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NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE 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 annuities. The assured has. 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 meet other conveniencies or necessity. AtenraneeS for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. at the annual The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth l anai, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. - ti Annual Poll," Bonus in! Perma- Sum the Arc . ~.. -- i addition nent Re- Assured E. 4 --e- taken to Sum Bonus In suction of may bor .aa /Ilium. out in .s Cash. Annual row on Assured. ........... Premiums. Policy_—___... £ a. 41 • : £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d, r 1837 243 9 3112 8 5 18 4 6 494 6 IS 60 £a, d . 1838 218 4 8i 99 SlO 15 13 5 445 0 0 1000 74 34 1 1839 192 1 10 , 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 1840 143 5 10 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 l . 1841 138 14 61 17 6 99 2 296 1 13 4 —.17----..1.._ 1842 11l 6 8 ! 49 10 0 710 4 1247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c. , taco. or a ny of Its branches in the country ; e forward e d post free. may be had at the rr, on application. will I'. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Socratary. BIUTANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. XIIPOWered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. 311.7TVAL ASSCIANCE BRANCH. Colaplete security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample I : s cribed capital, and th e l arge f eu d accu m u lated from the pro tium on upwards of 6,000 policies. 16 . 11411 the amount only of the annual premium required daring the 7: 41 aye years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the .rce nts. which, after five years, will be annually divided among the PR BRANCH. lowest rates consist O ent PRIETARY with security to the Assured. AII increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where -7. l lL r ances are effected for the purpose of s e curing loans or debts. _-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the t t anntit of pre m i um f or seven years , t o b e th en pa id o ff, or rema i n a , 4r ge upon the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACT FROM THE TABLES. 44/41 / 4 1 Premiums required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole Term of Life. _ I n T IV.,AL ASSURANCE BRANCH. I PROPRIETARY BRANCH. Term of Life. . a 5 5141 9242 tntascs Daimon. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. ----......, Haif 4116 . lialHlll. firs; .' na lr l hole St il e; Age. 17 alf riurn, firsi . I . :r V ii hole afte e r . ............ ive years. five ye ' an. seven years. seven years. 20 4a d. Xs. (1. £s. d. Xs. d. •25 10 0 20 0 20 018 0 118 0 30 12 2 24 4 25 019 Y 119 2 34 1 4 1 29 10 30 1 1 9 23 6 •46 1 8 0 217 0 35 1 411 29 19 45 113 3 36 6 40 1 9 2 218 4 30 119 6 319 0 45 114 10 39 8 55 ' 27 9 415 6 50 22 6 45 0 ......_______l2l_lo 517 8 55 I 212 9 5b 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. TrIE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL Itk x ,j I ENEFIT ASSOCIATION FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSU (enrolled xnd er th e Friendly Societies Acts), 42, Aloorgate- L Ondon. " Anorg ao „ Harkey, ju q. n., M Esq. TRUSTEES. I W. G. Prescott, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild. TILISIIREB, OF THE * BENEVOLENT FUND. b. Ter Y dem John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. - e gg - -riPtion of Life Assurance on the Mutual Principle may Th e s i r t daily. h Annual Report is now ready. By order of the Board, THOS. MULLINDER, Secretary. Aprill3, 1847 -.-___ , S R-4-I ' 4 DLICIES of Insurance on all classes of 4 01, on atr _ _ Marine Risks, not exceeding in Amount 5111 81 e Ship, for the space of 12 months, from the date of issuing the first Policy ; nor _ow/ . for ,: r the space of 3 years, from the same date ; nor der th e gTe space of 7 years, dating from the like period ; granted ommon Seal of the litrst ~„fART OF LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY, 1 3411 c es, 20 tat plet ° l Y registered April 22d, 1847), on application at the bu o s rm : , lelen's-place, London, where Prospectuses containing can be obtained. E EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE rAti ottr .,. COMPANY. . 15 , George -street. London, 58, King IYlMani-street. Established 1843. Thin pa Capital 390,0001. 'HE M panY's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCh OF Or thtr 2usti,_ENTEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report Its atonality published In 1843. The Company embraces, in iry ttl itti n --ran _°--* advantages of both the mutual and proprietary 4si -,-.lllll ratice. The SHORT PERIOD RATES will be found, 4811rrs, With other Compa n i es , t o b e excee di ng ly favourable to ' ecoisl i tenAl d lTll PERFECT the rates for the whole period of life as low as is fot t b e ,tUses, &e.. apply at the offices as above, or to any of " i r oll llllout the kingdom. By order of the Directors, T. YUILLB WARDROP, Secretary. A R it,,,_ II SIT GU A RANTEE ASSOCIATION. --.4„-. -- -.Por, ated by A ct of Parliament), No. 9, Waterloo-place, Th e .....0). Princes -street Edinburgh. treasu,-;‘,.eogenseuta 'with the Lords Commissioners of her Majest'e ratrAjf av ing been concluded, the Directors will GRANT BO NDS ANTUrt , —" l e State. „„. --. for tke fiddity of officers in every department o f Pre Plire 7l" -- ° are required to give secutity to the Crown, and e they ,I%.„__ - "'` ‘o receive proposals from persons employed in th i s_-....acty. War Office kfouno o ffice reign o ffice Ordnance P 0... , Jole n t ia " ic to e tt ehequer C st u a s mp m s s a a n n d d T E a x x c e i s se 440 .Adrairalty 1%,„,.._M Trea,.... F u or . ests -"--, Count...'erl. Actuaries, and other riV O :s fli r i ffi r an s c o ed i the Sem ,-, Cou rt , rie n" 'links ~.1_1(11Y Societiea Societies Building ,A,O - c r.'Socien" - Benefit Govelillllent Annuity Societies t - p ere a n PUblie Poor Law Commission. ..!_a.. lAN, Insurance and Private Institutions , Chancery, and other Re '''lngle Rogge, CoraPanies w h erey Companies, Sfer .l. fan - -. ' led ill all other et ' tie= security againt fraud, u et :r e oofTo a ccoUnt is r iUA Thi ' equireAL . Coloni c Piurie,-.4trtt One-half per cent. and upwards. e . rerr ai of p ro Foreign Policies are granted. or tr o ,Z...Peeld May be obtained at the Offices of the Aseocia ...7 of the local agents. e Board. ........ A. CILLMBRE. .............._ Secretary te th Lo ndon . 15) WHITE CONDUIT GARDEN'S. ROUSE, Proprietor, respectfully informs the tilPUblic that the GARDENS will OPEN ED for the Sum er Reason on WRITMONDAY, May 24,bwith an entire change of ' il tertainments. The Gardens have been tastefully displayed, the Coen and stage redecorated. The Performances will embrace a Focal and Instrumental Concert—Ethiopian Serenading—Classical - riepreaeittattons:by the Athenian Family—Graceful Dancing—Rural fetes Professor Mori' and his two talented Sons' astonishing Batats, a la Risley—Parkins' novel system of Locomotion—Galvanic teries —Cosmoramic Views—Dancing la Casino—together with V ariety of other entertainments, which will be duly announced. f ader the direction of W. T. Wilson. Admission, Sixpence. etTO BRICK AND MAKERS. 41 E AINSLIE BRICK TILE and TILE MACHINE note attention (James Smith, Esq., of Deanston, Chairm an), 1., at tention to their IMPROVED BRICK and TILE MA CJZS which are to be seen at 'work at Alperton, and at 3 i t h r e Rtzu:;. an Y's ffice, 193 A., Piccadilly, from Ten A.M. to Five Pax. o ._ Ijotth;ersivtee rn ner, who has been appointed manager in the Alperton, -.-atrt*Glilit:t, noensAteinr: :Li :R a i:l:ow the Machines at the works at r4a rth. ' 8 within a mile of the Sudbury station of the London and Railway, and two miles of the Ealing station of the t A n co l _ don. also at the Polytechnic Institution, Regen - cret a , 'ulllunications to be addressed to Mr. William Gorden, Se -4„ _ at th e , 3 v'" I. Ig o - , ee of the Company, Londox, 193 a, Piccadilly.— _ Th,„ e „, • - cOlubu,, l 'ellines In Afr, R -.": t •. L 4 5' also be seen at Mr. Slight's, Leith-walk Peek "e rt aw rence Hill, 135, Buchanan-street, Glasgow eri do, s t r ies, Mill -hill, Leeds ; Messrs. Finch and Cope, atlordshi* -- -o and Messrs. Drummond and Scn, Dublin. Ol ,' , LLY LAY for the DERBY DAY. „My Milne awakes, for the pending stakes ILztve tarnpted her to sing, A lively lay for the Derby Day, That glorious day of spring. 'h at_ crowds w ill resort to the scene of the sport, , gaze on the Ep som course, 4 ` ,10 1, oh, how the " start" will thrill through each heart, While the eye swiftly follows each horse. That day, with its " r id e ," a t once must d ec id e Bo hundreds of thousands will fare, Importance is in it, and one single minute Must apportion to each one his share. hurrah for the course, and hurrah for each horse, May the Derby be worthily won, And may all who obtain, improve what they gain, BY visiting MOSES and SON. Their's, their's is the mart for a suit that is smart, And a suit that is fit for the sport; And the grand Derby day, on the eighteenth of May. Will show you what dresses are bought. Ev'ry race that is run speaks of MOSES and SON, And a proof of their merit discloses, And the grand Derby day will proudly display The trading achievements of MOSES. )42. 1484 rve—This Establishment will be closed on Thursday evening, 20 , at seven o'clock, till Saturday evening at eight o'clock, when business will be resumed till twelve. , A new Work, entitled " FASHIONS FAVOURITE," with a -Wet of Prices, and Directions for Self-Measurement, can be had on *Mention. or forwarded post-freo. LIST Or PRICES. lUDS TO NIAISGTEI. Cashmere Codrington, from .. XI6 g Taglionis, silk collar and cuffs ..... 1 2 2 6 0 •••—•• .• ...... Cambridge Coat, lined throughout Tweed Coats • •••• • • • georting Coat •• • • •• •• • • •• • • •• • • 9 13 . • ..... 1 12 0 Best quality manufactured ••••••••• • • • • • • • " 1 15 0 Frock Coat •••• • • • ' .. •••••• 3 3 0 test quality manufactured ••• • •• •.. ....•••••• 0 8 0 Rich pattern Vests • • • • •• • • '• • • •• • • • • Cashmere . Or cloth•• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• •• 0 8 6 Tweet Trousers ••••• • • • • • ' .• • . 