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The people in thy) country seem to have got over much of their alarm ; and considerable supplies are now brought to market of :e• getable:, poultry, pigs, and some cattle, so that in these: respects our prospects have gradually improved, and ',:11 , 1 love of money will, it is to be hoped, soon bring iii other supplies that may be required. Not having been able to hire any of the opium, nr other of the fast-sailing vessels into her Majesty's vice, I hae selected the Kite brig and Kroemar snip from among the transports, and these vessels are lz , wir preparing to receive their guns, being already in vernment hire. BANK OF ENGLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1540. The COURT of DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give notice— That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the BANK en THURSDAY NEXT, the 17th instant, at Eleven o'Clock in ne Forenoon ; being one of the Quarterly General Courts ap poiated by the Charter, which is also made special, for the pur pose of taking into considerlation Addresses of Congratulation to her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Al— pert, •o the Birth of the Princess Royal. JOHN KNIGHT, Secretary. LONDON, WEDi4ESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1840. PRICE sd. No. 15,062 T HE GALLERIES of ART, NEWNIAN STREET, OXFORD-STREET. These Elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN with a COLEC TION of PICTURES and STATUES, and VATS' elabo rate MODEL of ST. PETER'S CHURCH at ROME, which took eleven years incessant labour. Open from Ten till Dusk. Admittance Is.—Catalogue. 6d. ATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS £ SURANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY. SO CIETY, 26, CORNHILL. WHEREAS by a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause of KELL AWAY v. JOHNSON, and OTHERS, it is amongst other things referred to Sir WILLIAM HORSE, one of the Masters of the said Court, to inquire and state to the Court whether there were any, and what CHILDREN, of the mar riage between THOMAS LETTS and HESTER LETTS his wife, formerly HESTER WOOLLEY, in the pleadings named; and in case the said Master should find that there were no children of such marriage, then he was to inquire wheth the said Hester Letts made any, and what Testamentary appoint ment of one moity of 3,0001., 31. per sent. consolidated annui ties, in the pleadings mentioned. And if she did, the said Mas ter was to inquire whether any, and which of the par ties, named in such appointment were living at her death, or at the death of the said Thomas Letts., her husband ; and also to inquire whether any, and which of them, were dead at the time of the death of the said Thomas Letts, or have since died. And if he should find that there were any of them then dead, or that any of them have since died, he was to inquire when they re spectively died, and who were their next of kin respectively, and if any of them (the next of kin of the said Appointees) were since dead, who are their personal Representative or Re. presentatives ; and for that purpose the said Master was to cause Advertisements to be published in the London Gazette, and in such other public Papers as he should think proper, for such next of kin and personal representative or representatives, to come in and make out their kindred. And whereas the said Master has found that there were not any children of the marriage between the said Thomas Letts and Hester Letts, his wife, and has also found that the said Hester Letts made a testamentary appointment, and that Susannah Leftwich, wife of William Leftwich, of Cumberland-market, ice-merchant, one of the persons named in such appointment, died in the lifetime of the said Hester Letts deceased ; and that Robert Turner Clarke, Into of Meeting House-walk, in the county of Surrey, and Sarah Kesterton, late the wife of Richard Kesterton, late of Union-grove, Wandsworth-road, in the county of Surrey, two other of the parties named in such ap pointment, were living at the decease of the said Hester Letts, but have since died in the lifetime of the said Thomas Letts, who is now deceased : Therefore the next of kin of the said Robert Turner Clarke, Susannah Leftwich, and Sarah Kester ton, respectively living at the time of their respective d‘aths, or in case any of such next of kin of the said Robert Clarke, Susannah Leftwich, and Sarah Kesterton have since died, the personal representative or representatives of such of them so dying, are forthwith to come in before the said Master, Sir WILLIAM HORse, at his chambers, in Southampton-build ings, Chancery-lane, and make out their kindred, or represen tation, or in default thereof, they will be excluded the benefit ef the said decree. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR. ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. Sec. ST JEAN D'ACRE. The Chinese troops had fled ; their battery on the Cus tom-house Wharf was destroyed ; four junks shot to pieces, and not one person remained visible in the town. The right wing of the .18th Royal Irish regiment, under the command of Major Adams, and the Royal Marines of the squadron, under the command of Cap• tain Ellis, of the Wellesley, forming the advance, then landed, and were immediately followed by detachments of her Majesty's .26th and 49th regiments, the Madras Artillery and Sappers and Miners, and the Bengal Vo lunteer corps, and the residue of the troops ; and at fifty minutes past two P.M., I had the satisfaction of seeing her Majesty's colours hoisted on the first military position, in the Chinese empire, conquered by her Ma jesty's forces. The Mandarins, and the whole of the Chinese troops, had now retired within the city in rear of the suburbs, from the walls of which they kept up an occasional fire, whew any of our force appeared on the plain. By four o'clock p.m., two nine-pounders were landed, and in position within four hundred yards of the wall ; and in the course of the night six other nine-pounders and two howitzers were in battery, together with two mortars. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Elliotson, F.R. S. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq. George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. AUDITORS-Dr. 0. Gregory, F. R. A.S. ; Professor Wheat stone, F.R.S. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., ;F. R. A. S. LIFE ASSURANCE. Besides the perfect security to the policy holder of a large paid up capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rates of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan tages which belong exclusively to the principles of life assu rance and deferred annuities originated by tr.c. Society, viz.