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4011 SON'S ARMS, COMMERCIAL and jotoz AGRICULTURAL INN, HIG, LINCL. 1 1 / 3 lISIUN begs most respectfully H-STREET to return his best thanks to ixmlaiegriineoltural and commercial friends in particular, and to the Um. . general for the increased and increasing support conferred k r ; al ga I and to merit which Unlit be his constant endeavour and ntittre s ' , hwy. to ti4tiwercial gentlernen will at the Bionson's Mlle find accommo ....a:.._equal to any house, however calebrattd for commercial resort Tr c ommercial commercial room, wldi-aired beds, and good stabling. Ittekl on u . e rs by railway visiting the ancient city will receive every 44 fttra r blis to ~T , A e ° wi rate -- .1 - - - - th the railway station on the arrival and lot", o egtell .rattl. ........... t , ads 184,6. k7:4lfifilELD GLIM PRIZE CATTLE % rho A Ne,..,.. , SHOW, 1840. 1 Oita - ii? ',.. At EXHIBITION' of PRIZE CATTLE, SEEDS, faia 12- ...I...sLEMXXTIII, &c. will take place on the 9th, 10th. I I th, kin t 4 " CEMENT(;, at the HoRsE BAZAAR, King-street, Port lquare h ams • kn.._ erne P ermanent Building, in place of the usual Tent, was to XL*4."*efeCted, and the Implement Galleries are, this year, made 1:,71td double the space termer'' , Co occuped. 00„,'1,48 artierenabled to view this NatiOnal Exhibition with perfect "",-,_ bit ~,,u1 en f r ire , ' the Aiterno 'Ell DitYlight tll Brice in the IlivelVng— Lighted up after 'to -...._ Admittance One Shilling. IEII ' E NING of HOLYHEAD HARBOUR and OTHER WORKS. ADMIRALTY Nov. 28, 1846. •Jarties TO CONTRACTORS. -Ostrnts of tendering for the above, consisting of dredging, ftti es, °&", bttilding a retaining wall and the erection of timber qt, th is i 'l.? see the plans and specifications on and after WEDNEs -04 0; 44 of D ecember, at the office of J. M. Rondel, Esq., 8, av,orgertreet, Wes ' tminstee, between the hours of ten and t T.eridg the office of tile Re-ident Engineer at llolyhead. s? B ust be.lolll t the Secretary of the Admiralty, according "'ntleAr i lt Will b e . furnished, on or before Noon of Thursday, ..A the -ember next. By Command of their Lordships. _ 11. G. WARD. lr ------- " ' 1r413 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, e PESso b BY PERMISSION. o t ,r sk e ` t _ ~ SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from ; all CT e xpio `y s ens recently bcfbte the public, is . LECTURED on, w.th . --. ?_ 11 the b i ':TT/IpOttbds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three, g ig. , . , ii le .. , :r4 i )f . Mondays, Wednesdays , zn p d n F p ri E dv i s chcsTßA. I,l6‘4lllZio.fessor BAeCEII% . . 4: : ? F T F R N I C E R . The 01KYHYDROGEN and 111,,A1.1tzsil.CROSc7OPES. The PHYSIOSCOPE DIVING EX ' —4 TII A. ' B . The DISSOLVING VIEWS, y CHARLES . ....e• ke, ._ Admission le. Schools, half-price. , s h ---...... • I litit t I‘THEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. Of C o llirke n LOANS OF MONEY. ir ey for h ead Dock are ready to receive Loans k t ..2ket, of Period: of five or seven years, under the authority of illts„,7,t wtt P arliament , at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The Llpit eh Al Paid half-yearly, on the let of . January and Ist of oZed t e hrt or elsewhere, as the parties lending may prefer. Pr derv; ) 3 ; stating the amount and term of years for which the il msed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners, tzt............:der for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. l• By order, RICHARD HIND, Sec. , Pr n .„,_, . i, ,, ..... - .uen.,,, , t , 444 , Y ragiStered according to Act of Parliament. , - " 13 0 e itil-4,N and SUBURBAN -- 04-4 0 , SWIETY, established for public objects, , .- , Y private means. • - " Capital, 100,0001., in 5,000 shares of 201. each. tAll gh Ultimate Capital, 2,000,000/. -r th —*Mold Deposit, 11. 10s. per share. tb„..eir s h,_ ers to have the option` of burial-ground in exchange 1%1*(1 . 04 or .eB, at two-thirds the price to the public, with the pre- VII Togb's. f uture shares of the ultimate capital which may be tit p ar Vneorporated and the liability of shareholders limited mount, or Royal Charter. A t TRUSTEES. Otld Cabbell, Esq., M.P., &c. ; Luke James Ilansard, Esq., &c. &cl &c. LS' n..,_ isa ~, s ej,... ,COIMITTEE oF MANAGEMENT. I l t , el o ', -.sq., Essex-street, Strand. i klineY Cotter, Esq., Broad-street-buildings. o .Dtsi n „ . o ilin r x ,' E . t ,' , l” Regent's Villas, Regent's Park. Zg e i ftack E i t ' b s q. , Northumberland street. ' Cvrge ~ eters /,._' ", *- I g-, Upper Rut land-street, Dublin. O h , os b li e l iv 4 lle. Esq., Travellers' Club, Pall mall. - "wass 4 t ttl•, -,- "%t scl, Bread street -buildings. ' - , 4 buk-tlk minton, Esq., Berners-street. i, si l Naeti l „ °° N, Esq., Arlington-street. 4 41 4 , 1 54 1 , 11 Eolleek, Esq., Essex-street, Strand. i , b W lLlthi r ' S l. , Bedford-square. t 4 lea ,"Obe rt - „, e ,3_ ? Terrington, Esq., Great Winchester-street. acy, e l lonlpson, Esq., Winchester House. "4 , ,Great Winchester-street. 11Ith power to add to their number, 1,. -SERB—The Commercial Bask of London. -‘t. s e r lfea STANDING COUNSEL. 'kp h _ s „. nt Channell and Mr. Thomas Bourdillon, Esq. -"scr,..j'otst.siToas—Messrs. Bourdillon and Sons. " H argrave Stevens, Esq., C. E., Surveyor to the City ibit, t _ of London. 8 0 ,,, 40 as —Messrs. Hoggart and Norton. Ole „ ' A INTENDENTJanies Macdonald, Esq. ~,tyP ro ~,,ear- SECRETARY Edward Hoare, Esq. 4peps obJects of the Metropolitan and Suburban Cemeteries ii,‘. follow -- VIA!! lti ttS far Burial, East, West, North, and South, of the l's 'rr eci kik. kip COlasjd •ot ed Pt E t 4 erable reduction in the rate of charges. IS ,_ l ol' the Principle of payment—a single charge being sub- Is i iirkl, Iberaetomary fees. ili t t : t t,. by , t ile decent and respectable Burial of the Poorer s* . ‘4.or the the decent of arrangement perfectly novel, Including TO klp te et. n„,"'g te , i nnorary reception, as well as for the transit of Aly .1 eiC." ( als are now pending for the purchase of several NIII4 et c , , /Able sites. and One portion of 150 acres has been , Pi s nthli tit T• bj e i 1 Phew tl l ratio n Marge annual dividend when the Society shall ti, t,,( 0 4 0e, 02 . , Until which period four per cent. interest will be 8 0 7 1 's ro r tati.t4 r s and calls. Brad: ZiolOare f , ,„, 14 , 1 , 4 nagernent are now ready to receive appllca iktiors:33.lvh may be made to Messrs Bourdillon and )31,..,r5. 2 ., ei e . Great Winchester-street ; J. H. Stevens, Esq., sa ti lp t i,4 T eke e , lit s Inn, Strand ; Messrs. Shewell and Sons, hput`e-o. , 1 llt e ,.."use-yard ; Messrs. W. H. Collis and smith, `diesbehar t i (li a P. Tate and Nash, Bristol ; Messrs. Jackson or atop ow ; James Kingle, Esq., Edinburgh ; Messrs. sad ail ,Ite F e ot tradfo 6, B rd, and at Leeds ; er to the Secretary, at Low, It rthe.,: l tY road-street-buildings, where Prospec --Z,..011, N . Particulars may be obtained. ----- -", PA BY order of the Board, ' I ' 4 46. EDWARD HOARE, Secretary. EXCHANGE ASSURANCE fi t RA C R T OFFICE. -T of ROYAL EXCIIANGE Nov. 25, , 1846. As. TORS of the ROYAL-EXCIL 1D,',01 of k frher give notice, that their TRANSFER -BOOKS ).„ I "„,_Rltei etsney, the Bth of December next, to THURSDAY, otiona ge "Y th4;l°llowlng, that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT t Zek 1, 1 %24 lyarter will be holden, at their Office, on the Royal t tale," Po ~N 4D AT the 23ii of ecember next, at Telve 'oUrt. -no on and that a Dig idend will be consider w ed of AT/ ALEXR. GREEN, Secretary. 0 - xl . `‘ALL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNBILL, LONDON. tht InstitCapital £500,00 0 . rnrowered by Act of Parlia men t. to t embraces important and substantial advantages .a. t .LA auLife Assu r ances and Deferred Annuities. The assured IV' , Of p7' 1,31 0118, the power to borrow, without expense or for te,. the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; 'p a to gu e on Of sel ec ting benefits, and the conversion of his in °re t ether conveniences or necessity. 14-044 ce1l for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible 4 #. 11) " DIVISION OF PROFITS. sbertnba , ,pheiln.tur a,,bi!;e .sueeesg rosthatollsdetiolnasBerstenpasnnerir ire i e n tor f e, at ont i uc g aelli P t r . o sperit ofthe Society :c effec t ed on the Pro investigation, premiums t o declare paid scale. EXAMPLES. Pren turi. Bonus Bonus in added. Cash. B Assured cos may p 7, Borrow. ~. 10 00 ;11• cl. a 4 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 0 1 1938 192 3 0 87 1 4 1839 165 11 10 74 1 9 1840, 116 7 6 54 010, 1841, 11l 6 8, 49 10 0, ! £l6 0 13 10 11. 3 11 7 18 10, 7 10 4! £445 0 0 395 11 1 346 2 3 296 13 4 247 4 5 profits is annual, and the next will be rands in Present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. l ES t7:40,,,r0pt,,; GOLD CHAINS, London made.— t oki tet k Zi nz 4cl the various new patterns are kept far the pur tttlti3'orthe w el l: i c ' t at to . any part of the coun . try.—For . facility of odo r gold is given by comparison with sovereigns ; the 1e52,8 is equal to any that is worked into ir,;, — , ll 4\r o Ption, Ora c Z, and zo., Goldsmiths, & c., 47, Cornhill (seven ~nltrch-street), London. 