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TESTIMONIAL to BENJAMIN lIAIVES, Esq., In the BOROUGH of LAMBETH. A.t a GENERAL MEETING of he Subscribers, held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, on Friday Evening, November 26th, 184 T, LAURENCE REDHEAD, Esq., in the Chair, The Report of the Committee appointed to superintend the collec tion of subscriptions, and consider the most desirable method of car rying out the object of the subscribers was read by the Secretaries, from which it appeared that the Subscriptions received amounted to 6931 , and they recommended that after payment of all expenses, about 1001, should be appropriated to the purchase of a Piece of Plate or other similar Testintonial, to be presented to Mr. Hawes, and that the remainder of the Fund should be applied to aid Mr. Hawes In Lis return to Parliament as soon as practicable. 'Whereupon it was moved by J. it. Hartnoll, Esq , seconded by a J. C. Sim, Esq., and carried u nan i mous ly, That the most appropriate manner in which the Electors of Lambeth could exhibit their estimation of the valuable public services and private worth of their late Member, Benjamin Hawes, Esq., Would be to hold the Testimonial Fund available in aid of the neces sary and legal expenses of promoting the return of that gentleman to Parliament for any constituency which in the interim of a Ge neral Election may express a desire to secure the benefit of so valu able a representative, and that out of the said fund the sum of about 1001 • be expend e d f or t h e purpose of presenting to Mr. Hawes a Piece er Piec es of Plate, bearing an inscription expressive of the respect Which the Subscribers entertain for the talent Mr. llawes has so e minently displayed in the discharge of his important public duties, and the steady zeal with which he has endeavoured to promote and Protect the local interests of his late constituents, the Electors of Lambeth, and showing the amount of subscriptions finally received, and the ebjects to which ft Is to he applied." It was moved, and carried unanimously, that L. Redhead, Esq., W. Cory, Esq., and J. C. Sim, Esq., be the three Trustees appointed to Carry out the wishes of the Subscribers thus expressed; and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, and al.o to the Honorary Secretaries, for the assistance rendered by them to the Subscribers iii promoting tile object, the meeting separated. By order, JAMES J. BLAKE, 1 Hon. Secretaries, W. H. MILLEIt, Nov. 26th, 1847. BY COMMAND OF THE POSTMASTER-GENER/i,, NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. GENERAL POST.OFFICE, NOVEMBER, 1847. Under the 34 and 4th Vic., cap.ll6, and 10th and 1 1th Vic. cap. 85, al Persons sending Letters by the Post Unpaid, which from any Mute whatever cannot be delivered to the Parties to whom they are addressed, are liable to pay the Postage charged thereon. which, un der the Ist Vie. cap 36, may be recovered with costs, by seminary Process before a Magistrate. In future, on such Letters being returned, the senders will be Cora l"'ned SO pay the Postage charged upon them. THE LATE MR. ROOKE. A GRAND CONCERT, for the BENEFIT of the WIDOW and SEVEN CHILDREN of the late Mr. Rooke, Under the special patronage of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, will be given at the Hanover-square Rooms, THIS EVENING, the 2d •of December, on which occasion a selection of favourite pieces front his operas will be per formed. The following eminent V oca li s t s an d I nstrumentalists have ' kindly tendered their services : —Misses Dolby, Poole, A. Williams, M. Williams, R. Isitscs ; Messrs. Wilson, Hobbs, Allen, Leffler, Machin, Williams, W. Sterndale Bennett, Richardson, and J. B. Chattorton. The Band will be complete, many of the late Mr. Rooke's former associates and admirers having cheerfully offered their valuable assistance.—Conductors, Sir Henry R. Bishop and Mr. Belle.— Leaders, Mr. T. Cooke and Mr. W. Thomas. Tickets, 75. each Reserved geats, 10s. id., with Programmes, may be had at all the Music Shops. bonations in behalf of the Widow and Family will be most thank ftilly received by the members of the Committee ; or by Mr. John Wilson, 47, Gower -street, Treasurer to the Fund. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. the TWO LECTURES by Dr. BACHHOFFNER•—one on Laws of Nature, i n re f erence t o th e i nsper t an t sub ject o f SANITARY MEASURES; the other on the various ies of VENTILATION, in which the PHYSICAL PRO PERTIES of a JET of ,TEAM will be exhibited, with Novel and , ZLg hl Y Interesting Experimesioi, daily at Two and Halt-past Three b lo ck. These Le c t ures w ill b e given alternately in tlie Evenings, at ...gist o'clock, except on Saturdays. The ELECTRIC TELE u •HS worked. The WOEKING MODELS, explained. An entirely New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. DIVING BELL and I)lt4l4Ne'—rPl4lwTiEii,tl, kc IIYDE k ': . NEW APPARATUS for CONVERSING Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price • MIDLAND RAILWAY. CA t r NEW 501. SHARES. -- " 4 LW' a FOURTH INSTALMENT of 51. per SHARE (making 151. per Share called up). ,_etice Is hereby given, that a CALL of Si. per Share on the New nth Shares in this Company has been this day made payable en the da Y 'X January, 1848, at any of the undermentioned Bankers, Messrs. Glyn, Hallifas, Mills, and Co., London. The Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool. The Birmingham Banking Company, Birmingham. Pares' Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester. Messrs. Crompton, Newton, and Co., Derby. The Royal Bank of Scotland, Glasgow. Interest at Five per Cent.• per Annum will be charged by the re "tetivre Bankers on all Calls not paid on the above-mentioned day Until the time of payment. Pa id I ' lo transfer of these Shares will be registered until this Call Is GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors. JOHN ELLIS, Deputy-Chairman. ber - By order, J. F. BELL , Secretary , bY, By 27, 1847. MER P ) IDL AND RAILWAY. oL oucE B sV ER CENT. SHARES (LATE BRISTOL AND 14119 :.TE1 CALL of 2/ per SHARE on the 501. SHARES (making ti• called up), and THIRD CALL of 3/. 14s. 6d. on the 371. ss. NP AII ES (making 1 11. as. 6d. called up). m once is hereby given, that further CALLS ofSHARE on 5 5 . °1 ° ',SIX per CENT. SHIRES, and of 31. 14s. Gd. on the de; SIX Per CENT. SNARES in this Company hare been this deiMentioned PAYable on the Ist day of January, 1848, at any o f th e un- Bankers YiZ. : Messrs. Glyn, leallifax, Mills, and Co., London. The Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool. The Birmingham Banking Company, Birmingham. Pares' Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester. Messrs. Crompton, Newton, and Co., Derby. ,_,ereThe Roal Rank of Scotland, Glasgow. Until th ape ' c i t t ly. st at 51. per Cent. per Annum will be charged by the re- Bankers on all Calls not paid on the above-mentioned day the Ban k of payment. Acid transfer of these Shares will be registered until this Call is GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors. JOHN ELLIS, Deputy Chairman. By order, L ' e rbY, Nov em b er 27, 1847. J. F. BELL, Secretary. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY are prepared to I;e,ceh'e The on security of their Debentures, for periods of Yearly rtP, Five, or seven Years in sums of 1,0001. each and upwards, at t after the rate 0f . 51. per cent. per annum, payable half- Derb AD plication to ' made to the Secretary, at the Company's Offi ce , xi By order, J. 1. BELL, Se c r e t ar y. November 2b, 1847. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER R NOTICE TO AILW AY. SHAREHOLDERS. Xotice is hereby given, that the Subscribers' Agreement and Par liaraentary Contract for the Session of 1848, will lie for Signature at the London Tavern, llishopsgate-street, Londe.. ..., on FRIDAY and SA- TrIDAY. the 3d and 4th days of December next, between the hours Of Ten o'clock in the Morning and Four o'clock in the Afternoon. :loch of the Shareholders as may not already h ave received a copy Of th e _ Letts* recently addressed by the Chairman to the Proprietors, Planatory of the arrangements made by the Directors as to the re-Introduction into Parliament of the Bill which was saactioned by the'louse of Commons and suspended at the close of last Session, Z°rarWith Piivilege to be resumed in the preseit Session, are requested to rtuiticate with the undersigned, who will forward a copy of such tter Without delay, together with any further explanation which rnay b e required. By order of the Directors, JOIIN CL 1847. ENCH, Se cre t ary. IZt eter, No. 13, 13edford-circus, Nov. 30, VALUABLE STOCK of ENGRAVINGS of Messrs. E. GAMBART JUNIN, and CO. SOUTHGATE and BARRETT will SELL by a nd ontUCTION at their Rooms, 22, Fleet-street, Six EVINING, I . , DAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS next, at SIR for 'Seven Dart, ,i„ .en , i ng, by order o f the surviving partner of Messrs. E. G am- Vlti onh ,"fi , n• and C o . , t h e second an d l as t portion of the STOC K of ImpT e E NGRAVINGS consisting of Choice Proofs and Pi c k e d tre„j Bll ,2e3 of the most ce l e b ra t e d productions of the Itali an, of atoic'i: ' Pen non, and En g li s h sc h o ols, together with a great v ar i ety Subi c bY th e b est masters, a quantity of scripteral and graceful et 3, bo oks of prints, &c. Der t . an t t l d It. would b eg to c ill the attention of collectors to this im thieir sale as an opp or t un i ty that se ld om occ ur s for enr i ching or tii, -• Portfo lios with th e c h o i cest engrav i ngs i n th e diff erent states 1141TISII COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New lu th e , a , l r oad, London. —The following Is a list of the AGENT for,.. of MORISON'S VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE, -.0.r,0us and its 'vicinity : ?,,,t1 trand—Tke Hygeist-office. 