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    • THOMAS COOPER, Author of " The Purgatory of Suicides" &cdelivers Orations on the fol-
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      810 Tot) * ^Leaitt* [Saturday ,

      810 tot ) * ^ Leaitt * [ Saturday ,

      British Funds For The Past Week. (Closin...

      BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . ) Satur . Mond . Tuet . Wedn . Thurt . Frid . Bank Stock .... 215 * 215 J 215 ? 215 i 3 per Ct . Red .. 97 | 97 97 97 S 97 f ——3 p . CCon . Ans . 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 ? 9 $ S p . C . An . 1726 . 9 6 | —— 3 p . Ct . Con ., Ac . 968 *>\ 96 * 96 | 966 3 fp . Cent . An . 99 98 g 95 J 99 99 & New 5 perCt » . 124 —— - - — Lon ^ Ans ., 1860 . 7 7 | U ? i — - Ind . St . 104 p . ct . 262 262 261 260 Ditto Bonds .. 57 p 54 p 57 p 53 p 54 p Ex . Bills , 1000 / . 49 p 48 p 47 p 47 p 47 p Ditto , 5 J 0 » ... 49 p 48 p 47 p 47 p - — - Ditto , 8 mall 49 p 48 p 47 p 47 p 44 p ——

      Foeeign Funds. (Last Official Quotation ...

      FOEEIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening . ) Austrian 5 per Cents . 81 J Mexican 5 per Ct . Ace . 28 $ lrLSn 5 per Ce nS ! ' »| ^ i ^ fac ™* . - BuenosAyresep . Cts . 65 Peruvian 44 per Cents . — Chilian 6 per Cents ... - Portuguese 5 per Cent . - Danish 5 per Cents . .. — * P « Ct » . 32 J n ,, ^ i > « npr Cpnts .. 592 Annuities —• ^ ± J * p 5 ? c 2 S' :. Mj »«••!« . 1822 . 4 4 P- Cta . 101 * Ecuador Bonds .. 3 f 8 pan . Actives , 5 p . Cts . 2 0 | French 5 p . C . An . atParis 95 . 55 Passive .. 5 & L _ l— 3 p . Cts ., July 11 , 57 . 30 Deferred .. —

      Shakes. Last Official Quotation For Week...

      SHAKES . Last Official Quotation for Week ending Friday Evening . Railways . . Banks . Aberdeen .. .. 9 J Australasian .. .. — Bristol and Exeter .. — British North American — Caledonian .. .. 10 i Colonial .. •• •• — Eastern Counties .. 51 Commercial of London .. — Edinburgh and Glasgow 284 London and Westminster — Great Northern .. .. 16 * London Joint Stock .. 18 * Greats . & W . ( Ireland ) — National of Ireland .. — Great Western .. .. 794 National Provincial .. — Lancashire and Yorkshire 48 Provincial of Ireland .. — Lancaster and Carlisle 80 Union of Australia .. 35 Lond ., Brighton , & S . Coast 92 ? Union of London .. — London and Blackwall .. 6 $ MINES . London and N .-Western 118 * Bolanos .. ..-.. ¦—Midland 40 | Brazilian Imperial .. — North British .. — Ditto , St . John del Key — South-Eastern and Dover 21 £ Cobre Copper .. .. — South-Western .. .. 80 ? Miscbllanhous . . York . Newcas .. & Berwick 178 Australian Agricultural — Yjwrk and North Midland 16 J Canada — Docks . General Steam . .. — Eastand West India .. — Penins . & Oriental Steam 9 London — Boyal Mail Steam .. — St . Katharine .. .. — South Australian .. —

      Corn Exchange. Mabk-Lane, August 23.—Mar...

      CORN EXCHANGE . Mabk-lane , August 23 . —Market dull at Monday ' s prices . English . Irish . Foreign . Wh «* t .. .. 1760 13 , 070 Barley .... 50 15 , 540 Oats . 7 .. .. 110 28 , 380 Flout .. .. 1620 11 , 760

      Gkain, Mark-Lane, Aug. 15. Wheat, Ft. Ne...

      GKAIN , Mark-lane , Aug . 15 . Wheat , ft . New 37 b . to 40 » . Maple 89 s . to 30 s . Fin * 40 —41 White 24 —25 Old .. " ..... 41 —4 » Boilers 26 —28 White 41 * —44 Beans , Ticks . .. 25 —27 Fine 38 —40 Old 28 —29 Superior New 40 —41 Indian Corn 37 —28 superior 23 _ 24 Oats , Feed .... 16 —17 Barfev •• 20 — 21 Fine - 17 — 18 Malting ' . ' . ' . ' ... —26 Poland 19 —20 MaltOrd . 46 - 48 Fine .... 20 — 21 Fine "II !! . 50 —52 Potato 19 —20 Peas . IIog 25 —26 Fine .... 20 —21

      Flour. Town-Made Per Sack 39a. To 42». ^...

