The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1848. for the plaintiff, and by that sanction it deprived itself I of all mo ral right of claiming, under any subsequent circumstance', his assistance. But no : for three years it allows Sir Frrzaor KELLY to advise the plaintiff in every stop which it we endeavouring to repel—it meets Sir FITZROY KELLY in the Court of Exchequer on a point of law in which the verdict is involved; and then, after Sir FITZROY KELLY had settled for the plaintiff the pleadings which the court directed or allowed the amendment of—after he advised the send ing of commissions to take evidence in Cuba and Madrid--after he had fall knowledge of all the evi dence on which the plaintiff relied, the Admiralty in terposes and demands the transference of Sir FITZROY Ktua's services, of his knowledge thus acquired, and of kis getting up the cue thus paid for. Now, it is to bo recollected that, between the date of Sir Frrzeoy BELLY'S ori ginal retainer for the plaintiff and this transference to the defendant, there had been four attorney-generals before Sir Joie; JERvIs succeeded to that high office; and we are fairly entitled to inquire how was it that Si r FREDERICK POLLOCK , Sit WILLIAM FOLLETT, and Sir THOMAS WILDE abstained from exercising this right on the part of the crown ? The course now pursued by the Admiralty raises the question—can it be for the p ublic g ood that the crown should pewees the right of monopolising the chief men of the bar in actions in which it chooses to interest itself ? As, however, the trial at bar is now postponed until the 14th of February, there will be time for parlia ment to take Mr. HAY'S rake into consideration. urinal profession of a common religion by the members of various sects. The greater his attachment to his own church, the less weight ho attaches to the comparative proximity of different sects to that body. His views would be unpopular if they were generally known ; but they will probably be read by few but those to whom they are especially addressed ; by zealous churchmen, who have generally disliked the intrusion of the Jews, without perhaps having deeply cowl dered the bearing of the proposed measure on their own favourite views. Apologetic arguments, if they are unimpressive to the public, have the advan tage sometimes of securing converts. An argument on ad ortiodozuni, from an orthodox pen, will sometimes t a heari prevail when general reasoning cannot ge ng. It seems to us that if we preferred the interest of the church to all secular considerations we should arm with M n GLADSTONE, that the Jews will do tbe church o harm. Further than this hypothetical adhesion we feel little interest in his arguments, except in the hope that they may have weight with some of the individuals who will have to decide the ution in parliament. We cannot consent to meths the interest of the church, or of any or all religion bodies, the test of a great political measure. Theme which has been long established, that poli f ranc hises are not to depend o n reli g ious belief, is too important to be tampered with, for the sak e of an incidental sectarian advantage which may be o by infringing it in a particular case. Neither are we prepared to adopt another sonar tion of Mr. GLADSTONE'S, to the effect that the churns having list the exclusive sympathy of thu pear meet, should receive in compensation some power d internal regulation by her own authority. ard The de mand has, as is well know n, been put forwwith increasing frequency in many quarters. It is curious that an individual, who, we have no doubt, regards Mr, GLADSTONE with the most cordial antipathy, has just urged a similar proposition with views diametri cally opposed to Anglo-Catholicism. Archbishop seSfr WiIATELY thinks that some of the lisernatt dais would have been avoided if the church had pea. sewed a government of clergy and laity, rosemblieg that under which the episcopal church in America BottriSho6. It is carious that the elaborately calm member of parliament and the vehement arch bishop should hit upon the same remedy for their nearly opposite grievances. Perhaps the church of England is governed too little ; bat al most all other churches are governed too much. The tendency of ecclesiastical synods and courts courage is to add a bitterness to internal quarrels, and to en preference of sectarian to secular interests. If fora union of church and state was now to be arranged the first time, it is evident that mut& a system as that which exists would appear wholly untenable. Lay patronage, crown patronage, the control often exer cised over church matters by those who do not belong to the communion of the church, would form ano malies too startling for the boldest legislator. But time and circumstance aro legslators who can turn even anomalies to a pur i pose. The weeds which grow round the structure fix it firmer than the hand of the builder. With some dis poeition to mutual conciliation, and the tact to avoid difficult questions, the church and state may continue to hang together for many years. It is one of the marked tendencies of the HAMPDEN disturbance, that it has produced a dispisition on the part of some ultra amertors of ecclesiastical rights to attempt to obtain an independence which wo uld be highly inconvenient to the state, and utterly'destructive of the peculiar and distinctive character of the church. We know nothing more likely to accelerate this collision than the es tablishment of any such system as either Mr. GLADSTONE or Archbishop WuATELY recommends. Church synods and tribunals will be constantly ex oseding their functions if they aro narrowly limited, and will be too active if a wide range is allowed for their activity. We could not answer all the argu ments in their favour without having recourse to a mode of reasoning as elaborate as Mr. GLADSTONE'S. It is, for the present enough to say that things here gone on tolerably well under secular influence, ann that it might be dangerous to try the effects of a poli tical repudiation of Ersatianism. attributed to the increase of population. Upon this latter feature he will expatiate, as showing that the tax is not one of those fluctuating sources of income which are apt to leave luckless finauciers in the lurch an emergencies. And he will wind up his discourse with a panegyric on the low per centage at which the impost is collec ressu re of ted. To all these common plate s the unequal p the tax ought to be a sufficient reply. The total re ceipts from the window-tax amounted, in the year ending April 5, 1845, to 1,647,3051. The total amount of window duty remitted under the exemptions above enumerated, was 82,6991. Of this , 31,7811. went to the agricultural classes. The remissions on account ofshopsforming part of dwelling-houses amounted to 44,1571. ; tbose on account of counting-houses and warehouses only to 6,7601. —far short it mast be apparent to every person acquainte d with En g land of what these classes could have claimed, had not the urgency of their rights been likely to entail upon them a greater loss in time and money than they co uld gain by it. The statutory exemptions m window-tax are mere confessions, not rectifications, of its inequality. The total receipts from the window tax amounted in the year ending sth January, 1846, to 1,603,7851. Of this fully one-half (831,9641.) was levied upon houses having 20 windows or fewer; the class of houses occupied by the less wealthy of the middle clines and by the poor in large towns, who oecupy.portions of large tenements. Of the remain ing moiety fully two-thirds was contributed by our extensive manufacturers, while the landlord majorities of the House of Commons and the Peers escaped with comparative impunity. This is a distribution of the burden of taxation which no minister can hope to perpetuate under the dynasty of the ten-pounders. On another occasion we may touch upon the sani- tary merits of this controversy ; at present it will be enough to remind the reader that windo w em does not ption of all houses having fewer than eight s benefit the poorer classes in our large tower and cities, all of whom occupy portions of houses having a much greater number. A well-regulated and moderate house-tax would probably be the best suceeduneum for the window protax ; but upon this point of the question we do not at present feel ourselves called to enter. It is for statesmen, for financiers, to devise the means by