1 1 414\11114'n4::::cititIlryaTi,"0PtyP,Irs R DECAYEDRoyaI lti TEETH. it 11 .1„ „, nAa -,,y a , Highness the Duchess of Kent. Albert, and T '44 -, - and HOWARD'S SUCCEDA et, Y. , , I.TM , Ag!kio, 't is Dia s Stepping Decayed Teeth, however large the k'ln ti:klo ei V in th. tooth in a soft state, without any pressure ile4Nll,, t %th f e r_ U nles as hard aithe enamel, and will unnecessary, . 1 , 'I th e r "'an3' Years, rendering extraction ..3 Ik t z... z 4„,_ vil .. _ u a r e th v e e r s p w r o i g th res e s ee o e f , decay. All persons can u l s t e n' as full directions are enc o pen cl : la e l l itry h.here er 7 red only by Thomas and Howard, Surge 9 41 , okibzby I,o37treet, O xford -street, who will send it into the 1401 Itt,ltre et • Sold by Savory 220, Regent-street ; S ger, hlfe tb' ,l l.v ; ntaler, 4, CheaPside ; Johnson, 68, Corn a hill () ; e tteetzeleestre4.ol.te,triedthoeninhtiehe kingdom. Mr. Howard contiuuhes ut new system of self-adhesion, wit o ef I tivt i j . l. r 0.4441.8 method does not require the extraction of ett, oxf 11 % ot . or any painful operation whatever, and is ni. ( " - str e il e e t r k Mr. Howard Surgeon Dentist, 64, Berne • At home from ' l I till 4. 11.1 ‘ i tiy -- : . Q ----- 14 ttt l .( 1 'Es•,.. ", ?ATE N T OPEN FIRE fr o _ 41t0x.. ,ISTILATING STOVE. top ti ul th e i te L Apr, hc,„.,_ -- .ER ONE WINTER'S TRIAL.) 0 6_ 3' 444 Astr o . iiii„.—Y). O'Brien (Professor of Natural Philo iftiltlisl to -.)'). M.A., F.R.S., &c., King's Colleg e e. _ I certify That Upper Jun 22. 1 14411174 "ttlre r°0 41::7. °f Air Cundy's Patent Stoves was put l lbe " k1.,13,' (;tkrnott'Coile c, last year, in place of a corn '4l:l:l4otii' — ° l ll aotu,;,ll3truction,g I believe). I have no hesitfa ,.. ' eotl4l4llProduch."'. experience, that Mr. Cundy's Stove isfar 41 . 1 t % onovithlguarmth over the whole room, and in pr ' 41 1::ell to b, , dis agreeable currents of air or close smell. MATTHEW O'BRIEN. -14re ' Whe u r a e 4 tb 11 srs. Dowson, 69, Welbeck-street, Ca eY may he seen in operation. t 44 Ico PECAN 1e. 44 ' NU! HALL, PICCADILLY. , 141 , 4 1 1,:-s, ru i , T A fo ,s r the display of HERR KIST'S POSES t olc i hrly kn „ 4 eer,"TLEAI.TX VIVALNS. The Decorations are lobtiistt'a I,a> heated ''ltarth.been taken to have the Establish- Dl a nd atte ld Ventilated, to secure the comfort of h th e av tng ntioa has also been paid to the Selection of Lt ri ,„ 2 1 lost fas ` f ?ein morally and chastely delineated, in order 4 1e; 4 11 1 , ' 4,1 1e di owl, and afford them instruction and amuse ,(l Funets time -- ‘ 4 te,2 4 8 - .; ll p i l:P l as s t Two and Half-past Seven. Stalls, 35. ; AIIV--1, 41P T0 ----- ; --------------- v Itith t4,1,111„1,01 ,-, S PILL. OF HE ALTH I . I N toe iu t ti f 4 x i ._ , I..advantages to the heads of families from the I:lZ l l,,,teei:L ee - '2 a nc u lne of known efficacy, that may be resorted to 4 . e q t AtjTrlg 1,7 u6O of with success in cases of temporary sick 101tItit,1 j4 l4 estie,., 44ll lies More or less every day, are so obvious to i fit 4 ki n :, can be raised of its importance to every house .;cBjs,Z&• From among numerous testmonials, the o ..0`.....y submitted : k ilt tii i . , „lUOIRAS TROUT 29, STRAND, LONDON. S l.) l' il 1R;',.1 Att. , 5, Cooper -St re ' t i , n 3 lanchester,March 12, 11142. NYtiqt4 cit t ic s nch s atisfaction in communicating to you the re t0,Yee,...,11, en-nAee.. ( afte r repeated trials,of FRAMPTON'e. PILL nt 4 4 kt - ' 6, tri m 's' I eel it but justice tostate, thai in the course of el.,;tl,4 l a ce g o saintious Aperient Medicines, I have never found kid,N 4 tilt bli:"LtrY and efficient in the relief of the system tr rent , ,...c, &c.. with so little inconvenience ; I am ~ ,of h...,-,..n declaring that they supply to me a meane tthl ' 4 1er ---41 g abie to recommend to families, schools, and ),,tay t e % t antg e , ( 44 , it if : 4. 4 lu Men, whether at the desk or on the road, a most j .0,.,c gjvinall this medicine. And I shall take credit :l it er t . : ,t g p r ,,,? this testimony, I am the means of making ~, , ,4 ti„, - r i t, re,,,„,,,e1tA Mo re generally known and appreciated. NA t'llildetikcent-d fu llY Yours, " WILLIAM SMITH." 4141111 kt pli e or i orrtt ii je ezietailxremof these Pills, arising from the . earnest- r fl e; sily I t e n n y gt t h h e ous d ands who have m d a e r rivcd th b e e y e a e re .. t.,, p i li 1,4,1 tionre for all diseases t e o om wh m i e ch nt m n a e n ce kind 3 i r s'llable, but qikse, LiocsZeotnplaints, with their many well.luiown at oNtieil .zjnesB,.lC Headache, Pain and Oppression after meals, (I tth . Or VS Of •A,,...trag Noise in Head and Ears, Drowsiness, kk iki , I , Lti ~ d _ype te, Wind, Spasms, &c e t :t hi tl e St . .or na " e 7 l s will' Bconvince the afflicted of their salutary •.. 'tad or g od , Peedily regain its strength ; a healthy -ri Or 11,,, ' °Wet% and Kidneys, will rapidly take place ; ke,btt:etivity es ' il ess, heat, Pains, and jaundiced appearance, e_ t he resej ' t act ren e I,.'tY n , t of t aki ., -- wed health, extending to good old age, kil l . hot! f.,. e ach b er "g WS Medicine, according to the directions g h. ; .b .°nt ' 22 9 S %.4 4k et. 5 - t t , v , , trand, London. Price Is. 111,d. and 2s. 9d. et f _ , :-vio., :s of ... 4 ~.., • . -1, 14 4 • 1 4P144 1 . r0k,, tal.,,n.•z ~, d eraLly throz ‘ ,..,,ut 3,4%.,_.., ,;,p, iaLL OF IitALTII, and observe toe t o , " m oragai P=out 229 Strand, London," on the .......t ' t!, , k 4 nt—Mis ;ensati -- Itoug 04 . 0 7-1,0 perieUC ptv an 0 . the ref_ „Quire ot. . 1 , 00 ,1 rait. , 0 OA l ot Oe' to 116 '70 6e dII No iriCP6 rf 1 Sesi° Wai f f r_,ll t°rs o4; o f ea bl tt , as reg de ::: ode ° o (l• 01, w are la - f r. ' e s° 404" oh 0 0 a, 6' l 0 1 e ted to grec prr a nd 0 0 ' tali• de bot , o. Pe r o rir fr'and boo ep PPes '44 40. d.. _. Dr e tam - to las°. or csse e pee , realtw' g in 0 ! tlist•doo g 0.- 0 0 t°,,, e ftl o :As :nes o f t d ,o l rs o I Lo go or -0 e 77 , zt<, ISt - c . # 4 ••• °Mt • hr •L,4,r --.41 0) Al7- 0- ' ,41444 `` .„4, 1 , 64 cvo s. • , •\ • • jP ,-- . , :4" 4, • , - 111 fm . , w „,00;1 : 414,4 k ,„ c., 1 1 % , • , • <- a , ' , ;W • • • . • No. 16,913. LONDON, TH U RSDA Y EVENING SUN, DECEMBER 3, 1846. ADDRESS of the LIVERPOOL ASSOCIA TION for the REDUCTION of the DUTY on TEA. In again calling public attention to the present oppressive and impolitic tax upon tea, the Association are anxious to give promi. nence to those facts which indicate the necessity for an immediate reduction of the duty. 'the conclusion of the treaty with China encouraged confident expectations of the extension of our trade with that empire. It was reasonably anticipated that the low rate of duty imposed by its Government upon British manufactures would be reciprocated by a corresponding liberality in the reliWssion of the staple production of the Chinese for the use of ourselves. The elements of agricultural industry essential to the production of tea,—the fertile and exten sive territory, and the superabundant population of China, esti mated at above 350,000,000,—are capable of enlarging its supply in a ratio at least equal to that in which the machinery of our manu facturers can increase the production of fabrics required for exporta tion. Our imports of tea from China have never yet reached four per cent. of the en.,re production of that country, according to the best calculation. It is, however, a notorious fact, that the expectations thus cherished have been disappointed. The merchants are exposed to heavy losses in the importation of teas, which are now selling in the British markets at prices below their current value in China ; while at the same time our manufactures are selling in China for less than the cost of their production here. The population at large are unbenefited by any practical result accruing from a treaty that has left behind it a tax upon British industry, which at the same time confers a bonus upon foreign competition. There is no difficulty in ascertaining the cause of so disastrous an issue. The pressure of an impost, unprecedented in any other tariff, cripples the operations of our merchants, and excludes our manu factures fr , m the larger proportion of the Chinese population; while it deprives the labouring classes in this country of one of the most needful articles of domestic comfort. The foreign policy of our Go vernment has achieved a brilliant success; but its results are marred and counteracted by the incongruous arrangements of the Home Exchequer. The chief export of China is brought in abundance to our shores, only to accumulate in our warehouses. A tax, as anomalous in its principle as it is mischievous in its results, stops at once the tide of commercial prosperity and the pervading currents of social civilization. Under such circumstances, it is almost as easy to predict the future as to review the past. A losing trade can never be a permanent one. The discouraging results of this year's imports will curtail the ship ments of the next. Comparative scarcity, and proportionately high prices, will follow. The professed intention of the financial measures of Government for some time past