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The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18

UNION-HALL.

Thursday Ann and Maria Bide, two sisters aged 18
and 19, of prepossessing appearance, were brought be-
fore Mr. Traill, charged with an attempt at self-de-
struction.

Thomas Linsey stated that on the preceding night as
he was crossing Southwark-bridge, accompanied by Mr.
Day, their attention was arrested on observing something
move on the outside coping, and which they were en-
abled to see through the iron-railing of the palisades.
Both he and Mr. Day immediately jumped upon the
seat of the recess over the middle arch on the eastern
side of the bridge, and then distinctly saw two females
as close together as possible in a kneeling position out-
side on the coping, which is narrow, and just capable
of allowing a person to walk along, but on the least false
step must be precipitated the height of the bridge into
the river. The moment he (Lindsay) and his friend
saw the two women they stooped over the balustrades
and seized each of them, when they discovered that they
were both firmly tied together round the waists with
two strong scarfs which were knotted together for the
purpose, and went round their bodies two or three
tim's. At the moment they were grasped by witness
nd his friend, they endeavoured to disengage them-
selves, particularly Ann, the eldest, who entreated them
to let her go, and made strong efforts to throw herself
backwards, from the place where she and her sister
were fastened together, into the river beneath. After
experiencing some difficulty, ho ~ever, the witness and
Mr. Day succeeded in dragging back the women over
the balustrade on the bridge, and they then said that

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they were sisters, that they had determined on dying
together, and with that intention they had come to
the resolution of throwing themselv,,,s off the
Southwark-bridge. They also said, that although they
were baulked on that occasion, yet still that they
were determined to carry their project into cff,nt
when on opportunity prewnted itself'. When questioned
as to who they were, and where they lived, they gave
their real names, said that they lodged. at Bermondsey,
and their father, who held a situation in the Custom-
house, lived in John-street, Webb-street, Snow's•fields,
bat that he was at present on duty at Gravesend.
Toey both begged hard to be let off, and when told
th.;t they would be taken to the ret:idenec of their
parents they became very much distressed, and entreated
not to be taken there : and, in tact, tried to break away
from the pet,ons who were the means of saving theta
from inevitah:e destruction.
Linsay and Mr. .13.1 y, finding that the defendants
had such a decided aversion to being taken home, con-
veyed them to the station-house, where they were kept.
all night, wed as it was suspected that they still
tated suicide, they were accordingly brought up to this

Court.
Mr. TRAILL inquired if the defendants had any friends
London, England, 1840-12-18

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
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the Royal College of Surgeor.s, 4, ARGYLL-PLACE
REGENT-STREET, and :IS, IRONMONGER-LANE,
CHEAPSIDE, may be consultel from Eight o'Clock in the
Morning until Ten at Night, no every variety and stage of
Syphilis, with that delicacy and secresy they have hitherto ob.
seryed.AThe treatment they purrsue will not subje it any patient
to conidtment or hindrance from business. Ca.ses of an ex-
treme nature they eradicate in eight or ten days, or if slight or
recent in two or threo, with out the indiscriminate use of mer-
cury, and at a moderate expense. Generative debility,
Gonortheca, awl Strictures of the Urethra, unhappily so preva-
lent, are treated upon those unerring principles which have in-
sured to Messrs. Sloan acrd Co. so large a share of public
tronage for nearly thirty years in London, ;and wlt:ch it will be
their future exertion to ma intairi. _

Letters, containing an anclosure, will be answer dby return
and patient 6, however distant, will be ow-responded with until
recovered.
London, England, 1840-12-18

NEW COURT.

George Weston, aged 40, was indicted for stealing a
bag. containing a quantity of silver coin, the property
of Mr. George Back, the landlord of the George and
Vulture, Rateliff Highway.
Mr. CHAMBERS prosecuted, and Mr. CLARKSON
conducted the prisoner's defence.
Mrs. Back, the wife of the prosecutor, stated that
on the .sth of this month the; prisoner came to her bar,
and requested a sight of the newspaper, and she gave it
to him, but shortly after a person in the parlour called
for it. The prisoner said he would give it up if she
would give him the Morning Advertiser of Friday.
Having made the exchange, she left the bar for a
minute, to take that day's paper into the parlour ; while
there, she heard her money till drawn out, and she
found the prisoner reaching over the bar counter. She
missed her bag, containing nearly 51. of silver, and ac-
cused the prisoner with the robbery, at the same time
bolting the front door, to prevent his escape. He then
knocked her down, unbolted the door, and made off,
but he was pursued by her servant, and brought back in
a few minutes.

The Jury, without heEitation, returned a verdict of
Guilty.
Mr. Jonas, the Clerk of the Papers, said the prisoner
had been transported, and since his return convicted of
felony. A police officer confirmed the fact of a pre-
vious conviction.

The COMMON SERGEANT said no person would be
safe if such daring ruffianism was tolerated. The sen-
tence was, that he be transported for seven years, and
note was made that he be sent beyond the seas, and that
he had been before transported.

DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY.—The Grand
Jury having been discharged, the following prisoners,
the bills against whom they had ignpred, were brought
up late in the evening., and were discharged by procla-
mation ; viz..— Cecilia Proudfoot, Henry Upright,
William Parry, Joseph Charles Tatham, James Mil-
ton, William Johnson, George Baves, Nathaniel
Wright, Elizabeth Long., Charles Horton, Elizaboth
Thompson, alias Law, Mary Ann Stevens, William
Rose, Henry Brockenshaw, Elizabeth Long, Thomas
Walside, Sarah Holden, and Sarah Curtis.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
London, England, 1840-12-18

EVENING EDITION.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TAT.TER SA LL'S--NESTERDA Y.
The betting was canfined to about half-a-dozen horses,
and, except in one instance, was flat and uninteresting.
The Rosalie colt was the exception, 12 to 1 having been
taken to 2001., and two or three offers made to bac him
at an advance of a point. Closing prices :

DERBY.
12 to 1 eget Rosalie colt—taken and afterwards offered
20 to 1 agst Coronation—taken
22 to 1 agst Ralph
25 to 1 agst Prince Carapoc
28 to 1 agst Palmmon—taken
30 to 1 agst Gilbert—taken and afterwards offered
40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh—t., and afterwards off.
2000 to 30 agst the Nob—taken
2000 to 30 agst Warlock—taken
1000 to 20 egst the Nob, and 4000 to 43 agst Warlock
were laid previous to the above bets.
In the introductory part of our report of Monday's
betting, we spoke of " fifties to one," with reference to the
Duke of Wellington ; it should have been " forties to
one," which would have agreed with the quoted prices
below.
London, England, 1840-12-18

CAUSES OF DEATH

Epidemic, Fndemic. and Contagious Diseases 223 '265
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 162 156
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Orgams of
Itospiration
Diseases et the llea-t and Bloodvesseis
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion ao 57
Diseases of the Kidnays, &c.
Ctiildbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c
Diseases of Uncertain Seat...
Old Age, or Natural Decay B4 79
Deaths I: y Violence, Privat?tm, or Intemperance '22 26
Causes not specified 3 13
Deaths from all causes
----
Average Weekly Deaths ...............1087 1,013
Deaths in the Average Weekly
Week.
West ern Districts ... 182 ......Deaths,lB3B.
156
North Districts
Central Districts 204 ...,, 208
East Districts
South Districts 238
... ...... .

Total ......... 1087
It is stated that under the term Metropolis are com-
prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the
City of London within a id without the walis
s tho Ciityn and
Liberties of Westinii.ster, the out parishe withthe
bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Nfirylehane
St. Pancras ; Kensington; Fulham ; flarnmcr ,Lnith
(Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; l'aldington ; St. Mary,
Stoke Newington • St. Leonard, Brotille} ; St. Mary•le-
bow ; Camberwell; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas an S .
Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The p ipulation as Ceti-
merited in 1831 was 1,494,890. The weekly average for
i :3ra:"
obtained by dividing the deaths registered in that
yea
rby 52. Ineetziparing it with the weekly deaths in
1840, it must be borne in mind that the metropolis
creases nearly two per cent. annually ; and that, if the
popul iou had, _
ueen the same in 1838 as in 1840, the d.;atlis
would hay. been 1
-27th part more numerous
General Register-office, Dec. 10, 1840.

BRECHIN.--Lord Panmure left Brechin Castle
on Tuesday, on Ins 'way to London, for the winter. Pre
viola to leaving: he sent over his usual liberal contribution
of 451., to be laid out in purchasing coals for the poor in
the course of the winter.—ltlontrose Review.
The post-office at Honiton, Devon, and ten
houses adjoining were
totally destroyed by fire, on Sun-
day evening week. The lettera were fortunately all pt
oat in safety.
London, England, 1840-12-18

Now ready, in 3 vols. post Svo., with numerous Engravings,
on Wood.
POPULAR

TRAD IT 10-14S-oi‘ ENGLAND,
FIRST SERIES.
LANCASHIRE.
By JOHN ROBY, Esq., M.R. S.L.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
To be had of all Booksellers.
London, England, 1840-12-18

PA.AT FIRST.

Overture—Le Lac des Fees.
Valses—Die Kosenden—Strauss.
Overture—Le Serraent.
Quadrille-1 Puritani—Musard.
Overture—Der Freyschutz—Weber.
Air Varie—Violoncello, Mons. Pilet.
Grand Scene Satanique, selected from Robert le Diable, ar-
ranged by Musard.

PART SECOND.
Overture—Guillaume Tell—Rossini.
New Quadrille—Rendezvous de Chasse—Musard.
Concerto Ophicleide—Muns. Prospete.
Quadrille—Cent-Suisse—Alusard.
Overture—Fra Ditvolo—Aubcr.
Quadrille—Postillon de Mam'ablou—Musard.
Galop—Camille--Trumret Solo, Herr Muller—Musard.
Prices of Admission :—To the Promenade, Is. ; Dress
lircle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, is. 6d
Visitors to the Boxes have the privilege of passing to and
from the Promenade. . _ .

t 44 Mr. E.liason, in compliance with numerous applications,
begs leave to announce that the Lower Gallery will for the lu-
tuue be opened at the admission of Is. to each person.
Doors open at half-past Seven o'Clock, to commence at
Eight precisely.
Private Boxes can only be procured of Mr. Mitchell, Rol al
Library, No. 33, Old Bond street, and at the Box-office of I:J.
nevi-Q. Prices, 10s. 6d., 11. Is., and 11. Ils. 6d. Boxes
and Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secured on
%Idication to Mr. Parsons. at the Box-office, daily, from Ten
till Four &Clock. and these in the Dress Circle will be kept
during the whole of the evening, if required.

