630 The proprietors of the European 211agazine (a mis cellany which has been before the public nearly forty years), anxious to preserve in its general contents that charucter of variety and usefuluess,which it has so long mint:dint% earnestly solicit the communications of ingenious and intelligent persons, in every department of Literature, Science. and Art—such as Essays, Moral and Literary—lllustrations of dark Vissages of History—Biographical Anecdotes of Men of Eminence, either living or dead—Letters on Criticism—Original Letters of celebrated Persons—and Accounts of New Inventions, or Remarkable Characters—or any Hint that ma: , inform the Mind, polish the Manners, refine the Taste, or amend the Heart—which will be thank fully received, and respectfully attended to, by the Editor ; addressed to the care of Mr. Aspernc, $2, Cornhill, London. LONDON PATENT IMPROVED OVAL SII.%PE BEAVER HATS, - ./CARIIANTED TO RETAIN THEIR SHAPE. NATHANIEL DANI)O ftnd Co. HAT MANU. !Acts: arms, original Inventors. and only Makers of the IMPROVED •OVAL SHAPE BEAVER HAT. No. 42, CIICAPSIIIK, London, deem it necessary in conseawnce of the various attempts made to imitate their Hats, to anr.attnee, that Mereharts and the Trade can be supplied with the Improved ON al Shape ilcavet Hats, ONLY by Messrs. NATHANIEL. DANDO anti Co. 42. Cheartsitle, London ; and the Public, by most of the respectable Hatters In the Kingdom. A brief explanation of the Superiority of the Improved Oval Shape Beaver Hat, to the Common Hat. Thenaturaishape t . The imiweved ofthecommonllat, oval haw itenver '; „- from itFheing made flat, htatigmai.u. ®on a perfectl y round fn..-ttiret! and I'- 1)1041,3nd brought . - - M.,b.cl upon an to theoval shape of ( "al Mork. made to the exact the head, by the hands and the use shape of the bred. (most of which of a screw, is liable, by wear, or are from one inch to one inch and when expused to the damp or rain, a half ovalou ilinothsseitssilape, to get soft, flap in the brOn, and not bein:t artificially produced return to its natural round fount with the haNl , and strew. as is thus losing its shape by its being the c.ine with the common Hat ; art ylcia* produced. but manufactured from it., first statz! in the shape required to be worn, nor is its shape liable to be 'ilia-mil by damp or rain. Navnartirr. 1) \ VDO and Co. rt..pr:t their friend: parth•lllarly to 4+e/Pe that they hare not appointee any etircsit in London; that their 11 7 arrhouse, 42, CHF:AP:UDE, is f4e only house in Toren where they ran be surplice :risk the imprrved 0111 Shape lica , •,.. Hat; and that cv .. rti 11,1 nranntartniye by them, has their :Vows cc. grazed in the bottom: of the Liain L , ; th 91 bre. also to stale. that tbry arr ina. ,. .11:* snore Superfine flats, of parikoar/y close Naps, with stout and yr in Bodies. LLOYD'S DOUBLE-COVERED OVAL BEA- F.ll H ATS.—Nothing adds to the tippe; rant. of a roan so much a: his HAT, and the absurdity of adnptim: one “cneral fashion for all dc:cription of Persons is so contrary to rumt, tlvit the ;Mote Alumaticturers have introduced a most extensive variety of incoia , parable shapes, among which are, The liang.iip. The Marquis, The Regent. The Petersham. The AVeliim;ton, The Tallyho, The 'Ninny. 'Phu Kent The Shallow, The Nobly Lord. lohtre, The Dandy, 6:c. Money price Newi4ate-Aiett. NORWICH UNION FIRE Axn LIFE INSURANCE. This Day is Publilhed • price THE REPORT of the I.()NDON COMMIT TEF. of INVES'IIHATION. presented to a :Holing of Insurers, Iteld at the City of London Tavern, in Bishopsgate-smet, on Friday the /stl, of September, Hits ; tumilite with the Resolutions of the m ee ting adopted thereof., and an Appendix of doeurnent... Sold by Hateltartl. Piccadilly ; Pirmock and Maunder. 267. Strand; Ogles. Duncan. and Cocran. V 9.5. Holborn ; and 57, PA. ternoster-row; J. W. Whiteley. 