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Mr. WILSON begs to announce that, on MorinaT EVENING, the 12th of April, at Eight o'clock, he will commence his Series of En tertainments on the SONGS of SCOTLAND, when he will sing Several songs for the first time in London, and also bring forward Some old favourites.—Pianoforte, Mr. and. GRAMME. PART FIRST.—My Heart's Pß in O the Highlands—The Bonnie House of Airlie—Bonnie Bessie Lee —Th, Married Man's I ament—An Thou Wert my ain Thing —Auld Gudeman, ye're a I)rucken I 'axle I Irish Mother's Lament— Won't you lave us a lock of "our hair? PART SRCOND.-0 Jeanie, there's naething to fear ye—The Stuarts of Appin_my joe Janet—Go fetch to me a pint o' wine Green grow the rashes 0. Tickets, 2s. ; Resorved Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes for Six Per- Bons, 15s. ; for Eight, 1/. Daring the season. slr. Wilson win give his Entertainments in the 2 dt:talc-hall every Monday Evening, at Eight o'clock. pIIILHARMONIC SOCIETY, HANOVER _ „_ SsQUARE ROOMS. P ROGRAMME of the 111 iRD CONCERT, Moiirnat EVENING !t!XT:—Shaf on i a i n D (Mozart)—Duetto Mr. Manvers and Signor _ Lublache—Concerto, Pianoforte, i Minor, Mr. W. S. Ben nett— Terzetto, " Trenaate," Madame Caradori Allan, Mr. Manvers, and Signor F. Lablache (Beethoven) —Overture, Preciosa (Weber)— Sinfonia in C Minor (Beethoven)—Air, Madame Caradori Allan (Au ber)—Concertante, Messrs. Blagrove and Willy (Spohr) —Over ture, Loddika (Cherubini). Condutor, Mr. 'Siosts. Single tickets, One Guinea, c and double tickets, 11. 108., to be had of Messrs. Addison and Hodson, 210, Regent-street. R OYAL POLYTECHNIC IN STITU I'IVN. T LECTURES in illustration of ANIMAL MECHANISM, by ilinAnner Jones, Esq., F.R.S., Protbssor of Comparative Anatomy at 1 / .8 College, daily at Half-past Three, and o n the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday,. and Friday, at Nine. The GYMNOTUS .E,LECTRICUS or ELECTRICAL EELS, exhibited in a TRANS -I:ARENT VESSEL. LECTURES on ARMS rnoNG'S HYDRO ELECTRIC MACHINE, by Dr. Bachhoffner. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY clearly explained. The varied ° l : 4l eal Effects include a New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. ZEPERIMENTS with the DIVING-BELL and DIVER, &e., &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. SUN -BLIND S, in Great Variety, RICK CLOTHS, BUNTING, and NETTING for fruit-trees, &c., at THOMAS EDGINGTON and Co.'s, 17, Smithfield-bars, and Old Bent -road, Manufacturers of Marquees and Tents of all dimensions, nick-cloths, with Poles, Flags, flexible water-proof cloths, for Tallway trucks, waggons, coaches, &c. • Tarpaaling for packing goads for exportation. Tents and Tarpa ulings for colonists and for kire•—Address, 17, Smithfleld-bars. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF ROYALTY AND THE AU THORITY OF THE FACULTY. RZATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. &Certain Remedy for disorders of the Pulmonary Organs— In Difficult/ of Breathing—in Redundancy of Phlegm—in Incipient Constrmptioft,(of which Cough is the most positive indication) they are of unerrj efficacy. In Asthma, and in Winter Cough, they have never bee*.knowa to fail. • Prepared andINLI , In Boxes, 1)4 d., and Tins, 2s. 9d., 48.64.. Sa ld " 18 . 6 C Wk. THOMAS A.TING, Cha rtist, Ni. 79, Pazrz lamp%S6ld retail ky, . un k s fr e _ Eatentlidedicino.Venders la the • Birkenh near Ltverpoel, Jan 8, 1847. Sir, I have been afflicted with a severe cough and shortness of breath for nearly eight years, and alter trying numerous remedies, did not find myself any better. I purchased a small box of Keating's Lozenges of you, from which I found great benefit. The second box, 2s. 9d. size. completely cured me, and I can now breathe more freely, and am as from cough as ever I was in my life. Hoping that Others, similarly afflicted, will avail themselves of so certain and safe a remedy, I remain, Sir, yours, faithfully, WILLIAM ANDERSOI77 To Mr. Geo. H. Howell, Chemist, 72, Dale- street, Liverpool. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 60. per lb. ; Genuine Spent], Is. 9d. ; Yellow Soap, 485., 545., and 60s. per 1121b5. ; Mottled, 60s. and 645.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb.; German Wax, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, is. I id. ; enuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 734 d. ; Sperm Oil, Bs. per gallon ; solar, 3s. 3d., Pale Seal, 4s. ; Arvind, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ; Wind sor and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. bd ; Bose, 2s. ; Almond, 23. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. ; Hale's Paragon Composite. requiring no snuffing, 10d. eer lb. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. VENDERS, STOVES, and FIRE IRONS.— The LARGEST ASSORTMEN l' of STOVES, KITCHEN GANGES, and FENDERS, as well as General Ironm.,ngery in the World, is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPON gild BURTON'S) extensive v arehouses. Bright steel f. nders, to 4 feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, with or-mole ornaments, from 60s. ; rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, 10s. 6 d.: iron fenders, 3 feet, 4s. 6d. ; 4 feet, 6s. ; ditto bronzed, and fitted with standards, a feet, 95.; 4 feet, I Is. • wrought iron kitchen fenders, 3 feet. 4s. ad. ; 4 fe e t, 6s, ; bright register stoves, with bronzed ornaments, and two acts of bars, from 955. ; ditto ditto , with or-molu ornaments, from ,n • black dining•reom register stoves. 2 feet, 18s.; 3 feet, 275.; bad-room register stoves, 2 feet, 16s. ; 3 feet, 245. The new mano r:deal thermio stove, with fender and radiating hearth-plate, from ; fire-irons for chambers, Is. 9d. per set; handsome ditto, with ad heads, 6s. 6d. ; newest pattern, with elegant bronzed heads, I Is. A. variety of fire-irons, with or-mole and richly cut heads, at propor tionate prices. Any article in the furnishing ironmongery, 30 per Cent. under any other house. The money returned for every article not approved of. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per Bost) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stack of general furnishing ironmongery is literally the largest in the World, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of its variety and extent, purchasers are Invited to call and inspect it. $9, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells- Street 1820. A POPULAR TREATISE on the HEALTH, LIFE and VIGOU of the BODILY FUNCTIONS. NINETEENTH EDITION price 2s. 6 d. ; Free by P est (is Seale Envelope) Is. 6d., THE SILENT FRIEND. A Medical Work on the loss of the reproductive powers, with means of restora The baneful effects of Indulgence, neglected Strictures, Condary Symptoms, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated b y Es graving% ; followed by observations on Marriage. By R. and L. PERRY *id Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence. &old by Strange, No. 21, Paternoster-row; Gorden, 146, Leadenhal - street ; Purkis, Compton-street, Soho ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street, and 37, Royal Exchange , and all booksellers. Part I. of this Work is particularly addressed to these who an Prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance, through fear of cer tain disqualifications, and will bef ound an available introduction tc the means of perfect and secret restoration to manhood. Part 11. treats perspicuously upon those forms of diseases, either VA their primary or secondary state, arising from infection, showing how numbers who neglect to obtain competent medical aid, entai' upon themselves years of misery and suffering. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is exclusively directed is the'cure of nervous and sexual debility, irregularity, weakness, bar renness, loss of appetite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debili ties arising from venereal excesses, &c. Price 1 Is. and 335. per bet. Ile. The Five-pottnd cases may be had as usual. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE. An anti itephilltic remedy tbr searching out and purifying the blood from vs. Cereal contamination, scurvy. blotches en the head, face, and bode Illeerations, and those paintiii affections arising from improper treat leant. secondarysymptows, and all eruptions of the skin. Price 1i s and 335. per bottle. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price Ss. 9d., 45. Cd, and lle. per box. are the most effectual remedy for strictures, in flammation, irritation of the bladder, &c., without hindrance to laidneu. Consultation fee, if by Letter, 11. A minute detail of ease is ne Osissary. Messrs. Perry are in daily attendance at their residenc« 19, Beniers-street, Oxford-street, London, from eleven till two, an lye till eight; and on Sundays from eleven till twelve. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d.. or free by post, 3s. 6d. CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its reelature Decline, With Instructions for its Ccmplete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering from the destructive consequences of eaces,,i , e indulgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional' Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARIAE, , and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured EnßgravGings,lncontinence explanatory of the various Cases, &c. By C. J. LUCAS and Co.. Consulting Surgeons, No. 60, Newman street, Oxford-street, London. Member of the London College of Medicine, &c. &c, CONTENTS OF THE WORN, Chap. I..—Bodily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate indulgence of the Passions, illustrated with Coloured Engravings. Chap. 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Vice on the Mind and Body, evidenced in the production of Consumption, Epilepsy, and other convulsive diseases, Insanity, Idiocy, moping Melancholy, Indiges tion, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations on the Duties of Married Life, and on the unhappiness caused by Unfruitful Unions. Chap. 3.—Debility and Exhaustion of the principal Tital • Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused by the practice Of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, its symptoms, complica ,tion's and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prastate. Chap. b.—Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. Cases, and concluding observations, Plates, &c. Sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row ; Gerd m, 146, Leadenhall street ; Hannay and t 0., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Wlnhal, 78, High-street, Bir- Inlngham; Whitmore, 119, Market-street, Manchester ; Howell, 54, Church-street, Liverpool; Robinson, 11, Greenside street, Edinburgh; Powell, 10, Westmoreland-street, Dublin; and all Booksellers. Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not wishing to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insare secrecy, have it direct from the Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6d., or Postage Stamps. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from Tenci 11 rwo, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ing the usual fee of It. for advice. " Tr o B E S 0 L D." Row oft on the newspaper sheet we behold This inviting advertisement-phrase, " To be Sold." E. MOSES and SON beg to copy this jargon In its fullest extent —" To be sold a great bargain." Many Lots" of attire at this warehouse appear, And the public are coming to bid far and near ; While thousands of " bargains" are daily " knock'd down" At the Dress Mart of MOSES—that Mart of renown. One " Lot" is a very remarkable " Lot," Such as no other Reuse in the kingdom has get. Fifty thousand light Wrappers are °treed for sale, The fashions of which you will heartily hail ; And as many choice Dress Coats are here "To be sold," And Frock Coats as well, which you all should behold. Another prime " Lot" is a " Lot" of rich Vests, And Trousers, whose elegant fashion arrests. In addition to these there are "Lots" of prime Shoes," And " Lots" of prime Boots, such as none would refuse. E. MOSES and SON would invite your attention To their " Lots" of choice Hats, so deserving of mention. And they also refer, with the greatest of pride, To the Hosiery goods at their Warehouse supplied. The attention of all Messrs, MOSES invite To their sales, which continue from morning till night ; And they trust you'll remember the Auctioneer's jargon, Which they quote for themselves, " To be sold a great bargain." This ESTABLISHMENT will be CLOSED on TUESDAY EvEninc, Six o'clock, till FRIDAY Moannio, Seven o'clock, when business Will be resumed as usual, LIST OF PRICES. MAD 3 TO Nirasvax. Cashmere Cedrington, from .... • . Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs .• •••• • • • * 1 2 0 Cambridge Coat, lined throughout ••••••••• • • • •• • • • • 2 5 0 Tweed Coats ... Sporting Coat ...... .••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 0 13 6 Dress Coat.... ••..•••••• • • • • • • • • Best quality manufactured ••••• • • • • • Frock Coat ........ •• • • Best quality manufactured ••••••••••"• • • • • • • • • • • • 3 3 0 Rich pattern Vests ••.. • • ........ •••••• • • •• • • 0 8 0 • Cashmere, or cloth 8 Tweed Trousers • • . Single-milled Doeskin ditto .•••• • • • • ...... ••"•• • • • 1 6 0 1 3 Best, er Dress ditto .. Boys' Hussar or Tunic Suits •••••••••• • " •• • • • • • •• • • 1 5 0 UAW( NUDE. Blouses, from.. • •••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 2 6 Cashmerette Codrington ••• • • • ••"•• • • • ••' • • ' • 0 18 6 Cambridge's, Chesterfield Polka's, and all the newest •• • from 0 8 6 Tweed Coat •• ••• • • . •• ••••• • • • • • Sporting dittto ••• • • • ......... ....... .• •••••• • • • • 0 6 6 1 15 Extra Superilw, a superior coat • • . • • •• • • . •• .. 4 0 • • Frock Coat ....... ..... .• • ...... .• • ... from 1 Extra Superfine, a superior coat ••••••• • • • •• •• •• • • 2 2 0 0 Cloth, or Casimere •• • • 0 4 6 Fancy Cassimere or Doeskin ••• • • • ....... ...... .•0 10 6 Boys Tunic and Hussar 0 18 6 Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea liare• if not approved of, will bo exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSS and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, nosier % Furriers, Boot and Shoeinakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, $4, 85, and 86 Aldgate, 21ty. London. Cautien.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the Public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's or the same c c o ne e, , has been reeorted to in many instances , and f obvious They have no connexion with any other hours in or out of London; awl those who desire genuine and the p clothing, &c., should call at, ar Send to, Minortes and Aldgate, City, London. Notice. No business transacted at this establi•hment from sun ▪ Friday till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve 'Nook, No. 17,022. LON 00N, FRIDAY MORNING • NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, CORNHIL 1., LONDON. Capital 500,0001. Empowered by Act or-Parliament. The system of Deferred Annuities, on ginally proposed by the „Na tional Lean Filed Life Assurance Society, tor the !setter a ivanee me tt of thy, objects of Benefit and Friendly Societies, having recOved the approbation of a considerable body f the active members and officers of those instatitions, and the Directors of the National Loan Fund So-lety having been iirjen!lY solicited by them to establish a Branch Office in connexion with those Societies and the Operative • Classes generally, in which tneir services might he successfully en gaged, a Committee has been sanctioned by the Directors to open communication with the different S tcieties, with the view of more efft.ctually d sseminating the valuable benefits arn, , ngst the Indus• trious classes, and a pia , has been Iroposed with that object. ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. Many praiseworthy but ineffectual attempts have been made to bring within the scope and operation of the laws of mot tality and money the savings of the industrious classes, as well as various cal culations regulating their distribution, having for their object either immediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. A slight examination, however, will demonstrate that the con struction of these associations or societies is defective; and that in stead of affording an easy access and a free choice of investment, which should be the privilege of every one, they confine too nar rowly the channel through which a benefit can alone be secured ; and, in proportion as their action is circumscribed and embarrassed, their utility is limited. For example, it is not to every individual, or to every class amongst the industrious community, that provision in case of sickness is an object of such importance as to call for a pecuniary sacrifice ; while to others such a provision appears more attractive, and the loss of employment causel by sickness is a risk against which they desire to be guarded. For this anomalous state of things there is an effective and simple remedy ; that is to say, instead of covering, by one weekly or annual payment, two or more contingent or deferred benefits, so to arrange it that each separate benefit should have its separate contribution. It is to not having observed this rule, and to the association of two dissimilar functions, and by confounding a sick allowance and an annuity fund in one and the self-same payment, that much of the evils and mismanagement has arisen amongst Benefit Societies. No mechanism 'can be so perfect for the management of a sick - t.ess-fund provision as that afforded by the constant sectional asso ciation and watchfidness of the several members composing it: By this means a thorough and constant check is mutually exercised, and none but the really sick are likely to hecome chargeable upon it. But,the same perfection, or the same 16curity, is seldom attainable where a fund is to; be accumulated , through .a succession of years, and where rete4ts ire to bear oat alculations, Ip,Onex investment being in general beyond trte 'experience of the industritats' classes. Vor - thlefirrekeeetai it le deer that the hinds destined fora provision in sickness should be kept entirely distinct from the fund intended as a provision for old age:- Ist. Because the laws of sickness and mortality, though apparently connected, do not depend on the same calculation. 2d. Because there are a great number who, in order to secure a larger provision in old age are willing to take the risk of providing for . u probable ecau sicknessßecause h teili res o p n . themselves.responsibility 3d of managing a provision for old age, continued to a distant period is, in a great measure, incompatible with voluntary associations, fluctuating laws, and indiv dual irre sponsibility, and more exposed to a failure in the performance of such a contract, that when undertaken on the same principles that ordinarily govern commercial hodie . 4th. Because the expenses of providing for sickness must, when nailed in the same payment with provision for old age, tend to dimi nish ell] more this provision : nor .2 it wisdona or good policy to en danger the one for the sake or the other. Impressed with these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge of the discussions passing within the bosom of many of the existing Friendly and Benefit Societies, the parties whose names are here unto attached, have had several meetings, with a view of proposing or adopting a remedy for those and other evils ; and in this manner to give an ad litional force to the principles of brotherho , d, unity, and mutual aid, on which friendly societies are based, by guarding them from the risks of sudden dissolution. After much diligent search amongst the combinations ingeniously proposed from time to time for the attainment of one of the principal objects of Friendly and Benefit Societies, they have found none equal in simplicity and comprehensiveness of design, as well as forethought and sympathy for the wants of the industrious classes, as the plan proposed by the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. It is true that the author of that plan has furnished an argument against provision in sickness; but, without concurring in the immediate ex pediency of abandoning a provision in sickness, no one can read the ether tof the plan itself. without being fully swatted that the convert cnce and safety of Friendly and Ilenefit Societies will be greatly secured and consulted, by separating the payment of a sick allowance from an annuity for old age. A deputation having waited on the directors of the National Loan Fund, who met in the handsomest manner the overtures made to them for the establishment of a separate office for the transaction of business connected with Friendly and Benefit Societies, anti the in dustrious clas-es in general, resolations have been entered into, con stituting the undersigned as a Committee, with power to add to its number, for the promulgation of the benefits contained in the an nexed prospectus, under the guarantee of the Capitel or the '-o,iety, and which, without interfering with the numerous objects connected with the institution of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in their opinion greatly enlarge their sphera dr utility, and afford a protection to the working classes in old age and adversity, which nothing up to the present day has adequately secured to them. Thsmas Burthom, P.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. John Fussell, C.R„ Ancient Order of Foresters. John H. Gordon, D.S.' Ancient Order of Foresters. James Hale, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. Henry Hunt, P.G., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Joseph Nugent, Pro. C.S., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Joseph Reeks, 8.0. F. Order of Old Friends. Samuel Timbrell, D. C.R.. Ancient Order of Foresters. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Example.