— Power to ( without delay, expense, or forfeiture) two thirds of all premiums paid upon a policy of assurance. (From the Gaze:7e of Luc Ni2ht.) Admiralty, Dec. 14, IS4O. . _ A despatch was yesterdey received at this office from Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., addressed to R. More OTerrall, Esq., of which the fol rowing is a copy:— _ _ I beg to inclose, for their Lordships' information, the public declaration which I have made. I have the honour, &c. (Signed) GEORGE ELLIOT, Rear-Admiral and Commander.in-Chief, THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI- TuTP)N, REGEN T- STREET, is RE-OPENED for MORNING and EVENING EXHIBITIONS. The ADDITIONAL THEATRE, NEW ROOMS, GAL LERY, and DECORATIONS have been completed, and •about SIX HUNDRED SCIENTIFIC NOVELTIES and WORKS of ART, of great and general interest, have been added. MONS. LAURENT'S (Jun.) NEW CORNET BAND, in imitation of the HORN BAND of the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, will perform both Morning - and Evening in the Great Hall. .Morning. Admission to the whole, is. ; Evening, commencing at 7 oo'Clock, is. A mdifie.d scale for Schools.' The extensive LABORATORY is open to Pupils. The Chemist als• conducts Assays and Analyses. Princess Charlotte, off St. Jean d'Acre, Novembur 8, 1840. Since my letter of the 4th, another explosion has taken place of a magazine of live shells, from a smoulder ing fire under the rubbish of the former, which it had been found almost impossible entirely to subdue ; one marine of the Benbow was killed, and several others slightly hurt ; but, I regret to say, that gallant officer, Captain Collier of the Castor, who had so distinguished himself in the attack, was severely wounded, having his leg fractured, and several other hurts of a slighter description, which require his removal to Malta ; and the Castor, having her bowsprit badly wounded, and other masts and spars shot away, I have ordered her and the Wasp, having her foremast disabled, into Malta to refit, and rejoin me with all dispatch. One thousand prisoners have been sent away in the Turkish flag-ship, eighteen officers, and a party of sol• diers, by the Talbot, to Constantinople, and two thou sand to Beyrout, by the Bellerophon, Thunderer, Re venge, and E3inburgh ; and the garrison being placed in a state of order and tolerable security, uner Sir Charles Smith, is to be left with three thousand Turkish troops under Selim Paella, and about two hundred and fifty marines, under Lieutenant-Colonel Walker, with the protection of the Pique and Strom boli, and occasional visits of other ships, as circum stances require. Her Majesty's Ship Blonde, at Sea, July 4,1840. Sir,—l have the honour to report to you, that. is obedience to your orders, I anchored in her Majo.i3ty'g ship under my command off the town of moy C 2 the i).LI instant ; and hoisting a flag of truce, endeavoured to open a Communication with the authorities, bet the only persons who visited the ship' were servants of the Mandarins, and of such inferior note as not to admit, ol my entrusting them with your communication for the Admiral, who was not himself in the port ; I however sent on shore to say to the Mandarin, that I should send an officer to wait on him with your communication, at the bailie time explaining the nature of a flag of truce, to which they replied very well, and begged thatJe might land at the fort. Premium for assuring 100/. Age. I s. (1. I Age, s. d. I Age. I_ £s. d. 25 118 6 I 35 2 10 11 45 3 9 4 1 30 24 4 I 40 218 8 I 1 50 44 2 DEFERRED ANNUITIES DEPARTMENT. By the plan exclusively developed by the Society, a single deferred annuity is made, net only to answer the same object, but to equal in amount the entire sum of all the advantages heretofore only obtained by the middle and industrious classes by separate investments in Savings' Banks, Benefit Societies, and Loan Banks. From the display of flags, the beating of gongs, and the fire kept up by the troops in the city, a vigorous resistance seined to be threatened, and myself and Brigadier Burrell anticipated that their folly would force on us the dreadful necessity of a breach and esca lade. Fortunately for humanity, this was not the case ; for as morning day..ned the reconnoitering officer disco vered that the bridges were destroyed, and that the city had been evacuated. In the night a temporary bridge was thrown over the canal, and the southern and the principal gate forced, by which her Majesty's 49th regi ment marched in, and her Majesty's colours were soon after displayed on the walls of Chusan. In so dense a population, it is almost impossible to form an estimate of the number of actual soldiers ; but I am inclined to think that from five to six hundred were in the suburbs, on the bill, and in rear of it, in re serve ; whilst probably as many more were in the city, the walls of which were lined on the whole extent of their southern face. I. A small yearly or weekly contribution will secure the most ample teturn for after life; thus-21. 12s. per annum (Is. a week) at 20 will at 65 give the policy holder the choice of an annuity for life of 471. ]6s. 6d.: 3941. I Is. in cash; or policy without further contributions of 4661. at death. 2. Two-thirds at any time lent on deposit of policy, being a :und always available during sickness or want of employment. 3. Two-thirds of all payments returned to representatives in case of premature death. The report to the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, prospectuses, tables, &c., may be obtained at the office of the Society, by letter or otherwise, 26, Cornhill, London, or at any of its Branchas throughout the country. F. FERGUSON CAAIROUX, Sec ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. CFT OOL for the INSTRUCTION of EN LI A GINE DRIVERS on RAILROADS. The DIRECTORS of the POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION hereby give Notice, that the SCHOOL for this pur pose will OPEN on MONDAY, the 21st inst., for the reception of CLASS PUPILS. The following is a Syllabus of the Course of Instruction : , 1. On the expansive property of steam, according to the density of the atmosphere and the power exerted on the piston. This to include stationary engines, whether condensing or high pressure, as well as the locomotive. 2. On the mechanical structure of the steam engine. 3. On the velocity of bodies on planes, when a certain force is applied, particularly referring to inclines or declines, in order to show when it is necessary to increase or diminish the force of the engine. 4. On the tan gent at which, at any given velocity, the engine is likely to go off the rails when running on the curves. 3. On the strength or size of ropes or chains necessary to draw weights er loads on the railroad, whether on inclined planes or not. 6. On the strength of tubes requisite for boilers, and on the proper weight with which to load the safety valve. 7. On the power of trae tints on engine or rail. 8. On the quantity of water and coke required per mile. 9. On the resistance of the atmosphere in high winds. The Course will consist of Lectures occupying Three Months, at the rate of Three per Week ; and the Hours of attendance are from Seven until Eight in the Evenincr, in the Theatre of the Establishment. Fee for the Course, Two Guineas. The Theory of Steam and of the Engine will be taught bv the Pro fessor -of the Institution, assisted by an experienced DRIVER (originally z LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE MANUFAC TURER) in the PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. The Pupils will have the use of large Sectional and Working Models, of Locomotive, Stationary, and Marine Engines, with out additional expense. An Examination of the Pupils will take place at the end of Gaels Course of Lectures, to which the Directors and Officers of the Railroads will be invited; and no Pupil to receive a Certificate from the Institution unless he Passes this public examination satisfactorily. N B. Analyses, and Assays of Minerals and Earths. Further particulars may be had, by applying to Mr. Long bettovu, Secretary, at the Institution, 309, Regent-street. GRAY'S INN WINE ESTABLISH— AIENT, No. 23, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. After ten years' experience, the Proprietors of the Gray's Inn Wine Establishment have the satisfaction of knowing that the liberalized spirit of enterprise with which they commenced business has accomplished the object they hoped to obtain—the continually increasing confidence and patrona g e of the public. It was seen that, while enlightened principles and improved systems of business were being extended to almostevery branch of commerce, the WINE and SPIRIT TRADE partook of little of those advantages—the consumers in many instanees being supplied from small dealers, who frequently, from acci dental or necessitous circumstances, were thrown into the wine trade without the slightest claim to a knowledge of its princi ples, possessing little or no capital, generally the most incom- Potent judges of the articles they profess