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EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COM PANY. At a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the Company, held at the Company's Station, Bishopsgate on MON DAY. March 29, 1847, the following resolutions were proposed, Seconded, and carried : 1. That this Meeting do approve amid confirm the agreement eri t erei into by the Eastern Counties Company for leasing the East Anglian Railways, and that the same be carried into effect. 9. That the Bill promoted by the Eastern Counties Railway Catnpany for authorising the lease by them of the East Anglian Rail- Ways be approved, and that this Meeting do consent to the passing thereof in such form Parliament shall sanction. 3. That this Meeting do approve and &mann the agreement en tered into by the Eastern Counties Company for purchasing the /infield and Edmonton Railway, and that the same be carried into effect. 4. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from the Eastern Counties Railway, near Cambridge, to the Hertford and Ware ranch of the Northern and Eastern Railway, with branches, and consent to the passing of the same in such form as Parliament shall anetion. 6. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway from the Eastern Counties ltedlway, near Cambridge, to the Bedford and Bletchley Railway, at or near Bedford, with branches, and consent to the passing of the Same in such form as Parliament shall sanction. 6. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway ,Company - to make a Railway front the Northern and Eastern Railway, at Hertford, to the Great Northern Railway, tear Ilitchin, and consent to the passing of the same in such form its Parliament shall sanction. 7. That this Meeting approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to snake a Railway from the Eastern Conaties Railway, at or near Forest-gate Station, to Southend, with Branches, and consent to the passing of the same in sueh form as Parliament shall sanction. 8. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill for making a Railway from the Mahlon, Witham, and Baintree Railway, near Baintree, to Halstead, and consent to the passing of the same in such form as Parliament shall sanction. 9. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to authorise the pur chase, by the Eastern Counties Railway, of the North Woolwich hallway Company, and the lease of the Pepper Warehouses and Wharfs of the East and West India Dock Company, and the con struction of Docks in connexion with the North Woolwich Railway, and consent to the passing of the same in such form as Parliament Shall sanction. 10. That this Meeting do approve of a Pill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make .it Railway front the Syston and Peterboro' Railway, in the l'arish of Eton, in the County of North attlPton to the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Junction Railway, hear Polkingham, and consent to the passing of the same in such terra as Parliament shall sanction. 11. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company - to make a Railway from the Great Xerthern Railway near Spalding, to the Nottingham and Lincoln Branch of the Midland Counties Railway, and do consent to the pass ing of the same in such form as Parliament shall sanction. 12. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from Wisbeach to Bitlding, and to construct Docks at Wisbeach in connection there with, and do consent to the passing of the same in such form as Par ' itallaent shall sanction. ' 13. That this Meeting do approie of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to enlarge their London and Stratford Stations, and to amend some of the provisions of the Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Railway Company, and do consent to the passing of the same in such form as Parliament shall sanction. 14. That t this Meeting do approve of a Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from the Wisbeach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway, in the Parish of Sontersham, in the town of Ramsey, and do consent to the passing of the same in such farm as Parliament shall sanction. 15. That this Meeting do approve of a Bill to authorise the pur chase by the Eastern Counties Railway Company , o f th e Maiden, Witham, and Braintree Railway, and do'consent to the passing of the same in such form as Parliament shall sanction. is. That this Meeting do approve of the Bill authorising the Eastern Counties Railway Company, to lease the proposed Man- I tingtree and Harwich Branch of the Eastern Union Railway Com- D...anY, and do consent to the passing of t he same, in such form as rarliament shall sanction. 17. That the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company be authorised to proceed it they think fit, with the proposed ex tension of the Enfield and Edmonton Railway to near Barnet. . That the best thanks of the Meeting be given to David Wad dington, Esq., the Chairman of the Meeting. DAVID WADDINGTON, Chairman, ' Rithepsgate Station, 29th March, 1847. (By Order) C. T. RONEY, Secretary. • LEAGUE BREAD COMPANY, 7, ST. JOID.T-STREET, CLERKENWELL. Completely Registered according to Act of Parliament. The Directors of this Company have the pleasure to an nounce that their BAKERY being COMPLETED on SATURDAY LAST, they ' are now prepared to offer to the Public PURE, UNADULTERATED BREAD, FULL W EIGHT, AND THE BEST QUALITY. " LEAGUE Every Loaf will be stamped at the top, COMPANY." The following Agents have been appointed for the sale of the Corn arlY's Bread At the Bakery, 7, St. John-street, Clerkenwell. A ' , Pot No. 1. Mr. Andrew Charles, No. 138, Bishopsgate-street. ,„ 2. Mr. T. Gardiner, 14, Church-lane, Whitechapel. 3. Mr. John Kelvie, 7, Gloucester-road, New-road, Com mercial-road. 4. Mr. Charles Cracroft, 6, Cumberland-place, Old Kent road. 8. Mr. Samuel Rapson, 37, London-road. 6. Mr. John Tolhurst, 79, Lower Marsh, Lambeth. 7. Mrs. Mary Lockier, 25 and 26, Little Earl-street, Seven-dials. Mr. James Green, 62, Seymour-place, Bryanstone square. S. Mr. G. Campion, 33, Clipstone. street, Fitzroy-square. IL Mr. F. lletcalfe, 5, Marchmont-street. Russell-square. , 11. Mrs. Harriet Fitzpatrick, 3, Herningford-place, Barns bury. 12. Mr. John Grant, 66, Tothill-street, Westminster. By order of the Board, EDWARD PARRATT, Secretary. TO BE LET, a very first-rate COMMERCIAL INN, with every possible convenience, which has been occupied ' lth success by the present family Twenty - eight Years , situate in the hest market and largest business town in the kingdom, where extol 2"e improvements are still making. The trade for years past is up wards of 4,0001. per annum, and is increasing : it is done with great ; l a p se and a very large profit. The Rent is about c leared b y the r as. The House and premises are in excellent repair. T h e onl y i !_i so o why this truly eligible Inn is to be parted with , is the proprie r!:ilaving engaged in a very extensive concern in Surrey. , c . r ull Particulars had of Mr. Cockerell, 47, Blackman - street , Lo n d on, ... I) can, with confidence, recommend this House. AVIES'S CANDLES, 6}d. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, 15. 91.; Yellow Soap , 485 . , 545., and 60s. p er I 121b5.; i.";..ed, 60s. and G4s.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German Wax, 14: (1 . 2 ' Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. lid. ; Genuine Sol 23' Id, ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 7!id.; Sperm Oil, Se. per gallon ' 3d Pale Seal, 4s. ; Argand, or Vegetable , 4s. Gd. ; Wind it"rcl a n . palm Soap, I. 4d. per packet ; Brown Win dsor, Is. 5d ; o 3 0, 23.; Almond, 25. 6d. ; Scaling Wax, 45. Gd.; Bale's Paragon 7 1 Posite, requiring no snuffing, 10d. per lb. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. alertin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. ( 1 RA.YESEND STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS. Boat and Rail included 1* One Payment, avoiding the danger And delay of the Pool. 5. F ront the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 93, 1034, 1,3, 4, and t __Sundays, at 934, 11, 11,i, 4, and 5. The Trains starting o ne guar tr,9f an hour before each of these tunes. New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 734, 834, 914, 1134, 1,3, and Sundays, at 8, 3 4, 11Y, 1,3, and 5. other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. Star Office, Gravesend, Dec 28, 1846. EGYPT—CITY OF CAIRO. Just Opened, at the PANORAMA ROYAL , Leicester square, A. VIEW of the magnificent CITY of CAIRO , from Drawings taken by DAVID ROBERTS, Esq., R.A., Ivl th its splendid; Mosques, Minarets, and Domes — the River Nile— the Eternal Pyramids—and a gorgeous Assembling Preparatory to a Pi lgrimage to Mecca. The VIEWS of the great BATTLE of SOBRAON, and Victory "I • er the Seikhs, and ATHENS, are also Now on View. t PLI TE. r 1 COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths, 1 • &c., 47, Comhill (seven doors from Gracechurch - str eet), '°ndon. The beet wrought Fiddle-pattern Spoons and Forks, from 7s. Od. wer Ounce. Fiddle Pattern. Classic do. oz. s. d. £s. d. Xs. d. 12 Table Spoons .. .. 30 at 70—10 10 0 11 2 0 12 Dessert Spoons •• .. 20 ••70— 7 0 0 712 0 2 Table Forks • • • • 30 .. 7 0 — 10 10 0 11 2 0 ' 2 Dessert Forks .. .. 20 •.70 7 0 0 712 0 2 Gravy spoons •• • • 10 ••70— 3 10 0 315 0 1 Soup Ladle .. 10 .. 70.—3 10 0 312 6 4 Sauce Ladles •• •• 10 •• 7 G— 315 0 319 0 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 Fish Slice 210 0 215 0 Tea Spoons .. .. 