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THE REGISTRATION OF 1839. COUNTIES. Conserv.,itive Ministerial Gain. Gain. Anglesca 27 Bucks. 69 East Cumberland 23 North Devon. 260 South Devon 209 North Durham 35 South Derbyshire 86 West Gloucestershire 159 East Gloucestershire. 104- Herts. 98 Middlesex 396 West Norfolk 61 North Staffordshire 53 rth Staffor West Somerset 74 Yorkshire-West Riding. 353 CITIES AND BOROUGHS. A shton-under. line I. 32 •Aylesbury Barnstaple „ Bath -kl) Bedford Beverley.. • 0 0 Blackburn 37 Bolton 40 Boston. 16 Bridge water Bradford 22 Brighton 9 Buckingham. 22 Bury, St. Edmonds 3 Bristol. 104 Carlisle 23 Cheltenham 166 Chichester. 47 Carlisle 23 Cambridge 12 Clitheroe 3 Canterbury. 50 Chatham. 6 Dover. 28 Devizes .a. 22 Durham 20 Evesham 12 Exeter. 10 Frome. 1 Gloucester 21 Greenwich. 85 Tower Hamlets. 170 Hull 48 Halifax 36 Hythe 15 Horsham 3 Ipswich 19 Kidderminster 1 London 243 Leeds 264 Leicester 162 Lyme, Dorset 13 Lynn 20 Lewes. 13 Liskeard 7 Monmouth 2 Malmesbury 24 Maidstone. 11 Maldon 66 Marylebone 23 Manchester 31 Newport, Hants 4 Oxford 78 Portsmouth 27 Pontefract. 12 Preston 54 Reading. 26 Rochester 4 Rochdale 14 Salisbury 2 Shrewsbury 32 Sunderland 78 Sandwich 10 Stoke-on-Trent 37 Southampton. 59 Shoreham 8 Stamford 0 0 Shaftesbury 15 Salford 126 Taun ton. 17 Totnes. 26 Ti verton 10 Tewkesbury 17 Winchester. 2 Westminster. 74 Wigan 25 Weymouth. 24 Wallingford 13 Wakefield 36 VVareham 58 Worcester 38 Yarmouth 47 THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. The general character of these struggles has been such as will be observed in the following list Outgoing C.Hii.cillorg. Now E:ecte, R.id. Con. Had. Con. Leeds. I' 5 4 12 Bristol 10 6 3 13 t 9 8 6 9 Liverpool ^[n t v0 warJs a tie.") Cambridge 9 1 5 5 H arwich 2 2 Hertford 3 1 0 4 Shrewsbury. 7 3 2 8 Lichtield 5 1 0 6 Dover 2 4 1 5 Bury St. Edmund's 6 0 Eye 4 0 0 4 Kingston 2 4 1 5 Oxford. 7 3 3 7 -r 2 4 J-iancaster •* £ Macclesfield 8 4 -• n a Lymington •• Southampton 4 „ „ Warwick 6 0 •• 3 Hull 14 0 11 3 Salisbury 1 £ •' j 6 Andover 2 13 K™?: 8 4 3 » Bewdley Q g Stafford •* York 5 7 4 » Jreston: •• ° Windsor 0 ° Wigan •• £ '0 Stockport 14 0 2 Colchester .0o Kidderminster 6 0 5 1 Chichester 3 3 2 4
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POPISH APPOINTMENTS.—We hope that the coun- try is beginning to be alive to the dangers to be apprehended from the influence of Popery in the councils of the nation. Addresses to the Queen against the recent Popish appointments are in pre- paration at Liverpool, Brighton, Elgin, Southwark, (JIasgow, &c. PENNY POSTAGE.-We understand two causes have delayed the publication of the Treasury warrant, which, according to the Act of Parliament, must de- clare the modus operandi and commencement of the uniform peony post. The first is the obvious public justice as well as necessity of examining and digesting all the suggestions sent to the Treasury respecting the sort of stamp recommended to be used, before any decision whatever can be made or announced. We are informed that nearly 3000 proposals have been forwarded in answer to the Treasury minute, and are under careful examination. The second cause of delay is, that, great as the Post Office building in St. Martin's-le-Grand really is, its arrangements make it inconveniently small for transacting even the present amount of business. It is understood both thes* causes are, however, in course of being speedily re- moved, and that the decision of the Treasury may be looked for at no long period. -illinisteritil Paper. SIR WILLIAM FOLLETT, M.P., and Lady Follett, have arrived in town from the Continent. It is with considerable pleasure we are able to state Sir William to have derived every possible benefit from his tour, and his health may now be considered to be com- pletely re-established. DELEGATES.—" I say, Slick, what do you call Dele- gates in your country ?" "Tarnation Rogues What's the reason o' that?" Look you, Dick, they are an idle set of vagabonds who prefer talking to workiny t' Why, then, Slick, they are vastly like our own breed. But how do your's live ?" By humbug, Dick, sheer humbug. They live by sponging upon other men's hard earnings." THE QUEEN has been pleased to appoint Colonel John Hare, C.B. to be Lieutenant Governor of the Eastern Division of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, comprising the several districts of Albany, Somerset, Uitenhage, and Graat Reynet. CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS have taken place in various parts of the. country. Triumphant meet- ings have been held in Cornwall, and at Bridgewater, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and elsewhere, at which the pro- gress made by Conservative principles has been gra- tifyingly manifested by the increased numbers who have assembled at them, and by the additions made to the lists of the several Associations. This increase corroborates the proof of the feelings of the country given by the Registry returns, and in conjunction with them, afford irrefragable indices of the healthy spirit of the times. ARMY.—GENERAL ORDER.—A general order has been issued from the Horse Guards against presenta- tions of swords, plate, &c. to ofiicers in the army. The order is signed by Adjutant-General M actional, and states that Lord Hill finds it necessary to refer the army to the general order of 18th, Jan. 1810, as well as to page 448 of the general regulations and orders, and to declare that his Lordship will hold every officer responsible for a breach thereof, who shall so allow himself to be complimented by officers, non-commissioned officers, or soldiers, who are serving or have served under his command* or by any collective espreeeioa of their opinion*
PUBLIC WORSHIP.
