The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-01 00:00:00

„ • EVENING EDITION'. LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY COAIPANY, Incorporated, by Act of Parliament lath July, 1837.—CALL for th‘e NINTH INSTALMENT of TEN POUNDS per SHARE.—Notice is hereby given, that the - Diteetors of the London and Brighton Railway Com pany hate this day made a CALL of TEN POUNDS per HATA in this Undertaking ; and the same is directed to be pale% on or biffire the 17th day of December next, to either of Lhe under-mentioned Bankers : London.—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths ; Messrs. Lad broke, Kingscote, and Co. Liverpool. IMancheater and Li verpoo l Di s t r i c t B an k, on Manchest er . f count of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Brighto n , Horsham, 1 The London and C ou nty Joint-Stock Lewes, Tunbridge. f Branch Banks. Lewes.—Messrs. Moly eux and Co. Glasgow.—The Glasgow Union Bank. Dublin.—The Provincial Bank of Ireland. Proprietors of Shares are, therefore, requested to pay the tame accordingly. JOHN HARMAN, Chairman. London and Brighton Railway-office, 10, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street, Nov. 5, 1840. CAUTION TO PER SONS NEGLECT ING THEIR' TEETH AND GUMS. EXTRACT FROM MONS. LE DRAF'S "TREATISE ON LOSS OF TEETH." Among the various disorders of the Mouth, there is none , more destructive than Scurvy, which on first entering the Gums Irma eanses them to bleed on the most trifling occasions, and pro duces the must offensive and frequently putrid breath. A soft substance i nvar i a bly accumulates around the ne c k s 4 ' - '. 5 of the Teeth; penetrates into the Ginns, which gradually t' waste away, and the Teeth then became loose, and ~. drop oat whole from their sockets, and it is well known ths) • the loss of Teeth arises more from this cause than any other. Pst 4 .. ,On this subject a distinguished Lecturer makes the following obtervations :---" When the'disgusting effects of this accumu ' ' iati .on are considered, it would appear impossible that any per * Pi , . .. suasion could be necessary to induce persons to obviate so great • - ''' a nuisance even on their own account :or if they are too de t, "'V. b4ed tQ procure thei r own com f ort and cleanliness by employ . ~.,. ing a skilf u l Dentist. th e y sure ly h ave no r i g ht t o shock tfie ..' : seaies of Attet*,, -, Nbo possess , more delicacy and propri e ty o f i '' '' ' • f t fe elingOxen themselves. - Yet, so it is; and the si g ht an d th e "' ..,-. ' ;smell axe, alike constantly outraged by the filthi ness o f some 1 . ''• ' - i. 4 -t 1 PC9PIe, who seem t o o bt ru d e th eir f aces th e c l oser i n proportion Ni i ,, tothe, disgust which they occasion."—Bell's Lectures, p. 199. : ' ' C.,/o uld such persons only see the horrid state of th e i r t eet h . ' • % a ral j gums, or for a moment catch the odour of th e i r own s r it" . eath, they would not hesitate to seek imm e di a t e re li e f . T o :• '. • ' ' • professional men, shop-keepers, and trad esmen genera ll y, w h o , -- -. 'have much intercourse with the refined and fashionable world, ,•• # ' a good state - of the mouth mu s t b e o f th e greatest importance ! ',. . 4:i i ..liosides, is not an offensive breath, which in nineteen cases out - • - - r , l•' °. of twenty proceeds from the bad state of the teeth and gums, . ' „.„.. ' 0 /.....giticli calculated to present the bles,ing'nf- - itrutrinactif? ''. i. • xa ow Often; f rom inadvertence or n eg l ec t, i s the happiness of the marriage state most grievously interupted by the same . cause ? -•'. : - The inconv&iencieS attending the Loss of Teeth are too :• - . well known to require comment, but to those who have not ex ' , , perie•ncedy'comfort of Artifici a l T ee th, M ons i eur L e D ray is desirous showing soma of the difficulties more or l ess en ,.l shires:Myevery snaividual without them. When the Teeth are lest, 'it is imposible to mike use' of solid fond ; and if the _ stomach is then loaded with pieces without being masticated, the p Itient is exposed ti the Most distressing insligestions, the atom; 14;11 loses its power oft:contraction, and becomes weak in i props 'llion as it no longer_digeqs.; besides, when the Teetb are i. ‘or.e, a great vacuum- is left in the mouth, which occasions ever et muscle in the face to •Ase distorted, and the whole features are completely drawn from,their original position. • L ' To in s i s t on th e i m p or tafieeof the teeth, whether in regard " ) , - the functions of digestion - and articulation, to which they ' are so essential, or to personal appearance, in which they ate so much concerned, must appear a waste of words, were it not tabvieus that there are many persons who never give themselves , 'the trouble to think upon the subject ; who seem scarcely aware that they possess teeth at all, while their gross and cul pable negligence renders tha fact too apparent to their friends and , associates. Mastification is the first process of digestion, and unless it be duly performed, the subsequent processes can never go on properly. So essential is this preparatory process, that the neglect of it - is sufficient to , occasion indigestion, a disordered stomach, ner vous debility, depression of spirits, the skin becomes rough and tinged of a lead cojour, the eyes lose their brilliancy, the lips - . their vev‘illion•lnie, and, 'in a word, it is no uncommon thing . for thejvvhole body to, receive such a shock as to cause re , Laze..son of' 'the whole Syste m , w hi c h pro d uces an i rr i table •: , , r /tVers , quite foreign to th e na t ura l di spos i t i on, whereby .. -. rect become an annoyance to our friends, and a burthen t ottile141:: ;••• But I need not dwell upon the num , i ries, , reeficomitant evils which may then owe their • . • , • ~ Atii.., ~,trlin to imperfect mastication. It -is sufficient to , ,i ' 4O OW ' Via Monsieur Le Dray's it irevements will be '.; :4 9 ,1111(14 .14 pally years in advance o f,a ny system now i n En 'rope, and' t aitirtiffcial teeth are .I•Orught to such perfection, at t , ' I. his Establislitutit;:NO, , 60, NOman-street, Oxford-street, as ~ -,.10 perfer m thi s function, in a'anner equal in every resp ec t t o 4,,,010, be natdral'teeth,' and fnayte used with every comfo r t. Th ey ! ,,, , eas are , so arranged as to restore the face to its former youthful ~,. , ..,4„• I, correcting all deformities of the mouth, and entirely doing ' • i, . ; Way with th e old• syS i teni of springs, clasps, and wires. , , Z.id 40 an essentA point of. b e a u ty, th e t e eth mus t Aver s t an d 1 •,),F r i e . etninent.;•- No regularity of features, no brilliancy of c orn t , ' WW2Ci,b, 114 sparkling eyes, or silken braids of jetty hair can '4 ,r ,, (31' .that lady beautiful, who when she opens her lips k dertet i they be of coral), discloses a 'Set of teeth irregular or Ron, lot**. : VA the contrary, even homely features and a : !Isar Complexion are embellished and rendered agreeable by a ' t & Id 3 1 Of of te e th. A mou th l arge an d ill-f orme d will pass 1: .u_r!ileticed, wh en it con t a in s teet h b eaut if u ll y w hi te and even. r „ on the other hand the effects of decay, the'iccumulation of , r , ,, . l ai : ta t , ;the : ll/akken e d and dentided fangs, and'the taint of the ,:i• , ' • lacu tn; which is a common, concomitant of bad teeth, will f •,..1,. tiably prove disgusting 'arid loathsome. ~ ~ '' l__,i)lar,teeth, white, and.ftft from all extraneous matter, . !•,at , lornarnent -equally attractive in either sex. Those per ,., „. ins. loklo not possest this natural advantage, should en tolPaavrteit,,_t:yve.xtreme/eare and cleanliness, and a timely resort to r.....medy the imperfections, and supply the -s - deficie-2t jd, .., o nt7, 6 ., ?snat.tir e , in order that their teeth, if not an agree able .. 1 2ra Jua n Y he e. prevented, as far as possible, from becoming (.4Nrd-street, respectfully _ _ .r.TAlMtAltilittigeo-tilgi'-6 g ' tist, 0, evrinan-stfeet, acquaints the Nobility, Gentry It Cler g y, and the inhabitants of London and its vicinity, that he .. .`• times to re s t ore D ecayed Teeth with his celebrated Mine ' , _I Mar meratum, so universally recommended by th e F acu lty -st. England, France, and throughout the Continent, which , b i s _ t a II.? ke is sole .inventor and possessor of. The ope z. on 1 . performed without the least pain ; it is placed into • ~,,! . ...7,,a4y in an almost liquid state, and in a few seconds f r act . us into enamel, preventing and curing the Tooth Ache, `:sting a ll further progress of decarallaying in one nainute e most excruciating pain, and rendering the operation of ex- ''action unnecessary. He also fastens loose Teeth, particularly Of aged persons, whether arising from neglect, the use of calo 'reel, disease of the gums, or any other cause. ARTIFICIAL or NATURAL TEETH of surpassing ue ;. allty, t o ma t c h equa l i n co l our a n d s h a p e those l e ft i n th e t e n th, fixed from one to a complete set, without extracting b root 4 or giving any pain ; and they arc so exactly formed to --t , t re, that the closest observer cannot detect the difference, w tt g.this advantage, that they never change colour, decay, or e. at' out, et the following Paris charges : A , A s o le g Artificial To o th ' 4, Co 5 5 0 ...... Mplete Set e ntriplete Set of Natural Teeth, beautifully 10 10 0 raonnted in artificial gums, or fine gold, the same as A itt ged- Thirty G u ine as l5 15 0 entire Set of Monsieur Le Dray's beautiful Ali- ReTal Teeth, highly finished, in the first style, the i ‘sanae s char Pounds l s ged Forty 4 tr vi, d a i ri st g i ed nn a principle yet unrivalled, rendering it impossible 1 1 , 4 ,_ nguish the Artificial Teeth from the Natural ones , T ering most satisfactorily all the purposes of the original eeth i n . . ti ile ... Mastication and articulation, imparting to the counts.