The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-08 00:00:00

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In some parts 4Nor'rn the r alla are aleady in the course of :.eing lat e foN'''4atlrilogfeneral statera forwardness on the hne, and t 4 tltt i t( lfibl the country requiring no tunnelling or . othe o r_ at tlilderf,.?lka which so seriously retard the completion f Oeto,'"ing, the directors hope to be enabled to open 4certii. "if and in time for the Caledonian Hunt Mgetmg tr4tq,..4ll,trzue_,osectiltiteovof the rails and other appurtenances have con ere(l4,7tand the carriages and engines are Atercurp. si ill 414 29 0 COURT CIRCULAR. The Qth'ell and Print , . (.7..e.:' - mpsnled by ; - Prince of Wales, PrincP Alfre.d, tio2 Prince:is and ihf, and attended by the V !countess Jocelyn, the - l)owaz'r Lady Lyttelton, C ,, lonel Bowles, Major-General Wetnrss, and Colonel Bouverie, arrived at Claremont, from Windsor Castle, at twenty minutes before five o'clock on Tuesday aftvrnoon, The royal party occupied four carriages and four, and was escorted by a party of the 4th Light Dra4oont.- Yesterday morning bcr Nlttjesty and 1 - m. Royal Con• sort took thcir accustomed early walk in Ciaretnoni Park. Prine Albert afterwards went out shooting, at• tend, , d by Mr. George Edward Aneon and Colone] Bum erie. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken out on ponies in Claremont Park yesterday forenoon. The Duke of Buceleueb arrived in town yesterday. Sir James Graham and other Cabinet Ministers visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday. His Excellency the Prussia❑ Minister transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign offiee. The Earl of Dalhousie had an interview with Sir James Graham yesterday, at the Horne , office. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the West India Colonies. Dispatches were sent off last ev, fling from the Colo nial-office for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and also for the Governors of Malta and Gibraltar. COURT OF LIEUTENANCY, GUILDHALL. Yesterday a Court of Lieutenancy was held at Guild hall, to take into consideration a letter from the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Secretary of State for the Dome Department, communicating her Majesty's com mands for the completion of the permanent staff of the regiment of Royal London Militia; the retirement of the present, and the appointment of another adjutant, the filling up of the vacant commissions in the regiment, and on other business-; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. There were present, besides the Lord Mayor, Alder men Sir C. S. Hunter, the Colonel of the Royal London Militia, Farebrother, Wilson, Sir W. Magnay, Bart., Sir Chapman Marshall, Hooper, W. Hunter, and Challis; also Sir Moses Montefiore and a large number of the Common Councilmen, who are officers in the Lieutenancy. Mr. Smith, the clerk, read the letter of Sir James Graham, w hich stated that it was the intention of her Majesty to call out the militia early in the ensuing year, for whkh reason the Lieutenancy was requested to make as early a return to the War-office as possible of the officers necess,ry for the performance of the duties of the regtwent Th.Thst of the names and residences of the present offic. rs was then read, and several vacancies were de clared. A Committee was appointed to take the subject of the Secretary of State's letter into consideration, and to in quire into the present state of the staff of the regiment, and the vacancies to be filled up, and to report to the next Court of Lieutenancy, to be held in tke course of the present month. The Committee consists of all the Aldermen present, together with Sir Moses Montefiore, Deputies Fumes and Allan, Mr. James Anderton, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, and Mr. D. W. Wire. There are, we are given to understand, some corpora tion members of the Court of Lieutenancy who, although in consequence of a remarkable physical debility they are wholly incapacitated from performing the most in significant duties, show great reluctance to resign. To those officers a remonstrance w►ll be sent by their bre thren calling upon them to resign, and if such remon strance prove ineffectual, then immediate measures will be adopted to strike them off the list as incapable any. refractory. RATING OF PRINCE ALBERT'S FARM AT WINDSOR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY EVENING.—In consequence of a memorial addressed to Prince Albert on the subject of the alleged claims of the parish upon his Royal Highness for arrears of poor rates, amounting to 2281, due upon Flemish Farm, signed by the whole of the parochial au. thorities, the Prince commanded a case to be drawn up, setting forth the'nature of his Royal Highness's occu. pation of the farm in question, as well as the grounds upon which the payment was resisted, and submitted to the law officers of the Crown for their opinion thereon. It may be recollected, that at the last vestry meeting which took place at Windsor, resolutions were unani mously carried that his Royal Highness, having a bene ficial occupation in Flemish Farm, was justly liable to pay all rates and taxes due for the said property, and that the Prince be applied to by the collector to pay the arrears then due. This morning Mr. Darvill, solicitor (who had been professionally engaged in the matter on the part of the parish), accompanied by Mr. Thomas Adams, the mayor and vicar's warden, Messrs. John Clode, jun., and In galton, churchwardens ; and Messrs. T. Cleave, Noke, and Chisholm, overseers, waited upon Mr. Anson, the Prince's Private Secretary at the Castle, agreeably to the request of Mr. Anson, for the purpose of having communicated to them the opinion which had been ob tained by the Prince from the law officers of the Crown, as well as to be informt d of the final determination of his Royal Highness. Mr. Anson informed the parochial authorities that cases had been submitted to Sir Fre derick Thesiger, and also to Sir Thomas Wilde, and that both those eminent legal authorities agreed in opi nion that the Prince Consort, under the circumstances which had been brought before them, although the farm was tided and a large portion of it used for fattening the cattle of his Royal Highness, was not liable to be rated, inasmuch as the property in question belonged to the Crown. It was further stated to the parish officers that the Crown had granted no lease of the farm to the Prince Consort, and that his Royal Highness occupied the land rent free. It was also denied by Mr. Anson that the Prince had beneficially occupied the farm ; and the parish officers, it was submitted on the part of the Prince. must prove that his Roy al Highness really had a beneficial occupation before they could legally recover the amount claimed by them for arrears of rates. Mr. An-on declined to furnish the parish with a copy of the case submitted to Sir Frederick Thesiger and Sir Thomas Wilde, together with their opinion thereon, in consequence of the parish, on their part, not being pro vided with a case and opinion also. It was stated, how ever, that if the parish had submitted a case to counsel, and obtained an opinion, there would have been no ob jection, on the part of the Prince Consort's advisers, to 'have exchanged copies of the same; but this not having been done, no copies could be furnished to the parish of the case and opinion by which his Royal Highness would be gnided in resisting the claims of the patish. It was also stated, that it was the opinion of Sir Thos. Wilde, that if the parish proceeded to extremities in enforcing the payment of the alleged arrears, and any future rates that might be made, by levying npo,l the property upon the farm, it would find itself in great error. A vestry meeting has been called by the parish officers to make another rate (a large sum being demanded im mediately by the guardians of the Windsor Union), when the whole of the correspondence which has passed between the legal adviser of the pariah and the Prince Consort, as well as the determination which has been come to by the Prince, will be laid before the inhabitants, in order that they may decide upon their future pro ceedings in the matter. There are several persons who have not paid, the last rate made as long since as September last. Summonses itdheer intentionsadv s ab e e , f against the d e f au l ters have not b een app li e d f or, i t b e i ng n that bthefeorFerisnucceh Consort should o r u e l s d or b t e ed fir to si e th o a ascertained. After the return of the Lord Mayor from Windsor, on Saturday last, the Lord Mayor, in the high spirit of hospitality by which he has been long distinguished, entertained, at the Mansion house, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and the Irish deputation who accompanied him, together with about forty members of the Corporation of London, and Aldermen Humphery and Hooper. The entertainment was quite unexpected. The members of the City Common Council had entered their names for a dinner at the Albion Tavern, in Aldersgate•street, and had sent an invitation to the chief magistrate to take the chair, and it was not until their arrival at Windsor they were made acquainted with his Lordship's inten tion to entertain them at the Mansion- house. The old English hospitalities of the Mansion-house were