4- xmm No. 642. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1837. PRICE 4io. GAME LISTS. COUNTY OF WARWICK. FIRST publication of Persons who have obtai GAME CERTIFICATES for the year 1837. List ( 1) GENERAL CERTIFICATES, at £ 313s. 6d. each Abbotts Seth, Long Itch- Burbery J. J., Wrox all ington A'Court William, Kingsbury Adams William, Leamington Priors Adams Arthur R. Ansty Rev. T. C., Ansty Adcock Edward, Fillongley Adey Simon, Bearley C., Warwick Adderley Capt. A. Wappen- bury Adderley C. B. Lea Marston Adkins Thomas, Arrow William, Arrow Alder William, Napton Henry, Newnham Paddox Alder Thomas, Ladbroke Allcock, William H., Balsall — Wm. B., Birming- ham Alkin Rd., jun., Hartshill Allen John, Birmingham Allin Richard, Long Itch- ington Allibone John, Bilton Allport C., Sutton Coldfield Alston W. C., Birmingham Amos George, Edgbaston Amphlett Charles, Birming- ham Anson Francis, Tysoe Anstey Thomas, Balsall Arblaston Thomas, Birming- ham Archer Richard, Wasperton Arnold Joseph, Southam Nathaniel, Southam — Thomas, Coventry Thomas, Hopsford Asheton William, Brandon Ashmore John, jun., Wolston Astbury William, Castle Bromwich Aston John, Birmingham Atty George, Barford Avery Richard, Studley Aylesbury Earl of, Great Packington Badger Samuel, Birmingham Bagot Rev. E., Erdington Baker George, Warwick . John, Grendon Baldwin Walter, Solihull — B., Birmingham Ballard Thomas, Fillongley Bamford John, Baxterley Major T., Wilncote Barnwell W„ F. xhall — Stephen, Allesley Bark W., Stratford- upon- Avon Barker Charles, Lea Marston Ball Amos, Shrewley Barber Edward, Barston Barclay William, Haseley Barnard Robert, Welles- bourn Barn field, R., Stretton- on- Dunsmore Barrett Richard, Frankton — John. Austrey Bate John, Studley Bates Thomas, Coventry — Jos., Coventryl Baxter Stafford S., Ather- stone Baxter Dudley S., Ather- stone Beach William, Tanworth — J hn, Tanworth — Thomas, Birmingham Beasley Richard, Nuneaton Bedford John, Birmingham Bellairs Rev. H., Bedworth — Oswald, Bedworth Bellamy William, Haseley Benn Thomas, Rugby W. H., Rugby Berry Thomas, Bilton Best Edward, Wilncote Bertram Charles, Boidesley Biddle John, Grafton Biddulph, Rev. H. Burbery — Rev. John, Frank- ton Birch, J. F. Wootten Wawen — George, Ipsley . J. M., Budbrooke Bill Thomas, Birmingham Billow James, Henley Bint John, Meriden —— John Colesliill Bishop Robert, Burton Das- setr- Bishop Joseph, Burton Das- sett Bleadon J., Haselor Bloxidge T., Long Itching- ton Boddington Richard, Al- ce3ter Boddington William, Kenil- worth Boddington John, Kenil- worth Boddington Thomas, Ryton — Jos., Corley N., Witton Bolton William, Rowington Bond Jus. A., Polesworth Bosworth Jos., Solihull E. D., Castle Broinwich Boultbee John, Baxterley E. T. Baxterley . John, jun., Bax- terley Boultbee Jos., Knowle Boulton T., Stndley Bower Edward, Birmingham Bradbury William, Rowing- ton Bray James, Kenilworth _— Solomon, Birmingham Brearley Jilm, Fillongley Brechuall R, Birmingham Breedon Join, Baxterley Bridge George, Wootton Wawen Brierley Thomas B., Brink- low Briscoe Henry, Little Brom- wieli Briscoe John, jun., Saltley Brittain Henry, Berkswell Brooks J., Norton Lindsey • — Samuel, Henley Brown Z , Ratley - • .. John P., Stowe . Jiiltn, Atherstone • l. aken, Dosthill . George, Sutton Cold- field Bromley Rev. W. D., Bag- inton Broke Col. H. G., Leaming- ton Priors Bradshaw John, Offchurch Brett K. Leamington Priori Bryan W., Stretton- under- Fosse Buck W. E., Warwick Bucknill Charles R., Rugby Jos., Grandborough Burman Thomas, Tanworth Burton William M., Allesley Bushell J. B., Knowle Busby James, Birmingham Butler W., Stratford- upon- Avon Butler W. H., Kenilworth Campbell G. D., Leaming- ton Priors Canning John, Sberbourn Thomas, Norton Carvell William, Southam Carles Rev. —, Warwick Carter T. H., Morton Mor- rell Carter William, Coventry Thomas, Coventry Samuel, Birmingham Cartwright Rev. T., Preston Baggott Castle Thomas, Packwood Cattell Thomas, Milverton Cave Thomas Brown, Kings- bury Chamberlain H. T., Long Itchington Chamberlain T. J., Wootton Wawen Cliattaway J., Coughton J. jun., Alcester Chattock Henry H., Solihull T, Castle Brom- wich Chare Jos., Sambourn Cheatle Farmer, Dosthill William, Kingsbury Chetwode John N. L., Ansley Chetwynd George, Grendon Choyce Jos., Wotton Wa- wen Clarke William, Ipsley Clavering Rev. J., Morton Morrell Cleeve Thomas, Leamington Priors Clifton Rev. G. H., Snitter- 6 eld Clive Rev. A., Solihull Collins James, Witton George, Birmingham Colmore William, Brearley • Thomas, jun., Bor- desley Colledge Matthew, Brinklow Collett Samuel, Alcester Colville F., Barton- on- Heath Cook Jos., Bordesley B. jun., Bordesley Thomas, Leek Wootton John, Warwick Henry Warwick Cooke, George, Streetfields Cooper Jos., Sutton Coldfield Thomas, Stourton Cooper E., jun., Henley Corbett William, Austrey Cotton Thomas, Kenilworth Cottrell Thos. S., Birming- ham Court Thomas, Birmingham Cox Rev. Dr., Atherstone- on- Stour Craddock John, Nuneaton T. J., Nuneaton Crofts Willoughby, Withy- broke Cross T., Leamington Priors Cudlipp John S., Birmingham Cummins William, Ashorn Thomas, Ashorn Cunyngham D. T., Welles- bourn Curtis J., Snitterfield Dabbs Arthur, Seckington Dalton Edward, Brinklow Dand Joseph, Newbold- on- Avon Davis William, Whichford Dawes Henry, Barston — John, Barston Denbigh Earl of, Newnham Paddox Dester Charles, Willoughby William, Wharton Wm. jun., Seckington Dicken Chas. W., Birming- ham Dickens William, Cherring- ton Dickenson Edward W., Wilncote Dilke Thomas, Maxtock William, Maxtock Docker Ralph, Birmingham Dodd F. S., Radford Dodds Robert, Aston Manor Dodwell William, Ashorn G., Ashorn Dolben Rev. T. D., Ipsley Charles, Ipsley Dormer Lord, Budbrooke James, Ashorn Richard, Solihull Driver Edward, Callodeti Dyke Thomas, Haselor William, Arrow Thomas, Salford Earp Joseph, Weddington Edkins, L. E., Wootton Wawen Edwards Thomas P., Co- ventry Eggington Thomas, Foleshill Elkington Joseph, Prinee- thorpe Ellis Joseph, Sutton Cold- field Elton J., Coughton England Edward, Coventry Entwistle T., jun., Studley Etherington Thomas, Studley Fallows John, Birmingham Farmer William, Dosthill Richard, Sheldon Featherstone John, Pack- wood Fern Jos., Leamington Priors Ferrers Chas., Baddesley Clinton Ferrers Marmion, Baddesley Clinton Fidgeon Samuel C., Dosthill Fielden Captain, Coventry Fielding Colonel, Monk's Kirby Fincher J. M., Wellesbourn Floyd William, Berkswell Fletcher George, Great Woolford Fottnum William, Honning- ton Foslirook Thomas, Bidford Foulkes Chas., Nether Whit- acre Fox Thomas, Curdworth Franklin G., Radford Freeman William, Weethley — John, Shotswell - I.. T. Priors Marston, Freer Thomas M., Ather- stone French Thomas, Birmingham Fryer Thomas, Weethley Fullerton John, Stretton- on- Dunsmore Galton D., Leamington Priors Galton E., Leamington Priors Gardner Robert, Southam John, Pillerton Priors Garlick William, Allesley Garrett Thomas, Gaydon Gem S. E., Rovvington R. W., jun., Birming- ham Genders Thomas, Fillongley Gibb Henry S., Rugby Gibbon Samuel, Coventry Gibbons F. W., Kenilworth Gibbs Richd., Stretton- on- F'osse Gibbs William, Alveston - jun.. Alveston Gibson Rich., Castle Brom- wicli Gibson Joseph, Shustock Gill Thos., Stratford- upon- Avon Giles Frederick, Edgbaston Goldjohn, Birmingham Goode Richard H., Allesley Goodhall Edward, Coventry Goodricke, Sir F. L. H., Bart., Studley Granville B., Wellesbourn Greaves E., Barford Gregory Rev. A. W., Corley Greenway K., Warwick Griffin George, Butler's Mar- ston Grimes Henry, Solihull Grove Henry, Bordesley Robert, Edgbaston George, Birmingham Guest Isaac, Birmingham I- Iaddon Joseph, Offchureh Hall George, Coventry Halford Thomas, Alveston William, Warwick Hammond Wm., Bickenhill Hand James, Attleborough — James, Attleborough Hancox Francis, Wolston James, Brinklow Harding W. J., Alveston Harris Robert P., Birming- ham Harris James, Brailes W., Weston George, Baddesley Ensor Harrison Robt., Over Whit- acre Hartopp W. E., Sutton Coldfield Hartopp Sir E., Bart., Sutton Coldfield Hawkes John, Rowington Richard, Wolverton Harwood William, Welles- bourn Hathaway Richard, Stretton- on- Fosse Haywood Thomas, Coventry Hearne T. S. Bidford, Heath Ricllurd, Salfol'd J. C., Warwick John, Hanbury Samuel, Frankton Hebbert Washington, Bilton Hemming Rev. S. B., Wed- dington Hendley Thomas, Henley Hickhins William, Coventry Higginbotham Jos., Kings bury Higgins H., Compton Wyn- yats Hildick William, Tanworth Hill William, Edgbaston Ilinde J., Offchurch — W„ Olfchurch llionis John, Ashow Thomas, Coventry Hoare John, Itadway Hohhins William, Sambourn Hodges John, Bidford Hodgetts Jessamy, Birming- ham Holbeach H., Farnborough Holland Samuel, Birming- ham Holland William, Fillongley Ilolden H., Wasperton Hollick Richard, Fillongley Hollis James, Sutton Cold- field Hoi torn George, Cherring- ton Homer George, Solihull Hopkins Thomas B., Bir- mingham Horley Henry, Ufton Hornblower John, Birming- ham Hortin Thomas, Snitterfield — Richard, Sherborn Horton George B., Birming- ham Horton John, Tanworth S. V., Edgbaston Richd., Sutton Cold- field Howe John, Coventry Joseph, Coventry Howkins T., Warwick Hughes John, Alcester Joseph, Sutton Cold- field Hull W. S., Leamington Priors Hunt James, Halford Charles, Binton Hurlstone W., Waspertoo Iluskisson Wm., Birming- ham Iliffe Charles, Nuneaton Irons William, Alcester Ivens Richard, Southam M., Long Itcbington Edward,, Ufton Jacot William, Sutton Cold- field Jackson Joseph, Old Strat- ford Jackson C. H., Old Stratford Jaggard J., Warwick J., Leek Wootton Jee Richard Robt., Hartshill Jenkins Lucius C., Sutton Coldfield Jenkins Wm., Water Orton Leonard, Birming- ham Jenkins Thomas, Birming- ham Jennaway Joseph, Clifton JenningB William, Hampton- in- Arden Jessett W., Napton Johns W., Claveidon Johnson Michael, Ryton- on- Dunsmore Johnson William, Stretton- on- Dunsmore Johnson Samuel, Coventry Jones Charles, Alcester Jones James, Avon Dassett George, Birmingham Jordan F., Loxley Kempson S., Sutton Cold- field Kendrick J., Warwick Thomas, Alley Killam William, Ryton- on- Dunsmore Killam William, jun., Ry- ton- on- Dunsmore Kimbell John, Knowle King George, Elmdon Wm. James, Birming- ham Knibb Riehd., Fenny Comp- ton I. akin John, Freasley John M., Wilncote Lamb Captain, Leamington Samuel, Birmingham Lambley John W., Hill- morton Lambley Abraham, Sutton Coldfield Landor John, Bourton Lane Joseph, Aston Cantlow Thomas, Caldicott Lant John, Aliesley Richard, Berkswell John, Fillongley Latham Henry, Solihull Lawton Robt., Birmingham I. awley Sir F., Middleton Lee William, Stoneleigh George, Berkswell Isaac, Birmingham Lees John Henry, Coleshill I. eatherland W., Warwick Ledbrooke J., Fenny Comp- ton Ledbrooke T., Cubbington W., Burton Dasset Leigh John B., Brownsover Lewis J., Hunningham William, Allesley Lickorish John W., Wolston Rev. Richd., Wolston Lines William, Coventry — Brinklow Littlejon J., Kenilworth Lister John, Leamington Priors Lloyd Francis, Birmingham Long Peter, Packwood Longford W. S., Stretton- on- Fosse Loveday James, Warwick Lovell Wm., Leamington Priors Lowe Richard, Tanworth J. W., Eatington Thomas, Dosthill Edwaid, Hampton- in- Arden Lucy George, Charlecote Lythal Edward, Foleshill M. E., Hartshill Luckman John, Birmingham Makepeace Wm., Radford Malaby Samuel, Grendon Mander J., jun., Lapworth R., Alcester Mann John, Ladbrooke Mansell Robert, Brailes Marshall Mark, Halford R,, Compton Scor- pion Marshall G., Little Bromwich Martin Stephen F., Bir- mingham Martin Robert, Birmingham Masters John, Long Itch- ington Matthews M., Barchester Mealing E., Birmingham Mercer Seth C., Coventry Meredith Charles, Solihull Henry, Birmingham Messenger C., Over Whit- acre Middleton John, Upton Ed., Birmingham Miles Jos., Caldicote Millington William, Birming- ham Mills M., Billesley Milward James, Ipsley J., jun., Loxley Mole Francis, Bordesley Thomas, Bordesley Moore Thomas, Berkswell Edwin, Knowle Mould William, Kingsbury Moulton Thos., Kenilworth Henry, Ashow Mordaunt Sir J., Wellesbourn Morley John, Coventry Morris M., Wootton Wawen Thomas Sch., Stoke Morgan John, Wixford Chatles, Coughton Richard, Coughton Murcott Abraham, Bubben- hall Murcott G. H., Cubbington Wm., Cubbington Neale John, Exhall Neville Charles, Weston Newbold T., Long Itching- ton Newdigate C. N., Chilvers Coton Newland J., Pillerton Hersey Nicholls W., Little Pack- ington Norman Edward, Cosford Nurse Frederick, Mancetter Nutt Charles J., Coventry Oakley Charles, Allesley Oldacre James, Cestersover James, Birmingham Oldham W., Leamington Priors Oldham J. S., Moreton Morrell Oldham W. S., Wasperton Stephen, Coundon Oram W., Warwick Orme Richard, Oldbury Orson Wm., Bulkington Otter Robert Wm., Rugby Palmer Rev. C., Lighthorn , John, Coleshill E. T., Coleshill Parker Wm., Edgbaston Parkes Thomas W., Bir- mingham Parsons Wm., Newton Partridge John N., Edg- baston Paul James E., Wilncote W., Wilncote Pearman Edward Thomas, Coventry Pearman Thomas, Birming- ham Peel Bolton, Dosthill Peikins Rev. H. D., Sowe Henry, Sowe John, Hillmorton Thos. B., Keresley John, Over Whitacre Coldfield S. F. S., Sutton Perkins W. S., Sutton Cold- field Perkins S. S., Sutton Cold- field Perks George, Alcester John, Coleshill Peyton Richd., Birmingham Philipson Richd. B., Rugby Phillips John, Warwick Henry, Coventry Phipson Richard, Birming- ham Pickard Edward, Hartshill Pilgrim John T., Atherstone Pipe John, Sutton Potts J., Stoneleigh J., jun., Stoneleigh W., Stoneleigh Power Henry, Atherstone Pratt S., Leamington Hast- ings Pratt Benjamin, Coventry Princep W., jun., Newton Regis Piitchard Edward, Barches- ton Quinten S. M., Leamington Priors Radford John, Lillington Reading Richard, Whitnash G., Fenny Compton Reeve Thomas, jun., Coles- hill Reynard Robert, Coventry Reynolds R, Wootton . Wa- wen Reynolds Thomas, Newton Rich John, Barford Richards William, Birming- ham Righton E., Thornton Riley Richard, Wellsbourn ltimell Thomas, Honirigton Robbins Henry, Teach- brooke Roberts J., jun., Warwick James C., Wolston Robins ltd., Barton on- Heath Robinson Thomas, Nuneaton John, Nuneaton —-— Rev. W., Wishaw Rocbford It., Sutton Cold- field Rodway Henry, Birmingham Russell John, Marton — J., Leamington Priors Sabin John, Harbury Sadler Richard, Sutton Cold- field Sadler Edward, Sutton Cold- field Sale Edward, Clifton Salisbury William, Dordon Salmon G., Atlierstone- on- Stour Sanders William, Warwick Richard, Warwick Sanfoid Rev. G. W., Wed- dington Sanford John, Weddington Sargeant Daniel, Combroke Thos., Combe Fields William, Wyken Scales Richard, Billesley Scott Lord John, Dunchurch Joseph, Coventry Scudamore Thos., Birming- ham Sedgley B. J., Warwick Selby John, Wormleighton Shakespear John, Corley Sheath George, Bidford Sheldon Thos., Birmingham Slieppard John, Edgbaston Shirley E. J., Eatington Shore Joseph, Edgbaston Anthony, Edgbaston Short Col. Robert, Balsall Shuckburgh Sir F., Shuck- burgh Silvester William, Harrow . R. S., Alveston Simms Henry, Eatington Simons R. W., Hampton- in- Arden Sitwell Rev. H., Leaming- ton Hastings Skipwith Sir G., Newbold Hall Slatter, J., Salford H., Salford Smallwood Jos., Birming- ham Smith Henry, Snitterfield John, Warwick John, Atherstone George, llmington Thomas, Cubbington G. T. Marton Richaid, Leamington Priors Smith William, Coventry James, Ansley Thomas N., Austrey John, Berkswell Thos., Nether Whit- acre Smith Harry, Sutton Cold- field Smith Henry, Birmingham Southam Charles, North End Spraggett Richaid, Chads- hurst Spraggett B., Bishops Itch- ington Spraggett J., Bishops Itch- ington Spooner William, Elmdon Squires Samuel, Milverton Stanley John, Birmingham Startin Arthur, Exhall Staunton Rev. W., Long- bridge Steele Thomas, Warwick Stiles W., Old Stratford Stonor C. H., Foxcote Stow John, Coventry Sumner John, Coughton Sutton John, Henley- in- Arden Sutton William L., Dun- church Swinburn Rd., Old Strat- ford Swinburn Samuel, Birming- ham Swinnerton Joseph, Stone- leigh Taplin Charles, Halford Tarleton John T., Birming- ham Taylor W., Southam Taylor John, Knowle I Teague Thomas, Knowle I Thomas Edward, Birming- ham Thompson Jos., Attlebo- rougli Charles, jun., Baddesley Ensor Thornley Samuel, Bicken- hill Thornley Henry, Bickenhill . Charles, Coleshill S., jun., Birming- ham Thornton Samuel, Elmdon Throckmorton SirC,, Cough- ton Tbuysby Henry J., Rugby Tibbitts Gervaise, Poles- worth Tibbitts George, Wolfhamp- cote Torbitt Dion., Fillongley Todd Joseph, Sutton Torre N. Z., Leamington Priors Towle John, Attleborough Townsend R., Leamington Priors Townsend H., Long Law- ford Townsend T., Alveston J., Alveston William, Bilton Treen John, Rugby Trepess A. W., Warwick Truslove Cornelius, Stretton Turville J., Studley Twamley Z., jun., Castle Bromwich Udall William, Bordesley Umbers Thomas, Old Strat- ford Umbers Abraham, Weston William, Weston W., Wappenbury Thomas, Wappen- bury Upton Thomas, Knowle Vale Samuel, Coventry Vaughton Rev. Roger, Arley Vaux George, Sutton Veisey William R., Birming- ham Venour T. H., Leamington Priors Venour W., Leamington Priors Voile James, Rugby Vyse N., Henley- in- Arden John, Witton Waddams W., Grafton Thomas, Grafton Daniel, Solihull Wakefield ' 1 liomas, Min- worth Walker It., Ilmington John, Ilmington S. C. Newbold- on- Avon Walker Thos. K., Lea Mar ston Walker Edward, Birming- ham Wallis John, Teachbrooke Frederick, Birming- harrt Walton Tlibmas, Pillerton Priors Ward Jos., Warwick Warner Richard, Bulkington Thomas, Bulkington William, Bulkington Wauchope, G., Leamington Priors Wauchope Andrew, Coven- try Watson Samuel, Gratid- borough Watson Edward, Over Whit- acre Watt James, Aston Webb Rev. E., Salford John, Alcester Webster Baron D., Sutton Wedge C., Hampton- in- A rden Wells D., Compton Wyn- yatts Wells George, Halford West Jos., Allesley Westo: i IL, Over Whitacre Wheeler Jos., Honily Ed., Leamington Hastings White T;, jun., Shotswell Whitehouse James, Ipsley Whittington T., Wootten Wawen Whittington J., Henley- in- Arden Wiggau John, Birmingham Wild John, Claverdon Wilkins William, Sutton Wilks E., Sambourn John, Birmingham Williams J., Warwick James, Coventry Willington Jos., jun., Balsall Wills Ferderick, Birmingham Wilmot Sir J. E., Berkswell Thomas, Coundon Wilson Thomas, Birming- ham Wilson J., Wootton Wawen . James, Solihull H. C., Southam A, jun., Southam William, Knowle Winfield John W., Birming- ham Winterton William, Wolvey Wise Matt., Leamington Priors Wise H. C., Leek Wootton Rev, J. Lillington Woodley William, Kineton Worsey John, Bearley J. jun., Bearley Worthington J., Marston Jabbett Worthington T., Chilvers Coton Wright Thomas, Allesley Charles, Shilton Wyatt Charles, Birmingham Wyresdale William, Coles- hill Yates James, Coventry York L. B., Bishop's Itch- ington York John, Coleshill Young William F., Oldbury John, Birmingham List ( 2) GAME KEEPERS, not being Assessed Servants, at £ 3 13s. 6d. Barber James, appointed by , for Kenilworth Callaway Jos by , for Wilcomb, Ingan, and Clopton Clarke Thomas by , for Leek Norton Eaton James by Thomas Wyatt, Esq., for Wil- lenhall Halford Henry by Rev. H. Wise, for Woodloes, Lillington, and part of Morton Morrell Miles Jos by Capt. A'Court, for Amington Scager Richard by George Lucy, Esq., for Char- lecote, Hampton Lucy, and Fullbrook Swift John by Sutton Corporation, for Sutton Coldfield Terry Thomas by Rev. E. Bagot, for Brewood Walker J. D by , for Wishaw Whately H by Lord Willoughby de Broke, for Burton Dassett List ( 3) GAME KEEPERS, being Assessed Servants, at £ 1 5s. each. Bailey D appointed by Sir George Chetwynd, for Grendon and Polesworth Brigstock Richard by John Caldecot, Esq., for Little Lawford Brown William by for Moxhull, Long Ash, Curdworth, Walmley, and Minworth Cockage Henry by Lord John Scott, for Church Lawford and King's Newnham Cocking Samuel by J. W. B. Leigh, Esq. for Brown- sover, Cosford, Newbold, and Little Lawford, Warwickshire; and Burton Latimer, North- amptonshire Clarke John by B. King, Esq., for Tanworth and Bottely Clay Simeon by C. Newdigate, Esq., for Bed- worth, Chilvers Coton, Astley, and Jerusalem Land Creed John by G. Lucy, Esq., for Charle- cote, Hampton Lucy, and Full- brook Edden William by Colonel Peach, for Sadlicote Enock Joseph by Lord Willoughby de Broke, for Kingston, Nether Shuck- burgh, Chesterton, Great Kine- ton, Lambcote, Compton Ver- ney, Combroke, Lighthorn, and Brockhampton Fletcher Richard by Lord Dormer, for Budbrooke, Hampton, and Norton Gupwell Thomas by Captain Adderley, for Eat- horpe, and Wappenbury Hay John by Sir F. Holyoake, Bart., for Studley Harwood H by Sir J. Mordaunt, Bart., for Wellesbourn Mountfort Hiatt William by H. Greswolde, Esq., for Rad- ford and Harbury Kinzett Thomas by W. Holbeach, Esq., for Clay- don, F'armborough, Avon, and Burton Dassett, Mollington, ' and Fenny Compton Lurking Henry by R. Phillips, Esq., for Snitter- field, Wolverton, and Bearley Mercer Thomas by C. B. Adderley, Esq., for I. ea Marston, Curdworth, IVIerevale, and Nether Whitacre John by Lionel Place, Esq., for Wed- dington Neal Thomas by Chamberlain, Esq., for Upper Itchington Owen John by Lord Viscount Holmesdale, for Solihull Parker William by Lord Middleton, for Middleton and Hurley Read John by Lord Warwick, for Wedgnock Reay George by Rev. B. Adderley, for Fillong- ley Richards Jos by Sir E. Wilmot, Bart., for Berkswell Upton William by William Dilke, Esq., for Max- tock Priory and Castle Wallis Edward by Lord Warwick, for Warwick, Barford, Teachbrook, and Ashorn Ward Joseph by Rev. D. Bromley, for Bagin- ton, Bubbenhall, and Finham Watts Thomas by Lord John Scott, for Dun- church, Toft, Thurlaston, and Causton White C by Sir F. Shuckburgh, Bart., for Shuckburgh, Hellidon, Calcut, and Napton Wilson Swaine by M. E. Ferrers, Esq., for Bad- desley Clinton and Kingswood Wyndybank John by Earl of Aylesford, for Great and Little Packington, Meriden, Diddington, and Bickenhill List of Persons Licensed to deal in Game. Bastock, Thomas Leamington Priors Bloxham, Samuel Leamington Priors Catherine, George Rugby Doughty, Thomas Birmingham Eagles, Eliza Birmingham Eccleston, William Birmingham Gammon, Peter Birmingham Keirle, James Birmingham Kendiick, Charles Birmingham Lissimore, John Birmingham Parker, Samuel Coventry Rotton, William Birmingham Roby, George Leamington Priors Weaver, George Birmingham Wilde, Edward Birmingham Wilkins, Jos Coventry Wilson, Thomas Leamington Priors Wilkes, W Birmingham Winter, Samuel Atherstone Wittingliam, Henry Birmingham Made up to the 11th September, 1837. By Order of the Board, CHARLES PRESSLY, Secretary. Stamps and Taxes. A NEW SUBSTANCE FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED. And filling Decayed Teeth with Mineral Siliceum. MONS. DE BERRI 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 fiom 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 Natuial Teeth from one to a complete set, without extract- ing the roots, giving any pain, wires, or ligatures, at the fol- lowing Paris charges :— £. s. d. A single Artificial Tooth , 0 10 0 A complete set . 5 0 0 A complete Bet 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 Articula- tion, 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 caus*. Artificial Teeth out of repair restored equal in beauty and durability to their original state. * » * At home from ten till six. 121, Regent- street, London, and 17, Easy- row, Birmingham. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. ADVERTISEMENT FOR TENDERS SUSPENDED. rj1HE Directors hereby make known that it is in- J. tended to postpone until further notice, the accept- ance of Tenders for the execution of the Works appertaining to the passenger station, in Curzon- street, Birmingham, lately advertised. By order of the Directors, J. It. CHORLEY, Treasurer. Liverpool, September 13,1837. GENERAL INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF DEAF & DUMB CHILDREN, EDGBASTON, NEAR BIRMINGHAM. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Subscribers and Friends to this Institution will be held at the Town- hall, Birmingham, on Saturday, the 23rd of September instant, The Right Hon. Lord WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE in the Chair. At this Meeting the Annual Report of the Committee will be read, the Officers and Committee for the ensuing year chosen, and an election will take place for the admission of six children into the Asylum. The poll to close at four o'clock. The Chair to be taken at one o'clock precisely. CHARLES POWELL HIGGS, Secretary. September 4, 1837. ARMY CONTRACTS. Office of Ordnance, Pall Mall, 6th September, 1837. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to all persons desirous of contracting to sup ply MEAT, BREAD, OATS, and FORAGE, to Her Majesty's Land Forces, ( bread and meat for the Foot Guards generally, and for the Household Cavalry in Middlesex excepted) in cantonments, quarters, and barracks, in the counties of England severally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle of Man, and in the Channel Islands, for three months, from the 1st of Novem- ber next, inclusive; and also STRAW for PALLIASSES, at the several barracks and ordnance stations in Great Britain and the Channel Islands, for one year Irom the 1st of November next. That proposals in writing, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, sealed up and marked on tlie outside, Tender for Army Supplies, will be received at the Ordnance- office, Pall Mall, on or before Thursday, the fifth day of October next; but none will be received after eleven o'clock on that day. Persons who make Tenders, are desired not to use any forms but those which may be had upon application at the office of the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance in Pall Mall ; and of the Barrack Masters in the islands of Guern- sey, Jersey, and Man. By Order of the Board, R. BYHAM, Secretary. rpOWN- HALL ACCOUNT of the COMMISSION- JL ERSof BIRMINGHAM for the year ending June 30, 1837. RECEIPTS. Arrears of 1835 Rate Collected of 1836 Rate ™ ™ For the use of the Town- hall — Balance due to Treasurer — DISBURSEMENTS. Balance due to Treasurer, June 30, 1836 Balance of Rents — — — Mr. Hunt, for premises in Edmund- street Sundry persons for work done at the Town- Interest — —„ — — ~~ Commission for collecting Rates and Ser- vants' Wages — Messrs. Arnold and Haines on account of Stamps and Conveyancing „ » — Insurance and sundry expenses — £ s. d. 931 16 11 1993 4 9 73 0 O 2175 2 1 £ 5173 3 9 £ s. d. 1504 5 4 161 9 3 335 0 O 1181 S 0 1249 10 10 177 15 O SOO 0 0 63 18 4 £ 5173 3 9 Examined by us, and found correct, W. HARROLD, MATTHEW DIXON, JAMES BOURNE. General Market Smithfield Market — St. Martin's Market Machine Tolls , — Vault Rents — Fines for nuisances, & c. — Rents of St. Martin's- lane Rents of Shadwell- stieet Balance due to Treasurer MARKET TOLLS. 3117 8 1315 8 455 17 238 13 58 18 7 2 21 8 4888 14 154 13 326 3 514 11 £ 16447 17 Interest . Annuities DISBURSEMENTS. 4131 11 10 782 0 0 MARKET EXPENSES. General Market 800 16 4 Smithfield Market 255 19 3 St. Martin's Market 38 19 8 2982 9 4203 12 Machine expenses Lighting ... Watching Improvements .— Commission for collecting Rates and Servants' Wages 864 Printing, Stationery, & c. .—. 207 Examined by us, and found correct, W. HARROLD, MATTHEW DIXON, JAMES BOURNE. £ s. d. The COMMISSIONERS' HIGHWAY ACCOUNT for the year ending June 30,1837. RECEIPTS. Balance in the hands of the Treasurer, June 30, 1837 — — — — Arrears of 1835 Rate , ~~ Collected of 1836 Rate — — ~~ For Flagaing — Lench's Trust for repairs of streets .— Worcester Canal Company for wall Balance due to Treasurer r ™ 465 15 3727 13 8761 0 50 0 75 0 14 12 1439 O COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL ACCOUNT for LIGHTING, WATCHING, and otherwise IMPROV- ING the TOWN of BIRMINGHAM for the year ending June 30,1837. RECEIPTS. Balance in the hands of the Treasurer, June 30, 1836 — — i— Airrears of 1835 Levy ™ £ 2273 15 4 Collected of 1836 Levy 8023 14 8 £ s. d. 266 5 2 10297 10 O £ s. d. 4913 11 10 1095 15 3 43 16 6 7186 1 4 2136 15 11 1071 18 10 £ 16447 17 8 ,/ n n . L £ 14533 2 3 £ s. d. 7338 1 6 2164 19 O 1987 16 491 0 1439 2 DISBURSEMENTS. Paving and macadamising streetsand roads Cleansing streets and carting stone for re- pairs •— — — Sundry purchases of property for improve- ments Flagging — i— Culverting — — — .—. Commission for collecting rates and ser- vants' wages — — Rents and sundry expenses Interest due to Treasurer Examined by ui, and found correct, W. H. BATES, £ « W. STONE. THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 16. NEWS OF THE WEEK. FOREIGN. HUMANE LEGISLATION An act passed at the last session of the legislature of Virginia exempts a certain portion of the property of poor debtors from execution and other liabilities; authorises each white person in the state, being a husband or parent, against whom an execution may hereafter issue upon judgments for which the cause of action shall arise after the 1st of August, to set apart a cow, a bedstead, a bed, & c., half a dozen knives and forks, six plates, two dishes, two basins, one pot, one oven, six pieces of wood or earthenware, a loom and its appurtenances, a spinning wheel, pair of cards, axe, five barrels of corn, one barrel of flour, 200 pounds of bacon or pork, and five dollais' worth of hay or other forage, or such portion ot these articles as they may have, which articles are exempted from execution; provided all other personal property is delivered up to the officer, and affidavit is made before a magistrate that there is no other property owned, except such exempted articles; and provides, that where such poor person shall die intestate, the same articles shall be set apart for his widow or infant child or children, and be exempted from execution as afore, said; and declares all mortgages, deeds of trust, and liens upon any such property to be null and void, and gives the circuit courts, and the county and corporation courts, juris- diction to grant injunctions against the sale of any property exempted by the act from execution. A similar law was long since enacted in Pennsylvania— American Paper. EARTHQUAKE— HURRICANE— The arrivals from the West Indies mention, that on the 2nd August, a smart shock of an earthquake was experienced at Vera Cruz. Not much damage was caused; but great terror was felt by the inhabi- tants. Connected, it is probable, with this commotion of nature, a terrible hurricane took place in the leward islands on the 26th July and on the 2nd August. At Barbadoes, the effects of the tempest of the 26th seems to have been most disastrous. " The following vessels," say the accounts, " were wrecked in the first hurricane, and scarcely a vestige is to be seen of them:"— Barques— Schwatz, of Liverpool, with 48 hhds. of sugar; Elizabeth, of Liverpool, with 314 hhds. of sugar. Brigs— Sarah Trotman, of Liverpool, with 339 hhds. of sugar; Corsair, of Liverpool, with 125 hhds. of sugar; Har- mony, of Greenock, with 220 puncheons of molasses; Pa- cific, of Greenock, with 140 hhds. of sugar; Pittscotten, of London, arrived the day before with a general cargo; Amu- let, of New Brunswick, in ballast; Elizabeth, and Sir John Moore, of New Brunswick, with timber. Schooners— Wave, of Demerara; Janet, of Nassau; Sir Henry Warde, of Berbice; Messenger, of Trinidad; Jane, of St. John's, New Brunswick; Dame, of Halifax-; Ame- lia, of St. Lucia.; Gleaner, of Antigua ; Jeune Camilla, of Guadaloupe. Sloop — Fortitude. A few of these were in ballast, but most of them were laden with flour, timber, & c. Ship Britannia, of Bristol, was driven ashore, with 750 hhds. of sugar, and had seven feet water in her hold, but hopes were entertained of her being got off. Steamers Aloan and Tickler, mail- boats, driven on shore, but would probably be got off. At Antigua, August 2— Montrose, of Liverpool, with 300 hhds, of sugar, a total wreck. At St. Kitt's, August 2— Julius, of London, with 210 hhds. of sugar, a total wreck; Michael, of London, upper tier of sugar, and would probably be got off; Eleanor mail- boat, from the southward, mails lost, except a few damaged bags. St. Thomas, August 2— Thirty- six vessels wrecked and sunk in harbour; several lives lost; a great number of houses entirely blown down, and every wharf in the island destroyed. Water Island had all the houses blown down; cattle pe- rished; and M. Couprie, nephew of the proprietor, was carried a great distance by the wirid, and the next morning he was found smashed to pieces! The St. Kitt's Gazette of the 6th August, notices the wreck of the Julius and of the Eleanor. These vessels were complete wrecks. Several others were ashore. The St. Thomas Gazette of the same date offers a melancholy picture of the effects of the storm :—" A great number of houses, large and small, have been entirely blown down and smashed to pieces; and, with a few exceptions, every house in the town has been injured more or less. A great many of those covered with slates and tiles have been stripped alnost entirely, others partially. Trees of every description have been rooted up, and every wharf in the island destroyed. The gale had scarcely begun to subside when the alarm of fire was given about eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, and all was again confusion for a short time. The fire had a very threatening appearance for some time, but was stop- ped at no great distance from where it commenced." CANADA The Parliament of Lower Canada assembled on the 18th August. The cause of this extraordinary meet ing is thus set forth by the Governor, in his opening address to the two Houses. To the Houseof Assembly he says " The accounts, showing the payments that have been made since the close of the session in March, 1836, out of the re- venues at the disposition of the Crown, in part liquidation of the laige arrears, then due. in respect to the civil establish- ments of the province, shall, as soon as possible, be submit- ted to you;; with every explanation you may desire, and I can supply. I have likewise, in obedience to the injunctions 3 have receivedi- directed that an account of the balance of arrears, owing on the 10th of April last, for official salaries and other ordinary expenditure of the local government, be made out and laid before you, with the estimate of the current half year; and in recommending, as I do, most ear- nestly, these matters to your early and favourable consider- ation, I am commanded to express to you at- the same time the anxious hope that the governor of this province may not be compelled to exercise the power with which the Im- perial Parliament has declared its intention of investing him, in order to discharge the arrears due in respect to public services, for the payment of which the faith of the crown has been repeatedly pledged- The chief object, therefore, for which you are now called tog ether is to afford you an oppor- tunity, by granting the requisite supplies, of rendering unne- cessary, on the part of the Imperial Parliament, any further action on the St/ i of the series of resolutions to which I have alluded; and it will, I can assure you, be to me matter of unmixed satisfaction, should you resolve to concede to the united voice of the British people, as expressed through the several branches of the legislature, that which you have not thought it expedient to yield to the solicitations of the executive government alone." The Governor had given a summary ol Lord John Russell's resolutions in the com- mencement of the address. The bribe held out to the as- sembly to comply with Lord Gosford's gracious request is thus modestly put:—" At the time the summons was issued for assembling you on this day, I had every reason to believe that it would have been in my power to announce to you, as effected, those alterations which, you may gather from the resolutions of which. I have spoken, it is intended to effect in the composition of the executive and legislative councils; but tiie interruption occasioned by the demise of His late Majesty to the progress of public business in the Imperial Parliament, and the prospect of its early dissolu- tion, have pifvfiited the Ministers of the Crown from at once perfecting the measures they have in contemplation. These measures, therefore, are not forsaken, but only un- avoidably suspended for a season ; and I trust, I shall ut no very distant period be enabled to appeal to the changes in- troduced intfc two coupcils, as well as to the other salutary arrangementf, as a proof of the sincerity with which Her Majesty's Government are d; spo6ed to carry into effect the intentions they have expressed on these points." If they be good children^ and do what they are bid, the Ministry will do for them what the Ministry thinks fit, provided al- ways, the minority in the lower and the majority in the upper House ate consenting! Long ago, in the English House of Commons, the redress of grievances took prece- dence of the subsidy. Lord Glenelg has improved oil this rule. Let the Canadians grant the subsidy, and the redress will be a matter of subsequent consideration. Will the Canadians grant the subsidy? They'll see my Lord Glenelg and his deputy, Lord Gosford, hanged first. A few days previous to the session opening, the " civil" secretary of Eord Go6ford addressed a letter to M. Papineau, to ask whether he bad sanctioned certain resolutions condemnatory of the conduct of the local government, M... Papineau, in answer, tells the secretary that it is a piece of egregious impertinence ( that is the word) in the governor to ask any such a question, and that he will not be at the trouble of answering it. So much for the respect felt for official au- thority by the Canadians. SICILY.— We have been favoured with the following ex- tract of a letter, addressed to a gentleman in town, on the subject of the cholera disturbances in Sicily : — " Palermo, the 3rd August. " The thoughts of saving my life and that of my tamily have engrossed entirely my mind amidst the most terrible catastrophe, caused by the Asiatic Cholera, which broke out in this unhappy capital on the 7th of Jure, and which, after having with iiisidious levity crept about until the 28th of June, displayed on a sudden such an unexampled ferocity, that 26,321 persohs have since fallen victims to its merciless sway. " No words can express the fright, hurry, and confusion of the period between the 5th and 14th. of July, in which short space only the deaths amounted to nearly 15,000. Thirty- six waggons were scarce sufficient, though in- con- tinued motion by day and night, to carry the dead to. the burying ground. Though we had five large teinporary hos- pitals, and notwithstanding all. the excellent preparations which had beSn made since the month of October, yet the unexpected malignity of the disease has baffled all exer- tions. and numbers hava died literally in the streets, deprived tion, are plunged into sorrow and despair, nay, the greatest mortality comparatively took place among persons of the nobility and gentry. By a particular favour of Providence, I and my family are all well, having only lost a girl of two years my son's daughter, and two distant relatives. You can easily imagine the fatal stroke commerce has re- ceived by such a state of things, and years after years will roll before affairs will resume the character they have lost. Indeed, the ghastly sickness is declining with the same ra- pidity as it made progress, so that now scarcely from twenty to sixteen persons die daily, whereas on the memorable 10th of July, the victims were no less than 1803. " The shops also since a fortnight are open again, and this people, by nature so light- hearted that they soon forget the greatest calamities, have at once resumed their usual habits and amusements. But on the other hand, besides so many persons that aie dead, nearly as many are wanting, who fled at the first rumour of cholera, and who, as it is obvious, will not return so soon, from a not unfounded fear of the re- appearance of the epidemic " Add to this, that the disease has already invaded with the same intense fury and gigantic progress all the neigh- bouring towns and villages, and you may easily imagine the distressed state of the country. But this is not all; here, owing to the imposing strength of the gairison, order has been preserved, and with the exception of two or three in- nocent persons, charged with the ridiculous accusation of poisoning victuals, and who were horrbily maimed and then dragged through the streets, no other disturbances have taken place; but in the interior of Sicily, under the above pretence, alarming disturbances have broken out, attended with acts of such barbarity and wanton cruelty, as to brand the Sicilian name with perpetual dishonour. 