has been to cheapen the necessa ries of life. In this country tea occupies a more prominent place among those necessaries than in any other. Under the operation of any uniform and reasonable system of taxation, it would, therefore, 3iavo been recognised as a primary object for the ameliorative inter position of Government. On the contrary, however, the Legislature of the country in which it is most extensively consumed'is the last to recognise its importance in the civil and_soCial sIio94QTY of the state. The British Government has afforded every facility for its Stipply to other countries, where it is little more than an occasional luxury, and has impeded its consumption among ourselves, where its use is indispensable The necessities of the Exchequer, the only plea advanced in pallia- tlo;;;1 - an impost so obviously'indefensible, is one which will not bear examination. There is no reason to apprehend that the reduc tion of the duty to Is. per pound would leave a deficit of any import ance. The immediate result of such a change would unquestionably be the liberation of a larger quantity from bond than had ever been taken out during the same period before. If any temporary pres sure upon onr finances existed, it would thus be promptly relieved. There is no room to doubt that in the further course of time the gra dual increase of consumption would enlarge the revenue upon a sure and satisfactory basis. This is not a gratuitous conjecture, but a reasonable deduction from the result of similar changes in the duties on coffee and sugar ; and, above all, it is confirmed by the only two existing precedents of a reduction in the tax upon tea itself. In 1744, the duty was reduced from 131. lts..7d. per cent. and 4s. per lb. to 381. 18s. 7%.d. per cent. and Is. per lb. The consumption Im mediately advanced nearly 50 per cent. In 1784, the duty was re duced from 651. 15s. 10d. per cent. and is. id. 4-sths per lb. to 124 per cent. The consumption was at once more than doubled. In 1785 it was trebled, and in 1794 it was quadrupled. Since that pe riod the duty has gradually advanced. Under the monopoly of the East India Company it was 100 per cent. ; and under a system of in dividual enterprise and competition, it is nearly 200 per cent. Every reduction in the price of the article has, however, been followed by an increase in its consumption. The present consumption of tea in this country amounts to an average of about 1 y,lb. per head per annum for the entire popula tion. This is about one-fourth of the allowance usually afforded to domestic servants in famires of the middle classes ; it is less than one-half of the quantity consumed in the Channel Islands, where all intoxicating beverages are far cheaper than in this country; and It is scarcely one-sixth of the proportion used in Australia, by a mu laden whose physical requirements will appear to most persons less favourable to its use. Whatever test may be applied to our present consumption, it will evidently appear to be restricted by the artificial limits of price, and not by any orjection to the qualities and proper ties of the article. A careful examination of these will justify the conclusion that it Is adapted more than any ether beverage for in corporatlen with every description of diet, and for use at every meal ; that it is suited to every variety of physical constitution, and adequate to sustain every description of mental or corporeal exercise. The present duty amounting to two-thirds of the cost of the most serviceable descriptions of tea, it is evident that the dealers require, in order to cover their investments in its purchase, three times the profit which would repay them, were the article free of duty. The public have thus to pay a tax upon a tax ; the magnitude of the im post, in the first instance, being indefensible and oppressive. Were the duty reduced to Is. per lb., the consumer would obtain at least 31bs, of tea for the same money that he now pays for 21bs ; and there is no doubt whatever that the larger quantity would be used. As the consumption of every pound of tea involves that of 5113 a. of Sugar, the extra duty on the latter, added to that on the increased quantity of tea at Is., would at once yield a revenue of about four millions, according to the most moderate computation, while the future enlargemMt of this source of public Income might confidently be expected. The committee conceive it unnecessary to enlarge upon those moral and social benefits that may fairly be anticipated under the operation of a more equitable impost. They are persuaded that the removal of those restrictions which now impede the use of a cheap and salubrious beverage would be highly conducive to the happiness and well •being of the community, by encouraging habits of tem perance and domestic comfort, and by supplying practical dissua styes from crime. They regard the burden of the tax as now pressing upon the energies of the entire population, under what ever character these may be beneficially developed ; and they there. fore invite the sympathy and support of all classes in their efforts for its removal. WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman. Liverpool, November, 1846. REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TILE SCOTTISH MIDLAND EX TENSION RAILWAY COMPANY. The Shareholders are already informed that the Bill, for incorpo rating the Company and authorising the Works, was lost in the last session of Parliament, having been rejected by the Committee of the House of Commons. The Directors have been unwilling to dissolve the Company has- WY, In consequence of their entertaining an expectation that, by delaying, they would be able to effect an arrangement for relieving the Shareholders of part of the expenses incurred; and they are happy in having to report that in this they have at length suc ceeded. The expenses on the Bill, though the greatest economy was exer cised, were larger than the Directors anticipated they would be, par ticularly in the cost of witnesses. This arose from the groupe, of which this Bill formed part, having been ordered to meet In March before the Standing Orders Committee had reported on some of the Bills. This Bill had passed standing orders, and been read a secon I time, and it was expected that the notice between the second reading and the sitting of the Committee on the Bill would, in the circum stances (the Committee for a group being appointed to meet on a fixed day), bel dispensed with. In consequence, the witnesses and agents were all sent from Scotland, and the other preparations made. But the Committee adjourned for a month, and so the witnesses and agents went back to Scotland, and returned to attend the Committee for the adjourned day. Thus there was a double expense in that de partment. The total number of shares issued (on all of them the Dill deposit was paid) was 10,687. The accounts of expense have not been all adjusted, but the total amount appears to be very near 9,5001., or about 17s. Gd. per share, which, out of the 50s. of deposit, would afforl a return of 325. Gd But your Directors have made an arrangement with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway Company, whereby that Company agrees to make a return of 40s. per share, receiving the pans and taking the place of the Seripholders. The Parliamentary Deeds will be can- celled. The Shareholders who desire to avail themselves of this arrange ment will transmit their Scrip Certificate,, along with a memoran dum of their full names and addresses, to the Interim-Secretary, without delay, in,'orsing upon them these words —" Transmitted for the return of 40e. per share, in terms of the Directors' Report, dated 14th November' 1846," and letting this indorsement be signed by the Scripholder ; and in return the Secretary will forward a Banker's Credit on London, or Edinburgh, or Glasgow, for the amount of the return at the usual par, or at sight less the Banker's charge for ex change, as may be desired. By order, CHRIS. KERR, Interim-Secretary. Dundee, 14th Nov. 1846. No. 9, Denmark-street, Soho-square, Dec. 3, 1846. MENZIES'S ANNUAL CALEDONIAN COSTUME and FANCY PRESS BALL will take place on neRSDAT, the 21st of January, at the QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanover-square PUBLIC ABATTOIRES, or SLAUGHTER HOUSES. The Prospectuses are in a state of forwardness ; in the meantime, whilst the promoters are grateful for the mass of information already volunteered, they will feel obliged by any further suggestions which may be useful in the final settlement of their plan. HENRY F. RICHARDSON, Solicitor to the Promoters. 36, Coleman-street, London, Nov. 30, 1846. T HE DRESS OF OTHER DAYS. A PARODY. The dress of other days is faded, Though once esteem'd so smart, And all its boasted style is shaded By that of MOSES' Mart. Such charming di ess I view superior all that it displays ; Pc r, eh! It places as inferior The Dress of other Days. No dress can equal that of MOSES In any one respect, A novel fashion it discloses Without tke least defect. MOSES and SON'S fatn'd Mart can rival Whate'er the trade displays ; And no one seeks for a revival Of the dress of other days. The workmanship and cloth together I've always found the best, And, wear them in the roughest weather, You'll find they stand the test. With facts like these I often wonder At what the buyer pays ; A price considerably under the Dress of other Days. LIST OF PRICES. BEADY MADE. le. d Beaver Taglionis, from .. •• • ....... •• • , • Chesterfields and Caringtons ..... .