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I WALTERS' HYDRO. PNEUM¡\TIC ENEMA SYRINGE. TillS newly-invented instrument is very much H A superior to any at present in use, on account of H its simplicity, its tfreat portability, and its durability. H his in itself reservoir and svrlnge, less than lialf the nize of any others that lioltl the same quantity of fluid, and gives a continuous jet of any force required, and free frcil air. It has beer shown to several of the most eminer.t physicians and surgeons in London, and has met with their unqualified approbation. They will be f(lrW8nl.1 per post into any part of the coun- iï" on receipt of a post-office order for a Guinea and a half, it.'aiipfactured only by the inventor, J. Walters, 16, London, whose name is stamped upon them. N.B. Elastic Caead Bandages Manufactured by J.W. are ci), lighter, mure durable, and altogether very ■ > far jupei i»r to any others, ( Directions for measuring w!); be forwarded, if re- quired. ■ CORROBOrlATfON OF THE INNOCENT YET R ELI VING PROPERTIES OF ■ SRAIR'S GOUT ANlr. HEUMATIC PILLS. ■ TO rR. PROUT, 229, STRAJTD, LONDON. H 19, Lis son Grove, St. Mary-Le-Bone. Is IR,-IN recompence for the great benefit I have 13 received from the use of Blairs's Ol\ut and Rh: v- matic Pills, I feel it a duty I have long ov. rid to the i.filicted with the excruciating torture of the G mt, lj Diake your valuable remedy more extensively known. I am upwards of seventy years of age, and have, when occasion ret t red, used them for iiio,e than tw\I':t years past. i have. at all tiiiies ft)titid to relieve me but them, and my firm belief is that they are not composed of any tiling injuri us to the consti- tution, as I always find after their use, my general bodily health renewed, and my appetite considerably sharpened. t Should you, Sir, think this statement worthy of insertion in your list of testimonials, I can with trutil solemnly declare the above. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, April 16th, 1812. ANN MOORE. j P.S.-I will with pleasure answer any application in proof of this testimony. The never-failing effects of BLAiR, S GOLT and RHEUMATIC P5LLS, in curing every description of (lout and Rheumatism, have secured to them a cele- brity unequalled by any medicine of past or present times. TI"'y not only give relief in a few hnur", I where the pati.'itt has been driven nearly to madness by the excruciating tortures of this disease, ÙlAt, restore to perfect health in an inconceivably short ypace of time. They are equally speedy and certain in rheumatism, either chronic or acute, lumbago, sciatica, pains in the head or face, and indeed for every rheumatic or gouty affection; in fact, such has been the vapidity, perfect ease, and complete safety of this medicine, that it has astonished all who have taken it, and there is not a city. town, or village in the king- dom, but contains many grateful evidences of the benign influence of this medicine. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London and by his appointment by MORTIMER Carmarthen Mas. EVANS Near the Cross, do. MORGAN Merthyr Tydfil I'll rLLIP8. Cardiff ???t WiLHAMs Brecon  ?t?BGAN. Abergavenny WILLIAMS Newport GOULSTONE Llandovery. ??N and all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the ??t tb.ited Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. ??????N N Ask for BLAIR s GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of "Thomas Prout, 229. Strand, London," impressed upon the Govern- inent Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. FRAMPTWS PilL OF HEALTH. Price Is. 1 Jd. per box. millS excellent Family PILL is a Medicine of long. T tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, the common symptoms of which are Costiveness. Flatulency, Spasms, Loss of Appetite, Sick Head-ache, (Ji.lùiIICSS, sense of Fulness ????t -j | fter meals, Dizeiness of the Eyes, Drowsiness and ???M Pains in the Stomach and Bowels, indigestion pm- ????N ducing a Torpid State of the Lh'H, and a consequent inactivity of the Bowels, auin a disorganization of ???N tlell function "t the Frame, wi?l, in this most excel. ????t lent preparation, by a httle perseverance, he effectually femoved. Two or three doses will convince the I affiict<-d of its salutary effects. The Stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy action of the 14ver, Bowels, a^d Kidneys, will rapidly take place < and, iiisfeiul.of listlessm-ss, heat, pain, and jaundiced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, will be the quick result of taking this medicine accor- din:, to the directions accompanying each box and if taken after too free '<!) indulgence at table,they quickly j restore the system to its natural state of repose. Persons of a FLLI. HABIT, who are subject to Ilead-nche, Giddiness, Drowsiness, and Singing in the Ears, arising from too great a flow of blood to the head, should never be without them, as many dange- rous symptoms will be entirely carried off by their immediate use. FOR FEMALES these Pills are most truly excellent, removing all obstructions the distressing Head-ache so very prevalent with the sex; Depression of Spirits, Dulness of Sight, Nervous Affections, Blotches, Pim- pies, and Swr.i>vvness of the Skin, and give n healthy und juvenile liloom to the complexion. As a pleasant, safe, easy Aperient, they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no restraint of diet or confinement during their use. And for ELDERLY PEOPLE they will he found to be the most comfortable medicine hitherto prepared. ISold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand. London price is. I'd ittid 2s. 9d. per box; and by his appoint- ment by MORTIMER Carmarthen Mas. EVANS Near the Cross, do. MORGAN.. Merthyr Tydvil PHILLIPS Cardiff "WILLIAMS Brecon MORGAN Abergavenny WauAMs. Newport Ooii.STONE Llandovery and by the Venders of Medicines generally throughout the kingdom. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name "nd address of Thomas Prout, 229, Strand' London," on the Government stamp. THE ELEVENTH THOUSAND. Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope, price S". and sent free Oil receipt of a Post Office Order, for 3 s. 6d, 1\ IT ANBOOD; 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 MARRIAGE, and tije treatment of Sy and. tile treatment of Sypllilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, &c. illustrated with cases, &c. &c. By J. L. CURTIS and Co., Consulting Surgeons. ELEVENTH EDITION. Published by the Authors, and sold by Balliere, Medical Bookseller to the Royal College of Surgeons, 219, Regent-Street; Strange, 21, Paternoster Row, London; Philip, South Castle.street, Liverpool; J'ritcbr.rd, Chronicle Office, Chester; Fannin and Co., NNNNtt 41, Grafton Street, Dublin; Drummond, 114, High- street, Edinburgh; Cambrian OHice, Swansea; Ferris and Score, Chemist to the Queen, Union Street, Bris- tol; VVatton, Chromch Office, Shrewsbury; Tunes Offce, Hereford and sold in a sealed envelope by all, booksellers. :Uooksellcrs. OPINIONS QP THE PRESS. This work, a KLE V EVTII edition of which is now presented to the public, 10,000 copies having been exhausted since its first appear- ance, has been very much improved and enlarged by the addition uf a more extended and clear detail of general principles, as also by the h.sertion of several new and highly interesting cast s. 'I lip book, as has been already stated, is the result of very ample 8¡¡d daily-increasing experience in a class of diseases which, for some unaccountable reason, have been either altogether over- looked, or treated almost with indifference, by the ordinary file- dical prr ctitii'iier; and we feel no hesitatiop in saying, that there 8 no member of society by whom the book will not be found use- ful, whether such person hold the relation of a PARENT, a PItE- FTPTOK, or a CL!HcnLlN.