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London, England, 1817-12-11 00:00:00

BASPINDIA ROUSE, De:emler s, 1817.
E IOURT sir DIRECTURS of the 114V17 .I.W
TCOMM ivry AfKßati dyrs if ENGLAND, tradies
•,1111.1.1T INDIRS,de harsh, give attics,
ilia the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, ap-
Astoi to he had at their Hou,e in Leadenhall.street, on
.sliask,-,DA the 17th Instant, i s made Special, for the Fur-
„mot coasidering certain Resolutions of the Court of Directors
„row; the FEY. FUND, and certain Payments heretofore
al,d proposed to be hereafter made, from that Fund.
JAMES COBB, Sara :ry.

T. INDIA HUM 5, De:en/6 r to,
F. COURT of DIRECIORS of the UNITE))
1 cOMPAIVi if MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, traeliel
r. r.,1.4. INDIES, eh hereby eve Notice,
rh.t th..: Papers relative to the appropriations from the FEE
F.*;113, alluded to in the Court's Advertisement of the Sd in-
arc open at this House for the perusal end information of
11,Prvieturs. JAMES COBB, Secretary.

RICH WHEEL.
FOUR vitt= OF £20,000!

And Only O)1E DAY more to draw.
CCARROLL, the Contractor, has the pleasure
. of announcing to the Public the Ride State of the Wheel,
contains
FOUR PRIZES OF £20,000!
A,* which must he ALL Drawn on SATURDAY, Dtc. 20.
:Lt preieut Price of lichees and shares are as follows,vis.
Ticket a'Zi. 19e.

. £ll 9 0I Eighth • £2 18 6
,quarter 5I S 0 Sixteenth 1 9 6
II:r tallowing Capital Prizes were drawn oit Friday last,
Dec. 5, and Sold by G. CARROLL, at his Offices 7, CORNUILL,
and s 4. Osros o-sT c ET, where the fortiniate Holders may re-
ceive !lick Money on .lernand, tr 4.
4,319 a Filar of £140,000, in Shares.
.5,1442 ..... SCO Guinea% in Shares.
4,710 ........... 2OO Guineas, Whole 'lleket.
2,02 S

'I'WENUErH DECEMBER LOTTERY WILL
FINISH.
-r AND J. SIVEW RIG HT congratulate the
O. Public on the result of the second Day's Drawing, the
Capital Prizes that happened to be drzwei having been well
din:Luisa among the Public in Snares, but leaving FOUR of
the .20,000 Prizes, besides 14 11/fluor Capitals, to be determined
on the last Day of Drawing (20.11 of December) when the lint
Drawn Prize will have added to it the sum of .ceo,ono. As
Tkkets have not been attainable for several days past, those who
Intend to adventure should apply inunechattly, a few having
bees returned unsold by their Agents at remote puts of ths
liaidorn. J. and I. SIVEW RIGHP have a select variety at
their truly-fortunate old-established Offices,
37, Cola and, I SS, HATMARIEZT,
11, HoLSOBN, And 141, Ozroun-szaerr,
%%ere the Last Prize of £20,000, and numerous other Capitals
in the last and present lottery, have beta Sold in shares.

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TO A GREAT MANUFACTURER,
No. 30, STRAND.
A VALUABLZ SUBSTITUTE VON CANDLES I
KNEW a man who on the public Stage
Made It his business to rant and rage;
Who oft, when low in purse, would sigh and say, •
" Alas ! I scarcely C3B for candles pay !"
Cleanbig his shoes, one night, when thus depress'd,
He laid his shoes aside, and smote-his breast;
Then sudden patted, tramfied bke block of wood,
Fee in the shoes a mimic figure stood,
And es cry action his amaze betrayed,
Was by the phantom in the shoes displayed—
And kit to odd to his surprise,
As he arose the figure serm'd to rise
And, as he (inward stept, stept forward
But soon his wonder ceas'd when he ragweed,
And as he seia'd the polish'd shoes, discuver'd
'rwas but his shadow beamed
Vpen the polish he had rated, and seemed
So frightful
Then with, smiling pleaiure be reviews
The brilliant hare of the jetty shoes—
No gloss, he thought, was ever so delightful!
And were his actors' shoes made all so bright,
He would not reed to pay for cainUe.light ;
The scheme be thought he'd try : but be it knoru,
The Blesilieg that so brightly shone
hoc* on its label, " WAILRZN, SO, STRAND I"
Were it not Werroe's black, the finest hand
Might toil from more to night, from night to morn,
' re any shoe had such a poliah borne!
The plan he prated, aad since has found
A brighter WATS beam around
From shoes by IVer'resea likdiej ponied.
Than from the candles he was wont to use, '
And so much cheaper, candles he's *bobsled,
And nightly bghts his beam with shoes!

The above trot, loestimable BLACKING la prowled by