The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-26 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICE.

434, OXFORD-STREET.
TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS, 'AND OTHERS.
Copies-ef TestirtiodialS, Gratis, by all Agents.
GRIMSTONE'S. EYE SNUFF.--Under the
Patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal highness the
Duchess of Kent, and the Lbrds of the Treasury, is universally re-
commended by the Faculty ffir its efficacy in, removing disorders
incident to the Eyes and Head.
SIGHT RESTORED I—NERVOUS HEAD.ACHE AND

,DEAENESS CURED!
the most simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound :
Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure; many thousand
cores have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling expense, yet
certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary to induce the
stifferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Commons have used it.
the Lords of the 7reasury have sanctioned its use. Their late Ma-
jesties, the Duchess of _Kent, the most eminent Oculists, Medical.
Practitioners—with that gigantic balance, the Press—have eulogised
Grimstone's celebrated Herbaceous Compound, known as "Grim.
stone's Eye Snuff," for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident
to the Eyes and Head. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.A.S. See J. B. Lech._
field, Esq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls it
a national blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The late
Mr. Abernethy, with' many others, recommend Grimstones Eye
Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the "Student's Vade
Mecum." See the many thousand letters of Testimonies, of un
doubted medical authority, with others of the first respectability.
Nottingham, Aug. 28.11141
This extraordinary cure is attested by Mr. James Wilcockson,
Foreign Snuf and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham.
To mt. W. Grimstone.
_ _ _

Sir,—l feel great pleasure •in sending you the particulars of my
case, and the, miraculoui cure performed on myself, by using your
truly valuable-Eye-Snue Sir, lam now in my ninety-third year,
and a native of Holland, have been. in this country twenty-six
years. Whether from change of climate, or my advanced age, I
cannot say, but for six •years I have been deprived of sight, there-
fore unable to follow my business. I do most sincerely believe I
should have remainedsin darkness and pain but for the kind recom-
mendation of a friend to use your invention. I purchased a 2s. 4d.
canister of your Agent, Mr. Wilcockson, tobacconist, who knows
the above to be•facts, and will bear witness to my extraordinary
rec every of that most inestimable blessing of our life—" Perfect
Sight"—l declare has proceeded from the use of your Eye Snuff..
For the sake of those suffering, you may make what use you please
of this letter; Mr. Wilcoekaon and many others will vouch for its
truth. I refer the sufferers to this gentleman, being your Agent,
and so well known in Nottingham.
I am, Sir, your obliged servant,
Aug. 23,1641, ANNNIS ZENIA MASSENIA:
P.S.—Sir,—l should not do* you justice without stating my relief
was almost •instantaneous. My eyes became clear and free from
humour, and -by-persevering .in its use very frequently, I am
enabled to read small print without the aid of glasses, and continue
to enjoy God's blessing,-Sight! tree from pain I have reason to be
grateful, and do recommend your Eye Snuff to all 1 know.
Nottinghani. - • A. Z. 'M.
Observe the Caution—W. GRIMSTONE is the sole inventor,
and the only genuine is prepared by him.
This Odoriferous Herbacecus Compound of Herbs is sold in
canisters, at Si., Is. 2d., Is. 4d. 4•. 44., bs., and lbs. 6d. each, by the
Proprietor, M.- GRIMSTONE, at No. 434, Oxford-street, Totten-
*ham...court-road end (late of No. 69, Broad-street, Bloomsbury),
and et the Herbiry, Highgate; and can also be obtained in ill the
principal Towns and Cities. A liberal allowance to Shippeni,
Owners, Captains! and all Vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snuff. This
celebrated Snuff is shipped to all quarters of the globe, and retains
its benign qualities in every climate. All Snuffs and Cigars shipped
on the shortest notice. • - .
HERBARY,HIGHGATE.

APOPLEXY PREVENTED
IFI ETERMINATION of BLOOD to the HEAD,
APOPLEXY,' ttc,; effectuallY Preiente.. by the occasional
use of " FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH," which, by
strengthening the action of the stomach, and promoting a healthy
and regular digestion of thefood, prevents a recurrence of those symp.
toms of this alarming disorder, giddiness, oppresct on of the brain,
singing noise in the ears, head-ache, &c. They are an excellent
aperient, without griping or prostration of strength, create appetite,
relieve la9gour, and invigorate the spirits, while to he free liver or
sedentary they offbr advantages that will not fail to be appreciated.
Sold-by T. Praut, 221, Strand, London; Price Is. lyee. and 2a. 9d.
per box ; also by the venders of medicines generally throughout the
kingdom.'

