The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-23 00:00:00

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Ai \ ' ' -‘ --- /-41.:' imp k ) ~,- .:, .-2- , , ;41- . , '. ." with one r good al Saturday Pa" the NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. 2 11 18 Institution embraces important and substantial advantages 1 7h respect to life assurances and deferred w annuities. The assured L 3, on all occasions, the power to borro, without expense or for teltt 're of the policy, two.thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); Nso the option •f selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in .:rests to meet other conveniencies or necessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION @F PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors tme annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth nu 3 Varying from 35 to 85 per cent. au the premiums paid on each v°i keY effected ou the profit scale. • EXAMPLES. bre Ye' tive p' al PreS l- , G a briel c itizen at a n ew uld fore ng were of their SEPT 23, 1847. No. 17,162.] LON DON, TH Rs DAY EVENING SUN, [PRT,JB SD. Age., C, t ; Annual Et.' I Pre g 1 ;alum. Polley taken out bil Bonus in addition , Bonus iu Assured. i Cask. Perma nent Re duction of Annual Premiums.' Sum the Assured may bor rowll 011 1 Policy. 2 and 3 are ready. Contractors are preparing their estimates to tender for these works, which may be let any day after the 24th of this month. SALES BY AUCTION. THE MARQUIS OF LONDON DERRY AND THE NEWCASTLE COAL PRO PRIETORS. was more from an apprehension of the extent to which the pressure might be increased than anything which actually existed that rendered it incumbent on the mercantile public of Newcastle to inform the Ministry, through the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the consequences would be if such a contingency should arise. THE SWINTON MURDER. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF THE SUPPOSED .... One of these contracts will commence near Nottinghari, by , ft junction with the Lincoln line, at Colwick, and will include t.be bridge over the river Trent, and extend to Contract No 1, at Bo t tesford ; and the other will commence at Grantham, and extend to the junction of the Sleaford Branch, making a total distance from. Coiwick, near Nottingham, of twenty-three miles, including the drab contract. KEMP-TOWN, BRIGIITO.T. Elegant FREEHOLD MARINE VILLA, commanding an extensive Sea View, and of the Marine Paiade, with Coach-house and Stab og, Mand the appropriate Furniture may be had. R. ROBINS is instructed by the Executors to :tnnotnice for SALE by AUCTION, on the Premises, on SA TURDAY, October 16, at One for Two o'clock precisely, unleso an ac ceptable oiler be previously made, The elegant and attractive 187, 1838 1839 1810 1841 1842 s. 414 sd. 243 9 3112 8 5 218 4 8i 99 8 10 192 1 fo l 86 9 3 143 8 10 1 66 8 4 138 14 2j 61 17 6 1111 6 8, 49 10 0, s. d. 18 4 6 15 13 13 4 9 9 19 1 9 9 2 7 10 4 X 6. d. 494 8 10 445 0 0 395 11 1 TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l will make no apology for sending you the enclosed copy of my letter this day to the Morning Post for insertion in your journal. Had it not been for your incomparable article this day, which compels me to speak out (as far as I am concerned), it never would have had birth. . I really think the only answer the deputation should receive ought to be a recommendation to establish (as in my beloved country) relief committees and soup kitchen distri butions. Fi n ance. i a rrived ,h Count 5 Excel. , accoiu a mew .esidence 60)000 443 4 • 346 2 3 ,296 13 4 247 4 5 The whole of the line to Boston is staked out, as well as the It ae to Spalding and the Branch to Sleaford, the plans, sections, am'. drawings for these different contracts will be next proceeded Wth. On that portion of She line from Nottingham to Bulwell, which - is making jointly with the Midland Counties, Nottingham, and Maras field Railway Company, a distance of four miles, seYeral bridges a::e now building, the fencing and earthwork of the line are adi•aur:isig satisfactorily. The Am:Rita Report, with tables of rates, &c., nay - be had at the Leto or any of its branches in the country ; or, on application, wil" ThrWarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAII/ROUX, Secretary. Aug. 11, 1847. I am, gentlemen, yostr obedient servant, JOHN U. ItASTRICK. ANTWERP, BRITSSELS, and the RHINE. LONDON TO COLOGNE IN TIIIRTY HOLTIZS. The (Sea Passage Seven Hours only.) Antwerp Company's powerful, splendid, and very favourite riftedship A.NTWERPEN, THOMAS JACKSON, Commander (re _and re-decorlied throughout in the most sumptuous manner), T V'es the St, Katharine's-wharf, Tower, every Sunday Morning at • O n ; te' , e •lock, returning, from Antwerp every Wednesday Afternoon at „,7• o clock. By this steamer and the railroad from Antwerp, tra .. auiers going to the Rhine reach Cologne in thirty hours. The general n'lrnodation for passengers on board this renowned ship, as well 41 btr • , Paciotts Ladies' and Private Cabins, are entirely unequalled. aZes and horses may be sent to the wharf up to one hour b. , fore itu time of starting, but all applications for the shipment of goods st _bo made to the London agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, ", renchttrek-street, where, as well as at the Packet-office, 33, t l :g 2 nt circus, Piccadilly, berths may be secured and every informa n obtained. STEAM TO INDIA, VIA EGYPT. t lgh _Regular Monthly Mail Steam Conveyance for Passengers and 11 , uoods to Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta. Co m , PENINSULAR arid ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION \Y book Passengers end receive Goods and Parcels for the -,. inct • Ports by their Steamers, starting from Southampton the 20th F or Suez ea or about the 10th of every month. )1. Rates of Passage-money, Plans of the Steamers, and to se- Yassages, apply at the Company's offices, bl, St. Mary Axe, .'4•41(10 0. -ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. l o y LECTURES on CHARACTER, with Musieal Illustrations, fi r:l: RUSSELL, accompanied by Dr. Wallis, on the Pianoforte, Evening, at Eight o'•eioek, except Saturday. Dr. Itaulthotiber'S on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY will comprise the sub • jest of t h e ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS, &c. CHEMICAL LEC . LS. To the WORKING MODELS, explained daily, have just cading added INCLINED PL. GALLOWANES onY'S APPAR RAILW AYSATUS for ascenThe beautifding and de.l- bIt;.ICAL EFFECTS include the last DISSOLVING VIEWS. "ING BELL and DIVER, wills EXPERIMENTS, &c. &c. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. PITT, PEEL, AND EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT. This Day, price Sixpence, A PLAN of EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT, try at submitted as a remedy for the monetary condition of the coun- Stat e of ile Present time, and deduced as necessary from the present 'risen „, ° ,, u , r nnances, trade, and commerce, and also from a compa ili 1 75 " 7 ` zit' Robert Peel's Monetary Legislation with that of Pitt's, itzla R.,' w hen the Bank of England sensed to pay its Notes in Gold '-"uver. Le nd By WILLIAM MORGAN. Effingham Wilson, Publisher, I I, Royal Exchange. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND • k4l HEREFORD RAILWAY COMPANY. thi s c ce is her e by g i ven , that the next ORDINARY MEETING of Rate.. ° . rn l'anY will be holden at the Company's Offices, No. 2, Moor teCeireet, in the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 28th day of Sep- A u r ,, i nsant, at Twelve o'clock precisely. Sep -Oa fo :otice is further given, that such Meeting will be made Spe • kre"; the purpose of approving of, and adopting, certain conditional . t e .7'ents for the purchase of the Rhymney Railway, and the Lease $e Tratn-roads, the property of Sir Benjamin Ilall, and which kaii n ate near, and adjoin, the Extension Line to the Taff Vale h ap ed this 9th day of September, 1847. The • W. E. FITZMAIIRICE, Chairman. th e 2n T ransfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED on MONDAY, kid 0 ra l ! of September instant, and will remain closed till after the '" u larY Meeting. THOMAS PRITCHARD, Secretary. It EA T WESTERN RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR LOANS. 4c , t -uirectors of this Compaay are ready to receive TENDERS 4 0t "'I -ICS on security of the Company's Debentures, in sums of l'e k .r B than 1,0001. each, at 51. per C en t . i n t eres t, p a y a bl e half 4h).„.aud for terms of Three, Five, or Seven years. rvueatiens to be made to the undersigned. Lot CHARLES A. 6AUNDERS, Secretary. Load er Terminus, Paddington, August 29, 1847. A.sTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. 4 1 'or A LTERATION OF TRAINS, cOMMENCING OCT. 1 . , o rrei ?arti cu l ars of the Alterations on thi s R a il wa y, as a lso on the 44,tl ate ~, and on the Eastern Union Railways, see Time Bills, to be "le Stations and Coach-offices n o and after the 23c1 instant. 114), By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. e• ---...2 . Lsgate Statioa, Sept. 20, 1847. 4MBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, and BOS ,, At th TON, and EASTERN JUNCTION . . RAILWAY. ,oett i k t ordinary HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the PROPRlE ettie,',ehl on the 24th day of August, 1847, at the Exchange Hall, l o g s of for the purpose of receiving a statement of the pro se-,.,,!! of the Directors and the Accounts of the Company, W. F. Esq., in the chair, ltis t e fallowing REPORT was read by the Secretary:—Since the t ,rttet ° :, (l , i varY Meeting of the Proprietors, your Directors have con tt with air Wythes for the formation of that portion of i T w u e n en n . o ß , ottesford and Grantham, including the th e t l iY hill and the Canal Branch (about eight t miles), and They°ll" are Progressing to the satisfaction ot your Directors. rea have also beet. called upon by the Midland Company to fulfil reee,4reement tittered into for the joint construction of the four big to this west of Notting ham to Bulwell, which will effect a large say yo ar Company. tee tr Directors have not deemed it prudent to enter into any other I leta r 4 „"S, sr to incur and other in consequence of the mo 4re' Pressure, and also from an assurance given at the last ordi tah,es'tl4',. j eti ng that no further call should be made before the pre-ent ,keu '':Atien your opinions might bo consulted awl directio is Z'allei,„At the same time your Directors have no hesitation in de • e ms `est the true interests of the Coutpauy will be best promoted : , ,rlle - iP i eting the line between Nottingham and Grantham at the Z a lt t s e - Peri od; and they regret that by this delay they will be un leir "ell themselves of the summer months for the formation of voie„'''orks, which would have been greatly to the advantage of the Nile. th e first application to Parliament for the construction of this calf the Midland Company w ere large shareholders, and being „ l 'elise w je i nterested, it was not thought advisable to incur the ex ',P:efo3err,iating a ' separate ' station, wharfs, &c., at Nottingham, and as tit de Powers in the original Act were taken for that purpose ; lit,'tt r . . at Company subsequently withdrew their connexTn, your e ° , - 7 under the sanction of the half-yearly meeting in I ebruary 'tir a D v e "" . ed to Parliament to deviate the line, and by increasing 41 th%ers to secure an independent position. l• it c t7.„! C ompany's trains would have to pass over the Lincoln line a l'er te''o miles, the Midland Company had the power to charge r.ate osix miles. To be relieved from that heavy toll was n nPortant desideratum—and though the Company by It sZotue,tase of the Nottingham Canal had tlie best depot for the Wa . . - "ation of the town of Nottingham, yet no independent ac qlaB-11echrecl. 'Under these circumstances your Directors deemed se -i > ce''' le appl to Parliament to effect the above objects, and hl t e atly t t r atulate the ShareholLers in having succeeded upon terms e,,de,„,, t he advantage of the Company. After the Bill had been an ;''' into Parliament, the Midland Company met your Direc t; eere- sty liberal and friendly spirit, and after some negotiations, rer,, enieet was entered into under the corporate seals of each 1 4 th eT',,by which the Midland Company consented to repeal so r ,`oe Lincoln Act as enabled them to charge the six miles I t tericles — ,a clause to that effect has been introduced into their trl 'e el ; Act, by which this Company pay a mileage only. They 4 4 atie tt ° greed to provide the necessary stations and other accom -0-i bere at :er the passengers and traffic, both at Nottingham and bi a tee f r ,;;,% t he extent and terms to be arranged by a Director ap u u ""' each Company, and in case of difference, to be settled Ia „ n rnnir e . s 'quenee of this agreement your Directors only proceeded Is t , tf l a n t P e , , ve . rs for the construction of the Branch to the Canal . os,Ntim.;;,, ° ttinghain, which they have obtained, and over which ) ). - 1 1 11 0 . Company have power to run their trains, on payment le a "l 'lec t e °4 a e n e ,lsion_s and powers thus secured are of the utmost ire tell to the C utny The most convenient ti,"' ro, ; ,` i r!Ple accommodation ° for t passengers and rnerchandize elle a ''oo, both at Nottingham and Ambergate,and the saving 'e 'we t Hof capital, as well as time and the convenience to the les,„ h eae greatly effected. As the traffic . in coal, corn, • cattle, the o,l s, according to the estimates proved, will be very Aautage obtained by the possession of the Canal Wharf AI SQ COnSideratiOn, as it gives to this . Company the best Wet in the town of Nottingham, which could not other fitse„`en secured except at an enormous sacrifice of money. Ite,,,"ele•a;' l, roseerits: and almost vitality of the line were most • ere - Z t a d e ked during the last session o . Par , llament, by the . Great o r fro r4 Eastern Counties Companies. Ihe former projected Ics ';r antle,_ ° aberton on the Boston loop to Houghton Mill, north 11,,Werk, ; and the latter projected a line from Spalding to and 4- ' 9 l ef Which were parallel to the eastern portion ot your I.Labit I,o_!lther had been obtained, would have diverted a eonsi 44,01nshiur 'orl of the eastern traffic. The *mat Northern and Nast St 4 ,,uot 1 5 : 0 ,aisti introduced other Bills, the effect of which, if they klme_ e u et y. s . er eated, would have been to destroy your proposed ri est , s o , hs.and render the branch to the quay, at that place, b e .ati et ; The Great Northern also, by another Bill, to effect i t ut lino of their line Grantham, made another attack upon at that near tht ettec e , Th Place, which would have been most prejudicial had tise - L et ive In accordance, however, with their duties and Drot ecti "" 4 Your Directors hare ever endeavoured to exer /J,j'ed 13018 ng the interests of the Company, they offered to the 11 4 ,iess eo _ ev erY legal opposition, and they are happy to say with ,11244 ho ,ageous, and, 410 , 2 whi,li,l3lete success, having thrown out all the Bills except the tire was so modified as to make the junction at Grantham at the same lime, more indepeneent. to ,7 4 41 been inserted in that Act empowering the two Colima `tre t './( a joint station, alit also empowering the Great Nor a Portion of your line on . payment of an equitable toll. projects are conclusive that in the opinion of those ere i T e er lPted ,„Pen t snies the district is important and capable of deve il;'.llr raffle, and I,y the success attending the exertions of part of that district has been infringed upon —all , egislature has granted has been preserted intact. hle ndl his defeating aggression, your Directors haenotberefueseend are a 3' alliances when they would conduce to your interests. Th ey Ihili t OPY to say that the best understanding now exists between lest r - r Pany and the Eastern Counties. In fixing th e station of isheach and Spaldingline at the latter place, they ha ve s, kited your site, and an agreement h as b een entered into for the e i '4truction of such station at the joint expense of the two Cornea a,N and the alliance has fu r th er b een strengthene d b y arrang i ng for . 4 1interchange of traffic, amid running of trains, between Grantham / 'lll l'alding, and ' , palding and Wisbeach, agreement te an . ce at s o alik e are to be settled by arbitration. This promote • tk it 't the facility and convenience of the public, and the interests of kiti (l. " (4 nPany, and may ultimately lead to a more intimate union, ,vhieh agreement will be submitted to the Special General Meet er7,`,M the 21st of September next, to consider the propriety of con- In aIC the same. Ateii.eoliforrnity the Act, four of the Directors, and one of the es,`_°rs retire, ha le are eligible foe re-election. ktfri;ti D irectors are happy to state that the differences which have e s te ir , i l t ween a portion of the Shareholders and the Board have by fo l ii t ablY arraned and that the Directors will be increased to th,,,nUmber of si g nteen • seven of whom are to be recommended q te, ,Co nurnittees of the Shareholders. And for the election of three lif e number, a Special General meeting will be necessary which Compan y's tor Tuesday the 21st of September next. Offices, Wheeler. gate, Nottingh am, August 18, ' 1847. To Trti, ENGINEER'S REPORT. "lI IMAN AND DIRECTORS OF TEE AMBEEDATE , , NOTTING ten. lI4X .14 , A ND OSTON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAlra AT. halnow beg leave to report to you the progress simile k htt Yearly meeting. reo)tOntraet for six and three-quarters miles from l3ottesford to 114 puma in cluding tke Gonerby Hill Tunnel. was . commenLed of -14 't arch thcontractor being then put in posses ou T hork of the Ptt e id tolltfaeNhole the:land . for this contract is now obtained, and the t is at work on eve rt 4.44;11114711.f1vemi1es of th 7 contract , length is fenced hi, and the 'otit ,!e fencing will be shortly completed. tim.,,k l t " °0 cubic yards have been got out of the excavations theur ° the embankments, which completes more than one .l‘l,t b_ earth -work. 4earlicig" are built, with the exception only of the parapets, ih t i l the ( 1 . ...a1l the necessary culverts are put In. tkrVe ie n une rhY 11111 Tunnel 420 yards of the heading' are ,. driven ; 1 144 ofth e gthS of four shafts, and one shaft length, making o tun nel is bricked, and the rein:kining portion is proceeding De' 'Etne,, t, - of The line are formed ready to receive the ballast and grtat w aY, and about 500 yards of single line are laid down. consicrantity of ballast is also provided, and on the ground. I:ak icabte.quantity of permanent materials have been de _ k„ Are l o fitt. ° egreaC aw , em PloYed upon the works 729 men and 109 horses. .lusttor are. weasure in stating that the works now done by the tsecu te d 111411 ci th. .. s g . ood, substantial, and workmanlike Well satisfied with the exertion used by the con - e P 14113 44 Cti9143, and drAwings fin ContrActei TAVERN, R HODES' CYDER CELLARS MAIDEN-LANE, COVENT-GARDEN. The Public are respectfully informed that the spacious Concert room of the above well-known Establishment having been entirely re-decorated, will OPEN for the Winter Season on MONDAY NEXT with a first-rate company of Vocalists, under the management of Mr. J. W. Sharp (of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, and ; Evans's Ilotel). The Concert will commence EVERY EVENING at Ilalf-past Eight, a double Company being specially retained for the early and late portions of the evening. Dinners, Suppers, &c., &c. Wines and Liqueurs of the finest quality. N.B. A NEW ENTRANCE from the STRAND, Two Doors West of the Adelphi Theatre. NATELLING'TON SURTOUT—Patronised by Prince Albert, the Royal Family, the Commander-in-Chief, and principal Nobility and Officers of the Guards—Two-and-a-Half Guineas. In London only of FOUGERE, Patentee, 6, Conduit-street, Regent street, and 80a, Cheapside. Agents.