kept up to a late hour, and the warmest acknowledgments of the excellent feeling of the Lord Mayor of London were made by the chief magistrate of Dublin and his jovial associates in the mission to the Queen. FUNERAL OF THE LATE Ray. R. ASPLAND. Yesterday the remains of this eminent divine were interred in a vault erected on a spot selected by himself, in the burial ground of the new Gravel-pit Chapel, Hackney, of which he had been pastor upwards of 35 years. A. number of carriages, and about 200 members of the congregation, fol lowed the mourning coaches containing Mr. Aspland's nu merous family and some distinguished Dissenting divines. The children connected with the school appeared in mourn ing armlets. The funeral service was conducted by Dr. Thomas Rees, who delivered an address, in which he drew a strong portraiture of the deceased's character, and de scanted with peculiar effect upon his exertions in the cause of civil and religious liberty. Dr. Rees stated that the reverend deceased's high character bad brought him into intimate connexion with many of the eminent statesmen of his time, and that the Test and Corporation Act repeal, the passing of the Dissenting Marriages Act, and other liberal measu res, were owing in no small degree to his exertions. At the close of the address the body, preceded by Dr. Rees, and the Rev. J. Madge and Dr. Hutton, was consigned to the ear th. Upon no occasion since the death of the Vener- I able Archdeacon Watson, have the inhabitants of Hackney evinced so much respect to a deceased pariehoner, many of the shops being closed, and a large concourse of persons, of all religious and political views, joining in the mournful procession. A THIEF O U TDONE.--SINGULAR DETECTION.—On Friday night a man went i n t o a p awnbroker 's shop, and offered a metal tea-pot in pledge, The broker, upon opening the lid of the tea-pot to examine it, discovered a quantity of bank notes. Neither did their appear ance escape the notice of the thief, who imme diately snatched the pot from the pawnbroker's hand, and endeavoured to make his escape, but was followed by the broker, and given into custody ; and upon being taken to the police- office, there appeared to be sixteen notes of 1. each in the teapot, which had never been observed by the prisoner until he offered it In pledge. The prisoner stated that he had stolen the article from his mother.—Caledonian Mercury. FATAL ACCIDENT.—As the train from Morningside was coming to Glasgow, on Thursday evening, in the vicinity of Summerlee, the guard observed that the carriages passed over some object, and on sending back to ascertain what it was, the body of a man was found shockingly mangled lying upon the line. The deceased had in all likelihood been tipsy, and had fallen or lain down upon the rails while the train was approaching and thus met his me lancholy, fate. The manager of the Glasgrtyv and Garnkirlc Railway ordered a iheent•coifin In which to put the remains' and so far as we have heard they have not yet been identified. Glasgow Argus. 4% 6,5 1 ; ,f. 13% 2% p 31 Az 155 31 1 2 2 1/2 .... _ 20% 3% 1% • THE SUN LONDON, THURSDAY MpRNING, JANUARY 8, 1846. GREAT FREE TRADE MEETING year of income was equal to 201. a year now, became in the progress of time the value of the precious metals has been depreciated. I ere that at state of the late protec floe meetines they have been talking of altering that franchise. I only say, I wish we catch them trying to do this.—(General cheering) We'll have such a ru,h for 40s. freeholds directly anybody gets up in the House of Commons to propose it. We'll have every man to get a 40s. freehold to defend the rest, as soon as that is talked of.—(Renewed applause.) We have not raised 40,0001. to spend it in Manchester. We have literally nothing to do there. Manchester, and Salford, and Stock port, and South Lancashire, require no more money to be spent upon them, for no bread taxer would dare to show face to those constituencies. Our object in raising this money is to get a guarantee fund, for that is what it amounts to. We call upon the country to guarantee to us, the Council of the League, 250,0001., if wanted, to fight this battle to a successful issue. We had got nearly 75,030/. put down in Manchester when I left yes terday, and we shall get the rest. We don't come here to beg money. I would not give one per cent. to guaran tee the whole sum in our exchequer. We have this guarantee fund to show to our opponents that, if neces• sary, we can fight this battle for another five years, spending 50,0001 a year; and that would enable us to plant an efficient organised( al—a qualification committee —in every district of every county in the kingdom.— (Applause.) Lord Morpeth is walking over the West Riding.—(Tremendous cheering.) He is walking over after one year's registration by the League. Our oppo nents say they do not fight it because there is to be a general election soon, and then, they say, they will show us what they can do. Why, we shall have two thousand more upon the register before the 30th of January.—(Loud cheers.) And now I shall fail in my object here, it I merely show you the power you possess, if I don't leave behind some organisation—some assurance that you will do the thing when we are gone. lam told that there are people here from Durham, Shields, Sunderland, and all the neigh bouring places. I entreat them, when they go home, to work. They must not lose a day in can vassing, for there is nothing to be done without that. Canvass your neighbours —canvass everybody that has it in his power to qualify for the county, and induce him to put his name on that muster-roll which can alone se cure his freedom. I got a letter the other day from a person in Durham, who tells me that >he has eight sons on the register. There's a pate iarch for you.—(Laugh ter.) Now, how many scores and hundreds of me chanics are there in this and the neighbouring towns who can easily possess the franchise. You must change the complexion of the register in these counties, and before the 30th of January too. You must organise committees, canvass your neighbours, put advertisements into your papers, and over your committee-room have a sign, inscribed in large letters, " Free trade county qualification committee within ;" let a secretary be there, and be sure that you employ none but good free trade lawyers. We are going into Cumberland to morrow—a number of our friends are at work there al ready. Then we shall visit that snug little pocket county of Lord Londsdale's—Westmoreland. In olden times there used to be great battles there between Henry Brougham and Lord Lonsdale, but Lord Lonsdale al ways beat Brougham. Both parties used to get their friends in other parts to qualify for the county, and Lord Lon-dale cannot complain, therefore, if we now add two thousand voters to the register. In Lancashire, Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Entwisle know right well how they stand on the register. Lord Francis Eger ton knows that it is as impossible for him to be elected with the present register, as it would be for him to fly to the moon. Of course, then, he tells Sir Robert Peel this. Sir Robeit Peel knows what is going on, and is influenced just as much by it es he would be by ark election. I have been a year and a half working this question, and I am convinced that this county qualifica tion movement is a leverage by which we can transfer the power of the monopolist landlords utterly and for ever into the hands of the middle and industrious classes of this country. I eheuld despair of ever succeeding in this question by anything short of a physical force revo lution, unless I saw in this 40s. freehold qualification the means of doing it. This is the argument which we are furnishing to Sir Robert Peel. If these men yield next session—as I predict they will yield—it will be because they know we have the power to force them to yield if they attempt to procrastinate the settle ment of this question. I say I have no doubt that they will yield next session. I don't know that we shall get what we want through Sir R. Peel ; I don't care whom it comes from ; get it we will.—(Deafening applause.) If Sir R. Peel bring forward any half-and. half scheme, then we have a power in the Opposition to bring against him which we have never had before. We were never a united Opposition before. I declare to you most solemnly, that up to within the last six months I have b. en more afraid of the Whigs than of the Tories. Not that I think worse of those who are nearer us on some points than of those who are further off; but I was afraid that if they proposed a compromise, there would be a disposition in many parts to coincide with them, in order to keep them in power. But all that is past. We go to Parliament this next session a united Opposition. If Sir R. Peel does not go straight, then the sooner we find him in a minority the better. If he does not bring forward a full measure, he'll not live through the ses sion. With two hundred men opposed to him in a com pact body, and—leaving myself out of the question— comprising nine-tenths of the talent of the House, it is utterly impossible for his Government to stand through the next session, unless he takes a course which will secure to him the support of the country in this question. If Sir R. Peel proposes to abolish the corn and provision laws, I'll cling to him as faithfully until he has done his work, as I would to Lord John Russell, or anybody else.