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afttranirt. POETRY. THE SHORTEST DAY. (From Tail's Magazine for Decemser.) Why, how is this ! past nine o'clock I fear I'm very late; I really thought, .t is so dark, That it was only eight. I shall be scolded terribly, And nothing can I say Except, what every body knows, It is the shortest day! It's very dark ! I cannot see At all what I'm about : Ay there—l knew A would be so— My stockings wrong-side out. It is not worth while getting up; I care not what you say; But rea ly we should slay in bed All through the shortest day. I cannot see to dress myself: I shall be such a fright ; But to be sure, it matters not, The day is more like night. The air is thick as thick pea soup, You scarce can see your way ; I'm half afraid to grope about Upon the shortest day. I wonder what blind people do, Of optics quite bereft— I've made a Wunder with my shoe, My right foot's in my left ! Misfortunes never single come, I've head old sages say, And thus I'm bothered on all hands Upon the shortest day. I wish the sun would show his face : Alas ! I must show mine,— He's shrouded quite in murkiness, And won't come forth to shine. He's really very stingy now, And won't bestow a ray, To save our noses from lamp-posts Upon the shortest day. The men who make the Almanacks Are very waggish folks, But there's no reason why the world Should suffer for their jokes For though it's dull, it's very clear, No matter what they say, That there is not a day at all Upon their shortest dr,y. The morning star won't lend his light To lead me to the latch, I must find my own Ineirer— Give me a patent match ! But were I fairly in the street, A waggon or a dray Might pulverise me in the fog, And end my shorte.t day. And thus all thro' this doleful time We risk both life and limb, One cannot stir an inch in peace When all is dark and dim. There is no antidote against Such sorrows in array, Except that nothing can last long Upon the shortest day. SELECTIONS. v , TRICKS OF PICTURE-DEALERS. — Travellers should be on their guard against the impositions practised by Vene tian picture-dealers, as even the most experienced con noisseur may easily be taken in by then,. Not long ago, a gentleman visited a celebrated depOt of painting in Venice, and happening to fancy a particular picture, agreed, after some little bargaining with the dealer, to purchase it. All was settled, but the gentleman insisted on taking it borne with him, having his gondola at band. " What 1." said the dealer, "have you any doubts of my sending the original? Put your own seal on the back and satisfy yourself." This was, however, declined by the purchaser, who, sending for his servant, ordered him to carry the picture down stai , s, in spite of the en treaties and remonstrances of the collector. Arriving at his hotel, the gentleman, after a c'ose scrutiny, found a copy neatly inserted in the frame behind the original ; which copy he would have sealed had he suffered himself to be prevailed upon. Of course he kept both ; the dealer, as may readily be imagine 4, never appearing to claim either.—Book qf Beauty. ENGLISH SHEEP.—It is worthy of remark how steadily the sheep of England have increased both in number and weight as the breed has been improved, and the mode of supplying them with food better understood. In 1698 Mr. Gregory King calculated that there were in Great Britain 12,000,000 sheep ; in 1741 the number had increased to 16,640,000; in 1774, according to A t thur Young, the num ber was 25,589.754 ; in 1826, Mr. Luceck estimated them to be 26,148,463; in 1834, Mr. M'Culloch stated them to be 32,000,000, and the value of t'?-ir wool £7,000,000; and not only have they during this reriod thus nearly trebled in number, but they have at the same time nearly doubled in their average weight. In 1710, according to Mr. Davenant, the average weight of black cattle was only 3701b5. ; of calves, 50Ibs. ; of sheep and lambs, 481bs. ; but it is now calculated by Mr. Youatt that the average dead weight of the cattle sold at Smithfield is 656!b5. ; of calves, 1441b5. ; and of sheep and lambs 90Ibs. Youatt on Cattle, p. 257.) In 1732, the number of sheep and lambs sold at Smithfield was 514.700 ; these had increased to 1,647,316 in 1835, and to 1,854,320 in 1843.—Farmer's Magazine. THE PASS OF KOORD CABOOL.—The pass of Koord Cabool, the bridge at Sourkab, are white with bones ! they witnessed the annihilation of an army; 15,000 hu man beings lie in the chain of defiles between Jellalabad and Cabool. Retribution was at hand. Pollock trod the Kyber, that had always been bought over, and joined the gallant Sale, no longer burrowing, for he bad soundly thrashed the victorious Arneer ; and jointly they pushed on to wreak a fearful vengeanc , .. It was mournful to see ; the guns ground into powder the bones around ; and many saw it who had fathers and brothers there. Eight short months had passed since the martyrdom of a whole army. In every stunted bush, and lo ! a skeleton—that of a camp-folower or his helpmate, for the sepoy and Eu ropean died more openly. On this rising ground was the last stand made ; there, the battalion of the Queen was cut to pieces. Go cn, and number the dead. Tell how Hamilton fell ; Bott, Blair, and the young Hardyman ; Nicolls and Stewart, with their bluff rough-riders, their blue jackets crimsoned ere they sunk ; " red men," in deed. (The Affghans described Nichol]; and his troop as reddened with blood.) Hideous! mummies set up in mockery preserved by the snow of winter and the sum mer's sun, to strike with greater awe those who might follow. Set up as objects of hatred and scoffing, the insensible remains had been hooted at for a season, and cursed by the Moslem as he passed along. The bleach ing bones at Gundamuck were collected: all—aged and youthful, Hindostanee and white man—were inhumed to gether.—Asiatic Journal. MESMERISM DERIVED FROM ANCIENT EGYPT.—The Egyptians, according to Diodorus Siculus, regarded Isis as the author of a good part of what is known in medicine, through dreams with which she inspired such patients as had recourse to her " advice." Mins Aristides, who lived under the Antonines, gives just such an account of his being healed by mendicaments, indicated to him in a dream, in a temple of Esculapius. What is this but clair voyance and mesmeric agency ? Marcus Antonius him self acknowledges, with thanks, his having been healed in the same temple, by similar means : that is, by curative means, the knowledge of which was given him in dreams. (Mare. Antonin. lib. sec. ultim.) This prescribing of such persons for themselves and others in dreams, or in a dream-like state, is a phenomenon by no means peculiar to modern times or its re-appearance under the process taught us by Mesmer. While it puts into our hands a key to much of what seems enigmatical, about the oracles of the heathen world, it tells strongly for that portion of mesmeric agency as relates to artificial sleep, and the state into which persons so subjected are thrown. The oracles were first consulted in cases of sickness; the suffering persons slept in the temple, after they had gone through some ceremonies of preparation. In the dreams which followed (as alleged), they frequently came to the knowledge of the means proper for the cure of their diseases, and ascribed this to the inspiration of the divinity, to whom the temple they slept in was consecrated. Sometimes, instead of the patients, the priest (or priest esses) of the oracle had these dreams, and communicated them to the former. If the dsease yielded to the treat. ment pointed out, the remedy which had been employed was inscribed on a votive tablet, and hung up in the tem ple. How the patients in the temples were thrown into a sleep, or other ecstatic condition, we have no positive accounts. Suffumigations, frictions, and different other processes, not without affinity to those used in mesmer ising, were, as we know, employed in preparing those who came to consult the oracle.—Medical Times. CAUSES OF IRISH MISERY.