Sept. 7,] 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



view two months. During that period, from the I or urred in the House of Commons, which discussion is 

 1st to the 15th July, visitors were admitted by the pay- likely to be continued in consequence of the information 



nvtfl f.- »U« LaI -I- — LI**!* tm •%<-**» a<Ta«/Ia4 W — *U - M ^L1! u il _# *1_ _ __ 



ment of a shilling each person, and for the last six 

 weeks, with the exception of the Saturdays, the exhibi- 

 tion was free, and many thousands were present each day. 

 Metropolitan Improvements.— Between Holborn and 

 Oxford-street the line of the new street is in a state of 

 considerable forwardness. The vaults for the houses on 

 either side of the way are completed, and the width of 

 the thoroughfare is now marked out ; through the whole 

 distance a sewer about 15 feet below the surface is 

 being formed, and is nearly half completed. When the 

 tvhole length is finished there will be a direct communi- 

 cation between Holborn and Oxford-street for foot pas- 

 sengers. Many now take this course, avoiding the 

 circuitous way by St. Giles's Church. While digging 

 the ground for the vault on the site of the Rookery the 

 workmen met with some curious remains. Outside the 

 walls, where stood the hospital for lepers, was found the 

 root of a vine, which is said to have been celebrated for 

 its fruit, and was in good condition. Several pieces of 

 marble slabs were also taken out of the ruins of the hos- 

 pital, and a marble slab with the following inscription 

 on it :— " Uuckeridge-street, 1688." This street was 

 built shortly after the fire of London, and out of some 

 of the materials, which were publicly sold after that 

 calamity. A quantity of wood excavated here (some of 

 which is oak) was discovered in a charred state. 



Excise Seizures.— On Saturday a seizure was made 

 by the Excise on the premises of Mr. Ryder, tobacco- 

 manufacturer, of Chiswell-street, Finsbury. From infor- 

 mation received, two officers proceeded to the premises, 

 and requested to examine the stock of tobacco, which 

 was readily acceded to, and the result was. that they 

 discovered a large quantity of manufactured tobacco, 

 which appeared to be adulterated with an article re- 

 sembling peat. They accordingly seized the whole, and, 

 pursuing their search, found a large pan, containing a 

 solution of honey, or some other saccharine matter. 

 1 hey then proceeded to an adjoining room, which they 

 minutely examined. It contained a cupboard, which 

 tney found locked, and on requesting the key of it, they 

 were told that the key had been lost for a considerable 

 time, and therefore could not be produced. The officers, 

 not satisfied with this answer, determined that the cup- 

 board should be examined, and an iron bar being pro- 

 cured, it was forced open, and within was found about 

 701b, of peat, or a similar article. Upon the officers in- 

 quiring its use, they were informed that it had been there 

 for some years, when the law allowed tobacco-manufac- 

 turers to have such articles in their possession. In the 

 course of their search they also found a vessel contain- 

 ing \enetian red and a mixture of other ingredients, but 



»3 g M ,me the , officers were en s^ ed in the inn « 



apartment, the pan of saccharine matter had entirely dis- 

 appeared, and was nowhere to be found. The whole 

 p° C , k g /" de P°sited in a van, and conveyed to the 

 Excise-office to be adjudicated upon bv the Commis- 

 sioners Another seizure was made on the same premises 

 about three months since. 



m£2£2 [ { ' form '-7 0n J™***! evening a numerous 

 held , A? ^e^embers of the College of Surgeons was 

 ™»rd > er - haII / or tl»e purpose of adopting measures 



refZn f C '° ndUCt ° f the Council of the College in 

 refusing to grant an interview to the members, respecting 



a reform m the profession. The chair was taken by 



nnA nX Ury ' ° f ^ nfidd ' 8 °PP° rt ed by Mr. Wakley, M.P , 

 m d H ° ther gentlemen. The chairman addressed the 

 meehng at some length, and denounced the conduct of 



nt «frnn i " r £ nnik * t0 receive the address > comment- 

 to g th, r g 7 °? th £ , natUre 0f the charter gently granted 



e entler^T C L L ^ "J* 1 "* WaS addressed by BeTeral 

 gentlemen who proposed resolutions in accordance with 



S^°&h B °t f ti he mee - tiDg ' Am ong these was one to 

 due of h^Vur eXpenenCe ° f man 7 years of the con- 

 w£A i fK l § kerning medical bodies has con- 



vinced the members of the medical profession that their 

 ^evances will be unredressed, and their wants and 

 fishes disregarded, until they should have it in their 



s^blTto ?H CleCt a f Vernln * head that 8houId be respon- 

 siwe to the members at large. 