•• .• .: 6 0 10 6 Pashas, D'Orsays, and Che,sterflehls, and every description of winter coats ••••••••••• • • • • • .. • • 1 5 0 Boys' Winter Coats, in every style and s Tweed Trousers, lined •••• • • .. . ..... 4 6 Doeskin Dress Coats• •••• • .. • ..... •• ••••"•••••••• • •• • • • • • • • • • • 1 9 6 Frock Coats.. •••••••• • • • • • • •• Double-breasted Tests Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits •••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • '• • • 0 18 6 Boys' Winter Trousers .••••• • • • • • •••••• • • • • • ... 0 3 0 Ditto Vests •••• • • .. Mourning to any extent at dye minutes' notice. MADE TO MEASURE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, handsomely trimmed ••••••••••• • • • •• •• • • •• • ..... •• • 1 h 0 Milled Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, lined 2 6 0 Tweed Overcoats • • • •••• •••• • • • ...... •• • " •• • • • 0 18 0 Tweed Trousers .... • • • • • • • • • • Nr • Trr in all the most approved French patterns 1 2 6 inter Trousers, Best Dress Trousers .. • • • • • • Dress Coats ....... • • • • • • • • • ' • • • Best quality made .. • • .• • • • • Frock Coats ...... ••• • • • • ••• • • • Best quality made .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fancy Vests ........ ..... • Satin, plain or fancy • • • Boys' Hussar and Tunic Sults . • .. • • • • 1 6 0 1 12 0 ......... ..... 2 15 0 . .......... 1 15 0 ••••.•.•••..•••• 0 8 6 ... ........... 1 5 0 Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea sure, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minoriez, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, city, London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret bedhg, obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have letrned that the untradesman- like falsehood of being connected with thera, or it's the saute concern, has been resorted to in many instances, old for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other house in or out of London; and those who desire genuine and elle, p clothing, &c., should call at, or send to, Alinories and ♦ldg.ite, City, London. this e - dtabll,llmmt from. sun • tlll sulast Sltur..ll.y resuncd till The entrance to the fur department is at 83, Aldgat inn of the Minorles and Aldgate, opposite the church. MANCHESTER, MIDLAND, and GREAT GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the above Company has been DIS SOLVED, pursuant to the Act 9 and 10 Vie., cap. 28. All holders of Scrip and Banker's Receipts are desired to forward the same to the Secretary, who, on receipt thereof, will remit the Dividend of 4s. 6d. per Share, together with a Certificate entitling the holder to a further pro rata division of the Funds of the Com pany (if any) after all the liabilities of the Company are discharged. By order, FRANCIS PARKER, Secretary. Rotherham, Ist December, 1846. N.B. As It is impossible far the Directors to know all the present holders of Scrip, parties who have not received a copy of their Re port may obtain one on application to the Secretary. 'IHEFIIELD, ROTHERHAM, and DONCAS TER JUNCTION RAILWAY. MASIIROUGH to DONCASTER. Capital 300,0001., in 12,000 Shares of 251, each. Deposit 11. per Share. Notice is hereby given, that the Plans, Sections, and Rooks of Reference of the above Railway have been du'y deposited, according to the Standing Orders of Parliament. All holders of Scrip of the late Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway who intend to avail themselves of the option of taking Shares in the above Company, according to the terms of the Directors' Report, are desired to signify their intention to Mr. Parker, Iligh-street, Rotherham, on or before the 15th inst., or they will forfeit all claims to a pro rata allotment. By order, FRANCIS PARKER. Rotherham, Ist December, 1846, Grimsby to Mr.Junctionr ark er, s il l N.B. Any Shareholder who may not have received a copy of the Report of the Directors of the Manchester, Midland , and Great g w h a -street, t r m e e a t Rotherham. y,bfam ished with one on applica tion NATIONAL SECURITY BANK. TEMPORARY OFFICE, 163, Fenchurch-street, London. Capital, 510,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 1001. Deposit 10/. ; Call 401 per Share. In consequence of the numerous shares already subscribed for, the public are respectfully informed that 'an early application will be needful OR the part of those who may desire to become interested in this establishment. The solidity of the principles on which it is founded having been universally admitted, whether with reference to the complete protection of the shareholders, the sound secu rity offered to the customers, or the advantage arising to them by the interest on deposits, which neither the Bank of England nor the private banks allow, with the addition of a security perfectly unexceptionable, even in the case of trustees, or official parties, the Directors feel confident that the only ingredient necessary tb secure It the-eutiro approbation -ef the pfibric will be supplied ley a itatement, - now prepared, of the various sources of profit from which its large contemplated returns will be derived. Those are such as cannot fail to confirm the opinion of those who have already sub scribed for upwards of 4,000 shares, and to satisfy any doubts that may have been suggested as to the very profitable nature of the pro posed investment. Applications fir shares may be addressed to the Secretary, at 163, Penchurch-street, by whom prospectuses and a detailed statement of the sources ofprofit, &c., will be forwarded, post free, if written for; to Messrs. Sutton and Co., solicitors, 6, BasinghalFstreet , Messrs. Capron and Co., solicitors, Saville-place, Now Burlington-street ; and to Messrs. Sutton and Co., stock brokers, Royal Exchange. BROWN'S LECTURES on ETHICS, with a Preface by Dr. CHALMERS, post Bvo, Bs. 6d B ROWN'S PHILOSOPHY of the MIND, Fifteenth Edition, Stereotyped, Bvo, lBs. B ROWN'S PHILOSOPHY of the MIND, Library Edition, 4 vols. Bve, 2/. 2s. ST. Tait, Edinburgh; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., London. THE DEATH FROM STARVATION IN MARYLEBONE. Yesterday, pursuant to resolution of Friday lad, a special meeting of the board of directors and guardians of the poor of St. Marylebone, took place in the board room of the workhouse, New-road, for the purpose of investigating the conduct of the relieving officers, and all other circumstances in connexion with the late inquest on Louisa Merdaunt. Sir J. Hamilton took the chair. A letter from the Poor-law Commissioners requesting a statement of the facts connected with the case of Louisa Mordaunt, a list of the workhouse officers, &c., having been read, and deferred for consideration, Mr. Langley, the inspector If permanent poor, was called in, and the regulation applicable to his office read over. The inspector admitted the foregoing to be the regu lations for the performance of his duties. He admitted in the case of the Mordaunts, he had neglected to comply with such regulations, and repeated his statement made on Friday, as to being tired from having gone up and down so many stairs to deliver tickets. The CHAIRMAN said, Mr. Messer, the assistant over seer, had put in a statement of the case of Louisa Dior daunt, as far as he was concerned, in writing. Was it their pleasure to have it read? Considerable discussion ensued on this point, and ultimately it was resolved to have the communication read. It was to the purport that an offer of admission into the workhouse having been made to the Mordaunts and refused, barred any subsequent allegation of neglect as against the workhouse officers, the possibility of perishing by want being, Mr. Messer states, clearly of their own election. The document denies generally the charges made against him. Mr. Messer was here called before the board, and having had the duties of his office read over t ) him, he underwent an examination, which occupied nearly two hours. The facts elicited, however, were mainly those contained in his written statement. Mr. MARTIN THACKERAY moved a resolution to the effect, " That it appears to this Board, from the evidence, that Langley, the inspector of permanent poor, has grossly violated the duties of his office in neglecting to examine the case of the family of the Mordaunts." Mr. MALLALIEU seconded the motion, but an amend ment somewhat similar, but leaving out the wo r d " grossly," wa s ultimately adopted. It.was then re solved that Mr. Langley and Mr. Messer should be called in and reprimanded, which was at once carried into effect. The Board having resolved to write to the coroner for a copy of the depositions in the late inquest, the proceed ings, after lasting seven hours, terminated. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE GOVERNMENT WORKS AT MORICE TOWN.