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The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07

BRITISH MUSEUM.

By the returns of the number of persons admitted
to visit the British Museum from 1840 to 1841, to
view the general collections, there appear to have been
:319,374, exhibiting an increase of 53,366 since the
change in 1838, but still being a lesser number by
63,773 visitors than under the old system.
VISITORS TO THE READING-ROOM.—The number
of these in 1841, for the purpose of study and research,
was 69,303, showing an increase of 67,353 persons in
this department since 1810. The average number of
books daily used by the public, is computed at 1,086 ;
the average daily number of readers being 238, it ap-
pears that each of them consults nearly five printed
books.

MINERALOGIC AL DEPARTM ENT.—The Osseous
remains from Dr. Mantell's collection, and' other
relics of osteology have greatly enriched this branch.
ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.—Upwards of 16,238
specimens have been added this last year ; among
those highly scarce and valuable, are the Australian
collection of Mr. Gould ; and specimens of reptiles
and shells from Port Essington, the Himalaya, and
Colombia River.

BOTANICAL BRANCII.—The considerable number
of 7,485 species of plants, chiefly from the Asiatic
and African regions have been added this last year.
ANTIQUITIES AND COINS.--- The Greek coins of
Mr. Burgon and Mr. C. R. Stewart, with others
from a treasure found in Cuerdale, Lancashire, give
a new addition to this department of 8,100 coins.
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS.—In this branch have
been added 451 prints after Sharp, Reynolds, and
Lawrence, with a great number of additional copies
after the old masters. The new silver cup of
Niello work is also a rich addition. The total re-
ceipts from Christmas, 1840, to Christmas, 1841,
amounted to 36,3211. 2s. 3d. ; and the total expen-
diture, during the same' period, to 32,2431. Os. 4d.,
leaving a surplus in hand of 4,0781. 2s. I Id. The
estimated charge from Lady-day, 1842, to Lady-
day, 1843, amounts to 33,110/. ; but the amount of
grant required for the service of that year is
only 30,3361.
London, England, 1842-03-07

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract from the Railway Times the sums re-
ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain
for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed
to each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer-
chandize

Week Miles Total.
Name of Railwa
ended y. Opened. £. s. d.
Feb. 26 Arbroath and Forfar l5 160 9 9
26 Birmingham & Derby Junct. 484 980 1 4
... Birmingham and Gloucester... 55 No returns
. Brandling Junction 25 No returns
25 Chester and Birkenhead ..
27 Dundee and Arbroath
27 Eastern Counties
26 Edinburgh and Glasgow
26 Glasgow and Ayr .. ..... •
26 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 221 640 12 7
26 Grand Junct.4Chester &Crewe 1031 7,135 15 9
26 Great North of England
27 Great Western
27 Hull and Selby
26 Lancaster & Preston Junction 201 380 H 3
25 Liverpool and Manchester '
26 London and Birmingham— 1121 13,060 19 8
Mar. 3 London and Blackwall ......
Feb. 26 London and Brighton
26 Ditto Shoreham Branch
Mar. 1 London and Croydon loi 273 18 8
3 London and Greenwich 34 599 0 5
Feb.2B London and South Western
.. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10 No returns
28 Manchester & Birmingham
26 Manchester and Leeds
26 Midland Counties .
26 Newcastle and Carlisle 6oi 1,404 15 8
765 14 0
26 North Midland
Newcastle
rainddENa
sotretrhnS.h..
30 i.... 7 317 5 6
1
724 3,616 9 9*
2724 Northern
.. North Union
26 Preston and Wyre
28 Sheffield and Manchester.— 7 3
201 16 5
24 37 15 6
27 Ulster
26 York and North Midland 2B 1,369 7 4
London, England, 1842-12-19

NEW NOVEL BY HORACE SMITH, ESQ
Just ready, in 3 vols., post BTo.,
ADAM BR OWN,
THE MERCHANT.
By HORACE SMITH, Esq.,
Author of
" Branilletye House," " The Moieyed Man," &c.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

BETTS' PATENT BRAN—Dr.—The unparal-
Wed and still increasing sale of this favourite beverage,
has been attended by its natural consequence—the excitement
of envy in every branch of the Spirit trade. Hence, each suc-
ceeding year brings to notice competitors, whose announce-
ments, under fallacious pretences arid high sounding titles, urge
upon the piblic notice articles, whose only distinguishing fea-
ture is their vast inferiolity to the Patent Brandy.
It is to guard purchasers against the consequences of such
attempts, and for that reason only, that J. T. Betts and Co. are
again induced to state, that the Patent Brandy is manufactured
only at the Distillery, No. 7, Smithfield-bars, leading to St.
John-street ; where it may be ofilained, pale or coloured, at
Eighteen Shillings per Gallon, of the highest legal strength.

THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONFA-
DIVIDENDS, AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED
by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains
MONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O, £6O, £7O, XS% £9O, £lOO,
£llO, £l2O, £l5O, £2OO, £4OO, £6OO, zet4oo, £l,OOO,
£1,500£5,000, and £25,000 Sterling. Amounting together
to 4:72,170 sterling.
• Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH-
OUT DELAY, to
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH,

Or, to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK.
London, England, 1842-12-19

DEPARTURES.

Viscount Torrington, for his seat, Yates Court, near
Mereworth, Kent ; the Earl of Portarlington, from
the Bath Hotel, Piccadilly, on a tour ; Mr. B. Sweete,
from ditto, for Somersetshire ; Miss Maxwell, from
ditto, for Cheltenham; Hon. Colonel Fane, from Mi-
vart's Hotel, on a tour ; the Misses Byrne, from ditto,
for the Continent; Mr. R. Bethel, M.P., from ditto,
for Rise Park, near Holderness, Yorkshire ; the Coun-
tess Beauchamp, from Portman-square, for Brighton ;
Commander G. G. M'Donald, R.N., from Marshall
Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; the Hon.
Charles Langdale, Mrs. Langdale and family, from
ditto, for Yorkshire ; Henry B. Hoghton, from Long's
Hotel, New Bond-street, for Bold, Lancashire; Cap-
tain Stevenson, from ditto, for Baffbrd House ; Sir
Alexander Crichton, Bart.,. from ditto, for the Grove,
Seal, Kent ; Messrs. H. Penrice, Power, and Gilbert,
Messrs. Manson, Christian, Darling, and Ellis, from
ditto, for the holidays.
London, England, 1842-12-19