which the gap that would be left in be can the national revenue, were this tax to be repealed, supplied. That is their business—the service to office the publio for which they a re paid. In accepting they knew, or ought to have known, that such teaks would be imposed upon them. The trouble is of their • own seeking. But they may rest assured that the anxiety to get rid of the window tax, which has been • expressed with increasing vehemence and loudness every year since 1833, and which is now making itself hoard more impressively than ever from all ruts of the kingdom, can only be appeased by the sacrifice, sooner or later, of an impost which spares the pockets of the wealthy to empty those of the poor and Indus trious, and which encourages (almost compels) habits of uncleanliness destructive to the patio health. PoLItICAL excitement, which hes been in a state of suspended animation at Berlin ever sines the ses sion of the General Diet closed. is rekindled with the advent of the new year. The return of the court to the capital contributes no doubt to this phenomenon; but the near approach of the day fixed for the meet ing of the ooninsitteee of the Diet (they were to meet on Monday last), has perhaps had still more influence. The constitution of 3rd February, 1847, called into existence three combinations of the Prussian estates —the General Diet, the committees, and the deputa tion of the estates for the consideration of the national debt. The Diet was naturally jealous of the pro sal to remit business, which of right ought to have been submitted to its aggregate members, to mere standing committees; and on this account introduced into the petition for certain modifications of the con stitution of Feb. 3, arequest that the Diet should at least be alio wed exclusively to nominate the committees. This request wee refused,and in consequence some members of what may be called " the extreme left" declined to take any pert in the election of the committees; others took part in them bat under protest; and the king having declared the pretest a nullityy, several who had been placed on the committees ref used to act. In these circumstances the committees necessarily lose much of the weight that might otherwise have attached to their deliberations. And the government has shown its souse of this by narrowing the range of subjects it had been proposed to submit to them. It was to be expected that the financial questions to which their attention was to have been directed should be withdrawn, for a discussion on the com petency of the committees to entertain them would certainly have been raised. But it also appears that even the report of the Convention at Leipzig on the project of one uniform German law, relative to bills of exchange, is to be whhheld, and that the proposed alterations in the criminal code of Prussia are alone to be laid before the committees. It is likely to admit of smooth sailing, this question ] of penal law reform. The alterations contemplated by the government were discussed by the different ] provincial diets in 1843, and the pripiet de loi has since ] been revised so as to meet meet of the objections then ] raised. It is therefore anticipated that the commit tees will proceed to business without demur, and sanction in the main the new penal code—not, how- I ever, without some attempt to restrain the extended application of the penaly of death which government aims at, as also the rather lavish use of the punish- manta of whipping and confiscation. The diminished amount of business to be laid before the committees has given rise to many conjectures respecting the chances as to their being again sum moned to meet. People remind each other that the committees of the provincial diets never met bat once. There can be little doubt that the refusal of VINCKE, H A NSEMANN, and others to take part even in the election of the committees, and the refusal of VON SANDELEBEN, VON BECIERATII, and (after much hesitation) CAMPUAUSEN to act on them, mast prevent their decisions from being received by the nation with the same confidence and respect aa those of the General Diet. It is of the greatest consequence, in the present tem per of the public mind in Germany, that the utmost possible harmony should exist between the govern ment and the people of Prussia. And the selection of president, secretary, and royal commissary, for the approaching session of the committees, seems to in dicate that the Prussian cabinet is suite aware of this. Count Aitsix, the president originally named, but who is unfortunately prevented from acting by sick ness, possesses a rare talent for conducting public debates, combined with a conciliatory disposition and deportment. His substitute, the Count of SCHWERIN PeTzt&a, is less known beyond the limits of his own country; but the secretary, M. NAUMANN (of Posen) is a member of the more moderate section of the opposition in the General Diet. The royal commis sary, M. BISCHOFF, having had the charge of con ducting the proposed code through all its preliminary stages, cannot fail to have acquired considerable ex penenee in the mode of dealing with popular assemblies. Iv the course pursued by Sir FITZROY KELLY in the action of " Baron v. Denman " be in sword ee with the prevaiung practice of the bar, the last tw sixty years must have witnessed a very melancholy decline of that high sense of personal honour and of prefessional independence which distinguished and adorned it in times when something el des t han briefs and fees were in danger. How rent was Essense's conduct under circumstances not very dis similar —involving at least the same principle. On TOM PAINE'S prosecution by the ATTORNEY-UENERAL in 1792, for the publication of the second part of the " Rights of Man," Raskin E was, and not a little to his own annoyance, retained for the defence. " Ha mmett," said Lord LOVOR BOROUGH to him, "you must not Hike PAINE'S brief." " I have been retained, and I will take it, by God !" was his noble reply. It was in vain that his friends remonstrated — that a venal press questioned his loyalty—that it was intimated to him, on behalf of the Prince of WALES, that if he did appear for Prase, he must cease to be the Prince's Attorney-General—that he was at , last threatened by the old King's displeasure. " I THE objection which we yesterday urged against took," writes ERSKINE to Howell., " the liberty of excise duties in general does not apply to the window claiming from his Majesty the unquestionable right tax. This tax, like the rest of the assessed taxes, and of the subject to chore his defence by any counsel of the property and income tax, is collected at a lower hie own free not previously retained, or en per centage than any other of our imposts, the stamps gaged by office fro m the crown." With a spirit the alone excepted. The stamps (collected at the rate of very reverse ef Sir Frrzeoe KELLY'S, ERSKINE braved 21.15. 81d. per cent.) and the taxes (collected by the and suffered the threatened consequences. "I was same officials at the rate of 31. 6s. 41d. per cent.) are told in plain terms that I must not defend PAINS. I the most economically levied of the various denomina- did defend him, an dab d toes my office." lions of tribute exacted by government from the peo- Can any man what ERSKINX'S conduct pie of this country. would have been if he bad been placed in Sir A simple and economical mode of collection is a FITZROY KELLY'S situation in " Baron v. Denman" ? I great recommendation of any tax ; not, however, True, us Attorney-General would have asked him to , sufficient in itself to outweigh couatervailing disad- desert the plaintiff, and to betray his confidence as vantaes. A tax that costs little to levy may be un- Sir FITZROY KELLY has been asked—and not in equal in its pressure, may disturb the natural course vain. But suppose the crown had presented ERSKINE of industry, may promote bad habits among the with • retainer—had proposed to him to abandon a people. client who for five years had acted on his advice - In this last point of view the window tax is as bad whose pleadings he had settled—whose cause be had * tax as can well be conceived. It is a discourage- argued against the crown on demurrer—whose evi meet to proper ventilation, a means of concealing deuce he had advised on—whose fees he had been filth and all untidiness—in short, it operates as a deluged . Wi t ' suppose, W 8 repeat, the Admiralty of bonus cm auti-sanitary