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TO SHIPPERS, OWNERS, CAPTAINS,and OTHERS
Copies of Testimonials, Gratis, by all Agents.
GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the
Patronage of his ►ate Majesty, hPr Royal Highness the.
Duchess of Kent, and the Lords of the Treasury, is universally
recommended by the Faculty for its efficacy in removing dis-
orders incident to the Eyes and Head.

SIGHT RESTORED!—NERVJOUS HEAD-ACHE
AND DEAFNESS LURED!
By the most simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound!
Its mode of application is fraught with pleasure ; many thou-
sand cures have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex-
pense, yet certain in its operation. If testimonies be necessary
toi n duce the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Com-
mons have used it. The Lords of the Treasury have sanctioned
its use. Their late Majesties, the Duchess of Kent, the most
eminent Oculists, Medical Practitioners—with that gigantic
balance, the Press—have eulogised Grimstone's celebrated
Herbaceous Compound, known as" Grimstone's Eye Snuff,"
for its efficacy in removing all diseases incident to the Eyes and
Head. G. J. Guthrie' Esq., F. R. S. See J. B. Lachfield,
Esq.'s Letter, Whitehall. Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews calls
it a national blessing—see his Reports touching its utility. The
late Mr. Abernethy, with many others, recommend Grim-
stone's Eye Snuff, and call it " Man's best Friend," and the
" Student's Vade Mecum."—See the many thousand Letters
of Testimonies, of undoubted medical authority, with others of
the first respectability. Nottingham, 28th Aug., 1841.
This extraordinary cure is attested by Mr. James Wilcockson ,
Foreign Snuff and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham.
To Mr. W. Grimstone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, London,
Sir,—l feel great pleasure in sending you the particulars of
my case, and the miraculous cure performed on myself, by
using your truly valuable Eye-Snuff. Sir, I am now in my
93d year, and a native of Holland, have been in this country
2d years. Whether from change of climate, or my advanced age,
I cannot say, but for six years I have been deprived of sight,
therefore unable to follow my business. I do most sincerely
beli.ve I should have remained in darkness and pain but for
the kind recommendation of a friend to use your invention. I
purchased a 2a. 4d. canister of your agent, Mr. Wilcockson, to-
bacconist, who knows the above to be facts, and will bear wit-
ness to my extraordinary recovery of that most inestimable
blessing of our life—" Perfect Sight"—l declare has proceeded
from the use of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffer-
ing. you may make what use you please of this letter, Mr. Wil-
cockson and many others will vouch for its truth. I refer the
sufferers to this gentleman, being your Agent, and so well
known in Nottingham.

I am, Sir, your obliged servant,
28th Aug. 1841. ANNIS ZENIA I%IASSENIA.

, .
P. S.—Sir,--I should not do you justice without stating any
relief was almost instantaneous. My eyes became clear and
freed from humour, and by persevering in its use very fre-
quently I am enabled to read small print without the aid of
Glasses, and continue to enjoy God's greatest blessing—Sight !
free from pain. I have reason to be grateful, and do recom-
mend your Eye Snuff to all I know.
Nottingham. A. Z. M.
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This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in
canisters, at Bd., Is. 3d., , tls. 4d., 4s. 4d., Bs. and 15s. 6d.
each, by the Proprietor, W. GI imstone, at 39 Broad-street,
Bloomsbury, and can be obtained in all the principal towns and
'sties. A liberal allowance to shippers, owne,s, captains, and
all seudors of Primstene's Eye Snuff. Thl4 celebrated Snuff
is shipped to all quarters o f the globe, am retains its benign
qualities in every etiolate. 411 Snuffs am, Cigars shipped on
the shortest notice.

The Ipswich Express mentions an accident which
occurred on Monday to Captain M'Farlane of that town. The
gallant officer was driving a carriage in Ipswich, when some dogs
got between the horses' feet, and so greatly frightened them that
they became unmanageable, and ultimately upset the carriage.
The Misses M'Farlane and the servants escaped with some bruises,
but the captain himself sustained a fracture of the ribs. The car-
riage was broken to pieces.

