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A rn f-sibt eillt7N - I'I S ETITIONI 1 PETITION I ! -1 ' a SPECIAL MEETING of the COUN li-07- CIL of the NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE, .„ o!1 THURSDAY, January 29, 1846, it was unanimously resolved- 1 thatt f i the announcement of a new Corn-law renders it desirab l e aces teo friends of Free Trade throughout the kingdom should be I or origin a ate - Petitions for the Total and Immediate Abolition ws imposing Duties on Foreign Corn and Provisions. By order of the Council, eater, Jan 29, 1846 JOSEPH HICKIN, Secretary. •• N "NICE. -ALTERATION OF TIME ANL , J Al 0)4 ED UCTION OF FARES. GRAVESEND for 6d. or 9d., li railvvay included. The STAR and BLACKWALL r- I 'S are now running at the above reduced fares from the 1144,1zilartr.k1; Blackwall at 9%, 10%, 12, 1%, 3%, and 4%. 4,4'3 1 , 12 and 3% excepied. From the New Terrace Pier, ttpt: i i . e .le.l z at 8, 9 %, 11% 1,2%, and 4. Sundays 9 .40 p irst r n tlie) Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, l6 6d a . n:l Sal l Saloon ft , 9d. Gravesend, Fec. 2, 1845. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. qP.s t e,,otiee is hereby given that the next HALF:YEARLY 111 b e h.., MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY P Mditj,,,, °lde n in London pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the 4‘r e i .".. 1 Station, on ' THURSDAY the 12th of February next, at 1)4 4 2 for One o'clock precisely for the ELECTION of FOUR Nati. T° ig, in the place of the same number, who will retire by t Chair and for other purposes oebusiness. will be taken at One o'clock precisely. The HAS. R USSELL, Chairman. Directorsr etiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the Act . 3 44 4 ,.„ order, C. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. , . 5 ,1846. 1.) IRE CT EAST and WEST JUNCTION li t b . RAILWAY. Sharthr,,,reetors of this Company have the pleasure of informing the that they have made advantageous TERMS of FAL IV 011ete ) , With the DERBYSHIRE, .".ERSIIIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. STAEFORDSHIRL, and = -- By order of the Board, al, um_ J. A. J. M'GRECIOR, Solicitor to the Company. -gate-street, Feb. 5, 1846. PL/motiNviiwititAY,PEMMTilN DOCK COMPANY. Capital, 15 0,0001., in 7,500 Shares of 2il. each. Das t b tY lbw . Deposit, 11.25. 6d. per Share. their A ct s rettedu t o the amount of of the The whole de -rus.. in the event Company not obtaieing Th... PROVISIONAL COMMITTNI. ek;grl Of MOUIIt Ed ~._ RUs., ... gecumb, a 3, C 0,,,." LK., M.P., Chairman of the Great Western Rail erh. 1, '''`nY .14,- ': rat t Harlow Esq., a Director of the Great Western Rail- C liris .r : `'ofil,laPanY ' ' ,Luttbl:i ' uarris, Esq Naval Bank, Plymoun al stt C ( l„..:' ,Pq., Plym " pton 14 fte; , ..,, , 541., Efford Milner ._ ,.... ..----- rnao 6 4 3: isq., 'Upland n et :inety k1.,.M.P., Chairman of the South Devon Railway lokol E b e text s, E 8( 1., M.D., } Directo ß m ailw of ay th c e o. So pan uth y Devon Ikhar tai e tLe'rYidat' Ems' Devon and Cornwall Bank, illi t' arr neatt t ' Esq.' London Plymouth n_ h o „_, t h e Esq., London -verge wiri_Lwal Christie, Egg., M.P. s ant Bohan, Esq. , Little EtTord. Exottixas—l. K. Brunel, Esq. Itek h . e . n . ZANLICII. NV0n . ,,,, 11111 „ I, Mudge, and Co., Naval Bank, Plymouth The 2.1.„'"' wall Bank, Its.esera.-I,°flal P rovincial Bank, ti.ess ee '''`„„,e 4 ge and Norman, Devonport sfse iee : Ant and Rundle Tavistock 'Va., Mallifax, ' and Co., London. liej ter . SOLICITORS. ~1 1n ers . tkilleferd, Bennett, and Tucker, Plymouth 41, b„. ; .' •U. and W. Hunt, le, Whitehall , London. o s'n, tlittl44lol Of the 1 outh its facility of access in al ol,ts al;,,f vreathe r P° an d d of at r all hours ' of day and night, the extent ioote -,144,1,Zrage, and security of the harbour, w hi c h e have e btain 4 l i t, il l ileitis Pr e - erninence as a naval statio u n h , ca pr u om oh i s, the same lij e , ri , a s coons T P eo rov ed state of its land consul i Ls tk, ''`e pletinnnerelal port. Railway, of t he cou rse et on of the south D e vo n six hours ' journey Sot o r ostro,,, a few months, be brought wit hin Plymouth will, ..aWiet ~._,,,,a5. The distance of the port from Birmingham is to vt- rn l s ' !ea Its :It Jui from London ; and the Bristol and Exeter Rail v„iiiweideatt,..ensions eastward and northward, afford a read y . "Lo with the manufacturing districts of the north , Launceston, and North ot e,i t 'oe Ittriv, the projected Tavistock, Launc n with the whole e l ' erth and a n, will effect an immediate conne xio n r i y la ett ed 4 ~,entageeentrtoal Devon , and the ports in the Bristol fr C o l m ian w n h el i . ch Passengers of embarking overt leo,lierldle!r directly to sea in almost any a s t t:te p e oTf n wnd,and of scarcely be fe e ' estho et l i ssolit at the entrance of the Channe l, in both Theesl „ eii, and the saving of expense to the sh ipowner g a " . ille ° aPPare t - al l'eciall l s: of tirnane n e h h i es th . e r r t r r ad an e sit goods is equally Important, tr the ~, these br in o w f hich the utmost accel o er o a r tion N ett itoi ) (x) a g tt : Is often essential to the preservation h of t h h a e y. car h g een , h l a tl From. communications . whic o ast ea'anto nierelaiiVeh.ouses in London engaged in the fruit, and the Le -4,7:10,.4„ o'ilhedelterranean trades, it appears certain that a large pro k , ~, issued r imports w i ll , oa the completion of the S outh lp D ar e u vo o n f ' lntim at Plyntoath, and conveyed by railway to al , iii th e 'sens e len avent .e tv. "war Plymouth would obviously receive an im ,t Ther.. —of shipping 11 descriptions. titta4'Y 1,,,,i' r % 40 . Port charges, and the rates of pilotage and lightsll bu il d e rs' sin Ltbee latter being only 2d. per ton. The numerous ito b it u ay d ex thtet,tothapA2 Por t afford the means of repairp e g y s e h ry i Pt.' " th e mr !eqttired. Provision s of shipping g criptioa are *f a Tt it s ,_ Leta abundantly supp lied. b,,,eli p i . 'n-y advanced position in the Channel, and the extent t_o_ i',7,,ktt t."4,_megilit poetesses all the requirements of a public men ,-,"`, t 11 ,:rott, its large G ment establishments, its dockyard. ` .l it r l t "., and as the stati o o v n e o ni f naval and military commandere w -i a n y - % ree l , t i, tt hardly be doubted that this port will, when therall r e- ,_ of n'eation with is complete, become the a 3 il l ! th e e .... , Bristol and London %, 1 eoin..zseis of the great steam- packet cornpaaies conveying ther West India, and o ~,lonim ar. M editerranean, East an 4 1 4 1: hiter na l i gr 1 04.. hrt are ,_ o :!fth and develonri:ol of the population prosperity. The popu and trade .„Til oe I , l:inilieative of a hig h deg ree ",. th i i n "L'ionth has nearly don value of property subject to ha t ' , 4l tat. c , ,sse in the assessable vs bled within the last en . ty years ; int-stock and . 41 (Ily ."I„,‘_has exceeded that retie. New streets an d o buildings are Pry 'rianding• i n ever y direction, and nunserou 3 'Ned , signs and manufacturing companies have been recently 1134 s's ' a inn succes sful operation. The trade of the port for ar 4 givenbv official return as fellows :—lnwards, 2 , 1 ~ to . e d - an .13 t o ' to s, 4 50,626 tens ; outwards, 2, 12 4 Teasels ; g oods ' T o as. o oti ,Ineet the requirements of a trade and commerce thus Plymouthsvncing, N I L°, secure ail tlie advantages which the port of so pe ist,.7.Y'Presents, it is proposed to provide a capacious wet dock, with in li ve ranges wharfage , for which Millbay, by its position, Pc - Oar ormation, and general circurneta.nces, presents extraordinary antagee. it_ Illbsy occupies a position perfectly central to the three towns of -11;1It, i,7,reouth, Devonport, and Eitenehouse, and is in immediate pro m - Vto the terminus of the South DevOn Railway. Sheltered from s o 7, Prevailing southerly Triads by the Millbay pier, the Breakwater, httiVirake's Island, it encloses an area of upwards ' of eighty acres, *„_of which is excellent anchorage in from one to ten fathoms 1,,r , , at the lowest state of tide. FrOrn the peculiar form and sin k 1 7' I sheltered position of the bay, it constitutes a safe dock, almost 1444 natural state, and is capable , ith works of very moderate ex tilife'l7 being converted into an extensive floating basin, with every In tak: te.'aeatiorY. The Entrance Lock admits of being formed so as Sikt, en n, even at low water of the spring tides, vessels drawing tit upw ards r st of water; and th e d epth of water within the basin will The et twenty-two feet. Um, pn is designed to be upwards of twenty acres in extent ; and Ner l4 basin, but within the shelter of the existing pier, a con ,,and o n .,"' *Pace will be ropriated to the reception of steamers eh -er app to eater 4,,,,,,. easels touching at the port, and not g Th, _. cluesi.mtilbaY branch of the South Devon Railway is designed to d I :Plc t 41 2 N the sides of the dock, so that the embarkation and im.te-suou r emoval of goods can be conducted without the expe the o, 'and with the greatest facility. 4 p,,„, ikierations already adverted to are sufficient to establish ki dit' la nerativ e h to- %rim 4_ e e erecter o f the work, and these views will derive k i L kkaal,, ,:w . • from considering the identity of interests between a totrib ii '"ined for the purpose of this undertaking and the power -4',,,_t4S tit.t of rail ay interests which have been so successfully Zo 4:4Pro inoting w the South Devon line, and to whom the in 10scae• ar k With the port is manifestly of the greatest im ill; ra 2tsio n „ htt 'thol e oF arreeinents have been concluded for purchasing tus nearly ideration h : r a ,,,_ the land required for the undertaking, k es, -"2 P a Yable, in great part, in the form of T a id nn s u ar al re r u e g n e t . - slittlist2 e,s7.rtired on the property of the Compacy. p est ? t, - earetni revision of the estimates, have enabled the Com , .k h ' ZAit, 1 14 . 14 a considerable reduction in the amount of the pro t Par li tt y'r Il eorpor V will be apelied for in the ensuing session to r ._ itro eh . n . II 10/1 %Weill." 0 - ',.".. 