      FLOUR . Town-made per sack 39 a . to 42 » . ^ Seconds 37 — 39 UBseex and 8 uffolk , on board-. hip J 4 — o 7 ^ Norfolk and Stockton 31 — 33 Ame . ican per barrel 20 — 24 Canadian " ® — 24 Whealen Bread , 7 d . the 41 b . loaf . * Households , 6 d .

      General Average Piiice Of Grain. Whhk. E...

      GENERAL AVERAGE PIIICE OF GRAIN . Whhk . Endino Aug . 9 . Imperial Genera x Weekly Average . Wlicat 428 . 3 d . I tty ° •»¦• M . Harlcy 585 11 H ^» nB ^ f Oat * 21 7 | Peas . -, -- Aggregate Awcrape of the b . x w ceK 8 - . Wheat 42 m . fid . I Kyo * ° * * - Barley 25 7 Means •>* i OttU ., 22 1 | Peas ¦ ...- » 0

      Butchers" Meat. Vuwaavu Jk.Nu Lhadunhall...

      BUTCHERS" MEAT . VuwaAVU Jk . nu Lhadunhall . * Bmtthfibld . * . s . d . » . d . a . a . b . d . j Beef » 4 to 3 2 2 ii to 3 8 Mutton ' » H — 3 6 , 3 4 _ 40 Lamb * 4—4 4 4 0 — 4 8 V « h 1 » 4 — 3 8 u 4 _ 3 8 l ' ork » * — 3 8 3 6 — 310 'j " o sink the offal , por 8 lb .

      Iihau Or L '5 A Ttlb At Smithvibld. Frl«...

      IIhau or l ' 5 A TTLB AT Smithvibld . Frl « Jay . Monday . Keast - ^ M « - 3930 Slieep 13 . 300 ^ 33 , 05 * 0 Ctalvoa * " ^^ „ 313 ] Pi . * 4 W 410

      From The Londo, V «Axeti.K. Friday, Augu...

      FROM THE LONDO , « AXETi . K . Friday , Augutt I . » T ' lUNKiUJPTa . —M . Khbny und J Oak ° » 8 t - M » tfUn * s-Une . Xtttolloudruprrs , to surrender August Bi > September Ul ; uollf . tors , Mcam . K «* d , Laiifrford . nnd Mar . Ml * ; "' « d » y-Btr « n > t » « : heupnidc ; official as * ignee , Mr . Caiman , Hir . W-laws . Coriiliill — "G . Nook and J . Wuuahn . frith-street . » *««<> , goMHiniths , AuguHt liii . October 3 ; solicitor . Mr . Tea ? u *• Oowii-court , ofllninl iiHKignee . Mr . Wliitmore , Jlaalugliall-atri . vtr ~ J : ijavky , J « n ., HuUtcwl , buiWw , August ) W , S « i > U > iiiber » 7 i wU «» Wr , Mr .

      Parker , Gray ' s-inn-square . and Ch elmsford ; official assignee , Mr . Cannan , Birchin-tane Cornhill-H . Beal . Shoe-lane . Fleet-Btreet . bookseller , August 23 , September 27 ; soll"t ° r ' * " Forster , Crosby-square ; official assignee , Mr . ™ " ° ™' Basinghall-street-J . Paul , Oxford- street , milliner . August 82 . September 27 ; solicitor , Mr . 8 eaman , Pancras-lane . Cheap ., side ; official assignee , Mr . Whitmore . Bwngh ^ twet—W . F . Donovan , late of Oxford-st :, poulterer , Aug .. 31 . Ort . 3 , iolicitors , Messrs . Smith and Page , Dukerstreet , Manche » tersquare ; official assignee Mr . Whitmore . B ^ f ^^? r £ * r G . Small . Folkstone , tailor , August 23 , September 20 ; solicitors , Messrs . Willougbby and Cox , Clifford's-m n ; official assignee , Mr . Graham—W . Baird . Liverpool , paper-hanger , August £ 1 , September 16 ; solicitor , Mr . Grocott , Liverpool ; official assignee , Mr . Cazenove , Liverpool—C . Oley , NewcasUe-upon-Tyne , ship-broker , August 26 , October 7 ; solicitor . Mr . Phillipson , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; official assignee , Mr . Wakley , Newcastle-upou-Tyne . Tuesday , August 19 . Bankruptcy Annduso .-T . Brown , Sunderland , ship-

