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TRAINS will leave IOND OY ,for CHESTERFORD an d CAMBRIDGE, calling a t Lea Bridge' ,‘ I Bro-ibou . ruc, and Bishops iti Stortford. at 5.40 x.. On Ste' the - 1, -. 1 and ussney the 25th inst., returning trom CAIIBUIDGE at 6.3 r, p.n., and front CHES. TERFORD at 7 P.U. On rItIDAY a SPF C I AL TRAIN will leave CA MBRIDGE for LONDON one hour w d three quarters after the Races tennis - de, and will ealt at cuy_.STERFORD half an hour later. Passengers booked thfoitgli, iti and frc .m Newmarket, at the same fares as for the fitst Spring Meeting. For further particulars see handbills, ti ) be had at any of the Com. pany's Stations. By g rder, C. P. ROSEY, Secretary. Offices,,Shoreditch Station, 22d A %Ilk 184 d . , t 1 ,;.1 ouT li EAsr E H. N H. .t II.W A Y. 1.. Y drENING TO RAMSGATE, or, the 14th of April. SHORTEST AND , BEST. ROUTE Tf ) THE CONTINENT, BY THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY AND CONTINENTAL STEAM-rAcKET COMPANY'' SRI PS. DowN TRAINS. -From London-bridge Terminus at 9 a.m. 11.30 a.m , 12.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., (4 p.m. egg ,ress train), 4.30 p.m., 5.45 pm. , and 8'.39 p.m. • I rom Bricklayers' Arms Terminus at 7.15 a.m., (11 a.m. express train) and 1.15 p.m Of the above the 1'...15 p.m. and the 2.30 p.m. are short trains to Maidstone. UP TRAINS.-From !'over, at 1.30' a.m. ' 6.45 a.m., 9.30 a.m., (10.45 a.m. express train), 11 . 45 a . m., 2 . 30 p.m., (3.45 express train), 4 p.m., and 5.30 p.m. SUNDAY TRAINS.-From London-bridge at 10 a.m., 2.30 pan and 8.30 p.m. From Bricklayers' Arms at 7.30 a.m.,, and 6.15 p.m. From Dover, at 1.30 a.m., 7.15 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 2.45 P.m., and 6 p.m. A courier's carriage from the Bricklayers's Arms. at 11 p.m., is attacbed to the goods train. Faro 18s. for each passenger. The express trains perform the journey each way in two hours and a half. . STEAM-BOATS BETWEEN FOLKESTONE AND BOLOGNE. April 24, from Folkestone, at 7.30 p.m., from Boulogne, at 6.45 p.m. m. - 25, ditto 8 . 0 a.m ., ditto 7.30 a - 26, d tto 9 . 30 a.m ., ditto 8.20 a m. - 27, ditto 9. 0 a.m., ditto 9. 0 a.m. - 28, ditto 11. 0 a.m., ditto 9.30 a.m. -- 29, ditto 11.30 a.m., ditto 10.15 a.m. - 30, ditto Noon, ditto 11.20 a.m. FROM ZAMSGATE TO OSTEND. April 24, from Ramsgate, at 7. 0 a.m., from Oste to nd, at - 25, ditto , 7. 0 a.m., dit 8.30 a.m. - 26, ditto, 7. 0 a.m., ditto 9. 0 a.m. - 27, ditto , 7. 0 a.m., ditto 10 . 0 a.m. - 28, ditto, 7. 0 a.m., ditto 10.30 a.m. - 29, ditto, 7. 0 a.m., ditto 5.30 a.m. - 30, ditto, 7. 0 a.m., ditto 5.30 a.m. Apply at the South-Eastern Railway-office, London-bridge ; or at any station on the South-Eastern Railway ; or at the Harbour-office, ;Folkestone. g ON DON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. From an anxious desire to meet the publiq convenience, and with a view to placing the varied advantages of their Railway, in respect both of busineee and pleasure, more within the reach of every class of the community, the Directors of this Company have resolved, on and after the Ist of May ensuing— To increase the number of the trains and to accelerate their speed, and vary the hours of departure and arrival of many of them. To carry Second-Class Passengers with their Express Trains. To abolish their Slow Trains altogether, and to convey Third- Class Passengers at the Parliamentaw fares, with their ordinary Trains, four times a day each way, and at hours to allow of an early departure and late return to and fro. To make t he following great Reduction in their Fares through out Express Train, first classclass reduced to 20s. se 175. Fast Trait% first class —17 s. second class —14 s. Mixed Trains, sec ond tcl class ass —10 s. Third class at•• • • • .....65. Gd. By an arr.vigement with the Floating Bridge Company, the Omni bui fare between Gosport and Portsmouth is reduced from Is. to 6d. each Passenger, including the same weight of luggage as allowed by the Railway Company. First class, 1121 b.; second class, 841 b.; third class, 661 b. Steps are in progress to increase the convenience of passengers proceeding by steam to France, the Channel Islands, the Southern Coast, and the Isle of Wight. This route to France, although sene what longer, is by far the most certain and secure, from there being good harbours for departure and arrival at both ports. Parcels will be carried at a greatly reduced scale, the throughout charges between Southampton, Gosport, and London, including, delivery by passenger trains, being fixed as follows, viz.— ls. Od. for 23 lb. Is. 6€l. „ 66 lb. 2s. Od. „ 112 lb. Time Rills, giving full particulars, are in course of publication. (By order), P. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary, April 18, 1846. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. ALTERATION and ARRANGEMENT of TRAINS for the Summer Season, commencing on Friday, the Ist of May, 1846. From LONDON-BRIDGE to BRIGHTON. h. m. DAILY. At 7 0 morning, First, Second, and Third Class, in 2% hours 9 0 234 - 18 0 2 11 0 12 0 noon, 2 2 0 afternoon, ~ 2 3 0 First, •4econd, and T hird Class, 234 - - 5 0 First Class, 1 - 7 0 First, Second, and Third Class, 2 % First and Sccond Class, , 1% - SUNDAY. At 7 30 morning, First, Second, and Third Class, in 2% hours. 10 45 ++ RI IN •-•— 6 30 afternoon, „ 79 2% On Saturdays an additional two-hour train will leave London at 4.0 in the aftern,on, calling at Reigate, Three Bridges, and Hay ward's heath. By order, T. J. BUCKTON, Sec. London Terminus, 21st April, 1846. LONDON and CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Increased NUMBER and ALTERATION in the TIMES of ALL the TRAINS On and after the Ist of May, 1846 WEEK DAYS. DOWN TRAINS FROM LONDON. -Morning: 8 15, 9 15, 10 15, 11 15. :afternoon : 12 15, 1 15, 2 15, *2 45, 3 15, *3 45, 4 15, *4 45, 5 15, f 5 45, 6 15, 7 15, 8 15, 9 15, 10 15. U TRAINS FROM CROYDON.-M011:1114 : 8 15, t 8 50, 9 15, *9 50, 10 15, .10 50, 11 15. Afternoon • 12 15, 1 15, 2 15, 3 15, 4 15, 5 15, 6 15, *6 50, 7 lb, *7 50, 8 15, 9 15, 10 15. Note.-The trams marked (*) stop at Forest-hill only. Those marked (t) stop at Sydenham and Forest-hill only. The others stop at all the intermediate stations. SUNDAYS. DOWN TRAINS FROM LONDON.-Morning: 8 15, 9 11, 59 45, 10 15, 510 45. Afternoon : 1 15, 51 45, 2 15, 52 45, 3 15, 53 45, 4 15, 5 15, 6 15, 7 15, 8 15, 9 15, 10 15. UP TRAINS FROM CROYDON.-Morning : 8 15, 9 15, 10 15. Afternoon : 1 15, 2 15, 315, 4 15, 5 15, 55 50, 6 15, 56 50, 7 15, 57 50, 8 15, 5$ 50, 9 15.59 50, 10 15. Note-Those markEd (5) stop at New Cross, Forest-hill, and Anerly only. The others stop at all the intermediate stations. April 24, 1846. R. S. YOUNG. Sac. OU TH MIDLAND, OR LEWES it, NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, AND HUNTINGDON, RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a General Meeting of the Shareholders of the South Midland Railway Company, will be held at the Railway Station, Derby, on SATURDAY, the 2d of May next, at Two o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of giving their sanction, or otherwise, to the further proceeding with the Bills now before Parliament rela ting to this undertaking. The votes will be taken according to the amount of Scrip held by each Shareholder, present, or represented by proxy, at the Meeting ; and every person claiming to vote, either in his own right, or as proxy, will be required to produce and deliver up the Scrip attaehed together, with the name and address of the owner affixed, whose Tote will then be noted, and the Scrip returned. Forms of Proxy may be ob•ained by applying to the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, Midland Railway Station, Leicester. The Directors think it right to inform the Shareholders, that the preamble of the Bill for the Huntingdon Branch of the South Mid- Acid Railway, has already been declared proved by the Committee of the Rouse of Commons, and that the Bill for the Rugby and Hunt tngdon Railway (a competing line) has been rejected. The Committee on the Bill for the Northampton and Bedford lines 'appointed to meet en the 27th instant. Dated this 13th day of April, 1846. GEO. HUDSON, Chairman of the Committee of Directors. By order, G. N. RHOWNE, Secretary, MALDON, WIMAINI, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY. Pr Registered Notice is hereby ( giv ovi en, sional that ly a SPECIAL .) MEETING of the SCRIPIIOI.I3Ens of this COMPANY will be held at the White Hart Inn, in the town of Witham, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of May next, at twelve o'clock at noon, when a copy of the Rill now de peßding in Parliament, intituled, "A 11111 for making a Railway from 31aldon, through Witham to Braintree, all in the county of Essex," 'Will be submitted to the consideration of such meeting. Dated this 22d day of April, 1846. BLOOD and DOUGLAS, Solicitors for the Bill, Witham. LEEDS- WAKEFIELtc-AND MIDLAND , JUNCTION RAILWAy and Sir l -I : l iese — certain Reso lutions, consequence of the notice given by Lord D a , o ,„. previously to the third Ro bert Peel, on Tuesday last, of their intention to lotions, to the effect " That Parliament will reading of t.ny Railway Bill unless it shall b e their desire "1 that a meeting of shareholders and scr:pholders of 7 1 1 1 81 Y notified who promote the Bill, convened after due notice, had been e held,ePany at which a certain proportion of them had signified the Bill should be proceeded with," notice is hereby given, th e a.t that Meeting; of Fcriphelders in the above Company, which was Intended 'e to be holden at the Strafford Arms Inn, in Wakefield, on RIoNoAy, the 27th of April instant, WILL NOT IAIC I- . PLACE ; hul that as aeon as possible after the proposed Resolutions shall have been adopted, a meeting will be convened in the manner and for the par_ Poses thereby directed. By order, Wakefield, April 22, 1846, HENRY BERNERS, Secretary, EXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN, V V JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY . . Notice is hereby given, that a MEETING of the SCRIPIIOLDERS of this Company will be held, pursuant to the sessilnal order of Par liament, at the Company's London Offices, 9, Whltehall-place, on MONDAY, May the 4th next, at One o'clock precisely in the after noon, and that at such meeting a copy of the Bill now pending in Parliament, to empower the Company to construct their proposed Sailway, will be submitted for consideration. And notice is hereby further given, that all Seripholfiers attending the Bald meeting will be required to PRODUCE their SCRIP, and to allow the numbers thereof and their names to be regisLered By order of the Provisional Committee, April 23, 1846. CADWR. WILSON, Secretary. 4aPOONS and FORKS plated with silver o n a 'KJ white metal, and consequently not liable by wear to show auy other colour. Table Spoons or Forks, 275. per dozen ; Desert Spoons or Forks, 21s. 6d. per dozen ; Tea Sion's, 16s. per d aen ; Gravy Spoons. 