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GENTLEMI:N, HAVE been invited by a large number of my A. fellow Citizens to become a Candidate for the representation or the City in Parliament, at the ensuing Election, and I respect fully announce to you my intention to solicit your suffrages so soon as Parliament shall be dissolved. F laYing spent the while of my life in active pursuits, both official and commercial, within the Cities 01 London and Westininder, my character and my opinions upon the great political subjects which have for some years been u. der public discussion, are too well known to require explanation. I profess a firm adherence to those opinions and a determination to act upon them, whenever occasion shall require. 8, 1847. PRICE SD-;\ EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE, 2, WHITEHALL YARD, MAY 18, 1847 . The EXCHEQUER BILLS dated in the Month of June, 1846, viz.:— RAILWAY COMMITTEES, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) agreement, and the Committee adjourned till twelve to morrow. I shall, at the same time, be always ready to to ite with men of all Dirties in endeavouring to effect such improvements in our social institutions, as may be cons.dered irtely to tend to the pre servation ot our admirable Constitution in Church and State, and the bettering the condition of the people. Being an Alderman Of the Corporation of London. If it should be Your pleasure to honour me with your confidence, I shall have an additional sail:faction in seeing a revival of the period when it was the custom that the representation of the City, should include one or more o f that body. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, JOHN JOHNSON. Lo ndon, May 14, 1847. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF SURREY. I Ganstirze, ACCEPT with pride and with pleasure the invitation to become a Candidate for the Representation of bA st Surre y , conveyed to me in a requisition from such a portion of im p as leaves Inc no doubt of their ability to carry their wishes ths etre°, by returning me to Parliament. I agree entirely with si S opiniou expressed at the meeting, held at the Bridge-hou , e s lo al tl l 4 th at the Liberal Candidates should cordially co-operate, and esentlhave great satisfaction in uniting my Interest with chat of the eluen whom you have invited to share with me the honour of Yonr su pport. stis l a u sss Pri ,ucils'es on which I offered myself as a Candidate for your or 1837, and which I have seen no reason since to change at 1 4ss'aY. are now to a great degree adopted by many who were rro L at tune strenuously opposed to them. Those principles were, st i s ' t MY earliest youth, inculcated on me by the example and in sliercals of my father. From him I learnt that as the legitimate Sew!, of every Government is tke happiness and well-being of the nes."" "the means of effecting that object in a free state like . Must emanate from the people themselves. I am therefore iTs i lons to extend to them as large a share of liberty and power as is ,l s _are capable of en j oy i ng an d o f exer cising to their own ad -'"18e. To secure t he benefits and prevent the misuse of that Power, sly y wish to have the blessings of education diffused as exten t,•6l- as Possible ; and for that purpose, I hope to see devised a ".„1"..._, or national instruction, unencumbered by tests or conditions, Minable the children of any class or sect could be excluded from its — onsable be sse gu . hst.s ara oPPosed to all restrictions upon commerce. I hailed wi th -ss“Llt joy the triumph of Free Trade principles in my own ,5.".7, and it affords me constant gratification to witness their aa 7vance th t° Jas do rotighout the civilized world. But their yet remain more d es .,home • those who have abandoned what nr eh Protection, Claim, in turn, to be relieved fromburdens tu ns s t r ess most heavily upon them. The agricultural body de ' he repeal rePeal of the Malt Tax, and I think some other and less ° inaPest should be sub stltuted. Indeed there is scarcely LAY brow.. thee:M.., which is not a fruitful source of immorality, tlr t . - ",and fraud. It is surely the duty of the legislature to raise ss is , s _."PPues for the public service with the least possible pressure on fei:_sanustrious classes, whose more extended command of the corn b-,;; "life, is among the surest results of wise government and the st pro. fof ge neral prosperity. ttis s a i P r° Perty and residen ce in the county of Surrey, give me a na tion ~.i nt erest in all questions affecting the to - at welfare of every por iind e vf its i nhabitants , and you may rest assur..l my best attention , thise 'hall be devoted to such of those questions as may, from to one, come before Parliament. I have the honour to be, GENTLEMEX, Your faithful Servant, Woburn p P. J. LOCKE KING. Park, May 11, 1847. TO TRs ELECTORS OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE Gity rialrEN COUNTY I OF SURREY. ik ., ir, compliance with a Requisition addressed to me bll4‘ b a P v tards of 1400 Electors, I readily declare myself a CAN and it for the h onour of representing East Surrey in Parliament ; Alm s o u th me the greatest satisfaction to fi nd myself associated machtgentleman whose principles—l have reason to believe—are so MJ ssa,accordance with my own. dess are kr Beal opinions were made known to you in 1841, when I Wail th e:pelf an advocate for a total repeal of the corn-laws. .It audit has conviction that commercial restrictions were impolitic ; to see sh e " e ao some compensation for the defeat I then experienced, cogni sed s Principles of free trade, so soon and almost universally re 'withdra b e ee t. r r s i4S civilised natns. wn ws having been io repealed, and protection to the farmers be s sittia + Justice requires that protection to others should no longer tax ue d• lam therefore ready to vote for a repeal of the malt . 4114 for th cornie s t, e abolition or reduction of many other duties on the chu m , and n ecessaries of life, which press heavily ou the working a„ chits m ws e ,'Srvocate of that gradual extension of the elective fran of itt the Progress of knowledge is fast rendering necessary. Reif re s t a t ce ous —rtY in its full sense I am a staunch supporter. My th, , 4 artt l e f re Member of the Established Church, I claim for others t li nt a ti v thhg l udea l of judgment which I enjoy. s a ..waYs taken a deep interest in the subject of education, svin e Lane will shortly arrive when its inestimable blessings ea such tended to the whole community without distinction, and ts d ecline fuss that none may feel themselves conscientiously obliged I s s a dvantages. ansorigss's Property in this division of the county, and residing lour i ee k° ll . it is impossible for me not to take a deep interest in r ePress u u affairs; and if you should confer on me the honour of Stri ve to PhrogveY c ro ur yse in if te w r o e n st h s v in Parliament, be assured that I shall of yonr confidence. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful servant, osd +s rart ir-14 111'w THOMAS ALCOCK. t en, Diay 11, 1847. SS T SURREY ELECTION. Au Eiectio„ co Mmunications with the Committee for conducting the Tlsour t ' s of. the Honourable PETER JOHN LOCKE KING and kr Issb ert 's s LeOCK, Esquire, may, for the present, be addressed to s=ti sono u ' en eas ell, solicitor, Croydon. or 23, Martin's-lane, Cannon- BRA S END STAR and BLACKWALL TS. .Boat and Railway Included on . e . P . a 2 7 1,, en , t 3 . 4% , 5 nnamefek Whrf, Blackwell, a 9, fu, f, 72 7• Sundays, at 9, 10, 11, 1%, 3%, 5%, an d 7. The Th e '". 14 0g one quarter of' an hour efore each of these times a . 5 • ~ ,e " vf T errace Pier, Gravesend, at b 7%, 8 % , 9%, 11%, 1, i vi S undays. at 7%, 8%, 11%, 1,3, 5,6, and 7. Star ° .ther Packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers. Offi ce r avesend, April 14, 1847. IN G, BOOK-KEEPING-, etc. or any Age, however bad their Writing, may, in style of acquire permanently an elegant and flowing .°4 ' o corree'—'ll4lP. gulapted either to professional pursuits or p - third the ti "ulaunefte• Arithmetic oft a method requiring only ene- Q"rn Ul recinisit Book-keeping, as practised in the A Ment. Rankin - e• to li r .._g and Merchants' Offices. Short-hand, &c. Carden. at the Institution, 7, New-street, Covent poalyttreengLeriy d , olgrn F. Sn al ail Penmanship has been reduced to a scienee."— THE fiIEA.—TO TUE READS OF FAXILIEs. ANTED IMMEDIATELY, a YOUTH, as an APPRENTICE in a first-class Ship, whe if active and Industrious, will meet with every advancement. A. small Premium W M be required. _ Apply as to particulars to Mr. W. G. Flynn, provision agent , 84 , Lower Thames-street, London, who can at all periods promote the interests of any youth desirous of entering the sea service. TO SECURE HOUSEHOLD LINEN and WEARING APPAREL against LOSS or MISTAKE, fail not to write your name in full on every artiele thereof with BOND'S PERMANENT MARKING INK, which is the original invention, requiring no preparation, and sure to give satisfaction to every Purchaser. _ _ Prepared by the Inventor, John Bond, Chemist, 28, Long-lane, west Smithfield ; and sold by most stationers, Sce. Price Is. a bottle. F THE SUMMER, now approaching, should prove as hot as it was last year, doubtless NICOLL'S LIGHT I-L.ErroT, of Lama Cloth, will be again much worn, without any 'rex coat under it. This luxurious ease and comfort once expe "enesd is alone sufficient inducement to adopt the same course again. Pri ce sue. of Paletot, rich Silk linings, Two Guineas and a Half; not Two Guineas. 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. SENCE 0 F LIF E. t u w T his valuable medicine, which for nearly a century has Co n ain—ned 50 high a reputation in Germany, and other parts of the as to have et with the protection of Imperial and Ba ;aria!' Priv ileges. can now be obtained in London. It was disco ,,,ered by D... Kiesow an eminent physician of Augsburgh, and ':unsellor to the King ' of Bavaria ; and as an effectual remedy in at Z2ing the various diseases incident to the abdominal viscera, it kil un Paralleled. In all cases of esia or indigesn, which generallyto o headache, giddiness, dys o p r nervous debility it yields eliate relief. tlper i he r Particulars may be learnt in a Medical Treatise, gratis, aqUare — us es, at the depot, 46 Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy and a. where it is sold in bottles, , at 2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. each; and of • Barclay and Co., 95, Farringdon-street ; Messrs. Hannay gan ger ', P. Oxford -street; 3lr. J. Johnston, 68, Cornhill; Mr. J. 