103, 9.uadrent, Rgent-street—Mr. Field. 1, ~.'-;anthridge-street, Edgeware-road—Mrs. Good. ..,4"rkplace, Mile . end-road—Mr. Lofts. °2 n. Lombard -street, Cornhill—Mr. Chappel. Ok e ford-s treet—Dietrichsen and Hannay, perfumers. ~,. w - road, St. Geo rge's - In-the-East—Mr. J. Kalnes. 2!, Watli. street—lirs. E. Dare. ?1 121,Great Tower • street—Mr. Baldwin. ~_ Strand —Mr. E. Griffin perfumer. tfl7 Townsend - street, , vr n send-street, Old Kent. ead—M Feuise. _ Tottenham-court-road—Mrs. Baucher. Z alharn-green—Mrs. Merchant. xentford (Post-office)—Mr. Norbu. 53 ' Great Batten's Library. ry Chart-street, East-road, Hoxton—Mr. H. Langley. ~ 4, Cornhill —Mr. R. Johnstone, perfumer, &c. .„' Hi gh flolbont—Mr. William Hallett. sandolph-street Camden -town (Post•office)—Mr. J. Foster. Deptford—Mr. Porritt, bookseller. B N t o cheainea—Mrs. Norris's Library. mist or druggist is authorised to sell this medicine. AA LA , !VERT ON TKE SEC RET INFIRMITIES OF TOUTR AND M ATURITY. — VrITH 45 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, sillat published, and may be had In French Sr English, in a Sealed Envelope, 25. Ckl„ or post-free, from the author, for forty-two- Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology et Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive tritons, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ile tnrity, usually acquires at as early period of life, which enervate the of and mental powers, di m i n i s h an d en f eeble the natural v 7elings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practica: yblservations n the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, ...Whether arising from these causes, close study, sr the influence of R`lolllcal climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, er -t „ ri , c , t4 re, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Indis ,&;.".?. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the tz -;.7,Y, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, nr„,.', 'ling their structures, uses, and functions, and the ystrious t....'",es that are produced in thorn by solitary habits, excesses, and .uection. 'IfERT, M.D., 9 ' nu Dl' O B R Y D g - S A T M IT R E E L B L T A , LONDON. - BEDFORD.SQUARE, Member o f the University of Edln eCtor et Medicine, Matriculated Mem-- btlrgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, r Lo_n c don, Honorary Member ),..." t he London Hospital Medical Society, 5 • ..aaeri Nat it age requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order veil, whi nt ch aY be really the cause of mutual happiness. Cored the a,. ~_ covers t e or g e disclosed, in o itt s; , v 1 true source in every instance h iin of domestic wretchedhnewssm, a be ny rai oo s ui ed d , which when 001:,traced to physical disqualifications and t t h h e e ir e at ri t , endant disap- Na n ', ants- Excesses are always injurious ; e become,, when abiT...,'n Moderation is fraught with advau f tag re ' ater or less injury to ii i ''' t he Prolific source of mischief, and o The particular excesses, in 0 the constitutional and vital powers. -- the nature and Nan c o Items fr any other Productive r -• Sr g eater e sevey' of misery to th e Rae uenc of wh ritic h this Treatise professes to di ame, late, to vehi hit i subject. account of tke This vvork couteinse an a ccurate and An Organs, and of th e ! ' and P hysiology of the Reproductive complete , It deservedly r relative co ndit'ons in health and disease. te s euire s of more health, the closest ' attention and Btady, for what subject can importance than the preservation of the 4' 4 et the ... , Physical capabilities of which every man should ticti P"sea seu. It unfortunately happens that the r ~ In of excessive indulz n e and vicious habits, whether acquired ;.',...!a11y life or from the -e fo c ilies of advanced age, while suffering he m their invariable consequences, fear of ap unwisely entertains a t rw.n iu lg to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so b c -tne ntlY but erroneously entertained that these complaints are p r the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking fiatsi.r aesistance where alone it can be pro cure. In acti thus, he that accurate discrimination in ascer d taining the causes of Ilabl 8 ' ayM pathy with th e sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva ki ,Y charac terise the int e lli gent and practical physician, and to the c H 4'cal Iran who ensw by his possession of the requisite legal montfli cations that entitled to esteem and in his p ido,„„ll.Putatlits, the u t most confidence shouldres be pect extended. Dr. roles t.."42.RT has obtained. the highest medical honours, as his diplomas .721.13', and the great extent of his practice for many years is a ! I :antee for his professional experienee, which has reference almost -v TLY to the t r eatment of these disease s . '4k_t:ablished ythe Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, ..Priterriosterrow ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stade, Tichborne te_ .11_armarket ; Mansell, 115, Fleet -street ; Gordon, 146, A,_!.71n.a11-street, London ; or, free by post for forty-two stamps, 0r 72 , ,!1 Author, who may be consulted on these disorders personally o,Y letter, daily from Ten till Two, and front Five till Eight at his 41444 °. 9. BOdlOrl-Street Bedford-ware Loudon. PUBLICATIONS. THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. Now ready. price 21s. splendidly bound, T HE BOOK of BEAUTY for 1848. Containing Portraits of Queens of England, beautifully engraved under the direction of Mr, CHARLES HEATH. With Historical and Biographical Memoirs by the COUNTESS of ELESSINGTON, &c. In the present volume of this old-established and favourite Annual an attempt has been made to combine permanent historical interest with the attractiveness of an Annual. It forms a charming present book sad souvenir for Christmas. I). Rogue, 86, Fleet-street. With a BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED PORTRAIT of JENNY LIND. Now ready, at all Booksellers, in a new bindin g , 21 s. T HE KEEPSAKE for 1848. Edited by the COUNTESS of BLESSINGTON, assisted by the Highest Literary Talent of the day. With Twelve beautiful Plates engraved under the direction of Mr. CHARLES HEATH. D. Bogue, 86, Fleet:st;;e7.. IJORRID MURDERS IN IRELAND.—These events were tkus mentioned under November in ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC, for 1847.—" On the 234 3lars will be very near the Earth, and ills then we hear of bloody deeds, ruthless murders, and savage slaughters. Alas! for Ireland," &c. ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC for 1848 now ready. Merwood and Co., Paternoster-row, and all Booksellers. May be had by post on sending Tenpence to S. Smith, 11, Dudley-place, Pad dington. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Royal Exchange, 24th Nov., 1847. The COURT of DIRECTORS of the ROYAL EXCHANGE:AS SURANCE do hereby give notice, that their TRANSFER-BOOKS will be SHUT from THURSDAY, the 9th of December next, to THURS DAY, the Gth of January following ; that the Anneal General Court appointed by their Charter will be holden at their office on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 22d of December, at Twelve o'clock at loon; aid that a dividend will be considered of at the said Court. ALEX. GREEN, Sec. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Persons of all ages, and in every station, may assure with this So ciety on very moderate terms. No extra premium is required for sea-risk, or residence in any part of Europe. Persons wishing to visit, or reside in other parts of the world, may also effect Policies at a small increase of premium. BONUSES. The two drat Divisions averaged 221. per cent. on the premiums paid ; the third 28/. per cent. The fourth bonus, declared Jan. 1847, averaged rather more than 361. per cent., and from the large amount of Profit reserved for future appropriation and other causes, the Bonuses hereafter are expected to exceed that amount. Tables of Rates, with a tell Report (recently printed) can be ob tained of the Society's Agents, or by addressing a letter to GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary, No. 99, Great Russell-street, Bloombury, London. TI ON AL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital .f.,500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institation embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for ieiture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meat other convenioncies or aecessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION BF PROFITS. The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth Jonus, varying from 3.5 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid on each policy effected on the profit scale. XAMPLEM. Age. E e, P Annual Pre mium. 'Policy taken out In . 1837 2 1838 2 1839 1 1840 1 1841 1 1842 Bonus In' addition Bonus In Assured. I Cash. Perma nent Re duction of Annual Premiums. Sum the Assured may bor row on Policy. 60 1000 s. d. 7434 A s. A.; 4 8 d. 243 9 3+112 8 5 218 4 8 99 8 10 .192 1 10,.. 