The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-29 00:00:00

N°. 18,075.] LONDON, THURSDAY "'"' N G

PUBLICATIONS.

This day_l3.publislitil,

BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
No. CM'XIX., for SEPTEMBER. Price 2a. 6{l.

CONTENTS.
My Novel ; or Varieties in English Life. Part I.
Tile Night Sicla of Nature.
Ti.e Prop,sed Exhibition of 1351.
The Green .k. " Short Yarn. Part XII.
Sketches and 1-pisoles of a Campaign In Schleswig-Holsteln,
Foreign Affairs.
The Mysteries of History. •
Sir Ito :ert. Peel.
sVil'iani Illa,kwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

Fll AS lia'!t'S MAGAZINE for SEPTEMBER,
Price 2s. Gd., or by post, 35., contains:
1. The-A>;,, of Veneer. S. The Heirs of Gautitrey. A Tale.
2. 'l'ennvsom Concluded.
3. Sketebei of .' m-rican Society. 9. Familiar Epistle from Ireland.
P3-.3 Neer 'Yorker. Catchim: 10. The Late Musical Season.
a Lion. 11: Unpuhlished Letters from Ge-
4. SounAng Statue of Memnon. neral CotiA ay to Horace
5. Leares from the Note-llook oI Walp,de.
a Naturalist. Part IX. 12. Watering Place. and Summer
A. Eminent Etonians Haunts of England.
7. Se , side SOlllieti. By an Invabl.
Lerdon: John W. P

'artier, West Strand.

E PEOPLE'S and nowt T' S
JOURNAL for SEP FEITBER, price 814 d., is embellished
with a Portrait of the Earl of Carlisle, drawn by Anelay—Engrav-
ings iron Paintings by J. Noble and T. Clatcr, in the British Gal-
lery ; and a *Design by T. 11. Nicholson, &c. ; and contains eighty
paces of letter-press (upwards of thirty original articles in prose and
verse, by authors of eminence).
.• scielie,,, literature, and the fine arts all find a place in this ad-
mirable.publication."—The Northern Whig.
"It has no equal in periodical literature."—Durham Chronicle.

London: WIllougilb; and Co., 22, Warwick-lane; and all Book•
sellers.

RAILWAY LIBRARY-NEW VOLUME,
One Shilling each, in boards, or in cloth Is. 61.
sOMANCE OF WAR (First Seri,s) By JAMES GR txr.
Author of "The Scottish Cavauer," &c.
Also, in this Series—
Dark Scenes of History. , Lily Dawson:
!lope Leslie. Waterwitch.
Light Dragoon. By Gleig. Spy. By J. F. Cooper.
Longheard. By Mackay. Sense and Sensibility.
Pr.de and Prejudice. Jane Sinclair, &c., &c.
London : George Boutledge and Co., ; and all Booksellers and
Newavendors.

SALES BY AUCTION.

BOROUGH TOWN OF MALMESATRY.
First-rate FREEHOLD FARM, close to the Town, and in the very
heart of the Duke of Be tufort's and tho Vale of White Horse
Hunts, with rich Park-like • Grounds, em`,recing• hi Rs beautiful
scentry the magnificent ruins of the of l Abb .y and the River
Avo t.

MESSRS DANIEL SMITH and SON will.
SUBMIT to AUCTION', at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Sep.
ton!), 10 (unless prcilously dis,osed of by private treaty),
The very valuable and rich EsrtTE'of WHI.D..:DURCIT, co n-
Priing a highly respectztb'e farm residence, about a quarter of a male
from the town of Malmesbury, with •rardypi, orchards; yards, a d all
requisite house and slated latilditiAbil4 very superior description,
surrounded by about 200 acres of excelleitt land, free of great tithes,
of which about, 150 acres are meadow Atitllpasture (a large propor-
tion ez, eedingly rich grazing laud), one fine park-like pasture of
hearty si) acres, 1 itei by Dirt ring elm timber skirting the town, and
present,ng a fine Commanding si e Ver the erectam of a inansion or
limiting seat.' • Three pare. Is of p 'Attire Mods adjeinin; Charlton
Pa: k, the scat of the Earl of Suffolk, with important frontage for
building, upon the read to Cirencester, wi 1 be offered in separate
lots, unless the whole estate should be previously disposed of by pri•
vale treaty. It is let to highly rsspect.ible ten tuts, and part of the
pur..hase money may remain secured on the estate.
The estate may be viewed, and descriptive particulars with plans
had at the White Lion, Ntalmesbury ; at the chief inns at Ciren-
cester, Chipne•mam, and bath; at the Auction start; of Mr. William
Maskelyne, solicitor, Tetbury ; Mr. Vickery, 25, Lincoln's Inn-fields;
and of Ntessr;. Daniel Smith and son, land agents, Waterloo-place,
Pali-mall, who are Wily authorised to treat by private contract.. •

CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE
- CMPANY.
8, NEW COVENTR f -STREETASSURANCE ; LEICOESTER-SQUARE, LONDON.
The FOURTiI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie-
tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head
Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted front the
repirt, which is too lengthy fir publication:
During the past year no claimA have arisen eiom deaths In England.
taongdobiu,
etrt7,o-iotlit:n which
i—on p50a0111.. a 'trod t hseliestr.lrebr
the dg
mortality, and is especially favourable, when it Is .remembered how
severely the life (dices generally sufrertd from the epidemic of lait
year.

The number of lives assured between the Ist of . June, 1842, and
tit': 31st of %lay, 1850, was nr,re than double the number Issued in
the twelve months preceding.
Prop ,sa's were made fn. 13$ Polcies, amounting to 52,9631.25. Id.:
of these 121, comJrising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,125/. 6s.
iixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,048 i , 111,011
K hick 32•12. 3i.
was n.c,ived by the Company In the shape or premiums
Since the c.anrnenceraent of the Company to the lit of June last,
assuran es were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12v r6d , o-
ducing in ann ti premiums 3 7821. I Is. 61. t 0 these 51 lapsed,
amounting to 23,930/. 16s. Gd., of which the_anoual premiums were
7411. Is., leaving the yearly lacunae on the let of June last equal to
2,9911. 15s. I Id.

• ,ince last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001.,
but 1,183/. I is. 10d. only was advanced.
The Directors were also highly gratified to repart that within the
last four in 'rails they had considerably extended their business on
' the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in france; Monsieur
de I'Rtang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinfuished
lila integrity and ability in financial, and iu aill assurance matters,
who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris,
the Cardinal Archbislup of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parsis, Eveque
de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a eon,
siderab e amount of business, mt only in Life Assurances, but in:An-
nuities both Immediate and Deferred,
After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning
thanks to the Right Reverend Chairthan, Bishop Morris, the" Vice-
Chafrman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Offtcers.of the establish-
ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified
and future prospecta. at its present results

NIANY have assumed the use of the word
PALETOT, but the PATENTEES of the design and
material used in this inexpensive and gentlemanly article of dress
ire, Messrs. NICOLL, Merchant Clothiers,
and Manufacturers of Cloth, who have agents In every'principal
Town in' the United Kingdom and Its Colonic.. Their London Ad-
tress being follows : Paletot Patentees,

No. 114, BEGENT•STREET, forms a.department for PlLE-
curs, spe. _
No. I IS (the next house), is devoted tar ItILITARY and DIPLO-
MATIC UNIFORMS. •

No." 118 for ROBES and every novel or established article of
costume.
1201 s exclusively for BOYS' and YOUT3S4 CLOTTING, of on-
lanai excellence; and at 22, CORNIIILL. Specimens of all may be
seen.

In each Department skin! and Intelligent Assistants attend, and
the admitted fact, " That an article to be really cheap should be
really good,"
Is practically sustained.
WHOLESALE WOOLLEN CLOTH and SHIPPING Entrance at
the rear la WAIIWICK-STREET, and CHANGE-ALLEY, in the
CITY.

H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, REGENT-STREET,
and 22, CORNIIILt,

DEFRIE'S PATEN C GAs BAIN.
By the use of the aSOTe, a hot bath can be obtained in six
minutes for less than twopence. Every family should provide itself
with this invaluable requisite, ,Its limited cost placing it within the
means of all, and its simplicity within the management of a child.
DEFRIE'S ECONOMIC GAS COOKING STOVES are adapted for
all establishments, large or small, and nevd only be seen to be appre-
ciated for their cleanliness and economy, entirely dispensing with all
coal. To be seen daily in operation (Saturday excepted) at 221, Re-
gent-street ; and, also in action, DEFRIE'S DRY GAS METER:
40,000 in use.—N.B. The apparatus can be applied for all heating
purposes.