The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

t e °n°. on e nag, ft, ri" DAY ) . 6 00 69 s p'd fl i ed. p 30 .•• 14 19 or 0 o f 10 0 .• 410 1 41 430 40 " 33 5 1 4 0 41 4 !1 40 9 1 0 # . • • • b 44 ".. 5 5 . 1 91 t •• • A il :foil' 4" 14D. 39 1t° •• • 410 ••" v 4°.- tl• 6 . s• 6 , tto tto 9 / ers . 00l • 01 • ..16 I' l .11, 0 : 0 0 t o • IP - too oefi f f ot,‘ ,ce rm 0 1 9 ?ow s)' 4. l 's "1 • Tit ,Arrei Isr rj° ' of Ey q, 0 01 no o 113° 9r f pi~~~ ' ~e ~~ TO RAILWAY PROPRIETORS AND SHAREHOLDERS: ESSRS. WICKHAM and CO., Share ?r,,,, Auctioneers, inform their friends and the public, that their AtW-Tste S ALES OF RAILWAY SHARD, &c., are held every Thr;,'"AY ES and THURSDAY, at the HALL OF COMMERCE, Auctrneedle.street, London, to which place, or to the office of the teq n °ne ers, 28. Tl weadneedle-atreet, all favours and instructions are All slod to be addressed. SeriP and Share Certificates must be forwarded to or deposited at the oft e 1115 da c of the Auctioneers, as above, at least the day preceding . for,,,Y A °f Public sale, and advices of the result of the sales will be diat e re'l bY the first post aft instructions and the proceeds Immo % j UsPosed of according to. n ilder 10,7 C ,, HA R° lB .—Under 201 ., Is. per share; nn ler 50/., Is. 6d., --, 4 s• 6 d. ; and 59. for all above. GREAT WEE ST RN RAILWAY. for T he Directors of this Company are ready to receive Tenders Aveorana of Money, in sums of not less than 1,0001., for a period . of latex..r r ,°?l Years, on the security of Mortgage Debentures, bearing Apll.the rate of 41. per cent. per annum. Mee' Paddington'lflonsy be made to the undersigned, at tit! Railway ' Station. ..._ CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. OYAT it s .r h '-' PO LYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. trld e ro .. e Lectures selected for this period of the year, by Dr. Ryan SOpsev'essor ItachoMier, in CHEM-4TR Y and NATURAL PHILO- A 4, - ,;2_ . Wi1l be illustrated by interesting and brilliant experiments. 8 1ele.;;Ze b on the P REVALENT DISEASE In POTATOES will be It 'VT, by c tir • Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL-. r>j se oev__ weer Bachoffner, a Working Model of which, ear 2PAtlexeral Persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the • rhopt MICROSCOP.E, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and then,_CHßOMA inentars i e , Y erY effective. The PIIYSIOSCOPE. aubmarine Y Means of the DIVER and DIVING BELL. Among A•Stkiip',9 additions to the Working Models is Coleman's NE, W teete4:-.‘,4-N LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for asaending and de l' ItIJIT's 'ltellned Planes. A magidficent Collection of TROPICAL a the al.' -‘lr .Dow, the celebrated Flute Player, will take part Kist pt,..'_ , e, .fonducted by Dr. Wallis. Open from Eleven to 11a1 - rciarem Seven to Half-past Ten In the lf Evening. ie u. r it ee. 012,2,i1ing. Schools, Ha -pr c . , 't6l-JANT to a DECREE of the HIGH A llak e°ll -RT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause ALDItED against erit,ol;thtl,i,Creditors oi JOHN ALDRED, Esq., formerly of Great k n o lle e h , !_ the county of Norfolk, afterwardi of Hatton-garden, i, Moa t - '°,,T, London, and subsequently of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the • Ossei,A,,rance, where he died, in the month of February, , lB39, ,_ l l.B o ,,,•' o '±a to come in and prove their debts before Sir Gierisr PhtliurnPt:e of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in t -e 7 Wint iMi dings, Chancery-lane, London ; or, in default there /I,•se excluded the benefit of the said Decree. , '''.I'SLET, SCOTT, and lIERTSLET, Plaintiff's Solicitors, 31. Norfolk-street, Strand. AII,CPII GRINDS nd REPAIRS CUT :4II;t, 'i:toolp:: krew e to Londo n daily on the Pre a mises No. 4, LEADENHALL ; also re-leathers - old ' razor strops, and puts new Ps, screws. Razors • set in a superior of those who athiolteihg d i t f t n (l cu c t aste A ar l e arg we e ll u w a o o r i tt the a o t f tent penknives, i scissors, in t ta and forks, cork-screws, British-plate forks and spoons, ' a, / frNts, Sheffield plated candlesticks, tea and coffee pots, ~cruet fames, nut crackers, Sec. ' 'ffLs_cliltntiffll'lLV S STRAND STATIONERY hi. - v-degv. "'USE. -Stationery, Dressing-cases, Travelling --s, . Envelope Cases, Ladies' Companions, Portfolios and )17, peZrs, Inkstands, Gold and Silver ever-pointed Pencil earn kld ch ant a I • °FY Tablets, Cutlery, Lc.; Bibles ant Prayers hi ii , o 4s, 2, 1. , bindings. Name-plate engraved for 2s. Gd.; 100 best (1 6 81 ) . as. 1 1 '; superfine letter paper from ss. the ream ; note paper - ' II Y 8 , 8 , r eam ; with every article of stationery, of the best 6 d at iN n i d t ,',,,orest prices ' `'n' 6 , 143, Strand, facing Catherine-street. Envelopes, N.,..,....z.e&5. the 10. leO se AL'S PALETOT, registered 6 and 7 Vic., ore. ---.P.5 ' ts ktA labssi n , s.B patronised 1•3 , the Prince Consort, Prince George ht:eoitt 3 6 ' 'sea and is generally acknowledged to excel all other / 'Me ry The cloth is made of Llama Wool, known to be porous, a th e 'Y roPellant of rain. 4,... neigh 10, , , a 11 , bourhood of the extensive Warerooms, 114, Regent- Cage y ' o r Mall shops are so far unprincipled as to assume a to tiro • P„ante, intending to Impose upon strangers some trashy ktatitio,*th.lessrs. Nicoll think it due to their own reputation thus d ot 'led ; : P,atilte, and to suggest that a copy of the Address be 'gle n •'n'l they further offer a Reward of Fifty Pounds for the tt il tl3. l.- k 11%1 .P‘os,itive Infringement. k .ne b roil , . Cloth, from its port elastic nature, is well adapted ftyr h ach e „._ s Coats -to be had only of the Patentees. ;' aleoVact registered Paletot is stamped in the lining "11. J. and :•-•„...........14!t,egent-street, London." tfID , Gr.,. kn.DEN FLAX CRAVAT COLLAR. 17. ` " 4-- t:gi ' '",, e s.ingle Rands" may be worn with the customary e n ' t h benchin increased warmth and compactness, by substituting at „avolai n Place of the unsightly and troublesome tape-strings, °the"; faqir tll° u nseemly parting and irritation of . the usual cellar tal "T he o' the neck, by one linen band passing through the gel coinb i . t oahle Bands" need no additional cravat ; in one ar lac irSa„,"',ed both collar and cravat. In both kinds " The ''' lin e - • is obtained by the use (exclusively) of " The Golden 12.1 t• Sashn• Li nd, lin n „, n, te,eravat collar bears the name of " John Paterson, `"Aal hZrored Aug. 29, 1845," and may be obtained at any of the ri - •lers and drapers, in London and the country. kj 4 R I S TM A S!!! .t"yeelcoyrm wake my le with tunful lay, ItT l e" give toe' Christmas Day 1" Joyous, happy time, ' ken music, mirth, and love combine, friendship with delight ! ;not what is most essential-say, Y "Clothing lat to " Christmas th by !" at we own's a fact; therefore tell you to act ! A way to " llyam's f or"-der there A 4bilinients of beauty rare -.pd then with confidence and joy +test charmingly your time employ ; In sc 0 , enes of pleasure bright and gay, 1.1„ 4U P 3lB a happy " Christmas Day I!" 0 "` of Prices for Winter Garments ready-made :- •atl.„, 'elle 4 'o's (a y £ s. d. li`Gent ern", ,_. er-coats from .• • • --- .... • . 0 9 0 o;ilen,,o,s cai esterfleld and Taglionis, from • • ••••• '• • ' I , 15 1 0 0 bal' C'ver ' tr e'rlays and Glen' ons '. •••• • • • th s , c - coats . Y •• • • 0 8 0 4 81 ' , este "• •••••••••••• •• •• - • • • • • • • in,to Coats . rnelds and Taglionis ••••••••-• • • • • • • • • • 0 10 6 I I 0 T i .,„ ats, „,_nt all colours, braided edges, from •• ••••• • • ' • a.".yless,",',• lo ditto ..... .. .. . • •• 0 8 6 th t 4 , s li t e '" Cloth and Doeskin, from ••••••••• ' • • • - - • • 4 6 I.l'sieesdlin Patterns, in every material, from . • ••• • ' • e lleßt ' ° r Winter Garments to order, in first-rate style xs. ai d id . •sra ehi fashion :- .. . 0 18 0 .11t,;,. 4 Y entiarnd Taglioni Over-coats, from • • •I,,,t't wand elealyou ditto, from • •• .. lit 14 t io N, ring ton walking ditto ... .. • •• • • • • • • • • 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 itiZ, C00t,•..°41,:nd Chesterfields •••• • • • p'sooktitn,s, l i r e in superior.iityle, from ..... ..........i •••••• •••••• 1 10 0 1 13 0 44 , Of l' ' Il laCk • ••••" • • • • • • • • i .• • frOrn •• •••••• • • • • • 0 Is 0 Th,- the ~_ and Fancy Dees in, rate f ro erect materials, from .. .. . %% nal n ,the ~e . partinent Is conducted entirely distinct and sepa- A '' 'u'te `‘ , IY-made, and buyers will rind patterns and ma -1/414 li nfne„: ri girlal. N r .' of ie,,, assortment of Youths' clothes kept constantly on les' clee - ', ',anted durability, at very reduced prices. Mourning o' - 4. 'Non, and to any extent, can be had at five Inisinteef A a_ litt._••eoa e l sse, c ' entitled " The Talk o f th e T own, " containing list of 5t, 02 ,7 1 1 be had on applyi ng t o L. Hyam, Panteclinetheca, 36, s Is rc h-street, London. it"ness transacted un Saturdays until the evening. 4 u ,,, GESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES 0,._,1 tr „,, tle 4 ll"a 1 1 71 1 ,eu5e , , , 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy -steps, London kik:tire roue and SON, being apprised of the numerous en blist i . feer, a ,e by many persons to impose a spurious article for their tce,, e, In ~.,‘ Incumbent on them to request the attention of the r ay ' the Veltasing what they conceive to be the original to ob titiC,OPearZao and Address correspond with the above. The genes ' , Wed • - "ee of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un eittoNt' and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following •Jai g 'St kale are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine," but te,, n oth, ro nlo or addressßurgess's Essence ef Anchovies," t intZB a nd ‘,._ Il argiss's ;" and many more without address. John I NC I lee ki .' n n, having been many years honoared with such dis esr,e),_." rar r ebation, feel every sentiment of respect towards the '4l 'Reg -ar nestly solicit them to Inspect the labels previous to atrev4lsat they conceive to be of their make, which they hope Is Oit llo , Ea5 y : 1 .... 411 Y disappointments. 'seneatl ef .' saEW SAUCE, for general purposes, havinven such Nt: l 4 , as e ` l° n, continues to be prepared by them, ands recem . 'host useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all Nteh n -s ' t4 e, by, tt.. STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, Louden. 