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THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



®f)t i3cbjjspaper 



SATURDAY, MARCH % 1844. 



ntQF^ED AN^HEAI^HyTiVES ASSURED. 



M Dl pmr\L INVALID, and GENERAL LIFE 

 nivwv '"5 Pall Mall, London.-This Office is provided 

 _ v?r/acc"Vately constructed Tables, by which it can Assure 

 Wlth S?i ivMM Equitable Terms. Increased Annuities granted 

 Dii f2lid Lhes, the amount varying with the particular 

 — "^Members of Consumptive Families Assured at Equitable 



wt E. G. P. Neison, Actuary. 



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— TC^cvtTiFE OFFICE, 50 Regent Street, Feb. 15, 1844. 

 PB0V1DE BOX USES DECLARED, 529,306/. 17* Id. 



OTICE*is hereby given, that all Persons who hold 



Paries in this Office, bearing date prior to the year 1834, 

 ,!Z ire the present value of the Bonuses which have been 

 m /Z5 to their Policies, upon application at the Head Office, or 

 . .k, Arents through whom the Policies were issued, 

 to the Agents iuru B GEORGE BEAUMONT, Actuary 



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C. E. Mangles, Esq. 

 Richard Onslow, Esq. 

 William Walker, Esq. 

 Union Bank of London. 



AUSTRALASIAN COLONIAL and GENERAL 

 LIFE 4 ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COMPANY, 126, 

 ni&hopsfrate- street, Corner of Cornhill. 

 * 'capital ^200,000, in 2000 Shares.— Directors :— 

 E. Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. 



Robert Brooks, Esq. 

 Henry Buckle, Esq. 

 John Henry Capper, Esq 



Bankers.- 



Colosial Backers.— The Bank of Australasia (incorporated by 



Roval Charter, 1835), No. 2, Moorgate-street. 

 Physician.— Patrick Fraser, Esq., M-D.,No.62, Guildford-st. 



Secretary.— Edward Ryley, Esq. 

 ASSURANCES may be effected with this Company at unusually 

 favourable rates, affording every variety of accommodation to 

 the Assured. Participation in Profits, ascending and descending 

 ■cales of premium, permission to retain one-third of the pre- 

 mium, which is charged as a debt against the policy, tables for 

 the assurance of a sum payable in the event of death to the exe- 

 cutors of the Assured, or to himself upon the attainment of the 

 ares of 45, 50, or 60. 



To EMIGRANTS to the AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES assured 

 for the whole life, this Company offers the advantages of permis- 

 sion to proceed to, to reside in, and to return from those colonies 

 *iout extra premium, and to pay their premiums there. 

 All questions relating to Assurance and Annuities, addressed to 

 the Secretary, will receive immediate attention. 



NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE 

 SOCIETY, Arthur-street West, Londox Bridge. (Es- 

 tablished in 18370 Directors. 



Chairman.— Robert Currey, Esq. 



Edward Baker, Esq. 

 Jasper Capper, Esq. 

 Thomas Dakeyne, Esq. 

 Giles Redmayne, Esq. 

 James Spicer, Esq. 

 Henry Sterry, Esq. 



Thomas Bax, Esq. 

 Joseph Cooper, Esq. 

 Russell Jeffrey, Esq. 

 William R. Spicer, Esq. 

 Joseph Sterry, jun., Esq. 



Robert Wilcoxon, Esq. 

 Bankers.— Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Co. « 



ADVANTAGES. 

 A BONUS of two-thirds of the Profits allotted to the Assured. 



LOWER RATES OF PREMIUM charged for Assurances 



without profits. 



PREMIUMS payable Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly. 



ASSURANCES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION may be effected. 

 Among others, the important one, originated by this Society, of 

 securing a sum to the Assured himself on his attaining any given 

 age, or to his family in the event of his earlier death. 



A POCKET DIARY containing detailed particulars, may be 

 had on application at the Office, or of the Society's agents. 

 ^^^ Jenkin Jones, Actuary and Secretary. 



UTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 



37, Old Jewry, London.— Established 1834. 



Directors. 



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W. Chapman Harnett, Esq. 

 Jonathan Hayne, Esq. 

 Valentine Knight, Esq. 

 Colonel Robinson. 

 Samuel W. Rowsell, Esq. 

 Folliot Scott Stokes, Esq. 

 James Whiskin, Esq. 



S. Adams Beck, Esq. 

 James Burchell, Esq. 

 John Clayton, Esq. 

 Solomon Cohen, Esq. 

 John Cole, Esq. 

 Sir Charles Douglas, M.P. 



R. Godson,Esq.,M.A.,Q.C.,M.P 

 Capt.SirA.P.Green,R.N.,K.C.H 

 t«k« r.i i „ Trustees. 



mchar 8 r ' ESQ ; I Ph ""P c - Moore, Esq. 



Richara Groom, Esq. | H enry Thomas Windsor, Esq. 



Actuary: Peter Hardy, Esq., F.R.S. 



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VILL4PP P !i C £ri« c,otn ' ls -> stitched, W. 

 ^ "i«o£ E d " ORT *CULTURAL SOCIETIES. - 



fytchloy i:\Jtu Jz ls : and rul es of that established in 1837, at 

 Ubourer s Land ah P ;° nshire ' together with the rules of the 

 Gateway lately remoVcd^ 5 ' ^ e "& ravin £ 8 of the oId Hal1 and 



tiQ nal comfonm'ir^K 11 and sim Plc enjoyment, how much addi- 

 *° ci etie 8 more gcleraP i, yroraotpd in ««fiWi villages, were such 



y Pahker, London j and Dash, Kettering. 



On January the 8th, 1844, was published, handsomely printed. 



in DemySro, Part the First, Price 12*., 



SPECIES FILICUM; or, a SYNOPSIS OF ALL 

 KNOWN FERNS. This first Part contains Gleicheniacejb, 

 Polypodiackjb in part, and Plates i. to xx. By Sir William 

 Jackson Hooxer, K.H., LL.D., F.R.S. , &c &c, Vice-President 

 of the Linnean Society, and Director of the Royal Botanic Garden 

 at Kew. 



*** Part the Second was published on the 1st of March, 1844. 

 London: William Pamplin, 45, Frith-street, Soho-square. 



Cloth, gilt edges, price 6s. ; silk, 75. 6d. ; or morocco elegant, 8s. 6d. 



rpHE SENTIMENT of FLOWERS; with Twelve 



-L Groups of Flowers, tastefully designed and coloured. 

 rt In eastern lands they talk in flowers, 



And they tell in a garland their loves and cares : 

 Each blossom that blooms in their garden bowers 

 On its leaves a mystic language bears." 

 This work teaches the eloquent language referred to in the 

 above beautiful lines. As in the East, so in the fair island of 

 Britain, M flowers are here made the language of seniiment." 



" A charming little book. With a dozen of sweet floral coloured 

 plates, it is precisely the thing for a fair lady's boudoir.*' — Lite- 

 rary Gazette. 



Houlston & Stonemaw, 65, Palernoster-rowj J. Menzies, 

 Edinburgh ; and S. J. Machex. Dublin. 



SECOND SERIES of TYAS'S POPULAR FLOWERS. 

 This day is published, price Sixpence, 



THE RANUNCULUS (with a coloured plate), being 

 its Propagation, Cultivation, and general Treatment simply 

 laid down. With a List of choice varieties. Also, price 6</. 

 each, with a coloured plate, the Pink, Geranium, Pansy, Fuchsia, 

 Carnation, Dahlia, Rose, Camellia, Cactus, Chrysanthemum, 

 Auricula, Hyacinth, and Tulip. 