1 close this shocking picture, asking your pardon if I have outstripped the limits of a commercial letter. PORTUGAL.— The Morning Post has a communication from Lisbon to the 6th instant. Hostilities had not, up to that date, commenced between the two antagonist parties. The Charterists left Alcobaca on the 3rd, after having re- ceived from on board a vessel off San Martinho two field pieces, and passing through Rio Major, proceeded within sight of Santarem; on the 5th, at eight a. m., they were at Gollegas. Viscount Sa da Bandeira bad made his appear- ance in Lisbon unexpectedly, and a council of ministers was immediately held at the residence of Castro Perreira, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Porte steamer had brought dispatches announcing that the charter iiad been reinstated at Braganza, Chaves, Villareal, and nearly the whole of Tra « - os- Montes. SrAiN.— The news from Spain is not favourable for the Carlists, who appear to be quite as much exhausted and dis organised as the Christinos. It is much to be regretted that such a barbarous warfare should be suffered to continue without the least prospect of a termination for years to come, unless the other European nations interfere and dic- tate terms to both parties. We wonder His Majesty Louis Philippe is not alarmed, lest the demoralising effect of this civil war should one day infect his own subjects on the frontier, who are in some measure mixed up with it. Now that both parties are almost beaten to a stand- still they would doubtless be glad to listen to an accommodation, if proposed by France or some disinterested nation.— Globe of Thursday. The inhabitants of Schuttenhofen, in Bohemia, were astonished on the 17th of August by a very rare occurrence. Large flocks of huks, ike those of Italy and Egypt, alighted on the ponds in the forest of Brabezow. Small parties of stragglers followed the next day, flying to the south. The ranger had the good fortune to kill five of them at one shot. It is inferred from this appearance of the huks that we shall have an early and severe winter.— Frankfort Papers, Sept. 8 [ Pray what are " huks," between whom and the " ranger" there exists so much antipathy?] GRAND JUNCTION TUNNEL— An English engineer has arrived at Havre, who is going to Paris to lay before the French government a " project for constructing a passage to cross, dry- shod, from Calais to Dover. The whole town of Havre has been to hear Mr. W. Coppett ( this is his mime) explain the nature of his plan. Mr. Coppett asks of France only one milliard, and as much of England. With this trifling sum he will make cones like those employed at Cherbourg between fifty and sixty years ago. If the govern- ment does not approve of this system, he has in his pocket three or four others. For instance, he will make a tunnel under the sea from Dover to Calais, introducing from one end to the other cast iron pipes, eighteen feet in diameter. This last mode of communication, according to Mr. Coppett, would cost only one milliard, to be paid in equal portions by both countries— Le Commerce. GREECE.— Greece is now overrun by numerous bands of brigands, from one end to the other, rendering it an act of madness to ride beyond an hour's reach of any town, and in fact, the towns themselves are anything but safe. Space will not allow me to attempt anything like an account of the numerous murders and robberies that are daily taking place in every direction; but that you may not think that I deal in generalities alone, I will quote a few instances of brigandage that have come within my knowledge within a day or two: — An engagement between gendarmerie and robbers on the Patissia road close to the capital— the house of M. Lagrene, the French minister, attempted to be en- tered by robbers— the road between Nauplia and Tripo- lizza in the possession of brigands for a whole day, and numberless travellers robbed— the road from Corinth to Nauplia in the possession of brigands, and robberies com. mitted to a very considerable amount— three persons Found murdered on the isthmus of Corinth— an engagement be tween brigands and travellers near Lenidi; seven persons killed— a house plundered at Navarino— the road between Patras and Aichaia is in the possession of a band headed by the brother- in- law of Caliopulo, 8ic., & c., & c. As to Roumelia, we know no more of what is going on there than you do. It is in the hands of brigands and lawless eoldiery, and every man's hand is turned against his brother, render- ing it not merely unsafe, but impossible to proceed one yard in any direction on Continental Greece.— The liberty of the press, that cancer that gnaws at the heart of despotism, has already been doomed by the Bavarian President of the council to destruction. I know for certain that a plan for gagging the papers is now lying on the table of the council of ministers. The Elpis newspaper has already been seized several times, and the editor has been condemned to three month's imprisonment for daring to doubt whether the King of Bavaria is the lawful soveieign of Greece Corres- pondent of the Chronicle. DOME STIC, THE METROPOLIS. Accounts have been reteived from the Marquis of Water- ford. His lordship is out ol danger, and mending daily. A SOFT ROUGH- RIDER.— Miss Quentin, daughter of Sir George Quentin ( equerry of the Crown stables), who is an accomplished equestrian, daily exercises the horses intended for the use of Her Majesty at Kew. MONARCH AND APOLLO STEAM- BOATS. — On Monday an inquest was held at Gravesend on the body of Mrs, Ann Jones, the stewardess of the Apollo, Yarmouth steam- vessel, who was drowned pn Tuesday morning last by the sinking of that packet, occasioned by a violent collision with the Monarch steam- ship when off Grays. Captain Pritcliard of the Commercial Steain- boat Company, Mr. Hodges, the steward of the Apollo, Mr. Granger, a lighterman, and some other persons' depositions were taken. No verdict has yet been come to. There are one hundred and seventy members of the new Parlianient connected by commission with theaimy and navy. MENDELSSOHN'S ST. PAUL— This oratorio was performed last night in Exeter- hall, by the Sacred Harmonic Society. Tiie hall \ Vas crowded to excess; there must have been at least two thousand five hundred persons present. The piece was magnificently performed, and received with a degree of enthusiasm which we have hardly ever witnessed on any similar occasion. Some attempts were made at first to ob- serve the rule of the society— a very absurd one, by the way— which prohibits all expressions of approbation or dis- approbation; but the feelings of the audience were not to be restrained, and a number of the principal choruses and solos were encored amid peals of applause. We certainly never heard so many and such unanimous encores in the course of one evening. There were between four and five hundred performers; and, as the members of this society have been engaged for along time past in a zealous and dili- gent study of this oratorio, the choruses were sung with extraordinary precision. The effect, consequently, was uni- formly grand, and frequently in the highest degree sublime. The instiumentul orchestra was strengthed by the addition of some of our greatest performers; and the wind instru- ment effects were beautifully given, but there was a want of volume in the tone of the string instruments. The principal solos were sung by Mrs. Alfred' Shaw, Mrs. Seguin, Miss Birch, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Phillips. The airs were, without exception, admirably sung; but justice was by no means done to the recitatives, which form a very prominent feature in this oratorio. They are very numerous; and many of them, being simply narrative, and forming merely the connecting links between the different move- ments, ought to be declaimed with the point and emphasis, and nearly the rapidi'y of ordinary speech. Instead of this, some of the singers thought it necessary to sing these little fragments of speech as if they were slow airs, dragging out the note? with a languishing expression when there was nothing to express but the statement of a historical circum- stance. This mode of delivering these parts of the oratorio . made them heavy and tedious, and would have injured the success ol the whole had it not been for the transcendent power and beauty of the choruses. Altogether, however, the performance is entitled to the highest praise; and the enthusiasm ejxpressed by this immense audience, which went — ! : ng from rite overture to the finale, confirms us in appeared since the days of Handel. Its performance at Birmingham next week will, no doubt, be an equally great triumph to the composer— it cannot well be greater Be- tween the first and second part M. Mendelssohn was ob- served seated in front of the gallery, and greeted with loud and general cheers, prolonged for several minutes. He im- mediately rose, and expressed his thanks by repeated obeisances. We believe that the excellency of this per- formance may in some measure be ascribed to his having attended several of the rehearsals.— Morning Chronicle of Tuesday. ALBERTAZZI.— Her voice comprises the three distinct limits usually found in the contr'alto, mezzo- soprano, and soprano, but properly comes under the denomination of of mezzo- soprano. I have heard her distinctly articulate three octaves— like Malibran's, Madame Albertazzi's voice enables her to sing the contr'alto part in Semiramide, the mezzo- soprano in Cenerentola, and the first soprano in Mose in Eggitto [ Pietro'Eremita]— in all three of which she has performed with equal sucoess. The pearly notes in the upper part of her voice are of exquisite quality, and the facility with which she pounces on them at the ex- tremity of her compass is delightfully gratifying. Her tem- perament is not indicative of that sensibilite more common to the inhabitants of la bella Italia— nevertheless, the quality and flexibility of her extensive voice, added to her good taste, are an acceptable substitute for the rant and exaggeration of many singers, who possess mote anima and less voice— Ella's Musical Sketches. In consequence of the recent tremendous gales in the West Indies, the premium of insurance on the West India produce from all ports, except those of Jamaica, where the hurricane was not felt, has risen from 50s. to ten guineas per cent, upon all ships which cannot be warranted to have sailed on the 1st of August. This great advance has been currently given at Lloyd's, and also at the various insurance companies. FRUIT.— Such has been the abundant supply of fruit at Covent Garden and the other metropolitan markets during the last ten days, that it exceeds the demand in a degree which has not been experienced for many years past. The salesmen are of opinion that the crops of apples growing within the circuit of thirty miles round London will be sufficient for the town consumption until near Christmas. They have intimated to the growers who reside beyond that distance, that they cannot expect any adequate return, as the prices realised at present barely pay the carriage and com- mission on the sale. PROVINCIAL. PONDEROUS THEFT A case of great interest took place at the Liverpool police- office last Thursday. During the investigation the office was crowded by nearlyall the leading cotton brokers and merchants of the town. One of the parties criminated in this business is a cotton broker of con- siderable eminence and standing on ' Change. The charge against him was having purchased a quantity of cotton from a warehouseman in the employment of Messrs. Wadding- ton, Holt, and Co., knowing it to be stolen, and at a price which must have convinced him that the seller could not have become possessed of it honestly. A great number of witnesses were called to substantiate the charge against the cotton broker, who was placed in the dock along with five other prisoners in custody on the same charge. It appeared from the evidence, that at an early hour in the morning of Tuesday week, several bales of cotton were taken from the warehouse of the prosecutors to a warehouse in Union street, in the occupation of the cotton broker, from whence they were sent to the Bolton Railway Company. The case occupied three hours, and the result was, that the cotton broker and his colleagues were committed to take their trial for the felony. On Friday, at the iron- works of Messrs. Brown and Hunt, Brockmoor, near Stourbridge, one of the steam boilers burst, the explosion of which spread devastation around to a very considerable distance. One man was killed, and several other persons were scalded and bruised, and we are sorry to hear but little hopes are at present en- tertained of their recovery. The windows of the different houses and offices connected with the works were all com- pletely blown out. The whole of the premises are a com- plete wreck. The damages are said to be estimated at 3,0007.— Bristol Mercury. OBJECTS OF THE REFORMERS.— We are not afraid of stating to the public what it is we want. I believe that every one in this room, and every real Reformer in this country, will respond to this sentiment— that we wish for cheap and good government— that we desire that our young and amiable Queen may long reign in honour and peace, and that the people in every part of her dominions may he free, pros- perous, and happy. ( Cheers.) We desire that justice may be done to Ireland—( loud cheers)— that she may have equal laws and enjoy similar institutions to those in England and Scotland. We desire not that the Reform bill shall be re- pealed—( hear)— but enlarged; and we wish that the fran- chise may be extended to such an extent as would be con- sistent with the welfare and prosperity and happiness of the people. We wish that the franchise may be free and the elections pure. ( Loud cheers.) , We desire that the farmer may no longer be driven to the poll as if he was his land- lord's serf; and we wish the shopkeeper and the artisan and labourer not to be deprived of their property and employ- ment for having given an honest vote. ( Loud cheers.) We wish that trade should be as free as the wind. We wish the merchant and manufacturer to be rewarded for their- en- terprise— the artisan for his skill, and the labourer for the sweat of his brow. ( Cheers.) We desire that education may be extended widely throughout the country— that the people maybe better educated, in order that they may know their rights and their duties— and I trust that Chsistian liberty shall be extended throughout the whole of Her Majesty's dominions. ( Cheers.) These are our principles — these are the measures that we want Speech of Mr. Brotherton at the Salford dinner. AN UNCHRISTIAN NAME.— The Kentish Chronicle contains some curious correspondence in reference to the refusal of the Rev. Mr. Brockman, vicar of St. Clement's, Sandwich, to christen the child of a Mr. Baker, by the name of" Isaac Nimrod." Mr. Baker stated that on the 30th of April last lie applied to Mr. Brockman to christen his child by the name in question, when he refused to do so, on the ground that " Nimrod was a wicked person and a snarer of souls." EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.— Saturday evening between eight and nine, as Mr. W. C. Moore, upholsterer, of Bethel • street, was returning from North Walshara to this city, he was overtaken by two gentlemen in a gig, one of whom fired a pistol at him, the ball from which struck him just above the heart, and passed completely through his body. The parties drove on, taking no heed of the man. They were immediately passed by a gentleman on horseback, who found the wounded man lying in the road weltering in blood. Assistance being obtained, he was removed as quickly as possible to the hospital, and upon inquiry, the parties in the gig were discovered to be Mr. W. W. Cooper, attorney, of St. Mary's, and his clerk Thirkettle. On Sunday Mr. Cooper was apprehended, and at a special meeting of the magistrates both from the county and city, at the Guildhall ( there being some doubt as to the boun- dary) he was rcmanrled to the castle until Wednesday next. — Bury and Norwich Post—[ In Warwickshire we would have headed this paragraph " Gross attempt at murder." We can hardly help thinking the account must sin by omis- sion. Was there no allegation on the part of the offenders that Mr. Moore was mistaken for a robber? The bare story as it stands now is all but incredible.] IRELAND. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived yesterday [ 8th] from London, and proceeded direct to join his family at Mount Trenciiard, in this county Limerick Letter. GUINNESS'S PORTER.— Monday morning, nine drays laden with porter, from the establishment of the Messrs. Guin- ness, went to the fifth lock of the Royal Ganal, to leave the goods for conveyance to Longford. The persons in charge of the boat refused to take it on board, as they said they would be afraid to bring it through the country, and it was consequently carried back to the brewery. A party of poli e were in attendance to afford their assistance, if necessary Dublin Freeman. A woman, far advanced in pregnancy, was thrown over Goulouge- bridge, county Clare, this week, by two ruffians, one of them a married man, and the reputed father of the infant she was bearing. The helpless creature died in a few hours, and was buried by her friends yesterday morning i Limerick Chronicle. ARREST OF A MURDERER.— James Fitzgerald, who was charged with the murder of James Morrissay, near Tip- perary, in the year 1826, and who immediately after the transaction absconded, and has been ever since residing in America, returned a few days since to hianative land, un- der the fallacious hope that time had obliterated both the recollection of him and the occurrences with which he stood charged from the minds of the officers of justice, and from the criminal calender of the county ; but he had not long arrived at home when he was recognised, arrested, iden- tified-, and committed to our gaol to abide his trial at the next assizes.— Clonmel Advertiser. tion was first proposed and mooted at the commencement of our new political era, which we date in 1830, I thought that there was that spirit of independence among my countrymen, which should have rendered that protection unnecessary. But having recorded my opinion against the Ballot at the passing of the Reform bill, and also on a sub- sequent occasion, the election in 1834 made me waver in my sentiments, and I found that I bad estimated men's political opinions at a higher rate than 1 was warranted to do. It is impossible, however, for mortals to see and un- dergo those trials which have been imposed on many, and to stand proof against their influence. Although the steel may be well tempered, yet the fire maybe too strong, and such has been the result of the late election in too many instances. I confess that that opinion which prompted me to call for the Ballot was, that until I see some means less objectionable can be proposed, I must vote for that protec- tion to the elector, particularly when I now see from sad experience that he cannot honestly record his vote in favour of the principles he holds. ( Loud cheers.) JOSEPH HUME— Last evening, a preliminary meeting was held in the Merchants' Hall, attended by several of the magistrates and town council, and the principal leading Reformers, Bailie Crooks in the chair. The object for which they were convened was to deliberate on the propriety of a public demonstration in behalf of the Liberal cause, by a festive entertainment to Mr. Hume, as a proof of the high esteem in which he is held among the citizens of Edin- burgh and the Reformers of Scotland. The proposal was most cordially received, and a provisional committee ap- pointed to secure the necessary arrangements.— Scottish Pilot of Wednesday. THE SCOTCH CLERGY— One thousand nine hundred and fifty- six warrants of poinding and sale have been issued against their flocks, at the instance of the vene- rable Edinburgh brethren since the month of June. No- thing so remarkable in connection with the Establishment lias occurred since the days of Jenny Geddes.— Scots Times. Mr. DAVID PRENTICE— We regret most sincerely to state that Mr. David Prentice, who for a period of twenty- six years conducted the Glasgow Chronicle, is now no more. He died at his house, Mainh'ill, parish of Old Monkland, on Thursday last. In private life Mr. Prentice was much re- spected; and many individuals who knew him intimately will long retain a grateful remembrance of his generosity and warm- heartedness.— Glasgow Constitutional. ROYAL ELOCUTION.— We understand that the deputation lately sent to London to present an address from the Church of Scotland to Her Majesty, were quite captivated with the unaffected grace and dignity of the Queen's deportment. She read the answer with perfect composure and self- pos- session, and in tones of such classical purity as have made the deputation, since their return, repeatedly declare that it has never been their fortunes toheara finer specimen of elo- cution.— Glasgow Courier— [ What sort of judges are the deputies? The Scottish clergymen in general are very in- nocent of elocution. MISCELLANEOUS. A DIALOGUE ON THE CURRENCY.— Look here, Sambo, you got dat quarter dollar you owes me?— Sambo: La! Cuff, no. Money so scaice, so many stoperages in Mobile— there aint no money in circulation Cuff: O sho Sambo, what de nashun you got to do wid Mobile? Nigger, pay up, pay up. — Sambo : Well, look here, Cuff— me hear massa tell more dan twenty men same tale; and I liaint see no gentleman treat him like you me. Act like a gentleman if you is a nigger. — American paper. REGISTRATION The following case and answer are of importance—" Question— If a clergyman shall refuse to so- lemnise marriage upon the registrar's certificate, as enjoined by this act, what proceedings can be had against him ? Will a mandamus lie in the Court of Queen's jBench ? Will committal to the Fleet follow a perseverance in the re fusal ? Will the discipline of the Church, and the clergy's or- dination vow, afford them any protection? " OPINION OF SIR CHARLES WETHEHALL, KNT, " I think that clause thirty- six of the act is mandatory, and, consequently, that any clergyman who refuses to marry parties who produce a certificate, framed according to the requisitions of the clause, is liable to all legal suits and pro- ceedings which may be instituted oil that refusal. In point of law, the clause thirty- six carries with it a dispensation from, or abolition of canonical obedience. And the canons could not, I think, be set up in bar to justify the refusal of a clergyman to comply with the provisions of the act. " Lincoln's- inn, July 21, 1837. " C. WETHERALL." HEROIC.—" I stood in the deserted halls of my ances- tors— I gazed wildly round on the bare walls and down the hollow sounding corridors— I cried aloud, ' The friends of my early youth, where are they? where?' And echo answered, ' I don't know.'"— Plain Truth. An Irishwoman called at an oilman's the other day, and a. sked for a quart of vinegar. It was measured out, and she put it into a gallon jug. She then asked for another quart to he put into the same vessel. " And why not ask for a half gallon, and have done with it?" said the grocer. " Oh! bless your little bit of a soul," answered she, " it's for two persons." AMERICAN KISSING— When a wild spark attempts to steal a kiss friim: a Nantucket girl, she says, " come sheer off, or I'll split your mainsail with a typhoon." The Bos- ton girls hold still until they are well kissed, when they flare up all at once, and say, " I think you ought to be ashamed."— Boston Trans. When a young chap steals a ki6s from an Albama girl, she says, " I reckon it's my time now," and gives him a box on the ear that he don't forget in a week. — Orwinton Herald. When a clever chap steals a kiss from a Louisiana girl, she smiles, blushes deeply, and says— nothing. We think our girls have more taste and sense than those of down East and Albama. When a man is smart enough to steal the divine luxury from them, they are perfectly satisfied— Picayune. When a female is here saluted with a buss, she puts on her bonnet and shawl, and answereth thus—" I am astonished at thy assurance Jede- diah; for this indignity I will sew thee up."— Lynn Re- cord. The Ladies in this village receive a saiute with christian meekness. They follow the scripture rule— when smitten on the one cheek they turn the other also Bung- town Chronicle. FRENCH CARD—" To the Great Itestorator Re- esta. Wisher, Before the Mint House.— There is Every Thing To eat, and to be had it ready at any Thime in The Day, With neatness and delicacy. Parlours, and several rooms, size disposed, for a Large, and Private societys, nothing will be neglected for the best attendance N. B. Some furnish rooms for the foreigners and a Proper place, for their horses they are prepared accordingly." on increasing , __ our belief that St. Paul will be more generally and p. erma- of every comfort and assistance. All classes, without distiiic. 1 nently popular in England than any other oratorio that has 1 ' "" '••<' n': inia"'.' oi SCOTLAND. SYMPTOMATIC,—" A straw thrown up will tell how the wind sets." The following observations on Ballot were made by Mr. R. Stewart, M. P. for the Haddington ( Scotch) boroughs at a dinner given to him a few days ago, Mr. S. is a young man of very moderate fortune, a placeman and subordinate of Lord Melbourne's government. We believe that he neither would nor dared have spoken outa » he has done, without express permission. The Whigs are rubbing their eyes. If they make Ballot a ministerial question they may turn a corner yet. Mr. Stewart says: — " Humble as my efforts may be, still as your representa tive I am bound to state how I now stand with regard to the Ballot. ( Cheers.) I confess to you, when this ques- THE UNITED STATES— TRADE. Confidence revives vary slowly, indeed, if at all. PITTSBURG.— From the Pittsburg Prices Current of the 19th inst., we learn that a foolish expectation was afloat that the Pittsburg Banks would resume specie payments, and that several farmers came to Pittsburg from the country, and of course were disappointed. It would be injudicious,— nay, perfect folly for a few banks in the interior to recommence and have their specie all withdrawn, without benefitting the country, the commu nity, or themselves. The market is getting vvorse. Our Banks are constantly drawing the string tighter and tighter. Instead of the sus- pension affording any relief, it has been so far an evil. All purchase of bills is at an end, confidence being de- stroyed. Gold and silver, therefore, is the only article for remittance. We are in just as bad a state in relation to negotiating all Southern and Western exchanges as we have ever been. Hundreds of our merchants have notes collected, and in Southern and Western Banks, which they are totally un- able to get remitted to this city. As to selling or discount, ing a note or draft on that section of the country, it is wholly out of the question. Bills oil England are the principal drafts that are now negociated. There are but few drawers on London ; the rate by the last packet stood at 18 to 20 per cent, premium, which is a trifling falling off. Were it not for specie going out and passengers coming here, our packets would do a most wretched business. The freights out are as lovv as they can be, and some of our first packets have made less than seven hundred pounds. I FIRE IN THE STRAND— THREE LIVES LOST. The following is from the New York Advertiser and Express:—- The returns of the Western elections have given a little life to the mercantile community. As the prospects of a majority in the popular branch brightens, there is a hope that things may become more prosperous. The money market is without the slightest chance for the better, on the contrary, some of the Iraiiks, particularly the Bank of America, ate curtailing their discounts and drawing in, to the great distress of the community. That there can be any return to specie payments until the balance of trade is more in favour of this country, or until bills fall from 18 to 20 per cent., is totally out of the question. A few banks that have called in all their circu- lation might possibly pay specie, provided they could get their depositors to remain content without taking specie, but it could only be to a very limited extent. The Canadians tell us that if Jack Frost ceases his un- timely visits for the present, until a later date, when nature calls him forth, there will be a greater crop this season than has been for a number of years. The Kingston Upper Canada Herald says, that in general the wheat in that dis- trict is first rate in quality, and will be somewhat over an average crop in quantity. The Mobile papers of the, 16th say, " there is no change from the dulness and general inactivity which it has been our task so long to record, can be noticed." '* Trade and commerce," says the Mobile Advertiser, " are virtually at an end; but, if accounts from the interior are to be relied on, our commercial season will open with renewed spirit and activity." MISSISSIPPI.— The Grand Gulf Advertiser represents the condition of the monetary interests of the State as more promising than for some months previous. The Brandon Bank, with a liberality worthy of notice and imitation, and in a spirit of kindness which we should be glad to See in our own banks, has resolved to advance money to the planters to the full amount of the present crop of cotton, together with half the amount of the succeeding one, at 7 per cent., on a pledge of the cotton itself, which is to be delivered either at Grand Gulf or Vicksburg, from whence it will be shipped direct to Europe or the Northern states. P. S. Since writing the above, we have heard the credit of the Brandon Bank doubted, as well as its ability to do even a fraction of what it promises. PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Reporter of Monday, in some remarks upon the fall business in Philadelphia, says, that the prospect of business this fall is anything but encouraging. But a few merchants have arrived, and these not very liberally provided with funds. The Reporter also remarks, that it notices no improve- ment. in the money market. The Banks in the State con- tinue to curtail, and thus to prepare themselves for the ordeal to which they will be subjected by the next Legis- lature. ! nuXz? -. T ,. . .. Shortly after four o'clock oil Thursday morning, the neigh- bourhood of the Adelphi was alarmed by a cry of fire in the house of Mr. Harris, who kept an India- rubber and shell- shop. The instant the alarm was given several police- constables came to the spot, and having procured all the assistance within call, some were dispatched to the different engine- stations, while others went to seek means of escape for the inmates. The flames were in the meantime making the most alarming progress, and the materials of which the house wete coustructed ( lath and plaster) threatened soon to become one vast mass of fire. In a short time a servant girl appeared at the second floor window in a dreadful state of alarm, crying to the fireman, " Oh, the child ; my master and his child." Her master, Mr. Harris, also appeared in a few seconds at the window, but at this time there were no ladders, nor fire- escapes of any kind, and they soon disap- peared from the window, and were never afterwards seen alive. A number of engines, about twenty in all, speedily arrived at the scene of couflagiation, and the firemen exerted them- selves to the utmost to check the flames, which were now communicating with the houses on either side. The wind, which blew from the north west, was happily not very high at the time, or it is difficult to conjecture where the progress of the flames would have been arrested : as it was, several of the backs of the houses situated in Of- Alley, were con- siderably damaged. A young man, and one or two members of the family, escaped by ascending the tops of the other houses. It appears that the fire- escape, stationed in the Strand, was brought to the house for the purpose ofrescuing the inmates, but that in the confusion whch prevailed it was placed with the wrong end upwards! by the time it was righted the unfortunate persons before mentioned had dis- appeared from the windows. The fire had not burned more than half- an- hour when the whole front of the house, con- sisting of timber frame work, fell into the street. As soon as the firemen succeeded in getting the fire under to allow them to approach the second floor, they found the unfor- tunate Mr. Harris a blackened corse, with one of his legs and thighs burnt off, and near him his poor child and the servant. THE HARVEST— HOPS. Since our last the weather, with the exception of Monday and part of Tuesday, has been so wet that very little corn has been housed in this neighbourhood, and there is yet a great deal out; the barley is much discoloured, and in many situations grown considerably. The oats are now feeling the effects of the weather a good deal, and are getting very dark— Brighton Gazette. The fickle state of the weather has prevented the comple- tion of the harvest, and many fields of barley are yet uncut. The wheat has been nearly all secured, but no inconsider- able quantity has been hurried off the land in a less satis- factory state than if bright days had favoured the operation. — Taunton Courier. On Wednesday, a field of oats was cut down near Ferry- II. If the weather continue favourable, harvest will be pretty general in this neighbourhood in a few days.— Aber- deen Herald. After several days of favourable harvest weather, we hare been again visited with a severe storm of wind and rain, ac- companied by a considerable degree of cold.— Glasgow Chronicle. The fine weather of the last week has enabled the farmer to house his long outstanding wheat, and, in the more back- ward districts in this county, it lias enabled liirn to gather all in capital condition. Many samples will be very imperfect. — Hereford Times. CANTERBURY Hop picking in this neighbourhood has commenced, and will be very general in the course of the week. The produce comes down shott, but the quality excellent. MAIDSTONE— In some grounds where picking has com- menced in this neighbourhood, the crop is short, and of variable quality. HORSMONDEN This has been a busy week, as the picking has commenced generally. At our sample show on Satur- day ( which we have weekly through the picking season) it was acknowledged by all hands that the samples were of the finest quality ever remembered, both as to condition and management, but the quantity fell short of estimation in every instance decidedly a fifth, and in some cases a fourth. TICEHURST.— The picking has now generally commenced in this and adjacent parishes, and the grounds are cleared very fast, as had been anticipated. What have been weighed, from being ripe, weigh well, but the crop will be a fourth short from last year's growth. At Goodhurst, Robertsbridge, Sandhurst, Northam, and Beckley, picking has become pretty general. The crop is rather short, but of good quality. LIST OF NEW PATENTS. [ From the Repertory ofVatenl Invention » .] William Palmer, of Sutton- street, Clerkenwell, Mid- dlesex, manufacturer, for improvements in printing paper- hangings. James Matley, of Paris; and of Manchester, Lancashire', gentleman, for a machine called a tiering- machine, upon a new principle, for supplying colours to, and to be used by, block- printers in the printing of cotton, linen, and woollen cloths, silks, paper, and other substances, and articles to which block- printing is or may be applied without the aid or assistance of a person to tier upon. Archibald Richard Francis Rosser, of New Boswell- court, Middlesex, Esq., for improvements in preparing manure, and in the cultivation of land. Communicated from a foreigner residing abroad. Alexander Macewan, grocer and tea merchant, Glasgow, for a process for the improvement of teas as ordinarily im- ported. Richard Thomas Beck, of Little Stonham, Suffolk, gentleman, for new or improved apparatus or mechanism for obtaining power and motion to be used as a mechanical agent generally, which he intends to denominate Rota; Viva;. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. William Gossage, Stoke Prior, Worcester, manufactu- ring chymist, for certain improvements in the process or operations connected with the manufacture of alkali from Common salt, and with the use of the products obtained therefrom. William Gillman, of Bethnal Green, Middlesex, engineer, for an improvement or improvements in steam- boiiers, and in engines to be actuated by steam or other purpose. Henry Slmttleworth, of Market Harborough, Leicester- shire, gentleman, and Daniel Foot Tayler, Priory, Wood- chester, Gloucestershire, pin- manufacturer, for certain com- binations of and improvements in machinery for making pins being an extension of an invention for the term of five years' from the 15th of May, 1838, the expiration of the former letters patent granted for the term of fourteen years to Lemuel Weliman Wright, in pursuance of the report of the Judicial Committee of Her Majesty's Privy Council. ' John George Hartley, of No. II, Beaumont- rovv, Mile- end. road, Middlesex, Esq., for an improved application of levers for the purpose of multiplying power. Thomas Du- Boulay, of Sandgate, Kent, Esq., and John Joseph Charles Sheridan, ofLewisham, Esq., for improve- ments in drying and screening malt. James Crellier, of Liverpool, Lancashire,. and James Holt, ot the same place, plumber, for certain improvements in water- closets. Robert Brown, of Water Side, Maidstone, Kent en gmeer and iron. founder, for certain improvements in the construction of cockles, stoves, or apparatus for drvine or stoving hops, malt, grain, or seeds. William Hearn, of Southampton- street, Pentonville, St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, engineer, und William 3 THE BIIiMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 30. Davies, of Upper North- place, Gray's- inn- ioad, St. Pan- eras, Middlesex, plumber, lor a certain improvement or certain improvements in tlie construction of boilers for the generation of steam, and heating water or other fluids. William Southwell, of Winchester- row, New- road, Mid- dlesex, piano- forte maker, for a certain improvement in piano- fortes. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE POLITICAL UNION. On Tuesday the Council held its weekly meeting; from the crowd in attendance it was quite evident that there is a great and increasing interest felt by the people in the pro- ceedings. Thomas Attwood, Esq., Chairman, read the minutes of the last meeting, after which a discussion, which occupied the greater part of the night, took place upon the plan brought forward by Mr. Collins, for the more effectual collection of the subscriptions to the Union. It was even- tually agreed upon that the plan, as read at the last meet- ing, should be adopted, subject to such alterations as the council might hereafter deem expedient. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of the discussion, observed, that he was decidedly favourable to retaining, for the pur- poses of the Union, the distinction of the sixteen districts into which the law had divided the town. By col- lecting the subscriptions in these districts, the members of the council would be enabled to become acquainted thoroughly with the members of the Union; and the organization of the people would be more complete and effectual. Mr. DOUGLAS again impressed upon the council the great advantage that would arise from persons bringing to the collectors the names of the subscribers written out. By| such an arrangement the whole of the tickets could be distributed with comparative ease. Mr. P. H. MUNTZ agreed that the arrangement mentioned " by Mr. Douglas would greatly facilitate business. There was another great advantage which might arise from having the money received in districts, and that was, that it would afford the members of the council an opportunity of form- ing very useful societies at the respective houses at which they might meet. These societies would, of course, be quite independent of and unconnected with the Political Union ; still they would be very useful for collecting local information, and stimulating the people. There was another arrangement he deemed of great importance, and in refer- ence to which, he should give notice of a motion. He meant the entering of the names of the members of the Union, together with their trades and places of abode, in a book to be kept for that special purpose. ( Hear, hear.) His ob- ject was to make it easily ascertained, at all times, who were and who were not members of the Union, in order that every member of the Union might receive legal pro- tection from its funds, in the event of his being subjected to any political persecution. ( Applause.) That the mem. bers might calculate on persecution, he feared there could be no doubt, and it was beyond all question the duty of the Union to protect them if they were so persecuted. If men knew they could and would obtain protection, tliey would boldly defy their persecutors; whereas, if left unprotected, they would have no encouragement to make any sacrifice. ( Hear, hear.) If Bowen, for instance, had been a member of the Union ; and if the Union, had by its rules been bound to yield him protection, his case would have terminated, there was reason to believe, in a different manner. It would be a great advantage to the town if the people had a powerful body like the Union, pledged to vin- dicate humble individuals in their legal and constitutional efforts for the attainment of their rights. Who wonld hesi- tate to stand forward in such a vindication, if backed by so powerful a body as the Union ? In conclusion, Mr. M. gave notice, that on Tuesday next, he would move that the names of all the subscribers, with their occupations and residences, should be regularly entered in a book provided for that purpose, and that each person so entered in the books, and who should have been for three months a mem- ber of the Union, should be considered as under the pro- tection of the Union in all cases of political persecu- tion. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. WESTON said he was determined to know all the members of the Union in his district, for he had resolved on going round to every housekeeper in it— Whig, Tory, or Radical— and asking them to join the Union. He thought it only right to afford every one an opportunity of joining so useful and patriotic a body. Mr. DOUGLAS, the treasurer, read the following state- ment of the accounts of the Union, which was received with loud cheering. Quarterly Statement of the Funds of the Birmingham Poli- tical Union, from its revival June the 1th, to the 1st of September, 1837. £. s. d. By Tickets, for 8,810 at 6d. each 220 0 5 To Donations — 7 11 0 £. s. d. Total Receipts EXPENDITURE. By various payments, as per order, Balance in Treasurer's hands DUE TO UNION. £. B. d. Donation, Mr. Schole- field, since received 20 0 0 Bequest of the late Mr. Slater, say 90 0 0 227 11 5 31 15 0 195 16 5 110 0 0 DUE BY UNION. Various accounts, ex- amined 60 8 9i Ditto unexamined, circa 26 0 0 8 9i Balance in favour of Uuion Total Balance at date 23 11 2i 219 7 7i R. K. DOUGLAS, Treasurer. Mr. DOUGLAS said at that late hour, half- past nine, he was rather unwilling to enter upon the subject of the Bal- lot, of which he had given notice. He was, however, in the hands of the council, and he would proceed if they wished it. Mr. WESTON thought it would be better to postpone the motion till next Tuesday. It was a very important one, and could not till then, he feared, have justice done to it. He hoped Mr. Douglas would go fully into the subject, and that he would not confine himself rigidly to the period as- 6igned to ordinary speeches in council. The motion was then postponed. On the motion of Mr. MUNTZ, it was resolved, that the council deem it advisable that at all meetings of the Union, the members thereof should be distinguished by wearing the medal adopted by the council. There being no other business before . the council the meeting broke up. On leaving the office the men formed themselves into processional order, and marched four abreast to the corner of New- street, where they dispersed to their respective homes. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. A most serious accident occurred on Saturday evening. The second class train, which usually leaves Manchester at half- past five o'clock in the evening, starts on Tuesdays and Saturdays at six. On the evening in question its departure was accidently delayed for a minute or two beyond the pro- per time; and rather more than usual was lost on the early part of the journey; so that when the train arrived at the Kenyon Station, where it takes up the train from Bolton to Liverpool, it was very nearly seven o'clock. The two carriages from Bolton were just brought up to the train to be attached to it, when the sound of an approaching train was heard; and the guards and policemen saw, to their great terror, the Grand Junction train, which leaves Man- chester at half- past six, coming full upon them. Perceiv- ing that a collision was inevitable, the ( guard Vailed to the passengers to jump out of the carriages, which many of them did; but . the time was too short to admit of the escape of all; and the engine of the Grand Junction train came with tremendous violence against the carriages of the Bol- ton train. A woman who was in an open carriage was killed on the spot. Several others were severely injured. The violence of the concussion was so much diminished by the destruction of the two Bolton carriages, that no great mischief was done to the carriages from Manches. ter ; but several of the passengers were thrown from their seats, and received bruises more or less. Surgical assistance was very promptly procured for the sufferers; but it being thought that those who were most severely injured would receive more effectual aid at Wigan, they were forwarded from Park Side by the Wigan train. An inquest was held on Wednesday, by adjournment, at the Kenyon Junction on the body of the poor woman who was killed. By the evidence it appeared that the Birming- ham train of carriages came up at full speed, and notwith- standing a policeman on the road and other persons gave signals to the train by waving their hats, & c. the Alecto engine ran against the Bolton carriages. Several persons who observed that the signals were unattended to, gave the alarm to the passengers in the Bolton carriages, and some of them jumped from them. The poor woman in question, from what cause is unknown, was not able to make her escape, and was found in the second carriage nearly dead. The thigh was broken, and the body otherwise eitensively injured, both externally and internally. When the engine ot the Birmingham train came up,, it was seen that the- engine man, Dennis Baxter, and the lire- man, were both sitting at the back of the engine, with their heads hanging down; had they been attending to their duty, they ought to have turned off the steam and reversed the motion of the engine, which would, in all probability, have prevented the accident. There were a number of pas- sengers in both the Bolton carriages, but no other persons were dangerously injured. It had been stated that a woman had in her fright thrown a child, which she was nursing, out of her arms, and that it was killed on the spot. This statement is incorrect. The woman, who was a soldier's wife, did throw the child upon the slight embankment on the side of the road, and jumped after it, but both escaped without serious injury. The result of the inquest was that a verdict of " Manslaughter" was returned against the engineer and fireman, and warrants will be issued immedi- ately for their apprehension. The woman who was killed was on her road from Bol- ton to Wigan; her name was Alice Hunt, a widow. We have not heard whether the two accused parties have been found, nor have we heard of any attempt on the part of the Grand Junction Railway Company to excuse them- selves to the public, for the very evident negligence ex- hibited by their agents, in selecting two persons so ignorant and incapable of their important trust, or worse. We have reason to believe that the men are in Birmingham, and perhaps when a reward has been offered for their apprehen- sion, our active police may be induced to set about looking for them. They waited, we have been told, on a surgeon in town, on their arrival on Saturday night, and had some slight hurts which they had received dressed. They said nothing of the accident, and fiom the quiet way in which they bore their bruises, he suspected the sufferers were con- scious that they bad been deserved. CORONER'S INQUEST. SUPPOSED MURDER. On Saturday evening an inquest was held at the Crown, Broad- street, on the body of a man named Bowater, a tailor, who lived in King Edward's. place, and whose death was supposed to have been occasioned by unfair means. The facts are these:— The deceased was a master tailor, was a very sober, industrious man, had a respectable connection, and was occasionally enabled to employ one or more men. He was a married man, and livsd on affectionate terms with his wife and four small children. On Thursday fortnight a young man named Con- way applied for work, and was taken into the house, where he was employed mending and making until Saturday even- ing about eight o'clock; Sirs. Bowater left home to goto the market, and previous to going out told her eldest daughter that if her father came home and wanted money to pay the journeyman, he would find it in her purse. He accordingly came home, and found Conway waiting for his wages. He and the deceased reckoned up their little account, and the girl brought down the purse, and gave it to her father. He took out 9s. 6d., which he paid Conway, who almost immediately left the house. The deceased had occasion to go to Mr. Carpenter's, in King Alfred's- place, and in a few minutes after left the house for that purpose, taking with him the purse, containing two pounds four shil- lings, and clothes belonging to a young gentleman who was staying at Mr. Carpenter's. He left the clothes at Mr. Carpenter's, received a few pence for the little repairs done to them from the servant girl at the door, asked her if there was any more work, bid her good night, and walked away, apparently perfectly sober, and was never after heard of until he was found on the following Friday in the basin of the Worcester canal. The finding of the body gave rise to various reports, and inquiries were made prior to the in- quest, to endeavour to ascertain all the places he bad been to after he left home, but without avail. No trace whatever could be found of him. The following is the evidence given on the inquest: — Mr. E, Mainwaring, surgeon, examined : I was called to see the body of the deceased last night about eight o'clock; the clothes were wet, and the body was lying at his house ; the clothes were not al 1 disturbed, nor could I see any marks of them having been torn; there were not any marks of violence or wounds upon any part of the body which indi- cated violence ; the head was swollen, and decomposition had commenced; the brain was congested, but not more than usual in cases of death from drowning; the chest was healthy, and the lungs were not congested ; there was a small quantity of food in the stomach partially digested, and the contents of the stomach smelt rather strongly of rum ; in my opinion drowning was the cause of the death of the deceased. By a Juror: Can you say whether the deceased was in a state of intoxication at the time of his death. Mr. Mainwaring : I cannot; the state of the bowels would indicate that he had been drinking before his death. Edward Bluck examined: I live at No. 43, Wharf- street; I was on my own boat yesterday fishing with a casting net, in the Worcester canal basin, when I saw the body of the deceased floating on the water; I procured assistance, and we took it out of the water; I did not examine his pockets; I conveyed the body to Mr. Clarke's house, where it was soon owned, and it was then taken home; no one touched the pockets of the deceased, except one man, and he only took a small box out of his waistcoat pocket; I would not allow any person to examine his pockets until his friends came. Jane West examined : I am servant to Mr. Carpenter, King Alfreds- place; between nine and ten o'clock on Satur- day night last Mr. Bowater brought home a waistcoat and jacket to my master's house, that he had repaired; I paid him sixpence for setting on some buttons, and he asked me if there was anything more to go back ; I said not, and he wished me good night; he appeared to me to be quite sober; I never saw him afterwards; I did not see any one with him at the time. William Conway examined : I live at Holloway- head; I was a journeyman to the deceased; I saw him last Satur- day evening; he was a gas lamp- lighter as well as a tailor; when he came home, I and his child looked up at the clock, and it wanted ten minutes to nine o'clock; in a few minutes we settled for my work, and rfe paid me 9s. 6d. in silver, which left a balance of 5d.; I believe he bad more money, but he did not wish me to see it; I think he had about two half- crowns in his hand ; I did not know he had any more money; I did not know he received any sovereigns that day; I then got up, and went away home; I did not see him any more that night in a public- house, or any other place; we had no agreement to meet anywhere; I had only known him and worked for him from Thursday ; when he came in, I think he had had a little liquor. Bv a Juror: Did you not ask him to go and have drink ? Witness : Yes; I asked him to go and have a pint of ale, but he declined, saying he had had sufficient. By a Juror: How came you to be engaged with Mr. Bowater? Witness: I called the week before to look for work. Juror: Where did he get the money to pay you? Witness: He asked the girl if her mother had left any money; she replied " yes, she has," and then she fetched the purse; I can't say whether he put the money or purse into his pocket. Coroner: Have yon ever said the deceased put the money into his pocket ? Witness : Not to my knowledge. Juror: Were you not told to come to work on Monday? Witness: Yes, Mr. Bowater told me to call, and if there was anything to do I should have it. Mr. Lyney examined : I know the body of the deceased to be that of my brother- in- law, Mr. Bowater; he was rather in comfortable circumstances, and not in difficulty from want of money; I have known him some times go out at nights and take a little drink, but he was a sober man; he was a very lively, cheerful man, and lived on good terms with his family; I believe the money that his wife left in the purse was to have been laid out the following Monday in clothes for the children, and other necessaries; I do not know that he had any acquaintance in Holloway- head; I cannot account for his going there; the whole affair is to me a mystery. The Coroner inquired if there were any other witnesses to be examined, and being informed by Mr. Davenport that he had no other evidence then to offer, he said it appeared to him they certainly could not come to any other verdict, from the evidence they had heard, than that the deceased was found drowned, but how or by what means he got into the water, did not appear. He must say there were some circumstances connected with the case rather extraordinary, and perhaps requiring further investigation. If the jury thought that, by adjourning the inquiry, they could procure additional evidence, he would unhesitatingly adjourn the court. If, on the contrary, they considered the evidence satisfactory and conclusive, they would return a verdict of found drowned. That verdict would not prevent further inquiry, if they should be able to gain more evidence, they could apply to a magistrate, and any person suspected or charged, could be apprehended, and as effectually prose- cuted as if that inquest had not been taken. The jury then consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of Found Drowned, although evidently anything but satisfied with the account they had received of the death of the unfortunate deceased. A desultory conversation ensued, and one of the jury communicated to the Coroner rumours he had heard re- specting the character of Conway, and his conduct since the occurrence. , The Coroner made further inquiries, and additional re- ports having been stated, he said, as they had not signed the inquisition, the case could not be considered closed, and be should adjourn until such time as they might think proper. In the mean time he would apply to Mr. lledfern, and direct him and the police to make certain inquiries, and he hoped the friends of the deceased, the jury, and all con- cerned, would try, if possible, to trace the deceased from Mr. Carpenter's house to his death. Tiie jury agreed to adjourn until Tuesday evening at four o'clock, and they were accordingly bound over to attend. ADJOURNED INQUEST. \ Tuesday evening the jury met, and Mrs. Bowater was first examined. She said, I am the widow of the late Joseph Bowater; on Saturday evening week I went to market about eight o'clock ; my husband was then out lighting the lamps, and I never saw him after I went out; before I went out I counted fifty- four shillings and put them into a purse; there was a sovereign, two half sovereigns, four half- crowns, and four shillings; I put them into a purse which I placed under the mattrass of my bed. The purse was here produced, which was found in the pocket of the deceased, and identified by Mrs. Bowater. In continuation, she said, the deceased was quite sober when he left home; he had only two cups of tea before he went out; I do not know what public- house he was in the habit of frequenting; he was not in the habit of going to any house of the kind; when I went to the market I left Conway in the house; I did not come home until ten o'clock, and then he and my husband were out; Conway was to have come to work on Monday; I heard he was to come, but I did not hear him engaged for that purpose ; I never saw him before the previous Thursday; I sent to him on Monday, to enquire about my husband, and he then came to my house, and I employed him that day and Tues- day, to finish some work; he said when my brother- in- law told him about my husband being missing, he shook like a dog in a watery sack ; we had a conversation about other things, in the course of which, he said he had owed his land- lady twenty- five shillings, but that he had paid her, and he could have any thing he pleased; when he came to my house to work lie had scarcely any shoes upon his feet, and on Monday he had a pair on him, tor which he said he paid 3s. 6d.; he also told me he had paid his landlady 2s. 6il. out of what he received from my husband on Saturday evening. Mary Bowater, daughter of the deceased, examined: I am ten years of age; I recollect my father coming home from lamp lighting on Saturday evening; he asked me if there was any money; I said there was, and I went up stairs and fetched him down a purse from under mother's lied; I saw him take 9s. 6d. out of the purse and give it Conway; he kept the purse in his hands and went up stairs to put on his other clothes; he changed his coat, but nothing else; I don't know what he did with the money; he then put some clothes belonging to Mr. Carpenter, into a blue bag, and left the house ; the bag has never since been seen. Coroner: Has the basin been dragged ? Mr. Liney: No. Coroner: It ought. Witness: Conway had left the house before my father went out; my father asked me to go with the clothes to Mr. Carpenter's house, but I said I was afraid to go, and he went himself. Margaret Cape examined: I am a widow; and live at No. 11, Holloway Head; William Conway lodges at my house ; he came a month to day; he lodged with me about a year ago, but was out of work, and then left the town to look for work; last Saturday night week he came home at twenty minutes past nine o'clock; I am sure that was the time, because of a remarkable circumstance; he had en- gaged to meet a young lass whom he is courting at that hour, and when he came in, another girl looked at the clock and said he came near the time; when she made the remark I looked at the clock and saw it was that time ; he stopped in iny house about half an hour, and then went up the yard to a neighbour's house, where he stopped with his sweetheart; he parted with her at my door, and I am cer- tain he was in bed at half- past eleven o'clock, and he never went out after; on Sunday morning, he paid me 2s. 6d. to- wards his lodging and some things he had from me; he owed me 3s. ljd. and no more; he did not owe me any • money when he came to lodge with me last time; when he left me twelve months ago, he only owed me one shilling, but he owed me about one pound or more at one time, and he paid me by degrees, as well as he could; he calls himself Conway or Glynn; his mother was twice married, and I believe he goes by either name. Mary Ann James examined: I am a single woman, and lodge with Mrs. Cope; it is only a month ago since I came to Birmingham from Worcester; I wanted a place, and a person recommended me to Mrs. Cope; I know Conway, and recollect him coming home at twenty minutes past nine o'clock on Saturday night week; his sweetheart came about ten o'clock, and he and she went up the yard to a neigh- bour's house, and he came back in about a quarter of an hour, had his supper, and went to bed, and he did not go out afterwards. The Coroner said, although there might be some discre- pancy in the statements of the last two witnesses as to the time Conway was absent from Mrs. Cope's house; it was quite clear that they agreed so far, and their evidence was such as tended clearly to remove from Conway the least possible suspicion of any knowledge of the deceased after he left his home. In his opinion, he was perfectly free, not only from any charge, but from the least imputation; and in his opinion, the jury could not come to any other verdict than that which they had agreed to on Saturday. He was certainly very glad they had adjourned the inquiry, because it would enable the jury to decide with much more satisfac- tion to themselves. He had that day inspected the basin, where the body of the deceased had been found, and it was quite clear there were many ways by which the deceased could have got to it. It was impossible to say how he got into the water. He might have fallen in under various circumstances, or he might have thrown himself in. One thing, however, was clear, there was no evidence whatever to show he came into the basin by unfair means, and most certainly none to warrant the least suspicion against Con- way. Juror: I have made inquiries respecting Conway, and I find he bears a very good character amongst the masters in the town for whom he has worked. The fact is, there has been a mistake respecting the identity of the young man. He is not the person he was supposed to be. The Coroner said it was only another instance out of the hundreds which came before professional men, of the great danger of jurors being led away by reports. The whole of the jury expressed themselves quite satis- fied, and Conway was called up into the room, and informed by the Coroner, that he stood quite clear of all suspicion in the case. The jury then returned a verdict of " Found Drowned;" after which, one of the jurors said he had been requested by the friends of the deceased, to return their best thanks to the Coroner for the great patience and care with which he had conducted the inquiry. The Coroner said he had done nothing more than his duty, and that he should always endeavour to do. Justice required that the case should be investigated fully, and he was pleased the jury were satisfied with the decision they had come to. PUBLIC OFFICE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1837. ( Before Lloyd Williams and J. K. Booth, Esqrs. J OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES— A man named Francis Adams, a servant of Mr. Francis Lloyd, magistrate, was charged with having obtained money from a number of retail. brewers, under pretence of having the power of assisting them in obtaining licenses for their houses. It appeared that Mr. George Iiedfern was informed last week, that a person had been going round to the retail brewers, raising money from them and promising licenses. He accordingly gave directions to have the person appre- hended, when the offender turned out to be no less than a servant of the above magistrate. The circumstance was communicated to Mr. Lloyd, when it appeared that that gen- tleman had commissioned Adams to go round to the retail public houses for which licenses had been applied for, in order to ascertain tlieir immediate localities, their respect- ability and fitness, for having licenses extended to them. Adams, however, went beyond bis instructions, and ob- tained from the parties whom he visited, money under false representations. The first person called to prove the offence was Miss Ann Beach, daughter of Mr. Beach, retail brewer, of Sum- mei- lane, and she stated, in answer to questions by Mr. Lloyd Williams, that about a month ago Adams came to her father's house, and said he came from Mr. Francis Lloyd, the magistrate. He asked her to show him the tap room, and ail the principal rooms of the premises, and she did so. He then asked her to allow him to taste the tap, and she gave him a glass of ale. He said he under- stood her father had applied for a license, and added it was a usual thing to give a trifle of money in such cases. She then gave him three shillings, and he said that it was too much. He, however, kept the money, and said the house was adapted for a license, and that he would put the house down for one. Mr. Williams: Do you wish to ask her any questions, Adams? Adams: I did not say it was usual to give money. Mr. Williams to Miss Beach: Did he say it was usual? Miss Beach: Yes; he said some gave him one shilling, and others more. What did you give him the money for? Miss Beach: For his trouble in looking over tlie house and premises. Dr. Booth: Do yell mean to say that you gave the money without expecting to derive some positive benefit from it? Mis » Beach: I gave ii for hit trouble. Dr. Booth: Do you mean to say, if any other person went into your house, and asked to RO over it, and drank a glass of ale, that you would give him three shillings for doing so? Miss Beach : He said he came from Mr. Lloyd. Adams said he had been sent to inspect the houses, and he did nothing but what he thought right. Dr. Booth : Do you mean to say you were directed to taste liquor, inspect rooms, take money, and promise licenses. Adams : No, I was not. Mr. Williams: You were sent to inspect the houses, but not to act as you have done. Mis. Emma Stokes, Mrs. Fletcher, and Mrs. Curner were then called, and they deposed to having given Adams a few shillings each, under circumstances similar to those stated by Miss Beach. They, however, all concurred in saying that the money they gave was perfectly voluntary, and that- they did not give it in expectation of receiving licenses through his influence. In most cases he refused taking so much as was offered. Mr. Iiedfern said hehad received money from many per- sons, but it was only right to observe, he had heard of some instances where the parties had given him 2s. 6d. each, and he returned them Is. 6d., and would not take all they offered. Mr. Williamssaid it was very base conduct, and he should order him to be prosecuted. It had been reported that he, Mr. Williams, had sent him round, and his character had no doubt been aspersed in consequence. Dr. Booth said his conduct was most infamous, and in- sulting to the magistrates^ He was very sorry the witnesses in the different cases had not stated the facts as they had on former occasions. The witnesses were again and again examined, and re- examined by the magistrates, but they persisted in refusing to swear that Adams had used any unfair means to obtain the money, or that they had given it in the hope of benefit, and the case there ended. Adams was not in custody. He was not in the dock ; neither was there any particular prosecutor; and the ex- amination was conducted by the magistrates, no doubt, with a view of vindicating themselves from the imputations at- taching to Adams's conduct. William Jones was charged with street robbery. Mr. Thomas Banks stated that on Saturday evening he was at Ashted. and between eight and nine o'clock he set out to come to Birmingham. When passing through Francis- street he met the prisoner, who came up to him, and they entered into conversation. The prisoner told him he was in very great distress; that he had not eat anything for two days, and could not find any work. He ( Mr. Banks) told him he was very sorry for him, and promised to give him 3d. worth of bread and cheese when they arrived in town For this he appeared quite thankful, and they walked on fo- gether. They had not, however, got far when the prisoner thrust his hand into his ( Mr. B's.) pocket, and pulled out a purse containing 17s. 6d., which he threw over a garden wall, and then ran away. He immediately followed, seized him, and held him until he gave him into custody. On the next morning he and Chumbley, the constable, went to the garden, where they found the purse and money. The prisoner was committed to the sessions. James Culston, alias the Duke of Wellington, a notorious rogue, was brought up under the following circumstances: On Saturday night, Walker, the watchman of Legge- street, saw the prisoner and two other suspicious chaiacters upon his beat. He went up to thein and asked them what they wanted there. They made some evasive excuses, and still kept lounging about. He ordered them away, and then went to examine the houses, when he found that a back windqw belonging to Mr. Seeker's house, at the corner of Legge - street, had been lately broken open, and on examin- ing further, he found a large crow- bar or jimmy, four skeleton keys, and some lucifer matches. He gave the alarm, and Mr. Seeker got up and examined the premises, but it had not been robbed. He ( Walker) had no doubt disturbed the prisoner and his company, or the house would have been pillaged in a short time. Mr. Williams said he would commit the prisoner to the House of Correction for three months, as a rogue and vaga- bond. The prisoner was removed, Mr. George Redfern observing that he was the greatest house- breaker in Bir- mingham, and that it was he who broke open the house lately robbed in Dale- end. Thomas Williams was committed for stealing a barrel, the property of Mrs. Ann Prosser, Windsor- street. The barrel was safe in the prosecutor's yard on the 8th instant, but on the 9th it was missed, and on that morning Weston, the officer, met the prisoner in the street carrying the barrel, and suspecting he had stolen it, he took him into custody. A man, whose name did not transpire, was charged by Thornton, the police- officer, with suspicion of robbery. Thornton said he met the prisoner in the Bristol- road on the Saturday evening, and, as soon as he saw him, he sus- pected from his manner that he was under some apprehen- sion. He stopped him, and upon searching his pockets, found about 1l. in sovereigns and silver upon him, of which he could not give any account. Mr. Redfern said, a man had been robbed in the Bull- ring of about 40Z. that night, but he was so drunk that he was unable to identify the thieves, and he had left the town. He had little doubt the prisoner was one of the party, but the money could not be identified. The prisoner was or- dered to be discharged and the money to be given up to him. A man named Jelfs was fined 10s. and costs for cruelty to a dog. Dr. Ward was the complainant, and he stated, that on the 6th instant he was at Hockley- hill, when he saw Jelfs driving a dog, which he had harnessed to a cart, down the hill. There was a woman behind the cart pushing it, and Jelfs was beating the dog in the most cruel manner. He went to him and told him he should certainly hear from him again, because he considered he was acting with great cruelty. He then walked on slowly, and on turning round again to look at the dog, he saw the poor animal with his chest forced against a strap, and breathing with great diffi- culty, as if he was evidently suffocating. He again re- monstrated with Jelfs, upon which he told him he was breaking the dog. Jelfs'was called, but did not appear, and Dr. Booth ordered him to pay the fine, observing, that it was well known if such treatment of dogs did not cause canine madness, it certainly predisposed them to it. Nothing could compen- sate a dog for being put to such unnatural work, except very great kindness and attention ; but such treatment as the defendant in this case had been guilty of, was highly repre- hensible and dangerous. Charles Foden, a retail brewer residing in Curzon- street, Ashted, was summoned to answer an information by Brownell, for refusing to admit Beck, the headborough, into his house on the night of the 2nd September inst. Mr. Edmonds, on behalf of Mr. Foden, took several objections to the form of the information. The language of the information was that" you the said Charles Foden being a person licensed to sell beer by retail, to be drunk on the premises, did on the 2nd day of September instant, refuse to admit, and did not admit into your said house and premises Philip Beck, headborough of the hamlets of Duddeston and Nechells, having by virtue of such office of head- borough a right to enter the said premises." Mr. Edmonds objected first, that it did not appear upon the information that the house into which Beck was refused admission was the house which was licensed, into which latter premises alone did the statute give a right of entry. It was quite consistent with this information that Beck was refused ad- mission into other premises belonging to Foden, which would be no offence. Mr. Lloyd overruled this objection, Mr. Edmonds next objected that the act of Parliament gave the right of entry only to " constables and police officers." The information charged the defendant with refusing to admit Beck in his capacity as headborough, which office gave him no right to demand admission. Mr. Lloyd was of opinion that as Beck was a police officer, the information was sufficient, although it only de- scribed him as headborough. Mr. Edmonds then objected that the information mis- recited the penalty. The act imposeda penalty of " any sum not exceeding 51.;" the information described the penalty as " not exceeding 51, nor less than 40s." The magistrate was thereby prevented from convicting in any sum under 2/. and supposing the record of the conviction to recite this information, and then to proceed to convict in 20s. this would be such a contradiction as would vitiate the whole of the proceedings. Mr. Lloyd thought the words " not less than 40s." might be struck out of the information as surplusage, and he ac- cordingly erased them with his pen. The evidence was then gone into. Beck being sworn stated, that he went with Chumbley on the night in question to the defendant's beer house; it was closed and locked up, but witness heard a noise of company in the house. He knocked at the door and demanded to be admitted, when a voice answered, " Oh! we want no con- stables here, go away with you." Being refused admittance, he then went away. Cross- examined by Mr. Edmonds: It was a female voice which answered; it was not Foden ; I did not see or hear Foden in the house. This was the case in support of the information. Mr. Edmonds then objected that the offence as laid in the information, was not only supported, but was negatived by the evidence. The information charged the defendant with having himself refused to admit the officer; it was true this offence might be committed in different ways, as the act said, that if the person licensed, his servant, or any person in his employ, or by his direction, should refuse ad- mission, the person licensed should be answerable; but here the information having charged the defendant with having committed the offence in his own proper person, it was not competent for the informer now to turn round and piove that it was committed by another person, but under such circumstances as made the person licensed responsible for the penalty. The proper way would be for the information to contain distinct counts, each charging the offence to have been committed in one of the different modes specified in the act, one of which would be sure to hit the case. Mr. Lloyd, after consulting Mr. Gem and Mr. Griffiths, said there was a difference of opinion between those gentle- men; his own opinion was with Mr. Gem, who thought this a fatal objection, and he therefore dismissed the infor- mation. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. ( Before JR. Spooner and J. Webster, Esqrs.) George Beck was charged with trespassing on the rail- road. The officer stated that on Sunday, Beck and his two children were on the rail- road, contrary to the notice. Beck admitted the offence, and was fined 20s. and costs. Mr. Spooner observing it was mercy to the public to inflict such a penalty, as itjwould prevent people from going OH the road. A person named Marrion, who was summoned for a similar offence, but who did not appear, was ordered to pay 40s. and costs. Edward Gammon fined 20s. and costs, for allowing bas- kets of fruit to remain on the foot- path in Constitution- hill. DOGS.— Four, persons were convicted in the penalty of 10s. each arid costs, for allowing their dogs to be at large in the steets. CHIMNEYS.