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London, England, 1844-07-23 00:00:00

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THE COUNCIL of the HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY of LONDON having ascertained that a very largo
number of the Exhibition Tickets of the present season have not

been used by the holders, chiefly on account of the unfavourable
weather of the 13th, and his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the
President of the Society, having most kindly offered again to throw
open the grounds of Chiswick House ; notice is hereby given that
there will be, on WEDNESDAY, the 31st of July, a MUSICAL
PROMENADE in the SOCIETY'S GARDENS, at, which the usual
tickets of the present season will be received. Other tickets for the
occasion will be issued till the 30th instant at this office, price 3s. 6d.
each, or at the Garden on the 31st instant at ss. each, under the re-
gulations already in force for governing admission to the Exhibitions
at the Garden. The usual refreshments will be supplied by Messrs.
Gunter.
21, Regent-street. •

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC NOVELTY.
Dr. POTT'S PNEUMATIC mode of forming SUBMARINE
FOUNDATIONS in DEEP WATER explained in a Lecture by
Dr. RYAN, on Mondays and Saturdays, at Four o'clock, with the
variois interesting experiments. On the Evenings of Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, Popular Lectures are delivered by Dr.
RYAN, and on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, by Professor
BACHHOFFNER. The Daily Lectures are constantly varied.
LONGBOTTOM'S PFIYSIOSCOPE and OPAQUE MICROSCOPE.
ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, DIVING BELL
and DIVER, NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. &c. &c.
The Music is conducted by T. Wallis, Mus. Dec.
Admission, Is,; Schools, Half-price.

PUBLICATIONS.

Just published, price 4s. hoards.
HISTORICAL SKETCH of the RISE and
EARLY PROGRESS of the DOCTRINE of LIFE CONTIN-
GENCIES in ENGLAND, leading to the establishment of the
FIRST LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY in which ages were distin-
gni hed.

By EDWIN JAMES FARREN.
London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill

Just published, in Bvo., price 155., boards,
TREATISE on PRESUMPTIONS of
A
!11.- LAW AND FACT, with the Theory and Rules of Presump-
tive or Circumstantial Proof in Criminal Cases. By W. M. BEST,
A.M., LL.B., Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
In 12m0., price 55., cloth boards,

A TREATISE on WARRANTS OF ATTORNEY, COGNOVITS,
and JUDGES' ORDERS FOR JUDGMENT, with an Appendix of
Forma. By HENRY HAWKINS, Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
S. Sweet, 1, Chancery-lane, Law Bookseller and Publisher.

RIDDLE'S LATIN DICTIONARIES—NEW EDITIONS.
ACO APLETE ENGLISH-LATIN and
LATIN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. By the Rev. J. E.
RIDDLE, M.A. Third Edition, Bvo., 31s. Gd, cloth.
Separately, English-Latin, 10s. 6d. ; Latin-English, 21s.
THE YOUNG SCHOLAR'S ENGLISH-LATIN and LATIN-
ENGLISH DICTIONARY. Third Edition, square 12m0., 12s.
bound. Separately, English-Latin, ss. 65. ; Latin-English, 75.
"Riddle's Dictionary is the best of its kind in our language ; and
we rejoice to hear that in our principal schools it is fast superseding
all others. The Abridgment is a careful condensation of the original."
—Atheneum.

Also, just published, royal 32m0. 4s.
A DIAMOND LATIN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans ; and John
Murray, Albemarle-street.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, TRAFAL-
GAR.SQUARE.
LAST WEEK.
Notice is hereby given that the EXHIBITION of the ROYAL
ACADEMY will finally CLOSE on SATURDAY NEXT, the 27th
instant, at Seven o'clock precisely.
Admission (from Eight o Clock till Seven) One Shilling. Catalogue
One Shilling.
HENRY HOWARD, R. 1., Sec.
Exhibitors are requested to send for their Works on Wednesday,
the 31st instant, or Thursday, the Ist of August.

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 Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a
second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amoints 'wrested en each
Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

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cember

vision of profits is aitrival, arid the neat will be made in De-
if 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 pail,
(see table); also the option of selecting beneitts, and the conversion
of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec.