6s. each ; Soup Ladles, 13s. 6d. each. T. COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths, &c., 47, Comhill (seven doors from Gracechurch-street), London. EYE -BROW S, MOUS isActiEs, and WHIS VCRS produced in a few weeks by theusing an essential Spirit d rawn from choic e A roma ti c H er bs, which are known o n ly t o th e Inventor, an eculiar properties of althoughp u e se rf d y ec b tly cent in itself, w ill produce new Hair on bald places, ca sloes of con s tit u ti on, or where Nature has net bestowe d this °rill w in ea n k o- - meld of the h uman figure. It has been known to man y of the Nobi lity and Gentry upwards of eleven years, some of whom the hives *or most sincerely thanks for their attestation of its merits, in the certainty of restoring Hair and giving it additional lustre and strength. Its virtues are manifold—it prevents the Hair from fall ing o ff or tu rning gray ; a f ew drops on the crown of the head will remove the most distressing pain in that part produced by or at tended with faietness ; and is acknowledg,d by the Faculty as the only specific known to cure that disease of the head called Porigo c h e e p alvans (which causes the glair to come oft in patches) ; a few ications remove dandriff. This wonderful discovery is fully ex plained in a pamphlet, containing testimeniaLs to its regencrating new Hair upon bald places, entitled, " Three Minutes' Advice on the G row th and Preservation of the Human liair," by W. Grimistone, Inventor of the Aromatic Regenerator for the Growth of the Human preventative of headache and fainting ; also a Hair, and a certain gate, toilet near Lo perf umnd on e—bearing the Inventor's si gnature, Herb ary, H i gh- Sold only in triangular bottles, with name, -kc• &c., cast thereon, 78., and l le. each, Government stamp included, wlsolesole and at 43., appoinretail, by all Chemists, Dr agitista, and Pe r f umers, and by special tment Tin FOLLOWING AGINTS Foa LONDON. Messrs. J. and E. Atkinson, perfumers, 24, Old Bond-street. Messrs, Fisher and Toiler, Chemists, Condint street, Bond -street. O xtord-strect. J. Sanger, Patent Medicine Vendor, 150. Oxford -street. Messrs. Hannay awl Co., Chemists, ice., 6 3, Messrs. Barclay and Son. Patent Medicine Viral-choose, Farringdon street. 'rhos Keating, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's -churchyard. E. Edwards, Patt Med ic ent M.ediine cine Warehouse, 4 Watehouse, G 7, St. P aul ' s-churchyard. T. Butler, Paten, Cheapside. liessri. W. Sutton and Co., Patent Medicine Warehouse, Bow churchyard. R. Johnston, Patent Medicine Warehouse, 68 , Cornhill. Messrs. Langton, Brothers, and Scott, Wholesale Druggists, 226 and 226, Thames-street. Messrs. Drew and Hayward. Wholesale Druggists, Great Trinity lane. Messrs. Butler and sinckley, herbalists, Coient-garden. T. Front, Medicine Vendor, 229, Strand. R. Hendree, Perfumer, Tichborne-street. !OE MANCHESTER. M. Lerc.scbe, Patent Medicine Vendor, Advertiser Office, FOR RIETER. _- Besley, Medicine Warehouse, North-street, Dorraushire Chronicle °Mee. FOX BANBURY. W Potts. Medicine Vendor, Guardian Mee. FOR ENNISKILLEN, IRELAND. H. Bevan, Chronicle Office. !Olt EDIN Messrs. J. and R. Raimes anti Co. SVlLOlL Druggists. &c., Lolish-waHc. N.B. The ls. size contains two of the 45., and the I Is. size con tains four Vona the quantiw et Le 4a. By Ibrwarding a Post-race WAR AT 44. Oa., or IN., *t as. will be leterned. FOUUTEENTII EDI'IIO.N of the SILENT FRIEND on ilumae Frailty, with Coloured Engravings. Jast published, price 2s. 6d., free by post (in a sealed . envelil) 3s. 6d.. 1 1 11 E SILENT FRIEND ; a Med:cal Work on tae Infirmities of the Syetemi n both sexes ; and on the lose of the reproductive powers, with means of restoration. The baneful effects of indulge- ce, &c., are fully pointed out. Illustrated by En grg,. Ingo; followed by observations on Marriage. By It. and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their residence 19, BERNELS-STREET, OXFORD-STREET. Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Ilannly and Co., 63, Ox ford-street; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Purkiss, Compton street, Seko ; Sanger and Co., Oxford-street; and all It ooksellus. "We regard the work before us, the • Silent Friend,' as a work eitabraclng most clear and practical views of a steles of complaint, hitherto little bad.erstoOd, and passed over by a majority of the me .tical profession, for what reason we are at a loss to know. We must however confess that a perusal of this work has left such a favourable lemrtssion on ear minds, that we net only recommand, but cordially Jsh every one who is the victim of past folly, or suffering from indie eretlon, to profit by the advice contained in It, pages."---stge and Argus. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACIIM is exemslvely directed the cure of nerveda d9hiiity, irrevularity, weakness, loss of at, petite, indigestion, consumptive habits, and debilities arising tton "aces, eec. In bottles, price lls er the quantity of f our i n one bottle for 335., 'by which 1 Is. are ;eyed. be had as usual. ian The five-ped cases may for searching CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy en the head, cat and purifying the blood from scurvy, blotches face. and body, ulcerations, and those painful ons arising from impreper treatment or the effects of mere removing fteondary affect! anaptonos, and all eruptions of the skin. Price I Is. and 338. per bottle. PERRY'S ruum-yrica SPECIFIC PILLS, pries 25, 9d., 43. 6d• and I la. per box, are the most effectual remedy strictures, Milan'. ac., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11, Minute detail of cases necessary. Messrs. R. and L. Perry and Co., surgeons, may be consulted, as usual, at 19, ilernees-street, Oxferd-street, London. daily, and at 106, Duke-sheet, Liverpool, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and at In, St. Jtem-street, Deansgete, Manchester. on aPeadays, Tuesday'. and Wednesdays. OJ THE SECRET INFIRA E II I T T TS OF YOUTH AND -FIVE D EN - GRATINGS. aaled envelope, p r i ce i f ß or WITH TWENTY J us t published, Sixteenth ThLi ch san a d s , , 2s. M., or post p aid, to an y o r post-offiCe Order. in Postage Sta mps SELF PRESERVATION: A Medical Treatise kj on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity. Ill us t r ated with Twenty - five Coloured Plates on the Anatoritymy. Physiol. , gy, and Disease s of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs, explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, and showing the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and ether excesses. With Practical Obscriations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSTILTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Matriculated Member of the University of E dinbur g h, Mowery Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. REVIEWS OF THE WOIII. "The author of this singular and talented work is a legally quali fied medical man, who has evidently had considerable experience in the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which mast st , A as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also from S. Gilbert, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street; Starie, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London; Newton, 16, Church-street, Liverpool; and by all Booksellers. At Home for Consultation daily, from Niue till Two, and from Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied to, if containing the fee of IL, for advice, &c.-9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD f4QUARE, LONDON No. 16,7:3. • L. 07. I DON) SAT U RDAY . 4.,„„ % ,. 7 , ‘ I N G mew-m.. - .6...3,211.1.11— , ...0 01111191,1011111 ... M IDI, AND RA ILWAY. The Directors of the Midland Railway Company are pre pared to receive TENDERS for LOA.NS, In sums of not less half , pt in , and te than 1,0001. each, on. SECURITY of their DEBENTURESrest after the rate of 41. per sent. p er annum, papable yearly for terms of Three, Five, or Seven Years, Applications to be made to the Secretary, at the Comany's Mice, Derby. By order, j, r, BELL, Secretary. April 14, W A VENEY VALLEY. and GREAt-YXR MOUTH RAILWAY. In pursuance of the resolutions adopted in the House of Commons on the motion of Mr. Buncombe, M.P., on Thursday, 23d inst., the Committee on every railway Bill will require to be produced and verified before them, full and satisfactory information as to the names of the original alottees, and the amount of the subscription paid by them ; the amount of shares retained for the provisional committee ;"the amount of shares paid up by the provisional com mittee; the number of shares now held by them ; a statement of money in hand; an abstract of receipts and expenditure, and also a statement of the source whence the deposit was paid to the Ac countant-General. It is now a matter of urgent necessity that the scripholders should, Without delay, be made acquainted with the financial condition and prospects of this Company, not only that they may judge of the propriety of going on with the Project. but also be Satisfied whether the Information which Parliament will require can be satisfactorily supplied. It is therefore proposed that a requis - ti should be signed as numerously and presented as speedily as possible, calling upon the Directors to convene a meeting of the Scripholders forthwith, find lay before them thd exact position of affairs. Requisitions are now lying for signature. at the eltice. of O. M. Strettan, Esq., IS, Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane, Loudon; and C. S. Gelman. Esq., Bethel-street, Norwich. Scripholders, to whom it is notconvenient personally to attend to sign, are requested to send an authority to that effect, stating the number of scrip held by them. . " VA.TES" will bring out a NEW WEEKLY PAPER, starting with his DERBY PROPHECY. lOCIETY 01? PAINTERS IN WATER coLovns, The rORTY-SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION WILL OPEN at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, on Monday, April 27. Open from Nine till Dusk. Admittance, One Shilling. Catalogue, Sixpence. J. W,WRIGHT, Novelties extronr intereo and inforip4iut; qt HIP OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION IA). Scenes in the OREGON TERRITORY forts a part of an en tirely NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and ARIA." g LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE; also, Portraits of Sif Henry Hardine, Sfr Rubert and Lady Salo. 'fp. PHYSIOSCOPE and 011ROILkTROPE, wl , ll new any IW4tit . lll variations. The most interesting of the Noyelties at work are MACINTOSWS IiOTAItY gNQI4t), MLEAtAN , I; BA'fENT LOCOMOTIVE fpr ascending and descending Inclined Planes, FARRELL'S A.RO/lIMEDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE LOPE CUTTINQ 11.1A0ftXg, WOOlr*-Nr-IY rit- n t';' 2l j PTE4m. ENGINE GOVERNOR arid' HIP A:TMOSPIIERIC RAD4vAY. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and btViik. Lectpres on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. • .4 brief Description of the Orego - i Territory, from Notes by a Nine Yeats' gosident, presented to the Visitors. NEW CLUB.