PUBLIC WORSHIP. The following very earnest and affectionate exhor- tation has been addressed to various congregations at the parish churches of the establishment impressing on them the duty of promoting the devotional charac- ter of the Church Service, by attending, among other matters, in particular to the repetition of all the '^Dearly Beloved Brethren.—It appears to be a fault in the character of the religion of our day, that an almost EXCLUSIVE Importance is attached to preach- ing, to the neglect of the other parts of Divine Service. Yet needful as It is, that we should hear of our blessed and only Saviour Jesus Christ from the pulpit, it certainly should not be forgotten how great need there is that we should have COMMUNION WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST" in prayer, and in the holy Eucharist. The CONGREGATIONAL use of our truly Scriptural Liturgy would certainly tend to promote such communion. Every one must feel the GREAT difference of the Church Service, when it is merely READ OVER by the minister and the clerk IN THE HEARING of the congregation, and when it is used in behalf of and WITH the congregation; all feeling their interest in the prayers and praises, and all evincing that interest by cordially and audibly uniting in the responses. „ If such were our practice, the Service of our Church would no longer be regarded as cold and formal: and the best answer would be furnished to those who may bring the accusation against it. It Is therefore, much to be desired, and earnestly ac REQUESTED, that each worshipper would charge it upon himself, or herself, as an imperative duty to promote, as far as possible, the devotional character of our Service First,-By diligently attending to the directions of the RUBRIC. „ Secondly, —By repeating all the RESPONSES, both in the Psalms and throughout the Service, not omit- ing the AMEN, at the end of each Prayer, in an audi- blc voice. Thirdly, By joining in the SINGING, with the best endeavour to produce devotional harmony SINGING AND MAKING MELODY WITH OUR HEARTS UNTO THE LORD." f i i f Let, therefore, every one of us feel that this is not a trivial matter, but one which is worthy of the effort and which 1 doubt not but time and perseverance will accomplish. There is nothing like making a com- mencement, and I pray that HE who can alone put it into our hearts to begin this work, may perfect it unto the end for which it is performed-viz., that we ALL may with "ONE HEART, and with ONE MOUTH glorify God, our heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." Finally, brethren, praying that "THE FULNESS OF THE BLESSING OF THS GOSPEL OF CHRIST" may be with you, 1 remain, with much respect, faithfully yours, ———— Minister.
. .OXFORD, OCT. 31.
OXFORD, OCT. 31. This day the following degrees were conferred t— Doctor in Civil Law.-Williain Frederick White, Trinity. Masters of Arts.-George Moyle and Rev. R. Pargiter Humphrey, Lincoln; Henry Sherston Baker, Exeter; Digby Charles Legard, Scholar of University; John Whitlock Nicholl, Jesus. Bachelors of Arts.-The Earl of March and Hon. AdolpVius Frederic Octavius Liddell, Christ Church; Robert Matthew Milne, Magdalen Hall; Charles Leopold Royds, Wndham Frederic Peel Round, Balliol Rev. John Charles Bentley, St. John's College, incorporated from Trinity College, Dublin. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 2. At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the fol. lowing degrees were cotiferred:- fflasters qf Arts.-R. W. Ganssen, W. Browne, W. S. Richardson, Trinity R. Chapman, St. John's J-Shtirlock, Q'leen's; E. Fielde, S. T. Warrington, St. Peter's H. W. Jones, Magdalene D. Bruce, Jesus J. Todd, Christ's. Bachelor of Arts.-A. F. Jackson, Caius College. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The subjoined table will show the changes which have recently been effected relative to the incomes of each dean and canon s a a, a — a» — « « C9 co 2 » J » J i ■5 8 a, E „ s £ £ —— C ■ O O M o c o a c n 5 S o o 6 W as Q a* 3 a a ° 6 je. je. Chichester 992 increased to 1045 627 52 Exeter •• 1536 104ft 768 Hereford! 73? •• •• l0f)6 559 503 Lincoln 1971 diminished to 1922 1665 961 St. Paul's, Lon don. 5159 2722 20411361 Salisbury. 2679 899 500 444 Wells 1657 1292 737 606 Windsor 2299 lOt 17271451 Durham 8066 459429672291 Ely U41 -12821 6511 641 The following deaneries and canonries are to re- main as before Dean. Canon. £ ic. Canterbury 1634 683 Bristol 890 415 Carlisle 1284 639 Chester. 316 125 Gloucester 1051 495 Norwich. 1681 Esl S Oxford. 3112 1452 Peterborough. 1160 539 Rochester. 1426 680 Winchester. 1480 642 Woroester 1486 626 Westminster. 2978 1214 SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. Nearly all the collections under the Queen's let- ter have now come in. The following are the amounts contributed by several counties of England and Wales:- X. s. d. a. d. Gloucester i. 15S9 16 8 Cardigan. 63 4 11 Hereford 360 9 11 Carmarthen.. 77 13 II Monmouth.. 206 5 3 Glamorgan.. 178 10 1 Satop. 795 1 10 Pembroke. 127 13 9 Somerset. 1170 19 10 Radnor. 19 9 0 Brecon 75 1 7 Total in England 37,977 16 3 Total in Wales 1135 6 9 Isle of Man 77 2 6 Total 5 0 A NEW LIST of subscriptions to the Metropolis Church Fund has just been published, to the amount of rather more than X5,000, making a total of el36,000 already subscribed towards the erec- tion of fifty new Churches. MISSION CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL, BANGALORE— On the 5th of last August, the foundation stone of a chapel for the native congregation at Bangalore wa* laid by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Madras, accompanied by Major General Sir Hugh Gough, K.C.B., and family, Brigadier and Mrs. Trewman, and a large party of Officers and their Ladies. The schools at Bangalore are supported by voluntary contributions raised in the station under the management of the chaplain. The new chapel is erected Iso by local subscriptions, aided by the liberal grant of Forty POllnd by the Bishop from the futids of the Society for Promoting Christian Kllow- ledge. ONE or the first acts of patronage done by the Speaker of the House of Commons, fully justifies the opinion we had formed of him before, and upon his election to the high office he holds. The Right Honourable Gentleman has appointed the Rev. G. T. Andrewes, Chaplain to the House of Com- mons. Mr Andrewes is a worthy son of the late excellent Dean of Canterbury, and one of the most zealous, most conscientious, and honestest labourers in the Established Church. This, to his honour. To the honour of the Speaker let it be recorded, that he had no personal acquaintance with Mr Andrewes, but selected him for the office which he has so handsomely conferred upon him, solely upon the strength of the high character which he holds in his sacred profession. We never entertained a second opinion. Mr Shaw Lefevre. and what he has done in this behoof, proves in no slight de- gree that we were not altogether wrong in our ap- preciation of his principles and feel itigs.John Hull. CANTEBBURY Cp-THMDRAu-,rhe north-west tower of this venerable pile has recently been rebuilt, in a style corresponding to the south-west tower, by the Dean and Chapter, at the expeuae of £ 30,000. Thus it is that the clergy of the Established Church are continually devoting large sums to the beautifying as well a* enlarging the different churches of which they are appointed ministers. It is singular that the whole of the stone required has been procured from Caen, in Normandy, from the very quarry from which it was originally procured to buitd the cathedral and for some time past 300 tons have beeu reguarly imported into Whitstable every week, from whence it is conveyed by railway to Canterbury. The interior of the cathedral has beeo complelely cleared, and is now just as freh as if it had been recently built. The vaulted roof, with the shields of arms in their proper heraldic colours, and with many of the bosses gilt, has a most splendid ap- pearance. The tombs are also being thoroughly cleaned; and the sumptuous monument to Arch- bishop Chichele, which combines the powers and arts of architecture, sculpture, and painting, has been recently redecorated and restored by the Mas- ter and Fellows of AU Soulie College, Oxford, ia a style worthy of the memory of their princely and pious founder. POPERY AND THK ARMY.