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GRAVESEND
IFURTIIER ItEDUCTIO., OF FARES.

MOTS. J. B. GLODON, PROFESSOR of
FENCING, GYMNASTICS, and the CALESTHANICS,
No. 16, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, where he gives Lessons in
the above Exercises daily.
31. J. B. G. begs to return his sincere thanks to the nobility and
gentry for the very liberal support he has so many years received,
and trusts, Ity assiduity and attention, to merit a continuance of
their favours.
Ladies' Class twice a-week, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Schools and Private Famines punctually attended.
Spinal Detimmities prevented and cured.
The Rooms are open for Evening Class for the season, for Fencing
and Gymnastics, from Six till Nine o'clock.

A. Wilford and M. Robertson, drysalters, Manchester—
J. K. Farnell and T. Mason, linendraPers, Finsbury-
pavement—J. hail and W. Heywood, coal proprietor,
Leeds—S. Kidner and J. Stokes, dyers, Hammersmith—
W. F. Steer and A. Walker, British wine merchants,
Commercial-place,
City. road—T. Laybourn, M. Toph am,
and W. T. Smith, silk mercers, Wigmore-street (so far
as regards W. T. Smith)—T. S. Fisher and R. Smith,
drapers, Cambridge—W. Water and A. Jewsbury, soda
water manufacturers, Manchester—J. Walker and S.
Finnis, contractors, Dover—E. and I. Benjamin, out-
fitters, High-street, Shadwell.

MAGAZINES.—(CONTINUED.)
HOOD'S MAGAZINE.
The present portion of Mr. Hood's domestic novel,
entitled " Our Family," opened with a humorous
scene of an altercation between two servants respect-
ing the proper mode of treating their master's infant
children. The one is all for the soothing system, the
other for compelling the helpless innocents in question
to rough it through their nursery career. The quar-
rel between the two servants is carried on with a dis-
regard to the proprieties of grammar and com-
mon-sense exquisitely extravagant and original.
" Sonnet," by the late John Keates, is a very poor
affair, remarkable rather for verbiage than thought or
sentiment. " Uncle Tom in Trouble," is a cleverish
sketch of academic life at Oxford. " Camberwell
Fair towards Midnight," contains one or two sketches
of character pourtrayed in a touching, unaffected
spirit, that at once makes its way to the heart. We
subjoin some elegant stanz ,s on " The Rose of
June :"

SIXPENCE AND NINEFENCE,
Boat and Blackwall Railway Included.
From the Eramswlck Wharf, Blackwall,

"ally Snnelays include:? at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, Fonr,

Six, and Seen
From the Terrace Fier, Gravesend,
At Seven, Ilalf-past Nine, Two, Four, Five, Six, and Seven.
On Sundays at Light anal instead of Two.
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Faro—Fore Cabin and Seconl-class Carriage, .Sixpence; Saloon and
First-clim Carriage, Ninepenco.
Star Office, Gravesend, Aug. 28, 1844.

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPAN Y'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM-
SHIPS are appointed to leave LONDON for—
lIAMBULAiII and nom:um-NT, carrying her Majesty's Malls
—Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning.
HAVRE—Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning.
ANTWERB—From Brunswick Pier, Blackwall—Every Thurs-
day, at Eleven, Morning.
From London Bridge Wharf, for—
OSTEND—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
BOULOGNE—Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Morn-
ing.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
CAPTAIN WARNER'S EXPERIMENT haying given rise
to a general desire for information on the PROPERTIES of the EX-
PLOSIVE COMPOUNDS at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI-
TUTION, the EXPERIMENTS (so hlglily Interesting) are continued
With perfect safety, illmstrative of Dr. RYAN'S POPULAR LEC-
TURE on EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS, every Afternoon nt half-past
Three o'clock, and in the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and
Fridays, at a Quarter before Nine o'clock. The varied Lectures of
Professor BACKHOFFNER daily. The HYDRO-ELECTRIC MA-
CHINE, LONGBOTTOM'S PHYSIOSCOPE, and other original and
beautiful Optical Effects, &c., &c.
Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price.

BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER
RAILWAY.
Yesterday the first general meeting of this Railway
Company, which has been just established, was held
at the London-bridge terminus, at NI hich Marwood
Kelly, Esq., took the chair. The Secretary read the
report of the Board of Directors, which stated the
steps that had been adopted for the formation of the
Society, and obtaining the required Parliamentary
powers, by which it appeared that the chief delay and
obstruction which had been caused in the progress of
the formation of the line was owing to the number
of shares required by the Act of Parliament not
being yet taken up. The Chairman then said, in
reference to the present state and prospects of the
Company, that they were unable to proceed with the
formation of the line as yet, owing to the length of
time occupied by the negotiations with the Duke of
Norfolk with respect to the right of crossing the
river close by the Shoreham terminus. His Grace
had erected s ch,in-bridge near that spot, and by
a clause in the Act he was entitled to charge
a toll upon all persons crossing the river within
a mile on either side of his bridge. The
Company was consequently compelled to enter
into an agreement with his Grace to pay the sum of
42,000/. for the right of running this line direct to the
Shoreham station. Mr. James Scott thought this to
be a most exorbitant and extravagant sum to demand
for the privilege, and afforded another strons proof of
the grasping avarice of the aristocracy. the Chair-
man admitted that the demand was large, but they
were compelled by necessity to accede to it. Mr.
Henderson, one of the Directors of the London and
Brighton Railway Company, contended that, consi-
dering the large sum expended by the Noble Duke in
the erection of the chain-bridge, the sum demanded
was an equitable one. After a lengthened discussion
the report was adopted, and the Chairman moved a
resolution, to carry into effect a proposition, on the
part of the Brighton Company, to take up the unap-
propriated shares, having at the same time an option
to take a lease of the line at per cent. ; which was
opposed by Mr. Scott, who moved, as an amendment,
"That the consideration of the subject should be post-
poned for a fortnight." Ultimately, however, he
consented to withdraw his amendment, and the
original motion was carried unanimously. A resolu-
tion was next passed, by which the Directors were
empowered to adopt such steps as would be most be-
neficial for the extension of the railway from Chi-
chester to Portsmouth ; after which a vote of thanks
was proposed, and adopted unanimously, to the Direc-
tors for their exertions in passing the Bill through
Parliament, and the meeting separated.

CALAlS—Tuesday, Thursday, Satitrday, and Sunday.
HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning.
YARMOUTH—Every Aat unlay, at Six, Evening.
RAMSGATE—DaiIy, at Half-past Nine.
EDINBURGH—From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, every Saturday
and every alternate Wednesday, September 4,7, and 14, at Tcn
Evening.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital X 500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Society has
enabled the Directora, at the last annual investigation, to declare a
second Bonus, aversqing VI per cent. on the amounts invested on each
Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

1 .7Z.7
>„ Bonus Bonus in `1
'4 Premium: added. Cash. E.. 6. FS
s.
d. X s. d. X s. d. £ s. d. X s. ds
1837 170 9 3 77 f 1 12 3 9 346 2 3
6011000 74 3 4 1838 144 2 2 64 5 6 816 4 296 13 4
1839 116 16 0 31 511 711 9 247 4

The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De-
cember of the present year.
This institution offers many important and substantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
.4f his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec.

UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MILL, LONDON.
Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.
DIVISION OF PROFITS AMONG THE ASSURED.
This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most
perfect security In a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success
which has attended it since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL
INCOME being UPWARDS of 72,0001.
In 1841 the Company declared an addition to the Shareholders of
one-half of their Stock, and also added a Bonus of 21. per cent. per
annum, on the Sum Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class
from the time they were effected.
The Bonus added to Policies from March, 1834, to December 31,
1840, is as follows :
Sum Time Sum added Sum Time Sum added
Assured. Assured. to Policy. Assured. Assured. to Policy.
£5OOO 6 yrs. 10 mths. £683 6 8 £5OOO 4 years £4OO
5000 6 years 600 0 0 5000 2 years 200
The Premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and
only one-half need be paid for the first Five Years, where the Insur-
ance is for Life.
Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident
Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8,
Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

