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LONDO?.,I) MONDAY Eel 414' ti 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 pers•an
about to undertake a journey of pleasure or business, either in Eng-
land and Wales, or ScotlAnd."—Jol.n Bull.
" The most valuable series of Picturesque Guide Books issued by
Messrs. Black of Edinburgh. We have looked carefully through the
volumes: they are admirably ' got up;' the descriptions are accu-
rate, and remarkably 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 TOURISTS.-BLACK'S PICTURESQUE
TOURIST OF SCOTLAND.
Seventh Edition, Corrected and Improved,
Containing an accurate Travelling Nap ; 25 Engraved Charts of
Roads, Railroads, and ateresting Localities (inAnding 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 Guid3 Book.
We have been thrnished with an inc•dental 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 Bookseliers.

S T.

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, Tablcs.of Distances, Notices of Inns, &c. New
Edition, greatly improved. In a closely printed volume, price 10s. 6d.
" Most copiously and pralsaworthily minute."—.-ithenmum.
"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 Desert-
bye 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 2s.
" A work most carefully and elaborately compiled, containing the
greatest possible amount of information in the smallest possible
s; ."- —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 General Travelling Map, with the Roads and Itagways
distinctly laid down; besides sections of the more important dis-
tricts on an enlarged scale, and engraved Charts of Roads, Railroads
and Interesting Localities. In a closely. printed and portable vo-
lume, price 10s. 6d.
"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 portahle, at the same time that it con! ains 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
GUIDE TO THE.ENGLISH LAKES.

Th.rd Edition, Enlarged and Improved

Including an Essay on the neology of the District, by John Phillips,
G.L., late Profcs,or of Geology and Mineralogy in the URI.
rersity of Dublin. With a minutely accurate Map, by W . Hughes ;
Chirts of the Lakes, by Sidney Hall ; Views of the Scenery, by ra-
rims distinguished Artists; and an ample Itinerary of all the

Routes, with the distances accurately laid down. In a neat pota-
ble velum., price ss.
" It is a Picturesque Guide in every sense—its description: are
charmi !gly written—its inteligence is ample arid minute —and its
illustrations are admirable specimens of art.—Atlas.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh : and sold by all flanksellprs.

To TOURISTS.—BLAUK'S IWAD AL\
RAILWAY TRAVELLING MAP OF ENGLAND AND

WALES,
Carefully compiled from the Maps of the Ordnance Surveys, and
beautifully 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 221. In a neat Porta-
ble Case, price 4s. 6d.
"A beautifully executed Map of England and Wales, which, after
careful observation and reference, we can charac eriso as being
among the most correct ever issued."—Mining Journal.
A Smaller Map, price 2s. Gd.
A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and Sold by all Booksellers.

TO TOURISTS.-BLACK'S ROAD AND
RAILWAY TRAVELLING MAP OF SCOTLAND,
Carefully constructed from the best authorities, with all the
Roads and Railroads accurately laid down. Size, 32 inches by 22/.
In a neat Portable Case, price 4s. 6d.
*a* From the care bestowed on the construction of the present
Map, and the means which have been used to correct the original
drawing', 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. 6d. ;
and GUIDE THROUGH GLASGOW, Third Edition, price 2s.
With Maps and Views.
*.,l* 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 all Booksellers.

T° TOURISTS. - BLACK'S COUNTY
MAPS OF SCOTLAND, carefully Coloured, according to
their Parochial and District Divisions, with all the Railways,
Places of Historical and Legendary Note, Memoranda of Battles,
&c., &c. In Neat Portable Cases. Price Is. and ls. 6d. each
County. _

A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; and Sold by all Booksellers.

-ro TOURISTS.-BLACK'S 'I:RAVELLING
FL. MAPS OF NORTH AND SOUTH 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.,
TH E SABB A TH,•
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, 186, Strand.

TO THE BRITANNIA TUBE BRIDGE.

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

How mighty looks thy iron frame,
While ocean yawns below ;
Then wilt immortalize the name
Of him 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 reare d
And I'm allowed 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 see
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.