--Candidates desirous of being Included among tho original members of the BRITISH AND FOREIGN CLUB, now formed, ender the auspices of the Earl of Devon, Lord Metcalfe, Sir George Larpent, Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, and others anxious to facilitate the intercourse of foreigners of distinction with English society, and to afford to &miry gentkmen and their families visiting London the advantages of an agreeable home, are informed that the. CLUB will ha OPENED early in MAY ; and that a Liit of the CoMmittee and of the 3lemberS at present en rolled, may Up obtained at the British and Foreign Institute, - 13, George-street, Hanbwir-square. B RITISH HOTEL, COCI(SPUR-STREET, CRARING-CROSS. BMANT respectfully informs Noblemen, Gentlemen, anti Families, that he has taken the above Hotel, every part of which has been renovated and greatly improved. H.. 8. begs to assure those who may honour him with their patronage that every at tention shall be paid to their comforts, and his charges strictly moderate. The British Hotel is pleasantly situated, being near the Houses of Parliament and the Theatres, and Is easy of access from all the different Railway Stations. This Hotel contains Rooms suitable for Committees and Public Meetings. OYAL BANK of AUSTRALIA, 2, MOOR GATE-STREET. KA) This Bank grants Letters of Credit and Bills, at three or thirty days' sight, on its Branches at Ssdney, Port Phillip, Hobart Town, and Launceston, the terms for which may be had on application at the Office, No. 2, Moorgate-street. By order of the Board, . G. 11. WRAY, Manager. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet-street, next St. Dunstan's Church, April 9, 1846. Notice is hereby given that the dividends on the eapital stock of this Society, for the year 1845, are in the course of payment, and can be received any day ('I uesday excepted) between the hours of Ton and Three o'clock. By order of the Directors, GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, Actuary. MANCHESTER, HUDDERSFIELD, AND - GREAT GRIMSBY RAILWAY. A meeting of this company was held at Doncaster, on the 92d April, the Mayor of Doncaster in the chair. ihe original estimate was one million, in 201. shares, but only 24,520 shares were takcn up. Several branches ware then lopped off, ap. - 1 the estimate reduced to 702,000/. in 35,000 shares but those tak en up on ly produced 51,4921, and 112Mre then this was required for the standing orders. The directors, nothing daunted by the signs of the. times, or the 10,480 shares not taken up; leaving a deficiency of capital of 209,600/., persisted in going to Parliament, and borrowed money to make up the standing orders and pay current expenses, and exlaited to Parliament a subscription deed, purporting that dm entire cost of the undertaklog was paivided for. The report stated that the followinNexPenses were in curred, viz.:— Mr. Billingtort, surveyor and engineer .................. £6,700 Law Expenses. Mr. Floyd,. solicitor ....... £1,900 Mr. Capes, local agent • 932 Mr. (11yston, ditto ... .: . ..... 870 Mr. Sheardown ditto B5O ••••.„ ....................... Mr. Mence, ditto ............... 604 Mr. Dransfield, dittd ................. 406 ........... ...... Parliamentary Agent l,OOO Mr. Floyd's Town Agent 6,712 Printing, advertising, &c Traffic-taker .. ...... ..... Mr. Dixon, surveyor ....................................... 113 Miscellaneous expenses (supposed) 21,000 or 17s. 2d. per-share, and the Bill only passed the standing orders!! In order to meet the increased cost of inaking the line, the engineer proposed to lay difh 2s eagle line only from Don eager to Brigg. - In answer to questions asked by W. W. BArryE, Esq., of Huddersfield, whether all those whose names were on the subscription deed had paid their deposits? it was stated that they had not, and that it was the every• day practice to ask gentlemen who had confidence to give their names to a sub scription-deed without having taken up a single share! Mr. HEAPS, of Huddersfield, in a very clever manner, ex plained the present position of the railway world. JOHN SUTCLIFFE, Esq, of Huddersfield, who had resigned the chair three months ago, because the directors refused to call a meeting of the shareholders, after commenting on the golden harvest the professional men had reaped, moved, " That the railway should be wound up under the provisions of Sir R. Peel's Bill," which was seconded by the Rev. R. WurrEr.ocK, of Saddlehurat, when there appeared— For winding-up Against it 1,070 Majority for winding-up N.B. Three of the executive committee and eighty of the provisional, and great numbers of the shareholders, have not paid their deposU E XETER, YIi:OVIL, AND DOitol - lESltit RAILWAY. live *al-a-half per cent. guaranteed by the London and South Western Railway Company. , An advertisement having been published in the newspapers by par ties interested for a rival company, falsely assaming that this scheme will not be carried out, and inviting the serip-holders to co-operate with them " in order to wind up.the Company." The Committee of Management of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor chester Railway think it their duty to caution the scripholders against any such specious and delusive proceedings. There is not a ralway Bill before Parliament whose prospects are more sound and cheering than that of this Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor chester Company ; the Shareholders have a positive guarantee of five-and-a-half per cent. from the South-Western Railway Com pany in perpetuity, thus ensuring a profitable and certain return to the Shareholders. It is a measure of the highest national import ance, as effecting the best and most direct route between London and Exeter, as well as between Dover, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Fal mouth; and is highly appreciated by the populous and agricultural districts through which it will pass. The Bill has already passed the Standing Orders' Committee, has been read a second time, and is appointed to be heard on its merits in the week beginning on . the 4th of May. " The Exeter and Exmouth Railway, 'being an extension of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, and running for two miles over its trunk, has already received the unanimous' sanction of a Committee of the House of Commons on the merits, the Committee, at the same time making that sanction contingent on, and in anticipation of, the success of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway. Under these auspicious circumstances, the Committe3 entertain the strongest con fidence of carrying this Bill triumphantly through Parliament. The Committee of Management will take the earliest opportunity of convening, by public advertisement, a meeting of scripholders, in pursuance of the swional order of Parliament, when a copy of the Bill will be submitted for their consideration and approval, with a full statement of the affairs of the Company. (Signed) JOHN CLENCH, Secretary. 33, Parliament-street, Westminster. FREE EMIGRATION to SOUTH AUS 'MALTA, via SOUTHAVP TON. 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The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from 5t to 75 per cent. on the premiums pal _I on .ach Polley effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLIGB I I W Premium. 4 added. I x x s. 3 d. Ma 165 13 0 1837 £l9l 13 51 1000 74 4 1839' 138 13 6 1840 89 0 0 Bonus in Cash. £B7 13 5 74 13 10 61 14 3 41 13 4 13 17 1 11 8 6 9 2 10 6 0 0 n4O = o '3 .112' £325 Il 1 346 2 8 296 13 4 247 4 4 COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF GALWAY, MOST DESIRABLE RESIDENCE. TO be LET, from the Ist of MAY next, for an unlimited term, or the Interest in the property sold, GLENLOE ABBEY, with about 127 statute acres of land. The well-known beauty of this romantic seat, within two miles of the town of Galway, on the direct road to Oughterarde, its magnificent woodland scenery, and the advantages it possesses as a suburbaa villa, require no eulogy. To those who wish to secure an admirable and unique mansion— wanting scarcely anything that art or taste can suggest, an opportu nity such as the present very rarely presents itself. The House is exceedingly well situate with a southern front--and commanding an expansive and picturesque view of Lake Corrib. It has every accommodation a family of distinction can desire, la which are included, three reception rooms, nine bed chambers, closets, hails, corridors, cellars, kitchen, pantry, laundry, servants' hall and sleeping rooms, dairy, turf nnd coal lock-up houses, with very appropriate and well-built emcee, stewards , apartments, garden, farm-yard, &c. The deMesne, to which Turbary is annexed, comprises, within a ring fence, prime arable meadow and pasture land—some of the latter being occasionally floothd, will, as a matter of course, be con siderably enhanced by the contemplated drainage of the Corrib. It is also well stocked with valuable and ornamental timber shrubs, &c. Its preserves are supplied with gatne, its waters with a variety of fish, and to those who enjoy it afford aquatic amusement. It Net, this beauteous abode, to be properly appreciated, must be viewed. Further particulars obtained from the Right Ilon. Lady Ffrench, Glenioe Abbey ; Thomas Comins, Esq„ Galway ; or Messrs. J. and J. Blakeney, 20, Gloucester-street, Dublin, or Galway. April 18, 1846. GOLDEN FLAX LINEN a n d the REGIS TERMD SHIRT WA.RETIODSE, 42, REGENT-CIRCUS, PICCADILLY. The Proprietor begs to state that In the firm of the REGISTERED SHIRT a very great improvement is effected, yet care is taken to Preserve the easy looseness so necessary to this garment, together with a plain smooth setting front, and to retain this appearance during the whole %Me is wear. But a further and a most important advantage is offered—the material of those parts seen, viz., the fronts, collars, and wristbands, are composed if the Golden Flax Linen, now so widely celebrated for the purity of its bleach, thus Presenting a beautiful snow-white appearance. The Proprietor fur t her begs to state, that rigorous attention is given towards moderate prices and excellence of workmanship. Any philanthropic lady or gentleman who may be desirous of giving etnplayincit to persP;ls of reduced means with such intention, the Proprietor of this establish ment will be happy to to-operate, and merely requires to see a spe cimen of work, and a card of the lady or gentleman recommending. Samples of the Golden Flax Linen, or Cambric, with prices and di reetioaa for self-measurement, will be cheerfully forwarded by post to non-residents in Loadoa, Also an assortment of this tronised Golden Flax Cravat Collar eV be obtained by application, addressed as follows : The Registered Shirt Warehouse, 42, Regent-circus, r rHE OPERA.