PRINCESS' THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
'this splendid Theatre is OPEN EVERY EVENING with
PROMENADE CONCERTS,
Under the Direction of Mr. WILLY.
In addition to the Solo Performers who have already ap-
yeared at Ihese Concerts, Mr. Willy has great pleasure in an-
nouncing that he has made arrangements with M. Delabarre,
(Oboe), of the Aeademie Royale, Paris; M. de Folly, (Pic-
colo) ; and M. Baumann, (Bassoon).
THIS EVENING, DEC. 18.—PROGRAMME.
FART FIRST.

Overture—Preciosa--Weber.
Quadrille—Le Carillonneur.
Waltz—Der Feen Welt—Strauss.
Overture—La Dame Blanche—l3oildieu.
Solo on the Bassoon, by M. Baumann.
Selection from the Mountain Sylph, introducing the Bridal
Chorus, Farewell to the Mountain, and the Fortune-telling
Scene.

PART SECOND.
Overture— S,miramide—Rossini.
Waltz—Hymen Fier Kiang.
Quadrille from Oberon—Tutton.
Duet Concertante—Flute by'Mr. Carte, Clarinet by Herr Itjen.
Les Bouquet des Dames, or Musical Wreath—Strauss.
Promenade, 13.—Dress Circle, 2s.—Upper Boxes, is. 6d.
Private Boxes, 11. Is. and 10s. 6d. each, may be had at the
Box-office, and of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bend-street.

WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW.
Morning...... 19 minutes after 10. I Evening ......49 minutes after 10.

The t'ublication of t e Evening Edition of Tux Sux oora-
mPneed at 10 minutes after Three.

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London, England, 1840-12-18

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

SECOND EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE.—Nov. 1840.
EXAMINATION FOR HONOURS.

(The names are arranged iu the order of proficiency.)
PHYSIOLOGY AND COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. —4l. Richard
Quain, University, College ; IJohn Padden, University
College; Edwin Wing, School of Physic in Ireland.
SURGERY.—tJohn Charles Bucknill, University Col-
lege; Thomas O'Meara, Mercers' Hospital, Dublin ;
Thomas Williams, Guy's Hospital, and Webb-street ;
Richard Quain, University College.
MEDICINE.--*f Thomas O'Meara, Mercers' Hospital,
Dublin ; fJohn Douglas Strang, University College ;
John Charles Bucknill, University College ; Edwin Wing,
School of Physic in Ireland ; Thomas Williams, Guy's
Hospit 41, and Webb-street.
MIDWIPERY.—f John Douglas Strang, University Col-
lege; Richard Quain, University College ; Thomas Wil-
liam., Guy's Hospital, and Webb-street.
STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLCGICAL BOTANY.—John
Douglas Strang, University College.

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF DOC-
TOR OF MEDICINE.—Nov., 1840.
Anthony French Carpenter, M.B„ Lond.

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BA-
CHELOR OF LAWS.—Nov., 1840.
PAS 3 EXAMINATION.
(The names are arranged alphabetically.)
Edward Elcock Molyneux, U.:iversiv College ; Fre-
derick John Wood, University College.
EXAMINATION FOP. HONOURS.
Frederick John Wuod, University College.
" To each of these gentlemen has been awarded a
University Medical Scholarship of 501. a year for two

years.
fi To each of the-se, a Gold Medal of the value of 51.
t To this gentkimii has been awarded a University Law
Scholarship of 50/. a year for three years.
London, England, 1840-12-18

LLO YD'S SHIPPING-(T HIS DAY

LONDON, DEC. 18.—It blew very hard last night and
great part of this morning from the eastward, with occa-
sional heavy squalls, with a sharp frost and light falls of
snow. Wind this day at noon, moderate north-easterly
breeze, with a slight thaw.
LivErteooL, DEC. 17.—Wind N. E., moderate.—Sailed
the Persian, Edington, for Calcutta; Europe, Bridle,
Monte Video ; Diana, Strickland, New Orleans ; Ann,
Johnson, Savannah.
BELFAST, DEC. 15.—Sailed Roseanna, Rio Janeiro.
CORK, DEC. 15.—Sailed the Joseph Anderson, Hot:an,
for Jamaica.
HULL, DEC. 17.—Wind N., moderate.—The Margaret
and James, Jamiescn, from Shields to London, has been as-
sisted in here with loss of main-mast, &c , by the Gazelle

steamer.
MILFORD, Dec. 16.—The sloop Trader got on shore at
Freshwater Bay 13th inst., but floated off with little damage,
after discharging her cargo.
DEAL, DEC. 17.—Wind S. S.E.—Sailed the outward
bound. 6 p.m.—Wind N. E. strong.
CROOKHAVEN, DEC. 13.—Arrived the Sir F. B. Head,
Allen, from Quebec, sailed 17th ult.

VESSKLS SPOKEN WITH,—The Susan, bound to Syd-
ney, 9.h October, lat. 17, lon. 19 ; Pink, from Glasgow,
6th ult., lat. 4 N., lon. 22, by the William, Houston, ar-
rived in the Clyde. Jonah, of New York, Ist instant, and
Coronation, cf St. John's, 2d, lat. 49, lon. 32, by the Hec-
tor, Anderson, arrived at Cork. Halcedonia, Demerara to
I3oston, with loss of foremast, and short of provisions, lat.
38, lon. 32, and supplied by the Abstract, Spaulding, ar-
rived at Boston.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THUILSDAY.—The
sales to-day were 5,000 bags, at firm prices. The mar-
ket closed with steadiness. -
We have no Share List.