Great tube (and here I placed my band
Slap-bang upon my heart)
3iay'st thou retain as firm a stand
As Moses' noted Mart.
LIST OF PRICES.
READY MADE.
Men' Spring, and Summer Wrappers• • from £0 S
',the Bulwer, Pacha, Paletot, and every descrip-
tion of light Over-coats •••• • • • • ••• .• 1 2
Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand-
somely trimmed .. • • ........ • 1 1 0
Do. do. lined with silk...• ...... •• • • 1 8 0
Do. do. superior quality . ...... 1 IS 0
Jean and Holland Blouses .• ••••• • • • 0 2 9
Fancy Victoria do. ••••••••• • •• • - •• • • ... 04 0
Tweed do. • . .•••• • ........
Dress Coat
Frock Coat • • ..... ...... ..
Spring and Summer Trousers .. •• .. ..... 04 0
Doeskin and Buckskin d 0...... • ....... ..... 0 7 6
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
Men's Black Cloth Vests .. •••••••••• • • • • .. 0 3 6
Boy's Spring and Summer Vests• •.•..•• • • •• 0 0 10
Boys' 'hussar and Tunic Sults •• ••• • • • •• 0 15 0
Alen's Fishing Coats in great variety •• 0 4 0
MADE TO MEASURE.
Paletots made from a 'variety of material, fitted
for Summer wear 1 1 0
Do. very elegantly trimmed .............. 1 8 0
Superior Cloth of a light texture............ 1 15 0
Ditto ditto lined with 5i1k........ •• .. 2 2 0
Ditto Dress Coat .. • • •• • •
Superfine Frock
Best do. ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • •• .... •• • • 3 3 0
Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. •• ••••.•• • • • • • • 016 6
Black do. ••• • • ..... ••:•• ..
Black Cloth Vests •• . ..... ••.. • • .... ••••• • .. 0 8 6
SPlen ?id satin Vest .. ••••.•.•••••• • • • • • • • •• 0 14 6
Hussar and Tunic suits •••••••••• • • • • • • •• . 1 5 0
Superfine do. •••••• • • • • • ...... •••••• • • • •• 1 15 0
Men's White Marcella Vests •• • • .......• 0 7 0
Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0
Elegant Dressing Rob=s in great
TagrieotuY;
h•g• • from 0 16 oto 5 0 0
.to an"Y.c..x.te.n.t.al Five Minutes notice.
. Suit of Clothes complete for 1/. 10s.
The new book,
ad"
eGhreaaptplFicaactti,o"h,woirthfofruwliardirections
b
for Self-measurement, can d m
free, to any part of the king o .
Notice h shaal
every novelty of the season.
' • and Parasol Department are now replete with
letierapers, Ciotni‘r , Hatters,
Observe— any article purchased, either ready made, or made to
G reral Outfitters, 154,
measure, ntried,ifEnsoat
narip:;•o:ii,e,dlo,faieTeillr,,beweoxoclhant;ed, or th. e monevyreturreed.
llesiere, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, all- e-'• •
155, 156, and 157 Mirorie.7, and 87, 44, and 86 .A.,Awate, City.
azCalantsittioL.—por:si
London; all communicating with each other, and forming one vast
Establishment.
19, crrphtotriii,etioru
falsehood of being connected with them, or " It is the same concern,"
imposition
and Son re7ret having to guard the public
ostilltei,n)fotdo;ndanond,
hey lrg to state th;at bt,uctyhhaavvligsolrecos.nrdn te,hozoint :hviet:anntyraeltesman-iike
as keen resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons,
Aber house
gi na
ter,
and ti:ose wilt- require ettef:p and c., should call
Islrbaunuedlimgr:3s,tablishir.ents, 36, Far-
g
CiOt:U=.
Nt or earl to the .4;n,ries and A idgatc, City, London ; or either of
the Branch Establishments, at above. 13ratlforel, Yorkshire;
Take Noticc,—This Establis.nnent is closed from sunset Friday,
to itulfiet Saturday, Wh9 bus iess Is resumed till tirelre o'clock.

JELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE', Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners,
and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adeiphi Theatre, and opposite
Adam street.
Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully invite their
friends and the public to patronise the Nell Owynne 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 place at Half-past Five precisely, the
most comfortable and reasonable in the metropolis.—Fish and
Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers unti. One
o'clock. Private Dining-rooms. excellent Bois, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.