LEGAL and EQUITABLE LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Capital, One Million, in 10,000 Shares of 1001. each.
Deposit 51. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Capron, George, Esq., Saville-place.
Clarke, Mr. Sergeant, Temple.
Cooper, Charles Purton, Esq., Q.C., New Boswell-court.
Dwarrls Sir Fortunatus, a Master of the Queen's Bench.
Ewart, Francis, Esq., Temple.
Glover, Mr. Sergeant, Sergeant's Inn, Chancery-lane.
Hughes, Wm. Hughes, Esq. F.S.A.,&e. (Alderman), Temple.
Koe, John Herbert, Esq.. Q.C., Lincoln's Inn.
Lucas, John Esq., Argyll-street.
Philimore, Joseph, D.C.L., Doctor's Commons.
Rogers, Fras. Newman, Esq., Q.C., Temple.
Senior Nassau, W., Esq., a Magter in Chancery.
Wilbraham, Edward, Esq., Q.C. Lincoln's Inn.
With power to add to their number.
RANKERS—Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Lucas and Parkinson, 9, Argyll-street, Regent-
street.
The Members of the Legal Profession are informed that the Shares
in the Capital Stock of this Society will be ALLOTED in the order of
the dates of the applications, on the Ist of August next.
Applications for shares to be addressed to the Provisional Com-
mittee, No. 9, Argyll-street, Regent-street, London, where prospec-
tuses may be obtained.

IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN LOAN of 30,000,000
FLORINS, authorised by his- Majesty the EMPEROR of
AUSTRIA.
On the 2d of SEPTEMBER, 1844, there will take place at
VIENNA, the DISTRIBUTION of 700 GAINS, amounting to
70,170/. sterling. There being only 700 Bonds in all, each Bond must
obtain one of the above 700 Gains, the highest of which are 23,0001.,
5,0001., 1,5001., 1,000/., &c. &c., and the lowest 801. each.
A few Bonds can be had for 1251. each, or with the deduction of
the 50/., which they must at least obtain, for 751. Halves and fifths
in proportion, being a considerable reduction from the former price.
LOAN of the GRAND DUKE of BADEN of 5,000,000 FLORINS,
NEGOTIATED in the YEAR 1841.
The SEVENTH DISTRIBUTION will take place at Carisrahe,
publicly and irrevocably on the Ist of AUGUST, 1844, when 400
Gains will be obtained. One Gain of 35,000 florins, 10,000, 5,000,
3,000, &c. The lowest Gains being 65 florins each ; and 12 florins
are equal to 1/. sterling.
Price of a share, 10s. ; Eleven for ; Twenty-three for 101., &c.
For full particulars and Bonds of the above loans apply to Messrs.
J. A. Schwarzschild, Bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine, or, to save
postage, all applications by letter can be addressed, Mr. A Schwarzs-
child, Plough-court, Lombard-street, London.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT
BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.
Last night (Monday) a most melancholy accident, at-
tended with the loss of several lives, happened by the break-
ing down of the floating pier belonging to the Veratermen's
steam-boats, moored upon the east side of Blackfriars• bridge.
A crowd of men, women, and children, had congregated
upon the pier for the purpose of witnessing the great heat
of the Bankside boat race, when suddenly the temporary
bridge gave way and precipitated not less than twenty per-
sons into the water, which was then about ten feet deep, on
the Middlesex side. The confusion was at once indescribable
—a dense mass of human beings struggling together, each
clasping the other, and many of them sinking to rise no
more. With all possible speed drags were procured, and four
persons were after much difficulty rescued, and, after the
most careful attention on the part of Dr. Hutchinson, they
were restored to their families and friends. About eight
o'clock the bodies of two children, whose names we have
since ascertained to be Benjamin Breadcot, aged about four
years, and that of his sister, about fourteen years of age, were
brought ashore quite dead. The bodies were taken at once,
on stretchers, by the police to the Glaziers' Arms, in
Water-lane, and every attempt made to resuscitate them,
but without effect. About half-past eight the body of a young
female, about eighteen years of age, was found close by the
bow of one of the coal-barges lying alongside the floating
pier. She was dressed in a black drawn bonnet, a lavender
print dress, had on an apron, but no ring upon her finger.
She was quite dead when taken to the above public-house,
where she was laid by a large fire and wrapped up in
flannel. Up to nine o'clock no one had appeared to iden-
tify the body, nor up to that hour had any other person been
found.

