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London, England, 1842-02-21 00:00:00

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OAL LO EIN FUND SOCIETY
LIFE .
' R QRANTING
BURANCES,FO DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c.
No. 26, CORNHILL•
Elli 1:. Capital £500,000.
rol:iewered by ,Special Act of Parliament.
LANHE 71111114cATyo:s.
John 6) 701. D., F. R. S. I John Rawson,, Esq. _
Etq., Chairman.
Halite "'t" Frith', Es I John Riddle Stodart, Esq.
r Cordon, Esq• q.
tioorr, r
A .. neatstone, F. R. S. I
I Clement Tabor, Esq. . *it 'ungley, E. I Joseph Thompson, Esq.
rtor.. -
4vssoe
__, AVT)ITORS.
"UARF--.IV. S. B. Voolhouse, Esq., F• 11•A''
Profes:or Graves, A;V.R. S.
141."c1A 14—J. Elliotson, A1.1)._! F. II S'
So
Svivics, Esq•
"s--Alessrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewes, and Ommanney,
aNio. 6, Basin,,ball-street.
AYE 6,
Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.
AnvAx, LIFE ASSURANCE.
tal irld `A"4- -Perfect secur ty from a large paid-upCtpi-
l'rut
rd'
j'renliurfins p- - - dqui.thout expense or forfeiture—an(
lit"-111. acetl4l4latiu E 'table Rates—Power to borrow
1
N.i3.lTslul!y divided!' ' Al
6111,1,0,rolletes for Short Per:ods at Lower Rates than at tiny
N.,. 14"; with option of Continuance for Li!'e, at the usual
:NI best ,DEFERRED ANNUITIES. . .
.;f41(1-..R ,a4q Most varied provision for after life hitherto of-
re th -,1,1125. per annum (16 per week) at 20, will at d
,:r C3:7'e7-holder the choice of an annuity of XI 16s. 6d.
;i414 - ::3 cash, Or Policyat death of £466. Similar a -
-.l4'!aesi; s°, 55, and 60 Two•thirds payments lent at any
,lel'lltn•.,'"othirds retur—ned in cnie of prematurteodbeaethh.ad at
N'''';tlied Plan 6, and Last Annual Report,
post
st free°led of its Branches, or on application will be for-

P. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.
PAPTIEIt MACHE TEA TRAYS, 50s. the
Len• bf FULL-SIZED. GOTHIC: SIIAPE. Supe-
sliseteriC.ir°a's ab!. Kives, with ivory handles, 14s. per
,Per4;3 s roles for Windsw Curtains, 141 inch diameter,
"et 1! wot ; 2 inches, Is. Bd. per foot ; bronzed fenders,
supp., 9s.
h.ItitNTEIII(3II LONDON TABLE CITTLERY WAR-
Fr 40, KNIVES, with Ivory Handles, 14s.
Ale inn.; DYABLE
Knives, Ile. ; Carvers, 41. 6d. per pair ;
tuessert, 6"7,8, with white bone handles, Bs. 8(1- perd ;•ea=
i:4B, 40,8. 8(1- ; Carvers 3s per pair ; Globe-shape
ett.'4/' tb-lrts' 273• ; 'sh. I). es 395. ; Papier Mache Tea-
shape. Sonse-wth a set' of full sizes. Catalogues,
--rtitie'nt the price; with eEngravings of every -Ironmongery
o,4l'ettei ot,llenedses:ry to Ihe furnishing of : a house of any size, 25
s(pote anY other old-established house, to be had
-tlppoiv tree),
and BURTON, 12, Wells-stree Oxford-street.
Established 1820.