'eag er ; '`,°. O xford-street ; and by all chemists and patent medicine hY a " 4. °ilghout the United Kingdom J Ovenston, sole agent ppointtnent. • t ! THE CARPET TRADE. veltboti'°YAL VICTORIA FELT CARPETING, manufactured kaj est .._ a lining or weaving. Patronized by h er M os t G rac i ous b at used in the Royal Palaces. This description of carpet eooat7.,, 74°its ~NY become one of the established manufactures of this advantages are beauty of design (equal to BrusseW, it eau ' V e Usness to dust, durability, and more especially economy, as Patent N e u rchased for less than half the price of Brussels. The Under theWien Cloth Company, who are tile' sole mannfactunrs Maki n - Patent. having availed themselves of the rapid strides now thei r is g l_ n the arts of design in this country, inform the trade that b e fou , T rLerns for tbe present season are now out, and that they will d far ever advance of all hitherto produced, and suitable for lat, description of room and decoration. The public can be sup thr - °ash their agents in nearly all the provincial towns In gland Scotland, and Ireland, and at every respectable carpet e h r" In London and its suburbs. They also manufacture table --vers and window curtains, embossed and printed, in a great V e ri cas e,tY Of elegant a d novel designs ; plain cloths suitable for up •,iers ; cloths ad r irably adapted for coach and railway carriage ..; walstcoatings ; thick felt for plate glass and marble polish glin-waddings • and of all thicknesses suitable for pianoforte . .e by hand ; D'Oyleys. &c• ma nufacturers , at a ' veryconsiderable saving as compared with those Wholesale Warehouses, 8, Love-lane, W ood -street, Cheapside. Manufactories, Elmswood Mills, Leeds; and Borough. road, London. GYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY THURSDAY Next, May 20. The most EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION of ABORIGINES TWER SEEN in EUROPE, landed in Liverpool by the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler, and will be EXHIBITED, for the first time, att. the EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, on THURSDAY. TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, and a BABY, of the BOSJESMAN e r BUSH TRIBE, from the interior of South Africa, a race that, from their wild habits, could never before be induced to visit a place of civilization. This opportunity of gratifying the man of science and the student in z o o l ogy h as on ly b een o b ta i ne d b y great persona l _ exertion on the p ar t o f the gentlemen who have brought them to England, at an immense outlay of capital. On the passage to Europe a baby was born at sea, thus adding to the great interest that must be exalted by th e i r appearance Prom the Liverpool Journal - ; . —..Bosjesmans, or Bush People, from Southern Africa—lnteresting e specimens inou o r f a po m rt o . st t Lx s tr a ao re rd th in e aly race of human beings have been landed mans, Or Bush People from the interior of South Africa, of whi ) . B ll c so s. Mach has been written by the missionaries, and the few who (- have travelled to that far distant region. They are natives of the country bordering the Great Orange River, 1,200 or 1.400 miles from Cape Town. They exhibit almost as striking an absence of the intellectual or higher faculties as is observable in the skull of that mockery of humanity, the Baboon, while the preponderance of the animal is al most equally as great. In every respect they are ealculated to excite the greatest astonishment, and to co nfi rm to the full those " Tales 'l' Travellers" which we have certainly been inclined to look upon with. suspicion. We could scarcely have credited that such a race could be in existence on the earth. That they are genuine no one can doubt; in proof of which we give the following extract from a C ane Town Paper of the 24th December , which we have just re • eel ' ? " ,—" We understand the brig Fanny, Captain Wheeler, which reoently left Table Bay for Liverpool, had on board an unusual kind importation, viz., tyre males and two females o f the ge n uine Bush eat sped.; they are in charge of a Mr. J. G. R. Bishop, who has • en at considerable trouble and expense in procuring them from the nt erior. They are authentic specimens of this diminutive and ra pidly dec reaaing - tribe of Aborigines, found only in Southern Africa. F or Particulars of the habits and disposition of the Bosjesmans, e l e d t., Professor Leiehtenstein's, Barchell's , Ca m p bell's, Backhousc's, "'"uaes. and Idoffatt's Travels in South Africa. Admission One Shilling, and Reserved Seats Two Shillings and Nixoence. DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket volumes Is. each, by post (in stamps) , Is. 6 d. e ach. 0 w TO BE HAPPY. Jucande Ylvere."—Clc. 2. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and ATOM. (With Diet-tables for 11 Complaints.) MARRIACIE and its MYSTERIES. To:be, or not to be, tkatis the question."—Shakspeare. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cure ut va , eqs " ll elic Publications are free from erap3, Heal mysticism, and are ...opted to the intelligence of the times. hTo be h ad of ,herwuod, 23, Paternoster-row ; Mann, 39, Corn thu-e l i,Corvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; a n d a ll B oo ksellers, or direct ttom . .uthcr, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta itt 1 ens 0, Il s orning till Three, and in th e Evenings from Seven till Nine. Place, Argyle,- Regent-Area. Per 9 Viet., capt. 15, 18,380,2001., Anno 1846, with the Interest due thereon, will be paid off on the 15th Day of June, 1847, when the Interest will cease. Such Bills will be received daily from half past Ten o'clock till Two, until and including the 4th day of June at this Office, where Lists are to be obtained, containing Instructions for arranging the sills. The Bearers must endorse each Bill with their usual Signatures, and write their Names and Residences at the bottom of each List; and where the Names of Holders are ii,serted in Bills, the Bearers, not toeing such Holders, must previously obtain their Endorsements. The Bearers must attend to give receipts for the Payment. Payment may be obtained, if required, previous to the said 15th Day of Juue, upon leaving the Bills for Examination One Day prior to that on which such Payment is desired. New Bills, bearing an Interest of Threepence by the Day open every One Hundred Pounds, and dated the said 15th Day of June, may be obtained in whole or in part Payment of Principal of the Exchequer Bills issued under the above mentioned Act, upon stating the required Amount on the Lists, delivered on or before the said 4th Day of June. which New Bills, with the Interest on the Bills ex changed, will be issued on the 16th Day of June. The Bills to be classed in separate Lists, according to the Acts under which they have been issued. N.B —All Exchequer Bills Charged on Supplies dated prior to June, 1846, have ' ?en Advertised to be paid off. NOTICE.—The Exchequer Bills issued per 9 Vict., cap. 15, and dated 16th March, 1847, will bear Interest at the rate of Threepence per Centum per Diem on and after 15th June, 1847. R 0 YAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'' INN ROAD. JOHN MA STERMAN, Esq., M.P., Treasurer. The NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will take place at the London Tavern. on WEDNESDAY, June 16, BENJAMIN BOND CABBELL, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., &e., in the Chair. The following noblemen and gentlemen have already signified their willingness to be stewards, and a further list will be published, in a few days : Ws Grace the Duke of Bucoleuch, K.G. His Grace the Duke of Rutland, Captain Acome W. S. Answorth, Esq. T. B. Barnard, Esq. William Bullmore, Esq. John Braithwaite, Esq. T. Netts% Esq. W. Chaplain, Esq. Charles Cochrane, Esq. Thomas Cotten% Esq. Jeremiah Evans, Esq. J. V. P. Field, Esq. John Gay, Esq. George Goddard, Esq. Edmund Hu'swell, Esq. Luke James Hansard, EN. James Harmer, Esq. Wm. Marsden, Esq., M.D. R. Macord, Esq. John Masterman, jun., Esq. E. R. Moran, Esq. J. T. Neate, Esq. T. B. Peacock, Esq., M.D. Wm. Pegg, Esq. Thomas Stephens, Esq. John Stevens, Esq. Thomas Wakley, jun., Esq. E. P. Walesby, Esq. John Watson, Esq. F. Warr. Esq. J. C. Weatherley, Esq. Edward Wigram, Esq. G. F. Wilbraham, Esq. James Yearsley, Esq. 4 the aid of the benevolent in sup- K.G. His Grace the Duke of Leeds Right H Earl of Auckland,l 0.C.8. Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon Right Hon. the Earl of Dartmouth Right Hon. the Earl of Effingham Right Hon. Viscount Sydney Right Hon. Lord Ashburton Right Hon. Lord Beauvale Right Hon. Lord Sandys Right Hon. Lord Sherborne Right Hon. Lord Southampton Right Hon. Lord J. Russel:, M.P. Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P. lion. Edwin Lascelles, M.P. Hon. Cecil Lawless, M.P. Sir W. H. Barron, Bart., M.P. Sir James Flower, Bart., M.P. Sir R. B. Phillipros, Bart., M.P. Thomas Blakeniore, Esq., M.P. Henry Barkly, Esq , M.P. John Mastennan, Esq., M.P. J am es Pattison, Esq., M.P. E. W. W. Pendarves, Esq., M.P. John Philpotts, Esq., M.P. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Th o mas WakleY, Esq., M.P. Rev. Edward Rice, D.D. Rev. Sydney Turner The Committee earnestly entreat port of this excellent charity. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution 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 feiture 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 meet other conveniencies or necessity. Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF . The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. I Bonus in Perma- Sum the Annual Policy nent Re- Assured Age. g t Pre- ' taken addition 'Bonus in duction of may bor to Sum F, mium. out in Assured. Cash. Annual row on w3 Premiums. Foley. X s. d.' ,C s d. £ s. d. .E s. d. 1 1837 243 9 3 112 8 5 18 4 6 494 S 10 £ Zs. d. 1838 218 4 8 99 810 15 13 5 445 0 0 1839 192 1 10 86 9 3 13 4 9 395 11 1 60 1000 74 34, 1840 143 510 66 8 4 919 1 346 2 3 I 1841 138 14 2 61 17 6 9 9 2 296 13 4 L 1842 111 6 8 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be had at the office, or any of its branches in the country; or, on application. will be forwarded post free. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. MUTUAL ASSURANCE SWAIM'S. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample subscribed capital, and the large fund accumulated from the pre miums on upwards of 6,000 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the profits, which, after five years, will be annually divided among the Assured. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. The lowest rates consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain a charge upon the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACT FROM THB TABLES. Animal Premiums required fOiauA;siran Assurance of 1001. for the whole 1117TUAI. AIISURANCI BRANCH. PHOPRIETARY BRANCH. Half Pre- Whole Pre- Half Pre• Whole Pre- Age. mlum, first mium, after Age. mium, first mlum, after eve years. five years. seven years. seven years. Xs. d . Xe. d. Xs. d. Xs. d. 20 10 0 20 0 20 018 0 116 0 25 12 I 24 4 25 019 I 119 2 30 1 411 29 10 30 1 1 9 23 6 35 1 8 3 217 0 35 1 411 29 10 40 113 3 36 6 40 I 9 2 21 5 4 45 119 6 319 0 45 114 10 2, $ 50 2 7 9 4 15 6 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 55 2 18 10 2 17 8 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. T HE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Edinburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King William-street. Established 1843. Capital 300,0001. This Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE OF THE SEVENTEEN LIFE OFFICES,as contained in the Report of their Mortality published in 1843. The Company embraces, in its constitution, the advantages of both the mutual and proprietary systems of Assurance. The SHORT PERIOD RATES will be found, in comparison with other Companies, to be exceedingly favourable to Insurers, and the rates for the whole period of life as low as is consistent WITH PERFECT SECURITY. For prospectuses, &e.. apply at the offices as above, or to any of the Agents throughout the kingdom. By order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. In addition to Assurances on Healthy Lives, this Society continues to grant Policies on the Lives of l'ersons subject to Gout, Asthma, Rupture, and other diseases, on the payment of a Premium pro portioned to the increased risk. The plan of granting Assurances on unhealthy lives, originated with this office in the beginning of 1824. Every description of Assurance may be effected with this saciety, and Polices are granted on the Lives of Persons in any station, and of every age. BONUSES. The two first Divisions averaged 221. per cent. on the premiums paid ; the third 281. per cent. Tne fourth bonus, declared Jan. 1847, averaged rather more than 361. per cent., and from the large amount of Profit leserved for future appropriation and other causes, the Bonuses hereafter are expected considerably to exceed that amount. Tables of Rates, with a tall Report (recently printed) can be ob tamed of the Society's Agents, or by addressing a letter to GEO. 11. PINCKARD, Actuary, No. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloombury, London PELICAN LIFE I 70, LOMBARD-STREE INSURANCE OFFICE, 7, and 57, CHARING-CROSS, LONDON. Established 1797. DIETCTORS. Matthias Attwood, Esq., M.P. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Robert Gurney Barclay, Esq. Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. W. Cotton, Esq., F.R.S. Richard 11. Lawrence, Esq. Wm. Dav is, Esq. J. Petty Muspratt, Esq. Richard Fuller , Esq. Charles Hampde n Turner, Esq. J.A. Gordon, Esq.,M.D.,F.R.S. Matthew Whiting, Esq. BO N US. Four-flithe of the net Profits realised by the Company from In surances effected upon the Participating Scale of premiums allotted, agreeably to the conditions of the policies, every seven years. The first period to commence from the 3d of July, 1840. Annual Premium required for the Assurance of 1001. for the whole term of life. A .. Without with A .,. - wit nont With ""' Profits. Profits. s "' Profits. Profits. 15 111 0 115 0 40 218 10 36 5 20 113 10 119 3 50 40 9 I 410 7 0 94 0 2104 1 60 61 0 67 4 ROBERT TUCKER, Secretary. 53, Fleet-street. A NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP. TION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change col , ur or c ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and, that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within reach of the most economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastica tion.-52, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five. B RITIS H GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament), No. 9, Waterloo-place, London ; 126, Princes-street, Edinburgh. . . The arrangements with eLortdhseCDorremetiossrisownrli GRANT .h k e isT r T M ß a o je s st ro y' s s Treasury having been concluded, of GUARANTEE for the fidelity of officers hi every department of the State, who are required to give security to the Crown, and they are prepared to receive proposals; from persons employed in the Treasury War Office Home Office Ordnance Foreign Office Customs and Excise Colonial Office Stamps and Taxes Exchequer Woods and Forests Admiralty Post-office, &c. Also from Treasurers, Actuaries, and other Officers of the New County Courts Government Annuity Societies Savings' Banks Benefit Building Societies Friendly Societies Poor Law Commission. Loan Societies And all Public and Private Institutions, Chancery, and other Re ceiverships,orifoteisrrlef. iftoopamlriaiendeamsenuFolyruu.amnrotetifc; one-halfet,s Companies , mpan i e s , Ranks , cantile Houses, and in allother situations where security againt fraud, required.locali ci par ea g cent. eg r a n and e d upwards. Forms of proposal may be obtained at the Offices of the Associa tion,ents. A. CHAMBRE, Secretary to the London Board. H "No farm er sho uld H be Athout a A Y R— ES T. wi goa rick , fo:r it certainly one of them ost useful things he can have on his cloth premises. —Gardener's Gazette. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, foot of London-bridge, informs the public he has a few SECOND-HAND RICK CLOTHS, in good order, at reasonable cost. Also an exten sive stock of new Rick Cloths, with poles complete. Marquees. tent., pavilions, with boarded floors for fetes, balls, &c., to any extent of Accommodation, always r ea d y.—Address, per post, Benjamin Edging ton, 2, Duke-street, Southwark. —•A warehouse, 208, Pi cc adilly. r l's II E UNITED D ENTISTS ' TOOTH I POWDER, so named from the inventors, Br findingcombined ese to gether to themselves, I are and ....Ming some peculiar nostruin,, ..4 perfect tooth powder. It will re- Convinced they have proV r g e e rii M er m with other ingredients, lc o the gums. purify the breath, and en move the tartar, st i r tirre the tooth-ache. and if used immediately preysTlTie - sick room prevent Infection. ROSS and SONS, 119 and 120, BisHopsGATE titaTiftrileelrzyjEreTs:, LONDON. THE WELLINGTON SURTO uT CAUTION. —The great success of the Wellington Surtout having caused several unprincipled persons (against two of whom proceedings have been commenced) to imitate this registered coat, although in a material derogatory to its reputation, all persons are hereby warned that to make any garment (having sleeves) whether worn by male or female, WITHOUT SHOULDER Olt SLEEVE. TOP SEAMS, whatever may be I.s shape in other respects, is a direct infringement of the patentees designs, and will in every ease be visited by an action at law. Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing the royal arms, with a number indicative of the size, also the name and address of the patentee, JAMES FOUGERE, 6, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT STREET,. and 11, POULTRY, near the Mansion-House. LONDON, to imitate which is felony. OFFICE of the GAS LIGHT and COKE COMPANY, 19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. London, May 15, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY, will be held at this Office, on TUESDAY, the 15th day of June next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the Act of the 59th year of his late Majesty King George the Third, for the ELECTION of TIIREE DIREC TORS of this Company for four years, in the room of three Directors (all of whom are eligible to be re-elected), who will then go out of ~fnee by efflux of time ; and should a Ballot be required, it will con tinue open four hours from its commencement. By order of the Court of oirectora, CHARLES BURLS, Secretary. 2 4 L13. The chair will be taken at Twelve o'closk precisely, and none but Proprietors admitted. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE. The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY is now OPEN. Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling. Catalogue, One Shilling. JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT, R.A., Dep. Sec. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. LECTURES on CHEMISTRY on the Evenings of Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday, at Nine o'clock, by Dr. Hunter Lame, F.L.S., F.S.S.A. LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY daily, by Dr. Bachhoffner. On the Evenings of Tuesday and Thurs day, on ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its pro duction. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY ex plained. The varied Optical Effects include, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI MENTS with the DIVING-BELL and DIVDIt, Ste.. 4 -111*. -- The Evening MUSIC, under the direction of Dr. Wallis, commences at Seven o'clock. Admission ls. Schools. half-price. THE RACES-LIGHT WEIGHT. ANTI-DUST, RAIN, Scc. NICOLL'S PALETOT D'ETE, ONE GUINEA. 114, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNRILL—not elsewhere in London. T HE UNITED KINGDOM ARTESIAN WATER COMPANY. Capital 500,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 101. eaeh. Deposits Is. 6d. per Share. Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, chap. 110 ; and Notices, Specifications, &c., for an Act of Incorporation served on the Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, pursuant to 9th and 10th Victoria, chap. 106. PATRONS The Most Noble the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, Belgrave-square The Right Hon. Lord ASHLEY, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-sq. TRUSTEES, Lord Chas. Beauclerc, Lowndes- Be street, Lowndes-square. M.P., Portland-place. William Alexander M'Kinnon, Luke Jas. Hansard, Esq., South- Esq., M.P., Hyde-park-place. ampton-st., Bloomsbury-sq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. _ ;njamlit Bond Cabbell, Esq., John Bond, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S. I. and E., George-st., Portman-sq. Edward Smith, Esq., R.N., John-street, Adelphi. Gerrard Barry, Esq., M.D., M R.C.S.L., Charlest-St., St. James's-sq. Jo hua Stopford, Esq., East India Chambers, City. Charles Blunt, Esq., Montagu-place, Russell-Square. William Henry Mayne, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.L., Howland-Street, Fitzroy-square. Ellis Price Sutton, Esq., Great Ormond-street. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. Loadon Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street, Bank : Commercial Bank, Lothbury. SECRETARY—Joshua Stopford. ASSISTANT - SECRETARY—Richard St. George Graham. 2t, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street. PROSPECTUS. When we look to the vast population, and consider the eminence, the trade, the enterprise, the great manufacturing and commercial interests of this metropolis, it becomes a matter of no little surprise that the most active means have not, long since, been taken to ob tain a better supply of water, and to get rid of the mud- and-water monopoly which has so grievously existed for many years past. The subject is one upon which so much has been said, and such universal complaints made, that it is altogether unnecessary to dilate upon the crying evil, or to offer a single remark beyond that which is rendered so self-evident to every disinterested and dispas • sionate mind. Of the eight companies supplying London with water, the New River is the most extensive. It was constructed by Sir Hugh Middleton, at an expense of about 150,0001. When, in 1834, the public were much excited in consequence of the bad water supplied, a Parliamentary inquiry on the subject took place, and Commis sioners were appointed. From the evidence then given it ageared that the capital invested by the New River Company was 1,116,9641., by the other Companies 2,127,5951., making a total of 3,224,559/. Although the New River Company paid an enormous bonus (300 per cent. on the paid-up capital) yearly to the shareholders, there was a balance et 157,2061. 10s. 6d. remaining, which is more than the ori ginal cost of construction. The average number of houses supplied in 1834, according to the minutes of evidence, was 196,492, at the annual value of 276,2001,, about 11. 10s. yearly per house. Pure water can be supplied for one-third that sum, and leave a profit, to thecapitalistfoth eNew w River soimn Company. s specu l a tion, more enormous than that Hence the opportunity has presented itself for the formation of a Company for the supply of pure water at an inconsiderable outlay, and upon those sure and unerring principles of Artesian Springs which have been so generally adopted on the Continent—unfailing and successfully established to the satisfaction of the most sceptical Individuals. With reference to supplying London with pure spring water, let it be understood, that the surface of chalk on which London is built re ceives and retains rain on an average of twenty-one inches per an num. This chalk-bed or basin has an extent of 12,000 square miles. Each square mile contains, allowing one-third for evaporation, no less than 3,208,228 hogsheads of water per annum, or on a hundred square mites, one-twelfth of the surface, 320,822,800 hogsheads. The supply of water last year by the different companies was 114,553,012 hogs heads. Thus the London bed is capable of supplying more than twelve times the quantity needed, sufficient for all the towns in Great Britain and Ireland. So certain and conclusive have been the experiments tried, that the most successful result has attended every instance in procuring water upon the principle stated. The metal pipes, as now used by the London Water Companies will not be adapted by the United Kingdom Artesian Water Com pany. Glass, and some such tubes as cannot be corroded, will only be in use. The recent repeal of the duty on glass and porcelain make such pipes cheaper than metal. Shareholders shall be protected from all responsibility beyond the actual amount of shares taken. All applications for Shares mast be addressed to the Secretary of the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company, at the Office, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street, City, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Sir,—l hereby request you to allot me Shares of 101. each in the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company ; and I gua rantee to pay, when called on, a deposit of 7s. 6d. per Share for such - Shares, or any lesser number that you may allot tome, and to sign the deed of partnership when necessary. . Name .. ....... .. ..... .. Residence .. •.••..•. • . • • • - Names of two Refereences, L ONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY. - TENDERS FOR STATIONERY. Notice is hereby given, that the Directors of the London and South-Western Railway Company will, at Two o'clock on FRIDAY, the 28th May instant, be prepared to receive TENDERS for the supply of all the STATIONERY the Company will require from the Ist July, 1847, to the 31st December, 1848. Printed forms of Tender and Conditions of the Contract may be had, and samples of the articles seen, on application to the Treasurer of the Company, at the Nine Elms Station, Vauxhall. The Directors do not bind themselves to aceept the lowest Tender. By order of the Directors, P. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. Nine Elms, Vauxhall, May 18. 1847. E ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. YORK EXTENSION SHARES. The SECOND INSTALMENT of the FIRST CALL upon the B QUARTERS of TEIEiE SHARES will be due on the 19th instant, and must be paid on or before that day. By order, C. I'. RONEY, Secretary. Bishopsgate station, May 7, 1847. THE COLLAPSIBLE SHOWER BATH, the only real novelty of the season, by the aid of Vulcanised India-rubber, only occupies (out of use) a space of 11 inches diameter and 3 inches deep, while it holds three gallons of water. It is thoroughly simple, and not likely to get out of order. Price 155.; if packed complete in a japanned case, 12 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep. 3s. 6d. extra. To be had of the proprietor and ma nufacturer, WILLIAM S. BURTON (late Rippon and Burton), whose BATH SHOW ROOM contains, besides toilet sets japaaned in imitation of fancy woods, china, marbles, &c., in enormous va riety, all the requisites for the season, so arranged in one room, de voted exclusively to articles of that character, that patterns, sizes. and sorts can be instantly selected, and at thirty per cent. under any copper epteSrh valve,o w a obr ; B a ss t h 6, ofe s cr , r. e v he e li r p y ir and : s di t pi r h o sa r rh i n g osdwh otoewrper.jraacupt.ba, Baths, japanned, d e:tpe , : w wthn i ie t t h cdho, curtains pe3pume .rrt6acdien. other house where attention is paid to the quality. Full-sized Port jOable d ul.sacihnitdde sianniu-ndbeeidrective Bath Detailed catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every ironmongery article. sent (per post) free.-39, Oxford street (corner of Newman-street). Established in Wells-street, 1820. VYEBROWS, MU'USTACHIOS , and WHIS 12A KERg produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size, 75.; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes' Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Half, ite." By post, 4s. Gd., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Herbary, Highgate, near London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co., Cheapside • Fisher and Teller, Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Cornhill • and by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others ;or Edinburgh, J. and R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, epresehe and Son, Adver User-office. TO THE LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the " Times" news paper en Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put into the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, High gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, and the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than I ever was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G.'s Regenstor, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase an Ils. bottle if they were as curtain of its virtues as she is, from ex perience, not only in the restoration and produotion of hair in abund ance, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume it is far beyond any to her taro.. She will feel a pleasure in answering any lady o f ros ,..tauility to the above fact.-3, Swan-street, Borough." slises of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, a hew drops on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and -,revent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the roost aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary compassion o the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops n the crown of the hen I ; if vey bad, repeat it every quarter of an our. In snout cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces air on children's heads in a few appplicqtions. It used on infants' earls, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair. —see pamphlet of testimonials. Anletters addressed to William GrivastoUo liezbary, Highgate. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH ASD MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. Just published, Twentieth Thousand, In a sealed envelope, prier 2s. 64., or post paid, to any address, for Be. 6d. in Postage tain.,,s direct frore'the Author's residence. Q . ELF- PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise L. 7 on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. illus.rated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. Physiology, and Disease, of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the Injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and *tin r excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional ‘Veakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. By SAMUEL LAOMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorer, Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. CONTENTS 01 . THE TREATISE. Criarrita 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— Cuanza, 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the (lenerativ Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that grey Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action —CuArrEit 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects on th . Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the function of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of tin Mental Faculties. CHAPTEX 4. On the Secret Disorders of roue and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness, Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—Cnarrmis 5 and 6. On the Dlsordern arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea (fleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of :he Urethra. F. TON COLLEGE.