4 wmm No. 629. SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1837. PRICE 4K BIRMINGHAM GRAND FLORAL EXHIBITION, OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1837, AT THE ROOMS OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, NEW- STREET. THE Public are respectfully informed that 011 the above occasion will be awarded the following TRIZES : CLASS 1. TULIPS— Pan of twelve : First Prize, a splendid Silver Cup, value £ 5— Second Prize. £ 2— Third Prize, £ J Fourth Prize, to receive back the Entrance Money. Entrance, 7s. 6d. each Fan. Any Exhibitor may enter as many Pans as he thinks proper, but will be allowed to take but One Prize in this Class. 1st Prize. 2nd. 2rd. 4th. TULIPS— Single Blooms-.—£. s. d. Entrance 5s. Feathered Bizarre 10 0 Flamed ditto ... 10 0 Feathered Cherry and Rose 10 0 Flamed ditto ... 10 0 Feathered Byblamen 10 0 s. d. s. d. 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 10 O 7 6 7 6 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 Flamed ditto ... 10 0 3. Geraniums, Entrance 2s. 10 0 4. Orchidece, ditto 1 0 0 5. Stove Plants ditto 1 0 0 6. Greenhouse ditto ditto 1 0 0 7. Ericas ... ditto 15 0 8. Calceolarias ditto 10 0 9. Herbaceous Plants ditto 10 0 10. Pansies, Pan of2i Blooms ... ditto 10 0 7 6 5 0 11. Ditto ditto of 12 do. ditto Is. 7 6 5 0 0 0 12. Ditto Seedling( Single) ditto 7 6 5 0 0 0 13. Display of Vegetables ditto 2s. 15 0 10 0 7 6 14. Brace of Cucumbers ditto Is. 7 6 5 0 0 0 15. Display of Forced Fruits ditto 2s. 6d. 1 0 0 10 0 5 0 One Entrance for each of the Classes, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, and 12, will include as many specimens as the Exhibitor may choose to show. COTTAGERS TO EXHIBIT GRATUITOUSLY. S. d. 8. d. Stand of three dishes of Vegetables 10 0 7 6 s. d. 5 0 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Notice of entering ( if by letter, post paid) must be made by Wednesday, the 14th, either at Mr. EDWIN HILL'S, Bor- desleyPark, or 18, Bartholomew- street; Mr. JOHN MOORE'S, Perry Barr; Mr. JOHN COWDREY'S, Bristol- road; Mr. THOMAS WILLIAMS'S, Oldford ; or Messrs. POPE and So is', Handsworth. Every specimen to be placed for the Judges by half- past nine o'clock, and the Exhibitor must declare that it is of his own growing, and has been in his possession two months. The Judges to be chosen on the morning of the Exhi- bition by the Exhibitors, who must attend at the above time in the Committee- room, for the purpose of appointing them. The amount of the Prizes may be had either in Plate or Money. Every specimen must be named. The Doors will be opened to the public at twelve o'clock. Exhibitors will be allowed a Personal Admission to the Exhibition. Admission, One Shilling each.— Schools, and Children under Twelve Years of Age, Half- price. A band of Music will be engaged for the occasion. ALEXANDER POPE, Chairman of the Committee. WINES AND SPIRITS. FAMILIES may be supplied with every description of Foreign Wines of the choicest qualities and most approved vintages, at very low prices; and also with British and Foreign Spirits of the first description, both as regards delicacy of flavour and strength, on equally moderate terms, PETERS'S WINE AND SPIRIT WAREHOUSE, 77, BULL- STREET, CORNER OF TEMPLE- ROW, BIRMINGHAM. *** Bottles, jars, and packages must either be exchanged or paid for on delivery, allowance being made foi them when returned. General Post- office, May, 1837. NOTICE is hereby given, that His Majesty's Post- master General will be ready to receive tenders on or before the 5th day of June next, at twelve o'clock, for running a Mail Coach, with two horses, between Bir- mingham and Stratford- on- Avon, by way of Henley- in- Arden. The conditions may be seen on application to the Post- offices at Birmingham and Stratford on- Avon, or at the office of the Surveyor and Superintendent of Mail Coaches in London. The tenders are to be endorsed " Tenders for the Bir- mingham and Stratford- on- Avon Mail Coach," sealed up and addressed to His Majesty's Postmaster General. By command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary. General Post- office, May 1837. NOTICE is hereby given, that His Majesty's Post- master General will be ready to receive tenders, on or before the 5th day of June next, at twelve o'clock, for run- ning a Mail Coach, with two horses, between Birmingham and Leamington, by way of Warwick. The conditions may be seen on application to the Post- offices at Birmingham and Leamington, or at the office of the Surveyor and Superintendantof Mail Coaches in London. The tenders are to be endorsed " Tenders for the Bir- mingham and Leamington Mail Coach," sealed up and ad- dressed to His Majesty's Postmaster General. By command, W. L. MABERLY, Seeretary, Elegant modern Household FURNITURE, PLATE, Linen, PICTURES and Prints, brilliant- toned CABI- NET PIANO- FORTE, a well- assorted LIBRARY of BOOKS, China, Glass, Kitchen and Brewing Uten- sils, a very superior STUD OF HORSES, together with a STANHOPE GIG, Harness, Saddles, and Stable Utensils, Patent MANGLE, Child's Rocking Horse, Garden Roller, Tools, Sfc., at CAMDEN VIL- LA, Harborne- road, Edgbaston, the genuine Property oj Mr. Lovell. BY RODERICK. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, on the premises, 011 Tuesday, the 20tli day of June, and following days until completed, the whole of the elegant modem Houshold FURNITURE, of superior design, the principal part re- cently manufactured by Mr. Hensman, Mr. Appletree, Mr. Robinson, of Birmingham. The Sale to commence each morning at eleven o'clock. Catalogues may be had of the Auctioneer, Bennett's- hil), Birmingham, price 6d., to be returned to purchasers. The Household Effects may be viewed on the Saturday and Monday preceding the sale, from eleven till four o'clock, by ticket, to be obtained of the Auctioneer. The Horses may be seen on Tuesday, the 20th of June inst. The HOUSE, which is replete With every convenience, to be LET, and possession had on the 24th of June. IMPORTANT REASONS for using BETT'S PATENT BRANDY in preference to Cognac. First— Because it is declared, on the analyses of many eminent Chemists, to be a more pure and wholesome Spirit. Secondly— Berause it is used in our Public Hospitals, and recommended by the Faculty in the most delicate medical cases. Thirdly— Because it is certain that, in consequence of its extreme purity, it will not, like French Brandy, produce Constipation, Headache, Nausea, and other injurious effects; a fact acknowledged by all its consumers. Fourthly— Because the flavour is so similar to that of French Brandy, as to confound the judgment in distinguishing between them. Fifthly— Because its rapidly increasing consumption, in defiance of prejudice, envy, and every species of opposition, are indisputable proofs of the facts above stated. Sixthly— Because, being made exclusively from Grain, its consumption is beneficial to our Agriculturists, in lieu of Foreigners, who refuse to admit our principal manufactures in return for their Brandy and other products. And Lastly— Because the price is only Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon; whilst the best Foreign is charged at double that rate. The Distillery, No. 7, SMITHFIELD BARS, leading to St. John- street, is the ONLY ESTABLISHMENT of J. T. BETTS and Co. The Agents appointed for this district of country are— Mr. John Skelton, 20, Bull- street, Birmingham, Mr. Charles S. Clarke, . , Wolverhampton, Mrs. Elizabeth Biddle, Stourbridge, Mr. George Jull, Mr. John Dell, Mr. Henry Hands, Mr. C. E. Morgan, Mr. James E. Hiles,. Leamington, - Coventry, Daventry, Stafford, Shrewsbury. From whom, respectively, the Patent Brandy may be ob- tained, either pale or coloured, on the same terms as at the Distillery, viz.: for quantities not less than two Gallons, Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon, of the highest legal strength, for Cash on delivery. Licenses, Good- will and Possession of the WINDMILL Retail PUBLIC HOUSE, excellent seasoned Barrels, twenty- strike Mash Tub, Iron Boilers, Coolers, Brewing Vessels, Three- pull Ale Machine, Chairs, Tables, See. Ifc. By RODERICK. MHO be SOLD by AUCTION, 011 the Premises, 011 JL WEDNESDAY next, the 14th day of June instant, at three o'clock precisely, ( unless sooner disposed of by pri- vate contract,) the Licenses and Possession of the above small, compact, and well situated PUBLIC HOUSE, to- gether with the Brewing Vessels, Fixtures, and Household Effects. The Sale to commence at three o'clock. Catalogues may be had of the AUCTIONEER and upon the premises. The Chequers Tavern and Tea Gardens, pleasantly situated near St. Thomas's Church, Bath- row, Birmingham. BY RORERICK. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, on the premises, on Wednesday, the 14th da^ of June inst. ( unless sooner disposed ofby private contract) at seven o'clock in the even- ing, subject to conditions then to be produced— the Licenses, Good- will, and valuable Possession of the above House, desirably situated, and doing an excellent ready- money business. The premises are convenient for the business, with excellent brewhouse, malt- room, yard, skittle and marble- alleys, and well- frequented pleasure gardens. Part of the Household Furniture, Fixtures, and Stock to be taken at a fair valuation. For particulars and to treat apply upon the premises, or to the Auctioneer. MOST DESIRABLE PUBLIC- HOUSE. r^ O be DISPOSED OF, by PRIVATE CON- J. TRACT, the Lease of an old- established Public- house, together with the Good- will, Licenses, and Possession of a very excellent business, now carried on ; consumption of malt about twenty- five bushels per week; spirits about 350/. per annum. The premises are held on Lease for nearly twenty years, at tire moderate rental of 30/. per annum. There are seven respectable Clubs attached. Coming- in about 400/. For particulars and to treat, apply to RODERICK, Agent and Valuer, New- street, corner of Bennett's- hill, Birming ham. THE CROSS TAVERN, SNOW- HILL, BIRMINGHAM. TO be DISPOSED OF, by PRIVATE CON- TRACT, the GOOD- WILL, LICENSES, and POSSESSION of the above House, which has been re- spectably conducted by Mr. BATES, for the last twerrty years with great success, who is retiring from the trade with a competent independency. The House is most desirably situated in a very important trading thoroughfare, surrounded by; manufactories of great magnitude, and deriving additional business from the vast influx of persons from the Staffordshire Collieries and the populous towns in the immediate vicinity.— Upwards of three hundred Coaches and Omnibuses pass daily. The Premises are well arranged for the business, with Stabling, eight- quarter Malthouse, excellent Vault and Cellars, Yard, and Out- offices. A Lease may be had for a term of years, at a fair rental, and all improvements and repairs that may be wanted will be done by the landlord. The Household Furniture, Fixtures, and small Stock, to be taken at a fair appraisement. To view the same, apply upon the Premises, and to treat, apply to RODERICK, Auctioneer and Appraiser, New- street and Bennett's- hill, Birmingham. SALE IN WORCESTER- STREET, BIRMINGHAM. TO CABINET MAKERS AND PERSONS ABOUT TO FURNISH. rro be SOLD by AUCTION, by MR. J. FAL- JL LOWS, ( by order of the Assignees of Mrs. Hughes, a bankrupt,) on the premises in Worcester- street, cornerol Grub- street, Birmingham, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th and 28th days of June inst., the whole of the stock ot newly- made CABINET FURNITURE; consisting of Mahogany Telescope, Dining, Card, Pembroke, and other Tables, Horse Hair Sofa, Mahogany Sideboards, Bookcases, Chairs, Hair Seats, Floor Carpets, handsome four- post Ma- hogany Tent and other Bedsteads, fine Feather Beds, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Swing and other Glasses, great variety of painted Chairs, the usual Kitchen and Culinary Requisites, together with a well selected stock of Mahogany Timber, in boards and logs, Mahogany and Rosewood Veneers, of good quality, with Cedar, Deal, Pine, and other Boards, and Timber of various kinds, and other Effects, catalogues of which will be ready after Wednesday next, at the Auctioneer's Office, Temple- row, Birmingham. The Ironmongery Stock will be sold on Tuesday and Wednesday, July the 4th and 5th, particulars of which will be stated in next week's paper. Re- Sale, by order of the late Purchaser, in consequence of his being disappointed in receipt of cash. OLD CROWN, EDGBASTON- STREET. rpO be SOLD by AUCTION, by I. ALLEN, on JL the premises, on Monday next, June 12, 1337, at Six o'clock iti the evening— the valuable GOOD- WILL, LICENSES, and POSSESSION of the above very de- sirable PUBLIC HOUSE, in one of the best ale selling districts in Birmingham, in full business. The premises, comprising excellent ale vaults, brewhouse, cooking kitchen, out offices, tap room, parlour, bar, liquor shop, large club room, and several sleeping rooms, are situated at the corner of Lease- lane and Edgbaston- street, closely connected with the Market Hall and Smithfield Market, and on the direct Bristol and other roads. The stock- in- trade, fixtures, brewing utensils, furniture, and effects, to be taken by valuation. Persons wishing an exceedingly good establishment, should apply immediately at the Offices of the AUCTIONEER, Smithfield. ADVANTAGEOUS OPPORTUNITY Of TAKING an OLD- ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HOUSE, IN AN EXCELLENT THOROUGHFARE, Surrounded by Mills, Wharfs, and Manufactories. BY I. ALLEN, rpo be SOLD by AUCTION, 011 the premises, 011 JL Thursday, June 22, 1837, at Seven o'clock in the even- ing— the valuable LICENSES, GOOD WILL and POS- SESSION of that excellent accustomed PUBLIC HOUSE, " THE ACORN," situated in Oxford- street, with the advantages of a Back Entrance from the street below, a well- frequented skittle alley, piggeries, cooking kitchen, store room, malt room, stabling, brewhouse, excellent ale vaults, parlour, tap room, bar, club, and three sleeping rooms, with a gas lamp in front, and an old- established club attached. The premises are in good order, convenient, and low rented. The stock, fixtures, household furniture, brewing utensils, and usual effects, to be taken by valuation. For other particulars, apply to the Proprietor, on the pre- mises, or at the office of the AUCTIONEER, Smithfield. N. B. The largest List of Public Houses, and other Pro- pel ties, on Sale and Wanted, to be bad as above. DISTRESS IN THE NORTH AND WEST OF SCOTLAND. rpHE Inhabitants of the HIGHLANDS and A ISLANDS of SCOTLAND, to the amount ol Eighty Thousand, have been and still continue in a state ol destitution truly appalling. Deprived of their former chie! resource in the making of Kelp, a failure in their crops, ac- companied by a mortality in their cattle, has left them ex- posed to the horrors of famine. Their extreme misery is awakening the sympathy of our countrymen in the Metro- polis, as in other parts of the kingdom ; and from past ex- perience it is fully expected that the People of Birmingham will not be deaf to tins appeal from suffering humanity. Subscriptions are received at the Banks in Birmingham, and by the Secretaries, the Rev. Robert Wallace, Minister of the Scotch Church, and Mr. Robert Wood, 55, Newhall- street. Amount already advertised £ 298 lis. 6d. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. John Kettle ™ , Rev. W. Palmer, Polesworth Mrs. Parker, Moseley ™ J. Keirle, Bull street _„ Thomas Botfield, Esq. „,„ „ W. H. Bishop, Ann- street „ ™ J. M. G. Underbill A Friend, by the Rev. R. Wallace A Friend, by the Rev. R. Wallace Mr. Ker, Frederick- street . Mr. Douglas „„, Mr. A. Johnston ™ ™ Mr. A. Linton ™ Collected by a Lady , Donation, by Mr. Campbell ™ J. H. Jervis, Esq. ™ Mr. Cocksedge A Friend, by ditto Samuel Thorneley, Esq. . . ™ Mr. H. Iiotton Mr. Wm. Davis ™ . Mr. John Ensell , Mr. G. Lingard ™ . Mr. Joseph Barrows , , , Mr. George Jones Mr. W. Arnold Messrs. J. P. Perry and Co. „„ Mr. Joseph Ashton , Messrs. Bennett and Wright Rev. Dr. Jeune £. s. 5 0 3 3 5 0 2 0 10 a 1 0 2 2 1 0 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 10 0 13 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 WHEREAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against THOMAS PALMER, of Upper Porclre6ter- street, Edgeware- road, in the county of Middlesex, Commission Agent, dealer and chapman, and he being declared a bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in and by the said fiat named and authorised, or three of them, on the ninth day of June and the fourth day of July next, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon of each of the said days, at the Union Inn, in Union- street, in Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to ccme prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose Assigness, and at the last sitting the said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of his certificate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same hut to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, but give notice to Messrs. Holme and Loftus, No. 10, New Inn, London ; or to PARKER and LOWE, Solicitors, Birmingham. WHEREAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against WILLIAM B ATT, of Birming- ham, in tha county of Warwick, Hosier, Haberdasher, and Pattern Card- maker, dealer and chapman, and he being declared a bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender him- self to the Commissioners in and by the said fiat named and authorised, or three of them, on the thirteenth day 01 June inst., and the fourteenth day of July next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon on each of the said days, at Radenhurst's Royal Hotel, in Birmingham aforesaid, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose Assignees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of bis certificate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, but to give notice to Messrs. Holme and Loftus, Solicitors, No. 10, New Inn, London; or to PARKER and LOWE, Solicitors, 1, Cherry- street, Birmingham. WHEREAS, a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against JOHN CONDON, late of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, but n:> w of Bed- ford- row, in the county of Middlesex, Brick- maker, dealer and chapman, and he being declared a bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in arrd by the said fiat named and authorised, or three of them, on the thirteenth day of June inst., and the eleventh day of July next, at one o'clock in the afternoon of each of the said days, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, in Birmingham aforesaid, and make a full discovery and disclosure of Iris estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose Assignees, and at the last sitting the said bank- rupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of his certifi- cate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of bis effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, but to give notice to Mr. THORNDIKE, Staple Inn, London, or to WILLIAM WILLS,"! Joint W. D. WHEELER, / Salicitors. Waterloo- street, Birmingham. WHERAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded anc' issued forth against STEPHEN' PEASNALL, of Leamington Priors, in the county of Warwick, plumber and glazier, dealer and chapman, and he being declared a bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in the said Fiat named and authorised, or three of them, on the 16th day of June and the eighteenth day of July, 1837, at two o'clock in the afternoon on each of the said days, at the house of William Smith, called the Landsdowne Hotel, in Leamington Priors aforesaid, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose Assignees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissentfrom the allowance of his certificate. All persons indebted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, hut to give notice to Mr. Thomas Colmore, Solici- tor, Birmingham, or to Messrs. Clarke and Medcalf, Solici- tors, No. 2, Lincoln's- inn- fields, London. THOMAS COLMORE, Solicitor. 11, New- street, Birmingham. ASTON UNION. PERSONS willing to CONTRACT for the Supply of one or any of the undermentioned ARTICLES, from the 24th of June instant, to the 29th day of September next, a'- e requested to send Tenders and Samples, addressed " To the Clerk to the Guardians of Aston Union," free of expense, on or before the 20th day of June instant:— Flour, best seconds. Bread, ditto, 41b. loaves. Bosoms, Stickings, and Shoulder Pieces of Beef, per lb. Rounds of Beef, per lb. Necks of Mutton and Suet, per lb. Cheese, Bacon, Butter, Rice. Peas, Oatmeal. Salt, Pepper, Starch, Blue. Tea, Sugar, Treacle. Candles, Soap. Potatoes, Milk. Mens' Hate, and Boys' Strong Caps. Mens' strong dark- coloured Coats and Waistcoats. Metis' strong dark fustian Trowsers. Boys' and Youths' ditto and Jackets. Worsted Hose for Men, Women, and Children. Strong Shoes for ditto, ditto, ditto. Strong Hurden, per yard. Strong brown- and- red- striped Linsey. Strong gray Grogram. Strong Welsh and Lancashire Flannels. Strong brown- and- white Calico. Good White Linen Sheeting. Strong Scotch ditto. Strong Mingled Linsey. Blankets. Coffins, agreeable to specifications sent with proposal. Coal, large and lumps. The Bread to be delivered once a week, at Ashted, Er- dington, Sutton, and such other places as the Guardians may appoint. All other articles to be delivered at the Erdington Workhouse. Each Contractor must appear before the Board, at the Erdington Workhouse, on the 20th day of June instant, at Eleven o'clock. Security will be required for the due performance of the Contracts. By order of the Board, ENOCH PEARSON, Clerk to the Guardians. Aston, June 7,1837. . BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, 2, HAMILTON- PLACE, KING'S CROSS, LONDON. MORISON'S PILLS.; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that this Medi- cine is not genuine unless the words " Morison's Uni- versal Medicines" be engraved on the Government stamp in white letters, upon a red ground. General Agent for Warwickshire, MR. WADELTON, 22, SNOW- HILL, ( Four doors above Mr. Morris's, the Druggist,) BIRMINGHAM. SUB- AGENTS. Mr. Corbett, Ironmonger- row, Coventry. Mr. Heathcote, Market- place, Warwick. Mr. Bettison, Lower Broad- street, Leamington. Mr. Lapworth, Stratford- on- Avon. And one agent in every market- town in the county. No chemist or druggist is allowed to sell Morison's Pills. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. TIIE MINERVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, King William- street, Mansion House, London. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. ITS distinguishing features are— MODERATE RATES of Premium, with participation of the profits every five years to the extent of four- fifths, or 80per cent. The Profit may be added as a Reversionary Bonus, or its value applied to the reduction of future Premiums, at the option of the policy holders. By Premiums by ascending and descending scales. Lrberty granted to reside abroad ; to pass arrd repass the seas between Brest and Hamburgh, without obtaining per- mission of the Directors. Personal appearance before the Directors is dispensed with, the certificates of the respective medical advisers be- ing deemed sufficient. Age 25 35 45 55 60 . £ 2 17 0 £ 3 14 11 £ 5 4 8 £ 6 7 2 Every tacility is afforded consistent with the security o the Company. JOHN TULLOCH, Actuary. Agent at Birmingham, Mr. WM. GOODE, Bank, Bull- street. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, THE Directors have resolved to submit a motion to the next Quarterly Court of Directors, on 5th June, for making certain alterations on the existing Law of the Society relative to the Distribution of Profits, whereby additional advantages will be secured to all its Members pre- sent and future. Irr regard to all Members who have joined the Society since 1st March, 1836, or those who may do so in future, the leading alterations to be proposed are the following: — 1. After the first allocation of Profits, in March, 1841, the allocations are to be triennial instead of septennial. 2. All Policies of more than five years' standing, are to receive Annual Additions Retrospective to their dates. A Policy, therefore, entered into at present, if it become a claim in June, 1842, will be entitled to six, or if it become a claim in June, 1843, it will be entitled to seven Annual Additions. In other words, it is intended that it shall re- ceive five additions over and above those at present provided to it. 3. All Policies which may be effected on or before 1st March, 1839, will receive Vested Additions at 1st March, 1844, retrospective to their dates. With these alterations, no other Assurance Society can afford greater advantages to Insurers, than the Scottish Equitable Society. By order of the Directors, ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager. Edinburgh, May, 1837 The Annual Reports of the Proceedings of the Society may be bad from the Society's Agents, along with a full ex- planation of the contemplated alterations. ROBERT BENTON, Jun., Esq., Solicitor, Agent for Birmingham. 1JS7HEREAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and » » issued forth against THOMAS WIGGERHAM arrd RICHARD SAUNDERS, of Birmingham, irr the county of Warwick, ale arrd porter merchants and coal- dealers, dealers and chapmen, and they being declared bankrupts, are hereby required to surrender themselves to the Commissioners in the said fiat named and authorised, or three of them, on the twenty- first day of June instant, and the twenty- first day of July next, at two o'clock on each of the said days, at the Clarendon Hotel, Temple- street, Birmingham, and make a full discovery and dis- closure of their estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose assignees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupts are required to finish their examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allow- ance of their certificates. All persons indebted to the said bankrupts, or that have any of their effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, but give notice to Messrs. Blackstoek, Bunce, Vincent, and Sherwood, 1, Paper Buildings, Inner Temple, London. Mr. THOS. R. T. HODGSON, Messrs. RICHARDS AND MOTTERAM, Solicitors, Birmingham. GUEST'S BIRMINGHAM DIRECTOR; OR, STRANGER'S GUIDE AND TRADESMAN'S COMPANION. Is published this day. price Is. AMAP OF BIRMINGHAM, corrected to the present time, folded in a case for the Waistcoat Pocket. 11. THE ABOVE, with the Addition of an ALPHA- BETICAL STREET DIRECTORY, with other in- formation interesting to the Stranger or Tradesman. Price 2s. 6d. HI THE MAP, printed on a large sheet, with STREET DIREC TORY, Is.; on Canvass and Rollers, 3s. " This Map is made for use more than ornament, and is decidedly the most distinct and complete ever published at a small pr ice. To the stranger it should be ari inseparable companion, and a fixture in every counting house."— Bir- mingham Journal. IV. Now publishing, to be completed in Eighteen Parts, at Sixpence each, a Re- issue of THE HISTORY OF BIRMINGHAM. ^ By W. HUTTON, F. A. S., with considerable additions. Illustrated with many Engravings, a Map of the Town, & c. & c. Sixth Edition. This Edition contains more than Two Hundred pages of additional matter, including a complete History of the Political Union, compiled, by permission, from docu- ments in the possession ol the late Chairman, T, Attwood, Esq. Ask for Guest's Edition. v. The most splendid BIRMINGHAM ALMANACK ever published, containing Nine Beautiful Engravings ol the Public Buildings. Price only 2d. Birmingham : JAMES GUEST, Steelhouse- iane. London: sold by Wakelin, ], Shoe- lane; Berger, Holywell- street; Hetherington, Strand; and all Booksellers. AT a PUBLIC BREAKFAST given to JOSEPH STURGE, Esq. on the occasion of his safe return from the West Indies, in the Town Hall, Birmingham, on Tues- day, June 6, 1837. THE HIGH BAILIFF, in the Chair. The Rev. WILEIAM MARSH presented to Mr. STURGE an Address of Congratulation from the Committee of the Bir- mingham Anti- Slavery Society. After Mr. STURGE'S reply, Dr. PALMER, formerly a Special Justice in Jamaica, was introduced to the meeting, and he detailing several impor- tant facts, It was then resolved unanimously, On the motion of JAMES JAMES, Esq., the Low Bailiff, seconded by WILLIAM BOULTBEE, Esq., That this Meeting entertain a very strong feeling of ap- probation aad respect towards Dr Palmer and Mr. C. Har- vey, Solicitor, of Spanish Town, Jamaica, for their humane determination and persevering efforts to protect the negroes against the system of oppression and cruelty which has been practised upon them during the term of apprenticeship, and that the Chairman be requested to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Mr. Harvey. Resolved unanimous!:/, On the motion of the Rev. THOMAS MORGAN, seconded by the Rev. HUGH HUTTON, That we rejoice to hear that at a large meeting of the Society of Friends from all parts of the United Kingdom, at which Samuel Gurney, Esq. presided, the following Re- solution was unanimously adopted, and a liberal subscrip- tion entered into to carry it into effect: — " Our friend, J. Sturge, has at this time communicated to this meeting much interest arrd affecting information re- specting the existing state of the population of our West India Colonies, and of the continued oppression and degra- dation under which the negroes are still suffering. We learn from these statements, that the Apprenticeship sys- tem, which was professedly enacted to prepare the Slave for freedom, has altogether failed in that object, and that the provisions of the Imperial Act have been flagrantly violated. " This Meeting, therefore, feels itself called upon to use all its influence with the British Public to demand the ter- mination of the Apprenticeship at the earliest possible period." That this Meeting earnestly recommend to the gentle- men, to whom the above subscription was intrusted, imme- diately to organise in London, a Society for the immediate and unqualified Abolition of the Apprenticeship;— That a Public Meeting may be speedily held at Exeter Hall, and that the 339 Delegates be called upon to redeem their pledge, so solemnly given in their Memorial to Earl Grey in 1833, closing with these words :— " It is, therefore, that we feel bound, publicly and empha- tically, to declare, that while Slavery obtains under any form, however modified, or however sanctioned, we will never relax from our purpose, to exert that influence which we may collectively or individually possess, to effect by all legitimate means its immediate and entire abolition." Resolved unanimously, On the motion of the Rev. T. M. M'DONNELL, se- conded by Captain C. It. MOORSOM, R. N., That the Chairman be requested to communicate the pro- ceeding resolution to Messrs. JOSIAH FOSTER, GEORGE STACKY, and RICHARD BARRETT, the gentlemen to whom the subscription in London was entrusted. ROBERT WEBB. The Low BAILIFF having taken the Chair, It was resolved unanimously, On the motion of the Rev. J. A. JAMES, That the best thanks of this meeting be presented to ROBERT WEBB, Esq., the High Bailiff, for his kindness in presiding on the present cccasion. JAMES JAMES. GLOBE INSURANCE, PALL- MALL AND CORNIIILL, LONDON. Established 1803. FIRE, LIVES, AND ANNUITIES. CAPITAL ONE MILLION STERLING. The whole paid up and invested; thereby affording to the Assured an immediate available Fund for the payment of the most extensive losses, and without liability of partner- ship. Edward Goldsmid, Esq., Chairman. Henry Rowles, Esq., Deputy Chairman. DIRECTORS. John Hodgson, Esq. Sheffield Neave, Esq. William Phillimore, Esq. John Poynder, Esq. Philip Ripley, Esq. Robert Saunders, Esq. Emanuel Silva, Esq. Sir W. G. Stirling, Bart. W. Thompson, Esq., Aid., M. P. William Tite, Esq. F. R. S. Edward Vaux, Esq. Henry Alexander, Esq. Rickard Alsager, Esq., M. P. C. Raymond Barker, Esq. Jonathan Birch, Esq. Jonathan Chapman, Esq. Thomas Collier, Esq. Boyce Combe, Esq. W. T. Copelarrd, Esq., Aid., M. P. George Fraser, Esq. George Carr Glyrt, Esq. I. L. Goldsmid, Esq. F. R. S. Robert Hawthorn, Esq. MKDTCAL REFEREE. John Ridout, F. L. S. and G. S. SECRETARY. John Charles Denlram. THE Offices of this Company in Cornhill being taken down, in furtherance of the public improve- ments, the Directors give notice, that the Company's business will be transacted at the SOUTH SEA HOUSE, THREADNEEDLE- STREET, until the Premises in Cornhill are rebuilt. The Company purchases Redeemable Life Annuities and Reversions, secured on Landed Property or Money in the Funds, in sums from Two to Ten Thousand Pounds. LIFE INSURANCE. The Directors recommend attention to the fact, that this Company has never deviated from those permanent princi- ples on which it was originally established, guaranteed by a large real, and accessible, capital. They are not unmindful of the different modes of Life Insurance that have been adopted of late years, in order to attract the favour and attention of the public, on the prin- ciple of appropriating a share of future profits to all persons assured. Such societies, however, being associations for mutual benefit, are necessarily attended with all the disad- vantages of mutual risk and liability incidental to their for- mation ; and however desirable it may be for individuals insuring their lives for the benefit of their own families, or immediate nominees, to speculate on the advantages of Mutual Assurance and Partnership, those who effect Life Insurances in the capacity of Trustees, or otherwise, in the performance of a specific duty, for the consequences of which they are, or may hereafter be held responsible, may find that air uncertain and indefinite engagement is not only unsuited, but repugnant, to the object thev have in view. { gg' As many persons have been deterred from offering themselves for Insurance, considering that on account of some ailment or other peculiarity of health or constitution, their lives would not be accepted, the Directors give notice, that they receive proposals on lives so affected, upon an un- reserved arid faithful statement of the particular circum- stances of the case, and under the professional advice of their Medical Officer. Special Insurances of this class, if approved, will be sub- ject to such extra premium as may appear to the Directors apportioned to the risk to be undertaken by the office. > Policies for the whole term of life will be purchased on terms to be agreed on with the parties interested, should they be desirous of surrendering them to the Company; or a loan may be obtained thereon, in pr oportion to the value of the Policy. Life Insurances, for short and limited periods, may be effected at reduced rates, and with the least practicable delay. FIRE INSURANCE. Farming Stock Insured generally on the F « fm. Rates and Conditions of Fire and Life Insurance, & c., may be obtained at the offices in London, andSf the Com- pany's Agents in the country. Agent at Birmingham, MR. THOMAS S. BEJJFOftD. >•" i / w Mjmy 2 THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 2 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, JUNE 5. The Attorney- General presented a petition from Sir Astley Cooper," and others, stating that there was reason to believe, that, under the New Poor Law act, medical relief was not administered in the best possible way. Several petitions for and against Church- rates were presented. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.— Sir George Sinclair brought this subject under the notice of the House— He regretted this greatly, because the country was at that moment extremely anxious to ascertain, and very justly so too, what were the financial prospects of the country, and what the arrangements of His Majesty's Government; and because the statement of those arrangements would afford to honourable members connected with the manufacturing and commercial interests an opportunity of offering to the House their views and opinions with respect to the distress which was at present so prevalent in the manufacturing dis- tricts, and the remedies which it might be desirable to adopt for the prevention of the further increase of that distress. From all that he could learn from his communications with gentlemen acquainted with those districts, he was of opinion that there never was a period when embarrassment, and dis- content, and dread of consequences, were more generally felt among all classes. ( Hear, hear, hear.) He believed it had become absolutely necessary that the Legislature should interfere. Every day they heard of failures, and of respectable houses stopping payment. Many large mer- chants had enormous stocks on hand, which they were un- able to dispose of in order to meet the demands daily made upon them. He asked whether it was just that circum- stances of this nature should not be taken notice of in that House, but that the operatives in the manufacturing dis- tricts should be left in a state bordering on starvation. ( Cries of Question ?) Gentlemen on the other side interrupted him with cries of Question. If any gentleman had to ask any question more important than that he had put, he should immediately sit down. ( Hear.) No sooner did he state that a great portion of the manufacturing poor, in every part of the country, laboured under great distress, than honourable gentlemen on the other side cried Question. ( Opposition cheers.) He thought it was the duty of the House to attend to such a subject as this. If the Hou § e did not do so, he considered that it would neglect that which he believed to be its duty. He was quite convinced that unless very vigorous measures were adopted by the Government and by Parliament, it would be impossible to say to what extent the present evils might arise. ( Hear, hear, from the Opposition members.) He did not hesitate to say, that before many months could elapse they would be very near a national bankruptcy. ( Cheers from Opposition members.) And he was quite sure that it would be abso- lutely necessary for them to have recourse to a bank restric- tion cries of Oh, oh)-— to the issue of £ 1 notes, or making a certain amount in silver, to the extent of£ 30 or £ 40, a legal tender, or the whole country would be overwhelmed. ( Cheers from the Opposition members.) Lord John Russell complained that any member should take advantage of such a motion ( the adjourn- ment of the House till Monday) to agitate such a question. The delay in bringing- forward the budget had been the issue of a sound distinction. His lord- ship added— . I shall contend also that if any member of this House could be actuated by motives less pure and patriotic than the honourable gentleman opposite,—( cheers,)— and if he wished to excite alarm in the country,—( loud cheers,)— and had wished to increase the present embarrassments by throwing out hints of future misfortunes and future discon- tents, then he would have been prepared to take the same course which the honourable gentleman opposite, with perfectly innocent motives, has adopted. ( Cheers and laughter.) My opinion certainly is, that those questions to which the honourable gentleman has alluded are questions of very great importance. ( Hear, hear.) At the same time I do not think that the embarrassments at present pre- vailing are nt all to be compared to the embarrassments existing in the year 1826. ( Hear, hear.) But, however, I am unwilling to enter into that question at all. What I protest against is, lion, gentlemen coming down upon an occasion of this nature, when a discussion cannot be entered into, and throwing out expectations and hints that thecountry is going to suffer some great calamity, to sow distrust and dissatisfaction by means of those hints, and then take their chance that something may arise ( which I will not say they wish for, but which I shall not characterise), by throwing out these hints. ( Cheers.) Mr. Richards said as a mercantile man, he could amply confirm all that had fallen from Sir George Sinclair— Unless the House looked to the state of the country, which they were bound to do, fearlessly, it would be better for them to vacate their functions. ( Oh, oh ! and laughter.) They might as well be making an inquiry as to finding out a way to the North Pole, as spend their time as they had of late. ( Laughter.) There were hundreds of the most respectable merchants throughout the country in a state of embarassment— operatives were daily being discharged from their employment. The present was involved in difficulty and danger, while the future was nothing but alarm. Under such circumstances, he must say that it was too much for the noble lord to get up and meet the statements of his bon. friend with taunts. He felt that the Government had not done its duty. ( Hear, hear! from an honourable mem- ber on the ministerial benches, followed by laughter.) He understood that laugh— but let the honourable members deny the statements that had been made, instead of meeting them with laughter. Major Beauclerk did not know why Ministers should be blamed for the failures that had taken place. They would gladly give relief if they could do so. Mr. Robinson did not participate in the fears ex- firessed. The present embarrassments were, he be- ieved, very considerable, but not of the alarming nature of the embarrassments that had taken place in the year 1825; and he was willing to hope and trust that the worst had passed over. THE VIXEN.— To a question of Mr. Roebuck, Lord Palmerstorj said he had not the least objection to pro- duce the papers relative to this case. The result had already been communicated to the proprietors. IRISH POOR LAW BILL.— After some conversation on the subject of Spain, the House went into com- mittee on the Poor- law bill for Ireland. The discus- sion was prolonged till twelve o'clock; though several amendments were offered, and some divided upon; ultimately the original clauses up to the 43rd were agreed to. On the division on an amendment on the 42nd clause, moved by Mr. S. O'Brien— that out door relief should, in certain instances be given— the numbers were For the amendment 50 Against it — 138 REGISTRATION ACTS.— The bill for amending these acts went through committee, as far as the 19th clause. MONDAY. The consideration of the Wigan Glebe bill, the effect of which will be to raise the income of the clergyman from 2,000/. to 4,000?. a year, was deferred till Thurs- day, to give time for enquiry with respect to the dis- posal of the increase. The postponement was at the instance of Mr. Hindley, and opposed by Mr. Plumptre. CHURCH- RATES.— Lord John Russell said he would fix the Church- rate motion for Monday, as he foresaw it would be impossible to bring it on on Thursday. THE CURRENCY.'