—A person aged 24 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 1/. Gs., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payments of 2s. 2d., may secure, on attaining the age of 60, the option of re ceivingi Life, 3 Annulit7y,. 17 „1 , () .. /. 19s. 2d. ; Cash down, 1071 . 3 s. ; or Policy n his Example.—A person aged 26 next birthday, may secure, on at taining the age of 60, an Annuity of 101., with the other options, by the annual payment of 11.65. 93., or a single payment of 22/. 173.3 d.: or on payment of 61. 14s. ad. for disparity, he will be entitled to the same benefits by an annual payment of 18s. 1 Id., the same as or age 20. Example.—A person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 2d., may secure on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181. Os. 4d.; cash down, 1461. 12s. ; or a policy on his life 1751. I is. Example.—A person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of If. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 23., may secure, on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181.0 s. 4d. ; cash down, 1481. 125.; or a policy on his life, 1751. Ils. N ATIONAL LOAN FUN D LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON, Capital £.500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annui ties. The assured hit., on all occasions , the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meat other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible rates. DIVISIONT OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation. to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. I g ..z i , :lg., .., "I Bonus Bonus in gi -6 3 Assured 1, a Premium. ; added.. Cash. E• c; may :i 5' 5 . Borrow. o ,!',. ___- - -- __.--- --- -- 4 4g. d. 1 1837 £217 15 1 4100 0 11416 0 44445 0 0 1838 192 3 0 87 1 41 13 10 2'. 395 11 1 60 1000 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 191 11 3 1./ 34 .2 3 1840, 116 7 6 54 010 71& 101 296 13 4 18411 111 6 8, 4910 01 71(1 4! 247 4 5 ' £217 15 I £lOO 0 111 I 192 3 0 87 I 41 165 11 10 74 1 9' / 116 7 6 54 0 10 1 11l 6 8, 49 10 0 rhe division of profits Is annual, and the next will ra) made in ~ cemher of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMItOUX, Secretary. T HE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Edinburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King Willlam-street. Established 1843. Capital 300,0001. This Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE OF THE SEVEN VEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report of their Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in its constitution, the adva .tapes of both the mutual and proprietary systems of Assurance. The SHORT PERIO , I RATES will be found, In comparison with other Com,)anies, to be exceedingly favourable to Insurers, and the rates for the whole period of life as low as is consistent WITII PERFECT SE LTRITY. For prospectuses, &c.. aptly at the offices as above, or to any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. By order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. - - CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANC E SOCIETY, Established 1824. Persons of all ages, and in every station, may assure with this Society on v,ry moderate terms. No extra premium is required for sea risk, or residence in any part of Europe. Persons wishing to visit, or reside in, other parts of the world, may also effect Policies at a small increase of Premium. FOURTH DIVISION OF PROFITS. A detailed report (just published) of all the Bonuses declared, a statement of the Large Reserve Fund, of the favourable prospects of those Now Assuring, and of the state of the Society generally, can be obtained, free of expense, of any of the Society's Agents, or by ad dressing a letter to GEO. 11. PINCKARD, Secretary, No. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The lIALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND on the STOCK of the ALLIANCE BRITISH and FOREIGN LIFE and., FIRE AS SURANCE COMPANY will be in COURSE of PAYMENT on MONDAY, the 12th inst., and every fallowing day (Saturdays ex cepted), between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock. A. HA.MILTON, Secretary. Bartholomew-lane, April 8, 1847 B RITISH GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament.) .No. 9, Waterloo-place, London ; 126, Princes-street, Edinburgh. The arrangements with the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having been concluded, the Directors will grant Bonds of Guarantee for the fidelity of Officers in every department of the State, who are required to give security to the Crown, and they are prepared to receive proposals mom persons employed in the Treasury, War Office, Ordnance, Home Office, Foreign Office, Customs and Excise, Colonial Office, Stamps and Taxes, Exchequer, Woods and Forests, Admiralty, Post Office, &c. Also from Treasurers, Actuaries, and other Officers of the New County Courts, Loan Societies, Savings' Banks, Government Annuity Societies, Friendly Societies, 1 Benefit Building Societies, Poor law Commission. And all Public and Private In- Insurance Companies, stitutions, BanNs, Chancery and ether Receiver- Railway Companies, ships, Mercantile Houses, And in all other situations wheze security against fraud, or failure to account, is required. Rates of Premium One leitlf per Cent. and upwards. Colonial and Foreign Policies are granted. Forms of proposal may be obtained at the offices of the Associa.- tion ; or from any of the Local Agents. A. CILAMBRE, Secretary to the London Board. DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket 'Volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. Fir 0 W T 0 BE HAPPY. " Jocund. VlTere."--Clc. WHAT to EAT, DYINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables for all Complaints.) MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. To:be, or not to be, tkat is the queation."—Shakspears. 4. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. "yura ut valeas." These publications are free from empyrical mysticism. and are adaptod to the intelligence of the times. To be hsA of .;herwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Mann. 39, Corn hill: Camellia, 147, Fleet-street; and all Booksellers, or direct Prom the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till Tt ree. and in the Evenings' from Seven till Nine, at 10, Argyle-place, Regent-Igreet. PUBLICATIO4s. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NEGRO SLAVE. Now ready, in Volume, po:t tiro., price 7s. Gd., cloth, with Front.splece, P IIE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF Z.t5tRA, an of lean Negro King, and his experience of Slavery in South Carolina. Writ , en by 111 NISELF. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Just Published, Price Ss. ; wan hey, i us. tid. host ER Al AN in ONE VOLUME. G C ntaining:—A Practical Grammar, Exercises, a Reading , and a Vocabulary of 4.500 words, synonymous in German and English. A Key to the Exercises and Examples on the Expletives used in German. By 1' LCK LEBAIIN. " A b .iok of considerable value tor all German students."—Literarz. Giczett e. " fhe plan of this book is clear, comprehensive, and practical." — Atlas. " We consider this volume to be without any competitor."—Sun. "It comprehends all that is necessary for well-grounded knowledge and rapid progress In the study."—Morning Chronicle. " This is the best Gilman grammar that has yet been published." Morning Post. Alex. 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B ORDEAUX AND CETTE RAILWAY COMPANY. The Shareholders in the Constituted Bordeaux and Cette Rail way Company are informed that the Office is REMO VIED from 31, Lombard-street, to 6, St. Mildred's court, Poultry; where the transfer of shares, and other business of the Company, will in future be conducted, and the holders of Rankers' Receipts in Ezpeleta's Company are requested to bring them in without delay, to be ex changed for Certificates of Shares in the Constituted Company. By order, C. T. BEKE, Secretary. Bordeaux and Cette Railway Office. 6, St. Mildred's-court, London. London, April 6, 1847. LONDON and SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. . . The Directors have this morning had their attention called to soma FORGED SCRIP CERTIFICATES of SHARES in the additional capital created in November last. These Scrip purport to be under the bands of two of the Directors and the Treasurer of the Company ; and, so far as tlae Directors are at present aware, the forged Scrip are confined to Certificates or one Share each. The Directors think it right instantly to issue this notice, that parties dealing in the Scrip may be put on their guard as to the per sons by the circumstances und e r which, sales may be offered.whom, . The Directors have 'sans(' teflon in noticing that there is every reason to believe that the forgery has been committed by persons wholly unconnected with the Company. Further and the most urgent inquiries will, of course, be prose cuted, ;,nd holders of, the Scrip des ring information, or abl to com municate anything Which may aid the Directors, aro requested to communicate with the Treasurer or myself, at this office. By order of the Directors, P. LAUREN rZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. Nine Elms Station, April 8, 1847. TO BRICK AND TILE AIIKERS. IjIE AINSLIE BRICK and TILE MACHINE 1. MI PANT (James smith, Esq., of Deanston, Chairman). invite wtention to their IMPRoVCD BRICK and TILE MA CHINES, which are to be seen at work at Alperton, and at the Conmany's office, 193 A, Piccadilly-, from Ten A.m. to Five P.M. Mr. Robert Scrivener, who has been appointed manager in the room of Mr. John Ainslie, will show the Machines at the works at Alperton, which is within a mile of the Sudbury station of the London and North-Western Railway, and two miles of the Ealing station of the Great Western Railway; also at the Polytechnic Institution, Regent street, London. All communications to be addressed to Mr. William Gordon, Se cretary, at the Office of the Company, London, 193 A, Piccadilly.— April 1, 1847. These Machines may also be seen at Mr. Slight's, Leith-walk, Edinburgh ; Mr. Lawrence Hill, 135, Buchanan-street, Glasgow ; Mr. Robert Charles, Mill-hill, Leeds; Messrs Finch and Cope, Penkeridge, Staffordshire ; and Messrs. Drummond and Dublin. WHITE CONDUIT HOUSE TAVERN.