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The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-14

1-41NENING EDITia_N

than Mr. Binney. Such men gene-ally exhibit the :0171-
bination of a restless acuteness of thoogl-it with an ex- 11
citable energy of-feeling, which drives thrill, on some strik-
ing occasion, to a startling firce of del une;ation and de-
fiance : c'r,ithis style of character is impressed on his very
countenance', The lofty, stern, intelligence of his o(e••
read, the sharpy the almost harsh sever;ty of his feats
the uneasy nervr,usness of his eye, the fitful, restles<,, ap•
parertly to himselt" painful, and, in corr.nrnicing, irregular
and trembling manner of his delivery, ail betoken that
ceaseless activity of i ntellect, that scrutinizing aenter:ess of
thought, which, by fie obstruction of a soniewila,t
dis-
agreeably modulated voice, seem irrite.cd at first into, a
nervous anxiety to give efficient utterance to their ideas :
but which, as soon zs they get firmly into the heart, the
spirit of a subject, hurry hire along over all physical isnpe-
diments with all the impassioned rapidity of an •unadcamed
but fiery eloquence. His :vould not bo called, the
eloquence of style, but of thought ; that is, the 1
power with which, in spite cf all disadvantages
in respect to oratorical attribu %es, a man of mind
will carry along with him an audience in the
earnest energy of a searching and crager investivation.
His style is devoid of ornament, as his delivery is dr:stitut e
of harmony. It is, indeed, perhaps, coverely
by thought. Intellect in him utterly -t.sh,dues r.nd sub-
ordinates imagination. And when he is most firrcible, it
is the power of deep sincerity of conviction, acting on and
exciting the fiery elements of his nature, an d i afluencing
more by the earnestness them by the clegan ce of its ap-
peals. Just the man is Mr. Binney to hat% been the
foremost assailant of the very principle of a h ang estah •
lished institution—just the man to have been th. 5 first. as.
setter of a yet untested, though, uncompromisit sly hos-
tile principle ; just the man to have utterad the ;startling
declaration (as he did on the occasion alluded to, dr. -iibtless
in one of those moments of excitement, .not, bo it ob-
se:wed of mere imaginative warmth, but of the r ~rdent
energy which has been worked to intensity of feelin. g. by
the self-convincing impulses of theught) that the Chur ch of
England " damned more souls titan it saved," which I log
through the count) as the note of a trumpet summer ring
to arms, sousing the opposed pude% from the letharg. Of
neutrality, and forcing them on to an unshrinking and
unyielding contest.
The next will be a sketch of Mr. Burnet, the distin -
guishcd advocate of the " Voluntary Principle," and there
will follow sketches of Dr. Ch alrners, Dr. Wardlaw, Mr.
Hinton, M. A., and the Rev. k.
London, England, 1840-09-25

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

The demand for Meat was extremely limited, and a ge-
neral decline in prices took place ; in Beef of 2d. per
stunt, the middling and choice descriptions of Mutton, as
also Lamb, full 4d., but the inferior sorts of the former
sold at an advance of 21 Pork found a ready sale, and
maintained former rates. Fine young Veal about 2d.
cheaper. Beef 33. to 4s. 2d. ; Mutton 3s. 10d. to
4s. 6d. ; Veal 4s. 6d. to Ss. 2d. ; Lamb 43. to 4s. Bd. ;
Pork 4s. 4d. to.s3.4d.—Beasts, 775; Sheep and Lambs,
6,940; Calves, 240 ;...Pigs, 417.
London, England, 1840-09-25

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.

Sin,—The strictures upon the black-book system,
which is supposed to be carried on at the Horse
Guards, copied into your paper from The Sun, call to
my mind a precisely parallel instance of the grossest
injustice acted upon in this University. Here, too,
the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors keep a black book,
which is handed down from year to year, and
in which the veriest scandal, catered by any tell-
tale tradesman, informer, or " bull dog" to those digni-
taries, is duly registered and believed to be t rue. When
the unfortunate victim of these libels applies for te.ti-
monials for his degree or for holy orders, the Right Re-
verend the Vice-Chancellor turns to Ledger A, page B,
and shows him a host of these accusations, lodged
against him perhaps two or three years back. He has
no chance of rebutting them, as the proctor of that year
is very likely " turned out to grass" in a snug living in
Devonshire. And thus the sufferer by this paltry and
disgraceful system goes through life with the uncom-
fortable feeling that his name is mixed up with all kinds
of absurd charges, some of which he scarcely knor,•s of,
and much less has had the opportunity of refuting. As
I have observed you take a great interest in endeavour.
ing to correct all abuses at Oxford, by admitting re-
marks from the head-quarters, I beg to ask, through the
medium of your paper, whether the public does not say
" non placer to such a system as this ?—I remain, &c.,
Oxford, Sept. 23. OXONIENSIS.

