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Stalbridge, and Ilchester, with the numerous smaller towns aml villages
in their vicinity, will be brought into immediate connexion with each
other, rendering the undertaking eminently calculated to promote the
convenience of the public, and certain to yie).l a large return to its
proprietors.
The country to be traversed will, as has been ascertained from ac-
tual surveys, admit of the construction of the Railway at a moderate
cost. The portions yet to be formed will comprise the country be-
tween Reigate and Salisbury, shoot 76 miles (less about II miles
proposed to be used of the South Western Railway), and that between
Salisbury and Yeovil about 40 mike, making the entire length of the
line yet to be constructed no more than 105 miles.
Application to be made for Shares to the Provisional Committee;
or to Lewis Crombie, Esq., Secretary, at the Company's Offices 63,
Moorgate-street, London ; or to the undermentioned Brokers :—Mr.
Anthony Laurie, Liverpool ; Mr. Isaac Miller, Liverpool ; Mr.
Parsons, Liverpool; Messrs. Brady and Staniforth, 11, Manor-
street, Hull; Mr. S. Grin trod, Manchester; Messrs. Cardwell and
Co., Manchester ; Messrs. Watson and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. E. King
and Co., Leeds ; Messrs. Samuel Hutchinson and Co. Bradford; Luke
Arnold, Bristol; George Edwards, Bristol ; Robert Allan, Edinburgh;
William Gordon, Aberdeen ; Boyle, Low, Pim, and Co., Dublin ;
Bruce and Symes, Dublin ; of whom plans and prospectuses may
be had.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Provisional Committee of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil

Junction Railway.
Geatlemen—l request that you will allot me shares of 501.
each in the proposed London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway ;
and I undertake to pay the Deposit and sign the necessary Deeds.
Dated this day of , 1845.
Name
Residence
Trade or profession
Reference

LONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
63, Moorgatc-street, London, March 19, 1845.
Notice is hereby given that the Provisional Committee of this Com-
pany have determined to abandon the portion of the line from Reigate
to Basingstoke, and that the capital will therefore be reduced from
2,000,0001. to 1,500,0001.
No applications for Shares will be received after Monday, the 31st
instant, and those parties who have previously to this date applied
for Shares, and who may not approve of the alteration altove-men-
tioned, aro requested to withdraw their applications as soon as possible.
By order of the Committee,
L. CROMBIE, Secretary.

NETTING AND BUNTING FOR FRUIT TREES.
BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street,
Southwark, London-bridge, respectfUlly informs the Nobility,
Gentry, and .Agriculturists that he has on sale RICK CLOTHS,
with Poles complete, both new and second-hand, at a reasonable
cost. Early application will insure some really good second-hand
Cloths, which are a decided bargain. Dressed Cloths and Tarpaul-
ings for Railroad Trucks, of superior quality, and to any size. Mar-
quees, Tents, Sacks, Waggon-cloths, Sack-ties, &c.
Address (per post) Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, Southwark.
A warehouse 208, Piccadilly.

PATENT BELMONT SPERM CANDLES,
ONE SHILLING per lb. ; PATENT BELMONT SPERM
OIL, FOUR SHILLINGS per Gallon, burning more brilliantly than
the ordinary Sperm Candles and Oil, and differing from them in being
principally prepared from a pure vegetable material, instead of an
impure animal one.
PEKES PATENT CANDLES, 1034 d. per lb.
VAUXHALL COMPOSITE CANDLES, 834 d. per lb.
PATENT BELMONT WAX CANDLES, ls. per lb.
Families wishing to try any of the above are recommended to
order them through their own tradesmen, taking notice, however,
that these being the' London Cash Prices, the Country Dealer must
charge higher to cover his expenses of carriage. Where no dealer
can be found willing to sell them, Edward Price and Co. will supply
quantities of not less than Si. worth, direct from their manufactory,
at Belmont, Vauxhall. On receiving a Post-office order for this
amount, they will forward Candles and Oil in the proportions that
may be directed ; or, to parties wishing for samples and unable to
obtain them, tkey will, on receiving a U. Post-office order, forward a
box containing 31bs of each of the four sorts of Candles, and: a
gallon of the Oil. They fix the price of the sample box so high, to
avoid all suspicion of their wishing to lnterfbre with the retail trade
of the Country Dealers.
The trade may obtain the above Candles and Oil wholesale, in
London, from Edward Price and Co., Belmont, Vauxhall ; Palmer
and Co., Sutton-street, Clerkenwell ; and W. Marchant, 253, Regent-
circus, Oxford-street ; in Manchester, from Richardson and Roebuck,
Market-place; in Bath, from T. and G. Butcher, No. 4, Saw-close ;
and in Cheltenham, from Mathews and Co., 400, High-street.