The delivery of the letters and papers are late this
morning, owing to the roads being slippery,
The following account has been received from Vienna,
dated December 6
:
We have received the news, by an extraordinaty
courier, of the occupation of Aleppo by the Ottoman
troops. At the same time it is announced that they
have taken Bir Nesib and Aintab. The Paella of
Diarbekir sent the garrison of Orfor beyond the Eu-
phrates. They did not find any resistance anywhere.
He made about 2,000 prisoners, whom he treated with
the greatest humanity, after which he formed a junc-
tion with the Expeditionary Army, which was operating
on the coast."
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, DEC. 15.—We had a
weak market to-day, and the prices were generally lower.
The Actions of the Society of Commerce fell to 1651.
Inquietude prevailed for the result of the funeral of Na-
poleon. Ardoin's Spanish maintained the price of 22i
1.16 th ; Coupons, 18 7.l6ths.
London, England, 1840-12-18

TEIE'ATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

ELIASON begs leave most respectfully to announce that
the above Theatre is now OPEN EVERY EVENING
with the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled
THE CONCERTS D'HIVER.
Last Week of Mons. Musard's Engagement.
Leader, Mona. NADAUD—Conductor, Mons. MUSARD
PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, DEC. 18.
London, England, 1840-12-18

In 2 vols. post Svo.' with Portrait, 215.,
JAMES SMITH'S COMIC MISCELLA-
NIES,
Edited by HORACE SMITH, Esq.
SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS,
Is now ready at all the Booksellers'.
" One of the most amusing books that have seen the light
since the famous " Rejected Addresses themselves."—Globe.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VES.TRIti.

THIS EVENING. DEC. Is

Will be presented Shakepere's Comedy (with Music) of
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley ; Master Slender, Mr. C. Ma-
thews; Ferd, Mr. Cooper; Fenton, Mr. W. Harrison; Mrs.
Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Ana Page,
Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. C. Jones.

After which.

THE CRITIC; OR, A. TRAGELY REHEARSED.
Sir Fretful Plagiary, Mr. W. Farren ; Puff, Mr. Charles
Mathews ; Sneer, Mr. Cooper ; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos,
\lr. Haley ; Tilburina, Mrs. Orger.
To-morrow, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Brother
Ben, and Two in the Morning.
On Monday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Brother
Ben, and Two in the Morning.
The NEW GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME will
be produced on Saturday Dec. 26, entitled
IHE CASTLE OF OTRANTO ; OR, HARLEQUIN

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AND THE GIANT HELMET.
Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
zommence at Seven o'Clock.
Titkete and plat OA for the Boxers to be taken of Mr. Grogan.
41. the Box-office, from Ten till Feur, where Season Tickets
may De had upon application.'
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second" Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price.
2s. ; Gallery, ls.
Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. Anch a WS, bookseller
167, New Bond-street.
London, England, 1840-09-30

.bIirENING EDIttiON.
is ihi lime, I Wm i,xttoatlt lad
LAyo lona and ex,pllcit tt4th
many, who think as I tell you, and with a few 41
the other side, who are no less perinaded that there
are such intentions." These remarks, it should to,
borne in mind, are those of a man who was hiniself
an aristocrat by birth, connexion, and disposition,
and would naturally therefore be supposed to incline
tavourahly to the ord2r to which he beloned,
truth stood in his way, and this was au obstacle
which he could not get over.
After reading such accounts as the above, one
almost ceases to commiserate the French aristocracy
for the calamities thrlt befell them, a few' years later,
during* the excesses of the Revolution. Ir their lot
was a dreadful one, it was they themseives who
provoked it. Like Shakspeare's engineer, they were
" hoist with their own petard." In putting down
Kings and setting up Goddesses of Reason, the
French mob only followed the fashion set them by
the French noblesse. On what principles of ins-
tice, then, arc the Dantons, Climi-
mettes of 1793 to be execrated as monsters. when
the high-horn wits and philsophers of 1779, who
preceded them in the task of demolidiing all reli-
giou,,, civil, and social Listilutions, are to be allowed
to escape scot-free: If we condemn the one elas4
of anarchists, do not let its permit the others to gu
unpunished. It is for the absence of this impartial
spirit, that we protest against Burke's " Reflec.
tions." We do not object to this celebrated work
that it denounces the excesses of the mob ; but that
it passes without censure—nay, even without coin.
ment—the aristocratic excesses that provoked them
and is horror-struck at the idea of plebeian atheism,
while in patrician atheism it can find nothing to
shudder at.
London, England, 1840-09-30

sI'ORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

TUESDAY.