—( Applause.) The Hon. Gen tleman concluded his address, by briefly expressing his thanks for the cordial reception which had been given to him, and sat down amidst cheering, which continued for a considerable period. A resolution, expressive of thanks to Messrs. Cobden and Bright for their attendance, and pledging the parties present to carry their recommendation into effect by every means in their power, was then proposed, and car ried amidst loud cheering. Mr. COBDEN briefly returned thanks. Thanks was then voted to the Chairman, and, after giving three cheers for Messrs Cobden and Bright, the immense assembly separated. AT NEWCASTLE ITPON-TYNE. their condition in life. If I now To-enter Parliament, ! after the lone interval of ahsPnce from its riclih , ratotts, , nct withoui• , t,; - 1 the rmilly jatr , ort , ,nt c , nnectPri untler My ' , inlet', I 111U , t, ri-,'sc'l, - 0 to ro;.Aclf efl ne trc Mora to • deal with the propositions which may be submitted for adoption ; but I shall bring to their consideration a keen feeling for the wants and wishes of the working-classes, and a resolute determination to do my whole duty towards them. The largast in-door meeting el er held in Newcastle- up-n-Tyni r : assembled )1 - 1 Monday evening, to rec Ave Me, , sr. Cobden and Bright. as a deputation from the Anti Corn-law League. The place selected for the ga thering was the Corn Exchange, which is capable of holding nearly 5,000 persons. Every portion of the vast area was filled, considerable numbers having arrived from Sunderland, Darlington, Shields, and the other towns in the vicinity. About seven o'clock Mr. Bright and a large body of gentlemen took up their position on the platform. Mr . Cobden arrived soon afterwards, and was welcomed with loud cheers. • _ _ _ " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your most faithful servant, " MORPETH. " The Delegates of the Shert Time Committees of the West Riding." Alderman Sir John Fife was called to the chair, and introduced Air.BRIGHT, who was received with loud cheers. He commenced by stating that every one must be convinced that, at this moment, some great question was exciting the minds of almost the whole population of this coun try. A meeting of so many thousands could not have been assembled in Newcastle unless there were some question which the inhabitants believed to be of vital 'importance to themselves and the country. They ad • socuted the principle that every man shout be at liberty to employ his inoustry and skill fairly, and that when he produced anything as the result of that industry and skill, he allowed to trade in all the markets of the world without the leave or hindrance of the law. They, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —TIIE‘DAY. DERBT.-6 to 1 agst Sting (offered)-15 to 1 agst Bro cardo, 30 to 1 agst Malcolm, 30 to 1 agst Tag°, 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot. Cl/ESTER Cu .-40 to 1 agst Warrior, 40 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn. Offers to back the field agst 20. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1846. The Newmarket Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the 24th instant. Lothario, 6 yrs, 9st 101b—Oakley, aged, 9st 101 b Alsrm, 4 yrs, 9st 51b—Minotaur, 6 yrs, 9st 31b—The Baron, 4 yrs, 9st 31b—Inheritress, 6 yrs, 9st 21b—Queen Mab, a'ed, 9st Ilb—Corranna., aged, 9st—Mickey Free, 5 yrs, Bst 131b—St. Llwrence, aged, Bst 121b—Winesour, 6 yrs, Bst 101b—Woltdog, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 101b—Eboracum, aged, Bst 91b—Pine Apple, 6 yrs, Bst 81b—Antler, 5 yrs, Bst 81b—Needful, 5 vrs, Bst 71b--Weatherbit, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Ionian, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Warp, 5 yrs, Bst blb—Wood Pigeon, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—Miss Elis, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—Rowena, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—Akbar, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—Refraction, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Vol-au-Vent, 5 yrs, Bst Ilb—The Pacha, 4 yrs, Bst lib—Boarding-School Miss, 5 yrs, Bst—Na worth, aged, Bst—Sorella, 5 yrs, Bst—Ruff, 4 yrs, Bst Queen of Tyne, aged, 7st 13kb —b h by Velocipede, out of Fair Jane, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—What, 6 yrs, 7st 111 b Idleness, 5 yrs, 7st 111b—Pugilist, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b Event, 4 yrs, 7st 1 Ilb—Fitztllen, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—Satyr. 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Crim. Con., 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Venus, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—sEgis, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Little John, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Alamode, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Anna Comuena, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Joe Lovell. 5 yrs, ist 81b—Haitoe, aged, 7st 81b—The Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 8113—Chertsey, 4 yrs, 1 7st 71b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 71b—Johnny, aged, 7st 71b—Young Locbinvar, 6 yrs, 7st 71b—Ould Ireland, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Duc an Durres, 4 yrs, 7st 51b —King Cob, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Captain Flathooksr, aged, 7st 31b— Metal, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Beaumont, 5 yrs, 7st 31b—Laird o' Cockpen, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Wee Pet, 6 yrs, 7st 21b— Bourse Tomacha, 6 yrs, 7st 21b—Doctor Husband, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, 7st 216—My Mary, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Leoperd, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—May nooth, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Fuzbos, 4 yrs, ist Ilb—Judex, 6 yrs, 7st 11b—Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, 7st—Clumsy, 4 yrs, 7st—Kesheng, 4 yrs, 7st—As you like it, 4 yrs, 7st— Miss Burns, 6 yrs, 6st 131b—Elemi, 5 yrs, Est 121b— b h by Velocipede, out of Amulet, 5 yrs, Est 131 b Best Bower, 5 yrs, sst 121b—Foremast, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b —Dean Swift, 4 yrs, 6st 1 Ilb—Plaudit, 4 yrs, 7st Illb —Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, Est 91b —Symmetry, 4 yrs, 6st 91b —Mongrel,4 yrs, 6st 91b—Merryman, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—c by Slane, out of Frill, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Sir Dig - gory Diddle, 5 yrs, Est 71b—Arthur, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—c by Elis, out of Mopsa, 4 yrs, 6st 5113—Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs, Est 51b— John Davis, 4 yrs, fist 51b—Moline, 4 yrs, Est 51b—f by Defence, out of Nike, 4 yrs, Est lb—Chemise, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Correct Card, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Bretwalda, 4 yrs, 6tt 41b—Lyons, 4 yrs, 6st 31b—The Wieek, 4 yrs, fist 31b—Energy, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Dexterous. 3 yrs, Est I lb— Stoker, 4 yrs, Est Ilb—Anti-Repealer, 4 yrs, 65t llb —Sister to Robert de Gorham, 3 yrs, 6st—Cor nelius, 3 yrs, 6st—Devil's Dust, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Astonishment, 3 yrs, sst 121 b —The Hero, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, sst 111 b Rosa, 4 yrs, Sat 111b—Tug Net, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Scarlet Runner, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Timbria, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Sis to Ma Mie, 4 yrs, sst 91b—Deodara, 4 yrs, sst 81b—Black bird, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Ukrain, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Thrapstone, 3 yrs, sst 51b —Terrier, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Breastgirth, 3 yrs, sst 21b— Punch, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Chandelier, 3 yrs, sst 11b—Curi osity, 3 yrs, sst 1 lb—Ohio, 3 yrs, sst—The Little Vulgar Boy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b—f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy, 3 yrs, 4st 1 llb—Killikrankie, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—br f by Retriever, out of -Emilia, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b—b cby Mus, out of Guava, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b—c by Venison, out of Pet, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—Spur, 3 yrs, 4st 91b —b f by Stock port, out of Ganymede, 3 yrs, 4st 91b—Sharpshooter, 3 yrs, 4st 91b. as manufacturers, did not ask for free trade for the benefit of Lancashire, Yorkshire, or Newcastle, but they asked for free trade for the benefit of the landowners, of the farm labourers, and of every class of the community. They wanted a fair field and no favour, that every man might make the best use for himself of the power and capacity with which God endowed him, and that no law be allowed to step in to interfere with the free working of his industry. There were two reasons why they objected to the principles of the protectionists. The one was, that it was utterly impossible that they could be applied to every man; and the other was, that, if applied, they would be injurious to every man. There was no law or Act of Parliament to raise the price of goods in foreign countries The cotton trade had no protection, and the system could not be applied to a trade that ex ports abroad. It was unjust to the manufacturer and workman, if the price of food was raised by law, while what they produced was allowed to remain at its natural level. The law extorts from the manufacturer part of his capital, and from the labourer part of his toil, is order that the owners of the soil might obtain more for what they sell than they have any right to. [Mr. Bright was compelled rather abruptly to conclude, owing to hoarseness. During the delivery of his address he was rep , arecily and loudly applauded.] Mr. COBDEN was received with enthusiastic and pro longed cheering. When this had subsided, he said— edemen, this meeting makes me almost fancy I am Di the Free trade Hall in Manchester. I think it is the largest mi , etitig under cover that I nave ever addrissed out of that ball ; and altiv,ugh it is but a bad prepara tion for an address to such nu audience as this, to have travelled two hundred miles in the cold to visit you, yet I think I must be almost an icicle if I was not warmed by such a reception as you nave given me.