COPY of a LETTER from WILLIAM
COURTNEY, Esq.
To Mr. THOMAS PROUT, 229, Strand, London.
Church Farm, Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway
Station, Hants, October 26, 1844.
Sir,—l cannot help expressing my astonishment in the effect I have
experienced in taking your Pills for the Gout. I was taken on Thurs-
day night so severely with it as to be with difficulty able to get out
of my bed, and atter I arose I had severe pains, folloWed on with in-
flammation of the foot increasing. I took three of your rills, and
within two hours I found the pain to entirely cease. I afterwards
took two Pills at a dose twice in the day, and I am, thank God, this
morning able to walk without the slightest inconvenience. I found in
a previous very severe attack very great relief; I had the pains in
my knees and thighs so very severe at that time, I thoaght I must
have died, and that it must have gone into my stomach. At that
time I had resort to your Pills, and they relieved me—within two
hours I was quite easy. The use of these Pills ought, really, to be.
known all over the world. I have a brother, a young man, that
suffers horribly with it, and his greatest relief and preventive has
been your Pills. Make what use you please of my report.—' ours
truly and respectfully, WILLIAM COURTNEY.
Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age, none
have contributed so much to the comfort and ease of the community,
nor conferred such a boon upon suffering, humanity, as the impor-
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he efficacy of which has been tested by the approval and recom-
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any kind, and invariably prevent the disease attacking the stomach,
brain, or other vital part.
Sold by Thomas l'rout, 229, Strand, London; and, by his appoint-
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Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box.
Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and ob-
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Impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the
• Cjlenidne Medicine.

transfer of Policies, and that they will be rated on peculisrly
favourable to parties insuring.
Insurances may be effected for any period of time; -if for seven
years, the l'remium and Duty wili.onty be chargetifor
Mardi 20, 1845. atiirAr 131(141, Secretary.

rr HE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER.
. The material RIPPON and BURTON offer to the Public has
for the last len years been found equal to silver in appearance and
sweetness, and superior to it in durability. Of the prices of tea-sets,
waiters, candlesticks, and all articles hitherto made in silver, a detailed
catalogue, with engraving's will be sent (gratis) post free.
Fiddle Threaded Victoria
Pattern. Pattern. Pattern.
Table spoons and Forks, full size, per
••• • • • 12s. 01. 28e. NI. 30s. 01.
Dessert do. do. do los. Od. 21s. Od. 255. 01.
Tea ' do. do. do .•• • .• r Os. Od. 'lls. 01. 12s. Od.
Gravy :10...............3e. Od. 6s. Od. 7s. Od.
ENDERS, STOVES, and FIRE IRONS.
F '• The largest assortment of Stoves and tenders in the world is
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tew economical Thennio stove, with-
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cham-
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o Silver lu appearance, with all its dura-
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The perfection of these Lamps over the Vesta has been
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having perfect combustion, and in full action, emits a light equal to
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C. Watson's Warehouses, 41 and 42, Barbican, and 16, Norton
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MEETING.
The Committee of Management of the DIRECT NORTHERN
RAILWAY, beg.to inform their Shareholders that at the County of
Lincoln Railway Meeting, held at Lincoln, on Friday, the 25th inst.,
and at which about eight thousand persons were present, a resolution
in favour of the London and York Line was proposed and supported
by large Shareholders in that Company.
The following amendment was proposed by the Earl of Wiuthilsea,
and seconded by General Johnson, M.P. . .
" Resolved—That this meeting most cordially approves of the
system of railways affecting this county, which has been favourably
reported upon by the Board of Trade, comprehending the Cambridge
and Lincoln, and the continuation by the Direct Northern from Lin-
coln to York, together with their branches."
Both the mover and seconder declared that they had no interest in
either line, and advocated the Cambridge and Lincoln and Direct
Northern Lines solely on public grounds, those lines being best suited
to the wants of the county, and as having been recommended to Par-
liament.by the impartial and unbiassed tribunal—the Board of Trade.
The amendment was supported by the Earl' Fitzwilliam and
John Coupland, Esq., one of the most extensive corn merchants of
Lincolnshire.
L'pon a show of hands the Sheriff declared that he was unable to
decide whether the resolution or the amendment was carried in the
affirmative, when a second show of handkbeing called for, and: with a
similar result, a division to opposite . sides of the Castle-yard took
place, when the Sheriff used the 'following words :—" I find it difficult
to decide ; but I think I ant bound to say, that the London and York
have-the majority."
The Committee of Management beg to state that they have ample
proof to show before the Committee on the Bill that a large number
of persons were engaged by parties interested in opposing the Direct
Northern and Cambridge and Lincoln Lime, at .2s. and as. Gd. each,

