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DEPUTY CHAIRMAN-JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq. T. H. Brooking, Esq. Jacob Montefore, Esq. Henry B uc kl e , Esq. I Geo. R. Smith, Esq., M.P. Charles Enderby , Esq. Capt. M. H. Siren}l, James Irving, Esq. E. Gibbon Wakefield, Esq. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1840. No. 14,956 PRICE sd. PUBLICATIONS. FESTIVAL OF RUBENS AT ANTWERP. THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT. cnizr SECRETARY—Thomas John Buckton, Esq. COMMISSIONER IN A (WM WA—M. Waller Clifton, Esq. MIDICAL OFFICER IN TIIE CoLoNY- 7 Anthony French Car- }enter, Esq.. M.D. BANKERS Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. `Messrs. Wright ;aid Co. STANDING 6111N5'EL—Francis APDonnell, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Few, Hamilton, and Few. The Co mpany are ne w disposing of allotments of Rural and I ° , n Land in their new Settlement of Australind, terms and Particula rs o f w hi c h ma y he obtained on application at theo mpany's House, No. 6, Adelphi Terrace, London. IDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY. I L- NIGHT TRAINS BETWEEN LONDON , THE E NGLAND. COUNTIES, AND THE NORTH OF •' . NGLAND. , The Public are respectfully informed, that on and after gowna T NEXT, the 17th instant, a NIGHT MAIL :TRAIN will leave EUSTON STATION at Nine o'Clock l i t l ,„the Evening, for RUGBY, LEICESTER, LOUHBO - L ,,utiGH, DERBY, NOTTINGHAM, SHEFFIELD, L EEDS, YORK, and HULL; returning from these places ,„'" i• ts to arrive at Euston Station at Five o'Clock in the *mo rn i ng. f Purther Notice be given of the time of starting to and roni the different Stations. By Lei cester, A ug. 13 , 1840 Order,. .1. F. BELL, Secretary. LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. TENDERS FOR LOANS. t The DIRECTORS of this COMPANY are prepared, nosier f .',e ‘ Powers of their Act, to receive TENDERS for the LOAN AIONEY on security of their undertaking, and of the Rates :44 Toll s ar i s i ng therefrom, in sums of not less than 3001., and L t i ) l r the terms of Three, Five, or Seven years, on interest at k e rate of per f!ent per annum, to be paid half-yearly at 4essrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. ,The Te n d ers are to express the Sums and Term of Years for t w h the same are proposed to be lent, and to be addressed t 0 the It the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, 10, Angel-court, *grOgrnorton-street. By Order of the Board of Directors, THOMAS WOOD, Secretary. `London, March 12, 1840. LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY. The Board of Directors give Notice, that they will '''ET at their Office, on THURSDAY, the 27th day of Au eat next, to receive TENDERS for 3,000 TONS of MAL e ,ABLE LEIRON AILS, an7Bs TONS of IRON "AIRS, to be delivered in certain proportions CAST in London, 11 „_" e vihaven, or Shoreham, as will be described in the specifica - Z i t Patterns of the Rails and Chairs, with the spec ifications, b# seen at the Office of John U. Rastrick, Dig.. Civil n S ineer, 454, Charing-cross East, London. . Tender will be received after Eleven o'clock on Thurs- Th %Pile 27th day of August. All Tenders to be addressed to Secretary, at the Company's Office, 10, Angel-court, r cVnorton- , street, London, and endorsed " Tenders for Rai's ' Chairs." The Director§ reserve to themselves the power of kting any Tender they may consider most advantageous to t-oropany. THOMAS WOOD, Secretary. 41 1 don and Brighton Railway Office, 10, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street, July 27,1840. HE ANTI-SLAVERY SUGAR COM PANY, for the CULTIVATION OF SUGAR, -sr, Acc., by FREE-LABOUR in BRITISH INDIA. First Capital, £250,000, in :25,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit, £1 per Share, c o (Purther series of Shares to be issued as the success of the 1 4anY' and the consequent increased demand , may r ender li tN e ressarv• which Shares shall be offered at par to t he ori g inal Shareholders, who shall have the option of thus taking them , or , s *h l'atti el • pating in the premiums they may produce. ) C harter be E mpowere d, and the responsibility limited, by Royal `larte r or Act of Parliament. It t can be proved that the profits of cultivating Sugar in nd ia, by the employment of the Hill Coolies in their own (It Tlittr, instead of transporting them to the Mauritius , or a _erlrifish colonies, will be nearly cent. per cent., while the id a bolition of the system en a large scale will tend more to the uolition of slavery, both open and covert, than any other practical plan yet adopted. The Shares are made of small amount, in order that the ° reatest possible number of the Grocers especially may be able Possess them, and thus be interested in the sale of Sugar Produced by free-labour. Prospectuses, with Estimates and the names of the Directors, dad any further particulars, may be had on application t o mid Morse, Esq., City Chronicle and Tea-Dealers' Journal ce, Cullum-street, F'enchurch-street, Secretary to the V•ompan y. SEVENTY-SEVENTH SALE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, AUG. 1840. POR. SALE, by Order of the Honourable COMAOSSIONERS of her MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS, it Twelve o'Clock at Noon precisely, on WEDNESDAY 26th, THURSDAY 27th, and FRIDAY 28th of August, 1840, at the COMMERCIAL SALE ROOMS, MINCING-LANE, I'HE FOLLOWING GOODS FOR HOME CON SUMPTION:— - Musical Boxes, Walking Sticks, Clocks, Metal Beads, Lac- Ved W are , Carved Ivory, and Carved Ivory Chess Men, ineral Teeth, Tapestry, China Crape Shawls, Silk Shawls, Blonde Lace, Plain and Figured Silk. Embroidered Cambric chiefs Bandana Handkerchiefs, East India Cashmere tin e r . 31 1 -trib;oid er y , Cotton Blankets, Printed Cottons, Che- S ton ' 'arahs,•Natural Teeth, Cotton Canvas, Imitation Precious C ar "„",,' / Vooden Dolls, Thread Lace, Carpets, Inlaid Cabinets, wood' Carved Wood Figures, Accordions, East India Indian Figures, Table Covering, Fancy Goods, Furs, 11, 5 4) Boxes, Wo - oden Clocks, Mock Jewellery, Otto of , Perfumery, Musical Instruments, Straw Trim lior6' Fancy Baskets, Gold and Silver Watches, Swig a Tables, Bronze Powder, Plain Silk Velvet, Eau /1 C . °logne, Books, Leather Gloves, Steel Watch Springs, op ts and Shoes, Wearing Apparel, Pictures, Plain and ch•oured Prints, Painters' Colours, Fiddle Wood, Prepared Tea ' Machinry Toys, Cigars, Cheroots, Tobacco, Snuff, `- t offee, su ga i , Empty Casks, Succades, Preserved Ginger, si l r .,,, l aro, Wine 'S irits, Cordials, Timber, Mahogany, Fire %°7 mats, Ma'sts, p a Barge called the " Chatham, with Tq t ., s, Sails. Rigging, Anchors, Cables, &c. FOLLOWING GOODS FOR EXPORTATIO N:— Np 1142". Spirits, Oil, Cordials, Coculus In dicus, Plate Glass, Aued Sugar, Chocolate, &c. &c. th e 1 1 ° for Exportation or Home Consumption on payment of f u Y, ILK MAN theFACTURES. II 0b e Sewed at U Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house , 'L es -st reet ; London and West India Docks ; and at the etb a cco Gr oun d, Rotherhithe, on Saturday 22 d , M onda yb l,' and Tuesday 25th August , 1840, from Ten o ' Clock in aill.7 °lll ing until Three in the Afternoon, and on the days of , i' r ortl Ten in the Morning until Twelve o'clock at Noon. ake notice, that the goods sold in this Sale will not be de t°el'ed until a ft er t wo clear days of the day they are sold, and a 1, 0 lots can be paid for at the Office of the Receiver of on the days of sale, after Eleven o'Clock in the Fore welle • alpriogue ce i s 3' ma be had at the Queen's Warehouse , Custom us s, each. PRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA. C "t-; i 1 0 1 .,_ different ingredients contained in FRANKS'S SOLUTION OF COPAIBA, are those advised by the most practical and scientific in the profession, but, by a peculiar chemical process so compounded that each drug greatly in creases the efficacy of the other. This invaluable Medicine is recommended in the public and Private practices of SIR ASTLEY P. COOPER, Bart., F.R.S. SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE, Bart., F.R.S. JOSEPH HENRY GREEN, Esq , F.R.S. BRANSBY B. COOPER, Esq., F.R.S. Members of t h e C ou n c il of the Royal College of Surgeons, w ainn, and rsany other highly distinguished members of the medical profession, by whom it is deemed the only Specific for t he cure of those diseases to which it is more immediately e pplicable. The testimony of these gentlemen cannot fail to convince :lONt mind that FR ANK S revery SOLU OF COPAIBA is not only inessential what it f r t efeases to be, but is considered a most valuable a to `Pete legitimate and adopted Medicines daily prescribed by the 'acuity. PRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA is proved to be the most effectual, safe, and speedy remedy for the Tore of GONORRHEA, GLEETS, all URETHRAL DIS -4,II,ARGES, FLUOR ALBUS, SPASMODIC STRIC iiuRE, IRRITATION of the KIDNEYS, BLADDER, ..."