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SALES BY AUCTION.

GREAT YARMOUTH.

➢LARINI; RESIDENCE;_ called BRANDON HOUSE, situate on the

, . • . Victoria Esplanade. ,
R W. W - SIMPSON respectfully announces
that, the above RESIDENCE, advertised for sale by auction
111 . .
on the 22d instant, is DISPOSED OF by private contract.
Buckltrsbury, Sept. 2. •

' SUFFOLK, NEAR STOWMARKET.
-PERPETUAI, ADVOWSON and NEXT PRESENTATION to the
'VICARAGE of MENDLESHAM, prOducing an income of nearly
ZB4/. per annum'; land-tax redeemed.
NER. W. W. SIMPSON has received instruc-
Lions. to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on
TUESDAY, the 22d September, at Twelve,
The PERPETUAL ADVOWSON and NEXT PRESENTATION
to the VICARAGE-et' MENDLkSITAM, situate about seven miles
frem Stowmarket, and the sane distance from the borough town of
Eye, in the county of Suffolk.
,The .Rectory comprises a substantial
and conveniently arranged residence, lawn, gardens, yards, build-
ings, &c., and nearly 23 acres of glebe, Independently of the church-
yard (lac 2r. 18p.). The Vicarage of Mendlesham is endowed with
one-third of .the great or rectorial tithes of the parish, which, with
the vicarial tithes, have been commuted into a rent-charge of 5831.
13s. per annum, exclusiVe of surplus and mortuary fees. The parish
contains about 4,000 acres of land; and the population is 1,340: The
incumbent is in his 48th year, and the land-tax is redeemed. The
living:is-situate in a highly respectable neighbourhood. The rail-
road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, through Stowmarket, is
near completion.- ,

The property May be viewed, and particulars may be obtained of
Messrs. Smith and eon, solicitors, 16, Southampton-street, Blooms-
bury-square; of Messrs., lJrall and Berkeley, solicitors, Temple-
chambers,- Fleet-street ;-• of Messrs. Cavell. and son, solicitors,
Saxmundham, at the Mart ; and of 3.. tr. W. W. Simpson, 18,
Bucklersbury. • .

NE AR RIPLEY, SURREY. .
The CAPITAL NEWARK FLOUR MILLS, on the RIVER WEY,
MILLER'S COTTAGE, STABLING and PREMISES, 11ESI•
DENCE, GARDENS, GROUND, together with several Enclo-
sures of Land, the whole comprising nearly Twenty-five Acres.
ATR. W. W. SIMPSON has received directions
117.11 L from the Trustees Id SELL 'by AUCTION, at the Mart,
London,-on Trmsnav, Sept. 22, at- Twelve, in three lots,
A very, Valuable FREEHOLD. PROPERTY, - consisting of the
Newark Flour Mills, upOn which an extensive and lucrative business
has beer► carried on for many years, very pleasantly situate on the
river Wey (navigable for barges of 45 tens burden), near Ripley, in the
county of Surrey, only six miles from the county town of Guildford,
one of the best markets in the kingdom, and within a convenient dis-
tance of the Woking and Weybridge stations on the South-Western
Railway. The mill is seated on a powerful stream, and Where short
water seldom or ever obtains, and is equal to the grinding upon an
average of 450 'quarters per week. It works eight pairs of stones,
and. is fitted up with all the requisite maphinery and going gear, in
excellent condition, extensive bin room for Wheat, &c., and stowage
for meal. Contiguous to the mill is stabling for ten hordes, cart
lodge, chaise-house,, and other. buildings. •A miller's cottage in two
tenements, with gardens, and a commodious reSidence with lawn and
carriage drive in front ; shrubbery'and capital 'gardens- in the rear.
Also several closes of superior arable and meadow land, part free of
great tithes. Attached to the property (comprising altogether nearly
twenty-five acres) is a wharf on which the coal, timber, or any other
trade migq be carried on advantageously, as a toll is derived there-
from, as well as from barges navigating the river, yielding a con-
siderable income.
Particulars, with plans, may be had of T. A. Curtis, Esq., solicitor,
Guildford ; Messrs. Smallpiece and 'Son's, solicitors, Guildford ;
Thoma 3 Mellersh, Esq., solicitor, Gedalming ; and Mr.W.W. Simpson,
agent for the valuation and. transfer of breweries, distilleries, mills,
and factories generally, 18, Bucklerabury.