—From some parlia- mentary papers on the Pilgrim Tax in India we find the following instance of the compulsory at- tendance of Protestants at the services of the Church of Rome:The band of his Majesty's 54th regiment, which consisted, with one excep. tion, of Protestants, six being pious men and com- municants, were ordered to attend a Roman Catholic feast, the name of which I forget, in Sep- tember or October, 1834. They were obliged to be present at two distinct services in the Roman Catholic chapel, playing at intervals, and especially at the elevation of the host; and this took place on the Sabbath-day on which the Lord's Supper was administered in the Protestant church- T he indi- vidual who brought this circumstance to my knowledge stated that his feelings as a Christian were never more wounded is his life." This state- ment is under the signature of T. L. Peacock, examiner of India correspondence, and dated Last India House, August 19, 1839. THE FOLLOWING circumstance, which might have terminated in a very different manner, occur- red on Friday. As Miss Carr, the daughter of our respected Bishop, was walking in the gardens ad- joinine the Palace, she was startled by a loud re- port from the river, and at the same moment some substance passed very near her with great velocity. On going up to the spot where it lell, It was found to be a piece of what navigators terin "junk." which had been tired from a new vessel on the Severn. It was afterwards ascertained that the It was afterwards ascertain vessel belonged to Mr Danks, of Bewdley, who in explanation of the cause, stated that the barge was a new one and had a short time previously been launched, and that it is a customary proceeding in all such cases for the men on board to discharge One of their cannons after passing each bridge during the first voyage. This may, and we trust it will, serve as a hint to those whom it more imme- diately concerns, to use in future a greater degree of caution. The piece of junk or wadding was pro- duced at our police office on Monday, and exhibited to the magistrates. We are informed that it weighs above five ounces, and that the concussion it produced was felt all round the immediate neigh- bourhood of the palaoer-PForcwter JQVTnal,
LITERATURE.
LITERATURE. The Works of Mr*. Hemans. Vol. C. Edinburgh; Blackwood. This, we are happy to say is not, as was origi- nally intended, the last volume. One more has yet to appear. In turning over the pages of the one before us we light upon a short poem, entitled, THE MIKSTER; and as in our last paper we quoted the opinion of the good Bishop of Llandaff respecting these hallowed pilei, we shalil not entirely sympathising in all that tell from his Lordship on this subject, quote here the sweet straius of the gentle poetess. THE MINSTER. A. ftt abode, wherein appe„ enshrined Our hopes ot immor'ality." BrnoN. Speak low!-the- place is holy to the breath Of awful harmonies, of whisper'd prayer ■ Tread lightly '.—for the sanctity of death Broods with a voiceless influence on the air Stern, yet serene !-a reconciling spell, Each troubled billow of the soul to quell. Leave me to linger silently awhile! —Not for the ligbt that pours its fervid streams Of rainbow glory down through arrh and aisle, Kindling old banners into haughty gleams, Flushing proud shrines, or by some warrior's tomb Dying away in clouds of gorgeous gloom Not for rich music, though in triumph pealing, Mighty as forest sounds when winds are high Nor vet for torch, and cross, and stole, revealing Through incense-mists their sainted pageantry :— Though o'er the spirit each hath charm and power, Yet not for these I ask one lingering hour. But by strong sympathies, whose silver cord Links me to mortal weal, my soul is bound Thoughts of the human hearts, that here have pour'd Their anguish forth, are with me and around j— I look back on the pangs, the burning tears, Known to these altars of a thousand years. Send up a murmur from the dust, Remorse! That here hast bow'd with ashes on thy head: And thou. still battling with the tempest's force- Thotj, whose bright spirit through all time has bled- Speak,'wounded" Itove if penance here, or prayer, Hath laid one haunting shadow of despair I No voice, no breath !-of conflicts past, no trace -Doth not this hush give answer to my quest ? Surely the dread religion of the place By every grief hath made its mi;! ht confest! —Oh that within my heart I could but keep Holy to Heaven, a spot thus pure, and still, and deep We have said that we did not sympathise in all that our respected Diocesan said of Cathedrals, in his sermon at the recent consecration of Glyn Tag Church. Perhaps we need hardly add that we drink in with delight every word of the foregoing strains. Long may our venerable and gorgeous cathedrals be guarded with religious care; and long may JEHOVAH be worshipped in them, in the hidden as well as in all the more outward "beauty of holiness!" It may be an arrogant conceit to link our humbler rhymes with those of Mrs. Hemans on this subject; but still we cannot refrain from sub- joining a Sonnet of our own, written some time since, on revisiting the splendid cathedral nf the Metropolis of the North,-thc anuient city of York with this we conclude our notice. SONNET. ON REVISITING YORK MINSTER. Once more my feet have trod that sacred aisle, Once more my eyes that hallowed fane surveyed, Where honoured nobles 'neath its roof are laid Fit habitants for such a gorgeous pile. There oft in early youth have I awhile, To listen to the solemn moaic, strayed And joined with other voices while they prayed Their hearts might thenceforth be no longer vile. And now in riper years those harmonic* Of voices sweet, in holy strain combined. Still bid my thoughts unconsciously arise To that bright place, where saints and seraphs find Their glad employment, even beyond their skies, In praising HIM who bled to save maukind. The Britisk Magazine. Ootober. This periodical has lately contained a good deal of very useless correspondence on the subject of the mode of adininisterinx the elements at the Sacra- ment of the Lord's Supper. We deeply regret to have seen so much verbage wasted. It would seem from many of the letters, that the more important part of a sacrament were reckoned of less account than the outward form. In treating of the visib'e sign, the thing signified is almost entirely laid aside. Nothing can be more m'sctllevolls; or more detrimental to the spiritual interests of the Church and it" members. The question regards the repi- tition of the sentences in the Communion Service to every single individual, or to all those kneeling at the rails together once only. And those who- adopt the