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PUBLICATIONS. Xteaq AA, ..rs. BLACKWOOD'S MONTHLY PUBLICATIONS, for MAY. lILACKWOOD'SMAGAZINE. CCCLXXIX. Price 2s. 61 CONTENTS. I t N ev:le.—Letter s on the Truths contained In Popular IV. Real Ghosts, and Second. Sight.—No. V. L i. ; 'lce and Sleep-W:lik;ng. —r. ur So wets by Elizabeth Parrett wni ng.—ltositura; a Tale of Mairid.—The Visible and Tangible. f-Charles De Bernard —Belisarius ; Was he Blind —Ancient and i!)zlern Ballad P oetry.--Epitaph on Constantine Ka:laris.—Scottish eodies by Delta. —The Scotch Marriage Bill. THEALISON'S HISTORY . or EUROPE. FIFTII VOLUME of the NEW Price six ED ITION Is publisbed,and maybe had of all ookseVers. Shillings. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE; SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, CORNFIILL, LONDON. Capital 500,0001. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The system of Deferred Annuities, originally proposed by the Na tional :Lsan Fund Life Assurance Society, for the better advance ment of the objects of Benefit and Friendly Societies, having received the approbation of a considerable body t f the active members and officers of those Institutions, and the Directors of the National Loan Fund Sosiety having been urgensly solicited by them t,, establish a Branch Office in connexion with Bless societies and the noerative Classes generally, in which their services might be successfuly en gaged, a Committee has been sanctioned by the Dirddors to open communication with the different Societies, with the view of inure effectually d sseminating the valuable benefits amongst the indus trious classes, and a plaa has been ,roposed with that object. ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. Many praiseworthy but ineffectual attempts have been made to bring within the scope and operation of the laws of mo7tality and money- the savings of the industrious classes, as well :15 various cal culations regulating their distribution, having for Cieir object either immediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. A slight examination, however, will demonstrate that the COll - of these associations or societies is defective; and that in stead of affording an easy access and a free choice of investment, whicS should be the privilege of every one, they confine too nar rowly the •sgumel through which a benefit can alone be secured ; and, in proportion as their action is circumscribed and embarrassed, their utility is limited. For example, it is not to every individual or to every class amongst the industrious community, that provision in case of sickness Is an object of such importance as to call for a pecnniary sacrifice ; while to others such a provision appears more attractive, and the loss of employment caused by sickness is a risk against which they desire to be guarded. For this anomalous state of things there is an effective and simple remedy; that is to say, Instead of covering, by one weekly or annual payment, two or more contingent or deferred benefits, so to arrange it that each separate benefit should have its separate contribution. It is to not having observed this rule, and to the association of two dissimilar fun,stions. and by confounding a sick allowance and an annuity fund In one and the self-same payment, that much of the evils and mismanagement has arisen amongst Benefit Societies. No mechanism can be so perfect for the management of a sick - ress-fund provision as that afforded by the constant sectional asso ciation and watchfulness of the several members composing it. By this means a thorough and constant check is mutually exercised, and none but the really sick are likely to become chargeable upon it. But the same perfection, or the same security, is ,seldom attainable where a fund is -to be accumulated through a succession of years, and where results arc to bear. out calculations, money investment being in general beyond the experience of the industrious classes. For these reasons it is clear that the funds destined ins a provision In sickness should be kept entirely distinct irom the fund intruded as. a provision for old age :- Ist. Because the laws of sickness and mortality, though apparently connected, do not depend on the same calculation. 2d. Because there are a great number who, in order to secure a larger provision in old age are willing to take the risk of providing for probable sickness on themselves. 3d. Because the responsibility of managing a provision for old age, continued to a distant period is, in a great measure, incompatible with voluntary associations, fluctuating laws, and individual irre sponsibility, and more exposed to a failure in the performance of such a contract , that when undertakes on the same principles that ordinarily govern commercial Wife:. 4th. Because the expenses of providing for sickness must, when united in the same.payment with provision for old age, tend to dimi nish still more this provision : nor is it wisdom or good policy to en danger the one for the sake of the other. Impressed with these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge of the discussions passing within the bosons of many of the existing Friendly and Benefit Societies, the parties whose names are here unto attached, have had several meetings, with a view 'of proposing or adopting a remedy for those and other evils ; and in this manner to give an additional force to the principles of brotherhood, unity, and mutual aid, on which friendly societies are based, by guarding them from the risks of sudden dissolution. After much diligent search amongst the combinations ingeniously proposed from time to time for the attainment of one of the principal objects of Friendly and Benefit Societies, they have found none equal 1a simplicity and comprehensiveness of design, as well as forethought and sympathy for the wants of the industrious classes, as the plan proposed by the National Loan Fun , ' Life Assurance Society. It is true that the author of that plan has furnished an argument against provision in sickness; but, without concurring in the immediate ex pediency of abandoning a provision in sickness, no one can read the other pat t of the plan itself, without being fully sa , isfled that the convenience and safety of Friendly and Benefit Societies will be greatly secured and consulted, by separating the payment of a sipk allowance from an annuity for old age. A deputation having waited on the directors of the National Loan Fund, who met in the handsomest manner the overtures made to them for the establishment of a separate office for the transaction of business connected with Friendly and Benefit Societies, and the in dustrious classes in general, resolutions have been entered into, con stituting the undersigned as a Committee, with power to add to its number, for the promulgation of the benefits contained in the an nexed prospectus, under the guarantee of the Capital of the Society, and which, without interfering with the numerous objects connected with the institution of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in their I opinion greatly enlarge their sphere of utility, and afford a protection to the working classes in old age and adversity, which nothing up to the present day has adequately secured to them. Thomas Iturthom, I'.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. John Fussell, C. 11„ Ancient Order of Foresters. John 11. Gordon, D.S., Ancient Order of Foresters. James Hale, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. Henry Hunt, P.G., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Joseph Nugent, Pro. C.S., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Joseph Reeks, 8.0. F., Order of Old Friends. Samuel Timbrell, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Example.-A person aged 24 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payments of 2s. 2d., may secure, on attaining the age of 60, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 101. 19s. 2‘.1. ; Cash down, 1071. 3s. ; or a Policy on his Life, 137/. 17s. Example.-A person aged 26 next birthday, may secure, on at taining the age of GO, an Annuity of 101., with the other options, by the annual payment of 1/. 6s. 9.1., or a single payment of 221.175. 3d.: or on payment of 61, 14s. 3d. for disparity, he will be entitled to the same benefits by an annual payment of 18s. 11d., the same as or age 20. Example.-A person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 1/. Os., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 2d., may secure on attaining, the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 18/. Os. 4d.; cash down, 1481. 12s. ; or a policy on his life 1751. I is. Example.-A person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65., or quarterly payineht of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 2d., may secure, on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181.03. 4d. ; cash down, 1481. 125.; or a policy on his life, 1731. I Is. 111. THE BARONTA Zam a n il. d of ECCLESIASTICAL ~o.,k,)t.RT WILLIAM BILLINGS, Jily nnne. ANTIQUITIES of SCOTLAND. L eSed lieV__. taluing Four Large Engravings on Steel, and Two 'Woodcuts of NYC account. - r-' 0 and by WILLIAM B7RN. - 2 rALACE and CU -11 4. 'L 1 1101YROOD, with an Ilistorical and tart P rice Two Shilli ngs and Sixpence, in Med i ans Q nar t o. 1., Phblished on the lit of April, contains the Cath:dral of Glass ,w ,v. ATLAS TO ALISON'S EUROPE. i. PUBLICATION of the FIRST PART is ost °lied to the 15th of May. 45, George-streetP, Ed l inburgh, and 37, Paternoster-row, London. p i AsEws MAGAZINE for MAY, i• 2. The Somerset Price 2s. G., contains : m _ erset Family. The Siege of Ragland Castle. a . r • Cary, the Translator of Dame. A. Sc enes in the Wilds of Mexico. The Robber and the Al ca d e. ' Spring Novels. Cleveland—George Lovell—Experience of a 4. Gaol Ch aplain —Kirkhohne Priory. "e Old Judge; . or, Life in a Colony. By the Author of " Sam Slick, the Cl oc k ma k er ." horse- Shoe Cove ; or, Mt _ ftisen Buda. ~ Lite rary Legislators ' No. o . V . Mr. Smythe. Mr. Poulett Scrope. I Anecdotal Sketches on the Life, Manners, and Eccentricities, 8. ..01 the French Authors of the Present Day. 2: llhCehLaipitec;foinieNnarymieNs'." easureg, not Men. King of France and of Navarre. " .1 ...........