-SUII evening paper. The perusal of Messrs. Cut tis's book, entitled 'Manhood,' has really astonished us by devoloping a series of maladies, the never- faii ii;g consequence of the vicious habit of which it treats. The clesr connexion pointed out between th. assigned cause und the effects is oerceptibie to every capacity. We strongly recommend the woik."—Ape. Messrs. €nr:is's work, entitled Manhood,' is one of the few books now coming before ilic public on such a subject which can lay claim to the character of beinp strictly professional, at thl' s,itne time it is fully intelligible to all who read it. The morai ami wtdira! precepts t;iveh in it, render it invaluable."—Magnet. This is a work ¡h¡t we feur there exists too much need for, to cause us to hesitate to recommend it for general perusal- Every branch of those frightful maladies, whether the result of immoral habits or secret vices, is here snccii.ctly treated, 3nd di- ivstcd of all plain and eafy directions sie piveu for the best mode to be pursued in all cases, however complicated or apparently hopeless- To the married, as we.ttts the unmarried, this little work alike affords consolation and cuie in peculiar cases, and we are doing a service to society In recomix.endlr.g it to general r.otice.—Essex and Herts Ifcr- < urj-. Messrs. Curtis and Co. nre to be consulted daily at their residence, No. 7, Frith Street, Sobo-Square, L«>n<i m. NNtttNt Country patients are requested to be as minute as Possible in the detail of their cases—the communica- tion must be accompanied by the usual consultation fee of Li and in all cases the mo&t inviolable secrecy may be relied on. Bold by aU regpftctable Booksellers, By whom this Work It sent, post-paid, in a sealed GSTCIOPN for Do. ull Valuable FARMS to be Let. TO BE ILER, AND ENTERED UPON AT MICHAELMAS NEXT, THE under-mentioned Valuable Farmsl- PEN. COED FARM, in the Parish of Talley, at the yearly rent of £ 70; also I,I,YijAI)YRYCtl, in the Parish of Llansawel, at the yearly rent of £ 50; and TANYCOED FARM, in the same Parish, at the yearly rent of £ 50. The rents of these Farms are very low, and the Land is in excellent condition. A pplication to be made to W. H. Frampton, Esq., South Square, Gray's Inn, London. IMPILIA BOOTS, (PATENT), HAVING a preparation of Horse Hair mechanically and imperceptibly compressed between the inner and outer Soles. Boots and Shoes on this pripcipu repel the wet, and absorb the perspiration, are elastic and comfortable, and no cold nor damp can penetrate them. For tender feet or corns tuey are perfectly luxurious-the wearer may tread the roughest pave- ment without inconvenience; they do not creak, and are equally cheap, and much more durable than those made in the ordinary way. Manufactured by T. Gullick, 44, Warwick-street, Regent. street.- Re!ipectable Boot-Makersin each town may have licences, on moderate terms, on application to Josiah Towne, Esq., KnischtsbridRe. TESTIMONI ALS. From Anthony White, Esq., late President and one of the Examiners of the College of Surgeons:- "I can with much satisfaction recommend to the public the boot or shoe which is denominated I l,.pilia., Its peculiar advan- tages over all other boots or shoes are, that it is impermeable to j wet and damp, always gives an agreeable and constant warmth to the felt is also elastic, and is admirably adapted to tender and crippled feet, from guiit or other maladies." "ANTHONY WHITE." April 6, 1 S42." From Dr. Paris, of Dover-street, London "I have examined and worn with comfort and satisfaction, shoes constructed with intermediate soles of felt, to which you have bestowed the name Impilia.* They, undoubtedly, possess an elasticity and capacity of ad;>">tation tr the form of the foot not possessed by ordinary shoes. alld they nave the rare merit of not creaking. They are, mocker, warm and dry. M u.. "J. A- PARIS, M,D." From J. O. Andrews, Esq., one of the Council and late President of t' e College (if Siirieoti% "I have worn, for some time, the nev, Patent Hoots Called I Im- pilia,' with much comfort and satisfaction. I iind the bo, ts osseS8 great elasticity, evenness of pressure, and I am enabled to walk a greater distance without inconvenience." ••J.G.ANDREWS." "April 2:1, 1840." From Dr. Roots, Russell-square, London:- Dear Sir-I have now worn, for some time, a pair of boots with intermediate soles, which you term I Impilia.' They are admirably adapted for the ease and comfort of tender feet, and the elasticity of their tread is very pleasuut. 1 can with confidence recommend them for general use. II H. S. BOOTS, M.D." W. Baker. Esq., April 25.)??." From Dr. Uudskm, :nv<-t Br"<? street, London:— II H iving not only examined, but put to the proof of experience, the patent soles invented by my friend Wm. Baker, M R.C.S., and termed Impilia,' I have no hesitation in saying that they are a very dvcUlcil improvement on the common method of con iitruclion. They are not only much more agreeable to the sole of the foot, but promote a warm and uniform temperature, as well as freedom from damp, whether entering from without or derived rom the feet. « "THOMAS IIODGKIN, M.D." "30th 4th month, 1842." (From John C. Taunton, Esq., M.R.C.S., 48, Hat- ton-Garden. ) I have worn with satisfaction the Boots with the intermediate st,,e, sof' in, i)ili a.' They are worn with more comfort, adapt themselves better to the form of the foot, and are impervious to May 2, 1842." "JOHN C. TAUNTON." WEAK LEGS, KNEES, AND ANKLES. nA TJ,E\" A INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEASURING. *l!3smBY FOR KNEE-CAPS. f&jPgiy DEPTH FROM A to B & n. O I CiRCUMFBRENCE, A B & D. | FOR SOCKS. I LENGTH A to C. I CIRCUMFERENCE, ABC | A V and E; 1 M FOR STOCKINGS. aS) SIZE ROUND THE CALF, y'TN AND LENGTH FROM D to C. E C STATE FOR WHICH LEG SURGEONS IN England, Ireland, and Scotland continue ^o re- commend BAILEY'S ELASTIC LACED STOCK- IGS, KNEE-CAPS, and ANKLE SOCKS; they are light, cool, and warranted to wash. Since thfc redac- tion of postage, atHicted persons in the country fcan have any bandage, by post, for a few pence; forwarding their measure. The particular property of the Stock- ing is to give constant support in varicose veins, weak, swollen, or dropsical affections of the legs, or in anv case requiring equable pressure:—the Knee-Cap will be of great service where the knee joint requires sup- port, from accident to the pan of the knee, after in- flammation, rhertmatie or gouty affections, or in any case where, from weakness of the part. support may be required. Laced Stockings, ISs. 6d.; Elastic Knee- Caps, 10s. 6d. Patent Trusses, propeily adapted, 12s. 6d.; Hunting Belts, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. each La- dies' Belts, of every kind. Mrs. Bailey waits on ladies. RUPTURE. Persons who have suffered for yeafs will find instant relief by applying at Bailey's Establishment, where every kind of Truss is adapted to suit the most formi- dable case. DRUGGISTS Are supplied with Trusses and Suspensory Bandages, through their Wholesale Houses in London, that will enable them to supply the poor with a good article at a moderate price. UNION WORKHOUSES Contracted with for Trusses and Bandages of every kind, which will keep the poor man in health. W. H. Bailey finds by experience, that hundreds of the poor are disabled frequently from work for the want of Sur- gical Bandages, which W. H. B. continues to supply at astonishing prices. Truss and Bandage Maker to several parishes, one of which is the largest Metro- politan, St. Pancras. Mr. BAILEY willfeel great pleasure in waiting on parties at short distances from Town. 4W Orders by Post (with a Remittance) attended to. 418, Oxford-Street, London. Sole Agents for Cheltenham Messrs. Beavan and Clarke, Chemists, 114, High-St., Where instiuctions for measuring may be had. Sole Agent for Bath: Mr. Stacy, Chemist, 33, Milsom-Strcet. ITST PUBLISHED, the 12th Kdition, Price 2s. 6d..in a Sealed Envelope, and sent Free to any part of the Kingdom on receipt of a Post Office Order for 3s. 6d., THE SILENT FUIKND; a Medical Work, oil Nervous Debility. and its at- tendant sympathies, and dangerous consequences considered, and on disorders arising from a vitiated state of the blood, with means of restoration; the deleterious influence of mercury on the skin is fully pointed out, and the Work is embellished with ten fine Engravines, followed by observations on Marriage, he., &c. by R, and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, Birming- hnin and Leeds. Published by the Authors, [Inri Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row Wilson, 18, Bishopsgate-street: Puikis, Couipton-street. Soho Jackson an,1 Co.. 1,'jO, New Bond-street, London: and bv Guest, Til, Bull-street, Birmingham: Buckton, 50, Briggate, Leeds; and by all Booksellers in Town aud Coun- try. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is a "entle stimulant renovator of the impaired functions of Ufe> and °is therefore al- culated to afford decided relief to those who have fallen into a state of chronic debility. It is for these that lUessrs. Perry and Co., Surgeons, particularly designed their Cordial Balm of Sy TinClIM. A perseverance in its use has been the happy means of relieving many thousands, and of restoring a great number to the permanent enjoyment of life. As nothing can be better adapted to help and nourish the con- stitution, as there is nothing more generally acknowledged to be peculiarly efficacious in all inwaid wasting! loss of appetite indigestion, depiession of spirits, trembling or shaking of the hands or limbs, obstinate coughs, shortness of breath, or con- sumptive habits; and is singularly eflicaeious in disorders and In- dispositions where the strength is impaired, or where the viscera and other parts are too much relaxed and deprived of their pro- per tone, exerting their influence over the whole nervous system, promoting and restoring the secretions of nature into proper order, and re-establishing good henitn, however much debilitated. Sold in Bottles at I is., or four times the quantity in one bottle for 33s, May be had of all Medicine Vende. s in Town and Coun- try. Observe the signature of It. and f,. Perry on the stamp on the outside of each wrapper. J he Five Pound cases may be had as gsual, at either of the Establishments. Messrs. Perry expect when consulted by letter the usual fee of One Pound, without which, no notice whatever can be taken of the communication, (postage pre-paid.} Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their case*. PMR? PT;RIFHNG SPECIFIC Ptf?s, price 2s. M. 4°. Id., and I is. per box. are of the most importance to those afflicted with scorbutic affections, eruptions on any part of the body, ulcerations, scrofula, &c., being justly calcul^rcd to cleanse the blood from all foulness, Counteract every morbid affection, and restore weak and emaciated constitutions, to pristipe health and vigour. Messrs. Perry and Co., Surgeons, may be consulted as usual at No. 44, Albion-street, Leeds, and 14,0. 4. Great Charles-street, Birmingham. Only one personal visit is required from a coun- try patient to enable Messrs. Perry to give such advice up will be the Ineans of dfectin a permanent and cflectual cure, after all otbee- means have proved ineffectual. N.D.-Country Druggists,, Booksellers, Patent Medicine Ven- ders, and every other Shopkeeper, ^an be supplied with any quan- tity of Perry's Purifying Specific Pilla and Cordial Balm of Syr- iacutn, with the usual allowance to the trade, by most of the principal wholesale Patent Medicine Houses in London. Sold by Mr, Evaus, at the JOURNAL Office, CABM-AHTHEN. The Dissenters' & General Life and Fire Assurance Co. (Empowered by Special Aet of Parliament, 3 V. c. 20.) 62, KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE, LONDON; 21. ST. DAVID-STREET, EDINBURGH; AND 6, KING-STREET, QITEEN-SQCARK, BRISTOL. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. TRUSTEES (WITH A SEAT AT THE BOARD) Thomas Challis, Esq. I Thomas Piper, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq. DIRECTORS. Geo. Bousfield, Esq. Sir J. Easthope, Bart.M.P. Peter Ellis, Esq. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. Richard Ilollier, Esq. I Charles Hindley, Esq.M.r Thomas B. Simpson, Esq Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. John Wilks, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. ON the return of the Michaelmas Quarter, the Di- rectors beg to remind their Fr;, -a and the Pub. tic, that in the Fire Department th,'y receive Risks of all descriptions, including Chapels, School-rooms, Mills, Goods, and Shipping in Docks, Farming Stock, &c., at the same reduced rates as other respectable j Companies. And in the Life Department they con- tinue to transact all business relating to Life Assu- ranees, Annuities, and Family Endowments, upon the most liberal terms, consistent with sound principles and pul'Hc security. No c,arge made for Fire Policies transferred from other Offices. The usual allowance made to Solicitors, Surveyors, and others. By Order of the Directors, THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY. Carmarthen, Joshua P. Watkins, Surgeon Cardiff Thomas Hopkins, Ash Cuttage Abergavenny. Jacob Wyke, Chemist Haverfordwest William lvees, Solicitor l,landovery James Morris, Liquor Merchant Llanelly John Thomas, PI iuter I.lhuarth. David Jones, Jan., Draper Merthyr William Morris, Cae Pant Tywyll NewcastleEmlyn William Jones, Printer Newport. Charles Lewis, Shopkeeper Neath David Morris, Grocer Pontymoile Benjamin Lewis, Grocer Pembroke. Ebenezer Clatworthy, Hobbs' Point Swansea William Walters, Solicitor Tenby Jacob Rees, Ropemaker Usk William Graham, Auctioneer. ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY, 92, CllliAPSIDE, LONDON, ESTABLISHED 1808. DIRECTORS. Sir THOMAS TURTON, Bart., Chairman. JOHN OLIVER HANSON, Esq., Deputy Chairman. I The Hon. Sir C. Boyle, I Thomas Chapman, Esq. II William Laforest, Esq. Donald Maclean, Esq. Moses Mocatta, Eq. I Janies Illifliarn Oj,# ]",SQ. Emanuel Pacifico, M. D. W. George Prescott, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq. ) John Peter Rasch, Esq. .Itiditors-F. B. Hookey, Esq., and J. ruiiey, jun. fcsq- Actuary—Charles Aosell, Esq. F.R.S. ,o,ct o)' NN'illiam Bovill, Esq. Surveyor—Thomas Hopper, Esq. I Assistant Sit)-reyor-Tliomas Lloyd, Esq. FIRE DEPARTMENT. ItE, TT:RN S. -The Directors have the satisfaction of announcing to the Assured in this Office, that a Re- turo of Premium at the rate of 20 per Cent. for the Five Years up to Christmas last, will be payable at the head Office, or through the Company's Agents in Great Britain, on all Policies of X300 and upwards, which were in force arid had been so lor tfne entire year at Christmas. i RENT.—This Office (independent of the Returns and the late Reduction in the Rates of Premium), offers to Persons effecting Assurances, the further advan- tage of an allowance for the loss of Rent on Build- ings rendered untenantable by Fire. RENEWALS.—Policies due on Midsummer-daysbould be renewed within fifteen days thereafter. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The attention of the Public has, in the Adv ertisements and Proposals of this Company of late years, been called to a Table of Additions applicable to and ex- pectant on Policies of particular dates and ages; the j Directors now beg to refer to a Statement (which may be obtained on application at the Office in Cheap- side, or to any of the Agents in the Country) of Sums actually pdid; shewing the Sums respei-tirelyesslred and the Bonuses thereon. Persons assured for the whole term of Life in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an ADDI- TION made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent REDUCTION will be made in the future payments of Premium, at the option of the AssuFrOedU.RTH SEPTENNIAL VALUATION will be THE FOURTH SEPTENNL\L VALUATION "H! be made up to Christmas 1844. AS FRANCES FOR SHORT PERIODS may now be effected in this office at considerably reduced rates of Premium. The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the office in London or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DESBOROUGH, 2, C/ieapside, Secretory. June 1842. The Agents for the Company, fit the rindcr-men- tioned places are- Abergavenny, Mr. P. Price; Brecon, Mr. D. Jones Mr. W. Rees; Llandovery, Mr. W. 