The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-23 00:00:00

39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.

SIGHT AND HEARING.-TESTIMO-
NIALS on the Messrs. S. and 11. SOLOMONS newly
invented SPECTACLE LENSES and INVISIBLE OPERATIVE
VOICE CONDUCTOR for Deaf Persons.
" We, the undersigned, have been for some time making use of
Messrs. Solomons' newly invented Spectacle Lenses ; the astonishing
relief they aflord to imperfect vision gives them the decided prefer-
ence to every other kind of Lens—the clearness of the transparency
brings every object veryadistinct, and enables individuals to view the
most minute particle with perfect accuracy. They are particularly
pleasant by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and
rotten bright and brilliant lights:—
James Mundell, Esq., M D, 1, Great George-street, Wetminster.
George G. Sigmond, Esq. M.D. 24, Dover-street.
T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., M.D. F. R.S., Saville-row.
Jelin Ramsbotharn, Esq., 14. D., Broad-street-buildings.
Anthony White, Esq„ Surgeon, 3, Parliament_street.
Alexander Farquhar, Esq., Surgeon, 76, Cadotlan-place, Belgrave-
square.
11. Colburn, Esq.. M.D., 2S, Harlcyford_place, Kennington.
Condell, Esq , Surgeon to his Grace the Duke of Devonshir e
Devonshire House.
John Hooper, Esq., Surgeon, 29, Newington place, Kennington
Frederick Leighton, Esq., M.D., 7, Upper Gower-street.
R. Noble Elwyn, Esq., Surgeon, 36, Albemarle-street.
Messrs. Griffiths and Duncan, Surgeons, 3, LeadenhalLstreet.
W. Day, Esq.. Surgeon, Islewerth.
F. Daldy, Esq., Surgeon, 33, New Broad-street.
R. H. Lucas, E5q.,51.D., Exeter.
J. Taylor Gordon,
rdon,Esq., M.D.
Wm. Bowie, Esq.,•M D., Bennett-street, Bath.
C. Hey wood, Esq., M.D., Blandford.
Henry Lawrence, Esq., M.D., Tenby
William Jeafreson, Esq., Surgeon-oculist, 21, South Atlley-street,
S. D. Robinson, Esq., M.D., Cheltenham.
C. Shillito, Esq., M.D., Brighton.
E. H. Allnatt, Esq., M.D., Wallingford.
G. Griffiths, Esq., Surgeon, Hammersmith.
N. M'Cann, Esq., Surgeon, 50, Parliament_street.
Samuel Boner, Esq., Surgeon, 26, Berkeley-square..
W. Jones, Esq., Surgeon, 15, Lower:Brook-street, Grosvenor-square.
W. English, Esq., Surgeon, Denmark-hill.
A. Barklemore, Esq.. Surgeon, 10, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury.
11. J. Pollock, Esq., Surgeon, Kensington.
E. Stoddart, Esq., Surgeon, 32, Golden-square.
J. H. Walker, Esq., Surgeon, 23, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury.
Higharn , Esq., Surgeon, 46, Davies-street, Berkeley-square.
R. Higham, Esq., Surgeon, 279, Regent-street.
Edward Nason, Esq., Surgeon, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
In placing the above List of Testimonials before the Public, the
most-% Solomens, Opticians and Aurists, state that their INVISIBLE
OPERATIVE VOICE CONDUCTOR, by which thousands of Deaf
Persons have been greatly benefited, is not larger than a seven-shilling
piece,
and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and
not more uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of wool
in its place. By its use the faintest whisper at a public assembly is
d'rilterieew".inventions are patronised by their Majesties
taQinnuccn of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesses the
kt gusti and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Princess
Princesses 1- • s ;Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Duchess
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tßhetelflocrd",icaensdsethei;dra-ces the Archbishop of Canterbury,
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of
hadatother House.
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39, Albemar.o.3tre ,
and the Dukes of Devonshire and Manchester, &c. &c.
In consequence of the gross imposition in the Country it Is neces.
fairy to state that no Traveilers are employed by the above Estab.
nolunest.

ABRIDGED EDITION.
Price 6d.

