and the captains grateMlly ac knowledge the glorious results. Two testimonial extracts shall suffice : " Captain Gretg, from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain Pump being fitted in the Caroline, its great power was the menus of saving the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom being partly lett without calking." " The Argus brig, from Cadiz, sprung a leak when three days Out at sea, and soon atter her common pump chocked and became use less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended upon her Foun tain Pump, which for nineteen days and eighteen nights was in ac tion without a minute's respite, when all arrived safely in London, with a thank God for the Fountain Pump." _ . THE LATE W. M. ROOKE. 'lle following anecdotes of the early career of po Rooke, whose beautiful opera of Amelie has for ten years been the delight and admiration of the musical world, may prove not uninteresting to our readers. Rooke was born in Dublin, Sept. 29th, 1794, and his father, a tradesman himself„ intended his son to follow the same calling. Rooke, however, was born a musician, and procuring a flute, soon taught himself to play on that instrument. His father died, and left his widow and son in poverty. Young lioohe set up as a blacking maker in order to earn a subsistence, still continuing to practipe assiduously on the flute. It had long bee n his wish to obtain a fiddle, and that wish was at length gratified in the following manner :—He sat one evenin g in his blacking manu factory', all alone, exercisin g his mind on matters somewhat akin t o th ose j ust hinted at—all the while watching an iron pot, in which sinitnered the ingre di.aits o f hi s j e t po li s h , and, ever and anon, wishing that some piece of good fortune would throw a fiddle in his way—when his cogitations were disturbed by his t-loor being gently opened. Looking round, he became aware that a bush of fox red hair had pre sented itself, surmounting a good-humoured, know ing -looking phi; which was lighted up by a pretty broad grin. The owner advanced by degrees, until the whole man—for such it proved to be—had got within the precincts of the manufactory, bearing in his hand,—what, think you, curious reader? Oh, you could never guess ; yet it is a fact, a most strange one, it is granted, h u t, nevertheless, there the thing was,—neither more nor less than the decolated trunk of a fiddle, with th e t a il- p i ece dangling from a tie of catgut. Gracious powers, a fiddle! and he just then, as it were, dreaming of one. At the sight his heart leaped up," we shall not venture to say how much, higher than ever did that of our great poet, when he first " beheld a rainbow in the sky ;" but, up it leaped, sure enough, and up he leaped along with it. The thoughts of jars, customers, and all care of the simmering pot, quickly vanished. Advancing to meet the fiddle—for that object alone now filled his mind— he never asked what brought it there, but, snatching at the body, exclaimed abruptly, " Where is the neck ?" " Oh, by dad, then, we're all right," said the stranger, drawing forth from a capacious pocket the disevered scroll and finger-board, "here it is; I've brought it to you neck and heels, head and tail, all in jotnetry, and a mighty quare looki ng art i cle it is any ho w ; b u t I d are say you're up to all about it, an.! of coorse can tell me where to get it mended." "Is the fiddle your own ?" was the query. " Troth, then," replied the man, "it is not ; but sure its the master's up in the first flure; for you see, we're just up from the country, and the master says to une awhile ago (oh, he's a 'cute man, and well he may, for where's :the attorney that isn't ?)," this pa renthetical remark was given with a significant wink, "says he t o me , N e d, says h e, I heered somebody' down stairs blasting away on the flute all the morn ing, and maybe the chap that blew it knows some thing about the fiddle ; so Ned, says he, you'd better run down and find out if he could tell where it can he doctored up. With that, you see, down I come, and made b ou ld t o s t ep i n an d ax you; and, " con tinued he, observing the strict examination to which the disjointed violin was subject, "as you handle the article in a knowledgeable tasty sort of a way, I've some notion the master wasn't far out in his guess; but, after all, he'll be a smarter fellow than me that ever gets music out of that ould battered rattletrap." During this roll of Ned's tongue, which he ended with a hearty laugh, the idea occurred to young Rooke that here was an opportunity of obtaining t possession, were it for ever so short a ti me, of the long-desired treasure. He, therefore, told N e d that othone ehciinin, oul p d hue m bw a l i n on a u, g la e dn dt t a h k e teha cmatterta,rei if the to oh e f h o a r fiv ed h di l lt i e n rwe a p s ear v Ei l dn l as intrusted in the eyd best manner. "Ah, then, long life to you and many thanks," said Nod, "and as one good turn dwarves another, I don't care it' I deal with you for a pot of your polish." So saying he threw down a tenpenny piece, which he extracted from his left cheek (a far safer reposi tory than any of his pockets), and departed, taking away a large-sised jar of the prime super jet blacking, a range of which stood upon a shelf, bearing on their !Owls a judicious intimation that the trade should have a liberal allowance on any quantity ordered exceeding one dozen. When - once more alone poor Rooke remained for a few moments lost in thought. Might not all this lw merely a dream by the fire-aide ? But no, the erasp of the old riddle and the bright tenpenny were facts too tangible for doubt, even if the boiling over of the forgotten blacking -pot had not suddenly de cided the reality of the scene. Ile lost no time, next day, in taking the violin to Perry and Wilkinson, who vot, restored it to working order; and when he got it home, having begged a loan of it, which was readily granted, he laboured night and day to overcome the difficulties of that formidable instrument, with no other assistance than that afforded by a cheap printed guide. Mr. John Fallow, having heard Rooke perform, was so ple:lsed that he took him under his instruction, and through life continued his friend. Rooke had set his heart upon the study of music as a science, and a piano was indispensable, but, having none, and the purchase, or even the hire of one, being at that time immeasurably beyond his reach, he set his wits to work to overcome the difficulty. It is recorded of the celebrated writer and criti c , th e late Mr. Gifford, w h o had in his early