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G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. OPENING TO CHELTENHAM. On a: d after SATURDAY, October 23, 1847, the London Trains of this Company will run over the Line between Gloucester and Chel tenham. The Trains will lease Cheltenham for London at 645 a.m., 7 50 A se. (Express), 8 20 a.m., 10 40 A.M., 11 15 A.M. (Parliamen tary), 12 45 P.M., 1 20 r.x. (Express), 3 55 P.M., 5 50 P.M., and 11 30 P.M. (Night Mail).—Trains from London will arrive at Cheltenham at 10 u'el ck A.M., 12 5 P.M., 12 45 P.M. (Express), 2 30 P.M. (Parlia mentar ,),2 50 P.M., 4 24 P.M., 6 25 P.M., 8 30 p.m (Evening Express), 9 30 P.M., and 1 30 A.M. (Night Mail). The , :xpress Trains arriving at Paddington at 11 o'aock a.m., and leavinr Paddington at 5 30 P.M. will, on and after the 23d Instant, convey Passengers to and from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, and Clreneelter /land Bills, giving full particulars of the above, may be obtained at the Railway Stations. By order of the Directors, C. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY TENDERS FOR LOANS. The Directors of this Company are ready to receive TENDERS for LOANS on security of the Company's Deheitures, in sums of not lee: than 1,0001. each, at 51. per Cent. interest, payakle halt= yearly. and for terms of Three, Five, or Seven years. App:lcations t• be made to the undersigned. CHARLES A SAUNDERS, Secretary. Lutnton Terminus, Paddington, August 20. 18.17. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. First Introduction to the Public a TWO LECTURES by Dr. BACH :lOFFNER—one on the Laws of Nature, applicable to the lin portautsubject of SANITARY MEASURES; the other on the va rious nodes of TENTH. ATION, in which the PHYSICAL PRO PERTI ES of a JET of sTEAM will be exhibited, with Novel and highly Triteresting' Experiments, daily at Two and Half-past Three o'clock These Lectures will be given alternately in the Evenings, at Eight i'elock, except on Saturdays. The ELECTRIC TELE- Gnie: is worked. Tho WOREING MODELS, explained. An entirely New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. DIVING BELL and DIVER. with HYDE'S , NEW APPARATUS for CONVERSING under WATER, &c. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. IV ELLINGTON SURTOUT—Patronised by V Prince Albert, the Royal Family, the Commander-in-Chief and principal. Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Hall Guinea >. In L. radon only of FOUGERE, Patentee, 6, Conduit-street, Regent street, and 8O A, Chcapside. Agents.—Birmingham : Hollingsworth, New-street—Liverpool : DI at...tar:art, Bold-street—Manchester : Brown, Market-street —York: Evers and Anderson —Edinburgh : Marshall and Aitken—Glasgow : Brodie, Macleod, and Co.; and principal tailors in all large towns. -BE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT, pnrsnalgL to 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. Messrs. SWAIN and CO., in announcing tha preparation of this .` S garment, desire to have known that it bears no affinity to the ccun• mon produce vaunted as built of the " Llama wool ;" a material pos sessing no property by reason of which it can be woven to a cloth, and which Is, to every manufacturer in the empire, or of Europe, a thing u•tknown. In securing to their house the entire and exclusNe importLtion of the costly material from which the SYRIAN CLOTH ie forms d, they are enabled to preserve it in its unmixed character ; and to impart its beauty to the garment formed from it, which is or too select a species to be approached by any other extant, or to be devised.-379, OXFORD-STREET. Price FORTY SHILLINGS. OVER -COATS NOT OVER-CHARGED The summer is Over, and Over the land he Blooms of the Autumn are seen to expand ; Dark clouds (h) over Over, warm sunshine is gone, A . nd all seems t o say —" P u t your Over-Coats on." LI. MOSES and SON, whose success is unfurled All Over the kingdom—all Over the world -- Invite you to come and look Over their Mart, With its stock of new Over-Coats, novel a*id smart. These coats are the coats to wrap Over your form, When the clouds Overhead are surcharged with a storm ; You can't Over rate them, you can't Over-value, And yet you'd net wish to pay Over, nor shall you. ver-joyed . will you be with the Over-Coats hero, And with us will you say that they're not Over-dear. Over all in the trade they must justly be placed, And ne'er Over-looked as line samples of taste. . Over-flowing support Messrs. MOSES have seen, A tact, on which they with confidence lean, f ince it proves that the Over-Coats truly are such, As Certainly cannot he prized Overmuch. Overcome by their patrons, E. MOSES and SON, As Over and Over again they have done, Thank the public, en masse, for favours thus won. A new Work, entitled" THE Dlt ESSING-ROOM COMPANION," conta'ning a detailed List of I'rices, with full Directions for Self ateasurement, may be had on application, or forwarded post-free. LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. Beaver Taglioni ••••..•• • • • • • • from £0 9 6 Chesterfield and Codringeon's, and every description of Over-coa', haedsoruely The Paeha Coat ••..•••••• • • • • • - • • • •••• • • 1 8 0 The Bullmer, especially adapted for snowy and wetwnther •• • ..... •••• .. • • ....... . The Premier ••••••••• • • • • • • • • •••••••• • • • • • • • • 0 15 0 Boy's Winter Coats, in every style .• ••••..• • • • .• 0 6 0 lifon's Do. Trousers, lined . • •• • • 0 4 a Doeskin ••••••.• • • • • • • •• .•• • • Dress Coats .. •••• • • • • ••••• • • • • • 1 0 0 Frock do.• ••-•••• • • • • • • ••• • .• 1 4 0 Double-breasted Winter Vests. •••• • • • • ...... • 0 2 0 Roll collar.. • • ... • • Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits .• •• • •••••• • • • • • • I 16 6 NADI TO YIXL,STIRE. Whiter Coats, In every style and shape, hand s +lndy trimmed ••••• • • • • • • •• • from 16 0 Mired cloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cuffs 2 4 0 Tweed Wrapper.... ••••••• • • • • • • • •• • • 0 18 6 Doeskin Trousers Best, or Dress• •••.••• • • • • • • •.• • • ••• .. 1 6 0 Dress Coat • • • • • . 112 3 Best quality eiade.. ••••. • • - • • 2 15 0 Frock C.o • • Best quality made .• ••••• • • • • • 3 3 0 Cashmere vests .. •••••••••••••• • • " • • • • • • •• • • 0 8 6 • 0 12 0 Satins, Plain or Fancy • • • ....... • • .. • • • • • • • • Boy's Hussar and Tunic Suits ..... .••• • • • ...... 1 6 0 Great Coat• • . 1 16 0 A Fuit of Clothes complete.. • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Mourning to-any- extent at Five 21inutes notice. 'Ms attention of Ladies is especially - directed to E. .I‘lOE5 and SON'S rtock of Fars, which will be found on inspection to be the largest, best assorted, and cheapest in the trade. Reserve year pur chases. Observe —Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. lid , ./SES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, hatters, linden, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 MilliotiC3, and tP, 84 8 5, and 86 Aligate, City, London. Moses and Son regret Wag obliged to guard the sgainst impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like talLehood of beglisionnected with them, or it's the same concern, itaS been reioitedW , gatny Instances, and Air ObviOn'easidah. Tlar t twe as connexion with any other how.e in er out of London; - who desire genuine and chent4 clothing, &C., should call at, at seed to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Retica.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Frierty, till sunset Saturday. when business is resumed till twelve o'clook. HORIZONTAL IVATCHES, VERY FLAT. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank. Price in Silver Cases, 37. 10s. each ;or in Gold Cases, Six Guineas each. These watches ani accurate and durable, the Horizontal escapement being peculiar7y sultedeto coni hke these important requisites. They are jewelled in four holes, and " n ttnilc going whilst being wound A twelvemonth's warranty given with Cwt. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Colourod Engravings on Steel. ON PH YSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, kND IMPEDIMENTA TO MARRIAGE. New Eilition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price Is. 6d., or by Poet, direct from the Establishment, is. 6,1. in postage stamps, T l i - 1 E SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the ine , rdinate use of mercury, with remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis- Wiliflc:ktions. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and • PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, London. , ▪ Ithlisitrd by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; )1151 ar , 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titeliborne trest, l laymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden:tall-street. PART I . treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive e rgans, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul g"es, end their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental rd bodily weakness, nervous excitemen t, a nd g en e ra t iv e Inca pa ci ty. It Ls illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. I'ART 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the Primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse ?frnereary, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated O 3* Sevc nteen Coloured Engravings. ...I:satr IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative L otion, b y tke use of ich the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the terns chemically, end destroys its power on the s y stem. ' -4 kr T. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its t res. The causes of unproductive union , ar e also considered, and `'cltide subject critically and philosophically inquired int o. T i n "CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is exclusi v e l y em p lo y ed in treat b-(5, n ervous and sexual debility, impotence , & c., Ils. and 335. p er t'• The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic t,,'" e °Y, for puriing the blo in cases of ifection, secondary symp • eruptions, and the abuse od mer of cury, n Ils. and 335. per bottle. e4i .:Y' fy s Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 911., 4s. 6d., and Ils. per box, a ti is remedy in gonorrhoea, gleet, strictures, and chronic infiamma -0%;%,f the bladder. l'erry's Preventative Lotion , an applicat ion to by letter, the danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consulta tion fee, if Si. Packets with advice tobe had at the Establ i s hment only, ner which the fee, It., is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber t., :rest, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight; on S u ndays Seven to One. ON TIE • . CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE REI urn AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. ILLUSTRATED WITS COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price 2s. 6d., or free by post, 3s. 6d. - CONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular with th quirY into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline, structions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those ._ slifier t" , from the destructive consequences of excessive indulgence, Vin e?, Waling in Aleuts.' and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional 7 ve ktess, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprchen n_. Dissertation on MARRIAGE, Incontinence, and Celibacy. . 1 ,!1 treted with Coloured Engravings, explanatory of the various tale., Ike. B y C. j• LUCAS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, No. 60, Newmai street, Oaford-street, Landon. Member of the London College of Medicine, &C. &e, CONTENTS OF THE WORK, Chap. 1.--BOdily and Mental Exhaustion induced by inordinate rnialgcnce of the Passions, illustrated with Coloured Engraviegs. Chi p. 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, w ith Ob serva ti ons on t h e buttes 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 ho practice of self-indulgence. Chap. 4 . -00 nOrrhcca, its symptoms, complica tions and treatment, Gteet, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate. Chap. h.—Syphilis, and its attendant maladies and treatment. C‘ses, and concluding observations, Plates, &c. Sold by Brittain, 54, Paternoster-row; Gord In, 146, Leadenhall- Street ; Hannay and . Co. 63 Oxford-street ; Noble, 114, Chancery mansell, 115, Fleet:street ; Winbal lane; Bir minghttin; , G es reens r Whitin t ore, ;, l e l9 rp , oo 3 l l ; arket-street, 1 ' 5 7 f 8 .% e l h ligi t i e -st j eet, Robinson, 11 51, Cnarch-street, 1 i P.di nbu rgh 1 Powell, 10, Westmoreland-street, Dubli n; and all Bookselert. - • • - Persons desirous of 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 Tentl 11 Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients !natty be successfully treated, on minutely describing their case, and enclos ng the usual fee of Ib for advice. A I A G E. IT One half the world aro desolately single, and the other PUppoling them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or of right determine the former, and miscalcu lated hopes em bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret an °6l(iProsing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindranees to domestic happ in and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justice deraand that health should forra an item in the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little VEnfonts On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is. each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively reviled, ,r prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered by m;•cinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but to- the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely Pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hoar, but the study of the author's life,who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob- Pervance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he w0".14 he done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always ', l - the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Zerwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet . s t ree t ; M ann , ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direst (by poet or other- Wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornin gs and comings), 10, Argyll-place regent-street; and an • ~., ) ___z • --,--) ... /7- whilst , t ' \N.......... ~..4 - . - .'___ :: _ L _L-L-,, ~ ~..., --„,- .....„.........„.;,..,,,,_ _. -;11 4 4. 7 ,ce ;__ imiii — k , , , t i t c h n e r ni rk e d n m beit ins l t a r d u e m n: n ' ts ith , b ab o ; k 0.171 . • 4„. t. ,.. r---'f„. ~,-, , , • - , t . 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On the following day, after bidding farewell to our good-humoured friends (who were loud in their wishes that we would soon return to them) we left our dreary winter quarters. " Head winds and stormy weather retarded our progress much, so that we did not reach Churchill until the 31st of August, when I found that we had still eight bags of pemmican and four cwt. of flour remaining ; our expenditure having been 12 bags of the former and 21 cwt. of the latter. " We were detained in Churchill River by a gale of wind until the 3d of September, when the weather became more moderate, and we were able to continue our voyage towards York Factory, at which place we arrived late on the evening of the 6th. "I cannot close this rough and meagre sketch of our proceedings, which I have prepared amidst many interruptions, without bearing testimony to the ex cellent and praiseworthy conduct of the men under my charge. " They were always willing and obedient, and, although not all equally able to do their duty, they all did their utmost to accomplish the objects of the expedition. " With the utmost respect, I remain, Hon. Sirs, your most obedient servant, " JOHN RAE. " York Factory, Hudson's Bay, Sept. 21, 1847." lou 10lb. weight, ,oks, &c., weigh ts and as many .ding of the party. le ice was rough various but not great altit u d es : were to ii' seen a few miles inland. On the 20th we were detained 24 hours by stormy weather at Cape Lady Simpson, a long point in latitude 68 deg. 10 min. north, longitude 85 deg. 53 min. west. We rounded Selkirk B ay ( called after the noble Earl of that name) on the 21st, and after passing a number of small points and bays we encamped on what at first appeared to be a part of the main land, but which was afterwards found to be an island. Our snow house on the 25th was built in latitude 68 deg. 48 min. north, longitude 85 deg. 4 min. west, near a small stream, frozen (like all others we had passed) to the bottom. " We had not yet obtained a drop of water of nature's thawing, and, fuel being rather a scarce article, we sometimes took small kettles of snow under the blanket with us, to thaw it by the heat of our bodies. " Leaving two men to endeavour to fish and shoot, I went forward with the others and crossed Garry Bay, passing i9side a number of islets. Our course on the following night lay to the westward north, the coast being high and rocky, and indented with numerous inlets. " After accomplishing twenty miles in a straight line we encamped ; as the weather looked fine we did not build our usual comfortable lodgings, which I had afterwards cause to regret, as a heavy fall of snow soon came on. We were now in latitude 69 deg. 19 inin. 39 sec. north, and longitude 85 deg. 4 min. west. " The latter is evidently erroneous, as I had neither chronometer nor watch that I could place dependence upon, and the compasses were much affected by local attraction. " Our provisions being nearly exhausted, I could proceed only half a day's journey further northward, being obliged to return the same