10 •• 76—3 15 0 47 0 Pair Sugar Tongs (strong) ois 0 017 0 The Classic is a new Pattern, much admired for its elegance. ENDERS, STOVES, and FIRE IRONS.— The LARGEST ASSORTMENT of STOVES, KITCHEN 4 RNGES, and FENDERS, as well as General Ironmongery in the warm, is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPON : I 'd BURTON'S) extensive warehouses. - Bright steel fenders, to 4 feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, with or-molu ornaments, from 60s. ; 7ch bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, 10 s. Gd. : iron fenders, 3 41. 6d. ; 4 feet, 6s. ; ditto bronzed, and fitted with standards, 4 feet, 9..; 4 feet, I Is. ; wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet , 4s. 6d. ; ett Gs, ; bright register stoves, with bronzed ornaments, and two Bete of bars, from 955. ; ditto ditto, with or-molu ornaments, from Z; black dining-room register stoves, 2 feet , 182 .; 3 feet , 275. ; ~1 1- room register stoves, 2 feet , 16 5.; 3 feet , 24 5. The new econo- Veal thermio stove, with fender and radiating hearth-plate, from fire-irons for chambers, Is. 9d. per set ; handsome ditto, with l e att heads, Gs. 6d.; newest pattern, with elegant bronzed heads, 11$. Variety of fire-irons, with or-mole and richly cut heads, at propor 'Onate prices. Any article in the furnishing ironmongery, 30 per Za.t. igader auy other house. The m one y returned for every article approved of. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per v.st) free. ...WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stock general furnishing ironmongery is literally the largest in the O t id, and as no lanuage can be emloyed to give a correct idea of Variety and extent purchasers are i p nvited to call and inspect it. 39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells atreet 1820. EYEBROWS, MCUSTACHIOS, and WHIS &Ems produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and vented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE TOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromat i c herbs and flowers, . -* L ew drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a t 7t delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold onl y in triangular rttles. protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size. t: L; and doable this size, I ls. each ; enclosed in a Pam p hlet, con- Ttng testimonials of undoubted authority , entitled " Three Minutes' auvice on tke Growth and ?reservation of the Human Hair, &c." 7 Post, 4s. 6d., 7s . lid„ and 125., for money orders only .. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Barbary, Highgate, near ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, fiord -street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside.• Fisher and Teller, 7_,Muit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine wareho us e , 66, Cornhill • , i t 7,bY all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Ed inbur g h, J. and t i faimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresehe and Son, Adveq - " °l * office. BOND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK, (th e original, and by far the best, requiring no prepara tion), for writing, in indelible eharacters, upon Linen, Stc„ affords an indisputable means of identity for Towels, Sheets, Table. cloths, and every variety of Rearing Apparel. Prepared by the in ventor, JOHN BOND, chymist, 28, Long-lane, West Smithfield, Lon don, and sold by most Stationers, &c. Price Is. a bottle. TO THE LADIES.. This lady had the folloWingTeae; inserted in the " Times" news :Per en Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put into Paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor -`IIY of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the lierbary, High- E t ta for the effcacy of his Aromatic Regener ator, in having com l.l4lY restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, "u the wh o l e of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than t rer - Vasl;eloif the baldness appeared. "Yrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G.'s ▪ senator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex lence, not only in the restoration and production of ha ir in abund i,7", but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet pe rfume it is far ;Tyond any to her taste. She will ftel a pleasure in answer in g an y 3' of respectability to the abovefacts.-3, Swan-street, Borough." cages of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, a few ' 9 1)11 on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and j,,,.."ent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of t he .. nit aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing :°,llr removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion t he toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops verbs Crown of the head; if v, ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces ▪ Children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants' it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre p convulsions, as wIIe as promoting the growth of hair.—See 'oaPhlet ef testimonials ____Alliette r s addressed to . William Grimatone Herbarv, Highgate. DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In IrnjE Pocket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. 0 W TO BE HAPPY. " Jucunde Tivere."—Cle. WHAT to EAT, DiINK, and ATOP). (With Diet-tables for all Complaints.) 3. MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. g . To:be, or not to be, that is the question."—Shakspeare. 4. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cure ut valeas." hes 44,, e Publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are v..;ed to the intelligence of the times. 121,1' had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann, 39, COnt th-arvallio, 147, Fleet-street; and all Booksellers, or direct from Anther, er, whose practice is exclasively devoted to home consults ' iele, Things till Three, and in the ETlMiligil gal griltlaith Iteguttitreity ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATUR. WITT! TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. Just published, Twentieth Thousand, In a sealed envelope, price 2s. 64., or post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. in Postage tamps direct front the Author's residence. SELF- PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. Illustrated with Twenty-tive Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. Physiology, and Diseap,,e of the urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their varic,as structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that ar, produced in them, by solitary habits, and other excesses. With l'ractical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. _ By SAMUEL LVMERT, CONSULTING SUEGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated 3fember or the University of Edinburgh, Honorer: Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Ball, London, &c7_, CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CRAFTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— CHAPTEZ 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action. —CaarrExt 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on the Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CISAPTERS 5 and 6. On the I)isorderr arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonaorhcea Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of 'he Urethra. REVIEWS OF THE WORE. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally qu a u. fiedsneli cal malt, who has evidently had considerable experience of the tre xtment of the various disorders arising from the follies and rrailtied of early indiscretion. 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Oat . . . • jAVAL INT LLIGEN‘ • 'itift4 , 4l„ 41th k •••, „Lai, mR P enh O da n err T d Ir a ‘ ,l * % o . > l.. : e t... , vr !' 4 ,41 • !: t i tro , Atof , blAncrt .—The liibernil 1 0 c 6 • aVi • itt,, 41 , ; , h al i l e o f f in Vi t c h e ; d ic tn d i i r t a e l rra S n ir ean; th 1 4x . ' A-7 - - !BA 1 0 ) 11 S' ott; the Canopus, 84 Captai I , • c p.. 4, --ff.:. - ' and the Bice= screw-sloop, Commander s f 4 k\ '.9 •$* 20, I 4 p /F . tre4 w tl a -AL....9e', \`'" off Lisbon on the 19th inst. • S 1 17 N 7 MARCH 30, 1847. PRICE SD. EDINBURGH and PERTH RAILWAY GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. The large room at the London Tavern was crowded last evening to inconvenience, on the occasion of the second anniversary dinner of this institution. Mr. Macready, notwithstanding his recent illness, from which he was still suffering, was able to take the chair. The CHAIRMAN, after the preliminary toasts, pro posed," Those two great national theatres, that con tained so many excellent actors—the two Houses of Parliament." The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Success to the In stitution." Although this duty should have devolved on their treasurer, Mr. Buckstone, still, for the sake of old associations, he trusted he might advance a few arguments. He regretted the want of that eloquence which distinguished so many around him, sti:l the facts he should adduce would speak for themselves. The in stitution was calculated in all its arrangements to insure to actors habits of regular life, economy, stability of cha racter, and to elevate the character of the English stage. Since its infancy, in 1839, the institution had greeted annuities to four aged performers, rescuing them from utter want, and had this year been enabled to add to their comforts by increasing their little pittance. More than this, the institution pre sented the only asylum for the decayed