CANDLES SUPERIOR IN THEIR BURN-
'NO QUALITIES TO THE FINEST WAX are now retailed
throughout the Country at One Shilling per lb.
Parties who are in the habit of burning two tallow moulds of four
to the lb , are respecttblly requested to make the experiment
whether a single " PRICE'SPATENT CANDLE" of six to the lb.
will not give more light; and whether, therefore, these Candles do
not afford a cheaper source of light than the commonest tallow
ones, notwithstamding the difference In price per lb.
Care mast be takeh to ask for them in the shops under the name
given above, as there are come Imitations sold under the name" Com-
posite," by which Price's Patent Candles were originally made
public.
The trade may obtain them wholesale from EDWARD PRICE
and CO., Belmont, Vauxhall ; or from PALMER and CO., Sutton-
street, Clerkenwell.

PATRONISED BY HER MAJESTY, HIS ROYAL HIGH:
NESS PRINCE ALBERT, THE ROYAL FA %lILY, AND
NOBILITY, AND THE SEVERAL SOVEREIGNS AND
COURTS OF EUROPE.

IIOWLAND'S AIACASSOR OIL, for the
Growth and Preserving and Beautifying the Human Hair.
Price 38. 6d. 74., Family Bottles (equal to four small), 10s. 6d.,
and double that size, 21s.

CAUTION.—The words " Rowland's Macassar Oil" are engraved
on the Wrapper of each genuine bottle; and on the back of the
Wrapper 1,500 times, containing 29,02 S letters. Without this,
" None arc genuine."
ROWLAND'S KALYDOR
_ _

for Improving and Beautifying the Skin and Complexion. Price
4s. 6d, and Bs. 6d. per bottle, duty included.
HOWLAND'S ODONTO,
or PEARL DENTRIFICE, renders the Teeth beautifttlly White,
and preserves the Gums. Price 2s. 9d. per box, duty included.
CAUTION.

Unprincipled Shopkeepers, for the sake of gaining a trifle more
profit, vend the most deleterious compounds as the " genuine"
MACASSAR OIL, KALYDOR, and ODONTO. It is therefore
necessary on purchasing either article, to see the word " ROW-
LAND'S" is on the Wrapper. For the protection of the Public from
fraud and imposition, the Honourable Commissioners of her Ma..
testy', Stamps have authorised the Proprietor's Signature to be en-
graved on the Government Stamp thus :
A ROWLAND & SON, 20, HATTON-GARDEN;
which is affixed on the K ALYDOR and ODONTO.
Sold by them and by Chemists and Perfumers.
•.# All others are FRADULENT COUNTERFEITS.

Oh ! sweet are the flowers of early Spring
When her budding wreath she weaves ;
And bright are the glowing tints that.eling
To the last of Autumn leaves.
And dear to me was the spring-time once,
And bright was the harvest moon ;
But mine eye now turns with a kinder glance
To the cloudless skies of June.
For we met beneath those skies at eve,
As the sun in splendour set ;
But our souls were dark as the eastern wave,
Which the evening rays forget.
For Fortune seror'd my love from me,
And we wept to part so soon ;
But the token she gave for memory
Was a blooming rose of June.
For that was all of its worshipp'd wealth
That the world had given us then ;
But, oh I for the wasted hope and health
Of those vanish'd years again I
And, oh ! for the love so freely given,
For life hath no such boon
To offer now, as was promised then,
By that lovely Rose of June.
Long, long was the treasured blossom worn,
When its leaves were dead and sere,
And far was the frail memorial borne,
Through the storms of many a year.
For dear to the depths of memory,
As the wanderer's household tune,
When heard on his far and weary way,
Was that wither'd Rose of June.
My task was done, and my hopes were crown'd,
And I sought my native shore ; -
And my home and my kindred's hearts I found
As I left their land of yore.
I came in the strength of hope and love—
In the pride of manhood's noon ;
But I came to plant on her early grave
The first bright Rose of June.
Oh ! many a spring, with its blossoms bright,
O'er my lonely path hath swept,
But joyless all, as the morning's light
• To the eyes that have not slept.
Yet the flower in my first affection shrined,
Though its beauty perished soon,
Still it blooms in the wastes of memory, twined
With the lovely Rose of June !

