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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1853.

NORMAN'S NEW PATENT' LAW.
This day is published, post Svo., 7s. 6d. cloth,
ATREATISE on the LAW and PRACTIbE
relating to LETTERS PATENT FOR INVENTIONS.I
By JOHN PAXTON NORMAN, Esq., M.A., of the Inner
Temple, Barrister-at-Law.
London : Butterwortbs, Law Booksellers and Publishers in drdi-
nary to her Majesty, 7, Fleet-street.

QUEEN. v. KIRWAN.
Jest published,
THE DEFENCE of WILLIAM BOURKE
KIRWAN CONSIDERED, for the ALLEGED INIURDEII of
his WIFE To which is appended the Opinion of Dr. Taylor,' the
most eminent stedico•le,gal writer in the empire, " Teat no murder
was committed."
John Hearne, SI, Strand. Trice ls.

HANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Persons ruling to TENDER for SUPPLYING the above-
named Institution, which contains anout 1,100 Inmates, with Meat,
Fleur, Malt, Hops, Oatmeal, Peas, Hay, Straw, Oats, Butter, Cheese,
'and Bacon, for Six Calendar Months, from the Ist April next,
are requested to deliver sealed tenders addressed "To the Com-
mittee of Visitors," to the Storekeeper, at the Asylum, at Hauwell,
by Half past Eleven o'clock on Thursday, the 24th instant, and be
in attendance there at Twelve o'clock.
Blank forms in which the Tenders must be made may be obtained,
and the form of Contract may be seen, either by application here,
Or at the Asylum.
The Committee will not bind themselves to accept the lowest or
any of the Tenders.
Dated this 12th of March, 1853.
CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the 'Visitors.
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell.

NEW NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF "MARGARET
MAITL AN D."
Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols.,
II Ann
Y MUIR

A Story of Scottish Life.
By te of
" Passages in the Life of Mrs. Author Margaret Mattlaad,"&c.
appeared since Galt's domestic
stories were I)ublished .
FROM
"We prefer Harry Muir' to THE ATHENXIIM.
most of the Seottlsh novels
This new
that have
tale, y the author of ' Margaret Maitland,' is a real picture of the
weakness of mart's nature, and the depths of woman's kindness. The
narrative, to repeat our praise, is not one to be entered on or parted
from without our regard for its writer be'ng Increased."
thirst. and lvack.ott, Publishers, Successors to Henry Celburn,
13, Great Marlborough-s t rect.

WARREN'S ELECTION COMMITTEE PRACTICE.
Just published, royal 12inn. lhe. (loth.
THE LAW AND PRAOTICE OF ELEC
TION COMMIT rE,..5 (being the concluding portion of a
MANVAL of t'ARLI AMENTARY ELECTION LAW).
By SAMUEL WARREN, Esq. Q C., Recorder of Hull.
London: •Butterworths, Law Booksellers and Pub.ishers in Ordinary
to her ttsjesty, 7, Fleet-Inlet.
01 who ii may be had, royal l2ato. 255. cloth.
WARREN's MANUAL of the PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
LAW of GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

ONE SHILLING--PARLIAMENTARY and
POSTAL DIRECTORIES.—The "Supplement to the Post
Office London Directory for 1853" contains, at tile above mice, and
in addition to the ordinary supplemental matter, the copious "Par-
liamentary Directory," corrected to this time ; and "Postal Direc-
tory," giving (from authentic sources) all the arrangements of the
Post Office as now in operation.
Kelly & Co., 19 and 20,
,Old Boswell Court, London; and all
booksellers in the United KinVorn.

TO TOWN-TRAVELLERS. -STANDIDGE
and CO., Pickle and Sauce Manufacturers, have TWO VACAN-
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'llO NIGHT.-ST. PATRICK'S DAY.-
JIL GRAND BAL MASQUE at the CASINO DE VENISE,
HIGH HOLBORN.—Mr. W. PACKER has the honour to announce
that his ANNUAL BENEFIT htfixed for,THIS NIGHT, Mardi 17,
when, at the earnest soliclation of his, numerou pa•rons, he will
give A GE CND BAL MASQUE, on a scale of unegtialled splendour.
Gentlemen's Tickets, ht.: Ladles' ditto, 3s. Doors open at half-
past Nine, d c mmence at Ten o'clock .
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CONTRACT for TELEGRAPHIC INSTRII-
MEN T 4.— BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRA COMPIN Y.
--Tne Directors of the above Company are p, epared to receive
I)EIiS for the MANUFACTURE or INSTIWNIENTS under
the Patents of the Company, in Sets of not less than Fifty Instru-
ments.
SpeeificatTons may be seen (and copied at the expense of the par-
ties tendering) and pattern instruments may he inspected on app
cation at the Central Offices of the Company, Ito, al Exchange,
London, between the hours of I I a.m. and 3 p m.
By Order.

14EORGE SAWARD, Secretary.
Central Station, 291, It Exchange,
London, March, 1853.