—Birmingham : Hollingsworth, New-street—Liverpool : Maetaggart, Bold-street—Manchester : Brown, Market-street—York: Evers and Anderson—Edinburgl4 : Marshall and Aitken—Glasgow : Brodie, Macleod, and Co.; and principal tailors in all large towns. TO COMMERCIAL HOUSES employing TOWN and COUNTRY RAVELLERS, JOB-MASTERS, COACH-MAKERS, and Others. MR. DIXON begs to announce that he has re ceived instructions from Messrs. Duffield and Co. to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION (without reserve), at his Repository, Bar bican, on FRIDAY, September 24, at Three, Twenty superior and roomy COMMERCIAL PHAETONS, In ex cellent condition, and Eight Job Carriages, with their contracts, in consequence of their declining that branch of their business. Coach makers and job-masters will find this stock well worth their atten tion. The foundation of a trade which can be made to procure 1,0001. per annum may be realised at this sale.—On view, and cata logues may be had at the Repository, Barbican. ftirtber ) f Roos, with re. the em" nd we" semb 3 r l ( i Colo' ; video, i i un ction ' r esiders 4 ths' su s. the N r i e ma de ' am i n- Oribi s ert, With ox, la te Italeig.h ;TS. Exeter, r 1 1 . 185. f. L., 'Stle, a n Lanes . 1 c.,a, ire, ' inessiu re ,x div ,eels a nd Fort , -. - ester and Linc° lll : g a uss , 4 do''' . sp a I s ued it s l and B e !' :e, do. Notting: 7 kenhca a ' ston, ' o rkshit c ; late 15 : 1 4 5 , 'erent' 3 „ t t a ifit Sh 4e h. d ut , l l E a ste.— 3/ C. d i ' / ' N o tting' --Lag 3. Leedg d ock, 3 n ''pis. 60! t d Set' a• • ^ounti e l 41e, to ;dotting' 'arid Sheffi eld orjshire, ern, 321. j3ritis .' ;rip), Prefer- vr, 14S. - OnOe fo l,, 'i6oUth. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 7TM ArGUST, 1847 RECEIPTS I From Feb. 8, To Feb. 8, 1847. 1847, to Aug. 7, 1847. Total. X s. d. £ s . d. £ To First Deposit of 1/. 7s. 6d. per share upon 27,897 shares in the Not tingham & Bos • ton Company... 38.358 7 6 Upon 130 12 6 35,489 0 0 To First Deposit of 1/. 7s. 6d. per, share upon 17,237 shares in the Not tingham, Vale of Belvoir, & Gran tham Railway. 23,700 17 6 23,700 17 6 To First Deposit of 1/. 7s. 6d. per share upon 18,480 shares in the Not tingham, Ere- • wash Valley, Am ber Gate, & Man chester Company 25,410 0 0 35,410 0 0 To Second Deposit of 1/. 55. pershare upon 63,621 shares in the Amber Gate, Notting ham & Boston, & Eastern Junction Company .. 79,526 5 0 Upon 120.. .. 150 0 0 73,676 3 0 To Twelve Shil lings per share upon2s,244shares in Grand Union claims for Amber Gate shares 16,146 8 0 Upon 915.. 549 0 0 15,695 8 0 To Second Deposit of 1/. ss. per share upon 22,540 shares in Grand Union claims for Amber Gate shares .. Upon 2,009 2,511 5 0 30,686 5 0 To Interest re • ceived To Transfer Fees 1 1 received .. 110 7 6 186 0 6 296 8 0 219,271 6 1 DISIMMEHENTS. Amount ex- Amount ex pended up to pended from Bth Total. Bth Feb. Feb. to 7th Aug. 1847. 1817. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Engineering and Surveying, including Parlia mentary 12,940 14 9 3,246 13 2 16,187 711 By Works ... 19,191 11 8 19,191 11 8 By Rails, Chairs, Sleepers, &c 13,450 0 0 13,450 0 0 By Land and Com pensation .. 15,211 18 3 15,211 18 3 By Law Charges.. 9,957 4 6 11,129 18 5 21,087 211 Balance of Ses sion, 1846. By Parliamentary 2503, 9 6 6'2,701 9 9 5,204 19 3 Charges .. .. • • t 1846 and 1847 13y Traffic Taking 1,438 5 0 1,438 5 0 By Direction and Audit.. .. SOO 0 0 1,050 0 0 1,550 0 0 By Office Charges and Secretary & Clerks' Salaries.. 4,257 15 7 926 7 10 5,184 3 b By Advertising, Stationery, and Printing.. •• • • 3,549 7 6 462 15 8 4,012 3 2 By Miscellaneous Charges and Tra velling Expenses 2,339 7 3 480 10 3 2,819 17 6 By Banker's Com mission .. . • 516 12 2 31 0 4 517 12 6 By Interest, One Shilling and Tw opence per share, due Bth of April, 1847, upon 88,341 shares .• •••. • • • • 5,153 4 6 5,153 4 6 ' IlyPostageStamps on hand .. •• • . 10 11 9 By Cash in Bank ers' hands .. • ... 108,222 8 3 104,233 0 0 219,271 6 1 VALUABLE FAMILY MEDICINE. HUNT'S APERIENT FAMILY PILLS ; a most excellent Medicine for Bilious Complaints, Disorder; of the Stomach and Bowels, Habitual Costiveness, Indigestion, Heartburn, Pains and Giddiness of the Head, Influenza, Worms, Spasms, Nervous and Dropsical Complaints. For upwards of FORTY-FIVE YEARS have these Pills obtained the unqualified approbation of the public in general, among whom may be included families of distinction and medic lmcn. Their com position is so truly excellent, and their beneficial effects have been so widely experienced, that the proprietors feel the greatest confidence in recommending them as one of the MILDEST and MOST EFFI CIENT APERIENT FAMILY MEDICINES over offered to the public. These Pills require no confinement nor alteration of diet, and are adapted to every variety of age and constitution. They sel dom operate until eight or ten hours after taken, and then gently. They restore the tone of the stomach, strengthen the digestive organs, cleanse the bowels of all Impurities, and promote the due secretion of the liver and of the kidneys, and by invigorating the system gene rally, become an invaluable restorative of health to both sexes. OFFICERS of the ARMY and NAVY will find these Pills an in valuable appendage to their medicine chests, as they retain their me dicinal virtues In all climates. Ladies even of the most delicate constitutions will find those Pills particularly beneficial, both before and after their confinement ; ror can they be too highly recommended for the general use of schools. They are also an excellent preparatory in the use of medicinal waters, sea-bathing, &c. Prepared and sold by Messrs. Hunt (the original Proprietors), 65, Great Pulteney-street, Bath ; and sold, wholesale and retail, by Messrs. Barclay and Son, 95, Farringdon•street ; Butler, 4, Cheap side; Sutton, 10, Bow Church-yard ; Edwards, 67, St. Paul's ; New bury, 45, St. Paul's ; Sangar, 150, Oxford-street, London ; and by all respectaNe medicine vendors in the metropolis and provincial towns. Be careful to see that the names and address of the Proprietors are engraved on the medicine stamp around each box, as such alone are genuine. Price Is, 1% el. per box. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or by post, direct from the Establishment, as. 6d. in postage stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate rise of mercury, with remarks en Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. and L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-stroet, Oxford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titchborne street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. Treats of the diseases resulting irons infection, either In the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect arid of the abase virus chemically, and destroys Its ofy mercury ,ev.relv . a Tr e r a a l ts o4 o ci f ea p rl e 3 r • r p y o ,a isted oat. This section is illustrated b ISAR nteen Coloured Engravins. Which the dangers of infe • ction are obviated. It combines with the Preventativepower o n the sy system. Lotion, tei. .b y the the whole subject critically Peal. V. Is devoted ' o to the consideration of marriage, and its THE CORDIAL BALM oelij. f ic u a nproductive union, are also considered, and ing nervous and sexual debility, and philosophically inquired Into. vliztuenst is exclusively employed In treat bottle. The Concentrated t r , c , impotence, &c., 11 s. and 335. per remedy, for purifying the blood I Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of m s. 6d., and lie, per box, a il and chronic inflamma tiononan a Perry's Purifying Specific certain remedy in gonorrhcea,gleet, strictures, fills, 25. cl rcu e rY, I Is. and33s. per bottle. application te 335. a bottle. of the bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, obviate the danger of infection, Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. 5/. Packets with advice to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee, 11., is saved. 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Blighted hopes or MEMOIRS "On Single and Married L or ife m p misfortune. each (by post, In stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively in 2 vela., ' Is. refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered by misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but for the closet perusal of those more 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 net merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unto—tc live after nature's laws—and to keep always on the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and Cvenings), 10. Argyll-place Regent-street; and all 1399540/101134 IN KENT. FREEIIOLD RENT CHARGE of near £4OO a Tear, in lieu of Great Tithe, arising from a Moiety of the Parish of Westerham, the division of which amongst the Landowners wouldyield a large amount of Profit. MR. ROBINS begs to announce for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on THORSOAT, October 21, at Twelve, in One Lot, by direction of the Mortgagee under a Power of Sale, A PERPETUAL RENT CHARGE, in lieu of Great Tithe, secured upon a MOIETY of the PARISH of WESTERHAM, in KENT, which, under the Commutation Act, was settled at 380/. 