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requisite official facilities. As a mere compilation, it is probably the
most wonderful on record.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Dm. 9, 1846.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That a PROPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has given notice,
that at the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed
to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the
16th inst., he will submit the following motion, viz.:
" That referring to the services which the native army of India
has rendered to the state, from its first formation, referring snore es-
pecially to its more recent services in Burmah, Affg,hanistan, China,
in Sinde, and upon the Banks of the Sutlej, this Court earnestly re-
commends to the Court of Directors to take such measures as they
may think proper for improving thrprospects of that army."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 28, 1846.

This huge volume, the forty-eighth edition of the work, well sus-
tain. the reputation enjoyed by the " Directory" of late years. In
the preface, the proprietor maintains that the high character of the
work is not referable to its mere connexion with the Post Office ;
for an important change has been gradually introduced into the
manner of collecting the information ; and a larger portion of the
work than heretofore has been confided to selected agents entirely
unconnected with the Post Office, this being in great part the plan of
compiling the editions for 1845 and 1846. Nor has the proprietor
rested content with his past success, but has introduced many im-
portant alterations in this volume for 1847, and added to its bulk
without any increase in price. The " Postal Directory" is especially
improved, and there are numerous changes throughout the volume
to Insure its completeness. The compilation must be a vast labour,
to be accomplished only by systematic subdivision and the most pains-
taking minuteness. The appearance of the volume has suggested a
very lively effusion, to be seen in another column ; and we trust the
enterprising proprietor of the " Directory" will find thathis labours
are duly appreciated and remunerated. To a great commercial coun-
try this is an indispensable volume.

SOCIETY OF ART-S.
President—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, D.C.L., F.R.S.
SESSION XCIII.
The First Ordinary Meeting of the SOCIETY of ARTS will be
held at the Great Room at the Society's House, John-street, Attelphi,
on WEDNESDAY, 16th December, 1846.
Dr. ROGET, Sec. R.S., Vice-President, in Rotation.
The Business will commence at Eight o'Clock precisely.
The following COMMUNWATIONS will be made:
Opening Address of the Council on the recent proceedings, present
duties, and future prospects of the Society.
On the First Principles of Symmetrical Beauty, and their applica-
tion in certain Branches of the Art of Design. By D. R. HAY,
Decorative Painter to her Majesty in Scotland.
On the Principles employed in the recent Decorations of the Great
Ball of the Society of Arts. By D. E. HAY.
The following SUBJECTS will be laid on the table :--
A Specimen of American Photography, presented by Mr. R.
LAWRENCE, of New York.
Two Specimens of Needlework, In imitation of the Embroider), of
the Middle Ages. By Miss KING.
Specimens of the Enamelled Pearl Glass. By Mr. LANE.

RAILWAY HERALD, Nov. 21, 1546.
The new volume of the Post Office Directory for 1847 is already
in oar hands, and we can only express our wonder that a work so
laborious, extensive, and minute, could be in any degree improved.
It would have been a sufficient merit to have maintained its former
reputation, it is a great merit to have surpassed itself. The produc-
tion of a work unequalled for accuracy and for clearness has placed in
the hands of the commercial public a most valuable and indispensable
aid in carrying on the business of this vast metropolis, which would
indeed be subjected to the greatest inconvenience and expense it it
were not fora work of this kind. In a short time our readers will
have theopportunity of judging for themselves on purchasing the new
volume, whether our ant:cipatory notice is in any degree exaggerated.

T-O be SOLD, PURSUANT to a DECREE of
the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause of
tiIiIPWORTH versus SKIP WORTH, with the approbation of Sir
GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at the White
Hart Inn, in Chelmsford, Ia the county of Essex, sometime in the
month of January next, of which due notice will be given,
A COPYHOLD MESSUAGE, known as the RED LION INN,
with the barns, stables, and outbuildings, thereto belonging, situate
at Latchington, in the county of Essex, late the property of Mr.
William Skipworth, and holden of the Manor of Snoreharn, in the
said county of Essex.
Particulars whereof may shortly be had (gratis) at the said Mas-
ter's Chambers, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London ; of
Mr Thomas Kirk, solicitor, Symond's-inn ; of Mr. E. W. Banks, so-
licitor, Witham, Essex ; of Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, the tenant of the
premises; and at the place of Sale.
Dated Bth December, 1846.
HOLBORN-HILL, SNOW-HILL, AND
FARRINGDON-STREET VIADUCT COMPANY.
(Registered Provisionally,)
Capital 200,0001., in 20,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposit 1 Is. per Share.
COMMITTEE.
Bell, William, Esq., D.P., Grafton-street East, London University
Clay, Richard, Esq., Eastcheap
Duncan, John Busher, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, Brick-Court,
Temple
Olding, Edward, Esq., Tottenham-court-road, late Union-street,
Southwark
Thomas, Frederick William, Esq., Old Broad-street, City, and South-
gate

BRITANNIA, Nov. 21,1846.
The French people have done themselves credit by their industrial
expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though ingenims
and pretty, they appear quite insignifica..t compared with the indus-
trial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty volume. Keep•
ing pace with the advancing trade and population of London, it still
increases in bulk ; and, keeping pace with the movement of society
in a more important particular, it vigilantly seizes every opportunity
of improvement to insure more perfect accuracy and more complete
classific ,Lion. We find in this volume many instances of superiority
to former issues, which, though comparatively trifling, show the in-
telligence and care exercised over every department. It may be men-
tioned that by the employment of private agents, the changes of re-
sidence arc now brought down to a later period thin formerly, and
the value of the " Directory" Is consequently enhanced. We have
before spoken of it as indispensable to the proper management of
business. Its authority is now so universally established, both at the
Post-office and throughout the metropolis, that any further recom-
mendation of it is superfluous.

