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EAST MIA nousr Dro. 9, 11146. AE COURT of DIRE C TOR S of the EAST IA COMPANY do hereby give notice, th e 1 PROPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has given notice, is tie the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed 16th gm at their H ouse, i n L ea d en h a ll- s t ree t, o n WEDNESDAY, the ...„t, he will su b m i t the follow i ng mot i on , v i z . : hat " iy s referring to the services which the native army of India kchrered to the state, from its first formation, referring more es .l to it s more recent services in Burmah, Affghanistan, China, e o ,Zue, stud upon the Banks of the Sutlej, this Court earnestly re liZrnd.s to the Court o f Di rec t ors t o take such measures as they .. " 44 Proper for Improving the prospects of that army." * JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. CrIT NATIONAL POOR-RATE. NORWlCH,COUNTY ofthe Al6 no ll overr OFTIIE SA M E. a Court D eputy- Go vernor, uktl(l Guardians of the Poor of the City and County of Nor wich Ilnita7 rtl os of the same, held at the New Hall, in the said city, the /t wr of December, 1846. *lnt t Mind—That the Clerk be instructed to communicate " es e clerks of the several Boards of Guardians In England and Wan "calling their attention to the trapertance of presenting peti the iter_arliament, prayjng for the adoption of a National Rate for ven tor te 1..,0f the Poor, and that a Committee, consi.ting of the Go tta/lot: L'oPuty-Governor, Mr. Johnsqn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. J. woorp .i lt r ui - b er ti;t to p oeti i , lt be onl ap P p , Mr Gedge, Mr. Field, Mr. James Cozens, and appointed to draw up resolutions on behalf of this , expressing their opinion as to the oppressive operation Ota P t agent Law of Settlement and the necessity for the adoption n atiOnal n t. 414. 0 T 7 Meeting of the above committee: held on Thursday, the 3d .T h 7eMber, 1816, the following resolutions were agreed to hte o c at :V . the laws now in existence relating to the settlement and of the poor In England and Wales, operate most oppressively unj towards the rate-payer and tend vent „the oestitute Poor fre poor m carrying ust ir labour, the the sourc:: s, of all pro etie best market. t the t he Poor Removal Bill passed in the last session of Parlia htep.,..A,3 increased to an alarming extent the evils it was intended inti een "' o 3', and will have the effect if creating unfriendly feelings 'slop._ n eighbouring unions and parishes, and must multiply to an 43 extent the litigation and expense consequent en the re already more than sufficiently burthensome. t•-• , , ~„the Present mode of assessing the rates for the relief of the ,inte unequal and unjust. In many agricultural parishes of het h nteill, where the number of poor is small, and in many opu nbiZoshes in the m e t ro p o li s , the poor's-rates are nearly nomin al, b Ass,•,:t, t aallY manufacturing towns and populous agricultural vii bni`t!re the poor are numerous, the rates are high in proportion , y be rendered b the recent law a most intolerable burden. ketZ tes io Norwich are already increased to a fourth of the rack stout it w ould be highly d es i ra bl e , and, for the reasons above l i stii btl become of imp erative necessity, in order to equalise the ) bein g ea Of th e rate- a •ere and to improve the condition and well.. Of the Poor, that every ' d e stitute person should be entitled to `‘ ~„„" ef Wherever sneh destitution may occur. Lop e to accomplish these important objects , a nd to g ive free , kr, the labour of the people, it is necessary that the laws now lib elVa, 'd r elating to parochial settlements and rat i ngs , should be N e o and that a general national rate be substituted. 1 114,Petitions founded on the above resolutions, be prepared Ilakil o V ß ated to ' both Rouses of Parliament early in the ensuing Tkit • ,_"ritlawLegtltral committee be established in London, to receive len1", s from the several unions and parishes desirous of ,:rlutt,! above measure. t ti eZa of these resolutions be advertised, and forwarded to the 'tlutty W A l nPAgland and Wales, and to such other public bodies -I '▪ .ratiort d eemed advisable, earnestly soliciting their cordial Co.l° aelltrilbl: s lo A d . eavourin to Obtain. the accomplishment of objects noPot ten g t." A. A. 11. BECKWITH, Governor. Sit At - -- 'ARYLEBONE, DECEMBER 5, 1846. 4 4 4 eet ,___O BRICKSIAKERS, Am .—BREEZE. ts t in thimen of this parish hereby give Notice thit they will rtrik bo : realty - r oom of the C our t Ho use o f the said parish, on LaTtud ers ..inber 26, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to re t,or t saidhe Pn Prsons willing to Contract for the Breeze aud Paris e h, for One Year, from the 31st day of January ,2!laci e t 3 O went of One Quarter of the Year's Contract money must q the said Vestrymen at the signing of the Contract, and 147 t er given that the remainder be continued to be paid one fi rrance throughout the Contract. The parish is divided t.„,.. 4ti telar i vis i o ne, for the purpose of Contracting for the Breeze. e,,-"4„2?, n , a '. which, with the form of the Contract and printed 4a! li ft be had of the Surveyor, Mr. Robert Scam at the r. 4n4 from Twelve till One o'clock daily. Tenders to be k 1611 1 ,,f1e Tender will be received after Eleven o'clock on the of December. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. t ° Pay Six Guineas as expenses of Contract and Bond. I `lll'p. -I) KIN GDOM LIFE ASSURANCE 40. g COMPANY, W ATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. r • GEORGE-STREET, EDINBURGH. 12 , ST. VINCENT-PLACE, GLASGOW. 41 . A3 t c, DIZECTORS. STUART, Esq., Chairman. 11;,.t1A,r_ 4 AANEL DE CASTRO, Deputy Chairman. klo_llt oo — im l _rson, E sq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. OCatio x t rir Avarne, Esq. I William Railton, Esq. to o ... ° Yd. Esq., Resident. John Ritchie, Esq. 441 7,„_illa"nes, Esq. F. IL Thomson, Esq. ths - " b „ C0 60 7 81 n , Esq. 2,4 D " nr, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords hrs wherot securtty in a large paid-up Capital, and in the great en i, s bet e : has attended it since Its commencement, its annual 14'1841 ; i li a upwards of 84,('001. " 4 14 41 ,, 10 8 , *(1 ,ompany added a-horms of 21. per cent. per annum on to all policies of the participating class from the B ,4 o bo,;;_ r e effected . r , „_ • Igi' n 'u_dad to policies frem March, 183 4 , to the 31st of De unt A ". as follow/1: 4,4oo4tured. Time Assured Sum added to Policy. 4 000 • ....... 6 years 10 months .• • • .....1683 6s. Bd. 800 0 : .. • ... ••• • 6 years ........ 600 Os. Od. 1,0066:' ..... •• 4 years •. • . 400 Os. Od. bi pre • ....... 2 years .... 200 Os. Od. t illit a t4 e-li f ur ' s, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale , and P for ci nesd be paid for the first five years. where the insta ll, i kit aa 1 4 , 44 4 4 117 bthi ng to secure the benefit of the next Division of Profits tait r make immediate application. emtity a t *n Policies to the extent of half the sum to be assured, tntr..pDreved by the Directors of the Company. NZ); t o Z e n 3 toney or c h arge exce pt the Policy Stamp. 44,3 r , E will be afforded on application to the Resident Le nnox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo - place , Pall-ma ll, SC) . EREIG N LIFE ASSURANCE COM- PANT. 110 . 5 , St. James's-street, London. gTRUSTEES. tAREUStUS Itrydg es Henniker, Bart, enilunln Bond Cabb e ll, E sq., M . P . C _enrY Pownall, Esq. nude Edward Scott, Esq. G Ca DIRECTORS. 4. i . : 3llN— Lteutenant-Colenel to ,-Rrtrry•Crt•famair—T. O. rangrder:R.;2:l4hn..rmLir.nox. T, it • Ashburner, Emu.. N.D. u. 11. Itatard. i T h iliP Patton A. 0 - h e4r Y Br°l ' l " °d ,' , Alderman. F are urotaer. • • Tull,ch Fraser, Ell : Joh r , G ar diner, Esq. _ Aaron Asher Gold.mia, Esq. l'e Ale rd za er Ogilvie, M nt ed °nal;t Esq• Henry William Pownall, F, sq. • —..urances and annuities granted on favourable terms. Th a umc. of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are '4 the low consistent with security. .., • --- L- ANNUAL P REMIUM ---- ING 1 00 / ' -Age. For For ASS!TIR For ---........ One Year. For S even Years. Whole Life, --_________-- ----- 20 4 g. d. X S . d. x 0 . d. A..__ ' - ---........______w_ 1 1 8 1 13 7 yln u e ,,, i) 11 len ef Accumulative Assurance, by depositing instead of ty li Premium, thus • Ikti r : b e dePos't pla n , . a th e t commencing at the age 20, assured at the age of £ c. d. 22 1 Polic y 401. per Annnm a 9 for .. _ _ _ 949 16 4 '49 " ' - - - - - 1779 i e S 9 .• • 2495 0 0 ,_s, ” - - - - .. . 3111 19 $ tit7rgrrtd ' - 3650 9 0 i•!.i. wAnnuities, to commence at any specified age. g ^akk th o or without return of the Premiums, in case the age a ...4 willUity Is to commence is not attained. ranted t 11. D. DAVENPORT, Secretary. LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR- ANCE SCIETY, 26 CORNHIL L, LONDON. Capital /500,000. Ri EraPoWered by Act of Parliament. mtion embraces important and substantial advantages ,at r, Ito Life A ssurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured 'l4 4 of the power to borrow, .without expense or for tvro-tkirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; ineptQ of selecting benefits, and r t e conversion of his in- Nst. 140 es foP ter e m: Y e e r nl y e e ars nces a o r r e n g e r c an es t s ed y On the lowest possible etc reip ark DIVISION OF PROFITS. b lid suable success and increasing Prosperity of the Society ; be n Ze Directors at the last annual investigation, to declare frOns 35 to 85 per cent. en the premiums paid *.ected on the Profit scale. . 1. '-----....—___ EXASIPLES. t t i 1 ,,.. :1 1 il . • , — khan. -1 ` Bonus Bonus in sg. m Assured t' i - . •; 1 added . Cash. 'B' 6 g maY %. . 51 o Borrow. • \................... ..,, v. ._ , I -- ve —I. d. 183 7 ----1 011X16 0 44445 0 0 44 ° 1 838 117 15 li°° ° I 1 3lb 21 395 11 1 I 4 _ ,„, n , 192 3 0 87 1 4 , 1 • • ;."*. 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 i''' 4 ol 116 7 6 ' 14 0 10i 7la 10 996 13 4 b the diviii 48411 111 6 8 4910 01 710 4, 247 4 b . ec,, , , ilh ._ Or& or ~.____ , .. - ' 7 -i t thb ,„..." I 'ma. is annual and the next will be made is r`..sont Tear. ' F• FRGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. tQUITY A , int, rawer Bt op T, ic o l be T SOCIE I) LAW LIFE ASSURANCE 26 I Incoln's Inn-flelds. OrA Tld ends r ?"t of 1111711.