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IRISH PEAT CH ARC OAL,

THE IRISH -AMELIORATION SOCIETY,
Established by a Royal--Chatter of Incorporation, dated
January 260, 1849, which limits the responsib!lity of Subscribers tl
the amount of their respective Subscriptions.
The LORD DE MAULEY, Chairman to the Court of Directors.
311JOR-GENERAL MACLEOD (late Chief Engineer in Bengal),

Chairman of the CoMmittee of Works.
Chief Office. 9, Waterloo-pla e, London.

. .
Capital Stock, 500,0:N.:divided into Shares of BM each, to be
paid up, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the Charter and
Deed of Settlement, by a deposit of 10s. a Shire, and Calls not ex-
ceeding 103. each,'nor to be made within less than three months
time after the payment of any previous Call.
Twenty-one Days' Notice of every cal is to be given to each
Shareholder, by letter from the Secretary.
The First Call was payable on the 25th September, 1849.
This Society was formed for the purpose of beneficially employ-
ing the Irish peasantry in the manufacture of Peat Fuel and Peat
Charcoal from the Peat Bogs of Ireland, and, in the gradual, but
permanent, reclamation of the Bog Louis.

The teat Charcoal thus produ-ced is an article of con,Llera'sle
commercial value for many purposes ; and it has been shown by
recent public exhibitions, and any person who, doubts may satisfy
himself privately, that it is of ine.timable value as a deodorizer and
disinfect,r of night soil, Ns hich immediately oa being mixed with
the charc)al becomss a dry itio 'prom powder, c tpable of being
handled without inconvenience and packed in bags and transmitted
by railway or any other conveyance.
The manure thus produced is deemed by scientific men to be equal
if not superior in quality to Guano, and may be purchased at one-
fourth of the cost of that well- known manure.
The Directors have established these facts at their own risk,
having for some months past had an experimental Station at work
at Derrymullei, in the c sunty of Killare, where, in addition to
having satisfied themselves that they can make Peat Charcoal
and sell it in London with a satisfactory profit at from 40 3. to 503. a
ton, their operations have proved that if duly sup?ortel by the
Public, they will be able to employ consta tly and most beneficially
thousands of the half-starved -nd half-naked Irish peasantry.
Tne system adopted and proposed to be acted upon by ths Society
in the employment of the labourers is task worth, with a fair remu-
neration in money; and the Directors feel bound to state, that so
far as thay have been enablel to carry out this system, they have
experienced from the labourers a degree of industry, alacrity, and
docility, for which they were totally unprepared. The people em-
ployed have by severe labour clothed them,elves and their families,
cultivated their patches of land previously lying waste for
want of seed, and in seals cases have purchased plgs ; and they sty
all they want to make them happy is constant employment.
The Directors earnestly ap,seal to the public for support : to those
desirous of promoting the permanent welfare of Ireland, the oppor-
tunity is offered, by contributing to the funds of this Society, of open
ing up in that country a new field of useful and profitable labour, to
Which a limit can scarcely be assigned.
Those who feel interested in removing from the densely popu-
lated towns of England the cause of pestilence and death, may fur-
ther that object in the only rational, because the only natural way,
by assisting to provide the antidote.
The aid of Agriculturists is looked for, because the labours of this
Society promise to render available to them millions of tons annually
of the most valuable manure, now worse than wasted.
And though this Society was formed rather on philanthropic than
on commercial principles , th e Directors assure Capitalists who may
feel inclined to invest in the Stock of this Qociety, that they will
receive a quick and satisfactory return for any capital they may so
employ,

By order of the Court,
JAMES BLAKE, Secretary,
Ts whom application for Shares may be made.

rrHE LONDON MERCHANTS' & TRADERS'
li ASSOCIATiON for the PROTECTION of TRADE.
101, Wool-street, Cheapside, and 5, Swallow. place, Hanover•squara.
A PUBLIC DIN \TER, in support o* the pr.nciples of this Society,
sad with a view t its extension, will take place at the London Ta-
vern, Rishopsgate-street, Oa MONDAY, the 224 Instant,
The Right Honourable toe LORD KAI OR, 11 P., in the Chair.
The List of Stewards will be announced in future advert cements.
Tickets, One Guinea each, to be had at the Offices as above, and at
the Bar Of the Tavern.

T. S. MORGAN. = eeretary.
Y. POCOCKE, Manager of the West-end Office.

• Just published,
MR. WISE'S NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT,
with full explanatory Notes, and a very copious Index.