17s. 2d. a year, but which has varied during the last few years approaching 4001. per annum. The charge now assumes the character of a Free hold Ground Rent, being in perpetuity. It is secured upon SEVE RAL WELL-CULTIVATED FARMS of 3,220 ACRES, besides smaller tenants, altogether Thirty-six in number. The outgoings for rates are about 601. a year. Property of this description is now ren dered more secure than any other that can be offered for sale, from the impossibility of any diminution or less arising from non-payment; it is therefore the most eligible for safe and permanent investment, or a PURCHASER INCLINED to SELL the TITHES SEPARATELY to the DIFFERENT PROPRIETORS of the LANDS WOULD REALISE a CONSIDERABLE PROFIT by the SPECULATION. Particulars may be had at the King's Head, Westerham ; Crown, Seven-oaks; of John Bethell, Esq., solicitor, 8, Parliament-street ; of J. H. Bosworth, Esq , solicitor, Westerham ; at the Mart ; and at Mr. Robin's offices, Covent-garden. FREEHOLD MARINE VILLA, which has been completed regardless of expense under the Superin tendence of an eminent architect, the CORNER OF LEWES-CRESCENT, KEMP-TOWN, VIS-A-VIS TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S MANSION, commanding a most extensive sea view and the constant bustle and amusement of the Marine Parade. It Is in the most perfect order throughout, and for taste and elegance the ensemble CLAIMS TO BE UNRIVALLED IN BRIGHTON, completed with every regard to perfection and comfort for the resi dence of a Nobleman or Gentleman's family ; it contains four supe rior and four smaller bed-chambers, anti two dressing-rooms, two noble lofty Brass ing-rooms opening on the verandah, spacious dining and morning rooms, a study, and all necessary offices ; two double coach-houses, two-four stall stables, and dwelling-rooms. Tho ELEGANT AND APPROPRIATE FURNITURE may be taken at a valuation. The residence may be viewed daily, by tickets, to be had, with particulars, of Mr. Martin, upholder, East-street ; at the Old Ship, Brighton; en the premises; and at Mr. Robin's offices, Covent garden. IMPORTANT and EXTENSIVE SALE of FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD LANDS, around the TOWN of CHELTENHAM; comprising 530 ACRES, CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED into LOTS, including the CHARMING RESIDENCE of GROVE FIELD. IR. ROBINS begs to announce for SALE by AUCTION, at the Queen's Ilotel, Cheltenham, on TUES DAY and WEDNESDAY, October 19 and 20, at Twelve for One each day, in many Lots, MOST VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT FREEHOLD AND COPYHOLD ESTATES, AROUND THE TOWN OF CHELTENHAM, affording opportunities to capitalists and residents of the most enticing description, to possess lands within the circle of its influence and advantage. First, the GROVEFIELD ESTATE OF 70 ACRES, with its most delightful and attractive residence, long considered one of the pet abodes of this much-sought vicinity, commanding exten sive views, surrounded by plantations, shrubbery, and ORNAMENTAL PARK-LIKE GROUNDS, approached by two lodge entrances of elegant design. This property Is not far distant from the beautiful church of Christchurch and the Lansdowne estate, and within the parish and BOROUGH OF CHELTENHAM; also the lIATIIERLEY ESTATE OF 207 ACRES, divided into four admirable and luxuriant farina. The ALSTONE ESTATE, comprising numerals tenements and lands adjacent to the town, accommodation and building land on the Gloucester road, to the extent of 60 acres and upwards, as well as TIIE JESUS COLLEGE LANDS OF 42 ACRES, adjoining the Gloucester road and Lansdowne read, situate close to the town, and as they will be divided into lots, offer invaluable op portunities to possess plets of land around the town ; also, THR MANOR HALL FARM OF CO ACRES, TIIE REDDINGS FARM OF 40 ACRES, and THE MANOR OF BADGWORTH, with all Its rights, privileges, and advantages. A more detailed advertisement will appear immediately Mr. Ro bins has made his survey. Particulars, with plans, will be ready twenty-one days prior, to be had of Messrs. Farrers and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Messrs. Crow der and Maynard, Coleman-street; of Messrs. Barker and Bowker, Gray's Inn-square ; of Messrs. Roy and Co., Lothbury ; of Messrs. Bubb, Lingwood, and Bubb, solicitors, Cheltenham ; at the Queen's Hotel, Cheltenham ; and at Mr. Robins's offices, Covent-garden. FOR BEAUTIFYING THE SKIN. GoDFREY'S EXTRACT OF ELDER FLOWERS is strongly recommended for softening, im proving, beautifying, end preset - slug the skin, and in giving it a blooming and charming appearance, being at once a most fragrant perfume and delightful cosmetic. It will completely remote tau, sunburn, redness, &c., and by its balsamic and healing qualities, render the skin soft, pliable, and free from dryness, scurf, &c. ; clear it fr, an every humour, pimple, or eruption, and, by continuing its use only a short time, the skin will become and continue soft and smooth, and the compl , xion perfectly clear and beautithl. Sold in bottles, price 2s. 9d., with directions for using it, by all medicine vendors and perfumers. mEcrirs FAMOUS BAGATELLE TA BLES, manufactured on the premises, 4, Leadenhall-street, London, make 1 ng evenings appear short, and combine calculation with amusement. Price 31. 10s., 41. 10s., 5/. 10s., up to 121. Sold also by his agents, Spiers and Son, Oxford; Powell, Lounge, Leeds ; Eastee, Liverpool ; Woolfield, Glasgow ; Pratt, Bradford ; Thompson, Nottingham; Stephenson, Hull; Squiers, Dover; Steel and fix, Norwich. None are genuine without Alechi's name and address. PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and 10s per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate itreet, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge; Finnigin, 51llsem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of mos Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, post-paid. fleas() to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid flair Dye.' Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. WITII TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. This day is published, Twentieth Thousand, in a sealed envelope, or .2r. Gt. or forwarded, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 3s. 6d. in Postage Stain:. 'ELI`- PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise on Marriage, and on those Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturo y, that are usually acquired at an early period of life, which tend to destroy physical and mental energy, ardour, pas sion, and all the attributes of Manhood. illustrated with Twenty live Coloured Engravings on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Dis eases of the Urinary and Repredactive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, excesses, and infection. Wit'a Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and other diseases. By SAMUEL L it!MERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburg, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apoillecaries' Hall, London, &e., &c. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CHAME 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hiadrance► and Obligations, and en Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions:— CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative Organs, their ftnctions, structures, and secretions, proving that great Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action. --CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects cm the Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the Mental Faculties. Climes. 4. Oa the Secret Disorders of Youth and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—Cnarrxas 5 and 6. On the Disorder^ arising from indiscriminate Excess, Strictures, and other Diseases. ILLYIEWSI OF TIM WORN. LA'MEET ON SELF-FiEs EaVATIoN.—KENT AND RICLIARDS.—This work possesses advantages over every other other of the kind sub mitted to public notice. The author is a medical man of some con siderable talent, who has devoted many years to the study of his profession, and as a guarantee of his pretensions has published his qualifications and diplomas in the work, and several testimonials of his abilities from physicians and surgeons of great eminence, which is a most important consideration to those who, from the peculiar nature of their infirmities, are obliged to seek medical assistance from strangers. The subject is treated altogether in an excellent Manner, and by its perusal the unfortunate victim of vicious habits and excessive dissipation, will be enabled to account ter peculiar disabilities, and to discover this means of alleviating their sufferings in an easy and effectual manner.—United Service Gazette. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also from Kent and Itichard,i, 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street Starie, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, L o ndon; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and Prom Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containinc the fee r f 11., for advice, &c.-9 BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD icolroor,. Loy noN. A COURTEOUS QUADRUPED. -A neighbour of ours has a fine watch-dog, which always sleeps on the front stoop of his dwelling. It is the most courteous quad. ruped with which we have the pleasure of personal ac quaintance. We have never been favoured with an in troduction to it—we have never sought the honour—yet every morning, so soon as we make our exit, the fine animal—we do not know even his name — wakes up, wags his t a il, takes his position at a respectable distance, accompanies us as far as a certain point in Court - street, where he pauses, wags his tail, and seems to say, " Good morning, Sir ; I wish you a pleasant walk. Remember me editorially ;" and returns leisurely to his home. The fellow deserves a " first-rate notice."—American Paper. T HE QUEEN AT RUQI3Y.