The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

FALL OF THREE HOUSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sm,—During Wednesday night three new houses in Bayham-street South, Camden Town, just ready to be roofed in, fell down; fortunately no person was injured. A gang of men are now employed pulling down the ruins to prevent further accident. What are the district surveyors about to allow houses to be run up in such an awful manner? AN OBSERVER. IRELAND. THE NEW SECESSION MOVEMENT. DUBLIN, Nov. 25.—The Earls of Shannon and Ennis killen, and a whole host of influential gentlemen, Whig and Tory, have sent in their resignations as members of the Royal Agricultural Society, on the grounds already set forth by the Marquis of Downshire and the Duke of Leinster. STATE OF THE PROVINCES. The accounts to-day from the country districts con tinue to be extremely unfavourable, particularly from the south and west, where there is no doubt the pre valence of distress affords a pretext for the wholesale system of plunder and outrage, which, for some time past, renders it unsafe for the peaceably disposed to Imp. sue their usual avocations, even in the broad glare of asp Tipperary, of course, leads the way. The follow ing are taken almost at random, from the catalogue furnished by the repeal local organ:— " On Friday night a shot was fired into the kitchen of Mr. Alfred G. Richardson, justice of the peace, of Rath beg, near Sharavogne, the residence of the Hon. Colonel Westenrs, M.P., which had nearly terminated the existence of that gentleman, who happened at the moment to be in his kitchen, giving orders to his ser vants. He had most providentially just sat down, for had he been standing, the e ff ects of the shot, which lodged about two feet above his head, would have in all probability proved fatal. Five panes of glass were broken by the shot. He escaped unhurt. " ROBBERY AT DnomnlEEn.—The premises of the Inland Navigation Company, at Dromineer, on the Shannon, within three or four miles of Nenagh, were entered by several persons, at an advanced hour on Saturday night, who having forced open the locks of the gates, proceeded to a short canal which communicates between the stores and the river, in which boats laden with flour were moored, _preparatory to the shipment of the flour in steamers at Wiltiamstown. on Monday morn ing. The flour was the property of Mr. Malachi Ryan, of Tyrone, a gentleman whose extensive liberality as a contributor to the relief of the poor we have on several occasions had an opportunity to commend and praise. The persons engaged in this . plunder were provided with crow-bars, hammers, and upping tools, and appear to have used them with great dexterity. Mr. Shaw, the company's agent, Mr. Shaw's son and family, who reside immediately contiguous, did not hear them at work, so stealthily did they perform it. They first, it seems, opened up the hatches of a large boat, in which very many sacks of flour were deposited; and being pro vided with a boat of their own, they placed in the latter about 501. worth of flour, as much, it is conjectured, as it could contain. In their haste they left - after them one of the crowbars they made use of on the occasion, but no means by which they could be identified. They then, it would appear, put oft from the Tipperary to the Galway shore of the lake, making in the direction of Dean Holmes fishing-lodge; but in doing so they left the hatches of the company's boat open, and, rain pour ing all the night in continuous abundance, the large and valuable portion of the cargo which they did not carry off, was much if not wholly damaged by the extreme inclemency of the weather. In the morning the com pany's agent and his son were alarmed at perceiving what had occurred, and immediate intimation was im parted to the authorities; but no clue was discovered of the perpetrators of this outrage on the property of a gentleman who deserves so well of the poor as Mr. Ryan." DUTCH MAIL. FRANKFORT, Nov. 22.—We receive from different quarters accounts of the impression made all over Ger • many by the resolution of the three Powers for the in corporation of the republic of Cracow with the Austrian empire. Letters from the Russian capital say that the news had caused a panic on Change, and that all the funds, which had latterly risen a little, had fallen con siderably. Accounts from Vienna of the 18th are of the same tenor. This state of uncertainty has had an un favourable effect on various branches of commerce. There is a letter from Hanover which says :—" The un certain state of things at present has, we are sorry to - say, a very unfavourable influence on our manufactures; and especially the jewellers complain that their commis sions are much inferior to what they usually are at this season of the year. There is, unfortunately, but little prospect that matters will he better in the succeed ing years. STIIITTGARD, Nov. 19.—The Chamber of Commerce in this city, in a report to the Minister of Finance, has stated the disadvantages of the commercial convention between Holland and Belgium to the manufactures of the States of the Zollverem, and requesting that mea sures may be taken to put an end to those disadvantages, particularly by imposing differential duties on Dutch co lonial produce. FRANKFORT, Nov. 21.—We learn that the Prussian General Post-offiee, has the plan of forming a general German postal convention, for the purpose of bringing about an agreement to impose one uniform rate of postage in all the German States. For this purpose it is proposed to . place 01 the German post-offices under a central administration. THE HAGUE, Nov. 24.—The Netherland's Staats Courant publishes officially the treaty of Commerce and Navigation concluded at St. Petersburg on the 13th of September last, between the Netherlands and Russia. It fills eleven columns of the journal. The Grand Duke of Schwerin has just addressed the following rescript to the heads of the Israelite congrega tions :—" In answer to the petition of the heads of the Israelite community, which was presented to us on the 25th of March, this year, we inform him by these pre bents, that we shall in future be, as we have hitherto been, always ready to favour with the greatest good will every thing that may contribute to the amelioration of the con dition of the Israelites in our country, and that we shall invite the confirmation of the States on this subject. The bead of the Israelite community may judge how much we have at heart the welfare of our Israelite subjects by the annexed copy of this edict, by which we have just suppressed, after midsummer, 184?, the annual tax hitherto paid by the Israelites. " Given at Schwerin, Nov. 9, 1846. " FREDERICK FRANCIS." —Dutch Papers, Nov. 25. ACQUITTAL OF M. JEUNE. The trial of M. Jeune or Yung, of the Rue Mont martre, for the murder of M. Jay, took place on Satur day, before the Court of Assizes. On the witnesses' bench was Madame Jay, covered with a black veil, and holding a handkerchief to her face, in order to conceal it and stifle her sobs. The prisoner, on being brought in, was at first calm and self-possessed, but on seeing his wife, who was in a retired part of the court, burst into tears. The indictment stated all the circumstances of the case, with the greater part of which the public are fully acquainted. It appeared from it that Jeune had for some time suspected Jay of having improper inten tions towards Mme. Jeune; he hesitated, at first, to forbid him his house, on account of the advantage he gained from him as a customer, but, at length, provoked by his too flag ran t con d uct, desired that he wo uld never eater the door again, and told him that if he did, he would find him, Jenne, armed to receive him. Jay re plied that he too carried arms. Notwithstanding this, Jenne soon afterwards was informed that Jay came to his house while he was absent, and he thereupon deter mined, on August 17, to pretend to go to Senlis on btminess, but remain at home concealed with a pistol. Ja7, about eight o'clock, came, and was heard by Jenne Conversing with his wife, who seemed to resist his ad vances, but was at length induced to go into the bed room. Upon this Jeune came from his hiding-place, and finding the two parties in an unequivocal position, fired at Jay, but though the powder singed his left eye brow, he was not wounded, and it was doubtful whether the bullet, if Jeune put one in the barrel, had not dropped out. Jay turned upon him, and struck him with a knife, and at the same time kicked him. Upon thin Jeune drew his own knife, and stabbed Jay through the heart and lungs, and killed him. The indictment not ices the rumour of Jay having been entrapped to the hoi tie by Madame Jeune, in concert with her husband, bu't declares that there was no evidence to give proof or crisdence to this supposition. Aft er th e i n di ctment was read, and the witnesses had been called and sworn, the court was cleared of the audience, and the doors c l ose d. 'The details of the evidence, th ere fore, cannot be given. At half-put five, the doors were re-opened and the public admitted. It had been expected that the widow sud son of Jay would come forward and sue for da mages, but no such claim was made. The jury, who remained in deliberation only a very few minutes, came Into court, and pronounced a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner %vas thereupon immediately discharged. On hearing the result, the wife of the prisoner, who had again entered tLie court, fainted. She was removed into the open air, witere she recovered, and was taken to her husband, who was then at the Conciergerie, but at liberty.