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r Li f ONE • HUNDRNED POUNDS REWARD LOST or STOLEN, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th April inst. in the neighbourhood of Lombard-street, London, a BLACK LEA. TILER BANKER'S CASE, marked " Coutts and C 0.," in gilt let ' containing the undermentioned Bank of England Notes, viz - Bank of England 5001. note - April 2, 1845, No. 28,051 If fl 5001. „ - , P ft 28,537 91 , 1001. „ July 5, „ 74,195 ~ 1001. „ - 90 1,509 301. ~ - Oct. 8 ~ ~ 51,743 201. „ - Jan. 5, 1846 „ 57,312 i. 201. „ - ~ ft 99 40,130 99 M. „ March 4 „ „ 97,816 . 101. „ - 911 00 ft 01 , 492 it 99 51. „ - ' March 3 „ „ 98,465 19 99 51. „ - April 1 „ „ 04,467 it 51. „ - April 1 „ „ 99,512 440 a nnent " of all w hi c h has b een stopped at t h e B an k o f E ng l an d. several Bills of Exchange of the following particulars : wA v;v_ggign: W4'4 F,Fga',4..gig-43iN @@gs ! a 0p.05 , g• °. fLir . P m • ..g..?,,,a 2.0 g g I • -4 Y T 1 -- rg l P 4 7 l 2 ; = l .. ggaltd;2. 4 7 . . 1 3. ps=m-zgmm go E Rs' rs._ 5P wNP =, n . g n ~. . po gg, 4 . Pf " .5 '4 ';'=z""Agg= 2 (71 FA ..„ m•t: 'Atm' I=-; r= 6'l l . i;gi . -7Fsr , ig , . • f. • ra 0.• • e • P ri• ~ • I te. "ar.P . „lPVir= = ct . f • cr3 z .-- ~.„'-' . N ---,_, .. ,_, aj ,-. 0) . 0 tO . CI W' l ; OR er.3 C7l CP •—• 0 :4 ~000. .0 0 0 COGICTUDOWO,OOO 1... ... W. II 10 .0 .4i 0. 2 0 ... 0 00 Gi GS 000 IA 0 0 CO ... 0000 oo oo "O'oo.obzoo-4 Payment of all which Bills of Eackange and Drafts have been Stopped. Whoever shall give such information as may lead to the recovery , of the above described Notes and Bills, within twenty-one days from this date, shall be entitled to receive the above reward, or a propor tionate part thereof, for any portion of the Notes so received, if lost ; or upon recovery and conviction of the offender, if stolen, Apply to Messrs. Bush and Mullcns. Solicitors, St. Mildred's • Court,. Poultry ; or to J. or D. Forester, Police-offices, Mansion house, London. London, April 15, 1846. •• N ATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. 112, Bishopsgate-street, London, April 16, 1846. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby Rive notice, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the roPrletors of the Society will lie held on TIIIIBSDAY, the 14th day of Rouse, next, at the Hour of Twelve precisely, at the Company's AlOnse, 112, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London. By order of the Court of Directors, DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. N.B. The chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely, not Twelve for One o'clock. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Directors of the Midland Railway Company are pre- Pared to receive TENDERS for LO&NS, in sums of not less than 1 ,000/. each, on SECURITY of their DEBENTURES, at interest after the rate of 41. per sent. per annum, papable half yearly, and for terms of Three, Five, or Seven Years, APPlications to be made to the Secretary, at the Company's Office, Derby. By order, J. F. BELL, Secretary. April 14, 1846. CALLAO AND LIMA. RAILWAY COM PANY. 6, Old Jewry. The Directors beg to info r m the Shareholders that the negotiation with the Peruvian Government for the Railway Concession is still Reding, but, as th e y are a d v i se d b y the asent, they sent to Lima, every prospect of a favourable result. The Directors feel called upon to add, that should the concession be obtained, a call will be necessary, and if not, the deposits will be returned. April 17, 1846. By Order, UPTON, Secretary. JBLDEFORD AND TAVISTOCK RAIL WAY COMPANY. N OTICE.—In order to make the deposit of 101. per cent., in pur- Inaliee of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, the Share .holders are hereby required to pay the additional sum of 1/. ss. par Share on or before TUESDAY, the 21st Instant, into the Union Bank of. London. A receipt will be given for the same. which may atter- Wards be exchanged at the Company's Office for new Scrip on giving U the old Scrip. By order, FRANCIS CLOWES, Secretary. 44, Finsbury Circus, April 14, 1846. L ONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. To the Scripholders and Subscribers to the Deed of the above Company. A Committee of Shareholders in the London and York Railway has been formed, with the view of considering the prospects of this line, and whether anything can be done to lessen the responsibility of the Shareholders, er in any way improve their position. The Committee view with alarm the daily depreciation which is taking place in the market in the shares of all new lines, and that this depreciation increases in the shares of those Companies which are most likely to obtain Bills. The expensive contest in Parliament of the London and York Com- Deny must absorb all the deposits. If the Act beobtained, calls must I mmediately follow ; and the majority of the scripholdem will avoid registration, knowing that they will have opportunities hereafter of corning into the undertaking at a much lower price. The calls must, therefore, be enforced against those who have signed the Parlia mentary Contract. This fearful position of matters has induced the Committee to con sider that probably the Eastern Counties Company;who are the strong oPPonents of the London and York Company, may, for the sake of protection and certainty to their ewn shareholders, be still open to some liberal compromise, and that the London and York directors aad shareholders ought, either by-diminishing the extent of their Undertaking (and consequently lessening the amount of calls to re love the pressure which will come en their subscribers), or by some absorption In the Eastern Counties Company, obtain a participation in an undertaking yielding a present profit, instead of one whose re turn, if ever obtained, will not be arrived at without years of painful sacrifices and distress. With these views, the Committee think steps ought to be immedi ately taken to open a negotiation with the Eastern Counties, if not to dissolve the London and York Company. In the opinion of the Committee, either the line south of Peter borough ought to be abandoned, and the shares reduced to 201. each, in the line should be given up to the Eastern Counties Company, on their agreeing to pay the whole or a portion of the expenses, and giving shares in their Line as originally proposed. The statement below, showing the past and present position of several well-supported Companies, who, before the Committee of the House of Commons, clearly showed a return on their capital from 6 to 8 per cent., proves that success on the part of the London and York Railway, in obtaining their Bill, will entail ruinous loss on the subscribers and scripholders ; and if any other argument was needed to maintain the views of the Committee, the following extract from the " Times" of the Bth or April, might alone be deemed sufficient)— " The character of the crisis, and its effects on the new lines, are Seraphically illustrated in the catastrophe of the Landon and Oxford hallway, as reported in ye'terday's paper : "'Mr. I. K. Brand, examined by the Chairman. —The prices have so increased since the Acts were obtained, that the lines mentioned above (the Oxford and Worcester, and the Oxford and Rugby) can not be constructed at the estimated prices. Considers that the con struction of railways is now 50 per cent, more than at this time last sear. " At this point of the proceedings the Chairman said that :the . Committee thought it unnecessary to hear any more evidence re specting the London and Oxford Line ; and, accordingly, after the room had been cleared for a few minutes, the Chairman announced that the Committee were unanimously of °pillion that the preamble of the London and Oxford had not been proved.'" The Committee beg to direct the attention of the shareholders to the official announcement of the Government's intention to immedi ately introduce an Act investing the scripholder with such power, that a majority in number and value duly registered at any public meeting will prevent the further progress of any Bill in Parliament ; and as the London and 'York Railway Bill will, in a very f ew d ays, have to appear before a s i milar tribunal as that Of the detlinct London and Oxford, the Committee are, therefore, very anxious at once to ascertain if the shareholders concur in any of their views, for which purpose the following printed form may be obtained at ' the Com and every shareholder and subscriber to the deed is mittee-rOOlll5, earnestly requested to return the same signed impumbleidclately, in order that the directors may be conferred with, or a may be deemed most expedient for the preltneceteltoinngofcothne veried, as interests of all parties. To the Committee of the London and Yolk Shareholders. Gentlemen,—l am a scripholder of Shares in the L ondon and York Railway, and am desirous, Firstly, of havi ng the :.its of up, so as to lessen the cost ; or; the South of Peterborough of having terms made with the Eastern Counties c ompany air a y . , abandonment of the London and York RallwaY and Amalgamation with the Eastern Counties Line, or, Thirdly, of having the C -inp ay at once disseived of these alternatives, and I a ut h orise I wo the Committee of Shareholders to represent my opinion to the Legis lature, and to pray Parliament to carry the same into effect, or to re- Ject ti London and York Bill. Name in full •• • ........ • • • • • .. • • • ... Residence. Date.... • • • • .. Numbers of Scrip • , • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • * Hare insert the word " first," or "second," or "third." A.mouut Paid up. Premium per Railways which obtained Share in 1845, Acta last Session, before Bill ob tained. s. d. Caledonian -•• •• 12 .f. 0 0 Aberdeen Oxford& Wolverhampton 14 0 0 Chester and Holyhead .. 6 0 0 Dundalk and huniskillen 0 0 Newry and Enniskillen . I 3 0 0 South Wales •••• • • I s 0 0 Waterford and Limerick I 8 0 Discount per Share in 1846, while calls are being made. X a. d. to 0 0 20 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 7 10 0 4 10 01 5 0 Oj 12 0 01 X. s. d. 3 5 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 7 10 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 By Order of the Committee, HE,NY PHII London and York Committee, 4, Sise- R lane, LouLdon,PP S, Solicitor, April 14, 1846. LONDON AND YO.ltli COMMITTEE OF SHARE - H fo O. The LONDON COMMIT TEE r caLDEßSrrying out the above objects, earnestly desire the co-operation of every scripholder in the pro vinces, and they therefore suggest that PUBLIC MEETINGS be immediately convened in the following towns :—BIRMINGHAM , Ii A.NCHESTER LIVERPOO L, LEEDS HULL, HALIFAX' R R tDFORD, BOSTON, LEPCESTER, NEWCASTLE, NOTTING HAM, PRESTON, SHEFFIELD, S TAMFORD, LINCOLN, WAKE FIE I LD, YORK , EDINBITAGII, GLASG O W , an d ABERDEEN. Cha t w manould also be advi.sable that the P rov i nc i al Committees, or except those ir pres producingiding at. andsuch me cling s , s h ould admit no persons, regist ,?ring their scrip, names, anad dresses in a book, to he kept at the door for such purpose, sot hat tha bona fide intentions of such znecting of shareholders be properly rapresented to the London Comm' Bee. 4, Sise-lane, London. By order o f the Committee, 11. PHILIPPS. THE REGISTERED SHIRTAREHOUSE 42, REGENT-C IRCITS, PICCAILLY The Proprietor begs to state that in the formor . mat im proven sent is SHIRT a very g is effected. yet the REGISTERED e is taken to preserve he easy looseness so necessary tore is gatogether with a Plain smooth setting front, and to tain this went,la appearance during the whole time in wear. But a further and a most • is offered—the mate, gal of th , se important advantage parts seen,the fronts, collars, and wristbands, : are composed of the Golden*Plax li ne , ho w so widely celebrate 4 I for the purity of its bleach, thus presenting a beautiful snow-whlt4 3 aarnce. The Proprietor fur- User begs to state, that rigorous : attentions s given towards moderate Prices and excellence of workmanship . Any philanthropic lady or gentleman who may be desirous of giving employment to persons of reduced means with such inteatton. the Proprietor of this establish ment will be happy to to-operate, and merely requirea to see a spe cimen of work, and a card of the lady or gentleman recommending. Samples of the Golden Flax Liam, or Cambric, With prices and di rections . for solf measurement, will be cheerfully forwarded by post to non-residents in London. Also an assortment of the highly_ pa . tronised Golden Flax Cravat Collar can be obtained by application, addressed as follows :-- d Shirt Warehouse, 42, Regent-circus, Piccadilly. The Registered CIOMFORT in SHAVING depends on the N-- 1 Proper use of a good Razor, an efficient Strop, and a Paste to renovate the surface of the Strop when it becomes black and choked with the steel from the Razor_ To these must be added a Soap that S not dry sudd en ly on the five, and a smooth taper-p o i nted Elastic Sha ving Brash. Unless all 'these points are a tt en d ed to, and the asor wiped and stropped after shaving, that operation must always al e , a tr oublesome, even if not a painful one. Those gentlemen whose bliashving aPparatus is defective are invited to I. erell'S Este ment, 'So. 4, Leldenball-oreet. w they win Pot cizi; %11 -:•. ' •-" -' 1,0 ...Lir 1•.. • . •• • •• • • • • 41. lavr e assortment of Papier Ilach6 Atanufacturub I)ruS4ina 9 /JP* MS Writing Desks - Bagatale Tible44s4 L.j ~. J... ~ ~' - SAT No. 16,717. LONDON, URDAI NORFOLK ARMS INN. POSTING AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL, ARUNDEL. COOPER respectfully informs the v v Nobility, Gentry, and Public generally, that the business of the above hotel will be continued as usual. • Flys In attendance at the Station, and Post-horses to be had at the above hotel on the shortest notice. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt• ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital R 500,000. Empowered by Act of ParUMW. This institution off4rs important and snestantlal advan tages with respect both to Llfc Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured bas, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without ex pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (see table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the =version of kis interests to meet other conveniences necessity. Assurance, for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT:. The success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third Eonus, varying from 3U to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on ,acli Policy effected on the Prot scale. EXAMPLES. I , i,: premium c „ h4 1 .13,:1ny; I:'..;:rlas in Hogg .11 to t F T 7. •2, .. • 4 .... Al•i s. d 1837 £l9l 13 5 .687 13 51£13 17 - 1 £395 Il 1 60 1 1000 74 3 4 1838 165 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3 1 .1839; 138 13 6 61 14 3 9 210 296 13.4 1840, 39 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 247 4 5 The .ILvision of prollte is tumid. and the next will be made in De :ember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMEOUX, Sea. NOTICE TO EQUITABLE POLICY HOLDERS. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, _ No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pali-mall, London.. The attention of Equitable Policy Holders is particularly called to the HALF CRBDIT SCALES of PREMIUM of this Company, by which table the banns to be declared at the next investigation, in January, 1850, may be secured at a pfesent annual payment of one half the rates charged by other companies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid less the amount ofpremiums on credit. Should the life insured survive the declaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the Company will ren,unce all claim for the half premiums which may be due thereon or, in the event of the Party being at that time in bad health, the policy can be kept up by commencing to pay the full premium of the age as when first accepted. The above plan, originating with the Company, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last equitable division iu 1840, when it was largely adopted. and many of the policies then effected are still in force, and latge benuses have been aided to them on the scale of the following table;— gum Assured. Time Assured. Sure addedlto Policy. £5,000 •• 6 years 10 months •• 4683 6 6 5,000 .. •• •• .. 6 years •• •• •• •• • • 600 0 0 5,000 ... ••• • . 4 years ••• - • • 400 0 0 5,000 .... ••• • 2 years .. ••.•..• • • • • • 200 0 0 Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and F. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the offices. 8, Waterloo•place, Pail-mall, London. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTTHE QUEEN. r HE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, EAST INDIA, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 13, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON. DIRECTORS. Cumrincew—Lient.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK SMITH, K.H. DEPUTY - CHAIRMAN—COI. Sir WILLIAM GOSSETT, G. 8., K.C.H. Admiral the Right Hon. Sir CL Cockburn, G.C.8., M.P., Lord of the Admiralty Major-General Sir J. Cockburn, Bart., G.C.H. General Sir Thomas Bradford, G.C.8., G.C.H. Major-General Sir P. Ross, G.C.M.G., K.C.H. Lieutenant-General Sir F. W. Mulcaster, Lieutenant-General Sir John Gardiner, K.C.B. Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., R.A. Major-General Taylor, C. 8., E.I.C.S. Major-General Edward Wynyard, C.B. Major-General Arnold, K.H., R.E. Major-General Cleiland, E.I.C.S. Lieutenant -Colonel H. Hanmer, K.H., late R.H.G. Lieutenant-Colonel Purchas, E.I.C.S. Major Chadwell Clerke, K.H., F.R.S. Aychlbald Hair, Esq., M.D., late R.H.G. Captain Melville Grindlay, E.I. Army Agent Captain William Lancey, R.E. William Chard, Esq., Navy Agent James Nugent Daniell, Esq. ACTUARY—John Finlaison, Esq., the Government Calculator. Assurances are granted upon the lives of persons In every station of life, and for every part of the world, upon particularly favourable terms. Persons assured in this office may change from one country to ano ther without forfeiting their policies. A Bonus, amounting to thirty per cent. on the actual value of the policies, was apportioned to the assured at the First Septennial Meet ing, held in the year 1844. JOSEPH C. BRETTELL, Secretary. P ÜBLICATIOSS. THE GAUGES.—A COLOURED MAP of the ENGLISH RAILWAYS already authorised, distinguishing the NARROW from the BROAD GAUGE DISTRICT, will be given, as a Supplement to the RAILWAY CHRONICLE of THIS DAY, Amin, 18, price 6d. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of LONDON. Notice 1g hereby given, that TuEsnar, April 21st, is the last day on which Exhibition Tickets are issued to Fellows of the Society at 3,. 