The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

In reply to a question from Mr. EWART,
Mr. GREENE stated that the ground-floor of the
New House, allowing twenty-one inches for each Mem-
ber, is calculated to contain 3YB Members.—(Laughter.)
The gallery was calculated to. contain 130 Members,
making a total of 448 Members to be accommodated;in
the New House. The present House only contained
380 Members, and therefore the New House would
afford much larger accommodation.
CONSOLIDATED FUND.
The Consolidated Fund (3,000,0000 Bill went through
Committee.

The House resumed, and the report was ordered -to
be brought up to-morrow. •
HIGHWAYS BILL.
On the proposition for going into Committee on Ms
Bill,

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY recorded his dissent splint
it, on the ground that it was inexpedient at present. to
levy any fresh burdens upon the agricultural districts;
he contending that the Bill would have such a tendency.
Mr. G. HEATHCOTE trusted that the Bill would be
postponed for the present.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER was in favour of the Bill, con-
sidering that by consolidating the management of those
highways, which were now under separate control, the
expenditure of management would be diminished, and
men of greater skill would be employed in keeping them
in repair.

After a few words from Lord GALWAY and Mr.
Rica,

Sir GEORGE GREY said he considered that the
Bill would have the effect of securing much better high•
ways. It had been well considered by the Select Com-
mittee, and he trusted that the House would go into
Committee upon it at once.

Mr. LIEN CEY stated a number of objections which
he had to the details of the Bill, and hoped that it would
be postponed until next session. The country ought
to have time to consider the burdens that the Bill would
place upon them. He was one of those who considered
that shifting burdens was a most injudicious course.
In many of the local parishes the overseers
were merely rate-collectors.—(Hear, hear.) Calls were
made upon them in a very irregular manner,
and the result was, that in order to meet the continual
and sudden calls made upon them the poor devilif--•
(Laugh ter) —were obliged to inflict all kinds of rates
upon the rate-payers. Country people had not so much.
money as marry seemed disposed to believe—they had
no Scotch banking system to take advantage of—
(Hear, hear)—and therefore it was most unfair to throw
an undue weight upon them. He advised the Hon.
Boronet to postpone the Bill until the next session, in
order that it might receive the consideration of 'the
country. He concluded by proposing that the Bill go
into Committee this day six mouths.
Sir G. GREY could not undertake to give an explana-
tion with respect to particular clauses which were not
before the Rouse, inasmuch as the course was an'un•
usual one.

Mr. R. PALMER was in favour of postponing the
Bill until the ensuing Session, in an early period of
which it might be brought forward. It would be im•
possible,
presente nhe thought, to get through the Bill during the
dSession.m entif theFo urtohuessee
dividedreasons he should
it . support
the m
Sir W. HEATHCOTE was adverse to discussing
a
Bills of this kind in this stage.---(Hear, hear.) The
discussion could much better take place in Committee.
It', however, after it had passed through Committee it
was not much improved, he should feel inclined
to support the amendment, in order that it might be
postponed until the ensuing session.—(Hear.) The
machinery would be most difficult of compilation, and
this alone, at this late period of the session, was an ad-
ditional reason why time should be given for the careful
consideration of this measure. He wished to see
bridges, which formed an important part in the expendi-
ture of the different counties, brought under a clearly-
defined system of management, as at present county
magistrates were much embarrassed by the intricate
questions that came before them in relation to this
matter. He wished to see bridges and private and public
roads placed under a clearly-defined system of manage-
ment.