N.l.i An Entrance also from Maiden lane.

PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX.

TO BUTCHERS

The Directors of the Poor of the said parish will meet at the
Vestry Rooma, King's-road, Pancras-road, on TUESDAY, the Tenth
day of July nest, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, to receive
TENDERS and to CONTRAC t with some person or persons for the
supply of BUTCIIERS' 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,
JOIIN M'GAHEY, Clerk to the Directors.
Vestry-office, Pancras-road, June 25, 1849.

TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN.
WANTED, ly a House in the general Manchester Trade,
an EXPERIENCED TRAVELLER, for the following Counties,—
Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Nerf&k, Suffolk, Essex,
Kent, of persevering business habits, who will be liberally treated
with.
Apply by Letter, A. 8., 746, Post-office, Manchester.

TOWANTIEV.NPEAIROSONN.G,EhoIt
is thoroughly thorougAhSlySaleqBuTaiAnteNd'wriSth.
the above Trade, one 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 Fire.

SCHOOL,

IIiANWE M
ILDlD.LEsECyoLoblAE,y,dleArgronlEy.)
Put&cu./a. —The Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.D.,
Twelve years Curate of Ilanwell.
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 tusiness Roma fed upon sound principles
of re ioon and morality, the only true basis of education.
Prospectuses with full particulars may be had en application to
the Secretary.

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY'S SHIP.-
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 MONDAY the 2d of July next.
Rates of Passage, Provision included:—
Chief Fore
For each Person. Cabin. Cabin. Steerage.
14 Years old, and upward .. • • 45
25
15 .38 18 i
7 Yeats old, and under 14 .. • • 27 : 10 2
1 Year old, and under 7 ••.. .. 18 .4 10 -5 8 '.5
Under 1 Year old •• ••• • • ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
An experienced Surgeon is appointed by the Comp Any, and Medi-
cines, Medical Comforts, and an ampie 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 informat'on, apply at the New
Zealand House ; or to Mr. Joseph Stayner, Broker, 110, Fenchurch•
street, London.

By order of the Court,
THOMAS CUDI3ERT HARRINGTON.
New Zealand House, 9, Broad-street-buildings,
London, 29th May, 1849.

t7a ANVARD'S ROYAL PAINTING ®f the
.) MISSISSIPPI 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 Lecn 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, 2s. ; 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 sliemaker, July 13, at eleven.
In the Country.
J. Braithwaite, Hereford, apothecary, July 24, at ten,
at the Court, Birmingham—B. Walton, Wolverhampton,
j4panner 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, ropemaher, July 2d, at half-past ten, at tho
Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Swindell, Ardwick,
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—H. Parker, Sheffield,
banker, July 14. at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
H. Penman, Sunderland, ironmonger, 6d., on new
proofs only, on Saturday, Juno 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 2e.
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-
chester, calico printer, 31c1. on Tuesday, July 3, or any
subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the
office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
;G. W. Gee and J. F. Gee, Leeds, and Horsfortb,
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
Drayton, bankers, ls., 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
clrven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Bir-
mingham.
H. Hodgkins, Birmingham; shoemaker, third dividend
of 3d., any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
H. B. 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. Id., on any Friday, between eleven
and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
J. Tomkinson, Liverpool and Runcorn, stonemason,
2e. 4d., on Wednesday, Juno 27, or any subsequent,
Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Morgan, Liverpool.
I. J3oyd, 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. lad., on Saturday next, and
three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
G. Sharp and It. L. Finder, Romsey, Hants, timber
merchants, July 13, at eleven—R. Barnes, 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 Form:lrk 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, vu., Llangwm, Mor:mouthshire, wood and
timber dealer—W. Irving, Birmingham, linendraper—
W. B. Girdiestone, Southampton, lodging-house keeper
-P. Woolley, Ross, Herefordshire, woollendraper—T.