8G 9 3 143 5 10 EG 8 4 1138 14 2 61 17 6 11l 6 ll' 49 10 0 s. d. 18 4 6 15 13 5 13 4 9 9 19 1 9 9 2 7 10 4 X a. d. 494 8 10 445 0 0 395 11 1 1346 2 3 1 296 13 4 247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the Once, or any of its branches iu the country ; or, on application. will be forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT is prepared in every colour, for selection, at Me:Ars. SWAIN and CO.'S, Court Tailors, 379, Oxford-street. Price 2/. PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. I 7 The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only article extant which effectually changes, In a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lOs per bottle. - To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, CS, Con hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; l'rout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; -Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge; Finnigin, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of mos Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent t• any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, post-paid. Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.' Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. pATENT CANDLE & CAAIPHINE LAMPS. The literally largest as well as choicest assortment of PAL MER'S MAGNUM and other CANDLESTICKS; Camphine, Ar gand, and Solar LAMPS, with all the latest improvements, and of the newest and most recherché patterns, in ormolu, Bohemian, and plain glass, or papier macho, in existence, is at WILLIAM S. BUR TON'S, 39, Oxford-street, corner of Newman-street, where all the seasonable novelties are now selling at from 20 to 30 per cent. under any house with whom quality and style are considerations. Palmer's patent Candle (marked " Palmer ") Bd. per lb., English's Cam phine, in sealed cans, bs. per gallon. The money returned for every article not approved of. Detailed catalogues with engravings scat (per post) free.—Establislied in Wells-street, A.D. 1820. N OVELTY in FRENCH CORNICES, from 115. A most varied and beautiful assortment of these elegant PARISIAN NOVELTIES, which threaten entirely to supersede all of British Manufacture, from 1 Is. and upwards, complete for any ordinary window (if inlaid with velvet of any colour about lbs. each extra), is now on SALE at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIP PON and BURTON'S), 39, Oxford-street, corner of Newman-street. Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every iron mongery article, sent (per post) free. WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late Rirrolsr and BURTON'S) Stock of geleral Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea o f its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it. —Established in Well-street, 1520. A R R G I A E. m One half the world are desolately single, and the other s supposing ense of them right questionably on , a c na t ir ei:47l a . icu D ia l t ftl a ilen ho c p e e; or e a m. bitter the latter. d e m t e a r r nt ri i e r d i e the q ue The solitary . and theindissoluble, one may shield himself regretthe plea . n_ of caution and wo i rid e l,prudence, comprosing hurry ; but the truth lies d ee p er. Ph ys i cal incapacity, and4l s ti o r e o l k a e l n e o h n e t a e l n t h t ~ are e the w g i. r y ea s t h o h u in ld d r n a o n t c b e s e t t h o e d o o n m ly es in ti c arr h i a a p g p e in s e e s t- s clement. Honour and justice demand tkat health should form an item in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect vroand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little MEMOISA 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is. each (by most, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively "etned, yr prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered try mfe interpretatior, of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but tor the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other little publications claim y our attention (same price Is. each, by post Is. 6d.) void called " What to Eat, Dri n k , and A," and lets, but e " How to be Irappy." They are not merely Pamp h qual in quantity a library volume, nor are the me re ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the they author's . Ilfe, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done ante—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of 289h , e C rw orn uuci hill? N ,i a 'a is te o r n rster - row ; Carvalh o , 147 , Fleet-street ; Mann, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, mornings and Booksellers. evenings), 10, A rgyll -place Regent-street ; and all ON 11.1mluystsraicteAdLbyn26 AnatomicaliscluA Coloured Engravings on Steel. IMPLEICATIONS, GENERATIVE IX IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. CITY, &NJ) New Edition, enlarged to 194 by post, direct from the EstapbalFsel!. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or ent,3s.6d. in postage stamps, CAI A THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the infirmities and decay of the generative system, front ex cessive indulgence, infection, and the Inordinate use of mercury, means of obviating certain dis astTaatgede, ci w u i a th ii fi r c e s m ti a o r i k . s . on n t L. PERRY and CO., 19, Berners-st ured Engravings. By It. and Published by the Authors : sold by 4-toet, Oxford - street, Loudon. Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-Strange, 11, Paternoster-row; qtreet, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Lead : Starle, 23, Titebborne- PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology nhall-street. organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PART the re-prodective PART IL treats of the consequences resulting from gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, ni excessive indul producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings, PART 111. Treats of the diseasesresulting from infection , either the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for in their treatment.. The consequences of early neglect a n d o f the abuseo of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Ferry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. It combines with the virus chemically, And destroys its power an the system. PART T. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its duties, The causes of unproductive union, are also considered, and the whole subject critically and philosophically Inquired into. T1111"ORD1AL BALM OP SYRIACUM IS exclusively employed in treat ing n.., Tons and sexual debility, impotence, &c., Ils .and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary symp toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 3d., 4s. 6d., and Ils. per box, a certain remedy in gonorrhoea, gleet, strictures, and chronic inflamma tion of the bladder. Perry's Preventative Lotion, an application to obviate the danger of infection, 335. a bottle. Consultation fee, if by letter, If. Al. I'ackets with advice to be had at the Establishment only, by which the fee, If. ,is saved. Attendance daily at 19, Ber ners-street, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight.; on Sundays -gal reloToll to QIN. , `• " -", It '") P. fr 4 4 .", 4. t 1f 1 , 1 7 , ~. - - , - --. ; r 4 3 /1 T 4 ...,_ .;------ r - 4 i • ~. 1'4,...,4 \ ! e• 1 3-01-1 ,'. 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THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS, will meet at Guildh a ll, on WEDNESDAT, the 814 day of December next, at One o'clock precisely, to receive tenders for LETTING on BUILDING LEASES, for sixty-one years, front Christmas next, a Piece of Ground, on the north side et Narrow-street, Ratcliffe ; and a large plot of fround en the east side of Puddle Dock, on the south side of Upper Thames-street, and on the north side of the River Thames. Also to receive Tenders for Letting on Leases, for twenty-ono years from Chri-tunas next, a House, No. 19, on the north side of Broad-street, buildings ; and Nos. 7,6,. 5, and 4, ea the north side of Cres cent-place, Ylackfrlars ; and also for 12% years, from Christmas next, a house in Beehive-passage, Lime-street. Further particulars may be obtained, and plans seen, by applying at the (Mice of Works, Guildhall. THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller. rllib Q UJEN'S BISCUITS, 1_ Manufactured solely by J. D. CARR and Co., of Carlisle, Biscuit-manufacturers by special appointment to the Queen and Roi al Family. "Br virtue of the power to me given, I hereby appoint Jonathan Hodgson Carr, of Carlisle, to the place of Biscuit -baker to her Majesty in Ordinary. He is to have and enjoy all the rights, profits, privile;es,and advantages to the said place belonging, during my will and pleasure. ..;:ivett under my hand, this Eighth day of May, 1841, in the Fourttrycar of her Majesty's re i gn. " " Entered in the Office of th e B oard of Green Cloth, the RROL. 20th day of May, 1841. - "CHAS. HILL." J. D. CARR and Co. have opened an Establishment for the sale of their Biscuits at I 11, Strand, where purchasers, Wholesale and Retail, may at all times have a perfectly fresh and extensive supply LMI T HFIE LI) CLUB PRIZE CATTLE SHOW, 1847. The ANNUAL EXHIBITION of Prize Cattle, Seeds, Roots, Im plements, &c., Bth, 9th, 10th, and 11th December, at the HORSE BAZAAR, King-street, Portman-square. Ladies are enabled to view this National Exhibition with perfect convert ; and for the better accommodation of visitors, a large Sa loot, tor refreshments is this year added. Open•from Daylight till Nine in the Evening. „Admittance —ONE SHILLING. IRELAND. MORE ASSASSINATIONS. Dunutzi, Nov. 3 0.