sitm---,,-__
~, si,,,•ilt SUPERSEDED, and those corro-
teetl7,ntiv:nd injurious metals called Nickel and German
C, Matoeted, by the introduction of a New, and per-
%id WATs'ls. ALBATA PLATE.
14,4t2)1 4 Tl;j\l' (late ALD ER %lAN), 41 and 42, Barbican,
er -`°ecl in -Z):4 0f Science in the amalgamation of Metals,
.has
tale:Yet ty„'",r'nging to public notice, the most beautiful article
tvi• -wi''tll-',", Pesses.ing all the richness of Silver in appear-
la
tetnew td its durability and hardness—with. its perfec
lkvellielt a?: ase--- ndergoino-, as it does, a Chemical Process,
rous
k 'ed.., -.1'41 isUna ain mixed Metals is entirely ea•
ittlf,...:7sting all
~‘ red ittt cuts, he cleaned as Silver, and is
444 • 0 every Article for the Table and Sideboard.
Sn 4, 8. d.
I -,,ns s. d.
ilhl4, tlt and Forks Mustard Spoon ...... 0 6
iettect dziii; ........... ... 16 6 Tea Spoons per lioz 53
66
Authitives ditto... 12 6 Gravy Ditto
84: Lac ............... 5 6 Salt Ditto
t:ss_LlZ; ............. 6 6 Sugar Tongs
1 9
I/ NAT,: ............ 1 9
rtzttl'.l! Is 15,2().N bg the Public will understand that
.this
trin,.writaV,Litarly hit own, and that Silver is not more dif!e-
tiiii rae,5,41 than his Metal is from all others ;on its in
bolZintrea"sfs alone he wishes it to be tested ; and, from the
POI e.... 14 eulogiums" he receive., he is convinced that
eg, i v prevent its bing article of universal wear.
‘-' dens promptlyecom an
executed.-41 and 42, BARBICAN

Vst p
1,,91
'acliAnten rREET, PICCADILLY (directl, opos the
IG
76, Ku.Ta WILLIAM-STREET. B tNK OF
li, •
47. thelr n HEARING.—PATRONIZED
aleshes l he King and Queen of Hanover, and their
Otte s thes;Bhp
:e.° the Prin esses Sophia, hcr Serene
.440.550 urlooess
Esterhazy, the Princesses Mary and RosAa,r her
Nkblhtit'leaTitWei..bger Duchess of Bedford, and their. Graces the chd.
04114 er. uTY. and the Dukes of Devonshire, Norfolk, and
S' and p
4aititsB.onai SOLOMONS, Opticians and Aurists, during
lyal Of 47e.rience of thirty years. have had ample oppor.
orintlpt PathYnlg that the Organs of Sight and Hearing
that rehted to each other in such a peculiar
4,,411121. 4hobee°ritiWinii-::t the fo mer becorces impe feet the sense
rapidly dull—this fact is admitted by sci.
ivi !uels,s and must be observable by many thou-
-144141n05t Seri th'ta
toP, tVtioh a attention. The
circu nstanced—which is deserving the
Messrs. Solomons, with a view
f ,3 intent affection, and after they have devoted their whole
,ore!eleet
ve?esting branch of slence,have succeeded in effecting
tiL4trl—`44i, leg, al: in a most scientific improvement in a Transpare9cy
di beta- °Pr.,-' recentive ant cure for Deafness; they have. in-
-11„-‘tly ZePtible7lYe nice Conductor, upon a very small construe, ion,
th.;, thetotrp,.. tt requires no holding and the individual imme-
orrthr" itn'Poiqte of the party in ihe general conversation.
,tiod, to an discoveries not only is defective vision
4tUr
tip cve but the sense of hearing is restored to its
; those Lenses are so constructed and
orno,-,°tobint.„ a?;'1 Imperfect eyesight, upon such scientific prin-
el,tiq°,;,!bai" h the long extensive experience of tahoe Nelxestsernsi
04tioes.nit will
exceed
be foundt to
ost eaffoedctolsch
sanguine ex-
il/44.Yhor ea_ oaneirn_ Iteseed tiheehirsesu
beforem imperfect vision, either
a 'st rni'lltelip h. g
r, every object becomes clear and distinct, and
;tI I.4;lhave Particle seen with exact distinctness. The Messrs.
ta,„°thei. 944 their possession, without one exception, Spectacles
rtlts ov'ntlividhettt, of every kind which are offered to thein I:tuobvleic
.
othelr'stoTplo,int out the superiorityi their ;
whips et. ihe
pre. pcaitr,anag o ii y and enitry, and
in ol
OceulistPhysicians and Surgeons
t,j‘tie bittttoo ri"l..through
Great 'Britain as well as on the Continent,
4,ll.o,llaossNitoo,rGus for insertion.
Vklisj,"„thern w.,TlTions are anxious that the public should not
tf,4ay i"!gent,lttl persons of the same name, it being admitted by
yp: Voindividu liemen of the highest character, and may be observed
rO4-I,ittecetleeeivthaeil,lepthat their newly invented Sp,ctacles and Opera-
befoi.edtictors for Deafness,- surpass anything of the kind
°or *p:.!rk Dote], , 75,
rusbaliroe. They reuest attention to the first part
gth,_ the and address 39 Albemarle-street Piccadilly, directly
2TI.S
employed.
King \Vilna treet Bank—No