      Owner. , Bankktjpts.—F. Batnhah. Hounslo...

      owner . , Bankktjpts . —F . BATNHAH . Hounslow , grocer , to surrender August 28 , October 3 ; solicitors , Messrs . Church and Son , Bedford-row ; official assignee , Mr . Cannan , Birchin-lane , Cornhill —J . Babier , Exmouth-street and Pleasant-row , Clerkenwell , cheesemonger , September 5 , October 3 ; solicitor , Mr . Murray , London-street , Fenchurch-street ; official assignee , Mr . Whitmore , Basinghall-street—W . Smith , Princes-3 treet , Leicestersquare , engineer , September 2 . October 7 ; solicitor , Mr . Holmer , Bridge-street , Southwark ; official assignee , Mr . Edwards , Sambrook-court , Basinghall-street—B . Lindsby , Market Deeping , Lincolnshire , draper , August 29 , September 26 ; solicitors , Mr . Jones , Sifr t-lane ; and Messrs . Motteram , Knight , and Emmett , Birmingham ; official assignee , Mr . Bittleston , Nottingham—A . Kbauss . Manchester , share-broker , September £ and 23 ; solicitor , Mr . Bennett , Manchester ; official assignee , Mr . Pott , Manchester .

      Thomas Cooper, Author Of " The Purgatory Of Suicides" &Cdelivers Orations On The Fol-

      THOMAS COOPER , Author of " The Pureatorv of Suicides . " & c . delivers Orations on the fol-

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      lowing subjects : — The Genius of Shaksferb , as displayed in his " Hamlet ;" with Readings and Recitations from the Play , the Music of Ophelia ' s Songs , & c . The Life and Genius of Milton ; with Recitations from Paradise Lost , " & c . The Life and Genius of Borns ; with the Music of some of his Songs , Recitations of " Tam o * Shanter , " & c . The Life and Genius of Byron ; with Readings and Recitations from his Works . The Life and Genius of Shelley ; with Readings and Recitations from his Works . Civilization : What it was in the Past—What it effects for Man in the Present—and the Universal Human Happiness it must produce in the Future . Thi English Commonwealth : Founders of the Struggle—Coke , Seldon , Eliot , Pyui , Hampden , & c—Despotism of the King , and Tyranny of Laud— Civil War—Death of Hampden—Battle of Naseby—Imprisonment , Trial , and Execution of Charies 1 st . The English Commonwealth : Government by Parliament and Council of State—Cromwell in Ireland , and in Scotland—Battles of Dunbar and Worcester—Protectorate and Character of Oliver Cromwell—Lesaona to be derived from the great Commonwealth Struggle . Thi Frbnch Revolution of 1789 : Its Causes , and Progress of Events from its commencement to the Execution of Louis 16 th . The French Revolution of 1789 : Events from the Death of the King to the Fall of the Directory . The Life and Character of Napoleon . The Life and Reign of Louis Philippe ; with a Retrospect of the late Revolution . Columbus ; and the Discovery of America . Cortez ; and the Conquest of Mexico . PiZARRO ; and the Conquest of Peru . Washington ; and the Independence of America . William Tell ; and the Deliverance of Switzerland . Rirnzi the Tribune ; and the "Good Estate . " Massanibllo , the Fisherman of Naples , and " Captain of the People . " Kosciusko ; and the Struggles for Polish Independence . Wickliffi , and the Lollards . Luthbr , and the Reformation . Life , Character , and Influence of OALVIN ; including a Sketch of the Life and Character of SbrveTUS . Gborgb Fox . and Quakerism . Maiiommkd , and Mahommedanism . The Age of Chivalry , and the Crusades . Sir Walter Ralbioh . and the Age of Elizabeth . Mablborooqh , Court Influence , and the Reign of ANNB . Philanthropy : as exemplified in the Lives of BBRNAKD Gilvin ; Obbulin , and John Howard . Perseverance and Independence of Character ; as exemplified in the Life-struggle of Daniel Defoe , the author of "liobin-• on Crusoe . " The Life and Genius of 8 ir Tsaao Newton . The Life und Ueniua of Sir William Jonbs . The Life and Genius of Dr . Johnson . The Life and Ueniua cf Voltaire . The Life and Genius of Rousseau . Administration of Pitt ; and its Influence on our own Times . The Life and Character of the late Sir Robert Peel : hi » Influence on our Age ; und a Glance at Coming Events , which "Cast their Shadows before . " The Wrong * of Iuulanu . The Life and Geniuu of Handel . The Lives and Ucniua of Haydn . Mozart , and BbitiioVBN . With numerous Serial Discourses : such aa , Four on Autonomy , Ten on the lliatory of Greece , Sixteen on Roman History , Twelve on British History , Six on Papal History , Four on tho German People , Pour on the Sclavonic People , & c . Sec . TERMS , TO WORK I NO MEN ONLY . / paying my own Travelling * and other personal Expenses . ) For v » ne Oration , Two i ' oundo . For Tw »? Orations-i-the one delivered on the night followi'ig the other— 'l ?» rco Pounds . For any number of Orations , delivered on successive nighth . Thirty UhillingN oach . 0 , Park-row , Knightsbrldgo . London . * N . B . When the distance from London Is great , and a special journey lias to bo made from the Metropolis , of oourae , some allowance for extra travelling expenuen will be expected . [ 1 can only accept invitations from Yoikahire and Lancaiihlro to the end of October . My fHonda muy addreii me , for the next fortnight— "Care of Mr . Barlow , bookseller , 1 , ftel « oii- * trcot , Mewcostlu-ou-Tyne . " —T . C . J