The Buckenham Stakes of :300 sous. each, h t. for the
produce of mares covered in 1837. Colts Sat 71b; and
fillies Sit 41b I'. Y. C. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Wiefurd's h c Wahab, by Sultan (J. Day) 1
Lord Exeter's b c Abydos, by Sultan
Betting-4 to lon Wahab, who made all the running,
and won easily by a length.
The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sovs, e'ch, h ft, for two yrs
old colts Sat 71b ; and fillies Bst 51b ; the winter of the
July or Chesterfield Stakes 61; of both 91b extra ; the
winner of any other sweepstakes or a plate 31b extra ;
those by Arabians or out of Arabian mares allowed 51b.
Last half of Ab. M. (11 Subs.)
Mr. F. Craven's b: f Benedetto, by Defcrice...(Treen) 1
Mr. Thurnhi.l's b f Mes;ene
The followin2 also started, but were not placed:—Mr.
Thornhill's b c E. o.—Mr. Bird's h f Cast-off—Duke of
Grafton's b f Limerick—Colonel Peel's br c Huon.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Limerick (taken), 2to 1 agst
Benedetto, 5 to 1 agst Messene, and 7 to 1 agst E. 0.
Won by a length.
The Grand Duke Michael Stakes, of 50 sous. each, for
3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, SA 31b. A. F.
(27 Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Amurath, by Sultan, out of Marinello—. 0
Lord Jersey's Muley Ishmael, by Ishmael
The following also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's ch c
Capote—Mr. Grosidc ch c Perseus—Lord Oxford's gr c
Clearwell, out of Angelica.

Betting-9 to 4 agst Amurath, 3to 1 agst Muley
Ishmael, 4 to 1 agst Perseus, arid o to 1 agst the Ange-
lica colt.

A dead heat between Muley lahrnael and Amurath. Not
run out when our account left.

Mr. Thornhill's c Lumley received forfeit from Mr.
Payne's Escort, Bat
f7lb each ; T. Y. C. ; 300 sous, h ft.
Captain Rous's Lang?lee received forfeit from Ms.
Payne's Langar, out of Emigrant's dam; 110 to 100 sovs. ,
83t 71b each ; T. Y. C.
London, England, 1840-09-30

FUNERAL of the LATE PRINC
AUGUSTA.

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PREPARATIONS AT ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL.
WINU:S.OII, SEPT. `9.—Upwards of sixty woric;tneuVr, jc, --
were engq.7ed the whole of Sunday, in order thati.1:::•••■•-"".
delay should take place. This morning twenty men tttold'VelS ti
rived from the Royal upholsterers' in London, when
they immediately commenced hangieg the passages
(through which the public will pass to the large draw-
ing-room in which the remains of her late Royal High-
ness will lie in state) with black cloth.
The whole of the necessary arrangements at Frog-
more will be completed in the course of Thursday night.
The body will be taken into the chapel at the south
door, at the exterior of which an extensive porch bat
been built (to he covered and lined with black cloth),
beneath which the mourners and attendants will be set

down.
The procession will proceed down the whole length of
the south aisle, and up the centre aisle into the choir.
A raised platform (to be covered with black cloth),
communicating with the end of the south aisle, eighteen
feet in width, will extend from the western door along
the centre to a level with the summit of the steps lead-
ing into the chapel. Throughout the whole length of
the north aisle an extensive gallery is now being erected,
sufficiently capacious to contain upwards of six hundred
persons. To this gallery admission will be by tickets,
issued only from the office of the Lord Chamberlain.
The whole of the gallery, platform, &c , will be entirely
covered with black cloth. It is not expected that the
Royal mausoleum will be opened before Thursday. In
the evening of that day all the arrangements will have
been completed.

The funeral ceremony is not expected to terminate
until alter midnight.
The arrangements in the interior of the chapel: will
not be commenced until to-morrow evening, or the fol-
lowing morniug.—Morning Post.
London, England, 1840-09-30

V irPN' IVG ED t.TION.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS.

THIS EVENING, SEPT. 30,
Will be repeated the New Play, in riva Acts, written by James
Sheridan Knowles. Esq.. entitled
THE BRIDE OF MESSINA.
John di Procida, Mr. Moore ; Fernando, Mr. Anderson ;
Guiscardo, Mr. Cooper; isoline, Miss Ellen Tree.
Alter which,
PATTER VERSUS CLATTER.
Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews.
After which will he repeated a New Musical Drama, entitled
London, England, 1840-09-30

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instant dismissal but to prosecution for neglect of duty.
This is as it should be; a few examples would be very
effective,—Railway Time.
London, England, 1840-09-30

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THE GREEK BOY.

Hulas. Madame Vestris ; Doge of Venice, 317. S. Jones ;
Count llalveggic, Mr. Diddear ; Silvio, 31r. Keeley ; Claudio,
Mr. Binge ; Bernardo. Mr. F. Matthews; Benedetta, Miss
Cooper ; Constanza, Miss A. Taylor.
On Thursday, The Bride of Messina, with the Greek Boy.
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Seccnd Price, 33. 6d.; First and Second
Circles. 3s. ; Second Price, =")s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
; Gallery, Is.
Dslors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
imminence at Seven o'Clock.
Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan,
at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may be had upon application.
Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller,
167, New Bend-street.
London, England, 1840-09-30

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
LAST WEEK OF THE 1/4EAS,)N! !
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY NEXT.
GRAND PROMENADES MUSICALES ET
CHAMPETRES,
By Godfrey's unrivalled Band,
Including all the Gems of the Season.
BEETHOVEN'.S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA,
Ile vast Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by
Danson—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows—
Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship.
Carter's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or "Lime Light.
Eruption of Mount Hecla, with increased magnificence.
ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
Feeding flour of the Carnivora, Five o'Clock.
Concert at Five. Eruption at Eight.
London, England, 1840-09-30

TO CORRESPONEIENTS,

We cannot publish the letter of " John Bull." It casts a
wicked imputation on one party for the purpose of screening
at other ,sho has already been justly condemned.
The h t er of " W. U." respecting the war between the Times
and the Dispatch, enters too much into personalities.

