The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

TilE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE. O'CLOCK, in Time. for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWX DELIVERY; a
. . and.a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY

NATIONAL LOAN I'UND. LIFE 'A.SUIt •
ANcE SOCIETY,

FOR GRANTING
LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &C.

No. CORN HILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Special Aet of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F. R. S. John Rawson, Esq. '
John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Aiddle Stodart, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq..
George Lungiey, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. Professor Graves, A.M.F.R. S.
ACTUARI—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R.A. S.
PHYSICIAN—J. Elliot:on, M. D., F.R. S.
SURGEON--E. S. Symes, Esq.
Soticatoag—:Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, E.wens; and Ontmatiney.

BANKErts---Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, iviiilA,,and Co. ,
The most rational motives to e Assurance are found in
the plan adopted by this Society ; viz.
,ioined to a secure
provision at death for inheritors of the Asszied, the Society
affords succour to the Assured liniself (proportioned to pre-
vious payments) in the event of unforeseen reverses -
Annual Divi.ion of Profits. ~ • ...
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary:

WtS.TERN LIFE ASSURANCE
V . . SOCIETY.
Office, 49, Parliarnent.street,'WeAminster.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY EDGEWORTH BICKNELL, Esq.
WILLIAM CABELL, Esq. • • •
THOMAS SOMERS COCKS, jun., Esq. •
GEORGE HENRY DREW, Es.q. ,
WILLIAM EVANS, F.alb: 4
WILLIAM FREEMAN, Esq.
FRANCIS FULLER, Esq. • ''
JAMES HUNT, Esq. •
JOHN ARSCOTT LETHBRIDGE, Esq,
EDMUND LUCAS, Esq. •
GEORGE HENRY.POLLOCK, Esq. .
JOHN BAZLEY WHITE, Esq.
J. CARTER WOOD, Esq.
HENRY WRENCH; Esq.
• BANKERS.
Messrs. COCKS, BIDDDLPH, and CO., Charing-cross.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. BICKNELL and LETHBRIDGE, Abingdon-street,
Westminster.
Perfect security combihed with moderate rates. • •
The assurance of a CERTAIN BONUS. ,
The allowance of HALF the ANNUAL, PREMIUM to.
remain unpaid for SEVEN YEARS, and TEMPORARY
LOANS to the ASSURED on available secu. *
EDWARD T. RICHARDSON,rity. Secretaiy.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
PANY, I. PRINCES-STREET, BANK;LONDON.
EMPOWERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT,
4th VICTOR/A, CAP. 9.
DIRECTORS. •
William Bardgett, Esq. John Drewett, Esq.
Samuel B vington, Esq. Robert Eglinton, Esq.
Wrn. Fechney 'Hack, Esq. Erasmus Robert Foster Esq:
John Brightman, Esq. Alex. Robert Irvine, roster,
George, Cohen, Esq. Peter Morrison, Esq.
Millis Coventry, Esq. Henry Lewis Smale, Esq.
Thomas Teed, Esq.

• AUDITORS.
J. B. Bevington, Esq. F. P. Coekerill,Fsq. D. Dow, Esq.
:MEDICAL OFFICER.—John Clendinning, M.D., F.R. S.,
16, Wimpole street. CaVendish-square
STANDING COUNSEL.—The Hon. John'Ashley, New-square,
Lincoln's: Inn ; Air. Sergeant Murphy, M.P., Temple.
Somerroa.—William Bevan. Esq., Old Jewry.
BANKElts.—Messrs.Drewett and Fowler, Princes:street,Bank.
This Institution is empowered by a Special Act of Parlia-
ment, and is so constituted as to afford the benefits of Life As-
surance, in their fullest extent, to Policy-lief-tiers, and to pre-
sent greater facilities and accommodation than are usually of-
fered by other Offices. The decided superiority of ,its
and its claim to public preference and support, have been proved
incontestably by its extraordinary and unprecedented' SUCCFSS.
ASSURANCES MAY EITHER BE EFFECTED BY
PARTIES ON THEIR OWN LIVES, OR BY PARTIES
INTERESTED THEREIN ON THE LIVES . OF.
OTHERS.
The effect of an Assurance on a person's own life is to
create at once a Property in Reversion, which can by no other
means be realised. Take, for instance,. the case of a person at
the age:of thirty, who, by the pa3ment of 5/. 3s. 4d. to the
Britannia Life Assurance Company, can become at once posL •
sessed of a bequeathable property, amounting. to 1,0001., sub-'
jec, only to the condition of his Continuing the 'same payment
quarterly during the remainder of his life,-a condition which
may be fulfilled by the mere saving of EIGHT SHILLINGS
weekly in his expenditure. Thus, by the exertion of a very
slight degree of economy—such, indeed, as can scareely be felt
as an inconvenience, he may at once realise a capital of 1,0001.,
which he cm bequeath or dispose of in any way• he may think
proper.
A'Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock.
Detailed Prospectuses, and every requisite information as to
the mode of effecting Assurances, maybe obtained at the Office.
PETER 'MORRISON, Resident Director.