°1 t° t ' - '" 8 of this . Society will be closed from the 21st ce , alit" du e annary next, from and after which date the lit e wtvret n t on the 31st instant will be P Pted he hours of Twelve And Three daily, Wednesdays ayable at the br e ,. By order of th e B oar d 11 1,ber 10, 1846. J. J. SYLVESTER , Actuary and Secretary. LIG ir r CAMPHINE, CAN DLE S. —Patent itonn:: l e 3 d ,, half-galion cans, 4s. 9d. per gallon . ktri,..llll)o;o_n_t Caudles, 74d. per lb., at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S Oxford-street, corner of Newman. 14Ivitilto7 se_ssortment of Cam Nine Argand, and Solar Lamps, ItZ"era:„!:4aitnum and other Candlesticks, with all the la c es, ' e •:;! and of the newest and most recherché patterns, is the ta. - Ott fro."..l t ettee. All the seasonable novelties are now ready, and fity lo -1 8 Au to 3a per cent. under any house with whom quality 20.,,aPpr„,L° cosideraons. The money returned for every article —1 ) fr t " . 'en of. Det a il ed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per 11 f ls l hirg END ERS, STOVES AND FIRE-IRONS. li t ir est assortment of Stoves and Fenders, as wel as l iti k.r OX'r rn "lierY, in the world, is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. Reel Pate RIPPON and BURTON'S) extensive warehouses. .1 4 g r orr oun enders, to 4 feet, from 30s. each • ditto ditto, with or. nt te4 4 '; it ents ' fr om 60s. ; rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar, L e tide ro Wl , th • 4 R e p tn nednadrdes7,3 3 fe f e ezt, 9 4 B s . . ; 63. ; 4 feet, 65.; ditto bronzed, ana 4 feet, I I s.; nought iron kitchen 4%4 0 eet, 4s. Ed. • 4 feet, 6s. • bright register stoves, with rZelq o`"._arnents, and tw ' o sets of bars ' , from 955. ; ditto ditto, with r_ t, is m tmente, from 01. • • black dining-room register stoves, 2 4 „- ; 2 feet, 275. ; bed room register stoves, 2 feet, 16s. 1 0,_Bng . T he new economical thermio stove, with fender and t!t,',._nat4lrth•Plate, from SI. ; fire-irons for chambers, Is. 9d. per %turn b ro me ditto, with cut heads, 6s. 6d. ; newest pattern, with riled e heads lis A varlety of fire-irons, with or-molu u t I " e ads. at proportionate prices. Any article in the eY r °nriton kb. r ttrn e A ger/ 30 per cent. under any other house. The 1;1, wi th for every article not approved of. Detailed cata i,ll.l44tio.fravings, sent (per post) free. zi ' s ralr o L• BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stock ns hing ironmongery is literally the largest in the world, ~e t Y an gUage can be employed fi2p to give a correct idea of its purchasers are Invited to call and inspect it.— " 1, (corner cf Nemman-street). Established in Wells- _.......... l' h . -,r0tif...., by FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH. '''' Cr 3 lajosty, his Roy 4 0 \ her Royal Highness the Ditcher of lent. Prince Albert, and CCEDA ,,IAS and HOWARD S %, _. it . It for Stopping Decayed Teeth, howev A DM, 14 placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any . pressure er large the 11 14 ,, in , l i a . n l limn becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain , 4 t 'ooth for many years, rendering extraction unnecessary, Rti rr eetln I, eesd kn g the further progress of decay. All persons can use t i lee 2, nrn t hemselves with ease , as full directions are enclosed. , 44 , i .^1,.: Prepared only b Thomas and Howard, Surgeon Den -,,,1ntr,,':. Renters street. Oxford-street, who will send it into the . .0, 6 ‘ree by •p-,,, t. Fiold by savory, 220, Regent-street ; Sanger, 'l ntl sall")rd-street ; Butler, - 4, Cheapside ; Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Z4t'l ,l stlfoh„ettisne Vendors in the kingdom. Mr. Howard continues to ....,_ of teeth on his new system of self-adhesion, without ~,,4 3' teeth : t rea. This method does not require the extra d ct i i s on lcs o s f -- Pent;,,. • - „r roete, or any painfhl operation whatever, and tit . n,:,,,,,an thers. Mr. Howard. Surgeon DeWitt, 64, Bemers ""mglizett. At home from 11 till 4. 431, X • At ; , j 7k : 4, illift 4,6 N, f' •4 1 {"Idi 0 . 5 . -AJA P‘j) - -" ' * • 40 1* 4 ;"' e Ge L* - - _nip. • • c• LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SUN! DECEMBER 14, 1846. No. 16,922. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION.-PROFESSOR SCH(ENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe cimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, witk other ex plesive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half-past Three ; and on the evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The principle of the EL PCTRIC TEL P:GRAPN DEMONSTRA TED, by Professor RACHHOFFNER. In the OXT HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE is exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTATOE, showing Cuttings of the Tubers rnd Leaves, together with the DES rRUCTIVE INSECT, supplied by A. Smee, F.X.S. The PRY SIOSCOPE, DIVING LXPERIME );TS, the DISSOLVING VIEWS, y Charles Smith, &c. Admission le. Schools, half-price. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, whose entertainments last season at the St. James's Theatre were so eminently seccessful, and whose recent performances in the Provinces have been attended with unexampled success, will have the honour of resuming their entertainments at the above theatre on TUESDAY EVENING, Dee. 15, and of continuing the same every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, during the Christmas holidays. The public is respectfully cautioned that the Songs and Melodies, as sung by the above party at the St. James's Theatre, are published only at Mr. Mitchell's Library, ,33, Old Bond•street. None others •re authLntle. St. James's Theatre, Dec. 1, 1816. MONSON'S ARMS, COMMERCIAL and AGRICULTURAL INN, Won-STREET, LINCOLN. JOHN INMAN begs most respectfully to return his best thanks to his agricultural and commercial friends in particular, and to the public in general, for the increased and iacrcasing support coeferrod capon him ; and to merit which it will be his constant endeavour and aremitting study. Commercial gentlemen will at the Monson's Arras find accommo dation equal to any house, however celebrated for commercial resort —an excellent commercial room, well aired beds, and good stabling. Travellers by railway visiting the ancient city will receive every attention. An omnibus to and tram the railway station on the arrival and parture of each train. November 28, 1846. _ _ GEORGE HOTEL, DALE-STREET, NEAR THE EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL. Families and Travellers staying or pa.ssiug through Liverpool, will find the GEORGE HOTEL, from its contiguity to the Exchange, the Docks, and the centre of business, the most comfortable and conve nient establishment in the town. It is excellently situated for the sojourn of Passengers proceeding by the Halifax and Dublin Mail Boats. Night Porters are kept to attend upon visitors by the Railway Trains. Lock-up Coach-houses THOMAS CASTLE, Proprietor. B IRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. LOANS OF MONET. The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans of Money for periods et five or seven years, under the autherity of their Acts of Parliament, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The interest will be paid half-yearly, on the Ist of January and Ist of July, in London or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer. Sealed tenders, stating the amount and term of years for which the money is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners, endorsed "Tender for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. By order, RICHARD HIND, See. PUBLICATIONS. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK BY MR. DICKENS. On the 19th instant, will be published, price 55., small Eivo., THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A LOVE STORY. By CHARLES DICKENS. The Illustrations by Daniel Macßae, B.A. ; Clarkson Staunch, ILA.; John Leech; and Richard Doyle. London : Bradbury and• Evans, Whitefriars. ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. r FILE FIRST VOLUME of the NEW EDI TION of TIIE HISTORY OF EUROPE will be published, and copies delivered to the Trade on SeTnansy, the 19th instant. Specimens of the Work may now be had of all Booksellers in town or country. 37, Paternoster-row, London, Dec. 11, 1846. Mit. DEMPSTER'S ORIGINAL BALLAD SOIREES. Mr. DEMPSTER, Composer of the " Lament of the Irish Emi grant," " Blind Boy," " May Queen," and other American Melo dies, has the honour to announce that his Finn MUSICAL EN TERTAINMENT will be given at the Princess's Concert-room, Castle-street, Oxford-street, on WEDNESDAY EVETNING, 16th Decem ber, on which occasion he will sing a Selection from his own Com positions. To commence at Eight o'ciciek. Tickets, is. 6d.; Reserved Seats, 2r. 6d.; Gallery, Is. To be had at Duff and Hodson's, 65. Oxford-street ; the doors ; and of Mr. Dempster, I I, Howard-street, Stand. CAUTION TO MOTHERS. MRS JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING - SYRUP. This efficacious remedy has. been in general use for upwards co Thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Children when suffering from Convulsions arising from painful Dentition. As soon as the Syii• 1 51) is rubbed on the Uums, the Child will be relieved, the Gums soled, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to produce the Teeth with case ; and so pleasant that so Child will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. I'arents should be very particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHINei SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Far cingdon-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold the recipe), are on the Stamp affixed to each Eon • Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Doncaster, September 26th, 1844. Sti,—The following particulars have been handed to us with a request that they might be forwarded to you, with permission for heir publication, if you should deem them worthy of such. J. BROOKE and Co., Doncaster. Elizabeth Brearley, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged tietween forty and fifty, was severely afflicted with Rheumatism, and confined to her bed for a period of nearly two months, with scarcely the power to lift her arm ; she was signally benefited after taking two doses of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and after finishing two boxes was quite recovered.' The above recent testimonial is a turther proof of the great efficacy of this valuable medicine, which is the most effective remedy for Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tic Doloroux, Pains in the Head and Face, often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for all Gouty and 'Rheumatic Tendencies. It is also gratifying to have . permission to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a multitude o (others, whose station in society has contributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem :—J. R. Mandan, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster; the Rev. Dr. Blomberg ; the Chevalier de la Garde ; Mr. Miskin, brewer and maltster, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John J. Giles, Esq., Frimley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William Courtenay, Esq., Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants. ; all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the privilege of publishing the same for the benefit of the afflicted. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Vend hroughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address et "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoon," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed Weseh box of the genuine Medicine. sponsibility of the property of tke country being first es tablished by a permanent law. Various benefits would arise from such a law as this. It would make it the interest of property and capital to employ the people, and to make that employment repro. ductive. It would force the co-operation of landlord and tenant in the same object ; it would be a present expen diture for useful purposes, but create no future burden on the country ; it would be a premium on residence, and a tax upon absenteeism ; it would promote the exten sion of manufactures, as well as the improvement of agriculture ; and all these things it would do by the strongest of all practical stimulants,—the self-interest of those who possessed the power and means of employment. beeause the greater the number of people they employed the less wouid be their tax. But the Employment Act of the 9th and 10th Vic toria has directly opposite effects to those I have de scribed. It enco urages lav i sh expend i ture, b y furnish ing the means for that expenditure without the control of the present pressure of taxation ; and, as it is now acted on in Ireland, it encourages the execution of works, from which no profitable return can be expected, either to the state or to individuals. The pressure of distress in duces the acceptance of the state money, without con sidering the effects which must be produced in the swamping of property, an d curta ili ng th e m eans of future improveme n t ; and, in many cases, I believeit is grasped in the hop e th at i t never will be deman d e d , or, if demanded, that it will be paid by a discharge under the Insolvent Act. Instead of stimulating enterprise, it creates apathy in all class es , as regards the use of their own meaus to give employment or to advance their condition. Landl or d s, tenants, merc h ants, a ll classes, high and low, are l oo ki ng for Government money in one form or other ; not considering, and some not expecting, that a day . of reckonin g i s to come ; an d th us that: want of self-reliance and self-action, which is the great fault of the Irish eharacter, is encouraged and per petuated. The applitation of British money, in this way, is no boon to Ireland ; but it would be a boon to expend it in useful public works, which would make a return of profit to the state for the money applied—thus co-operat ing with individual exertion in the employment of the people ; and, among these public works which might be undertaken, none would make a more ample or useful return than the occupation and reclamation or the waste lands, now lying, to so great an extent, unproductive alike to the owners and to the state, by which means would be also obtained of relieving over-populated localities. But, if the duty of employing and feeding the people p o e s r e t dy haveo removen a t l h l a e imr p i r pg o eh p dt n at r a t e y cnl o t 3a of claim oh suchet h c e o u f ro ni eh r y eur , s ee t n h o e af cott the n le n e n e i n r t s s. a o b s f e p w i ? come derived from the lands of Ireland ; and the tenantry class have a right to claim such laws as will ensure the full recompense for their labour and capital. I shall briefly refer to some of these measures. 1. Ample and easy powers of charging the inheritance of settled estates with money expended on every kind of permanent improvements. 2. chAt annuitants, and power of rswi th their charging mortgagees, proportion of all local taxation paid by the landowner. renarge 3. Ample powers to sell or exchange settled property, subject to the uses of the trusts. 4. Power to the tenant to obtain value or compensa tion for his tenant-right, arising from the expenditure of labour and capital in improvements. Space does not permit me to refer to various other measures, of the improving and ameliorating character pointed out in the Poor Inquiry and Land Commission reports, which are entitled to the instant attention of the Legislature. If the measures of relief to the landlords of Ireland, which I have referred to above, were passed, I have no doubt that the income of the country, called into action by a Labour Employment Act, in conjunction with such public works as the Government might undertake would give ample employment to the whole population requiring it. In ccnclusion, my Lord, permit me to observe, that, in seeking a legislative enactment, to compel the employ ment of the people by a compulsory tax on the property of the country, lam seeking no innovation—l am asking nothing inconsistent with the practice or spirit of the British constitution. Your Lordship must know, better than I do, from the records of history, that immediately previous to the reign of Elizabeth the disorganization of society, and lawless outrage, from the want of employ ment, existed in England to a far more fearful extent than at any late period of Irish history. What was (lane for England to restore her to quiet? The law of the 43d of Elizabeth was enacted, which rendered the pro perty of the country directly responsible to employ or feed the people; there were no Government advances or Government loans called for or offered—the direct re sponsibility was at once imposed; and England has since reached to the highest state of good order and improve ment of any country in the world. Trusting that I may be pardoned for this intrusion, from the importance of the subjects referred to, I have the honour to remain, with the highest respect, my Lord, your obedient servant, W. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD. Crawforasburn, Ireland, Dec. 7. PRODUCTIVE WORKS.—TIIE LANDLORDS. There are further evidences to-day of the disposition of the landlords to adopt productive works and drainage. At Demifore, Westmeath, Bailieborough, Cavan, and Lower Kells, Meath, the circular of the Chief Secretary has been adopted at the presentment sessions. There are, however, exceptions. In the county of Galway Lord Gort presided at a pre sentment sessions in Gort, on the 4th inst., when a reso lution was adopted to the effect that works of a repro ductive nature can alone enable the country to encounter the still greater pressure of the ensuing year, and save ii from the dangers apprehended by this meeting, should the present system of road-making be continued. A peti tion, to be presented on the assembling of Parliament, was adopted, praying that townlands may be adopted instead of electoral divisions. MPORTANT MEETING OF THE ROYAL AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY. This day the general half-yearly meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society was held at the Suciot)'s rooms in Ssckville-street ; Mr. J. L. W. Naper, V.l'., in the chair. The Secretary having read the minutes of format proceedings, and the report of the council for the half year, The Duke of LEINk'ER moved that the report should be received and adopted. The Earl of CLANCARTY in seconding the adoption of the report, said he cordially responded to the opinion unanimously expressed by the council, thct one of their fundamental rules, which had been recently rescinded, should be restored to its original integrity. It was essential to the society that the members should act in perfect harmony—(Hear, hear)—and in order to preserve that harmony which substantially existed in! the council, 1 • acquiesced in, rather than approved of, the resolution, by which the 14th rule would be restored in its original integrity. lie hoped the measure of restoring that rule would have the effect of inducing Lord Downshire to return to them, and that his Noble Friend would not adhere to the opinion he had expressed of not joining a society ex cept upon the ruins of the present. The Noble Earl congratulated the society upon the unanimity which existed, and resumed his seat amidst the applause of the meeting. Mr. LATtIBERT moved the second resolution, which was to the effect, that the 14th rule, which had been partially rescinded, should be restored to its original in tegrity. Sir GEORGE Hops" Bart., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted amid loud cheers. The most perfect harmony prevailed on the subject. NEW SOCIETY OF LANDLORDS. The Eveniug Mail published the following in a second edition last night:— " A most influential meeting, including men of all parties, assembled to-day (Friday), to take into consi deration the propriety of adopting some energetic step on the part of the landed interests of this country in reference to the present alarming state of affairs. The proceedings were strictly private, but we have reason to think that they will lead to combined exertions on the part of those whose interests are so deeply involved." VICE-REGAL COURT.