4s 4d to 4s 6d per.Blbs for the powns. The latter, i

by the way, was the extreme price. The Veal trade
was 3teady at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond,
late rates. .Prime small Porkers sold freely, but in
other kinds of. Pigs little was doing. The importa-'
tions of live stock from abroad for our markets have
been, as might be expected, on a very limited scale,
the principal receipts being at Hull and Southampton.
At the former port, 30 oxen and tows have been
received from Haniburgh, per the Transit and
Manchester steamers ; at the latter, 50 beasts from Spain,
mostly beneath the middle quality. It is now pretty
well ascertained that the foreign arrivals, owing to
most of the principal rivers being blocked up with
ice, will be very smr.ll during the next three months.
From our grazing districts we received, to-day, the
following supply of beasts, viz. ;-1,200 short horns
end runts from Lincolnshire, Leicesterkhire, and
N ort ham pstonshire ; 1.00 Scots and homebreds, with
a few runts;. from, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire ; 400 Herefords, runts,Durhains, and
Devons, from, 01'w Western and Midland districts ;
300 of var;.nis hinds, from other parts of England ;
50 horßrA and polled Scots, by a sailing packet, from
Aber:,,„ ; and 40, via Livespool, from Dublin ; the
rr.,mnant being derived from the neighbourhood of the
metropoliis, while we had only two beasts from Spain.
FROM GERMANY,
DURING THE 'WEEK ENDING DEC. 17.

Beasts. Cows. Sheep. Pigs.

I.Jond:ffi .
Hull

- _
- ^

20 10

Total for the week... 20 10 -
-
Previously this year 1,156 341 284 52

Grand total 1,176 351 284
FROM HOLLAND.
3 4

London
Hull

Week's arrival 3 4
Previously this year
London, England, 1842-12-19

Grand total
FROM SPAIN.
10 2
50

London
Southampton
Margate
Ramsgate
Devonport ...

Week's arrival ' 60 9 --
Previously this year . 758 85 230

Grand total
FROM FRANCE.

London .
Siiuthampton
hull

Week's arrival 23
Pnviously- this year 363

Grand total 4Ol

3 --
35 140

PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS., TO SINK TILE OFFAL.
s. cl. to s. ti.l r. tl. to P. d.
Interior Beasts '3 2 3 41 Inferior Sheep ...... ... 3 4 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 6 310 Second quality ditto... 3 8 310
Prime large then 4 0 4 2 Coam-woolled ditto.. 310 4 2
Prime Scots, &c.. 4 4 4 6 Southdown Wethers 4 4 4 6
Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs 3lO 4 4
trim° small ditto 4 6 410 Small Porkers 4 6 4 8
Suckling Calves, each 16 0 31 01 Quarter old Pigs, eachls t., 21 0

Feast&
2,35'3

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I e4e910 I Cl7B 5.
I .24/7g.

NEVTGATE AND 7.E.A.DENI-E2S.T.I.

In consequence of the near approach of Christmas,
the supplies of prime meat on offer in these markets,
since our last report, have been seasonably good, yet,
on account of the mildness of the atmosphere, causing
the butchers to purchase cautiously, the advance in
the currencies has not been more than about 2d per
81b. In other kinds of meat, however, a fair amount
of business has been transacted, at full prices. The
arrivals of slaughtered. meat from Scotland, York
shire, and the West of England, have been large, with
a dragging trade.

ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.

Scotland
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk .
Essex

Surrey
Devonshire
Wiltshire
Other parts

Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
22 429 500
26 512 600
8 90 30
7 78 20
30 49 97 90
33 138 115 100
16 12 12
.5 30 75 14
7 20 30 18

Total l3B 1.362 329 1,384
Previous week's arrival 76 1,231 200 1,190

Difference since ourlast 62 131 129 91
At per stone, by the Carcase.
s. rt. to s dd 5. d. to 8 d.
Beef, inferior 3 0 3 2 Mutton, inferior 3 0 3 4
- middling ....... 3 4 3 6: middling..... 3 fi 3 6
-- prune large ..... 3 6 3 8; prime 3lO 4 0
- prime small 3lO 4 0: Pork, large 3 6 4 0
Veal 3 8 4 6f small 4 2 4 8
BOROUGH AM) SPXTALPIELDS.

The arrival of potatoes, in the Pool, since this day
se'nnight, have been again extensive ; those from the
Channel Islands alone having 'exceeded 500 tons;
while 14 bags have come to hand from Harlingen in
bad condition. Our supplies being large, and the
weather extremely
.mild for the season, the demand
rules heavy, at about last week's prices.—Scotch
reds, 45s to 50s per ton ; York ditto, 55s to 60s ;
Devons, 45s to 503 ; Kent and Essex whites, 40s
to 45s ; Wisbeach, 35s to 455; Jersey and Guernsey
blues, 35s to 40s ; Yorkshire Prince Regents, 45s
to 50s.

BON,OUGH HOP BIASZKET.
For the best East and Mid Kent pockets, we have
again to report a steady inquiry, at full rates of cur•.
rency ; but in all other kinds of hops exceedingly little
is passing►. The following are the present rates :
East Kent in pockets, 5l lOs to 6/ lOs ; Mid Bents
ditto, 51 5s to 6/; ditto in bag, 41 lOs to 51 ss;
Sussex, 4/ lOs to Si 8s ; Farnhams, Si to 101; Old
Hops, 3/ to 4/ 10s.
London, England, 1842-12-19

SYRIA.

BE ROUT, Nora 7.--A very serious affair occurred
near Tripoli at the commencement of last month be-
tween the Christian inhabitants and the Turkish sol-
diers. It arose, in consequence of Omar Pacha going
into their district with a party of soldiers to arrest
the Sheikh. The inhabitants told the Pacha that the
Sheikh was not in their district, but, if he doubted
their words he was welcome to come and search the
place himself, but that they would not allow a sol-.
dier to enter their villages. The Pacha would not.
accede to this, but attempted to force an entry, and
the result was that the military were attacked by the
inhabitants and completely defeated ; from 1.50 to 200
of the Turks were killed and wounded, and the re-
mainder with difficulty made their escape. The loss
on the part of the inhabitants was very trifling.
The poor fellows, shepherds, who were quietly tend-
ing their flocks, and had no knowledge of the fray
whatever, fell victims to the cowardly;vengeance of
the routed soldiers, who met with them at some dis-
tance from the scene of their disgrace; the mere fact
of the poor shepherds being Clirigtrins 'WM sufficient
to condemn them, and they were ii tautly butchered
by the fugitives, to revenge themselves for the loss of
their comrades.