HERAPATH'S RAILWAY JOURNAL, Nov. 21, 1846.
The " Post-office Directory" for 1847 appears with additions and
improvements upon its valuable predecessor, but with no enlarge-
ment in the price. The continued enterprising spirit with NA hich this
important, and it is not a misapplication of terms to say, national
work is conducted, merits the highest commendation, We know not
whether the same illiberal and unjustifiable attempt will be made in
the ensuing session as was done in the last, to wrest it from the
hands of the present proprietary, and to place it by the force of might
over right in the hands of Government ; but, should it be attempted,
surely the following statement of its conductors will go home to the
consciences, if they haveany, of the parties seeking to draw down
the grasping interference of Government :—" It can only be neces-
sary to refer to a copy of the work published before the purchase of
the copyright by its present proprietor, to be convinced that the mere
connexion of the Directory' with the Post-office has little, if at all,
contributed to its present high character. That the improvements
(the result of many years of unwearied toll and application on the
part of those engaged in the compilation of the work) are duly appre-
ciated is now happily beyond all question ; prior to the Directory'
passing to its present proprietor, rival books contended successfully
with this—they have disappeared."

With power to add to the number.
ENGINEER—John Stead, Esq
ARSHITECT—George Smith, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Carritt and Osgood.
PAILLIAMENTITY AGENTS—Messrs. Williamson, Hill, Lefroy and
Smith.
BANKEIS—Ths Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury.
SECRETARY—CharIes Thomas, Esq.
The allotment of Shares in this Company will take place on TUES-
DAY, the 15th of December instant, after which day no further appli-
cations can be received.
In the meantime all further applications are to be made to Messrs.
Carritt and Osgood, Solicitors, 5, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-
Street, at whose offices plans may be inspected and prospectuses ob-
tained.
December 7, 1846.

ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
!las, OR all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
citure of the Policy, two-thirds of the oreralurns paid (see Table) ;
Ise the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
crests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
ates.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
RAILWAY (IRELAND).
LOANS ON DEBENTURES.
The Directors of this Company are prepared to RECEIVE (under
the powers of their Acts of Incorporation) TENDERS for LOANS of
MONEY for Thiee or Five Years, in sums not less than 5001, on
security of Debentures, BEARING INTEREST at the rate of
FIVE PER CENT. per Annum. The interest payable half-yearly,
on 30th June and 31st December in each year, in London or Dublin,
at the option of the lender.
Tenders (stating amount and term of years for which it is proposed
to be lent), to be addressed to the Secretary.
By order,
WILLIAM TAYLOR, Secretary.
3, College-green, Dublin, September 9, 1846.

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
a kenabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per pent. on the premiums paid
n each Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

Zd g . 7
m '4 Bonus Bonus in g a g Assured
g Premium. 2
~; added. Cash. •-•• 6 g anay
g g e A Borrow.
r.
---- - 1
~ 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 0 11 .£l6 0 4 £445 0
£ £ s' '' I r lB3B 192 3 0 87 1 ,C 13 10 2: 395 11

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
RAILWAY (IRELAND).
Notice is hereby given, that the TRANSFER BOOKS of this Com-
pany will be CLOSED from and after THURSDAY, the 31st day of
December, 1846, to MONDAY, the Ist day of February, 1847.
By order,
WILLIAM TAYLOR, Secretary.
3, College-green, Dublin. sth December, 1846.

s. d. r .837
1838,
101000 3 4 1. 1839
1840,
18411

,£21715 1 £lOO 011
192 3 0 87 1 4
165 11 10 74 1 9
116 7 6 54 010
111 6 8, 49 10

IXI6 0 4'
13 10 2
11 3 1;
7 IS 10
710 4

'.£445 0 0
395 11 1
346 2 3
296 13 4
247 4 5

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, and
WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION, and DIRECT EAST
and WEST JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given, that the Deeds, as required by the Stand-
ing Orders of Parliament, now lie for Signature at the offices of the
Company, between the hours of Eleven and Four. Old Scrip not
exchanged for New on or before Monday, the 21st instant, will be
declared forfeited

The division of proflts is annual, and the next ►ill be made in
ecember of the present year.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE
ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION.
12, Waterloo-place, London; 119. Princes-strdet, Edinburgh.
Established in 1839.
Subscribed Capital, One Million.
LIFE ASSURANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND
ENDOWMENTS.
A union of the English and Scottish Principle of Assurance.
A COMPREHENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in
onnexion with Life Assurance, on undoubted personal or other
ccurity.
The Assared participate in two-thirds of the profits.
J. HILL WILLIAMS, Actuary.

By order, R. S. MACKENZIE, Sec.
4, Queen-square, Westminster, Dec. 9, 1846.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY
(Oxford and Bletchley and Buckingham and Brackley
Junction Railways).
Shareholders are informed that the Sealed Certificates in this
undertaking have, during the past week, been sent to all persons (or
their As. ents) who Lammitted their Scrip for Registration before the
24th November last.

WINDHAM HARDING, Secretary.
30, Great George-street, Westminster, Dcc. 12, 1846.

ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK.
EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
THOMAS FARNCOMB, Esq., Alderman, Chairman.
WILLIAM LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Richard E. Arden, Esq. John llumphery Esq., Alderman
William Banbury, Esq. M.P.
Edward Bates, Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman.
Thomas Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Plicher, Esq.
James Clift, Esq. Lewis Pocock, Esq.
Rupert Ingleby, Esq.
PRYSiciAN—Dr. Jeaffreson, 2 Finsbury-square.
SiThineori—W. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.
CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, of King's College.
LOW RATES OF PREMIUM.
Persons Assuring in this Office have the benefit of the Lowest
rates of Premium which is compatible with the safety of the Assured,
and which is. in effect, equivalent to an Annual Bonus ; they have
likewise the security of a large subscribed capital—an Assurance
Fund of nearly a Quarter of a Million—and an Annual Income of
upwards of 60,0001., arising from the issue of between 5,000 and
6,600 Policies.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
LONDON AND YORK EXTENSION SCRIP SHARES, of
251. each, issued Ist December, 1845. Deposit 21. 10s. per share, paid.
Notice is hereby given, that in accordance with the terms upon
which the London and York Extension scrip Shares were issued, and
with the resolution adopted at the First General Meeting of the
Shareholders of the Great Northern Railway, held 25th July, 1846,
one year's interest (at the rate of 4 per cent. to the 30th June last,
and 5 per cent. to 31st December instant), being 2s. 33. per share,
will be payable upon the said Extension Scrip Shares on and after the
Ist JANUARY. 1847.
The Holders are required to send in to this Office, after the 15th
DECEMBER instant, their London and York Extension Scrip Shares,
with a ticket attached thereto, containing full particulars of the num-
bers of the Scrip so sent in, their names in full, and addresses. As
soon as examined, the Scrip will be returned, accompanied by a war-
rant for the interest thereon.