— Lord John Russell having then moved the order of the day for going into Committee on the Poor Relief ( Ireland) Bill. Mr. T. Attwood said he rose to move an amendment The house appeared to him to be very much like Nero fiddling while Rome was burning. ( A laugh.) It appeared to him that they were gabbling and squabbling about all manner of small games, while a general conflagration raged amongst, the commercial and manufacturing classes, and which he believed had already extended to the agricultural classes. He thought that this most important subject re- quired immediate inquiry. He was aware that the subject of poor- laws for Ireland was very important; but to his mind the welfare of Ireland was a thousand times more im- plicated in the amendment he should have the honour of moving than the question of Poor- laws, if they could pos- sibly be established in Ireland, and much more important than the present bill. They had been told the other night by the noble lord below him ( Lord J. Russell) that it was wrong to consider the present state of things as in any way to be compared to 1825. The noble lord did not have much experience of the year 1825. It was his ( Mr. Att- wood's) misfortune to have had a great deal, but the noble lord had neither commercial nor political experience, and his statement was therefore of no moment; and if the right honourable baronet the member for Tamworlh had been present, he ( Mr. Attwood) had no doubt but that that right honourable baronet would have told the noble lord that he had much better opportunities, both commercially and poli- tically, than the noble lord could possibly have had, of ob serving that great calamity; and he ( Mr. Attwood) would assert, without fear of contradiction, that the sufferings in 1825 were not one half what they were now. True it was that the blow in 1825 fell chiefly upon the bankers; but the present fell upon the merchant and the manufacturer, and, above all, upon millions of the manufacturing labourers, who did not suffer in one- tenth of the degree in 1825 to what they suffered now. The noble lord was pleased the other night to rebuke the honourable baronet the member for Caithness ( Sir G. Sinclair), and to charge that honourable baronet with seeking to create alarm in the public mind, and by an overcharged picture of the present state of affairs to produce some great calamity. He ( Mr. Attwood) did not know what the noble lord would call a calamity. He sup- posed that if an earthquake were to open and swallow up all London, whilst the noble lord was safe, he would call that a calamity. ( Cries of " Oh, oh.") He supposed that the noble lord would deem that a calamity. He ( Mr. Attwood) deemed it a calamity, and a great calamity, to see within six months two millions of manufacturers, of honourable and upright men,— yes, men as honourable and upright as the noble lord himself, though they might not have performed such great public services— he considered it a great calamity to see so many men plunged in poverty and privation arid distress. He did not know any calamity equal to that of one- third of the population being out of employment, and without bread ; and he felt it his bounden duty to call the attention of the house to this subject, and he hoped the house would indulge him for a few minutes whilst he in- truded upon them. He had studied this peculiar subject more, perhaps, than any man in the kingdom since the year 1816. Many men might not believe that he had paid this great subject so much attention, or that he had had such favourable opportunities of considering it. He, therefore, felt upon this particular occasion, seeing the ruin that was spreading over every branch of English commerce and manufactures— he felt it his duty to call the attention of the house to this subject if possible, as he believed their atten- tion had never been applied to the real interests of the na- tion since that house had become a reformed Parliament. He thought it his duty to endeavour to call the attention of the house to the serious and distressing state of the mass of the people on the present occasion. They all knew that general ruin was creeping through the manu- facturing and commercial classes. ( Cries of " Oh, oh !") They read daily in the public papers, and they heard gen- tlemen speaking in public and private, and saying " How are we to be answerable for the misfortunes of imprudence and indiscretion?" He felt it his duty to defend these un- happy persons, and deny that they were guilty of impru- dence and indiscretion. They had been compelled to carry on their business under a state of currency, and under laws which produced a fictitious prosperity for many years, but which had necessarily eventuated in the real adversity that existed that day. These unhappy merchants have been made the first victims, but they would draw down with them tens of thousands who were equally little to blame. These unhappy persons were carrying on their business under the power and the protection of the British laws. The noble lord and that House had secretly, and he would, with all respect for that House, say fraudulently, passed other laws, and these unhappy merchants and manufacturers were^ reduced. But how ? They had contracted debts udder one currency, which they were compelled to liquidate under a currency greatly enhanced in value. They had pur- chased cotton at a shilling, which they were compelled to redeem at that rats when they could only get fourpence. It was just the same with all other articles. In this way, every merchant who owed LOOI. was compelled to pay at least 200/. They were told by honourable members in that House, and by the public press, the great deluder of hon. members—( a laugh)— that these persons must pay the pe- nalty of their own indiscretion. Now, he contended that these merchants were not to blame. They had been de- frauded of their rightful property by the secret, con- cealed, and fraudulent proceedings of that House. He would stand up for the character of these unhappy men who found their wealth passing away under the effect of these iniquitous laws. They had been told that the Bank ought to assist these persons. If the Bank of England should attempt to assist them, unless Government at the same time repealed this law, the consequence would be, that the Bank of England, after expending all it could possibly expend, would fall under one common ruin with the others. The Bank of England could not withstand the law of the land— a law which compelled them to pay in standard gold. The measures of the Government four years ago compelled them to relax this rule, and to issue a large mass of paper money; and as the distress of 1832, and the public discontent of that period, rendered it absolutely necessary that they should be relieved, the Government and that House did agree to a measure of relief, and passed a law which made Bank of England notes a legal tender. They passed other laws which virtually abolished the usury laws, and they ex- tended the circulating medium; and having thus forced a circulation and lifted up the prices of property, and having obtained favourable exchanges, the mass of the people was enabled to exist, and the industrious classes of the manufac- turing and commercial towns, had, of late years, been flou- rishing in a very great degree. But after two or three years, they were brought down to the same calamities which they experienced before. The measures of Government at one period forced abroad the gold and silver, at another period the object was to force back gold. For the last six months The Courier, The Morning Chronicle, and The Globe, had been urging the Bank to restrict its circulation, and thus to bring down the prices of foreign produce in England, in order that foreigners might be compelled to bring gold to England, and thus turn the exchanges. The Ministers had acted upon this advice. The noble lord ( Lord John Rus- sell) and his colleagues first strove to increase the circula- tion, and then, by arbitrary laws, they endeavoured to re- duce it. The commercial interest was sacrificed— they pur- chased under a high rate of prices, but they were compelled to redeem under a low rate of prices and with a contracted currency; and the consequence was, the ruin and destruction which they were witnessing at that moment, and which had spread abroad amongst hundreds of merchants, thousands of manufacturers, and millions ol manufacturing labourers. He hoped the House would have the kindness to attend to him a little longer, and to forget Ascot races for a while, and do him the honour to give at- tention to what he had to say. He was not, indeed, the re- presentative of Oxford or Cambridge, but he was the repre- sentative of honest buttons and buckles. ( A laugh.) He might not be so well acquainted with Oxford or Cambridge as other honourable members; but he knew the affairs of his constituents, and of the working people of England, and he came there to fight their battles. He, however, would endeavour to be the friend of all classes. They had been told that those merchants were themselves to blame ; that they had been guilty of great indiscretion. It was not their indiscretion, but the indiscretion of the unjust and imprudent government under which they lived. They had been told also that they had seen the end, that after all it was no great matter, and that affairs would, in time, rectify themselves. He would tell them that they would do no such thing. The distress they had been enduring for twenty years would never rectify itself; it never could do so, except through the interference of that House and the Government. He was told that he took a gloomy view of things. He would ask, did they think that they appeared well ? What did they think of the 100 houses that had failed in London, of the 500 that had failed throughout England, and of the millions of families thus thrown out of bread ? And this was not all; he was sure that the ruin must go on and increase, till it involved throne and all in one common ruin. He did not like to spread alarm. ( A laugh.) This seemed to amuse the Oxford- bred gentlemen. He happened to know what manufacture and commerce was, but though honourable gentlemen of Oxford and Cambridge smiled and laughed, he thought they knew just as much as so many butterflies. ( A laugh.) He would say, then, that it was absolutely neces- sary that there should be some interference on the part of that House and the Government, in order to stop the march of ruin that was progressing with such frightful rapidity. In 1833, His Majesty's Ministers did him the honour to make him a member of a public committee, but they had taken special care never to place him on a committee since. ( A laugh.) He had made inquiries on that occasion which were not altogether agreeable respecting the state of trade. He had, amongst other things, inquired of a witness, was the West India trade profitable ? The answer was yes Then he asked, how could the witness explain the failure of three great houses in that trade ? The answer was, oh ! they were imprudent. He then inquired of the witness did he mean to say that other of the merchant princes were not in the same situation? There was a general shudder at the question; and the question was actually erased whilst the answer remained— namely, that these houses weie as solid as a rock of adamant. Well, in six months after, not less than seven more houses, the richest and the most cele- brated houses failed; houses, some of which had for fifty years been, indeed, the admiration of the world. They might say that he prophesied these things. Of half the mer- chants of this trade but one house was left, and that house had sustained enormous losses. Some houses could do this; but he believed that there was no house in any part of Eng- land that had not sustained enormous losses of late years He could state, on the authority of Lord Ashburton and various other gentlemen competent to form an opinion, that there was not now in London a tenth part of the wealth there was in it twenty years ago. The best informed men asserted that of the rich merchants whom they used to meet twenty years ago nineteen were ruined, and only one out of twenty kept his ground, and he was either a gambler or a speculator ( so we understood). They found that the dis- tresses of England reached the most remote parts of Ame- rica, that it reached New Orleans, New York, the Persian Gulf, and the Black Sea. The merchants in New Orleans suffered more truly in consequence of the laws of this country than from the policy of Van Buren. They found the price of their cotton reduced fifty per cent, by the arbitrary acts of the noble lord, who was breaking down British manufactures here in order to break down the prices of foreign produce. No doubt it was on this principle that the Bank of England and the Government made the attack upon the joint- stock banks, and upon the American mer- chants— it was for no other purpose but to bring down the prosperity of this country. They called it a fictitious pros- perity, the result of overtrading. He would venture to say that there was no overtrading. The manufacturing labourer was prosperous, when he was able by his industry to obtain sufficient for his consumption. There was no such thing as overtrading. Every step they took in advance in a wrong road only increased theirdifficulties. The Bank of England was compelled by the iron hand of the law to pay its debts in gold. Suppose the Bank of England was to say that it had not got gold enough to pay a hundredth part of its debts, what would the noble lord say? That they must find it? The noble lord told them ( the Bank) that they must break the merchants and the manufacturers, but they must do it with a gentle hand— they must not let them carry the aris- tocracy, the church, and the crown in one common ruin— oh, no! they must take care of that— they must take care that the murderous operation, whilst it leniently and gently destroys all the small fish, let the big fish swim. ( A laugh.) He had no doubt but that they acted upon that doctrine. They were attempting to keep the aristocracy, the church, and the crown safe; but he could tell them that never were men more deceived ; for when the mass of the people were miserable and discontented there could be no safety for the throne or the church. He thought that the true friend to the church and the crown, was the man who did justice to the mass of the people— who did justice to Ireland, as the honourable and learned member for Kilkenny eloquently expressed it, and who did justice to England. The true justice to Ireland was the endeavour to liftup that miserable and overburdened people who were compelled to pay taxes with reference to high prices, and the endeavour to do justice to the unhappy tenants of Ireland and England by reducing the debts, taxes, and obligations to the same standard of value in which they were contracted. It was as a friend to the aristocracy and the church that he advised this. By taking away the grievances of the Dissenters he took away one source of danger. He brought forward this question in justice to the unhappy merchants and manufac- turers of England, and he meant to assert that all classes of merchants were involved in the same ruin. He defied the insinuation of the noble lord that such a course was mis chievous and would create alarm. He defied all alarm, as, in his opinion, the truth ought never to be concealed. He said, then, that the merchants of London, of Liverpool, of Manchester, and of Birmingham, were all tarred with the same brush. ( A laugh.) He would tell the noble lord a secret. The noble lord smiled as if he could not tell him a secret, but he would tell him a secret which he had told in 1832 to a friend of the noble lord. He bad said that if he inquired of the merchants in the city about the state of their trade he could not extract the truth— that he himself ( Mr. Attwood) had asked some of them questions, and the answers returned were no better than big lies. ( A laugh.) He had asked some of the most honourable merchants of the city questions, and they told him that they would be afraid to tell the truth, but that if they did not preserve a dead silence the answers would appal him. Mr. William Manning and Mr. John Maberley told him this six months before their failure; and what was it that still more lately ruined Mr. Majoribanks and Mr. Oswald? While they were blaming themselves, they should blame the law that rendered them unable to carry on their trades. When a man failed, people never blamed the cruel law that ruined him, but attributed his failure to overtrading, speculation, or some such nonsense. Such a thing as overtrading never did exist, and never could. There might, indeed, be too great a mass of capital embarked in one particular branch of trade, but, as a general principle, he denied that there could be such a tiling as overtrading. Oh, but they might say, as the late Lord Liverpool said, that they were like flies in a honey bottle, they perished in their own sweets. Heaven was too bountiful to them. If this were the case, a Reformed House would never have sat there, a reform of Parliament would never have been carried. They would never have heard of the Catholic Relief bill, they would never have heard of the repeal of the Test Acts, the people of England, living happy and contented, would never have regarded these small things; but when they deprived men of bread, and when they became exasperated, then was the time when new notions might be grafted in their minds, and then was the time when danger might arise to the establishments of the country. They were told that men who had property to lose ought to preserve social order. He did not know where the property was. In New York many men had property six months ago, but where was it now ? There was, indeed, the same mass of buildings, but it was all in the hands of lawyers and jobbers; there was no solid wealth. He did not know what there was in England, bat this he did know, that many men in London who had 100,000/. six months ago had not 10,000/. now. It was use- less, under such circumstances, to tell the people that they must take care of their property. There was no resisting the operation of the secret, mole- like working laws; so much so, that there was not one merchant in a thousand that knew anything about them, so that there was no limit to the ruin arising out of them. They had had, during the last twenty years, four or five convulsions. In 1816 they had the first convulsion fit. The price of gold then fell from £ 5 lis. the ounce to £ 4 2s., thus causing an exchange of 40 per cent, in favour of foreign importation. This gave rise to the convulsion of 1816. In 1818 there was another convulsion fit, in consequence of the Bank of England re- ducing its circulation. In 1819 that bill which the right honourable member forTamworth unhappily had appropri- ated to himself was brought forward. By that bill a second reduction of one- eighth in the circulation of the Bank of England was made; but the attempt could not be borne, they had pressed the screw too tightly, and the consequence was that Lord Castlereagh was compelled to bring in five bills in one day to remedy the evil. He accordingly brought in a bill to legalise the one- pound notes till the expiration of the bank charter at the end of eleven years; another bill to establish a dead weight, and increase the circulation ; a third bill, to enable the Government to borrow three millions to pay off the dissentients to the reduction of Five per Cents.; a fourth bill, to enable the Bank of England to lend a certain sum of money to the East India Company; a fifth bill, to enable the Bank to lend money to land- owners. These bills, much to the honour of Lord Castlereagh, were all passed, and the distress was by that means alleviated. After that came some years of prosperity, until the panic of 1825 came. He had been told then that there was in the Bank of England only half a million. He got them to set the clerks to work, and the consequence was, that the first nine days before the panic they found that, instead of half a mil- lion, they had three millions and half, and thus they were enabled to set things to rights. The panic came like a summer cloud, and so passed away ; no man saw where it came from, or whither it went. Soon after Lord Liverpool had passed the act to abolish the issue of one- pound notes after a certain date, he had to come down to Parliament to complain that the rascally bankers were making a run upon the Stamp- office, and deluging the country with an excessive isssue of one- pound notes; and then he was obliged to get a bill of indemnity for closing the Stamp- office. After that he made another discovery, namely, that the bankers were going to starve the country by stopping all their issues of one pound notes ; and then he was obliged to prolong the period of issuing them six months later. These were the causes which entailed the present distress upon the country. It was not the fault of the merchants and the manufacturers, but of the Parliament; and he now called upon Parliament to revise and alter the laws which had produced so much evil. He held it as a principle in finance, that a nation which had grown old under one system of currency could not pass at once to another without in- jury and damage. The increasing of capital in the hands of the few had been the cause of the ruin of many countries before now. The joint- stock banks and the American houses had been accustomed to do their business under the old system of currency, and upon terms which permitted them to give large accommodation. Well, twelve months ago, the bank, finding the gold of the country going abroad, be- gan to pull in, and tried to keep their gold at home, giving notice that tliey would not discount any bills bearing the names of the proprietors of any joint- stock bank, or of any American house; the consequence was, that a tremendous feeling of alarm spread through the country, and the work- men of Birmingham and elsewhere, who had before been employed to a great extent by the American houses, were thrown out of work and out of bread. One American house alone, which he knew of, which had formerly paid to the amount of 25,000/. amongst the artisans and manufac- turers of this country, now did not spend more than at the rate of 20,000/. amongst them. After the change which was brought about by Peel's bill, which, by the way, lie was glad to see the right honourable baronet rather ashamed of, and did not like to hear it called by that name— after that bill, however, a new set of merchants started up in Liverpool, who transacted their business in accordance with the new system. Their plan was to purchase large quantities of goods to send over to their correspondents in the United States, drawing upon them bills for two thirds of the amount, which they got discounted without any difficulty in Liverpool, and paid the proceeds thereof to the workmen and manufac- turers of the country. The American correspondents by the next return of ships, sent them over cottons and to- bacco to the amount of bills drawn upon them, and told their correspondents at Liverpool to draw upon them for the other third By this system a great quantity of British manufactures was exchanged for American produce, and who was there who would call this improvident or over- trading ? If this system had not| been suddenly cut short by the change in the currency recently brought about, they would have heard nothing of American failures, and the American houses would have paid up every farthing of the seven millions for which they had stopped payment. And all this ruin was caused by entrusting men with the man- agement of public affairs who did not understand anything about it, and committing the affairs of America to a back- woodsman, and those of England to an Oxford scholar. Yet, with all this ruin staring them in their face, the idiots of newspaper writers were calling upon the bank to reduce their issues by two millions more. He did not blame the bank for what it had done— it was the victim of the law and of the Government; and the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, he was bound, understood the matter very well, and knew the truth of what he was saying. The Chancel- lor of the Exchequer knew very well that things had got to such a pass that they could neither go forward nor stand still, and to go back was a bitter pill. The honourable gen- tleman then proceeded to condemn the conduct of the Ame- rican government towards the bank there, and where by its harsh treatment they had reduced the merchants of that country to the same unhappy state as those in this country were in. In a complicated system like that of the com- merce of a great country, to force a man to use a golden medium was as cruel and as senseless as to compel a me- chanic or a labourer to use a golden axe or a golden spade. Money was no longer what it used to be, it was now a vital principal in all the proceedings of the country. They might have destroyed all the money in the days of Queen Eliza- beth, and have done no injury to the people, for payments were then so generally made in kind, that an alteration in the currency would have been very little observed. Now the case was different, and all over the world the exchange of labour and produce was kept up by a species of credit- money, which was the true and only currency. Let any one look at the clearing- house in the city, where no less than 1,200,000/. worth of bills and cheques were daily passed over from hand to hand, and annihilated out of the books without a single farthing of money passing between the par- ties. In May, 1819, Rothschild was examined before a se- • lect committee of that House; and he then said, " Take care what you are about with a gold standard; it is like electricity; and the shock of it will be felt to the ut- termost parts of the world." He ( Mr. Attwood) had often called for enquiry into this matter, but without success. He called for it in May, 1819, but was re- fused— the House declaring that it would not enter upon the policy of the measure; which was the very thing he wanted. In 1821, again, he was examined be- fore the agricultural committee ; and he then proved that the state of things which had since taken place would occur that the farmers and manufacturers must be ruined— and such had been the case. The com- mittee, however, though they had called upon him to give his evidence and opinion a3 to the cause of the low price of agricultural produce— which was the sub- ject matter of their inquiry, refused to hear him on this point. What dogged darkness was all this! The working classes were victimised by it, and inquiry refused; but it must all come out one of these days. In 1833 again he talked about distress to the noble lord then Chancellor of the Exchequer. The noble lord appeared quite astonished at him for doing so, and he asked him how the distress was ; but a majority of 165against 158 rather opened his lordship's eyes upon the subject, and he forthwith brought forward the Bank Charter Act, by which five- pound notes were made a legal tender. He also stimulated and encouraged the joint- stock banks, and they stimulated one another, and this brought on the prosperity season of 1833,1834, and 1835; for he could say of his own knowledge- that the manufacturers of Lancashire, and generally throughout the manufacturing districts, were kept in good employ during that period. The measures taken by the Bank in 1836, con- joined with other circumstances, produced the present crisis. When the Bank of England was attacked, it at- tacked the joint- stock banks and the country banks, and these attacks, as might have been expected, affected Ameri- can houses, and indeed the rest of the community. He had told his neighbours last year, in. the month of November, what was coming. He had told them that the present system would to a certainty affect the whole, and bring about the present state of commercial embarrassment. He must therefore say, that they could not avert the storms that hung over them, unless they took care to adopt proper pre- cautions in due time. Let the House mark what he said. If the Legislature or the Government did not take the pro- per steps to meet the evil, some wotse measure would be the necessary consequence. They could not alter the standard of value without a bank restriction, and what was the amount of funds belonging to the bank, not in gold but in paper money ? The Bank of England had sixteen millions of bank notes, and ten millions in balances, making together twenty- six millions. How much of that could the Bank pay ? According to the last returns, the amount of bullion in the bank was said to be about four millions six hun- dred thousand, but he would assert and could prove that the amount did not exceed two millions and a half. There was not more than that sum in the coffers in Threadneedle- street, and how were they to meet demands that might be made upon the Bank, possessing only such an amount of bullion ? He would suppose a certain amount of bonds were sent over to America from this country. Nathan Biddle might send over bonds which he sold at five per cent., the interest in New York being six per cent. He would suppose that bonds to the amount of three millions were sent over, and that these were discounted at 10 per cent. What would be the consequence ? The holders of these bonds, after getting them discounted, would go with paper to the Bank of England in twenty- four hours. He could produce a demand on the savings' hanks alone of nine millions payable in ten days. Why, he could make a de- mand of eighty millions, and stop the Bank of England to- morrow ; and were they to sit still under such alarming cir- cumstances without applying a remedy, whilst the present system was throwing thousands of families into the utmost distress? Were they to sit still and not try to investigate the cause ? He had good reasons for believing that bills of exchange were less by one half than they were a year ago, and these, as instruments of credit, could not fail to affect the Bank of England as well as country banks. He was fully convinced also that the fundholders could not escape. He did not wish to see the great merchants injured, and he had told them what they ought to be prepared for. The event had fulfilled his predictions, and so it would be with the fundholders. How different was the system adopted by Austria, Russia, and Prussia ! These were called barbarian governments, but it was the English Government that was barbarous, and had adopted barbarous measures for many years. The Russian Government, for instance, had fixed the value of the ruble at 10d., while the paper ruble was rockoned at 3s. 4d., and there was no panic in that country. Russia was always able to go to war; she was ever ready to attack all nations; she had humbled France in the dust, and she had not respected even England. The noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs might have forgotten the affair of the Vixen; but the people of this country had not for- gotten it. All these nations had acted wisely. England acted quite the contrary; for after the experience of thirty years, and having more wealth than any other country, we still persevered in the same ruinous system. We endea- voured at one time to enforce the standard of value, and consequently strangled industry. At another time we en- deavoured to relieve industry, and then destroyed the stand- ard. The two great parties in the state brought about nearly the same result, though by different means. The Tories acted with more boldness towards him and the class with whom he was joined— the Radicals. The Tories ( said the honourable member) hold a pistol to our ear— the Whigs come and shake us by the hand and stab us on the other side. ( A laugh.) But the people ( continued the honourable mem- ber) will not bear with such treatment much longer; and the time was coming when they would show that they were not to be amused as they had been by flattery. The Radi- cals, though numerous, were not in power, and that was to be regretted, because if there was a fair sprinkling of that class in the Government, of men who had been brought up in difficulty and poverty, and who were accustomed to habits of industry, it would be much better for the country. The course pursued by the two great parties was most absurd. They contracted the standard of value, Might they not as well make food scarce; for by making money scarce they made food scarce ? Was that sound wisdom ? He trusted, therefore, the house would adopt his resolution ; for he was convinced, if he succeeded in his motion, that solid prosperity would be restored to the agricultural interest, to the labourer, and to all the community, and the repeal of the Poor- law and the Corn- law would be sure to follow. All the evils of the system were caused by the Legislature; and if the Legislature did not take steps to relieve the people, the people would relieve themselves. He would only add, that if the Bank of England increased its issues, every mer- chant that had broke within the last few months would be a rich man, the American houses would be relieved, and happiness and prosperity would be restored to the country. The honourable member who was imperfectly heard during the latter part of his speech, concluded by moving the fol- lowing resolution, " That it is the opinion of this house that the present system of currency is not efficient to meet the wants and protect the interests of the community." Lord John Russell said— He did not consider he should perform his duty by enter- ing into any discussion on the motion. ( Hear, hear.) The honourable member came down to the house, made a speech of nearly three hours without any notice whatever, and pro- posed resolutions inconsistent with acts of Parliament, and inconsistent with solemn resolutions of that house, repeatedly affirmed after various debates. ( Hear, hear.) He must, therefore, protest against a course so inconsistent and so in- convenient for the dispatch of public business, because, even if the motion were carried, and the house taken by surprise, it could only tend to embarrass the house, and lead to fur- ther debate. For these reasons he must decline entering into the question moved by the honourable member, and ask the house to proceed with the regular business, and go into committee on the Irish Poor- law bill. The honourable gentleman had interrupted that, and had entered into a dis- cussion on trade and currency, and by so doing had inter- rupted the regular course of business. He was sorry the honourable member had pursued such a course ; and as he would only be favouring his views by entering into a discus, sion, he must decline making any reply to his statements. The amendment was negatived a ter a brief con- versation, in which Sir John Rae Reid described the distress as a passing cloud, by 85 to 24. The House then went into Committee on the Irish Poor- law bill, the clauses of which, up to the 48th, were with some discussion agreed to. TUESDAY. The Speaker acquainted the House that he had re- ceived a letter from Mr. Broadwood, in which he stated that a petition having been presented from Richard Brinsley Sheridan, against his election for Bridgwater, it was not his intention to defend his election or return. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.— My. Mills moved " that a select committee be appointed to enquire into the alle- gations contained in . the petition of Mr. Mills, which was presented on the second of May last, relative to the conduct of certain parties in respect to Stephenson's! line of Brighton Railway, and to the conduct of Go- vernment with respect to the same railway;" but after a short discussion the motion was withdrawn. Mr. Hume then moved that all the documents and surveys relative to Mill's line of railway to Brighton be referred to the engineer, who should be directed to report upon it in the same manner as on the other lines. The motion, after some discussion, was negatived by a majority of 38, the numbers being— for the motion 33, against it 71. Mr. Fector then moved " That the military engineer appointed by His Majesty, in pursuance of an humble address from this House, be instructed, when con- sidering the subject of the London and Brighton lines of Railway, to keep in view the formation of one main southern trunk line out of London, by which unneces- sary intersection of the country might be avoided, and facilities of approach given to other towns on the southern coast." After a short discussion the motion was carried by a majority of 2. IRISH POOR- LAW BILL.— Several honourable mem- bers postponed motions which were fixedfor this night, and the House resolved itself into a committee on the Poor Relief ( Ireland) bill, when several clauses were agreed to. The consideration of the bill in committee will be resumed on Friday. COPYRIGHT.— On the motion of Mr. Sergeant Tal- fourd, the Law of Copyright bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 12th instant. WEDNESDAY PUBLIC WALKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.— Mr. Buck- ingham's bill on this snbject was read a second time. The second reading of the Merchant's Shipping bill, of the same honourable gentlemen was, after some discussion, negatived by a large majority. LORD'S DAY BILL.— The second reading of Sir Andrew Agnew's bill was carried by 110 to 66. The debate was almost identical with that which took place on the motion of Sir Andrew for interdicting travelling- on Sunday on the Glasgow and Ayr railway. A resolution of Mr. Tooke's, against any member of Parliament being partner to a Parliamentary agent, was negatived by 2, the numbers being-— for the reso- lution, 52; against it 54. The Sheriffs' Fees' bill and Common Law Courts' bill, were severally considered in Committee. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, JUNE 2. The only matter of importance was a notice from Lord Denman, that on Thursday he would submit a motion on the resolutions come to by the Commons, respecting their privileges, to print and publish what they saw fit. MONDAY. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.— After some preliminary matter had been disposed of, Lord Brougham rose to move for a select committee to enquire into and con- sider the state of the business before the House. His lordship spoke at considerable length, and witli his usual ability. We can only spare room for a few of his lordship's observations. He said, after having described in strong terms the inconveniences arising from the present mode of proceeding— Their lordships were aware that it was far easier to find fault than to pr. vide a remedy; but that was no ieason whatever for not doing their best, and only ceasing when they should find the mischief to be irremediable. He thought of several plans for obviating the evil, but they were all subject to objections, and he should state one or two of them rather as suggestions for consideration than as actual propositions. One of those plans was, that some regulation should be adopted by both houses, in order to confine the period of the year for private business within narrower limits. He knew that some interests would be better served by extending the period to five or six months, but even that of itself was a 6trong reason for supporting the proposition. He would suggest that it should be con- fined to five or six weeks, and after the expiration of that period Parliament should devote itself altogether to pub- lic business. He should also suggest that other business should not interfere with the time set apart for private business, and he would render the attendance of members on private business compulsory, the same as in election- committees. He would also suggest that, instead of turning day into night, and winter into summer, they should meet as heretofore in November instead of ill february, and devote the first part of the session to private business, and they would then be able to finish the session, as in former times, in the latter end of May or beginning of of June. ( Hear, hear.) The houses also ought to sit at one o'clock in the day. It might be said that this would exclude the attendance of professional men, but he was of a different opinion, for there were as many professional men in Parliament when they sat at eight o'clock in the morning as there were at present. All this might appear at first view to he inconvenient, but in a little time they would only marvel that they had not sooner resorted to the practice. If the private business were once disposed of they would come to public business early in the day, and the consequence would be its being better performed than it was at present. Another plan with respect to private business would go far towards laying the axe to the root of the evil— it was to prevent members from voting who had not attended to hear the evidence. ( Hear.) The standing orders of the House might, perhaps, accomplish this, but it might be necessary to go farther, and have a legislative enactment on the subject. The great delay and expense upon all bills took place in the committee, and he would ask why not send a commission to be chosen by each house separately, or by both jointly, to examine the parties on the spot, and report to Parliament, not their opinion but their findings of facts, upon which facts both houses might proceed to legislate ? If they reported the evidence also, then it would be competent for the houses to examine into it, and the consequence would be to lead in many cases to a second examination, and it would be better, therefore, to report the facts, and hold both houses con- cluded by those facts, and if the commissioners were well chosen this would be the better course. There were ob- jections to this plan, but there were many others equally worthy of consideration. What objection would there be to have the committees on private bills limited in number to seven, nine, or eleven, to sit de die in diem, from which com- mittee no one should be absent, and no one to be permitted to vote who had not heard the evidence? They would not then have the same ten or twelve persons on the same day on four or five committees, as part of the plan would be that each member should be on one committee only. He would now advert to a proieeding which had been framed by their lordships three years ago, with respect to a bill which had been brought up from the other House of Parliament, respecting a borough which had been charged with corruption. That bill was found, even by those who wished well to its object, to be very unsatisfactory in its ar- rangements, and at the suggestion of the noble duke ( Wel- lington) it was sent to a new sort of committee, and even- - tually returned tq the other House, but in « uch a shape as to be altogether a new bill. The other House rejected it, not because it disapproved of it, but because it felt that the bill was so wholly changed, that, instead of being passed at a single discussion upon the question that the Lords' amend- ments be agreed to, it ought to go regularly through its stages as a new bill, which could not be done at that period of the THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 3 session. From what took place on that occasion, he was disposed to approve of the plan, though it was a wide de- parture from all the ordinary rules of Parliamentary privi- lege. Their lordships appointed a tribunal, consisting of a judge and jury. The jury consisted of seven members of the House of Commons, and five of their lordships— one of the judges presiding, with an appeal on matters of law to the other judges not members of their lordship's body. Such a tribunal as this might give a special verdict upon the facts,' and both Houses would be concluded by such verdict as to the facts, and might legislate upon them. One great advantage derivable from such a plan would be, that there would be only one proceeding instead of two, as at present, and thus a vast deal of time and expense would be saved. He only threw this out, however, as a plan that might be made applicable with much advantage to private bills. There were other plans also— one of which was withdrawing private bills altogether from the jurisdiction of Parliament, but that was a plan to be thought of only in the last resort. It was part- ing with one of their privileges, but then they had already reaped advantage by parting with their privilege of consider- ing bills for granting patents. If their lordships granted a committee of inquiry, he could not say that there would be much evidence to come before them which was not already sufficiently notorious, but in examining the different propo- sitions that would be submitted, he thought they might de- vise some plan which might, if not remedy, at least palliate the evil. After a few observations from Lord Melbourne, the motion was unanimously agreed to. TUESDAY. Earl Fitzwilliam gave notice that on Thursday he should move for a copy of all communications made to the commissioner of poor- laws, Mr. Nicliolls, during his visit to Ireland last year. The report on the Dublin Police bill was agreed. Lord Duucannon laid on the table the report of the Scottish commissioners on education. At the suggestion of Lord Ellenborough and Lord Lyndhurst, the motion of which notice was given by Lord Denman, on the subject of the resolutions recently adopted by the House of Commons, regarding the privileges of Parliament on the subject of papers printed by order of the House, was postponed to Tues- day next. The Lords did not sifon Wednesday, EXPENSE or COLLECTING THE RIVBNUE— It appears from a Parliamentary paper just published respecting the collection of taxes for the year ending January 5, 1837, that the following sums were not paid into the Exchequer, but were deducted from the gross amount received by the re- venue department, viz.:— Customs, including drawback, 913,368/. 2,506- 645/. 5s. 7d.; Excise, including drawback, 868,570/., 2,023,963/. 14s. 9d.; Stamps, 283,272/. 17s. 3d. ; Taxes, 229,564/. 9s. lOd.; Post- office, 724,025/. 14s.; Crown Lands, 384,550/. lis. 5d.; small sums of hereditary revenue, fines, fees, and forfeitures, 5,392/. 14s. 5d. Thus the total amount of deductions by several departments from the gross receipts, and not paid into the Exchequer, was 6,155,417 7s. 3d. The total receipts by all other departments, from all sources except Parliamentary grants or issues from the Exchequer, was 767,439/. Os. lid. The total amount for charges of collection and other charges on ac- count of the Post- office was 721,939/. 17s. lid. NEWS OF THE WEEK. FOREIGN. MISSING TO PURPOSE The convict Meunier was sent in custody of two gens- d'armes to Havre, on Sunday week, by command of the French King. The sum of 1,000 francs ( 40/.) was given to him, in order that on his landing in America he might not be utterly destitute. The private accounts from Lisbon of the 24th ult. state much difficulty to have existed there in commercial money transactions. No bills on England were tb be obtained, and remittances consequently, if at - all, were compelled to be made in specie. CONTINENTAL FAILURES The great American house of Draper and Co., established in the Rue Hauteville, at Paris, has failed for the sum of ten millions of francs ( four hundred thousand pounds). The house of French and Co. in Copenhagen, has become bankrupt. The house of WU- helm Malm, of Gottenburg, has become insolvent; their debts are four hundred and ninety- five thousand rix dollars, and assets four hundred and fourteen thousand rix dollars, Swedish banco. A letter from Bayonne, dated May 31, at night, says: — Espartero left Hernani on the 29th, taking the road to Pam- plona, leaving the Guipsocoans on the right. The Carlists made a vain effort to stop him at Andoain. His loss was about one hundred men killed and wounded, but General Gurrea was killed. On the morning of the 30th, he con- tinued his march without meeting any resistance. That the Carlists have evacuated Huesca is certain. The engage- ment on the 24th was very hot. General Irabarren is dead, and Colonel Conrad wounded. The Foreign Legion be- haved admirably on the occasion." None of these actions were of much importance to either side; but the death of Iriliarren is much regretted, as, besides being an active officer, he had the much rarer character in the Spanish war of being an honest man. A letter from Deerlgh, of May 30, says that on the pre- ceding day there had been a dreadful storm, which crossed the district from S. E. to N. W. It passed very slowly, there being little wind. All at once an olive- coloured cloud, which embraced the whole horizon, poured down an immense quantity of hail stones as large as pigeons' or hens' eggs, mingled with pieces of ice, some square, some star- shaped, of extraordinary size. This shower continued for half an hour, and totally ravaged all the surrounding coun- try, which but just before bore the promise of a most abundant harvest.— Belgian Paper. The commercial accounts from Havre are very melan- choly. Tlie government itself partakes of the general loss, inasmuch as the revenue of the Custom House there for the month of May is one million ( 40,000/.) less than that of the preceding month. DOMESTIC. THE METROPOLIS. The quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of England from the 7th of March to the 30th of May was— LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation £ 18,419,000 I Securities £ 27,572,000 Deposits 10,422,000 [ Bullion 4,423,000 £ 28,841,000 £ 31,995,000 A comparison of the above with ihe last similar return shows a decrease in the Circulation of £ 61,000, a decrease in the Deposits of £ 50,000, a decrease in the Securities of £ 445,000, and an increase in the Bullion of £ 233,000. ROMAN CATHOLICS A meeting was held in Exeter Hall, on Saturday, lor the pnrpose of petitioning the Legislature for the exclusion of Roman Catholics from both Houses of Parliament. There were about three hundred persons pre- sent, and Captain Gordon was called to the chair. In stating the object of the meeting, the Chairman said, how- ever unpleasant it might be for him to impeach any body of men possessing the elective franchise, yet he had a duty to perform as a Christian and a Protestant, and he would not shrink from the task. He believed that the admission of Roman Catholics to power in a Christian State was an in- fraction of an implied compact entered into between the Protestant Kings of Europe. He also held that the admis- sion of Roman Catholics into power in a Christian State was a violation of the laws of the moral Governor of the Universe, and those who countenanced such admission were guilty of idolatry. It was, therefore, clear that at present this country was allied to idolatry. A Roman Catholic could not legislate for the interests of the Protestant religion, for he is pledged by an oath to oppose it. It was impossible that any Ministry could govern this country on Protestant prin- ciples while forty Catholics were in the House of Commons. It was, therefore, the duty of the Protestants of this coun- try to petition the Legislature for the expulsion of the Ro- man Catholics from Parliament, and he trusted that the present meeting would co operate in his view of so impor- tant a subject The Rev. Dr. Holloway, of London- street Chapel, Fitzroy- square, in proposing the resolutions, stated that the Roman Catholic religion was anti- Christ, and a viper in the bosom of the Protestant Church, by the alliance which had been entered into with them, and that the members ought to be expelled on other grounds— that they had com- mitted gross perjury in interfering with the affairs of the Church, and having forfeited their oaths, it was right they should be called on to forfeit their seats. The rev. gentle- man here being most vehemently cheered, he said that as the meeting assented to the truth of the charge, he would not take up their time by proving it, but would at once read the resolutions, which were as follows:—" That the admis- sion of Roman Catholics to political power in a Christian State is a direct violation of the implied compact which exists between it and the moral Governor of the Universe, a national union with idolatry, and a virtual adoption of the Infidel principle that religion has nothing to do with per- sonal qualification for civil government in such a state— 2. That Roman Catholic members of the Legislature have forfeited their title to all the political privileges conferred by the Act of 1829, by the violation of the oath exacted as a security to the Protestant religion by that Act."— The Rev. Mr. Page seconded the resolutions, which wete carried unanimously.— Mr. Baxter, in moving that a petition, founded on the resolutions, be presented to Parliament, said ( hey had tolerated the Roman Catholics in Parliament too long, and they were bound to do everything now to expel them, as they could not remain there without endangering the Protestant religion. This, as a matter of course, was agreed to, and nearly every one present signed the petition. A vote of thanks having been given to the Chairman, he ex pressed his thanks, and the gratification he felt in presiding at such a meeting. He was sure the Protestant mind of the country was at this moment ripe for the cause they were pursuing, and that similar meetings would be got up in all parts of the land, and he had not a doubt, however difficult the undertaking might at present appear, that they would eventually succeed.— The meeting then separated. THE HAY CROP.— A coirespondent of a London paper states that, in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, the hay crop, notwithstanding the lateness of the season, promises to be very abundant. PROVINCIAL. DESTITUTION IN THE ORKNEYS AND SHETLAND.