The I)ruses and Christians are at present united,
and, should they remain so, the Government has no
power to check their thirst for liberty; large bodies of
troops are stationed in the immediate neighbourhood
of the disturbed districts, but no attempt has been
made to apprehend any of the inhabitants concerned
in the late frays.
London, England, 1842-12-19

PUBLICATIONS.

NEW EDITIONS have lately been published of
Mr. ROSCOE'S WANDERINGS and EXCUR-
SIONS in NORTH and SOUTH WALES. Each volume is
embellished with 50 beautiful steel plates Of the Abbeys,
Castle 4, River and Mountain Scenery, &c., and a new Map.
It forms an elegant work for a present, or for the Drawin.-
room Table ; and no well selected Library can be considered'
complete without it. Price 255. cloth extra, or 355. morocco,
extra per vol., and eithe • may be had separately.
Tilt and Rogue, Simpkin and Co., and Orr and Co., Lon-
don ; Wrightson and Webb, Birmingham ; Wareing Webb
Liverpool.
London, England, 1842-12-19

-CHANGES.

The Earl and Countess of Winterton, at Shilling-
lee, Sussex, from a visit to Sir Peter Pole, Bart., at
Fodenham, Gloucestershire; the Countess of Lucan
and family, at Laleham House, near Staines, from
Castlebar House, county Mayo; Mr. J. Bailey, M.P.,
and Mr. Bailey, at Euston Court, near Tenbury, on
a visit to Mr. J. Bailey, jun., M.P., from Leamington
Spa ; Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bart., M.P., at Dray-
ton Manor, on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel,
from his seat in Bucks; Lord and Lady Robert Gros-
venor, at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, on a visit to the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Westminster, from Moor
Park, Herts ; Mr. E. J. Shirley, M.P., and Mrs.
Shirley, at Eatington Hall, from Lough Fea, Ireland.
London, England, 1842-12-19

11!Iii-1 w ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.
;'amine .37 minutes after 2 !Evening 59 minutes after 2.

it.

LONDON : •
MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 19, 1842.

Every day brings us evidence that sound and
just opinions are making rapid progress m the
agricultural districts. It is of great importance
to convince the farmers that the fall of price, of
which they complain, is caused by their own
mutual competition, and by the diminished
means of their customers. That truth once
mastered, they wilt be sensible that there are

other causes which affect prices than those

enactments of the Legislature on which the
farmers have been brought up to rely. They
will probably see that if they follow the advice
"now so bounteously poured out by the landlords
to under-drain, to employ more labourers, and
to improve their tillage, while the manufacturers
and the town population remain in their present
condition, they will only ruin themselves.
Every shilling they now lay out in improving
and extending tillage will be an additional
obligation on them to sell their crops almost as
soon as they can be gathered next year, and will
increase their dependence on the monied classes,
and on their landlords, unless, in the mean-
time, the manufacturers go most rapidly •
ahead, and the demand for their produce rapidly
increases. They cannot export it, that is clear,
till the price falls so low as to be ruinous under
theirpresent charges. They must sell, therefore,
to the town population, and if these remain im-
poverished and unemployed, while the farmers are
all exerting themselves under the influence of
agricultural societies, and the advice of interested
landlords to improve tillage, it is clear that the
price of their produce, by dint of their own coin-
petition, will fall ruinously low. To show them,
on far better authority than ours, how the matter
works, we are about to quote a passage from the
speech of the Earl of ITARBOROUGH, at the meet-
ing of the Isle of Wight Agricaltural Society, held
on Thursday last. The Noble Earl said—
Ile had been taking a tour into the manufacturing
districts, and had had conversations with the most
sensible people he could fall in with ; and he was glad
to find a great alteration in opinions. Even partners
in the same firm differed with regard to high prices
find low prices. That was not the case some time
ago, when the cry WaS " Down with everything, that
they might have cheap bread and cheap meat." He
could gssure them that thousands in the manufac-
turing districts Were without a penny even to give
for meat. In some places it was frightful to see them.
Mills that used to be full of work, were now not
employed in any way whatever. Formerly the people
•
in those
Now
wanted nothing but to beat .down
wiser. The
prices. kiow they were beginning to be

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London, England, 1842-12-19

LEVANT MAIL.

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 26.—Referring to the parti-
culars relative to 'the loss of • the English brig John
and Ann, which I mentioned in my last, I may now
state that the.subscription set on foot for the Bedouins,
who exerted themselves so nobly in the cause of the
unfortunate sailors, has been most successful. About
200 dols. have now been collected, from which 150
dols., or 30/. have been paid to the Bedouins, who are
consequently well satisfied, and about 101. have been
paid to the sailors, who have succeeded in finding em-
ployment on board ships bounti for England. Another
wreck has been seen by several masters of vessels
about fifty miles to the westward, but no steps have
been taken to attempt tine recoveryrecovery of any portion of
the vessel or cargo, and nothing has as yet been heard
of the crew. The name of the vessel is not even known.

The French brig of war, Alcibiade, arrived here
this forenoon, from Beyrout, bringing intelligence
from thence to the 22d inst. The country was still
in the same state of revolution and anarchy. Omar
Pacha was besieged by the Maronites and Pruses at
Beteddin, and would be obliged either to capitulate
or to force a retreat on Saida, that being the only
route left open to him, or rather the only route by
which he has any chance of succeeding in his retreat.
The Nile returned yesterday from Marseilles via
Malta. She has brought five carriages and sixteen
hurses for the Pacha, commissioned by his Highness,
through a French house at Marseilles. Artin Bey
was still there although he had been about three
weeks in pratique.
London, England, 1842-12-19