—Paris Paper. GREAT TROTTING MATCH FOR 501.--Yesterday afternoon the trotting . match between Mr. Lyal's Gone sway and Mr. Thompson's Prince, for two miles, was decided in the Wandsworth-road. Prince kept the lead for a mile, when he wus passed by his adversary, who went ahead and won the match by 120 yards. The two mules were covered in less than seven minutes. DON COLON, THE I"RESENT CORREGIDOR (LORD MAYOR) OF MADRID.—It may not be generally known that the present chief magistrate of the Spanish capital, Don Colon Portugal Duke de Verazua, is a descendant of a Geneose sailor, we mean Christopher Colon. The erratic, adventurous, nay, indigent life of the great dis coverer, up to an advanced age, are generally known. But scarcely was the deed done than a whole host of Dukes, Counts, and all sorts of Hidalgos (nobles), erowded around the family of the once neglected. Co. lambus made three wills, in 1497, 1502, and 1506, which have produced a number of lawsuiti, one of which took place as late as 1792, and the acts of which are printed, and to be found in the library of the British Museum, under the title, « Hecho del Ple y to." The Colon, however, got clear of all that, and is a nobleman In affluent circumstances. SUDDEN DEATR,Iiir, Alderman Banis ter, d Pur veyor to her Majesty at Windsor,,anwhoold hadan highly re epected inhabitant of that town yester r a rved the office of mayor three times, was found, ing, dead in his bed, upon one of his daughters ecarateocing bis room, between seven and eight o'clock. Therlde ceased, who had been ill for some time previously, ap peared in better health than he had been for some days, and in exoellent spirits, on his retiring to rest the even ing before. was ill hie 68th year. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY: The Medße ' 12, Com mander Robert Tryon , arrived l ast evening from Sheer ness, and saluted the Commander-in-Chief this morning. The Belleisle troop-ship, Captain J. Kingcomb, an chored at St. Helen's to-day, having met light and baf fling winds on her way down Channel to Plymouth from the Nora. The Rattlesnake surveying-ship, Captain 0. Stanley, hauled off from her hulk, the Dryad, to-day into Block house Hole, to complete her painting and other minor arrangements; her crew shifted over to her yesterday and bent sails. She is expected to leave the harbour on Monday next. The paying off the Resistance all standing has turned out, as we anticipated, a complete farce. No sooner was she re-commissioned than the work of stripping began, and we fully expect she will be stripped to her girtlines before any progress will be made in her re equipment. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander W. Radcliffe, ar rived this morning from the Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant Thomas Heals (1827) died on the 22d instant. The gallant deceased was midshipman of the Rota in the Walcheren expedition and defence of Cadiz, and served in the boats of that ship at the capture of the French privateer off Belleisle • also at the capture of an armed American brig; taking of St. Mary's, Georgia; and in theconflict with the General Armstrong, American privateer, at Fayal; served in the Infernal bomb at Algiers. WoomvicEr, Nov. 26.—The Grappler, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Lysaght, left Woolwich at an early hour this morning, for Greenhithe, to have her compassess adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then proceed to Portsmouth to be paid advance for service on the coast of Africa. Mr. Dennen, of the engineer depart ment in the Woolwich dockyard, went down the river in her to give a final report upon the working of the engines and speed of the vessel. On arriving at the measured mile in Long-reach, the time was taken, and it was found that, with the tide, and her engines making 204 revolu tions per minute, the mile was accomplished in four mi nutes andls3 seconds. The average with and against the tide was 94 knots per hour, and by Massey's log about 10 knots per hour, which will be her average speed. The engines worked well, and had a pressure of 51b. upon the square inch. Lieutenant Lysaght, who commands the vessel, earned his promotion in China, and had the misfortune to lose his right eye by an accidental ex plosion while lieutenant of the Spartan, 22 guns, in the West Indies. _ The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master-Commander Aylen, arrived at Woolwich to-day, from Portsmouth and the coast of Ireland. VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. The Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First Lord of the Admiralty; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., First Naval Lord; and Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., and the Hon. W. F. Cowper, Lords of the Admiralty, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day, at 20 minutes past 11 o'clock, and were received by Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, Knt., C.B. and K.C.H.; Captain Williams, of the Amphion steam-fri gate; Captain Denham, of the Avon; Commander Smith, of the William and Mary yacht; Commander Foote, of the Rosamond; Commander Brown, of the Geyser; Commander Hammond, of the Medea steam vessels ; and the authorities of the dockyard. Their Lordships accompanied Sir Francis Collier to the Am phion steam-frigate, 36 guns, in the East Dock, and remained nearly three-quarters of an hour on board, ex amining the various details of that fine vessel. Their Lordships also went on board the Medea steam-vessel, in the basin, and inspected the plan of havine , a port-hole immediately under the bow of the Geyser, the suggestion of Lord J. Hay, C. 13., one of the Lords of the Admiralty. At half-past 1 o'clock their Lordships went on board the Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., and were accompanied on board by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, on whose plan she has been constructed. The Sidon has her steam up, and will leave Woolwich about . . 3 o'clock P. x. for Greenhithe. The Black Eagle steam vessel has also her steam up, and will convey their Lordships down the river to witness the progress of the Sidon. ♦PPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant—H. D. Rogers, to the Vengeance. Lieutenants and Commanders—G. Morris, to the Torch ; E. F. Roberts, to the Myrmidon. Commander—P. Cracroft, to study at the Steam Fac tory, Woolwich. Midshipman—W. H. Nurse, to the St. Vincent. Naval Cadet—J. S. Murray, to the Queen. Captain Superintendent—Sir J. G. G. Bremer, to Woolwich-yard. PROMOTIONS. S. H. Ussher, to be Captain. J. Deyse, boatswain of the Astrea, to the first class. W. 'Williams, carpenter to the Astrea, to the first class. D. Hamm, gunner, to the second class. W. A. B. Wright, boatswain of the Iris, to the second class. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 07, 1846. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 26.—The Portugal mails ar rived here at half-past twelve last night, in the Oriental Company's steam -ship Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, and were forwarded to London by the mail train at one A. 31., this day. The far has eighteen passengers, a full cargo of fruit, eggs, and twelve oxen. Fier dates are—Gibraltar, November 16th ; Cadiz, 17th ; Lisbon, 20th ; and Oporto, 21st. DISTRIBUTION OF SHIPPING. Gibraltar—Her Ma. jesty's steamer Virago, Flower of Yarrow yacht; her Majesty's ship Vanguard sailed for Carthagena; a French war steamer arrived on the 15th, and sailed on the forenoon of the 16th. At Cadiz, in the bay—A Spanish brig of war. Arrived on the 17th, a French steamer of war, saluted with twenty-one guns. A Spa nish steamer, Sello, got on shore on the night of the 14th, and was not off when the Tar left on the 17th. It was reported that she was breaking up. The experi mental squadron was in the Tagus, also French brig Cygne, and the usual Portuguese squadron. The Gibraltar packet Queen, Captain Weeks, will leave the docks at three P.M., with outward mails, a full cargo, and usual number of passengers. The Transit steamer, belonging to the South-Western Steam Company, arrived here this morning from Co runna, which place she left on the 21st instant, and landed forty very fine Spanish cattle; also a full cargo of fruit. FATAL BURSTING OF A STEAM-BOILER....—LISTMEN, MONDAY, NOV. 23. This day an inquiry was held in the Court-house at Lisburn, before Thomas Johnson Smith, D.L., Henry T. Higginson, William Gregg, and R. Johnson Smith, Esqs., justices of the peace for the county Antrim, on the bodies of Hugh Fleming and William Rafferty, deceased, and after a lengthened and full investigation, the bench came to toe conclusion, from the evidence, that these two persons came by their death on that morning, in consequence of the bursting of a steam-boiler (cause unknown), in the boiler-house of Mr. William Barber's sewing linen thread manu factory, at Hilden, near Lisburn, but that no blame was attached to any person, nor did it appear to have taken place through neglect. Four young girls were also seri ously scalded by the accident, and now lie dangerously ill in the county hospital. NRWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, Nov. 26.