This notice applies only to the London and York Extension Scrip
Shares. By order,

J. R. MOWATT, Secretary.

Offices, 7. Lothbury, London, Dec. 9, 1846.
NOTE.—To all proprietors of Great Northern Shares registered
on 31st of December, 1846, warrants for the half-year's interest at
Five per Cent., due 31st of December, 1846, will be issued, payable
on and after 15th of January, 1847.
Parties who hold London and York, or Direct Northern Scrip
Shares, are reminded that they cannot receive the interest which
will, on 31st of December, be due thereon, or that due 30th of June
last, until they shall have Registered such Scrip as Great Northern
Shares.

♦NNUAL PEEMII7M TO ASSURE £lOO.

Whole Term
£0 19 1 £1 11 19
127 2 0 7
1 6 9 2 14 10
1 19 10 4 0 11
3 7 0 6 010

Age.
20
£0 17 3
1 3
ao s 0
40
1 14 1
2 4
60

For One Year. I For Seven Years

One-half of the " Whole Term" Premium may remain on credit
for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain fdr life as a
debt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time
without notice.
Policies assigned as a security to others, will not be rendered void
in consequence of death by suicide, duellin,
where tor by the
he hands of jus-
tice. In case of death by the above caus esg, Policies are
not assigned, the gross amount of Premium; received will be returned.
Claims paid in one month after proofs have been furnished.
The Medical Officers attend daily at a Quarter before Two o'Clock,
and Policies issue the same day.
EDWARD BATES, Resident Director.
A liberal Commission to Solicitors and Agents.

F"ENIA.SONS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY, 11, WATERLOO-PLACE,
PALL-MALL, London.
Business transacted in all the Branches, and for all objects of Life
Assurance, Endowments, and ATITIUit and to secure contingent
Reversions, &c. Information and prospectuses furnished by
JOSEPII BERRIDGE, Secretary.

that the Court of Directors of the
N AjouiceoisNherAe jay
given,BAND
National Bank of Ireland afterheclaredteaoDf
up capital of the Company. the rate laippeEr c\lennt.opnerthaennPuamid,
for the half-year ending the 31st day of December,
floBr4d 1846, and the
for
warrants for the payment of the same will tr rea y
and after MONDAY the llth day of January, 1847, betweeonitdheßroad-
of ten and three o'clock, at the Company's -Mee, 13,
cobemortahtve,
street. London, and at the branches of the society in Dublin, Ath-
lone, Ba'llna, Ballinasloe, Boyle, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Castelreia,
Charleville, Clonakilty, Clonmel, Cork, Dungarvan, Ennis, Enn s-
PNenagh
- ' - ennoY, Galway, Kanturk, Kilken• y, Killarney, Kilrush,
reen, Tallow, 'TNhuerwles''°ss
Limerick, Longford. Longrea, Mallow, lifidleton, Mitchelstown,
port, and Wexford.
Company , Tipperary, ra e ,
. Rathkeale.
Ti Roscommon,eTtiamlvaßterosfcorreda,,WSkeisbt--
And further Notice is hereby given, that the transfer books of the
will be closed from Saturday the 19th day of December
instant, until after the day fixed far the delivery of the dividend
warrant. n
orderodri of the Court of Directors,
13, Old Broad-streeyt, L on. 9th DecemNberS,.lll4lNG.G, Secretary

W
"VHAT GIFT could be more acceptable
than one of those life-like—almost speaking—portraits
which Mr. Beard's art can now produce."—Watchman.
" From the increased sensitiveness of the plates, they can now be
taken in the dullest weather, if not densely foggy, in all respects as
good as if in the sunshine." - Times.
King William-street, City ; 34,
and the Royal Polytechnic Institu-
tion,
r parliament-street,
a.
Regent-street.
gene BEARD,ntIS-tertre eete,t sole
Westminster; patentee,

SILVER PL ATE, New and Second-hand._
T. COX SAVORY and Co.'s Pamphlet of Prices, with out-
lines, may be had gratis, •r will be • sent post free if applied for by
a paid letter. The contents are the prices, weights, and patterns of
new and second-hand Silver Spoons aid Forks; new and second-
hand Pea and Coffee -ervices, Waiters, Silyer-edged Plated Goods,
the new plated on white metal Spoons and Forks, Watches, Clocks,
Cutlery, Ladies Gold Neck Chains and Jewellery.
P. COX SAVORY and Co., 47, Cornhill (seven doors from Grace.
church-street), London.

LAW REFORM.
Price 2s.
A. LETTER to the LORD CHANCELLOR on
the REFORM of the LAW.

By JOHN GEORGE I'IIILLIMORE.
James Ridgway, Piccadilly ; and all Booksellers.