'N' ' •• "• ----__: 1 21e Original Fish-sauce Warehonse 0 W , " ft or Dte,,, '' AND'S MACASSIAR OIL. •I ti s tU rtlises and reproduces the Hair •, prevents . it from falling e h _ r kt i e nrt :,,lirey : restores grey hair to its original colour; frees it ' "' r , a f Q .alan„,"' clandriff and renders it soft, silky, curly, and . glossy h''tis e lee nc ; t a n i tlY Proved by innumerable testimonials, which are k 4 tS aria on at the proprietors. As a mild stimulative, cor- I,:irot:SkiosP,reservittive agent, ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL s kis !tee '' r e Patronage of the several Sovereigns and Courts of Ola tt atten ti _7!ith rank, fashion, and discernment, supersedes all • ,"•ts n_eaeh ',4•Professed similar import. A small pamphlet accom -04 011 t1 e.4 'lettle of Rowland's Macassar Oil, wherein important Ns ru l t l e.. o Will be found on the culture of the hair of infancy, , 4 1 ( ; t 41e i , 4 ,,te. " er vation and beauty through the several stages of ' s,,e h ,` l oss ' 4 1 - "eta --- -IT for the sake of gaining a th 4 cas t , - Ps ~ nPrincipled shopkeepers, ' e ,, A r ? I -, vend the most spurious trash under the title of th e Z i - t " 1 1 C1 / t - 0 •• ,..It is therefore imperaLive_oLirrchasers to see that are in two lines I' m a b , as s , p " is A.ND'S MACASSAR V and on the inside of 4,4 l a. De er Der of eac h bottle, 28 10s le 6 t d te , rs ayot 1 4S a7„nearlY 1,500 times, containing 2 911 0 ) s,a 0.4 size Family Bottles (equal to four , sma .eto , ' 4 0 4 s i- 6 . - 2 1s. per bottle.-Sold by Chemists and ' • Z r s. N . , 20, Hatton-garden, London, and y the I ropri b ßOW - 46 ' a. A11 °the t Counterfeits. sa s , A - r Macassar Oils are Fraudulent N,...,..,_______ th kr- ' , ) 8 DEMULCENT COUGH I _AO - 1 / 4 . 4 : t oi s ssEe le th, , the best remedy ever discovered. Persons afflicted ikm or 4 8thr ta will experience • r ist b iAt i difficulty of breathing, consumption, or other ;Ait bi r•ia t reh, r getnent of the respiratory organs, eflica • ' lit , ti tt uPit it f r and derive permanent benefit, by the use of he 14 they "CENT COUGH LOZENGES, which are so a_ con f are tio will cut short the most violent paroxysm of cough -1•1'1(10etio agreeable to the palate that they may be oaten ) I k te, Pie n ,. Net itholL°Prilitor, Peter Jones, operative chemist, 11,.No i rt s oi a i- t .e,e4:ll,au•t!te-street, London, in boxes Is. I'id., and in t n i t i odt_ •t ' l •l4 4 r t a a I.i ‘ ln u c a lu n d d e e d o ; n a n n tr d y by most chemists and p i . 41. ' t:ll . l ,l!_e,ns -- -alarelay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Edwards, k tayirt i . i t Et,— Ni 1 , o ki 14; ' s HEAL-ALL, i s eel," be:, CELF:BRATED EMBROCATION, 4 ' t 4 la A kt -tte ll , k4° n'a throughout the West of England as tia,..4ltltn\o--ntedy .for rheumatism, ~ ,l umbago, pains in the ok t i te rin se , sciatic and paralyte., affections, face-ache, ne n il. pit s n s, barns and scalds, spasms and cramp,_ stiffness 4r44 Sea t 4 liii r e „.. n , e elc, frozen limbs, chilblains before they ar r e } llhilet4ror ir e ] se an infallible cure for that dange .n ro t n o s d fa L t s l or n i f i t e er , i l e A s t‘ Eit v , apt i n e aroat, in which it was never known on. Ih a tor t - 4 ` l ~, i t , , , 4 41 . n m , e„ llone can be genuine unless the 6tamp affixed li• "9 the Name and Ad sees N .°4 1 1‘ 4 8 4.1 5 , - A n r t a ri l - d of BARCLAY and n r b0t,%1,17:1e 4,1 13( t0n-street, who have ptunrech a sel Inventor, t he propertyproper t- h 4 4 4 wi.',', e fo rr r r w t i h it e . exe ß c e u t t a o i r l s p a ce, ii Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. p ad retail, by all respectable medicine venders in )141,0ta „ m t. from COUGH in TEN MINUTES oil , ~%. „mt . ~„,,, after use is insured by t.' c•atalanrit • ''cOCK'S PUI MONIC WAFERS. •sitatl,,,,•etoe,": Asthma from Mr W. Barton, Apothecaries' itciti'Ainl.ar.ll4,l7,gYleshire, dated March 1, oi,, a r Wafers give great satisfaction , . • one case in 1845 :- 4 q,, 1144 114, n d seer gentleman, who for years has been afflicted with to , I ble; U 2, extt e ,. -nr n had a quiet night's rest, had used very many. re:ell en 7 ll l -'", as well as medical prescriptions, but all w ere f el ro•rhln; aln ee . 3?, began to use Loeock's Wafers, he feels himsel Otti n "ll'iel&e •''' sleeps well at night, and is quite refreshed in 117te ••• ansqlS a es (Signed) " WILLIAM BARTON. 1 , 4 4, , / , ,f , st 7,-. PUBLIC SPEAKERS they arc invaluable for Nit:a4 (s e .' 's, 81 fr_ l ;erling the Voice ; they have a most pleasant ll'etsi", 1 / 1 1 , ., 2s. 9d. and II s per Box.-Agents :Da ea t ' rul e ., CI At k It• ppn lane, Fleet -street, London ; sold by all me ttAts,i,„ --,IIT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. 4 lrth: fou ~, Doncaster September 2Gth, 1844. . ltt.ith ey n l ug Particulars have been handed to us with a 0 - alie n. 11 .1 . 1 ,:g1it be forwarded to permission for you, with ,Iste, e 'to ot Jon should deem them worthy of such. i i ; 4l4 lZ t i f ett lt n rearle . J. BROOKE and Co., Doncaster. ~ e,, s Ye n . Y, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged t a,'" i 'ta t i"._les b; 1 "; 1 3 , , was severely afflicted with Rheumatism, mid Ala,Lose, 'o lift h e r "' sr a Period of nearly two months, with scarcely Wang Or Bs, ky„, G O UTe was signally benefited slier taking •rin ithn lto tioi4a. and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and aftsr 1 11 1 ,7. ;1 ree eh . w as quite recovered.' It n. t, bsran, b ,_ riat quite recovered.' is a turner proof of the great efficacy tli sa g- 4• 11e- Ultiet7-_ ed lelpe, which is the most effective remedy for he Pe . ,.„., I'm, Sciatica Lumbago, Tic Doloroux, Pains in the t 't I 4 tle Ts -, oflen ' N ,„,„_ mden,,, mist a ken for tooth -ache, and for all Gouty and I 4 nl eri erhi lfYin 'l" 1141'3, , , 40„ . _ . g to have permission to refer to the following te:''ll:.l_ as co‘ - 't'ir b t rom a multitude of others, whose station in i aih.., - "-.1. fis t _ uted to advance this popular medicine in public ltt.7s. +V. • M andll Ve 'l4, 'Tt W ...e Chevalier .-sa., Coroner, Doncaster the Rev. Dr. le k,..1.),,,,___. de la Garde ; Mr. Miskin, brewer and 14NT,• ?. le r i u rc! , Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John J. Giles, Esq.. la e,nrace-, inwoed, Perbright • William Courtena • Es q., kt??..lotcals,,tii,l:ear Andover Railway ' Station, Hants. ; all of whom .' te,, ) r the p r i, A f ,lt bY taking this medicine, and have allowed the kt 41411; '''''go of eliblishing the same for the benefit of the hidkby. 111 ()/ ,,,,. , , all s e ."' , rout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ;..t. I.,'Pectable Medicine Venda hroughout the United i t s i titi r Ist 4e ?s. 9(1. per box. 01, 111 rz,0. and ~( 1 1 1 S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe a dress of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoon " I tlielt e L th a Gol'entment Stamp allized to each boa of time O. -- --- --- 1 .- - - i!:: ,. : 14 : : 1 4 :•)C" ,----, ,:„.... . ~._.,,_•,..., ~,.., ~. .4.. ~,, \:,..,•,. ~,...... 2._ _,,,-,,,,,,,, . .. .0.,1:- .7r - : , Ir : ss , p r f , -,, .....: . ~.,,,mr, _ .... •--.: Illh '' t. i '/- f 11 1 , t , (-------\ ,_ l- . --._ . :l '' :`'‘':_, s , 7 i • '.4 the part of Great Brltgliaatake offence at this measa . - 14A11=-1 -- ,7 F.. 1 i-- - -i- - these measures; and especially that of the increase o -.41147....L_........• c -..___.- ,•,• • 4"1-----r" , ' , i. W t.', *- -4L -r :4 7 ; 1 17- l '"` J `C ~ s, F es ; _ )/' . '': 1 ,L' ' ":" . e ; . .it.s 'l 4 - u4 :' military forces, must depend on the notice to Great Bkrilliti wry , that this present state of things which had existed fortweny , * '... 1, 'll l'' .4 'I:. . • \ , \...--, •', , - - 1, - 'f l o k ~.,,,, ......,,,, ~. s'\ I 1 . 1 - • ~. e, ~ _ ! .pe ;4, \ S-• "N, 4 .-, ,', , 4, • v . --,--, -;,,,,,-;:,, - -, ? !.4... „, ;,_,,,,,5 1 , t ,,,), , • os ,,......9. ~ii • ,-.= ....., , . t ee --- ;s l W - 4 L --. , ti p% $ , -:10110.'' - br .0 1 ..,• , . \\ L t: ~i i .., , _____ „, R -v ~-;;.. 3 : 2 v 2st k, ,i \, Np-z7: p"t• -: ---, k___-- /K ••,. 2 07* '4? ,--, , y1:11' Da•Olro_i‘ 41,, , ,,- 4, w‘i% 1 4 '...---t, '-‘, A 2 , o_ L; ( yri. !... /4 A .., ~, --.* , -7:, ~... , ....,......--,,p . -, am or twenty-five years, should no longercontinue ; that we would not have our hands and feet tied on this subject; that the no tics must be given, and we must be free to act as we shall think our interest and the rights of the country require. ' He thought it was time for this House to begin to consider what was due to that portion of our countrymen who were in one and another portion of that territory. They ought to know who they are. He confessed he was very imperfectly informed oh the subject ; and neither from Lieut. Wilkes's ; exploring expedition, or from Lieut. Fremont's journal, could he gain this information which was the most needed. He referred to the memorial which had been presented by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at an early day of the session, from American citizens in Oregon, and to another memorial on the subject, which had mot been pre sented to the House, as sromising to impart something of the desired information, aid he repeated that he was in favour of protecting them as far as we could protect them. He be lieved he had said all he proposed to say on this subject. The mest material thread of his observations was firit to give notice to Great Britain to terminate this convention—this was the first measure; and after that would come measures ecessary for the protection of our citizens, such as the esta blishmenttthe cr eas o e f o r stockade our tl t f , o l r r t . s e a s t e a d b l o i s t h li n f other n ti t i s ea _su el r . i l. , against i , all these, unless the conventio n was fi rs t t erm i na t e d.' Mr. Adams having taken his sea t, Mr. Faran endeavoured to off er a reso l ut i on, b u t th e Hot:se, influenced by feelings of int e ns e ag i tat i on respect i ng t h e sub jectrwealliintsot before it, immediately moved an adjournment. On the 3d the debate was resumed by Mr. 3. C. Ingersoll, who, far from considering the notice would precipitate war, bslievea it would on the contrary be the means of avoiding it. He expressed his opinion that the matter could and would he honourably adjusted, peaceably and without war. Mr. Darrat was for promptly and boldly asserting our rights to Oregon and giving the notice. And various other Members expressed sitnilar views. On the sth Mr. Giddings declared that he was opposed to war, asd thought it would come if the notice was given, yet by annexing Texes the power of the Government bad been transferred to the slaveholder, and he would therefore go for speedily settling the question in order to add to the number of free states, and thereby restore the balance of power. He was therefore in favour of giving the notice, even if war should come. He took it for granted, that if war should cense, they would, in addition to Oregon, get the Canadas, out of which we could make five or six free states, and thus and in that way the balance of power could be brought back to the free states. Other Members made comments of a similar character, and the debate was concluded with a braggart war-speech by Mr. Sinia. The debate was resumed on the 6th by N. Heinen], in favour of authorising the president to give the notice. After some further discussion, a motion to make a special order of. the resolution was voted upon and lost. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, and Mr. Boulin moved to take up the joint resolution, to give the one year's notice to England closing the joint occupancy. On the same day, the Bill fir raising two companies of mounted riflemen, without objection, was referred to the Committee of the whole, and ordered to be printed. Mr. M'Connell requested permission to introduce a resolu tion, which the House allowed to be read for information. The reading excited much merriment and laughter, and was regarded as an appropriate burlesque upon the recent pro ceedings of Congress:— " Resolved,—That we hail the elevated feeling which now unusually prevails in our glorious confederacy to strengthen and consolidate the principles of Republican freedom, and extend the blessings of our free institutions in every practi cable quarter of the universe, in the spirit of Christian love and peaceful brotherhood. " Resolved,—That while we hail the admission .of Texas (which fought her way to independence) as a sister state into our union, we now, with unaffected pride and sa tisfaction, hail the resolution of the Executive and Con gress of the United States to uphold our title to Oregon, and in the same spirit we observe the growing desire to incorporate Mexico, Yucatan, California, &c., into the con federacy, and that Ireland is f u lly en titl e d to share the blessings of our free institutions. • " Resolved,—That the Irish people, as a nation, have long been ground down by the British misrule and misgovern ment, and while her people for centuries have been ground down by a monarchical yoke, they have always cherished the democratic principles of a republican government—the only government that has ensured freedom to man. " Resolved,—That the House will receive with due atten tion and consideration any communication that may be for warded by that high-minded and liberty-loving people with a view to effect such an object." PARIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. SIT PING OF JAN. 12.—PRESERVATION OF WOOD—TANNING LEATHER. A communication was made by M. Letellief on the pre servation of wood. M. Letellier states that, as long ago as 1837, he pointed out the means of preparing wood by im mersion, first, by impregnating it with deutochlorure of mercury and then with gelatine, which rendered the mercu rial salt insoluble, and, in December 1840, he pointed out the disadvantages of the use of pyrolignite of iron, as recom mended by M. Boucherie. There is scarely any subject on which so much has been said in the Academy and the jotr nals as the preservation of wood. There are at least thirty competitors for the honour of the discovery, and yet up to this moment w e h ear o f no establishment being formed for any operation on a large scale. M. Boucherie appears to have passed six or seven years in experiments only. Mr. Banner had his patent three years for Payne's process—which is extensively adopted in England, where it is said to yield large profits to the patentee—before he could form even the nucleus of a company, and though he was able at last to get together a board of direction, embracing some of the most eminent add high-sounding names in France, the affair is still-born, the public, in its eagerness for wild schemes on the Bourse, having shown no disposition to take shares. This is the fate of half or two-thirds of the ready useful discoveries and inventions that are announced in France. Law found plenty of dupes for his schemes; the proprietors of the bitumen cempanies let in thousands for heavy lasses with their unfounded pretensions, and even at this moment, in spite of their experience of the pa-t, capital is to be found for schemes that are equally wild; but in vain does the true disciple of useful science call for the co-opera lion of the public for assistance to execute his plans. A very important communication was made by M. Payer,, in the name of Dr. Turnbull, of London, relative to his prac tical application of the theory of endosmosis and extosmosis, discovered by M. Dutrochet, to the process of tanning, and also the application of the soluble principle of sugar to the same purpose. We give here a short expLuation of what is meant by endosmosis and extosmosis:—When a membrane intervenes between two liquids of different densities, they produce two currents, the one outwards called extosmosis, and the other inwards called endosmosis. By this new physical law the currents interchange until they become of the same specific gravity ; thus Dr. Turnbull, by sewing up a hide filled with one liquid of a certain specific gravity, and then immersing the hide in another liquid of greater or lesser density, keeps up this reciprocal action until such time as the hide is thoroughly tanned. The statement made by Dr. Turnbull is so extraordinary, that it as tonished the Academy, and has equally astonished some of our Paris contemporaries, who observe that his process, if - red, eclipses everything that has been discovered in the practical arts for these hundred years. The best answer to the doubts expressed as to the reality of the discovery, is to be found in the fact that the process is carried on in London on a very large scale, and the experiments which Dr. Turnbull has been performing in Paris for the last month, in presence of many of the first tanners. By the ordinary process of tanning it requires eighteen months to tan an ox-hide, and 400Ib. of bark. Dr. Turnbull tans the hide in fourteen days, and with only 100 lb. of bark. Here, then, is a saving of out lay for the process, and the tanner, with the same amoun t of capital, can do ;hirty-six times as much as under the old system. And this is not all. Dr. Turnbull's process gives an extra weight of leather, varying from 15 to 251 b. per cent. Calve-skins, which under the old process reclitire an immersion in the vat of five, six, an d seven months, are by Dr. Turnbull's process tanned in two days. But, it will be asked, is not this rapidity of execution attended with infe riority to the leather produced? On the contrary, it is much better, for all the saturati on requ i re d f or t h e production of good leather is as fully effected by the new as the old pro • cess ; and one of the great causes of bad leather is entirety avoided. The first part of the ordinary mode of tanning is to remove the hair from the skin—to do this lime .is used,. and before the hair can be detached, the corro . sive e a n cto r n_ , m n r o o t ist o u n re l of the lime always produces an injury to I' the same time that when the leather is made up for use, at affected by loss of weight. the interests of the tanner are . the hair by the use of Dr. Turnbull effects the removal _ of _ substance containing saccharine matter ; or, if sugar or any spongy, n t g l y i e , and use e t f h e a r c e i f d o s r . e readily B ed by the application of sugar, before lime be used, it is removed it can do any injury, whereas, by the old process, a portion of it must for ever remain in the skin. Hitherto every pro cess for rapidity in tanning—comparative rapidity, we mean, for when M. Seguin contrived to turn out ox-hides tanned in five or six months, the fact was thought wonderful —has they susceptible nevr the pe k o s i t s been attended with loss of quality, for the process was ex peditedare no acids used, in addition to the usual • tanning materials, but even the portion of acid which those materials contain is destroyed. We state all this, as the French say, with connaissance de cause, for we have been present at two of the experiments performed by Dr. Turnbull, and had not only the evidence of our hands and eyes as to the quality of the leather, but also the advantage of hearing the tanners who were present declare, that every part of the process had been conducted under their own control, and with skins marked by themselves. A commission of the Academy, consisting of Messrs. Payen, Boussengault, Dumas, and Dutrochet, was instantly appointed to visit the tan-yard, where these experi ments are going on, and to make its report. SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS LAST SESSION...-. Yesterday returns were issued by order of the House of Lords, dated Jan. 22, showing the number of days in each month the House of Lords sat during the session of 1845; and also the number of days on which the several public Bills came from the House of Commons, and the days on which they passed their several stages in that House during the same session. From the former return it appears that the House of Lords sat 14 days in February, 10 in March, 16 in April, 11 in May, 17 in June, 20 in July, and 7 in August. making altogether 95 days their Lordships met during the last session. The second partion of the document gives a list of the various Bills sent from the House of Commons, the days on which they were brouFht up to the Lords, and the days on which each such public Bill passed through its various stages in the House of Lords. _ APPEALS IN THE H OUSE — —OF LORDS.—The Appeal Committee was appointed for the session in the House of Peers on the first evening of their Lordships' meeting ; and various appeal causes have already been presented to the House. thus, on Saturday, two appeals were presented. namely, Evans v. Scott and the East India Company v: Glasse, in both which cases the respondents were_r e a s !ve r : to answer in a fortnight. In Ranger v. the Grea e t t i: W estern Railway t the Railway Company and in Thorneycraft v. re spondents were ordered peremptorily to f a m ne C ,K w and in the fifth instance, the appe,al nt e i _ e p r r p o e d i n to t - en er n in a a n we p e o k po ; N t o l 1 d e a h y e a h ri as n g ye o t f m e (writ n t of of aenrroer2rlythdae pyetfitoironheoafritnhg,e plainti ff, 11; read for an i d he ref a the Appeal Committee already been fixed by their Lordships u comm encing ned. appeals. F Tom Tnumn's PONTES.—On Satur day OF ONE o • for menti proceeding with his suite to Glasgow by rail while to Falkirk, one of the little grey leaders vv da a y y, las on t, his way. was su ddenly seized, at Rilbirnie station, with t h e disease in known Scotland as the " batts." Th e animal survived on ly a few minutes, thus depriving th e G eneral of one of his dwarfish team, a loss which will not easily be supplied.-- Air Advertiser. SHOOTING GAME AT LOWTHER.— On Friday and Saturday last, in the preserves near Lowther, the Earl of Lonsdale gave a grand shooting treat to a number of his sporting friends, amonglt whom were the Hon. Colonel Lowther, the Messrs. Markham, Fee. About 500 hares and • other game were shot, which his Lordship made presents of to his friends, tenantry, tradesmen and workmen, at Penritb. Eamont-bridge, Clifton, HaekthoTe, Askham and other places.— Westmorland Gazette. . , LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING No. 16,677. NOTICE. -ALTERATION OF TIME AND REDUCTION OF FARES. GRAVESEND for 6d. or 9d., boat and railway included. The STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS are now running at the above reduced fares from the Brunswick V.- Blackwall, at 934, 10%, 12, 134, 3%, and 5. Sundays, 12 and 314 excepted. From the New Terrace l'ier, Gravesend, at 834, 9%, 1134 1, 2!4, and 5. Sundays 9% and 1 ex cepted. Fare : Fore Cabin and Second Clasi Railway, Gd.; Saloon and First Class, 9d. Star Office, Gravesend, Oct. 11, 1845. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSIIIt- ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital X 500,000. ExupOwered by Act of Parliament This institution ors important and suLstantial advan tages with respect both t, Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex panse or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table); also the option of selecting benefits. and the conversion of hip interests to meet other conventmces or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT:. The saccess and increasing prosperity of tt e Society kas enabler: the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from :30 to 76 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. , , :,,, i(7 .": ~'; -.1, Bonus Banns in ci -,; a ' ro w - , :ft c 4. 1 Premium. added. Cash. -g • g F.- 6 ~..te' ii, • , ia 0 g I,i e• ' —,--• a .a. -- - 1837 £l9l 13 5 £B7 13 5!X13 17 1 £395 Il 1 61 1000 74 3 4 1838 165 13 0 74 13 101 11 8 6 346 2 3 1 i 1839 138 13 6 61 14 31 92 10 296 13 4 1840 89 0 0 41 13 4) 60 0 247 43 The di-vision of profits is annual, and the next will be made in LH— conier of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAM ROT TX , 44 0 . T HE TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered.). Capital 2,000,000/.,. In 100,000 Shares of 201. each, . . Deposit, in compliance with the provisions of the statute 7 and 8 Viet.. c. 110, Two Shillings per Share, until the complete Registra tion of the Company, when the seine will be increased to 11. per Share, which, with the assistance anticipated from the Tontine De partment, will, it is expected, be sufficient to carry out the objects of the Company. The plan of this Company offers considerable and peculiar advan tages to the Shareholders, as in addition to the profit arising from Life Assurance transactions, it is proposed to raise a capital of 1,000,0001., or more, by the grant of Tontine Annuities, in classes to be regulated by the ages of the Subscribers or their Nominees ; which capital, on the death of the survivor in each class, will be divided exclusively among the Shareholders. The principle of the Tontine Annuities is explained below. TRUSTEES. John Elijah blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn John Conolly, Esq., M.D., Lawn-house, Ilanwell James Martin, Esq., 68, Lombard-street. PROTISIONAL DIRECTORS. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., 4, New-square, Lincoln's Inn Walter Wyndham Burrell, Esq., Knepp Castle, near llorsham, and 5, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall John Charritie, Esq., %toorgate-street Chambers, City John Conolly, Esq., M.D., Lawn house, llanwell John More Douglas, Esq., Belvedere-road, Lambeth Walter Etty, Esq., Lombard-street Chambers Edward Hamilton, Esq., M.D., Grafton-street, Piccadilly William Henderson, Esq., 16, Bishoigate-street Within Hector Monro, Esq., Walsham le Willows, Suffolk Savile Craven Henry Ogle, Esq., M.P., 84, Eaton-square, Pimlico, Ambrose Frederick Proctor, Esq., Ware, Ilerts C oke Taylor, Esq., LL.D.,•Fleet-street John Alfred Trimmer, Esq., Haslemere, Surrey Forbes Winslow, Esq., M.D., Sussex-house, Hammersmith. BANKERS--Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martins, 68, Lombard-street, SOLICITOR—WiIIiam Dimes, Esq., 46, Lincoln's hm-fields. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REFEREES. Thomas Callaway, Esq., F.R.C.S., Wellington-street, Southwark James Copland, hsq., F.R.S., Old Burlington-street, DISTRICT MEDICAL REFEREES IN LONDON. William Preston Lauder, Esq.: M.D., F4S.E., Sloane-street, , Knightsbridge Edward" loyd Esq., M.D., Jewin street, City . Walter Hayle Walsh. Esq., M.D., Professor of Pathology at Univer sity College, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. . . CONSULTING ACTUARY—David Jones, Esq., Author of " Tables on Anntutes," &c., King William-street, City. ACTUARY AND SECRETARY —WiIIiam Clark, Esq. Temporary Offices, No. IG, Lincoln's Inn-fields. It is unnecessary in this Prospectus, to enlarge upon the advan tages •f Life Assurance, or its adaptation to most of the exigencies and relations in life. These benefits have been so extensively pub lished, that they are already well understood and appreciated. This Company is formed for granting every description of Life Assurance, Annuity, and Endowment ; Loans either for long or short periods to persons effecting Assurances, upon receiving satis factory security for the payment of premium and interest, and the repayment of the principal, by instalments or otherwise, as may be agreed ; also for the purchase of Reversional : 3r Interests, Policies of Assurance, and every other description of property. l'ersons borrowing money of the Company, upon approved se curity, and effecting a policy of Assurance for the amount bor rowed, will not be called upon for the repayment of the loan, so long as the interest and premium are regularly paid. Thus a party borrowing 1,0001. upon security of his estate, and an assignment of a policy on his life, would at his decease leave his estate unencum bered, the sum assured being applied by the Company to repay Its advance. The premiums are based upon data derived from the most recent and authentic sources, presenting a moderate and equitably•adjusted scale. One of the principal objects of the Company is to assimilate its benefits as nearly as possible to those of Mutual Assurance Societies, with the additional sectiri >o' a subscribed capital. With this v'ew, four-fifths of the profit', arts ,a; from Policies affected by parties on the terms of particip: non will be divided every three years, after the first five years, among those who assure for the whole term of life. The sum so divided among the Assured to be applied to the reduction of the annual premium, or added to the sum assured as bonus, or paid in present value, at the option of the Assured. Parties may also effect the assurance by payment of one-half only of the premiums for a stipulated term of years—th:, Interest upon the unpaid portion of the premiums, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, being annually paid in advance. Upon payment of the arrear of the premiums, the Assured will be entitled to a fall parti cipation of the profits. For persons who may wish to assure for short periods, or for the whole of life, without participation in the profits, a scale has been adopted, which is as moderate as it can be rendered consistentlywith the interests of the Company. The Assured may at all tines borrow an amount equal to the value of the policy, on its security. In all the transactions of the Company the utmost liberality will be exercised. Life Assurances will be effected with all the advantages to the assured afforded by the most respectable established companies. A Table of Premiums ►ill shortly be published. TONTINE ANNUITIES. This Company, in submitting the subject of Tontine Annuities to the public, is influenced by the belief that there are many persons, who from the hope of longevity, and the desire of ease and affluence as they progress through life, will gladly avail themselves of this mode of investment ; —by which they will secure a large remunera tive and increasing income, guaranteed to them by the Company during their own lives or the lives of their nominee. The following is an illustration of the principle of the Tontine An nuities :—lf 1,000 persons subscribe 100/. each, they or their respec tive nominees, being of an age to enter the class in which the an nuity granted is 61. per cent. per annum, each subscriber or nominee will, during the continuance of all the lives, receive an annuity of 61. ; but as the lives drop, the share of the deceased parties will be divided among the survivors, until they are reduced to six, each of whom will then receive 1,0001. per annum for life; but as they re spectively die off, the 1,0001. per year which the deceased party re ceived will fall into the funds of the Company, for the benefit of the shareholders ; and so in proportion for a larger or smaller number of subscribers or their nominees. This mode of investment will place it in the power of almost every individual, at some period of life, by prudently and legitimately ap propriating a comparatively small sum of money, which in many in stances would be otherwise uselessly expended, to secure indepen dence and comfort in their declining years. Parents may also by these means provide for their children. Wealthy relatives for their poorer relations. Applications for Shares, in the following form, to be directed to Char:es Barker, Esq., No. 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields : To the Directors of the Tontine Lite Assurance Company. Gentlemen,--I request you to allot me Shares in this Company ; and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less num ber you may allot me, and to pay the deposit of Two Shillings per Share thereon, and also to execute the Deed of Settlement of the Company wham required to do so. Name • • • • • • .. Addrosr•... •• •• •• •• .. Profession or Business Referonce •••••• •• • ... PUBLICATIOSS. 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PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, price 'es. 9d., is. 6e and I Is. per box, are the most effectual remedy for strictures, Mean, mation, &c., without hindrance to business. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. Minute detail of cases necessar, Messrs. R. and L. Perry and Co., surgeons, may he consulted as usual, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London- da.ly, and at 106, Dukes eet, Live'pool, very Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ; and at 10, St. John-street, Deansgate, Manche iter, on Mondays, Tinsdays, and wedawlayi. THE NEW REVOLUTION. A SUPPLEMENT (GRATIS) TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS Will be-published on SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1846, Containing a FULL REPORT of the New Measures proposed by Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Speeches in the Debate, relative to these important alterations in the Policy of the Government. No measure ever proposed or carried by any Administration ever equaled the importance of the proposed REPEAL of the CORN LAWS, and other alterations in Custom Duties. These Government proposals, if carried into effect as a law, will undoubted y cause a complete revolution in the social condition of the people of England, far beyond any political changes ever effected in any country. syk The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS may be had, !f or dered two days previously, of any bookseller or newsman in the United Kingdom, price Gd., stamped, with the Supplement fur Nothing ! . The Illustrated London News may be had for any period at the office, by remitting the cash in advance. Office, 198, Strand, London. SALES BY AUCTION. BISHOPSG ATE-STREET, in the City of London.—To HOTEL and TAVERN KEEPERS, Speculators, and others.—Valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY (land tax redeemed), comprising the BULL INN and TAVERN, Coach and Waggon Offices, and extensive Premises in the rear, &c, producing Rents I amounting to 8 451. per Annum. W. W. SIMPSON has received instruc tions from the Trustee under the will of Isaac Laughton Marsh, Esq., deceased, to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, Frb. 17, at Twelve, in Two Lots, the follow ing valuable property:— Lot 1 comprises that extensive and old-established Tavern and Hotel, designated the Bull Inn, desirably situate in Bishopsgate street within. The property comprises a spacious cotfee.room, bar, bar-parlour,' with several well• arranged sitting.rooms, and 36 convenient sleeping apartments, appropriate domestic offices, and servants' rooms; arched beer cellars and wine vaults, of an extent commensurate with the business which has heretofore been carried on. A house and Tap in the yard, which, from the situation, commands a good trade, under let to Mr. John Kerrison. The above property is let to Mr. Thomas Ginger, who holds until Mid summer Day next, under the terms of an expired lease, at a re duced rest of 3001. per annum. A Dwelling-house in the yard, in the occupation of Mr. R. M. Shorter, at 251. per annum. Lot 2. Extensive range of Premises, adjoining the last Lot, and in the rear of the inn, comprising coach and waggen.offices, spa cious warehouses, coach-houses, stabling for 74 horses, with lofts over, in the occupation of Mr. R. M. Shorter, whose business is of that magnitude as to require and fully sccupy every portion of these premises, under an agreement, at a rent of 5201. per annum. The above property is situate in the heart of the City, immediately ad joining the Excise Office, and being in the vicinity of the improve ments now in progress, greatly enhances its present and prospective value. It is well adapted for a depot or terminus, should it be required by any railway companies now about to be formed, or for a brewery or distillery, or for any other purposes where extensive premises and surface are required. . - The property may be viewed by permission of the tenants; and particulars, with plans annexed, may be had of Messrs. Desborough and Young, solicitors, 6, Sise.lane, City ; at the Mart ; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury. IN THE CITY OF LONDON.—VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, situate No. 91, Bishopsgate-street. . - - W. W. SIMPSON has received instruc tions from the Trustee under the will of Isaac Laugh ton Marsh, Esq., deceased, to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, February 17, at Twelve, A valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, comprising - a substan tially-built Freehold House and Shop, desirably situate No. 91, Bishopsgate-street, containing five bed-roc ms, handsome drawing room, dining and breakfast parlours, two kitchens, cellars, water closets, &c., the whole well arranged and fitted up in a superior style. The premises, which are in excellent repair, are let on lease to Mr. Henry Peacock for an unexpired term of 21 years, at a ground rent of 391. per annum, and in the occupation of Mr. Tyler, at a rent of 1401. per annum. The commanding situation of this property renders it very desirable for investment. The premises may be viewed by permission of the tenant, and particulars, with plan annexed, may be had of Messrs. Desbo rough and Young, solicitors, 6, Sise-lane, City; at the Mart and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury. LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK. BREWERY, INNS, PUBLIC AND BEER-HOUSES. NIR. IV. AV. SIMPSON has received directions to SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, in the ensuing month (unless an acceptable offer be previously made by Private Contract), The FREEHOLD BREWERY, with Spirit Trade attached, situate in the High street, Lowestoft, and carried on successfully e y . t y h ea o r f s e e s o s r r g s. e G E . v a e n r t t W t h . e Everitt, t y b u w t i n b consequence o fo r r t h m e a d n offers an eligible opportunity for investment, as skilfulness and industry only would be required in the management to realise an extension of the free and private trade, which is at present considerable. The home premises comprise an excellent residerxe, brewhouse, with tun rooms and stores, yard and stabling. The fixed plant, which will be included in the purchase, consists of a 15 quarter tun, twe brewing coppers, one of SS and the other of 19 barrels, and all other requisite plant in proportion. Also 14 inns, public and beer-houses, which are all freehold, with the exception of one copyhold ; six of the houses are in Lowestoft, and those in the country are generally at convenient distances from the brewery : a malthouse with 15- quarter steep, two working goers, &e maltster's cottage and yard. A considerable portion of the purchase-money may remain on mortgage. Particulars are in preparation, and may be had in due time of Mr. William Everitt, the proprietor, who will now on application show the premises, and, give all information required ; of Henry Ling, Esq., solicitor, St. G:les's, Norwich; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, estate, brewery, and distillery agent, &c., Bucklersbury. SPALDING, LINCOLNSHIRE. FREEHOLD BREWERY, with 25 INNS, PUBLIC, and BEER. HOUSES, &c. MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received instructions from the Proprietor to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the New Bell Inn, Spalding, on Tituaseair, Feb. 12, at Two in the afternoon, in 28 Lots, The ALBION BREWERY, situate In Double-street, Spalding, comprising a convenient residence (occupied by Mr. Proctor, who has the management of the concern), a paved yard inclosed from the street by folding gates, in which is the brewhouse, with tun rooms and extensive malt and hop chambers, counting-house. cooper's shop, and cask sheds. Across the lane leading to the river is a spacious store room, large yard approached from Albert street by folding gates, an excellent malthouse with 16. quarter steep, two working floors, kiln, and screening room, with barley chambers of ample dimensions, waggon and dray shed, coal-house, &c. ; also a well-house, in which is a well affording an abundant supply of excellent water to the brewery and malthouse. These buildings are brick-built and slated. and in a very pert', ct state of repair; they possess a commanding frontage of nearly 260 feet to the river Welland, which communicates with Stamford, and is navigable to the sea, thus the property must always be exceedingly valuable from its great extent and the facilities afforded by the cheap transit of water carriage; and the brewery buildings and yard at a very moderate outlay might be rendered available for any other mercantile business ; together with twenty-five inns, public and beer-houses, &c., situate In Spalding, Pinchbeck, Gosberton, Donington, Thurlby, Weston, Moulton, Whaplode, Holbeach, Fleet, Gedney,and Crewland. Three- fifths of the purchase money ou any of the Lots may remain on the mortgage thereof at four per cent. per annum. Particulars of the property (which may be viewed on application to the respective tenants) may be obtained of Messrs. J. R. Carter and Son, solicitors, Spalding ; of Mr. William Proctor, who will show the home premises; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, estate, brewery, and distillery agent, Sce., Bucklersbury. FATHER WINTER'S EXPLANATION ! How is it, Father Winter? Explain yourself, I pray! How is it that you're acting, Sir, in this uncommon way? It seems that you've dismiss'd "Jack Frost" (that chilly little fellow), And the only thing we hear of you is now and then a " bellow." No frozen water-drops are seen, wherever we may range, No snowy show'rs arc seen to fall—'tis, really very strange. How is it, Father Winter? Explain yourself, I pray 1 How is it that you're acting, Sir, in this uncommon way. THE REPLY. I'll tell you how It is, my friend : The winter dress of MOSES Has made me shrink from an attempt at biting off your noses. With winter articles like those, 'twould be of little use To try to chill you with my cold, or fright with my abuse. While Messrs. MOSES have the power to wrap you up so warm, You'll only mock my icy hand, and ridicule my storm. But do not take advantage, pray, because I'm so remiss, And east aside your winter dress at such a time as this. For, if I take it in my head, as I very like].) may, I'll show you that the Winter King can "come another day." You'd better stick to MOSES' coats, whilst they will stick to you, And, When you find them rather old, you'd better purchase new. Unless you act on this advice (which I would not withhold), Depend upon't, you'll have to say—" Oh, dear ; it's very cold!" LIST OF PRICES. HEADY ][ADS. X Z. d. 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Moses and Son are *bilged to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesmanlike false hood of being connected with them, or its the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasens. They have no connexion whatever with any otlicr establishment, in or out if London, and those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent disappointment, &c.) call or send to 154, Miaorles, or 105, Ahlgate, opposite the Church. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DOCTOR 13INNS AND HOLLO WAY'S OI NTAIRNT.—Doctor Binns, who is one of the prin cipal physicians in the island of Jamaica, has expressed him self in the following manner respecting the surprising healing properties of Holloway's Ointment:_" 1 made many trials of this Ointment in cases of Chronic Ulcers, which several years experience in the West Indies taught me to consider as incurable. lam now happy to say that in all cases it was really and truly efficacious. Signed, E. Bis:sis, M.D. F. S.A. Sco." Holloway's Ointment will cute bad legs, however long standing ; likewi , e the most obstinate cases of King's Evil or Scrofula. Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES.--th l 111 , ,nday night a public meeting was held in Marylebone to petition for the pardon and restoration to their native country of Frost, Williams, and Jones. S INT7_ JANUARY 27, 1846 PiIICE (Swift train of the GENERAL PASLEY and the GAUGE ' South-Eastern Railway Company, as QUESTION. ' before mentioned. To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. In my evidence bef ore t h e coroner ' s i nquest, at Thet . Sia—l had l a id down a ru l e not to rep l y to an y o f ford,l therefore a scr ib e d the accident party to the im the articles in whi c h my o pi n i ons or reports are a t- prudence of the eng i neman in running down a long tacked, either in the daily or weekly papers, or in those descending gradient of 1 in 200 at the utmost speed that specially devoted to the subject of railways; nor to enter his engine could command, and partly to the peculiar into any discussion with persons who propose new in- construction of that engine, which I considered unsafe at ventions to prevent railway accidents, all of whom t a speed exceeding 45 miles an hour ; a speed that was deem their own proj ec t s i n fallibl e, an d some of whom perfectly unnecessary oe any part of that line, but espe are unreasonable enough to be offended by my returning cially on that portion of it where the accident occurred, :3 mere acknowledgment of the receipt of their column- between Harlingroad :Station and Thetford, a distance of only 8 milt s, for traything ov er w hi c h 46 minutes nications. To enter into a con t roverey w i t h t h e f ormer, or into a correspondence w ith t h e l atter o f t h e part i es were allowed. alluded to, would waste the whole of my time in inter- I As I