- e s kj oi... v,a younger and improved perfectly-aeaance, protecting the "'Tag teeth, and remaining secure in their places. slo,every day treet. from Ten till Six. "ewrnan-Hstreet, Oxford-s i r IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MEDICAL - - SCIENCE - " Vincet v er it as e t preva l e bi t. " VEAVER'S INFALLIBLE EAIBROCA TION for GOUT, RHEUMATISM, RIIEUMA TIC DOULEROUX, LUMBAGO, SCIA CA, RHEUMATIC FEVER, QUINSEY, &c., is now 't'}'lrothe first time introduced to•the notice of the public; al though in the present age of imposture it is difficult to put for toniU a truth, however important, that shall not be liable to be the Fobbed with the daily empirical puffs that are obtruded on eye. This consideration has for a long time deterred F e elp n r , oprietor of Feaver's Embrocation from advertising it. nesttr however, a thorough conviction of the incalculable be tha.:. It will confer on mankind, he conscientiously believes re 4 withholding it longer, he would be wanting in the com diit„ f eelings of humanity towards h is f e ll ow - creatures, an d o f 84 ) .' t owards hi mse lf. H e, therefore, no longer hesitates to I tzlo Pt this mode of making this wonderful remedy generally tli e W b O, s that the afflicted may have an opportunity of enjoying Pre,!ssings stir offers them. This specific was revealed to . the s e iretor's aer twelve years ago, who then cured him va of a very obstinate case of inflammatory gout of thirty yea rs' standing, and although on that occasion he had been confined to his bed-room for two months, he was enabled to Valk two miles within six hours after the application. Since that period ttrousantls, from the noble to the peasant, have been cured by it. In short, it is no exaggeration to assert that it has ,nev,er .tietri know n to f a il i n effectin g a cure , w h ere t h e proprie -107.s instructions have been attended to. Its extraordinary efficacy has been for years tested by several medical gentlemen (if distinguished eminence, who declare it to be the greatest di scovery eve r y ma d e in medical science. The superiority it Pessesses over every other remedy consists in its being an in nOxions vegetable compound, in the perfect security with which, it may be used (outwardly) by the most afflicted and i "toid patient, and in the certainty of its being a sound, safe, a ,'ld radical e xt err r.inator of the above-named maladies in all tueir terrible and agonizing forms. Original testimonials in F o firmation are i n the hand s of th e P ro p rie t or , N os. 2 an d 3, dy.str ee t, f or th e i nspec ti on o f t h ose w h o may w i s h to sa t sfy themselves on the subject. t 0 be had of Mr. Feaver, Friday-street, Cheapside ; Bar and Sons, Farringdon-street ; Newbury and Sons, St. Sutton and Co., Bow Churchyard; Willoughby and tlf' u lshopsgate-street ; Sanger, Oxford-street ; and of most the reseetable Chemists and Medicine Venders in t own ‘r'd , C ountry r t 43. 6d., 6s. 6d., I Is., 155.,. and uott es, a - \r The label bears the autograph signature of the proprietor. to e ",,,,' l3 .—The public are requested to refer to the London ter - rng papers, from the 6th to the 12th of July last, for a let tgr,:r°lll Thomas Schofield, Esq., relating the . ext;aordinary ,eeected on him by the use of this embrocation. INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC -414,, a ad URINARY TUREs of the URFTHRA, SYPHILIS, GON'OR GLEETS, and all DISEASES of the GENERA (.4• l „°'A. th L an d ow t h e above Institetic is , ti, ;he (iI.i.TUITO(T.. , ADVIL!: oi the 3 (Aat h :r. Courtenav, 42, Great Niarborouh-street,) by ap -4 ia own hc • a i se instead of the Charit g y. 1.44 r i nlrs of Attendance, from Eight to -Ten in the Mornings 1 4 0 ,,, r ," 1 Seven to Nine in the Evenings. On Sundays in the not in the Evening. 4 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. ESSRS. SLOAN and CO., Members of lip c , . the EZo2,al College of Surgeons, 4, ARGYLL-PLACE ... , (1.ii!!"-!'!T-t.r._ntEET5 and 2d, iii„ONINION(iEIt-LLSt,, tifo i ti,',..‘ l ,'SlDE - r , - ybe consulted from Eight o'Clock in. the. y u c,' ; `,",g' ufitil ' Te — r;`ktf.Night, oil , every variety and stage of tiet;e","'s;taitli tii , t itell ' iacv and seeresy they Imve iiitliertO 0t , .. to e ,"' The treatment they pursue will not subject any patient tre r W e ll6 treent or hindrance from business. Cases . of an ex teetntn!l ure they eradicate in eight or ten days, or if slight or aur,„ " In two or three, without the indiscriminate use of mer o-1 and at a moderate expense. Generative debility, i e 4torrh cea, and Strictures of the Urethra, unhappily so preva kr4are treated upon these unerring principles which have in totia„t{', Messrs Slan and o. so large a shre of public pa.- • , k-i, -e I ` ) r nearly . thir o ty years C in Lordon. and which it will be Ltt.; .„ '.7 ,:, ::, 1 - 1'.:::. ~ ,, I. rod 4", Colltitiatti“ ag.. ioslCltnrate, wiii LW all;:iercal by return ~ liatie n t, h -"Yana.. , °waver distant, will be corresponded with until '~ A ~ ~ . ~` , r . i, ....,....;:0...*. izt:,,,Ati,,:; / ,--- A _.l___/'' '/ - ' i 1 ' i k 4 ' I ' ~A . lt g , \)*, - Li 142,-pri:;.f.., ~., ~._, 4 1 No. 15,049. PUBLICATIONS. SALE OF OLD STORES,AT DEPTFORD. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, 25..v...7, IF4n. HI COMMISSIONERS for EXE. CUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH AD MIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that an WEDNESDAY, the 9th December next, at Ton o'clock in the Forenoon, 'he Captain Superintendent will PUT UP TO SALE in Her Majesty's Victualling Yard at DEPTFORD, several Lots of dividuals from the ''ainsequences of their own extrava gant and presumptus indiscretion. And, lastly, I have shown that tliOrade of the country has gradually adapted itself to naimodes and systems of doing busi• ness, and that the 4Ssue of Bank notes has ceased to have any important.: i latinence in regulating prices, on the value of naottey4r on the extent of our trade. Two questions, 14tvever, vitally affecting the public welfare, remain to answei ed. lst—On what grounds do I insist on bank* giving security for their issues? 23 —Ought the politic'to submit to the mode proposed by the advocates dip Bank of England, for effecting this object ? The currency migbe considered the life blood of the State, and if ta4und, is to the body politic, what disease is to the, ti Idy.corporate ? for circulating, as it dues, through an a.st infinite number of channels, it cithar sustains in-vir,lcalth; and c, - ,tifiJeum or sub jects to disorder, mistitist, and disorganisation, the whole fabric: • NEW NOVEL BY MISS MARTINEAU. Just published, in 3 volumes, price 319. 6d. boards, THE HOUR AND THE MAN A Historical Romance. By HARRIET 11fAiiiiEALT. Edward Moaon, Dover-street. KNOWLES' DRAMATIC WORKS. Just published, in 2 vols, price 21s, cloth, THE DRAMATIC. WORKS OF JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES. OLD STORES; Consisting or Provisions, Staves Heading, Hospital and Trans port Stores, & c . & c . &e. all lying in the said Yard, except the Transport Stores, which are in the Dock Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Super. intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions a Sale may be had here, and at the Yard, Edward Moxon, Dover-street. KNOWLES' PRONOUNCING AND EXPLANATORY DICTIONARY. In royal Svo., price 165., cloth, APRONOUNCING AND EXPLANA TORY DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. FoUnded on a correct development of the na ture, the number, and the various properties of all its'simple anu compound sounds, as combined into syllables and words. By JAMES KNOWLES. Edward Moson, Dover-street, And here it mac -desirable before I proceed fur -1 then, to define whAt44 meant II the term currency, as much difference of ,opinion appears to prevail on this point. Itlls of migtfoge, it is contended by some, are strictly a part attsfilt*#rency, and the public are much .indebted W . .;',Veatabate, Esq., hanker of Wakefield, for a seriei of very Aluable tables which he has lately published, giving tlig- - number of stamps used in ezch year, from which it. visiii)ld appear that the circulation of bills of exchange iiitAnd and foreign in the year 1839, was about five hunti* and' twenty-eight millions ; and assuming, as he dais, from his long experience as a banker, the average ilato of all bids, to be three months, it. follows that Wanukene hundred and thirty-two mil lique.ere alvn 44**,4 that about one million and a -kir kit ut This statement, so far as regards the amount of stamps used, may be all quite correct ; but it is of rather of too general a character to be of any great value, and certainly is no correct estimate of the bona fide transactions of society. For instance—bills drawn and held as collateral securities—all bills renewed from time to thne—all accommodation bills, for which no value is given, or renewed on either side, with many other classes, must all be deducted. But let that pass ; and, so far as regards the amount, I would say, if it were ten times more than it is here set down, so much the better for the community that can find employment for them ; but the question is, do they form any part of our currency ? Some also contend, that, inasmuch as checks net only represent a very large proportion of the transac tions of society, but do actually make payment for and put out of existence this million and a half, or whatever