— Three persons were fined 10s. each and costs, for allowing their chimnies to be on fire. Benjamin Beamen was fined 20s. and costs, for unroofing a house in Hurst- street, without erecting a horde. The proprietors of the Midland Omnibus Company were fined 10s. and costs, for allowing one of their vehicles to stand in High- street a longer time than was ^ necessary for taking up and setting down passengers or luggage. Two men named Lee and Walton were charged with stealing two cheeses, the property of Mr. Davenport, of Smallbrook- street. It appeared that the cheeses- were stolen from out of Mr. Davenport's shop on Saturday night, and were purchased by the prisoners in a public- house from the thieves, for 4Jd. a pound, being little more than half the value. Mr. Arnold, Mr. Underbill, and Mr. Smith attended for the prisoners, anil said they ( the prisioners) had endea- voured to trace the thieves for Mr. Davenport, but had not succeeded. The affair as far as the prisoners were con- cerned, was perfectly a fair transaction. They bad pur- chased the cheeses, and would be forthcoming at any time whenever the real offenders might be taken into custody. Mr. Redfern said all that was very little satisfaction to Mr. Davenport, and he understood if the prisoners were discharged, he intended to proceed against them. How far he might succeed, he could not say. A witness was then called, who proved that Lee bought one of the cheeses from a man who came into a public- house were he and others were drinking. Lewis Anderson was ordered to enter into sureties to keep the peace towards his wife for six months, and in de- fault was locked up. William Keeling was charged with stealing a pair of half boots worth 10s., the property of William Jones, of Digbeth. Mr. Jones said on Tuesday, about six o'clock in the evening, he saw the prisoner lurking about his shop, and in a short time after he saw him take down the boots from the door and run away with them. The prisoner was committed. THE INFORMERS Two informations, which had been laid by Martin, were called upon, which Martin said he would withdraw. Two other infoimations, laid by the same person against a retail brewer, was called on, when the following took place : — Mr. Edmonds: 1 apply to have the case postponed until Monday, on the ground that I, through mistake, told the defendant, who was here to- day, that he need not wait. I did soin the hurry of business. Mr. George Redfern : I hope no more informations will be received from Martin. Here are two informations lie has withdrawn to- day, and six the other day. If he is allowed to go on in this way, it is only imposing on the magistrates. Martin: It is most unjust for Mr. Redfern to say so; he has no grounds for it. Mr. Iiedfern: I have grounds for it. You received one pound for withdrawing one or two cases. Martin: I have not. Mr. Redfern: You have. Mr. Spooner: Can you prove lie has received money? Mr. Redfern: Yes; I can call a person who can prove it. Martin: You are not a magistrate yet, Mr. Redfern, to call witnesses. Mr. Spooner: I think there is truth in the charge, and if so, we cannot lend ourselves to such proceedings. Mr. Redfern : I hope the magistrates will not grarifany more informations to Martin. Informations have been laid by him and put off from week to week, and at last com- pounded. If a retail brewer goes to Martin and tells him he will buy a load of coal from him, he will not lay an in. formation against him; and if he has laid informations he will make them up for money. I can bring plenty of persons who will swear he has agreed not to lay informations against them in consideration of their custom. Martin : I deny it. Mr. Redfern: I could call Mr. Edmonds, who knows you have made up cases. Mr. Spooner: If so, then we can arrive at the truth at once. Will you Martin, release Mr. Edmonds from the secresy he is bound to observe towards his clients, and allow him to he examined. Martin ( hesitating): He may be examined. Mr. Spooner: Have you, Mr. Edmonds, any objection to be examined, and tell us what has taken place between your clients and Martin. Mr. Edmonds : I have an objection. I don'i think Martin can release me from my obligation to my clients. Mr. Redfern : I can bring fifty persons who will say he has acted as I have stated. Martin : I deny it, and challenge you to prove it. I dare you to prove it. Mr. Redfern: You know its the case quite well, and X will not allow the magistrates to be tricked any longer. It is quite time the system was stopped. Martin ( evidently sore): Mr. Redfern, I will not be scurrilized by you. Go to the county rates, and see the amount of money accrued through my informations from persons who have violated the laws. Mr. Spooner: We will not put off any case in future. Martin : I have as good a right to keep a colliery as other gentlemen have to follow other trades, or as magistrates have to ! » e bankers and magistrates. Two men named Brown and Gibson, were charged with sheep stealing. Mr. Wright, butcher, stated, that on Thurs- day week be had two fine sheep in a field on the Pershore road, and on Friday night or Saturday morning they were killed in the field, and the carcases carried away. The en- trails, some pieces of skin, and wool, were left upon the ground. Capenhurst, street- keeper, stated, that in consequence of information he received, he went to the house of Brown's father on Sunday morning, and there found the prisoners. He examined the rooms, and found a large quantity of raw mutton, which had been mangled in the killing of the sheep. There was also some wool burning in the grate, and a portion of it was saved by Hall tlie street- keeper, who was with him. The prisoners, in answer to questions he then put to them, said they had received the mutton in exchange for some game. He secured the mutton and took the prisoners into custody, and then went to inspect Mr. Wright's field. Hall stated that in examining the field with Capenhurst, he found a piece of skin hanging upon a bush. He then produced it, and it fitted exactly to a part of the meat pro- duced by Capenhurst. Smith, a night constable, proved that on the night of the robbery he was on duty in the Pershore road, when he saw the prisoners walking in the middle of the road; he walked on and went home, but returned again between eleven and twelve o'clock, when he again saw them near the same place. The prisoners were committed. A young man named Crew was committed for stealing a box containing a suit of clothes, belonging to James Wooley. Wooley and the prisoner were acquaintances, and on Mon- day week the latter went to the lodging of the former, and represented to the landlady that he had been sent for Wooley's box. Mrs Hill, the landlady, having ino suspi- cion of his intention gave him the box, and he wentdirectly and pledged the contents of it at Cohen's, Snow- hill. \ V. Scott, Joseph Patter, and Edmund Green, were charged with breaking into the dwelling house of Mr. Wm. Edkin's, of Aston. Mrs. Edkin stated, that on that morning, about half- past eleven o'clock, she left home and locked the door after liej. About one o'clock she returned, and when she got near her house she saw the prisoners come out of it, and go over the Sand- hills; one of them was carrying a bundle. She followed them, and having given an alarm, the prisoners were taken into custody, and one gown worth 5s., a coat of the value of 20s., two pair of breeches worth 20s., a shawl, shirt, jacket, & c., her husband's property, were found upon them. CAUTION TO Bors.— Charles Sheppard, a boy residing in Mott- street, was committed for two months, to the House of Correction to hard labour, for cutting down hedges and timber in New John- street, belonging to Messrs. Baker and Swinburn. The prisoner and others were cutting down the timber for the purpose of making fires on the approach* ing 5th of November, when he was taken into custody. 124 THE BIIiMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 30. A pleasing exterior is the first letter of recommendation. — LORD CHESTERFIELD. Mr. Hyarris List of Prices continued. Suit of Livery- IN considering' the festaceous tribes, it is not the , animals themselves, but their clothing ( the shells) that iiest clot"> Ultt0- we chiefly regard. So, in our thoughts respecting men, we Mldom go little beyond their external covering. Dress may be neglected by the sloven, despised by the lofty speculator, and overlooked by many who have never given it any reflection, but none besides the hermit can safely profess to be independent of it; hence, since dress is thus important, and unavoidably enters into the estimates we are accustomed to form of each other, it can never be but a matter of the first consequence in the economy of nature. In the recollection of our friends how much of our thought is taken up by the clothes ( hey wore, and how im- possible it is to form a notion of them in any other dress. The great importance of dress may be judged by reflecting how various habits have been and are appropriated to va. rious dignities— ambition itself maybe defined as only an anxiety entertained by certain intelligent beings to get pos- session, for a time, of certain dresses, which must be kept filled like the kingly oflice— rising in the army is but pro- motion from a coat with one stripe, to a coat with two or more. No man ought to be insensible to the influence of dress; a good exterior procures at once an easy entrance into good society. It is a becoming part of the amour propre of every one to have a dress worthy of himself, such as may neither seem to make undue pretensions, nor to be need- lessly humble, but to be appropriate to his figure, age, and character, and upon the whole recommendatory; hence the necessity of employing a person who is sensible of the vast im- portance of appearance— who can set off advantages and dimi- nish imperfections— who can furnish with clothes which shall be a passport into good society— a letter of recommendation carried about without trouble, and seen and read of all men. THE PROPRIETOR OF THE LONDON & PARISIAN PANTECHNETIIECA OF FASHION, TAILORING, WOOLLEN DRATERY, AND OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENT. 23, New- street, Birmingham, Is able to confer these advantages on gentlemen, as he has in his establishment none but artists of first- rate excellence men who can suit the cut to the character, whether the smartness and spruceness of youth is wanted, the elegant and fashionable dignity of middle age, or the sober solemnity of declining years. S. HYAM begs to tender his sincere acknowledg- ments to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants gene rally, of Warwickshire and the adjacent counties, for the very liberal and extensive patronage they have afforded him since his removal to his present superb premises; and he begs to inform them, that owing to the severe and un- precedented pressure on the money market, which obliged manufacturers to submit to unheard of sacrifices in the sale of their goods, that they might meet obligations incurred during prosperity, he has been enabled to purchase goods for cash, at prices wholly unparalleled; and he is determined his valuable and extensive connexion shall enjoy the ad- vantages which he has been enabled to reap, through having the ability to purchase goods, almost unlimitedly, off per- sons who have been obliged to dispose of them at unre- munerating prices. He solicits the favour of inspection, and he is confident it will be found that he makes no as- sertion without foundation, and no professions but what may be realised at his Establishment. S. HYAM is conscious that his Establishment owes much of its celebrity not only to the superiority of its cut, but to the fact that it contains, wilhout exception, the largest and decidedly the most varied and best assorted Stock that can be found in the world ; hence it is his interest, and shall continue to be his study, to furnish it with every new and fashionable article as soon as it may appear in the metropo- polis, or can be procured from the continent— so that his distinguished Patrons and Friends, by calling at his Estab- lishment, mav depend upon finding at all times the newest and most fashionable patterns— and owing to the Proprie- tor employing agents to transmit every new and elegant design as soon as discovered, they may rely upon having every garment made in a style the most fashionable, and at one- third of the price charged by the metropolitan houses; the Proprietor being determined to continue to maintain that proud superiority which his Establishment has already attained, and as a single concern, remain altogether with- out a rival— in the immense quantity, endless variety, and first- rate excellence of its goods, the'fashion and superiority of its cut, beauty and durability of its workmanship, and lowness of its charges. The arrangements made for the Birmingham Grand Musical Festival and Fancy Dress Ball are now completed, tae Establishment having been enlarged for the purpose, so that in addition to his usual Slock, the Proprietor has laid in a very large and valuable assortment of goods expressly for the occasion, embracing the most varied and splendid patterns which could be procured from the Engilsh and Foreign markets. S. HYAM feels confident that his establishment possesses advantages which cannot be met with in any other in the universe, and as he determined to continue that honour- ably aoiLlibei » l system of business which has afforded such satisfaction to his customers, of allowing any gentlemen to return every article which may not please either in fit, quality, colour, or make, he confidently calculates upon the future favours of those very numerous gentlemen who have already honoured him with their commands ; aud in soliciting a trial from those who have not yet patronised him, he would observe, that he shall feel favoured by their calling to inspect his immense and valuable stock and splen- did show rooms, which he would feel happy in showing to any party who may come on business, or be desirous of seeing the magnificent Establishments of tile town. The facilities which the GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY affords to persons living in the vicinity of the line, will enable them to come to Birmingham and return with the articles procured from S. Hyam's Tailoring and Outfitting Establishment, Pantechnetheca, 23, New- street, Birming- ham, suited to their various tastes, in less time than they could have been procured at home, and at prices so much below what they have been in the habit of giving, that the difference will more than counterbalance the expense of the journey. In submitting the following List of Prices the Proprietor solicits an inspection of his Stock, at the prices required for them, and fearlessly challenges competition in the united qualities of Fashion, Material, Manufacture, and Cost, confident his Establishment will always maintain its pre- cedence for the Magnitude. Extent, and Variety of its Stock, Elegance of Cut, Superiority of Workmanship, and Lowness of Charges. No business done at this Establishment from aft. r sun- set on Friday Afternoon, until Saturday Evening at Six o'clock, after which time it will be opened for business until Twelve o'clock. Large sizes extra. CHILDREN'S DRESSES. Superfine Plain Cloth Dress, consisting of a Tunic, Vest, and Trowsers 1 1 0 Ditto, Superior Quality, neatly braided. Contracts by the year, originally introduced byS. H., and having gained him such unequal fame, his prices being the lowest ever offered-, he still recommends it to every gentle- man to whom fashion, economy, and regularity, are an object. Second Quality. Two suits of superfine clothes, any colour £ 6 10s. Three ditto ditto 9 10 Four ditto ditto 12 10 Best Quality. Two suits of West of England Wool- dyed, the best quality that can be made £ 7 16s. Three ditto ditto 11 11 Four ditto ditto 15 0 Velvet Collars, & c., extra; and so on in proportion for each suit. Each suit to be returned on the receipt of its successor. Gentlemen contracting for three or more suits, are allowed two suits in wear during the whole term. Ditto, Superior Quality, handsomely Braided, faced with Silk 1 Youth's Dress, ( of any colour) consisting of Jacket, Waistcoat, and Trowsers, made to any pattern 1 8 0 1 12 THE WALLACE TESTIMONIAL. AT a Meeting of the Wallace Testimonial Com- mittee, held at the Public- office, September 15th, 1837 :— Mr. ROWLAND BOURNE in the Chair, The following report was read by Mr. GELL, Secretary : " The Sub. Committee appointed to take charge of the subscriptions, have to report that they have received the contributions of THIRTY THOUSAND SIX HUN- DRED AND THIRTY THREE Subscribers of one penny each; which contributions have been lodged, in the name of the Treasurer, Mr. Attwood, with the Banking House of Messrs. Attwood and Spooner." And the said report having been received and approved of, the following resolution was moved and carried unani- mously : — " That the Committee do meet at the Public office, on Thursday the 12th of October next, to take into considera- tion the best method in which the money subscribed shall be appropriated." ROWLAND BOURNE, Chairman. THE EXHIBITION of MODERN WORKS of ARTS is now open. J. W. UNETT, Hon. Sec. Admittance One Shilling Catalogue One Shilling.— Season Tickets Five Shillings each. TI ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM, respectfully informed that the The largest and most extensive stock of Mackintosh and Co.' s Patent Waterproof Cloaks, Capes, Nursing Aprons SfCi, 15 per cent, under the regular price. A suit of Clothes made at five hours' notice. POItTEUS' MAP OF LONDON IS JUST PUBLISHED, Price 6d. plain ; on board, 9d ; in case, for the waistcoat pocket, Is. THIS extremely unique MAP is upon a more useful scale than any hitheito produced, compiled from the best authorities, and engraved in a style truly beautiful; containing all the modern improvements, with circles of one, two, and three miles from the General Post- office, for ascertaining coach fares and twopenny- post deliveries. E. A. PORTEUS, York- street, corner of North Wellington- street, Strand, London; and to be had of R. MATTHISON, and Co., Stationers and booksellers, 71, Edgbaston- street near St. Martin's Church, Birmingham; and all book- sellers. N. B. A splendid assortment of FANCY DRESSES are now on view, suitable for the approaching GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL. 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, at 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 for them when returned. ASTON UNION. PERSONS willing to CONTRACT for the Supply of one or any of the under- mentioned ARTICLES, from the 29th day of September instant, to the 25th day of December next, are requested to send Tenders and Samples, addressed " To the Clerk to the Guardians of the Aston Union," free of expense, on or before the 25th day of Sep- tember instant:—. Flour, best seconds Bread, ditto, 41b. loaves Bosoms, Stickings, and Shoulder Piqpes 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, Barm Men's Hats, and Boys' Strong Caps Men's strong dark- coloured Coats and Waistcoats Men's strong dark fustian trousers Boys' and Youths' ditto and Strong Hurden, per yard Worsted Hose for Men, Women, and Children Strong Shoes for ditto, ditto, ditto Strong brown and red striped Linsey Strong gray Grogram Strong Welsh and Lanca- shire Flannels Strong Brown and White Calico Good white Linen Sheeting Strong Scotch ditto Strong mingled Linsey Blankets Neckerchiefs Old Rope ( Junk) Coffins, agreeable to specifi- cations sent with proposal Coal, large and lumps Jackets The Bread to be delivered once a week, at Aslited, Erd- ington, Sutton, and such other places as the Guardians may appoint. All other articles to be delivered at the Erding- ton Workhouse. Each Contractor must appear before the Board, at the Erdington Workhouse, on the 26th day of Sept. 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 Aston Union, Aston, September 12, 1827. ST. GEORGE'S INDEPENDENT COACH OFFICE, OPPOSITE THE END. OF UNION STREET, HIGH STREET. THE ROYAL ST. GEORGE OMNIBUS to and from the RAILWAY STATION, upon the arrival and departure of each Train ; and in order to meet the wishes of a numerous body of the trading community, the Fares from this Establishment will be fixed at SIXPENCE only. LONDON INDEPENDENT TALLY- HO, favourite Day Coach, mornings at Seven, in eleven hours. LONDON EMERALD, fast Night Coach, Evenings at a quarter to Eight o'clock, punctually. LONDON RAILWAY, light Post Coach, Mornings at half- past Eight o'clock, to Boxmoor, thence by the Rail- way to the Station, Euston- square, where Carriages will be in waiting on the arrival of the Train to convey passengers arid their luggage to the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, George and Blue Boar, Holborn, Cross Keys, Wood- street Cheapside, and all parts of the Metropolis. By arrangement with the Directors of the Railway, the Fares taken and places secured throughout, A new light Coach, THE VICTORIA, to LEAMINGTON and WARWICK, every Afternoon at half- past Two o'clock, Sunday excepted. Superior fast COACHES to and from the above office to For S. HYAM'S LIST OF PRICES, Gentlemen's Clothing made to Order in fashionable and elegant style. COATS. Gentlemen's Fine Dress Coats, from „_„_.„. Extra Impeiial ditto, best quality manufactured. the most £. s. d Superfine Frock Coats, or Surtouts with silk facings 1 Saxony ditto . 2 Imperial ditto .. Extra Imperial ditto, the best quality manufactured 2 Ladies' Riding Habits . 3 Gentlemen's Petersham Great Coats, ( Double Superior quality, ditto . — . 2 Very best ditto . 2 Fine Cloth ditto, ( of any colour) 2 Superfine ditto, ( Double Milled ) . 2 Mackintosh and Co.' s Patent Waterproof Great Coats made to measure 1 12 0 These u- ill be found of that CHARACTER which has raised S. li s. Establishment to such eminence in the estimation of the highest circles, where nothing short of EASY GENTLEMANLY ELEGANCE could be tolerated. TROWSERS. Buckskin Trowsers, on S. Hyam's new principle of cutting, especially recommended to Sporting Gentlemen — 110 Summer ditto, beautiful patterns 10s. 6d. or three Kerseymere Trowsers from 0 15 Fine Quality, ditto . . , 1 0 Very best 1 3 BREECHES. Gentlemen's Cotton Cord Breeches 0 8 Ditto. Woollen Cord 0 14 Ditto, Kerseymere ( of any colour) — 0 15 Ditto, Best Manufactured . 0 19 Kerseymere Gaiters . 0 7 Liverpool, morning, J past 8 Chester, morning, J past 8 Shrewsbury, J past lO and J past 1 Bangor, J past 10 and £ past 1 Holyhead, J past lO and | past 1 Malvern, J past 1 Worcester, J past 1 Cheltenham, J past 7 and J past 1 Gloucester, J past 7 and J past 1 Bristol, J past 7 Bath, J past 7 Conveyance Company's OMNIBUSES: — Wolverhampton, 8 morning, | Brierley- hill, 3 ahd 4 alternoon Stourbridge, 3 Dudley. 12, 3, 7, and a quar- ter before 8 Hagley, 1 Bewdley, 1 Kidderminster, 1 Warwick, J past 2 Leamington, J past 2 Coventry, morning, 7, J past 8, 12, and J past 7, even. Stourbridge, § past 9 and 3 Kidderminster, J past Band Leicester, 12 Ludlow, J past 9 Leominster, J past 9 Market Drayton, £ past 8 Whitchurch, A past 8 Shiffnall, J past lOand J past Wolverhampton, 8, J past 8, J past 10, J past 11, J past 1 a, and 4 THEATRE HE Public is THEATRE will be OPENED for a short Season on the 23rd of the present month, the Saturday in the Fes- tival week, under the sole direction of MR. CLARKE, ( Manager of the Theatres Royal Liverpeol arid Manches- ter,) on which Evening the entertainments will combine the attraction of MADAME VESTRIS, AND MR. CHARLES MATHEWS, of the Royal Olympic Theatre, and other eminent Metro- politan Performers and Vocalists, who are expressly en- gaged, positively for that night only, and whose names will > e duly announced, with full particulars, in future advertise- ments. The Box Office will be opened on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the Festival week, when places in the Boxes and Pit ( which will on this evening, as usual on similar oc- casions, be laid into Boxes) may be taken from Ten until Four. Boxes and Pit on this night, 6s. Gallery, 2s. 6d. GENERAL HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM. September 15th, 1837 AT a Quarterly Board of GOVERNORS held this day, being the fifty- eighth anniversary, JOHN K. BOOTH, Esq., M. D., in the Chair, It was Resolved, First,— That the Right Honourable Lord Willoughby de Broke be elected President for the ensuing year. ^ Second,— That Sir J. E. Eardley Wilmot, Bart., Wm. Stratford Dugdale, Esq., SiV John Mordaunt, Bart., and Evelyn John Shirley, Esq., the members for the county, be elected Vice- Presidents. Third, That the following eighteen Governors be elected a Committee for conducting the business of the Hospital, for the ensuing year: — Rev. E. A. Bagot Mr. George Barker John K. Booth, Esq., M. D. R. T. Cadbury, Esq. Mr. Wm. Chance Rev. John Sarbett Mr. Benjamin Guest Mr. Wm. Harrold Mr. Wm. Haughton John T. Lawrence, Esq. J. F. Ledsam, Esq. James Lloyd, Esq. Mr. Joseph Moore Mr. J. E. Piercy Mr. Charles Shaw James Taylor, Esq. Mr. Joseph Walker Mr. J. W. Whateley Fourth, That the following twelve Governors be pointed visitors for the ensuing year: — ap- Wm. Beale, Esq R. T. Cadbury, Esq, Mr. John Cndbury Rev. John Garbett Mr. Wm. Harrold Mr. James James That the Rev. S. F. Morgan, M. A Fifth,. Mr. Daniel Ledsam Mr. Joseph Moore Mr. E. T. Moore Mr. J. E. Piercy Mr. Charles Shaw Mr. James Turner • be re- ap- pointed Chaplain lor the ensuing year. Sixth,— That Mrs. Rebecca Hawkes be re- appointed Matron for the ensuing year. Seventh,— That Mr. Wm. Miller be re- appointed Secre tary, House Steward, and Collector, for the ensuing year. Eighth,— That the thanks of this Board be given to the Physicians, Dr. Male, Dt. James Johnstone, Dr. Eccles, and Dr. Evans; and to the Surgeons, Mr. Wood, Mr. Vaux, Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. Alfred Jukes, for their valu- able services. Ninth,— That the thanks of this Board be given to the representatives of the late Earl of Dudley, for their liberality in continuing the donation of the mine right on the coal with which the Hospital is supplied. Tenth,— That the thanks of this Board be given to the Treasurers, Messrs. Taylors and Lloyds. Eleventh,— That the thanks of this Board be given to the Committee and Visitors. The Auditors presented the annual report of the state of the Hospital, and of the receipts and disbursements during the past year. They notice that it was a prominent feature of the last report, that a greater number of In- patients had been received during the year than had ever been admitted since the opening of the Hospital, in 1779; and that nearly 150.000 had been enrolled as objects of its care. During the last twelve months, however, the number of admissions has far exceeded that of the former year, and the proportion of accidents and urgent cases is again almost a moiety of the whole. Of 167 deaths during the year, 100 were cases of accident. The great works in progress in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, have been lamentably prolific of severe cases, many of the sufferers having survived but a short time. A separate account has been kept of ac- cidents admitted from the Railways, by which it appears that there were forty- one between the 1st of March and the 25th of June, of whom 6 died, and of the remainder one third are yet in the house. The In- Patients admitted between midsummer 1836 and 1837, were with tickets of recommendation Accidents and urgent cases, with- out tickets 948 Being an increase of ... 232 The Out- Patients with tickets Accidents and urgent cases without tickets Children Vaccinated Previously reported., 874 1822 1703 3574 5277 369 7468 149,050 SOCIETY OF ARTS. GRAND DAHLIA SHOW, OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND, AT THE TOWN HALL, HIRMINGHAM, NEARLY ONE HUNDRED POUNDS PRIZES. IN consequence of the Grand Annual Meeting of the Metropolitan Society at Salt Hill taking place on the 21st instant, the Committee have POSTPONED the BIRMINGHAM OPEN DAHLIA EXHIBITION to TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 26th and 27th instant, when the following PRIZES will be awarded :— PREMIER PRIZE, A magnificent SILVER CUP, value £ 20, for the best Twenty. four Dissimilar Blooms, " open to both Amateurs and Nurserymen." FOR AMATEURS ONLY. Entrance. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 24 Blooms 10s. ... £ 8 £ 5 £ 3 12 ditto 7s. 6d. £ 5 £ 3 £ 2 6 ditto 5s. ... £ 2 £ 1 10s. £ 1. FOR NURSERYMEN. Entrance, 1st. 2nd. , 24 Blooms 10s. ... £ 7 10s. £ 4 , 12 ditto 7s. 6d. £ 4 £ 3 SEEDLINGS, OPEN TO ALL GROWERS. Entrance. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. 6 Single Blooms 2s. 6d.. ea.£ 210s.£ 2 £ 110s. £ 1 5s. £ 1 10s. Class. 1st. 2nd. 7 Device or Group of Dahlias ( no entrance) £ 2 £ 1. In addition to the above, £ 5 will be awarded to Single Blooms, in classes— entrance 2s. 6d which will not be re- quired of those entering for the first five classes above. Should the Premier Prize be taken by a nurseryman, the £ 7 10s. allotted to the prize in class 4, will be added to the amateurs, in the following proportions: £ 4 to 1st. Prize, Class 1, which will then be £ 12 £ 2 2 £ 7 £ 1 10s. ... 3 £ 3 10s. but if it be taken by an amateur, the £ 8 in class 1 will be withheld by the Committee. Class. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Class. 4 ... 5 ... Class. 4th. £ 2 £ 1 15s. 3rd. £ 3 £ 2 5th. £ 1. 15s. 10s. 4th. £ 1 BIRMINGHAM GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL. JHART, from the Strand, London, and also of • Manchester and Liverpool, begs to acquaint the Nobility and Gentry of Birmingham and its vicinity, that helms for SALE or HIRE Six Hundred and up- wards of costly FANCY DRESSES, consisting of Naval and Military Uniforms, Turks, Greeks, Spanish, and Cos- tumes of all nations, which are now on view at Mr. CAR- TER'S, No. 50, New- street, nearly opposite the Theatre. N. B. J. H. being the sole proprietor of the above stock, he is enabled to famish them cheaper than any other house in town. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. ARTIFICIAL FLOWER MANUFACTORY, 33, COLMORE- ROW, Corner of Newhall- street, Birmingham. MRS. E. FITZGERALD begs leave most respect- fully to return her sincere thanks to the Ladies of Birmingham and its vicinity for the distinguished support she has received during the last ten years, and informs them that she hasjust returned from London with a selection of the newest and most fashionable fancy Head Dresses, Ostrich and fancy Feathers of the finest texture, and every article in her line suitable for the approaching Festival. GYATES, ARTIFICIAL FLORIST, by ap- • pointment, to Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility aud Ladies, that he hasjust arrived from London, at Mesdames HUGHES, Milliners, 18, Colmore row, Birmingham, with an elegant selection of Flowers and Feathers, mounted in the most fashionable shapes. TO THE LADIES. THE largest and best stock of Feathers, Flowers, Blond Veils, Scarfs, Handkerchiefs, Pelerines, Capes, Collars, Dress Caps, Gold Scarfs, Birds of Paradise, and many other lancy goods, too numerous to mention in the limits of an advertisement, is now on Sale at the MORA- VIAN HOUSE, 67, BULL- STREET. RULES AND REGULATIONS. All specimens ( to be shown in bottles provided by the Committee) must be at the Hall by ten o'clock, and staged for the Judges by half. past. Any person may enter as many stands as he thinks proper, but will not be allowed to take more than one Prize in either of the five first classes. Subscribers to the fourth class wishing to exhibit a greater number of varieties than they choose to enter for competi- tion, will find tables provided for their accommodation. No seedling will be allowed to be placed in either of the first five classes ; nor must any stand contain two blooms of the same variety. No person will be allowed to enter the area of the Hall, except the Judges and Assistants, until the admission of the public, the lobbies being sufficiently spacious for all the purposes of preparation. Each competitor will be required to declare that every flower he exhibits is of his own growing, and cut from plants his own property. All, except the Premier Prize, may be had either in plate or money. A variety of articles of plate, of the above enumerated values, will be arranged in the committee- room, at the Town- hall, at twelve o'clock, from which the successful competitors may select their prizes. The judges to be appointed by a majority of the exhibitors presedt on the morning of the show. Exhibitors must enter their flowers, and pay their en- trance- money for the five first classes, by the 23rd of Sep- tember, after that day, the entrance to be one half more, either to Mr. EDWIN HILL, Bordesley Park; Mr. JOHN MOORE, Perry Barr; Mr. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Oldford; Mr. JOHN COWDHEY, Market Hal! ; Mr. S. YATES, Phi- lip- street; Mr. F. BREWSR, Broad- street; or Messrs. POPE and SONS, Handsworth Nursery, of whom tickets of admission may be had. Admission to the public, one shilling each, schools and children under twelve years of age, half- price. Cottagers and Artlzans will be admitted on the second day at tliree o'clock, at sixpence each. The doors to be open to the publ ic on the first day at one, and on the second day at nine o'clock. ALEXANDER POPE, Sep. 1, 1837. Chairman of the Committee. SPLENDID AND SUPERIOR STOCK OF FANCY HOSIERY, GLOVES, LACE, AND VEILS, Adapted for the approaching Musical Festival. MARY SYSON solicits the inspection of the No- bility, Gentry, and Public, to the primest, largest, and best STOCK OF GOODS ever offered, and on terms M. S. never before had in her power to submit. M. S. begs to acknowledge the preference she has re- ceived, and trusts that as she is able to make selections herself, from London and the best markets in the kingdom, to secure their increased patronage. M. S.' s Stock of useful Family Articles is replete, namely, Cotton, Meiino, Wool Vests, Drawers, and Dresses; also Hose of every description. ORIGINAL SHOP ONLY, 8, CARR'S- LANE. S. LEE, Optician to Her Majesty, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and patronised by the Faculty of London, Birmingham, and Leamington. 100, NEW- STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE POST- OFFICE, BIRMINGHAM. SLEE begs leave to acquaint the nobility, gentry, • and the public of Birmingham and its vicinity, that he has manufactured a magnificent assortment ot gold, silver, pearl, tortoise- shell, and elastic steel Spectacles, with the finest Brazilian pebbles, crystals, and Meniscus Glasses, accurately ground, and of the finest crystalisation; also a great variety of gold, silver, and shell Eye Glasses and Opera Glasses, upon improved principles, which have been so highly recommended by the Faculty; and also every article in the optical, mathematical, and philosophical de- partment, combined with moderate charges, equal to any house in the metropolis; and he hopes to meet with a continuance of patronage and support of the public, which it will ever be his study to merit. The Faculty supplied with the finest Cataract and deep Concave Glosses. N. B. Any kind of scientific instrument made from de- scription or drawings, according to order. WAISTCOATS. Summer Waistcoats, new patterns, 7s. each, or3for 1 0 Splendid Silk Valencia, 10 « . each, or 3 for 1 8 Kerseymere Waistcoats, from 0 8 Fine Quality, ditto 0 10 Silk Waistcoats, from —. 0 11 Valencia Ditto, from — —. 0 9 CLOAKS. Cloth Opera Cloaks, from , 1 10 Spanish 4 Circular ditto „_ 2 5 Ditto, a complete Circle ol 9J yards round the bot- tom . . 3 3 0 Velvet Collars, &<•., extra. Youth's Camlet Cloaks, from 0 8 0 Ditto, Cloth ditto, from , 0 11 6 West Bromwich, J past 10, 1, 6, and J past 8 Wednesbury, 8, J past 11, 4, and J past 7 | Bilston, 8, J past 11, 4, and I J past 7 j Hales Owen, 1 HENRY GENDERS and Co. Commodious Passengers' Waiting Room at the St. GEORCE'S TAVERN, where Beds and every Hotel comfort may be obtained at Tavern prices. H. PEIRCE, Propiietor. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, The GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S FIRST- RATE and SUPERIOR PACKETS leave the Custom- house ( weather permitting) for— HAMBURGH ( carrying Her Majesty's mails), every Wednesday and Saturday, early in the morning. ROTTERDAM and the RHINE ( carrying Her Majes- ty's mails), every Wednesday and Saturday morning, at Seven o'clock precisely. ANTWERP and the RHINE ( with a bag of letters from the Post- office), Sundays and Thursdays. OSTEND and the RHINE, Saturday Morning. CALAIS, Sunday. Reduced Fares, Chief Cabin, 5s. BOULOGNE, Wednesday, Reduced Fares, Chief Cabin, 5s. And from London- bridge Wharf, for RAMSGATE and MARGATE. EDINBURGH from the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, every Saturday night; and after Saturday next, March 11, every Wednesday and Saturday. NEWCASTLE, every Saturday. Berths may be secured at the offices of the Company, 37, Regent circus, and 69, Lombard- street, and at 61, Charing- cross, aud 35, Leadenliall- street. Parcels and small Pack- ages to be brought to the offices of the Company, 37, Re- gent- circus, and 69, Lombard- street. CHARLES BESSELL, Sec. General Steam Navigation Company, 69, Lombard- street, and 37, Regent- circus, London. Total since the first opening of the Hospital 156,518 The house is free from contagious disease, and in good order. The Visitors' reports throughout the year have been par. ticularly gratifying. This valuable system of inspection has never been more fully acted upon, and the effects of this encouraging stimulus to efficient exertion have been appa- rent in every department. It now remains to advert to the finances, and to report again, that no general canvass for additional subscribers has been attempted. It is hoped that the approaching meeting will be as productive as heretofore; but the large additional number of patients has necessarily occasioned a correspond- ing increase of expenditure, whilst the income from sub- scriptions has not exceeded that of previous years, and the donations and legacies have fallen much below the average amount; wherefore it is the more desirable that some active exertions should be made to place the regular income on a better footing; and the Governors are earnestly ex- horted to devise and promote some arrangement whereby the wishes of those friends of the charity may be attained, who desire that the institution may be supported without being dependant upon the varying produce of the Festivals. Twelfth,— That the report be printed and delivered to the subscribers Thirteenth,— That the thanks of this Board be given to the Auditors, J. F. Ledsam, and E. T. Moote, Esqrs. Fourteenth.— That the thanks of this Board be given to Mr. Joseph Walker, Mr. Thomas Rick man, and Mr. John Cadbury, and that they be re- appointed a Committee for the management of the accounts of the Hospital for the- ensuing year. This Board gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following donations and legacies, paid to the Treasurers between midsummer 1836, and midsummer 1837. DONATIONS. £. s. A Friend, by the Treasurers l lo . i f Bv Mr. Samuel Hutton 4 0 Fines presented { By Grand June. Railway 9 0 In Charity Box at the Hospital 5 16 Ditto at Gun Barrel Proof House 2 17 d. 0 0 0 0 LEGACIES. Mr. Jas. Womsley, Birmingham £ 10 0 Mr. Thomas Mucklow, ditto ... 50 0 £ 23 3 2 60 0 0 £ 83 3 2 Fifteenth,— That law No. 7 of the Physicians be ex- punged, and that the following be substituted:—" That each Physician be allowed annually to receive six pupils to attend the medical practice of the Hospital." Sixteenth,— That law 7 of the Surgeons be repealed, and that thefollowing be substituted, viz.:—" That each Surgeon be permitted annually to receive four pupils to attend the surgical practice of the Hospital. JOHN K. BOOTH. Dr. Booth having left the chair, and Mr. Whateley having been placed therein, Resolved,— That the cordial thanks of this Board be given to Dr. Booth, for his able services in the chair. J. W. WHATELEY. NOW EXHIBITING IN THIS TOWN, IN THE BIRMINGHAM ARMS YARD, NEAR THE CATTLE MARKET, RPHE ROYAL GIGANTIC WHALE! which A when found Dead off Plymouth in October, 1831, measured 102 feet long, by 75 feet ill circumference, and weighed upwards of 200 tons. The Magnificent Skeleton of the above is now 85 feet in length,— the longest Ribs 11 feet,— width of the Shoulder Blade, 5 teet,— Vertebra 3 feet 6 inches in circumference, weighing 50 lbs. each, and 55 in number,— length of the Lower Jaws, each 18 feet,— and the Head alone now weighs upwards of 4132 lbs., the Mouth being capacious enough for the habitation of a full grown Elephant. The whole is neatly and scientifically arranged within a suite of carriages, which together form an extensive gallery, through which hundreds can pass beneath the massive Vertebra, and be- tween the giant Ribs of this once mighty habitant ol the Northern deep. Admission— Gentry, Is. Tradespeople, Servants, and Children, 6d. A descriptive Pamphlet may be had, Price Sixpence. PRICE'S GLASS AND CHINA WAREHOUSES, HIGH- STREET, BIRMINGHAM. TIMIESE extensive Warehouses and Show Rooms J- are filled with an amazing quantity of Sets, Services, and Suits of the most beautiful, elegant new patterns, Glass, China, and Earthenware, all at astonishingly CHEAP PRICES. Families furnishing, Innkeepers, & c., are invited to avail themselves of these advantages, by purchasing at Price's Glass and China Warehouses, 13, HIGH- STREET, BIRMINGHAM. N. B. Goods packed and sent to all parts of the kingdom. MR. NICHOLLES, SURGEON- DENTIST, OF 34, BENTON- STREET, BERKELEY- SQUARE, LONDON AVING been called to this neighbourhood pro- fessionally, he proposes to remain at No. 8, EASY- ROW; until after the 23rd inst., where he may be consulted daily from eleven to five. H Second Edition, HAMILTON, ADAMS, and Co. THE TEETH, in relation to beauty, voice, and health. By JOHN NICHOLLES, Dentist. We have been more decidedly pleased with this book than any upon a medical subject we have ever met with ; the chapter on " Cleaning the Teeth" has indeed delighted us,— and in our high admiration of tile ladies we cannot do them a greater service than to urge their perusal of it; we are sure that every lady who would have the " mouth more ex- quisite than the fragrant May," can not do better than follow Mr. Nicholles'excellent directions.