- RICHARD ROUSE, with deep gratitude for all pa .13 favours, begs to inforth his Friends and the Public, that his Summer Arrangements for the Reception and Accoinmodatioa of large or small. DINNER PARTIES, are now complete, and most respectfully solicits a continuation of the honour of their patronage. The abundant supply and the quality of all dinnerS provided by R. Rouse, and his publicly acknowledged superior mode of serving them up, having given such izeneral satisfaction to his patrons, he begs to call the attention of Stewards and Managing Committees of every public dinner, to the near distancefrom the City, the central and airy situation, the conveniences and capabilities of the White Conduit House Tavern, the certainty of cheap conveyances, at all hours, to every part of the metrepolis ; and in the event of unfavourable weather, more covered ground and premises than any other tavern In England—a.lvantages certain lo insure a more numerous attend ance of the friends and supporters of their respective societies, and a correspeuding addition to the funds of their several benevolent and praiseworthy institutions. I 1 RAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL 1 PACKETS. Boat and Railway included in one Payment, avoiding the danger and delay of the Pool. Prom the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9, 10, 11, 12, 13{, '3, 434, 5%. and 7. Sundays, at 9,9%, 10, 11, 1%, 3, 534, and 7. The Trains starting one quarter of an hour before each of these times. New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 734, 8%, 154, 11%, 1,2, 3,5, and 6%. Sundays, at 7, 73%, 834, 113 y, 1,3, 5,6, and 7. N.8.-No other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. Star Office, Gravesend, April 3, 1847. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, Marquee, Tent, Flag, and Rick ClJth MannfactUrer, 2, Duke-street, South wark, foot of London-bridge. Rick Cloths, with poles, pulleys, and lines complete. " No farmer should be without a good rick cloth, for it is certainly one of the most useful things he can have on his premises."—Gar doner's Gazette. Rick Cloths, both new and secondhand, at a reasonable cost. Netting, Bunting, and Scrims for fruit trees. r: Address, kenjantin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. warehouse, 208, Piccadilly. HEARTBURN, &c.—Certain and immediate relief, in the hours of business, by night or on a journey, is given by the Pure Alkaline Preparations of 81-CARBONATE of SODA and POTAqS, compressed into PILLS by Brockedon's Patent Process. They furnish an ever ready and instant remedy to those painful diseases of the digestive organs, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Indigestion, &c., produced by Acidity.---Sold wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street, and by every Chemist and Druggist in the United Price One Shilling per Box, or in Family Boxes, Half-a-crown. a(MIZON rm., WA VEttY FLA U. A. B. SAVORY and SONS. Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank. Price in Silver Cases, 31. 10s. each ,or in Gold Cases, Six Gu neas each. These watches are accurate and durable, the horizontal escapement being peculiary suited to com bine these important requisites. They are jewelled in four holes, and continue going whilst being wound A twelvemonth's warranty given with each. EYEBROWS, MuUSTACHIOS, and WHIS IJ produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented lsy the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE 'RATOR, an essential !veldt, drawaircin aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache Id a few minutes ; tt Is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only In triangular bottles. protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed In a Pamphlet, con aining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human llair, Sce." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. 8.11„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Ilerhary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Itarclay anti Son, Farrinedon•street ; Sanger, Oxford-street ; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside • Fisher and Toiler, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 66, Cernhill • and by all .Ihemists. Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and It. Rennes, Leith-walk; for Manchester, eresche and Son, Adver User-office. TO THE LADLES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news aper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put Into the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having cow pletelv restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, nd the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than ever was before the baldness appeared. apaß i rieg . iFeen l: : ; b r . ::: W rnmiti e tf: e e : l ei enfl inserts ui e ltny y rhgeei ny.at irr:voe ! . sut restoration that certain la s oi nnot yniedyi: its as rdt production thetatoies wut virtues fu v enita l drostpgfuselheiol gladly purchase l r . 01l ' s s m i e n7a t m b i u s net ex perience, r beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering lady of respectability to the above fact:.-3, Swan-street, 80r0ig4 1 . 7 In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, a few drops on the crown of the bead occasionally, every Weak, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and irevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the *lost aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing Klour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion o the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops n the grown of the head ; if v.ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an our. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces air on children's heads in a few appplications. It used on infants' eads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See pamphlet of testimonials. All letters addressed to William Grimstone Herbary, Highgate. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. JUST PUBLISHED, THE THIRTIETH THOUSAND, An Improved Edition, revised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2e., in a sealed envelope, or forwarded, post-paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d. in postage stamps, illustrated with numerous Anatomical Coloured Engravings, AOO D : 31 The Causes of its Premature Decline; with Plain Direc tions for its Perfect Restoration. A Medical Essay on those diseases of the generative organs, emanating from solitary and sedentary habits, indiscriminate ex cesses, the effe is of climate, and infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in youth, manhood, and old age ; with practical remarks on marriage, the treatment and cure of nervous and mental debility, impotency, syphilis, and other urino-genital diseases. by which even the most shattered constitution may be restored, and reach thii fail period of life allotted to man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the reproduc tive organs in health and disease ; s 5 ith instructions for private cor respondence, cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and 0., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. REVIEW ON TEE WORK. " CURTIS ON Minnow). ( Strlnge). Having for many years been the standard work on these diseases, its origintirty is apparent, and its perusal breathes consolation and hope to the mind of the patient." —Naval and Military Gazette. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence ; sold also by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill, London; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's-square, Man chester; Philip, South Castle-street, Liverpool ; Campbell, 146, Argyle-street, Glasgow ; Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh; and in a sealed envelope by all booksellers. Mes'rs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their resi dence,. No: 7, FRITH-STREET, SO UO-SQUARE, LONDON, and Patients can have this work privately torwarded them, by initial or otherwise, to any part of the United Kingdom, direct from the Author's Residence, or from any or the above agents, en remitting 2s. 6d. in postage stamps. DISCOVERY OF DEAD BODIES.-011 Wednesday the body of a gentleman was found floating in the names, off Linvhouse hole. He is apparently forty-six years of age, dressed in black; a half -sovereign and one shilling in si.ver were found on his person. The body now lies at tl-- Cherry Tree public-house. Bombay-street, Lime - hou.s,., for as inquest. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. P :RTsift UTII , 11'I , :DNE,8PAY.—The new steam basin in his dockyard, last appriaehing completion, and pre nting such a splendid addition to the great resources of thiS establishment, will most probably be opened in the pariv part of the ensuing year. The south wall is nearly complete, being connected with the south-east inlet and east wall; the apron of this inlet is completed The west wall is nearly ready to receive the coping. Both en trances to the basin have only one course of stone to set before receiving the coping. The harbour wall running west from the north e ntr ance i s more than two-thirds up to its intended height ; the circular pier, with its inner and outer north walls, f or a considerable extent has only one course to set bef ore rece iving the coping; the east wall, between the north and south inlets, is up half its height, and there only remains 150 feet run to complete the whole formation of the walls which form the basin, the excavation being donteand part already piled. Tne dam for the extension is nearly complete, which, when finished, will be the largEist in the world, its length from east to wet being 3,000 feet. The new Hard for the use of the public is getting on rapidly, and will be found very far superior to the old one, as there will be a quay enabling vessels to lie alongside to discharge their car goes; the foundation of this is formed. Part of the plinths are set for the . brass foundry building; the foundation is in a forward state for the large factory building on the west side of the basin; this building is to be 685 feet long, and will form the finest workshop in the whole establishment. The quantity of granite stone that has been received on the works amounts to 800,000 cubic feet, in addition to 400,00 of Portland and Pur beck, making a grand total received up to the present time of 700,000 cubic feet of stone; 1,200 men are at present employed exclusively upon these works. The First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by his official colleagues, and attended by. Captain James, Royal En gineers, paid an official visit to the steam basin last Wednesday, and was plem f ed_ to pxpress himself in most ticularly al to apparent state of forwardness, complimentary terms potripttalhe constructor, and par which he had not expected; this must have been most gratifying to all concerned in the formation of the work, but more especially to Mr. Peter Rolt, the contractor. When this magnificent basin is finishei, the nation will doubtless feel that its gratitude is due to those when ideas first contemplated such a structure, to the engineer office ra d-signing it, and no less to the contractor for completing it. R a id Paella, Lieutenant-General in the Ottoman Ar tillery, and Osman Bey, Post-Captain in the Ottoman navy, accompanied by M. Zuhrab, Ottoman Consul- General, art ived at this port to-day on a visit of inspec ion. The distinguished visitors were conducted over the dockyard by a member of the master shipwrights' corps, and received every attention in their inquiries, the Lords of the Admiralty having ordered that every respect was to be paid them in their perambulations. They visited the steam saw and wood mills, the black smith's shop, the new steam• basin, and the ships build. nig and in dock,-going on board the Royal Frederick, 110, Princess Royal, 90, and Arrogant, 46, on the stocks, the Retribution steam-frigate, in the basin, &c., .nd afterwards embarked at the King's stairs and went ..n board the Victory and Excellent, and inspected all the other objects of interest at the port. Captain Osman it may be remeinbeied, fought the flag-ship of Admiral Walker at Acre. He has brought with him to England nineteen Turkish young gentlemen, many of whom are of high diAinction, to be educated in various Aen , irtn,entA of our Government establishments at the national expense. Tne 111.