'Haverford?est, Mr. W. Rees; ttandoverv, Mr. W. [ Haverfordwest,i^ dloes, Mr. R. Lewis, Jtm.; Llandilo, Mr. G.Lewis; Llanelly, Mr. W. Wbbt; Menhvr Tydfil, Mr. W. Uavies Monmouth, Mr. J. Philpotts Narberth, Mr. B.Thomas; Neatb, Mr. J. ltowland; Newport, Mr. H. Farr; N. B. Tire foflotfing A gencies are vacant, and per- sons desirous of undertaking the same, are requested to apply by letter to the SecretaryAberystwyth, Bonvinstone, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Chepstow, Pem broke, Swansea and Tredegar. PHASER'S MAGAZINE. THE Publisher begs respectfully to call attention to JL the following Critical Notices:— FRASER is rich this month, flourishing its atlrlcal scythe over the heads of the Syncretists in Dansnetl Tragedies,' and continuing Fitz. Hoodie's Confession" in glorious style. Its politics are of the rigbt sort, and one of the « Love Epistles of A ritnetus is SO admirably translated, that, lengthy as it is, we could not forbear quoting it. but fur want of space— that literary tyrant.Jst July 2d. ERASER is this month as various and \musing as it is his wont to be.Iler,ild, July 2d. Whenever we get our eye on FRASER, we are always ready to exclaim with Macbeth,' Come, let me cluteli ttiet- for, though our old frrend. Fraser, has gone the way of all flesh, yet his loss is ably supplied by Mr. G. W. Nickisson, and the Magazine is con- ducted in a manner worthy of Frazer's best days. This month the variety is unusually attractive, and the bill of fare is so ample, that we shall not attempt to enumerate all the (lelicacies.Kelso Afaih June 16 FRASER. continues to sustain his high reputation as the Blackwood' of England. We have never read articles more worthy of a first-rate Magazine than are some of the contents of the number now before U'5. Derbyshire Coltrier, J un 11. We are glad to see this periodical maintain its interest and its popularity under the new proprietor." -Ini-ei-ness Courier, June 8. This number is one of the best which we recollect." Liverpool Journal, June 18. "Though REGINA has lost her amiable and talented proprietor, she has lost none of the ability of her con- tributors in the various walks of literature, as the present number abundantly proves." Worcester Guardian, May 21. "A periodical which has much improved iii-nee it came into the hands of Mr. G.W. Nickisson, its present proprietor."—Worcester Journal, June 10. 44 We must pronounce the present number one of the best we remember, even in the palmy days of RE- ox-za and we with the spirited successor of the late much-regretted proprietor every succebs.(,,aylibr"d,Ic Independent Press, May 7. REGIN A keeps up her reputation. She has stepped into the shoes of Blackwvo i. With the death of Mr. Blackwood, sen., the sun of that publication appears to have set. Not so with the decease of our respected friend, the late Mr. Fraser. For many months pre- vious to his death the magazine flagged. No wonder. Disease rendered him incapable of performing those duties of surveillance which are so indipensable on the part of a publisher. The present proprietor of ERASER'S MAGAZINE has brought to it life, energy, and a long experience enjoyed previously with Mr. Fraser himself."—Church and State Gazette, July 1. "This Magazine has always maintained a high re- putation."— Inverness Courier, July 18. "This is an excellent number of PEGINA the articles are altogether of a high order."—Edinburgh Evening I'ost,, June 11. I Regina's vast and varied intellectual resources, amply as they liavegenct-ally been developed, and fre- quently as they have been both attested by the prest, and recognized by the reading public, were, perhaps, never more advantageously seen than in the recent numbers. Eraser's intrinsic excellence indeed gone on increasing. The number for the present month is admirable: it contains a mas3 of matter no less varied than excellent. Considering Fraser's elevated status in the republic of lptters, tylr. Nicjusson would have done much had he merely sustained the original re- putatjpnpf the pprjodical which he publishes, pyt he contributors have enabled him to 40 spiaething more. VVe n i>h Kevina's political views were of a Ic^s Con- servative character. In literary excellence, however, it must be a'hnv;e.il that the September number casts into the shade old Ebony himself, to say nothin,, of the Monthly, Iienile.y, and all: the smaller periodical fry." — Welshman, Sept. 23. G. W. NICKISSON, 215, Regent-Street, Successor to the late JAM ES FRAS Ea.
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Eon-EIGN I KXCIi. I I FRANCE.N ever perhaps was France less ex- cited or interested by politics than at the present moment. Wonderful and ingenious are the efforts of the press to throw up a straw and call the pub- lie to regard it. It is all in vain. The public is buying, selling, slumbering, feasting, and refuses to look at a newspaper. As to the war-cry, a!l believe it to be a hoax. The very Cabriolet-driver will tell you so, and will add with" a knowing shake of the head, that the fortifications were but a trick to extend the oct roi-dnty of the metropolis. The funds have accordingly r:sen to their pristine level. The durability of M. Guizot and the chances of office for M.Thiers are looked on as events only concerning those gentlemen and their friends, and the French have found out, for the nine hun- dredth time, that political excitement is a humbug. The press labours to keep up in these quiet times the note of discord which it chaunted during the session. England is the ogre oi which they cry beware. Its seven-league boots are bestriding nol only Asia, but America. Whilst John Bull is breakfasting on the Chinese, his cousin Jonathan of Taxas is kicking the Spaniards out of Mexico. Amidst such forebodings the treaty of Peace be- tween the English and the Anglo-Amcrican fills the scribbling French with alarm. Winie Jona- than and John Bull are thinking exclusively of cottons and corn, Mid keeping purse and su.nnch from being empty, poor Ja^ues Bonhomme is told to be in a panic, because these neighbours of his are cannibals, and of course about to eat him. A child of four years old would laugh at the stories which the French papers tell their readers of the English anihropophajes. The effect of the war-cry is, however, dying away, and if the anti- English scribblers continue much longer in the same vein, they will end by rendering us popular in France, from sheer disgust to the would-be warriors of 1841. M. Guizot, however, dol's not become more popular, nor is it likely that the King can much longer support a Minister whose power is only negative. M. Guizot has prevented many foolish acts; he can do no act himself. His policy is a vain attempt to rise above contention, his are the politics of expectancy. He intends signing some modification of the Right of Search Treaty, and making a commercial arrangement with England. He intends bringing the Spaniards to ask pardon for not receiving M. Salvandy. But I none of these intentions are likely to he fulfilled. :1. Guizot's policy is of the stuff of which it is said the lower regions are paved. Another crime laid to M. Guizot's charge is that he has not made an ally in Europe. Count Mole asserts that, were he Minister, he would be better friends with Austria and Russia. The relations of France with the German Powers are not most amicable. The death of the Duke of Orleans and the insta- bility of M. Guizot, together with the uneasy spirit of the majority in ti.e French Chambers, have alarmed Prussian and Austrian statesmen. These are erecting fortifications, and in other ways showing distrust. One promotive of this is said to be a better understanding between the Emperor of Russia and Louis Philippe; but this is such a hearsay tale that little dependence is to be placed on it. As to M. Thiers, he gives out that he is the best and the only friend to England that France contains, and that he will make all smooth between the countries, provided lie be Minister. But it is very doubtful if the raiser of the stone of last year could lay it, if he would. Accounts from Algiers are almost as untoward for I the French as those itom Cabul and Circassia to the English and Russians. In plain or mountain,, barbarism on its own dunghill can defy civilization. \1 The submission of the Arab tribes during the summer has proved a mere deception to allow the fine season to pass over.. No" that the harvest is I gathered, tlireshe(-, find bidden in the ground, the Arabs ii.