to understand ; and, from all these causes, perfectly unable to protect the interests Insd health of their customers. Thus a wide field was open for bell-directed capital and exertion. The Proprietors associated themselves with a gentleman edu cated from his youth upwards into a full knowledge and ac quaintance with every department of their business, embarked a larg e capital, opened direct communications, and ultimately established intimate relations with the wine growers and 4iip- Pers of all countries, thereby placing themselves in the most favourable position to take advantage of both the Home and Foreign 'Markets. They have always sold at a fixed and mode rato profit, which, together with their increasing desire to gra tify both the tastes and wishes of their friends, has enabled lllem to succeed in raising their Establishment to its present e minence. The Bonded, as well as the Duty-paid Stock, embraces every variety of Wine, from the most economical up to the highest possible quality. Gentlemen who prefer it can make their se- leetion of Pipes, Hogsheads, or Quarter-Casks, in the Docks. Ip th e Duty-paid Stock there are always from Forty to Fifty pipes of Wine on Draught, of which any quantities may be L "ad• The Bottled Stock contains from Five to Six T h ousa n d sioze n of Port Wine of the best Vintages, from two to ten /cars in bottle; the whole at the lowest prices consistent with t he quality offered. The m os t var i ous an d mos t cur i ous o f the Sherries shipped so,rsnt.le Lay of C a di z are to b e f oun d i n their possession, and e wine a rich treat to the Connoisseur in really Pure and Virgin The Proprietors, in returning their best thanks to the Public the constantly-increasing encouragement their exertiens met with, beg to add, that their Business will continue, 4 lt has continued since the Ist January, 1834, under the di rection of Mr. Kislingbury, the Managing Partner; and their !latitude will stimulate them still further, if possible, to de serve its entire confidence. HENEKEY, KISLINGBURY, and CO. WINES IN WOOD, Including Duty, and expense of Delivery in London, PER QUARTER CASK. PORT, good young Wine superior ditto ....... .... fit for immediate bottling £l9 10s., and 21 10s. extraordinary old Wines of high character £24 and £26 QIIERRY, pale, golden, or brown l5 10s. pale (excellent Dinner Wine) l7 10s. superior old l9 101. " first class Wine £2l 10s. and 24 Os. extraordinary old, high character th e golden do. (Santa Maria do Xeres) 27 Os. East India, very choice I si I s SDEU, the best quality • 44 JONIA London particular 4 . i ,,RSALA, best quality.. £7, £B, and 9 10s. TAC, best quality WINES IN BOTTLE. Per Dozen, exclusive of Bottles. P ORT, from the Wood 24s. to 30s. superior old, best marks crusted, two years in bottle 325. to 365. superior, five to eight years in bottle .425. to 48s. Zely choice, ten years in bottle s4s. to 60s. illi ''' . c•RRY, gold colour or brown ... 245. to 30s. ~.... the pale, excellent Dinner Wine ...... .....,... ......... ...30s. old superior, any colour .365. to 425. the extremely pale, dry and high-flavoured... 425. very superior choice qualities 4Bs. to 545. the golden (Santa Maria de Xeres) 489. ....., Amontillado, very old 4Bs. to Ms. 6.,,Very superior old East India .6os. '"EIRA direct ...305. 335. to 425. West India 4Bs. to 545. East India, very old the S erc i a l , very o ld an d scarce . 11 ASDEU from the wood 9 8s. old crusted, 2 to 4 years in bottle 325. and 365. A u CELLAS ' II INT LISBON, 0 ,„, ••• P • h d , A , ric h or ry 28s. to ;Pis. Vi i 'CAVELLA, the finest .38s. )44VONIA, London particular og g . OESALA, the best quality 117, 11 E, good and superior 'NTA C 18s. and 21s. All the above Wines in Pints at proportionate prices. 13, I REIGN AND BRITISH SP I R I TS PER G A LLON. BRANDY, Genuine C ognac I LIAND IC Y, RU Finest old . Champag ne L'AMAA. M ...... . .. VvEDDERBURN'S DITTO .. . . 12s. and 14s. best raark s WHISKEY, Scotch and Irish, various strengths HOLL ANDS, S c hi e d am ........ 12 s . 16 s . an d 18 3 , 265. 6d. and 28s. RUM SHRUB 10s. Bd., 139. 4d. and 16s. ENGLISH GIN, various strengths...Bs., 9s. 4d., and 10s. Bd. .."---- best quality l2s. BRITISH BRANDY Terms.-Cash without discount, bottles charged 2s per dozen, hampers or cases Is. per dozen, stone bottles 6d. per Won, which will be allowed if returned. HENEKEY, KISLINGBURY, and CO. a P.N. Price Currents, containing all the varieties of their tuck, forwasded upon application. ...._ HE ORTON pOOR. MAN'S SALVE This Salve is particularly recommended for chilblains, Gila hands, bad breasts, sore nipples, sore legs, and old 1 4 7,& of every kind ; green wounds, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds. tin "ss and every irritation of the skin ; it is particularly useful I ng children when chafed, sore ears, &C., in which it is a tetidid specific, in proof of which the Proprietor assures the t t/b l ie he has used it for years in his family, and always keeps readiness in case of accident or disease. on in Pots with Directions, at 13V 2 d. each, by Hannay, Rh l j ' Oxford -street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Jones, 171, Rolboria ; Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Stirling, 86, White rule' ; Dorday, 38, Blackman-street; Bennington, 35, Hay- Wet; Jakins, 39, Munster-street, Regent's-park, and ou most er Chc mists and Venders of Medicines in Town and Cntry. 1 1 - 6 ST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. A . N Infallible Remedy has bee n di scovere d, in a f„,,,_ simple vegetable compound and an out war d ap pli ca tion, t n ile Gout, Rheumatism. Rheumatic Gout, Tic-doleureux, &e., in all their agonizing forms, by which imme tut :e relief is afforded in the most inveterate cases, and the 1 3 orfected within from two to three days. p ri lr• Thomas Feaver, woollen warehouseman, Nos. 3 and 4, 14i: 4 1-street, Cheapside, son of the discoverer, having tested vtl a i remedy by private circulation for several years, during th.e tune thousands have been cured, from the n o bl eman t o I l i; Peasant, considers he would be wanting in his duty towards 14 _ mitering fellow-creatures if he did not give them the full ionntstage of this most important discoverytherefore no 14 9 r hesitates to adopt this mode of snaking it publicly si h .,'"• The cures it has effected in the most violent and 0b l:4 - ' I 'e eases have been truly wonderful, and a newspaper could tilled with letters and testimonials in confirmation of its goy froniperions of rank and distinction, including several t‘.ul medical gentlemen of eminence. The great superiority u t :"Peeific possesses over all other remedies is from its being meet h e °4 tward application, and so perfeetlsafe and innocuous that ut weak and timid patient may ly ruse it with the greatest I, 4 T his remedy is now known as Feaver's Embrocation, and stj be had of the proprietor, Mr. Feaver, 3 and 4, Friday theet, Cheapside; Barclay and Sons, Newbery, Edwards, T. aZ i er, Sutton, Sanger, and most of the respectable chemists ; c Medicine venders in town and country. In bottles at Sus s ed , 6s. 64., 1 Js., 225., and 30s. To prevent counterfeits, utbe issigned by the proprietor THE C ONIPLEXION AND SKIN. ROWLA ND'S K A LYD OR, An Eastern Botanical Discovery of surprising efficacy for rendering the S kin soft and fair, composed for the most part of Oriental Balsamic Exotics, to tke utter exclusion of all mineral admixture ; ; it is distinguished medicinally for its ex treme bland, puri , SY ,ng, and soothing action upon the skin, and, by acting upon tr,o pores and minute secretory vessels, expells all impurities fro wL the surface, allays every tendency to in flammation, and, by this means alone, effectually dissipates all redness, tan, pit Ales, freckles, sunburn, and other unsightly cutaneous visitati ens, so inimical to Female Beauty. To Gentlemen afflicted with a tenderness of skin in shaving, the application of the Kalydor will be found to allay all cuticular irritation. It et t;tnally heals and prevents chapped and a rough skin, and, nn its extraordinary aflincy in allaying all incidental inflamm a tion, &c:, deserves aplace among the house. hold treasures of e rq 'ry Price 4s. 6d- and Ss. 6d. per bottle, duty included. Observe—The ; Name and Address of the Proprietors, A. R OWLANI SON, 20, Hatton-garden, London, are engraved on th e Government Stamp, which is pasted on bottlethe cork; alsocl se prig ted in red, on the Wrapper in which each Ask for "• ' , ROWLAND'S KALYDOR." is ,enclosed. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 'William IV. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. THOS FRANKL AND LEWIS, Chairman. HENRY FRED. STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Lancelot Baugh Allen, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. Ste:lien Nicholas Barber, Esq. Sir Alex Duff Gonton, Bart. Henry Barnett, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Robert Biddulph, Esq. Thomas Meux, Esq. Robert Davies, Esq. William Routh, Esq. ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F. R. A. S. LOWER RATES of PREMIUM than those at any other Office that entitle the Assured to participate in the Profits, as follow : A ge... ..... . 15 20 I I 30 I 35 .; 0 I 45 I 50 Annual Premium-1 1081 1471 1902 4 3410 11 2199311 9 4 8 0 per cent. The Bonus declared in 1834 amounted upon an average to 16/. per cent. on the premiums then paid ; and in 1830 a fur ther Bonus was awarded, amounting on the average to 31/. per cent. on the premiums paid during the preceding five years. Bonuses may be applied to the increase of the sum assured, to reduction of premiums for life, or for a term of years. Policies ora the lives of persons dying by suicide, duelling . , or by the hands of justice, are not void as respects the inte rests of parties to whom they may have been legally assigned. Assurances may be effected on ally and every day, and in structions forwarded to parties resident in the country on ap plication. By order of the Board of Directors, CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary. --- SCOTTISH WIDOWS' • FUND LIFE ASSURANCE. FOUNDED ON VHF ORIGINAL BASIS OF THE LONDON EQUITABLE. THIS IS THE OLDEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE LIFE OFFICE IN SCOTLAND. Instituted A.D. 1815. ACCUMULATED FUND. NINE HUNDRED & S EVEN T I THOUSAND POUNDS. ANNUAL REVENUE. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY THOUSAND POUNDS. WHOLE PROMS BELONG TO THE ASSURED. The Additions made by way of Bonus to the Policies of this Office vary from Ten per Cirat. to upwards of Sixty per Cent. on the Capital Sums Assured, according t o the du-ation of the Policy. Parties desirous of Insuring are reminded of the advantages which will arise to such as are effected within the current year, the Regulations of the Society requiring that, before additions can become absolutely vested, the Policies entitled thereto must have been in endurance at least five full and complete years. This condition, which forms part of the system of most of the Mutual Insurance Societies, will, of course be satisfied at the next periodical investigation on the 31st of December, 1845, in regard to all Policies opened within the year 1840. Tabular View of the Amount of Additiens, Retrospective or Vested, and Contingent Prospective, declared at Ist Ja nuary, 1839. Sum Payable if decease taker pace after Payment of the Premium due in 1.15 Year of Entry. 1815 1520 1525 1530 1835 Sum Total Benefit, with Vested Add itions Assured. at Ist Jan., iS39. £lOOO £1587 4 WOO 1345 4 1000 1259 14 1000 1174 4 1000 1080 0 £lBO9 8 7 1533 10 7 1436 1 2 1.'238 11 9 1231 4 0 Every information may be readily obtained on application to the Manager in Edinburgh, or to any of the Society's Agen cies throughout the country. Parties wishing to effect Assur ances so as best to meet any particular contingency, or effect any specific object, will receive the requisite information, and have the suitable Form of Proposal transmitted to them ; and all official communications of this nature are considered strictly confidential. Annual Premium payable during' Life for an Amurance of £lOO Ages. I Annual Premium. Ages.; Annual Premium. -------- - 20 1 6 40 £3 5 6 25 25 10 50 4 6 4 60 6 5 4 30 2 11 I fanager. JOHN MAC Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew-square. AGENT IN LONDON. Hugh M'Kea n, 7, Pall Mall. AGENCIES IN ENGLAND. Bradford--George Rogers, II orton-road. Huddersfield—Messrs. Mars@len and Sikes, of the Haddersfield banking Company. Leeds—William Ward, Bank-buildings. Liverpool—Arthur Oughterso a and Co., Exchange-street East. Manchester—Thos. Boothman, jun., Cross-street, King-street. Newcastle—Charles Bertram, 12, Sandhill. Southampton—James H. Lyall. PATENT LEVER WATCHES.—Messrs. AVERY a Ili CO., Watchmakers, Ecc., 36, Ludgate street, St. Paul's (opposite Messrs Everington and Co.'s), offer to their Friers, dsand the Public their celebrated PATENT LEVER WATCI lES, capped and jewelled in four holes, double bottom silt?' r cases, maintaining power, Scc., at six gui neas, and with •plate eight guineas, of workmanship of the highest class of ex,cellence, equal to those charged 25 per sent. higher. Gentlemen's levers, in gold eases, fourteen guineas and upwards; La dies', with gold dial, at twelve guineas and fourteen guineas. Good now Silver Verge Watches at 525. 6d. A warranty with every watch for twelve months. N. 8.---An inn nense Stock of Jewellery and Fancy Goods at 25 to 30 per cost . below the usual London charges. 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Chenner and Blackwatcr lOO/. sh . 101 500 301. Caventry 1011/.sh. 660 Croydon. A verage3l/.2s 10d. 060 51. Oa. D udley lool.Bh. 07N NO 131. D er b y lool.sh . 10 20,00) 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne .........411.135. 40 .pd : . 4 3,5751 41. Ellesmere and Chester Avui?.ge 133 ~sty. 81 zil 601 Erewasu , 601.1 t. 750 1,297 30 /. Forth and Clyd , Average4'-01.160. sr,. 650 11,010 81. Grano ..,unction 1001. s n 1273 y !,8411 255. Grand Union lool.sh, 28 1,500 .. Grand Surrey 1001. sh. 1: 1,0001 4/. percent. Ditto (optional) L-n 1001. 3 596 Grand Western ............. 1001. sh. all pd 600 13!.128.6,1. Gl:unorgantnire, Aver. cost 172 /. I 3 s. 4 d. 23 749 Ht. Granthvcri ..... . ................... .. l5O/.sh. 001: 6,258 21. Os. Hudde.dald Average 511. 6e.64. sh 27 100 ......... .. ......... 106 sh. all pd 10 05.328 1/.los Kenn e t an d A von , Av. 391.185. 10,1. sh 25 11,6991 N. 7s Lancaster Average 471. Cs. Pd t 271-6 2,8071 301. Leeds and Liverpool lOOl. sh 760 545: 15!. Leicester 140/. sk: 145 1,897 5/.04 Leicester & Nortkampton Aver 631.10 i 7339 0.100 101. Monmouthshire lOOl.Bll 500 150 101. Melton Mowbray .......... lOOl. eli. 260 500 '251. Mersey and Irweli 1001.3h. 565 3,000 21. 10s, Macclesfield .................. 100/. sh. all pd 373 '217 17!. Neath 1001.51, 325 0,400 51. Peak Forest Avea.ge about 76!. sh. 75 21,418 es. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.l6s.Hd. sh. I oy, 5,669 6/. per cent. Beehdalc Average 251.5 h. S 7 500 8/. Shropshire 125/. sh. 150 800 10!. Os. Somerset Coal l5Ol. sh. 181 3,600/. 41 pr cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10a. sh. 11 Yi 700 3(11. Stacrord and Worcester. 140/.sh. 650 500 151. Shrewsbury 1251. oh. 280 300 91. Stourbridgef.......,_ ...,_ 1451. sh. 336 3,t(47 21. Os. Stratforchon.Avon it ver....791. 9s. tad. sh. 41 533 1211 Swansea 3,762 2/. Si. Severn and Wyc and Railway Av. 351. sh. 15 2,600/ sh. 52i. 105. -- Trent and Mersey:l share lOOl. ad. 580 es. IV 1,0005 h./ ,„ 1. Warwick am' B: rm i ug h arn lool.sh. 24.5 0004sh.s .