•
IRELAND.--COUNTY OF ANTRIM.
One of the most improving and extensive FEE-SIMPLE ES-
TATES in the United Kingdom, containing 50,000 Acres, the
greater part situate in the manufacturing district of the county.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has the honour to an-
nounce that he has surveyed, by order of the Noble Pro-
prietor, and intends to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION the •
Autumn, at the Royal Hotel, in Belfast,
The (iALGORM or GLENATIGERTY, the BRAID, and
KELLS ESTATES, in the county of Antrim. A large portion of
theseestates 'is rich and very productive land, lying in the valleys
of the River Main, and the Braid and Kells waters. The Galgorm
Estate includes the fine mansion of Galgorm Castle, on which a
considerable sum has,peen recently expended in valuable improve.
ments. • Attached to the castle is a demesne of about 150 acres of
superior land, in hand. On the property, which embraces a great
volume.of water-power, there are many extensive bleach greens,
beetling and corn mills, in the occupation of wealthy and respect-
able manufacturers ; and several of the tenantry are engaged in, or
connected' with, the various' branches of the linen tradef the' ma•
jority are Protestants, and, in the highly favoured province of
Ulster, are remarkable for their industry and intelligence. The ,
bogs attached to the estate are very valuable, and there are exten-
sive tracts of pasturable 'and easily reclaimed mountain lands,
abundantly stocked with game. The property is in the .immediate
neighbourhood of Ballymena, and approaches within a-quirter of a
mile of this, the largest inland town in the county, and is only 20
miles distant from Belfast. The entire of the estates includes a
surfaze of about 50,000 acres. The Belfast and Ballymena Rail-
way, the works of which are contracted for, passes through the pro-
perty, as will also two other railways in contemplation.
Particulars are in preparation, .and may, in due time, be ob.
tained of Messrs. J. W. Sherlock and Sons, 29, Grenville-street,
Mountjoy-square, Dublin, and Fermoy, Ireland; at the place of
sale; and of Mr.. W. W.Simpson, 18, Eucklersbury.
Mr. Simpson,' while drawing the attention of capitalists to the
above valuable estates, wishes to state that a second edition- of
his pamphlet has been published, on which the " Times" news-
paper made the following review :—" Mr. W. W. Simpson, the
well-known and deservedly respected auctioneer and land valuator,
has recently published a pamphlet, entitled A Defence of the Land-
lords of Ireland, with Remarks on the Relation between Landlord
and Tenant,' the Dublin Evening Packet,' in reviewing this work,
gives the following character of its author Mr. Simpson, we
scarcely need remind our readers, is an Englishman, of vast ex.
perience in matters relating to the improvement and Salue of land
in his own country. He is, moreover, a gentleman of most com-
prehensive views, and possesses an understanding naturally streng,
and a stock of practical knowlege and sterling sense which falls to
the lot of very few persons in his own or any other rank of life.
With the social condition of Ireland he has made it his business,
almost as a matter of necessity, to make himself thoroughly ac-
quainted. He feels for her wants, and has contributed as much,
perhaps, as any man in his time to improve her resonrces, by en-
couraging the investment of British capital in every department 'of
Irish industry. Such a witness as this we therefore hold to be
beyond the reach of suspicion, on the score either of interest or
partiality.: His testimony must be regarded as invaluable, as it is
unquestionably unimpeachable.' "

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HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK.
FREEHOLD PROPERTY of a most "valuable description, being
chiefly situate In and hnmediately adjoining the populous market
and manufacturing town of Haverhill, and-which is let to a re-
, spectable tenantry, at a rental of nearly 8001. per annum.
MR. SIMPSON-has.received instructions
from the -Proprietor to-OFFER fOr SALE by AITCTION,
at the Bell Inn, Haverhill, on TnuasDAY, Sept. 24, at ten for Eleven
precisely, in thirty-eight lots, -
A most favourable FREEHOLD ESTATE (a small portion only
copyhoid), the arable • arid' 'pasture Tends of which, with few excep-
tions, are of a high 'class 'quality: A Farm of eighty-seven acres,
forming-a portion of the property, lying adjacent to the town, is let
to Mr.-Louis Arthur Harrison, a- highly respectable tenant, and
partakes more or less of the character of accommodation lands to
the town of Haverhill. It will be sold with the other portions of the
estate, about one mile distant from the town, in fields, and such lots
as will adapt themselves and be most desirable for local purchasers.
The estate, including the land, xnalthouse, residences, shops, cottages,
&c., will -be divided into 38 lots. The.. thirst for the possession of
lands adjoining the town of Haverhillis such, that in small portions
near the_town ;they, let at. rents which, although apparently high,
are, from the accommodation afforded to the inhabitants, rendered
permanent.
Particulars, with plans annexed, may be obtained of William
Burleigh; Esq.-, solicitor, Haverhill; J. R. Chidley," Esq., solicitor,
6, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; and of Mr. W. . Simpson,
18,!Bucklersbury. Mr. Samuel Bigmore, of Haverhill, will show the
property.