!lETHRA, and PROSTATE GLAND; its purifying laents u on the general health renders it particularly applicable all cases of relaxed fibre and nervous debility. , iho most delicate persors may take it with perfect safety. Prep are d only by George Franks, Surgeon, 90, Blackfriars lea d, London, and may be had of all wholesale and retail 3ledi cine-venders in the United Kingdom, in Bottles at *2s. 9d., 44 ' 6 d., and lls. each. C AUTIONne is genuine unless " George Franks, tila ekfriars-road," is engraved on the Government Stamp ttached to each bottle. The following Testimonials arc selected from amongst nume rous others forwarded to Mr. Franks. . r 'nna Joseph Henty Green, Esq., F.R.S., one of the Council 1) ,..! the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomas's ~'lnspital, and Professor of Surgery in King's College, gt,, ll 'sve made trial of Mr. Franks's Solution of Copaiba, at T ea l e A , h °lnas's Hospital, in a variety of cases of diseharges in . th . e e ..,1 44 female, and the results warrant my stating that it is r e , ` l "telcious remedy, and one which does not produce the ua unpleasant effects of Copaiba. ~(Signed) 'JOSEPH HENRY GREEN. 45 , Lincoln's lnn-fields, April 15, 1835." From Bransby Cooper, Esq., F.R.S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, London ; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy, &c. " Mr. Bransby Cooer presents his compliments to Mr. Geo. IVranks, and has great p pleasure in bearing testimony to the effi 'eany of his Solution of Copaiba in Gonorrhcea, for which dis ea4e Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solution it ten or twelve eases with perfect success. " New-street, April 13, 1835." From Alexander Tweedie, Esq., Surgeon to the Metropolitan hree Ho s pit a l, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. "My Dear Sir,—l hay,: notes of six cases, in which I have ad% inistered your preparation of Copaiba, for the cure of Go /torn, asa, in all of which the disease has been subdued in a shorter Period of time than according to the ordinary plans hitherto made ns e of. Besides those cases of which 1 have taken notes, I ha ve t ri ;ed it in seve:al instances at the Greville- treet Hos pital, and a.'n quite satisfied that it possesses a control over the 'urgent symptoms of Gonorrhoea, relieving the discharge and mitigating the scalding in making water, that I have not ob served in tite ustwl methods of exhibiting Copaiba. In one in stance only did it disagree with the stomach ; but in thi s it seemed to depend rather on the meth o d of exhibition than on the remedy itself, for on diluting it with a larger quantity of water, the objection was at once obviated, and the patient got well in ten days from the time that he commenced taking the Medicine. I have not had a case in which the discharge con tinued longer than ten days after commencing this treatment. " I am, dear Sir, your's very truly, (Signed) " ALEXANDER TWEEDIE." Within a period of Two Months upwards of Three Hundred Paiients were tas2ated with FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLU TIUN of COPAII3A, with perfect success, at the above Me tropol;tan H e-p.tals, viz., St. Thomas's, Guy's, and the Flee Hospital, by their respective Surgeons, whose 'Testimonials arc g ' l en above. CIRAND POLISH FETE at CREMORNE kit' DOUSE, KING'S-ROAD, CHELSEA, on MONDAY, the lith August, under ROYAL and DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. The following celebrated Vocalists (from her Majesty's Theatre), have kindly consented to perform : Mesdames Persiani, E. Coulon, F. Lablache, Mdlle. Oster gaard ; Signori Rubini, Morelli, Ricciardi, Musalli, Ladelli, F. Lablache. The Concert, will commence at Two o'Clock, precisely. Two Silver Cups will be run for, by horses not thorough bred, on the far -famed course of the Stadium. The Races will commence at Four o'Clock. Mr. Green, the celebrated iErpnaut, will ascend from the Lawn. in his splendid Royal Balloon, at Seven o'Clock. A Military Band will attend. Admission 3s. 6d. Tickets may be had at the St::sex Chambers, 10, Duke street, St. James's ; at all the Music Shops ; and at Cremorne House. INTATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO CIETY, 2d, CORNHILL. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LANIIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. A UDITORS-Dr. 0. Gregory, F. R. A. S. ; Professor Wheat stone, F.R.S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woodhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S. LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rates of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan tages which belong exclusively to the principles of life assu rance and deferred annuities originated by the Society, viz.— Power to borrow, ( without delay, expense, or forfeiture) two thirds of all premiums paid upon a policy of assurance. Premium for assuring 1001. X s. d. X s. d. I Age. I £ s. d. 25 118 61 35 12 10 111 45 1 3 9 4 30 2 4 41 40 12 18 81 5O 1 4 4 2 DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. By the plan exclusively developed by the Society, a single deferred annuity is made, nut only to answer the same object, but to equal in amount the entire sum of all the advantages heretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious classes by separate investments in Savings' Banks, Benefit Societies, and Loan Banks. 1. A small yearly or weekly contribution will secure the most ample return for after life; thus-21. I2s. per annum (Is. a week) at 20 will at 65 give the policy holder the choice of an annuity for life of 471. 16s. 6d.: 394/. I Is. in cash; or policy without further contributions of 4661. at death. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a fund always available during sickness or want of employment. 3. Two-thirds of all payments returned to representatives in case of premature death. The report to the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, prospectuses, tables, &c., may be obtained at the office of the Society, by letter or otherwise, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branches throughout the country. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec. Age. For Five Years.l For Seven Years.' Term of Life. 25 £1 0 3 £1 0 7 £1 15 1 30 1 1 10 1 2 1 1 19 10 35 1 3 4 1 3 8 2 5 10 40 1 5 7 1 6 2 2 13 9 In Assurances for Advances of Money, as security for debts, or as a provision for a family, when the least present outlay is desirable, the varied and comprehensive tables of the Argus Office are peculiarly calculated to meet the interest of all classes. A Board of Directors, with the Medical Officers, attend daily. E. BATES, Resident Director. THE AGRICULTURAL AND GENE RAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 29, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. CAPITAL. £250,000. In 10,000 Shares of 251. Deposit 51. per Share. THE BOARD OF MANAGEVIENT. Sir James Broun, of Coulston, Bart. William Bell, of Princes Street, Hanover Square, Esq. Richard Broun, of Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square, Esq. Alexander Gordon, of Fludyer Street, Westminster, Esq. Henry Kerr, of Orchard Street, Portman Square, Esq. Harman Lewis, of Gordon House, M. A. John Macdonald, of Nor folk Street, Esq. Thomas Pemberton, of Cadogan Place, Esq. George Robinson, of Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, Esq. Thomas Rolph, of St. James's Square, Esq. With liberty to add to their pumber. AUDITORS. Robert B. Pollard, of Bemell House, Middlesex, Esq. Charles Hutton Gregory, of Croydon, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICERS. George G. Sigmond, Esq., M.D., F. S.A. F.L.S., 24, DO cer--street. Wm. R. Basham, of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, M.D. Edward W. Pollard, of Brompton-square, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. London and County Joint Stock Bank, 71, Lombard-street. Royal Bank of Scotland. Nothing is more uncertain than the life of a single indivi dual, and the sense of this uncertainty has given rise to the establishment of Life Assurance Companies, their object being to equalize vicissitudes and to render the pecuniary relations of mankind independent of individual casualty. The Managers have availed themselves of the numerous au thentic sources of information applicable to the subject, and caused an original and extensive set of Tables to be constructed, which, for all the ordinary cases of Assurance, present the Lowest Rate of Premium that can be offered, without compro mising the safety of the Institution. The Premiums for each particular case may be ascertained at the Office. ADVANTAGES presented by this COMPANY. The Board of Management is composed of Shareholders and Policy-holders, the majority being assurers to the extent of 2,0001. each with the institution. The Trustees to be nominated by the Metropolitan