habits. Dr. SoCTIIWOOD the last ury to have reminded ERSKINE of a &MIL it was stated at the late meeting held in doubtful oath of office, and to have claimed his see- Cockspur-street to devise measures for obtaining the vi ce s, what would have been that great advocate's abolition of the window tax, has told government reply ? Rather than have complied with such a de that without its repeal other sanitary reforms will not mend, he would have torn the silk gown from his be worth a button. back, and have donned with pleasure the stuff again On the score of unequal pressure the window-tax is he would have renounced the poet of Queen's counsel, equally exceptiocable. It is curious to note the tacit and have been content to have sat, admired and recognitions of this feature of the impos t . which respected, in the outer bar for the remainder have from time to time been recorded in the of his career. And such, too, we are persuaded, statute book in the form of exeptions. First, the would have been the mode in which more than one 67th of GEORGE 111., c. 25, exempted from the payment of the present batch of Queen's counsel, vastly infe- CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 26. of window-tax all dwelling-houses which had come to rior though they all may be in sensibility and chival- The arrival of Signor Farrieri, the Pope's Nuncio, be used as warehouses, shops, or counting-houses, in coos feeling to ERSKINE, would have escaped from at Constantinople has produced a considerable sensation which nobody remained over-night. The same the dilemma , into which Sir FITZROY KELLY'S ex- amongst the members of the diplomatic body. The general statute allowed one glazed window free of impost, missive tenderness of conscience, and regard for his feeling amongst the roof the of the foreign psowers is tO the dairy or cheese-room of every farm-house. The " oath of office," have precipitated him. We claim owl of satisfaction ; but a satisfaction proceeding from sources ss different as is the policy of each ambassador or principle on which these exemp . tions were granted for Sir FREDERICK TIIESIGER'S more manly coic- minister. Those who wish that the religion of Christen. was, that windows, only used for Industrial purpses hension of professional honour, conduct more robust dom should be respected in the East, and its spirit preserved could not be placed on the same footing as windows and becoming. We utterly disbelieve that the from contamination by olitical are naturally d thet Pine wh o. is the _spiritual head of_ the rts • ministering to comfort or luxury. The former were leaders of any one of our circuits would, without a vigor- tsesi necessary auxiliaries in the making of money—part of ono resistance, have responded to the Admiralty's re- thou, t "T o r t It c : p t i t "op:Zgrli:tilmare, rholvg= the it of production; the latter were objects on tanner . For the credit of the bar, there is, we are under his protection that portion - of hes jealous which owws which it was voluntarily spent--indhs et indications convinced, but one man to whom under such circum- the dominion ef the Sultan. The indignation excited of the amount of a man's property. The actof 4 Ow. stances a retainer would have been offered and a brief from time to time by the bad MN to which the IV., c.ll, extended the exemption in favour of shops, sent ;to him it has been offered—by him it has been Emperor of itut o torlo f the th influence which be dent e to te rr a s oth o e r r Eu e re head of their ch 1 &c., to all shops forming part of dwe ll ing-houses, and accepted. ought to be zr peen powers to mil having not more than three windows onthe basement or First, then, we are entitled to assert that even if aiilar °sum ,. s can d a l ous strugg l es hose o ft en ta k en p h. wound floor in front of the house. The act 5 Ozo. his oath of Queen's couneel left Sir FITZROY KELLY between France iind Austria to obtain • preponderating es. IV., o 44, took care to explain that the exemption no alternative but acceptance of the Admiralty's re- tendency over the minds of the catholic rayahs of rkey. • I did not extend to lawyers' chambers in the inns of to or resignation of the honour of being one of kind . of . uthely pact tos . en . Onel into between Tu naFr s sea 1 court, or Chancery, though these were shops a ft er a her Majesty's counsel, the acceptance involved a prise - tl e r' r tii:n.:_t=r,rouatit: iv t ri e ;T::.Tl.wr& tbe sort ; nor to chambers in the halls and colleges of ciple so destructive of personal morality and of pro- interests of the c.atifolics of the eastern pair of r the t = Cambridge and Oxford. The act 5 Geo. IV. allowed fessioual confidence, that resignation became a dutv , were confided to France. The horrors of which the C farmers to have two untaxed windows instead of one from which no honourable man at the bar ought to of Bcodra were thevictimssome two yearesince, and the mama in each dairy or cheese-room, and exempted from the have shrunk. The oath which he pleads did not bind eras and burning, of which the Lebanon and Kurdistan have window tax the whole or part of ca farmhouse him to a lifelong service of the crown; and when- b , X ose n tht e t a n d e l atr e s a„ th atr e i t, fi t ui ol o a f rpm —l tree :T A ' occupied bong fide by the farmer's labourers or domes- ever service in silk becomes incompatible with honour unfortunateypeople. England had no excuse for interfering tics--mtimating that this class of human beings were and it ought to be abandoned for integrity in the politico-religious policy of the two great catholic regarded by our legislators as bearing the same re- and indepen dence indepen in stuff. powers, but she was determined. to create one. Amongst all lation to cattle that tiothouse plants do to hard/ out- But next we assert that, again assuming that the the nyah subjects of the Sultan, from the Adriatic to the of-door shrubs. The act 4 and 5 WILL. IV., c. $3, ex- crown had such absolute dominion over Sir FITZROY oCnasepsians,lefrorthroe protestant And to l l: Peartsitegt.o4l.l;ntherles tunno-t empted from the window tax all farmhouses KELLY'S conscience and morality, there never was a dated ' !with American methodistymirionaries,taom Eng attached to bums of less annual rent than 2001. case in which stronger reasons could be given for sib- land has taken under her proteetion. Wherever the catholic Some of these exemptions show, like our whole staining from the exercise of that dominion than in missionaries moved they were followed by the methodists. statute-book, rho leaning of landlord legislators to fa- s Boron v. Denman." For the action is not, it will Into remote districts, where peace and contentment had wear the agricultural portion of the community, be observed from its very title, brought against the ptherto ta ctis h tel,.they f awned discord and death. The un but a ll of them, as well as the limitation of the wm- crown ; it is not even directed ' against a person Turkey were delighted to find that th r eyn k i ll ad souls to sell ° . Their salvation was put up to auction, dow tax to houses with eight windows and upwards, representing the crown, or crown interests. and knocked down to the highest bidder. Severalspiritual lota are tacit confessions that it presses with undue weight Th e plaintiff in the suit does not pretend are still constantly put up more than once and the man who on the industrious and less wealthy classes of the to claim any damage frem the crown—from any sells high as a protestant one day sells for 'double the amount as r : cath t, ollc tt la t n a ex c t imui Th e e i !d m ea u hts . aloe. sein been . sr n essfully community. It is indeed obviously a tax which must department of the executive government, or from be unequal in its assessment, for large houses (such as any crown o ffi cer as such. He sues Capt. DENMAN Lange of nationality. Imongst the rayahs, Eng= are occupied by the wealthy nobility and gentry) do in his private capacity ; he was content with his and protestant are synonymous, as are also very wake not require the same number of windows in propor- chances of damages against hi m, and him only ;by Frenchman and catholic. A myth, bought up for protatoat Pion to rents as small and middle-sized houses (inha- his form of action he desired to now no one else in Purposes, appeals to the British ambassador for protect ( i n r d • call:l:Li e n . he same w a a r y . r . v e r a epresettive of bited by people