103, Newtote•rtreet. SALMON, ODy, and Co. most respeetfilly re. turn their sincere thanks to Prof . ..salons] Gentlemen and the Public for the liberal encouragement they have received, and in consequence of the many bungling imitations of their Pa T T St: LI .A UJI• tau TituasEs. which arc now daily advertised, without tither novelty. improvement, or utility, consider it their duty to C.lrT to the Politic against the imposithins of t..teli fake pretenders; the PATENT SELF-A ItSTI NG , st 2 VS, which re/juin: no strlos. nor cause any confinement to the body. an: manufactured unt.Y by SALMON. OD , and Co. Vl2. Strand, I,oNims. and IC)3. relight !loyal, P.m is ; who have the 1101Hillr to supply the Army anti Navy, the Military awl Naval Dm:vitals, the Transport Service, flock Yards and Oninanee. the Marine infirmary, the l ion. East Indiar:onitiany, the ('ity of lam• Ion Tnis StWit ty. the Mary le •hone, Wirelioombe, Denbigh, and Bristol infirmaries, the Mid dlrca lio.pital tee. lea . . _ N. 1%. Ptmons rebidiug in the Country, sending the circumference of the body in inebeb. just übove the hips. way depend upon being accurately fitted. _ Sold by and Antis. Chemists. 74, SaekvilL-street. Dunr.ix. and by one or more Druggima in every principal Town EXGLAXIX FRAUD PREVENTED. To counteract the many attempts that are daily Node to impose on the unwary a spurious eompositioninstectl of the Genuineblaeking prepared by Mil and Nlamin,theyare indue -al to atiopta new Label in which thoraddress 97, HIGH HOLBORN, s placed soeonspicuously. . that they !rust an attention to this. and the difreeeneeof thetype. which is unlike all ter.press.wi 11 enable purchasers at once to detect the imposition. The Real Japaa 111,ACKI NG, made 1) DAY and M twri N. 97, High Holborn. will in future be ;old in Bottles at nil. li. and 18.6 d. each. aid a coot' of the Label left win: all Venders DAY AND MARTIN, 97, HIGH HOLBORN. HOOPI NC. COUGH eared without Inward Medicine. itoym. EmaitoCATioN. MANN' Thousands of Children are cured annually be this remedy. On the drat attack, an immediate p lication et got. 1-;.4 HOCATION will prevent the coinpldint taking any bold of evicunditution. and a few time,. may emnpletely In the eaka er A s, persevnitnrz will rretshu-,.. the t le.fred cerise ; r. 114 c.., mil he u ell cslrulaietl for Children as this, for it non., te•i!a int to w Own inwardly. In !kl;Airine is equally ilictitions, and may lie relied net fnr Wer•il riliitlrfn, Cafe and cffertnal.— wo else can nriltws rineil on five wrapper ntul t err — ' , LIMO tile woof! of Fnvc.llll.S, t;4, St. woe ('hurl , 1.4 " 1 000 -o I- the nniv while sle Venda) en is , rrar. d • . rrice 44. ;aid 11. 2s. per bottle. THE NATIONAL lIPOIST.I7.R. AR!•MY CONTHACI . S. COMMISS.IRIAT DEPARTMENT. Trros:wy Claineters,2Bth 5,7 A IR Ift. NOTICE is herebj given to all Person., desirous of Co arse:iv to supply BEEF AND MUTTON to Os .ifijestp's Land Forces in Cantqnnirnts. Cbarters, and Bar radc3, in tic uuder-mentiJned Cimitic; t:o:ll.lJlJads Berke (including the Town of Ilungerfoftl), lizrwick. Bucks. Cemlniilv (including the Town of Newmarket), Chester, Corn wall (including Scilly). Cumberhuid, Dctby, Devon. Dorset. Due , . lutm (including Holy Island), 1. ex (exclusive of Tilbury Fort), Glosta the City of Bristol). Hants, llcretnni. Hunts. Isle of Man. Isle of Wight. Kent (including Tilbury Fort, in the County of Edam). Let:ester. Lincoln. Middlesex. Monmouth. Norfolk. Northampton, Oxford, llutland. Slop, Somerset. Staf ford. Stelblk, Surrey, Sus,ex. Warwick, Westmoreland, Wilts. Worcester, York. not the detioeries are to coma:nice on and .Ibr the twenty:oh lay cf.2lfuwatfacr next ; that proposab in writing. se led sip, and ninrkcde• Tender ji.ir .4rnty wi ll be received at this partment ow or 6,:(Lwe Totesdom the SIM day of October. (bat none w;gl be receiad after twelve o'cludt um that day). and. if scat by post. the postage must be paid. l'roposab must ter made separate!), fbr each county. Eac,.. proposal must have the letkr which is annexed to the ten der pr,perly filled sy. hy two persons of known property engaging to become broil se;lls the party tendering in Me amount stated ix ti:.