MORISONIANA ; or Family Adviser of the
BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, for every
thing that regards preserving Health and Curing Diseases.
By JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist.
" Health and long life are within the reach of us all."
To be had at the British College of Health, New.road;
Medical Dissenter Office, 365, Strand; Mr. J. Field, 65,
Quadrant, Regent-street ; Mr. J. Lofts, 3, Park-place, Mile-
end-road; Mr. Chappell, 84, Lombard-street ; and of- all the
Agents for Morison's Medicines iw London, and throughout
the Country.
N.l3.—With this book in the house, and the Vegetable
Universal Medicines, persons will possess all that is necessary
in cases of sickness.
Dr. James Hamilton concludes his work on purgative medi-
cines in the following important and satisfactory manner.
" To conclude, the reader must have observed the beneficial
effects of purgative medicines in disease• apparently different,
and incident to people at various periods of life. The facts are
undeniable, and serve to prove the extent and importance of
the subject; but of those I do not feel it to be incumbent on
me to give any explanation at present. Such an attempt might
be premature. lam satisfied to have established certain lead-
ing facts and to have opened views, which, if properly prose-
cuted, must give an opportunity to extend our knowledge re-
specting; the utility and administration of purgative medicines.
It will then be time to generalize the facts, aml to form a sys-
tem of medical doctrines at once char and comprehensive, and
thence to deduce practical precepts, useful in proportion as
they will be simple and precise. When these expectations are
fulfilled, our posterity may see deceptive reasoning, how icge_
nious soever, banished from the schools of medicine; and from
the practice of the healing art, a multifarious prescription of
inert and nauseous medicines."

SlR,—Among the various disorders of the mouth, there is
none more destructive than Scurvy, which on first entering the
gums causes them to bleed on the most trifling occasions, and
produces the most offensive and frequently putrid breath. A
soft substance invariably accumulates around the necks of the
Teeth, penetrates into the Gums which gradually waste away,
and the Teeth then becoiii‘- loose, and drop out whole from
their sockets, and it is well known that the loss of Teeth
arises more from this cause than any other ; in short Scurvy in
the Gums affects individuals of all ages and constitutions, and
if not speedily removed, will be the primary cause of Tooth-
Ache and decay.
On this subject a distinguished Lecturer makes the following
observations :—" When the disgusting effects of this accumu-
lation are considered, it would appear impossible that any per-
suasion could be necessary to induce persons to obviate so great
a nuisance even on their own account ; or if they are too de-
based to procure their own comfort and cleanliness by employ-
ing a skilful Dentist, they surely have no right to shock the
senses of others, who possess more delicacy and propriety of
feeling than themselves. Yet, so it is; and the sight and the
smell are alike constantly outraged by the filthiness of some
people, who seem to obtrude their faces the closer:hi proportion
to the disgust which they occasion."—Bell's Lectures, p. 199.
Could such persons only see the horrid state of their teeth
and gums, or for a moment catch the odour of their own
breath, they would not hesitate to seek immediate relief. To
professional men, shopkeepers, and tradesmen generally, who
have much intercourse with the refined and fashionable world
a good state of the mouth must be of the greatest importance ,
Besides, is not an offensive breath, which in nineteen cases out
of twenty proceeds from the bad state of the teeth and gums,
very much calculated to prevent the blessing of matrimony ?
And how often, from inadvertence or neglect, is the happiness of
the marriage state most grievously interrupted by the same cause.
The inconveniences attending the Loss of Teeth are too well
known to require comment ; but to those who have not expe-
rienced the comfort of artificial teeth, Monsieur Le Dray is de-
sirous of showing some of the difficulties store or less endured
by every individual without them. When the Teeth are lost, it
is impossible to make use of solid food ; and if the stomach is then
loaded with pieces without being masticated, the patient is ex-
posed to the most distressing indigestions, the stomach loses its
power of contraction, and becomes weak in proportion as it ne
longer digests ; besides, when the Teeth are gone, a great va-
cuum is left in the mouth, which occasions every muscle in the
face to be distorted, and the whole features are completely
to which they are
whether in, regard
to
drawn from their original position.
Toe
insist
functionso n theof
diimportancegestion and
ndo of the
articulation,teeth,
so essential, or to personal appearance, in which they are so
much concerned, must appear a waste of words, were it not
obvious that there are many persons who never give themselves
the trouble to think upon the subject--who seem scarcely
aware that they possess teeth at all, while their gross and culpa-
ble negligence renders that fact too apparent to their friends
and associates.