By EDWARD WI ;E, Esq., Barester-at-Law.
Author of " The Law of Riots," the " Index to Meeson and
&c., &c.
Price Bs. 6il. boards ; 9s. cloth; 10s. 6d. half-bound ; I Is. 6d.
bound, or circuit binding; Is. extra, interleavel.
" This act has been edited by Mr. Wise, the barrister, in a manner
'which do's him very great credit, it being prefaced by an introdue-'
ton, in which its provisions are digested, and accompanied by notes
explanatory of the several clauses."—Times.
London : John Crockford, Law Times Office.

LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAILWAY

COMPANY,
The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS
for LOANS on Mortgage, for periods of Threl, Five, or Seven years,
for which interest at the rate of four-and-a-half per cent. per annum
Will be allowed, payable half-yearly.
Further particulars may be known on application to the under-
signed. S. WM. BULTEEL, Treasurer.
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THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET.
Dissolving 'Views, of Rome.—Lecture and Experiments, with the
Ilydro-Electrie Machine.—Lectures on Chemistry—Exhibition of the
Oxl-hydrogen Microscope.—Diver and Diving-bell.—The Chroma-
trope.—Explanations of Models and Machinery.
Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (except
. Saturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten.
Admission. Is,—Schools, Half-prim—The New Catalogue, ls.

ANOVELTY for the approaching season is in
preparation to which a distinguishing name has not yet been
given, but which the inventors, Messrs. NICOLL, can recommend
as one of the most useful, warm, comfortable, and graceful articles
of gentlemanly attire ever produced. Specimens can be seen at 115,
116, and 120, Regent street, and 22, Cornhitl, as also THE TREBLE
Garment, or PALETOT, called THE NICOLL, which retains all the
characteristics of the famed Paletot (registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65)
ix its exterior, and has the additional advantages of being convertible
from a warm to a light Overcoat, or vice versa, at the pleasure of
the wearer, or as the mild or cold nature of the weather may re-
quire. This garment must be seen and worn to be properly appre-
ciated ; it will be found, perhaps, the best preservative of health in
this variable climate. THE NICOLL has been secured by Royal
Letters Patent in ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTL \.ND, and the
COLONIES ; it can, therefore, only be purchased in the country, or
abroad, of Messrs NICOLL'S' (the patentees) recognised AGENT.-;,
and in LONDON only of themselves, viz., at 114, 116, 120,
ItEGEN U-STREE r, and 22, CORNIIILL.

THE NICOLL PALETOT (Regd. 6 and 7
14TR Viet., cae. 65) WAREROOMS, 114, 116, 120, REGENT-
EET, and 22, CORN HILL.
Also for Nicoll's Morning Coat, now in almost universal request
for the Country, Riding, Walking, Seaside, &c. Shooting' Jackets
adapted for the Moors, &c.
.....I‘l4OY have assumed the use of the word PALETOT, but Messrs.
Atcou, are the sole Patentees of the design and material.

IVIESSRS. NICOLL'S Wholesale and Counting,
House Depvtinents for the Lonlon Branches in the Sh.p-
Ping and Woollen Trades are in CHINGE-ALLEY, CORNIIILL,
and 120, REGENT-STREET.

A It E.
One half the World are desolately single, and the other
sae PCKRIng them married, questionably contented. Dlfeldence, or a
as of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes
em-
ktter the latter. The solitary ono may shield himself meter the plea
of Caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret ter-
comorosiag harry ; but the truth lies eeeper. Physical incapacity,
aril ane broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
claiel content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
tlement. lienoter and justicedernand that health should form au item
In the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er
Reelect wound more sorely then poverty or misfortune. Reader, 11
tittle surmises concern you, procure Dr. CTILVERWELL'S little
Menstorns 4, On ginglo and Marr!sd Life, " rub. in 2 sold., 11.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. etch). Let no imaginatively
refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
1,7 no'cinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They aro not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
far the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whoir
t',aY are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
to above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, aro a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
by feet le. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to bo Happy." They are not merely
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mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
life who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
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wows ee done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always
en the " runny side of the way." The above works may be had of
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W 1 e) ,rone the 'either (who may be conferred with Personally,
',tontines •111 aveainza). 10. AMU-DIVA Regent-street; and all
ookaellera.