—A very serious accident occurred at these works on Wednesday morning last, though fortunately it has not resulted in the loss of life, in consequence of the falling of a portion of the ma chinery employed in lifting the large blocks of stone at the docks in course of construction. It appears that by the negligence of the men employed on the traveller, which is elevated a considerable height from the ground, despite of a caution which had been given them, they allowed it to traverse to a weak portion of the railway which had been shored up, in consequence of which they were precipitated to the ground, together with the whole of the machinery they wero working. The names of the injured men are the foreman Pearce, Burgess, Pascoe and Harris, and a few others who were not greatly injured. Pearce had his arms fractured, and received a wound laying open the elbow joint. Burgess, who had been taken to the South Devon Hospital in mistake, instead of the Royal Naval Hospital, received an injury at the elbow joint, which was so severe as to require immediate amputation. Pascoe, who lived at Stoke (and was for some time thought dead), had his ribs fractured and re ceived a concussion of the brain ; and Harris, who was removed to the Royal Naval Hospital, had his thigh frac tured. Dr. Row, the surgeon of the establishment, was immediately in attendance, and gave every attention and skill which the condition of the unfortunate men re quired, and we are happy to find that they are all going on favourably.—Pevenport Independent. HARWICH, DEC. I.—The Lords of the Admiralty arrived here on Saturday - on a visit of inspection of the extensive works now in progress. Their Lordships were accompanied by Commodore Sir Walker 0. Pell, and were attended by Mr. James Walker, the engineer to the Board of Admiralty, under whose charge the con s thetru h c t a i r o b n ou o r f h a t h v e e b b e r e e n ak w p a l a t : e r d a . n d H t e h r e m i. a p i e r s o t vpm e e a t n e t a s m o_f ship The Their r o c r u d p s i h n i e p , a Captain (Adr a ß l u D l o a c u k d , a ß e . a N u . d , was d i n j r o e h a n d i li a e a s y s ) . ci t n i u o p n t i h sneer, e harbour. The contractor , th t of the Royal Nava -yar , proceeded pom to view the stlate. Naval-yard , an th d e ha b v r i e n a g k g w i a v t e e n r, d at ir t e h o e . g fo a r r d t ihneg inspectioni t, ttt onc of fp thero cederdmeeddrg. dredging n vg the ol o ifi a a r mt d hse, wa haPsooaorina cruise round the harbour, h ship repairedwinitforkmation; an after a to the Cliff point,returned. and landed Their board,their L t to Lordships, who necessary e s f s o a r rt forthwith whence the magnificent b_rea m w r atl 3 r springs. Bolton (our Lordships were accompanied by worthy roug h , ent of our locality, and , a u Me sr d s. many e others t t h t e e n r s h a o m f , our ß a t n o d w fi n e e l e u N , w alb h o 0 - take an interest in the improvement George,Mayor) and his able staff. Their Lordships w ere the loud and were met by Mr. Freeman, the contractor orefetehiveedwobryksa, salute of 19 guns from the Cliff, and by . for the occa s i on . Th e ir Lordships most minutely their en. far, i welcome ch eers o f th e workmen, drawn up m two lines in spected the w o rk, an d were pleased to express t tire approbati on a t th e efficient way in which , so has been constructed. It is, we understand, to extend 800 yards from the base of the cliff. More than 120 yards have been completed ; so that it will be seen that the work cannot be finished under three years.—lPswich Express. _ ARMY INTELLIGENCE.—DUBLIN, DSC. 1. It 15 reported in military circles that Prince George of Cam bridge, who has been appointed to the command of the Dublin district in succession to Major-General Wynd ham, will eventually succeed Sir Edward Blakeney in the high office of Lieutenant-General Commanding in Ireland. No specific time, however, is mentioned for the retirement of the gallant veteran, who has for so many years discharged his important duties to the satisfaction of the country. The 68th Light Infantry, which has been but a few months on the Irish establishment, has received the route from Dublin to the south. Three companies have already left for Kildare and Ruthangan. It is believed that this corps will be replaced here by the 13th (Prince Albert's Light Infantry), from Weedon. Several other moves of regiments in this garrison are contemplated. VACANT INSPECTORSHIP OF LUNATIC ASYLUMS.-- With regard to a paragraph under this head, which we recently copied, stating that Dr. John Mollan, of Dublin, had been promised the situation, but, owing to the in fluence of Mr. O'Connell, it had been conferred on Dr. Nugent, we are authorised to state that no pr om i se o f the situation in question was ever made to Dr. Mollan, nor has the appointment been given to Dr. Nugent. tSc utcrry 01: EGGS.—For the list two days thero bab ban a retnarkubk dearth of egg., which u,re liot to he obtained at any price in many parts of town, whilst they were generally sold at very advanced prices. MAGAZINES (CONTINUED). BENTLEYS MISCELLANY. The present number of Bentley opens with the second chapter of Cooper's novel of " Captain Spike." In the last number we left Spike's clipper, the Molly S wash, on the "Pot Rock." She, however, has merely touched the rock with her fore-foot, and im mediately gets off. Spike, however, does not like the look of the boat which has been dogging him, and would fain get clear of the revenue steam cruizer, which is moored lower down the estuary. There is some fun produced by the fears of Mrs. Budd, the widow of the sea captain, whose mistakes as to nautical technicalities are most ludicrous ; but Mrs. Budd's mistakes do not divert the attention of Budd or his crew from the working of the ship. Jack Tier, a former shipmate, is taken on board, albeit under suspicious circumstances, and then Spike's great endeavour is to outmanoeuvre the revenue steamer. In order to do this, he transforms the brig into a schooner, or, as Mrs. Budd phrases it, " un dresses his snip." By this manoeuvre he gains time. However, at length the steamer gives chase ; but she Ins to get her steam up which gives Spike an ad vantage, of which he is not slow to avail himself, for, aided by the darkness of the night, he puts into a deep bay while the steamer goes past the entrance, and thus for the time he escapes. The description of the chase is most graphic and exciting, such a de scription as none but Cooper could write. The reader feels himself on board the " Molly Swash" while reading it—a particeps criminis with Captain Spike, and it is quite a relief to find the Molly Swash safe in the bay, with the steamer sailing past the entrance on a wild goose chase. " Spring Tide," which follows this chapter, is a pleasant Waltonian prolusion, with an illustration by T4eech,Aowing how the loversof the angle ard.sometames tormented, even as they them selves torment the fish, by insects. Then we have " Long Jim, or the Tipperary Process-server, by a Cove of Cork." The "cove" of Cork can, if we mis take not, give us an insight into the causes of the so-called "lawlessness" of the Irish peasantry. "Long Jim" is a most suggestive paper. The story is soon told. Long Jim mounts on the Clonmel mail-car to go into the rural districts. The car is attacked, not as the driver and passengers imagine, to rob the mail, but to punish Long Jim, the process server (and to use the words of one of the peasants), " to give him a taste of what's in store for him, if he don't lave off," and Long Jim is only saved from being murdered by the arrival of a travelling chariot and four, with outriders, &c., which chariot contains " his Lordship," who takes Jim under his protection. But according to the showing of the peasantry, who show the utmost courtesy towards the other passen gers by the car, the crime of Jim is not so much pro cess serving per se as apostacy. True he " takes little shlips o' paper about the country, ruining poor people," but as the leader of his assail ants observes, " An' what harm, only the blackguard is one of ourselves, an' a dacent father and mother's child, that's ashamed of him so they are, instead of taking to honest work to earn his br ea d, th e nas ty baste for the sake of the thrifle he gets by it, becomes a bailiff bad luck to him, and goes about sarvin his own flesh and blood, I may say wood notices to pay tithes." Here is the grand secret of the murder of process-servers in Ireland, they are apostates who serve processes upon their own flesh and blood. If as in England the bailiff trade was delivered up to the very lowest and most degraded of the Jews, as their own especial monopoly—a monopoly to interfere with which would be considered by decent Christians as an indelible disgrace process-service in Ireland, would as in England be unattended with danger, because pro cess-servers would by common consent be regarded as the pariahs of Society. Miss Costello's Summer Sketches in Switzerland, are scarcely worthy of her, but en revanche, we have "the Cranks of Christmas tide," which is a glorious prolusion. Then comes a sonnet from Tetrarch, gracefully translated by Lady Nugent. I go lamenting o'er my days past by, Those days consumed in love of mortal thing, Without attempt to mount, I having wing Perchance to soar and give example high. Thou, who dost see my deep iniquity, Invisible, immortal, heavenly King, Aid the frail soul in her wide wandering, In what defective from they grace supply ; So I, with strife and storm wont to contend, May thus in peace and haven die. I see How vain the past, yet blameless be the end ; O'er that short span of life now left for me, And at its close, thy saving hand extend— Thou know'st I have no hope in aught but Thee." The " Gipsy's Baptism," by Thomasina Ross, is a ro mantic legend, anent the loves of the father and mother of Lope de Vega, and then comes a pleasant article on old Jest Books by Halliwell. The "Adventures of Brian O'Linn" are continued, as are the interesting revelations of the "Flaneur in Paris." A quaint and mirthful " Narrative of an Expedition to the end of Birkenhead," by Albert Smith, co ncludes this num ber, which contains two plates by Leech, the one illustrating the Gipsy's Baptism, the other illustrating Brian O'Linn, and a portrait of Sir Thomas Over bury, from an extra rare engraving illustrating an ad- , mirable criticism by D r .