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thersby insuring a TOWN awl COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.

' order to facilitate his movements, he perfected himself in
the Arabic language, and assumed the garb and appear-
ance of a Dervish, by which means he was enabled to
visit in safety all parts of the country. He nas employed
for some time by Colonel Taylor, the resident at
Baghdad, on exploratory missions, one of which was to
trace the retreat of the ten thousand Greeks. On this
occasion, a native damsel was given to him as a spouse,
in return fur his having cared her of ophthalmia ; but he
afterwards exchanged her for a donkey, the latter being
more useful in following the footsteps of the Greeks.
There was great difficulty in getting him to put the re-
sult of his researches on paper, and ho required constant
superintendence—at one moment, the chair was too high;
at another, the pen was bad—in fact, the irksomeness of
writing was quite inconsistent with his acquired habits
of desultoriness. The MS. however exists, and is, with
many others, in Colonel Taylor's possession. Mr. .T.
Bailie Fraser was permitted access to it, with the
Colonel's usual liberality ; and he says, in his work on
Mesopotamia (p. 301), that, as Mr. Elliot possessed
means of obtaining information which fell to the lot of
few, the notes which ho left are of immense value, more
especially as they respect the manners and domestic
habits of the people.
" Mr. Elliot had, at this time, just returned from a
mission, composed of the two Messrs. Lynch and Mr.
Staunton, which had been sent to the Arabs, on the
Euphrates. They had visited the tribes of Waldiya,
Gizeh, Bu Sipahi, and others of th 'Anezeh. Their re-
ception was generally very favourable, but as they were
bearers of presents to the different sheikhs, one of the
Bedwin tribes, the Bu Lilchi by name, conceived the in-
telligent project of appropriating the whole to them
selves ; and they followed the party for some days withj
these amiable intentions, which they carried so far, as to
wound one of the servants ; but as this wits explained
away as a playful accident, and Captain Lynch's intimate
acquaintance with the character of the people enabled
him to exhibit great forbearance on the occasion, a colli-
sion was avoided, and the sheikh was afterwards anxious
to compromise the matter by presents, which were not
accepted.
" Mr. Elliot still wore the Dervish dress ; and hence
he always went by the name of Dervish Ali. His man-
ners were extremely flighty, and never, for a moment to
be depended upon. At one time he was praying and
dancing with the villagers, at another, he would get up a
quarrel with them. Having, one day, indulged a little,
he became unwell ; upon which, although a dark night,
he put a candle into a painr-lantern, which he hung by
the bow of his saddle, and took himself off, across the
stony and deserted mountain districts, to Aleppo. He
was, however, notwithstanding his peculiarities, of great
use to the expedition ; and after it broke up, was em-
ployed by Captain Lynch. His end was melancholy--
having perished on the desert, between Damascus and
Baghdad."

NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE.
Among the literary articles in the present Number,
the most sensible, if not the most entertaining, are
some remarks suggested by the Reports of the Com-
mittees on Gaming, which seems to be written by
one who is thoroughly conversant with the bearings
of the subject on which he expatiates. Of the two
sporting embellishments, the cleverest is one entitled
" September," which represents a sportsman reclining
at his ease on a bank, after the fatigue of a day's
shooting.

UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.
There are always, at least, one or two amusing
articles in this periodical, and on those themes, too,
of which the pensive public most like to read—
namely, the exploits of our soldiers-and sailors during
the late wars with France and America. The Num-
ber before us, in addition to several other papers of
an amusing character, contains one, headed " Some
Passages in the Life of a Sailor," which is full of
stirring incident.