night to our present quarters. Leaving one of the men I set out with the other. "The snow fell fast, and the walking was extremely fatiguing. After advancing ten miles the land turned sharp to the eastward, but as the weather was thick I could not see,how far it trended in this direction. " When we had waited here nearly an hour, the sky cleared up, and I discovered that we were on the south shore of a considerable bay, and could trace the coast to the northwards for about twelve miles be yond it. "To the most distant visible point (latitude 69 deg. 42 min. N., longitude 85 deg. 8 min. %V.), I gave the name of Cape Ellice; the land' where we stood was called Cape Crozier, and the intervening bay re ceived the name of Parry Bay. Finding it hopeless to attempt reaching the Strait of the Fury and Hecla, from which Cape Ellice could only be a few miles distant, we retraced our steps, and after an absence of eleven hours, joined our companion, who had built a snow house, and was on our arrival very busy at tempting to coax a little wet moss into sufficient flame to boil some chocolate, but to no purpose ; we were consequently obliged to finish the process with alcohol, a small quantity of which still remained. "Early on the morning of the 30th we arrived at our snow hut of the 25th. The men we had left here were well, but very thin, as they had neither caught nor shot anything eatable except two mar mots. Had we been absent twelve hours more they were to have cooked a piece of parchment skin for supper. Our journey hitherto had been the most fatiguing I have ever experienced; the severe exercise, with a limited allowance of food, had reduced the whole party very much. However we marched merrily on, tightening our belts—mine came in six inches—the men vowing that when they got on full allowance they would make up for lost time. "Nothing of importance occurred during our jour ney homewards. _ Our several eachos ' of provisions were found safe, and some partridges that were shot aided our short commons. At 8.20 on the morning of the 9th of June we arrived at Fort Hope, all well, having been absent 27 days. _ _ "During the whole of this trip our snow houses were built by Corrigal, whose services were of the utmost value to the party, and who had accompanied me when tracing the opposite shores of the large bay, the survey of which I hnil now completed, and to which I gave the name of Committee Bay. "During the remainder of our stay at Repulse Bay the whole party were occupied in procuring food, collecting fuel, and preparing our boats for sea. "In the latter part of July many natives visited us, with all of whom we were on the most friendly terms. Our spare nets, knives, files, &c., were distributed among them in prtions, according to the several merits of the recipients. sww its Luc Ice was rough tnti the ;now both soft and deep. "We advanced only 12 miles tile first night. On the 17th we crossed a bay 18`rffiles . wide, and en- camped at its north point, opposite to which, and within two miles of the shore, there is a large island, which was honoured with the of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. A s ~: d to trAllislan the south of thi s was called Sabine Islareii". " The gen era l trending of the ooai wai.now N.N.E. Near t . he shore the banks were higfinitk . . %- steep, and, wher e throu g h the snow, , , applared „ to be formed of sand, shingl e mud, and granite boulder stones, whil s t a range of rocky hills„ of o• various hut not rpat. _ No. 17,194.] LON DON, MONDAY 'T t N -'''' ri G S II :-- f NOVEMBER 1 1847. P - _ PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, price Is. IS CIIEAP SUGAR the TRIUMPH of FREE TRADE? A LETTER to LORD JOUN RUSSELL, M.P. 031NIUM. James Ridgway, Piccadilly ; and all Bookscller3. JOURNAL of PUBLIC HEALTH. Contents of First Number for November 1, In addition to the Editor's Address, Articles by R. D. Grainger, F.R.S., the Rev. C. Girdlestone, 11. B. Brook, Esq., George Robin son, M.D., and John Liddle, Esq.:—On Cottage Grove, a manufac turing village in course of erection near Nottingham—On the Sa nitary Condition of Schools, and of Brentford and Newcastle-on- Tyne—On Deaths from Noxious Effluvia, &c..—Report , ' of Dr. Gray, Mr. Francis Sherborn, of East Becifont, and Dr. Miller, on the Appli cation of the Refuse of Towns to the Purposes of Agriculture—Lead ers on the Sanitary Question and tin Cholera—Appeal of the Health of Towns Association—Correspondence on the Tower Hamlets' Com mission of Sewers—Notices of Sanitary Inventions and Publications, Literary Extracts, Local Intelligence, &c. _ rutin:lied monthly, price 15. clamped, by Henry Renshaw, 356, Strand. J WIN CHAPMAN, BOOKSELLER and PUB LISHER, begs to announce, that he has REMOVED his BUSINESS from 121, Newgate-street, to 142, Strand; and requests that all c , mmunications be sent to the latter address. London, October, 1847. In the Press, LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE of W. 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C. to be bad gratis on application.. pp ATENT RAMONEUR ASSOCIATION. (Provisionally Registered.) COUNTIES of SURREY and KENT. Capital, 20,0001. in 10,000 Shares of 21. each. Deposit, 11. per Share on complete registration. No further call will be made without three months' previous notice. The liabilities of each shareholder limited to the amount sabnribed for. The PATENT RAMONEUR MA.CHINP. is exclusively need in the offices of the Right Hon. the Lords of the Treasury, the Royal Agricultural Society, the Royal Horticultural Society ; the Royal Excluvre-buildings, &c. The objects of the promoters are ap proved by 'flu , Most Noble the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, President of the Royal Society. The Eight Hon. Earl DE GRET, K.G., President of the Royal In stitute of British Architects. Sir RODERI(IK 1. MURCHISON, President of the British Associa tion for the Advancement of Science. 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The West of Eugland Fire °Dice, M.P. &e. W. Miles, Esq., M.P. The object of this Association is totally to abolish the use of climbing boys, who, notwithstanding the penalties to which those employing them are subjected by the 3d and 4th Victoria, cap. 85, are continaally resorted to. This breach of the law is acquiesced in by a large portion of the public, front a conviction of the utter im possitility in Innumerable cases of cleansing a chimney or flue with the old machine. Fer the laudable purpose of furthering the objects of the law by avoiding all necessity for its infringement, the inge nious and effective Ramoneur machine has been invented. This invention consists of four brushes forming a square head, which by means of elastic springs contracts or expands, according to the small or extended space in which the machine moves, thereby cleating an even pressure on all four sides of a chimney. The rods attached to this head or brush are supplied at intervals with universal spring joints, capable of turning even a right angle and the whole is surmounted with a double revolving ball, having also a universal spring joint, which leads the brush with certainty past every angle, and into every corner, cleansing its roate most perfectly. The capabilities of this machine are best demonstrated by the fact, that it is exclusively used in the Government and !numerous public offices, while Use patronage bestowed by a large number of the nobility and gentry in continuing their annual con tracts to the patentees evidences their sense of its superiority, as well as of the philanthropic views of the projectors. Detailed prospectuses may be obtained, and a working model of the machine seen, at the offices of the solicitor, F, Dolman, Esq., 38, Jermyn-street, St. James's ; at Messrs. Barry and Co.'s. brokers, 7, Uirchinzlane ; at W. Heath, Esq.'s, Nag's Head-court, Gracechurch-street; and at the principal office, 1, Wellington-street, London-bridge, Borough, where applications for shares may be addressed. DR. LA!MERT ON TYE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MITIRITY.