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„A I JUNE 25) 1849.

PUBLICATIONS.

TO TOURISTS.-BLACK'S GUIDE BOOKS
AND TRAVELLING MAPS. New Editions.
"They should find a corner in the portmanteau of every person
about to undertake a journey of pleasure or business, either in Eng-
land and Wales, or Scotlsnd."—Julm Bull.
" The most valuable series of Picturesque Gule.e Thoks issued by
Messrs. Black of Edinburgh. We have looked carefully through the
volumes : they are admirably got up;' the descriptions are accu-
rate, and remark Ably clear and comprehensive. Altogether the
series of works is of immense value to tourists."—Art-Union.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers.
To TourusTs.—BLACK'S PICTURESQUE
TOURIST OE SCOTLAND.
Seventh Edition, Corrected and Improved,
Containing an accurate Travelling Map ; 25 Engraved Charts of
Roads, Railroads, and Interesting Localities (inAuding Plans of
Edinburgh and Glasgow) ; numerous Views of the Scenery, on wood
and steel, and a copious Itinerary. In a handsome portable volume.

Price Bs. 6d.
"A comprehensive, intelligent, and well-arranged Guide Book.
We have been furnished with an incidental proof of the remarkable
accuracy of the Charts and Descriptions, in the personal testimony
of a pedestrian, who has traversed a considerable space, book in
hand ."-- Spectator.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers.

TO TOURISTS.—ANDERSON'S GUIDE to
the HIGHLANDS and ISLANDS of SCOTLAND, including
Orkney and Zetland : Descriptive of their Scenery, Statistics, Anti-
quities, and Natural History ; with Historical and Traditional No-
tices, Maps, Views, Tables of Distances, Notices of Inns, &c. New
Edition, greatly improved. In a closely printed volume, price 10s. Gd.
" Most copiously and praissworthily minute."—Athenwum.
" The most complete work of its kind."—Atlas.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh; and sold by all booksellers.

TO TOURISTS.-BLACK'S ECONOMICAL
TOURIST OF SCOTLAND.
Fifth Edition, Corrected and Improved,
Containing an accurate Travelling Map and Itinerary, with Descrip-
tive -Notices of all the remarkable objects along the several roads,
and Four Engraved Charts of those localities which possess peculiar
Historical or Picturesque interest. In a neat closely printed volume,
price 3s. Gd,
"A work most carefully and elaborately compiled, containing the
greatest possible amount of information in the smallest possible
space."- —Scotsman.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers.

To TOURISTS.—BLACK'S PICTURESQUE
TOURIST and ROAD-BOOK of ENGLAND and WALES,
containing a Genend Travelling Map, with the Roads and Railways
distinctly laid down; besides sections of the more important dis-
trizts on an enlarged scale, and engraved Charts of Roads, Railroads
and Interesting Localities. In a closely printed and portable vo-
lume, price 10s. Gd.
"An attempt to bring the old road-book up to the pitch of mo-
dern improvement, and we are bound to pronounce it successful.
It is cheap and portable, at the same time that it contain, an im-
mense mass of information, closely compressed and well printed."—
"Civil Engineer's Journal."
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers.

TO TOURISTS.-BLACK'S PICTURESQUE
GLIDE TO THE ENGLISH LAKES.
Th'rd Edition, Enlarged and Improved.
Including an Essay on the Geology of the District, by John Phillips,
PALS., G.L., late Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the Uni-
versity of Dublin. With a minutely accurate Map, by IV . Hughes ;
Charts of the Lakes, by Sidney Hall ; Views of the Scenery, by va-
rious distinguished Artists; and an ample Itinerary of all the
Routes, with the distances accurately laid down. In a neat pota-
ble volume, price ss.
" It is a Pictnresque Guide in every sense—its descriptions are
charmingly written—its intelligence is ample and minute—and its
illustrations are admirable specimens of art.—Atlas.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh : and sold by all Booksellers.

T° TOURISTS.—BLAGK'S ROAD AN I)
RAILWAY TRAVELLING MAP OF ENGLAND AND
WALES,
Carefully compiled from the Maps of the Ordnance Surveys, and
beautifuhy Engraved by SIDNEY HALL; with all the Roads, Rail-
roads, and other Topographical information required by the Tourist
or Traveller on business. Size, 32 inches by 22k. In a neat Porta-,
ble Case, price 4s. Gd.
"A beautifully executed Map of England and Wales, which, after
careful observation and reference, we can charac'erise as being
=on; the most correct ever issued."—Mining Journal.
A Smaller Map, price 2s. Gd.
A. and C. Black, Edinbargh ; and S, Id by all Booksellers.

To TOURISTS.- BLACK'S ROAD AND
kILWAY TRAVELLING MAP OF SCOTL \ND,
Carefully constructed from the best authorities, with all the
Roads and Railroads accurately laid down. Size, 32 inches by 24.
In a neat Portable Case, price 4s. bd. _

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** From the care bestowed on the construction of the present
Map, and the means which have been used to correct the original
drawings, by reference to individuals conversant with the Topo-
graphy of their respective localities, the Publishers are satisfied
that it will be found the most accurate and beautiful Map of Scotland

extant.
" A handsome-looking Map, of large dimensions, yet so well
mounted that it folds up into the size of a pocket-book, and admits
at the same time of a partial examination."—Spectator.
A Smaller Map, price 2s. 6d.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh; and Sold by all Booksellers.

TO TOURISTS.-BLACK'S GUIDE
THROUGH EDINBURGH, Sixth Edition, price 2s. 6ff ;
and GUIDE THROUGH GLASGOW, Third Edition, price 2s.
With Maps and Views.
Both these Works are compiled for the special use of
Strangers, their contents being arranged in distinct Walks, indi-
cated by different colours on the Maps of the respective Cities. The
Tourist is thus enabled to traverse the ground without any further
assistance, and to visit all that is worth seeing in both Cities in a
very short time.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and Sold by alt Booksellers.

"Iro TOURISTS.-BLACK'S TRAVELLING
K_ MAPS OF NORTH AND SOUTII WALES, Reduced from
the Maps of the Ordnance Survey. In Neat Portable Cases. Price
Is. Cd. each.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and Sold by all Booksellers.

This day is published, Bvo. cloth, price 95.,
TIIE SA BB A T II;
or an Examination of the Six Texts commonly adduced
from the New Testament in proof of a Christian Sabbath.
By A LAYMAN,
London: Chapman and Hall, IS6, Strand.

TO THE BRITANNIA TUBE BRID

Thou mighty tube that span'st the sea,
At Menai's far-famed straits ;
My wonder-stricken muse on thee
With duteous honour waits.

110 w mighty looks thy iron frame,
While ocean yawns below ;
Thou wilt immortalize the name
Of hirri who formed thee so.

To Rhodes' huge colossal form,
Successor thou shalt be ;
A monster mid'st the ocean's storm—
The wonder of the sea.

Well might thy builder's skill be praised,
While 'mid our hopes and fears,
Thy vast majestic tube was raised
Upon its mighty piers.

Enormous tube! for such thou art,
Thy form so vastly planned ;
Calls to my mind that princely Mart,
Which Moses' raised on land.

Nay do not scorn to be compared
With Moses' vast Depot—
A greater Mart was never reared--
And I'm allowei to know.

But what is giant bulk alone,
When rightly understood ?
'Tis nought, unless some use is shown—
Some end to public good.

The Mart of Moses, like to thee,
Was thus designed to act;
And every article we sae
Establishes the fact.