6d. each, EASTER HOLYDAYS. Novelties of extrem interest and informstion at the l[po OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION 1.11; Scenes in the OREGON TERRITORY form a part of an en tirely NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE ; also, Portraits of Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale. The PHYSIOSCOPE and CHROMATROPE, with new and beautiful variations. The most interesting of the Novelties at work are MACINTOSH'S ROTARY ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE LOPE CUTTING MACHINE, WOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM ENGINE GOVERNOR, and the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER. Lectures on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant ex periments. Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. A brief Description of tho Oregon Territory, from Notes by a Nine Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors. GENERAL TOM THUMB'S FAREWELL LEVEES at the EGYPTIAN HALL.—EASTER WEEK.— AU Tickets that have been issued will be received, notwithstanding their dates. The little General appears in all the costumes and per formances in which he had the distinguished honour of appearing three times before her Majesty, and before all the principal Courts of Europe. Hours from Half•past Twelve '.to Two; Half-past Three to Five; and Half-past Seven to Nine o'Clock. Admission, ls.; Children, Half-price. After Niue o'clock he appears at the Lyceum Theatre. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF PRINCE ALBERT. SYDNEY GARDENS, BATH. THE LARGEST HORSE IN THE WORLD will be exhibited as above, during the Easter Week. The MAMMOTH HORSE, "General Washington," the property of Mr. Carter, the "Lion King." He is twenty hands in height, weighs twenty-Rye hundred weight, and is the most remarkable animal, as regards size and shape, that has been ever seen. Open from Ten in the Morning till Dusk. puNisHMENT OF DEATH. A PUBLIC MEETING to promote the ABOLITION of the PUNISHMENT of DEATH, is intended to be held in EXETER HALL, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 29th April, 1846. Lord Nugent, John Bright, Esq. M.P., Charles Pickens, Esq., W. Ewart, Esq , M.P., W. J. Fox, Esq., Sir J. Harmer, ?.art., M.P., Douglas Jerrold, Esq., Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., and various (.1 rgymen and Dissenting Ministers are expected to at tend and take part in the proceedings. Doors to be open at Five o'clock ; the chair to be taken at Six o'clo •lc precisely. . . Admission by tickets only, which may be obtained, gratis, from Charles Gilpin, 5, Bishopsgate-Without ; Aylott and Sons, 8, Pater noster-row ; Ridgway and Co., 169, Piccadilly; John Betts, 115, Strand ; and J. Sterry and Sons, 156, High-street, Southwark. OND O N AND YORK RAILWAY. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Letters continuing to be received from the Shareholders, asking explanation of a Circular addressed to them from " No. 4, Size-lane, London," signed " HENRY PHILIPPS," advocating arrangements with the Eastern Counties Railway Company, the Directors of the London and York beg leave to inform their Shareholders that there can be no doubt the Circular emanates from iuterested opponents, who, defeated in all their attacks, and most signally on the recent question of the Deed of the London and York, are endeavouring to take advantage of the depressed state of the Share market, as their last effort to impede the London and York Bil lin its progress through the House of Lords; but the Directors, in spite of all opposition, as confidently as ever, expect an early favourable decision upon the Bill. The Directors think it right to add that their best attention has long been given, and shall continue to be given to the practibility of treating with any rivals, upon terms advantageous to the interests of the London and York Shareholders. By order, J. R. MOWATT, Sec. oMces, 7, Lothbury, London, April 17, 1846. LUND ON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Committee of Shareholders call the attention of the original Subscribers and actual Holders of Shares In this Company to an advertisement dated the 16th instant, and by the Secretary of the Company, expressing the confidence of the Directors in obtaining their Bill. The Committee, considering this the greatest misfortune that can happen to the Shareholders, the more earnestly ;invite all those from whom they have not yet received communications, to lose no time in recording their opinion in accordance with the sug gestions contained in the circular issued by the Committee on the 14th instant. The holders of many thousand shares have already returned their concurrence with the views of the Committee; and the progress thus far made leaves no doubt on the minds of the Committee of their ul timate success. . The Committee, in reply to many letters reeelved, offering pecuni ary support, beg to state that they decline receiving any subscriptions, and Intend personally bearing all the' expenses, unless the body of Shareholders in the London and York line vote their payment from the general funds. By order of the ndon and York Committee, 4, Size lane, April 17,1846.. HENRY PHILIPPS. TESTBOURNE • TERRACE TONTINE. Shares 1001. each. Deposit 101. Divided into Five Classes of Ages. There is no responsibility, and the deposit will be returned without deduction in the event of failure. TRUSTEES. George William Anderson, Esq., 69, Harley—street (late of the Bom bay Council). Samuel Scott, Esq. 1, Cavendish-square Charles Wardell, Esq., 43, Westbourne-terrace. BAN nd KERS. Sir Claude Scott, Bart., a Co., 1, Cavendish-square. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Burgoynes, Thrupp, and Clark, 160, Oxford-street Prospectuses may be obtained from George Allen, Esq., 43, Princes street, Edinburgh; T. M. Archer, Esq., Leinster-chambers, Dame street, Dublin; Henry Rance, Esq., Cambridge ; John Cunliffe, Esq., Preston, Lancashire; Messrs. Fletcher and Sharp, Liverpool; Hough land and Leese, 51, King-street, Manchester; W. H. Collis and Smith, Birmingham ; Messrs. Burgoynes, Thrupp, and Clark, 160, Oxford-street, London ; Mr. Thompson, Architect and Surveyor, No. 2, Conduit-street West, Hyde-park ; and from J. Tippett, No. 34, West-bourne-terrace, who will show the houses. Applications for Shares must be addressed to the Committee, and sent, under cover, to either of the beforementioned parties, on or before Wednesday, the 224 instant. FREE EMIGRATION to SOUTH AUS TRALrA, via SOUTHAMP FIRST-CLASS SHIPS, of large tonnage, and with the best ar rangements and equipments, will embark Passengers in the Docks at Southampton, on the 28th of May, for ADELAIDS7, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ; and subsequently, on fixed days in each month. The undersigned are authorised, by her M.ijesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, to grant a FREE PASSAGE by these ships to this healthy and eminently prosperous colony, to agricu7tural labourers, shepherds, male and female domestic and farm servants, miners, and mechanics of various trades, of good character. The demand for labour in the colony is urgent, with remuneration ensuring the comfort of every well-conducted man and he family. Steerage passengers not eligible for a free passage, will be taken at I6L each, including new bedding, mess utensils, bags for clothes &c., which will be'ong to the passengers at the ends f the voyage. A surgeon, appointed by Government, will be on board each ship, and the days of embarkation will be strictly adhered to. All particulars may be obtained on application to JOHN MAR SHALL and Co., Emigration Agents, 26, Birch!n-lane, London; 79, High-street, Southampton; or at the Emigration Depot, Plymouth. NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &e. This overcoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees, 114, Regent-street. DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CULPRIT. (From the New York Journal.) The Pittsburgh Commercial Journal mentions the death of Dr. Braddee, the notorious mail robber, who died last week in his cell in the Penitentiary of that city. The journal adds : - He was convicted of robbing the mails, and imprisoned, it will be remembered, in 1841, pursuant to sentence by Judge Baldwin, for ten years. Shortly after his incar ceration, he conceived the idea of procuring his liberation by simulating a decline of health. For this purpose he would prick his gums with the awls, which were supplied to him in the vocation he had chosen, that of a shoemaker, and having saturated his towel with blood, was always prepared for the stated visit of a physician or chaplain, with this evidence of a danger ous hemorrhage from the lungs, to which he was always careful to add a difficult and painful respiration. His physician was able, sometimes, to engage the suffering doctor in conversations, in which he would become sufficiently animated to forget his painful breathing, but on the instant that he would recollect himself, the diffi culty would return. These practices, it is believed, brought on the di sease w hi c h terminated his life, and he died at last of a pulmonary affection. Until two weeks before his death his disease had not assumed a formidable type, but then he began to sink rapidly. Up to this period he had steadily and vehe mently asserted his innocence of the crimes imputed to him, but so soon as he became convinced that his re covery was impossible, he confessed his guilt, and al though we are restrained