M. PERCY ST. JOHN'S CHRISTMAS TALE,

Now ready, and may be had of every Bookseller in Town and

PATENT ELASTIC BANDS, warranted wit to
be affected by the cold or heat of any season or climate.
ing
These Rings or Bands are uses instead of Tape or String, for hold-
and Parcels of every description.
One of these Rings is Instantly placed round a Packet of Papers, a
Roil of Maps, Prints, Music, &c., holding the same firmly and se-
curely, saving the time d trouble of tying, yet allowim: a very
great addition or reducton without any less of compactness.
They are well adapted for Garters, (a size being selected which re-
quires little stretching) ; also for the Waist and different parts of the
Body; Surgical Bandages, and for a variety of Surgical and Manu-
facturing purposes.
These Bands are also very suitable for Fastening the Covers of
Preserve and Pickle Jars, Bottles, &e.
In addition to the above, there is a great variety of uses, too nu-
merons to mention, for ratio these Bands may be applied with ad-
vantage, and new applis will constantly suggest themselves
when in use.
They may be had of two thicknesses, and are sold in Boxes of six
dosen each, of assorted sizes, price 6d. per box and upwards.
Bands may be bad to order of various widths and thicknesses.
..* The above articles are sold by all Stationers and Dealers in
Metallic Pens. Wholesale and for Exportation by Perry and Co.,
at No. 37, Red Lion-square, London ; and also by Charles Macintosh
and Co., Manufacturers, Manchester and Birmingham.

Country.
Now ready, price 55., profusely illustratrated from Designs by

J. W:Archer,
THE FIRE SID E, a Domestic Tale.
By PERCT B. ST JOHN,
Author of " Eagle's Nest," " Trapper's Bride," " The Enchanted
Rock," and " White Stone Canoe." Price 3s. 6d. each.
H. K. Lewis, 15, Gower-street North ; Simpkin and Marshall ;
and all Booksellers.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
BY PERMISSION.-PROFESSOR
SCFKENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe-
cimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex-
plosive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three ; and on
the evenings of Mondays, Wedmsdays, and Friday..
The principle of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA-
TED, by Professor BACHHOFFNER. In the OXYIIYDROGEN
MICROSCOPE is exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTATOE,
showing Cuttings of the Tubers and Leaves, together with the
DES fRUCTIVE INSECT, supplied by A. Smee, F.R.S. The PHY-
SIOSCOPE, DIVING EXPERIMENTS, the DISSOLVING VIEWS,
y Charles Smith, Ike.
Admission is. Schools, half-price.

FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH.
Patronised by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
THOMAS and HOWARD'S SUCCEDA-
N./EUM for Stopping Decayed Teeth, however large the
cavity. It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure
or pain, and soon becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain
firm in the tooth for many years, rendering extraction unnecessary,
and arresting the further progress of decay. All persona can use this
Suc,cedanmum themselves with ease, as full directions are enclosed.
Price 2s. 6d. Prepared only by Thomas and Howard, Surgeon Den-
tists, 64, Berners-street, Oxford-street, who will send it into the
country free by post. Afild. by Savory, 220, Regent-street ; Sanger,
150, .Oxford-street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside; Johnson, 68, Cornhill ;
and all Medicine Vendors in the kingdom. Mr. Howard continues to
supply the loss of teeth on his new system of self-adhesion, without
springs or wires. This method does not require the extraction of
any teeth or roots, or any painful operation whatever, and is less
expensive than others. Mr. Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 64, Bernell-
'trot, Oxiord-street. tOme from 11 till 4.

OLD CROWN INN, LICHFIELD.
GEORGE CALL4WAY, impressed with gratitude for past
favours, begs to acquaint commercial gentlemen visiting this ancient
city, that in oonsequence of the retirement of Mr. Gillard, and the
immediate closing of the Talbot Inn, he is earnestly induced to solicit
the patronage of its late friends and supporters, assuring them that
no exertions shall be wanting on his part to merit their favours and
eacours.gement.
The long and highly-established reputation of the Old Croma for
its d mestic comforts, liberal provision, and excellent accommodation
in the stabling department, render it superfluous to say more than
that the anxious desire of the Proprietor will be ever to study the
pleasure of his friends.
November 27, 1846

TO COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN.
BEAVER AND FRENCH HAT MANUFACTORY,
50, Old Change, Cheapside, London, one door from Cheapside.
JAMES WALSH begs to present his best thanks
to his Commercial Friends for their generous and extensive
Patronage, as well personal as by recommendation, and in soliciting
sure s them
.continuation of their support, he as
that every effort on
!i
his part shall be made to supply such Flats as will give satisfaction.
Every description and shape made to order. Velvet, Cloth, &C.,
Caps.

D REDGE'S HEAL-ALL,
throng
the BEMest of
BROCATION, has long been known t
Lumban,
England, as the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, .
Affections,
Pains in the Limbs and Numbness, Sciatic and Paralytic
Spasms and
Face-ach, Sprains and Bruises, Burns and Scalds,
Chilblains be-
Cramp, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frczen Limbs,
or celebrated -
fore they are broken. It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous
disorder the Quinsey or Sore Throat, in which it was never known to
fail after a few hours' application.
Observe—That none can be genuine unless the Stamp affixed to
each bottle contains the name and address of Barclay and Sons, No
95, Farringdon-street, who have purchased the property in this
valuable article from the executors of the inventor, William Dredge,
late of Wishford, Wilts, retail price, ls. I%cl. and 2s. 9d. per bottle;
and sold retail, by all respectable Medicine Venders in town and
ountry.

Captain Cuddy arrived in town on Tuesday lasi
from Brighton.

The Earl of Belmore's plate was lodged in the
Bank of Ireland for safety on Tuesday. It was brought
up from his Lordship's residence at Castleeoole by one
of the Champion's vans, drawn by six horses.—Cork
Southern Repot ter.

We learn that the head-quarters division of the
49th Regiment, now stationed in this garrison, have
generously come forward with a subscription in aid
of the destitute poor. This act of kindness originated
with the men. Since their arrival in Galway this gallant
regiment have conducted themselves with the strictest
propriety, and their generous contribution on the present
occasion will go far towards strengthening.the good will
which subsists between them and all classes of the in-
habitants.—Galway Mercury.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Jan. 9. at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Murray and
Smith, Glasgow.
Robert Colville, bookbinder, Glasgow, Dec. 17 and Jan. 14,
at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Fleming, Glasgow.