\\ . C . Taylor, o f M r . Am os , s n recently published wor k , " The Great O yer ofToison ig." DOMBEY and SON. No. 111. By Charles Dickens. Son is developed in the eighth chapter to five years old. Under the tutelage of one Mrs. Wickam and the watchful eyes of Time—" so far," says th e facetious historian," another ma j or " — li ttle Paul is at that time dreadfully tardy in a physical and constitutional sense, and dreadfully precocious in an intellectual one. "He looked (and talked)," says the author, " like one of those terrible little beings in the fairy tales who, at a hundred and fifty or two hundred years of age, fan tastically represent the children for whom they have been substituted." Mr. Dickens has, however, so beautifully delineated the character of a child in this same Paul Dombey, that we will transcribe an entire scene from his pages : " They were the strangest pair at such a time that ever firelight shone upon. Mr. Dombey so erect and solemn, gazing at the blaze; his little image, with an old, old, face, peering into the red Mr. Dombey with the fixed and rapt attenti on o f a sage. Mr. Dombey entertaining complicated worldly schemes and plans; the little image entertaining Heaven k nows w h at wild fancies, half formed thoughts, and wandering speculations. Mr. Dombey stiff with starch and arrogance; the little image by inheritance, and in unconscious imitation. The two so very much alike, and yet so monstrously contrasted. " On one of these occasions, when they had both been perfectly quiet for a long time, and Mr. Dombey only knew that the child was awake by occasionally glancing at his eye, wh ere th e bright fire was sparkling like a jewel, little Paul broke silence thus: " Papa! what's money?' " The abrupt question had such immediate reference to the subject of Mr. Dombey's thoughts, that Mr. Dombey was quite disconcerted. elbows ‘ of his lit 'What is money, .Yeh c hil d, laying his hands upon the Paul?'and hen turning a answered. ' Money?' er e th e old ney ?' face u p towards Mr. Dombey's, what is money?' " Mr. Dombey was in a difficulty. He would have liked to give him some explanation involving the terms circulating-medium, currency, depreciation of currency, paper, bullion, rates of exchange, value of precious metals in the market, and so forth; but looking down at the little chair, and seeing what a long way down it was, he answered, Gold, and silver, and copper. Guineas, shillings, halfpence. You know what they are?' " Oh yes, I know what they are,' said Paul. I don't mean that, Papa. I mean, what's money after all.' " Heaven and Earth, how old his face was as he turned it up again towards his father's! " What is money after all!' said Mr. Dombey back ing his chair a little, that he might the better gaze in sheer amazement at the presumptuous atom that pro pounded such an inquiry. " mean, Papa, what can it do?' returned Paul, folding his arms (they were hardly long enough to fold), and look ing at the fire, and up at him, and at the fire, and up at him again. " Mr. Dombey drew his chair back to its former place, and patted him on the head. You'll know better bye and- bye, my man,' he said. Money, P au l , can do any thing.' He took hold of the little hand, and beat it softly against one of his own as he said so. " But Paul got his hand free as soon as he could; and rubbing it gently to and fro on the elbow of his chair, as if his wit were in the palm, and he were sharpening it— and looking at the fire again, as though the fire had been his adviser and prompter—repeated, after a short pause: " Anything, Papa?' , y es , Anything—almost,' said Mr. Dombey. " ' Anything means everything, don't it, Papa?' asked his son: not observing, or possibly not understanding, yes,' said Mr. Dombey. money save me my mamma?' idldtoetns;:tierits:etnctruth e e l' id is ea it . ? :No. A good thing can't the qualification. nec re k t e u i r o n t e b d , be cruel.' said Mr. Dombey, settling hi s ~, If i t ' s a good thing, and can do anything,' said the little fellow thoughtfully, as he looked back at the fire, I wonder why it didn't save me my mamma.' " He didn't ask the question of his father this time. Perhaps he had seen, with a child's quickness, that it had already made his father uncomfortable. But he re peated the thought aloud, as if it were quite an old one to h av i n g recovered from his surprise, not him, and had troubled him very much ; and sat with his chin resting on his hand, still cogitating and looking for an explanation in the fire. it was the very first occasion on to i s ‘ ty r tiis Dombey ahu.ill (for which the child had ever broached the subject of his d mother to him, though he had had him sitting by his the an ‘ c: shlceWiteri yei includes didn't side, in this same manner, evening after evening), ex ' pounded to him ,how that money, though a very potent spirit, never to be disparaged on any account whatever, could not keep people alive whose time was come to die; and how that we must all die, unfortunately, even in the city, though we were never so rich. But how that money caused us to be honoured, feared, respected, courted, and admired, and made us powerful and glorious in the eyes of all men ; and how that It could, very often, even keep off death, for a long time together. How, for example, it had secured to his mamma the services of Mr. Pilkins, by which he, Paul, had often profited himself ' • likewise of the great Doctor Parker Peps, whom he had never known. And how it could do all, that could be done. This, with more to the same purpose, Mr. Dombey in stilled into the mind of his son, who listened attentively, acd seemed to understand the greater part of what was said to him. "' It can't make me strong and quite well, either, Papa; can it?' asked Paul, after a short silence ; rubbing his tiny hands. " Why, you are strong and quite well,' returned Mr. Dombey. Are you not ?' " Oh ! the age of the face that was turned up again, with an expression, half of melancholy, half of slynes?, on it! " You are as strong and well as such little people usually are ? Eh ?" said Mr. Dombey. " Florence is older than I am, but I'm not as strong and well as Florence, I know,' returned the child ; and I believe that when Florence was as little as me, she could play a great deal longer at a time without tiring herself. lam so tired sometimes,' said little Paul, warm ing his hands, and looking in between the bars of the grate, as if some ghostly puppet-show were performing there, and my bones ache so (Wickam says it's my bones), that I don't know what to do.' " Aye! But that's at night,' said Mr. Dombey, drawing his own chair closer to his son's, and laying his hand gently on his back; little people should be tired at night, for then they sleep well.' " Oh, it's not at night, Papa,' returned the child,' it's in the day; and I lie down in Florence's lap, and she sings to me. At night I dream about such cu-ri-ous things!' "And he went on, warming his hands again, and thinking about them, like an old man or a young goblin. Mr. Dombey was so astonished, and so uncomfort able, and so perfectly at a loss how to pursue the con versation, that he could only sit looking at his son by the light of the tire, with his hand resting on his back, as if it were detained there by some magnetic attraction. Once he advanced his other hand, and turned the con templative face towards his own for a moment. But it sought the fire again as soon as he released it; and re mained, addressed towards the flickering blaze, until the nurse appeared, to summon him to bed. " want Florence to come for me, said Paul. "' Won't you come with your poor Nurse Wickam, Master Paul!' inquired that attendant, with great pathos. " No, I won't,' replied Paul, composing himself in his arm-chair again, like the master of the house. "Invoking a blessing upon his innocence, Mrs. Wickam withdrew, and presently Florence