-Lte seized spear and fire-lock, and recom- menced their crusade against the French. Abd-el- Kaderhas reappeared at the lie:td of an,arft,yl attacked L'amoriciere, and called for theprcsence of the Governor-General himself. That officer has spent his leisure hours in writing a book on the present state and future prospects of Algeria. The latter he represents in a light neither brilliant nor secure; for in the event of the most successful wars, the colony, he declares, will not require less than 80,000 men to defend it. This beats Cabul hollow. DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK.—The Journal du Havre publishes the following distressing details ot the loss of the Leopaldina Rosa, which left Bayonne early in May for Montevideo, having on board, besides her captain and crew, 303 passengers, men, women, and children, nearly all industrious emigrants from the basque country. When ap- proaching her destination the vessel was assated by a severe storm, and during the night was thrown on one of the reefs, called the Casstillos, on the eastern coast of Uruguay, at a distance of about forty legueg from Alontevideo. At day- light Captain Irappaz desired a Tador, who was a good swimmer, to take a small rope to the shore tied to his body, with the intention, when landed, of drawing to him a cable, attached to the other end, but the man refusell. as did also all the other sailors who were annli^ri 4- although tho i; nf J .1- t- \.V, "U' J,1" ç.;> \1. more than 300 passengers might have been saved b'y this act of courage. At length the crew, with the exception of only three men, made arrange- ments for their own safety by means of spars, &c., leaving I the captain, the lieutenant, the doctor, the steward, and all the passengers to their fate. Thus abandoned, and taking counsel only from despair, the most vigorous threw themselves into the sea, but they were nearly all dashed against the rocks and drowned. Most at those who re- mained on board were either deterred from fol- lowing the example of those who had plunged into the sea, by seeing assembled there an im- mcne n'umher of these wretches, the Gatfchos, who Watch the wrecks ou the coast for the purposes of pillage, and massucre those who offer resis- tance; or they were parents whose feelings would not allow them to abandon their offspring. During the whole of the terrible day the Leopol- dina resisted the fury of the waves, but towards five o'clock in the afternoon the stern gave way, and was separated from the body of the vessel. 231 passengers perished, 72 escaped as by mira- cle. Those were protected from the brutality of the Gauchos. Amongst the sufferers was the captain of the Leopoldina, who remained with his vessel until she went entirely to pieces. SPAi-Accoi-ints from Madrid are of the 15th inst. Government had called on the inhabitants to make known the amout of their voluntary con- I tributions towards the 15,000,000 reals for which the province of Madrid is set down in the appor- I tioning of the loan of 160,000,000 reals voted by the Cortes. No one had responded to the appeal. The Council of Ministers remained assembled a long time on the 14th. The late fatal duel fought at Cadiz was, it appears, the subject of its delibe- ration. The Government contemplated some measures to check the licentiousness of the press. The Lisbon mail of the 19th inst. brings news of the reconstruction of the Portuguese ministry, in such a manner as appears to secure the confi- dence of all moderate men; so that we may now hope to see more efficient measures adopted for the support of credit, and lor the promotion of useful reforms—amongst the foremost of which the reform of the Tarilf stands prominently in the first rank. AMERICA.—The Warspife, Captain Lord John Hay, arrived at Spithead last triday, bringing home Lord Ashhurton from his mission in America. His lordship, upon landing at Gosporl. immediately proceeded to his residence at Angle- sea, where Lady Ashburton has been waiting his arrival. The money article of the New York Iltrald states the general opinion to be, on the other side, that commercial affairs had reached the lowest point of depression that the crops are abundant, and the currency getting nearer to become the re- presentative of specie. The new tariff had quieted the manufacturers, and the new treaty with Eng- land had strengthened the foreign and shipping trade. These," says pur contemporary, "arc the encouraging elements." The discouraging" I features are the derangement of the finances of the general government, the non-payment of in- terest on ihe stocks- of many of the states, the continued explosion of ban ks in various parts of l the country, and the obstructions which the wretched policy of former years still throw in the way (if trade. On the whole, however, he come, to the conclusion that the good auspices prepon- derate over the bad. There are indications that the cotton this year will yield a better profit than in any year for the last ten, and that the prices will be paid in specie currency, including rice, tobacco, and sugat. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,— The Alarm left Guernsey last year for the Falkland Islands, and departed from thence at the end of May last for Buenos Ayres. A gentleman of Guernsey has eceived a letter hy her, giving some account 01 Captain Ross and the vessels under hini: Cap- tain Ross and the Antarctic expedition are now here. The Erebus and Terror came in contact, on endeavouring to escape an iceberg, in the seas oi the Southern Pole, The expedition will positively be here lor five or six months to repair the vessels, and to make observa ions Captain Ross has erected an observatory at the old French fort, built by Bougainville. A most interesting series of observations are carrying on, which will greatly interest the scientific world. Those upon the pen- dulum are noted every quarter of an hour. As- tronomical observations are also carefully made by the officers. I never met with such devotees of science. You would be delighted to see Cap- tain Ross's little hammock swinging close to his darling pendulum, and a large hole in the thin partition that he may see it at any moment, and Captain Crozier's hammock is close alongside of it. The floor of this room is mother earth, from our want of timber. Captain Koss has been so kind, at my request, fts to ,(Id to these observa-1 tions another series, to ascertain the rate of eva- poration in these islands; and Hooker, .1.2 bota- nist, is also so good as to draw up a report on the grasses, the prevailing graminae being considered as unknown to Europe. The splendid tnssack grass is the gold and glory of these islands. It will, I hope, yet make the fortune of Orkney and Irish landowners ofpeit bogs. Every animal here feeds upon it with avidity, and fattens in a short time. The w hole of the gentlemen on the expe- dition are delighted with the Falkland Islands, and express themselves as beinar more pleased with them than even with New Zealand. Some think them in every way better for colonization, even with the drawback of wanting timber trees there. KINO ErNFST.