inferred, from a question put to me, that the terminable altercation, leadin g t o no use f u l resu l t. C on - jury had an erroneous notion, that the e m g i ne to which seqeently, when I have be en c h arge d w i t h an equa l this accident occurred, as well as those whi c h ran off the rails on the Eastern Counties line first near Ch es t er f or d , want of prectical knowledg e an d o f sc i ence ; w h en I and afterwards near Littlebeach, were en g in es b u il t fa r was accused of astounding. ignorance, because I reported against the use of improp er sw i tc h es, v i z., s hif t i ng ra il s the wide gauge, and therefore unsafe for th e narrow gauge, I explained to them that , the width b e t ween t h e and cross-Jails, to con nect w i t h a passenger ra il wa y. tviu?els on the narrow gauge was t o o small t o a d m it o f which had eau ed th e d ea th o f two men; w h en I h a d been described as an infirm, superannueted person, in- boilers of such large diameter as those of the engines of i capable of supporti ng th e f at i gues necessary the Great Western Railway, which had greater pow e r for the than any before used. Mr. Robert Stephenson tried to efficient execution of my pudic d ut i es ; when I h ave been reproached with neglect, because I did not examine get overthis difficulty by increasing the length of his the levels of every rail and of every chair, before I boilers, since hecould nut increase their diameter beyond allowed a line to be Opened, or when, after I had re- a certain limit, in hopes that the greater length of the ported a new railway to be in a safe state, accidents oc- boilers, and consequently of the tubes, would produce an carred afterwards, through carelessness, or even when additional evaporating surface, and render his long en slips occurred afterwards, caused by continued ra i ns an d gines superior in power to all the former shore inundations, to which persons who understand anything boiler engines of the narrow gauge, as well as of railways know that the best are liable for years after to the engines with boilers of larger diameter they are opened; when my inspections have been alleged of the Great Western. In this attempt, which at to be a useless form, and nothing more than a pa r ty o f the time appeared v e ry p rom i s i ng , I cons id er t h at h e h as pleasure in a first-class carriage, ending in an entertain- fail, d, as I stated in my evidence before the coroner's went provided by the Directors, whose invitations on inquest ; for his engines with long boilers are by no the contrary I have always declined, when I could do so means so powerful as those of the Great Western, nor without a want of courtesy—l .have, passed over such do I think that they excel in power ; indeed, from my misrepresentations -with silent Conte m pt, sensibl e th a t personal observation, I s h ou ld say t h at t h ey are i n f er i or the falshood and absurdity of the whole of them is well in power to other engines made for the narrow gaug e , known to the Directors of the R a il wa y C om p an i es having boilers of moderate length, to which they are whose lines I have inspected, as well as to their officers certainly much inferior in safety; for I have travelled on and the persons in their employment, from all of' whom, the engines alluded to, whether having outside or inside in my official intercourse with them, I have inva- cylinders, at the rate of 50 miles an hour or upwards ; riably experienced, not merely civility, but respect and and lam of opinion that though certainly inferior to cordiality, those of the Great Western Railway in power, they are In respect to the statements made by me when sum- perfectly safe at the utmost speed they are capable of at moned to attend coroners' inquests, held in consequence twining. Indeed, I have been informed by railway of fatal railway accidents, the case is different. I have officers not personally interested in the battle of the always hail a great reluctance to a ppear on such occa- gauges, that one of Messrs. Sharps Brothers' engines siona for not having been myselfpresent at any of them, with a light express train, travelled over the mole dis- I could not, of course, say any thing from personal know- tance of 31 miles, between Manchester and Crewe, in 30 ledge as to the facts. Only in the trial at the York As- minutes, which must hare exceeded 60 miles an hour for great part of the way. B u t w h en I ro d e upon the , sizes, on the 15th of last month, of Tho mas Wh ea tl e y, - the enginemen, who ran with a pilot engine into th e rear same engine afterwards, on th e 23d u l t i mo, f rom Stock of a train which he was sent to assist, which he did on an port towards Crewe, whil s t it was d raw i ng a tra i n o f ascending gradient with such violence as to cause the death 47i tons, in a stiff gale, it only accomplished 10 miles in of Mr. Boteler and another gentleman, I certified, from 13 minutes and 52 seconds, which induced -the narrow gauge party not to employ it i n th e t r i a l o f p ower an d speed before the gauge comm i ss i oners , as t h ey h a d at personal knowledge, that the breaks of th e t en d er at tached to that engine, which were asserted by the stok e r. to have been unserviceable, in palliation of the pri- first intended ; but to transfer the scene of action to soner's conduct, were, on the contrary, perfectly ser- York, and to use engines of the long boiler pattern. viceable, they being the first and only pattern that had The peculiar danger in Mr. Robert Stephenson's long been used on railways for many years, am d being still boiler engines, whether made with outside or inside cy linders, is, that, in consequence of th e i r extreme l ength, in very general use, though mote powerful o n es have he has placed the axles of all hi s w h ee l s un d er the recently been adopted in making !sew tenders. Here there could be no misrepresentation or mistake, and my boiler, having the fire-box and dom e an over h ang i ng opinion was not asked for, though if it had been I should weight in the rear, which was never done b e f ore , ex not, of course, have withheld it, it having been previously cept in the short four-wheeled engines of Mr. B ur y' s submitted to Lord Dalhousie, the President of the Board Pattern, on the London and Birmingham Railway, which I of Trade, as will appear when the reports of the Rail- do not consider by any means so good as six 'wheeled way Department of Government shall be publish e d. In engines; but in travelling upon one of them by an ex respect to the report of my proceedings on the press train on the 6th of October last, I found it steady 6th of August last, when I visited time and safe, in consequence of the tender being screwed up spot where a fatal accident had taken place, close to the engine with buffers and springs, which cone between the Wendon and Chesterford stations of verts the tw3 as it were into an eight-wheeled engine. the Eastern Counties Railway, and when afterwards I never travelled an a four-wheeled engine at a very great giving evidence at the Coroner's inquest held in conse- speed before, but ram informed by locomotive engineers and 1 quence of it at Littlebury, on the 15th of the same mouth enginemen who have, that until this improvement was where my opinion was pointedly asked, the case was so adopted, they pitched and rolled like a sailing vessel in I fay different, that the newspaper reports, which included a gale of wind. Probably the same expedient may ren.. not only my evidence but my private remarks in comer- der Mr. Stephenson's long-boiler engines also much sation, being not en ti re ly, th o ugh not very nearly, accue steadier, and consequently safer. rate, led to attacks upon me not only for what I said, In respect to the question put to me by the coroner, but also fur what I did not say. Still it did nut appear whether shutting off the steam suddenly at high worth while for me to take any notice of those articles. speed could cause the carriages to run against In the case, however, of my evidence on the late coro- the engine with such violence as to knock it off ner's inquest at Thetford, on the 13th instant, it has the rails, I explained that a Iceornotive engine being been so inaccurately reported in your s an d i n t h e other considerably heavier than th e t en d er, an d at l east dou b le morning pipers of the day following —not only opinions, the weight of any of the carriages of a railway but even facts having been misstated—taat I owe it to train, and the whole moving, of course, with equal velo my own character to correct the errors into which the city whilst connected, I thought that the act of suddenly reporters have fallen, as it is not fair to assume th a t a shutting off the steam from th e eng i ne cou ld not poss i bly person said what he did not say, and gave opinions which cause the carriages to press upon it, because having he never entertained, and then to attack such statements much greater momentum it would retain its speed longer; and opinions as if they had been really his. I seldom read and if the connexion between the engine and tender, and the numerous papers on railway subjects, having better the carriages of a train were cast off immediately after opportunities of judging of points connected with my shutting off the steam, the engine would leave the car ownriages behind, and travel to a g r e at er di s t ance th an any official duties than the editors or corresponde n t s o f those papers are able to afford ; but the editor of one 'of them before it stopped. If shutting off the steam of them usually sends me the articles that he writes suddenly could have any effect, as I found by trial that against me, and, on receiving his last number, I it had not, accidents like that near Thetford ought to found, after perusing af w lines of it, that he grounded occur every day ; for it is a common practice with en an attack on me upon the erroneous p as s ages i n th e &men, on preparing to stop, to s h u t o ff th e i r s t eam newspaper report of my evidence at Thetford and at all at once ; as I observed that the driver of one of Littlebury, on which I laid aside his paper, as I have Messrs. Stotherd and Slaughter's engines did, the same done on former occasions, without reading any more of evening that .I returned from Thetford, when I took the it, for such attacks are to me a matter of perfect indif- opportunity of travelling some stages on that engine ; but this he did of his ow n accor d, a nd not by my d es i re , ference. After this I foun 1 that one o f y our eorres dondents, who signs himself " 5.," has written as your reporter stated through mistake. The experi a letter, published in } our paper of th e 15th i ns t., h ea d e d ment, however, can eas ily b e t r ied on a descending gra " General Paisley on Railway Accidents,"in which, under client. Let an engine with its tender, drawing a train of an erroneous impression that lam a partizan of the coal vaggons, be set in motion. lam ready to go broad gauge, he con t r overts m y su p pose d op i n i ons , with Mr. Bidd er on an y o f th e n a r r o w gauge engines, but with more temper and moderation than my other except those of the