Houlstov & Stokeman, 65, Paternoster-row j J. Menzies, 

 Edinburgh; and S. J. Machex, Dublin, 



THE M E C II I A N DRESSING CASE, 



-L the most Portable ever inveuted, beior only the sire of a 

 Pocket-book, and containing one pair of Mechi'i ivory -handle 

 peculiar-steel razors, his magic strop and comb, badger-hair 

 shaving-brush, his patent castellated tooth-brush, and a neat 

 useful nail-brush, price only 25*. The same, with hair-brush 

 and soap-dish, 35s. To Military men, and as a Steam-boat or 

 Travelling-companion, this Invention is an invaluable acquisi- 

 tion. An immense variety of other Dressing Cases, both for 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, either in fancy woods or leather, at all 

 prices, to suit either the economical or the luxurious. An exten- 

 sive stock of Writing Desks, Writing Cases, Work Boxes, and 

 Bagatelle Tables, Razors, Strops, Table Cutlery, superb Papier 

 Mache Articles, &c— Manufactory, 4, Lead enh all- street, four 

 doors from Cornhill. 



METCALFE'S NEW PATTERN TOOTH-BRUSH 

 and SMYRNA SPONGES.— The Tooth Brush has the im- 

 portant advantage of searching thoroughly into tl:e riivis-nns of 

 the teeth, and cleaning them in the most effectual and exiraor- 

 dinary manner, and is famous for the hairs not coming loo?e— 

 l.v. An improved Clothes Brush, that cleans in a third |:art of 

 the usual time, and incapable of injuring the finest nap. Pene- 

 trating Hair-brushes, with the durable unbleache.-t Russian 

 bristles, which do not soften like common hair. Flesh Bruthet 

 of improved graduated and powerful friction. Velvet Brushes, 

 which act in the most sarprisinR and successful manner. The 

 Genuine Smyrna Sponge, with its preserved valuable properties 

 of absorption, vitality, and durability, by means of direct impor- 

 tations, dispensing with all intermediate parties* profits and de- 

 structive bleaching, and securing the luxury of a genuine Smyrna 

 Sponge. Only at Mktcalfk's Sole Establishment, 130b, Oxford- 

 street, one door from Holles-stroct. 



Caution— Beware of the words " From Metcalfe's," adopted by 

 some houses. 



BEE HIVE.— THE BAR AND FRAME-HIVE. 

 Early in April will be published, by Mr. John Vav Voorst, of 

 Paternoster-row, in the form of a pamphlet, for the convenience 

 of transmission through the Post-office, 



A DESCRIPTION of the BAR and FRAME BEE- 

 HIVE, invented by W. A. Munn t , Esq., with some short 

 Directions for the Management of an Apiary. 



A Bar and Frame-Hive may be seen at Mr. John Miltons', 

 No. 10, Great Marylebone-strcet, London. 



LL the FASHIONS for MARCH 1,1 844, in immense 



variety, consisting of Morning, Evening, and Dinner 

 Dresses j Caps, Bonnets, Coiffures, &c. ; just published In the 

 LADY'S BLACKWOOD MAGAZINE of FASHION for March. 

 Such a combination of Fashions was never before presented to the 

 Public, and the Illustrations will be of intense interest, entitled 

 "Views in India and Affghanistan ;" while the Literature will 

 consist of Tales, Romances, Poetry, &c. Price only 2s. 



Blackwood & Page, at the office, J54, Strand; and maybe 

 had of all booksellers in the world. 



Fifteen Volumes of Blackwood's Lady's Magazine are now 

 completed to December, 1843, which may be had in sets at 5*. per 

 Volume, or single (each Volume of six Parts complete) Volumes 

 at 105. 6d. The whole are beautifully bound in green and gold, 

 well calculated for general perusal and reference. The last 

 two Volumes contain the following Embellishments, alone 

 worth the price; also 36 Plates of Fashions, representing 

 upwards of 140 figures, taken from life, attired in all the novel 

 costumes of the day, coloured by a new process ; rich in literary 

 articles, and contain nearly two thousand pages of closely- 

 printed letterpress, each Volume being equal to four guinea- 

 and-half novels of the present day. May be ordered of any 

 bookseller at this price in town or country, or purchased at 

 the office as above. No. for January, 1S43: GROUP of 

 INDIAN WOMEN. No. for February: GRAND PALACE 

 at CANDAHAR. No. for March: A full-length PORTRAIT 

 of LADY SALE, as she appeared in the advanced guard of 

 the British army, in the late disastrous retreat from Cabul, under 

 a heavy fire from the Ghilzees, during the passage of the Khoord 

 Cabul Pass. January 9lh, 1842. No. for April : INDIAN BRIDGE 

 OVER a GULLY, and Grand Mountain and River Scenery. No. 