Captain Warner's Inventions. -On Saturday the cor- 



\VWrT e . Z hlC n hM Uken P lace between Captain 



waa IrL A k C ? 0T " nment respecting his inventions, 

 was prlnted by d of the Housc of Commons> ^ 



on the o r nTv ate< i the , 3th October - 1841 ' and *• >«t 

 Warn,, • h ,?^"' m3 - lt a PP ears that Captain 

 vlar,' A ? 184i com P laine d 'hat he had suffered 10 

 200 00(W f 1 ' 8 " s Pf ns . e ' and disappointment, demanded 



" Ion* »„ £* T 3iWe She11 ' and 200 ' 000/ - f ° r his 

 destructtve 8 ^ and '" graphic tenns s P eaks of their 

 •tates thlt tlTrf 8 " - ea and land ; at the **™ time he 

 Tolved him in n Pp0mtments he has endu red have in- 

 commands of totullZ emb frassments, alluding to the 



country, and thee ^ 1 ^ that > he shouId not Ieave the 



inventions wo U ?dh"eWn' 0n8 be */* f ° rmed that his 

 from Sir R. Pe el T ^ %*&*• ^ the first letter 



Baronet request, tha tgre a ctt^T 7 ^ right hotu 

 negotiations, and declfT fthetm oT"' T^ ** 



which is now afforded by the publication of the corres- 

 pondence, which contains a great many letters, and 

 extends to 70 printed pages. 



Caledonian Asylum — At a Quarterly Court of this 

 Asylum held on Thursday, at Freemason's Tavern, the 

 resolution agreed to at a former meeting that the ap- 

 pointment of master should be confined exclusively to 

 members of the Church of Scotland was affirmed, being 

 the second time that the Free Secedes have been 

 defeated on this question — We may here mention that 

 Vice-Chancellor Wigram has just pronounced an im- 

 portant decision in reference to Scotch churches in 

 England, viz., that their connection with the English 

 Presbyterian Synod does not, as the seceders have pre- 

 tended, enable Free Secession ministers to hold these 

 places of worship. 



Hungcrford Suspension Bridge. — A general meeting 

 of the shareholders of this bridge took place last week. 

 The Report stated that the whole of the iron work necessary 

 for the completion of the bridge for foot passengers had 

 been supplied, the tower chains crossed, and the whole 

 work was progressing rapidly towards completion. The 

 receipts amounted to 89,067/. 19*. 9d. ; disbursements 

 to 80,956/. 16*. Id. ; leaving a balance of 2111/. 3*. 2d. 

 After the Report had been adopted, the chairman 

 broached a project to induce the intended Richmond and 

 West Junction railway, which is to run from Richmond 

 to the Surrey side of the Mungerford Suspension-bridge, 

 to use the bridge, and run the carriages over into 

 Hungerford-market. For this purpose the bridge is to 

 be enlarged ; and the chairman explained that many 

 advantages would be gained by coming to a resolution of 

 that kind before the wooden work for the bridge was 

 prepared according to the old plan. After some discus- 

 sion, the Directors were authorised, should they deem it 

 expedient to adopt the project, to widen the bridge 

 sufficiently for the transfer of railway carriages. 



Juvenile Fete at Lord's Ground.~A juvenile fete was 

 given on Friday at Lord's Cricket-ground, St. JohnV 

 wood, by the conductors of the loway Indian entertain- 

 ment, when the miniature equipage of " General Tom 

 Thumb," with the pigmy ponies and the dwarf coach- 

 man and footman, was for the first time submitted for 

 public inspection. The carriage is perhaps the most 

 extraordinary thing of the kind ever witnessed, being in 

 fact a complete model of a fashionable chariot of modern 

 time, but with the attendants in the livery of the past 

 century—cocked hats, powdered wigs, and bouquets in 

 their button-holes. The servants are about three jfeet in 

 height, and the coachman when mounted on his box 

 does not appear much to exceed "the General" in 

 stature. The height of the carriage is three feet six 

 inches from the ground, and the length six feet. The 

 colour is ultramarine blue, picked out with crimson, the 

 lining drab silk. The crimson hammercloth is decorated 

 with silver hangings, silk lace, and fringe, and ornamented 

 with a star, with the General's armorial bearings in 

 frosted silver. The coat of arms is Britannia and Liberty 

 supported by the British Lion and American Eagle, sur- 

 mounted by a rising sun, and the British and American 

 Hags crossed, and the Yankee motto of " Go ahead " 

 The harness is made of black leather, ornamented with 

 chased silver beading, with the General's coat of arms, 

 blue and silver pad-cloths, and blue and white rosettes. 