Mr. HODGES supported the withdrawal of the Bill.
Mr. DRUMMOND said this was the second Bill this
session that provided for the mortgage of rates; it ought
to establish the principle, not unlike that of a mart
getting into debt and leaving his children to pay. He
telt it his duty therefore to support the postponement of
the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. CORNWALL LEWIS said the Bill was one of
an importantcharacter ; one much required by the country,
and, therefore, he thought it should be passed into a law
during the present session. He combatted the objection to
the principle of centralization, inasmuch as the general
boards would be composed of members of local boards.
Those who had carefully examined the Bill could not be
of opinion that its machinery would be expensive. The.
Committee from whom the Bill emanated did not enter-
tain such an opinion. The rates in England and
Wales amounted to 1,600,000/. in the course of
year. There was a number of officers who re-
ceived no salaries and who were, as a matter
of course, nearly irresponsible. lie thought there
was a certain number of essential officers receiving small
salaries, that much good would accrue, and that the
present expense of management would be thereby cow
siderably reduced. An inspector appointed by the
county magistrate at a moderate salary would be found
a useful and by no means an expensive officer. He
could not, therefore, see that the machinery would be
expensive. When they came to. discuss the clauses he
should be prepared to give the fullest information with
respect to them.—(Divide.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE said he sent copies of the
Bill
into Warwickshire, and a committee of the rate-payers
was appointed to consider it, and the result was that
1,024 of the rate-payers dissented from its principles,
and he agreed with them. The present Bill differed
little from its predecessor. As the Bill would inter-
fere with great local interests, and as its principles had
not been sufficiently matured, he thought the Government
would do well to postpone it. The Bill was only delis
vered yesterday in its new form ; the Members expected
last night to hear the Bills that would be proceeded with,
and that that would be suspended. The House sat until
an early hour this morning, and it was therefore impos-
sible that Members could be acquainted with its prin-
ciples. Ile refused, therefore, so far as he was
c,aicerned, to proceed with it in the present session.
The Right non. Baronet said, that those who, like
him, acted thus, did so with a view to promote the into..
rests of their constituents, and it was therefore too much
to press upon them at this late period of the session gs
Bill whose principles were not comprehensive, and there-
fore most objectionable to the rate-paying community.
(LEFT SPEALIIGI.)

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BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAT•
—(Tuts DAY.)—The adjourned meeting of the Bir•
minghtun and Oxford Junction proprietors was held this
morning at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard; Mr-
F. Aluntz, chairma❑ of the board of directors, in the
chair. The meeting was further adjourned, on the mo-
tion of the chairm an, till to-morrow.

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SamiileS (not less than a bar), must be produced by the parties ten-
dering.
The Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at the said office. No
Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor
"Y noticed, alliCBs the party attends, or as agent for him, duly
authorised In writing.
Leery Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Soap," and
Intuit also be delivered at Somerset-place.

HER. Majesty's Postmaster-General will receive
TENDERS from such Persons as may be willing to Con,ract
for the supiAy of the undermentioned Articles for the Service of the
General Yost-office for Five Years, commencing the Ist September
float ;

LEATHER BAGS,
PORTMANTEAUS,
SADDLE BAGS,
PISTOL HOLSTERS,
TIME-PIECE POUCHES,
CANVAS BAGS, &a.
Samples of the different Articles required may be seen, on applica-
tion at the Inland Office, between the hours of Eleven and Three.
Tenders must be addressed to " Her -Majesty's Postmaster-Gelivered
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ral," with the words " Tenders for Bag., must he d
at the General Post-office, at or before Noon, on MONDAY, the
e 7th
August next, accompanied by a let ter. A Bond tor 5001. willre-
quired for the due performance of the Contract.
General Post-office, July, 1848.

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"PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CH.ANCERY, made is a cause RUNELL
against WHEATLEY, all persons claiming to be Next of Kin of
DAVID CLARK, late of Stanton, in the county of Glonceester,
Gentleman, and to have been living at the time of his decease,
which happened in the month of November, 1830, or the legal per-
sonal representatives of any such Next of Kin, who may have since
died, are, on or before the 6th day of November, 1848, to come in
and make out their kindred and prove their claims before RICHARD
Toxue KINDIRSIAT, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court,
at hi' Chambers in Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane. London;
or in default they will peremptorily be excluded the benefit of the
said Decree.
Dated July 7, 1841.
JOHN COMBE, Staple-inn, Plaintiffs' Agent.
SHARPE, FIELD, JACKSON, and NEWBOLD,
Bedford-row, Defendant's Agents.