4 a as the Committee have complied with all the re- A., t.tti,,, t , . tile standing orders, and entertain no doubt that the tll e t4 4a, un t o bs successful, they feel justified in engaging th at if, e,,. klAreb -erseen circumstance, the Rill should fail to be ca rrie d, ,lion. "older ,- receive back their deposits, l`o,;` soy dt , l i l call be entitled to so the et v , iii , action for expenses. allow interest at 47. per cent. 4 ~..diDoxiti's sought by the Act to kt,.. 1 ? t, ..„. ibs and all paid up calls, until the ope . ning of the dock, and amount of his sub- A'i'l r Will incur liability beyond th ou t 'Didi ~, ,:sara„; - " , ion k s- the form subjoined (accompanied by a '4 -- Lori "ir shares in toleber s er r efere nft w here the parties are not personally known to may be addressed to the NIT4III, end Provisional Committee r ) /4 , '''D, e nd ,Lo the following r_ bO , hers f—Messrs. Westropp, Hopwood and London - ' Mess rs * l'af t :tid stit,'"lelhado 75, Old B i r h o a ad e -street • Messrs . Sutton, Grib qtb"' o f I,i' n ' ItoYal Exchange, Lon To N essrs. Tyeth and Luscombe, a NI, v`atlts may be obtained. Ply ' month, of whom copies r°'rlsi°ll4lCommittee of the Plymouth Great Western shares of Cod t, request that you will allot to me o Dock Great Western Dock lll ldt Pal 'Y, o ‘"` each in the proposed Plymouth kk....ttak e t : the terms and conditions of the p rospectus, and sign the rY d DR Y the deposit of 11. 2s. 6d. per sha re, -k m ttti g pe_ and I b this uen required. day of , 1846 Name - .... .. Profession •• . . ..... •..•• • • • Place of Abode • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reference ••••• • • • • ♦ddress of Referee It ~._ •‘LAND,s ODONTO; " 4414 b> 4,s_ar, PEARL DENTIFRICE l h lthit a . '.4 th7 4 - e ? ue en, and the Royal Family ost retia;pt,eo" eral Sovereigns and Courts or Europe. of Great Britaht, its . ii e , of n e i ll e I ,° 914 Teeth, compounded of the choicest and t n i h degree-‘eauile;flents of the Oriental Herbal n — th the leading re highest pos- It i ;Tel a , It ex7r2ind efficacy 1, 4 ah"` a rl-lik e 72,ates all tartat in us gpr h ese is n ores to the Teeth, and 11,A3P oFti anii„corzrniteness to the enamelled surface. pre l i : r s ee a s ntl e - f ,teeth ~ le T eeti An tic properties arrest the further ' - '' ,4 or . - .so B, tt • '' and induce a healthy action of the Gums. The A kns a fragrant sweetness truly grateful to its pos ek;"Lvi li i h t e r ,cst eit, 1c,• 0 , , , t O:"'WLAN: Ii -e lt and fragrant aromatic Tooth Powder ever it tih 'uty t ;_ting u i s ,'" 8 ODOIsTTO has for a long -1 44, 44 roughoaccl Place at the toilets of the Sover eigns dvr t y t a a n t d en th ee e A the elq,,, l troPe, while the general deman . ret e ,'Utl o "" r n which it is universally held. 1. . slo e _ N'......,„ Price 2s. 9d. per Box. -, e4 44 ;rs er 5...? protec t the public from Fraud, the Hon. Corn : t° he on Ps have directed the Proprietors' Name sad . grav e d o Rcr o „ n the Government Stamp, thus— " 'AND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, 44 b r the P r o Which is affixed on each Box. t ot IPrietOrS, and by Chemists and Perfu mers. all ethers are fraudulent imitations. t . 14 t. jait — A vi Ni , 4 151 ° WS, MOUSTACHES, and WHIS -44 he, Produced in a few Weeks by using an essential Spirit l it .4 itim e ""rn onl s o matic Herbs, the pec uliar ,se „ ly,„ 3' to the Inventor, and although per ec 3' _ . 'qe]ltorcenitit."'.o Produce new Hair on bald places, caused by weak 'l4.' 41 k' choice Ar° properties sef t i o l !zi ki the h eie 7n, Or where Nature has net bestowed this ornba t,' Oto e , Cl , l ltry e A , n 2ture. It has been known to many of the No 1- ti ll airkt "erel ' -ftrds ef eleven years, some of whom the Inven -1 eli t , b 7 Or ,e4T..thailks for their attestation of its merits, in the t it er r ". It e e,.'ring flair and giving it additional lustre and A,ro,,,ter the ruing are manifold—it prevents the Hair from fall 'pl'lldtd the a le g graY ; a few drops on the crown of the head will y *ith f St distressing pain in that part produced by or at e t4Pecinel:letness ; and is acknowledged by the Faculty as the Nth * kis (...,„newn to cure that disease of the head called Porigo t l kirZ tl one" re w in e? causes the Hair to come oft in patches) ; a few frfrothit . 14 a pmres andriff. This wonderful discovery is fully ex io,tilker a r , ou bp.hlet containing testimonial)] to its regenerating at e ,,and r ' Ll e Places, entitled, " Three Minutes' Advice on the Mt 'Of the re servatio n of the Human Hair "by W. Grimstone, toll.; km 4 e ...:Arcenatie Regenerator for the Gr ' owth of the Human agate p r eventative of headache and fainting : v. : I L! ob : L ea:do tearin g the Inventor's signature, Herbary, High -1-,.%_4%, 7. 41 Y In triangular bottles, with name, &c. &c., east thereon, 1%6 1 y eu eh 5. e_ach, Government stamp included, wholesale and trheot elnuae. Druggists, and Perfumers, and by special li t4r e. 131.,,n2a1 ruLtoletna Aomers 141 LONDON. Xii. 4 ' .1.1. 4••• 1;" a'nd /4eors, Ckemista as Druggists, Eagent- street 4 - N. pi ""="4-sreet 4 , ite 'her and T i f ),N,„ ter ehenu it, 8 % er, C ohnists, Conduit. street, 80n..1- street. %er. an,a. , . 1 terd-stroet. si tr . : ller ela J n(i hemists, &e., 63, Oxford - street. Th -.et. 7 and C0., 6 , 0 1, 1, Patent Medicine Warehouse, Persist:don- It 4 tee tt . Pl *a t i n ' 0111, 41115 t, 79 ~ N , r, i:a p ate ..._ .. e. Z. Paul's -churchyard. ' l les vlt .Z . ' w. te nt iiZ i n e ... 1 ..iW chows, 67, St. Paul's-churchyard. it Ilorrh_ Sutton ..„.11111,..Warehouse, 4, Cheapside. li Jo h, t , j ard. —.-i Co., Patent Medicine Warehouse. Bow l_ 5.1, 4 nt Medicine Warehouse, 63, Cornhill. tes n. Pate At 4 . Th,,,,„ 1 3, Broth er ._ a and cott. Wholesale Druggists, 225 and tssri. ‘..es-street % ie. Drew sad ~.:. m narward, Wholesale Druggists, Great Trinity -44%k 3 And u_ ___ Pe a IMINSMI.6II. • •••'.4ate stud Co. Druggists, 160., Leith-walk. s. I °' Or e f ~ o vt C CA 01 riPg 9 40 4 , Of St°4 / „fJ 1 le Vie, CS, r ist , T lief ¢ 1 ,111. 0 1 ;l ir/ P 0" :4 ±-."''; ._:..4.- . te r- t L 1 :: s. ,tl/4 17* . - ,0. j ''''',,(7 )::- LON DON, FRIDAY, EVENXN No. 16,686. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. The GALLERY, for the EXHIBITION and SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH ARTISTS, will be OPENED on MONDAY NEXT, the 9th instant. Admission, is. Catalogue, is. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. QACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. On :FRIDAY EVENING, February 20, 1846, will be performed HANDEL'S ORATORIO, SAMSON. Principal Vocal Performers, Miss Birch, Miss M.fß. Hawes, Mr. Braham, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. IL Phillips, The Band and Chorus will consist of above Five Hundred Performers. Tickets 3s. each, Reserved Seats 55., may be obtained of the prin cipal Musicsellers ; or of Mr. Bowley, 53, Charing-cross; Mr. Ries, 102, Strand ; or Mr. Mitekell, 39, Charing-cross. TROIS. BREWER, Hon. Sec. ROYAL Pk_UATECHNIG INSTITUTION, Lectures ea CHEMISTRY, with Uri Must Experiments,' by Dr. Ryan, daily at half-past Three, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'Clock. A Lecture on the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, by Professor Bacheffner, a Working Model of which, carrylvg several persons, is exhibited daily. The additions to the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DIS SOLVING YIEWS, and CIIROMATROPI are very effective. The PETSIOSCOPE. Submarine Experiments by means of the DITER and DlYlNgli BELL. Among the various additions to the Working Models is Coleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and descending Inclined Planes. A magnificent Col lection of TROPICAL FRUITS. Mr. Dovrne, the celebrated Flute Player, will take part in the Mastic, eenducted by Hr. 'Millis. Open front Eleven to Half-past Five, and front Seven to Ealf-past Tel In the Evening._ _ _ T II E T ONTI NE OM PAN LI FE ASSURANCE I C. (Provisionally Registered.) Capital 2,000,0001., in 100,000 Shares of 201. each. The plan of this Company offers considerable and peculiar advan tages to the shareholders. In addition to the profit arising from Life Assurance transactions, it is proposed to raise a capital of 1,00%0001. or upwards by the grant of Tontine Annuities in classes, to be regu lated by the ages of the subscribers or their nominees, which capital, on the death of the survivor in each class, will be divided exclusively among the shareholders. The principle of the Tontine Annuities is as follows:—Ii 1,000 per sons subscribe 1001. each, they or their respective nominees, being of an age to enter the class, from 45 to 50, at which the Annuity would be about 61. per cent., each subscriber or nominee will, during the continuance of all the lives, receive an Annuity of 6/. ; but as the lives drop, the Annuity of the deceased parties will be divided amongst the survivors until they are reduced to six, each of whom will then receive 1,0001. per annum for life; but as they respectively die off, the 1.6001. which he or she received will fall into the funds of the Company, for the benefit of the share holders. The classes containing younger lives will receive a lower rate of annuity ; the older a higher rate. This mode of investment, while it will afford ample funds for the promotion of Life Assurance transactions, will further enable the ,Company to guarantee to persons borrowing money upon approved security, and effecting a policy of assurance, to be assigned as a collateral security, that so long as the interest on the money lent and the premium ou the policy regularly paid, the money lent shall not be called in till the precise amount accrues by the failure of the life assured. Applications for shares and prospectuses to be made to Mr. Charles Edmonds, Stock and Share Broker, Sun-court, Cornhill ; and Mr. Charles Barker, at the Temporary Offices. 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields. 'CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 78, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors will be held at the Office of the Society, on THURSDAY, the sth day of March next, at One o'clock precisely, at which meeting six Directors and one Trustee will be elected. • "Any Proprietor desirous of.proposing a candidate for the office of Director or Trustee, must send the name of such candidate to the Secretary at least fourteen days before the day of meeting. The balldt will commence at Eleven and close at Two o'clock. GEORGE H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. February sth, 1846. THZ TWELFTH ADITION. Just Published, is a sealed envelope, price 2s. 6d., and seat free, on OrderW o for u ut rrn i A NIA y rece H ipt E of A a oii L Polt- H: a pp to 31, the Concealed Cause of its premature thins for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to thaw suffering from the•kestructive consequences of excessive indulgence, terminating is liteitztid and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional Weakness, In digestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehensive Dissertation MARRLAGE, Incon tinence, and Celibacy. I l l ustrated with On Cases, /cc. By C. J. LUCAS and Cs., Consulting Sargeons, No. 60, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London. And sold by Brittain, 11, Paternoster-row ;J. Gorden, 146, Lea deniiall-street ; and all Booksellers. CAUTION. —Complaints having reached us that several persons wishing to purchase our work , entit led " Manl y Health, have had placed in their hands a fraudulent infringement of our copyright, pro duced by illiterate and dishonourable mos, and which, though bearing a close resemblance of title, is utterly valueless ; 'vs deem it a duty, by way of protection, to 'Ratios the p ublic a g ainst being duped t such base imitations. Persons desirous of obtaining the above work, and not whaling to apply to a bookseller for the same, may, to insure secrecy, have it direct from the Authors, by enclosing 35. old., or Postage Stamps. " The best of all friends is the professional friend, and in no shape oan he be consulted with greater safety and secrecy than in " Luca on Manly Health."—The New Bell's Weekly Messenger. Messrs. Lucas and Co. are to be consulted frem Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight in the evening, at their residence, No. ISO, New man-street, Oxford-street, London, and country patients may be suocessfally treated, on minutely describing their seas, and enclosing the usual fee of 11. for advice. DESTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSIVE ENGINE BUILDING MAMUFACTORY.--..NEWCASTLEUPON.TYNE, FEB. 3.—About four o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the ex tensive ,manufactory of the Messrs. Hawthorn, situate at the Forth Banks, near this town , which has not been g ot under without doing great damage. It broke out in what is called the pattern and fitting-up shops, and it is said nearly all the valuable patterns have been consumed ; and four or five locomotive engines, in a very forward state, which were in the fitting-up shops, have been rendered nearly useless. The origin of the fire is not known; it can scarcely be supposed to be the work of an incendiary, as the Messrs. Hawthorn are deservedly most popular with the whole of their workmen; one of the latter, however, who was seen to enter the pattern shop with a candle shortly before the fire was discovered, is in custody. The loss is estimated at from 10,000/. to 15,000/. ; the premises were in sured, but not the engines. IMPOSING P ttOTECrION PETITION.— WATLINGTON.— _ _ . . On Thursday se'nnight many of the inhabitants of this town were surprised at the plan adopted by the adherents of the c ontinuance of the corn-laws, which was to them a system unp.recedented in the history of petitioning, by observing a person posting hand-bills in every conspicuous part of the town, ,written throughout in capital letters of a large size, calling pn the inhabitants to sign petitions, lying at the Hare and Hotwds Inn, for protection to agriculture, and in favour of native industry. We had the curiosity to inspect this im portant document, after lying on the table for seven days, and found there were attached thereto forty-two signatures of parties living in fifteen different parishes, comprising a po pulation of many thousands.—Oxford Chronicle. The Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Fo ' rests have ordered the pathway under the marble archway At Buckingham Palace to he covered with Mr. court-yar d India-rubber pavement, similar to the Admiralty court-yard. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEW S. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. HERALD.—There can be no longer hesitation in assuming that the transfer of the railway deposits is so nearly completed that there is no further risk of deranging the Money market by the operation. As far as respects the Public Securities, the orders for re-investment have exceeded the orders to effect sales both yesterday and to-day, and the consequence is a further advance in prices. Throughout the operation, however, the transactions in the Public Securities have, after the first offset, been so equally balanced;that they have pro duced none of the anticipated convulsions in prices, and the inconvenience, as we have repeatedly shown, has fallen chiefly on the commercial interest. What now remains to be put to the proof is the repay ment of loans made on securities by the Bank of England, the directors of which institution are admitted on all hands to have conducted the business with prudence and liberality. The accommodation they have given, both by way of dis count and on loan, has been at short dates compared with the ordinary course of business; but there is no doubt but a reasonable extension of time will be given when the periods expire as circumstances render it necessary. Sash a strong impression had the overcharged• anticipation of difficulties with the railway deposits produced in the country, that the banks that had no direct connexion with railway business, as well as those that had, have for a month, past generally retained considerable surpluses of money unemployed, in order to be prepared for the dreaded catastrophe. The usual sources of discount by the• large houses in London were thus temporarily dried up, and it is matter of astonishment to every person conversant with the customary routine of business in the metropolis that the mischief thereby done has not been much greater than has yet appeared. As far as matters have as yet been developed, it, however, proves the justice of the distinction we drew at an early period of the past year between the railway speculations and those that took place in 1824-5 and 1835-6. We showed that the fact of the railway mania being limited to that matter alone, without being extended .144,..-cu,utmereial cum modifies, so as to enhaiice their money value, would most materially soften the reaction compared with the other two periods with which the parallel was drawn, and the result has so far established the correctness of the position. We may now expect the discount business gradually to return to the usual channels, and the process will be accele rated by the distribution of the funds of defunct railway corn panies, that must now melt away by hundreds. The proprietors of the London and County Bank held their annual meeting to-day, when, the directors exhibited their accounts for the year ending the 31st December.: Our readers will recollect that we had occasion, at a former period, to call attention to the relative small amount of the paid-up capital of this institution, compared with the number of its branches, and the opinion we gave that it would be prudent to increase it whilst the Money Market was easy, in order that they might be better prepared to meet a pressure. This view has been acted on, and the capital lies now been increased to up wards of 200,000/., and the statement of the accounts will show that the bank has been managed throughout the past year with greet prudence and circumspection. It will be seen that the proprietors are now about to reap the benefit of that good management in a dividend of 5 per cent., clear of the income-tax, leaving 5, 556 /. to be carried to the reserve fund. It will be probably recollected that the London' and County Bank was involved in a most vexatious lawsuit, by the failure of the firm of Thompson and Colts, bill-brokers. It was at one time eupposed that the bank would lose nearly 40,000/. by the securities upon which they had made ad vances; but some time ago they compromised with. the par ties to the action, and the said securities have now so much advanced in value, that' the ultimate loss will be a mere trifle compared to what was expected in the first instance. Altogether, therefore, the affairs of this bank must be con sidered as standing in a favourable position, and it is, at the same time, worthy of notice, that throughout the whole period that money was at a very low value,• they continued to pay interest on deposit and currentaccounta. CHRONICLE.—The opinion we expressed yesterday, that the pressure for money had passed its strength, has been con firmed to-day. Discounts are still difficult, but the Funds have experienced a further advance of nearly ,4 per cent., and Exchequer- bills are also higher. We hear that the pay ments to the Accountant-General by railway companies amount to 9,000,000/. From that to 10,000,000/. was our estimate from the commencement. We held that to be the fair estimate of the amount that would be actually paid to the Accountant-General, when others, who spoke with much assumption of official authority, would not • condescend to name the gross amount at less than 30,000,0004 The same parties, it is true, have lately stated the amount paid in fur railway deposits at not more than 5,000,0004 Th e purchases made to •day by the broker for the Court of Cha ncer y h a ve been equal, it is said, to 500,0001. They t.ave been effected for behoof of railway committees', who are now re- investing the Mock and Exchequer-bilk which they had . previously sold to enable them to make good their deposits to the Ac countant. General in money. In 'addition to the support which the Stock and Exchequer-hill market received from these large operations, the executors of a very wealthy mem ber of the Stock Exchange, lately deceased, made extensive purchases. The movement was almost exclusively craned to the English Funds. We quote rather better prices for • registered railway shares; but the business done was extremely limited, and until the report of the Select Committee be made known is likely to remain so.. It is said that the members of that Committee are greatly divided as to the proper course to be pursued. We are not surprised at this, and shall be more surprised if they should ever arrive at anything like unani • mity. But be that as it may, it is most desirable that the result of their labours should be made known without delay. The pronioters of railway companies will then know the best and worst of their position, and will be enabled to decide whether to proceed with their Bills thisse:.sion, or to leave them over to another and more convenient season.' POST.