__ G. W. Nickisson, 215, Regent-street, London. Jri s t MR. KEON'S NEW WORK. , Published by THOMAS RICHARDSON and SON, 172, Fleet- Zueet, London • 9, Capel-street Dublin; and Derby; and to be 11 4(1(.1 an Booksellers , ' price .s., ' in one Volume, small Bvo., super pt. Paper, bound in sloth, gilt, 4 E LIFE and TIMES of the ROMAN or th PATRICIAN ALEXIS. To which is annexed, An Account er seention. I> th e /1189 iori founded in Kentish Town, by the Rev. Hardinge - and a Notice of the late Disgraceful Attempt at Religious or of " ctr Generation. Inscribed to Pius IN., the Horn 0. S. Smythe, and the ..,. 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HE BARONIAL lIALLS AND PICTUR , ESQUE EDIFICES OP ENGLAND. Edited by S. C. 114—L, Esq 125. Imp er i al folio. . Part XXII. Price ss. imperial 4t0.-7s. 6d. colum bier 4 to.— NE W MON THLY MAGAZINE. Edited by as. 6d. W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq., No. CCCXVII. Price AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE—No. LXIV. Price 2s. 6d. London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. Ready next week—Second Edition. O N HE A.LTHY SKIN. Co nif , BY ERASMUS WILSON, F.R.S. , ng-- -ng Suwon to the St Pancras Infirmary, &c. London : John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho. THE, WELLINGTON SURTOUT. havi ng ` - ' . UTION.—The great success of the Wellington Surtout ca used several unprincipled persons (against two of whom alto e(li .ngs have been commenced) to imitate this registered coat, 1 1. ,„. 74n in a material derogatory to its reputation, all persons art *-o'eeY warned that to make any garment (having sleeves) whether TOP bY male or female, WITHOUT SHOULDER Olt SLEEVE dire , SE AMg, Whatever may be its shape in other respects, is a infringement of the patentees designs, and will in every case be Malted an action at law. 4,,,...7rY genuine coat has a stamp bearing the royal arms, with a ._mer indicative of the size, also the name and address of the lillinntne:t'ejvvAlshicEhSisFfe°loUnGyE. RE' 6, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT to ET, and 11, POULTRY, near the Mansion-House. LONDON, WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER ; ' a t th e TAINMENTS. 0 MUSIC -HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE. 80,4 MONDAY EVENING, May 3, at Eight o'clock, Mr. will give an E nte rtaininent on the SONGS OF SuOTLAND, WPeaST.—The Spring comes in rejoicing—Saw ye my Lana r ?—oh waly , waly— Young Peggy blooms, our bonniest light 1.11 Tibbie, I hae seen the day—Despairing Mary—Dance p alt ;r4rty Heart it lies under your Feet, Love. Laird _ . o tconn.—llail to the Chief—M'Leod of Dunvegan—The T ick ° _y_ c_kpen--Jock o' Hazeldean —Jenny's Bawbee. ,7` 5, ; Reserve 1 Seats, Is. Gd. ; Private Boxes for Six Per t,. for Eight, 11. 11,,,,r' , g the season, Mr. Wilson will give his Entertainments in the monday Evening, at Eight o'clock. CI IAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, The II 2, MOORGATE4TELEXT. LONDON. annu, j a- LF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 6 per cent. per A . 'me on the 15th inst., will be PAYABLE on or atter the Ist . next . To the Shareholders resident in Scotland at the Office of ..he Agents., Messrs. It. and T. Allan, 11, St. Andrew square, Edin burg7,_The Court of Directors grant tellers of Credit and Bills, at three of 30 days' sight, on their branches at Sydney, Port Philip. Hobart town, and Launceston, and are also receiving money on deposit, for flied periods. at a rate of interest to be agreed on, varying according to the term for which 1113 taken. By order of the Board, April 7, 1847. 0. U. WRAY, Manager. F REEMASONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 11, WATERLOO-PLACE. PALL-MALL, LONDON. BUSiIIeSS transacted in all the branches and for all objects of Life Assurance, Endowments, and Annuities, and to secure .contingent Reversions, &c. Loans granted, Information and Prospectuses furnished by JOSEPH BERRIDGE, Secretary. WRITING, BOOK-KEEPING, &c. Mr. SMART continues to receive persons of any age for in struction in the above branches. Lessons, at the convenience of the I '4 l l, one hour each. Separate rooms for Ladies, In which depart- Improvement (if Preferred) Mrs. Smart will attend. No classesextras. ~..uProvement guaranteed. For terms, &c., apply at .he Institution, N eve-street, Covent-garden. " ruder Mr. Smart, penmanship has been reduced to a science."— olytechale Journal- AST INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANY.- the Notice is hereby given, that the DEED of SETTLEMENT P.ast Indian Railway Company LIES for ; SIGNATURE at m Ite co ,, Ce s, 8, Broad-street -buildings, and the Proprietors of Scrip th e aumr.ered from I to 80,000 are heteby required to transmit eb; i'athe to the Secretary ft registration on or before SATURDAY, icet St day of May next, in default whereof the shares will be sub to forfeiture. /na ,.t e ea of the report, with printed forms to accompany the Scrip, obtained on application at the offices of the Company, 8, th '.!la street-buildings; Messrs. Carden and Whitehead, Royal Ex -I.7,age-buildings ; and Messrs. Laurence, Cazenove, and Pearce, —4l ; tl 2 o lotnew-la ne . rt. " the the deed share certificates will be issued in the order of _2 l : 11 Is executed, and the priority regulated by the date cution • Tt h o g'. arrangemmts will admit, a notice will be issued calling of New Scrip to present the same for registration. ISI R THOUSAND POUNDS PRIZE PICTURES. Th r-CT :—" BAPTISM OF CHRIST IN THE JORDAN. The Je-:livass i 'wnPetition feet works 12 feet of Art have been two years in preparing. s 15 by . AC; Ehibition haseen honoured by hs Royal Hghness t, aria is now open to the public daily from Nine till Six. Prince AdMittance One shilling. 'Families of Five, Four Shillings- Gallery, late Chinese ExhMition, Hyde Park-corner. - - CARSON'S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION PAINT, specially patronised by th e B r i t i sh and other Go thelj`mne Honourable East India Comp an y, th e pr i nc i pal ;Ad4oc Companies, most public bodies, and by the Nobility, G en t r y, Clergy, for out-door work at their country seats. The Anti dOrrotion particularly recommended as the most durable out or r Paint ever invented, for the preservation of every description 'Con, wood, stone, brick, comp°, cement, Sac., work, as has been Proved by the practical test of upwards of 60 years, and by the nu merous testimonials (between 300 and 400) ih its favour, and w hi c h, have."° ,l l the rank and station in society of those who have given them, Perhaps, never yet been equalled by anything of the kind hitherto h:ought before the public notice. Lists of prices, colours, and other particulars, wiil be forwarded on -Hank to Walter Carson, 15, Tokenhouse-yard, back of the -Hank of England. No agents. TQ, 114 DIES. ROWLAND'S.-KALYDOR an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular efficacy in thoroughly purifying the Skin from all Pimples, Spots, Blotches, Redness, Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, producing a healthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and a softness and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. It is invaluable as a Renovating and Refreshing Wash in Travelling ; and. in cases of Sunburn, Stings of Insects, or incidental Inflammation, its virtues have long and extensively been acknowledged. - Its purifying and re freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Queen, the Court, and the Roy al Fiunily of Great Britain, as well as the Principal Courts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and Gentry of all civilised nations. • ,_,*** Beware of Spurious " NALYDORS," containing mineral as infigents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re pellent action, endanger health. Each bottle of the genuine has the words " ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. Rf OWLA.ND and SON, 20, Ilatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire Of the lion. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on "ch. Price 4s. 6d. an i Bs. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and PerfUmers. SPENCER'S The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty. 3 :! 4 ra have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only Irttele natant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or r eY hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, L ee thout trouble (by Simply combing it through the hair), and pro ekteB by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it th 4 incontestibly pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap 01:4t16at that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing Mots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s Per bottle . h at r e had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Pieldgate hill ~ ! t ' Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn litreo„Butier, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford ; Barclay, Parrindon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old bond 1111R— • 11 ° 0 ,44, 43, King William-street, London bridge ; F. tnl-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of mos art; 'mei% and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent .to ~Ditrt of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, peat-paid. b. o e r re to ask tbr " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. EAST INDIA HOUSE, APRIL 28,-1847 T H. COURT OF DIRECTORS of the EAST 'INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said Company's Stock will be SHUT OH THURSDAY, the 3d June, at Three o'clock, and OPENED again on THURSDAY, the 15th Jul} ; and That the WARRANTS far the DIVIDENDS on the said Stock, payable on the Gth July, 1840, under the 11th sec. of the Act 3d and 4th William IV., cap 85, will be ready to he delivered on that • ay. JA ES C. MELVII,I,, Secretary. EAST INDIA DOUSE, Aram 28, 1847. T HE C( %URT OF DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hcrel+y give notice, That a Q 1.5 , 1 IiTEItLY GENERAL COUKT of the said Company will be held at their house, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d June next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon. JAMES C, MELVILL, Secretary. CONTRACTS for COCOA, TOBACCO, PEAS, ANI) OATS. Department of the Corm:troller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, April 26,1847. The Commissioners for executing the (Mice of Lord Iligh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that On THURSDAY, the 6th May next, at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con tract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Store4at Deptford the undermentioned Articles, 'viz.:— Cocoa .... Whon to be delivered. T,.ns r Half In Three Weeks, and the re .. 