—(Applause.) Gentlemen, you are not brought together in this manner without a pretty unanimous conviction that the time is come for a great and united demonstration to help those who are willing to put down this law, or to compel those who are unwilling to do it.—(Cheering.) And how different are our meetings to the meetings of the protec tionists! At Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk, they ven tured to call a public meeting, the mayor in the chair, and there—in the heart of the most purely agricultural county in the kie s dow—an amendment was carried in favour of the total repeal by 20 to I.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) And yet these gentlemen, when they have got together in their protection meetings, are always telling us the country is with th, m—ttia: the British lion is reusing, itselt in all its majesty; but they take care al ways to talk when the British lion is not looking at them.—(Laughter.) The aristocracy- and landowners who attend the protectionist meetings are men of mea sure—men originally of college education—men not like us, brought up in counting-houses or warehouses—but men whose whole lives have been at their disposal to gain knowledge and to cultivate their natural talents: how is it that these men stand up in the face of their fellow-countrymen and make such lamentable exhibi tions of themselves? Why, the fact is simply this— their cause is so had that I defy the best of counsel to be able to say anything in its favour. They have only to resort to that old standing stratagem of which all have heard—l mean that resorted to by a lawyer who to, •k a brief to counsel endorsed "No merits, please to abuse the plaintiff's attorney." Now, as they have no merits, they take care to abuse the League, which is the country's attorney in this case. They not only abuse us, but tsey misrepresent us. They tell the , country that we have all sorts of designs in view, which I never contemplated at all events. They tell us we I want to deprive the landowners of protection, and to keep protection for ourselves. Why, we have never held a meeting of the League— a great aggregate meet. ing, I mean—but we have always unanimously passed a resolution, " That whilst we seek free trade in corn, we are willing and anxious that free trade should be ap plied to every description of manufacture."—(Hear.) That was our first resolution in the winter of 1838, and we have repeated that resolution every year since. And now I'll offer them a bargain. If One of these protec tionists will only move in the House of Commons, at the beginning of the next session, for a free trade in corn, I'll get up to move, as a rider, free trade in all kinds of manufactures.—(Hear, hear.) Having made that offer to them, let us see if they will misrepresent us in future. My friend Mr. Bright has alluded briefly to the fact, that manufactures are not, and cannot be protected. A very large portion of our cotton goods is sold abroad, and goods sold abroad can have no protection from our Acts of Parliament. The very fact that we send goods abroad is a proof that we have more made than we can sell at home ; and our manufactures, therefore, cannot be protected. Well, then, all the great manufacturing interests of the kingdom are altogether unprotected, and incapable of being protected. And I would ask, if it is likely that the vast body of the industrious classes en gaged in these manufactures will ever submit to any small portion of the community being protected at our expense ?—(Loud cheers.) lam glad the protectionists have been brought to this. They cannot sustain their cause whilst they talk only of protecting themselves. They dare not face us in Parliament again on that ground ; they have been too soundly drubbed for that. Well, let us go a little further, and ask, are the people that are pro tected by their laws better off than those that are left to their unaided energy, and who have to find a market for their produce in the open world ? Who are the people in this country that are receiving the lowest wages ? Pre cisely that portion of the community for whose benefit these protection societies pretend to exist. The agri cultural labourers, who are getting 75., Bs., or 9s. as week—aye, in Hertfordshire and parts of Somersetshire, 6s. a-week. The unskilled labourers in the manufactur ing districts, who are working for Russians, Poles, Americans, and Chinese, are, as a rule, without excep tion, getting 50 per cent. more wages than those who are at work for these protected interests.—(Applause.) Aye, and whilst these men are pretending to maintain this protection for the benefit of the peasantry, the pea santry are running away from their protectors, and coming to our manufacturing districts, seeking better wages and better employment from the hands of those who have no protection, and who are making for the open markets of the world. I do not 'profess to be particularly democratic. I would have no objection to changes going on in this or any other country gra dually ; but positively I begin to fear that these men by their folly—their absolute silliness and stupidity— will precipitate changes faster than any man who likes ordinary movement would wish. I'll tell you why. Men are not prepared to leave their counting-houses and ware houses, and carry on the affairs of state instead of them. We have plenty that are able to do it. We have tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of men in our workshops, in our warehouses, in our counting•houses, tha have than theseot ready,and maundering er fit, and willing to do the nation's work better en a g u a n g d e e m ri e n e g ta si e ll n y h p a e n o d p , le a d n o d i e t ah ; h b e u t t d t o he i n t a they a hey n hour's notice.—(Laughter and applause.) What I should like to see would be a movement amongst the wiser part of the aristocracy to save the rest. I would begin with the Dukes, for the Dukes seem to be the most infatuated class. There are the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Rich mond, the Duke of Cleveland. the Duke of Newcastle, and the Duke of Buckingham. Why, these five Dukes are enough to ruin the aristocracy.—(Laughter.) If you had five shipowners in Newcastle so infatuated, so silly, so positively incapable as these five Dukes are, why the shipping trade would leave your port. And then the Marquises—the next in rank—seem to be just next in folly. I observe that the Marquis of Salisbury has been having a meeting in Hertfordshire, at which he lalked about the League being a great unconstitutional SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1846. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, with 50 sovs. added, for two yrs old. Duke of Be( ford's Eothen—Lord G. Bentinck's Black cock—Mr. R. Boyce na Cottisford—Mr. Coape's Bro to Pawnbroker—Mr. Cheshire's f by Redshank, out of Delhi—Mr, Clifton's Dromedary and Conceit—Mr. Douglas's f by The Doctor, out of Bupta—•Mr. W. Key's The Hosier—Lord Lpnsdale's f by The Saddler, out of Barbakin—Mr. Marson's Borrachio—Mr. Newton's Re tniniscenee—Mr. O'Brien's Emerald Isle—Col. Peel's Isis—Mr. Payne's f by Slane, out of Elissa—Duke of Richmond's Vampire—Mr. Shelley's Broadsword—Mr. R. T. Shafto's Pepper. FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1846. The St. Leger Stakes, for three yrs old. D.I. Sir Rupert, Green Pea, Joy, Footstool, Sting, Tugnet, Sister to Flambeau, Lynceus. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846. FRIDAY. Duke of Bedford's Paragon, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b, against Mr. Merton's Mouseling, by Mus, 2 yrs, 6st. T.Y.C. 200, h ft. HOUGHTON MEETING, 1846. TUESDAY. The Criterion Stakes, for two yrs old, &c. Colonel Anson's Bingham—Lord George Bentinck's Planet, Projectile, Slander, Blackcock, Devil me care—Count Bathyany's Teresina—Mr. R. Boyee's Cottisford—Mr. Cheshire's br c by Redshank, dam by Dr. Syntax—Mr. E. R. Clarke's Miles's Boy Mr. Drewitt na Galvanic Ring Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—Mr. Etwall's f by Sir Hercules, out of Passion—Mr. W. Etwall's Sister to Agis—Mr. Ford's Millwood—Lord Glasgow's Chain Bearer—Mr. Godwin's Adroit—Mr. D. T. Grant's Shahzadee—Mr. Gratwicke's Little Julia and Joy ful—Mr. Greville's Apricot and Ferina—Mr. Gully's f by Sheet Anchor, dam by Bay Middleton—Sir J. Hawley's Vanity—Lord Lons dale's c by Camel, out of Young Dean's dam—Mr. G. Maugham's c by Slane, out of Corumba—Mr. l'ayne's c by Venison, out of Sister to Cobweb, and f by Venison, out of Cobweb—Colonel Peel's Oregon and Palma—Mr. Quartermaine's c by Liverpool, out of Mona— Mr. C. Smith's Hornet—Mr. Steer's c by Redshank, out of Dublin—Mr. Henry Stan ley's f by Gladiator or The Doctor, out of Flam beau's dam—Lord Stradbroke's Coningsby—Mr. Thomp son's gr c by the Skater, out of the Dosie Beebee—Mr. Watson's Doctor Goodall—Mr. Wreford's c by Venison or Sultan Junior, out of Monimia—Mr. Worley's Go lightly. body, which, if allowed to go on, would deprive them of all their rights, and liberties, and franchises. That was in Hertfordshire; and all this scolding is simply because the League recommend the middle ancliudustiii,us classes to possess themselves of 40s. freeholds in the counties. Now directly I had read the speech of the Marquis of Salisbury - , I wrote to a friend to buy me a 40s. freehold in Hertfordshire. I'll be on the list for Hertfordshire next year, and I will entreat all my friends, a'l good leaguers, to follow my example and qualify for it. We'll very soon show the Marquis of Salisbury how easy it is to send him back to his privacy, and just leave him as much power over the representation of Hertfordshire as any man wearing a round frock upon his estate. What we have done in South Lancashire we can do in Hertford- shire. What we have done in the West Riding we'll do in Buckinghamshire; and the object of our coining here to-night is to talk to you a little about this mode of setting the aristocracy in their right position, by taking political power out of their hands, and putting it into the hands of people who will use it more for the benefit of the state, and consequently, ultimately more for the benefit of these Dukes and Marquises, and their successors. I Flo not think that in this part of the country you are at all aware of the power that is slumbering, and of which you ought to have availed yourselves long ago. I believe there is no county which affords so many facilities for getting votes as the adjoining county of North Durham. You may qualify there for 30/. ; you may even buy a freehold for 201. Any number of qualifications ma) be had in North D ur h am f o r 301, or from that to 361. Bear in mind that we do not ask you to give 301. for a vote. We only ask a man to invest 301. in a property which will bring seven or eight per cent. interest, instead of putting it into the 11.tik, er in the savings -bank, where it wculd bring only three or three-and .a-half per cent. interest And bear in mind, wh en a men h as save d hi s 201., 301. , o r 401, and invested it in real property, he has what is commonly called a " stak e i n t h e country, " h e f ee l s t h at he hag Aomethin g to lose, he feels that he is bound to take counsel in what be does when he gives his vote, that he won't injure his ownproptrty ; a n d i t i s b y such a class of men as this that, in the enlightened state of this age, .j shotild like to see the political power of this country wielded.—(Hear, hear.) When this 40s. freehold frau, also w4s4 created, more than five centuries ago, 40s. a THE ARMY. PROMOTION „PROM THE RANKS AND REWARDS FOR GOOD SERVICtS. „. arrant was p-orinrlgn'ed i fer.iay, b:- c o ;mud of her iqnjeaty, for the purpose of affording "a gre..ter en couragement to the non- conmissioned officers and soldiers of the army who may have distinguished themselves, or who mai have given good, faithful, and efficient service.” It is dated Windsor December 19, and is comprised in forty four articles ; by the first of which, 4 ‘ Whenever her Majesty shall sanction the grant of a commission without purchase to a non -commissioned-officer, selected and recommended for this distinction by the Commander-in-Chief, there shall be granted to such officer in aid of an outfit as a commissioned officer, a sum of 150/. if appointed to a cavalry regiment, and 1001. if to an infantry regiment." 2. That a sum not exceeding 2,0001. a year be distributed for the purpose of granting annuities, as rewards for dis tinguished or meritorious service, to sergeants who are now, or may be hereafter in the service, either while serving or after discharged with or without pension, in sums not:ex ceeding 201., which may be held during service and with pension. 3. Sergeants selected for this honorary distinction en titled to receive and wear a silver medal. 4. Commander-in-Chief to select individuals for this mark of applobation. 5.' With the view of further rewarding meritorious sol diers when discharged, and encouraging good conduct in others, warrants of 1829 and 1833 altered, and a gratuity in addition to ordinary pensions may be granted upon discharge, to men who shall have served twenty-one years in the in fantry, or twenty•four in the cavalry. Gratuity to sergeants who shall have served ten years as such, 15/. ; corporal seven years as such, 10/. ; private, 51. 6. Commanding officer of every regiment may annually recommend such individuals while serving as he shall consider best entitled to gratuity, provided amount recommended in any one year does not exceed 30', for regiment of establish ment of 700 rank and file and upwards, and 201. for regiment of lower establishment than 700 rank and file. 7. Men recommended must have completed twenty-one years actual service in infantry, and twenty-four in cavalry, and have borne irreproachable character, or, if not strictly within latter conditions, must have particularly distinguished themselves in the service. 8. Soldiers recommended to receive gratuity for good con duct shall, by approval of Commander-in -Chief, be entitled to wear silver medal. _ . Articles 9, 10, and 11 further refer to medal gratuities, & c . 12. Directs that all corporals, trumpeters, drummers, lifers, buglers, and private soldiers, enlisted or re-enlisted after the Ist of September, 1836, shall have no claim to additional pay after any pet iod of service, but that a reward of addi tional pay for good conduct be granted under rules in articles 13 . 414, 15, 16, 17,'and 18, by which a progressive in crease of ld. a day up to 6d., and certain distinguishing marks under regulations specified to soldiers who shall have completed ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, or thirty years' service. 19. Soldiers who shall have completed'eighteen years' ser vice without having names entered in regimental defaulter? book for last sixteen years shall be allowed good conduct reward after twenty, twenty-five, and thirty years of actual service, two years earlier. 20. Service to entitle soldiers to rewards granted after each period of five years must be service in the ranks. 21. Soldiers who accept employments will receive good conduct pay, by special sanction only, in consideration of circumstances:mentioned in this article. Articles 22, 23, and 24. Regulations as to good-conduct pay, distinguishing marks, &c. 25. Service requisite to entitle men to distinction and re wards granted may include former service in all ranks after age of eighteen. 26. Regulations as to men diicharged on reduction or for disability. 27. Forfeiture of service attaching to individuals in re spect of additional pay, in consequence of sentence of Court martial, or of conviction for desertion, will equally attach to them in respect of good pay. 28. Solaieis of good conduct, who may be permitted to purchase or obtain free discharges at their own request, shall be allowed discharges upon terms in this article specified. 29. Soldiers enlisting since March 1833, who are in enjoy ment of two or more distinguishing marks, and of good con duct pay, may obtain permanent pension as an indulgence, at rate fixed in warrant of Feb. 1833, two years earlier than men who have not earned this distinction, and receive same amount of good-conduct pay which would have been added to their ordinary pension, under rules laid d own i n th i s war rant if they had been discharged as unfit for further service or by reduction. 30. States that as it is her Majesty's pleasure that this reward shall be strictly an honourable distinction, to be con• ferred only upon the well-conducted soldier, commanding officers of regiments are strictly enjoined to enter in defaulter? book the name of every soldier who in consequence of misconduct shall have been subjected to any punish ment beyond six da3s' drill or seven days' confinement to barracks, and the Commission of every offence which shall impose upon commanding Officer the necessity of recording the soldier's name in the regimental defaulters' book, shall render the man ineligible for this reward for two years from that date ; and, if he be already in possession of this distinc tion, shall deprive him of his distinguishing mark and good conduct pay for one year ; and a second recorded offence within twelve months shall render two years of uninter rupted good conduct necessary to obtain a restoration of such reward. 31. Refers to forfeiture and restoration of good conduct pay and distinguishing marks. 