 for May: AKHBAR KHAN and Sir W. M'NAGHTEN. No. for 

 June: WHOLE of the CABUL PRISONERS-THE MEETING; 

 an Authentic Sketch, by an Officer, taken at the time (at an 

 expense of Fifty Guineas), representing the joyful meeting of 

 Lady Sale with General Sale and his brigade. No. for July: 

 MOUNTAIN PASSES, and grand Mountain Scenery, with 

 Rivers, Bridges, &c. &c. (Two Plates.) No. for August: a full- 

 length Authentic PORTRAIT of Mrs. ALFRED SHAW, the 

 Popular Singer. No. for Sept. : Full length PORTRAIT of LADY 

 M'NAGHTEN, on a camel, in the Khoord Cabul Pass. No. for 

 October: GRAND ENTRANCE to a SERAI. No. for Novem- 

 ber* • the CITY of CABUL, from a Sketch by Lieut. Skinner. 

 No. for December : the AUBDOUR, WATER-COOLER, or Lux- 

 uries in India during the hottest part of the summer. 



Also, bv the same publishers (just out, 13th thousand), 

 The ILLUSTRATED COMPANION to LADY SALE'S JOURNAL. 



Price 25. 6d., seven fine large Plates. 



* Any of the back Numbers, price 2s. each, may still be had. 

 Those containing Lady Sale, Lady M'Naghten, the Assassination 

 of Sir William M'Naghten, and Cabul, have been reprinted. 



AMILTON'S TREATISE ON THE PINE, 



VINE, AND CUCUMBER, is now ready, and may be had, 

 postage free, on receiving a post-office order of 6s., of Mr. T. 

 Wild, 3, Taveren-street, Ipswich ; Mr. J. Masters, 33, Alders- 

 gate-street, London; or, J. Hamilton, Thornfield, Stockport. 



SECOND EDITION. 



"\f ILLS'S TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF 



1V1 THE CUCUMBER, MELON, SEA KALE, AND ASPA- 

 RAGUS. Published by William Smith, i 13, Fleet-street. 



The truth of Dr. Linoley's statement in his review of the 

 above work was strictly verified at the late Great Exhibition of 

 Cucumbers at Ipswich, viz., "Any person having Mills's book, 

 whether a gardener or not, can grow Cucumbers." 



By the report of the above exhibition in the Gardeners' Chroni- 

 cle, the first prize was won by an amaleur, Edward Leathes, Esq., 

 on Mills's system . 



"Y/flLTON'S BEE HIVES, &c.— A sheet of Ulustra- 



_LY_L tions, price Is., of the various Bee Hives, Feeding Machines, 

 and other apparatus connected with the Apiary, being all the 

 Plates of the '• Practical Bee Keeper," anew work on Bees, pub- 

 lished by J. W. Parker, West Strand, and may be had of all 

 Booksellers. The sheet of Illustrations will be sent post free on 

 inclosing Is. and a stamp— all letters pre-paid— to J. Milton, 10, 

 Great Marylebone-strect, Wimpole-street. 



BENJAMIN F.DGIXGTOX respectfully informs the 

 Nobility and Gentry, that he has made arrangements for 

 SELLING OFF hla extensive Stock of Marquees and Tents, the 

 accumulation of years, at a reduced price. It consists of every 

 variety of size and shape, from the colossal Tent, 300 feet in 

 circumference; the extraordinary Marquee of 700 feet long, to 

 the Garden Tent of 10 feet in diameter. The Public are invited 

 to an inspection at his Manufactory, 2, DUKE STREET, 

 SOUTHWARK. The Marquees and Tents will be found well 

 worthy the attention of all requiring this very ornamental out 

 door accommodation. The Sale of this Stock will continue till 

 the 25th of March. 