100 t minder in Three Weeks afterwards. . _ in .tio _ Tobacco (Virginia) • • 15 Half of each in a Fortnight, and the Quarters remainder in a Fortnight after- Peas .... •.••• • • • • 5OO wards. Oats (Scotch Potatoe) .. 500 Within Ten days. The Cocoa and Tobacco to be exempted from the Customs Duties. Samples of the Cocoa (not less than 21bs.), and of the Peas and Oats (not less than 2 quarts of each), must be produced by the Parties tendering, and a Sample of the Tobacco, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after one o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for and must also be delivered at Somerset place, and those for Cocoa must be accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 251. per Cent. on the value for the due performance of the contract. NATIIONAL BANK of IRELAND. Notice is hereby given, that the TWELFTH. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ProprletOrs of the National Bank of Ireland, will be held en WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of May next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, at the office of the Society, No. 13, Old Broad-street, London, when, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, t. ree of the present Directors are to go out of office, which will create three vacancies in the office of Director to be filled up, and when the one present vacancy in that office may also (if the Proprie tors think fit) be supplied. And further notice is hereby given, that every Proprietor (not being a Director) intending to become a candidate, or to propose some other Proprietor as a candidate, for the office of Director, must, at least fourteen days before the day on which the Annual General Meeting is to be held, signify, by some writing under his or her hand, to be left at the office of the Society, In Old Broad-street, London, either his intention to become a candidate, or the name and place of abode of the candidate intended to be proposed by him or her ; but the three Directors going out of office ,by rotation are immediately re-eligible, and are to be considered as candidates without giving no tice of their intention. By order of the Court of Directors, N. S. KING, Secretary. 13, OM Broad-street, London, April 28, 1847. N. n. The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK. The EXHIBITIONS of PLANTS and FRUIT will be held on WEDNESDAYS, May 12, June 9, and July 7. Tickets may be obtained by orders from Fellows or Members. Price, on or before May I, 4s. each. The Office closes at Six o'clock. PROMENADES every Wednesday in May, June, and July, except the Exhibition Days. THE LEEDS AND THIRSK RAILWAY. The Leeds and Thirst: Railway Company are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS of LOANS on MORTGAGE or DEBEN TURE BONDS, bearing INTEREST at the rate of FIVE PER CENT. PER ANNUM, payable Half-yearly, for such sums and such terms of years as may be agreed upon. LIFE ASSURANCE. Example.—A persen at the age of 30 next birthday may secure the sum of 1001. payable at his death, whenever it may happen, and also participate in the Annual Division of Profit', by the annual pay ment of 21. 9s. 3d. • • Example. L i -person at the age of 25 next birthday, by the pay ment of 4s. per month, or Is. per week, may Lcure the sum of 112/.55. payah'e at nis death. 'whenever it may happen, and like wise share in the annual prbflts of the Society. . F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, • 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON, Capital 5.500,000. 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 conreniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible rates. The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in )ecember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. T HE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Edinburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King William-street. Established 1843. Capital 3P0,0001. This Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE OF THE SEVEN TEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report of their Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in its constitution, the advantages of both the mutual and proprietary systems of Assurance. The SHORT PERIOD RATES will be found, in comparison with other Companies, to be exceedingly favourable to Insurers, and the rates for the whole period of life as Lot as is consistent WITH PERFECT SECURITY. For prospectuses, &c.. apply at the offices as above, or to any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. order of the Directors. T. YUILLE WARDROP. Secretary. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES in illustration of ANIMAL MECHANISM, by T. Rymer Jones, Esq., F.R.S., l'rofessor of Comparative Anatomy at King's College, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at lialf-past Three o'clock; LECTURES on ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its production, by Dr. Rachhoffner. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-EL I..CTRIC MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY clearly explained. The varied Optical Effects include A New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI DIENTS with the DtvE it and - DIVING-BELL, &c.. &c. .Admission:ls. Schools. half-price. eIHAPLIN'S NEW HOTEL and TAVERN, the CLARENDON, in the TERRACE GARDENS, GRAVESEND, midway between the Town and Terrace Piers. The House and Grounds are delightfully situated close to the water-side, So as to command uninterrupted and extensive views of the river ; and form, without exception, the' most interesting spot on the BANKS Of the THAMES, below London. _ _ W. C invites the pleasure-seeking world to visit the Clarendon, and satisfy themselves that good accommodation and moderate charges are the governing principles of the establishment. A superior ordinary daily. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. Just published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, price 2s. 64. or post paid, to any address, for as. 6d. in Postage tamps direct from the Author's residence. SELF- PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. Elluerated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive 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 Nervors Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. Applications to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Company's office, No. 5, South-paraie, Leeds. By order, S. SMILES, Secretary. Leeds, April 28, 1847. ROYAL ACADEMY.-EXCLUDED rICTURES.—Works of Art, which may be excluded for want of space by the Royal Academy, or which may not have been finished in time, will be received for Exhibition at the Royal Ade laide Institute, Adelaide Gallery, Strand, according to the regula tions of the Council, which may be had on application to the Secre tary ; as also a prospectus containing the names of the gentlemen who have consented to act as a Committee of Management. Works to he exhibited must be sent on or before SATURDAY, the Slit of May. The Exhibition to wimence on MONDAY, May 17th. THOMAS HARRINsITON WILSON, Sec. Royal Adelaide Gallery, Strand. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The business done in railway stock to-day was not large, and prices were the same as yesterday. Large quantities of stock are in the market of the following concerns:—London and North-Western, Midland Stock, Bir mingham and Oxford, North Stafferdshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Eastern Counties. The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford, 8 p.—Eastern Counties, 18%—East Lancashire, New, 1 1 ,! ? dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), Is. 3d. dis.—East Lin colnshire, 1 1 4 p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 17% —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, X p.— Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 127/ B —Leeds and Thirsk, 534 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 3 / 4 p.—London and North-Western, 170I,4—Ditto, Quarters, New, 91i p. —London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 5 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 4% p.—Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), I/ 2 p.—Ditto, hitihc (late West Riding Union), IA p.—Manchester, Matlock; and Midland, % dis.— Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 4 dis.—Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 214 dis.—Midland Stock, 115—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 3 p.—Ditto, Sew, 18s. 9d. p.—North British, Quarters, p.—North Staffordshire, I% p.—Preston and Wyre. Halves (B) 3s p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), % dis. ex int.—South-Eastern, 3614—Ditto, No. 1, p.— Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, Is. al. dis.—South York hire, Doncaster, and Goole, 3 / 4 dis.—York and Newcastle, Prefer ence, p. MANCHESTER, APRIL 28. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1% C.—Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion, 7% c.—East Lancashire (late B. and P.), New, 1% —Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 1% — Manchester, Buxton. Matlock, and Midland,l. s —Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), % p —Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1 4 c.—Manchester and South ampton, 26t." 3d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 9-16—Oldham Alliance, 4 —South-Eastern and Dover, 36—Ditto, No. 4, 1-16—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, &c., 11-16. • LEEDS, Aran. 28. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 253. dis.—East Lancashire, New, 1% die. —Ditto, New Scrip, ls. dis.-7• East and West Yorkshire, 20s. dis.—Great Northern, 1% n. dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, par—Leeds and Think, Preference, ss. 6d.—Leeds, Wake field, and Midland, 225. dis —London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fifteenths, 2s. p.—Malton and Driftield Junction, 15s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Exten sions), 6s. p.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 6s. n. p.—Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 7s. 6d. dia.—Mid land, Preference, •1% c. p.— Newcastle and Berwick, New, 31s. 3d. p.—North British, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 12s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 7s. p.—North Stafford shire, 28s. p.—Northern Counties Union, n. dis.