0 $ 0 Sin gle-milled Doeskin ditt0........................1 2 0 Best, or Dress ditto ........1• • 6 0 o' Hussar or Tunic Suits ....... . ...... 1 5 0 Houses, from, Cashmerette Codringt — on • • • •• • Cambridge's. C—l:es. terfield hE. : . olka °. ':: •D: : : n . d ••• ill .••• ;;; • ; .. ]:e;r • e • st S : 1 12 : 66 0 Tweed Ceat .. . ..... Sporting ditto —:::••••.• :: • • • • • ......... Dress Coat ...• ... ..... • - • .. ••" • • . ~.......... 1 0 0 Extra SuPellno, a superior teat::: •• • • '• • • : • • • f r — o • m • 1 1 li 4 05 Frock Coat ..... ..... Extra Superflne, s. • coat . • ; • • Roll -Collar Vests .......... _.. „ • • .... ..... 0 2 0 • • •• .. •• ••• .. ........ 2 2 0 Fancy Satins -- - Cloth', or Cm - sit/1 , 3;e •,• :••••••••••••:•.• • • ••• •.•.:::.• :•• 0 6 4 6 6 Tweed Trousers. ...... • • *** ** . . 0 4 6 Fancy Cassimere or Doeskin ... . 10 6 0 0 3's Tunic and Hussar 0 18 6 tireblerve•—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea , if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the Tle7 returned. nt: MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, IZ e :' Fur riers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for , 4, and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, c 5 ' a nd 8 6 Aldgate, Zity, London. , ill a y: t A l° ,,,, n r - r- Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the fk agar inanostors, but have learned that the con ern, b c .,';'`'. of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, ?hey i;„ - ,'"crted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. and nO c onnexion with any other house in or out of London; 01.4 thos e Who desire genuine and cheep clothing, &c., should call at, 504 14linories and Aldgate, City, London. •lic, business transacted at this establishment from sun -- n dal, till sunset Saturday, when businessl a resumed till twelve DR. CIILVERIVELL on TIFALTII, lIAPPLNESS, and LONG LIFE. In LONG volumes ls. each, by post (in stamps), Is. 6d. each. W T BE HAPPY, Jucando Tivere."—Clc. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables for 11 Complaints.) MARRIAe 3. . E and its MYSTERIES. Tn;ne, or not to be, tkati s the question."—ShaksPeare• 4. The P ABSIONS—Their ADVENT and COITTROL. " Cura t valeas." ITl° `` V .al :+ l L. , ,tions are tree fr u om ea - Tr - ice mystlesra, and are adapted to the intelligence of the times. Te lee had of Sherwood, 23 Paternoster-row ; Mann, 39 , Corn ; Citrv aine, 1 47, Fleet-s treet ; and all Booksellers, or direct from th. ties Auth or, her . ' wh ose practice is exc l us i vely devoted to home consulta at Meri ting' nil Aarripplu e, Three. and in the &N ags AVM Bove W 1 5111° ' 10.eassatetrect. • - • 4 _ • - DILL I • \ eP I) R6ll • ' 47 No. 17,058. LONDON, FRIDAY GUILDHALL, 13th MAY, 1847.—The COM MITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will meet at Guildhall, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of May instant, at One o'Clock precisely, to receive TENDERS for a BUILDING LEASE of 61 years, from Midsummer next, of a WHARF and PREMISES on the east Side of Puddle Dock, on the south side of Upper Thames street, and on the north side of the River Thanes , and also for let ting on lease for 21 years from Midsummer next, a House, No. 6, on the mouth side of St. Mary-axe, Houndsditch. The conditions for letting the said premises may be seen by apply ing at the Office of Works, Guildhall. THOS. SAUNDERS, Comptroller, GUILDHALL, MAT 20, 1847. THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS hereby give Notice, That they have Postponed Re ceiving TENDERS on the 26th instant for a Building Lease of a Wharf and Premises on the East Side of Puddle Dock and on the North Side of tke River Thames until further notice. THOG. SAUNDERS, Comptroller. WILSON'S T S uN C M O E T T T S ISH ENTER- At the MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE. On MONDAY EVENING, May 24, at Eight o'clock, Mr. WIL SON will give an Entertainment on the SONGS OF SCOTLAND, In which he will sing a Selection of Songs by Burns, Jacobite Songs, and some of the Old Ballads. PART FIRST. —There was a lass, and she was fair—The Birks of Aberfeldy—Tam Glen —Mary MOrlson—Bide ye yet—My spouse Nancy—Auld Robin Gray. Mr. Wilson will recite the Second Part, or Continuation of " Auld Robin Gray," written by the Authoress, and communicated to Sir Walter Scott. PART SECOIVD.—Wha wadna fccht for Charlie ?—lle's o'er the hills that I loe weel—The women are a' one ll'lld—Wae's me for Prince Charlie !—There are twa bonnie maidens—Tak your auld cloak about ye: Ticketa, 25. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Private Boxes for Six Per sons, 15s. ; for Eight, 11. Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment at Crosby Hall, Tuesday, May 25: and a Morning Performance on the Songs of Scotland, a Willis's Rooms, on Friday, June 4, at half-past two o'clock. ROBERT ROGERS' ASSIGNMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by IN DENTURE, dated the 31st day of March, 1847, ROBERT ROGERS, of No. I, Downham- terrace, Downham-road, Kingsland, in the county of Middlesex, Laceman and Warehouseman, assigned all his Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever as therein mentioned, unto Charles Gammon, of 4, Hope Cottages, Southgate-road, B -auvoir Town, in the said county, gentleman, and Michael Banes, of No. 89, watling-street, in the city of London, Warehoulteman, upon trust for the benefit of all the creditors of the said Robert Rogers; and which said Indenture was executed by the said Robert Rogers, Charles Gammon, and Michael Banes, on the day of the date thereof, in the presence of, and their respective execution thereof is attested by James MacGregor, of 8, Bow Church-yard, in the city of London, solicitor; and that the said Indenture now lies at the office of the said James MacGregor, for signature by the creditors of the said Robert Rogers. _ _ _ Dated this twentieth day of May, 1847. JAMES 'MACGREGOR, 8, Bow Church-yard. ASCOT RACES.-GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Notice is hereby given, that on TUESDAY, the Ist of June, and on THURSDAY, the 3d of June, SPECIAL TRAINS will run between Paddington and Slough, for the conve nience of parties attending Ascot Races. Additional booking offices will be opened at Paddington, and in order to prevent as far as pos sible, the inconvenience experienced in endeavouring to procure tickets during the crowded state of the booking offices, the Directors have determined to issue First and Second Class Tickets at the Pad dington Station for any or all of the race days upon any previous evening, the holders of which, upon showing them, will be admitted to the platform through the iron carriage gates, 'without having to pass through the booking offices. Tickets so taken will not require to be stamped on the return journey, but merely shown on entering the trains. These tickets can also be obtained on application at the Railway Offices, No. 449, West Strand; 29, Gresham-street, Bank; and at Messrs. Tattersal's, Grosvenor-place, Hyde Park Corner, on MONDAY and the subsequent days. Persons wishing to send carriages or horses to Slough or Maiden head for Ascot Races, must make early application at the railway stations to secure a truck or horse-box for that purpose. Handbills giving full particulars of the Trains, &c., will be issued, and may be obtained at the Railway Offices on and after WEDNES DAY, the 19th of May. By order of the Directors, CHARLES SAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington, May 17, 1847. ASCOT RACES.—Mr. DYSON, of Windsor, Contractor for the Omibuses to and from the Slouch Station of the Great Western Railway, begs to Inform the public that he has arranged for the plentiful supply of well appointed OMNI BUSES, to coach from the Slough station to ASCOT and back on the four race days. These Omnibuses will be conveniently placed in the station yard, with the sanction of the Railway Company, ready to start for the course on the arrival of the several trains. They will be conspicuously marked with Mr. Dyson's name, and numbered so that gentlemen may easily recognize, in the afternoon, the vehicles that conveyed them in the morning. All the Omnibuses will leave the course a quarter of an hour after the last Race on each day. The fare will be 10s. for the journey from Slough to Ascot and back. PUBLICATIONS. Oct the Ist of June, 1847, Part 1., price ls., to he completed in Six Monthly Parts, with Illustrations by Kenny Meadows and Phiz. THE DISGRACE to the FAMILY. A Story of Social Distinctions. By W. BLANCHARD JERROLD. London : Published, for the Proprietors, by Messrs. Darton and Co., Holborn-hill. No Advertisements can be received for the First Part after May 21. Just published, fscap. Bvo., with Portrait, price 6s. THE LIFE of MRS. GODOLPHIN. By JOHN EVELYN', of Wooton, Esq. Now first published. Edited by SAMUEL, LORD BISHOP of OXFORD, Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. William Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. Just published, fscap. Bye., price 75., THE RIVER DOVE, with some Quiet Thoug h t s on the Happy Practice of Angling. William Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. Jnst Published, Bvo., Price 18s., the Third and Concluding Volume of MONUMENTA RITUALIA ECCLESI2E ANGLICANJE, or Occasional Offices of the Church of England, according to the Ancient Use of Salisbury, the Prymer in English and other Prayers and Forms. With Dissertations on the old Service Books, on the occasioal Offices, and on the Prymer. By the Rev. W. MASKELL, M.A. William Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. In 2 vols. 4to. (Second Edition), DR. RICHARDSON'S NEW DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Combining Explanation with Etymology; and Illustrated by Quotations from the best Authorities, Also, DR. RICHARDSON'S DICTIONARY Abridged. In One Volume Octavo, Second Edition. William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly. VOICES FROM THE MOUNTAINS. By CHARLES MACKAY, L.L.D., Author of " Legends of the Isles," &c. Price Is. By the same Author, VOICES FROM THE CROWD, and other Poems. Third Edition. Price Is. Bold and energetic ; hill of fine thoughts and generous aspire tions."