of limited means) ; and the shop- the defence. The action is commenced in 1842, and keeper requires a disproportionately large number of Sir FITZROY KELLY is at once retained for the plain- but in the interior p they only l exasperate " the Tuziglii windows for the display of his goods, the mill-owner tiff. The crown then—the action being began, _and authorities. Acts of intoleranee are much more be. for light to his workers and for Purposes of ventilation. Sir Frrzitoi KELLY being retained—step in volun- quent in the interior since this trade in poser On the score of disturbing the natural course of foray, without the least compulsion, without any cob - lytism has become so extensive, and the great tragedies industry and employment, there can be no doubt that ligation, and assumes the defence, or rather, the cost mi n or s cale Tat, _tb e .eba n . on, "d ,/" Tdare rePeated on 5 fault may be found with the window-tax. It restricts and conduct of the defence. Now, surely, if the triglearplictr. in I rirsatohe"po"gic7.7 le sufficiently coth remo ear r t e e u from the employment of glass-manufacturers, joiners who crown deemed Sir FITZROY KELLY'S services indict - i n trigues which is so displeasing to the Turks ; for th!r i e is make frames, painters and glaziers. But this feature pensable to the success of the defence it had thus not e state whole world a government where the church and being common to every impost except the property spontaneously undertaken—then, at this stage of the the re represented in the person of the monarch more tolerant than that of Turkey. Every re . cognised Christian and income tax, we lay less stress upon it, though it proceedings,before the plaintiff h.ad declared, before sect has its chief , who administers the civil as well as the »- cannot be altogether left out of account. the defendant had pleaded, when Sir FITZROY ligious affairs of community. He fills in some sort the The objections which a Chancellor of the Exchequer KELLY was as yet uninstructed in the details of the position of an ambusador. He is the representative el is sure to offer to petitions for the repeal of this tax case, when he was as yet unpoesessed of the his sect, their guardian and their judge. We feel lie on the surface. Re will, especially at a time like plaintiff's confidence and of his fees, then, we convinced that the establishment of relations between the present, reply that the window-tax contributed in say, was the time for the crown to have inksted con Christian ope and tho Sultan, for the protection at ahs l 1846 upwarde of a million and a half (1,626,0590 to on its arbitrary right. By not claiming Sir FITZROY . honourale rs a Y nd high-mi o n t ded t4litevle3 satisfaction re t iltu n rqrieney an , the aggregate revenue ; that the returns of this tax KELLY'S services at that period, the crown gave ey who will thus be relieved from the unpleasant duty et inter ior the years 1813 to 1846, inclusive, shows s teady implication to Sir FITZROY KELLY, in the character feting in the eternal squabble' of missionarin and their aontiznow increaie, just about as much as may be of one of her Majesty's counsel, liberty to act as counsel ProwYtes FRANCE. —A MAN LOST FOR EIGHTS HOLM IN • Q17•1111/.1% —The inhabitants of LMe lave been foe some days throws into commotion by a eirendstanee which has weaned in the oommune of Leedom. A. restaurateur, named Puy, had for some years rented a part of some vast abandoned quarries which exist in that parish, and had es tablished there a number of mushroom beds. Re lately ex pressed en intention to rent some farther portion of the qua rries, and on Monday he set out to examine what parts would best suit hie purpow Several hours having elapsed without anything being seen of him, uneasiness began to be felt, and at last fl ex of the inhabitants furnished with lights entered the ceisations to habi search for him. As these persons in their turn were several hours ab sent, the greatest consternation was exalted ; but the next morning they made their appearance separately, having owed their safety to the precaution of dropping bits of straw as they went along. They all, it appeared, had lost their way in the vault, and would have perished but for the precaution which they had thought of. They were, how ever, taken so szosedingly ill on their return as to be obliged to go to bed, and we of them did not recover for two days after. Nothing having been discovered of Id. Puy, two com panies of the 634 regiment, a number of quarrymen, and other persons, divided themselves into different parties, each party g oing to esplore a distinct section of the quarries. Wilder the direction of some mioiog engineers, the quarries were worked out by ropes into certain great divisions, and amassment , were made for minutely exploring every work and corner of each division. Bach party carried blazing torches, and made as much noise as possible, in the hope of being seen or heard by the' missing man. Throughout the night of the llth, however, not the slightest trace of him could be disoovered. On the 12th the search was kept up with renewed vigour, but without mead All the night on the 12th then kiod-hearted bands were occupied in their task, but disappointment again awaited them. 'The whole of the 13th WY spent in the like manner, unfortunately with the likeill-enceees. This night too wore away, end, in spite of all the charitable efforts of the makers, they could din:wai l nothing of the lost man. By die time their and= that of the public bad become wrought up to the pitch - On the morning of the 14th the search wee con tinued ;at half-peat five on the evening of that day one of the bands, directed by M. Valtier, came to the spot where M. Puy was. As soon es he saw them hew bold of the pe lle r son nearest to him, and cried joyfully, " Saved ! saved !" then clas*tlse man in his areas , e nd thinking It was his own served, Mooed him passionately. exclaiming, "Is it you, Louis ? Is It you 1" M. Puy was immediately condund to the entrance to the quarrisa Ile was in good health, bd suffered dreadfully from thirst. A little soap havi boss given Whim he soon recovered, and walked to Meows honsa M. Puy states t bond ost himself when he had advadd Io about 30 pied' y his own patch of ground, and did the farther he went the greeter his embarrassment beds& t o walked about for a long time, until he saw that bin he tern was about to go out, wad, knowild that hi the desk could not advance ten steps without egbilneolfs boaltoss an open place and sat down. Though Ism boa glissag. Puy poisons great moral courage, and lianfinee i abed an invalid, he thought that he could do wished he some time, and that at the worst he would be fend loseare the lapse of three days. This belief gave him wedge. On the mo rning of the 12th he found some limiter asaishas in his I pocket', but the damp having spoiled them, he placed them next to his skin, and when they were sufficiently dry, he nod one from time to time to get a g limpse of light, which vas a relief to the terrible monotony and darkness. Ile tried pto sleep, but could not succeed. It appears, however, fiat be most have dreamed or had hallucinations, for he sop Sat he had frequently heard a bell ring, and that lad be mid out it immediately ceased. On the morning d the 14th he used his last match, and burnt up the re mains of the wick in his lantern. Thinking that all hope was now at an end, he prayed fervently to God and continued on his knees soliciting mercy and parden until he heard the "keg of his deliverers. At first his emotion was so post that he could net speak, but he soon recovered himself and accosted them in the manner described. It is certain that his deliverers had not followed the same path as he had, for they had in several places to force their way through almost impassable spots, whilst he had pissed along large galleries. The total number of hours during which he was lost was 80. DENMARK.—COPENIIAGEN, JAN. 10.—The na tires on the mato( 0 cies& attacked the Dutch garrison in Fort Prendsenstien. After a French brig had rendered the gar rison some esalutance, and left the coast, the Danish brig, under Capt. Erninger, came up, and fired so effectually upon the blacks that they were obliged to draw back, and the garrison of the fort was thus set at liberty. GERMANY.—THP: OVERLAND MAIL TITROUGH Glamcour.