—North- Weste and N rn, 2 n.ndritsh M i dland, Preference, .—Y Newcastle,orkanpdrerenne: Bp. Preference, p. —York HULL, APRIL 28. • _ STOCK EXCHANGR.—The sales are—North British, Halves, Ditto, Extension (scrip), ss. 9d. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 48s. 6d. —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 225. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1% p.—West Riding Union, 4%. SHEFFIELD, APRIL 28. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-ThesaleS are-East Lincolnshire, 1 1 ,4 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, p.-(Grimsby and Sheffield), 121. . 105. Shares, 17 dis.- Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 3IA dis.-North British, Ex tension (scrip), 6s. p.-North Staffordshire, 1% p.-West Riding Union, 1 p. EDINBURGH, Arum 27. STOCK EXCIIANGK.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 261.73.6 d. --Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 154-Ayr and Galloway, 11.195. 6d. - Caledonian, 251.-Ditto, New, IL 17s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2: 2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 371. 10s.- Deeeide 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callende r , 11. 7 s . 6d. -Dundee and Arbroath, 42/. 10s.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 301. 1 - EDPBicau D rs.ntt i hd : : Le7 o eso ,. 3t, h lc 7a6lind.a e -d. l n v , NorthernN o. 2, 3 0 - Junction,Ditto New, u 0 N 5. 0 ... . D 3 , u n 4 d i. e e l 3 s. and- Dexi Central,tt o d , iv N , t18:8/07. Is. -Edi n burgh - bu East la7 o nl f .d lo Fife , .Bathgate,e2l. lOs.- ss. - - inDl E 3u d irt i gt r o t t b ,: u NL rg eo h iwth, a , n 2 d r G dl l s l (4 s_g r o a w Dnt , i,t 7 T O 10s. ex div.-Ditto Halves, Quarters,l9 Quarters,l. - ll t o 1 1: . ritte li n n c h e u , r g h /. and Northern, 171. lOs -Ditto, New, 3. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 71.-Ditto, ditto New, IL 16a.-Edinbur g h and Perth (New), 1/. 18s. 6d.-Ditto, liatves, 125.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 581.-Ditto, New Stock, 861. 55.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91. 155.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 61. 7s. 6d. -Ditto, Quarters; 15/. 15s -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle, 51.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16/. 105.-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 155.-Ditto, 'Preference, W.-Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ardrossan, 5/.-Great North of Scotland, V. 95.- Great Northern (late Direct'Northern), 2/. 12s:-Ditto (late London and York) 21.-Newcastle and Berwick, 251. 108.- North British, 30/. 15s. ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 141. 15s. -Ditto, Quarters, 41.15. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, New (scrip), 11.- Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.-Scot tish Central, 24/. 155 .- Scottish Grand Junction, 195.- Scottish Midland, 201. 55.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, IL- Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 101.-Ditto, New, 11. Is. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 12s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.-Wishaw and Coltness, 49/. 10s.-York and Newcastle, 321.-Ditto, New, 131. 'ft-Ditto, Preference, ' 71.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 35.-East Indian, 3s. -Great North of India, 38.--Great Southern of Madras, 25.- Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. (GLASGOW, APRIL 27. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 26%—Ayr and Galloway, 40s.—Caledonian, 204—Ditto, New, 37s. — Clydesdale Junction, 42L—Direct Bombay and Madras, as. —East Lothian Central, 40s. —Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 38s.—Ditto, Halves, 12s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 57 3 ,1—Ditto, Halv es , N o . 2, PA—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51.—Great Southern of Madras, Is. 6d.—Man cheater and Southampton, 16s. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 48a. Gd.—Ditto New Quarters (scrip), 20s.—York and New castle, Preference, PA. By SAMUEL L A.'MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, I3edford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Ilonorar) Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., Sac. CONTENTS OP THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance and 0 laligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.* CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that grea 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, an d Premature Decay.—CHAPTERS 5 and 6. 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"The author of this singular talented work is a legally quail. fled ate it cal man, Who has avidently !Ad considerable experience of the trr xtment of the various disorders arising from the follies an i frailties of early indiscretion. 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 peal, even to the most confidential friend."--Era. Published by the Author, awl may be bed at his residence; also from Kent and Richards, 52, Paternostar-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street Starie, Tiebborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London; Newton, Hi, Church-street, Liverpool and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, rom Nine till Two, and from Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing the of 11., for adviee,&c,-9 BEDFORD -STREET BEDFORD BQ SB, LONDONJ IRELAND. DUBLIN, APRIL 26.—The provincial accounts show that typhus fever is still increasing, whilst it is generally admitted there is less of extreme destitution. A malig nant fever has invariably been the attendant of famine, or even of general scarcity of food in Ireland. The public had received due warning lore* since in the able pamphlet o f D r . Corrigan, eho z ' pointed out the necessity o f ti me ly exert i on i n t h e wa y of sanatory rcgulai ion., increa se d h osp i ta l accommo d at i on , and effec tive arrang-nients in th e supp l y o f w holesome food, as the sure means of c h ec ki ng such a pest il ence . B u t, not withstanding, the visitation has been allowed to take the country by surprise, and little disposition is even now evinced to aff,rd efficient local co-operation to the Go vernment and the Board of Health. COUNTY, OF GALWAY.- LOUGHREA. — We are in formed that at present there are 230 fever patients in the hospital of the workhouse, and that during the last week no fewer than thirty-two deaths have occurred within . that establishment. the decr e a se; on t h e contrary, SLIGO, APRIL 24.—Typh us f ever i s by no means on it is growing worse every day. It h as sprea d from the environs of t h e town — where the poo r li ve —i nto our leading streets , an d there is not a leading s t reet i n Sligo free f rom it. As the warm weather app roac h es we fear the pest il enc e will be- . come more pr e v a l ent . U nfortunately there i s o o a ccount kept by any of our parish officers of the number of deaths which occur, but we know that-funerals are now more general than ever we remembered them, and they have ceased to create any surprise or astonishment. CLONIVEL 1\ ORKUOUSE. —ln consequence of the alarming increase of sickness in the workhouse of this union, the guardians found it necessary, at their meeting on Thursday, to appoint an assistant physician. !OUNTY OF WEXFORD.—ENNISCORTHY WORKHOUSE. —Fever is making dreadful ravages in the Enniscorthy Workhouse. Fifteen deaths occurred on last Wednes day, and seventeen oil. Thorstiay. Mr. Kennedy, the clerk, and his wife, are both lat:ouring severely under the disease—Mr. Kennedy so severely that slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. INFLUX OF PAUPERS FRO3I NGLAND.—A meeting of the officers of health, magistrates, and other local functionaries of the city of Cork was held on Tuesday . last, the Mayor presiding. Dr. LYONS recommended a prompt and liberal sub scription. It was a matter of life or death, and all should exert themielves. Paupers were not only pour ing in from all parts of the country, but the city was infested by land and water. Last week a great num ber were brought over from Wales and parts of Eng land, and when the Vagrant Act would be put into operation they would have them sent over here in thou sands. After some discussion, Dr. Thum: proposed the following resolution : " That the mayor, churchwardens, a n d o ffi cers o f t h e Board of Health be requested to continue a staff of able bodied, and, if possible, well•disciplined men, to be placed at the principal entrances of the city to prevent the further influx of country paupers." Captain BROUGHTON (the Government Inspector) said it would be absolutely necessary to have some house at the bounds of the city to give them a lodging for the night, and some food when they approached the city, and then to make them return home. The crea tures coming in from the country were generally in the last state, and unless something that way was done they would die. The resolution of Dr. Lyons was ultimately adopted. Mr. LLOYD proposed—" That instructions be given to the meeting to confer with the committee of the Fever Hospital that the Cork Fever Hospital be in future supported from the rates of the union, as a ward of the workhouse." Alderman T. LYONS seconded the resolution, which was carried. Alderman T. LYONS then proposed the following re solution:—" That the mayor be requested t o i ssue a proclamation under the provisions of the Act 59th George 111., for the exclusion of infected persons, &c., out of the city of Cork, to prevent contagion." The resolution, being seconded by Mr. COGAN, was adopted. The meeting then adjourned. SHOCKING MURDERS IN NORTH TIPL'ERART.—A letter from a correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post, dated Nenagh, April 25, says :—" I regret to inform you that on Friday night last a barbarous murder was Committed in the barony of Lower Ormond, in this county. A respectable man, of the name of Liddell, who had been steward to Mr. Synge, was shot dead at his house in the •illageiof Terryglass. This unfortunate man bore an excellent character, and as yet the cause of the bloody deed has not transpired." The Tipperary Constitution says --" A poor man, named Patrick Louergan, was brutally murdered on Sa turday night, near his own door, at Killeagh, in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, by two men, who robbed him of a hundred weight of meal, which he had pur• chased in this town." THE LATE T. B. MARTIN, Esti, 11.. X., A.ND DEATH or Miss MARTIN.