TORYISM AT THE HORSE

GUARDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.

London, Sept. 23, 1840.

SIR---The few friends the present executive at the
Horse Guards have, usually fence any strictures on my
Lord Hill's misgovernment there with—" His Lord-
ship is a most good-natured man, but his hands are
tied."

I will endeavour to undeceive you with reference to
the nature of his Lordship's goodness. By a copy of a
letter from a commanding officer, of no Tory interest, in
favour of a most meritorious officer, the answer was, as
is'usual in applications in favour of merit unaided by
Tory mediation, viz.—" His Lordship regrets, &c. &c.,
he has not in his power" ( ?)
The officer in whose behalf the accompanying appli-
cation was made is still a captain in his regimen!, and
was most unjustifiably passed over on the removal of
his regiment to India in 1835, because, forsooth, the
Major, whose promotion to the extra Lieut.-Colonelcy
on removal to India, and which would have made the
vacancy, was of too brief a stAnding to " permit his Lord-
ship to recommend him." The consequence of which
was, the promotion of the senior Captain (the subject of
the following letter) was stopped.
Had his Lordship compared his own services with
those of the Captain, he would have found no great
excess on his side—the one is now
London, England, 1840-09-25

MR. ALDERMAN HARMER.

Yesterday a meeting of Liverymen, resident at the
West End, was held at the Golden Cross Hotel, when
the following resolution was passed unanimously :
Resolved,—That, in the opinion of this meeting, the
opposition to Mr. Alderman Harmer's election for
Lord Mayor proceeds from political motives, and is
contrary to the usual course of proceedings ; this meet-
ing is determined to exert themselves amongst their
brother Liverymen to support by every means in their
power that gentleman at the ensuing election.

THE EARL OF CARDIGAN.

TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—In your Paper of the 21st inst. you state that
Lord Cardigan was dismissed from the army by the
Court-martial held in Ireland, some years since. In this
you are quite wrong ; had he been dismissed he could
not have been brought into the 11th. All the state-
ments which have Lately appeared in the Papers are only
intended to prejudge the public against his Lordship,
which: is very unfair.
Bristol, Sept. 24th, 1840.
[The Signature is illegible.]

Has our Correspondent forgotten the case of Sir Ro-
bert Wilson, who was dis:nissed from the army, restored
by William the Fourth, and is now Colonel of the 15th
Hussars, the very regiment from which Lord Brudenell
was removed ? We had no intention to prejudge the
public against his Lordship ; we gave, to the best of
our belief, a correct description of the two parties, and
our impression was that Lord Brudencll had been dis-
missed from the army. On referring, however, to the
finding of the Court-martial, and to the order of the King
in accordance with that verdiet,we perceive that his Lord-
ship was only removed from the command of the 15th
Hussars. We will therefore give his Lordship the benefit
of the difference, as thus expressed in his Majesty's com-
mands, which were ordered to be read at the head of
every regiment in the army :
" Although it would appear upon an attentive perusal
of the whole proceedings, that some parts of the evi-
dence might reasonably bear a constru2tion less unfa-
vourable to the prosecutor than that which the Court
htive thought it their duty to place upon them, yet upon
a full consideration of the case, his Majesty has been
pleased to order that Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Bru-
denell shall be removed from the command of the 15th
Hussars."

BLACK BOOK SYSTEM.
London, England, 1840-09-25

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London, England, 1840-01-10

WOUNDED.

Engiaeers--1 Lieutenant.
Artiillery-3 Sepoys. 1 Horse, and 1 Bullock.
Her Majesty's 39th Regiment-1 Lieutenant-Colonel,
and $ Privates, European.
34th Regiment Light Infantry-1 Lieutenant, 1 Jema-
dar, I Naiguc, and 7 Sepoys.
Total Wounded-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Lieutenants,
1 Jemadar, 1 Naigue, 8 Privates European, 10 Sepoys, 1
Horse, and 1 Bullock.
London, England, 1840-01-10

That the RATE of EXCHANGE which they will receive
CASH for BILLS on BENGAL. will, from the,present date,
and until further notice, be. Is. Ild. the Company's Rupee ;
and for BILLS upon MADRAS and BOMBAY, Is. 111 Ad.
the Company's Rupee.,
SA IVES C. MELVILL, Secretary.
London, England, 1840-01-10