HEINE BROTHERS having remitted during a
very short time very large amounts of Money Divi-
eland!! to their Correspondents in GreLt Britain and Ireland.
Dividends of 25,000/., 16,0001., 9,0001., .000/., and 3,6(101.
to London ; 3,600!., 8001. , ant 700/. to Edinburgh ; 3,600/.
to Dublin; 3,6001. to Beverley ; 3.6001. to Halifax; 1,200/.
to Porthleaven Harbour ; 900/., 700/., and 6001. to Liver-
pool ; 900/. to Hull ; 900/. to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; 900/.
and 600/. to Manchester ; 7001. to East Retford, Nottingham-
shire; •7001. to Colne. Lancashire; 7001. to Ryde, lile of
Wight; 600/. to Cork ; GOO/. to Bideford ; and 6001. to
Bradford, &e.. &e., they beg to call the attention of those
desirous to obtain large Money Dividends to the approaching
EIGHTEENTH DISTRIBUTION of LUBEOK; gua-
rante:4l by the Government.
This Distribution offers the possibility of obtaining more
than 25,0001. upon One Share. 2,400 of the Shares obtain
Money. Dividends of 11. and ilpward.s.
Price cf On? Sl.aie, It. ; !Aro Shares, 2/. ; three Shares, 31.;
four Share., 4/. ; five Snares, 51. ; six Shares, €l.; seven
Shares, ; eight Shares, 81. ; nine Shares, 9/. ; ten
Shares, 10/.
Direct for Sharer, without delly, to HEINE BROTHERS
at I.ubecic, •
The full Prospec!us, with all particulars, may be had gratis,
upin addressing a line to ELtine Brothers.

THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING. DEC. 19,

Will be repeated the English Version of Rossini's Grand
Opera of SEMIRAMIDE. —1 he Character of Semiramide
by Miss Adelaide Kemble; Arsace, airs. Alfred Shaw (from
the principal Theatres in Italy) ; Assur, Mr. Giubilei Orne,
Mr. Leffler ; ldreno, Mr. Travers ; Shade of Ninus, Mr. J.
Bland.
After which THE TURF. Captain Flatooker, Mr.
Walter Lacy ; Clovis Culpepper, Mr. Birtley ; Gallop,
Mr. Meadows ; Aaron Tret, Mr. Harley; Blrs. Culpepper,
Mrs. Humby ; Miss Warren, Miss, Lee.
Doors open at Ilalf-past Six, and the Performances com-
mence at seven,—Dress Boxes is., Second Price 3s. 3d. ;
First and Second Circics be., Second Prim 2s. tSd. ; Pit 3s;
Sec,nd Price 2s. ; Gallery ls.
Tickets and Places for the Boxes to he taken of Mr. Whit-
low, at the Box-ofEce, from Ten till Four, where Season
Tickets may be had.
Private Boxes to be had at the Bev-office ; of Messrs. An-
drew:l,l6i, New Eund.atreet ; Mr. Mitchell, Bond-street;
and of Mr. Sams, Pall Mall.
London, England, 1842-12-19

TILT'S POCKET AND SHEET ALMANACKS.
TILTS MINIATURE ALMANACK ; neatly
done up in cloth gilt, 6d.; or in roan tuck, Is.
?TILTS POCKET ALMANACK ; or Goldsmith
Improved. Cloth, 9d. ;or in roan tuck, Is. 6d.
Also,

TILT'S PARAGON, POOR RICHARD,
USEFUL, HAT, &c., &c., price One Penny each.
National and Poor Richard, interleaved, 3d. each.
Tilt and Bogue, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers.

THE WATER-CURE AT MALVERN.
Just published, and to be had of all Booksellers, price 3s. 6d.,
250 pages,
with an Engraving,
STOMACII COMPLAINTS AND DRUG-
DISEASES; their Causes, Consequences, and Cure,
To which is appended, Two Letters to Dr. Hastings, of Wor.
center, on the RESULTS of the WATER-CURE at MAL-
VERN, &c. By JAMES WILSON, M.D., Physician to his
Serene Highness Prince Nassau, &c.
By the same Author,
The WATER CURE:, Fourth Edition, Bvo., price 4s. 6d.
London: John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho.

is an in-
COUGHS, COLDS INFLUENZA, HOARSENESS,
tIiziAASicTOHA,sIAE,ASNSDE LINSEEDINNCTIOEFNTCONSUMPTION.
kJ valuable remedy. Price Is. lid- and 2s. 9d. per

Bi.);tle,

virtues in the cure of Coughs and Colds; but previous to the
'From time immemorial Linseed has been proverbial for its
discovery of the present Chemical Essence, it was merely used
in the form of tea, and its benefit comparatively limited. This
Essence contains all the medicinal properties of Linseed in a
highly concentrated form, combined with other medicinals and
herbs, producinolie most certain and efficacious remedy for
Coughs which has yet been discovered.
Children's Coughs, as recent ones in Adults, will be re-
moved by a few doses of Stmco's Essence of Linseed (frequently
by old standing Chronic Coughs may require per-
severance, thevera first)nce, ;
but they ultimately yield to its curative powers.
Asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie
down in bed, have received the utmost benefit, and others suf-
fering from Influenza have been speedily cured by this valuable
medicine.

Sold by all respectable Aledicine Vendors.
London, England, 1842-12-19

(Abridged from the Nottingham Mercury.)
A large public meeting was held on Tuesday last
at Nottingham, by the friends of free trade in the
Midland counties, in the Independent Chapel, Friar-
lane. Five hundred gentlemen connected with the
trade and manufactures of Nottingham, Derby, and
Leicester, besides a large number of operatives, mak-
ing an audience of 1,000 persons, were present.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman FREARSON, se-
conded by Mr. Alderman 'WILSON, John Heard, Esq.,
was unanimously called to the Chair, who opened the
meeting.
Mr. Wm. BIGGS, Mayor of Leicester, with some
preliminary remarks, proposed the first resolution :
" That the distress and embarrassment so generally
prevailing among the merchants and manufacturers
of the Midland counties at the period of their meeting
in December last, has since extended itself, and is now
seriously felt by the agriculturists, thus fully con-
firming the opinion there expressed, that, while the
Corn and Provision-laws are destructive to the manu-
facturing and mercantile interests of the country, and
are the occasion of untold privations to the whole of
the labouring portion of the community, they also
inflict the greatest injury upon the farmer, and will
be ultimately ruinous to the landowners themselves."
Mr. THOMAS WAKEFIELD seconded the resolution,
which
The CHAIRMAN then put, and not a single hand
was held up against it.
Mr. Cntrrs read the second resolution, " That this
meeting cordially approves of the continued and
strenuous efforts of t. e Anti-Corn-law League to en-
lighten the public mind as to the evils inflicted upon
all classes by the Corn and Provision-laws, and re-
joices in the fact that the principles of free trade have
recently made rapid progress among a powerful por-
tion of the community which has heretofore been most
active in opposing them, and that the first Minister
of the Crown has emphatically acknowledged tl-.4
truth of tts.ese principles, by making, in his place in
Parliament, this memorable declaration :—‘ I believe
that in the general principles of free trade there is
now no great difference of opinion, and that all agree
in the general rule that we should purchase in the
cheapest market, and sell in the dearest.'
Mr. J. BRIGHT, of Rochdale, was then introduced
to the meeting, and made some comments which were
warmly applauded.
London, England, 1842-12-19

THEATRE ROYAL, HAY-MARKET.