actor. The two patent theatres were in possession of institutions which at their foundation answered all the purposes required by the eminent men who bad originated them. But how were circumstances altered now ! Covent-garden was lost to the drama, and even at Drury.lane no per former had a chance of remaining long enough t i claim any benefit from its funds. The door was here shut on dramatic industry at once, and for drama. Should the patent theatres ever reinstate the drama on their boards, would their funds suffice for the needs of the aged and impoverished actor? No. Constant change of manage ment led to constant change of performers, and at Drury-lane the performer must have been for three .eon secutive years on its boards, and for two at Cuvent• garden, before he could be admitted to either institution; and even tben the deposit was so large in proportio❑ to the salary that many were obliged to incur debt in order to pay it. He knew himself one of the best comic actors who, from a conscientious dread of debt, declined sub scribing to the fund. In the present institution there were no obstacles to admission ; the fees were on the most moderate scale ; all ages were admitted, whilst actors past 40 were excluded under the old arrangements ; and should a member of the present institution withdraw, he received back half of the premium which he had paid. Could, then, any one deny the superior claims of an institution which opened its doors to every age and every position, even to the performers at the larger theatres, who, without its aid, would be left under the shadow of their powerful protectors, without hope and without resource? It was important to call their atten tion to another point. In a short time the Drury-lane and Covent-garden institutions would absolutely be left without annuitants, for there was no hope that these theatres would ever again be restored to the drama. Since 1843 no member had been added to the Covent garden Society, nor could be by the laws of the theatre till 1855. He mentioned these facts, not to discourage those institutions, but because they ceased to be effec tual. Without the present fund, then, where can the comedian whose buoyant spirit brings laughter to every cheek—where can the tragedian, whose words draw tears which it does the heart good to shed— where can those look for shelter ? The artists of the Haymarket, Adelphi, Lyceum, whose talents would insure success on any stage in the world, would have no refuge for age but the workhouse, that last baiting-place on the road of life. The chairman concluded by giving the health of Mr. Buckstone and the General Theatrical Fund. REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE on STANDING ORDERS on PETITIONS AGAINST the EDINBURGH and PERTH RAILWAY BILL. The Select Committee on Standing Orders, to whom were referred the Petitions against the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Bill, with Instructions to Report the Circumstances under which the Plans and Estimates were prepared and deposited, the Notices given, and the Applications to Landowners made, and whether they were such as to be in violation of the spirit of the Orders of this House ;—have considered the mat ters to them referred, and hare agreed to the fc,llowing Report:— That plans for the Edinburgh and Perth Railway, notices in accordance therewith, and applications to land owners, were prepared by engineers and agents under taking this work, at the instance of the provisional com mittee of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Company, once dissolved, under. 9 and 10 Viet., c. 28, and that the plans were deposited, the notices published, and the 4reatur part of the applications served, before the disso lution of the company. That in this part of the transaction no circumstances in violation of the spirit of the standing orders were alleged before your Committee. That the objections taken by the petitioners related to the use subsequently made of the documents so pre pared and deposited, or promulgated, and your Com mittee have thought it to be within the meaning, if not within the strict letter of• your instructions, to pursue the investigation in the direction indicated. That on the 30th of November, 1846, the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Company, in which the North British Railway then possessed a predominating influence, was dissolved, at a meeting called on a requisition, trans mitted by the secretary of ,the North British Railway Company, and signed by directors of the same, as share holders in the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Company. That before the day of this meeting, the committee of management of the Edinburgh and Perth Company, in a report dated 23d November, after setting forth the acquisition in 1845, by purchase in the market, and without concert with the Edinburgh and Perth Company, of more than half of their whole stock, by the directors of the North British Railway Company, followed by an agreement between the two companies for amalgamation; and after announcing the abandonment of the joint un dertaking by the North British Railway Company, and their apparent intention to effect the dissolution of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Company, at the meeting to be held on the 30th, proceeded to urge their share holders to persevere in supporting this line, and for that purpose to reconstruct the company, if its dissolution should be carried. That at the meeting on the 30th November the resolu tion to dissolve the company was ineffectually resisted by a minority representing about one-fourth of the shares in respect of which votes were given, but nearly nine teen-twentieths of those on which the full deposits had been paid up. That shareholders belonging to that minority pro ceeded immediately, in terms of the recommendation of the managing committee, to reconstruct the company, and that the subsequent proceedings necessary for appli cation to Parliament, including the preparation and de posit of estimates and subscription contract, and of the petition, with Bill annexed, giving powers to execute the works shown on the deposited plans, &c. (with the ex ception of one branch abandoned) were carried under the control of twelve directors, of whom the greatest part had been members of the committee in the former company, and with the whole of the previously employed staff of secretary, engineers, and agents. That no charges in respect of expenses incurred for plans or otherwise, with a view to the present application to Parliament, have been made against the dissolved company, by the engineers or agents, while sums on ac count of those expenses have been already paid by the present company, who have undertaken to pay the whole, under an arrangement, of the legal effect of which, as a binding agreement, it is not for your Committee to judge, but approved by parties representing more than two-thirds of the shares of the old Company, while the petitioners, six in number, who appeared as shareholders complaining of this arrangement, tendered no evidence to show the nature and extent of their own interest, or of any injury thereto. That on this statement of facts, it was urged that an undertaking, commenced by one party, had been aban doned by them, and carried forward by another, and that the spirit of the standing orders was violated by such subsequent k adoption. That it appears to your Committee that the spirit or 4tention of all the standing orders concerned in this manifests itself in very careful provision for the performance of various acts prescribed for the informa tion and protection of the public, or of individuals whose property is to be affected; but that there is little indica tion of solicitude as to the parties by whom those acts are to be performed; any restrictions as to whom are to be deduced, if at all, from incidental expressions rather than direct provision; and that the circumstances of this case are not such as to be in violation of the spirit of the orders of this House. March 26, 1847. Mr. BUCKSTONE said that a speech from him at that moment would be the farce after the tragedy. He con gratulated the company on the assistance they derived from the presence of their Chairman. The present do nations proved that their temple of benevolence was founded on a rock of ages. The English drama was under a cloud, but it would yet rear its head above French plays and Italian operas, the only foreign invasion to which the English nation would ever submit. They should trust to the future, and dine where they could. For many years attempts had been made to form a general institu tion like the present, which had all been unsuccessful till the decline of the patent theatres. The general fund had, in eight years, invested nearly 4,000/. This fund would greatly increase, as it would be long before any annuitant could have a claim upon it. Its advantages were extended to dancers, pantomimists, and even that most valuable officer, the prompter, a man whose voice they had all heard, sometimes too often, even he, when he had blown his last whistle, might jump on the deck of comparative independence. He (Mr. L'uckstone) would not attempt to be pathetic. Their Chairman had nobly fulfilled that part of his duty, but their hearts were warmed with cheerful conviviality. They saw at the social board those whom they had s , en so often on public boards ; and what he saw around him convinced him that the English stage possessed warm and efficient friends—that it had within it the essence of immortality, and would last as long as 6halispere, art, and nature, should endure. Mr. Dicknica then rose and- 6 elivered a very effective speech, which was loudly appialdcd; and he concluded with a brilliant eulogium on Mr. Macready, whose health he proposed. Mr. AIACREADY said, that were he even in better health he should find great difficulty in acknowledging their kindness—his experience in public speaking con sisting almost altogether in responding to cordial wel comes, but he found that practice did not make perfect, 7,nd at each effort his difficulties were increased. " The Stewards" and " The Ladies" followed, and the chairman left the room about eleven. The stewards, Messrs. Saville, Lyon, Hughes, and Worrell, were very active and attentive to their friends, and to the ladies in particular, who honoured the fund festival with their presence. Among the donations wen', 1001. from her Majesty, 10/. from the Duke of Devonshire, and from the Chair man; 51. from Lords Fitzhardinge and Ellesmere, and Messrs. 