Board, and by the Local Committees, the majority of the latter in each case to be the holders of policies for the term of Life for 1,0001. and upwards. The lunch of the Company to be vested in the Trustees, none of whom are to be Shareholders, but all of whom may be Policy-holders, who are to have a poser of intervention in the affairs of the Institution for the protection of Assurers. No severance to be made of the assurance fund, nor any dividend paid upon the capital stock, until a Report, approved by the Auditors, shall have been made of the debts, credits, and precise state of the Institution, showing the estimated pro fit, a cautionary reserve to protect against casualties, and the sum applicable to meet the outstanding engagements to the Trustees, who are vested with a veto against tho payment of an excessive dividend. No claim upon a policy to be resisted, except upon the autho rity of a special report and recommendation of the Committee of the district within which the policy was effected, showing a fraud upon the Company, or some well-grounded objection to an unjust demand. All claims payable within one month after proof of death. Ten per cent. on the sum assured may be received imme diately after satisfactory proof of death shall be afforded, when ever the circumstances of the claimant shall render such an accommodation essential. No proof of birth required after a claim shall arise, as the age of the assured will be at all times admitted is the policy. Fraud only to vitiate a policy, and all disputes to be settled by arbitration, at the option of the assured. Policies assigned, or duly deposited, as equitable securities with creditors, not vitiate by suicide, death by duelling, or the hands of justice. Policies forfeited by non-payment of premiums renewable upon satisfactory certificates of health, and the payment of the premium in arrear with interest thereon, with a small fine to be fixed by the Board. Females arid others to whom it maybeinconvenient to appear before the Board will be attended by the Medical Officers of the establishment. A Committee of the Managers and the Medical Officers attend daily . for the dispatch of business at the office, where every practicable facility is given for the completion of proposals for Assurance, and where every requisite information relative to the establishment may be obtained. C. F. KIRKMAN, Esq., Resident Manager. A reserve of Shares has been made ior appropriation in the country, and applications for them, and for the office of Agent to the Institution in the different towns of the kingdom, are requested, addressed to the Resident Manager, at the Office of the Company. AN EXCELLENT FAMILY MEDI CINE FOR INDIGESTION, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, &c. &c. In every instance where a fair trial has been made, NOR TON'S CAMOMILE PILLS, have invariably given satis faction, affording permanent relief in all cases of Indigestion, and a speedy cure for Head-ache, Bilious, and Liver Com plaints, Heartburn, and Acidity of the Stomach, Depressed Spirits, Disturbed Sleep, Violent Palpitations, Spasms, Gene ral Debility, Costiveness, &c. They arc mild in their opera tion, safe under any circumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testimony of the benefits to he derived from their use. Sold in bottles at Is. I d. 2s. Bd, and I ls. each, in every Town in the Kingdom. CAUTION —Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and de not be persuaded to purchase an Imitation. Also, FOR SOFTENING THE SKIN AND IM PROVING THE COMPLEXION. GODFREY'S EXTRACT of ELDER FLOWERS, stands and all Cutaneous Imperfections, ren unrivalled for its efficacy ; it effectually eradicates Tan, Pim• i'lleers;tlh:reeemkolests'sßalleod:ecomplexion delicately clear, and imparts to the Skin a pleasing and healthy appearance. In the process of shaving it is invaluable, as it allays the irritation and smart ing pain, and renders the skin smooth and firm. It protects the skin from the effects of the cold winds and damp atmosphere, and will be found beyond all praise, to use as a family Lotion on all oc casions, Sold in Bottles, price 2s. 9d., by all respectable Medicine Vendors and Perfumers. TO LADIES Dll. A. G. HULL' S UTERO-ABDOMI NAL SUPPORTER, for the Radical Cure .f Pro lapsus Uteri, t r Falling of the Womb, by external apt lication, super— seding the use of the objectionable pessary, affords i t mediate relief from the distressing bear'd , g down sensations usually attendant on this complaint, and has never faile t of perform d cing ir a perfect restora tion to health, even under the most aggravatecinnstant has received the entire ape royal of the most emi ent of the Faculty, including all the Ob.tetrick Lecturers, and of every patient who has tried its efficacy. Agents in Londoa :—Richard Higham, 4', Jermyn-street; Weiss and Son, 62, Strand ; and S. Maw, 11. Aldersgate...street. Pamphlets describing its use aid fplication will b p. esented by the above. Mr'. Hlgham a:tends personally on Ladies at 43, Rimyu-street, entrance in Doke-street. DOMESTIC COOKERY, BY A LADY. Now ready, price 65., strongly bound, MRS. RUNDELL'S INTSYSTEM of DOMES TIC COOKER Y, founded npon principles of Economy and Practical Knowledge, and adapted to the Use of Private Fimilies. An entirely new Edition (being the 64th, or two hundred and seventieth thousand copies), improved by the ad dition of 900 new and original receipts, suited to the present advanced state of the art of cookery. John Murray, Albemarle-street. ", ' 0 The public is informed that Mr. Murray's is the only correct and improved Edition, and bears his name on the outside. In Bvo., price 125., Volume VII of THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. By PATRICK FRASER TYTLER, Esq. This Volume embraces the eventful period between the Mar riage of Mary to Darnley, and the Conclusion of the Civil War in 1752. William Tait, Edinburgh ; Longman and Co., and Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London. TREASURES FOR PHILOLOGISTS. DE PORQUET'S LE IRESOR, for Turn ing English into French at Sight. Twentieth Edi ion. 3s. 6d. De Porquet's German Tresor. 3s. 6d. 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(C)N the CURE of SQUINTJNG, by the DIVISION of one of the STRAIGHT MUSCLES of the EYE, &c., &c., &c.; being the HALF-YEARLY REPORT laid before the GOVERNORS of the ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, at their GENERAL MEETING, on July 25. Second Edition. By CHARLES WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq., Jun., Atsistant- Surgeon to the Hospital, Demonstrator of Anatomy at the Charing-cross Hospital, &c., &c. And ordered to be printed and published , price One Shilling, by J. Churchill, Princes-street, Soho; William Sams, St. James's street ; and .1. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. The Poor in London are received, on their own application, without letters of recommendation, and those in the country requiring operation, will be received, after a previous applica tion of the Clergyman, or duly constituted authorities of the place, to tha Secretary. By order, THOMAS R. FOWLER, R.N., Secretary. Just published, in royal 18mo., cloth, price 3s. ; and sent in Town or Country free, by post, 3s. 6d., MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PRE MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suf fering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHtEA, GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. published by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall ; S xange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Strand; illachen and Co., 8, D'Olier-street, Dublin ; Duncan 114, High-s'aeet, Edinburgh; and to be had ofall Booksellers The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affec tions, which for some unaccountable reason have been either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost in difference, by the otdinary practitioner. To enter into the details of these affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. We have no hesitation, however, in saying that:there is no member of society, by whom the book will not be found interesting, whe ther we consider such person to hold the relation of a PA RENT, a PRECEPTOR, or a CLERGYMAN. The PARENT, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which for want of a careful investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work be astonished to find that in nine tenths of the cases of young persons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary consumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits, practised by youth much more fre quently than is at all suspected. The PRECEPTOR, also, who holds temporarily, at least the relation and responsibility of a parent, will, by perusing this work, be directed, and very much assisted in investigating and detecting the too often concealed practices so often introduced into schools, whereby the health and ultimately the lives of his pupils are sure to be compromised, unless the evil be checked in proper time. He will here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of this moral labyrinth, and a standard whereby to judge, when delicacy of health should appear to attack any of his young charges, what the rea. cause of such attack may be, and thus he will be enabled to check the evil in its incipient state. The CLERGYMAN, in whose sacred character, is at once concentrated the twofold relation of parent and instructorovill here be directed as to the nature of those habits, to which youth is addicted ; he will also be enabled to point out the disastrous consequences which are sure to follow from them, if not relinquished. Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their residence,: No. 7, Frith-street, Soho, from Ten till Three, and Five till Eight in the Evening; and Country Patients are re quested to be as minnte as possible in the detail of their cases, —as to the duration of the complaint, the symptoms, age, ge neral habits of living, and occupation in life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by the " usual Consulta tion Fee of 11.," without which no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases, the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on. N.B. Seven doors from Soho-square. INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC TURES of the URETHRA, SYPHILIS, GONOR RHEA, GLEETS, and all DISEASES of the GENERA TIVE and URINARY ORGANS. Notwithstanding the above Institution is closed, Patients may continue to receive the GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Sur geon (Mr. Courtenay, 42, Great Marlborougk-street,) by ap plying at his own house instead of the Charity. Hours of Attendance, from Eight to Ten in the Mornings and from Seven to Nine in the Evenings. On Sundays in the Morning, but not in the Evening. F A TAL CONFLICTBETWEEN Two BR o - THERS. —A lamentable occurrence took p lace at Weathers field, in Essex, on Thu rsday. A quarrel unh appily arose w ,being inquest was asked h e l w d on Mon bn entmwbeeern of iohn other a men, n Josephand hether he we re reaping in a fi e ld i n t h at parish for Mr. Halls and a fi g ht ensued betwee n th em, i n which John received severe blows on the bod y from his brother, and died in consequen ce on the followin g ni g h t , leaving a widow nd n Joseph ild , wished to make any s tatement upon the sub j e ct , said // I w a be twcehpbrNene,m A a n n was reaping certainly a little before not thinking any PUBLIC NOTIFICATION• harm, and John came over his stetch on to mine, and MESSRS. SLOAN and CO., Members of struck me in the eye ; after that he kicked me when the Royal College of Surgeons, 4 , ARGYLL-PLACE, down on the cheek. Through these blows I wa s unsensed REGENT-STREET , and 28 ' IRONMONGER-LA NE , and never recollect striking any blow. No one came on CHEAPSIDE, may be consulted from Eight o'Clock in the my stetch to fight besides my brother John ' ' , The Jury Morning until Ten at Night , on ever y variet y and sta g e o f returned a verdict o f Mtnslaughter against Jos eph , who Syphilis, with that delicacy and secresy they have hitherto ob. was immediately committed by the Coroner to served. The treatment they pursue will not subject any patient • take li . to confinement or hindrance from business. Cases of an ex- trial at the next assize. Deceased was • , ig twenty-eight treme nature they eradicate in eight or ten days, or if slight or Years of age. recent in two or three, without the indiscriminate use of mer- We regret to state that Lord Errol has expe cury, and at a moderate expense. Generative debility, rienced a severe domestic calamity by the loss of a near Gonorrhoea, and Strictures of the Urethra, unhappily so preva :ent, are rested upon those unerrin,, • ~, principles which have in- who was on Tuesday night burnt to death in • relative, bed at Southampton. sured to Messrs. Sloan and Co. so large a share of nubile pa- His Lordship was sent for expressly immediately tronage for nearly thirty years in London, and which it will be . on Wednescig. and proceeded to Southamp i Y ' • dof accompanyingl, Majesty their future exertion to maintain. ton by railway, instead Letters, containing an enclosure, will be answered by retu rn Windsor, which he would otherwise have done. The ac- Letters, 1 and patients, however distant, will be cerresponded with until cident is said to have occurred while the deceased gentle i recovered. man was reading in bed 6 THE ARCHIMEDES SCREW PRO PELLER SHIP, having circumnavigated Great Britain, and since performed an unprecedented quick passage to Oporto and back, being engaged to visit Antwerp, Amster dam, and Hamburgh, WILL LEAVE BLACKWALL at NOON on TUESDAY, the 18th Inst., presenting a favourable opportunity for a limited number of GENTLEMEN PAS SENGERS who may wish to judge respecting the merits of an invention which is now exciting great interest throughout the kingdom, and at the same time to attend the FESTIVAL of RUBENS at ANTWERP. Preference would be given to a Select Party ; and for all further particulars apply at the Patent Screw Propeller Office, 15, Fish-street-hill. WRECK of the ROYAL GEORGE. PORTSMOUTH DOCK :1 RD, Ave. 12, 1840. Notice is hereby given that thttALE of OLD FIRE WOOD which is to take pl ace a t ails Yard on WEDNESDAY the 26th instant, will include about 20 Lots of WOOD with IRON attached thereto, recovered from the WRECK of the ROYAL GEORGE. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, Auc. 13, 1840. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain Henry S m ith, R.N., to be a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 14. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. J. Johnston, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Browne, who retires ; Cornet R. J. Knox to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnston ; Ensign J. Somerville, from the 47th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Knox, Aug. 14. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant R. C. S. Clifford to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Compton, who retires; C. Ball our, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clifford, Aug. 14. 27th Regiment of Foot—J. T. D'Arcy Hutton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Somerville, appointed to the 6th Dragoon Guards, Aug. 14. 55th Foot—Captain H. Grimes, from the half-pay unat tached, to be Captain, vice A. Sharpin, who exchanges, re ceiving the difference, Aug. 14. 59th Foot—Ensign H. W. Gordon to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Heard, - who retires; J. de Montmorency, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon, Aug. 14. 83d Foot—W. S. Wills, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Puleston, who retires, Aug. 14. UNATTACHED.—Lieut. Captain, ATac w o. i — tho L u i t p eut u . rc ß ha . se B, Aug.eao, l4 f . rom the 24th Foot, to 13uEvET.—The undermentioned Cadets, of the Honourable East India Company's Service, to have the temporary rank of Ensign during the period of their being placed under the com mand of Colonel Pasley, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining : F. Whiting, Gent. ; J. H. Maxwell, Gent. ; J. D. Camp bell, Gent. ; E. J. Lake, Gent. ; P. Garforth, Gent., Aug. 4. INIEMORANDA.—The Christian name of Ensign de Piro, who was appointed to the Royal Malta Fencibles, on the 10th July last, is Guiseppe. The Christian names of Ensign Carmichael, of the 68th Foot, are William Hugh Hedges, and not Hugh Hedges Wil liam, as previously stated. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—G. T. Lowth, Esq., to be Captain, Aug. 11 ; J. W. Hinde, Esq., to be ditto, Aug. 12. • Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry—H. Leach, Esq., to be Captain, vice Phillips, resigned ; G. Parry, jun., Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Harris, resigned; J. L. G. P. Lewis, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Stokes, resigned, July 18. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JAMES DEARDEN, coal merchant, Liverpool. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. JAMES ASKHAM, brewer, Sheffield. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT BUTTERWORTH, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, Lancashire, to surrender Aug. 2 8, and Sept. 28, at e l e ven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manche s t er . N orr i s , Allen, anti Simpson, Bartlett 's-buildings, H o lb orn ; Heaton, RochdaIe.BENJAMIN WHITTEL, fancy cloth manufacturer, Broad Royd, Halifax, Yorkshire, Aug. 27, and Sept 25, at ten, at the George Hotel, Huddersfield. Lake and Waldron, Basing hall-street, London ; Battye and Clay, Huddersfield, JAMES BONNER, builder, Thame, Oxfordshire, Aug. 29, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the house o f M r. Lucas, Town- . hall, Oxford. Holloway, Thame, Oxfordshire. THOMAS ROGERS, innkeeper, Salisb ury , A ug. 21 an d S ep t. 25, a t eleve n , a t th e Th ree Swans Inn, Salisbury. Hodding, Hodding, and Townsend, Salisbury ; Smith and Atkins Gray'slnn-place, Gray's-inn, London. , THOMAS LOWNDES and SAMUEL INGRAM HILL, earthenware-manufacturers, Stoke-upon-Trent, Aug. 25 and Sept. 28, at twelve, at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Stoke-upon-Trent. Young, Longton ' • Gough, London. WILLIAM MUNROE, jun., and THOMAS MUNROE, merchants, Milk-street, Aug. 24, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee; Van Sandau and Howell, Old Jewry. BURN HARPER, butcher, Bishop Wearmuuth, Durham, Sept. 4, and 25, at eleven, at Thwaites s Waterloo Hotel, Dur ham. Nicholls and Son, Cook's Court Lincoln's Inn, London; Thompson, Durham. BARTHOLOMEW V ANDERPLANK and SAMUEL VANDERPLANK, woollen-drapers, Saville-row, Burlington gardens, Aug. 24, at twelve, and Sept. 25, at half.past twelve, Couri of Baul.i T -- offieial assignee ; Van Sandau and Howell, Old Jewry. ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, spirit-merchant, Lastcheap, August 24, at one, and Sept. 25, at half-past .two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, Basinghall-street, official a ssignee ; Hartley, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, CHARLES JOSEPH GRACE and EDWARD GRACE, coal-factors, Cross-lane, Si. Mary at Hill, Aug. 25, at eleven, and Sept. 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Finsbury-square ; Compton, Church -court, Old Jewry, London. JAMES WALTON, iron -founder, Great Bridge, Stafford shire, Aug. 28, and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Swan Hotel, Wolverhampton. Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square, London ; Mot to am, Birmingham. WILLIAM FARRELL, cattle-salesman, Kensington, Lan cashire, August 21, and September 25, at eleven, at the Cla rendon-rooms, Liverpool. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Frodsham, Liverpool. WILLIAM JAMES SIMPSON, brickmaker, Reading, Aug. 22 and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the George Inn, Reading. Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane, London; Wheat ley, Reading. THOMAS MASSER, common brewer, Liverpool, August 21, at ten, and September 25, at one, at the Clarendon rooms, Liverpool. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London; Cru m p an d H assa ll , Li verpoo l . SAMUEL WOOD, chert-merchant, Bagilt, Flintshire, Aug. 26, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Holywell. Wolston, Furnival's Inn, London; Oldfield, Bod hyfryd, Abergele. FREDERICK EDWARD TURNER, druggist, Holywell, Flintshire, Aug. 26, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the King's Arms, Holywell. Bartrum and Son, Old Broad-street, London; Oldfield, I3odhyfryd, Abergele. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. G. Gowar, coach maker, Church-row, Aldgate, Sept. 7, at half-past eleven. In the Country. W. Barker and S. Adams, hosiers,"Nottingham, Sept. 9, at twelve, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham—H. Mayle, grocer, Bedford, Sept. 8, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Bedford—J. and E. Milne, cotton spinners, Nen-hey, Lanca shire, Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, lqan chester. CERTIFICATES—SEPT. 4. J. Racine and J. Jaques, silk dyers, Hare-street. Bethnal_ green—A. E. Shelley, coal merchant, Lower Halliford, Mid dlesex—E. C. Hooper, commission agent, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury—J. Wheeler, printer, Southampton. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Barney and W. H. Moberley, attorneys, Southampton_. P. Forgie, A. Forgie, and W. Forgie, linen drapers, Goose gate, Nottingham—W. Cullum and W. Peake, china dealers, dge—T. Field and W. Un. r eet—R. Thompson and J. Knights der w ood b , r t i e d a g d e - e t a e l e r r r az e F , e I ne r i h i g u r l a c t h s b .. s r t i liowen Stopforth, maltsters, Ormskirk, Lancashire—D. Goodma n an d J. Boden, cotton waste dealers , Manc hester—J. and B. Ellis , joiners, Folly Hall, near Huddersfield —W. Falconer and W. I Robb, merchants, Manchester — J. Dani el, S. R head , and G. Rhead, earthenware manufacturers, Stoke - upon-Trent—J. Forrest, D. W. Forrest, and H. Worthington , cotton spinner s , Blackburn, Lancashire—D. Mellor, sen. and J. Mellor, shoe makers, Oldham, Lancashire—H. Benwell and H. J. surgeons, Greenwich—J. Anderson, W. Garrow, A. S m i th, ' and T. Irvine, merchants, Liverpool (so far as regards A. Smith and T. Irvine)—J. W. M'Cardie, J. MiCardie' and H. Camm, wholesale haberdashers. Birmingham (so far as regards nstt, drapers,C heasptsoidekpe— _ J,— Fowden,H. Camm )— W. Kirk and T. Davies , potatoe merchant s , M Cheshire— G. Gn ehester—J. S. Taylor and L. S. Richmond , attorneys, - Potte ries, Staffordshire—E. I. S. Trimmer and H. GAr.a Jones, inger, brokers, Pudding-lane , Ci t y —R. M ' Call and 11. linen e la , r a e n h d ou rr se . men, G. Sargent and T. R. Ro well, mealmen, Ne wbury and Green ham, Berkshire—J. Coll ins, J. Farber, H. Sherren, and J. Sherren, refiners, Jewin -street, Cri pp le g ate ( so far as regards H. and J. Sherren)—R. Cl y burn and G. Lister, ironfound ers, Uley, Gloucestershi re —W. Du p ree and C. Tatner, jun., common brewers, Albion Brewery, Grove-st reet, H ackney—G. Edgecumbe and G. Edgecumbe, jun., confecti oners, Chippen ham, Wiltshire. SEQUESTRATIONS. Barker, rid l a in Y e - SCOTCH JAMES COCHRAN , road contractor, and Sept. 7, at two, at the Eagle Inn, Glasgow. c Paisley, A ug . 17 LEWIS M'KENZIE and JOHN . M'DONALD , railway c ontractors, Kilwinning , Aug. 22 and Sept. 18, at two, at the Eglinton Arms Inn, Irvine. OFFICIAL REPORT OF LIEUTENANT WILKES. " EXPLORING EXPEDITION. " United States ship Vincennes, March 10, 1840. " Sir,—l have the honour to report, that having completed our outfits and observations at Sydney, New South \Vales, the exploring squadron under my command, composed of this ship, the Peacock, Por poise, and Flying Fish, sailed in company on the 24th of December, with my instructions to proceed south as far as practicable, and cruise within the Antarctic Ocean, Copies of the instructions were forwarded to you with my despatch No. 57. " We continued in company until the Ist of January, when we parted in company with the Flying Fish, and with the Peacock in a fog on the 3d. " I then steered with the Porpoise in company for our first rendezvous, Macquain's Island, and thence to Emerald Island, our second rendezvous, having passed over the supposed locality of the latter in longitude 162.30. E., latitude, 57.15.5., without seeing land, or meeting with the Peacock or Flying Fish. " On the 10th January, being in lat. 61 S., we fell in with the first icelands, and continued steering to the southward among the icebergs, which compelled us to change our course frequently in avoiding them. " On the 12th we ran into a bay of field ice in long. 164 53 E. and lat. 64 11 S., presenting a perfect bar rier to our progress further south, a heavy fog ensuing, during which we parted company with the Porpoise, her commander having directions to follow my written instructions in that event. ".I had determined to leave each vessel to act inde pendently, believing it would tend to give,' if possible, a greater degree of emulation to us all ; and being well satisfied, that ow ing to the ice and thick weather, it would be impossible to continue long in com pany, I deemed it preferable to hazard the event of accident, rather than embarrass our operations. "wI therefore submit the details of the proceedings of this ship, as they will, without doubt, nearly coincide with the movements of the other vessels of the squa dron, the reports from which will tend to verify our operations. " After an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate through the ice on the 12th of January, we proceeded to the westward, working along with head winds and fogs, and on the 16th we fell in with the Peacock, in long. 157 43 E., Int 65 29 S. " On the morning of the 19th of January we saw land to the south and east, with many indications of being in its vicinity, such as penguin, seal, and the discolouration of the water ; but the impenetrable barrier of ice pre vented our nearer approach to it, and the same day we again saw the Peacock to the south and west. We were in long. 104 27 E., and lat. 66 20 S. " On the 22d we fell in with large clusters and bodies of ice, and innumerable ice islands, and until the 25th were in a large bay formed by ice, examining the diffe rent points in hopes of effecting an entrance to the south, but were disappointed. We here reached lat. 67 4, long. 147 30 E., being the furthest south we penetrated. Appearances of distant land were seen in the eastward and westward, but all points except the one we entered