—Accounts reached town this morning of the assassination yesterday afternoon of the Rev. John Lloyd. The Rev. Gentleman was rector of Aughrirn, and read service yesterday as usual in his church. On his return home he was shot not tar from the church. The Rev. Mr. Lloyd was a small proprietor, but was understood to have considerable money wealth. He was very unpopular in his district. A correspondent of the Mad thus announces this frightful outrage : Mr. Lloyd was accosted on his way , by a man, who walked up to the Reverend Gentleman, and coolly in formed him that he had not long to live. Mr. Lloyd said he was not aware of ever having injured any one. " Oh, 1 yes, (reponded the assassin), you have dispossessed a tenant on the Leitrim estate ;" and then pulling a short gun from under his coat, lodged the contents in the vic tim's body, who expired shortly afterwards. Another murder was committed in the district of Islandeady, Mayo, one of the most afflicted of that county. The account is from a private source, but it may be implicitly relied upon. The victim is a person named O'Donnell, a bailiff in the service of the Earl of Lucan, on whose business the unhappy man was engaged at the time of his murder. O'Donnell has re cently been brought much into collision with Lord Lu can's tenantry. His Lordship's agent, it is understood, has been served with a threatening notice. Referring to th e savage mur d er of the Rev. John Lloyd; 'near Elphin, Roscommon, the Evening Posi says !•---" One letter states that there were two persons enkaged in the murder, both of them dressed in clothes superior to those generally worn by the peasantry, and that they appeared to be total strangers in that part of the country. All the letters concur in the statement that the deepest alarm prevailed in that part of Ros common." The same journal contains the following We are happy to learn from the editor of the Tipperary Vindi cator that Mr. R. Uniacke Bayly is getting on:as well as can be expected. He continues to labour under feverish symptoms, nor can it be said that danger has altogether disappeared ; but his excellent constitution, and the un remitting attention bestowed upon his case, give hope that he may be restored to health, though for a very long period hope was very feeble. A statement ia the Evening Mail of Friday, that Mr. Bayly had been shot at in consequence of the poor-law s , i.; wholly with ou t foundation. W e are i n f ormed on he same authority, that the investigation into this atrocious crime was yes terday (Monday) resumed before Major Brownrigg, at Nenagh county goal. Six oy seven other persons were arrested on suspicion, but of the result we are not able to speak." The system of agrarian combination is extending in the county of Sligo. A letter from that county states that " threatening notices have been served upon a clergyman of the Established Church, who has all along worked with great seal and success in promoting measures of relief. The reverend gentleman, it appears, has become obnoxious in consequence of his exertions to have the poor -rate collected in the district. He has found it necessary for his safety to have a policeman constantly in attendance." HALF PAST FIVE O'CLOCK. —.I have seen a letter from Borrisokane, North Tipperary, dated Nov. 29 (yester day), which says, "a man was discovered on the road near this town to-day murdered in the most brutal manner. He was stoned to death ! Oue stone was actually embedded in his skull, and the doctor had to use a pair of nippers in dislodging it. The name of the unfortunate man is not known. He was dressed in the ordinary garb of a farmer. An inquest is about to be held." Two battalions of the guards and a regiment of dra goons are shortly expected in this country, to supply the place of regiments under orders for the disturbed dis tricts. The 92d Highlanders, at present stationed in this garrison, have received orders to march to Limerick and Nenagh, and they will be detached to various of the disturbed districts to aid in repressing crime. They will leave to-morrow, the orders for their march being pressing. The 71st Regiment is also under orders for the same destination. The Enniskillen Chronicle says—" Sundry companies of the 48th arrived here from the out-stations during the last week, having been relieved by detachments from this garrison. An officer and party of the 48th Regi ment left this day (Monday) for Boyle, escorting ammu nition." The Evening Post, referring to the reorganization of the General Central Relief Committee for Ireland, says —" Already the pile of letters imploring assistance is on the increase. Already have the honorary secretaries (Messrs. Latouche, Hutton, and M'Donnell) commenced their active labours of inquiry, and a few weeks more will find the committee again in full operation, and the utmost extent of their zeal and their resources will be demanded by a renewal of Irish suffering." The folio., ing afflicting details are given in the Clare Journal, received this morning : "• There are 700 paupers in the Scariff workhouse, and hundreds daily —nay hourly—seeking admission ; with their countenances emaciated and sully depicted with the destitution that is hourly augmenting in that locality. The vice-guardians have declared a rate of 7s. 6d. in the pound all over the union. Parents are de.- serting their children there and leaving. One child was brought into the workhouse yesterday, four years of age, and could not tell its name." " Last week, some three or four hundred persons, men, women, and children, from the parish of Killard, entered an extensive turnip field belonging to Mr. James Shannon, of Craganock, and tore away and eat on the spot the greater part of the turnips grown thereon, to stay for the moment the cravings of hunger. About one hundred of these poor people were on the last meeting day allowed into the Kilrush workhouse." The Corh Examiner contains a long report of a tenant right meeting, held in Skibbereen on Wednesday last. B. H. Becher, Esq., presided, and some of the gentry, and several of the clergy, Protestant and Roman Catho lic, attended and took part in the proceedings. DUNDALK ELECTION PETITION. —The sureties for prosecuting the petition against the return of Mr. It'Ta vish were perfected this day at the head police office. HEALTH OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—The Lord Chancellor did not sit yesterday, and will not do so this week. His Lordship is very ill with an affection of his chest, caused by cold, and is under the care of Sir Henry Marsh. It became necessary to apply a blister to his chest yesterday, and to oblige his Lordship to remain at home. He resumed the duties of the Court prema turely, THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. — Tuesday being St. Andrew's-day, the annual Court of the Governors of the Scottish Hospital was held at the Hall of the Cor poration, Crane -court, Fleet street, to receive the re port for the past year. The Chisholm in the chair. Major Adair, the secretary, having stated the amount distributed in relief during the last two months to have been 245/. 14s. Bd., produced the annual report of receipts and expenditure. The total income was 3,4421. 6s. 9d., w hi c h i nc l uded 639!. 6s. donations ; 1751. 18s. 3d., one-third of the proceeds of the Caledo nian Ball ; annual contributions, 467/. 165., &c. After discharging all necessary expenses, among which was the sum of 2,683/. 12s. in relief, there remained a ba lance in hand of 1961. 6s. 6d. Of the sum given in relief 4,973 persons had been recipients, some of whom were allowed 101. and some 81. annuities. The Corpo ration property amounted to 34,400/. Three per Cent., and 5,100/. old South Sea Stock. The report was re ceived and adopted. The c'aairman then stated, that in consequence of the resignation of the Presidency by the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of Montrose had con sented to accept the office. His Grace was accordingly elected. ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE OXIbRD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.— NORTON, NEAR WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY.—AIIOthgr fatal occurrence has just happened here on the works of the above unfortunate line of railway, which has hurried a young man, in the prime of manhood, into eternity. A coroner's inquest has been held at a cottage here, on the body of the deceased, whose name is Thomas Poole, and whose death was occasioned by the following cir cumstances:—The deceased was at work on the line with between twenty and thirty others, when one of the earth waggons ran off the temporary rails. Deceased was endeavouring, with Henry Reining and George Suborn, to replace the waggon on the rails, when the vehicle and soil overbalanced and killed him on the spot I He was picked up immediately but life was ex tinct in five minutes. NEW EPIDEMIC. —Within the last eight or ten days a new epidemic has sprung up in the city, in the form of influenza, of a very severe character, which the present state of the weather greatly aggravates arid fosters. Among the youth especially, the disease rages to an extent not known for many years, so much so as to lead to a total interruption of the routine in our principal academical institutions. The teachers of the Edinburgh Academy found their classes so remarkably thin towards the end of last week, that some holidays had to be granted; and yesterday the Lord Provost granted liberty to suspend attendance on the classes in the High School for a week,- for the same cause. Other seminaries are reduced to a similar position, by suffering from the disease, which; though not serious or alarming, is un precedentedlicommon. On Sunday the churches were all very chinly attended, and the general coughing of those present indicated plainly where the cause,lay. A safe, simple, and efficacious remedy for the influenza is to wear a good large plaster of Burgundy pitch over the chest; by so doing, it will not only subdue the distress ing cough, and other uneasy symptoms attendant there on, but will, if applied in time, act as a sure preventative. —Edinburgh Advertiser. On Tuesday, the 30th