by prudential considerations from further allusion to this point, we may venture to add, that in his confession he has implicated several persons who had not been suspected of participating in his crimes. It is worthy of r e mark, also, that the d oc t or , w h o had r gained an astoni s hi n g reputation as a physi c i an , de termining, in any case of disease ing,orpretendingtodehtey an examinationrmine,theprecise f the patient's urinary discharges, felt constrained by ap • evidence e a u e h e u o£ his remarabil proaching dea g t, tori His s onfess that his system was nothing vast income he derived f c r c o e m ss hi i n that Braddee ' s in anguish , shrewdness of character. The his dupes dtohpiseshiusmwbeulgl known. It It is rh k ine n g ow tohis love trial, wife, who clung to oam e g?sted by her pre w s , and electrified w angu tionith thewhich Mr. pre sence and the signs and f LI, that beautiful 'stodehfeern c v e o , d au a d n itory, a h p im ostr d o u p married had ßidd beenle, i n Bra unfaithful ddee during Braddee's imprisonment. He was not made acquainted with the fact, and for the five years he was in confinement, he was fond of an opportunity of talking about "his wife and children." He spoke of them in terms of warm affection ; and undoubtedly his desire to recover his liberty was stimulated by attachment to them. Even after he became aware that he must soon die, he aebi." to be at liberty, even if it were to die in a barn, to the end tn 'y L -- s - tie . ht; not die a prisoner. But so soon as he learned the colia--4- of his wife, he instantly ceased to wish for freedom. It was the e..... 1 Illow to the poor convict, the unexpected thrust, like that wa1e,..,.. torted the memorable et to Brute, commanding sur render ; and, poor fellow, he gave up at once. He never after mentioned wife or child, or desired to move be yond the limits of his cell. The name of his wife was avoided with an iron will, although for the previous years of his confinement it had been a pleasant and hope ful theme. A question was a long time existing whether Braddee could read or write. In his last illness it was - satisfac - - - to irily ascertained that he could do neither, although every effort in the earlier part of his imprisonment to determine the question was unsuccessful. ROMSEY CHEESE FAIR.—At our Easter fair, on Mon day, the quantity of cheese pitched did not quite amount to the general average, and during the early part of the day the sale was dull. Towards its close, however, and on the second day, a cons id era bl e c l earance was effected :—Best old white was sold at 645. to 745.; good white, 58s. to 645.; in ferinr and brilfskim. 425. to Mc.; skim, 21s. to 36.. In the :ty lambs was wall. and „, ; wab east 11l the horse fair. Every department, indeed, was alike clprac tented by deficiency and 001212033. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 17, 1846. MEMBERS RETURNED TS SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Richmond—Henry Rich, Esq., in the• room of the Hon. Wm. Nicholas Ridley Colborne, deceased. Borough of Malton—The Hon. Wm. Thos. Spencer Went worth Fitzwilliam, commonly called Viscount Milton, in the room of John Walbanke Childers, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. INDIA-BOARD, APRIL 5. The following list of non-commissioned officers, gunners, and privates of the East India Company's Service, killed in action, or who died of wounds, during the month of Decem ber, 1845, has been received at the East India House : BENGAL ARTILLERY. SERGEANTS. William Braithwait, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. William Prince, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Samuel Dunn, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. Samuel Payne, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. John Green, 3d Company 4th Battalion Foot Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. CORPORALS. John Watkins, 3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. John Mather, 3d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. John Hodgson, 2d Company 6th Battalion Foot Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. BOMBARDIERS. Joseph Donovan, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Thomas Robinson, 3d Company 4th Battalion Foot Aitillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. FARRIER. Adam Lunn, lat Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed In action, Dec. 22. GUNNERS. . • Thomas Cotter, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. James Dickinson, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. T. Richard Matthews, Ist Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. John Bateman, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Gilbert Brawn, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Bernard Gibney, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Jonathan Maskerry, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. William Royal, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. John Tidy, 2d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Roger Askin, 3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Denis Desmond, 3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. James Carthy, 3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Pomfret, 3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Bermingham, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dect 22. Jeremiah Collins, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. Stephen Farris, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Michael M'Dermot, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. James Oldfield, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Prosser, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. George Waugh, Ist Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Lloyd, 2d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. Thomas Muedoon, 2d Troop ad Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Thomas Shea, 2d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. Benjamin Eyre, 3d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Charles King, 3d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. John Prior, 3d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 22. David Teague, 3d Troop 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. Francis Dobbins, 2d Company 6th Battalion Foot Artillery, died on the 24th Dec. of wounds received in action. Henry Howard, 2d Company 6th Battalion Foot Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 18. James Fox, 4th Company 6th Battalion Foot Artillery, killed in action, Dec. 21. FIRST BENGAL EUROPEAN REGIMENT LIGHT INFANTRY. SERGEANTS. John Small, killed in action, Dec. 22. Edward Shiels, killed in action, Dec. 22. CORPORALS. Charles Flynn, killed in action, Dec. 21. Thomas Hine, killed in action, Dec. 22. Thomas 31‘Garth, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Roberts, killed in action, Dec. 22. PRIVATES. Joseph Bebington, killed in action, Dec. 22. . . Benjamin Butterworth, killed in action, Dec.2l. William Blacker, killed in action, Dec. 21. • Robert Chadwick, killed in action, Dec. 22. George Castles, killed in action, Dec. 22. James Calvert, killed in action, Dec. 22. Samuel Dutton, killed in action, Dec. 22. Philip Dawson, killed in action, Dec. 22. Michael Deglin, killed in action, Dec. 22. Patrick Ducey, killed in action, Dec. 22. Calib Ellis, killed in action, Dec. 21. William Evory, killed in action, Dec. 21. John Hewitt, killed in action, Dec. 22. James Hart, killed in action, Dec. 22. Henry Hill, killed in action, Dec. 22. Henry James, killed in action, Dec. 22. Jeremiah Lynch, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Louden, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Leahy, killed inaction, Dec. 22. James Lally, killed in action, Dec. 22. Joseph MulVille, killed in action, Dec. 22. Patrick Maliony, killed in action, Dec. 22. Patrick Murdock,. killed in action. Dec. 22. George Marshall, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Marshall, killed in action, Dec. 22. Alexander M'Farlaue, killed in action, Dec. 22. Thomas M‘Lean killed in acti on , D ec. 22. James Martin, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Norcott, killed in action, Dec. 22. Michael Odea, killed in action, Dec. 22. Michael Reardon, killed in action, Dec. 22. William Richardson, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Sullivan, killed in action, Dec. 22. 'William Stewart, killed in action, Dec. 22. Joseph Sparrow, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Spokes, killed in action, Dec. 22. Charles Saunders, killed in action, Dec. 22. Thomas Torpay, killed in action, Dec. 22. James Wear, killed in action, Dec. 22. Thomas Wright, killed in action, Dec. 22. Robert Wilks, killed in action, Dec. 22. Dennis Williams, killed in action, Dec. 22. John Young, killed in action, Dec. 22. James Byrne, died of wounds, Dec. 29. Charles Jackson, died of wounds, Dec. 29. Edward Nugent, died of wounds, Dec. 29. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 15. Second Captain H. C. Stace, to be Captain, vice O'Brien, retired on full pay; First Lieutenant D. W. Pack, to be Se cond Captain, vice Stace; Second Lieutenant J. Singleton, to be First Lieutenant, vice Pack, April 6. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 16. Royal Regiment of Artillery-Second Captain R. R. Fisher, to be Captain, vice St. John, deceased: First Lieut. J. Travera. to be Second Captain, vice Fisher; Second Lieut. W. E. M. Reilly, to be First Lieutenant, vice Travers, April 6. 