—Some large purchases of Stock and Exchequer bills were made in the course of the day. The Chancery broker was the principal buyer. He laid out several hun dred thousands in Consols and Exchequer bills, for account, as it was understood, of the railway companies. The Bank broker made purchases of Three per Cent. Reduced, and Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. stock, and the consequence of these and other considerable investments, was a further advance in prices. Consols, which rose 3 / 4 percent. yesterday, were done at an equal rate of improvement to-day, so that, within the two days only, the unusually large advance of :1% per cent. has been realised, and from the circum stance of the markets having closed at the highest prices of the day, the chances appeared to' be rather in favour of a further movement in the same favourable direction. The Bank Directors had their weekly meeting, but separated without making any: alteration in their rate of discount, which continues, therefore, at a minimum of 3% per cent. This had probably some little influence on the markets, but the fact that the Accountant-General is con verting the deposit moneys of the railway companies into stock and Exchequer-bills operated as the principal stimu lus, as it may be inferred from the adoption of so bold a course, that Government prefers risking any loss that may perchance arise from a resale to the other alternative—that of keeping a large sum of money locked up in the Bank of England, to the injury of commerce and the revenue. It would be absurd any longer to entertain the question of de posits as one that can exercise a sinister influence on the Money-market. To-morrow (Friday) will be the, last day allowed for paying up the amounts called for by the stand ing orders, subsequently to which the sums provided for the purpose must, as a matter of course, gradually return into circulation. TIMES.—The intelligence from India and China, received in anticipation- of the overland mail, and published :exclu sively in the Times of, this morning, was read with much interest in the City. The perfect detail of information so furnished was everywhere a matter of comment, and gave universal satisfaction to those connected with the commerce of the East. The success of the Trieste route now appears to be considered established, much to the chagrin .of those parties who have hitherto advocated the superiority of the Marseilles journey. The Triton, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, was the vessel that brought the express from Ostend, and well she performed her part of the passage. The commercial intelligence by this arrival is not encouraging to trade. British manufactures had de clined in price, in consequence of the scarcity of money and the war in the Punjaub ; but, fortunately, at the latest dates more easiness existed, and the banks showed a better feeling to the mercantile interest. The value of rice continued to advance, the accounts from home being favourable to the article. The Governor of the Mauritius had also offered ad- vantageous terms for a supply of the grain, a scarcity being apprehended in that island. THE PROTECTIONISTS OF BERKSHIRE. NEWBURY, THURSDAY.—A meeting of several members of the County Protection Association was held here this after noon in the Town Hall ; the Mayor, as chairman, pre siding over between 400 and 500 landowners. Mr. MOUNT proposed the first resolution expressive of alarm at the abolition proposed by Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Tuu. proposed the second, to the effect that alias in ferences of the Premier, the Cabinet, the League, and the people, were erroneous. These having been duly seconded and put to the meeting, wereiof course in the most business like way carried. But the third resolution appeared to be the favourite : it was to the following purpose :—" That the re lief held out by Sir Rob ert Peel to the a g ricultural body as a compensation for the abolition or g reat reductio n of the of t these h e tc ahocukglinh sagacioustfs hoped their of emen. the farmers' gentduties on foreign corn is alto g ether illusor y and inade q u ate." One expression us ed b y Mr. LONSLEY, the proposer, is in geese; the cackling of 'geese h ad saved Rome, and u 1 id speechi c e a t o i b es e se r o ly f v ee t dr h e e thatanvo hge r ee cackling might ye t save the country from its threatened ruin. Sir Robert Peel had been nurtured by the agricul turists, and had now , li ke a vi p er, turned an d stung them. They could do very well without him. Talent with ou t prin ciple could never be usefal ; it was dangerous to any coun ta more logic than free-traders try.—(Cheers.) After much enthusiasm, the meeting separated at a late hour. King's Arms „ Commissioner COMMISSION OF LIJNACY.—un inursaay a commis osi I :re d r e n Winslow.and a special jury, to inquire as tofu he state of mind faHnaigtihco-sittreettndKeenswinasgtoonp,enbeedforact mthre. of Thomas James Selby, sq., aged forty- ur, formerly an eminent solicitor in London and Margate, and well known as a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, and proprietor of the once celebrated Lady Louisa yacht. The commission, which was unopposed, was taken out by the unfortunate gen tleman's housekeeper, his next of kin declining to interfere. In su pprt of the commission appeared Mr. Barron, solicitor, of Bloomsbury-square, and who, having briefly opened the case, called Mr. Charles Hovill, surgeon, of Canterbury, who stated that he was first called to attend Mr. Selby at Can- terbury on the 14th of July last, and found him labouring under most extraordinary delusiors. He imagined that be was extensively engaged in sports, Particularly hunting, shooting, and yachting, and that he had very large preserves of game. That he had 100,000 guns, and a yacht to take a large party to St. Petersburgh, and thence to Turkey, and at other times twenty yachts, for the same purpose, in which he meant to take fifty people to St. Petersburgh, and thence overland, yachts and all, to Turkey. H e a l so said b e h a d been beaten for seven years by five men, for which be had brought actions, and recovered 100,0001. from each of the five. He was decidedly of unsound mind, and witness believed it had been chiefly impaired by a fall from his horse. Dr. Wm. Maddox Bush. of Kensington House, and Dr. Philp, of Gros venor-street, gave testimony to a similar effect. It was un derstood that his mind was first impaired by the receipt of a fortune of 17,0001., left by his late father. The jury re.- turned a verdict, dating the unsoundness of mind from the 14th July, 1845. Admittance, One Shilling. Schools, italf-price. POSTER'S PENCILLED COPY BOOKS. In Chancery—Senter v. Grant and others. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England having granted an INJUNCTION in this Cause, restraining the Defendants E. C. Grant, W. D. Griffith, and G. Darnell, from printing. publishing, exposing to sale, or otherwise disposing of any Copy Books with diagonal lines, shnillar to, or in imitation of, those used by B. F. FOSTER in the Bill in this Cause mentioned : We hereby give notice, That in case any person or persons shall print, publish, or expose to sale, any Copy Books published by the said Defendants, or any o&sither of them, or_ la fitly other person or persons, with diagonal' Buis similar to, or in imitation of, those used by the said B. F. FOSTER, in the Bill in this Cause mentioned ; such proceedings will be taken against him or them, in respect thereof, as the Plaintiff shall be advised. Dated this 2d day of February, 1846. MAUGLIAM and KENNEDY, Plaintiff's Solicitors, 100, Chancery-lane. RISE IN WALKING, WILLIAM BADDELEY, of 130, STRAND, is induced to give publicity to his much-admired PRE PARED LEATHER (so noted for extreme SOFTNESS 'and DURABILITY), in consequence of the patronage he has received, and the general satisfaction given by him in manufacturing the above into BOOTS, &c., on his peculiar fitting principle of combining elegance with ease. 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The success and increasing prosperity of the Seciety has enables the Directors, at the last animal investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from. Su to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid Os each Policy effected on the Profit scale. F.XAMPLif B. g. ' g 3 1 i ' '.4 Bonus Bongs in I.i t i V txi ~ l i 1`.,„.. • !Premium. g added. Cash. • ;or V 1 g IP 0 . ; 4 • * .. .. 4 ' i • I _--1----- ------ A A d. '1837 £l9l 13 51E87 13 5413 17 1 60 1 1000 3 4 1828 11* 13 0 74 12 10 1 11 8 6 74 1 1 18'19 138 13 6 61 14 3 92 10 11840 69 0 0 41 13 41 6 1 0 £395 11 1 346 23 296 134 247 45 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in lA,- amber of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Set. ANNUITIES. THE AUSTRALASIAN, COLONIAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COM PANY, 126, Bishopsgate-street, corner of Corolla Capitol, 200,0001., in 2,000 Shares. DIRECTORS: Edward Barnard, Esq., F.R.S. Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. Robert Brooks, Esq. C. E. Mangles, Esq. Henry Buckle, Esq. 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Lives. 35 £7 1 5 £6 13 5 65 £l2 12 0 £lO 19 0 45 718 1 7 4 9 73 18 9 2 16 3 5 55 913 0 8 3 9 80 25 8 9 20 2 7 Prospectuses, with Tables, Forms of Proposal for the purchage of an Annuity or for making an Assurance, and every information, may be obtained by application at the Office of the Company. E. RYLEY. Actuary and Secretary. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. MUTUAL ABM:MANCE BRANCH. Complete security afforded to the Assured by means of an ample ' subscribed capital, and the large funds accumulated from the pre-• miums on upwards of 6,000 policies. Half the amount only of the annual premium required during the first five years, the remaining half premiums being paid out of the profits, which, after five years, will be annually divided among the. Assured. PROPRIETARY BRANCH. The lowest rata Consistent with security to the Assured. An increasing scale of premiums, peculiarly adapted to cases wl.l tta assurances are effected for the purpose of securing loans or debts. Half-credit rates of premium, whereby credit is given for half I be amount of premium for seven years, to be then paid off, or rerealni a charge upon the policy, at the option of the holder. EXTRACT FROM TILE TABLES. Annual Preunlumrequiredfor - an -- A;;l;ranCe of 1001. for the wh oh) Term of Life MUTUAL ASSITAANCZ BRANCH . A MCII, Half Pre mium, first five years. Whole Pre mium, after flvs years. Whole Pre.- mlum, after seven sears X e. d. I 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 11 1 8 6 1 13 3 1 19 6 2 7 9 3 18 10 X s. d. 2 0 0 2 4 4 2 9 10 2 17 0 3 6 6 3 19 0 4 15 6 5 17 8 PETER 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 65 MORN X •. d. 0 18 0 0 19 T 1 1 9 1 4 11 1 9 2 1 14 10 2 2 6 2 12 9 [SON, Reside] X s. d. 1 16 0 1 19 2 2 2 6 2 19 10 2 18 4 3 9 8 4 5 0 5 5 6 A Director. --------- FATHER WINTER'S EXPLANATION .. How is it, Father Winter ? Explain yourself, I pray I How is it that you're acting, Sir, in this anconsaion way? It seems that you've dismiss'd " Jack Frost" (that &illy little And tllow, he on ) ly thing we hear of you is now and then a " bellow." Ne frozen water -drops are seen, wherever we may range, No snowy shovers are seen to fall—'tis, really very strange. Mow is it, rather Winter? Explain yourself, I pray l How is it that you're acting, Sir, in this uncommon way. THE REI'LT. I'll tell you how it is, nay friend : The winter dress of MOSES Ras made me shrink freak an attempt at biting off your noses. With winter articles like these, 'twould be of little use To try to chill you with my cold, or fright with my abuse. While Messrs. MOSES have the power to wrap you up so warm, You'll only mock my icy hand, and ridicule my storm. But do not take advantage, pray, because I'm so remiss, Ind cast aside your winter dress at such a time as this. 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The following Petitions for Railway Bills were referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills : Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Barnsley • Branch). - • Sheffield, Ashton under Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches). Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough, and Glossop Branches and Sheffield Station). Manchester and Hyde Railway. Richmond Railway (Kew Branch). Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Junction Railway. Midland and Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge to Weedon). Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway. Chester and Manchester Direct Railway. Shrewsbnry, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway Extension and Deviations. North Wales Mineral Railway Deviation and Branches. Mi.. ...field and ; Manchester Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch). She A s hton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Ashton Can • rchase). Manches and Leeds Railway Extensions, Sze. Dunblane, Donne, and Callander Railway. East and West India Docks and Birmiegbam Junction Railway. Shrewsbury, Osweatry, and Chester Junction Railway. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Oldham Branch). Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Huddersfield Diversion and Cooper-bridge Branch). Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne Branch). Edinburgh, Leith, and (iranton Railway Amendment. GlaSgow and Belfast Union Railway. Derby and Crewe Junction Railway. Mildou, Witham, and Braintree Railway. Lynn and Ely, and Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Derebam Railway Companies Amalgamation. Thames Haven Dock and Railway. Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to .IsT unea ton Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase). Ilidland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Alteration and Branches). _ London and Brighton and London & Croydonßailways Consolidation. Eastern Counties Railway ( Hertford to Huntingdon). Midland Railway (New Cross to Newark). Eastern Counties Itatiwsy (Tottenham to Barnet). Aftalgnd itauway (Darfield to Eisecar and other Branches). Wiltts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. Monmouth and Hereford Railway.; West Londnn Railway Improvement and Extension. Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway. Launceston and South Devon Railway (No. 2). Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway. North Gravesend Railway. Norfolk Railway Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches). Dundee and Arbroath Railway Extensions. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne Dock. Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway. Glasgow, Barrhead, &Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Polloc and Govan Branch). Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches. Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Direct Railway. Scottish Midland Junction Railway (South Inch of Perth Branch). Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway. Bridgewater and Taunton Canal, Railway, and Harbour. Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway. Grand Trunk, or Stafford and Peterborough Union Railway. Norfolk Railway Extensions, Yarmouth Extension. Bedford and Cambridge Extension Railway. Midland Railway. Nottingham and Mansfield Railway. London and Blackwall Railway (Widening). Cambridge and Lincoln Extension, and Lincoln, York and Leeds Junction Railway. Taff Vale Railway. Furness and Windermere Railway. Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway. _ Edinbuagh and Perth Railway. West Cornwall Railway, Manchester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury;and Poole). Dundee and Perth Railway Amendment.; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (Extension, No. 1). Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway. Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 3). Eastern Counties Railway (March and Lincoln Extension). Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds, and Bradford Railway. Chichester, Portsmouth, and Faraham Railway. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 2). Eastern . Counties Railway (Epping Extension). Waterford and Tramore Railway. South Yorkshire Railway and Canal. Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway. Enfield and Edmonton Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Harbour Branch). Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househill, and Hurlet). Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, and Nottingham and Grantham Junction Railway. Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. East Coast Railway. Dublin and Enniskillen Railway. Goole and Doncaster Railway. Dartmouth, Brixharn, and Exeter Railway. North of Norfolk Railway. East Lancashire Railway Deviation and Branches. Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway. East Dereham and Norwich Railway.. West LancaShire Railway. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. ' THURSDAY, FEB. 5. Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway—Committee on Petition, Fri day, Feb. 13. . Gloucester' Dean Forest Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. =Chelmsford and Bury Rallway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. _ _ Welsh Midland Railway-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. i Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway--Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. London and Croydon (Thames Junction Branch) Railway-Com mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. • Direct Northern Railway-Committee on Petit!Oraleriday, Feb. 13. East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction Railway-Com mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. York and Carlisle Railway-Committee on Petition,Frlday, Feb.l3. Hull and Selby Railway Purchase-Committee on Petition, Fri day, Feb. 13. Cornwall Railway-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway-Committee on Petition, Fri day, Feb. 13. Shropshire Union Railway (Newton to Crewe, with Branches)- Committee en Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolverhamp ton llne)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway- Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and Pier-Com mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4-Willenhall and Bleswich Branch) -Committee en Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Lincoln, Wainfleet Haven, and Boston Railway-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3-Showhill and Porto bello Branch)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Asholme, Gainsborough, and Goole and York, and North Midlands Junction Railway-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches-Committee Junction Railway (No. 2 -Bilston or Priest onsLiettihtiositert, Friday, Feb. ju Priest field Branch)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway (Chesterfield and Gains borough Canal)-Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 13. Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway (Caledonian Junction)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 164 -Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway (Bathgate Branch)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Caledonian and Dumbartonsh ire Junction Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb 16. Monkland and Kirkintillock Railway (Chapel Hale Branch)- Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Ballochney. Railway (Shotts Branch)-C ommittee on Petition Monday, Feb. 16. Carnwath and West 4 Linton Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, 'Feb. 16. Limerick, Ennis, and lClllaloe Railway--Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. • Mountmellic Junction Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension)-Com mittee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Killarney Junction Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Staines and Henley Railway-Committee on Petition, adjourned till Monday, Feb. 9. London and South Western (Salisbury Junction) Railway-Com mitttee on Petition, adjourned till Thursday, Feb. 12. London and S outh Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension Railway-Committee on Petition, adjourned till Thursday, Fob. 12. i SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAIL WAYS. The following is a copy of the report anxiously looked for, of the Committee of the House of Commons on Railways. It was laid upon the table of the House last night : FIRST REPORT. The Select Committee appointed to consider the mode in which the House shall deal with the Railway Bills proposed to be submitted to the House during the present session, and who are empowered to report from time to time to the House. have considered the matters referred to them, and agreed to the following Report : That for the purpose of facilitating the dispatch of railway business during the present session, it is expedient that a portion of the Railway Bills should commence m the House of Lords. That with respect to say Railway Bills which, in pursu ance of the resolutions, shall commence in the House of Lords during this session, this House will net insist on their privilege with regard to the clauses fixing and re gulating rates and tolls in such Bills. That with a view of affording early and increased means of employment in Ireland, it is expedient to give facilities for the early consideration of Irish Railway Bills. That, for the attainment of this object, it is expedient that all Irish Railway Bills should, in the present session, com mence in the House of Lords. That it is expedient that all Bills which compete with or ought to be considered in connexion with any Bills, the pro moters of which shall prove themselves entitled to the pri vileges agreed to be granted in certain cases by the resolu tions of this House of the 7th July last, shall commence in the House of Lords. That the parties promoting Railway Bills which, by the above resolutions, are to commence in the House of Lords, may (notwithstanding any proceeding respecting such Bills in the House of Lords) prove before the Committee on Peti tions of the House of Commons that they have complied with the standing orders of this House, and the report of such Committee shall be ordered to lie on the table. If the Com - mittee should report that the standing orders have not been complied with, their report shall be referred to the Com mittee on Standing Orders, whose report shall be ordered to lie on the table. That when a Railway Bill shall have commenced in the House of Lords, and shall be sent down to the House of Com mons from the house of Lords, it shall be read the first time in the House of Commons, and shall then be referred to the C o mmittee on Petitions, to ascertain whether the Railway Bill so sent down is substantially in accordance with the standing orders, as determined by the House of Commons. A NEW IRON STEAMER.—On Thursday a party of gentlemen made an experimental trip from Blackwall to Sheerness in a beautiful new iron steamer called " Le Che min de fer Beige," which has just been built by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare for the Belgian Government. The en gines have been supplied by Messrs. Maudesley, and are of the finest construction. The distance between the two points was run in little more than two hours. The Belgian Chargé d'Affaires; M. Drouet, the Secretary to the Legation; M. Delepierre, Major Lahure, and Lieutenant Quiette, were on board, and expressed themselves highly pleased with the speed and accommodation of the vessel. The " Chemin de fer Beige " is intended to run as a mail-packet between Ostend and Dover. A BOY SHOT BY nrs BROTHEL.—On Thursday morning, Augustus Hopeton, aged fourteen, the son of Martin Hopeton, Esq., of Broomfield Villa, Holloway, was accident ally shot by .a younger brother, whilst they- were firing at sparrows in their father's garden. The youth was wounded on the thigh and legs by the shot, but not dangerously. EFFECTS OF SIR ROBERT PEEL'S MEASURES. DUBLIN, FEB. 4.—The most absurd alarms prevail, in va rious parts of this country, as to the immediate tendency of the measures proposed by Sir Robert Peel in producing ruinously low prices for corn and cattle. As an example of the extravagant delusions on this subject the Cork Reporter of yesterday says : " Such has been the effect on the markets in this city, in consequence of the enunciation of the intended change in the corn-laws, that they are at present flooded with provisions. At Saturday's potato market there were 400 loads brought in for sale, against 307 the previous week, and every anxiety was evinced to dispose of them at reduced prices. The cattle market on Saturday was also crowded with beasts of all descriptions, there bs , ing over 2,000 pigs on sale, and offering at a reduction of 3s. a cwt. on the pre vious day's prices, yet buyers did not evince any desire to purchase even on those terms, and many of them left the market unsold. The number in the market yesterday twelve months Was 800, and yesterday it amounted to over 1,300. Black cattle and sheep were exhibited in proportionably Aarge numbers. This increase has been caused entirely by the proposed measures contemplated to be brought into ope ration by the Minister, the country people being under an apprehension that there will be such an influx of foreign corn and provision as to reduce the prices considerably of home produce." These alarms will ba dissipated before many days. In Dublin, and generally throughout Ireland, the grain and cattle markets have been scarcely affected, and an adv-ance, instead of a serious reduction, is likely to take place early in the spring. Indeed, there actually lies been an advance in the Dublin cattle market within the last week. THE FREE-TRADERS OF BELFAST. The Northern Whig contains the following gratifying statement :—" It is with the highest gratification that we have to record the extent of public feeling in Belfast in favour of the abolition of the corn-laws. A short time since a petition was prepared praying the House of Com mons to pass a law for 'the immediate and unconditional abolition of all duties upon foreign corn imported—a mea sure required alike by sound policy, humanity, and com mon sense.' This petition has been signed with a prompti tude, and to an extent never equalled in the case of any other petition from this town. On Saturday W. Pirie, Esq., carried it with him for London, to place it in the hands of our very worthy representative, Mr. Ross, who will give it his cordial and able support; and Lord John Chichester, the other Member for the town, has been written to, with a re quest that he will also support it—a request which we hope he will, after such an overwhelming expression from his con stituents, feel it his duty to comply with. The petition was upwards of 36 yards in length, and had 14,400 signatures, in cluding those of persons of all parties, religious and political. Among the names were those of the great body of the leading gentlemen of Belfast. The signatures in the Commercial News-room, which the leading commercial and manufactur ing gentlemen of the town are in the habit of frequenting, amounted to 300 ; and from this fact the extent of support to free trade given by the merchants and manufacturers of Belfast may be estimated. The Dublin Evening Packet, sneered at the 90 gentlemen who invited Mr. Cobden to Bel fast ; we request our Contemporary to let his readers know that 14,400 names have been affixed to a petition from Bel fast in favour of 'the immediate and unconditional abolition of all duties upon foreign corn.' The Dublin Evening Mail, in a paroxysm of excitement, asks, foolishly, what the flax spinners of Belfast, among others, will think of Sir Robert Peel's measure. We reply, that there is not one flax-spinner in Belfast who is not a free-trader." THE POTATO DISEASE. NENAGii, FEB. 4.—We continue to receive the most dis tressing accounts of the fearful progress of the disease from various quarters. In the King's County the complaipts are universal. In this county the disease has gone on with amazing celerity within the last three weeks—many persons on examining their pits have found their potatoes, in some instances, altogether useless—not even fit for pigs or cattle. In several districts the poor are pining in the utmost misery ; but with unequalled fortitude and patience, hoping even where there is nothing but religion to assuage their wretchedness. The heavy and constant rains of the last few weeks—raining almost without intermission—have done great injury ; and the softness of the weather otherwise tends, in a great measure, to produce that fermentation of the potato, which causes its destruction as an article of fowl. CLOSING OF THE PORT-HOLES. The ports have not been opened, but the Government have determined to close the port-holes in their absurd fortifica tions erected throughout Ireland during the state trials. The following curious paragraph appears in the Tipperary Vin dicator : " CLONMEL. —Whilst the public mind has been in a state of agitation here on the subject of the corn-laws, and whilst politicians were busy discussing the political consistency of Sir Robert Peel, an order arrived from head-quarters to close theports ; and her Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance have commenced operations already, for the port-holes in the barrack walls are all closed, and there is no more siga of Clonmel being a fortified town at the present moment, than if millions of stalwart repealers never had pledged them selves to repeal the union; even those unightly show-boxes which overhang the barrack-gates, are about to be removed, and not a wreck will be allowed to remain behind to prove the vigorous efforts made in '44 by the' strong Government,' in the futile expectation of coercing the patriots of our loved island-home into forgetfulness of their country." RAILWAY SHAPE IVIARKETS. 