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

ITHE HAGUE, JAN. .s.—lt is earnestly expected
1 here that the Government is going to make great I
changes in the composition of the General Chamber of
Accounts, which are connected with the new organisa-
tion of that Board, a subject which is under the serious
consideration of the Government.
THE HAGUE, JAN. 7.—Great reduction will shortly
iI
be made in the war department. His Majesty, it is
said, had ordered the numerical force to be greatly
I diminished. The division of Cuirassiers, and a company
of the first and the third battalion of Field Artillery,
and of the Horse Artillery, have lately been discharged.
We learn from Middleburg that the Governor of
the Province of Zealand has lately transmitted to the
local authorities, conformably to his Majesty's decree of
the 4th of August last, above 7,000 discharges, ex-
I pressed in the most flattering terms, to be delivered to
) the inhabitants of the province, who in 1830 and 1831
1
voluntarily took up arms to do duty in the several parts
of the province.
ST. PETERSEURg, DEC. 28.—According to accounts
1 from Orenburg, dated the Bth of this month, the expe-
-1 dition against Khiva had already proceeded four days'
I march without accident in the Kirghis Steppe.
i BRESLAW, DEC. 30.—The sudden thaw has caused
the Oder to rise and the ice to be broken up so rapidly
and unexpectedly, that great damage was done to the
ships moored to the piles on the bank. Eighty-six of
them were driven from their moorings ; some of them
were dashed to pieces, others sunk, and the remainder
I carried down the stream. Some of the latter have been
I recovered with little or no damage.
1 DUTCH FUNDS.--AWSTERDAM, JAN. 7.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent ........-......... 51% 52
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. ................. -..... 98 9eN
Aniert Syndic, 4li per cent...-. ........ ...... 9134 122
Ditto, ditto, 34 per cent. ...... ..... 7aitiN
Commercial Company, 4'4 per cent.......... 165 ti 16614
Ditto (1632 and 1833) 5 per cent. ....08X 99%
Ditto 1837, 5 per cent ..... .. .......... -.-..... -
Loan 1837, 5 per cent.......-•-••••••••••-•-•• 951 i .9414
rachange on London,
.7%70 minoonnt,tps = 1111 12,,,
—Dutch Papers, Jan. 8.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Baziatitn. 4.
Money.
1 St. Schuld. Sch., 4Y., per cent. .............104 len y.
Prussian Engnsh Loan, MO, 4 per cent. 103
102;{,
liachange on London, three months ... 6 1134
—Prussian State Gazette. Jan. 5.

EAST INDIES.

SMART ACTION NEAR KURNOOL, AND

- -
CAPTURE OF THE NABOB.
(From the Madras Herald, Oct. 23.)
An important despatch addressed by Lieut.-Colonel
Dyce, commanding Detachment Field Force, to the
Commissioners for the affairs of Kurnool, will be found
below, from the Fort St. George Gazette of last even-
ing. There has been a smart brush with the enemy,
whose loss has been severe. Our own loss in killed
has been trifling ; one lieutenant, one sergeant, one
private, and one sepoy. We are glad to observe that
the Nabob has been seized.
London, England, 1840-01-10

DIED.

On the Bth inst., at Clapbam.rise, Monsieur Francois Beek-
velt, dit de Tourlot; aged 83. '
On the Bth inst., at Eaton-place, Belgrave-square, John
Beauclerk, Esq., aged 68.
At Wobut'n-place, W. P. Allcock,
Esq., aged 62.
On the 10th of December, in the
gull of Smyrna, Edward
F. North, el her Majesty's ship Princess Charlotte, youngest
son of the late Francis Frederick North, Esq of Hastings and
Rourrham, aged 22. ,

In"Cathgn-terrace, Mrs. Sharpless.
On the 7th inst., at Clapham New Park, Benjamin Warren,
Esq., aged 45. .
On the 30th ult., at Grove-place, Hackney, Eliz.►teth Ta-
mary Spilsbury, aged 76.

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London: Printed and Yuri gbed by AIURDO YOUNO,
No. 112, Strawl, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the
county of Dliddlcsex.—Friday, January 10, 1840.

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London, England, 1840-01-10

ItIAIVSION.HOUSE.

A young woman, named Caroline Maunder, who
was some days ago brought before the Lord Mayor,
upon the charge of having robbed Mary Hart, in whose
house she lodged, of several sovereigns and a great
quantity of clothes, was finally examined and com-
mitted for trial.

The LORD MAYOR then read a letter, addressed to
himself, from the prisoners confined in one of the wards
of Whiteeross-street Prison, complaining of the state-
ments made at the Mansion•house some days ago,
accusing the prisoners of scornful:y rejecting some
fish sent by the late Lord Mayor, as well as
of riotous conduct ; and remarked, that the report
alluded to was a correct statement of what
had occurred before him, and that he had on
other occasions heard of the unthankful manner in which
prisoners confined for debt had received similar presents.
The observations which had been made, however, did
not apply to the debtors who were now unfortunately in
prison, and he felt convinced that those who had ad-
dressed to hint the letter he had just read, were incapable
of following the example of the individuals whose mis-
conduct had probably caused a diminution of the former
indulgence.
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SiI33ING.

