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London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

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For BALE, by Order of the Honourable the Commissioners
sr her Majesty's Customs, at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-
f!"_ile, on Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th, Friday 29th,
yctober and on Monday Ist, and Tuesday, 2d November, 1847, at Twelveo'clock at Noon precisely, the following GOODS for home
consumption, viz. :
A-Cate Brooch Piecea
Buttons
Artificialßoxes Flowers
Almond Paste
Bronze Candelabras, &a.
Beads,
various
.eads, Amber

Lace, Cotton
Bathes
Collars
Shawls
Scartt
Veils, &c.
Meerschaum an other Pipes and
Bowls
Musical Boxes and Instruments,
viz. :
Horns
Violins
Accordions
Organs, &c.
Marqueterie Chairs
Drawers
Escrutoires, &c.
Matting, E.I.
Merino for Dresses, Embroidered
Naptha
Opera Glasses
Glillettes
Paintings for Brooches
Porcelain, Plain and Gilt
Paper, Gilt, Bordering, &c.
Pictures, Mechanical, &c.
Pomatum
Perfumery
Prints
Pipe Tubes
Rugs, Persian, Turkey, &e.
Rum
Razors
Steel Parse Slides
Garni•ures, &c.

Berlin WSteelare, &c.
Boxes, Wafer

- 'Needle, &c.
itareksge Shawls, Scarfs, &c.
800
Bandannoes
Baskets
Brandy
ttsquet Chinese Palings
Callings
China Ware Jars
Garden Seats
Toilet Pots
Flower Vases
CoCups, Saucers, &c.
ral Negligees
Ps
Cambric Handkerchiefs
Clocks, various
Carved Wood
Cameos
China Crape Crape Shawls, &c.
Cologne Water
Coraiais
Cheroots
Curiosities
Drawing Instruments
XEnbrsidered Slippers
Bags

Segars
Segar Moulds
Snuff
Shawls, Long and Square
Stays
Envelopes
Swiss Cottages
Sugar
Ernbro'dvim _er}, and Needle Work, Silk and Woollen Stuffs
Ditto and Goat's Hair Stuffs
Dress Pieces Silk Manufactures, Viz.
Cuffs, Collars Aprons
unlit Fronts Bracelets
Habit Shirts Manteans
Lace. Veils, Shawls, &c. Damask
Flock for Paper Stainers Waistcoating
F'eafhers, dressed Dress Fastenings
F
Points
Frames for Pictares, &c. Purses
Farnitare Laces
Geneva Gloves
Gloves, Angora, &c. Mitts
Ll,t Crowns, and Linings Ties
Hand Screens
Hair Manufactures Handkerchiefs
Transparencies, Porcelain
Inkstands Toys
Ivory Card Boxes Tobacco
• Counter Boxes Tea
Chess Men Varnish
Napkin Rings Watches
Brooches Watch Hands
Penholders Springs
Backgammon Men, &c Keys
Jewellery Maker's Tools, &e.
Leather Garters Walking Sticks
Liqueur Cases Waistcoating
Pipe Tubes Wine
Lutestrings Whalebone Cuttings
Lace, Thread Woollen Handkerchiefs, Cloth, &c.,
Silk and various ether Goods.
For exportation only—Clocks, Books, Spirits, Extracts, Pistols, Sce•
For exportation ; or, for home consumption on payment of duties
—Wood, Wine, Coffee, Tea, Succades, Preserved Ginger, Tamarinds,
Chillies, Provisions, Sugar, Soap, Boots, Boneets, Ribbons, China
Crape Shawls, Silk Handkerchiefs, Stuffs, Silver Plate, &e.
For the benefit of the Crown—Spirits, Old Stores, and Fittings,
Sundry Old Boats, Oars, Sculls, &c.
To be viewed at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house, Thames-
street, at the London, St. Katherine, and West India Docks, and at
the Tobacco Ground, Rotherhithe, on Friday the 22d, Saturday 23d,
and Monday, 25th October, 1847, from Ten o'clock in the Morning
Until Three o'clock in the Afternoon, and on the days of Sale from
Ten o'clock in the Morning until Twelve o'clock at Noon.
Take notice, goods sold at this sale will not be delivered until after
two clear days of the day on which they are sold, and that no lots
can be paid for at the office of the receiver of fines, after Two o'clock
In the Afternoon ; and on the days of sale, money will not be received
by the receiver of fines after Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon.
Catalogues may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house,
Loudon, price is. each.