IG El W ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW,
:14 r tt•i:. 7 minutes alter 5 I Evening 24 minutes atter 5.
London, England, 1840-09-30

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Sheridan Knowles's new play, the Bride of
Messina, was followed last evening by a new musi-
cal drama, in two acts, from the pen of Mr. S.
Lover, who has also composed the accompanying
music, which is exceedingly sweet and beautiful.
The following is an outline of the story—
Count Claudio Valmonte (Binge), a noble Ve-
netian, has been taken prisoner by the Turks in
the Holy War, and is supposed dead ; in conse-
quence of which, Malveggio (Diddear), has inhe-
rited his lands. Claudio, however, by the assist-
ance of a Greek boy, Hylas (Madame Vestris),
escapes from captivity, and returns to Venice, where
he assumes the disguise of a goldsmith, and Hylas
works at that trade for their mutual support. At
this period the action of the piece commences.
Claudio, however, frequently visits in his own cha-
racter Constanza (Miss A. Taylor), and in one
of these visits he is discovered by her father, who
in his rage declares she shall never wed, except she
is married with the same ring with which the Doge
on the morrow is to wed the Adriatic. Malveggio,
in the mean time, who suspects that Claudio
lives, has caused his gondolier to be followed by
ruffians, who take Silvio (Keeley), the coxcombical
son of a notary, prisoner, by mistake, for Claudio,
and consign him to a dungeon until he shall sign a
bond giving up half his lands to Malveggio. The
notary who is to witness this bond turns out
to be Silvio's father, and this mistake gives
rise to some exquisitely comic scenes. Hylas,
in the meantime, procures certain jewels from
Benedetto, the (laughter of a goldsmith, with
whom he is in love, and for whom he manufactures
a ring similar to that with which the Doge weds the
Adriatic ; and on producing it, Claudio, who has
been recognised by Visconti, his old general, and,
through his interest with the Doge restored to
his rights, weds Constanza, and Hylas at the same
time pairs off with Benedetto. The scenery was
exquisitely beautiful, and there were some pretty
incidental dances introduced. Madame Vestris,
who has completely recovered from her hoarseness,
sang several beautiful melodies, with her usual ex-
quisite taste. One of them, " Gondolier Row,"
ought to find a place on every music table in the
kingdom. The piece was completely successful,
and will probably have•a good run. The house
was crowded.
London, England, 1840-09-30

COURT CIRCULAirt

WIND3OR, FRlDAY.—fheir Serene Highnesses the
Princesses Hohenlohe Langenbourg, Princess Therese,
and Prince Phillip Ernest of Holeniobe Sehillingsfurst
took their departure from the Castle this morning, en
route to Dover, where their Serene Highnesses will
embark for Germany. Captain Seymour attended the
distingui-hed party to Dover.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert drove the Queen
in a pony phaeton for an airing in the Park this after-
noon.

In anothercariiiga were the Duchess of Kent and

the Princes Victor and Cledwig of Hohenlohe Schil-
lingsfurt. Major•Gener:al Sir E. Bawater attended her
Majesty and Prince Albert on horseback.
Her Majesty put on mourning for the late Princess
Augusta the day after the demise of her Royal High-
ness, and will continue to wear it for three months.
The Court mourning le, according to precedent, for
three weeks.

The Earl of Erroll is prevented by the illness of his
daughter, Lady Ida I-lay, from joining the distinguished
guests at the Castle.
Viscount Melbourne is expected to return to the
Castle this evening from town.

The Duke of Sussex is slightly indisposed at Ken-
sington Palace, with a cold.
The Duke of Cambridge attended yesterday at Cla-
rence House, St. James's.
The Duchess of Gloucester took an airing yestereoy
in a carriage.
A Deputation, consistinZ of the Earl of Brecknock,
Mr. Hodges, M.P., Sir Edward Fanner, M.P., Mr.
Darby, M.P., Mr. Whitaker, from Kent, and Mr.
Haviland, from Sussex, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-
street, to request the postponement of the instalment of
the Hop Duty to November 1841.
Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday on a visit to
her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Sir Harris Nicholas had an interview with Lord J.
Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere left town yesterday
for Stowey, Somersetshire.
Lord Morpeth has arrived in town.
Viscount Palmzrston had a select party at dinner on
Monday evening, at his residence in Carlton-house
Terrace.
London, England, 1840-09-30

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Second Week of 111 r. Kenney's New Tragedy, entitled " The
Sicilian Vespers," which has been crowned with complete
success, and attracted brilliant overflows. Revival of" Jack
Sheppard."

THIS EVENING. SEPT. 30.
Will be acted a New Tragedy, entitled
THE SICILIAN VESPERS.
Supported by Messrs. Elton, Saville, Hughes, Neville, Hes.
:op, and Johnson, Miss Grant, and Mrs. Vining.
To conclude with
JACK SHEAPARD.
Realizing all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivans.
London, England, 1840-10-15

o 8 6'
0 5 0

36. if a Medical Officer shall be placed upon half-
pay from any other cause than reduction of establish-
ment, he shall be allowed the half-pay to which his
services may entitle him, according to the following
schedule :

Rates of Half• Pay after a Service on
Full-Pay of

Rank of Retired
Medical Officers.