11A.NCEIESTER, ns. 5. STOCK E XCHANGE. The sales are -Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, I% .dis. c.— Clitheroe Junction, Is. p.—Direct Northern, 3 dis.—Eastem Counties, 112% Grai d Union, 14 p.--Hudderstleld and Sheffield Junction, 13% p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 5-16 p. c.—Leicester and Birmingham, % die.— Liverpool and Bury, % p.—Ditto, New Shares, 3 1-16 p.—LiverpooLi Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, % p. —Liverpool, Oruisklrk, and Preston, 2% p. —Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, % don and York, 1% p. e.— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 17 p.— Manchester and Biz mingluun, 78 —3d anchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, Ni dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 11 p.—Ditto, Extension, 37 p.—Northumber land and Lancashire, % dis.— Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2,614 p.— Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, % dis.—West Lanca shire Coast, par—West Riding Union, 4% p. LEiLDS, FEE. 5 iiTOCE Ekon/amis.—Tim sales are—Newcastle*:,and Darlington Junction Extensions, 10 p.—York and North Midland Extension (East and West Riding), 9 p.— Huddersfield and Sheffield, 21—Leeds and Dewsbury, 17 % cash—Ditto, New Shares, 21'. Is. p.—Leeds and Thirst:, 10% —North British, New, 7 lA—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 31. U.—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, New, 71A p.—London and York, 4%—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 3s. 6d. p.—Direct North ern, 2—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 51. Is.—West Riding Union, 61. 66.—Clitheroe Junction, Is. 6d. p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 4s. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 7s. p.—Lei cester and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 355. p. —Northumberland end Lancashire Junction, 15s. dis.—Korth St;ffordshire, 3%p.—.North Western, 2 p.—South Midlands, 2% p. HULL, FEB. 5. STOCK EXCHANGB.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol ton, New, 2%—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 2% —Axholme, 21. 9s. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 41s.—Bull and Barns ley Junction, 335. 6d.—South Midland, 41. 12s.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 31. Bs. 9d.—Shropshire Union, dia. SHEFFIELD, Fas. 5. Srocx Excifasol.—The sales are—Grimsby aid Sheffield, Ex tension, 31. Os. 6d.----Ditto, Railway and Dock, 4 % —East Lincoln shire. Sheffield and Lincohishli e, 41 2s.— Sheffield and Lin colnshire Extension, 83( —South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 2% West Riding Union, 61. Is. 6d. YORK, Fla. 5. STOCK I:ICH...NM—The sales are—Grand UTIION, IL 12L—Ips wich and Bury, s—Leicester and Bedford, 11. 11$. W.—London and York, 41. Ss. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 21% —Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, lON —North British (Carlisle Exten sion), 21. ILs.—North Kent and Direct Dover, 2% —York and North Midland Extension, (East and West Iti.ling), 10. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Do. 5. . _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc—Manchester, Buxton, and Mat lock, as. p.—North Staffordshire, 3 p. BRISTOL, Fas. b. STOOK EXCHANGIL—The sales are—Caledonian, 148—D1tto, New, 4—Newcastle and Berwick, 22}i—South Devon, 36%—Taff Vale New, 3%. EXETER, FEB. 5 Srocx Excluxos.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 88—Ditto. sew, 126—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, dis. GLASGOW, Fitz 4 . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 36s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 475. 6d. - Ayr and Dumfries Junction, 40s. 6d.—Bridge e( Weir, 41s.—British and Irish Union, 635. 6d.— Caledonian Extension, 55e.—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 36s —Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 475. 6d.—East Indian Railway, 255. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 235. —Edinburgh and Perth, 76s.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 45e. — Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 761.—Ditto, New, 27 1 ,6 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossae, i3s. —Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 40s.—Great Indian Peninsular, 105.—London, Bristol, and South Wales, 21s. —South Midland, 4—Stirling and Dunfermline, 455. PERTH AND INVERNESS ♦ND ELGIN JUNCTION RAILWAYS. The Bills for these railways will be prasented to-sight. We regard these as, perhaps, the most important Bills from Scotland for this year, as they will extend railway commu nication to a large and most important section of the country, which is at present wholly unsupplied. The Perth and In verness line is a continuation of the Central line, opened up by the Caledonian and Scottish Central, and places the whole north of Scotland in the most direct communication with the south, of which the nature of the country admits. The dis tance from Inverness to Perth, by the proposed route, is 130% miles, and the following table, prepared from an era• niination of the plans, in comparison with those of the Great North of Scotland line from Aberdeen to Inverness, places the superiorities of the Perth line, as regards public accommo dation, in a very clear light : Distance by Distance Difference in the Perth and by favour of the Inverness. 1 Aberdeen. former. Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles ;Yards 1. From Perth to Inverness 130 990 196 1,481 66 491 2. From Perth to Nairn • • 116 770 I 181 774 64 4 3. From Perth to Forres and Findhorn ...... •• • • 126 171 1,654 45 1,654 4. From Perth to Burghead 131 1,650 165 334 33 444 5. From Perth to Elgin and Lossiemouth • • . 138 253 160 26 21 1,533 • • The amalgamation of the Perth line with the Inverness and Elgin 'Junction, which proposes to carry branches to Find horn, Burghead, and Lossiemouth, the three chief ports on the south side of the Moray Firth, enables the united companies to supply accommodation to the public in the most effective form, as the whole traffic of the counties north and west of the Moray Firth will in this way be concentrated on the line, and forwarded by the most direct route to the south of Scot land. It is of importance, in considering the rival claims of these lines and the Great North of Scotland scheme, to keep in view that the traffic of the northern counties, both in pas sengers, merchandise, and stock, with the towns and markets of the south, and not with the coast districts between Elgin and the Firth of Tay, with which the Aberdeen line pro poses to establish a connexion. RUTLAND ELECTION.—There is not likely to be any contest for this little agricultural county, although a requi sition is being got up to George Finch, Esq., who, when M.P. for Stamford, was, by some journals, styled a "chaffinch," inasmuch as, on one occasion, the Honourable Members left the House whilst Mr.. Finch was speaking. The present candidate is the Hon. G. J. Noel, second son of the Earl of Gainsborough, and brother of Viscount Campden, who is pre vented, by illness, from again offering himself. The Hon. G. J. Noel is, we hear, on his way from Rome, to be present at the election, which is expected to take ace withi ttlo a ug f bt , days. The resignation of the Hon. W. H. awnaT i ; ree _ oa der by some, to be a particular sign of the times- •" be ga thered would stand no chance here ; but if anythi:g can think they would from the opinions of the agriculturists,Ar R. Peel's party, • so n, let, rather elect one of that class than one as no one knows how_to buy, or take—in fact, the whole agricultural bodY is a t a stand_ Gv id Trieste and Ostend, WBS brought from the latter p or t direct to London-bridge-wharf, General Steam Navigatio n Com on Wednesday last , by. the The Indian ''i-- " pan,' '3 fast and favourite steamer Triton. ~.._ .--~ /` ~7.~ ~-~ ~~~_ LITERATURE. PRE NORTH BRITISH RE VIEW. No. VIII. Biography, when written with taste and judgment, and by a person acquainted not only with the principal events in the life of a celebrated character, but with the arts and sciences in which be excelled, is perhaps one of the most interesting productions of literature. It is also -of-great use, as it points out the steps by which men of original an- eminence, and also their faults and imperfections, which may serve as a warning to others, and form beacons for the guidance of future generations. It has the advan tage, too, of being of a most expansive nature, as it may embrace not only the peculiar qualities and excel lencies of the hero of the story, but the principal events with which he was connected, the circumstances of the time in which he lived, and brief traits too of the more remarkable characters with whom he had intercourse. Such works, therefore, are read with eagerness; many of them possess deep interest—deeper even than the ficti tious characters drawn by the most imaginative and cor rect novelist. No work of fiction, for instance, can be compared with the Memoirs of Sully, which are only a comprehensive biography of Henry the Fourth of France. Rousseau's Confessions, too, which, it is admitted gene. rally, describe his habits and deeds with great Milli and accuracy, are infinitely more interesting than Tom Jones or Humphrey Clinker ; and though Robinson Crusoe may apps ar an exception, it is not so in reality, for many of the circumstances related in that captivat ing production are believed to have been founded on real events. We have been led to theee'remarks by a very able and beautiful life, which appears in this Re view, of one of the many distinguished persons who sprung up in France during the first Revolution, namely, the Baron Fourier. The writer has drawn many of the materials from a memoir of that eminent mathematician read by M. Arago, before the French In stitute ; but he has gi eatly improved on the original, and interwoven fresh details into the biography, both respect ing his habits and discoveries, which show that it must have been rather a work of love than of labour, and that from sympathy in the same pursuits, and perhaps also in his misfortunes or disappointments, he