—Chaanbers* Journal. London William S. Orr and Co.. Amon Corner and 147, Strand ; D. Chambers, Glasgow. Just out, Second Edition, price 103. Gd., HEAL THY SKIN. The Management of the Skin as a means of Promoting and Preserving Health. By ERASMUS WILSON, F.R.S., Consulting Surgeon to the St. Pancras Infirmary, &c. London : John Charchill, Princes-street, Soho. Just Published, Crown Bvo., bound in Morocco Cloth, Price 65., MODERN LIFE, and other POEMS. Modern Life is a domestic tale. Tho poetry is easy, flowing, and pleasing, and the scenes and images exceedingly- natural.—Bell's Weekly Messenger. H. Baynes, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, and all Booksellers. DR. MADDOCK ON DISEASES OF THE LUNGS, THROAT, &c. This day is published, price 2s. CASES of CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC COUGH, and various Diseases of the Lungs, Air Passages, Throat, and Heart, successfully treated by Medicated Inhalations. By ALFRED BEAUMONT MAD DOCK, M.D. " It is impossible not to believe the Author's treatment to be par ticularly applicable in these cases."—Literary Gazette. Simpkhe and Marshall, Paternoster-row; Ballliere, 219, Regent street. HAY HARVEST.- " No farmer should be without a goad rick cloth, for it is certainly one of the most useful things he can have on his premises." —Gardener's Gazette. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, foot of Loudon -bridge, 'Worms the public he has a few SECOND-HAND RICK CLOTHS, in good order, at reasonable cost. Also an exten sive stock of new Rick Cloths, with poles complete. Marquees, tents, pavilions, with boarded floors for fetes, balls, &c., to any extent of Accommodation, always ready.—Address, per post, Benjamin Edging ton, 2, Duke-street, Southwark.—A warehouse, 208, Piccadilly. DAVIES'S CANDLES, 60. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, Is. 9d. ; Yellow Soap, 483., 545., and 60s. per 112Ibs. , Mottled, GOs. and C4s.; Wax Candl;s, Is. per lb. ; German Wax, Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. 11 d. ; Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 7 Sperm Oil, Bs. per gallon ; Solar, 35. 3d., Pale Seal, 4s. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d.; Wind sor and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d ; Rose. 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d.; Bale's Paragon Composite, requiring no snuffing, 10d. per lb. For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house. THE RACES-LIGHT WEIGHT. ANTI-DUST, RAIN, &c. NICOLL'S PALETOT D'ETE, ONE GUINEA. 114, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL—not elsewhere is London. IF THE SUMMER, now approaching , should prove as hot as it was last year, doubtless NICOLL'S LIGHT I'ALETOT, of Lama Cloth, will be again much worn, without any other coat under it. This luxurious easo and comfort once expe rienced is alone sufficient inducement to adopt the same course again. Price of Paletot, rich ■ilk linings, Two Guineas and a Half; not silk, Two Guineas. 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. 52, Fleet-street. A NEW DISCOTERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP TION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly reiemble the natural teeth as not to be distiaguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change col )ur or eecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and, that Mr. Howard's Improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastica tion.-52, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five. EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS KERg produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, 7s. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &c." By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Herbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co., Cheapside • Fisher and Toiler, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Cernhill • and by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; fot Manchester, eresehe and Son, Advor User. office. TO Tlll LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted In the "Times" news paper 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 llerbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant than I ever was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G. 's Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an 1 I s. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and produotion of hair in abound , mace, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume it is far beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any lady of respectability to the above fact,.-3, Swan-street, Borough." In cases of the hair bezoming thin, weak, or turning grey, a few drops on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and Invent 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 Most aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence; its refreshing /dour 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 heal; if v • ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an oar. In most ettAtlei rosilei i, cert4.ll, in t-a 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 avanuentageoetnvuloftesionstim, o as nies we . ll as promoting the growth of hair.---See ' aistoo *Alm* to Whitt Grim2to4 lipbfiry, Iligbast4. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE. The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY is now OPEN. Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling. Catalogue, One Shilling. JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT, R.A., Dep. Sec. LONDON -MADE WATCHES, with the Patent detached Lever Escapement and Jewelled.—ln silver cases, 4 1 / i guineas; in gold cases, 10 guineas each. The information that every customer should obtain previous to the purchase of a Watch will be found in the ramphlet published by T. COX SAVORY and Co., Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London, which will be forwarded gratis on application. To THE CARPET TRADE. ROYAL VICTORIA FELT CARPETING, manufactured without lining or weaving. Patronized by her. Most Gracious Majesty, nd used in the Royal Palaces. This description of carpet ing has now become one of the established manufactures of this country. Its advantages are beauty of design (equal to Brussels), imperviousness to dust, durability, and more especially economy, as it can be purchased for less than half the price of Brussels. The Patent Woollen Cloth Company, who are the sole manufacturers under the patent, having availed themselves of the rapid strides now making in the arts of design in this country, inform the trade that their patterns for the present season are now out, and that they will be found far in advance of all hitherto produced, and suitable for every description of room and decoration. The public can be sup plied through their agents in nearly all the provincial towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and at every respectable carpet house in London and its suburbs. They also manufacture table covers and window curtains, embossed and printed, in a great variety of elegant a d novel designs ; plain cloths suitable for up holsterers; cloths admirably adapted for coach and-railway carriage linings ; waistcoatings ; thick felt for plate glass and marble polish ing; gun-waddings ; and of all thicknesses suitable for pianoforte manufacturers, at a very considerable saving as compared with those made by hand ; D'Oyleys, &c. Wholesale Warehouses, 8, Love-lane, Wood-street, Cheapside. Manufactories, Elmswood Mills, Leeds; and Borough-road, London.. QALMON, ODY, and CO. most respectfully in k.' form the public that their PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING TRUSSES have been In use thirty years, and continue to be recom mended by the most eminent surgeons in town and country; they will answer for right or left side, also admit of increase and decrease in size and force, requiring no under-strap or any galling bandage. N.B.—Persons in the country are requested to send the circum ference of the body one inch below the hips. Sold by one or more druggists in every city and provincial town in the United Kingdom. Manufactory, 292, Strand, London. WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES on CHEMISTRY on the Evenings of Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday, at Nine o'clock. • LEC TURES on NATURAL PIIILOSOPIIY daily, by Dr. Bach hoffner ; and on the Evenings of Tuesday and Thursday, on ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its pro duction. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELFCTRIC MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY ex plained. The varied Optical Effects include, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI MENTS with the DIVING-BELL and DIVEIt, &c., &c. The Evening MUSIC, under the direction of Dr. Wallis, commences at Seven o'clock. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF 1.11/31AN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d., or free by post, 3s. 6d. CONTROUL OF PASSIONS: a Popular Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, with Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those suffering front the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen sive Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, 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 WORK, Chap. 1.--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 Vital Functions, the nature and treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused byt he practice of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, its symptoms, complica tions and treatment, Gleet, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate. Chap. s.—Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. Cases, and concluding observations, Plates, &c. Sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall street ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Chancery lane; Mansell, 115, Fleet-street; Winhal, 78, High-street, Bir mingham; 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 •f obtaining the above work, and not wishing to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it direct from the Authors, by enclosing 3s. 6d., or Postage Stamps. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted from Tenti 11 Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be soccessinlly treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ing the usual fee of 11, for advice. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY THURSDAY }Text, May 20. The most EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION of ABORIGINES EVER SEEN in EUROPE, landed in Liverpool by the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler, and will be EXHIBITED, for the first time, at the EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, on THURSDAY. TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, and a BABY, of the BOSJESMAN or BUSH TRIBE, from the interior of South Africa, a race that, from their wild habits, could never before be induced to visit a place or civilization. This opportunity of gratifying the man of science and the student in zoology has only been obtained by great personal exertion on the part of the gentlemen who have brought them to England, at an immense outlay of capital. On the passage to Europe a baby was born at sea, thus adding to the great interest that must be excited by their appearance. From the Liverpool Journal :—" Bosjesmans, or Bush People, from Southern Africa—lnteresting specimens of a most extraordinary race of human beings have been landed in our port ; they are the Bosjes mans, or Bush People from the Interior of South Africa, of which so much has been written by the missionaries, and the few who have travelled to that far distant region. They are natives of the country bordering the Great Orange River, 1,200 or 1,400 miles from Cape Town. They exhibit almost as striking an absence of the intellectual or higher faculties as is observable in the skull of that mockery of humanity, the Baboon, while the preponderance of the animal is al most equally as . great. In every respect they are calculated to excite the greatest astonishment, and to confirm to the full those " Tales of Travellers" which we have certainly been inclined to look upon with suspicion. We could scarcely have credited that such a race could be in existence on the earth. That they are genuine no one can doubt ; in proof of which we give the following extract from a Cape Town Paper of the 24th December, which we have just re ceived :—" We understand the bri; Fanny, Captain Wheeler, which recently left Table Bay for Liverpool, had on board an unusual kind of exportation, viz., two males and two females of the genuine Bush man species; they are in charge of a Mr. J. G. R. Bishop, who has been at considerable trouble and expense in procuring them from the interior. They are authentic specimens of this diminutive and ra pidly decreasing tribe of Aborigines, found only in Southern Africa. For particulars of the habits and disposition of the Bosjesmans, see Professor Lsichtensteln's, Barchell's, Campbell's, Deckhouse's, Methune's, and Moffatt's Travels in South Africa. Admission One Shilling, and Reserved Seats Two Shillings and Sixpence. ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. ;UST PUBLISHED, THE THIRTIETH THOUSAND, An Improved Edition, revised and corrected, 120 pages, price 25., in a sealed envelope, or forwarded, post-paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. Gd. in postage stamps, illustrated with numerous Anatomical Coloured Engravings, ANHO 0 D : M 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 uebility, impotency, ex cesses, the effects of climate, and infection, &c., addressed to the sv by it w h h n i u e nt h sufferer in youth, manhood, aid old age ; with practical remarks on marriage, the treatment and cure of nervous and mental c even ro the Anatomicalm most s shattered t } t , e n r gr e da Engravings constitution wg s o n tee m l , may be potency, syphilis, and other urino-genital diseases. l c ) e ol r o e u s r t , o reads the full period of life allotted to man. The' whole illustrated explain ing the various functions, - organs I Secretions, and structures of the reproduc tiven health and disease ; ,Ith instruct' respondence , cases. lee. loos for private cor- Ity J. L. CURTIS and 0., Consulting rg S Soho-square, I.ondoun.''", 7, Frith-street, ILETIEW OF THE TORN. " CWRTIC ON MAS/11110D. ( Strange). Slaving for many years been the standard work on these diseases, its originality 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, G 3, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill, London ; Sowler, 4, St. Ann's-square, Man chester; Philip, South Castic-stree t, Liverpool ; Campbell, 146, Argyle-street, Glasgow ; Robinson, 11, Greenside-street, Edinburgh; and in a sealed envelope by all booksellers. Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their resi dence, No. 7, FRITH-STREET, SOHO-SQUARE, LONDON, and Patients can have this work privately forwarded them, by initial or otherwise, to any part of the United Kingdom, direct from the Author's Residence, or from any of the above agents, on remitting 2s. Gd. in postage stamps. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIFE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. Just published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, pries 2s. 64., or post paid, to any address, for 3s. Gd. in Postage tam's direct from the Author's residence. QELF-PRESERVATION: A Medical Treati"e on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Afaturi•y. Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Repreductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and ether excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. . _ By SAMUEL LVATERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the llkiversity of Edinburgh, Honorar,) Member of the Londen Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— CnApTER 2. On the Anatomy and rhysiology of the Generative Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that grew! Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on the Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility of the function, of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CnApTEßs 5 and 6. Oa the Disorders arising from indiscnminate Excess, Gonnorlicea (Meet, Strictures, and other Diseases of :he Urethra. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quali fled mail cal man, whit has evidently had considerable experience of the tre fitment of the various disorders arising from the follies and crates of early indiscretim. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit f no ap. oven to the most confidential friend."—Era. euollshed by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also rom Kent and Richarnt, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, cord-street Starlit, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 14 , Lealenhan-street,London; Newton, 16, Church-street, Llverpc..,', and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultatio n daily, rem Nine till Two, and from Five till Hight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing se fee of il., fbr advice, 6w.-79 BEDFORD-STREET 134DFORD SQVARI6 LONDON, EE N G N f RAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL W PACKETS. Boat and Railway included in one Payment. From the Brtinswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9, 10, 11, 12, 1%, 3%, 4%, 5%. and 7. Sundays, at 9, 10, 11, 1%, 3%, 5%, and 7. The TRAINS starting one quarter of an hour before each of these times. The New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7%, 8%, 9%, 11%, 1,2, 3, 5 , and 6%. Sundays, at 7%, 8%, 11x, 1,3, 5, 6, and 7. N.B.—No other packets call at the Grays or Greenhlthe Piers. Star Office, Gravesend, April 14, 1847. NV" R ITING, BOOK-KEEPING, &c. Persons of any Age, however bad their Writing, may, in EIGHT LESSONS, acquire permanently an elegant and flowing style of Penmanship, adapted either to professional pursuits or pri vate correspondence. Arithmetic en a method requiring only one third the time usually requisite. Book-keeping, as practised in the Government, Banking, and Merchants' Offices. Short-hand, &c. Apply to Mr. SMART, at the Institution, 7, New-street, Coo ent garden. " Under Mr. Smart penmanship has been reduced to a science." — Polytechnic Journal. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, MAY 20. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The folloinilcsoiatiOn;Cete reported from the above Committee : . . 1. That in the case of the Lincoln's Inn Rating petition the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on proving before the Committee on the Bill that they have published the notices in the Gazette and county newspaper for three successive weeks, and have affixed notices on the church doors for three successive Sundays. 2. That in the case of the Liverpool Fire and Life In surance Company petition the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on proving before the Committee on the Bill that they have published the notices in the Gazette and county newspaper for three successive weeks. That the Committee'u this and the preceding Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 3. That in the case of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway petition, for adnitional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. First and second resolutions agreed to.---Report to lie on the table. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20. STOCK ExcHANTE.—The sales are—Chester and Birken head, 43%—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% dis.— East Lancashire, New (scrip), dis.—London and North- Western, 168% —Ditto, New Quarters, 9 p.—Ditto, Quar ters (Grand Junction), 15 p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions), % dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1 4 dis—Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 9% dis.—Midland, 113 %—Ditto New, 1 1 / 2 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 35% —York and Newcastle, 34—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, % dis. ex int.—Leeds and Tfairsk, Preference, ls. dis.—Am bergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 28s. 9d. dis.—Birmingham and Dudley, 4% p.—North Staffordshire, 11 / p.—Shrews bury and Birmingham (13), 2 ls. 3d. dis.—Manchester and Southampton, dis. MANCHESTER, MAY 20. STOCK ExcitAiiGi.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 1 h c. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 2 1-.16 dis.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 2 7-16 dis.—Ditto, Preferentials, 3 jq p.—East Lancashire (late B. and P.),New (scrip), 1 / 8 c. dis.—Fleetwood, Pres ton, and West Riding, 1% dis.—Great Northern, 1 5 A dis.— Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 dis.— Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Branch, Halves, par— London and North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (A), 4 15-16 p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares ( late Extension), IA dis.—Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 / 2 dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 1 ,l p.—North-Western, 2 1-16 —Oldham Alliance, 5-16 dis.—Shropshire Union, 2 dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, 35 1 ,4 2 —Ditt0, No. 4, 7-16 dis.— South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, % c. dis. LEEDS, MAY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—East Lancashire, 2 dis. —Ditto, New, 2 dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), 4s. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 395. dis.—Great Northern, 355. dis.— Leeds and Bradford, 43% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, New Extensions Scrip (pink), 15s. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 6 3 / 4 dis.—Ditto, Preference, ss. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, 19s. dis.—London, Brighton, and South Coast, 51% —Ditto, Fifteenths, ls. p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 1 1 4 dis.—Manchester and Leeds, "321. Shares (late Exten sions), Bs. 6d. dis.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 7s. 6d. dis. —Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 , 2 dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, IV 2 s. p.—North British, Thirds, 235. 6d. p. —Ditto, Extension (scrip), ls. 6d. p.—North taffordshire, 30s. n. p.—North-Western, 41s. dis. EDINBURGH, MAY 19. STOCK ExcriANGE.—The sates are—Caledonian, New, 37s.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 525. 6d.—East Lothian Central, 38s.— Edinburgh and Glasgow, 68 1 ,4 —Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, lls.—Edinburgh and Northern, New, 58s. 6d. ex new—Ditto, Newport, 6% —Edinburgh and Perth, 30s. 6d.—Ditto, Halves, Bs. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, s—Great Northern, 45s.—North British, Quar ters, 79s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip),,lss.—Ditto, Thirds, 46s.—Scottish Central, 23 1 %. GLASGOW, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth, 30%—East Lothian Central, 38s.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 31s. 6d.—Ditts), Halves, Bs. 3d.—Glasgow Gene ral. Terminus, 12 1 4 —Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, 171.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 1201.—Ditto, Valves, No. 2,5/. 16s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, .51.—Ditto, Quarters, 384—Glasgow and Greenock, Preference, 32s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 255. —Manchester and Southampton, lls.—Monkland and Kirkintilloch, 261.—Scottish Central, 23%. -- • BAIIIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Tuesday there was a general meeting of the shareholders of this concern, at the office in Bucklersbury. Charles Sander son, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Kearzey, the solicitor, said that, on the 17th of December last, a resolution was passed for the dissolution of the company, according to the deed of settlement, and under the 57th clause a second general meeting was necessary for confirming such resolution. The Chairman regretted that so much time had been lost without having effected any sale of their remaining property in the Brazils. The resolution was eventually confirmed. This unfortunate speculation has cost the shareholders about 60,0001., and would have involved them considerably more but for the foresight and determination "ff the present directors of the company. tiful and rare birds, the I mpavan pheasant (h op h orn i s impey anus) from the Himalay a M ounta i ns, h ave been brought over by Captain Watt, 6th B enga l Li g ht Cavalry; they arrived in the ship Alfred, an d were ARRIVAL OF RARE BIRDS.-A pair of those beau yesterday deposited in the Royal Surrey Zoologic a l G ar d ens. N ot hi n g can exceed the beauty of these birds, th e ma l e i n p a rticular. Larger than any pheasant , the colour s o f th e ma le are dazzling to look on. They are the first ever brought alive to this country, and must prove an object of great attraction. ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE IN PARlS.—Certain unfortunate disclosures were lately made upon the trial for settlements in the affair of Madame Charles Lafitte, the leanker's wife, who, acting as the French choose to call it, a la Anglaise, has deserted her husband and family, and thrown herself into the arms of her lover, to the horror and scandal of French society, where such an event as this never occurs, and where outward decorum at least is preserved even when disorder and dissolution of marriage ties have long crept in. The fair lady in question has caused some little rumour in her day, as she was one of the most fashionable of all the fantastic lionises of Paris. Her maiden name was Coningham, and although no longer young, she is still in the possession of great beauty. FESTIVAL OF TIE SONS OF THE CLERGT.—Yes terday evening his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury gave a grand banquet at the Palace, Lambeth, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, &c., and other supporters of the distinguished institution. The banquet was served up in the large banquetting hall in a most superb manner. The guests included Lord Kenyon, the Lord Chief Justice of the Com mon Pleas, the Dean of Canterbury, the Archdeacon of Sarum, the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs Challis and Ken nard, the Chamberlain of London, the Recorder, the Master of the Merchant Tailors' Company, the preacher the Rev. H. Howarth, the Treasurer of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy Sir H. H. Inglis, Bart., Christopher Ilodson, Esq.. Sir George Smart, Aldermen Thompson, Cop elan d, Sir Chapman Marshall,Johnson, Wood, liughea ling - hes, Sidney, Moon, the Very Rev. Wm. Iy-sill, 111. A., and several other clergymen and gentlemen. Fifty-one sat down. On the cloth being removed, " The Queen fv.A. Church," " The Corpora-' tion," &c., and other toasts were proposed and responded to, after which the company separated. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A CURE OF A LIVER COMPLAINT OF LONG STANDING BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—JaMeS Holmes, of Temple-street, Bristol, had the liver complaint more than three an d at Professor Holloway's Establishment, years ; he was in Bath Hospital several months, but came out in a weaker state than when he went in. Afterwards at Swansea he re ceived the best attention of the medical wren at two institutions, b..t. derived no benefit. Being unable . to do saftleient work to keep him he returned to his friends at Bristol, and commenced the use 01 Holloway's Pilh , , which in three months restored bins to perfect health. He is now working constantly at his trade as a mason. Sold T•]-0 es ! 0 [ADVERTISEMEN • .7 y • , yes ! 0, yes ! All you who want an easy Shaye,attend.--Go to Ross's 119, 244 . S iq t y ra a n li d Bishopsgate-street, and purchase a pair of their peculiar Strops, Razors, one of their Railway. with hone attached, a Pot of their Pearl Shaving Paste, Queen, and the Royal Family and a Badger's Hair Shaving Brush, made upon , their new principle, and if your , D r London.ug g i st s , beard be as fine as a child s hair or as stiff as pig's bristle MAzA.—At twelve o'clock on Tuesday, the you may be shaved whilst asleep, so smooth will be the ope ration. re ceived Bou Maza, accompanied by Captain Richard, at the palace of Neuilly. His Majesty gave him a gracious recep tion, and told him that France knew how to honour those who show bravery in combatting against her, and that in future it was for him, by . zeal and devotedness to her cause, French, the to obtain the post of consisleration and confidence for which ra t Bingßi on o o . uf the he is ambitious. when presented to the Queen, to the Duchess of Orleans , and the Count de Par is , the face of Bou Maza expressed lively emotion, and he said to the latter, " If you go to Algeria I hope you will permit me to present my • self before you, and when Heaven shall have raised you higher than now you are, forget notahat it is as a friend that I have come to the French. " .On quitti ng t h e palace he went to the Chapel St. Ferdinand, and on seeing the picture representing the ftoyal Family weeping over the death bed' of the Duke of Orleans, he cried " Death is glorious when one is thus regretted!" On Monday evening Bou Maza was presented to the Duke de Mont p ensie r , at Vincennes. His R o yal Highness was . s urrounded b • y a number of offi cers o f I all ranks and all arms , and their appearance s eeme d to a ff ect ' the Arab chief. ~Here," said he, " I feel myself in the ' midst of my,brethren: courage establishes a tie between all brave men! Oa seeing an ancient suit of armour he con trived to turn a neat compliment, which was much admired P by his hearers :-6, when," said he, " men of war covered themselves thus they vainly attempted to penetrate into Africa ; but your soldiers who conquered Algiers had no need of cuirasses—their hearts themselves were of iron!" Mr. Green, the aeronaut, has arrived at Cologne, bringing with him a large balloon, with which he purposes ' making a series of asap% MAY 21, 1847. EPSOM RACES. THURSDAY. Under ordinary circumstances, the Grand Stand Han dicap would have been a good betting race, and would have insured a large company ; but coming, as it did, between the two great days, it excited butlati e interest in the ring, and the assemblage, even more select than on Tuesday. The sport yesterday turned out very indifferent, every race but the first having been won in a canter, without a semblance of competition. The weather was favOurable. Ithe n o i l g d h , t 6 b s e t fo b r o e i b running, four, ning, Bst w i l th 2l s b o ; The DURDANS STAKES of 10 s o vs . eac h, 5 f t, if d ec l are d s b o y ys te a n dd ed ' o'clock • on three yrs five, 9st 611); six and aged, 9st 1011;; winners twice in 1846 to carry 31b, and thrice, 51b extra ; winners twice in 1846, and oace in 1847, to carry 51b extra ; winners thrice in 1846, and once in 1847, to carry 71b extra ; maiden four yrs old and upwards, and horses which shall have run in any race on the day of the Derby, allowed 51b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; horses entered to be sold, if demanded, &c., for 500 soya, allowed 31b ; for 300 sovs, allowed 91b ; for 250 sovs, allowed 121 b ; for 150 sovs, allowed 161 b ; and for 100 sovs, allowed 211 b, over and above other al lowances ; the second horse to receive back his stake. The last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. Mr. Mytton's Miles's Boy, 3 yrs (200) ..