—A fine schooner was brought in here last evening's tide, called the Rowena, of Jersey; she was towed in here by a large schooner. She is loaded with palm oil and nuts from the coast of Africa, and she was picked up off Ilfra combe. There were three men dead on board, one in the cabin and two on deck ; one was lashed to the mast. The Custom-house authorities have been on board of her, and there were two boxes of ship letters, which were forwarded to the General Post-office, London, this evening. She fills with the tide.—From a Correspondent. RAILWAY NOTICES.—A daily issue of the London Gazette is taking place, in order to enable railway com panies to comply with the terms of the standing orders directing the publication of their respective Parliamen tary notices therein. The Gazette of yesterday contains 51 notices of intended applications for railway Acts next session. The majority of the current notices appear to be from existing companies, who are desirous either to construct new branches or works, or to sell or lease their lines to the directors of other companies. CANNING'S REMEMBRANCE OF A VOICE.—One peculiarity he possessed, which is but partially known, —his thorough remembrance of a voice, and his ability of connecting it at any interval of time with the party to whom it belonged. More than one instance of this faculty is remembered at Hinckley. lie was dining with a large party at Mr. Cheshyre's, the medical gentleman before referred to, when a note was brought in and handed to the host, with an intimation that the bearer begged to see him for five minutes. Mr. Cheshyre left his party with reluctance, and was absent some time. When he returned he prefaced his lengthy apologies by observing, he had been detained by one of the most re markable men of the day; that the gentleman was by accident passing through Hinckley, and he could not pause on his route; that he purposed placing one of his family under his (Mr. Cheshyre's) care, and that he rnek,shlhyirse wil l )hew n ame hi m ," hliig.ra, The e obliged to listen to all his arrange ments.t(hM!.eudlii , ,"s a said latterC a Canning, , maygaily, ie "and very easily managed, but the former will, I believe, baffle even your acuteness, Mr. Canning." This was said with some degree of tartness; for, among other affectations which the wealthy quack indulged in was that of pro found mystery with respect to the most trivial occur rences. " Your visitor, Sir, was Wilberforce," said Canning, stoutly. "How could you possibly discover that?" cried his annoyed host. "We conversed with closed doors; he sent in no card; as we parted he spoke but five words." "Of which I heard but two." " What were they!" "Conventional arrangements," said Can ning, imitating Wilberforce's distinct enunciation, and dwelling on each separate syllable.—Stray Leaves by a Suffolk iff (tor. THE GRAVE-YARD NUISANCE.—We are glad to find that the agitation against the grave-yard nuisance is now commenced in earnest. Mr. Walker, whose pub lications on the subject of the grave-yards of London are well known, commences a course off` lectures on the present condition of metropolitan grave-yards this even ing, at half-past &ght o'clock, at the Mechanics' Institu tion, Southampton-row. We hope that a similar course will be delivered at every institution in the metro polis, and that public meetings will be held on the sub ject for the purpose of petitioning Parliament ; for all other sanatory measures will be comparatively useless so long as large centres of corruption shall be suffered to diffuse their pestiferous exhalations over the length and breadth of the metropolis, polluting the wholesome air, and rendering it a wholesale propagator of deadly disease. The Gazette de Vos states that the Prussian Go vernment has forbidd en ra il way companies to construct electric telegraphs on their own account, and preserves to itself this mode of forwarding intelligence. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice left Osborne House yesterday morning for an airing. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin cesses, taking a carriage drive on the Newport Road, and the young Princes proceeding to the sea-beach, where their Royal Highnesses took walking exercise. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening. His Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, the newly appointed Minister of the Netherlands to this Court, arrived on Wednesday at Batt's Hotel from the Hague. The Marquis of Clanricarde (Postmaster-General), has returned to town. The Noble Marquis had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood had a dinner party on Wednesday. Among the company were Prince Lowenstein, the Earl and Coun tess Granville, the Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Miss Eden, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Right Hon. E. J. Stanley, the Hon. Captain Grey, Mr. C. Greville, &c. Sir George Grey left town yesterday, on a visit to the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, at his seat Heckfield-place, Hartford Bridge. THE CONDE DE MONTEMOLIN. Yesterday his Majesty walked out for some time at an early hour in the morning, entirely unattended, and was subsequently employed in the transaction of business. In the afternoon his Majesty received visitors, amongst whom were Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Ranelagh, and several gentlemen who take an interest in the affairs of Spain. His Majesty dined in private with the officers of his suite. We believe it is his Majesty's intention, on a very early opportunity, to visit the various public establish ments and institutions for which England has become so celebrated.—Post. THE SALT MONOPOLY IN INDIA MANCHESTER, THURSDAY AFTERNOON.—In conse quence of a requisition presented to Elkanah Armitage, the mayor of this borough, by the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Association, a meeting of the bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of this borough was held this forenoon, at eleven o'clock, in the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the oppressive and injurious ; tendency of the salt-tax and monopoly in India. Shortly after the appointed hour the mayor took the chair, and amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Alderman W. B. Watkins, late mayor; Robert Gardner, Esq., Thomas Bazley, Esq., J. A. Turner, Esq., Robert Stewart, Esq., Lewis Williams, Esq., William Peel, Esq., James Atherton, Esq., and other gentlemen. ROBT. GARDNER, Esq., rose to propose the first resolu tion, which was as follows:—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the present administration of the salt revenue in India is indefensible in principle, oppressive to the people of that country, and ought to be abolished." In pro posing the resolution, Mr. Gardner said that it must be quite apparent to any person who had tak , ,,n the slightest interest in this subject, that the administration of the salt revenue Was oppressive, inasmuch as it absorbed one fourth of the earnings of the labouring classes of India, than whom a more oppressed race could not possibly be conceived. If the importation of salt to India were freely permitted, it would employ a great amount of , British shipping, a circumstance which would be advan tageous not only in a commercial point of view, but also to the ships themselves, for nothing did a ship so much goad as being employed in carrying salt. It was an un doubted fact that ships, when employed solely in carry ing salt, would last twice or thrice as long as when they were employed in any other traffic. He called upon the meeting to support the resolution on the grounds of mo rality and Christianity.—(Applause.) Alderman WATKINs, late mayor of the borough, se conded the motion. He could not have believed, until he had read the pamphlet of Mr. Aylwin, that such gross inhumanity had been perpetrated upon so many millions of the most abject people on the face of the earth. He was surprised that the subject had not come under the notice of the Honourable the Court of Direc• tors of the East India Company, and at least under the notice of the humane British public. The resolution then passed. Mr. SAM. FLETCHER briefly moved the second resolu tion, which was as follows :—" That this meeting hoick it to be the first duty of a Government to provide that no obstruction exist against a sufficient and cheap supply of the first necessary of life to its subjects. That the insipid nature of the principal food of the people of India gives to salt the character of the first necessary, and ren ders an abundant use of it indispensable to health." In moving the resolution, he said that salt was a first ne cessary in India, for the purpose of preventing disease among the natives, and ought therefore to be plentifully I supplied to the natives. Mr. ROBERT STEWART (of the firm of Gladstone and Co.), seconded the resolution ; and, in doing so, drew attention to the fact, th at the sa lt which was now sup plied to the natives of India was not pure in quality, for in the course of its transit from the sk,s, coast it acquired such a variety of impurities, that Europeans could not possibly eat it. This was a state of things which the Honourable the East India Company must have been aware of, and which they ought long since to have abolished. The resolution, on being put from the chair, passed. Mr. E. SHAWCROSS moved a resolution to the eff-Tt, that the system under which salt is now distributed in India causes a deficiency in the supply, great enhance ment in price, great deterioration in quality, and much consequent deprivation and suffering ; that it enceu rages smuggling and dishonesty, and in many ways re tards the development of the resources of the country. Mr. W. PEEL seconded the motion, which was passed. Mr. Alderman MATSON moved a resolution to the ef fect, that the East India Company's monopoly in salt was not only unjust and cruel towards the people, but was a direct contravention of the company's charter of incorporation. Mr. JAMES OWEN seconded the resolution, which passed mem. dia. It was then resolved that a petition be prepared to the House of Commons, embodying the substance of the re solutions, and that it be presented by the Members for the borough. A committee was also appointed to draw up the peti tion, after which the proceedings terminated. REDUCTION OF TILE DUTY ON TEA. A requisition to the Mayor of Manchester, requesting him to call a meeting to petition for the reduction of the duty on tea, is in the course of signature, and will be presented in a day or so. Flat AT WALWORTII.