—The pure white, shnple elegance, _IL and perfect fit of the tharaimsr FLAX CRAVAT COLLAR stamp it as a most gentlemanly article of dress at ail times, but for Full Dress it is indispensable. It needs no additional cravat; in ore article is combined both collar and cravat. Article composed of cotton possess a dingy or yellow appearance, or speedily aflame it ; linen, on the contrary, from its superiorfabric, is capable of receiving a higher bleach, and of retaining its snowy whiteness to the last. The Cravat Collar is made exclusively from the Golden Flax Linen, a fabric which is known to surpass al. others in purity of bleach and beauty of texture. N.B.—Each Cravat Collar is stamped "JOHN PATTERSON, London, registered 29th August, 1845," and may be obtained at all hosiers, outfitters, &c. E ARLY RAY HARVEST,-RICK CLOTHS, with Poles, ruffles, and Lines, complete. "No farmers hould;be without a good rick cloth, for it is certainly tat.e of the most useful things he can have ea his pre m Isess."--Gardenet's - Gazette. Rick Cloths both New and Second-hand, at a reasonable out, at BENJAMIN EDGINGTON'S, 3. Duke street, Southwark, Early application will ensure prompt attention. A Warehouse at 208, Piccadilly. Marquees, Tents, Flags, Netting and Bunting for Fruit Trees, Railway Truck Covers, &e. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met to-day, at twelve o'clock; Mr. Strutt, Chairman. THE WEST =DING trATIOST. Mr. Pritt appeared in support of this Bill. Mr. G. Webster and Mr. Gregory opposed. _ This iiasanfidjourned ease, the fo-taal proofs having been put In a I eiv days prior to the recess. _ _ Mr. (litEoltY made several allegations against the plans and sections. A toy of a trifling character were sustained, while the more important were declared not to have been sustained. One allegation was, that the plan was not correct, inasmuch as it did not agree :with the scale on the plan. It was, however, admitted by the opponents that the plan itself was right if measured by a proper scale, the latter being incorrectly made one. Mr.yarrr called an engineer, who stated, that if the plan were to be e t m l y e measured correct. y The h s e ca i l n e a c c o e r u r r e a c e t y ly o d f ra th w e n s , c i a t l NN e 'O w u 1 ;, i s b o a c T a u s ? o d n t e o d be b y p e r its having been drawn with the hand after the plan had been printed. The Committee decided that the allegation had not been sustained. ------ i This Committee m e t at_ three o'clockt Sir J. Y. Buller in the ch a i r , and proceeded to give pursuant the postponed decision on the nrDr.ronn A.T42) TILVXSTOCE. The case was heard on Thursday, and some Points were reserved for consideration. The Clammy; now stated that the Committee had resolved to re port that the standing orders had not been complied with. The Committee then adjourned sine die. Sub-Committee No. 3. This Committee met shortly after one o'clock, in Room No. 8 (cloisters), Mr. Aglionby in the chair. NORTE DEVON. - The ease of this Bill was partly considered before the Easter recess, and was now resumed. The allegations not previously gone into were considered ; and after hearing evidence the Committee resolved to report that the sianding orders were not complied with. The Committee then adjourned. Sub-Committee No. 6. WAI%WICZ AND WORCESTER. This case occupied the whole day. Several allegations were sus tained, and the standing orders wore not complied with. A STAG HUNT.--The Earl of Sheffield turned out one of his stags on Monday, before Sir James Langham's hounds, which led the pack a good burst over the Downs to the sea side, and from the pace they were going it was feared that stag and hounds would have gone headlong over the cliff at Newhaven ; but the stag made a dead stop at the brink of the cliff, and took up his station upon an overhanging dock, where he remained for some time, and the hounds wore fortunately whipped off before they arrived at the cliff. Attar the lapse of half an hour, the stag slipped down a cavity in the cliff, almost terpendicularly, and reached the beach, a distance of above one hundred feet, in safety. He then took to sea, and swam out four miles before he was captured. The Earl of Sheffield was esent during the run and the recovery of the stag. POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIKTY.—A requisition from a respectable and influential body of the inhabitants of West minster has been forwarded to the Committee of this Society, to convene a meeting in the Western Literary and Scientific Institution, Princes-street, Leicester-square, in furtherance of its useful and bene volent obiects, and a deputation to Sir De Lacy Evans, appointed to solicit him to pFeside at the Ineetitlir. A meeting wi'•l be held ill the ensuing week, of which dtie notice will hp gli'n•in the daily Mere. Letters and subscriptions are very promising. • The Kent Cricket Club is preparing for the forth coming season. The great match between Kent and England and the Gentlemen of Kent and the Gentlemen of England will take place about the usual pertod.—Zeatieh Waver. RAILWAYS. The return of the amounts paid on account of railway de pcsits for Bills before the House of Commons during the pre sent scs•ion has just been published. The whole amount paid to the Court of Chancery in England is 11,396,7831. 9s. 10d. For Scotland the amount is 2,323,371/. 10s. ; and for Ireland about 900,0001. . . _ A practice has arisen among certain dealers in railway shares which is not only dishonest in itself, but is likely to produce serious evil. When a person sells his share in a con stituted line, he executes a transfer deed to the purchaser, who should acknowledge the transfer and get it registered in the office of the company. By this means the purchaser's name is substituted for that of the vendor, who, although he may have executed the deed and received the purchase money, is not exonerated from his liability till this last formality is complied with. Of late several instances have occurred where the purchasers, though they have paid for the shares, have neglected to register the transfers. By IX& non-performance of their contract—for it is no better—they secure an ability of completing the trans action whenever they think fit. If the shares rise in the market, so that they can dispose of them in the market, there is no doubt they will comply with every requisition ; but if anything turns up in the shape of a disagreeable lia bility, they can easily avoid it, as thlir names are not regis tered, and the vendor, whose name II still on the deed, will have to bear the brunt. The vendors who are placed in this predicament are uneasy enough, but there seems no method of transferring the burden of liability to the proper shoulder, but the very tedious and expensive one of a bill in Chancery. Some hope that as the Legislature is about the work of re form in railway smatters, this matter may come under consi deration, and that some more summary process of enforcing the completion of railway transfers may be devised. The letter urging the shareholders of the Dublin and Gal way Company to wind up their affairs has drawn forth some remarks by "an original shareholder," printed also in a pamphlet form. The charges made in the extract given by us were to the effect that the line was wrongly named " Dublin and Galway," as it only goes from Portarlington to Galway, and that it was got up, not for the benefit of its own proprietary, but for the use of the Great Southern and Western Railway. In answer to the first charge, the writer of the " remarks" snakes the following statement:— " What is meant by the statement that it is a line only from Portarlington to Galway, it is difficult to imagine; for if this were so, it would be a bad bargain Indeed for the western people to make; but it happens to be just the re verse of fact that the line stops short at Portarlington ; it is, on the contrary, for all locomotive, and indeed for every purpose, unbroken and continuous from Dublin to Galway ; and as for Portarlington being a small town, why, grant it; and that it IA 40 miles from Dublin, and on the line of the Great Southern and Western Company, grant also ; but so much the better for the Galway Company, for 45 miles of the line towards Galway will be open in October, and will not cost them a shilling to construct." On the other point he says— " it is but necessary to say that tho two companies were formed at different periocia, Ana for distinct objects , —the one to open the communication to the south, the other to the west; and if the former obtain the traffic of the latter for 40 miles towards Dublin, the latter have not contributed a shilling for the formation of those 40 Wiles tßon which tho traffic will run for that distance, and in addition the flew Company will participate in the advantages of a terminus in Dublin, using it as mach and. as freely as their own Galway terminus, without paying a guinea towards its erection, or contributing a farthing to the purchass of the expensive pro perty upon which it stapcl9 : " Having given tho ausWer of the opposite party to the at tack originally made, we must here decline all further notice of the controversy.— Tines. A few days will complete this formidable squadron, com posed of the finest ships and steam-vessels in the world, and comprising 97 guns and 10,463 tons more burden than the squadron of last year, and at a moderate computation 10,000 men. This immense fleet will be under the command of two Commodores—Sir Francis Collier, of Woolwich, the senior, and Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, the junior; the latter officer's services we gave in The Sun of the 20th inst., in aneouncing his appointment; we now give the services of Sir F. Collier, as they stand recorded in Allen's new Navy List:— " Sir F. A. Collier was Midshipman of the Vanguard at the Nile, and of the Foudroyant at the capture of the Gene reux and Guillaume Tell, when he was wounded; of same ship at the blockade and capture of Malta, 1800; and expe dition to Egypt, 1801. Lieutenant of the Osprey . at the cap ture of St. Lucia, and served on shore with a division of sea men at the capture of Tobago. In charge of a prize to the Osprey, with a crew of 15 men, captured a French privateer of one gun and 45 men. Senior Lieutenant of the Osprey in action with the 36-gun frigate-privateer Egyptienne,lBo4. Commander of the Star, and served on shore with the sea men at the capture of Martinique, and acting Captain of the Circe at the previous destruction of the French corvette Cygne and two 10-gun schooners under the batteries of Mar tinique, and in the presence of a large body of troops. Cap tain of the Liverpool, and in 1818 commanded the naval part of an expedition against pirates in the Persian Gulf, where 204 piratical vessels and the forts which protected them were destroyed. Gazetted 1804-8." It is expected the two officers in command of the squadron will hoist rear-admirals' flags before they put to sea by a flag promotion. We hope such will be the case. It is also reported that the above officers will only have the command of their respective squadrons until they meet Vice- Admiral Parker, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, under