—The Queen was ex pected at Rugby on Monday, and, for the space of three hours, the whole school, amounting now to about 500 boys, were awaiting her arrival, with Dr. Tait and the other masters of the school at the station. However, they weroloomed to be disappointed. The next day, nothing disheartened, although there was a drizzling rain falling all the time, they again took their post to greet their Sovereign. Her Majesty arrived about three o'clock, and the shouts of the boys were prolonged with enthusiasm, which was considerably heightened by the feet that her Majesty gave a gold medal for Modern History to the school a few months ago. The special train stopped seven or eight minutes, during which time her Majesty graciously acknowledged the cheering and applause bestowed upon her. I remain, Sir, your constant reader, VANE LONDONDERRY. IVynyard Park, Sept. 21. (Copy.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST. Sir,—Your leading articTe - of the 18th inst. has filled my mind with the most unmeasured surprise. You state your belief of the arrival in town of a de putation from Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the purpose of representing to her M a j esty ' s G overnmen t th e dis tressed state of the coal proprietors. Without presumption I may be permitted to ob serve, as connected with, and now directing, one of the oldest and largest collieries in the north of Eng land, that I have never heard one word of such de putation, nor believe in orn iota of the distress pro claimed by you in any one of the great collieries in this district. True it is that I perceive with amazement in the Newcastle Journal of the 18th, that a meeting had been convened for the purpose of petitioning the Go vernment for monetary aid for general commercial, manufacturing, and mining interests (as the resolu tions agreed to state). But I beg to declare this was not a meeting of coal owners alone, but of gentlemen of all classes and descriptions engaged in the com merce of this country. Indeed, with the exception of the (certainly very respected) chairman, Mr. Bell, I do not find the maines of any one large proprietor, only those of viewers and gentlemen who have speculated largely in shares in the numerous small collieries that have been lately opened out in Northumberland and Dur ham. In justice, therefore, to others and myself, who have neither been consulted or advertised of these proceedings, and who utterly deny the existence of coal owners' distress, as _they disapprove of this pro ceeding, I am bound most strongly to protest against your leading article. In my judgment the coal trade was never in a more healthy state ; we reap not the same high prices, but those who have large coal fields, great establish ments, and capital embarked in the tr a d e ( w hi c h i s now happily free of regulation of vend), meet with fair remuneration, and are content ; and these pro prietors ought not to be run down or plunged into the mass of those who (from causes unnecessary to explain) have thought fit to join in this strange and most extraordinary appeal to the Government of the day—the more strange and extraordinary, because at the very meeting they had read to them the already formed decision of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he most wisely and truly states, " that nothing in his power could prevent the consequence of over speculation in trading matters, and that there was nobody who thought there was any want of circulation, or any extraordinary pressure on the money market for houses in good credit." Nevertheless, with this answer before them, it seems the deputation sallied forth. I apprehend Sir Robert Peel's Act was properly framed to prevent the bol stering up of fictitious credit, and seems to me as if it had been prophetically introduced as a safeguard to the present crisis; I also am of opinion that if the Government listened for one moment to the present appeal from the soi-disant coal proprietors, it would be soon followed by an application from the dealers in corn or the merchants in sugar. I have now trespassed too long on the patience of the public (before whom I have no doubt these humble opinions will be laid), and yet, strong as my feelings are on this subject, I should not have ven tured to give birth to them, but for the incompar a bl e article in the Times of this day, which compels me, as a coal owner, to vindicate myself, and those proprie tors who think with me, before the public and the country, however unpopular or condemned I may be by many or all of my young colleagues at the New castle meeting.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, VANE LONDONDERRY, Lord-Lieutenant of Durham. Wynyard Park, Sept. 21. THE STATE OF MONEY AND MERCANTILE AFFAIRS. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY. The deputation appointed by the meeting of bankers, merchants, coal owners, and others, held in this town on Saturday last, to wait upo n the Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to the present state of mone tary and mercantile affairs, left Gateshead yesterday morning by railway for the seat of the Right Hon. Ba ronet, at Hickleton, near Doncaster, where arrange ments had been made by letter for an interview. All the members of the deputation were present except the mayor, who was unable to attend, owing to indispo sition. The deputation returned by the mail train, which reached Gateshead at twelve o'clock last night, and the following is given as the substance of what transpired : The members of the deputation were personally in troduced to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by Mr. Bell, M.P., who stated that the object of the deputa tion was to represent to the Right Honourable Ba ronet that the monetary crisis which afflicted most parts of England, and which had been most severely felt during the month of April last, was now again apprehended as likely to be felt in a si milar or even greater degree than at any former period • and that thou g h N ewcast l e an d th e nor th o f England were not so much affected as other places, in consequence of there being no speculative business carried on there, yet it was feared that the present stringency and threatening aspect of the London money market might increase to such a degree as to cause a withdrawal of the usual facilities to commer cial transactions, and that, if such a contingency should arise in this portion of the kingdom, the danger would be very considerable, in consequence of the great staple trade of the district being coal mining and iron making, which required the payment of large sums of money in weekly wages, the sus pension of which, by throwing large bodies of men out of employment, would create very great con fusion and disturbance. Mr. Bell was particular in explaining that the trade of the district was in a sound state—that railway speculation had hardly existed at Newcastle—that there had been no large speculations in corn there—and that there had not been a single tailure arising from the pressure of the times; and that it was because the trade of Newcastle was as yet in a sound and healthy state that the trading com munity wished to take such steps as would prevent the evils which, from the general state of monetary and mercantile affairs, they were led to apprehend. Mr. Bell concluded by introducing Mr. Armstrong as the vice-chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, to whom he referred for any further explanation. Mr. Armstrong said he had very little to add to the observations made by Mr. Bell, in all of which he fully concurred. The object of the deputation was not to enter upon the question of the monetary system of the country, or offer any suggestions as to any course that it might be desirable to pursue, wish ing to leave these matters entirely to the considera tion of the Government. He repeated that the trade of Newcastle was not a speculative, but a routine trade—that it was yet in a sound and healthy state, though many of the consumers and smaller trades men, it must be admitted, had suffered from the crisis in April last, and from the fall in the value of their goods consequent upon the monetary fluctuations. At present there was a feeling of alarm lest the general pressure should so increase as to lead to the with drawal of the facilities now afforded to commerce, the effects of which in this part of the kingdom would be of a most serious character. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he did not consider there was any just cause for the apprehen sions which the deputation and the mercantile body of Newcastle appeared to entertain--that the Bank of England had not limited its discounts —that he could assure the deputation, as far as he knew, and he f u ll y believed, it was not the intention of the directors of the Bank of England to limit discounts, as they had done in April, or to resort to any other stringent measures ; that he felt confident the worst was past, and he thought the alarm which at present existed would speedily subside. Several members of the deputation stated that the conduct the Bank of England had pursued towards the commercial interests of Newcastle had been marked by great judgment and liberality; that in consequence of the new mode adopted by the Bank, in the classification of bills, a certain quantity of un exceptionable paper was necessarily excluded from discount ; but that upon the whole the public of New castle had reason to be highly satisfied ; that some pressure certainly did arise to this district from the curtailment of the usual facilities generally afforded by other London houses to merchants and brokers in Newcastle, arising from the late serious failures, and the want of confidence consequent thereupon ; but it The Chancellor of the Exchequer attributed the high rate of interest and the diminution of capital to the competition of railways with the commercial in terest, and also the speculations of many large mer chants, which had been erroneously calculated. It was urged by the deputation that the circulation of the Bank of England was now only 17,800,0001., while, when at the highest point of last year, it was nearly 22,000,0001.; the diminution having operated very seriously upon the prices of goods, creating a fall in the value of all produce, and causing very serious loss to the community in general ; and that from that loss Newcastle did not entirely escape, though affected in a manner much less than other places, in consequence of its trade being a routine and not a speculative one. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he con sidered the deputation had confounded the distinction between capital and circulation, and that if there was a diminution of capital arising from the export of money to pay for produce, that was a void that was to be expected from the course of trade. With regard to a diminution of the capital of the country, the deputation expressed their opinion that the capital existing was quite sufficient for the opera tions of commerce, but that the evil arose from the want of confidence inspired by the knowledge that such mighty interests were dependent upon acci dental variations in the reserves of the Bank of England to a very trifling extent ; and that this uncertainty operated so as to destroy confidence on every the slightest appearance, or even apprehen sion, of a probable diminution of the Bank reserves ; and thus, by destroying confidence, had the effect of making the holders of capital keep it locked . up in places it where to it takevv -acceisnsitbhlee,ompesrtaetaidonosf allowing a i s t immediately s usual channels of commerce. ""The deputation dwelt emphatically on the evils arising to their ordinary legitimate trade from the rapid and sudden fluctuations in the value of money thus produced, and they complained that it was impossible to base their commercial calculations on supply and demand as in former times, because these sudden fluctuations in the value of money so operated on prices as to render such calculations difficult, and often impossible. The deputation remarked that it was not their in tention to enter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer into the question of the currency, or to give opinions as to remedies, but that they considered they had per formed the functions delegated to them by the meeting when they had stated the great evils which had befallen the trade of the country generally from the unusual fluctuations that had taken place in mone tary affairs during the last three years ; and they begged to be allowed to express a hope that the Government would take into consideration the de sirability of some modification of the recent Banking Act, which placed the commerce of the country in such imminent danger, that the withdrawal of money from circulation, and consequent severe pres sure upon all branches of trade, were now depen dent upon the accidental diminution of a very small amount of notes in the reserve of the banking depart ment of the Bank of England—the commercial com munity did think it hard that hundreds of millions in value should be dependent upon such accidental cir cumstances. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that a re laxation of the Bank Act could only be effected by Act of Parliament, and was not a question within the department of Ministers to decide, nor was it in the department of Ministers to counsel the Bank of England as to what amount of paper they should dis count. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by ex pressing his willingness to listen to the expression of the opinion of the commercial community on all mat ters of this kind, or any other in which their interests were involved, and to give those opinions the best con sideration in his power. This terminated the discussion, and the deputation withdrew. THE LATE FAILURES. The following is the statement of affairs of Messrs Giles, Son, and Co., presented at the meeting of their creditors : STATEN ENT OF AFFAIRS. DEBTOR. X. s. d .E. s. d. To sundry creditors 215,616 18 9 Of which the amount unsecured is 138,659 16 10 To liabilities on bills receivable.— Of which those considered bad amount to ... To sundry liabilities ". 11,164 18 7 ... 3,000 0 0 152,824 15 5 CREDITOR. £. 5. d. By sundry debtors— Considered good ... Considered doubtful 7,277 16 0 Estimated at ss. in the X. 1,819 9 0 Considered bad ... 7,784 11 0 35,694 16 8 By stock in hand esti mated at .. ... 44,936 3 4 Surplus stock, &c., in the hands of cre ditors 5,076 12 5 By sundry property, valued at ~. 37,514 5 8 50,012 15 9 8,975 12 1 96,502 13 6 Deduct—Sundry creditors, payable in full 5,591 11 8 £90,911 1 10 With reference to the above, it is merely necessary to add, that the valuation of the stock in hand is un derstood to have been made at rates somewhat below those now current. Subjoined is the circular issued on Monday by Watson, Brothers, and Co., of Liverpool, announcing their suspension : " Derby-buildings, Liverpool, Sept. 20. " It is with much regret we have to announce to you, that in consequence of the protracted duration of tue war in Mexico, preventing us receiving our re mittances from our establishment in Zacatecas, where a large accumulation of specie has taken place on this account, the great pressure in the money market, and the general want of confidence, we have been compelled to suspend our payments. " We have, however, much satisfaction in being able confidently to assure you, that there are sufficient means to meet all demands upon us, if we are allowed a reasonable time, and we hope for your acquiescence in such arrangements as may be necessary to obtain this desirable object.—We remain, &c., " WATSON, BROTHERS, and Co." CATHOLIC MOVEMENT IN FAVOUR OF POPE Plus IX.—Last evening a numerously attended meeting of the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Deptford, and the friends of liberty of every other denomination, was held at :the parish chapel, High-street, for the purpose of sympathising with Pope Pius IX. in his present struggle, and to express indignation at the unprovoked aggression and "the arbitrary and nefarious proceedings of Austria." The chair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Marshall, who explained the object of the meeting ; and the Rev. Mr. Coyle moved and Mr. Henry Backe se conded a resolution expressive of the warmest attach ment, esteem, and respect for the person of his Holiness, and their admiration of the wise and liberal course of government which he had adopted. The second resolu tion, proposed by Dr. Drury and seconded by Mr. Geo. Bocke, which met with unanimous adoption, was to the effect that they denounced the Austrian aggression on the Papal states as arbitrary and indefensible. Mr. Masterson moved and Mr. Furlong seconded the adoption of the next resolution—" That they who would rather lend their right arm to sustain the shock of battle than contribute anything in the way of money aid, in con sequence of their great poverty, should nevertheless throw in their mite towards defraying the expenses, and supporting their heroic Pontiff in repelling his ambitious and bloodthirsty invaders." Several other g entlemen having addressed the m e eting in terms condemnatory .of the aggressive policy pursued by the Emperor of Austria, a subscription was entered into, and a hearty vote of thanks passed to the Rev. Chairman. A journeyman gunsmith at St. Etienne, a few days ago, under the influence of insanity, broke all the furni ture of his apartment, and threw the fragments out of the window. Then, taking up a pistol he placed himself before a looking-glass, and , see in g his own reflection, exclaimed, " I will shoot myself," and fired, falling to the ground with the splinters of the glass , and exclaim ing, " I am (lead !" From that moment he has be lieved himself to have gone to another world, and re fuses all nourishment, saying that dead men never eat." —Galiynani. CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION, TUESDAY, SEPT. 21.—The South-Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company's steam-ship the Queen of the French left Folkestone for Boulogne at 7.30 p.m. with 58 passengers, and the Queen of the Belgians arrived at Folkestone, from Boulogne, at 8.30 p.m., with 36 passengers. Wed nesday, Sept. 22.