—By the treaty concluded between the Austrian Lloyds and this government of Belgium, respecting the com munication of England and the East through Belgium and Germany, Belgium is bound to keep in readiness, at all times, a steamer and an extra train for furthering the de spatches between Dover, Ostend, and Cologne. Night trains have been granted at Cologne, and these are to be used not only for this special service, but at as early a date as possible for the conveyance of despatches between England, Bel gium, and Germany. It is the intention of the Belgian government to appropriate the not wall pecuniary ad vantages which shall accrue to it by the trassit of the India mail, and the consequent conveyance of passeasen in the first instance, upon the increases of its steamers for the ser vice between Ostend and Dover. RUSSIA.—ST. PETEnaBURO.—The emperor has deposed the G overn or - General of Koetrocw, in Great Russia, M. Von Grigisrioff, because he had been guilty of imprison ing several noble Polish families, who were perfectly inno cent, and who have of course been set at liberty. PRODUCTION OP CORN IN RUSSIA.--A very . Cu rious document has just been communicated to us relasve to the productions of Russia in corn, itc. The population of European Russia at the present moment amounts to 66 mil lions of inhabitants, about 16 millions of whom are em ployed in agricultural labour. Winter grain-15,750,000 hectares, pro ducing at least 9 hectols. per hectare, or 138,730,000 Deduct for rowing at the rate of 3 hared& per hectare 37,500,000 Remains a clear produce of 131,250,000 Spring ' gra in-15,730.000 hectares, pro tea east Inhectola per hectare, or 333,125,000 Deducwing at the rate of 3 hectols. per hectare . hawing • clew produce of 196,875,000 ==7 Total Ilectobi. Rectal.. 921,123,000 The total consumption of the 65,000,000 of Inhabitants is emanated at . To which mud be added hr breverits and dladltertem Poe lame and cattle, evaluated at 25 Wi lkes of heeds Tor the faring of poultry 7,000,000 Total consumption - of the interior of the empire -- V 7,000,000 Remains average for export 51,125,000 In the years when foreign countries do not stand in need of the corn of Russia a part of this 61,126.000 hectolitres is employed, without any attention being paid te economy, in fattening cattle, in order to increase the production of taßow. A quantity of corn is entirely lost; another part he food o remains, without being put into the granary, and becomes tf birds. But Rasa* can at all times export • mass of 20,000,000 of hectolitres of corn of different aorta. HAVANA.—Dates to the 20th of December, later by ten days than those previously received, bring the intelligence that General Figura, pvernor of the province of Santiago de Cuba, who had conducted himself so ill towards the French population, had been diamissed from his post. Ile had been called to Havana to answer for his conduct, and it wan said he would be sent to Spain to be tried. Amongst the subjects of complaint against General Piquero are, the mown of the soldiers of &wawa, and the affair of the domiciliary cards. Having imposed these cards on all strangers residing in his jurisdiction, he had made them pay a heavy sum for their delivery, and he is accused of not having given an account to the treasury of the money thus obtained. ebt Court. WINDSOR, TUESDAY The Earl of Liverpool is ex pected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a wait to her IdWeety. The royal dinner party at the Cutts this evening will include the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in walung_of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Spetb, and the Earl of Liverpool. The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards will a tt e nd during dinner. The Queen's private band will attend the remainder of the evening in the Castle. A deputation from Paisley, consisting of Mr. Hutto, Mr. Hankey, Provost Murray, and Philips, bad an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Rome-office. The Attorney-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer , yesterday, at his official resi dence in Downing-Street. Despatches from the Cape of Good Hope were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Blayney had an interview on Monday, at the , Home-office, with Sir George Grey. THE QITEEN AND DR SIMPSON.—We have autho rity to state, that there is not the slightest foundation for the report published in the Witness of Saturday, that Dr. Simpson had been summoned to leave Edinburgh to attend upon her Majesty at her approaching accouchemsnt.—Cale donian Mercury. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of pub lic business, and to receive the return of the election of alderman for the ward of Tower, in the room of Matthias Prime Lucas, Esq., deceased. Alderman }lnnis was intro duced by Mr. Simpson and Mr. Clark and a number of e moat respectable inhabitants of the ward, and was sworn th at the table. Stare OP THE DEBTORS' PRISON.—The Sheriffs pre sented the following report of the debtors' prison : Males. Females. Middlesex aide Prison Ludgate 5 P o ultry Ward l9 0 Total 170 The governor reported that the new regulations recom mended by the Secretary . of State, and ordered to be carried out in the debtors' p ri son by the court of Aldermen, will in time produce much bene fi t, inasmuch as that the cer tainty of fraud being now marked and punished may have a salutary effect in checking it. and will show that the law makes a distinction between the fraudulent debtor and one who from misfortune is obliged_ to seek protection in the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Tait Wan MURDEEZE SALE.—AidETaItE Wilsod wished to be informed by the sheriffs wby a custom, which had been observed for some years in the gaol of Newgate, bad been deputed from in the cue of Sale and ril'Coy. It appeared that the former had endeavoured is the prison to murder M'Coy and one of the gaolers, and if the custom to which he alluded, of appinting two men to watch each person con victed of murder night and day, had been adhered to in that instance. no such desperate attempt could have been made.— Sheriff Hill said the object of placing two men to watch a person convicted of murder was not to protect others from the pnsoner'e violence, but to prevent him from lir e / as violent hands upon himself. It w not nip for a moment by any of t he ex p erienced o cers about the prison that anything of the kind was contemplated by Bale or M'Coy, and the means of prevention were considered quite unnecessary. It was the custom, he believed, to place keepers over oon viets of such crime after the day of execution was fixed, but not until then ; and the attack de'cribed had taken place before the appointment of that day. The sheriffs exone- ' rated the officials of the prison from the slightest blame upon the occasion ; and he expressed a wish that the authority of the sheriffs and the visiting magistrates was more nicely defined than it appeared to be.—Alderman Wilson said the answer of the sheriff was quite satisfactory. Ile thought that what had takea place showed how necessary it was to appoint keeper' to watch persons convicted of murder, from the very moment of conviction. And he should move that an order be made accordingly that this practice be adhered to inviolably.—Agreed to. ELECTION PETITION.—The court having been informal that Mr. Joseph Arnold had withdrawn his petition against the election and return of Mr. W. Chadwick, alone of the common councilmen for the ward of Bridge, Sit Chapman Marshall mid it was necessary to provide some remedy against such trouble and inconvenience as were produced by such proceeding, and requested to know the Recorder's opinion upon the subject.—The Recorder said it would have been more regular and respectful in the peti tioner if he had attended at the bar of the court, and asked permission to withdraw his petition. As it was, it natal be advisable in the court to dismiss the petition at ones.— Petition dismissed. CITY finwzas Btxx.—Alderman Challis brought up the report of the committee on conferring with the commis. 'loners of sewers on the Sewers Bill. It stated that the matters upon which it was supposed there would have boss a disagreement between the two courts had been acootamo dated in the conference. THE COEDINARY'II EIPOUT.—The report from the pal committee stated that the tea iary's report on the state of the gaol of Newgate had been satisfactory, but the committee recommended t ha t the attention of the ordinary might be drawn to the statistical condition of the prisoners with a view to classification.