—That we are justified in attributing the poverty, the misery, and the crimes of the Roman Catholic peasantry to the constant state of agita tion and excitement in which they are kept by their lea ders, and the bad example set them by their religious in structors, and not to any pecuniary burdens (legisla tive or local) imposed upon them, we can easily prove, by a reference to the condition of that portion of the Irish people who are not subject to their control or corrupted by their influence. It is well known that in the province of Ulster land fetches at least one-third more rent than in either of the other provinces, although the quality of the soil is by no means so good. Yet what is the condition of the people ? what their habits ? what the appearance of the country in this less favoured district? We shall let an authority often quoted by O'Connell answer our ques tion. Mr. Kohl tells us, that " the main root of Irish misery is to be sought in the indolence, levity, extrava gance, and want of energy of the national character." And again, in passing from that portion of the country where the majority of the inhabitants profess the Roman Catholic religion, to that in which the great bulk of the population are Protestants, or Presbyterians, the same writer says—" On the other side of these miserable hills, whose inhabitants are years before they can afford to get the holes mended in their potato-kettles—the most indis pensable and important article of furniture in an Irish ca bin—the territory of Leinster ends, and that of Ulster begins. The coach rattled over the boundary line, and all at once we seemed t o h ave entered a new world. lam not in the slightest degree exaggerating when I say, that every thing was as suddenly cha nge d as if b y an enchan ter's wand. The dirty cabins by the road-side were suc ceeded by neat, pretty, cheerful l oo ki ng cottages; regular plantations, well-cultivated fields, pleasant little cottage gardens, and shady lines of trees, met the eye on every side. At first I could scarcely believe my own eyes, and thought that at all events the change must be merely local and temporary, caused by the better management of that particular estate. No counter change, however, appeared ; the improvement lasted the whole way to Newry ; an d, from Newry to Belfast, eve r y thing continued to show me that I had entered the country of a totally different people —namely, the district of the' Scottish settlers, the active and industrious Presbyteriens."—Blackwood's Magazine. APPROACH TO CAIRO.—As the evening drew near, the air was richly scented by the odour of numerous bean fields in full blossom. In recrossing the Nile, from Ghizeh to Old Cairo, the scene was beautiful beyond de scription. The sun, just as we embarked on the river, was setting behind the Pyramids and the Desert; and the summits of the woods, the tombs, the minarets, and other lofty object s , were relieved against a sky of the richest hues. The firmament, on the edge of the horizon, was of a deep tawney-orange colour, which, growing paler as it ascende I, appeared, a little 11 , g -her, to change into a light green ; and this again, in its turn, growing less and less intense towards the summit of the vast arch which it described, terminated in a lovely purple flush. which diffused its brilliance over the whole circle of the hemisphere. The moon, calmly rising in the east, threw its soft rays over a portion of the river; while, on the other hand. the indescribably beautiful purple, and pink, and green, and gold of the sky, were reflected from the surface of the water, which, when slightly ruffl.'d by the motion of the boat, or the dip of the oar, shone and glistened like a metallic sea. In the hack-ground, to wards the east, the naked rocks of the Gebel Mokattarn were painted with the most gorgeous hues by the setting sun, which seemed to convert its rude pinnacles into masses of lapsis lazuli, turquoises, and amethysts. But, had I the pen of Milton, or the pencil of Claude, I should despair of imparting to others a just conception of that sunset, which I never, but once in Upper Egypt, saw surpassed. It was quite dark when we reached Cairo. • MANNER OF TRYING THE FORCE OF GUNPOWDER, AND IMMENSE QUANTITIES USED.—Mechanical aid contributes no less than chemistry to the pet fection of gunpowder • therefore other means of forming a judg ment, in addition to chemical tests, become necessary. Manufacturers are in the habit of paying great attention to the manner of its burning, whether it ignite rapidly or slowly, whether it scintillate or not, whether it leave much residue, and on the contrary, &c., &c. There are also instruments called eprovettes for ascertaining the comparative force of powder : but in our government service the force of gunpowder is ascertained by trying the power of a given quantity in projecting a known weight. A charge of four drachms of fine grained or small-arm powder is expected to project a steel ball with the requisite force to perforate a certain number of half inch wet elm planks, placed three quarters of an inch asunder, the first being thirty feet from the muzzle of the barrel. A charge of four ounces of cannon powder must be capable of projecting, from an eight inch Gomer mor tar, a sixty-eight pound iron shot not less than 380 feet. Few persons can be aware of the enormous quantities of gunpowder used for military purposes. At the siege of Cuidad Rodrigo, in January 1812, 74,9781h5. of gun powder were consumed in thirty hours and a half; at the storming of Badajos, 228,8301b5. in 104; and this from the great guns only ! At the first and second sieges of San Sebastian, 502,1101b5. were used; and at the siege of Saragossa, the French exploded 45,0001b5. in the mines, and threw 16,000 shells during the bombardment !—Poly technic Magazine. EDUCATION AND CRIME.—In a late charge to the grand jury of York, Mr. Justice Coleridge, in referring to the concurrent increase of crime and education, uttered the following sentiments, which do honour to the bench, and might instruct some of our anythingarian nobility and prelates, if ignorance, hedged up by political advantage and self-conceit, can ever be instructed :—" One of the great engines," said he, " which had always been looked to for the reduction of crime, was the spread of education. Education had no doubt spread very largely throughout the whole of England ; and it could not be denied that the number of persons who were unable to read and write had much diminished.' In 1837, the proportion was nearly thirty-six per cent.; it was now reduced to about thirty-one per cent. When they found, however, in the face of the great increase of education of some kind, that crime went on steadily to increase, it undoubtedly gave rise to some misgivings with regard to the effective nature of the remedy; Far was it from him to cast any doubt upon the certainty of education in the end to produce a good effect. It led them to this important consideration —"Whether the education that had yet been given had been entirely of the right sort? Whether, though it might be desirable to spread a knowledge of reading and writing amongst the common people, they did not mistake the meaning of education who rested their idea of its efficiency simply on an acquaintance with those branches ? There was another thing which should be made the basis, and not the basis only, b u t th e su p ers t ruc t ure a l so , of the system of education ; and that was a practical, vital, and entire diffusion of the principles of religious truth into the hearts of the people. For that reason it had often occurred, that instead of the prison returns containing accounts of the capabilities of the inmates to read and write, and so on, it would be well that the chaplain of the gaol should be instructed to examine the prisoners as to the amount of their religious knowledge ; and then it would he seen what such an education as that would effect amongst those who had the misfortune to become the in mates of gaols." THE CHURCH'S DECISION AS TO THE OFFERTORY.— What is the evidence which the church offers me as to the observance of the weekly offertory ? I find the sovereign of the realm, the temporal head of the church, acting, of course, under the primate, recognized a disuse of this ser vice. A few years after this I find the primate himself composing a form of prayer in which this service is alto gether omitted. After a short interval I find a bishop (and that bishop Bishop Andrews) in the solemn duty of consecrating a chapel, (and this, be it remembered, is one of the recognised festivals,) using this service only as a portion of the Eucharistic service. This, too, is succeeded by an important alteration in the prayer for the church militant, made by the two houses of convocation, and sanctioned by the parliament, 1661; confirming Bishop Andrews's practice. Again, in 1712 1 find a form of prayer proposed by the bishops in convocation to the other dig nitaries and representatives of the clergy. I find that form discussed and approved by the lower house; and thus ob taining the sanction of both houses of convocation ; not only confirming, but carrying on the practice of those pre vions authorities. And in addition to this, I find a tenour of high authorities down to the pre tent time, encouraging in their writings, and confirming by their practice, those changes which are in strict accordance with the statute law of the land; and which have been made, as I trust I have shown, to meet the changes of its re qu i remen t s . If this be not the voice of the church, whither shall I go to hear it? May I not, at least, require that an authority