- 930 130 Warwick and Napt,r," 100/. sh. 175 7,000 41 , Worcester & Birmingham Av. 751.81. sh. 511 5,000 Ole. Wilts arid Bcrks Averace 67/. lOs. 84. sh. 27 200 6.. Wyrlev and Essington 125/. sh 74 .26 ~....., Wlsocacri 5"7,2 sh. 30 90 5 12, Wcy and Atun llOl. sn. 22 DOCKS. I,o6 ° jh. t- i On' c. Commerc al lOOl. oh. C 5 East and West India Stock 9t3 1.209,310 V. 60s. p.ct. London Stock 67 Ditto Bonds 2,209 9/. Os. sd. Bristol Average 14"/. 9s. sh. 75 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amsunts IOEI 352,750 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 6to 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years Deptford I'ier .... 201. sh. 20/. pd 10 BRIDGES. ,600 10s. Hammersmith 50/. sh. 21 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 6,:31. 2,. Hd. sh. *,, 1,700 1/. Iss. Ditto, New, 0171 per cent.. 50/. sh. 13 J,OOO Waterloo 100!. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Did Annuities of 81 60/. p 4 20 5,000 IN. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 173/,, 10,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 ,26s Vauxhall ...Average 70/. 10s. 3d. sh. 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3110 s Albion 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 73 50,000 {6 l-ii ej i c l e s n s t.} , klliance-BritiJl &Foreignloo/.sh. 111. pd 1314 'lO,OOO 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine PIO/. sh. 5/. pi 4 7 4, 4,000 tl. per sh. Atlas 5O l. sh. 51 . pd 14a ; 1,200 ish. 5/. Birmingham 1' ire .50/. sh. 55/. pd 107;. 10,000 4/. percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. 51. pd 514 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Med i.:rl Lite, 100/. sh. 2110 s pd 414 4,000 2/ 150 County lOO/, sh. 10/. pc! 4244 00,000 Cs. E•tilic . 5O/. sh. 5!. pd SN I Dio f 5 per cent. and 00/ bs. 2,271 20s. per cent. European Li:, .0/. Ai. all pd 22 51.000 22. Ditto, New .01. s h. 21. pd 1 000,000/. 6/.per ct Globe Stock 121 20,000 N • Guardian 90,000 s. 00. Hope 0,100 • 51. 7s. 60. Imperial 1. ire 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 135 7,500 Os. Imperial Lite lOO/. sit. 10/. pd 10 13,459 51. percent. Indemnity Marine lOO/. sh. 8/. rid 97.; 2,020 31 les Kent Fire 5O/. sh. alt pd 92 31. Ditto Lite 5Ol. pd till 10,000 16s. Law Life lOO/. Th. 10/. pd 30 5,000 10s. London, Fire .........251. oh. 12/. 1(15. pd 11114 .1,900 10s. London, Ship .........251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 1 8 i ,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva 1:11c 1001. sh. 500,000/. ..... ....... 0 t ... ... ~. 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium Lit:: ................NI!. sh. 2/. pd 21 Cis 59,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire .......... .. ..... .20/. sh. 9.1. pd ISs Od 10,000 4 per cent. Prote.tant Dissenters .... UM/. sh. 5/. pd 5 1 / 2 ,?,500 11. Pro, Went Li LC ............. 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20 1:0,000 7s. Rock Life 5/, pd 4 , 49,29.01 51. percent. Royal Exchanvp stock: 200 6,000 5 per cent. University Lite ..............1001. sh. 5/. lid 5 1 4 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life...... 100/. sh. 5/. pd 714 JOINT STOCK BANK 3, 25,000 BirminghamLondoWeßsat t m ik inster 100/. oh. 251. pd 2: 1 1 , 4 Agric. and ('oin. of I reland2s/. sh. 101. pd 5,000 S per cent. Australasia .....................401. sh. 40/. pd 5534 10,000 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 50/, sh. 10/. pd 13% : 1 ( 4 1 ,7 0 0 0 11 6 ;1 ) 7 r cent. .. ........ 50/. sh. 10/. pd 23 60,000 5/. L,ondon.Joint Stock ......... 5))/. sh. 10/. pd 1254 0,000 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. rh. 20/. pd 20 25,000 Liverpool lOO/ sh. 10/. pd 2154 50,000 74 percent. Manchester and Liver -3 50/. sh. 151. pd 10 1 ,s pool Distritt 20,000 7 per cepit. Manchester lOOl. sh. 25/. pd 43N 20,000 Provincial Bank of lrelandloo/. sh. 25/.0 41 1 4 40,m0 5i er cent. National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 17p. pd 15 4 ,0 10,000 5 per cent. National Prov . ;:,cial Eng.loo/, sh. 35/. pd 26 10,000 Ditto New 10i. sh. 10/. Fl 1014 19,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 3U 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5O/. sh. 51. pd 0 ._ .__.. GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2 500 Itis Od Bath i s h h . . 1 1 0 6 1 / . . pd pd 2 2:4, , 5,000 ..... . British 401. sh. 161. pd 181., 3 . 000 girier s. rert:} Ditto Provincial 22 928 5110 s Birmingham .504 sh. 9t3 1,250 2 1 0 s Bris tol tot. sii. 30 2,250 3/ lOs Brighton 2O/. sh. 14 750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 43 per cent. Brighton General 12 0!....... sh. all pd 9 4,000 74 Os. Continental Co nso lidated . -754 6214 pd 105 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... . 3004 sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New " 100/ sh. 751. pd 11.0 4,000 31.05. Equitable 5O/. pd 20 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 5 . per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 201. pd 1S 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 30/. sh. all r... 49 9,000 4/. per cent. Phoenix 5O/. sh. 39/. pd 3314 1,000 V. per cent. Rateliff lOOl. sh. POl. pd (B 4,000 South Met ropo li tan 50/. sh. 19/. pd 17 9,000 4/.per cent. United General 50/ sh. 471. pd 33% 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5O/ sh. 50 400 51. per cent " Wakefield ....... .. .... ... 25/. sh. 22 2,000 1. West minster Chartered ... . 504 sh. SEN 5,000 128. Ditto New ........51/. sh. III!. pd 11;t, 7so 3 per cent. Yarmouth . 20/. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS. 1 , 800 10s. Birmingham 251. sh. 25/. pd ‘:2 1,434 71. East London 1001 sh. 170 5,500 2l 152. Grand Jun c ti on Average 41/. 13s. 4d. sh. 65 2,000 21. Kent lOO4 sh. 45% 372 10/, Liverpool .. lTootie ....... . ...... . 1,500 2 /Ks New River London ..... NVaterAnn... 60 15, 0 0 ......... Cheltenham r a l s s t t e o r l and Exeter a 5,486 2! lOs Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 55 1,000 4 per cant . South London ... ............ ~. .. .. lOO/. sh. 104% 9,294 414 West Afiddlesex Average 631.'125. 9d. sh. 101 1,360 ',Hs York Building (,o. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON ktAII,WAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birmingham and Derby ..... lON P ,l 7 : 3 % 9,540 ......... Birmingham and Gloucester.- 90/ pd 69 7,500 3,000 Clarence nCounties .. ion :s . :. h sl . l. l 2 oo : l l: l p )i i i i 25 8% 8,000 ......... Dublin and Drogheda .... 1001. sh. W. pd ndG ~„.v..e..s.i.e.rlnoollo.os;hs. 1i t2 . .) 5 1 5 T . 3 2 7 2 50,000 wow 10,918 14 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all p 3 25,000 Great Western 1001. sh. 651. pd 84 25,000 Ditto Ne w 50/. sh. 40/. pd 4934 6 , 000 per cent. Gosport Junction.... 2,000 5 per cent. Hartlepool 100/. th. 100/. pd 115;4 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 454 9d 45% 2,100 41. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. (;5% 5,100 10 percent. Liverpool & Manchester Ilk /.sh. 100/. pd 185 7.908 in per cent. Ditto Half Shares 517. pd 87 - . 395 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares __. • `!51.• pd 45 „-... 36,001.1 .... ..... Londonlullirighton ..... .50/. sh. 4 01. pd 31 a a n n d tl (3 B i l e a c c n k w w i a e l h l .. s . g l. sh sk . .2` i l ) 1 4 pd pd 10 8 % 20, :5,600 8 per cent. London & Birmingham 100/. sh. 90/. pd 172 25 000 ......... Ditto Quarter Shares -.254 sh. 5/. pd 271.: , , 24, 0( 00 )0 0 1,250 ......... Dit o New Shares ......... 32/. sh. '244 pd 48 '. 30,000 5 per cent. London and S. Western AY. OSI, 17s. 9d. 5s i x, $ izi . i. . cent. .... L o ndon London 3 000 ......... Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. 10/. pd A. 13/. 158. 3d. 12 4 i Ditto New Scrip • 33,000 ...... ... London and Croydon/ 7 12 8 1 A, I. , i 1,060 „. ...... Ditto Half Shares ............ 1 01. 251. pd , 0 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 40/ . ': 27 ,, North Midland ... ...... ' lA. sh, 100 1 pd * 1/itto Extension 74 pd 3' l ' Midland Counties ......... 100/. sh. 100/ p d 71 4 15,000 ......... Ditto New 'IQ 1.0 30 Northern and Eastern. ... m 0 13 0 55 / 01 . 