days to s t ruggle with difficult i es o f 1.0 ordinarymagnitud e , th at, while drudging as a shoemakers apprentice, his unfeeling master denied him the use of pen, ink, or paper, lest he should neglect his work for the study of mathematics, but that ha contrived to evade the restriction by beating out scraps of leather, upon which, w i t h th e p o int of a blunted awl, he traced hi s a l ge b raic symbols. Rooke ' s device, however, for ge tti ng over his impediments was even still more remarkabl e . li e procured a boar d of the same length and br ea dth as a bench of piano keys, upon which he marked out the scale, distinguishing the ivory from the ebony by means of black and white paint. Provided with this dumb substitute, he pur tied his silent and secret studies ; for his plan was not divulged to even the most intimate of his friends. An ear naturally most perfect, and a soul attuned to musical sounds, enabled him, in a certain degree, to conceive the audible effect that should arise from the eeenbinations of notes upon which his fingers descended ; and thus—almost fabulous as it may seem to persons not skilled in music—he persevered in his unique system of practice, until he acquired some knowledge of thorough bass, or harmony, and no contemptible power of fingering, long before he had any opportunity of playin g on a real piano forte. Certainly in all the records of make shift ingenuity we shall seek in vain for a more singular instance than this of triumph over a hopeless diffi culty. A valued friend of it( oke'a, to whose excellent memory we are indebted for these early and interest ing facts, has a perfect recollection of the first time our young musician ever pl ayed upon a ver it a bl e p i ano . His friend, then a l so a lad, was domiciled in t h e family of the late Mr. Daly, of George's-street, and Rooke had been engaged to give him lessons on the violin, for even thus early did he endeavour to turn his musical knowledg e to profitable account. One evening that Rooke made a professional visit, after having had a hard days' practice on his dummy, could not retrain he remained for tea, and they got up some music. In the course of their amusements, havin g cast man a " what do you' told Inc that you \ t ‘ r . o i' u t i: ti ve l .l l l ° i7er a in t whispering h p i i s an fl o ien i d l° t ° h k a e t he had a great de site to try what he could do on the instrument. know t.t r ;ou s t ai t d he h p is ia never played on one in all your h " That is true enough, "replied Rooke, " yet I think I could make friend, d , Surely laughing, you.f something of it." " Well, then," said his friend, " you and I will sit then) till out, and w h en they are one to bed we shall have the place to ourselves, and yeu may try your hand on it as much a s you please. " According t o this agreement, they did sit them out, but had a longer sitting of it than they reckoned upon ; for the family, expecting Rooke to depart at a rea sonable hour, remained up through courtesy towards hint as a guest, until they were fairly tired, and when the conspirators found themselves alone the watch -110(11'S hollow voice was bawling twelve. Rooks im mediately sat down to the instrument. For some moments he seemed, as his friend thought, to be fumbling about, produc'ng no sound; but at last he pressed the keys, and, to the amazement of his sole auditor, played off a succession of chords and modu lations that would not have shamed an experienced professor. " What, in the name of wonder, is all this ?" e x . claimed his friend, " have you been humbugging us all this time, pretending that you never played?' `• No, indeed," said Rooke, looking up with a proud smile, " I told you nothing but the truth, and I will flow explain to you the whole matter." Ile then recounted the particulars of his invention, as alr ea d y g i ven , an d t h e y shortly afterwards sepa rated. In th e y ear 1813 h e em braced tnusic as a profes tzion, and shortly afterwards became musical di rec t or of the Dublin Theatre, in which capacity he continued to act up to the time of his departure for London. At this time he had the honour of introducing Balfe, th en a buy o f seven y ea , r , o f age, as a violinist to the kilmpkin and Marshall, Statloners'-court ; J. 011ivter, Pall-mall. THE RED BOOK FOR 1848. 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Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. dd., is. 6d., and I Is. par hex, a certain remedy in gonorrlicea, gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to obviate the danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. if. Packets with advice to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee, 11. ,is saved. Atten dance daily at 19, Bar ters-street, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Light; on Sundays raw Eleven to One, S DECEMBER 1, 1847. Dublin public. While in Dublin, one morning during the summer of 1818, his friend called at Rooke's lodgings, and on entering the room found him full of dejection. Ile addressed him with his usual salute, " How are you, Billy ? ' "As well," was the moody answer, "as a man can be at this hour, without his breakfast, and without a farthing in his pocket to pro cure one." The hour was eleven. At the moment of this reply, and as his friend was about to utter some expression of condolence, their eyes were attracted by a light piece of paper, which, for a few moments, floated over their heads, performing sundry eccentric gyrations in its descent, and filially settling upon the floor. But what was their astoaishment at beholding a bank note ! They gazed intently, scarcely believing it a reality, although they could clearly per ceive that its value was thirty shillings. For some minutes they remained motionless, save that their eyes wandered successively from the object of their surprise to various parts of the room, seeking a cause for the coming of so unexpected and welcome a visitor. The apparent mystery, however, was soon cleared up. Some months back Rooke had missed a note of that amount, and supposed it had been stolen. On the morning of his friend's call, having been seek ing for some manuscript music stowed away in a press near the window (the upper sash of which happc ned to be down), the note, which it would seem had got amongst his papers, became exposed to a strong cur rent of air, that dislodged it from its place of conceal ment at this critical moment. It may be questioned whether in all its travels, before or since, the said thirty-shilling note ever came to hand more ac ceptably. His career in England is well known. Who has not heard of Amelie, Henrique, and . Cagliostro y some of the choicest pieces in which are to be performed at the Hanover-square Rooms to-morrow night, for the benefit of poor Rooke's widow and orphans. Let us hope that the public will second the efforts of Rooke's professional brethren, and that the rooms will be crowded. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. W. BEECHER W. ANDERSON. This was an action for an assault. The plaintiff, it ap earbd, was a steeple-chase rider, and the defendant a one- dealer in Piccadilly, and happening to meet at Tattersall's in May last, the defendant asked the plain tiff to follow him aside, as he wished to say something to him (the plaintiff). They were then seen by a little boy, who appeared as a witness, to come with a third person round a corner in the lane leading into Tatter sall's. The third person soon after left, and the boy then saw some conversation going on, in the course of which he heard the defendant say " Youcannot say that I am indebted to any one," and.then saw him knock the plain tiff down, and, whilst down, kick him under the eye and cause much blood to flow. The defendant afterwards drove the plaintiff to another part of the lane, and again knocked him down. They were subsequently separated by the person who came out of the yard with them in the first instance and had by that time returned. For the plaintiff another witness (a reporter for Bell's Life) was examined. He described the plaintiff as a well known steeple-chase rider, who had contrived at different periods to break most of his limbs, and further proved that on the Ist of July last he had some talk with the de fendant about the plaintiff and some articles in the publi cation called the Satirist, which the defendant thought the plaintiff had written, and the defendant then told him that he (the defendant) had met the plaintiff at Tatter sall's and had given him a— thrashing. For the defendant a Mr. Mason, the foreman to a horse-dealer, was called, and it appeared that he was the third person alluded to by the boy examined for the plaintiff. This witness said that he was present all the time ; that the matter commenced by the defendant's threatening, if he were sure of the plaintiff's having been the cause of his (defendant's) name appearing in the Satirist, to give the plaintiff a good " licking ;" that the plaintiff thereupon said (at the same time putting him self in a fighting attitude, and striking at the defendant), "If that be what you mean, come on;" upon which a fight ensued, and the plaintiff was knocked down. The witness then added that he did not see the defendant kick ihe plaintiff when down, nor could ho tell whether or not the plaintiff struck the defendant in the first in stance. He, however, saw the plaintiff bleeding when he got up. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the whole case to the jury, telling them that if they thought the plain tiff had committed the first assault the detendant would be entitled to their verdict; but if otherwise, then they would consider what reasonable amount of damages the plaintiff was entitled to. The jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 501. Nir. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Phipson conducted the plaintiff's case, and Mr. James that of the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the REcoapEn and Mr. Alderman Gums.) FORGERY OF RAILWAY SCRIP. Mr. IIUDDLESTONE said his Lordship would no doubt recollect that at the last January sessions a person named We s t was conv i cte d o f forg i ng 300 railway scrip receipts. On that trial the prisoner's counsel took a legal objection to the indictment, viz., that scrip certifi cates were not instruments of a nature on which a charge of forgery could be sustained, and the judges had now decided in favour of that objection. Shortly after the t r i a l of west, another person, named William Farmery, w as i n di cte d f or b e i ng an accompl i ce in the offence, and placed at the bar for trial. He pleaded not guilty. The trial, however, was postponed, and the party, after four months' imprisonment, ad mitted to bail. He (Farmery) now appeared in court, and wished to retract his plea of not guilty, and plead guilty. The Learned Counsel said he was instructed to inform his Lordship that since the transaction occurred in which the defendant had been engaged, he had done all in his power to repair the injury that he had in flicted ; he sold his freehold and other property, and paid every claimant 12s. in the pound. Mr. CLARESON, who, with Mr. Bodkin, appeared for the railway company, did not object to the defendant withdrawing his plea; they had ascertained he had paid 12s. in the pound on all the forged scrip. The plea of Not Guilty having been withdrawn, and a plea of Guilty entered, The RECORDER inquired if the defendant was in a condition to pay a fine? Mr. II UDDLESTONE—No, my Lord; he has sold all his property. The RECORDER told the defendant that he had pleaded guilty of a gross offence, for which, if the judges had not held an opinion that railway scrip was an instrument on which forgery could not be assigned, he should have felt it his duty to have passed a severe sentence of transportation. There were, however, some extenuating circumstances in this case, and therefore the sentence of the Court was imprisonment for fifteen months in the Compter. The defendant said be was no scholar and ignorant of the transaction at the time he submitted to it. He evi dently appeared much surprised at the sentence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Jane Fairfull, a woman of about thi r ty y ears o f age . residing in Wid egate - a ll e y, Bi s h opsgate, was charge d with having attempted to throw halt a pint of vitriol in the face of Mr. Lewis, the landlord of the Cathe rine Wheel public house, in Catherine Wheel-alley, Bishopsgate. Mr. Lewis stated that she came to his bar yesterday and asked to see Mrs. Lewis; and being told she was ill in bed, she asked to see his daughter, Mrs. Samuels. She also could not be aeon; and the prisoner then came into the kitchen where he was sitting, and threw_ the contents of a mug at him, saying, " Now you have got it—it's vitriol!" The liquid went over his clothes and splashed in his face. Hearing it was vitriol, he instantly wiped the spots off his face with his handkerchief; which was burnt in holes by the poison. He had a child by her twelve years ago, and he did not wish to be hard with her. He lost sight of her for nine years, and in the interim she had been living with somebody, and had had another child. He had not