Taut rY-FIST EDITION.
o Illustrated by 24 Anatomical Coloured Engraving's 011 Steel.
li. PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERFLAIVGBEL. NCAPA.,
CITY, AND IMPEDIM TO Ahlt
Xew Edition, enlarged to 196 pagesE.NT JuS st publiMshed, Irice 2s. 6d', or
by bon, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage
eessivebienstamps,
THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
inufligramniet.l7 and decay of the generative system, from ex-
infection, and the inordinate use of mercury,di
witliV"aake on Marriage, and the moani, of obviating certain die
-
L, Illustrated by 26 Coloure4 Engravings. By R. IV
ford s:ltil don., Consulting Surgeons, Is, erners-street, 0 -a,, :; *Feet, L Published by the Authors :sold by Strange,
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the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
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r......l'ea.eirr 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindnl-
rin4
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,-, rated by Three Explanatory Engravings.
the 4.11 T 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
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,r!„ 4 alinple applicati®n hy which the danger of infection is ob-
otter'''' This important 'part of the Work should not escape the
's nGtice
Al 4111, , •
411,14'.' .. Is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
the 8. The cuses of unproductve union ar also conside
whole subjeact critically and phiilosophically inquired into. red, and
it 41'''-;oarn kr Wax or Svaiscum is exclusl,ely employed in treat-
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b 4" dittly at 19 Berftord,itreet, Oxford-street, London, from E1e-
,041 tin . ,
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SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Ofl3ces,
31, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Capital —1 Co,ooo'.
in Shares of Twenty Shillings each, to be paid in full on Allotment.
DIRECTORS.
-

HoWell Gwyn, Esq., M.P. George He'more, Esq.
John Bennet, Esq. Sir Wffliam Ogilvie. Bart.
Thomas Bunting, E.g. Frederick A. Peel, Esq.
Alexander Davi., Esq. W. Yates Peel, Esq.
John Kelland Parant, Esq• John Wrefcrd, Esq.
Augustus Collingridge, Esq., Managing Director.
AUDITORS.
I Henry Wood., Esq.
Samuel Henry Ranger, E q.
MEDICAL REFEREES:
PHYSICI AN.
James Ridson Bennett, Esq., M,D., 24, Finsbury-place ITcrth.
SURGEONS.
Juhn Fisher Goude, Esq , M.R.O S., 83, Cheapecle.
Matthew French Wagstaffe, Esq., M.R.C.S., 10, Waicot-place, Wes
Lambeth.
BANKERS.

Henry Rogers, Esq.
Ebenezer oper. Es 2,

Messrs. Currie and Co., 29, Cornhill.
Commere!al Bank of London, Lothbury.
SOLICITOR.
John Chapple, Esq., 70e, Aldermanbury.
MARINE DE P ARTAIENT.
UNDERWRITER.
Mr. John Fowls, Mcmber of Lloyd's.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
ACTUARY.
Mr. Alfred Burt.
FIRE DEPART OENT.
SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr. John Nelson.
SURVEYOR.
George Moody Longmore, Esq.
BROKERS.

John 11. Golding, Esq., Warnford•conrt, London.
Thomas Bayley, Esq., Warnford-court, London.
Messrs. Turner, Brothers, Throgmorton-street, Londo:

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES.
1. Exemption of Shareholders fro a all Liability.
2. The Right of Transfer at Will.
3. Periodical Division of Profits.

4. Five per Cent. Interest Guaranteed (irrespective of thriller DlTi-
denda) upcu the paid-up Capital.
5. Yearly Audits of Accounts by Auditors exclusively chosen by the
Pro pri ,tors.
6. Life Policies INDISPUTABLE and free of Stamp-duty to the As-
sure I.
Applications far the remaining untliotted Shares, and on the sub-
ject of MARINE, FIRE, and LIFE ASSURANCES to be addressed
to the Agents of the Society ; or to the Head Office as above.
AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director.

THE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., 35, Golden-square.
The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex.
The Right Hon. Pm Lord Stafford, Cosset' Hall, Norfolk.
Sir Henry Paston Bedingfleld, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk.
Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director or the Hon. the East India

Company.
Thomas ltarnewell, Esq., 15, nirk-terrace, egent's-park,
Thomas Eyre, Esq., 62, Pultency-street, Bath.
James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Maida-hill.