equal to that of 1712—the whole convocation of bishops, dignitaries, and representatives of the clergy—should au thoritatively deliver their judgments in effecting so great a change in the practice of the church ? I repeat that this consideration does press most heavily upon me. But this does not appear to be the only obstacle to a revival of the weekly offertory. I speak with great submission and with great reverence for the authorities who may differ from me; but I am certainly of opinion that the church, as an integral part of the state, has no power to revive the offer tory as a provision and maintenance for the poor : assu ming that these portions of the rubric will bear the inter pretation which the advocates for the revival affix to them, and that the rubric itself has the force of an act of parlia ment. Without again referring to any prior statutes, I submit that the 4th and sth William IV., cap. 76, repeals, or rather annuls, its operation. By clause 15 it is enacted that from and after the passing of this act the adminis tration of relief to the poor throughout England and Wales, according to the existing laws, or such laws as shall be in force at the time being, shall be subject to the direction and control of the said commissioners. The alms offered at the celebration of the holy commu nion (and God forbid that they should he suspended) are valuable, inasmuch as they enable the minister, in cases of sickness, and oth er emergenc i es, to supply afew com forts to his poor parishioners. They are, as I have before observed, subsidiary to, but not superseding the legal pro vision for them. But if you revive the weekly offertory, in its original intention, you create an imp eriunz in: im perio, the legality of which no one, I presume, is prepared to defend. THE LATE LORD ABINGER AND THE WHIGS.—We could name men, who never were known for Whigs at all until the party was in possession of power, and who nobly sacrificed to their principles by receiving high and lucra tive offices for adhering to the whig opinions, and further sacrificed by being promoted to still more lucrative office a short time after their first adoption ; and yet some of these men have the effrontery to cry out against Lord Abinger for having left their party ! 'When did tney and those they act with ever remain cne hour out of their just rights and rank because of the Whigs? But Lord Abinger was kept by his Whig principles from being Chief Justice in 1818. and from having the rank of King's Counsel and the ample revenues of leader on the northern circuit in 1802, fourteen years earlier than Lord Eldon by mere compulsion removed the black mark of - Whig from Mr. Scarlett's name. But this isnot all, nor anything like all that is suggested by the history of Lord Abinger. We have noted the injurious effects of his principles upon his professional fortunes. Then of course the party, who are now so loud in their complaints of his desertion, did all that in them lay to indemnify this their zealous adherent for the sacrifices he was malting to his connexicn with them. Kept from his just place in the profession, because he was privately an advocate of Whig opinions, of course they seized the earliest occasion of placing him in parliament, where he might openly support them by the advocacy of the same principles. The policy of such a course ? too, was as manifest as its justice ; for no greater gain in force and in weight can accrue to any party, but especially to a party in opposition, than the alliance with able and successful lawyers. Therefore, of course, he was brought into parliament early in life for some of the whig seats—close seat , , afterwards, the vie. tims of schedule A ?—no such thing; nothing of the kiad. Mr. Scarlett, while seriously injured by his principles, saw others daily brought into the House of Commons who bad never lost a brief' by their adherence to the vibigs ; saw Mr. Horner, in 1806, seated in parliament before he was called to the bar; saw Mr. Brougham seated in 1810, after he had gone a single circuit; saw Mr. Denman, in 1817, seated before he could have lost a brief by his prin ciples. All this Mr. Scarlett saw, and he continued a whig, and continued to suffer the professional pains and penalties of a whig lawyer under the Eldons and the Liverpools. We do not believe he ever condescended to utter any complaint on this neglect; but we are sure that neither Lord Denman nor Lord Brougham, nor Mr. Hor ner, had he been fortunately still living, could have mus tered up courage to condemn very seriously their truly honourable and learned friend for afterwards quitting a party to which he owed obligations like these. That, however, is not our defence fir Lord Abinger : and it is a defence which ne never dreamt of making for his con duct in 1831. We only state it for the purpose of remind ing the whig party how little ground they have of personal complaint against him. They have been as loud in their clamour as if, instead of being slighted by them while all but ruining himself for their sake, he had been treated by them with extraordinary kindness and preference during all his professional and political career. It was not until the year 1818 that the death of Mr. W. Elliott putting a seat at the disposal of Lord Fitt"williarn, that venerable person had th e h onour of introducing Mr. Scarlett into the House of Commons as member for Peterborough.— Law Renicm. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD IMPOSSIBILITY OF OBSERVING THE RUBRICS STRICTLY.—There are several portions of the rubric of the communion, service, with which a strict compliance is impossible. For instance, the rubric before the collects directs collects to be said after the offertory, when there is no communion, every such day one or more.' This rubric was in Edward's first bock ; when, as I have be fore stated, the prayer for Christ's church was used only at the celebration of the Eucharist ; yet neither in the se cond hook, nor in 1651, did the revisers make any altera tion in this part of the rubric. Compare also the rubric and the nicene creed—' Then the curate shell declare unto the people what holy days or fasting days are in the week following to be observed; and then also (if occasion be) shall notice be given of the communion.' `Then shall fol low.the sermon,' &c., "rhen shall the priest return to the Lord's Table, &c. When the minister giveth warning for the celebration of the holy communion (which he shall always do upon the Sunday or some holyday immediately preceding), after the sermon or homily ended, he shall read this exhortation following.' It will be seen that these several directions cannot he strictly compl . ed with. I make these extracts for the pirpose of showing that, from oversight or other cause, the revise s of the liturgy did not make those alterations in the rubric which the change of circumstances required; and that in all these cases of apparent disagreement, the safest guide is, the practice of the church immediately upon, and continuous ly observed in reference to, these alterations. And this consideration, I confess, presents to my mind an over whelming obstacle in the question before me. By a re vival of the use of the weekly offertory I cast a grievous imputation on the whole clergy of this kingdom for up wards of two centuries—an imputation that they in several degrees have violated their consecration and their ordina tion views ; have deserted the trust committed to their charge, and have descended into their graves perjured bishops and perjured priests. This may be strong lan guage, but it is no less true than strung. The most subtle casuist cannot explain away this imputation.