—This morning, between the hours of twelve and one, a fire, that did considerable damage, broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr. G. Austin, tea-dealer and grocer, carrying on business at 3, Black Prince-row, Walworth-road, near the Elephant and Castle. It appears that whilst a neighbour was passing, he discovered smoke issuing from the window-shutters ; this satisfied the party that the place was on fire. Having raised an alarm, police-con stable, 181 L, came up, and having roused the inmates, they succeeded, at some trouble, in effecting a safe re treat from the premises. The information having been sent to the engine• stations, in a space of time, almost incredibly brief, the brigade engines from Southwark and Waterloo-bridge-roads, with Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the district, and Mr. Connorton, with the West of England engine, reached the scene. At that time the shop and its contents were completely enveloped in flames ; the mains of the Lambeth works, however, yielded an immediate supply of water, from which the firemen set to work, and by one o'clock, or a little after, they succeeded in entirely extinguishing the flames. By that period, however, the greater portion of the stock in trade, fixtures, and other effects were nearly destroyed, and the furniture and upper portion of the premises were extensively damaged by heat and smoke. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. Had it not been for the timely discovery, and for the police having kept the doors closed, a most fearful conflagration, and probably loss of life, must have been the result. Fortunately the sufferer was insured in the Sun Fire-office. REPRESENTATION OF WEYMOUTH.-011 Monday evening a meeting of the friends of Mr. Robert Gordon, who has flatly declined the honour of representing this borough, was held at Luee's Hotel, for the purpose of adopting measures to persuade him to become a can didate. Mr. R. H. Swaffield took the chair, and Mr. W. Hodges proposed Mr. Gordon as a candidate, when ever a vacancy should occur. This proposition having been assented to, a committee was appointed to wait on Mr. Gordon, and obtain his ultimate determination. A correspondent says—" It is quite evident that there will be a struggle for the representation of this borough whenever a general election arrives. Mr. George Whioldon is about to be brought forward (in conjunction with a gentleman whose name is not yet known) by the Conservative party. If Mr. Gordon is prevailed on to stand, there will then be three parties to the contest, viz., Mr. Christie and Colonel Freestun on the Liberal in terest; Mr. Whieldon and another, on the Conservative interest; and Mr. Gordon, on an interest well known in religious matters, but hardly understood in politics—the Independent." . . MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.— Yesterday morning, at an early hour, a special general meeting of the governors and supporters of this extensively useful institution was held at the board-room of the establishment, for the pur pose of electing an assistant physician, and on other general business. The chair was taken by Thomas Haviland Burke,. Eq. The report, read by the secre tary, Alexander Shedden, Esq., was of the most satis factory nature, and some preliminary business having been disposed of, the election was forthwith commenced. The candidates for the vacant office were Dr. Robert Gordon Latham and Dr. J. W. Woodfall. After a very animated and close contest of four hours, Dr. Latham was chosen by a majority of 21 over his opponent; the numbers being, at the close of the poll, for Dr. Latham 190 votes and 93 proxies, and for Dr. Woodfall 200 votes and 62 proxies. The result appeared to be highly satisfactory to the meeting, which shortly afterwards broke up, having paid the customary compliment to the chairman. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.--Yesterday morning two fellows walked into the house of Mr. William Brown, Prospect-place, Salthill, during the absence of the in mates, and after dressing themselves in suits of clothe belonging to Mr. Brown, walked quietly off in their new habiliments without exciting the suspicion of the next door neighbours. The thieves, who are supposed to be a couple of well known beggars frequenting the neigh bourhood of Slough and Eton, left their rags behind them. THE TEA DUTY QUESTION. MEETING AT LIVERPOOL. The public meeting convened by his worship the Mayor, in compliance with a numerously-signed requisition presented to him for that purpose, was held at twelve o'clock on Wednesday, in the Sessions-house, Liverpool. The attendance was extremely large, the building being densely crowded in every part. The MAYOR, having taken the chair, read letters of excuse, for inability to attend the meeting, from W. Entwisle, Esq., and Lord Sandon. The requisition having been read by the town-clerk, The CHAIRMAN called upon Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., to move the first resolution. Mr. BROWN, having read the resolution, spoke as follows:—I am not at all interested in the exportation of British manufactures to China, or in the importation of tea from thence, neither am I a shipowner, nor manu facturer nor a member of the society who are bringing this subject under discussion,—l am interested in pro moting the social comfort and domestic happiness of the people ; and I believe a reduction of the duty on tea would have that effect. Our position with China at this time seems to be nearly a dead lock. To that immense empire our exports ten years ago were 1,300,0001., and now they are only increased to 2,300,0001., which shows, in the clearest point of view possible, that there is no such thing as a one-sided trade between nations. We must buy to enable us to sell : it is the cardinal point which we must never lose sight of in discussing commer cial questions. All commerce is an exchange of equiea lents,:each party receiving from the other something that is more valuable to them than that with which they part. It is not necessary on all occasions that we should carry on a direct exchange of equivalents with any country to which we are exporting our goods, if that country has the means of paying us through some other channel. But unfortunately this is not the case with China, and our object, therefore, must be to increase the direct trade ; and I will endeavour to show, by statistical and historical facts, that we can do this without materially impairing the revenue, or unnecessarily alarming or embarrassing the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who feels the great responsibility that rests on his shoulders to be able to comply with all our public engagements, and sus • tain the honour and dignity of the nation. For we must all admit that the preservation of public credit is our sheet anchor, and at every sacrifice that must be sustained. I believe the present Government have every disposition to remove all unnessary burdens from com merce; but they are powerless unless sustained by public opinion to enable them to re-adjust taxation, and place those unavoidable burdens on those objects most able to bear them. I shall now endeavour to give you a short outline of our China trade from its commencement, from which you will see the remarkable fluctuations that have taken place with the rise and fall of the duty on tea. Prior to 1667, no tea was imported into this country by the East India Company, but a little by the private trade. It was made into a decoction at the coffee-houses, and sold at an excise duty of 3d. per gallon. In 1667 the East India Company sent out their first order for 4001bs. of the best " tay," as it was then called; From that period up to 1707, I am not able to ascertain the duty, but I believe it to have been heavy; because, in an old newspaper of that date, it was stated by one who was anxious to get customers, that he was prepared to sell it from 265. to the very low price of 16s. per pound. In 1747, the duty was reduced 25., and it quadrupled the consumption.