latter course no more violate the rubric, than a Bishop in confirming some hundreds of children does, in passing over the heads of twenty at a time, before he pauses to address to God the simple and louching petition appointed in that im- pressive service. We Imht suggest also that the idea of a communion is far more distinctly kept up, by several individuals being thus addressed at one time, when together partaking of the elements of the body and blood of their Redeemer. And even if the exhaustion of the Minister were of less im- portance than it is, and little or no time were saved by adopting 'h'* c^rl9regatwnal mode still most people wiio valu<? Ine sacraments of our Lord, are glad to avail themselves of the few solemn moments spent around his table, to offer private petitions to the Holy of Holies; which salutary practioe is very lively to be effectually hindered, by the constant and unceasing repltition of a short form of word 's by the Minister. If we go back also to the original institution of this sacred ordinance, the example of our Lord is most conclusive. His words to hiscongregateddisciples, as recorded in the Gospels, were 44 Take and eat; Drink ye all of this." There being then no repetition in the origin, why this worse than useless babble about repetition in the celebration Tne other content* of this number are as varied as usual. Frasees Magazine. November. The Oxford Nonjurors,—jn other word*, the writers of the Tracts for the Times, are a^ain very ably handled by this protestant periodical.. We cannot say the same of the Church and the Chartists j" in paper on which subject some very injudicious things are said. For instance, the writer quarrels with the Rev. Mr Close of Chel- tenham, for entreating, in his sermon to those mis- guided men, that they would lay aside that part of their operations, the insane proceeding of en- deavouring to possess themselves of our churohes while at the same time, Dr. VVhitaker,in his sermon, beseeched them to come again to the parish church. Now, as we ourselves were among- the first to recommend the same course as Dr. Whittaker points out, we feel the more bound to speak of this subject. We still desire the regular attend- ance of the men calling themselves Chartists, at our parish churches, but with Mr. Close, we pro- test against their presence there in their political character. A minister has no business to recog- nize them as such. And it is his duty to provide equally for that part of his flook who are not Chartists, as for those that are. Mr Close recom- mended that they should not present themselves at church in such a manner as to awe the other part of the congregation; that is the plain and simple meaning, evident on the face of even the isolated passage Fraser quotes from his admirable sermon. And wb must say, that even if the evil and injustice of quoting passages in this way did not present itself to the writer of this paper, he yet should have paused belore he penned a single line calcu- lated in the most remote degree to obstruot the usefulness of so bright an ornament of the ohurch- so useful a pastor over the churoh of Christ. We respect the author's zeal, but count little of his discretion. Of the rest of the number, there is much worthy of praise. 4'A Legend of Becket^' is a story penned by a gentlemanly hand. 1 he Youth of Julia Howard," in its turn, is lady-like in style. And The Registration of 1839 is a record of facts ably drawn up, which will give new life and spirit to the flourishing cause of Protestantism. Blackwood's Magazine. November. The present number is most excellent and inte- resting. The first paper is on the present position of the Church of Scotland on which subject we may have something to say on a f»'ure occasion. "The Queer Stick" is a capital tale in verse, shewing that however much a man may be justified in giving his rivals a sound thrashing, still that it is contrary to good order, and everything that is decent, to thrash the lady when he has obtained her for his wife. A story of ten thousand a year," commenced in the last number 'ia continued in this. It depicts the trials and difficulties of a London draper's assistant, who has reason to believe him- self heir apparent to a goodly fortune. There are many amusing passages in some cursory cogita- tions concerning cats;" many sly ones in the paper on" murder considered as one of the tine arts;" and many sage and pithy ones in "Sayings and EssaYings." These with some other papers make up, as we have said, a very capital number.
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. THE BUCKLAND MCJSFR*M, OXFORD.
THE BUCKLAND MCJSFR*M, OXFORD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ^AZETTE AND GUARDIAN. Sir,- As I know yo^ aregenerally disposed to devote apor tonof you«- Tajuaye papcrto scientfic subjects, send^ yo" t,)p f0||owjng imperfect sketch of some rare *»'ild curj0„8 fossj|9 recently presented to the A^nmolean Society in this University, by Colonel Stacy, and which were collected by him in the Himalayan and Sub-Himalayan mountains. They chiefly consist of extinct species of genera of pentry- dermatous animals, viz. elephants, na%todoij hippo- potamus, rhinoceros, hog, horse; together with fossil carnivorous, and ruminant animals which are com- mon to the hills between Jummaand the Jutlej. The largest and most remarkable animal found in these formations in Europe, was the Dinotherium, which was the most gigantic of all extinct or living mam- malia, and has not yet been discovered in India The strata of Sausan, and of the Savalik hills, have afforded the fossil remains of quadramanous animals. The lower jaw of an ape, found at Sausan, and an Astragalus in the Savalik hills, have added the genus Simia to the known relics of a former world. One of the most remarkable of these fossils is the Siva- therimn, from the valley of Markanda. It exceeds, in size, the largest rhinoceros, and forms a new and important link between the ruminant and pachy- dermatous animals. The bead, found nearly entire, has four short, thick, and straight horns, like the four-horned antelope of Hiudostan. The front is unusually wide, and the face short, and the cavity for the eye smaller than in existing ruminants; and it is inferred that the Sivatheiiuin was provided with a trunk similar to that of theTapir. There are also portions of the jaw of two extinct species of camels;—Camelis sivalensis, and Camelis antiquus. Among the fossil Indian carnivora is a new species of bear. viz. Ursus sivalensis, and a new fossil tiger, felis cristala, most probably an intermediate between the tiger and jaguar. From the same locality there are the remains of the ox, the buffalo. and the deer. Among the re- mains of reptiles are seen the biporcatus Crocodile, a Gavial, very like the living Gavial of the Ganges, and a Tortoise,! carinated like the living Indian species. Of the fossils found in the Savalik hills, the elephants and mastodons are most numerous. Next to these the hippopotami. There are also the petrified hoofs of the elk, the trunk of the palm tree, and plants, too numerous to mention. It would be impossible for me to give, in the limits of a newspaper, an account of the many peculiar contrivallces and remarkable compeusatious visible in the structure and dentition of the fossil animals; neither have I space to point out their im- portance in filling up the links in many living genera of the order pachyderma'a. I remain, Sir, yours. obediently, NIGELLUS DE ALBINI. Oxford Uuioll Society, Nov. 4th, 1839.