renewed the ac quaintance, and she wished to extort money from him. Her last application was for 2L, and an annuity for life, which he would not listen to, as he had a wife and five children. The prisoner replied, that they first met at Margate, eleven years ago, and he visited her at her father's, as a single man, and seduced her. She had a son by him, 10 years of age, and her friends turned their backs upon her. He endeavoured to induce her, but without sue cess, to take medicine to procure a miscarriage, and a Dr. Myers was to have 10/. for the medicine. After lying•in sho received 535. from him, and saw no more of him till she met him by accident last Saturday. She supported herself by needle work for throe years, and then married, but her husband died four years ago, and she was now in great distress. When she met him he said he was sorry to see her in such distress, and promised to pay for the education of his son, and to do a little for her. She could not see him again, and she was provoked by the manner in which his daughters had treated her. Sir P. LAURIE asked why she had purchased the vi triol? She replied, she intended to take it herself, but she was so provoked by the treatment she received at the complainant's house, that she altered her pur pose. The complainant said, it was false that he bad seduced her, or attempted to procure a miscarriage. He met with her at Margate, and she knew he had his wife and children there. Nothing took place between thorn there, but he told her he was going to Brighton, and she followed him there, came to his lodging and asked for him, and the unfortunate connexion took place. He never lived with her, and he had great reason to doubt whether he was really the father of the child. He be lieved he was not. Sir PETER asked if the boy had not a Jew's face ? Mr. Lewis iaid it had not the countenance of a Jew'a child. It was a serious attack that she had now made, but he did not wish her to be committed for trial. He wished her to keep the peace. [PRICE SD. The defendant said she also required protection. He had declared that day that she should not be alive 24 hours hence. Mr. Lewis said he had made no such threat. Sir P. LAURIE did not believe he had used such a threat. People who meant to do mischief did not first put their victims on their guard. As the matter stood between the parties the woman appeared to be the most injured. Her character and prospects had beets ruined. When seduction was the beginning mischief was almost sure to overtake the seducer in the end. Mr. Lessis emphatically denied that he had seduced her, He was willing to help her when she was in dis tress. He would give her 4s. now, and he would give her a little silver again if she needed it, and sent to him instead of coming herself. She accepted this offer, and she was discharged on her promise to keep the peace. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Carl Esmann, a foreigner, wearing moustaches, was charged with having obtained goods and money by falsely representing himself to be one of the librarians of the British Museum. Mr. Horsley attended for Mr. Smith, of Holloway, and Mr. Lewis for Mr. Poncey, of 47, Great Russell street. Mr. Smith said he became acquainted with the pri soner some time ago, and he had at various times lent the prisoner money, to the extent of 581. He had been induced to lend this money on the representation of Es mann that he hold a situation as librarian in the British Museum. About a fortnight ago Esmann called on him at Holloway, and asked him for a loan of 10/. He felt reluctant to advance any more money, and de termined at first to refuse the request. The following day he called at 47, Great Russell-street, and found tho prisoner in a room with Poncey. Prosecutor had with him one volume of Chambers' Cyclopedia, of which work he had just purchased the whole set. Es mann looked at the book, and remarked to Poncey that it would do for the museum. Esmann said that two of the volumes of " Chambers' Cyclopcedia" in the library of the Museum had been destroyed by rats, and he of fered to buy prosecutor's copy for the Museum. A bar gain was struck and the volume given over to Esmann, in the belief that Esmann was librarian at the British Museum. Prosecutor also gave the prisoner Esmann 71. 10s. in money, on receiving Esnsann's assurance that he was librarian, a statement which Poncey, who was present confirmed. Witness afterwards made a minute of the conversation that had occurred at this interview, as Esmann had absconded a day or two after receiving the money and books. Mr. HoasLEx—Was it on the faith of the joint re presentation of Esmann and Poncey that you let Esmann have the money and the books ? Mr. Smith—lt was. I told Poncey I could not let Esmann have any more money unless I was first assured that Esmann really filled the post of one of the librarians of the British Museum. Poncey said that Esmann held that situation. Previously, I had left twelve books of "Beauty's Costume" until I had leisure to call for them. I never got all the books back again. Esmann said he had taken them, but he did not say what he had done with them. Mr. BINGHAM asked if the librarian of the British Museum was present, to prove that Esmann had never held the appointment he said he enjoyed? Abraham Poncey, watchmaker, of No. 47, Great Rassell street, was then placed at the bar. Mr. BINGHAM said he was prepared to remand both prisoners. - Mr. Lewis, the solicitor for Poncey, hoped to be al lowed to say a few words on the unexpected proceeding. His client, Mr. Poncey, was a respectable tradesman who had carried on business for many years in Great Russell-street, who had been robbed of property to the amount of 130/. by Esmann, who had come to that court to make his charge, and who was now placed at . the bar to answer a charge made against himself. !Ir. Poncey had been robbed by the prisoner Esmann. Mr. BINGHAM—Your case is that Esmann deceived Poncey? Mr. Lewis•—lt is. Mr. Smith was recalled, and desired to state minutely the particulars which occurred at the interview wit. Poncey and Esmann in Great Russell-street, when he sold the books and gave the money to Esmann. Mr. Smith said that he sold the books for 305., Esmann representing that they would do for the Museum, and Poncey assented to this representation. Poncey positively assured him that Esmann had a situation in the British Museum, as libraria❑ in the foreign depart ment. Poncey had frequently before stated the same thing, and had further told him that the salary was 2001. a year. It was owing to these representations that pro secutor