DIRECTORS.
The Right Rey. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex—Chairman.
Michael Forristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy
Chairman and Managing Director.
Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Hon. the East India
Company, and of the London Joint Stock Bank.
Rev. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark.
Edmond Scales, Esq., Carlton Villas, Maida-hill.
Henry Clark Duppa, Esl., Malmaiu- hall, Stoke, near Rochester.
George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey.
James Marshall, Esq., 21, Carlton Villas, Maids 4111.

ACTUARY-William Henry Archer, Esq.
SECRETARY—WiIIiam .Norris, Esq.
Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every Information promptly
forwarded en application to the Actuary or Secretary, at the Office,
S, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London.

THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY
SOCIETY.
For Allowing Annuities to Aged Persons once in Prosperity, from all
Parts of the United Kingdom.
Founded A.D. 1827.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
PATRONS.
Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, and his Royal Highness
PRINCE ALBERT, K.G.
Persons desirous of becoming Candidates at the next Election are
requested to apply for the Forms of Recommendation, as they must
be returned to the Office, duly filled up, on or before the 30th instant.
The Committee earnestly solicit Contributions to etuble them to
extend the usefulness of this important Charity.

STEPHEN J. ALDRICH, Secretary.
Society's Offices, lte, Datinghall-street, Oct. 1, 1849.

FLOODING OF THE DON AND THE DEMENT.—
DONCASTER, OCT. 11.—bile of the most destructive
floods that has visited this neighbourhood for some time,
happened in the early part of the week, and occasioned
a great destruction of property, and even loss of life.
The recent heavy rains wero noticed to have the effect
of gradually swelling the river Don, and on Monday the
flood overflowed its banks, and laid the surrounding coun-
try completely under water. That portion of the Great
Northern Railway which extends from the station of
this town across the Bently and Marsh Inge, attracted
much anxiety for its security, The filling up the Chis-
wold had the effect of contributing to the overflowing of
the adjoining lands and the western side of the embank-
ment was flooded to a great depth. Some idea may
be formed of the extent of the inundation when it is
known that the down line was completely undermined,
and the chairs, sleepers, Esc., exposed to view. In
the vicinity of the town much mischief has been caused.
Many dwellings were inundated. A promising lad, son
of Mr. Harrop, oF this town, was carried away by the
current, near the wooden bridge on the course. In the
vicinity of Rotherhatn the thod proved very destructive.
The rain commenced on S tturday, just before midnight,
and continued without intermission for nearly twenty-
four hours. The Rother and Don were swollen to an
alarming extent, the water overflowed their banks, trees
were torn up, houses flooded, and, indeed, the most
serious consequences were threatened. The bridge to
Masborough was only reached by carts, and up the river
four vessels which had been raised over the banks were
left on the grass when the fl sod subsided. At Sheffield
somewhat similar devastating consequences were cx•
perienced. Accounts have also reached here of the
overflowing of the Derwent on Monday, and the occa-
sioning of a melancholy loss of life.
SPIRIT DRINKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.--
From the Excise returns, just issued, the followinr, sum-
mary of the consumption of spirits in the three'king-
doms, for the half-year ending sth July, is taken--
England
4,107,000 Gallons.
Scotland... ... ••• 3,239,000
Ireland ... ..• ••• 3,091,000

Total ••• 10,437,000 ~
Giving an annual consumption to each individual of the
population, according to the census of 1841, of, in Eng-
land, 4 pints; Ireland, 6 pints; Scotland, 20 pints.
At the Middlesex Sessions yesterday the consi-
deration of the applications made for music and dancing
licenses was continued. The application made for
licensing the Hall of Itotne, Windmill-street, was with-
drawn; that for Saville Leicester•square, was
vranted; but it was refused in the case of the Craven
Held, Drury-lane, and the Parthenium Assembly
Rooms, 72, St. Martln's-lane,

DESTRUCTION OF A MOUNTAIN BRIDGE.—The
Vedette des Alpes states on the night of the Ist of Oc
tuber, during a violent gala of wind, preceded by a
thunder storm, the suspension bridge of Savines, in the
Hautes-Alpes, was carried away. This.deplorable event
has plunged the inhabitants of the-district into conster-
nation. The accident is attributed to the force of the
win 3, although s,LI9 think that the lightning affected the
cast iron work (f the hridrr'e. •
V.HCOUNT BRACICLEY, Al.P.—We regret to state
that Reel:anti received at the Earl of Ellesmere's, in
Bigrave-square, from Worsley lull, do not hold out
the sightest prospect of the above young nobleman's
(heir to the immense Bridgewater property) recovery.