was one of the fittest men of the day to do justice to his character. The life of Fourier was of a most varied character. lie was educated for the Church, and officiated for some time as a priest iu a provincial town ; he afterwards be came Professor of Mathematics in the Military College of Auxerre l was elected a member of the Convention ; accompanied Bonaparte in his Egyptian expedition ; per formed the editori a l d ut i es of arranging and combning the separate treatises of the great work on Egypt ; was appointed prefect of one of the departments under Napoleon ; fell into disgrace on the return of the Bour bons ; came to Paris, and was on the point of being re duced to the necessity of earning his bread by private teaching. The country, however, ries saved from that disgrace, for the courtiers of Louis XVIIL were sensible of his merits. Laplace and Cuvier exerted themselves in his behalf, and he obtained a competence for the rest of his life. A curious circumstance is related respecting the preface which he drew up for the work on Egypt, and there can be no doubt of its truth, for it is quite in keeping with Bonaparte's character, and is supported by the best authority. The proof sheets were sent to the Emperor for his inspection, and when returned to Fou rier they were found covered with marginal notes, and the additions which these rendered necessary amounted to nearly a third of the preface. All the proper names were expunged except those of three generals-in-chief—Bonaparte, Kleber, and Desaix, and in almost every page were dis played those miserable feelings of jealousy which robbed Kellerman of the honours and glory due to him for his services at Marengo, and which would have done the same injustice to Desaix, had he survived the bat tle. Bonaparte even hesitated for some time before he would allow the word " illustrious," applied to Kleber, to remain in the text. Independent, however, of the events connected with the life of Fourier, there are many allusions to other subjects of a gratifying character, and some just remarks on the state of edueation in this country. This Review is generally understood to be conducted by writers connected with the Free Church of Scotland, who, in some respects are not very charitable to other sects. Here, however, we find many generous exceptions, and we quote with pleasure one remark, complimentary to Sir Robert Peel and honourable to the writer. It relates to the Irish Colleges Bill, and such liberal sentiments expressed by a member of the Free Church, a Church so remarkable for its regard to re ligious and godly education, may well make men like Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. O'Connell blush for their sectarian bigotry:— " \IV here are our National Universities -regulated by Par liamentary statute—strong in the unity of their doctrine and their discipline—conferring their literary honours upon the men that merit them—inviting to their chairs of office the genius and learning of the age, and seeking no other test but that of fearing God, and honouring the King? Alas! where are they to be found? Not surely in the two noble institu tions which stand in hoary antiquity and unreformed gran deur on the Cans and the Isis—mighty in intellectual power and glorious memories—yet rejoicing in ancient and exclu sive privilege, and politely shutting their portals against every class but their own :—Not in the Colleges of the me tropolis, chartered by the State, yet depending on the casual bounty of private munificence :—Not in the University of Dublin, admitting to its offices and its rich Fellowships but a mall portion of the nation : Certainly not in the Universi ties of Scotland—overborne in the metropolis by the incubus of municipal control;—degraded in the provinces by internal abuse, and ecclesiastical domination ; and impoverished everywhere by sell-plunder, or national parsimony. We do recognise them, however, if not in the maturity of their fruit, at least in the freshness of their germ, in the Irish Colleges, those light-towers of knowledge which a wise Go vernment has erected in a dark land; and which, we trust, will be the harbingers of a grand intellectual reform, con ferring the noblest of all political rights—the franchise of a liberal and religious education upon every subject of the British empire." The following curious anachronism occurs in the brief remarks of the writer oil Arago's observations contrasting the ancient professors of France with their successors under the convention. " We trust our readers will excuse us for quoting a few lines, in which more than ten years ago we recommended the general policy pursued by the present bovernment, and which we trust they will carry out to its full and legitimaate ex tent." This is the eighth number of the Review, conse quently it has been in existence fur two years in place of ten. We believe the extract however may be found in some of Sir David Brewster's writings. The life of an other great man is reviewed under the head of " Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell," by Thomas Carlyle. Full justice is done to his character, though the Presby terian party in England owed their downfal entirely to his policy and prejudices. "It matters little to his country men," says the writer, " whether his memory be honoured by monumental marble, or even that the poet's promise, that 'his ashes in a peaceful urn shall rest,' should have re mained unfulfilled. The record of his fame is engraven in our history, and all our subsequent glory does it involuntary homage. The annals of legitimate monarchy show few who so well deserved to be remembered; and beside the imbecile James, the perfidy of the first, and the profligacy of the second Charles, he shines like the orb of day among the lesser fires." The analysis of Carlyle's works and style, with which the article is prefaced, though severe in some respects, is far too favourable. He may be an original and vigorous thinker ; he may think with unfettered free dom, and delineate his thoughts with boldness ; but his language is not to be endured. The style is neither German nor English ; it belongs to no idiom, and is regulated by no rules sanctioned either by good taste or propriety, or the ordinary and established custom of the age:— a Quem penes arbitrium est et jus et norms loquendi:" it is a jargon, or as the reviewer says, " a frantic con gregation of words" occasionally, which often conceals the meaning, which is abominated by every admirer of pure English, and ought to be shunned by every young student. We have not space for remarks on the other articles in the number, but in general they are excellent, and fully maintain the character which this new peri odical has justly acquired. Among the more interesting are " Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson," " Scottish Criminal Law," and " Antiquity o f t h e Gospels." COURT CIRCULAR. Th e Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the yinesatecradraryiagaeftaenrdoofz a e t aco te r n ted mi b n y ute a s p p a a r s t t y th o r f ee th o e ' Prince of Wales and the Prin cess R oyal, left Claremont elm 4th k Light Dragoons, for town. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice were in another carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Equerries in waiting, Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Wylde, were in a chariot and four ; and the Marchioness of Douro, the Earl of Morton, and Mr, G. E. Anson, followed is another carriage and four. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes past five o'clock, escorted by a party of the 4th Light Dragoons. Her Majesty and her Royal. Consort were received in the Grand Hall by the Hon. Misses Paget and Kerr, the,Vice Chamberlain, Lord George Lennox, Colonel Bowles, Sir Frederic Stevin, and Sir George Anson. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accus tomed early airings yesterday in Claremont Park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Hay market Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suite included the Marchioness of Douro, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Wylde. Mr. Colquhoun bad an interview with Lord Aberdeen ' yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Baron de Bitumen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires, transacted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. DEPRECIATION OF THEATRICAL PROPERTY.—Yeater day Mr. George Robins attended at the Auction Mart, for the purpose of disposing by auction of two 5001. renter's shares in Covent-garden and Drury-lane Theatres, and of twenty-t wo 1001. subscription shares connected with the latter establish meat, meta, on which occasion a great number of Pr°Ptelfe Theatre present. The first let was a rent charge or 3 n.. had large interests in the respective royal f 5001 , the income Royal, Covent-garden. which originally cri,. 1 0 5 . This was of which had been reduced from 254 c t :n tract. Lot 2 was a stated to have been sold by private gord, D r ury : lane. The 5001. renter's share in the The it t s. re , the share expiring in fifty annual income from it was 1 6 5 1 . 2 einem. The auctioneer re. years. This was sold for a id similar share for 300 guineas. marked, that be had ri so gentleiTes were ption shares in ditto, paid up and en.- 'th no personal admission. They were L ti o tl t e 3 d , t fi o ve a i po ot o s n u rtire admission. Lots 4 and 5 were tell Mr. Burgess for five guineas and a half. Ihe last. bought by f five similar shares, but of which there lot cons isted ° was rep . ficee . These were knocked down to Mr. Burgess for oat' three gull' ' am and a half. The subscription shares were sold by direction of the executors of the late Lord Kinnaird. 100/. shares, bot Iri NnWCIIITLE- ON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY.—Iti oscrop, the man accused of having caused the extensive fire at Messrs. nothing havi ng transp i red to show more than gross Hawthorne's manufact ory, i n this town, was discharged this morning, neglect on his part. IRISH Lew APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Abraham Brewster was this day sworn in as Solicitor-General. 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