—The report was agreed to. Tits Ctrl Exactly* EHANCHISE.—AIderman had given notice of the following motion: "For leave= in a bill to extend the election franchise for aldermen and common councilmen of the City to every person being a free man of London ranting and occupying for a period of twelvemonths a dwelling-house, warehouse, counting house, office, chambers or other premises within the ward m , a yearly tenan t, at the annual rent of 101. and up wards." He had, he said, since he had given that no tice, lent the subject the closest attention, but after having searched the records, and consulted the law officers, be had not received much encouragement to proceed in the course be had intended. A committee of the corporation had, it would be recollected , some time ago advised that the elms tive franchise should be extended to all persons rated to the ward rates, end rented at 101. a year and upwards; and the sir set was to have a bill to that effect originated in the Cowl of Aldermen. It apared, however, upou reference to the 11th of George 1., tMt there were objections to the project not te be overcome, In the opinion of the law 'nth's ', rajas, and it necessarily fell to the ground. The alder- man then alluded to the numbers of persons of high respectability in his ward (Broad-street ward) gessessing large property paying from 1001. to 2001. year amok, and yet denied the privilege of voting at corporate elections. He observed upon the absurdity of allowing such a system of exclusion to exist. In the ward of Broad ' street there were upwards of 900 freemen, and yet he had been elected by 150 constituents. In Bassishaw and Crip. plegate similar anomalies existed. Under such &cum , scasass. it was incumbent upon the court to make some effort he the extuatina tithe franchise. As he had in the course Olds resoutite boa discouraged from pursuing the motion at which he had given notice, he should move that the sub liJeat be referred to a committee, with instruction to consult Idr law ollieers as to the extent to which it could be practicable to increase the privilege. If the decision of that committee were unfavourable to the idea of ltae practicability of a change likely to satisfy the public, he diesld then, without hesitation, propose en immediate appli cation to parliament. He was convieced that the legislature sad willingly listen to an application of the kind, and he I world rather the proposition came from the corporation Itself than from the administration. He then moved for the eemmittee.—Alderman Finnis seconded the motion in a few I words, expressive of his opinion that the extension of the franchise would greatly add to the respectability of the court, as it would to the respectability of the constituency. The question was then referred to a committee, and the court after the transaction of some unimportant business ad journed. NATIONAL DEFENCES. A ntimerously attended meeting wan held lasi evening at the Bridge-Louse Hotel, for the purpose d sanctioning a petition to parliament against any augniMille. tion of the military and naval establishments. Mr. APSLEY PELLATT took the chair at half put seen. and stated that the meeting had been summoned fee Ike purpose of obtaining an expression of the public voles hadas borough of Southwark on the subject which had been so prematurely called into public notice by the Duke of Wel lington's letter. The principles upon which the Peace Society were founded were well known to all who were pre sent, and those principles were no less popular thannotonous amongst those by whom he was surrounded. In Southwark he, however, was prepared to assert there was no disposition to surrender the liberties of the nation until they had made • vigorous effort to preserve England from being subjected to military sale. Was it to be supposed that after 30 years of peace the nation Was idly, and without the slightest cause, to be plunged into a state of alarm on the subject of invasion, and hurried into taking a defensive attitude for no purpose whatever butto swell the amount of the yearly expenditure ? He had mixed much amongst the commercial and social classes of life in France, and his own experience of the senti ments of that people taught him that they were growing more in friendly feeling towards England, and becoming much better acquainted with her institutions and inhabi tants than they could ever have done under the state of things which Suonsparte maintained between the two countries What had the French people gained by having so l o ng resorted to bloodshed ? Bad they obtained liberty ? Could any one look at their present state and affirm such to be the care ? England had shown them the way how to effect a peaceful reform—and it was to be hoped and expected they would adopt the example thus afforded. In order to show how little disposition the French people entertained to commit the aggression referred to by the Duke of Wellington, it was only needful to point out the railroads, bri4a, manufactories, and other industrial enter prises they had r e cently underta ken, and which would soon give them • far greater interest in the maintenance of peace than they ever yet had had. Fore' n merchants of expe rience with whom he had conversed had expressed them selves to him to be utterly at • loss to conceive the grounds upon which the Duke of Wellington had excited so much alarm as to an invasion by the French, or how that per sonage, with the warlike knowledge and experience whichbe hact acquired, could have forgotten the hiatory of the past wherein he had acted so conspicuous • part. (Hear.) It hid been asserted that the principles of the Peace Society were illusive and utopian ; but theee who made such decla rations, totally forgot or wilfully blinded themselves to the prophecies and the evangelist promise of a period when uni versal peace should prevail, and that the nations should be united in one common bond. Mr. S. Srunos moved the first resolution as follows: That this meeting believing war to be utterly at variance with the precepts and spirit of Chririanity, and the true interest of mankind, deeply regrets the attempts made, and maki ng , to excite in the public mind a belief that war and invasion are f=t, and to ground on that belief an addition to the naval and military establishments of the SOnstry. Mr. Sturge said that the fact of the war cry being a no. pretext was now unieenally admitted. There were no doubt deficiencies to be found in the army and navy, but the object in view at present was to create a provision for an additional number of officers Mr. G. W. ALEXANDER seconded the resolution, and ob served that for himself he considered war ought not to be tolerated amongst a Christian people. England had fortu- nately escaped the visitation of a foreign invasion, but she bad sacrificed the lives of some hundreds of thousands of her sons in the continental wars into which her rulers had plunged her, and to this sacrifice must be added that of eight hundred millions of war debt, independently of the cost of her warlike establishments, which, since the peace, of 1816, amounted to upwards of fiv e hundred millions sterling. It bad been most unwisely and untruly stated by Lord Illeanere, that the French and English were natural ens- Wes. This was, in his opinion, a most false and unchristian sentiment, for there was nothing in the mere separation of the two people by the English Channel to cause them to be enemies, and there was no other ground for the assarffien. than was afforded by the prejudices of education. The w- Imitation was then put, and carried ensaimmuly. The Rev. J. Brasorrr moved the mad resolution: !het this meeting delfts to resselledillbrese condoles int he sepehenuces memstitwer ass alingthse seberled,, naisdat the se of the navy" j er el Os seseiell Meer ge se=lude wed& tend Misetroy the , sMetes t= i le m senera resins. to berth= the melee mbeavily hoed, • s=reale the ocesmerelaldieteuleasset The wears said OW Were was not only a great object to attain, bat simpiellibigaeles to overcome in respect to the subject under ooneldwation. It was proposed to increase both the navy and the army, whilst he and those by whom he was surroundedgarded both those establishments in re the light of positive evils. The nation was called upon to I increase them to an indefinite extent. What was Al= but a mass of men who were apart from society—haring house nor home—living in barracks as paupers de in a week. house. or perhaps in a tent, or it might be in a hulk like convicts? They never settled down into society until wont out in the service, and then they brought only fragments of men unfitted to ake part in the social business of life. (A laugh, and "hem.") A half-pay officer, end be spoke from experience, was a serious evil in society. And this class of men the nation was called upon to increase on high military authority—that of the Duke of Wellington. It might be asked what did he (the speaker) know about ships, armies, forts, and such matters ? He would answer frankly, nothing. He would be called on to leave all that sort of knowledge to the great man who was so intimately versed in the science of destruction. He readily agreed to do so ; but he would not agree to follow the ipse dive of the Duke of Wellington, or to admit that it was to be the law of society. It might probably be observed that it weeld - 7 6 aside's to combat tho duke on the pbint of national seeing he was so used to victory. But he (the opeeket i tZ reply no to this proposition, for the duke had lest ,_ lee—by public opinion, which he discovered had mess pp m than all the French &ranee. He (the speaker) dad thief.