Ask for FRAMPTON.'S PILL of HEALTH, and observe the
name and address of" Thomas ProUt,l29, Strand; London," on the
• Government stamp,

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EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
On Friday the half-yearly general meeting of the Pro-
prietors of this Company, adjourned from the Shoreditch
station, owing to the want of sufficient accommodation at the
railway terminus, was held at the Hall of Commerce, in
Threadneedle-street, Mr. Henry Bosanquet, Chairman of the
Directors, presiding.- There was a very numerous attend-
ance of Proprietors, and amongst them were Mr. Cobbold,
Mayor of Ipswich ; Mr. Gilbertson, Mayor of Hertford ; Mr.
Daniel Whittle Harvey ; Mr. Tite, F.R.S. ; Mr. William
Routh; Mr, Rebert.Stephenson, civil engineer, with others
from Liverpool and the eastern districts. Prior to the read-
ing of the Report, the Chairman briefly addressed the
Proprietors, congratulating them on the recent amalga-
mation of the Eastern Counties and Northern and
Eastern Railways, and also on the determination of
the Company to extend the line from Cambridge to
Ely,' and thence to Peterborough; on the one side, and
to Brandon on the other. The whole of the deposits
on this extension stock amounting to 75,000/., as re-
quired by the Standing Orders of Parliament, had been
already subscribed. Nearly the whole of the line had also
been placed under .the care of a responsible contractor, and a
large accession was expected to the present traffic fromi the
tributary streams likely to flow into it from the proposed
branch lines in contemplation to the seaport town of Har-
i wich, and to the posting towns of Ely, Cambridge, and
Newport. In common with almost every other railway in
the kingdom,. the Eastern Counties Railway was assessed
to an enormous extent for poor-rates and other purposes.
Railway undertakings, as it had. been admirably expressed
by the Premier the other day, tended as much to the na-
tional utility, and to the utility of the provinces through
which they passed, as they did to the emolument of share-
, holders ; and all that the latter asked of the Legislature in
return, as had been expressed by the Chairmen of the other
great companies, was that they would take the subject of
these assessments into their serious consideration, and ren-
der to the companies that which was in strict accordance
with justice. The Legislature had again appointed a com-
,mittee of investigation into railway matters, for their better
arrangement' as between the public and the shareholders,
between whom there must always exist a reciprocity of in-
terest. •He felt sure that this investigation was not with the
view of interfering with the vested interests of railways, but
solely with a view to the elucidation of truth, and the in-
terest and well-working of the railway system. Mr.
Duncan, the Company's Solicitor, then read the Report of
the Directors, which announced that since the amalgamation
of the Northern and Eastern line with that of the Eastern
Counties the extension line to Newport had been commenced
and was steadily advancing towards completion. The car-
riage of cattle on the railway continued to increase, and
promised an extensive trade. The goods depot in London
was now nearly completed, and the general traffic
was greatly on the increase. Bills had been intro-
duced into Parliament for the construction of the
Stratford Branch Railway, and the extension line to Har-
wich. The expenditure of the Company up to,the present
time upon the main line of railway had been 2,878,529/. The
traffic account for the half-year exhibited a net balance ap-
plicable to a" dividend of 4s. per share 0f26,6001. The Report
having been proposed for adoption, a long discussion ensued
upon a proposition_ moved by Mr. Bell, and upon which Mr.
Daniel W. Harvey,. Mr. Tite, and others spoke, to the effect
that the opinion of Sir W. Follett be taken as to whether the
debenture Shareholders were entitled to receive both dividend
and interest upon their shares ; but upon being put to the
vote the proposition was lost by a large majority. Mr. Hall,
the Managing Director, entered into a variety of financial ex-
planation% in reply to questions from Mr. Daniel W. Harvey,
and other gentlemen. Messrs. Gibbes and Hood, the two re-
tiring Directors, were unanimously re-elected,- and, after some
desultory discussion, at intervals of a somewhat disorderly
description, the meeting, having resumed and addptenheßer
port, separated after passing a vote of continued confidence in
the Directors.