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE

CALEDONIAN RAIL WA Y COMPANY.
GENTLEMIN,
Will the proposal to create Preference Stock in your Company, to
the amount of 745,1801. at length open your eyes to the true cha-
racter of the policy pursued by your Directors ?
Will you have the firmness to withstand them, and the courage to
appoint a new Board to reverse the proceedings which have brought
you to this plight, and to nurse your all but ruined enterprise ?
I doubt if you will : for Shareholders are generally so supine, and
so much at the mercy of Directors ; but, if you do not, then not ouo
farthing of dividend will you ever receive, either upon the present
Stock, or upon this proposed Guaranteed! I ! (by whom ?) Capital.
Look for a moment at the position of your affairs, as shown by
your own balance-sheets.
Your directors' last account shows that, on the 31st of December,
1847, they had received and expended—

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WANTED, a TRAVELLER, in the FIAT
LINE, who has a knowledge of the trade and the road.
Apply, by letter only, to X.Y.Z., 60, Queen-street, Cheapside,
London.

CASTLE COMMERCIAL INN, NORWICH.
MRS. TAYLOR appeals to her Commercial
Friends for a continuance of that kind support which for
more than twenty years was accorded to her late husband. She begs
to inform them that she intends carrying on the business at the
CASTLE INN for her own benefit, and assures those who may ho.
nour her with their support, that the same attention to their comfort
and convenience will be continued as heretofore. Her whole atten-
tion will be given to assimilate the accommodations of her Esta-
blishment to the comforts of a private house. The CASTLE INN is
situated in the centre of the City. Omnibuses and Conveyances to
and from the Railway Station are always passing. The Commercial
Room is admitted to be one of the finest in England ; it is lolly, airy,
and spacious, and commands a fine view of the Castle and its envi-
rons. The Bed-rooms are neat and comfortable, and replete with
every convenience.

From Shares • •
Debentures • •
Loans • •

.. £2,047,362 0 0
ii 38,261 12 6
288,848 11 11

Total to the 31st December, 1847 •• . £3,174,472 4 5

Suppose that there has been no money borrowed or expended
since, or that the amonnt so raised has been spent entirely upon
ilie Branches not yet opened (neither of which suppositious repre •
sent the real facts),) then here is a debt of 1,127,1101. 4s. sd. at
least, on your main Line from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow,
the interest of which has to be met out of the revenue received from
the traffic on that Line.

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SCA.RBOROUGH.-BLACKSMITH'S ARMS, QUEEN-STREET,
COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HO FEL._ _

MRS. Ygi;6 begs to inform COMMERCIAL
GENTLEMEN that she has taken this OLD COMMER-
CIAL HOUSE, and respectfully solicits a continuance of the support
enjoyed by her predecessor, the late Mr. Ruddock.

At five per cent. per annum (f will not suppose that your Direc-
tors have paid a higher rate) this amounts to 5G,3551. Then you
know that the Wishaw and Coltness and Garukirk Lines, which
form the chief parts of your Branch to Glasgow, are leased by you ;
you have to pay for
The Wishaw and Coltness per annum, for rent and interest £29,250
The Garukirk • • .. • •• .. 12,508

PURE PORT.—A combination of interested
competitors in the Wine-trade having existed at Oporto since
the year 1844 (with all its ramifications in this country) for the ma-
nifest object of preventing Pure Port Wine from being drunk in Eng-
land, as it aced formerly to be, OFFLEYS, WEBBER, FORRES-
TER, and CRAMP, Alto Douro, Farmers, have determined, as
'growers, in solf-defence, to sapply the consumers direct, and there-
fore make this pi►lis announcement far the information of those
gentlemen who are disposed to replenish their cellars with pure fully
fermented and high-flavoured Port.
London, 36, New Broad-street, July 1, 1848.
A WORD or TWO on PORT WINE, addressed to the British
Public generally, but particularly private gentlemen, by JOSEPH
JAMES FORRESTER (of the House of Oflleys, Webber, Forrester,
and Cramp, of Oporto), author of " Surveys of the Wine Districts of
the Alto-Douro," "Surveys of the River Douro," &e., &c.
Published by Royston and Brown, 40 and 41, Old Broad-street.