ult., died, at the house of his son, at Islington, in the 87th year of his ago, Mr. Thomas Cobbett, the elder brother of the late William Cobbett. This gentleman was the last surviving of four brothers. A GANG OF THIEVES. (From Galignanis Messenger.) During the last few months our readers will re member to have seen in our columns accounts of the capture of a numerous band of thieves who, under the direction of a man named Claude Thibert, particularly distinguished themselves by highway robberies; and they will also remember to have read repeated refe rences to the facts disclosed by the investigations which were entered into. After several months' preparation it was determined to bring the band to trial at the first November session of the Court of Assizes of the Seine. The capture of the gang and the preliminary inquirie s i n t o i ts misdeeds having excited public at tention to an extraordinary degree, the trial was looked f orwar d to with intense interest; this interest was even increased by the pretended revelations of certain newspapers, to the effect that, besides the commission of innumerable robberies, the accused would b e proved to have been guilty of many a dark deed of blood, relieved, however, by acts of touching generosity and chivalrous bearing. In fact, the band was represented to be a set of melodramatic heroes ; cut-throats, but noble-hearted ; thieves, but possessed of every high quality; outcasts from society, but bearing themselves as redressers of wron gs ; whilst around them a glorious halo of devotedness in friendship and fidelity in love was made to shine; and at the same time it was pretty plainly hinted that more than one lady of high degree had abandoned family, friends, station, fortune, and even honour itself, to join her i fate to theirs. U nfortunately, however, for romantic readers, not a word of all this is true. The gang are not murderers, but consist of a sorry set of knaves as ever figured on the doclitof an assize court; their robberies have been very common-place affairs —instead of devoted friendship and f:.ithful love, they have displayed the basest treachery to each other, and their lady followers and accomplices are neither fair nor high-born, but the lowest of the low. Indeed, had it not been for the number of the gang and the extent of its depredations, the trial would scarcely have attracted a passing notice. Claude Thibert, as we have said, was the chief of the band, and it bore his name. Not fewer than 58 of his accomplices, 11 of whom were women, were brought to trial with him, but his band was really much larger; a considerable number—and among them an English man named Stone —having thus far contrived to avoid being taken. The trial of the accused was commenced on Friday, the 4th, and continued every day, with the exception of Sunday, the 7th, and Sunday, the 14th, untilsix o'clock yesterday morning. Great changes had to be made in the court to find places for the prisoners. The dock was filled up with six rows of seats. and on them the accused were plac€d, each on e be tween two g?ndarmes. The appearance thus pre sented was very remarkable. A strong firce of gen darmes was considered necessary to prevent the ac cu•ed from making, as they are stated to have in tended, an attempt to escape on their way to or from the court, an d a l so to prevent the majority of them from taking, as they had threatened, vengeance on those of th e i r accomp li ces w h o had made revelations. The indictment was of immense length containing as much matter as six volumes of romances ; the reading of its occupied the greater part of two days' s itti ngs. This document, w hi c h was as uninteresting as it w as long, stated th a t th e num b er o f robberies committed by the different accused was 119, and extended from 1838 to the arre s t o f th e l ea d er in 1846. Most of the robberies were of the same character. During the night the accused were accustomed to rob the waggons and carts which the drivers left in the public road before the inns in which they had taken up th e i r quarters. Generally they ma d e a choice from the contents of the vehicles, carefully covering what they did not take; but sometimes they made away with the wag gons altogether. They also stole horses and carts ; sometimes helping themselves to a horse toput to a cart; sometimes stealing a cart to put to a horse. Twenty carts and upwards of thirty horses were thus s t o l en . They, moreover, at t i mes broke into houses to commit robberies. They contrived for a longtime to escape detection by ma ki ng off w i t h great rapidity to distant parts of the country immediately after perpe trating a theft ; and as they had numerous depots and receivers in all directions they had no difficulty in get ting rid of their booty. Among the places at which their principal robberies were committed were Soissons, Rethel, Verdun, Villers-le-Tourneur St. Aubin, Dumbasle (Meuse), Troyes, Langres, Nan is (Seine et Marne), V o id, Ch arcy (Cote d'Or), Valence, Sez anne(Alarne),St.Didier,(Coted'Or),SichOres(Yonne), andillon (Loiret), Be ssa y (Alli er ) , Linhs (Oise), ussey (COW d'Or), &c. These places are com prised in u zone of about 80 leagues around ram ; but the hand rarely came very near the capital, and the thefts they did perpetrate in its vicinity were at very distant intervals. The appearance of Thibert, who is about 46 years of age, presents nothing remarkable, but his features have an expression of intelligence and determination. He exercised great authority over his band, and was spoken of by them in very respectful terms. When, for example, any of his accomplices had occasion to allude to him in the course of the proceedings, they always called him Monsieur Thibert. He ostensibly carried on th e business of a pedlar an d hawker, 'and was duly li censed. He went from one part of the country to the other, accompanied by several men whom he called his domestics; and when an opportunity of committing a theft presented itself he availed himself of it, and imme diately disappeared with his booty. His activity was extraordinary—he would commit a robbery in one spot, and the next d ay commit another at twenty leagues' distance. In the course of his business as a hawker he contrived to dispose of a good deal of his booty ; the rest he sold to receivers; and when sales were difficult he lodged it in a depot which he had hired at Villeneuve St. Georges. He had more than once fallen into the hands of justice and h ad been severely punished. When he was last arrested, which was on the 29th of January, 1846, he at first seemed as if struck by a thunderbolt, and when he came to himself he cried that he was lost. After a while, however, he demanded to see the chief of the secret police, and to him he made a confession of having been concerned in forty-eight robberies. lie at the same time denounced all his accomplices, both thieves and receivers. The influence which Thi bert exercised over his band did not arise from any express arrangement between him and them, but was obtained entirely by the e . nergy of his character. I n t h e course of the trial he repeated the fullest c on f ess i ons as regarded his own guilt, and stated with great precision the cases in which the different prisoners were concerned. When asked what was his profession, he replied, "A thief, Mr. President —a thief. I have always been a thief;" and he added, " When I was quite young I remember having committed robberies with Jews, who compelled me to steal sacred objects from churches, and then m a d e me dance on them, saying, 'Now, then, little Catholic, dance on them !' His mother, it appears, was a gipsy woman, and died in a hospital when he was very young, leaving him without any resource. His father was a criminal, and, it is believed, died on the scaffold ; but this Thibert denies. The accused next in importance to Thibert were—a young man named Dickers, aged only twenty-four, who was concerned in fifty-seven robberies, and who, when he beard of Thibert's arrest, broke into his store of stolen goods and made away with the greater part of it; Dufour, concerned in fifty-seven robberies; Prudhomme, concerned in fifty-six ; Chobeaux, in an ex Jorcat and a c e l e b ra t e d malefactor, concernedtwenty-five ; formerly a skilful pickpocket at Paris, concerned in only two robberies; Roche, an ex. convict, concerned in a great many robbe r i es. Half of the ba n d consisted of receivers of stolen goods, and among them was a man named H ermann, a German, professedly a street conjuror, who at tracted notice not so much on ac count of th e enormity of his offences as from being a we l l-known character in Paris. Without going into the facts of the parti cu l a r robberies in which th e different prisone rs p ar ti c ip a ted, .which would b e a wearisome and useless task, it will suffice to say that most of Thibert's revelations were proved to be true, and th a t the pris o n ers i n some cases admitted their guilt, others strenuously denied it. A very old woman named Roch, alias Richard, who stood accused of having knowingly purchased some stolen , ,cloth, was particu larly d ec id e d i n h er d enia l s . Oh the liar !oh the liar !" she exclaimed to every accusation of Thibert " what could I want with cloth ?" she added. "It was for your lover," said Thibert. "My lover ; oh the wretch ! I had no lover, I swear to God !" cried the old lady ; "he was only my man of business !" The old woman kept a public-house, and when she was asked if the society which frequented it was not what is called Lien melee,—" Not at all !" sa i d she indig nan tl y . "N o I" sa id th e PTid ,, ent, "it was not inde e d, f or t h ey were a ll thieves. 