—WITII 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. id„ or pest-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps. ELF-PRESRVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period or 110, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. Doctor ort3iefeednitcilaßT SAMUEL LAWERT, M.D.. R 9, BEDFORD -STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, the London II of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member Marriage re espital Medical Society, &e. that it quires the fulfilin veil. which be really the ent of several conditions, in order [cis covers the cause of mutual happiness. Could the and its true source origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, it be traced to in every instance disclosed , pointments. r physical disqualifications and are their attendant disap abused, the prolific ' at on i., Injurious • the gift, which when fraught with adv • to the constitutionasiource of mischief, and advantage, becomes, when the nature and consequence d ne vital powers. particularTheofater or less injury are productive of greater severity of which this Treatise excesses, on than any other to which it is subject. of misery to professes to dilate, subject the human frame, This work contains an accurate• Anatomy and Phytiologe _of the and complete their relative conditions in hthe Reproductive Organs, account of the requires the closest attention ca a l i th and disease. d and of be of more importance than till study, for what subject ervedly and of the physical capabilities o Preservation of the can health, he possessed. It unfortunately happensr which every man should victim of excessive indulgence and viciotrs that the itohap in early life or tram the follies of advanced age, whether acquir% from their invariable consequences, unwisely - entertains suffering plyiag to a qualified physician for relief. Shame anndat7 fear of ap frequently, but erroneously entertained that these comlel dread so beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his are for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting seeking forgete that accurate discrimination in ascertaining the eatts us e ,. h e disease. s ympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, in- re of riably characterise the intelligent and practical b P--Yelelan, and to the . medical man who can show by his posse don of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his prefee. atonal pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. 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The assured has, •n all occasions, the power to borrow., without expense or for feiture of the policy, two•thirds of the p. :madams paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniencies or net *laity. Assurances for terms of years on the lov test possible rates. DIVISION @F PRO FITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the annual meeting held •n the 12th I‘7:tay, 1847, to declare a fifth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. oil the premiums paid on each policy effected ex tke profit scale. ...XAMPLES. , 1 Perma- Sum the ..1 .6 Annual Policy Bonus In neat Re- Assured Igo. E ,' Pre- taken addition Boa mg in duction of may bor mium. cn Premiams. Policy. - - - -- -- .f.. s. d r l Z is a. £ s. d. ..E. s. a. r 1837 243 9 3 1 112 8 5 18 4 6 494 SlO 1838 218 4 81 99 810 15 13 5 445 0 0 X £s. d. 1839 192 1 101 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 GO 1000 74 3 1810 143 8 101 66 .8 4919 1 346 2 3 1841 138 14 2, 61 /7 6 9 9 2 1296 13 4 1812 111 6 8 1 49 5,0 0, 7 10 4 ;247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be bad at the office, or any .f its branches in the count sy ; •r, oia application, will be forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON •CA7SiEROUX, Secretary. ENGLAND to INDIA and AUSTRALIA. The INDIA and AusTnALEA N AIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY, incorporated by Royal Charter which limits the re sponsibility of the shareholders to the am, >frit for which thl,y indivi dually subscribe, and authorises the Coin pa:iy to establish commu rd-eattolls-to—tord-snr..! from the United the East Indies, Australasia, a-id New Zealand. Capital One Million st Divided into series of shares. of 201. eaeh. COMMITTEE. Sir George Larpent, Bart., Chairman of ate Loudon Committee of 1846 for Extension of Steam Navi ga Lion to Australia. Sir William Tenter, Bart., MX. lion. Francis Scott, M.P., Agent for: :New South Wales. Sir Tkomas L. Mitchell, Surveyor-Gem of New Soutk Wales, London. J. Me clean Lee, Esil. Captain Richard Lloyd, Indian Navy Milbour ne Marsh, Esq. R. Itt.ontgomery Martin, Esq. J. Morteflore, Esq. Sir F.. "Waskett Myers, K.C.S. Alexr fader C, Ogilvie, Esq. Rich aid Paterson, Esq. Rolca in Ilenley - Payne, Esq, John. 'Wilson ?Mans, Esq. G. H. Skead, Esq., Master, Royal Plary Colene I Torrens, Willi& at Gordon Thomson, Esq. Lieut. Waghorn, F.R.A.S„ Royal Na, y Melyil Wilson, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Carrie a nd Co., Cornhill. Lieut.-Col. Abdy, Indian Army Thomas Browne, Esq. Captain Cogan, Indian Navy Archibald Cuniughame, Esq. Captain H. M. Denham, F.R.S., Royal Navy G. 11. Donaldsom, Esq. Capt. R. J, Fayrer, Royal Navy Captain Ford, East India Maritime' Service Captain G. T. Gordon, Royal Navy E. S. Ilalswell, Esq., M.S., F.R.S. Capt. 11. Hamilton, Royal Navy Gustavus llamilton, Esq. James Ilunter, Esq. J. A. Jackson, Esq. Charles Joyce, Esq. Frederick Lambe, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Barron and Ci:irke, Bloomsbury-square. India, Australia, China, and the adjiwent regions, contain a popu lation of more than half the number of the inhabitants of the globe, and teem with every product which con minister to the wants of man. To carry out effectually and economically steam communication with those countries is the object of this Company, for whose ope rations there is an ample and profitabl-e field, especially as regards our numerous and valuable colonies in the Southern Pacific, which have an increasing intercourse with Tattle as well as with England —are the only portions of the British 'empire unconnected by steam navigation with the parent state, and for which a charter by the overland route has been exclusively granted to this Company. The route sanctioned by the Lords of the Admiralty for this Com pany is vi;, Ceylon, Singapore, and Tor res straits, the advantages of which are, that Sydney, the metroplitan capital of tin whole of the Australasian colonies, would be brought to a certainty within 64 or 65 days of London (frequently in 60). and within less than 30 days of India. The coal stations are convenient, excellent coal from the pits at Newcastle, New South Wales, can be put on board there at 7s. to 7s. 6d. per ton. Prospectuses, with forms of application for shares, and further Information may be had ou application at the offices of the Com pany, whefe a copy of the Royal Charter of Incorporation may be obtained. Offices, 34, Cornhill, London. JOIIN YATES, See. COUNT BOMFIM. We have been requested by the son of Count. Bomfim to publish the following acknowledgment of the services rendered to that nobleman by the English Government : " The energetic and philanthropic manner in which Lords Beaumont, Ellenborough, Stanley, Brougham, as well as the Hon. Members Lords G. Bentinck and J. Manners, Sir De Lacy Evans, Messrs. Osborne, Hume, Bowring, Borthwick, and other Noble Lords and gentlemen, advocated at various times, in both Houses of Parliament, the justice of my cause and that of my two sons, with our companions in misfor tune, has so strong a claim upon our gratitude, that I cannot delay even a moment after our arrival in Europe from Africa the performance of so sacred a duty, and thus publicly tender them our united most grateful and heartfelt thanlis for their generous exer • tions to save us from the dreadful exile and confine - ment to which we have been condemned. In thus endeavouring to express my feelings towards these h 1 cr and gentitimen, I would, tt publicly and with the warmest gratitude, recognisein t 4ablifations for the generous manner in which her Britannic Majesty's Government conveyed their sympathy by sending the splendid steam-frigate Terrible to Angola, thereby granting our freedom and restoring us to our country and unfortunate families. " The persecutions and sufferings I have undergone alike affecting my health and fortune, being con• stantly sacrificed to the liberty and service of my country, pre*ent me at present visiting England, as I should have wished, to personally thank my generous defenders ; but though deprived of that satisfaction, I assure them that the remembrance of their noble efforts will for ever remain engraven in the hearts of myself and family, and, as I trust, in the memory of all my friends and countrymen. " COUNT DE BOMFIM. " Lisbon, October, 19." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, SATURDAY EVENING. Although there has been no diminution of the general gloom, this has been one of the quietest days known in the City for some time past, and the Eng lish Funds have experienced comparatively but little fluctuation. Consols, for money, opened at 804 to 81, declined, under the influence of the extraordinary statement presented i❑ the Gazette of the condition of the Bank of England, to 801 sellers, and finally re covered, owing to the absence of any unfavourable occurrences during the day, to the opening price of 804 to 81. For the Account the lowest price wa. 80f to -I, and they left off 81i to After business hours a further rise took place, and the quotation was 81/ to 1. Advices from Tiamburgh, dated the 26th instant, quote an advance in the rate of discount, which is HOW 6to 6f per cent. The rate of exchange was looking less favourable for this country. The failure of Mr. L. W. A. Jacobi, a merchant, is mentioned, but it is believed to be of small amount. From Riga, under date the 21st of October, busi ness is reported to be in a state of stagnation, and produce of all kinds is declining. The exchange is 38id. At St. Petersburgh an agent named Vermeh ren had failed. lie was understood to be connected with Gower and Co. In London another day has passed off without further failures, while we have been free also from news of any important disasters in the country. The failure of H. Holdsworth and Son, machine-makers and cotton-spinners, of Glasgow, mentioned will, it is feared, prove serious as regards amount. With respect to the North and South Wales Bank, a cor respondent, who has recently visited the districts where it was most trusted, says, " What particularly struck me in my tour was, that on inquiry as to whom this lead mine, these limeworks, or that stone quarry belonged, I was repeatedly told to the North and South Wales Bank.' " If these statements be correct we have another striking illustration of the service wrought by the existing pressure in bringing illegitimate business to a stand. It appears that Messrs. Barnett, lloare, and Co., having received remittances f o r the purpose, have notified their readiness to accept for the honour of the drawers the drafts of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company of New York on Gower, Ne phews,ll steamer, arrived from H am b urg h The Johnand Co.B Bull to-day, has brought about 60,0001. in gold. It may be useful to point out, in connexion with the Bank returns just published, that the amount of notes at this moment in the hands of the public is exactly 300,0001. in excess of the amount in circula tion on the 12th of September, 1846, when the bul lion in the Bank was within 13,0001. of its highest point, and when it was double the sum now held. The advices from the Amsterdam Bourse speak of an advance in the value of most public securities in consequence of the rise notified in the London market. Rhenish railway shares had also been in better de mand. Nothing whatever has occurred in the way of rail road meetings this week deserving of notice. The Ipswich and Bury shareholders in special meeting have, it appears, rescinded a provision 11 agreement entered into by the directors for the purchase or lease of the Norfolk line.— Times. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 29.—We have to report rather an improved feeling in our sugar-market this week, and although the sales have not been large, still this arises more from the disinclination on the part of importers to sell at present rates, than from any want of confidence in this article by the dealers. Rum con tinues very dull.—Bristol Mercury. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—To-day we have to report a good arrival of wheat, but there is only a moderate show of good fresh samples, for which there is a free sale at an improvement of 2s. per quarter. Barley, from its scarcity, supports its late value. Oats and shelling are sold on rathe: easier telms. Beans iu retail demand at late prices. Earl Grey returned to his residence, at Datchet, on Saturday evening. SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY'S ARCTIC EX PEDITION. It is known that in July, 1846, the Hudson's Bay Company dispatched an expedition of 13 persons from Fort Churchill in Hudson's Bay, under the command of Dr. John Rae, for the purpose of sur veying the unexplored portion of the Arctic Coast at the north-eastern angle of the American continent. This expedition has now returned after having traced the coast all the way from the Lord Mayor's Bay of Sir John Ross to within a few miles of the Straits of the Fury and the Heclajethus• proving Sir John Ross to have been correct in stating Boothia Felix to be a peninsula. The details will be found in the following abstract of a report just received by the Hudson's Bay Company. "To the Governor, Deputy. Governor, and, Com mittee of the Hon. Iludsen's Bay Company. : . "Hon. Sirs,—l have the honour to inform you that the expedition under, my charge, whicheleft Churchill on the sth of Jury, 1846, for the purpties of tracing the coast of America between Deese and Simpson's furthest, and the Strait of the Fury and, Hecla, returned in safety . to this place on the 6th inst., after having, by travelling. over the ice and snow in the spring, surveye{:the coast from the Lord Mayor's Bay of Sir John Ross to within eight or ten miles of the Fury and jiecla Strait ; thus proving that eminent navigator was correct in stating'Boothia Felix to be a portion of the American continent. " After leaving Churchill the crews of the boats were divided into watches, so that we continued under sail day and night whenever the weather was suffi ciently moderate. " On the 15th, when about 10 miles to the north of Cape Fullerton, we first met with ice, which was so heavy and closely packed that it was at last found necessary to seek shelter in a deep and narrow inlet that opportunely presented itself. We were detained here two days, during which I found that our har bour formed the estuary of a considerable stream, on the beach near the mouth of which a great number of seals were lying. The latitude, 64 deg. 6 min. 45 sec. North was observed; variation of the compass, 22 deg. 10 min. west. " We reached the most southerly opening of Wager River on the 22d, and were detained all day by im mense quantities of heavy ice driving in with the flood, and out again with the ebb tide, which ran at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour, forcing pp the ice and grinding it against the rocks, causing a noise resembling thunder. " On the 23d we made the traverse from the south to the north side of the entrance of Wager River with some difficulty, and holding on our course towards Repulse Bay about 7 rem., on the 24th, we rounded Cape Hope, and sailed up during the night to within eight miles of the head of the bay, where we cast anchor for a few hours, under shelter of a small island near its south shore. " At 3 P.M., on the 25th, we entered Gibson's Core, on the banks of which I was rejoiced to observe three Esquimaux tents, and four of the natives standing on the shore. They appeared much al arme d at our ap proach ; but their fears were soon dispelled on my landing with the interpreter, and explaining our friendly intentions towards them. None of the party had ever visited Churchill, but one or two of the women had seen Captain Parry's ships both at Igloo lik and Winter Island, and they still wore beads round their wrists which they had obtained from on hoard those vessels. They had neither seen nor heard anything of Sir John Franklin. " From a chart drawn by one of the party I in ferred that the Arctic sea (named Akkoolee) to the west of Melville peninsula, was not more than 40 miles distant, in a N.N.W. direction, and that about 35 miles of the distance was occupied by deep lakes ; so that we would have only five miles of land to drag our boat over ; a mode of proceeding which I had de cided upon, even had the distance been much greater, in preference to going round by the Fury and Hecla Strait. " Having unloaded the boats, and placed one of them, with the greater part of the cargo, in security, the other was hauled three miles up a rapid and narrow river, which flowed from one of the hikes we were to pass through. This work occupied us the whole of the 26th, as the cu r rent Gras v s e t r o e n r e s s tro th ng at , and the channel ao4D_of largtiottlid . the men were fret' up to . t e waist in ice- cold water whilst lifting or' launch i ng the boat over these impediments. " Our landing-place was found to be in latitude 66 deg. 32 min. 1 sec. N. The rate of the chrono meter had become so irregular that it could not be depended upon for finding the longitude. During the winter it stopped altogether. "On the 27th, leaving one man in charge of our stores, &c., which were placed en cache on the rocks and covered with oilcloths, the rest of the party, as sisted by three Esquimau; carried what baggage and provisions were necessary to the boat. The distance prom this part of the river to where it issues from the lake being only a mile and a half, and the current being less rapid, we soon retched the lake, which was six miles long, and varied from half a mile to 200 yards in breadth, its depth being in some places ituFdeol6lr deg.ing 13 eiss u pwards of 30 fatho ms. "After traversing severa l l a k es, an d cross i ng over aotwtihneg sea t o the a sr. m., northward inlat s i x portages,' on the I s t o f A ugus t we entered a stream fl ,we arrived min. north, longit u d e, b y account, 8 7 d eg. 30 min. w t being out, the men had som e res t, which they much requir e d a f ter th e i r h ar d l a b our. "I expected to hav e go t th e b oat fl oa t e d d ur i ng the shallowh t. The tide n ight, but was disappointed, as