It having been intimated to the Queen that the in-
hab tants of Sunning Dale, near Virginia Water, were con-
templating the erection of a parsonage-house in the immediate
vicinity of the new church lately erected in that district, her
Majesty immediately caused to be forwarded, in aid of the fund
for that purpose, a donation of 301. A school for the education
of the children of the poorer classes being likewise in contem-
plation, the Queen also presented the sum of 20/. in order to
promote so desirable an object.
The Havre papers mention that some more remains
of bodies and pottery have been found in the Roman ruins of
Etretat. It is supposed that they were deposited there dur-
ing the decline of the Empire, on the site of an older esta-
blishment.

The bark of' the Linden-tree is a great article of
commerce in Russia, whore it Is used to make mats, baskets of
all kinds, bags, slippers, and other things, ansl also for thatch-
ing. The trade is carried on to a considerable extent, through-
out the North East of European Russia, from the Ousha and
the Wetugt to Kama, where the lindens grow it) great abun-
dance, but do not thrive without the shelter of other trees.
It is calculated that upwards of 14,000,000 mats are made an
nually in Russia, requiring 1,000,000 of trees to be stripped,
and creating a traffic to the amount of, at least, 3,00,000 01
silver roubles, or more than 12,000,000 f.

Sir,—The present duty on the Importation of barley is lBs. 4d.
Now, either the imposition of that duty is a farce, or the home.
barley-grower has protection to that amount. We have a right to
presume that the latter is the case, else why should the landowners
impose and sustain the duty ? Let us see, then, to what extent the
people might relieve themselves from a landlord-Imposed tax were
they to follow the advice given by Mr. O'Connell, the Rev.T.Spencer,
and other speakers, including myself, at the Crown and Anchor
meetings, and abstain from the usv of ale, porter, and spirits, brewed
or distilled from home.grown barley.
The quantity of barley malted per annum is abaut seven millions
of quarters, so that, taking the present duty as the amount of pro.
tection, the ale and spirit consumers are paying directly into the
landowners' pockets no ►ess a sum than 6,000,0001. a year.
In addition to this landlord-exacted tax, they pay, to a Govern.
ment adverse to the repeal of the Corn-law, in the shape of malt
tax and duties on British spirits, about 9,000,000/, inure, making
in all a oontribution to the landlords and the State, something near
the enormous sum of 15,000,000/. per annum !

In the month of November last a number of respectable gentle.
men us Manchester, looking at this great amount of voluntarily.
incurred taxation, and thinking also that while there was a scarcity
of bread in the boUttry tkry ought not to drink the poor man's loett;
resolved that they would consume notking brewed or distilled front
homegrown barley. In endeavouring, however, to induce the
working classes to join In this " self.denying ordinance," they were
met by this objection—" Oh, it is all very easy for you gentlemen,
who can afford to buy foreign wines and brandies, to abstain from
drinking the produce of English barley ; but we, if we give up ale
and gin, must give up all." This was felt to be so stong an objec.
tion, that is was resolved to include foreign wines and spirits in
the abstinence list, so that the society now makes war upon about
12,000,0001. of Government taxation, and 6,000,0001. of landlord
taxation, repealing, so far as they are concerned, the malt tax, and
all the wine and spirit duties.

Bentham has truly said that the only way to obtain justice for
the oppressed many, is to make the ruling few uneasy ; and I know
nothing which would make them more uneasy, than a determina-
tion on the part of the people not to incur so enormous an amount
of voluntary taxation for articles which, from my own experience,
I can declare to be unnecessary to the sustainment of health. Were
they to shift from their shoulders there indirect taxes, there would
arise a necessity to impose new and direct burthens, of which the
landowners would be compelled to bear their fair share ; and they
would thus be driven to consent to those further reforms necessary
to the introduction of economy into the public expenditure.
The temperance men are already in the field and producing
most beneficial efforts on the community. Their may be an en.
larged movement with additional motives. Let the Corn.law re.
pealers join them till the Corn and Provision-laws be repealed. Let
the Complete Suffrage Advocates join them, with Joseph Sturge at
their head, till representation be co.extenslve with taxation. Let
the Chartists follow the advice given to the Radicals of 1819, by
Henry Hunt, and join the " teetotallers " till the Charter become
the law of the land.