A liberal Commission allowed to solicitors and Agents.

FREEMASONS' and GENERAL LIFE AS-
SURANCE, LOAN, ANNUITY, and REVER-
SIONARY INTEREST COMPANY,
11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
This Office unites the benefit of a mutual, association with the
security of a Proprietary. Company, and offers to.the Assured
amongst others the following advantages:-
1. Credit until death, with privilege of payment at any time
previously, for one-half of the premiums for the first five yens
upon Assurances for the whole of life ; a plan peculiarly advan-
tageous for securing Loans.
2. In Lean transactions, the lender secured against the risk
of the blrroyrer going out of Europe..
3. Sums assured to become payable at given ages, or death,

if previous. " •
, 4. •Policies indefeasible ; fraud alone, not error, vitiating
them, and in ease the Renewal Premium remain unpaid, the
Assurance may be revived at any time within Six Months, upon
satisfactory proof of health, and payment of a trifling fine.
5. Officers in the ArMy and Navy, and persons residing
abroad, or proceeding to any part of the world, may be as-
shred upon equitable terms. .
6. Inimedia te,• Survivorship, and Deferred Annuities granted;
and Endowments for Children, and every other mode of pro-
vision for families arranged.
All the rates will be found, to have been computed as low as is
consistent with security.
JOSEPH -BERRIDGE, Secretary.

•
UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE
oForcE, 1. King William-street, London.
The Rates of this Office, founded on the most ,accurate ob-
servations of the duration of human life, are
,as moderate as is
consistent with perfect security.
One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding
years is divided between the policy=holders and shareholders;
three-fourthi tit the former, and one-fourth to the latter. The
remaining four-fifths are set apart to enter into the average of
the succeeding years, and thus to provide against unforeseen
contingencies. .
The first division profits took. place on the 13th of May,
1840, when a reduction of 60 per cent. was declared on the
current annual premiums of all those policies entitled to parti-
cipation. The second -division of profits was in May, 1841,
and the third in 1842, on both •of whith the large reduction of
60 per cent. was declared._ .•
The following. table will show the operation of the reduction
made by the Society : •
-

Age
when
Policy
was
issued.

Date of '
Policy.

Sum
Assured.

Premium.

Annual
Reduction Premium
payable in
184 ,41,&2

Atay 1831.

£l,OOO
1,000
Loll()
1,000
1,00,

£l9 6 8
'24 V 4
.31 10 0
42 15 0
6611 V

1.2 ol £7 14 8
14 13 0\ 015 4
18 18 0 12 12 0
25 13 1' 17 2 0
39 19 0 26 12 8

QACREIY.HARMONIC SOCIETY,
EXETER
.HALL.
THIS EVENING, NOV. 4, 1842,
Will be performed
HANDEL'S ORATORIO SAMSON.
PRINCIPAL _VOCAL PERFORMERS.
Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. H. Phillips, and

Mr. Leffler. • •
The Band and Chorus will consist of above 500 Performers.
Tickets, .33. each ; Reserved Seats, 55., may be had of the
Principal Mtisit-selleri; of Mr. Mitchell, 39, Charing-Cioss;
Mr. Ries, 107., Strand, oppoSite Exeter Hall ; and at lf.s
Exeter Hall. THOMAS BREWER, Hon. Sec.