— Lady's Magazine. Mr. Nicholles' judicious observations on the application of articulating and masticating mechanism, in the form ot Artificial Teeth, convince us that his theories and principles on this important subject, are as superior to his competitors, as his mechanical ingenuity, which, we believe, for more than twenty years, has been universally acknowledged to stand unrivalled.— Mechanics' Museum. With regard to children's teeth, upon which so much of their future happiness depends, we feel satisfied, if the system pointed out by Mr. Nicholles were adopted at the earlier periods of second dentition, that the beauty of the human countenance would progressively advance in every generation Medical Journal. To be had of COOPER, Newspaper Agent, Union- street, and of all booksellers, arid at the author's residence, 34, Ben- ton- street, Berkeley- square, London. LACE WAREHOUSE, 72, HIGH- STREET, DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE CASTLE HOTEL, BIRMINGHAM. HMORSE avails himself of the present opportu- • nity of thanking his numerous Friends and the Public for their continued patronage, and respectfully soli- cits their immediate attention to a splendid and elegant assortment of LACE GOODS, just received from the first houses, consisting of Black and White BLONDand LACE VEILS, Black and White FALLS, BLOND PELE- RINES, rich NEEDLE WORK, COLLARS, HABIT SHIRTS. PELERINES, CH E MISETTES, plain and figured NETS, GIMP, CUSHION, aud Black and White BLOND LACE, a large quantity of rich GAUZE RIBBONS, with every other article in the trade; an ex- cellent assortment of Fancy Trimmed CAPS. H. MORSE presumes not to announce to the public that his goods are sold equal to giving away, because he is aware that every tradesman must obtain a reasonable profit to live by his business, but he can confidently assert that every article sold by him is of the first quality, selected from the best markets, and shall be sold at the lowest possible shade of profit. One trial, he is persuaded, will give satisfaction, and ensure future favours. II. M. begs to inform his friends that his SHOW ROOMS are now open with an assortment of FRENCH ARTIFICIAL Fi. OWERS, FEATHERS, Ladies' DRESS CAPS, and various other articles just arrived, suitable for the ensuing Festival. N. B. PATTE RNS of every description of Lace Manu- facture to order on the shortest notice. J. SECOND ARRIVAL OF GOLD AND SILVER SCARFS, GIRDLES, AND BANDS, FRENCH BLONDS, REAL CH ANT1LL A VEILS AND CAMBRA. SQUARES, WITH A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OP FEATHERS, FI. nWERS, S[ c., frc. 87, HIGH STREET. PIDGEON begs to acquaint the inhabitants of Birmingham, and the public generally, that his NEW ESTABLISH M ENT is replete with every novelty adapted for the ensuing Festival possible to be produced by either native or foreign talent, and assures those who may honour him with their patronage, they will find his present arrangements extend to a scale hitherto unknown in this town. To purchasers of FRENCH ARTIFICIAL FLOW- ERS and FEATHERS, he offers an unrivalled display- Birds of Paradise, Mirabeaus, Camillas, Tiaras, & c., con- nected with an unbounded variety of BLON 1) SQU A R ES, VEILS, COLLARS, CAPES, PELERINES, SCARFS, and LACE GOODS ot every denomination; with an extensive assortment of HOSIERY, GLOVES, RIBBONS, and other FANCY ARTICLES, too nu- merous to mention in the limits of an advertisement. Gentlemen about purchasing Plain, Fancy, or Dress STOCKS, CRAVATS, HANDKERCHIEFS, Ike., will find the greatest variety ever offered for inspection, at prices unequalled. The spacious SHOW ROOMS, for Feathers, Flowers, & c., are now open for inspection, and will continue so until the close of the Festival. Two respectable Youths Wanted, as APPRENTICES. NEW AND SPLENDID ASSOR TMEN T of FA S HIONA RLE ART ICLES, SUITABLE FOR THE APPROACHING MUSICAL FESTIVAL, At the corner of Temple- row West and Colemorc- row. JAND W. BOULTON, in inviting the attention • of the Nobility, Ladies, and the Public, to an inspec- lion of their stock of Goods adapted to the above occasion, beg to remark th it they have, during the past week, se- lected a large and extensively varied assortment of the newest and most fashionable articles for Dress, from the most celebrated establishments in the Metropolis, which they have the greatest confidence in submitting to their numerous friends and customers. In plain and figured Satins and Gros de- Naples, Sati- nettes, and every description of Silks now in wear, their purchases have been min- ually extensive, and also in Challis, Mousselinede- I. aines, Embroidered Muslin Robes, of the most superb patterns and exquisite workmanship, and a great variety of Fancy Articles, suitable for EVEN- ING and BALL DRESS. Muslin Capes, Collars, Pelerines, tfc. Sfc. ; Gauze and rieh Hlond Dresses, Capes, Collars, and Pelerines, in great prolusion; also Shawls, Scarfs, Handkerchiefs, Ribands Blond Laces, Gloves, Silk Hose, VeiL, Demi Veils, See. FU its. J. and W. B. beg also to announce that they have pur- chased very extensively in Furs of every description, and that their stock is now ready for inspection ; it will be found to comprise Capes, Mantles, Mantillas, Boas, Muffs, of all the most approved kinds. J. and W. B. allude par- ticularly to their assortment of ERMINE, which they venture to affirm cannot be excelled. Temple- row West and Colmore- row,\ Sept. 9,1837. / t mm THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 16. .1-? m TO THE CONSUMERS Of GAS OF THE BIRMINGHAM OLD GAS COMPANY. THE Connections of the Old Gas Company are re- spectfully informed, that in pursuance of a resolution passed at the last half- yearly General Meeting, a consider- able reduction in price will take place after Christmas next. By order of the Committee, CHARLES WEST, Clerk to the Company. Gas- office, Cherry- street, Sept. 9, 1837. JAMES GARGORY, OPTICIAN, AND MA THEMATICAL INSTRU- MENT MAKER. MATHEMATICAL AND DRAWING INSTRU- MENTS, of every variety and of the best possible manufacture. Ivory Scales, & c. most accurately divided. Mining, Levelling, and Surveying Instruments of evey description. Professional Gentlemen who have not yet honoured the Proprietor with a visit, would do well to avail themselves of the advantages held out at this Establishment, as every arti- cle will be found good and serviceable. SPECTACLES ACCURATELY ADAPTED TO EVERY DEFECT OF VISION. The Trade supplied with Gold, Silver, Steel, and Tor- toiseshell Spectacles, Double and Single Eye Glasses, & c. 4, Bull- street, Birmingham. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the PART- NERSHIP subsisting between us, the undersigned RICHARD RICHARDS, and JOHN FOWLER RICHARDSON, of Birmingham, in the county of War- wick, Woollen Drapers and Tailors, was this day DIS- SOLVED b) mutual consent. All Debts due and owing to or by the said Partnership will be received and paid by the said JOHN FOWLER RICHARDSON, who will in future carry on the business on his own account. Dated the Nineteenth day of August, 1837. RICHARD RICHARDS, JOHN FOWLER RICHARDSON. JF. RICHARDSONcannot omit this opportunity • of returning his sincere acknowledgments to hi friends and connections, for the very kind and liberal support he has received during his late Partnership with Mr. RICHARDS; and, in continuing the establishment on his own account, he trusts, by admitting nothing but articles of su- perior quality into his stock— by strict personal attention to the cutting department— by employing none but first- rate and experienced workmen— and by promptness and punc- tuality in the execution of orders, to merit their continued confidence and patronage, which he most respectfully so- licits. FANCY DRESS BALL. J. F. R. has engaged from one of the most eminent houses in London, a WARDROBE of GENTLEMEN'S FANCY DRESSES, which is now ready for inspection. NOV OPEN, FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY. PATRONISED BY ROYALTY AND THE FASHIONABLE WORLD. DEPOT DU PALAIS ROYAL DE PARIS At the Spacious Rooms, between Radenhurst's Royal Hotel and the Theatre, New- street, Birmingham. MESSRS. LOUIS AND CO. ( from Palais Royal de Paris, and French Houses Leamington and Worthing,) beg most respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Birmingham and its neighbourhood, they have just returned from the Continent, where they have become the sole Purchasers of the Bankrupt's Stock of Messrs. LE Roy and Co., of Paris and Geneva, a magnifi- cent and valuable Stock of JEWELLERY and FANCY GOODS, which is too well known to need description; but finding them too immense for their Establishment, have come to a determination to accede to the kind advice of their numerous patrons, viz. Families of Distinction in this county, to bring this elegant Stock to Birmingham for ibe approaching. Festival. It is from circumstances like these that the Messrs. LOUIS and Co. pledge themselves to offer a saving of full 30 per cent, from the usual prices. The Stock eonsistsof PARISIAN, GENEVA, FRANK- FORT, AND BERLIN FANCY GOODS, of the most highly useful and ornamental description ; several of which are in a style entirely novel in this country, and which Messrs. L. and Co. pledge themselves have never been equalled for elegance and beauty. LOUIS AND CO. are so well known among the British Nobility and Gentry, that they need not comment respect- ing their splendid and valuable Stock, or the mode in which they conduct their transactions in their English Establishments. Messrs. Louis and Co. having been advised by their Soli- citors, that in removing part of their Stock from their regular Establishments, it may come under the License Act, they comply therewith. HYMEN LOUIS, Licensed Hawker, No. 2222, A: PATENT LAMP, Uniting the qualities of the celebrated CARCEL LAMP, without its liability to get out of repair. TC. SALT respectfully solicits the Nobility, • Gentry, and the Public, to inspect the principle ol the above Lamp, at his manufactory, No. 18, EDMUND- STREET, less than 100 yards from the Town- hall. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. CAPTAIN HOSKINS wishes most respectfully to call the attention of the Gentry of Birmingham and its vicinity, and the public in general, to his superior and very select Stock of FO It EIG N WIN ES and S PIRITS, ( more particularly at the approaching Festival, when it is most probable they will have agreaterdemand) and he there- fore trusts that he shall at least merit a share of their pa- tronage and support. Captain H. can most confidently recommend his cased Wines, as being of the very first growths and superior vintages, and from their having been particularly selected for him as such ; in short a single trial will at once convince the greatest sceptic of their intrinsic worth. Samples of the above will he forwarded to any part of the town or country, or may he had on application at the vaults. WINE AND SPIRIT VAULTS, LOWER TEMPLE- STREET, Corner of New street, Birmingham. 15th September, 1837. AVERY powerful and complete Set of ELECTRI- CAL APPARATUS to be Sold, at less than half the original price, and upon the most modern construction. Apply at Mr. FIELD'S, Optician, New- street. TO be SOLD, a handsome BLACK PONEY, six years old, warranted sound. Price, 12 guineas. Enquire at No. 12, Bull- ring. TO BLANK MAKERS AND J A P A N NE RS. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the Trade of a Blank Tray Maker, together with a Stamp, quantity of Dies, and necessary Tools suitable for the above trade. Apply, post paid, to Mr. THOMAS WORSEY, Vine, Nechell's Green. EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF SILKS, AT THE LONDON SILK WAREHOUSE, 61, AND 62, BULL- STREET, In consequence of a Dissolution of Partnership between Messrs. Edwards and Woodall. rpiIE remaining Stock of SILKS is now Selling A off at the above place, and as the Partnership accounts must be finally arranged in a few days, the whole must be cleared away speedily. Figured Silks at 12% d. per yard. Very good, 23% d. Rich, 2s. 2% d. Very handsome, changeable figures, 2s. 6% d. French, 2s. 1.1 ^ d. All large handsome patterns, both sides alike. Satinettes, Satin- turcqs, and Levantines, usually sold at 4s., at23%' l, in good dark winter colours, for cloaks. Black Ducapes at 2s. 8V£ d. and 2s. 9]/ 2t\., very superior. Sable, Ermine, Chinchilla, Squirrel, Lynx, Fitch, and other Boas, Capes, and Muffs, at low prices. Velvets, Merinos, Shawls, Prints, Calicos, Linens, Rib- bons, and all other goods in the same proportion as the Silks. Every article is marked in plain figures. The doors are not opened until half- past ten in the morning. N. B.' A good Stable to Let. SALE OF VALUABLE PAINTINGS, AT WEAVER'S MUSEUM, TEMPLE- ROW, NEAR ST; PHILIP'S CHURCH. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by J. P. LUCAS, on Monday next, September 18th, a choice and valuable collection of PAINTINGS, by the most eminent Masters, the property of a gentleman about to sail for South America, and removed for the convenience of sale ; comprising several beautiful specimens of art, on various subjects; also several valuable Books of Prints, consisting of the Stafford and Leicester Galleries, Turner's River and Coast Scenery, & e. & c. ; the whole of which are on view this day at the place of sale, where catalogues also may be had. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF FURS. H. MICHAEL & Co., MANUFACTURING FURRIERS, ] 15, NEW- STREET. ( CORNER OF KING- STREET.) ESPECTFULLY announce to the Ladies of Bir- - minghain and its vicinity, their having finished a large and fashionable assortment of FURS ofevery descrip tion of Skins, comprising of SHAWLS, CAPES, MUFFS, BOAS, TRIMMINGS, & c., all of which being newly made, are warranted perfect, and free from moth. N. B. All kinds of Furs cleaned, repaired, and altered to tlie present fashion. R1 show, that while that voice, to which we all profess to listen, is equally potential, whether it go forth from Harwich or Birmingham, that the echo, however true in its parts, must be exceedingly imperfect as a whole. It is not our present purpose to reason on the ine- qualities of our representative system, or to trace any special plan for its cure. Our object is simply to state facts ; to lay before our readers the statistics of the inequality, and to lead the way to the uatural con- clusions that it gives rise to, by marking one or two of its more glaring absurdities. We limit our notice to the towns of England; it is in the town con- stituencies that the inequality of the representation is most marked. In these, during the late election, and that of 1835, there have been 157 contests,* all of them keen and close. We may confidently conclude that in every one of these contests the registry was exhausted of its avail- able names; that the numbers which they respectively exhibit may be assumed, without hesitation, to express the actual working constituency of the country , f We shall [ give, first, a list of such of the contested towns as return two members, with the constituences of each. We begin with the smaller. TOWNS RETURNING TWO MEMBERS EACH, THE AVAIL- ABLE ELECTORS 0? WHICH DO NOT AMOUNT TO 200. TO THE CONNOISEURS AND ADMIRERS OF PAINTINGS. MESSRS. LOUIS and Co., of the Palais Royale, New street, beg to invite the attention of the lovers of the fine arts, to a most extraordinary piece of Enamelled Painting, the MADONA and the INFANT JESUS. This magnificent Piece has been exhibited in the Louvre, Paris, and acknowledged by the connoiseurs of that metropolis to be the great masterpiece of the day. The pi ice of this gem is 150 guineas. % VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND FREEHOLD PROPERTIES, SITUATE IN Henry- street, Brearly- street, and New Town- row, BIRMINGHAM. rpo be SOLD by AUCTION, by R. MASSEY, X on Wednesday, September 27th, 1837, at the White Horse Inn, in Congreve- street, ( by order of the Assignees of Mr. JOHN CONDON,) at four o'clock in the afternoon pre- cisely, subject to conditions to be then and there produced. LOT 1. All those nine substantial and well- built Freehold Houses, three of which are situated in and fronting to New Town- row, numbered 239, 240, and 241; other three of which are situated in Brearly- street, numbered 149, 150, and 151, together with three Houses at the back thereof, the whole being in good repair, and well tenanted, and pro- ducing the annual rent of £ 84 10s. LOT 2. All that valuable Leasehold property, situated in Henry- street, consisting of eight front Houses, and six at the back thereof, in good condition, and in the respective occupations of Smith, White, Steel, Wheeler, Bolton, and others, producing the annual rent of £ 117 12s., subject to a ground rent of £ 13 3s. per annum, and is leasehold for a term, of which 97 years are unexpired at Michaelmas. For further particulars, apply to Mr. LBCKCOCK, Cam- bridge- street; Mr. W. D. WHEELER, Solicitor, Waterloo- street , or to the AUCTIONEER, NO. 6, Upper Temple- street, Birmingham. GRAND ILLUMINATION IN THE TOWN HALL. THE Company attending the Concerts at the ap- proaching Birmingham Musical Festival, are particu- larly requesjed to direct their attention to the light which will be found to exceed in brilliance and cleanliness anything introduced into public buildings. This astonishing effect is produced by COOK'S PATENT GAS BURNERS. Orders are received by GEO. STOKER, at the warehouse, 148, Great Charles- street, Birmingham. CHILD- BED, READY- MADE LINEN, DT FANCY WORK ESTABLISHMENT, No. 13, NEW- STREET, Opposite the lien and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham. LJUXON respectfully, informs her Friends and • the Public, that she has received from London an elegant assortment of fashionable Articles, suitable for the approaching Musical Festival, and to which she solicits their attention. Families and Gentlemen going abroad are expeditiously supplied with ready- made linen in eeneral. T. FLETCHER MOST respectfully acquaints his friends and the public, that he has constantly on Sale an assort- ment of MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Harp and Violin STRINGS, & c. T. F. returns his sincere thanks to those friends who have kindly patronised him for so many years, and respect- fully solicits a continuance of their favours. T. F. has now on Sale ADAMS'S NEW QUAD- RILLES, selected for the FANCY DRESS BALL. Pianos and Harps on hire. 31, TEMPLE ROW, Birmingham. FOREIGN WINES. ABLUMENTAL respectfully invites the Nobility • and Gentry visiting the Oratorio, to his stores of Pale and Brown Sherries of the first class, fine old Ports, French and German Wines imported by himself, and which to his great satisfaction have been so highly approved. His Sherries last imported are of the most splendid character and particularly worthy of notice. His charges are fixed on a scale that will give satisfaction to all parties honouring him with their commands. P. S. A sample bottle may be had of any kind of Wine. 68, High- street, opposite the Albion Hotel. T O COMMERCIAL GENTLEME N, TRAVELLERS, & c. HENRY BLISS, ( Many years Cook at the Royal Hotel,) SPREAD EAGLE AND COMMERCIAL INN AND MARKET HOUSE TAVERN, SPICKAL STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE NELSON'S STATUE, BIRMINGHAM, Tl^ AKES this opportunity most respectfully to ac- A knowledge his grateful thanks to his Friends and the Public for their liberal support since his commencement at the SPREAD EAGLE INN, and to inform them that the pre- mises have undergone great alterations, and are now replete with every convenience for the accommodation of Commercial Gentlemen and Travellers, assuring them nothing on his part shall be wanting to add to their comfort, and combined with moderate charges, he hopes to ensure their patronage and support. The central and airy situation of the above Inn, and its vicinity to the London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Man- chester Grand Junction Railway Company's Offices, renders it most eligible for the Commercial Gentlemen and the Public in General. TO WOOD SCREW MAKERS. ¥ 17ANTED, a MAN who is fully capable of mak- ins the Tools, and of working Heading Machines. None but first- rate workmen, and men of good character, need apply. Address, by letter, post paid, to F. T. at the Printer's. WANTED, a PARTNER, in a small ready, money trade, who can command from £ 60 to £ 100. Address A. X,, at the PRINTER'S. NOTICE. 4LL Persons indebted to THOMAS BAKER, Broker and Huckster, Edmund- street, are requested to pay their respective debts immediately to Mr. JAMES BAKER. 10, Upper Temple- street; no other person being authorised to receive them. TO BUTTON MANUFACTURERS. AN opportunity offers to a first- rate Button Manu- facturer, in having the services of an efficient Person to Sell on Commission to the Drapers. Mercers, and Tailors, having a good connection in that department. Address W. P. General Post- office, London, post paid will have due attention. September 7th, 1837. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Inspector's Weekly Return of Corn sold. computed by the Standard Imperial Measure September 14. Wheat . ! iiw ley , Onts .., Bye ... Beans .. Peas — Total Quantities. Total Amount. Quarters. Bushels. .£. 8. d. l2i0 0 :~ 350: T 0 0 0 738 0 9- 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s. d. 3 0 2 0 0 0 Price per Or, 2 17 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. There is a point of view in which our representative system has, of late, been rarely contemplated ; but which deserves, notwithstanding, a most serious con- sideration. The Ballot would give to the Reform bill what it has not yet possessed, and what no other expedient will ever g; ive to that great measure— a full and free operation. But when the Reform bill has been enabled to work its work without bar or restriction, that work must still be of a very imperfect description, while so gross an uuequality is permitted to remain amongst the various places in which the right of send- ing members to Parliament is vested. We are accus- tomed to speak ill popular language of the House of Commons reflecting back the voice of the people of England ; and even Reformers are apt to concede, that, were no coercion or cajolery employed to influence the votes of the electors, the reflection would be a Andover Bodmin Cockermouth Devizes Knaresborough Bridgwater Guilford Ludlow — Ripon , Bridport Halifax Honiton Poole — Scarborough Bury, S. E. — Cirencester — Newport ™ Pontefract — Berwick ™ . — Blackburn — Chichester — Barnstaple Bridgnorth Colchester — Durham Hastings Lewes — Bedford — Boston Maldon — Penryn ~~ Beverley — Bradford .— Lancaster — Newcastle, U. L. Aylesbury — Bolton — — Brighton — Cambridge — Canterbury — Chester — — Derby — Gloucester ™ Ipswich ™ . — Cricklade — Devonport .— Dover .— — Bath — Exeter — 196 | Harwich 200 to 300. 263 I Lymington 254 | Macclesfield 278 I Marlow 228 I 300 to 400. 397 Shaftesbury 379 Tavistock 360 Tewkesbury 365 Wycombe 400 to 500. 474 478 462 492 409 Tamworth Tavistock Weymouth Wigan Windsor 500 to 600. 534 535 503 578 600 to 700. St. Albans Sudbury Truro 680 677 630 Grantham Hertford Leominster 700 to 800. 719 Lichfield 767 Lincoln 759 Lynn — 790 Rochester 703 Sandwich 777 Wenlock 800 to 900. 855 I Peterborough 800 I Reading 808 I Stockport 835 | Taunton 900 to 1000. 966 966 973 944 1000 to 1500. Stafford Stroud ™ Warwick 1301 1150 1473 1282 1477 1198 , 1304 . 1344 . 1191 Maidstone Plymouth Portsmouth Shoreham Shrewsbury Southampton Stoke, U. T. Sunderland Yarmouth 145 241 244 227 385 312 374 386 499 464 464 463 469 574 508 548 644 639 631 779 766 798 714 760 795 833 893 876 850 935 986 922 1264 1369 1158 1430 1290 1101 1147 1246 1474 1500 to 2000. 1531 1791 1579 2000 to 2500. 2038 I Greenwich 2329 I Oxford 2500 to 3000. Northampton 1986 Wolverhampton „ 1668 2402 , 2196 Hull Newcastle, U. Nottingham Retford — T. 2973 2902 2777 2596 Sheffield— Southwark Worcester York ,— 3000 to 4000. Birmingham Coventry Leeds Leicester Bristol Finsbury Liverpool Norwich „ Preston — Tower Hamlets- 3194 3265 ™ 3711 3250 4000 to 5000. Lambeth 4568 5000 and upwards. 6677 Manchester 73S6 Marybone 8780 Westminster London — 12,007 2700 2856 2525 2564 3701 . 3284 . 3144 6267 6383 6390 The following contested towhs return one member each. The range of the constituencies is not quite so wide; but it is still wide enough, in all conscience. Below 200. Ashburton _ — 185 200 to 300. Arundel- ™ 281 Launceston „ 247 Banbury 256 Liskeard ™ 208 Bury — 269 Lyme . „, 208 Droitvvich 249 Petersfield ™ 249 Frome —, 245 Wallingford ~ 277 Horsham 292 Woodstock ™ 243 300 to 400. Gateshead — 387 Rye 312 Hythe . 398 Wareham .„ 325 Kidderminster 345 400 to 500. Ashton — 454 Merthyr ™ - 486 Grimsby — 487 St. Ives 495 Haverfordwest 412 Shields ... 401 500 to 600. Chatham 594 Wakefield ™ 583 Tynemouth 501 Warrington ~ 532 600 to 700. Carmarthen —. 620 Huddersfield ™ 624 Dudley — 674 Walsall — 612 700 to 800. Carnarvon ™ 790 Rochdale „. 723 Denlngh — 732 800 to 900. Monmouth ~ 826 900 to 1000. Cheltenham 929 Montgomery _ ™ 915 Flint — 984 There is but one singular borough remaining— Salford. Salford at the last election polled no fewer than 1778 electors, being a greater constituency by nearly one half than any other borough in the king- » The following boroughs have not been contested for the last two Parliaments: — Abingdon Beaumaris Bewdley Calne Cambridge U. Cardiff Cardigan Carlisle Chippenham Christchureh Clithero Dartmouth Dorchester Evesham Eye Huntingdon Kendal Malmesbury Malton Marlborough Midhurst Morpeth Newark Northallerton Oldham Oxford U. Pembroke Radnor lteigate Richmond Stamford Thetford Thirsk Totness Wells Westbury Whitby Whitehaven Wilton And the two Universities. dom, returning only one member. Not only does Salford possess a larger constituency by 100 per cent, than the most populous aud popular of the other oiie- membered boroughs ; there are no less than 88 boroughs returning two members, which are inferior in number of voters! A comparison between the boroughs send- ing one, and the boroughs sending two members to Parliament, presents, indeed, a very edifying view of the system. We subjoin a few specimens of this most admired disorder. f In the course of the next session of Parliament, we trust an official statement of these numbers will be forth- coming. Nothing would be easier than for the returning officer to state in the return the number of electors on the registry, and the number polled for each candidate. Were this done, much uselnl information would be in the posses sion of the public, which must notv be sought from special motions in Parliament, or less certain calculation. The numbers in the tables which we give were obtained thus: where there were two candidates for a town leturning one member, by simple addition of the number polled; where there were three for a town returning two, by adding the mean of the two higher numbers to the lowest; where there were four candidates for a town so situated, we have taken the mean of the whole It will be easily seen that such a calculated result can differ absolutely but very little from the true one; and as a similar chance of error exists in Two Members. Constituency. 196 241 244 254 263 — 278 312 386 397 409 448 499 508 — 578 631 677 719 — 798 — 833 922 1791 Andover Lymington Macclesfield Cockermouth Bodmin Devizes Tavistock Wycombe Bridgwater Scarboro' Halifax Tamworth Sudbury Pontefract Leominster Blackburn Rochester Lynn Peterborough Warwick Devonport One Member. Borough. Constituency. Ashburton Frome Bury Woodstock Banbury Wallingford Rye Gateshead Hythe Haverford Ashton St. Ives Tynemouth Wakefield Huddersfield Dudley Rochdale Carnarvon Monmouth Cheltenham Salford 185 245 269 243 256 277 312 387 398 412 454 495 501 588 624 674 723 790 826 929 1778 We might continue the list, but it is unnecessary. It will be seen, that in the above instances, the num- ber of electors in the borough returning two, and in the borough returning one member, is nearly, if not absolutely, identical. Is there a philosopher in Par- liament, or out of it, that will pretend to assign a ra- tional cause for this difference in the representative power, in the several cases ? When we compare one portion of the general list with another, the discrepan- cies are altogether astounding. Take, for instance, the ten highest and the ten lowest. We shall reckon London as two, inasmuch as it returns four mem- bers :— Harwich . Andover „ Marlow Knaresborough- Lymington Cockermouth • Bodmin Devizes Tavistock Ludlow Average The potentiality of a vote in the boroughs of the first column, compared with that of a vote in the bo- roughs of the second is somewhere about 25 to 1 ! Considered in another view, the consequence of the defective distribution of elective rights, comes out still more strongly. The ten boroughs whose constituency is most numerous ( accounting London equal to two) possess of available votes 62,178. Now let us see how many boroughs amongst those whose constituency is ledst numerous it will take to make up this number. The enumeration will stand thus:—• 145 Leeds 3711 196 Lambeth — 4561 227 / London 6003 228 \ London ™ , 6003 244 Manchester 6267 254 Marybone 6383 263 Westminster _ 6390 278 Bristol ™ 6677 312 Finsbury ™ 7396 360 Liverpool — 8780 250 Average ™ 6217! Number. Class. Constituency. Members. 2 1 341 4 7 2 1,735 14 8 3 2,958 16 10 4 4.644 20 7 5 3,780 14 6 6 3,961 12 12 7 9,037 24 8 8 6.950 16 7 9 6,692 14 10 10 12,237 20 1 17 185 1 12 IS 3,024 12 5 19 1,767 5 6 20 2,735 6 4 21 2,215 4 115 62,261 182 So that the same amount of constituency whic li is correct one. A very little deliberation will, however, every case, it can differ nothing, if at all, relatively. deemed sufficient at one end of the scale for 115 boroughs, and for 182 members, is assigned at the other end to ten boroughs and twenty- four members! So much for the working of the bill. In our next we shall proceed in a similar manner to show the accession to the constituency which has been the result of that measure. O'CONNELL AND THE MINISTERS.— The " LiberaE tor" has issued a lengthy manifesto, the merits of which the ministerial journals make the theme of very high panegyric. That it is considered of importance to Lord MELBOURNE, may be inferred from the pains taken by the Tory papers to run it down; and from the flood of foul epithets that they pour out upon the head of its author. We confess we do not tnink so highly of the document as either its panegyrists or its censors seem disposed to do. Its doctrines are precisely those which Mr. O'CONNELL has been pro- mulgating for the last couple of years, somewhat more dogmatically announced — that the Whig Ministry is to be supported coute qui coute; and that all who presume to question Lord MELBOURNE'S sin. cerity, and consequently to look coldly on his cause, are, in their hearts, enemies to reform. Neither do we think that in a literary point of view it can add much to O'CONNELL'S fame. There is little fact, and less argument in it, and their absence is poorly sup- plied by the " damnable iteration" in which it abounds. The forces on the one side and on the other, for and against justice to Ireland, are thus marshalled— We have for " Justice to Ireland"— The Court. The Ministers. The Irish nation. The majority of the Scotch constituency. The majority of the English town constituency. A numerous" portion of the county constituency, being, however, a minority of the whole in the counties. There are ranged against doing justice to Ireland— The Lords. A large number, being yet a minority, of the House of Commons. The majority of the established clergy— Presbyterian— in Scotland. The overwhelming majority of the established clergy— Episcopalian— in England. The majority of the county constituency in England. What, under such circumstances, is the course which the people of Ireland should pursue? What ought to be the conduct of their representatives? My reply is ready. It is mv deliberate and long eon. sidered advice to support the Queen's Government upon all possible occasions, and by all possible means, and to place the most implicit confidence in the intentions and determi- nation of the Queen. Mr. O'CONNELL admits that, upon a matter of prin- ciple, such as that of the Canada resolutions, the Ministry ought to be opposed. Now, the Canada reso lutions ajsfe' even according to bis showing, not a whit more defensible, than was tjie Coercion bill of Earl GREY. Yet, because of Lord GREY'S deviation from principle in the case of the Coercion bill, Mrg O'CONNELL not only opposed him on that question, but he laboured, heart and soul, and with success, to destroy Lord GFEY'S administration altogether. This was certainly a different policy— we don't say which was right— from that of which he now declares his adop- tion; and which, in practice, amounts merely to this— that he will take special care not to divide against Lord MELBOURNE in any case where bis opposition might cause Lord MELBOURNE the remotest injury. Mr. O'CONNELL'S support of Canada is, no doubt, sincere, but, in effect, it is precisely that kind of sup- port, which was afforded by PITT to the Slave Trade Abolition bill, and by CASTLEREAUII to Catholic Emancipation. They always voted for these mea- sures so long as they were certain to be in a mi- nority. The duty of supporting Lord MELBOURNE " on all possible occasions, by all possible means," contrasts s imewhat curiously with Mr. O'CONNELL'S notions on the subject of those organic changes, which he deems requisite, aud more especially on the Ballot. He SWJfcrm- iiiif k wl ,;: uiu'l ,1waf siuiiM . i.- avjqr Our duty will be to vote for every extension of suffrage to the English people. We owe a similar duty to the people of Scotland. The shortening of the duration of Parliament, to at the utmost three years, will be another duty. But the greatest of all is the Ballot. I must confess, that after the experience of the recent electioriS— the intimida- tion, the bribery, the profligacy of the Tories at the late elections, rendering the Reform bill, in many instances, worse than the old system of direct nomination— after the failure of the Reform bill, it seems to me to be scarcely cre- dible that any honest and conscientious man can be ait enemy to the Ballot. For my part, I candidly confess, 1 cannot un- derstand how a man can honestly desire te see voters freely ex- ercise their right of v » ting, and yet oppose the Ballot, which, at all events, would leave them quite free to vote as they pleased. But Lord MELBOURNE is opposed to the Ballot; he will not permit its steadiest and most zealous friends to record their votes in its favour, under pain of for- feiture of his favour and ejection from office. Lord MELBOURNE, therefore, in Mr. O'CONNELL'S opinion, " cannot honestly desire to see the voters freely exer- cise their right of voting;" that Lord MELBOURNE should be either " conscientious or honest," must seem fo Mr. O'CONNELL " scarcely credible;" and yet this enemy to freedom of election, this unconscientious and dishonest minister, Mr. O'CONNELL is determined to support " on all occasions and by all means", and who- ever ventures to do otherwise is a Tory Radical! The Liberator, though he will support Lord MEI BOURNE out- and- out, yet perorates by declaring him- self still a hearty repealer! Irishmen! beloved countrymen, with whom or fir whom I have laboured for near forty years— for vvho- e welfare my heart is as warm and my spirit as indefatigable and as undaunted as when, with the blood of boyhood boil- ing in my veins, I commenced my enthusiastic and not un- successful career— Irishmen ! beloved, esteemed country- men— you who have the germ of every virtue implanted by nature's God— blessed be his holy name— in your hearts unit dispositions— you who have so much contributed to obta > i political advantages for Scotland and England— you who have been usefully numbered in every battle, but as yet basely deprived of the benefits of your own victories—. Irish- men! attend. Remember I am a REPEALER— remember, I tell you, it is my belief that justice will never be done to you until you have once again a Parliament in College- green ; and every fact that arises proves more and more strongly the utter hopelessness of relief from the British Parliament. The strength of the Tory faction in England is bigotted hatred of Ireland aud the Irish. The stock in trade of Toryism in England is the pride of domination over Ireland. The result of the recent elections in tie English counties, and the garbage of the press on Which the English Tories so fondly gloat, all, all, prove that wiili the good will of England justice will never be attained f r Ireland. Does Mr. O'CON NELL mean to affirm that the Whigs ar • a jot less opposed to repeal than the Tories? Doc-; he remember Lord ALTHORP'S declaration ? But it is not with Whigs and Tories that, as a repealer, Mr. O'CONNELL has to do. Provincial legislation for provincial purposes, is, we think, exceedingly desirable, and, we have no doubt, that, in a very few years, it will be had recourse to; but to that species of separate legislation which the Repealers desire— or say they desire— the common sense of the United Kingdom is as decidedly opposed as are the great parties. Instead of reviving dis- tinctions, and re- creating occasions of severance, the study and wish of all men of enlightened minds novr are, by the impartial distribution of social benefits, to draw the various sections of the empire more closely together; and to remove those bars which have hitherto opposed a perfect amalgamation of its entire subjects into one common whole, alike in spirit and purptfse as alike in interest. So far as justice to Ireland is in- cluded in repeal, we are firmly persuaded justice to Ireland will never be rendered— certainly never l> y a Whig Ministry. We are not, we need hardly say, disposed to act hostilelv towards Ministers, or to advise others to do so— but the contrary. But we will never advise that blind submission which, practically speaking, it is Mr. O'CONNELL'S purpose to inculcate. If Ministers choose to go with the people— we have never proposed too strong a test, nor will we now— in the matter of the Ballot; thinking, as we do, with O'CONNELE., that no conscientious and honest man— assuredly no conscien- tious and honest Reformer— can be opposed to Ballot, then we, and we think the people, w ill go with Mi- nisters. If Lord MELBOURNE continue to oppose Ballot, as he has hitherto done— and we will have no humbug of open questious ; the opposition or the sup- port must and shall be Ministerial, and no mistake—- then, instead of asking, as the Ministerial writers so constantly do—" What more will the Tories give you ?"