Brown, Nottingham-mews, High-street, Marylebone,
coachsmith—R.-Higgins, Luggershall, Wiltshire, draper
—G. Redford, Alfreton, Derbyshire, builder.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
IT. Williams and H. Greenaway, Bristol, painters and
glaziers—W. R. Edwards, W. C. Pell, and. T. Cartisser,
o'4Boe-street, Southwark, stained glass merchants (as
far as regards W. R. Edwards)—H. Smith, J. Smith,
and J. C. Smith,, Ludlow, Shropshire, ironmongers—
A. H. Wylie, J. Y. de Egana, and M. J. de Lizardi,
New Orleans, America—R. Barrow and J. Barron,
Farnwortb, -Lancashire, brewers—J. 'Pearson and B.
Priestley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, woollen manufac-
turers—B.. J. White and F. Doggett, Caledonian-road,
Pentonville, 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, Culne, Lan-
cashire, mousseline de laine manufacturers—A. Hill, R.
Wigley, A. W. Hill, and C. W. Rill, 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, Cornhill, and
Whitworth Park, Durham, coal owners—G. li. 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, Aldborougb., Norfolk, journeyman

• tanner. -
Joseph Baxter, Ashbyde-la•Zruch, 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 finks, Nottingham, boatman.
Thomas Turnham, Leighton ißusztrd, Bedfordshire,

butcher.
Richard Danis, Wolverhampton, •stocktaker.
George Wilkes, Fairford, Gloucestershire, plumber.
Henry Mettam, Sheffield, journeyman horncutter.
John Harvey, South Croxton, Leicestershire.
Thomas Forster, Birmingham.
George Salter, Birmingham, canal carrier.
William Thomas, Birmingham, accountant.
Thomas Brown, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire,

wheelwright.
John Wainwright, Nottingham.
Simon Davis, Nottingham, commission agent.
Edward Gill, Chardstock, Dorsetshire, Seoman.
William Vernham, Horsham, Sussex, licensed victualler.
George Sims, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Edmond Gandy, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, painter.
John Perkins, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, saddler.
William Grattidge, High Harbourne, Warwickshire.
Henry Akerman, 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, Jane 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 II 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 see 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
rock blown to atoms. The Pacha was struck with
wonder and astonishment; the British offered another
prcof, but his Highness was satisfied.
A private letter of the 12th 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 breeze 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 13alldog, landed,
and prevent...a fnether damage—. On a romonstrance
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, .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 Hon. 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, 94 Captain Mar-
tin; Vengeance, 84, Captain the Right Hon. the Earl
of Hardwicke ; Thetis, 36, Captain H. Codrington;
Racer, Captain C. W. Beddoes; Frolic, Captain J. Var.-
sittart; Bulldog, Commander ey; Odin, Captain the
Hon. F. F. Pelham • Spitfire, Lieutenant Commander
Wines; Porcupine, Lieutenant E. F. Roberts; and Tar-
tarus, Commander Sir G. Webster.
On Satveying Duty—The Volage, 6, surveying-ship,
Captain Thomas Graves; Auxiliar cutter, Lieutenant G.
W. 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.

EARLS.
Carlisle

a— T Tr Triton,
n
; Lieutenant J. C. P. Glinn
Gardner; Merlin, Lieutenant J. H,
Turner.
En route to Marseilles from Malta—The Medina,
ObAert o Mn,ltLieutenant A. Darby.
a Lieutenant
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. Smy th.
En route from Malta to Alexandria—The Medusa,
Lieutenant Bathurst.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM-
PANY'S FLOTILLA.
At Southampton—liindostan, Pachs, 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 Scam indre; Royal Yacht Club Sap-
phire, Nautilus; English steamer Water Lily.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 24.—The Spbynx steam-sloop,
Commander B. 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 unclocked
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 Teazel. (small steamer, Lieutenant-Com-
mander J. 11. 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
900 L—not a bad morning's work."
ROYAL MARINES.