£41,758
Add the interest, as above • • • • • • • • • • 56,355

Which makes a total of annual charge • • • . £98,113
To this we must add the expense of working the line ; what this
will amount to must to some extent be conjectural. Your Line has
the disadvantage of steep gradients, and the expenses of mineral
lines, such as the Wishaw and Coltness and Garnkirk, are notoriously
heavy. On the other hand, your New Line has few stations, and
not many trains, and that part should be worked with a sullen esta-
blishment and at little expense.
I believe the average expense per mile per week of all the princi
pal English lines considerably exceeds 3011; we will suppose yours not
to exceed 201. per mile per week ; it is absolutely impossible that it
can be less, or even so low. The length being 130 miles :-
130 X 20, or 2,6001. per week, or for 52 weeks
52 X 2600 .. is •• • • £135,200
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111 ' A R A E.
One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
-I..itter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
comprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice denaand that health should form an item
M the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Illigisted hopes er
neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises, concern you, procure Dr. COLYERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS ' On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but
tor the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
,ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
tittle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims ho would inculcate—to do unto others as he
would be done unto—tc live after nature's laws—and to keep always
Jn the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet•street ; Mann,
39, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand; or direct (by post or other-
wise) frora, the author (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and; cveninds),llo. Argyll-plaeo Regent-street; used all
Booksellers.

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GRAVESEND via BLACKWALL RAIL-
WAY, and STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS.
Railway ant Boat Included in one Payment.
Fares, to or from London.
Fore Cabin and Swami Class Railway, ONE SHILLING;
Saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE.
To or from Blackwall or Intermediate Piers,
Fore Cable .... • ... 9d. Saloon ••• • .. Is.
No other Packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Piers.
From The Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 7. 834,5 934, 1114, I, 2,3,
4,5, 6,6%, 7, and 8. Sundays, at 7, 834,5 1039, 1136, 1,3, 4,5, 6,
634,7, 734, and 8.
From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at 9, 939, 10, 1034, 11, 12,
154.•234, 336, 45.„ 5%.* 6, and 7.* Sundays, at 839, 9, 939, 10,
1034, 11, 136, 239, 336, 5,6, 7,5 and 734.5
The TRAINS starting one quarter of au hour before each of these
times.

ON PHYSICAL-DISQUAIIITATIONS, GENEHATIVE INCAPA-
CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE.

£233,313

We have a total annual charge of • •
before any dividend whatever can be paid to you.
Now what revenue have you to meet this charge. The receipts
since your line opened have not averaged 4,060/. per week. Take
them at that amount for 52 weeks, which will give 208,0001. per an-
num, leaving an actual deficiency of 25,3131. from the sum necessary
to meet working expenses, rent, and interest to bondholders.
This looks very black, but you might hope for an increase of
revenue sufficient at least to cover this, and, perhaps, to pay a
small dividend on the 2,047,3621. share capital sunk in this con-
cern, you might hope, for instance, that the revenue would rise
to 5,0001. per week; and if there has been no more capital ex-
pcuded since 31st December, 1847, this would leave a surplus of
26,6871., after meeting the deficiency shown above, which would
actaaily give a dividend of almost 1 1-3 per cent. But here your
Directors come forward with a proposal to create a perpetual pre-
ference dividend of 52,160/.1! ! It is true that this can never be paid
unless your revenue rises to 6,0001. per week, but it effectually
destroys the very remote chance you have of ever receiving one
fraction of dividend on the Old Stock.