-Darin-, the last fortnight vari- otis rumours have been afloat touching his Majesty the King of Hanover. At one time his Majesty was reported to have contracted a mor- ganatic marriage. This report was then contra- dieted, and King Ernest was said to have shown decided symptoms of insariity. Then, again, these reports subsided into the statement that his Majesty was confined to his bed in Dusseldorf, by a common attack of illness. Be this as it may, the various reports were considered sufficiently important amongst the members of the corps djplovialiqup in this city to induce the communica- tion of them to their respective courts. The King is now returned to Hanover, and much curiosity is felt to know the real state of the case. There is probably a very near approach to truth in each of the reports in question. His Hanoverian Majesty is not unpopular in his own dominions alone. It is currently stated and believed, that at Cologne, where his Majesty was expected, no citizen could be found who would voluntarily give up a portion A ii p a portio-,i of his house to that Sovereign, and that the excel- lent King of Prussia was compelled to apply to one of his subjects, and ask; as n personal favour to himself, the loan of his house for the accommo- dation of his Royal brother. I need not add that the request was instantly complied with. Indivi- duals who have visited the hath of Nordeney this season, and who have been thrown in contact with the Crown Prince of Hanover, speak weB of his personal character, but describe his political and religious antipathies as even more marked than those of the fath,r.-Cliroiticie's Ilam,')tirg Corres- pondent.
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I A grand banquet was last Friday night given by her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Covers were laid for forty-three. THE QUEEN'S LATE VISIT TO SCOTLAND has terminated satisfactorily, whether however ever royal journeys by railway are, under all cir- cumstances, to be desired and approved admits of question. We are aware that every precaution is taken by the directors and managers of the Great Western railway, when her Majesty makes use of a special train, and we are not Jess acquainted with the courage and absence of all fear from the mind of the Queen. But a long regency in this country would be so fearful and tremendous an evil that we cannot but desire, in common with many others, that those royal railway excursions "should be, if possible, either wholly abandoned or only occa.sionally resorted to.- Allås. CHARTIST PLOT TO MCRDEH THE QVEEN.—Bills have just been issued in Southampton, offering a reward of gloo for whoever will give information that shall lead to the conviction of the person who shot at Pierce in the Houudwell in Southampton, and who was recognized as one of the party en- gaged in a Chartist plot to murder the Queen. Fifty pounds will be paid by government, and £50 by Pierce himself.—[Fudge.] A cock-and-bull story is published in a Hampshire paper of an alleged conspiracy to des- troy the Queen. Some man of the name of Pierce, described as having been one of the Chartists, at Southampton, pretends that he was intrusted by three men with a secret proposing the assassina- tion of the Queen, and threatened with fatal con- sequences if he divulged it. That, notwithstanding the threat, he communicated with the Government, waS sent for to London. examined at the Secretary of State's office, and being taken to Newgate to see Francis, at once pronounced him to be one of the three men who had spoken to him. That in consequence of his revelation being known or suspected, he was fired at one evening last week by a man who escaped, the ball passing through his hat.—Our readers will be at no loss to discover the motives of this wonderful concoction, or who was the individual who fired the shot (if any) through the hat. DEATH OF THE !Nf.VRQtJIS WELLESLEY.—We re- gret to" have tostFte that the Marquis of Welleslev, whose condition yesterday left no hope of recovery, expired this m'ornin'g at a quarter before three o'clock, in the presence of bis medical attendants and several branches of his own family. We have received the intelligence of the death of this dis- tinguished man at too' fa-te a period of the day to give even a brief review of the important events of his life—his administration of the affairs of India and of Ireland at most critical periods of their history is still fresh in the recollection of the public. To his fostering Care we are indebted for the glorious military career of his brother, the Duke of Wellington. The deceased marquis was in the 83d year, having been born in June 1760, He is succeeded in the marquisate and property by his next brother, Lord Maryborough, whose eldest son, Mr. Wellesley Pole, is now Earl of Morn1- ) ington. j We have heard that our military force in Canada is to be reduced immediately, and that, should the war in China continue, several regiments will pro- ceeJ irom America to the Last-Naval alul Mili- tary Gazelle. MILITARY SAVINGS' B\NKS.—An act was passed last session (the 30h of July) for the purpose of establishing military savings' banks throughout the service. The depositors are to be paid in- terest at the rate of £3 16s. Oid. for every f loo. BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF THE NEW TARIH :-Tt is a fact well known to the provision trade, that some unprincipled dealers are to a large extent imposing upon the public, by advertising and vending as "American pork, stale and defective Irish bacon mess pork," and that at the price of 2id, per lb. By this means the provision ware- houses have been relieved to a large extent, of a very inferior and otherwise unsaleable article, at a price beyond its real value. Good Irish bacon mess pork, is at the present time to be bought in the market at 50s. per barrel of 200 lbs. say, 3d. ,per lb. The fact of the low duty on foreign pork, of the uew tariff, not coming into operation until October next, will go far to open the eyes of the ^public to-tlie imposition The bakers of Woolwich havins refused to lower the price of bread, as those of London have lone, the workmen fit the Royal Arsenal and Dockyard at Woolwich have formed themselves into a society to purchase wheat at the market price, and have it made into bread. Forty out of the fifty master bakers in Cork have signed rhe resolution to discontinue night-work. One of the master bakers has declared there are 3,000 weight of potatoes used weekly in Cork, in the manufac- ture of bread, ard this excess he attributes to the operation of the new Bread Act. PROVISION CONTRACT.—The large annual Go- vernment contract for supplying the navy with Irish provisions was taken last Friday afternoon t at Somerset house. The quantity required was 16,000 tierces beef aId 11,000 tierces pork. It i was taken by a Lofcdon house at from 10s. to 12s. I per tierce below the prices of the Irish manufac- turer. The prices were from £ 5 9,. lOd. to t3 14s. 8d. f..r pork, and from £ 5 ISs. 6d. to :£5 39s, for beef, the price of the former being about 30s., and the latter about 26s. per tierce lower than last season. ANTI-CORN-LAW MLETINC.