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The Sun. — 1840-03-14 (London, England)

STATE OF CRIME IN PORTUGAL.—The following statistical table of crimes committed throughout to' kingdom of Azores during the past year, 1839, has been published in the official Gazette:—viz. Carrying unlawful weapons, heist desertions,military 112 ; burglaries, 119 ;---; escaping from prison, 94 • bandits, 66 ; coining, 4 ; abuse of the forgery, 29 ; assassinations, 1,021 • liberty of the press, 10 ; infanticide, 36 ; suicide, 39; poisoning, 11 ; larceny, 20 rohberies, 2,059: petty thefts, 394; quarrels, 3,615; purbaining crown property, 109; police transgressions, 1,189; damage to property, 18 ; incendiaries, 47 ; obscenities, 50 ; perjury, 34; sacrilege, 57; resistance to public authority, 268. —Showing a decrease on the preceding year, 1838, of unlawful weapons, 10; military desertions, 150; abuse of the liberty of the press, 16; forgery, 27; assassinations, 1,044; poisoning, 8' • robberies, 2,388 ; petty thefts, 2,135 ; quarrels, 343 ; police transgressions. 647; damage to property, 16; perjury, 22 ; resistance to public authority, 53 ; and an increase for the same period, of burglaries, Q 0 ; escaping from prison, 73; bandits,infanticide, 13 ; suicide, 23; lrceny, 12; purloining Crown property, 9 ; incendiaries, 22; obscenity, 1; sacrilege, 14. This week a salmon in the highest season was caught in the Severn, weighing 24b5.; length 33 inches, girth 26i inches.  6. Comp;nsation to be given to Exchequer Officers not provided for. At the present moment we have two exLord High Chancellors on retired allowances of 5,0001. a year each, and the same number of exChancellors of Ireland at 4,0001. a year each (all deservingly and properly In stowed, we admit) surely some two of these eminent persuns might be induced to accept the appointments under this Bill. If they were even to have an addition of 2,0001. each on their retired allowances, a very considerable saving to the country would still be effected. If Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst were appointed, the conn:ry would save 6,0001. a year.
The Sun. — 1840-08-17 (London, England)

TITHE-FREE ESTATES, situate at BILLINGBOROUGH and SEMPRINGHAM, in the County of Lincoln, containing 386 a. 2r. sp. of excellent Arable Meadow and Pasture Land, forming most desirable and convenient Farms with good Farm-houses, suitable agricultural buildings, comfortable Cottages and old established blacksmith's and butcher's shops in most eligible and commanding situations. MR. PARKER SMITH will SELL by AUCTION, on FRIDAY, August 21, 1840, at the Greyhound Inn, at Folkingham, in the County of Lincoln, at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon, by order of the Trustees of the late Mrs. Phillipa Foulkes, This ESTATE, which will be divided into convenient Lots, and embraces numerous important advantages. The whole of the Land is extremely fertile and productive, and the grazing Land (which is of first-rate quality) is always well supplied with excellent water from the village of Billingborough ; added to which the great respectability of the tenants, and the excellent roads and commanding situation of the beautiful village of Billingborough and neighbourhood, in which the Estate is situate, render it one of the most desirable properties for investment or occupation that can possibly be submitted to public competition. Printed particulars, with lithographed plans, may be had at the place of sale; also, at the Fortescue Arms at Billingborough ; at the principal inns at Bourn, Sleaford, Grantham, Stamford, Boston and Spalding ; of Mr. William Cragg, Threckingham ; of Mr, Parker Smith, auctioneer, Caythorpe, near Grantham ; and at the office of Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, solicitors, 25, Throgmorton-street, London.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. 4, PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure  By a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no' iit to live "—Last's Records of a Suicide. som by Onnhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers in 'Town and Country. N.B. Persons in the Country may have this work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing 'either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance of 3s.
The Sun. — 1840-11-09 (London, England)