accordingly 4_
exasperated with the newly "adopted policy of Paul.
they had blamed, in this prince, an excess of hatree
against France, they found 'still greater fault with ad
excess of affection towards her, especially when this
surprising attachment was carried to such an extent, as
to adopt steps ruinous to the interests of the landed,
proprietors. Besides this obnoxious interf,rcnce with
their tastes and their interests; Paul was still further •
guilty of cruelties, to which however,
_, he was not na-
turally addicted, being rather of a good, than of a mis-
chievous disposition. He 'had-sent- a multitude of
unhappy wretches to Siberia ; afterwards, affected by
their sutlerings, he recalled them, but without re-instating
them in their property. These unfortunate creatures
filled all St. Petersburgh with their complaints, and with,
their lamentable misery. Annoyed by these spectacles,,
he exiled them a second time. Becoming every • days
more and more distrustful, in proportion as the
hatred of his subjects" became mere apparent to him, he
threatened the Jives of everyone. around him.
conceived sinister designs against' his miniaters,.some--
times againstfiis wife and ehildren, and this prince, who
was all but mad, :assumed habitually the behavioar of aj
tyrant. Ire surrounded the palace Michael, which was
his usual residence, like a fortress, with bastions and
ditches: One would have said, that he seemed -to antii--
cipatea sudden•attlick. At night, he even barrioadopcV
the door which, separated-:hi, apartments from those; of.
the Empress, and thus unwittingly predisposed every-_;
thing for his tragical end. ' - '
Such a state of things could S not long continue, and "
must inevitably terminate in some deed :of violence,
similar to that which, more than once,-.had been wit-
nessed in this empire,, where, it is trumapid advances
have been made towards'. civiliSation,- but where actual
barbarism was the point of starting. The idea of getting
rid of the unhappy Paul, by the;accus,tomed ravens, that
is to say, by a resolution at the, palace, there where the
palace is the "nation, suggested itself to every mind.
Let us set a proper value upon 'the advantages of insti-
tutions. At another extremity of. Europe, upon one of
the greatest thrones of the universe, sat a prince afflicted
also with insanity, a headstrong, but pious and good
prince, George 111. This king, occas!osally deprived of
his reason, duridg whole months, had just experienced a
relapse of his malady, at one of ,the most critical mo-
ments for England. Neverthelers, the business of the
nation proceeded in the most, regular asd ordinary
course. The constitution providing the king with minis-
ters, who conduct. Abe got( rnment on his behalf, this
aberration asite-roisitrnirid did not, in any way, pre-
judice the affairs of the nation. Mr. Pitt held the
government for George 111., precisely as he had held it
during seventeen years ; the thought of an atrocious
crime never entered into the imagination of any one !
At St. Petersburgh, on the contrary, the spectacle of an
insane prince on the throne, gave rise to the most
sinister projects.
There was at that time, at the Court of Russia, one
of those men, dreaded by all, who never shrink from the
perpetration of any audacious deed In a regular govern-
ment, such men may rise, perhaps, to the station of
sminently good citizens, but in a cespotic government,
they become criminals, if crime is, in certain cases, one
of the expedients not actually sanctioned by the Go-
vernment, but incidental to its administration. Crime
must be condemned in every country where it prevails,
but we must condemn still more the institutions by
which it is engendered.
Count Pahlen had served in the Russian army with
distinction. He possessed a commanding person, and
concealed beneath the rough, and sometimes familiar
manner of a soldier, a deep and acute mind. He was en-
dowed, moreover, with singular audacity, and an imper-
turbable presence of mind. As Governor of St. Peters-
burgh, intrusted with the police of the empire, and
initiated, thanks to the confidence of his master, into all
the great affairs of State, he was, in point of fact,
though not by office, the principal personage in the
Russian Government. His political opinions respecting
the public policy of the country were very decided.
The crusade against the French revolution seemed to
him as unreasonable, as the new-born zeal against
England was intemperate. A prudent reserve, a neu-
trality skilfully maintained, in the midst of the for-
midable contest between France and England, appeared
to him the only advantageous policy which Russia could
pursue. Entertaining neither English nor French views,
but being wholly Russian in his opinions, he was also a
Russian in his manners, and a Russian such as existed
in the days of Peter the Great. Being persuaded that
everything was hastening towards ruin, unless the reign
of Paul were curtailed, having even conceived some
alarm for himself personally, from certain indications of
dissatisfaction which had escaped the Emperor, he
boldly formed his resolution, and communicated it con-
fidentially to Count Panim, Vice-Chancellor, who was
at the head of foreign affairs. They both were of
opinion that it was necessary to terminate this state of
things, which had become as alarming for the empire, as
for individual safety. Count Pahlen took upon himself
the execution of the terrible project upon which they had
resolved.* The heir to the throne was the Grand Duke
Alexander, of whose reign we have been contemporaries
—a young prince, who gave every promise of superior
qualities, and who appeared at that time, what he did
not prove subsequently, easy to be led. He it was
whom Count Pahlen desired to raise to the throne, by
some catastrophe brought about suddenly, without dis-
turbance or confusion. It was indispensably necessary
to come to some understanding with the heir, the Grand
Duke, to have his concurrence, in order to avoid, after
the deed was perpetrated, being treated like a vulgar
assassin, who is sacrificed, whilst, at the same time, ad-
vantage is taken of his crime. It was embarrassing to
him to break the matter to this Prince, who, governed
by amiable feelings, was incapable of lending his cows
tenance to an attempt against the life of his father.