1 5 . 1 8 1 1 , 30 , 1 1 . li p i d i:c1 c 7 3 3 73 • ' Preston and Wyre ......... 50/. sh 30/. rd . . (iou ......... 4 . ), . .ifi "'" lid 14, ' 0 10/ per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO4 sh. __,) 1,00 . kB ' , ooo ......... South Eastern and Dover Thames Haven ............... 5 01. sh 5/ . p " w4 'li• 9,000 110:: ; °e°° 1: ° 8 ................................... 4,000 MINES. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 50/. pd 66% 8,000 10,000 .... 4,000 It ss. A A Anglo Mexican,iss. 5/. l pd 10 pm.loo/. sh. a l i l d iv . Ditto Subscription ..................2,5!. ' - g Alton Copper- ............. .. 5/. a: ~ ,•,,p . ha 12 2,000 In/, Bolanos 10,000 11. lOs Brasilianlmp. p .... „ Ai „ 0 . i 1,000 ...... ... Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. sh. 14/. pd 15 6,000 ... ...... Macaubas & tocaes United 25/,,h * T 2 Ji Pd 12 British Copper .................. 5/. sh. 1 30,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20 /.8h „,, pd 2 10.0 00 ••••••••• Ditto Scrip 104 oh. 10/, i 1 • 20,000 ... ...... British Iron 50/. s h . 55 ,. I' ,000 pd 1 • 4,/. NI I% C,:,, Br.,nca .............................6;1 . ~d su 10,000 11 . 8/. pd 4 8,500 ... 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The people of the country seem very firm in the cause, and keep the neighbourhood clear of Mehemet Ali's troops ; abundance of ammunition and stores have been found in the place, and arms have been sent in the Benbow and Powerful for distribution to the inhabitants to the northward. Ameng those who surrendered themselves was the Polish Colonel Shultz, the Chief Engineer, who has been sent as a prisoner to Constan tinople ; he was wounded, and says it was quite impas sible to withstand such an incessant stream of fire as was poured from cur guns, which I found, on going round the ramparts with Sir Charles Smith, had torn and almost demolished many of the embrasures, and disabled the guns in such a manner, that it did appear extraordinary that the garrison should have made so good a defence, for the state of devastation was beyond description. When I see the effects of our fire upon so formidable a fortress, I cannot help feeling the greatest obligations to every officer and man engaged in this enterprise. The cool, steady, and beautiful style in which the ships and vessels, through shoals and banks, came into their positions, and the noble spirit that animated the whole, in the destructive fire opened and maintained against a very smart return from the forts and batteries, were most gratifying, and drew forth my admiration, being enabled, in the steamer, to observe the simultaneous at tacks on both faces ; but where all were animated with the same spirit, and each did his duty to my heart's content, it cannot be possible for me to single out cases cf individual merit ; I may be allowed to observe, how ever, that in confiding to Captain Fanshawe, my Flag Captain (who had been of great service to me in the previous details and arrangements, on this and former occasions during the expedition), the charge of conduct ing my Flag Ship, while it behoved me to survey and direct the whole, he most ably fulfilled his trust. Lieutenant Glanville, my Flag Lieutenant, besides the duties he had to perform in the signals, was actively employed in the boats communicating with the different ships along the line of the two divisions as necessity re quired ; I would, therefore, beg to recommend him to their Lordships' notice, and I should feel gratified by any mark of approbation their Lordships may be pleased to bestow on the senior officers of each c l ass for their gallant conduct, in common with all, on this important occasion. I remain, &c. (Signed) ROBERT STOPFORD, Admiral. CAPTURE OF CHUSAN. (From the Gazettc of Last Night.) Admiralty, Dec. 14. Despatches were yesterday received at this Office from Rear-Admiral the Honourable George Elliot, C. 8., and Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, C. 8., addressed to R. More °Terra!), Esq., of which the following are copies or extracts : Wellesley, Chusan, July G. Sir,—My last letter of the 2.2 d ultimo, No. 38, will have acquainted the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty of my arrival in Macao Roads in her Majest)'s ship Wellesley, bearing my broad pendant, on the 21st of that month, and of my having established a block ade of the port and river of Canton, and I have now the honour to apprize you, for their Lordships' infor mation, that, on the 24th of June, I sailed from Macao Roads accompanied by her Majesty's schooner Young Hebe and four transports, and on the Ist instant reached the anchorage under the Buffalo's Nose, where I found the Conway and the other ships of war and transports which I had directed Captain Bethune to conduct to that place, having been joined by the Atalanta and Queen war steamers, on my way thither. The next day the fleet proceeded to an anchorage off the great island of Chusan, and I despatched Captain Bethune, of the Conway, accompanied by the Master of the Wellesley in the Atalanta steam sloop, to reconnoitre the harbour and sound the passage, and having so done, they returned in the evening ; and on the following day (the 4th instant) I went on in the Wellesley in tow of the Atalanta, followed by the whole fleet. On the flood-tide making, I anchored in the Welles ley abreast of the town ; the Conway and Alligator took up positions in front and flank of . a rugged hill, sur mounted by a temple, and which is a very strong-posi tion. In the course of the afternoon the Rattlesnake and several of the transports anchored, and the rest were visible from the hills above the town. Twelve Chinese ~var-junks had followed us from the lower aa• chorage, and eleven others were in the port, and had anchored in a sort of line of battle, and the Chinese troops were busily employed in placing guns on the dif ferent quays along shore. I entertained the strongest hope that the display of a force so overwhelming as wars, would have induced submission, and I therefore issued the summons of which a copy is inclosed. The Chinese Vice-Admiral, who is Commander-in- Chief of all the forces and garrisons in the district, was present in his junk, and the summons was conveyed to him by Commander John Vernon Fletcher, of the Wellesley, and Lord Viscount Jocelyn (who has done me the honour of attaching himself to my personal staff ), attended by the Rev. M. Gutzloff, the first Chi nese Interpreter to her Majesty's Superintendents of Trade. They returned at the expiration of about an hour, accompanied by the Vice-Admiral, the Fia,g or Port Captain, several other naval and military persons of rank, the chief Civil Magistrate, and others of the authorities. A conference of some length ensued. I endeavoured, through Mr. Gutzloff, to snake them clearly understand tl;at insult and aggression, on the part of their officers, to an extent no longer bearable, had obliged her Britannic Majesty to seek redress ; that my orders were to take military possession of this island and its dependencies ; and that, as the force I had with me precluded all possible chance of their suc cessful resistance, I earnestly entreated them to spare the great effusion of blood, and yield at once. They departed about 8 P.M., with the fullest understanding of the terms, and said, " The fault would be theirs, if delay in returning an answer to our summons should be productive of hostilitie►l" No answer was given dur ing the night, and the sounds of gongs cad other war like demonstrations were audible throughout. As the day dawned on Sunday the sth instant, I found the quays and shore lined with troops in considerable force, whilo from the mastheads numbers were see❑ on the plain between the suburbs, and on the city walls, situated about fourteen hundred yards in the valley. They had placed a body of troops on the Temple-hill, together