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OIT. . s -... ~.....,...... ....,.... 44 ‘ .• ;- ft .;.,,*6,. - v GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA RAILWAY ler 11,, C 9 31 k I ANY.—NOtice is Hereby Given that the Trans -20th Company will bei closed from Tuesday, the the () Saturday, the 31st December, both days inclusive, for Purpose of preparing the hall-yearly Interest Warrants. By Order, 2, I, - ROB. R. NOTSIAN, Manager and Secretary. December 34, 1859. • - NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1859. • ENGLAND. 112, Bishopsg-ate-street, No. 21,053. PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, -51?. London, December 13, 1850. 411,ehbe,r I) . ... v i s re e ctors ; of the National Provincial Bank of England notice that a half-yearly dividend, at the ra'e of to e kper cent, per annum. will be payable on the Company's /pra t e and after the 13th January next., when the dividend ish o „,._ a will be obtained at 7the Company's Offlee, 112, te - street, or at, the different Branches. e ir ransfer Books will be el )sed on and after Saturday, e 1 7th i fist - By order until the - dbridend becoines payable. order of the Court of Directors. , DAN ROBERTSON. Agent and Manager. c HE. LONDON ASSURANCE, 7, Royal Exchange. 30th November, 1859. TEE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. nearly of full strength, it is'proposed to forin an Artisan Company, to be provided without expense with the Government 'Enfield rifle and accoutre ments. Arrangements are being' made by which the cost of the uniform can be repaid by instal ments. once without waiting for the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, or .they would be too late. (Hear, hear.) He was very glad that both the resolution and the amendment had been withdrawn, as he wished the public to think that the meeting knew its own mind. As the resolution now stood it would meet with the Concurrence of the country and the House of Com mons. , As first proposed, he himself and a great portion of the House of Commons would .not have agreed with the meeting, and he was, therefore, glad to see that they had agreed to the resolution as now before them. (Hear, hear.) • Mr. HYAM then proposed the following resolu tion, and explained that, it wits similar to the reso lution proposed and carried•three years ago.; "That as the whole question of the taxation of this coun try must be brought before Parliament very earlyiiest"yeat, it is highly important that meetings should-beheld forth- - with in all parts of the country, for the purp9se of consider ing the propriety of adopting a similar resolUtion to the foregoing, and co-operating with this association." The resolution was seconded by Mr. HALEY, and carried unanimously. A coinmittee was then appointed to carry out the .objects of the meeting and to receive subscriptions. A vote of thanks to Mr, Collier for his conduct in the chair terminated the proceedings. souTH MIDDLESEX. The Corporation of the London Assurance• g ive notice, to parties whose Lives are Assured in their Office, no extra l'remium will be charged to them on joining any . Volunteer Corps for service in the United Kingdom, and ,that cies will be paid in full where death ensues in consequence of such service. 'JOHN LAURENCE; Secretary. Yesterday evening a numerous meeting of the in habitants of Knightsbridge was held at the Duke of Wellington's Riding School, for the purpose of forming a rifle corps to join the South Middlesex - Volunteer Rifles. • D C ORPORATF,D LAW SOCIETY.— • ADDITIONAL LECTURES. od Ncr u o tectnres w ill be 'delivered in the Hall of the Society, it y.DeDecember 14, and Wednesday. December , 146,,,Nit o'clock in the Eveninc , precisely, on the JURlS kitt?" and PRACTICE of the HIGH COURT a OF AD ,LTy B E quire Member of th e ,let • y 011 N MORRIS, s other The liembers of the Society anti the Subscribers to the ~ddieeurseq of Lect ure s a re invited to attend these two L a tip nal Lectures. , IL 11IALIGHAM, Seeretary. .......ISociety' s Hall, November, 18.59. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND -- 1 - GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. • Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE WAY OF THE WORLD. By ALISON REID. - • " A good novel. It falls little, short of being a first-rate one."—Leader, Hurst and Mackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LIFE ASSURANCE.'- ADVICE OFFICE, _kJ • No. 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill. MEE ,Poracv RotnEnt and - you WHO MEAN TO INSURE YOUR LIVES Write to Messrs. DAVIES and Co. for their prospectus. It is to be had for asking for. It will show you how to convert your present Policy into a Jewel Of INTRINSIC VALUE. How to make that Policy, which now requires your constant care and watchful ness to'save it from extinction, an INALIENABLE PRO PERTY, available for present use as well as future consolation. To study that prospectus, .and act as it directs, may be the means, when you are dead, of savinv, those who are dearest to you from insolvency and want. Proofs unfortunately are not wanting that such things have come to pass through the agency of a policy of assurance. BRIALMONT'S LIFE OF WELLINGTON. NOTICE.—The Third and. Fourth Volumes, which complete this work will be publiohed on Friday, the 2:ld in stant. They take up the history of the Duke from the Battle of Waterloo, and represent him as an ambassador, as if mi nister, and as a citizen. These volumes have been compiled from authentic sources, not before rendered accessible to any writer ; namely, the private and public correspondence of his Grace, which was freely offered by the present Duke to Mr. GLEIG'S examination. London : I,ongman, Green, and Co., Paternoster-row. Wt. ALBERT SNETH'S• CHINA, TO-NIGHT Ftloe,.at 8; Tuesday E NIGHT (but Saturday), o'clock. 8 itv v ‘,, , and and Saturday Afternoons at 3 o'c ock. (wilii,4l:llTlON, and MONT BLANC revisited. Stalls, 3s. Nl 4 ' llll l be take t e Box-office Egyptian Had, daily till 3). Area '' , 2s. ; allery, ls. Do r 1 B} , 24 , 54 iog rev r dtla 1. I 5 'ow ° `,. 13 .0 i i --- ert itie 1 6 5:........! if( of • , ill° ItYTAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS, rTto;'eleester-square. Immense success of the Won tvh, ,_,,ducated performing Bull. DON JUAN. All those te kii :!sli to witness the extraordinary feats achieyed by the Alb4p'Prising animal should pay an early visit to .krfo rtn ", r a , as the engagement of Dan Castello and the only Bull in the"world will shortly terminate. The 4 , ter oi artistes, including Davis; Richards, Dan tk.tiot„l-, Oementini and Romeo, appear at both gepr9sen lb% at'2,Eveninc , at half-past 7.—Proprietor, `I I COLLusr . 1 1(14tt Preparati ons are b e i ng ma d e f or th e Christmas Ho , • hand fyLL ROOMS Windmill-street, Grand eASIvp s ()Pen every , Evening', 'with the 'celebrated b :Lneip ai ,Ished 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte g Corne t - a - piston. ltoulcourt. Doors open at half 14bialt; e cihence at 9.. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad- 2 1 , NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 4ticZau /Tolhorrt, fnrmerlF C'A,,SINO DE VENISE -I"elaihlisinnent. - pre-eminently , drstinmuiShed fOrihr matchless beauty of decorations, combined rxt!rfection of its management is OPEN EVERY • 4 • The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. ) 4ro ve( iler, ,- -aYs a nightly Varied selectiOn of the most k itgt g‘e.assical and modern music. Doors open at hay ia.'v.erture at 9. Closing at 12 punctually. I ,e‘ A itteZ RAIN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO -41,r, by AL AUSEUM, Top of the' Haymarket -(acknow ke ructi ve e Whole of the Press to he the most useful and onlv).V any in existence). is OPEN DAILY (for Kentle mrn 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission, tortlar L - z• Descriptive handbook Erratic Dr. KAHN'S 8 o,c;ttures on the " philosophy of 3larriaze." daily at ka.;°49 a I°,l c precisel Crtzancrs.—Happy and Unhappy tur a thArnrde their causes— ' Yonthfitl Vices and Indiscretions, th e I,,sults — Disqualifications for Mayriacse, and their 4 ,t erilik... R .Y.sology of Reproduction —Self-inflicted Miseries Ptitektan its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical 1 / 4 " .--D R entitled h, ei e slims Treatise on the above subjects, (ty' r e ' ° PnY of Marriaffe," sent post-free on receipt of •etdll o , - -ns, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, 5 cat, ni o : " 14 f 40, )p, of 11, )it riot' ter ° C hoi. the :;,erlY ? 1719 r eig , adr° /1 010 o p IV, el t he rj sC, p. 11‘: i ° '"~. Majesty's V 4A I ,.. I ZyCLAR. Patronised bv her Selo " nIP nt.—CONDY'S PATENT PURE CON hi CE d ll e : 416 mutes, by using' t s m. 14 inn,, VINEG.kII. of 50 per s e4 ifear, insure purity, and a effect._ a saving' oftrpo,rt of Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ; Dr. inr.pade; i n l: t f.aneet" Commilsi c o a n,. t axi d. ol; l rs o . les S a o le h , l s. b l y , 4,lleiVilittoo- str i e e elto e n t ron-l a ;;idge,T.C.—Six Qua! t ° any Rallwa 3 6€l Railway for s. . Quart Sample 444)1 P. L - 1 - ) PATENT .STARCH, 1t 0 .. 1 ,7 1 A ) IN THE ROYAL . LAUNDRY, 11 1-'Ullett) BY lIER MAJESTY'S to -44 FINEST ST A RCH SIZE SE E EVER US LAUNDRESS be . WREN YOU ASK YOB G LENPIELD PATENT STARCH, A s inferio r oa Tareo ft en , substituted. WOT bY all Chandlers, Grocers, &C., &C. & CO., GLASGOW AND LONDON Ul j ßi t , r ,„IN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED. - " . 4il jl + w ithout "T 'S MLIOIII3 ant LIVER PILLS, pre. liv e ; , of u rn nY mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of pr e . lit " torli z " nl .teY, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of th 4t{1,),,,,,i5ti0n, bile, sick headache,dness loss of appe e - Ri t i' l riut 4 , 1 3 :,?t spirits, &c. They ca betaken at any time, ''Ot u allirer from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels. Ai a ln or firer in Ple9 ~ ri lAne;, clear the skin, remove sallowness 1 tt 4, 1 4 4 h ! Wli . ? nr itV the blood, brace the nerves, and Invig,o e,' sYßtern ld by most dru , r , zists, In boxes, 41°114 4'1 (1 4 9 deach ure to ask for Dr. Scott's pti e l m Ti Bee genuine are a square green the r i .t ' " Lam s. bert, le 2o, Jermyn-street," engraved °/ernMent stamp. AL NAVAL ItgRIIVE FORCE of l°)- Government. a having, fii n. fitli torAINTRERs -ITer Majesty'sm ontoestthe.vse of I li e Sanction a Parliamen • Seamen trained ', Ari,,,',rre Volunteer Force of iglusossess ' t ..S TO GIVE NOTTOE,. that any Sectinda!lspa Royal 4,40 e follow-Irv!. e_ and.willVle r'eupon . be obligations qualifications Nal v 41linteer in the Reserve Fore- -. t to the lue ',lto tlie advanta s and be subject Oticced below ._... ge Tay be enrolle . RESERVE 1, rA,,,p,,A.Tro.s FOE THE t . ~.k., oinnteer must be a British aubJee • b : 'bust lz a t be free from e rt lAr In v .. ifitL' i that time 14 tie !mist w ithin O t v he ten years prev'oneas t r o n - th Juni years of ale. t..:_ing. as 1 A "1- ,ti e . h ave been five years at sea, one y 1, Jo, .ADVANTAGES OF , THE RESE payment or 4t k i n v olunteer will at once receive an annua Reserve 1h ICry'ratWerii,iTG?l'aYableirt"rtelt)lT. tions and is ins ttijlesaße£l2 .a or r Li h. _B.,e, anilieetfilielefielsvhe pension a,cl.-4enever he becomes incapacitated from rn 0 inTaPT:imtas'eelf. a p 3 . li e rantasixety years of age if_eno. ta,rewele ..pertnsion life, and of not m l e e a s imra.iir,e.: 1 4 t ali ta,h taYstalacrerepi either r irn t f l o l ; hi t m ne s eif hisni..eirn'tbie - I he te's Wife a pension after his death, 1, t r e. Reserve, for t. lir Interest in any Friendly l eit air will not, on acconnt of belongill%th-th?-ty. hill 4 travelifun• expenses to and frO the _ , Wheil nee ' . b provided. . to the retaining tee,l Re , essary, e pro or Benezit place of 'drill the ", diwing drill. receive, in addition to a s eaman of he 14"nie Pay, v ictualling. and allowances as , N .4eFnalinir to his rating...o , the same 1 al "rviee rec rospect of 1,1);(44;i4 l,fBc,zioledfivOilguoatls and h aye the ooo , s , l a s m or e v p oe I seaman lnncr, l a the ?i'll aaeendoricazge I n°T l ! i_L Y 'r ! a a s t i a n cr eo , nattlin4 he will ; . en jo , I/ - e satne clothin°e• bedding,'andulegaitrsner:wie, receiv: the s e Will, if boas ..--; ~ ecl'or injured in actus f the same ratin,. P le riens t n a seaman i then vy 0- ide and Green ltleit 4 W ill be ell +' le to the Coastguard Sery :lo ti°llltal, - time called out ' t Eit-i:itilaY quit the Reserve, if not. at the He may also that iti.-` ice at the end of eve t 3' ears.- flue backthe -retainers liWhen ' ii tereeiv. ~ not called out on paying passes an exami ._ a; 11 as ~ e ' ; or, Without payment. if he fide employment -• Mast - master or mate, and obtains bona er or mate ' RESERVE. • lie l A cIiILIGATIONS rw THE s „ e l l year , .. IN, ~ „gloatee t tt d drill f0r,28 Y lie serv i ce will 1/ ett ‘j ( t R I In " a en of Pill? n 4 , , . ar 15 the convenience lf • but he ~itilot .at a time tribelce convenient to • M hi -se at any one days' drill its . . 1 1 any case less than seven 2, r i proceed on a ' o 3'a., "Must not, Without special permission, 3. .ie that will oe ix Master once in tter,,le. l ino appear un b Y r ni , o e re so ti m m e n six abroad longer, li t , , :i x th .4 u ,„ nths unless ° he has leave to be and employ -4'lit. -41 st rep irt every change of residence . 1, I n e in the Re '..e.ll, acierier to earn a pension he must coltlttiunnserve, ao( . , he 101.1,it id54)1,1.1:: as be is physically cornifriPenugaLred aPnvea3ctiial %,,,\_'!Firs ii7y r, e Peen in the force 15 year this time ;TIN, iii p.,,!eed under 30. in reckoning lik; VOlulie'e;leet 'will count doub: n; for actual service ' in the exercise this lai) ri ; by liciyai',TaY,be called In t ' lt is intended to in ih t ..1. org y , w , en , rOelama ton. _ ___ i rcqu res a sudden increase 116.'':?it./41 F orc e an flleeer%eTtLyy". called out tor t 45 " V°lU4tieernfrataye ih U the - first instance be and he is then te rr ine If there is then actual war, a_ be required to 1 i roe fr" t ,„ ° ,ne uf her Majesty's ships, maphe dditional two years •, l l'ill i.„„7.° Years inn v,er but for a t„.• Nrof„-tive d. n. day additional pay. . ce will be subject 'tlatio",,a,reera when on drill or actual service s A i ,scipline f the Re , ''t,,,-,' Y'ullnileer .vlio fails to retainer te a pension, o and if he ba tiiv9l forfeit his claim . to and' e treated balm stri,e,,in,Wen called out for actual service may fitl'im or deserter from the Navy. ON IST NCE -'IIOI..MENT WILL COMME Pull I JANUARY. IMO. obtained N ~,, nr()rrylattnn and detailed conditions maybe nrt in the 14)iiillication to tie 'll*P‘ 'no._ Master at any P the Chan -141 I" otn °r l t Stf'-, %Ricers of Customs in o'lands 'find fale o( f ) 3 ra t a. ;i b r...... --__ TO 18 't u ALIFICATIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS N o , ''' lo diti MARRIAGE. 