parted with the books and the money. Mr. Lewis—ls this the extent of your loss in conso quence, as you allege, of the false representations of Poncey? Mr. Smith—No ; there are other things. Mr. Lewis said he was ready to admit, on the part of his client, Poncey, that he did tell Mr. Smith that Esmann had a situation in the British Museum. Esmann had deceived Poncey in that respeet. Mr. BlNGliest-1 take it, that is Poncey's defence. Poncey says he was imposed upon by the prisoner Esmann. That may be so, but that is the defence, and he must submit it to a jury. If Poncey makes his defence in sincerity and truth, the jury will believe him. Mr. Lewis—But he makes this defence to you, and surely you will not bold him in custody on the evidence now before you? Mr. BINGHAM—If he makes his denial in the strongest possible manner, I shall assuredly commit him for trial. Mr. Lewis—May I ask on what grounds? Mr. BINGHAM—On the clear statement of Mr. Smith, for assisting Esmann to obtain goods and money by false pretences. Mr. Lewis—Will you commit a respectable man, who comes forward to make a charge against the very party with whom he is said to be acting? Mr. BlNGuax.—The prisoner Poncey, according to the evidence, has either recklessly vouched for the truth of Esmann's statement, or else he has been a partici pator in the frauds. As to the suggestion that Poncey did not know Esmann was not in the British Museum, as Poncey lived close to the Museum, he could have ascertained the truth in a minute. Poncey did not do so, and, therefore, he must either have been a confede rate, or have acted with great recklessness. Poncey must take the consequences of his own acts. Mr. Lewis—The prisoner Esmann still says he was engaged at the Museum. Mr. BINGMAM—That you will have an opportunity of proving before a jury. Mr. Lewis—Pray do let us look a little at this case. Mr. BuscuAst—Go on; I invite you to proceed. Mr. Lewis—Then I say there is absolutely no evi dence on which you can feel justified in remanding the defendant Poncey. Esmann told him he was engaged at the Museum. Poncey believed it. Poncey has lost 1301. worth of property by Esmann. Poncey has lived for thirteen years in the same house, and his character is unimpeachable. MI:. BINGUAM-I am not pronouncing an opinion as to Poncey's guilt or innocence. I only say that, from the statement on oath, there are grounds to remand Poncey, and for anything I can at'present see, to commit him for trial. At pre►ent I shall call on him to find good bail for his appearance here at the next exami nation. Mr. Horsley said there was another case in which Esmann got from a Mr. Carr furniture of the value of 351. under exactly similar circumstances. Mr. Bltionsm—That case can come on at the next examination, as I feel that Poncey has been taken by surprise, and ought to have some little time given to him. Mr. Horsley—Poncey told Mr. Smith that Esmann and himself were going to live at the British Museum, as there were seven rooms set apart for Esmann at the Museum. Esmann was remanded, and Poncey was released on bail. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Nov. 30.) SUGAR.—To-day the inactivity in the raw sugar mar ket further incaeased; merchants were desirous to rea lise, and prices gave way for nearly all kinds. Ship pers as well as the home trade are not disposed to pur chase more than their immediate wants compel them. The private operations in West India Muscavado of all descriptions were limited, although the rates taken ex hibited a decline on those of day of 6d. per cwt. In all, only 480 hhds and trcs with sold, including a pub lic sale of 154 bhds of Barbadoes, which went off heavily at prices 6d under those of the former auctions. REFINED.—To-day the home trade operated with more freedom in Refined goods, and many parcels were sold—the refiners were, however, willing sellers of standard Lumps at 523 6d, and of brown grocery 518 6d to 52s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon two parcels oft Bengal Sugar amounting to 6,613 b ags were submitted to were pu bl ic competition, and the w h o l e so ld, b u t ho ld ers those that oc. com pelled to accept pri ces 6d p er cw t under isted previously. the demand. The parcels offered MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon there was fly of middling yellow , and grey qualities. There wa s not much inclination holdersweep ting prices is per u n ted o_in o rea 7 : 2 e 6 i s bags and 82 casks, consisting chiefly shown to operate, but prin cipal part to find buyers . y here was no public sale of FOREIGN. — T° "- the amount of business concluded cwt under those previously current, occasioned the aansdTmheell Foreign Sugar, ratesamount t e kbeyn were rather under the home trade. those previously current. . privately was to .. In West India the purchases made have A.01....55E5. been to a small extent only. East India Treacle is not much wanted, and the best is not worth more than IBs per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market for all sorts of Coffee was in a quiet state, and none was offered at pub-' lie sale. The value of good ordinary pale Native Ceylon is 33s to 33s 6d p er cwt. For auction 3,000 bags, 200 easks Plantatio n Ceylon, 4 00 bales, a n d 400 half-bales of Mocha are declared. TEA.—There is yet no improvement to notice in the market for any description. In Cougou the purchases made have been limited in all deter ptions, although there are sellers upon previous low terms. Other kinds of Black are little required, and can be obtained at easier rates. Green of all kinds has been operated in 1 with caution, a l t h ough the prices current are 4d to 8d i per lb. unde r th e cost of importation. For Pekoe Teas there are tow buyers, and prose rule unusually low. ON LAND the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service than a fire brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire. "We are delighted with the invention—it is u great boon to so clety."—Editors.Liverpool Mail. The New Portab:e Fire-engines have preserved a large portion of Norwich from destruction, fur out of eighteen different properties on fire in and near the city, they saved eleven solely and seven mainly, including in the seve■ the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and in the eleven, Messrs. Morton's dyery, and 12,0001. worth of consigned pro perty ; Stoke mustard, starch, and flour mills, and Messrs. Butcher's grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gun powder therein front exploding, which must have spread around de struction and death. " North Walsham.