—The Queen of the Belgians left Folkestone at 3 a.m. with 56 passengers ; the Queen of the French arrived at Folkestone, from Boulogne, at 10.30 a.m., with 93 passengers. The Princess Mary left Ramsgate for Ostend at 8 a.m., and the Princess Helena arrived at Ramsgate from Ostend at 1.46 p.m., with 57 passengers, MURDERER. SwiN rox, TUESDAY. The Coroner' s i nves ti ga ti on respecting the brutal murder of the poor old man, named Caleb B ar k er , near this place, on the night ' of the 4th instant, was resumed yesterday before Mr. Badger and the jury previously empannelled. The deceased, it may be remembered, was a warehouse man at the Don Pottery, and on the night in ques tion left his borne and went to a neighbouring public house. There he had some ale, and paid fees for a club he belonged to. He left perfectly sober, and about ten o'clock was found in a ditch in a dreadful condition. He was quite insensible, and died a few hours afterwards. There were several fractures on his head, evidently inflicted by some heavy instru ment, and Messrs. Blythman and Ilolliday, sur geons, were of opinion that those injuries were the cause of death. Just before the deceased was dis covered, a man was met coming from the spot where he was found, and other parties spoke to having seen a young man, a stranger, in a public-house not one hundred yards from the scene of the murder, and who suddenly left about ten minutes before it was committed. At that house he gave the name of Sellars. A variety of circumstances went to fix sus picion on this party as being connected with the murder. As far as possible a description of his person, &c., was circulated throughout the country, and not many days elapsed ere he was discovered in a somewhat singular manner. On Monday, the 12th inst., a burglary was committed at the farm of a Mr. Brooks, between Doncaster and Barnsley, and a quantity of plate and other articles stolen. The police having a description of the property, a party was found pledging a great portion of the stolen plate on Wednesday morning at Westbar. lie was immediately lodged in custody, and Mr. Inspector Ashwood, on seeing the prisoner, was struck with his resemblance to the party supposed to be the murderer. The description, as forwarded by the coroner, was read over at the Town Hall, and was found to corres pond with the prisoner in every particular. He first gave as his name John Shakspere, then as Edward in spected, several On his clothes being carefully several marks of blood were found on his trousers, more particularly about the waist and right leg. The finding, however, upon him of nearly every article which the deceased had in his possession at the period of his death, settled all doubts that might be then en tertained on the subject. Under the orders of the magistrates he was remanded, and on the following day nearly succeeded in destroying himself. The inspector on duty had occasion to go to his cell with a man who had lost a cow, and who had reason to suspect the prisoner of stealing it, when on attempt ing to unlock the door he discovered that it had been fastened on the inside. It was instantly forced open just in time to prevent him eluding justice by com mitting self-destruction. He had torn a long slip from a woollen rug which covered his bed, and, after fastening this round one of the bars over the door, was in the act of securing a noose which he had made round his neck, when he was frustrated. As may be imagined, the gaol authorities adopted greater precautions to ensure his safe custody. At the resumption of the inquiry yesterday con siderable surprise was manifested at the non-attend ance of the accused in the keeping of the police. An application it appears has been made to the Sheffield magistrates to allow the prisoner to be present to hear the evidence against him. Mr. Rayner, police inspector, detailed some conver sation he had with the accused in the gaol last Sun day, when he denied that he had been at Swinton for three or four years. The jury holding that the prisoner ought to be present so as to give the witnesses an opportunity of identifying him, as several stated they could, the Coroner was directed to solicit the aid of the Secre tary of State, Sir G. Grey, to allow him to appear before them for a short time. If such cannot be com plied with, the jury hope they may be excused giving a verdict. Accordingly, to communicate with the Home Office, the proceedings were again adjourned. NEW LIFE PRESERVER. EXPERIMENTS AT WOOLWICH. A highly i_mpprtant and_itergsting exwriment k, took place yesftWy, at Wools n, to estal> ion a fell scale the mere -.Alfred fly's newly- Wen ted "flexible t f'*lloe, tcylinder, " and its combi nations, for the preservation of life from shipwreck. The trial was carried on in the piesence of Cornmo dort Sir Gordon 43remer, K.C.B. and and und, the directiontf the inventor, by order of the Lords of the Admiralty, who, in consequence of the favourable report of the Commodore Superintendant of the Dockyard on the subject of the partial trial he made of the above invention on the 15th of May last, were pleased to order the construction of a full sized "catamaran," composed of 30 flexible floating cylinders. The exclusion of water from any sub stance of less specific gravity must produce a floating effect equal to the difference of the density of the two bodies ; and the amount of buoyancy is in the ratio of the gravity of the mass, and of its displacement. Upon this simple but beautiful principle of nature is the present invention founded, and not on that of inflation with air, which characterizes every plan that has hitherto been brought forward for the preserva tion of life at sea. It consists of a simple cylinder or tube, made of stout flexible waterproof material, in tended, in the hour of need, to be filled with bedding clothes, provisions, stores, or any other substance of less specific gravity than water • and, when so filled and closed at both ends by a tight rope lashing, exer cises a floating power of 641bs. to the cubic foot of water displaced. Thus a hammock enclosed in one of those cylinders has been proved to float about 2121b5. dead weight, and to sustain in the water fourteen men with their heads and shoulders above the surface. The peculiar merit of this plan lies in the novelty and feasibility of the idea of not only converting articles of food, clothing, and bedding into a ready and safe vehicle for preserving the lives of passengers and crews in cases of shipwreck, but also of affording them the means of sustenance on the voyage, and shelter from the elements when landed perchance on a desolate coast. The thirty cylinders composing the raft, termed a catamaran, made use of yesterday, with their respective lashings, only weighed 851b5., and was stowed away in the compass of a small cask. These cylinders, having been charged with hammocks, &c., were securely lashed to four longitudinal and fifteen cross spars, the former twenty-five and the latter five feet in length, form ingflat a at bottom spaciousa nd and aid s e u a l:s i ta n n ca ti p a a l hl r e a , ft, fro co m mp it o s sed nat o n f re a stove in, and yet liable to be sailed and steered with the utmost facility and precision. At a given signal from Sir Gordon Bremer, and in the presence of a T l etters, h e catamaran, hav having gy been great many naval neet tio o ifinrir ffi iiarvg c tea e yrni r bg, msderhaaeet bearing igee d ciab t el e l lei ovtid e hnne principal o r onhwi inscription, bfi c rrt i ohe p as arh board estimatedhwa rf u aoe t t ue h e rr o “ authorities of the dock-yard, the catamaran was lifted from the ground, and a bottle of grog having been broken over i r. b es h t yn sre r dl bYneto launched w l ll ee h ts rn e oh' s hearty raneoct:ooyi Hope," kn'yhtnnhnitcheers. black com pliment.lf- a Paddles were used, and a square sale rigged, under both of which she behaved to the a dmiration . of the spectators; on shore. The Commoioiret h e h r a e v s l u ng expressed himself perfectly satisfied R w ,as it, carried up of this second trial, the catamaranh.and the hands dis missed,the stage, alongside the flag- p been found as dry cylin ders having, on into them. The Lords as when they were first put special report of the ex perimentof the Admiralty, to n'hom,in the i a llno doubt look further will . be made,. the hammheoicilligs, into the merits :of this curious invention, with the to its ultimate adoption in the service. view ttrcn"ednsoonlutat,,ined UNCLAIMED LETTERS.—A bulky return moved for in the last Parliament by Mr. Slingsby Duncombe, M.P. for Finsbury, shows that there were lying in the General Post-office at the date of the return (a few month since) 4,201 letters containing coin, bank-notes, bills of ex. change, and other property; the coin amounting to 310/. 9s. 7d., the bank-notes to 1,0101„ and the bills of exchange to 40,4101. The catalogue of the " other pro perty" contains some sufficiently amusing items, from gold rings and silver spoons down to love-locks and pawn-tickets. We notice, amongst other it e m s , s h av i ng papers, ribands, waistcoats and shirts, artificial flowers, soda-powders, razors, books, fish-hooks, fiddle-strings, a will, snuff-boxes, galvanic rings, medicines, bradawls, mats, scissors, nightcaps, a soldier's discharge, protests, petitions, Greek MSS., pun c h, h a i r , p ill-b oxes, & c. Im mediate steps are taken to return dead letters containing property as soon as found to the writers, by enclosing them to the local post masters, or by sending notices to the writers. When all inquiry is found unavailing, the letters are kept three years, to give time for application for them, after whi c h p er i o d th e p ro p e rty (if money) is paid into the Exchequer. Other property is sold, and the proceeds paid i nto th e E xc h eq uer. The number of letters containing money-orders lying in the General Post-office, London, amounted (at the date of the returns) to 346, and the value to 407/. 12s. Bd. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. NASH.