If Corn.law repeal be desirable—if Complete Suffrage be de.
sirable—if the Charter be desirable—let there be some self-denial
to obtain them, and the self.dedial is not much merely to abstain
from all hab'ttial use of articles which is often injurious to health
and morals, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred quite un-
necessary. ARCHIBALD PRENTICE.
London Coffee-house, Feb. 14, 1832.

MEXICO AND-THE -I"EXIAN
PRISONERS.
We are informed by a friend who has letters from the City of
Mexico to the I tith of December, that at that time General Santa
Anna, the Provisional President of the Republic, was dangerously
ill of dysentery. The Texian prisoners of war were on their march
to the capital. Three of them tired on the road, just beyond Chi-
huahua, and could proceed no farther, when the Captain of the
Guard who escorted then, as soon as the fact was reported to him,
had them shot. This cold-blooded act of barbarism, it is repre-
sented, had exc;ted the indignation of all classes of the community,
even in Mexico.

A constituent Congress of the nation bad been called by Santa
Anna, to a'semble in the city of Mexico on the Ist of June, of the
present year, for the formation of a new Constitution; in which
Congress all the Departments (including Texas) were to be repre.
sented in the ratio of one deputy to every 70,000 inhabitants.
The population of each department is stated in the decree of the
President, based upon an estimate of the national institute of geo.
graphy and statistics, and is made to amount, in the aggregate, to
7,044,140. The population of Texas is stated at 27,800.—Rich.
mood Compiler.

The proposal of laying a tax of 3s: oh the iniporta-
lion of wheat from the Mite.] States into Canada is universally
condemned as an impolitic and ill considered proposition. In-
stead of impo-ing taxes on the importation of American agri-
cultural produce into our colonial dependencies, the sound prin.
'
ciple of legislation now to be adopted is to remove the existing
restrictions, which excludes American corn from British ports.
The resolutions proposed by Mr. Gladstone, taken in conjunc-
tion with the new sliding-scale of the Premier, amount to an
attempt to perpetuate the exclusion of American wheat and flour
ceang range, on direct transit, and
rti Majesty s Government propose
tci
as an article of consumption by the people of this country. In-
stead of throwing open British ports to American produce, at a
low
s urbajteec t i t to a iiio f i
to lay a tax upon its passage through an indirect channel.—
tr,:hu tfly; htu
Chronicle.
—....1ER,
TIIE TURKISH PKEMfI
ONSTANTI-
NOPLE, JAL 17.—1 have been at Sol my
pains to find out if all
the atrocities which l
have been ate y imputed to the Grand
Vizier are founded in fact. There is some truth in these
stories. The Vizier has revived the old custom of perambu-
lating the streets of the capital tepf a in
ea t or
mendicant,
od.
Enter-
ing, the other day, in the disguise cendicant, the shop of a
eadaif-dji, or seller of a favourite
him half es of Turkish pastry,
he humbly asked the dealer to
give
a piastre's worth of
that dainty ; but the latter, whose emed to have very wholesome
ideas for a retailer, disdaining to make D
a ennYWQrth S tom him
upon the scorn' "
to go about his business;
,and, upon
stating . 14beari im-
portuning him still furtaer, an ,his particular .ong-
ing to eat a small piece of cattail., 'lea,ansewilered, he might eat a
piece of his posteriors if he liked. _ W_ ," rejoined the be
gar, throwing oft' the hood and cloak, and displaying
the Grand
Vizier in all his terrors. .. Well, sirrah, if I must eat a piece
of what you say, I will at least have it roasted. " Ho, there !"
he continued, addressing four stout cavashos, who now rushed
from their hiding places, o seize the caitiff, 4nd rout him on
his own oven." The order was DO sfiATler given than executed,
and the consequences, I 'merit to say, were terrible, and such,
h
it is to be hoped, as for the sake of uTarnty, were not contem-
plated by the Vizier, who, I believe, as little of really
roasting the poor wretch as of eatin,,..nsln. It seems, how-
ever, that though the iron plate on which he w ,
-45 placed wivi
only heated by a slow fire, it actually pijuretl the
part of the
body called the perineum! who q4sed inflammation, and sub-
sequently death.
Fox CHASE ExTaAouutriAuir.......much mirth
has been excited in the little village of Temple Coombe, Co.
merset, this week by the following laughable occurrence. On
the evening of Sunday last as four old vromell, OW united
ages amount to 297 years, were aittitig dftwfl to tea, about five
o'clock, a noise nag heard in 4 W h t.:
building just
-.eu.lld their own'
cottages ' • upon which the four frightened amazons sallied forth,
and found that their alarm anti apprehensions proceeded from a'
large fox, whom they immediately attacked, and Mary Chant,'
one of the four, aged 76, eventually killed repard_ .„,s
shows the bruth in triumph.—Dorset County (Aran' ic7: now,