* The following details are the most authentic that can be
procured concerning the death of Paul I. This is the-source
from which they are derived. The Court of Prussia, greatly
shocked at the news of the death of Paul 1., was still more
highly indignant at the unparalleled effrontery with which
some of the accomplices in the crime dared to boast of it at
Berlin. The Court obtained, through various channels, and
principally from a well-informed person, some curious details,
which were collected in a minute, and transmitted to the
First Consul. These are the particulars which M. Bignon,
at that time :Secretary of our Embassy to the Court of
Prussia, was enabled to procure, and which he has introduced
into his work. But the most private circumstances still re-
mained unknown, when a singular accident placed France in
possession of the only account, worthy of credit, concerning
the death of Paul 1., which perhaps is in existence. A French
emigrant, who had passed his life in the service of Russia,
and who had acquired some military renown, became the•
friend of Count Pahlen and General Benningsen. Being
at the country-seat of Count Pahlen, he obtained, from
their own lips, a circumstantial detail of everything which
took place in St. Petersburgh, on the tragical night between
the 23d and 24th of March. As the emigrant was very care-
ful in taking notes of everything he saw and heard, he imme-
diately committed to paper an account of the particulars
given by these principal actors, and inserted it in the valu-
able memoirs he has left behind him. These manuscript
memoirs are now the property of France. They correct nu-
merous inaccurate or vague statements, and moreover, do not
compromise more than they were previously the names in-
volved in this dark event. They -furnish, however, more
precise and probable details, instead of the false and exagge-
rated accounts already known. After comparing this report,
emanating from a quarter perfectly well-informed, with the
details furnished by the Court of Prussia, we have drawn up
the historical recital which follows, and which seems to us
the only one truly worthy of credit, perhaps the only com-
plete one which posterity will ever obtain of this tragical
catastrophe.