—(Hear, hear.) In 1768, the duty on black tea was reduced ls., and the consumption in creased eighty per cent. In 1773, the duty was re imposed, and we lost that eighty per cent. From that period we come down to 1784, when Mr. Pitt, under the Commutation Act, in order to stop smuggling, and to add to the comforts of the people, reduced the duty from ls. and 6 per cent. ad valorem duty to 121 per cent. The consequence was, that the consumption rose from 5,000,0001b5. to 21,000,0001b5., in 1795.—(L0ud cries of " Hear, hear.") There is some little discrepancy in the actual amount of the tea consumed at that period. Some parties state it as low as 3,000,0001bs.; I think 5,000,0001 b. may be taken as a fair estimate. In 1795, the duty was raised to 20 per cent.; and from that period, to 1834, when the charter of the East India Company was abro gated, there was a continuous rise of duty at nine vari ous periods ; and at the latter date the consumption, though more in pounds, was less per head than in 1795. —(llean) As this is from a parliamentary document, I had better read you the statement, and it will carry on the history of the trade to the year 1836.—" In 1784, the tax was 121 per cent.; in 1795, it was raised to 20 per cent.; in 1797, to 20 per cent. under 2s. 6d. per lb., and 30 per cent, at and above that price; in 1798, to 20 and 35 per cent. respectively ; in 1800, to 20 and 40 per cent. ; in 1801, to 20 and 50 per cent.; in 1803, to 65 and 95 per cent.; in 1806, to 96 per cent. on all prices; and in 1819, to 96 per cent. under 2s. per lb., and 100 per cent. at and above that price, continuing to the termination of the Company's charter. Ia 1834, the trade being thrown open, the duty was attempted to be levied according to a scale, which was supposed to mark quality, being la. 6d. per lb. on the lowest tea, 2s. 2d. on the middle, and 35. per lb. on the finest kinds. This scale was also con structed on the principle of taxing, as near as may be, the article with an average duty of 100 per cent.; but was abandoned in 1836, owing to causes unnecessary to state here, and was succeeded by a uniform duty of 2s. Id. per lb., until 1840, when the additional 5 per cent., imposed on all Customs' duties, brought it up to 2s. 21d. per lb." A very important fact connected with the im portation of tea, is embraced between the periods 1822-3 and 1831-2. The East India Company reduced the price of Bohea 74d. per lb., and as it was charged an ad valo rem duty, a similar reduction was made on the part of the Government, together amounting to is. 3d. par lb. The consequence was, that the consumption, which in the former period was 1,800,0001b5., rose in the latter to 64,000,0001bs.—(Hear, hear.) If this reduction had not taken place, it would appear from the figures that there would have been an actual decrease in the sales, up to 1833, of 1,000,0001bs.: this reduction produced an ex cess of 46,000,0001b5. On the abrogation of the char ter, the consumption increased from 31,000,0001b5. to 44,000,0001b5., producing a revenue of 4,800,0001. We have to contend with the difficulty of supplying this. But when we look to the increase that has taken place by the reduction of duty, and the effect of low duties in other countries, I trust it will induce the Chancellor of the Exchequer to believe that the reduction of duty will produce a great increase of consumption.—(Oh, oh.) The quantity often consumed in the Channel Islands is about 411bs. per head. In Newfounland it is 51bs. per head, and in New South Wales 7ilbs. per head.—(Oh.) Now, with the evidence before us, that moderate duties produced increased consumption, the Chancellor will be fully warranted in doing what he can to increase the comforts of the people ; for tea is not now a luxury, it has become one of the necessaries of life. A friend of mine, whom I see in court, was in Staffordshire lately, where he saw four men doing some work ; some ale was sent out to them. but they said, " We are not tee totallers, but we find that tea enables us to do our work better ; we shall therefore be obliged to you for a cup of tea instead of the ale." This shows clearly the taste of the people, so that they will prefer tea if they can get it. Mr. Brown then combated the objection that China would not be able to produce a sufficient quantity of tea. He went into several calculations to show this. The Chinese, for example, used tea as we do beer. Their consumption was about 71b. per head; and multiplying this by the population of China, it would be seen that the additional per tentage we should draw would be trifling indeed. In fact, they had the means of indefinitely ex tending the cultivation of the plant. We must not lose sight, Mr. Brown continued, of the fact, that a larger con sumption of tea would necessarily produce a larger con sumption of sugar. This will greatly assist the govern ment in making up the revenue. One argument brought against us will be, why do not the United States con sume a larger quantity, where the duty was already moderate, and now there is none at all ? The answer is, the taste of the Americans is for coffee. -They use six lbs. per head, or 120,000,0001b5. per annum, while we consume but 34,000,0001b5., or Whs. per head. So that what we use in tea, they use in ooffee ; and, hence, as : .that part o f th e our taste is for tea, and not for eoffeevl should n o t b e surprised to see the consurnptiorCrqMse three-fold. —(lean) As for the moral effect, question will be ably handled by sonse•of the gentlemen who are to come after me. It is quite true that the collection of a specific duty is much easier for the go vernment and for the merchant ; but is it equity—is it justice—that the most valuable descriptions of tea should pay only the same duty as the lowest kinds of Bohea, depriving the great mass of the people of the use of this wholesome beverage ? It has been clearly shown by Mr. Bamfield, in one of his lectures, that the great mass of the consumers of tea, the poorer classes, are as 10,300,000 compared with 4,500,000 of the middle class, and 1,200,000 of the rich. Mr. Brown concluded by pressing upon the public at large the necessity of aiding in the movement for the reduction of the duty on tea ; inasmuch as it was only by enlisting the almost omnipo tent voice of public opinion in their favour that their efforts could be successful. Mr. BRADLEY MOORE rose with great pleasure to second the resolution. He entertained no fears as re garded the reduction of the duty on tea. He thought the reduction might safely be made, without danger to the revenue, and on such a scale as to affect the retail price to the consumer, without which no benefit would be conferred on the poorer classes. There could be no doubt that a reduction of the duty on tea would confer great benefits on the town of Liverpool i n part i cular, on the worki ng c l asses in general, contributing largely to the eomfort o f the fire-side, and inducing the working man to spend hi s eluded alo ng an d a b le speech by seconding the resolution. evenings at home. Mr. Moore con- Mr. DIXON, wine and spirit dealer, then rose to address the meeting. He said, feeling deeply the exorbitant and disproportionate duty imposed on tea, he had deemed it his duty to aid the object for which the meeting was assembled, and had made some calculations from official documents as to the effect of reduction on another article. And if he could prove that such reduction had not dimin ished the public revenue, but had, on the contrary, aug mented it, he might hoe that such evidence would strengthen the h an d s of those who had to impress up on her Majesty's G overnment the advantages o f a reduction p of the duty on t ea ; b ecause t h e conv i c tion that such reduction would i n j ure the revenue, was perhaps the only obstacle in the way, It would be in the recoll ection of many in that ro om t h at, early i n t h e preaent year. the duty on brandy w as re d uced f rom 22 5 . 10d. to 15s. per gallon—a reduction o f near ly one -third. Mr. Dixon then read in extenso a table, showing the amount of duty paid, and the number of gallons released for a cer tain number of months in 1844, 1845, and 1846, from which it appeared that, notwithstanding the extensive reduction of duty, suc h was t h e i ncr eased consumption, that there was al rea d y an actua l ga in to the revenue of about 16,0001. The reduction made on wines had also tended to increase the revenue. Mr. Dixon proceeded to remark that if a reduction of duty on articles of luxury, the consumption of which was confined to the more affluent portion of the comunity, had led to an actual in creased revenue, how much more forcibly would the principle apply to an ar ti c le absolutely required by every class of the c o mmunity ?_..(Applause.) He would not endeavour to show the advantages of a reduc- tion of the duty on tea in a commercial point of view ; this had already been so ably gone into, that it would be unbecoming in him to add one word to it. All he would do, in conclusion, was to express an ardent hope that the millions of those who moved in the humble walks of life in this densely-populated land might be enabled through the instrumentality of the promoters of the present movement, to partake plentifully of that bev erage which " cheers but not inebriates," and adds to social intercourse and the comfort of the domestic hearth.