—His Excellency the Lord-Lieu tenant, accompanied by the Ladies Ponsonby, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, and Mr. Corry Connellan, have ar rived at theVice-Regal Lodge from Besborough, his Ex cellency's country seat, Piltown. The Chief Secretary and Mrs. Labouchere entertained on Friday, the 11th instant, the following party :—Mr. Barry, Colonel Dymly, Mr. Twisleton, Mr. Monckton Milnes, Colonel Colomb, Lord Spencer Churchill, Major Whittingham, Mr. Sandford, Mr. O'Brien, Sir E. and Lady Borough, Mr. Griffith, Sir J. Kingston James, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. O'Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. M'Cullagh, Mr. T. Baring. PRICE SD. city should be made available for her recovery, and we are, happy to find that our suggestion has been acted upon. We learn, from authority, th a t arrangements have been entered into by the directors and underwriters for the Great Britain with Captain Coppin for the taking off of the vessel, and that preparatory operations will be commenced immediately. We have had a full de scription of the method to be adopted, and we have not the slightest doubt but that it will be completely sue .:essful. When we stage the fact that 460 applications from different quarters, containing as many projects for the recovery of the vessel, have been laid before the di rectors, it will be seen that the preferer.ce given to the scientific skill of Captain Coppin is not a little compli-. mentary to that gentleman. We most heartily wish him every success.—Londonderry Standard. The Undet-Secretary acknowledges having received 100/. from Pontefract, for the relief of the destitute poor in Ireland, which shall be appropriated as desirel— Evening Post. ARRIVAL OF THE GIBRALTAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 13.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Bingham, arrived in the docks at four P.M., and landed the usual mails, which were forwarded to London by the one o'clock A.M. train this day. Her dates are Gibraltar, Nov. 30th ; Cadiz, Dec. Ist; Lisbon, 4th ; Oporto, sth ; Vigo, 6th. The Madrid had no communication with Corunna. She has a full cargo of oranges, onions, ani eggs. The weather during the voyage, both out and home, was very bad, with continual head winds, rain, and lightning. The Madrid has brought home 21 passengers. STATION OF HER MAJESTY'S SHlPS.—Spartan frigate, steamers Virago and Phoenix were at Gibraltar. At Lisbon, her Majesty's ships Hibernia, Trafalgar, Rodney, Superb, Albion, Canopu3, Nautilus, Scourge, Rattler ; a French brig, ygne ; Spanish corvette Colose, and the Portuguese squadron. At Oporto, the Gladiator steam frigate. At Vigo, Portuguese frigate Donna Maria; and at Corunna, frigate America. The Tagus, captain Evans, is hourly expected at the Mother-bank, from Alexandria with India mails, &c. THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, (aided by Voluntary Contributions,) for the Care of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General Debility. SURGEON—F. B. COLTRTENAT, 2, Chaidos-street, Cavendish-square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes generally, this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and in others medicine also free of expense. Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. LONDON AND YORK EXTENSION SCRIP SHARES, of 251. each, issued Ist December, 1845. Deposit 21. 10s. per share, paid. Notice is hereby given, that in accordance with the terms upon which the London and York Extension Scrip Shares were issued, and with the resolution adopted at the First General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Great Northern Railway, held 25th Ju'y, 1846, one year's interest (at the rate of 4 per cent. to the 311th June last, and 5 per cent. to 31st December instant), being 2s. 31. per share, will be payable upon the said Extension Scrip Shares on and after the let JANIJART, 1847. The Holders are required to send in to this Office, after the 15th DECEMBER instant, their London and York Extension Scrip Shares, with a ticket attached thegpto, containing full particulars of the num bers of the Scrip so sent itT, their names in full, and addresses. As soon as examined, the Scrip will be returned, accompanied by a war rant for the interest thereon. This notice applies only to the London and York Extension Scrip Shares. By order. J. 11. MOWATT, Secretary. Offices, 7, Lothbury, London. Dec. 9,184 G. Nora.—To all proprietors of Great Northern Shares registered on 31st of December, 1846, warrants for the half-year's interest at Five per Cent., due 31st of December, 1846, will be issued, payable on and after 15th of January, 1847. Parties who hold London and York, or Direct Northern Scrip Shares, are reminded that they cannot receive the interest which will, on 31st of December, be due thereon, or that due 30th of June last, until they shall have Registered such Scrip as Great Northern Shares. LOND ON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY. Office, Euston Station, Dcc. 12, 1846. The Directors are ready to receive 'renders for Loans, on the security of the Company's Debenture Bonds, for sums of not less than 1,0001. each, at Four per cent. Interest, payably half-yearly, and for terms of from Five to Ten years certain. By order, It. CREED 1 Secretaries. 11. BOOTII REFORMATION IN CLEANING CHIM NEYS.—The use of the PORTLAND PATENT SPRING must' and CIIIMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obviates all the annoyance and inconvenience consequent upon the present dis gusting plan. By it a flue is completely cleansed without one particle of soot entering the apartment. A short time ago an experiment was made with this apparatus at the House Of Commaona, the success of which w a s complete. Sheets of writing paper were placed upon the chimney - piece, end in various other parts of the room, and after the completion of the sweeping not one particle of soot was diecerelble upon any of the sheets of raper. To be ace., eat C/O, Vrelet....mtivel, Cilyetalrata-square. N.II. The Proprietor is willing to grant licenses for the use of this patent invention in the provincial towns of England. Agents for the Metropolis are required. REMARKABLE CASE of RESTORATION. A striking instance of the power of scientific art to remedy the defects of nature has lately occurred in the case of a Mr. F. Balls, a gentleman residing at Wortham, in Norfolk, who, in the year 1842, on returning from itarlestone Market to We) bred, where he then re sided, sustained so severe a fall from his horse, as to bring on an ill ness of several months' duration, during which period his hair con tinued to come off, till he became, to use his own terms, " as perfectly bald as if his head had been shaved:" and the Rev. J. E. Daniel, then clergyman of the parish, offered him a wig as a substitute for his lost hair. Under these circumstances, he was induced to try the e ffect of ROWLAND'S MACASSAff OIL, and It is highly gratifying to add, with the most happy results. As soon as part of a bottle was used the growth recommenced, and he has now to boast of a very thick and luxuriant head of hair, which presents this peculiarity, that, though prior to losing his hair it evinced no tendency to curl, the new growth is curly and strong. This fact speaks too strongly for itself to require observation.—Bell's Messenger. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL preserves and reproduces the Hair; prevents it from falling off or turning Grey; Changes Grey Hair to its Original Colour; frees it from Scurf and Dandruff, and makes it beautifully soft and curly. Beware of "spurious compounds" under the title of "MA CASSAR OIL," some under the "implied" sanction of Royalty and he Government Departments, with similar attempts at deception. ROWLA_ND'S MACASS tR OIL is sold by the proprietors, at 20, HATTON-GARDEN, LONDON, and all respectable Chemists and Perfumers INFLUENZA, COUGIIS, AND COLDS. QINICO'S ESSEN CE of LINSEED is the most 1.7 efficacious remedy ever discovered for the relief ofpersons suf fering from influenza ; the two first doses generally arrest the pro gress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance com pletely removes it. Children's coughs, as well as recent ones in adults, will be removed by A few doses (frequently by the first), and asthmatic persons, who previously had not been able to lie down in bed, have received the utmost benefit from the use of Slmco's Essence of Linseed. in bottles at ls. lid. and 2s. 9 d Sad by all Medicine V endors, each. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. lu omplaints ; N ORT ON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confidently recommended as h eadache,le but certain remedy to c an who suffer from Indigestion, Sick Bilious and Live they act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient, impar the k lug strength to the stomach, and composure to the nervous system, Vi d ug in do b m ottles at Is. 1%d., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in CAUTION.—Be sure to ask for ''NORTON'S PILLS," and do no be t persuaded to purchase an imitation. -----------. MY CHRISTMAS SUIT. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I hope, my friends, you'll not refuse, A simple ditty from my muse ! And do not smile, because I choose My Christmas Stilt. I knew that MOSES could supply Prime articles, by no means high, And, therefore, off I start to buy My Christmas Suit. And have I rued my bargain ?—No 'Tls such that I will always go, And buy at MOSES' vast depot. MY Christmas Suit. The Coat, the Vest, the Trowsers, too, To MOSES' Matt much credit do, And so you'll say, when once you view My Christmas Suit. The Winter wrapper can adorn And comfort. whensoever worn, And nobody can justly scorn My Christmas Suit. My Hat is elegant to view, Its make is good, its style is new ; And thus it adds a beauty to My Christmas Stilt. And now my friends, I trust you'll go To MOSES', at their vast depot, Where I obtaiii'd, for prices low, My Christmas Suit. LIST OF PRICES. ZEADY MADE. A 1 1 . d Beaver Taglionis, from ... ••• • • • • Ch es terfields and Codringto ns .. ••.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 10 6 Pashas, D'Orsays, and Chestertlelds, and every description of winter coats • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Boy? Wi n ter Coats, in every sty le and make • • .. • • •.., • • •• 6 Tweed Trousers, lined • • • • • • • . • • • • Doeskin •• • ..... Dress Coats ••.