32. Any soldier who, by having been recorded in the re gimental defaulters' book, shall have been adjudged to haVe been guilty of an offence by which he is to forfeit the whole or a part of his reward for previous good conduct shall, if he denies the commission of such offence, have the right of appeal to comt-martial. 33. A soldier may, for first offence of serious nature, be ad judged, by court-martial, to forfeit all or any part of the ad vantage he had derived from previous good conduct, abso lutely, or for period not less than eighteen months. 34. The distinction and rewards for good conduct do not extend to sergeants and other non-commissioned officers above the rank of corporal, and they will not be allowed, while serving, any addition to established pay; but if per mitted to purchase, or obtain free discharges at their own request, they will be admitted to benefits of article 28, and if discharged to pension they may for peculiarly good conduct be allowed id., 2d., 3d., 4d., 5d., or 6d. a day to pensions, provided aggregate pension shall in no case exceed far a ser geant is. 10d., quartermaster-sergeant 2s. id., and sergeant major 2s. 4d. a day. 35. Soldiers in her Majesty's service who enlisted before September, 1836, shall have the option of relinquishing addi tional pay of 2d. a day, to which they are now entitled after completion of fourteen years' infantry or seventeen cavalry service, and shall then be entitled by good conduct to advan tages of good conduct pay while serving, of pension on dis charge, and deferred pension, granted to soldiers enlisted after Septembet, 1836. 36. Soldiers now serving who enlisted on or before the Ist of March, 1833, by relinquishing right to additional pay for length of service, be entitled to claim advantages of good conduct pay while serving, hereby granted; but as warrants which were in force at the time of their original enlistment give them a right to higher rates of pension on discharge than those to be granted to men enlisted after March, 1833, not entitled to good conduct pay added to ,pensions on dis charge. 37. In special cases of men enlisted on or before March, 1833, who have obtained one or more mark or marks, and who after short service may be discharged for disabilities or reduction, either without pension or with temporary, condi tional, or permanent pensions, the good conduct pay may, by consent of the Secretary at War, be added to pensions; and such men, if not placed upon permanent pensions, be re gistered at Chelsea for deferred pension. 38. Soldiers serving who enlisted on or before September, 1836, and who have completed twenty ! twenty-five, or thirty years' service may, on relinguishing right to additional pay, receive 4d., 5d., or 6d. a day good conduct pay, provided name shall not have been entered in defaulters' book im mediately preceding exchange for periods prescribed by this warrant. 39. Soldiers who have completed fifteen years' service may, on relinquishing right to additional pay, receive 3d. per diem good conduct pay, provided names shall not have been entered in regimental defaulters' book six years preceding exchange. 40. Soldiers of legs than fifteen years' service, already in receipt of additional pay at 2d. a day for length of service, may, on relinquishing right to additional pay, receive same amount as good conduct pay, provided names shall not have been entered in defaulters' book two years preceding ex change. 41. Soldiers already in receipt of additional pay of ld. a day for length of service may, on relinquishing right to ad ditional pay, continue to receive same amount as good con duct pay, provided names shall not have been entered in defaulters' book at least two years immediately preceding exchange. 42. Soldiers not yet in receipt of additional pay for length of service may, by relinquishing right to same, receive good conduct pay on completing periods of five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and thirty years, if names not entered in defa ulters' book two, four, six, eight, ten, or twelve years Imme d iately preceding. 43. In establishing c l a ims to glod conduct pay, soldiers who were present at the battle of Waterloo shall be allowed to reckon two years in addition to actual service, and those enlisted before December, 1829, shall be allowed to reckon three years for two of actual service after the age of eighteen in East and West Indies (in other than West India Regi. ments), but in claiming discharge under 28th article actual service only shall be reckoned. 44. Soldiers enlisted before September , 18 36, shall be en titled to distinguishing m arks w hether they accept or not the option of relinquishing additional pay for good conduct pay, and be entitled to same addition to pensions as number of distinguishing marks they may severally possess at the period of discharge as is allowed to men in the receipt of good conduct pay. By her Majesty's command, (signed) SIDNEY HERBERT. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 6,1846.—Her Majesty's steamer Janus, the projecti on o f Lord Dundonald, arrived at Spithead in the course of the night, and went,* the harbour early this morning. She carried the broad paiidant of Captain-Super intendent Sherriff until coming under the command of a senior officer. It appears the Janus left Chatham in the forenoon of Saturday, and by aid of steam and sails got to Margate Roads the same night, where she anchored. On Sunday moiling she put to sea again, and contrived to reach Dungeness on Sunday night. During Monday she managed to work up to Spithead, and anchored during the night. At no time could more than seven knots be got out of her, and it is therefore very evident that, although Lord Dun donald's rotatory engine may be a good one, it is not a powerful one in this vessel. The Janus is au ugly looking steamer, of about 800 tons; her head and stern are unlike others, but that may arise from the plan of her projector. She has two funnels. It is, how ever, satisfactory to know that before any further expense is to be entered into about her, a committee of scientific men are to be sent to Portsmouth to try her engines, and make a full report to the Admiralty if it is desirable to introduce them into her Majesty's navy, or let the Janus be the first and last expense. Professor Airey, and Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer and inspector of machinery at Woolwich, will form two of the committee. Lord Dundonald, of course, came round in the Janus. She was made fast to a buoy off the Dockyqd. The people who came in her say she is a good and safe sea-boat under sail. The foregoing is an account of the JAnus's trip to Portsmouth, and her appearance in the harbour. Soot), after one the steam was got up, and Lord Dundonald, Capt. Sherrill; Capt. Denison, R.E., Director of works in the dockyard, Mr.Taplin, chief-engineer, and soma per sons connected with the metal mills, went on board, intending to try the Janus's engines by an excursion to Spithead. The necessary preparations were made as much as if she had been going over to France, the boats being hoisted up, Tid men with lead lines put in the chains. Captain Sherrifl 'a broad pendant was displayed, and the pilot went on th e paddle box; the signal was given to cast off from the buoy, and after about six revolutions of her wheels the Janus stopped, and, to prevent her getting foul a, the dockyard wall her anchor was let 6, and the steani commenced blowing off. She was then hauled back to the buoy, it being evident to the spectators that something had gone wrong. So much for the trial. The Janus's engines and boilers generate A great SHIP-BUILDING on the CLYDE. (From the North British Railway and Shipping Journal.) In some of our late numbers we gave an account of the shipping at present building in the different ports on the Clyde. The fl flowing is a summary of these, distinguishing the different kinds, whether steam or sailing vessels, of wood or of iron, and their tonnag,e, power of engines, &c. : .[RON VESSELS. Building by Mr. Robert Napier, Glasgow. Trade. Tons. H. power. 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-frigate 1 Steam-ship Building by Messrs. Todd and M'Gregor, Glasgow. 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship .. Dublin 300 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship Building by Messrs Smith and Rodger, Glasgow. 1 Steam-ship Building by Messrs. Caird and Co., Greenock. 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship 1 Steam-ship Building by Messrs. Scott, Sinclair, and Co., Greenock. 1 Steam-frigate Building by Messrs. Denny, Brothers, Dumbarton. 1 Steam-schooner ... Cork 275 1 Steam-schooner ... Fleetwood 1 Steam-schooner ... Mediterranean.. 346 ..... 50 1 Steam schooner ... Ditto 1 Steam-schooner ... Irish. ...... ...... 275 1 Steam-schooner ... Ditto lO5 ...... - Building by Messrs. Barr and M'Nab, Renfrew. 1 Steamer - -... --- Largs l5O ...... 100 1 Steamer Helensburgh ... 120 1 Steamer Liverpool . ..... 120 . 6O 1 Steam-ship ... 1 Steam-ship -- - TIMBER VESSELS. Building by Messrs. Rowan and Co., Glasgow. 1 Ship 1 Schooner Building by Messrs. 11. Steel and Co., Greenock. 1 Ship ................ . . Montreal 4BO ...... 1 Ship ............... ..• East India — 450 . ..... .._ 1 Ship .................. Newfoundland . 210 Building by Messrs. John Scott and Sons. Greenock. 1 Ship .................. East India ...... 500 1 Ship ... .............. M0ntrea1........ 400 1 Schoonerz..._ ...... Liverpool._ .. ~. 