the water did not rise by two feet so high as it lied done the previous day, a circumstance which I could account for only by a change of wind from north-west to south. " Early on the morning Df the 2d we carried the baggage a mile further (loam the stream, and after wards, with much trouble, dragged our boat over some shoals. " We were now afloat in a salt water lake of a few miles in width, and we steered towards the only ap parent opening, bearin g north. On passing a point to our left two Esquimaux tents came into view. As he had not yet breakfasted, I went on shore whilst the men were cooking to ascertain if there were any inhabitants. After calling once or twice outside the door of one of the tents, an old woman popped out her head, and an aged man soon after appeared. From them I learned that tie sea before us was con tinually full of ice, and cond with difficulty be tra versed in their kayaks or small canoes. " Appearances led me to suppose that this informa tion was correct, but it was necessary to judge for myself, and at least make an attempt to get forward, although not a pool of open water could be seen to seaward. " After landing three of our men, who had assisted us across, and who were to return to Repulse Bay, and giving some presents to our new friends, we pushed off, and stood to the north-west among heavy and closely packed ice, through which we made very little progress. Ranges of lov granite hills lined the coast, at some places a few hundred yards distant from it, at other places projecting into the sea. " After tracing the shore for eleven miles we passed a steep rocky point, which was named Point Har grave. When a few miles past Point Hargrave, being completely stopped by ice, we put on shore and found a large wooden sledge, half of which we cut up for fuel, intending to pay the owner, whom I was pretty sure of finding on my return. "At eleven, A.M., on the 3d we rounded a bluff cape, which was called after the lady of Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., Governor of tie Hudson's Bay Com pany. " It is situated in latitude 6 7 deg. 28 min. 00 sec . n w o e r a t t. h " With much exertion we advanced th ree miles ; longitude, by account , 87 de g . 40 m i n . beyond the cape, when we were enclosed by the ice, so that we could neither advance nor retreat. The shore still kept its north-west trending, and presented a succession of low muddy points and alternate bays. Into each of the latter a deep ravine opened, which during the melting of the snow in spring must form the beds of considerable streams, although at present they were nearly dry. The tides were here very irregular in their height, one tide flowing eight or ten feet, and the next not above half as much. The depth of water within a hundred yards of the shore was from three to five fathoms on a bottom of mud and sand. " There was a fresh breeze off shore on the sth, which had but little effect upon the ice. I therefore deter minea on returning, and if possible crossing over to Melville Peninsula for the purpose of tracing its shores to the Fury and Hecla Strait. By chopping off some pieces of ice and pushing aside others, after much exertion we succeeded in getting our boat had been f oggy that no so our detention the weather a observations of any value could be obtained ; our quite wet or damp, clothes were all the time eitherdd among ice somewhat les s closel y p acked. Durin g d we had much our fuel was nearly expended, b the " had travelled fiveawilg t h e t, walking was so fatig uing that I gave up all hopes of le performing the service on foot at this season. difficulty in finding water. , tt , e t , w , , was drinkable. " Working our way among the ice until a mile or two past Point Hargrave, there now appeared to be sufficient open water to allow us to cross over to Melville Peninsula, the nearest point of which bore N.E. (true) distant ten miles. " We completed the traverse in five hours amidst torrents of rain, accompanied by thunder and light ning, the wind having shifted from south-west to east. " Having secured the boat to the rocks, the men, although drenched to the skin, went immediately to sleep in their wet clothes, eighteen ho urs h ir d wor k at the oars and ice poles having thoroughly tired them all. " There was a thick fog with rain all the night of the 6th, but about six o'clock on the morning of the 7th a fresh breeze from S.E. dispersed the mist. As soon as the weather cleared up we started, but our progress was very slow ; in four hours we gained as many miles, and were again stopped by our constant enemy. Some deer were seen feeding among the rocks, and I landed for the purpose of endeavouring to get some venison, but the animals were too shy to he approached. An hour's sunshine dried our clothes and bedding, and thus made us feel rather more corn. Portable than we had been for some days past. The breeze having driven the ice a short distance off ;.shore, we ran a league to the northward. The Wind having increased to a gale it became dangerous to' proceed among the ice ; we therefore pushed for the shore, which was only a quarter of a mile distant, but we had much trouble in reaching it although pulling six oars, and ran much risk of being crushed by overhanging masses of ice, under which we were obliged to pass. " Early on the Bth it became calm, and so slight had been the effect of the late gale that the ice had nearly surrounded us before we got our anchor up. The boat could not be placed in safety here ; I there fore decided on running back to our starting point, and there await some favourable change. A light breeze aided our retreat, but the ice followed close in our rear, and before we had been half an hour under shelter every spot of open water was filled up. " I learned from our Esquimaux acquaintances that the deer had already commenced migrating southward. " This being the case I prepared to walk across to Repulse Bay, to learn how the men left there were getting for ward with the arrangements for wintering. Leaving three men in charge of the boat, I started on the 9th, in company with the other three, and reached our destination on the following day at two P.M. A few deer had been shot, and some salmon caught, but neither were yet abundant. " The Esquimaux had gone to the lakes and sta tioned themselves at the several deer passes, where they watch for and intercept the animals with their swift canoes, and spear them in the water. " After mature consideration I determined on giv ing up all hopes of prosecuting the survey at present. " Iltiy reasons for arriving at this conclusion I shall here briefly mention, as such a step may seem some what premature. I saw from the state of the ice and the prevalence of northerly winds that there was no likelihood of our completing the whole of the pro posed survey this season; and although part of the coast, either towards the Strait of the Fury and Hecla, or towards Deese and Simpson's furthest, might be traced, yet to accomplish even this might detain us so long, that there would be no time to make the necessary preparations for wintering, and we should thus be under the necessity of returning to Churchill without accomplishing the object of the expedition, or if we remained at Repulse Bay run the risk of starving, for I could obtain no promise of sup • plies from the natives, and all the provisions that we carried with us amounted to not more than four months' expenditure, which was all that our boats could carry. We should thus have to depend almost altogether on our own exertions for the means of ex istence both in regard to food and fuel. " On the 1 1 th, retaining one man with myself, to guard our stores and attend the nets, the remaining six were sent to assist in bringing over the boat. They returned on the 15th, having been only two days crossing. Two Esquimaux had accompanied them to assist, and also to act as guides ; three of the portages' were thus avoided, and the party had likewise the advantage of a fine fair breeze in the lakes. The Esquimaux had wrought well and were liberally rewarded. One of them, a merry little fellow, named Ivit Chuk (Anglice Seahorse) was en gaged to accompany me on my intended spring jour neys over the snow and ice. " All hands were , now busily occupied in ma ki ng preparations for a long and cold winter. To build a house was our first object, and, there being no wood, stones were collected at a favourable spot, in a hol• low on the north side of the river, a quarter of a mile from the sea. Our hunters, Nibitabo and Oulig buck, were continually on the look-out for game, and whenever I had leisure I shouldered my rifle, and had frequently some fine sport among the deer, shoot ing seven one day within two miles of our encamp. went. " On the 9.d of September our house was furnished. Its internal dimensions were 20 feet long by 14 feet broad ; height in front, 7i feet, sloping to 53- at the back. The roof was formed of oilcloths and morse skin coverings, the mast and oars of our boats serving as rafters. The door was made of parchment deer skins stretched over a frame of wood. It was named Fort Hope, and it was situated in latitude 66 deg. 32 min. 16 sec. north, longitude (by a number of sets of lunar distances) 86 deg. 55 min. 51 sec. west. The variation of the compass on the 30th August, 1846, was 62 deg. 50 min. 30 sec. west ; dip of the needle 88 deg. 14 min. ; and the mean time of 100 vertical vibrations in the line of declination 226 sec. " During the open water, salmon were caught in the bay, but a marine insect, somewhat resembling a shrimp in miniature, cut up our nets so much that it was impossible to keep them in repair. Steeping the nets in a strong decoction of tobacco had no effect. " On the 16th of October the thermometer first fell to zero, and the greater part of the reindeer had passed. 