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London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

VICTUALLING OPFICV, Jun- 25, 1827;

rpHE Commissioners for Victualling His
-1- Majesty's Navy, &c. do hereby give notice, that on
Txuasoav, the 27th of September next, they will be ready
to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the
supply to this Department of a quantity of IRISH SALT
MEAT, equal to 11,000 Navy Tierces of BEEF, and
10,000 Navy Tierces of PORK, all to be cured in the
ensuing Season, and to be delivered four-fifth parts thereof
in Tierces, and the remaining fifth part in Barrels, into
His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth,
Plymouth, and Cork, in such proportions as shall here-
after be required, one half thereof on or before the 28th
flay of February, and the other half on or before the 31st
day of May, 1828 ; to be paid for, as usual, by Bills, with-
out interest, payable at sixty days after date.
The Conditions of the Coutract may be seen at this Office;
or by applying to Mr. J. W. Dunsterville, Agent for the
Victualling at Cork; to the Collectors of his Majesty's
Customs at Limerick, Belfast, Newry, and Waterford ;
and to the Secretary to the Postmaster-General at Dublin
respectively.

No Tender for a less quantity than shall he equal to
300 Tierces of Beef, or 300 Tierces of Pork, will be ad-
mitted, and each Tender must specify the price in words
at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day
appointed, and must be accompanied by a Letter signed
by two responsible Persons engaging to become beund with
the Party tendering in the penal sum of one-third of the
amount of the Contract, for the due performance of the
same.

The Person who snakes the Tender, or some Person on
Lis behalf, must attend to answer when called for.

M. WALLER CLIFTON.

BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL.
HIS MAJESTY, upon the request of the
DIRECTORS, and to gratify the wishes of the
Public, has been graciously pleased to allow his PRIVATE
COLLECTION of PICTURES, with several very inte-
resting additions, to be again exhibited. The Gallery is
open daily from Ten to Six o'Clock.
Admission, ls.—Catalogue, Is.
WILLIAM BARNA,RD, Keeper.

This day was published, price 3s.
THE LIFE, Political and Official, of JOHN
EARL of ELDON.

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to DIARBEKR, in Asia Minor; from thence to Mardin
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DR. COURTENAY'S NEW WORK.
This Day was published, price 4s.
AN HISTORICAL and PRACTICAL
TREATISE on SYPHILIS, Gonorrhea, Gleets,
Seminal Weakness, Strictures, Eruptions, and Nocturnal
Pains, so frequently mistaken for Rheumatism. These
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cases, together with the Miseries of a secret Vice, so long
and so unhappily pursued by the youth of both sexes. In
the one it will be found the unfailing source of Barrenness,
the other have its ravages fatally developed by a distressing
state of debility, which, if not timely remedied, terminates
in Impotence; these are its remote and ultimate effects,
While Consumptions, loss of Muscular Power, and various
Nervous Complaints, usually characterise the earliest stages
Of this most destructive and insidious habit, for the cure of
Which a mode of treatment, the result of long and success-
ful practice, and at one' s safe, speedy, and effectual, is
adopted by the Author. With concluding remarks on the
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Of the highest encomiums, and justly deserving the serious
attention of all those persons who may unfortunately
-happen to be afflicted with the maladies which form the
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views taken of these diseases, together with important
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and we may add, as a further recommendation, that it is
written with much delicacy and morality."—lnspector and
Literary Review.

No. 10,882.

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(With leave to call at MADEIRA),

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For Freight or Passage apply to
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TO SAIL IN AUGUST.
FOR CALCUTTA, DIRECT,

rHE fine fast sailing Ship LADY HOL-
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JOHN LYNEY, Jun. Sworn Broker,
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IMPERIAL GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.

10, Coleman-street, :July 23, 1827.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETING or ASSEMBLY of the
PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London,
on FRIDAY, the 3d day of August neat ensuing, to receive
the REPORT of the COMMITTEE appointed to examine
into the Accounts and Concerns of the Company, at the
General Meeting held on the Bth day of March last, and to
adopt such measures thereon as the said Meeting shall
deem expedient.
The Chair to he taken at One o'Clock preci*ly.
By Order,

HENRY CLARKE, Clerk of the Cualpany.

PICTURES.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. WILLIAMS,

At the Auction Mart, Bartholornew-laue, To-Moaitow,
the 27th of July, at Twelve o'clock,

A Valuitble COLLECTION of PAINT-
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To be viewed this day and Mornini
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CABINET-MAKERS' SOCIETY.