11. Twiss, Farren, Lumley, and Cooke. The sum total announced amounted to 3691. THE NEW FIELD MARSHALS.—Saturday must have been a proud day for the Marquis of Anglesey and Field Marshal Grosvenor, when the Duke of Wellington, attended by the Head Quarter Staff, presented to those two veteran officers the batons so deservedly bestowed upon them by their Sovereign in the last brevet. Only one feeling of regret associated with this gratifying event—the absence of Field Marshal Sir George Nugent, whose advanced age and indisposition prevented his attendance to receive a simi lar reward for his past meritorious services. We sincerely trust, however, that he will soon be sufficiently recovered to come to town for that purpose, and we are certain that the Commander-in-Chief participates in our wish.— United Ser vice Gazette. TRADE WITH CHINA.—Among the most remarkable shipments to foreign countries which have recently taken place may be mentioned one of a considerable quantity of opera-glasses, actually so called, and of habit-gloves. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE _NEW CROSS RAILWAY STATlON.—Yesterday an accident, attended with very serious consequences, occurred on the line of the Croydon Railway. to a man named William Jenner, aged 21 years, residing at No. 3, Martha-place, Henry-street, Deptford. It seems that the unfortunate man was a stoker in the service of the com pany, and was engaged on one of the locomotive engines. He has latterly been employed in working an engine between the Surrey Canal and the New Cross station at Deptford, which conveyed large quantities of coal, &c., from the barges for the use of the various engines on the line, and, whilst they were grange some an inclined plane, he got down from his berth to arrange some deficiency in the coupling-irons, when his right arm was drawn in between the machinery, and, before he could be extricated, his arm was most seriously in jured. He was taken to a surgeon's, and subsequently put in one of the carrisges for London -bridge, from which place he was taken to the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, where it was ascertained that be had fractured the limb in two places. Ile is not in immediate danger. EXTRAORDINAR Y CASE.—" SPRING-HEELED JACK." —Teignrneuth was greatly excited on Monday, in consequence of a " Spring-heeled Jack" investigation before the magis trates. A delinquent of this genus occupied himself during the winter in frightening and annoying defenceless women, l sixty i o hx ; oy the ys eh a aa l r e i sa r t o on f f— o r aag s e o m m aa e nb o t o i uf m t a e tl he segues lastdp i i el person ee ra f s e l ot l some of whom were rather roughly handled. The police ot that Capt havinga iapparentlyn been could have been suspected. Lie was summoned before the magistrates. Mr. Tucker, in opening the case for the com plainant, said it was not only difficult but most painful to him ; his client belonged to the humblest rank, and the de fendant, Captain Finch, had been considered highly respect able. Should he not succeed in establishing the charge, the effect of the girl's evidence might prejudice her through life;. should he succeed, the moral character of one who had hitherto moved as a gentleman would be blasted. He had two charges of assault to prefer. His client, the servant of Miss Morgan, a lady living in Macfarlen's-row, Bitton-road, had been twice assaulted in January, between nine and ten at night, by a man disguised in a skin coat having the ap pearance of a bullock's hide, skull cap, horns, and mask, and the alarm had produced serious fits. Evidence having been given in support of the charges, the Bench expressed pain at finding an old soldier guilty of such an assault, but there was no material refutation to complainant's evidence. He was fined 17s. for each assault. Defendant thanked the magistrate for their impartiality. The case lasted from one to half-past seven in the evening. MELANCHOLY FALL FROM A WINDOW. —Yester day afternoon, between one and two, an accident of a most melancholy nature occurred to a painter named Hingham, aged 59, residing at No. 4, M`Dougall-terrace, Chelsea. It appears that the unfortunate man wa s engaged at the first the house No. 36, Edward-street, Hampstead-road, painting floor window, when he by some mean s fell therefrom, a nd was conveyed to the University College Hospital, where it f w t as ascertained that he had sustained a c ompound fractu-era c o uard h fro t e e left thigh, a dislocation of the collar-bone, besides a ho, of the right clavicle, and some severe contusions oft h e with other injuries, so as to p reclude the slightest hope of his recovery. FEVER IN CoRK.—We r e g ret to say that fever is increasing rapidly, and becoming ea ch day more malig nant in its character, and more fatal in its consequences. Since our last, we have heard of many cases among th e wealthier classes of our fellow-citizens, who have been suddenly stricken down, and whose disease has assumed the most malignant character.—Cork Examiner. DEATH or A VETERAN.—Died, on the 2d of March, in Carlow, at the age of 95 years. Charles M'Elroy. H e was present at the battle of Bunker's-hill, at the commence ment of the American revolutionary . war, was afterwards engaged in the English expedition in aid of the French royalists, in 1792, in which he was made prisoner, but effected his escape to Italy. The last scenes of his military career were laid in Ireland, atuivg tl4 troalAsome times of 1798. CE. ia, 104, Capt. 'arker, Com le Trafalgar, in Moresby ; Dennis, were The Jackal steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Wes tern, left Lisbon for Athens on the 16th inst. The Amazon, 20, Captain Stopford, arrived at Port Mahon on the 7th inst., and remained on the 12th, ex pecting to be stationed there some time. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander Rivers, sailed from Lisbon for Oporto on the 18th inst. The Admiralty have ordered a trial to be made on the Champion, 18, refitting in this dockyard, of the metal for sheathing manufactured by Mr. Muntz, M.P., of Birmingham. The Admiralty have ordered, on the suggestion of Commander Sherringham, of the Dasher surveying vessel, a nautical mile to be measured in the Southamp ton Water, to be marked by sign-posts, for steamers to test their rate of speed by. The Sidon sailed this afternoon fur her cruise, with a bri.tk westerly wind blowing. If we may trust to ap pearances, there is great probability of some weather that will .‘ try" her severely. The Retribution steam-frigate has been totally dis mantled and brought alongside the sheer jetty, appa rently with the view of removing her masts. Her arma ment still remains. The Sphynx is ordered to be taken to Woolwich, in stead of Deptford, as at first ordered. A letter from the Uarmcoa, 24, Captain Broughton, just. come to baud, dated Rio, Jar. 20th, ssyy__•' The French seem determined to finish the war at Otaheite. Three 50-gun frigates have passed through Rio within the last week on their way to Otahcite, with troops on beard We expect to be home by the end of Marcia or the.beginning of - April." The Fairy is being coated on the bottom with com position, but is not undergoing any refitment, or having a new screw applied, or indeed receiving any other ser vice at the hands of the dockyard officers than that above stated. MARCEL 20.—The Salamander steam-sloop, acting Commander Ricketts, left early this morning for Wool wich, orders having come down last night for her to proceed thither; apparently, therefore, no court-Martial will take place, and the truth or falsehood of tho nume rous reports of cruelty and oppression practised on board this ship will never be publicly known. This mode of stifling open investigation may be very satisfactory to the powers who have ordered the Salamander to be paid off, but it is not satisfactory to the public atter what had oozed out, and leaves a bad impression, as the worst construction is put upon the motive. It is unfair, too, towards both officers and men in the ship. Since she has been in harbour her crew have behaved with the most praiseworthy order and decorum, which is highly to their credit, considering they hare been absent from England five years, and may naturally be imagined to wish to get ashore and have their spree. It also shows good care of them by their officers. The Portland, 50, under the temporary command of Commander Sehomberg, of the Queen, sailed this morn ing from the harbour direct for Cork with 3,500 bags of meal and biscuit for the " relief service." It is said she will call at Plymouth, and make up her cargo with seed corn. The Sphynx sailed last night for Woolwich. A board of Admiralty is expected here on Wednesday. The Anna Maria (Indiaman), Captain Ta}lor, arrived in the night from Calcutta. On the 19th inst.. in lat. 44 N., long. 20 W., she experienced a hurricane from S.W. to W.N.W., which continued for three successive days. The sea swept her decks, stove iu middy, carried away stanchi,)ns, lost all her boats, bulwarks, and had every thing washed from off her decks. Part of the cargo was thrown overboard, and her anchor parted to lighten tho ship. Three men were washed out of the waist, and two of thins a ere washed back again upon the poop; a sol dier and sailor, however, were drowned—the former being washed away from the pump. She has anchored at the Mother-bank, but sails this evening for Gravesend, where she will disembark her troops (detachments of the 39th, from Calcutta. under the command of Lieut. J. F. Dalrymple). She called at St. Helena on the Gtla ult. Tho island was very healthy, but there were no men-of- sl'ar there. PLYMOUTH, AlAncll 27.