THIS EVENING, DEC. 19,
Will he performed Congreve's Comedy of THE WAY OF
THE WORLD (Adapted for Representation). Period, J 699.
Sir Wilfull Witwoud, Mr. W. Farren ; Fainall, Mr. Vining;
Marwoud, Mr. Stuart ; Witwoud, Mr. Charles Mathews;
Petulant, Mr. Buckstone; Waitwell, Mr. Strickland; Mil-
lamant, Madame Vestris ; Lady Wishfort, Mrs. Glover.
After which, a new Drama, called THE BASTILE. Louis
Quatorze, Mr. H. Hull; Fricancleau, Mr. Webster; the
Duchess de Montbazon, Miss Charles; Ninon Labatte, Ma-
dame Celeste.
To conclude with the Farce of OUR MARY ANNE.
Jonathan Tunks, Mr. Buckstone ; Colonel Albert, Mr. Erin-
dal ; Ernestine, Miss Charles ; Mary Anne, Miss C. Connor.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 19,
Will be repeated the new Burletta, entitled THE MER-
CHANT AND HIS CLERKS. The principal characters
by Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Wright, Maynard,
Wieland,.Miss Chaplin, 'Mims Brooks, and Mrs. P. Grattan.
After which a New Drama, in Two Acts, called YOU
KNOW WHAT. The principal Characters by Mr. 0. Smith,
Mr. Wright, Mr. Maynard, Miss Faucit, and Miss Murray.
To be followed by a Grand Burletta Spectacle, entitled
ALMA. Principal Characters by Messrs. Paul Bedford,
Wieland, Frampton, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Madame Proche
Giubilei.
To conclude with a Comic llurletta, called ANTONY and
PLEOPATRA. Antony, Mr. Wright ; Cleopatra, Miss
1111 es rray.
To conclude with NORMA. Polio, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ;
Yorma, sir. Paul Bedford; Adalgisa' Mr. Wright.
Ilexes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at half-past
six, commence at seven o'clock.

MAP OF CHINA.

THE

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IS NOW ON SALE,

CONTAINING
EVERYTHING INTERESTING
WITH RESPECT TO CHINA, AND
A DESCRIPTION OF THE
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ALL THE LATEST NEWS.

Orders received at the SUN-OFFICE, 112, Strand
and of all News-Agents.
London, England, 1842-12-19

LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, Bce.
No. 26, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LANHE NIURRAY,Etq., Chairman.

_
Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S.
John Griffith Frith, Esq.
Minter Gordon, Esq.
George Lungiey, Esq.

Rawson, Esq.
John Riddle Stodart, Esq.
Clement Tabor, Esq.
Joseph Thompson, Esq.

AUDITORS.

Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F. R. S
A cru A ay—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. , F. R. A. S.
vsi N—J. Eltioteon, Al. D., F. R. S.
SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewers, and Ommanney.

BANKERs—llleisrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.
The most rational 'notices to Lzfe Assurance are found in
the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure
provision at death for inheritors of the Asszred, the Society
affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to
_pre-
vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses.

Annual Division of Profits.

F. FERGUSON CAAIROUX, Secretary.
London, England, 1842-12-19

COTTISH (WIDOWS' FUND) LIFE
kJ ASSURANCE. Founded A.D. 1815.

Constituted by Act of Parliament.
Capital, accumulated and invested, upwards of
ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS.
Annual revenue nearly
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.

HEAD OFFICE, EDINBURGH, 5, ST. v ANDREW-
SQUARE.
Assurances effected previous to 31st December will have the
advantage of a full year's standing,:and are entitled to partici-
pate in the profits for the current year. But in order that this
may be done, all proposals must be lodged at the Head Office
before 31st December, or with the Society's Agent, in time to
enable him to forward it to the Head Qffiee before that date.
December, 1842. JOHN SIACKENZIE, Manager.
LONDON OFFICE, 7. PALL-AIALL.
HUGH M'ICEAN, Agent.
London, England, 1842-12-19

AUDITORS.

Ozofessor Wheatstone, F. IL S. Profesior Graves, A.M. F. R. S
• ALIT 11.1 RX—W. S. 1/. Woo:house, Esq., F. IL A. S.
VSICIAN—J. Elliotion, F. R. S.
Sußolco,k—E. S. Symes, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewen's, and Otnmanney.
Barri:rots—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.
.

The most rational motires-to Life Assurance arc found in
the plan adopted by this Society; viz. joined to a secure
provkion at death fcr inheritors of the Asszred, the Society
affords succour to the As:,ured himself (proportioned to pre-
vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses.
Annual Divkion of Profits.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.
London, England, 1842-12-19

CATLIN'S TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA.
Just published, in 2 large Bvo. volumes, with 400 Illustrations
by the Author, a New and Cheaper Edition, price 30s.
ETTERS and NOTES on the Manners, Gus-
'4l toms, and Condition of the NORTH AMERICAN
INDIANS, written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the
Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America.
By GEORGE CATLIN.
" A work of extraordinary interest and value."—Lit. Gaz.
Tilt and Bogue, Fleet-street.
London, England, 1842-12-19

PUBLICATIONS.

NET EDITIONS have lately been published of
1.1 Mr. ROSCOE'S WANDERINGS and EXCUR-
SIONS in NORTH and SOUTH WALES. Each volume is
embellished with 50 beautiful steel plates of the Abbeys,
CAstles, River and Mountain Scenery, &c., and r,'new Map.
It forms an elegant work for a present, or for the Drawing-
room Table ; and no well selected Library can be considered
complete without it. Price 255. cloth extra, or 355. morocco,
extra per vol., and either may be had separately.
Tilt and Bogue, Simpkin and Co., and Orr and Co., Lon-
don; Wrightson and Webb, Birmingham; Wareing Webb
Liverpool.
London, England, 1842-12-19

WASHINGTON IRVING'S NEW WORK.
In fcp. Bvo. with frontispiece, ss. cloth, Bs. 6d. morocco,
LIFE AND REMAINS OF MARGARET
DAVIDSON.
By WASHINGTON IRVING, Author of " The Sketch

Book."