long• boiler pattern, at full speed, assailants. If he h d known my real sentiments, he down an inclin e , an d t o s h u t o ff th e s team suddenly, a might have saved him-elf the trouble, not of writing and to cast off the train immediately afterwards by dis the letter to you, in which ho discusses the subject engaging a pin, as is done by the auxiliary engines of of long and short boilers, but of mixing up my heavy down-trains of the London and Birmingham Rail name with it, as far as the gauges are concerned. My way Company, near their Camden-town station, several ;times every day, and I w ill prove to hi m t h at t h e e ff ec t opinion on that question has alway s b een , th a t th enarrow gauge is to narrow, and the broad g a ug e muc h w ider is null. Should he hav e d ou bt s as to t h e sa f e t y o f th e , than was absolutely necessary ; and, therefore, I recom- experiment, he may ride in a carriage in the rear, whilst mended in March, 1843, that a gauge or 5 feet 3 inches I stand on the engine, in as much confidence of the should be established for all railways in Ireland, in pre- safety of my position as he can heap of his own. But I ference either to the narrow gauge of the English rail- shall not argue the point with him in writing. He has wa ys (4 feet 13i inches), adopted on the Dublin and given his opinion, and I have given mine; and his time Kingstown railway, or to the broad gauge of the may be better employed than in paper warfare, which Ulster Railway (6 feet 2 inches), which, though ten can prove nothing. incites narrower than that of the Great Western Having always had occasion to approve of the railway Railway, I considered wider than was absolutely works actually designed and executed by Mr. Bidder, necessary, My opinions on this head have not though nominally under Mr. Robert Stephenson, as en been altered since, and on being examined by Lieu- gineer-in-chief, in which he has displayed equal skill and tenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Mr. Airy, Astro- judgment, and especially in his iron swing-bridge over nomer-Royal, and Professor Barlow, the Commissioners the river Wensum, near Norwich, which does him very appointed to inquire into.the gauge of railways on t h e great credit, it was a matter of regret to me, that I could 18th ult., before the accident on the Norfolk Railway not conscientiously do otherwise than entirely dissent occurred, I stated that the extent of Railway lines in from Mr. Bidder's opinion in respect to the cause of the England would certainly be doubled, and might probably accident on the Norfolk Railway. be trebled, in the course of so me y ears , an d therefore -I Having now explained my evidence in a clearer thought that both the present wide gauge of the Great manner than was done in the report made in the morn• Western Railway, and its extension. and branches, as ing papers of the 14th instant, before alluded to, I must well as the narrow guage of the oth er ra il wa y s i n G rea t notice some errors as to fact in that report; after h av i ng Britain, ought to be abolished, and the 5 feet 3 inches corrected which, the remainder of it will be quite accu• gauge adopted instead, rate. In the first place, I did not say that the flanges of Messrs. Stotherd and Slaughter's engines were deficient The tri ds between the broad an d narrow gauges in depth; on the contrary, they had the usual depth of made under the inspection of the Gauge Commissioners, 1 • , 9 lg inch, which by means of experimental passenger trains and goods they were set nearly at right angles to the tread of the trains, loaded with equal weights, had not then taken wheel, contrary to the rule followed in all other locomo place ; but previously to my being examined by the five engines that I have seen, which is to round off that Gauge Commissioners, I had been required, in the angle nearly in the form of a quadrant. Though similar course of my duty, to give an opinion whether the to Mr. Robert Stephenson's last pattern in other respects, speed of Vie express trains then running on va r i ous the fire-box did not projeet entirely in the rear as a dead railways might not be dangerous to the public safety. weight, but had its centre placed over the axle of the As I knew from long experience that the oscillation hind wheels, which rendered it necessary to raise the of a railway carriage was no proof of danger, and its top of the boiler about nine inches higher, and conse steadiness not always a proof of safety, I therefore in- quently, though better balanced on their wheels, they vestigated this subject by travelling on the locomotive had thdisaevantage of being more top-heavy than Mr. engines of all the express trains in England, which Stephenson's pattern. The present locomotive engineer affords the only just criterion of safety or of danger; of the Eastern Counties Railway assured me that they and I found that not only the engines of the Great had not only been all provided with new wheels of the Western, but those of the narrow gauge lines, such as usual form, but that they were much improved since two the South-Western, the Brighton, Grand Junction, Mid- of them ran oil the rails and overset, the first with ex land Counties, and other Railway Companies, whether cessive speed down an incline and along a curve, which constructed according to the designs and specifications terminated fatally; the second on a level and traight of their own locomotive engieeerss, with outside or ofthe portion line, and at very moderate speed, so that inside ca Enders, or from the designs of Messrs. Sharp n s o person was injured. If these engines had been an Brothers, Hawthorn, Fairbairn, and other skilful loco- exact copy of Mr. Stephenson's pattern, the last-men motive engine-makers, as well as the new pattern engine edaccidentwould not have taken of Mr. Botimer, were all steady, especially the last, and tinned .. In mentioning the gauge Commissioners, there were consequently all safe ; but when I tried th e W h i te Horse also several inaccuracies in your reporter's account of of Kent, one of Mr. Rober t Stephenson's l as t patented . d • September last, I consequence of which I was obliged to my . evience, in . long- boiler engines, on the 18th of write . to them . to explain, lest they should consider me found that it rolled like a ship at sea when pushed to a wanting in courtesy towards them. In the first place, an hour between velocity of about 45 miles London and South-Eastern being independent of the Board of Trade, they gave no Tunbridge, on the . Sontßailway, r. and thi s opinion, as implied in the newspaper account, and sent increased in uneasy motion havingportion to the if an attempt no report to the Board, of the accident that occurred to speed, I came to a conclusion,,_ . were made an experimental train on the Great North of England 1 with such engines to rival t lespeed of the Great • • by a long-boiler engine run- Railway on the Ist inst., trains, that they would run off the rails for though they Western express nine off the rails and being overset; and ()versa. I have expressed this opinion since to the 6 • • • i t I re afterwards inquired into at York, in presence, p Noble President, and to my colleagues, the other officers that Company, the de.. t of the Board of same, of Mr. Close, Secretary of of the Railway Department Trade, and • ? ofthe evidences who came before them on that have met with on positions to railway otticers whom I been duty, not • transmitted officially by that gentleman, who have ,Pupils of Mr. occasion were of the accident, as required by Act excepting gentlemen together with a report . are employed on • Robert Stephenson, or who of which he is either the engineer-in -chief or the con last week, I found that instead of being an exact copy o f salting engineer. I have also stated rho sane opinion ' Mr. Robert Stephenson's long-boiler pattern, as I had in charge of locomotiveengines of this period of the inquest, it differed from it to enginemen supposed at the . since travelled, construction, on which I have .n avelled, but lin two points; first, in having been made with inside cyli n never had occasion, as mentioned in the newspaper re- ders, in order to do away with the oscillation generalty, port, to tell these men that downy ud•ere actually in but 9 I think erroneously, ascribed to outside cylinders; danger, for they never wentes?ending gra- and, secondly, in having an oval boiler in order to obtain about clients at a greater speed than _ the thirty miles an greater sectional area than the narrow gauge admits of hour ; and they never exceeded .. sPed of 45 m il es 1 when the cylindrical form is used. Neither of these an hour on level portions of railway, whilst I was I a lterations can be considered an improvement, present. Hence I did not think e dangerous both produce the unfavourable effect ofrendering it character of these e ngines would ever be practically necessary to raise the boiler Higher than ' in Mr. Stephen proved, because both on the Eastern Coui • Ales and Nor- ' son s pattern. It was also erroneously stated by your folk Rail ways, where they were most used, th e ti me reporter , t h a t th e gauge Commissioners were in a train between the stopping stations of the swiftest trains was from Bristol to Gloucester, upon ' the engine of which I so regulated, that there was no necessity for exceeding I travelled with Mr. 111`C I ri onne ,locomotive superintendent • that speed, excepting on the o ld wt•ll-con solidated por- l of the Bristol and Birmin h Rlg am ai wa, erroneous tian between London and Bishop s Stortford, which I I styled Mr. M'Connel, when I first tried the of have travelled over at. 45 miles an hour on an engine of ' shutting off the steam in going t full speed. experiment Moreover, the construction alluded to, but even at that speed it ' when I tried the same experiment a second time, by oscillated a great deal ; when dila!' hed, it became permission of Mr. Brunel, on the engine of an ex eri steady. My former opinion of Mr. Robert Stephenson's ; mental goods' train, on the Great Western Railway, P • in new long boiler engines was f av ourable, for when I first l which the Commissioners were travelling from Paddin ).