\ a P r°Tr eS ^ lnches hl *S h ' were Purchased from the 

 stud of Mr. Batty, at Astley's Amphitheatre. The car- 

 riage combined with the dances, archery, and ball-play 

 of the Indians afforded infinite amusement to the juvenile 

 branches of the nobility, who thronged the grounds, and 

 were the theme of general admiration. The fete bv 



desire was repeated on Saturday, when theloways struck 

 taeir wigwams. 



The loway Indians at Ealing Park.— At the invita- 



bv Mr r»H, : „ m' 6 ^', l } 6 U \°™' lQdians - attend ed 

 F.linl' pI' w ^ d0d /' and the inte rpreter, visited 

 Elmnl f Wedne8da y> f °r the purpose of enter- 



taining several members of the Royal Family ; among 



TgZZZ V "r n b t" R Tl Hi ghnesses the' Duchess 

 fwS n I "' ^t? }* and Duchess of Cambridge the 

 M»; o?? LI"?" f S ° f Mecklen hurgh, and Princess 

 of North^h I g V "Tr;." a ' S0 P resent th « Duchess 

 PrudC Ta d f Dd L MUS PerC ?' ^rd and Lady 

 The To™. 1 V Syeral ° ther di9 'i"g™hed personages 



M fronro y f th P h nSWer l reCl L n!ng0nthe beautiful !•»« 

 mmeT.£ ""^ When the com P an y "rived. They 



mmed.atey arose and greeted the Royal party, after which 



nd 7 t S he T n col™ '"Tl^ ea Z k "^Vscalp dance, 

 afford m„rh„! D « Ced .. the ball -P IaT > wh i<=h appeared to 

 w! afterw n Hf 8 Ca "r t0 the s P e «tators. A dinner 

 nFinETJ? P u 6pared Up0n the lawD for the Indians, 



u To urn ouLit Par ,i° 0k - U COnsU - d of roast bee 

 and plum pudding, Wlt h water and cider. When thev had 



finished, and whUe the Royal party were partakint of re- 



f;,""' " ,e In , dians walked °«r the grounds and 

 I ! '£? S 6 ? umme r.hou S es and conservatories 6 They com 



«£££ (wSrR b a( n f ; t S a the 





death of 

 Astronomica 



least large m amount," and rpfpr. f« 7 l c * uruuanr » at manner, men addressed Mrs. L%wr*nn« *\* a li- \ 



by Lor/lngestre, that mmL^fi?*™"? £' *° Pf« «■*-- to me't tTo^l p'arty" 'Z III 

 from a foreign Power to senirp tKo ; ?. no obst acle kindness towards the Indians i affpr wK;,.k u J jj , 



eeem that in'ooibeT L'HL'^tS' the S" ** t D ft ^f-J^ " ^ fcK^iSS 

 range" invention should h* t,«J g rl™. ih t! lon S P"ted by their favourite interpreter? Jeffrev Doram/- 



rfIn^ ?D "S S K d hC W V g,ad the Great Spirit had 

 allowed him the honour of shaking the Roval Duke's 



hand, as he had heard that he was related T his Grea 

 Mother the Queen. By shaking the hand of so great a 

 Chief, he considered that he had shaken hands with all 



range" invention should be tested. CanUin w "~" a 



offered to procure 1500/., and the Gove£ lelt eT 



eented to pay 500/. The former was howevTu n hie to' 



raise his portion, and the negotiations were abrupt v 



closed at the end of the month. The public are aware Chi.f h a a n 



of the recent experiment, and the discussion .niches | S^Taffnd! 



bis great mother's face, wLicb t ?e, .U wUh'?^ ^ 

 before they went back to the r ii~ »° ,0 ° k 



Highness shook hands with the eoTST/h "* l 

 of this speech, after which the IndSn/i PV * 

 highly delighted with their isi to Eali l^t^ 

 Death of Mr. Bafy.-yr t *f£?* mV " k - 

 ' ' Mr Francif Baily f S^ ^3"^ 



residence '^^^^^^^ AS 

 year of his age. His scientific a^ments' £ ?!/S 

 highest order. He was a Doctor o " CW1 Law M° f ^ 

 of the Royal Irish Academy, a Fellow of tU T , - eBbfr 

 and Geological Societies, and a F eliow he ' r"^ 

 Society, having been elected into that body in 1821 l* 

 was correspondent for several learned and scLtS 

 societies abroad, amongst others the Institute of F- 



and the Academies of Naples, Palermo Ro! n< *» 

 Berlio. H is deatl will be ^™^* ton ^ 



:Zt" d aC(1UamtanCC8 ' b ^ whom he wasKt^ 



Metropolitan Police Returns.— A return h*. k. 