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C. S. Standert, G lia CW rn • s .K , REslqW'Y.,nottooed'bEsDqs;tuottoyb-beLieuLtenant ; J. R. Homfray, Esq., De puty-Lieutenant, April 9. of Lord-LieutenantLancaster. W. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant. of Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia.-Lieut. Hon. T. E. to he CommissionsD ep u ty-i Deputy-Lieutenant; t t e h n e a ntE. Stonor to be Captain, vice Dashwood, retired, April 14. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire. lEeitnlitttoonn,o,fEto:b,jeltitoitrialb-aejolni _ , corn rme soii Firstle called April e r s Viscount3 et ; Regiz.ji m i Gt P a o .i nrviacne, Houlton,resigned reyei,g ne ; ii gT, April pdri Hussey, lA4p;ri 1j,.6i; t Esq.,. , 0 e ap to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, deceased, A pr i l 3 Went., Mules, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Garrick, ace, W. J-1 4; S. R. Dampier, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Normanased April moted, April 3; 11. Adney, Gent., to be En sign, vice pro deceased ; H. G. 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At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. M. Pike, licensed tictualler, Great Bath-street, Cold Bath-square, May 11, at two—T. Cotsworth, builder, Salis bury, May 11, at two—W. Butcher, commission agent, Great Marlborough-street, St. James's, May 8, at one—J. C. Mais, merchant, Lime-street,. May 12, at eleven—B. `Pace and T. Pierrepont, merchants, Castle-street, Falcon-square, May 8, at half-past one. _ In the Country. R. Pocklington and W. Dickinson, bankers, Newark-upon- Trent, May 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court —T. Todd, dealer in cotton goods, Manchester, April 22, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. J. Trigwell, beer-shopkeeper, Harrow-road, May 9—J. Pinner, undertaker, Regent's-place, Globe-road, Mile-end road, May 11--J. L. Boorman, silversmith, Gravesend, May 9—W. White, tailor, Aylesbury, May 9—A. France and W. P. Lawton, stockbrokers, Leeds, May 11—J. Duke, plaster merchant, Newark-upon-Trent, May 18—J. Bromiley, ma nufacturer, Bolton-le-Moors, May 7—W. Harding, cotton manufacturer, Stockport, May 12—J. Phillips, W. Hague, and ES. Hague, cotton spinners, Manchester, May 12—G. Couper, cinder burner, . West Boldon, Durham, May B—A Wyatt, licensed victualler, Babmaes :mews, - Well-street, St. James's, May B—D. Hutson, agent, St. Albans, May 8-4. C. Platt, printer, Sheffield, May B—J. P. Luxton, linen draper, Munster-street, Regent's Park, May B—G. H. Open shaw, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Over Darwen, Lan cashire, MayB--J. Meek, coal proprietor, Ruardean, Glouces tershire, May B—F. Whitworth, cotton manufacturer, Roch dale, May 8. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. _ _ W. and G. P. Swiriborne, curriers, Great Coggeshall, Es sex—S. Thornton, M. Thornton, P. Thornton, and W. Thorn ton, boat-builders, Mirfield, Yorkshire—C. and B. Muriel, surgeons, Wellington-street, Southwark—W. and T. Tanner, linendrapers, Stratford. upon-Avon—W. Holt and J. Milnes, woollen manufacturers, Shaw Clough, Lancashire—K. Buck ley and J. Bibbington, carriers, Rochdale—S. Gowers and H. Mark, linendrapers, Tottenham-court-road—R. Maugham and T. Kennedy, attorneys—M. and W. B. Howitt, linen prapers, Edgware-road—T. and W. Thornley, grocers, Bel per, Derbyshire—J. thinning and N. S. Glazebrook, surgeons, Walton-on-the-Hill—J. Seddon and H. Girdlestone, sur geons, Shelton, Staffordshire—S. Davison and W. Jarratt, stockbrokers, Great Driffield, Yorkshire—Er. and G. Wright, brick merchants, Bunton, Norfolk—T. Brown and R. Owen, coach makers, Birmingham—L. Worms and M. A. Purser, milliners, Bridge-road, Lambeth—S. Legg and S. Askew, shipwrights, Liverpool—W. J. Taylor and W. Smith, en gravers, Little Queen-street, Holborn—V. C. and J. C. Givry, French importers, Wood-street—H. Frith, J. Leigh, S. Hart ley, and W. Garside, coal dealers, Glossop, Derbyshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Affleck, boot manufacturer, Dumfries, April 23, and May 14, at three, at the Commercial Inn, Dumfries. Samuel Affleck, shipowner, Dumfries, April 23, and May 14, at one, at the Commercial Inn, Dumfries. Alexander Farquharson, farmer, Asloon, Aberdeenshire, April 24, and May 15, at twa, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. John Barr, dyer, Glasgow, April 21, and May 12, at two, at the chambers oMessrs. Alexander and Morrison, Glasgow. John Robert Baird, commission merchint, Glasgow, April 24, and May 22, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Harvey, Glasgow. Thomas Helton, silk mercer, Edinburgh, April 21, and May 12, at the chambers of Mr. Somerville, Edinburgh. John Crawford, victualler, Glasgow, April 22, and May 12, at the chambers of Mr. Monteith, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. Tho average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 14, 1846, is 345. 8 1 / 2 d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 17.) SUGAR —This afternoon the first public sale of New Bar badoes this season took place, and consisted of about 145 hhds 5 trcs ; it attracted a large attendance of the home trade. The colour of the• Sugar was inferior to that of last year, still the sale went off with much animation, and at good prices, indeed the rates obtained were above the general valu ations, fine yellow brought 55s to 56s 6d, good 53s to 54s 6d, middling 50s 6d to 52s 6d, low 49s 6d to 50 per cwt. Of West India the private sales were 220 hhds and tierces at former rates, making the total quantity sold for the week 870 hhds and tierces; the smallness of the quantity is to be attributed to the continued scanty supply at market. REFINED.— There has been more inclination shown by the home trade to purchase Refined Sugar this week, and a good business has been transacted in all descriptions at firm prices : the market is not very largely supplied, although the refiners continue freely at work ; stocks held by the grocers are small everywhere, the consumption continues to be good, and Refined is very moderate in price compared with raw Sugar. MAURITIUS,—This afternoon the demand was active for Mauritius Sugar, and 8,944 bags at public sale were all sold at prices generally showing an advance on those previously quoted of 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with at tention. At public sale 1,353 bags, all Dacca, were offered, and all sold at very full rates, good and fine grainy yellow fetching 53s 6d to 545, middling 49s 6d to 50s, good brown 455, washed of the various sorts 42s to 535, and damp 44s 6d to 53s 6d per cwt. SAGO is wanted, and prices rule firm—at public sale 200 boxes and 4 bags were sold, good middling white at 29s to 30s. Of Farina 600 bags were in part sold at 15s 6d per cwt in bond. 600 tins of Jamaica Arrowroot were mostly taken in at 94d to 10d. 129 tins 13 boxes 19 barrels 2 hf barrels St. Vincents 54d to Bd, and 46 packages Bermuda 9d to 10 1 ,4 d. FOREIGN. —There has been no public sale held of any de scription this week. The arrivals of all kinds of Foreign have been small since Friday last, and the stock is still less than it was last year, still prices are lower than they were at that time by 2s to 2s 6d for white, and is to 2s for yellow and brown Havannah-2s to 3s for white Brazil, and Is to Is 6d for brown and yellow. COFFEE.—This afternoon 111 casks of Jamaica Coffee of the new crop were submitted to public competition, the trade evinced little desire to operate, and a part only sold upon rather lower terms. TEA.—Congou has been only in limited request privately, but the offers made at reduced rates are rejected by the merchants. Pouchong is dull of sale, and aid to 10d are the rates taken for according to quality. The better sorts of Twankay have been purchased with more freedom at about the former currency. Scented Orange Pekoe can be obtained upon lower terms. Hyson of com mon quality has been rather more in request at is lld to 2s. ld, but the better sorts have met with little attention , and prices are on the decline. For Gunpowder prices remain much the same. Imperial can be Vugtuanined upon easier terms, but the demand has been limited. llyson is heavy of disposal, and some holders are in clined to accept rather lower rates. RICE.—To-day two parcels of Bengal Rice, amounting to 3,839 bags, were submitted to public competition. The im porters were desirous to sell, and submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt, but the whole sold—low white at 103 6d to lls, middling lls, good middling lls to Ils 6d, geed, lls 6d to 12s, sea damaged first class, 108 6d to lls, second and third class 7s to 10s 6d per cwt. SPICES.—To-day the market was better supplied with Pi mento, and two parcels, amounting to 512 bags,:ware submit ted to public competition, but a small part only sold, in con sequence of higher rates being insisted upon. White Pepper is more in request, and 120 bags at auction were sold at the full value. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal met with atten. tion, and 118 bags at public sale were sold, the silvers at 55 5d to 6s ld for low to fine, being rather higher, and the blacks at 6s to 7s 4d per lb, were fully former rates. SPIRITS.