No equal bath there ever been
To Moses' dress display ;
And proofs of this thou must have seen
Upon thy launching day.

Didst thou not note, on either shore,
The gentlemen attired
In Moses' dress, which more and more,
Deserves to be admired ?

I noticed thorn : for there they were,
In tens of thousands, too ;
And oft amid the exciting stir,
I turned me round to view.

drew. tube (and here I placed my hand
Slap-bang upon my heart)
May'st thou retain as firm a stand
As Moses' noted Mart.
LIST OF PRICES.

Men' Spring, and Summer Wrappers.. from £0 8 6
The Bulwer, Pacha, Paletot, and every descrip-
tion of light Over-coats.. ••• • • • • ........ 1 2 6
Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand-
somely trimmed .. ..
Do. do. lined with silk... ....... ••1 8 0
Do. do. superior quality .... • ....... 116 0
Jean and Rolland Blouses .•••• • • • • 0 2 9
Fancy Victoria do.
......
Tweed do. • • .•• . • • ••• • • •
Dress Coat .... • ...... .•••• • • • • • ....• .... 0 17 0
Frock Coat ••..•••• • • • • .. ..... •• • • 1 0 0
Spring and Summer Trousers .. ••.• • •
Doeskin and Bo ckskin d 0... •••• • . • •
Spring and Summer Vests in every variety 0 1 6
Black and Figured Satin Vests •••• • • • •
Black do., superior quality .. • •• • • 0 9 6
White Marcella Vests .... ••• • • • 0 4 6
Men's Black Cloth Vests .:.• .. •• • • 0 3 6
Boy's Spring and Summer Vests •• • • •• • • 00 10
Boys' Russar and Tunic Suits.. ••• • • • 0 15 0
Men's Fishing Coats in great variety . 0 4 0
MADE TO MEASURE.
Paletots made from a variety of material, fitted
for Summer wear....
Do. very elegantly trimmed 1 8 0
Superior Cloth of a light texture............ 1 15 0
Ditto ditto lined with silk 2 2 0
Ditto Dress Coat.. • • .... ••••• • • • • • 1 12 0
Superfine Frock do. • . „ 1 15 0
Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • ...... •••• •. • 016 6
Black do. .. •• • .. • -• ••••••• • • • • • • • .... 016 0
Best do. • • .... • . .• • •• . .• .•.. •• ..... 1 6 0
Black Cloth Vests.... ••• • • • . 0 8 6
Splenilid Satin Vest 0 14 6
Best do.• • ••• • • •••• • • • .
Hussar and Tunic suits . ..... ............ . 1 5 0
Superfine do. .. •••••••••••• •• • • •• •• •• •• 115 0
D'en's ii hite Marcella Vests .• • • .......• 0 7 0
Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0
Elegant Dressing Robes in great
variety
.............. ...... from 0 16 oto 5 0 0
• lgOUrning to any extent at Five Minutes notice.
A Snit of Clothes complete for U. 10s.
irhSeenmeewasbaorocmen
k,eztictalendbteh the
had
Go
nr eaaptpuFeaactti,o"n,woirthfofruvrl lardirectionst
for Self-
free, to any part of the kingdom.
i%Ttincoev—elit‘y ohe=ao,:larasol Department are novr replete with
every
Observe—Any article purchased, either ready made, or made
measure, if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned.
E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapem, Clothiers, Ratters,
Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154,
155, 156, and 157 Minories, and 85, St, 65, and 86 Aldgate, City.
London ; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast
Establishment.aut io_
n
Caution.—E. masca
and
against imposition; but having heard that the untradesraan-lihe
Son regret having to guard the public
falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern,"
tas 'seen resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons,
they beg to state that they have no connexion with any other house
in or out of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far-
gate, Sheffield ; and 19, Thornton's-buildings, Bradford, Yorkshire ;
and those who require cheap and genuine clothing, &c., should c.-01
at or send to the Ntinories and Aldgate, City, London or either of
the Branch Establishments, as above.
Take Notice,—This Establishment is closed from sunset Friday,
to sunset Sitturclay, when Dualneso is resumed till twelve 0%,194,

TELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners,
and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite
Adam street.
Messrs. ARCHER, and HOLT most respectfully invite their
friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee•room,
which has been fitted up in the style of the period in which she lived.
Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with
Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find
the Table d'Hote, which takes pl lee at rialf-past Five p.celsely, the
most comfortable and rea•onablo in the metropolis.—Fish and
Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers natl. One
o'clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.
N.rl. An Entrance also from Maiden lane.

‘1,,,1T. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX.
TO BUTCHERS.
The Directors of the Poor of the said parish will meet at the
Vestry Rooms, King's-road, Pancras-road, on TutsDAY, the Tenth
day of July next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, to receive
-FENDERS and to CONTRACT with some person or persons for the
supply of BUTCHERS' MEAT for Nine Months, or such shorter
period as may be agreed on, for the use of the Poor in the Workhouse
of the said parish.
The Directors will not be bound to accept the lowest Tender, and
Security for the due fulfilment of the Contract must be given.
Forms of tender and particulars may be had at the Vestry-rooms.
Tenders sealed and endorsed " Tender for Meat" to be sent in not
later than the above hour, and some person on behalf of each ten-
der is required to be in attendance.
By order of the Directors of the Poor,
JOHN" M`GAHEY, Clerk to the Directors.
Vestry-office, Pancras-road, June 25, 1849.

TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN.
WANTED, IT a House in the general Manchester Trade,
an EXPERIENCED TRAVELLER, for the following Counties ,
Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
Kent, of persevering business habits, who will be liberally treated
with. _ _ .

Apply by Letter, A. 8., 746, Post-office, Manchester.

TOWAN IRONMONGERS ASSISTANTS.
TED a PERSON who is thoroughly acquainted with
the above Trade, ono who has been used to town travelling amongst
Builders would be preferred.
Apply by letter or personally to A. 8., 79, Cornhill, between the
hours of Three and Five.

SCHOOL,

fIANWELL COLLEGIATE
MIDDLESEX, (for Boarders only.)
ritINCIPAL —The Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.D.,
Twelve years Curate of llanwell.
The School offers on very liberal terms a complete collegiate pre-
paration for the world, the military colleges, or the universities ;
the professions or ordinary business feun ed upon sound principles
of rely,ion and morality, the only true basis Of education.
Prospectuses with full particulars may be had an application to
the Secretary.

NEW ZEALAND COMVAN Y'S SIIIP.-
The First-class Passenger Ship KELSO, 560 Tons, now lying
in the London Docks, will be dispatched for the Company's Settle-
ments, from the Port of London, on 31oNDAT the 2d of July next.
Rates of Passage, Provision included :
Chief Fore
For each Person. Cabin. Cabin. Steerage.
14 Years old, and up.vard .... 45 ; 25 ~i
....
18 4
7 Years old, and under 14 .... 27 s) 10 c.>
1 Year old, and under 7• • ..• •18 .-g 150 •'1 S-5
Under 1 Year old • . ...... .... 0 0 0 0 0 0
An experienced Surgeon is appointed by the Company, and Medi-
cines, Medical Comforts, and an ample Dietary provided for each
Class of Passengers.
Steerage-Cabins are provided for Persons paying in full for their
own Passage in the Steerage.
For Freight, Passage, or further information, apply at the New
Zealand House; or to Mr. Joseph Stayner, Broker, 110, Fenchurch•
street, London.

By order of tho Court,
THOMAS CUDBERT HARRINGTON.
New Zealand House, 9, Broad-street-buildings,
London, 29th May, 1849.