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BREWERY. •
"inR. W. W. SlMPSON:hai.for DISPOSAL a
err Ann -of BeREWEBY 'CONCERN in the
with numerous Public-liouses,lt-houseq. sau extensive and
flourishing trade. Th.. niewery estate, including Public-houses, &c.
will be Let on Lease, the term-of years to be agreed upon, and the
rent to be the subject of valuation in the usual way, as well as the
fixed plant, stock,, &c,, . a moiety. of. which only will have to be
paid for by the incoming partner. A clause will be, inserted, giving
the. lessees' the Optic:in.& purchasing by valuation at any time during
the lease.
llefercuces of the.highest respectability .win be given and required,
previouily to any information being. furnished. Applications to he
made to Mr. W.. W.. Simpson,' agent for the valuation and transfer
of breweries, distilleries, mills, and. factories generally, Bucklersbury,

BREWERY, WITH VUBIJC-HOUSES, &c.
• W;W: SIMPSON Ts instructed to SELL
a mist 'Brewery • ooncern in the country, with
Malthouses, and Thirty-fouryrechtdd 'and Copyhold Inns and Public-
houses, to whioh•there• is -a capital s'pfrit trade attached. The Free
Public-house trade is. also considerable: Tile present Ilroprietor,
who haa_carrieo qn, this business for•the last twenty-five years with
great success, is desirous,of retiring from-declining health only ; he
is therefore illing to leave two-thirds of the Purchase Money on
the Estate at 4" per'aent: The-Brewery and Premises are situate on,
and immediately joining; it haVigtible river, and a wharf from which
beer can be sent to-any-part of the kingdom at a very small expense.
References of the—highest respectability will 'be required antece-
dently to any particulars, being furnished by Mr. W. W. Simpson,
agent for the valuation and transfer of breweries, distilleries, mile,
and factiiries generallY,ltieldersbluy,

IRELAND—IN THE COUNTY OF KERRY.
Extensive and improvable Estates, containing in the whole nearly
MOOD acres, situate in the baronies of Corkaguiney, Clan.
morice, and Dunkerrin.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received directions
from' the Proprietor, to submit to PUBLIC COMPE-
TITION, in the Autumn, in Lots,
Valuable FEE-SIMPLE ESTATES (except a small portion
held on lives renewable for ever), situate in the-baronies of Corka-
guiney, Clanmorice, and Dunkerrin, a short distance from Tralee,
the principal town in the county, and where the assizes are held,
eight miles from Castlemain, and twelve from the market and post
town of Dingle, comprising numerous town lands, the whole con-
taining 11,704 statute acres. lne arable and pasture innu .
principally of a deep clay soil on a limestone substratum, and con..
slats of nearly 5,500 acres, producing most luxuriant cropi of
wheat, oats, and potatoes. The remainder of the estates consists
of bog and mountain, abounding with game, a great part of which
forms the famous hunting ground of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P.,
in the vicinity of Derrynane Abbey. The scenery from the hill is
grand and imposing. The lands are supplied with the richest
manures, namely, muscle fish and sea sand, the former being so
plentiful on the coast that the country is manured with it far
miles round. The mountain portions of the property: excel for
the grazing of sheep and young cattle, and might, at a moderate
expense, be converted into excellent sheep walks. The fermi.
houses are generally of a comfortable description, and are occupied
by ,a contented and improving tenantry, mostly holding under old
leases, on the falling in of which, a large increase of rental will
accrue, and the land in many instances, with a small outlay, might
be nearly doubled in value.

The estate may be viewed. Particulars with plans annexed,
are in preparation, and may be obtained one month previous to
the day of sale, on application to... Edward Tribe, Esq., solicitor,
14, Barge-
.yard.. chambers, .Eucklersbury ; and Mr. W. W.
Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury.

In the COUNTY of DONEGAL, 12 Miles from Londonderry„
FEE SIMPLE ESTATE, comprising upwards of 4,100 Acres.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received directions
from the Proprietor to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION,
at the Commercial Buildings, Dublin, in the Autumn,
A very valuable and desirable FEE-SIMPLE ESTATE, situate
in the parish of Desertegney, and barony of Ennishowen, 3 miles
from the port and market town of Buncrana, and only 12 from the
llonrishing city of Londonderry, consisting of the four quarter
lands of Ballyanan, Gortlick, Sharragore, and Toneduff, adjoin-
ing each other, and comprising numerous townlands, containing
altogether upWards of 4,100 statute acres of superior arable and
meadow land, including a large quantity of pasturable moor and
bog, which is of great importance to the arable surfaces. It is let to
industrious and improving tenants at will The sporting varieties are
excellent, and there are many beautiful sites upon the property suited
for a nobleman or gentleman's residence and demesne, commanding
delightful views of Leugh Swilly and the splendid mountain scenery
of Donegal.