30
years.

25, butl2o, but 10, but
under under under
30 yrs.
X 25 yrs.l 20 yrs.,

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p 15 0,0 12 (.10
0140,01000 80

Inspector Gen. :of
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Deputy Inspect. Gen.
of Hosp.
Staff Surgeon
Regim. Surgeon and
Staff Surgeon, 2d

Class .....-...
Assist. Surgeon

Less
than
10 yrs.
London, England, 1840-10-15

EVPANTING, P3DITION,

COURT CIRCULAR.

WI N DEOR, WEDNESDAY .--ne Queen and Prince
Albert left the Castle about half-pat arc° o'clock
this afternoon in a pony phaeton, attended by the whole
of the Royal suite. The Royal party returned to
the Castle from their chive soon after five o'clock.
Prince Albert, attended by the Earl of Aboyne. Mr.
G. E. Anson and Colonel \Vylde, rode in Swinley Park,
this morning, to enjoy the sport of pheasant shooting,
His Royal Highness afterwards returned to the Castle.
Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. Shee, and Sir A.
Foster, departed to-day, and Lord John Russell and
Baron Dedel arrived on a visit to her Majesty. Baron
Van Cappellen (who was expected yesterday) also ar-
rived to-day.
The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge and the La-
dies Eleanora and Constance Paget are expected to
join the Royal Dinner party at the Castle this evening.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday after-
noon from Windsor Castle.

The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne
House, Berkeley-square, yesterday afternoon, from his
residence Bowood Park, Wilts.
The Solicitor-General had an interview with the Mar-
quis of Normanb3,, yesterday, at the Home•office.
Lord John Russell left town yesterday morning on a
visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Baron Dadel left town yesterday, on a visit to her
Majesty at 'Windsor Castle.
London, England, 1840-10-15

EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS

FROM PA RIS.

(From the Second Edition of The Sun o f last night.)
NEWS FROM THE EAST.
PARIS, TUESDAY.—This day's .Moniteur has the
following :
" The Government only received on Monday the
12th news from the East. These advices, which left
Alexandria, Sept. 26, and was transmitted.hy telegraph
to Paris, contain few details., The Viceroy has re-
plied with much moderation to the act of deposition;
but he was preparing to oppose an energetic re-
sistance. it was presumed that Ibrahim Pasha had
attacked the disembarked • troops. The result of his
operations was not yet known. It was only known
That the Lebanon had remained tranquil.
The news that Admiral .Lalande had received orders,
to proceed to Toulon, as also that M. Cochelet, French
Consul at Alexandria, has been appointed Commander
of the Legion of Honour, are published in the Moniteur.
• The Univers .asserts that the Government had re-
ceived news of the bombardment and taking of St. Jean
d'Acre.
The same paper asserts that M. Renard, of the
Brillante, for his good conduct in the dispute with Na-
. pier at,Beyrout, is named Capitaine de Vaisseau.
Constantinople letters of the 20th, in the Augsburgh
Gazette of the 9th, persist in stating that the Napier
fleet was shortly expected, together with the,sth corps
of the army, to be established near Alexandria. The
Augsburgh Gazette denies that these rumours have'
any foUndation.
Tuesday's organs of ,M. Thiers continue to menace
the Deputies with a dissolution.
ThDebats, in energetic terms, protests against the
system of intimidation resorted to by the Ministerial
Papers,. .
Dr. Comeau, the physician
.of Prince Louis Napo-
leon, has been allowed to share his captivity at Ham.
The Propagandist excitement in Paris is still kept up.
" Several journals," says Tuesday's Moniteui, " speak
of very serious disturbances at Lyons. They are badly
informed. A telegraphic despatch of Monday even-
• ing, contradicts the alarming rumour." The Lyons
i papers; of the 12th describe the affair more seriously.
Nevi)! 100 arrests bad been made, and the cavalry had
been Weed to charge the mob.
Several German and Italian workmen had been sent
out of the country. The Toulon Sentinelle de la
Maine states that orders had been sent for the arma-
ment 'of all the strong places in Corsica and on the

•
coast.
The MoniteurAlgerein of the sth is filled with Mar-
shal Vallee's decrees substituting French for native au-
thority.
The King of Hanpver has prohibited the export of
horses to France.
Madrid papers and correspondence of the 4th state
that, prior to Espartero's departure for Valencia, he
.baol ordered several battalions to leave the capital. The
Eco calls upon the citizens not to lay down their arms till
the nomination of the co-Regents and the convocation
of the Chambers.
•
Barcelona papers continue to be very violent in their
revoltftionary language.
London, England, 1840-10-15

lam not now, Mr. Editor, drawing an imaginary
picture. My connection ;vitt) the Post-office at a pe-
riod gone by, gave me ample opportunity of obtaining
accurately' the facts which I um now 'stating; and
which have up to the present period been perpetuated,
that there should be such disadvantages permitted to
exist—for disadvantages they are, when contrasted with
other Government departments—is not with me a mat
ter of surprise ; believing, as I do, that the Govornment
is in a measure ignorant of the existing evils. Permit
me, therefore, on behalf of those for whom I plead, to
ask the favour of your paper being made the channel
•of information ,to a wise and liberal Legislature or
at least that part of it which more particularly
superintends the working of this great national machine
for public utility and mutual advantage. I am, Sir,.
Your very obliged and obedient servant,
W. B.
London, England, 1840-10-15

BELGIUM.