—At this fire the Portable Engine was of great service, and by having one of them ready, there is no doubt but h the property now destroyed might have been saved."—Norfulk Oat,- Mole, August 22, 1846. ♦t a Norwich fire June 2, 1847, the two Portable Engines were the pets of the public. The cry was, feed the little engines and they will do the work, which proved true. The four large engines present proved useless. Portable Engines speedily prove steam-boilers to a dozen atmo spheres. Now the fact is tbis, all former Force rumps, Lift-force Pumps, Lift Pumps, and Chain Pumps are bad machiues : they rub, grub, atm scrape the water upwards by friction, which wastes two-nftits of the power used, and progressively falter by leakage, which Drs. Young and Hatton, with many other eminent experimenters, lamented thus :—The quantity of water actually raised by any machine seldom exceeCs half the power consumed, after overcoming friction and leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engineers In the world had tried in vain for two thousand years to abate these palpable defects in hydraulic machines, nevertheless, at last the victory is won, and won for ever ; for friction and leakage are now both annihilated by the new rolling principle in pumps, and their effect augmented from twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with out more outlay. Most men can sustain heavy rapid pump trials for 40 seconds, but come men drop at minute time. With a best new heavy working Fric tion Pump an active sound-winded young man of 140 lbs. weight can raise 10,100 lbs. of water one foot high in a minute, and with a Foun tain Pump 9,000 lbs. in half a minute. Thus a continual and must extraordinary lucrative advantage is gained o►er perpetual and uni versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge is Power. John Clenton Roberts, Esq., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did well in placing Gusset's French l'ump Abortion (that slaps the water upward) side by side with the Fountain Pump, which upset a good deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mallett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump maker, Mr. lladdley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr. Ewbank, America, an ignorant pump book-maker, assorted that the two pumps wore Identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bub and Paddy in No. 1,183, and in No. 496, Book-maker Milling:on's remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk - beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, with many other discerning men, after witnessing the perfect effect and the beautiful simplicity of the rolling principle, gave the invention the following true and state li able character:—The Fountain Pump is the most important improve ment in the art of raising water that has appeared within the last twit thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in modern times. The Consummation Fountain Pumps arc successfully carried out for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 feet altitude, for man, horse, and steam power; delivering from half a pint per stroke to 100 barrels of water per minute, and rendering every fair trial at competition ridicalous, whilst their durability is guaranteed at less cost than common pumps. W. SIIALDERS. Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nov. 31, 1847. See Mechanic's Magazine, Nos. 231*, 364, 393, 429, 430, 433, 482, 486, 417, 439, 492, 495, 496, 908, 509, 510. 529, 533, 65s*, 727, 804, 1,040, 1,119*, 1,183. Nos, illustrated are marked thus* SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTESRALL'S.—The 100 bet on the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes was incorrectly quoted in yesterday's paper ; it should have read thus :-100 even on the field asst four (Kent's lot barred), viz., Blaze, Assault, Sesos tris, and Glendower. ROYAL LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK STEEPLE CHASES. Match, 200 soya. h ft, fist 71b each. Valiant (G. Whitehouse) beat Mr. Johnson's Rough and Ready (Marlow) in a canter. M atch, 100 h ft. Mr: Nunn's b f by Samarcand, out of La Fill© mai Gardee, Bst, walked over. The Aristocratic Steeple Chase Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 100 added, 12st 71b each, &c. About three miles. (17 Subs.) Mr. W. S. Crawford's Father Mathew (Mr. 'Wilson) 1 Mr. D. M. Arbuthnott's Thistle 2 Lord Clif den's Congreve :I The following also ran :—Novice (Captain Broadley), Khondooz (Lord Strathmore), and Fandango (Captain Brooke). _ Betting-3 'to 1 agst Khondooz, 4to 1 4ach ag4i Thistle and Congreve, and 5 to 1 agst Father Mathew. Handicap of 5 soya. each, 2 ft, and 25 added. Four miles. (16 Subs., six of whom paid 2 soya. each.) Captain Little's Carlow, llst Mr. W. H. Cooper's Forrester, lOst 71b Mr. F. S. Wilmot's Warwick, lOst 101 b The following also started ;—Lord Strathmore's Thy• Roarer (Mason), Mr. De Rhode nd, Red Hawthorn, tust 1211, (Turn.), and Mr. D. M. Arbutlin..,W. Si, William, 10st 51b (Mr. F. Wilson). Betting-3 to 1 agst Carlow, 3to 1 agst Red Haw thorn, 4 to 1 agst Warwick, b to 1 agst Sir William. Won by a neck. The Flat Race Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. Heats. One mile. (13 Subs.) Mr. J. Day's Milliner, 4 yrs, 7st 71b Mr. Parr's Declaration, 4 yrs, ast 0 1 2 2 Mr. Nunn's b f by Samarcan out of La Fille mal Gardee, Bst llb 1 0 odr Mr. Crisp's Seven's the Main, 4 yrs Mr. W. Smith's Nell Cook, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 0 3 3dr Mr. W. Cleary's Gamester, 3 yrs, ist 0 2 odr Mr. W. H. Johnstone's John Harris Mr. C. Thorpe's Outpost, 3 yrs, 6st 91b Several others ran, The first two heats were won by a neck each, the third was won by a length, and the fourth by a length and a half. The winner claimed, according to the conditions, for 701. BETTING UPON THE OPEN CHASE (TO MORROW). 7 to 1 agst Standard Guard. 10 1 The Switcher (t). 10 1 St. Lodger (t). 12 1 Latitat. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. DERBY.-10 to 1 agst Surplice, 12 to 1 agst Glen• dower, 16 to 1 agst Springy Jack, 18 to 1 agst Assault, 20 to 1 agst Stinger, 25 to 1 agst Beverlac, 33 to 1 ugst Backbiter. 40 to 1 agst Rosslyn (t), 40 to 1 agst The Fowler (t). NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.—TUESDAY. Chippenham Field.