other amount of bills do really fall due from day to day, that these also ought to be included, and consi dered as currency. I contend that neither is currency, and that nothing but what has a fixed standard of value, and passes from hand to hand as a test of all other representatives of value, and is also convertible on the instant, comes within the legitimate use of the term currency. Under this head I place, first, the precious metals ; second, bank notes, that are made a legal tender ; and, in the third place, bank notes which pass from hand to hand with a very limited liability, and are convertible on the instant ; and it is clear that neither bills of exchange nor checks do possess these requisites. Bills of ex change pass from hand to hand, but only by endorse ment, continuing the liability for months, and sometimes years : they have also no fixed value, ter in one place they may be converted with a discount of five per cent., in other places at seven, eight, and ten per cent. ; and a very large proportion not at any price, nor in any place ; and what is considered the best quality of these is also sometimes in excess, and liable, as at present, to the same difficulties of conversion as all others. Checks also are no nearer an element of the currency than bills of exchange, for they do not pass current from hand to hand, are limited in their sphere of ac tion to the place in which they are drawn, and pos sess no one ingredient eith er b y law or usage that can make them a_ test of the v a l ue o f any t hi ng e l se . Neither are they convertible 9n the instant, for inde pendent of many other abuses to which they arc liable, I know a practice which very generally prevails in a large town not far from Wakefield, where gentlemen when they give checks to their tradesmen are in the habit of putting one, two, or three da , .hes under the signature, the meaning of which is, that it is to be held for as many months, and this is perfectly understood by both the receiver and the banker. Now, to call bills of exchange, subject to such ex cevions us!have stated, or checks„.of . this,.charact7, a part c our cur;ney nom be to involve us in an interminable labyrinth of difficulties. That they are a circulating medium of great importance, and are fast superseding the use of the currency, no one can deny, and so mach the better for us; because there is a great waving- -in Iroubte, risk, and, expense ; but the currency is still Or thing by which these are all-to be t es t e d ; and it has a very separate and distinct exist-' ence, which above all things it i s most i m p ortan t to strictly bear in mi n d . . This is the great error w hi c h perva d es Mr. Leatham's work, and which appears seriously, although I think very unnecessarily, to h ave di stur b e d his rest ; for at Page 13, he gives us a statement of two hundred an d e i ghteen mil l ions due to somebody, to pay which he says, page 14, " Jfind the sum of three millions and a half -.1, as last returned, in the coffers of the Bank," from which he concludes " that we are on the edge of a precipice of unmeasured depth, front o, an fial which we are 0711 y k ept fi ol Banks. t h e) public c redit" e b d y it. a breath of publi c op i nin „ ,d l l, i i tg into e t i brolt'n i The particular item s of this two hundred and eighteen millions are then g i ven as follows : 24 Millions du e f rom the Bank for Deposits and Notes. 37 due f rom Country Bankera fJr the same. 22 Savig 135 Bills n of s - _Excha nge . 218 Millions. Now, with great respect to the writer of this work, I must be allowed to say that it is in writings of this character our only dange r lies. We want no protection for any defect in our social sy stem , but we do want pro tection against th e m i sconstruction which the ignorance of the multitude may very fairly put on statements such a 3 this. Mr. Leatham must know perfectly well that if there was not a singl e sovereign in the Bank of Eng land this account, so far es th e Bank of England and the Saving Banks are concerned, would be settled without the slightest difficulty, and the 37 millions due from country bankers, I have no doubt, would be forth coming, if called for, in an equally prompt and honour able manner, and it would matter not one iota to the public whether these their claims were paid to them i n gold or in piper, so l ong as the me di um b y w hi ch they were paid did enabl e t h em , as i t a lways ha s done, and must, of necessity continue to do, to possess them selves of a corresponding value in land, goods, or any thing else, the Property of others. The great import ance o f a metallic curre ncy is, that it acts as a correctiv e to the evils of an unr estr i cted issue of paper-money, a nd thereby maintains a rate of exchange with all other countries in favour of this ; but were every sovereign to take its flight to-morrow, our public and private obligations would continue t o b e dis charged precisely as they are at present, with out diffi culty, and without embarrassment. Paper- money per formed all th ese f u n c tions during the w ar , and would d o so again vi n g ° i f theu3° acquired of circum stances required it ;but ha a metallic currency, nothing short of an overwhelming necessity should induce us to relinquish our hold upon it. _____ What the 135 millions of Bills of E xc hange has to do with the Bank of England, or its bullion, I am q uite at a loss to k now ; f o r certain it i s that the whole will be cancelled as they fall due, without the s li g ht es t re ference t o either the one or the other. The Bank of ntlienteynactuntho England may be called upon in season s of pressure and difficulty to discount a few, but at all other times pri vate capital will absorb all that has a locus slandi in the market, and any relationship which Bills of Exchange may be supposed to have with the Bank or its stock of bullion, will be found on examination to be very remote in deed. Neither can I allow to pass without observation savings banks having the statement of Mr. Leathern, that some of the Lon doneus sum of twenty-two millions, and which, coupled as it is with his statement reac reached bankers tdhoefeel callsa of two hundred and eighteen millions, would justify the conclusion in i g norant minds , that if it was called for it would not be forthco ming. T he erection of these banks were among. the w isest measures that any Go vernment ever devised, and the depositor s in this fund do not require to be told that they hold as security for their re-payment the estate of Mr. Leathern, and that of every Nobleman and Gentleman within the three King doms. Alarm for the , r security pooh ! Sh ou ld any Government be ever wic k ed or corrupt enough to de lude or betray the peoPl e on this subject, ii would speedily produce a re-acting of the terr ib le scenes of the French Revolution , and the possession of property would be a mark to indicate and insur e the certain de struction of its possessor. W e tmly call in question ,the aotAndness of the me dium by which the payment may ~ he effected, but not the payulent ;t)1 ~, i ; and to place . 7,1 i, buona a grt , , ston roost our efforts be directed. Having now disposed of two very spurious items, which many are anxio us to ingraft on our currency, I will proceed with the inquiry i nto what constitutes our pre sent currency, and endeavour to point out what are its defects—what the remedy. It is hardly necessary to refer to the panic of 1825 for the history of the numerous mus h rooms which existed a t that.iime under thienreo of gv:: , :. .. ) .....,..i.- -...: I..:i.tillitcll;:c ,11,d cir.;uiatioll of a p a per currency has such wonderful facilities in the circumstances of men, that it is utterly out of the power .. ./.. , C 1- 1 ; ;` , .et .-1:;04 4^1; ..5..." . ~,„ , 4 e IC . ./ ../t ri. . - . . - - - - ----- . ) .. ' te. 7 - •e- - f , • ~ . . , • ..... 1 • 7 . ). ;..,..- . . ', . , 4 Oil; I j ? (=---,- 5 4 4.. % :x 1 , ni. '6 , a• • . , c __..., , . g .- ,i ' . ' .. ~• , ~' : .0r)., . .a- l iii 9, ".-(?, , , 4 + - '' '','... ~,... . ''-s- T -- : --- ' •:. ' .1* N ' 4 . - -.. '',` " 74 7 7 i. ;,,, —j , - 4 , 5 , ,; 0. • .....,.., ~.: .\---L-:L'' :' , i; 1: ' - ".',,i 7l , i. 4. N - ,e..", ... 4. , • ~ f , '', it. ' 1 ' 4,,,H• - .1 ' ; Rl. - • 1 , , • i 4 0 ,. / '- ' ~'1 r- - ..- .;.,. , y v 1,- „ig.-.. , c 4 . .-._A„. , .._, , - ).c.--.,. -,4,. ~, _ _-..,....t.,,,,,,.- , - ,'-'-'-' 'f :,, , ,4,.> (Or ~ .....1 . 3, .., :.. V ~.:- • -:-..,--- - A.: ...: *., ~, , v• - •-•* , _b . c • , ,----- . . ge, V 1,1) ,GOWI . I ' - , -,,,. k,ll4 -t ' --,, ), A4•,: '-' )? 0r( :--,1/44,,i.:- . ~.,_,, .. -3 ... ---2 , : , :,. • - - _ ----........... „T0 r.............. - LONDON, IP t.i ES Dt 1 7. .: DE C Ei‘l.,BE R I, 1840. . ....... _ __________ of the great mass to judge of its value, or appreciate ita real character. It passes from hand to hand as a representative of value, until some neighbouring com petition, or other circumstance, suggests the idea that it is in excess, and then commences a run, or what is called a -panic, and the individual whom everybody knew at his starting to he worth 50,0001. at least, turns out to have issued 150,0001. of paper money, and to have lost his original capital, and much more, in doing it. More than a hundred such in 1825 were engulpheal in a whirlpool of paper of their own . creation, and as a consequence, the funded property of this country was on one day not saleable for bank-notes, and bankers borrowed money at the rate of 7:2 per cent. I contend that the eaistence of such a circulation among the work ing people of this great country, who are unable to form any correct estimate of its value, is as criminal in the Government that tolerates it as would be that of admit ting the adulteration of the necessaries of life, or the circUlation of base coin. It is utterly beside the argument to say that any or : all of these consequences result from the Corn-laws, the operations of the Bank of England, or any other ex ternal influence, if I can demonstrate that they necesaa lily flow from the system, and are vices which arc inbe.