Chair Pieces

SALE of OLD STORES at PORTSMOUTH.
Admiralty, Somerset-place, October 15, 1847.
The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britaia and Ireland, do hereby give
notice, that on WEDNESDAT, the 27th instant, at Twelve o'clock at
Noon. the Admiral Superintendent will pat up to Sale in her Ma-
Jesty's Dock-yard at Portsmouth, several Lots of OLD CTORES,
Consisting of Old Canvas in rags, Old Rope, Yarns, Oakum, Hemp
Raking., Flyings, and Cuttings, Old Cast Iron, &c., all lying in the
Said Tard.
Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superintendent
for Notes of Admission for that purpose.
Catalogues and Conditions of sale may be had here and at the Yard.

CONTRACT FOR RICE.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset place, October 18, 1847.
The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
notice, that on Tucrasnay, the 21st instant, at One o'clock, they will
be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing 0 Contract
er supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at
Deptford, Tweaty-five Tons BENGAL WHITE RICE, half to be de-
livered in a Fortnight, and the remainder in a Fortnight afterwards.
The Rice to be exempted from the Customs' Duties.
A sample (not less than 2 lbs.) must be produced by the parties
tendering.
The Conditions:of the Contract may be seen at the said Office. No
Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor
any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly au-
thorised In writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Rice," and
must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter
signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound with the
person tendering, in the sum of 251. per Cent. on the value, for the
due performance of the Contract.

IN BANKRUPTCY.—STEAM SAW-MILL.
TO be SOLD, the Lease of a STEAM SAW-
MILL, recently erected, with capital new Machinery in ex-
cellent working order, situated on the Surrey side, near Blackfriars-
bridge.
The Lease includes the use of a Sixteen-horsepower Steam-engine,
quite new, held at a very low rent for twenty years unexpired.
t e mill-gear, The purchaser
r will be required to take the machinery, consisting of
shafts, driving drums, and bands ; also a new vertical
saw-frame, several circular saw benches, and circular and vertical
saws, turning lathes, &c.
To view the same, apply to Mr. It. B. Addison. 9, Sumner-street,
;,?ultiwark ; and for further particulars, to Mr. 11. Knight, solicitor,
`'. Basinghall-street.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL,
At GRAY'S INN-ROAD.
a GENERAL COURT of the ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.
7L`'. en Wednesday, the 13th October, 1847. to receive the Quarterly
non of the Weekly Board; it appeared that daring the three
menthe ending the 30th September, there had been 6,337 destitute
cent, Persons admitted and relieved, showing an increase of 40 per
ent• Of In-door patients, and 20 per cent. on the out-door patients in
the„,..m quarter ; and tkat 342/. had been paid off the debt since the last
Quarterly Report.
It Was resolved unanimously, that the thanks of the Court are pre-
rinentlY due and are hereby given to the Members of the Weekly
eard for their unremitting attention to the internal and general ma}
of this Charity, whereby the difficulties under which the
Institution laboured are rapidly diminishing, and the usefulness of the
Charity gradually increasing.
EDMUND HALSWELL, Chairman.
Board Room, October.l3, 1847.

THE TEA ESTABLISHMENT,
8, LIIDGATE-HILL,
SIDNEY and COMPANY, Proprietors.
The rapidly progressive increase in the consumption of Tea and
Coffee is one of the pleasing features of the age. The people abstain-
ing to a considerable extent from the indulgence of intoxicating li-
quors, more especially from ardeit spirits, have become thoughtful,
the nation energetic and powerful.

The very interesting statistical iccounts published by order of the
Rouse of Commons at once show that both Tea and Coffee are com-
paratively of modern use in these kingdom?, and that only within the
last few years have they become the ordinary beverage of the people.
They are no longer received as luxuries attainable by the wealthy, but
aided by the wisdom of the Legislature in throwing open the markets
of the East, prices have been brought within the range of all classes
of the community.

The Customs' duties on Coffee were very considerably lowered in
the celebrated Tariff Bill of Sir Robert Peel in 1842 ; and it is grati-
fying to know that the revenue has been benefited by such reduction,
and the consumption, from 28 million pounds in 1842, increased to
upwards of 36 million pounds in 1844.
The duties levied upon Tea are enormous. In the past year this
article alone yielded the sum of 5,110,8971. 15s. 9d. is the revenue.
It is the prevailing opinion, that if Parliament on its assembling
should reduce the tea duties to one-half their present rate (and the
select committee appointed by the House of Commons recommend
the adoption of such a measure), the consumption would be so vastly
augmented, as to fully yield an equivalent revenue to that hitherto
derived from this source, and by thus cheapening an article so ge-
nerally esteemed, extend the comfort and social habits of the com-
munity.
The system of our business has been uniform. We have ever been
actuated by the principles of fair dealing, in meetinx the altered cir-
cumstances of the markets as they arise. This course has been ap-
preciated by a discerning public, and we gratefully acknowledge a
large share of confidence and patronage.
The present year's importation of Tea is likely to be very large ;
and this circumstance has had a marked effect upon the value of all
descriptions, which, added to the derangement of the Money Market,
has tended to depreciate prices below all former precedent.
COFFEE —The importation is an average one, the quality good,
Prices low.
We invite attention to the following quotations :