ALDERTON, -SUFFOLK; Eight Miles from' the -capital-' Market
• Towit• and Port of• Woodbridge.
VALUABLE sun, - comprising upwards of 850. Acres, Land-
:Tax Redeemed.
R. W. SIMPSON is directed by the Pro-
prietor to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on
TUESDAY, September 22, at Twelve, In Two Lots, a most valuable
and highly-cult P-rated. ESTATE, comprising 854 Acres of land, lying
in a ring fence; divided as follows :
Lot 1. A superior Residence, with agricultural buildings, and 512
Acres, -in the occupation • of Mr. Thomas Roberts, on leake, for a
term of_eight years,. from Michaelmas, 1843, at a rent of 4501. per
annum. This lot is entirely freehold.
Lot 2. An excellent Residence, with superior agricultural build-
Mg's, aTid 342 Atres;" ifi the occupation of Mr. John Ablitt, at a rent
of 3501. per annum, also on lease for a term of eight years from
Michaelmas, 1843, • Part of this •lot is freehold, and the remainder
copyhold. The, estate consists (independent of the sheep-walks)
chiefly_ of fertile and easy tillaged arable land, adapted to the turnip
system of husbandry, and the marshes, amounting to about 120
acres, are-of great productiveness and excellent grazing quality. It
is situate in the healthy and pleasant villages of Alderton and
Ramsholt (a district celebrated for Its sporting varieties),-only eight
miles from the excellent market town and port of Woodbridge, and
fifteen. from Ipswich.. At Ramsholt. there is a wharf where cern
can be shipped at all hours of the tide. The land-tax is redeemed,
the rates are very law, and the apportionment of rent charge mo-
derate: -The tenants are 'of a first-class description in all respects,
and expressed- great satisfaction and in terms of self-gratulation
that they are under leases: The inferenc, therefore, to be drawn in
respect of the permanency of the present and prospective improve-
ment of the rental is left by Mr. Simpson for the public to decide.
Mr. Simpson is authorised to reeciye offers for the entire property by
Private Contract, tip to within one week of the day of sale.
Particulars, 'with' plans 'of the* Property will be shortly published,
and may then • be, obtained of John Wood, jun., Esq., solicitor,
Woodbridge ; of Henry Ward,- Esq.,' 51, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; at
the White Horn, Ipswich; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, 18, Buck-

Particulars and plans of the property may in due time be obtained
of m. Lloyd, Esq., London-street, Derry; William Elliott, Esq.,
Strabane; at the place of sale ; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson,
18, Bucklersbury.

COUNTY of LIMERICK, within Five Miles of the flourishing
Market Town of NEWCASTLE.
IVER. W. W. SIMPSON is instructed -by the
Irish Waste Land Improvement Society to SELL by
AUCTION, at the CoUlmercial Buildings, Dublin, in the Autumn,
An ESTATE, comprising 1,665 statute. Acres of productive
arable, meadow, and pasture land, with an ample supply of Tur-
bary, for the residue of a term of 99 years, from Ladyday, 1838.
The estate is situate within five miles of the flourishing market.
town of Newcastle, it has been extensively improved by the So.
ciety, yields abundant corn and green crops, is well sheltered, and
with good slopes for drainage. This valuable property let on
lease for the whole term to a highly eligible, responsible, im.
proving tenant, at a' net rent of 9101. per annum.
Particulars in due time will be publishedi and may then be ob-
tained at the above Society's Offices, 5, St. Mildred's-court,
Poultry, London ; at the place of Sale ; and of Mr. vv. W. Simp.
son, 18, Bucklersbury, London.

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The following observiitions.comprise the substance of Mr. Simp-
son's predictions -relittWe'to the abolition of the corn-laws, which
were noticed in'ttielibwspapers in connexion with the sale of large
estates-4n Suffolk,- in April 13S1, and he now has the satisfaction to
observe that they•aro already-to a great extent realised. Mr. Simp-
son acknowledged that till within the last year he had been a tho-
rough-going Protectionist. After a three years' test of Sir Robert
Peel'a measures, added to his extensive experience up to the pre-
lent pdrlod iu tlid letting and sale of landed property, he was now.
free and proud 'to • confess that sliding and other scales had
fallen from his eyes; the result of which was, that he was now a
thorough-going,.anti-Protectionist,. from an honest and firm convic-
tion that rents which had.rbeen. set on fair and liberal principles
(within the last seven years) would be permanent; and he fearlessly
statedlliat the.years' purchase on such rentals had risen within the
last sirmonths,-1111d' in all piobitbility would continue to rise on
the settlement of the great question in respect to free trade in corn,
&c. For the _truthfulness of these statements, Mr. Simpson re-
ferred. to recent iettlngs. and sales which have been published. not
only bz_himself, but by other. auctioneers and land-agents. The
Consumption and "demand of an increasing population (in the
ratio -or about 1-,000 • 'per day),- the capital, skill; industry,
and enterprise of Englishtnen, in addition to the easy and
inexpensive transit of their produce to the first markets in Europe,
would form such a counterpoise- as would enable us.to compete suc-
cessfully with the miserably uneultivatedlands and minds of exotic
growth. Not only the increase of population, but ,also the accutau-
lation'of wealth, is going on in thiS 'country, arising from the employ
went of capital. In -the vitriol's branches of agriculture;trade, and
commerce, the -clear- profits -of 'which, it is inferred, amount to'
50,000,0001. annually ; this, and the high value of the funds,'must in-
duce remunerating prices, in corn
:and produce, and stimulate a desire
to invest in land, the only property, indeed, which can be considered
essentially petniiinent 'under adverse circumstances produced by po-
litical events. Instead, therefore, of the-motto,- "agitate, agitate,"
let us substitute that of "cultivate, cultivate," and let landlords assist
iniproving tenants by. making advances (in the nature of improve-
mentain drainage,
.&c.), of the additional Capital which may be re-
quired, charging for the same at the rate of five per cent. on that,
expenditure, which shall be judidously laid out. Hence the tenant-
farmer-will mini 'lin 'additional' benefit of at leastlffteen per 'cent.,.
and a perrnanenthuprOvemea of the value of the farth (quasi land-
lord) will Supervene: It is stated by those who ought to be consi-
dem', the most .competent judges, that if this wise measure of free
trade had not, been carried out, the price of corne and produce would
have risen to such an extent, as to re tice the greater portion of the
population of Ireland to a' ilate bordering on starvation ; and in
England a sinfilat resdlt would have occurred amongst the manu-
facturing and labouring poor. 'Mr. Simpson has also been assured
by most respectable salesmen in Smithfield market, that if it had
not been for the alteration of the tariff, beef and mutton would long
since have risen to Is. per 1b..;. and even now the conclusion arrived
at is, that instead of the prices of corn and meat being too lbw,
between this and next harvest they will obtain a height beyond that
which would be conducive to the general prosperity of the country.'