'I 'he man named Roche, h av i ng d en i e d th a t h e h a d committed rob beries with Thibert, because, he said, h e d esp i sed him too much, th e P res id en t exclaimed, " What you, a convict, c on d emne d to 20 years' hard labour in the bagne, you despise him—why so ?" "Yes," replied the prisoner, " I have the right to despise him ! I am a convict, it is true; but that does not prevent me from h av i ng sentiments o'r honour !" ' The woman Pierrot, accuse d by Thibert of havinglpurcha se. d his stolen goo d s, loudly denied it and denounced him as a liar. "B ut remember, Madame," said Thibert, S 17 N, DECEMBER 2, 1847. THE IRISH BAR. (Continued from the Law Review.) Despite of many drawbacks, Norbury was a very ex ,raordinary man. Short and pursy, with grey, laughing 0) es, he had the singular habit of puffing out his cheeks between his sentences. To a thorough knowledge of the world, he added, what perhaps that very knowledge would create, as thorough a contempt for it. The con ventional gravity of the judgment -seat was put to flight by such expressions as,—" Come, Mr. Everard, mur your demurrer;" and of course his Court adopted its chief's example. It could not well be otherwise. His very laugh was infectious. A stranger passing through the hall, could at any time have distinguished the Com mon Pleas by the incessant merriment %Thiel, from it. portals. Of that Court at nisi prius, par ticularly in summer, it is difficult to convey an adequate description. As a matter of course, it was always cross ded to the very ceiling, with an atmosphere to match. In this, above all things, Norbury delighted, with the exception of the heat. There he was in his glory, good humour personified, puffing, and punning, and panting, till his face became a full moon. At last, grilled beyond endurance, off went the gown, and the tails of the wig reversed, hung over his forehead. But suffer as he might, there was about him a blandness which it was impossible to ruffle. He was often severely tried. Amongst the many portents which distinguished his Court, was a poor monomaniac, whose delusion was that he was the Chief Justice. Long and good-naturedly was he tolerated, till, when at last ho threatened to de • pose the impostor from the bench, the tardy mandate might be heard, Jackson, turn Lord Norbury out of court." A nonsuit was never heard of in his time. Some people gave a reason for it ; Norbury gave another, rather different, but less serious. "As a constitutional judge he would not take a case from the jury." " I hope, my Lord, " sa id counsel (in a case actually commanding it), "your Lordship will, for once, have the courage to nonsuit." In a moment the hair-triggers were sum moned. " Courage —I tell you what, Mr. Wallace, there are two kinds of courage —courage to shoot and courage to non shoot, and I hope I have both—but non-shoot I certainly will not;" and no possible argument could in duce him. He was an inveterate punster, and a first rate one, too, if, according to Swift, the worst are the best. Bitter things, however, at times he said, and things to be remembered. There was a gentleman of high rank once tried before him for arson. He was acquitted —not, however, by the verdict of the mob who, in defiance of the jury. called his house Moscow." The first place in which Norbury and he met after trial, was at a levee. " How do you do, my Lord?" " How do— how do—glad to meet you here." '' Paying my farewell visit as a bachelor, my Lord, I'm going to become a Benedict." " Glad to hear it, Mr. C. Saint Paul says, you know, better marry than burn." It is singular enough that, with good humour ever in his looks, and merriment also ever on his lips, this man's nature was obdurate and callous. He had no sympathy for human suffering, no feeling even for himself. Ile valued not his life at a pin's fee, and it was as dangerons as it was difficult to provoke him. His friends knew this, and the fact gave rise to an incident in which his shrewdness and determination blended humorously. Towards the close of life, when the failure of his facul ties became manifest, the then Viceroy, the Marquis Wellesley, decided on giving him a hint to resign, through the well- known Under-Secretary, Mr. Gregory. Norbury got scent of it, and instantly was his decision taken. He sent for Gregory, led him to his library, and, as he turned the key, assumed that fiery scowl with which Gregory was familiar as portending mischief. " Gregory, I have long looked on you as my oldest friend, and severely now am I about to test that friend. ship The most momentous incident of my life is at hand; I am about to be publicly and grossly insulted—l, who never brooked even a saucy look from any one! Will you believe it, Gregory, our mock-king at the castle is actually meditating a message to me to resign my office! Did you ever hear of such audaeity! such poltroonry too! Of course the fellow won't fight. But my mind's made up, his ruffian messenger shall have my life, or never return with his own—no—not though he was my brother. Gregory, my old and valued friend, will you stand by me? The hair-triggers are as ready as in the days of Napper Tandy." That very day the private closet of the castle saw the horror-stricken Gre gory most respectfully declining the confidential mission. The blow, thus for the time averted, came at last. It came, however, in writing. All Norbury asked, was a postponement, till he could consult a friend. The pro mise being given —the friend was in India—and—a year was gained. At last, however, falling asleep en the bench during a trial for murder, a petition to Parliament compelled his resignation. His last act was characteristic. He had for his neighbour an old nobleman who had been bedridden for years. Hearing from his physician that, though he himself was in no immediate danger, still in all probability he would never rise from his bed, he very deliberately rung the bell for his servant:— "James, go next door, and tell Lord Erne, with my com pliments, that it's now a dead-heat between us." When he was not on the bench he was on horseback. Ono of his brethren in the Common Pleas deierves a passing notice. In truth, Mr. Justice Fletcher was, in his own way, almost as great an original as his chief. A good lawyer, for the time in which ho lived, and, what is good in all times, a very humane judge : but, bear's skin di sgu i se d a ki n d ly nature ; uncout h in manner, and independent i n p r i nc ipl e , h e care d ne ith er what he said, nor whom he encountered. The ultra liberalism of his celebrated charge to the Wexford grand jury threw the whole country into a flame, and well nigh drew down on him the vengeance of Government. By way of propitiating them, be revised, strengthened, and published it as a pamphlet. The surliness of hi s manner produced a mot from Mr. French, which should not be forgotten. About five o'clock every day Fletcher became ravenously hungry ; the peasantry said he had a wolf in his stomach. Ono day, just on the advent of the hungry hour, French commenced a long cross examination; sundry and wryful were the contortions of Fletcher, and dogged in proportion the pertinacity of French. At length the hour of six sounded audibly. Flesh and blood —at all events, flesh and blood like Fletcher's—could stand it no longer, the outburst came: " the great business we transacted together and the profits you got out of me !" " Profits, profits!" shrieked the woman in a fury, and, te a ri ng o ff h er petti coa t, s h e shouted, " Look there, gentlemen ; I gave him 35 centimes, a metre for this rubbish. Judge from that of the profits he enabled me to realize!" The interrogatorie s of the other prisoners presented nothing remarkable, neither did the evidence given against them ; but it may he stated that it transpired that one of the persons robbed by the gang died from grief; and that several others were completely ruined. It also appeared that several of the prisoners suddenly fell on Dufour, whilst in prison, and nearly killed him for having made revelations. After hearing speeches from a great number of advocates for the prisoners, the President severally asked the accused if they had anything to add in their defence ? Thibert merely answered, that all that he had said was the truth, and he demanded the indulgence of the court. Dickers said :—" A word, I beg of you. Permit me to remind you, that in spite of great dan gers with which we were threatened in becoming informers, we have come here and told you the truth. The revelations we have made place an impassable barrier between us and crime. We have been se verely treated by the advocates of the other prisoners, we have been called cowards—infamous ; but we can bear these reproaches, for God gives strength to those who desire to lead a new life, and enables them to bear everything ! No, we are not infamous I What interest could cause us to make revelations when the dungeon awaits us ? It was to break with crime for ever that we acted as we have done I" All this was said with great apparent humility. The accused named Roche said that it mattered little to him what sentence was passed on him, for the condemnations already heaped on him would not be satisfied until he should be 70 years of age ; but he made an earnest appeal on behalf of the woman named Deschamps, with whom he had lived, because, he said, he had led her into crime. Hermann cried, "I am the father of ten children, nine of whom are dependent on me for their bread. I have a father aged 87, and a mother aged 86, who also depend on me ; they all call on me for food—let me earn it for them !" The others either protested their innocence or made in significant observations. The President summed up the case with great