— our question to our friends— and we think our friends will deem it the more natural and reason- able of the two— shall be—" What less can the Tories give you i THE TOWN- HALL— We took a peep of the Town- hall on Wednesday. The interior is now all but com- pleted in its fittings. The organ gallery certainly looks well; and so far is a decided improvement on the former arrangement of the instrument and the seats. How far the sound may be improved the ex- perience of next week will best show. The Hall has been new painted ; and superb candelabra— we sup- pose we must call them, though candles they are not destined to carry— have been attached to the side and end walls, for the purpose of lighting it. They are of cast- iron, massy, without apparent ponderosity, and highly ornamented, without confusion or complexity. Messrs. Messengers have the merit of the design and execution ; both of which reflect the highest crcdit on them. The colour chosen for the Hall is white and aliywhite— pillars, rails, walls, roof. The organ pipes have been tinned over; and, what is more questionable still, in point of taste and propriety, the candelabra, which the manufacturers had bronzecl, and which pre- sented, in that state, an agreeable contrast to the cold tints of the walls, were, when we visited the Hall, being whitened over also! It is said that this zeal for the virgin colour originates with one or two mem- bers of the managing committee, who are, on this point, opposed to the wishes, or, at least, have not con- sulted the wishes of their colleagues. We do not pre- tend to pronounce upon that question; but the result, whoever had the doubtful merit of producing it, has been to give the Hall an air of most petrifying dull- ness, as well as of meagreness and poverty, which more warmth of colouring- would have obviated. The daubing of the candelabra with white paint, is a most injudicious concealment of their value as well as beauty. It might have been excusable to bronze stucco, so as to make it resemble metal; but who would dream of painting metal, in order to make it pass for stucco? What has been done cannot, we fear, at this eleventh hour, be undone. When the Festival is over, we hope the committee will see the necessity of going over a part of their work again. With all submission, aud with a proper recollection of the adage, which tells us, that taste is not a matter of argument, we would sug- gest that all the iron work in the Hall should be bronzed, that the furniture and wood work generally should be painted in imitation of oak, the walls and roof cream colour, and the pilasters marbfed. And, above all, we hope the organ pipes will have some other hue impressed on them. At present they make one shiver to look at them. It would be a prodigious improvement were the windows of stained glass ; but. this, we fear, must be a matter of distant consideration. The ladies will not shine at the ensuing Festival. The reflected light from your pale white walls is a sore trial for the complexion. A GRAND HIGH MASS will be celebrated at ST. PETER'S CHAPEL, ST. PETER'S PLACE, on SUNDAY, September 24. SERMONS will he delivered and Col- lections made in support of the Chapel. Admission to seats by ticket. The Bank the other day reduced the interest on de- posit loans from five to four per cent; and all the newspaper world is astounded. Trade is dead ; a bit of negociable paper a phenomenon; the bill johbeis don't know what to do with their capital; ana every body wonders that the Bank should lower its rate of discount! 6 THE BIIiMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 30. POETRY. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. ( Alas!— poor ghost!"— Hamlet. Thare came a grim and fearsome ghost to talk to me one night, Aiid bade me stay, while it said its say— though my hair stood bolt upright— •• Fta an injured man," so the ghost began—" My name is Samuel Clow, Aad I lived and died near Pudding- brook, one hundred years ago." ' With measured tone these word3 it spoke— then looked round for a efcair— WbSeh having found, it turned about, and in due time— sat these— then its spacious, square, coat tails it slowly put aside, Calling up such a dismal look, 1 thought it would have cried! * I'm a miserable spirit," said my visitor again— 1' bow'd assent, and backward went—( my knees did knock amain) •* I've a tale to tell," said he, " that well your flesh might creep to know :— The horrid changes I have seen, since an hundred years ago! •* when I deceased in Brummagem, it ways were grave and staid, K © dreadful innovations on its placid life were made, Bnt even like that quiet stream, called Pudding- brook of yore, We glided on— and sons did then, as sires had done before. ODC © ,— great event!— from hence I went to famous London town- It took me three days going up, and four in coming down- In a large and solemn ponderous coach we dared the perilous road, iEach carrying a large blunderbuss, lest robbers were abroad. •• At each inviting tavern that we passed upon our route, Tbe © ntside folk all clambered down, and the inaides all got out; Aud h quiet cup and pipe we took, while the beasts were tackled to, A » d talked about the price of grain, and the wind, which way it blew. « • Ah! that was doing business in a snug, deliberate way ! Hovr travelling degenerates!— it quickens every day : — See— behind four rampagious steeds, folk scour the country through, ADd journeys that took us twelve hours, they gallop o'er in two. •• Break- neck balloons came next in vogue, to damage limba and pockets, CAttd I, for one, expect they'll soon start omnibus sky- rockets.) Then ship3, with kettles stowed inside, went boiling o'er the sea, With a stinking spout, just whereabout the main- mast ought to be. Andttp aud down the river Thames, the Channels, and the Wye, TtH* e bellowing Leviathans rush snorting, splashing by; aSieh chimney. spout keeps blowing out a black and smelly smother, AwJ the wheels below as on they go, churn up an awful pother! « Oh horror I horror!!— e'en the earth is changed in woeful wise, Tunnels, canals, and iron- ribbed roads her features quite disguise : I- l> » re all meek and patiently, each dreadful, cruel bore, Tt\ i one most overwhelming scene— a ghost could bear no more. * 5 Late hovering near a spot, once dear in times remote and merry, 1 slowly, ponderingly passed beside the woods of Perry : spirit sat down on a bank j the passers by were few j And I thought upon the distant time when my body sat down too. I sat beside a lofty arch, and much began to wonder " Why bridges should be built just where no water could run under, Wkm> y swelling on my spirit's ear, a mighty thunder roll'd I fif ghosts had blood, my blood had then for very fright run cold.) Swiftly outrushed beneath the bridge, a huge and hideous thing Which after it a lengthened train in rapid fright did bring— 3aa its horrid jaw I plainly saw a furnace— fire did glow, Xrwi which the falling flakes of flame bestrewed the earth below ! Upon its head it bore a dread, protuberant, horn- like snout; Jfc snorted— snored— and then outpoured thick vapours all about. AsJd linked unto this Dragon- beast, there followed close behind Some strange machines all crowded full with men and women- kind. ** I shuddered as they whir I'd aloug, and thundered out of sight— Kor until then did understand the awful mystery quite. That fiery beast's the de'il himself, with his smother and his smoke, Aad his victims ride, behind him tied j— the poor deluded folk! •* 5 gat me quickly from the bank, but my shadow trembled still, And I f& lt a most unghost- like, and vibratory thrill." — The voice had ceased— I yawned aloud— my candle's three- inch wick Stood exactly where the ghost sat talking of the railroad and Old Nick! * f* LUTHER'S PARENTS. John Luther. I left thee, Margaretta, fast asleep, Thou, who wert always earlier than myself, Yet hast no mine to trudge to, hast no wedge To sharpen at the forge, no pickaxe loose In handle. Come, blush not again : thy cheeks May now shake off those blossoms which they bore So thick this morning, that last night's avowal Nestled among them still. So, in few months A noisier bird partakes our whispering bower. Say it again. Jtlargaretta. And, in my dream, I blushed! John. Idler! wert dreaming too ? and after dawn ? Marg. In truth was I. John. Of me ? Marg. No, not of you. John. No matter; for methinks some Seraph's wing Fann'd that bright countenance. Marg. Methinks it did, And stir'd my soul within. How could you go And never say good- bye, and give no kiss ? John. It might have waken'd thee. 1 can give more Kisses than sleep : so thinking, I heav'd up Slowly my elbow from above the pillow, And, when I saw it woke thee not, went forth. Marg. I would have been awaken'd for a kiss, And a good- bye, or either, if not both. John. Thy dreams were not worth much then. Marg. Few dreams are j But * * * * John. By my troth! I will intrench upon The woman's dowery, and will contradict, Tho' I should never contradict again. I have got more from dreams a hundred- fold Than all the solid earth, than field, than town, Than ( the close niggard purse that cramps my fist,) The mine will ever bring me. Marg. So have I, And so shall each indeed, if this be true. John. What was it then ? for when good dreams befal The true of heart, ' tis likely they come true * * A vein of gold ? ay ? silver ? copper ? iron ? Lead? sulphur? alum? alabaster? coal? Shake not those ringlets nor let down those eyes, Tho' they look prettier for it, but speak out. True, these are not thy dainties. Marg. Guess again. John. Crystalline kitchens, amber- basted spits Whizzing with frothy savory salamanders, And swans, that might, so plump and pleasant. looking, Swim in the water from the mouths of Knights j And ostrich- eggs off coral woods ( the nests Ouside of cinnamon, inside of saffron. And inortar'd well, for safety- sake, with myrrh,) Serv'd up in fern leaves green before the Flood ? Marg% Stuff! you will never guess it, I am sure. John. No ? and yet these are well worth dreaming of. Marg. Try once again. John. Faith ! it is kind to let me. Under- ground beer- cascades from Nuremberg ? Rhine vintage stealing from Electoral cellars, And, broader than sea- baths for mermaid brides, With fluits upon the surface strides across, Pink conchs, to catch it, and to light it down; And music from basaltic organ- pipes For dancing; and five faeries to one man. Marg. Oh his wild fancies! * * Are they innocent ? John. I think I must be near it, by that shrug. Spicy sack- posset, roaring from hot springs And running off like mad thro' candied cliffs, But catching now and then some fruit that drops * * Shake thy head yet ? why then thou hast the palsy. Zooks I I have thought of all things probable And come to my wit's end. What canst thou mean ? Marg. Nay, I have half a mind now not to tell. John. Then it is out * Thy whole one ill could hold it A woman's mind hates pitch upon its seams. Marg. Hush! one word more! aud then my lips are closed. John. Pish! one more word! and then my lips * f Marg. O rare Impudent man! * * and such discourse from you! I dreamt we had a boy # * John. A wench, a wench * * A boy were not like thee. Marg. I said a boy. John. Well, let us have him, if we miss the girl. Marg. My father told me he must have a boy, And call him Martin ( his own name), because Saint Martin both was brave, and cloth'd the poor. John. Hurrah then for Saint Martin! he shall have Enough to work on in this house of our's. Marg. Now do not laugh, dear husband! but this dream Seem'd somewhat more. Jtfrn. So do all dreams, ere past. Marg. Well, but it seems so still. John. Aye, twist my fingers, Basketing them to hold it, > Marg. Never graye I John. I shall be. « Marg. That one thought should make you now. John. And that one tap upon the cheek to boot. Marg. I do believe, if you were call'd to Heaven, You would stay toying here. John. I doubt I should. Methinks I set my back against the gate, Thrown open to me by thy rosy hand, And look both ways, but see more heaven than earth j Give me thy dream : thou puttest it aside : I must be feasted : fetch it forth at once. Marg. Husband! I dreamt the child was in my arms, And held a sword, which from its little grasp I could not move, nor you : I dreamt that proud But tottering shapes, in purple filagree, Pull'd at it, and he laught. John. They frighten'd thee ! Marg. Frighten'd me I no : the infant's strength prevail'd. Devils, with angels' faces, throng'd about; Some offer'd flowers, and some held cups behind, And some held daggers under silken stoles. John. These frighten'd thee; however. Marg. He knew all; I knew he did. John. A dream! adreatn indeed! He knew and laught! Marg. He sought his mother's bi east. And lookt at them no longer. All the room Was fill'd with light and gladness. John. He shall be Richer than we are; he shall mount his horse j A feat above his father; and be one Of the duke's spearmen. Marg. God forbid! they lead Unrighteous lives, and often fall untimely. John. A lion- hearted lad shall Martin be. Marg. God willing; if his servant; but not else. I have such hopes, full hopes, hopes overflowed. John. A grave grand man, half collar and half cross, With chain enough to hold our mastiff by, Thou fain would'st have him. Out of dirt so stiff, Old Satan fasliioneth his idol, Pride. Marg. If proud and cruel to the weak, and bent To turn all blessings from their even course To his own kind and company, may he Never be great, with collar, cross, and chain • No, nor be ever Angel, if, O God! He be a fallen Angel at the last. Landor. FINE ARTS. EXHIBITION OF MODERN PAINTINGS. 1 We have Lad leisure to look over but a portion of the numerous subjects ( 500) in the exhibition which opened on Monday. On the whole, we think we are justified in recommending' it to public notice, as a collection of great and varied attraction. Many of the paintings in the great room, to which our attention lias been principally directed, are of a very high class of art; and there are few— very few— that do not pos- sess considerable merit. Our present purpose is to in- dicate the more deserving amongst the one hundred and fifty pieces with which the room is filled; we shall not enter into any minuteness of criticism, for which the rapid survey that our other avocations have per- mitted us to make would hardly qualify us, even were we ambitious of the attempt. We take the subjects in the order in which their respective authors appear in the catalogue— an order which, if it have no other, has at least the recommendation of easy reference. Mr. EDWARD BOWLEY has six pictures in the great room, Nos. 4, 7, 9, 18, 41, 90. 4, A View in the Wal- sall Road, is a pleasant little piece, with the additional virtue— rather a rare one— of being true, if we remem- ber the spot aright, to the actual aspect of the ground, which constitutes the landscape. 7 and 9, Views in Wales, form a good pair. The aerial portion of the latter is exceedingly well handled. 18, sins grievously in the over- distinctness of the back ground, which is finished with a Dutch elaboration. This is an error, by the bye, into which ordinary landscape painters are extremely apt to run, and which only open air study will effectually cure. Nature does make a difference be- tween a tree at a mile, and a tree at twenty yards, and if the painter will only look at nature as she is, he will soon perceive the difference. 5. Fisher Boys, ALFRED MONTAGUE. We can say but little for Mr. MONTAGUE'S proteges. The draw- ing, particularly of the hands, is exceedingly im- perfect. Mr. J. BRIDGFORD has three pieces. 6, The Shep- herd Asleep, is a " fat boy" lying on his back, on what looks more like a sand bank than pasture ground. 75. The Masquerader, is a portrait, we presume. This is a good painting, the expression is marked, and the eye full of life ; and the whole picture characterised. 120. The Hough Play- fellow— a pet goat having overturned his youthful master, is in the act of butting him when down. The urchin, who is a little scared, defends himself with his feet. 3, 34,134. Landscapes, EDWIN BATES. All the three have merit; 33, A Sunset, is the best of them. 8. View on the Thames at Islewortli, by R. H. HIL- DITCH— the only picture exhibited by this artist, a circumstance which is to be regretted. The landscape has great merit. Mr. W. R. EAST has four pictures of varied worth. 10 is a poor affair. The cloud in the centre has more the appearance of a flying squirrel than anything above the earth that we remember to have beheld. 74— Wreckers apparently— it is described in the catalogue as a Scene after a Wreck— is considerably better. The turbulent water is well painted. 84. Bridge near Newcastle, Emlyn [ where is this ?] is a clear, well designed and executed landscape. Mr. BROOKE'S Portrait-, 11, is highly creditable; the colouring and drawing arc both good. The hands, which are always an affair of difficulty, deserve special notice. Mr. S. DRUMMOND is a large contributor to the ex- hibition ; he has no less than seven pictures, chiefly portraits. 13, 49, 65, 124, are entitled Portraits of Mr. Ed- monds, Mr. P. H. Muntz, Mr. F. Lloyd, Mr. G. F. Muntz. Of these 13 is the least of a likeness, 65 strikes us as the best; 49 and 124 are resemblances, but not characteristic. The whole of the paintings have a raw look, and in Mr. Lloyd's portrait the drawing appears to be defective. It is rather a bust in a chair than a man on it. Perhaps this may be the effect of the light, which is not over favourable. The beard in 49 is too smooth by half; it looks like a woollen hand- kerchief wrapped round the chin of its owner. The firmness of the mouth, the massiness of the jaw, and the sternness of expression in the elder Muntz, ( 124) are very imperfectly brought out. 84, by the same artist, is a fancy piece, Minna Troil. Minna is a very pretty girl, with a bright eye, moist ripe lips, round fat arms, and a most loving, soft, and compressible person. Minna must, we think, be a misprint for Brenda. The picture, though ideal, has more of the character of reality than any of its companions. 14. Scene near Burton, Nottinghamshire, Mr. WALKER, Leamington— a fine painting. The cattle are particularly good, and the hills in the back ground are painted in the true style of natural landscape— dis- tinct, but distant. The bull and eow in the left of Mr. T. S. COOPER'S Farm Yard are well drawn and coloured; and the woolly people, too, are most respectable muttons. There is a dark and shadowy affair, which shape hath none, to the right of the bull, of which, or of its functions, we can make out little certain. If it be a bear— which it not a little resembles— bruin has singled out a curious resting- place. 16. Dead Game, R. MILLS. A brace of partridges, accurately and truly drawn; especially the bird whose back is turned to the spectator. 20 is another piece of Dead Game— Pheasants, by James Latham. This, also, is exceedingly good. 21, Portrait of a Lady; 112, Portrait of a Child ; 141, Portrait of a Lady and Gentleman, J. J. HILL. 21, we were told, is meant for Mrs. W. Scholefield. The fact, if it be one, rests on the evidence of our inform- ant. Certainly, with no other proof than our own eyes supplied, we should never have found it out. Bating likeness, ' which in a portrait is rather desirable, the picture is not without merit. There is a portrait of Mrs. Scholefield in one of the small rooms most ad- mirable and most true. In 141, the gentleman is standing and the lady is sitting, evidently for the pur- pose of being taken, and both peeping out of the can- vass with the most innocent and unconscious air ima- ginable. The gentleman is considerably stouter than nature made him, but the likeness is very decided; the lady is also a likeness, but certainly not a flattered one.. Painters, indeed, practice a sort of Owenism in their works ; adding charms to a homely, while they take from the attractions of a lovely face; thus insti- tuting amongst the softer sex, that community of goods which forms the social beau ideal of the apostle of New Lanark— a community which, in the one case as in the other, as its depressive are rather more marked than its exaltive tendencies, is productive, for the most part, of anything rather than satisfaction to the sub- jects of its influence. Mr. H. H. LINES presents us with A dell near Mat- lock, 22, and a view of Little Malvern Church, 53. Both pieces are favourable specimens of the artist's powers; especially the latter, in which the vista on the left is very cleverly managed. 24. H. M. S. Cleopatra on Shore, near the island of Lessoe; 122, H. M. S. Pique entering Portsmouth Harbour early in the morning. The sky in the former case is dirty and ragged ; the water, in both instances, is well painted, living and moving. 28. The Guardian. The Guardian is a wall- eyed dog, with a pair of particularly thick legs, plainly formed of linen and bran, and planted after the fashion of HOLBEIN'S portraits, overlooking two especially ugly youngsters with brick- dust faces, who have squeezed their eyes together to see how they look when sleeping. The groupe, both guardian and charge, are in a very slippery and precarious predicament, for the bank, on which they are stuck, is not above half a dozen of degrees from the perpendicular. Mr. FREDERICK R. LEE'S only Landscape, 29, is a fine one, particularly the landscape properly so called. The figures added in the title would have been as well omitted, both in the picture and title. They are an addition, but by no means an improvement. 31. Fruit, WILLIAM RATCLIFFE, jun. 130. Portrait of a Lady, by the same artist. The fruit of Mr. R. is better than his attempt at portrait; as an exhibitionist, he would do well to stick to still life. 35. Naomi and her Daughters— Three rather homely females squeezed up in a corner; the central one— Ruth, we suppose— evidently affected with dyspepsia, which Naomi endeavours to relieve by rubbing her chest. The third is turning away, but whether with a view to procure some Henry's calcined, is not quite apparent. 36, 42. Portraits of Mr. Fiddian aud of Mr. Alfred Evans, THOMAS WYATT. TWO characteristic pictures, the drawing and colouring and finish highly creditable to the artist. 47, Water Mill; 93, Aisle leading to Henry VII. Chapel. Mr. HENRY HARRIS has done great justice to these very opposite subjects. Both are natural and pleasing. The interior has the additional merit of a most truthful exactness without being stiff. 48, Kate; 85, A View on the Corso, R. ROTHWELL. There is nothing, to our eyes, so attractive in Kate, who is described as a transplant from the sister isle, that we should not have been quite content to leave the plant to grow where it sprung. The Italian mu- sic boy, to whom the view on the Corso is a frame- work merely, is a very happy effort, the expression marked, and the colouring admirable. Mr. M'CLISE favours the exhibition with two pic- tures, which, were there no others, would alone be well worth a lengthened visit, and infinitely overpay the trifling admission fee. 50, Interview between Charles I. and Cromwell. Charles sits on the right of the picture, the Prince of Wales, who is reading his lesson, standing at his right knee ; while a lovely round faced child leans its chubby cheek on his left. The future Protector is seated to the left, a table being placed between the bluff soldier aud his down cast monarch. A standing figure in the back ground completes the groupe. Charles is a copy from VANDYKE, with whose portraits of the martyr king, not a few of our readers are familiar from the splendid specimens at Warwick Castle. The face bears the impress of that weakness, mingled with an obstinacy which he mistook for dignity, that so strongly marked the character of the man. He is so much absorbed ia listening to the Prince, on whom his eyes are affectedly fixed, as scarce to be conscious of Cromwell's presence. Cromwell is a splendid study; the features, manly and firm, the forehead nobly dis- played, the head finely set, and the entiie bearing consummately dignified. He is waiting with calm and proud deference till the task of the king is com- pleted ; his only symptom of impatience being mani- fested in the right hand, which closes with an iron grasp on the edge of his Spanish hat, which he holds on his knee. The children are beautifully true to na- ture. There is a subdued look in both, most apparent in the Prince, who is demurely proceeding with his task, and who may be supposed more intimately to sympathise with the apparent grief of his father. But it is the timidity of childhood, simple, uncalculated, unreflecting. The colouring of the picture is brilliant without glitter; the drawing critically correct, with- out stiffness or elaboration. It is very likely that in noticing this aud theother picture of Mr. M'CLISE, we are but repeating' the remarks which abler critics than ourselves have previously indulged in. If so, our_ ex- cuse must be that these are the only specimens of Mr. M'Clise's pencil that we have seen; that we saw them on Tuesday for the first time; and we must venture to presume that some, at least, of our townsmen are in the same not enviable predicament. 70, Bohemian Gypsies is of a very different style from the Interview. In the latter, the principal parts are grave, grief- ful, and the accessories participate of the pale cast of thought that characterises the actors in the scene; in the former Comus reigns lord para- mount. It is a picture of contentment," mental and physical, not frugally meted out, but pressed down and running over; of happiness overflowing in mirth, of pleasure rising to frolic, and of frolic exuberating in wantonness. The male gypsies are the very beau ideal of handsome vagabonds, with limbs and looks as free and fresh as the breezes that wanton round them; the maidens are Mahometan angels— jetty eyed, raven tressed, with cheeks of roses, lips of cherries, bosoms heaving with youth and pleasure, clipsome arms, and persons soft, rounded, elastic, redolent of life and love from the snood to the sandal. The faces of the fair dark maidens have a pleasant community of fea- ture, differing but similar— Quales dicet esse sororum. Such as ' is natural and becoming in a company of persons, who in kin as in sentiment, form but one large family. The picture is large, or long rather, perhaps too much so. If it were cut in two, it would have more of unity and compactness; and the interest, which is, at present, somewhat distracted from the va- riety of groupes, and the superabundance of particulars, would gain in strength from the consequent concentra- tion. The half, in such a case of mutilation, would we doubt not, realise the old Greek proverb— it would be better than the whole. Till this consummation, however, is attained, we must take the good that the gods and the genius of Mr. M'Clise have presented to us, without quarrelling with the shape in which they have seen fit to convey the gift. The groupe on the extreme right consists of females en cavalier. There are three horses, and one quadruped, which, from its length of ears, should be assinine, but which is plainly as much superior to the tamed and crouching donkeys of civilisation, as its masters are to the cribbed and cabined shopkeepery. The central figure of the ca- valcade is a grave and sagacious horse, bearing aloft a beauty of mature age, a mother in Israel, ( that is, if the gypsies be no other than the residue of the ten tribes) with a plump and rosy boy peeping over her right arm, and a lovely infant slumbering in her left. The colouring and expression— placid and beautiful, she is settled and set by of course— as well as the drawing and drapery of this female, are above all praise. Im- mediately on the left of the matron are a couple of girls, one of whom is descending into the arms of a young man, which arc stretched forth to receive her; while the other sits in grave and somewhat resentful prudery, at beholding her companion preferred to her- self. The liveliness of this groupe is in admirable contrast to the staid demeanour of the married dame. The upraised countenance of the young man, the eye and the entire features glowing with love and mirth, and the playful and joyous air of the girl sliding into his embrace, are amongst the finest things we remem- ber to have seen, either in modern art or in ancient. These form the most striking portions of the picture, but there are numerous detached particulars on which the attention will rest long and pleasingly. Amongst these we may mention the aged couple, who, seated on the ground, are lovingly lighting their cigars by a mutual puff; the young mother gazing with delight on her newly- born babe, pulpy and pinky, from which she is fondly raising the envelope; the boy and girl read- ing ; the twin beauties, to whom their sweethearts are presenting the drinking glasses; and the fair maiden, from whose lips her recumbent lover playfully snatches the cup away. The picture, we have said, is lengthy; and has a rather scattered look; we may add, that the back ground is somewhat unsubstantial; and the tone is cold and stony, compared with the warmth and glow of the more finished parts. The distance may account in part for this apparent defect; but the band who are dancing, as the children in the North term it, a " here we go by ring by ring"— are not so far removed from the main figures as not to tolerate and re- quire both distinctness of outline and depth of colour. The whole picture is, however, wonderful. We lingered for nearly an hour in front of it; and we shall often revisit it. 51, Saturday Night. This is a picture of great merit. The colouring and expression of the old man, who is receiving, and of the aged dame, who is pre- senting the " social pinch," are excellent. The fine youthful flush of the smiling maiden, who stands be- hind the two seniors, offers a very pleasant contrast to their puckered and time worn faces. 58, Twilight and Gipsies; 79, Lodore Waterfall, Win. HAVELL. The sky in the first of these places is rather intense in its hue. The waterfall is lively and gushing; an excellent picture. 62, Mumble Roads, JAMES HARRIS. The water is good ; and the boat well drawn. The mainsail has a slovenly appearance. Should not the point of the boat- hook have been inserted in the clew rather than in the leech ? 60, Farmer's Servants, T. WOODWARD. The fore- most horse of the team, who, from his position, is cog- nisant of the doings of his two- footed companions, is plainly ashamed of their awkwardness; and hangs down his head to conceal his blushes. 67, Theodore Price, Esq.; 78, W. S. Cox, Esq., F. R. S. Mr. PARDON has great merit in both these portraits. We could have wished the disagreeable accompaniments of the latter omitted ; but we suppose they were considered necessary appendages to the founder of the Birmingham School of Surgery. 68, Monkey and Fruit. Mr. LANCE'S monkey is a little ugly old man. The fruit is good fruit, and such as nature fashioned it. 82, The Dairy Door, is well drawn and coloured, though the cow occupies rather a large share of it. 83, Smugglers. This is given in the catalogue to D. WILKIE, R. A.; we suppose Sir DAVID WILKIE is meant. It is a poor specimen of the great artist's powers. The burly smuggler entering the room might pass for a portrait of John Reeve playing a smuggler. It has nothing of the hard and sinisterous expression which we naturally attribute to the reality of a contra- band. The only face of any merit is that of the sitting figure on the right, which is worthy of the painter of " the country wedding." 89, Ronald of the Mist, G. CLINT, A. R. A. A paint- ing of considerable merit; but unfortunately hung so high that its merit can be but very imperfectly appre- ciated. Mr. CLINT has a portrait of Mrs. Simpson, ( 107) also a good painting. 95, Pilferers Detected; 108, The Village ofUnter- seen ; 114, Thun Castle, H. H. H. HORSLEY. Mr. HORSLEy exasperates the " Haitch," as Matthews used to say. The pilferers arc a band of urchins, who have been robbing an orchard. While busy in proving the ripeness of their plunder, they have been surprised by the owner, who wears anything but a placid air. A young woman, who is smiling as she advances, appears to have just informed them of the approaching storm. The expression of the children, particularly of one little fellow who has crammed his mouth with an apple, which, in his terror and surprise, he dares not chew, is humourously given. The Swiss views are very pretty. 109, Robinson Crusoe instsucting Friday. A. FRASER. We have seen this picture before, or an en- graving from it, we do not recollect which. The countenance of the docile savage is good, but he is as much too slender and boy- like, as Robinson is* over antiquated. We miss, too, in Robinson that expression of a lofty enthusiasm, which is associated with the character. The accessories are ably painted. 113, Mr. Wilmore, HENRY ROOM— A masterly portrait. Mr. ROOM has another portrait of great merit in one of the small rooms. Miss KEARSLEY has three pictures, 104, A Swiis Peasant, 125, Rural Courtship, and another. Rural Courtship should have been entitled— London Rurality. The subject is a young man making a sneaking attempt to win the favour of a young woman with a spinning- wheel before her, which, with a fine knowledge of that now neglected machine, she turns with her left foot, drawing the thread at the same time with her right hand. 116, The celebrated Dog Cyrus; Jerry, the property of WILLIAM TAYLOR, Esq. The dogs— there are a couple of them— are good, but the puppy by which they are accompanied is more like a rat than the son of a respectable Canis. The horse is express and admirable. There are two other portraits of horses in the room; 103, aud 122. Both of them possess much merit. They are the production of Mr. E. M. Fox. 131. Scene on the old road from Warwick toKenil- worth; 142, Windermere, THOS. BAKER. These are two excellent landscapes. The grouping of the cattle in the second is specially noticeable. F. P. STEPHANOFF exhibits one picture, 139, The Death of Wolsey. The face of the Cardinal is faulty; he is not dying, as he did, of mortal poison; nor has he the appearance of a dying man at all. The picture is, however, a good one, the lights happily disposed, and the various figures well grouped. The draping also is well handled. 145, A Candidate for a Seat, a somewhat sus- picions looking personage about to seat himself at a table where his absence seems to be considerably more desired than his presence. The expression of wrathful surprise on the countenances of the sitting priests, particularly his who appears to be the father of the feast, is very strikingly pourtrayed. The standing figure, who is pointing to the door as the proper direction in which the intruder would do well to move, is also very good. We presume Mr. J. J. CHALON, the painter, had some particular scene in life, fictitious or real, in view, which our recollection does not enable us to trace. The catalogue is silent on the subject. We have now enumerated, we believe, all the pic- tures in the great room that will repay an inspection, and a few that will not. Some of our readers may wish that we had exercised a greater degree of dis- crimination in referring to the former class. But the exhibition is an important feature in the attractions of Birmingham; and thinking, as we do, that it ought to receive all fair encouragement, we would rather sin by praising too much and too many than we would dis- courage the artists, who kindly minister to the public gratification, by a niggardly dispensing of the only meed that we have to bestow upon them. We are not at present prepared to say whether the pressure of the Festival next week will permit us to extend our notice to the other rooms of the exhibition. At the latest we shall not fail to attend to them in the course of the week after next. THE BAGMAN'S UNCLE. ( From the Pickwick Papers, No. XVII.) ( Concluded.) Gentlemen, there is an old story— none the worse for being true— regarding a fine young Irish gentleman, who, being asked if lie could play the fiddle, replied he had no doubt he could, but he couldn't exactly say for certain, be- cause he had never tried. This is not inapplicable to my uncle and his fencing. He had never had a sword in his hand before, except once when lie played Kicliard the Third at a private theatre, upon which occasion it was ar- ranged with Richmond that he was to be run through from behind without showing fight at all; but here he was, cut- ting and slashing with two experienced swordsmen, thrust- ing, and guarding, and poking, and slicing, and acquitting himself in the most manful and dexterous manner possible, although up to that time he had never been aware that he had the least notion of the science. It only shows how true the old saying is, that a man never knows what he can do, till he tries, gentlemen. " The noise of the combat was terrific, each of the three combatants swearing like troopers, and their swords clash- ing with as much noise as if all the knives and steels in Newport market were rattling together at the same time. When it was at its very height, the lady, to encourage my uncle most probably, withdrew her hood entirely from her face, and disclosed a countenance of such dazzling beauty, that he would have fought against fifty men to win one smile from it and die. He had done wonders before, but now he began to powder away like a raving mad giant. " At this very moment, the gentleman in sky- blue turn- ing round, and seeing the yourig lady with her face un- covered, vented an exclamation ol rage and jealousy ; and turning his weapon against'her beautiful bosom, pointed a thrust at her heart which caused my uncle to utter a cry of apprehension that made the building ring. The lady step- ped lightly aside, and snatching the young man's sword from his hand before he had recovered his balance, drove him to the wall, and running it through him and the pan- nelling up to the very hilt, pinned him there hard and fast. It was a splendid example. My uncle, with a loud shout of triumph and a strength that was irresistible, made his adversary retreat in the same direction, and plunging the old rapier into the very centre of a large red flower in the pattern of his waistcoat, nailed him beside his friend; there they both stood, gentlemen, jerking their arms and legs about in agony, like the toy- shop figures that are moved oy a piece of packthread. My uncle always said afterwards, V t f\ 7 THE BIIiMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 30. that this was one of the surest means he knew of, for dis- posing of an enemy; but it was liable to one objection on the ground of expense, inasmuch as it involved the loss of a sword for every man disabled. "' The mail, the mail!' cried the lady, running up to my ' uncle, and throwing her beautiful arms round his neck; ' we may yet escape.' "' Map!' said my uncle; 1 why, my dear, there's nobody velse to kill, is there ?' My uncle was rather disappointed, gentlemen, for he thought a little quiet bit of love- making would be agreeable after the slaughtering, if it were only to change the subject. '' We have not an instant to lose here,' said the young title,' said my uncle, looking coolly at the young gentleman as he stood fixed up against the wall, in the cockchaffer , fashion I have described. « You have cut off tiie entail, my love.' "' 1 have been torn from my home and friends by these villains,' said the young lady, her features glowing with in- dignation. ' That wretch would have married me by vio- lence in another hour.' " ' Confound his impudence !' said my uncle, bestowing a very contemptuous look on the dying heir of Filletoville. "' As you may guess from what I have seen,' said the young lady, ' the party are prepared to murder me if you appeal to any one for assistance. If their accomplices find us here, we are lost. Two minutes hence may be too late. The mail!'— and with these words, overpowered by her feelings and the exertion of sticking the young Marquis of Filletoville, she sunk into my uncle's arms. My uncle caught her up, and bore her to the house- door. There stood the mail with four long- tailed flowing- maned black horses, ready harnessed; but no coachman, no guard, no ostler even, at the horses' heads. " Gentlemen, I hope I do no injustice to my uncle's memory, when I express my opinion, that although he was a bachelor, he had held some ladies in his arms before this time; I believe, indeed, that he had rather a habit of kiss- ing barmaids, arid I know, that in one or two instances, he had been seen by credible witnesses, to hug a landlady in a very perceptible manner. I mention the circumstance, to show what a very uncommon sort of person this beautiful young lady must have been to have affected my uncle in the way she did; he used to say, that as her long dark hair trailed over his arm, and her beautiful dark eyes fixed them- selves upon his face when she recovered, he felt so strange and nervous, that his legs trembled beneath him. But who can look in a sweet soft pair of dark eyes, without feeling queer? I can't gentlemen. I am afraid to look at some eyes J know, and that's the truth of it. You will never leave me,' murmured the young lady. "' Never,' said my uncle. And he meant it too. "' My dear preserver!' exclaimed the young lady. 1 My dear, kind, brave preserver." •' Don't,' said my uncle, interrupting her. " Why?' enquired the young lady. "' Because your mouth looks so beautiful when you speak,' rejoined my uncle, ' that I am afraid I shall be rude " enough to kiss it.' " The young lady put up her hand as if to caution my uncle not to do so, and said— no, she didn't say anything— she smiled. When you are looking at a pair ot the most . delicious lips in the world, and see them gently break into a roguish smile— if you are very near them, and nobody else by— yoa cannot better testify your admiration of their beautiful form and colour than by kissing them at once. My uncle did so, and I honour him for it. "' Hark !' cried the young lady, starting. ' The noise of wheels and horses.' "' So it is,' said my uncle, listening. He had a good ear for wheels and the trampling of hoofs, but there appeared to be so many horses and carriages rattling towards them at a ' distance, that it was impossible to form a guess at their num- ber. The sound was like that of fifty breaks, with six blood cattle in each. "' We are pursued !' cried the young lady, clasping her hands. ' We are pursued. I have no hope but in you.' " There was such an expression of terror in her beautiful face, that my uncle made up his mind at once. He lifted her into the coach, told her not to be frightened, pressed his lips to hers once more, and then advising her to draw up '- the window to keep the cold air out, mounted to the box. '" Stay, love,' cried the young lady. "' What's the matter?' said my uncle, from the coach- box. '" I want to speak to you,' said the young lady; ' only a word— only one word, dearest.' "' Must I get doivn?' enquired my uncle. The lady made no answer, but she smiled again. Such a smile, gen- tlemeh !