Mastication is the first process of digestion, and unless it be
duly performed, the subsequent processes can never go on
properly. It is a mistaken notion, that the mere chopping of
the food is all that is required, and that " patent masticators,"
or any other contrivance, can supply the place of teeth.
By the motion of the maxillary bones in the communication
of food, the salivary glands are compressed, and the saliva, be-
ing poured forth from the ducts, mingles with the food, which
is turned about by the tongue until every portion of it is duly
incorporated with the saliva. Then, and not till then, is it
properly prepared for deglutition.
So essential is this preparatory process, that the neglect of it
is sufficient to occasion indigestion, a disordered stomach,
nervous debility, depression of spirits, the skin becomes
rough and tinged of a lead colour, the eyes lose their
brilliancy, the lips their vermillion hue, and in a word,
it is no uncommon thing for the whole body to receive
such a shock as to cause relaxation of the whole system ;
which produces an irritable temper, quite foreign to the natural
disposition, whereby we become an annoyance to our friends
and a burthen to ourselves. But I need not dwell upon the
numberless concomitant evils which-may thus owe their origin
to imperfect mastication. 'lt -is sufficient to know, that Mon-
sieur Le Dray's improvements will be found to be many years
in advance of any system now in Europe, and that artificial
teeth are brought to such perfection, as to perform this function
in a manner equal in every respect to the natural teeth, and
may be used with every comfort. They are so arranged as to
restore the face to its former youthful cast, correcting all
deformities of the mouth, and entirely doing, away with the
old system of springs, clasps, and wires. And in all cases a
single application is quite sufficient to enable him to supply
the loss of teeth (on his new system), without any further
trouble to the Patient, or the inconvenience of a second visit.
And he is also happy to state, that after many years of inde-
fatigable assiduity and close application to the mechanical
branch of the profession, he has succeeded in discovering a
method of supplying Teeth to persons residing at any distance
by means of his newly invented preparation, which enables
the Patients to take an impression of their own mouth with
the greatest ease, and without causing the slightest pain or
inconvenience ; so that after the model of the mouth has been
received by Mons. Le Dray, he can manufacture from one to a
complete set of Teeth, and return them to the parties so con-
structed, that they may be plaeed in the mouth by the wearer
without the knowledge of a second person, being arranged
on a principle yet unrivalled, rendering it impossible to dis-
tinguish the Artificial Teeth from the Natural ones ; answering
most satisfactorily all the purposes of the original Teeth in mas-
tication and articulation, imparting to the countenance a
younger and improved appearance, protecting the adjoining
Teeth, and remaining perfectly secure in their places ; they
may also be taken out and replaced with the greatest facility.
It is respectfully intimated to Country Patients, however dis-
tant, they must please to state the number of Teeth required,
whether back or front, and at the same time enclose a remit-
tance of a Sovereign, when the preparation for taking the model
or measure of the mouth will be immediately forwarded to
their addresses, together with a List of Prices. Letters must
be post-paid—addressed as follows---(Money Letter) Mons.
Le Dray, Surgeon Dentist, 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street,
London. . .

The next point of view in which we are to consider the im-
portance of the Teeth, is that of their connexion,with the grand
prerogative of man—the gift of speech. The teeth are abso-
lutely essential to a perfect articulation, and are mainly con-
cerned in the modulation of the voice. Their preservation is,
therefore, essential to all persons who do not seclude themselves
from society ; for what can be more disagreeable than the
mumbling which renders conversation a task, and robs it of
half its charms ; unless, indeed, it be the sputtering in one's
face, which sometimes accompanies the exclusive fervour of a
sotto core communication.