BANVARD'S ROYAL PAINTING of the
MISSIS,dPPI and MISSOURI RIVERS, at the EGYPTIAN

HALL, PICCADILLY, being by far the largest PAINTING ever
executed by man, showing the scenery on the above great Rivers a
distance of over 3,000 miles, extending through the heart of America.
This great Original Painting having teen exhibited by command, to
her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and the Royal
Family at Windsor Castle, where it received the Royal approbation,
is NOW on exhibition at the Egyptian Hall, every Morning, at
Half-past Two ; Evening, at Halt-past Seven.
Admission—Lower Seats, 25.; Gallery, Is.
Doors open half-an-hour before commencing.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. N. Kerr, Biggleswade and Southill, Bedfordshire,
miller, July 13, at eleven-A. Westly, Southill and Big-
gleswade, Bedfordshire, miller, July 13, at eleven-D.
Smith and F. D. Smith, Bevor-lane, Hammersmith,
wholesale drysalters and oilmen, July 13, at one-F.
True, Norfolk, ironmonger and ironfounder, July 20, at
one-R. M. Shorter, Camomile-street, City, corn dealer
and carman, July 13, at one-J. Batas, Kettering, North-
amptonshire, watchmaker and auctioneer, July 13, at
one-J. P. Shaw, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square,
upholsterer, July 13, at eleven-J. Choate, Ipswich,
boot and shoemaker, July 13, at eleven.
In the Country.
J. Braithwaite, Hereford, apothecary, July 24, at ten,
at the Court, Birmingham-B. Walton, Wolverhampton,
japanner and tinplate worker, July 24, at ten, at the
Court, Birmingham-W. Wylam, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
merchant, July 19, at half-past one, at the Court, New-
castle-upon-Tyne-A. Harrison, Friars Goose Alkali
Works, Durham, alkali manufacturer, July 19, at one,
at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-J. Wooler, Stock-
ton-on-Tees, Durham, draper, July 19, at twelve, at the
Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-R. Crow, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, draper, July 19, at half-past eleven, at the
Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-G. Cradock, Darlington,
Durham, ropemaker, July 24, at half-past ten, at the
Court, ewea,stle-uponeTyne-J. Swindell, Aialwick,
Manchester, plumber and glazier, July 20, at twelve, at
the Court, Manchester-G. Dover, Cheltenham, builder
and coal merchant, July 13," at eleven, at the Court,
Bristol-J. Plumley, Bower Ashton, Somersetshire,
market gardener and cow-keeper, July 17, at eleven, at
the Court, Bristol-W. Pullen, Bradford, druggist, July
13, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds-R. Dorrington and
T. Dorrington, Leeds, cloth merchants, July 13, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds-11. Parker, Sheffield,
banker, July 14, atPAYMENTatOF the CouDIVIDENDSnciI-hall, Sheffield.
.
H. Penman, Sunderland, ironmonger, 6d., on new
proofs only, on Saturday, June 23, or any subsequent
Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr.
Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
J. M. Penman, Sunderland, apothecary, 3d., on Satur-
day, June 23, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten
and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
T. Gales, Ford, Durham, ship-builder, second divi•
dend 3s. 4d., in addition to 2s. previously declared, on
Saturday, June 23, or any subsequent Saturday, between
ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.
A. James, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, oil and colour mer-
' chant, third and final dividend, 2 2-3 d., in addition to 23.
3d. previously declared, on Saturday, June 23, or any
subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office
of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
S. Kershaw, Charlestown, Derbyshire, cotton spinner,
first and final dividend ls. 10d., on Tuesday, July 3, or
any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the
office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
J. B. Scott, Denham Springs, Lancashire, and Man-
chaster, calico printer, 311 on Tuesday, July 3, or any
subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the
office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
aat'a. W. Gee and J. F. Gee, Leeds, and Horsforth,
Yorkshire, drapers, final dividend lid., on Tuesday,
July 3, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and
one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
J. M`Cartney, Manchester, grocer, first and final divi-
dend 21d., on Tuesday, July 3, or any subsequent Tues-
day, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.
C. M. Adams and C. Warren, Shrewsbury and Market
Dray ton, bankers, Is., any Thursday, between eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
R. Brett, Stoke Baldolph, Nottinghamshire, corn fee..
tor, second dividend of lid., any Thursday, between
eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Bir-
mingham.
11. Hodgkins, Birmingham, shoemaker, third dividend
of 3d., any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
H. R. Benbow, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, ve-
terinary surgeon, 3s. 9d., on Thursday, June 14, or any
subsequent Thursday, between eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
W. Roden, Evelith, miller, and Kemberton, Shrop-
shire, farmer, 7s. ld., on any Friday, between eleven
and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
J. Tomkinson, Liverpool and Runcorn, stonemason,
2s. 4d., on Wednesday, June 27, or any subsequent,
Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Morgan, Liverpool.
I. Boyd, Spital-square, silk-manufacturer, 2s. 2d., on
Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-
lane.
W. C. Streatfeild, director of the General Maritime
Assurance Company, Is. 1 ad., on Saturday next, and
three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at
At Court,Fi üßde ars,in igthornalshes)tv, reet.
Hants, timber
the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
G. Sharp and R. L.
merchants, July 13, at eleven-B. Barces, Woodbridge,
Suffolk, innkeeper, July 10, at eleven-J. 0. Lyon,
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, farmer, July 10, at half-past
eleven-S. Wise, Conduit-street South, Paddington,
plumber, July 12, at eleven.
In the Country.
C. S. Fenwick, Tynemouth, Northumberland, banker,
July 24, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-
J. Wild, Brecon, licensed victualler, July 17, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol-C. Beasley, Bristol, mercer and
draper, July 13, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol-R.
Lucas, Bristol, ironmonger, July 13, at eleven, at the
Court, Bristol-J. Lewtas, Manchester, cabinet maker,
July 19, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester-C. Hall,
Liverpool, corn factor, July 13, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool-J. Crossfield, Warton, Lancashire, linen
merchant, July 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-
R. Smith, Hathern, Leicestershire and Formark Park,
Derbyshire, tanner and farmer, July 13, at eleven, at the
Court, Nottingham.
At the Court of Review, July 13.
J. Owen, Myfod, Montgomeryshire, farmer-J. Wal-
ter, New Kent-road, bookseller-J. Peckmore, Liver-
pool, baker and flour dealer-B. Dowd, Liverpool,
tailor-G. Orton, Dudley, Worcestershire, ironmaster-
C. Story, jun., High-street, Bow, and High-street,
Poplar, hatter-J. Strutt, Liverpool, silk mercer-C.
Maddox, sm., Llangwm, Monmouthshire, wood and
timber dealer-W. Irving, Birmingham, linendraper-
W. B. Girdlestone, Southampton, lodging-house keepr
-P. Woolley, Ross, Herefordshire,. woollendraper-T.