Her Majesty's 13th Light Dragoons-1 Private Eu.
ropean.
Total killed. Wounded and Nlissing.-1 Lieutenant-
Colonel, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Jemadar, 1 Sergeant, 1 Naigue,
10 Privates European, 11 Sepoys, 1 Horse, and 1 Bullock.
* Drowned in the Toombuddra.

(Signed) A. B. DYCE, Lieutenant-Colonel
Commanding Detachment F. F.

OFFICERS' NAMES.

Killed.—Lieut. Thomas White, H. M. 39th Regt.
Wounded.—Lieut.-Colonel Thomas E. Wright, H. M.
39th Regiment dangerously ; Lieutenant Edmund John
Yates, 34th Regiment Light Infantry, severely and dan-
gerously wounded, since dead ; Lieutenant John Ouchter-
bony, of the Engineers, severely wounded; Jemsdar Se-
vonundurn, of the 34th Regiment of Light Infantry,
slightly wounded.
(Signed) A. B. DYCE, Lieut.-Col.
Comg. Detacht. Field Force.
(TRUE rOPIES.
(Signed) S W. STEEL, Lieut.-Col.
T. L. BLANE,

Commissioners.
London, England, 1840-01-10

THE CHURCH Oh' SCOTLAND.

It would appear from the following Parody of a very
popular. Scottish song, which we copy from the Aberdeen
Herald, that the Muse has enlisted herself against the
independence of the Kirk :

STRATHBOGIE.
Tune—" timid knit in Aberdeen."
There's could kail frae Aberdeen,
Het up for blythe Strathbogie;
The rebel crew that cam yestreen,
Hae gien the Kitk a shogie.
They've glen the Kirk a shogie, sirs,
They've glen the Kirk a shogie ;
They'll ne'er undo what they have done,
This ae day in Strathbogie.
We liked our pastors, ane and a', ,
And oh but we were yogic;
But traitor loons would 41rive awa'
The beet men o' Strathbogie.
They've gien,
We like the Kirk, and like the Queen ;
To her we pledge our grogie •
The sour-faced chaps free Aberdeen,
We'll douk them in the bogie.
They've gien, &c.
There's some o' them bee gotten kirks
That dinna fill their cogie ;
We winne bee sic sen3cless sticks
To fatten in Str2_tlihNie.
They've gien,&c.But here's to ilka honest chiel,
Confusion to the, regie ;
I'll c'cn
flisc h godly parsons wee!
brew Stratlibo,gie.
They've glen, exc.

We have received
TMHE
alpapeiEprsainTdElptrliivAatNe lettersEAN."— dated the 25th ult.
The Hydra steamer had arrived front Ourlac, where
she had left the British fleet. Sir Robert Stopford had
intended sailing thence for Malta on the 20th of De-
cember, but the orders brought him by the Rhadaman-
thus were that he should remain in the Levant with
his entire squadron. The Daphne and Zebra had gone
to Athens to abridge their quarantine on arriving at
Malta. The accounts from Smyrna state that the
weather had become dreadfully cold. A steamer (said
to be the Monarch), with 300 deck passengers on
board, had, it was reported, foundered in the Black Sea.
BETTING BOOKS.—On the whole, the betting
has not been favourable to the betters round ; true, as-
many as 40 or 50 horses have been backed, but I
question it any one person has got one against, or any
one book contains anything like that number. Some
pcoplelnlYgain argue
ah horse
thec other
rwayby imagining that the
odds bet are the most favourable
ever quoted ; there cannot be a greater error, as to take
the two favourites for instance. I will engage to say
most bookmakers have filled their books at 28 and 33
to 1 respectively against the Brother to Euclid and
Angelica. Those gentlemen who began their books in
the Houghton Meeting have had a better time of
it (six or seven horses being at2o to 1 or thereabouts)
than those over anxious souls who opened the campaign
(perhaps champagne too) at Goodwood and Doncaster,
and I believe many of the best judges foresaw this, and
acted. accordingly. It is all very well to bet sto 1 and
100 to 1 against horses, but it brings no money, and
they are better left alone as an off chance.—lndex
the Post.
London, England, 1840-01-10