I.IVOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
ILULJ The COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE, ex-
hibiting .the varied and beautiful Phenomena of ELECTRIC
LIGHT, the AURORA BOREALIS, &c. &c. is shown
Daily at Three o'clock, and at Eight in th'e Eveningi: Three
excellent SPECIMENS of MACHINERY, have just been
completed, and are now it work, by Stearn Power, in the Hall of
Manufactures. cALOT'il't. PORTRAITS takes daily by
Mr.' Collen. •The Weekly List of POPULAR L ECT UR ES
delivered by Dr. Ryan, Professor Bachhoffner, and the other
Lecturers, with the appointed hours for each,, is suspended
in the Hall. The fine Exterior of SAINT. PETER'S at
ROME, and the. Interior. of:the CHAPEL of ST. HELENA
at JERUSALEM, .tho latter after D. Roberts, R.A. (pub,.
!idled by Mr. Moon), are among the latest additions te the
ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS. The ORREIM
DIVING BELL, DIVER, &c. &c. To the COSMORAMIC
'VIEWS, shown in the Evenings, a beautiful addition has just
been made. Conductor of the Band, Mr. %ans.—Admis-
sion, Is. Schools, half-price.. ,

ABLE
5, CAVENDISH-SQUARE.
The Own erkip_of the above Table will be positively deter-
. 0.
minea bATURDAY Evaxixc 'NEXT, the sth instant, at,
Seven o'Clens. The Subscribers are invited to attend.

lIIHE INFANT .SAPPHO, after a tour of unpre-
1_ cedented success in the Southern Provinces, leaves town
this day for Liverpool, where she is engaged for a series ofenter-
tainments. She will thence proceed, by special invitation, to
Dublin, and afterward to Belfast, Glasgow, an.l Edinburgh.

CATHOLIC CRAUL,. HORSEFERRY-
. ROAD, WESTMINSTER. •
•A SERMON will be preached in aid of the above Chapel,
by the Right Rev. Dr. Whelan, Bishop of Bombay, on SUNDAY
NEXT, November 6, 1842. High Mass will commence pre-
'cisely at Eleven o'clock.
..The Receipts of this Chapel are insufficient to pay the Rent'
and other indispensable charges,—the Pastor, therefote,and the
Flock, humbly and confidently appeal to the Benevolence of
the Pious and Charitable. • ' •
To this Chapel are annexed Two Schools (four the Instructions
of the Children of the Poor), in which Two Iltmdred and Fifty
'are daily Educated and Clothed.

This 'system of reduction in the preminiiis affords immediate
benefit tn the AEsured, or enables them to secure a.cunsiderable,
bonus by effecting a new policy:
Policies are granted in London, and-by resident Committees
at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, on India risks, at very ad-
vantageous rates, calculated from extensive data and tables, ex-
clusively in the possession of this Suciety,to show the true risk
of life dur4ng residence in India, and after retirement 'from
foreign service. By order of the Board,
DAVID JONES, Actuary.

VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE AND
LOAN COMPANY.
No. 18, King William-street , City.
TRUSTEES.
Sir JAMES DUKE, Alderman, M. , Chairman.
BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Benjamin Barnard, Esq. I Charles Baldwin, Esq.
Solicitor, Jehn Curtis, Esq., 10, Ilasinghall-street.
The principle of this Company is to alloW to each Assurer
such reasonable advantages, as may suit his particulars views.
Thus, parties Assuring the Lives of ofwrs, may make their
Policies secure, notwithstanding the Life Assured may go out
of the limits of Europe, without the necessary permission of the
Directors having been previously obtained. Credit of half the
Premiums for the first five years, alloyed on Policies effected
for the whole term of Life. Parties who have been Assured
for five year's will I;_e allowed to borrow on the' security of their
Policies, a sum equal to one-half the Premiums paid, less that.
for the first year. AdVanCes are made to parties Assured in
the Office, on real or undoubtell'Persot al Security, for terms.
not exceeding three years, repayable by iratalments. Premiums
moderate. Participation in profits. Detailed Prospectuses
may be obtained on application at the Office, or by letter
addressed to the Secretary.
WILLIAM RATRAY, Actuary and Secretary.