'We had at this date shot one hundred and thirty of these animals, and during the remainder of the month and in November thirty-two more were killed, so that with two hundred partridges and a few salmon our provision store (built of snow) was pretty well stocked. " Sufficient fuel had been collected to last, if eco nomically used, for cooking until spring, and I had shot a couple of seals, which produced oil enough for our lamps. " By nets set in the lakes under the ice some salmon were caught, but the numbers caught were latterly so few that on the 4th of January the nets were taken up. _ " oit i O te ur house, llthoontg temperature w before as frequently th i at n time,mfrom yroom omlo had become (a dsmalleg . space separated from the r es t o f th e d we lli ng b y a partition of cold,ol-o to 12 deg. below zero. The men's quarters, on ac count of the number crowded together, were rather less cold, nor did did we receive any heat from our fire when cooking, as the chimney (not being built on the most [approved principles) obstinately refused to allow any smoke to pass through it without the door being open. Fortunately the majority of the party had been accustomed to cold weather, and being all in excellent health our trifling discomforts fur nished the subject of many a joke. " The winter was extremely stormy, indeed so much so that frequently we could not move fifty yards from the house for several days together. On those occasions we took only one meal per day. The prevailing winds were from the north-westward, and the lowest temperature we experienced, 47 deg. below zero, occurred on the Bth of January. " Towards the end of February preparations for our spring journeys were commenced. Two sleds, re sembling those used by the E s q uimaux, formed the were made by nailing together some of the battens which ceiling of our boats. " In the beginning of March the reindeer began to migrate northward , but were very shy. One was shot by Nibitabo on the 11 t h. " I had intended set tin g out on m y j ourne y over . the land and ice on the Ist of April, but an accident that happened to Ouligbuck detained me until the sth, on which day I left Fort Hope, in company with three men, the Esquimaux, Ibit-chuck, and Oulig buck's son, as interpreter. " Our bedding and provisions were placed on two sledges, each drawn by four dogs ; for two days our route was the same as that by boat through the lakes last autumn. On the 7th, when two miles from the sea, we struck across land to the westward, and built our snow house on a small lake four miles from Point Hargrave. This being the last fresh water lake we were likely to see for some days, our sled runners were re-iced, and an Esquimaux who had assisted us thus far with his sled and dogs returned to his home. _ _ _ _ _ — ;A strong breeze of head wind, with thick snow drift, impeded our progress on the Bth, but we never theless advanced seven miles beyond Cape Lady Pelly before encamping. The 9th proved fine, and the ice was less rough than that passed over the previous day, but our dogs began to fail, and one of them having become quite useless was shot. " About midday on the 10th we arrived opposite a rounded point which was named Cape `'Peyton. Our course now lay across a bay about six miles deep and tee v,.11 hich received the name of Colvile, in honour of the deputy governor of the company. Not being able to reach the land on its north side, we built our house upon the ice. The north point of the bay, w hich we reached the following forenoon, was called I 3eaufort, after the learned and scientific hy drogral ,her to the Admiralty. "Tt e land, which had hitherto been rocky, and ran in : a N.N.W. direction, now turned to the north, and be c,ame gradually more level, exhibiting every indicat ion of a limestone country. Our next encamp ment, j vas in Keith Bay, situated in latitude 68 deg. 17 t ai n. 00 sec. N.; long. 88 deg. 22 min. 00 sec. W. " 'lle coast here took a sharp turn to the eastward, and 40 ur Esquimaux companion informed me that by crossii ig overland, in a north-west direction, to a large bay wl ach be had formerly visited, we should shorten our dii •tance considerably. I decided on adopting the plat proposed, and left the coast on the mornin g of the 12th. "On the 15th, which was very stormy, with a tempers .tare of 20 deg. below zero, we arrived at the steep in ad banks of the bay spoken of by our guide, and cat led by him Ak-ku-li-gu-wiak. Its surface was rat irked with a number of high rocky islands, tows rC' is the highest of which (six cr seven miles dist: set) we directed our course, and were before suns et comfortably housed under a snow roof. We had the extreme good fortune to find some fuel by digf ring under the snow, and could thus afford to hay. t our pemmican warmed and a kettle of tea made. A g ,ale of north wind made this the coldest day we hac) , been exposed to during the journey, and not one of the party (not even the Esquimaux) escaped with out , being severely marked on the face. "As - the dogs were now nearly useless I deter rai aed on leaving them here with some of the party, inc lading the Esquimaux, for the purpose of recruit ing their strength, and, if possible, to klll` seals; Which we; !.e numerous; whiht I, with two of the men, pro ceeded to trace the remainder of the unexplored coast. The 16th was so stormy that we could not attempt to cro ma the bay, but a search was made among the isle nds for Esquimaux, the recent foottracks of two of wh. )m had been noticed the previous day. No na tive s'were found, although there were numerous signs of their having been in the neighbourhood a few day s ago. Early in the morning of the 17th I set out in con ipany with two of the men, for the purpose of foil owing the coast to some point surveyed by Sir Jol in Ross, as I now felt confident that that veteran die coverer was correct in his opinion as to Boothia Fe lix being part of the American continent. We directed our course to the furthest visible land which boi N.W. (true). " The weather was beautiful but cold, and the ice bei) 2g smooth a brisk walk of seventeen miles brought us t to the point towards which we had been proceed ing, in time to obtain a meridian observation of the sun. Cape Berens is situated in latitude 69 deg. 4 n tin. 12 sec. north, and longitude 90 deg. 35 min. wes t. It is formed entirely of granite partially coy( !red with moss. Thirteen miles beyond this we arri• 'eel at two narrow points in the small bay, be twee n which we built our snow hut, which being made' too small we passed a rather uncomfortable nigh t. Bed and bedding for the party consisted of one blanket and a hairy deer skin, the latter being placed on the snow to prevent our clothes getting wet. " The shore still tended to the N.W., and we had not travelled more than four leagues on the 18th when the coast took a sharp turn to the eastward. We had been tracing the west side of a deep inlet which was named Halkett, after one of the members of yam. Hon. Board. " As we were now near the latitude and longitude of Lord Mayor's Bay of Sir John Ross, I struck across land nearly in a north direction, and at noon, when passing over a considerable lake, the latitude 69 deg. 26 min. 1 sec. north was o b serve d. Advanc ing three miles beyond this we reached another lake, and as there was yet no appearance of the sea, I ordered my companions to build a snow hut and search for fuel whilst I went to look for the coast. " A walk of 20 minutes brought me to an inlet not more than a quarter of a mile wide. This I traced to the westward for three miles, when my course was again obstructed by land. Ascending some high rocks, from which a goad view could be obtained, I thought I could distinguishh rough ice in the desired direction. With renewed hopes I set out at a rapid pace, plunging among deep snow, scrambling over rocks and through rough ice, until I gained some rising ground close to the beach. From the spot where I now stood, as far as the eye could see to the north-west, lay a large extent of ice•cover4d