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-Ns'if-----11 ---------'ON'Sh PILL OF HEALTH.
toit.is rent
, t t Price ls. IY2d. per box
:Itkeikltiireb fe4ll PI
T'D
i. saoMnitleYr sP loit I i is
aS
o Medicine
ma c h and long
etlrsi,edt efficacy
so_mif)a:
Ol ck NeWhich are Costiveness, Flatulency, Spasms, Los t-ikLer.
tlik4„:4 thelathe Giddiness Sense of Fullness after Meals,
Bowels.
VlatOtiott ""les,'Drowsiness,and Pains in the Stomach and
t
she Oity 41troducing a Torpid State of the Liver, and a conscetqouienof
h.ettottie, w.lle llowels, causing a disorganisation of every_iftutlne i
perse.
tTeaftet, be el d. In this most excellent preparation, by I
.4 at, leted of.lettualy removed. Two or three doses wall]
.c.yonyinc,.e.
ielßth . ..,I.t? salutary effects. The stomach will spdeecilnne;esg:!!
tticee take'4 ',cattily action of the liver, Itticit,.°lteara'ace 1 and instead of listlessness, heat. Pattr., na
1 ti will be the
Pet), 'Nit 'l
ace strength, activity, and renewed health, bowels, an.
sk
ad .
jamtn.l
ills, 'l'll Neil' ktaking this Nledicine, according to the directions It4anelny
.rx 1 and ntaken after too free an induragmse
Ltliet, tilts ~,t
atore the system to its natural.statedof I ceataeetabelree,
ois'of r,?tvs;,,Je.ELL HABIT, who are subjecstint g Hfreoamdateohoe,gGraiadtdia.
Mite, 'lood to°:t!tel_Singing in the Earrs,
be without them, 'stme uansl.
.ig R.l:4krintio,...,,.:,eiVeßehnTilri el ynceavren ed off by theirlimnmt edreiraa
oving
-X .I,ructi‘e,,A ---S, these Pills are most truly exc 1 ,
y preevealent with the
lillbehuepr,4l the distressing Headache..
sehvter Nervous Affections,
Irter4s, Pinta' °I ZSlarits, Dullness ‘"?` '
tioAtlsivt),:,44,antteos,dcoSrnalplotewntaenss.of the f Skin,'g
and give a healthy and
Pyßt.pnt
4reiti..)nito 0' safF, easy Aperient, they uiliteeLet,reacno
,_,ation with the most successful and require
Net,. 44;1717 or confinement during. thetihreumsed;stactiddinfroorrtEabLie-
goie tlithert 4;171E
they will be found to be
nlttleriri a" by 'gl'e Strand,.v2ter;derso;
tr Ivey l' pr t° prpred.
d Price Is. I t4d. and 2s. Pd.
1,44 k fr.. pi, MieTiciriones, generally throughout the
"ov-'.1A„',14-MPT ON'S PILL of HEALTH, and observe the
~......_ere,,,_ -,..iress of ol ham ~,,, proitt. V. 9.9, Strand, London." on the
-.llit gtoure
40 h Tt5.,:,,; r from the SIXTH SHEET of
folleb "LON' A LS in FAVOUR of PARR'S LIFE PILLS.
tl`tgrat-elhff ! tter must be read with pleasure, for nothing can
tort
the
foloarr satisfaction to a benevolent mind than to be assured
e 4138,_cleature has been snatched from misery, and restored
mils of health and society.
Front Mr G. Nan, Postmaster, Leek
To the PronrietOrs of Parr's Life Pills.
%i,,4,.t'lltieto - Leek, Ja.i. IBth. 1812.
thnesb t oa,eikan,ofOru,t of the number of persons, some of them in the
tray rive tetra' ne. wno have spoken to me of the beneficial effects
itCt,..r. Chart et,,,ed from your 'Medicine, I have selected the evide.nce
CY opiwnes rQkernan of Rushton Gate, near this town, as being,
sh,,t called„, tile Mostrerna-k able '
r; "oW se- "Pon Me a short time since, and after stating how long
hh;dered him he had been affficted with Rheumatism, which had
ho,.l.lldry exe'll.,tMea.bine to use his limb,, he lifted up
.h,isahirddorti
reaxn-
tpertioliUttWllling to ebturudreo
..1741n_ess tn,ll'4,(1810
at;)one I shall never forget,
a ' I h
I public, I took no fur.
yrnbusTfetsis,,oar:.tdtem quite a new nim, v,
47!het.,,c! of this striking fact •YsiLr tile overflowing with grataude
hittlnit teeute, fits he had received:called again to-day, and left the fol
°Mal, ar,,,TITtIY, urging me to smoke it public. I subjoin the testi-
', hall be happy to answer any inquiry.
I , In, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
)Vine,sl.—..l
GEORGE NALL.
ei h. choi pa'ea NIXOII, Leek, Jan. 15th, 1842.
attTcotbilt er;, d-oakoetiTrrntl,.of.,Elushto n Ga te, hear Leek, now in my sixty-
hay ~7:t with it,...
i.i,.,:n. t Inc tourt, en sears I ha've been severely
tia,:!!..mtal
and •Tu.l.. pis ; during the last seven years otf that.tiLe.
Pill:" to dross Pol,sival p-iwers were completely prostra ed.
,t _,*.
tw -, aott I do deal ndres, myself I at last made trial of Parr s Life
e erity.four re that before I had taken one mailbox, 1 wals.e.l
a't anti C,.. ntles, and now regularly walk to and from Leek with
unifort, for wtoeh I canno• too fully express my joi/i AN
t,411 Trlt°,l—", B elvane (sign
oe To r o CHARLES
prPotAecKtlE.le put;lic
,°l;ds,-1,;1.`011s, the Hon. CoirnliisNsisO—neirsno74armeps have ordered the
'rit_leti 4 Pasted:!! s Life 1 ills" to be engr ved on the Government Sta,
lttiliii. round the sides of each box, in white letters on acre
,ott,peeit, vithout this mark of authenticity they are spurous and
''', Criob, I°ll. Prepared only by the Proprietors --r. Rober st
and Co.,
tn.
_in.nti ted;iet 0, ub rhp.
ZitZqt.67l:olldon and ild wholesale by their ap-
gkil'eLasttroee, t‘; arra aurtortenPria'Cuol's,' said
also
b Cyh uHraerhe 1;1 nres:
. ito,„,
__ It Agent in every town in the United Kingdom, and
ayrsda;nda
itSod
grim, ~,Z• c.t ible dealers ill rritclicine Price Is
with
, 2s. Ad , and
i year: she
sife and Tynes of
fittlirmts I , a. each. Full directions 'aregiven. With each box.
tirriitia9 be had Thomas Parr, who lived to Le
d ftecaazio.tar, with fine engraving_ ,s anecdote , poetry,
. ',ease, Health, aid the Means of Ptolonging
gratis of all agents for the sale of Parr's Life Pills.

