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London, England, 1824-01-05 00:00:00

WEST INDIA DOCK CONIPANY

THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY do hereby give No-
tice, that a HALF YEARLY GENERAL COURT will be
held, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Parliament, at
the West India Dock House, No. 8, Billitet-square, on
TUESDAY, the 6th day of January next, at One o'clock in
the Afternoon, at which Meeting a Dividend will be de-
',Oared for the Half-year ending the 3 tst instant.
By Order of the Court,
H. LONGL AN DS, Sec.

West India Dock House, Dec. 16, 1823.
The Chair will be taken at Two &Clock precisely.

This Day was published, in Bvo. price 4s.
THE SIEGE OF MALTA.--A TRA-
GEDY.

Printed for John Murray: Albemarle-street.

'LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS'
SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET' FURNI-
TURE, 'FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MANU-
FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENHALL-
STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Pump.-Ready
Money T Only.
HE Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully
infbrm the Public that they still continue the above
Establishment, fbr the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who
have large Fannies, by offering them Manufactured Articles
in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper
than any House can do itt- London by twenty-five per cent.,
there being no Other profit required on the Goods but the bare
house expences ; at the same time will be sufficiently satisfied
with having constant Employment for themselves *and
This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of
20 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fami-
lies, amounted to 66; in June, 1819, five more were added to
the Society ;in June, tB2O, 10 ; and in June 1821, 8. The
total Number now receiving Support through the Means of
this Establishment is 191.
The Society and their Families beg leave to return their
sincere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have
hitherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda-
tions, and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give
'future satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of
their Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase
the Number of the Society.
The following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very
Low Prices, all warranted-Ready Money -only.
Full size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s.
-Full size tent Bedstead 11. 65.-Bordered hair Mattress to
fit U. ls.-Mahogany Drawer, solid ends 31: 35.-Feather Bed
21. 10s.-Ditto, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.-
Six japanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 65.-Best do.
Wash-hand-stand 16s Ditto, Dressing Table 165.-Hearth
Rugs 145.-3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot
mahogany Pembroke Table 11. 18s.-Three-foot ditto on pil-
lars and claws 31. 155.-Mahogany Dressing Table 11.-Ditto
Bidett, best 11. 45.-Ditto Bedsteps 11. Bs.-Ditto ditto 11. 12s.
-Ditto ditto 21. 25.-Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British
Plate 155.-Ditto ditto Is. 65.-Ditto ditto 11. 18s.-Ditto
Swing Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto 55.-Ditto
ditto N.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6d -Ditto
ditto 65.-Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 75.-Long Mahogany
Tray 145.-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea Caddy 10s.--Porta-
ble Desk 215.-Desk covers in number 145.-Music Chtirs-
any pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with
horse hair, brass nailed 61. 65.-8 ditto ditto 61. 153.-8 ditto
ditto 71. 75.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91.95.-Mahogany Sofa to match
71. 10s.-Ditto Couch 7L 10s.-Ditto ditto 81: 10s.-Ditto, with
nedstead 71.103.-Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on
turned legs, banded in rose-wood 81.155.-Set of Mahogany
Tables, two Card and Sofa, on-pillars and claws 121. 125.-
Ditto, the best that can be made-to order or pattent 161. 10s.
-Handsome 7 foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved
back, 171.-Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.-Set of
Dining Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11-
Ditto.-4 foot 2by 11 foot 6, 151.-Ditto 4 foot 6by 12 foot 6,
161.16 s-If Spanish, an advance of 31.51 Os.-Straw Palliasse
11. Is.-Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed-
stead and French elyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. 10=.
-Five-foot mahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture. with
French draperies, lined all through, complete, 151. 10s.-
Five-foot ditto, ditto 16s. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with cornice of a
superior make, 181. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele-
gant drapery 201.-Drawing-room Curtains, of the best Mo-
rine and Chintz, fitted for window, 61. 6d.-Ditto ditto 71. 7s.
-Ditto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.-
Drawing-room rose-wood-Drawing-room Trafalgar Chairs
Ditto; inlaid with buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa, 181.
1.85.-Ditto 11. ls.-Drawing-room Sofa 61. 65.-Ditto 71. 7s.
-Ditto -81. Bs.-Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d.-Covered
ditto 4L W. THU RNELL, Agent.
COUN%RY DEALERS SUPPLIED.
Goods packed free of expence, except the materials, and sent
to all parts of Great Britain, and to the East and Wrest In-
dies.-Captains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca-
binet Gooda for Exportation.
'a* Apartments Furnished at a few hours' notice, and
Rouses two or four days.