40.
!ienningsen had retired into the country,-dreading the
eff cts of Paul's anger, which he had incurred ; Count
PaWen withdrew him from his retreat, initiated him
into- the plot, but proposed nothing - further to him, if
General Benningsen can be Credited, than the project of
deposing the emperor. Benningsen pledged his word,
and kept it with an appalling courage.
They resolved to fix upon some day for the execution
of their project, when the regiment of Semencurki,
wholly devoted to the Grand Duke Alexander, should be
on duty at the 1)^1-- oblir
wait. But time
progress, bream,
the interests of
attendants, in gr,
of the impertu:
him in these si,
burgh in 1762
peror, the lathe'
the throne to t.
Count Pahl( n'
you take in the
terh cavalry effi,
a witness of,
Well," contim
of accusation a)
to-day the rev
replied Count P•
Lion. "1 kno-
" Whit!" excliv
tors?" " Yes!
I may be in a
your safety."
spirator quite se
disarmed his st-
tirried discompos,

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dispatch to be
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act against Enf
army of 80,00
frontiers. ,Co;
much, to induc
to this declare,
following postsaint.— Hie Impend .dajesfy is
ing under iudispiaion ti-day; Lie consequences may prove
Thu 23d t.f March was fixed upon for the execution
of the plot; Count Pahlen, under colour of giving a
dinner party, assembled at his house the tioubows,
Benningsen, and several general officers, upon whom he
thought he could rely. Wines of all kinds were served
with profusion. Pah!en and Benningsen did not drink
any. When dir.tur was over they unfolded to the con-
spirators the project fur which they were assembled.
The most part were now, for the first time, made
acquainted with this terrible plot. They were not toll
that they, would be required to assassinate Paul, as
almost every one would have shrunk with dismay from
Vie perpetration of such a crime. They were told
that they must procecd-to the palace, and compel him to
abdicate, that thus they would deliver the empire from
an imminent danger, and that they would save a mul-
titude of innocent liver, at present threatened by the
sanguinary madness of Paul. At last, in order to
succeed in persuading them, it was affirmed that the
Grand Duke Alexander himself, convinced of the neces-
sity of saving the empire, was acquainted with the
project, and approved it. Then these men, already
excited with wine, no longer demurred, and, for the moat
part, with only three or four exceptions, set out under
the impression that they were going to depose a mad
emperor, and not to shed the blood of an unfortunate
master.
The night appearing sufficiently advanced, the con-
spirators, to the number of about sixty, sallied forth,
divided into two bands. Count Pahlen took one under
his direction, General Benningsen the command of the
other ; both officers, dressed in their full uniform, and
wearing their sashes and orders, marched forward,
sword in hand. The palace Michael was constructed
and guarded like a fortress ; but the bridges were
lowered, and the gates thrown open to the chiefs of the
conspirators. Benningsen's party marched first, and
proceeded direct towards the Emperor's apartments.
Count Pahlen remained behind, with his reserved body
of conspirators. This man, who had organised the con-
spiracy, disdained to assist personally in its execution.
He was only there to provide for any unexpected
emergencies. Benningsen penetrated into the apart-
ment of the sleeping monarch. Two heyduks were on
duty as his body-guard. These brave and faithful
attendants attempted to defend their sovereign. One
was struck down by a blow from a sabre, the other took
flight, crying out for help—cries utterly unavailing in a
palace, the guards of which are almost all accomplices
in the plot! A valet, who slept in a room adjoining
that of the Emperor, ran to the scene; they compelled
him, by force, to open the door of his master's chamber.
The unhappy Paul might have found a refuge in
the apartments of the Empress ; but, in his dis-
trustful suspicions, he had taken the precaution,
every night, to barricade the door which led to
them. All escape being cut off, he flung himself to
the bottom of the bed, and concealed himself behind
the folds of a screen: Plato Soubow ran to the imperial
bed, and, finding it empty, cried out, in alarm, The
emperor has escaped; we are lost !" But, at the same
instant, Benningsen caught sight of the prince, rushed
towards him, sword in hand, and presented to him the
act of abdication. " You have ceased to reign 1" he ex-
claimed to him ; " the Grand Duke Alexander is now
emperor. I summon you, in his name, to resign the
empire, and to sign this act of abdication. On this con-
dition alone I answer for your life." Plato Soubow re-
peated the same summons. The emperor, confused and
lost in dismay, demanded of them what he had done to
deserve such treatment. " For years past you have never
ceased to persecute us," retorted the half-intoxicated as-
sassins. They- then pressed upon the unhappy Paul,
who struggled hard, expostulated, and implored them in
vain. At this moment a noise was heard ; it was the
footsteps of some of the conspirators who had remained
behind ; but the assassins, believing that some one was
coming to the assistance of the emperor, fled in disorder.
Benniegsen alone, inflexibly resolute, remained in the
presence of the monarch, and, advancing towards him,
with his sword pointed at his breast, prevented him stir-
ring from the spot. The conspirators having recognised
each other, re-entered the chamber, the theatre of their
crime. They again hemmed in the unfortunate monarch,
in order to force him to subscribe his abdication. The
emperor for an instant tried to defend himself. In the
scuffle the lamp which gave light to the frightful scene
was overturned and extinguished ; Benningsen ran to
procure another, and, on his return, discovered Paul ex.
piring under the blow s of two assassins ; one had broken
in his skull with the pummel of his sword, whilst the
other was strangling him with his sash.
Whilst this scene was enacting, Count Pahlen had
remained outside with the second band of conspirators.
When he was told that all was over, he ordered the body
of the emperor to be laid out on the bed, and placed a
guard of thirty men at the door of the apartment, with
orders not to admit any one, even the members of the
imperial family. He then repaired to the Grand Duke,
to announce to him the terrible occurrence of the night.