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OBSE RVA TIONS on CORN-LAWS, on
POLITICAL PRAVITY and INGRATITUDE,
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"MEEK AND MODEST" REPLY to the Second Letter
of the Earl of Shrewsbury, Waterford, and Wexford, to Am-
brose Lisle Phillipps, Esq. By DANIEL O'CONNELL,
Lord Mayer of Dublin.
"Oh well may we call her, like thee, The Forsaken ;'
" Her proudest are vanquished, her boldest are slaves,
" And the harps of her bards when gayest they waken,
" Have breathings as sad as the wind over graves ."
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LOCKS give perfect security from false keys, and also detect
any attempt to them. They are made of all s am, and for every pur.
pose to which locks are applied These locks are strong, secure, sim-
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purchased at 57, St. Paul's Churchyard.

Some interesting details, relative to the excavations
which are going on in the kingdom of Naples, with a view to the dis-
covery of antiquities, have just been communicated to the Academie
des Beaux-Arts, by M. Raoul Rochette, the perpetual secretary.
The year 1841 has been remarkable for the discovery, in various
parts of the kingdom, of medals, the greater part Greek. Amongst
them is an entire collection ofgold medals of the Locri ; they are of
a small form, and hitherto only a single medal of this kind had
been found. As to the excavations which are still going on at
Pompeii, they have not been very productive of interesting results
for the last two years; probably because the locality is unfavourable ;
but important discoveries are expected from the clearing out
of ruins of the Amphitheatre of Puzzoli, which has been
ordered by the King. The work on this point is going with the
greatest activity, under the orders of the Minister St. Angelo.
From the portion of the ruins already cleared, it is to be presumed
that the remains of one of the most important monuments of
architecture in Italy will come to light, and that the ,Royal Mu-
seum of Naples will he enriched by some fine fragments of antiquity.
FASCINATION.—Such is the irresistihle title of Mrs.
Gore's newly.edited work. " Fascination !"—a book appertaining
to the most fascinating species of existing literature—and the sub-
ject is as full of fasc►nation as the name. It is the history of a
sort of D'Orsay of a hundred years ago—a modern Alcibiades—
beautiful. generous, eloquent, and honourable—but unhappily not
able to fascinate Dame Folitnne as he does all other dames And
their dependents, from the shrewish wife of the little tailor of the
Rue St. Honore, upwards. The tale is told with infinite liveli-
ness, spirit, and truth of painting, and will no doubt attract unusual
attention among the class of readers to which this species of corn.
position chiefly appeals.
His Serene Highness the Duke of Nassau has been
pleased to mark his approbation of Sir Alexander Downie's work
on the German Waters, by presenting the author with a magnificent
ring set in brilliants, accompanied by a letter expressed in the most
gratifying and flattering terms.
The King of Holland has conferred the decoration
of the Oaken Crown on M. Deniere, the eminent bronse.maqufac.
turer of Paris.