The marriage of Lady Elizabeth Howard,
daughter of the Earl of Carlisle, with the Hon. George
Wentworth Fitzwilliam, is expected to be solemnized
in town in the course of the ensuing month. Lord
Fity,villiant will, it is understood, make a handsome
settlement on the bridegroom elect, out of the large
family estates in Ireland.
,to THE HAGUE, JAN. 3.—lt is earnestly ex-
,. On petted here that the Government is goieg to make great
.esident of I changes in the composition of the General Chamber of
of the opium
Accounts, which are connected with the new organisa-
.e serious conFi-
tion of that board, a subject which is under the serious
gel. xix. p. 618),
„on the 22c1 of July he consideration of the Government.
..,s, ti,-; its conclusive result, NIMEGUEN, JAN. 2.
A few days ago a great
„a that those monopolies, salt quantity of Roman bricks was found between the vil-
oWfetchkelerenthat were in the envi-
'on which are engraved
legions
renue of 2:500,0001.
Je contended that this trade was not
.ed, not encouraged by the East India ltr.eesnaomf
eßseocfksaomnde
tons of Nimeguen. These bricks are generally supposed
rir"lb Government? to have been the foundation of an aqueduct.
,', i.. . • '' -',ll , . urprise that Ulm in Eng-. .
. ' ;' - ' ' • ' ci. ,f the
Lord and Lady Lyndhurst and fainily are ex-
ralitA of the opium trade in China, havenount.er7. breathedim:rc- not a 1 petted in town to-morrow, from Brighton.
London, England, 1840-01-10

IVOTICETO v THE PUBLIC.
-L-1' On and after the lath instant the Boxes at the Receiv-
41g-houses in Louden will be closed for the receipt of General
Post Letters at 5 p m.
The Boxes at th 6 Branch °flees at Charing-cross, Old Ca-
vendish-street, and the Borough will be closed at 45 past 5 p.m.
The Boxes at the Branch Office in Lombard-street, and at
the Post-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand, will be, closed for the
receipt of such Lctters at 6 p.m. Letters will, however, be re-
ceived at this last-mentioned Office till 7 p.m., on payment of
a penny each Letter ; and till 30 past 7 p.m., on Fyinent of a
fee of sixpence.
There is no alteration with respect to Newspapers.
By command,
W. S. MABERLY, Secretary.
London, England, 1840-12-04

- -
tivity to-day, probably on account of the greater ease felt
by the monied interests of Liverpool having inspired
more confidence here, and checked further sales unless
at better prices. Great Western Railway Shares were
marked 21i- to 23, the New 9} to 10, the Fifth 4i- to -a,
and the Manchester and Leeds 104 premium. In the
Birmingham Shares there were no bargains to-day, not-
withstanding the severe verdict against the Company.
London, England, 1840-12-04

COURT CIRCULAR•

Her Majesty the QueeJDowager visited the Wie"
Ma'
yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. Her
jesty was received on her arrival by Lady 133riiiierrd
r lart'h
Lady in Waiting, Hon. Miss Pitt, Maid of 11"°Equ— va
Waiting, Major-General Sir Edward Bowater,
our,
inG Waiting on Prince Albert, and Captain SeYriv
Dowager
in Waiting on Prince Albert. The Quee°
es Duchesstwyaand sattended
of
Prince Ii en Bent
her
Prince and
nbNderri
tsthcouis tueks. se
esterday.l: it
susses7 ri n gto nv.i 5 i t e a
Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater
Captain Seymour, rode out on horseback ye6te,r":3;l; tri
Tile Marquis of Normanby attended at Blic'''n"" BtO
Palace yesterday morning. His Lordship returned h.
the Palace in the afternoon, and had an audience a 'ls
Royal Highness Prince Albert.
the inquirers after the state Among of the Qui:
and the Princess Royal yesterday, were—The Anleinto
can Minister and Mrs. Stevenson,' the enezue•-b
Minister, the French Charge d'Affaires, the
the
Charge d'Affaires and Countess Bile Brahe, the Bra-
M. de Vandeul, Duke of Sutherland,
zilian Charge d'Affaires and Madame Marques Lisb";
c La Warr and Lady
Wellesley, Earl and Countess D
L. West, Countess Poulett, Lord and Lady Le.vesoon,
Lady M. Wynyard, Lord and Lady Lady Fitzroy'.
H. and Lady
Lord and Lady Nugent, Sir W. and
Captain
__,e.
son, Lady and the Misses Gore, Hon'
Mrs George Campbell, General Sir F. and Ludy \Na i
1.1.. ; Mr. and
therall, Colonel Cooper, Mr. Ewart,
Mrs. Clay and Miss Dormer. Marchioness 1.3 t
Gloucester
yesterday at
visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager
Marlborough e•
The Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of
The Viscountess Barrington and the Hon. Miss
Gore have succeeded the Dowager Lady Clinton and
the Hon. Miss Hudson, as the Lady and Maid of
honourWaitingMajesty in on her the QUeQueenDowager.
The Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Erroll, and the
Hon. Charles A. Murray, had interviews with the
Marquis of Normanby yesterday, at the Home-office. he t
Bedford-
Hall, Vis2ount Melbourne left his residence, rockde_
Hall, Herts, yesterday, for Woburn Abbey,
shire. Lord John Russell also arrived at AVoburn
Abbey yesterday, from town.
London, England, 1840-12-04

'VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AND
LOAN COMPANY.
No. IS, King William-street, City.
Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P., Chairman.
BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
William Allen, Esq. John Kidll, Esq.
renjamin Barnard, Esq. Benjamin Lancaster, Esq.
Charles Baldwin, Esq. '1 homas Nesbitt, Esq.
James Cockburn, Esq. Major. General Robertson
Bryan Donkin, Esq. Daniel Sutton, jun., Esq.
Aaron Goldsmid, Esq O'Bryan Bellingham Woolsey,
James Law Jones, Esq. Esq.
E0L1C1T0R.3.... Messrs. Lake and Curtis, Basinghall-street.
ACTUARY AND SECRETARY.-WILLIAM RATRAY.
Among other advantages offered by this Company are—Mo-
derate Premiums—payable yearly, half yearly, or quarterly.
Participation in Profits.—Facility in effecting Assurances on
every description of risk depending on human existence. And
a liberal and advantageous system of Loan, on real or un
doubted Personal Security, to parties Assured with this So-
ciety.
London, England, 1840-12-04

Premium for assuring 100/.

Age. IX.s. d. 1 Age. 1 s. d. I Age. I£s. d.
25 1 1
,9 61351 2 10 181 45 13 9 4
... .30 4,,-184 41- 40 12 18 1 50 1 4 4 2

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case of premature death.
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Society, by letter or otherwise, 26, Cornhill, London, or at
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Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
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In the press, and speedily will be published, in I vol. btvo.
CONSIDERATIONS on the NECESSITY
of EXTENDING the COPYRIGHT of DESIGNS
for PRINTED FABRICS, with a Review of the Compara-
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of the PruQsian League.
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London, England, 1840-12-04

EVEN IN G EDI TI ON.

THE BOY IN BUCKINGHAM

PALACE.

His name is Jones ; and it appears that he must
have scaled the wall that borders the gardens and Con-
stitution-hill, at a dead hour of the night, and, avoiding
the sentry who is posted at the north terrace, crept
round and entered through an open scullery window
situated under the Conservatory. Supposing this to be
the case, and that the youth had learned the tune
when the servants had retired to rest, it was very easy
for him, to gain admission into the' servants' bah'
and from thence up one of the numerous staircases to the
north wing. At about half-past one or a quarter to two he
attempted to open the door of a page's room, which ig
but a short distance from the Queen's apartments, when
the page, who was in vraitilig, directly started up and
,
apprehended He was without his shoes, wh'eu,
he had left in a lower apartment. The page hof the
ai!den
him over to Henry Glover, 105 A, who was one
constables on night duty at the Palace. The constablde
took him to the station-house, where he Was chf!rP3
before Mr. Haining, an Inspe,,ttor of the A dicls'°'t
with " being found in the Palace with intent to co,nnun,
felony." He war then locked up, and at nine °clock
taken to Bow-street. Just as the Magistrate was
about to take his seat, however, a note was received from
the Home-office, and the prisoner was taken there
!!
immediately. In a short time after his arrival 11. Ir. Ha,"
b
the Chief Magistrate at Bow-street' aceompained
IBee.y
Mr. Burnaby. the chief clerk, entered the Home-e, „f
and in about half an hour afterwards the Marquis i;
Normanby arrived, as also Colonel Rowan, one Of the
Commissioners of Police. The examination was t",cr,
n
gone into and continued until about two o'clock, wa-o
,0
Mr. Hall committed the prisoner for three months.`l,
Tuthill-fields Bridewell, for being found in
the inte ri
of Buckingham Palace for an unlawful purpose. Gl°ve
the constable, then took him down to the prison.
or
London, England, 1840-12-04

PURSUANT to an Order of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made in the matter of an
Act of Parliament, made and passed in the Second and Third
Years of the Reign of her present Majesty, intituled, " An Act
for Dissolving! the Cr.ydon, Merstham, and Godstone Iron
Railway Company." 'All persons claiming to be Creditors of
the said Company at the time of the passing of the said Act,
are, by their Solicitors, forthwith to come in and prove their
debts before Sir GIFFIN WiLsoN, Knight, one of the Masters
of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane, London, in order that they may trot be ex-
cluded the benefit of the said Order.—Dated the Ist of Decem-
ber, 1840.