—The ANNIVERSARY .4 MEETING of the Noblemen and Gentlemen educated at ETON, will be held on SATUIDAY next, the 22d inst., at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. Dinner at Seven o'clock. The Hon. GEORGE SMYTFIE, ri.r., in the Chair. STEWARDS. The Earl Grosvenor William Johnson, Esq. The Hon. Adolphus Liddell • Robert Clive, Esq. Ralph Neville, Esq. John H. Daniell, Esq. Tickets Iss. each, be had at the Bar of the Thatched House. ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, 2, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON. The HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, due on the 15th inst., will be PAYABLE on or alter the let MAT next. To Shareholders resident in Scotland at the Office of the Agents, Messrs. R. and T. Allan, 11, St. Andrew-square, Edin burgh. The Court of Directors grant Letters of Credit and Bills, at three or 30 days' sight, on their branches at Sydney, Port Philip, Hobart town, and Launceston, and are also receiving money on deposit, for fixed periods, at a rate of interest to be agreed on, varying according to the term for which it is taken. By order of the Board, April 7, 1847. G. H. WRAY, Manager. THE ANNUAL GRAND POLISH FANCY, or FULL DRESS BALL, In AID of the FUNDS of the LITERARY ASSOCIATION of the FRIEND.; of POLAND, will take place at Willis's Rooms, on FRIDAY, May 21. 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At Home for Consultation daily, rom Nine till Two, and from Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing ihe fee of It., for advice, ikc.-9 BEDFORD-STREET BEDFORD gQifiRE. LONDON Y OF SCIENCES. PARIS ACADE: SITTINGS OF MAY 5 AND 10. The Academy did not meet for the ordinary business on the 3d, in consequence of the annual meeting of the united academies having been fixed for that day. The sitting was therefore postponed to the sth. On the 10th, the academy met in the usual way. We subjoin a re• port of the most interestin g proceedings of the two sit tings : _ _ de la Gournerie A report was ma d e b y M. Poncelet on a pa p er by M. e th x e ce p p e t cu as lia t r o pa t r h p e os m o o t d o ifi wchai t e i boat employed l as t year in the harbour of Cro i s i c , f or the removal of some r oc k s which obstructed t h e en t ra nce. • an engine er , res pecting a sub-marine We do not, how ever , fi nd in the account anyt hi ng ne w, The means of re ma i n i ng under water in a boat supp li e d by air from abov e , were known nearly half a century ago, and many o f our readers may reme mber the h o modifications er boate n d e r w e a d s t n o e necessary s a a p r p y l for account given by the notorious Johnstone, the smuggler, of the submarine boat in which he proposed to remove the Emperor Napoleon f rom his captivity at St. Helena. There has not, we believe, been much improvement upon Johnstone's system of operation and the submarine ap paratus of Croisic appear s to have been on a nearly similar plan. The real improvement in submarine navi gation is the discovery announced about two years ago, which restores to vitiated air it s v i ta l pro p e rties, remain under water several hours witho u t rece i v i n g a fresh sup by which persons may, by ply of atmospheric air. means of a chemical pr ocess, M. Arago gave an account of some improvements made by M. Delvigne on the apparatus employed by Captain Manby for saving shipwrecked persons, by conv eying to them a cable fir e d f rom a gun or mortar. The improvement consists in a greater degree of cer tainty as to the arrival of the cable, and the impossibi lity of inflicting any injury on the persons for whose re lief it is meant. M Delvigne in his experiments has been able to cover a range of 385 metres, but he hopes with a Paixhans gun to obtain a range of at least 100 metres more. A report was made of a break for railway carriages, invented by M. Laignel, and almost generally adopted in Belgium, where it is said to have rendered im portant service, but which, in spite of all exertions of the inventor, has been tried by only one rail road company in France. The committee of the academy charged to examine the system, and report upon it express great approbation, and as a proof unanimously recommend that a prize of 2,500 f. shall be awarded to M. Laignel. W e hope this report will have the effect of inducing some of our railroad companies to make a fair trial of the .break; but we are still of opinion, until a permanent commission shall be established , with funds to pay for experiments, and power to compel the .ase of improvements when their utility shall have been proved, nothing, in the interest of the public will be done. The immense number of vain things submitted to the companies is made an excuse for confounding good with bad, and the frequent sacrifice of human life seems to have little effect towards the adop tion of plans which, in the opinion of practical men, would diminish the danger that attends the existing modes. _ _ _ removed earth for embank ---- A paper was received by M. Dolfus, on the injurious th ol n tif l 4 i 2m nl al s ba o er f :o r r a eh ilr t o b a e. d se , effect upon health from the stagnant water in the pools, ments. Some if the facts stated in this paper are pain fully interesting. In the commune of Bollivelu, on the for occasioned the number of cases of marsh faaepvoeasrpuwinaasi bpurposey the of excavations usingthe r em alo ng in creased rfno t e r lofay a hs s e3e b sd6 u e . r g tplo h on o a ai n s B d , 4ft frightful ge ßale ihtn t number u ! lbs 8 i e l le4r r 6xs o oto, a e: fdwn In, Lao.sals where Boei sn4aisy t t h3 h e6 e r, plants l a are nt s al though e h several aarfaet e r 7 t1 4 0 3 n , oafndonilny 11844466 iitewhaabsitlaln6t6s: an T d h t e hims,imotr o t s y , 135 ; teri l s s ti w c o er f e s n t l ag l e e Lt water having increased the num al b s e o r w h a s s , ; in a country where been greatly augmented. The average number of deaths 1844 the evil had already begun to pronounce itself in a striking way, but in 1846 the number of deaths was 54. i n s h 1 iBn4g4 that, 2 0 In the small commune of Feldkirch the number of cases per year, from 1836 to and science has made such strides, the natural result of these excavations was not foreseen. s a 2 st ; on i M. Lallemande made a favourable report on a paper by M. Pujeade, recommending the use of medicinal in n f f l e B v 4 e 6 r , in 37 1 6 8 . 43 It w i a s springs during the whole of the year, instead of con fining it to seasons, as is now done. M. Barrol sent in a paper showing the comparative advantages and disad vantages of the two modes of g il ding—viz., the old process by mercury, and the electro-chemical. For solidity he gives the preference to the former, but for safety, where the article gilded is one for domestic use, and comes into contact with acid, he prefers the latter. .i 7- theear Sir, —_gaging devoted my treatment of cutaneous, or --SHIN DISEA.SER TN 13 [ADVERTISEMENT.] OF w -.----... R.... ()WELL'S TESTIMONY OF TUE EFFICACY dated 16"L"AT'S PILLS AND OINT MENT.—Extract of a letter, D, Blessi ngton-street, Dublin, a Feb. t, c 9, skin diseases, I think it right to n orm you that I have, in a great many case , recommended the use of your rills and Ointment, and to have the most perfect effect in removing those diseases, even whoa of a very desperate nature. (Signed) f s o s r or so t e llo y w ea a rs Y i of W. E. POWELL, M.D. In cases of scald heads, ringworms, pimples le i 8 r 4 a 7 t . ten p t r io o i f t e or tetters on the face, the effect of the medicines is astonishing.— Sold by all druggists, and al Professor HelleWaY's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. GROUP VI. • The Committee met at the usual hour ; Mr. Deedes, chairman. WELTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH AMENDMENT (No. EE.) Mr. Samuel Struchberrey, Yellow of the Zoological So ciety and Curator of the Bristol Philosophical Society, exa mined by Mr. ALEXANDER—He had paid particular attention o the formation of the coal measures at Radstock. There were four or five series in this coal-field. The first was at present worked to about the extent of 50 per cent. ; there was still, however, upwards of 39,000,000 of tons re maining to be worked out. He had calculated that in the second series the quantity of coal was about 424,000,000 of tons, and that quantity would take, according to the present mode of working, 1,661 years before the yield would be ex hausted. He had also made numerous experiments as to the quality of the Radstock coal, and it was his opinion that they were in no degree inferior to the Welsh coal, and that they exceeded the Newcastle in point of duration. Dr. Lyon Playfair had made an analysis of several speci mens of Radstock and Newcastle coal, and from the result of those experiments, he was led to believe that for household purposes there was little or no difference between the two qualities of coal. _ - Mr. Ashbourne, land and mineral surveyor, residing in the neighbourhood of Radstock, corroborated the evidence of the first witness, as to the extent and yield of the coal-fields in Somersetshire. Capt. Scobell, lessee of a portion of the Radstock collieries, and director of the Wilts and Somerset Railway, and Mr. Fere, mining engineer, gave evidence as to the importance and extent of the coalfields at Radatock. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to•morrow. GROUP VII. The Committee met this morning at two o'clock in Room 7 ; Lord Claud Hamilton in the chair. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (ANDO VER TO THE HISHOPSTOILE AND SBLIS• WERT BRANCH, arc.) WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMU awns mut- BOUM AND BRIDGE TRUSTS. Mr. ELLICOMBE stated that the Bill was unopposed ; that it was promoted by the South-Western Company, and that its object was to construct a line of nineteen miles and three quarters in length, from Andover, on the Basingstoke and Salisbury line, to a point on the Bishopstoke and Salisbury line near Kembridge Mill; and thence from Romsey on the same line to Redbridge on the Dorchester line, and so on, by means of this branch and a small portion of the main line of the South-Western, to Southampton— thus making a considerable portion of the line to be applied for next session by the well-known Manchester and Southampton Company. There is some little difference in the route, but the course traversed is nearly the same, or at least will answer the purpose for which that line was partly designed. A considerable portion of the Andover Canal would be used, an agreement to that effect having been entered into with the proprietors. The capital would be 400,000/. Mr. Kerr, C.E. (Mr. Locke's assistant), detailed the minutia of the line. Mr. WHEILZR said he appeared as counsel for the Man chester and Southampton Railway Company, which had been thrown out by the Standing Orders' Committee, in support of a petition of the promoters of that line, which, however, he would not trouble the Committee with, as it was their in tention to withdraw it. The CHAIRMAN, and the other members of the Committee, seemed astonished at any appearance on behalf of a line which had been rejected by the Standing Orders',Committee ; and which, consequently, was not before them or Parliament. Mr. WIINELIR explained that certain clauses had been arranged between the parties, which, as the Manchester and Southampton had been rejected, would not he inserted in the present Bill, it being understood that they should be in serted in any future Bill to be promotes by the Sonth- Western or by the Manchester and Southampton, in case they should come before Parliament in a subsequent session. He only wished to state those facts in order that they might be placed upon the records of the Committee, and to withdraw his opposition. Mr. Burchell, the solicitor to the South-Western Company, explained that such an arrangenit had beencome to. The CHAIRMAN said no doubt the object of the Learned Counsel had been answered by the statement he had made ; but it seemed to him that the parties for whom he appeared had no locus stun& before them. DECISION. The CHAIRMAN then declared that the preamble of the Bill had been proved ; and, the clauses having been agreed to, he intimated that be would report the favourable decision of the Committee to the House. _ _ _ . _. “... The tolls will be the same as were agreed to in the revised Bill of the South-Western last year. mirazoTrilir AND ALEZCOMIXI =MO NADMOUN AND BRIDGE TRUSTS. The object of this Bill is to improve the harbour of Wey mouth, and to make it a better port of communication with the Channel Islands than at present, by reducing the tolls. It is promoted by the Corporation of Weymouth. The rail way companies there have guaranteed to pay the present proprietors of the harbour the interest they at present re live. The harbour will be invested in Commissioners. The Bill wee unopposed._ The CHIVIRMAN declared that the preamble had been proved. GROUP XV. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Bernal in the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (ZOYSTON TO WARE, &c.) Evidence in favour of this line was concluded this mornin* ROYSTON AND RITCHIE' RAILWAY ACT AMENDMENT (EXTENSION TO nova- TON AND CAMBRIDGE.) Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM opened the merits of this Bill, and proceeded to call evidence for the promoters. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP XVII. This Committee re-assembled at the usual hour in Room 1 ; Sir J. Bulwer East in the chair. GREAT WORT/3ERN (DEVIATIONS BE. TV/ZEN LONDON and GE.ANTHALM). Mr. Mather, surgeon, of Grantham, was examined on behalf of the opposition. ale was of opinion that Grantham did not require the proposed deviation, and that it would materially injure Mr. Ostler's residence. Mr. Rastrick, C.E., on behalf of the Ambergate Company, stated that the proposed deviation would greatly injure that line, and would be of no advantage to the public as compared with it. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE replied on behalf of the Ambergate Company, in opposition to the deviations at Grantham, and recapitulated in his address the various points elicited in the evidence. Mr. WILLMORE replied on behalf of Mr. Ostler, and dwelt upon the great injury which the deviation would Souse to that gentleman's residence. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to• 1110170 w. GROUP XVIII. GLOUCESTER AND STOREHOUSE 317 Nat TION. The Committee on this 'group assembled this morning at twelve ; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair, when they took the line from Stonehouse to Gloucester, upon which Mr. HILDTARD was retained. He said that this was an undertaking of the very greatest importance, as it was the only means of connecting the port of Bristol with the system of narrow gauge lines of from 800 to 1,000 miles in length. There was now a power in the possession of the company to lay down a narrow gauge line between Stonehouse and Gloucester, and then to lay down a narrow gauge line concurrently with the broad guage line between Stonehouse and Bristol. For this purpose a line had been laid out in 1843, but the Act contained a clause that the company should not interfere with the broad gauge line between the two points for which this Bill was sought. The Earl of LINCOLN thought that this Act had better be produced, in order that the Committee might dearly under stand its provisions. Mr. Bass, the principal agents for Messrs. Pickford, the carriers, was then called, and stated that his principals were the largest carriers in England, and that great inconvenience was felt from the break of gauge. Mr. Saunders, the inspector of the Gloucester and Bir mingham line, was giving evidence of the inconvenience, when The Earl of Liu coix suggested that perhaps Mr. Stephen son might show some reason of an engineering character why a different system should be adopted between Gloucester and Stonehouse from that between Cheltenham and Gloucester. Mr. Daniel, on behalf of the Midland Company, said that there were several objections beside the break of gauge. There were the stations, the inconvenience of the number of trains, beside a variety of other evils. Mr. Cripps, on behalf of the Great Western Company, said that there was already an agreement by which the Midlan d Company were bound to work over th e b road gauge line. Mr. Stephenson was then called. The Earl of Lixcout inquired what were the peculiar en gineering difficulties which prevented the same plan from being adopted between Stonehouse and Gloucester as was adopted between Cheltenham and Gloucester. Mr. Stephenson replied that the saving of the expense was so trifling, compared with the advantage derived from the avoidance df danger and the equal benefit derived from the separation df the stations. If he were the engineer of two independent companies, both adopting the same gauge, whether broad or narrow, he should still advise the formation of two separate lines. To the inquiry as to why the same system of management was not adepied throughout, he said that below Gloucester there would be a necessity for using different engines, a separate staff, and the expense would consequently be very great. To Sir WALTER JAMES Mr. Stephensoa replied, that that could not possibly be effected, as the engines and the carriages could not possibly be accomplished, as the buffers of all would have to be changed. Mr. DANIEL stated that the Narrow Gauge Company were ready to give the utmost compensation that could be required for the breach of contract. Mr. Saunders, the secretary of the Great Western Company, explained that if such a proposition were adopted as had been any suggested, there would be a far greater evil than any which compensation could recompense, for; unless there was a broad gauge traffic over those joint gauges, all the business southward of Bristol would be abstracted. The Earl of Llxconit suggested that some agreement might be entered into, if the case were to be adjourned till to-morrow. The Committee sat there in a double capacity, not only to adjudicate fairly betwe en two g reat contending parties, but also to save a great expense to the public, an object which, in his capacity of a Member of Parliament, he was very desirous to effect. After a long conversation, in which Mr. SAUNDERS stated, on behalf of the Great western Company, that they had no objection to the laying down of the narrow gauge lines, provided the Midland Company • would consent to w ork a certain num ber of broad gauge engines between Bristol and Gloucester, L Mr. DANIEL said that the Midland Company objected to the working of the broad gauge engines, but were willing to allow any compensation which the Committee might deem air. Some further discussion ensued, after which it was decided that parties authorised on both sides should meet for an GROUP XTX This Committee met tc- day at twelve o'clock; Mr. Den nistoun in the chair , all the other Members present. OXFORD, Elizannty, AND COVENTRY (COVENTRY AND SOUTECAM BRANCH.) On the assembling of the parties the opposition against this Bill was resumed. Mr. R. Adams gave general evidence against the proposed branch. Mr. Robert Stephenson, C.E., was examined at some length against the proposed scheme as unnecessary, and that the district in question would be better supplied by the London and North- western Company. After some further evidence for the opposition, Mr. FLOOD replied on behalf of the promoters, going over the evidence adduced for the Bill, and contending that no case had been made out against it. DECISION. - - - - The room was then cleared fur a decision. On there-ad mission of the parties, The CIIAIR3fAti said the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The consideration of the clauses was postponed till to morrow. GROUP XX: This Committee met at the usual hour; Mr. Goulburn in the chair. ozpoßD, 'WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON (CHELTENHAM and EVESHAM =NE). The general evidence in favour of this line having been closed, Mr. Brunel described the engineering features of the line. The gradients, he said were easy, and the works could be easily constructed. The junctions were well effected and the line would prove of great public utility. The length of the line would be twenty-seven miles, and the cost 600,0001. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXII. The Committee met this clay at one o'clock; Mr. Drum mond in the chair. NEWPORT, Eratzrozp. AND ABZ7ZGA VENNY (EXTENSION TO TAPP VALE). Mr. MERREWEATHER applied to be heard on the bringing up of the Railway Commissioners' report. Mr. BOLTON objected to his so doing. It was understood that the case had already closed. The Committee decided that counsel could not be heard, and came to a resolution to pass the preamble of the Bill. The clauses of the Bill were then agreed to. GLOUCESTER AND HEREFORD. The Committee adjourned the hearing of this case until Monday week. The Committee passed the preambia of this Bill, and then adjourned. GROUP XX.VI. The Committee on this group met this morning at the usual hour in Room 12; Mr. Blackstone in the chair. DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION. Mr. Wonnswomi opened the case for the promoters of this line, which was eighteen miles long, and was projected to connect the North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire Railways. The Bill was an unopposed one, with the ex ception of a petition from Walsall, but he apprehended the Committee would be of opinion that the petitioners had no locus standi, inasmuch as the line did not go within two miles of them. Mr. Rastrick, civil engineer, was then examined, and de posed to the gradients, tunnels, and other engineering works which would be required, none of which possessed any peen liar difficulties. Mr. Tuner, agent of Lord Bagot, was examined as to the nature of the traffic, for the conveyance of which the line would give great facilities. In consequence of the Committee not having received the report of the Railway Commissioners on this line, they post poned their decision on its merits. The Committee adjourned till Thursday. GROUP XXVII. EASTERN COUNTIES (WISBEACH TO SPALDING), AND OPPOSING LINES. The Committee appointed to consider this group met at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to hear the reply of Mr. HOPE, for the Eastern Counties Railway, against the Great Northern Railway (King's Lynn), and the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Wisbeach to Sutton Bridge). The Committee then ordered the room to be cleared, and onparti& l a . be ift im ir re-admite t d, The announced that the preamble of the Eastern Counties (Wisbeach to Spalding) Billiwes proved. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXIX. GREAT NORTHERN (PURCHASE OF EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND BOSTON, STAM FORD AND BIRMINGHAM—STAMFORD AND WISBEACH LINE). Mr. Duncan presented a petition on the part of the Eastern Counties Railway against the provisions of the BilL Mr. COATED was heard in answer, and the Committee de cided that the Eastern Counties had no locus standi, and that they could not be heard. Captain Laws then explained to the Committee the nature of the amalgamation. The Committee then pissed a resolution declaring that the preamble of the Bill had passed. t - The clauses of the Bill were then agreed to. f Gwin AT NORTHERN (BRANCH TO HORN- CASTLE). Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKZ was heard in favour of the pro visions of this Bill. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXXI. The Committee met at twelve o'clock; the Right Hon. F. Shaw in the chair. SOUTH ItoN.RSEIRE (DNITZATION FROM DONCASTER TO GAINSBOROUGH). The Committer were occupied during the morning in hear ing the evidence of Lord Galway, a landowner on the course of the proposed deviation, against the lines. Mr. WELLS, on the part of the promoters, and Mr. VZNA BLEU, on the part of the opposition, having been heard, The room was cleared for the DECISION. On our re-admission, The Camara/tit declared that the preamble of the Lan don and York Deviation from Doncastar to Kossington was proved._ _ _ _ _____ The Committee then proceeded with the clauses of the Bill, and adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXIV. ROCHDALE CANAL PURCHASE, &c. The Committee on this group met to-day, at twelve o'clock, in No. 6 Committee-room Mr. Baring in the chair. The Committee, however, immediately adjourned until half past one o'clock to-morrow, in order that some pro ceedings with respect to the above-mentioned Bill might be completed, and the favourable decision of the Committee on the Bill reported to the House. GROUP XXXV. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning ; the Marquis of Granby in the chair. EAST ZAN CASHIRE (C' ,013, MIT- TON, AND PADIHADI). The whole of the day was occupied with general and engi neering evidence in favour of this scheme, which is opposed by the Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Com pany. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XXXVI. 'The Committee on this group met today for the first time, in Room 14; Mr. Roebuck in the chair. The Bills comprised in this group are the following:— London and North Western Railway Company (purchase of the Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham). Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway and Branch. Manchester and Southport Railway and Branches. London and North-Western (Ormsklrk• and Rainford Branches, &c.) East Laneashire (Southport Branch and Preston Extension). St. Helen's Canal and Railway (Warrington and Black brook Branches, &c.) London and North-Western (Lime-street, Liverpool, sta.- tiosjce.) Thegfirst Bill taken was the LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT, AND BRANCH. --- Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of this line. Dr. Duncan, of Liverpool, was examined, and deposed to the great sanatory advantages which would be conferred on Liverpool by giving access to the coast if this line were laid down. Mr. Bidder, civil engineer, was examined as to the engi neering works, which were of the usual character, and pre sented no peculiar difficulties. DECISION. The Committee then declared the preamble proved. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT RASTA- WAY AND BRANCHES. Mr. HILDITCH opened the case for the promoters of this line, when The Committee afterwards adjourned till to-morrow• GROUP XXXIX. This Committee met as usual this morning, in Room 2Z; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. YORK, AND NEWCASTLE (NARTZEPOOM DOCK AND RAXLWAY PVDCNASE)• The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in hearing evidence in favour of this Bill. Mr. Rose was heard in opposition to the Bill. The Committee then adjourned, GROUP XLIV. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; I kir B. Denison in the chair. SC MIDLAND ZUNCTION (BRAnCr:S TO LAURENCE sumo Evidence was was continued for the promoters of the Bill. Mr. TALBOT then called evidence for the Aberdeen C. panv opposing, and Mr. ANDREWS was about to address the Committee agai Est the Bill, when this privilege was abandoned by both side. The Committee intimated they could give no decision .on the preamble till they had the report of the Commissioner m. ABERDEEN (BRECHIN BRANCH). Mr. WEBSTER stated that the object of this Bill was• to deviate slightly from the line sanctioned last year, whet e it approached the town of Brechin. It was unopposed. The Committe, without formally deciding the pream went through the clauses, which were agreed to. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP X LVIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Lord Courte nay in the chair. GLASGOW, AXRDRID, AND MONNMAN SIB The case on behalf of this Bill was resumed. Mr. Paterson, mineral lessee, near Glasgow, gave general evidence as to the advantages of the central junction in bringing the minerals of the Monkland and Coatbridge dis tricts down to the harbour of Glasgow. Mr. Christie corroborated the previous witness. Mr. Sheriff Bell was examined as to the crossing of the green. He did not think the gi m would suffer by the crossing, while the line in its progress would take away a considerable amount of inferior property. The compensation given for the alleged encroachment would enable the cor poration to make important improvements elsewhere. The viaduct would be a highly ornamental object. Mr. Sheriff Alison generally corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. He did not think the crossing would in the least degree injure the green, otherwise he would sot support it. Mr. Binnie, builder, gave similar evidence. The pro perty to be taken was in value 30,700/. Adie, C. E., gave evidence as to the engineering fea tures. The central junction was about a mile and a half long. The estimate was 105,0004, in addition to the 10,750/. for the Caplaw-hill branch. The scheme passed through the green in eight hours, twenty-four feet high on the average, and around the Clyde by a stone bridge. He did not think the scheme would interfere with the green, while it would be a great public accommodation to th e t h rough traffic. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XLIX. the Committee en this group, Mr. Cripps (chairman), met this morning, at twelve o'clock. and proceeded to tak e the EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW (LEASES). Mr. BIGGS ANDREWS, Q. C., explained the object of the promoters. The promoters sought to obtain powers to lease the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Railway ; and the Edin burgh and Bathgate line, which with the Airdrie and Bathgate (the central of the three lines, an d th e o n ly one at present in their own hands) formed a continuous and almost direct line from Glasgow to Edinburgh, a little south of the present Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. They sought these powers as a mafter of safety to themselves, as a benefit to the general public, and also because it met with the appro bation of the parties interested in these local lines, and the proprietors and influential residents upon them. Evidence was then called for the promoters. Mr. HorE was hoard for the Scottish Central, whose local Mandl was disputed. The Committee decided that the company had a claim to be heard in opposition. Nothing of general imp or t ance was el i cited, and the Com mittee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP LI. The Chairman (Sir J. Y. Buller), and the other members of the Committee met at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of considering and arranging the clauses of TIZZ CALEDONIAN (CANONBIE, &c., 33R.A.NCIE). Mr. COCKBURN', for the Caledonian Railway Company, brought forward a clause making it binding on the pro moters to allow the Glasgow and Dumfries Railway to run their traffic free over that part of their opponents line, from Springfield to Carlisle, and in the event of any unnecessary obstruction being offered, it should be in the power of the Railway Commissioners to make such regulations as should remove such unnecessary obstruction. Mr. AUSTIN objected that the carriages should not go free, and also that this clause, as at present framed, would give the promoters power to throw every sort of impediment i❑ the way of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway traffic. The room was ordered to be cleared, and on parties being re-admitted, _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had agreed to accept Mr. Cockbum's clause, with certain amendments. The clause, as passed, furnished the Railway Commissioners with power to interfere between the Caledonian and Glasgow and Dumfries Companies in a representation from one or both of them, provided always that no limit, or alteration, or restriction, should be placed on the rates or tolls of the Caledonian Company, as granted by their Act of 1845; and further, that the engines of the Dumfries Company should not be permitted to pass over or along the Caledonian line. The other clause. were passed, and the Chairman was ordered to report the Bill (as we understood) on Tuesday. COMMITTEE on PRIVATE BILLS (YESTERDAY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee assembled this morning at twelve o'clock; Sir J. Johnstone in the chair, when the Committee declared the preamble of the Bill to be proved; and they then went through the clauses, W%ich were agreed to with a few amendments. AYR ROADS BILL. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room 38; Sir John Hanmer in the chair. Immediately on the assembling of the Committee, the pre amble of the Bill was declared proved, there being no ap pearances on the petition, and the clauses were agreed to. METROPOLITAN SEWAGE BILL. The clauses of this Bill were this morning arranged, and the Chairman instructed to report the Bill to the House. LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY. The Committee was occupied during the whole of the day in hearing evidence in favour of this Bill. Adjourned until to-morrow. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAT 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our market to-day has been very dull and uninteresting; quotations for shares are at lower rates than when our last report was made. The sales are—Am - bergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 28s. 9d.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 64 p.—Bristol and Exeter, 4 dis.—Chester and Birkenhead, 44 1 4—East Lancashire, New 1 7 / 8 dis.—Dit to, New Scrip, par—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 69—Great North ern, 1 1 / 4 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 1 dis. ex int.— Leeds and Thirsk, 6 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1/g p.—London and North-Western, Quarters (L. and B.), 14 1 / 2 p.—Man chester and Leeds, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), 1 / 4 p.— - Midland Stock, 401. Shares, 2.:/ 4 p.—Ditto, Preferential, 124; —Ditto, New,l3 p.—North Staffordshire, 1% p.—Shropshir e Union Railway and Canal, 2 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 36—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 14 dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 3% dis. MANCHESTER, MAY 15. 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The dales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, I:%—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Che shire, 1% dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 1% dis.... Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, par—Ditto, Halves, jY c. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Quarters 27,i p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3 7 / 8 p.—Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension) . par-- Ditto, Sixteenths, 7 1 / 4 —Manchester and Southampton, 30s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 3 4—North-Western, c. dis.— Scottish Central, 6 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 3-16 dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 234 dis.— West Riding Union, par. LEEDS, MAY 15. Srocx ExcHewox.-The share markets evince scarcely any change from the quotations of last Saturday, but the, tone of business is exceedingly dull, and to-day the indispo sition to purchase is perhaps greater than on the worst re ceding day of the last few weeks. The sales are-East Lan cashire, New, 1% n. dis.-Ditto, New (scrip), ls. 6d. dis.- East and West Yorkshire, 38s. 9d. dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester par-Leeds and Dewsbury, 2s. 6d. dis.-Ditto, Extensions, Scrip (green), 20s. dis.-Leeds and Think, Pre ference, 2s. p.-London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fif teenths, par-Manchester and Leeds 321. Shares (late Ex tensions), 4s. p.-Ditto, West Riding Union, is. 9d. c. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 335. 6d. p.-North Bri tish, Extension (scrip), 2s. 6d. p.-North-Western, 375. die. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 15. STOCK EXCHANGZ.-The sales are-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 275. dis.-Great Northern, 15i dis.- Newcastle and Carlisle, New, 954 p.-Newcastle and Ber wick, 5 p.-Ditto, New, 1% p. -Ditto (North Shields Pur chase), 454 p. EDINBURGH, MAY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 251. 175.. 6d.--Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 145.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 15/.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/.195. 6d. -Caledonian, 24/.-Ditto, New, 11. 19s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 11. 145.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 10s.-Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 11. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 421.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 41. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Northern Jiinction, 11. 10s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 301.-Ditto, New, 11/. -Ditto, Quarters, 2/. 15s. -East of Fife, 21.105.-East Lothian Central, 11. 19s. 6d. - Edinburgh and Bathgate, 6/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 691.-Ditto, Halves, 221. 55.-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 10s.- Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181.-Ditto, Preference, 201. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, Ils. 6d. -Edinburgh and Northern, 17/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 3/. 25.-Ditto, Newport. V.-Ditto, ditto, New, . D ILI O B7- H E al d ; i e :n s burgh and Path (New en. ). IL 1 5 9 -itt 9s. 6d.-Glasgow and Arlikes 113L-ruto, New Stock, Halves, No. 2, n i .us, t s/ 1 "' 5 .-' Bl.-2 G LD las sisc g t- o o w , Gp ari laspe d : 6/. 35.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and 'S. C j a s rti - sle u D i Halves, 81 . Ardrossan, 41. 10s. 55.-Glas gow 7 1. rdk7 nce, 5 BL -- G la sg o w, o n7o:c s g HG k ,I:a 3 9 1 .-. Gl asgow .:-Ditto, G e ne ra lttl o', Kilmarnock, -Great North of Scotland, 21.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 21. 10s. 6d.-Ditto (late London and York), 21. -Newcastle and Berwick, 24/. 158.-North British, 30/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 141.- Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 45.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 16s. 9d.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 108.- Ditto, Fifths, U. 155.-Scottish Central, 241.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 191.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 101-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chesser, 91. 15a.-Ditto, New, 11.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 55.- Stirling and Midland, 21. 55.-Wishaw and Coltness, 49/. 55.-York and Newcastle, 341. 10s.-Ditto, New, 141. 10s.- Ditto, Preference, 61. 10s.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Great North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Mad ras, 25.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, ls. 6d. GLASGOW, MAY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE..-The sales are-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 555.-East Indian, 2s. 9d.-Edinburgh and New Q Glas gow, Quarters, 17 1 ,4 -Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 3 7E. -Madras, Ditto, Halves, 95.-Glasgo w, Kilmarnock, and a o n f d ße A n y g r a , l 3s 4 -Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6.-Great Weste rn 3d.-Great Southern of S ou th am pton, 105. 9d.-North ßaaritristehr,s (Thscrirdips,7chester and , 5 1 0 5 5. 5. - - D s i co tt t o : Quarters, 82 s. 6d.-Ditto, N tish Central, 244 instrument, for deafness, INVENTION, 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex produced it is modelled to the NEW of the kind that r A dinar3 DVE , /t p :l , s e E r h a i d E:T o .]: w D ly- E in A , F e N nt E ed ElS entirely different from all others, to surpass anything has been, or probably ever can be ear se that it rests within, without projecting, which can be inserted in the ears and removed in company unobserved ; and, being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. The powers of this valuable new invention are so great as to bring very defective hear ing, of long standing, to its p er f ect and natural state,' and to enable deaf persons to enjoy general conversation, to hear distinctly at church, on the bench, a t the barZand atpublic e bll • the un in the ears a pleasant sensation of sin g i ng no i ses and it affords to individuals affected with this dreadful malady all the assistance that possibly could be desired. Also improved hearing Trumpets of every description. The newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged im perfect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youth ful, natural and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes be cautious, and Observe —Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (oppo:ite the York Hotel). SEEING is BELIEVING.—Do you see that gent, what a fright he looks ? He has got a thirty-shilling wig on, you might swear to it a mile off . If you want a real head of hair, go to Ross's, who have just fitted up a splendid glass case to exhibit their Perukes, containing thirty different styles of wearing the hair, thus enabling every one to choose what is most becoming wor most fashionable at once. Like what e their ladies show room, containing an immense assort ment of beautiful head-dresses, fronts, plaits. &c., unequalled • either in Parisi r London. Address Ross and S o ns , 119 and 120, Bishopsge-street. RESIGNATION OT A POLICE MAGISTRATE,-401111 Beswitake Greenwood, Esq., who for many years has been a police magistrate, and for some years has sat at Clerkenwen Police-court, has voluntarily resigned his appointment, and. H. P. Tyrwhitt, Esq., of Brick-court, Temple, special pleader. . haB been appointed in his stead.—Observer. .- s . - _ 1 7,055. LON DON, T UESDAY MORNING Sum MAY