THE CORN-LAWS AND THE
CHARTISTS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT,)
When will reason govern mankind ? Another
Chartist opposition, and, according to the Chartists,
another triumph ! Triumph over what ? Aye, in-
deed, over what ? Over justice, humanity, and en-
lightened freedom. The wretched and the desolate,
the unemployed and the poverty-stricken, the pale,
wan, and dejected thousands, ye shall remain so ; there
is no hope, no bright and cheering anticipations for the
future; you aredoomed to mourn, and perish by the most
exquisite and protracted torture—the Chartists will it !
Ye shall not be fed and employed, without it be ac-
companied with a vote ! If ye have not a vote, ye
shall not have bread ! Wise resolve, patriotic deter-
mination ! Let reason examine, and sound, reflec-
tive impartiality decide. The Charter is a positive
political question, supported and defended by one class
of politicians alone. The repeal of the Corn-law is
energetically demanded by, and imperatively required
for, all grades of politicians. The repeal of
the Corn-laws cannot impede the progress of the
Charter, unless the people will be in a worse
condition to prosecute their rights with a full
belly instead of an empty one. As many of the
League, especially the leaders, are strongly in favour
of a broad extension of the suffrage, whilst the ac-
knowledged and accredited leader (Mr. F. O'Connor)
of the Chartists, actually voted in favour of the con-
tinuation of the Bread-tax, writes in its support now,
and would again, if he had the opportunity, vote for
the perpetuation of that unholy law. How, then, can
the repealers join him ? As well coalesce with
the aristocratic bread-taxing Buckingham as
support the democratic (?) bread-taxer O'Connor!
A food-taxing Chartist is equally as obnoxi-
ous to a Corn-law Repealer as a bread-taxing
of on monopoly,asters as
the noted Bernard Cavanagh. The suffrage will
tTmodryo%nlyTfihte3t'o areleg
itshl
ate
e Sfii an.mseuscebvoluntary twins
never be obtained by practising rude violence
towards the middle classes. Every Chartist
who sincerely wishes for a repeal ought to
aid, or at least not thwart, the present gigantic strug-
gle for the mighty accomplishment of that desirable
consummation. Let the Chartists remember, that
that man (11. Hunt), whose memory they revere,
invariably had written upon his banner, in immense
letters, "No Corn-laws." Let them recollect that
that was the rallying motto upon the blood-stained
Peterloo, for which their intrepid leaders were
incarcerated, their friends cruelly wounded, and their
relatives brutally and savagely murdered ? Let
them reflect
.and never forget, that the Corn-laws have
been obtained by their blood, and are now maintained
by their famine rulers at the expense of a total anni-
hilation of commerce, and the consequent heart-
sickening poverty of England's hardy and industrious
sons. Let unity prevail, and all those hearts that are
now sad and desponding will be happy and joyous;
the tear of anguish will give place to the smile of con-
tentment, the hitter complaint of perishing thousands
will cease, industry and employment revive, the
starving widow will bless, the orphan rejoice, and
millions of grateful human beings pour out their
prayers and thanksgivings for this God-like change.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Disc, NORFOLK —The AhnualDinner of this popular Society
took place at the Crown Commercial Inn, on Tuesday se'nnight,
under the able Presidency of Mr. Thomas Farrow, wl ose urbanity
of manners and gentlemanly deportment in the discharge of the
Important duties devolving upon him, added greatly to the hilarity
and pleasure of the evening. The usual Nyal toasts were drank
with enthusiasm ; these were responded to by the amateur glee.
singers connected with the Society, who enlivened the meeting
with numerous glees, &c., which were chastely and admirably
sung. Seversil overtures were executed with much spirit and pre.
oision and the appropriate solo singing of some of the members
elicited much applause. The meeting was favoured with the
company of s-veral of the leading gentlemen of the town and
neighbourhood, who expressed themselves highly pleased with the
evening's entertainment. Additional members were proposed, and
the Society is steadily gaining ground in the wishes of all the true
friends of harmony. The dinner, consisting of almost every deli.
cacy of the season, was served up by Mr. and Mrs. Wintrup in
their usual excellent manner; the dessert was choice and abun.
dant ; the wines exquisite; and the entire management reflected
great credit upon the worthy host and hostess, and showed they
still maintain the character of being good caterers for the comfort
of their vlsiters.