—The schooner Mayflower, Captain John Uran, arrived this morning with about 460 quarters of wheat, shipped at Villa Viciosa anti Gijon; left on the 18th inst. So much has the price of provisions advanced, that the Spanish peasantry were about to rise, and the Mayflower, with her forehatch not battens d down, was, in consequence, hastily towed by hired boats out of the harbour. The brig Ceres, of Poole, was the only vessel remaining at Gijon. She is about half laden. The populace have come down from the country, and, for the present, prevented her further loading, but the Gijon merchants have presented a me morial- to the Governor-General of the provine (As turia) to secure the completion of her cargo. From Saturday Fight, the 20th, to Wednesday, the 24th, the Mayflower experienced a terrific gale, which shifted her cargo, threw the vessel nearly on her beam-ends, and compelled them to wear ship every four hours. On Sunday night one of her hands, John Barrier, aged 22, a Spanish native of Gibraltar, ior some explained cause, attempted self-destruction by cutting his throat. When apparently at the point of death he signed a declara tion, in the presence of the etli:!ers and crew, fully exonerating all on board from being in any way im plicated in the rash act. ILtrier is likely to recover. FATAL AFFRAY IN THE DARK. Yesterday an inquest was held, by eojeurnmenr, be fore Mr. W. Baker, Coroner, at tne Grave Mariner, White chapel-road, respecting the death of Samuel Salter, aged 31 years, late a porter in Leudenhall Market, who died in the London Hospital on Tuesday morning last of injuries he received in an affray with a man named Charles Freakish, a carpenter, who is in custady, and has been remanded on a charge of wilful murder by Mr. Yardley, one of the Thames-police magistrates. The particulars of the case appeared in the Thames-police report on Wedneseay last. Mr. Pelham, solicitor, at tenth don the part of the accused. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased resided with Frenkish at Nu. 24, London -terrace, Commercial-road East. F o r some time past he had been leading a very dis sipated life, and was constantly iu a state of in toxication. On Friday, the 19th instant, he was ' drinking with several companions during the day, and towards the evening he became very much intoxicated. About eight o'clock the same evening he weet into the Maeliworth Arms, where he remained until twelve o'clock, drinking and fighting with several persons. Ho then left the house, and being unable to walk, he was assisted hcme by Mrs. Freakish ; he was very violent, and fell heavily to the ground several times. On reaching home he abused Mrs.Frenkish, and struck her a blow on the chest. Shortly afterwards Freakish re turned home and accused him with striking his wife. The deceased said he had, and instantly struck Freakish a violent blow on the mouth. An altercation then took place between them, and they fought for several minutes in the kitchen. A policeman named Read was called in, and they then agreed to fight on the following morning. Frenkish then retired to his bedroom, and the deceased again began to abuse him. They then fought for several minutes in the dark, and during the struggle a table was broken. The deceased bled most profusely from the mouth, and in the morning he was con veyed to the London Hospital. He remained there about an hour, when he left the hospital and returned to his lodgings. During the day he continued to get worse, and he was again conveyed to the London Hospital, where he expired on the following Tuesday. Mr. John Day, house-surgeon to the London Hospital, stated, that when the deceased wes brought to the hos pital he appeared to be in a state of intoxication. The upper part of his body was most frightfully discoloured and bruised. lie had since made a post mortem examina tion of the body, and found the intestines very unhealthy. The liver was of an enormous size, and weighed upwards of fall lsm of t igbhy five pounds, the ordinary weight. being about two pound s . The appearance of the stomach indicated that the d e c ease d violence, io a oa d lteh b n e ci l . n a, shaaengherae effusiondat uo doubt drunkard. 00fubbtlo ofrdor lrao' linebtlho i mmed i ate .raiAn , cause an effusion of blood on the brain. Tne CORONER then summed up at great length, and. after a long consultation, the jury returned an open ver dict, that the deceased " Died from an effusion of blood on the brain, from violence, but how it was caused there was no satifactory evidence before the said jurors." The inquiry lasted seven hours. COAST DEFENCES or SCOTLAND.—The annexed return embraces a list of the various guns mounted oa the different castles on the coast of Scotland and the estuaries:— Edinburgh Castle—nine 24-pounders, six 18-pounders, nine 12-pounders, seven 6-pounders, and two 8-inch mortars; total, 33. Stirling Castle—six 12-pounders, eleven 9.. pounders, and twelve 6-pounders; total, 29. Dumbarton Castle—three 18-pounders, nine 12-pounders, one 9-pounder, and four 6-pounders; total, 17. Leith Fort—five 24- pounders, four 16-pounders, and one 10-inch mortar; total, 10. Fort George—seven 24-pounders, eigh3tinlBh-pounders, eight 12-pounders, two 6-pounders, andotnwneelrs: and mortars; r ta l a total, 27. Fort Charlotte --eight tlB - p oun d ers, total, 1 2. Fo rt - William—twelve 12- pounder carronades; (Isle of Bute)—five 18-pounders. pounders. Rothsay Cas tle It will be observed from Grand total for Scotland, 145 guns. above return that with the h exception of . a f ew guns, the Fort Edinburgh Castle, mortars and carronades, at Leit , of Fort Ge'orge, and Fort Charlotte, the whole the guns in f exceedingly light calibre, and almost unfit Scotland are o 'mproved state of modern warfare. The attention of for tbei authorities has not yet, we understand, been drawn to the the coast defences of Scotland, but a total revision is likely to take place shortly in the character of this armament, or. a t least, a material increase in the number of guns of h eavy calibre. Baron de Bode, with important dispat c h es f rom Russia, arrived in London on Saturday morning by the Sir Edward Banks steamer, from Ostend. MILITARY SCHOOLMASTERS.— The schoolmasters' about to be trained at Chelsea on the new system are to be' amenable to military discipline, and, if approved after pro-- bation, will be enlisted as soldiers, and take rank, when allotted to particular regiments, immediately after the Ser- . geant-major. They will be mustered monthly with the i corps, but in other respects their occupation will be confined to the duties which their title denotes. Height is enjoined -; for the sake of conformity to military regulation, and age , must be prescribed on account of the pension which they are to receive after a dertain service. Thus the new school master, like the old, are to be soldiers still—United Service _! Gazette. 4 M. E. Arago, the avocet, son of the celebrated astronomer, and his aunt, Mme. Arago, have recently bad ) an almost miraculoue escape from destruction. 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The farm proving a losing speculation, from the disease among cattle and other causes, in 1843. having lost all his property, he determined to re-establish himself in London, and accordingly called upon Mr. Neville, who asked him what capital he had? to which he replied, that from au old customer, who had dealt with the house for twenty years, such a statement ought not to be required, but Mr. Neville could put down what he pleased. Goods were supplied and paid for, and the balance of account upon subsequent dealings showed Mr. Neville to be a creditor for 1171. He attributed his failure to having taken a house in a part of the Strand where the business was only good during three months of the year, and the profits of that period not being suf ficient to maintain his family of ten children during the other nine months. In reply to the COURT, the bankrupt stated that his shop was situate on the " wrong" side of the Strand for business, a few doors from Exeter-hall, that side being out of the track of gentlemen passing eastward and westward. Mr. LAWRENCE, who appeared for the bankrupt, trusted that his Honour would grant the certificate, as no case of misrepresentation had been proved, and as misfortune alone had reduced him from the situation of a comparatively wealthy man to that of a bankrupt. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said, if the opposi tion was pressed he should feel bound to suspend the certificate upon the ground that the expenses were out of proportion to the profits. Mr. LAWRENCE said, the expenses of opening a busi ness were necessarily large, and that in this case they would, had the bankrupt been able to continue, have been spread over a series of years. The bankrupt's family was also unusually large, and required a cor responding amount for support. 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This gentlemanly garment, cut without seams on the shoulder, so as to improve the figure, and which (owing to its elasticity) fits equally well either an an over-coat or LIGHT SUMMER FROCK, is made of a peculiar cloth, manufactured in the west of England, expressly for this coat, of double twist warp and weft, and finest Saxony wool. It is guaranteed to endure and maintain its primitive appearance at least twice the tims of ordinary cloth, however good the quality, as it does not wear white or rough, and although re pellent, is perfectly porous. The sleeves are lined with ac ich dura ble silk, so that the coat slips on and off easily, and, owing to its softness, lightness, and elasticity, the wearer experiences perfect ease and freedom when the coat is buttoned. The 'WELLINGTON -URTOUT commends itself to all who desire a quiet, elegant, gentlemanly appearance ; it is kept in every size and leading colour, ready for immediate wear, price Two Guineas and a Half, net cash on delivery. Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing the royal anus, with a number indicative of the size, and name and address of the patentee, JAMES FOUGEIIE, 6, CONDUIT STREET, REGENT-sTREET, and 11, POULTRY, near the MAN SION-HOUSE, LONDON. PROTECTION TO TRADE.—SMALL DEBTS' ACT. G. IBBETT, AUCTIONEER AND AP - Imo PRAISER, BROKER, BY APPOINTMENT, TO THE CITY OF LONDON COURT OF REQUESTS. OFFlCES—Johnson's Chambers, in the rear of 167, Fleet-street. RESIDENCE-7, Bridgewater. square, Barbican. Returns his sincere thanks to his friends and employers for the liberal patronage bestowed upon him for a long series of years, and takes this opportunity of pointing out to them, and to the public ge nerally, the privileges and facilities now afforded to Merchants, Traders, Shop!ieepers, and the Owners of House Property, by the recent Act of 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 95, `, For the more easy recovery of small debts and demands in England," viz.:— Debts not exceeding 201., may be recovered in the County Courts by a cheap, expeditious, and summary process. Sec. 58. The Ba!ance of any account may be sued for, where such balance does not exceed 201. Sec. 58. If the original debt exceeds 201., the Creditor may reduce his claim to 20.1, and sue for it under this Act. Sec. 58. Any Minor may sue for any sum of money, not exceeding 201., due to him for wages, or piece work, as if he were of full age. Sec. 64. Legacies under a Will, or Shares of an Intestate's Estate, may be recovered as Debts. Sec. 65. One Partner may sue another for the Balance of a Partnership Account. Sec. 65. Executors may sue and be sued. Sec. 66. One of several persons jointly liable may be sued • for an amount due from the whole of them. Sec. 68. The Plaintiff and his Wife may give Evidence, and the Defendant and his Wife may be examined, on Oath. Sec. 83. The Defendant's Goods and Chattels (excepting Wearing Apparel and Tools to the value of 51.), and any Money or Bank Notes, Cheques, Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bonds, Specialties, or Securities for Money, may be taken in Execution. Sec. 96. In Default of payment, and no sufficient, Distress Defendant may be committed to Prison. Sec. 99. Imprisonment not to operate as a Satisfaction of the Debt. Sec. 103. It Defendant remove out of the district in which he was sued, Execution to issue into any other District against his Goods or Person. Sec. 104. The claim of the landlord for Rent (so often used to deprive a creditor of his rightful demand) Limited. Sec. 107. In case any person claims the goods taken in execution under this Act, such claim to be adjudicated on by the Judge of the County Court. Sec. 118. Actions of Replevin may be brought in these Courts without writ. Sec. 119. Possession of Tenements, where the yearly rent does not exceed 501., may be promptly recovered under this Act. Sec. 122. If actions are brought in the Superior Courts for claims which might have been sued for under this Act, Plaintiff to recover no costs. Sec. 139. Merchants, Tradesmen, and others who have suffered debts, justly duo to them, to remain unpaid, through a dread of the delay and expense attending the former legal process, are respectfully invited to avail themselves of the provisions of this useful Act, and entrust the collection of such debts to R. G. IBBETT, by whom they will be instantly attended to, and a prompt settlement made. Sales by Auction speedily effected in town and country. Rents, Rates. and Taxes collected, and legally recovered. Appraisereents made for the Probate or Legacy Duty. Recovery of losses by Fire, &c. Executors and Administrators accounts prepared for, and passed at, the Legacy Duty Office. Collectors, Landlords, and the trade supplied with R. G. Ibbett's Distraint Warrants, Cheque Formula, Agreements, Inventories. and Consents, and every inionnation derived from an extensive practice of twenty-five years' in the above profession. T HE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Edinburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King Wllllam-street. Established 1843. Capital 300,0001. This Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE OF TIIE SEVENTEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report of their Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in its constitution, the adyautages of both the mutual and proprietary systems of Assurance. The SHORT PERIOD RATES will be found, in comparison with other Companies, to be exceedingly tayoarable to urers, and the rates for the whole period of life as low as is consistent WITH PERFECT SECURITY. For prospectuses, &c., apply at the offices as aboTe, or t• any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. lly order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, Chatham-ph;ce, Blackfriars, London.--Established in 1826. Subscribed Capital, 240,0001. This Society effects assurances in a great variety of forms, and on most advantageous terms, both on the bonus and non-bonus systems. Prospectuses, with tables of rates, and all further particulars, may be obtained at the office. M. SAWARD, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for eiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the aremiums paid (see Table) ; xlso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in crests to meet other conven!ences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are .tes. lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a ,ourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXANiPLES. 1 .-. Vi...al s Premium. ii, ," „ad,!! Bonous.. Bonus in `;'' g g Amay ssured . E• ='' 1 4 ii z. 14 Borrow. . 0 __. 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 0 11;X1G 0 4 £145 0 0 £ £s. d. 1838 11a2 3 0 87 1 4' 13 10 2 1 395 11 1 0 1000 3 4 1839 165 11 101 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 1840 11i 7 61 54 010 712 10 296 13 4 1841 111 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 The division of profits Is annual, and the next will be made in December of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. FIRE INSURANCES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ARE UNDERTAKEN BY THE QCOTTISH UNION INSURANCE COM- L" PANT, 37, Cornhill, London, on the most liberal terms and conditions. Special risks reasonably rated. Renewal receipts for insurances falling due at Lady-day are now ready. Printed particulars of the large bonus just declared in the Life Department may be had on application. F. G. SMITH, secretary. 37, Cornhill, London. ART -UNION OF LOND ON. The SUBSCRIPTION LIST closes TO-MORROW, the 31st N.B.—The Office will be open till Nine, r.m. Incorporated by A RT -UNION of LONDON. Royal Charter. PRESIDENT. His Royal Ilighuess the DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE The LIST for the current Year will close TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 31st inst. Subscribers will receive for each guinea paid (besides the chance of obtaining a work of art at the distribution) a pair of prints, " The Last Embrace," and " The Neapolitan Wedding," engraved by Mr. Charles Rolls and :Mr. F. A. Ileath respectively, after T. Uwins, R.A., with a -et of engravings in outline, from seven of the cartoons submitted in competition'lor the premium of 500/. offered by the So ciety for an historical picture. GEORGE GOODWIN./ Hon. Sem LEWIS POCOCK. 4, Trafalgar-square, March 30, 1847. BRITISH GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 9, Waterloo-place, Lon don, and 127, Princes-street, Edinburgh. The Association will grant Bonds of Guarantee for the fidelity of all persons employed 1. In any of the Government Departments (under the recorded sanction of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, 19th Feb., 1847). 