IRELAND. •
GLASS WORKS at CORK,
11/1-R. W. W. SIMPSON has received instruc-
• tions from the Proprietor to OFFER to the public, on most
encouraging terms, the valuable GLASS WORKS (held on lease for
upwards of 200 years, at an annual rent of only 801.), situate on the
South-terrace, Cork, within a few yards of one of the principal
quays of the city.

- The premises consist of spaelonrstore-rooms, handsome show-
rooms, cutting shop, &C., on which, with the machinery, a large
sum has been expended ;..they are constructed on the most approved
principles, are in the most _thorough repair, and perfect working
order. They arc admirably adapted for all the purposes of business,
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which were advertised to be sold by Auction.in April and June last
to the autumn of this year. In reference to the copy of the
Treasury Minute, dated, the 31st August, Mr. Simpson considers
himself justified -in stating that the present Government are going
to work in good earnest to facilitate the employment of the labour-
ing poor of distressed districts in Ireland, and in other respects to
carry out such comprehensive and ameliorating measures as will
ensure order, industry, and the increased prosperity of the country.
The confidence created by the contemplation of these measures has
already caused applications from English and Irish capitalists for
particulars of estates at present advertised: and an offer already
received by Mr. Simpson for an estate in the county of Donegal
(consisting of 4,100 acres, and advertised for sale by auction) of
within a small sum of the amount which would be accepted, con.
firms the correctness of the foregoing conclusions. These ob-
servations apply also to 'mortgages. Mr. Slumson cannot help
thinking that the all-wise and omnipotent Disposer of human
events has visited Ireland with the potato scourge for the purpose
of stimulating the Government and landed proprietary to form
plans, and make such advances as will improve the condition
of millions of the Irish small and other tenants : and that, in.
stead of cultivating and feeding solely on a vegetable yielding
only twenty-five per cent. of food nutritious to the human
frame, they will thereby be enabled to grow for consump-
tion white straw and green crops in all their variety, produCe
which, under a proper course of cropping, does not exhaust the
power of the land as the potato does, the conversion of the straw
moreover yielding tenfold the manure obtainable from the potato
plant. Under the measures of a wise Government the unbounded
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of a large portion of the population subsisting entirely on their
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was clearly never intended by Providence to be essentially the food
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be presumptuous to attempt the.cultivation of the potato to any
great extent in the ensuing season.
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SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The association opened
six of its lecture bazaars at eleven o'clock this morning ;
but the attendance was in most instances very limited.
Intact, up to nine o'clock last night only 187 members
had arrived. It is to be hoped that a great addition to
the number will be made in the course of the day. The
subjoined sketch•will show, •how the morning has been
occupied :
SECTION A.—MA.THE3IATICA.I. AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
The papers read here, ns their-titles will show, were'of
a very technical and uninteresting character. They were
as follow); :
Erman,, Profes:.or.—Report on. Gauss's Magnetic
Constants. -
Pewit], Professor.—On the Bands formed by partial'
Interception of the Prismatic Spectrum. -
Laming, Mr. Richard.—,On the ConstitUtion and
Forces of the Molecules of Matter.
Hartley, Mr. J. G.—On' the Variation of the'lklng-
netic Needle. . ' -
Towler, Mr. G.—On Magnetic Causation and Intrinsic
Forces.
SECTION p.—CHYMICAL SCIENCE, INCLUDING ITS APPLI-
CATION TO 'AGRICULTURE AND THE' ARTS.
The list here also was unpromising to the general
reader:—
Osborne, Mr. Ilenry.—On the Action of Water in the
Suburbs of Sotithampton on Lead. . .
West,'Mr, Williams, F.R.S.—On the Use of stating,
with the results of Analyses, the nature of the Methods
employed.
Hunt, Mr. Robert.—Report on the Actinegraph.
Hunt, Mr. Robert.—Notices of the Progress of
Experiment un the Influence of Light on the Growth of
Plants.
SECTION C.-"GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
The first paper' read in this room was by Mr. R.
ICeele, "On the Artesian Well on the Southampton-
common." 'This excited some local interest, and the
attendance was large. The Marquis of Northampton
took occasion to congratulate the Southampton members
on Ate advantage to be derived from the visit of the Geo-
loglEal Section of the association. The lecture was short,
but a very long discussion ensued. It appeared that
' nearly 20,000/. had been already expended, and without
Penetrating. through 'the chalk the work had been so
far successful that 18,000 cubic feet, of water
per day had been obtained ; the town, however,
required 40,000 feet ; and the question is whether a
larger supply will be obtained .by going deeper. The
opinion of -Professor Hopkins seemed to be that suc-
cess to this extent was extremely doubtful ; the well was
sunk where the chalk stratum was inclining downwards
towards the Isle.of Wight, near to which there was a
large dislocation. Some of the subscribers to the pro-
ject pressed the learned Professor rather hard, but he
avowed that, if he were one of them, he should proceed
and go through the chalk. Ultimately, it was under-
stood, that some of the members of the Geological Sec-
tion would examine the neighbourhood, and make any
suggestions they could upon the subject before leaving.
Southampton.
The other papers read were----
Goeppert, Professor,tof Breslau, communicated by Sir
R. L Murchison.—On the Origin of the Coal in the Sile-
sian Coal Fields.
Ormerod, Mr. G. W., F.R.S.—On the Northwich Salt
Field.