- rent to it. The private bankers, considered as a body, I am willing to admit, are generally men of high standing and great personal worth in the country, possessing large properties, intelligent minds, industrious habits, con ducting their affairs with the greatest caution and cir cumspection, and exercising a constant and severe scru tiny into every transaction of their respective establish ments ; but they are, like most other men, acutely alive to their own interest, and do still occasionally act as THE SIBYL. On Saturday last was published, No. 1., price 3d., rrHE SIBYL, a Weekly Miscellany of An cient and Modern Philosophy, Literature, ropular . Antiquities, Traditions, the Fine Arts, &c. 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CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. - - - - --•- Published by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall ; S ,range, 21, Paternoster-row ; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Strand; Machen and• Co., 8, D'Olier-street, Dublin; Duncan 114, High-street, Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers. The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases anti afire buns, which for some unaccountable reason have been either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost in difference, by the c, dinary practitioner. To enter into the details of these affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. 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The CLERGYMAN, in whose sacred character, is at once concentrated the twofold relation of parent and instructor, will here be directed' as to the nature of those habits, to which youth is addicted; he will also be enabled to point outs he disastrous consequences which are sure to follow from them, if not relinquished. Messrs. CURTIS and CO. are to be consulted daily at their residence,' No. 7, Frith-street, Soho, from Ten till Three, and Five. ill Eight in the Evening; and Country Patients are re quested to be as minnte as possible in the detail of their cases, —as to the duration of the complaint, the symptoms, age, ge neral habits of hying, and occupation in life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by the " usual Consulta tion Fee of 1/.," without which no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases, the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on. N.B. Seven doors from Soho-so ttare. TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, and OTHERS Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all A gents. GRIAISTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Patronage of his late Majesty, 13 , r Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally recommended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis orders incident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RESTORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE AND DEAFNESS CURED! By the most simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound! Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure ; many thou— sand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex pense, yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary to induce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Com mons have used it. The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as " Grimstone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F. R. S. See J. B. Lichfield, Esq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls it a nattoo.ll hie:sing—we his ft , port, toitchnig its utility. Th., late !,ir. sib mac others, recommend Grim. stone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the " Student's Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters of 'Testimonies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of the first respectability. Copy of Letter to Mr. W. Grimstone, 12, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, July 4, 1840. Sir,—From a feeling of gratitude I am induced to inform you (with liberty, if you please, to publish the same)—having been subject to very weak sight, v with, ,.tiu ,1 :, inflamed f r ic ids recommended me to use y as Eye Snuff. I am, Sir, new perfectly recovered, although hay only taken it constantly for six weeks, and indeed I v;111 it. Aly eight is much better than it has been for many years.—l am, Sir, your's respectfully, 41, Brown-street, Bryanstone-square. J. BRYAN. Observe the Caution: —W. GRIMSTONE is the sole in ventor, and the only genuine is prepared by him. This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in canisters, at Bd., Is. 3d., 2s. 4d., 4s. 4d., 235., and 15s. each, by the Proprietor, W. Grimstene, at 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, and can be obtained in all the principal towns and cities. A liberal all'iwanee to shippers, owners, captains, and Ori:n:ton Tl,: , is shipped to,ali quarters of the glove, ilia iaains its.henign qualities in every climate. All Snuffs and Cigars "shipped on the shortest notice, NOTICE OF PRESENTMENTS. SEWERS' -OFFICE 'FOR WESTMINSTER, &c. No. l , Greek street, Solio-square, 27th November, 1840. HER MAJESTY'S JUSTICES .AND COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS FOR THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER AND PART OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, do hereby give Notice, That a Jury of Sewers having this day delivered into Court Presentments of the Persons liable to be Rated to the expense of Maintaining and Repairing the Common Sewers is the RANELAGH and COUNTERS CREEK TrucT S, the said Presentments are open at the Office of the said Commissioners for the inspection of all Persons interested therein, and that the Commissioners will sit on the 18th De cember and the 15th January next, at One o'Clock, when Parties may be heard against the said Presentments, as by Law allowed. fIWIS C. lIERTSLET, Clerk. VERY SUPERIOR BENEVIT Botittt ENROLLED AWRDING TO LAW FSHE HAND O IN HAND held at the F,,CSIEZIV4IO4F.LC,IIEAPSAWi, neat 5t on Thursdays from 7 till 9 in the Even ing. Benefits :—At a Member's Death, 20/.—at a Member'. Wife's Death, 101.—in Sickness per week, 155.; when Superan nuated a pension of 2a. 6d. per week for life, and excused all future contributions. Freedom in Three Months. No Ad mission Fee re9uired. Healthy men from 21 to 50 years of age may be admitted by paying one month's subscription, froin 2s. 2d. to 35., 6d., according to age. Rules may be seen or had at the bar. Plans gratis. 1 - 41IITSCHA to be SOLD, clean and good g-4 new, having been but little used. It has patent axles, C sprin g s, imperials, cap case, barouche seat, rumble,:and all the appendages usually attached to highly-finished cariagcs. May be seen at 43, Crawford-street, Bryanston-square. CLAYTON ARMS (LATE THE BULL HOTEL), CLAYTON SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. AMEY PHILLIPS, of the Hand Hotel, Llangollen, having also taken the Spacious Hotel in Clayton-square, Liverpool, formerly cal!ed the Bull, (but whick will be, for the future, designated the Clayton Arms), begs to solicit the patronage of the Public generally, and re spectfully appeals to those who have frequented the Hand Hotel, assuring them that the same rnode.of conducting busi ness which she has pursued there during the long period of 29 years, will be adhered to in her new establishment, and hopes thereby to render the Clayton Arms Hotel in every re spect attractive to those who seek comfort, cleanliness, and attention. The rooms are airy, the situation is open and cen tral, and in the immediate vicinity of the rai!road. N.B. A room appropriated solely to commercial gentlemen. Excellent Stabling and Lock-up Coach Houses. Liverpool, Nov. 1840. WAX CANDLES, Is. 2d. per lb. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Lights, with the im proved plaited Wicks, Is. 9d. ' • Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Ge- Luine Sperm, ‘I svVd. ; Store Candles, 61d. ; Extra-fine Waxed Wick Moulds, Bd. ; Yellow Soap, 465., 545., and 60s. per _l2lbs. ; : i..Mottled, 625. and 665. ; Winsor, Is. 4d. per pac ket ; PalthAS. 4d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. ; Superior 4liiiond, 2s. 6d. ; Superfine Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. ; *nuine Sperm Oil, 9s. Oct: per. Gallon; Common, `or the new Solar Lamp, 3s. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 6 St. Martin's-lane, Trafalgar-square, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee- House. TIOUBLE PATENT PERRYIAN FIL TER INKSTAND.—PERRY and CO. having effected considerable improvement in their FILTER INK STAND, have now the pleasure to announce that a Second Patent has been granted to them for such improvement, which they 'have united with their First Patent, under the title of " DOUBLE PATENT PERRYAN FILTER INK STAND." The eulogy bestowed on the Patent Filter Ink stand by the public Journals, and the preference obtained for them over the common Inkstands was almost unprecedented- The present novel and scientific method of supplying Clear Ink to the Dipping Cup, and returning it into the reservoir, is ex ceedingly simple, the action being now performed by merely lifting up the lid to obtain a supply, and shutting it down to withdraw it; in this state it cannot overflow, whatever may be the change of temperature, and it is protected from dust of other injury in any place or climate. When the inkstand is filled, it is always ready for use, and the writer wi 1 have a regular and daily supply of Clear Ink for four or six months. Sold by James Perry and Co., Patentees and Manufacturers, cs7iited Lion; squate, LoutibriT Iltti'brair &Wein Dealers in such articles. ONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAIL WAY. ALTERATION OF TRAINS. Notice is hereby given, that on and after Tuesday the Bth of December next, the following TRAINS WILL CEASE TO RUN:— 12 o'clock noon, down Train to Aylesbury.' 