LIST OF NEW PATENTS FOR OCTOBER.
LIST OF NEW PATENTS FOR OCTOBER. Francis Maceroni, St. Jatnes's-square, gentle- man, for improvements in steam-boilers or genera- tors. Thomas Robinson M^illiums, Cheapside, gentle- man, for improvements in the manufacture of flexi- ble fibrous substances or compositions, applicable to covering buildings, and other useful purposes; and also the machinery used therein. William Henry Burke, Shoreditch, hat manufac- turer, for improvements in the mode of constructing vessels for containing air applicable to the purpose of raising sunken or lifting floating bodies under or in water, and of fastening such vessels to chains or other machinery or apparatus to be used for raising or lifting such bodies. Job Cutler, Lady Pool Land, Sparkbrook, War- wick, gentleman, for certain improved combinations of metals to be used for various purposes. Samuel Hall, Basford, Nottingham,'engineer, for improvements in machinery for propelling. Francis Gibbon Spilsbury, Walsall, Staffordshire, chemist, Marie Francois Catherine Doetzer Cor- banx, Upper Norton-Street, Middlesex, and Alex- ander Samuel Byrne, Montague-square, gentleman, for improvements in paints or pigments, and vehi- cles, nnd in modesof applying paints, pigments, and vehicles. John Lothian, Edinburgh, geographer, for im- provements in apparatus for measuring or ascer- taining weights, strains, or pressure John Barnet Humphreys, Southampton, civil engineer, for certain improvements in shipping generally, and in steam-vessels in particular; some of these improvements being individually novel, and some the result of novel application or combination of parts already known. James Smith, Deanston Works, Perth, cotton- spinner, for certain improvements applicable to canal navigation. John Swain Worth, Manchester, merchant, for improvements in rotatory engines, to be worked by steam and other fluids; such engines being also applicable for pumping water and other liquids. John Coope Haddan, Bazing-place, Waterloo- road, civil-engineer, and George Hawks, Gateshead Iron-works, Durham, for certain improvements in the construction of wheels for carriages, to be used on railways. James Yates, Effingham Works, Rotherham, iron-founder, for certain improvements in the con. struction of furnaces. James Sutcliffe, Henry-street. Limerick, builder, for certain improvements in machinery orapparatus for raising and forcing water and other fluids, and increasing the power of water-wheels and other machinery.
ANTHRACITE COAL FOR DOMESTIC…
ANTHRACITE COAL FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES. (From a Correspondent of the Mining Journal.) It is surprising that this description of fuel has been so little known,orused,asit appears lobe; in fact, had it not been for Dr. Arnott's invention of his valuable stove, the inhabitants of London would have been ignorant of its existence; as it is, thecoal is considered as merely applicable to that particular form of stove, whereas, in a common flie-place, with a very trifling alteration, it makes the most agre- able and economical fire of Di*. Anion's stove is certainly a valuable invention, but its use is not congenial to an Englishman's feelings. Ii ap. peats almost a peculiar characteristic of an English- man io eujoy the sight of cheerful fire. An anthracite fire certainly does not produce the lively flame of a Wall'S-end coal fire, but when in an active slate of combustion there is a rich red glow of heat quite as cheering. Good anthracite is a solid mass of nearly pure carbon, in an exceedingly compact form, so much so that it only burns on its surface, and only oil the surface exposed to a draught, the heat being reflected back from that surface, and not at all passing either through the coal or the fire. To adapt an ordinary fire-place to the use of this coal, it is merely necessary to make a very small flue from the back of the fire place to lead up into the chimney, so as to draw a current of air smartly through the tire horizontally, to cause the aIr to act all the front of the fire, and carry off the products, the heat beinyf reflected out into the apartment. The opening at the back of the fire into the small tlue should not be more than from an inch or two inches in width, the depth being suctl that the bottom should pass down nearly to the grate bars in the bottom of the fire-place," and the top be just below the point at which the fire is kept, so that it be always covered by the fire, otherwise much heat would be lost. In addition to this, the opening into the chimney above the fire-place may be fitted up with iron doors, or valves, to open and close as re- quired. When an anthracite fire is once fully ignited, there is no smoke or disagreeable odour comes from it, so that in very cold weather, or when it may be required to heat a large apartment, the opening into the chimney, (the usual passage for the smoke of au ordinary fire) may be closed, confining all the heated air in the apartment, which beooming oppressive, could be removed by opeuing the iron doors, or valves. When the air of the apartment could be renewed, a clever furnishing ironmonger could easily adjust the valves, so as to regulate the warmth of apartments to a nicety. These suggestions may prove serviceable to the readers of the Mining Journal, resideut in London, at the commencement of winter. The coal, being so durable, must prove the most economical fuel that can be used in London. COLLEGE FOR CIVIL ENGiNEIRs--The new school for instruction in civil engineering, now so important a profession, and becoming almost daily more so from the great and extensive national and public undertakings now in progress, is going on very favourably- The directors have taken Gordon House, near Hamstead, a large establishment, which, which is fitting up for the leception of the college, which it is expected will be in active operation early in the spring. The Duke of Buo. cleuob, the president, has given a donation of £ 1,000 towards its objects, and many presents have already been made to the library, and also models of machinery and specimens for the museum. The candidates for the appointments of professorships are numerous, including many of first-rate talent, although few have yet been decided upon. WATCHMAKING.—This trade, one of the most important in Liverpool, is in a very dull state. We are informed on very good authority that duiiug tlie last week, upwards of 500 workmen in i!s differ* nt departments have been thrown out ofemplo)racut by the cessation of Americaa orders.