—The All-aged Stakes. Mr. Miller's Fire-office (late Phcenix) beat Mr. W. Long's Lord George Captain Daintree's Lynn Regis beat Mr. Batchelor's Marigold Mr. Foster's Merry Led beat Mr. Villebois' Doubtful Mr. Gillett's Girl of Kent beat Mr. King's Silesia Captain Daintree's Hotspur beat Mr. Dobede's Freedom Mr. Fyson's Figaro beat Mr. King's Rhadamanthus Lord Stradbroke's Miles beat Mr. Nash's Amelia Mr. Parkinson's Smuggler Bill beat Mr. Hanbury's Garlick Mr. Fyson's Fancy Boy beat Mr. Gillett's Great Western Mr. Buckwerth's Brutus beat Mr. Gillett's Great Northern and Western (late Splinter, alias Knight of the Steel) Mr. Bagge's Twilight beat Mr. Miller's Miracle. Mr. Dobede's Daisy beat Mr. Finck's Filey. Mr. Bennett's Wish-you may-get-it beat Mr. Arabia's Ales. Mr. Nath's Cruiskeen beat Mr. Buckworth's Baksheca.h. Mr. Etwall's Rose de la Reine beat Mr. Squire's O'Neil. Mr. Vipan's Vampire beat Mr. Osbaldeston's Whittington. The Sweepstakes for Puppies. Captain Daintree's Red Rose beat Mr. Squire's Dot. Captain Daintree's Sir Harry beat Lord Stradbroke's Minor. Mr. Buckworth's Bridesmaid beat Mr. Fyson's Faculty. Mr. Etwall's Espartero beat Mr. Bagge's Tom Tit. Mr. Bennett's Young Warrior beat Mr. Nash's South Western. Mr. Milller's Cactus beat Mr. Dobede's Doron. Mr. Foster's Merry Monarch beat Mr. Fyson's Fyfirld. Mr. Purser's Pansey beat Mr. Bagge's Tom Thumb. Mr. Miller's Cinniraria beat Mr. Dobede's Daphne. Mr. Gillett's Giddy Polly beat Mr. Miller's Magnum Bonum. Mr. Vipan's Viceroy beat Lord Stradbroke's Mecca. The other courses were not run out. HUNGERFORD MARKET COM PANY. The half yearly general meeting of proprietors was held yesterday at the company's offices, Villiers -street, Strand; Martin'Stutely, Esq.,'in the chair. The directors' report referred to the failure of the Charing -cross Bridge Company to obtain powers from Parliament to sell the bridge, and to the rescinding of the con tract for sale and purchase thereof, with Messrs. Jackson, Walmsley, and others ; and congratu lated the proprietors on the very satisfactory progress of the Market Company's affairs; the earnings for the past year, notwithstanding the general depres sion of trade and other drawbacks, enabled the directors to propose an increased dividend. The report was cordially received by the proprietors, a dividend of 21. ss. per share was declared; and after a vote of that.k. to the Chairman and directors the meeting adjourned. SINGULAR AND FATAL CASUALTY.--YeSterda3', if, the Deacon's-close, Calton mouth, a soldier of the 71st regiment, named Robert M'Leod, was found suspend, d by the head from the head railing of an inl•ide stair. 1 appears that deceased had, during the night, failed if, procuring admittance into the house of an acquaintanc, in the land; and that he had lain down on the gull. head. Restless in his sleep—slipping through the rail ing—he had continued moving until his body lost tin. equilibrium over the stairhead, when, falling, be wa. caught by the chin by the under rail, and there sui. pended within two feet of the ground. The deceased was much respected, and had been away from barrack,. on leave. On being discovered, the regimental surgeon was immediately in attendance. A few minutes befor f the discovery, heavy breathings were heard, but whef, discovered death had completed its work.--Scotch Re .former's Gazette, 71P bt 'Ezrtion t EXCHEQUER. -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the? LORD CHIEF BARON and Common Juries.) CROW P. KENT AND OTHERS. EXECUTORS. In this case Mr. Crowder and Mr. Prentice appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Knowles, with whom was Mr. Bo ♦ill, appeared for the defendants. The action was brought to recover of the executors of a gentleman of the name of Phelps the sum of 189 L, alleged to be due to the plaintiff, kr services rendered as a surveyor to the deceased Mr. Phelps, during the last fourteen yeas of that gentleman's life. For the purpose of proving the plaintiff's case, a large number of witnesses were culled, some of whom stated that they had known the plaintiff to act in the capacity of surveyor for the deceased. Upon the cross-examina tion of one of tbem, a Mr. Wood, it came out that he had also sent in a claim to the executors fbr a :arge amount, for work done for a similar period to that of the present plaintiff; that in the year 1839 he had taken the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and in his schedule had returned Mr. Phelps as a creditor to the amount of . 701, and that in the action which he contemplated bringing against the executors the present plaintiff was to be his principal witness. Another witness stated that the plaintiff was in the habit of frequently dining with the deceased ; that upon one occasion the plaintiff' asked him for threepence to buy some paper, and sixpence fur a chop for his dinner. Air - . CROWDER, on the part of the plaktiff, said that ho would not attempt to prove a number of the items tu the account, amounting to about 120/, as they were clearly bey oud the statute of limitations. Mr. KNOWLES, in addressing the jury, denounced the case as one of the most fraudulent attempts to rob the estate of the deceased that bad ever came under his notice. Was it to be supposed that a man who bad not threepence to pay for paper, or money sufficient to buy a chop for his dinner, should allow an account like the present to run on for a period of fourteen years ? Mr. CROWDER said that he would admit that some payments had been made on account during the life time of the deceased. Mr. KNOWLES submitted that if such had bean the case it would have been the duty of the plaintiff to de duct those sums from the account delivered to the defendants. The Learned Counsel was proceeding to address the jury further on the evidence, when The LORD CHIEF BARON asked the jury whether they thought it necessary to hear the Learned Counsel any further. The jury intimated that their minds were made up on the subject. The LORD Cnirr BARON said that if the claim had extended only through a period of two or three years, although it might have been a fraudulent account, still the plaintiff might have had some chance of success ; but acting in the manner the plaintiff had done only showed the extreme folly as well as fraud of the plaintiff No man would be able to live with satisfaction or die in peace if such claims were to be allowed to be established against his estate after his death. The deceased was a gentleman who, it appeared, lived by himself, and the present plaintiff was treated by him as a friend, and no doubt expected that upon his decease his little kind offices and attentions would be remembered with a small legacy, but not receiving that it was a most prepos terous thing to endeavour now to establish a claim of this kind. He entirely concurred in the view which the jury had taken of the case. Verdict was accordingly given for the defendant'. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the grcip f rietors of this company was held today, at the company's offices, City-road Basin; Mr. Drinkwster Bethune in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, . Mr. RAM moved that all the minutes of the committee for the past half-year should be read, and quoted volu minous extracts from the documents in question. The motion not having been seconded fell to the ground. The CHAIRMAN read the report, from which it ap peared that the income for the past half-year amounted to 31,4581. Is. sid., while the expenditure for the same period was 8,0681. 19s. 7d.; and that there was, up to present time, a profit of 13,3001. Bs. 6d., which enabled the directors to declare a dividend of 12s. 6d. per share. The report also stated that the East and West India Dock and North Birmingham Railway Company, had paid the 8,0001. for withdrawing their opposition to the Bill of that company. . .. The report was adopted ; after which thanks were voted to the chairman. The meeting then separated. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN 2'llE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOT. 27, 1647. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 415 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• 150 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 174 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ••• ••• 634 Diseases of the H ea rt an d Bl oo d- vessels •.. 52 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... Diseases of the Kidne3s, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases vi the Jul,,t6, vvLCD , aut.l bluseles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Old Age, or Natural Decay ... ••• ••• S 7 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 25 Causes not specified ••• 1 DEATHS FROM ILL CAUSES 1,677 ••• ... 26 ... I I ... 10 Population Enumerated, 1541. West Districts... 301,326 North Districts.. 376,396 Central Districts 374,759 East Districts ... 393,247 South Districts .. 502,483 Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1842-6. In the Five Autumns. Weet. 146 . .•• 179 , 184 ••• 267 196 ••• 310 232 ... 504 2811 ... 408 T0ta15........ 1,948,211 ... 1,046 Males Femalee -. 1,677 ... 819 ... 858 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 613 ... 576 Tota 1 . - 1,189 SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale this day, there was a decided improvement; buyers are beginning to get confidence, and to operate more boldly than for some time past. The following are a few of the quotations:— Great Northern ...... „.. Manchester, Buxton, and Mat10ck..... .. 019 0 South Staffordshire .. North Staffordshire North British, Thirds ......... ....... . Shropshire Union and Canal 1 13 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 7 3 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 0 13 0 East Lancashire 2l 5 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension.-- 8 4 0 Boston, Stamford, andßirmingham ... 310 0 Eastern Counties ......... .... l6 9 0 Caledonian, Halves STATE OF TRADE. MANCHE/TEX, TIIZIDAT.—Since our last report the buoyant feeling which prevailed at the latter end of last week has been considerably diminished by announce ments of one or two failures, and, still more, by rumours of very serious difficulties, affecting a London house of the highest respectability, largely engaged in. the East India trade. We had heard something of these difficul ties on Thursday last ; but, hoping that they might be surmounted without being brought before the public, we abstained from alluding to them. The house in question. and its situation, have been, however, so currently mentioned on 'Change, and so frequently alluded to in London and provincial newspapers, that any further reserve respecting it is entirely unnecessary. The house in question is that of Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., of Moorgate-street, London—a house of exten sive business, and we believe, of ample means, but unable, owing to the existing pressure, to meet its lia bilities without assistance. It is understood that appli cation has been made to the Bank of England for an advance to the extent of 300,000/. ; and that the directors have consented to make that advance, on condition of receiving sufficient security from Messrs. Fletcher and Co.'s friends, in the form of bills at long dates. It has been stated, in several of the London newspapers, that the requisite security had been given e a v n e d r the leads dus advancetthos believe r a s n it t h e o d tuh . ga Ourno these own rwesna reasonable a ot i e n nm f a e be r ni m et s a d t ue n rb , et h p o wr w es: matur e ; an arranged d c h t t u t iph toyesterday f. the tr a de n ond of n e ecvue T itnY h in e gi it had h failures ad n° iwbledecah finally have t a a r k t r l e n place are c tsgtoet i ha p awnon a lsl: : :' d Gtt. 3bah . fuani ' T nt tdoah h onfe e tfaioonar former latter se Ca, Barnett, r t o o xs f h. toan co euccduts l tei rr°tYws:l that mi g ht dwlai will rbuhgtol:kuce have s: e:Ma r , vocoef nl direct be e ntaeh udndaSdiietrri con nexiont is t • with Manchester. There have been, also, two ili failures er, a n i d n C L o., iveEarposotl, nam e l y, those of Brownrigg, India inerchants, and Edwards and Co., ary su lt ers ; but neither of them will cause r n d a . o l ia l y supposed, the unfa voura bl e in atenlyAl gs l u e n s m s e ae i y n f rb t o h em i s L t ao London w un has produced an injurious effect upon our market to-day ; and th ere h as b een rather less dema n d f or cloth than on Tuesday last, though without any concession in prices. For some kinds of yarn, principally the lower numbers, there has been a little more i nqu i ry, though at ver • lo w' rates ; and, on the whole, th e yarn market may be considere a shade lower than last week. SATURDAY.—Less business has been dons in the Piece Hall to-day than ou either of the last two Saturdays, and the slight revival which had manifested itself seems to have disappeared. There is, however, an expectation that there will be a move for the better after Christmas. The demand for yarns has slightly de creased, as the export houses are now regulated in their operations by the continuance of open weather for ship ping. Prices are without alteration, as a rule; although the necessities of the spinners lead to partial concessions. For wool there continues a small demand, to supply im mediate need ; but prices may still be quoted in favour of the buyer. Short wools remain pretty much the same, the quantity produced being very limited. ~~ `~_