The following Gentlemen Cadets passed examination
on board her Majesty's ship Excellent yesterday for
commission in the Royal Marine corps :—Messrs. Mason,
Brookes, Erskine, Scott, Stevens, Thomas, Nightingale,
Cobb, Clements, Boyd, and Burton.
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.
Captain Hamnett 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 guardship, 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, foreign and English,
in harbour, were decorated with colours; the Royal
Standard and other flags were hoisted at the Govern-
mental, municipal, and private establishments, 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 dock
yesterday, to have her copper examined,

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 been only 14—viz.,
five in the Channel, and nine in the Sound. Of the 14
fatal oases, five were German, and nine English and
Of the nine deaths in the Sound, eight arose
from sickness which commenced prior to the entrance of
the ship into the harbour. 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 emall•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 Over since, not ono 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 Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, in
Hamoaz-' to try Mr. Edward Easterbrook, late boat-
swain of her Majesty's ship Spartan, 26, on the follow-
ing- charges:-
1. 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 Essterbrook, when
such boatswain as aforesaid, was on the said lath 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 Mainland, of the Impreg-
nable, 104; Capta;n 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 toe 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. Ile 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 he 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 decks.
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, proved that
the prisoner was absent from general quarters and in-
spection.
By the PRESIDENT—I saw the prisoner that morning,
and be 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 board her Ma-
jesty's ship Spartan.
This was all the evidence offered, and the court hav-
ing cleared and re-opened, the prisoner was called on for
his defence.
He stated that on the above day he was rather ill,
and the doctor gave him a pill which nearly put him
out of his mind, and he was not drunk.
The court having again cleared and re-opened, the
Court aditiJged.....lbuit the prisoner be dis.u;sscd her
Lldesty's aorvico, after having served for twenty-four
years.

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

Kingston
Saye and Sole
Wrottesley

FOR.
Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Norwich
Marquis If Lansdowne
Earl of Ellesmere
Duke of Argyle
Bishop of Worcester
Lord Port Man ,
Lord Elphinstone
Lord Foley
Earl Lovelace
Lord Bowden
Viscount Clifden
Lord Dunally
Lord Crews
Earl Fortescue
Earl of Chichester
Lord Stafford
Lord Ashburton
Lord Monteaglo
Lord Wodehouse

PAIRS.

AGAINST.
Marquis of Exeter
Zishop of Winchester
Earl of Clare
Earl of Munster
Lord Brougham
Lord Heytesbury
Earl of Jersey
Duke of Beaufort
Earl of Eglinton
Earl of Egmont
Lord Willoughby
Marquis of Ilertfort
Earl of Digby
Earl of Kinnoull
Duke of Buckingham
Earl of Itosse .
Viscount Exmouth
Lord Saltoun
Marquis of Winchester
Marquis of Alba

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 Hawick 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 pieta, 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 Df 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 evenincr, eight men were 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 pier
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 R. 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. lie is at present in
treaty for the occupation of the house and grounds of
Eilan Alps, 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
we do not know that he ever penetrated to Inverness.
Eilan Aigas, or the Island of Aigas, is a small Highland
Patmos, " from towns and toil remote," but singularly
picturesque and beautiful. It is formed by the waters
of the Beastly, 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 the
east side, is in keeping with the scene. Though a modern
structure, it is built partly in the old Scotch style—a low
crow-stepped building, with a porch decorated with
s
bows, horns, deer's heads, &c. The interior is spacious
and elegant. Walks have been made through the
woods
and
mountain heather, commanding the finest river
views
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
from sublimity. The absence of the " terrible graces" is
made up by endless variety—by the constant icanter es
-
mingling of rich foliage, heather, grey cliffs, casd,
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 Kilmorael:, the high
precipices and wooded slopes of thehe Dream des Drhuim),
Egan Aigas, and Strathglass, s been cribed by
131— 9
--ts naturalists, and othPr tourists, and is richly de-
serving of all its fame. Eilan Aigas is about fourteen
miles from Inverness, and near it are Beaufort Castle,
the seat of Lord Lovat, and Erchless Castle, the seat of
The Ohishelm,--itiverness Courier.

[PRICE SD.

THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S.
NEW ALMSHOUSES.
On Saturday the ceremony of laying the first stone
of the new almshouses at IVandswor,h, 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 company.
The present almshouses 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 the L. lth and comfort of the
inmates wct.ed 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 for 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 dejeaner. 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 for 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 PRIME 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 architext 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 coneaw/all.. ..,a ~r tnanaminess 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
ref rence 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, mary of them very small,
but in the whole not exceeding 3501. or 3601., includ-
ing the income arising from the residue of Hulbeit'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•
imp, and by their careful preservation of everything
connected with the hospital. But lam very anxious
they should impress upon their families and connec-
tons, that although it is a creditable and desirable thing
to be selected on account of past good conduct as
atfit
occupant for one of these houses, it is a much bisione t
foerr
and more creditable thing to have made pr
declining years by one's ownexertonsao nvdol by_
our
the
industry, and prudence, and forethought,l
manhood—(Hear, hear)—and therefore that no fish-
monger should allow the existence of this asylum to
relax in any degree the exertions every man is bound
to make, not only for his present support, but for his
future provision also.—(Cheers.). I have now only
to express the gratification I teel at the presence of
so many of our body to take part in this interesting
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, prosperity to St.
Peter's Hospital, Wandsworth, for the success of
which three hearty cheers were given. The same
toast yeas drunk in champagne at a neighbouring

-
tent by the company, and an abundant supply of
and other refreshments enabled the visitors and
bitants of Wandsworth of all classes who vv,ersepre't 1•4-4rf;1-
sent at the ceremony to partake in the,festiirlfiia:6T3:-.1:f.-__q-
the day. ' t
The company having re-embarked ar....veds-tit-the__.„.
Fishmongers'-hall precisely at five o'clock, llere-tlier
splendid hospitalities of the day were terniinitteMblikAav
grand banquet, to which about 200 persons sat down.
The Prime Warden presided, and in the course of the
evening, his year of office having expired, he resigned
the chair to Mr. John Towgood, Prime Warden elect,
who thereupon entered upon the duties of Prime
Warden of the company for the ensuing year. After
the usual loyal toasts the health of the past Prime
Warden having been proposed by Mr. Lowe, who
highly eulogized the manner in which he had dis-
charged the duties of his office, and the ability and
urbanity which he had especially evinced during the
proceedings of the day, Mr. Yowler suitably ac-
knowledged the compliment amid the cheers of the
livery. Mr. Hobbs and a party of vocalists were en-
gaged, and tl.e festivities were prolonged to a some-
what late hour. The arrangements throughout the
day were perfect, and reflected great credit upon Mr.
Towse and the other gentlemen concerned.

COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.

A sumptuous entertainment was given to a very nu-
merous company at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Satur-
day evening, to celebrate an important epoch in the his-
tory of this newly-organised institution, which is calcu-
lated to exercise considerable influence upon education
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, end other royalty incorporated bodies.
Wm. Ewart, Esq., M.P., presided. He was supported
by Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. H. S. Turrell,
the President, and other gentlemen.
After the usual royal toast, which was followed by the
national anthem, in which all the company joined,
The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Royal Charter of In-
corporation, with thanks to her 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 ridicu:ed 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 been happily consum-
mated, but a bright vista of the future usefulness of the
instution opened before them.

The toast was drank with applause.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The College of
Preceptors." It had been projected for the express pur-
pose of elevating the character of our schoolmasters—
a good old English word, which had not been
improperly en!argcd 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 tend, more to elevate the
character of the schoolmaster than did the immortal
Milton.—(Cheers.) Their object was to elevate that
character s:111 further. Milton hod contemplated this in
his treatise on education, and iu his other works, when
he said that teachers and instructors, who moulded and
formed the minds of the young, were entitled to be
locked upon as benefactors to their country. They
sought 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 combinedly, and he believed that was thesecret
by which capital, labour, and enterprise had achieved
acts which were altogether beyond the example of past
times, and would ever be the wonder of human me-
mory. Ho 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 sumac, 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 gas 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 whic!.l custom had compelled them
to submit.—(Hear and cheers.) As many as six ladies
had been examined and obtained diplomas, and that was
the first instance in which ladies in this country had
stood forward as candidates for such an honourable dits-

ticetion.—(Cheers.) The institution was, in fact, a
pioneer in the cause of education. There was no Go-
vernment power or Government inspection connected
with it. It 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-
vision of the Government would supersede the old Eng-
ocht-govermweiti., iuroue*n mere 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, but 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. WYLD, M.P., proposed 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 nut only exercise
a nsramouot influence upon the history of our own
country, but would influence the people on the other
side of the Atlantic. He was ghd to think that the
schoolmaster, instead of being abroad, would now be
found at home.—(Laughter.)
Mr. M. D. Men 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 Hall, and the cler-
gyman met egos' 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-
u Bute 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
the worthy proprietor, Mr. Bacon, could select.
Tho company did not separate until late.