presented an impenetrable barrier. We here filled up our water tanks with ice, taken from an iceberg along side the ship. " We made our magnetic observations on the ice. The dipping needles gave 87 deg. 30 min. for the dip, and our azimuth compass was so sluggish on the ice, that, on being agitated, and bearings taken again, it gave nearly three points difference, the variations being 12 deg. 35 min. E. A few days afterwards, about 100 miles further to the west, we had no variation, and thence it rapidly increased is westerly variation, from which lam of opinion, that when in the ice-bay we could not have been very far from the south magnetic pole. This bay I named Disappointment Bay, as it seemed to put an end to all our hopes of further pro gress south. " On the 27th we fell in with the Porpoise., in long. 142, 20 E., and let. 65, 54 S., and parted company shortly afterwards. " On the 28th, at noon, after thirteen repulses, we reached long. 140, 30 E., and let. 66, 33 S., where we again discovered land bearing south, having run over forty miles thickly studded with icebergs. The same evening we had a heavy gale from the south east, with snow, hail, and thick weather, which rendered our situation very dangerous, and compelled us to retrace our steps by the route which we had entered. During this gale we were unable to see the distance of a fourth of a mile, constantly passing icebergs that surrounded us, and rendering it necessary to keep all hands on deck. On the morning of the 30th the gale abated, and we returned by the seine route to reach the land, when the da . ngers we encountered among the ice the preceding night, and our providential escape, were evident to all. We ran towards the land about 50 miles, when we reached a small bay, pointed by high ice cliffs and black volcanic rocks, with about 60 miles of coast in sight, extending to a great distance towards the southward, in REPORT. high mountainous land. By the Lords' Committees appointed a Select Commit " The breeze freshened to a strong gale, which pre- tee to inquire into the Destruction and Sale of Pa vented our landing, and compelled us to run out after pers and other Documents from the Exchequer, and sounding in thirty fathoms water; and within two hours into the manner in which other Records lately offered afterwards the ship was again reduced to her storm publicly for Sale have been obtained from the Govern sails, with a heavy gale from the southward, with snow, ment Offices ; and to whom was also referred the Pc sleet, and a heavy sea, continuing 36 hours, and, if pos- tion of Henry Cock, of Newington, in the County of sible, more dangerous than that of the 28th and 29th, Surrey, praying their Lordships for an Inquiry as to owing to the large number of ice-islands around us ; whether a certain Paper had been preserved from after which I received reports from the medical officers, Destruction. representing the exhausted state of the crew and con- That the Committee have met , and examined several ditton of th ship, of which the following are extracts : witnesses in relation to the matter referred to them, and " The medical officers on duty reported, under date have found that the Exchequer documents to which the of the 31st of January, that the number upon the sick attention of the Committee were in the first instance di list this morning is 15 ; most of these cases are conse- meted were deposited in a vault at Somerset-house about quent upon the extreme hardship and exposure they 50 years ago. There is no record to show whence they have undergone during the last gales of wind, when the were removed, or by whose directions they were placed ship has been surrounded with ice. This number is not there, nor does it appear that any department considered large, but it is necessary to state the general health of itself responsible for the due custody of them ; and there the crew is, in our opinion, decidedly affected, and that fore they were not included among those documents under ordinary circumstances the list would be very which were delivered over to Sir John Newport, as much increased, while the men, under the present exi- Controller-General of the Exchequer, in conformity with gences, actuated by a laudable desire to do their duty the Act 4 and 5W m. IV., c. 15, on his appointment on to the last, refrain from presenting themselves as appli- the 11th of October, i 834. cants for the list. The attention of Sir John Newport was first directed " ' Under these circumstances, we feel ourselves to these documents in 1835. In 1836 Mr. Devon, a obliged to report that, in our opinion, a few days more clerk in the Chapter-house, was ordered to inspect them ; of such exposure as they have already undergone would he reported that he found them for the most part in large reduce the number of the crew by sickness to such an deal boxes, the rest lying in confusion on the floor the extent as to hazard the safety of the ship and the lives greater part of the latter was in a dreadful state of de of all on board.' cay. He reported also, " that the doorway had been " After which, the surgeon being restored to duty, bricked up, that be entered by means of a ladder at a reported to me as follows : place which was once a window, and that there was no " I respectfully report that, in my opinion, the health thing to prevent the public from stealing them, suppos of the crew is materially affected by the severe fatigue, ing any one knew of their elistence." want of sleep, and exposure to the weather, to which Upon the communication of these facts to the Tree they have lately been subjected; that a continuance of sury by Sir John Newport, an examination was directed these hardships, even for a very short period, will en- to be made in order to discover, if possible, when and by tirely disqualify a great number of men for their duty, whom these documents had been placed in the vault, and that the necessary attention to the health of the what was the nature of them, and bow it was fitting crew, and their future efficiency and usefulness, demands they should be disposed of. The Clerks of the Exche the immediate return of the ship to a milder climate.' quer were mentioned as the persons best qualified to " Deeming it my duty, however, to persevere, I de- undertake the examination, and it was in consequence cided to continue, and steered again for the land, which entrusted to Mr. Bulky, the chief clerk in the Control we had named the Antarctic Continent. ler's Office, who had been forty-three years in the Ex "We reached it on the 2d of February, about sixty chequer, assisted by Mr. Woodfall and Mr. Barrett, miles to the westward of the point first visited, where who also had been officers in that department for a con we found the coast lined with solid perpendicular ice siderable time. cliffs, preventing the possibility of landing, and the same Mr. Bulley having asked for authority to destroy cer mountains trending to the westward. Thence we pro- tain books and papers (the books being purely of ac ceeded to the westward along the ice barrier, which ap- count, and appearing to be of no interest or value at the peered to make from the land, until the 3d, when we present time, and the papers, including the warrants of again encountered a severe gale from the south-east, which the books of entry on record are retained, being with thick weather and snow until the 7th of Feb- equally valueless), the Treasury in reply stated, that ruary, when it cleared up sufficiently to allow us to see " whilst they entertained doubts how far they would be our way clear, and we again approached the perpendi- warranted in giving a general order for the destruction cuter barrier of ice, similar to that which we had pre- of these papers, there was no objection to the destruction viously seen as attached to the land, the same land of those which are mere memoranda , o r p a p ers of which being in sight at a great distance. We stood along the entries have been made of record in the books of the barrier about 70 miles to the westward, when it sud- Exchequer or the Treasury ;" adding further, that denly trended to the southward, and our further " they could not authorise the destruction of any books progress to the south was arrested by a solid barrier of of records, or other hooks t han mere memoranda, with field-ice. After an unsuccessful examination for twenty- out further information." four hours in all directions, we continued to the west- Mr. Bulley was undoubtedly perfectly competent to ward along the barrier, as usual, surrounded by ice- decide upon the value of documents of the class referred islands. to in in that order. The greatest portion of the collet " On the Bth and 10th (being on the Bth in long. tion appears to have been of that class, but there were 127 deg. 7. min. east, let. 65 deg. 3 min. south) we had many others which it was i n tended should be preserv e d. similar appearances of