The Gazette of last evening contains a notice from the
Speaker that he intends to issue a new writ for the Eastern
Division of the county of Worcester, in the room of the late
John Barnebv, Esq.
eROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 11, 1846.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT,
County of Renfrew—Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell.
in the room of Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., deceased.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 11.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Corporal Major George
Andrews to be Adjutant (kith the rank of Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant), vice Anderton, promoted, Dec. 11.
Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieut. James Peach Peach to be Cap-
tain by purchase, vice Sands, who retires. Cornet William
Gray Draper to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Peach.
Cornet Emanuel Bradbury, from the 14th Light Dragoons;
to be Cornet, vice Draper, Dec. 11.
lit Dragoons—Cornet Harry Croft to be Lieutenant, by
, Croft Dec. 11.
,
purchase, vice King, who retires • Michael Stocks, Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purcha e vice Cr
14th Light Dragoons Cornet William Greenham to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, Vice Smith, who retires; Thomas
Barrett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Greenham.
Dec. 11.

Ist or Grenadier Regiment of FoOt Guards—Lieutenant
and Captain Edward G.. Wynvard to be Adjutant, vice
Home Purvis, who resigns the Ailjutantcy only, Dec. 11.
sth Foot—Captain Felix Ahhpitel, from the 16th Foot, to
be Captain. vice Dude, who exchanges, Dec. 11.
9th Foot—Major Henry Horatio lii;e:hener, from the 29th
Foot, to be M-jor, vice Smith, who exchanges, Sept 21.
12th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant William Edward
Crofton to have the rank of Lieutenant, January
5 ; Ensign John Reynolds Palmer to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Lawrence, deceased, January 6 ;
Ensign Thomas George Vereker to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Palmer, whose promotion, by purchase, has been
cancelled; Gentleman Cadet George Newton Fendall, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Vereker; Sergeant-Major Alexander
Nesbitt to be
Quartermaster, Dec. 11.

16th Foot—Captain Charles Durie, from the sth Foot, to
be Captain, vice Asbnitel, who exchanges, Dec. 11.
21st Foot—Captain Robe-t Spring, from the 53d Foot, to
be Captain, vice Ffrench, who exchanges, Sept. 18.
29th Foot—Major Matthew Smith, from the 9th Foot, to
be Major, vice Kitchener, who exchanges, Sept. 21.
30th Foot—Lieut. Alexander Macdonald to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Brevet Major
.Robert Alexander An•
drews, who retires upon full pay. Dec. 11.
53d Foot—Captain Thomas Ffrench, from the 21st Foot,
to be Captain, vice Spring, who exchanges, Sept. 18.
55th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Pitman to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Edwardes, who retires; Ensign Reginald
Yonge Shipley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pitman,
Dec. 11.

80th Foot—Ensign the Honourable John Howe Montague
Browne to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Robert-
son, deceased; Gentleman Cadet William Paterson, from
the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Browne,
Dec. 11.

Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant John Bradley to be
Adjutant, vice Remmett, who has resigned the Adjutantcy
only. Serjeant-Major Andrew Coakley, from the 15th Foot,
to be Quartermaster, vice Macdonald, deceased, Dec. 11.
STAFF.

Brevet Colonel William George Cochrane, on half-pay
Unattached, to be Deputy Adjutant General to the Forces
serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Thomas Erskine
Napier; Brevet-Colonel Robert Christopher Hansel, on
half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General
to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Philip
Bainbrigge; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Alexander
Mackenzie Fraser, on halt-pay Unattached, to be Deputy
Quartermaster-General to the Forces serving in Canada, vice
Major-General the lion. Charles Gore, Dec. 11.
BR EVET.

The following officers were omitted in the list of promo-
tions, by brevet, published in the Gazette of 10th November,
1846 :
To be Colonel in the Army—Lieutenant-Colonel Jamas
Macdonald Robertson, half pay unattached, Nov. 9.
To be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army—Major J. West-
lake, half pay Unattached, Nov. 9.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 10.
Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Philip John
Stapleton Barry to be Second Captain, vice Pipon, deceased ;
Second Lieutenant Berdoe Amherst Wilkinson to be First
Lieutenant, ♦ice Barry, Nov. 17.
MEMORANDUM.

The dates of the promotions of the under-mentioned offi-
cers have been altered as follows? viz.
Second Captain H. St. G. Ord, 29th October, 1846.
Second Captain Richard Tylden, 9th November, 1846.
First Lieutenant E. M. Grain, 29th October, 1846.
First Lieutenant C. S. Akers, 9th November, 1846.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 10. _ _

This day, in pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, the fol-
lowing Flag Officers of her Majesty's Fleet were promoted,
viz.:—

PRICE OF SUGAR.
"The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending December 8,
1846, is 345. 31/id. per cwt.