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IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON. (From the Mining Journal.) The particulars of an improved process in the manufacture of iron are given below from the speci- fication of the patentee, Mr. Heath. Every pro- position which bears upou this great manufacture is of course, deserving of notice, and we shall be glad to receive further particulars of this new process, whieh has the novel features of dispensing with the use of fluxes altogether. Josiah Marshall Heath, Allan-Terrace, Kensington/ for certain improvements in the manufacture iron and 9teel Oct. 4th —This invention consists, first, in the extraction of pure cast iron from the ore) wit1 out the intervention of any earthy, a'kaline, or sa inematter, to form a vitreous flux, cinder, or slag; second, in producing cast-steel by fusing pure cast- iron so obtained, along with malleable iron, or cer- tain metallic oxides, in such proportions as may decarburate the cast-iron to a certain degree and in carrying the process of decarburation to the ftit-itiet- extent desired, by ccmcuiation with itietallic oxides, without any ad-nixture of carbonaceous matter .third, in the use of oxide of manganese, without mixture of any other substance, in the pro- cess of converting cast into malleable iron, by the process of puddling; and fourth, in the use of carburet of mangane.e to make common blistered steel into cast steel. Malleable iron is at present produced eithei by smelling the richer iron ores with just as much charcoal or other carbonaceous matter as is adequate to abstract all the oxygen from the ore, and bring the ore into the malleable state; or by smelting the poorer ores, called ironstones," in contact with carbonaceous matter, in such excess a* to form with the metal the compound called carburet of iron by chemists, and cast-iron by manufacturers; and then separating the carbon by a distinct and subsequent process. By the first process, malleable iron of very unequal quality in its different parts is produced and by the second process, a cast-iron is obtained, which is contaminated to a very consider- able degree with sulphur, phosphorus, arsenic, silicon, aluminwttr-calaium. and other foreign sub- stances. A pure native oxide, or carbonate of iron, is alone capable of producing a pure metal con- vertible into good steel; but such pure ore has been hitherto debased and deteriorated in the smelting, by mixture with earthy, saline, or alkaline matter-, under the name of fluxes, added with the intention of promoting the reduction of the metal/aud of pro- tecting it when reduced from the oxidising influence of the blast. After an extensive course of experiments, Mr Heath has discovered that such earthy fluxes are not necessary. His operation is commenced by charg- ing the blast furnace successively with coke, char- coal, or other suitable fuel, leaving the tap hole open that the flame of the fuel, urged by the blast, may play in all directions, so as to bring the whole in. terior of the furnace into an uniform state of incan- descence. When the furnace is thus charged, the tap hole is closed, and 20lbs. of ore are thrown into the furnace for everj 100lbs. of fuel. The furnace is charged at this rate for about twelve hour., when the melted metal is run off into pig. After this first discharge or casting, the ore is added at the rate of 25lbs. for every lOOIbs. of fuel, for a second period of twelve hours, when a second casting of pig-iron is run off. Af'er this second discharge, ore is udded at the rate of 301 bs. for every lOOIbs. of fuel, during a third working of twelve hours and thus in each successive period of twelve hotns the quantity of tic ore is increased at the rate of 5 per cent. of the weight of the fuel, till eventually the proportion of ore amounts to about 65lbs. or 70lbs. for every lOOIbs. of fuel. By proceeding in this way, and by throwing in the ore merely reduced to the siza of peas, or thereabouts, but not roasted, if the furnace be well attended to by the workmen, it will turn out about 50lbs. of pure pig-iron for every lOOIbs. of fuel consumed. To convert the carburet or cast-iron thus pro- duced into steel of any degree of hardness, it is a, melted in a cast.iron or cupola furnace, by the heat of coke or other fuel; but, in all cases, no more fuel is used than is requisite to melt the iron, so, that the oxygen of the blast shall serve to burn away the carbon of the carburet in a considerable degree, while a further portion of the carbon is neutralised or removed by the addition of scraps of metallic iron, or by the oxides of iron or of manganese. To produce a superior cast-steel from the pure cast-iron, sesquioxide of manganese, which has heen previollly ignited, is introduced in quamiiies not ex- ceeding 5 per cent, into the cupola; no more fuel is used than the blast can readily burn into carbonic acid, otherwise the excess of the carbonaceous flux would deoxidise the manganese, nullify its decarbu- retting action upon the cast-iron, and thus prevent it from reducing the metal t,) that lower stage of car- buret which constitutes cast steel. Sometimes, for the same decarburetting purpose, a portion, not exceeding 5 per cent., of chronic ore may be used. When the decarburation has been carried in the cupola, to the proper pitch, the steely metal is to be run out, and cast into iron moulds. The ingots thereby formed are now to he converted into steel of any desireil degree of mildness, by a further process of decarbuvation, which conists in stratifying- the said insfots along with peroxide of iron, or peroxide of manganese, without charcoal, in a steel cementing furnace, which should be lined with sheet iron, if it is constructed of fire, bricks or stone, to prevent the action of the peroxides upon the stones or bricks of the furnace. The ingots are to be here subjected to a cementing heat for a certain period, proportional in duration to (he softness required io the metal. Mr Heath further improves the quality of mall- cab e or bar iron by adding to the pig or plate iron ill the puddling furnace, while in fusion, from 1 to 5 per cent., or thereabouts, of any pure oxide of man- ganese, the sesqui-oxide being preferred. An improved quality of cast steel is made, by put. tin iuto a crucible bars of common blistered steel, broken as usual into fragments, along with from 1 to 3 per-ceut. of their weight of carburet ot manga- nese, and exposing the crucible to the proper heat for melting the materials, which are, when fluid, to be poured into an ingot mould in the usual manner.