• the d..e perf,lrmance of thr contract ; and Tc%l be A 4i:cd :mires made on a printed trader, and the priers exorcismd in words at length ; 1711 d should it so happen that durbig the continuance of Me rontract. no troops shonld be suppad wader the Contract, the exp,:nce of Me stamps for the contra:l and bond. paid in the first instance 11, the con tractor. will be rclorreird to him. Particekra of tie contracts may be had ttpon application at these Chambers. between the hours of eleven and five. NOTE.—Sonic considerable alterations having been made in the Ten ders for the supply of Meat to the Troops, such Persons as are de -1 sirous of Teuduring. are requested to apply for the proper Parti culura. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Sept. 30. 1 81 8. 7'IIE Principal Officers of Ills Majesty': Ordnance do hereby give Nolree, tfiat ti , en w 11 sell l.y Pattie. Auction, at the Tearer, err Tuesday, the 2014 (Mater xe.rt, at 11 o'clock in thefore noon precis; l e y, Sundry Lots of New, Old mad Unserviceable Stores, con.tioimg of Tarpaulins. Tents of sorts. Saddle Bugs and Pieces, Harness and Bedding. Mooring Chains. empty l'oa der Barrels (hall and quarter), Steel. W heels. and Old Mnscis. The whole of which may he niewed 'Ton application at the Prin cipal Storekeeper's 01fice, in the 7'ower, mi.t at the Royal Arsenal, lFoolrLh, ',nal the day of Sa'e, and where printed Lists of the Lois will be delivered to these Persons who may apply for the time. By Order 011ie Board, R. 11. CBE ir, Secretary. NORWICH UNION FIRE and LIFE IN•4IR ANCE.—The INSURERS are requested to take notice, that by order of the Board of Directors, the BUSINESS of this INSTITU TION is NO LONGER TRANSACTED at 3g„ Bridge Street, Black friars. Persons intencling to renew or effect Fire or Life Poli cies with the Norwich Union, are desired to apply at the o ffi ce of either of the following agents, who are alone authorized by the Board to receive propoFals for polieirs, and to give legal receipts for paytnentr on account of insurance in London : Mr. C. A. lIACEET• VI, Cornhill. .. P. STYzix, 7U, Baker-street, Portman-square. Insurers attending to make payments will be pleased to produce their notices to renew. _ . . All letters from the agents or other persons. on official business, arc to he addressed as usual to the Board of Directors, or to Mr. S. Ilignold, secretary. Nora 'ch. The following extract from the minutes of the Board will explain the mason of the above netiee At a special meeting oi the Board of Directors, held on the .70th day of September, Itsts, the communication received from the Lon don Committee repecting the Secretary at Bridge-street was con sidered, and the billowing resolution was entered into : '• That this Board feels compelled to intimate to the Secretary, Mr. Thomas Bignold, Fen. that in consequence of the opinion ex pressed by the committee in London, that his retirement from office is indispensably necmsary to the future welfare and prosperity of the Institution, the Board deems it expedient that he shoulu immediately abstain from acting further in his office of secretary or agent for the society, until such measures can be taken on this subject as the cir• cumstancessludl require." Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors. JOAN CROWE, Chairman TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NORWICH UNION OFFICE WITIT astonishment I have seen an Advertisement inserted in the Times Newspaper of this day, calculated to destroy my reputation. and to wound. in the most acute manner, my feelings advertisment in whieb, to harrow up the inost painful emotions, its authors have introduced my own Son as an agent to their artifices. —At present I hope and intrcat, that each and every Member of this Inctitntion will suspend their opinion and their judgment until a full and fair opportunity be atfiirded them, by open in vestigation of my conduct, to ascertain whether I have merited this unworthy and unmanly treatment or not. I have challenged investigation repeatedly. and ac uniformly it bits been ft fused. I have been cot - Maimed unheard, whilst my accusers have had a ready and a welcome audience. Conscious integrity in