Brown, Nottingham-mews, High-street, Marylebone,
coachsmith—R. Higgins, Luggershall, Wiltshire, draper
—G. Radford, Alfreton, Derbyshire, builder.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
T. Williams and 11. Greenaway, Bristol, painters and
glaziers—W. R. Edwards, W. C. Pell, and T. Cartisser,
Castle-street, Southwark, stained glass merchants (as
tar as regards W. R. Edward!) —R. Smith, J. Smith,
and J. C. Smith, Ludlow, Shropshire, ironmongers—
A. 11. Wylie, J. Y. de Egana, and M. J. do Lizardi,
New Orleans, America—R. Barrow and J. Barrow,
Farnworth, Lancashire, brewers—J. Pearson and B.
Priestley, Hudderifield, Yorkshire, woollen manufac-
turers—R. J. White and F. Doggett, Caledonian-road,
Pcntonville, feather dressers—J. Milne and J. Lowe,
Birmingham, factors—J. Jolley, W. Jackson, and J.
Wood, Wigan, manufacturing chemists (as far as re-
gards J. Wood)—J. Storey and J. Fielding, Glossop,
Derbyshire, builders —W. Read and J. Price, Birmingham,
cabinetmakers—R. Smith and W. Bracewell, Colne, Lan-
cashire, mousseline de laine manufacturers—A. Hill, R.
Wigley, A. W. Hill, and C. W. Hill, Digbeth, Warwick•
shire, anvil manufacturers—J. Whitton, W. Whitton,
H. Whitton, E. Whitton, and M. Whitton, Kingston-
upon-Hull, shipping agents (as far as regards B. Whit-
ton, E. Whitton, and M. Whitton)—J. Byerley, sen.,
G.
Byerley, and J. Byerley, jun., Rudmore, Hampshire,
millers and coal merchants—C. Messenger, J. Booth,
and W. Redfearn, jun., Kirkburton, Yorkshire, fancy
cloth manufacturers—R. Ladd and W. Ladd, Bucking-
ham, tailors—B. H. Vernon, J. R. T. Graham, M. W. S.
Shaw, and W. Coulson, Cowper's-court, Corohill, and
Whitworth Park, Durham, coal owners—G. H. Bay-
nard and W. R. Dixon, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex,
grocers.

• INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
William Rylance, Ulnes Walton, Lancashire, agicultural

labourer.
Henry Shelton, Manchester, book keeper.
Mary Row, Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire.
Robert Owens, Southampton, tailor.
William _Kirby Netherseal, Leicestershire, saddler.
Samuel Chapman, Aldborough, Norfolk, journeyman

tanner.
Josepl! Baxter, Ashby-de-la-Z)ucb, Leicestershire, cat-

tle drover.
John Young, Bilston, Staffordshire, butty collier.
Richard Timmins, Wolverhampton.
Thomas Thirlwall, Carlisle, farmer.
Richard Adney, Welland, Devonshire, clerk.
John Roberts, Worcester, cabinet maker.
Henry Hughes, Congleton, Cheshire, innkeeper.
James Ross Lambley, Nottinghamshire, bag hosier.
William Hinks, Nottingham, boatman.
Thomas Turnham, Leighton tßuzzard, Bedfordshire,

butcher.
Richard Davis, Wolverhampton, stocktaker.
George Wilkes, Fairford, Gloucestershire, plumber.
Henry.Mettam, Sheffield, journeyman horncutter.
John Harvey, South Crouton, Leicestershire.
Thomas Forster, Birmingham.
George Salter, Birmingham, canal carrier.
William Thomas, Birmingham, accountant.
Thomas Brown, Sutton-in-Alfield, Nottinghamshire,
wheelwright.
John Wainwright, Nottingham.
Simon Davis, Nottingham, commission agent.
Edward Gill, Chardstock, Dorsetshire, yeoman.
William Vernham, Horsham, Sussex, licensed victualler.
George Sims, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Edmond Gandy, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, painter.
John Perkins, Gainsborougb, Lincolnshire, saddler.
William Grattidge, High Harbourne, Warwickshire.
Henry Akermau, Birmingham, attorney's clerk.
Joseph Porta, Birmingham, greengrocer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

J. Mitchell, Dalserf, Lanarkshire, merchant, to meet
within the King's Arms Inn, Hamilton, June 28, and
July 19, at one.
J. Hamilton, Glasgow, and Millbrook, Antrim, Ire-
land, cotton spinner, to meet within the Star Hotel,
Glasgow, June 28, and July 19, at twelve.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
MALTA, JUNE 17.—The India mails, due since the
12th, only arrived this morning. They contain no news
of importance, except that they confirm the fact of the
Ranee's escape, the romance of which is not a little
singular.
The Rosamond steamer is still in quarantine, having
some cases of smallpox on board. A curious occur-
rence took place as she was leaving Alexandria. The
High Admiral paid her a visit, and after some conversa-
tion requested to sea a trial of a gun, giving as a mark
the apex of a rock near the lighthouse, and distant one
mile and a half; the gun was loaded and fired, and the
ruck blown to atoms. The Pacha was struck with
wonder and astonishment; the British offered another
proof, but his highness was satisfied.
A private letter of the 12. h inst., from Civita Vecchia,
mentions that some English sailors of her Majesty's
steamer Bulldog, whose hawser was carried to the wharf,
on landing during a very fresh breezy to examine it,
were fired at by a French sentry, who, although his hail
was replied to, ensconced himself behind a wall. No
injury was fortunately done, and a picket from a French
line of-battle ship, lying alongside the Bulldog, landed,
and prevented further damage. On a remonstrance
from Captain Kay the man was severely punished, and
orders issued that the Romans, and not the English,
were to be the objects at which the French might

practice.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.
In Malta Harbour—The Caledonia, 120, Captain T.
W. Carter, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W.
Parker, G.C.8., the Commander-in Chief ; Ceylon, re-
ceiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward
Harvey; Howe, 120, Captain Sir J. Stirling; Powerful,
84, Captain the lion. R. S. Dundas; Terrible, Captain
W. Ramsey; Rosamond, Commander Foote; Volcano,
in ordinary; and Locust (tender to Triton), Lieutenant
Glinn.
On a Cruise—The Prince Regent, 92, Captain Mar-
tin; Vengeance, 84, Captain the Right lion. the Earl
of Hardwicke ; Thetis 36, Captain H. Coclrington;
Racer, Captain C. W. Beddoes; Frolic, Captain J. Van-
sittart; Bulldog, Commander Key; Odin, Captain the
Hon. F. F. Pelham • Spitfire, Lieutenant Commander
Wil!es; Porcupine, Lieutenant E. F. Roberts; and Tar-
tarus, Commander Sir G. Webster.
On Surveying Duty—The Volage, 6, surveying-ship,
Captain Thomas Graves; Auxiliar cutter, Lieutenant G.
\V. Geary; and Research cutter, Lieutenant Lord John
Browne—both tenders to Volage.
At Gibraltar—The Janus steamer, Lieut. Powell.
En route to England from Malta, the Hibernia, 104
Captain C. Wise; Spartan, Captain Symonds.
MAIL STEAM PACKETS.

