The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-30 00:00:00

• CORN LAWS.
T A PUBLIC MEETING, Convened by tht
le MASTER CUTLER by Requisition, held at the Town-
", and by adjournment in Paradise-square, SHEFFIELD,
SAMUEL HADFIELD, Esq., the Master Cutler,
Pro in the Chair,
Pcled b WILLIAM IBBOTSON, Esq., seconded by Mr. EBENEZER
I, a ELLIOTT, and carried by an immense majority,
t this Meeting views with alarm the great decrease in the de-
r7dfor our mann fact ured goods in foreign countries, and the unnattt-
:9nereae of manufactories abroad, both which are caused by the
i2111!t and impolitic system of our present Corn-laws, which, whilst
olttaray..
the manufacturing part of the population, are naproductivc
any beneficial results to the agricultural portion of the community.
i!.the.se evils call for a total repeal of all taxes on corn,
. and an
'n of all restraints on free trade, and that a petition be pre-
ancod to Parliament praying for the total abolition of the Corn-laws.
pe't:,f all other restrictions on the freedom of trade, and that such
contain a prayer to be heard by Counsel, and to produce
"ses at the Bar of the House ; and also a prayer that the peti-
and may he heard and discussed, and not be disposed of in the hasty
to %satisfactory manner in which the petitions of the people are
* treated.

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF.
DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR
VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SER-
VICES SOMERSET-PLACE, JAN. 29, 1839.
PrIF, COMMFSfONERS for EXECUTING
UNITA° OFFICE °a
LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
to here, KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND,
notico, that on THURSDAY, the 21st of February
tsi-",_`fine o'clock, they will Ito ready to treat with such Persons
4(14 be willing to Contract, for supplying (under separate Con-
an such quantities of
Iltas • FRESH BEEF
st •th—eY.be demanded for the use of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels
0114 Tellowing places—from the let of. April, 1839, to the 31st
Chajirch, 1840—both days included, viz.:—
Cork " Kingstown and Dublin
Ili„,an,d Kinsale Leith, Leith Roads, and Frith
'hames, from Deptford of Edinburgh
beat tenth, both inclusive Milford and Pembroke
?alman:l Don- ns Portsmouth
Guar h Plymouth
110;jj'iT, and Jersey Sheerness.

4, All
'vely tlirues about to tender are particularly desired to read atten-
tt this e Conditions of the Contracts, which niay be seen either
tut% t~llic e , or on application to the Superintendents of the Vic-
tnotltinle establishments at Deptford, Deal, Portsmouth, and Ply-
jelikth ' the Superintendents of her Majesty's Dock-yards at
L'hg itarn Sheerness, and Pembroke ; the Agent for the Victual-
'kith Kutilbowline •' the Secretary to the Postmaster-General at
the otlie; or to the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs at each of
r places
.v.very
T ender must specify the price i words at length, and
e/id
er be received after One o'clock on the day of
trim itiiner Inv noticed unless the party attends, or an Agent for
Y authorised in writing.
%toper? Tender must be delivered at the above Office, and be ac-
Soarni'ed .43' a Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty
istieeerset-place and sigrd by two responsible persons, engaging
,fer tilsr''t bound , with the person tendering, in the sum of 1,5001.
i',oertsZt!? performance of the Contracts for Sheerness, Chatham,
" other "n, and Plymouth ; and in the sum of 5001. for each of

,r, TO COMNIERCIAL GENTLEMAN.
ill 7°,8. BASNETT begs most respectfully to k
in-
-o,se TALnin Commercial Gentleman visiting SHRE V' SBURY that
etslort "PT HOTEL is conducted with every attention to their
°T2se • wniell so extensive an establishment affords; and the
Ptirs4:: likewise as commodious and Convenient for commercial
esiii!.e - as, perhaps, any the kingdom, being situated in the very
Isaiiilindthe town).
; , , it i„ is "e greatest possible attention, with moderate charges,
...._444lced ic:l°l3ed, secure the recommendation of those who may be
tlve it a trial.

—`4IESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
Notice is EXTENSION, RAILWAY COMPANY.
to nerelsv given that the BLACK SCRIP issued by the
EPacn'al°o loitger available, and it is req. nested that the same
lintinue .NGED for RED SCRIP, which the Company will
ist Feb t° ssue to duly authorised parties until, and including, the
Nom niary next, but not afterwards.
later
est Q but the Red Scrip will, after that date, confer any right or
in the Company.
ROSS and ASH, the Company's Agents,
No. 6, Great Winchester-street, London.