— Mr. Balfour, M. P. for these islands, has addressed a letter to the Courier, which purports to be a contradiction of some state- ments which appeared in the Aberdeen Herald relative to the distress at present felt by their inhabitants. We leave Mr. Balfour and the editor of the Herald to settle their differences, but it really appears to us that there are some awkward admissions in the member's letter. He states— " Many of the properties in Orkney are under trust, or managed for absentees by land stewards; the rents and feu duties usually paid in kind, or at a valuation of articles in kind fixed every year on the 20th of May. The stewards are bound to sell the produce to the best advantage for their employers, and on what terms can they sell this produce in the district at present?" Not being conversant in the dia- lect of Orkney, and not having an interpreter at hand, we cannot pretend to unravel the meaning of the long sentence which follows, but at its close Mr. Balfour proceeds— " These causes, together with the almost entire failure, in some islands, of the crops, and the partial scarcity in others, render sale to the inhabitants very hopeless as a speculation. But, by sending to the Southern markets, these stewards have a ready return for the produce of the rents in kind, without risk or delay; while, moreover, the grain thus sold at a better price from the competition occasioned by the de- mands of the general committee, is returned probably in meal by those committees to the local ones, reduced by the amount of the public bounty which is afforded to each dis- trict." This is really one of the coolest things we have ever heard said. Mr. Balfour takes credit to the " lords of the soil" for getting higher prices than they otherwise could by the additional demand for agricultural produce, occasioned by the purchases the general committee are making with a view to sell to their starving tenants at a lower rate. He states, as a matter of course and a most praiseworthy action, that the absentee landlords, who do not appear to have con- tributed anything to relieve the distress, are cleverly making it a means of filling their pockets. After this, we need not be surprised that he should talk coolly of those entail ar- rangements by which a landlord retains the property of his lands and transmits them to his children unburdened, although lie owes more than they are worth,— merely turning over his tenants during his own life to the tender mercies of his creditors, who, for the sake of their own children, squeeze the last penny out of men about whom they know nothing. It is really too much in Mr. Balfour, after describing the clever trick of the landlords in selling their grain dear to the charitable individuals who sell it cBeap to those whom they ought to take care of, to say—" What benefit the ' loids of the soil' are to derive from the bounty of the public, I am at a loss to discover." And this man is a legis- lator! He is an excellent illustration of the system which allots a representative to a constituency numbering fewer than tOO voters, and these composed of two communities having little intercourse with each other, conflicting interests, and strong mutual jealousies Spectator. BANK FAILURE.— The inhabitants of Appleby last week were thrown into a state of great uneasiness by the stopping of payment of Messrs. Thompson's bank. Mr. Thompson had carried on banking business for 40 years, and his credit was, up to the day of suspending payment, so high, that there was not the remotest suspicion of his insolvency in the minds of any of his depositors. THE SHADOW or THE CLOUD— From some inquiries which we have prosecuted, we have discovered that there are upwards of 1,100 houses and shops to let in Stockport. — Stockport Advertiser. Mr. Morrison, M. P. for Ipswich, has signified that it is not his intention to retire from Parliament at the next election. WONDERFUL IF TRUE !— Yesterday week, as two miners, of the names of Jonathan Thompson and George Douglas, were occupied in blasting a drift in a strata of solid stone, called the scar limestone, at Alston Moor, six fathoms be- low the suiface, they shot into a small cavity in the rock, out of which, to their surprise, sprung a full- grown rat. The miners endeavoured to take the animal alive, but in their attempts to do so the rat was killed. How long the rat had been embedded in this living grave, and in what manner it had contrived, in such a situation, to exist ( con- sidering the organic formation of the animal), are questions that must be left to conjecture. On examination, the strata around the cavity was found to be perfectly solid and close in every part. — Newcastle Journal.—[ The discovery will intr6duce a new variety of rock into the Wernerian cata- logue. It contains the trap species already; it will now have the rat- trap species also.] IRELAND. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY The Rev. Mr. Crybbace, a gentle- man well known as an advocate of the voluntary principle, has been committed by the magistrates of Londonderry on a most extraordinary charge, advanced on the authority of a policeman, that he did " collect and harrang fsic in warrant) a number of persons in the Diamond of the said city, by saying that William the Fourth had not. a right to be head of the Church, and that the bishops had not a right to re- ceive the benefits they enjoyed, and at the same time made use of dangerous and improper language." The correspon- dent of the Chronicle states that the reverend gentleman merely argued the question theologically, and in truth merely asserted what every Presbyterian maintains, that there is no warrant in scripture for the union of Church and State— that " Christ is King and head of the Church." NATIONAL PRESENT A rumour has reached us, which, we hope, will be confirmed in the result, that it is the in- tention to purchase the Thomastown estates, which are advertised to he sold, and make them a present to the liber- ator. Than these estates there are few in the world superior. Situated in the heart of the great county of Tipperary, they are unrivalled for richness of soil, and magnificence, and beauty of scenery. It would be a present worthy the great man in whom a nation confides— and not less worthy the generosity and good- will of the nation to wards him. We should sincerely hope that the rumour is correct.— Waterford Chronicle. SCOTLAND. RAILWAY FROM GLASGOW TO LANCASTER— Last week a numerous meeting of the merchants, bankers, manufac- turers, and other inhabitants of Glasgow, took place, for the purpose of taking into consideration the project of forming a railway from that city to Lancaster, to join the main line southward in that town. One of the members of the county presided on the occasion, and resolutions were unanimously passed approving of the undertaking. MURDER AT PAISLEY 1 esterday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a tobacco- spinner, of the name of William Perry, went home to dinner at his house in Barelay- stieet, Paisley. In a few minutes afterwards one of the neighbours was alarmed by the cry of " Murder !" and noises as of per- sons engaged in a scuffle. An individual having forced open the door of Perry's house, the wife of the latter rushed out screaming, and, staggering into her neighbour's house drop- ped down and instantly expired. On inspecting the body of the deceased, it was discovered that five wounds had been inflicted, one of which was in the heart, apparently caused by a sharp instrument used in tobacco spinning, perry and his wife were married in August last, and the cause which incited him to the perpetration of the dreadful act is ascribed to jealousy. The murderer is in custody— Glasgow Courier of Saturday. MISCELLANEOUS. EARLY RISING.— We are no worshipper of the sun our- self, and willingly confess that we don't belong to the rising generation ; tliere is no doubt, to be sure, but that sleep, the great restorative, like other restoratives ( champagne, for instance), may be taken to excess. Some constitutions re- quire more, some less; but every individual should find out his own measure; and if your advocates for " early rising" would make that the foundation of their arguments, and, moreover, use early rising, as a relative term to be dated from the hour of sleep, their labours would be more rational and more beneficial. As it is, all theories upon the subject are whimsical. We must rise early, forsooth, because the sun does, and the lark does ; for the matter ofthat, the lark is not a respectable character— he is sometimes up all night; and, as for the sun, why, he gets up when he pleases, and not always at the same hour; indeed, if our memory serves us, there are some quarters of the globe where that red- faced Christian lies abed for months.— American paper. A YANKEE JUDGE.— One of the judges appointed in Connecticut, in a recent charge to the jury, addressed them thus : " As I know nothing about the law, and presume that you do not, you must decide as you please." Wooden types are advertised in the American papers, of every character and size, and at so reduced a price, when compared with metallic letters, as to afford no unreasonable expectation of their superseding the latter. It would be a curious incident in the history of the art of printing, if this invention should lead to the revival of block printing, for such standard works as are now stereotyped. NEW MECHANICAL POWER An application of electro- magnetism to the movement of machinery, has been made by a Mr. Davenport, of New England; and a model of apparatus for applying the principle, is now exhibiting in New York. Professors Silliman, Renwick, and others, have expressed an opinion, that the power of machinery may be increased from this source beyond an assignablejimit. It is also computed by these learned men, that a circular gal- vanic battery, of about three feet diameter, with magnets of proportionable surface, would produce at least a hundred horse power! And, therefore, that two such batteries would be sufficient to propel ships of the largest class across the Atlantic. The only materials required to generate and continue this power for such a voyage, would be a few sheets of copper and zinc, and a few gallons of mineral water.— American paper. THE WAY TO RISE A Scotch officer, of no very extra- ordinary merit, but who had risen to high employments by personal assiduity and the arts of a courtier, was in the pre- sence of George III. at Windsor, in company with one or two others, at a moment when ceremony was banished. That simple- minded and well meaning monarch was a little apt to admit of tangents in the discourse, and he suddenly exclaimed, " D , it appears to me that you and I are just of a height; let's measure— let's measure." The gene- ral placed his back to that of the king; but, instead of sub- mitting to the process of measurement, he kept moving his head in a way to prevent it. Another tangent drew the king off, and he left the room. " Why didn't you stand still, and let him measure, D ?" asked a looker on;—" You kept bobbing your head so, he could do nothing." " Well, I didn't know whether he wanted to be taller or shorter!" NOBLE PIGEON FANCIERS Dining with Count Orloff, the Scottish stranger was shown a remarkable species of pigeons, valued in Russia as much as falcons formerly were in England. They are taught to ascend out of sight, and to return again in circles with such precision as to alight on the finger from which they took their flight. The Orloff family were supposed to have expended 20,000/. on this amusement. A merchant having a dwelling house and a pigeon house to dispose of, demanded 20,000 roubles for the two. " Including the pigeons," said a nobleman, who knew the value of the breed, " I will give you 14,000 roubles ( 2,330/.) for your property, but without them not 2,000 rubles" ( 330/.); thus valuing the pigeons at 2,000/. sterling. — Life of Sir J. Sinclair. HUME SAINTED The facetious Lord Bannatyne assured me, that one of the streets leading out of St. Andrew's square was, by a strange misnomer, called St. David- street, in compliment to the historian. During the discussion of the subject by the civic authorities, the simple name of David- street was considered vulgar, and the prefix of Saint was added to give it consequence. When the resolution was adopted, one of the Bailies, happening to meet Hume, asked him to guess what honour had been conferred upon him. Hume confessed his inability to conjecture. " You will be surprised," continued the Bailie, " to hear that we have made a saunt ( saint) of you." That," answered David, " is the very last honour I ever expected to receive." Hume did not always admit his principles to be so bad as they were suspected to be. A letter was one day brought to him, addressed " To Hume the Atheist." " Take that letter to Lord Kames," was his answer to the bearer Henry Home, Lord Kames, was author of the Sketches of the Man. A TRADING POLITICIAN On a Court day in December, the same year ( 1795), my father happened to meet Mr. Secretary Dundas at St. James's, who pressed him to name a day for visiting him at Wimbledon. The day fixed upon chanced to be the last of the year. The party was nume- rous, and included Mr. Pitt. Sir John remained all night; and next morning, according to Scottish custom, resolved to pay his host an early visit in his own apartment. He found the secretary in the library, reading a long paper on the importance of conquering the Cape, as an additional security to our Indian possessions. His guest shook him by the hand, adding the usual congratulation, " I come, my friend, to wish you a good new year, and many happy re- turns of the season." The secretary, after a short pause, replied, with some emotion, " I hope this year will be hap- pier than the last; for I scarcely recollect having spent one happy day in the whole of it." This confession, coming from an individual whose whole life hitherto had been a series of triumphs, and who appeared to stand secure upon the summit of political ambition, was often dwelt upon by my father as exemplifying the vanity of human wishes.— Life of Sir J. Sinclair. RADICAL OUTS.— As tile result of much experience; my father ( Sir J. Sinclair) was led to the conclusion, that asso- ciations composed of independent men have no adequate principles of cohesion, and are of little practical utility. All the members are eager to guide, and none willing to follow. Each is inordinately attached to his own opinions; and, when these are not adopted, he takes offence, and withdraws himself. Sir John saw the absolute necessity of regularly- formed parties in a complicated Government like ours; and frequently declared, that if the House of Commons con- sisted solely, or even principally, of men acknowledging no leader— men proceeding on no fixed principles of union, the business of the nation must soon be at a stand. Lord Mel- ville used to expiess this sentiment very pointedly in his favolirite toast, " a strong administration and a firm oppo- sition." PUBLIC PETITIONS.— The Fifteenth Report of the Com- mittee on Public Petitions, just delivered, brings the state- ment of petitions presented this Session down to the riiuth of May, at which time the total number amounted to 6,. 933 The petitions against the proposed Church- rate regulation measure amounted to 2,740 with 265,003 signatures; and those in favour of the plan to 1,629, to which 477,532 sig- natures were attached. It appears from this statement, therefore, that up to the 9th of May, though tile petitions against the measure exceeded by 1,111 those in favour of it, the number of signatures to the petitions favourable to the Ministerial plan exceeded those against it by 212,519. The petitions in support of the bill for the better observance of the Lord's Day, amounted to 573, with 73,202 signatures; for the abolition of Tithes in Ireland, 254 petitions, with 131,625 signatures ; in favour of the Irish Corporation bill, 326,' petitions, with 155,981 signatures; and for the amend- ment and repeal of the Poor Law act, 186 petitions, with 167,956 signatures. DIFCECT ANSWERS— A coal- dealer on the tally- system, summoned an individual for 8s., the value of coals that had been supplied to him. Mr. Dubois: How will you pay this?— Defendant: Carn't pay much, sir. Mr. Dubois: But how much a month will you pay ?— I must leave that to you. Mri Dubois : Are you the defendant's wife?— Yes, sir, I was married to him, but the coals turned out wery bad. Mr. Dubois: Very likely; but now, pray be good enough to state how much a month you think your husband can pay? — He carn't pay anything, sir. Mr. Dubois: What is your husband?— He's very ill, sir, very ill. Mr. Dubois: Well; what is he when he's well ?— Why, sir, then sir, he's out of work. Mr. Dubois: My good woman, you misunderstand me, what is your husband's trade or calling?— He ain't got no trade, sir, and he never calls nothing. Mr. Dubois: And what do you do ?— I does notkin, sir, only looks arter my husband. Mr. Dubois: Then be good enough to tell the jury how you live?— We lives how we can, sir. Mr. Dubois: Have you any family ?— Yes, sir, six children ! Mr. Dubois: Are they all at home?— No, sife they are all dead and buried ! THE HUNDRED LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD.— A re- cent German publication gives the following curious calcu- lation respecting the hundred most populous cities in the world:— These are Jeddo, in Japan, 1,680,000 inhabitants; Pekin, 1,500,000; London, 1,300,000; Hans Ischen, 1,100,000; Calcutta, 900,000; Madras, 817,000; Nankin, 800,000; Congo Ischen, 800,000; Paris, 717,000; Werst Chans, 600,000; Constantinople, 497,000; Benares, 530,000; Kio, 520,000; Su Ischem, 500,000; Houngh Ischem, 500,000, & c. The fortieth in the list is Berlin, containing 193,000; and the last Bristol, 87,000. Among the hundred cities, two contain a million and a half, two upwards of a million, nine from half a million to a million, twenty- three from two hundred thousand to five hundred thousand, fifty- six from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand, and six from eighty seven thousand to one hundred thou- sand. Of these one hundred cities, fifty- eight are in Asia, and thirty- two in Europe, of which four are in Germany, four in France, five in Italy, eight in England, and three in Spain; the remaining ten are divided between Africa and America. POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS— An improvement has been made by the Post- office authorities in the mode of grapting money- orders for transmission by post, which have been always hitherto liable to double postage. They are now printed on a sheet of paper, so as to admit of a letter being written upon it, and will be charged only with a single postage. THE WEATHER.— It is very remarkable that the ancient astrologers, prophets, and almanack makers, all agree in re- presenting the year 1837 of the incarnation as one of the most calamitous. Galeotti, who lived under Venus de Me- dicis, sajjs, " In that year ( 1837) the sun will show itself weak, as if in continual langour, which will prevent its ripen- ing the fijuits of the earth." The clear- sighted James Scott also talks of copious inundations, which will drown the west, and make folks look about them in apprehension of a second deluge. Vavoust, of Amsterdam, in his Spectaculum Mundi, Writes in a similar style. M. Arrago, taking for his basis the last eclipse of the moon, is of opinion that the bad weather will continue until October, which signifies that we shall have a double winter. It appears by a parliamentary return just published, that the following is an account of the duties received on tea for the under. mentioned years: 1830 £ 3,307,097 18 9 I 1834 £ 3,591,022 0 0 1831 3,344,913 11 61 1835 3- 837,460 7 9 1832—.— 3.509,834 13 7 11836 4,728,599 11 7 1833 3,444,101 18 1 | SPIRITS.— It appears from a parliamentary return just published that the total amount of duly received for spirits of the manufacture of the United Kingdom, and foreign spirits, within the year ending on the 5th of January last, was 8,444,500/. lis. 9d. Among the signatures to the petitions to Parliament for the adoption of Mr. Rowland Hill's Postage- scheme, we observe those of James Morrison, and Co.; Fletcher, Alex- ander, and Co.; W. G. and S. Hibbert and Co.; Lubbock and Co.; Spooner, Attwoods, and Co.; Jones, Lloyd, and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; the Atlas, Sun, and West- minster Insurance- offices; Dr. Arnott, Mr. Charles Bab- bage, Mr. VVm. Allen and Dr. Birkbeck; Colonel Torrens, Mr. Senior, and Mr. M'Culloch; Adlington and Co. ; Freshfield and Sons ; Longman and Co., Mr. John Murray; Clowes and Son, Mr. Spottiswoode; Sir Hcnrv Meux ; Travers and Sons; B. and W. Hawes and Co. CUSTOMS OF THE GREAT.— During dinner, as the stranger, I had the honour of a seat next to Lady Holland. She offered me a plate of herrings between the courses. Being in conversation at the moment, I declined it, as I should not have done, according to strict etiquette, especially as it was offered by the mistress of the house. But my rule is the modern one of pleasing one's self on such occasions ; besides, I never suspected the magnitude of the interest in- volved in the affair. " You do not know what you say," she good- humouredly added, " they are Dutch." I believe I stared at this, coming as it did from the mistress of a table so simply elegant and so recherchSe. " Dutch !" I involun- tarily repeated, though I believe I looked at the same time as if it was a herring after all. " Certainly, we can only get them through an ambassador." What a luxury would a potatoe become, if we could contrive to make it contraband! I shall hold a Dutch herring in greater respect as long as I live. Unluckily there is nothing prohibited in America, and it is a capital oversight in graduating our comforts, it is such a pleasure to sin! I believe I got out of the difficulty by saying there were too many good things of native produc- tion, to require a voyage to Holland on my account. Still 1 frankly avow I ought to have eaten one, even to the fins and tail. From some such feeling as this, has probably come the old saying of " fish, flesh, and red- herring." There are a thousand things in life which will not stand the test of philosophical inquiry, but on which no small part of our daily enjoyments depend. I have mentioned this little anecdote, not because it is particularly pertinent to the house in which I was dining, which would be particularly impertinent in me, but because I think it illustrative of a principle that pervades the whole structure of English society. Things appear to me to be more than usually esti- mated here, by the difficulty there may be in attaining them, and less than usual by their intrinsic value. In citing such examples, one is always obliged to keep a salvo for poor human nature ( and why iEsop made the animal in the manger a dog, I never could discover); but, apart from this, England is singularly a begrudging country. Everything is appreciated by its price. They have an expression always in their mouths that is pregnant of meaning, and which I fancy was never heard any where else. They say a thing is " ridiculously cheap." Now when one becomes ridiculous from buying a thing at a low price, common sense is in a bad way. This is one of the weaknesses of man from which we are mftre than usually exempt, and I believe that with us, free trade may boast of having done more on this point than on any other. I was asked by the mistress of this house where I had learned to speak so good English : this surprising me quite as much as the herring! The old noble- man I have mentioned, had the civility to offer to take me to town in his chariot; and I was safely deposited in St. James's- place about ten. As Lord Holland is a man of mark, it may be well if I add that he had an air of great benevolence, and that there were much nature and bonhomie in his manner. I thought his feeling towards America kind, and his disposition to speak of it stronger than usual. His wife is possessed of some property in New York, and he complained a little of the squatters; the land, he told me, lying on the Genessee, in Connecticut. You may judge from this single circumstance how much attention we attract, when a man made this mistake about his own pro- perty. The day may not be distant when lands in either Connecticut or New York, will more avail his heir than the lawn before Holland House. Reform must move fast in England, or it will be overtaken by revolution. Sir James M'Intosh pithily observed, that he supposed " there wa » about the same danger of finding a squatter in Connecticut, as tliere would be of finding one in the county of Kent." He is the only man I have yet met in England who appears to have any clear and defined notions of us. They will not acquire this knowledge, simply because they do not wish to acquire it, until we bear hard on some of their interests, political or pecuniary, and then light will pour in upon them in a flood, as the sun succeeds the dawn. That day is not distant. After the herring, and before the dessert, a page, attired in a very suspicious manner, entered with a regular censer, such as is used before the altar, smoking with frank- incense, and, swinging it about, he perfumed the room. I thought this savoured a little of " Protestant emancipation." — Cooper. EXPLOSION OF A STEAM BOILER. The boiler of the Union, one of the Gainsborough ( Lincoln- shire) steam packets exploded on Wednesday morning at Hull with a terrific report and effect, the top of the boiler itself and the chimney were carried to a distance of a hundred yards. Several persons who were on board at the time were driven to nearly an equal distance by the force of the explosion, and when the confusion which the accident caused had in some degree abated, the dreadful discovery mas made that eleven persons had perished, and that a number of others had either lost their limbs or got them shockingly mangled. Indeed the extent of the loss of life is not by any means as- certained with certainty to be limited to the number men- tioned. It being high water at the time, it is feared that some may have been drowned. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Having made inquiries into the facts, of which the above is a very imperfect account, we regret to learn that the acci- dent is of a much more deplorable nature than was at first reported, the loss of human life being very considerable: for it appears that the vessel, which was called the Union, and plied between Hull and Gainsborough, was just about to start fiom the former place with about 120 passengers, when this sad event took place. It is said that from the fact of the - ngines being not quite of sufficient power for the size of the vessel, there was fre- quently a difficulty in keeping up the steam to the point required; and shortly before the catastrophe occurred an effort had been made to get it up, in order to make a good start. To accomplish this purpose, a weight greater than usual was put on the safety valve, and the boiler giving way under the extraordinaiy pressure, scattered death around to an awful extent. We are informed that out of the whole number of passen- gers on board not more than ten or twelve have been saved; for those who were not killed by the explosion, were drowned in the river before they could recover from the shock, the vessel having almost immediately afterwards sunk in deep water ! The noise of the explosion was heard at a considerable distance, and brought many persons to the scene of death to learn what had happened; and the consternation which spread abroad on the fatal circumstance being made known it is impossible to describe; still less so the anxiety and horror depicted in the faces of those who knew that the vessel had contained some of their friends or relations. We canno't vouch for the truth of the cause of the acci- dent, although from the source of our information we have too much reason to believe it to be true. If tlie tampering with the safety- valve was the actual cause, nothing surely could be more reprehensible than the practice of resorting to such a means for increasing the speed of the vessel. If such a practice is to be allowed there is an end of all confi- dence in steam navigation. Later accounts confirm the loss of not less than one hun- dred individuals by this terrible accident. Several persons not in the Union were severely hurt, and one, a lady, killed by the fragments of the exploded vessel. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS. We are tempted, for the gratification of our female readers more especially, to give from the Morniny Chronicle the following account of this happy event— The gallery of Henry II., in the palace at Fontainbleau, in which the civil formalities of the royal marriage were performed, biilliantly lighted up as it was for the occasion, and filled with the splendid crowd invited to be present, the ladies resplendent with jewellery, and the gentlemen in mi- litary or court dresses, presented at the moment of the cere- mony a scene of truly regal magnificence. Those who re- collect this noble apartment, dilapidated, or rather destroyed, as it has been seen of late years, by time and neglect, would scarcely credit their vision upon seeing it on Tuesday night. The restoration of the frescos of the celebrated Primatice, and his pupil Nicolo, have been wonderfully restored by M. Alaux. These with the massive character of the carved work in wood, and the superb chimney- piece, brought back at a glance the most splendid period of the ancient mo- narchy. A large table, covered with crimson velvet, richly bordered with gold fringe, was placed nearly at the bottom of the salle, opposite the chimney. His Majesty entered first, leading the Princess Helen, they were followed by the King of the Belgians, with the Duchess Dowager of Mech- lenburg. The royal family formed themselves into a semi- circle at the bottom, the Duke of Orleans and the Princess being at the central point. The bride looked grave, but an expression of happiness sat upon every feature of her coun- tenance ; she wore a magnificent coronet of diamonds given her by the King, and a long rich lace veil descending from her head, added height to her graceful figure. The Princess alone of the royal party was dressed in white, the rest wear- ing light blue. Baron Pasquier, the new Chancellor of France, wore his official robe and train, with the grand cor- don of the Legion of Honour. He was assisted in his functions by the Duke Decazes, grand referendary of the of the Chamber of Peers, and M. Cauchy, Secretary of the Archives. Tlie following personages signed the act of mar- riage, as witnesses:— The King and Queen, the King anil Queen of the Belgians, the Duchess Dowager of Mech- lenburgb, and all the members of the Royal Family; whose signatures were followed by those of M. Barthe and Count Mole, Vice- Presidents of the Chamber of Peers; the Pre- sident and Vice- Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies; Marshals Soult, Lobau, and Gerard; the Prussian Ambas- sador, the Mechlenburgh Minister, Prince Talleyrand, the Grand Referendary, and the Secretary of the Archives. From the gallery of Henry II., the cortege moved in the order they entered to the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, where the ceremony of benediction, according to the rites of the Roman Church was performed, and the register signed as before, the Secretary of the Archives having previously de- posited a certificate of the civil marriage in the vestry. This imposing office was performed by the Bishop of Meaux. From the chapel the august party, with their guests, pro- ceeded to the saloon of Louis Phillipp. e, which was arranged for the performance of the Protestant ceremony, according to the Lutheran rites. The pastor, M. Cuvier, who had followed the bride and bridegroom into the Catholic chapel, now preceded them. He delivered a long and eloquent ex- hortation, in which lie alluded to the various duties im- posed upon them by their new state, in terms remarkable for their simple dignity, and truth. Having then read the prayers for the occasion in French, he pronounced the nup- tial benediction. The performance of the triple ceremonies occupied three hours. All the . Princes were designated, in the act of marriage as most high and most powerful. The two kings weie called most high, most powerful, and most excellent, & c. We have said that all those present appeared in state costume— but there was one exception, M. Laffitte, who, in the midst of brilliant uniforms and embroidered coats, was dressed in a frock! M. Laffitte excused this costume to the King, by pleading the unexpected honour of H is Majesty's invitation, and the dilatoriness of his tailor. The King good- humouredly replied—" It was the pleasure of seeing you, not your coat, that I expected, and I thank you for your company." I must not conclude, says our cor- respondent, without a compliment to the Duke of Orleans, whose fine tall figure and good face, well set off by his uni- form, never looked so well; his manners were marked by that appearance of frank kindness and affability, which is a distinguishing feature of his character, and which has left this young Prince, amid the wildest bitterness and distrac- tions of party strife, without a personal enemy in the world. THE SURVEY AND VALUATION. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. April 29th, 1837. THE KING V. THE BIRMINGHAM AND STAFFORDSHIRE OAS LIGHT COMPANY. This was an appeal to the Quarter Sessions for the county of Warwick, against a survey or valuation made by the Guardians, Churchwardens, and Overseers of the Poor of the parisli of Birmingham, which was confirmed by the ses- sions, subject to a case in which the following facts appeared:— By the Local Act 1 and 2, W. 4, o. 97, the Guardians of the Poor of the parish of Birmingham, are directed to make a survey or valuation of all " houses, lands, tenements, and hereditaments," within the parish, and of the annual value thereof, which sum is to be taken as the annual value for all the purposes of the act, and all rates to be made for the re- lief of thjpoor are to be made upon a fair and equal pound rate upon such valuation. An appeal is given to all parties aggrieved by such survey or valuation to the Quarter Sessions. In December, 1833, a survey and valuation were made, in which the property of the appellants was thus described, " Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Company, for their gas- holders and premises in Oxford- street, and mains and pipes within the said parish, annual value 2,430/." The case then stated that many persons in Birmingham were, at the time of the making of the above survey, in the occupation of premises to which pipes, steam- engines, and various other machinery, were aflixed for carrying on the trades of the occupiers, the same being sunk into the ground, or otherwise, attached to the freehold. These pipes, steam- engines, and machinery, were omitted in the survey or valu- ation ; they were neither included in it specifically as coming within the description of " houses, lands, tenements, or hereditaments," nor indirectly as adding to the annual value of the premises to which they were attached. The buildings wete valued at what they would be worth to let by the year, with a deduction of 20/. per cent, for re- pairs, reference being had to the purposes for which they were used, and the additional strength and form of their construction requisite for allowing steam- engines and power- ful machinery to be affixed to them. The masonry and brick- work for boiler seats and chimney stocks were included, though the engines themselves were not. All machinery and apparatus used for the purpose of manufacturing, whe- ther fixed or not, were intended to be, and were excluded, and upon that principle the survey or valuation was made. The principle upon which the Gas Company were assessed in the valuation was as follows:— The buildings in Oxford- street, and land immediately connected with them, were valued at what they were worth, to let by the year as land and buildings. The gas- holder, which contains the gas after it is manufactured and conveyed from West Bromwich, is formed of brick and iron work sunk several feet into the ground, and raised several feet above the surface, and was valued as a warehouse, or building, at what it was it was worth to let by the year. The mains and pipes in the streets, and the land which they occupy, were valued in the following way. The mains and pipes were separately valued at an annual rental to let, deducting 20/. per cent, for wear and tear, the mains being considered as holders or deposi- tories from which the manufactured article is delivered to customers. The quantity of land they occupied was then ascertained, and was valued with reference to the adjoining land, taking into consideration the purpose for which it is used. This value was, therefore, an annual value to let, for the purpose of a pipeway. The company had no property in this land, but only a licence to lay the pipes from the Commissioners under the Street Act in whom the soil is vested. Against this survey the Company appealed. Tire principal grounds of appeal were, 1st, That their gas- holders, pipes, and mains were not rateable at all; 2nd, That if they were rateable, the principle on which their annual value was ascertained was not correct; and 3rd, That other occupiers in Birmingham were not rated in respect of fixed machinery, pipes, apparatus, engines, & c., used by them on their premises. It was upon the last ground that the judg- ment of the Court of King's Bench was founded. Mr. Hill and Mr. Amos, for the parish, argued, 1st, that the Company were rateable in respect of tlie above property, and with respect to the last objection, they said it was im- possible to carry the principle contended for into operation in Birmingham. The case under the statute of Elizabeth where machines and engines were held rateable were dis- tinguishable fronv this case. That statute authorises a rate upon personal property. The most extensive word used in this act is " hereditaments," which word they contended signifies " such things as, if not otherwise bequeathed, go to the heir and not to the executioner." They then cited cases to show that steam engines, & c., go to the executor, and not to the heir, even where they are used for the purposes of enjoying the profit of the land, as in case of a colliery, & c. The steam engines and machinery in this case afford only the profits of a trade, and are not " hereditaments." There was a case of " The King v. St. Dunstans," reported in 4 Barnewell and Cresswell, 686, where the Court held that where a house was let in with fixtures, they might be taken into account in estimating the value of the tenement, but there the fixtures were such as go to the heir. The survey under this act was to last for seven years, and as machinery of this kind is not of so permanent a nature as to last out during such period, it was plain such property was not intended by the Legislature to be assessed. Sir W. Follett and Mr. Waddington, for the Company, urged that the assessment was invalid, as the result of all the cases was, that whatever advantages a building possesses, which enable the owner to let it at a higher rate, must be taken in to calculation in the survey. The fact of the machi- nery going to the heir or to the executor is immaterial; the question is as to the value of the premises— Here they were stopped by the Court. Lord Denman, C. J. : It is unnecessary to go into any other points. We are satisfied that the valuation is bad, by reason of the omission to rate this property. It appears there are many buildings to which fixed machinery of various kinds is attached, and which buildings have not been assessed in respect of the increased value given to them by that ma- chinery. It is clear, from the earliest decisions, that this is wrong. It was decided, long ago, that the value of a machine, even not attached to the building, must he taken into consideration, if the occupier takes the premises at a higher rent, in consequence of the existence of that machine. That decision has never been questioned. The rest of the Court were of the same opinion. Mr. Hill applied to the Court to amend the survey, but they were of opinion they had no power, and the case was ultimately sent back to the sessions for the survey to be quashed or amended. 4 THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 4 MECHANICS' INST1 T U T 1 O N, CANNON- STREET. / VN THURSDAY EVENING next, June 15, Mr. v" S. WHITE will commence a course of Five Lectures on the COTTON MANUFACTURE; after wlncli he will eive a concluding Lecture on the importance of ME- CHANICAL INVENTIONS ON THE FORMA- TION OF SOCIETY. These Lectures will he given on each consecutive Ihurs- day, commencing at eight o'clock precisely. All the processes through which the Cotton passes, from the raw material in the bag till it is spun into yarn and woven into cloth, will be explained; and the subject will also be illustrated by working models of Carding Machines, Drawing Frames; Power Looms for Calicoes, Checks, and Muslins, Dressing Machines, and a Harness Loom, for working Shawls, Trimmings, & c., & c. Tickets for the quarter, 3s. each, may be had on applica- tion to the Secretary, J. W. WOOD, 17, New Meeting- street, of whom also prospectuses of these Lectures may be had. Admission to a single Lecture Is. THEATRE ROYAL. THIS EVENING ( Saturday, June 10, 1837,) will be performed ( second time this season) the Melo- Drama of „ TOM CRINGLE'S LOG. Tom Cringle— Mr. GRATTAN. Gipsey Jack Mr. W. H. ANGEL. After which ( second time this season) the Farce of CAPTAIN STEVENS. . _ T) Harry Splashton Mr. GRATTAN. Blondi— Miss BVRON. On Monday next, Mr. TEMPLETON and MiS9 SHERRIFF, who have met with the most extraordinary success, will ap- pear in the Opera of GUY MANNER1NG. Lucy Bertram s" TULIPS. . A JOHN POPE and SONS' extensive collection of TULIPS are now in bloom, at their HANDSWORTH NURSERY, and will so continue next week. fMaybeseen any day except Sundays. June 10,1837. MRS. PALMER'S ( late Miss JUXON) CHILD- BED AND FAMILY READY- MADE LINEN AND FANCY WORK WAREHOUSE, 34, TEMPLE- BOW, BIRMINGHAM. MRS. PALMER respectfully announces that she is just returned from London, where she has been selecting a variety of handsome ARTICLES of DRESS, for Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children, which are now open for inspection, and to which she solicits attention. THE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY, Conducted by Sir W. JARDINE, Bart. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, in two Tolumes small 8vo., price 6s. each, containing sixty- eight plates, on which are represented, coloured from nature, 270 figures, delieneating the most interesting and most prominent genera and species, and forming a manual of these beautiful objects. By Mr. DUNCAN. *„* All the other seventeen volumes of this popular work may be had separately, price 6s. each. W. H. LIZARS, Edinburgh; S. HIGHLKY, London; W. CURRY, jun. and Co., Dublin ; and all booksellers. - Miss SHERRIFF. Julia Mannering— Miss BYRON. Henry Bertram Mr. TEMPLETON. To conclude with the admired Farce of the HIGHLAND REEL. , u Moggy M'Gilpin ( with songs) . Miss BYRON. Jenny Mrs. OWEN. Shelty .— Mr. W. H. ANGEL. GENERAL HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM. Committee Room, June 9, 1837. AQUARTERLY BOARD OF GUARDIANS of this Institution will be holden on Friday next, the 16th inst. , when the Company of the Governors generally is requested. By order of the Weekly Board, WM. MILLER, Secretary. NEW UNION MILL. THE Proprietors are respectfully informed that the Dividend declared at the General Meeting will be paid at the Mill in the following manner, viz :— A B C D E F G H I J K and L on Tuesday, the 13th of June. „ And M N O P Q, R S T U V W and Y, on Tuesday, the 20th of June. Attendance each day from Nine till Three o'clock. Persons neglecting to apply on the above days must wait till the following year, as the dividend books will then be closed. N. B. The Mill Card must be produced. TO MACHINE MAKERS. WANTED, a steady, active MAN, that has been accustomed to the making and fitting of complicated machinery. , „ Letters addressed, post paid, to O. O., at the PRINTERS, stating the nature of the machinery employed in making where last employed, and salary, will be immediately at- tended to. WANTED, a good WIRE SLITTER. Hfe must be a steady workman, capable of making good Rods, and of keeping his Slitters in order— Apply to B. COOK, Copper Warehouse, Temple- street. THE Partnership is Dissolved between HENRY WARD and JOHN BAKER, Casters, Lionel street, Birmingham. kenry ward> JOHN BAKER. Witness, WM. SMITH. 136%, NEW- STREET, CORNER OF THE SWAN GATEWAY. JOHN BENTON, TAILOR and BREECHES MAKER, late of Snowhill, having taken to the above establishment, lately carried on by Mr. JOSEPH HOLMES, begs to solicit the patronage and support of his Friends and the Public, with the assurance that the arrangements he has effected to secure excellent materials and first- rate talent in workmanship, are such as will give universal satisfaction, ggj' Two Apprentices wanted. JOSEPH HOLMES, in returning thanks to his Friends and the Inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity for the favours so liberally conferred upon him in the above business, begs to solicit a continuance ot them on behalf of his successor, Mr. JOHN BENTON. 136%, New- street, April 24, 1837. COMFORT, ECONOMY, AND CONVENIENCE BIRMINGHAM COFFEE HOUSE, Nos. 1 and 2, CURZON- PLACE, UNION- PASSAGE HWELLINGS most respectfully presents his • sincere thanks to his friends and the public gene- rally, for the liberal manner in which they have patronised his Establishment, and begs to assure them that no exer- tion shall be wanting on bis part to ensure an extension of that preference, which it will ever be his entire study to deserve. . . In anticipating the immense additional influx of visitors to Birmingham, consequent on the opening of railway communication, H. W. has taken the opportunity ot making several improvements in his establishment, with the intention of rendering it additionally comfortable and con- venient to those friends who may favour him with their attention. Parties visiting Birmingham, either on BUSINESS or PLEASURE, will find CURZON- PLACE one of the most RETIRED and CONVENIENT Situations in the town, being within a few minutes' walk of the different Coach Offices, principal Streets, Public Buildings, and In- stitutions, Sic. & c. Several Commercial Gentlemen having expressed great satisfaction with the Convenience and Retirement of Cur- zon- place, has induced the Proprietor to fit up additional Bed Rooms for their accommodation. DINNER COMMENCING AT ONE O'CLOCK. A liberal BILL OF FARE is daily produced, and AMPLE Preparations are made, consisting of the most choice articles which the well- supplied markets of Birmingham produce. Private Rooms, and Private Dinners, on the shortest notice Charges moderate. Curzon- place, May 31, 1837. BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION. AT a GENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION, holden within the Town- hall, on Wednesday, theseventhday of June, 1837, PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, in the Chair, The following Members of the Union were unanimously elected Councillors for the ensuing year:— ISAAC AARON, Surgeon. JOSEPH ABBOTT, Manufacturer. THOMAS ASPINALL, Manufacturer. THOMAS ATTWOOD, M. P., Banker. ROBSON BEILBY, Accountant. WILLIAM BLAXLAND, Draper. GEORGE VERNON BI. UJJT, Merchant. WILLIAM BOULTBEE, Gentleman. JOSEPH HORATIO CUTLER, Manufacturer. ROBERT KELLIE DOUGLAS. GEORGE EDMONDS, Attorney. JOSIAH EMES, Manufacturer. JOHN EVANS, Surgeop. JOHN FIELD, Manufacturer. WILLIAM GAMMON, ( un., Manufacturer. JOHN GILES, Manufacturer. BENJAMIN HADLEY, J Manufacturer. JOHN HARLOW, Printer. JOSEPH HOLL, Manufacturer. RICHARD HOLLIS, Manufacturer. WILLIAM HUTTON, . Manufacturer. WILLIAM JENNINGS, Manufacturer. FELIX LUCKCOCK, L'ime- merchant. JOHN MEREDITH, Manufacturer. GEORGE FREDERICK'MUNTZ, Merchant. PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, Merchant. JOHN PIERCE, Manufacturer. THOMAS C. SALT, Manufacturer. WILLIAM SCHOLEFIEXD, Merchant. WILLIAM HAZLEWOOD SMITH, Factor. CHARLES STURGE, Cornfactor. WILLIAM TROW, Manufacturer. THOMAS WESTON, Haberdasher. WILLIAM WESTON, Solicitor. JOHN JVINFIELD, Factor. With power to add to their number. PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, Chairman. A NEW SUBSTANCE FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED. And filling Decayed Teeth with Mineral Siliceum. MONS. DE BERR1 AND CO., SURGEON- DENTISTS, 121, REGENT- STREET, LONDON, AND 17, EASY ROW, BIRMINGHAM, RESPECTFULLY acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that they have recently succeeded in forming a new substance for Artificial Teeth, which they can confidently recommend to be superior in every respect to those now generally worn, for, from their peculiar com- position, they cannot break from the plate, are more durable, perfectly incorrodible, and impossible to change from their original colour. They are also impervious to the use of acids, never need be removed, are perfectly free from smell, even when worn for a very considerable number of years, and are particularly adapted to those who have tender gums, as they are fixed with perfect ease and comfort, without the slightest pressure. They also supply as usual Artificial or Natural Teeth from one to a com- plete set, without extracting the roots, giving any pain, wires, or ligatures, at the following Paris charges; — A single Artificial Tooth . Acompleteset. At a SPECIAL MEETING of the COUNCIL of the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION above elected, called by Circular, and holden at the PUBLIC OFFICE on Friday, the ninth day of June, 1837, PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, in the Chair, The following appointments were unanimously agreed to: — THOMAS ATTWOOD, Esq., to be President of the Council and of the Union. GEORGE FREDERICK MUNTZ and PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, Esqrs., to be Vice- Presidents. BENJAMIN HADLEY and THOMAS WESTON to be Joint Secretaries; and 11. K. DOUGLAS to be Treasurer. It was also resolved unanimously, That a Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Birmingham and its neighbourhood he called, and that the same he held at Holloway- head, on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1837, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present state of the country. PHILIP HENRY MUNTZ, Vice- President. THOMAS WESTON, June 9, 1837. Secretary. THE PROTEST. By the order and under the sanction of the COUNCIL of the UNION,— Just Published, and to be had at the office of the Birmingham Journal, price ONE PENNY, A List of the Merchants, Traders, and others, who have signed the PROTEST AGAINST THE REVIVAL OF THE UNION; arranged alphabetically, and according to their several residences. Very proper to be kept and read in families. They haunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets. JEREMIAH, C. iv., v. 18. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We really must decline making the Journal, on every occasion, a mop for wiping up the filth that the Tory organ may see fit to scatter. *-• The correspondent who writes to us respecting a case of extreme irregularity at Bartholomew Chapel, must authenticate his communication by a real signature. *** We received, last week, a letter complaining that the writer had been refused admission to the Workhouse Infirmary. It appears that his application vyas made on a Sunday, and that, by the regulations of the house, unless in certain excepted cases, the days of admission are Wednesday and Friday. We believe that it is the intention of the Guardians to have this very necessary regulation painted on a board, and exhibited, for the in. formation of applicants generally; and thus to spare the officers of the house, whose time, at the present mo- ment, is very much occupied, from the necessity of giving, as they must, peremptory, and what, to our cor- respondent, may have appeared uncivil, refusals. £. s. d. 0 10 0 r 5 5 0 A complete set of Natural Teeth, on fine gold plate 15 0 0 An entire set of Natural Teeth, highly finished, in the first style, with fine gold sockets, usually charged 40 guineas 20 0 0 Answering all the purposes of Mastication and Articu- lation, protecting the adjoining Teeth, and remaining per- fectly secure in their places. Mons de Berri and Co. continue to restore Decayed Teeth with their celebrated Mineral Siliceum, which is ap- plied without pain, heat, or pressure. It is placed into the cavity in an almost liquid state, and in a few seconds hardens into enamel, preventing and curing the Tooth- ache, arrest- ing all further progress of decay, and rendering the opera- tion of extraction unnecessary. They also fasten loose Teeth, arising from neglect, calo- mel, or any other cause. %* At home from ten till six. 121, Regent- street, London, and 17, Easy row, Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION. WE, the undersigned, in the name of the MEM- BERS of the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION, instituted January, 1830, having seen a DE- CLARATION in A RIS'S GAZETTE, of the 22nd inst., containing, as we believe, unjust and ungrateful reflection' on the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION of 1830, think it our duty to declare as follows : — 1. WE DENY that the BIRMINGHAM POLITI- CAL UNION ever " proved prejudical" to the MANU- FACTURING and MERCANTILE INTERESTS of this town. 2. WE DENY that the peaceful, legal, and magnificent display of tile determination of the INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES to have their DISTRESS RELIEVED, and their WRONGS REDRESSED, cari in any . way ," tend to increase the DISTRESS which already PAR- TIALLY exists in most branches of Trade." 3. WE DENY, that " experience has shown the POLI TIC A I. UNION to be most detrimental to the INDUS- TRIOUS CLASSES and their Families." 4. WE DECLARE, on the contrary, that the unjust and abitrary Laws of the BOROUGH . MONGERS, are at this moment DEFRAUDING the INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES OF BIRMINGHAM " out of their hardly- earned Wages"— of more than twenti/ times the money in every single week that they ever contributed to the POLITIC A L UNION from its commencement to this day . 5. WE DECLARE, that the BIRMINGHAM POLI- TICAL UNION, by the peace, moderation, legality, courage, public spirit, and patriotism, which they always displayed, rendered most essential- services to their country ; and that they are entitled to the gratitude, respect, and esteem of every good subject, and of every just, upright, and benevolent man in the Kingdom. 6. WE DECLARE, that nearly all the relief which the Industrious Classes have experienced during the last two or three years, has been mainly produced by the influence ol the POLITICAL UNION upon the Government. 7. WE DECLARE, that but for that influence the INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES would by this time have been either involved in UNIVERSAL ANARCHY, or ground down into the very dust. 8. WE DECLARE finally, That it is not consistent with justice, or with common sense, that men, who for several years past, have solicited tile WORKING CLASSES of the town to join a Society which they are pleased to call a LOYAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION, should now, when their hopes are disappointed, turn round and censure the Work- ing Classes for joining another Association of the very same nature, but infinitely better qualified to render justice to the mass of the People, than ever the self called Loyal and Constitutional Association was calculated to be, or intended to be. THOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman. GEORGE EDMONDS, Secretary. Birmingham, 23rd May, 1837. WARWICK CATTLE FAIR. — At this fair, on Monday lasi there was an unusual supply of sheep, which, however, met with a very flat sale, in consequence of the high prices that were asked; several flocks were turned back on reaching the town, and the mutton which was sold did not realise more than 6d. or 6Jd. per lb.: and we can assure our readers that there were some London salesmen down, who stated that they could afford to sell mutton 8d. per stone cheaper in London than they could buy it at Warwick fair. Lainh fetched from 7d. to 8d. Beef, of which there was rather a thin supply, but of good quality, brought from 6d. to 6Jd. There was nothing very prime of the milk kind, and what there was sold heavily. Stores appeared a little brisker in demand. WALKING MATCH A competition in walking took place last week between three gentlemen of this city. One of the party undertook to be 24 miles in advance of the others in 24 successive hours. The least successful of his opponents reached Reading, a distance of 75 miles; the other suc- ceeded in walking six miles farther; while the party who gave the extra distance accomplished 100J miles, viz., within fourteen miles and a half of Hyde Park- corner, thereby making good the odds against one of his competitors. We believe that this gentleman by walking and running, accom- plished the last 14 miles in the short space of two hours.— Bristol Mirror, BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, JUNE 10. THE UNION. The number enrolled up to last night, was 8,036. The first General Meeting of the Union, since its numbers amounted to the fixed number of 4,000, took place in the Town- hall on Wednesday. AVe refer to another place for a report of the proceedings on that occasion. The Council met, for the first time yester- day, at the Public- office, in order to appoint officers. The several appointments will be found in our adver- tising columns. From the same advertisement it will be seen, that a public meeting, not only of the Union but of all such inhabitants of the town and neigh- bourhood as may think proper to attend, is meant to be called for Monday se'nnight— to take into conside- ration the state of the country. The state of the country does, indeed, require to be considered carefully and deeply, and wisely. No meeting, in Birmingham or elsewhere, has ever been summoned on a weightier occasion, or one that demands more painful and prudent study. Our readers will, of course, understand, that the meeting is not to be a meeting of deliberation only, but, also, of action. It will consider the state of the country, that it may devise a remedy for the evils which have placed the country in its present state. The Union has been formed at a critical period. The task that will devolve on its Council, is one of much labour, great difficulty, and high responsibility. They walk on the ashes of a slumbering volcano, which, in a moment, and when they are least aware, and from the slightest cause, may blaze forth and in- volve them and the country in one common devasta- tion- We trust the Councillors are fully convinced of the serious duties they have undertaken; and of the extreme hazard to which, by one false step, they may subject themselves and all around them. The members of the Union have also their duties, and these not less onerous. The first and most im- portant is obedience to their leaders. The Council has been their own free unbiassed choice. No influ ence, nor the shadow of influence, has been employed to direct or controul their free voices. To the men in whom, by their own solemn and public act, they have declared, that they repose an entire confidence; to these men they owe a ready and uniform submission— the submission of reasonable as well as free men to leaders whose wisdom and courage they have tested, and trust in. Until the Council shall, by its acts, whether of folly or treachery, have forfeited the confidence of the Union— until such an event have clearly come to pass, to the Council alone must the Union look for direction. If the Council order the members of the Union to assemble, they must assemble ; if the Council order them to disperse, they must disperse. To every call, how specious soever, that does not emanate from the Council, they must turn a deaf ear; to every invi tation, save only such as the Council holds out, they must return a prompt refusal. The Council is their commander, and, saving always the law of the land and its appointed administrator; they must, as long as the Council exists, neither hearken to nor recognise any other. We do not magnify the Council from any idle wisli to bestow_ upon it empty honours as a body, much less to flatter the vanity of individuals connected with it. We . magnify the Council, because its strength and the streng th of the Union are in all things identified ; be- cause if the Council is weak, the Union will be con- temptible. The Couflpillors are the elect of eight thousand of their fellow- townsmen— men, by universal consent, not more distinguished by sagacity and intel- ligence than by their peaceful and orderly demeanour at all times, and under all circumstances. The tenure by which the Council hold office is a most honourable tenure— it must be scrupulously respected. We do not doubt but it will. We have as little doubt that the event will amply justify all that we claim in behalf of those good men and true, of whom we are the humble associate; that aided, and abetted, and comforted, by the affection and respect of their constituents, and pur- suing the even tenour of their way, with Peace, Order, and Law as their companions, and Liberty as their guide, they will not fail to realise the best hopes which the most sanguine of their friends at present in- dulge in. Lord DURHAM, in his speech on Glasgow- green, to the assembled men of Lanarkshire, declared himself on much and earnest deliberation, to have come to the conclusion that no political reform was to be looked on as complete or satisfactory, that did not include— HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE, VOTE BY BAL LOT, and TRIENNIAL PARLIAMENTS. His Lordship's creed, and that of the Political Union ot Birmingham, now again so triumphantly constituted differ in name rather than in substance. We go for representation co- extensive with taxation, and a pro perty- tax, as the fairest and cheapest mode of supply- ing the honest demands of Government; for ballot and for short Parliaments; we care not how short, pro vided that their brevity do not interfere with a proper attention to the necessary forms of public business. As in all questions, but more especially in questions of so vast importance, a strict definition of terms is essentia to sound argument, we shall, we believe, gratify ou eadcrs by stating, briefly and precisely, the meaning attached by Reformers to the three articles of the DURHAM creed. We shall, by so doing, put an extin- guisher on a host of objections ; for in our case, as in most cases that are the subject of much and earnest dispute, a very large proportion, if not the entire, of the argument of our opponents, is founded on what the dialecticians call the ignorantia elenchi, or ig- norance of the question under discussion. The objection of Reformers to the law and practice by which the duration of Parliament is regulated is two- fold :— First, the House of Commons may legaly it so long that a representative of lax principles may forget his duty to his constituents; and second, its ex- istence is so much dependent on accident and caprice as well as law, that the most honest representative may b e incapable of performing his duty. By what Reformers term triennial Parliaments they intend a remedy for both these evils. They propose that Parliaments shall be elected, and continue for three years, and neither more nor less— that they shall meet on a fixed day in every year— that they shall not be liable to prorogation tilj their annual task is completed— that they shall not be liable to dissolution till their triennial term is fully up. The day of Parliament's meeting, and the day of its election, are matters of detail. The first Mon- day of January for the one purpose, and the first Monday of July for the other, seem to be naturally pointed out by the civil division of the year, the nature of the seasons, and the customary length of the Parlia- mentary session. The objection to the existing mode of voting taken by Reformers is also two- fold ; 1st, it gives to men of power an opportunity, which, so long as human nature remains as at present constituted, they will not fail to take advantage of, to coerce the votes of timid and de- pendent electors. 2nd, it gives to men of wealth an opportunity, which they may be equally expected to improve, to purchase the votes of needy and corruptible electors. By Ballot, Reformers intend to indicate such a mode of voting as shall effectually prevent the powerful man from knowing how the timid and de- pendent electorhas voted, and so render coercion imprac- ticable; and which shall effectually prevent the needy and corruptible elector from proving in what manner he has voted, and so render bribery useless. Any form oj- voting by Ballot, or otherwise, by whomsoever devised or supported, that does not include as an essential element the most absolute secresy— secresy which neither the candidate nor the elector can unveil, is not the Ballot desiderated by Reformers. All arguments whatsoever that rest on the capacity of the candidate to discover, or of the voter to make certainly known, the nature of the vote given, are beside the question; they apply to a state of things essentially different from that which Reformers contemplate when they demand the Ballot. The term Householder has its legal and its popular meaning; perhaps the meaning attached to it by Re- formers is not precisely the same as either of these. We are only solicitous to give the Reformers' mean- ing. According to their definition, every man is to be considered a householder, who occupies any house or dwelling by virtue of which occupancy he is liable to be rated to any tax, local or general. In this lia- bility to be rated, we do not include those only who are subject to a direct, but those also who are subject to an indirect rating. No rule was ever more opposed to common sense and equity, than that by which men are deprived of the most important of all social rights for the sake of a petty local convenience to a parish board or district tax gatherer. He for whom a landlord compounds, as truly pays the rate, as he for whom no such composition is made. If the franchise were a favour, such a man would be fairly entitled to that favour ; and being, as truly understood all must con- fess it to be, an important duty, he is as properly called on to discharge that duty. We have noticed the three articles of the Durham creed in their inverse order of the importance. Of the three, Household Suffrage is unquestionably that for which, as Reformers, we are disposed most decidedly to make our stand. It is the radical principle. Bal- lot, without extension of the Suffrage, would be of great value to the existing constituency; but it could only indirectly affect the mighty masses who are with- out the political pale. Triennial Parliaments are of still less consequence than Ballot. A brief tenure of power would act as a considerable check on the carelessness, caprice, or corruption of a lazy, a vacillating, or a dis- honest member; the certainty of a recurring election would not a little stimulate the indolence and apathy of the electors. Still, Triennial Parliaments of them- selves would effect but little. Household Suffrage, such as we have defined it, would of itself go far to gratify every wish of an honest Reformer; and, as a means, it would speedily and of necessity lead to the attainment of the other two. There is this additional argument for pressing Household Suffrage; if it were conceded, we see no reason for believing that the other two would be seriously opposed ; unless here and there by some fanciful person like Lord BROUGHAM, who, while seeking to eschew theory, is, on the subject of the Ballot, an advocate of the most untenable and extravagant theories. We have been anxious in these few remarks to avoid details. We admit the necessity of a cheap and early worked registry; it is an essential of every kind or degree of franchise. But the improvement of the registry, and numerous other improvements partaking of the nature of details, would be safely and wisely left to a properly chosen Parliament. Give to the universal people the power of freely choosing for themselves fitting representatives, and they will speedily contrive to fashion just and proper rules for the ready exercise of their power. The determination of the Bank to deny any farther assistance to the American houses, as they are called, was made known in London on Friday, but the cer- tainty of the denial did not reach Birmingham in time for our last number. The immediate consequence of the Bank's resolution was the stoppage of Thomas Wilson and Co., T. Wiggins and Co., and Wilds and Co. Several failures have been since announced, in which, unless as indications of a fact which is not much disputed here, whatever it be elsewhere, that the com- mercial credit of England is no more, the people of Birmingham have but a remote interest. One great Liverpool house has been described as tottering; and of another, its friends have adopted the suspicious course of trumpeting its stability. For our parts, it is our painful belief that stability is not at this moment to be certainly predicated of any house in England, and that those which do weather the storm will have to thank the chapter of accidents more than anything else for their escape. The crush deadly is expected about the 20th, when a number of bills fall due, which no man, however sanguine, expects to see paid. In the mean- time, it is melancholy— for confidence in such cir- cumstances, like the mock- majesty of a maniac, is too painful to be ludicrous— to hear the London news- paper scribblers talk of the crisis being past. True, with many it is past. He that has lost his all, cannot be a second time ruined. He that has reached the ground cannot fall lower. But what chances remain of such a one rising again ? The fit is over witli many, but where is a remedy to be found for the helplessness of weakness that it has left behind ? The trade with America constitutes one- half of the entire foreign trade of England. There will be neither trade nor confi- dence in America for a couple of years to come— if ever. What is to become of England in that long and hopeless interval ? America is bankrupt. But the crisis is over! We inserted, last week, an extract from Tait's Magazine, on the subject of the distress in Scotland. The object of the article was to show up the callous- ness and rapacity of the Highland lairds. They de- serve to be shown up. The benevolent English would, however, fall into a strange error, If, because the High- land lairds are ignorant of, or indisposed to perform, their duty to their over- worked and starving tenants,, that, therefore, these tenants are unworthy of a stran- ger's care. The true conclusion, we think, and we trust our readers will also think— and such of them as have the means must not stop with thinking about these things— is this— that in proportion as these mi- serable people are neglected and uncared for by their natural protectors, in a similar proportion is their claim strengthened upon us by whom fortune has so much more kindly dealt. And let it not be forgotten that in Scotland there is no legal provision for able- bodied paupers ; and that, in consequence, we cannot coerce the Celtic chiefs into compassion; and it is pretty plain, in respect to a great number of them, that they will not be compassionate on persuasion. THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.— A meeting, con- vened by the circular of several gentlemen, was held oil Friday, at the Public- office, for the purpose of con- sidering what measures could be adopted sufficient to relieve the present appalling state of commercial dis- tress. At this meeting it was universally admitted, that the number of unemployed workmen, and the consequent distress which prevails, call for the adop- tion of prompt and efficient measures ; and resolutions were passed expressive of the deep sympathy felt by the meeting for their suffering fellow- townsmen and their families. It also appearing to the meeting that several gentlemen then present, had, on the same morning, received notification of their names having been placed on a committee formed for a similar pur- pose, those gentlemen were requested, and assentedj as a preliminary step, to attend the next meeting of that committee, in the hope of being enabled, unitedly, to accomplish the object in view. Among those pre- sent were Richard Spooner, Esq., chairman, Francis. Lloyd., Esq., Mr. William Chance, Mr. Bacchus, Mr. G. Barker, Mr: C. Tindal, Mr. J. Knott, Mr. Armfield, Mr. James Turner, Mr. George Whateley, Mr. J. G. Green, Mr. Alston, Mr. D. Ledsam, Mr. Rice Harris, Mr. Charles Shaw, Mr. Westle. v Richards, Mr. P. M. Twells, Mr. E. Ileeley, Mr. T. Hanson, & c.— Cor- respondent. EDGBASTON POLICE.— On Wednesday, a meeting of the inhabitants of Edgbaston was held at the Vestry,, for the purpose of devising means for adopting an efficient police. Mr. Aspley presided on the occasion. Considerable diversity of opinion, we understand, was expressed as to the expediency of the measure, and of the expense being met by a rate on the parishioners. A division was taken, when there appeared equal num- bers both for and against the measure. A motion of adjournment for fourteen days was ultimately proposed and agreed to. The intention is to increase the police force from one to four persons for this extensive parish. We can merely direct attention to the speech of Mr. Sturge in the Town- ball, and that of Mr. Attwood in Parliament. We will recur to both. Our to day's paper is a paper of speeches, and not a few of those which were delivered at the meeting of the Union, we are compelled to omit. We are, from similar causes, cornpelled to omit all notice of a very interesting meeting on the subject of West India Slavery, in Livery- street Chapel, on Wednesday morning. The memorial- committee of merchants and opera- tives had a somewhat lengthened meeting on Tuesday, but nothing of importance was resolved on. They wait for the signing of the declaration. THE THEATRE.— A great treat awaits the musical public on Monday, when the talents of Miss Sheriff, Miss Byron, and Mr. Templeton, will be combined to give effect to the fine old music of Guy Mannering- So strong a cast has very seldom been witnessed in Birmingham. Ou the talent of Miss Sheriff and Mr. Templeton, it would be presumption for us to sit in judgment— we may merely say that we never heard either in belter voice than when we had the pleasure of listening to them on Wednesday. Of Miss Byron our opinion has been already expressed. She is a g- ood singer and a clever actor; and, with her bright blue eyes, and flaxen ringlets, and " sonsie" face, she pre- sents the very beau ideal of the bonny Scotch lassie, which, in addition to Julia Mannering, she is on Mon- day to personate. SUDDEN DEATH.— On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Handsworth, by H. Smith, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Edward Nelson. The de- ceased carried on the business of a bookseller and stationer, at Snow- hill, in ( his town, but had a private residence for his family at Handsworth. He had not for some time had good health, and ou the morning of Tuesday, the 29tli instant, about one o'clock, he com- plained to Mrs. Nelson of increased illness ; she told him he had better go to sleep again, adding-, that at three o'clock she would get up andtgive him his physic, that being his usual time for taking it. On awaking about that hour Mrs. Nelson found her husband dead by her side. Mr. Downes, surgeon, of Handsworth, was immediately sent for, but although the body was quite warm, life had entirely passed away. From a knowledge of the deceased's complaint, Mr. Downes was of opinion that he died of apoplexy, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. A report of a very appalling case of murder and suicide will be found in another column. THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 5 The new Floral Show announced for Thursday next, bids fair, from the number and value of its prizes, and the liberal and unexclusive rules of com- petition, to cast into the shade the old shows with their pitiful party arrangements. The Dahlia exhibition of Fast year was admirable,- and we have no doubt that the exhibition of Thursday will be equally so. On Wednesday last, upwards of fifty members of the Mechanics' Institution partook of an excellent dinner, provided by Mr. Corbett, of the Johnson's Head; the hilarity of the evening being kept up till a late hour, by some excellent » inging by Messrs. Freeth, Gougli, Richards, and others. Among the toasts we noticed—" The King"—" The Committee and Officers of the Institution"—" The Committee and Managers of the Philosophical Institution"—" The Illustrious Memory of Departed Genius"—" The Town' and Trade of Birmingham," & c., & c. Cow CABBAGES.— There are now growing in the farden of Mr. John Bayliss, at the Bee Hive, Lea larston, two cabbages, of that stupendous and gigan- tic kind, the Cesarian Waterloo Cow Cabbage, which already stand the surprising height of six feet, and appear still to be growing very rapidly. CONCORDIA Disco RS.— A gentleman of this county states that, on Wednesday May 24th, he heard thun- der, a nightingale, and a cuckoo, and saw snow fall- ing at the same time. DINNER AT THE CLARENDON HOTEL.— Wednesday a highly respectable party, consisting of the members of a Literary Society, held at the above hotel, and others, entertained at dinner Mr. Cooke, merchant, of St. Paul's- square, previous to his departure for America. The chair was ably filled by Mr. Pitt, of Bull- street. The usual preliminary toasts having been given, the Chair- man rose, and in highly complimentary terms proposed the health of Mr. Cooke, their worthy and much re- spected guest, to whom they had that day met to pay a just tribute of respect, as well for his public as pri- vate virtues. After the applause which followed the toast had subsided Mr. Cooke rose, and in a neat and appropriate speech returned thanks. After some pre- fatory observations he said, in reference to the state of trade, we lived in times of almost unexampled difficulty and distress, particularly as regarded those branches of trade involving the interests of Birmingham. When he saw around him houses of the first respectability in the kingdom, some of them forty years standing, fall- ing like rotten trees, it was sufficient to make begin- ners like himself tremble. He hoped, however, the worst was over. The failure of the three great houses lately announced had, no doubt, produced a shock, but he believed the effect would not. be so dis- astrous as was, at first, anticipated, and that they would be able to weather the storm. ( Hear, hear.) He was going to a country with which they were dearly and intimately connected, and it should be his endeavour, so far as his intercourse would enable him, to cheer and inspirit the inhabitants. He would tell them the people of England had still confidence in America—( hear, hear,)— that their interests were bound up together ; and that there were thousands of men yet in Birmingham ready to resume their avoca- tions, and supply them again with their manufactures. America was a young country, having a brave and in- telligent population, and unincumbered, as they were, with a national debt, they would soon recover the skock they had sustained, and once more shine forth in the commercial world. Several other toasts were given, and the evening was spent in the utmost con- viviality. The dinner, which consisted of every luxury, was served up in excellent style, and the wines were of the first quality. William Hipkiss, late a street- keeper, lias been ap- pointed by the constables one of the regular officers at the Public- office. CAUTERETZ— The scene which passes every day in our angle is not without character. As soon as the sun is abroad the red capulets begin to move about loiteringly, each with a small distaff, or a bundle of worsted to sell; they are chiefly strangers, who come here for the benefit of the waters, bringing with them the portable implement of in- dustry, the aforesaid distaff, without which a countrywoman of the Pyrenees is rarely to be seen. These red hoods are always in evidence; but dealers from Bareges, who come over the mountains in their light warm shawls, dresses, & c., of the stuff especially called bareges, and their pretty knit counterpanes, mingle with them, showing off their wares and tempting ramblers, already overloaded, to buy what they afterwards do not know what to do with. The first sunbeams see the chairmen, who ply between the town and the baths, flying off with their fragile machines and muffled ladings; Spanish shepherds, who step in from Arragon to drink of the springs, stand about grandly, flinging their blankets round them with the air of Valasquez cavaliers; madrassed girls run up and down with cakes or coffee; herdsmen of the mountain parade their merchandise, con- sisting perhaps of a dozen small cheeses, soft and curdy, each tied up in a clean white cloth, and suspended in a row on a pole which the bearer carries on his shoulder. At every moment a window opeos, and a nimble- fingered knitter throws her stocking over the ledge; or a blind is closed against the attacks of the strengthening sun. Sometimes the drum beats, as it were, to arms; but it is only the valet de ville who proclaims an order of the mayor, a dog strayed, or a shawl stolen. * * At mid- day win- dows are carefully shut, blinds closed, and, according to the general custom in southern countries, light and air carefully excluded ; a few native peasants looking in their flat berrets as Highland as auld Robin Gray, and a light sprinkling of capulets, are the only things in movement; but as evening draws on, come motion, freshness, and colouring; huge Spanish. looking coaches arrive, stuffed with passengers, chiefly peasants or persons of the poorer classes, who come here for a course of baths, and bring their live stock with them in paniers— cocks, hens, ducks, enough to feed their proprietors during their stay; the same room serves for all, and the bipeds are killed off as occasion requires. Often four or five of these coaches arrive together, and discharge their cargoes under our windows. Some are made up of poor strangers, who look about with a cloudy, per- plexed air, as if they knew not where to go ; others of luckier folks, who find friends waiting for them, and are off after a hug, and a shake out of the garments. A few have a parting squib with the driver, who being probably paid for his places beforehand, usually leaves such fares to take care of themselves. But when a berline or a caleche arrives, then comes the tug of war, and the clatter of swift feet on the pavement; lodging letters, traiteurs'. maids, and wash erwomen, are all in commotion; and if the carriage happens to have an outside step, like the chariot of an old- fashioned physician, the most alert instantly jumps upon it, and thrusts in her card ; while a dozen others pull at the tail of her petticoat, or try to fling in theirs over her shoulder. ***** Mineral springs abound here, but the popular one is La Ralliere, an easy walk from Cauteretz, and higher up the valley, where there is a handsome bathing establishment. At half past seven this morning, perhaps much earlier, the colonnade on which the baths open was thronged with in- valids, all putting a good face on the matter. A rough straw ciiair upon poles, with two or three hoops stretched over it, and covered with a thin floor cloth, is the usual conveyance of the sick or the lazy ; and from the equal, alert, and exercised step of the chairmen, becomes a most agreeable one. Quite a corning and going bustle on the road to the Ralliere this morning. In one chair an old sibyl of a most sorceress like aspect, wrapped in her black capu- chin, the scarlet lining slightly visible, and nothing wanting but a few cabalistic characters on her broad forehead cloth ; jn another, a young officer, with whom the ugly guns seemed to have made foul work; in a third, a weighty dame, en papilloles, concealing her unarranged charms under a thick green veil; two children squabbling in a fourth, with a girl trotting along by their side talking un- availing reason ; and behind, a file of bonneted nightcaps that said nothing. Many were on foot covered with tlieir long mantles. There is something very striking in the front view of this mantle, and very noble in the broad unbroken fold that falls from the head to the feet, giviirg a grand and mystical effect to the distant solitary figure, which, as it is seen descending the mountain path thus enveloped, looks like a veiled Isis just stepped down from its pedestal.— Sketches in the Py- renees. LORD KSNYON.— Coleridge in his Table Talk has men- tioned one of his lordships favourite examples of quotation, which displays a felicitous ignorance that the whole race of Malaprops might have envied. " Above all, gentlemen, need I rtame to you the Emperor Julian, who was so cele- brated for the practice of every Castilian virtue, that he was called Julian the Apostle !" A NEW WORD An official order, published in a New England newspaper, calls upon certain persons to pay up their " behindments" ( arrears) before the ensuing court- day. LATEST NEWS. The Lords sat but a very short time on Thursday. Their principal business was witnessing the Royal assent to seve- ral bills. The Commons were occupied first, with a question of privilege touching a private eemetary bill, a resolution in reference to which Sir Samuel Whalley was accused of hav- ing altered without communication with the Committee that passed it. This important matter was adjourned, in order to the examination of a witness not in attendance. Secondly, with a very lengthened discussion on Messrs. Nichol's and Hansard's petition. The House, it will be recollected, on the report of a Committee to that effect, and on the motion of Lord Howick, came to a resolution that it had a right to publish what it saw fit without challenge. Messrs. Nichols and Hansard, being threatened with a pro- secution as publishers of the papers of the House; ap- plied to the House to direct them what to do, and the House, after a discussion of some six hours long, di- rected Messrs. Nichols and Hansard to plead to the action. Mr. Hume's motion for Household Suffrage was postponed to make way for this debate. Lord John Rus- sell had promised to waive the Church- rate question for Mr. Hume's conveniency, but it was impossible to waive a question of privilege! There is no foreign news of interest. The stock market, to the great comfort of the cockney economists, is steady though dull. Consols have only fallen J per cent. They closed on Thursday at 91J. Birmingham Railway shares closed at 130J. The King is worse. THE POLITICAL UNION. ELECTION OF THE COUNCIL. Wednesday a General Meeting of the Union was held in the Town- liall, for the purpose of electing a Council for the ensuing year. So great was the interest excited and such the anxiety to be present, that the Journal Office was fairly beset; the concourse of applicants for tickets, from eight o'clock in the morning till the hour of meeting, being so great as to block up New- street. The chair was taken at five o'clock; hut an hour and a half before that time the streets in the neighbourhood of the Town- hall were thronged by the members and others anxious to obtain admittance. About half- past four the doors were thrown open, and a tremendous rush was immediately made for places. The regulation, however, of admitting only by ticket was strictly enforced, so that the parties however eager were compelled to halt at the inner doors, in order to have their right of en- try ascertained, and the' Hall was, comparatively speaking, filled gradually and without ' confusion. The building was crowded from one extremity to the other, and the body of the Hall presented an almost solid mass of human beings, every inch of ground which afforded standing room being occupied. The galleries, except the organ gafiery, were equally crammed. The side galleries in particular were so full that apprehensions were at 8ne time entertained for the safety of the powerful rail that runs in front of them. Hap- pily not the slightest accident or disorder occurred. Precisely at five o'clock Mr. Edmonds made his appear- ance in the Organ Gallery, upon which a shout of acclama- mation was raised, which was electric. Mr. P. H. Muntz, Mr. Pierce, Mr. Hadley, Mr. Douglas and others soon after arrived, and were severally greeted with vehement cheering. Mr. Muntz having taken the chair amidst very loud applause, shortly addressed the meeting on the subject that had called them together. He said he thanked them for the cheers they had given him, although they certainly did not meet in cheering times. They were surrounded with merchants breaking, and men starving ; and the future seemed as gloomy as the present scene. There was nothing cheering but the " hark forward" he had that day heard from an oppressed and aggrieved people. He would have the pleasure presently of reading a letter to the meeting, which would show them they would soon have a chairman, such as they ought to have, and such as they had before. ( Cheers.) He held in his hand a letter from their valuable and respected friend, Mr. Thomas Attwood. ( Great cheering.) He said he never would refuse the call of thou- sands of his fellow townsmen ; he would come down and be their chairman once more, if they would elect him. ( Cries of " we will, we will!") Mr. Muntz then lead the following letter:— " London, June 6,1B37. " I have never deserted the Political Union, and I never will. The number of good men who now come forward to call it into action, certainly require that their wishes should be complied with. " law. their Chairman; but it is fit and proper that at their next meeting, a re- appointment of the Council should take place. In that Council, if the Union should think proper to re- elect me as a member, I shall be ready to take my place ; and then, if the Council should think proper to re- elect me as chairman, I shall be ready to do my duty. " The times are urgent and most dangerous, but I shall rely upon the justice, humanity, prudence, and courage of my ancient, brave, and good friends." Mr. MUNTZ, in continuation: If there was any thing necessary to stimulate them to prosecute their designs, the letter just read would suffice. The business that called them together was momentous. When they considered that misery was every hour increasing around them, and no apparent prospect of it stopping, they would easily see that the task imposed on the Council about to be elected must be no light one. The people would not sit down and starve. ( Cheers.) The God of nature had given enough for all, and all must have eViqugh. ( Renewed cheers.) The people were not combining for any unfair purpose ; they com- bined to obtain an alleviation of the miseries which pressed upon them, and it was just and natural they should do so. Many causes might be described as contributing to the existing distress, but they all knew there was one grand cause, and that was the want of proper representation of the people in the House of Commons. They knew that, under the present state of the law, alterations might be made which would afford temporary relief; but until the people were fully and fairly represented, they need never expect to have permanent relief, for until that change took place, it was hopeless to expect that the causes of the insuf- fering would be thoroughly examined into and removed. The principal object of the Union, therefore, would be to obtain a more correct representation of the people in the House of Commons. ( Hear, hear.) For that purpose they were about to elect leaders; and he could tell them these leaders would not have an enviable situation. Their path would be beset with many difficulties; and nothing but a strict adherence to their advice by the people, would enable them to proceed safely and successfully. Only one word more. He hoped they would not elect one man in whom they had not full confidence, and whose advice they were not determined to follow. ( Loud cheers.) The election of the Council was then proceeded with. A committee of working men, previously appointed, attended, for the purpose of proposing the various candidates. The en- tire number was moved and seconded, and each name was put to the meeting individually. There was no opposition to any of the names proposed. Indeed, the whole of them were received with cheering, more or less marked. The applause on the names of Mr. Attwood, Mr. G. Muntz, and Mr. Philip Muntz, being announced, was loud and long. At the nomination of the last gentleman, Mr. Aaron took the chair pro tempore. The election being finished—( the names of the Councillors will be found in our advertising columns)— the Chairman said, that if any of the Councillors now elected wished to address the members of the Union, they would have the goodness to come forward, the im- mediate business of the meeting having been happily gone through. Mr. SAI. T came forward to address the meeting; he was received with loud cheering. He said they had just per- formed a very laborious and important duty. They had elected men upon whom they had imposed the task of ex- tricating them from the difficulties under which they laboured. These men would, he hoped, do their duty fear- lessly and resolutely, and with the support of the people, success would crown their endeavours. The people are not to be left to pine in misery, each in his desolate home with- out advice, consolation, or hope. The people of Birming. ham had come forth in the array of all their strength, and through the Council they had appointed they would once more appeal to the people of England, and that appeal would he replied to by a prompt and universal organisation. ( Hear, hear.) The people were not to be condemned to perish amidst all the elements of prosperity. But how was the Council to act? Why, they must resort to every legal means in their power to arouse and direct public feeling; and in their exertions to do so, " peace, law, and order" must be their motto. ( Cheers.) These were the weapons with which they shonld meet their opponents, and guarded by these, the soldier and the lawyer must stand idly by, the mere witnesses of their success. Triumph the people would, and triumph THEY MUST. ( Renewed cheer- ing. ) The Council would meet before the next day's sun would set, and deliberate upon such steps as ought to be taken. ( Hear, hear.) There was no time to lose, because men were perishing around them for want of bread. They must make themselves heard not merely by applicant peti- tions but remonstrances, not only in Birmingham, but throughout all England, and in the very centre of that house of corruption, the House of Commons, whence came all their wrongs. They must get up a strong depu- tation consisting of men from all parts of the Empire, and send them to the Ministers of the Crown. ( Hear, hear.) This deputation must address them in plain terms, and ask them which they would have, the support or hostility of the people. They must ask them would they do justice to England and Ireland. ( Hear, hear.) They must demand from them such laws as would give food to the labourer, and having pointed out to them the means of doing so, they would ask them did they mean to adopt them. It might be, the Ministers would not listen to them. It might be, that having their minds steeled against all re- monstrances they would refuse to comply with the wants and wishes of the nation. In that case they must hold them up as hostile to the people of England. They must then appeal to the King. He must know that the happiness of the people ought to be the sole object of his life, and that no consideration on earth ought to induce him to retain in office men who would keep in operation laws injurious to the liberty, and destructive of the happiness of the people. ( Applause.) By this means they would see whether there was any responsibility in Ministers, or any power in the state to which the people conld appeal in time of danger and difficulty. The Tories taunted them with giving their money to the Political Union, and they asked, what good would it do? In reply he would say, the people would get for their money iuformation relative to the causes of their distress, and an irresistible organisa- tion to demand their removal. The Council knew it was the Corn laws and the money laws which pressed upon the industry of the people. They would make clear to the people the causes of all their sufferings, which had hitherto been carefully wrapt up in mystery. They would drag to broad and open day- light the guilt which had only been perpetrated under the shelter of darkness. They would thus give the people a thorough knowledge of the wrong done them, and power to insist upon its redress. But he need not speak of the idle calumnies of the Tories, the Political Union was based on the great principles of human nature, which endowed men with the irresistible instinct to unite against injustice and wrong, when they produced intolerable suffering; and it must go on ad- vancing in its strength, until justice and prosperity should soothe it to repose. He would notice that the Council had received a great accession of ability and strength, and that among the names enrolled in the Union, there were already 1,500 electors. The middle classes, in fact, began not only to acknowledge the truth of Mr. Attwood's predictions, but feel the necessity of acting up to his recommendation. He ( Mr. S.) had that day received an able letter from one of the middle classes, giving him the assurance that thousands were only waiting to see the first deelaration of the Council, to join most cordially the Union. The Council could not work miracles, but they would go to their work with single- hearted zeal, and shrink from neither labour nor danger. Mr. EDMONDS next addressed the meeting. He said he could assure them he never saw them assembled together on occasions like the present, and witnessed the strong purpose with which they appeared influenced, to carry out their wishes, that he did not almost tremble. They had met to- gether upon many occasions, and he had seen them upon many of great excitement; and on not a few of these, fears had been entertained lest the elements of convulsion might be