CONVICTED PRISONERS.--A return has been made
to Parliament, on the motion of Mr. T. Duncombe,
of the number of convicted persons who have died in
prisons during the years 1840 and 1841, from. which
it appears that in the former year 331 died in Eng-
land, '24 in Scotland, and 46 in Ireland—total, 401.
In the latter year 371 died in England, 34in Scotland,
and 49 in Ireland—total, 454, being an increase of 53.
During the last year the number of deaths in the con-
vict hulks was 188, exceeding that of the previous
year by 44, and being considerably more than a third
of the -deaths in all the prisons of the United Kingdom.
MR. CRONIN'S TREATMENT OF ASTIIXIA AND
CONSUMPTION BY • TRACTION.—A Correspondent,
who on several occasions witnessed Mr... Cronin's new
method of treating the above disease, informs us,' that
some of the most distressing forms of these diSeases
have -been successfully treated at No. 9, Craven-street,
Strand, within the last fortnight. We are gratified
•to hear that many members of the medical profession
who have doubted- the efficacy of traction in relieving
consumption and asthma, have become so far converts,
that they are adopting the treatment recommended by
Mri,Cronin, with decidedsuccess, in their own practice
We understand that the London and Brighton
Railway. Company have prepared plans and estimates,
with a view of going to Parliament in the next session
for an Act to authorise the construction of a brarich
line from Croydon to Vauxhall, in order to form a
west-end terminus to their railway. The line, we
hear, is easy of formation, and it is evident that, if
carried into effect, it will be a great convenience to
the inhabitants of the western part of London, who
form a considerable portion of our visitors.—Brighton
Gazette.
T11}: TARIFF AGAIN.-.—At Cleobury Mortimer great
pig fair on Wednesday, Sir Robert Peel received the
blessings of the farmers •in terms both " loud and
deep," the falling off in the price of all kinds of stock
being so great as not only to astonish but almost to
terrify their.--Worcestershire. Chronicle.,

SILVER TEA SERVICES.—A. B. SAVORY
and Suns, Manufacturing Silversmith, No. 14, Cornhill,
London, opposite the Bank of England, submit the prices of the
following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVICES. The
Cottage Pattern is plain, standing on shell feeti the tea and
coffee-pots with a flower ornament on the lids. The King'
Pattern is richly embossed w ith flowers and scrolls. The shape
of either is sew and elegant 1—
COTTAGE PATTERN. KING'S TATTIRI4.
0 X s.
Strong Silver Tea-p0t..... 12 Strong Silver Teapot ...... 12 0
Ditto , Sugar Basin 61 ' Ditto Sugar Basin 710
Ditto Milk Ewer. 4 101 Ditto Cream Ewer 510
Ditto Coffee-pot. 15 01 Ditto Cuffee.pot..ls 0

Complete £35 61 Complete ......... ..1.:40 0
A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Services may
be seen in the Show-rooms, where may be selected every article
of Silver requisite'for the sideboard or plate .chest.
Pamphlets
of prices, illustrated with sketches of the various articles, gratis
and forwarded postage tree to any part of the kingdom.—A•
13. SAVORY and SUNS, No. 9, Curnhill, Lendon, opposite
P.
the Bank of England.

ADVEBTISEMENTS,INSERTED in ALL THE TILqE_E PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and, Night, thereby insurin.

MEETING OF THE LAMBETH
WATER-RATE PAYERS.