* disparage the Duke of Wellington, but to the people to enter the field once more him, and if they did their duty on th e pr,t OtetliOtt there was every reason to hop e h e wed( be beaten egain as he had been before. What was the teal object of the move ? Re feared it was in order to stints, late the savage and tiger propensities of tke people, eltnn t were becomits lost in the peaceful pursuits of mu* commerce, and agriculture. But if the bulldog mint wee • to obtain prevalence, what was to become of commerce ? It might be said there was plenty of commerce during th e sew and that will again bathe case. But let him remind li auditors of the nature of that war commerce, which wen % trade in gunpowder, musksts, provision, and clot the army ; the commeree, in short, of the cominimmiet wholly on the wants created by war, and ending eidag In hoe letter respecting the state of the national Mem the Duke of Wellington had looked solely to France am invading and aggressive power. But were there not continental and European people ? and would they look on whilst France added England to her territory wag not for the interest of Europe that France become possessed of Begland, for in that case there ensue a scheme of universal conquest and of subjugatin g Europe under one yoke. Besides, if the present lift things in France wee looked at, it would be seen she wig& no state for war, and no one knew that fact better than Philippe. He begged to thank the meeting f.r listened so patiently, and to move the resolution w ' had read. Mr. A. B. STEVENS seconded the resolution, which wet carried. Mr. J. Basaarr then moved the third resolution, Thst the following petition be adopted and signed by 10, &a nis on behalf of the meeting, and that it be confides to John ll aApyA Esq., to be presented to the House of Commons, sad MMaiworth be requested to somas% the prayer thereof. Mr. J. KENT seconded the resolution, which was em u& The Citatituarr then read the petition, which embodied the sentiments of the resolutions, after which a ems of thanks wee passed to him, and the meeting separated. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCK COMPANY. The proptietors of this company met yesterday, f or the purpose of declaring a dividend for the six mouths lug the 31st Dec. Thomas Tooke, Rsq., in the chair. After some formal business, the Chairman stated that tk a accounts for the 12 months ended on the 31st ult. had ben t completed for the inspec•ion of the proprietors, and t b it from these it appeared that the general balance, hr oat d d forward on the Ist of January last, was 88,5691. 75., and treat the balance brought forward on the first of the p rey month w. .s 88,9801. 19s. 3d., showing a slight increase. Th e gems earnings of the company (fractions omitted) were daring the year 1846, 229,8151., and the expenses amoa it t a a to 124.2701 leaving a balance in favour of the company a t 165,5451., whereas the gross earnings during the bat 7.1 were 260,0041., and the expenses 146,2681., leaving a Wane in favour of the company of 113.7361., being an Mame of 8,1911. in the net earnings of 1847, as compared with th an td the year 1846. The accounts further showed theta diminution of 5,3141. had taken place during the let year in the sham for interest upon the limiting debt, 353,5001. of which had been already extinguished by the measure of coorersion i h progress, which sum of 5,3141., added to the net constituted an amount of 79,2341. applicable to dividen eut it the past year, but 4,6271. short of 5 per cent., competed the increased capital, which now amounted to 1,700,6371 It would be in the recollection of such of the proprietom who were present at the last January meeting that the direetonthen announced, "that unless there di , uld be a material increase la the earnings of the company, during the (then) CUMlltra; they would not feel justified in any further encroachment on the Rest; but would consider themselves ashndocile alternative but that of proposing at the next ( ) January meeting a reduction in the dividend." And a t th e July meeting • declaration of similar import was incident ally made in answer to an inquiry by a proprietor. Not. withstanding the great augmentation of business, and in crease in the earnings daring the past year, ths gross amount of which exceeded by several thousand pounds the gross earnings during any one year since the opening of the docks, the net earnings were, as before stated, short of the usual dividend. The directors, therefore, were "mulled of the ex pediency of adhering to the determination which they announced in January last, not to encroach further upon the Rest, and they were then prepared to recommend such a re duction in the rate of dividend as may afford the means of replacing, from time to time, the sums that have been taken from the Rest (of which amount the proprietors have had the benefit in the shape of dividend). And farther, of making some provision for contingencies, which might be expected during the year from derangement in the merouthle so d monetary affairs of the country, the injurious effecuof which must be especially felt by the trade of the port, and conse quently in a degree by the dock company, in common with all other establishments connected with the commercial and shipping interests of London. Under these circumstance' the directors recommended to the proprietor', to de. elate a dividend for the half year ending the 31d December last of 2 per cent., the income tax to he defrayed by the company. Before, however, sub= • resolution to that effect to the meeting , the directors it proper to advert to the disproportion between the gross sad net earnings of the company during the past year, which they had reason to believe, as respects that establishment, had not been singular in the port of London. The cause were fully accounted for by the description of merchandise that formed the chief part of the excess landings, having been bulky, and subject to heavy expense for labour, which had been further increased from the great pressure of badness during a limited portion of the year, in consequence of the simultaneous arrival of a very large number of the cargo's; whilst at the same time it was to be observed that the doh rates on such description of merchandise were extremelylew. It would, however, be satisfactory to the proprietors to find from the statistical returns of business transacted in them docks during the last year, evidence of the industry and ea cawing attention which have been devoted by the mamma meat to the interests of the company. Those returns showid the following results: IT. ZATELAJWCZ DOM% 1845. 1846. 1647. Goods landed Increase In 1847 39,795 tom Geode delivered ase in 18 117,200 tons 131,079 16,960 tow tons 148,039 lon Incre47 kee Landed enddeli•aed 229,117 tons 234,885 tom 305,729 ]name In 1847 70,874 tom Stock of gad* il l 60,126 tons 61 , 091 tons 70,772 t t a w arebouse Dec. 31 Increase Slat Dec., 1817 9,681 tons RICIFFINO. 1845. 1846. 164?. • Ships. Tons. Shim Tons. Ships. Ills Entered with cargoes .. 619...170.778 673..171,481 742...1110,817 Increase in 1847 over 1816, 69 ships, 19,376 tons. 1645. 1846. 1847. Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons. Ships. Um. Entered light to load .. 35e...34,523 244..25,604 281...27,242 Increase in 1847 over 1846, 37 ships, 1,638 tons. Tots/ iocresse in ships and register tonnage in 1547 over 1849, 106 ships, 21,014 tons. saber wren CALOONS :aril= TIM roar OF LONDON rams Mae Fans. 1846. 1847. British ... 5,228 ships-1,134, 846 tons. 0,265 141ip5..1,42 6 , 612 tins Foreign.. 2,479 ships... 393,388 tons. 3.105 ships... 492,344 toss increase in 1847, British 1,037 5hip5...291,96 6 tars Increase in 1847, Foreign lass Total increase in 1847 The CHAIRMAN then submitted a resolution for dw.2m4 a dividend as proposed, and expressed his readiness to afford to the proprietors the fullest information, upon the affairs of the company, as might be desired. And in reply to several questions he stated, that the wages had been increased math by the large imports of flour, corn, and rice, which requited more labour to store them than the more light and valuables articles. Mr, &mu was satisfied with the progress of the dais , but thought the dividend ought not to be reduced. Es should move that the proprietors themselves pay the imams tax in future, as it would be a vain hops to expect that the tax would be taken off by the government , tho u g h it might be increased. The Cak e replied, that it would be a difficult th ing now to make out the warrants with the income tax dedactid The subject was one of importance. The directors did net think it prudent to decrease the " rest" further, as Rim their floating capital to carry oa the business of the concern As to the imports this year, the directors did not anticiplisi the state of the East and West India trades being iced dered, any such large arrivals as had occurred in the PA year or two. The amendment relative to the income tax haviog boa withdrawn the motion for the declaration of the dividend was agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Alderman FAILBCOIIII, which WS deli seconded, the thanks of t he meetin g were gives? the chairman ado rectors, for their zeal and attention the ‘anagementthe docks, and the meeting was adjourned. C O URT OF Swan, GITILDRALL.-T H E GAS MOVEMENT IN THE ClTT.—Yesterday the Commiseicimm of Sewers met fer the despatch of business—Dlr. Dept/ Peacock in the chair.—Mr. Dew, the chief clerk, informed the members of the commission thnt he had received' lettt from the City of London Gas Company, in which, intr.. pliance with a re,olution of the court, they had come tett* determination to reduce the price of the gas suppliedhl them to the City (tbe public lights) from le. to Gs. pc sand cubic feet. No other company had made any similar offer.—Mr. Lawrence was of opinion that the reduction wee very inadequate, and he should move that the letter be r- ferred to the committee appointed for the purpose, which, no doubt, would agree with them that a much greater ce duction could be made. At Liverpool, Manchester, Bir mingham, Nottingham, ant other large com mercial and manu f ac t ur ing towns, gas was supplied at 4s. per 1,000 calm feet, and why the metrop olis could not be supplied at the same rate of charge he could not understand. There ine another part of the subject to which he was anxious today the attention of the committee—that was, to ascertain whe ther a purer gas than what wa s at p resent supplied 0) ON public could not be obtain ed. From the greet a minces which had been made in chemistry. 10 was of opinion that a purer gas could be obtained: in s PO' sent gas was moat obnoxious. Let any of them enter the large establishments in the metropolis , particularly thole,* paper offices, and they would find that a most impure sad h ig hly offensive atmosphere was breathed, which was most detrimental to health. With these remarks` e d would move that the letter be referred to the committee, hoped Sig they would be enabled to report that the gas could be, eh; touted at a lower rate than n ow offered, and also deVONI OK the obnoxious effluvium that escaped from A.—A Melba he gee be rs ac escape shoses:artr,d t hsenc.tlezdtdr t ake eoot n' A being detected, but when gm entire building, aa well ra o hoyod. If the gas could ha s isonld be most happy. s et expect the gas which w oozed eo pure es not to be d muiltoo* could be wily des ie/Improved as to destroy th eto obnoxious and injurious i thaw put and carried and t; ROYAL DISPF.NSARY It The usual annual meeting 1 day, at the dispensary, in 1 41.1.., presided. The re .1 Anne the establishment of • 15,000 patients, come of w WS cured or relieved. plicants had been often a t hose were labouring 1 and distressed foreigners, .• exertions, and to whom „ hearing was a serious cal, u Modes of treatment had .e in some cases, with satisf •et that the procedings of tl. sally!? the improvement s • ' , i mamate over tinny 'SOD of stut eases presented t • living in confined and dui . adultsnlinss and out. t ated food. In t ;gored failed to producer • or had beenneglected in t .e to state that in no single .11 the charity had any Ala. employed by the officers - cautions practised M th. were passed, by which t; e Albert, their acknor. • Albert, and various m ririesician Dr. Tatters: I y, and to other c. services to the institutio.. of the increased number Sado* had so diminisl Wants; and for the purl.. wee resolved to issue dr. fends for benevolent pa sod support. CH Eat tsre D AssociArtow.—A Fite, - was held lam evening at the purpose of stopping Its atruirt. Mr. (lure p he obliged to pronouns He •ould not agree wit . 1 of the time which the bad at their own dispo' 1. omeaty had met with • to the sympathy of the employed ; their apathy to quo.' teem. —Pd r. Underwo.d, which he had drawn u a s t s f business had the association bad fel o o nl Ia he e ine ipy h d t d i e e: : : : : t loc i ff f a h h n i o to l : ot : l ff e eltwd.whnatt to m a s hh , :iwteenihi duties thought 3t society i f° o ace 2pt a e, b iehr u h . ttn ti s ht E kti t : spending money from • e is bu of spirit which bad T g ists, compared with th bodies in the same gr bad refused to join se he would give up his ... from subscriptions t.n cgetter, amounted g 461. 19s. lid,. • which le osertlarY.—Mr. Penny , one of the committiv, 800 chemists and as not more than 100 IT mittee b e ing, t h en , 1. 0 might be in some m :as They had, however, en, tion, but it being impos kept in abeyance, in w. months. Since the wei meetings of the l'ha. London had closed thei early as eight o'cloc.i. that the report of the association be dissolved. which wee passed u other resolutions, cop the affairs of the are ,cia more active co-openaio. might be taken is tar they entreated those in wards the liquidation of p en votes to the . MORTALITY IN Lo duringl the week endin. the average. Of this e Influenza, and 121 fr. organs of respirati also TY d Td countryr: mimu. measles s hWatt typhusrate .. ytnu — c oliof4o. has Sr:D WINDOW r g r e mi s 'D f h ua, sawlytp:ovadr. prat to a. n of meetings in the me bility us m en ut s the populous town. an yours will be of no av and, through the m. • upon no slight aut , tort repealed this session, are to be raised from rates of duty unchn. and under the pre I have no fear that taxation as the ow ne • this 1 think may he would, I conaidir , petitions on the gl,‘j trona my original en, as the two (or r ith netted, I shall vt nt subjects. Take my 34 . 4d. per son pay tax thereon i r • income of 3.501., wh' income tax and also alio professional, 'ma rated at 401., 1. 34 . 'ld. rt-1:: t'hac-cccfe°st;ls°f an th" ..wyr. yy'ame d 4 A if:nmid::Ptb' oy my so . h 4and it gti9b : l nac°ast: e ::notn o 2dwnth b loN j tr'efi. e et'' . t'b:h t :: dern f wn, s. mind our country of t rwietazios, by pi ti noxious impost, w Of the land, and p so for many yea's. C. gentlemea have gi apply to be admit Queen's Bench newals of eertiti • Loss OF AN tons, from mo,,th Brittany, near hitteras e t C ourts tintr thet lirlouerthBßtsf trade , ni which A L Lo small i ehe t t hfra oeor nmc receipts. annTahela parties' ib'''. tiy:Yes oppressive case h uur n t sp e w ahtb be t r. " vigilance 0 I in e ti agains es e summ he te o iu : to to nasally round e dfiloe:r declare h l hu a l g , t hc en,dobt ell ow i m en:t P aethho r at t. ht d w eteh w ilh.i. ‘ i ' paid him 1:i: tha al hel cud e d with the exce • 4 numerous oth• r M "plumed, have ; Ives • --A - MEND or it is• DREA ad "Anat.—Co off of the bandit% day in the ; • Id well. FIRE.—L os Da I ns dinOVerol 0 0 °S hi sosioos o,o!dd