200 -- - - - Building by Mr. Symon, Greenock. 1 Barque 3OO 1 Brig 200 Building by Messrs. John Bornhill and Co., Greenock. 1 Ship 37 18,027 5580 The above table shows that there are building and out•• fitting en the Clyde at present 37 vessels, amounting in the aggregate to 18,027 tons. Of these 26 are iron steamers, collectively amounting to 14,137 tons, and 5,580-horse power, the residue being timber ships, amounting to 3,890 tons. Valuing the timber vessels at 20L per ton, the iron steamers at 25/., and the machinery at 401. per horse power, over head, the total value of these vessels, when ready, and equipped fur sea, will amount to 654,425/. In the event of a war with America, or any other nation, such statistics speak volumes. IRISH COLLIERY, IRON, AND PEAT CiAIPANY7 A company heW been formed for the purpose of working the collieries of Ireland, manufacturing iron, compressing peat, and thereby educing the price of fuel. The capital is proposed to be 500,0001.. in 25.000 sharta , of 20/. each. The Earl of Besborough and family are expected in townnext week, from the family seat in Ireland. THE T N HOURS BILL. The death of Lord Wharncliffe, and the consequent elevation of the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, M.P., to the House of Peers, having created a vacancy in the repre sentation of the West Riding, the Central Short Time Committees of Yorkshire resolved that the ten hours question should be promptly brought before such candi date or candidates as might offer themselves, and that the secretary sould solicit an interview for a deputation from each of the Short Time Committees of the manu facturing districts of Yorkshire. On Saturday, Dec. 27, the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Morpeth, having, in compliance with a numerously signed rk quisition of the electors, offered himself as a candidate, intimating at the same time his intention of declining to visit the several large towns, as on former occasions, the secretary of the Cr ntral Short Time Com mittee immediately proceeded to Castle Howard, whence his Lordship's address to the electors was doted the day previous, for the purpose of soliciting an interview for a deputation from all the Short Time Cemmittees of the West Riding on this important subject, He arrived at Castle Howard on Saturday evening, and was must courteously received by the Noble Lord, who, in reply to his request on behalf of the Short 'rime Committees, that Loru Morpeth would fix a day upon which he might be pleased to meet the deputation from those bodies, expressed hi* readiness to meet them at York. His Lordship at the same time stated, that if the delegates thought proper to send him a written com munication, he would give it the same attention, and save the deputies and himself the trouble of a long journey. After some conversation on the factory question, in which the Noble Lord showed considerable interest for the improvement of the condition of the working classes, the secretary returned, and on Monday summoned a meeting of the delegates at the New Inn, at Bradford, for Tuesda‘ , the 30th ult., which was presided over by the Rev. W. Morgan, 8.C., incumbent of Christ Church. After considerable discussion it was decided that Lord Nlorpeth's suggestion should be acted upon, and the following memorial was unauimously adopted, to which his Lordship's answer was received on Monday : "TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT NORPETH. " dly Lord,—We. the delegates of the Short iime Committees deputed from all the large manufacturing towns of the West Riding, beg leave most respectfully to state to your Lordship that the existing Act of Parlia ment allows the working of young persons in factories for 12 hours a day on five days of the week, and nine hours on Saturdays. " That these hours of labour iz factories are most op preasivo, and that the shortening thereof is absolntely essential to the well-being of the crowded population in the factory districts. " That the large proportion of females and young persons employed in factories renders it the more neces sary to lessen this anreasonable length of toil, and that the hours of working should be from six o'clock in the allowing proper intervalsmorning six 'k in the evening, " That 'a majority of the House of Common s , includ ing most of the leading members of all parties, did in the session before last give their support to Lord Ashley's measure of ten hours working per day, but in consequence of the oppositi, , n of the Government to this just and necessary limitation their decision was subse quently rfversed. That the factory system requires this term of daily labour to be enacted for the purpose of giving to the working classes and their families the means of obtaining social comfort, with moral and reli gious improvement. Lint this great question can never be settled until the claims of justice and humanity are conct ded by a legislative prohibition of the destructive toil which many hundreds of persons are now doomed to suffer in factories, inflicting upon these unoffending individuals two hours longer labour per day than is re quired from adults who perform their daily labour at other trades out of factories. " Your memorialists, therefore, most e arnes tly en treat your Lordship's sympathy for their oppressed con dition, and in the event of your Lordship king again called to take your seat in the House of Commons as the representative of the West Ititittig, that you will gratiiy the expectatiOns entertained fro m your Lord ' ship's benesolent character, by giving your influence wol support to the Bill which will he introduced by Lord Ashley, for the restriction of factory lalioltr to ten hours a day for five days, and eight hours on SEc urciayst LORD MORPETHS REPLY. •• Castle Howard, Jan. 3, 1816. " Gentlemen,—l have been favourt 4 with the memo rial of the Delegtites of the Short 'rime Committees of the West Riding of Yorkshire. •' I willingly promise to them the sympathy they re quest with so much propriety and forbearance of lan guage, for the whole body which they represent, and for quantity of steam, for she was several times enveloped is steam, which round its 1,-,v out of varied 4,f places. and if P s - ...ison and thing in 441„: .44: hi, The people's clothes and oeudii g must t)e coustanily moist: possibly it was the cause of her stopping, or it might be by accident, but the rotatory engine, while at work, resembled the noise of a person sawing stone. It is understood that Professor Airey is in the port, and the committee doubtless will assemble in a day or two, to inspect her and make their re port, after one or two more trials. The Admiralty have given notice to the superintendents of the different dockyards, that they have a p po i nted a com mittee of officers to revise the rigging warrants of all her Majesty's ships • so many alterations have been ma d e i n t h e masts and yards of ships, and the ships differently classed, that such a measure is absolutely requisite; with the assist ance of the masters' attendant, master riggers, and a few ex perienced masters and boatswains, the business at each dock yard will soon be concluded. - The Fairy yacht has tried her new screw, and found it answer exceedingly well. The great vihration caused throughout the vessel by the formerone has ceased. The Barretto, jun., transport, with convicts for Bermuda. is still detained at Spithead. The Carysfort, 26, is fitting alongside her hulk, and has made considerable progress in her equipment. Shipwrights are at task-work on the Wanderer and Childers brigs, and they will be ready to be moved into the basin on the Bth or 10th of February, and fit for officers and men by the end of the month. On Thursday we gave a list of the ships and vessels of was paid off, commissioned, launched, and broken up during the past year; and also the number of all classes in commission at the present time. We now proceed to give an analysis of those out of commission at the several ordinaries of Ports mouth, Plymouth, Sheerness, and Chatham, and notice at the same time the number of the several classes building. The number and condition of those in ordinary we find to be as follows, viz.:— Line of ba - totle ships of from 70 to 120 guns—" advanced ships," and, therefore, in excellent condition 32 Ditto, in good condition, and fit for any service on under going a slight repair Ditto, defective, and, perhaps, not worth repair 9 Ditto, in various stages of building Frigates of from 26 to 50 guns, in good condition, and fit for any service on undergoing a slight repair 5B Ditto defective, and scarcely worth repair Ditto in various stages of building Corvettes, brigs, and schooners, in good condition, of which number eleven are now refitting for commission at the several ports ... 