ANECDOTE OF THE LATE DUKE OF CLEVE-
LA ND.—The late Duke of Cleveland, on the disbanding of the
militia, in 1816, had three gentlemen dining with him In
th. course of conversation his Grace mentioned that he had
bought an entire lettery-ticket, and declared his intention,
should it prove a prize, of dividing it amongst the party assem-
bled. The day of drawing at length arrived, and to his Grace's
utter astonishment, the identical ticket proved to be a prize of
20,000/. We need scarcely add that the Duke faithfully per-
formed his promise to his fortunate guests, who were his two
sons-in-law, Francis Forester, Esq., and Mark Milbanke, Esq.,
and Major Heely,of the West York Militia.—Northern Times.
On Friday last, Thomas Cordingley, of Wakefield,
boat builder, was brought up at the Court-house, by 51.. Brierley,
charged with forging a bill of exchange for 2051. lON., bearing date
tt:e 22,1 of August, 1840, and purporting to be the acceptance of
one George Turner, of Wakefield, vessel owner, with intent to de-
fraud Mr. Abm. Wimbla. of Wortleysmoor, timber merchant. The
nature of the evidence was conclusive against the prisoner, and he
was committed to York Castle for trial at the approaching assizes
—York Courant.
A party of sportsmen were a short time ago out in
the forest of Othe, near Aix, in the Aube, when one of them
who was unarmed, and beating for game at a considerable
distance from the rest, roused a wild boar. Though taken
by surprise, he did not lose his presence of mind, but hal-
looed to his companions, and determined to keep the beast
in view until they came up. The boar, enraged by his shouts,
sprung upon his disturber; but having a stout staff in his
hand, he struck the animal on the head and stunned him. He
then kept his fallen foe down with one hand, while with the
other he got a clasp-knife from his pocket, opened it with his
teeth, and. stabbing the bear repeatedly with it, killed him
before assistance ar ived. The grisly game and its vanquisher
were carried horns is triumph.
As a bridal party were returning from the church
at Epron, in the Calvados, on Thursday, last, after the 'cele-
bration of the marriage, the men of the company, according to
the custom of the country, amused themselves by firing off
their guns. This ended most tragically, for one young man
lodged the contents of his gun, which was unexpectedly charged
with shot, in the bead of a bey eleven years old, and killed
him on the spot.
COMMISSION OF LUNACY.-011 Saturday the
proceedings were resumed before Commissioners Plant, Mur-
ray, and West, to inquire into the state of mind of Daniel
Gundry, Esq. Mr. Sergeant Shee made a powerful appeal to
the Jury on behalf of Alr. Gundry, and contended that any
eccentricity of manners arose from the haughty
.feeling of his
client, and the severe treatment he had experienced in the
cases of assault which had been preferred against him. The
Chief Commissioner, having summed up the evidence, the
sineTehthee
G2sathzeotfteSdepets.,
TlE4rilln.i'n' a
lit‘tsry, after consulting together, returned a urdict—" That
r. Gundry was of- unsound mind, and that The had been so
emenendetected in the capital. They consist principally
uxi states that an associa-
thiao,noof pickpockets, known by the name of lea Tireurs Beiges,
crowds in churcheasndandwo
of Bejlug:atn
recognised
as old offenders, places n
o frespectablyptm l
public
resort,
dressed,
owthoothfroeqy frequent
andavvaenbtaeegne of the throng to
of the band are in the hands of IT
je..et.ti
e iarodp utrt p
is eb.e
oßvleadn vtboaft themmos
t
of the Cologne
oiGlanzeistteter,
A report is current in Hanover," writes a corre-
spondentSchele, the King's primethe 9th inst., "that M. de
of the Finances, have resigned;ofaird Baron de Schultz, Minister
that
and Cabinet
DreoCounsellor de
Financesal ckc
is named successor of M. de Schele,
De Vos, of NI de Schultz. Although this fleas is improbable so far
as it relates to M. de Schele, many persona
would not be astonishing, considering e importanttgive credit to it, and it