Passages marked * are run direct, the Packets not being per-
'flitted to stop at Piers or for Boats.
Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London
every quarter of an hour.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 41.45. ; Six Months, 21. 15s. ;
Three Months, 11. 15s. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the
packets; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend; or of Mr. Saunders,
Brunswick Wharf. Blackwall.
1 For Packets for Excursions apply to Mr. Morgan, Star Office, Fen-
church-street Station, Blackwall Railway.
dime 10. 1848.

I have not taken into account any of the Guarantees your
Directors have given in other lines, than those ever which your
traffic is now passing. My statement supposes that the traffic
on these lines will meet the Guarantees. But every one knows
this will not be the case; they have guaranteed the Glasgow
and Greenock 4 per cent., and the Perth, Dundee, and Arbroath
8 per cent. These lines have been open for some time, and
aro not earning respectively more than one half the dividend
proposed to be secured to them. Where is the balance to come
from? Then there are the Guarantees of the Scottish Midland!
the Scottish Central! ! the Neileton and Barrhead I! ! and many
other trifles which need not he dwelt upon—and these, too, from
a Company, which after threatening its Shareholders with the
harshest proceedings, and scouring the money market in vain for
help, has actually at this moment a circular issued to its creditors,
requesting them, as the only mode of " keeping Bleu* railway open,"
IlKaisintreyttavriVorxycecp..yfir,y..plAlietr overdue b.l Is; aed
interval ! from a Company which has actually stopped paymeiiii.T
There never was such infatuated madness, even in tile railway
world, as that exhibited by your Board.
Your only chance of saving your line from utter ruin is by acting
promptly now. Refuse to create this Preference Stock; change
your whole Board; the Directors are, of course, all of them most
respectable men, but have shown their utter incompetency for pru-
dent management. Appoint a new Directory; select men who will
stop all needless and extravagant expenditure on new works—who
will manage their line themselves, and not stoop to receive the dic-
tation of Agents and Engineers, and who will study to raise the ut-
most revenue from year legitimate traffic without involving you in
ruluous guarantees and needless competition.
If you take this course I would not yet despair of your retrieving
your Line ftom utter ruin; your trade from Edinburgh and the
north-east of Scotland must be considerable, and thus, by proper
arrangements with other Lines, should be all your own, while you
may fairly claim to divide that to London and the South. From
Glasgow and the West you should have the entire English traffic.
An arrangement could be made with your only competitor for this,
by which you would mutually refrain from interfering with each
other.
In short, you should have a new administration, whose motto
should be—economy, retrenchment, and peace; and if you appoint
such an one, you may yet flourish. Maintain your present manage-
ment, and nothing can be hoped for you.
July 7, 1848.

ROYAL ACADEMY of ARTS.
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Notice is hereby given, that the EXHIBITION of the ROYAL
ACADEMY will final y CLOSE on SATURDAY NEXT, the 27th
Instant, at SEVEN O'CLOCK PRECISELY.

Admission (from Ei••ht o'clulk till Seven) One Shilling.
Catalogue, One Shilling.
JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT, ILA... Sec.
Exhibitors are requested to send for their Works on Wednesday,
the 26th, or Thursday, the 27th.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INS r ITITT lON, REGENT-ST RE ET,
Entirely New and Important Experiments in Electricity, by Isham
BATA Esq., illustrating the Phenomena of Thunder-storms and the
Cause of Lightning, in Lectures, on Monday. Wednesday, and Friday,
at Two o'clock, and in the Evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa-
turday, at Nine o'clock.—Popular Lectures by Dr. Ryan and Dr.
Itachhoffner.—Dloramic effects are exhibited in the new Dissolving
Viewi which, with the Chromatrope and Microicope, are shown ou
the large disc.—Experiments with the Diver and Diving-bell.—New
Igachinery and Models described.
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t
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... informed that such CONCERT will take place at the GREAT
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wi
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Tickets for Boxes (to contain Six) at Ten Guineas, may be obtained
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PHILIP ROSE, Hon. Sec.
OSBOItN I'. CROSS, See.

YEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS-
- KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and
gavented by the use of GRIMSTON E'S AR A. OMTIC ICEGENE,
" rkTCHt, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers-
elY drops or which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a
im " delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only la triangular
I,H
Protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size.
75.; and ceuble this size, I Is. each; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con-
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Cvice on the Growth and Preservation of the
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Y Post, 4s. Gd., 75. tid„ and 125., for money orders only.
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to
"en ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger,
•
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TO THE LADIES.
This lady had the following letter Inserted in the "Times" news-
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the Paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me.
" Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor-
MIA ity of publicly thanking Mr. If. Grimstoae, of the llcrbary, High-
gate for the efficacy of hift Aromatic Regenerator, in having com-
pletely restored the hairon her head, after using itabout four months,
end tile whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant than
lever was oefore the baldness appeared.
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ltegenstor, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase
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perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund-
ance, bat AS a cure et nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume iti far
beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasitre in answering any
lady of respectability to the above fact .
weak, —3, Swanturn-street, itgrey, a erough."w
In cases of the hair becoming thin, or ing fe
drops on the crown of the head occasionally. every week, will pre-
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Prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A
few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the
hair brilliancy, causing it to curl.
The most delicate ladies may nse this delightful product of the
Sliest aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing
Zlour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion
3 the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops
u the crown of the head; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of an
hoar. In most cases relief Is certain in ten minutes. It produces
hairk on children's heads in a few appplications. It used on infants'
"(13, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre-
..,..ent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See
Pamphlet et testimonials.
All letters addressed to Wdlistri Grimstone, Iletbary, Hiatgate.

YATES.

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0!,,f 2N. ,
ii,,., LRTOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES.
:,' Published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, au improved edition, re-
vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 23. in a scaled envelope, or
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ulerous Anatomical Coloured Engravings.
4
ANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA-
hp, _ TUBE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT
', ORAT lON.
Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs,
4..oating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex-
rn_:
, ',9 the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the
ouerer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age ; with Practical Remarks
11:Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De-
LY, Impotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by
whi
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kith numerous
the fell period of life allotted to Man. The whole illustrated
isz numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain-
coe variOns functions secretions, and structures ot the repro-
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-'3Pondence, cases, &c. Consulting Surgeons,
By J. L. CURTIS and CO.,
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Th '.
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Ist Ath, for want cf careful investigation of its real cause, has been
..."'vn to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work,
si, ~stonished to find, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per:
sri'', at troth sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary chonas
4:Ption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin
;', the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth
°4.h More frequently than it Is at all suspected. and Six to
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ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
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at the Office, 57, Chancery-lace, between the hours of Eleven and
Three o'clock, on and after the 10th day of August next.
By order of the Board,
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Dated July 6, 1848.

HAY HARVEST.
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fetes of tke most brilliant character, on the shortest notice. New
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KALOS GEUSIS SAUCE
Observe.—This universal favourite has no Portrait on the
bottle, but merely the Proprietors' Names and the Autograph letter
of Mow'. Soyer, of the Retorm Club, Pall-atult, who gratuitously pro-
nounced his judgment on this Won of the table, which is fully con-
firmed by the extraordinary demand for the " KALOS GEUSIS
SAUCE." Each bottle has a copy of the celebrated Mons. Soyer's
Testimonial, without which none are genuine.
Manufactured only by Messrs. Win. Clayton and Co., 72, Watling-
street, London, and can be obtained by every respectable house in the
Kingdom.

REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE.

DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH
AND MATURITY.-IVITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON
STEEL.