A public meeting of the water-rate payers of the
borough of Lambeth, Southwark, and parts adjacent,
was held last night at the Horns' lavern' Kenning-
ton-common,
to receive a Report of the Committee,
of Management, appointed at the last meeting to
make inquiries and arrangements for carrying into
effect the resolution then agreed to. • The room was
exceedingly crowded, and Mr. Hawes, M.P., was
unanimously voted to the Chair. .
The Criamtvats- immediately rose, and said he was
there to know what was the nature and extent of the
grievances which it was said existed in the
,borough,
rather than to give any decided opinion upon it him-
self. As the subject might. hereafter be discussed in
Parliament, it became his duty as Member for the bo-
rough to remain neutral between all parties. It had
been said that the water supplied to the inhabitants in
the south of London was to be charged at a higher
rate than it ever was before. Whether this were the
fact or not, he gave no opinion at,at all. If that great,
borough chose to exert itself to obtain water 'plenty
and Cheap, they could 'do so better than other portions
of the United Kingdom.--.-(Cheers.) At the same
time it was not by any means an easy matter .to get
capital together. "'Whatever were their plans respect-
ing the formation of a new company, it would be his
'duty to abstain from taking Anything like a proprie-
tary part, but strictly to watch the proceedings for the
public good.—(Cheers.) He was desired to say that
if anY- person was present from either of the Water
Companies, if they wished to make •any observations
they would be listened to with attention. •He hoped
hat every person addressing the meeting would be
atiently heard.—(Cheers.) . •
The SECRETART then read the Report, of the last
meeting, whiCh has been published.
The -Report of the Committee was. then read, in,
which they recommend the formation of a new Water
Corimany, to be commenced immediately ; and that
the shares be I/. each, with the deposit of Is. per
share. The holder of goo shares to be eligible to. be
elected a Director.--,The.Report was adopted. •
Mr. 131.1!.K.Fr'r, in a:very long%sneech, ,proposed the
first resolution—" That 'it is•expedient to establish
Company, for the purpose of supplying the inhabi-
tantsof thii farge and pOPiilbits strict with cheap
and wholesome water, upon principles that will effec-
tually secure them from the. passibility of being sub,
ject to any-,nionopoly." . , 0 •
This resolution being seconded, w43.carried, unani.7
monsly, amidst lOud. cheers.
Mr. BLAckwoon, who. was met with loud cries of
"'Clihrtist," rota toproPOse an ainepdinetit to 'the Re-
port. He did not agree to the clause that fixed the
amount of shares to be held by a Director. This was
only
,creating monopoly. . •
The CHAIRMAN said he could iiot,propose an amends
' men t to,the Report, as 'the. Report had passed.
Mr. then ineved that a committee of ma-
nagement be formed; with' power to add to their
nnecessary arandrangements.
The
r,r
at on
gem
receive subscriptions, and make the
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. Wicip said he wished to make one remark ',re-!
specting the Southwark Company; --Because he re-
fused to sign a pledge',that he would continue_ their
water, for three years, theyhad.Ont off the pipes of all
his tenants.—(Cheers and laughter.)
A Cenimittee'of 'gentlemen was then formed for the
purpose of carrying out the objects of the meeting, by
consulting the best plans upon which .to found a Coms
platform, .
pany, and the best• •
In
.answer to a question from a gentleman ,o;n:the
Mr. BlRKETTstated that there, were three plans
before, the Committee for obtaining water., One was
to obtain it from the river Wandle. One gentleman
had pledged himself to obtain twenty-five millions of
gallons daily of 'water in .Lambeth, and he would
spend 30,0001. in the work, and not ask to be paid
until it was accomplished, and, another: plan was to
drive shafts. Two of the. ,plans. were to take the
water from the chalk. , •
The SECIt*TART stated that another meeting would
be held shortlY, when the progress of the Company
would be reported, with other particulars not yet
ready for publication.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the
Chairman, who, in returning thanks, said that he
should watch as jealously this. Bill, when it came
before Parliament, with a view to the public good, as
though he had not presided at that meeting. He
should ever consider it his duty,
the borough, to hold himself entirely unconnected
with any Company in the borough whatever.
The meeting then separated. while lie represented

GRAND POLISH BALL AT
GUILD-
HALL, ON WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16.