roused ; but he could safely say he met them at the pre- sent time with more solemn feelings than he had ever enter- tained under former circumstances. He felt they were met not merely to express their approbation or disapprobation of the ruling powers, and then disperse. They were not met merely for the purpose of idle display. No, they were met for the purpose of solemnly appointing men to judge of, and, if possible, discover a remedy for their overwhelming dis- tress. The Government had dared to tell the millions of the people they could do nothing to relieve them. ( Hear, hear, hear.) He would tell them they must do some- thing to relieve them. ( Cheers.) He would tell them the God of nature had implanted in the human heart defensive passions, such as no trickery or policy could destroy; and let them but once deprive men of the means of gratifying the cravings of nature, and the lightest feather would not sooner disappear upon the rapid stream, than the most compact Government would under such circumstances be overthrown. ( Great cheering.) He remembered a time when, after great excitement like the present, a celebrated statesman, Mr. Huskisson, said that the Bank of England had been within twenty four hours of bankruptcy. Now that was an awful period; but the best politicians, the most extensive merchants and manufacturers, were now still more alarmed, and were looking forward with terror to that tremendous revolution which must come if Go- vernment did not come forward with prompt measures of relief. ( Vehement cheering.) Where now, he would ask, was that great political body, the Loyal and Constitutional Association of Birmingham. ( Laughter and hissing.) They ought not to laugh. Did they not know they had been congregating in large and terrific numbers ? Did they not know that they had buried the Political Union, and that upon its centre they had raised themselves a splendid monu- ment of pure loyalty. ( Laughter.) They first opened Temperance Society shops in order to tempt the temperate men to become Conservatives, as they called themselves; and, having failed in that, they then took to tippling shops. This next attempt at popularity, after telling the working men what exceedingly compassionate benefactors they had always been to them, was affectedly to deplore the loss of 6d. a quarter, which they would sustain by becoming mem- bers of the Political Union. If they were to believe the Tories, they would be inclined to think from all their kind professions of regard for the poor, that they had been ap- pointed a tort of sub- Providence, whose business and de- light it was to protect and shower down blessings upon them. ( Laughter.) But after all this cant and boasting where were these men? Why were they not present to advocate those principles which they professed to be- lieve. Why, he would tell them, the fact was they were a parcel of humbugs. Whenever they evinced com- passion for the people, it was only with a view to obtain their sanction to lay hold of the Government, in order, as they had ever done, that they might, by their misrule, prove a curse to the country. He only wished these gentlemen were now in office. He only wished their boasted cham- pion Peel was in power. What vvoule he do ? Would he undo that measure to which all parties now attributed the misery of the nation? No, he would not. He only wished the Tories had to face the coming storm, and be responsible to the nation for that distress and ruin which, after all, must be traced to the laws introduced and passed exclusively by themselves. ( Cheers.) Relative to his appointment as a Councillor of the Union, he would only say, that if he had consulted his personal convenience, if he had consulted the probable danger of the situation, he should have felt it his duty to have declined the office. He certainly felt it was a situation of great difficulty. He never looked forward to circumstances of deeper hazard than at present. The Council, however, they had chosen would live or die in their cause. ( Cheers.) They had always kept within the boundaries of law and order. They would continue to do so; and under the guidance of that great man, Thomas Attwood, whose name should never de silently received by the men of Birmingham, they would triumph. The name of Mr. Attwood was caught up eagerly by the meeting, and three cheers being proposed, the call was in- stantly responded to, and the Hall resounded with the most deafening shouts. Mr. EDMONDS, in conclusion said, under the former Council, headed by that great and glorious man, whose name they had just so loudly cheered, the people were obedient, attentive, and orderly; and although the present Council could not calculate upon the excitement occasioned by hunger, or stop the cravings of nature, still he did hope they would observe that order which had formerly com- manded for them the sympathy and applause of all good men. He would implore them to listen to the best of hu- man possibility to the advice of the Council, because he felt convinced that nothing but the greatest caution and prudence, during the remainder of the year, could keep the frame of society together. Mr. JOHN PIERCE said, although the crush and pressure of the meeting was very great; and such, as was no doubt inconvenient, still he thought they should if possible bear with it until they had heard something like a confession of faith from the men they had chosen to lead them to victory. The situation of a member of Council was not in his opinion to be envied; and in rising on that occasion he did not do so for the purpose of thanking them for placing him on the Council, but rather for the purpose of laying briefly before them, not only the duty he and his colleagues would have to perform, but also the duty they ( the people) would have to perform. The Council must act with great prudence and firmness; and discreetly, and honestly apply themselves, regardless of consequences, to ascertain the real cause of the distress, and if possible find out a remedy. The people should also recollect that the slightest act of irregu- larity on their parts might involve the Council in great difficulties. He had been told that dire distress had brought amongst them many men from neighbouring towns ; and that those men had said they would wait the result of that meeting; and if the Council could not relieve them they would resort to other means. He hoped they would allow him to caution them against such men. ( Hear, hear.) The men who harangued them in such language would be better engaged at home; they ought not to listen to men who, if their advice was taken, would involve their best friends in trouble. ( Hear, hear.) One thing they might depend upon, the Council would do its duty. However he might have shrunk from the task imposed upon him by the appointment of that day, the late efforts of a certain party to crush the people in Birmingham had anything but the effect of cooling his courage. ( Cheers.) He had told them they might try to immolate him on the altar of bigotry— they might swear the most infamous and revolting lies against him to get a verdict, which would fine and imprison him in a dungeon— but it would avail them nothing. He defied them and scorned them. Their vituperation was praise, and their malignity was satisfaction to the mind of an honest man. ( Hear, hear.) The difficulties of the Council would be but little were it not that its members had to deal with men who could swear black was white and white was black, and blue no colour, provided by so doing they could achieve their base objects. He hoped the people had made up their minds to enter upon the present campaign with a fixed determination to succeed in their just and righteous designs, yet without even the slightest ill- will towards their neighbours. They might depend upon it that, by and bye, if those men did not become converts to their cause, they would be under the necessity of applying to them for pro- tection. In that case he knew what would be their fate, ft would not be the fate of the unfortunate Dissenters of 1792. The ruffians of that year would never again be let loose—( loud cheers)— to burn or destroy the property of their unoffending and helpless neighbours. No, the mem bers of the Political Union never had such infamous doc- trine inculcated into their minds; he was quite certain they never would hear any of their leaders say men ought to be persecuted for entertaining different opinions to themselves. Their past conduct, as they had often heard and which could not be too often repeated, had been regulated by that glorious motto of " Peace, law, and order;" and he hoped their future conduct would be characterised by the same becoming demeanour. ( Hear, hear.) This was his most earnest desire; still he could assure them most solemnly, that If ever they tamely retired from the contest before they had firmly demanded and received every vestige of their rights, they would never again have him amongst them. ( Cheers.) Ashe lived, with God's help, every man who had a just right to be represented in the House of Com- mons should be represented before ever he surrendered his place in the Council of the Union. ( Renewed cheers.) He had been asked that day, what good had the Union done? He replied it procured the Reform bill. lie was then asked— did he think it would procure any more good ? He replied it would, if properly worked and supported; and only that he believed that it would obtain an extension of thg franchise, Vote by Ballot, and Triennial Parlia- ments, he would say, " to the winds with the Political Union." ( Cheers.) Collateral causes might be assigned for the evils which pressed upon the nation, but, in his judgment, want of proper representation was the real cause. Their principal object, therefore, in all their efforts, must be to obtain an extension of the franchise, for without it they never could achieve any real good. He hoped if trade should get better, the working men would not do as they had before done, lay down all their resolutions, or join some useless Trades' Unions. He hoped they would re- collect, that to their former supineness they were to at- tribute the evils they now groaned under; and, recollecting these things, he hoped they would do their duty to them- selves, do their duty to their country, and do their duty to their God. And if so they might rely upon it the Council would do their duty, if so doing cost them their lives ( Great cheering.) Mr. Boultbee, Mr. Blaxland, Mr: Douglas, Mr. Aaron, Mr. Smith, Mr. Trow, and Mr. Evans, briefly addressed the meeting, in returning thanks for the honour conferred on them by their election. Mr. AARON having then taken the chair, a vote of thanks was proposed to the Chairman, amidst the most en- thusiastic cheering. Mr. MUNTZ briefly returned thanks, and concluded by advising them to retire from the Hall in peace, and conduct themselves as they ever had done, in a manner worthy of the^ reat cause iri which they were engaged- Three cheers having been given for tlie " Bundle of Sticks," and three for " Messrs. Attwood and Scbolefield," the meeting separated, and in a few minutes the Hall was emptied. The men walked quietly down New street. There was no groaning, hissing, nor the least expression of dis- approbation anywhere manifested; but all appeared as if good humouredly waiting the result of the important step they had been taking. The great body proceeded round Bull- street, and then separated for their respective homes. MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN BY THEIR FATHER, AND SUICIDE OF THE FATHER. It is this week our painful duty to record another of those horrible tragedies, which have, of late, unhappily been of too frequent occurrence, namely, the unnatural destruction of children by their parents. The facts of the case, which we are now about to detail, are these:— A man named Samuel Johnson, a labourer, living at Smetlnvick, three miles from Birmingham, had been, for some time past, in great distress. On Thursday morning he got up about four o'clock, dressed himself, took two of his children out of bed, and carried them down to the back yard, where he tied a rope round the neck of one of them and strangled it. He then stabbed the other to the heart, and having accomplished this double murder, hung himself! Yesterday a highly respectable jury met at the Swan Inn, Smetliwick, to investigate the case. W. Smith, Esq., was the coroner. The jury having been sworn, proceeded to the house of the deceased, which is a few yards from the above inn, and one of four small houses on the turnpike- road leading to Birmingham. The body of the unfortunate man waslaidouton his bed, and at his right side lay his two victims. The appearance was truly awful, and the sensa- tions naturally arising from such a scene, may be more easily conceived than described. The three surviving children were in the kitchen, and the place, on the whole, presented a most melancholy appearance. On the return of the jury the examination was commenced. The first witnes scalled was Hannah Webb, who deposed as follows:— I am a widow, and reside in the house next to that in which Samuel Johnson lived; he was a labourer and about forty years of age; his soil Benjamin was about nine years of age, and Thomas was about five years of age. Yesterday morning I got up about six; I went out by the back door, to go into the brewhouse; the door of the brew- house has been off the hinges for the last three months, so that the house was open; since the door came off it used generally to lie against the fire place, but yesterday morning I found it placed against the door- way and the window shutter closed; when I found the door against the door- way I went to the window and looked through it, and there saw the deceased Samuel Johnson hanging by a rope, one end of which was fastened round his neck and the other to a beam, called the side piece, which belongs to the roof; there was a ladder close by him ; it was reared against the chimney; he must have stood upon the ladder to enable him to hang himself; I did not go into the brewhouse, be- cause I was so terrified I was unable; I walked as well as I could into my own house, and screamed out to my daughter to come down stairs; by the time she came down I had recovered, and then I went to Johnson's house and called up Mrs. Johnson; I called to her for God's sake to come down for her husband had hung himself in the brew- house. She asked in a distracted tone what 1 said ; I re- peated the words; she then came down, and I went into my own house. A man who was passing in the road was called in, and he cut him down, but he was quite dead. It was not known at that time that the two children were also dead. When Mrs. Johnson came down to the door she looked round her and cried out, " where is my child Ben- jamin? She then exclaimed, " where is my child Thomas?" I thought that when I had called to her and told her that Johnson had hung himself, the children had got frightened, and had perhaps run under the bed, and sent my daughter up to look; but she immediately came down again, and said they were not there ; Mrs. Johnson then ran up the garden at the back of the house, to see if the children were there, and when she got to the pig- stye, she exclaimed, " Good God, my children are here!" Several persons ran up to her, and on looking in, found the two chddren lying both quite dead, the boy, Thomas, lying in a wheelbarrow, and Benjamin on the ground; I did not, when I first saw the bodies, observe any cord; but I afterwards saw the cord now produced, fastened round Benjamin's neck; when I saw them they were both all but naked, the elder boy had on his shirt, and the other his night- gown; Benjamin was lying on his side, and his mouth appeared full of clay. The father of the children had lived very comfortable with his wife latterly; last winter, when there was no bread for the children, they used to quarrel a little with each other, but. it was very trifling; their differences used chiefly to arise from not having food for the children ; there were five children in all; of late he and his family had been been very badly off; he owed, I think, about bl. for rent, to Mrs. Betts, and the night before he destroyed himself, she came into my house, and having asked me if I was going to leave my house according to the notice I had given her, she said to me she had been to Johnson, and had told him that if he did not pay her by next Monday, or find security, she would put the Bailiffs in the house on Tuesday; to this, she said he replied, that he would have the money for her. I do not know any particulars respecting his state of mind; he was twice married; his wife used to tell me a good deal about her distress; the five children are all by his last wife; he had three by his first wife; the three first children were out of hands, and did not trouble him for anything. Saturday morning last there was not a morsel of food in Johnson's house; his wife came to me to ask if I would get her a sixpenny loaf of bread, until her husband came home, and I did so; there was not a liuxter in the place who would trust her, because she was badly off. Juror: Do you know if they applied to the parish for relief? Witness: I do not. Juror: Do you know how long they were in distressl? Witness : Some months. Mary Johnson, wife of the unfortunate man, was next examined. The poor woman was so deeply affected, that she could with great difficulty proceed. Her evidence was as follows:— When I was called up I was so terrified I knew not what I was doing; I did not go to look at my husband in the brewhouse, nor have I been able to look at him since. I saw him last about one o'clock on Thursday morning, when I went to bed; when I went into the room he was, I believe, asleep, but he awoke when 1 put the candle down, and asked what o'clock it was ; he then in- quired concerning a she- ass which had foaled, after he went to bed; he went to bed between ten and eleven, and I sat up to sew for a lodger. When I came down stairs in the morning I was going to run out of the house when my little daughter, who was up stairs, called out to me, " Where is Benjamin and Thomas;" 1 replied they must be above in bed; she said they were not. It was then that I asked the neighbours if they had seen them. I ran up the garden, and there I found them lying dead in the pig- stye; Thomas was lying in a wheelbarrow, and Benjamin upon the gronnd close by him. I can't describe the state they were in, for I got frightened, and walked away, and I have not dared to look at them since. I and my husband have been lately in great distress ; we and the children have been many times without food. My husband owed bl. for rent, and the night be- fore this happened, Mrs. Betts called and threatened to put the Bailiffs in if the rent was not paid or security given, by next Monday. What Mrs. Betts said seemed to affect my husband's mind very much. About half- past nine o'clock I sent four of the children to bed. They all slept in the same room, with me and my husband; when I was going to bed I covered them with my clothes. My husband has been sometimes in a low state of mind, and I have talked to him about it. Our poverty and his being afraid respecting the rent, used to cause him to be very low. Last Saturday we had neither money nor victuals in the house, and nobody would trust me. Mrs. Webb got us a loaf; when my hus- band came home at night, I repaid her. I did not hear my husband get up on Thursday morning, nor did I mi6s him until I was called. He was very fond of all his children, and particularly attached to Thomas. He never made any application to the parish; he was afraid people should say he was lazy, and would not work. Last Tuesday we had hardly any food; but on Wednesday we had a little; I got some money for a little pop I had made. On Tuesday night, when my husband came home, the children were crying for bread; they were starving. On Wednesday he sold his shovel, and brought home three loaves at night with the money. I did not know he was going to sell his shovel, nor did he tell me he had parted with it when he came in. Juror: You say he would not apply for relief, lest he might be thought lazy; had you any complaint to make of him in that respect ? Witness: None whatever. He was always willing to work; he was a sober man; he had never attempted to destroy himself before. John Keen Maurice, surgeon, sworn: I saw the de- ceased, Samuel Johnson, and the two boys, about seven o'clock yesterday morning; they were all quite dead ; a piece of rope was still round the necks of the father and the elder boy. I have this day examined the bodies, and from the marks on the necks of the father and the elder boy I have no hesitation in stating that they came to their deaths by strangulation. With respect to the younger boy, Thomas, I have this day made a post mortem examina- tion. There are two small wounds on the left side of the breast nearly half an inch asunder; they appear to have been productd by a table fork similar to the one now produced, and which, I understand, was found in a table- drawer in the house. I traced the wounds through the ribs into the substance of the heart, and on minutely examining the heart I found one wound superficial, and the other extending into the cavity, as if one prong of the fork had been longer than the other; such is actually the case with the fork now produced. The wound extending into the cavity of the heart would cause instant death; the lungs were in a congested state, and filled with black blood, which induces me to think that the younger boy also was attempted to be strangled. Samuel Croxall, miller, at Smethwick windmill, examined: I have known the deceased for the last twenty years; but have not sein him for the last six months; Iused to think, at times, 1 e W8I not altogether right in his mind ; I have heard him talk very incoherently. I once employed him to sell a mare forme at Birmingham Fair, and told him not to sell her for less than 10/. instead of which he sold her for 31., and when I expostulated with him on the impro- priety of his conduct, he said they had talked him out of it. He appeared at times as if deranged, and I think he occa- sionally was so. The jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict " that the children died from strangulation and stabbing, and the father from strangulation whilst labouring under temporary insanity." Our Reporter was informed that the deceased was a native of Harlston, near Lichfield. That he came to Smethwick about twenty years ago, where he settled as a respectable farmer, and rented, up to about seven years ago, twenty acres of land from Mr. Reynolds; owing to reverse of fortune it passed through his hands, and he was reduced to the state of a day- labourer. He was married shortly after his arrival at Smethwick, to a girl named Elizabeth Webb, the daughter of a respectable parishioner, by whom Johnson was placed in possession of the farm alluded to. PUBLIC OFFICE. MONDAY, MAT 29. { Before L. Williams, J. Webster, and F. Lloyd, Esqrs.) GARDEN ROBBERY Several prisoners were this morn- ing brought before the magistrates, charged with robbing gardens. A man named Thomas Painter, a respectable looking man, who had some time ago been engaged as driver to the omnibuses, plying between Birmingham and the Five- ways, was charged by a watchman of Hagley- row, with robbing the garden of Mr. Busby, about one o'clock on Saturday night. The watchman had noticed the prisoner force his way through the hedge, and in a little time return, when he went up to him and found that he had several fine cucum- bers in his possession, which it was afterwards ascertained had been stolen from the hot- house frames in Mr. Busby's garden. The prisoner said he was in distress, and was forced by want to act in the manner he had done. He was commit- ted to the House of Correction and hard labour for three months. William Fetch was charged with stealing about 451bs of lead from the roof of a house belonging to Mr. Dadley, of the Bull- ring. Wigley, a street- keeper, said that in consequence of in- formation he received, he proceeded on Saturday night to the house of Mr. Dadley, situated In Digbeth, and found a quantity of lead rolled up on the floor. He waited about the house some time, when the prisoner came and took it away, upon which he followed him into the street, and took him into custody. He was committed to the sessions. Joseph Beard was committed to the sessions for stealing a ham from the shop of Mr. Simmons, of the Bull- ring, this morning. A young lad who was passing by the shop at the time saw the prisoner cut down the ham, which was hanging at the door, and run up Paik- street with it. Information having been given to Mr. Simmons's shopman, he pursued the prisoner, whom he followed to a house in Park- street, where he found him with the ham in his possession. Beard, on being asked what he had to say in his defence, replied that the witness who swore against him had employed him to cut it down, and " if he had'nt beencatched, he would have got half of the money it brought." Charlotte Benyon, a woman of bad character, was charged with robbing a man named Rose, on the 28th o April last. Rose, being sworn, said that he lived at Harborne, and on the 28th of April he came into Birmingham, and went to the Anchor, in London Prentice- street, to have some drink. Here he met the prisoner, who inveigled him into a house of ill- fame, where, after having some drink, she con- trived to rob him of twenty- two sovereigns, with which she ran off. He followed her out of the house, and meeting with Stanley, a watchman, informed him of his mishap, but the latter did not succeed in apprehending her, and next morning she left the town for Woolwich, to visit some of her acquaintances who were engaged in the docks. On Saturday last, however, as Rose was passing along the street, he met the prisoner, whom he instantly gave into custody. She was committed to the sessions. Samuel Smith was charged with passing two bad shillings at the shop of Mrs. Trevor, in Gosta Green. Mrs. Trevor said that on Saturday morning the prisoner came into the shop to purchase a small quantity of bread and cheese, and handed her a shilling, which she put in the till, and gave him 8Jd. in change. In about five minutes afterwards he again returned, and asked for half a pound of bacon, for which he tendered another shilling ; but suspect- ing that it was a bad one, she refused to change it, and on looking at the one she had changed for the same person, a short time before, she discovered that it was likewise bad. The prisoner was given into custody. On searching him, 4Jd. was found in his pockets, just enough to pay for the bacon. He said he had received the money from a man to whom he sold potatoes that morning, but again said he got it in payment for a coat, neither of which statements turned out to be true. He was committed to the sessions. A young fellow named Miles, was charged with commit- ting robberies in huxter's shops, by calling for bread and other articles, and running off. He was remanded unti} Friday, in order to give parties an opportunity of preferring charges. Nothing of interest occurred on Friday. 6 THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 6 GLEANINGS. A BUSH FIGHT.— The combat that now ensued was one EO different in most of its characteristics from all that Roland had ever before witnessed, that he watched its progress, notwithstanding the tortures of his bonds and the fever of his mind, with an interest even apart from that which he necessarily felt in it, as one whose all of happiness or misery depended upon its issue. In all conflicts in which he had been engaged, the adverse ranks vyere arrayed face to face, looking upon each other as they fought; but here no man saw his enemy; both parties concealing themselves so ef- fectually in the grass and among the rocks and shrubs, that there was nothing to indicate even their existence, save the occasional discharge of a rifle, and the wreath of white smoke curling up from it into the air. In the battles of regular soldiers, too, men fought in masses, the chief strength of either party arising from the support which individuals thus gave to one another, each deriving additional courage and confidence from the presence of his fellows. Here, on the contrary, it seemed the first object of each individual, whether American or Indian, to separate himself as far from his friends as possible, seeking his own enemies, trusting to his own resources,. carrying 011 the war 011 his own founda- tion,— in short, like the enthusiastic Jerseyman, who, with- out belonging to either side, was found, at the battle of Monmouth, peppering away from behind a fence at whatever he fancied a foeman—" fighting on his own hook" entirely. It did not seem to Roland as if a battle fought upon such principles could result in any great injury to either party— But he forgot, or rather he was ignorant, that the separation of the combatants, while effecting the best protection not merely to any one individual but to all his comrades, who must have been endangered, if near him, by every bullet aimed at himself, did not imply either fear or hesitation on his part, whose object, next to that mentioned, was to avoid the shots of the many, while, seeking out and approaching a single antagonist whom he was ever ready singly to en- counter. And thus it happened, that, while Roland deemed the antagonists were manoeuvring over the hill- side, dragging themselves from bush to bush and rock to rock, to no pro- fitable purpose, they were actually creeping nigher and nigher to each other every moment, the savages crawling onwards with the exultation of men who felt their superior strength, and the Kentuckians advancing with equal alacrity, as if ignorant of, or bravely indifferent to their inferiority. It was not a long time, indeed, before the Virginian began to have a better opinion of the intentions of the re- spective parties; for, by and by, the shots, which, were at first fired very irregularly'and at long intervals, became more frequent, and, as it seemed, more serious; and an occasional whoop from an Indian, or a wild shout from a Kentuckian, showed that the excitement of actual conflict was beginning to be felt on either side. At the same time he became sensible, from the direction . of the firing, that both parties had gradually extended themselves in a line, reaching, not- withstanding the smallness ' of their numbers, from the crest of the hill ' on the one hand to the borders of the river on the other; and thus perceived that the gallant Regulators, however ignorant of the science of war, and borne by im- petuous tempers into a contest with a more numerous foe, were not in the mood to be taken either on the flank or rear, but were resolved, in true ipilitary style, to keep their an- tagonists before them. In this manner the conflict continued for many minutes, the'combatants approaching nearer and nearer, the excite- ment waxing fiercer every instant, until shots were inces- santly exchanged, and, as it seemed with occasional effect; for the yells, which grew louder and more frequent on both sides, were sometimes mingled with cries of pain on the one hand and shouts of triumph on the other; during all. which time nothing whatever was seen of the combatants, at least by Roland, whose mental agonies were not a little increased by his being a compelled spectator, if such he could be called, of a battle in- which he was so deeply interested, without possessing the ppwer to mingle in it or strike a single blow on iiis own behalf. . ;([ , f His fears of the event had been, froW Sie first, much stronger than his hopes. Aware of the greatly superior strength of the savages, he did not doubt that the moment would come when he should see them rush in a body upon the Kentuckians, and overwhelm them with numbers. But that was a measure into which nothing but an uncommon pitch of fury could have driven the barbarians: for with marksmen like those opposed to them, who needed but a glance of an enemy, to insure his instant destruction, the first spring from the grass would have been the signal of death to all who attempted it, leaving the survivors, no longer superior in numbers, to decide the contest with men who were, individually, in courage, strength, and skill, at least, their equals. Indeed, a bloody proof of the extreme folly of such a course on the part of the Indians was soon shown, when the Regulators, fighting their way onwards, as if wholly re- gardless of the superior numbers of the foe, had advanced so nigh the latter as to command ( which, from occupying the highest ground, they were better able to do) the hiding- places of some of their opponents. Three young warriors, yielding to their fury, ashamed perhaps of being thus bearded by a weaker foe, or inflamed with the hope of securing a scalp of one young Kentuckian wiio had crept dangerously nigh, suddenly sprang from their lairs, and, guided by the smoke of the rifle which he had j- tt& t discharged, rushed to- wards the spot, yelling with vindictive exultation. Tiiey were the first combatants Roland had yet seen actually engaged in the conflict; and he noted their appearance and act of daring with a sinking' heart, as the prelude to a charge from the whole body of Indians upon the devoted Kentucki- ans. But scarcely were their brown bodies seen to rise from the grass, before three rifles were fired from as many points in the hill side, following each other in such rapid succession that the ear could scarce distinguish the different explosions, each of them telling with fatal effect upon the rash warriors, two of whom fell dead 011 the spot, while the third and foremost, uttering a faint whoop of defiance, and making an effort to throw the hatchet he held in his hand, suddenly staggered and fell in like manner to the earth.— Ainsworth's Nick of the Woods. BABALUKS.— A most extraordinary fact came to my know- ledge a short time before I left the East, relative to the female Arabs of the harem. They scaroely know how to term it— in which they are initiated from their girlhood, that they call ' babaluk,' whose principle of mystery is kept as secret as that of freemasonry; while the occasional display of its influence is wild and startling enough to remind the spectator of the priestesses of Delphi. Far from affecting any concealment of their participation in the pretended powers of the society, you cannot, when a guest in the harem, please an. initiated Arab more surely than by in- quiring if she be a babaluk; and the Turkish ladies fre- quently amuse themselves and their visitors, by exhibiting their black slaves while under the influence of their self, excited frenzy. When a sable Pythoness is informed of the wish of her mistress, she collects such of her companions as are babaluks, for there are sometimes several in the same harem, and a brazier of burning charcoal is placed in the centre of the saloon in which the ceremony is to take place. Round this brazier the Arabs squat down, and commence a low, wild chant, which they take up at intervals from the lips of each other; and then break into a chorus, that ulti- mately dies awayin a wail, succeeded by a long silence, during whose continuance they rock their bodies backwards and forwards, and never raise their eyes from the earth. From the moment in which the chant commences, an attendant is constantly employed in feeding the fire with aloes, in- cense, musk, and every species of intoxicating perfume. After a time, they fall on the floor in a state of utter in- sensibility, and great exertion is frequently necessary to arouse them from their trance; but, when once they are awakened, they become furious; they rend themselves, and each other; they tear their hair and their clothing; they howl like wild_ beasts; and they cry earnestly for food, while they reject all that is offered except brandy and raw meat, both of which they destroy in great quan. tities. Having satisfied their hunger, they renew the warfare that they had discontinued to indulge it, and, finally, roll on the floor with bloodshot eyeballs, and foaming at the mouth. A second trance ultimately seizes them, from which they are left to recover alone; fresh perfumes being flung into the brazier to expedite their restoration, which generally takes place in ten or fifteen minutes; and then it is that the spell of prophecy is 011 them. They rise slowly and majes- tically from the floor; they wave their hands solemnly over the aromatic flame ; they have become suddenly subdued and gentle ; and, after having made the circuit of the brazier several times in silence, they gaze coldly round the circle, until, fixing upon some particular individual, they commence shadowing forth her fate, past, present, and to come; and I have heard it seriously asserted, that they have thus divulged the most Becret events of by- gone years, as well as prophesying those which subsequently took place. It is scarcely wonderful, even disgusting as a great portion of the ceremonial undoubtedly is, that many of the Turkish ladies occasionally relieve the tedium of the harem by the exhibition of the babaluk ; that vague yearning to pry into futurity so inherent in our nature, coupled with the uncer- tainty on whom the spell of tiie sibyl may be cast, causes an excitement which forms an agreeable contrast from their customary ennui. No second fate is ever foretold at the same orgies. When the first babaluk begins to speak, the others sink down into a sitting posture, occasionally en- forcing her assertions by repeating the last words of any remarkable sentence in a long, low wail; and, when she ceases and takes her place among them, they are for tlie third time overtaken by a trance : the brazier is then re- moved, the spectators leave the room, the door is carefully closed, and the babaluks are left to awaken at their leisure. v- Pardoe. THE ARAB*.— Its form was that of aimall covered wag- gon ; its interior was all crimson cloth, blue silk fringe, and tassels; and its inside precisely resembled a cake of gilt gin- gerbread. Four round looking- glasses, just sufficiently large to reflect the features, were impanijelled on either side of the doors ; and in the place of windows we had gilt lat- tices, so closely made that our position was the very reverse of cheerful; and, as I found it, moreover, quite impossible to breathe freely, these lattices were flung back despite the cold, and this arrangement being made, I established my- self very comfortably on the satin cushions, with my feet doubled under me a la Turque amid the piled- up luxuries of duvet and embroidery Pardoe. A TURKISH BATH Having passed through a small en- trance court, we entered an extensive hall, paved with white marble, and surrounded by a double tier of projecting galle- ries, supported by pillars; the lower range being raised about three feet from the floor. These galleries were co^ vered with rich carpets, or mattresses overlaid with chintz or crimson shag, and crowded with cushions; the spaces between the pillars were slightly partitioned off to the height of a few inches ; and, when we entered, the whole of the boxes, if I may so call them, were occupied, save the one which hsd been reserved for us. In the centre of the hall, a large and handsome fountain of white marble, pouring its waters into four ample scallop shells, whence they fell again into a large basin with the prettiest and most soothing sound imaginable, was sur- rounded by four sofas of the same material, on one of which a young and lovely woman lay pillowed on several costly shalls, nursing her infant. When I had established myself comfortably among, my cushions, I found plenty of amusement for the first half hour in looking about me; and a more singular scene I ne- ver beheld. On the left iiand of the door of entrance, sat the proprietress of the baths, a beautiful woman of about forty, in a dark turban, and a straight dress of flowered cot- ton, girt round the waist with a cachemire shawl; her che- misette of silk gauze was richly trimmed— her gold snuff- box lay on the sofa beside her— her amber- headed pipe rested against a cushion— and she was amusing herself by winding silk from a small ebony distaff, and taking a promi- nent part in the conversation ; while immediately behind her squatted a negro slave girl of twelve or thirten years of age, grinning from ear to ear, and rolling the whites of her large eyes in extasy at all that was going forward. The boxes presented the oddest appearance in the world -- some of the ladies had returned from the bathing. hall, ahd were reclining luxuriously 011 their sofas, rolled from head to foot in flue white linen, in many instances embroi- dered and fringed with gold, with their fine hair falling about their shoulders, which their slaves, not quite so closely co- vered as their mistresses, were drying, combing, perfuming, and plaiting, with the greatest care. Others were prepa- ring for the bath, and laying aside their dresses, or rather suffering them to be laid aside, for few of them extended a hand to assist thernselve^— whilst the latest corners were removing their yashmacs and cloaks and exchanging greet- ings with their acquaintance. As I had previously resolved to ' visit every part of the establishment, I followed the example of my companion, who had already undergone the fatigue of an Oriental bath, and exchanged my morning dress for a linen wrapper, and loosened my hair; then, conducted by the Greek waiting- maid who had accompanied me, I walked bare- footed across the cold marble floor to a door at the opposite extremity of the hall, and, on crossing the threshold, found myself in the cooling- room, where groups of ladies were sitting, or lying listlessly 011 their sofas, enveloped in their white linen wrappers, or preparing for their return to the colder region whence I had just made my escape. This second room was filled with hot air, to me, indeed, most oppressively so; hut I soon discovered that it was, nevertheless, a cooling- room, when, after having traversed it, and dipped my feet some half dozen times in the little chan- nels of warm water that intersected the floor, I entered the great bathing- place of the establishment— the extensive octagon hall in which all those who do not cliuse, or who cannot afford, to pay for a separate apartment, avail them- selves, as they find opportunities, of the eight fountains which it contains. For the first few moments, I was bewildered; the heavy, dense, sulphureous vapour that filled the place, and almost suffocated me— the wild, shrill cries Of the slaves pealing through the reverberating domes of the bathing- halls, enough to waken the very marble with which they were lined— the subdued laughter, and whispered conversation of their mistresses murmuring, along in an under- current of sound— the sight of nearly three hundred women only par- tially dressed, and that in fine linen so perfectly saturated with vapour, that it revealed the whole outline of the figure — the busy slaves, passing and. repassing, naked from the waist upwards, and with their arms folded on their bosoms, balancing 011 their heads piles of fringed or embroidered napkins— groups of lovely girls laughing, chatting, and re- freshing themselves with sweetmeats, sherbet, and lemon- ade— parties of playful children, apparently quite indifferent to the dense atmosphere which made me struggle for breath — and, to crown all, the sudden bursting forth of a chorus of voices into one of the wildest and shrillest of Turkish melodies, that was caught up and flung back by the echoes of the vast hall, making a din worthy of a saturnalia of de- mons— all combined to form a picture, like the illusory semblance of phantasmagoria, always leaving me in doubt whether that on which I looked were indeed reality, or the mere creation of a distempered brain— City of the Sultan. TURKISH PROCESSION.