Inst published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed
Envelope, 2s. tld„ et* post-free, from the author, for forty-two
Stamps,

SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise
kJ on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive
Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth a:edett:clac-
turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate
the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeebv,leitthhie,rnatural
reelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ;
Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion,
whether whether arising from these causes, close study, or the
tropical climates: Local and Constitutional WeaknessiefisuSseYsn,liiliiios:
Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from hid,'
cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, Illustrating the
.anatonty, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs,
explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the various
iitafitueeruieosat.hat are puroyduscAedmiunEthLemLAbimsarta,rym.lbah.its,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON.
Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member ef the University of Rclin-
obrtghhe,LLoicoednotnialleoosfpiAttapoisthieecdaicraless' localielt,yL.oaned.on, Uonorary Member
Marriage reentires the fulfilment of several condistions. in order
that it may be really the cause of mutual happines. Could
veil, which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised,
and Us true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could
it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap-
pointments. Excesses are always injurious; the
gill, which when
c
ased in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when
abused .tho prolific source of mischief and of greater or
xcesses, less injuron
y
to the constitutional and vital powers. The partic e
the nature and consequence of which this Treatise professes to dilate,
are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame,
than any other to which it is subject.
This work contains an accurate and complete account of the
Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of
their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly
requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can
be of more importance than the preservation of the health
end of the physical capabilities of which every man AIIOIII,I
5e possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy
in victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, v,diether acquired
early;_qmoun,t,ih.ltetii.life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering
oiying
tor invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap-
plying physician for relief. Shame and the dread so
tYlae, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are
tDirryg assistancee
forgets
thatreach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking
accurate
alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he
license,
ab l sympathy
characterisecctishceriamaffinearteire,naand,maceeorytealianlili,g
stehereeecya,usieascf
,n,:dimicialpmurastui
auelifications that he is show
by
lib
urawtthieethidntelligent and practical physician, and to the
posse,sion of the requisite legal
is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes-
itws,hothee utmost confidence should be extended. Dr.
LI'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas
•ertify, and the
pgrreeraets:ixeatealr.t of his practice for many years is a
:tette: for his
of these .t,euirareiuyanbutte:
yhitsbe Author, and may
which has reference almost
)2, Paternostet-row; ; Hannay, d63may he had of Kent and Richards,
_,llos2:forFdl-esettr.esetrteteSttli; rie, Tiehbonie-
he
consulted
by post for tortyG-
ttreet, Haymarket ; Mansell,
Leadenhall-street, London towrcleoant,ael46a:
yea
till
lted on these disorders personally
,rro
byra letter,th e Author,
daily, wrrhoommTa
residence,37,isecumrsa
uare Two, and from Five till Eight at his
London.

Kew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or
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THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
cessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury,
with remarks on Marriage, end the means of obviating certain dis-
qualifications. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By It. and
L. PERRY and CO., 19, Bernen-stroet, Oxford-street, London.
Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ;
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street, Haymarket; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-itreet.
Panr I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engraving,.
PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive Indul-
gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental
and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity.
It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings.
PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for
their treatment. The consequences of early neglect arid of the abuse
of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated
by Seventeen Coloured Engravings,
Pater IV. treats of the Prevention of Disease by a simple ap-
plication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action
is simple but sure. It acts with the virus chemically, and destroys
is power on the system. This important part of the Work should
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PAST Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and
the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into.
TUSC'ORDIAL BALM OF STRIACUM is exclusively employed in treat-
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERS ALL'S. —YESTERDAY.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Duke of Richmond's Reflection, 3 yrs,
4st 101 b
sto 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's 4 yrs., 6st 31b—t
7 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 5 yrs, 9st 21b
—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs. 7st 111 b
12 to 1 agst Sir C. Monek's Gaiety, 4 yr 3, 6st 81b
12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hydrangea, 5 yrs, 7st 71b
16 to 1 agat Mr. Osbaldeston's Chat, 4 yrs, sst 131 b
—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Plan:lit, 6 yrs, 7st 51b
500 to 30 agst Mr. Murphy's antgn—taken
17 to 1 agst Mr. Courtenay's Bantam, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b
—taken
The betting was extremely flat, and was remarkable
only for the increased favour in which the two favourites
were held, and for the reappearance of Hydrangea and
Chat, who, but a few days since, were at 30 to 1 each.
GOODWOOD CCP.
6 to 4 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Hero, 5 yrs, lOst
EBOR HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux
10 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Sylvan—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken
The above odds laid in small sums.
ST. LEGER.—No betting.
DERBY,
10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman
22 to 1 agat Lord Stradbrolte',. Borneo
25 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel—taken
28 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterly—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Nichol's Nunnykirk—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Mr. Macdonnell's Saucy Dick—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Mr. Payne's Crucible—taken
35 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Meal c—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir C. Monek's Vanguard—taken
Borneo, Osterly, and Nunnykirk, had a good many
friends; business on this, and, in fact, on every race, was
uncommonly dull.