1 r.M. ditto to Birmingham. 4 r.M, up Train from Aylesbury to London. 6 r sr. ditto from Birmingham to London. and that the 5 o'clock P.m. Up Train will leave the Birming ham Station at half-past 5, and tha intermediate Stations at half an hour later than the present times. By order, R. CREED, Secretary. Euston Station, Nov. 28, 1840. VNGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW, FIRE J and LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION, No. 147, STRAND, near Somerset Iluuse. Capital, One Million. This Association embraces—Every description of risk con tingent upon Life and Fire—An extensive Legal Connection, with a Direction and Proprietary composed of all classes—A li beral system of Loan, whether for a term of months or years, or upon annuity, in small or large amounts—A Union of the English and Scotch Systems of Assurance, by the appointment of a Board in Edinburgh. Life Assurances effected for 20/. and upwards, with participa tion in profits. Interest at the rate of 41. per cent. per annum allowed upon subscribed Capital from the date of payment. EDWARD BAYLIS, Resident Actuary and Secretary. 147, Strand. CHEAP PLATE-GLASS, called SHEET PLATE-GLASS. Important to Architects, Builders, Printsellers, and the Public. Nothing so much improves the external appearance of dwel ling-houses and public buildings, and at the same time contri butes in no small degree to the enjoyment of the inmates, as windows glazed with Plate-glass ; and it is only owing to the high price that the use of it has been so limited until now. The British Public will therefore hear with satisfaction that the same enterprising manufacturers who lately introduced the manufacture of Sheet-glass in this country, have improved this article so much as to, be enabled to work it into Plate-glass hy a new process, secured by Royal Letters Patent, and by which they produce an article quite as good as the British Plate-glass, with the important advantage of being considerably cheaper, thereby affording the facility of glazing dwelling-houses and public buildings with Plate-glass at moderate prices. This new Plate-glass is also particularly well-suited to Drawings, Engravings, &e. Sold, wholesale and retail, by CL AUDET and HOUGH TON, at their Glass Warehouse, 89, HIGH HOLBORN; where printed lists of prices may be had. rpm POLYTECHNIC JOURNAL, for DECEMBER, Price One Shilling, contains : Continuation of the Phansigars of Hindostan—On the Cos tume of Ancient Sculpwre—lmpressions on viewingffindsor Castle—Sir George Caylev's Air-engine—lnstitution for the Instruction of Engine-drivers on Railroad s— Norwich Polytechnic Institution—Reviews and Notices—Proposed Cure for Hydrophobia —Sketches of Sweden, by a re cent Tourist— Railway Improvements, with an engrav ing, and account of Mr. Dirck's Patent Metallic Rail way Wheel—Salter's Picture of the Waterloo Banquet Proceedings of the Learned Soaieties of London, viz. Linnscan Society, Botanical Society, Society of Arts, It oy al Medico- Botanical Society, Microscopical Society, Horticultural So ciety, Entymological Society, Zoological Society—Dr. H. Willshire's Journey to Morocco. Published at the Office of the Polytechnic Journal, 13, Wel lington-street, North Strand. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. LETTER V. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In thanking you for the insertion of my pre ceding letters, I beg to announce the present one as the last on this important subject. My object has been to place before the public a plain statement of facts extracted from the report of the Bank Committee, showing what are the precise circum stances of the Bank of England in reference -Ist—To the security of its issues, inasmuch as the Government being indebted to the Bank in nearly the same amount, it follows that we have the security of the Government in addition to that of the Bank for the payment. • 21—To the security of the Baak of England, alto gether independent of the Ge%cruntenl, intanueh ae. I have shown they have a capital and surplus profits amounting to no less than seventeen and a half millions after discharging all their liabilities. 3d—The amount of its profits and losses, showing a consolidation of interests greater than ever was before known, and manifesting a degree of ability and skill in the management unequalled in the history of this or any other country. I have also endeavoured t o 51i,',17. 7 that a very considerable portion of its functions have been sus pended, or to a great degree super:A;ded, t b, operation of very natural causes, viz., the growth and accumulation, since the war, of private capital, which has had the effect of transferring nearly the whole of its trade in discounts to the hands of privat e capitalists through the medium of a class of men called Bill Brokers, and that any pressure for money or de mand on the Bank for discount is a sure and certain evidence that some p. , r*. , r. of the. comrYniritv travelling too fast in advance cif the tiztic•c, assistance of the Bank is then:invoked, not to SuppOtt the legitimate trade of the countryi but to extricate in. /1-4 04 * EVENING Ei)fri.,. ,teerelidire.lB2s. and sacrifice the public interests by acts of great indiscretion, with a view to their' own . aggrandisement. But if all this be true of private banks, what shall we ray of that monster of modern creation, yclept JOINT-STOCK BANKING'CoMPANIES.--Frivate bank ing, as compared with this, is " Hyperion to a Satyr"—an angel of-light to one of darkness. Instead of a responsibi lity concentrated in the entire fortunes of two, three, or four individuals, whose everything is at stake, and which of necessity engenders the very conduct I have ascribed to the private heelers, we have here a divi sion of responsibility which renders anything of the kind perfectly impracticable. Mr. Leath= has given us a list of the trades, professions, or quality 'of the shareholders of a joint-eteck bank in the county of York, which is a very curious document, and deserving of notice. At the head stand 23 ladies—a very novel position, it must be con fessed. What they can know of banking, or in what manner their interest would be exercised in the appoint ment of directors, &c., to manage their concerns, it would be difficult to guess ; but in the event of the fail ure of the bank I would beg to inquire what would be the condition of that unfortunate wight who would have to sue these 23 fair dames—he really could do nothing, ' (MONDAY EVENING.) say fleshing:, but—retire ladies—pray retire! Next T IVIES • h .—The demand for money, wh ich general come 23 s manufacturers, and these no doubt become in the early part of the day, but more especially in the Fe partners in order to make use of the common fund in reign Stock Alarket, it being the settlement of the half the discount of their own bills ; whether they did so or monthly account, with the fall produced by the debates in not, or whether they became Directors, and helped the French Chambers in the Rentes, caused the English themselves in any other way, we shall presently see. funds to assume u heavy appearance, in which condition Then folow 13 clerks and agents, and a very fair spe- they closed. There was not much business done either culation, gentlemen, it is on your part, to become share- in the fended or unfunded securities. holders in order to secure a good situation ; then we The Foreign Stocks showed symptoms of decline soon have six lawyers, all, of course, having a sharp eye to after the commencement of business, but subsequently business, and these 65 do actually form more than rallied, and advanced above the first quotations of the day. one-third of th e s h are h o ld ers o f thi s p rec i ous concern. With respect to the adjustment of the account, money The others are d escr ib e d thu s : -90 o ut of business, t w h a i. s , t a i t ht th w e h h e e n a, the tra M n a s rk: . t n c s lo w sed e , no d twithstaading 18 farmers, 11 maltsters, 8 grocers, 4 surgeons, 4 drug- A " b a l an ce-sheet" of the affairs of the " g United States" gists, 4 publicans, and the rest are sinners of every class Bank has been published, but is so little better than those and kind, on which our friend inquires "if it is by thew of the same kind which have preceded it, as not to be the private banker is to come to his end," and then very worth printing. Of what are termed " assets" the greater naturally exclaims, " Ohl that I may fall by less ig- part are of very doubtful value, and to include under that noble hands,"—from all which it would appear that he i head the value of the unexpired term of the charter is an is of the same opinion as the barber iri " Nickleby," i absurdity. A very different account must be prepared who, in answer to the application of a coalbeaver, in- before the deputation from Philadelphia can hope to sue sisted on the necessity of drawing a line somewhere, I coed in negotiating the loan which is said to have brought and not