PROMOTIONS IN THB ROYAL ARTILLBRY.-111 ad-
dition to the retirement of Lieutenant,Colonel Darby, who
has recently returned to Woolwich on sick leave, from St.
:Helena, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. W. Arbuthnot, whose
routine of service placed'him first for the command at that
station, has signified his intention to retire; and it is said
Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser will•proceed to St. Helena. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Macbean, whose tour of service placed him
first to relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Browne in the command
at Gibraltar, has also signified his intention of retiring, but
his successor has not: yet been named. Lieutenant-Colonel
Whitty also retires, and the vacancies occasioned by the re-
tirement of the four Lieutenant-Colonels above named, will
be filled up in the month of April next by the promotions of
Major J. W. Wood, Major W. E. Jackson, Minor G. Dum-
ford, and Allier Dalton, to be Lieutenant-Colonels. Four
Second Captains will consequently be • promoted to be First
Captains; and four, if not more, Lieutenants to be Captains,
as there are several of that rank about to retire on full-pay
in the course of April next. Lieutenant-Colonel Chesney,
the enterprising traveller, whose routine of duty gave him
the command of the Royal Artillery in China, has arrived at
Hong-Kong, and assumed the command of that branch of
the service, and. ranks as Brigadier-General. This gallant
officer, immediately on his arrival, ordered the- commence-
ment of operations to ameliorate the unhealthy state of the
island, and has given instructions to drain the land, and
build hospitals on the north or most healthy side, and the
works were commenced at the date of the latest letters from
that quarter.
The murderer of M. Donon Cadot, the banker, of
Pontoise, who was at the same time robbed of cash, bank
notes, and bills, to the amount of 800,000 f., has at last, by
the vigilant activity of the police of Paris, been discovered
and arrested. A man named Rousselet, a . blacksmith and
wheelwright, at Sannois, near Franconville (Seine-et-Oise),
bore a 'bad name-, frequently leaving his home, often in the
night, nobody .knowing where he .went. His means of .sub-
. sistence were precarious, and he was Much in debt. At
about the period of the death of M. Donon Cadot, the cir-
cumstances of Rousselet suddenly changed. He paid his
debts, and made considerable purchases ; accounting for
this improvement in his fortune to some, by stating that
he had inherited property, and to others by telling them
that he had found a heavy purse of money at the railroad
station. These tales, however, did not satisfy his neigh-
bours, who bbserved that he had become sad and silent,
• ceased from working, and, indeed, scarcely ever went
out of his house. These indications of :a disturbed mind
reached the ears of the magistracy, and,• coupling them with
the dates of the death of the Pontoise banker, and the unac-
Countable alteration in the affairs of the Rousselet family, the
police determined to arrest them. On Sunday this was exe-
cuted by officers sent expressly from Paris. Searches pro-
duced the most overwhelming evidence. Bills drawn or en-
dorsed in favour of M. Donon Cadet were found in the dwell-
ing. These were strengthened by comparing the address of
the envelope of a packet sent to Pontoise, containing a &eat
number of, stolen bills, with the handwriting of one of the
children of Rou.sselet, which was unquestionably the same.
Rousselet; his wife,' 'and three children, were secured, and
brought to Paris. When Rousselet saw that he was de-
tected,.and that his conviction was inevitable, lie attempted
to commit suicide, but was prevented. He had evidently for
some time contemplated this act, for he had dug a sufficient
hole in his garden to make his grave, and had chalked on the
wall his desire that his body, when found, should be buried
there.

M. Gay Lussac was two days ago seriously injured
in the laboratory at the Garden of Plants, by the following
accident As the professor was opening a bottle, in order to
Make an experiment, the sudden adMission of the air inflamed
the contents and. burst the bottle with such violence that
persons outside .conceived it to be the report of a musket.
M. Gay Lussac was thrown down, with his face aid hinds
dreadfully cut by the fragments of the bottle, but it is hoped
that none of the sinews or articulations of the hands are ma-
terially affected. A young assistant. who was with him re-
ceived a few wounds, but they are comparatively slight. •
PRIZE Morrzt FOR THE Cptizw.—The officers and
crow of this brig, lately arrived from the coast, under the
command of Lieutenant Sprigg,,will'be' paid, on and after the
sth of March, - their respective proportions of the prize money
arising from the tonnagq bounty
-of. the slave-vessel Amino
Grande, captured by the Curlew on, the 3d of April, 1841.
The whole amounts to 831/., and will be distributed as fol-
lows :—Flag .of the _station, 641. Bs. 10c1; commander, -1201.
16's. 6 d ; second class,, M. 13s. ld ; -thirdj.3o.l:+4i 6114 ;
d';' fifth, 101.26:1d; 6/:' 445. 94 d ;
seventh, 34 7s. 4d,