—A testimonial is about to be given to Mr. Charles Nash for his exertions in detecting and exposing the persons engaged in the well-known robberies of 1845. Mr. Nash, on that occa sion, :rendered material service to the railway world. and in doing OQ incurred very heavy personal expenses, _.ost da .g burglary effected about _. - past one, A.M., in the resid ence o f M r. A b raham Offin, a hi ghly respectable maltster and fanner. There is little doubt that one or more of the thieves engaged (five in number), was well acquainted with the premises. To effect an entry they removed a ladder from Hutton Hall, the residence of Mr. Gray, which is about a quarter of a mile from Mr. Offin's house, and finding it inconveniently long for their purpose, they procured a cross cut-saw from a place in which it is usually concealed by one of the workmen on the premises, and cut off nine staves ; they then raised it to a garret window usually left unfastened at the end of Mr. Offin's house, and one of them, having entered thereby, admitted the rest of th e gang at the front door. They first it would seem, forced a desk in Mr. Offin's office, from which they obtained about 20s. in silver, and then packed up belowplate in t hevalue or upo o n a f upwards side board, of selecting, t Nh i v ng i c , h % la ivths leftthe judgment of accomplished burglars, the silver from the plated articles. Disappointed at not finding the cash below, three of them proceeded to the bed-room of Mrs. Chant, Air. Offin's niece, who slept in a room adjoining that in were w t s hi . e h s i , i r e b i p ' u e t r s s h o e n s, assuredtwo i i female(slack hveilsethem servants, tohnacte ashl entd l\ h l e r i.r not fka Offin's eneos , n b r e s d a. room being at the end of the house. Each had a candle, and they all wore dark frocks which covered Chant attempted to scream, but the villains imme diately covered her head with the clothes to stifle her cries. They desired her to tell them where the money entreated them not to hurt her uncle. Having. ran sacked the drawers. &c., in the room, they took a gold watch and about 15s. in silver belonging to Mrs. Chant, and then visited the domestics. One of them, an old servant, it was known had saved, by frugal habits, a little store, and it is supposed that some booty was here expected. The party had, however, wisely deposited her treasure in the Savings Bank, and seven shillings was all that the villains could here add to their booty. Having left one of the gang to patrol between Mrs. Chant's bed-room and that of the servants to prevent either of them giving an alarm, the other four re paired to Mr. Offin's room. They awoke Mr. Offirt and threatened to blow his brains out if he moved. Each held a lighted candle in his hand, one was armed with a pistol, and another had a bludgeon. Two of the fellows remained silent, and the other two in con versing with each other used a slang which for the most part was unintelligible to Mr. Offin. One of them, however, addressing him, said, " Abraham, we won't hurt you, if you will say where your money is ; money we have come for, and money we will have." Mr. Offin directed their attention to an old old liquor chest, in one corner of the room, which they forced open in a twinkling, and as speedily extracted its contents, consisting of 50 sovereigns and a 101. note. The fellows remained nearly a quarter of an hour in the room, minutely searching every corner, and Mr. Offin, observing that they had discovered where a number of drafts to the amount of between 2,0001. and 3,000/,'were deposited, begged that they might not be taken, urging that they would be of no valve to them. One of the villains, said, " D—n him, he's got plenty of money in bills, but they are of no use to us," and they were suffered to remain. They then intimated their intention to take some re freshment before they left, and having taken the pre caution to remove all the candles from the bed-room, went down stairs. Mr. Offin, as soon as he was quitted the police, dis patched messengers to who gave informa tionit tion at the Brentwood railway station, whencewas forwarded in various directions by telegraph.—Esser Herald. satisfied .tted the that premises, hi disa o g b r t e a e in a e b d l e assistance, s g s u is e t s a t n s c e h , had d fai ly NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—The Fire Queen steam yacht, Lieutenant-Commander Johnson, arrived last night at nine o'clock from Plymouth, which she left at nine o'clock yesterday morning, with the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe on board, whom she landed last night at Cowes to be in readiness to receive her Majesty at Osborne this day. The Fire Queen had the honour of conveying the Queen and Court .to Osborne this afternoon. She made the passage from her moorings at the entrance of the Weevil creek to Osborne pier in 37 minutes. We are not aware the passage has ever been made so quickly before by any vessel. The voyage was lengthened by the low tide compelling the yacht to go round the head of the Spit. This vessel encountered, a few nights since, one of the most awful gales ever experienced on the British coast. She lay to, under steam, not being able to make any headway at all. She eventually, however, weathered the storm, and got safe into Tenby. She will continue in attendance upon the Queen until re lieved by one of the royal yachts, a duty which we trust will benefit more than one officer on board of her. *ng the past three weeks she has been in attend upon the : ,-Logls of the Admiralty, on 4, ...eir _ PlymoOtr, Pembroke, Cork, and else where. The Vernon (Indianian), Captain Voss, will sail, wind permitting, to-morrow afternoon about three o'clock. Sir Harry Smith and staff, together with his domestic establishment, will embark at the Vic toria pier to-morrow at twelve. All the officers in the garrison will be present on the occasion. On his return from Osborne, Sir Charles Ogle visited the Turkish corvette Genah Bahiri, Captain Mustapha, which saluted him, and the officers paid him marked distinction. They are here merely on a trip of instruction and pleasure. The Myrmidon steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com manding C. F. Roberts, arrived to-day from Ireland, to fit for other service. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain T. R. Eden, and Trincomalee, 25, Captain R. S. Warren, put back last evening to St. Helen's, in consequence of the weather coming in thick, and anchored for the night. They sailed this morning soon after daylight. The Fury steam-sloop, Commander J. Wilcox, sailed this afternoon for Plymouth. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, was towed into harbour by the Echo steam-tug this morning, and was warped alongside the dockyard, to fit for the reception of the Queen Dowager. The Chatham yacht, with Sir Thomas and Lady Bourchier and family on board, sailed last night for Chatham. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 22. The Termagent steam frigate, building at Deptford dockyard, is ordered to 2 o'clock P.M. The Niger steam - vess el, with screw p ro p eller, is to be brought down imm ediatel y from the East India placebe l a unched between o n o 0 Saturday minutes before, The and launch 2 0 minutes past take Docks to Woolwich, to be brought forward for com mission. The Alban steam-vessel, Master-Commander Bradshaw, is to be docked immediately at this port, and when taken out will proceed to Ireland. The remains of the late first-class engineer, Robert Fraser, of the Prometheus steam-vessel, were interred in the churchyard, Woolwich, on Monday last, with the usual honours, six engineers of the same class as the deceased bearing the pall, and fol lowed by eighteen engineers as mourners. The de ceased was nearly four years serving in the Prome theus steam-vessel on the coast of Africa, and was auction, immediatelyto b r ee remove'., n u l l . l e et down . unwellsteady y about two yearstinwaon;and has left his father and mother o f that period. He was a upwards of 1,0001., the Promet heus havin g been ver y successful in the capture o f slavers as to entitle him to 4501. of prize mon e y . The office of the Clerk of the W o r k s in Woolwich dockyard The spot on which it stood is to b e thrown into the b atta li on drill ground. During the last day's ball p ra ctice of the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th Infantry Com_ ands sold the yesterday materials by panies, a sovereign was awarded to the Ist or Grena dier Company for putting the greatest number o f bullets through their target. ock to-day,rd was Two LIVES LosT.—A fatal occurrence happened on Tuesday morning in the River Medway, whereby two lives were lost, by the capsize of a peter-boat, in Salt Panreach, half way been Chatham and Sheerness. The peter-boat was observed by the crew of the yar.;ht Defiance, Master Thomas Thompson, running down with all sail set, and observing a squall approaching, the yacht was hove to, the crew immediately reefed the sails, and in a moment they lost sight of the peter boat. They directly made to the spot, when they came in contact with some boards and baskets, which left no doubt in their minds that the peter-boat with the crew had sunk. It is now ascertained that the peter-boat belonged to Edward Cooper, fisherman and dredger.. man, of Strood, and that he and his son were on board at the time the boat went down. They left home at five o'clock in the morning for the purpose of dredging for oysters, under the employ of the Queenborough Oyster Company. It is supposed that the father and breakfast,iieNeither t he and h d o id s n o o n t observe T a c t the the limo below at their squall nor the bodies have yet been found. [ADVERTISEMENTJ — FOUR WOUNDS AND Ea ~ti approaching. SII'ELAS IN THE LEG CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OUT MENTIAND PlLLS.—JamesGarrell, ostler, of Lineskea, Ireland, hurt his leg six years ago, and shortly after wards four wounds broke out, which kept continually discharging; frequently he suffered so much as to be quite ii unable to follow his daily labour, an d l astly ery s )elas settled in his leg for nearly t wo mouths. During the time of his suffering several medical men attended men, but every application failed to give him relief until he used Holloway's Ointment and Pills ; these tine medicines soon effected a perfect cure, and he can now walk with the greatest comfort. Sold by all vendors of medicines throughout the civilised world, and at Pro fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. LIEUTENA.NT GALE'S BALLOON ASCENT.—We have already noticed this aeronaut's ascent, on Monday, from Cremorne-gardens. He was accompanied by Mr. H. Coxwell and Mr. Van Buren, the Cremorne-gardens secretary. After what is described to have been a delightful trip, Lieutenant Gale brought the balloon to =OM a% likurind, tb e °f n , rise, alb' 1, of ' ---- Kesfr ghte r aster' G. E . • o. o t 01