opinion which have been manifested differences of
4- . •

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF SATURDAY.
CHRONICLE.—The verdict of the jury delivered to-day
in the case of the Bank of England v. Tomkins, has led to
some surprise in the City amongst those interested in the Ex-
chequer B lls affair ; but we are not aware at present that the
jury could have had much difficulty in finding for the plaintiffs,
as we learn that both Lord Monteagle and Mr. Percival swore
directly that the bills in question bore forgeries of their signa-
tures. We are surprised that the counsel for the defendant
should have permitted these functionaries to escape so easily
from the witness-box. If a parcel of the spurious bills had
been mixed with the genuine, and they had been called upon
to select the real from the fictitious, we doubt much if they
could have complied with the request. But the claims of the
bona fide holders for compensation from Parliament is totally
distinct, and remain untouched by this verdict; and Lord
Abinger, we understand, stated so distinctly on sum-
ming up, though the Government have certainly ob-
tained this advantage, that they will come before
Parliamuit with the verdict of a jury in their fa •
your in a civil process on the plea of forgery, even if the ver-
dict should be set aside on a new trial. The bona fide holders
have, therefore, more cogent reasons than ever for protesting
against the apparent collusion by which Rapallo was allowed
to escape, by which they were shut out from all the benefit
which must have come out in their favour, either by the exa-
mination of Rapallo as Queen's evidence in the event of
Smith having pleaded not guilty, or from the testimony of
other witnesses who must have been adduced against Rapallo
if he himself had been brought to trial. In either of these
eases the line of examination and discussion must have elicited
pwhole truth, and thus demonstrated that the public were
aged by the villany of a servant of the Crown, whose crimes
had been facilitated by the want of internal regulation and
proper supervision.
There is some suspicion entertained that this case against
Tomkins was concocted between the Government and the
Bank, in order to place the Executive in a position of strength
when the subject is brought under the notice of the Legislature.
POST.—The case brought on in the Exchequer Court to-
day by the Bank of England was decided in a manner that
every reasonable person would have expected. The Bank ob-
tained a verdict against the party from whom they received
their forgeries, as a matter of course. Mr. Percival proved
the fabrication of his signature, as Mr. Marshall does. in ord:-
nsry cases, the forgery of those of the Bank cashiers, and
the evidence of that gentleman was equally :conclusive
and uudisputed. That there are innocent holders of the
Exchequer counterfeits we do not deny, and never
have done ; nor have we denied that those of the num-
ber who have acquired their bills under circumstances
in no respect calculated to excite suspicion, are
entitled to the consideration of Government. But
we are firm in the conviction that the indenunfica-
tion of the really " innocent holders" will in no event Involve
the sacrifice of more than an exceedingly small amount of the
public money. On the point of law, the summing up, of Lord
Abinger is clear. The holders of the forgeries understand now,
if, indeed, they have not
_done so before, which it seems hard
to conceive, that if they are to recover any part of their losses,
it will be as a matter of compensation, or of grace, not of right,
and, accordingly, we find that a memorial upon the subject is
in contemplation. The defective manner in which the business
of the Exchequer Bill-office was conducted, is the only ground
upon which indemnification can be prayed. The justification
of the forgery is east to the winds; that is plainly a Stock Ex-
change affair, of which Stock Exchange people must take the
consequences, and the lesson is one that will, we doubt not,
prove of advantage to them.