WILLIS, ESQ., Author of " Peneillings by the Way," " Inklings of Adventure," " Loiterings of Travel," &c. London : George Virtue, and all Booksellers.  This day is published, in 3 pocket volumes, duodecimo, price 2/. 10s. A RCIIBOLD'S JUSTICE of the PEACE and PARISH OFFICER ; with the Forms of Commitments and Convictions for every Offence, Forms of Orders, &c. By JOHN FREDERICK ARCHBOLD, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. London: Shaw and Sons, 137 and 138, Fetter-lane.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. APRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure By a Al EMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no fit to live,"—Last's Records of Suicide. Sold by Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpoot ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers in Town and C3unat*y• N.B. Persons in the Country may have tuts work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance of 3s.  Just published, in royal 18mo., cloth, price 3s. ; and sent in Town or Country free, by post, 3s. 6d., MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHCEA, GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. c'ublished by the Authors, and sold by Jialliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall ; S,range, 21, Paternoster-row ; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Shand; Machen and Co., 8, D'lllier-street, Dublin ; Duncan 114, High-street, Edinburgh; and to be had of all Booksellers. The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affeethins, which for some unaccountable reason have been either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost indifference, by the c.dinary practitioner. To enter into the details of these affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. We have no hesitation, however, in saying that there is no member of society, by whom the book will not be found interesting, whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT, a PRECEPTOR, or a
The Sun. — 1840-03-17 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY A MAN ABOVE FOURSCORE.— A gentleman's maid-servant, who, by the orders of her benevolent master, was in the habit of carrying a portion of dinner to an old and decrepid man, aged 84 years, residing in East Portstreet, Dunfermline, went as usual on Tuesday, the 3d instant, when, on gaining admittance, she found, to her great horror, that the poor old man had hanged himself, by suspending himself by a rope from one of the beams of his loom. When assistance arrived he was cut down, but life was extinct. William Rennie, the deceased, was a weaver, but has not done any work for a considerable time ; he was supported by the poorrates and the charity of individuals. No cause has been assigned for the horrible act.—Caledonian Mercury. Two Portuguese slavers have been captured, one of which arrived at Simon's Bay on the 22d of December, with about 720 slaves, many of which have been given out as apprentices. The agriculturists, who complained of a want of hands, were at first highly delighted at this event, but their joy was somewhat damped by the Governor's proclamation that every person who had received the apprentices should pay at the rate of 11. per head. The Dutch ship Scheldt going into Ascension went down with all her sails set. The crew escaped, and a subscription for these Dutch sailors was made by the crew of the Melville, who had witnessed their distress, and every man landed at Simon's Town in possession of 2/,  In consequence of the spread of Liberal principles in the borough of Doncaster, the Tories are driven to all kinds of underhand and disreputable expedients, to give the appearance of a counteracting power, by obtaining signatures to a dear bread petition. The Tory petition is carried about from house to house in the evening, and the poor people are renested to sign it, as Earl Fitzwilliam's petition for cheap read! The Anti-Corn-law people are awake and on the atch, and when the Tory-name collectors turn out on their zpedition of fraud and falsehood, the Anti-Corn-law party ollow at their heels, from house to house, and ask the inmates what the Tory deceivers have been promising or declaring.— Halifax Express. We are given to understand that a very important desideratum in classical literature is about to be supplied, in a translation of the select Orations of Cicero, by F. B. Calvert, the Professor of Elocution. No language is so deficient in this department as our own, and the translations which have hitherto appeared are notoriously mere jejune reports of these finished productions, and do not even affect to embody their oratorical qualities. Much may be expected from, the well-known qualifications of the present translator ; and it is the opinion of all who have inspected the manuscripts, that they exhibit much of the fervid spirit, and the lofty and fluent eloquence which distinguish the most copious, the most•graceful, and majestic of ancient orators.
The Sun. — 1840-03-17 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A LUNATIC.— nf m the wife melancholy Sarah Sheldric, a young woman,isea. andaholy from grief at the absence had been sent by her of a sailor, who had beenforost haer time husband nban ad state a tte soma father to St. Luke's Asylum, in London, from which they gave him notice to take her home about three months confinement was hourly anticipated ; tn since, as her home to Newhaven, where she gave birth a fathertook her apparently recovered her reason and her health after that child, and On Monday week Mrs. Sheldric let her child fall,event. and became greatly excited from the fear that she had injured it. Her father, to soothe her, brought a medical gentleman to infant, who assured her that it was not in the smallestsee 1 degree injured, and she became ealme 2.: On the follow. day, however, the idea seemed to possess her mind that she had seriously injured the child, and she became so greatly excited that her father sent for a married daughter to stay with her during the time lie was about his ordinary business. Early on Wednesday morning the sister went otat for a quarter of au hour to market, leaving, Mrs. Sheldric quite calm and collected at home, and on her return she was horror-stricken at finding the headless body of the infant lying by the side of the mother, who had first cut off her own child's head with a razor, and then cut her own throat. The wretched woman was not dead on her sister's return, but died in about two hours. On Thursday the Coroner for Sussex held an inquest upon the bodies, when a verdict was returned, '• That Sarah Sheldric had murdered her child whilst in a state of insanity, and afterwards committed suicide."—Brighten Guardian. .
The Sun. — 1840-12-28 (London, England)