- e travelled on them on the 12th of April, 1844, whilst in- ton to ad it t cot, hed a load of 205 tone only, instead of i h Radw• • specting the Yarmouth and Norwtce • ay, it was at 2,000 tons, as stated in mm rate not exceeding from 30 to 35 miles nn hour, at , I shall here observe, though it made no part which they are steady and safe ; nor did I discover any ' of my evidence before the coroner's inquest at objection to them on the Grevesend and Rochester Rail- Thetfor,l, with which the question of the gauges way, where they are always used at moderate speed, had Ne.'y little to do, that I have drawn an he until I travelled op the White Horse of Kent with a - ference from the performances of the experimental trains of both ; namely, that the narrow gauge has failed in the most important points of railway travel. ling, as it has not room between the wheels for a boiler of sufficient power to obtain that speed, combined with safety, which the travelling public have a right to ex pec•t, and which the express trains of the Great Western Railway Company have proved to ba perfectly prae. ticable. This is another argument for abolishing the narrow gauge and adopting 5 feet 3 inches, as the standard gauge of all our railways, us that will admit of a boiler of more than four fret in diameter, which is the maximum dimensio❑ hitherto adopt , d fur the engines of the Great Western Railway. To conclude, I have no doubt that the reporters fur the London morning papers would have given my evi dence with perfect accuracy, if the coroner had examined me in the usual manner, by taking down what I said, and reading it over again, and asking me whether it was orrt et. Bat he did not follow this mode, only asking a w questions, to which I not only replied, but stated . my reasons in full, I, st there should be any zniseoneeption of my opinions. In so doing 1 spoke too rapidly for any person, however well educated and intelligent, to report accurately, unless he were en engineer, who understood the details of locomotive en gines and of railway constructions. After my evidence elused, the coroner read evar a brief abstract of it, that he had made, which I signed, and for which lam re sponsible, but not for the matter eontaired in the news paper reports. Before I quitted the Town-hall, two reporters, brothers, introduced then - ielres to me, and asked me to correct their notes, to which I agreed, being anxious that my statements and opinions should be accurately reported in a matter of so much delicacy and importance. One of them accordingly called on me afterwards at the Bell Inn, and read over such parts of his own notes on my evidence as he considered doubtful, which I corrected wherever he had mistaken my mean- • ing. If he had read over the whole to me, as I sug- • gested, it would have been more satisfactory, for in that I ease no possible mistake could have been made ; but he assured me that he was confident it was all right, which , I could not help doubting, as he seemed to have taken hasty notes of the heads of my evidence, trusting to memory for putting in into form afterwards, in which, if he had been more successful, I would not have troubled you with this long letter, which I shall be very much obliged to you to insert in your columns.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, C. W. PASLEY, Major-General, &c. London, Jan. 19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—A long letter from General Pasley, of the Board of Trade, Inspector-General of Railways, on various matters connected with railways, especially as to the construction of engines, appears in your paper of to-day. The Inspector-General's letter is avowedly to correct errors in the report of statements made by him at the coroner's inquest lately held at Thetford; but among other general remarks on points connected with rail ways, the Inspector-General thinks fit to prejudge the inferences to be drawn from the late experiments on en gines of the broad and narrow gauges. The parties interested in the narrow gauge, who were commanded by the Commisssioners to undertake the ex perimentr, desire me to explain that they were made for the information of the gauge commissioners—to whom, and not t o th e I nspector-General, the deci sion of the question of gauge—including, therefore, the inferences to be drawn from the late experi ments—are referred by her Majesty ; and that consequently, the correct and authentic report of these experiments has been put into the hands of the gauge Commissioners only. They further desire me to say, that the reports which have been published in the newspapers, from the omission of essential facts, da not afford the means of deducing from the experiments any correct inference as to the issue of the question to de termine which they were made. The parties at whose request I write are, therefore, they believe, in possession of more precise information as to these experiments than is possessed by General Pasley, who, though present at the experiments on the broad gauge, was, it is to be remarked, not present at the • experiments on the narrow; but respect to the Commis sioners, under whose consideration the matter still rests, prevents them from saying more than that they them selves feel satisfied that a correct statement of the whole facts connected with the experiments leads to a directly opposite conclusion to that expressed by General Pasley, and that the results of the experiments, as far as they prove anything, tend to confirm in every respect the evidence (derived from long experience) which has been laid before the Commissioners in favour of the efficiency, as regards safety, speed, command of power, economy, and convenience, of the engine which the narrow gauge admits of, as compared pith those which the broad gauge admits of.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, London, Jan. 21. GEORGE P. BIDDER. AIVI ER ICAN NEWS. THE OREGON QUESTION. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The Yew York packet-ship Henry Clay, Captain Nye, arrived here this afternoon, after a voyage of eighteen du) s from New York, having left that port on the Bth inst., and brought papers of her day of sailing. The news by this arrival is again of a very warlike tendency. A resolution from the Committee on Foreign Affairs was brought up by its chairman, Mr. Wenthrop, on the 3d inst., to the House of Representatives, to the effect that immediate notice be given to Great Britain of the termination of the joint occupancy of the Oregon territory, after a very lengthy debate lasting four days, in which the venerable J. Q. Adams took part in sup port of the Bill. It was referred to a Committee of the whole House ; but, upon the motion that it be made a special order for the first Monday in February, and which required a vote of two thirds to carry it, it was lost, the Ayes being 102, and the Noes 89. During the debate, an outline of which we subjoin, the most violent language was indulged in towards Great Britain, and the asser tion of the right of the United States to the whole of Oregon, and the vehement repetition that they would stand for "the whole of the Oregon or none" was of fre quent occurrence; in fact, the whole of the proceedings are characterised by the greatest violence of language, and is throughout utterly unworthy of a deliberative assembly. The agitation of the question had greatly affected the markets. Stocks of all descriptions were lower, busi ness in many kinds of produce dull and slack, and al though the best papers in the city of New York depre cated the war feeling, which was thus being so assi duously fanned into a flame, yet it is evident that the feeling has taken a strong h )Id on the people, and might work mischief. T WENTY• NINTH CONGRESS-HOUSE OF REPRE- SE STATWEB: 1 WASHINGTON, JAN. 2, 1846.-Various resolutions, de claring the American right to the whol e o f O regon , were in , troduced ; and upon the question being put to the vote, the yeas were 75, and the nays 89. A Bill was then introduced for the organisation of rifle men, as also for an increase of infantry, artillery, and dragoons, for the purpose of protecting emigrants to Oregon. After an animated discussion of the question, Mr. J. Quincy Adams rose sad addressed the House. After apologising to the representatives for his physical inability to enter upon e the important matter before them with adequate power, proceeded to say that he hoped the first measure adopt edhy Congress would be to give in the most solemn manier the i notice to Great Britain which the treaty required "Let it be made the special order of the day; for, in his opinion, they were wasting time in legislating or talking anything about the increase of the defences of the country until we give this notice. It did not follow that there would be war; it did not even follow necessarily that we should take possession of the country. We would only say to Great Britain, after negotiating twenty odd years under that convention, made and repeated, we do not choose to negotiate any longer in this way. We choose to take y negotiate. possession of our own. If we have to sett e m wha t t i is our or whether any portion belongs to you, We might negotiate after taking possession. That was the military way of doing business. It was the way in which Frederick 11. of Prussia had,negotiated with the Emperor of Austria for Silesia. He said he hoped the first step taken would be to give, in the most solemn manner, notice to Great Britain. Then we should have our elbows clear, and could do as we pleased. It did not follow as a necessary con sequence that we should then take possession, but he hoped it would follow as a consequence, and a very immediate one. But whether we give the notice or not, it did not necessarily draw after it hostility or war. If Great Britain chose to take it as an indication of hostility, and then to commence hos tilities, why, we h ad been told there would be but one heart in this country ; and God Almighty grant that it might be so ! But if this should be so, we should hear no more of these extraordinary terrors of war on the part of the gentleman from South Carolina, whose course on the Texas question had been contrasted with his position on this question. How gallant the gentleman was at the time ' that Texas was in question was not for him to say. He did not wish to draw any comparison between the disposition of Members of this House for the acquisition of Texas, and the —not acquisition but—taking our own, of Oregon. He said if this war came—which God forbid ! and of which, by the way, he had no apprehension whatever—he hoped the whole country would go into it with one heart and one mighty hand ; and if that were done he presumed the question be tween us and Great. Britain would not last long, neither Ore gon nor . any country north of this latitude would long re main to Great Britain. Strong as was his moral aversion to modern war and military establishments, then, if he should have the breaths of life at the time when the war commences, he hoped he should be able and willing to go as far in any sacrifice necessary to make the war successful as any Mem ber of this House. He could say no more. He now said, and lie repeated, that until the notice was given to Great Britain, he was not prepared to go, for any of the subsequent mea sures. He thought we might with great propriety, without waiting for the effect of the notice, extend to our countrymen, who are in possession of parts of that territory not claimed by Great Britain, the laws of the count i y, and the protection of the country in any form which may be necessary. But he saw no necessity for an increase of the a rm y or nav y at all. He I supposed that the measures taken after the notice would not be of a disposition offensive to Great Britain, nor did he sup , pose that they would commence war upon it. But for the occupation of the territory he did suppose some additional force would be necessary for the army ; and, howeverunwil- , 1 ling lie was ever to give his vote for the increase of the mili tary forces of the country, he thought he should overcome on the appearance on , the difficulties in the way, especially .