CHEAP-CABINET & UPHOLSTERY,
at the LONDON REPOSITORY for the CA-
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HALL-STREET, opposite Aldgate Pump, and which
has been established upwards of Six years. Fur Ready
Money, and no Abatement.

rl-1 CLARK'S GENERAL OUT
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WEST INDIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER
'CHANGE, STRAND.
Officers, Cadets, and Writers going to India, and Gen-
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of the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole
of their Military Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes,
Belts, %stole, &c. together with a large and well.rnanu-
factured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding ; Cabin
Wash-band Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests,
Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every other description
of Travelling Equipage.
AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted
with the necessary requisites for India and other tropical
climates; likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated
Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going
abroad ; Military and Hindostannee Books, Maps, &c.
A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle,
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every description of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East
and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspec-
tion from their excellent quality, first style of workman-
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All the ArtiCles in this Establishment are warranted,
and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly
adhered to, of asking one Ready Money Price, but from
which no abatement will be made.

The Trustees and Committee respectfully inform the
Nobility and Gentry, that they still conduct the above
Establishment for the Benefit of industrious and ingenious
Mechanics (who have large families), by offering their
Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line of the best
workmanship, and cheaper than by any House in London,
no other profit being required than to satisfy the warehouse
rent and incidental expences ; being satisfied with constant
employment to enable them to support their families, the
number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly
Meeting to be 148. From the great patronage the Com-
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number.
The following Is a Specimen of the Low Prices asked;
all Goods warranted :

Five feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post £4 10 0

1 6 0
1 1 0
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6 10 0
0 0

Tent ditto
Bordered Mattress to fit -
Mahogany Drawers with solid ends -
Eight Mahogany Chairs - •
Mahogany Pembroke Table
Feather Bed free from dust and smell,
from .£2 12 0 to 0
Drawing-room Sofa, from £5 5 0 to 7 '7 0

THE. NATIONAL SILK WEAVERS' SOCIETY,
Established for thee sole purpose of giving constant Em-
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Em-
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number of the Children of
o
and also to educate an unlimited
other industrious Silk-Weavers.
!THEIR PATR
rev, and the NOBILITY
1 and Public, are most
Establishment, 59, Oxford:tretfttlly informed, that their
MONDAY, the 25th Day of
, and that they
thnt WILL OPEN on
, oppons.se, No. 15, De-
have commenced Selling at their Warterbo
the Church,
vonshsquare, fling at
on cttiumantity of Silk
previous to opening their Retail House, atilk,el
rich
price,
street. They cut at their Warehouse ally o' 59., Oxford-
from the piece, at one penny per yard
where they always keep ready manufactured
plain and figured Gr os de Naples, stout Lustring and Sarsnet,ae,
Black and coloured Levantine, and Satins of every
de-
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rich Silk Damasks, including, amongst a variety of others,
Thirty new Patterns of elegant Taberets, the designs oi
which are perfectly Original, and executed exclusively for
the Society, consequently will be found the greatest no-
velty ever submitted to public inspection.
Ladies are most respectfully informed that it is not
profit they seek, but only sufficient to cover expences, and
keep the men in constant employment. Those Ladies and
Gentlemen who will honour the Society by becoming yearly
Subscribers of Ten Shillings, will be waited upon at their
respective dwellings by one of the members of the Com-
mittee, with every new Pattern of Silk previous to their
being submitted to public sale.
The Subscriptions will go to the Fund of the Society,
to provide for the benevolent purposes for which it has
been established, viz.—at each member's death, 121. A
member's wife's death, 6/. If any member sick, 12s. per
Week, and if out of employment, 10s.
The purchasers, if they wish, may see rich Silks in the
progress of being manufactured.
W, G, GARLANA, Secretary.

Sofa Bedstead -
Mahogany Horse-Hair Sofa -

3 8 0
6 10 0.

A quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and
Drawing-rooms, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will
find it worth their attention.

Houses Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments
in a few hours.—Goods packed free of expeace except the
matting.
THURNELL, Agent

J. HASLER, Secretary.

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WESTERN CIRCUIT.
WINCHESTER, TUESDAY,. JULY 24.

PRICE ID.

of the Court was, that the prisoner should be impri-
soned in the House of Correction for one year, and
be kept to hard labour during that period.
James Ayres was indicted, convicted of having
on the night of the 22d December last, burglariously
broken and entered the house of Rachel Wise, at
Cockpole, in this county, and stolen therefrom four
;ides of bacon, a chine, a firkin of butter, some beef,
tobacco, and various other articles.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
• Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said, that if not left for exe-
cution, he must expect to quit the country for life.

CIVIL SIDE.
The Court was occupied the whole day with the
:rial of causes possessing no public interest.

At twelve o'clock this day, after the Lord Chief
Justice Best and Mr. Justice Burrough attended
divine service at the cathedral, the business of this
circuit commenced. The former sat at the Civil,
and the latter at the Crown side.