Jan
liary 22(1, 1/330.
•......_

HE UNION B
Capital 3,000,0001.,

ANK OF. LONDON.
ix Shares •f 501. eaeh.

mu EcTous.
!it Peter Laurie, Alderman. Thomas Meux, Esq.
44row Spottiswoode, Esq. A. Cockburn, Esq.
"torge Webster, Esq. David Skaiffe, Esq.
Pim Barnes, Esq. Benjamin Boyd, Esq.
iiW. Sutherland, Esq. Peter Laurie, Esq.
li.X. Nurse, Esq. James Farquhar, Esq.
llor-Gen. Archibald Robert -' W. P. Craufurd, Esq.

• -- - - .
lion. E.I. C. S. John Connell, Esq.
1, 4
1:1\t• e Directors give notice that it is their intention to commence
1*( La on MONDAY Next, the 4th of February, at their Tempo-
.. 1171 tees, No. 8, Moorgate-street, Lothbury.
%114Vieations for Shares, accompanied by a deposit of V. per
le 40' acsordance with the Prospectus (Copies of which may
I.,Zed) continue to be received as under :
Li.Z,----Messrs. B. and M. Boyd, 4, New Bank-buildings.
1141,7°0—Liverpool Commercial Bank.
Ed;"t'llgham—Birmingham and Midland Bank.
i'urgh—National Bank of Scotland.
t 1 a
of Scdtland r,s,,Ow—Western BankD of Scotland.
Aee--enEasternank of Scotland.
;"North Bank.
tondkfries—Seuthern Bank of Scotland.
cinLJanuary, 1839.

e°NTRACT for WATERING STREETS,
t;
nqtA'eve hereby given, that the COMMITTEE for PAVING,
l LIGHTING the PARISHES of ST.
BLOOMSBURY,st a
will meet in the Vestry
,Room of
D'lliett,:tBE-Irt.hc-F!'eltis, TwEsn.tY, the sth day of February
I,ool.os,Pen o clock in the rerenoon precisely, to receive

IA-6,--- -ALS fr-oin such Person or Persons willing to CON-
s for WATERING,
8
ri A with proper Men, Carts, and Horses,
145 a9(l-'IIES, STREETS, and PLACES usually watered in
eadparishes a list whereof, and full particulars, may be
It th:nr„d
_espy of the intended Contract seen, en application
Vials to ‘derles bffice, 01, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square.
of the
be for three years, determinable at the option of the
ter(C"'ee only, at the end of the first or second year of the
oti th eclnmencing on the 15th day of March, and terminating
ir: sth (lay of October in each year. Security to the sa-
th:°') of the Committee will be required for the performance
Pers,;, Contract, and the names, places of abode, &c., of the
liro,;'',to be offered as sureties, must be delivered in with the
thel:wa's• The Committee will not bind themselves to accept
tend est Tender, and the persons sending Proposals must at-
trattoat the , • Vestry Room at the time of meeting. The Con-
°nth; t° Pay the expenses of his Contract, &c. The. Com-
/1,1 will find water from the pumps, and keep :hem in repair.
e Contractor will receive prompt payment.
By order of the Committee,
.....Lisnuir), 17, 1
839. R. and R. F. FLN NIS, Clerks.

INSANITY.
THE shortening of the duration of this disease is
Thethe great object in the treatment of insanity.
n difference in the duration of the treatment makes the differ-
, IL, the expense between the different Asylums.
405 a,,; most efficient Asylum is the one into which all cases of
grea-V, curable or not curable, are admitted, and where the
sAA't 'lumber of patients are cured, and the smallest number die.
Wi/VUEL MILLARD, RESIDENT PROPRIETOR of the
PORAPTURCH LUNATIC ASYLUM, near ROSS, HERE-
lisit,--THIRE, receives ALL CASES of INSANITY. The
Pre °I the friends of the patients he admits at all times without
4vuula notice.
t the Whitchurch Asylum there have been—
Patients cured l4 in 36
died 2 in 36
bith - average duration of treatment for each patient has been
~ero twenty-two weeks and three days.
Retehfeorrde.turns-are deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, county of

Extract from The Sun, Jan. 18, 1839 :
"Meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates—County Lunatic Asy-
Hire, The Report of the Visiting Justices was brought up. It
gated that 325 patients had been admitted, that 33 were cured," ' &c.
Neither the deaths nor the average duration of treatment are
gated,