— In about five minutes after them, arrived the led horses of the Sultan ; and these formed by far the most splendid feature of the procession; they were ten in number, and wore on their heads a panache of white and pink ostrich feathers mixed with roses, and fastened down upon the forelock with a clasp of precious stories. Each was attended by a groom, controlling, with some trouble, the curvettings and capers of the pampered ani- mals, who were caparisoned in a style of splendour which, if it have ever been equalled, can certainly never have been surpassed. Their housings, which were either of silk or velvet, all differing the one from the other, were embroi- dered with gold and silver, large pearls, and jewels. One of them bore, 011 a ground of myrtle- coloured velvet, the cypher of the Sultan wrought in brilliants, and surrounded by a garland of flowers formed of rubies, emeralds, and to- paz. Another housing, of rich lilac silk, was worked at the corner with a cluster of musical instruments in diamonds and large pearls, and, as the sunshine flashed upon it, it was like a blaze of light. The remainder were equally mag- nificent; and the well- padded saddles of crimson or green velvet were decorated with stirrups of chased gold, while the bridles, whose embroidered reins hung low upon the necks of the animals, were one mass of gold and jewels. The Sultan's stud was succeeded by the Seraskier Pasha in state, mounted on a tall grey horse ( whose elaborate ac- coutrements were only inferior to those I have attempted to describe), and surrounded and followed by a dozen at- tendants 011 foot: his diamond- hilted sword— the rings upon his hands— the star in front of his fdz, and the orders 011 his breast, were perfectly dazzling. At intervals of about a minute, all the great officers of state passed in the same order, and according to their re- spective ranks; and at length we heard the welcome sound of the Imperial band, which struck up the Sultan's Grand March, as Mahmoud the Powerful, the Brother of the Sun and Emperor of the East, passed the gates of the court. First came twelve running footmen, in richly laced uni- forms, and high military caps; and these were succeeded by the twenty body pages, who were splendidly dressed, and wore in their chakos, plumes, or rather cretes of stiff feathers, intermixed with artificial flowers of immense size, and originally invented to conceal the face of the Sultan as he passed along, and thus screen him from the Evil Eye ! But his present Sublime Highness is not to be so easily scared into concealment, and the pages who were wont to surround his predecessors merely precede him, while a crowd of military officers supply their place, one walking at each of his stirrups, and the rest a little in the rear. As this was the first occasion on which I had seen the Sultan, I leant eagerly forward upon my cushions to obtain a good view of him ; and I saw before me, at the distance of fifteen or twenty yards at the utmost, a man of noble physiognomy and graceful bearing, who sat his horse with gentleman- like ease, and whose countenance was decidedly prepossessing. He wore in his fiz an aigrette of diamonds, sustaining a cluster of peacock's feathers; an ample blue cloak was flung across his shoulders, whose collar was one mass of jewels, and on the third finger of his bridle hand glittered the largest brilliant that I ever remember to have seen. As he moved forward at a foot's pace, loud shouts of " hong live Sultan Mahmoud!" ran along the lines, and were re- echoed by the crowd, but he did not acknowledge the greeting, though his eyes wandered on all sides, until they fell upon our party, when a bright smile lit up his fea- tures, and for the first time he turned his head, and looked long and fixedly at us. In the next instant, he bent down, and said something in a subdued voice to the officer who walked at his stirrup, who, with a low obeisance, quitted his side, and hastily made his way through the crowd, until he reached our carriage, to the astonishment and terror of a group of Turkish women who had ensconced themselves al- most under it; and, bowing to my father, who still stood bare- headed beside us, he enquired of one of the servants who I was, and what had brought me to Constantinople; the Sultan, meanwhile, looking back continually, and smil- ing in the same goodhumoured and condescending manner. The reply was simple— I was an Englishwoman, and had accompanied my father to Turkey, for the purpose of seeing the country ; and, having received this answer, the messen- ger again saluted us, and withdrew— Miss Pardoe. SICILY— A country so well supplied as this island is with meat, fruit, fish, and vegetables, must be naturally able to supply luxurious and ample food at a small cost; but the natives use these advantages as not abusing them ; they are not excessive in their meals, and few would expend more than a few shillings for a repast, were their wealth even greater than it is. The traveller, used to the prices of Europe, will find himself served for a trifle in Sicily; that is, I mean, in the large towns. Of the arts and the artists, I can only say that the former are much neglected; the pay j of the professors being almost always in arrear, and, in some cases, there being chairs named which do not exist; as in the instance of Arabic, at the university, of which language ' there is no master. As to the artists, Pantania is the most popular modern one, in colours; and Pietro Novelli, the Morealese, the only ancient one, I confess, who pleases me. In sculpture, they have had Gagini, and now possess Villareale, a man, I may venture to say, worthy of a greater place in popular opinion than he holds. He was protected by Lord Bristol, and held the situation of statuary to Murat; but, at the change of political events, he was chained to Palermo, and compelled to languish in retirement, for the benefit of his native country, on a pitiful pension irregularly paid. He has not yet been paid the stipulated price of the iate king's statue at Girgenti, which has been already seven years on its pedestal. The climate of Sicily is similar to that of Spain, though not so hot; it is between the thirty- sixth and the thirty- eighth degrees of latitude, At the pe- riod of my visit to the island, the seasons were, I am told, reversed, for we had stormy, cold weather on the 22d of June, and I had often to complain, during my stay, of chill and damp evenings; this, too, at a period when the residents mostly cry out against the excessive heat. The gout, with which I am troubled, also haunted me perpetually, although the climate of Sicily is reckoned very favourable to that dis- tressing complaint; and the late Prince of Paterno, the last of his illustrious line, survived till ninety under its constant ^ ttacks. Wjtli what I have seen here I have been highly gratified; its remembrance will continue with me for ever. Long abandoned to idleness, I had never had the resolution to attempt this journey; those with whom I associated, more ignorant than myself, never pointed out its pleasures tb me. Should I be able to stimulate others to the tour, I shall not consider my pen ill- exercised. They will gain certainly two things— health and information; and some, perhaps, a third— money, from economy exercised during the jaunt. They will meet no difficulties nor dangers. The lover of Grecian antiquities will find a large field for specu- lation ; and the imagination can dwell with pleasure on as many spots in Sicily as in Greece itself. The country is more beautiful than the parent one; and, though the cloud- less splendour of a Grecian sunset has always been the theme of poets, the Sicilian sky does not yield in beauty to any. Thousands are the glorious scenes which it presents to the imagination of the painter and the poet Standish. THE NATIVE BORNESE— Their food consists chiefly of rice and fish; and as the latter can rarely be consumed in a fresh state, large . quantities of salt are necessary for the cure in so warm a climate. With respect to the supply of salt, the interior of Borneo, like Africa, is dependent upon the frontier for the supply; The salt must be brought from the sea- coast, and the further it is taken into the interior, the more it increases in value; so much so, that at a Dyak town, two hundred miles above Sambas, a measure of salt is ex- changed for twenty times the quantity of rice. In the wilder parts of the island, cakes of salt, made by burning sea- weed,^ are used by the Dyaks in lieu of coin as a cur- rency. The iron which is obtained in the interior is said to be valued by many of the wilder Dyaks, even more than gold ; indeed, the latter is only sought for as the means of procuring foreign articles, for which they have acquired a taste. The iron must either be of an excellent quality, or the Dyaks have discovered a method of tempering it, which sets at defiance the competition of more civilised nations. I have heard of musket- barrels having been cut in two by a single blow of one of their swords, together with other tales, illustrative of their wonderful temper ; and, from what I have personally witnessed, I am inclined to give perfect credence to them. To test the capabilities of these weapons, I cut a twopenny nail in two; and although the temper of the one emplojed was considered as rather in- ferior, the edge was not in the least turned or injured. The blades of their swords are about two feet long, slightly curved, broad at the end, and bear a great resemblance to Turkish cimeters. They can only be used in cutting; being, in this respect, dissimilar to the favourite weapon of the Malays, the kris, which is intended for stabbing alone, and, therefore, perfectly useless as a cutting instrument. Con- cerning the religion of those Dyaks who have not bfjen converted to Mahommedanism, I was enabled to discover that they believed in a Supreme Being, and in the existence of a future state. Some reverence is paid to deer, and great respect is shown towards a black bird, resembling a magpie, which is considered to be an evil spirit; but that portion of their creed which obtains the greatest influence over their mode of life, arises from a supposition which they entertain, that the owner of every human head which they can procure will serve them in the next world. The system of human sacrifice is, upon this account, carried to so great an extent, that it totally surpasses that which is practised by the Battas of Sumatra, or, I believe, by any people yet known. A man cannot marry until he has procured a human head ; and he who is in possession of several, may be distinguished by his proud and lofty bearing; for the greater number of heads which a man has obtained, the greater will be his rank in the next world; and this opinion naturally induces his asso- ciates to consider him entitled to superior consideration upon earth. A man of consequence cannot be inhumed until a human head has been procured by his friends; and, at the conclusion of peace between two tribes, the chief of each presents a prisoner to the other, to be sacrificed on tiie spot. The loss of human life occasioned by these latter- named ceremonials, falls far short of that which is produced by the necessity of obtaining a human head to grace the mar- riage rites,— a necessity which tends so strongly to check the increase of population, that had the lawgiver who intro- duced it, apprehended that the island would speedily become too thickly inhabited, he could not have hit upon a more efficacious mode of prevention; since, had the bachelors been permitted to cut off the heads of persons belonging to their own tribe, instead of being obliged to confine their aggres sions to strangers, the entire population of the island must eventually have been extirpated. — Earl. INTERIOR OF BORNEO In 1823 a party from Pontiana ascended the southern branch to the distance of two hundred and fifty miles, but no account of the expedition having been made public, I was obliged to procure all the information which I could obtain concerning it from a gentleman at Sambas, who happened to be intimately acquainted with the person to whose conduct it was entrusted. At the point to which they ascended the river it was found to open out into an extensive lake, twenty five miles in length, and nine in breadth, the depth of water exceeded three fathoms. The waters of this lake, which is called the Danau Malayu, or the Malay lake, were found to be well stored with excel- lent fish. There are two islands near the centre, to one of which the party gave the name of Van Der Capellen, after the governor of Dutch India at that time. The elevation of this lake, above the level of the sea, was estimated at only one hundred feet; but, as a much greater height would be required to give the stream the force which it possesses, in all probability the perpendicular heights of the falls the travellers met with on ascending the river must only have been calculated, one of which was twenty- five feet.. Its latitude was estimated at 1 deg. 5 min. N., and its distance from the west coast, in a straight line, at a hundred and forty miles. Many Dyaks were found upon its banks, but whether they possessed vessels of a superior description to those on the rivers, I could not ascertain. In the year 1825, an expedition was sent from Batavia by the Dutch government to explore the Coti river, and to traverse the island to the opposite coast. The party thus employed met with the fate which must inevitably befal ex- ploring expeditions sent by the Dutch into the countries not immediately under their subjection, and in which the fame of their deeds has arrived before them. Major Muller, a gentleman who had been employed in the like capacity on the opposite coast, was placed at the head of the expedition the remainder of the party consisting of twenty- four Java- nese soldiers,— a sufficient number to excite suspicion on the part of the Bugis, but inadequate to afford protection in the event of an attack. On arriving at Coti, Major Muller made an arrangement with the Sultan, by which the latter agreed to permit the Dutch to settle there, and monopolise the commerce, for tiie annual payment into the Sultan's treasury of eighty thousand guilders. When this compact came to the knowledge of the Pangerans, they remonstrated so strongly with the Sultan, that he regretted having made the agreement; and to prevent its being acted upon, deter- mined to cause M. Muller and his party to be destroyed, as 110 evidence of the fact would then remain. One of the Bugis Pangerans was therefore sent with the party as a guide, who, with the assistance of the Dyak boatmen, treacherously murdered the greater number, a few of them alone being spared. Two years after this occurrence, Mr. Dalton, an Englishman, arrived at Coti in a Bugis prahu from Singa- pore, 011 b trading speculation ; and he penetrated some distance into the interior, where he remained among the Dyaks about fifteen months. During this period, he re- sided chiefly at Tongarron, the capital of the most powerful Dyak chief, who adopted him as a brother, by means of a ceremony in use among all the Dyak tribes, in which each party drinks a small portion of the blood of the other, mixed in a cup of water. Ties of this description are more sacred than those of consanguinity, a very fortunate circumstance f jr those Europeans who may visit the country, since the chiefs show the greatest readiness in forming these bonds of brotherhood, and will afterwards protect their sabat at the risk of their own lives.— Earl. SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE PRINCE REGENT.— On hear- ing from Mr. Croker ( then Secretary to the Admiralty,) that Scott was to be in town by the middle of March, the Prince said—" Let me know when he comes, and I'll get up a snug little dinner that will suit him ;" and, after he had been presented and graciously received at the levee, he was invited to dinner accordingly, through his excellent friend Mr. Adam ( now Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court in Scotland), who at that time held a confidential office in - the royal household. The Regent had consulted with Mr. Adam also as to the composition of the party. " Let us have," said he, " just a few friends of his own— and the more Scotgh the better;" and both the Chief Commis- sioner and Mr. Croker assure me that the party was the most interesting and agreeable one in their recollection. It comprised, I believe, the Duke of York— the late Duke of Gordon ( then Marquis of Huntly)— the Marquis of Hertford ( then Lord Yarmouth)— the Earl of Fife— and Scott's early friend Lord Melville. " The Prince and Scott," says Mr. Croker, " were the two most brilliant story tellers in their several ways, that I have ever happened to meet; they were both aware of their forte, and both exerted themselves that evening with delightful effect. On going home, I really could not decide which of them had shone the most. The Regent was enchanted with Scott, and Scott with him ; and on all his subsequent visits to London, he was a frequent guest at the royal table." The Lord Chief Commissioner remembers that the Prince was parti- cularly delighted with the poet's anecdotes of the old Scotch judges and lawyers, which His Royal Highness sometimes capped by ludicrous traits of certain ermined sages of his own acquaintance. Scott told, among otiiers, a story, which he was fond of telling, of his old friend the Lord Justice- Clerk Braxfield; and the commentary of His Royal High- ness on hearing it amused Scott, who often mentioned it afterwards. Ihe anecdote is this:— Braxfield, whenever he went oh a particular circuit, was in the habit of visiting a gentleman of good fortune in the neighbourhood of one of the assize towns, and staying at least one night, which, being both of them ardent chess- players, they usually con- cluded with their favourite game. One Spring circuit the battle was not decided at. daybreak, so the Justice. Clerk said—" Weel, Donald, I must e'en come back this gate in the harvest, and let the game lie ower for the present;" and back he" came in October, but not to his old friend's hospitable house; for that gentleman had, in the interim, been apprehended on a capital charge ( of forgery), and his name stood on the Porteous Roll, or list of those who were about to be tried under his former guest's auspices. The laird was indicted and tried accordingly, and the jury re- turned a verdict of guilty. Braxfield forthwith put? on his cocked hat, ( which answers the black cap in England,) and pronounced the sentence of the law in the usual terms— " To be hanged by the neck until you be dead; and may tlie Loul have mercy upon your unhappy soul." Having con- cluded this awful formula in his most sonorous cadence, Braxfield, dismounting his formidable beaver, gave a fami- liar nod to his unfortunate acquaintance, and said to him, in a sort of chuckling whisper—" And now, Donald, my man, I think I've checkmated you for anee." The Regent laughed heartily at this specimen of Macqueen's brutal humour; and " I'faith, Walter," said he " this old big- wig seems to have lalcen things as coolly as my tyrannical self. Don't you remember Tom Moore's description of me at breakfast— The table spread with tea and toast, Death warrants and the Morning Post. Towards midnight, the Prince called for « a bumper, with all the honours, to the Author of Waverley," and looked significantly, as he was charging his own glass, to Scott. Scott seemed somewhat puzzled for a moment, but instantly recovering himself, and filling his glass to the brim, said, " Your Royal Highness looks as if you thought I had some claim to the honours of this toast. I have 110 such preten- sions, hut shall take good care that the real Simon Pure hears of the high compliment that has now been paid him." He then; drank off his claret, and joined with a Stentorian voice in the cheering, which the Prince himself timed. But before the company could resume their seats, his Royal Highness exclaimed, " Another of the same, if you please, to the Author of Marmion— and now, Walter, my man, I have checkmated you for'ance." The second bumper was followed by cheers still more prolonged; and Scott then rose and returned thanks in a short address, which struck the Lord Chief. Commissioner as " alike grave and grace- ful." This story has been circulated ilia very perverted shape. I now give it on the authority of my venerated friend, who was— unlike, perhaps, some others of the com- pany at that hour— able to hear accurately, and content to see single. He adds, that having occasion, the day after, to call on the Duke of York, His Royal Highness said to him—" upon my word, Adam, my brother went rather too near the wind about Waverley— but nobody could have turned the thing more prettily than Walter Scott did— and upon the whole I never had better fun." The Regent, as was his . custom with those ha most delighted to honour, uniformly addressed the poet, even at their first dinner, by his Christian name, " Walter."— Lockhart. BREAKFAST TO MR. STURGE. This tribute of respect to our excellent townsman took place, agreeably to appointment, on Tuesday. The High Bailiff occupied the chair. The number of guests was smaller than we expected. The body of the Hall was not more than half filled, and the galleries were entirely empty. The meeting had in consequence a chilly appearance, which the great length of the address of Mr. Sturge, and the numer- ous extracts which were read in the course of it, did not much tend to remove. The affair was, in fact, a heavy one, notwithstanding the interest of the question itself, and the sincerity of affection, with which the principal speaker is universally regarded. The detailed statement, however, much of which fell languidly on the ears of the audience 011 Tuesday, wiil well repay a perusal now that it is in type. It is indeed adapted for the closet rather than the rostrum, and will, we have no doubt, produce its desired effect more readily than if it had partaken more of the character of a more popular address, and had elicited a larger portion of popular enthusiasm. Our columns, which are crowded with divers matters, leave us only the choice of abridging the entire proceedings of the day, or of giving the address to Mr. Sturge and his reply, and omitting every thing beside. We believe our readers will think we have wisely chosen the latter alternative. We shall offer but one remark 011 the address, and we do so merely to correct a matter of fact. The Anti- Slavery Society, under whose exclusive direction the breakfast was got up, and the de- tails of its management, by the bye, did them very little credit as men of business, did not express their deep interest ill Mr. Sturge's mission at the period of his quitting the country; the address to Mr. Sturge on that occassion did not emanate from the Society; it did not originate with the Society, nor with any individual of the Society; it was signed by not a few who were not and who are not members of the society. From beginning to end the Society had nothing to do with it. We noticed on Tuesday, and we have 110 doubt there were more in a similar predicament, at the table appropriated to the committee, two leading gentlemen connected with the direction of the Society, the one of whom expressed his decided disapprobation of any address whatever, and the other of whom refused to sign the address when prepared. The Society have the credit, and let them be content with it, that they bustled out to swell the train of the returning hero, they must leave to others the less doubtful praise of encouraging iiim to the battle. Mr. MARSH read the address, which ran as follow: — TO JOSEPH STURGE, Esq. DEAR SIR,— Several months have now elapsed Bince we had the gratification, ill common with many of our fellow townsmen, of ad- dressing yoa oil the occasion of your departure to the West Indies, for the purpose of examining those scenes of horror, the story of which has oft times caused the philanthropist's heart to bleed ; and of investigating those animating circumstances, in the contemplation of which, the best and holiest emotions of our nature have fre- quently been excited. At that time we expressed the deep interest we felt in your mission,, to procure correct information as to the working of the system of modified slavery still in operation in the Western Colonies. We declared our determination that the legislative measures for emancipating the Negroes should, if possible, carry with it the entire substance of liberty, and not its mere name ; and though we antici- pated opposition in your work, and even danger to your person, we confided in Him, who is mig- hty to save, and who could not but look with complacency on yourlabour of love. Ever since that period we traced with no ordinary degree of in. terest your journeyings in the islands of the west— we rejoiced in the arrival of intelligence communicating your acts and objects— we attentively considered the reports, and deeply sympathised in the feelings conveyed by your letters— while toil and difficulties sur- rounded you, we engaged in supplication to Heaven on your behalf — we indulged the pleasing hope that some advance would be made in the cause of Negro emancipation, by reason of your benevolent exertions, and we joyfully looked forward to that period when we should have an opportunity of hailing your restoration to the circle in which during many years you have moved, and have been during all that time gathering golden opinions around you. That period having now arrived, Buffer us to address you with the voice of congratulation. We are happy that the honour of being in advance on this field of philanthropy should distinguish our own friend, our fellow- townsman ; and that looking upon every man as your brother, and upon all the world as your country, your sym. pathies are co. extensive with your views. When, therefore, the piercing cry of buffering arose from the oppressed inhabitants of the West, your sympathies were instantly extended towards them ; and we pray that they may not have been extended in vain. In the same noble cause other men sympathised, other men laboured, long and painfully laboured, and though sometimes tempted to despair that there was an arm sufficiently powerful to save, yet God, though unperceived, was with them, and we ardently hope that He will continue to uphold and direct you in your benevolent labours, aud enable you to carry forward their glorious design. While we speak irt the language of confidence, it is a confidence, founded on clear in. dications, which induces us to express our conviction that He who is not slack coucerning his promise, and who hath strengthened us in many of our former efforts for the enfranchisement of our race, will not now forsake us while prosecuting a cause which must meet with his approbation, involving as it does the temporal and eternal happi- ness of hundreds of thousands of inlmortal beings whom he formed for enjoyment. Therefore do we congratulate you, and we anticipate the consummation of your wishes, and of our own, in the sreedy ex- tinction of a system calculated to dishonour God, aud to debase his rational creation. * We cannot conclude this address without expressing our earnest desire that whatever may be the immediate result of the efforts now making on behalf of the oppressed, the victims of the accursed system which now regulates our colonies may at least have more frequent and more unrestrained opportunities for receiving the mitigating con- solations of religion. We are assured that under its animating in- fluence the Negro will be better enabled to sustain through its con- tinuance his present bitter bondage , that when by its means he shall have been raised from his state of civil and social degradation, and his natural liberty shall have been granted him, he will he prepared to participate in the sympathies and charities of social life, that his mental degradation sfrnll'also cease, and that arising in a moral and religious dignity, imparted to him by the Gospel, he shall benignantly and effectually render blessings to those who have so long ma- ligned and oppressed him, and stand as a monument of the success of our righteous cause which aims at the practical fulfilment of the heavenly precept, to do unto others as we wish that others should do unto us. The reverend gentleman having concluded— Mr. STURGE rose under deep and evident emotion; he was, indeed, so oppressed and overpowered by his feelings, that it was some time before ho could give utterance to a word. Ho at length said,— Though I cannot but very deeply feel your kind and affectionate expression towards me on my return amongst you, yet I can siu- cerely say, that nothing but an earnest desire to promote the caute of our poor oppressed fellow subjects, could ever have induced mo to consent to be so peculiar an object of your attention this day ; or to take a part so opposed to my habits and inclination. I fear, in bringing the subject before you, I shall disappoint you, not from a want of matter, but from a want of ability properly to state it; for I confess there are various feelings which oppress and overwhelm me— not the least of which is the deep and humiliating conviction of the immeasurable difference between what you indulgently suppose me to be and what I feel I am. I need not dwell on the motives which induced m6 and uiy friends to undertake the mission ; or why some of us felt that we could not be satisfied with the investigations of a committee of the House of Commons, a majority of whom were either slave owners themselves, or under circumstances iu which an acknowledgment of a violation of the imperial act must bring condemnation on them or their friends; and the report from them the close of last session must convince all who have studied at the subject, of the infiueuce under wliieh it was drawn up. ( Hear.) I regretted to see, last, week, in a London newspaper ( The Patriot) a report of the result of my visit to the West Indies, at a meeting of the Society of Friends. I spoke under the confidence that there was no reporter present, and made there a more free use of names than I would otherwise have done. That report was doubtless given with the best possible intentions, and was, it appears, supplied from the notes of some of our own members ; but, as it contains many incor- rect statements of facts, I wish to Btate that I do not consider myself as identified at all with it. ( Hear, hear.) I thought it best to be thus explicit, because I expect every thing that is reported here to- day will go to the West Indies; with this expectation, I think it best not to mention the names of parties in the communications I am about to make to you. ( Hear.) After consulting with those of my friends who have long laboured in this cause, it was concluded that our mission to the West Indies should be independent of any society, and entirely unshackled as to the publication of facts. As, however, one of them was of opinion that it might serve us and the object to have some document, from the Colonial Office to the authorities in the colonies, I thought it best to address the following letter to I. ord Glenelg, just before our departure. [ Mr. Sturge here read the letter to Lord Glenelg, stating the intention of him and his friends to visit the West Indies, that the object of their journey was to investigate the present state and condition of the negroes, with a view to com- municate the result to their friends and the public ; that their anxious desiie was to do full justice to all, but that they should prefer pur- suing their investigation through those private channels which were open to them, rather than obtain the advantage of official sanction, if accompanied by any restriction as to the publication of facta.] Sub- sequent events fully proved that in this they pursued the right course, As, probably, he should not again have a fitting opportunity of referring to the American question, as he believed it would serve the cause bettor by not mixing it up with the West Indian one, h » would now briefly do so, aud then pass to the West Indies. ( Hear ) During the few days ( said Mr. Sturge) passed at New York, I had the pleasure of meeting the committee of the National A. S. Society, and also a still larger number of the friends to the causa at the house of one of its most zealous advocates. Their progress is most encou- raging. Petitions to congress for the abolition of slavery in the district of Coluinltih had been signed by one hundred and ten thousand individuals. It was anticipated that at least as great u number of members, forming upwards of one thousand auxiliary societies, would be reported to the next general meeting, to be held at New York, in the course of last month. I had also an opportunity of seeing what liberty is in the city of New York, in the trial of a case in which one of the southern srave- liolders had claimod one ofthe citi- zens, who had resided there for a number of years, as Ms goods and chattels. The man had been kept in jail for weeks, and was hand- cuffed when brought to court. It was encouraging to observe the interest which was excited: the court was much crowded. Our anti- slavery friends in America say that the greatest service we can render them is to continue our remonstrances against the guilt of the professing Christian churches; After arriving at Barbadoes, Dr. Lloyd and Mr. Sooble proceeded south to Demerara, aud Mr. Harvey accompanied him ( Mr. S.) to Antigua, where complete freedom had. been granted to the negroes by the Local Legislature on the 1st of August, 18.14 ; aud hgre, observed Mr. Sturge, I have great pleasure in acknowledging the uniform kindness and hospitality wo received from the Moravian and Methodist missionaries in Antigua, and adding our testimony, to the benefits which have resulted from their labours of love in this colony. In the space of seven months ( conti- nued Mr. sturge) I accomplished a journey of about 12,000 miles by sea and land, aud in company with my friend Thomas Harvey, whose able and efficient assistance was invaluable, we visited in Jamaica alone between thirty and forty sugar, cattle, and coffee estates: were at the courts, or had personal communication with between twenty and" thirty stipendiary magistrates ; visited nearly twenty gaols of different descriptions, and were at the places of worship and schools of all the principal religious denominations. Those from whom we received information amongst the white portions ofthe community, comprised noftess than a hundred individuals of almost all professions and stations in society, connected and uncon- nected with the planting interest. We had also access to valuable documentary evidence that had never before reached this country ; but the information I most value was derived from personal commu- nication with some of the most intelligent negroes of from seventy to eighty estates in different parts of the island, whose veracity we ascertained, from the best authority, could be fully relied upon. Iu the prosecution of our enquiries, we had to bear in mind that it was our duty to dismiss, as much as possible, any previous bias, and examine impartially the relative advantages of apprenticeship and freedom, and how far, in the enjoyment of the latter, the negroes had justified the expectations of their friends. This the liberality of the Antigua Legislature afforded us an opportunity of doing, [ Mr. Sturge here read a summary of the result of their enquiries in this island, m which it appeared that the groat experiment of abolitiou had succeeded beyond the expectations of its most sanguine advocates. The trade ofthe island had revived,— the people were more prosper- ous,— houses and land had risen in value; and the moral and religious education of the inhabitants had kept pace with this amelioration of their condition ] The little island of Montserrat, which we next visit- ed, contains only 6,000 negroes, who are in a very backward state in a religious and moral point of view. It is an interesting fact, that a on the part of the local authorities here, which would have been carried, bad the government at home encouraged it. The measure passed the council, and was lost in the assembly by one vote only. Four of the proprietors, however, granted complete freedom to their negroes. One or two of these informed us that they were doing more work, and had less pilfering on the ostate than formerly. ( Hear.) From hence we proceeded to Dominica, which contains about 15,000 negroes, and also a more than usual proportion of in- telligent and influential people of colour. We had the pleasure of spending an evening at the house of one of them, and iu a party of twelve or fourteen gentlemen and ladies, we were the only white persons present. We also visited tlie estates of some old resident French families, whose paternal management of their negroes, forms a striking contrast to that of the non- resident English There are probably not more than 208 or 300 negroes on the whole of the island who can read, aud the means of efficient instruction are greatly needed. ( Hear, hear.) We next visited the French island of Martinique, where slavery still legally exists in its unmitigated form. We afterwards went to Port Royal, the scat of the local go. vernment, and had an interview with the governor, who has felt so much interest iu the working of our measure, that he haa visited Antigua and some of the other British islands. One of the many evils of our apprenticeship system is retarding emancipation in other countries, as they are waiting to see its results in our West Indian colonies. ( Hear.) From Martinique we proceeded to St. Lucie, containing a negro population of about 13,000. We visited the only school in the interior which we heard of; it is 011 the estate of a benevolent English proprietor ; but to make use of an expres. • sion of an intelligent gentleman, holding a high official situation in the colony, " not one ray from any of the benevolent and religious institutions of Britain had ever reached this island." From St. Lucie we proceeded to Barbadoes. In the capital, Bridge- town, there are several excellent schools under the superintendence of the Episcopal church aud the Methodists; but ill the country where the great mass of the negro population resides, very little compa- ratively is done towards procuring proper education. As a proof what an obstacle to instruction the apprenticeship presents, we found 011 inquiry, there were but two children present who were not made free by the Abolition act in 1834, being then under six years of age, and the relative of these two paid something to their employer that they may be allowed to attend. From hence we pro- ceeded to Jamaica, whore we arrived after a week's pleasant voyage. Although we had obtained much information from indivi- duals of various denominations, and particularly from the Methodist and Moravian Missionaries, to whom we are indebted for much hos- pitality and kindness, yet these latter are under such restrictions that whatever oppressions might exist, if we published any facts communicated by them we might exposo them to the censure of their own body at home. ( Hear, hear.) A Moravian minister candidly told us that if all had acted as their society did, fllavery would never have been abolished. ( Hear, hear.) Another after enquiring into a detail of most important information, and saying it was quite a relief to unburden his mind, said that he must impose silence upon us. ( Hear, hear.) A Wesleyan minister to whom we had a letter of introduction, said that he should be glad to give us information as far as was consistent with his instructions from home; and although he received us with kindness at his house—( shame)— I be- lieve he would have been afraid to have been seen with us in public. Although I do not blame individuals who act under a system sub- jecting them to such bondage, or think this the time to offer an opinion upon such a system, yet I do consider it important that it should be distinctly understood that whatever may be the physical sufferings of the negroes, we must not expect information from the Methodists and the Moravians. ( Loud cries of hear, hear.) I wish to pause, to notice this expression of disapprobation. These reli- gious bodies have probably their own reasons for not giving infor- mation, and I by no means wish to sit in judgment upon them. With these facts ill view, it was under feelings of some discourage- ment that we approached the shores of Jamaica: but contrary to our expectation a concurrence of favourable, may I not say Providen. tial circumstances, had prepared the way for our obtaining most ample information. From the Missionaries generally we met with the warmest aod most cordial reception, especially the Baptists and Independents; many others pressed us with offers of service, some of them persons of influence and consideration ; and the authorities in the island, and tlie planters themselves, showed us every atten- tion and civility. We had much opportunity of witnessing the de- sire for education amongst the negroes. The planters assert they will not attend schools provided on the estates, but this is evidently from a want of confidence in them or their agents; for wliou they know that those who otter thein instruction have only their welfare at heart, their desire to embrace it is most gratifying. I have seen this evinced in schools connected with various religious persuasions, and especially amongst the Baptists. In one instance we spoke to a schooimaster provided at the expeAse of a Peer of England, for his estate, aud found he had no scholars, though he was himself a man of colour, and yet children go miles from this very estate to attend a Baptist school in Spanish Town. In another part of the island a school was opened a few weeks before our visit, on Satur- day, the negroes' own day, and the missionary expressed a wiBh that the children of the people, connected with tho congregation, would attend at the chapel. Inconsequence 3172 were present, and some from a distance of upwards of twenty miles—( hear)— and the mis- sionary was so excited and affected by the number and interest dis- played, that it produced a serious illness, from which he had but just recovered when we were with him. I have seen upwards of five hundred children on the Sabbath day at this school, most of them apprentices; and was informed that at a country station of the same missionary, there were a still greater number on the same day. It is generally known that the ( so called) act of the British Legislature for the abolition of negro slavery in our colonies, came into opera- tionlon the 1st of* August, 1834, or nearly three years ago. This act professedly granted liberty fully aud freely to the negroes, with the THE blRMINGHAM JOURNAL. 95 disposition was atone time manifested to abolish the apprenticeship exception of withholding some political privileges: and for the usual allowance of food and clothing the predials or field. Negroes were to work for their employers forty- five hours in the week for six vears, snd the uon. predials without limit to the hours of labour, for four years. I purpose uowbriefiy to state— lst. That the condi- tions of the contract have been fulfil I ed to the very letter by the British Government. 2ud. That the conditions required of the Negroes have been performed in the most exemplary manner by them ; and 3rdly. That the conditions required of the planters have been violated, and continue to be violated in almost every particular in the colonies which I have been able to examine, with the exception of Antigua. ( Hear hear 1 1st It was provided bvthe act that a compensation of twenty millions sterling should be paid to the planters, as soon as the colonial secretary should report to the legislature that the pro- visions for the benefit of the negroes had been faithfully carried into effect by the colonial assemblies. Lord Stanley having reported to this effect to the House of Commons, and also having previously given a solemn assurance on the part of the West Indians, that they wo » ld heartily aud sincerely concur in carrying out the intentions of the British legislature, the princely sum of twenty millions was not onlv paid to them, but also interest on tho same, from the 1st of August 1834. The contract of the British government with the planters for the payment of compensation, although the sum required was monstrous in amount, unsupported by any c aim of justice or equity, and wholly disproportionate to any loss which has actually occurred or which can possibly accrue, lias nevertheless been ful- filled to the very letter. ( Cheers.) The negroes are quietly and in- dustriously labouring under oppressions and injustice which were they not the most patient race on earth, or restrained by religious principle would drive them to desperation. I now proceed to the important consideration of the conduct of the authorities, through which justice ought to be administered; and of the planters and agents towards the negroes. 1 went out with a determination, if possible, not to be biasediu myjudgment by any opposition or harsh, ness 1 might experience ; but so far from being in danger of having my prejudices excited against the planters by anything of the kind, I have to acknowledge, without a single exception, nothing butcour- tesy and attention from all classes of society. ( Hear, hear.) I may, however, mention at the same time, one or two amusing facts which came uuder our notice, to show the sort of information which we were likely to get from the planters and local authorities, had we adopted their views. In visiting a celebrated estate IU the island of Jamaica, iu compauy with the attorney, one or two stipendiary ma. gistrates, and the attorney- general, we were shown through tke negro houses by a favorite negro. While there a woman, who had some grievance to complain of, thinkingit most probably a very good opportunity to make it, came up to us foi that purpose, when the head negro turned round, and sharply rebuked her, asking, if she had not better manners than to give her master's property a bad character ( Laughter.) While on a visit shortly after to a planter, well known for his humanity, his lady told us that a few days be- fore some negroes from an adjoining estate had enquired of her if there were not some gentlemen coming to see them ; for " they had been white. washiug the dungeon, and elearing up the hospital." ( Renewed laughter.) Mr. Sturgo next proceeded to notice the con- duct of the planters in Barbadoes. In the district of one of the sti- pendiary magistrates, there were, in the space of one month, 228 complaints against labourers, who . received tho following punish, ments — 047 days of confinement and hard labour; 517 Saturdays forfeited to the estate; 127 days of solitary confinement; and 180 days on the tread mill; making altogether 1521 days; and indepen- dent of the suffering and wrong inflicted, the poor negro is after, wards compelled to pay this out of his own time, and consequently his whole Saturday is forfeited to his master. ( Loud cries of shame, shame ) While we were ill Barbadoes, circumstances occurred which led us to deviate from a rule which we had laid down, not to agitate the question of the working of the apprenticeship system there, knowing well that if the battle was to be fought at all, that it must be fought in England ;-( Cheers)— but having heard that a strong effort was making to oblige the parents to apprentice their children, we were so alarmed that we wrote a strong letter upon the subject; and since our departure, I have received a letter, of which the fol. lowing is an extractI suppose you have seen Mr -' s speech on the subject of the apprenticeship of the children; he therein states that no one ever tried to influence the parents to bind their children Thus far well. I am quite convinced that your letter was the cause of his saying so; if not slavery would have been continued in the colonies under a new name. Thus far you see good has been done already The has been terribly abused by tile authorities ; thev accuse him of having told yon all that is going on. I only mention this that you may lee how a man is used in the West Indies for speaking truths which are at variance with what is miscalled wholesome Government. Like the Jews of old I hope their eyes may be opened for I think blindness has happened to them, not in part, but altogether, as it regards the slave question." ( Hear, hear.) 1 shall now proceed to soma facts respecting Jamaica; but they are to voluminous, that I will confine myself to a very few of those which came under my own observation, and which I had from the lips of the sufferers themselves. ( Hear.) These facts I shall take in the order of the various places which we visited; and I think they will show that almost all tho provisions of the Imperial Act have been violated oa the part of the planters. At we saw some members of a Christian Church, one of whom was a constable, aud said he found it very difficult to act according to his oath. He was frequent- ly obliged to remonstrate with the overseer, ou account of the op. pressions which he practised. The people were deprived of their usual allowances of salt fish and salt, and had not more than half their former quantity of clothing. They were likewise deprived of their time the overseer taking it when he wanted it, and it was a verv hard thing to get him to repay it. They also informed us that thev had been flogged or sent to the treadmill who had never been nunished in their lives before, under the old system. Two of these were present. One a man who was a carpenter ou au estate— one of his fellow servants died— he went instantly to his master, who gave him uo orders about the coffin, and because he refused to make it in his own time, he was brought up for insolence, and with another of the neirroes an excellent deserving woman, sent to the treadmill. He Bhoived us one of his legs, which was much injured by the mill. A poor woman who was present had been most spitefully treated. She was the mother of eight children, and in weak health, aud be- cause she did not work on the first gang ( where the hardest labour is to be performed) the overseer got her sent to the treadmill. She had the best house on the estate, but the overseer pulled it down and destroyed her grounds. ( Shame, shame.) If a free child is taken ill parents have to pay back the time they spend in attending to it, and if they take them to the doctor, they have to pay him. As I have mentioned the treadmill, I shall endeavour to describe what it is for I believe the people of tills country have no idea of it. Almost everv one of these instruments of punishment is of a different con- struction This was a cylinder about ten feet in diameter with broad steps The hand- rail above it has eight pairs of straps fastened to it with which the hands of the prisoners are secured. The board unde'r the hand- rail descends perpendicularly towards the wheel, and does not therefore afford the slightest protection to the prisoners in case of their hanging. The steps of the wheel project about 12 or 15 inches beyond the board, and are bevelled at the edge, so that the keen side revolvos much against the bodies, knees, and legs of the prisoners with torturous effect. We asked the jailor at whether the driver was allowed to use a cat, aud asked to seethe instrument It waB a whip composed of nine lashes of small corks knotted He said it was absolutely necessary to " touch them up" women as well as men. They struck the latter on the back, butthe women on the feet. Not only all the steps, but the very drum of the mill were stained with old and recent blood, the latter being that of a poor old woman, which had been shed so profusely, that even the sand on the floor underneath was thickly sprinkled with It. The Rev ' Mr. EAST, allow me, Mr. Sturge, to ask this question, Did you see this blood you describe as recently shed ? Mr, STURGE : I saw the blood, and put the question myself to the jailer respecting the cause of it, who informed me that the poor old woman had been put on the mill that morning, and being unable to keep the step hung for the whole fifteen minutes, suspended by the wrists, with the revolving steps beating against and bruising her body the whole time. ( Calls of " monstrous" " horrible I" and calls of " name the magistrate?") I intend to name him before a com- mittee of the House of Commons. ( Loud cheers.) It was ( contin. ued Mr. Sturge) after some consideration that I came to the conclu- sion not to mention names, not that I am asliatued to do so, or that I am afraid of what 1 say here being reported, for it is my wish that every word I litter may go to the world, and especially to Jamaica; but 1 found If I did not lay down some rule of this kind, many wor- thy men might be subjected to persecution there. ( Cheers.) We saw this woman the next day with the penal gang working on the roads compelled to carry a basket of stones on her head, and chained like tile rest in pairs, two and two with iron collars. She was so dreadfully mangled, they had not attempted to put her on the mill again that morning. ( Shame, shame.) Other women" showed us their legs lacerated in the same cruel manner. We had afterwards an opportunity of enquiring of the negroes from the estate to which she belonged, why she was subjected to this horrible punishment. Theystated, that from her inability to labour through weakness, a former magistrate said she might cease from work; but that on a change of magistrates, her owner had sent her to look after sheep. One of them died, and the fear of punishment induced her to run away though it did not appear that the least blame attached to her. She had been absent two months, and when found and brought back again, had this cruel punishment inflicted by order of the magistrate, who is paid