•••• • • • • • .•• .. ••• • •• ...... •• • • 1 • 6 Frock Coats... ....... ••• . • • Double-breasted Tests Boys' Ilussar and Tunic Suits • ..... ••••.. • • • ..... • • Boys' Winter Trousers . Ditto Vests •• Mourning to any extent at Ave minutes' notice. MADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, h a ndsomely trimmed •••••••••• • • • • " " • • • Milled Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, lined 2 6 0 Tweed Overcoats •••. • • • • ....... ....... .•• • • • .... 018 0 Tweed Trousers .... • d approved French patterns 1 2 6 Winter Trousers, in all the _ Best Dress Trousers .. • Dress Coats .......................................1 12 0 Best quality made ••.•••..••••• • • • .• • • • • • • • • •• .. 215 0 Frock Coats .. Best quality made ....... .... • • •• • Fancy Vests .• ...... • • ...... Satin, plain or fancy .• .• .• •• • • Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits ••..••• • • • • • Observe. —Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 dldgate, London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, er it's the saute concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and che , p clothing, &c., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate , Ci'y, London. Notice.—No business transacted at this establkhment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve o'clock The entrance to the far department is at sa, Aldote, corner Of the *inorica Pal Alcipte, oil:Tate the church, THE STATE OF IRELAND. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD J. RUSSELL, &c. My Lord,—The deep anxiety which must be felt by every man who is connected with Ireland, by property or residence, regarding the present disastrious condition of her population, will be, I trust, a sufficient apology for my adding one more to the number of those who have addressed your Lordship on the subject of the remedies which that c mdition requires. But those who venture to propose remedies for a disease are bound first to inquire into and determine the causes of evil. _ records of Irish history—the statutes of Parlia ment—the reports of committees and commissioners— all join in establishing this one undoubted fact—" That every evil in the present condition of the people of Ire land is directly traceable to the system of letting lands adopted by those proprietors on whom the forfeited estates were originally conferred, and as continued by their successors." The middle tenant system—the joint tenantry—the cottier takes—the con-acre—the rack renting ; all these practices, the names of which are un known and almost unintelligible to Englishmen, sprang from the reckless conduct of these proprietors; and hence arise all those evils which we now suffer—exces sive popu ' ation in some districts—extended wastes in other (almost contiguous) parts—bad cultivation—bad housing—apathy, indolence, and idleness of the people— want of employment—want of :manufactures—in fact, the absence of every element of prosperity. This state of things prevails generally over more than three-fourths of Ireland; and, if what I have here asserted requires any confirmation, it is found in the fact, that, in the north-eastern portion of the province of Ulster, in which is situate , the town of Belfast, where the relations of landlord and tenant are established on more just prin ciples, a prosperous, happy, and well-employed popula tion exhibit all the benefical fruits of industrious enter prise. Such was the mischief created by those proprietors on whom the state conferred those lauds. They had no feeling of moral responsibility for the welfare of the people, and no legal responsibility was created by the laws of the country. Why?—because these landlords were, themselves, both the Government and the legisla• tors; they had supreme power in the Irish Parliament, and worked together solely for their own selfish objects. But the landlords of the present day will say, " We are not to blame for this ; it was the landlords of former generations who were the authors of the evil—we are sufferers in common with the rest of the community." Very true. But if we, the landlords of the present day, have, by inheritance, the estates of our forefathers, and enjoy the rights and privileges attached to the posses sion of landed property, can we throw off the responsi bility attached to their misdeeds ? In justice we cannot. I, for one, shrink not from the full acknowledgment of the responsibility, But again, have the landlords of the present day no account to settle ? I say they have ; if not for misdeeds of their own, they have neglects of their own to answer for. I admit that they cannot remedy the misdeeds of their predecessors without the aid of the Legislature. But, I ask, have they, the landlords of Ireland, either as members of the Legislature, or in any other capacity, used any exertion to suggest or procure the enactment of any measures for the employment of the people or the amelioration of their condition ? The landlords plead that their hands are tied by entails, and that they are oppressed by rent-charges and mortgages, the owners of which are not made liable to taxation. Have they sought for any measure of relief ? They have done nothing ; they have been apathetic, both as regards their own inter es t s an d t h e i nterests of the people; and now this awful calamity and responsibility comes upon them, without any preparation to meet it. I have shown what the landlords have to answer for. I have no disposition to screen my own class from their due responsibility ; but they are not the sole delinquents. I arraign the Imperial Parliaments, and the different Governments which have been in power since the Union, with the commission of bad legislation and the neglect of good. They knew, by the reports of their committees and commissions, both the evils and the remedies ; and if the landlords of Ireland neglected their duty, and the Members for Ireland neglected theirs, it does not absolve the Governments and the Legislature from participation in the continuation of bad systems, and the neglect of the remedies required to amend them. I have now briefly stated the causes of our diseased system. I next inquire from what defect in our treat ment was this diseased.thas done ? I condition a s n u i ff v, e ,o re r d b t re to tak e ~r B o oe t : a nd progress as of the country fcr the employmentr as briefly—" Impose cause no legal responsibilitywasim p o o f s t e b d e o p n eo t p h l e e. uo T p b er e t n y , complications of advances from, simple forthrowing and the accumulating pressure and debts to, the state, aside t t i h s th m e isc r h e e resulting from s this responsibilituychinaitscoduirrseee.t and meaning more fully, I would submit to To explain my imeevdoyus answe such provisionsm ea a u fo r r e s theas people should be combined with, or machinery, only so far as the the following form part of, the poor y employment o your Lordships of as thatsonit some e be convenient for the purpose. divisions into unions havemay be I been adopted for the : consider at ion d onot by the Government, to con struction of relief committees the numbers of ascertaining whom the duty is entrusted destitution for want of it. At present, regu th la e tions law . I would propose that a committee o that powers should should be formed in each union, and requiring employment, and in .f this description be vested in th e G overnme nt to impose a tax n union to suc h an amount as might be nec essary h of these employment ( or e l se rat i ons o f food) to suc t o e givethe be able I" to obtain it, by other means. I destitute persons a s s h ou ld no t r e ceive employmuledntp,roer. pose that thi s should be combined with a clause, exempt ing from taxation any, townland, or combination of t,ownlands, in one estate, which shall give employment to its doe quota of the labourers returned by the relief committee as in want of employment—the tax to be levied, as under the poor-law, in certain propor tions from landlord and tenant, and on all descrip htioolndsorof o f re l a o l od p , rop wb e ei r ct t ha y uo , subjecting osetit is exception, expedient to n osuc h matter t that, a tI tt they be e ye being gh t e o n ru e t nd ; x d b e e r e r e ndered u l g i a b b t l e a the t eo ra pressure o d o f o t t a b x e a i r rheyvheoarwyl classes l tsmallen duties in their several spheres; the owners of lands and the tenants of the higher class to give employment; and the tenants of the working class, who may be small holders of land, to be stimulated to support themselves by increasing the production from the land in their oc cupation, and not to augment the taxation, of which themselves would bear a part, by pressing for employ. ment at the public cost. By a measure of this nature, I would impose perma nently on the property of the country the responsibility of the employment of the people; but, under the extra ordinary and unexpected pressure existing at the time, I would propose that a temporary discretion should be vested in the Government, in case the demands on any particular union exceeded a certain amount on the valuation; and, in case the Government should be satis fied that all due exertion had been made in the Ir. to order a contribution, in aid, from the pp , ' such extent as might be necessary. on the union. The State _,eatity, _,,oc funds, to to be chargeable , oeing responsible for its landlords. may be fairly expected a quota; the principle of the ordinary re- neglects, as well as tl , - ' to contribute “- IRELAND. SPREAD OF DESTITUTION.