A practical opinion on Sir Robert Peel's proposi-
tion respecting the Corn-laws is contained in the c►rcular of
Messrs. Kingsford and Lay, an eminent firm on the Corn Ex-
change. They state their belief to be, that the plan will not
produce any sudden or extensive alteration in price, but ap-
pears to give more confidence to the holders of free wheat,
while it will not, if an advance can be maintained, operate
prejudicially to the importers of bonded wheat at present,
bearing in mind the defective crop of 1841. The ultimate
operation of the measure will, in their opinion, be to make the
continental prices low. It will not be safe to purchase there,
they consider, without calculating on the wheat being subject to
a duty of at least 14s, on entering for home consumption, and as
there will lie no longer the same inducement to hold back for
"the lowest rate, the importers will prefer paying the current
duty and selling ex ship, t.) incurring the expenses of landing.
The average prices, they predict, will range between 50s: and
60s. ; so that importers will not often have an opportunity to
vail themselves of the minimum duty.— Times ,

BETHNAL-GREEN,—At a meeting of the Detn-
nal.green Anti-Corn-law Association, held on Monday evening, at
the White Hart, Bethnal-green-road, after a warm discussion on
jr R. Peel's plan, it was moved by Mr. J. Duce, and seconded by
Mr. Withrington :—" That this Association, after mature delibe.
ation upon Sir it. Peel's measure, do request every *anther of the
House of Commons, who is a real advocate fora repeal of the Corn.
laws, to oppose every estimate, in consequence of there being no
measure introduced to rollove the distresses of the people, who are
no longer able to bear the burden of the taxes."—Carried unani-
wooly. A petition was then signed by the Committee for a total
repeal of the Corn.laws, to be presented by Colonel Fox, and that
Sir W. Clay be requested to support the prayer of the loition. The
Committee then adjourned to next Monday "citing ai eight o'clock.
A 'Audit, Corsimkt, Steflutini, has just
been shot h 7 the Aintell "es Wend. He had long been
the tavor ef the inhaettants, and his audacity bad latterly
arrived at such a pitch that he carried off the Mayor of Sari.
end kept him prisoner tir 40 days in the mountains;
nor did.
he release his captive till the ransom of 4,000 fr., which he had
insisted on, was fillllyekl. The military, at length, tracked
him to his retreat in the mountains, and laid in ambush for
him wrieroi days. A most obstinate combat took place, when
am appeared, end he was shot dead just as he was reloading
his carbine. Souse of the soldiers were wounded.

PICCADILLY SHELTON, JULY 16.
(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The people of Hanley and Shelton, in the Potteries, by way of
showing their indignation at the cruel insult ofibred them by Sir
Robert Peel's mock measure of "awful importance," relative to
an alteration in the Corn.laws, yesterday paraded his effigy through
the principal streets of these townships, with drum and fife, amidst
the curses and execrations of thousands, who pelted him right well
with mud and stones; discharged thirty or forty pistol shots at
him, and set fire to him, amidst the groaning and hooting of an
exasperated host of suffbrers from the cruel operation of these
wicked laws. Even Tories are woefully disappointed with this
" awful measure," and do not hesitate to express their detestation
of its authors.