100 Ana lotsie , ou, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated ; l i . y ee by post. reit', /211eravings on Steel, just publlsil ‘f ed , by direct vro th ~- , .1n, Or tAVO penny stamps. sent bY mn-I d ' n 0.19, lierners-sfreet, Oxford-street, Lon o , _ . 11 IR S ILENT PRIE N D . in.enee. and 41 li ' k Ntprilell W Ph sician on indu ~ inbiriou, . (irk, by a f yru, . f fercury if , ro the use ° I% d tubadlrec tiil'ervatioenenosen(Pti7neoebligations of marriagt',uuanntainiag vatn,t, obviatig* certain disqualifications : a (1 Infection. n The i''t Prescription of a Lotion to prcvent ted Patent Ale teiya, ItZierleotor_s_oefd PErinv'S justltyonmcelebraamysidanar thic.: tt,,;,,ekriqa,liveresii4ficlof Rnanir,Penre, sacnridp3lenflo Pi t d R un o der "or of t e lls Royal the :I._!i, afe4Fe.. ns of England (who is rffriS.ier, tlllBrneys_str!.et (14.tord,seifae! Act) and attends daily at No. , p -lie and from 5 d ,tana,ys ct, between the honrs of 11 and-, Diseases an Ntt,v, ,Xeepted) to advise, Patients on their of Cure. 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DAVIES and Co., advance money (at 5 per cent. per annum interest) to continue the premiums on policies in good offices. DEATH OF WASHIN G7'ON IRVING. The mail steamer Canada, which reached Queens town on Monday afternoon, brings the mournful intelligence of the death of Washington Irving, justly acknowledged to be " ono, of the most grace ful writers America ever produced." He was born in New York, April 3d, 1783. His father, a respect able merchant, originally from Scotland, died while Washington was yet young, and his education was superintended by, bid elder brothers, three of whom had, without relinquishing active professional pur suits, gained considerable reputation for literary abilities. Mr. Irving's first essays in literature were made in the New York Morning Chronicle, in which he published his "Letters of Jonathan. Oldstyle, Gent.' These letters were concluded in 1802; and as symptoms of pulmonary disease now betrayed them selves, it was resolved that in the following year he should visit the south of Furope. He accord ingly sailed for Bordeaux, and travelled through the south of France to Nice, where he took a felucca to Genoa, in which city he remained some two months. He then went by sea to Sicily, made the tour of the island, crossed from Palermo to Na ples, passed through Italy, meeting Allston at Rome, who strongly recommended him to devote himself to art; thence over the St: Gothard, through Swit zerland to Paris, where he remained several months. He next went to Holland, whence he embarked for England, and passing there a part of the au tumn; he returned to New York in March, 1806, completely restored to health. He resumed the study of the law, and was admitted to the bar in November of that year, but never practised. Shortly afterwards he took the chief part in "Salmagundi," the first number of which appeared January, 1807, and the last in January, 1808. In December the following year he published his Kn;ckerbocker's History of New York. In 1810, two of his brothers, who were engaged in commercial business, one being at the head of the establishment in America, and the other in Liverpool, gave him an interest in the concern, with the understanding that he was not to enter into the duties and details of the busi ness, but pursue his literary avocations. During the war with Great Britain in 1813-14 he edited the .Analeetie Magazine, and in the fall of the latter year joined the military staff of the governor of the state of New York, as aide-de-camp and military secretary, with the title, of colonel. At the close of the war, May, 1815, he embarked for Li verpool, with the intention of making a second tour of Europe, but was prevented by the sudden and great reverses which followed the return of peace, overwhelming, after a struggle of two or three years, in which Mr. Irving took an active part to avert the catastrophe, the house in which his brothers had given him an interest, and in volving himself in its ruin. In 1818 he deter mined to employ his pen as a means of support, and commenced the series of papers entitled " Sketch Book," which were transmitted piecemeal from London, where he resided, to New York for publi cation. Three or four numbers were thus produced, when, finding that they attracted notice in Eng land, he had them published in one volume, Feb., 1820, by Mr. John Miller. On his failure shortly afterwards the work was transferred to Mr. Mur- ray, with a second volume, published in July of that year. Mr. Murray had bought this copyright for £2OO, but its success far surpassing his expec la.tions, he sent Mr. Irving, of his own accord, first £lOO, and, the sale still increasing, an additional £lOO. After a residence of five years in England, Mr. Irving removed to PariS in August , 1820, and remained there until July of the following year, when he returned to England 3 and published his " Bracebridge Hall," in London and New York, in May, 1822. The following , winter he passed. in Dresden ; returned to Paris in 1823, and crossed to London in May, 1824, to. pull%h his " Tales of a Traveller," which appeared in August of that year in two volumes, and in four parts in New York. In August he returned to Paris, and in the autumn of 1825 visited the south of France, passing part of the winter in Bordeaux. In February, 1826, he left that city for Madrid, where he remained two years. There he wrote the " Life of Columbus," which appeared in 1828. ' • In the spring of 1828 he left. Madrid on a tour to the south of Spain, visiting Granada and the main points mentioned in the " Chronicles of the Con quest of Grenada, by Fra Agapida," of which he had made a rough sketch. 'this he prepared for the press at Seville, and transmitted to London and New York for publication ; it appeared in 1829. In the spring of this year .he again visited Granada, and resided some three months in the Alhambra, where he collected materials for the work published under that name in 1832. In July he came to England, having been appointed Secretary of Lega tion to the American Embassy, which office he held until the return of Mr. *Lane in 1831, when, after remaining a few months as charge, he resigned, on the arriva of Mr. Van Buren. While in England, in 1830, Mr. Irving received one of the fifty-guinea gold medals, provided by George IV. for eminence in historical composition, the other having been awarded to Mr. 