Mr. Justice Burrougli charged the Grand Jury
(of which Sir a Rose, Bart. was foreman) and ob-
served that there were few eases of any moment to
be submitted for their consideration, except one
which had that morning been transmitted from Gos-
port. He understood that a man named John Sul-
livan, and a woman named Betty Clarke, stood
charged with having strangled a sailor, as it was
supposed, from jealousy ; perhaps the Grand Jury
would see that the woman was not sufficiently im-
plicated to be included in the capital offence. Be,
yond all doubt the man's death was caused by atro-
cious violence : whether, however, a charge of mur-
der could be brought home against the parties now
implicated remained to be seen. It resolved itself
into a matter of fact, rather than a question of law,
and it was peculiarly the province of the Grand
.Jury to penetrate the facts. They would also have
before them some charges of horse-stealing. Now,
as this crime appeared to prevail to an alarming ex-
tent in this and the adjoining county, it became ab-
solutely necessary that the law should be allowed to
take its course, and he should perform his duty ac-
cordingly.
The witnesses for the murder at Gosport are or-
dered to attend the Grand Jury at eight o'clock to-
morrow morning.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-BUCKINGHAM, JuLy 24

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THE DUCT/Ee:a '- •
AT
TrYTI iectiftik 1 e,

Her Royal Highness left Lord Clinton's, at
Huish, near Hatherleigli, after divine service on
Sunday morning; stopped to take refreshment at
Stevenstown, the seat of Lord Rolle; and arrived
at Ilfracombe at eight o'clock in the evening.
The weather was unpropitious for the greater
part of the day on Sunday ; but towards evening,
it cleared away sufficiently to enable the loyal inha-
bitants of that delightful little town,and the adjacent
country, to assemble in great numbers, fur the pur-
pose of manifesting their respect to so distinguished
a member of the Royal Family. Triumphal arches,
composed of evergreens, intermixed with flowers,
flags, &c., were thrown across the street in various
places ; the fronts- of most of the houses were orna-
mented in the same simple but pleasing manner;
and the shipping in the harbour hoisted their gayest
flags. Upon her Royel• Highness's appearance, the
bells rang a merry peal. Salutes , were fired near
the rocks at Wildersmouth, and from a revenue cut-
ter in the harbour ; and the Royal Standard was
hoisted at the signal post on Capstern Hill. Her
Royal Highness was accompanied in her travelling
carriage by the Princess Carlotti and Miss Fitzcla-
rence. On entering. the town, the horseerwere
taken out of the carriage with her Royal Highness'6
permission, and, preceded by a band of 'music, flags,
and gentlemen on horseback, the Royal party,
amidst the deafening applause of the surrounding
multitude, were drawn by 24 sailors, dressed,in
blue jackets and white trousers, through the town,
to the house of James Meek, Esq., where herßoyal
Highness and the Ladies accompanying her, attend-
ed by Colonel Cooper, Sir Byam Martin, and Mr.
Douglas, one of members of his Royal High-
ness's Council, dined and slept.
On Monday morning, the weather was rather
hazy, and the hills Were enveloped in mist. This
rendered it unfavourable :for her 40,11 Highness to
view, with the advaritago that Ane weather would
hare afforded, the romantic aCionify whiCh surrounds
the town and harbour. After partaking of an early
breakfast, her Royal Highness and suite embarked at
seven o'clock on board the Comet steam-packet,
amidst the same enthusiastic manifestations of re-
spectful and attentive feeling, on the part of the pub-
lic. as that which had characterised her Royal High-
ness's entrance into the town on the , preceding
evening; the public quay, from one end to the other,
being covered with carpeting strewed with flowers,
and otherwise decorated in the most tasteful manner.
The Royal carriages having been shipped on board
the Meteor steam-vessel at high-water, the Comet
and Meteor proc'eded to sea the moment her Royat.
Highness was on board.
MILFORD, JULY 23, half-past four o'clock p.m.--
This moment her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Clarence landed at Pembroke Dock-yard, from the
Comet steam-vessel. The place has been inde-
scribably gay. Her Royal Highness was brought
from the steamer in the Royal barge, rowed by war-
rant-officers belonging -to this establishment, accom-
panied by Lord Cawdor. On landing, the Duchess
was greeted by hearty Welch cheers, and a Royal
salute from the Procris gun-brig. At the landing-
place, the officers of this establishment and the
workmen were drawn up to receive her Royal
Highness, and the Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry
formed her body guard to Stackpole-court. Her
Royal Highness was dressed in a drab suit and
cloak of checkered or plaid stuff, and accompanied
by Miss Fitzclarence. There were thousands of
persons collected on the occasion. The •Duke has
not yet arrived, but is hourly expected. I have not
time to write more, an .the post iejust going.