To all public speakers, whether in the senate, in the pulpit,
at the bar, or on the stage, teeth, real or artificial; are a sine
qua non. Without them the graces of eloquence are lost,
and the powers of oratory very much diminished.
No person to whom a correct articulation, and a clear
im-
pressive delivery, are of consequence, can be ignorant of the
effect which the loss of teeth has upon the powers of voice,'
and none -I conceive will delay to call in the aid of art • ' but
it would be well if all such persons were impressed with this
fact beforehand, as one of the strongest inducement to bestow
upon their teeth the necessary care.
As an essential point of beauty, the teeth must ever stand
pre-eminent. No regularity of features, no brilliancy of com-
plexion, no sparkling eyes, or silken braids of jetty hair, can
render that lady beautiful, who, when she opens her lips
(though they be of coral), discloses a set of teeth irregular
or discoloured. On the contrary, even homely features and
a sallow complexion are embellished and rendered agreeable
by a good set of teeth. A mouth large and ill.formed will
pass unnoticed, when it contains teeth beautifully white and
even. On the other hand, the effects of decay, the accumu-
lation of tartar, the
Nblhaieckheni:da acnodmmdoennudeeodneofmanigtasn,
concomitant
bad
taint of the breath, ,
teeth, will invariably prove disgusting and loathsome.
Regular teeth, white, and free from all extraneous matter,
are an ornament, equally atractive in either sex. Those per-
sons who do not possess this natural advantage, should endea-
vour, by extreme care and cleanliness, and a timely resort to
artificial aid, to remedy the imperfections and supply the deft.
ciencies of nature, in order that their teeth, if not an agree-
able object, may be prevented, as far as possible, from becom-
in,, a repulsive one.
'Moos. Le Dray respectfully acquaints the nobility, gentry,
clergy, and inhabitants of London and its vicinity, that he con-
tinues to restore Decayed Teeth with his celebrated Mineral
Marmoratum, so universally recommended by the Faculty of
England, France, and throughout the Continent, which sub-
stance he is the sole inventor and possessor of.
This operation is performed without the least pain, heat, or
pressure ; it is placed into the cavity in an almost liquid state,
and in a few seconds hardens into enamel, preventing and cur-
the Tooth Ache, forming a whole Tooth out of a stump,
arresting all further progress of decay, allay ing in One minnte
and rendering the operation of ex-
the most excruciating pam,
traction unnecessary. He also fastens Loose Teeth, particularly
of aged persons, whether arising from neglect, the use of calo-
mel, disease of the gums, or any other cause.
ARTIFICIAL or NATURAL TEETH of surpassing
beauty, to match equal in colour and shape those left in the
mouth, fixed from one to a complete set, without extracting the
at charges reduced to less than one-
halfroots or giving any pain,
the price of any other Dentist in England.
rylons. Le Dray particularly invites the Faculty to witness
the operation of Filling Des;ayed Teeth with Mineral Mar-
moratur
C. J. LE DRAY, Surgeon Dentist,
60, Newman-street, Oxford-street.
.frir At Home every day from Ten till Six.

filE C LD,
ET Ott Hli.' Mol.\--'77-----1,.1 CH A RUED
MESS RS. COOPER and CO., Members
of the Royal College of Surgeons, No, 10, Rouverie-
street, Fleet-street, may be consulted from Flight o'clock in the
Morning until Ten at Night, on every stage and, symptom of Syphilis,
.1
andhe treatment they adopt is the successful practice in London. re-
S
'
Gonorrhoea, Meets, Secondary r-nptoms, Seminal Weakness, end
Strictures of the Urethra, &c.
suit of twenty-five years' extensive
The most inveterate cases of Syphilis eradicated in eight or nine
days, and cases of a slight nature 19 two or three, at a moderate
expense, unaided by the dangerously indiscriminate use of mercury.
The cure effected without con finement.or hindrance from business.
Letters (post paid) enclosing a remittance for medicines will be
answered by return; and Country Patients Corresponded with until
recovered

To the Directers of the Metropolitan Patent Wood Pavement
Company.
Gentlemen,—ln reply to your application to me for a certi-
ficate of my opinion of the Wood Pavement laid down by your
Company in various parts of London, I have much pleasure in
bearing testimony to its evenness of surface, as well as to its
compactness and solidity, and I am sure when it comes to be
generally adopted, the wear and tear of horses and carriages
will be greatly reduced. As Manager of the London Convey-
ance Company, who are Proprietors of Omnibuses, running be-
tween the Nightingale Tavern, and Elephant and Castle, I
have remarked that the draft is less for horses, when going over
your experimental pavement at Whitehall ; and I think the
same sort of paving would be found much superior to all others
in stable stalls and yards.
Hoping to see it generally adopted,
I remain, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
ROBERT BLORE,
Manager to the " London Conveyance Company."
St. Alban's-mews, Paddington, April 23, 1840.
Application for Shares to be addressed to the Secretary, 20,
John-street, Adelphi, where prospectuses may be obtained.