LUTTLY and FOURDRINIER, Solicitors,
Dyers'-hall, London.
London, England, 1840-12-04

ASIATIC JOURNAL.

" Journey through France and Egypt to Bombay" is
from the pen of Miss Emma Roberts, whose death was
recorded a few days since in the papers. It is very
lively and agreeable in ita manner, and forcibly describes
the impressions made on the writer by the approach to
Cairo. A brief memoir accompanies it, from which it
appears that Miss Roberts was of Welsh extraction,
and was born in 1794, so that she was about forty-six
years old at the time of her decease. In the " Memoir
of a Griffin," there is too constant an effort at smartness.

BRITISH MAGAZINE.
A periodical chiefly devoted to religious themes ; and
containing among other original contributions, an enter-
taining notice of Perrin's History of the Vaudois.

THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF AGRI-
CULTURE.
The " Sketch of the Agriculture of Fifeshire" we
recommend to the farmers of England, and to the
clergy of Scotland who draw up the statistical accounts
of that country. The latter might profit much by it
in their accounts of egrioultural improvements, and the
former might derive no small advantage from following
the example of the Fifeshire farmers as regards manure,
draining, thrashing machines, and agricultural societies.
Of the latter there are no fewer than eight in Fifeshire,
which have stated meetings at which they discuss agri-
cultural topics, and propose improvements. These
have contributcd not a little to the advanced state of
agriculture in this extensive county, as well as to inven-
tions which diminish labour. The steam-engine has been
generally introduced to impel thrashing machines,to bruise
grain, cut straw, and perform many other farm operations.
In the east of the county not fewer than twenty-seven
have been erected since 18.24. and probably an equ
number in the west. In reading this statistical account
of the county it is easy to see how much Scotland
owes to the ingenuity, perseverance, and industry of
the agricultural class, who have within little more than
a hundred years, done more for the improvement of the
soil, and the culture of farm produce, than ever was done
in any other nation for centuries. The article on " Ar-
tificial Hatching" is amusing, but we doubt if it will
produce any useful results. As was said of a vacuum—
" nature abhors it."

THE FARMERS' MAGAZINE, No. 6.
(Old Series.)

This number contains much information on agricul-
tural subjects, chiefly obtained from correspondents.
We should like to see a little more of the Editor of the
work, with a summary of the articles and letters, and
one monthly article at least on some question interest-
ing to farmers. The present epidemic disease, for in-
stance, among cattle, we think deserved a more length-
, ened notice. The review of the corn trade during the
month of November is, however, not liable to the same
objection, as it is both ample and instructive. The two
plates which accompany the number are uncommonly
well executed, particularly that of the West Highland
Bull, which gained the prize at the late Agricultural
Show at Aberdeen.
London, England, 1840-12-04

-----
Baldwin Wake Walker, Esq., Captain in the British,
and Admiral. in the Turkish service, served on board
the Menai, Captain Moresby, till about the year 1820,
when he was promoted to the rank of a Lieutenant.
He afterwards served as Senior Lieutenant of the /Etna
bomb, at the taking of Morea Castle and Pares in
1828. Subsequently ho was First Lieutenant of the
Barham under Captain Pigott, and acquired a consi-
derable reputation in that situation, which is, next to
the Captain, the most important,—and, in many cases,
the most important on board, On the First Lieutenant,
unless the Captain be himself an extremely active and
clever person, the discipline of the ship chiefly depends,
and the officer who can adequately fill that post is fit for
the highest command. In 1834 Mr.. Walker was
promoted to the rank of Commander, and was
subsequently appointed to the Vanguard, commanded
at first by Captain Bouverie, and afterwards by
Sir Thomas Fellowes. In 1838 Captain Walker
was raised to the rank of Post-Captain, and entered
the Turkish navy for the purpose of disciplining the
Turkish fleet. In his new capacity he served on board
the ship of the Capudan Pacha, when the Turkish fleet
was cruizing with the English squadron in that year—
but he left that ship before the Capudan Pacha traitor-
ously delivered up the Turkish squadron to Mehemet
Ali. Captain Walker has the reputation of being
what is called a smart officer ; but he has also the
sterling merit of being a good seaman. In person be is
tall, stout, and handsome—ts married, and has a family.
His wife has joined him at Constantinople. The gallant
officer is related to the ancient Northamptonshire family,
of Wake, of Courteeti, and thence derived his Chris-
tian names. The late capture of Acre has raised him
to the highest rank of naval merit, and secured for him
promotion and the title of Paella, in the service of the
Sultan, where he may achieve his own greatness and
promote the interests of his native country.
London, England, 1840-12-04