minuteness, and the jury, after some hours' deliberation, returned with their verdict. The undermentioned having been found guilty, had the following sentences passed on them :—Thibert, 10 years' reclusion ; Dufour and Dickers, 10 and 8 years' reclusion ' • I'rudhomme, 10 years hard labou r a t th e hulks; Chobeaux a n d Roche, 20 years' h ar d l a b our at the hulks; Lep reu il and Hermann, 5 and 2 y ears ' i mpr i sonment; Bar thelmey 10, Lefevre 7, the woman Therese Des champs, 6, and the woman Pierrot, 5 years' hard labour at the hulks; Masson, Villette, Roseau, and Levy, each ten years' reclusion; Lejeune and Pruvot, 8 years; Plumerland and Saunier, 7 years; Laronilly, Espagne, the woman Espagne, Broquet, Pierrot, Kauffmann, and a girl named Viollet, to 5 years' re clusion ; Gosset, Larzilliere, Langrade, Bombard, 13roquet, and Guerin, to 5 years' imprisonment; a woman named Masson, Boudet, Ba ne t, an d w id ow Rich, to 3 years; Forfeit, a girl named Clement, and Hugo, to 2 years of the same penalty. Nineteen prisoners were acquitted, viz. :—Feret, Renard, Rueff, Commun, Bonneville, a girl named Lecomte, the woman Lecomte, Lefrancois, the woman Lefrancois, Merot, Gillet, the woman Gillet, Savatier, Goudon, the woman Goudon, Legros, Brunswick, Bonnet, and Jacques. The con demned Hermann was much affected, and cried— "Oh my wife! Oh my children !" The woman Pierrot fainted, and was carried away senseless. The girl Viollet wept bitterly, but attempted to console Dickers, with whom she had lived. The prisoners who were acquitted manifested great joy, and thanked the jury by expressive gestures. —" Lord of heaven, Mr. French, do you mean to keep me here all night, like a bear tied to a stake?" " Oh, no, my Lord," said French, bowing reverentially, " not tied to a stake." In allusion to this failing, Bushe used humorously to describe Fletcher, when previously pa cifiLd by substantials, as amusing himself by " playing on an eel," the process being his taking the head in one hand and the tail in the other, and then, Pandean fashion, running the body through his teeth! No two men could possibly b e more di ss i mi l ar than these ermined brethren. Fletcher, humane, learned, and uncourteous, —Norbury, shallow, good-humoured, and severe. The one all sincerity, meaning what he said. The other all surface, meaning nothing at all. The Chief Justice was the most hospitable man in the most hospitable of coun tries,—that is, so far as invitations went. He incited every one to his country-house, and the duration of tho visit conferred an obligation in proportion to its length. ' The invitations were all to the country, the town house being inconveniently near. There was a ludicrous story rife in those days of a simple old couple who actually believed that the " When will you kindly spend a week with me in the country?" meant what it expressed. Packing up, therefore, the requisites for a week, they in nocently presented themselves at the country-house. The hospitable inviter, but most unintentional host, re ceived them with amazement, but with his usual self possession. His presence of mind quailed not at the lady's maid and the bandboxes, and the heavy imperial and all the manifest indications of a protracted sojourn. On the contrary, he sprang forward, his whole person mantled in affability—" My kind friends —my dear old friends—this is so like you—so very good of you ; now no excuses, I must positively insist on your —staying to dinner." When some burglars subsequently paid the "country-house" a visit, the jest went that it was " by a general invitation." (TO BE CONTINUED.) "Corbet court, November 26, 1847. " My Lord Mayor,—The position I am in calls upon me to take some decisive step in reference to my public engagements, as well as in deference to the Court to which I have the honour to belong. Feeling that my pecuniary circumstances will not allow me to maintain the rank usually expected of an Alderman of London, and knowing also that I must be subject to the usual course of the law, I think it due to the Court and the public at once to retire from the magisterial chair, rather than excite observation, do ought to discredit the Court, or reduce its position in Fublic estimation by any loefficiency on my part. I therefore request permission to retire altogether from the office, to which I am in duced as much by the considerations above as by the m t.o.t ,oasevere personal affitctions I have had to encounter for the last two years. I cannot close this notice to your Lordship without expressing my great gratitude for the kind and sympathetic feeling which the Court, ac well as its individual members, have of late awarded to me, and I trust that, however unfor tunate I may have been, I retire in possession of the good opinion of all with whom I have had the honour to associate, as magistrates of the City of London. "I have the honour to remain, my Lord, " Your faithful servant, " TH " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.OM"AS WOOD. There was a general expression of sympathy in the Court. Alderman 11. HUGHES, in moving that the resigna tion of Alderman Wood be received and entered upon the journals, said the letter just read did great credit to the head and heart of the writer. Sir PETER LAURIE seconded the motion, which was then unanimously agreed to. Sir C. MARSHALL then, after a few words, expres sive of his sense of the talent and unwearied exertion of Mr. Wood as a magistrate, moved the following resolution :—" That this Court cannot receive the resignation of Thomas Wood, Esq., of the office of alderman, without expressing its deep sympathy in his late melancholy bereavement, nor without ex pressing its sense of the exemplary manner in which he has discharged the important duties of his magis terial office, arid the valuable aid and assistance he has at all times afforded to the members of this Court, collectively and individually." The resolution was carried unanimously, and a copy was ordered to be presented to Mr. Wood by the Town Clerk. ISSUE OF THE WARD PRECEPT. The Court requested the Lord Mayor to issue his precept for the election of an alderman for Cord wainers' Ward in the room of Mr. Wood, and his Lordship gave directions accordingly. The subject of the election of a new alderman was very freely canvassed in the Court amongst the mem bers, who seemed to be impressed with the belief that Mr. David Salomons will not only be elected, but that he will not be opposed. SANITARY STATE OF THE CITY. The inquest of Portsoken Ward made a present ment to the Court, complaining of the abominably filthy condition of the lanes, alleys, and courts in the neighbourh oo d o f Whit ec h ape l , particularly in the locality of the slaughter-houses. The presentment embodied the vigor o u s con d emna ti on uttered in the Court of Common Council by the lamented Dr. Lynch, who was the first to draw the attention of the Cor poration to the necessity of adopting, some mode of cleansing the miserable habitations of the poor. The Foreman said: the inquest had appeared before the Commissioners of Sewers on the subject, but the Court of Aldermen was considered the Most powerful body capable of acting upon the occasion. He called the attention of the Court most earnestly to the ques tion, and stated, that although temporary checks were given to the nuisances, there appeared to be no chance of any effective or permanent improvement, without the energetic agency of the Court of Alder men. The LORD MAYOR said the usual course of remedy was through the alderman of the ward, who would, if the nuisance was not abated, be privileged to com pel its removal, and to punish those who were instru mental in its continuance.—Adjourned. CHELTENHAM, Nov. 27.—Mr. Wilson gave one •f ' his highly interesting entertainments here this morn ' ing, which, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, was fully and fashionably attended. Mr. Wilson was in spl en did voice, and gave all his songs with even more than his accustomed excellence. In compliance with many requests, Mr. Wilson announced that he would give an evening performance about the end of the month. The Grand Lodge of Druids, on Tuesday evening, held their sixty.sixth anniversary festival at their new club-house, "Ancient Druids' Hall," Farringdon-street. At seven o'clock a most excellent dinner was placed on the table by the stewards, and the wines supplied during the whole entertainment were of the best quality. The present N. G. A. Evans presided, and P. A. Cittadini took the vice-chair. There was not a very numerous attendance, owing to none but members having been in vited, and of which no less than twenty-six sent apolo gies for not coming, on account of illness arising from the influenzl at present so prevalent. On former fes tivals visitors no t belonging to the order ' were to attend, b u t th e meetings no permitted w being carried on strictly members accord ance w i th the cl b members could n ot be allowned. BYlternianyother than the party, Nevertheless, al though comparatively small numbrs, were not wanting , in their accustomed sociality and merriment. lhe toasts were givenA.by the N. G. A. Evans, P. A. William Kensett, J. each made some Inckes, and G. Wenborn, and judiLdious observations on the present state of Druidii,mhe, art ' on the future prospects of the grand lodge. by the singing harmony was kept up to a late hour of Brothers Beuler, Delavanti, and Frost, and by performances on the pianoforte by Brothers Noble itud Cittadini• - - COURT OF ALDERMEN. On Tuesday a Court was held for the purpose of re ceiving and disposing of Alderman Thomas Wood's resignation of the gown of Cordwainers' Ward. Sir PETER LAURIE gave notice of motion