--Treatise on the Offertory. THE EVILS THAT AFFLICT IRELAND. — Yes, Ireland is afflicted by evils, but those evils are created not so much by the defects of the law, or by the neglect and ty ranny of the better classes, as by the total demoralisation of the lower. The Irish peasant, naturally brave, gene rous, and faithful, is by the system under which he is brought up, rendered cruel, merciless, and deceitful. There may be, and probably are, hardships inflicted by some of the landlords ; but they are produced in most in stances by criminal and precedent acts on the part of the people. In no country in the world are the rights of pro perty so ill understood or so recklessly violated : the in dustrious man fears to surround his cottage with a gar den, because his fruit and vegetables would he carried off by his lazy and dishonest neighbours ; and he is deterred from growing turnips, which would add to his wealth, from the certain knowledge that his utmost care cannot pre serve them. Amongst no people en the face of the earth are the obligations of an oath or the discharge of the mo ral duties so utterly disregarded : any man, the greatest culprit, can find persons to prove an alibi ; the most atro cious assassin has but to seek protection to obtain it. Where in the civilised world, but in Ireland, can you find a " sliding scale" of fees for the perpetration of murder? And why is this so ? Because the religious instruction of the people has been totally neglected ; because their priests have become politicians, and stopping at nothing to accomplish their objects, they teach the peasantry by private precept and example to disrespect and disregard those doctrines which they publicly inculcate ; because their bishops, pitchforked from the potatoe-basket to the palace, become drunk with the incense offered to their vulgar vanity, and the patronage granted in return for their unprincipled political support, instead of checking the misconduct of the subordinates, stimulate them to still further violence, and stop at nothing which can forward their objects ; because the opinions of the people are formed on the statements and advice of mendicant agi tators who have but one object in view, their own pecu niary aggrandizement ; because a rabid and revolutionary press, concealing its ultimate designs under the praisewor thy and proper motive of affording protection to the weak, seeks to overturn all law and order, and pandering to the worst passions of an ignorant and ferocious populace, goads them, by the most unfounded and mischievous statements, to the commission of crime, and then adduces the atrocity of their acts as a proof of the injustice of their treatment. Every murder is palliated, because it arises from " the occupation of land." Every brutal assassina tion is paraded as " a fact" for Lord Devon, and is re commended to that nobleman's attention; not that the helpless and unoffending family of the victim may be af forded redress, but that the executioner of their parent may obtain commiseration. No matter what the conduct of the.tenant may have been—no matter what arrears of rent he may have owed—to evict him is a crime, which, in the eyes of those unprincipled journalists, seems to justify an immediate recourse to " the wild justice of revenge." The rights of property are said to be guaranteed by the law—while the exercise of those rights is rendered impos sible by the combination of unprincipled men, and the force of a morbid public opinion. He who would think it " monstrous" that a merchant should be debarred from the right of issuing execution against his creditor, shud ders with horror at the idea of a landlord distraining for his unpaid rent. And the individual who delights in the metropolitan improvements, and glories in the opening of St. Giles's, though it drives thousands of " the suffering poor" at once and unrecompensed from their miserable abodes, considers the improvement of an Irish estate as too dearly purchased, if effected by the expulsion of one ill-conditioned and remunerated ruffian.—Blackwood. THE WONDERS OF THE PRESENT AGE. [From the introductory lecture of the Rev. James Ha milton professor of Pastoral Theology in the Presbyterian College, London.] What makes our age so wonderful, is the simultaneous ness of all sorts cf discoveries. Whilst the telescope of Herschel was discovering new worlds, the microscope of Humberg was investigating a new animal kingdom in a drop of putrid water; and whilst the analytic powders of Lagrange were demonstrating the perpetuity of the solar system, the sagacity of Dalton was bringing the elemen tary atoms of each simple substance under the dominion of mathematical laws. At the same time that the acumen of Bell had detected the true theory of the nervous sys tem, the metaphysic scalpel of Thomas Brown was busy with the mind of man ; and simpler views &causation, and many mental phenom ena were g i ven Wthe world. Lavoisier's decomposition of air and water into their un suspected elements,—Black's discovery of latent heat, — the application of the atomic theory in the Manchester Memoirs,—the dazzling experiments of Davy, which proved that our globe is but a mass of metallic oxide, and of Berzelius, and the goniometer of Wollaston,—in the diligent hands of Klaproth, and Mohs, and Haup, and Jameson, and Thomson,—mineralogy, from a confused handful of ores, and spars, and pebbles, in a dusty cup board, has grown up to a graceful fane of goodliest stores and fairest hues,—a science as elegant as it is well defined. How Father Linneeus would rub his incredulous eyes, could he see the comely stature to which his little Flora, his " Amabiles Scientica," has attained in the fostering hands, and under the faithful tutorship of Jussieu, and Smith, and Decandolle, and Hooker,—too tall a pet to dandle now,—a science with a dowry of 100,000 species of plants. And Entomology—its hawking eye has hunted out as many sorts of bees, for instance, or butterflies, as people once imagined there were o f i nsec t s pu t altogether; and whilst the dissecting needle of Bonnet has shown the resources which Infinite skill has lavished in making one caterpillar complete and comfortable, the arranging eye and busy fingers o Lett ielle, and Kirby, and Burmerster, have shown that it takes nearly half a million different sorts of these forgotten minions to fill up the Creator's scheme, a large portion of our personal frame-work nothing more,—Faraday's brilliant researches, to demon strate that the force which holds a particle of oxygen and a particle of iron together, is the same which trembles in the magnet, sweeps in the lightning, and roars in the conflagration,—Liebig's investigation in the substances of which living organs are composed, and which have ren dered the laboratory of Giessen the metropolis of a new science, by which it is hard to say whether the physician or the farmer will profit most—he who feeds this body, or he who heals it,—Cross's processes in his conjuring cave at Bristol, by which he can manufacture the most costly gems—good as nature's own—from bits of flint, or coal, or clay,—have rushed, one after another, with such ex• citing rapidity, that chemistry has not time to admire her own discoveries, in the impetuosity of fresh enterprise, and in the ardour of new revelations. Time would fail to tell the labours of Cuvier, and Owen, and Fleming, in Comparative Anatomy—the toils which, in some depart ments, have left the Zoologist little more to do. And though it might be pleasant to ramble with Wilson, and Audubon, and Lucien Bonaparte, among the woods and waters of the western wilderness, or to visit with Goold, the quaint old-fashioned birds of New Holland, or to take a turn with Lamark in his grotto of shells, or with Ellis in his coral care, or grope with Buckland and Lyall, Brogniart and Delabeche, with Murchison and Miller, through the steaming forests, the muddy seas, and chaos lighted fields of a world before the world,—we forbear. We are content to say again —slat it would take too long time to prove by enumeration—there never was a time when science was more wealthy, or the stimulated mind of man more certain of discovering yet greater things. And it is one great advantage to live in this stage of clear seeing and clear- ing. Now that London is the city, and all England I, suburb,—now that the brother in New York is nearer than the brother in Edinburgh once was,—every urgent letter that twinkles from the Land's End to the capital, and every anxious journey by which you dart like a volition to the distant scene of danger, is a gift from science,—a favour done you by James Watt, the engineer. The invalid who recovers from diseases once deemed fatal, or, instead of the rough and torturing remedies of a ruder age, finds health and vigour charmed back by the gentle treatment and elegant prescriptions of modern pharmacy, owes something to Physiology and modern Chemistry.—just as the man who escapes entirely the most dismal diseases, may bless the memory of Her bert Jenner. The sailor who can traverse ten thousand miles of ocean with gay security, owes his steady tract to a science of which he possibly never heard the name— is guided to his haven by an Italian philosopher, who has been in his grave 200 years. The student who, for a Few sovereigns, can surround himself with a store of hocks, such as it would once have needed the fortune of Maece nas or Ptolemy to purchase, is much the obliged debtor to the old German min er, as well as to the more recent Faustus. Gentlemen, I trust that your faith is too firm to fear any of the sciences, and your minds sufficiently ex panded to love them all. I trust that you will be ever ready to give honour to whom honour is due, and acknow ledge your obligations to living wisdom as well as departed genius. I hope that you feel that the lines have fallen to you in pleasant places, whe your lot was cast on this opulent age, with its quick-running knowledge, its count less accommodations, its unprecedented discoveries, and its vigorous mind. And lam sure I wish you joy of your own high calling, destined in such an age to study and extend a science nobler than them all. SIR HENRY POTTINGER. On Wednesday a public entertainment was given at Merchant Tailor's Hall to Major-General Sir Henry Pot finger. Hart., by the merchants of the city of London trading to China and the East Indies to testify their high approval of the distinguished ability and zeal displayed by that gallant officer as British Plenipotentiary, in ne;.rotiat ing so successfully the recent commercial treaty with China. The hon. baronet, after his health had been drunk with great enthusiasm, spoke as follows. Having been long in the East I may perhaps make use of an Oriental expres sion,—" there never was a rose without a thorn ;" the rose I allude to is your kindness—your approbation—the honour you have done me ; the thorn, which pricks not my side but my heart, is, that I cann )t express adequately the feelings of gratitude I entertain. 