(Dockeray) 1 Hon. S. Herbert's Sir Simon, 4 yrs (200) Mr. O'Brien's Conceit, 3 yrs (100) The following were not placed :—Mr. Drinkald's Wi dred, Mr. Mostyn's Queen Mary, Mr. N. T. Thompson's Anna the Third, Mr. O. Hobson's Binnacle, Count Bat• thyany's Teresina, Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle, Captain Gambier's Dean Swift. Betting :-7 to 4 agst Emerald Isle, 4 to 1 agst Wi dred, 5 to 1 agst Queen Mary, and 6to 1 agst Miles's Boy. Emerald Isle made the running, followed by Miles's Boy, Conceit, and Binnacle. This lot held the front to the turn, where Miles's Boy took the lead, Bin nacle declined, and Sir Simon and Widred became second and third ; they ran this way to the half distance. where Sir Simon attempted to go up ; Miles's Boy, however, hung upon him, and thus maintaining his lead, won by half a length, Conceit a good third, and Widred fourth. Run in 2 min. 19 sec. The winner was objected to by Sly, but the stewards, on hearing evidence, awarded the race to Miles's Boy. The GRAND STAND PLATE of 200 soya. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each ; the se cond horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes, and the third 25 soya. ; the winner of either the Chester Cup or Suffolk Stakes to carry 71b, of both, 101 b extra ; Great Metropolitan Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter ; to start at the Winning-chair. Lord Eglinton's Eryx, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (J. Prince) 1 Mr. Parr's The Attorney, 5 yrs, 7st 81b Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator, 3 yrs, 6st 13Ib The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura, Sir J. B. Mills's Giantess, Sir G. Heathcote's c by Amato, out of La Fille mal gard4e, Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo, Mr. Meiklam's De• lorame, and Mr. Jackson's Conjugation. Betting-2 to 1 agst Eryx, sto 2 agst Bravissimo, and 3to 1 agst Giantess. Bravissimo went off with the lead, followed by Giantess, The Attorney . . and Eryx, the others lying well up, with the exception of The Liberator and Conjugation. They ran in this order to the turn, when Giantess obtained the lead, which she maintained to the mile-post, where Bravissimo again took up the running, and carried it on to the road. The Attorney now showed ahead, and with Camera Obscura, Eryx, and The Libe rator in waiting, cut out the work to the stand. Eryx then came, had it all his own way, and won by a couple of lengths ; The Liberator a bad third. Run in 4 min. 23 sec. _ _ _ _ _ The COBHAM STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added; three yrs old, Est 71b; tour, Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st llb; mares and geldings, and horses which have run in either of the preceding races, al• lowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs. Heats, one mile. Mr. Parr's Icicle, 4 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Maid of Saragossa First Heat-6 to 4on Saragossa. Won by three lengths. Second Heat-5 to 2 on Icicle, who again won by three lengths. The DENBIES STAKES of 3 SOY& each, with 30 added; three yrs old, 6st 101 b ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 91b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs. Heats, last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. (7 Subs.) Lord Strathmore's Satyr, 6 yrs (Crouch) 1 1 Colonel Anson's Treacle, 3 yrs Mr. C. Brewer's Sarah Sykes Mr. Drewitt's Clemanthe, 3 yrs - - Betting—First heat, 5 to 4 agst Treacle and 2 to 1 agst Satyr—won by three lengths. Second heat, 3to 1 on Satyr, who won in a canter, by several lengths. The winner was claimed. PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS FOR THE OAKS. TRAINER. JOCKEY. Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess Daley C. Daley Mr. Mostyn's Alsatia (Quilt Arnold's dam) . Blenkhorn Calloway Mr. Crockford's Kite Ridsdale W. Cotton Lord Strathmore's Sultana Masser Crouch Mr. Merry's Maid of Mother well... l'Anson Holmes Sir J. Hawley's Vanity Beresford Boyce Sir J. Hawley's Miami Beresford Templeman Mr. Bradley's Exhortation Bradley Bradley Mr. Drinkald's So Nice Lumley Ford Mr. Payne's Clementine M. Dilly Nat Sir G: Heathcote's Nannette filly Sherwood Chapple Mr. Douglas's Maria Louisa.. Price P. Price Mr. E. Griffiths's Lady Lift E. Jones Marlow Sir C. Monck's Cast-steel filly J. Scott Butler Mr. Robertson's Noiseless Forth Sly Mr. G. Day's Farmer's Daughter J. Day, jun. S. Day Mr. Mostyn's Slander... Kent W. Abdale Mr. Gratwicke's Joyful Kent H. Bell Lord Exeter's Cosachia Harlock Mann Lord Chesterfield's Game- Lass filly Taylor J. Sharpo Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell Taylor Whitehouse Mr. T. Parr's Maniac (Maria filly) Stinton Wakefield Mr. Brook's Luminous Dawson Cartwright Mr. Bowes's Ellerdale Dawson - LATEST BETTING ON THE DOWNS. 2to 1 agst Clementina—t. 115 to 1 agst So Nice 8 to 1 agst Miami 16 to 1 agst Cast Steel filly 9 to 1 agst Ellerdale 16 to 1 agst Maid of Mother -15 to 1 agst Sultana I well 15 to 1 agst Slander '2O to 1 agst Vanity—taken to 15 to 1 agst Lady Lift 3004 aft. offered 15 to 1 agst Maniac (Maria f); PRICB . SD. FIRE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday afternoon, shortly before 1 o'clock , . con siderable confusion was caused upon the Great 1% el 'tern Railway, in the immediate vicinity of Hanwell, about seven miles from London, by the following occurren ce —From inquiries made on the spot it appeared that some time after the 12 o'clock down train had fissw .. 'd , the Hanwell station, smoke was to be seen issiung I dense bodies from the bridge which crosses the U 2 - bridge-road. An instant alarm was raised, and infor mation of the fact was dispatched to London. Before, however, any one had time to get down the centre of the bridge, it burst forth into a general blaze. The various hands employed at the Southall and Ealing' stations went to the spot, and did all they possibly could to get the fire subdued, but it having previously worked ' into the bars and joistings cross they were unable, for a long time, to do more than keep the flames from mount inginto the air. Whilst they were thus engaged the 1 o'clock down train came along, but it was not allowed to get near the bridge, and was detained some distance on the line. After much trouble the fire was extinguished. but not until the bridge was burned through, and so injured that no train could pass over it either on the up or down lines. This of course caused the utmost confusion and delay; persons who wanted to get to London were obliged to wait until the down trains came along, and then they were shifted from the up trains to the down-trains, the space between being performed on foot. This took up considerable time, and most of the passengers, upon reaching Paddington, found that they were nearly an hour and a half behind their proper time. It is, however, exceedingly fortunate that the discovery was so opportunely made; had it not been perceived before the arrival of the one o'clock train, which does not stop at the station, it is quite probable that the weight of the engines and carriages would have forced the bridge in. Up to ten o'clock last evening, although an immense number of men had been employed all the day, the bridge was not sufficiently repaired to allow the trains to pass over, arid the passengers were then obliged to be shifted from one train to another. It was, however, expected :that before midnight the line would be perfectly clear. How the fire originated is a mystery; some of the officials are of opinion that it might have been caused by a piece of burning coke falling from the engines of the twelve o'clock down train, while others say it was the work of an incendiary. The bridge was little more than twenty-five feet wide, by eighteen or twenty feet long; the loss, therefore, is not of a serious c h ara cter. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Privy Council at three o'clock yes terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. It was at tended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Lord President ; Lord John Rus sell, First Lord of. the. Treasury ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir John Hobhouse, President of the Board of Control for the affairs of India ; The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Paymaster-General of the Forces ; the Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse ; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert ; and the Earl of Clarendon. Her Majesty in Council was pleased to declare the Right Hon. George Earl of Clarendon Lieutenant- General and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Queen gave audiences to Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Clarendon. The Court was attended by the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting; the Marquis of Londonderry, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, and Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by the Hon. Miss Dawson, Lieu tenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured Her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Hon. Miss Dawson, the Marquis of Ormonde, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. R. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, also honoured the performance with her presence. The Queen inspected yesterday Mr. H. Moseley's portrait of Major-General Sir Harry Smith, G.C.8., when her Majesty was graciously pleased to give per mission that the Lithograph from the picture should be dedicated to her Majesty. It being the Queen's intention to hold a Drawing Room in St. James's Palace on Thursday, the 27th inst., to celebrate the Queen's birth-day, the exhibitions of the Royal Pictures must close after Saturday next, the 22d and it will be resumed on Saturday, the 29th inst., the interval being necessary to prepare the Palace for the Drawing Room. No tickets to view the Royal Pictures will be issued from Saturday next, the 22d inst., to Saturday, the 29th inst. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes terday in a carriage. Her Majesty visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday at Gloucester House. Her Royal Highness the Duehess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, left town yesterday morning for her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence House, St. James's, at six o'clock. Lord Sandon, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home Office. Mr. Richard Yorke, and a deputation from the city of York, consisting of Sir John Simpson, Mr. Chad. wick, Mr. Jackson, Mr. John Wood, and Mr. Richard son, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yester day, at the offiee of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere (Chief Secretary for Ireland) left town yesterday for Dublin. The Commissioners for Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall place. There were present Viscount Morpeth, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Sir Charles Lemon, and Mr. Milne. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a general meeting yesterday. Lord Wharneliffe had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday at the office of the Com missioners of Railways, in Great George-street. A deputation on the Health of Towns Bill, including the Mayor of Sunderland and Mr. Alderman Moor, of Sunderland, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday at the office of the Woods and Forests. The Rev. Dr. P. Shuldham Henry, and Mr. George Bankes, had interviews with Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the West India colonies, and also from the Governor of the Mauritius. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his Se rene Highness . the the Prince of Leiningen, and attended b y Viscountess Quan i s of Lady Augusta Bruce , the Hon. Miss Das i v i son, h tlm . 11 , 1 tal ui and the Ormonde, Lieut.-Colonel th e Hon. C. B . 1' ppB Hen. Captain Gordon, honoured the yesterday shursa)) at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence evening. Amongst the general company were his Royal High ness Prince George, Prince Louis Napoleon ' the Conde Mon temolin, attended by the Marquis de Villa Franca, Gen. Don Juan de Montenegro, and Colonel Don Francisco Merry, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, and the Countess Deitrichatein, the Duke of Wellington, the Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady C. Levison Gower, the Duchess of Somerset; the Baroness Brunnow, and Mademosielle Olga de Lechner, the Marquis and Marchioness .of Aber corn, the Marchioness of Douro, the Earl of Mun ster, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Lonadale the Countess Kinnoul and Lady Sarah Hay, the Earl of De la Warre, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Morpeth, Lord and Lady C. Wellesley, Lord Burghleigh, Lord Gardner, Lady Fitzroy and Miss Somerset, Lady Elizabeth Macdonald, Lady Cane , Lady Wigram, the Hon. Colonel, Mr., and Miss Cavendish, M. C. de Koudriaffs'Ey, Sir A. Woodford, Hon. Mrs. Saunderson, Mrs. Stevenson and party, who occu pied her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge's box, Sir J. Conroy, Captain Conroy, Sir R. and Lady Howard, Captain Meynell, R.N., Major Baring, Mr. W. Williams, Major Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, Mr. Grote , Mr. J. L. Jones, Colonel Vaughan, Mr. Bateson, M.P., Mr. Sa_ . c ville Fox, M.P., Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. , M r. Hubert Vt Burgh, &c. &c. ExcaEQUER-BILL . s.—Thu vv rs h cl f from the Exchequer-bill Office, Whi tehall, and at the Bank of England, that the f June, 1846, under the 9th 15, 'a E g xe i ra ti n ed bills, bearing An interest V,ipzricobl.l,lswi dat ed he paid off on the 15th of June. New ateYhanlol payment of the principal a of 3d. per centum per diem, and d re t i o n w t b e e re i s es t issued thein w a h h o u l l e ,e o . r part rhe d bearing date the 16 th of March, 1 847, ' rate of interest on t he Exchequer-bills issued under the 9th Vic., c. 15, an new outstan ding, will be increased to 3 d. per centum per diem on and after the 16th of June. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE GOSWELL-ROA.D.-- Last night, a a few minutes before eleven o'clock, the ex tensive premises belonging to Messr . s r . o ll. ad i , ll NN a-n er d e So d n isc , Nso.vheorleed aellfew minutes the t s o ale be ir o o n nm fi o r n e gers i. N th o e . c 9.l u , rs G e o e s f w parish engines of Islington and Clerkenwell arrived followed by others of the London b r i ga d e f rom W e rrneYiencit. uare stations, BWrastidliwnge-esdt,reett, the andsu Jeffrey-square epn s hit ' ecross- street, Two escapes with 11r pes of t l he . Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire were also on the spot. Not a moment was lost in geting the engines to work, but such a strong hold had the fire already obtained, that before a drop of water could be thrown, the whole of the upper floors had become ignited, and for some time it was feared that the conflagration would extend to the adjoining houses, and it was nearly one o'clock this morning before the fire was entirely extin guise& The whole 0 the furniture, &c., in the upper rooms was destroyed, the building from the first A , , or gutted, and the stock in trade and remainder of premises extensivtly damaged. The origin of the fire is wrapped in mystery. It could not be learned whether or not the property was insured, as Mr. and M r s. Hill were both at Gravesend at the time of the outbreak. THE ASCOT STAKES. Lord Strathmore's Crown Prince and Secundus are declared not to start. We are enabled to contradict the report that all Mr. Gully's horses are scratched for their Ascot engage ments. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN A BANK AT MANCHESTER. On Monday morning last, at the Borcugh Sessions, Manchester, a somewhat important case was tried, that of John Cleveland, who was charged on one iudictment with stealing notes to the amount of 270/. the property of Henry Graves; and, on another, with attempting to steal the same notes. The prisoner, a young man of unassuming appearance, bad been classed by rumour as one of the swell mob, though his appearance indicated rather to the contrary. Some sensation was created in court by the appearance, for the defence, of Mr. Ballantine, whose frequent suc cessful advocacy at the Old Bailey, for criminals there indicted, has rendered his name so well known through out the country. Mr. Pollock conducted the prosecu tion: Mr. Peter Burke being joined with Mr. Ballantine in the defence. The facts of the case were these :—The prosecutor, Graves, went to the bank of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., there to change a cheque of 2711., and got two notes for 1001., one for 50/., and one for 201. ; these notes, having examined them, he folded up and put them into his coat pocket, in which were a pair of gloves, a knife, and a piece of ivory. He was in the act of taking the remainder of the change from the counter, when he felt a pull at his coat, and heard the rattle in his pocket of the piece of ivory. This at once attracted his attention, and in turning round he saw the prisoner close to him, with his hand close to the pocket in which the notes had been put. One of the gloves was banging out of the pocket, and in the prisoner's hand were the notes and other glove together. The prisoner pushed back the notes into the pocket again, and then Graves caught him by the collar, on which he said, " I beg your par don." The prisoner, on being charged with the rob bery, pulled out a number of sovereigns and spread on the counter ; that showed that he had money, though he bad not received them at the bank, nor had he transacted any business there on that day. After he put the sovereigns on the table he went out in a great hurry, and as he left he was heard to say something about fetching somebody to speak to his character and to make all right ; but he was fol lowed out and taken at a public-house. On these facts Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Burke contended that there was not such a removal of the property as to constitute lar ceny, and the Recorder being of the same opinion, after hearing Mr. Pollock in reply, directed an acquittal for the felony. Mr. Ballantine then traversed the charge of misde meanor to the next sessions, and thus the matter rests. —Manchester Courier. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—Thurs day afternoon an accident of a most distressing character occurred in the Strand, near Wellington-street, to a person named Carr, living at No, 4, Knightrider-court, Doctors'- commons, who, it seems, was proceeding along and endeavour ing to cross the road, when a horse and gig came up at a sharp pace, and before he could get out of the way was knocked down, and sustained a broken leg, with such other injuries as to render his recovery very dubious. He was re moved to th Charing - coos HOSPita S t INSTITUTION OF C1V 147- EL: 7 -- -EN; .., GlNEERS.