GENT v. HARDING.
This was an action of slander, brought by the
plaintiff, a surgeon and apothecary, residing at Fenny
Stratford, against the defendant, a dress-maker.
The declaration stated that the defendant said of the
plaintiff " He had gone a courting to Mrs. Neile
(his present wife) before his former wife was dead—,
that it was the death of her—and that her son had
come from Winslow to mix up the medicines, be-
cause she would not take any of Mr. Gent's mixing."
Plea—a justification.
Mr. ROBINSON (with whom was Mr. MUNRo)
stated the case for the plaintiff.
A witness proved the marriage of the plaintiff
with Mrs. Neile. He was present, and had given
the bride away, who is sister to his own wife.
James Rogers deposed that he knew the plaintiff
twenty-five years. He carries on the business of
surgeon and man-midwife. He attended his own
wife nine times.—(A laugh.)
Martha Ingram—Knows both plaintiff and
fendant. Was present at a conversation between
Miss Harding and a Mrs. Buick, in January last
Heard Miss Harding say that Mr. Gent went a
courting to Mrs. Neile before his former wife was
deaclL--that it was the death of her—and that her
son came from Winslow to mix up the medicines
for her. Said her son came to mix up the medi-
cines, because she would not, take Mr. Gent's mix'.
ing. Told witness she was not to mention any
thing she said, because it might create a dis-
turbance.
Sarah Munday was servant to the late Mrs.
Gent. Was with her at the time of her death.
Is dead about ten months. Was attending her a
great deal. She took medicines all the time. Mr.
Gent made up the first medicines she took, and her
son, Mr. John Gent, made up, the last. Mr. Gent
did not continue to make up the medicines for her
long. Witness used to assist him in mixing the
medicines. Some pills which Mr. Gent made did
not agree with Mrs. Gent. She did not like to
take any more, because she thought she " was
being saliVated." Mr. John Gent carne sometimes
to attend her. It might be once a week or a fort-
night. Mr. Gent behaved as a very kind husband
to her. Never heard Mrs. Gent say any thing
against him. Has a sister 'at Fenny Stratford ; she
came twice to see her. A Mrs. Bristow came Bei-
veral times to see her. No other acquaintance
came.

Cross-examined—Lived in the house as a servant,
and never went out all the time that Mrs. Gent was
Mr. Gent used to be very much absent on his
business. He was at home at meal times and night.
Catherine Gent is a daughter of the plaintiff by
his first wife. Was at hoine during the illness of
the late Mrs. Gent; her father mixed up the medi-
cines in general, except now and then, when her
brother mixed them up; her father was very kind to
Mrs. Gent, and she was very kind to him.
Mr. Sergeant STORKS then addressed the Jury for
the defendant.
Thomas Abelthorpe knew Mrs. Neile; she lived
in a little yard opposite witness's house; was ill,
and Mr. Gent attended him; Mrs. Neile came and
brought him wine and physic; afterwards she often
came : Gent met her at his house ; he came two or
three times a day ; met at those times Ma. Neile ;
when she was not at witness's house Gent used to
ask for her, and has gone to her house; Gent has
asked witness to go through his house to Mrs. INL's ;
at the first part of the time Mrs. Neile was living
alone; Mrs. Taylor came afterwards to live with her;
Mrs. Gent was then living, but was very ill, and
Gent said she would never get over it ; they would
stop together half an hour, sometimes longer, there :
Mrs. Neile sometimes fetched witness's medicine.—
Gent often said that if his wife died, as Mrs. Neile
was a respectable woman, and took his fancy, he
would marry her ; a few days after his wife's death
Gent said he would marry Mrs. Neile as soon as he
had arranged—the funeral ; witness said her charac-
ter was as good as his, and Gent said let the world
say what it would, he would marry her.
The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—OIt the 13th inst.
about two o'clock in the afternoon, a fire broke out at a
barn in the possession of Mr. Robert Tame, of Arlington,
about three miles from \Vantage, which it consumed, toge-
ther with a cart-house, and sundry, farming implements;
also a rick of hay.. From thence it communicated and
burnt two cottages belonging to John Winterbourn ; and
extended its ravages to a firm-house and barn (containing
some wheat,) and a stable, cow, wood, and cart-houses,
belonging to John and Martha Ballard, with their two
cottages in the occupation of Wm. Cummins and Charles
Hurst, which were consumed. The devastating element
then spread over the premises occupied by Mr. Richards,
farmer, when a large rick of straw, two barns, (one con-,
taming a quantity of wheat rid wool), a stable, cow, and
cart-houses, a rick of wheat, three hay-ricks, with farming
implements, and twelve stocks of bees, in a few minutes
became one general blaze. A large hay-rick standing *ear
also caught fire, a part of which and a small portion of
two other ricks were saved. The loss is estimated at up,
wards of 4.30001....8uth Chronicle,