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L L 0 YD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, JULY 18.—Wind W.N.W., light, pleasant
breez,:, and fine clear weather.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 17.—Wind Argyra,
ltres, Bombay; Standard. M'Pherson, Miramichi. 16th,
Sld. Frances Portland, United States; Virginia, New
York. 17th, Lucy Wright, Callao; Formosa, Maran-
ham; St. Patrick, ditto; Montezuma, ditto; Sea King,
John'e, New Brunswick; William Sprague, Boston;
Sir Charles Napier, Miramichi; Ann Kenny, Montreal.
16th, A sloop has sunk on West Boyle Bank; crow in
the rigging,
and a signal of distress flying. The Holy-
lake life-boat has gone to her assistance. 17th, The
Eothen (yacht), of Birkenhead, was wrecked yesterday,
on West Boyle; crew saved.
'TULL, JULY 17.—The Boffnung, Winter, which ar-
rived here to-day from Greenland, reports that several
vessels were beset.
G
LANCASTER, JULY 15.—Sid. Charlotte, Quebec.LoucEsTEß, JULY 16.—S1d. Nicaragua, Quebec.
JERSEY, JULY
15. —Sid• Adolphus Yates, Malgard
Rio Janeiro. Wind E.—Arrd._from the river and
aid,Frecierick, Sr. John's,
DEAL, IJ7Ev 17.—
Countess of Durham, Cuba; Jersey Lass, Cape
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QUAERIES.—The vast improve.,
THE BREA, R., -tile- mode of blasting limestone rock in
ment effectea in the
the last thirty-seven years, is almost
In 1811, when the Breakwater Quar-' .
surpass'
opened, under the superintendence of W.
were firs
ries
the superintendent engineer of the Break-
water,this port,
Stuart, Esq.,
quantities of rock were blasted at a
nt.gwii)tehuief.
snmtahlein the operation was one not altogether
men engaged in it. The march
of improvement has, however, not been lacking in this
ftimeee;fraonomdniedyvaenger to the
department of mechanical labour, and year after year
has therefore witnessed a progression in it. But our
rea'lers will, nevertheless, be surprised to find that last
week, with a charge of one hundred weight of powder,
place in a hole in the rock, eighteen feet deep, no loss
than one thousand tons of limestone rock were blasted at
one blast, and that, too, without any accident occerring
to the !nun engaged in firing the rock. Ile was six
hours engaged in tho operation, end' was seven times
pulled up from the site of the hole to the top of the
qua riei before the fire took effect and this huge blast
Was made. The result is still in part visible in the quar-
ries:—Plymouth limes.
PEMBROKE DOCK.—In reply to a question asked by
an lion. Member of the house of Commons, Mr. Ward,
the Secretary of the Admiralty, stated that both the
Treasury Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and
the authorities at the Post-office had all concurred in the
expedkney of at once discontinuing her Majesty's
steam -packets, which at present carry the mail between
ilobbs Point, Waterford, and Drummore. This, when
carried into effect, we have no doubt will give a most
injurious check to the increasing respectability of Pea.
broke Dock, and prove very detrimental to the interests
of the several house-owners, hotel-keepers, and trades-
men in the locality. If instead, however, of removing
these packets, a strict economy were to be observed in
the several departments, and the passage-money also
r,dduced (it bcing so high at present that few ;sty induced
to visit the sister island), the packets might still remain,
whilst the country would not have to complain of a
reckless outlay of 32,0001., and a return of about.sQQ4-
1117c/ihnum.