" Beyond all question one of the most singular and interest.
ing Nieces of literary history ever penned."—Britannia.
Tilt and Begue, fleet-str-ef.

Now ready, in foolscap, price 2s.
riIHE COMIC ALMANACi 1843, with
1 Twelve Engravings by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK,
and many other Illusixations.
" Inimitably rich ! Such a half-crown's'worth of fun and
humour was never given to the public."—Literary Gazette.
giTilt and Bogue, Fleet-street ; and all Booksellers.
London, England, 1842-12-26

nt sun,

LONDON :
MONDAY MOANING. DECEMBER 26, 1842.

The Christmas feast, prepared for the people
by Sir ROBERT PEEL, is the Income-tax. They
do not seem, however, much to relish it, and
make sundry wry faces as they endeavour against
their will to bolt it. They believe, perhaps, like
good children, that it is very nice, but to swallow
it goes very much against them. What can the
Government do, it is asked, without an addition
to its revenue. Simple-minded men—but they
are not worthy of consideration—say, reduce its
expenditure, draw in some of the many arms
which it spreads out to every part of the world,
each of which carries off some of the national
shtorienneg, t 1
u;
cdhryausp some of the numerous issues at
wasteful pensions, unnecessary
commissions, unneeded soldiery, from which flow
away our vital
Power, and restrain many of those
Vitus'-dance like meddling exertions, which pro-
duce nothing but the exhaustion of the body
politic. Counsellors of this policy are regarded
nature of government; they look on it as some-
thingas persons wholly unacquainted with the true
intended for
the public:benefit, whereas it
is as actually conducted for the enrichment of
certain classes, and to restrict its revenue would
be to fail as to that end. Therefore, as the ex-
no longer be increased
pense must be continued, as indirect taxation can
the Income-tax, and with some lamentation and
they some grumbling,, people reluctantly receive
seem to take, on the
whole, with thankfulness, Sir ROBERT PEEL'S
Christmas feast.

Having on principle no strong objection to an
Income-tax, properly and judiciously levied, it
was our opinion from the first that if Sir ROBERT
a
PEEL fbund such tax indispensable, it was his
business to adapt the law to our present circum-
stances, and levy such a tax in a reasonable
manner. We condemned, at the very moment
of the appearance of the new law, the plan of
merely adopting, with trifling alterations, the
hated Income-tax that was abolished at the close
of the war. He and Mr. GOULBURN pursue the
routine course, and the consequence ig, that the
tax is more disliked, even before it has come
into operation, than was the old tax. " Explicit
objections," says Sir ROBERT'S most useful advo-
cate, the Spectator, " are taken to the mode of
levying the tax rather than to its principle.°
" There was an equal outcry against the former
income•tax, yet that very law was taken by Sir
London, England, 1842-12-26

COVAT-FASZION.A.BLE.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have altered
..7h. plan for passing the winter at Rome ; they pro-
''ecl direct to Naples, and remain abroad six months.
The Hon. Sydney Herbert left the Admiralty on
hijday on a visit to the Dowager Countess of Pem-
tq le at Wilton House, Salisbury.
/ tr. Charles and the Misses Grenfell left town on
jay for St. Leonard's.
Parnther has returned Grafton-street for the
'l%n.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton left Belgrave-
`Par e on Thursday last for St. Leonard's-on-the-Sea.
Lill() Earl of Clanwilliarn left Belgrave-square a few
41).'s &Ince for Somersetshire.

The Earl and Countess of Mexborough will enter-
a a party at Mithlay Hall, Yorkshire, in the next
week.

WIXSCELLANEOITS.
Randers oratorio of the _Messiah was performed by
the Sacred Harmonic Society at Exeter-hall on Fri-
evening. Miss Towers, a pupil of Sir G. Smart,
made her debut on the occasion : her voice is a soprano.
t Messrs. Bloor, of Old Bond-street, have recently
2ittpleted an elegant dinner-service of Derby china-
"lre for her Majesty.
'The father of Haydn, the great musician, was a
I‘'„ileelwright in a sequestered village, and organist to
mie village church.
London, England, 1842-12-26

FIVE PER CENT. DEBENTURES.

THE CORPORATION of EXETER are now
issuing (under Authority of Act of Parliament)
DEBENTURES bearing Interest at Five per Cent., payable
Half-yearly, in London or Exeter.
Applications for these Debentures to be made to Messrs.
John Field and Son, No. 9, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-
street.
London, England, 1842-12-26

COLEMAN-STREET WARD.

This ward returns eight members, and the follow-
ing are the names of those returned :
Mr. D. T. Allen (c.) Mr. Davis (/.)
Mr. W. Hunter (c.) Mr. Johnson (/.)
Mr. Hailes (c.) *Mr. Bracher (Z.)
Mr. Hall (c.) *Mr. Phillips (1.)
The last two are new candidates, and have replaced
Messrs. Cousins and Griffiths, Conservatives.

FARRINGDON WITHIN.

The polling commenced yesterday morning at
eleven o'clock, and finished at three, when the Alder-
man, Mr. T. Kelly, announced the numbers to be es
follow :

..,....... .
Mr. Dep. Pritchard...246 Mr. Hayward l7O
Mr. Dep. Westwood..24s Mr. Virtue ....168
Mr. Holt ........206 *Mr. Fisher ........l'6o
Mr. Ridley. lBB Mr. Taylor .. 158
Mr. Ashurst.. ..187 Mr. Wheelton 156
Mr. Bonsor ...
Mr. Hartley 177 *Mr. M'Lauchlan....lsl
Mr. Eagleton . 171 *Mr. Morris ...142
On the numbers being declared, a long discussion
took place as to the decision, Mr. Rutter and Mr.
M'Lauchlan being equal on the poll, which was put
an end to by the matter being, referred to the Cou •t of
Aldermen.

ALDERSGATE WARD.
The following are the gentlemen elected for this
ward:—

Mr. Godson (Deputy) (c.)
Mr. Lerkin (1.)
Mr. Mottram (c.)
Mr.De Jersey (c.)

Mr. Stacey (1.)
I Mr. Norris (/.)
Mr. Smith (c.)
I Mr. Wood (c.)
LRD WITHIN.
Mr. Davidson
Mr. Hill
Mr. Knott
I *Mr. Chadwick.
candidates, but they retired
The poll was, however, kept
;rday, when it finally closed.
candidates.