—(Applause.) Mr. HUGH HORNBY moved the next resolution. He said ho felt some difficulty in making observations on this subject, inasmuch as he had never yet heard any argument advanced by those opposed to the reduction of the duty on tea, to which it would not almost be an in sult upon the common sense of the meeting, to attempt to make any reply. It had always appeared to him that i the excessive duty on tea was so utterly indefensible — attended by such manifest, such unmitigated severity— that it was a matter of surprise so little had been hith erto done to induce its reduction. But it was in refer ence to its mischievous effects upon the moral habits of the working classes that it had now become a question of paramount and pressing importance to the public at large. At the present moment, when the utmost anxiety existed to rescue our working population from ignorance, destitution, and degradation, it should re quire no inducements to be held out to cause Govern ment to make a reduction of the duty on an article of general consumption—a reduction which it was admitted on all hands would ameliorate the social moral, and phy sical condition of the humbler classes. He was aware that, in making these observations, he had entered on a topic reserved for gentlemen who should succeed him ; but he felt deeply on the subject, and trusted he would therefore be excused. We had been so long accustomed to the high duty on tea, that he believed we had at length become unable to make a proper estimate of its evil consequences. If any stranger ascertained that China could supply us, to all practicable purposes, with an unlimited supply of tea—what would be his astonishment on finding an impediment to the in creased import of tea, arising from an artificial regu lation of our own ? that it was in consequence of our imposing a higher duty on this article, with the excep tion, he believed, of ardent spirits and tobacco, than any other in the commercial tariff. There was no valid rea son why a reduction should not take place. He (Mr. Hornby) believed there was no instance of an excessive duty on any article of universal consumption being re duced, where an increased consumption did not compen sate for the loss of revenue which must otherwise have been felt. In the case of coffee the reduction was at tended, not by loss, but by actual profit to the revenue. With tea, in his opinion, the result would be still more striking, because its taste was more congenial than coffee to the people of this country. He for his part had not the slightest doubt, if the duty on tea were reduced from 2s. 24d. to ls. per lb., in a few years the consumption would be trebled, and the revenue would be a gainer instead of a loser. Mr. Hornby concluded by affirming that we had not acted in a spirit of true reciprosity with China—maintaining the duties on tea after their grant ing a tariff admitting British manufactures at the mode rate duty, 5 per cent. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL seconded the resolution. He expressed his opinion, amid loud applause, that no tri fling reduction would be of any importance whatever ; but that we must have a large and substantial reduction. He amplified the calculations of Mr. Brown, to show that previous reductions of the duty on tea had not injured the revenue, and stated the important fact, that during the past ten months of the present year the shipment of goods to China had fallen off 40 per cent. He concluded by expressing his conviction that Government not only would, but readily, attend to the representations which the meeting might make to it. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Thomas Blackburn, Mr. Winch, Mr. Brod ribb, Mr. Ileyworth, Mr. Christopher Rawson, Mr. Geo, Grant, Mr. J. Cropper, Mr. T. Brocklebank, Mr. William Rathbone, and Mr. Thornley, M.P., and all the resolu tions were passed unanimously, and ordered to be in serted in the Daily News. A deputation was named to proceed to London, for the purpose of having an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. Thanks were then voted to the Mayor, and the meeting, after a few hearty cheers, separated at a few minutes to four o'clock. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK ExcitA.Non.—The sales are—Chester and Birken head, 51 3 4—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 10 3 4—London and North-Western, Quarters, New, 12 3 4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 20 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 5 p.—Mid land, 124—Ditto, New, 4 p.—Preston and Wyre, Preference, Halves (A), 3 1 / 2 p.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 5 . —Belfast and Ballymena, 7s.'dis.—Great Grimsby Dock, 2 1 4 dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 4% dis.—Ditto, Exten sion, Bs. 9d. dis.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, Exten sion, 1% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 11 1 4 p.—Ditto, Branches (blue), p.—Ditto, Extensions (green), 1 3 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 211 dis.—Ditto, New, 1 4 dis.— North Wales Mineral, Halves, 2 1 ,4 p.— Ambergate and Eastern Junction, p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 1 / 2 p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5 3 / 4 p.—Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 6% p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, p.—Glasgow and Dumfries,3s. 9d. p.—Liverpool, Manches ter, and Newcastle'Junction,',4 dis. —Newry and Warrenpoint, 2y B p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.— North-Western, Bs. 9d. p.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, dis.—Shrewsbury, Wolver hampton, and South Staffordshire, % dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1% p.—Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. shares (B), 1 / p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, IA dis.—West Riding Union, 1 1 / p.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. 3d. dis.—North :British, New, 18s. 9d. p.— Dutch khenish, dis.—Great Luxembourg, 34 die. _ MANCHESTER, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1-16 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 54 p. —Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, par—Churnet and Blythe, 1 4 dis.—Direct Northern, % dis.—East Lancashire, No. 1, New, 44 p.—Ditto, No. 2 (late Liverpool, Onus kirk, &c. ), ex add. sh., 4 p.—East Lincolnshire, % p.—Edin burgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 18—Glasgow and Dumfries, 1-16 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 4 3 / 4 p.—Ditto, Thirds, 1% p.—Lancaster and Preston, 10 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dis.—Ditto, New, 1 4 dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 11 1 . 7 , p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 5-16 dis.—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 72—Ditto, Quarters (A), 6% p.—Ditto (B), 67/ 8 p.—Ditto (C), 6% p.—Manchester and Leeds, 20 p.—Alanchester and Southampton, % dis.—North Staf fordshire, 3% p.—North-Western, % p.—Oldham Alliance, 3 54 p.—Shelleld and Lincolnshire, % dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1% p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, c. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1,4 p.—West Lancashire Coast, Bs. dis.—West Riding Union, 1% p.— Wharfdale (late North-Eastern), dis.—York and New castle, Preference, 5 p. LEEDS, NOVEMBER 26. SIOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 4 1 / 2 n. p.—Ditto, No. 2 (late Liverpool, Ormskirk, &c.), 4 c. p.— Huddersfield and Manchester, 5 is. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 1 1 A p. —Leeds and Bradford, 45 1 4 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 11% n.p.—Ditto, Extensions, 31s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Ditto, New, par—Malton and D r iffi e ld J unct i on , 15 s. p.—Midland, Preference, 3',4p.—North British, Thirds, 2% p. —Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 21 / 2 p.—Ditto, Ex tensions (scrip), 20s. p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Wharf dale Junction, 10s. dis. c.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 474 p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, par—Direct Northern, 10s. dis.—North-Western, 7s. p.—Sheffield, Ro therham, and Goole, ss. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, n. p. HULL, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.-Otir market t•-day is dull, with very little business doing, but the prices of yesterday are main tained in most instances. The sales are—North British, Quarters, 765. 9d.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 19s. p.—. East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Ormskirk, &c.), 4 1 / 2 p. c. n.— North Western, Bs. p. YORK, NOVEMBER 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and York DA—Ditto, Half Shares, I%—North British, Half Shares, 16 1 —Ditto, Quarters, 3% —Ditto, Extension, 11. 12s.—Shef field, Rotherham, &e., 31. 3s.—York and Newcastle, New, 21. as. 9d. e x new —Ditt o , P re f erence, 6% — Y or k and North Midland, Preference, 11/. 6s. 3d. EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 25. STOCK 'ExcIuNGE —The sales are—Caledonian, New, 43s.