Admiral of the White,
John Erskine Douglas, Esq.
To be Admiral of the Red.
Admiral of the Blue,
Joseph Bullen, Esq.
To be Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red,
Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, G.C.11.
To be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White,
Thomas James Mating, Esq.
To be Vice- Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue,
Richard Curry, Esq., C.
To be Vice- Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red,
Thomas Browne, Esq.,
To be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White,
Sir Francis Mason, K.C.B.
To be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear •Admiral of the Blue,
Sir Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.8., K.C.H.
To be Rear-Admiral of the White.
BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Morley, jeweller, Oxford-street, to snrrender Dec.
8, at half-past two, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Spyer, Broad-street-
buildings, City.
James Jeffs, saddler, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square,
Dec. 1, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 18, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street;
Walters and Co., Syrnonet's Inn.
John Hallowell, maltster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 22,
at half-past ten, and Jan. 1.) at one, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court. Wak-ley, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne; Harle, Neweastle-upon-Tyne ; Chisholme, Hall,
and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
Henry Cochrane, merchant, 'Manchester, Dec. 23, and
Jan. 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple;
Bagshaw, Stevenson, and Lycett,
Manchester.
William Hayes. shipwright, Live;pool, Dec. 31, and Jan.
19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan,
official assignee, Liverpool ; Keightley and Co., Chancery-
lane; Hetherington and Co., Liverpool.
Nicholas Broad, tea-dealer, Bristol, Dec. 24 and Jan. 26, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assig-
nee, Bristol ; Hartley, Bristol.
Charle- Wilcockson and Wiliiam Sharpe Barrick, stock-
brokers, Kingston-upon-Hull, I)ec. 23 and Jan. 20, at ten,
at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Kynaston, official
assignee, Hull; 'Filson and Co Coleman-street, City; Wells
and Smith, Hull.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
T. Pulvertoft, iron master, Spalding—a div. of 2s. 4d. in
the pound, on Thursday, Dec. 10, and three following Thurs-
days, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moor-
gat e-st red.
R. C. Turner, builder, Houndsditcb—a div. of 2s. in the
pound, on Thursday, Dec. 10, and three following Thursdays,
at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-
street.
T. H. Williams, merchant, Manchester—a div. of 20s. in
the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.
J. Parr, corn dealer, South Wharf-road, Paddington—first
div. of is. in the pound, on Saturday, Dec. 12, and two fol-
lowing Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-
lane, City.
W. Locks, timber-merchant, Leonard-street, Shoreditch—
first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the
office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.
C. Pope, copper manufacturer, Bristol—sixth div. of 314 d.
in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman,
Bristol.

DIVIDENDS.
. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
A. A. Mackey, N. J. W. Holt, and J. H. Mackey, mer-
chants, St. Helen's-place, Bi,,hopsgate-street, Jan. 4, at
twelve—H. W. Morley, tailor, Dean-street, Soho, Dec. 30, at
eleven—W. M. Morley, warehouseman, Bread-street, Cheap-
side, Jan. 13, at one.

In the Country.
G. Cleverley, builder, Caine, Wiltshire, Jan. 7, at eleven,
at the Bristol District Court—C. Burrows anti J. Gliddon,
brewers, Plymouth, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Exeter Dis-
trict Court—S. Budd, grocer, Newton Abbot, Devonshire,
Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—H. Morris,
grocer, Stourbridg(., Jan. 12, at ten, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court.
___

CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
R. Bradly, jeweller, Bishopsgate-street Without, Jan. 8—
R. Watson, silk mercer, York, Jan. 6—J. Mortimer, wool-
stapler, Bradford. Yorkshire, Jan. 6---E. Williams, draper,
Northop. Flintshire, Jan. I—S. Budd, grocer, Newton Abbot,
Devonshire, Jan. 12— F. Butler, ironmonger, Stafford, Jan. 2
—S. Roden, licensed victualler, Wellington, Shropshire,
Jan. 2—T. Thomas, draper, lbstock, Leicestershire, Jan. 2
J. Rawlinson, tailor, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Jan. 15—T.
Barrett, wood turner, Stroud, Gloucestershire, Jan. I—J.
Caine?, corn dealer, Chilton Cantelo, Somersetahire, Jan. 1—
H. Elkinton, chemist, Maida-hill East, Jan. I—J. Eva, baker,
Redruth, Corth, Cornwall, Jan. I—W. Coulter, grocer, Bir-
kenhead, Cheshire, Jan. l- W. Aston, machine maker,
i4—G. England, clothier, Basing-
hall-street, I—C. Jan.
Collins, l
commission agent, King Wil-
liam-street, City, Jan. I—J. Evans, dealer in guano, Liver-
pool, Jan. 2—G. Grant, tailor, Kidderminster, Jan. I—W.
Connett, cabinet maker, E
aPle Y ' Staffordshire,
Jan.
Exeter, Jan. I—W. Brook, stuff
merchant, Manchester, Jan. 1.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. R. Beard and E. Ledgard, share brokers, Manchester—
P. L. and J. Rutland, woollendrapers, Dudley, Worcester-
shire—H. Woolley and 11. Southam, Manchester—M. Dix
and A. W. Waldeck, milliners, Buntingford, Herefordshire—
H. W. and II Herbert, chemists, Langley-place, Commer-
cial-road, East—G. Redgate, I. Brentnall, and T. Wesson,
lace manufacturers, Nottingham—T. Bird, 0. Watson, E.
Bland, R. Coultas, R. N. Cox, and N. King. coal merchants,
Pickering, Yorkshire, North Riding—W. Hulley and J.
Ilulton, roller makers, Little Bolton, Lancashire—L. W.
Wright and R. A. Cochrane, paper manufacturers, Charlford,
Gloucestershire—J. and B. Hirst, coverlit manufacturers,
Liversedge Yorkshire—J. Buchanan, J. Ainge, and T.
Aldred, umbrella' m au ti factii re'rs, Oxford-greet—J. Shepherd,
W. Wilkinson, G. Hill, and J. Spink, machine makers,
Leeds—J. Barrett and W. A. Phirtlps, toy manufacturer*
Goswell-street, St. Luke—T acid J. Rumpus, booksellers'
Holhorn-bars—
W• Heelas, W. Heelas, jun., and 3• Heelak
hosiers, Wokingham• berkshire—J. and G. Mayall, cotton-
spinners, Ashton..under-Lyne.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
P‘er Eane' merchant, Fort-William, Dec.ls and Jan. 12,
d
tw lye
Telfer at the Caledonian Hotel, Fort-William.
W. e and Co• chaia makers, Glasgow, Dec. 16 and