To T. TAYLOR, Esq.
No. .9, New Bridge-street, London.
HONOURED SIR,
IBEG leave to inform you, that ever since the
year
1790,' I had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal,
svhich, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine
prescribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, and un-
dergoi -
ng severalsevere courses of salivation, arid twice dis-
?barged from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to
be of the mast inveterate nature. In the spring of last year
my oisorder had got to such a head, as nearly to put a period
CO existence--I had a large ulcer on the crown of my head,
on e en each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful
Manner; my right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a
state of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also
two large nodes on it, was very much discoloured, .and gave
me such excruciating pain, particularly when warns in bed,
as n early to deprive me of rest ; in this lamentable state, I
wAs recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so
great a cure'by them here), to take your-Leake'sPatent Pills,
which I began to do on the 26th o. May ; in the course of a
fortnight I began to receive benefit—in little more than a
month the ulcers on niy head and arms were soundly healed—
soon after, the sores on my legs healed also; leaving, how-
ever, considerable discolouration in the skin, and pain in the
bone of the left, which, by the blessing of God, and a little
longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, subsided ;
the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and
the nocturnal pains gradually going off.—l thus became, by
Your liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from all my
former complaints—have recovered my former spirits a nd
strength, and am become jolly and fat, in which state having
continued many months, to the astonishment of all who knew
me, I am at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but
beg you, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make
this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every occa-
sion ; in so doing you will greatly oblige,
Sir, your grateful, obedient,very humble servant,
ALEX. MURKER
Swan's Close, High-street, ALEX.
John Witnesses to the above Cure:—
Thompson, No. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh,
Re
hhn bill,lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh.
LORTed and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY'
house_ ti't'er of the Royal College of Surgeons, at his
New Bridge-street, London; where, after a
constant residence
cularlv of more than 40 years, in a practice
mrti-
directe-ii to the cure of Venereal Complaints and those
ncal to the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable
incidentwhi men of his profession should always observe in
such cases, he flatters himself the advice and assistance he
!.ratiiitosisly administers to persons taking this Medicine, will
be esteemed, by a discerning Public as an advattae-e seldom
attainable, and void of alit ambiguity'.
Also sold, by his appointammenif,Torl ythe convenience of those
_wring at a distance, at the Toyshois, No. 103, Oxford-street;
. Dishorough's; No. Fish-street-hill; Mr. Baxter,
South-bridge, Edinburgh ; Mi. Callwel.'s, ; and of
!me person in every considerable town in Great Britain and
Ireland, in boxes e fonly 2s. 3d. each, stamped, and sealed up
With fun and plain directions, whereby persons, of either
le
-may cure themselves with easerspeed, secrecy, and safety.

BRITISH FIRE OFFICE, STRAND and CORNHILL,
ESTABLISHED in 1799 for Insurance of
Houses, Buildings, Manufactories, Goods, and Mer-
chandize, Ships, Versels,. and other Property, on the most
equitable terms, and on principles affording solid and per-
manent security to those insured.
DIRECTORS, &C.
SIR JOHN COX HIPPISLEY, BAR C. Chairman.
'GEORGE HOLM E SUMNER, ESQ. M.P.-Deputy Chairman.
Rt. Hon. the Vice Chancellor George G. Mills, Esq.
Sir ROhert Wigram, Bart. Neill Malcolm, Esq.
J. P. Autiol, Esq. Richard C. Plowden, Esq.
John Bebb, Esq. John Soane, Esq.
S. P: Cockerell, Esq. J Robert Taylor, Esq.
Jatnes Henry Deacon, Esq. Joseph Warner, Esq.
Franck Freeing, Esq. James West, Esq.
William Marsh, Esq. Richard Williams, Esq.
Thomas Maude, Esq.

JOHN HELPS, Secretary.

FOR THE CURE OF CANCER! ! !
DR. MARRYAT's ANTIMONIAL OIL.

IT must be a great consolation to those who
are afflicted with Cancer, Glandular CoMplaints, and In-
durated Swellings, to know that the ANTIMONIAL
discovered by the late Dr.l lARRYAT, asithort time previous
to his death, and proved to be a certain cure for the above corns
plaints, if applied in time, is now carefully prepared from the
original Recipe, by. a private Gentleman, and sold at No. 9,
Western-place, Brighton, in bottles at 225. each, with full
directions for use, and, to. prevent counterfeit; bearing the Arms
of the Proprietor. Sold also by his agents, Messrs. Butler,
Chemists, No. 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, and 220, Regent-
street, near the Argyle-roms, London ; 'Waterloo-place, Edin-
burgh ; and Sackville-street, Dublin ; and by the principal
Medicine Vendors throughout the kingdom.
Timely application of this invaluable remedy, in every case
where there is the slightest appearance or apprehension of Can-
cer, is most seriously advised in order to arrest at once the
dangerous progress of its baneful effects, and prevent the pain-
ful and too frequent necessity of the knife.
Cancer is a disease which frequently occurs to both sexes,
and no conditions of life afford an exemption from this malady.
Its accustomed progress is, if not taken in time, attended by
prolonged sufferings far exceeding those inflicted by other
formidable diseases, and generally pronounced to be incurable;
indeed the insufficiency of medicine and surgery to cure this
distressing malady, has hitherto been acknowledged by the first
medical skill in the kingdom. Dr. Marryat, however, at a late
period of his life, seems to have directed his whole attention to
the cure of this agonizing disease, and found, from repeated
trials, that Antimony possessed such extraordinary qualities, as
a palliative in the worst cases, as led him to prepare from it the
Antimonial Oil. He very properly considered, that although
Cancer may have presented distressing difficulties in the treat..
ment of it, we were by no means justified to pronounce it a
complaint absolutely incurable; indeed, a single bottle will be
quite sufficient to prove the efficacy of the Antimonial Oil as a
certain-palliative in confirmed Cancer, any cure, if applied in
time, of this otherwise destructive and relentless malady.
In cases of Bronchocele, usually called the Derbyshire Neck,
the Antimonial Oil is held in the highest estimation, as being
peculiarly efficacious.