whose orders they will then place themselves, but that Sir Francis Collier will proceed in a ship selected for the purpose, when the cruise is over k to relieve Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, and take The chief command on the China and East India station. Other vessels than those above enumerated are reported as likely to join the squadron—the Contest, new twelve-gun brig, by White, builder of the Daring ; the Recruit, iron twelve-gun brig, building by Ditchburn and Mare; the Eu rydice, 26, just paid off at this port, built on the design of Admiral Elliott; the Avenger, steam-frigate, of 1,444 tons, and 650-horse power, by Symonds ; and the Medea, steam, sloop, of 835 tons, and 220- horse power, by Lang; buti we do not think they can be got ready, none of them being as yet in commission; bet should any of them hoist the pendant speedily, it is probable they may be ordered to join the squadron at sea. Sir Francis Collier will hoist his pendant in the St. Vin cent, and Sir J. J. G. Bremer, we are informed, will heist his in the Queen, but, as we believe the steenaers will constitute Sir Gordon Bremer's squadron, we look upon his hoisting his petulant in a lumbering three-decker as the height of ab surdity. Each ship will be victualled and stored as in the last anise, but the cruising ground is not of course yet known, nor is any day fixed for the departure from Spithead, but they will sail, we believe, in about a fortnight. Portsmouth is rapidly filling with distinguished company, The Duke of Cornwall, o ne o f th e fi ve ships dmitined 'VG convey the Bth Regiment from this garlisqn to the East Indies, was towed into the herhour yeatepay, and ^; wed alongside the dockyqrd fof serve y ; she is ,e elace most excellent Ar4e-r- Anther of these ships. tSe " this 'horning with, the 'l' _ arrived Spithead The wee, 26, wee undocked this morning. The Sunee- 4 1 1 CaptainA. S. • Corry, is to come into the earoour aid be docked, to have some addition made to her false keel. This is to be done with as much dispatch as pos- Bible, so aa not to delay the sailing of the squadron. She will come in to-morrow, The Apollo troop ship, Commander Radcliffe, is nearly ready to go to sea again. She takes out supplies for the squadron in the River Plate, and the remainder of the 45th Regiment from Rio to the Cape. The Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, is destined for ser vice on the Cape of Good Hope station, and not the West Indies, as expected. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, by the latest advices from the Cape, was to leave Simons-bay for the Mozambique Channel in a few days after the Winchester left, provided her interference was not re quired by renewed hostilities with the Caffres. The Serpent, 16, Commander Nevill, may be expected in England daily with the last instalment of the Chinese in demnity money-2,000,000 dollars in sycee silver. She was to sail from the Cape two days after the Winchester. The Bramble schooner, tender to the Fly, Lieutenant- Commander Yule, left Sydney for Moreton-bay on the 21st of December. Captain Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1838) was officially appointed to the command of the new 50-gun frigate Con stance, at Devonport, on Wednesday. We have before given the services of this gallant young captain. Lieutenant Thomas Spark (1812), who commanded the Prometheus steam-vessel, and subsequently the Polyphemus as a steam-packet, in the Mediterranean, which vessel he paid off at Woolwich a short time since, has been promoted to the rank of commander. Commander H. Chad (1835), son of Captain Chad& C. 8., of the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, was en Tues day last appointed to the command of the Styx steam-sloop, on the coast of Africa, vice Hornby, invalided. Commander Gower Lowe (1840) has been appointed to command the Kingfisher, 12, sloop, on the coast of Africa, vice Brown, resigned from ill-health. The Trafalgar, 120, Captain J. B. Nott, has arrived at Spithead from the Nore ; and the St. Vincent. 120, Captain Sir H. Grant, sailed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead yesterday morning in gallant style. RAILWAY SIKAII,E MARKETS. g4rsToL, Aram 23. STocX ExCuatica.—The sales are—Briitol and Egeter, New, 9% —C3jetipitian, 514 —Midland, New, 30. Stock Exc N ntr W O C E. l - B T T es - a l l ° !;— TTNE Glasio A Zlni 23 fri . es, and Car lisle, 16s, dis. — TialiCashirf) n 4 North Yorkshire, 195. dis.—North Torkshire, 5 p.--Ditto, Halves (Hawick), 2% p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. 6d. dis.—West Riding Union, 1% p. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23. STocir ExcuArtoz.—The slow progress making in the decision of the great public questions continues to influence the Share Market; within these few days, however, rather more activity has been shown than of late, and good stocks have improved, Scrips begin to ap proximate hi value to the snips enacted to be returned on a wind up, and premiums are still maintained on the depozit of a few favourite schemes. To-day there is a decided advance, and an tin , willingness to sell at the present prices. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, % p.—Birkenhead and Holy head Junction, 70s. 4 1 11.—Birmingliam and Gloucester, Quarters, 31% —Cambridge and Oxford, % dis.—Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, par—Derby and Crewe, 231. 6d. p.--Eastern Counties, 22% Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2, 61. IBs. 4d.—Ditto, York Extensions, 18s 6d. p.—Edinburgh. and Northern, 3 dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis t —Grand Junction, 215 ex d. and n.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 24 p. ex d. —Grand Union, dis,—Qoola and Doncaster, 16s. sils.—Hudiers - *l3d $llOlOl4, 2% p.— I l aneaster and Preston, 10% p. —Liver pool and Bury, p.—Ditto, New Shares, 1% p. —Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 4s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, p. % London and Birmingham, 223—Ditto. Quarters, 26 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 22% p.—London mid Manchester (Item.), % dis.—London and York, 11,y dia. —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 7% p.—Man chester and Leeds, Fifths, 8% p. —Ditto, Sixteenths, 9% —Ditto, Ex tensions, 1% p.-51anehester, Midlaud, and Great Grimsby, % dis.— Midland Stock, 145—Ditto, 401. Shares, 11% p.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 p.— North British, Carlisle, 34 p.—Northumberland and Lancaster, 175. dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.—North Union (A), 20834—Ditto (13), 14234 Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 34 p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Qaartere, No, 2, 31 p.—Ditto, Quarters, No. 3, Is. die.— Shropshire Union and Canal, 1 d is.— South Eastern, No. 1 (at 18 die.). a p. —Ditto, No. 2 (at 16 2-3 die.), p. ex d.—Ditto, No. 3, Conso lidated, 34 p.—Ditto, New Halves, es. dia.—West Riding Union, U. Bs. 9d p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 4 p.—Ulster, 834—Dutch Rhenish, IBs. 9(1. p.—Paris and Strasburg Constituted, % p. MANCRESTER, Aratt. 23. -Ditto, o s , n ie , at: 4 , STocx ExerfAxoB. Chester, Mold. p.-Blackburn. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and _ 278.-Blackburn , Dar wen, wen and Bolton, 4 dis. Chorley, and Liverpool,__ Sze., 245. 3d, dis.-Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 263. dis.- 11h7s C e l:esli si. ir e ;J li u ir n k c e ti n o l -Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 6d. p.-- Direct N orthern, L i t Lancashire, N 0.2, % p.-Essex and York Extension, A p.-East and Duinfries, 165. dis.-Goole, Don -168. 3d. dis.- -Chester and Manchester, 225. E.s dis.-Derby-weD, caster, Sheffield, '1 dis.-Hudderstield and i..heffield Junction, and Canal, Extension, 2% p.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 14 p.-Liverpool and Bury, 6% p.-Liverpool _ and Leeds Direct, 53. dis.-Liverpool, Orms- Liverpool, kirk, and Preston, 78. p. -Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, fi dis. c.-London and Manchester (Remington's), 365. Suffolk, 3,c . dis.-Glasgow dis.-Ditto (Rastrick's), 1% dis.-London and York, 15-16 dis. c.- Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland,t par-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (A), B%naDlt_o. :ditto (B), 8% p.-Ditto, ditto (C), 7% p•-Manchester a_anc!telTingharn Continuation and Welsh Junction, 18s. 3t 1 .7d 1 . I _ 4l _ i hs er and Southampton % dis. -Midland, Consolidated ( 401.), 1i A P.-Northumberland and Lan cashire, 168. 6d. dis.-North Staffordshire, 403. p. c. _ Wyre, Halves .(B), % P.-Sheffield and Lincoshire J Preston and dia.- Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters \I- unction 4 (0. 3, par-Sh ' and Birmingham, 13-16 dis . c.-Shropshire union, Railwayewsbury Canal, 185. 9d. dis.-South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated and par-Ditto, Halves (No. 4), 65.3d.-West Riding Union 28 ( o ' 3), LEEDS, Aram 23. , 5. 9d. p. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern tension, 188 p.-Manchester and Leeds Counties, York Ex , Extension chester and Birmingham, New Quarters (c) , 7 1. le. , 1 % p.-Man field and Sheffield, 2)6 p.-Leeds and radford, 2 6 : 41 ' P.Hudders- Dewsbury, 114 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% ai d.Ne 4 P.-Leeds and wick, 81.; p.-North British, 514 p -Ditto, Quarte:Zstle and Ber- Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 6 dis.-A: g :' 2 % I ) . - tingham, and Boston. 275. die.-Buckinghamshire (l a t e tlet gate, Not 6d. dis.-Leeds and York, 1% dis.-London and York, 1 dlugbY)' 18g. and Manchester (Rem.), 3 45 . dis.-Manchester , B nuon g • -- London and Midland, Is. dis.-Mldiand and Thirsk Junction 1 .., 8 Matlock, umberland and Lancashire Janet), dis.-Welsh dig._ dis Nal;).orrthd.- NorthSt Stafford shire, 2 p.-North Western, d B5. d Midlands 258 11 . 6 Yorkshire a h nd' • I g . -- West Riding Union, 31. 2s HULL, APRIL 23. Glaggo Union, 305. d. 'he sales are-Blackburn r, STOCK EXCIIANGE.-1 1. l 355 _d ..-41rWen and Bol ton, 2% -North British, Car is e, • 3 Amber • ' li, Coleraine and P &ate, 'Nottingham, and Boston, 255. Gd.-Arina. Glasgow, Damfrica; onrush, 12s. 6d.-East Lincolnshire, 145.- i - le 235.-flurd Carlisle, 335. 6(1.- Grimsby, Louth, and Horneas nw ‘ o ' rth, -Os. -London and Barnsley Junction, 235. 9d. -Leicester and Tal_ em?.), 195.-3-d London and York, 30s. 9d. -Londom and Manchester (1: ttin ham and Ma Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 2431‘r° b and Hunthigdhsnfielol; 263 • -North Staf fordshire, 41. 38. 6d.- Rug OW Union, 2i °-' - -' 4 .-South Midland, % dis.-Yorkshire and Glas , g_ . s.-Leeds and Carlisle, 243. sfiEk 11 NW". ti , PILIL 23. STOCK EXCIIANGE. -G -The sales are rimsby andSheflield 6d.-Huddersfield and Sheffield , , 5-Ditto, Extension, 11. 3s. _ ma _ eflield, 101. 13s. 9d.- Derby• borough 13s. -ai chester and Li (a ii 1 and and Gains borough , 1m an lt4 Ile It non Canal, IL 3s. Gd.