At Malta—The Triton, Lieutenant
Oberon, Lieutenant Gardner; Merlin, Lieutenant J. H.
Turner.
from En route to Marseilles J. C. P. Glinn
Malta—The Medina,
Lieutenant A. Darby.
En route from Malta to Corfu—The Ardent, Lieute-
nant Nowell (special service).
En route from Malta to the lonian Islands and Greece
—The Antelope, Lieutenant F. Smyth.
En route from Malta to Alexandria—The Medup,
Lieutenant Bathurst.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM-
PANY'S FLOTILLA.
At Southampton—liindostan, Pacha,
Euxine, and
Erin.
En route to Gibraltar and Southampton from Malta—
The Queen.
En route from Southampton to Malta—The Ripon.
En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea
from Malta—The Sultan.
At Constantinople—The Tagus.
At Malta—The Indus.
UNITED STATES' SQUADRON.
En route to Gibraltar—The steam frigate Allegheny,
Captain Hunter.
At Civita Vecchia—The steam frigate Princeton,
Commander Engle.
At Spezzia—The Constitution frigate, Capt. Gwynne,
(Acting Commodore).
At Palermo—The Jamestown corvette, Commander
Mercer.
Foreign Ships of War and Packets in Port—The
French steamer Scamandre; Royal Yacht Club Sap-
phire, Nautilus; English steamer Water Lily.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 24.—The Sphynx steam-sloop,
Commander R. S. Hewlett, sailed for Chatham, with
marines belonging to that division, at 6.30 P.M. on Fri-
day, and returned thence this evening, with seamen,
gunners, and other supernumeraries, to join the Queen
at that port.
The Victoria and Albert Royal yacht was undocked
yesterday, and removed from the basin to the moorings
opposite Clarence yard, to complete her refit.
The Quail lighter, with stores for Plymouth and Pem-
broke, and the Goodwill, for Chatham, sailed yesterday.
The Plymouth buoy-boat arrived from Devonport
yesterday.
Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Firefly, on
the coast of Africa:—
"The little Teazer (small steamer, Lieutenant-Com-
mander J. H. Selwyn) took one (a prize), on the 4th of
March, in the Bight, with 650 slaves on board, after
forty-eight hours' chase. She was a remarkably fine
brig, under Brazilian colours, 316 tons burden. This
gives her Lieutenant commanding between 8001. and
9001.—not a bad morning's work."
ROYAL MARINES.

The following Gentlemen Cdets passed examination
on board her Majesty's ship Excelkent yesterday for
commission in the Royal Marine corps:—Messrs. Mason,
Brookes, Erskine, Scott, Stevens, Thomas, Nightingale,
Cobb, Clements, Boyd, and Burton.
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLnItY.

Captain Elamnett Parke, First-Lieutenant Draffen, 3
sergeants, 3 corporals, 1 bombardier, 1 fifer, and 85
gunners proceeded this day by railway to London for
Gravesend, en route to Chatham, to be embarked on
board the La Hogue steam guards:aip, fitting out at
Sheerness.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 22.—0 n Tuesday, in honour of
her Majesty's accession to the throne, the men-of-war
and most of the merchant shipping, fore ign and English,
in harb,;ur, were decorated with cololars; the Royal
Stand;,rd and other flags were hoisted at the Govern-
mental, municipal, and private establit hments, and at
twelve o'clock salutes were fired from. the batteries at
Plymouth Citadel and at Mount Wise.
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, was., taken into duck
yesterday, to have her copper CMlDlitled,

The packet•ship American Eagle, Captain Chadwick,
left the Sound on Wednesday evening for her destina-
tion, New York. As there have been some gross exag-
gerations in relation to the number of deaths among
the passengers and the crew of the ship, we have ascer-
tained, by the best authority, that upon her leaving
London, on the 31st of May, to her departure hence on
the 20th of June, the total loss has ly2on only 14—viz.,
five in the Channel, and nine in the Sound. Of the 14
fatal case.", five were German, aul nine English and

Iri,h. Of the nine deaths in tile Sound, eight arose
from sickness which coalmcne:.,d prior to the entrance of
the ship into the hat hour. On the morning of the 20th
the sick on board her Majesty's ship Tyne consisted of
three seamen convalescent from cholera, and one appa-
rently threatened with zrnall•pox ; one passenger con
valescent of cholera, and one child sick with smallpox,
which began on the 19. h. Just prior to the departure
of the American Eagle, two seamen and a passenger
were sent on board the Tyne. The prompt and judi-
cious employment of a hulk as a hospital, and the skill
and energy of the surgeon, Mr. Francis Fox, have
rescued the passengers of the American Eagle from the
great fatality which at one time threatened them. It is
worthy of record that although three weeks since a large
number landed here, and have been residing in Ply-
mouth ever since, not one case of. sickness has been re-
ported among those ashore.
NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL.
On Friday morning last a naval court-martial was
held on board her M:jesty's ship Impregnable, 104, in
Hamoaze' to try Mr. Edward Easterbrook, late boat-
swain of her Majesty's ship Spartan, 26, on the follow-

ing charges:—
I. For that the said Mr. Edward Easterbrook, when
boatswain of the 2d class of her Majesty's ship Spartan,
was, on the 13th day of June, 1849, absent from his
station, washing decks on board the said ship.
2. For that the said Mr. Edward Easterbrook, when
such boatswain as aforesaid, was on the said 13th of
June, 1849, absent at general quarters and inspection on

board the said ship.
3. For that the said Mr. Edward Easterbrook, when
such boatswain as aforesaid, was on the said 13th day of
June, 1849, on board the said ship in an unfit state to
perform his duty, as such boatswain, in consequence of
his not being sober.
The Court was composed of Rear-Admiral Sir John
Louis, president; Captain W. H. Johnstone, of the Agin-
court, 72; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, of the Impreg-
nable, 104; Captain Charles Wyse, of the Queen, 110;
and Commodore Wyvill, of the Castor, 36. William
Eastlake, Esq., officiated as deputy judge-advocate.
The authorisation of the holding of the court-martial,
and a letter from Captain M. C. Symonds, was read;
after which the first witness called was—
Lieutenant Henry Croft, who was examined by Cap-
tain Symonds—l was on board her Majesty's ship
Spartan, on the morning of the 13th of June last. The
prisoner was then boatswain of the Spartan. I did not
see the prisoner turn up hands on the morning of the
13th. He was not at his station, washing decks. It
was his duty to be there. He was also absent from
general quarters and inspection. I saw him on that day,
and he was unfit for duty from drink.
By the PRESIDENT—You said that the prisoner was
absent from general muster and inspection. Was ho at
any time present there?—l did see him after he had
been sent for. I asked the master where the boatswain
was, and he answered he did not know. I immediately
sent for him, and brought him on deck.
By Sir T. Maitland—What state was he in when he
was sent for?—He was not drunk, but stupid and unfit
for duty. The boatswain's station when washing decks
was on the deck and forecastle.
You stated that he was not drunk. Was he unfit for
his duty?—he did not obey my orders, but he could
stand and walk. I ordered him to clear the booms;
and, instead of ordering his crew to do it, he tried to do
it himself, and fell down. I immediately ordered him
below.
William Dee, captain of the forecastle, said—He was
on board the Spartan on the 13th of June. The pri-
soner was not at his station washing docks.
By Captain Johnstone—l did not see the prisoner
till after the decks were done.
By Sir T. Maitland—He was neither drunk or sober,
but stupid as though he had been drinking.
Hugo B. Burnaby, mate of the Spartan, prow& that
the prisoner was absent from general quarters and in-

spection.
By the PRESIDENT—I saw the prisoner that morning,
and tie seemed to be bewildered, and I thought he was
under the influence of drink. He was in an unfit state
to do duty. I could hardly tell whether he was sober—
he seemed stupid, and as if he was labouring under some
unusual excitement.
John Clarke Southey stated, that on the 13th of June
the prisoner was unfit to do any duty on hoard her Ira-
jesty's ship Spartan.
This was all the evidence offered, and the court hav-
ing eloared and re-opened, the prisoner was called on for
his defence.
He stated that on the above day ho was rather P

and the doctor gave him a pill v,hi.,11 nearly put him
out of his mind, and ho was not drunk.
The court having again cleared and re-opened, the
Court adjudged that the prisoner 13:.. dismissed her
Majesty's service, after having served for t enty-four
years.