—MORE DEATHS FROM STARVATION. DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—The reports from the country are truly appalling. From an authentic source we learn that between yesterday and this day, the trustees of the Indian Relief Fund in this city have received one hue dred and seventy letters, chiefly from Mayo, and several of them from Lord Lucan's town of Castlebar. The ac counts of the state of destitution are utterly deplorable. A magistrate, writing from the neighboyshood of Bally castle and Doonfeeny, Mayo, states that there have been thirteen deaths from starvation within the last few days. In those one hundred and seventy letters there are accounts of forty-seven deaths from actual starvation. There are evidences of utter destitution upon all sides. The Dublin Evening Post says— " The workhouses all through the country, with the sole exception of C ast l e b ar, are c rowded to excess, and, in many cases, a species of out - doo r relief is humanely afforded by th e g uardians. The work house of Kilkenny, on Thursday m orning, contained 1,391 inmates, up war d s o f a hundred more than the allotted numb er . I n a ddi t i on , 1,800 persons aro daily obtaining a meal of stirabout and milk, which they eat within the house, and then go away. Our corre spondent, a gentleman of the highest character, states that he saw m en , women, boys, and girls waiting in the cold and rain f or that meal, with scarcely a rag to cover them. The guardians of the Kilkenny electoral division, in order to provide this meal, are incurring an additional expense of 131. 10s. per day ; they are thus taxing the town division, which already pays nearly double the rate applotted upon the rural districts of the union. The same state of things exists in various other unions. The Cashel workhouse, intended for 700, contains 873 in mates ; and in addition a pound of bread each is daily given to an average of 520 persons, who come to the workhouse to rec e i ve re li e f . I a t h e letter of our Meath correspondent, and other communications, a statement of destitution equally afflicting is described • and but for the vast amount of employment afforded by the e and provincial na r journals public works, w e d o b e li eve that t h e co untry, by this time, would have b een one terr ibl e scene of starvation, afflicting kind. .n " Th pestilence,als supply details of the most The 'Cork Examiner gives the following in a report of the meeting of the Skibbereen Relief Committee on Tuesday : " Doctor Donovan detailed some lamentable instances of death and sickness from hunger, and a want of pro tection against the inclemency of the weather, and stated that he had no hesitation in saying that, before the close of the spring, half the population of this por• tion of Carbery would have been swept off the earth by starvation! " While the doctor was addressing the committee, an application for a coffin, for a person who had been dead for the previous four days, was handed into the chairman. " Some of the gentlemen present remarked they were not all surprised at this, for they had known numerous instance:, in which dead bodies had to be kept over ground for several days for want of coffins. "To my own knowledge, the friends of one poor creature who died from want, were obliged to bury him the mortality here is greater without a coffin. It is not an uncommon thing now in the neighbourhood of Skibbereen, Ballydehob, Skull, Castlehaven, Castletownsend, &c., to meet ten or a dozen ' than during the ravages of the cholera. The story is exhaustion funerals in the e a day. c h day,ln f fact, the ' some house and restoratives are, administered in the the same all through the . Carberies. and the barony of Bore and Bantry—starvation is everywhere. " About two months ago, John O'Connell Esq., of Bantry, purchased 2,500 barrels of bread stuffs, which he has since retailed to the poor at . cost price, but his stock is now exhausted, and the prices of provision having reached such an enormous height, I am at a loss to know what will become of the poor of that locality. " I regret to have to add that another death from starvation occurred here this morning. I suppose there will be a coronees inquest on the body. At the hour I write the corpse lies about two miles from Skibbereen, on the Cork road.. Three young children surrounded the remains of their wretched. father on the spot where his strength yielded . to famine, and bewail his loss with heart-piercing cries. Deceased was a stout, ably-built man, apparently about 40 years of age." The same journal contains the following : " CROOKHAVEN, DEC. 9.—To add to the misery of the people, some of the landlords have already canted their cattle for rent. lam sorry to add that the Rev. J. Barrett, R.C.C., on Sunday last made a collection in the chapel to purchase a bier to take the dead bodies to the graveyard without coffins, as being . hitherto tired of making collections . towards. buying them. As to lar ceny, there is no limit to it ; sheep, corn, or anything they can lay hands on, are carried away by the starving people." COUNTY OF CLUIE°— Mr. J. 11111, of Miltown Malhay, under date Dec. 6, writes to . say—" Three deaths from starv,‘• have taken place in this village within the last ...ion . woman of the name of Mary Flaherty, -cn days; one a another a poor woman of the name of Ellen . Doleby; she died on the side of the road between Milltown and Liskehone, during a dreadful storm of hail. It is now no unusual sight to see three or four persons faint from form of food, they usually recover. kwhen they are . brought into THE FOREIGN MAILS. Notice of the next departure of the foreign mails was on Saturday issued and posted at the chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, as follows: "THE INDIA MAILS.—The next mail for Gibraltar. Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Ceylon, India, China, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatched from hence on the morning of the 19th instant (Saturday). "INDIA, &C., VIA MARSEILLES.—The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, &c., via Mar seilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 24th instant. " WEST INDIES, &c.—The next mails for the British and Foreign Colonies in the West Indies, &c., (except Honduras, Havannah, and Mexico), including Venezuela, Madeira, Bermuda, San Juan de Nicuragua, Chagres, New Granada, Chili, and fern will be dispatched from hence on the 17th instant (Thursday). "SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, &c.—The next mails for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, &c., will be dispatched from hence on the 31st inst. " FRANCE AND OSTEND.—The next mails dispatched on the 14th inst. (this evening). " HOLLAND.—The next mails dispatched on the 16th inst. ( Wednesday). "HAMBURGlL—Dispatehed on the 15th inst. (Tuesday). AMERICA, &c.—The next mails for British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, will be dis patched on the 2d January, 1547. " MADEIRA, BRAZILS, AND BUENOS AYRES.—The next mails for the Brazils, Madeira, Buenos Ayres, &c., will be dispatched on the 4th January, 1847. " The packet with the Brazilian, &c., mails, will touch at Pernambuco and Bahia on her outward passage only to Rio Janeiro." THE 31ST REGIMENT.-011 the 12th of December, 1845, the regiment marched from Umballa for the fron tier, then consisting of 31 officers and 844 non commis. sioned officers, drummers, rank and file. The following officers were killed or died of their wounds:—Colonel Bolton. C. 8., Aid-de-camp to the Queen; Major Bald win; Captain Willis; Lieutenants Pollard, Hart, Ber nard, Brenchly, Triton; Ensign Jones; Assistant-Sur gson Gahan, 9th Foot, doing duty with 31st; total, 10. Officers wounded :—Lieutenaut Colonel Byrne; Cap tains Bulkeley, Young, Garvock, Lugard; Lieutenants Plasket, Law, Attv, Elmslie, Gabbett, Timbrell, Pilk ington; Ensigns Paul, Hutton; Lieutenant and Adju tant Bolton; total 15. Officers that were in all the ac tions and escaped:—Lieutenant-Colonel Spence, Captain Longworth; Lieutenants Robertson, Noel; Quarter master Bennison, Captain White also (but was not at Aliwal and Sobraon); total 6. Lieutenant-Colonel Spence commanded a brigade under Sir Harry Smith, on the 10th of February, at Sobraon; and Captain Long worth commanded the regiment at Sobracn, and had the command of it from the 4th of February to the 12th. DeductinT ba g gage and camp guards, about 733 care, into action , and the casualties amounted to 531. Colonel Sir Richard Doherty has been appointed Inspecting Field Officer of the London Recruit.ng Dis trict, in succession to Colonel (now Major-General) Pitt ; Colonel 13aumgarit, from the Queen's Royals, re plcces the late Lord John Somerset at Bristol ; Colonel Bud), at present of the Ist West India Regiment, is to bo Inspecting Field Officer at Leeds ; and Lieutenant- Colonel James Campbell, on the unattached half-pay, is to be posted in the same capacity at Coventry. Colonel R. C. Manse! succet ds to the Deputy Quarter General ship in Ireland ; and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. AI. Fraser has been selected for that appointment in Canada. — United Service Gazette. Ammcn.—On Monday last, at two A.M , a slight shock of earthquake was felt in this town. It was attended with a very slight tremor and a terrible noise like the rolling of several carriages, ending in a whiz zing sound. It took an horiz mtal direction over the west part of the town. The cattle in the neighbourhood where the shock was felt seemed terrified, and ran to and fro. As this phenomenon is always preceded and succeeded by frequent and singular appearances, such was the case here ; a variety of meteors was witnessed in the early part of the week, one in particular, which was stationary for two minutes, and ran its course, due north, where it burst with a rippling noise.—Carnarvon Herald. NEW BRIDGE FROM WHITEHALL TO LAMBETH.— On Saturday a preliminary meeting of several of the in habitants owning property near, or whose interests will be affected by the establishment of a new bridge, and the removal of old Westminster-bridge, took place at the Bridge Tavern, Westminster-road, when it was re solved to oppose the proposed Bill in Parliament, which was described as destructive to existing and important interests, and as little calculated to behefit the public. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—On Saturday the western footpath was opened throughout to the public, being pro tected by a light wooden palisade, breast high, in lieu of the former stone balustrade; the thoroughfare for car- riaees is still closed, it having been diicovered that the third, or centre arch from the Surrey shore, will require to be strengthened before it will be safe for vehicles to pass. The eastern footway will be opened to the public in a few days. DEATH OF SIR JAMES SAMUEL LAKE, BART.