with three guns in position, twenty-one guns were in line on the different wharfs, and on a round tower of solid masonry they had five guns. The war junks were hauled on shore in line, with their rudders unhung, and presented thirty-four guns, and forty-five large gingals. A quantity of arms of all kinds were collected, which the mandarins were employed the whole morning in distributing to the troops and others ; in fact, the waving of their flags, and every other demonstration evinced a determined spirit hostility. The flood tide at noon brought the mass of the transports in, and I still entertained a hope that when the Chinese saw the troops preparing to land in full force, they would negotiate ; Out having waited until half•past two p.m., 1 judged that further forbearance would be useless, and, therefore, at that moment a single shot was fired from the Wellesley at the round tower, falling, as I had intended, at the foot of it, with out doing the slightest injury. This shot was instantly xnswered by the whole line of the Chinese feeble de fences, and caused a rettL n from the squadron, the whole of which were now present, as noted in the mar gin,* the Cruizer, Aigerine, and Queen steamer having just anchored. Tie cannonade lasted only seven or eight minutt.s. 4 NI clleslev, Conway Allig at or, Cruiser, Algerine, Rattlesnake, Young liebe, and Atalanta and the Qum steamers. It is a source of great gratification to me, to think that so few lives have been lost on this occasion. I believe that twenty-five may be the extreme number, and these were all soldiers. This may be ascribed to the fire of the ships being directed solely to the junks and batteries. The only casualty in the squadron consists of one seaman. wounded on board the Conway. The ships were struck repeatedly, but no damage was done to them of the slightest consequence. Captains Bethune, Maitland, and Kuper, of her Ma jesty's ships Conway, Wellesley, and Alligator, Com manders Gifrard and Fletcher of the Cruizer and Wel lesley, Lieutenant ;ilason of her Majesty's brig Alge rine, Mr. Brodie, Master, R.N., commanding her Ma jesty's troop ship Rattlesnake, and Mr. C. E. Hodgkin son, mate, R.N. commanding her Majesty's schooner Young ilcbe, together with every officer, seaman, and marine in the squadron, including the Commanders and Officers of the Honourable Company's steam vessels of war Atalanta and Queen, displayed a zeal and alacrity which I run convinced would have en sured success i❑ n much more important service than this ; and I gladly seize on this occasion to express my best thanks to Captain Maitland for the unremit ting attention he has paid to the details of the expedi tion, and fur the valuable assistance he has rendered me during its progress. . . The Royal Marines, under Captai❑ Ellis, maintained the high character of their corps for steadiness and sol dier-like good conduct. My thanks arc also due to Viscount Jocelyn, Military Secretary to her Majesty's Plenipotentiaries, for his readiness on all occasions. lam happy to inform their Lordships, that the best understanding. has existed between Brigadier Burrell and myself ; and that every branch of the two services has most cordially co-operated for the promotion of the public service. Nor can I conclude without recording my satisfac tion at the zeal, intelligence, and perseverance of the Masters of the transports, in bringing their vessels into harbour, and the regularity of their conduct throughout. I have, &c., (Signed) J. J. GORDON BREMER, Commodore of the First Class, and Commander-in-Chief. BREMER, by special appointment, Commander-in- Chiet of the British naval forces. BURRELL, by special appointment, Commander-in- Chiet of the British land forces. Have the honour to inform his Excellency the Vice- Admiral that they have come here by the commands of the Sovereign of Great Britain, having under their or ders powerful naval and land forces, for the purposa of landing and occupying the island of Tinghae and its de pendencies. If the inhabitants of the said island do not oppose and resist our forces, it is not the intention of the Bri- tigh Government to do injury to their persons and pro perty. This measure of taking possession has become neces sary from the insulting and unwarrantable conduct of the Canton high officers, Liu and Tang, last year, to• wards her iNlajesty's specially appointed Chief Superin tendent Elliot, and other British subjects. It is necessary for the safety of the British ships and troops, that your Excellency should immediately surrender the Island Tinghae, its dependencies and forts, and we therefore summon your Excellency to surrender the same peaceably, to avoid the shedding of blood. But if you will not surrender, we, the Commodore and Commander, shall be obliged to use warlike measures for obtaining possession. The official messenger who transmits the letter will only wait an hour for an answer. When this time is elapsed, and your Excellency refuses to surrender, and does not return an answer, we shall then immediately open a thundering tire upon the island and fort. (Signed) J. J. GORDON BREMER. GEORGE BURRELL. 4th July, 1840. A similar paper was written and addressed to the Chief Magistrate of Chusan district and the Command ant of Tinghae city, signed and sealed as abovc.3 Melville, Chusan Harbour, July 17, 1840. Sir—ln continuation of my proceedings, as detailed ill my letter of the 30th ultimo (No. 9), I beg to acquaint you, for the information of soy Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that, in passing Amoy, on the 2d instant, I stood into the mouth of that port, and sent Captain Boucher, in her Majesty's ship Blonde, in with a letter from Lord Viscount : Palmerston, for the Chinese Minister of Pekin, to be delivered to the Chinese authorities of the place. For a detail of Captain Bourchier's proceeding I would refer you to the accompanying copy of his let ter, under date the 4th instant, by which it appears that officer had no chance kit 'out that of returning the wanton attack on an unarmed boat, with only four boys, and Mr. Thorn, the interpreter (who had a very nar row escape), in her, and on his ship ; and I am happy to add that the situation permitted him utterly to de stroy every gun and fortification without injury to the city or its inhabitants. From off Amoy I proceeded to join the squadron at Chusan without loss of time, and ar rived off Deer Island, alittle below Chusan, and within sight of the shipping, late on the evening of the sth, and on the following morning, a steamer having been sent down durimr, the night to tow the Melville past the narrows, I learnt that the expedition had landed the day before, and were in quiet possession of the place. I proceeded immediately to Chusan in the steamer, where I have since been chiefly employed in the various duties devolving on me. After the expe rience of a few days, it became evident that the civil administration of these populous islands must be exe cuted on shore, and I therefore requeted Beigadier-Gen. Burrell to undertake it, and have given him the ap pointment of Civil Governor. On the 10th instant I despatched the Blonde, Conway, Cruizer. Algerinc, and Queen steamer, with her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Captain Elliot, to Ning-po, for the purpose of lauding one of Lord Pal merston's letters for the Chinese Minister, and on the 13th instant I proceeded there in the Atalanta steamer. Thu authorities were found to be extremely civil, and although they declined forwarding the letter, as contrary to their customs, as they had an open Chinese copy of it in their hands, for twenty-four hours, there can be little doubt of the Court of Pekin having been made fully acquainted with it. In the correspondence which took place, the style is totally different from what was ever known before, claiming no mark of superiority whatever, but treating us perfectly as equals, no longer