-" ting Td Buxdton Jiatield, 14 1 -Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 193. 6d.-Shefile , , Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 31. 35. 128. 6d.-West Riding Union, . YORK, APRIL 23, STOCK EXCHANGE . —The - aales are—Grand 'Union ( Nottingham .... to Lynn), 9s. 6d.—Leicester and isedford, 7 8 ,„,,, .-1 _ ondon and York, 1% —Newcastla and Berwick , 1 ,-, 84 .. -ISre 'r e asu.a and Darlington Ex tensions, 8 IA —Nprth Bridal, u o .4.iste r-.4tiniloii, .11. "14i.—North ,Kent s;nd Direct' Royer; 1 . 4 —Welsh 311diand, I/. 4s.—York and NoahMidlandNew (Eait and We st h i ding), 8 . Clf,A64 ol Ars Assn. 2a, ", STOCK EXCHANGE : ._.The sales are—Airdri e and Bathgate, 40s. —Banffshire, 19s. 6d.—Caledonian , 10 % — Caledonian E x t ens i on , 27 5 . 6d.--Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 27 5 . 6d.—Caledo ,,z , a ht: and Meat Nation, 116s.—Bast Indian Rodlyrar, 9s. 6d.— THOS. LIGHTFOOT, A. and C. G. Accountant and Comptroller-General's-office, Stamps and Taxes, April 20, 1846. COMMERCE. Mr. Clayton, in his late speech in the Senate of the United States, read the following comparison of the commerce of countries, in proportion to their navies : C. om . mer- Vessels cial ton- of war, all No. of No. of nage. classes. Guns. Men. Remarks. England .... 2,420,759 671 16,242 40,000 98 steamers. France .. • • 625,769 348 8,816 29,095 61 do. tin. States .. 2,417,002 76 7,352 8,724 5 do. Russia .... 239,000 126 10,394 18 steamers, many con tracted for. 95,375 73 754 at least 67 gun-boats. 2 steamers, Sweden •• .. 118,118 397 1,407 at least 377 gun boats. 132 gun-boats. 3 steamers. Denmark . Holland ... • 214,284 132 1,544 Turkey • — 31 1,902 Egypt • — 20 1,460 England has 647 guns to each 100,000 tons of commerce. France.. • • 1,030 do. do. 100,000 do. Un. States 100 do. do. 100,000 do. Russia .• • • 3,467 do. do. 100,000 do. Denmark 877 do. do. 100,000 do. Sweden .. 703 do, do. 1 00,000 (10, Holland .. 777 do. do. 100,000 do. "'SIR JOHN Ross.—lt is understood that this adventu rout voyager has been reinstated in his office of Ceitsut at Stock • holm, for which place he eft Englend yesterday. A short time ago Mr. Buchanan, his sulicitrir, applied to the Court of Bankruptcy that a sword prespted to the bankrupt by the King of Sweden might he given up to him. Thl Court could not make any order on the point, but left it to the discretion of the assignees, who have acceded to the request. GRAVESEND AND RootIESTER RAILWAY.—The fol lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending the 18th of April, 1646 :—Bassengers, 11,046 ; amount received, 8631.0 t, 14. V APRIL 1846. Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Du m b ar t on, 19 s. 61—Edi n b urg h a nd Northern, 915 . — Edinburgh and Peebles, 2.ss.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 325. 6 d.—Glasgow General Terminus, 91.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 335. —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 355. 6d.—Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 27s.—Inverness and Elgin, !Os.— Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 37s.—Lanark and Lothians, 41s.—Les rnahagow, 41s.—London, Bristol, and South Wales, 21s.—Perth and Inverness, 29s.—Scottish Central, 13% Ditto, New, 4%—Scottish Southern, 355. 6 d.—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junctinn, 255. 6d.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 32a. 6d. St. G V ra in n c , Captain tent. Sir Constructor. Guns. Tons. Sir Wm. Rule 120 2,612 Trafalgar, Captain J. Nott • • •• • • • • Sir Wm. Rule 120 2,694 Queen, Captain Sir Henry . Leeke .. Sl2' W. Symonds 110 3,103 Rodney, Calitaiii Edward " Collier • • • Sir R. Seppings SI 2,625 Albion z. CalitabOiteholal LoeitYer - •• Sir W. Symonds 96 • , 3,099 Superb,CaptainA.L.Corry'Sir W. Simonds 80 2,589 STEAMERS. Horse power. Terrible, Captain Ramsay, Mr. 0. Lang 20 1,847 800 Retribution, Captain Lush-' ington • • . • • . • • 'Sir W. Symonds 10 1,641 800 Cyclops, Captain Lapidge Sir W. Symonds 6 1,106 320 Scourge,CommanderCaffin Sir W. Symonds 2 1,124 420 Rattler, Commander Smith (screw) .. • • .. Sir W. Symonds 5 888 200 Exhibiting a total three of .. 655 23,328 2,540 To the above will be added:— Canopus (on her way from Captured from Jamaica), Captain Fair- the French in fax Moresby • • • • 1798. 84 2,357 Yang uard(on her way from Cork), Captain Willes.. Sir W. Symonds 80 2,589 Raleigh (coming from Chatham), Captain Sir T. Herbert ......Mr. Fincham 50 1,835 STEAMERS. Gladiator, Captain Robb. • Sir W. Symonds 10 1,190 430 Devastation, Commander Crouch .. .. Sir W. Symonds 6 1,058 400 Grand total 885 32,457 3,370 PRICE bD. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. ADDRESS OF CONGRATULATION TO THE KING OF THE FRENCH. The LORD. MAYOR said, it gave him much pleasure to in form the Court, that the Court of Aldermen had, on Tuesday last, unanimously adopted an address to the King of the French, upon his Majesty's deliverance from the hands of an assassin. —(H e a r , hear.) Mr."WinE said, he rose with the greatest pleasure to move that the Court should concur in an address of congratula lation to his Majesty the King of the French, for his recent providential escape from the hand of a cowardly assassin. Every one must detest and abhor the crime of assassination. All must agree that the preservation of the life of so great and so illustrious a man was a source of gratification to all good men -in all countries, and a fesh cause of thankfulness a r horror to Divine Providence for saving the life of one on the it, a th n a d t t in h d e i o g n u l a y ti r o i n v con tinuation of which depended, in a great measure, the peace men. While pea a c n e d wa l s, r a ai b ie l e ess N i v n e g r , e all joi N n v e o d u a l m d ini r g eo pv ice e and the happiness, and the civilisation of the world.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to see that the universal feeling of neighbours ge m : i • r a h s o- s ti h r aa respectiverwe a d b,yv countries, tstrue-heartedrhieo::d most accelerate En g l i s h d alry ch provement ; nhich should sooner dev I c w h l ii p c e h rv e a x d i e s ed al b l e t } w 'r e a e n t e l e Ou p s r ae l t s e rot e e d v l ,g it x pe es g se : that England t a t a hh i t i ee r d o ri c o ne i t s : o r r u ue g s hr a c a l oe l t f a s t e n oi n :t r to the world that not France and England • alone rejoiced in the interposition of Providence on that occasion, but that a ll nations participated in the feeling of gratitede that a life so dear to France, so valuable to all, had be en s p ared.—(legs He knew the fee lisgs of amity and friendship which existed between our own beloved Queen and the King of.the French. He felt happy that that feeling was growing and increasing between the wise and good of both nations, and he trusted that henceforth whatever gave occasion of joy or sorrow to the -one - "Tottlihe participated in by .both, • and that while those Sovereigns lived in friendship the people would dwell in peace.—(Cheers.) He was indeed gratified to find in the acclamations of the Court so hearty a response to his remarks, as be felt satisfied that the best interests of our species were promoted, extended, and secured in proportion as peace prevailed—knowledge was diffused and religion was spread. He knew that the King of the French had dedicated his valued life to the promotion of these objects, and that under his sway France was daily growing rich, prosperous, and happy. In these riches, that prosperity, and that hap piness we must partake, and therefore he proposed the adoption of an address of congratulation to his Majesty on his escape from the blow of the assassin. —(Loud cheers.) Mr. ANDERTON felt the utmost pleasure in seconding the proposition. The feeling of congratulation was expressed in language of the most animated character from one end of the kingdom to the other, and every Briton participated in the Empayhy which the diabolical attempt h a d exc it e d. Th e nglish were as deeply concerned in the preservation of the life of the King of the French as the French were them selves.—(Hear.) He trusted that the amity an d goo d friendship which existed between the two Monarchs, and between the two nations, would be of uninterrupted con tinuance. Let the two nations be rivals in the art and ability of giving peace to all the rest of the world—the great bond by which the glory and felicity of both would be established.—(Cheers.) When he considered the attempt which had been made, and the exhibition of feeling which followed, he could not say that he regretted what had oc curred, for it gave to the French people an opportunity of evincing their affection for their King, and the English an opportunity of proving how sincerely they sympathised with their gallant neighbours.—(Cheers.) Deputy STEVENS heartily joined in the sentiments just expressed by Mr. Wire and Mr. Anderton. He did not feel regret at the attempt, because it showed that so completely was the King of the French established in the hearts of his people that there was to be found only one solitary being who entertained a thought of inflicting an injury upon him —(Cheers.) That solitary individual might be mad or in fluenced by motives of private vengeance to the perpetra tion of so desperate a crime. The act was not instigated as former attempts had been, and there was no reason to appre hend any future attack upon,the life of a man who was the friend of peace and the glory of his people.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. JONES observed that the feeling of congratulation did not exist in England alone. As a Welshman, he could bear testimony to the warm sentiments of respect and affec tion entertained by the inhabitants of Wales to the illus trious King. The motion was then unanimously agreed to ; and the Court having been cleared of strangers, the address, which was moved on Tuesday in the Court of Aldermen, was read and unanimously adopted as the_address of the Corporation. EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY. —The SL Vincent, 120, Captain Sir Richard Grant, having transferred the flag of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in -Chief, to the Ex cellent, gunnery ship, last evening at sunset, went out of harbour this morning, under canvass, to join the experi mental squadron at Spithead. The Trafalgar, ISO, Captain Nott, arrived at Spithead this morning, from Sheerness. to j o i n th e squadron. The Queen, 110, Captain Sir Henry Leeke, arrived last night from Devonport. _ _ _ The Albion, 92, Captain Lockser, also arrived a t S p ith ea d last evening, from Devonport, to join the squadron for the summer cruise of 1846, which is complete, with the excep tion of three sailing vessels and three steamers. The members of the squadron already assembled at this port are the following:— WINDOW DUTY. Accounts " of the total Number of Houses charged with the Window Duty in Great Britain, on the sth day of April, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844 ; and the Net Amount, of Window Duty received on the sth day of April, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844." Number of Windows Tears. 