This dispatch was shown to the French Ambassador,
General Beurnonville, who icstantly forwarded these par-
ticulars to his government.

ItITIC3 r arquintr, r. 5,, uk.1a,..--..-- 111111 Errtlirtxta vait.ituuta mak a. IT l, OX
lon. AV. E. Fiteanautioe,liffl.P., Chealiam-street. ditto, with brmedu etnaments, fl
. J. Kielooh,lestikelloncester-road,-liydo-park. ..
regkster stoves, . 2 feet, 20s. ; 3 fee
alts Lauile, Esq., Charles-street, -st. Jaims's-square.
2 feet, 16s. ; 3 feet, "-.245.': The uev
Ames Ramsay, Esq., Bushy lionise, Bert&
'harks Simmons, Esq., Mayor of Basingstoke. ender and radiating hearßiniate, fl
i Wise power to add to titbit' number. hers, Is. /cf. pef set hlindionurdit
pattern, with' elegant,-bronzed lie
4--;-SirJeltn. Ronnie, F.R.S., and French!, Giles, Esq., C.E. with ormohi and richly-cut head
-The Luton Bank of London; Messrs.. Batten and Co:, - article in furnishiag irenesongery,
. Yeovil. .- .
._ while the extent and variety of the
is—lilesirs. Johnston, Fa
.41,bar, atid Leeth„. 65, Moorgatc- money returned for every article
t 4' , street,loinalon.-*: - - . ' ogays, with_eogravings;sent (per i
3x'r.elt.r.„Aosra4ts--51essrsi:G. and W. Webeteri 26, •Greeit
Street) .1520. -
George-street, Westini er.l .- • ,
. frebtar,tar —Lewis ('rem , Esq. ••- ILVER SUPERSI.:: -(1
ilbial,wlll establish a most desirribi, e 1111;14 m comunication •
London, Dover, Salisbury, Yeovilbjeid the eatW of England, and injurious Metals, enße
planted by.the7 introduction -- Of
lit its -course: many wealtliy,"ipapulotik. and -Important ALBATA PLATE.
..f., - .. • - - -C. WATSON, 41 and 42, Barbica
••••
commence at the Reigate-station:on the Dover and Brighton a person of Science in the amalgar
land pass by Dorking and Guildford to Basing Stoke. From bringing to Petblic Notice the most
wilt proceed by Whittintrch, Atigover, strid• Salisbury, to possessing all the richness of Slim
IV whieltraelnaAlie connexion bettteen tlas East and, {Vest bility and hardness—with Rs perfe
sngland will he complete. lt does, a Chemical Process, by wh
[Sr and most important feature If the une;ertaking is, that Metals is entirely extracted—resis
the lino, of the South Western itallway,f.rsue- London'to silver, and is maw/lactated fso
Ike, it will:bring Salisbury and Yeovil h4ll tin entirely direst Sideboard :
:-Qrantunication with the sletropoiis.' The distance from Fidd
:o Salisbury will be about SO miles. and to Yeovil 120 miles.
iltra Table Spoons audiForks, I6s: C
•-
also unite four of the principal i railways In the kingdom ; Desert Ditto .•• • •.• 12s'. C
!toyer, Brighton, South-Western, a • t AVestern. and at Tea Spoons. . ss. C
time will most materially aid ecol itcation between the Sugar TOugs
Dover, Shoreham, Portsmouth, Southa spicii and Bristol, a
table object in a national point ofview4 C. WATSON begs the PublicVe
reculiarly his on, and that Silv
rence to the accompanying map will featly prove that
rcrys in the kingdom will for.m.a...uledluisif conimunicgion than his metal is from all other
e_-••boo it to be tomcat. and fyeT;
eater aggregate of wealthy, populous, infiedlitht rern CeiTCS, he is convinced utirt-tog
Salisbury', Sherborne, Yeovil, Bath an, Bristol, Bradford,
article of universal wear.
Ige, Frome, Guildford, Farnham, Basindstoke, :Whitchurch,
C. Watson's handsomely Blast:
Wevhill with its extensive fair, Shaftesbury, 31ilbone.port, la rust published. and Families '