—The first meeting since the summer recess of the Camberwell. Dnl- j wich, and Peckham Anti-Corn-law Association was heid on Wednesday night, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Sidney Smith explain the plan now in prowss of execution, for registering members in ) the great book of the National Anti-Coru-law League, the object of which, if properly carried out, will preclude, to a great extent, the lab >ur and expense attending petitions for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Mr. Sidney Smith addressed the meeting at considerable length. On the motion of Mr. Lyon, a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Co!. T. P. Thompson, for a gift of a copy of his published works on "Free Trade." and against "Monopoly" of all kinds. The total amount of property insured against loss bv fire in the three kln¡dom", for the year 1S41. was £ 735,003,000; the gross amount oi farming stock insured is -cra,ooo,ooo. ELOPEMENT.—On Sunday morning, long before the chime of the church bells, a handsome, well- appointed Brougham, driven by a smart young tiger," in blue livery, was observed to draw up in Belgrave-square. After some tiii- a young lady, accompanied by her maid, hastily entered the carriage, which was immediately driven at a rapid pace to the parish church of St. George. Hanover-square, where the lady was met by a dashing swain, who, having all prepared for the ceremony, led the blushing bride to rhe altar, when i the happy pair were united by the "si ver lnik j and silken tic" of Hymen's bonds. Theladr, who is possessed of no small personal attractions, is j an heiress in her own right, and the only child of j a reverend divine in Northamptonshire, related to and bearing the name of an eccentric and most distinguished member of the bar, who once held a hizh office under the Wellington Administra'ion. The gentleman is well known in the valley of the Whispering Wye," and made his political dibit at the last Herefordshire election.—Post. ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.~Cn the morning of Wednesday the family of a wealthy merchant, residing in the neighbourhood of Queen square, was thrown into a state cf the' greatest excitement by the discovery of the elopement of Miss Agnes E- the gentleman's daughter, and who is aid to be not only most beautiful and accomplished, but to be heiress to an inrrriense fortune. The I circumstances of this extraordinary and romantic- affair are as follows :—Some time since the young lady formed an attachment to Mr. A- a medi- cal gentleman residing in the neighbourhood, w ho 1 was upon visiting terms with Mr. E-- 's family. but which, on being discovered, was strong'y dis- approved by the father, and the suitor at once forbidden the house. Subsequently to the above occurrence, Miss E——happened, while at a party, to attract the attention of the scion of a noble house, Lord who was admitted by the young lady's parents as the suitor of their beautiful daughter; but it would appear the young lady still kept up a correspondence with her first-named lover. Shortly after five o'clock on Wednesday morning, two glass-coaches, with outriders, the one containing a lady and gentleman, and the other a gentleman only, were observed to draw up in Queen square. The gentleman alighted, and instantly a yountr lady was seen to issue from one of the houses in Great Ormond street with a portmanteau, and was at once handed into the glass-coach which had contained the single gentle- man, and both vehicles started off at a rapid pace in a westerly direction. Mr. E—— had had a I party at his house on the previous night, and as I the con-fptrtt did not separate until a very late hour, it may be readily imagined that neither family nor domet tics were very early risers. The first intimation of what had happened took place in consequence of the servants discovering to their as- tonishment, Miss Agnes's night clothes lying inthe j hall, close tc the street door. An alarm Was at once raised, and on goin" tothe young lady'sapartment, in which also slept her sister, another young lady. 19 years of alre, thev found only a small n(,te on the dressing tabic, 'informing papa that she had onlv gone to gyr married." The greatest confu- sion prevailed, and the younger sister was ac- cused of participation' in, but denied all knowledge of, her sister's flight. Horses were put to, and every endeavour macfe to trace out the course taken by the f, a-i* r fugitive and her lover. Most of the churches in the metropolis were visited, and about mid-day it was ascertained that the faithful pair had, about two hours previously, been united at the parish church of St. Mary, Paddington-green, and had, accompanied by their friends, departed in the two glass coaches above alluded to, no one knew whither The parties were subsequently traced to Brighton, which place they had quitted before the arrival of their pursuers. The ci-devant Miss E. is twenty-one years of age, and there- fore mistress of her own actions, and the gentle- man, Mr. k- is understood to be on the eve of his departure for India, having recei ved so'me appointment there, and it is believed the young lady. now his wife, will accompany him. It is" said that the noble lord who was paying his ad- dresses tc, Miss E-- is much chagrined at the affair.—Times. EXTENSIVE FIKE AT LivrRroct.—A fire, t'be most extensive and destructive that has occurred in this town for years past, broke o'ut about three o'clock last Friday, in a paint manufactory and oil warehouse in Paisley street. It is surrounded by warehouses and sheds used for bonded goods, and filled with produce to the top. From the inflammable nature of the materials, and a stiff b'reeze from the N. W. blowing at the time, the fire spread with inconceivable rapidity, extending up to the front of Great Howard street and across Fornbv street, and up to Neptune street, covering an extent of two acres ot ground. Up to half- past nine o'clock, fifteen warehouses of the first class, most of them five stories bin. and abou e the same number of bonded sheds, of smaller dimensions, had been burnt, and the fire was still unchecked, being greatly favoured by the high wind blowing. We regret to state that the dread- ful occurrence has been attended with several casualties and the loss of some lives. One of the most active of the fire brigade perished by the falling of the gable-end of a warehouse, which, with all the burning mass it contained, fell out- wards into Foroby street, and buried him beneath the burning mass. At the same time many per- sons working in the sheds on the opposite side of the street were grievously injured by the falling ot' the front wall of the warehouse opposite. Several of them were speedily got out and carried to the hospital; two ot tnein, we believe, are in a hopeless state. It would be impossible to form an estimate of the amount of proper V consumed, as the fire is not yet over, but we should think that it would exceed £ 200,000. At ten o'clock the fire was raging almost as fi -ree as ever, and several persons were reported to be buried under the fallen walls. APPLES.—The Glo',tter To,,rnal Rnnc)iinces a new sort of apple, the individual dimensions are four teen inches in girth, and the weight 1 1h. 2) oz. The large estates of E. Montague Parker, Esq.. the late M.P. for the Southern Division of Devon- shire, were lately brought to the hammer, aud one of the farms, upon which there is a lease 01 14 years to run, and at a rack rent, sold for forty- two years' purchase POSTAGE ON LETTERS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.— ihe public will learn with pleasure that an emp 'oye of tb j French Post office had arrived in London to treat with our Post-ollice authorities for the reduction of the postage duties on letters from France to England, arid rice versa. We feel warranted thence in anticipating the sa- tisfactory conclusion of a negot iation calculated at once to draw cioser the friendly relations df the two countries, and to facilitate epistolary corres- pondence, by rcduc ng the enonnous charge fit ?s for it is b,,It t(- preset imposed upon it: for it is but justice to those who direct the affairs of the British Post office to state, that all the propositions for that desirable change originated trith them. For the alteration of the postage duties the necessity will become obvious, when it shall be known that the smuggling of letters into England and France reciprocally i8 carried to an almost incredible ex- tent. The postage on a letter from Dover to Lon- don is only ld.: the duty 011 a letter from Calais to Paris, tO sous (something less than 5d.) while the charge on a letter from Paris to London, (or from London to Paris) is Is. 2d. (or 40 sons). The Frpuch authorities are, however, it appears, now converts to the principle that reduced duties diminish smuggling, and are earnest in their de- sire for at least a trial of it. No doubt need be enrerta,ined that their advances will be met in the bjst spirit on this side the water.