—An extensive business has been transacted in Jamaica Rum this week, and the rates paid exhibit an ad vance on those previously quoted. There has been a good business transacted in Leeward Island, and prices have risen Id to I%d. Demerara is wanted, and prices are on the ad vance. In Calcutta a good business has been transacted. Holders evince firmness, and have obtained is 8d to is 8 3 4c1 for 150 hhds proof with certificate. Holders of Brandy are unwilling further to reduce their prices, but the purchases made have been limited this week by all parties. Fine Geneva for home consumption is in lively demand and fetches 2s 8d to 3s, but the common export sort is dull of sale at 2s ld to 2s 2d. British Corn Spirits are selling at 10s 6d per gallon net cash, Gin 22 per cent. under proof at 10d, and 17 under proof 9s 4d per gallon. INDIGO. --The market for East India is in an unsatisfac tory state there are sellers of all descriptions upon reduced terms ; still exporters and the home trade are not inclined to increase thoir, stocks materially, low as prices are, and the consumption in this country and on. the continent being still good. The quarterly sale, which commenced on Tuesday, has been but moderately attended by home or Foreign buyers. In all 12,872 chests were declared ; 4,996 chests have passed the chair to the close of the sale yesterday, and of which only 2,400 chests were actually disposed of. Oils-This afternoon at public sale 235 casks of Cocoa Nut Oil were sold at rather lower rates, viz., fine Cochiu at 33s to 83s 6d, C e yl on ta k en i n at 32s 6d. S out h ern i s wan ted , and at auction 130 t u n s were all sold at f u ll ra t es , th at i w st h o say, at 24110 s t o 261 lO s f or l ow to fi ne . S attention, and 75 tuns at public sale sold at 801 met it 15s to 811 ss, and Headmatter at 8115 s : of Palm 365 casks were sold t a o t lower rates, fine 27s 9d to 28s, middling and good 25s 275. _ _ . TALLOW —This afternoon at public sale 277 casks of Aus tralian Tallow all sold, fine at 41s 6d to 425, low to good 38s to 4la 3d; 325 pkgs of South American partly sold at 39a to 4136 d• low 374 Yory low 364 to 86e 8d; 352 pkgs of North S saw 3f APRIL 18, 1846. of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street; Smith, New Inn, Strand. William glove manuacturr, Foste-lane, Cit, Aril 24, at eleven M ll , and May 23, at f two, e at the Court of y . Banpk ruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Fisher and De Jersy, Aldersgate street. Henry Rawson Morley, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull, April 29, and May 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Hobden and Son, Hull. Alexander Moorhouse Beaumont, merchant, Honley, York shire, April 30, and May 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Y oung, official assignee, Leeds ; Cumming, King street, Cheap s id e ; Brooke and 0., Huddersfield. George Joseph Jackson, sharebroker, Liverpool, April 29, and May 20, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Adams, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Thomas Figden, shoemaker, Liverpool, May 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Kirk, Symoud's Inn, Chancery-lane ; Parsons, Liverpool. Abraham Lord, dyer, Collyhurst, Manchester, April 28, and May 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. American 40s 3d to 41s, and inferior 38s to 39s 6d; 320 casks of Petersburg were taken in at 41s 9d to 42s for second sort yellow Candle ; 25 casks of Tschebackzar 42.9 6d, soap 40s. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) In Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 11th day of Aprll, 18 t 6. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £. • Notes issued.... •• .• 27,030,255 Government debt • . 11.015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,308,300 Silver bullion ...... 1,721,955 £27,030,255 21,030,255 'MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 16t1rday of 1846. • BANKING DEPARTMENT Proprietors' capital.: 14,553,001 Rest ...... .. • . 3,352,391 Public deposits (in- • eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 4,210,976 Other deposits .• • . 18,069,993 Seven day and other Government securi ties(including Dead Weight Muluity).. 14,437,005 Otlier securities .... 19,43'4,782 Notes .......... .•••• 6,728,120 Gold and silver coin— 541,772 959,379 X 41,145,733 Dated the 16th day of April, 1841 X 41,145,739. If 33 A.USILILL, Chief enabler. COURSE OF EXCIrA Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 1034 Ditto, at sight 12 Rotterdam .... 2U. 12 11 Antwerp— ..•• .... 26 20 ilamburgh .. • • M.B. 14 Altona... ...... ....... STG 8.-(YESTERDAY.) • • Leghorn ........ ••• • • • 30 75 Genoa .. • • .••• • • • . 26 20 Milan .• • • .. ... Venice.. .. ....... Naples . •••• • • • • 39% Palerino, per • • 319% Li5b0n........... ..... s* s i 0p0rt0.... ...... ••.. • • 52% Rio Janeiro •• • .... • • 24 Paris, 3 days' sight • 25 90 D:tto, 3 months 26 15 Marseilles .•.. • 26 20 80urde,anx.......... • . 26 20 Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... .. Berlin .... ...... .. .. Bahia Buenos Ayres .. — New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia ... • PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars .... • • • • 0 4 9% Silver in bars ...... • . 0 4 11% Vienna, effec.flo.. • . 10 12 Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 13 Madrid •• • .... 36 1 A Cadiz .. • .. : 36% Bilbao.. ...... ........ Barcelona 5evi11e........ • • • • • • . THE CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. A public meeting of the shareholders in this project was yesterday convened at the London Tavern. The meeting was advertised to take place at twelve o'clock, but at that hour there were no more than four persons present. In about half an hour after that time, Mr. CLIPPERTON, the solicitor for the shareholders calling the meeting, addressed the gentlemen present. He begged to inform them that the meeting was called for the purpose of allowing those, who wished to withdraw from the further prosecution of the scheme, to come to resolutions to that effect. He trusted that none but scripholders would be pre sent, and he very much regretted the thin attendance, but he had hopes that by waiting till one o'clock many more would arrive. He had to request that gentlerhen should either produce their scrip, or give their names, in order to make the meeting a bond fide affair. A SIIARKHOLDER—I must object to giving names. I have scrip which will prove me the representative of one thousand shares, but there will be many here in a short time who may not bring sueh proofs, and it would be too bad to parade their names before the public, and on the other hand it would be unjust to exclude them. Mr. Ciamirron—Well, let us wait till one o'clock. A SmanmonnEn—There is to be a meeting on the 30th which is to be convened by the directors of the Company. That meeting, I understand, is the legal one. I have great confidence in the character of the gentlemen at the head of the Company. Mr. CLIPPERTON—I should be the last person to throw a shadow of a doubt upon your opinion of those gentlemen, for no one will say that they are not highly honourable. If we do nothing else, it must be clear that the steps we. have taken brought the directors to call a meeting for , the BOth inst., at which period we shall learn what steps are to be taken by those gentlemen. Mr. BOYD—I am a shareholder, and I can inform the meeting that the directors will recommend the scheme to be kept on for another session of Parliament. They will, I un• derstand, return you 11. per share, and the remaining sum of money is to go towards paying the expenses. After some desultory conversation, it was proposed that the chair should be taken. Mr. Bon), having been called to the chair, said he could only inform the meeting that he was entirely opposed to what he understood to be the intentions of the directors re garding the intention of going on with the project. He was certain that they had entered into an agreement with the South Western Company, and that would make it very .diffi cult for them to dissolve the company with advantage to the shareholders. The agreement recommended certain amalga mations with that company, which could never have a bene fiebl result. After some further observations to the same effect, A gIIAREHOLDER said that he could not look upon the meeting in any other light than that of a most irregular ore He was favourable to the dissolution of the company, but he would not sanction anything like a censure of the conduct . of the directors, who were highly honourable men, and who would, no doubt, lay such statements. before the meeting on the 30th as would explain the whole affair. Mr. OSBORNE said he attended this meeting to represent the interest of a large body of shareholders at Exeter, and he was of opinion that it would be better to wait till the regular meeting before anything like censure should be passed upon the conduct of men known to be highly re spectable. He would move that the meeting should be ad journed to a future day. A SHARETIOLDER—Y have great faith in the directors, and although I am in favour of winding up the affairs of the company, still I am willing to give any shareholder present thirty shillings a share for every share he wishes to dispose of.