—Direct Northern, 38s.—Dundee and Perth, New, 10— Edinburgh and Northe rn , 15 1 4 ex int.—Ditto, Newport, 81s. —Edinburgh and Perth, 345. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 54s.—Great North of Scotland, 393.—North British, 38/.—Ditto, Thirds, 74a.—Ditto, Quarters, 80s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 32s.—Scottish Central, 19 1 4—York and Newcastle, Preference, 7%—Direct Bombay and Madras, 6s. —East Indian Railway, 12s. 6d.—Great Southern of Madras, Bs. 6d. GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 25. STOCK EXCHA WGn.—The sales are—Airdrie and Coatbridge, 40s.—Ayr and Galloway, 28s. 6d.—Caledonian,„24/.—Ditto, New, 435. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 375. Direct Bombay and Madras, 6s.i6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, 7X —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 535. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. 6d.— Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 42s.—Great South ern of Madras, Bs. 6d.—Lanark and Lothians, 44s.—London, Bristol, and South Wales, 235. 3d.—Manchester and South ampton, 27s.—North British, Thirds, 525. 6d. p.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 335. 6d.—Paisley and Renfrew, 101,E —Scottish Central, 19/. ls.—York and Newcastle, Prefer ence, 71A. M. A. Morel, of M arse ill es, was passing through On Sunday evevening the passage du Saumon, when h e perceived that he had lost his pocket-book, containing 4,500 f. in bank no tes, and a quantity of bills. lie turned back to look for it, exclaiming, " I am a ruined man." " No, sir," said a stranger near him, " not if y our ru i n depends on th is p ocket . book," at the sa me t i me present ing it to him. M . 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BARCLAY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for many years, been proved an effectual preservative from the ill effects of the Foss and Damp Air, which, in the Whiter Season, are so prevalent in this Climate. Its effects are to expel Wind, to preserve the Stomach from the admission of Damps, and to relieve those who suffer from Difficulty of Breathing. Prepared only by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon.street, London; and sold retail, by their appointment, by Sanger, 30, Oxford-street; Gifford, 104, and H. Barfield, 180, Strand ; Johnston, 68, Cornhill ; Mallows, Drug gist, 2, High-street, Islington ; Heudebourck, Druggist, Church street, Hackney ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in Town aid Country.-Observe : none can be genuine, unless the names Of " Barclay and Sons" are on the Stamp anlaed to each Bra. CIIII.• THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIG ESTION. 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Children's co u g hs, as well as recen t ones , adults, will be removed by a few doses (frequentl b the first), an asthmatic persons, who previously bad no t beenable to lie down 1 1 bed, have received the utmos t benefit from the use of Sitneo 5 Essence of Linseed. Sold by all Medicine Vendors , in bottles at is. Igd. and 3s. 9d each. VYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and NVIIIS: I_l4 KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed_e! prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGVaer_, RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and &wen_ a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it i: n alsO, '`„ most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold oily in tri gr i t . bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the : On % 75.; and double this size, lls. ea ch ; enclosed in a« Pam ivoill_st; t o , tabling testimonials of undoubted author it y , entitled ThrnL.,, Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, a. By post, 4s. 6d., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Herhary, London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Eger, Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside ; Fisher and'irA; Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 6g, Coll . uf,,i Highgate, I.eer, and by all ,:hemists. Perfumers, and others For EdinburgNo7o, R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresche sotl s. 9 u• user-office. To THE LADIES. 0, n eyit• This lady bad the following letter inserted in the a Vi ne ' „ i WO paper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, reme mber, this letter was P" the paper by the lady herself, as a te stimony to me. a Airs. WeekleY, of Nn. 3 . Swa n-street, Borough, ta kes tine' olthr: tunit of p übliclg Mr. W. , of the Barbary , o yco l l a , gate, for the efficacy of his AromaticGrimstone Regenerator, in he v t g a atiii , pletely restored the hair on her head, after using itab out four. . t 0 , 0 and the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere hau n3 " t ever was before the baldness appeared. f 10. (4 ' c% " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony toes filmeBe ~,,,.0310 Reenator, feeling assured that many la would , ita/ a er andls. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues es sh e 1 0 * band" perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair it 0 f a r ante, but as a cure of nervous headache; as a toilet perfu e r:., of beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answeor.:.?„.,, lady of respectability to the above facts.— 3, Swan-street, B !`'.:l for In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning oe pre; drops on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, r ong, s ll ' vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it ~,, prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and . 1 , 11 ,, , y,,, to hairbrush h fe a w ir d h r ri op u s ia o n n ny y , o n u a r usingit o before brushing the halt, W w . ,iect of 1 .,,, 1 ' e The most delicate ladies may ice this delightful 111\--efresb. most aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence its r o ioa odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary c Zur c i r ops to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or tWW, o f an en the erown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it everY cle i !„ - r odus se , our. In inost cases relief is certain in ten minutes. !Inept, hair on children's heads in a few appplications. If bra !. to p re. heads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the n1;1.. vent convulsions, as well as promoting the gro w° °f pamphlet of testimonials. Vel a* All letters addressed to William Grimstone lierbarY, I f O. Sr°. WORKS by ROBERT J. CIILVERWELL. AL D ' — L g. One Shilling each. by oast Owl and filljAh— •, 01 0 J 113 UN SINGLE and-MARR (An Original Medical Hi storfA M Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional goltprajenetr;llll:4 1 jrx l i‘ n ra fe .tk r: hc i e l . e s_curi direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities— La'"lntelicitoa v Influenee—Phenomena of Gestation-00r rtitiges--'4, Unions—lncongruous Alliance, _Late 15. 11 yap eerk Matches—Curiosities Twenty-three Year? Xedlc al ' 2. rGEMESIS On CHASTITY and its INFICINI (An Essay for 1846.) .0 "Of human ills and frailties I discotes el l ea, Those taught by nature, and by art eats ] r eel], • Of grieft conceal'd, and disappoint red sages Which young and gentle, the meta The lonely and the mated—all susta,i'l' In kindly spirit, herein counsels 13'lrl:. 0 pin? Dew health, how hope, how h a PP in° ' , WHAT to EAT, DRINK, a nd ki .57 ,,?1, 1 . 13 . 4111111 a • With Diet Tables for all CORPIo ,- nq ad Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestion, tr a ,„a. . „ ler good night's rest, a clear head, aad a contented in,e' eble ,, ta i Ll o afs servance of the instructions herein containeZ t - l'e tion , utal e s,;b tl'e Toasty delica e, even to the most shattered constituacji ft bea r the greatest amount of physical happiness, an d re • I full period of life allotted to h ut, i " How we should live—what eat, what drin , o -aces of To tea* 0D) T• reach in health full threescore years ~, upon . f ila These interesting little volumes, although be a ,, — ' he I S" very delicate import, as their titles imPIY, •°"'` eve )m a ll 'n surable and general utility, for they tell of matterS h info .14 ture able h. understand ought to know, b ut wiliorac fed .50 ( these enlightened times, except that qualitY Pr - t o. t questionab e hannels, is at a very terrible discount* b odes it ts:S ° , In the exposition hereby offered of the till nor ° Of I -0 6 , 1 9 0 0 % nature, it human disappointments and their ` va nter o vn „ P ilO , t „01 contended that ever; reader shall become his 0 ! te a spo - tas 4 ; any more than their own lawyo, :sot it is in s .