1 must ask you therefore to remember how and where my life has been passed. I have been about 40 years absent fr, , m my na tive country. I hope I have always taken part in the social meetings and national celebrations that' have taken place wherever 1 have been ; but still these have been so different from all I see here, that I may say I am almost bewilder.d by this display of your kindness. If therefore I fail in giving due expression to my sentiments, I hope you will make every allowance for me while I refer to one or two points. And first, I must refer to the extraordi nary combination ot good qualities for which the expedi tion to China, both in the naval and military department, was distinguished. It is not for me, after the thanks of both houses ot Parliament have been awarded to the com manders of the navy and army, to express any opinion on their merits ; but I may say, that in every respect that expedition far exceeded my most sanguine expecta tions, even with the full belief I had that all that was pos sible would be done.• I say, that the expedition up to Nankin was the most extraordinary event in the history of any country in the world. It surmounted physical difficulties which tte Chinese themselves believed utterly impossible. When the Bogue forts had been silenced at' the mouth of the river by the gallantry of our troops, the Governor of Nankin, I know for a fact, wrote to the Emperor saying he might feel quite easy, for the expedi tion could never reach him. (Loud cheers.) Having paid my humble duty to the service with which 1 was associated in China, I wish merely to say that, with re spect to matters of trade, I believe the treaty includes everything desirable for England and for China. I am now speaking impartially. Having reflected seriously on it since I returned to England I really see no point on which any amendment of importance can be made. There are some points no doubt susceptible of amendment, but on all the leading important points it requires no al teration. It is one great advantage, that it is likely to be nefit England and China in the same degree. The inter ests of both countries are, in fact, similarly affected. A very erroneous impression went abroad, through, I be lieve, some papers on the continent, that there had been some mistake committed in the treaty. That is quite in correct. It arose from the necessity of my making public an abstract of the treaty, while the Chinese published the whole, and a translation was made with many important omissions. Having been asked seriously whether there was any ground for the allegation that mistakes have been committed, I am happy to say that there was no cause whatever for the alarm. The establishment of Hongkong having been alluded to, I feel it right, on this most public occasion, to say that I look upon Hongkong still as the best position for British enterprise. Unfortunately it has been unhealthy ; but there is nothing in its appearance or situation that should render it so, and those who would substitute Chusan for it are, in my humble opinion, in error. Chusan is an island containing 60,000 inhabitants, and is situated in the midst of an archipelago, containing at least 1,000,000 inhabitants, which it would at all times be difficult to prevent coming into jealous and angry dis cussions with this country, whilst our own colony is suf ficient for all commercial purposes. Before sitting down I will once more repeat my gr a t e f u l th an k s f or th e honour you have done me, and trust you.. will make every allow ance for the imperfect manner in which I have spoken. I have a great dislike to anything that is egotistical, but on this occasion I was obliged to speak of myself more than I wished to have done. HEALTH OF TOWNS.—On Wednesday a public meet ing was held in London, to form an association to promote legislative measures for the improvement of the health of towns. The Marquis of Normanby took the chair, and amongst the speakers were the Earl of Shelburne and Sir R. H. Inglis. Several of the speakers referred to the un healthy state of this county, and the chairman, in the course of his address, said, " The county of Lancaster, it appeared, stood at the head of the unhealthy counties. It had deteriorated in the healthiness of its population ; but it had gained in wealth. The property tax now yielded 136 per cent. over the proceeds of the last. But the census showed a great increase in the number of deaths. The census of 1811 gave 1 in 46 as the number of deaths ; now, the proportion was 1 in 36. At the same time he should add, that the census for the whole kingdom ex hibited an increase, though not to the same extent. In 1811 the proportion of deaths was 1 in 50; now, it was lin 45 This was remarkable, more particularly when the improved state of medical science was considered, and the advance of the upper and middle classes in habits of tem perance, as shown by the tables of the insurance offices. In considering the condition of Lancaster in this respect it should be borne in mind, however, that the county in cluded some districts which were remarkably healthy, Ulverstone for instance. From the calculations of Pro fessor Playfair, it appeared that there were in Manchester 3,000 deaths more than its fair proportion, as compared with Ulverstone, of which 1,900 were of adults. Manches ter stood second among the unhealthy towns in the king dom. It was a fact deserving of recollection that those dis tricts in which modern science had made its greatest ad vances in the promotion o' manufactures and other pursuits were the most unhealthy. There were eight counties in which the average mortality was less than the average of the whole country. They were counties in which there had been the least amount of social change. They were Devonshire, Cornwall, Hampshire, Dorsetshire, Sussex, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, and the North Riding of Yorkshire. In Lancashire, on the other hand, where the social changes had been the greatest, the mortality had been the highest, and the general condition of the people was the lowest. Out of 100 men 52 could not write their names, and out of 100 women, 67. Yet those parts of Lancashire which bordered on Westmoreland stood the highest in point of instruction. In Ashton only 8 women and 12 men out of 100 could write their names. Eighty years ago 70 out of 100 could write their names. It ap peared from the census reports that the number of houses as compared with the population was on the increase, though it was lower than it was thirty years ago. In the western part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the pro portion of houses to population was one-half less than in the northern part of the riding. Comparing the advance of Lancashire in wealth with that of the eight counties he had named, it appeared, that while the advance of the former had been at the rate of 136 per cent , that of the latter had been 38 per cent. Thus the balance in favour of Lancashire as regarded property was 98, while the pro portion, as regarded health, was 2 to 1 against it. The laying on of water at every other house, the provi sion of adequate sewerage, of side drains, the removal of all refuse from the houses, the cleansing of the streets, and the opening of new streets, might, it was calculated, all be effected at an expense of £14,000 per annum for every 100,000 persons, to be repaid at the end of every 20 and 30 years respectively. In this calculation, £40,000 was allowed to each 100,000 for the opening of new streets; for parks and public walks £lOOO a-year, and tor the salary to a medical officer of health £3oo—a low sum, but one for which many gentemen would be ready to undertake the duties. The expense would average 15s. a-year for each house, and 3s. for each person. Dr. Play fair calculated that the saving to the population of Man chester alone in the prevention of disease and its accom panying expenses would be £989,000 a-year—a sum which would equal the difference be: ween the highest and lowest price of the bread consumed by the population. Among the other statements in the reports of the gentlemen to whom be had referred, reference was made to the grow ing and general practice of administering drugs to chil dren to quiet them. They also referred to the practice of parents subscribing to more than one burial society for their children. It was a common thing for the head of a family, when asked for the amount of a debt, to say, " I can't pay you now, but I will when Dick dies." Thus the mechanic who earned 10s. a-week looked to receiving his £l5 when his child died. It was also stated, among other things, that on one occasion, when a lady offered a young woman the assistance of her own medical man to attend her child, the answer of the mother was, " Never mind, ma'am, it is in two burial clubs." It was horrible thus to see the appliances of civilization brought in aid of purposes from which the instincts of savages would recoil. GYMNASTIC EXERCISES.