man cannot make the occasion, but he may take good
care to be in a condition to avail himself of it when it
occurs. The highest political, as well as military em-
ployments, are open to the army; and you are aware
there is generally a military officer in the Supreme
Council of India. With such duties, such responsibili-
ties, and such high rewards before you, I am sure I need
not stimulate you to a continuance of your praiseworthy
exertions, eminently to qualify yourselves for the public
service, not only by professional acquirements, but by a
general acquaintance with science and literature. I urge
study as valuable, not only for its own immediate fruits
in the acquisition of knowledge, but as a preservative
against low and demoralising pursuits. I know not a
more wretched being, or one more exposed to perilous
temptations, than an Indian officer without any literary
tastes or resources. He is frequently liable to be lietached
where there is not perhaps another,European f and you are
aware, that when in cantonments, the usual parades and
drills are over before seven o'clock during a great portion
of the year. How, let me ask you, are you to pass your
time, perhaps eight or ten hours, when exposure to the
zain is attended with imminent danger? The young officer
find of reading, and with literary tastes,will pass his time
in preparing himself for the duties of his procession, and
in keeping up his classical and scientific knowledge, that,
he may be enabled to resume his position on his re
turn to his native land. I almost dread to place before
ou the means resorted to by the illiterate sluggard to
kill that time that might be so usefully employed.
Without resources, he lounges about, seeking some com-
panion as vacant and as listless as himself ; sometimes
courting slumber that does not soothe, and sleep that
does not refresh ; perhaps injuring his constitutor❑ by
needless exposure to the sun, and, I fear, too often ruin-
ing his health and his character by the excitement of
gaming and wine. Why do I place before you a picture
from which I feel assured your youthful mind will shrink
with instinctive horror and disgust? Believe me, it is
not that I doubt the purity of your feelings, or the moral
rectitude of your intention. It is because it is my
anxious and earnest desire to impress you, not only with
the advantages of literary habits and pursuits, but with
the frightful perils and dangers to which idlenes,—tha;
parent of all human ill—must inevitably expose you
Do not suppose that it is my desire to counsel you to
live recluse, or to d-bar you from the pleasures of society.
or manly amusements and recreations. No such thing.
Indulge in them in all moderation, and they will rendio
you more useful, and perhap, better lIN.II. But I be-
seech you, beware of that listless vacuity of mind which
would equally unfit you for duty and true enjoyment.
and must render your lives useless to the state and bur-
-1 densome to yourselves. You who are about to pro-
ceed to India were present when last I had the plea-
sure of addressing the young gentlemen in this semi-
nary, and I hope I need not again urge the topics I
then more particularly dwelt upon. I need not tell
English youth to remember in their future career the
country which gave them birth, and never, in camp
or in field, to discredit it. Courage in action, cool-
ness in danger, and calm endurance of fatigue and
privation, are the characteristics of our nation. But
there are qualities, less showy but not less necessary.
which must be cultivated with equal care. The union of
firmness with gentleness in command—the exercise o
promptness and cheerfulness in obedience. Remember
that a soldier's first and paramount duty is obedience—
a ready, willing, confiding, and uninquiring obedience.
I need not tell you that without obedience there cannot
be discipline, and without discipline there cannot be an
army. You may assemble, in countless multitudes, the
bravest, the hardiest, and the most daring of men, but
without discipline they cannot form an army. They will
prove a mere armed rabble, formidable only to those
whom it is their duty to protect. To those under your
command, and subjected to your power, be kind, affable,
and considerate. Depend not for your influence on the
little brief authority with which you may be clad ;
exercise that authority as to attach to your person the
soldiers under your command, and you will find the in.
dian Sepoy the bravest, the most devoted, the most
grateful of followers. I know not a more interesting
spectacle, or one more creditable to the British power in
the East, than a well-regulated Sepoy regiment. It unites
the affectionate regard of an attached family with the
strict discipline of a well-organized corps. You see the
Sepoys enjoying, without hindrance or interruption, the
free exercise of those rites and usages consecrated by
time, and which have remained changeless amid the perils
of conquests and the ruin of dynasties. You see the
officers in kind and friendly intercourse with the men,
considerately respecting their prejudices, anxiously at-
tending to their little comforts and wants, and liberally
contributing to their national amusements and sports.
In pleasing testimony of the happiness and content-
ment of the Sepoys, you see their relatives attending
the regiment, in anxious hope of being able to join its
envied ranks. You see the British officer respected and
regarded by the native soldier as a protector and friend,
and you hear him saluted by the affectionate appellation
of parent. The phraseology is eastern, but .the feeling
is genuine and. sincere. Need I say how vain must be
your efforts thus to win the confidence and regard of the
Sepoys under your command if not perfectly and fami-
liarly conversant with their language. Without that
knowledge you cannot conscientiously discharge your
duty to the state, or be advanced to the honours and
emoluments of your profeision. You are probably-
aware that the orders from this country are peremptot)
that no officer can hold a staff appointment until he shall
have passed the prescribed examination in the native•
languages. It is a fatal error to imagine that habits of
irregularity and extravagance evince spirit, and ar,
therefore peculiarly becoming a soldier. Nothing can
be more false, though I fe.tr that such an opinion is too
prevalent. If there be any profession in which regu-
larity and abstinence from every species of excess are
peculiarly essential, it is in the military profession,
where an officer knows not the moment he may be called
upon to discharge duties requiring the most entire self-
possession. The soldier's training must be moral not less
than professional—a preparation for the duties of life
generally, as well as for duties purely military. Depend
upon it, the best man will be the best soldier. You at t
about to join, perhaps the only service in the world
where your pay and allowances are ample to meet all
your necessary expenses, and to afford) ou most of the
ordinary luxuries of life. Commence your career smith
a fixed and unalterable determination never to incur one
rupee of debt. As you value your peace of mind and
independence of character, listen to my warning and
friendly voice, and never incur any expense, no
matter how trifling, when you have not the present
means of meeting it. Don't suppose that I mean to
enjoin penurious habits, or to encourage the propensity
of avarice. On the contrary, I should wish to see you