At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonuS to tne Luc \A/11111111U,, Vi Inatitae,,mviak n.m., ~,, ....................., .....- -----,--_, __ '
-
Life Policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of proof to show before the Committee on the 11111 that a large number of figuring conspicuously in the revolution of a palace.
5 per 'cent. to the Shares, in addition to the payment of the annual of persons were engaged by part!es interested in opposing the Direct His brother Nicholas, remarkable en_yl for reat,ser-
_.,,,.._ s __.,
Is interest. • Northern and Cambridge and Lincoln Lines, at 2s. and 2s. 6d. each,
For ttinchnenterin ofmartieurishjuip eastirefor a..specllle.stau, .tollold-up-i.neir4nuads-ageiniftxtboee tines estitelll.-ar,--aud that 11 non- serial strength; Wit-ifetriptiliffed---In, 'piny i 11.16'• ' .4'...,,,•••,,.."... _ -
"77 win-TAU ti-Frospccilyebmti-s, a 'Ow tMe-at lowel.:tates hag been siderablelfortion Of their opponents were froin Newark and oilier part ; Villcrien Soubow a brave and honourable soldier, ,-- . - -•• %.
ea-101140A on whin, as well its on the participating scale, one-half parts Of-Nottinghamshire, and therefore in no Way entitled to take , ,e
a friend of .thc Grand 'Duke Alexander, deserved, from
the premium may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for fivd years, part in the proceedings of the meeting.
thus enabling ayerson to insure hisl h
ife for 1,0001. on the immediate - ' By order of the Committee, his merit, to have been excluded. from the. plot. They
payment of the' premium for 500/. Only. . " WILLIAM AMSINCK, Secretary. had a sister, intimately connect( d with all,the Englis
The following pro the annual Premiums for the Assurance of 1001. Direct Northers tattway Company, 61, Moor- , - faction—a friend ( f Lord Whitworth, tbe,English Am-
fur the whole Life, one-half of winch may remain for five years .by. gate-street London, March 29, 1845. •
mereir paying' interest annually at flee per cent. ; and should bassador—who inflamed them with Zeal the British
the Eoltey beriome a claim In the interim, the amount Aire-win then . BEITISH AND FOREIGN . INSTIATTE. policy. Count Pahlen engaged many other accomplices, .
be deducted. - . Wednesday, Aftril '2 -••• • • • - Mrt'siCal Soiree and brought them to St, Petersburgh, under varicus pre--
Agelo,.•rilthout profits •• LT ,13 •0 With profits • £1 18 0- - Friday, Apri1,4..........• • . Discussion-Cromwell Onus, but still without disclosing any thing to them. •
30
3r 3 country memberOateiolins.to be In town en the Btll, may have There was ore other individual whom lie had summoned
' 4 9 .6 their places rescued at, the Muller by an early intimation of ,their to St. Petersburgh, upon whose co-operation he'4.new •
For short 'P'cii.Ods the Premiums are considerably lower, and for wishes by post..4ceniii, Members' 'mixes mast be entered-by :•atnr- he 'could rely, as well as upen his formidable couNie •
nth any agegor Contingencies not usually advertiSed Information may be day-, the sth of. April, to insnreieseryedplanes.:
obtained. on application to the Actuary' or Secretary'. ~,......,-.. _ ' - this was the famous General Benningsen; a Hanovertli.A.
-
- . -_, ' -?' . • FIRE DAPAILTMENT: 'VIPER°
11 URDEIt OF El R. PA IA: IL.' in the service of Russia, the first officer in. the Russian
The Company insure- hoboes, furnitnte,:-.stoek. in trade, farming . - service at that time., and who, at a later period, in 1807,
stock, and, every description of personal property, against loss or (From M. Thiers' ' " Iliittiry iof the • Consulate ' an& had the honour to check,in Poland, the victorious march , A..-..•,.
rf,
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damage by fire. . 1 - • ' • - Empire of France urder. Napoleon.")
.. ~; -'of 1 Napoleon, and I'hose hands, worthy, indeed, o
The Directors beg to remind their friends whose Premiums become.
~
- due at Lady-day, that no extra charge* is made at this Office for the The Russ'-an aristocracy :Was accordingly highly ..-*lelding, a sword, should, never have been sullied by ~
transfer of Policies, and that they will be. rated on terms peepliarly. oxt'seerated with the- nchly•adopted.pOlicy of i'aal. --If a.poinard.
.., _ —• •