—Times. IMPORT<TION OF FORFJGN CATTLE AND PJGS,- The Dutch steam-packet Batavier, on Wednesday arrived alongside St. Katherine 's-w barf, from Rot- terdnm. She brought 33 head of cattle, nearly 30 pigs, upwards of 50 dozen of poultry, of a miscel- laneous description, besides a general carg-.» of merchandise. Among the oxen, were ttfo remark- ably fine bullocks, and tbre brerding cows, which are to be transhipped on Saturday morning for a respect able breeder in Westport, Ireland The cattle imported yesterday were generally of a su- perior quality to those which have arrived from Holland, since the passing of the N-nv Tariff Bill, many of them riot being much inferior to the Scot-isli ATLAS PHIZE ESSAY.—T he l'imes has noticed tlie attempt of the Atlas to ascertain the cause of, and remedies lor, the existing distress in the conn. try. Whereupon the 411as Vv e hwe felt with our contemporary all thedithculties which sur- rounded the selection of adjudicators, but we have been guided in odr applications by that vi-rn prin- ciple of moderation to which the Times has so well referred. The nanies, when announced, will, W. fecj cofcfidc-sr!; inspire general satisfaction; and the decisions of such men as we shall have the privilege of placing before the public as adjudica- tors. will convince it that unimpeachable impar- tiality is luily assured to all who enter the lists as ccm' a ants. The strength of intellect which is in oub.ed'y n-ccssary to pronounce a pcrfec.lv 'mpar.ia! judgment on the merits of essays which m1.V be at variance with some of their owncon- v ct ons, will be possessed by those whose honoured names we hope to announce in a very early number. THE nTK Ei!tL or PLYMOUTH heard that ntI dd school-felide, and broi her sportsman, had been disappointed of receiving a large sum of money at an uncle's decease. His lordship, on b??inz ac- quainted with the 1act, set his friend and school- Pfle.?loti- a che' tie on his bi'llker for twcn:y-5ve thousand pounds — Fruser's Magazine. j INSTANCE or SELF-DEVOTION. —Two miners, Ycrran and Roberts, were at work in South Cara- don new shaft. The present depth IS aunn! 10 fathoms, and they had prepared a hole for blast- ing, the fuse inserted, tamped up, and all ready for firing. On these occasions the men are drawii up by a windlass, aud, as they are only three in a core, there is only o,,e man at the brace, and he can only draw up on.- at a time—consequently, after the whole is ready, one man is tin wn np, and the kibble lowered in rerdint ss to receive the last man, who has to put fire to the fuse, and then both men at the windlass draw him up with the utmost s peed, in order that all may get out of the way when the explosion takes place, whuk is sometimes so violent that large stones are thrown np at the top, crrying with them pirr of the nllcr and windlass to a considerable height. It nnfortu- Latly happened that, as the safety fuse with which the hole was charged was loner than: necessary, they inconsiderately look a sha-li stone to cut a piece of it off, and ignition instantaneously commenced Thev boih flew to tll{: k!bble, Hnd cric.1 out to the man at the trace to wind iip but alas after trN in-, with all his might be could not start them. At "this awful m'ruren't the furious hissing of the fuse assured thetff that their destruction was within half ft r.ii^r.te's march of them) Verran sprang r^t «f the Kibble, excbiiming to his comrade, Roberts, Go on, brother, I shall be in heaven in a minute!"—consequently lloberts was drawn up, and Verran threw himself down: and placed his poor devoted head under a piece of plank in one corner of the shaft, awaiting the moment when' he should be blown to atoms. Just as Roberts go't to the brace, and was looking down with trembling apprehension on the fate of poor erran, the.whole went of with a tremendous ex- plosion, and a small stone struck Roberts severely on the forehead as lie Was lookinc down the shaft. I To the inexpressible surpri. and joy of the men at tire brace, thev heard Verran cry out Don't be afraid, am not R.oberts immediately descended, and fraud that the great burden of the blast was thrown in every part" o! the shaft except the corner w here poor Verran Was coiled up.— Mining Journal. \VllY T::E L\DJES SHOULD IIAVE VOTES.— THIS argument on the cont inence of cutting off half the claimants to votes at a bloir, is really the ouly one of reasonable appearance the opponents have. For on ever* v other ground the admission of wo- men to votewould be a great addition of security for the general welfare. Among other reasons why it would do good, are to special ones—women in general are not suc tr fools as men are; and, se- condly, they are not such Jcnaves. Your man is ordinarily an ass ready to follow any clap-trap' which rogues may put befe-re him and this from some shabby expectation of btirig the success ui thief, or the victorious oppressor. If all the de- testable and disgraceful public acts which have darkened fhe last quarter of a century could have been submitted to a jury of wom -n, three out of four would have been stopped bv the superior sens"e and virtue of the referees. Women, in fact, are vastly further advanced in civilization than men are; vastly more removed from the instincts and passions of s.rvage life more accustomed tcr I calculate consequences, because it is on them they I have always fallen in their bitterness, and above all things iess deteriorated by that wear and tear I with the meanness and viilany of the world, which is the in'let to" half the miseries of mankind, bv enfeebling the belief in the possibility of resis- tance. C'ASE or HYDROPHOBIA. In the month of March, two men, named Jame? Sbenton an t Geore Peach, who came to Birmingham in search of work. were bitten by a small Blenheim spaniel, which they picked up in the street. The wounds immediately healing were taken no notice of, and no serious effects were observable till the week before last, when the former died in Staffordshire infirmarv, with every symptom of hydrophobia, though he had entirely forgotten the bite w lrch cost him his life. The other man, George Peach, was called upon by the brothers of the deceased to go out with them and collect money to hurv him with, they supposing that eating too fieely of plums was the cause of his death. On their way Peach also mamlested symptoms of this distress- ing disease, and being interrogated on the subject by Mr. Masfen, surgeon, recollected the fact of their both having been bitten by the dog above mentioned. The poor fellow was then taken immediately to the infirmary, where every effort was used for his recovery, but in vain. For some days he was calm, but about 3 o'clock on Thurs- day morning he became unmanageable, dashed his head ou the floor, apparently with the design of destroying his own life, and entreated his attend. ants to kill him; he also displayed great violence towards those who were in attendance upon him. iras He hit at those around him- he seized the bed-frame or anything else vithin reach of his teeth, aId exhibited, in fact. t he most decided symptoms 01 tb's irco; .rc, bens bie and d stressing malady- oot Íla:r. p st four o'clock he expired. Ten T'ownr Mess c Tgcr.