— it beat the other one all to nothing. My uncle descended from his perch in a twinkling. " ' What is it, my dear?' said my uncle, looking in at the coach window. The lady happened to bend forward at the same time, and my uncle thought she looked more beautiful than she had done yet. He was very close to her just then, gentlemen, so he really ought to know. "' What is it, my dear ?' s.< iil my uncle. "' Will you never love any one but me— never marry any one beside ?' said the young lady. - "' My uncle swore a great oath that he never would marry any body else, and the young lady drew in her head, and pulled up the window. He jumped upon the box, squared his elbows, adjusted the ribands, seized the whip which lay on the roof, gave one flick to the off leader, and away went the four long- tailed, flowing- maned black horses, at fifteen good English miles an hour, with the old mail coach behind them— whew ! how they tore along! " But the noise behind grew louder. The faster went the old mail, the faster came the pursuers— men, horses, dogs, were leagued in the pursuit. The noise was frightful, but above all rose the voice of the young lady, urging my uncle on, and shrieking ' faster i faster!' " They whirled past the dark trees as feathers would be swept before a hurricane. Houses, gates, churches, hay- stacks, objects of every kind they shot by, with a velocity and noise like roaring waters suddenly let loose. But still the noise of pursuit grew louder, and still my uncle could hear the young lady wildly screaming ' faster! faster!' " My uncle plied whip and rein, and the horses flew on- ward till they were white with foam; and yet the noise behind increased, and yet the young lady cried ' faster! faster!' My uncle gave a loud stamp upon the boot in the energy of the moment, and— found that it was grey morning, and he was sitting in the wheelwright's yard on thd box of an old Edinburgh mail, shivering with cold and wet, and stamping his feet to warm them. He got down, and looked eagerly inside for the beautiful young lady— alas! there was neither door nor seat to the coach — it was a mere shell. " Of course my uncle knew very well that there was some mystery in the matter, and that everything had passed exactly as he used to relate it. He remained staunch to the great oath lie had sworn to the beautiful young lady; refusing several eligible landladies on her account, and died a bachelor at last. He always said what a curious thing it was that he should have found out, by such a mere ac- cident as his clambering over the palings, that the ghosts of mail- coaches and horses, guards, coachmen, and pas- sengers, were in the habit of making journeys regularly every night: he used to add that he believed he was the only living person who had ever been taken as a passenger on one of these excursions ; and I think he was right, gen- tlemen— at least I never heard of any other." " I wonder what these ghosts of mail- coaches carry in their bags," said the landlord, who had listened to the whole story with profound attention. " The dead letters, of course," said the Bagman. " Oh, ah - to be sure," rejoined the landlord. '' I never thought of that." OLIVER TWIST CHAPTER XIV. ( From Benlle^ s Miscellany, No, IX.) Oliver soon recovered from the faintingfit into which Mr. Brownlow's abrupt exclamation had thrown him ; and the subject of the picture was carefully avoided, both by the old gentleman and Mrs. Bedwin, in the conversation that ensued, which indeed bore no reference to Oliver's history or prospects, but was confined to such topics as might amuse without exciting him. He was still too weak to get up to breakfast; but, when he came down into the housekeeper's room next day, his first act was to cast an eager glance at the wall, in. the iiope of again looking on the face of the beautiful lady. His expectations were disappointed, how- ever, for the picture had been removed. " Ah!" said the housekeeper, watching the direction of Oliver's eyes. " It is gone, you see." " I see it is, ma'am," replied Oliver, with a sigh. " Why have they taken it away?" " It has heen taken down, child, because Mr. Brown- • lew said, that, as it seemed to worry you, perhaps it might prevent your getting well, you know," rejoined the old lady. " Oh no, indeed it didn't worry me, ma'am," said Oliver. " I liked to see it; I quite loved it." . " Well, well!" said the old lady, good humouredly; " you get well as fast as ever you can, dear, and it shall be hung lip again. There, I promise you that; now let us talk about something else." This was all the information Oliver could obtain about the picture at that time, and as the old lady had been so kind to him in his illness, he endeavoured to think no more of the subject just then ; so listened attentively to a great many stories" she told him about an amiable and handsome daughter of hers, who was married to an amiable and hand- some man, and lived in the country; and a son, who was clerk to a merchant in the West Indies, and who was also such a good young man, and wrote such dutiful letters home four times a year, that it brought the tears into her eyes to talk about them. When the old lady had expatiated a long time on tha excellencies of her children, and the merits of her kind good husband besides, who had been dead and gone, poor dear soul! just six and twenty years, it was time to have tea; and after tea she began to teach Oliver crib- bage, which he learned as quickly as she could teach, and at which game they played, with great interest and gravity, until it was time for the invalid to have some warm wine and water, with a slice of dry toast, and to go cosily to bed. They were happy days, those of Oliver's recovery. Every- thing was so quiet, and neat, and orderly, everybody so kind and gentle, that after the noise and turbulence in the midst of which he had always lived, it seemed like heaven itself. He was no sooner strong enough to put his clothes on pro- perly, than Mr. Brownlow caused a complete new suit, and a new cap, and a new pair of shoes, to be provided for him. As Oliver was told that he might do what he liked with the old clothes, he gave them to a servant who had been very kind to him, and asked her to sell them to a Jew, and keep the money for herself. This she very readily did; and, as Oliver looked out of the parlour window, and saw the Jew roll them up in his bag and walk away, he felt quite de- lighted to think that they were safely gone, and that there was now no possible danger of his ever being able to wear them again. They were sad rags, to tell the truth; and Oliver had never had a new suit before. One evening, about a week after the affair of the picture, as Oliver was sitting talking to Mrs. Bedwin, there came a message down from Mr. Brownlow, that if Oliver Twist felt pretty well, he should like to see him in his study, and talk to him a little while. " Bless us and save us! wash your hands, and let me part your hair nicely for you child," said Mrs. Bedwin. " Dear heart alive! if we had known he would have asked for you, we would have put you a clean collar on, and made you as smart as sixpence." Oliver did as the old lady bade him, and, although she lamented grievously meanwhile, that there was not even time to crimp the little frill that bordered his shirt collar, he looked so delicate and handsome, despite that important personal advantage, that she went so far as to say, looking at him with great complacency from head to foot, that she really didn't think it would have been possible on the longest notice to have made much difference in him for the better. Thus encouraged, Oliver tapped at the study door, and, on Mr. Brownlow calling him to come in, found himself in a little back room, quite full of books, with a window look- ing into some pleasant little gardens. There was a table drawn up before the window, at which Mr. Brownlow was seated leading. When he saw Oliver, he pushed the book away from him, and told him to come near the table and sit down. Oliver complied, marvelling where the people could be found to read such a great number of books as seemed to be written to make the world wiser,— which is still a marvel to more experienced people than Oliver Twist every day of their lives. " There are a good many books, are there not, my boy ?" said Mr. Brownlow, observing the curiosity with which Oliver surveyed the shelves that reached from the floor to the ceiling. " A great number, sir," replied Oliver, " I never saw so many." " You shall read them if you behave well," said the old gentleman, kindly; " and you will like ill at better than looking at the outsides,— that is, in some cases, because there are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts." " I suppose they are those heavy ones, sir," said Oliver, pointing to some large quartos with a good deal of gilding about the binding. " Not those," said the old gentleman, patting Oliver on the head, and smiling as he did so; but other equally heavy ones, though of a much smaller size. How should you like to grow up a clever man, and write books, eh ?" '' I think I would rather read them, sir," replied Oliver. ' What wouldn't you like to be a book writer?" said the old gentleman. Oliver considered a little while, and at last said he should think it would be a much better thing to be a bookseller; upon which the old gentleman laughed heartily, and declared he had said a very good thing, which Oliver felt glad to have done, though he by no means knew what it was. " Well, well," said the old gentleman, composing his features, " don't be afraid; we won't make an author of you, while there's an honest trade to be learnt, or brick- making to turn to." " Thank you, sir," said Oliver; and at the earnest manner of his reply the old gentleman laughed again, and said something about a curious instinct, which Oliver, not under- standing, paid no very great attention to. " Now," said Mr. Biownlow, speaking if possible in a kinder, but at the same time in a much more serious manner than Oliver had ever heard him speak yet, " I want you to pay great attention, my boy, to what I am going to say. I shall talk to you without any reserve, because I am sure you are as well able to understand me as many older persons would be." " Oh, don't tell me you are going to send me away, sir; pray!" exclaimed Oliver, alarmed by the serious tone of the old gentleman's commencement; " don't turn me out of doors to wander in the streets again. Let me stay here and be a servant. Don't send me back to the wretched place I came from. Have mercy upon a poor boy, sir; do!" " My dear child," said the old gentleman, moved by t^ e warmth of Oliver's sudden appeal, " you need not be afraid of my deserting you, unless you give me cause." " 1 never, never will, sir," interposed Oliver. " I hope not," rejoined the old gentleman; " I do not think you ever will. I have been deceived before, in the objects. whom I have endeavoured to benefit; but I feel strongly disposed to trust you, nevertheless, and more strongly interested in your behalf than I can well account for, even to myself. The persons on whom I have bestowed my dearest love lie deep in their graves ; but although the happiness and delight of my life lie buried there too, I have not made a corfin of my heart, and sealed it for ever on my best affections. Deep affliction has only made them stronger; it ought, I think, for it should refine our nature." As the old gentlemen said this in a low voice, more to himself than to his companion, and remained silent for a short time afterwards, Oliver sat quite still, almost afraid to breathe, ' Well, well, said the old gentleman at length in a more cheerful voice, " I only say this, because you have a young heart; and knowing that I have suffered great pain and sorrow, you will be more careful, perhaps, not to wound me again. Yon say you are an orphan, without a friend in the world; and all the inquiries I have been able to make con- firm the statement. Let me hear your story; where you came from, who brought you up, and how you got into the company in which I found you. Speak the truth; and if I find you have committed no crime, you will never be friend- less while I live." Oliver's sobs quite checked his utterance for some minutes; and just when he was on the point of beginning to relate how he had been brought up at the larm, and car- ried to the workhouse by Mr. Bumble, a peculiarly im- patient little double knock was heard at the street- door, and the servant running up stairs, announced Mr. Grimwig. " Is he coining up?" inquired Mr. Brownlow. " Yes, sir," replied the servant. " He asked me if there were any muffins in the house, and when I told him yes, he said he had come to tea," Mr. Brownlow smiled, and, turning to Oliver, said " Mr. Grimwig was an old friend of his, and he must not mind his being a little rough in his manners, for he was a worthy creature at bottom, as he had reason to know." " Shall I go down stairs, sir ?" inquired Oliver. " No,'' replied Mr. Brownlow; " I would rather you stopped here." At this moment there walked into the room, supporting himself by a thick stick, a stout old gentleman, rather lame in one leg, who was dressed in a blue coat, striped waist- coat, nankeen breeches and gaiters, and a broad- brimmed white hat, with the sides turned up with green. A very small- plaited shirt- frill stuck out from his waistcoat, and a very long steel watch- chain, with nothing but a key at the end, dangled loosely below it. The ends of his white neckerchief were twisted into a ball about the size of an orange ;— the variety of shapes into which his countenance was twisted defy description. He had a manner of screw- ing his head round on one side when he spoke, and look- ing out of the corners of his eyes at the same time, which irresistibly reminded the beholder of a parrot. In this attitude he fixed himself the moment be made his ap- pearance ; and, holding out a small piece of orange- peel at arm's length, exclaimed in a low growling discontented voice,— " Look here ! do you see this ? Isn't it a most wonder- ful and extraordinary thing that I can't call at a man's house but I find a piece of this cursed poor- surgeon's- friend on the staircase? I've been lamed witli orange- peel once, and I know orange- peel will be my death at last. It will, sir; orange- peel will be my death, or I'll be content to eat my own head, sir!" This was the handsome offer with which Mr. Grimwig backed and confirmed nearly every assertion he made; and it was the more singular in his case, because, even admitting, for the sake of argument, the possibility of scientific im- provements being ever brought to that pass which will enable a gentleman to eat his own head in the event of his being so diposed, Mr. Grimwig's head was such a particu- larly large one, that the most sanguine man alive could hardly entertain a hope of being able to get through it at a sitting, to put entirely out of the question a very thick coating of powder. " I'll eat my head, sir," repeated Mr. Grimwig; striking his stick upon the ground. " Hallo ! what's that ?" he added, looking at Oliver, and retreating a pace or two. " This is young Oliver Twist, whom we were speaking about," said Mr. Brownlow. Oliver bowed. ( To be continued.) PAGANINI The following has been stated in several of the French journals to be the sums which Paganini has de- rived from his admirers by the public display of his extraor- dinary talents:— In Germany, 517,300f.; France, 2,206, OOOf.; England, 3,104, OOOf. ; Italy, 86,929f. Total, 5,914,229f Paganini having been shown this estimate, merely observed, " I will gladly give the calculator 10 per cent. or. the amount if be will prove it to be correct."— Musical World. BAD TIMES The Wheeling Times says, " The times are so hard, and payments are so rare, that the girls down East complain that the young men cannot even pay their ad- dresses !" ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. CORN AND MEAT LAWS. LAND IN CULTINATION, & c., OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Cultivated Acres. Uncultiva. ted Acres, capable of improve- ment. England .. J 25,632,000! Wales 1 3,117,000 Ireland ; 5,265,000 Scotland 12,525,280 British Islesj 383,690j 3,454,000 530,000 5,950,000 4,500,000 166,000 Barren and unprofitable 2,256,400 1,105,000 8,523,930 2,416,664 569,469 Total Acres) 46,922,970 14,600,000 15,871,463 Total Acres in each country. ! 32,342,400 4,752,000 19,738,930' 19,441,944! 1,119,159 77,394.433 Take the average rental of 47 millions acres, at 30s. per acre, the nett rental would be 70,500,000/. per annum. Say 47 millions of acres in cultivation, and supposing these to yield 3 qrs. of wheat per acre, or a total of 141 million quarters at 60s. per quarter, or in value 423,000,000 When at 65s. per quarter, the value 458,250,000 Ditto 70s. ditto 493,500,000 Ditto 75s. ditto 529,750,000 Ditto 80s. ditto 561,000,000 Meat, cattle, and every other produce bearing' a similar price, the ultimate value of production would prove the same, so that we may call it the real value of all our agricultural produce, whether taken in corn or cattle, & c. English rental 70,500,000 French rental of land 15s. per acre 35,250,000 100 per cent, higher in England than in France At 60*. At 65s. At 70s. At 75s. At 80s. Wheat, Eng. 423,000,000 458,250,000 493,500,000 529,750,000 561,000,000 French. 282,000,000 282,000,000 282,000,000 282,000,000 282,000,000 35,250,000 Difference. 141,000,000 176,250,000 211,500,000 247,750,000 279,000,000 At 40s. Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto About one- half of the produce of Agriculture being consumed of the kingdom in one year, the other half remaining as stock on hand for breeding, & c., & c. The annual amount of the Corn- law tax affecting the price of all such produce, of every kind, will be as follows ;— when English wheat is at 40s., and French wheat is at 40s,, the Corn- laws have no effect, prices being- the sime, viz., 282,000,000/.!! 282,000,000/. compared with the two countries. When at 45s., the tax will be 17,626,000 ; when at 50s., 35,250,000/.; when at 55s., 52,875,000/.; when at 60s., 70,500,000/.; when at 65s., 88,125,000/.; when at 70s., 105,750,000/.; when at 75s., 123,875,000/.; when at 80s., 139,500,000/. Thus, at one view, is seen the cruel effects of the Corn- laws, and what we are paying more per annum for the produce of our native country, than the next highest priced country in Europe— France!! With all our boasted improvements in agriculture, English produce has advanced, instead of getting cheaper from such improvements, and the only persons really bene- fitted are the landed proprietors !! Thus laws of the cruellest description are made and passed in the House of Commons, of the most selfish kind, that could be devised to min the country! On the other hand, con- trasting' and viewing the state of our greatly improved machinery, and its importance to the country, it is much to be deplored, has decreased in value, and with it the labour of the country in the same, or a much greater proportion than the value of food and neces- saries of the people, whose low rate of wages will not permit them to purchase a sufficient quantity of neces- saries to sustain nature ; or to enjoy those comforts to which every man is so justly entitled, as the bountiful gift of his Creator. Therefore, let every man demand the total and unconditional Abolition of the Corn- laws! as the greatest curse ever contemplated by the Legislators of England or inflicted upon the country. Nottingham, Sept. 1, 1837. JOHN CLAYTON. LICENSING DAY. SIR,— Travelling down Moor- street on Friday last, my attention was arrested by seeing a number of well dressed men standing near the Public- office. On en- quiring' the reason oi their congregating there on such, to my mind, an unusual day, I was informed it was licensing day, and the persons I saw were persons ap- plying for licenses to sell spirits by retail. Curiosity impelled me to stay and learn the result of the day's proceedings. I found there were about one hundred and twenty applicants ; most of whom, in confidence of the justice of their cause, the appointment of liberal magistrates, and their own integrity, appeared confi- dent of success; the result very much surprised me; for, as the business of the day proceeded, I found many disappointed. The cases, I think, call for enquiry, which, with your permission, I will make through your excellent journal, of those whom it may concern. The first license granted, was in Moor- street; the next in Pershore- street; one man had lived in Pershore- street long- enough to have made his fourth applica tion, and the other his first; a license was granted to the latter, although living in a very small house, about fifty yards from a large licensed house, and refused to the other, living- in a very targe house, in every respect calculated for the business, and twice the distance from a licensed house. Two others were afterwards called in and informed, that their cases had been decided be- fore they entered the court. I enquired of one of them how it was their business was cut so short? aud was informed that this was his fourth application. He showed me the plan of his premises; by which I found that he lived more than one hundred yards from any licensed house, in a new aud populous neighbourhood, where there were more than two hundred houses, and nolicensed house among them. Two others were after- wards called in; one of them had lived in the neigh- bourhood fifteen years, and had always maintained a good reputation, and had made three applications; he, of course, was refused. The other, who had lived there little more than twelve months, had one granted. One other was refused, on the grounds that there was no house wanted in his neighbourhood; whereas, he is brewing twice every week, and is a great distance from a licensed house. I could adduce many more instances, but these must suffice for this parish. In Aston parish, two licenses were granted, very near tog- ether, while others were refused on the old ground of not being wanted, although, on enquiry, I found they were a considerable distance from other licensed houses. In Edgbaston parish two were granted, where, in my humble opinion, one would have been quite suffi- cient ; there being but few houses in the lane. Now, sir, I should like to know by what means these favours are obtained; as I findy on subsequent enquiry, that they are ascribed to political influence; most of those refused being Liberals, aud having voted, at the late election, for the popular candidates. One man, I am informed, obtained a license after voting for Mr. Spooner ; another, who voted for him, ob- tained his through the same supposed reason this year. As the Poll Book is published we can judge for our- selves. I am much surprised that our liberal magis- trates do not attend to the growing' spirit of the times! not that I am an advocate for men of bad character to be entrusted to keep public houses. I would discard all such. But let the characters of the applicants be fairly investigated; and, if found good, and the pre- mises calculated for the business, let them commence at once; this would bring the trade to a level, the same as other trades, and, of course, by breaking up the monopoly, the community would reap the advan- tage. I have been led to make these enquiries, by a desire that the public should be acquainted with the laws and regulations, if any, by which these licenses are granted; some close together, others on the alleged ground that public houses are too thick upon the ground. By the way, Mr. Editor, is it true that a servant of one of the magistrates was sent round to examine some of the houses of the applicants, and to report thereon? I am, Mr. Editor, yours, very respectfully, OBSERVER. THE WOODMAN. SIR,— We, the undersigned, having observed with surprise a letter in the Birmingham Journal, signed by Charles Lloyd, of Broad- street, and addressed to the magistrates of the Borough of Birmingham, under the head " Flash Houses," containing insinuations and charges tending to destroy the respectability, andjeffect the ruin of the public house in Easy- row, known by the sign of the Woodman, and kept by our neighbour, Mr. William Welch, and feeling that such charges are untrue, and that if such letter were permitted to pass unnoticed, the character and respectability of Mr. Welch would be lost, and his wife and family ruined; and having most of us known Mr. Welch for some years, and having had constant opportunities of judg- ing, both as to his character, and the respectable manner in which he and his family manage the bu- siness of the Woodman Inn, do hereby declare, in reply to the letter of Mr. Charles Lloyd, that we believe Mr. Welch and his family to be honest, sober, and industrious, and, having frequent opportunities of judging, being mostly near neighbours to Mr. Welch, that the Woodman Inn is kept and conducted by him and his wife and family, in a very creditable, peace- able, and orderly manner, and we never knew that his house was frequented by thieves and prostitutes, or by persons of a disorderly character. JOSEPH SHORE, Easy- row. JOHN RODERICK, New- street. RICHD. UNDERHILL, Edgbaston. [ Here follow forty- six other signatures, many of them neighbours.] COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Corn Market, September 14. A moderate supply of Whaat, with a good sale for fine old, at fully the terms of last week; while new, which is generally in bad con. dition, was offering at less money— Fresh threshed old Barley was a ready sale at 37a. per quarter ; grinding samples in request, at the rates of this day se'nnight — Oats in better supply, with plenty of buyers, and fully maintain their value.— Beans readily obtained an advance of 6d. per bag— Peas the same as last market day. WHEAT— perBUlbs. d. 9. d. Old r> 8- 7 6 New g 0— 7 0 ' risli 5 9— 6 3 BARLEY— per Imp. Quarter. For Malting 33 0 — 35 0 ForGrinding, per49lbs 3 3 — 3 6 M ALT— per Imperial Bushel. Old and new 6 9— 79 O ATS— per 39lbs. Old 3 3 — 3 6 New 3 0 — 3 8 Irish i) 6 — 3 3 BEANS— perbag, 10 scoregross. s. d. s. d. Old 16 0 — 17 0 New 0 0 — 0 0 PEAS— perbag of 3 Bush. Imp. FOR BOILING. White 16 6 — 17 6 Grey 16 0— 16 6 FOR GRINDING. per bag of 10 score 14 9 — 15 3 White 15 0 — 15 6 FLOUR— perjacfc of- 2S0lbs. net. Fine 44 0 — 45 0 Seconds.... 39 0 — 41 0 The following is the statement in Messrs. Sturge's circular :— PRESENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Birmingham, September 14, 1837. s. d. s. WHEAT, English, White, per bushel of 621b. . 6 4 to 7 Old 7 2 .. 7 English, Red 6 0 Old Irish, White Red ~— nominal Foreign rfo ™ 6 6 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 32 6 Irish nominal 27 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. OATS, English, White, per Imperial Quarter Welsh, Black aud White, per 3I21bs. „ Irish, ( weighing ] to42lbs.) do. ( 37 to 391 bs.) do. Blaek^ M^^.^^ do. BEANS, English, Old, per bushel of 651bs. New , , Irish. Foreign PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 392tbs FLOUR, English, Fine, per Sack of 2801bs, Seconds . 24 0 . 23 0 . 23 0 . 25 6 , 23 0 . 22 6 , 5 4 . 5 0 none 0 0 5 0 • nominal 40 0 29 0 , 42 0 39 0 Gloucester, September 9, 1837. s. d. s. d. WIRT^ T, English, White, per Imp. Bushel , 7 0 Old — 7 0 English, Red 6 6 Irish, White, pertiOlbs... „.„ M> mmal 6 6 Old — 5 6 Foreign , nominal 6 6 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 30 0 Irish - — nominal 26 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 392lbs. 23 0 OATS, English, White, per Imp. Quarter 22 0 Welsh, Black and White o0 Irish ( weighing41 to421bs); per Qr. of3121bs. 24 ( 37 to 391bs.) 21 Black „ 21 BEANS, English, Old, per Imp. Bushel 5 Irish —. —. .— nominal 5 Foreign 5 EAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter nominal 46 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. 28 6 FLOUR, English, Fine, per sack of 2801bs ™ >, ™ . 44 0 Irish 41 0 to 7 .. 7 .. 7 .. 7 .. 6 .. 6 .. 6 .. 7 .. 32 .. 29 .. 25 .. 30 .. 24 .. 27 23 6 23 0 , 5 6 .. 5 4 .. 5 4 .. 5 4 .. 54 0 .. 31 6 .. 46 0 .. 43 0 GLOUCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. Wheat. Barley Oats „ Beans Peas ~ 323 85 514 0 0 s. d. WORCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. s. d. Oats ,—. . 0 0 0 0 Peas 0 0 . 0 0 Birmingham, September 14, 1837. At Gloucester market on Saturday Wheat supported the prices of the previous week j at Worcester it was Is. per quarter cheaper. Malting Barley higher, but Grinding was offering , it less money. Oats in demand at former currency. Old Beans enquired for, but buyers would not comply with the terms demanded. During the present week the weather has been mostly very wet. The sales effected in Wheat have been at about last market day's currency, say from 7s. 4d. to 7s. 8d. per 62lbs. for old and dry new. Malting Barley at Is. to 2s. per quarter higher, good old English having sold at 36s. to 38s. per imperial quarter; Grinding 6d. per quarter lower. Oats in fair request at former rates. Old Beans were enquired for. This day's market was moderately supplied with Wheat, which was taken off at rather over last market day's prices. Old Red sold at 7s. 2d. to 7s. 8d. New, 6s. to 7s 4d. per 621bs. Malting Barley Is. per quarter higher. Grinding 6d. to Is. per quarter cheaper. Oats unaltered in value ; the demand good. Peas and Beahs saleable at former prices. IMPORTS INTO GLOUCESTER From the Gth to the 13th inst. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Beans. Qrs 1554 Qrs 449 Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. Qrs Qrs Qrs Qrs Foreign.... Qrs Qrs Qrs 451 Qrs Peas. Flour. Bye. Vetches. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Coastwifce.. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Foreign.... 169 Qre acks Qrs Qr « WARWICK, SATURDAY, SEPT. 9.— Wheat, per bag, old 23s Od te 23s 6d J new, I9s Od to 21s Od ; Barley per quarter, 30s Od t « 34s Od; grinding, 27s Od to 29s Od ; Oats, 30s Od to 34s Od ; New, Os Od to Os Od; Peas, per bag, 14s Od to 15s Od j Beans, I6s ( Id te 18s Od; new, Os Od to Os Od; Vetches, Os Od to Os Od; Halt. 60s Od to 64s Od per quarter. HEREFORD, SEPT. 9.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measare, 7s 7d to 7s lOd. Ditto, new, per bushel, 7s Id to 7s 7d. Barley, 4s Od to Os Od. Beans, 5s Od to 5s 3d. Peas, 5s Od to OS 04. Vetches, Os Od to Os Od. Oats, 4s Od to 4s 6d. CHELTENHAM, SEPT. 7— New Wheat, 6s 6ii to 7s Od per bushel. Old Wheat, 7s Od to 7s 6d. Barley, 3s 6d to 4s Od. Oats, 3e 64 to 4s Od. Beans, 5s 3d to 6s Od. Hop INTELLIGENCE Worcester, September 13— Our duty is now backed to pay £ 32,000, but from the information which we continue to receive, as the yards are cleared, we think it will be found far te exceed that sum. As the picking proceeds, which is now general, the crop is found to produce much more than the planters expected. Fourteen pockets of new hops were brought to market on Saturday ; four being grown by Mr. Webb, of Hanleyj three by Mr. Davies, of Teubury; six by Mr. Pound, of Birchley farm, Borkleton; and the remaining one by Mr. Tuberville, of Bodenham. The sample was considered pretty good, and the price demanded was 75s. per cwt. Mr. Webb's four pockets were purchased by our fellow- citizen, Mr. Leonard. But little business, it is expected, wilt be done before Fair Day, which is on Tuesday next. Sixty- nine pockets of old hops were weighed during the week, and seven ou market day. Seven pockets of new were also weighed on the same day— The market is considered very flat, and prices remain about as our last. Borough, September 11 The supply of new liops up to the pre- sent time has been about 200 pockets— they have been sold ; this week the trade will establish itself, as the supply will be consider- able, most of the growers having now commenced. Reports ( ram the various districts state that the hops come down short of t& e expectation, consequently the duty has fallen to 190m. Present Prices, per cwt.:— East Kent Pockets, £ 0 0s. to £ 0 Os. fine £ I) 0s.; Mid Kent Pockets, £ 4 Os. to £ 4 4s. fine £ 0 OS. ; Weald of Kent, Pockets, £ 3 15s. to £ 4 Os. fine £ 0 Os. j Sussex pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 0s. fine £ 0 Os.; Yearlings, £ 2 16s. to £ 4 4s. fino £ 0 0s.; Bags, £ 2 2s. to £ 3 15s. fine £ 0 0s.; Olds, £ 1 10s. to £- 2 2s. fine £ 0 Os.; Old Olds, £ 0 18s. to £ 1 IOs. fine £ 0 0s. GLOUCESTER. SHIP NEWS, From September 7 to September 14. ISIPORTS: The Cato, from Quebec, with 275 pieces of red and white pine timber, 1200 deals, 114 deal ends, 1270 staves, and 114 cords cf lathwood, consigned to Tripp Brothers— Dennis Carty, Waterford, 1172 barrels of barley, J. and C. Sturgej 100 firkins of butter, Samuel Bowly; 12 hogsheads of bones, W. Kendall and Son— Kate, Cork; 785 barrels of barley and 222 barrels of oats, J. and C. Sturge— Ann and Maria, Sandersfoot, 30 tons of coals, John George— Belinda, Swansea, 20J tons of copper, 25 tons of metallic sand, aud 50 casks of butter, H. Southan aud Son— Halcyon, Mumbles and Swansea, 25 tons of metallic sand and 30 bushels of oysters, H. Southau and Soa — Providence, Cardiff, 30 tons of iron, Hack and Britton— Traveller, Newport, 40 tons of coals, Robert Spinney— Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co. EXPORTS : The Albertina, for Dram, with ballast, from Tripp Brothers— Rebecca, Youghall, 80 tons of salt, Gopsill Brown— WiL liam, London, 25 tons of salt and sundries, Gopsill Brown— Erin, Penzance, 47} tons of salt, H. Southan and Son— Lion, Port Isaae, 43 tons of salt, Gopsill Brown— William and Ann, Carmarthen, 28 tons of salt and sundries, Gopsill Brown— Belinda, Swansea, general cargo, H. Southan and Son— Newport Trader, Newport, general cargo, H. Southan and Son— Langport, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co Ann and Maria, Highbridge, ' 24% tons of salt, H. Southan aud Son— Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stacker and Co. TOWN INFIRMARY, SEPT. 15— Surgeon of the week, Mr. Ryland. Patients admitted, 11; discharged, 15; in the house, 130. Out- patients visited and ill attendance, 526. Midwifery cases, 4. GENERAL HOSPITAL, SEPT. 15.— Physician and Surgeon of the Patients of the week, Dr. Evans and Mr. Vaux. Visitors, Mr. J. Cadbury and Mr. I). Ledsam. In- patients admitted, 28; out, 137. In- patients discharged, 32; out, 90. Remaining in the house. 14S. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO SEPT. 12. In the House Admittedsince .... Born in the House Dischgd, absconded, aud dead* Totftlof each Wo. INFANTS. Men. men., Boys. Girls. Male. Fein. Total. 185 181 14 21 27 10 438 19 25 10 7 8 9 78 1 I 2 204 2C6 24 28 36 20 518 20 15 3 14 9 6 87 184 191 21 14 27 14 451 Number of Cases relieved last week NumberofCliildren in the Asylum * Of whom 2 men and 1 woman died. 1,1- 21 284 METEOROLOGICAL DIARY. FURNISHED BY MR. WOLLER, B DO BAST ON- ST R E ET. Barometer at noon. Ex- treme during night. Ther- mome- ters morn. Extreme heat during day. Ther- mome- ter at noon. State of Wind at noon. Remarks at noon. Sept. . 9 29 50 45 II 60 0 66 0 58 0 SW Rain 10 29 50 44 0 58 0 64 0 58 0 SW Rain 11 29 40 42 0 56 0 60 0 54 0 VV Raitt 12 29 30 40 n 58 0 62 0 55 0 SW Rain 13' 28 80 42 0 58 0 61 0 56 n SW Ruin 14 29 20 44 0 54 0 62 0 54 0 w Rain 15 29 50 42 0 54 0 60 0 50 0 w Rain BIRTHS. On the 9th ult., at Spring- hill, Mrs. John Perry, of a ( laughter. On the 5th inst., at the Vicarage, Bromsgrove, the lady of the Rev. John Netherton Harward, of a ( laughter. MARRIAGES. Yesterday, at the Friends' Meeting- house, Thomas Gib- bins, Esq., to Miss Emma Cadbury, both of this town. On Monday last, at St. Philip's Church, William, second son of the late William Boden, to Elizabeth, fifth daughter of the late Edward Boden, both of this town. On the 12th inst., by license, at St. George's Church, Wolverhampton, by tlie Rev. G. B. Clare, Henry, second soil of Jesse Ball, of Ravenhurst. street, to Eliza, second daughter of Charles Kenyon, of Windsor- street, both of this town. On Wednesday last, Mr. Joseph King, of Yeovill, to Miss Combs, of this town. On the 5th inst., at Halesowen, by the Rev. R. B. Hone, Mr. W. A. Lyndon, of this town, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Evers, ironmaster, of Cradley, neat Stourbridge. On Monday, at St. Peter's Church, Worcester, by the Rev. J. H. Barker, Mr. Thomas Turner, to Miss Elizabeth Bowler, both of Worcester. On the 12th inst., at Eaton Bishop, Worcestershire, by the Rev. W. J. Thomas, of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, Edward David Thomas, Esq , of Wellfield House, Radnor- s- lrre, to Arabella Emma, second daughter of J. S. Gowland, E'. q.. of Cagebrook House. On Thur- day week, . Mr. John Jenkins, to Miss Hannah Marshall, both of Leamington. DEATHS. On the 8th inst., Mr. Jonah Jeavons, of Horsley- heath, Tipton, in the 55th year of his age. On Saturday, aged 44, Mrs. H. Anna Eltliam, of Cina!- street. On the 13th inst., aged 30, at the house of his brother- in- law, Mr. Hall, of Paradise- street, Robert, youngest sou of Mr. Rowland Collins, of Henley. On the 6th inst., Mr. William Parkes, plane- manufac- turer, of Woodcock- street, deeply lamented by his family and friends. On Saturday last, Mr. Joseph Luckcock, of Handsworth, aged 78. On the 11th inst., in the 37th year of his age, Mr. George Painter, of Exeter- row. On Monday, at Handsworth, at the residence of her son, Mr. Lloyd, of Soho, Mrs. Raehael Lloyd, aged 63, formerly of Shrewsbury. On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Wildblood, late farming bailiff at Boreatton, aged 34. On Saturday last, in the 47th year of her age, Ann, the wife of Mr. John White, auctioneer, of Shrewsbury. On the 12th instant, at Whitchurch, Shropshire, John Luther Richards, Esq., in the 32nd year of his age. On the 10th inst., Mary, wife of Mr. B. Bowdler, con- fectioner, of the Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. On the lltli inst., aged 36, Mr. Samuel Griffiths, of the Castle- gates, Shrewsbury. On the mil inst., Mary Ann, wife ot Mr. John Bowater, of the Old Still Inn, Digbetli, Walsall, aged 48. On Tuesday week, 111 Heneage- street, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, formerly of Duddeston Farm, near this town, aged 81 years. Ou the 6th inst., Frederick William, infant son of Mr. • Caldieott, of Dudley street, Wolverhampton. On Saturday last, Mary, wife of Mr. J. L. Whitfield, of High- street, Worcester, and daughter of Mr. Hudson, oi Holm Lacy. On the 10th inst., after a lingering illness, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. John Powell, of Bromsgrove. On the 7th inst., at art advanced age, William Gill, Esq., of Dam street, Lichfield. On the 10th inst., in William- street, Blackfriars, London, Mr. Henry Capel, sen., in the 84th year of his age, many years an inhabitant of Kempsey. 