ADVERTISER.—The scandalous extortion and deception
practised upon the poorer class of emigrants, by needy and un-
principled shipping agents at the outports, and even in the
metropolis, has long excited the sympathy and indignation of
parties in the City, and, as we doubt not, elsewhere too.
Hitherto the difficulty of effectually checking imposition and
privation has been sensibly felt by all who have approached the
subject. Legislative interference with the shipping interests,
or indeed with any other interest, manufacturing or mercal-
tile, as far as restrictions upon thoir mode of doing business is
concerned, is at all times an invidious task; still we rejoice to
find that the subject was approached by the late Government
with caution, but also with energy, and that a Report of the
Colonization Board, just made public by order of Parliament,
contains some very important suggestions for insuring fztere
comfort and protection to the helpless, and oftentimes unedu-
cated classes, in search of a home in one or other of our colonies.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY.

GLOBE.—The debate on the motion of Mr. Villiers
can hardly be expected. to excite much interest either in
or out of doors ; for the result of the division that will
ensue is already known, and the facts and figures that
will be recapitulated are by this time familiar to almost
every one. During the long discussions that have oc-
cupied the past week, there has been little consolation
for the people in the speeches of those Members who
sit on the Government side of the House ; for the only
agreeable things they have uttered have been compli-
ments to the suffering masses on the patience with which
they bear the calamities they endure, and it would seem
that this virtue of " patience" i$ one so acceptable in the
eyes of the Tories, that they are resolved to
leave ample scope for its exercise. While, how-
ever, the Conservatives appear to fully appreciate
the forbearance that has been shown by the peo-
ple under their late and present distress, there is very
little respect shown for any sentiment uttered in behalf
of a redress of their grievances. When privation is
ialuded to in connection with patience, there .is sure
to be an approving cheer from the majority of the House;
but when anything is said about " depriving the la-
bourer of the result of his earnings," or " doing justice
to the industrious classes," there is tolerably sure to
be no other response than " Oh, oh," from the ma-
jority of the people's representatives. We know that
patience is, of all virtues, one of the most difficult to
practise, and it is one also that ought not to be wilfully
pat to the test ; for it should be remembered that it can
only last while there is hope, and that disappointment
and despair will operate with double effect on those who
have endured the most in the expectation of relief being
at last afforded them.