AFFIRMATION BILL.
HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 22.
The following is the list of the Minority on this Bill :
BISHOPS. Minto LORDS.
London St. Germans
Chichester LORDS
Campbell
Denman

EARLS.
Carlislo

PAIRS.

FOR.
Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Norwich
Marquis 2f Lansdowne
Earl of Ellesmere
Duke of Argyle
Bishop of Worcester
Lord Portman
Lord Elphinstone
Lord Foley
Earl Lovelace

Lord Bowden
Viscount Clifden
Lord Danally
Lord Crewe
Eat I Fortescuc
Earl of Chichester
Lord Stafford
Lord Ashburton
Lord Monteagle
Lord Wodeliouse

Kingston
Saye and Selo
Wrottesley

AGAINST.
Marquis of Exeter
bishop of Winchester
Earl of Clare
Earl of Munster
Lord Brougham
Lord Ileytesbury
Earl of Jersey
Duke of Beaufort
Earl of Eglinton
Earl of Egmont
Lord Willoughby
Marquis of llertfort
Earl of Digby
Earl of Kinnoull
Duke of Buckingham
Earl of Rosso
Viscount Exmouth
Lord Saltoun
Marquis of Winchester
Marquis of Ailsa

FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT EIGHT LIVES
LOST.--EDINBURGH, FRIDAY.— A shocking and fatal
accident took place on Wednesday evening, at the rail-
way-bridge over the Troot, on the Kelso and St. Bos-
well branch of the Edinburgh and Flawick Railway, by
which eight lives were lost, and a number of persons
seriously injured. The bridge, which is in the course
of construction, consists of a number of stone piers, all
of which are up to the intended height, and the arches
are nearly formed. The abutment on the north side of
the river, and the several piers from it, rest on each
side of a very deep quarry, out of which the stones to
build the bridge have been worked—this part of the
structure not being in the river; and between these there
was an intermediate pier, over which, at the time of the
accident, rested one of the large travelling cranes used
in lifting blocks of stone and other weights. About six
o'clock in the evening, eight men wero upon the crane,
engaged in the work of springing two arches, and a
number of others—it is not ascertained how many—
were working in a quarry. beneath, a depth of nearly
100 feet, when, without giving any warning, the pior
in question gave way with a sudden crash, precipitating
the eight men, the crane, the unfinished part of the
arches, and the wooden frame-work underneath, into
the abyss below, and burying those employed there in
the debris. The scene at this moment is described by
an eye-witness to have been heartrending, many of the
poor fellows writhing in the agonies of death, or in the
torture of broken limbs, struggling to free themselves
from the stones and timbers by which they were par-
tially crushed. A number of hands were instantly set
to work to extricate the unfortunate creatures, eight of
whom were found dead, and several others shockingly
injured and mutilated. Most of the men killed have
left wives and large families to deplore their dreadful

fate.
EILAN AIGAS.—SIR PEEL.—We have heard
with much pleasure that there is a prospect, almost cer-
tain, of Sir Robert Peel sojourning in our neighbourhood
during the ensuing shooting season. lle is at present in
treaty for the occupation of the house and grounds of
Eilan Aigas, near Beauly, on the estate of Lord Lovat.
Some thirty years since, when Secretary for Ireland, Sir
Robert had a shooting in this county, in Badenoch but
wo do not know that he ever penetrated to Inverness.g a
nld
' Eilan Aigas. or the Island of Aigas, is a small h
Patmos, "from towns and toil rem ote " but
the
egwulaatrerys
picturesque and beautiful. It is formed by h
of the Beauly, which, having divided and cut through
masses of conglomerate rock, flow in deep gorges, over
cliffs, and, in some places, in a still deep stream, around
the romantic, isolated territory, The island stands high,
and consists of about fifty acres of rock, wood, and pas-
ture. It is luxuriant in birch and oak, and is fre-
quented by red deer and roe, and the smaller game. The
house, which is approached by a wooden bridge on tern
he
east side, is in keeping with the scene. Though a mod
structure, it is built partly in the old Scotch
coated e—a low h
crow-stepped building, with a pr?la de
bows, horns, deer's heads, &c. The interior is spacious
and elegant. Walks have been made through the woods
and heather, commanding the finest river views and
mountain terraces, and in one part overlooking a con-
siderable waterfall. The spot altogether is just such a
one as Sir Uvedale Price would have selected. to illus-
trate his definition of picturesque beauty as. distinguished
The absence of the " terrible graces" is
from sublimity.
made up by endless variety—by the constant inter-
mingling of rich foliage,. heather, grey cliffs, cascades,
wild solitude, and cultivated beauty. The drive from
Inverness through the fertile lands,of the Aird, by the
side of the Beauty Firth, the falls of KiloaoracK, the high
precipices arid wooded slopes of the Dream (or Drhuim),
Eiian Aigas, and Strathglass, has been described by
poets, naturalists, and other tourists, and is richly de-
serving of all its fame. Egan Aigas is about fourteen
miles from Inverness, and near it are Beaufort Castle,
the seat. of Lord Lovat, and Erchless Castle, the scat of
The Chaolui,--Inverness Courier,

THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S.
NEW ALMSHOUSES.
On Saturday the ceremony of laying the first stone
of the new almshouses at Wendswonh, about to be
constructed by the Fishmongers' Company, was per-
formed by Mr. W. F. Yowler, Prime Warden, in the
presence of the Wardens, Court of Assistants, and
Livery of the compeny.
The present alias houses of the Fishmongers' Com-
pany form the ancient and somewhat picturesque pile
of buildings known as St. Peter's Hospital, and are
situate opposite to the Elephant and Castle, Newing-
ton Butts. The somewhat dilapidated state of these
edifices, which date as far back as 1617, and the
crowded state of the neighbourhood, have led the
Court to the belief that fie health and comfort of the
inmates would be greatly promoted by transferring
them to some open and healthful situation within a
short distance from town, while the increasing value
of the land at Newington fur building and trading
purposes has pointed out a source of revenue from
which the outlay and expenditure upon the new
almshouses may be in great part met.
The proceedings of a day so important and ho,
nourable to the company commenced at Fishmongers%
hall, at noon, when the Livery and their visitors
assembled at the hall, where they were invited by the
Prime Warden to partake of an elegant dijetiner. At
one o'clock the procession, headed by an excellent
band ofmusic and the company's flags and banners, was
formed from the hall to the adjoining wharf, where
the company's barge and the Waterman steamer No.
10 were in waiting to receive them. The company's
barge, gaily decorated with flags and manned by the
crew in their gala costume, was then taken in tow by
the steamer, the band of music on board the latter
played their liveliest tunes, and the spectacle attracted
considerable attention as the boats passed up the river,
in one of the finest days of June. On their arrival at
"Wandsworth the procession was again formed, and
an easy walk brought the company to the site of the
new St. Peter's Hospital.
The site chosen fbr the new edifice is a piece of
land at East-hill, Wandsworth, next adjoining the
Manor-house, containing about eight acres, and
forming a gentle acclivity, which commands a view
of the river Thames and a charming and well wooded
rural landscape. It is easily accessible from the river '
and the railway, from both of which the new hospital
will form a prominent and picturesque object. The
almshouses, 42 in number, will form three sides of a
quadrangle, each about 320 feet long, and one of
which will, with the chapel and school in the centre,
look upon the river. They will be built in the
Elizabethan style from the design and under the
superintendence of Mr. Richard Suter, architect, of
Fenchurch-street. Mr. Jay, of the City-basin, City-
road, is the builder and contractor. The new edifice
is expected to be completed by Midsummer next.
The company having taken their places around the
stone to be laid, the clerk of the Fishmongers' Com-
pany (Mr. Towse) read the order of the Court, di-
recting that on the occasion of the ceremony of the
day the whole of the livery should be invited to at-
tend, and afterwards to dine with the Prime Warden
and the Court at Fishmongers'-hall.
The chaplain of the company (the Rev. Joseph
Edwards) having asked a blessing upon the undertak-
ing, the Prime Warden proceeded to lay the first
stone with the usual formalities.
The Plume WARDEN then spoke as follows :
Gentlemen and brother Fishmongers, having been
deputed by the Court, in virtue of the office of prime
warden of the company,' which I have held during
the last twelve months, to lay the first stone of the
almshouses we are about to erect in lieu of the old and
decayed buildings at Newington known as St. Peter's
Hospital, I cannot but congratulate you upon our
having thus auspiciously commenced so good a work,
and express my own earnest hope (a hope in which I
am sure we are all united) that the building we have
this day commenced may progress without inter-
ruption to its completion; that it may reflect
credit alike on the architect and the contractor,
may give entire satisfaction to the Court and the
company, may afford great and increased comfort
to those poor but respectable members of our brother-
hood for whose benefit it is intended, and that
while it adds to our credit and renown with our
fellow-citizens of the present time, it may prove to
distant generations an evidence and a memorial of
the liberal spirit in which the Fishmongers of the
nineteenth century receive and execute the trusts
which have been handed down to them.--(Cheers.)
The occasion of our meeting here to-day is, indeed,
a most interesting one, and it cannot, I think, at such
a moment, be unseasonable to call to mind the time
and circumstances under which this hospital was
founded, which has been for more than two centuries
a subject of congratulation and of thankfulness in
our fellowship, and which I look upon as a proof not
only of the piety and benevolence of our forefathers,
but also of the strong faith they had in the brother-
hood—(Hear, hear)—of their conviction that there
never would be wanting amongst us men of honour-
able and upright character to fulfil the trusts confided
to them, and of like charitable minds with them-
selves to protect and take charge of their less fortu-
nate members. And it is with a like faith and con-
viction that we are now laying the foundation of this
new home for our poor, which may be expected to
endure for centuries to come.—(Hear, hear.) It
was about the year 1615 that Sir Thomas Hunt,
in anticipation of the erection of some such build-
ing, bequeathed to the company an annuity of
twenty pounds, for the support of six of the poor
occupants thereof, and from this small beginning ulti-
mately arose the extensive charity in the promotion
and support of which we are now engaged. Having
reference to this bequest, the Court in 1517 came to
a resolution to build twelve such houses—a piece of
ground at Newington being offered to them at the
time for 1101, the whole cost being estimated at
4001. In 1633 a resolution was come to to build six
additional houses, and in the following year a dining
hall, and subsequently Mr. Edmunds added two
houses, and two more were superadded to these.
Then came the noble bequest of Mr. Hulbert, who
in 1721 gave the residue of his estate, amounting to
more than 9,0001., for the purpose of building and
endowing 20 additional houses, making the num-
ber altogether 42, as they now are. In consequence
of the building of the hospital thus brought about,
several benevolent members of the company were in-
duced to make bequests towards its support of annual
sums, varying in amount, many of them very small,
but in the whole not exceeding 3501. or 3601., includ-
ing the income arising from the residue of Hulbert's
estate, after the building of his 20 houses. The
amount we now actually expend in its support is not
less than 1,700/., or thereabouts; and whereas the
entire cost of the old hospital did not exceed 3,0001.,
the entire cost of the new one will probably be
25,000/.—(Cheers.) Such is the liberal and munifi-
cent spirit in which we are carrying on the good work
handed down to us ; and in the selection of a site for
the building we have also borne in mind the example
of the founders, and have chosen an open, airy, and,
we believe, very healthy spot, remembering that two
centuries ago Newington was a place in the country,
and not what we now see it—a noisy, crowded, smoky
place, in the very heart of a dense population.—
(Hear, hear.) And now a few words to the expected
occupants. I trust it is unnecessary to point out to
the present inmates of St. Peter's Hospital the many
and great advantages they enjoy in consequence of
their connexion with the Fishmongers Company, and
the gratitude which should daily fill their hearts for
the mercies they enjoy; and I hope they will evince
this by their kind and charitable feelings towards
each other, by the sober and orderly course of their
lives, by the cleanlinees and tidyness of their dwel-
lings, and by their careful preservation of everything
connected with the hospital. But lam very anxious
they should impress upon their families and connec-
tions,that although it is a creditable and desirablethinfigt
to be selected on account of past good conduct
as a
better
and occupant
more for
creditableon eof houses,tthheisnegto have
made
t
is a much
provision for
declining years by one's owdnfoerxeetrhtoioungshat,ndobfy
our
industry, and prudence, an
manhood—(Hear, hear)—and therefore that no fish-
monger
relax exertions every man is bound
in any degree the
should allow the existence of this asylum to
provision nostieonnlaylsofo.—r h(thpereersse.rit si.upphoaryte, bnuotwforonhliys
to express the gratification I feel at the presence of
so many of our body to take part in this interesting
future
muraek
ceremony, thereby evincing the interest they take in
whatever concerns the honour and reputation of the
company and the welfare of all who belong to it.—
(Hear.) Permit me to add that it is very gratifying
to me also that this event, which had been so long
looked forward to, has occurred during my year of
office, and it is especially so that it happens during
the reign of our present most excellent Sovereign,
who is by descent a daughter of 'the company, and I
therefore propose that we now conclude the business
of the day by giving three hearty cheers for her Ma-
jesty, and then singing the national anthem.
Three times three hearty cheers were then given
by the assemblage for the Queen. The national
anthem was sung by some of the charity children of
the Bridge Ward schools, and the loving cups were
then presented to the ladies present, who drank, Mr.
Harker officiating as toastmaster, proTeiity to St.
Peter's Hospital, Wandsworth, for the success of
which three hearty cheers were given. The same
toast was drunk in champagne at a neighbouring

COLLEGE 01? PRECEPTORS.
A sumptuous entertainment was given to a very 1111-
erous company at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Satur-
day evening, to celebrate an impoi taut epoch in the his'
tot y of this newly-organised institution, which is calcu-
lated to exercise considerable ioflaenee upon gdutation
in this country. The epoch celebrated was that of
having obtained from her Majesty a royal charter of in-
corporation, by which the institution is placed in much
the same situation as the College of Surgeons, the Royal
Academy, and other royally incorporated bodies.
Wm. Ewart, Esq., M.P., prodded. He was supported
by Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. H. S. Turrell,
tha President, and other gentlemen.
After the usual royal toast, which was followed by the
national anthem, which
al
"Thetlie company
opyaanlyc
h a r t joined,er of
The CHAIM! proposed
corporation, with thanks to ber Majesty's Ministers for
their exertions to obtain it." Many of his friends who
advocated an extended liberal system of education, had
entertained serious doubts as to the propriety of the
charter, but those doubts were removed when they heard
that it was not connected with any monopoly or any ex-
clusive privilege, and solely for the purpose of enabling
them to work efficiently the machinery of the institution.
Without a charter they could have assumed no dis-
tinctive or uniform character, their proceedings would have
been without weight or authority, and, in fact, they
would have been a mere shadow of an institution, with-
out the substance. But now they have the substance
most effectually embodied in the royal charter of incor-
poration, and while it crowned their past labours it
would animate their future exertions.—(Cheers.)
Though some ridiculed them, and others doubted the
propriety of their plans, perseverance continued to
mark their efforts ; and might he not now say—
" And those who came to scoff remained to pray."
Not only had their poor exertions tteen happily consum-
mated, but a bright vita of the future usefulness of the
instutiou opened before them.