NcUJS of tftc I ZXttU. 



The seizure of Otaheite by Admiral Dupetit Thouars, 

 which at one time threatened to compromise the relations 

 between this country and France, has been formally dis- 

 avowed by the French Government. The reason assigned 

 for this important step is the absence of sufficient grounds 

 in the circumstances, reported by the Admiral, for aban- 

 doning the Treaty of 1842, which established a French 

 protectorate in Otaheite and confirmed Queen Pomare in 

 the internal sovereignty of the island. The Opposition 

 papers, however, have eagerly seized the opportunity to 

 charge the Cabinet with an unworthy concession to 

 England, and they attribute the disavowal of the seizure 

 more to the dictation of the British Ministry than to any 

 desire on the part of the Government to respect the rig-hts 

 of Queen Pomare'. No circumstance has occurred since 

 the stormy agitation on the Right of Search, which 

 has so much aroused the national susceptibilities of 

 the people, and the effect of it will, no doubt, add 

 greatly to the unpopularity of M. Guizot. The Op- 

 position in the Chamber of Deputies were to com- 

 mence their attack on Ministers on Thursday. The 

 result of that debate is looked for with some interest, 

 though from the form in which the question will be 

 brought forward it can have no practical effect on the 

 immediate stability of the Cabinet, as no Tote will be 

 taken upon it. The Government it is said will defend 

 themselves on the facts that they resolved to disavow the 

 act at a Council which was held as soon as the intelligence 

 was received — that (as Lord Aberdeen stated in Parliament 

 last night) no remonstrance had been made by England — 

 and that their disavowal was delayed solely at the 

 request of the Minister of Marine, who asked as a personal 

 favour for himself, and as a mark of consideration for the 

 Admiral, that the final decision might be postponed for 

 eight days. In the meantime the documents relative to 

 the seizure have been laid before the Chamber, and we 

 learn from them that the offence which induced the Admiral 

 to depose Queen Pomare was merely her substitution of 

 a closed crown, as a mark of sovereignty, in the place 

 of an open crown, the mark of a dependent Princess, in her 

 national flag.— The insurrection in Spain is still unsub- 

 dued ; the bombardment of Alicante commenced on the 

 17th, and a blockading army of 10,000 men has assembled 

 before Carthagena.— The rebellion in Portugal may be 

 regarded as extinguished, and the revolted troops are said 

 to have retreated in despair across the Spanish frontier. 



At home, the proceedings in Parliament have not been 

 without interest. On Monday Mr. S. Crawford again 

 brought forward hi3 motion for stopping the supplies until 

 the people's grievances be redressed, but the motion was 

 negatived by 105 to 11, and the House proceeded with 

 the Naval Estimates. On Tuesday Lord J. Manners 

 brought forward a motion calling for the interference of 

 this country in behalf of Don Carlos, but the motion was 

 withdrawn without a division. On the third reading of 

 the Horse Racing Bill Mr. Christie moved that it be read 

 a third time that day six months, but the motion was ne- 

 gatived by a majority of 6G. On Thursday, after a discus- 

 sion on the formation of harbours of refuge on the coast 

 of England, and on the establishment of railways across 

 Ireland, to facilitate steam communication with America, 

 the Clontarf meeting was again brought before the House. 

 Col. Rawdon moved a vote of censure on Ministers for 

 their delay in issuing their proclamation to suppress that 

 meeting, but the motion was negatived by 90 to 62. Lord 

 Worsley then obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the 

 inclosure of waste lands, and stated at some length the 

 mode in which he proposes to effect his object. Last 

 night, Mr. T. Duncombe's motion respecting the Irish 

 trials was negatived by a majority of 71. 