BnossEt.s, OcT. 11.—We are assured that orders
have just been transmitted to the competent authorities
to put the citadel of Namur into a state of defence.
Tnis useful and important measure cannot be a solitary
fact ; it is probable that similar orders have been sent
to all parts of the kingdom.
OCT. 12..—His Excellency Baron Van Zuylen Van
Nyeveldt, Minister of State and Envoy Extraorklinat y
from the King of Holland, had to-day a solemn audience
I of the King, to present the letters ratifying the acces-
sion of King William 11. The Baron arrived at Brus-
sels yesterday evening, and will proceed to Paris on a
similar mission.
General Willmar is gone to Germany, to be present
at the ceremony of doing homage to the new King of
Prussia, which is to take place on the 15th of this
month.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 13.—The Journal of Louvain is
astonished that the students of the Catholic University
have been forbidden to go to the theatre.
"'the execution of this order," it says, " which is
already a subject of ridicule, will embarrass many per-
sons. What, for instance, will the Professors of the
University do, who last year used to go to the play
with all their families ?"
Several now detachments of horses from Hanover
and Mecklenburg, which have been landed at Antwerp,
passed along the Boulevarde of Brussels yesterday and
the day before on their nay to France.

, I
CAPTAIN WHITE.—We heartily welcome toe
re-appearance of this highly. gifted author in the literary
ranks, the more especially as in the present work, " The
Cashmere Shawl," he fully vindicates the high station
that he has attained by his former publications. This ele-
gant and most lively fiction is a brilliant picture of the
manners and conversations of the East, and even the very
bias of the oriental mind is vividly displayed. ~ The
Cashmere Shawl " itself is a very ingenious instrument,
quite in the Bagdad style, for introducing the various tales
which compose these very amusing volumes. In them the
reader will find a val iety as charming as it is abundant.
He will be reminded by their humour of Rabelais, and_h);
Jtheir poetry of Thomas Nloore, with a troop of Penis in 1"
imagination.--Metropolitan.
London, England, 1840-10-15

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long and meritorious service, a limited number, twenty,
Regimental Lieut.-Colonels shall receive an allowance '
of 100/. a year each, in addition t. the half-pay assigned I
to them by the selwaule annexed to the 23d article.
26. The officer to ba selected tor this special pro-
vision shall be recommended to us by the G?neril Com-
mending-in-Chief from those Lieut• nant-Colonels having
the Brevet rank of Colonel, who have retired or may
i retire to half-pay after thirty years' service upon full-
pay. But this additional rate will not be allowed to
any officer who received the difference when lie retired
upon half-pay, and the officer will cease to receive the
allowance when he shall cease to receive half-pay.
London, England, 1840-10-15

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FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE.

The equivocal position in which we are with respect
to Europe has caused a sort of panic amongst the nume-
rous foreigners in France. Nothing but landaus,
caleches, and post-chaises are seen taking, the road to
the frontiers, several English families returning from
Italy, having preferred passing through Germany to
return to England. There is also much activity going
on in the higher classes of the Russian society, which,
it is reported, has been officially informed, through the
organ of its embassy, that it must expect every minute
to receive orders to leave France. That fear causes
much uneasiness, it is said, to the Princess Bragation,
who for more than twenty years has habituated herself'
to the deuces of a Parisian life, and who is much alarmed
at seeing the moment near at hand when she will be
compelled to give up her box at the Italian Opera, and
her donkey excursions in the Bois de 13oulogne. The
salon of the Princess Bragation has taken too conspi-
cuous a part since the restoration in the history of the
higher orders of Parisian society not to re-
ceive from us an especial notice. Count Anatole
de Demidoff is likewise much inconvenienced at this
moment by the political position. He intended to pass
the winter in Paris, and keep open house. He had ob-
tained permission of M. 'Tiers to bring his wife ; but
all these projects are upset, arid the noble couple will
be compelled to winter at Rome. The young Princess
de Montfort is, it is said, au desespoir, for her reas.ms
for marrying Count de Demidoff were on account of
the promise which was made to her that she should re-
side in Paris. With respect to the lather of this young
and beautiful Princess, the ex-King of Westphalia, he
gave his daughter to Count de Demidoff, on the prom' ise
of paying, when he signed the contract, five millions of
debts of his father-in-law. To finish with foreigners,
let us cite what emanated from Lord Seymour, who has
been in France for the last twenty years, and who, on
the first rumours of a war, hastened to make prepa-
rations for his departure. Somebody was surprised at
this intemperate resolution :—" God preserve us from
remaining in ranee with such a Minister as M. 'Fhiers,
who has the monomania of mimicking Bonaparte. Who
knows but the foolish whim of recommencing the de-
cree of 1803 might be resorted to, and we should be
detained as prisoners ? But as M. Thiers onlyimi-
tates Bonaparte in a small way, instead of sending us
to Verdun, he would be capable of deipatching us to
Uzerches or Bourganeuf."---Sanday's Causcrics in the
Quotidianns.