liberal, hospitable, and charitable, in proportion to th,
means with which you may be blessed. But how, I ask,
are you to exercise the dace of hospitality, or meet the
demands of charity, if early extravagance has involved
you in inextricable difficulties, and renrfered you unable,
and perhaps indisposed, to meet such calls? The Iran
sition may seem strange, but, believe me, it is not unusual,
and you will learn, by experience, that early dissipation
and extravagance, besides ruining the health and cir-
cumstances, tend, like every other vice, to harden the
heart, and render it insensible to the wants of a friend, or
to the cries of the distressed. And now, my young friends,
before bidding you adieu, let me urge my last and
most earnest injunction. You are proceeding to a dis-
tant land, where you will be encompassed by supersti•
tion and darkness; but you bear with you the blessed
light of revelation to guide your path, and illumine
your course. When raising your head from your
pillow implore by fervent prayer that-Divine aid with-
out which all human efforts must prove vain; and when
retiring to rest, forget not your humble thanksgivingi
to the Author of all good. Neglect not your religious
duties and observances. Rather cherish and hallow
them the more when assembled together in a foreign
land, it matters not whether under the dome of a ca-
thedral or the roof of the humblest dwelling. You will
mark the Hindoo, and observe him, with unfailing re-
gularity, seeking the banks of the sacred stream, and
conforming, with undeviating fidelity, to every rite
prescribed by the religion of his forefathers. You will
see the Mahomedan daily prostrating himself in
prayer, at the rising and the setting of the
sun, and hastening, at prescribed periods, to his
mosque, with a fidelity and zeal worthy of a purer faith,
and will you, regardless of the injunction of your Re-
deemer, allow your neglect of the sacred ordinances of
your religion to appear in unholy contrast with the mot e
rigid observance of those whose tuperstition and errors
you profess to deplore ? True it is that the faith you
profess is spiritual, and ought to be seated in the heart.
but be not deluded by the impression that you can dis-
pense with the favours of your religion without perilling
its substance and your own salvation. This, my young
friends, is the last time when my duty will call upcn me
to address you. That duty has been to me most pleas-
ing and grateful, because I have had only to use the
language of praise and approbation. You may, perhaps,
think that I have exhorted you too earnestly and too
tediously to the discharge of duties which you are inca-
pable of neglecting. Believe me, it has arises from no
doubt of the soundness of your principles, or the firm-
ness of your purpose, but from that anxious solicitude
that would induce mu, under similar circumstances, to
hold the same language to my own children, in the
spirit of affection, not of harshness or suspicion. Allow
I me to bid you farewell, and to offer my earnest wishes
and fervent prayers for the health, happiness, and wel-
. fare of you all.

STRANGE CONFLICT.—A few days ago, as two gen-
tlemen were near the Meikie Rock between Avoeh and
Fortrose, with a Newfoundland doe, a fish was seen
about 20 yards in the sea, its fins e,pping the water.
The fish was fired at, and the dog immediately swam in
pursuit. He caught the fish by the tail, when the fish
elevated itself out of the water, and got clear of the dog.
The dog again caught it by the mouth, and both dived
under the water, when a violent struggle took place.
The dog, however, succeeded in vanquishing the fish, and
dragged it ashore. The fish is, we understand, a fox-
shark, and measured 5 feet in length.—Ross shire Ad-
vertiser.
ATTEMPT AT DROWNING IN THE SERPENTINE.—..
Yesterday afternoon a very respectably-dressed female
was observed crying very bitterly, and hurrying along
the north shore of the Serpentine river in Hyde Park.
Mr. Cross, of Chelsea, and Mr. Stephenson, of Kensing-
ton, narrowly watched her ; hut on a sudden she plunged
in just where the water (-I« ep ned very greatly. The un-
fortunate creature was got out immediately, and the
former gentleman having south knowledge of her, she
was immediately conveyed to her home in Sloane-street,
in a most deplorable condition, both of mind and body.
It transpired that she was Om. wife of a very respect-
able tradesman, whose name e. obvious reasons is with-
CORONER'S INQUESTS ON THE CAUSES OF FIRES.— held.
The revival, in the metropolis, of the good old cu.tona of MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT RoCEESTER.—On Wednes-
instituting judicial inquests on the causes of fires, has day afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the in-
led to the adoption of measures, at Liverpool. for the re- habitants of Rochester were alarmed by a fire suddenly
establishment of the same practice. A resolution to this bursting forth from a building in the occupation of Mr.
effect was unanimously carried in the Council last week; I)add, builder, of Chatham, at the back of Melgund-
when it was stated by Mr. Horsfall, who moved the re- place, on the common, which for a time threatened
de-
solution, that during the last five years a million of money struction to a number of small houses, chiefly built f
has been consumed in fires at Liverpool alone.—The wood, as well as stabling, slaughterhouses, and other
Builder. outbuildines. The building on fine composed entirely
MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY.— of wood, extended over a conslderable space, and the
iththe
A subscription has been raised among the original share- flames were spreading in every direction,
bycutting
dreiAion
'bauit dw holders of this line for the purpose of presenting some assistance of the fire-ltoolts,
knock-
plate to the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart., of Gla- ing away supports, the blazing masses wereas
atlength
thrown
zenwood House, Braintree, the chairman ; and to the ' down, and, being forced inwards,l thefire w
solicitors, Messrs. Blood and Douglas, of Wilhatn, it, subdued. The floor of the building in which the fire
testimony of the valuable services rendered by those broke out was strewed with shavings, but has been shut
gentlemen in obtaining the Act of Parliament, &c., fur , up for some time, and at present its origin is enveloped
connecting the three towns by railway communication, in mystery.
and uniting the interior of the county more immediately Mr. Meadows White had an interview with Sir George
with the Port of Maldon.—Essex Standard. Grey yesterday.