Palace Michael. They were 'obliged to
ae pressed, for Paul's malady made rapid
me every day more alarming, and placed
3f the empire, as Will is.the safety of his
Treater jeopardy. . Otto day Paul laid hold
irbable-Pahlen -by the arm, and addressed
ingular terms:—" Were yQII tit St. Peters-
:2r (It was in that year that the Em-
cr of Paul, was .asaassinated, to ' transfer
the Great qatlieritic.) " Yes," answered
quite coolly,. "t 1 was." " What part did
event of thataitne?" " That of a subal-
ffieer in the ranks of his regiment. I was
but not—dii—actoi in, that catastrophe."
rated Paul, casting a look of distrust, and
at his Ministar, " they want to re-enact
volution Of 1742." "1 am aware of it,"
Pahlen, without betraying the' least deo.-
aw all the • plot; I atn a party to it." •
.aimed 'Paul,- are you one of the conspira-
! but to be better apprised of it, and that
L position more effectually to watch oier
The ealtnness of this fort-I'd:lath con-
set all Paul's conjectures at defiance, and
tispicioni respezir g him; bit he still con-
posed andexcited. ' . :, '
.if almost public interest, if' such a term
yea with reference to such a crime, con-
:sten their pmeerd:ng. Paul ordered a
written, on the 23d of March, to M. de
minister at Berlin, enjoining him to de-
ant. of Prussia,tliat if she did not promptly
England,, ,he would promptly order an
000 Men, to march upon the Prussian
rant Palhen, desirou.s, without saying too „.-4-4-4-,, ' ,ea:-:,,,
.c.:..77-
,--M. de Krudener to-attach no importance ---r,.,,,,,,,,-.7,-,.-
iktion; ndded, in his own handwriting, th© ..::,-4.,..,.':',:., •:':-', '
tsatint:—" His Imperial Majes'y is Iflbour- - -' ' '