—(Cheers.) After some further conversation of a most uninteresting nature, it was carried, ;am. con., that the meeting should be adjourned till the 30th inst. LAW.,INTELLIGENCE BOLL'S COURT, April 17. ISLE OF ELY, WISBEACH, AND LINCOLN JUNCTION RAILWAY. IN RE COPPOCK. This was a petition, praying for the production and taxa tion of a bill of costs, and for obtaining possession of certain deeds, writings, &c. Mr. TURNER, who speared in support of the petition said, this was a petition of twelve gentlemen out of fifteen, who were provisional directors to a . railway, and the de fendants were Messrs. Coppock and Bell, who had been employed by the promoters of the Isle of Ely, Wis beach, and Lincoln Junction Railway, as solicitors to the company. The present Bill was originally presented by a less number than, the present, and was solely against Mr. Coppock. That gentlemen made an affidavit to the effect that three of the gentlemen :whose names were to the petition were not directors; and that he was not sole solicitor of the company. Mr. Bell, who though not his partner, was associated with him in the affairs of the company. The petition was then amended and these parties made respondents. The railway was amalgamated with the Huntingdon and Wis beach Railway, and the affairs of the company so amalga mated were transferred to Messrs. Baxter and Co. Mr. Turner appeared on behalf of the defendants. His LORDSHIP decided that the petitioners were entitled to a common order, which was accordingly granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LAMBETH. Mr. William Johnson, alias M‘Dolve - 11, was charged before Mr. Norton with being drunk, and assaulting Mr. John Widdicombe, at the Leopard Coffee-house, in the Bridge road, Lambeth, on the preceding evening. Mr. Widdicombe, so well known to the frequenters of Astley's Theatre and the Vauxhall-gardens, as the master of the " ring" in the former, and master of the ceremonies at the latter, deposed that on the preceding evening he was in a room of the Leopard Coffee-house, when the prisoner, who was a perfect stranger to him, entered, and commenced ap plying to him the grossest epithets. Believing him to be either mad or drunk, he (Mr. Widdicombe)trea r t u e s d h tack with indifference. Presently the prisoner which stunned to contend d is him for several moments. Witness not Wishingatntendto wards him, and gave him a desperate blow, with such a person, went in search of a constable, and hav ing found one, gave him into custody. Prisoner—You know that you have seduced my wife dur ing m absence, and that your conduct has bee n mos t dis graceful. Widdicombe—God bless my soul I 'I don't know anything whatever about your wife. Indeed, I know not whether you have a wife or not. This, your worship, is a serious charge against my moral character. What am Ito do about it? I know nothing of his wife. Mr. NORTON—I confess it is a most unpleasant charge, and particularly if not true. Widdicombe--It is not true, sir. Prisoner—lt is quite true, and I can, if allowed time, prove it to be so. Mr. NORTON—Have you any objection, Mr. Widdicomb e , that those witnesses th e d e f en d ant speaks of should be sent for? Widdicombe--Not at all, sir ; on the contrary,l should wish them sent for, as I am most anxious to remove any im pression you may entertain with respect to my knowledge of the man's wife. The case was then adjourned, and a constable went for Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, the witnesses alluded to. He returned, and informed the magistrate that he had seen Mrs. Hughes, and that lady informed him that the wife of the prisoner had lodged at her house, but that she had not been visited by Mr. Widdicombe, nor had she any knowledge whatever of any intimacy, beyond having heard that she was fond of going to the theatre to-see Mr. Widdicombe. Mr. Widdicombe said he could not help such a feeling on the part of the prisoner's wife, and repeated he bad never seen the woman, nor had he ever been to the house. Mr. NOZTON repeated his belief that the prisoner was quite mistaken, and ordered him to find bail for his good conduct towards Mr. Widdicombe and others. REMARKABLE LOCAL ANNIVERSARY. — On Saturday last, the 11th of April, just sixty years had elapsed since the fall of the western portion of Hereford Cathedral. It occurred on Easter Monday, 1786, and some persons now living wit nessed and retain a vivid recollection of the event. For some time the occurrence had been expected, the building being girded with ropes, and it is stated that on the day it hap pened several individuals were in a place of security under the tower. A number of boys (very few of whom, alas, have lived to be old men) were watching at the gates, and it was curious to see the windows crumbling like a piece of ginger bread. The juvenile spectators speedily scampered away, and King-street and Broad-street were immediately smothered in dust, which also extended to the Castle-green, enveloping the few promenaders at that delightful spot. When the cloud had subsided, boys waded up to their knees in the rubbish, and it was curious to witness their search after curiosities. At the same time cock -fighting and other like elegant amusements were going on upon Widemarsh common. The year 1846 witnesses the restoration of the Lady Chapel and the rest of the venerable edifice, and for cock-fighting we have the useful recreations of the land allotment system and the pursuits of science and literature.— Hereford Paper. ( ~ e‘ , ~~~-Z~ //,; , ',-----_d c .. 17 N • ..,_,., _ -.7.,) , . •.. - ' 1 . 4 ...5 . „ —f.XECUTION FOR MU '' b ' ! ' 0 ' ---: ~ V" .-..,-. ;'...---,' r . . FRANCE. M• .-1-7A'si:l-•'... A striking defect in the French cri..o 1 _N -- *ibtojh--; .. regulation by which criminals sente . rail .4ar,,iii,„„, l•-• 4:".) not informed of. the day on which the . - , 7": M". tit- 3 about an hour before the time fixed on . - -tliti4t clf7 . ---/. The criminal,,lulled by a false hope of bitiiipeitE to A6l :4 1.. r - superior court being successful, or of his'petition to the King for mercy being listened to, refuses to attend to the pious exhortations of the chaplain, thinking that he will have no necessity for repentance, and passes his time,im _ a state of brute carelessness, in which he is encouraged 'by his fellow-prisoners, who flatter him with the idea ' that at most be will get off with travaux forces, hard labour for life. This continues till some morning he is suddenly informed that in an hour (sometimes even less) he-ia-te-ascend the steps of the guillotine. At first, stunned by this information, he shows no exterior signs of emotion ; the chaplain attempts to pour consolation, into ears yet deafened by the sounds Of death, and ere the miserable man can be made to understand that :hat is his last opportunity for making his peace with an offended Deity, he is given up to the executioner, the axe falls, and his soul is in the presence of its Judge. Even the English system, bad as it is, is better than this. A lamentable instance of the effect produced by this regulation latt-ly occurred at lilezjeres (Ar dennes). Jacques Lona . ), , had been condemned in Janinry last to death for assassination, against which sentence he had appealed, and confidently expected that it would be mitigated to hard labour for life. On the sth of March his appeal was rejected, a fact of which he was left in ignorance until the 9th instEnt, the day fixed for his execution, which was to take place in the Place St. Julian, at nine o'clock. At half-past seven, Lonay, who had been present at mass with the other prisoneri, was detained by the chanlain, the Abbe Garot, for the purpose of communicating to him the fatal new s; - the- Abbe, however, o vercome w ith emotion at the • l t i li fo o u a g n h d t t v h i a g t ou h r e , m w tan ou l t d h e i n n s a t a f n e d w i n g before b h e i m a , i f i u t . el less e s of : corpse, he had not courage to announce to him the sad truth. The clerk then read to him the ,decree of the Court of C assa ti on re j ect i ng his appeal; and, as he seemed not to comprehend the purport of the decree, it was at last explained to him that he must no longer count on the mercy of man. Lonay then protested his innocence, walked up and down the oratory, clasping his hands and groaning piteously. He was then left to the exhortations of the priest, to which he only replied by groan s and protestations of innocence. This scene lasted . till the arrival of the executioners. On their attempting to bind his arms, lie stiffened them against his side, say ing he could walk well enough without being pinioned. He refused to drink a glass of wine o ff ere d hi m by the turnkey, and walke d without assistance to the exterior door of the prison, where, on beholding the crowd, he uttered a plaintive cry and turned to the priest, who was by his side. After he had ascended the scaffold he confessed his guilt, and in a few minutes all was over.. THE LATE COLLIERY ACCIDENT. BILSTON, FRIDAY.