BRIDGE W.A
Mr..Pewtress (Deputy)
Mr. Cope
*Mr. Lowe
Mr. Matthews
There were two other
after the first day's poll.:
open pro forma until yest 4
* New (

The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel,
the Ocean, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-
house on Friday, with the Dutch mail.
THE FATAL FIRE IN GOODMAN'S-FIELDS.—The
unfortunate girl, Nancy. Holland, who threw her-
self out of the window, with her ill-fated sister
Julia, at the recent deplorable fire in Little Pres-
cott-street, is in a fair way of recovery. She still
remains at the London Hospital, and remains alsoun-
conscious of the frightful death of her mother and sisters,
but suspects some accident has befallen them, from
the circumstance, she says, of none of them coming
to see how she goes on. The remains of the poor
children, Summers and Proudfoot, were decently in-
terred on Wednesday, followed to the grave by their
relatives and a large concourse of persons. The'Sub-
scriptions set on foot on behalf of the sufferers are ex-
tending favourably.
GENERAL HOLIDAY AT BRIGIITON.—A requisition,
signed by upwards of 200 of the principal tradesmen
of Brighton, having been presented to the High Con-
stable, requesting him to appoint Monday next to be
kept as a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the
successes in China and India, he has issued placards
requesting the inhabitants to close their shops on that
day ; and it is intended to be kept as a general holi.
' day throughout Brighton.
London, England, 1842-12-26

PUBLICATIONS.

Now ready, 'price Is. 6d.,
THOUGHT S on the CURRENCY
James Ridgway, Piccadilly.

Now ready, price Is.,
S COTCII FARMING in ENGLAND.
By ROBERT HYDE GREG, Esq.
Also, by the same Author,
SCOTCH FARMING in the LOTHIANS. Third
Edition. Price 3d.

James Ridgway, Piccadilly.
Also,

JOHNSON and SHAMPS'FARMERS' ALMANAC
for 1843, Price 1.

AIASTERMAN READY—COMPLETE.
Published this Day, Part 3, foolscap Bvo., 7s. Gd. cloth,
ASTERMAN READY; or, THE WRECK
SIL OF THE PACIFIC. Written for Young People.
By Captain AIARRYAT, C.B. With numerous Wood
Engravings.
*.* This Third Volume completes the work. Vols. 1 and 2
separately, 7s. 6d. each, cloth.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
London, England, 1842-12-26

William Withall, Esq.
James Walder, Esq.
Robert Young, Esq.

£519 2 0

Since the above the following have been received :
G. A.
James Barber and Co. 5 5 0
_ _ _

Captain William Stanley Clark
William Catto, Esq.
Sir George Carroll, Alderman
Robert Charles, Esq
John Gurney Fry, Esq. 3 3 0
W. S. Fry, Esq.
Joseph Fry, jun., Esq.
George Forsyth ...
William Gibson
Hobert Gilespie, Esq 2 2 0
Alexander Gilespie, jun., Esq 2 2 0
Thomson Hankey,, jun:; Esq.
J. B. Heath, Esq.
John Hodge, Esq.
James Hyde, Esq.
James B. Hyde
G. H. Heppell, Esq
Richard Hallett, jun., Esq.
Josiah Harvey, Esq.
John Innis, Esq
E. 11. Jones, Esq 2 2 0
Mat. P. Lucas, Esq. and Alderman 5 b 0
Sir Peter Laurie, Bart. and Alderman
Peter Laurie, Esq...
Rev. H. Melvill ..
Captain Alex. Nairne..... ............... .. .. .. 1 1 0
Charles Neilson, Esq. 3 3 0
Messrs. William Nicholson and Sons
'l'. B. Oldfield, Esq
William Peters, Esq. 5 5 0
Stephen Phillipps, Esq 1 1 0
James Petrie, E5q...... ......... .. ... 1 1 0
Captain Wm. Riddell
William Richards

Pandia Ralli, Esq.
John Rutherford, Esq.
Lord Dudlay Coutts Stuart
Rev. F. J. Stainforth 2 2 0
Henly Smith, Esq '2 2 0
Thomas Thorn, Esq.
John Walter, Esq., M.P.
Lieut. Waghorn, R.N... .
Mrs. Waghorn
Jamas Ward, Esq.
George Whitmore, Esq.
C. Williamson, Esq.
Charles Walton, Esq.
Subscriptions will be received by Messrs. Alasterman and
Co., Nichoks-lane ; Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Co.,
Threadneedle-street ; and Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and
Co., 67, Lombard-street; by any of the Committee above
advertised ; and also by the Honorary Secretaries, Mr. Ander-
ton, 20, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and Mr. Edward Har-
rison, 82, Cornhill, to whom all communications are requested
to be addressed.
24th December, 1842.

CHINESE COLLECTION, Hyde-park
JL corner, consisting of objects exclusively Chinese, surpas-
sing in extent and grandeur any similar display in the known
world, entirely filling the Spacious Saloon, 225 feet in
length, and embracing upwards of Fifty Figures, as large
as life, all fac-similes, in their Native Costumes, from the
highest Mandarin to the Blind Mendicant, also many thousand
specimens, illustrating the appearance, manners, and customs,
of more than Three Hundred Millions Chinese, is NOW
OPEN, from Ten till Ten.—Admittance, 2s. 6d. ; Children
under Twelve, Is.
London, England, 1842-12-26

AUDITORS.

Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. j Professor Graves, A .M. F. R. S
ACT UA RY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. , R. A. S.
PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M. F. R. S.
SURGEON—E. S. Symes„ Esq.
SoLicamts—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewer's, and Ommanney.
BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.

The most rational motives to Life Assurance are found in
the plan adopted by this Society; vis. joined to a secure
provision at death for inheritors of the Assured, the Society
affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre-
vious payments)i_An
nthneuaelvDenivtiosifonunofforpesreoefintsr.everses.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Seeretary.
London, England, 1842-12-26

THE WATER-CURE AT MALVERN.

Just published, and to be had of all Booksellers, price 3s. 61,
250 pages, with an Engraving,
QTOMACII COMPLAINTS AND DRU 3
DISEASES.; their 'Causes, Consequences. and Cure,
To which is appended, Two Letters to Dr. Hastings, of Wor •
coder. on the RESULTS of the WATER-CURE at MAL-
VERN, &c. By JAMES WILSON, M.D., Physician to his
Serene Highness Prince Nassau, &c.