'Hallam, the historian, and in the following year the University of Ox ford conferred on him the degree of LL.D. In the spring of 1832 hereturned, to New York, after an absence of seventeen years. His appearance was greeted on all bands with the warmest enthusiasm ; a public dinner was given to him, at which Chan cellor Kent presided and. similar testimonials were offered - in other cities, which he declined. In the summer of that year he, accompanied Mr. Ells worth, one of the commissioners for removing the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi, and whom he had met on a tour to the west, on his expedition. The most interesting portion of this journey has appeared in the " fourron the Prairies," published in 1835. This was followed in the same year by "Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey," and " Legends 'of the Conquest of Spain." In 1836 he published " Astoria,' and in the following year" The Adven tures of Captain Bonneville." In 1839 he entered into an engagement, which lasted two years, with the proprietor of the Knickerbocker Magazine to furnish articles for that periodical. In February, 1842, he received unsolicited, the appointm ent of Minister to Spain. lie left for Madrid on the 10th of April of• that yea.. His official duties termi nating in the slimmer of 1846, he returned to America, and in 1848 commenced the publication a revised edition of his works , most of Which hell. been long out of print. /n 1849 he published " Oliver Goldsmith,'a Biography;" " Mehemet and his Successors," 1849-50; and "Life of Wcshing ton," 1855. Washington Irving resided up to the time of his death at his country seat, 4 4 Sunnyside," on the _ banks of the Hudson, 25 miles from the city of a, New York. he _ . 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Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London' Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; Abbis, 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, Oxford street; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; 'at Edinburgh, Raimes and Co.,' at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and Seat; at York, Raimes, Blanchard,: anel;Co. ; at South agapton, Randall and Sou, • -7 *Colonel VEREKER, who occupied the chair, said . —Before entering upon the question for which this meeting has been called, I wish to take a broad and general view of the Volunteer Rifle Movement throughout the kingdom, and see whether that movement is right in principle. There are two classes of objectors to the movement—those who think that this and other• warlike preparations are injudicious, as being likely to give offence to neigh bouring countries, And those who think that such warlike preparations •are injudicious,-because they betray an amount of groundless alarm which ex poses Great Britain to the ridicule of foreign nations. Now, I beg to say I do not think. that either of these' objections is based upon,common sense,' and I trust this meeting will coincide with me in taking this view of the question. If foreign_nations are sincere and honest in their professions of loyal alliance, why ' should they take offence at our endeavouring to raise our military establiihment to 'some . faint. approii.: mation to the armies of all the great Continental States P (Hear, hear.) If I choose to put up bolts to my doors and bars to my windows, surely no one has a right to come to me and say, " What.are you doing all this for ? 1)o you suspect that I harbour. any design of trying' to break into your hOuse ?" I should naturally reply to such a . remark :—" Such a suspicion never crossed my mind until this mo ment, but you, seem so angry at my taking com mon prudent precautions, that I begin to think you must have sonic sinister object in vieW." But I am sure that the 'ideas of persons . who raise such objkcjios are purely, visionary. I am sure • that no enlightened Foreign Governmeat could for a moment entertain any unkindly feelings ,at seeing us doing that at the eleventh hour which ought to have been done years ago. (Cheers.) Our policy is never one of aggression. The great Continental wars iu which we have been engaged were not entered upon through lust of con quest, or from a base and perverted ambition of military glory. We have never taken up arms except in defence of the weak or to prevent Europe being trampled beneath the iron heel of overgrown military powers: 'raking all this into consideration, surely no other country can for a moment imagine that our preparations are intended for aught but self.defence, and for placing ourselves in the position our rank as a great nation entitles us to. Now, with reference to those who say that we expose ourselves to ridicule by betraying such apprehen sions of foreign invasion, I beg to say that, in my judgment, we have been for many years exposing ourselves to ridicule by neglecting to take the very course that we are ,now adopting, and by . sleeping, as it were, with our doors and windows open, so that any who pleased might come in and attack us with comparative impunity. Depend upon it, the ridicule and obloquy which we have hitherto in curred from our insane foolhardiness are fast dying away, and the world are beginning to see that we have the old blood of true and loyal Britons in our viens. • (Great' applause.) You will have resolu tions proposed for your consideration, and I am sure, when all explanations have • been given, you will concur in the prudence of their adoption. (Cheers.) The Rev. Dr. WiLsoN,.the incumbent of Knights bridge,moved the first resolution—" That this meet ing warmly sympathises with the' great national movement for the formation of a powerful volunteer force for national defence, and is therefore of opinion that a company of Volunteer Rifles should forth with be raised for the district of Belgravia and Knightsbridge, and that the company already in formation for the district of Brompton be corn pletedf He said he was not guilty of any derelic tion of duty in proposing this resolution, because he considered it a peace movement, and he consi: dered he was as much bound in duty to preach love and devotion to our Sovereign as to preach the fear of God. The Scriptures said—" The strong man armed keepeth his house." We were the strong mail, but we were not the strong man armed. (Hear.) if they did not keep their position in the scale of nations, they would soon become a byeword amon ,, the nations of Europe. He believed that the Emperor of the French entertained the most kindly feeling towards this country ; but the Em peror of the French was not the French army. (Hear.) Mr. STIARPUB seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. FIRST SURREY RIFLES. Last meeting a numerously attended meeting of the inhabitants of Wandsworth and the surround ing neighbourhood was held at the Spread Eagle Tavern, Wandsworth, to promote the formation of a volunteer rifle company for Battersea and Wands worth, in conjunction with the Clapham Company of the Ist Surrey Rifles. The chair was taken by C. Corthorn, Esq. The CHAIRMAN having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Mr. Churchwarden KNIGHT moved the first re solution:—" That this meeting recognising the tendency of the volunteer movement to promote the peace and security of the British Empire, desire to see the formation of a :corps for Wandsworth and its vicinity, and pledges itself to give such corps its hearty and energetic support." Carried unanitnowly. General Pou l ocx teen moved the seaond,resolu tion, which was •as follows :—"That this meeting resolves that the corps now to be enrolled, shall be raised in conjunction wit'i the Clapham Company, and form part of the First Surrey Battalion.' He believed that a feeling had sprung up in some par ticular districts,. especially in Battersea, that a corps raised in a certain district should be kept in that district, under the command of an officer. Now, he could say, from his own experience, that would be a great mistake. If