32 Ditto defective, and scarcely worth repair Ditto in various stages of building Steam frigates, steam sloops, and ordinary steamers, in good condition 16 Ditto defective, and scarcely worth repair Ditto in various stages of building Total effective, 59 line-of-battle ships, 58 frigates, 32 cor vettes, &c., and 16 steamers. Tot'al defective, 9 line-of-battle ships, 12 frigates, 6 cor vettes, and 3 steamers. Total building, 22 line-of-battle ships, 14 frigates, 22 cor vettes, and 28 steamers. _ In this summary the convict ships, store ships, coal depots, &c., are excluded, the most of which being sound ships,could be available on an emergency. As a contrast to the above we may annex the number of vessels composing the United States navy, which we take from the last number of the United Service Gazette. Line-of-battle ships, 10; frigates, 14; corvettes, brigs, and schooners, 39 ; steamers, 8 ; store ships and brigs, 4; total, 75. Of these between forty and fifty are in commission, but they are principally small vessels ; the line-of-battle ships are net all launched, and of the others several are unfit for sea. At no one period of her history, as a contemporary ob serves, " did England ever possess so many beautiful, large, and efficient men-of-war, as those now lying at the different principal ports, denominated advanced ships,' which are ready at a moment's notice for the reception of their crews." They have their lower masts and bowsprits in, and have their water-tanks, gun-carriages, anchors, cables, and some portion of their heavy stores on board, while on shore their other masts, yards, sails, gun-tackle, and all their other necessary stores are arranged in such a manner as to be instantly available. In accordance with an Admiralty order of August last, two main and fore and one mizen topmast and a jibboom were put on board each ship, but by a recent order these are now in course of being returned on shore for better preservation. The following are the advanced ships : --. AT PORTSMOUTH. Bombay Britannia l2O Foudroyant ... 7B *Neptune .. .......... .. *Nelson Camperdown Powerful B4 AT SHEERNESS. *Vengeance Bellerophon 7B Howe Carnatic ... . Pembroke Hastings AT PLYMOUTH. Ganges B4 *St. George *Royal William l2O Hawke •••• *Royal Adelaide lO4 Russell *Nile 92 Hercules Clarence ' 84 AT CHATHAM. Calcutta Those marked with an asterisk are new ships, and have never been at sea. The following are the sloops of war refitting for immediate commission at the several ports :—At Portsmouth, Harle quin 16, Childers 16, and 'Wanderer 16. At Plymouth, Tweed 20, and Favourite 18. At Sheerness, Dido 20, Elec tra 18, Snake 16, and Ferret 10. At Chatham, Scout 18, and Columbine 16. SHEERNESS, JAN. s.—The Janus steam-sloop, with her constructor, the Earl of Dundonald on board, passed eut from Chatham, en route to Portsmouth, on Friday afternoon, about three o'clock. His Lordship feels most sanguine that he will yet accomplish the objects he proposed to the Admiralty to realise when he induced them to grant him permission to build the Janus. The following is the progress she made in her last trial to reach Portsmouth :—Started from Chatham at 1 P.M. of the 16th ultimo, with a fine breeze aft, her wheels revolving about at 13 turns per minute ; arrived here at 3h. 15m. P.M., anchored off the Mouse, at 4 P.M., and at half-past eight A.M., of the 17th, proceeded for Portsmouth, in fine smooth water, and with light breezes aft, her wheels revolving 13 turns per minute. At 2 P.M. her speed became reduced, and kept gradually slackening in consequence of a slight swell of the sea, and at 9 P.M. she could only make nine turns per minute. On the 18th, at 3 A.M., only . seven turns per minute ; and in consequence of a head wind springing up, it was found that she could not make head way against it ; she was therefore compelled to retrace her steps tithe Downs. On the morning of the 19th, she started with a light breeze aft, engines revolving about thirteen turns per minute, but ultimately lay to fer the night. On the 20th, the engines were ordered to be started, but it was found that something was broken, and on the 21st. at 10 30, A.M., she started for this port, but owing to a strong wind sae could not go ahead, and it was found necessary to come to an anchor about two miles from Margate. Early on the 22d she started again for Sheerness, and attempted to beat up, not being able to stand against the wind, but at eleven, A.M., she got aground, and after some difficulty was got off again, and anchored for the night. On the 23d, the wind blowing strongly, she remained at anchor. On the 24th, the weather being fine again, she continued her course to this port, where she arrived about two, P.M., and was then taken in tow by the Fearless steamer for Chatham. The Fury steam-frigate was undocked to-day, and con tinues in the basin completing some light jobs connected with her hammock netting's and boat devils, prior to being towed up the river to receive her engines. The Tartarus steam surveying vessel, Commander James Wolfe, was hauled into dock to-day to refit for further ser vice on the coast of Ireland. The African steamer, Second Master J. Barker, towed the ill-fated Eclair steam-sloop to Woolwich on Friday, and re turned here yesterday. The Calypso, 20, Captain Henry J. Worth, progresses ra pidly with her fittings at Chatham. Lieut. C. M. Shipley is appointed to her, vice Lieut. H. B. Everest, to the Phoenix. She has a few hands on board, but seamen come forward very slowly for her. The Columbine, 16, sloop, of the Surveyor's earliest..'" dia n : struction, is ordered to be refitted for commission with a ll patch. into dock, , and the hired The Eurotas, 44, has been taken :o the Fortitude, are pro workmen, recently employed oL a steam guard-ship. gressing with her conversion() into be fitted with the galvanised These ships (block ships ) w hi c h is being adopted in all our steam -18, was undocked at Chatham on Wednesday wire rigging, vessels. „,, m asted and will, with the Snake, 16, fitting here, be Th e Scou t , . ready i for commission in the course of a week. The Cumberland, Ab e ditaleigh, 50, fitting as advanced ships at Chatham, will completed as such in the course of a few days. HORRIBLE DESTITUTION.—A WOMAN BAUM NIC RATS. —On Tuesday week, Mr. Jeviison, coroner, held an in quest at the Hand and Shuttle, Tong, on view of the body of Sarah Holdaworth, a woman 84 years of age, who was found dead in her house on Thursday morning. The old woman, it appeared, resided in a hovel somewhere in the neighbourhood of Dudley-hill, and though so far advanced in life, resided alone. For two days previous to her death she had been confined to bed, having no one to attend on her . but a step -son, nearly as old as herself On Wednesday night, at eight o'clock, he left her in bed, and retired for the night. Next morning he found her laidupon the floor dead, and presenting ainost horrible spectacle. Her right eye was nearly eaten out; her left eye was also eaten; her forehead and nose, and the edges of a sore on one arm had been gnawed. It appeared from the evi4 that the residence of the deceased was infested by rats, had become so bold that they had on former occasions actually eaten the old woman's chemise as she lay in bed, likewise her other cloth ing and the bed clothes into holes. To keep them from at tacking her person she had been accustomed, as was the case on Wednesday night, to have a stick laid on the bed. Nothing had been heard in the night in her cottage. It is believed that the vermin, more ravenous than usual, had attacked her in bed, and that, to free herself from their ferocity she had made an effort too great for her feeble state. A fit ensued in which she died, but it is supposed the rats made their horrid feast before life was extinct, The unfortunate old woman was in the receipt of 3s. a week relief from the union, and but a short time ago it was sought to take her to the workhouse, but her opposition was so great that the relieving officer was obliged to desist. She paid 6d. a week rent for her hovel, and when found had saved up 78. 70. to pay her rent. In connexion with this little hoard a simple but affecting inci dent was related. On Wednesday her step-son, who appears to have been a tender, affectionate nurse, gave her some t ea nice, elsi without sugar or milk, and a piece of dry coarse breate Th e poor poor old woman said she could like something e , t ad dition of milk and sugar to hot tea, and of butt e r t to her though so ill, bread, would probably be quite a luxury ; but g _ not a word was said of dipping ford Observer. ga and rd e e u n e u m m b a r e e t a , n t d he un re ott w ge as t into the rent funds.—Brad- On Saturday, at Covent a good show of new pota toes _ _ an e vEiCoILertsIONER, MOBBIIDe--IMMe the flowers were camellias, roses, hydr g re, pelar goniums, and p E I et ion of the execution of the woman, gon c iu A m L s, cß h A e; Tr THEeacso BdiraotewinYinafgt,earttthhee Old Bailey, on Monday last, a cab was ob served to draw . up to a door of the prison, front which it was known the executioner, Calcraft, would quickly emerge for the purpose of going to perform a similar office at the gaol of Ilorsemonger-lane, when a simultaneous rush was made by the mob towards the spot, and in an instant the wheels and roof, and every part of the cab that was available, was taken possession of by the rabble, so eager were they to obtain a glance of the functionary of the law. Calcraft soon made his appearance, when the uproar of the assembled throng became deafening. A posse of the police, however, who were at hand, soon dislodged the intruders from the cab, which now quickly passed off towards its destination, followed by hundreds whose course were directed to the same spot. PUGILISM.—In the course .of the past year there were no less than 147 prize fights, the stakes varying in amount from 101. to 2001. a side. s 4 a I -- 'l,,', 3/4 ....... , .... JO -- - 75 P. - 3 - 4 r 5~ a 74 P