AIARYLEBONE THEATRE.—Mr. Davenport will
take his benefit at this house to-night, and will play
Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing, to Mrs. Mowates
Beatrice, and Rob Roy in the drama of that name. By
a versatility which renders him highly serviceable both
in 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) Rho has crossed the Atlantic
to visit this metropolis.
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 22d
inst.:—Messrs. Robert Coker Nash Davis, Worcester;
Edward Buckell, Chi&ulster; Charles AlworthYE:
o:t Noratihr-
town ards, county of Down; Dudley Clifton_
Cambridge-street, Hyde- parlcr;anCetLa,rlewseahlploCoin,answbere
Liffurd, Donegal; Thomas
Mont-
gomeryshire; Walter
Frederick WilliamNapoleon loasbert Crouch, Burton, Somerset;
Wilson, Newcastle-upon..
Tyne ;
via: Ludlow,s t ojnodhonn,
s; Henrylvood; Cbarnidstiawn
Marlborough
illiam
Francis Noot, Portsmouth. At the same meeting of
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, died 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 fenhoerad,thwe; pmreretsheentmealraencahtolyCleiveeftnletn Htookopulsaec,en.ear
THE STILTON MURDERER.—CharIes 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 Gonad doubts arising respecting his insanity,
and therefore at the last assizes was again tried for the
murder of his child, and acquitted on the ground of
insanity, has lately exhibited most entire symptoms of
madness in Huntingdon gaol. A meeting of magistrates
was held on Thursday, attended by Mr. Ward and Mr.
Foster, surgeons. Olen, upon the strictest examination
being trade, 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, SUNVAY EVENING.—The Montrose
arrived this evening with -the usual Peninsular mails,
sixty passengers, a small mount of specie, and a large
cargo of fruit.

FHB_ LEG AL TITL .E ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.)
Capita, 2,000,0002., in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each.
Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share,
prupactuscs and fall information may be obtained at the Tempo-
nosy Orlcas of the Company, 13a, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap-
plication to

G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern.

THE CHEAP STANDARD EDITION OF
MR. DISRAELI'S CONINGSBY,
With a New Preface,

Is now rest 7, in one vol., with Portrait, 6s. bound.
" We are glad to us that the finest work of Disraeli has been sent
out in the same shape as those of Dickens. Bulwer, and other of our
best novelists, at such a price as to place then within the reach of
the most moderate means. Coningsby has passed from the popularity
of a season to an enduring reputation as a standard work. It is not
Merely as a novel, however, that Coningsby is interesting, but as a
popular exposition of the author's =Utica' ideas. It is a valuable
contribution to popular literature."—Weekly Chronicle.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street.

Shortly will be published,
PROFESSOR SPIERS'S FRENCH and
ENGLISH DICTIONARY, the English-French part of which
has already obtained considerable reputation, and bad an extensive
sale in France and throughout the Continent. It is recommended by
the University of France for French Colleges, and has also received
the approbation of the French Institute.

H" MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Signor PUZZI'S Benefit.
On THURSDAY EVENING.
Will be performed Donizetti's celebrated Opera,
DON PASQUALE.
Aftar Aieh a grand Pas de le Couronne, by Mdlle. M. Taglioni
and M. Dor.
To be followed by the Last Act of the celebrated Opera,
IL GIURAMENTO,
n which Mdllo. Parodi and Signor Moriani will appear.
To eonclude with the Divertissement
LA PRIMA BALLERINA.
The principal parts by Mdiles. Petit Stephan, Marra, Thomassini,
Julien, Aussundon, Lamoreux, and M. Pant Taglioni.
ApplicOons for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
13oz•office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as
usual, price 10s. 6d. each.
Doors open at Seven ; and the Opera to commence at Half-past
Seven o'clock.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
PREICII PLAYS and OPERA 001IIQUE.