every town and village was each to raise a corps, and not join any regiment, it would be perfectly impossible for a general officer to command them. Supposing several companies were called out the general officer would say to one party, "You go to the right," and to another, "You take up that position to the left." The parties would then begin to quarrel, and the men of one company would say—" Why, have we not a right to say that we should take up.that ground as well as they"? while , on the other hand, th e o th e r party would say "We liko that ground best,. and we will g o there.,' (Hear , hear.) This being so, it was quite clear that if t he y did not act in unison they would be utterly un fi t to perform the duties they might be called upon to execute. (Hear, hear.) He merely threw out these hints to show them the position they would be in if they acted indepen dently of one another. The resolution was carried amidst loud cheers. The proceedings terminated, after a vote of thanks ,o the chair had been given. PADDINGTON. In this parish a movement has again taken place for the purpose of forming a volunteer rifle corps in the parish. 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Mr. Pitcher, of the Dockyard, has offered the use of an excellent practice ground, and an adjourned meeting has been convenedto carry out the arrange ments. WOOLWICH ARSENAL. UpiVards of 500 workmen have entered their names as members of the volunteer rifle corps, established under the auspices of Colonel Tulloch and other officers of the establishm ent . An y artisan is eli gible to enter the corps, and to pay the entrance fee 'and expenses of outfit by weekly instalments. A large and influential meeting was held in the Guildhall, Tavistock, on Friday evening last, con vened by the Portrceve, to consider the expediency of forming a volunteer rifle corps for Tavistock and its neighbourhood. Resolutions were unanimously passed to form a " Tavistock Volunteer Rifle Corps," and a committee appointed to carry out the neces sary arrangements. Thirty volunteers have already given in their names. • A volunteer rifle corps is in course of formation in the Axbridge division of the county of Somerset. In addition to the two companies of rifle volun teers already 'formed at Bath, which are now The volunteer artillery corps at Bristol, under the command of Major Savile, late of the Royal Artillery, is rapidly being - filled up. • In addition to the present•corps in Cardiff, the superintendent of police is forming a " volunteer corps for the people," to comprise 100 willing to join if their expenses were paid. A circular has been forwarded to the proprietors and parents of pupils in Cheltenham College, stating that the directors are disposed to sanction, with the sonsent of their parents, the instruction of the elder pupils in the rifle drill. In Ilfracombe a volunteer rifle corps, numbering 71 members, has just been formed. • A meeting, presided over by the mayor, and attended by the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, has been held at Margate, for the • purpose of forming an efficient rifle corps. The Merthyr Tydvil corps numbers now nearly 100, and is likely to be a very efficient one. The effective members of the Portsmouth corps number 160, with 80 honorary, members, and a fund of £7OO .At Preston; on* Thursday evening last, a very enthusiastic meeting was held in the Assembly room of the Corn Exchange, at which it was unam- Mously agreed to form a rifle corps. Several hand .so_tne subscriptions were announced. • The Hyde Rifle Volunteer Corps now form two companies, Nos. 1 and 3, of the Isle of Wight Rifle Regiment, and numbers at present 132 effective members. Drill takes place on Mondays and Thursdays, at the market hall, the instructor being Sergeant Major M‘Grotty, of the Ist Battalion Rifle 13rigack. A band for the corps is in course (of formation.. Newport company forms No. 2of the regimelit. " A crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Town-hall, Warminster, on Saturday afternoon, under - the presidency of the Marquis of Bath, for the purpose of forming a rifle corps for that town and neighbourhood. Lord H. Thynne, M.P., and many of the county magistrates were present. The expediency of forming a corps was unanimously resolved, and a committee was appointed to carry out the object. PROPERTY AND INCOME-TAX ASS O- CIATION. A conference of this association was held yester day evening at the London Coffee-house, to take into consideration the best means during the ensu ing session for securing "either an adjustment of the income tax, or the total abolition of the charge upon trades and professions." Mr. COLLIER, M.P., who presided at the meeting, opened the proceedings by declaring his strong opinion that the income tax, as it did not distin guish between incomes derived from permanent and those from uncertain property, was unjust. He hoped, on the reimposition of the tax, that some member of the House of Commons would move a resolution to make such a distinction, but if no member came forward to dO so he would move the resolution himself. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ELT, in moving the following resolution, " That this meeting is of opinion that the present mode of charging one uniform rate on all classes of income (ex cept under Schedule B), is manifestly unjust, and hereby pledges itself in 'anticipation of a proposal to reimpose the tax, to endeavour to obtain such a reduction in the charges on trades and professions that the amount chargeable thereon shall not exceed one-half the amount levied on property, especially as the amount charged on occupiers of land (Schedule B), has been only half the amount charge able on the trading portion of the community ever since the income tax was st levied in 1842," expressed his concurrence with every word . of it, and stated that they were assembled more f 4, friendly conference than for setting on foot an agitation on the subject. In any reimposition of the tax there ought -.,t0 be a distinction drawn between certain and uncertain incomes. It was necessary Itt the present time to lay a clear state ment of their opinions before the House of Com 'mous, especially as an agitation on direct and indirect taxation was arising, which he had little doubt would in 10 or 15 years' time result in a revision of the taxation of the coup try. He was not prepared to say whether the proportion adopted in the resolution was the right propor tion, but he thought it might form a basis for discussion, and elicit public opinion on the sub ject, It appeared ,te him that it would not be unfair e in a revision of this, tax, that the first £l5O of a man's income should be exempt from taxation, and that the tax should be charged. only on the surplus that remained after the withdrawal of that sum. The resolution was seconded by Mr. POTTER, who advocated direct taxation as being more direct in its application and less expensive in collection. The pressure of the income tax upon the landed interest and those who were engaged in trade was most unecplal, and. as the former had been for sonic time past exempt from the full pressure of the tax, the latter had a right to ask to be put on the same level. He concluded by thank ing the Press for their advocacy of the rules of the society. Mr. MEuRYMAN thought the