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This Day was published,
rill NE ANNALS of SPORTING, and
A FANCY GAZETTE; a Magazine appro..
priated to Sporting Subjects. entirely
, The Proprietors, on the commencement of a new Year, take
leave to call the public attention to the increasing celebrity of
this popular production, the Fourth Volume of which is re-
cently completed, and furnishes its own best commentary on
the manner in which it continues to be conducted. It com-
prehends every thing worthy of remark on
Hunting, Cocking, I Cricket,
Shooting, Pugilism, Billiards,.
Coursing, Wrestling, Rowing,
Racing, Single Suck, Sailing,
Fishing, . Pedestrianism, &c. &c.
Accompanied with Striking Representations of the various
Subjects, drawn and engraved by eminent Artists; the Draw-
ings made from life, and the Representations of Field Sports
either engraved in the first style of excellence, or beautifully
coloured after Nature. It is further illustrated with numerous
Engravings on Wood ; the Subjects, including the best breeds
of Horses and Dogs, as well as every species of Game ' • every
Six Numbers forming a Volume, price 17s. each, handsomely
half-bound.

The Four Volumes already published record every Occur-
rence and Improvement connected with Field Sports, subse-
quently to January, 1822, furnishing a complete Register of
Sporting Subjects. _ _

In return for the liberality which has already been extended
to them, the Proprietors are resolved not to relax in their ex-
ertions to render this Work every way worthy the attention of
the Sporting World; and, under this feeling, they give three
capital Engravirgs, (one of which is from a fine Painting by
Landseer, and another by Beringer) in the present Month's
Number, which forms the First of the Fifth Volume.
London : Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co., Pater-
noster-row.

CRIMINAL LAW.
MR. SHERIFF LAURIE'S STATEMENT.
TAKEN FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
Prisoners committed by the Magistrates for the County
of Middlesex during 1823 - - - 1,652
Of which number there have been acquitted 478
Bills not found - - - - 195
Not prosecuted - - - _ 26

09
Prisoners committed by the Magistrates of the City of
London - - - - - - 420
. Acquitted - • _ _ - - 79
Bills not found - - - 35

114-
Of those convicted, 2,072
Fined Is. and discharged - 135
Privately whipped and discharged - - 29
County Prisoners.discharged - - 699
City Prisoners discharged - 114

1,095
From the above statement it appears, that oui of those com-
mitted by the County Magistrates above 42 per cent. have
been acquitted.
Of those committed by the Magistrates of the City of Lon-
don, above 27 per cent. have been acquitted.
Of the whole of the Prisoners committed to Newgate nearly
the half has been discharged at the end of the Session.

A LONG STORY.—An Italian Nobleman, who
was grievously aflicted with old age and the gout, entertained
a conteur, or fable-narrator, whose business it was to talk him
to sleep. The conteur was a man to have talked half the world
to sleep in twenty minutes; but the excessive restlessness of
his patron sometimes defied his utmost exertions. One night
it fell out that the Marchese was particularly wakeful,
and the eonteur's invention more than usually slow. He
had exhausted his whole stock is: hand of adventures, and con-
trived (such as they were) three new tales : but still the patient
slept not, and kept calling upon him to continue. At length,
wearied out, the conker struck at a fresh fable :—" There was a
poor peasant," said he, "who dwelt in the Pomeranian moun-
tains, who went forth one day to a neighbouring market, to
purchase a flock of sheep ; he made his bargain? though prices
were high, and set out on his return home, driving two hun-
dred ewes"—(" It was a large flock," muttered the Marchese),
—" two hundred ewes (besides lambs) before him; but a storm
arose towards night, and the rivulets swelled with the rain, and
at length the peasant came to the banks of a wide river, which
was no longer fordable, from the floods, though it has been so
when he passed in the morning. There was no bridge
nearer than three leagues, and the roads were getting heavy
for the cattle. Could a boat be procured ? There was one; but
so small that it could only carry one sheep at a time. In this
dilemma the traveller had no choice: he put a sheep into the
boat, rowed it over with some difficulty, (for the stream was now
strongand rapid), landed it on the far shore, and returned for
another When the conteur had arrived at this point
of his story, he stopped, and composed himself to sleep; but
the nobleman, who was still awake, cried out, as usual, " (io
on, Beneditto ;go on. Why do you not proceed with the
fanner on his journey?" "Ah ! let me sleep, my Lord, I
intreat you," returned the conteur, in despair.; " I shall be
awake again, I am sure, before he has got half his sheep “er."