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      npiIE BEST WELLINGTON BOOTS made JL to ordei , 21 s . pur pair . 1 IENB . Y LATIMKH . id *) . IiiBho , )» Kat « -atr « et Without re-¦ puctfully rcqueata the attention of the Public to the above v « ry iiiii »()) rtaiit aniioiinnciaoiit . ilia WollluKton Jlootn made to ordrr » t » U , cannot bo « ur-

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      STEAM TO INDIA , CHINA , & T " Particulars of the regular Monthly Mail Steam Conveva ' i and of the additional lines of communication , now establish I by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company wfil the East , & c . The Company book passengers , and receive o ^ nJ and parcels aa heretofore for CEYLON , MADR 4 S Fir CUTTA , PENANG , SINGAPORE , and HONG KONP k their Steamers , starting from SOUTHAMPTON on the ' 20 $ of every month , and from 8 UEZ on or about the 10 th of tl month . ine One of the Company ' s first-class steamers will , however h despatched from Southampton for Alexandria , as an extra shi on the 3 rd of September and 3 rd of November next and f alternate months thereafter , in combination with extra ateanipra to leave Calcutta on or about the 20 th of August and 20 th of n tober . Passengers may be booked , and goods and parcels for " warded by these extra steamers to or from 8 OUTHAMPtAv ALEXANDRIA , ADEN . CEYLON , MADRAS , and CAT ' CUTTA . Kj AL ' BOMBAY . —The Company will also despatch from Bombav about the 1 st of September next , and of every alternate month thereafter , a first-class steam-ship for Aden , to meet there th extra ship between Calcutta and Suez ; and at Alexandria one of the Company ' s steam-ships will receive the passengers , parcels and roods , and convey them to Southampton , calling at Malt * and Gibraltar . a But passengers , parcels , and goods for BOMBAY an ^ WESTERN INDIA will be conveyed throughout from South ampton in the mail steamers , leaving Southampton on the 20 th of October , and of alternate months thereafter , and the corresponding vessels from Suez to Aden , at which latter port a steam-ship of the Company will be in waiting to embark and convey them to Bombay . Passengers for Bombay can also proceed by this Company ' s steamers of the 29 th of the month to Malta , thence to Alexandria by her Majesty ' s steamers , and from Suez by the Honourable East India Company ' s steamers . MEDITERRANEAN . ^ -MALTA— On the 20 th and 29 th oi every month . Constantinople—On the 29 th of the month Alexandria—On the 20 th of the month . ' SPAIN AND PORTUGAL . —Vigo , Oporto , Lisbon , Cadiz and Gibraltar , on the 7 th , 17 th , and 27 th of the month . ' N . B . Steam-ships of the Company now pl y direct between Calcutta , Penang , Singapore , and Hong Kong , and between Hob ? Kong and Shanghae . For further information and tariffs of the Company ' s recently revised and reduced rates of passage-money and freight , and for plans of the vessels , and to secure passages , & c , apply at the Company ' s Offices , 122 , Leadenhall-street , London , and Orientalplace , Southampton .