calling us barbarians , but honourable officers of the English nation. I cannot doubt but th at t h e whole some lesson they received at Amoy from the Blonde, and the effects of their foolish show of resistance at this place, have mainly contrihutA to this change Their alarm was evidently gr ea t, th ey were sinkinn• junks a t the mouth of the river, and addin.,; to the atte ries ; and small encampment was placed ' on the oppo site hill, with numerous banners, more • p aren tly for display than utility. Ravin;-g would be closed, I returned oi iy the e ; n lath it blockade was commenced. e instant, stpthaaii that the e n p d o t r h t the 'l'he stoppage of the enormous trade which is usually passing on this coast cannot but create difficulties of a serious nature ; and from a few expressions relat ive to Lin having been the cause of all their present distresses, I trust a s t rong f ee li ng may spr i ng up a gainst the policy pursued at Canton by that high officer. On the capture of the city and suburb of Chusan, they were entirely deserted, and the return of the I then sent an officer, accompanied by a gentles cn speaking Chinese, in a boat bearing a flag of truce, di recting him to land at the fort ; but on his reaching it, he found a body of two or three hundred soldiers drawn up to oppose his landing, and they were directed to re turn on board with abusive and opprobrious language. I now adopted other measures to communicate, wbizis proved equally ineffectual. During this time the military and people were lirink ing down guns and mcn, and making other warflke de monstrations, and continued thus employed until the , night closed in. As the day dawned of the .3d, we observed that they had formed an encamp ment on the heath, and had placed five guns, a fleure d'eau, a little to the eastward of a casemate battery, they already bad, at the entrance of the inner har bour, and that some of the larger junks w!;r3 brought dow❑ and armed, while a number of steallor ones were being filled with troops, and placed in the vicinity of her Majesty's ship, as if with the in tention of boarding. Unwilling to notice these hostile preparations, while there was a possibility of aroitfing a rupture, her Majesty's ship merely prepared for bat tle until the soa breeze set in, when I weighed, running within four hundred yards, anchored springs upon our cable upon the angle of the casemate battery, so as to command it and the junks at the score time. I now made another attempt to communicate through Mr. Thorn, the gentleman attached to this ship as in terpreter (who very handsomely volunteered his servicas at great personal risk) in the jolly boat, unarmed and hearing a flag of truce ; but the troops were brought to the beach, and he was repulsed with abusive language and threats ; and, contrary to all usage, a fire con: - =need upon his boat, the batteries opening at the same moment on her Majesty's ship. I instantly hauled the flag of truce down, and returned the fire ; our first broadside dismounted the greater part of the guns in the eastern battery, and the second silenced both, put ting to flight the troops formed in the neighbourhood. I then confined the fire of this ship entirely to the fort and armed junks, and continued until the former was ruins, and the latter had disappeared, excepting one, whose crew having abandoned her, I sent an officer to throw her armament into the sea, and set her on fire. During this affair the neighbouring hills were crowded with spectators, and the inner harbour with trading •es sels, both of which might with equal facility have been destroyed ; but I considered that in confining the chas tisement to those who had insulted her Majesty's flag, and outraged a law acknowledged by all civilized na tions, I should best follow out your views. I am happy to say this service was performed withceot the loss of a man on board her Majesty's ship, but that of the enemy must have been severe, as the dead were strewed upon the beach in numbers, where encamped. Conceiving that any other attempt at amicable commu nication would be fruitless, I weighed with the evening tide, in the further prosecution of your orders. It only remains to me to state, that the conduct of the officers and ship's company under my command, and the officer and party of Royal Artillery embarked on board, was entirely satisfactory, and I am happy isz having this opportunity to acknowledge the assistame- I have, upon all occasions, received from Mr. Coulset;„ the Senior Lieutenant, in the formation of a young ship - 1s company. I have, &c., (Signed) T. BOURCIIIER, Captain. PUBLIC DECLARATION by the Hon. George Elliot, C. 13., Rear-Admiral of the White, and Com mander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Ships and Vase's employed, and to be employed, in the East Indies, and the Seas adjacent. The chief city of the Tchusan Islands having (ellen to her Majesty's arms, it becomes necessary, pending her Majesty's pleasure, to provide for the government of these islands, and any other Chinese towns or dis.. tricts which may hereafter be surrendered or reducc,d during the actual disputes with the Government of China. Now, therefore, I do hereby declare, pending her Majesty's pleasure, that th e l aws , customs, and u sages of China (every description of torture ex cepted), shall continue to obtain for the government of all native people within any such towns or dis tricts, and that they shall continue to enjoy all their lawful property, and be entitled to all such protec tion as they have or ought justly to have enjoyed under the government of the Eruperor:of China, and that they shall only lie liable to such taxes and impositions as they were lawfully liable to under the dominion of the Emperor of China. And, pending her Majesty's pleasure, I do further declare, that the civil, fiscal, and judicial administra tion of the government aforesaid, shall in all cases, be exercised by or under the special appointment or warrant of the officer in chief command of the land forces forming part of the expedition to China. And pending her Majesty's pleasure, I do further declare, that all persons whatever (not natives of - thy land, whether subjects of her Majesty or not, and not subject to the Mutiny Act, or to the general law for the government of the fleet, committing crimes and offences within the Government aforesaid, amounting to felony according to the law of England, shall be liable to trial for the same at the most convenient British Court having criminal Admiralty jurisdiction ; and I do fur ther declare, that for the above purpose, the officer ad. ministering the Government aforesaid, shall have full power and authority to commit and hand to the senior naval officer any person or persons charged on oath with committing such felonious offences, to be tried before the most convenient British Court having Admiralty jurisdiction. And, pending her Majesty's pleasure, I do further declare, respecting all lesser offences than felony, com mitted by persons not natives of the land, that th:, officers administering! the Government aforesaid, shall have full authority to make such rules and regulation!, and to impose such penalties, either by fine or imprison meat, or both, for enforcement of such rules and regula tions as may seem necessary to him from time to time. And, pending her Majesty's pleasure, having regale! to the special state of circumstances, I do hereby de clare, that the officer administering the Government aforesaid, shall have full authority to reportiany' person whom he rosy consider it expedient to send away f;? - reasons of public safety. Given under my hand and seal, on hoard her Majeete'e ship Melville, in the port of 'ring Hai the island of Grand Tchusan, this Bth day of July 1840, in the fourth year of the r e i gn o f our Sove l reign Lady Queen Victoria. (Signed) GEO. ELLIOT. 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