—A communication was received in town this evening from Ballinahinch, announcing the death of Miss Martin, the daughter and heiress of the late representative for Galway, under the most distres ring circumstances ; indeed, it it said that on hearing of the death of her beloved parent she swallowed poison and instantly expired. The estate of Mr. Martin was, in regard to extent, a principality. It (xtended from the bridge of Galway in a tolerably straight lino of sixty miles, by about thi rty i n breadt h . Th e l engt h o f his avenue has often been the subject of dispute. From the gate house on the high road to his house is upwards of twenty-one miles in length, and his tenantry number about 10,000 souls ; still Mr. Martin was not a wealthy man. The property is heavily encumbered ; but a couple of years ago, when money was easily procurable on good security, Sir Matthew Barrington negotiated loans on moderate interest, amounting to about 250,0004, by which Mr. Martin was to have paid off the incumbrances on the estate, and in many instances save some four or five per cent. interest. By this death it is presumed the lenders are relieved from their contracts, doubtless to their very great satisfaction. llcatitineE MURDER BY A BROTHER AND HIS WIFE, — On Wednesday last au inquest was held at Killavullen, in the county of Cork, on the body of William Sheehan, of Castl emagner, who had been missing for five weeks previously. The body was found in the river Black water, by a fisherman. It appeared in evidence that William She e h an had placed a - horse of his brother's in pound, and on the day after the murder it was to be sold. Denis Sheehan, the accused, sent a friendly mes sage to the deceased, to come to his house, which he did ; and the servant-woman of the accused deposed that after he came in the female prisoner sent her out to drive the cow to the stubble field. As she was re turning Mrs. Sheehan desired her to go back and stop with the cow till she called her in. When re-admitted she observed the fire place very dirty, and also slops about the bed on which the deceased was lying when she was sent out. The deceased was never seen alive afterwards, and when the neighbours inquired for him, his brother and sister-in-law said he had gone off and enlisted. The deceased had sold his interest in his farm to his brother Denis for 50/., which it appears is still due. There was a stron g prima facie case made out against the prisoners. Dr. Tuckey deposed that he made a post morte:n examination of the body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition. The front part of the scalp was bare to the bone. The skull was frac tured. The brain was quite putrid, but entire. W as of opinion th at the injuries were produced by a blunt instrument before the body was thrown into the water. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Denis Sheehan and Kitty Sheehan his wife. MURDER.—A poor old man, named Patrick Lonergan, was brutally murdered on Saturday night, near his own door at Killeagh, in the neighbourhood of New Castle, by . two men, nho.r o bb e d hi m o f a h un d re d we i g h t or meal, which-he had purchased in this toWn. Surgeon Sweenk, Who made a post nwrtem exaininatioxi of the body, stated that' his death was caused by thepreastire of blood on the brain, from the vessels -ruptured by the blows given the unfortunate deoensed.'—'7lfipirdiy Constitution. DEATH OF THE 'ROMAN CATHoLIC . BISHOP OF CLOW FERT.—We have to announce to-day the death of another member of the hierarchy of Ireland—the Right Rev. Thomas Coen, Bishop of Clonfert, i n the archiepiscopal province of Connaught. —Pilot. DESTRUCTION OF FOOD.—The Pilot says—We most willingly publish the following communication. We do not believe the fact; but we have heard it stated many times, and think it our duty thus publicly to repeat it:-- " To the Commissioners of the Ballast Board and Metro politan Police. "Gentlemen,—lt having cost the city and trade of Dublin immense sums of money to clear the bar of our port and deepen the river, I beg to direct your attention to the universal report through the city that large quan tities of corn have been rem oved from th e Custom -house have observed in the stores after midnighpt,ap p a e n r d s tthhartouwn into of the six w hundred men were working in these stores. W as t h is their em ployment? Surely, if too ba d for human f oo d , it might h a ve answered the unfor tun ate _ swine and d ogs , wkich feel the femme sorely. But if too bad for that purpose, it would have made excellent manure for the small potato holdings. A similar mode o f export was adopted in 1817, and the parties' names are.familiar to us , and s'hould such be the It is your duty to hold a public invest f tgatio t n fact, to levy penalties the . abnal7lanst d redges, _ and give the ployment afforded . t t o public an opportum 7 of _ hai their names to poste rity along with the black lists 1800 and 1817, which should be engraved on tables of b rass, and placed on the gates of every poor-house in the country.—l am, Gen demon, your obedient servant, _ [ADVERTISEMENT.] Splendid arrangement of looking. glass, producing the effect of a long arcade, and so bewildering as to cause a doubt whether you are. in London, or in old Rome. "Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to pile." This unique apartment is devoted to cutting and arranging the hair in, and with another, having a beautiful view of Naples, are on the ground floor. In calling attention to their establishment, Ross and Sons beg to notice the ad vantages of their system—viz., they never take apprentices, nor young men from the country, nor object to customers asking for the same man to wait upon them. Every person has clean brushes, they never being used twice withoat being washed ; and parties are not pressed to buy things they do not want.—Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishops-. gate-street. THE COMMISSARIAT ESTIMATES.--The Net total amount required to meet the expenses of the Commissariat Department during the year 1847-48 is 494,4334, against 397,206/. in 1846-47. " W. J. LIEYLER. " 8, Westland-row, Apr il , 26, 1847 . " R EPEAL ASSOCIATION . — The w eek ly , meeting of the Association was held this d ay ; S. Butl e r, E sq ., M.P., in the chair. Mr. John O'Connell submitted to the meeting an abstract of returns, as yet received by the Committee of the Association, of th e d eat h s b y famine. The rent for the week was announced to be 241. 16s. 3d. GALWAY.--The beautiful iron steamer the of James the Queen (Captain Williams , co mman der), the prop erty, Hartley, Esq., of Dublin, and lately on the Southampton station, arrived at our docks on Thursday evening last (being the first merchant one that ever entered the docks N No. 17,039. LONDON, 1 1 11 URSDAY E E APRIL 29 1847. - of this port), chartered by the British Association for the relief of the Irish poor. Her cargo consists of whole wheaten meal, Indian meal, pork, beef, and cheese—. all of which have been placed in the Government stores, being transferred by the British Association to the Go vernment, to be by them sold at market prices.—Ga 1. way Vindicutir. Lotus, Aram, 24 —Supplies of grain to our market from the farmers continue most scanty. The advance and excitement in the leading English markets has im parted a decidedly firmer and healthier feeling to ours, and Wheat al l descriptions advanced s. tmeto 2s. free on t sale h e week. improvedlnlnd Indian n e prices. orn we have had a considerable trade, and an advance of sz. per ton has been fully established within the last few days. For Indian meal a great demand continues for the interior at a similar advancement. LOUGIIREA, Mau. 22.—The supply of corn to-day was large, but prices were on the advance. Good seed oats brought from 235. to 2.53. per brl. Potatoes, of which there was a large market, were also on the rise, being from Is. 2d. to is. 6d. per stone. LIMERICK, APRIL 24.—The Garryowen passed ten sail of ships (new arrivals) in our river yesterday. One is an American barque, another a spanish schooner, the greater part, if not the entire, laden with food.—Lime rich Examiner. 0 /.).1,211 • itt..l • .. • wto • Aftli 1 41 41 / i T. *d' - A , T,_ • 4 • - 5"-=)t,J _ r ki7 3 tr t, c _ - _ 14 - 0 ' • . c_rytir_ • -- • - • 1 • J2L ___ev.ton PRICB SD. gulation of the society, as required by the Charter, four vacancies in the council will be declared annually, and four new members elected to fill them. The reserved fund now amounts to the sum of 2,1951. 16s. 4d. With the view of increasing this fund more rapidly, for the purpose of obtaining a gallery and as xisting in carrying out efficiently the great objects of the society, it is proposed that a reserve of 21 per cent. of the amount of each annual subscription (or 61. in the pound), shall be made. The council consider this fund to be of the greatest importance to the permanent prosperity of the associa tion, and they invite all who think with them, and are memb r.. of the association on oth e r than selfish motives, to pay their subscriptions early in the year, by which means a considerable addition in the shape of interest would be made to it annually, without any personal sacrifice. With this same end in view, and at the suggestion of subscribers who objected to the trouble of an annual payment, it is proposed to receive subscriptions in advance; and it is resolved that " each member who rays for ten or more years, shall receive one of the society's medals in silver, at the time of payment, in addition to the advantage to which lie may be annually entitled." In the event of the death of a member so subscribing, the .amount will merge in the funds of the society._ _ _ The following is a statement of the receipts and dis bursements:— The cost of obtaining the charter was 407/. 175., but as this is an expenditure made for the advantage of future, as well as present members, the council propose to charge the present year's subscription with a portion of it oily, and to charge the four succeeding years in like manner. s. Expenses as per general account 2,491 1 7 Two•and-a-Half per Cent. carried to } 446 15 6 Reserved Fund Sum allotted for statuettes in bronze, porcelaine, cast-iron, and plaster, also 1,090 0 0 medals and lithographs Estimated amount for engraving, paper, t 1,813 2 11 of prints Ditto, ditto, outlines 1,300 0 41 Setapart for expenditure by prizeholders 10,730 -0 0. 