.SECTION D.-ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY.

This section sat longer than any, and indeed almost
reached three o'clock, the hour named on the paper as
the limit for all. The papers read were theSe:—
Hogg, Mr. John, F.L.S.—Additions to .ft Synopsis of
the Classification of the Genera of British Birds.
Blackwall, Mr. John.—List of Periodical Birds at
Llanrwst.

King, Mr. W.—Notice 'of New Species of Animals
found on the Coast of Northumberland.

Owen, Professor.—On the Homologies of the Ver-
tebrm, and on the Temporal Bone.
Alder, Mr. Joshua.—On New British Nudibranchiate
MollUsca.

Forbes; Professor Edward:—On the Pulmograde Me-
duste of the British Seas, with Notices of the Medusas at
present abundant at Southampton Water.
Mr. King's paper described some animals brought up
by dredging, and found in the pleistocene beds of the
tertiary strata. He was considered to have confirmed
Captain Laskey's observations, which announced the
discovery of these animals many years ago. One of the
species found by the captain was the terebratula cetacea,
which had been found by Mr. King. Another species
wv panopea aldrovandi. The statement of the existence
of such animals in our seas when made by Laskey was
doubted.

Professor Owen's paper defended the study of compa-
rative anatomy on the principle of the unity of composi-
tion ; instead of its lvading to au opposition to the
doctrine of final causes, he believed it was in perfect har-
mony with that doctrine, and illtistrated his position by
instances. He applied his views to the structure of the,
bones of the head, and pointed out the errors of Cuvier
and Agassiz with regard to the nature of the homolo-
gies of the temporal bone.
Professor Agassiz expressed his delight at finding
that Mr. Owen had taken up this subject. He felt that
he could not defend his own views. and promised to re-
examine the whole matter. 'The subject of trans-
cendental anatomy could not have fallen into better
hands than those.of Professer Owen.

Professor Edward Forbes's paper was on jelly -fishes.
This family of animals had hitherto been imperfectly
understood and studied. -By means of the dredge and
the •labours ' of. Mr. M'Andrew, of, Liverpool, he had.
4een enabled- to study this-, family, and proceeded. tp
classify above 50 species, 30 of which had hitherto been
undescribed. He recommended the example of Mr.
M'Andrew to other-possessors of yachts, as by their
means and the use of the dredge many most important
points in natural history might be worked out. Be
also exhibited some curious living animals which he had
recently taken on the British coast. Amongst others,
livinespecimens of the curious fish, the lancelot. (Am-
phioxis lanceolatus of Yarrell.)
SECTION E.—PILYSIOLOGY.

SIDON STEAM FRIGATE.

Dr. Searle read a paper on the cause of the blood's
circulation through the liver • and Dr. Fowler another,
on the sense of touch, with relation to the higher mental
processes. This latter was a sequel to a former paper
read by him, on a sixth sense (the muscular sense, as it
is called), being, in fact, a modification of the sense of
touch. it was a very abstruse metaphysical discourse,
—one of the many which suggest a doubt whether the
excitement of a public room is a favourable condition in
which to test and weigh statements upon subjects that
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that the number people tilled by accident was twice
as great as the number wounded, showing the fearfu/
character of those accidents. They chiefly arose from
the falling in of materials. Of course the wages of such
hazardous employment are high. - - -
There -is a good deal of interest about the meeting
this evening, to which Prince Albert will come over from
Osborne House. It is to be held in the Victoria-fnoms
—a building full of lecture apartments. The large:4
room has been selected for the occasion, but it has the
misfortune to be down stairs. When his Royal High-
ness alights at the entrance of the house, he will have to
proceed down into the part commonly appropriated in
our houses to the kitchen. However, a carpet is being
laid upon the stairs' and with other arrangements for a
facilis decensus, the best face will be put upon the mat-
ter, though a meeting in the area will be something new
to the Prince.