for the next Court, " That it be referred to the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen, that in addition to the clauses in the proposed City of London Sewer Bill, prohibiting the use of advertising vans and other matters, there be introduced by the Remembrancer a clause providing for the more effectual punishment of wilfully breaking shop windows." THE PREVAILING SICKNESS. Alderman COPELAND thought it necessary to make some allusion to the observations mad by Alderman Sidney, with respect to the prevalence of fever. He had in consequence of the statement of Alderman Sidney at a former Court, moved for particular re ports of the surgeons of the London prisons, on the state of the persons confined, and he found that although fever had existed to a considerable extent, it had abated, and there had been no fatal result. He condemned the readiness which he thought Alderman Sidney had exhibited to listen to exaggerated state ments on such a serious question. Alderman SIDNEY did not consider that he lent too ready an ear to so alarming a report as that the cholera was approaching our shores. He had com plained of the crowded state of Giltspur-street Compter, and he had expressed his very natural ap prehension of the consequence of the introduction of so awful a calamity amongst the unfortunate inmates at a period like the present. Alderman 11. HUGHES thought the City prisons extraordinarily free from sickness at such a time, when almost in every family six or seven persons were prostrated by influenza. That was surely a test of the magisterial care bestowed upon those places, and called rather for approbation than censure.—(Hear.) 'THE RESIGNATION OF ALDERMAN THOMAS WOOD. The LORD MAYOR rose and said he had called the Court specially together for the purpose of handing to them for their consideration a letter which he had received from Alderman Thomas Wood. The following letter was then read by the Town Clerk : [PRICE SD. NEW RAILWAY BILLS. iTuesday being the last day allowed by the Aet of Parliament for depositing plans and sections of mew lines for which it is intended to apply to Parliament during the present session for Acts, several plans and sections were deposited at the Office of the Railway Commis sioners at the Board of Trade, Whitehall. The matjority of the plans and sections, however, were lodged at dif ferent periods during the month, consequently there was none of that confusion and excitement which charac terised the 30th of November, 1845 and 1846. The following is a list of the companies who hare de posited their plans and sections Bristol and Exeter— Taunton and Castlecarey branch. Branch from Bleadon to Wells, Glastonbury, and Street. Purchase of Glastonbury Navigation and Canal. Bristol and South Wales-- Discolution Bill. Birmingham and Oxford Junction— Deviation from Leamington to Warwick. Purchase of Stratf o rd- u p on - Avon Canal. Cornwall— Powers to allow th e G reat Western, Bristol, and Exeter, and South Devon Railway Companies to subscribe capital. Clarence— Amalgamation with the Leeds and Thirsk. Chester and Holyhead— Power for London and North-Westeru to subscribe capital. Power to use steam-boats. Direct London and Portsmouth— To alter and repeal former Acts. Exeter and Crediton, Taw Vale and Dock, and Bodtain and Weybridge— Exeter and Cowley -bridge Junction. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester. Exeter and Exmouth— Amendment Acts. Eastern Counties— Extension to the East and West India Docks. Amendment Acts. Extension to Epping. Enlargement of London and Stratford stations. Branch from Charleston to Basingbourne. Ilford, Tilbury Fort, and Southend, with a branch from Vange to Battle-bridge. Branch to Royston and Hitchen. Extension of time for purchase of land. East Lincolnshire— Grimsby branch. East Anglian : Huntingdon and Ely— Extension of time. Fleetwood, Preston, and West Biding— Branches to Barnsley and Colliery. Great Northern— Extension to the Isle of Axholme. Enlargement of Boston and Lincoln stations. Great Western— Extension of Berks and Rants Railway from Hun ger . ford to Westbury, with branch to Devises. Branch from Slough to Windsor. Oxford and Rugby line. Loop line from Birmingham and Oxford Junction through Leamington. To confer additional powers with reference to the agreement for the purchase of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction and the Birmingham and Wolver hampton and Dudley Railways. Great Western of Bengal— Dissolution and transfer of powers to the East Indian Railway Company. Kendal and Windermere— Power to raise additional capital. London and Blackwell— Branch to St. Katharine's and the London Docks. London and Brighton and South Coast— Enlargement of London-bridge and New-cross stations. Extension of time for the Littlehampton and Steyning Branches. Authority to subscribe to the Direct London and Porte mouth Line. Lewes and Uckfield— Lowestoft Railway and Harbour— Enlarge Acts. Leeds Central Station. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester-- Branch to Ossett. Enlargement of Dewsbury and Morley stations. Leeds and Thirsk— Branch to Northallerton and junction with the York and Newcastle line. Branch to Harrowgate and Pateley. Alteration of levels. Junction with the Stockton and Darlington line. London and South-Western— Amendment Acts, deviations, and new works. Southampton and Dorchester amalgamation. Exeter and Crediton, Taw Vale and Dock, and en Bomd in ts and Waybrid ge R a il way Companies —arrange . Llantwit Vardre-- Junction with the Taff Vale. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction— Sale or lease of line to the York and Newcastle and Berwick Railway, the Lancashire and North York shire Railway, or the East Lancashire Railway Company. Abandonment of the line and dissolution of the com pany. Extension of time for the purchase of land and con struction of line. Burnley branch, junction with the Bedale branch of the York, Newcastle, at,d Berwick line. Midland, Gloucester. and Srunehoo‘n J ,,, , , a;,.1. Blunch to Ripley and branches therefrom to Derby. Widening line at Derby. Enlargement of Derby and Burton stations. Junction line to Long Eaton, Masborough, and Bullwell. Branch to Cinder-hill Colliery. Branch near Wallingborough. Manchester and Southampton-- Line from Andover to Cheltenham, to join the Mid land Railway, with a connecting line to the Great Western Railway at Swindon, with powers to the Midland Railway to subscribe towards such under takinz. Manchester — South Junction and Al trinchana—Extension of Man chester station. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire— Purchase of Sheffield Canal. Enlargement of Sheffield station. Branch to the Sheffield Canal. Humber Flats Improvement. Junction line to Harborough. Junction with the Bridlington line, via Barnsley, and branches therefrom. Purchase of Ashton Canal. Enlargement of Manchester station. Enlargement of Staleybridge station. Amendment Acts. Branch to Bagaworth. Extension to Buxton. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire— Extension to Blackwall-mill. Extension to Stockport. Grimshy Pilotage. Monmouth and Hereford— Extension of time for completion of works. North Western— Diversion of line at Skipton, Carte, and Sedburg. Branches and Extensions from the main line to the Birmingham and Oxford Junction at Leamington, and from the Coventry and Nuneaton line of the North-Western to the Mount Pleasant Collieries. A Branch to the Cra Collieries. New approach road to Tam worth. Enlargement of Rugby station. Power to hold shares in the Caledonian and Chester and Holyhead Railways. North British— Increase of capital. No. 2, new works. Northern Counties Union— Amendment of Acts. Deviation of line. Deviation of Thirsk and Clifton line. Deviation of Auckland and Tabery line, Newcastle and Carlisle-- Alteration of branches. North Staffordshire-- Branch to Ashbourne. Approaches to Congleton. Deviations at Willington. Norfolk— Reedham and Disc branch. Extension. Newmarket-- Extension from Chesterford to Royston to Join the Royston and Hitchen Railway. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton — Extension of time. Increase of capital. Enlargement of powers of Gre a t Western Railway to subscribe and guarantee interest. Deviation of line. , Birmingham, and Dudley Rail. way to contribute make line. Power to I aSdia rGreat u i r l a t3o , stern Docks— F row c Tr th to a lease to Great Western, Bristol and Exettr, and South Devon Railways. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate— Branch to London and South •Western Railway. the purchase Opening of line for public traffic. time efor aasendof Dorking.l la n d and Extension makin o f making of 0 fl line ne betwe en Reading approaches. To stop up road at Sonning. Southampton and Dorchester— Blandford Branch. Salisbury and Yeovil— 'Po lease to Exeter, Yeovil, and Salisbury. South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole— Extension s to Dodsworth and Penistone. SQuth Wales— Extension. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal. Taw Vale—. Re - introduced Bill. Whitehaven and Furness— Exten-ion of ti me for p urc h ase of land and deviation of line. Branch to Whitehaven-harbour. purchase Pile - pi er and Fames Powers to lease or Railway. the line to the Lancashire and Powers to lease or sell Preston and V% yre, the Whitehaven Yorkshire, the Furness Bathroy. Junction, t he North-Western, or Whit e h av en Junction — e. E x tension to Whitehaven Harbour. Wilts, Somers( t, and Weymouth-- Extension of time for making line and purchase et laud. Windsor, Staines, and South-Western-- To enable South-Western to subscribe capita .... 0., ch he be ©y )nl )nl he ng rn- ar. )ur "%ft.