.
• The•Cornmittee of Management for conducting the
Polish BA, met yesterday, at the .GOitdhall, Deputy
Peacock in the chair.
The meeting was very numerously attended, and
we noticed amongst those present Lord Dudley
Stuart, the Lord Mayor Elect, Sheriff Pilcher, Sir
Jaines Stuart, Mr. M'Donnell, Mr. Rogers, and se-
veral members of both .Courts of the Corporation.
Lord DUDLEY STUART; stated to the Committee
that he felt much pleasure in announcing that Mrs.
Alfred Shaw and Miss Rainforth had promised to con-
tribute the aid 'of their splendid talents at the intended
concerti and that nearly all the other artistes of dis-
tinction in the metropolis had Volunteered their ser-
vices on this 'interesting occasion. Indeed the only
difficulty the Committee were likely to experience
wonld,be, in making a selection where all had such
merit.— cCheers.)
Sheriff FILCHER said, that on no previous occasion
was there exhibited such general anxiety in the City,
particularly amongst the fairer portion of the commu-
nity, to bear a part in a fete which had a double claim
to the support of all, the brilliancy.with which it was
always got up, and the noble objects of the charity it
was intended to support.—(Cheers.) ..
Letters inclosing requests for tickets, in all exceed-
ing 400, were then laid• on the table, and
The CHAIRMAN observed, that the Committee had
never had so many applications at so early a meeting.
It was then
g as • some dissatisfaction
had been expressed
ement of the refreshment department, that depart-
•resol
on resolved,
a,
former tha t
occasion at the man-
ment should be entrusted, on the 16th instant, to the
proprietors of the London Tavern, who would be
bound to furnish abundance of ices and every other
species of refreshment. It was also resolved that,
nevertheless, no charge should be made in the price
of tickets, which should still be as on former occa-
sions, viz., half a• guinea for a lady's ticket, 15s. for a
gentleman's, and a guinea for a double ticket.
Mr. Carr and Mr. Eagleton were appointed Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and it was arranged that the
Committee should meet every day at two o'clock,
until the day of the ball. Before the Committee
separated, Lord Dudley Stuart said he should have a
more distinguished list of patrons and patronesses, on
the present occasion, than he had ever been able to
procure, and that many of the most illustrious persons
in the land had signified to him their intention of
gracing the fete with their presence.—,(Cheers.)
The applications for tickets towards the conclusion
of the day were as numerous as were those which
were made after the Queen'
s memorable visit to
Guildhall.

Purcell,. the musician, died on the 21st of Novem-
ber, 1695, in the 37th year of his age. It is said that
his untimely death was occasioned by his having been
eotsikeptstanding(ierabletime,
onOWn door, for a
dis-
pleasure at his having stayed too', late at a convivial
party. Purcell had good and amiable qualities, but
e in cold
consequence night at
of
his
wife's
his domestic character was' by no means exemplary,
and he was addicted to IoW and dissolute company.
That Mrs.. Purcell was a careful and affectionate wife
there is reason to believe. By his will, dated three
weeks before his death. he leaves all his effects to his
" loving wife Frances," and appoints her his sole execu-
trix. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. His
monument was erected by the I.ady Elizabeth Howard,
Dryden's wife; and the following beautiful epitaph,
inscribed on it, was written by the illustrious poet
himself :—" Here lies Henry Purcell, Esquire : who
left this life, and is gone to that blessed, place where
only his own harmony can be exceeded.' —llfaiuzer's
Musical Times.
FAILURE IN a letter from Bir-
mingham, dated Nov. 2, , says, a good deal of
anxiety was experienced amongst our maneacturers
this morning by the rumour of the failure of the house
of Messrs. Goddard and Ilill, American merchants
and factors, whiCh unfortunately turns out to be true.
The firm carried on an extensive busiiless, chiefly
with the small hardware manufacturers in the adjoin-
ing towns, who will be the principal sufferers. The
liabilities of the concern are stated at 60,0001., and the
embarrassments which have led to the present failure
are attributed to the gradual decline of our trade with
America for some years past, owing to the competi-
tion of the German manufacturers, and also to the
operation of the new tarifff, which prohibits a large
proportion of our goods.