the managcniebt of the af. fairs of the office thr more than 21 wears, and defying. even ill-nature itself to prove the reverse. ends:Alms me to hope for ,Justice where it will not be denied.and to which I shall speedily lay claim. I am now called upon by every tie—hy the value I set upon my character, and by the interests of the Establishment, I have planned, pent• cted, and matured, to make such an nppeal :I, will, in its results, .satisfy the ra tainal mid just, as well as those who are Members of the Society, as the world at large—that this attack upon me is the cilia of sinister ViCIVA. not only unconnected with any of public good, but manifestly miichievous to the object which it pretends to serve. I wait with anxrnu, impatience till this desideratum be aeon-m.114u%), and re main year faithful :it'd Ltratcful so -cant. TILOS. BIGNOLD. Brail6c-street, Alackriars, October 5, 1815. BURGESS'S ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES. WARF.IIOUSE, 107, STRAND, CORNER OF THE SAVOY STEPS. LONDON. JOHN BURGESS ANn SON being oppri.ed of the numerous endeavours mane by many persons to impose a spuri ous article for their make, fed it Melinda:tat on them to relptest the attemion of the pithlte. in ritrehasing what they conceive t.. be the original, to ob,erve the name aisl addrers vorrespones with the above;—the general link ar.tne, of the spurious descriptions will tie rive the unguarded, and for their detection. .1. B. and Sons submit tlm following Cautions; some are in appearance at flat sight • the p,muine.' but without any name or add? • Burgeon F.sz-ence of Auchovies'—oihera* fittreis'a.' and many more without rinree;.— .101 IN !WiledSS and SON haring ban many years honoured a ith such appiohrMon. feel evety so - Ain...in of rcspeet towards the puldie, and earn..tly sulk t them to inTeet Ole lotwls previous to ptirelaMig what they conceive to he et* CRT how wit! preront many tihmproMimretq. —IV A l' 104 SILLAND, CORNLit of the SAVOIi I.4;NLitiN. The lord Chancellor has for some time been enjoying the sport the &Id in the mummy. Ile 10th, with Ids maid good humour. cut, . MU! i;eatill ur his neighbours, that they ate not to comidcr the gainc on his manor es Wards 0' (.101;:cery. and that they ate v eicome arty time to a day's Lordship is now con.itlemi the best shot in Westminster 11e11. after Sir Vieary Gibbs. whir was al ways highly celehratcd in the annals of the Trigger. The chequers, painted en the window shutters or doors of ale houses. have been supposed to indicate that formerly a game no draughts might he played there; this is an error. Tliceinnutos were the arms of the Kurl of Arundel, in whose department it was to grant the limier:: for the sale of spirituous liquors. On Sunday afternoon, as Mr. Maxfield. of Fore -street, Lambeth, was standing under a gateway near liennintron Common, to avoid a shower of rain, a yating 11111(1 tentleted his szrvices to procure a hatiLl3ey•COßell ; Mr. M. accepted the off.:r. and Was sonic directions upon the subject ; when the civil stranger adroitly drew the watch from his fob. and ran off. A remarluddy large snipe was shot, a few days ago, at Ilarmotil, in Scotland. of beautiful plumage. It measured from the tips of the wings, when extended, nineteen and a half inches, and from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, fifteen and a half inches. and weighed eight ounces. BIRTHS. In St. Jamea's aquare, Lady George Anson, of a son.—ln Gloces ter.plaee. Portman-square, the lady of E. P. Akers, Epq. of Retry. mead priory, Acton. of a nor,. --At Edinburgh, the lady of Li eut .. Col. Macgregor, Stith regt. of n son. MARRIED The Rev. G. Quitter. M. A. Vicar of ranwick, Lincolnshire, to Arabella Nlaria, second (Liu. of G. C. Julius. Esq. of liiehinontl. Surrey.—J. Armytage. Esq. clitt son of Sir C. Annytage, Bart. of Kirklces Hall, Yorkshire, to Maryonly Jan. of W. Asheton, Esp. of Downham flail, Lancashire.—J. E.A. only son of Jones, Esq. of Johnsport, (Sligo) to Letitia Elizabeth, tlati. of O.! late C. F. Sheridan, Esq. and nieca to tile late Right Hon. R. B. Sheridan.