-tis, 36, Captain Codrington, 0 8., arrived at Spithead this morning from the fleet of Vtee-Admiral Sir W. Parker, off Lisbon. She h as b rought no news having left the T ~e Tagus nearly ten day s a, in com p an y r with the Superb, 80, Captain Corr y, aid the Americo, e.ol t ne r n t completely vi ctor i out of the field, having driven the -4 - 50, Captain Sir T. Maitland, o n a tr i al of sailing by order of the Admiralty. Several tri a l s h ave taken place under almost all t,ircurnstances of wind and weather, in . all u e . o f Iwhich fact, the sh eThetis beaten come one m o off erica into Vigo with loss of cross jack yard, ,mainna 4 - st Antlinyard, and mainboum sprung, and foremast damaged. She parted company with the Superb on •Moody: morning, about 150 miles from Plymouth, into whvh" port the Thetis put yesterday, and landed some ot'the supernumeraries she brought home. She came up to Spithead this day about noon through the Needles, under topsails, top gallant sails, royals, foresail, jib, and spanker, and came into harbour this afternoon. She will be docked with out delay, to repair the damages sustained by getting ashore in entering Lisbon. The Maria Somes transport, having on board the second division of the 48th Regiment, arrived at Cork from Jamaica on the 2d inst., and sailed the same day for Belfast to join the depot, and whither the first divi sion preceded her on the Ist in the Blenheim transport. Captain Mountsteven, of .the 48th, unfortunately suf fered a fracture of the leg qh ;hoard the Ma is Somes, sustained by a fall while ; tlie, vessel was strucit by a heavy sea. The Kestrel brigantine, ISAltenant-Commander Baker, is in the basin, fitting for sea:anti entering men. She will only carry two guns, - 1 The Avenger steam-ftilgap, Captain S. C. Dacres, having completed her Cargo of seed corn, sailed this afternoon for Ireland. • " -- . PLYMOUTH, APRIL. G.—Her Majesty's frigate Thetis, 36, Captain Henry J. Codrington, came in last night at twelve. She left Lisbon Feb. 28, and Vigo on the 24th ult. The Thetis on her departure from the Tagus was accompanied by her Majesty's ship Superb, 80, Captain Armar L. Corry, and her Majesty's frigate America, 50. Captain S ir Thomas Maitland. These three ships made an experiment a l cru i se to test their sa i l i ng q ualities, a n d by the diagr ams on board the Thet i s i t i s evident th a t under a , v ar i ety of circumstances in ever y trial she h as proved h er spee d greatly superior to the ot h ers . O n one occasion in a gale of wi n d s h e s lit and carried away p her naaintops a il, and without the a id of this sail held way with th e S uperb. In a heavy breeze the Ameri c a carried a wa y her main yard an d r eturned to Lisbon to refit. On Monday, the sth inst., at noon , the Th etis parted company with the Sup erb 79 mil es south-west of , the Lizard, b ound to Corunna and Lisbon. Wind S.W. The Thetis, besides her excellent sailing qualities, .possesses good c a p a bili t i es for stowa ge, and altogether reflects great crediCon her constructors. About two months since she scraped her bottom on a shingle bank which has been fur a long time forming on the north side of the Tagus, and will in ctsuaequenctkrequire docking. For that purpose she is ordered to sail at two o'clock this afternoon fur Portsmouth. ____. FUNERAL OF THE LATE BARON DE BODE- On Wednesday mornin g the re m4ins of this nobleman, whaie name, has already enlisted universa l s y m pathy in connexion with hi s legal claims, were dep osite i in their fi=ml resting sa l y ne t P o ' state that th ault at familyarrangements subjacent to the p Catholicre v.nted his num erous friends from (I . lurch, St. John's -wood, It is necessary paying until now the final tribute of respect to his mem ory and his virtu es . The present Bsron enjoined on his hi-Other to waive the rites of sepulture till his return from Russia, and, con sequ,ntly, the name of dec e ased, who has been dead since Oat. 2d, 1846, is again introduced to a sympa thising public. Just as some prospect of success began to cheer Ids gloom of disquiet and disappointment, he passed away, leaving to his successor the pending doubts and dangers of the law, On Tuesday, 8 P.M., th e cor p s e was privately rem ove d from the family residence, 18, Grove-end-road, to the church, and at 12 o'clock yesterday, after a solemn high mass, the crimson velvet cushion, ornamented with the insignia of six orders, the baronial coronet, the dark plumes, and the gloomy pall, were removed. The heaving hearts and tender tears of the mourners, among whom we observed Mr. Sergeant Manning and Matthew Davenport Hill, Esq., were in perfect keeping with the gloomy drapery of the edifice. .The slow and plaintive notes of the organ during divine service, accompanied by the solemn hymn of the choristers in the Dies ira dies ilia thrilled the hearts of all present. The coffin was then borne on the shoulders of six bearers, pre ceded by the officiating clergyman, the acolytes, and sacristans. The mourners, seventeen in number, fol lowed, and the De Profundis having been chaunted in the vault, they returned from the " narrow house," where the late Baron de Bode rests free from pangs and The universal sympathy for this victim to legal tech nicalities induces us to hope that his successor will reap the harvest for which the depart e d so l ong and justly laboured, and that English Justice and English inde pendence will be ever prompt to repudiate any decision which may interfere with the honour and integrity of our national glory. A MAN KILLED ON THE TAW VA LLEY RAIL WAY.—On the eng last, J o h n M itchell, a waggons on that pa r t o f the railway which is near Pe nhill, and, a s anot h er labourer,Alr.--- was Thursday wiiir waggon was coming ag ainst him, his duty was to un hoof( the horses and t urn off, w hich he negl ecte d to d o in time; consequently he was caught between the two t s h da o y ne waggons, and crushed to death. The cli-ce,ased was 28 years old, and has left a widow and child to deplore the melancholy event. T HE GOVERNAIENT AT THE CAPE. --Sir Peregrine Maitland, the late Governor, and Commander in-Chief at the Cape, is expected to arrive in England shortly. The Gallant Officer, who has lately been promoted to the rank of General, h as been warmly congratulated on the fact of his administration having witnessed the submis sion of nearly the whole of the malcontent chiefs. Lady Pottinger still continues in London, and it is not likely that her Ladyship and family will join Sir Henry for some time, if, indeed as the Gallant Major-General, having undertaken the responsible and onerous office solely with the view of rendering service to his Sove reign and country, is likely to retire as soon as peace is firmly re - established in the colony. ACTIONS FOR SMALL DEETS IN SUPERIOR COURTS —There was only one cause set down for hearing in th - Secondaries' Court on Wednesday. A jury was sworn, and in a very short time concluded their labours. The action was for 11/. 3s. 6d. for goods supplied ; and the defendant, in one of his letters which wa s read, admitted the debt, and expressed his Opinion that the costs had exceeded the original claim. The jury gave a verdict for the sum claimed. It is very probable that very few cases will now be tried in this court, on account of the new county courts. LIFE ASSUR&NCE. Example. —A person a 711; age of 30 next birthday may secure the sum of 1001. payable at his death, whenever it may happen, and also participate in the Annual Division of Profits, by the annual pay ment of 2t. Ss. 3d. Example.—A person at the age of 25 next birthday, by tke pay ment of 4s. per month, or Is. per week, may secure the sum of _ WI. ss. payable at his death. whenever it may happen, and like wise share in the annual prorate of the Society. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. APRIL 9, 1847. S Ny THE LATE MYSTERIO U S FIRES IN WELLINGTON-STREET STRAND. Yesterday an inquiry of tour hours' duration was held by Mr. Bedford, the coroner, at the Bell, Exeter -street, Strand, resp,cting the origin of the fire which occurred nn M t n i r n ng a g e n bi d g o e . n he nb b o T u t : h h r i e ei arsobtthirv.inqusSed. edehdi A, n amrila bhhdst Nojeeuaaatmxr.oywrtt, ec. P oodlti 1 1th i seo t atifie : t dts, e,rshfev:n.alebssi oicartetniotgisikeoledlrnfane:sitnaoohdbneuoitntespctrbtliehafnseeteeznropihnNrsfieietsomrtre,iitsneshahea, No Mr. Joseph Burton, apd()rt p:tvhaiott(cr, that lastes h r i yke. had in dT t a h rha e ceh P b h pra c e ro et mt r sa n r hu I h . rv i S e eey x ) e i s r a F it ih n o s r e n cu p t gh effectedr. i a o e l s r ' d ffi gi g n c ei c e t dn l , sta d an insurance in that office for 5001. When he applied to r the same office. Witness was not then aware that he ha was double hazardous, because their was a flutemaker's upstairs. Witness did not consider that hats of them selves were at all hazardous, but a hat manufactory de cidedly was. William Cooper, police-constable F. 58, said that he was on duty in Tavistock-street on Sunday morning last, and at hail past five, whilst passing Mr. Pitt's premises, he discovered smoke issuing from the shop front. He immediately raised an alarm, and in the course of a few minutes he saw some one throw a fire-escape out of the top window. The party was undressed. Sergeant Montgomery, of the F division, said that on hearing the alarm he went to the premises and ascended the escape, and got in at the first floor. He met Mr. and Mrs. Pitt, a boy, and another female. He ran down stairs and saw fire burning in the hat shop. Mr. Pitt followed, and he asked him to open the street-door three times before be did so. At last the door was opened, and the fire was extinguished with buckets of water. Charles Mills said that he was in the employ of Messrs. Rudall and Ruse, who occupied the fir s t fl oor , and that he slept in th e house on the night of Saturday, and was avoke by hearing a cry of fire raised. The fire- eec*pe had been axed about three weeks. He could not tell how the fire originated. He was not able to go into Mr. Pitt's shop when he liked, as Mr. Pitt had for bidden him, on account of having missed a spoon some time bask. Inspector Logan corroborated the evidence of