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ADVANTAGES op RAILWAYS.—Along the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, six milei from the town terminus, commenoes a rich field of iron. stone, which is working to a considerable extent, and after yielding some hundreds of pounds per acre to the landholder, paying twice as much in railway dues and handage, with nearly £2,000 per acre for mining, and a fair remuneration for capital, is now delivered in the River Tyne, after a sea voyage of 85 miles, at less cost than the transit alone w )utd be by the turnpike-road to Whitby, to theplaje of shipping. YOUNG HOWLKTT, the jockey, who won the cup at Warwick, on the Duke of Richmond's Confu- sioiide, weighed, with saddle, bridle, -fzo under four stone! PoTATOS.—For several years past potatos grown in Scotland, and called Scotch reds in the Loudon market, have depreciated in value. Twenty years ago they brought the highest price, except a species of potato cultivated in Yoitshire, called red-nosed kidney, almost now out of cultivation in that coun- ty, aud replaced by Scotch reds. Of these very heavy crops are grown, and sold under the name of York red- which at all times bring a higher price than the Scotch produce, although the quality and flavour of the latter are considered much superior to them, as well as those grown in Devonshire or the Channel Islands, both by the dealers aod consumers in London. The quotations of the London Water- side Potato-markei, rate York reds from 10s. to 12s. per ton higher than the Scotch Devons, about 10s.; while the Channel Islands produce at times is solll as high as the Scotch. The potatos grown iu Jersey are of a while colour, similar to what are called myas" in Scotland—neither quality nor flavour by any meaus good. Those imported from Guernsey are a large blue potato, which, when cooked, are wet, and the fhvour of a turnip description. I" Yorkshire they raise a potato which they call American natives, which is cultivated for the London market. Perhaps the Scotch growers might do well by introducing them as a crop, and try to compete with the Yorkshire farmer. The growth of Kent and Essex, intended for the Loudon markets, by water carriage, is very limited, A potato called pink eyes" is cultivated of late years to advantage and its bold size and freedom from waste have caused the London dealers to introduce it freely into their retail trade. Ireland sends but few polatos to the London markets. There is great carelessness in taking up potatos, and conveying them on board ship. From the time they are ploughed up the damage commences: they are thrown carelessly into the farmers' carts, driving about in drilling in a green state, farm servants treading amongst it,, ma with their shoes full of tacks. Then came the ship ment of them and it is a well-known fact, that on delivering them in Loudou, one half of the cargo is less or more damaged. The dealers in preparing the article for retail purposes, sustain a loss very often of 2 or S cwt. per ton, not fit for human con- sumption, and disposed of for the purpose of feeding cows, &c. A company of the dealers, who are most partial to sound Scotch potatos, will try, we under stand, this season, to ship by agency, if the growers will deliver their goods in a sound condition. The few they will require, however, will not regain the cows, &c. A company of the dealers, who are most partial to sound Scotch potatos, will try, we under stand, this season, to ship by agency, if the growers will deliver their goods in a sound condition. The few they will require, however, will not regain the cfaracter the Scotch have lost, unless all shippers ate careful.—Perth Cwrieu
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AGRICULTURE$COMMERCE. LONDON MARKETS. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN,per Quar. CoruputOld from the Inspectors' Keiums. GKNKHAL AVBRAOB—Wbek ENDING Ocr. 26ih, »• <1. #. d. Wheat 65 5 1 Rye. 38 ft B.trley 41 3 I Bean: 45 5 Oats 25 4 I Peas 46 I AOOREOATS AVERAGE OF LAST SIX WEEKS, »• d. ». d. Wheat fib 2 Rye 38 4 Birtejr 4U 8 Beam 45 2 Oats 26 6 1'eas 44 3 DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN. *• d. d. Wheat J6 8 Rye 12 6 Birley I 10 Be*iis 2 0 Otts 7 9 Pea« 3 6 CORN EXCHANGE—Monday, Nov. 4th. Wheat, Kent and Essex, l Peas, White. per qr. 41<&43j per cjr 6;).&.Ss Grey 40.4 42- Norfolk 54s 7u- Boiteig 45* 4¡¡, ——— Suffolk. 5fis 72-t Means.Tick, Oil 42. 44s llye ••••■ 40s 42* New ;8s 42* Barley.. 30s 42H Oats, Potuloe. 36j 37» Fine 41s Poland 3Js 35« •>*>■» /Si Feed 3}, HAY MARKETS, Saturday-At per load of 36 Trusses. SMlTHFlELD. WHITECHAPEL, i. l, as Coar«e heavy Low- | Coarse heavy Low- Unit Mea:low Hay. 80 to 85 I land Meadow Huy 75 to 80 New Meadow Hay 75 to 90 J New Meadow Hay 7a to 90 Useful old ditto. 85 to 90 j Useful old ditto 85 10 90 FineUplandMeudowr FineU(>landMeidow and Rye-ru-s Hay 92 to 95 an Ryegrass Hay 92 10 95 New Clover H*y 95 to 115 New Clover Hay?. 95 lis Old ditto 110 t<> 12li Old ditto ]os tu Old (litt 110 &, 121i O.it Straw 38 to 40 Oat Straw 38 to 40 Wheut Straw 40 to 42 Wheat Straw 40 lo 42 PRICES OF HOPS. New Kent Pockets to 70. to Ms Superior and choice 100s to 112 to 120s. New ba,t Kent 7t»i to 112« to 130, n L*" '« '«<»«. "earling Hops 42a to G5» to 84* Outy, £ 225.000•. SMITHFIELD MARKET—MONDAY. Perptone of Sib. to gink the offal. Mf'r!1)!"?',1?"14''11 I I'ork.^sOlto 4. fid to4*M Veal'r^jSd^^edf^t'sd | L"n"-°'0d 'o^WtoOstM Vo:al.h Od to 4, 6d to 01, 8J Head of Cattle this day. I?"84* 4.217 j Calves r05 26,610 j Pig, PRIChS OF COALS, per Too. ^yallsend—Hetion s, Lambton'aant Stewart'* 24s Cd to24t9d r^'Vh^T'11 "d-VV^'U 20s 9d—-Seymou^ n Towoley's —s 01—S^uth Durham 23* 6d— Tees— »0d-Burdo.. — 4 0d-Bhtl,—, 0d. BKITISH AND FOREIGN WOOLS-Per lb. BRIT.-Hhaok..I,9J to 15d-Collibing, 15,1 to 19d—Flanwi 14.1 to 19 1 -Fleece WOOM—N. and S. DOW.I Hoggets la M FOR breVS 6<J t0 1. 5 t"f 1. 6,1 la 10d~to 2 « .ny,A ettf.ral' 3S 9J 10 5" Od-LowerquaBtles, U lit!1 I Mv AUn'r*,U": I"'1 2i 2d to 21 taJfcrior^ ——— t>len"i" Land, clean.2a 8.1 to 2a 1\. LOCAL MARKETS. BRECON. Wheat Tmp bu.10* 8d to 0» 0 I. I Beef fner lb Barley 6a. 0J. 6i Od I m„»» 3s. 21. tulioi veal0" ioj- "1.1 Pork^t." £ ? Grey Pen. 0s. 0J. 0s. 0U. I Lamb Tr Fresh I,utter. J. YaTWo". d lojd. 10 #d. frkn.i Cheese.. Sd. to Od. BRISTOLT" CORN EXCHANGE. P.r Quarter.^ Per Quarter. Wheat, Red. 56 o to 72 a Rye 4g 'v, it 1 oVlli!e 10 76 o Beans, New 40 o to 42 Barley,GiHiding38 o to 40 o Old 48 a li Malting so „ to 54 o Peas. hIV. 40 I t0 A On" Fee, 24 o to 26 o 52 o to 54 Pot a toe ..28 o to 33 o J Matt O U> #2. Flour, Fine per sack 280lbs. 60 a to <12 « Seconds 54 0 to 56 o „ Thirds 42 o to 44 a Pollard, per ton o to 145 a Bran 1250to 130 o PRICES CIRRENT OF L K A X H jj ft R 1SL1&—'g-S Ensl.Hh Uutts 14 19 WeUl, Skin.. I..V" 3 24 psad^ Hid;; II !5 '« Common ditto 13 15 bur^h £ Sr.— B I* •drisErS„ ? HE" P 1! 12 B„»t Bull ditto tl| 124 Large ditto lg. 14 Common ditto* 11 Ji £ fiusilio i> Horae d.i. (BugtiaU).. 12 1:, .Velah ditto II 14 Foreign Belli. 7 German d,«u 13 16 -Shoulder. » 14 ai » 3 butts.J*. to 16s tu. each. Moulders.. 10 loft CARDIFF. CARDIFF, Oct. 26—Average price of Corn at Cardiff market, for tlie week, eudiug Oct, 19, 183^:— 8. d I Wheat, par Imp. qr. 3 17 6 Beans 6 o 2 3 0 Peas <7 1 ? y I Hay, per toil .1. 5 o „ CARMARTHEN. 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CASE OF FORGERY AND SUICIDE.