The day's proceedings hitherto have been dull in tho
extreme ; but I have amused myself with a pamphlet
which the Southampton local committee present to every
member of the Association. A very respectable gentle-
man has been persuaded to write a description of the
town and its neighbourhood, for the use of the visitors
on this occasion. He is quite an enthusiast, but evi-
dently has an eye to the useful as well as the pleasant.
The want of water, for instance, being a sad trouble to
the inhabitants, the difficulty is very naturally handed
over to this " congress of men of science," as he phrases
it, whilst if any of them are disposed to migrate, they
may see the need the town has of an infusion of better
folks, for " it has been ascertained that in one district of
it, among 1,094 persons above fifteen years of age; 957
do not attend any place of worship." As for antiqui-
ties, if the members of " congress" have a taste that
way, every acre of it, it appears, swarms with relics.
Here, as tradition runs, is " the pond where King John's
horses were watered ;" an ancient hall over the Bar-.
gate being used to this day as a court of justice, the
judges still' " sit by the gate." The Queen lately cast
anchor here—" her Royal vessel occupying the very
station which the galleys of ancient Rome were wont to
occupy 3" and it is alleged to be "indeed- highly pro-
bable" that the quay of Southampton " may have been
the scene of Canute's long famous rebuke to the flattery
of his courtiers." _ _

It seems that the treasurer's account for the past year
contrasts rather unfavourably with its predecessor,
although the statement just presented includes the
meeting at Cambridge in 1845-,-n town at which 1,000
-members then met, and which had the benefit of being
remembered as the place where, at the meeting in 1833,
every member's signature was obtained, and a litho-
graphed fac-simile of each published as a " volume of . r.
varieties." The receipts from subscriptions during the
past year have fallen to about one-half the amount of
the previous year's; the small number of annual sub-
scriptions leads to ;he conclusion that a large proportion
of the members have availed themselves of the privilege
of subscribing 10/. in one sum, instead of ii. a year.
The credit side of the account, presented yesterday, is
kept up only by the sale of 1,000/. Consols. The grant%
for scientific purposes have sunk from 8311. in the one
year to 6351 in the other; but the officers' salaries have
risen from 175/. to 521., the latter sum, howerer, being
stated 16 be for 18 months.
Six o'cLOClL—Prinee Albert has just arrived in the
Fairy, and has driven off to Lord Palmerston's seat at
Broadlands, about six miles from this place. His Royal
Highness will dine there, aid will come to the Victoria-
rooms at eight o'clock. The Fairy has returned to
Cowes, and therefore the Prince will sleep at Broadlands.

EXPERIMENTAL TRIP OF THE

This fine war steamer, constructed at Deptford on the
plan of Sir Charles Napier, and fitted with engines-of
550 horse-power, on a principle entirely new in its ap-
plication to steam-vessels, was tried down the river yes-
terday to ascertain her capabilities. The Sidon left her
moorings opposite the dockyard, Deptford, at two o'clock
having on board Captain Superintendent Sir John Hill,
Commodore Sir Charles Napier, Captain Pelham, and
several other scientific gentlemen. The river was very
crowded between Deptford and Greenwich with vessels,
steam-boats, and barges, and it was a task of some diffi-
culty to steer a vessel of the magnitude of the Sidon,
through them without injury to the smaller craft, but by
skilful management the difficulty was overcome in a very
satisfactory manner and the vessel passed Greenwich
and Blackwell without much difficulty. On entering
Bugsby's Hole, a schooner, th; Two Sisters of Whitby,
had just lifted her anchor, and was floating up with the
tide, and although warned in ample time to starboard
her helm, the steersman ported it, and the vessels came
in contact, the paddle-box of the Sidon crushing the
stern of the Two Sisters, and the fore-yard of the
steamer breaking down the top-mast of the schooner.
The Sidon was presently got clear, and proceeded down
the river in fine style, after- a delay of about three--
quarters of an hour. Captain-Superintendent How—
ton Stewart, C. 8., of Woolwich Dockyard, came
on board on the Sidon arriving opposite that
place, and she then went -down the river to Long Reach,
her speed being guessed at from tight to nine knots per
hour. The timbers of the Sidon are put together in the
strongest manner, and her accommodations on board are
of a superior description. The engines above the water
level are entirely made of malleable iron, or of a com-
position similar to gun metal, as hard as the best
iron, to resist the action of shot. The expansion
gear is worked by tappits below, and the shaft is per-
fectly clear of any trapping. The stroke of the engines
is six feet four inches, and the number of revolutions
forty per minute with paddle-wheels thirty feet in dia-
meter, Altogether the experimental trip was very satis-
factory, and the vessel returned to her moorings-xiff
Deptford-dockyard at five minutes past six o'clock, r.sr.
During her progress up the river a very pretty model of
a reefing-paddle-;:heel was exhibited, and the principle
of its • construction and advantages explained, to show
that the floats could be regilli:led by the crew on deck to
suit the changes in draught of water according to the
load on board at the time. •
The Sidon has all her guns on board, consisting of
four 56-pounders of 88 cwt. each, on gun-barrieges, with
traversing platforms. Two of these guns are placed at
the stern and two at the bows. She has four 32-pouuders
of 56 cwt. each on the upper deck, and ten on the lower,
making here whole armament 18 guns, with two light
6-pounder field pieces mounted, to be drawn on shore by
men or horses, and two 12-pounder carronades. Her
masts have been fitted with Harrierlightning conductors,
and no exertion has been spared on the pail; of her de-
signer to render her a perfect war steamer wort4y of the
British navy.