2. Saving ' Banks Friendly Societies Loan Societies Under the Special Benefit Building Societies provisions of the Government Annuity Societies Act of Incorpora- Certified by John Tidd Pratt, Esq., (for Um. which no stamp duty is paid). Poor-law Commission 3. All Public and Private Institutions Banks Insurance Companies Railway Companies Mercantile Houses And in all other Situations at home cr abroad, where security against fraud or failure to account is required. Rates of premium 14 per cent, and upwards Forms of proposal may be obtained at 9, Waterloo-place. By order of the Directors, A. CHAMBRE, Secretary to the London Board. ANDREW SMITH'S ROYAL SCOTCH or BREADALBANE BUTTONS, specially patronized by his Royal Ilighness Prince Albert. " Windsor Castle, 30th Dec., 1846. "Mr. Andrew Smith. "Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, and to in form you that I have, in compliance with your request and that of Lord James Stuart, laid the Buttons which accompanied it before his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who has most graciously received them, and expressed his approbation of your Invention. (Signed), " G. E. ANSON." Sold by all the principal Button Houses in Birmingham ; the Trim ming Houses in London, Manchester, and Dublin ; and by the Small ware Houses in Edinburgh and Glasgow ; on the same terms as by the Manufacturer. PASSION WEEK.—LECTURES on DESCRIPTIVE ASTRO- NOMY, at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, by Dr. BACHHOFFNER ; Mornings at Half-past Two o'clock, and Evenings at Eight, (except Good Friday, and the Evening of Saturday), with Illustrations, in which the latest in teresting discoveries are given, and a Novel Musical Accompani ment by Dr. Wallis. ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MA CHINE. Chemical Lectures. The varied Optical Effects include the last beautiful DISSOLVING VIEWS. Experiments with the DIVING-BELL and DIVER, &e., &c. Admission is. Schools, half-price. 8, KING WILLIAM-STREET, CITY, WILL BE OPENED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 3, for the Sale of TEA, COFFEE, and Colonial Produce, of the best description, at a less cost to the consumer than has ever yet been attempted by any house in the kingdom. The ex traordinary importations of Fine Black Tea will enable us to supply the best imported at 4s. 4d. per lie.; the price for good strong Break fast Tea will be 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. per lb. ; the Best Green Tea, and by the best we mean (regardless of its name) that which is best in the tea-pot, will be ss. Bd., the Green we would recommend with the Black at 3s. 4d. er as. Bd., will be 4s. to 4s. 6d. per lb. k'he best Ceylon Coffee, le. ld. per lb.; the finest Costa Rica, is. 4d.; the finest Mocha, ls. 6d. The known inconvenie nce to which families, when purchasing their Teas and Coffees, in not being able to obtain Raw and Refined Sugars at the same h ouse, has determined us on supplying it, as also Colonial Produce, at the smallest per ceutage on import prices, our system will, therefore, effect a saving not only on a few, but the on metropolis saturday , h 3d as n o o f t A y p e r t il, seen. and every article ; and w e feel confident in establishing a business, in Alpoilnotrdoefrms per r ni p t o u g d t e will and be forwarded, afterwards, per own carts dail y . List of Prices of every d escri p tion of Tea, Coffee, and Colonial Produce, can be had on application, per post or otherwise.usefulness, Phillips and Co., 5, King William-street , City, corner of Abcharch lane. No, 61, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. AIERSESSRIOSV.E D f?oSmE3I: 2aym S a uze . Surgeon- h Dentists, of h h ave sup plying Artificial Teeth ensures the power to masticate, without lessening the taste of the palate by artificial covering, or injuring the adjoining teeth by use of wires. Their teeth are unchange able in colour, and perfectly resemble the original. Decayed teeth permanently filled and restoreg 0 uSes 5 11 PeriOdigg eatriNtion, FANATICISM AND MURDER. A young Count Liedekerke entered a village church near Namur, and shot his two sisters while they were engaged in their devotions before a crucifix. We read, in a Brussels paper, that the only motive for this dread ful crime was an insane fanaticism. The prisoner walked all night after committing the murder, and boasted of what he had done to a peasant whom he met on the road. On being arrested he offered no resist ance. He was taken to prison, and soon afterwards was onfrontced with the corpses of his sisters, and asked if he recognised them, and if he knew how they had been murdered. His reply was " Yes ; I slew them for their idolatry." He then went on to ascribe the deed to the over-ruling will of Heaven, quoted Deuteronomy to justify the act, and declared that if he had found his father and mother perpetrating the sin of idolatry he would have destroyed them without hesitation. He also added that the elder sister was shot dead at once, but that he had to fire twice upon the younger. The first shot inflicted no mortal injury ; so he loaded his gun, and fired upon her again. On further examination it became fully evident that the prisoner was a mono maniac. His fixed idea was a furious zeal for the res toration of the Hebrew mode of worship. lie called himself a disciple of Moses, and protested against some annuities left to his sisters as violations of the Jewish law of primogeniture. The Eclaireur of Namur gives the following additional particulars of this most extraordinary eve:. —" The young Count de Liede kerke, who we hear proceeded on foot to within a short distance of Iluy, returned home yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, without appearing at all concerned about what had taken place. He ordered dinner and sat down at table, but was soon arrested by the gendarmes, who had remained at the Chateau of Garonsart, and was conveyed in his carriage to the prison at Namur, where he was confined. At a later hour he was brought back with proper precaution from the prison to the chateau, to see the dead bodies of his two sisters. An eye-witness of this distressing scene informs us that the murderer had a wild and furious look, and spoke very decidedly. lle recognised the two sisters, saying, " That is Arnoldire, and that is Hyacinthe ;" and then added, that "he had a right to kill his sisters, because he was opposed by them in his religious belief ; and that he had read in the Bible that it was lawful to get rid of those who stand in the way of our salvation." We have learnt many other particulars respecting the behaviour of the unhappy lunatic. After going backwards and forwards twice to Namur, he returned to the chateau and looked for the steward, threatening to kill him, but not finding him, he had inquired for his own sisters. Leaving the scene of the murder, where he had remained long enough to be seen by several witnesses, he met a pea sant at a little distance ; the latter saluted him, and he coolly told hint that he had just killed his two sisters, and that he was going to do the same to the Prince de Lannoy, his brother.in-law. At that mo ment he was still armed w ith hi s g un, which he had just reloaded. The only thing that he earnestly demanded at the moment of his arrest was his Bible. It seems that another idea had occupied his mind. lle fancied that he had an exclusive right to the fortune of his parents, to the prejudice of his sisters. The Prince and Princess of Reyna-Wolberg arrived at Garonsart yesterday evening at eight o'clock ; the scene was terrible—the Princess fainted as she alighted from the carriage, and the Prince had scarcely strength to support himself. The scene in the ch a t eau was most distressing. The Countess Arnoldine was 36 years of age, and the Coun tess Hyacinthe 29. The funeral will take place on Wednesday. WINDOW DUTY. The following is a Return to an Order of the Honourable the House of Commons (which was published yesterday) of the Amount of Window Duty assesaed for the year 1845, for the Twelve Towns paying the Largest Amount, with the Net Amount of Duty received for the same on the sth day of April, 1846: Towns. Bath Birmingham Brighton Bristol Cheltenham DD ••• Clifton Leeds Liverpool Manchester Norwich Newcastle-on-Tyne Plymouth THOE Accountant and Comptrol Stamp and Taxes, >. LIGHTFOOT, A. and C.G. ller-General Office, March 19. i s dtha of tereland, the en tirei lon L ANCASHIRE CATHOLIC DISTRICT F UND POE THE RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSHIP IRISH.--From m a atatain a n t ust published, of the receipts and disbursements in con nexion with this fund, we perceive that the total subscrip tions amount to 2, 3971 . 13 s. 4d., and the church collections to 2,5231. 11s., making a to tal of 4,9211. h 4d. The south Most Rev. Drs. beinga ß n i, cl H w rael e ce s e t iapntds sl haveatt h te e rby m e : o ni i s ti thtransmit distressed are ctoendl p m a t o r e t i that it, be dis tributed equally among the bishops in their respective'arch dioceses for the relief of the distressed. In addition to the above amount, a sum of 1,264/. 10s. has been remitted through other channels fur the relief of particular districts in Ireland.—Liverpool Mercury. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE, nrou APntosATioN.—No. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Newly invented Spectacles, Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c.— Patronized by Generals Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John Keating., Maiston, Frederick Goodfallow, Clayton Grosverner Mor rim n, Dpt Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray, Walser, cox, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray ; Major-Generals Sir H. Elphinstone, Sir John Rose, Sir James Cockburn, Achmty, P. Fyers, D. 31aeleod, Hamilton, Turner, Weymss, and Cock ; Li eu t.-G ene rals Sir Henry Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonall. Sir It. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, and Sir Wm. Eustance ; Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn. Sir George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sir James H. Whitshed, Si! D. Gold, Ross, Alexander, Curzons, Tompkinson, Hollis, and Price Viee-Admiral Sir F. Austen; Rear-Admiral s Brown and Riliouleau: &c. Messrs. S. and B. Selemons, optician s , have invented Spec tacle Lenses upon a new construction. Immediately they are place( before imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appears before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged imperfect sight becomes bright and brilliant. and is brought to its youthful natural and origin a l state. Alsc Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of the most extreme deaf ness. Caution—Mess s. S. and B. Solereens, opticians, are net ir. any way connected with a person of the same name in their imme diate neighbourhood. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe —Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Ti- " 441 - 1 4. opposite the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —BILE INFALLIBLY CURED BY Hom.owar's Plu.s.—Many who suffer from bile are unconscious of it ; they complain of sick-headache, a derangement and sinking at the stomach. loss of appetite, lowness of writs, want of energy, feet, hand, and face swellings, and know not that these symptoms denote the imperfect action a the liver, and, if not remedied, might. lead to dropsy. Holloway's Pills will always be found to act directly on the liver and stomach, and early off the reduadancy of humours, and thereby restore the patient to a full enjoyment of health. The blue pill is a mercurial and destructive medicine, which no one s hould take.—Sold by all druggists, and At Professor Hollowsy's Establish nut, 214, Strand, London. Amount of Duty Assessed. Net Amount of Duty Received. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MARCH 29. STOCK ExcuANGE.—The sale* are—Bristol and Exeter, 3 p.— Bristol and South IVilles Junction, % Caled,nian, New, dis.— Great %Vest - ern Quarters, 5 2 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Quarter , , 4 1 ,4 p.--3lidland, New, 4) , ,i p.—Ditto. New, s—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1!y p.—South Devon (6 per cent.), 1 ,4 p.—Tall Yale, New, Gs. 3d. p. LIVERPOOL, 3lAacn 29. STOGY EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 3sa p.—Dundse and Perth, New, 13 1 ,1 p.—Eastern Coun ties, York Extension, dis.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 9 p.—Ditto, Quarters, 16—Great Northern (Nos. 108,001, and up wards), IA dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2N, p.—London and North-Western, 177—Ditto, Quarters, New, 10% p.—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 70—Man chester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 11., 2% p.—Man chester and Southampton, Bs. 9d. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 201. Shares, 1N dis.—M ldland Stock, 117—Ditto, 40!. Shares, p.—Ditto, New, 34 p.—North British, .% p.—North Stafford shire, 3 1-3 p.—Preston and Wyre, 35—South-Eastern, and Dover, No. 2, l cx div.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, p.— Newry and Warrenpoint, dis. MANCHESTER, MAisca 29. STOCK Excrierior.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3-16—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junctiwn, iy —Birmingham and Oxford Junction, S% —Buckinghamshire, % East Lancashire (late B. and I'.), New, I%—Ditto, New (scrip), 1% —Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, % c. - Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 12s.—London and North-Western (Man chester and Birmingham), 70—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, '4--Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2%—Manchester and Southampton, 7-16—North Staffordshire, 3% — Oldham Alliance, 14 —Preston and Wyre, Sixths, s%—Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9/. 12s. 31. Shares (11), IL—Shropshire Union, 1 1-16—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 3-16—West Riding Union, 1%. LEEDS, Mena 29. STOCK EXCHAKOZ.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3s. 61. dis.—East Lancashire, New (scrip), 265. Gd. p.—East and West Yorkshire, 1 Is. 6d. n. p.—Leeds and Bradford, 43% p.— Leeds and Thirsk, 2 c. dis.—Ditto, Preference, 295. Gd. p.—London, Brighton, and ;South Coast, 53!.4—Ditto, Fiftestnhs, 4s. p.—Malton •-annd Drirlield Junction, 20s. n. p.—Manchester and Leeds (late Bud. and Sheff.), n. p.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 325. Gd. p.—Man cheater, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 10s. p.—North British, Ex tension (scrip), 14s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Northern Counties Union, 31s. n. dis.—North-Western, Is. 6d. dis., SHEFFIELD, Miami 29, STOCK ExestAm3x.—The sales are—Ambergite, Nottingham, and Boston, ss. dls.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves, (late llud. and Sheff.), 3% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 5k c. dis.—Ditto 121. 10s. Shares, 245. dis. EDINBURGH, MARCH 27. STOCK Excluinz.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 28—Caledonian, New, 525. 6d. —Direct Northern (scrip), 51s.—Dundee and Arbroath, New, No. 3, 95s.—Dundee and Northern Junction, 48s.—Dundee and Perth, New, l 9 —East Lothian Central, 58s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halve*, 19% ex div.—Edinburgh, Leith, and Gran ton, Quarters, 15s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, New, 85s. 6d.— Ditto, Newport, B—Ditto, ditto, New, 555. 6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New), 53e. 6d. —Ditto, Halves, 20s.—North British, Quarters, 83s. 6d.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 281.—Ditto, Thirds, 71s. 6d.— acottish Midland, 21—Ditto, New, B—Stirling and Dunfermline, 80s. —East Indian, Bs.—Great North of India, 3s.—Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2e. __ GLASGOW, 2kLutcn 27. STOCK EXCRANGZ. —The sales are—Caledonian, New, 50s. 6d. — Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 445. 6d.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s.—Direct Northern (scrip), 525. 6d.—Dundee and Northern Junction, 48s. 6d.—Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 308.—Eastern Counties, 20%—East Lothian Central, 58s.—Edinburgh and Glas gow, Halves, 19%—Ditto, Quarters, 181.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 58s. 6d.—Ditto, Halves, 20s. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, 621.—Ditto, 37%—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 81. Is.— Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 53i—Manchester and Southamp ton, 30s. 6d.—North British, 33% —Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltnees, 701. Berzoow ASCENT. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Gypson, the aeronaut, ascended from the Imperial Gas Com pany's premises, at Haggerstone, with his new balloon, to which he has appended some machinery of novel construc tion, for the purpose of essaying the practicability of raising or depressing the balloon at pleasure, without a discharge of gas or ballast, whilst sailing in the air. He was accompa nied by Mr. Crowell, editor of the "Erostatic Magazine; and the experimental trip was regarded with anxious interest by the respectable company admitted to view it, for on that day se'nnight similar preparations had been made, but just as the two gentlemen were ready to start, the weather be came exceedingly boisterous, and a pipe giving way, the balloon, after heaving and plunging at a fearful rate, broke entirely away, leaving the car and the whole of the netting behind, and fell in a field at some distance. The magnifi cent machine, however, now stood nobly erect, and when liberated ascended steadily into the air, and crossed the Thames towards Kent, the intrepid a2ronauts being seen waving their flags, until they passed through a cloud and became invisible. THE LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. The anniversary festival of this society took place yesterday at the London Tavern, the chair being filled by Lord Dudley Stuart. The distinguishing feature of the society, which has now entered on the sixth year of its labours, is, that it extends relief in bread and coals to those who have been re duced to poverty and distress. Every subscriber has tickets for the distribution of these articles to the full amount of his subscriptions, and also of the contributions made by benevo lent donors to the charity. The result of the society's ar rangements has been such an increase in the funds of the institution as to enable the committee to issue, during the late winter, 4,700 tickets fur bread and coals, being nearly double the number that they issued during the winter of 1845-6. The collections of the evening amounted to nearly 300/. By the excellent arrangements of Mr. Stolworthy, the secretary, and Mr. Braggiotte; and the other stewards of the day, the dinner, which was served in the usual style of the London Tavern, went off most pleasantly. There was some effective singing under the direction of Mr. Hobbs. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—A detachment, consisting of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 bombardier, and 16 gunners and drivers of the 4th battalion, left Woolwich yesterday morn ing, under the command of Captain Lyle, for Pembroke Dockyard, to mount the heavy ordnance to be placed in the new fortifications in that quarter. There are a number of artillerymen already stationed at Pembroke Dockyard, but not more than the duty requires. When the ordnance is mounted the number of artillerymen will be increased. • .. ~ ■ I