sea, studded with innumerable islands. Lord Mayor's Bay was before me, and the islands were those named by Sir John Ross, the Sons of the Clergy of the Church of Scot land. " The isthmus which connects the land to the northward with Boothia Felix, is only one mile broad, and, to judge by the number of stone marks set upon it, appears to be a favourite resort of'the natives. Its latitude is 69 deg. 31 min. north ; longitude, by ac count, 91 deg. 29 min. 30 sec. west. With a grate ful heart to Him who had thus brought our journey so far to a successful termination, I began to retrace my steps towards my companions, and at a late hour reached the snow hut—an excellent roomy one—in which I enjoyed a pleasant night's rest after the fatigues of the day. " On the following morning, after taking posses sion of our discoveries with the usual formalities, we traced the inlet eastward. When we had gone four miles, the land to our left turned up to the north, leaving an opening in that direction two miles wide, bounded on the east by one or more islands. The strait separating these from the mainland was in some places very narrow, and ran about south. Finding on the morning o f the 20th that we were at-the head of a deep inlet, I was obliged to take the straightest route across land, towards our snow hut of the 17th, as our provisions were all but consumed. There ware many steep hills to be climbed and deep ravines to be crossed, before we reached Halkett Inlet. This we at last effected a little before mid-day ; the snow being very soft, made the distance, only ten miles, appear like twenty. We reached our old hut at two P.M. One of the men suffered so much from fatigue and inflammation of the eyes that I went on alone during the following day, leaving Corrigal, a fine, able young Orkneyman, to come on at a slower pace with his lame companion. " When five miles from the island where the rest of the party had been left, I was met by four Esqui maux whom I had not seen before. After shaking hands with them they wished me to visit their houses, which were close at hand ; but as my men were not in sight, and as I was quite unarmed, I declined the invitation, but with some trouble pre vailed on them to follow me to our encampment _ This was a fortunate meeting for us, a as nd w d e o g ; fl ood, - animal and some of the flesh and blood o dogs were for our own use. A couple a fine large thleevdeolgosfwtehreesset weak, we remained less a ff ected with snow blindness,"As we were all more or be situated in I • latitude on the island, which I found to blubber for f f ue t l he 68 deg. 53 min. aalcisuoahnoutigtyht. of seals' ac count, 89 deg. 56 min. 00 sec. west. It is formed 44 sec. north; longitude, same by almost entirely of granite, and is upwards of 730 r fpeo eitntabove and the the highest obtained a fine view of the bay, and was thus saved the trouble of tracing its shores. It extends sixteen or eighteen miles to the southward, and contains a number of rocky, islands, the highest of them being that on which we encamped. Th e bay was named Pelly Bay, after the go vernor of the company; and the group of islands, Harrison Islands. " Having now as much seals' flesh and blood as would maintain us for six days on half alfowance, I determined on tracing the shores of the land over which we had travelled on our outward journey. " We set out on the morning of the 24th, and directed our course to the eastward of the north ; the coast preserved this trending for 25 miles, and then ran eight miles due east, forming a cape which was named Cape Chapman. We now turned south-east, and continued this course forty miles, and finally south 35, which brought us to Keith Bay on the 30th, when, on account of a strong gale of wind and thick drifts, we had much trouble in finding a small of provisions left here in passing. " The whole of the land which we had traced dur • ing the last seven days was low and flat, and very regular in its outline, there being few or no bays and points. It was named Simpson's Peninsula. as ' n ' During the r nearly as possible, of u the same ain o er r o j u o t u e ranseythwa'te by which we had passed in the opposite directio n, and arri ve d at Repulse Bay on th e s t h of May', a ll safe and well, but as black as negroes, from the 'combined effects of wintersnitike. fro , s , t A b t it o e u s r ai quartersd oil everything had gone on prosperously. " Having still to trace the west shore of Melville Peninsula, I started for this purpose on the evening of the 13th of May, intending to travel by night with a chosen party of four men. " Our course to the sea was nearly due north through a chain of lakes, and on the 16th we built our snow hut on Cape Thomas Simpson, in latitude 67 deg. 19 m i n . 14 sec. north, longitude 87 deg. west, a rocky pOint which I had visited last autumn in the boat. From this place I sent back a fatigue party of three men and a sledge of dogs that had, assisted us thus far. As the dogs were of little use the last journey I took none with me now. _ " We left our snow hut on the evening of th e 16th, OF ARSENIC..—A 8 many E THE SALE has been caused by the use o f ars enic inadvertently 1 taken for flour, in additi on t o t h e use that is made of it for the commission of cr i mes , i t i s proposed by the Council of S a l u b r i ty of Paris, that all RSsTadRIC ca tastrophe s T persons who, whether for the d es t ruct i on of vermin or i°N O N otherwise, keep arsenic on their premises, should mix with it Prussian blue, to change the colour, and neat comics, the bitterness of which would immediately cause the presence of arsenic to be detected by the taste of that ingredient. This is assuredly a step in the rikht direction on the part of the French Government, and a good example for our own to follow. The uniform pre tence of purchasing arsenic is to poison rats, while the secret intention is to poison human beings! A small quantity of Prussian blue and neat ' , mu ica cannot mter ,cuaseetoneaflltyhias great hiu v v o u b h s t t a h c e l e l i a n w t f h u e l, w w ay hil n e f i t t ay he m unlatfuT poison. It has been absurdly objected, that the colou r - ing of arsenic could be no protection, because the poison might be given in strongly coloured liquids! There are at least, from 20 to 30 deaths yearly, owing to ar sen i c being accidentally and innocently mixed with flour or some colourless article of food; it would, appear, there fore, by this preposterous objection, that until we can defeat all the plans of crafty murderers, it is not better to take the slightest trouble to diminish the number of accidental deaths from this poison.—Medical Gazette. THE LATE STORM.—Th e B eacon erected a few months since on the Good w i n S ands, under the direction of the Trinity Board, was swept away on Saturday night, the 23d inst., during a heavy ga l e from the south- Illeoetts inserted a e p w r e n s c t e . s e i The nve iron n t e d tubeshy Dr. n r d ted wheh in i the ha s s an ex d e b i y ted a much interest, and from the reat depth th e were sunk it was confidently g y expected the trial would be suc cessful. It has, however, whollydisappeared,and it is supposed th a t t h e sand was washed away from i ts base by the violence of the storm. DEAL . —The . he Postmaster-General has recently ex tended the day mail to and from Deal, which will faci litate the delivery of the numerous foreign and colonial mails unshipped in the Downs. On Saturday, the 23d, a mail was landed from Ascension in time for the morn ing train, and for delivery in the metropolis in the after noon of that day. But for this extension the letters would not have been delivered until the following Mon day._ 'EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GUARDS AND ENGINE-DRIVERS--We witnessed an experiment male on the Dundee and Perth Railway" of an in vention, which, we understand, is to be adopted by the directors, whereby the guards can communicate with the engine-driver. The mode is quite simple, and 'an swers perfectly, being all that can be desired- on that point ; and, should any carriage get off the line, the engine driver is made aware of it without the interven tion of the guard. We understand that it is proposed also, by a very simple contrivance, to enable any one to communicate with the guards, who will make inquiry by passing along the sides of the carriages as to the cause of the summons, and judge as to the necessity of stopping the train. The above experiment was made in the presenoe of Lord Kinnaird, the chairman, and a number locomotives, ounis on,vs o e f fis d ,t tu i ern; under o pr r t s .b , hya w md h rr e a vve l l t ieos e n x t expressed suupt superintendent er e ri m ni nt s et e en l n v d e de s enn t t a t 0 00 - ff rougly convinced o f its perfect efficiency. The apps. the Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Railway Junction , Mr, Baird, whose invention it is.—Dundet Advertiser. r. )1 IS