CASE OF FORGERY AND SUICIDE. A sensation has recently been created in Chatham and its vicinity, which is not likely to subside, in con- sequence of a transaction, the particulars of which have been collected with great care by our informant. For many years a person of unblemished character, named Isaacs, has carried on the business of army agent and general outfitter in Chatham. Within the last two or three years, however, having amassed con- siderable property, he had left the entire management of the business to his son, Nathaniel Isaacs, a young man now only 22 years of age. This young man. possessing the external appearance and breeding of a gentleman, was a great favourite with the chief families in Chatham, and with the officers of the garrison. This connexion caused him to live in a very expensive manner. No suspicion was excited by his style of living it being generally presumed that the young man possessed wealth sufficient to warrant him in making the appearance he did. On Sunday night week Mr. Isaacs. sen., was sur- prised at his son's absence from his house, he generally passing that night with him. This surprise was strengthened into alarm when he heard the succeeding day that his son had not made his appearance at the shop, and in the course of the day some circumstances came to light which created a suspicion for the first time in Mr. Isaacs's mind that all was not right. The same day it was ascertained that the absentee had incurred a debt to a very heavy amount at the South Australian Branch Bank at Chatham, at which he had transacted business for some time. Whether the suspicions of the managers were excited or not we do not know, but a few days previously they had insisted upon the absentee striking a balance with them, and this he did on the previous Saturday afternoon, hav- ing first put into circulation a vast number of bills which he got readily cashed by the principal trades- men in Chatham, who naturally expected the accep- tances were genuine, but the result proved otherwise, and not only were the bills issued by the absentee at that time discovered to be forgeries, but bill upon bill which had been cashed by different persons for the young man from the first of the present month were found to bear false acceptance. Some of these acceptances embraced the names of one or two noblemen, and many iniluen- tial persons in Chatham. Rochester, &c. The fact of so many bills being issued by the defrauder excited no suspicion, as it was weil known that he himself was a great bill discounter. These discoveries having reached the ears of the managers of the London and Country Joint Stock Bank, >4»ich has a branch at Chatham, and at which Bank it appeared young Mr Isaacs did most business, Mr Knox Child, one of the directors, waited upon Mr Isaacs, sen., and informed him that the firm had discounted bills during the present month for his son to an enormous amount, and they had then ascer. tained that nearly £ 3000 worth of them were forgeries. Mr Solomons, a clothes salesman, proved, that he had been defrauded by bills to the amount of X1800. The aggregate amount to which Mr Isaacs, jun., had forged is calculated to fall little short of X7000, if not considerably more, as it must necessarily occupy some time before the extent can be known. It being generally presumed that the defendant had gone to the nearest seaport, with the intention of escaping to the continent. Mr Child, accompanied by officers, went to Dover, gave information of the occurrence, and after making every inquiry as to whether a per- son answering his description nad embarked in any of the French packets, and receiving no satisfactory in- formation, he went over to Calais. Here his inquiries respecting the fugutive were equally unsuccessful, and he came back to Dover, where he again made in- quiries with the same result. Upon Mr Child's re- turn to Chatham, it was decided that information should be given to the Commissioners of the Metro- politan Police. The Commissioners acting upon the information, immediately sent Pearce, an experienced inspector of the A division of Police, to Chatham. The inspector having made himself acquainted with the circumstances of the case, and gained additional information, suspected that the defrauder had not left England, and, in fact, that he was secreted at Dover. He, therefore, proceeded thither, and from inquiries he made, learned that a young man, answering his in I e description in every particular, had just committed suicide at the Victoria Hotel, Castle Street. Pearce went to the hotel, and saw the body, which he knew to be that of Mr Isaacs. He then learned from the landlord, (Mr Boyce) that the deceased came there on Monday week he represented himself as an officer at the Castle, and said he should remain at that inn until his servant came from the depot at Chatham with his baggage. The deceased ordered break- fast, but before it was ready, took a boat and went to St. Margaret's-bay, a distance of about four miles, and did not return until the evening. Be- tween that time and Thursday he took his meals regularly at the hotel, and went abroad a good deal. He also wrote several letters, which he put into the post-office himself. On Thursday evening it it was remarked that he was particularly cheerful; he had been in high spirits all the time he was there, but on this occasion he was much more so, and he jocu- larly remarked to the landlord and waiter, that as he was going to have a long nap of it, they need not wake him early the next day. The deceased not having made his appearance at three o'clock on Friday ]I afternoon, the landlord became alarmed, and went up to his room and knocked at the door, receiving but a faint reply, he suspected that all was not ripM, and forced the door, wiiich was locke e ( e~ ceased directly he saw the landlor ca e r wa er, of which he drank a great quantity. He was in great agony, and from his appearance the an or was con- vinced that he had taken poison; he accordingly sent for a surgeon, who urged the deceased to say what he had taken, but he most positively declared that he had taken nothing poisonous. Every remedy usual in cases were persons have taken poison was a op ed, but all were without success, and the deceased expired the same night, never to the last revealing who he was. Upon searching the room, the inspector found a glass in which arsenic had been mixed up, and a cup in which arsenic had also been. There were the remain, of some bread and butter in the bed, upon which arsenic had also been spread. In his poc e were three empty packets, upon wllich,the, was written, and thus it appeared that the deceased must have literally made a meal upon the poison before it destroyed him. Pearce afterwards learned that the deceased had purchased poison at three separate chymist's shops, at each of which he represented him- self as an officer, and said he wanted it to kilt the cats in the Castle, as he had an antipathy to those animals. An inquest was held upon the body on Saturday, and a verdict of "Temporary insanity" returned. The body of the deceased was afterwards removed to Canterbury for burial. The father of the deceased who is an aged man, is so affected at this melancholy transaction, that he at present lies in a mogt precarious,condition.