Sergeant Mtiritgomery. Mr. George Colf, the foreman of the London Engine Establishment, said that he arrived at the house a little after six o'clock on the morning in question. He ex fioa f n ha ed the shop, ti abdoxbeesgun and had . been ne it flo ue flooring riibur ned)occurred onw to a 8 himt the eeh fluor (r)treeradt charred, and ah ne dre number tthh ee partition between the two shops was burned a great deal. There was a hole in the floor which had been burnedicaused wood. by underneath, t h t d h r n a ad u n g dd h r t at there e o nr m e i t n uh g through certainly rta fi i round the hole. There was a small trap i n th e partition rnelyiin. ,a s Ithn greaseac cracks a nut c k s o of the two shops, which was open on this and the pre vious occasion. He had examined the place very mi nutely, but was unable to tell how the fire began. It did not seem likely that it had been smouldering all night, as there was nothing to re,ist it. Mr. Pitt was not insured when the first fire occurred, but when the second took place, he was insured in•the Sun. Mr. Superintendent Braidwood, who was present during the whole of the inquiry, said that he had nothing to add to the last witness's statement. He bad not examined the premises at the time of the fire. It was the foreman's duty to do so, and report the result to him, which had been done on the present occasion. Mary Ann Bishop, a servant in the employ of Mr. Pi: t, proved that her master and mistress went to bed at twenty minutes before one on Sunday morning. Wit ness slept in the kitchen. She was awoke by hearing the bell ringing violently. She went up stairs, and saw smoke coming from the hat shop ; she then ran to her mistress's bedroom, and toll her that the shop was on fire. Mr. and Mrs. Pitt both appeared greatly alarmed. She heard noise during the night. mr. M. J. Pitt was then called in. He said—l was not out of my house during the night of Saturday last. I went to bed between twelve and one on Sunday morn ing, and was aroused from my sleep by a cry of " Fire," and the ringing of my bell. I got out of bed, and found that the place was on fire. The shop door was locked be•ore I went to bed, and the It.y taken up stairs with me. As soon as I found there was a fire I threw the escape out of window, so that there was 4 direct com munication for the firemen and police to enter. • The CORONER—Can you inform the jury how the fire tAriginated? Witness—l cannot; but lam sure it could nut have been accidental. The CORONER—Then how was it? Witness—My im pression is that it must have been done maliciously by some one; it is quite clear that three fires could not have occurred in so short a time accidentally. Several other witnesses were examined, and the Learned Coroner summed up very succinctly, when the jury returned a verdict—" That how and by what means the fire occurred on the 4th of April there was not suf ficit ut evidence to prove." - ASIDENT -- of -MR. GALE'S BALL 0 - 0 - I`f.- The public -curiosity, which had become more than ordinarily excited by the announcement of the intended ascent of Mr. Gale, in a balloon of a novel construction from the grounds of the Rosemary Branch Tavern, at Peckham, was gratified yesterday. Mr. Gale. whose _name, though new in this country, as an -aeronaut, is well known in New York, and on the continent, ascended at six o'clock, in a splendid balloon, made of silk ma nufactured in Spitalfields, and or the largest dimensions, being capable of containing 34,000 feet of gas. This aerial machine has been already described, and it is, therefore, needless again to set forth wherein it differs from the old and somewhat antiquated machines hitherto employed in voyages through the skies. It has re:4)r voirs to receive the disharged gas, is of a lighter con struction as to the car, and is less enrumbrred with grapnels and other apparatus, and has an improvement in ilia valves and other more minute parts. The infla tion was commenced at ten o'clock, with a pressure of five inches, the gas being supplied by the Metropolitan Gas Company, and measured by means of one of De frie's dry gas meters, of which the accuracy and the ex cellence are most surprising. By three o'clock, 28.900 feet of gas had passed into the balloon, and it was in a state to ascend ; but as the hour advertised for the ascent was later, and as much company was expected to arrive about five o'clock, the ascent was postponed till a later hour. Every preparationwai made, and amo n g s t other accessories a capital,barometer, made by Messrs. Horne and Thornth,taite, by which altitudes can be measured at the distance of three miles from the earth with great accuracy, was placed in the car. The ascent was a grand one, many thousands being assembled to witness it, all of whom cheered Mr. Gale and his sole companion, Mr. Byrne, as they mounted in the air. The balloon took a direction south-easterly, passing, as far as could be conjectured, over the districts of Norwood, and making over those of Blackheath. When at an immense height in the air, Mr. Gale lowered from the car in which he and his companion were seated another car, which having descended about 25 feet, Mr. Gsle made his way into it by means of a rope ladder. This perilous exploit was beheld with astonishment, not without fear, by the spectators, but was performed in an admirable manner, and the aeronaut having reached the lower car in safety, sent off a sort of shell or fire work, composed by Mr. Mortram, of well-known pyro technic celebrity. which explod e d with a very loud re port, and then proceeded to discharge a series of shells or petards, attached to the lower car, but which de scended a considerable way before they burst, and pre vented any danger to the balloon . This ascent is certainly a curious variety in aerosta don, and removes the monotony of a parcel of people going up in the clouds at dusk and coming down a little after dusk, to the amusement of nobody but themselves, and the indifForenee of all but the very idle and igno rant. From the construction of the double ear a number of experiments may be attempted, and some aid afforded to science. It is fair to Say that the arrangements were well xsade, and that praise is due to Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the grounds, for the manner in which the whole was conducted. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.--.The deaths re gistered in the London districts during the past week (the first of the spring quarter in the Registrar-General's returns) were 1,004, being a decrease of 25 on the mor tality of the previous week. The weekly average de rived from the deaths of the last five springs, and corrected for increase of population, is .914, but as many of the deaths occurred before the expiration of ihe winter quarter, the medal* of the week may be corn. -pared with the winter average; which is 1,068. Deaths from diseases of the epidemic class continued to decrease, beingonly 107, of which 83 were from. hooping-cough. Diseases of the lungs ranged between the spring and winter averages, and bronchitis was still more th usually fatal, especially to persons advanced in y.xis. The weekwas remarkable for the lowness of temperature which prevailed throughout; the 4 •thermometer stn three. days registered below the fret zing point,and on Saturd-y last was 8i clfgrees below the Vmperature of the same day on an average of 25 years. As compared with the previous week, the atmosphere was .colder by nearly 10 dogree—a circumstances which will tend to explain any increase observable in the number of deaths r, gis tered in the present week. ASHBURTON, APRIL 6. Our esteemed repre sentative, James Matheson, E.q., a4ompanied by his amiable lady, arrived at Bates s . Golden Lion Hotel, from London, on Saturday afternoon, last. The bells from St. Andrew's tower sent forth many a merry peal, and the union jack floated on the top of the church tower; the baud also paraded the streets in the evening. The worthy gentleman spent from Seiturday until Tues day afternoon in this borough, during which time he has visited as many of his friends and constituents as time would allow. Ashburton may i well he proud of such a gentleman for their representeitive as Mr. Mathe son, as we lbdieve that political pa rties of all grades welcome his arrival in this borough as one to whom the greatest respect and esteem is doe : Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, otend to sojourn for a f lew dais at Castle Hill, North Devon, the residence of Y.arl Fortescue. .Tgs RIGHT HON. THOS. MILNER GIBSON, M.P. are sorry to learn that our representative, the Vice-President of the Board of trade, is . labouring under severe - indisposition, and htis been orderei his medical adviser to r• pair to the sea coast for change of air.—lllancliester Guar. dials, PR ICIP SD. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. The general annual meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and fur electing two directors iu the place of Mr T. Baring, M.P., und Captain Mangles; and also for the election of an auditor in the place of Mr. A. B. Robarts, all of whom retired by rotation, but were eligible for re-election, for which they offered themselves. The chair was taken by Mr. Colville. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said he had to regret the news which had arrived, by way of Mexico, of the loss of the Tweed, the reports respecting which were mainly correct. Ire would then call upon the Secretary to read the report, which is as follows : " The working account, as contrasted with that of the preceding year, shows an increase in the disbursements amounting to 10,8901. 3s. 2d., occurring chiefly under the heads of wages,' • provisions.' and stations.' The general rise in the rate of seamen's wages, an addition to the pay of the officers, which the Court have consi dered for the interests of the company, and the extra charge arising from having to send out the Eagle for intercolonial service, to replace the .City of Glasgow, I will explain the increase under the head of wages? The increase under the head provisions' is to be attributed to the additional number of pas sengers, and, in part, likewise, to the change of intercolonial steamers alluded to above. The charge for stations ' has been increased by the es tablishment of an agency aad other arrangements at Panama, and by the expense incurred in increasing the coaling accommodation and general efficiency of the depot at St. Thomas. The only charge upon the Insur ance Fund during 1846, is a sum of 2751. 2s. Bd., arising out of sundry small liabilities; and it will therefore be seen that the investment under this head up to the end of the, year amounted to 49481/..-lisif*luoh ,has sine* been augm ented "the andital - appropriation (1 25.0001. for the year 1847, making a total of 74.281/. 55., now invested in 3,1 per Cent. Aovernment Stock. Having explained the principal causes which have occasioned increased disbursements, amounting to 10.890/. 