1840 ending April 5, 1841 1841 1842 1842 1843 1843 PI 1844 1844 1845 charged to Window Duty. 450,913 447,420 446,108 447,383 453,738 Net amount of Duty Received. £ s. d. 1,545,106 5 11 1,830,457 16 11 1,726,278 3 9 1,699,809 2 11 1,743,401 3 2 RAGGED •CROOLS. Mr. BENNocx presented a petition from the committee the Ragged School Union for a grant in aid of their funds. tie calculated upon the unanimous support of the Court in a case which called so loudly for the exertions of the bene volent. The ragged schools were established for the ex press purpose of receiving and giving eduoation to poor children, the victims of the neglect of abandoned parents, an important class, shut cut from the benefits which other chil dren enjoyed, by the very excea sof the calamity by which they were overwhelmed. He instanced the wretched children who inhabited the close, and filthy, and miserable lanes and alleys about St. Giles's, Saffron-hill, Shoreditcb, and other localities, with the horrors of which but few who were present could be acquainted. In London there were, be said, 100,000 chil dren, under fourteen years of age, who were wholly destitute of the rudiments ofeducation, It was to ask the assistance of the Corporation in the benevolent plan of improving the moral, social, and religious condition of those helpless fellow crea tures the committee came to the Court. Mr. Bennock here described the efforts made by the numerous unpaid teachers of the thirty schools now in active operation. He argued upon the importance of an economical, as well as a moral and religious point of view, in changing the condition of the wretched children who belonged to the class from which the prisons were peopled. He had, he said, visited most of these schools, in which the poor children, perhaps for the first time in their lives, heard the accents of encouragement and kind ness, and to which they crowded with eagerness and hope; and he trusted that such objects would not plead in vain to the Corporation of the City of London.—(Cheers.) HP c„n cluded by moving that the petition be rekred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Co mm itt ee , Mr. KING seconded th e mot i on; meusly. which was carried unani- TUE GAME-LAWS. Mr. W. HALE, the Chairman of the London School ..,,,mmittee, rose to move that the Court should petition Par liament for the repeal of the game-laws. He said it was im possible to read the details of the terrible consequences of the iniquitous game-laws in the newspapers without being impressed with the opinion that the sooner they were totally abolished the better. He rejoiced that Par liament were engaged in an investigation of the in jurious effects of the system which was adopted for the amusement of a few at the fatal expense of the many. The moral consequences to the poor were most serious, as appeared from the multitude of committals which took place in all parts of the country in which the temptation, from poverty or other motives, existed. Was it to be for a moment supposed that a man whose family were almost starving could see a hare cross his path without making an effort to supply his wife and children with food by possessing himself of what he considered as much his property as it was the property of the man of fortune, who pursued it with impunity? Some people argued that the individuals who were tried fir transgressions of the game-lawsiwere not the meat moral in any part of their conduct. But what rendered them loose of morals but the existence of those cruel laws which deprived them of their liberty, and dismissed their families to the workhouse for an offence which, though criminal in the eye of the law, could not be made by any in genuity other than venial, if regarded in a moral point of view ?—(Hear.) It was also said that the inhabitants of a commercial city were not justified in opposing laws which had no operation as regarded them ; but he called upon the Court to express its condemnation of every thing calculated to op press any part of the population of the empire.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion for the repeal of laws which originated in class legislation, and are calculated to harass and oppress the poor. The . result of every session bore testimony to the unjust and tyrannical operation of the game-laws. Mr. R. TAYLOR supported the motion, and pointed out the prisons all over the country as evidence of the demoralising thete tendency dge gaols of i the n hi h g a were a deposited ws. who o n i c i l a c d d violated those laws, stated they found no other kind of de pravity amongst them, and that it was quits impossible to in duce them to believe that they had committed any crime.-- (Hear, hear.) Neither morality nor religion intimated to them that they had not as good a right to possess themselves of game as those who were out of the reach of necessity, It was seen in what multitudes labouring men came to town to the unions. Was it to be wondered that the want which drove these multitudes to London should drive them to the adoption of those unlawful practices which often led to the commission of more awful offences? Let the Court look at those dreadful conflicts which involved murders, and termi nated in execution.—(Hear, hear.) It was a remarkabl.;, fact, that men who were executed for the fatal consermences of those conflicts were objects of conimisseration, ;Ind not of the abhorrence and detestation which marked the departure of a criminal found guilty of murder under other circum stances. The Legislature were, in fact, by continuing the game-laws, manufacturing poor people into criminals. Deputy CORNEY opposed to motion. It should, he said, be recollected that the honest labourers were seldom or never poachers. The idle and the dissolute, who would not hesitate to rob the farm-yard of poultry, were the persons who devoted themselves to the exercise of that nefarious trade.—(Hear.) Mr. KING agreed with Mr. Corney, that the idle vagabond and not the industrious man was the poacher who killed game, and afterwards killed his fellow -creatures.—(Hear, hear.) He had no sympathy for such depraved characters. He had no objection to petition Parliament for some altera tion of the game-laws, but he could not think of the annihi lation of the game-laws, and he had no ambition to hear it asked in the House of Commons, of himself and his fellow citizens, "What are these fools about ?"—(Laughter.) Under all these circumstances, he should move the previousquestion. Mr. BOWER supported the original motion. The best writers agreed in calling the game-laws a fruitful source of misery and crime. If Parliament laughed at the Corporal ion for petitioning on such a subject, the laugh must be extended to nine-tenths of the public, who joined in condemnation of so oppressive a system.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. T. H. HALL said that his feeling went with those who had pointed out the game-laws as an immense source of dan gerous evils, and not with those who rose to make game of the question.—( Hear.) He called the attention of the Court to the evidence, which proved that 44 persons had been committed to prison by one young gamekeeper, and he strongly expressed his disregard for the ridicule which might be visited upon the desire and intention of doing good. The previous question was then negatived. Mr. KING then mowed that instead of " repeal," the word "alteration" should be introduced. Mr. PRIOR seconded the amendment, which was, however, ncgatived, and after further discussion the original motion was carried by a very great majority. SUDDEN DEATH IN AN OMNINUS.-0 n Wednesday, at eight o'clock, an inquest was taken before Mr. W. Payne , the City Coroner, at the Ship, Stones'-end, Borough, on the body of. Mr. James Langley, aged thirty-nine, lately filling the situation of a confidential clerk in the firm of Messrs. Teasdales, Symes, and Co., t"; 415 14 1 solicitors, Fenchurch-street, who died under the following ef rqum . stances :—About nine o'clock yesterday morning, the ilee e entered a Camberwell omnibus at the Elephant an k l Castle. When e e vehicle reached Stones' - end, deceased was suddenl y ak II was immediately attended by Mr. Al cour t , shipowner, Coal theH t r h s o n u rg r- e l r af y i e o , f w 3 h , who stopped o iding, wherethe urn b n e ib d us ie , d w i l n ien a h f e ew w ' 4l3ll th e l tl tes Tee T d l t m o brother of the deceased was passing at the time, and identified Mu as he was being conveyed in. Deceased had bean attached to the above firm tern hie boyhood. Verdict. " Visitation of GaiL" TALES FROM 7HE GERMAN OF HEIN RICH ZSCHOKKE. By Parke Gticlivis. Perhaps no literature has so suddenly attained such an eminence in the world of letters as that of Germany, and, as another well-stream of that same literature,, the_ fictions of ZschOkke are peculiarly interesting, Vie present translation, though partaking occasionally of the license of periphrase s is nevertheless good, -as -an exponent of the vein of thought which has gained the author so . much popularity in " fatherland." BOrn at Magdeburg, in Prussia, " somewhere about the year 1774," Heinri c h Zschake passed through a series of singular vicissitudes, which no doubt coloured his fancy with an air of romance, and imparted such a truthful ness to his delineations of passion, and his in sight into character. An actor, a playwright, a schoolmaster, a liierateur, he gained a wide and varied experience ; and in his works the fruits of that experience are faithfully embodied. Mr. Godwin tells us as follows :—"ln 1805, our author was marries', and still lives at a simple and beautiful country place near Aaran, surrounded by a large family. and universally esteemed wherever he is known. In the seventy fourth year of his age, after an intensely exciting but useful life, he awaits with calmness the summons to the eternal world." This paragraph alone could not fail to enlist the interest of the most lymphatic reader, while the stories themselves contained in this volume would. confirm the most favourable estimate of his abilities. There is .a homely wisdom in the fictions which cannot fail to exercise an effectual and beneficial influence upon those who will afford the writer an opportunity of listen ing to his teachings. If only as a necessary portion of the series.of-German novelettes, the book has our com mendation. TIIE CORN BILL OF 1815. (From the Penzance Gazelle.) At the present moment the protest against the Corn Bill of 1815, drawn up by Lords Grenville and Wellesley, and bear ing, besides their signatures and those of the Dukes of Sussex and Gloucester, that of the father of the present Duke of Buckingham, mutt be read with interest:— "1. Because we are adverse in principle to all new re strictions on commerce. We think it certain that. public prosperity is best promoted by leaving uncontrolled the free current