Last Night but Two.
THIS EVENING.
T...• Performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock with
LES DEUX DIVORCES.
To conclude with
LES DIAMANS DE LA COURONNE.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
Will be presented Donizettrs admired Opera, entitled
LUCREZIA BORGIA.
After the Opera a new grand Pas de la Couronne by 3ldlle. Marie
Tagtient and M. Dor,
To conclude with
LA PRIMA BALLERINA.
Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as
usual, price 103, 6d. each.

ROYAL I7ALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
TO-MORROW EVENING
Will be performed Mozart's celebrated Opera,
DON GIOVA'NI.
Boxes from one guinea and a half; Stalls, 15s. ; Pit Tickets, ss.
at CRAM ER, BEALE, and Co., 201, Regent-street.
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.

1741:ATM; W)YAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster. Sele Lessee_ and Manager, Old Brompton.

V ENE N

Will be performed a new and original tragic Play, in Five Acts,
entitled STRATHMORE. Prin ipal characters by Messrs. C. Kean,
H. Vatidenhoff, Buckstone, Howe, Stuart, Rogers ; Mrs. C. Kean,
Mrs. Fitzwilliam, at, fl Miss Reynolds.
To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
To cenclade with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS.

'MEATS:if: ROYAL. ADELPHI.
[arnauon of Martame Celetta.
THIS EVEN-NG,

rude

Will be performed THE KNIGHT OF ARVA.
After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S
V10,.1N AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWERS.
To be followed by a novelty in the shape ef IVIOST UNWAR-
RANTAELE INTRUSION, which will be committal by Mr. Wright
o the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford.
To conclude with JOHN JONES.

ttOYAL lACMJM TLtt A't'ria.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
tzole Less.a, Mr. Cbatle, Mahe Aa.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed KILL OR CURE.
After which, A3IAT FURS AND ACTORS
To be followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN.
To conclude with AN APPEAL TO 'MR PUBLIC.
Dress ',uses, be.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Uallery, 18. No
Italf•price to any part of the house.
The New llox-otlice, No. 2, Wellingto• -street, Is open to On
publ-e eery day, from Ten till Six.

AISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPLIITHEAT.R.E.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, &c.
The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female
equestrian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at
one time :
Mdlles. Adelaide Ilinnie, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane
Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite
Jeanette.
In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc-
ing that he has engaged that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte,
whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent anti in America have ac-
quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress.
THIS EVENING,
The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian
Spectacle, entitled
MQOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; er, the Conquest of the Seikhs.
To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE
CIRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the Ind
Equestrian talent of the day.
To conclude with a favourite Melodrama, entitled THE CROCK
OF GOLD ; or, The Murder at the Hall.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four,
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Engagement of M. JULLIEN.
First Week of the Army and Caledonian Quadrilles.
IMMENSE AN!) UNPARALLELED SUCCESS.
Under the patronage of her Mast Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the
Queen Dowager, h.s Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c.
The Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of
Badajoa to be the most perfzct and life-like exhibition.
The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed
that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.
Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND
FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public
opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever
presented—Splendid Menagerie—Jullien's unrivalled Band—Vo-
cal and Instrumental Concert,Several Favourite Songs and
Ballads by NINA Ellen Rowland and Mr. George ToJdor
Solos by Koenig, Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by
Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at-
tractions. concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming, of
Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard-
ment and attack—gallant defence—rush to the breach by real troops
—and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fights."
Doors open at Nine o'Clock, A.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ;
Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five ; Concert at Six ; Storming
of Badajoz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling.
REFRESHMENTS.—The frequenters of these Gardens have long
complained that Refreshments from the Confectionary•rooms only
could be procured. Arrangements have been effected, and a distinct
portion of the Gardens set apart, vqiere Refreshments may be had
of the first quality, and at the usual Prices.

THE WEATHER.—SuIt OYFIcE, JUNE 25.
TIUMMODIETER, Lowest, 53; Highest, 63; Noon, 73,

BAIROMETEIL, 30.06.
WIND S.W.—light breezy and fine.

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