shaving any one below a baker at his shop, them to England. A complaint has arisen among the brokers and others So much for the Shareholders—then come the Three connected with the coffee trade that they are called upon tors ; and in this department there is a good deal of re- to pay duty upon the landing weight instead of the actual fmement, which it is somewhat difficult for the unini- or re-weight, and as the Customs authorities possess no tiered to understand. We have Honorary Directors, discretionary power which would in any way remedy the Extraordinary Directors, Ordinary Directors, Managing evil, the trade have thought it right to lay the subject be- Directors, which may be thus explained. At bead- I fore the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Board of quarters the Managing Director does sometimes call ; Trade. To do this effectually and with the full the Ordinary ones together to consult on whet is concurrence of the trade, a meeting was held at the L proper to be done, but at the branches never. London Commercial Sale. rooms this morning, at which were present many of its leading members. there reigns lord paramount. The Extraor between the i i ii n owi t ri hke...s. w e e n i ez i _c - Lte .lac pro a c o c tu e a d l ing o s r that ro dinary Directors 'are called into action vritch there happens to be what is vulgarly called a screw loose, weight very serious loss accrued; and in a case cited it - that is to say when the Ordinary ones have gone some- was stated that, -in the taking out of dock 300 bags of what out of their depth, and the Honorary betel), if coffee there was allecreaee of 3081 b., whilst in only one they happen to be Shareholders, which is very seldom instance was there an caress, and that of not more than the case, are summoned to the Council only once in the llb. The resolutions adopted were to the effect, that the history ea' th e . conce r n, and , then _merely to receive the continuance of the iiracticc had been hurtful to the trade information, .that "if they wish -to- save their bircon, and restricted busfiye'ss, and further, that it was contrary to they moat come down- with the -dust." the general tenotti - of the bonding laws to charge duty on Within the-last few weeks', - I have had the pleasure wastage goods. A deputation was appointed to obtain of meeting with 'a highly-intelligent and respected sgen• ' an interview with 'the Chancellor of the Exchequer on tleman, who has been for some time past a Director in a I the question. .The feeling at the meeting was unani .clearly demon that he had never been calledeon to meet his colleagues, branch bank of one of these concerns. He assured me mous' and the injustice. of the grievance so aerated, t cr. that it cathot fail to meet attention in the proper nor did he know or believe that they had ever met. He guar. had never been consulted—never seen the inside of a hook belonging to the concern ; and knew nothing what ever about it, or in. what manner it was conducted. The Managing Director went periodically to head quarters, settled his accounts, and 'was made acquainted with all the secrets of the prison-house ; but no tale did lie unfold on his return, and never, to his knowledge, had the Directors any direction in the matter. When asked how the concern had prospered, his answer was, " Why we- have paid up something more than, hati million of money, and lost one-third of it." I congra tulated him on the lac': of their having any thing left, for why, with such a management, they should' escape the fate of some others, I was at a loss to imagine, the necessary consequences resulting from such a system being a management the most wreckless and frauthilent that ever disgraced the money transactions of this or any other country. Are proofs of this assertion wanting ? Look at the Northern and Central, who lost 700,0001., and their Directors were found to have been specu lating in Railway Mares, and were the largest debtors of the concern. Another, the Imperial Bank, advanced to one Lancashire firm 270,0001., and having sacrificed all its subscribed capital in bad debts, then failed, and the Shareholders were found to be of so low a class as to be unable to make up the loss to the public, and unworthy of even a place in the Gazette. Four of these banks proved under the bankruptcy of Ilindes and Derham for 100,0001., one of theta being for 38,0001., or within 2,0001. of their entire paid up capital. Many other cases equally flagrant might be quoted ; but to crown all a firm at Stockport, and another in' Manchester, failed in 1839, and owed their joint-stock banker& 606,000/. ! ! ! Well may it be asked, " If these are the men to whom the Crown deputes the privilege of coining for the realm ?" It is true, friend, that this power has been deputed to them ; but out of evil comes good, and I shall be much mistaken if their days are not already numbered; and that but few re main thereof; for they have been weighed in the ba lance of public experience, and most grievously have they been found to be wanting. We now come to the remedy for this state of things. Mr. Leathern proposes a variety of regulations for Joint-stock Banking Companies, many of which I per fectly agree in, and should be happy to see them car ried into effect ; but they do not touch the cause of the evil, and it would be like prescribing for a pain in the finger, when a fatal disease reigns in the heart, or training a noxious , plant in a comely shape, whilst at the same time, the very principle of its exist ence is putting in danger all around it. We want a circulating medium, secured like the property in the savings' hanks, which has 'no ingredient that a panic can lay hold upon, and which, under all and every cir cumstance of the country, may gain with its growth, and expand and contract, not at the caprice of indivi duals, or their promises to pay, but in the exact pro portion of the Investment of real property, and of no thing else. My plan for effecting this object is as follows :—Let a Commission be appointed to take security from all bankers issuing promissory notes for their payment. This security should consist of either Exchequer Bills or Consols, and the interest on these to be received by the depositor, and in return for this the Commissioner should cause a stamp to be affixed to the banker's notes, certifying to the public that Government held security for its pay ment. This arrangement would not alter the present position of the parties, nor depriie the banker of the use of his funds in the slightest degree, for at present the public conclude that the banker has his assets either in his own coffers or in exchequer bills, consols, or some available security ; and the only difference would be, that, instead of these being in his own coffers, they would be for the future in the hands of Govern ment, and be would he restricted in his issues of paper to the amount of his security, instead of being able, as at present, to overstep this and to inundate at his pleasure the public, ad nauseant. The paper thus secured, I would make a legal ten der, as the Bank of England notes arc at present, and at the same time enlarge the metallic base of our cur rency, by making silver a legal tender to the extent of 201. In these we should have two .powerful auxiliaries to take off any demand for gold.among ourselves, specu lation would be restrained within reasonable hounds, prefitsonelegitienete , teedin. inereapedrand gt , '""L: •-• dium could arise. Neither could it be said to inflict any hardship on the HONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, CHRONICLE.—The balance-sheet of the United States Bank, published by us this morning, has been a subject of very gthieral discussion among our moneyed and commercial men. -A considerable allowance is of course made by them for depreciation in the two principal items comprehended in the assets—bills discounted and stocks. Whether the latter hive been continued in the bank's books at the cost price, or whether they are taken, from time to time, ta the market value of the day, we are nimble to say. It is, hoicever, satisfactory to know that, in the bills discounted account, such reservations have been made for bad and doubtful bills as are usually made by bankers. SUN...The Funds were less buoyant to•day, influenced partly by the fall in.thu Bourse at Paris, and partly by that temporary cessation of business which usually suc ceeds an advance in prices. Consols for immediate transfer have realised 90 to 904 ; and for the next ac count, or the 15th of January, the day appointed for the re-opening of the transfer books, 901 to 901. The market closed et about the intermediate quotations, with very little doing. Exchequer Bills ranged from 45. to Gs, premium'; and India Bonds from 10s. to 15s, discount ; Bank Stock was depressed to 1584 and 159} ; and East India Stock from 2431 to 242 i. Tbe New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realized 99 to 999 ; the Reduced Thrce ! •and.a.:lialf per Cents. 971- to 98 ; and the Three per Cent. Annuities 89td 89, Money on stock is now worth about 4 per cent. per annum, which shows the recent pressure to have been much alleviated. The transactions in 'the Foreign Market have been to .h fair extent, though .chiefly in Spanish and Portu guese Bonds ; the former • did not range higher than 231.0 4 , while *latter was marked 354 to 354. Chi lian Bonds were at 58 to 59 ; Brazilian at 72 to 724 ; Colombian at 251 to ; Mexican at 30 to s ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 524 to 52. The Share Market has been brisker to-day, and gene rally the principal lines in which business bee been trantacted have improved in value. The more current quotations have been for the Great Western 24 ; the New 104 ; the Fifths .5 ; the South Western 1.5 i ; and the Birmingham 78 prem. The Brighton 10,1 ; the Blackwall 34 ; the Bristol and Exeter 241 ; the Birmingham and Gloucester 25 ; the New North Mid land 2 ; the Cheltenham and Great Western 36 ; the Croydon 1 i ; and the Birmingham and Derby 26 dis. Union Bank of Australia shares were at 9.; ! premium. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. • FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ( From the Chronicle.) It is not our intention to enter on a defence of the pre sent Government of Spain, or to pronounce between the various parties in that country, though it might not be difficult to show that-great injustice has been done in the Times of yesterday,,to the Juntas and td Espartcro, in an article in which a very distorted view is taken of the va rious events in the Peninsula since 1836. Neither shall we attempt to vindicate Ministers for mixing themselves up with the extreme party in Spain. The Government of this country owed-.it to the people of Spain to use its best endeavours to put an end to the war excited by Don Carlos, by which Spain has so long been desolated. But it has never elaimed , a right to regulate the internal Govern.. scent of the country, or to mix itself up with political par ties. " England," says the Times, " has gradually allied itself more and more to the extreme party in Spain. The juntas have been encouraged ; even Yspartero has been honoured and avowed." \You'd the Times have had the 13ritish Government to refuse to avow and to ally itself with the men in .power, and who are in power because they p o ssess the confidence of the Spanish nation ? The Government of this country are not called on to pronounce between the different parties in Spain. The would be their opinions and their sympathies, but they may have ey were they assuming a right to which they have no claim, to tell Espartero and the party withiB3i which he is con. ( , been going on nceted--You have, . ever sinc e from bad to worse, and in drivingri,ril Christina out of Spin have cbeioached or. t1,., - you that we ts . cf the monarchy, and we frankly LAI wee cwaialltohadvreivenoytohuin do with you, but shall h d a o ve wliat power. The Frenea from to dic tation in Spain, and have d been all along assuming a , strung disapprobation of all drawn down on themselves the liberal Spaniards, for the bad counsel they have give Christina. If the French Govern ment really wishes well to Spain, it will abstain, from wounding the self-love offensiv e c l a i ms to of the people of that country , b y regulate its internal government, claims utter itrceon • _ , cilef , Ve i Pith national inde endencr. Spain, ' ~ .1 lb: • 14 , 4 ,, ,1 .. , ; f ~.,: ~t., , a,l‘,. 1 ti:, o ' 1 - ' ..! i ~,, r.". ,,,, k. v.i_t ~1, , , i L. , lebeht 11.1 y itedlincllt VVIIICh 1111- 1 plies that it is viewed as a mere appendage of France. ' There has been but too much talk lately of protectorates. ~, ~ .. i (From the Morning Pose.) t ath It is the duty of the public Journals to give ~ _ J iLi i t aders as full a report as they can of the debut, .ench Chamber upon the Sy r i an Q ues ti on; but Re m u ut 'ln:, nfess that in our opinion this discussion iN• all b he pef iligible to English understanding. What with t v---tf, lual departures from the main points in controvers. cusations, the recriminations, the strange eselamf itions id the sudden totsings up into the air of hits of ab. ;tr4. ntiment—what with the peculiar phrases and ailus kr; id the sectional views of a Chamber divided into (-et. r-tr left centre, right centre, left extreme, and Vght extre' a, we do profess that the whole thing" - passes pi ai r banking interests. We have invested eight hundred 1 ) English comprehension. It remands us millions in a ,national debt, which i s r a pidly b ecom i ng . w-hat Chris to. pher North described political economy 't c viz., . s : little better tha n a c h ar i ty b ox i n whicit are deposited contributions -in trust f or t h e poor, t h e needy, toe i But. confusion of ideas—the formality 'of noneens 5.' , though it be impossible, in our opieion, Sc n w the course of this discussion with' an:lhi* lihe e cisidow, and the orphan, and for those that cry aloud, f" ° on inuous view of what the people' c.rigavn. in . 51 and flare none to help them. We have spent more ; i • k t yl a,r ld c. be t at, we yet may draw, with tolerable 'C(I t` ii ‘ t lOf than one ' hundred millions in reeking railroads, and b e i nit h in the right, TAO er three broad and . genewil , ‘ O.,- ex given twenty millions for the emancipation of the slave ; , sions. It the first place it is, we think. evident es that and would it not tic an .insult that would be instantly hardly' any one who speaks in the French Ch'ember f 'Nuke thrown back in. our teeth, were we to suggest a doubt kith fr.an'sness. It they do not state what is' not .1. 'u=• - that 1,179 bankers of the United Kingelorn would find which w e ,Fhould be sorry to say o f them generally- thti . - anyhdiflleul ty, or consider it any hardship to find seen- say only a' part of shat is true. though bearing dirt 1 , ....' rity on those conditions for the paltry sum of ten Mil.; upon the matter before them. Each man is acting a i t. lions, the amount of their present circulation. for himself. It is not as in our House of Comte( .s: ?lacing where one set of men rhea e strong prnjudiees en • x 'And iinal:y—Oagbt the public to submit to side, e, tend another set on amsther, and men fight s' In tim whole circulation of the country under one bank of . milder to she fon the errors of tl k issue ; most decidedly not—we want no Stute bank to 1 '' Y ' s • - French . , rty ; but in the Clrtiblr, each " C r; make it a political engine—we want•no internieddiing ~, ~ seems to think that for the time being t' - . of the Government in our money matters farther than eye,' of the whole world are turned on kin) alone, /Inc' , he to be stake-holders of the security—we w a nt no one cams forth his own peculiar pearls for thin world's ao.nir .. , g o t i ' vzs sp:a s% e t. ia t e . a f . o ree wholly need d e e le st a i r t n u e te ss o t f o ti c ia o t lk h c or iv e e g t e ,;;;,, it . Y h E ff ,, ia) ..,... ** .., bank of issue to cramp that freedom of action which is lion -the re su l t b e i ng a perfect hash, or radio - o ll a podsic., -!- essential to the health of any system, and the Hank of man tells' just so mu c h o f w h at he krows as wii! tell w, England first taking credit for its debt due from the Government, and its stock of bullion from time to time, ought to be placed on the same footing as all other banks, fe . r himsei i,- and keeps the rest under a cloud. Souls all': i',l,lllZOt are verhaps exceptions. ri . T p li o e cina o set ld t:, : st l i a,r oatt s b li l a ch t ihl l o i i i rr , _ . 4." There is no deiiht the circulation of' the Bank would he , too well the' Witirtest road to self with - finesse,\And M.. Guiz s ot . materially affected by the change, but then the trade phical morality weltiela sets him abot P e the ;(;;Ition P of ..,,- trt of the country would no longer be bandied about be tween those conflicting interests, as ,it is at present, actor. Next, we mays conclude, that of all the Enio , . .: nor the land convulsed from one extremity to the other and wriggling creeturookewhielt issued out of ,th evil:- ' by the failure 'of country banks—the mismanagement refuse of wrelied revoliztion in France, M.. a of joint-stock companies, or the frequent application of is the one which most deserves to he erushe , under the screw (as it is called) of the Batik of England. the stamp of honest John Bull's indignant` foot.. Hip speeches in the Chamber show that he is embned v.'s; l.? al , A sound state of currency, like ' the vital air we the bad and hateful quaLaies of thO source from t ehie. a b , breathe, is essential to our commercial existence, acrd . , I springs. Extravagant 'in his views—unuria c ipl e d i i, - . tc anytbine short of that is a licence for the aommission the means by which they are to be attained—ain'oit'n . '-', of fraud. Take'air - itY froth 'it the 'eleirierr:A. of :mistrust s - -- e . - without travery—eager without enthusiasm, he would en e ' and dishonesty, and you will relieve the country of an etreavent nations by auch means as a - small attorney mig.'at incubus, which, a t p rese nt weighs down its best ever- , u s e to get the better of a gang of swindlers, whom he 01 gies, you will restore the most perfect harmony of ac- i wady to joie or to punish according to circumstances. zion to its_hest interests, and give vitality and strength who would any one have thought of such a person a. to all its amazing industry ; And if a cloud of doubt or Fetiche, aping the vi ews o f em pi re possesse d b y h e ir of difficulty should-then press against the horizon of master .ICf s apoleon ? Such a man is M. Thiess. As far England's prosperity; which no human prudence could as Eng7arni is concerned he has been baffled, an? either foresee or prevent, we might have a Well-founded h v e i r to Franca, ef"w aI . that *he may be d esp i se d ; b ut i re i s a ser i on hope to say with the poet— evil there it seems te he still bas iefiu- Think'st thou, fond sanguine man, enee. That he shn;ild have any, a f ter a ll . t h e mort ifi cat i on That yonder glorious orb is quenched by thy breath ? which his short-sighed folly ha s brouett upon France To-morrow he repairs his golden flood, within the last f e e t etherths, is a p roo f lesiev little the And warms the nation with redoubled rays. • French have yet learned to look at f acts - pNinly., and t ' 'A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. form a cool judgment upon- them. Next, use reedy se plainly "enougir from the avowals in she Ch am b er Nha: tht: Manchester, Nov. 9 . 