distant mountains, but the corn - The selection and d estruction continued to the close of pact barrier extending from east to west by south pre- the year 1838, with only casual and unauthorised as vented a nearer approach. sistauce in the way of advice from Mr. Devon as to the " On the night of the 9th of February, being the importants of those documents, of which Mr. Bulley first clear night for some time, we witnessed the aurora and his clerks were and felt themselves to be incompe australis. tent judges. We continued on the 10th and 11 th westward , with The removal of the documents was effected h b e y aagrceoend southeast winds and fine weather, close along the bar- tract e ntered into with a Mr. Jay, by which rier, which was more compact, with immense islands of to remove the boxes from Somerset-house to the Con ice enclosed within the field ice. troller's Office, on condition that he was to be allowed eo n the 12 th we again saw the distant mountains, to purchase the rejected papers and parchments at the but were unable to effect a nearer approach, being in rate of 81. per on to . tdhoe All pnuo t b thleiacp account. to received from Mr. long. 112, 16 E., lat. 64, 57 S., and I was again compelled j n o t i this mode of dis to go on to the westward. pOsY w The ingaos Committeecarried public docume n t s , even w h ere it takes place " The ice-barrier trending more to the southward , in duced me to hope that we should again succeed in up - after the most careful examination of the p a pe r s sold, proaching nearer the supposed line c oast. On the and on the present occasion it does not appear that suf 13th, at noon, we reached long. 107, 45 E., lat. 65, 11 ficient attention was paid to the orders given by the S., with a tolerable clear sea before us, and the land Treasury, as some documents undoubtedly got into the plainly in sight. I continued pushing through the ice i public market through Mr. Jay, which ought not to until we were stopped by the fixed barrier, about 15 have been permitted to leave the office, not being com miles from the shore, and with little or no prospect of prehended in the list of papers which alone were autho tffecting a landing. rised to be destroyed. " I hauled off for the short height, and the next On the 26th of June, 1838, Mr. Rodd, a bookseller, morning made another attempt at a different point, but having had some papers considered by him to be of was equally unsuccessful, being able to approach only value offered to him from this collection, wrote to the three or four miles nearer, as it appeared perfectly i rn .. Rev. J. Forshall, of the British Museum, informing him penetrable. Near us were several icebergs, coloured of the destruction and sale of those documents, and On the 17th of February, in long. 97, 30 E., lat. l 64 S., land was again seen at a great distance towards the south-west. We now found ourselves closely em bayed and unable to proceed in a westerly direction ; the ice barrier trending round to the northward and east ward, compelled us to retrace our steps. We had en tered a deep gulf on its southern side, and it required four days' beating along its northern shore to get out of it. During this time our position was critical, the wea ther changeable, and little room in case of bad weather. It fortunately held up until we found ourselves again with a clear sea to the northward. " The ice barrier had now trended to about 62 de grees of latitude ; the wind having set in from the west ward with dark weather and little prospect of seeing the land or making much progress to the westward prior to the Ist of March, thereby losing time which might be spent to advantage for our whaling interests at New Zealand ; I determined to proceed to the r.orth on the evening of the 21st. " There was a brilliant appearance of the aurora australis on the 17th of February in long. 97 39 E. lat. 64 S. ; also on the 22d in long. 103, 30 E., lat. 58, 10 S. ; on the 25th in long. 117, 31 E., lat. 53 S. ; and on the Ist of March in long. 137 E., lat. 49, 30 S. " The result stated in this report leads me to the following conclusions : " Ist. From our discoveries of the land through 40 degrees of longitude and the observations made during this interesting cruise, with the similarity of formation and position of the ice during our close examination of it, I consider that there can scarcely be a doubt of the existence of the Antarctic Continent extending the whole distance of 70 degrees from east to west. " 2d. That different points of the land are at times free from the ice barrier. • " 3d. That they are frequented by seal, many of which were seen, and offer to our enterprising countrymen en gaged in those pursuits a field of large extent for ,their future operations. _ . "4th. That the large number of whales of different species seen, and the quantity of food for them, would designate this coast as a place of great resort for them. The fin-backed whale seemed to predominate. "We proceeded on our cruise to the north ward and eastward with strong gales, until we reached the latitude of certain islands, laid down on the charts as the Royal Company's Islands, about six degrees to the westward of their supposed lo cality ; I then stood on their parallel, and passed over their supposed site, but we saw nothing of them, nor any indication of land in the vicinity ; I feel confident, as far as respects their existence in or near the longitude or parallel assigned them, to assert that they do not exist. " The last ice island was seen in latitude 51 deg. S. A few specimens of natural history were obtained and preserved during the cruise. "As I conceive it would be unbecoming in me to speak of our arduous services, the report and ac companying chart of our cruise must speak for us, but I cannot close this report without bringing to your notice the high estimation in which I hold the conduct of the officers, seamen, and marines dur ing this antarctic cruise, the manner and spirit, together with the coolness and alacrity, with which they have met the dangers and performed their duties. I trust that they will receive from the Government some gratifying notice of it. All I can say in their favour would fall far short of what they deserve. " I shall ever bear testimony that they have proved themselves worthy of the high character borne by our countrymen and the navy to which they belong. " I have the honour to be, Sir, most respectfully, your obedient servant. " CHARLES WILKES, " Commanding Exploring Expedition of the United States." "To the Hon. J. K. Paulding, Secretary of the Navy, Washington City." THE DESTRUCTION AND SALE OF EXCHEQUER DOCUMENTS. stating that it could only be carried on throut ; A. I'2! norance of the officers employed of their import 71 value in a depository like the British Museut • A /i t. Forshall wrote the same day to the Chancellor . Exchequer, enclosing a copy of Mr. Rodd's NUM: 1m INA :4 questing that it might be referred to the proper func tionary, if the matter appeared to require further consi deration. This letter was accordingly referred to the Controller-General ; and on the 15th of August the Chancellor of the Exchequer received a letter from Mr Eden, the Assistant-Controller, in which it was stated that the greatest care was taken in the examination and that the papers rejected were only orders for pay ment, old warrants, and old receipts. The Treasury were satisfied with this report, and it des not appear that additional or more able assistance was afforded to Mr. Bulky in consequence of the information convoyed in Mr. Rodd's letter. The Committee are unable to state with any confi dence to what extent papers of considerable impor- tance may have been included among those disposed of to Mr. Jay. Many of very great interest and value have been preserved by Mr. Bulley, and this fact, and the manner in which this selection was conducted, would lead them to believe that the loss has not been extensive. Some of the documents sold to Mr. Jay have been offered to and purchased by the British Museum ; but, though this proves they were of a cha racter which might have been advantageously preserved for that public collection, it does not appear that any of very great consequence have been recovered in that quarter. The list of books and papers preserved will be found in Mr. Bailey's report of the 17th of December, 1838, and it includes many issue rolls from the time of Ed ward IV., privy seal books, books of issues of receipt, patents and warrants, various state papers, royal and diplomatic correspondence, Papal briefs,- lists of crown jewels, of prisoners confined in the Tower, and por tions of the Wolsey correspondence which fill up blanks in the series deposited in the State Paper-office. Mr. Lemon, the Secretary to Commissioners for printing state papers, having been examined, delivered in a memorandum, stating more particularly the natiure and value of the documents preserved,—original