„, s o aiat-i nTi :i are should know the simple principles of our own " i f sere r " air' . ia the r in whereby our existence and the issue there° , --, took 0 - - ~, , ,,,atir states depend, the duties that are expects of the to re 1 3 0,4 capacities In the family circle, and the terms on o ti a pa l , f ; baps ;, happiness of the present and future race of In no , a ttlan" bapP `' .4 in t and ..,o31 1 .” By such knowledge, and which is herc - _„aag, ,in 1. , dm health will bo found to be in our own ` - `,,'' t aeon' uf offs i'to p within the attainment of all ; by the avaihn e ':,,os on • w a it I g our duty to ourselves, we secure the nk e a dvant'a cuit tes, yr „ay tot o t to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our fa en 5 , the w o p consistent with degenerate health, the ran d io „ 36 twbecoras ..... AA be exalted to the summit of perfection, as i his o r- - of God's creations. eul ogy 0 , - mess ,De The author's justification for this seeming e - "e itaist be vi st ` ot, hags, and the avowal of their integrity of narPo ',want& 141, by their perusal—his accredited qualifications, „g e pait• 0,110 , . or A n .rovi ; - ir rau l-1. or topics broached involve his legitimate study a Y AO* 1 To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster ... n, 3 9, Co lead iag oi Fleet-street; Hannay, 63, Oxford- street ; M an ent ,,,treetl fi l ', direct from the Author, 111, Argyle-place, Reg_ et aersona'!,,, alla''' Great Marlborough-street), who may be advise__ ssyc al ni• ~,.. matters daily till Three, and in the Evenings trw' COO A nd 1' , ~. il l LIFE. 0 69- A POPULAR TREATISE on the nE,,,',,,',1,1,5N5. shat ( Ina , of the BODILY P'" ''' i a ter NINETEETII EDITION, price 2%joir ar 1; 1 if °fr tion. The baneful effects dui o we TH.E.Env.,ope) . , ' . 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Year. terly. 25 13 16 411 19 •10 19 813 5 511 13 31 Policies may be effected day. By July 30, 1846. THOS. M The division of profil December of the preset THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND, 42, 3foorgate-street. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq TRUSTEES. I W. G. Prescott, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild. TREASURER OP THZ BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Forms of proposal for MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE, to meet every contingency, Annuities, Endowments, Loans, &c., and the FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, with every information, may be had at the Offices, where donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent Fund are received. Table of Premium payable yearly, half-yearly, er quarterly, by a person of the age of 25, to secure the sum of £lOO, to be paid at death, or on his attaining the respective ages of 50, 55, and GO, whichever event shall first occur:— Age Sixty. Ycar Half-I Quar- Year terly. 10 16 912 18 211 9 61 order of the Board, .lILLINDER, Secret 10 14 11 BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. MUTUAL ASSURANCE BRANCH. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means an ample subscribed capital, and the large fund accumulated from the pre miums on upwards of 6,000 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the proilts, which, after live years, will be annually divided among the Assured. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. The lowest rates consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases where assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half the amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or remain a charge upon the policy, at the option if the holder. EXTRACT FROM THIS TABLES. Innual Premiums required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole Ilerm of Life. WITHAL .11SBITRANCX BRANCH. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. Half Pre- Whole Pre- Half Pre- Whole Pre- Age. mium, first mium, after Age. mium, first mium, after lye years. five years. see-en years. seven years. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2Q 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 0 18.0 1 16 0 25 1 2 2 2 4 4 25 0 19 7 1 19 2 30 1 4 11 2 9 10 30 1 1 9 2 3 6 35 1 8 6 2 17 0 35 1 4 11 2 9 111 40 1 13 3 3 6 6 40 1 9 2 2 18 4 45 1 19 6 3 19 0 45 1 14 10 3 9 5 50 2 7 9 4 15 6 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 55 2 18 10 8 17 8 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. SOVEREIGN LIFE ASSURANCE COM. PANY _ _ N 0.5, St. James's-street, London. TRUSTEES. Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, Bart, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. Henry Pownall, Esq Claude Edward Scott, Esq. DIRECTORS. CHAlRMAN — Lieutenant-Colonel Ford Arthur Lennox. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—T. C. Granger, Esq., M.P. John Ashburner, Esq., M.D. T. M. B. Batard, Esq. Philip Patton Blyth, Esq. Henry Broadwood, Esq., M.P. Charles Farebrother, Esq., Alderman. Wm. Tuli'ch Fraser, Esq. John Gardiner, Esq, Aaron Asher Goldsmid, Esq. Lord Macdonald. Alexander Ogilvie, Esq. Henry William Pownall, Esq. Assurances and annuities granted on favourable terms. The Rates of Premium, of which the following are specimens, are on the lowest scale consistent with security. ANNUAL. PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 1001. Age. I For One Year. For For Seven Years. 1 Whole Life, C s. d 1 I 0 s. a. 1 1 8 X s. d. 1 13 7 A new plan of Accumulative Assurance, by depositing instead of paying Premiums, thus : By the deposit plan, commencing at the age 20, 401. per Annnm secures the assured at the age of 29 a Policy for £ s. 949 16 1779 1 2495 0 3111 19 3650 9 Deferred Annuities, to commence at any specified age, granted either with or without return of the Premiums, in case the age at which the annuity is to commence is not attained. . H. D. DAVENPORT, Secretary. ENGLISH and SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN ASSOCIATION. 12, Waterloo-place, London; 119, Princes-street, Edinburgh. Established in 1839. Subscribed Capital, One Million. LIFE ASSURANCE, ANNUITIES, REVERSIONS, AND ENDOWMENTS. A union of the English and Scottish Principle of Assurance. A COMPREHENSIVE and LIBERAL SYSTEM of LOAN in onnexion with Life Assurance, en undoubted personal or other ecurity. The Assured participate he two-thirds of the profits. J. RILL WILLIAMS, Actuary. JATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. Capital 4500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the oremiuras paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF 'PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. :4 4:: 1 premium. ''SLD i s gt: i s i in ( i' . as As m sur ay g ed . o 0 Borrow. Mr. --- X X2 ' (1 ' 13 3 3 7 8 £2 10 :7 2 "3 1 £lOO 0 114 £l6 l 1 0 0 i X 3 4 9 1 5 5 11 ? 601000 3 4 1839 165 11 10 74 1 9 11 3 1 346 2 3 1840 116 7 61 54 010 718 10 296 13 4 1841 111 6 81 49 10 0 710 4 247 4 5 Its Is annual, and the nest will be made in at year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.— 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London : 97, George-street, Edinburgh; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; 4, Col lege-green, Dublin. Established by Act of Parllament in 1834. In 1841, the Company added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured to all policies of the participating class, from the time they were effected. Parties wishing to secure the benefit of the next division of profits in 1848 should make immediate application. When the Insurance is for life, only one half the Annual Premium need be paid for the first 5 years. Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director E. Lennox Boyd, Esq. , No. 8, Waterloo - place, London,where Prospectuses, &c., may be had. COTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE S ASSURANCE SOCIETY. PRESIDENT. The Ri g ht Honourable the Earl of Roseberry, VICE PRESIDENTS. His Grace the Duke of Buccleueh, K.G. The Right Honourable the Earl of DalhonSi e . William Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P. The Honourable Lord Cockburn, INVESTED CAPITAL, arising from the Accumulation of the Premiums, upwards of one million seven hundred thousand pounds. ANNUAL REVENUR, Upwards of two hundred and sixty thousand pounds. Owing to the great amount of business done by this society, to the e co n omy with which its affairs are conducted, to the careful selection of the lives, to the equity of the principles upon which it is based, to the facilities afforded to the settlement of claims, and to other circum stances peculiar to itself, the members are entitled to look for the greatest benefits which sueh an institution can bestow, and it is confi dently believed that hitherto their expectations have not been disap pointed. The declaration of Additions made at last period of investigation, 31st December, 1845, showed that to the oldest Policies there had been added, as a Bonus, more than 80 per cent. on the original in surance, and to the later policies in a corresponding ratio ; and this independently of the current additions. In the event of one of the members, insured before the year 1820, th ing woin the year 1852, after payment of the preium of that ear, ere uld be paid 2061. ss. 6d., for each 1001. in c ur ed. The Bo y nus Addition thus being greater than the original Insurance. The details of the principles upon which the additions are ascer tained and appropriated among the members, cannot be given in an advertisement; they will, however, be found fully explained in the Society's Printed Prospectus, copies of which may be had en appli cation at the Head Office, or at any of the Society's Agencies. N.B.—All Benefit Insurances passed before the 31st December will be entitled to participate in the Profits of the current year. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. W. GEORGE, Chief Clerk. lIEAD OFFICE.-5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh. LONDON—CITY OFFICE.-4, Royal Exchange-buildings. WEec-END OFFICE.-7, Pall-mall West. 20th Nov., 1846. HUGH McKEAN, London Agent.