17,871 0 0 The accounts have been examined and found correct by three members of the Finance Committee, and by two gentlemen from the body of subscribers, viz, James Stewart, Esq., one of the Secretaries of the Bank of England, and J. Smith, Esq., of the Consul's-office, to whom the thanks of the council are due. The amount set apart, according to this statement, for the purchase of works of art, viz 10 730/will be thus allotted : 30 works at 10 40 works at 15 . 36 works at 20 ... 36 works at 25 ... 28 works at 30 ... 28 works at 40 ... 20 works at 50 ..., 15 works at 60 .... 12 works at 70 .... 12 works at 80 .... 6 works at 100 5 works at 150 .... 3 works at 200 .... 2 works at 300 300 ........... 600 720 ...... 9OO 840 1,120 1,000 900 840 960 .. ...... 750 600 600 273 10,730 To these are to be added twenty bronzes of " Iris Ascending," fifty statuettes of " Innocence," thirty casts in iron of "Thalia," and 273 lithographs of "La Fleur's Departure," and thirty silver medals commemo rative of Flaxman. Mr. Marshall's group " The First Whisper of Love," commissioned by the council for a prizeholder of 1845, having proved very satisfactory, the council thought it desirable to prepare thirty casts of it in plaster, and these will also be included in the distribution to-day, making in the whole 706 works of art. The total sum thus appropriated, including the cost of outlines and engravings, is 14,9331. 2s. I Id. To shorten the time occupied in the distribution, a similar course to that adopted last year is proposed. The bronzes will be allotted to the first twenty names drawn consecutively at the close of the general distribu tion ; the casts of " The First Whisper of Love" will be allotted to the next thirty names, similarly drawn, the casts in iron of " Thalia," to the next thirty names similarly drawn ; the statuettes of " Innocence" to the next fifty names ; the medals to the following thirty ; and each subscriber whose name is found to stand in the subscription-list next after each of the prizeholders in the general distribution, will be entitled to receive a lithograph. Notice of the latter will be sent in the course of two days. The other prix -hullers vfill receive ihtimation of the result by to-night's post. The desire felt by the council to have such a selection made by the prizqholders as may confer credit on the association,. and aid in properly carrying out its :cal purpo:•e, has b. en constantly expressed by them. Now, however, and always they would repeat it, urging prize holders to consider the Art-Union an ins!rument for the encouragement and diffusion of art, and not a eompiny for securing personal advantages to the subicribers. The Council invite them most seriously to consider well before making their selection, and in the event of a want of an acquaintance with art, to seek the :Assistance of qualified friends. _ The desirability of confining the right of selection to the Council has recently been mooted. Your Council would greatly deplore such a change, arid, furthermore, would consider it their duty to oppose it by every means in their power, as being calculated not merely to lessen the good effects of the Association, but ultimately to destroy it altogether, and to do great injury to art and artists. The council are con firmed by experience in the opinion already expressed by them on other occasions, that by placing the selection in the hands of the prizeholders themselves, much good is done. Great additional interest in the subject is excited, personal inquiry and examination are induced, compari son between works is instituted, and knowledge ob tained. In this way, too, all classes of art-works find a market; whereas were the selections all made by the same five or six individuals, a bias would exist even with the best intentions towards works of some particular character and style, to say nothing of the possibility of personal favouritism, and thus injury would be done to other classes of art. It should bo remembered, too, in discussing this question fully, which cannot be attempted here, under the present arrangements a large sum is an nually added by the prizeholders to the amount expended by the Art-Union on works of art, which could not be the case if the pictures were selected by a committee. Moreover, allowing the prizeholders to select is so much more popular than the contrary course would be, that the change could not fail to lessen the number of sub scribers most materially, thus interfering with one great object of the society, that of interesting the masses in matters of art, and affording them the means of enjoying them. To familiarise the people at large with the best pro auctions of art is the first step towards ensuring such a progress in the arts as may be called national. Until now, large numbers of even the educated public have been ignorant of the best characteristics of art, and un able fully to enjoy the intellectual pleasures it offers. When a people sympathise in art, find enjoyment in it, and feel it to be an indispensable need, they will become their own educators ; but not till then, and then only, may artists be expected to achieve great things. " The arts," as a recent American writer remarks, "are no luxury, no mere ornament and stimulus to a civic and complicated'existence, as the worldling and the ascetic alike delight in representing them t, be, but the herbarium in which are preserved the fairest flowers of man's existence ; the magic mirror, by whose aid all its phases are interpreted, the circle into which the various spirits of the elements may be invoked, and made to reveal the secret they elsewhere manifest only in large revolutions of time ; and what philosophy with careful steps and anxious ear has long sought in vain, is often times revealed at once by a flash from this torch." A true education in art has been defined to consist in a lively susceptibility of the emotion of beauty, and in a fixed determination of the principle of taste towards that which is beautiful, analogous to that of the reason to wards truth and . reality,—rather than in acquaintance with works of art, or even accurate perception of the beauties of any particular work. The perception of truth, and harmony, and beauty, where obscure and disguised, is one of the distinctions of genius. To make these visible to all is one of its powers. - Art should form a part of general education, and will do so, it may be hoped, before long. It may be made to assist in education most materially. If, as desired by the ancients, none but beautiful forms were permitted in the assemblies of the young ; if noble and holy actions gracefully set forth everywhere met the eye ; and our rooms were hung with fine thoughts instead of unmean ing patterns—the effect on the national mind would be much greater than would be believed by those who have not fully considered the subject. Art shows us man as he can by no other means be made known ; art gives us " nobler loves and nobler cares"—furnising objects, by the contemplation of which we are taught and exalted—and so are ultimately led to seek Beauty in its highest form, which is— Goodness. Your Council terminate their report by again urging the priztholders so to exercise their right of selection, as to furnish an additional argument in support of their views on this subject. 'GEORGE GODWIN,) LEWIS POCOCK. c Hon. Sec 3." _.__7.___--._. • , I [ ADVERTISRM ENT.] —A CURE IL POF A LIVER COMPLAINT OF LONG STANDI NG BY HOLLOW AY'S LS.—James Holmes, of Temple-street, Bristol, h ad the liver complaint more than three years; he was in B at h Hospital several months , but came out in a weaker state than when he went in. Af Swatkle,a he re ceived the best att ent i on of the medical men at terwards twoat institutions, but derived no benefit. Being unable to do safficient work to keep him he returned to his friends at Bristol, and commenced-Mr use of Holloway's Pill., which in three riv nths restored him to perfect health. He is now working constantly at his trade, as a mason. Sold by all Druggists, and at PrOteSsor Holloway'3 Establishment 244, Strand, London. Monday THE E LGIN R IOTS. —At a jury court, on week, Joh n L awrence, butcher in Elgin, pled:-guilty guilty to a charge of r i ot i ng, on the 26th Januar last, Zi_d _T ui ,,„ BBll- , to tenced by Sheriff Cameron, after . a su it able aaraommavo• i sixty dayie imprisormatetwlnTernen °Wrier' L eh them• t eatirelY is cannot aye not loaciated r; i n bed+ low for ee l or i'ant 1 . 15. ' l3 arOC tit h ial ig:S• e w i n g tale : 1132, no 7sal d 1 ABB' lONS for m por t ( j u st Xxe l6° l' w oo. , n , to the 27, th e r endivg grea ter of Ti b e t: a nd ' aid the , 00 , time ; and to i . up" D h r c e hore wed expends'!!) SCC ° " - ' lreb f . 3s 0 oore . 1° the du " Date d for es W ell. the r e ; equ i r eo; spergleti chu rch the ell n the , 3 1 clean z • Ibis of of f i n sic 1 tO ;ink „ t , reale- - for w hich upear; ended re., ue ir o g 0 , Li le vial'. bes,tention e• nt t ha ! ' i n 0 11 and t" floo ring t a a lrel f to rry ° the Or been in be ell ,: ands 0.