Previously Present
sold at price,
per lb. per lb.
BLACK TEAS. s. d. s. d.
The Choicest Imperial Souchong.. ••..—••" • • • • • • 5 a 5 4
The Finest Pekoe Souchong .... —••.. • • • ......... 5 4 5 0
The very fine Lapsang Souchong• . 4 10 4 8
The Finest Congou wiry Blackish Leaf, Full Rich
Pekoe Souchong flavour ... ... •..•..... • • .. • • .. 4 6 4 4
The Fine Congou, Pekoe Souchong kind.. ••••.. • • • • 4 2 4 0
The Strong Congou, wiry Blackish Leaf ...• .. •• .. 3 10 3 8
The Good Strong Congou . • .... • • ................ 3 6 3 4
GREEN TEAS.
The Finest Gunpowder full Pewtizart flavour.... • • 7 6 7 0
The Super fine Gunpowder, bright pearly leaf •.. . . . 7 0 6 6
The Fine Gunpowder, small close twisted leaf ....• 6 6 6 0
The Fine Gunpowder, rich burnt flavour .......... 6 0 5 6
The Good True Gunpowder . ...... ............... 5 6 5 0
The Superfine Imperial (very choice) ..
The Fine Imperial delicate Ilyson flavour .• ........ 5 0 4 6
The Finest Young Hyson, or true °nebula ........ 6 6 6 0
The Fine Ouchain, close wiry leaf.... ••.. • • ...... 6 0 5 6
The very fine Young Hyson, Cowslip flavour ...... 5 4 5 0
The Superfine flavoured Young Hyson. ..... . 5 0 4 8
The Young Hysen .. •••• • • • .......... ........... 4 4 4 0
The Choice Cowslip Hyson ... ..... . ............ 6 6 6 0
The Superfine Hyson ............. ..... .......... 6 0 5 6

The very fine llyson .......... ••• • • • .... •: :: .... 5 4 5 0
The Fine Hyson, fresh and full flavoured ..... ••• .. 4 8 4 6
The Good Dyson.. ...
•• • • • • ..... ••• • • ...... • • ... 4 4 4 0
The Fine Ryon Kind.. ............... ..... ... • • 4 0 3 8
COFFEES.
Yor the very Finest Mountain Flavoured Jamaica . 2 0 1 10
For Choice Old Mocha •• .. .. 1 10 1 8
The Fine Cuba •• • ••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 10 1 8
The Finest IA Guayra ...• •••••••••••• - • • • • • • • • • 1 8 1 6
The Superior Costa Rica •••••••••••• • • •• • • • • • • • . 1 6 1 4
Tke Fine Plantation Ceylon. ••••••••••• • • •• •• • • • • 1 4 1 2
The Good Ceylon.... •••••••••••••• • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 2 1 0
SIDNEY Ludgatempany, Tea Importers,
October 1, 1847 8, •hill, London.

A R R I A G E.
„M One half the worhl are desolately
in
.uPPoslng them married, questionably conteusletedg. ' and the other
Diffidence, or a
lenge of right determine the forgoer, and miscalculated hopes ern-
bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
eftProsing hurry ; but the troth lies deeper. Physical lacapaclty,
Rua broken health, aro the great hindrances to domestic happiness
" social cogent. The dowry should not be the only
marriage set-
rernent. Honour and justice demand that health should forma az item
n the compact ;it alone dignities the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune.RlN , Reader, if
~`ne's surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYE ELL'S little
aIEMOIRS ' On Single aid Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by boat, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined sr prudish feeling deter yon, by their titles, nor be hindered
,
rY Miginterpretatior, of their supposed contents, from obtaining
'berg. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
the
are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth oit
re above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
I;s,gether are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
,`,.. o"e Publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
.., Post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
P-vold," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
:reflphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
lff ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
,who who owes his present existence, health, and position to this oh-
r- rvanes of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
nottld be done unto--te live atter nature's laws—and to keep always
8h Use "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
,en", food, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet street ; Mann,
us, uornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other-
) tl• itornnthe author (who may be conferred with personally,
Isse.act tvenings), 10, Argyll-plate Regent-street; and all