Iv THEATRE ROYAL, GAREN.
'4R the MANAGEMENTCOVENT of MADAME D
VESTRIS.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 4.
Will be repeated, Beaumont and Fletcher's Comedy of
THE SPANISH CURATE.
1,.1244 Henrique, Mr. Cooper; Don Juan, Mr. Anderson:
rudro, Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Lopez (the Curate), Mr. W
41:en Bartoins, Mr. Bartley ; Diego, Mr. Keeley ; Ama-
"v, Madame Vestris ; Jacintha, Mrs. W. West.
After which,
THEWiII be presented Sheridan's Dramatic Piece of:
848 CRITIC; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED.
ir Fretful Plagiary, Mr. W. Farren ; Puff, Mr. Charles
Foboes ; Sneer, Mr. Cooper • Don Ferolo Whiskerandos,
; Tilbuiina, Mrs. drger.
°'•lnorrow, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Th
pt
r.
k,Z%rsFlooto be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
ence at Seven o'Clock.
ktOkets and places for the Boat s to be taken of Mr. Grogan
147 Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
ie had upon application.
Zate Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. And: :ors, bookseller
h.' view Bond-street.
ti;'fts Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second
11:44. bs. ; Second Price, 9.5. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price.
•,L92_llery, Is.
London, England, 1840-12-04

COLONIAL MA GAZINE.

" Mehemet Ali and Egypt," as may be surmised from
its title, is the most reasonable article in this number.
The half-length portrait of the Egyptian despot, which
is prefixed to the memoir, is a carefully-wrought en-
graving, and gives us a very good idea of the mingled
cunning, sagacity, and boldness of the original. There
is a world of expression in his eyes, which are over-
hung, and, indeed, half-concealed, by thick, shaggy eye-
brows. His long white beard and moustachios give
Ali a highly venerable appearance, but they cannot al-
together conceal the expression of his most repulsive
mouth. The acount of the " Australasian Islands" will
interest those who may feel disposed to emigrate there.

SPORTING REVIEW—SPORTSMAN—.
SPORTING MAGAZINE.
As usual, we class these three periodicals together,
for they all treat of the same subjects, and all bring
nearly the same amount of ability to their task. If we
have a predilection, it is rather in favour of the " Sport-
ing Review," which has the racy advantage of having
Nimrod for a contributor. The plates in all these
periodicals are nearly equally deserving of praise.
London, England, 1840-12-04

POOR JACK, No. XII.

Cnptain Nlarryat's story of " Poor Jack" is concluded
in this Part. It is not among the gallant author's most
successful fictions, but it has the advantage of being
embellished by a variety of engravings executed from
original designs furnished by Stanfield.

RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH IRE-
LAND.-The Grand Junction Railway Company have re-
ceivcd an official communication that the Irish mails are
shortly to he conveyed eta Chester ami Holyhead, instead
of by Liverpool, as at present. The Railway Company
would convey the mails to Chester. In that case the pro-
posed line to Holyhead will probably be made.
ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH OF HER MA-
JESTY'S BRIG SERPENT.-We have much pleasure in being
able to relieve the anxiety which has been extensively felt
for the safety of her Majesty's brig Serpent, of 16 guns.
She has arrived at Portsmouth. having sailed from Halifax
on the 15th of November, ‘sith the mails. On the 3d she
encountered a heavy gale, which continued until the I4th,
during which two guns were thrown overboard.
London, England, 1840-12-04

BELGIUM.

1 BRUSSELS, DEC. 2.—The average price of wheat
last week was 191. 58c.; that of rye, 111. 63c.
The import duties arc on wheat 37f. 50c. ; on rye,
21f. 50e. per 1,000 kilogrammes. The export duty
on both is 25 centimes per 1,000 kilogrammes.
Petitions against the proposed Budget of the Ways
and Means are coming in from all quarters.
The Archbishop of Malines arrived yesterday at
Brussels, accompanied by his Vicar-General. The
purpose of the Archbishop's coming was the canoniza-
tion of a saint, which ceremony took place yesterday.
fsELGIAN UN DS—BaussELs , Dec. 2.
Actual Debt, 2!.i, per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 473,1
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent
(I 4 9 9774
3 per Cent.
Thirty. yen • •
Loan of City, 1032,4 per Cent
Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent llO
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent StW,
National Society.
Exchange on LontlaH (short)
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 2.
AUSTRIAN FUNI)3.—VIENNA, Nov. 21
five per Cents. illetalliques
Fels: per Cents
100%
Three p,r Centa.
Bank Shan,
1725
—Aligemeine Zeuung, Nov. *49