When the poor creatures were precipitated into the river,
their screams for assistance were truly heart-rending, but so
great was the confusion, that few hast-aefficieut presence of
mind to exert themselves. The police, both of the Thames
and City forces, under their several inspectors and sergeants,
exerted themselves most meritoriously in attempting to
rescue the drowning persons ; and up to half-past nine o'clock
the excitement occasioned by persons inquiring for missing
parties was truly dreadful.
By ten o'clock two other bodies had been picked up at St.
Paul's Wharf, but the parties were restored.
Just before that hour another female body was found, and
as all the bodies are identified, we are enabled to furnish a
correct list of those discovered, who now lie dead at the Royal
Humane Society's House, the Glaziers' Arms :
Mary Ann Breadcot, 18 years of age, living with her
father in Newgate-market.
Rhoda, aged 14, her sister.
Benjamin, aged about four years.
Also, Maria Bulstead, 23 years of age, a fringe-maker, who
was residing at 8, Jerusalem-passage, St. John s-lane.
The inquiries for others missing were very numerous dur-
ing the evening ; but owing to the darkness no further
search could be made. At dawn operations were to be re-
commenced.

to the Brown Bear public•house in a greatly exhausted con-
dition. Of Mr. Thwaites, his son, and the stranger, nothing
was seen afterwards, and there cannot be a doubt but that
they perished almost at the moment of the occurrence. Mi.
Thwaites was a widower, and has left a family to deplore his
loss. Up to a late hour last evening none of the bodies had
been recovered. _

Just about the same period as the above took place,
another fatal accident occurred within two or three hundred
yards from the spot, higher up the river, to a skiff contain-
ing seven persons, on their return from Putney. It seems
that on their arriving off Millbank their craft came too near
a barge, and one of them, named White, got up, and was in
the act of pushing her off when he overbalanced himself
and fell headforemost into the river. Another of the party
immediately attempted to catch hold of White, as the poor
fellow was sinking, and he accidentally fell overboard also.
The remainder, who, 'according to all accounts, were in
liquor, succeeded, by the help of a scull, in rescuing the
latter ; and on their directing their attention to White he was
found to have disappeared; and had unfortunately perished.
The body has not, as yet, been found.
The third happened on board the Nymph, Woolwich
steamer, in Bugby's-hole, near Blackwell pier, whilst on her
passage to London, to an interesting little girl, named Clarke,
as it was understood, eight years of age, and which caused
the most painful excitement amongst the passengers that
crowded the vessel. She had been down to Woolwich, in
company with her parents, and on returning, it is said, in
•playing about, she accidently fell overboard from the gang-
way, which was not properly fastened, and before the steamer
could bring up the little innocent had sunk. It is, however,
only right to state that the captain and crew considered that
the child had in play withdrawn the bolt, and thus caused
its own death.

The other fatal accident, making the fourth, happened to
the mate of a collier off Rotherhithe. He had been spend-
ing the evening with some friends in Ratcliff, and was about
returning on board his ship, when he unhappily missed his
hold and fell into the Thames, and the draught of water
carrying him under some barges, ho was never seen after-
wards, and of course was drowned. During the evening,
another man lost his life under somewhat similar circum-
stances, and his body was speedily recovered, and now lies in
Wapping. workhouse.

THE RECENT BILL DISCOUNT-
ING CASE.
John Alves, the person charged with having fraudulently
obtained two promissory notes of 1,0001. each from Lord C.
Fitzroy, attended yesterday before Mr. Maltby, at Marl-
borough-street Police-court, to meet the further proceedings
in the case. -

Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Watkins were present in support of
the charge. Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Ballantine, and Mr. Roberts,
were for the accused.

After some consultation among the Learned Counsel,
Mr. Bodkin addressed Mr. Maltby, and said he appeared
for the gentleman at the bar, who had been remanded last
week until this day, for the alleged misappropriation of the
proceeds of two bills entrusted to him by Lord Charles
Fitzroy, for the purpose of getting discounted. Without
giving any opinion, or going into any investigation as to
the guilt of the accused party, though his belief was, that
the accused had committed no legal offence, he was ready,
as his Learned Friend entertained a different view of the
law, to enter into recognisances to meet the charge at the
sessions.