—F. T• Young, Esq. of Montague-street, Russell-square, to Elizabeth Ellen, third dun. of T. Wethared, Esq. of Great Marlow. DIED. At St. Kitts. the Right H0n..1. E. Lord Cranstoun.—At North. mum Isle of Wight, Capt. kl-nnet. R. N. aged 48.—Mrs. Wilson, wife of Mr. E. Wilson, bookseller. Royal Exchange.—The Rev. R. Radcliff, eldest son. of the Right lion. J. Radcliff:6:T. M. Phillip:4 Esq. late of Trinity College, Cambridge, only son of Lady Cope. et' Broxniore Park, Wiltshire.—Suddenly, at Mullen's Pond, near Weyhill, Mr. Mervin, wholesale lrt , her, of London.—At Bough. ton Mallierbe. Kent, agctl92, Mr. R. Cuckoo. he had been nearly 60 years parish clerk of that parish.—ln the parish of l.anvebo::. Mrs. Eliz. Matthewe, widow, aged 100.—Lately, drowned by the sinking of the Lapwing, of Sunderland, ofiSouthwold. after having run on board of the Ann, of Shields ; Capt. Crosby, and his eldest son, of Sans-street; Mr. W. Harrison, son of Mr. W. Harrison, of the Customs; Mr. Wray. son of Mr. Wray, cabinet maker; and Mrs. Nesbitt, of Providence Gardens—rill belonging to Sunderland. LONDON MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE. MONDAY, OCT. 12. There was a small supply of English Wheat this morning, the fine samples of which experienced a dull sale at a reduction of gs. to Si. per quarter since lIISL llonday. There was a tolerable supply of New English Barley. which sold at a decline of 2s. per qtuater.— Malt a licavey sale. Boiling Pease maintained last week's price., having but few at market. Bye. Beans, and Pease a heavy sale and with little variation in their prices. The Oat trade was dull and hardly supported last week's prices. Rapeseed and Linseed but little doing. FRIDAY, OCT. Ifi. We have been moderately supplied with English Wheat since Monday, though there has been a good supply of Foreign, and: the trade is very dull, and rather loteer. Barley and Beans support their prim, but Oats go off heavily, and are the turn cheaper. In other articles we have no variation to notice. s. s. s. Wheat 54 a 65 White Peasc64 aCS Fine ditto 76 a 80 Grey P elltiC 62 a 66 Rye 5O a CO Beans 72 a 62 Fine Barley 52 a 68 'licks Malt 66; a 86 OM 28 a5l S. R. Poland Oats 3: a 7. I Patatne ditto 31. a ti Fine Flour 63 a 7e) Second ditto 60 a rs Rape Seed 491. 40. PRICE OF MM. Al). OCT. 14 E. 16. !.;1) LEADENHAI.T.. Carcase R. d. a. d. Reel 34 a 4 4 litittoll 4 4 a 5 0 Veal 40 a • I'•rk, •f 8 a t; 0 I.aurib 4 4 a 5 15 The highest price of the best ‘Vlicaten lircad throughout the me• tropolis, is stated by the Bakers to he I iFt. the Quartern Loaf. Some Bakers sell the Quartem Loaf from Id. to 211. lower. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN PER IN ENGLAND AND WALES TOR THE WEEK Wheat. I Rye I Barley Oats I 22 2 61 3 61 1 I 36 0 QUARTER, ENDING OCT. !O. Ikans Pea-. I 7.3 10 7l 0 PRICE OF MEAT, FRIDAY. 11117111 , 11ELD. WEIVGATE s. d. s. d. I limit, of Cattle at Beef-- 4 0 a .5 8 SmigNield. Mutton , 4 a I; 4 Veal ...-4 4 a'7 0 Pork 5 ts a h Lamb...-0 I a 0 0 Beasts, about.... ton Sheep srltt Calves 2 le I 'igs 3oo HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. .C. a d. .0 s. d. Aver.X. ►lay 7 10 0 a 8 i 0 7 19 el SMITHFIELD l Clover 7in 0 a 13 0— 8 3 0 (Si.raw 2 ID 0a 2 13 0— 2 12 ( (Hay fi In oas 8 4 -- 7 t , 0 Sr JAMES'S 1 Clo ver 800a90 0— 8 10 n raw 3 8 0a 3 6 0— 3 3 0 flay 7 10 0 a 9 0 0 n 6 0 WHITECIIarEL Clover 1 0 0 a 10 0 0 !) ( 0 i Straw ~ 12 0 a 2 IS A— 2 L. n AVERAGE PRICE OF St 'GAR. Computed from the Returns na'lc in the week outing net. It i• a p<• 10. per cw•t. excl u sive of the I futy of paid or r a : an.e hereon on Importation thereof into Great Britain—( Gazette.) PRICK 01. STOCKS Bank Stork _ 3 per Cent. Reduced 731 3 per cent. Coma. 7l 4 Vet Cent. 3 per Cent. Navy 106 lnitia Stock Ditto Bonds 15 per Cent.) 49 pr EveheAuir Bills, :Riper Dry l9 60pr Consol,, for lli' I.ong.kiz nide% Low pow sell published Ly It. %Vit.ve, Xo. IsB FLEZT-ST111t1:1', betWcill fit. I)lttlqa Clinre.l and Fetter !a.m . '. and into the (onntry by :II Seasiusa Cla ot tba {toad, :rat or ruaia,e.