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      CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE AGENCY , INSTITUTED UNDER TRUST , TO COUNTERACT THE 8 YSTEM OF ADULTERATION AND FRAUD NO W PREVAILING IN THE TRADE , AND TO PROMOTETHB PRINCIPLE OF CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION . Trustees—Edward Vansittart Neale , Esq . ( Founder of the Institution ); and Thomas Hughes , Esq . ( one of the Contributors ) . Commercial Firm—Lechevalier . Woodin , Jones , and Co . Central Establishment—76 , Charlotte-street , Fitzroy-sq , London . Branch Establishments—35 , Great Marylebone-street , Portlandplace , London ; and 13 , Swan-street , Manchester . The agency is instituted for a period of 100 years . Its objects are to counteract the system of adulteration and fraud now prevailing in the trade ; to deal as agents for the consumers in purchasing the articles for their consumption , and for the producers in selling their produce ; to promote the progress of the principle of Association ; to find employment for cooperative associations by the collection of orders to be executed under especial guarantee to the customers . A commercial firm , acting- under the permanent control of trustees , has been found the safer and mote acceptable mode of carrying . out these objects according to law . The agency consists , therefore , of trustees , contributors , subscribers , and a commercial partnership . The capital required for the wholesale and retail business having been supplied by the founder and the first contributors , no express call is made at present , either for contributions or subscriptions . The capital will be further Increased after the public have been made acquainted with the objects of the institution , and have experienced its mode of dealing . Customers , after three months' regular dealing , are entitled to a bonus , to be fixed according to the amount of their transactions by the council of the agency , consisting of the trustee * and partners . After payment of all expenses , salaries , profits , and bonuses returned to contributors , subscribers , and regular customers , the general profits are to be accumulated , part to form a resone fund , and part to promote cooperative associations . .. Business transacted wholesale and retail . Subscribers , Cooperative Stores , Working Men ' s Associations , Regular Customers , and the Public supplied . . e The Agency intend hereafter to undertake the execution oi all orders for any kind of articles or produce ; their 0 P « r' 111 "" , for the present are restricted to GROC 15 RIK 3 , WINKS , an ITALIAN ARTICLES , as a specimen of what can be done wim the support of cooperative customers . ¦ _ a e Rules have been framed and printed to enable any numuer families of all classes , in any district of London , or any . P * ; , " the country , to form themselves into " Friendly Societies < enjoying the boueflt of Cooperative Stores . To be Bent uy ] to parties forwarding four utampa . , „ ;; iw , rv . Particulars of the nature and objects of the Central Cooper tive Agency , with a Digest of the Deed of Settlement , ar « r ' iound in the printed report of a meeting held at the Cent f ! ' fol , of the Agency . To bo uent by po ^ t to parties iorwuruwu A list of articles with the wholesale pricos for ^"' '' ^ Juo btorcs , and a detailed Catalogue for private cuatomore , \ ^^ bo sent by pout on payment of one poatuffO Btamp » or u eale list , and two for the Catalogue . , in ,, i ,. d im-Particularu . Rules . List , and Catalogue will be farwaruc mediately on receipt of ten postage stamps . . hoval'cr » AH communioationa to ho addrenHeci to WM . J * i ^ t . Woodin , Jor . ea , and Co .., ut , the Oentral-oilico , ?» . treet . Fitzroy-8 quare . wnKKlN ' • • OKDE 118 FOR TUB ASSOCIATIONS OI' wu ^ MEN ALREADY IN EXISTENCE—BUI-LOKItS , ^' V ^ kNBAKER 8 . TAILORS . SHOEMAKERS , l : inA ' ]^ \ yfllA ' CAN BE SENT THROUGH THE AGENCY , A «" RECEIVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION . ______ — —T —¦ . 11 — — .-.-- ..-. — _ — — | i i «

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      ___ —¦ . 11 ^ — — ..... — _ — — | i i « C OCOA is a nut which , besides farinaccoujJJ'J ,,, stance , contains a bland oil . Tlio oil u « this » oii to advantuiro , which in . that it is 1 « hh liublo M" * . " * Cocoa '" rancidity . PoBBCBBiny theBe two nutritive Bul ) Hta # V *' , i ttr | y if . ''* become a moat valuable article of dlot . more pm » ¦ ( . , i , o »» mechanical or other ineaiiu . tho fiuinuceoun aubat' »» ' . „ ,, r « ve | 't perfectly incorporated with tho oily , that thu ° " , l l (; d ii > J '" tho other from Beparatiufj . Such u union i » P « " «»»» f'f " Cocoa prepared by JAMBB KPl'S ; «» d «»«"• * , " J Uio *« ' ° ful flavour , in part dependent , upon th «> oil . »« rui *¦» j preparation will agree with tho iniiMt delicate bU ) iii «'* Jlu 88 cUJAM EH El'PH . Ilomuiopatliic OhemiBt , ll » . " j ^^ ofl , street , UlooMMbury , » u « l BJi , OW JJroud- ^ y- ^ < < iy , W

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 23, 1851, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23081851/page/22/