by this country to protect the negro. ( Shame, shame.) He could state instances which had come under his own observation, where the poor negro was mercilessly mulcted of his Saturday on the most trivolous charges, in defiance of every principle of law and jus- tice, and the people wore obliged to work their grounds on the Sab- bath for a subsistence. We went to in the morning to see the prisoners and the treadmill; at flrst there were four men. The cylinder of the mill is of so small a diameter that the weight of the prisoners, when they all stepped, sent it round with sucfi velocity that they were at once thrown off; it moved by jerks quickly and llowly and alternately, so that to keep step in the ordinary way ap- peared to be perfectly impossible. The prisoners were obliged to step sideways, taking two or three steps at a time in a very awkward manner ; one young man, who had never been on before, hung by the wrists thegreuter part of the time, after many painful attempts to catch the step ; he seemed to be in perfect torture, and cried out " I don't know what they sent me here for: I have done nothing to be sent here," & c, & c. When ho came off he appeared quite ex- hausted. We were informed on good authority, that in a whole district there was but one estate on which the people have not been deprived of their half Friday; that the overseer, knowing it was the wish of the proprietor at home, persisted in giving them the half Friday, but that the attorney had insisted upou his not doing so, saying he would take upon himself all risk as to its illegality; and before I left these people were deprived of their time like the rest. Mr. Sturge next mentioned the case of a poor woman who had three children. She had been illfor nearly four years, and being unable to do anything for herself, she had been put into the dungeon for three or four days at a time by her master, and taken out again without any authority from a magistrate. When locked up, her child had been deprived of the breast a whole day aud night, and when she was brought- before the justice, lie refused to punish her, from the weak condition iu which she was. The facts related by Mr. Sturge, relative to the treatment of females, were of the most thrilling description. Not only were they most cruelly punished, but their infants also suffered from the inhuman treatment of their parents. Tile men and women work In penal gangs in chains. The case of ten women, with children, in jail, was this:— They said that on Friday morning last, as it was very wet, they did not turn into the field before breakfast, ou account of their children ; for this on the Monday they were brought before the special justice, and ordered to pay five Saturdays; they told him they could not, as their provision grounds were six miles off, they did not get their half Fridays, nor their salt- fish, nor flour, nor sugar for their infants, and that without their Saturdays they were destitute of the means of support. This refusal of theirs to submit to so unrighteous a de- cision, appears to have been construed into rebellion. They were sent to the workhouse for three days, and will still have to pay their Saturdays. Pregnant women are often obliged to pay back most of the time their masters lose by their confinement. They are not per- mitted to leave the field to suckle their children, and when they complain of this cruelty, their masters turn round upon them, and say, tliey do not care what becomes of them, for they are free chil. dren: ( Shame.) Though the cases read ( continued Mr. Sturge) are but a faint outliue of the facts we ourselves collected, yet they are Srobably enough to excite the surprise and indignation of all who ave heard them ; but it may be shown that the present state of things is the natural result of the measures pursued and the instru. ments employed. The execution of this momentous moral experi- ment, on the successful issue of which the great question of the abolition of slavery throughout the civilised world so much depends, is entrusted, first, and mainly, to tho driverB, book- keepers, overseers, and attorneys, to whom the pro. prietors in England delegate the management of their estateB ; for I believe not one in ten of the proprietors reside on them . The planting attorneys are the aristocracy of the country ; many of them have seats in the Legislature j most of them were originally book- keepers and overseers, and have recommended them- selves to their employer by their superior skill in the extortion of the greatett amount of uncompensated labour from the slaves. The overseer may be cruel and unjust with impunity, provided he increases the crop of sugar and coffee ; but he dare not be more humane than his neighbours, even though it may be the wish of the proprietor. Their employment mainly depends on the continuance of the present system, which enables them and their subordinates to lead lives too profligate for description. Yet, with a certain know- ledge of their infamous character, these men continue to be employed by the non- resident proprietors, mortgagees, and merchants. In this country, some of whom are political reformers, and others religious professors ( Hear, hear, and cries of shame.) The stipendiary magistrates generally have been selected as having no bias in favour of the negro ; some of them honestly endeavoured to do their duty, but most of these either fell sacrifices to the climate, annoyances and prosecutions, to which they were subjected, or resigned in disgust. A large proportion of those who now remain are mere tools of the planters. One of them was known, before his appointment, to have been active in destroying the Baptist chapels. ( Hear, hear. I am ( said Mr. Sturge) about to offer an opinion here, in which I shall not at least be charged with partiality. It is, that the administration of the Colonial Department, under what was called the Tory party, was more merciful to the negroes than under the present administra- tion. ( Hear, hear.) Sir George Murray was an honourable instance of this; and I must say, whoever wrote the dispatches during the administration of Lord Aberdeen, some of them did honour to the lieitd and heart of the writer. ( Hear.) I may be asked for a few facts in support of this opinion; and I will here refer, first, to the conduct of Lord Stanley, who, when the twenty millions were granted to the planters, did not oblige them to pay, nor did he recom- pence Baptists out of the British exchequer, even one. third of the property lost in the destruction of their chapels; and though some, thing more was granted under Spring Ilice, a large portion of it was supplied by the voluntary contributions of the English people. But further, there were eleven magistrates publicly known to have assisted in destroying their chapels, and not one of them, up to this day lias been rernoved from office ' for it. He would go still further than this, and mention, that one who assisted in this infamous pro. ceoding is appointed a special magistrate, and now receiving 450?. a- year to see justice done to the negro ( Shame.) He would now come to a more recent period. When Sir Lionel Smith came to Jamaica, a commission was appointed to enquire into the cause of complaint of the planters, against the conduct of Dr. Palmer, who is present this day ( Cheers) This commission consisted of two local magistrates, botli of them planters or managers of estates, and two stipendiary magistrates, one of whom, at least, if he had any bias, it was against Dr Palmer At the conclusion of their enquiry they summed up their report by saying, that they considered Dr Palmer had admims. tered the abolition law in the spirit of the English abolition act, and In his administration of the law he had adapted it more to the comprehension of the freemen than to the understandings ot appren- ticed labourers. ( Much laughter.) Now would they believe it, that not only did Sir Lionel Smith suspend Dr. Palmer on this report, but the Colonial Office at home have dismissed him from his situation. ( Shame.) The effect of such a proceeding as this was to discourage every honest man who was disposed to act fairly towards the negroes. ( Hear, hear.) He could also Instance the conduct of Lord Sligo. When this nobleman was appointed governor of Jamaica, It was considered an act of injustice to the negro, as ho was himself a slave proprietor, and once chairman of the West Indianbody. At first he committed some errors of judgment; liutit was soon ascertained that he was honest in his intentions. ( Hear, hear.) When he obtained an insight into the working of the system, he saw what was going forward, and endeavoured to chock it. The consequence of this was, that a great storm was raised against him by the West Indian party ; and It is a well- known fact, that some of these men applied at the Colonial Office at home to have him removed, and the answer they said they received in substance was, that in _ — - C 1.1. n I V » IvhlMl ll Ci tVQC K'olil lltr tllA ^.. Mfn.- r- not remove him, —. — r . — secure his resignation, and that that resignation would be accepted. ( Hear, hear.) Now, if even Lord Sligo had been sacrificed to the planters' influence, could any man hope honestly to discharge his duty in the West Indies? ( Hear, hear.) There were, however, still remaining in the commission some valuable men, who deserved their warmest sympathy under the bitter persecution they are suffer- ing. He would give one instance as an illustration of this; and as the case had been before a judicial tribunal, he did not think it necessary to suppress, in this instance, the names of the parties. The facts of the case as related by Mr. Sturge were briefly these:— His book- keeper, of the name of Maclean, on the estate of the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, an Irish clergyman, committed a brutal assault upon an old African. The attorney on the property refused to hear the com. plaint of the negro, who went to StepheiiBourne, a special magis- trate, when Maclean was brought before him ; he did not deny the fact.' j but said, as the old man was not a Christian, his oath could not be taken! The magistrate not being able to ascertain the amount of injury inflicted upon the negro ( whose head was dreadfully cut); but feeling that it was a case which required a greater penalty than 3/. sterling, the amount of punishment to which he was limited by the local acts, detained Maclean, and afterwards committed him to jail, and wrote next day to the chief justice on the subject. He was discharged as soon as a doctor's certificate was procured of the state of the wounded man, and bail was given for his appearance at the assizes. Maclean's trial did come on at the assizes, and he was found guilty by a Jamaica jury; he was very severely reprimanded for his inhuman conduct, and fined 301. The poor African, however, got no remuneration for the severe injury inflicted upon him. and the special justice has been prosecuted for false imprisonment, dragged from court to court, represented as an oppressor and a tyrant, put to above 400/. expense in defending himself, and actually had judgment given against him for 150?. damages. ( Shame, shame.) Thus have the planters succeeded in pulling down every magistrate who ven- tures to do more than fine them 31. sterling, for any act of cruelty of which they may be guilty. The Government was considered to have pledged themselves, by the report of the parliamentary committee to tho House of Commons, to pay Stephen Bourne's expenses, but the Governor has not yet done so, and S. Bourne was liable, when I left Jamaica, to be arrested any day, and be imprisoned in Kingston jail. On the other hand, there were two magistrates who were dis- missed while I was there, through, 1 believe, the representation of Lord Sligo, for flagrant violations of the law in their punishments ; and , in order to evince their sympathy for those men, he perceived by a Jamaica newspaper, that the planters were about to entertain them at a farewell dinner, and had actually set on foot a subscription as a tribute of gratitude, for their " impartial" conduct in administer- ing the laws, as special justices. /" Hear, hear.) At the head of the subscription he ( Mr. S.)' was sorry to perceive one of the most liberal minded plantershe had met with, and who, he was firmly persuaded, would have never allowed them to adjudicate between him and his apprentices on his estates, but he was carried away by the powerful influence of the public opinion of his brother planters. Thus were two men, notoriously guilty of violations of law and humanity, pub- licly encouraged and protected, while Stephen Bourne, who, accord- ing to the testimony of the present and late Attorney Generals, had acted not only justly but legally, was suffering every species of * per- secution and indignity for so doing. ( Shame, shame.) This horrid system would not even end in 1840, unless they exerted themselves in thi3 country. ( Hear, hear.) But he had dwelt long enough upon the gloomy side of the picture, and would recur for a moment to the more pleasing side of the question ; and here he would first express his high gratification at the intelligence of the negro, and the desire for instruction among them. This might be observed in their large subscriptions, proportioned to their very small means, towards the building of their chapels. One missionary told him that the Sunday before they were there, he had given notice to his congregation that he would be in the vestry to receive subscriptions for the build- ing of the chapel erecting; and though the day was very wet, and the negroes were many of them suffering from being deprived of their own time, for the use of their employers, they broug. it to him between 701, and SOI currency. ( Cheers.) Another minister, who had nearly completed one of the largest chapels in the island, at an expense of 8,000/. currency, had collected from his congregationsince the commencement of the building 4,000/. currency towards it- As a proof how much alive the negroes were to feelings of kindness and gratitude, he would mention that a contribution was goingforward by the apprentices themselves, some months before his arrival, to present some testimony of respect to Lord Sligo, for his exertions in their behalf; and though he understood scarcely any of them con- tributed more than 6d. each, it amounted to 1,000 dollars when he left the island ; he ( Mr. S.) was deputed to present to him a suitable piece of plate which was now preparing. ( Cheers.) An instance of the way in which information spreads through the country occurred to them while travelling in a remote part of the island. They hap- pened to be on their way to a minister's house, and observed a gang ef people at work. It was pouring down of rain at the time ( and he would take that opportunity of observing, that they were not usually obliged to work under such circumstances during the days of slavery) but on enquiry of one of them ( a woman) who was in the road, the distance to a house which they wished to find, after answering the enquiry, she addressed them nearly as follows :—" I hope you are wel massa, God bless you, massa, we have heard of you, massa." ( Loud cheering.) Another encouraging circumstance to which he would refer was, the number of true friends of the negro which they met with at Jamaica. He believed he had a list of Detween thirty and forty persons, with whom he could correspond, belonging to the various denominations, and in various stations of society, who were sincere friends to the negro ; and he thought it but justice here to mention, that in this noble band, the Baptist missionaries were eminently conspicuous. ( Cheers.) Mr. Sturge next proceeded to read a document signed by six missionaries, addressed to a com- mittee of their society, in which they declared that, after a close and watchful observation of two years, they felt it due to the appren- tices to say that " they had conducted themselves in the most tran- quil and peaceable manner, and had shown every disposition to be industrious where encouragement had been offered them." They felt it, they said, to be their paramount duty to denounce the system as a most iniquitous and accursed one, offensive, harassing, and un- just to the apprentice, liable to innumerable abuses, with but little positive and actual protection." ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Sturge conclu- ded his observations, for the length of which he apologised to the meeting, by reading the following document, which had been pre- sented to him by fifteen missionaries, to make what use of he thought proper, saying at the same time, that they expected to be had up to the House of Assembly to answer for the statements which it con- tained. The parties who signed this document might be stated to possess a direct influence over one hundred thousand individuals, or one- third of the negro population. The missionaries, after bearing the highest testimony to the industry and good conduct of the negroes proceed as follows :— " We cannot refrain expressing our deliberate opinion of the total unfitness of the apprenticeship system, a3 an act of preparation for freedom : and that it is to the unparalleled patience of the appren- tices, and not to its tolerant spirit, that the present peaceful and prosperous state of the island is attributable. " To you we unhesitatingly declare our belief, that this mockery of freedom is worthless as a preparation for that state to which it can have no possible affinity : that while it represses the energy of the negro, it has rendered him distrustful of the British public, by whom he considers himself to have been cheated by a name j— that it has entailed, and is still entailing, excessive suffering, especially on the mother, and her helpless and unavoidably neglected offspring ; and that to secure its termination, no effort can be cohsidered too great. " We do, therefore, most earnestly entreat you on your return to your native land, to exert your influence to effect the total abandon- ment of this system, in 1838. " But if every effort fail in procuring the abolition of the term of ap- prenticeship to the predial apprentices, that those advantages may at least be secured to them, to which they are entitled by the pro- visions, imperfect as they are, of the act for the abolition of slavery. " We further urge you to watch with vigilance, any law which may be introduced in the Imperial Parliament, or passed by any of the colonial Legislatures, to curtail the liberty of the negro after the termination of the present system ; and any enactments of a restric- tive and oppressive nature, calculated to keep them more degraded than any others of their fellow subjects, for one moment beyond that period. " Your own observations in this colony must, we think, have con- vinced you that the costly apparatus by which it was intended to secure a measure of protection to the negro, is in many instances made instrumental in carrying on a system of coercion and oppres sion, as odious as that from which he was intended to be freed. " We cannot but express our regret at the apathy manifested of late by some of those friends in England, who so long and so zealously exerted themselves in behalf of the injured sons and daughters of Africa, and must consider that the responsibility rests on them, who have the power to obtain justice for this still injured people, for any consequences that may take place; meanwhile we shall continue to exert our influence to tranquillise their minds under every disap- pointment, and to induce them to bear with patience the wrongs they are called upon to suffer." •-?• Mr. Sturge said, in conclusion, that he had already detained them so long that he would not add anything to that document; as he was anxious that Dr. Palmer should have ah opportunity of addressing the meeting. £ The statements and address of Mr. Sturge occupied upwards of two hours; he resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic cheers. 3 The other speakers were Captain Moorsom , Dr. Palmer, and Mr. George Thompson. The meeting did not break up till nearly three o'clock. The breakfast was served by Lisseter, withhi » usual ability. Every thing was good and abundant. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. THE BREAD TAX. He that withholdeth corn the people shall cufse him. Proverbs, chap, 2, ver. 26. " Curse him .'" Curse whom? The Father of his people, His most gracious Majesty, who signed the Corn bill? Curse whom ? The noble and most noble who are begotten, born and bred, for no earthly pur- pose but to protect, on the one hand, the gracious Father from the open violence of His affectionate people; and, on the other, the affectionate people from the concealed but ever restless ambition of their gra- cious Father ? " Curse him!" Curse whom ? The Commons, elected by the people to protect them from the protection of the Peers, and from the undying am- bition of the Crown ? Oh, no! curse none of these who, putting their high engendered heads together, have made starvation the " envy and admiration of surrounding- nations," but curse the huxtcring, ped- laring, unutterable villain, who, by withholding' his load of grain from the market in a season of scarcity, hopes to extract a guinea or so from the grumbling bellies of his neighours. To withhold a quarter or two makes a monster for the people to curse. Whole liar- vests interdicted, make Governments " wise and pa- ternal." Bread has been called the staff of life, but there are excellent substitutes, or some of us had long since lacked support. The aliens' staff is potatoes; why has not Ireland potato laws? Rice is the staff of the Asiatic; and there are people somewhere who occa- sionally luxuriate on baked clay—( if this sensual en- joyment should be introduced into the United King- dom, it will be confined to our landlords, for none else have a right to the soil)— and the poor Highlanders know full well that sea- weed and shell- fish are the sov'reignst things on earth, or in the waters, for an empty stomach. But allowing bread to be the staff of life, our " wise and paternal" have not shortened it without exquisite reasons. Among the many which must have influenced them, we shall select two which could not have been powerless on minds so intellectual, and on moralities so sublimed as theirs. First,— Their love for the arts. Second,— Their anxiety for our moral regeneration. To vulgar apprehension there may appear little or no connexion between withholding corn and a love of the arts. Another proverb will demonstrate it. Ne- cessity is the mother of invention. Children cannot well have existence anterior to that of their mother. Destroy want and invention will not have a being; therefore if there is any truth in proverbs, the surest way of propagating the arts is to starve the artists by withholding corn. The relation of cause and effect between want and morality, may be deduced from another proverb. By the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. We can imagine no sadness of countenance com- parable to that which springs from witnessing the cravings of unsatisfied hunger in those we love— in those for whom only life is worth enduring; the wives of our bosoms, the little ones of our. hopes. Such sad- ness is now darkening the brows, and breaking the hearts of a hundred thousand of our Northern country- men. If their moral regeneration bear any proportion to their household misery, it must be perfect. The anxiety of our landlords that they may be made per- fect through hunger, is evident from the fact that no corn has yet been taken duty free out of bond and sent to their relief. One of the ancients hath it that a most agreeable sight to the Gods, was a good man strug- gling with misfortune. Had the Gods continued until now, our landlords would have furnished them with many such prospects, and would have participated in their delight. Surely humanity is more patient in its sufferings, than it is intense' in its selfishness, or ferocious in its crimes. • » * Hearen is above all yet. There sits a Judge whom no King can corrupt or landlord either. The worm may be defrauded of his vested rights in human carrion ; the famished flesh may slide from the bones of the despairing Highlanders, and their frantic children; but woe to them who have caused or pro- longed their agony of hunger. The cries of those that are ready to perish have entered his ears; private charity is endeavouring to atone for public iniquity ; and the conscious waves having cast their offerings on the strand, retire in murmured curses on the with- holders of corn. AETOS. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. SIR,— A number of individuals of this town have published a memorial, addressed to certain others, in which the memorialists state:— That they are a portion of the productive class; that is, of those whose labour and skill PRODUCE all the wealth in the world. That the result of the labour and skill of this class is the filling the country with abundance. That in the midst of this amplitude— this excess of all necessary or desirable things,— the producers them- selves are starving! And this predicament they declare, with infinite simplicity, to be " a state of things strange and un- natural.." " Strange and unnatural!" These words so applied are open to criticism, because no miracle has been ob- served— no interference of an especial Providence, to wrest the series of prevailing causes and effects from their regular, inevitable, onward course. But to what do the memorialists look as the remedy for the evils which they call strange aud unnatural, but which the experience of the past has shown to be only the ex- pected and natural repetition of what has already, frequently taken place of late years ? They ask for employment, for leave to toil, to pro- duce for others, au increased abundance of wealth; their own subsistence being secured by a small pittance out of the results of their labour. " Man," says a late periodical writer, " is capable, to a certain extent, of creating his own good or evil." Let us cursorily examine the existing system of society, and see whether there be not some grand error at the root of all; whether, in fact, man be not eminently successful in his " strange and unnatural" determina- tion to draw evil from good. We say these are " bad times;" but what, in truth, is the condition of the mass of mankind in civilized countries, in the best times? An examination into the state of our great manufacturing towns during the sea- sons of the greatest prosperity, has shown that seven- eighths or nine- tenths* of the total population are dwel- lers in houses of annual value less than 10/.; the vastly large majority being inmates of beggarly tene- ments of under 51. rent; surrounded by all the dis- comforts attendant on such residences; and one of the speakers at the meeting, which was called in conse- quence of the memorial alluded to, declared that what- ever little personal property was acquired by the pro- ducers of all wealth, even during good times, was " scraped together with toil and care." " Look at England," says the North American Review of Octo- ber, 1835, when all was gaiety and gratulation; and he had already looked at the rest of Europe, and dis- covered a display of carefully elaborated suffering, po- verty and distraction generally prevailing. " Every thing is in extremes. Splendid enterprises, splendid cities, splendid fortunes, splendid palaces, splendid charities, strike us whether we contemplate her past history or her present condition; but, behind these, we find a people ground to the dust with poverty and taxes; toiling for a scanty subsistence, or sustained by the hand of public charity." This then is my case. Few of our most philanthro- pic politicians or politico- economists go far enough in their aspirations for the happiness of the great mass of mankind, though a perception of the strange anomalies of our national condition— of the condition of civilized , in fact, in all parts of the world, is occasionally evident in the works of our popular writers. I could fill columns with quotations from the Quarterly and Edinburgh Reviews, and all our most esteemed perio- dical works ; frojn Bulwer, from the author of " Mam- mon," from Miss H. Martineau, from the Useful Knowledge people, and twenty other authorities, which echo and confirm the statement of the American Ob- server. Our markets, in short, are fully stocked, over- stocked, with food, clothing, and every conceivable article of comfort or luxury; our mineral wealth is perhaps greater and more varied, than that of any spot of similar extent on the face of the globe; our produc- tive power, aided by art and science, equals the force of 500 millions of human labourers, while our actual en- tire population is only 25 millions; and we have still uncultivated some 15 millions of acres of valuable land. The elements of prosperity and happiness are piled like " Ossa upon Olympus, and Pelionupon Ossa," and yet we ingeniously contrive that distress shall be- set and overwhelm us ; " The ruin of the agricultural interest," is a vernacular phrase ; our great merchants and manufacturers totter on the verge of bankruptcy; and our labourers—" the producers of all wealth"— are starving! Considering these things, I think the time is come when the broad question— not so much of existing evils, as of the condition of civilized man in general, everywhere, past and present, were discussed; that the few, the one- tenth, began to consider that the true prosperity of a country should include the happiness of the nine- tenths; but that the present system of " full work and fair wages," " bread and beef and beer," with short leisure and little knowledge, is insufficient, as the lot of human beings, inconsistent with the advanced state of our productive powers; aud that, after all, the condition even of " the few," perplexed with perennial anxieties— forced to almost ceaseless toil of head or hands, is no such great catch, as our best specimen of national prosperity. I have said, that there is a grand error pervading our social arrangements. This error, I conceive to be, that the surplus wealth created by useful inventions and the skilful combinations of labour, has never been equitably distributed; that the invention of machinery to assist or supersede human labour, has never been the means of abating one hour's labour to the labourer; and that the discovery of productive powers, which are capable of producing more wealth than the world can consume, has not afforded an ounce of additional plenty to the poor. In my opinion, therefore, the real questions before the newly formed " Union," established at the late meeting, should be, 1. What is the actual productive power of the country ? 2. How shall these enormous powers be rendered availabW to promote the vastly increased comfort, hap- piness, and intelligence of ALL ?— based on the apparent axiom, that when labour is, to a vast extent, super- seded, the necessity of long continued daily toil should cease, and abundant leisure, and the means of enjoy- ment and improvement be easily obtainable by ALL. I know full well, that such speculations are called visionary;— but can anything be more visionary than to expect permanent happiness from a system which past experience shows to be certainly productive of periodical crashes and panics ? I am by no means blind to the extent of our political errors, but when we consider the difficulty there exists of producing anything like unanimity on the subject of commercial restrictions and monetary systems; how long and fruit- less have been the efforts of the one party of liberals and philanthropists, and how pertinacious the oppo- sition of the other party,— equally liberal and equally philanthropic,— it would seem advisable, even in this respect, to try a new mode of enquiry and argu- ment, as perhaps, offering the most speedy chance of eventual reform. I have thus briefly opened the question, purposely avoiding all details; and I conclude by earnestly and seriously entreating the benevolent, the reflecting, and the influential in this, and all large and distressed towns, to consider, on the enlarged principles I have proposed, the claims and rights— the state and pros- pect of MANKIND IN GENERAL. I am, & c., W. H. S. Birmingham June 6,1837. * When I wrote this, I had not heard the remarks of a working man at the Public office on Tuesday evening. This individual quoted; Andrew Combe as his authority. He did well! I wish he would persuade all his brethren to engage in the perusal of the works of both the Combes. The people have leisure enough, and there is an eighteen- penny edition of •' The Constitution of Man,"— a book full of very curious information. COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Corn Market, June 8. At to day's market there was a short supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat a ready sale at an advance of 2d. to 3d. per bushel Barley for malting without enquiry; grinding samples held at Is. per quarter more money.— Oats fully maintained the rates of last week. — Beans and Peas a shade higher. WHEAT— per Gllbs. s. d. s. d. Old 6 0 — 6 8 New 6 0 — 6 9 Irish 0 0 — 0 0 BAR LEY— per Imp. Quarter. For Malting 30 0 — 33 0 For Grinding, per 49lbs 3 0— 3 4 MALT— per Imperial Bushel. Old and new 0 9— 79 OATS— perS9lbs. Old 3 3 — 3 6 New 3 0 — 3 6 Irish 2 6 — 3 3 BEANS— perbag, 10 seoregross. s. d. s. d. Old 17 0 — 18 3 New IS 6— 16 6 PEAS— perbag of 3 Bush. Imp. FOR BOILING. White 16 6 — 17 6 Grey 16 0— 16 6 FOR GRINDING. perbag of 10 score 15 6 — 16 0 White 16 0 — 16 6 FLOUR— per sack of- 2S0lbs. net. Fine 42 0 — 43 0 Seconds.... 38 0 — 39 0 The following is the statement in Messrs. Sturge's circular :— PRESENT PRICES OF GRAIN. WHEAT, English, White, per bushel of 621b. Old English, Red Old Irish, White — none Red ~~...„. nominal Foreign —.— BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 39211) 8. ATS, English, White, per Imperial Quarter Welsh, Black and White, per 3121bs. „ Irish, ( weighing 41 to 421bs.) do. — ( 37 to 39Ibs.) do. Black do. — BEANS, English, Old, per bushel of 651bs. — New Irish. Foreign PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs FLOUR, English, Fine, per Sack of 2801bs. Seconds s. d. s. d. 7 3 to 8 0 7 4 .. 8 0 7 2 7 10 7 3 .. 7 9 0 0 .. 0 0 5 0 .. 6 4 5 6 .. 5 9 6 6 .. 7 4 30 0 .. 33 6 27 0 .. 30 0 24 0 .. 27 6 24 0 .. 34 6 24 6 .. 26 6 ( i 24 0 .. 27 0 24 6 .. 27 0 5 10 .. 6 4 5 0 .. 5 8 0 0 .. 0 0 5 6 .. 6 0 46 0 .. 56 0 32 6 .. 34 6 44 0 .. 48 0 . 41 0 44 0 Gloucester, June s. d. WHEAT, English, White, per Imp. Bushel —— 7 U Irish, White, per 601bs.. .^ nominal 6 4 Old 5 6 Foreign 7 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 30 0 Irish 28 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. 22 OATS, English, White, per Imp. Quarter 22 6 Welsh, Black and White 22 6 Irish ( weighing 41 to 421bs); per Qr. of 3121bs. 24 9 ( 37 to 391bs.) Black. BEANS, English, Old, per Imp. Bushel New Irish PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter— Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. FLOUR, English, Fiue, per sack of 2801bs. Irish 3,1837. s. d. 6 8 6 8 0 9 Wheat. Barley Oats Beans GLOUCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. » . d. 422 4 50 9 105 0 27 8 343 4 . 23 10 90 0 39 0 WORCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. Birmingham, June 8, 1837. At Gloucester and Worcester markets ou Saturday the supply of Wheat was limited, aud very little passing therein— the sales ef- fected were at a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Nothing doing in Barley. Oats still scarce, but not so much enquired for. Beans quite firm at former rates, and not many samples offering. During the present week few transactions are reported in the Com trade. Wheat is held for some advance on the prices of last market day. Some small parcels of fine West of Ireland Oats have been taken at 28s. 6d. per 3121bs. here. We are not aware of any Barley having changed hands, except in retail. The weather continues dry, with cold nights, and rain is much wanted, particularly for the spring crops. AT THIS DAY'S MARKET the supply of Wheat was short, and the prices obtained Is, to 2s; per quarter over those of this day se'nnight, having recovered the depression of last week. Grinding Barley in good demand, and fully as dear. Good Oats met a free sale, at former currency. Beans more enquired for, at 6d. per quarter advance. IMPORTS INTO GLOUCESTER From the 3\ st nit. to the 1th inst. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Beans. Qrs 2739 Qrs Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. Qrs 276 Qrs Qrs Qrs Foreign.,.. Qrs Qrs Qrs Qrs Peas. Flour. Malt. Vetches. Ireland...... Qrs 30 Sacks Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Foreign.... Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs WARWICK, SATURDAY, JUNE 3.— Wheat, perbag, old 21s Od to 22s Od ; new, 20s Od to 21s Od ; Barley per quarter, 30s Od to 35s Od j new, 28s Od to 34s Od ; Oats, 30s Od to 33s Od; Now, 28s Od to 31s Od; Peas, per bag, 18s Od to 20s 6d ; Beans, 17s Od to 18s Od; new, 15s 6d to 16s 6d; Vetches, 0s Od to 0s Od; Malt, 60s Od to 64s Od per quarter. HEREFORD, JUNE 3.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measure, 6s lOd to 7s Od. Ditto, 801bs. per bushel, 0s Od toOs Od. Barley, 4s Oil to 0s Od. Beans, 6s 6d to 0s Od. Peas, 7s Od to8s Od. Vetches, 0s Od to 0s Od. Oats, 3s 6d to 0s Od. CHELTENHAM, JUNE 1.— New Wheat, 7s 0d to 7s 4d per bushel, Old Wheat, 7s 3d to 7s 6d. Barley, 3s 6d to 4s Od. Oats, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Beans, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. FAIRS TO BE HOLDEN.— Warwickshire— June 12, Hampton. in- Arden, Rugby; 19, Allesley.— Oxfordshire— Juno 15, Banbury. HOP INTELLIGENCE.— Worcester, June 7.— There was no new fea- ture to note in our market on Saturday; a few sales only were made at about last week's prices. The supply is still very limited. Seventeen pockets were weighed on the above day, and twonty- five during the week. The plant is now growing rapidly, and in the best soils looking healthy, and as yet free from fly. Borough, Monday, June 5.— No alteration whatever in tlie market, demand moderate and prices firm. Duty estimated at 155m. Dis. trict reports Btate the bine to have made progress during the last week, but with all, they are very backward aud generally weakly,— flea more numerous, and fly found in the hedges round the grounds. Present Prices, per cwt.: East Kent Pock. ts, fine, £ 4 10s. to £ 5 5s. and £ 7; bags, ditto, £ 4 4s. to £ 4 15s. and £ 5 18s.; Mid Kent Pockets, £ 4 2s. to £ 4 15s. and £ 6 6s.; bags, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 13s. and £ 5 10s.; Weald of Kent, Pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 10B. and £ 5 4s,; Sussex pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 4s. and £ 4 12s.; Yearlings, £ 2 10s. to £ 3 3s. and £ 4 4s.; Old Olds, £ 1 Is. to £ 1 10s. and £ 2 2s. GLOUCESTER SHIP NEWS, From June 1 to June 8. IMPORTS : The Lucy End, from Westport, with 121 tons 15 cwt. of oats, and 12 cwt. of barley meal, consigned to J. and C. Sturge— Earl Grey, Carmarthen, 2208 bushels of oats, J. and C. Sturge— Friends, Liverpool, general cargo, W. Kendall and Son— Diligence, Carnarvon, 87 tons of slates, Simpson— Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co.— Severn, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co. EXPORTS : The Albion, for Waterford, with 145 tons of salt, from Gopsill Brown— Susan, Limerick, 90 tons of salt and 2 tons of fire bricks, Gopsill Brown— John aud William, St. Clair, 29 tons of salt, Gopsili Brown— Newport Trader, Newport, 5 tons of iron, 15J tons ef flour, and 7 tons of sundries, H. Soutlian and Son— William, Newport, 15 tons of salt, H. Southan and Son— Gleaner, Cardiff, &% tons of flour, 30 barrels of beer, 3 tons of sundries, 4 tons of flour, and 27 barrels of beer, Phillpotts and Co Halcyon, Mine- head, 19J^ tons of salt, and 3 tons of fire bricks, H. Southan and Son. TOWN INFIRMARY, JUNE 9.— Surgeon of the week, Mr. Bellamy. Patients admitted, 15; discharged, 16; in the house, 146; Out- patients visited and in attendance, 799. Midwifery cases, 7. GENERAL HOSPITAL, JUNE 9.— Physician and Surgeon of the Patients of the week, Dr. Male and Mr. Jukes. Visitors, Mr. E. T. Moore and Mr. C. Shaiv. In- patients admitted, 22; out, 154. In- patients discharged, 43; out, 62. Remaining in the house, 144. BIRMINGHAM DISPENSARY, JUNE 9.— Sick patients relieved, 317; midwifery cases, 20. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO JUNE 6. In the House .. Admitted since Born in the House Dischgd, absconded aud dead* Totalof each Wo- INFANTS. Men. men. Boys. Girls. Male. Fem. Total. 173 188 li 19 11 16 419 24 20 6 4 7 10 71 1 o 3 197 208 18 23 19 28 493 17 18 6 5 2 5 53 180 190 12 18 17 23 440 Number of Cases relieved last week 2,765 NumberofChildren in the Asylum 231 * Of whom 1 male infant died. METEOROLOGICAL DIARY. FURNISHE1) BY MR. WOLLER, EDGBASTON- STHEET. Barometer at noon. Ex- treme during night. Ther- mome. ter 8 morn. Extreme heat during day. Ther- mome- ter at noon. State of . Wind at noon. Remarks at uoon. Fair 3 29 85 47 0 62 0 70 0 64 0 NE 4 29 85 48 0 64 0 72 0 66 0 N Fair 5 29 85 48 0 62 0 70 0 64 0 WbyN Rain 6 29 90 50 0 64 0 74 0 54 0 E Fair 7 29 80 42 0 52 0 58 0 52 0 NE Fair 8 29 75 40 0 54 0 60 0 50 0 E Fair 9 29 55 45 0 52 0 62 0 58 0 E Rain MARRIAGES. On the 1st inst., at Ribbesford, James Cole, Esq., of Bewdley, to Sophia, daughter of Thomas Cartwright, Esq., of The Hill. On the 4th inst., at Handsworth, Mr. William Sleigh, to Hannah Perry, both of this town. On the 1st inst., at Dudley, by the Rev. J. Cartwriglit, Mr. John Adams, of Netherton, near Dudley, to Anna, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Walters, of Bilbrooke, near Wolverhampton. On the 1st inst., at Brinklow, in this county, by the Rev. T. L. Bloxam, John Walcot, Esq., of Worcester, to Anne, eldest daughter of the Rev. R. R. Bloxam, D. D., Rector of Brinklow. On the 1st inst., at Twycross, by the Rev, Charles Wright, Richard Fowler Butler, Esq., of Barton Hall, Staffordshire, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Robert Faux, Esq., of Cliff House, Leicestershire. DEATHS. On the 2nd inst., in the 49th year of his age, Mr. William Robinson, of Camden- street. On the 2nd inst., in the 41st year of her age, Miss Maria Woirall, of Coieshill- street, in this town. On the 29th ult., after a lingering illness, which he bore with exemplary fortitude, Benjamin John Osborn, son of the late Mr. Joseph Udell, of Hall- street, aged 22 years. On Thursday last, after a few hours' illness, Emily Van Wart, daughter of Mr. S- A. Goddard, of Edgbaston, aged two years and one month. On the 28th ult., in the 71st year of his age, Mr. John Grew, of Sutton Coldfield, late of this town. Lately, at Falmouth, deservedly regretted, Mrs. Gibbins, wife of William Gibbins, Esq., of that place. On the 25th ult., at the house of her grandfather, Mr. T. Weston, of Hockley- street, Charlotte Amelia, daughter of Mr. Robertson, of Bellbrougfifon. On the 8th inst., after a long and painful illness, in her 37th year, Mrs. Dews, of Heneage- street, Ashted, much respected by her family and friends. On Tuesday last, after a Short illness, Frederick Watkin, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Jonei, of Priory Cottage, Bris- tol- road, Edgbaston, in the 23rd year of his age. t 96 THE BIRMINGHAM JOUliNAL. LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, JUNE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JUNE 1.— WILLIAM ROBINSON, Manchester, commission agent. JCNE2.— EDWIN HILLMAN, 55, Parliament. street, Westminster, carver and gilder. JUNE 2.— HENRY BOYS, 25, Beaumont- street, High. street, Mary- la- bonne, music seller, BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. APRIL 18.— ELIZA LUCY VESTRIS, late of Chcsliam- placa, Bel. grave. square, but now of 2, Prince's. court, Storey's. gate, West, minster, music seller. BANKRUPTS. Thti Bankrupts to surrender atthe Court of Commissioners, Basing- hall. itreet when not otherwise expressed.'} BENJAMIN THOMAS, Grove- street, Lisson- grove, cow keeper, June 13 and July 14. Sol. Mr. Adcock, 3, Copthall. buildings, Throginorton. street. Pet. Cr. James Ross, Duke- street, Lisson. grove, hat manufacturer. Seal. May 3) 1 ALFRED LAMBE, 149, New Bond. street, and 35, Rose- lane, Spitalfields, wine merchant, June 9 and July 14. Sols. Messrs. Nind and Cotterell, Throgmnrton. street. Ti t. Cr. Charles Phillips, Silvanus Phillips, and John King, Fowkes's. buildings, Tower- liill, wine merchants. Seal. May 30. HENRY STAFFELL, Strood, Kent, druggist, Juno 16 and July 14. Sot. Mr. Whitelock, 70, Aldermanbury. Pet. Cr. William Tomlin and Alexander Hatfield, 45, Minories, tobacco manufacturers. Seal. May 31. WILLIAM PRESTON LAUDER, 22, Sloane. street, Chelsea, sur. geon, June 13 and July 14. Sol. Mr. Spike, Clifford's. inn. Pet. Cr. Elizabeth Marsh, Parade- cottage, King's- road, Chelsea, spinster. Seal. May 30. JOSEPH HORATIO BUTTERWORTH, Manchester, and Gut. ter- lane, London, dyer, June 23 and 24 and July 14, at the Com- missiouere'. rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Hardwick and Davidson, 19, Lawrence. iane, Cheapside, London ; and Messrs. T. and J. Lee, Leeds. Pet. Cr. John Cockcroft, Addingliam, York, shire, stuff manufacturer. Seal. May 4. HENRY MARTIN, Woolhamptou, Berkshire, tailor, at the George Inn, Reading, Berkshire. Sols. Mr. James Robertson, 6, New- inn, Strand, London j and Mr. Thomas Leach Street, 43, London - street, Reading, Berkshire. Pel. Cr. John Beeston, Richmond, Surrey, gent. Seal. May 24. JOSEPH HEAWARD, Brinksway, Heatoil Norris, Lancashire, cotton manufacturer, Juno 19 and July 14, at the Clarendon. rooms, Liverpool. Sols. Messrs. Lace and Co., Liverpool j and MeBsrs. Taylor and Co., Bsdford- row, London, Pet. Cr. George Broad, hurst, Heaton Norris, tailor. Seal. May 18. WILLIAM COX, late of Leigh, Worcestershire, baker, June 13 and July 14, at the office of Mr. Copeman, solicitor, Worcester. Sols. Messrs. Hutchinson and Dryden, Lincoln's- inn- fields, Lon. don; and Mr. James Robert Copeman, Worcester. Pet. Cr. Elizabeth Pritchett, Claines, Worcester, spinster. Seal. May 27. JOHN PRINCE, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, leather dresser, June20 and July 14, at the Rutland Arms Inn, Bakewell. Sols. Messrs. J. and R. G. Hutchinson, CheBterfield; and Messrs. Smlthson and Dunn, 23, Southampton. buildings, Chancery. lane, London. Pet. Cr. William Hoole, Sheffield. Seal. May 27 THOMAS BATES and JOHN BATES, Leicester, trimmers and dyers, June 22 and July 14, at the Three Crowns Hotel, Leicester. Sols. Mr. Thomas Toller, 0, Gray's- inn- square, London; Messrs. Wason and Whittington, Bristol; and Mr. Richard Toller, Lei. cester. Pet. Cr. Robert Leonard and Thomas Gadd Matthews, Castle. green, Bristol, drysalters. Seal. May 19. JOHN ENGLAND, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, flax dresser, June 13 and July 14, at the White Horse Inn, Coppergate, York. Sols. Messrs. Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; and Mr. Taylor, Knaresborough. Pet. Cr. William Massey and Jonathan Hutchinson, Selby, merchants. Seal. May 23. " WILLIAM BATT, Birmingham, Warwickshire, hosier, June 13 and July 14, at Radenliurst's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Holme and Loftus, 10, New- inn, London; and Messrs. Parker and Low, Birmingham. Vet. Cr. William Richards Marston, Birmingham, plumber and glazier, and Thoma3 Wood and William Gray, Leicester, hosiers. Seal. May 23. JOSEPH ONG, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, carpenter, June 9 and July 14, at the Suffolk Hotel, Bury St. Edmund's. Sols. Messrs. Dixon and Sons, 5, New Boswell. court, Lincoln's- inn, London ; and Messrs. Nunn and Laws, Ixworth, Sufl'oik. Pet. Cr. William Smith, Thurston, Suffolk, farmer. Seal. May 13. JOHN NEWEY, Birmingham, brass founder, June 13 and July 14, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Adlingtoi'i and Co., 1, Bedford. row, London ; and Mr. William Marshall, Union- street, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. Daniel Ledsam, Birming^ ham, manufacturer. Seal. May 29. CHARLES TAYLOR, Aston, near Birmingham, maltstor, June 14 and July 14, at the Union Tavern, Union. street, Rirmingham. Sols. Messrs. Holme and Loftus, New- inn, London; and Messrs. Parker and Lowe, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. George Taylor, Bir mingham, maltster. Seal. May 30. RICHARD JONES, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, draper, June 14 and July 14, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Milne and Co., Temple, London; and Mr. Edward Benti St. Ann's- square, Manchester. Pet. Cr. William Wood and Thomas Evans, Manchester, woollen manufacturers and mer- chants. Seal. May 29. THOMAS JAMES SHAW, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, mercer, June 21 and July 14, at Kay's Hotel, Bishop Wearmouth. Sols. Messrs. Swain and Co., 6, Frederick's place, Old Jewi y, London ; and Mr. Wright, Sunderland. Pet. Cr. James Wilkinson Junk and John Armstrong, Manchester, manufacturers and printers Seal. May 18. JOHN PETER BRANDSTROM and WILLIAM JOSEPH THOMPSON, both of Kingston- upon. Hull, commission mer- chants, June 9 and July 14, at the Kingston Hotel, Kingston- upon- HulL Sols. Mr. Walter Butterfield, 5, Gray's- iim- square, Lon. don ; and Messrs. Ayre and Saxelbye, Hull. Pet. Cr. Alexander Ritchie, Leods, merchant. Seal. May 16. DIVIDENDS. Thomas Turner, 139, New Bond. street, upholsterer, June 27— Benjamin Severn, Frederick Benjamin King, and John Severn, Church- lane, Whitechapel, grocers, June 23— Thomas Cauey Smith, Great St. Helen's, Bisliopsgate- street- within, provision merchant, June 23— John Nevatt, Petworth, Sussex, tailor, June 23— William Houlder, Paignton and Brixham, Devonshire, tea dealer, June 23— David James, Dartford, Kent, banker, June 23— John Hall the elder, Joseph Hall, and Thomas Hall, Burslem, Staffordshire, earthen- ware manufacturers, June 27, at the George Inn, Btirslem— Wii. liam Alston, Leicester, spinner, June 30, at the Castle of Leicester, Leicester— Joseph Suffield, Leicester, brace manufacturer, June 26, at the Castle of Leicester, Leicester— Thomas Wootten, Boguor, Sussex, grocer, June 26, at the Dolphin Inn, Chichester— Thomas Osman, late of Burford, Oxfordshire, mercer, July 8, at the Bull Inn, Burford— Alice Vaudrey, Manchester, rectitior, June 26, at the Commi8sioners'- rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, JUNE 23. Themas Baylies, 282, Strand, smith— Ann Tabberner, Solihull, Warwickshire, huckster— Benjamin Ridge, Birmingham, general factor— William de Burgh, Bishopsgate- street- without, licenced Victualler— James Lawton, York, dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Michael Minter and James Edward Mitchell Williams, Whit- stable, Kent, surgeons— Charles Busby and George Busby, Free- Bchool- street, St. John's, Southwark, tripe boilers— George Wright and Benjamin Baldw. in, Birmingham, engravers and printers— Ben- jamin Cotton and Thomas Robarts Tliellusson, Lemau- street, Good- man's- fields, sugar refiners— George Butlin and Matthew Sharman, Daventry, Northamptonshire, surgeons— Robert Earnshaw and Edmund Lord, Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen manufacturers— James Burn and Richard Blunt, Birmingham, brass founders— John Garnet and John Penfold, Turnwheel- lane, City, wholesale grocers — Joseph Nash the elder, Joseph Nash the younger, and Joseph Gardner, 229, Shoreditch, stationers— Richard Barker and Sinckler Porter, Chester, solicitors— John Blease and Samuel Ebenezer Bramhall, Manchester, apothecaries— Henry Wood and Frederick Neville, 86, Queen. street, Cheapside, City, importers of French goods— William Cartwright and Edward Bevan Thomas, Leominster, Herefordshire, spirit dealers— William Dye and Thomas Bruce, 57, Boswell- street, chemists— Nathan Knight, junior, and Jackson Walton, Manchester aud Glasgow, commission agents— Henry Tunstill, John Tunstill, and Henry Armistead, Manchester, cotton commission agents— John Evill Lewis and Robert Newman Urch, Wells, printers— Henry Thomas White, 3, Walbrook, City, and Henry Carr, 19, Fenchurch- street, City, merchants— Nicholas Jersey Lort: II, St. George, Somersetshire, and James Lovell, Shireliauipton, Gloucestershire, surgeons. ASSIGNMENTS. George Eckley, Bristol, fly masters. Robert Hugh Franks, Redcross- street, hatter. Harding, Burslem: Pet. Cr. William Findler and Thomas Find- ler, Stanley, Staffordshire, flint grinders. Seal. May 31. WILLIAM HOOK, Devonport, Devonshire, linen draper, June 19 aud July 18, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Devonport. Sols. Messrs. Leach aud Co., Devonport; and Messrs. Makinsou and Sanders, 3, Elm- court, Temple, London. Pel. Cr. John Norman and Wil- liam Hodge, Devonport, bankers. Seal. May 9. HENRY CURME, Bridport, Dorsetshire, cabinet maker, June 15 and July 18. at the Bull Inn, Bridport, Dorsetshire. Sols. Messrs, George Brace and Thomas Brace, 24, Surrey. street, Strand, Lon- don ; and Mr. Edwin Nicholetts, Bridport; Dorsetshire. Pet. Cr. George Pauchen Curme, Bridport, twine spinner. Seal. June 1. HENRY CASSON BINNEY, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, tanner, June 23 and July 18, at the Town. hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Sols. Messrs. Taylor and Son, John- street, Bedford- row, London ; and Mr. W. F. Hoyle, llotherham. Vet. Cr. William Chapman, Laughton en Ie Morthea, Yorkshire, gent. Seal. May 26. STEPHEN PEASNALL, Leamington. priors, Warwickshire, plumber and glazier, June 16 and July 18, at the Lansdowue Hotel, Leamington- priors, Warwickshire. Sols. Mr. Thomas Colmore, Birmingham ; aud Messrs. Clarke and Medcalf, 20, Lincoln's- inn. fields, London. Pet. Cr. Samuel Beale, Birmingham, lead mer- chant. Seal. May 30. WILLIAM CURTIS the younger, Derby, corn factor, June 20 and July 18, at the New- inn, Derby. Sols. Mr. Martin Foster, 3, Lawrence Pountney. place, London ; and Mr. Job Bradsliaw, Not- tingham. Pet. Cr. William Boler, Nowark- upon- Trent, corn factor. Seal. May 25. BENJAMIN BRIERLEYand JOHN THRELFALL, Manchester, merchants, June 27 and July 18, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Johnson aud Co., Temple, London; and Mr. Hitchcock, Manchester. Pet. Cr. William Clegg, sen. and jun., and Benjamin Clegg, Manchester, cotton spinners. Seal. May 27. ROBERT ORMESHER, Stockport, Cheshire, wheelwright, June 27 and July 18, at the CommisBioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Mr. James Coppock, Cleveland- row, St. James's, London; and Messrs. Coppock aud Woollam, Stockport. Seal. William Dale, Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheshire, shopkeeper. Seal. June 1. DIVIDENDS. Francis Vouthipr, 13, Rue le Clery, Paris, merchant, June 29— Hyaciuthe Mars Rimmel, Louis Jean Baptiste Vandeau, and Pierre Joseph Gabriel Augustin Bessan, 210, Regent- street, perfumers, June 30— Robert William Warner, Wrekiu Tavern, Broad. court, Drury. lane, tavern keeper, Juue 27— Michael Myers, St. Peter's- alley, Cornhill, fishmonger, June 27— Donald Grant, late of Torquay, afterwards of Kensington, builder, June 27— Henry Wilson, Duke- street, Southwark, grocer, June 28— Daniel Morgan, Hedge- row, Islington, butcher, June 28— William Coornbe, Bath, currier, July 29, at the Christopher Inn, Bath— William Smith Denton, Finkle. street, Carlisle, builder, July 3, at the Crown and Mitre Inn, Carlisle — John Headley, Leicester, hosier, July 11, at the White Hart Hotel, Leicester— William Cooper, Kidderminster, carpet manufac- turer, June 28, at the Black Horse Inn, Kidderminster— Joshua Gibson and Joseph M'Glasson, Liverpool, silk mercers, July 4, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool— Joseph Dickenson, Denhain Springs, Brindle, Lancashire, calico printer, June 27, at the Town- hall, Preston— William Wright, New Brunswick Coffee- house, Brunswick- dock, Harrington, Liverpool, tavern keeper, July 8, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool— John Jackson, Dowgate- wharf, London, and Bishopwearmouth, Durham, banker, July 7, at Kay's Hotel, Sunderland— William Sheppard, late of Hoxne, Suffolk cattle salesman, July 1, at the offices of Messrs. Beckwith and Co. solicitors, at the Palace, Norwich— Thomas Linney, Arnewood, Hordle, Hampshire, cattle dealer, Juue 30, at the Crown Inn, Lynd- hurst— John James, Love. street, Clifton, Bristol, grocer, June 30, at the Commercial. rooms, Bristol— Ellis Pigott, George Fall, and John Nicholls, Manchester, embossers, June 30, at the Commis- sioners'. rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, JUNE 27. Samuel Thompson, late of Upper Ruthbone- place; Oxford- street tallow chandler— Catherine Darby, 36, Crispin. street, Spitalfields — John Arthur, Colyton, Devonshire, paper manufacturer— John Lee Stevens, 162, Fleet- street. priuter— John Dixon, Lincoln, draper — William Gale, Brighton, Sussex, victualler— William Coombe, Bath, currier— John Johnson Sparrow, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, victualler— Robert Sparrow, Sun. street, Bishopsgate- street- without. London, linen draper— Samuel Marshall, Sheffield, manufacturer of cutlery. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Johnstone and Joseph Deacon, Liverpool, ironfounders— John Clifford Etches, John Pluukett, and James Wilson, Liverpool, cattle salesmen— Henry Smalley and Thomas Wilkinson, Droylsden, Lancashire, joiners— John Wilson and William Astley, Blackburn, tallow chandlers— George Hatton and Edmund Leah, Liverpool, saddlers— Collinge and Whittaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, sizers— Hitchcock and Son, Manningtree, Essex, attorneys— James Perkins and Robert Sargent, Pitfield- street, Hoxton, cheesemongers— Henry Godfrey and Henry White, Leamington- priors, Warwickshire, chemists— Richard Nicholson, Henry Whittle, and John Wood Russell, Liverpool, provision dealers— John Schofield and Hugh Kenvvorthy, Bentfield Mill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, cloth dressers — John Mirfin and Richard Mirfin, Leeds, linen drapers— Thomas Crewdson and William Crewdson, Liverpool, cigar merchants— Jeremiah Briggs, Jonathan Foster, and Thomas Lassey, Bradford, Yoikshire, worsted manufacturers— William Rawsthorne and Joseph Thompstone, Manchester, engravers— John Henry Gurney and Joseph Clayton, London. road, licensed victuallers— Thomas Nicholl, Richard Pugh, and William Nicholl, Watford, attorneys— Harriet Mills and William Pcar » e Ivey, Reading, drapers— Thomas Dean and Thomas Munday, Thrcadneedle- street, printers— Lawrence Philip Cowen and George Waring, Great Russell- street, artists' colourinen— Corrie, Craigs, and Co., Manchester, linen merchants ( so far as regards James Craig the elder). ASSIGNMENTS. William Cave, Brighton, grocer and beer seller. Edward Gomm, Birmingham, corn dealer. Francis Morrish, Bath, common carrier. Benjamin Roebuck, Thurlstone, Penistone, clothier. Benjamin Tanner, Tiverton, carpenter. Thomas Taylor, Glossop, shoemaker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. William Bis& et aud Co., Leven, Fifeshire, flax spinners; THE ONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS. | T| AMSBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. Bytheuse of this valuable remedy imme- diate relief from pain is obtained, and by its successive application for a short period, the most obstinate Corns are entirely removed without recourse to the dangerous opera- tions of cutting or filing. The proprietor pledges himself that it does not contain caustic ot any other article that will inflame the skin; being white it will not stain the stocking; and the advantage it has over plaister is mani- fest, and fully appreciated, as the vei'y high recommenda- tion bestowed upon it by every individual that has used it testifies. Price Is. l$ d. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attempted to be im- posed upon the public in lieu of this invaluable remedy, render it imperativelynecessary for purchasers to ask for S. Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Solvent, and to see that it has the signature of" S. Ramsbottom" written upon the label that is pasted on the outside of the wrapper of every genuine bottle, in addition to the name of the article, and words sold by Hannay and Co. 63, Oxford- street, being the name and address of the proprietor's wholesale agents. The following letter from Mr. John Winfield, of Bir- mingham, is one of many hundreds of the same tenor:— Gentlemen— Having read an advertisement in a Birmingham paper, I was induced to purchase from your agent, Mr. Maher, Ann- street, a bottle of Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Solvent;— after a week's application I found it had the desired effect. I have since re- commended it to many of my friends. You are at liberty to make any use you please of this communication.— Your obedient servant, Birmingham, August 6,1836. JOHN WINFIELD. To Messrs. Hannay and Co. Soldbyappointmentby M. Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and W. Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parke, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; Mer- ridew, Coventry; Dicey, Northampton. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. THE extraordinary efficacy and complete safety of this Medicine, is how so fully established by such tes- imonials, as the public can at all times make reference to, either direct or through the medium of the respectable Agents, whose names and residences are given, that any lengthened description of its salutary effects is unnecessary. It is merely requisite to observe that for Gout, Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Pains in the Head and Face, & c., it is a decidedly established remedy. But the Proprietor feels it a duty which he owes to the afflicted, to place before them a series of cures recently communica- ted to him, one of which is the following: — An extraordinary eure of Rheumatism, communicated by Mr. Noble, the agent for Boston, Lincolnshire, to whom all enquiries in that neighbourhood are referred: 7' o the Proprietor of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. Boston, July 2d, 1836. SIR,— Gratitude for the wonderful cure I have received, and a sense of duty which I owe to others who may be suffering from the same dreadful malady, prompt me to give you the particulars of my case, which you are at full liberty to publish, if you think fit. In the month of August, 1835, having recently had the small pox, I was exposed to a heavy rain, which thoroughly wetted me, and brought on a most violent attack of acute Rheumatism, from which my Bufferings were intense, and I became wasted almost to a skele- ton. Several of the most eminent medical men in Boston attended me, but to no purpose ; and after dragging on nine months existence, in the moat dreadful state of suffering, obtaining no rest either day or night, without using very powerful opiates, I began to despair of ever being cured. One of the bills, descriptive of your celebrated Pills, having been brought to the house, my mother resolved to buy a box, though ( as she told Mr. Noble the agent here, when she ap- plied to him for themj she had not much hope of their doing anjj good. Strange to say, however, but not more strange than true, the first dose I took procured for me, what I had not enjoyed for months, a comfortable night's sleep, and in forty- eight hours my pain was entirely gone. Since that time my health has been gradually improving ; I have had no return of my complaint, and am able to attend to my . business. Any of my neighbours will attest the truth of my statement.— I remain, sir, your's ever gratefully, ANDREW CREEK. Witness, Josiah Belton, assistant to Mr. Noble, bookseller, Boston ASUBSTITUTE for SARSAPARILLA and COL- CHICUM, in the cure of Gout, Rheumatism, Pains in the Head and Limbs, Mercurial Pains, Scrofula, Scorbutic Eruptions, Indigestion, and the various complaints for which Sursaparilla is so extensively employed. Dr. CHANDLER'S AFONIAN PILLS, are likewise proved to be the most effica- cious remedy known for Tic- douloureux, Paralysis, Hys- teria, Epilepsy, & c.; and as a general restorative they stand unrivalled, correcting the morbid secretions, and imparting tone and vigour to the whole system. The following letter has been selected from a variety of others received by the proprietor, illustrative of the effects of this remedy:— August 4th, 1836. Sia,— I am now upwards of seventy- seven years of age, and have been so great a martyr to Rheumatism for seven months, that I could^ with difficulty walk across the room with the aid of my stick. In this state I was recommended your APONIAN PILLS, and having used them for a fortnight, am now perfectly recovered. My wife has also been cured of the Gout, and both of us are so improved iu our general health, that we feel it our duty to return you our grate, ful thanks for the benefit we have derived, under Diviue Providence, from your invaluable Pills. To Dr. Chandler, & c. ( Signed) JAMES and MARY SPRING, No. 16, Grafton. street East, Tottenham Court Road. Sold in boxes, at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lis., by his Agents, Chandler, 76, Oxford- street, Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street, Edwards, 66, St. Paul's Church- yard, and Butler, 4, Cheapside, London; Evans, Son, and Co., Fenwick street, Liverpool; S. and R. Raimes, Leith- walk, Edinburgh; W. Wood, High- street, Birmingham ; and by all respectable patent medicine venders in the United Kingdom. Dr. Chandler may be consulted every day, Sundays excepted, from ten till two o'clock, at his residence, 14, Maddox- street, Regent- street. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, JUNE 5— Wheat, Essex Red, new, 42s to 50s; fine, 54s to 56s ; old, — s to — S; white, new, 50s to 54s; fine, 58s to 60s; superfine, 60sto61s; old,— s to — s.— Rye, 30s to 38s.— Barley, 26s to 30s; fine, — s to — s ; superfine, 31s to 33s — Malt, 54s to 56s ; line, 58s to 60s Peas, Hog, 36s to 37s ; Maple, 39s to 40s; white, 36s to 38s; Boilers, 39s to 40s Beans small, 40s to 42s; old, 44s to 48s; Ticks, 32s to 36s; old, — s to — s; Harrow, 39B to40s Oats, feed, 22s to 24s; flue, 25s to 28s; Poland, 26s to 28s; fine, 29s to 30s; Potatoe, 28s to 31s ; fine, 32s to 33s Bran, per quarter, 12s Od to 13s 0d,— Pollard, fine, per ditto, 148.20s. PRICE OF SEEDS, JUNE 5 Per Cwt.— Red Clover, English, 50s to 60s ; fine, 65s to 70s ; Foreign, 50s to 60s; fine, 60s to 65s.— White Clover, 54s to 60s ; fine, 65s to 70s.— Trefoil, new, 14s to 18s; fine, 19s to 22s ; old, 12s to 16s.— Trefolium, 16s to 18s ; fine, 20s to 22s.— Caraway, English, new, 46s to 52s ; Foreign, 48s to 53s— Coriander, 14s Od to 16s Od. Per Quarter.— St. Foin, 36s to3Ss ; fine, 40s to 42s; Rye Grass, 28B to 35s; new, 35s to 45s ; Pacey Grass, 40s to 45s; Linseed for feeding, 48s to 50s; fine, 52s to 56s ; ditto for crushing, 42s to 46s.— Canary, 38s to 4! is.— Hemp, 44s to 50s. Per Bushel White Mustard Seed, 8s Od to 10s Od ; brown ditto 10s Od to 12s ; Tares, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; fine new Spring, 4s 9d to5s 0d. Per Last.— Rape Seed, English, 35i to 37f; Foreign, 33? to Sol. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 1, 1837— Wheat, 56s 4d ; Barley, 32B Id; Oats, 22a lid; Rye, 36s 2d; Beans, 37s 4d ; Peas, 36s Id. ' DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.— Wheat, 30s 8d , Barley, 13s lod; Oats, 13s 9d ; Rye, 15s 6d ; Beans, 14sod; Peas, 15? 6d. - Smithfield.— Hay, 90s Od to 108s Od ; Inferior, 95s to 126s; Inferior — 8 to — s; Straw, 38s to ; second Wheat TUESDAY, JUNE 6. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JUNE 6.— JOEL HART, Great Prescott- street, linen draper. JUNE 6.— JOHN FREER, late of Syston, Leicestershire, hosier. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM JAMES COX, Castle. street, Southwark, hat mauufae. turer, June 1: 1 aud July 18. Sol. Mr. R. Carpenter Smith, 26, Bridge- street, Southwark. Pet. Cr. Daniel Stokes, Baukside, coal merchant. Seal. June 5. JAMES PENSAM, Bell Tavern, Fleet- street, City, licensed vie. tualler, June 15 and July 18. Sols. Messrs. MarHon aud Dadley, Church. row, Newington. butts. Pet. Cr. William Sowerby, Joseph Todd, and Thomas Guth, Aldersgate- street, distillers. Seal. June 2. JOHN RICHARD FISHER, 248, Rogent- street, chinaman, June 16 and July 18. Sols. Mr. William Harrison, 4, South- square, Gray's- inn Pet. Cr. George Beattie, Conduit- street, Hanover- equare, wine merchant. Seal. Juue 5. THOMAS CURTIS, Totton. street, Stepney, shipping butcher, June 15 and July 18. Sol. Mr. William Heath, 3, Charlotte- row, Mansion- house. Pet. Cr. Charles James Heath, 18, Mark- lane, corn factor. Seal. June 2. HOMAS GOMM, Birmingham, corn dealer, June 20 and July 18, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Burfoot, Inner Temple, London; and Mr. Page, or Mr. Danks, Birmingham. Vet. Cr. Richard Judd Miles, Warmington, Warwickshire, malt- ster aud corn dealer. Seal. June 1. AMUEL MARSH, Burslem, Staffordshire, manufacturer of earthenware, June 20 and July 11, at the George Inn, Burslem. Soli. Messrs. Uyneley and Co., Gray'a. inn, London; and Mr. HAY AND STRAW. — s to — s ; Clover, 44s. Whitechapel.— Clover, 115s to 126s ; new ditto, — s to — cut, — s to — s; Hay, 95 to 105s; new ditto, — s to — i Straw, 38s to 42s. Cumberland.— Fine Upland Meadow and Rye- grass Hay, 105s to 115s ; inferior ditto, 90s to 95s; superior Clover, 115s to I: Straw, 39s to 42s per load of36 trusses. Portman Market Coarseheavy Lowland Hay, — s to — 8; new Meadow Hay,— s to — s ; old ditto, 100s to 116s; useful ditto, — 8 to — S; New Clover ditto,— s to— 8 ; old ditto, 110s to 116s ; Wheat Straw, 42s to 45s per load of 36 trusses. OILS Rape Oil, brown, £ 36 0s per ton ; Refined, £ 38 0s; Linseed Oil, £ 28 0s ; and Rape Cake, £ 5 5s— Linseed Oil Cake £ 12 0s per thousand. SMITHFIELD, JUNE 5.— To sink the offal— per 81b.— Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 8d; Beat Down aud Polled Mutton, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal 4s Od to 5s 0.1; Pork, 4s 2d to 4a lOd ; Lamb, 5s lOd to 6s 4d. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.— By the CarcaBe — Bee), 3s Od to 4s Ju; . vl itton1, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 0d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od. INFALLIBLE HAIR DYE. AMONGST the number of compositions, advertised under various names as Hair Dyes, the only one that has stood the test of experience and proved as infalli- ble as it is efficacious, is AGID HASSAN'S celebrated, simple, and unerring CIRCASSIAN HAIR DYE, which will, in a few hours, change light, red, or grey hair, eye- brows, lashes, whiskers, aud mastaehios, to a rich auburn, or jet black, or any shade between; giving a fine glossy appearance, without injuring the hair, discolouring the skin or linen, also being free from the purple hue ( even in the rays of the sun) which the other dyes impart. It is not less valuable to officers of the army, gentlemen of the turf, and all persons interested in the perfect appearance of that beautiful animal the horse; removing what is tech- nically termed " White Stockings." Sold wholesale by W. DAY and Co., at their old Italian warehouse, the Black Boy, No. 95, Gracechurch- street, and retail by the following Agents:— Mr. Aucott, per fumer, New- street, Birmingham; Mr. Saunders, per- fumer, Warwick; Messrs. Price and Wood, perfumers Leamington ; Messrs. Stephens and Son, perfumers Alcester ; Mr. Vernall, perfumer, Worcester; in bottles at 5s., 10s., and 15s. each, having proper directions how to use the same, with a fac- simile of the signature of Agid Hassan; also that of W. Day and Co. All withouj these are counterfeit, These Pills are taken without the least care or attention, by either sex, young or old, and have the peculiar property of entirely removing the disease without debilitating the frame, which is universally left in a stronger and better state than before the malady commenced. And there is another most important effect belonging to this medicine— that it prevents the disease flying to the brain, stomach, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appointment, by Maher, Wood, Shillitoe, Sumner and Por- tal, Collins and Co., Humphries, Smith, Suffield, Flewitt, Ed- wards. Gazette and Advertiser offices; Shillitoe, ( late Cow- ell) Westbromwich; Turner and Hollier, and Morris, Dudley; Valentine and Thorsby, Walsall; Mander and Co., and Simpson, Wolverhampton; Davis, Atherstone ; Morgan, Lichfield ; Harding, Shiffnall; Pennell and Stew- art, Kidderminster; Morris, Bewdley ; Matind, Broms- grove ; Harper, Hodgkinson, Bayley and Roberts, War- wick ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in the Kingdom, price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills; and attend to the following notice. In consequence of the great and in- creasing demand for this extensively useful medicine, the Proprietor has obtained permission from His Majesty's Commissioners of Stamps to have the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," impressed upon the Government Stamp, affixed to each box of the genuine medicine, ( to counterfeit which is felony) thereby super- seding the signature of " Thomas Prout," as heretofore adopted. To the Trade The usual full allowance to the Trade by having them direct from No. 229, Strand. PATRONS. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY. HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BELGIUM; And most of the Royal Family. James Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to His Majesty. Arthur T. Holroyd, Physician to theSt. Marylebone Dispensary. T. Hodgkin, M. D., Lecturer on Morbid Anatomyat Guy's Hospital. R. Rowley, M. D., Physician to the Aldersgate- street Dispensary. G. H. Weatherhead, Lecturer on Materia Medica aud Therapeutics. T. Castle, Physician to St. Mary's Hall and to the Brighton Dis- pensary, Amos Middleton, Senior Physician to the Leamington Hospital. Charles Loudon, Physician to the Leamington Bathing Institution. D. Daviea, Surgeoii to their Majesties. Jonathan Pereira, F. I. S. Lectureron Materia Medica. F. Tyrrell, 17, New Bridge- street, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital. George Pilcher, M. R. C. S. L , Lecturer on Anatomy, Webb- street. F. Salmon, Consulting Surgeon to St. John's Hospilal. Jarratt Dashwood Surgeon to the Royal Humane Institution. C. Millard, Demomstrator of Anatomy at the School of Webb- street. J. Harrison Curtis, Aurist to His Majesty. DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LIVER PILLS. " I care not how I am physicked, so it be not by the adventure of a Quack, but advice of a Physician, who, I am sure, will prescribe no more for me than may consist with my safety, and need doth re- quire."— Old Divine. f g^ IIESE admirable Liver Pills are strongly recom- - 1- mended as an excellent family Aperient, a certain re- medy for an inactive Liver, a safe and effectual destroyer of worms in children, and as the Best Friend of the Dyspeptic, or Bilious Sufferer, whose usual symptoms are some or all of these : — flatulence, pain in the side and under the shoulder blades, distressing sensation of choking, oppression after meals, depression of spirits, and a yellow skin. They have also been of extraordinary service to persons afflicted with obstinate sores; and with scurvy, scorbutic humours, or eruptions of the skin. These favourite Liver Pills are wairanted to contain no Aloes, Gamboge, or other Drastics; they do not occasion Piles, or any pain during their operation. Be careful to observe, before purchasing, that the Pro- prietor's sole compounding Agent's name and address— " John T. Eddy, Chemist, Bishop Stortford,"— are on the Government Stsmp, engraved in while letters; which is also sealed with a tower, on a shield of ermine and gold. All other are counterfeits; as the Proprietor, a gentleman of private fortune, is the only possessor of this fine prescription, given to him by the late learned Physician ( in Russell- square) himself, in 1827. Sold by all patent medicine venders, in boxes at Is. 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA ACERTAIN anil most speedy cure for all Urethra, Discharges, Gleets, SpasmodicStrictures, Irritation of the Kidneys, Bladder, Urethra and Prostate Gland. TESTIMONIALS. From Joseph Henry Green, Esq., F. R. S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in King's College, London, " I have made trial of Mr. Franks's Solution of Copaiba, at St; Thomas's Hospital, iu a variety of cases of discharges in the male and female, and the results warrant my stating, that it is an effica cious remedy, aud one which does not produce the usual unpleasau effects of Copaiba. „ _. , ( Signed,) JOSEPH HENRY GREEN. 46, Lincoln's- inn. fielas, April 25,1835. From Bransby Cooper, Esq., F, R. S., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy, & c., & c, Mr. Bransby Cooper presents his compliments to Mr. George Franks, and has great pleasure in bearing testimony of the efficacy of his Solution of Copaiba, in Gonorrhoea, for which disease Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solution in ten or twelve cases with per. feet success. New- street, Spring Gardens, April 13, 1835. From William Hentsch, Esq., House Surgeon to the Free Hospital, Greville- street, Hatton street. My dear Sir,— I have given your medicine in many cases of Go- norrhasa and Gleets, some of which had beeu many months under other treatment, and can bear testimony to its great efficacy. I have found it to cure in a much shorter time, and with more benefit to the general health, than any other mode of treatment I know of ; the generality of cases have been cured within a week from the commencement of taking the Medicine, and some of them in less time than that. Have the goodness to send me another supply. I am, dear sir, your's, very truly, ( Signed) WILLIAM HENTSCH. Greville- street, Hatton. garden, April 15,1835. Prepared only by George Franks, surgeon, 90, Black- fnars- road, and may be had of his Agents, Barclayand Sons, Farringdon- street, London; Evans, Son and Co., Fenwick- street, Liverpool ; Mander, Weaver, and Co., Wolverhamp- ton; at the Medical Hall, 54, Lower Sackville- street, Dub- lin ; of J. and R. Raimes, Leith- walk, Edinburgh; and of all Wholesale and Retail Patent Medicine Venders in the United Kingdom. Sold in bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lis. each, duty included. Caution.— To prevent imposition, the Honourable Com- missioners of Stamps have directed the name of " George Franks, Blackfriars- road," to be engraven on the Govern- ment Stamp. N. B. Hospitals, and other Medical Charities, supplied as usual from the Proprietor. gy Mr. Franks may be consulted every day, as usual, until Two o'clock. Sold by appointment, by Mr. Maher, 5, Congreve- street, Birmingham; Merridew, Coventry; Owen and Gerdes, Liverpool; Bowman and Law, Manchester; and Deighton and Co., Betterby, York. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS of Copaiba, Cubebs, and other Vegetable Extracts, prepared only by Messrs. PERRY and Co., Surgeons, 4, Great Charles- street, four doors from Easy- row, Birming ham ; and No. 2, Bale- street, St. Peter's- place, Manches- ter, of whom may be had ( gratis) with each box of pills, a TREATISE ON VENEREAL AND SYPHILITIC DISEASES, with observations on Seminal Weakness, & c., & c. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 2s. 9d. and lis., per Box, a certain, safe, and the most speedy remedy ever discovered for the permanent and ef- fectual cure of gonorrhoea, gleets, strictures, seminal weak- ness, pains in the loins, affections of the kidneys, gravel, lumbago, local debility, irritation of the bladder or urethra, and other diseases of the urinary passages, frequently per- forming a perfect cure in the short space of three days, with, out confinement, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible: they do not require the slightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage, or exercise. Neither do they disagree with the stomach, or cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with Copaiba and Cubebs, when administered by medical men in the usual way; and after a cure is effected by the use of these pills, the party will not experience any return of the complaint, as generally occurs after taking other medicines which, only possessing a local action, merely suppress the complaint for a time without eradicating it from the constitution, and the patient is at last constrained to have recourse to Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, as the only certain cure. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, continue to direct their studies to those dreadful debilities arising from the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous affections, and en- tail on its votaries all the enervating imbecilities of old age, but weaken and destroy all the bodily senses, occa- sioning loss of imagination, judgment, and memory, in- difference and aversion for all pleasures, the idea of their own unhappiness and despair, which arises from considering themselves as the authors of their own misery, and the ne- cessity of renouncing the felicities of marriage, are the fluc- tuating ideas of those who have given way to this delusive and destructive habit. In that depressing state of debility or deficiency, whether the consequence of such baneful practices, excessive drinking, or any other cause, by which the powers of the constitution become enfeebled, they offer a firm, safe, and speedy restoration to sound and vigorous health. PERRY'S VEGETABLE PILLS are well known for the certain and effectual remedy of secondary symptoms, venereal eruptions, pains in the bones, ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, chronic rheumatism, scrofula, scorbutic and glandular affections, local and general debility, nocturnal pains in the head and limbs, depression of spirits, and all diseases arising from an impure state of the blood. Messrs. Perry may be personally consulted from nine in the morning till ten at night, and will give advice to persons taking the above, or any other of their prepara- tions, without a fee. Attendance on Sundays from nine till two, at No. 4 Great Charles- street, Birmingham, where their Pills can only be obtained, as no Bookseller, Druggist, or any other Medicine Vendor is supplied with them. Country letters ( post paid) containing a remittance for medicine, will be immediately answered. Tj^ HE above, and 208 other Medical Gentlemen, - 1- have given the most flattering certificates of the great value and superiority of WOODHOUSE'S iETHERIAL ESSENCE of JAMAICA GINGER, which is particu- larly recommended to all Cold, Phlegmatic, Weak and Ner- vous constitutions. It is certain in affording instant relief in Cholera Morbus, Spasms, Cramps, Flatulence, Hysterics, Heartburn, Hiccup, Loss of Appetite, Sensation of Fulness, Pain and oppression after meals; also those pains of the Stomach and Bowels which arise from Gouty Flatulencies; Digestion however much impaired, is restored to its pristine state by the use of this Essence for a short time. In bottles, 2s. 6( 1., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. each. N. B. As a restorative after an attack of the Influenza, this Essence will be found most beneficial by giving tone to the stomach, and vigour to the whole frame. BALSAM OF SPERMACETI. INFLUENZA— This Balsam is invaluable for this pecu- liar epidemic; it invariably relieves the Cough and other distressing symptoms attending it, also in soothing and allaying the irritation of the stomach, & c. Coughs, Asthma, Shortness of Breath, W'eazing, Colds, soreness, tightness and oppression of the Chest, and most affections of the Chest and Lungs, relieved in ten minutes, by taking one dose of WoonijousE's BALSAM OF SPERMACETI, OR PECTORAL COUGH DROTS. Persons doubting the efficacy of this medicine, may take a dose in the Proprietor's shop before they purchase. The Proprie- tor earnestly recommends a trial of these Drops to persons afflicted with the above complaints, but he does not intro- duce them as being an infallible cure ( as many do), but is warranted in asserting their efficacy from the extensive relief afforded in numerous cases of the above description. Con- stitutional Coughs of three, four, and more years standing, have been cured in the course of a week by the use of these Drops. In the Hooping and Chin Coughs it will be found equally valuable; it will at all times relieve the most violent Consumptive Cough. In bottles, Is. ll^ d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d. and 10s. 6d., each. These Preparations are prepared only by DECIMUS WOOD- HOUSE, Operative Chemist Extraordinary to His Majesty, 18, King William- street, New London Bridge, and sold by him wholesale and retail; and to be had of all medicine ven- ders in town and country. Country venders may be sup- plied through their town agents. Sold in bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s., each. CAUTION— To prevent imposition, be sure to see the name of DECIMUS WOODHOUSE, 18, King William- street, London Bridge, is engraved on the Government Stamps oherwise cannot lie genuine. ASHLEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY- ING PILLS are established by thirty years'experi- ence, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physicians and Surgeons in London, and are always administered at several public hospitals, as the only certain remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Strictures, and all other forms of Ve- nereal diseases, iu either sex, curing in a few days, by one small pill for a dose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require theslightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage or exercise. They do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with all other medicinesin use for these complaints, and after a cure ef- fected by the use of these pills, the party willnotexperieenc any return of the complaint, as generally occurs after taking Balsam of Copaiba, and other drugs of the like nature, which only possessing a local action, merelysuppressed the complaint for a time, without eradicating it from the con- stitution, and the patient on undergoing a little more fa- tigue than ordinary, finds all the symptoms return, and that they are suffering under the complaint as much as at first, and are at last constrained to have recourse to these pills, as the only certain cure. They are likewise a most efficient remedy for Pimpled Faces, Scurf, Scorbutic Affections, and all Eruptions of the Skin. Captains of vesselsshould make a point of always taking them to sea, their unrivalled effi- • cacy in curing Scurvy being known throughout the world. The following letter selected from numerous other pro- essional recommendations forwarded to the proprietor when, he first offered these pills to the public, may be considered interesting. From that eminent surgeon, the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F. R. S., Professor of Anatomy, & c. & c. Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim. street. Dear Cooper,— I have tried your pills in numerous instances, and my candid opinion is that they are a mostimproved system of t reat- ment for those peculiar complaints for which you recommend them, curing with rapidity, and with a certainty that I had never before witnessed ; but what I consider their most invaluable property is, that they entirely eradicate the complaint, and never leavethose dis- tressing secondary symptoms ( that harass the patient for life) which usually arise after the use of those uncertain remedies, Mercury and Copaiba. I think you cannot fail to have a very large sale for them. Believe me, yours, very truly, JOSHUA BROOKES. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Purifying Pills are sold in boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each, wholesale and retail, at HANNAY aud Co.' s General Patent Medicine Warehouse, 63, Oxford- street, the corner of Wells- street, London, where the public can be supplied with every Patent Medi- cine of repute, ( with an allowance on taking six at one time) warranted genuine and fresh from the various makers. Orders by post, containing a remittance, punctually attended to, and the change, if any, can be returned with the order. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Pills aie sold by one or more respectable venders in every town in the kingdom, and any shop that has not got them will obtain them from London without any extra charge. Country shops can obtain them through any of the London booksellers. Sold by appointment by M. Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parker, Wolverhampton; Roger « , Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; Merridew, Coventry. MULREADDY'S COUGH ELIXIR. ONE dose is sufficient to convince the most scrupu- lous of the invaluable and unfailing efficacy of Blul- readdy's Cough Elixir, for the cure of coughs, colds, hoarseness, shortness of breath, asthma, difficulty of breathing, huskiness, and unpleasant tickling in the throat, night coHgh, with pain on the chest, & c. The paramount superiority of this medicine above every other now in use, for the cure of the above complaints, only requires to be known to prove the passport to its being, ere long, universally made use of for the cure of every description of Pulmonary Affection. To those who are unacquainted with the invaluable pro- perties of Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, the following letters willexhibit its efficacy: — Manchester, Jan. 2nd, 1835. Dear Sir,— The cough medicine you sent me is certainly a most surprising remedy; six days ago I was unable to breathe, unless with great difficulty, attended with much coughing, which always kept my soft palate relaxed, and in a state of irritation, and the more I coughed the worseit was, and it, in its own turn, produced a constant excitement of coughing. I am now about, to the wonder of my friends and neighbours, entirely free from cough. One small phial of your inestimable medicine, ten years back, would have saved me not less than £ 3,000 in medical fees, but it would have done more— it would have saved my having had to swallow, from time to time, upwards of a hogshead of their nauseous, and, as they all proved, useless drugs. The agreeable flavour of the medicine is a great recommendation: I think you ought to put it up and Bell it to the public, and if any oue should doubt its efficacy, refer them tome. I shall have the pleasure of being with you in a few days, when I shall press on your consideration the propriety of making it up for sale ; it would prove an enormous fortune to your grand- children. If you make up your mind to do BO, aB I am what the world styles an idle man, you may onlist me in your service iu any way that you think would be useful. But I should advise you to place the management in the hands of one of the great, medicine houses in London. Hannay's, in Oxford. street, are being advertised in all the papers here, as wholesale agents for Ramsbottom's Corn Solvent, which, by the bye, my girls all say is really a cure, and many other medicines. 1 should say this would be a very good house, Oxford street being one of the most public situations in Lon- don. All join me iu kind remembrance to yourself and Mrs. M. Believe me, yours, very truly, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. ROBERT GRANT. Golden Lion Hotel, Liverpool. Sir— To my astonishment, the other day, I had a visit from my old and esteemed friend, Mr. Hughes, whom I had notseen for many years, and still more so was I when, finding that I had a severe cough, he drew forth from his pocket a phial, a portion of the cou tents of which he insisted upon mv swallowing instanter, and lef me the remainder, which I also took, and iu the course of twenty- four hours I found myself quite free from even any tendency towards coughing; he now tells me that you are his oracle of health; I, therefore, beg leave to present my report at head- quarters, with many thanks, and trust that I may be able to prevail on you to let me have half, or a whole pint of the medicine to stow in my sea. chest, as I sail again for America in about ten days, and if 1 can, in return, afford you any service on the other Bide of the Atlantic, I am at your command; T. W. BUCHANAN. Master of the Brig Nancy, of Orleans. T. Mulreaddy, Esq. Birkenhead, Jan., 1835. Dear Sir,— The bottle of Medicine you left for me the other day has greatly relieved the wheezing I have been so long subject to; and I do not now find the cold produce the sensation it used previous to taking your medicine ; it used formerly to nip me on going out, and I seemed as though I had a string run through my body, and the breastand back bones were drawn together. If you will be so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfectcure. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. NICHOLAS BROWN. Dear Sir,— Tli0 effect of your medicine, in curing our children of the Hooding CoUgh, has been like magic, for which I, and Mrs. Wilson iu particular, return our grateful acknowledgments, and the little W's shall not fail, ere long, to thank you in person. Rely on it, in our family you will be styled doctor iu future. Believe me, yours very sincerely, J. WILSON. Liverpool, Dec., 1834. My dear Sir,— You most assuredly deserve the thanks of society for presenting it with such an invaluable cure for Coughs. For years past, during the winter montliB, and always on foggy days, have I heretofore been compelled to confine myself a close and soli- tary prisoner iu my library, to prevent the possibility of being tempted to join in conversation, the excitement of which always produced such violent paroxysms of coughing, that I have been in constant dread of sudden dissolution, by bursting of a blood- vessel. At the commencement of the present season, by your kind liberality, I com- menced taking the medicine you sent, : ind have taken twelve bottles. After I had taken three, I could respire aa vigourously as in the early part of my life, and I now believe that 1 was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have beeu expected at my advanced age, 80 years— but I persevered in taking it until I had consumed the whole twelve bottles. Your situation in life, I know, places you beyond the necessity of preparing an article of the kind for sale, butit must and shall be done, aud if you neglect to do it, my sincere wish is that you may be lugged out of your retirement, and compelled to provide it in quantities equal to the boundless waters; and you may rely upon it, that I, a locomotive proof of its wonderful power, will spare neither time nor trouble to promulgate its efficacy, until you will find your cottage attacked by myriads of my former fellow- sufferers, for a share of your bounty, and I myself now apply for the first, trusting that your goodness will not suffer you to refuse me a pretty considerable quantity, and I promise to distribute it most usefully. Whenever you have made up for sale, send me one thou- sand bottles. Ever your sincere well- wisher, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. W. HUGHES. Chester, 12mo„ 1834. Esteemed Friend,— Tliouhastmysincerethanksfor thySamaritan present. Thy medicine has had the promised effect, and com- pletely cured my trying cough. If thou wilt let me have a quantity m a large bottle, I will, in return, enter thy name to any charitable institution thou wilt fix ou. Thine, T. Mulreaddy, Eeq. JACOB ROBERTS. Mr. Mulreaddy begs toohserve, tlmt to publish copies of he whole of the letters he has received of the above tenor, would require several volumes. The selection here pre- sented he considers quite sufficient, but begs to say, that upon trial of his Cough Elixir, it will give itself the best recommendation. It will be sold by his appointment, whole- sale atid retail, by his agents, Messrs. HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- ble vender ofmedicines in bottles at Is. each. Ifgf Purchasers should observe that it is wrapped up in white paper, on which, in a blue label with white etters, are printed the words,— Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, pre- pared by Thomas Mulreaddy, Liverpool, and sold byhisap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. li^ d. and 4s. 6d. Sold wholesale and retail by HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford street, London, wholesale Patent Medicine Ven- ders and Perfumers to the Royal Family, where the public can be supplied with every patent and public medicine of repute; and also with the perfumes of all the respectable London perfumers, with an allowance on taking six or more of any other article at the same time. Orders, by post, enclosing a remittance, punctually at- tended to, and the change returned in the parcel, or sent to any partoi London without extra charge. Soldbyappointmentby Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parke, Wolverhampton ; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. Printed and published by FRANCIS BASSET SHENSTONE FLINDELL, of Lee Mount, in the parish of Edgbaston, at 38, New- street, Birmingham, where letters for the Editor may be addressed, and where Advertisements and Orders will be received. ( All descriptions of Jobbing carefully and expeditiously executed.) Agents in Lon- don: Messrs. NEWTON and Co., 5, Warwick- square; Mr. BARKER, 33, Fleet- street ; Mr. REVNEI. L, Chan- cery- lane; Mr. DEACON, 3, Walbrook; and Mr. HAM- MOND,. 27, Lombard- street.— Saturday, June 10,1837.