—The younger branches of the Earl of Sefton family commenced yesterday taking instructions in the numerous physical exercises in which Mr. Huguenin bas so long distinguished himself. These pastimes, which we have witnessed at Mr. H's extensive establishment, are not only healthful and exhilirating, but arc peculiarly calculated to elicit the muscular ener gies, and to bring forth, especially in the young, the full development of " the human form divine ' in all its pro portions. IMPROVEMENTS IN CHRONOMErERS.—As soon as the method by Harrison ;for which he received the premium of £20,000) was proved to be a correct and easy mode by which the sailor could ascertain the longitude at sea, the British government offered premiums for the improve ment of marine time-keepers, and annual prizes to the makers of the three chronometers that performed during the year of trial, at Greenwich Observatory, with the least variation. This encouragement soon caused British skill to present for trial chronometers which. whether regarded as time-keepers or specimens of mechanism, far exceeded anything that had been produced. Year after year the number of chronometer-manufacturers conti nued to increase, and England became the mahufactory for these time-keepers for the whole world. The govern. ment, finding that •the rivalry of the various makers was a sufficient guarantee for the future improvement in art, withdrew the annual prizes, but continued to pur chase, at liberal prices, such chronometers as were found to perform without the least variation of rate during the time of trial at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, where a limited number trom each maker is yearly received. The result of the yearly trial has just been published under the authority of the Astronomer Royal. By it we learn that the first and second honours have been ob tained by Mr. Thomas Porthouse, of Northampton square, London, for the superior performance of his chronometers over those of the other makers with whom he competed, amounting to 150. Supposing a ship with one of these chronometers on board had been traversing the ocean out of sight of land during the trial year, the error in her position would have been about 500 yards ; comparing this error with the errors of the ships in Lord Anson's squadron—the Centurion, for example—which amounted to 540 miles (Sir J. Barrow's Life of Lord Anson, page 64)—and it will appear to what a high state of perfection the chronometer is now brought, and the certainty with which the longitude is given by it at sea, NOTICE TO INVENTORS. Office for Patents of Inventions and Registrations of Designs, 14, Lincoln's Inn Fields. /SHE Printed INSTRUCTIONS gratis, and every in -1 formation upon the subject of PROTECTION for INVENTIONS, either by Letters Patent or the Designs Act, may be had by applying personally, or by letter (prepaid) to Mr. ALEXANDER PRINCE, at the Office, 14, LincAn's Inn Fields. PRIESTLEI"S COUGH AND ASTHIVIATICAL DROPS, FOR COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, CONSUMP TIONS, 8(c. 'THIS invaluable Medicine immediately relieves Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Difficulty of Breathing, and Huskiness in the Throat. These Drops are also the best preventative that can be ken against SPITTING OF BLOOD, and AFFECTION OF THE LUNGS. Persons troubled with AETIIMA are consi derably relieved by taking a few doses of the Drops, as they tend to promote expectoration and remove viscid phlegm. For the speedy cure of the HOOFING COUGH, ,hey are no less efficacious. Those who are troubled with That unpleasant tickling in the Throat which deprives them of rest night after night, by the incessant Cough which it provokes, will, by taking one dose, find immediate relief, a vi one bottle, in most cases, will effect a cure. Sold only at 52, Lord-street, Liverpool, in Bottles, at 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., and Family Bottles, equal to five small, s. PRIESTLEY'S PECTORAL LOZENGES. To those Persons with whom it would be inconvenient to take the Drops these Lozenges are admirably adapted : they give instant relief, and are a rapid cure for the most severe Asthma, Cough, Cold, Difficulty of Bteathing, Phlegm, &c. In that state of the Lungs where liability to take Cold exists, and a severe Cough succeeds the slightest exposure, these Lozenges produces the most marked results, and at once relieve the Cough and pther symptoms. Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 6d. each, duty included. ESSENCE OF RENNET. for making delicious Curds and Whey. This wholesome reparation is engaged to keep, and obviates all the un certainty of making Whey from the Rennet Bag. PRIESTLEY'S FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. In this preparation are concentrated all the Medicinal operties of Sarsaparilla Root. To persons, therefore, ho, from various causes, would expelience great incon enience, or with whom it would be utterly impossible to p , epare the Compound Decoction, the Fluid Extract, v. hid) possesses the advantagesof portability andof keeping :1 any climate, will be found a most desitable mode of r.mploying this much-esteemed Medicine. The . diseases in which it has proved most beneficial aye 'dose of the Skin ; such as Scorbulic Affections, Erup ,;.ve Diseases, Secondary Symptoms, &c., arising from a d;seased state of the system at large. For removirg Blotches, Pimples, &c., from the Face, this Medicine has DO superior. PRIESTLEY'S SEIDLITZ POWDERS. which approach nearer than anythia; vet discov:..ed ,71e Chalybeate Waters of Geri:may. The style of pre raring PRIESTLEY'S SEIDLITZ POWDERS is peculiar .0 ..imself, and combine scientific skill with gre.?i, accuracy ; and though numbers of people unacquainted with the Lusiness, and others, have of late years attempted imita itons, they have invariably been found to be spurior:, compounds, neither possessing the agreeable flavour nor •ie medicinal properties of the Seidlilz JVaie;•s. Sold in Bores, 2s. each, containiag twenty-four Pow cl,-rs, to make one dozen . ttitubler glzstes, and in Tin Cases. VEGETABLE HAIR OIL, - is allowed to be an excellent discovery for invigorak. - .4 rid renovating the human Hair. It eradica' es the s-ti, , nourishes the Hair, prevents it falling off, produces a knost beautiful natural curl, and gives to artificial Hair a r-culiar softness of texture and lumut;ant appearance. .Aktk.; in Bottles at ls. 3d. and 3s. each. NEWLY-INVENTED CRYSTALLINE OIL. This is a limpid VEGETABLE OIL, consolidated by a r-culiar process, and really is one of the best Pkeparations ever made for nourishing and beautifying the hair and Leeping it in curl. ESSENTIAL SALT OF LEMONS, _ _ _ For taking Iron Moulds, Ink Spots, and other Stains oct. c:* Linen, Muslin, Lace, &c., and for many other uservi purposes.—Price Is. per Bob. or three 801-es foe 2s. 6d. MUCH-ADMIRED ALMOND FLAVOUR. A few drops of this Flavour ' added to Custards, Pu t ! Cakes, Wines, Jellies, &c., communicate a moLt det7,,jous taste of Almonds.—Sold in B&;:les, with Diuo^- dons, Is. 6d. and 3s. PRIESTLEY'S FURNITURE PASTE, For Cloaning, and Polishing Furniture without labour or trouble. Ties poste is used for cleaning and polishing every descrip ion of Furni . ,,nre ; whatevce prepara'ion tray hive reviorsly been used for tnat pu. pose, it adds a d ,h lust - e to French nolish.—Sold in Pots at Is. or Three Pots ro , 2s. 6d. GENUINE METALLIC LUSTRE. Tills article is recommended to Housekeepers foe clean ..,2; all meaner of Gold and Save,. Plate, Metal Teapots, Pewter Measures, Brats Fenders, Candlesticks, S:cir Rods, Brass Plates on Dcors, Tin Covers, &c., &c.. with half the usual labour which is generally required with other twepal•ations, the above lustre leaves a beautiful polish on ne. Metal.