SPLENDID DISPLAY of BRITISH and
PARISIAN NOVELTIES at WILLS and DAVY'S
New and Elegant Establishment, Nos. 43 and 44, Oxford-
street.

The Proprietors invite the attention of Ladies to their very
valuable and costly stock of goods, suitable to the present season,
amongst which the following are the most prevailing, viz.:—
for dresses, Chali Broehes, Mousseline de Laines, Mousseline
de Thebets, Foulard de Laines, Mousseline Organdi, Velours
Epiegli, Chine, Poult de Soies, Armures and Satinetts, Porn-
padours, Montmorency Brocades, Reps, plain Gros de Naples
rich white and coloured satins. For bonnets, rich Cordes
Chines, Cordes a Poil, Dugazine de Pois, Cordes a Couronnes,
Censtantines, &c, An elegant assemblage of Mantalettes and
Shawls of the most recherche designs. The stock of Irish
cloths and table linen is very extensive, and can with confidence
be recommended to families. An excellent assortment of Silk,
Cotton, and Worsted Hose, Gloves, and Haberdashery of every
description
Wills and Davy, 43, and 44, Oxford-street, and 94, New-
man-street.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality
for the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from
all Causes Registered, in the Week ending Saturday, the
16th of May, 1840." The Table is issued from the Office
of the Registrar-General:—

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Weekly
Total, Average,

1 83 t':
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 157 265
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 152 156
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Heart and Bloodvessels ...
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other

Organs of Digestion 66 57
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.. .. .. 6 5
Chibribed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 7 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c •• 3 1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat l2O 102
___

Old Age, or Natural Decay........ .. 62 79
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 15 26
Causes not specified 1
13

Deaths from all Causes .. 853 --
Average Weekly Deaths
Deaths in the Average Weekly
Week. Deaths, 1838.
West Districts ..
North Districts l4B 172
Central Districts
East Districts
South Districts ........ 217 233

Total

1,013

It is stated that under the term Metropolis are com-
prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the
City of London within and without the walls, the City and
Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the
bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylcbone ;
St. Pancras; Kensington ; Fulham ; Hammersmith
( Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea ; Paddington ; St. Mary,
Stoke Newington; St. Leonard, Bromley; Ss. Mary-le-
bow; Cambera ell ; Greenwich; St. Nicholas and St.
Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu-
merated in 1831 was 1,494,890. The weekly average for
1838 was obtained by dividing the deaths registered in that
year by 52. In comparing it with the weekly deaths in
1840, it must be borne in mind that the metropolis in-
creases nearly two per cent. annually ; and that, if the
population had been the same in 1838 as in 1840, the deaths
would have been one 27th part more numerous. •.‘
General Register-office, May 21, 1840.

PARIS AND ROUEN RAILROAD.