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS. Price 2s. 6d. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Harris, 25, r; and all Booksellers.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. APRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure. By 01 EMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no•. fit to live."—Last's Records of Suicide. Sold by On% hyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers in Town and Country N.B. Persons in the Country may have tli:s work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance Is.  Just published, in royal 18mo., cloth, price 3s. , and sent in Town or Country free, by post, 3s. 6d., MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c. By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. ?üblished by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall ; S zange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Strand; Alachen and Co., 8, D'lllier-street, Dublin ; Duncan 114, High-street, Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers. The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affections, which for some unaccountable reason have keen either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost indifference, by the ei dinary practitioner. To enter into the details of these affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out of place in an advertisement. We have no hesitation, however, in saying that there is no member of society, by whom the book will not be found interesting, whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT, a PRECEPTOR, or a
The Sun. — 1840-02-27 (London, England)

POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1840, price is. It furnishes every information as to the receipt and transmission of letters arid newspapers to all parts of the world. The route of each snail, and precise time of arrival at every place. Steampackets, money order office, ship letters, &c. The work includes a copious Directory of Parliament, giving the House of Peers in order of precedence, with dates of creations and titles of eldest sons. House of Peers arranged alphabetically, wish their seats and London addresses. Alphabetical list of the House of Commons, each Member's scat and present town address. Alphabetical list of boroughs. cities, and counties, with the names of each Member, &c.  The Supplement furnishes an account of persons who have established themselves since the publication of the Post-office Directory, and alterations on names which appear therein. The entire work is compiled from exclusive sources of information, and is corrected to this day. W. Kelly and Co., 19 and 20, Old Boswell-court, and all booksellers.  Revelation not more imperfect in its nomenclature than in its doctrine to any but right-thinking Christians. THY SOCINIANISM ? WHY ATHANASIANISAI? WHY NOT APOSTOLICAL CHRISIIANITY ? Is. The First, the Second, the Third Person of a One God Trinity. And (gracious Heaven !) is it in behalf of such " words of man's wisdom" as these, that some of us would stamp at once imposture on the Volume of Inspiration by arraigning the scantiness and incorrectness of its phraseology ? G. Fawdon, Nay's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane.  Just published, price 25. 6d., PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure By a MEMBEt of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and not tit to live."—Last's Records of a Suicide. Sold by Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand ; Templeman, 348, Regent-street; T. Hill, Medical Bookseller, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. J ondon ; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmink ; and all Booksellers in Town and Country
The Sun. — 1840-10-12 (London, England)

RESIDENT IN CHINA. And previously, by the same Author, The RUPTURE with CHINA, in a Letter to Lord Palmerston.  " The Letter to Lord Palmerston, by a Resident in China, gives a plain and correct statement of the present rupture, its causes and probible effects."— Quarterly Review. London : Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, Paternoster-row.  Just published, price 2s. G. t PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITI ES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure By a M EMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and no` fit to live,"—Last's Records of a, Suicide.  Sold by Onr‘hyn, Cltherine•street, Strand; Boss and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all BooksellPrs in 'Town and Country. _ _  N.B. Persons in tire Country rsay have this work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inelosing a remittance of 3s.  Just published, in royal I Ebno., cloth, price 3s. ; and sent in Town or Country free, by post, 3s. 6d., MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence, Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, GLEET, &c. Illustrated with Cases, &c.  • . _ By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller, 219, Regent-street ; 011ivier, 59, Pall Mall ; S.range, 21, Paternoster-row; Pattie, 4, Brydges-street, Strand; Machen and Co., 8, D'Olier-street, Dublin ; Duncan 114, High-streeqEdinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers. The Work which is now presented to the public is tho result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affections, which far some unaccountable reason have been either altogether overlooked, or treated with apathy, and almost indiff2rence' by the vdinary practitioner. T. enter iota the details of these affections, to point out their causes, and to mark the terrific consequences, social, moral, and physical, which are sure to follow from indulgence, in certain habits, would be entirely out *f place in an advertisement. We have no beaitation, however, in saying that there is no member of society, by whom the book will not be found interesting, whether we consider such person to hold the relation of a PARENT, a PRECEPTOR, or a
The Sun. — 1840-11-06 (London, England)