letters of the highest interest and importance from " Popes Adrian and Leo X. to Henry VIII. and Wolsey, ex tremely valuable, as a portion of the State papers were about to be published." Mr. Lemon also describes other parts of the collection as " still more valuable, and all in beautiful preservation." The Committee also examined Mr. Black, an officer acting under the authority of the Master of the Rolls, and who, since the com►nencemeat of this inquiry has been employed in examining these documents. He states, that " about 1,000 volumes of books have been preserved : letters patent and writs of Privy Seal froth the time of Henry VIII. downwards, a very interesting diplomatic correspondence, Papal briefs, and other curious documents." This examination is still in pro gress, and is carried on by Mr. Black with a view to the classification and preservation of those documents under the authority of the Master of the Rolls. Although not strictly within the order of reference, the Committee were led in the course of the inquiry to examine as to the rate of the poll records. On Feb. 25, 1835, the state of these important documents was brought under the consideration of the Treasury, in a letter addressed by Sir John Newport to Sir Thomas Fremantle, then Secretary of the Treasury, and under the authority of the Government Sir John Newport took steps for the examination, classification, and repair of these records. Mr. Frederick Devon, an officer of the Chapter-house, recommended by the Record Commission, was employed with a clerk acting under him for about two years, in the execution of this duty ; and by a Report made to the Lords of the Treasury in February, 1838, it appears that the ar rangement of this important historical collection was completed, comprehended 2,250 rolls, and 1,463 volumes, of which a catalogue has been made, and a duplicate catalogue has been deposited in the British Museum. Under the authority of the Treasury, the Controller- General directed the pub:icution of three vo?umes of most interesting extracts from these records, so as to ren der them more generally available for the purposes of historical or antiquarian research. The Committee have much satisfaction in stating that in reference to these records every step has been taken that the public could have desired. In reference to the second part of the inquiry en trusted tv the Committee as to the manner in which other records lately offered publicly for sale have been obtained from the Government offices, it appears that a large quantity of vellums and parchments were re moved and sold from the cellars of the Chirographer's office of the Court of Common Pleas by a clerk in the office, about Lady-day, 1836. These documents were of various dates, from the time of Edward 11. to Queent Elizabeth, and relating to the levying of fines in the Court of Common Pleas. They were traced in several quarters with great assiduity and success, and a large portion of them have been recovered and restored to the repositories of the Court. It is also clear, from a variety of booksellers' cata logues which have been brought under the notice of the Committee, and from the evidence of several dealers, that a very large number of records of the greatest curiosity and value hare for a long period of years beaa, openly and constantly offered for salc, which must have: been from time to time (some at very distant periods) improperly procured from different public offices. The most effectual remedy, in the opinion of the Committee, against this evil is to be found in the erec tion of a building, in which all the public records now placed under the custody of the Master of the Rolls may be collected together and secured under proper inspec tion. Every other suggestion for theiA protection can only be considered as a partial improvement upon their present neglected state. The Committee are of opinion that the practice of marking books and documents in several places; with a stamp peculiar to the department to which they especi ally belong should be generally adopted, not only in the Government, but in all the public offices, extending to those of Clerks of the Peace, Registrars of the Ec clesiastical Courts, and other offices of a similar cha racter ; and that a legal right of recovering documents so stamped should be created by enactment, without any limitation as to the time they may have been lost from the office, or the manner in which the holders may have obtained possession of them. The Committee also are of opinion that the practice of selling useless papers from the public offices is mis chievous, as affording a cover for the improper and sur reptitious disposal of more valuable documents ; they, therefore, recommend that in future all papers and parchments, the preservation of which in any public office may be considered unnecessary, should be com pletely and effectually destroyed. And the Committee have directed the Minutes of Evidence taken before them, together with an Appen dix and Inflex thereto, to be reported to the House. August 4, 1840. GRAND POLISH FETE AT CRE- MORNE-HOUSE. We stated yesterday that the fete lately held at Beulah Spa, in aid of the funds for the relief of those unhappy Poles who, having been driven too this country since e lB3B, are thereby excluded from all participation in the Government grant, having proved a total failure, in consequence of the un favourable state of the weather, the Literary Asso ciation of the friends of Poland have resolved to hold a second fete on Monday next, in the beauti ful grounds of Cremorne House, King's-road, Chel sea. We have now to add that the council state in their announcements of this determination, that they are induced to it by the urgently-expressed wishes of the Dukes of Sussex, Brunswick, Beaufort, Bedford, Hamilton, and Sutherland, the Marquises of Normanby, Westminster, Lansdowne, Breadalbane, and Northampton—a hoot of Earls and Viscounts (amongst the latter, Lord Palmer ston), Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and a great number of noblemen, Members of Parliament, and ladies of the highest rank and fashion. Tho day chosen is the birth-dav of Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS of KENT , under whose direct patron age the fete is to be held. A grand concert will be given, at which all the principal performers of the Italian Opera—Persiani, Coulon, Ostergaard, Lablache, Rubini, Lasdiski, hlusalli, Ricciardi, and Morelli—will make their last public appearance in London for this season. The other entertainments will consist principally of races, and Mr. Green's ascent in his " Royal " balloon. As a great ma jority of the distinguished personages at whose re quest this benevolent attempt to relieve the misery of the destitute refugees is undertaken will undoubtedly attend, and as the demesne is so near town (steam ers arriving close to it every half hour from London bridge, &c.) there is every reason to believe that the fete will be one of unparalleled brilliancy. . „.. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPH.--A few days since, as some men were driving an adit, in S2lirth Of 011111- gancse, on a farm in the occupation of Mr. Thema/ Townsend, in the parish of Newton St. Cyres, when they had completed from 50 to 60 feet, on the removal of a rtu stone, there was an instantaneous a nd p owerful eruption of somethinge r c b e y i g . mail r ne f a ro re m st a t n h c old ewroturkreinwga;s knockedindced ,so d m ow uc li h . so,Fo that Fortunately, his b his companion had suffic i e nt p resence o f mi nd to raise him, when they were bot h borne, b y the ra p i dity of the current, through the edit to the bottom of the shaft. where, for tunately the bucket chancedthaotuerg, though to oe cfbaewm, what eantpy b d enr i a n fte t uc o rtel v tliissei sensible nhksuitehwii that eyniont- caused ; butp yio a violent tug g ing a t t h e rope, h e h ey , away in stantly got. The man at the windlass, from the wais t , twheasrushof w amiss, w bu i t r h allden to u ns m tbe igh, and soon surface, t to ot brought hegreatjo te bucket y h ofauat with thisua i r t! row and providential escape, as but for this the death of both men seemed inevitable, the water rising with the bucket and filling the shaft to within a few feet of iti mouth. and stained with earth, on one of which we landed, and obtained numerous specimens of sand, stone, quartz, conglomerate and sand, some weighing 100 lb. Th;s, I am well satisfied, gave us snore specimens than could have been obtained from the land itself, as we should no doubt have found it covered with the ice and snow 100 or more feet in thickness. We obtained a supply of fresh water from a pond in the centre of the same island. Our position was long. 106, 40 E., lat. 65, 57 S., and upwards of seventy miles of coast in sight, trending the same as that we had previously seen. 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