 made during the present session of Parliament whi.K^ 

 ma statistical point of ,iew^lla.tretW?to\^a 

 extent of the moral condition of the metropolis lZ 

 returns moved for by Mr. Hume were •■ of the namW 

 of persons taken into custody for drunkenness an? £ 

 disorderly conduct, by the metropolitan police, ," Te.ck 

 year from 1831 to 1843, both incluei^e, dUtin«i.S2 

 each, and stating the population of the meZol « 

 police district in the years 1831 and 1843 ; and a ,«,£ 

 return for the city of London." From this document 

 we glean the following singular results :-The maximoa 

 amount of persons taken into custody exciumely for 

 drunkenness is to be found in the years 1831, 183* and 

 1833, and the minimum in 1843 :— In 1831 thev" were 

 males and females, 31,353; 1832 ditto, 32,636 183? 

 ditto, 29,880. Taking the population, according to the 

 census of 1831 at 1,515,585, then the number of pertont 

 taken into custody for drunkenness was in these perioda 

 respectively as about 2 M5th, 2 l-17th, and U and a 

 fraction out of every 100. In 1843, the number of pea- 

 sons taken into custody for drunkenness fell to 10,890, 

 which, taking the census of 1841, say 2,068,107 was ire 

 the proportion of little more than £ in every 100. la 

 the city also the same gratifying result is shown. la 

 1840 the numbers were 5113, which, on the estimated 

 population of 124,876, was in the enormous proportioa 

 of full 4 l-10th out of every 100. In 1843 the numbers 

 were 2595, which, taking the official estimated popula- 

 tion at 125,273, was in the ratio of 2\ to every 100. It 

 is hoped from these facts that temperance is becoming 

 more general among the labouring classes of London. 



Metropolitan Buildings. — The Act for the regulatioa 

 of metropolitan buildings came into operation on Mon- 

 day, the 2d inst. Mr. Hosking, the Professor of 

 Architecture at King's College, and Mr. Higgins, of 

 Furnival's Inn, have been appointed by Sir J. Graham 

 to be the official referees ; and Mr. Arthur Symouds, 

 barrister-at-law, who prepared the bill under the direc- 

 tion of the Earl of Lincoln, has been appointed by his 

 lordship registrar. 



Mortality of the Metropolis.— -The following is the 

 number of deaths registered in the week ending August 

 31 ; West Districts, 129 ; Northern, 158 ; Central, 

 132 ; Eastern, 174 ; Southern, 205 ; Total, 798. 

 Weekly average f or the last five years, 946. 



^robmcial Nctos. 



Birmingham. — A society has been recently established 

 in this town by the working-classes, which its founders j 

 have denominated the " Athenic Institution." The ob- 

 ject of this Institution is to educate labourers during their 

 hours of leisure, and at the same time to revive a taste 

 for the manly pastimes which were formerly cu,t, ! at f" 

 universally throughout England. The founders of tbf 

 Institution, finding that the number of members has 

 rapidly increased, resolved recently to make a public 

 demonstration of their strength. They accordingly gave 

 a public dinner last week. Lord John Manners pre- 

 sided as chairman, having previously accepted the omce 

 of patron to the Institution. His Lordship in w e . c0 ™ 

 of his speech, acknowledging the compliment paid mm 

 by the Institution, dwelt at great length on the fine quali- 

 ties of the labourers and operatives of England, aud« 

 the necessity of a more intimate union between all classes 

 of society. He said : " But there was another and snu 

 more important object connected with their Imitation, 

 namely, that of uniting together again the dittere : 

 classes of society. It was his firm conviction, lounuc- 

 upon a careful examination of history, that in days 15 

 gone by, when the unhappy separation of the cia. 

 which now existed in this country was not ka0 *? 

 the land, there was by far more peace, more real r 

 piness, and more complete security for all cla " 

 than had or could ever exist under such a class-syw 

 as now prevailed in society. Their usages were u- 

 tile to anything like a cordial amalgamation, riow 

 were they enabled to come together in amity and an 

 tion, as they had done that evening ? How often 

 they seen the three classes meet at the one table— par 

 of the same enjoyment ; and yet, as they had often ne 

 in the days of feudalism, the barons of England « 

 accustomed to sit at the same table, and partake 

 same fare with those beneath them. He knew veI 7 

 that it was deemed unphilosophical to revert to 1 

 days and times, and the ancient customs or tneir 

 fathers ; but, believing as he did, that in those an 

 days the peer lost nothing by his condescension, an 

 .. J r _ .. • 1 ;► u« caw net reason »**/ 





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Whilst crossing the ocean, he J the poor were great gainers by it, he saw no reaso 