resolution required amendment, and could not understand the line of, distinction drawn between certain and precarious incomes. The whole income of the country ought to be derived from direct taxation, and if such were the case he should not object to a small amount being levied en the working classes, released as they would then be from all indirect taxes. On the omission of two or three words in the middle of the resolution, which would then be in harmony with the opinions of the association of Birming ham, and of others in. the north, he should be content to support the resolution. Mr. HYAM, as he considered the question one of great importance, submitted the following amend-. ment to the meeting : " That while it may be advisable, taking into account the present enormous expenditure of the country, to levy a pro perty-tax as a permanent source of revenue, the tax on pre- carious incomes derived, from trades and professions should not be reimposed except under circumstances of great emer gency, especially as such incomes are in most cases esson • tially contingent upon the health of the parties on whom the tax is chargeable, and many other vicissitudes, to which property is not liable." It appeared, he said, that those who had paid the income tax under Schedules ]) and E had sub mitted to a great burden, but the time had at length come for releasing them. The present Act expires in 1860, and it Was part of the original scheme that the tax should fall in at the same time as the Long Annuities. The amount contributed by those who pay under Schedules D and Eis about the same as the amount saved by the falling in of the Long Annuities, and on this account he thought that those schedules might. be dispensed with altogether. (Hear.) He proceeded to denounce the tax as partial and inquisitive,and giving direct encouragement to immorality and dishonesty by causing the sending in of false returns. The sub ject was surrounded by difficulties, but that was no reason for not looking it steadily in the face. (Hear.) Mr. Borrrems suggested that, with so small an attendance, it would be premature for the associa tion to endorse the amendment. A GENTLEMAN present thought the meeting had better not be too hasty, but wait until the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had produced his budget. A tax fairly levied on property was one of the justest which could be levied. He could not, how ever, see why professional men should ask the State for protection without their contributing a due share to the country. As to the alleged inequality of the tax, the only reasonable position would be to charge 5 per cent. on all fixed prc g ety and 2-1,- per cent. on all trades and profession . The estimated value of the property upon which the tax was levied was £240,000,000, and if the tax were levied as he proposed the returns would be for fixed pro perty £12,000,000, and for trades and professions £6,000,000, giving a total of £18,000,000. Such a mode of adjustment would be an approximation to the feeling of the public, and would, in his opinion, be met with fairness by the landed interest to which he belonged. (Hear, hear.) Mr. lIYAm said that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had in his speech made in October last, on board the Great Eastern, invited the expression of public opinion on these and similar topics, so that there was no occasion to wait for the budget. Mr. ELT then withdrew his resolution, and agreed to the amendment. A discussion then arose on the amendment,vhich was withdrawn also, and the following resolution was ultimately carried, with only ono dissentient voice : "That this meeting is of the opinion that the present mode of charging one uniform rate on all classes of income (except under Schedule B) is manifestly unjust, and hereby pledges itself, in anticipation of a proposal to reimpose the tax, to use the most strenuous exertions to secure its re adjustment upon the footing of a fair and just distinction between permanent and precarious incomes." The CHAIRMAN' then said he was a practical man, and as a practical man he wanted the resolution to succeed, and thought they ought to set to work `at WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. The defences for the directors of the Western Bank of Scotland against the action instituted by the liquidators are now , being put in, and that of Mr. Douglas, who was for 20 years deputy-gover nor of the concern, has been published in full, and is stated to be in its general features a sample of the whole. The pleas are chiefly technical, such as constitute the delight of all lasy courts, especially in Scotland, and it will doubtless not be the fault of the parties engaged if tt l rirments upon them do dot prove interminable. y discussion regard ing them, however, would be totally uninteresting to the general public, as weans inopportune while the matter is awaiting judgment ; and as at the period when, according to the ordinary rate of pro cedure at Edinburgh, a conclusion shall have been arrived at, the present generation will, perhaps, have half finished their course and forgotten all about the Western Bank and its victims, there seems little prospect of its ever figuring again as a matter for profitable comment. The chief point reliad upon in the present defence seems to be in the shape of an objection to the competency of the liquidators to institute the action. Setting this aside there is nothing to call for notice, except some remarks interspersed in a long " statement of facts" by which the pleas are preceded. These furnish a few warnings for joint-stock proprietors, together with examples of the views of eminent Glasgow . mer chants as to the moral liabilities they incur when they allow their names to be published to the world as an attraction to families, widows, and orphans to intrust their savingi to the care of a bank. In the first place it is to be observed that great force is attached to the insignificant pay received by the directors, and which is evidently held to show that they had no objects of personal gain. Appa rently the deputy-governor • had no remuneration whatever, or at all events only such as was merely nominal ; and it will be interesting for the advocates of public parsimony and cheap labour to learn that even the six ordinary directors, by whom the whole active business of this magnificent institution was carried on, were content to devote themselves to the welfare of their constituents under a clause of the deed of contract that they should "severally be paid for their attendance at the rate of not less than ss. sterling for each meeting." For this modest allow ance they undertook to sway the financial destinies of Glasgow, and succeeded in bringing disgrace upon the whole empire, and inflicting a loss of about .