We find the following in the Courrier Francais :
It is already known that the Company which is solicit-
ing the concession for the railway between Paris and Rouen
has entered into a treaty with the company of the St.
Germain line. This arrangement will be an economy of
fourteen to fifteen millions of francs ; which a new ter-
minus in Paris would have cost, and will reduce the ca-
pital of the company from sixty millions to fifty millions.
Some difficulty bad arisen between the Company and the
Government, 'but the Minister of Public Works, appre-
ciating the importance :of having the aid of English ca-
pital in such undertakings, has honourably and resolutely
removed the obstacles. We arc assured that the last
propositions made by M. Jaubert were accepted on Tues-
day. by the representatives of the company. If we are well
Informed, the Government will grant its assistance on the
following conditions :—Of the fifty millions considered
necessary for the execution of the road, the State will sub-
scribe for seven millions, and also lend seven millions,
which will reduce the capital to be furnished by the share-
holders to thirty-six millions. It would, without doubt,
have been better to have either lent fourteen millions to the
Company, or to have subscribed for fourteen millions in
shares; but the Company itself preferred the above mode
of partition. It was desirous of a loan for the purpose of
reducing eventually the amount of the capital, and was
anxious to have the State as a shareholder, considering
that such a combination would be a guarantee for the en-
terprise. In the origin of the negotiations M. Jaubert
stipulated for two entrances into Rouen, but he has
given up this condition, after having settled that, in the
event of extending the railway to Havre, the road
through Rouen shall be at the joint expense of the
Company and the State. Before the concession is granted
the Company is to deposit one-tenth of the capital, viz.,
3,600,0001. This condition, which may appear harsh to
French capitalists, is an indispensable guarantee in an en-
terprise which is to be carried on chiefly with foreign capi-
tal. The tariff granted to the Company is very high ; the
maximum charge to passengers is to be fifty centimes per
league. This concession, however, is not a dangerous ono
to the public, as the competition of the steamers will ne-
cessarily compel the Company to lower its tariff. In the
primitive project was a branch to Evreux, in the interest
of which town M. Dufaure added four millions to the Go,
vernment's subvention. This branch, however, has not
been surveyed, and as there has been no enquete upon it,
there can be no concession. M. Jaubert has, therefore,
reduced the subvention from 18 to 14 millions. The
Companyengages to submit its statutes to the Council of
Statebefore the law of concession shall have received the
sanction of the three powers of the Legislature. It is
stated that M, Jaubert will present the Bill on Monday cr
Tuesday next. The Government is negotiating at this
moment with another company for the immediate execution
of the greater part of the line to Belgium."

flits. MABERLY'S NOVEL.—We are requested
to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has
this day published, " Emily; or, the Countess of Rosendale,"
by Mrs. Moberly, in 3 vols., post Bvo., with a Portrait of
Emily, which can now be had at all the Libraries. Mr. Col-
burn has also just ready for publication, " The Banker-Lord' " a
novel in 3 vols. post Bvo., and " Oliver Cromwell," an His o-
rical Romance, Edited by Horace Smith, Esq., author of
" 13rambletye House," &c., 3 cols.

The Earl of RA DNOR presented petitions from York.
shire praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
The Earl of EL DON presented several petitions from
Yorkshire against any alteration of the Corn-laws.
The Lands Fuing Scotland Bill went through Com-
mittee, and was ordered to be reported on Tuesday.
Tho Marquis of BUTE presented a number of peti-
tions against intrusion of Ministers.
The Earl of ELDON presented several petitions from
Copy-holders of Dorking and other places in Surrey, pray-
ing that the enfranchisement of copyholds should be com-
pulsory.
The Earl of WINCHE LSE A presented several peti-
tions from places in the counties of Northampton, York,
Suffolk, &c., praying for the exclnsion of Roman Catho-
lics from Parliament, and against any further grant to the
College of Maynooth.
The Bishop of RIPON presented several petitions from
Yorkshire, in favour of Church Extension.
The Earl of RODEN presented two petitions from
Dundalk against the intrusion of Ministers in the Scottish
Church ; and petitions to the same effect from Armagh,
Newry, and Donoughmore. Also three petitions from places
in Essex in favour of the Corn-laws ; and a petition from
a place in Essex in favour of Church Extension ; also a peti.
tion from Macclesfield against the system of national edu-
cation in Ireland ' • and a petition from Liverpool,
praying that the House would institute an inquiry into
the ribbond system in Ireland. The Noble Earl
also presented a petition from various Guilds of the
Corporation of Dublin, against the Irish Corpora.
tion Bill. The Noble Earl took the opportunity, as he
had been unavoidably absent from former discussions on
the Bill, of warning their Lordships against the
passing of such a measure. The Bill was one
which could not be safely passed, inasmuch as it could
only tend to agitate and distract Ireland.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
the gardeners and growers of fruit in the neighbourhood
of the metropolis, complaining of the duty on foreign fruit.
The Noble Duke stated that the Act which related to the
subject pressed severely on the petitioners.
The Earl of WINCHIL SE A also expressed his dis-
approbation of the duty.
The Earl of CHA RLEVILLE presented a petition
against the present system of national education in Ireland.