—Sold;n Squares, 6d. and Is. each. OBSEtIVE.—The above Preparations are sold only at 52, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Removed from Birmingham to 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London. Just published, the Thirteenth Edition, price 2s. 6d.; free by post, 3s. 6d. TWorkHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical on Human Frailty, Nervous Debility, Constitutional 'Weakness, excessive Indulgence, &c. With Observations on Mar liage, &c. By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and sold at their residence; also by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; Noble, 109, Chancery•lane ; Crocker, 4, Milford-lane, Strand; Ward, 103, Strand, (opposite Exeter-hall); Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Purkin, Compton-street, Soho; Wil son, 338, Oxford-street, (two doors from Argyll-street,) London ; and Newton, 16 and 29, Church-street, Liver pool ; and by all Medicine Vendors in Town and Country. THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is a geutle Stimulant and Renovator in all cases of Debility, whether Constitutional or acquired, nervous mentality, irritation and Consumption —by the use of which the im paired System becomes gradually and effectually restored to pristine health and vigour. Sold in bottles, price Ils. and 335. The £5 cases may be had, as usual, at their Establishment. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS have long been used as the most certain remedy for Scorbutic Complaints of every description, Eruptions of the Skin, Pimples on the Face, and other disagreeable affections, the result of an impure state of the blood. These Pills are perfectly free from mercury, capavia, and other delete rious drugs, and may be taken with safety without inter erence with, or loss of time from .b usiness, and can be relied upon instance. Sold in boxes at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls., by all Medicine Venders. Messrs. Perry and Co. may be consulted at their resi dence daily, from Eleven to Two and Five till Eis.ht. On Sundays from Ten till Twelve. Ire' Sold, wholesale and retail, by EVANS, SONS, and Co., Chemists, ord-street , Liverpool. Sold Retail by Mr. J. PRIESTLEY, Lord St-est. ROWLAND'S UNIQUE PREPARATIONS, FOR THE HAIR ! THE SKIN! AND THE TEETH! HAVE long been renowned, and are now universally held in high estimation for their efficient yet mild operation. The August Patronage conceded by our gra cious Queen, the Royal Family, and the several Sovereigns and Counts of Europe, together with the fact of their ge neral use in all countries, and the numerous testimonials constantly received of their efficacy, characterize them with perfection, and sufficiently prove their value. ROWLAND'S MA - CASSAR OIL. This Elegant, Fragrant, and Transparent Oil, in its preservative, restorative, and beautifying qualities, is un equalled over the whole world. It preserves and repro duces the hair, even at a late period of life ; prevents it its original falling off or turning grey ; restores grey hair to original colour ; frees it from scurf and dandriff; and renders it soft, silky, curly, and glossy. To Children it is especially recommended as forming the basis of a beau tiful head of hair ! Price, 3s. Gd.-75.--Family Bottles equal to four small) 10s. 6d., and double that size, 21s. CAUTION.—Each genuine bottle has the words " Rowland's Macassar Oil" engraved in two lines on the Wrapper : and on the back of the Wrapper nearly I'soo times, containing 29,028 letters. All others are spurious imitations. ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, An Oriental Botanical Discovery, and perfectly free from all mineral admixture. It exerts the most soothing, gen tle, cooling, and purifying action on the skin; and most effectually dissipates all Redness, Tan, Pimples, Blotches, Spots, Freckles, Chilblains, Chapped Skin, and other Cu taneons Visitations. The radiant bloom it imparts to the Cheek, and the softness and delicacy it induces on the Hands, Arms, and Neck, render it indispensable to every Toilet. Gentlemen, after Shaving, will find it allay all irritation and tenderness of the Skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle, duty included. CAUTION.—Beware of Imitations of the most delete rious character, containing mineral astringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellent action endangering health. See that the words " Rowland's Kalydor" are on the Wrapper; and "A. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden," engraved (by authority of the Hon. Commissioners f Stamps) on the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. ROWLAND'S ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE. _ _ A fragrant White Powder, prepared from Oriental Herbs of inestimable virtue for strengthening, preserving, and cleansing the. Teeth. It eradicates tartar from the Teeth, and thus lends a salutary growth and freshness in the gums. It removes spots of incipirnt decay, polishes and preserves the enamel of the Teeth, imparting the most pure and pearl-like whiteness ; and gives sweetness and perfume to the Breath.—Price 2s. 9d. per box. CAUTION.—To protect the Public from Fraud. the Government Stamp, (as on the " Kalydor,") is affixed on each box. IMPORTANT I NFORMATION. Unprincipled Shopkeepers, for the sake of gaining a trifle more profit, vend the most spurious Compounds under the same names ; (some under the implied sanction of Royalty) they copy the label, bills, and advertisements of the original preparations, and substitute either a ficti tious name or the word "Genuine" in the place of " Row lands." It is therefore highly necessary to see that the word " Rowland's" is on the Wrapper of each article. *** All others are Fraudulent Imitations. The genuine Articles are sold by the Proprietors as above, and by Chemists and Perfuttersk Dec. 17, 1844 HIME AND SON'S PIANO-FORTE AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE, 57, CHURCH-STREET. IUrESSRS. HIME and SON solicit attention to their Establishment, where may be seen the most important IMPROVEMENTS in the PIANO-FORTE, comprising; THE EXTRA-SIZED SIX-AND-A-HALF OCTAVE PATENT GRAND SQUARE, WITH GRAND PIANO-FORTE ACTION; SPLENDIDLY-FINISHED BOUDOIR COTTAGE, THE HIGHLY CELEGRATED BICHORDA & VICTORIA REPETITION GRAND► AND THE PATENT HORIZONTAL COTTAGE GRAND, Measuring sfl. Bin. by 3fl. 10in., the manufacture of Messrs. JOHN BROADWOOD & SONS; THE PATENT REPEATER SEMI GRAND, AND MICROCHORDON, of Messrs. COLLARD and COLLARD, with their latest aria valuable improvements; TOMKISON'S NEW PATENT PIANEITE , and every other va r iety o f INSTRUMENT by the above Manufacturers. Having experienced Wo r k men congaing on the Pr e ; mises, Messrs. H. and Son und er l a ke eve i g of Repairing and Tuning. of A large Assortment for HIRE, an d a great varie t y Second-hand INSTRUMENTS on SALE. desciiptio HARP STRINGS of the best quality, in Sets or Singly' Superior Roman and STRINGS. Old lnstrumenti taken in Exchange, or Sold on Coln' mission. MUSIC NEATLY BOUND. N.B.—liirsical Works Evraved, Printed; 8( Published• - A great variety of superior -toned ACCORDIONS.— TO LADIES. fi I(EARSLEY'S IMPORTANT ORIGINAL WIDOW WELCri ts 11 FEMALE PILLS, so long and justly celebrated for their peculiar virtues, are strongly recommended to the notice of every lady, having obtainad the sanction and approbation of most gentlemen of the Medical Profes* sion, as a safe and valuable Medici n e i n effectually r e .: moving obstructions, and relieving all other inconven l „ encess to which the female frame is liable, especially OW which at an early period of life, frequently arise frg; want of exercise and general debility of the system create an appetite, correct indigestion, remove gid dy ness and nervous headache, and are eminently useful in windy disorders, pains in the Stomach, shortness of breath! and palpitation of the heart : being perfectly innocent' may be used with safety in all seasons and climates. *** It is necessary, owing to the n u merous i m it a tion" to inform the Public that KEARSLEY'S is the ora ORIGINAL and GENUINE MEDICINE of this (le: scription ever made, and has been prepared by them more than FIFTY YEARS ! ! Purchasers are particular l f requested to remark, that as a testimony of authentioitt each Bill of Directions contains an affidavit, and beg" the signature of " C. KEARSLEY," in writing, 81 .1 engraved on the Government stamp, and e ac h is wrapPc" in`white paper. Sold, Wholesale and Retail, by J. SANGER, 150, Ok ford-street, London ; and all respectable Medicine Ye a ' dors throughout the Country. PROTECTION FROM ACCIDENTAL OR INCEN' DIARY FIRES. . London and Birmingham Railway Offices Euston Station, Bth April, 1844. f ( a l IRS,—I am instructed to send th e enc l ose d report' ) 1.3 the results of the public experiments on your Fire: resisting Boxes and Safes, at the Camden Station of this Company, which was authorised by the Directors to be made under the immediate superintendence of their officers ; and to congratulate you on the complete succes; of the very severe trials by w hi c h y ou h ave a ll ow ed 10° t admirable invention to be tested. I am, sirs, your obedient servant, R. CREED, Secretsl/. Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son, Liverpool. Patents for England, Ireland, and Scotland, sealedl Blo ' MILNERS' NEW PATENT FIRE-RESISTING DEED, PLATE, AND CAS ° BOXES, BOOK SAFFS, AND GUNPOWDER MAGAZINES, &c., &c., WARRANTED TO BEAR MORE HEAT, WITHOUT INJ U R E TO THEIR CONTENTS, THAN ANY OTHERS OF EGLITAI" DIMENSIONS. Of 14 graduating sizes, suitable for all purposes, fO ui 30s. to £l4 each ; for additional inner chamber, doubling the thickness, and trebling the resisting power 50 Per cent. more each size. The Chambers within Milners' Boxes and Safes cog" taro the best Chemical non-conductor of heat, and Tub es imbedded therein filled w ith a lk a li ne fl u id, which escaPe s into the non-conductor whenever Fire reaches the and heats it to the boiling point, steaming the chambers and contents, neutralizing in the latent heat of the steno; 1000 degrees of heat, keeping down the temperature, and preventing ignition. From every pint of fluid in the Chamber is slowly dis charged into and condensed in the contents of the Boa upwards of 200 Gallons of Steam, of more certain ava il in saving the Papers than tons of water thrown into a burning building with the same object. The advantage of this principle, embracing " the exclu sive use of any material evolving moisture on the applica tion of heat," over every other description of Box or Safer is the advantage that Water has over every thing else so quenching Fire. An Iron Safe of one inch in solid thickness exposed t/ red heat will char papers within it in fifteen minutes, an remain a burning prison for them for hours afterwards. Milner's Fire-resisting Principle has been investi g ated tested in Red Heat from One to Twelve Hours, in various thickness, from 1 to 6 inches, and approved by the au thorities and scientific and practical men, in the leading towns of the three kingdoms. Under the auspices of the Royal Dublin Society and the Liverpool Polytechnic Society : see Mr. Samuel Woodso jun. pamphlet " On the Preservation of Documents from Fire," &c. &c. &c. The patentees have certificates from parties whose books have been preserved by the boxes in fires on their pre mises. In the late fire in George-street, Manchester, nine not of ten houses lost their books in their iron safes. CAUTION.—None are genuine but such as have Milners' patent plates upon them, with the date " sealed 1840." Fire-resisting Safe and Boo" Works, 50a, Lord-stree rf and 47 to 53. Cable-street, Liverpool. Observe that the Signature of the Proprietor, G. C. Serjeant," is written on the Government Stamp. S , ERJEANT'S LOTION, the only effectual Remel t against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago. Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SERJEANV No. 1, Lovell's-court, Paternoster-row, and 2, Bell-Yg r ''' Temple-bar, London ; and by all Vendors of Medicine' Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. licai The astonishing success which has crowned the app tion of this external Medicine in the most hopelesg.a n a deplorable cases, when the unhappy sufferer had despair of ever gaining even the least relief, and this after ti ablest advice and every other means had completely fail e most justly entitles it to the attention of the afflicted. This excellent Medicine, so universally esteemed, is a n d attended with the least danger or inconvenience, a ll ts hundreds have experienced its happy and salutary egg since it was first introduced. Such are the properties of this invaluable Specific th oi l4 persons labouring under the most distressing Rbeumatik; Rheumatic Gout, and Lumbago, and rendered therebY "; capable of assisting themselves, have been relieved ill few hours. Amongst many which are being daily received are t l/f3 following Testimonials : 4, Paternoster-r O %, Six, —Having been informed of the surprising cure of 14 Barnes, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely aftlicte a Rheumatism, the intense pain causing delirium, that he ivas, c° 3- pelled to be confined by a strait waistcoat to prevent his C O le i ' ting any violence, and whose case was considered entirely 11 0 1! e a of I was induced to ascertain the particulars, and being satisfied the truth of my information, encouraged me to make a trial of Y h ' s , i , most invaluable Medicine, entertaining little hopes of suecer,to ing been many years so severe a sufferer, and tried many sai d a dia very valuable remedies. lam very happy in being able in ? , .., 60 0 my testimony of the benefit I derived : after a few days' apP l 's, to the use of my limbs are perfectly restored, and I am now a ne ver attend my business, and, making an allowance for my a.ge , d titgt was better in my life. To those, however severely afilict e o tp hopeless their case may have been pronounced, I beg of T he use make a trial, feeling quite satisfied they will be restored to ge , of their limbs, from the severe cases that have yielded to tbl s but dicine. Health is a great blessing to those who can enjoY,olll , to those who are deprived, none feels it so severe as the tro.` - orl or mechanic, as it generally causes loss of business, and O w — , WA , families. I shall at all times feel it my duty to make it 'To_ a nd those afflicted, to evince how grateful I am for my restorati o 7,, atn, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE POLL' t October 20, 1844. le. Mil k -street, Chealtons Sra,—l feel it a duty I owe to society, publicly to mak e voitig the benefit I received by using your excellent Medicine. „oars; been confined to my house three years with Lumbago and tsv p ' a ireo tism, unable to remove without the use of crutches, I had d i n s e i 11 0 ; of ever gaining relief, having tried every popular rinnedy wi.", e ne O been sent by my friends from various parts of the globe, 101 l which had any effect. I have consulted the most able Pli 0 1 . 110. one of whom stated, that however lamentable my case was , el 0 1 ,,; to be thankful, from my great sufferings—being crutch 00' state of madness—that I could with the assistance of crutch at all. . 0 \ elic! , From the high recommendation I had of your valuable A ,itio P ° On I was induced to make another effort, although in strict oP , i n to my medical' attendants ; and, doubtful as it may aPf e fh of 113 „! short space of twelve hours I was enabled to walk the lo n t'Ari 0- i warehouse without the assistance of crutches. The Pbri's-eif use had declared my case hopeless was equally rejoiced as in , ) e r a to re .. he was deceived, and hoped that publicity would be li'f anY remedy, as the London Hospitals were not in possession ' num b medy to relieve their unfortunate Rheumatic patients.. a ,011 90 , Being so long an invalid, I was not without know a nd , of unhappy sufferers; to several I sent some Medio'n or ' t pe 111 05 happy to state that the accounts I have received o re eXt O gratifying description. m i c your I trust you will use every exertion in man P u— ief• lent remedy, that those afflicted may know where to gfi ,:e1 .... rm/ ELI , Jour; In., ego° . t CriPPl , an d Well-stree , Gou bed bY 01 St 1 t,—l have been several weeks confined to my e ~_„,..,, Pa is, 0 Rheumatism, not a part from my head to feet &e l m — To ..,, move. — t be as helpless as an infant: not even a finger could situation I was informed by my 'fle d had applied all the usual remedies, and that I rnig I n ii g li in my deplorable situation. me , or o lt to Fortunately your remedy was made' known After a close aPPII7O 5 have been to this day confined to my bed. to disaPP ear; ther anion began of four days, my troublesome comp and by tui° 4 to week I was capable of walking about my room, was enable 04 week's perseverance in the use of your Medicine wa s ~,,s e to se leave London. Fearful of another attack, you will P.. six bottles.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, D. W STata. hiet a r l era at al ten n d M O o' ..o" 14, Belmont -place, Wandsworth-rood, Oc t . 2u, ~ r ia Stn,—l feel in duty bound to acknowlede, that Mier sutle„„, acute pains from Sciatica, or severe Rheumatic affection in the e 0 joint, and being deprived of rest, I was persuaded to try "uations broeation, and have the pleasure to say that after three aPPli c ~,Te I was restored to my usual health ; and, although two years +An/ passed, I have no return of the disorder .- 4 am, sir, j ute . yours, EDWARD jNOYE.'