£3,000,000 sterling upon those who had trusted them. Northern economy was never more strongly ex emplified ; but it will be a question whether it is better for shareholders to adopt the principle of giving good pay for good service, or,of granting re muneration on such a scale that in case of disaster they can, be confronted with the intimation that, at all events, they have been ruined gratis. The next most serious consideration suggested by the present statement consists in the additional light it throws upon the way in which shareholders consent to the most lax and corrupt sacrifice of their rights in signing deeds of settlement without inquiry. The deputy-governor of the Western BaAk of Scotland claims immunity from all responsibility by boldly quoting the duties of his high office as they are defined in the contract under which the concern was established :—" The governor and deputy governor. and six extraordinary directors of the company are hereby expressly exempted from the necessity of superintending or taking any charge of the affairs of the company, and it shall not be neces sary to convene them to any meeting, ordinary or extraordinary. elf the affairs of the company. The Governor, therefore, could do no wrong, and if thousands of people, including retired tradesmen, clergymen, governesses, or artisans, were led to part with their money through any reliance upon the vigilance of these personages, they have only themselves to blame. There was the deed of co partnery in some strong closet ; they might have seen - it on application, and they ought to have had it all by heart. Such are the leading grounds on which moral absolutiOn is demanded in the present case, and legal immunity will possibly be still more easy of attainment. Meanwhile, however, let the world turn the lesson to use, and avoid all persons who may offer to work for nothing, and all associa tions in which they are at the mercy of deeds of settlement, even theugh prepared and submitted by "honourable men," which they have not time to read or the ability to understand.—Times. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TILE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The return of deaths in London in the week tha ended last Saturday exhibits a small decrease on the numbers of the two previous weeks, which a little exceeded 1,300, while that now given is 1,289. In the 10 years 1849-58 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,221; but as the deaths now registered occurred in population which has increased, they should be compared with the average raised in proportion to the increase—namely, with 1,343. The comparison shows that the 1,289 deaths of last week were less by 54 than the number that would have occurred if the average rate of mortality for the first week of December had prevailed. The births of last week exceeded the deaths in the same time by 549. The fatal cases of smallpox recorded last week were 40, of which 29 occurred under 10 years of age, 1 at 10 years and under 15, 3 at 15 and under 20 years, itad`7 at 20 and under 40 years. Seven deaths from the disease occurred in the Smallpox Hospital. Of 31 deaths from measles, 5 occurred in the Green sub-district of Bethnal-green. Eighty two deaths are referred to scarlatina, and 15 to diphtheria. From the former disease 9 occurred in Islington, and 7in Mile-and Old Town. The deaths from bronchitis were 181, of which two-thirds oc curred to persons who were 40 years old and up 7 wards. The greatest age recorded in the week's returns is that of a widow, who died at the age of 98. Twelve persons died by suicide ; 2 infants by murder, 5 by suffocation, 28 from having been born prematurely. Four deaths were the direct result of intemperance. Of bricklayers 3 died in the week, of bricklayers' wives 2, of bricklayers' children 5 ; of carpenters 8 died, of carpenters' wives 2, of carpenters' chil dren 28; of masons 1 died, of masons' wives 1, of masons' children 2 p of painters 9 died, of painters' wives of pl 3,o a f st p er a e i r n s t , ilecrsh'dn 4. children re 11 ; of plasterers 1 died, Last week the births of 920 boys and 918 girls, in all 1,838 children, were registered in London In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,585. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.923 inches. The daily barometrical reading rose steadily on the last five days, and was above 30 inches on inchestl e las t o nthree Monday,days. a n (IT rose e b t a o r o3mo,.wersth9heeir which hnt f e e hh l ie l ser t inso o .oo4 29 de . e 2 tge Sa turday, being the lowest alniej a d.s3m n ah y d eder:e h )ong. i rg. temperature highest de p er o ag i t n : points below respec tivelyloowftthh the e k o w rn . o . a f s sG T th ui 4l e same week in 43 years (as 1 aadfeiberl tolev trienomt i 2i n hnt6ehe t h :da e vawbee w reygae e :gm e , freezing point of water, and rose to 55.5 deg. on the next day, these being the lowest and the highest in the week. The entire, range in the week was therefore 28.6 deg. The mean daily range was 12,1 deg. The temperature fell towards the end of the week. ; The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 411. deg. The difference be tween the mean-dew temperature and air tempe rature was 24 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 92. The wind blew from the south west in the earlier half of the week ; afterwards chiefly from the south-east and east. Rain fell to the amount of 0.41 inches, most of it on Monday. i h, 14 1 0 \ DUBLIN, .ThEsE . > ............ Prtii • THE POPE'S SYMPATIIISEES. K .4 1 S The-Irish demonstrations—such as. they are—ap pear to be interminable, each succeeding display, however, being duller than its predecc seer Clon mel is the latest town that has taken up arms for the Pope. Sunday was the day chosen for the 'meeting of the capital . of Tipperary, and the plass: ofassemblage the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The Very Rev. Dr. Burke, the virtual returning oflioer for the borough, was naturally the particular star of the day, and in the course of an intensely fervid oration, the reverend gentleman made the following jocose allusion to the spiritual power of the Queen of England " We all know that the Queen of these realms (may God bless her, for she is a good woman, though I don't like her Government) is not onlfa temporal sovereign; but also the spiritual head of the Protes tant Chuich in England and Ireland. And certainly it is a nice - thing to see a woman the head of a church. (Laughter.) She can make and unmake bishops, or, to use the words of Elizabeth, of impi ous memory, she can frock and unfrock' them as' she likes s Only think of a poor, frail woman im parting to the authorities of her Church spiritual jurisdiction. (Laughter.) But suppose her to be deprived of her temporal power, what would become of her spiritual . power ? Her subjects would not give anything for her spiritual power if she were de prived of her temporal jurisdiction, There is this difference, though, between the Queen and the Pope, that while no Protestant would care a straw for the spiritual power of the Queen, there is not a Catholic in the universe that would not as implicitly recognise the power of the Pope, in whatever position he might be, as if he were invested with all his power." Animated by . the success of this sally, the rev. gentleman waxed furiously eloquent upon the im pertinence of the BritishGoverinnent in its dealings with the question of Italian liberty, and he asked, — "But don't the French want liberty ? They are governed by a despot—l don't want to censure him, because a strong rule is in his case necessary ; but I am turning an argument on the question. I admire Napoleon, because but for )fim, but for the supreme authority which he acquired, the state of religion" - and_oftsoaiety, all over the world would be turned topsy turvy. (Hear, hear.) But his