—Sir James Samuel Lake, of Edmonton, Middlesex, the oldest of his line holding the title, expired on the 10th instant. He was the eldest son of the fourth baronet, by the eldest daughter of Samuel Turner, Esq. He succeeded his father in 1832, and in the following year he was married to the eldest daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart. The first baronet was heir and grand nephew of Edward Lake, Esq., chancellor of the diocese of Lincoln, to whom Charles I. granted the pri- vilege of nominating a person to be created a baronet, and several members of the family were supporters of the Royal cause which arose in the reign of that-un fortunate Monarch. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR MARTIN HUNTER, G.C.11., AND G.C.M.G.—This, the oldest officer in the British army, expired on the 9th instant, at Anton's-hill, in the 90th year of his age, and after a military service of 75 years. He was the second son and heir of Cuth bert Hunter, Esq., of Medomsley, Durham, by the daughter of the Bev. John Nixon, vicar of Halthwhistle. In 1797 he married the daughter and heiress of James Dickson, Esq., of Anton's-h 11, Berwickshire. He en tered the army August 30, 1771, and his other commis sions were thus dated :—Lieutenant, June 18, 1775 ; Captain, November 21, 1777 ; Major, October 30, 1790 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 19, 1794 ; Colonel, January 1, 1800 ; Major-General, October 30, 1805 ; Lieutenant-General, January 1, 1812; and General, May 27, 1825. He also held the appointment of Governor of Stirling Castle. Sir Martin served in the first American war, including the battle of Bunker's-hill, Brooklyn, and Brandywine, where the British troops, commanded by General Home, were successful. He also took part in the storming of Fort Washington and in the night attack on General Mayne's brigade. On the latter occasion he was wounded. He subsequently pro ceeded to the East Indies, and commanded the 52d at the siege of Cannamore, being the leader of the party of light infantry that stormed the breach. He subsequently took part in other Indian engagements, including those of Seringapatam and Bangalore, and the night attack on Tippoo Saib's entrenched camp, under the walls of the former town, where he was severely wounded in the body and arm; and in 1797 he commanded a brigade at `the capture of Trinidad and the siege of Port Rico. At the blockade of Malta, in 1800, he commanded the 48:h ,re giment He filled the office of Commander•in.Chief at Halifax several years since, and was also Governor of New Brunswick. lie was the last of the British officers that survived the battle of Bunker's-hill, DEATH OF COLONEL DAVIES, LATE M.P. FOR WORCESTER.—CoIoneI Thomas Henry Hastings Davies, a distinguished Peninsular and Waterloo officer, died•on the 11th instant at Elernley Park, Worcestershire, aged 58. The deceased, since the early ago of 16, was con nected with the British army. His commissions are thus dated:—cornet, June 2, 1804; lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1805 ; captain, February 4, 1808 ; lieutenant-colonel, July 3, 1815 ; and colonel, January 10, 1837, In 1818 he was returned as Member for the city of Worcester, and continued to represent it until 1841, when he retired. and was succeeded by Sir Thomas Wilde. lle always supported reform measures, and generally voted with the Grey and Melbourne Administration. STATE OF THE PROVINCES. CAVAIT, DEC, 11.—The Anglo welt says:—" Our table this morning is literally covered with accounts of out rages perpetrated in this county and Meath, none of them, it is true, attended with bloodshed; but the sub joined catalogue is, notwithstanding, indicative of a state of society but only too likely to lead to it." (Here follows a long list of highway robberies, cattle stealing, and various other outrages.) INCREASE OF CRI➢IE IN TYRONE.—We are sorry to remark that the fears which we formerly expressed of evil-disposed persons taking advantage of these times of comparative distress as a pretext for deeds of robbery and outrage, would appear to be justified even in our own county. On Tuesday last four persons were lodged in the gaol of this town, on a charge of having felo niously entered some houses in the neighbourhood of Fintona, from which they stole bread, whisky, and to bacco. On the same day nine men and women were transmitted from Dungannon bridewell to our gaol, charged with having stolen oats, turnips, yarn, and several other articles. It is feared that our calendar at next assizes will be unusually heavy.—Tyrone Con- COUNTY OF WES TMEITII.—The sale of fire-arms still continues throughout the country, and as a consequence, armed parties are to be nightly met with in all directions. ATTACK ON THE Dili - VER OF THE ATIILONE AND LONGFORD MAIL CAR.—On Monday night last, as the above mail car was proceeding on its route to Athlone, the driver was waylaid by a party of midnight ruffians, on the Ballymahon side of Wasson; one of the party seized the horse by the head, the remainder attacked the driver, pulled him off his seat, and beat him in a most unmerciful manner ; the horse in tLe meantime took flight, and gallopped at a furious pace to his stable in Athlone, a distance of seven miles from the place of attack. The object of the party was not robbery, as the man, when found lying on the road, had his watch, &c., safe. He remains in Athlone in a very precarious state. —Westmeath Guardian. COUNTY OF TIPPERARL—The Nenagh Guardian con ;sins a list of outrages, including robberies of arms. GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATIONS. — Proclamations have been issued, offering rewards of 1001. for the apprehen sion of the parties concerned in the murder of Mr. Lloyd, in Parsonstown, and the murder of Mr. Lynch, near Tuam. THE LATE MURDER AT CROSSMAGLEN.—On Wednes day last, the inquest on the body of George M'Clean, who was murdered when returning from the fair of Crossinaglen, terminated, when the jury returned the following verdict :—" That George M'Clean was mur dered on the night of the 14th inst., and that Hugh Quinn and James Shoulder were accessory to his death." Quinn and Shoulder, owing to the activity of Mr. Sin gleton, R.M., and Sub-Inspector Holmes, were in custody during the inquest, and were committed to Armagh gaol immediately after the verdict. The murder, it appears, was committed through private revenge, and had nothing whatever to do with religious or political feeling. THE WEATHER—THE MARKETS.—DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—This is, so far, the most inclement winter for several years. The Lyndon mail, due yesterday morn ing, did not come to hand until four P.M. The frost has returned with great severity. The thermometer regis tered on Thursday night eight degrees below the freez ing point. There was a slight fall of snow in 'the city and suburbs yesterday morning. The Dublin mountains are covered with the winter garb. The London mail arrived this morning at the usual time. DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, DEC. 11.—We continue to have a small supply of grain. Wheat and barley were sold at an advance of ls. per barrel, and previous prices are maintained for oats. White wheat, 395. to 435.; millers' red ditto, 355. to 41g.; barley, 235. to 265.; old oats, 18s. to 215.; oatmeal, 203. to 245.; second flour, 21s. to 225. THE DISSENSIONS IN THE REPEAL PARTY. The following resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the seceders from the Repeal Association, resident in Dublin, assembled at the office of the Nati ;re, on the 11th December, James Haughton, Esq., in the chair:— Moved by Richard O'Gorman, jun., Esq.; seconded by Charles Taaffe, Esq., and adopte—l. " That we have read with satisfaction the overtures to a recon ciliation made by Mr. O'Connell, on behalf of the Repeal Association, on last Monday; and that we believe the discussion by a conference of all the points of dif ference between us and the association to be the best and most judicious course towards effecting that recon ciliation." Moved by John Mitchell, Esq.; seconded by the Rev. Mr. Mehan, and adopted-2d. " That inasmuch as all these points of difference have been repeatedly placed before, and distinctly known by the Irish people, we deem it unnecessary to reiterate them at length on this occasion." Moved by T. F. Meagher, Esq.; seconded by T. D. M'Gee, Esq. (on behalf o f the committee of the Dublin Remonstrants), and adopted-3d. " That although we might insist on our evident right to nominate the per sons to represent our opinions in that conference, still, influenced by a desire of settling the real questions at issue, we are willing to waive that right, and assent to the nomination of those gentlemen already suggested by Mr. O'Connell, with one qualification." Moved by Charles Gavan Duffy, Esq, seconded by P. J. Smythe, Esq., and adopted-4th. " That inasmuch as Mr. O'Hagan has publicly signified his determination not to interfere in the settlement of any question relating to the future policy and management of the association, and inasmuch as we believe such questions to be the ma terial points at issue, we are of opinion that some gen tleman should be substituted (to be named on behalf of the seeeedrs), whose political position will not prevent him from entering upon the consideration of all the matters at issue between the parties. Mr. O'Hagan to lend his assistance to the conference should any legal difficulty arise." Moved by William Bryan, Esq., Raheney, seconded by Dr. Duffy, Finglass, and adopted-sth. " That, with a view to make the ' reconciliation' universal and lasting, immediate steps be taken by personal communi cation, to ascertain the opinions of the seceders residing at a distance, upon the questions proper to be submitted to the proposed conference." THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER. We are happy to learn that this noble, although ill-fated ship, which our readers are aware still remains aground in Dundrum Bay, is likely to be soon rescued from her inglorious position, and set again afloat. through the instrumentality of our talented and en terprising fellow-citizen, Captain Coppin, whose former success in raising vessels under similar circumstances offers a guarantee for the successful accomplishment of the present undertaking, weighty though it be. At the time the Great Britain ran ashore, we suggested to the proper quarter that Captain Coppin's engineering capa- ~~G~~ -~ •-,--e<,--4 % ~ /~c ~a,~~( LITERATURE. BENTLEY'S STANDARD NOVELS, No. CII. Belford Regis; or, Sketches of a Country Town. By Miss Mitford. The series of re-publications of what are termed " standard" novels, is a valuable addition to Our lite rature, furnishing, as it does, a collection of the best works of modern fiction, in a convenient and uttr2c , five form, end at a very moderate price. It is valua ble, moreover, as tending to place such works within reach of the generality of r'eaders. The volume be fore us contains Miss Mitford's " Belford Regis," a work peculiarly adapted for such a series, 1-ecause it is calculated, both as regards manner and ni.;tter, afford interest and entertainment. to the fx audience to which its reduced price will noN introduction. These ' 1 form a companion wor work entitled " Our characteristic and gr treme truthfulness an rive it Sketc of a I to t Cii~t 1 who:e appears not a ss,_ of facts, narrated in the mob.: manner possible. In the preface, the emphatically assures us that she has av&deu . vidual portrait painting, and th at not one word of her ;ketches must b e b e li eved from beginning to end. Such an assertion was indeec . for so life-like are all the char.: to probable till the incidents, that vs readily believe the whole volume to. be rect description of the men and manner, "country-town." Yet if Miss Mit: orrect, if her book contain nothii. at least vraisenzblab le—if its heroes "cxst cnlv pages," they are characters such as :nost certainly ;night have existed; if they are not portrai , , they might have been ; and herein lies their great attrac ion. For instance, when we regard with wondering admiration the master-pieces of art where .the figures seem to live and breathe upon the canvas, What is it that elicits that wonder and. admiration ? Ts it the beauty of the features, the grace of the figure, the magnificence of the apparelling ?—No, but the ex pression which beams upon those features, the motion visible in that figure, the folds in which the drapery falls.—iLis-not-gae-symmetry -of the tiarm but the 10 -7- - which animates it: Real living beings ere before 119, yet we are told the painting is purely imaginative— granted, yet it is true 'noertheless.. The picture itself maybe ideal, but its component parts are real, and even in the combination, reality has been studied. Individuals may not have been copied, but nature has been followed—portraits have been taken, "nat of the man, but of mankind." So it is with works of fiction (so called) their adherence to nature is their greatest merit, and it is this adherence to nature for which Miss Mitford's works are chiefly conspicuous. The heroes and heroines of her " sketches, taken separately, have -each.. an individual character, clearly defined; while in portraying the various groups in which they are mingled, or in chronicling the adventures in which they take part, by a careful attention to trifling minutiae, by the introduction of numerous descriptions, short anecdotes, and appar ently irrelevant particulars, an air of probability is given to the whole, a general impression of trut! conveyed—in the same way as the feithrul delin, Lion of every trifling object in the back-ground inves the pictures of Wilkie with such an air of reality The sketches contained in this volume are of varieu character—varied as regards matter, for the same easy natural manner pervades them all, We have descrip tions of the town itself, and of its principle inhabi tants from the " Belles of the ball-room," "the absent member," down to "Mrs. Tankins, the Chessemonger," and Stephen Lane, the butcher," the most interesting individual in the whole book. Stephen Lane is a conspicuous character in Belford, conspicuous by his gigantic appearance, good heart, and love of Radicalism and Reform " all the Tories hated - Mr. Lane." "With that vast breadth of chest red lino- So oft to men who subjugate O. Ie " pushed broad-ht, iead of the Reformers - municipal or herr rbest i ii:d necc's:_zary an:l a cor- of her own 'd's rs. , _ertion b. it) its ,i 1 is asziLned, ldered on of Belford, abuse, and t the lenoune • .nter- ng every ing very determined opposition. He had a hard and desperate struggle to maintain, he found (as all reformers must find) how strong is the force of old estt.blished evil. However he prospered; he was himself "invested with a little brief authority parish overseer, and then being placed i to carry out his own plans, he found minister has done before) how much is to practise than to preach. The din good butcher are excellently well dew also the many traits of his generosity a heartedness. But not only are the el - raract townspeople of Belford given ; the volume i more interesting by the relation of m r , y of their hi tories, and those of strangers who had them of the latter are "The old Emigre" and 1 Sculptor," perhaps the most ber.utif - - 1 .Itkches, both somewhat mournful, bu feeling and full of interest a Lituatiun mlny a difficult it ltie3 of the as are s of II t. 'r ullng )f nil the both full of CHRIST BIAS in tie OLDEN TIME, c, ... 5..-I. If, DORI,. By John Ain. The name and appearance of this little volatile are quite in keeping with the season. There is stYe thing attractive in the title, bringing before us, as it does, the genial festiVities which were once wont to celebrate Christmas -the Bothering in the great hell the performance of time hal: unaffected mirth, the cont3gions o the truly Christmas custom (alls 11+,1v - duration) the mingling together of rich and pee high and low, with neither pride on the one hand, b fear on the other, to raise an impassable barrier be tween them ; - . • " The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose. Christmas gambols oft could cheer The poor man's heart for halt' the year." To chronicle the doings of such a time, we could hardly desire a more fitting writer than John Mills, not only because in his " Old English Gentleman," and other works, he manifests a great partiality for old customs—old English customs—but because his writings are more or less filled with kindly and gene rous sentiments, and pervade I with genial and sym pathetic tone, indispensable requisites for a Christ mas book. Consequently, in to.king ti:) this little volume, we felt assured that its co.‘t- its would be as much in accordance w - :' - ' - - as is the cheerful hue of decked binding, or the green wound around . the title • page---nor spect have we been disappointed, al, some derr ects in the construction of the t pectations have not been wholly reali,e(. thor has avowedly had two objects in view, to give us a Christmas moral tale, and al , c, "the sports and pastirees of the olden time at This. festival period of the ytae." Both objects are excel lent in themselves, but they have not b:--en ,well interwoven, or rather they V have not lx en inter woven at all. The book commences and concludes with a description of a Christmas festival in olden times, and the moral tale is introduced only as a story narrated at this same festival, and the f.ct of -its narrator being also its hero, somewhat diminishes from its romance. Nevertheless, the story itself is good enough, and conveys a good moral lesson, il lustrating, by an only too common example, the rapid progress of crime, and 'the fact of one fault, however trivial its nature, leading the way to many of a far more serious character. An industrious and virtuous youth, first indulging in harmless recreation at the alehouse, is gradually led astray by the cor rupting influences of intemperance and evil company, till his character and situation gone, he is reduced to beggary, turns poacher, and is led-to the very brink of crime. The moral of this tale is most. chylous ; the interest is somewhat heightened by slight touches of the supernatural, but this very ad dition, which is intended to reetkr it more of a Christmas tale, somewhat diminishes its effect, because it invests it with an air of improbability. .Not that we object to the introduction of super natural agents (in such a tale) but only to the manner of their introduction. Part of the story is a dream, and part a very incredible reality, but so con fused is the distinction between the two, that we con clude the book without hardly knowing which is which. The poachers adventures are narrated with e mh l e u m c e n t .force The h and sn evnigeoiunr which , h i h o e h r e they Der. a rare betrayed Mills is i in h t i o s an ambush of gamekeepers, and w here, although sur rounded by the enemy, they, by a bold move, escape from ruin, is very vividly portrayed, and is full .of interest. The style of the whole volume is' very simple and unaffected ; the dialogues are natural and truthful ; and suggestive reflections are occa sionally to be met with ; among others, on a man observing that he "can't " do . a thing proposed, he is strangerl ,a vndhequicksand. the standsetvotevil i 1,. answered, " Can't! pshaw ! Man can do more than he ever has done, and will, when he thinks he can." And again—" Unless we profit by our sufferings, un less the pains and penalties with which the past be chequered teach us to avoid that rock-ribbed shore where so many human hopes and joys are wrecked and shattered, of what avail are they ? Trials and heart-aches are not ordais.ed for th e mere. purroses of temporary anguish ; impressions from the hand of sternnuiosetexrnp::firlisaetr.:;reeier,nisdhl.;, in tended to warn i s l ip i e e irNi - it w t,h 'it ou y nh fi te T tli, r stt f lil r iee O l m ug the hidden shoal ef. the I)y:fortunate hero f i a t rn i t rie:r e e s i'b i n , 7 h h ? :. ttlls 'him that he has urging him ~ „ :.) . e has been summoned summoned not by mysterious incantations, bat by " unheeded warnings, broken resolutions, repeeted crimes, and postponed repentance, which are, all and each, welcomes. ' " Men's tongues oftener conceal their thoughts than give expression to them," he con tinues, "and, thereftire, in words I put little trust. It is by their works I judge whether my presence be Idesired or not." Mr. Mills Buff,ln his description of Blindmm's has plagiarised (almost to the very tile TVA S. )\vtd monies, !he --above al. ransient in its namo Ifs gold- be- wrea ile au- to exi but as '- •• - - - - ',i'. is 9d re on Jittl° 8d ; s. 3a )1 2 3 14 u id 0 o iled 9cl; ts oat' ~ ~ '-~'