3s. 2d , it is most satisfactory to notice that the receipts from freight and passage money show an aug mentation to nearly double t' at amount, exhibiting an improvement upon the year 1846 of 20,6971. 16s. 10d. It is moreover matter of congratulation LO notice that this steady advance (with the single exception of outward freight) has occurred under every head of receipts from cargo and passengers, outward, intercolonial, and home ward. The small failing off of 518/. 4s. 7d. in outward freight may be ascribed to the shipments of quicksilver for Mexico having been interrupted during the first part the year, a Ab e, ,,mtw i genaber, eitknown na.ntthorl daewtnsseheoo consequence eauuft;sptrourrnya t re i ps i s t and htu t : eh, h sdt ey e : utttyear areoe commencement n lssua4etUnited receipts iiaotemn dwsoouoorufft Sateshnhn o ggee t of f f hostilitiesNorth s n n 3toe a9; account BloB74l s 7 h l o c3 w as company are still steadily advancing. The arrange in nts for conveying passengers and treasure across toe Isthmus of Panama are now completed; and an agree ment has been signed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, fixing the rate of freight, and all other particulars, so that there shall be every encouragement for par ties to avail themselves of this line of corn rnuoication between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Unceasing exertiena are made, not only to keep the company's ships in good repair, but to give them addl. ti nal strengthening a here nevieceary, and to improve their passenger accommodation by all the means that experience can suggest. Six ships were re-copper. d, and two ships received new boilers in 1846. Three ships have been re-coppered already during the present year, and one ship is now receiving new boilers. Two other sets of new boilers are in progress, one of which, if not both, it is hoped to get put on board before December next. These measures, and bringing the Conway (a new ship) into operation, will, it is trusted, maintain the service in that full efficiency which is as essential to the interests of the company, as it is desirable to insure the punctual discharge of its contract with her Nlajest)'s Government. " Since the above report was prepared a confirmation of the loss of the Tweed has been received this morn ing. The loss of life, in addition to that of the ship, is deeply to be lamented, but it is satisfactory to find that the energy and firmness of the passengers, as well as that of the officers and crew, were most praiseworthy, and tended much, under ' Providence, to the ultimate safety of the survivors who reached the reef from the wreck. It would be prema Lure to offer any comment on this unfortunate accident, but the circumstances shall be strictly inquired idto." The CHAIRMAN said that, before putting the re ort, it was satisfactory to state that arrangements ha made to preveMay deficiency in carrying .on the se vice in the West Indies. The vessel at present employed there had proved insufficient for the purposes for whi c h she was intended, and the C onwa y wou ld consequen tl y or y leave southamptuo /Ur that, - uutr.-- lie - had also great satisfaction in drawing attention to the first fruits of the arrangement for forming a communication across the Isthmus of Panama, there having been an arrival this morning, both of passengers and produce, from the western side of the isthmus. This was the only point that required any particular remark, and he would there fore put the adoption of the report to the meeting. On the report being put, Mr. RIDGWAY said that he particularly desired that there should be some explanation of the working of the company in the months of August, 1845 and 1846. Mr. POYNDER suggested that this matte r had been settled at the last. general meeting, and it was therefore incompetent to entertain the matter at all. Mr. linsawav contended that it was a subject that the meeting could entertain, but as he bad expeeted a large increase in the amount of his dividend, he could not but complain of the increase in the rate of the sala ries at Southampton, which, he stated, amounted to at least one-twentieth of the amount of the whole of the receipts. He was also inclined to question the lumping of the several items in the accounts; indeed, he was dissatisfied altogener with the state of the accounts, and thought that they might be much more clearly rendered. He saw also that there was to be a new ship purchased, and he wished to know what was the name of that ship, as there were several naval min present who knew the merits and demerits of every vessel on the coast, by whom the judiciousness of purchase might be estimated. —(lt being suggested that this might be injurious to the company, the Hon. Proprietor retrained fr om f ur th er remark.)—At any rate he wished to know whether the Conway was to take out freight or a letter bag. -He sa w also that there was an outlay of somewhere about 55,000/. with the Bank of England, or'etselhere. The CHAIRMAN, in replying to the observations of Mr. Ridgway, said that the question of the working of the eompany in the months of August, 1845 and 1846, had been entirely settled at the meeting in October. With respect to the rise in salaries all he had to observe was that there could be no worse economy than that of fixing the salaries so low as to obtain the services only of inefficient persons, aid he thought further, that if the directors were entitled to th e con fid ence of . the proprietary that no question should be raised on such a matter as this. With respect to the Conway, as it was desirable that she should reach her destination as quickly as possible she would c ,rly out neither freight nor a mail. With regard to the 55,0001. now out upon loan. he had to roma) It that it was d. posited with the North- Western Railway Company, trum whom ample security is held, and the cash is already yielding dividends to the company,/ The losses of vessels since the establishment of the company had been the Medina, the Solway, the Isis, and the Tweed, besides the Actaeon, a small steamer employed amongst the islands. By the general account it appeared that during the year, up to December 21.4, the expenses were 285,4781, Is. 7d., while the receipts were 407,116/. 18s. 2d., show inca profit of 121,6381. 9s. 7d, The CHLlamkri then proposed a dividend of 11 15q.1)( share, which way unanimously agreel to, as also that shi.uld be payable on Tuesday, the 13th instant. The retiring directors and auditor were re•electe and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, 11 meeting was dissolved, its members evidently being w, pleased with the proceedings of the day. EASTER TERM.—On Wednesday, on the opening of ' the (Aces of the Common Law Courts after the holidays, the lists of the arrears for E as t er T erm , commenc i ng on Thursday next, were exhibited. As the first of the three Courts, the Court of Queen's Bench requires par titular notice on the present occasion. Hitherto the new trial paper of that Court contained many causes ; and, on reference to the time the rules were ontained, it was ascertained that 18 month, or two years had elapsed; and it was found that, to obtain a rule n si, was in effect to d, lay justice for no inconsiderable period. The Learned Judges, by their ex. rtions. have made great progress in diminishing the arrears, and the list for the en suing term clearly reveals their lai;ours. There are now only 62 rules to be argue.l for new trials. the earliest of Common Pwlt,ettrse,tmheovreed which was obtained in last Easter Term ; and of 5 remain ing for judgment, one case will decide two others. Of rules and 4a6reruslersufloeranefowr spec al cases and demurrers there are 61 for argument and with the exception of t T w ar o e , m one n for i,t p ►j a u p d e g r m exhibitse nt. I o s th p e ni C a o r4 u e r ( t i ot . 23 rules ap jiun,dganoadoostianceloNitibcehdaeolrotnuarareTreprmape;rtthbeerree trials, all of which, Ist in h r tis 5 rules for ppaopi:tredofttohbeechoeuarrtd of f n t he Exchequer 2 argu ment. Of cases in the spechsl paper there are 22 for The peremptory aarrgeutmhreenetfaonrdjuldf;jeundtgmanednt;2 w hilst of demurrers there new trial paper there are 6 ru 6 les i° bt. andln the 3 6 for r argum en t. udgm e for argument, all of which, w ith the excepti on o f 6, were mI moved in Hilary Term. It i s not too much to say, that the lists of the three Courtspresent, on the whole, a very healthy app earance; and that, by renewed exertions, the Court of Queen's Bench will b shortly teach the two other Courts in the number of rules sor new trials. OvEs-FED LEECHES.--The police have just made seare of 6.00 leeches at the shop of a dealer in the 1 - "assage de Veniee, for being what are called goryles. Leeches are sold by size, and in order to make them large certain dealers allow them to suck the blood of anitnals. They thus obtain a lar g er price than they otherwise would ; but thuieeches, when: gorged, bite either very feebly or not at all.—Galignani. States :St had att hhd b ee MAN -CHESTER, TUESDAY, APRIL 6.—The measures recently adopted by the Bank of England, and alluded to in the Guardian of Saturday last, have entirely changed the tone of our market. The refusal on the part of the directors to make advances on the deposit of long-dated paper in the hands of bill-brokers, having in creased the difficulty of discounting or negotiating paper from India, the purchases which were making for that market have been arrested • and though prices are tolerably firm. the demand has been very limited, espe cially for yarns, in which the business done has been xceedingly small. It is understood that some of the spinners who have been recently working short time are about to close their mills altogether. Indeed, the recent advance in the cotton market, unattended by any cor responding increase in the prices of goods and yarb, places both spinners and manufacturers in a worse con dition that at any former period ; and unless some fa- vourable change should speedily take place, a very large ybeweanya decided falling there seems no prospect of a decline in t o h f e ß c a o v t r to e n ; ports during the week cessation of employment may be expected. At present mar ket. Indeed, yesterday, there was considerable se t : o t: close of the preceding ment at Liverpool, in consequence of the arrival of later week, the excess of receipts over those of the preceding 10th year was 58,000 bales; but on thethe account stood thus.— e own ending reh d wi i i cs n nh g f trihot t hemilepatprlhrOeeiatvhr appears that March. h af i trae: cotton S theret 1847 1846 1,298,189 1845 It therefore appears that the deficiency in the last week's receipts, as compared with the corresponding week of the preceding yesr, rtas nu less than 35,000 hales. The va riation of a single we seems a rather slender founda tion for a revival of pectitation; lint, in the present son• sitive state of the cotton market, very mall causes are -efficient to produce either an advance or a decline in pnces. ROCRDA LE,, MOND AY APRIL s.