- vg red rattebeing rs ape tb j their ornw is- Lne ser• lio eeset ut c ort.i , dioce se ' CIOYI or alenc e hy . ) art, -0 ,ert a n d ribute d h a ving rho are ci of the w here r.t Cora ildiegs tes and ire n°t~ ned by DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, 'varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. ;vac: Bonus ]onus In 1 , 0 1 g Assured t g rremium. ; added. Cash. , t may g V Borrow. • P. . X £ d. 1 1 1L37 0 £2I7 T 15 3 0 1X1 8 011 1 1 )11 4 X 11 63 10 0 11 601000 3 4 1839 165 11 10' 74 1 9 11 3 1 1840 116 7 6 54 010 716 10 1841 ill 6 8; 49 10 01 710 4 1X445 0 0 395 11 1 34 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 ART-UNION OF LONDON. The folL wing Report was read at the meeting on Tuesday, by Mr. Godwin, the honorary secretary:— When the council met the subscribers last year, the existence of the Art-Union of London was seriously threatened.. Strong, however, in their opinion of the great value of the association, and determined to use every legitimate means in their power to ensure its con tinuance, they ventured, at the close of the report then read to augur for it many years of increasing usefulness. This augury it may now be confidently believed, will not prove false. Immediately after the general meeting, a deputation from the council, headed by our illustrious presides t.. attended Sir 4obert Peel, then prime minister, vith the view of removing the objections to Art-Unioas enter tained by some part of her Majesty's Government. Not succeeding in this, every effort was made to enable mem bers of the legislature to arrire at a just, conclusion on Mr. Wyae's Bill, for legalizing Art-Unions, which was then before the House of Commons, and, without enter ing further into detail, suffice it to say, that the Bill ultimately passed both houses, and received the Royal Assent on the 13th of August, 1846. This Act first setting forth that associations for the pur chase of works of art to be distributed by chance to the subscribers, or for raising sums of money by subscrip tion to be afterwards allotted by chance amongst the contributors solely for the purchase of works of art may be deemed to come within the provision of the Acts of Parliament for the prevention of lotteries,—declares the same legal, so long as they are carried on in good faith for the encouragement of the fine arts, provided that a Royal charter of incorporation shall have been obtained, or that the instrument constituting such association, and the rules governing it, shall have been approved of by a committee of her Majesty's Privy Council and deposited with them. Your council therefore immediately took the neces sary steps to comply with this provision of the Act, and on the Ist of December last, " The Art-Union of Lon don" was incorporated by Royal charter,—long it is hoped, to exercise a beneficial educational influence, — to open the enjoyments of art to thousands to whom they have been hitherto denied, to spread abroad a knowledge and love of art, to offer encouragement to artists, beyond that afforded by private purchases, as well by forming a more appreciating public as by the provision of funds, and so to assist materially the progress and elevation of the fine arts in the United Kingdom. The charter will be found to state the broad and disinterested principles which should guide the proceedings of all such societies. To our illustrious President the warm thanks of every member of the society and of every friend to the diffusion of art are eminently due, for his Royal Highness's most important assistance in obtaining this successful issue. To the Most Noble the Marquis of Northampton, V.P., the the Right Hon. Lord Monteagle, V.P., and Thomas Wyse, Esq., M.P., now a member of the council, similar thanks are also due ; and having thus discharged the agreeable duty of acknowledging these important services, the Council proceed to report to the subscribers, according to custom, the financial condition of the association, and the general proceedings during the past year. - This is the eleventh annual general meeting. At every preceding meeting the Council have had to report a constant increase in the amount of the subscriptions, ranging frOm 4891, the sum collected in the first year, to 16,9791. On the present occasion, notwithstanding a season of unexampled and lamentable scarcity in parts of the kingdom, and much + financial embarrassment, the subscriptions amount to the sum of 17,8711. The greatness of the amount may bs attributed partiy to the increased interest in the fine arts induced by the operations of the society, and partly to the increased exertions of the provincial and colonial secretaries, from whom a larger sum has been received than on any former occasion. The number of provincial secretaries is now 398. St. Lucia. Qaebee, Australia, Sidney, and Jamaica, have been added to the list of places where the society has an honorary agent active in its behalf. The list before included parts of Germany, New York, Mexico, Montreal, New 13runseick, Ceylon, Singapore, Bombay, Dominica, Monte Video, a7d China. 258 works of art were selected by the prizeholders of last year, and were exhibited, as usual, for four weeks, including a certain number of evenings. This exhibi tion was visited by upwards of 200,000 persons. The council art :ndueed again to remark that the annual exhibition of works of fine art, thus opened cratuitously to the public, may be regarded as one of the most important results of the association. They would gladly see greater facilities for the enjoyment of works of art elsewhere, afforded to the people genert.lly than now exist. For the premium of 5001. offered by the couneil last year for a group or single figure in marble, twenty models, sent in on the Ist of July last, were exhibited to the subscribers and their friends in the Princess's Concert-room. After due consideration, the premium was awarded to the statue, " The Dancing Girl Reposing," which, on opening the letter accompanying it, was found to be the work of Mr. Calder Marshall, A.R.A. Mr. Marshall is now executing the model in marble, and it will form one of the prizes for an ensuing year,—to which year's sub scription of course, the amount of the premium will be charged. In order to express their high opinion of a second statue, " Innocence," the council awarded to the author of it, afterwards found to be Mr. J. H. Foley, the sum of MI., on condition of receiving from him a reduced copy of the figure, and the right of re-producing it in statuary porcelain. The reduced model is now on the table, and fifty copies of it, in the beautiful material mentioned, will be allotted to-day. A third statute, submitted in competition, " Iris As cending," found to be by Mr. Kirk, was considered by the council well adapted for working in bronze, and they accordingly at ranged with the sculptor to furnish a mo del of the required size. A copy in bronze has been produced by Mr. Hatfield, and the right to twenty such will form part of the present distribution. Mr. 11. C. Scions prize painting from the selected cartoon, " Queen Philippa interceding for the lives of the Burgesses of Calais," is finished, and will be exhibited with the prizes of the year. The mode of appropriating it is not yet determined on. The Chantrey medals have been distributei to those subscribers who were entitled to them. The Wren me dal, allotted last year, has been delayed by the indispo sition of the engraver, Mr. Wilson, but may now be expected in a short time. The council are taking steps to obtain other medals,—commemorative of Hogarth, Inigo Jones, and Banks, the scepter. The council have now to speak of the engravings. " jeptha's Daughter," and the illustrations of " Ger trude of Wyonaing,!' due to the subscribers of last year, have been distributed. The plate of " The Convalescent from Waterloo," ue for the preceding year, and kept back by circutn stances beyond control, is now in the printer's bands. Impression s fro m it w ill b e di stributed as soon as t h e . required number can be obtained. The prints for the current year. " The Last Embrace" and the " Neapolitan Wedding," engraved by Mr. C. Rolls, and M r . F. A . H eath, after Mr. Uwiias, R.A , and the outline s f rom seven of the cartoons submitted in competition for the premium of 5001., are in the same stage of forwardness. The council, taking into consideration the importance of encouraging ever y b ranc h o f art, an d of varying their plans, with a view to the pleasure of the members, pro pose to issue for the ensuing year a • series of thirty il lustrations of Milton's L'Allegro and II Penseroso, en graved on wood in the best manner. The following artists have already undertaken to supply designs : J. Absoloa, E. H. Corbould, M. Claxton, W. Dyce, E. Duncan, A. Elonore, J. Franklin, F. Goodall, J. Gil bert, J. P. Knight, R. A., W. L. Leitch, Kenny Mea dows, H. O'Neil, F. Pickersgill, J. N. Paton, P. F. Poole, H. C. Selous, F. W. Topham, W. C. Thomas, J. Ten niel, E. H. Wehnert, H. Warren, E. M. Ward. Every subscriber will receive a copy of this work for each guinea subscribed. For a future year, Mr. Frost's " Sabrina," engraved by Mr. Lightfoot, is in progress ; and the council have arranged with Mr. William Finden to produce for the association an engraving of large size, and in his best manner, after Hilton's picture, " The Crucifixion," now in the possession of the Corporation of Liverpool. A statement of the engraving account, still open, will be printed with this report. The council alluded in the last report to their in tention of producing some work of acknowleged excel lence in cast-iron, with the view of further promoting the connexion between manufactures and art. In ac cordance with this desire they commissioned Mr. Nixon, sculptor, to make a reduced model of a figure of " Tha lia," in the gallery of antiquities at the British Museum, which has been ably done, and is now ready for casting The right to thirty copies of it will be allotted to-day. Since the last meeting, the council have been de prived by death of the valued assistance of Mr. Mo rant, one of the earliest members of the Society. Sir John Jervis, M.P., her Majesty's Attorney-General, has been elected to fill the vacancy thus created. Under g bye-law in a code recently mule for the re- /- -- /// OYAL SOCIETY FOR THU PRO TECTION OF LIFE FROM FIRE: On Tuesday a general meeting of the subscribers and friends of this institution was held at the Hanover-squ are Rooms, to witness the presentation of the rewards :and medals awarded by the committee, and to receive :the annual report. H. Pownall, Esq., p: elided. The SECRETARY proceeded to read the report, which stated that the society was established in 1836, and that in 1843 7 it vas-adopt e d, and - remcidelled 'by the preltent society, for the purpOse of maintaining an organi:ted bOdy of men provided with, and instructed in the use of public fire escapes, which are kept in readiness at various convenient stations throughout the metro polis ; and for the purpose of rewarding all persons instrumental in saving life from fire. During the past year 11 lives had been saved, and the so ciety's silver medal would be &warded to those only wb o had saved life at the hazard - of their own. The number of fire-escape, stations now amounted to 22, being three times the number of those existing in 1843, the expense of fitting up ea c h stat i on Was 651 . , and the annual ex penditure for each 751. A large body , of men was ern played in working them, and to ensure their doing .o faithfully, two inspectors were employed, who in the course of the year visited the stations 2,357 times, tit uncertain intervals. 