—Last evening an inquest was held on the bodies of the five men who lost their lives in consequence of the accident which took place on Wednesday. The first witness was a nr'n named Morgan, who stated that he was standing at the top of the pit when the men who have lost their lives were being let down the shaft ; that they were all cautioned not to go into the works until the " doggie " came down : that the skip had just been lowered down the shaft with a second party, but before they had pro ceeded many yards the explosion took place, by which they were all blown many yards into the air. Four were picked ukdead immediately afterwards, and William Jones was also found dead at the bottom of the mine, his death having been caused from suffocation. The remainder of the men and boys in the mine were got up, having sustained injuries more or less extensive. Cox, the " doggie," is suffering from severe contusion of the brain. The witness further stated that the mine was well ventilated completely through its workings, and that it was not usual for the men to go into the pit until the " doggie" had tried it by means of the safety-lamp ; that this trial not unfrequently takes place three or four times a day, when there is any apprehension of a collection of sulphur. The remainder of the evidence was corroborative of the statements which have already appeared in The Sun, and showed the reckless manner in which Jones had rushed upon death; one fact, however, was elicited in the course of the inquiry, which is worthy of especial notice; it was, that the " doggie" did not always go down the mine in the morning in the first skip. The CORONER remarked on this circumstance, and observed that it ought to be imperative for him to do so. Had such been the case (he said) en this occasion, the lives of five human beings would, hi all probability, have been saved. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that Wm. Jones died of suffocation, occasioned by an explosion of sulphuric acid gas, and that Abraham Atkiss, John Evans, Enoch Bet tray, and Thomas Vinsome, died from wounds and bruises accidentally received in consequence of the explosion. The remain der of those who are injured are going on favourably. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. A very large meeting of the members of this Association was held last night at the Hanover-square Rooms; Mr. R. R. Pennington presiding on the occasion. A very lengthened report having been read by the Secre taries, setting forth the past operations and future plans of the association, several resolutions were carried, embodying the suggestions it contained, and of which the following are copies : " I. That the indefinite postponement of the settlement of the medical question in Parliament, and the consequent unsucce=sful issue of the exertions cf the committee to obtain a charter of incorporation for the general practitioners, is chiefly to be attributed to the existing colleges having un duly exercised their influence, and thrown unwarrantable qbstacles in the way of the Secretary of State for the Home Department; that in consequence an absolute necessity exists for the general practitioners to maintain a permanent col lective (n - ganization, with an authoritative council to protect their interest. It is therefore, the opinion of this meeting, that the recommendation of the committee, in the report ' which has just been read, that the National Association shr uld be established on a more permanent basis, be forth with adopted, and that the members of the association, and of the profession generally, b e canvassed as to their willing ness to co-operate in the formation of a National Institute of Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, on the plan recommended in the report. "2. That it is expedient in the meantime that the National Association should maintain its present position, that it may be prepared to act in any emergency that may arise, and be ready to avail itself of every suitable occasion to urge upon the Legislature the pressing necessity, on public grounds, of a revision of the laws affecting the medical pro fession, and also, ‘as a numerous and important collective body, that it may exercise all the means at its disposal to produce a satisfactory settlement of the complicated question of medical reform. " 3. That the committee of the National Association be requested to continue their functions as a provisional com mittee, and with power to add to their numbers, for the pur pose of carrying out the two last resolutions; and that future public meetings be called as soon as the committee may be prepared to receive a report from the committee of their pro ceedings, and of the opinions of the profession on the forma tion of a National Institute cf Medicine, Surgery, and Mid wifery." A rote of thanks was carried to the Apothecaries' Society, for their enlightened policy in raising the qualifications of the general practitioners, and in the part which they had taken in the late questions affecting the medical profession. A great number of speakers addressed the meeting, amongst whom were Mr. Bird, Mr. Purcel, Dr. Cooper, dlr. Bedding field, Mr. F. A. Bonney, Mr. G. Daniel, Mr. Rogerson, Mr. J. Woolridge, and Mr. M. Beale. Great indignation was ex pressed during the evening at the terms in which the Hun terian oration had spoken of the general practitioners, and generally at the conduct of the council of the College of Sur geons. Hopes were also expressed by Mr. Sparkes, Mr. Cooper, and members of the committee, that the differences which had hitherto existed among the body of general prac titioners might yet be adjusted. After a vote of thanks to the chairman and secretaries the meeting broke up. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRANDLEkM JuricrzoN RAILWAY.—The inquest on the body of Sarah Rippon, whose death was occasioned by the accident on this railway on Sunday last, was resumed at South Shields, on Thursday, before J. M. Favell, Esq., coroner for the district. underlt woman ari pet i o n oo e a y s i i d o e n n e c d e t b h; t t h e the sc a d ldi e a n t g li s o h f 0 the e unfortunate a h .ur e 'ead r s uins ; her suilerings were described as intense— ohne o r e. head, rl 1 f e a g c e n , e a t. d r m e , f t a h n e d t c r h e i e n s t which h re i c s h e n r t a i n n g e a ir f t h r i g e h l t i f n u e, l %of: . a r i. E. Harrison, engineer to the Newcastle and Darlington Rail way Company, and others connected with the line, were examined at length, but they failed satisfactorily to exll lai the exact cause of the accident. Th e j ury, therefore, agreeld to the following verdict :—" That the decased, Sarah Rip pon, came to her death from being scalded by the boiler of the engine No. 9, belonging to the Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Railway Company ; but that there is no evi dence to show the jury in what way the engine was thrown: off the line, or that any blame can be attached to any of the company's serv iv a n nt Eit s." CA.UGHT..--011r readers will, many of A the ß m k , T re cA collect a noted rat-catcher who exhibited in our market, a few weeks s i nce, a cage full of vermin, over which he seemed to have o bt a i ned a sort of mesmeric influence, in asmuch as they did just what he permitted them to do, and no more. On Saturday last this same individual exhibited his stock at Bedford; and while holding a rat in each hand, irritating them to fight each other, one of them fastened on his hand, and before he could release himself from that, the other rat fastened on his other hand, and both of them lace-. rated him severely. Ilse was unable to make them loose their hold until he strangled them off with his teeth, and spat them dead upon the ground. Misfortunes, we are told, go in • pairs; the same evening he was again caught, and locked up in Bedford gaol, on a charge of stealing a watch.—Banbury Guardian. Ibrahim Pacha left the baths of Vernet on the 12th instant for Paris, with his health completely re-established. He is accompanied by the Marquis de Lavalette, who was sent to him by the King, Saimaa and Sanci Pashas, Scander Boy, son of Soliman, Major-General Ibrahim Be}, Dr. Lallemant, Colonel Bonfart, It ustapha Effendi, an Aide de-Camp of his Highness, M. Nubard, and Outri.,drago o m fe a e n r s : the secretary of the Marquis do Lavalette, and a train vents. The private physician of his Highneig, M. Wag* none, and Mehemet Effendi, a superior officer, left Verner obtained three days before Ibrahim Pacha; the first i having n boni his a leave to visit his family in Piedmont, and tiiineesscs,cgo gave noble return to Egypt. While at Verret h is Hi ghness y ralit: F ', ar:lnlicisutdAepTarrst,uGre is N e fe w lt s :r . pro portionateiiiocatnh.nTdhAieis, notwishing -s a German Journal, r in i s fi t a a r n o e e so of Berlin, f re i g regret. STRANGE sa3he ple a c s e th o e f notice :—" A terrible W b a e , di r following o r P O u f b --- lica , tio i u s now iii h i ; i c e : c e u o l a f t i h it without danger to y details o u r thinks el a v fir e te s , taol a l n d public howeveroughtulis t o er l b ‘r e ees i r s n t f ho o na r informed t e mh d ea o f its purport, we have given orders to our porter to relate in all its details the said l qi nwnlg,u h aeterwt s elicleis:iis a g:f.o r iet: t rul: i sV c ctet l eirr e P.topetuoldb n be o dv'lte t gh. heeab ha e v vr i s: n g received the authorisatio mc n oar : r f eec t int h . e ; T ce r n ib so u r n s a b l i ! , the T he ra journal on alhloasdebdeteon cited however the Crimin al . been alrea dy dismissed from office. TUE BRICKLAYERS' STRIKE -AT BIRMTN6HAM.— FRIDAY EVENING.—The strike among the men employed in the building trade in this town still continues, and without any prospect of a satisfactory settlement. CONSECRATION OF A NEW BURIAL-GROUND AT ETON COLLEGE.—A. new burial-ground, in cotmaxion with the college, extending over about an acre of land on the Eton wick road, and within five hundred yards of the college chapel, was consecrated on Thursday morning by the Bishop of Lil4ol/1.