of national industry • and we wish rather, by well the straight an co nsidered steps, to bring he e l our commercial le g i s l at i on to a ituple line of wisdom, than increase the deviation by subj ect i n additional and extensi ve b ranc h es o f the public intere s t t o Fresh systems of artifi c i a l an d i n j ur i ous restriction. "2. Because we think that the great practical rule of leaving all commerce unfette re d, app li es more peculiarly., and on still stronger grounds of justic e , as well as of poli c y, t o any other. n our thienfrresist e indeed, mus t judgment authorise th e Legislature to tamper with the se t b h e e t w he rn n tr ec a ess de it t y han whi t c o h :,tenance of the people, and to impede the free 'Ruches► and sale of that article on which depends the existouvJ of so large a portion of the community. " 3. Because we think that tha expectations of ultimate benefit from this measure are founded on a delusive theory. We cannot Persuade ourselves that this law will ever contri bute to produce plenty, cheapness, or steadiness of price. So long as it operates at all, its effects must be the opposite of these. Monopoly is the parent of scarcity, dearness, and of uncertainty. To cut off any of the sources of supply can only tend to lessen its abundance ; to close aeuinst ourselves the cheapest market for any commodity must' enhance the price at which we purchase it ; and to confine the consumer of corn to the produce of his own country, is to refuse to our selves the benefit of that provision which Providence itself had made for equalising to man the variations of season and climate. "4. That whatever may be the future consequences of this law, at some distant and uncertain period, we see with pain that those hopes must be purchased at the expense of great _ and present evils. To compel the consumer to purchase corn dearer at home than it might be imported from abroad, is the immediate practical effect of this law. In this way alone can. it operate. Its present protection, its promised extensi on o f agriculture, must res u lt (if a t all) from the profits which it creates by keeping up the price of corn to an artificial level. These future benefits are the consequences expected, but, as we confidently believe, erroneously expected, from giving a bounty to the grower of corn by a tax levied on the con-. sumer. "And on all these grounds we are anxious to record our dis sent from a measure so precipitate in its course, and, is we fear, so injurious in it s consequences." DEPUTY-LIEUTENANTS TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—As you before very kindly gave tnsertion to some observations of mine relative to the pr!sent unjust and par tial mode of manufacturing justices of the peace, you will, perhaps, make room for the fr2;towing remarks relative to quite as " enlightened" find " useful " a set of anim a l s , namely, the Deput.Y-I.,ieutanants for all the countie s o f Eng land. Shakspere nas it, "Hy Lord, his fool, in folly hath outdone i" bin, here" my Lord's fools seem to be even greater fools than the Lord himself." Be it known, then, to the en .li7,:ntened people of the nineteenth century, that a Deputy‘ Lieutenant is an animal of the toad species, always selected from among what are t• tined the landed aristocracy, which Means a class of beings possessing more clods tinin brains. The Deputy-Lieutenant must, however, be considered the most exemplary and best drilled of all Lieutenants, for he not ` only is to follow the Lord's • commands, but to be. of the same mind as his Lord, in all things., Never, indeed, does the Lord select any as his Deputy-Lieu tentnts until he has had ample opportunities of ascertaining that they are of his opinion in all Illkigs„ Thus a Tory . gante-preserving, p ro t ec ti on i s t L ord-L ientenlllrit 'appoints alt the High Church parsons and domineering and grinding Tory landlords as his deputies. Now, Sir, I never could per ceice the justice, the equ ity, or the liberality of appointing any one class or set of seen to rule over their fellows, merely because they posses 1001. per annum issuing from land. If money is in any way to confer a qualification, if 1001. per annum has the magic effect of being able to make an idiot squire a fit dispenser of our laws, I must confess I can see no reason why its efficacy is lessened by its proceeding from any other source than the farm-yard, unless it is that intellect, cucumber-like, is forced by the surrounding heat of their dueghills, so as to become at once capable of comprehending at a glance what it takes other individuals the greater part of a life to attain to.—l remain, Sir, yours obediently, L. L. D. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AralL 22.—The St. Vincent, lA, Captain Sir Richard Grant, took the flag of Admiral 'Ogle from the Victorious hulk yesterday, and this morning, the latter hauled off to her usual moorings. The St. Vincent is now ready to go to Spithead whenever the tides will allow her. We have much pleasure in announcing that Sir Richard Grant will go to sea in her. Thirty extra riggers belonging to this dock yard were discharged into the St. Vincent yesterday, towards completing her complement, which will be made up to 950, by extra marines. The Winchester, 50, Captain Eden, flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy, was inspected and mustered at Spithead yesterday, by Admiral Percy, for the Commander-in -Chief; the crew were exercised in target practice, and showed con siderable proficiency in gunnery. She came into harbour this morning to be dismantled prior to being paid off. Admiral Percy struck his gag last evening at sunset. She sailed into harbotir in gallant style. Two days before she left the Cape, the Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, Bart., sailed from Simon's Bay for a cruize in the Mozambique Channel, and the Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, left on the 11th of Feb. for the same waters. The Royalist, 10, Commander Ogle, arrived at Singapore from Mindora on the 17th of February, and sailed on the 2ith for Sarawak. The Diligence, naval transport, went to Devonport yes terday with the stores for that dockyard, and supplies for th• Irish squadron. Sir W. Burnett, M.D., F.RS., Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy, arrived at Hasler. Hospital on a visit of inspection on Monday. The Vulture steam frigate, Captain BPD - ouall, left Sings pore on the 10th of February for Hong-Kong. The Janus steamer was towed ( 1) out of the harbour t• Spithead by the Echo tug this morning early. She is manned by a crew from the Victory, and commanded by Mr. Flinn, master of that ship. She will " sail" for Wool wich as soon as the wind becomes favourable. The Queen, 110, and Albion, 92, are on their way from Devonport to Spithead, to join the experimental squadron. Commander J. J. 111‘Cleverty (1842), who was midship.. man of the Asia, at Navarino, and commanded th e }3 on . On , er t t h t o h n e , at t e so taking f the Chinese fire-rafts at Chinghae, taking of Woosung and Changhae, and the city of Ching-Keang_Foo in 1842, is ap pointed to command the Polyphemus steanbiloop at Wool wich. Commander Henry Chads (1845, 5011 Of Commodore Quids, late of the Cambrian, and now in command of the Excellent gunnery ship and the Royal Naval College at this port), who was Senior Lieutenant of the Harlequin, and was severely wounded when in esnmeuld of her boats in a desperate en counter with pirates the coast of Sumatra, in 1844, is ap pointed to command the Styx, steam-sloop, on the coast of Africa, vice riornby, invalidsl with injured sight from the effects of the climate. Lit - atenants—J. Seccombe (1842), to the Queen, appoint flient to the Vernon cancelled; W. J. Deane (1843), to the Persian. Second Masters—W. H. Bourchier, to the Griffin ;R, Smith, to the Belleisle. Assistant-Surgeons —C. Roberts, to the Pique ; Francis M'Aree (acting), of the Vindictive, to the Hyacinth; Alfred Jackson (acting), from the Victory, to Hasler Hospital ; A .. Lillie, to the Griffon. Master's Assistant—C. P. Campbell, to the St. Vincent.. Midshipman—J. H. E. Wemyss, to the Retribution, Mr. Harvey, boatswain of the St. Vincent, is E;ppointed master rigger of Portsmourh dockyard, in the roOrn of Mr. Maitland, recently superannuated. Sineentiess, APRIL 21.—The Trafalga r , 12 0, flag-ship, Captain J. N. Nott, got under way on Monday morning, from tLe Nore, and had proceeded as far as the Mouse, when the wind freshening from the N.E., s h e was compelled to bring up, where she remained till to-day, when the wind having moderated, the Monkey and Fearless steamers took her in tow through the Swin channel to the Downs. defroaoc6d9m the chatham d er • ' The Brilliant, 22, Captain R. B. Watson, C.B , being COot pletely fitted for sea, was discharging from the basin on Friday. She is a noble looking craft; with all her guns and stores on board, with the exception of her powder and a portion of her shot, she draws about 16% feet of water for ward, and 18% aft., and carries her midship port nearly 8 feet from the water's edge. She will complete the adjust ment of her compasses to-day, go to the Nore to-morro,., and sail on Friday for Spithead. The Emerald cutter, Second Master Beach, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, with supernumeraries. j a - rd he r ri Chatham marines to en t a h n e t i r Commander divisio n She goes to Chatham to-day, to wait the paying off of the Warspite, 50, the basin, having been b e a rrn a t ta in u e, nt Lie i u n t atP C o . rt E s : joined i W e g a '. iTg m meh e de : Gb:oyr7.i have ffdthoanyel a r, s yet entered for her. m wl o i t e i n tb s . he will con ky v vision Only one or two complement of marines Ibral): -- Jrahim Pacha has left Toulouse, on his way to Paris, where he has bee n received with every mark Of respect and honour. lie left 3,060 f rancs for the on the road from Perpl t]. EXPLOSION gna Poor of that city, and 300 francs to those OF GAL—About twelve o'clock on Theft ." M orning, Mr. H. Webber, an inspector in the employment of the COMMissiOnerS of SeWer3, and residing at No. I, Greek-street, Soho. sustained the following serious injuries. It appears that among (*her of the WP-ithn , • I --,....n5,,er nuprovenients, now in progress, is that of consi der gIAY enlarging the sewers , an d at the above time Mr. W ebber pro oeeded to Some distance up one of these In Rochester-row, but haul hardly been In it more than two or three seconds, ere a tremendous report was hoard- The men instantly made towards the place, 4 , Ws w eae l t i p e :ed re r , upon examination of his where they found Mr. Webber lying upon his back in a state of in sensibility, and quite black in the face. No time was lost in convey pluegrshionm, i t t o w l a V s es d t is m elv o st i el en e a ' r e ed ng i da tt ise s a i P i t mad it h ai r is . face, hands, arms, and body were• fr hel om d in p his ipe hatd, th h e ad ie r w ir e •a r ' .4 n n and s ignitingel , y 1 p f romyi injur e d. i n ,g „) „..