139 fires had been attended by the tire-et-capes, being within four of the total number of fires occurring throughout the year, during the hours of duty of the corps, i. e. between 8 P.M. and 7 A.:51. The report further stated, that betides the number actually saved, in many cases persons had been ext-icated from most dangerous positions. The receipts for the past year were 1,7191., the expenditure being 1 ,7054; balance in hand 141. The CHAIRMAN awarded the prizes with appropriate and eloquent addresses to the following individuals:— To John Fisher, 48 C, the first silver medal, kr rescuing Mrs. Devonshire at Raggett's Hotel ; silver medal to W. Casey, No. 10, for rescu ing two persons from the fire in Newgate-street, July, 1846; silver medal to Shelford, City police 58, for most courageously rescuing six persons from the flames at a fire in Smithfield-bars; a silver medal and one pound were also awarded to a young man named Best, who most heroically rescued a whole family named Grover, at Brentford, rushing three consecutive times into the house, and every time bearing members of the family in his arms, and finally falling exhausted and bleeding at the threshhold. Best after receiving the medal was loudly cheered. John Daly received the society's silver medal for the presence of mind, courage, and strength that he so nobly displayed in rescuing at female under simi'ar circumstances at a fire in Drury lane; and, after other testimonials kid been bestowed on persons for their praiseworthy exerifons for the pre servation of life and property from fire, several gentle men addressed the meeting, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. . _ ROBBERY AND - -- CAPTURE BY MEANS .OF THE RAILWAY TELEGRAREL In the latter period of last week, a young man named John. Blume, respectably attired, took tip his residence at Mr. John Cox's, the Ord Arms Inn, Scotswood-road, Newcastle, for the ostensible purpose of being trained. by Henry Clasper to row a skiff match at Manchester, at.d Mr. Cox, in order to make him comfortable, gave up his own sleeping apartment, in whieh was a chest of drawers, containing a sum of money amounting to above 2001. Bourne's deportment, altogether, was such, that nut the slightest suspicion was attached to his proceed ings until Tuesday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, when the drawer containing the money, together with a cash-box in which it was deposited, was found to have been broken open, and the entire contents of the box taken away. The alarm was immediately given, when it was ascertained that Bourne had left the house about tiro o'clock, and from various circum stances no doubt was felt that Bourne was the guilty party, and it was concluded that he would make down to Gateshead and take the train southward. Mr. Taylor, of Swalwell, accordingly mounted his horse, and rode direct to the Westgate station, where he gave informa tion of the robbery, and a description of the dress Bourne had on, to Mr. Inspector Little, who, with Sub-Inspector Drummond, proceeded at once to the telegraph office at the Gateshead station. Almost simultaneously Mr. Cox himself called at Mr. Stephens's, the superintendent of police, and gave information there, with a full description of Bourne's person and dress, with the amount and de scription of the notes stolen. This was sent over imme diately to Mr. Johnson, the station-master at Gateshead, who felt the importance of this additional information, and instantly set the telegraph to work ; and these particulars were so full and accurate that the station -master at Nor manton felt no hesitation in acting upon them. This would be about six o'clock, and as the mail train left at a quarter past three o'clock it was conjectured that if he had left with it he might be intercepted. When the ac count of the robbery and a description of the person reached York, the train had passed, and the information was forwarded to Normington, in advance of the train. The station -master at Normington sent instantly for a police officer, and in the meantime the train had arrived; on the officer hearing the description read over he at once remarked that a man answering the description was standing on the platform, where he had just passed him. The station -master gave orders to apprehend him, and when the officer walked up and seiz , d him by the artn,und asked him to walk into the station, he refused, and considerable force was necessary to get him there. He then refused to ba searched, but that was at length effected in spite of the resistance he offered, and the sum of 2031. Bs. found upon him, which con sisted of two 51. notes, 1921 in wild, and 283. in silver. He was then brought back to York by the next train, and information was traestuitted by telegraph LO Gates head that he had been apprehended. The telegraph 'was) put to work about seven o'clock, and at {Ail:"two hears afterwards, intelligence Iva; received that the man had 13 , _,en apprehended a hundred add ten miles distant. On the intelligence of Bourne having been apprehended retching G.teshca I, Mr. Inspector Little proceeded by the in xt train to York, and r, mined with his prisoner at half-past one o' c l oc k th e t o l: ow i ng d a y. Ile was taken before Mr. Alderman Dunn, and transferred to the county, when the particulars were laid before Dixon D.xon, E-q., and the prisoner was remanded. Bourne, it seems, is twenty-two years of age, and belongs to Man chester, where his wife and family are residing.—New castle Journal. MORE POISONINGS IN ESSEX. On Tuesday, at the Witham petty sessions, Essex, held at the Whi te H art , before a full bench of , magis trates, Emma Elizabeth Hume was brought up for final examination, charged with having attempted to admi nister a certain poison to her husband, Thomas Hume, with the view of causing his death. As some of the features of this case resembled that for which Catherine Foster suffered at Bury, the greatest anxiety was evinced to hear the proceedings, the room in which they took place being crowded by the inhabitants. On the accused being placed at the bar, aLal the husband called to give evidence, their appearance and the great dispa rity between their ages created much astonishment ; she being in her 24th year, while her husband, who was dressed in the garb of a labourer and seemed ex cessively weak, is old enough to be her grandfather, being fast vergin upon his 70th year. From the evi dence of the old man and several witnesses, it appeared that they lived in the village of Tnllesburv, a married son of the prosecutor and his wife and family residing in the same house with them. For some time past the husband had been suffering severely from a liver com plaint, and it would appear, from his constant ill health, that the accused seemed to flag attending on him. They frequently had words, and twice or thrice she was heard to tell him, " Mind you are not found dead before long." In the course of M o nd a y, th e s t h i ns t., s h e of fere him some broth which she had merle in a basin. He tasted it, and finding the flavour rather strange re fused to take it. She took it down stairs, and the wife of his son, Sarah Hume, saw her empty the broth out of the basin, and on wiping it round per ceived a white sediment at the bottom. Previous to this, however, it should be observed, that the amused had remarked to her husband that she had been per suaded to poiscn him, but had not done it as yet.. On Wednesday, the ith inst., the wife of the son, saw the prisoner making two pills of flour and water, which she said she was going to take that night. She was seen to put them in a small box. On the following' night she wished to give her husband two large pills, which she said were good for the liver complaint, as Tom Warner had told her so. The husband declined to take them, and she. observed that it was no use buying medicine for him, as he would not take it. She replaced the pills in the box, and the next morning she again presented them to him and begged that he would swallow them. He still refused, and she used angry words in trying to persuade him. The pills were subsequently delivered by her to the son, who gave them into the hands of the police on the prisoner being taken into custody. The man Warner, previously alluded to, deposed that he never recommended any pills to the aceusyd as being good for the liver complaint. Mr. R. Phillips, an operative and analytical ehemit.t in the /ser vice of Mr. Dawson, a surgeon in the neighbourhood. said that, in connexion with Mr. Cooper, subjected the ro e t pills to an analysis. He had found them to chemistry in the Blackfriars road, he h a d of lead to the extent of 2 0 . grains. Sugar of a contain sugar of lead was p g r r e a s i cr n .i bmeitgohrt produce death. the prosecut or . H e po ll iso r n . , p a a n w d s a en do u s s e ed of t 2 o 6 had heard her say when she came to the surgery, that she hoped•thak would be the last medicine she would have to fetch .for her, hUsband, for that if he were dead she would be a . happy woman. The chairman, after duly cautioning her, asked her if she had anything to say? She answered, that she was in the workhouse .h p o os u t s n e i , broughta s‘ n ,here they w them, ere atid taken with her husband w h en t h e pills were sent home; that a lvbev, y left them at some public Ther that it was t h e duty of the bencht i o 'e c e r, h mt rin it ahn told erfor trial at the ensuing assizes. She • wed lit 'e affected by the announcement. On leaving sc le l wished to speak to her husband, but the police interfered and prevented her. In the course of the evening she was conveyed to Chelmsford. TUE TALLOW CHANDLERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. —The anniversary festival of this charity took place on Tuesday at the London Tavern, and was well attended by the members of the trade. Lord R. Grosvenor presided, and Alderman Challis, Sir G. Larpent, Alderman Farncomb, and. Mr. W. Hawes, were among the guests present. The bene volent objects of the charity are the relief of indigent and incapacitated tallow chandlers, their widows, . and others connected with the trade. From the report it appear* that the society,' although only in its infancy, has already been the moms of much usefulness; and the increasing amount of donations, exceeding this year the sum of 3001., gives every reason.to believe that it will be enabled materially to extend the.spbere.of its operations. The dinner and its ac companying arrangements were all that could be desired. • GEAY's-INN, 28.—The under-named gen tlemenyisue this day called to the degree of Barrister-at- • Law, by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn—viz, Ed- , ward Joseph Pow e ll, Esq., peter portuwick,wail Wil liam Wiedmick Higgins, apPl i " ed i a to ot i o ni ,pertY the re eel:l of :be ~s;