—Tur,spaiY.'''' - ':- -=._ , A Sir JOHN RENNIE, President, illie Chat_ iv - (-7-- c; The paper r ea d was , "An Account ,of r . ~ Sands, and other iron vessels, with direct in engines and screw-propellers," by John tiCi *;l4l 14 Liverpool, Assoc. Inst. C.E. The object the poper was to show that a propeller might be constructed of such dimensions that the number of revolutions it ve,tm i ll require to make in order to obtain a high velocity woIN not much exceed that of the ordinary paddle-wheel, an'd that hence the usual marine condensing engine might be` applied direct to the propeller-shaft a itlfout the inter vention of a secondary motion. It appeared from the statements in the paper that this opinion was found to be correct, and that " Woodcroft's" expanding pitch screw propeller was the best form that ha:i hitherto been em ployed. In a paper read to the institution upwards of three years since, Mr. Grantham gave his views on this subject, and several vessels tlacl been since built, the re sults of the trials of which Were communicated to the meeting. The principal of these were the Emerald and Diamond, three-masted steamers of 300 tons, anti 60-horse power; the Nautilus, of the same dimensiome the Antelope, of 600 tons, and :100 power ; and the Sarah Sands, of 1,000 tons, and 180-horse power. Drawings of these vessels were exhibited to the meeting. The capabilities and performance of these vessels were described in the paper, but particular notice was taken of the last-named vessel, which had performed a most sue ecssful voyage to New York during bad weather and ade e ?se winds. The passages made by the ordinary N ew hark liners, which were out at the same time, were very long, averaging 48 days each, and the Boston and Liverpool r, earners were much longer than usual on their passage. The* ,Sarah Sands used her steam about 17 days and sailed Ole remainder, making her voyage in 20 (lays 10 hours. Oat her arrival she had about enough fuel remaining for tout days' steaming. The paper did not enter minutely into Um tie niers of the screw itself, as it was considered that too...n3ui:h attention had been given to that branch of the subjeaat, 'to the exclusion of the con sideration of the plans for wc.'rking it, which, after all, had been the stumbling-block •ta the general adoption of the screw, th e th eo ry ed;11 the system. It was necessary of which as a propeller was so lit\ le understood, to pro ceed with experiments perseverhyly in one direction, as variations in the results were frequently attributed to causes Is hich really did not exist.. Alter describin several interesting details, the paper Concluded by ex pressing a desire that engineers shouldexamine the drawings of the system laid before the meeting, and endeavour to add to the stock of information alt eedy obtained. After the paper was read, Mr.. Gramthetu added some facts which he had recently gathered, and which strongly confirmed what had been stated. The Diamond had recently made a very rapid passage to Madeira, deeply lac:en ; but during the whole passa.,gh the engines maintained a very moderate speed, :sad quite removed the impression that under such circum stances they would run too fast from their being con nected directly to the screw. An account of the lam successful voyage outwards of the Sarah Sands waA also given, and it appeared that, in spite of most se vere gales, which had driven back almost all other vessels, her passage had been made in the most satisfac tory manner. I,‘ i In the discussion which followed several engineers of eminence expressed themselvee.much pleased with the facts brought forward in the paper, and perfectly con curred with the views put forth. The principle of the following current of the ship, which had a material in fluence in increasing the efficiency of the screw. was alluded to, and a conviction was expressed that the screw would eventually supersede all other means of propelling vessels on long voyages. An account was given also of the auxiliary screw-steamers that ply between London and,liottt rdam, and some interesting facts were given of the power which these vessels possessed of working to windward in bad weather. The subject was closed by discussion upon several points that had been started re lative to the size of the screw, the mode of disengaginc , it, and the prospects which were held out of the tina success of the principle. The subject will be renewed at the next meeting, oni, Tuesday, June 1, when the following paper will be► read:—'• An account of the iron barque Josephine, of Liverpool," by Captain Masters. It was anneunced that there would not be any meeting on Whit-Tuesday. FOREIGN SUPPLIES. The following arrivals of cattle, provisions, and grain, took place at the port of London on Monday, the enumeration of which will be of exceeding interest to the general public, as well as to those mere immediately concerned in the importation and traffic of such produc tions at the present time:—The Attwood, frcm Rotter dam, brought 71 oxen and cows, 8 calves, and 224 sheep; the BeDona, from Gravelines, 131 packages of eggs; the Victorine, frcm Caen, 150 cases of eggs; the Poule, from Cherbourg, 183 cases of eggs; the lionig yin Von Schuneden, from Wolgast, 1,200 bags of wheat; the Mentor, from Dantzic, several hundreds of hams; the Ocean, from Rotterdam, 162 casks of butter, 13 baskets of cucumbers, some of fish, 53 of yeast, 71 of cheese, and other articles; the Zealous, from Charles ton, 2,300 quarters of paddy, or rice in the husk; the Lins, from Wolgast, 1,200 quarters of wheat; the Magnet, from Harlingen, 1,940 casks of' butter, 150 casks of cheeses, 13 horses, 137 cows, 27 cakes, 110 sheep, 9 packages of poultry, 3 of eggs, and 334 bags of potatoes; the Rapid, from Rotterdam, 71 cows, 6 calves, 271 sheep, 8,000 cheeses, 296 bales of seed, several packages of butter, fish, and other productions; the City of London, from Rotterdam, 274 casks of butter, 2,798 of cheese, 55 oxen and cows, several packages of hams, fish, poultry, &c.; the Oxenbirg, from Aarhuns, 450 quarters of oats, and 230 quarters of barley; the Neptune, from Gravelines, 243 cases of eggs; the Winchester, from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land,' 890 bags of wheat ; the Niemepemnen, from Dantzic, 1,600 quarters of wheat; the Laurine Ma thilde, from Middlefauht, 480 quarters of barley; the Jane Smith, from Stettin, 750 quarters of barley; the Ceres, also from Stettin, 800 quarters of wheat; the Princess Royal, from Ilamburgh, 304 casks of butter, 58 oxen, 20 casks of flour, 33 bales of bacon, 488 bags of wheat, several o f t ongues , p or k, see d, an d ot h er articles; the John Troughton, from Alexandria, 2,000 quarters of beans: the Rattler, from Hobart Town, 286 bags of wheat, the Twa Brodre, from Wadewalla (Sweden), 500 quarters of oats and 160 of seed; the Maidstone, from Calcutta, 2,752 packages of rice; the Agnette Kirstine, from Aarhuns (Denmark), 320 quar ters of wheat and 170 of oats; the Hoff:lung, from Stettin, 1,255 quarters of wheat ; and the Charlotte, from Dantzic, 1,302 quarters of peas. The whole of these arrivals took place at the port of London alone, as before stated, in one day, and the several articles in cluded in the list are, it need scarcely be stated, either entirely free, or subject to very trifling rates of duty on importation into this country. The arrivals of butter from Holland have lately been very extensive, much more so than was formerly the case, and every possible privilege is conceded in order that these articles of food may be admitted into the markets without delay. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The number of deaths ngistered in the London dis tricts last week were 278, or males, 512 ; females, 466. Births, 1,327, or males, 668 ; females, 659. Meteoro logical observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich•—barometer, mean height, 29.005 ; ther mometer, highest, 68.0 ; lowest, 45.1 ; mean, 56.1 ; general direction of the wind, S.S.W., with a maximum pressure of 3.5 lbs. on the square foot ; mean amount of cloud, 6.8; sums of rain, 0.54 inches. In the quarterly report which appeared in February last, apprehension was expressed that scurvy may break out among the people of this country. The necessity of precautionary measures was also adverted to in the fol lowing terms — "Dr. Baly, the physician to the Milbank Penitentiary, showed some time ago that scurvy was very prevalent in prisons from the dietaries of which potatoes were ex cluded, and did not exist where potatoes were used. The potato contains a small quantity of a vegetable acid, in combination with potash (bitartrato of potash, or cream of tartar). It is certain that scurvy, which was formerly common, has almost disappeared since the potato entered largely into the food of the population. If, now that the potato has grown scarce, this disease, characterised among other symptoms by swollen bleeding gums, again become prevalent, its simple prophylactics should be had recourse to." Although no deaths have yet been directly ascribed have to scurvy in London, the di s e ase , it i s now ascerta i ne d , appeared shown ma has cas cases, t 00 ,- themselves Pts ofrthe the country. at Several Londonhos pitals. Under these circumstances the following prac tical suggestions of Dr. Baly deserve the attention of the public. The poorer classes particularly should be properly informed on the subject. Where green vegetables and lime juice cannot be procured, a weak acidulated drink of cream of tartar and sugar may be tried ; for it is the presence of the former salt which probably renders the potato an tiscor bu tic. " It cannot be doubted," says Dr. Baly, " that the prevalence of scurvy at the present time amongst the poor in Scotland, some parts of England, and even in London, is owing to the scarcity of vegetables, and especially of that kind of vegetable which alone the poor can usually obtain in quantity adequate for the preservation of health—namely, potatoes. The want of potatoes, as I have shown elsewhere, was the cause of the a ppearance of scurvy i n many prisons and h ot er public institutions at former periods. The potato being now so scarce, other articles of diet have been sub stituted for it. The article 'substituted h 2S . been for the most part some cheap ki n d of r in g ß a tth a e s Indian f corn, food rice, oats, barley, peas, or b eaus. wade flom co ulc pro' grain has no antis But arinearteeousy. It has been in ce ssar y, t h ere f ore, to supp l y this • defect by flavouring the farinaceous food with lime juice, the great prophylactic against scurvy iu the navy ; or to combine with the food some fresh vegetabe, such a turnips (Swedes), carrots, cabbages, onions, cress, and mustard. Both these measures, when tried, have been successful. " A small quantity of liwc juice would be sufficient to give antiscorbutjc properties to the rice, meal, or Indian corn, food used by the poor, or an acidulous drink might be made with it. In either way it would be an efficacious, and, I think, an economical preventive of the disease. Its use might be introduced with great advan tage into workhotises and amongst the out-door poor. " The fresh vegetables I have named could seldom be procured by the poor themselves in sufficient quantity, but sometimes, perhaps, they might use plants which grow wild, such as the common water-cress and scurvy grass. These are powerful antiscorbutics, and most edible green vegetables, espceially those which have an acid taste, possess the same pi operties. 46 The important point, however, seems to be, that the poor and the guardians of the poor should be instructe t hat farinaceous foods, made of grain or meal of an kind, will not alone serve as substitutes for potatoe that either some green vegetable ar succulent root must he eaten with them; or the deficient antiscorbutic pro perty supplied with limejuice." 0 . , Of Co a be r, Of n th 11 2, A ct 31r