COURIER—We deem the bringing forward of such
a motion as that of Mr. Villiers' last night in the House
of Commons, for a total repeal of the Corn-laws,
not only a wanton and mischievous waste of public
time, but a downright insult to the House itself, as well as
to the country whose interests it is expected to protect
and promote. On Thursday morning, after three nights'
continued and animated debate, the house by an over-
whelming majority pronounced its decision in favour of
the principle of protecting British agriculture by means
of a variable scale of duties, and the very next evening
Mr. Villiers has the modesty to submit to it a
motion for the total repeal of the Corn-laws, and
the consequent abolition of all protection whatever—
that is, for rescinding its decision of the day before, and
thus completely stultifying itself in the estimation of the
country. Highly as the Hon. Member for Wolver-
hampton may be disposed to rate his powers of per-
suasion, and strongly as he may be disposed to rely upon
the efficacy of his Anti-Corn-law logic, we cannot bring
ourselves to think that he had expected to be able to
work such an almost instantaneous conversion in the
minds of his fellow-legislators on the subject of the
Corn-laws, as the bringing forward of his motion
would seem to imply. We acquit him of that ab-
surdity, but must hold him guilty of wasting the
time of the House, and perverting its forms to
the purposes of Anti-Corn-law agitation. It is not,
of course, within the range of possibility to suppose
that he and his supporters were not fully aware of the
fate that awaits the preposterously absurd project they
advocate—a project as wildly mischievous as ever the
brain of a madman conceived. Their only motive for
occupying the attention of Parliament, therefore, must
be to gratify the " League," and show the spouters
out of doors that red-hot nonsense can also be talked in
the House of Commons, not only with impunity, but
applause. But, thanks to the good sense and ster-
ling worth of the people of this country, the supporters of
so ruinous and suicidal a scheme are neither numerous
nor influential ; and it will require some stronger proof
than Mi. Villiers' bare assertion to convince us that
the cause he advocates has made, or is making, rapid
progress either within or without the walls of Parliament.

SLAVERY AND THE BOUNDARY
LINE.

Extract of a letter from John G. Whittier to Joseph Sturge,
dated Amesbury, United States, let Month 31st, 1842:--" By
the papers sent by this packet, thou wilt see that we have a
good deal of discussion in Congress, in spite of all attempts to
shut out the dreaded subject. The Creole case, mentioned in
my last, has caused much excitement throughout the country,
and has called forth some debate in both Houses of Congress.
The general impression in this section is, that the prisoners at
Nassau will not be given up to our Government, and that they
ought not to be. The news of the late Treaty on the Slave
Trade has fallen like a thunderbolt amidst the slavery party :
they scarcely know what to say or do in reference to it. The
New York Herald, and other prints, charge the whole of the
abolition movement here to the machinations of England. I
send thee a paper, the Liberty Standard, containing some
marked articles. Also the New York Herald of last week,
containing the debate in Congress en the presentation of a peti-
tion from some persons, advising a peaceful dissolution of the
Union. This was taking the blustering southerners at their word,
as they have all along threatened to dissolve the Union.
Adams stated, in presenting it, that he wished the Committee
to report against it. Thou wilt seo that thy name is pretty
freely used in the debate. Lord Morpeth was present during
the discussion. I feel anxious that all difficulties between
this country and Great Britain, with the exception of the
slave• trade, should be speedily settled. The land-agent in
Maine, has communicated a Report to the Legislature of that
State, in which he proposes to waive the claims of the State,
and accept in lien of that claim another portion of the territory,
or rather the navigation of the St. Juhn. I have not yet seen
the Report, but it evidently places the matter in a more ad-
justible form. The Reporter is not yet out; but we are in
good spirits ; never was there a time when our principles were
w powerfully moving the public mind as at the present. The
New York Liberty Convention on the 19th, numbered from
SOO to 1,000 delegates. Stanton writes me that it was a glorious
meeting. Charles T. Torrey has been tried as an incendiary
in Maryland, and acquitted on the ground that he had not dis-
tributed anti-slavery publications an the State. Thou and I
narrowly escaped a ten years sojourn in the Maryland peniten-
tiary, for distributing books, &c., in Baltimore
;• I should
scarcely risk it again., '

A singular custom exists to this day in Wales
amongst the lower orders, If John Thomas has a son named
David, he is called David John, abd not David Thomas—after the
Christian name of his father.
M. Flandin, who was attached to the late French
in Persia, as painter, has arrived at Marseilles from
treb Ellemsyj