MISS BURNEY'S DIARY.—We are requested to
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TERM OF MADAME D'ARBLAY," authoress of " Evelina,"
"Cecilia," &c., in small Bvo., price 10s. 6d. bound, and
embellished with a portrait of Madame de Steel, is
published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may now be
had of all booksellers. The following are also now
ready:-2. Burke's History of the Landed Gentry, com-
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Nelson. Letters and Dispatches, complete in 7 vols., Bvo.
4. The ninth volume of Agnes Strickland's Lives of the
Queens of England, comprising Mary of Modena,- con-
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so tormented by her associates that she became weary
of life. Having made a packet of her little property,
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her sisters after her death. She passed Sunday with
her mother, and on going to bed took a most affec-
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got, up, but instead of going to ber work, walked to the
canal and threw herself in; but, fortunately, a man
going to his labour saw the act, and jumping in, brought
her safely out. After a short delay, she mentiofted
where she lived, and he took her back to her mother.--
Parris paper.
Lord and Lady Campbell and the Honourable
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sion greatly improved by alterations of an extensive
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Woomvicrr, SEPT. 10.—The Acheron steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Aplin, was paid off at iF oolwich
yesterday, having been nearly five years in commission
on the Mediterranean station. She was commissipind
to-day by tieutenant Dunlop, who will command her:
The Adventure transport-ship was towed to Deptford
yesterday, to be loaded with stores for the 'western
yards. - The Hebe hulk has been brought alongside the
William and Mary yacht,,to receive the single Men of

the Royal Marines of the Woolwich division -who are td
do duty at the dockyard; and the married men will re-
main for the present in quarters at the garrison, to do
duty at the north-west entrance, until their new bar-
racks are finished. Seventy-one female convicts were
brought down the river yesterday, in No. 2 Waterman
steam-boat, and one hundred and four female convicts
this morning, in No. 7 Waterman steam-boat, under the
charge of five matrons, three policemen, and one super-
intendent, and placed on board the Mary and Elizabeth
barque, lying off the Royal Arsenal to receive female
convicts for New Australia.

POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—The inhabitants of
the south-eastern suburban districts of the metropolis
were most agreeably surprised, yesterday morning-by re-
ceiving their country letters before nine o'clock, instead
of as heretofore, between ten and eleven, or even later.
This alteration will give great satisfaction, and add ma-
terially to the convenience and interest of large numbers
engaged in business.
A DEAD BODY FOUND.—The body of an elderly
woman, five feet two inches in height, of stout build,
anti who had apparently moved in humble life, was, on
the 4th instant, cast up by the sea at Birchington, for
the Isle of Thanet. From the state of the body, it had
evidently ii,?en several weeks in the water. She had on
when discovered a light drab mousseline de laiue gown,
spotted with black aild pink, a flannel petticoat, a thick
plaid petticoat, white cotton stockings, marked I. N.,'
and thick boot shoes, much worn. In the pockets of her
dress were found three keys, one cl. f them five inches
long, having-attached to it a small obloi?g copper label,
marked "N. Tower," a light brown silk pirse, with
plated clasp, containing 9s. 6d., a dark bone-ii3ndled
knife, with two long stout blades, but bearing no marl;
or name, and a tooth packed up in a brass thimble. Oa
her wedding finger was a thin gold ring. The clothes
and other matters have been preserved by the Deputy of
Birchington, as likely to lead to her identity.—Dover
Telegraph.
THE EARL GROSVENOR.—Hugh Lupus, the eldest
son of the Marquis of Westminster, will attain his
majority on the 18th of October next. It is said that
public rejoicings in celebration of the auspicious event
ara. to take' place in Chester,-and throughout the ex-
tensive estates to which the Noble Earl is heir; but what
the nature of them is to be,
has not transpired,— Cheste r
t Chrealek