Mr. Clarkson said, as this step would answer all purposes,
it would not be necessaryfor him to go into further arguments
in reference to the charge, and on the part of his client he
was willing to assent to this arrangement.
Mr. Ballantine informed Mr. Maltby that Mr. Parry (the
holder of one of the promissory notes, against whom a bill
in Chancery has recently been filed) was in Court, and ready
to give evidence, if necessary, of his share in the transaction.
Mr. Clarkson said he should not trouble Mr. Parry to say
anything. His object in obtaining the attendance of Mr.
Parry was to ensure the production of the promissory notes.
Mr. Bodkin said the notes were in Court, and wouldbe pro-
duced in obedience to any proper authority.
Here the proceedings terminated.
The clause in the Act 7th and Bth George IV., chap. 29,
sec. 49, relied on by the Counsel for the prosecution, is the
following :—" If any money, or security for the payment of
money, be entrusted to any banker, broker, or other agent,
with any direction in writing to apply such money, or any
part thereof, or the proceeds, for any purpose specified in
such direction, and he shall, in violation of good faith, and
contrary to the purpose so specified in the directions, convert
to his own use the proceeds, money, or security, or any part
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and be subject to
the penalty of fourteen years' transportation."
It will be seen, the stipulation respecting directions in
" writing"- is the weak point of the case, as the directions
were only verbal on the point of Lord C. Fitzroy. There is,
however, another point in the defendant's favour. A bill in
Chancery has been filed against him and two others, and the
third section of the above Act prohibits in such a case any
criminal proceedings.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERS ALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
GOOD-WOOD STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise—taken
8 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. H. Johnstone's The /Era—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Best-of-Three—taken
11 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Parthian—taken
11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Canton
12 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare—taken
18 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Elegance filly
18 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Lucy Banks
20 to 1 agst Sir S. Spry's Subduer
33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Murton Lordship—taken.
The " pots " this afternoon were Franchise, Croton
Oil, The Ara, and the Pride of Kildare. The first at
5 to 1, 9 to 2 (freely), and finally 4 to 1, and the others
averagely, at the prices returned ; Canton and Parthian
had a few friends, but technically speaking were not " in
force." The Black Gentleman is now one of Kent's lot.
GOODWOOD CUP.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn
7 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Prizefighter
Offers to take 6 to 4 about Alice Hawthorn and 8 to 1 about
Prizefighter, but nothing done deserving of notice.
ST. LEGER.
4 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel
4 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure
7 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scotts Bay Momus
8 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's The Princess
10 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck
40 to 1 agst Mr. Vane's Valerian—taken.
The two favourites were backed both at 4 to 1 and
9 to 2, and were so evenly matched at the close that we
cannot take upon ourselves to say which had the call.
The last bet was 400 to 100 against The Care; the last
offer 4to 1 on the field. Several attempts to lay against
The Princess and The Ugly Buck, but none, that we
heard, to back them. The room was fully attended, but
business, except on the horses specified, flat.
In the match between Lord Maidstone's Larry M'Hale
and Lord George Bentinck's Captain Cook, owners
riding, Lord Maidstone gives 71b., not 51b., as stated
yesterday.
HATCHAM PARK SECOND MEETING—JULY 22.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three yrs
old, 7st 81b ; four yrs, Bst 91b ; five yrs, 9st 21b ; six
yrs and aged, 9st 61b. Winners once in 1844, 3lb ;
twice, 51b ; and thrice, 71b extra. Winner to be
sold for 1501. Heats, once round and a dis. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Coleman's Lufra, 3 yrs (Penny) 2 1 1
Mr. Hardy's Fair Play, aged
Mr. Verrall's Rondo, 3 yrs 3 3 3
First and second heats won easy, the third by two
lengths.
Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; three yrs,
7st 81b ; four yrs, Bst 91b ; five yrs, 9st 21b ; and six
yrs and aged, 9st 61b. Horses that have started once
in 1844, and not won, allowed 31b •, twice, 51b ; and
thrice, 71b. Heats, once round. The winner to be
sold for 100 sovs. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Balchin's Crocus, 4 yrs (W. Balchin) 1 1
Mr. Ileppel's Lady Flora, 6 yrs 0 2
Mr. Clarke's Chummy, 5 yrs
Mr. Prescott's Paradise, aged
First heat won by two lengths ; second heat won by a
length.
The Hurdle Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 15 added; Ilst
each; winners once in 1844, 51b; twice, 7lb extra;
thorough-bred, 101 b extra. Heats, once round and a
distance, over four hurdles. Winner to be sold for
60/., &c. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Lamb's Donald Caird, aged (A lad) 0 1 1
Mr. Boome's Zara 2 2 dr
Mr. Oldacre's Cheroot 1 dr
Mr. Allensby's Monarch 0 dr
The first heat was won by a length, the second easy,
and the third walked over for.
The handicap did not fill.
The fine weather and promise of good sport attracted
a numerous company.