NATURE. A Tale. 4th edit 3 6 INGLIS'S SWITZERLAND, SOUTH of FRANCE,  üblished,  6 0  3 0 Elegantly bound in cloth anti lettered. One Shilling extra each. The First Volume of the Library, comprising Koch's Europe and Browning's Huguenots, bound in cloth and lettered, price 135., is ready. \V hittaker and Co., Ave Maria-lane, London.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. t PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITI ES of the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure By a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS,  London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. Isam impotent, and no' tit to live."—Last's Records of I  Suicide. Sold by On% hyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Boss and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Bookseneri in Town and Country, N.B. Persons in the Country may have tors work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the above Booksellers, and inclosing a remittance of 3s.  VAN BUTCHELL ON FISTULA, &c. Fourth Edition. Just published, in Svo. cloth boards, price 7s. 6d. enlarged, A "PCTS and OBSERVATIONS relative to a successful MODE of TREATING PILES, FISTULA, HEMORRHOIDAL EXCRESCENCES, TUMOURS, and STRICTURES, without CUTTING or CONFINEMENT; illustrated with numerous cases. Being a familiar exposition of the practice of S. J. VAN BUTCHELL, Surgeon Accoucheur. Published by H. Renshaw, No. 356, Strand ; sold also by the Author, at his residence, No. 16, Percy-street, Bedfordsquare. " Few men connected with the complicated departments of surgery are deserving of more grateful mention than Mr. Van Bu (101, whose unwearied dedication to the cure of those most painful of all diseases, which this book treats of, has resulted in a continued course of success in cases of the most hopeless and forbidding nature. * * • We find nearly every page recording some astonishing cure in patients whose sufferings had been of many years' duration, and most excruciating in their nature. The warmth of expression with which the gratitude of some of the restored is couched must be truly gratifying to the feelings, and highly creditable to the skill and judgment, of Mr. Van Butchell."—Weekly True Sun.  Just published, in royal 18mo., cloth, price 3s. ; and sent in Town or Country free, by post, 3s. 6d., MANHOOD : the CAUSES of its
The Sun. — 1840-09-16 (London, England)

JOHN B. SERNY, M.D. Formerly House-Surgeon to the Westmiaster Hospital, &c. Illustrated by numerous Wood. cuts and Engravings. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster-rovr, London.  Just published, price 2s. 6d. APRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILITIES if the GENERATIVE SYSTEM, their Varieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cure By a M E3IBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE ef SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. " I am impotent, and vs' 11' to live "—Last's Records of a Suicide. Sold by Onshyn, Caherme-street, Strand; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; Barlow, Birmingham ; and all Booksellers in Town and Country. N.B. Persons in the Country may have this work forwarded by post (free), upon addressing either of the alcove Booksellers, and inclesing a remittance of 3s.  There is scarcely an invention of striking merit, ingenuity, and skill, that does not rouse the cupidity of ignorant pretenders, who unblushingly come forth with their spurious imitations ; this applies to those valuable inven• tiona of the Messrs. S, and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarlestreet, Piccadilly, and 76, King William-street, Bank of England, the newly-invented Invisible Operative Voice Conductors, which have relieved thousands of individuals afflicted with extreme deafness ; and the improved Spectacle Lenses for defcetive vision, the transparent brilliancy and superior excellence of which over all other Spectacles have gained the patronage of the Royal Fam.ly, and the unqualified approbation of above four hundred of the principal members of the medical profession, they having become in so much repute and celebrity, that numerous individuals, assume the name of Solomons ; this does apply only to London and various parts of the country, but to Ireland, Scotland, and on the Continent, all have en. deavoured to imitate the Messrs. Solomons's new inventions; but the materials being a secret to themselves, and the various mode of their application to the ear and eye not being known to them, their spurious imitations have therefore been found to be useless. The Messrs. Solomons have no connection whatever with persons of the same name ; their valuable inventions are solely confined to their establishments, 39, Albemarle-street, and 76, King William-street, Bank. A