The toast was drank with applause.
The CtrainmArr next proposed " The College of
Preceptors." it had been projt,cted for the express pur•
pose of elevating the character of our schoolmasters—
a good old English word, which had nut been
improperly enlarged into the term preceptors,
and which ought to be dear to every friend
of education. Milton, one of the greatest of
our countrymen, was a schoolmaster. He devoted him-
self at the same time to the cultivation of the muses
and to the instruction of others; and no individual in
any age or in any country tended more to elevate the
character of the schoolmaster than did the immortal
Milton.—(Cheers.) Their object was to elevate that
character s.rh further. Milton had contemplated this in
his treatise on education, and in his other works, when
he said that teachers and instructors, who moulded and
iormed the minds of the young, were entitled to be
looked upon as benefactors to their country. They
souht to elevate the character of the schoolmaster in
two ways—by the principle of association and by means
of education. Association was the governing principle of
the age. What they could not do individually they
could do couabinedly, and he believed that was thesecret
by which capital, labour, and enterprise bad achieved
acts which were altogether beyond the example of past
times, and a ould ever be the wonder of human me-

mory. He understood that no less than 150
candidates had appeared before the examiners ;
and the public were not aware of the great
good which the institution was effecting sub silentio in
securing to them efficient tutors and masters, such as
they never had before.—(Cheers.) There could be no
doubt that the character of the teachers of this country
would manifest a decided improvement by the operations
of such an institution. They had to do also with the
education of female teachers. The absurd notion that
the masculine gender was more worthy than the femi-
nine was about to be exploded, for the ladies were be-
ginning to emancipate themselves from the thraldom and
unjust subjection to which custom had compelled them
to submit.—(lloar and cheers.) As many as :ix ladies
had boon examined and obtained diplomas, and that was
the first instanca in which--.ladies in this cow:try had
stood forward as eandidatas for such an honourable dis-
tinction,—(Cheers.) The institution was, in fact, a
pio::ur in the cruse of education. There was no Go-
vernmt.nt power or Government inspection connected
with it. is was his impression that they would never
have a national system of education until it was effected
by means of local interest and local rating, and conducted
in much the same way that it was in America. No pro-
vit.,ion of the Government would supersede the old Eng-
lish system of self-government, through their persever-
ance in which they had been for ages gradually advancing
the cause of freedom, and to which, in the present age,
they were indebted to good order, whilst in other
countries there was almost universal disorder and con-
fusion. Their sphere of utility was, however, not con-
fined to this country, bat wherever the -commerce of
England went, and the language of the country followed,
there went also the literature, science, and art of Eng-
land.—(Cheers.)
The toast was received upstanding.
Mr. H. S. TERRELL, the president, returned thanks.
Mr. \limp, M.P., yroposed the health of the Marquis
of Northampton and the other promoters of the College.
He looked upon the institution as one of great national
advantage, and considered that it would not only exercise
a paramount influence upon the history of our own
country, but would influence the people on the other
side of the Atlantic. He was glad to think that the
schoolmaster, instead of being abroad, would now be
found at home.—(Laughter.)
Mr. M. D. HILL responded to the toast. Although
he did not claim the merit of a promoter, he had taken
a lively interest in the progress of the college, for the
earliest useful employment in which he was engaged in
life was at the usher's desk.—(Cheers.) While the
merchant, he said, met upon 'Change, the lawyer in the
struggle of intellect at Westminster Hull, and the cler-
gyman met equal to equal—that best of all intercourse,
those who cultivated that most improving of all sciences,
education—were separated from each other. No one
was his companion; there was no interchange of thought
between them; and to that state of isolation did he at-
t.] joule much of the evils of the present state of education.
He rejoiced, therefore, in the establishment of the Pre-
ceptors' College; and he hoped he might see the day
when a preceptor was thought worthy of a seat in the
House of Commons.—(Cheers.)
The health of the President and the Chairman were
then drunk.
The other toasts were—" The Council and Officers,"
" The Local Boards," " The Press," " The Examination
Boards and the Candidates for Examination."
The dinner was served up in excellent style, and con-
sisted of everything that the good taste and judgment of
he worthy proprietor, Mr. Bacon, could select.
The company did not separate until late.

MARYLEBONE THEATRE..--Mr. Davenport will
take his benefit at this house tonight, and will pia?
Benedick in illuch Ado about Ncthing, to Mrs. Mowatt s
Beatrice, and Rob Roy in the drama of that name. By
a versatility which renders him highly serviceable both
i❑ tragedy and comedy, and by real excellence in some
melodramatic characters, Mr. Davonport has attained a
reputation more solid perhaps than that of any actor (we
do not include the ladies) who has crossed the Atlantis
to visit this metrcpclis.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college
at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
Worcester;
inst.:—Messrs. Robert Coker Nash Della
es Al 'orthori&ewl
Edward Buckell, Chishe;ter;
tonat
Cambridge-street,ccu nty ofn yd Down;e.tr a r CDudleychbaar
rllCliftone s ri wa
Wl
co
hd I
ns v ob re trhs
s Fr'ancis, Welchpool, Mont-
Liffurd, Donegal;
Robertn Crouch, Burton,
wa
sStol
em. rpsnent
..;
Fredoric
dlow, London Henry Christian Hare,
Walter
Thomas
aopmo e o
Tyne;l4amrlebrrsobuia grrevhe;YVLi Villas, St. John's Wood; and William
Francisi‘l Noot, Portsmouth. At the same meeting of
• k Willia
the court, Messrs. Joseph Coulter, Frederick William
Blake, and John Colmer Austin, passed their examina-
tions for naval surgeons; these gentlemen had previously
been admitted members of the college, their diplomas
bearing date respectively, February 23, 1844; April 14
and 21, 1845.

We regret exceedingly to learn that the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland have sustained a severe domestic
calamity by the sudden death' of their youngest
daughter, the Lady Alexandrine Leveson Gower. The
deceased child, about eighteen months old, was taken
with convulsions in the course of Thursday evening
(the day after the nuptials of the Marquis of Stafford
and Miss Hay Mackenzie), and never afterwards rallied,
and, we regret to state, dit d within a few hours. This
unexpected bereavement has cast a heavy gloom over
the domestic circle, and put an end to the anticipated
gaieties at Stafford House. The Duke and Duchess and
family for the present are at Cliefden House, near
Maidenhead, where the melancholy event took place.
TILE STILTON MURDERER.—Charles Burton, who
was, at the Summer Assizes. 1848, held at Huntingdon,
convicted of the murder of his wife at Stilton, and left
under sentence of death, but was afterwards. respited
owing to some doubts arising respecting his insanity,
and therefore at the last assizes was again tried for the
murdermidntss ,of his child, and acquitted on the ground of
insanity, has lately exhibited most entire symptoms of
inon Hunti n
Thursday,do attendedn aol.A
b yme
eAr tli n.gol Wardma gainsdtrat_mers
ws held.
Foster, eurgeens, v+h, n, upon the strictest examination
being trod., they certified that the prisoner Burton is of
unsound mind, and directed that the usual means be
adopted for his speedy removal to a lunatic asylum.
SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Montrose
arrived this evening with the usual Peninsular mails,
sixty passengers, a 13111411 amount Of specie, and a large
cargo of fruit.