8 THE BIIiMINGHAM JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 30. We give above the average returns of ourfcorn market for the week ending Thursday. Hitherto the average given has been that of the week preceding our publication. In future the Journal wiil, in tliis matter, take precedence of all its cotemporaries. We have 110 space to- day for an account of the proceedings at Liverpool of the National Association. From any report that we have seen, their discoveries will not fire even the Mersey— to say nothing of the Thames. TUP. FESTIVAL.— The committee have, we fear, erred in allowing any but fancy dresses at the ball. The dread of singularity is so strong, that when a choice is left very few will expose themselves to the chance of a laugh. Even at the eleventh hour we think the alter- native should be withdrawn. Mendelsohn's oratorio, it will be seen, has been played iti London with rap- turous applause. It will be applauded here. The recommendation to silence is unwise and will be use- less. We hope the hint will be taken in respect to the recitative. THE WALLACE TESTIMONIAL A difficulty of an insuperable nature, arising out of the etiquette- of the service, will, it seems, prevent the funds subscribed for this testimonial from their destined appropriation. A meeting oil the subject took place last night, when various modes of disposing of the funds were suggested — first, to give the sums collected to the Genera] Hospital; second, to set them apart for the relief of the unemployed poor; third, to the purchase of an annual prize, to be competed for by the members of the Mechanics' Institution. Ultimately the considera- tion of the subject was postponed till the 12th of October next. NARRATIVE OF MR. WEBSTER.— As attention has been directed to the date of this pamphlet, which, with that fine disregard of truth and probability that cha- racterises the Birmingham Tories, has been stated to be the 10th of September— our RE- publication of it was, v.' e need not say, the 9th of September— we think it proper to state, which we do on the best au- thority, that the narrative was drawn up, as it is stated to have been, immediately after the events that it describes, and that it was printed, as the date sets forth, when written. Though the pamphlet did not come into our hands till Wednesday last, copies were distributed privately as soon as it was printed. Our opinion of the narrative has been already ex- pressed. That it gives a fair, unbiassed account of the events of the election, we should have concluded, < Ti i had the writer been less known and Respected, from the entire corroboration that it gives of the account which, on such evidence as was at the moment accessible, we ourselves gave on the Saturday after tHr- election. There is another entirely conclusive argument why we should rely on Mr. WEBSTER'S statement— the noisome and foul accumulation of Billingsgate, to which its appearance has subjected him. In our entire experience, we have never known an individual exposed to such an attack, as that made on Thursday upon Mr. WEBSTER, who had not pro- voked it by his consistent regard for truth and honesty. The test is, indeed, all but infallible. THE CORN LAWS.— We beg attention to some elabo- rate tables in another page, on the subject of these laws, and their effects. THE HARVEST.— We have every reason to believe that the crops of wheat, barley, and oats, all over the country, do not amount to anything like an average. A gentleman of our acquaintance, intimately conver- lt with these matters, had occasion lately to travel r nearly a hundred miles north and south, and in the ntire course of his journey he declares he saw but one field of oats that could be called a really good crop. The straw, as well as the car, is exceedingly deficient, short, and weak, as it was last year. The old barley now being brought to market, is described as noto- riously bad, heated, and musty, equally unfit for seed or malting. The statement of this gentleman is entirely borne out by the state of the markets. If there was the slightest shadow of truth in the accounts with which our provincial cotem- poraries are weekly amusing their readers, of running- over abundance, how could it possibly hap- pen, more especially in these times, that we should witness such prices as 7s. 6d. a bushel for wheat ? Every one knows the natural consequence of a great crop following on a scanty one, that the early markets are not supplied but glutted by competing growers, each hurrying in to eatch a portion of the high prices. When the contrary is observed, when markets fall slowlv or not at all, the inference is irresistible. What possible purpose can he served, by attempting to deny in words what is proved by facts, we are at a loss to dis- cover. Potatoes, we are happy to say, are really abundant, and the evidence is ready, for they are cheap, though, as yet, but the first fruits of the crop are being' gathered. THE EMANCIPATION ACT.— A petition is now being signed at Exeter Hall, London, praying Parliament to eject Catholic members from the House of Commons. A correspondent of the Chronicle says, if it succeed, it will lead to a civil war. We hardly think it will suc- ceed. Prince Charles of Liechtenstene and suite arrived at the Albion Hotel on Thursday last. The Prince, who brought a letter of introduction from the Austrian Ambassador to Mr. G. R. Collis, accompanied that gentleman to some of the principal objects in the town. The Prince, during his stay, visited the Town Hall, and he signified his intention to be present dur- ing the musical festival next week. MIDLAND OMNIBUS COMPANY.— The first annual meeting of the proprietors was held at the White Horse Inn, Steelhouse- lane, on Tuesday, the 12th instant, when the Directors' report and the balance sheet were read. A loss appears to have been sus- tained at the commencement of the year, arising from the extraordinary high price of provender, the ex- penses attendant upon the commencement of the com- pany, and a disease among horses, which then raged severely; but the working of the concern, excluding these items, was so satisfactory, as to leave no doubt but the business of the ensuing year would produce a handsome dividend. We have a report of the dinner in Communication- row in type, but it has been squeezed out by the press of advertisements. In several other matters we are still in arrear. BROMSGROVE.— The contest for the wardens ended on Thursday last thus— Ellens 945, Hill 915; Penn 381, Edwards 372. A scrutiny is demanded, which the Liberals can easily afford. GRAND DAHLIA SHOW.— TOWN- HALL— We have pleasure in directing the attention of the public to out- advertising columns, for the particulars in full of the rules and regulations of this highly- interesting exhi- bition. The former are liberal in amount, beyond all comparison with anything of the kind previously known, and have created, in all quarters, a corres- ponding degree of interest. The latter we think well calcalated to insure a fair field for the competitors. When we state that the most eminent growers in the kingdom have already entered the lists, our readers will look forward to a display of no ordinary kind, and to enhance the enjoyment of the visitors, Mr. Hollins will preside, on both days, at the organ, the trustees of which have kindly granted its use for the occasion. MARRIAGES There is a set of wits, of the summer table- beer variety, small and sour, who « e highest am- bition is limited to hoaxing the newspapers in the matter of marriages; which they celebrate without leave either of the clergyman or the registrar. One of i liese infiniment petits induced us last week to insert a itice of the union of Mr. J. Palmer, of the Deritend tiinery, and Miss Jones; which union had no ex- tenee," save in the weak fancy of its lying reporter, •' e are rather puzzled how to deal with these gentry, r as they stick as little at forgery as falsehood, our ! e, that all such communications shall be signed, is - eless. We think we shall, in future, charge half- a- • uum for every notice of marriage coming from a party whom we do not personally know. This, we bave no doubt, will be effectual. THE ORATORIO.— We have received ( he following short letter on the subject of that admixture of things, profane and sacred, of which the Oratorio, in its customary mode of performance, almost necessarily exhibits. We certainly do not, any more than the ex- cellent writer, admire their conduct who are only content— To hear Messiah's praise for Handel's sake, Although our light and ephemeral pages are not ex- actly the place for prosecuting a discussion so gravely important:— However widely I may differ in opinion on the subject of the approaching Musical Festival, I have too favourable an opinion of the candour of the Editor of the Journal to sup- pose he will refuse the insertion of a veryfew lines addressed to those who are sincerely desirous of acting consistently with their Christian profession. I do not forget the feeling excited on a former occasion, when I ventured to circulate the opinions of John Newton ; and Leigh Richmond, con- demning these entertainments; hut increasing years and reflection have not lessened my conviction of the magnitude of the evils connected with Oratorios, and though others far better qualified than myself, have not on the present oc- casion, reiterated their sentiments, I do not individually feel excused without simply urging upon religious profes- sors, impartially and prayerfully to examine for themselves, whether they are justified in giving any direct or indirect sanction to an entertainment which, even though it may contribute to the funds of a benevolent institution, dese- crates the sacred language of the Bible, and makes its solemn truths subjects of pastime and amusement.— I am, respectfully, JOSEPH STURGE. Birmingham, 6th month, 15, 1837. REGISTRATION— On Friday the magistrates of Wol- verhampton found the Rev. Mr. Pountney liable in a penalty, which, as the prosecution was meant to try the question of law merely, was made nominal, for neg- lecting to make a return of interments to the Registrar. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. Henry Witton Tyndall, a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. There is nothing newer from the Peninsula than what appears in our second page. DAHLIA SHOW.— The annual show of Dahlias, at the Duke of Marlborough Tavern, Mount street, took place on Monday, the 11th instant, when the following prizes were awarded. PREMIER PRIZE— Springfield Rival, Mr. John Coudrey. Best 24 dissimilar blooms, Mr. Coudrey; 2nd do. Mr. Yatea ; 3rd do. Mr. Phillips. Best 12 dissimilar blooms, Mr. Coudrey ; 2nd do. Mr. Pullen ; 3rd do. Mr. Davit's. Best 6 dissimilar blooms, Mr. Phillips; 2nd do. Mr. Coudrey ; 3rd do. Mr. Pullen. SINGLE BLOOMS— TIPPED AND STRIPED.— 1, Dodd's Mary Queen of Scots, Mr. Phillips ; 2, Dodd's Mary, Mr. Coudrey ; 3, Rival King, Mr. Pullen; 4, Queen of Dahlias, Mr. Docker ; 5, Honourable Mrs. Harris, Mr. White; 6, Criterion, Mr. Pullen ; 7, Pothecary's Lord Nelson, Mr. Docker. CRIMSON AND PURPLE.— 1, Metropolitan Perfection, Mr. Ceudrey; 2, Crimson Perfection, Mr. Pullen; 3, Purple Perfection, Mr, Da. vies; 4, Tyron, Mr. Barker; 5, Granta, Mr. Phillips; 6, Lord Derby, Mr. Docker ; 7, Unknown, Mr. Phillips. SCARLET, RUBY, AND ROSE 1, Warminster Rival, Mr. DavieB ; 2, Springfield Rival, Mr. Coudrey; 3, Widnall's Apollo, Mr. Phil, lips; 4, Lord Byron, Mr. Beach ; 5, Newick Rival, Mr. Pullen; 6, Fisherton Rival, Mr. Tolley ; 7, Rose Imperialis, Mr. White. WHITE, BLUSH, AND LILAC.— 1, King of Whites, Mr. White; 2, Mrs. Wilkinson; Mr. Beacfc ; 3, Metropolitan Blush, Mr. Coudrey ; 4, Metropolitan Lilac, Mr. Barker; 5, Gaines's Harlequin, Mr. Barker; 6, Lilac Perfection, Mr. Pullen ; 7, Seedling, Mr. Phillips. YELLOW, ORANGE, AND BUFF.— Jones'SISulphurea Elegans, Mr. Coudrey; 2, Mountjoy's Zero, Mr. Coudrey; 3, Seedling, Mr. Pullen; 4, Jason, Mr. Neale; 5, Widuall's Prince of Orange, Mr, Barker; 6, Seedling, Mr. Pullen; Stone's Yellow Perfection, Mr. Barker. PORTEUS, MAP OF LONDON.— This is really a com- panion for the waistcoat pocket. In case of need, it might be stuffed into a card case, yet it contains, dis- tinctly set forth, every street and square in mighty London, from Kentish Town to Camberwell, and from the West India Docks to Brompton. THE PALAIS ROYALE.— We call the attention of our fashionable readers to this splendid stock of elegant articles now displayed opposite the Post- office, New- street, by Messrs. Louis and Co. There is everything combined in magnificent articles of bijouterie to gratify the most fastidious ; and when we add that such a valuable and varied collection has never before been displayed in this town, we are positive our readers will avail themselves of an early opportunity to pay a visit to this temple of fancy. PANTECHNETHECA The establishment of Mr. Hy- ani's continues to exhibit its attractions. We have 110 doubt it will be a favourite point of resort next week, and it deserves to be so. THE THEATRE.— The Theatre opens, under the new management, on Saturday next, with Vestris and Charles Mathews. We beg attention to Captain Hoskins's advertise- ment, in our fifth page. Amongst the other wonders of the Festival week, the great whale has arrived, to greet the natives and visitors. LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBERS. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. SEPTEMBER 5.— THOMAS ALL WORK, Hastings, dealer and chap- man. BANKRUPTS. The Bankrupts to surrender atthe Court of Commissioners, Basing- hnU. streetwhen not otherwise expressed. 3 WILLIAM HENRY HUNT, Crown. court, Cheapside, City, dealer and chapman, September 20 and October 20, Sol. Mr. Peite, 34, Old Broad- street. Pet. Cr. Samuel Stocks, sen., and Samuel Stocks, jun., Manchester, merchants. Seal. September 6. WILLIAM ANTONIO ROCHER, late of Clifford's inn passage, Fleet. street, City, but now of Broadwall, Blackfriars, wine mer- chant, September 20 and October 20. Sols. Messrs. Ogle and Younghusband, 4, Great Winchester. street. Pef. Cr. Samuei Carter, Heckmond Wike, Yorkshire, Esq. Seal. September 5. WARNER LIDDIARD and ROBERT KITTON, 20, Golden- lane, City, carpenters, September 20 and October 20. Sol. Mr. Nicholls, 8, Cook's- court, Carey- street. Pet. Cr. Henry Kidley and William Brown, Ipswich, timber merchants. Seal. Aug. 24. JOHN GREEN and GEORGE ELEY, now or late of Birmingham, and Thavies'. inn, Holborn, City, wholesale jewellers, September 18 and October 20, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Adlingtou and Co., 1, Bedford- row, London; and Mr. William Marshall, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. Joseph and James Marshall, and George Perton, all of Birmingham, jewellers. Seal. August 8. WILLIAM TWELLS WEST, Nottingham, draper, September 16 and October 20, at the White Lion Hotel, Nottingham. Sol. Mr. Thomas Parker, 10, St. Paul's Cliurch. yard, London. Pet. Cr. Francis Scattergood, Melton Mowbray, hatter. Seal. August 30. JOHN BONNOIt, Cheltenham, ironmonger, September 19 and October 20, at Yearsley's Hotel, Cheltenham. Sols. Messrs. Dax and Bicknell, 41, Lincoln's- inn. fields, London; and Messrs. Pack, wood and Leeds, Cheltenham. Pet. Cr. Freeman Padmorc, Chel. tenham, gent. Seal. September 2. DIVIDENDS. Thorflas Rayion, Dolphin Inn, Romford, innkeeper, October 2— George Wood, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, linen draper, October 2, at the Bull Inn, Bridport— Henry Johnstone, Sheffield, coachmaker, October 10, at the Town. hall, Sheffield— 1Thomas Carr and John Hartley Carr, Dewsbury moor, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, woollen manufacturer, October 10, at the Yew Tree Inn, Liversedge, York, sliire— Thomas Roach, Manchester, linen draper, October 2, at the Coinmissioners'. roomit, Manchester— Francis Trench, Liverpool, merchant, September 30, at the office of Messrs. Lace and Co., Castle- street, Liverpool— Henry Gledhill, Clough. mill, Stansfleld, York, shire, cotton manufacturer, September 30, at the Commissioners', rooms, Manchester— John Gledhill, Clnugh. mill, Stansfield, York, shire, woollen manufacturer, October 3, at the Commissioners', rooms, Manchester— William Scott, Bristol, corn factor, October 3, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol— Samuel Holmes, Derby, silk dealer, October 2, at the New Inn, Derby— Charles Wainwright, Manchester, dyer, October 2, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Man- chester— Joseph Archibald, King. street, Manchester, tailor, October 2, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, SEPTEMBER 29. Joseph Rowling, SehooI. elose, Leeds, dyer— Thomas Partridge the younger, Aston, near Birmingham, maltster— Joshua Crampton, Tong, Birstal, Yorkshire, scribbling miller— Alfred Sidebottom, Two Bridges, Lancashire, calico printer— Maria Machell and Charles Machell, FountBin. stairs, Bermondsey, potters— Rost M'Cracken, Manchester, flour dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. William Powell, sen., and William Powell, jun., Webb. street, farriers— Samuel Wilkinson and Henry Moyce, King- street, Corent- garden, linen drapers— Thomas Lowndes and James Tomkins, Feu- church. itreet, ship brokers— William Beck Wightman and William Wightwick, 219, High. street, Southvvark, linen drapers— Robert Lamont and Thomas Lamont, Bath and Bristol, linen drapers— Charles Beaufoy and Mark Beaufoy, Haverhill, Suffolk, grocers- John Ryle and William Hopes, Macclesfield, bankers— Samnel OaUs and John Oates, Dewsbury, hat manufacturers— Matthew Coatts and David Cleasby, Manchester, drapers— Richard Bright and Ed- ward Drewry, South Audley. street, Grosvenor- square, surgeons— Samuel Southby Shaw arid Charles Southby Shaw, 14, Morgan- street, jCoftNberdal- rond, and 89, High- street, Whitechapel, wine merchants - G. M. V. Dadelszen, W. Preller, E. V. Dadelszen, and J J. Grapel, Liverpool— Richard Richards and' John Fowler Richardson, Bir. minglram, woollen drapers— William Dodd and Henry Badger, Shrewsbury, glass painters— Thomas Ivy and John Keen, 30, Alder- manbury, machine rulers— Thomas Bakewell and Thomas Vickers, Manchester,. sizemanufacturers— John Edward Metcalfand Anthony Wood, Kingston- upon- Hull, cabinet makers— Thomas Crocker and Joseph Beazley the younger, Plymouth, ship brokers— Edward Kirltby and Edmund Goodwin, Manchester, fustian manufacturers — Tames Yorke and Charles Frederick Yorke, Oundle, Northampton- shire, wine and spirit merchants. ASSIGNMENTS. Robert Janes, Marylebone. lane, wine merchant. William Thomas, Treforest, Glamorganshire, grocer and draper SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. George Beath, Perth, cabinet maker. John Reid, Queeu- street, Glasgow, bookseller. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. MAY 29.— ROBERT CAWOOD, Leeds, merchant. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM HENRY PAGE, Plymouth, liilen draper, September 25 and October24. Sol. Mr. Charles James Tapp Burt, Alderman. bury. Pet. Cr. Andrew Beater Coster, James Coster, and Thomas Coster, Aldermanbury, warehousemen. Seal September 6. WILLIAM KIER, Liverpool, wine merchant, September 26 and October 24, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool. Sols. Mr. William Dean. Essex. street, Strand, London ; and Mr. John Peacock, Church. street, Liverpool. Pet. Cr. John Towns, Arbroath, North Britain, but at present residing at Liverpool, iinen manufacturer. Seal. September 7. GEORGE WILSON, Darlington, Durham, mercer, September25 and October 24, at the Fleece Inn, Darlington. Sols. Mr. Richard Addison, 8, Mecklenburgh- square, London; and Mr. James Hunton, Richmond, Yorkshire. Pet. Cr. Matthew Wilson, Gil. ling, Yorkshire, yeoman. Seal. September 1. J AMES PLEVIN, Nantwich, Cheshire, timber merchant, September 26 and October 24, at the Crown Inn, Nantwich. Sols. Mr. Edward Carvenjun., Nantwich ; and Messrs. Johnson, Son, and Wetherall, 7, King's Bench. walk, Temple, London. Pet. Cr. James Walley, Mere- house. farm, Baddiley, Cheshire, farmer, Hannah Walley, Alvaaton, widow, and Thomas Shore, Soond, same county, farmer. Seal. August 19. RICHARD LOWE and RICHARD LOWE the younger, St. Peter's, Worcester, leather dressers, September22 and October24, at the Hop Market Inn, Worcester. Sols. Mr. Henry Bedford, 20, Calthorpe- street, London ; and Messrs. Bedford and Pidcock, Worcester. Pet. Cr. Ann Lowe, Sidbury, Worcestershire, spinster. Seal. September 4. JOHN WILLIAMS, Manchester, glass manufacturer, September 28 and October24, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester. Sols. Mr. John Hampson, 10, Norfolk. street, Manchester ; and Messrs. Adlingtou and Co., Bedford. row, London. Pet. Cr. Thomas Boothtnan, Manchester. Seal. September 7. WILLI A M CLARKSON and JAMES WATERHOUSE, Stan, ningley, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers, September 15 and Oc tober 24, at the Court- honse, Leeds. Sols. Messrs. Hardwick and Davidson, 19, Lawrence. Iane, London ; and Messrs. T, and J. Lee, Leeds. PC. O. Thomas Gill, Leeds, dyer, and Jonathan Gill, his copartner. Seal. August 12. HENRY DOSTC ASTER, Sheffield, porter merchant, September 25 and October 24, at the Town. hall, Sheffield. Sols. Mr. Haywood, or Mr. Ryalls, Sheffield ; and Mr. Moss, Old Jewry, London. Pet. Cr. Francis Wright Everett, Chesterfield, gent. Seal. August 15. WILLIAM GEORGE JACKSON, Hartlepool, Durham, grocer, September 19 and Octoher 24, at the Black Lion Hotel, Stockton. Sols. Mr. G. T. Gibson, Newcastlu. upon- Tyne ; and Messrs. Swain and Co., Frederick's. place, Old Jewry, London. Pet. Cr. James Morrison, on bohalf of the Newcastle- upon- Tyne Joint Stofk Banking Company. Seal. August 24. DIVIDENDS. William Beaumont and Charles Beaumont, Ember Mills, Thames Ditton, Surrey, millers, October 4— Thomas Smallwood, Birming. " ham, grocer, October 6, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, Bir- mingham— Robert Bussey, Leeds, plasterer, October 14, at the Court- house, Leeds— Samuel Reading and John Reading, Birming- ham, gilt toy makers, October 3, at the Swnn Hotel, Birmingham- Edward Phillips, Bristol, and Melksham, Wiltshire, vitriol maker October 5, at the Commercial. rooms, Bristol— Samuel Loveless Tap. scott, late of Minehead, Somersetshire, coal and lime merchant, Oct. 37, at Sweet's Hotel, Taunton— Thomas Lockwood the younger and John Cockburn, Huddersfield, woollen cloth manufacturers, October 9, at the offices of Messrs. Jacomb and Tindale, Huddersfield- Thos. Leckwood, Huddersfield, woolstapler, October 9, at the offices of Messrs Jacomb and Tindale, Huddcrsfield— William Cockcroft and John Whitaker, Southouram, Halifax, stone merchauts, October 6, at the Magistrates'. office, Halifax — William Gough, Wem, Shrop. shire, tanner, at the Shire- hall, Shrewsbury— Moses Flook, Kings- wood- hill, St. George's, Gloucestershire, currier, October 6, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol. CERTIFICATES, OCTOBER 3. John Golledge the younger, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire, currier — Robert Miller, Norwich, tabacconist— William Forrester, Red Lion- street, Clerkenwell, working jeweller— Gideon Maude, Wetherby, Yorkshire, money scrivener— Samuel Hardwick, Bir- mingham, builder— William Unsworth, Derby, silk lace manufac- turer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Jacob and Myor Ausell, 44, Abbey- street, Dublin, and Mansell. street, Goodman's. fields, London, outfitters— Ann Knight, John Knight, and Charles Johnson Knight, 190, Brick. lane, Spitalfields, carpenters— William Heaves Smithers and Samuel Simes, 126, North- street, Brighton, printers— William Newton, Barak Mew- burn, and Lowis Chapman, 6, Ball court Giltspur- street, metal Hatters- David Davis and Richard W. Harvey, Hawkhurst, Kent, carpenters— George Lees, Samuel Lees, and Emanuel Hird, Man- chester, horse dealers- Robert Walker and Thomas Holland, Man. Chester, power- loom cloth manufacturers— George Proctor, John Proctor, and William Proctor, Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, bobbin makers- George Beck, Southgate, Yorkshire, and Joseph Baker, Horton, near Bradford, Yorkshire, linen drapers— William Harrison, David Harrison, Abel Harrison, and George Ainsworth, Stayley- mill, Cheshire, cotton spinners- Jane Edwards, John Banks, John Potter, and James Ashton, Hindley, Lancashire, coal masters ( so far as regards Jane Edwards)- William Piaskett and David Smith, Robert. street, Vine street, Waterloo- bridge- road, carpenters— George Clay and John Everall, jun., Wem, Shropshire, bone dust manufacturers— James G. Blackhurst and John Wilcock, Hasling- den, Lancashire, attorn. ys- at law- James Gibbins and Layman Harrison, Mile- end. road, colour manufacturers— Thomas Langley and George Robinson Fardon, Birmingham, hide and leather factors — Henry Wyndham Gwyer and William Clift, Bristol, black and coloured coach proprietors— Thomas Wall and James Wintle, New- port, Monmouthshire, wine merchants— David Hodges, George Hodges, and Samuel Boddington, Welford, Gloucestershire, millers — William Maynard and William Norris, Sloane- square, Chelsea, butchers. ASSIGNMENTS. Frederick Adam Catty, Cambridge, surgeon. David Davies, Ely, Cambridgeshire, draper and shopkeeper. Daniel Tanner Jones, Chepstow, shopkeeper and farmer. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, SEPT. 11 — Wheat, Essex Red, new, 50s to 56s; fine, 58s to 62s ; old, 63i to 65s; white, new, 56s to 60s, fine, 62s to 63s; superfine, 64sto66s; old, 66s to 68s— Rye, 32s to 36s.— Barley, 26s to 30s; fiue, 32s to 33s; superfine, — 8 to — s — Malt, 50s to 56s; fine, 58s to 60s.— Peas, Hog, 35s to 37s j Maple, 39s to 40s; white, 36s to 38s ; Boilers, 40s to 42s— Beans, small, 38s to 42s; old, — s to — s; Ticks, 35s to 38s; old, — 8 to — s; Harrow, 38s to 40s Oats, feed, 22s to 24s ; fine, 24s to 2Ss ; Poland, 24a to 26s; fine, 27s to 28s; Potatoe, 28s to 28 « ; fine, 29s to 30*.— Bran, per quarter, lOsOd tollaOd— Pollard, fine, per ditto, 14B. 20S PRICE OF SEEDS, SEPT 11. — Per Ciot.— Red Clover, English, 50s to 60s ; fine, 63s to 70s ; Foreign, 50s to 58s; fine, 608 to 65s— White Clover, 55s to 60s ; tine, 65s to 70s.— Trefoil, new, 12s to 17s; fiue, 18s to 21s ; old, — s to — s.— Trefolium, 15s to 17s; fine, 18s to 20s.— Caraway, English, new, 44s to 483 ; Foreign, 46s to 50s— Coriander, 14s Od to 16s Od. Per Quarter St. Foin, 36s to38s ; fine, 40s to 42s; Rye Grass 28s to 35s; new, 35s to 45s ; Pacey Grass, 40s to45s; Linseed for feeding, 48s to 50s; fine, 52s to 56s ; ditto for crushing, 44s to 47s.— Canary, 38s to 42s.— Hemp, 40s to 46s. PerBushet.— White Mustard Seed, 10B Od to 12s Od ; brown ditto, 12s0d to 14s ; Tares, 4s 6d to 5s 0d ; fine new, Win., 5s 6d to6s Od. Per Last. — Rape Seed, English, 32Uo 34/; Foreign, 30/ to 32/. HAYANDSTRAW Smithfietd Hay, 80s Od to 108s Od; Inferior, - s to — s; Clover, 84s to 130s; Inferior — s to — B; Straw, 36s to 42s. H'hitechapel.— Clover, 126s to 135s ; new, 120s to 126s; second cut, 90S to 100s; Hay, 105 to 110a; new ditto, 95s to 100S ; Wheat Straw, 34s to 38s. Cumberland.— Fine Upland Mcadowand Rye. grass Hay, 105s to 110s; inferior ditto, 86s to 90s; superior Clover, 110s to 120s; Straw, 42s to 44s perToad of36 trusses. Portman Market.— Coarse heavy Lowland Hay,— sto — 8; new Meadow Hay, 60sto70s ; old ditto, 90sto 100s; usefnlditto, — 8 to — s; New Clover ditto,— s to— s; old ditto, 120s to 126s ; Wheat Straw, 36s to 42s per load of 36 trusses. OILS — Rape Oil, brown, £ HS 0s per ton; Refined, £ 31 0s ; Linseed Oil, £ 27 10s ; and Rape Cake,£ 5 10s Linseed OilCake, £ 12 0s per thousand. SMITHPIELD, SEPT. 11— TO sink the offal— per 81b.— Beef, 3s Sd to 4s lOd ; Best Down and Polled Mutton, 4s Od to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s nd to 5s Od ; Pork, 4s Od to 4s lOd ; Lamb, 4s lOd to 0s Od. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALI..— By the Carcase — Beet, 3s 4d to 4s 54; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d o 5 « ii ; Lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od, CORNS. DICKER'S OPIATE CORN PLAISTEK, for tlie removal of Corns, Bunions, and all bard flesliv substances on the feet. It is admitted by the thousands who have tried it, and the most sceptical, to be the only remedy ever offered to public notice. It acts both as an opiate and solvent, by relieving the most excruciating pain, and gradually dissolving the callous or horny substance. Prepared only and sold by Win, Dicker, chemist, 23o, Strand, next door to Temple- bar, London, in boxes Is. lid. each. Sold by Knott, Gazette Office-, Wood, High- street; Flewitt, High- street; arid Shillitoe, High- street, Birming. ham : Harper, Hodgkinson, and Roberts, Warwick : Stanley and Newby, Leamington : where likewise can be procured DICKER'S AROMATIC ESSENCE, an instant relief for the TOOTH- ACHE, in bottles at Is. IJd. each. THE ONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS. RAMSBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. By the use of this valuable remedyimme- 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 or 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 very high recommenda- tion bestowed upon it by every individual that has used it testifies. Price Is. ljd. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attempted to be im- posed upon the public in lieu of this invaluable remedy, render it imperatively necessary for purchasers to ask for S. Ramsbottom' 8 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 Hannayand 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 au 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, August6, 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. FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH FOR BOTH SEXES. THE unprecedented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest recommendation of the many thousands who have derived benefit from their use, renders any length- ened comment unnecessary: they are not put forth as a cure for all diseases to which mankind is liable, but for bilious and liver complaints, with their many well- known attendants, bilious and sick head- ache, pain and oppression after meals, giddiness, dizziness, singing noise in the head and ears, drowsiness, heartburn, loss of appetite, wind, spasms, & e. ; they are acknowledged to be vastly superior to any thing ever before offered to the public, and for those of a full habit of body, they will prove truly invaluable; while as a general family aperient for either sex they cannot fail to ensure universal satisfaction. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place; and instead of listlessness, heat, pain, and jaundiced appear- ance, strength, activity, and renewed health, will be the quick result of taking this Medicine, according to the direc- tions accompanying each box. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London; and by his appointment, by Maher, Wood, Shillitoe, Sumner and Por- tal, Collins and Co., Humphries, Smith, Suftield, Flewitt, Edwards, Gazette and Advertiser offices; Shillitoe, ( late Cowell) Westhromwich ; Turner and Hollier, and Morris, Dudley; Valentine and Thotsby, Walsall; Manderand Co., and Simpson, Wolverhampton; Davis, Atherstone ; Mor- gan, Lichfield ; Harding, Shiffnall; Pennell and Stewart, Kidderminster; Morris, Bewdley; Maund, Bromsgrove; Harper, Hodgkinson, Bayley and Roberts, Warwick; and all respectable medicine venders throughout the Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA. ACERTAIN and most speedy cure for all Urethra, Discharges, Gleets, Spasmodic Strictures, 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' 6 Solution of Copaiba, at St. Thomas's Hospital, in a variety of cases of discharges in the male and female, and the results warrant my stating, that'it is an effica- cious remedy, and one which does not produce the usual unpleasant effects of Copaiba. ( Signed,) JOSEPH HENRY GREEN. 46, Lincoln's. inn- fields, 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 Gonorrhaea, for which disease Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solution in ten or twelve cases with per- fect 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 ( 5o- norrhcea and Gleets, some of which had been many months under other treatment, and can bear testimony to its great efficacy. 1 have found it to cure in a much shorter time, and with more t. enefit to the general health, than any other mode of treatment I know of; the generality of cases have been cured withiu 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 HENTSCII. Greville- street, Hatton- garden, April 15,1835. Prepared only by George Franks, surgeon, 90, Black- friars. road, and may be had of his Agents, Barclay and 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. llaimes, 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, Blacklriars- road," to be engraven on the Govern- ment Stamp. N. B Hospitals, and other Medical Charities, supplied as usual from the Propiietor. [ jfgf 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. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HIS LATE MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, AS the following- letter received from Major- General Sir Henry Wheatley, Keeper of the Privy Purse, testifies: — SIR,— I am honoured with the King's commands to express His Majesty's sense of your polite attention in sending the two bottles of Essence of Ginger. His Majesty has been pleased to direct me to forward you ten pounds in payment for it— enclosed you will find that amount I am, sir, your's obediently, H. WHEATLEY St. James's Palace, June 25th, 1835. To Mr. Decimus Woodhouse. WOOOHOUSE'S JETHERIAL ESSENCE OF GINGER, is particularly recommended to all Cold, Phlegmatic, Weak, and Nervous constitutions; it is certain in affording instant relief in Cholera Morbus, Spasms, Cramps, Flatulence, Languor, Hysterics, Heartburn, 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; if taken in tea, coffee, ale, beer, porter, cider, or wine, it corrects their flatulent tendency. The undernamed, and 208 other Medical men, have given certificates of their unqualified approbation of the value of the Essence, as also of its superiority over all other similar preparations. Drs. James Johnson, Physician to His late Majesty, A. T. Holroyd, S. Ashwell, R. Rowley, A. Mid- dleton, C. Loudon, D. Davies, surgeon to their Majesties, J. Pereira, G. Pilcher, F. Salmon, F. Tyrrell, J. H. Cur- tis, Aurist to His late Majesty, C. Millard. This Essence is prepared only by DECIMUS WOODHOUSR, Operative Chemist Extraordinary to His late Majesty, 43, ( late 18,) King William- street, New London Bridge; and sold by him, wholesale and retail, in Bottles, 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. each; and may be had of all Medicine Venders. Also, WOODHOUSE'S PATENT CORN PLASTER, for affording instant relief, and eradicating CORNS and BUNIONS without pain or danger. This plaster acts by softening and destroying the Corns or Bunions, and defending the affected parts from the pressure of the shoe. Thus its use is perfectly safe, and certain in affording relief in ten minutes, if a cure is not effected. In Boxes, Is. l. Jd., 2s. 9( 1., and 4s. 6d. each. N. B.— A respectable Youth wanted directljr as an Ap- prentice. As SIILEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY - ING PILLS are established by thirty years'experi- ence, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physicians arid Surgeons in London, and are always administered at several public hospitals, as the only certain remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Strictures, and ail. other forms of Ve- nereal diseases, in either sex, curing in a few days, by one < mall pill for a dose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require the slightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage or exercise, iliey do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with all other medicines in 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 vessels should 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, tie. & c. Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim- Btreet. Dear Cooper,— I have tried your pills in numerous instances, and my candid opinion is that they are a most improved system of treat- ment for those peculiar complaints for whicli you recommend them, 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 and 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 arem ittance, punctually attended to, and the change, if any, can be returned with the order. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Pills are 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. Maber, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham; Parker, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. MULREADDY'S COUGH ELIXIR. ONE dose is sufficient to convince the most scrupu- lous of the invaluable and unfailing efficacy of Mul- 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 cough, with pain on the chest, & c. Tlie 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 will exhibit 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 sell it to the public, and if any one should doubt its efficacy, refer them tome. I shall have the pleasure of being with you in a few day6, 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 so, as I am what the world styles an idle man, you may enlist me in your service in any way that you think would be useful. But I should aivise 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. I should say this would be a very good house, Oxford street beiug one of the most public situations in Lon- don. All join me in 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 lhad 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 my swallowing instanter, and lef me the remainder, which I also took, and in the course of twenty- four hours I found myself quite freefrdm 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 side 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 And 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 Btring run through my body, and the breast and backbones were drawn together. If you will be so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfect cure. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. NICHOLAS BROWN. Dear Sir,— The effect of your medicine, in curing our children of the Hooping Cough, has been like magic, for winch I, and Mrs. Wilson in particular, return our grateful acknowledgments, and the little W's shall not fail, ere long, to thank you in person. Rely on it, n our family you will be styled doctor in 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 mouths, and aiways on foggy days, have I heretofore been compelled to confine myself a close and soli tary prisoner in 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, and have taken twelve bottles. After Lhad taken three, I could respire as vigourously as in the early part of my life, and I now believe that 1 was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have been 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, but it must and shall be done, and 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 t ® 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,— Thou hast my sincere thanks for thy Samaritan present. Thy medicine has had the promised effect, and com- pletely cured my trying cough. If thou wilt let me have a quantity in a large bottle, I will, in return, enter thy name to any charitable institution thou wilt fix on. Thine, T. Mulreaddy, Eeq. JACOB ROBERTS. Mr. Mulreaddy begs to observe, that to publish copies of he whole of the letters he has received of the above tenor, would require several volumes. Tire 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 and retail, by his agents, Messrs. HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- ble vender of medicines in bottles at Is. l^ d. each. 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, anil sold byhisap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. l^ 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. Sold by appointment by Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parke, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Alort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. 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