By the same Author,
The WATER CURE, Fourth Edition, Esc, price 4s. 6d.
London: John Churchill, Princes-street, Soho.

COLLIS' LADIES' BREAST OINTMENT.
This Ointment is now confidently recommended to the
public as an infallible remedy for all diseases of the Breast,
occasioned by Cold, or the Milk coring in the Breast. It is
a certain cure for Whitlows, Abcess, Scalds, Burns, Bad Legs,
and all cutaneous diseases; and in consequence of the now
great demand for the Ointment, the Proprietor is induced to
lay it before the public—not as a cure for all the ills that
flesh is heir to," but in cases as above mentioned it is with the
greatest confidence recommended to the public.
Sold wholesale and retail by 11. Johnston, 68, Cornhill,
London, in pots •t s. 9d. each, duty inducted ; 901 d most Medi-
cine Vendors in the country.

IDAIM'S LIFE PILLS—CAUTION to the
PUBLIC. Beware of Spurious Imitations of the above
Medicine. None are vnuine unless the words " PARR'S
LIFE PILLS" are in WHITE letters on a RED ground,
engraved in the Government Stamp, pasted round each box ;
also the tac-simile of the signature of the Proprietors, T. RO-
BERTS and CO., Crane Court, Fleet-street, ,London, on the
directions.

*„,* Sold in Boxes, at Is. I id. and 2s. 9d.; and Family
Packets at I Is ; by Edwards, 67, St. Paul's ; Barclay and Sons,
Farringdon-street ; and Sutton, Bow Church-yard, London ;
and by most respectable Vend6rs throughout the kingdom.
Testimonials of the extraordinary curative powers of Parr's
Life Pills can be had of the Agents

FOlt CHILDREN CUTTING THEIR TEETH.
MRS. JOHNSON'S AMERICAN
SOOTHING SI ItUP, which has been held in such
high estimation tin so many years, for relieving Children when suf_
tering from painful Dentition, still continues to be prepared accord-
ing to Mrs. Johnson's Onginal Recipe, and with the same success,
by it A RCLAY AND SONi, ID, Farringdon-street, whose name and
ridd ress are engraved on the Stamp. Full directions are enclosed with
etch bottle. Price 2s. 9d,
Ile sure to 4slt for
MRS JOHNSON'S SOOTHING SYUPP
London, England, 1842-12-26

AUDITORS.

Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A .M. ER. S
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq. , F. R. A. S.
PHYSICIAN—J. Elliot ton, M. D., F. R. S.
SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, I.wens, and Ommanney.
BANKERS—Messrs. Glyr., Halifax, Mills, and Co.

The most rational motives to Life Assurance are found in
the plan adopted by this Society ; viz. joined to a secure
provision at death for inheritors of the Assured, the Society
affords succour to the Assured himself (proportioned to pre-
vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses.
Annual Division of Profits.
F. FERGUSON CANIROUX, Secretary.

HA VICTUALLERS' AND
ALA GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY, Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Adelaide-place, London-bridge, No. 444, West Strand,
No. 11, Queen-street, Edits- I No. 30, Oldham-street, Man-
burgh, chester, and
Wason's-buildings, Liverpool.
The Company transact business in every Department of Life
and Fire Insurance, in Annuities, Reversions, and Loans.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.
J. T. CLEMENT, Esq., Actuary.
A sum far more than equal to the value of the Policies is in-
vested in the public securities, in the names of the Trustees, so
as to be at all times available.

At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to
the Life Policies equal to twenty-five per cent. on the slams
paid, and a bonus of five per cent. was added to the Shares in
addition to the payment of the annual interest.
For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a spe-
cific sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table, at lower
rates, has been calculated, on which, as well as on the partici-
pating scale, ONE-HALF THE PREMIUM MAY RE-
MAIN ON INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT. FOR
FIVE YEARS, thus enabling a person to assure his life for
1,0001. on the immediate payment of the premium for 5001. only.
The following are the annual premiums for the assurance of
IQOI., for the whole life, one-half of which may remain for
five years by merely paying the interest annually at five per
cent., and should the policy become a claim in the interim the
amount due will then be deducted

Age 20, without profits £1 13 0 with profits £1 18 0
30
40 .
50 4 3 4 ... 4 9 6
Far short periods the premiums are considerably lower, and
forany ages or contingencies not usually advertised, information
may be obtained on application to the Actuary or Secretary.
London, England, 1842-12-26

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Company insure Houses, Furniture, Stock in Trade,
Farming Stock, and every description of Personal Property,
against loss or damage by Fire.
40.* The Directors beg to remind their friends, whose Pre-
miums become due at Christmas, that no extra charge is made
at this Office for the Transfer of Policies, and that they will be
rated on terms peculiarly favourable to parties insuring.
Ir surances may be effected for any period of time • if for
SEVEN years, the Premium and Duty will only be Charged
for SIX. W. T. FA WCETT, Secretary.
December, 1842.
London, England, 1842-12-26

BISHOPSGATE WARD.

The election for the Common Councilmen for this
ward terminated at four o'clock yesterday, when W.
T. Copela'nd, Esq., M.P., and Alderman of the ward,
announced the result as follows:

Mr. Deputy Peacock 199
Mr. Deputy Stevens 199
Mr. Pilcher
Mr. Bennett

Mr. Tozer
Mr. Tagg
Mr. Hall 173
Mr. Thomas

Mr. Wilkinson .. 187

Mr. Ashby

Mr. Jones
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Patten 179

Mr. Carr:
Mr. Welch

The first fourteem gent
elected.

lemon were declared duly

CANDLEWICK WTARD.

The polling was resumed yesterday, at one o'clock,
and continued until two, when the worthy Alder-
man, Sir G. Carroll, announced the numbers polled
to be as follow
Evans .
Baldwin ........... 72 *Saunders
Bond
*Dakin

The first six gentlemen were declared elected ; the
;wo new candidates in the room of Messrs. Downes
:Deputy) and Austwick.
QUEENHITHE WARD. _

The wardurote was re-opened yesterday, in St.
Michel's Ch urch, Queenhi the, before Alderman Hooper,
and at two o'clock the poll closed. The numbers stood

Llis :--

Mr. Acocks 69 *Mr. Upton (c.) .. . . 49
Mr. Tyler
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Goss (Deputy)... 55
The first six gentlemen were returned. By the
above a Conservative has replaced a Conservative (Mr.
IIowell), and a Liberal has replaced Mr. Smith, a
Moderate.