—The depression in the flannel market still continues, arid the business transacted in' wool has been u p on a very limited scale. Some of the extensive buyers have not attended ; but a few of tbe large manufacturers have been purchasing in anticipal. tion of the Government orders. HA.r.rvA x, SATURDAY, A PRIL 3. —l n th e piece ball today, there was but a slender attendance of buyers, and few goods changed hands ; but we understand that there is rather more doing in the warehouses. There is an improve ment in the demand for yarn i • and spinners are unwil ling to swept contracts for flituirjdtliquirifi, of any amount, at MC-I-rice's - "thouAh an livaboix. , e,anlacsaieely Yerbe obtabiPtt As to long`wcol, in suliEvr qualities there is•a good demand, with a slight improvement in pr'ee. Low . qualities remain as befom, though the stock is coming down in the focal mazkets. Ia short wool there is no alteration. HCDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, APRIL 6.—This being a great holiday, but little business i% expected ; yet we have had a good attendance of buy ers, and there have been extensive purchases for the Amy ricsn market. In the warehouses, also, a fair amount of business has been transacted during the week. LEEDS, TUESDAY, APRIL 6.—There has been a fair business doing to-day at our cloth halls, and some ex. tensive purchases were made last week in middle fine cloth ; so that the improved feeling of our markets is suivorte d. Foreign wools sell easir r than for some time past, but prices rule proportionably low. Som e ap prehensions are entertained as to the effect of the last regulations of the Bank of England concerning the dis. c.itinting houses, but it is hoped the discretiwatry power of the Bank will not be exercis -d agtins• bond fide trade bills, which our meteha its have often to draff ou such houses.—Manchtster Guardian. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 7. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Ataergate, Notting ani and Ruston, 1 ,( 2 dis.—Birmingham tnid Oxford June ion, 8 1 , p.—Eastern Counties, 19—Ditto, York Extension, 4 dis.—East Lancashire, New Scrip, 1 1 ,ii p. _Edinburgh an d Glasgow, Quarters, 17!4—Edinburgh and Pitth (New Co.), New, I IA p.—Great Western, 17/. Shares, 31/LT.—Hudders field Cinal and Railway, 2 1 A; p.—Lancaster ssnd Preston, Quarters, 14—Lond on and North-Western, 17. - 14.:Ditto, New Quarters, 101 2 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln s hi re , (late Great Grimsby and Sh e ffi e ld), 5% dis.—Midland, 40/. , S . u 3 u ,, t i ll - p E . 2 te D r u n tic a h n and h ll e o n v i s e: : Shares, 3 'l l i p.—Ditto, New, 2: ; 4 1 p.—North Staffordshire, 274 p.—North Union (B), 15—Northern Counties Union, 2 dis. el \ a ‘ s ' t . le, l. P ), r 4 :ere P : ( 7e —Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 'iik p.—Shrewsbury and New (No. 4), 6s. 3d. p.—South Yorkshire, Doneastet and I C , h o e r s k t, a r (late nd N Goole, par— Whatfilale (late North-Eastern), 1 4 dis.- 2 ,' A dis. __ _ c , S l ' i r i o r e c , K a c c it h A e rr s MANCHESTER, A PRIL 7 The sales nu k i , i r t e w — ur ß g i ii rke a n n b d ea ci d lus L g e o lo y s t Halves, 9 —Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, X i — Great Northern, 7-16 —Huddersfield and Manchester' Railway and Canal, 2 5-16—Di tto, T h i rds. % —London and North-Western, 17 6—Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 9 1 / 1 — Ditto, 32/. Shares (lat. , : Extension), 2 1, 2—Manchester, Shef field, and Litic , ,inshire, Eighths, 1 1 A 2 —Ditto, Sheffield and LirhArishire, c.—Maiichaster and Southampton, 15,. — North Staffordshi re, 2 13-16—Oldham Alliance, 94—Preston and Wyre, Sixths, s %—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 94—Shropshire Union, 1 5-16— Sauth-Eastern and Dover, 36%—Ditto, No. 4, 5-16. LEZDS, APRIL 7. STOCR. EXCHANGE. he sales are—East Lancashire. New, p.—Great North of Engiatid, Ne-w, 109. dis.—Leeds 1 1 , "U hirsk, 2% n. dis.—Ditto, New, 15s. c. dis.—Ditto, Pre ference, 255. 6d. p.—London and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths, 3s. p.—Malten and Driftield Junction, 12s. 6d. p. —Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2% p.—Ditto, West Riding Union,2Bs. 6d. p.—Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, Gs. p.—Newcastle and Ber wick, New 3', p.—North British , Thirds, 465. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 2/. 14s. 6d. p.—Northern Counties Union, 375. dis.—North-Western, 7s. 6d. dis.—Wharfdale Junction, is. dis. SHEFFIELD, APRIL 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 6s. 6d. dis.—East Lincolnshire, 2% p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Shef field), 375. dis.—Ditto, Docks, 2 3 4 dis.— Midland (She ffi eld and Rotherham),32%— North ßritish, Thirds,' 2% p. —North Staffordshire, 274 p.—South York: hire, Doncaster, and Goole, Is. 6d. dis. NEW CASTLE-UPON' -TYNE, APRIL 7. STOCK Excnioroz.—Th e sales are,—Alialand, 1154 — West Riding Union, 1 tc i p.—York and Newcastle, 9 p. HULL, APRIL 7. STOCK ExcitaNctz.--The bales are —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 13s. dis.—North British, Quarters, 763.-- Ditto. Extension Scrip, 13s. p.—Blackburn, Clirheroe, &c., Preference, 255. p.—North-Western, ;, dis.—West Riding Union, 30s. p. EDINBURGH, APRIL 6. STocx EXCIIANCI6.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 271. 17s. 6d. -Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 18c.-Arbroath and Forfar, 27/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 15/ -Ayr and Galloway, 21. ls. 6d.- Caledonian, 26/. 155.-Ditto, New, 21. 7s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2'. 2=.6d. - Clydesdale Junction. 391. 55.-Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11. 12s. 6d. -Dundee and Arbroath, 421. 10s.-Ditto, New No. 1, . 30L-Ditto. New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. •S, 4/. 158.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 2/ 95.-Dundee and Perth, 381.-Ditto, New, 191. 178. 6d. -East of Fife, 21. 165.-East Lothian Central, 2/. 16 5 . -Edi n b urg h an d Bath gate, 6/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow. 711. 15s. en div.- Ditto, Halves, 191. 15s. cx div.-Ditto, Quarters, 18/. en div.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Grantor, 204 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Preference, 211.-Ditto, New, 21. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 14s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 164 55.-Dito, New, V. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 7/. l ls. 6d.-Ditto, ditto, New, 2/. 125.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 3/. 2s. (d.-Ditto, Halves, 1/. 2s-Glasgow and Ayn,hire, 614-Ditto, New Stock, 381.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 51. 55.-Ditto, dit o. No. 2, 81.-Ditto, Quarters, 16/. 10s -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 15)..-Glascliw and Garnkirk, 391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, 18/. -Ditto, Halves, 91-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 58.-Glasp.ow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 51. 18s.-Great North of Eng land, 2331. 10a-Great North f Scotland, 2/, Ha-Great Northern (late Direct Northern). 3t. 95.-Ditto (late London and York), 3/. 95.-Manchester and Leeds 1084-Ditto, Sixteenths, 8/. ss-Newcastle and Berwick, 27/. 10s.- Fifths, North British, 32/. 15s ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 31.-19 s. &1.-Ditto. New Quarters Grand 6(is.crlipss)..2sel. 155.-Scottish li Dit c t ti o ;iti T a tird 2 s a 8 1 1 78. 88. 6d 6 .- d.- Sc D ot i t t ia t h Junction. 1/. Is.-Scottish Midland, 20/. 155.-Shrewsbury Srl d in iv g ._ an y d ork M an idl d and e 2!.w N ewcastle, . e 7 3 611 1. and Hereford. 1/. 12s. 6,1.-Shrew , bury, Oswe b try, an d W 4ls aw s. Cheater, 81.-Ditto, New, 1/. la.-Stirling and Dunferm line, Co 4L ltn 2s e. .55 6d 4 . 9-7. ti ex -Ditto, New, 15/. 78. 6d.-Ditto, Prefer. nee, 81.-Direct Bombay and Madras 41.-East Indian, &1.-Great North of Zs. -- Great Souther n o f Madras, 35.-Madras, Net lore, and Arcot, is. 9d. GLASGOW, Aram 6. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tl 4 sales are—Airdrie and Bath. gate. Ms.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 4s.—East Lothian Central, Vs.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 19%—Edin - burgh and Perth (New Co.) , 595. l.—Glasgow General Terminus, 13 1 ,(2—Glasgow, Xilmarnock, and Ayr, 61 5 4 — Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guslr.), 15 3 / 4 —Glasgow, Dum tries, and Carlisle, 51. 16s.—Manchester and Southampton. 28s.—Midland, Halves, 4 3 ,6—Scottish Grand Junction, 22e. 6d.—Stirli 15tngna d Dunfermline, 81s. —York and Newcastle, Preference, I BLon sf is general Pm u e P e t ßiN ' t ` ghs se k e ol ; f l Y e. t :i ir t r r e e, t, Wednesday night C) g n .v . erni TS of this in in 180 a, was held at the the annua l Bloom b Dispensary, 62. Gre . rit_ s ur . y,w en the chair was occupied by Mr. Griffith. The minutes of the last quarterly meeting having been read and con firmed, Mr. Soames, the secretary, brought forward the in stitution, estanlished financial statement, from which it appeared that the total amount of recepts during the past year was 8381. 17s. 4d., whilst the expenditure amounted' to 6921 6s. 4d., thus leaving a balance in the hands of the treasurer of 1461. 1 ls. The total amount of stock stand ing in the names( f the trustees was 7,183/. 3s. 2d. Three per Cent. Consols. The next business was the appoint ment of a medical committee. Since the last general annual meeting there had been admitted into the insti tution, under the care of Dr. Rowland, 2,066 patients ; under Mr. Cooper, 831—making a total of 2,899 ; of whom were cured and relieved, 2,366, whilst 63 had died and 470 remained under cure. 481 patients had been visited at their own habitations. The medical report was then rend at length, and approved, after which a gratuity of one hundred guineas was respectively awarded to Dr. Rowland and Mr. Cooper, the medical officers, for the care and attention shown by them to pbauisdi n t e o s t a h h e a c v h in a g irm be az ets d w i a s p rd a s te p h a e t d i n t t h and the meeting separated. s e ; u ß su n a d l courtesy soer ur • e a r s SOUTH DEVON.—The apple-trees in the orchards in this county present a fine appearance of bud ; some trees are already in full bloom. There is every prospect at present of a large quantity of cider being made. The weather is very mild, and fine showers of rain have fallen ; vegetation is growing rapidly. The hedge-rows are decked with numerous sorts of wild flowers ; the woods and groves resound with the joyous melodies of the feathered songsters. All nature looks beautiful • and gay in this part of Devon's fair county. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER. f there was a coalition amongst the p artisans tliells were Lushington and Colonel Evans , co n d Ennio placarded with " Vote for Lualu n g to f e s Mr, _: ~ ss~..rwr