subjects, nevertheless, want liberty in the sense those English statesmen mean, and why, then, don't, they .send over to aid the French? This is the reason • they are afraid of the French eagle—they fear that he would flutter over their shores, and that he would suddenly pounce dawn and stick his beak in the back of John Bull. (Applause.) In Russia the very lives of the people are in the power of the despot Alexander. Why don't these English states men send their fleets up the Baltic to insist that this great monster of the north shall give full liberty to his. subjects ,as they have in glorious England ?., As in the other case, they, arc afraid of the . grunting•Of the Russian bear—they fear that he may'deseend from his northern fastnesses and tix his tiiski and his claws in the back of John Bull and tear himself and his power to shreds and patches. (Applause.) They are afraid to touch Napoleon or Alexander of the North ; but the poor Pope they are not afraid of him, because he is weak in a ternperal sense. Thus they are acting the part of a cowed and bully, who is afraid of a strong man, but who illtreats a weak one. (Applause.) [A voice—" That they may not succeed.'] You are a good preacher, and I will say Amen to you. I think you would wield your arm for the Pope against the SaXon enemy. [A voice—" No doubt of it."] (Cheers.) Will these men succeed with the power of England at their back ? (" No, no.") I say no a thousand times. (Cheers.) It is impos sible they can succeed, for two reasons,—first, because the Pope is shielded by the Omnipotent hand of Him who said, Thou art Peter ; upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it;' and, next, the prayers of the glorious saints who, when living here below, were an ornament to the church, will defeat every foe. (Applause.)" In the address of condolence to the Pope, which was read aloud by a Doctor " Luther," there occurs the following passage "But while our grief is intense that your Holi ness's days should be embittered, and your wise and parental government of both the Church and your dominions disturbed by the plots and machinations of your enemies, in whom are ifteluded some misguided and ungrateful subjects of your own, we are consoled by . the hope, nay, the cer tainty, founded on the signal care invariably dis played by the Divine Founder of the church over your ssinted predecessors and yourself, that He who . ' sent His an ;el, and hath delivered Peter out of the hands of ilerod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews,' will in His own good time deliver your Holiness, the successor of Peter, from the hands and snares of your enemies. They may, like so many ferocious tigers and roaring lions, for a while worry your Holiness, and endeavour to hunt you down, but 'the God of Jacob, who has anointed thee with holy oil, whose hand has hitherto helped thee, and whose arm has strengthened thee,' will deliver your Holiness from the snares of the hunters.' PATRONAGE. The office of Clerk of the Crown for the county of Tyrone has become vacant by the death of Mr. Terence Dolan, who expired quite suddenly from 'an attack of heart disease. Mr. Dolan had been a successful solicitor, and was possessed of a large amount of landed and household property in the township of Itathmines. In times long past he was a follower of the late Daniel O'Connell. The Clerkship of the Crown is worth £6OO a•year, and is in the gift of the Lord-Lieutenant. THE CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. The Commissioners of Sewers met yesterday at Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Christie presiding. • PUBLIC INDICATORS. Mr. DANNY', chief clerk, read a letter which had been addressed to him by Mr. Ponsonby, manager to the Public Indicator Company, stating that on Tuesday 'last the workmen of the company com menced their preparations for erecting a public indicator, which the company had obtained permis sion from that court to erect at Exchange.buildings, but that the workmen were assailed with much violent language by the inhabitants of the neigh bourhood, and the company were next day served with notice to desist by the churchwardens of St. Michael's, Cornhill, under threat of an appeal to the Court of Chancery, and that they had desisted accordingly; restoring the pavement to its original state. Mr. ABRAHAMS said the interference of the churchwardens of St. Michael had raised a grave question of right, which it was necessary should be thoroughly understood. He moved, therefore, to • refer it to the General Purposes Committee. • Mr. ELLIOTT seconded the motion, believing' that the control and regulation of the pavement rested solely with that court. Mr. Deputy HARRISON said he knew there had been a good deal of excitement in his ward (earn hill) on the subject, and he had recommended them to come by memorial to that court, which had only given permission for the continuance of the indi cator while it was not complained of as a nui sance, and would therefore, no doubt, have speedily ordered its removal if the nuisance were proved. The inhabitants, however, had preferred to act for themselves in the matter, and so the company had desisted. Mr. Deputy FARRAR—Yes, and by taking the law into their own hands they have succeeded much mere effectually than the Duke of Welling.. ton with regard to the indicator near Apsley house. (Laughter.) The motion was then agreed to. SANITARY CONDITION OF TIRE CITY. Dr. Letheby, the Medical Officer of Health, re ported of 204 houses that had been inspected during the week, and he submitted a list of 87 places that required sanitary improvement. The mortality re turns have fallen from an average of 70 per week during the last fortnight to 50. This is below the average (64) for the corresponding period of the last four years. 19 of the deaths were among infants of less than 5 years of age, and 14 among old per sons of 60 and upwards. Diseases of the respira tory organs bare declined from an average of 30 per week to 15. There were only 2 deaths from phthisis, 7 from pneumonia, and 6 from bronchitis; and diseases of the zymotic class have declined from 17 per week to 8. The deaths were 3 from small pox, 2 from diarrhoea, 1 from scarlet fever, 1 from diphtheria, and 1 from measles. 73 births were registered during the week—viz., 37 boys and 36 girls. DEATH FROM A DAMP BED.—A few days since Mr. Henry Edward Stanley, of Stourport, son of the late Rev. Jacob Stanley, Wesleyan minister, was on his usual journey, and slept at Rosa. He was put into a damp bed, and in the morning he discovered the effect upon his frame. He immediately returned to Stourport ; but medical aid was of no avail, death ensuing in a fov days; and by this distressing negligence a widow and six children have to lament an irreparable loss. LeluvEirrisumENT.l—Err s'S (Homoeopathic Chemist) COCOA.—This esteemed preparation is sold by the prin cipal grocers at ls. 6d. per lb., in 11b., in., and Vb. packets. Each packet is labelled " James Epps, Homoito• pathic chemist, London." - PUBLICATIONS. THE AUTHOR OF JOHN HALIFAX. On Saturday. Dec. 17, in 1 vol., with Steel Engravings, from Designs• by BIRKET FOSTER, 10S. td. elegantly bound. POEM'S. By the Author• of " John Halifax, Gentleman," " A Woman's Thoughts about Women," " A Lite for a Life," Re. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.