4 , 1840, real views of the French Governm e nt w ere under :le di. e rrine preceding letters of this writer appeared in The rection of M. Thiers. The object unq ues ti ona bly aa s t Sun of July 9th, 16th, 30th, and September 18th. Er- establish a new and a formidable Power in the Lever' rata in letter of September 18th, in the ninth line froni under the influence and protection of France—a Pot.; the beginning, instead of "15 per cent." read "a small having a considerable navy in constant exetcise, and in a ft convenient situation to combine w ith th at o f France, ii- 'per centage. ' - • . order that the two together might successfully cope with the navy of England. (From the Morning Herald.) The speech of the Duke of Buckingham and Chanclos, at the farmers' ordinary, at Aylesbury, will be read with interest and satisfaction by all who delight to see the lin: of kindly intercourse preserved unbroken between t . , landlords of England and their industrious tenantry. - a - r . : here see a landlord in the very highest rank of the no bility—a ware " Plantagenet" --sitting down', with the farmers, at their market-dinner, in friendly mid familiar intercourse, tied pleading with them in the eaL•nest and eloquent language of the . heart on behalf of the laihouring population, that portion of the people whom " Whire'Phi-• losophers" would grind in the d u st, an d w hom - I. 7 hiess, aristocrats wolikal not allow to " come between the tr:nd and their nobility." it is certain from what was stated est - that dinner that there are a great many willing and' able labourers unemployed. These are all, according to Whig legislation unpitied objects for the application of the penal test of destitution, with its degrad. ~ ing badges of pairperism and its semi-starvation diet. Toe Duke ot' Buckingham wishing, as far as his own its finance and example,extends, to prevent any application-o the principle of false economy to farm-labour, has writtet to all his tenants to ascertain-how many labourers they err ploy accordiag to the average,of their farms, arid when h receives the rkturns lie will, no doubt, act upon the inform. • ation which he obtains for the benefit o f t h e h um bl e he. useful class of, men, in whose fate he takes so deep a interest. Letjhe great Millewners "go and eo like wise." ,But between that class of employers and the: won kmen there exists in general no other feeling tha that which exists between the worshippers-of were Mani mon and the human " machines ", by which capital is pr duccd. No kindly intercourse—no morel ti", binds th. relation of the employers and employed. Mere are ex ceptions, but, like all exceptions, they peeve the genera; rule. Many millownera are horrified by tin very notis• of black slavery abroad, who practise tha'neorst sort whi.s:.lu.sery at liorae ,Wojkste.hothepecies4,f,lavery—the. black tied white. But' the latter nil} never 'he eradicate until the teillowners take the same view of tl intereattro: their workmen as such landlords as the Duke'krf Bucking ham take of the interests of the farming labor. Vi ers. I (From the Times.) We anticipate much advantage to the pullie from the discussion which has recently arisen in our ettalunaes and elsewhere, as to the treatment of the insane in Aunatie asy lonig. The Learned and indefatigable Chaffisiataoof the .Middlesex Sessions is entitled to the thanks of every one who is capable of appreciating the importance sett the de fleecy of this subject, for the attention which he bas bee stowed upon it. Every lover of humanity must wish ti be persuaded that what is called the "coercive system" may be safely and beneficially dispensed with : and when a man so able, so judicious, so accustomed to weigh the value of evidence, and withal so disinterested, as M. Ser geant Adams, comes, after a careful and deliberate inves tigation, to the conclusion that this revolting method of treatment is not only unnecessary, but positively mischievous—when, in so doing, be is supported by high medical authorities, and appeals to_ the expe rience of the largest as)lum in the kingeom—i seems almost a supererogatory caution to withhold, even for a moment, our assent. The subject; how ever, is one on which we would religiuusly abstain frote anything which could be construed into a precipitate cx pression of opiision. At present we shall only say, the, every attempt which has been made to displace the state meats made by the Learned Sergeant, at the recent meet ing of the Middlesex Magistrates, has tended, in our judass ment, to establish their accuracy. Upon the whole, it appears very plainly that even those who protest against the total prohibition, under all circumstances whatever, of physical restraint, abandon as incapable of defence the whole system of wholesale coercion: and while they qua. - lily the practice they recommend by the epithet mild, in directly reprobate every treatment to which suei a term cannot with propriety be applied. We truss the same humane and disinterested zeal which has prompted Mr. Sergeant Adams to take up athis sub ject will induce him to pursue his researches, and collect as complete a body of facts as passible, fo - the guidance of the public, the faculty; and (it necessary) of the Legislature itself. There is another and a kindred topic which we should be glad to see rescued from the coarse and vulgar exaggeration of certain perio dical writers, and examined by some careful and unpreju diced mind, having access to good sources of information: We allude to the facilities which the present due of the law does undoubtedly afford for the improper conffhement , under pretence of lunacy, of individuals who are not veallc lunatics. There is no profession in which the standard; of honour, humanity, generosity, and every other virtue is higher than in that of medicine ; but among all i 'classes of men there must be some individuals who are accessible to base two m nt i p v h e y s s , i a c i i i a d n s e , a p b a y b t l b e e inf: mereims actionscer certificate,` eay tc. d W enable , dep!fe 2 mita of personal liberty and all its . indidents, 'Without lac) v , procCs3 of public investigation, argues an "indiscrim; • pa t e an d pverweeeing confidence, which . we are sure the memb:Te of that high-minded profession would not wish to have repOSed in them. It may be said, indeed. - that any flagrant case of :metession under this law would by the Commissio ner? probably be discovered and reit/edict: s of Lunatics within the limits of their superintendence, c. by visiting magistrates elsewhere. We thine; otherwise. Those who visit lunatic asylums go there (verY's;,'adearally and reaeonably) under the impression that the inmates are really insane, and are apt to recognize insanity in ever) look, word, and gesture, of those whom they see therm_ We remember to have heard it said by an acute observer. that upon emerging from an asylum into the public scree. he fancied every countenance which he saw wore the pe culiar expression of madness ; doubtless because, when within the walls, he had identified with mental disease the common features of humanity. hiring also be remembered that those who are really insane have oaten lucid intervals, in which they complain of their confinement; so that the fact of a man conversing rationally in the presence of an occasional visitor would be a very precarious, ground, on which to build the conclusion that he was improperly con fined. We fear, therefore, it must be taken as a. matter of fact, that our present laws upon the subject of !Linsey are much more capable of being perverted to ncfariou" purposes than could be desired ; and if it be true that there t is a wide difference in the proportionate numberfo profitable and of unprofita b le lunatics, and that of au who. are are possessed of property few in comparison enoughle ' the those c ur cures o after once entering it, if this be true, 't it highly expe dient a jealous investigation, and to make be taken in the dient that additional precautions should to chal a distinction in those persons. The difficulty is to inquisition which the fin-- cases; for the same process ofeasily bear might obvi ouslyfirst instance against the unnecessary confinement of such tunes of wealthy lunaticsfor t would he circumstances of the poor; be too expensive would render a most lin fraudulent deprivation of liberty, to another. ortant charity inaccessible . p and what might be necessary to protect one class from i -the public attaehMent to , Tire i, .S n(oFfrlft t ri h ig e h Af t, ° i l n m a n n g aAbdleverarht.sicerie.,) strenuouilv contends that though the deafening clamours in favour es' minoonuthtsago streets, car, arc its principles is as strong and general as ever. Our Con temporary adds, that though the advocates of the Charter Chartism, no whieh longer-heard fwelve are less noisy now than before, they are still as zealously . and actively engaged in the propagation of their principle'. as they were at the time they produced such fearful : ap • t prehenshans in the country. 13 Per h aps the st a t em eut o f ou ' r Centemporary is somewhat overcharged ; we 'l3§A,Spit' ,- ~..,, .., t!i , !-,L', 1 ., - ... .• . :lit:: area thd instifutiona o the, country, that it is. Still we have reason to believe that a , , strong under-current of discontent runs through the minds - of the working classes at this moment; and that they arc