appeared in her stead. The child immediately started up with sudden readiness and animation, and raised towards his father in bidding him good night, a countenance so much brighter, so much younger, and so much more child-like altoge ther, that Mr. Dombey, while he felt greatly re-assured by the change, was quite amazed at it. "After they had left the room together, he thought he heard a soft voice singing; and remembering that Paul had said his sister sung to him, he had the curiosity to open the door and listen, and look after them. She was toiling up the great, wide, vacant staircase, with him in her arms; his head was lying on her shoulder, one of his arms thrown negligently round her neck. So they went, toiling up; she singing all the way, and Paul sometimes crooning out a feeble accompaniment. Mr. Dombey looked after them until they reached the top of the staircase—not without halting to rest by the way — and passed out of his sight; and then he still stood gaz ing upward, until the dull rays of the moon, glimmering in a melancholy manner through the dim skylight, sent him back to his own room." _ _ _ The father is ultimately so alarmed on hearing that his Son is in danger of losing the use of what Miss Tox delicately describes as " his members" that he has him dispatched forthwith to Brighton, for the purpose of being dragged about the beach in a little carriage drawn by " a weazen, old, crab-faced man, in a suit of battered oil-skin, who had got tough and stringy from long pickling in salt water, and who smelt like a weedy sea beach when the tide is out" The dame, under whose protection Paul is placed at Brighton, is an ogress yclept Mrs. Pipchin ; and both herself and her house are such capital drawings from the life that we must transfer them to our columns. " This celebrated Mrs. Pipchin was a marvellous ill favoured, ill-conditioned old lady, of a stooping figure, v ith a mottled face, like bad marble, a hook nose, and a hard grey eye, that looked as if it might have been ham mered at on an anvil without sustaining any injury. Forty years at least had elapsed since the Peruvian mines had been the death of Mr. Pipchin ; but his relict still wore black bombazeen, of such a lustreless, deep, dead, sombre shade, that gas itself could'nt light her up after dark, and her presence was a quencher to any number of candles. She was generally spoken of as " a great manager" of children ; and the secret of her management was, to give them everything that they didn't like, and nothing that they did—which was found to sweeten their dispositions very mush. She was such a bitter old lady, that one was tempted to believe there had been some mistake in the application of the Peru vian machinery, and that all her waters of gladness and milk of human kindness had been pumped out dry, in stead of the mines. " The castle of this ogress and child-queller was in a steep bye-street at Brighton ; where the soil was more than usually chalky, flinty, and sterile, and the houses were more than usually brittle and thin ; where the small front-gardens had the unaccountable property of pro ducing nothing but marigolds, whatever was sown in them; and where snails were constantly discovered hold • ing on to the street doors, and other public places they were not expected to ornament, with the tenacity of cupping-glasses. In the winter time the air could'nt be got out of the castle, and in the summer time it couldn't be got in. There was such a continual reverberation of wind in it, that it sounded like a great shell, which the inhabitents were obliged to hold to their ears night and day, whether they liked it or no. It was not, naturally, a fresh-smelling- house ; and in the window of the front parlour, which was never opened, Mrs. Pipchin kept a collection of plants in pots, which imparted an earthy flavour of their own to the establishment. However choice examples of their kind, too, these plants were of a kind peculiarly adapted to the embowerment of Mrs. l'ipchin. There were half-a-dozen specimens of the cactus, writhing round bits of lath, like hairy serpents ; another specimen shooting out broad claws, like a green lobster ' • several creeping vegetables, possessed of sticky and adhesive leaves ; and one uncomfortable flower-pot hanging to the ceiling, which appeared to have boiled over, and tickling people underneath with its long green ends, reminded them of spiders—in which Mrs. Pip chin's dwelling was uncommonly prolific, though per haps it challenged competition still more proudly, in the season, in point of earwigs." The other pupils are two : one Master Bitherstone, who from having been often shut up in solitary rooms, is regarded by Paul as " a boy of mysterious and terrible experiences ;" and Miss Pankey " a mild little blue-eyed morsel of a child, who was sham poo'd every morning, and seemed in danger of being rubbed away altogether," and who is instructed by the ogress herself " that nobod7 who sniffed before visitors ever went to Heaven.' In the subsequent chapter " the wooden midshipman gets into trouble," and in the one after Captain Cuttle and Major Bag stock " come out" in splendid feather. Joey B.— Josh.—J. B.—Joe—Joseph—is a superb droll. Smollett's Captain Weazel is nothing to iiim. PRICE SD. may be termed) of the flight are cleverly introduced, as that of the " red-rushing" lightning which seared the eagle, until he " " Fell, stru gg li ng , d ownwar d to the boiling sea. " Celtic Tenures and Highland Clearings" is a judicious paper just now, when the destitution ex perienced in those parts of Scotland is attracting so much and, we will hope, such beneficial observation. A copious and caniil review of " Lord Nelson's Letters and Dispatches is given"—such a review as is creditable to Tait. IVe are amazed to find any one having the temerity to contribute even half a dozen verses upon the " Farewell of Mary Stuart to Scotland," after the exquisite and unsurpassable " Lament" of Robert Burns—that beautiful lament, one stanza of which haunts our memory whenever the name of that unfortunate but erring Queen i - uttered:— "Now blooms th- lily by the bank, The primrose down the brae; The hawthorn 's building in the gin), And milk-white is the slae: The meanest hind in fair Scotland May rove their sweets amang; But T, the Queen of a' Scotland, Maun lie in prison strang." From the " Letters from the West of England" some conception may be formed of the position of agricul ture in that direction, and of the state of political opinion in those provinces. " The Law of Primoge niture" is the heading of a rather superficial paper upon that very difficult and complicated question. Not but what we are satisfied of the decision which should be arrived at in its regard, but to those who have never weighed its merits, or again to those who regard it through an atmosphere of hereditary pre judice, we conceive this article would be utterly in sufficient. Under the division of " Literary Register" are accumulated various recent publications, each of which receives a succinct and generally a judicious notice. In the political article for December, Tait is unusually discursive ; the heading itself is sug gestive of manifold reflections—" Parties—Public Opinion—Next Election." " If," says the writer, "the next Cabinet is necessarily to be composed of members of one or both of these parties (Rus sellites and Peelites), there can be little doubt of its being what has been called, in former days, a 'broad-bottom administration.'" Whatever may be the conjectures, or the hopes, or the fears of individuals as to the result of the Next Election, we cannot fur a moment tremble for its result. The spirit of enlightenment has penetrated amongst the multitude—the people can be no longer deluded by specious aphorisms—the hind and the ditcher are now more capable of detecting a sophism than when the political quacks last vended their panaceas from the hustings. The current of public opinion has set strong in the right direction ; any obstructions would only render that current dangerous thereto. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE REVIEW. We can very readily conjecture the authorship of the "Notes of an Irish Tour by an English M.P." The love of Young England is strong in the bosom of its leader, and he knows well how to sustain its avowed organ by his patronage. The pervading tone of the publication is benevolence to the poor ; whether this be merely an affectation of benevolence or a sineTrity we will not decide—we will believe with out further testimony than the articles themselves, that it is heart-born. In the " Notes" just mentioned this characteristic is conspicuous, even in the quo tation from the " Spirit of the Nation :" " Leisure to live, leisure to love, leisure to taste our free dom, Oh, suffering poor, oh, patient poor, how bitterly you need them ! Ever to toil, ever to moil, that is your social charter, And City slave, or rustic serf, the toiler is its martyr." The same species of philanthropy is visible in the contributions on " The Ragged and their Reforma tion," and on " The love of the People." There is, moreover, in the December number a very readable and intelligent continuation of an article we noticed last month in Blackwood's Magazine. The present continuation is entitled " A Plea for the Press." The writer fully enters into a considera tion of the toils, and dangers, and difficulties, incident to the conduct of a free press, whether intermittent or periodical, quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily. He congratulates his fellow countrymen so earnestly on the glory and advantages of the English press, that he terminates his remarks by parodying that line of Thomson : "Ye gen'rous Britons, venerate the press I" The Review is, as usual, very miscellaneous and equally meritorious. DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE. Under the new editor, the Rev. Edward Price, this intelligent publication will have to maintain the dis tinguished position it has already attained, and to advance still further. From the editorial address we perceive that the periodical is intended to be ".strictly and essentially a Catholic magazine"—namely, what it has striven to he all along. "No contribution fri volous or disedifying will ever be allowed insertion." That is saying much, but we shall look for its ful filment. " Literature of Young France ;"—Mr. Jerningham has here given a somewhat caustic but, we believe from our hearts, a richly-merited castiga tion to the morbid and immoral feuillonists. " The Last Days of the Penal Laws; and the Riots of 1779 and 1780," is the very lengthy title of a series just commenced by the editor. The notion is excellent, but not new. It is unfortunate for the writer that Charles Dickens should have delineated the same age, the same scenes, the same leading characters, the same villainies, and the same execrable acts of insubordi nation in his masterly story of " Barnaby Budge." Boz, moreover, in that fiction, described the pro gress of the riots with a scrupulous exactitude, and with a generous impartiality. His vivid and pic turesque descriptions will be anything but foils to all subsequent historians of the Gordon fanaticism. " Savanarola" is a clever biographical paper upon a very remarkable man. Mr. Keegan, who delights to call himself " the man in the green cloak," continues his sparkling and lively " Gleanings from the Green Isle." " The Old Village Church," and the "Effects of Catholicism," will be acceptable papers to the readers of the magazine, which is altogether excel lent in promise. If the new editor only emulate his predecessor, he will do well. TAIT. The indefatigable Mrs. Gore brings her story of "Tempation and Atonement " to a termination in the present number. In its chapters the authoress has forsaken the conventionalities of the drawing room and boudoir for the cottage and the homestead ; she has abandoned the society of the metropolis for the society of the provinces ; and delineated the cha racters of our domestic Englishmen and English women instead of either peers or parvenus. Her readers will be grateful for the change, even though it be evanescent. The merits of a young German poet, who has made his appearance in literature within the last year, are discussed with much impartiality. In discriminating the beauties and blemishes of this bard—whose name is Franz Dingelstedt—the re viewer has evinced great "painstaking," and has shown a capacity of entering into the peculiar nation ality of the noble but misgoverned Germany. Din gelstedt, who is one of the party entitled Young Germany, and an enthusiastic follower of the cele brated Ludwig Uhland, has an intense love for na ture, a ready perception of everything that is n o bl e and gentle, a fierce thirst for the moral and political regeneration of fatherland, a singular delicacy of thought, and an exhaustless power of expression. In this he has most of the requisites of a great poet, and providing he abates somewhat of his pruriency and sentimentality, and mysticism, may ultimately achieve for himself a right to that glorious title. He may, with assiduous self-culture, become num bered amongst the increasing band of geniuses by which his language has been adorned; he may take his place in the advancing literature of Germany—that literature whose exertions to emu late the elder literature of England have been so superbly described by Ma dame de Steel. May he fulfil the anticipations which his recent production s have germinated ! " Difficulties of a Theory of Hus band Catching" is an agreeable piece of banter which poor Laman Blanchard would have thoroughly ap preciated. Of the poetical fragments scattered through the pages of the magazine, the most merito. rious are the lines upon " The Lost Eagle." The description of the flight of the king-bird through the tempest over the ocean is a bold attempt, but on the whole a successful one. Some of the episodes (as they SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. A letter respecting the establishment of a syste matic steam communication between the West Indies and the United States is inserted in the present number of the Colonial. It is remarkable for the soundness of its reasoning, and we earnestly trust it may obtain a very general attention. But for its length we should transcribe a legend of St. Helena, entitled " The Friar," seeing that it is so gracefully told. The re-publication of Charles Hooton's " Rides, Rambles, and Sketches in Texas," is pur sued, and this contribution, with the magazine gene. rally, evince considerable ability. NEW ,SPORTING MAGAZINE. The seventh of Herring's series of the " High Mottled Racer," is the frontispiece, and is excellently engraved. Six of her Majesty's stag hounds are sketched on the companion plate. Scribble brings his delightful " Adventures of a Hunter" to a conclusion. " Leatherlung's the Leg," is continued by the editor with unflagging merriment. ," The Turf Registe r,' for 1846, is singularly copious and arranged with evident care. In all other respects, sporting intelli gence, aquatics, the chase, state of the odds, &c. the magazine is complete. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Four excellent wood engravings, and a plentiful sup ply of letter-press from the MSS. of many_favourite writers, compose the eleventh, as they have composed the ten preceding numbers of this admirable publica tion. Mary and William Howitt, Miss Martineau, Joseph Mazzini, and various others, are the contribu tors. Creswick, Rathel, Hunt, and MUcke, are the artists from whose productions the engravings are copied. Some of the papers are humourous, others plaintive, others meditative, but all are animated with a high and benevolent spirit. THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 2. The Oriental Company's steam ship Oriental, Captain Soy, arrived in the docks this day, 10.30, from Alexandria, with the Indian mails ; she left Alexandria Nov. 15, Malta 20, Gibraltar 25, and Cowes Ist inst. Her cargo, not a large one, consists of India packages, silks, gum, ivory, &c. The Oriental bas brought home 46 passen gers, among whom are Colonel Van de Cour, Colonel Biddulph, C. 8., and Mr. R. Eaton, M.P. Her Majesty's ship Tyne was to leave Malta for England on the 20th ult. Vessels seen on the voyage :—Royal Tar, Oct. 27th, and Queen steamer. The weather experienced by the Oriental was bad throughout. The Thames, Cap tain Hast, left the port at three o'clock, P.M., this day with the West India and Gulf mails, 100 passengers, a good general cargo, and 700 bottles of quicksilver. THE RECTOR AND HIS STICK.—The Rev. William Albemarle Cator, Rector of Carshalton, has been fined 4/. for cruelly beating a boy of fourteen, whose crime was this—be played at " hockey" before the good man's door! " The boy's clothes," say the papers, " were taken off in court, and his back exhibited several large bruises, evidently caused by violent beating." In the olden day the wand of the priest burst into sweet smelling blossoms, but the stick of Parson Cator bears, as gardeners would say, a very different tort of " blow." —Punch. - • L INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, Nov. 25.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Oriental, with mails and pas. sengers from India, left the quarantine harbour on the afternoon of the 20th inst., for Gibraltar and South ampton. Her Majesty's ship Tyne, with invalids and officers - appointed to other ships, left port for Algiers, Gibraltar, Tangiers, and England on the 21st inst. On arriving in England, after being in commission upwards of three years and a half, she will be paid off. The Neapolitan steamer the Ercolano, from ports of Sicily and Italy, arrived on the 22d inst., and left on the following day on her return voyage. The Anglo-Maltese steamer Scotia, with a full cargo of barley, arrived here from Athens on the 22d inst. The attempts made to sell her have proved a failure. The Dutch squadron, under the command of his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, comprising the Prins von Orange frigate and the Juno anti Sambre corvettes, left port on the morning of the 22d inst., steerirg for the westward. Ott going out salutes were exchanged between his Royal Highness and the forts. The French steamer Nil, from Beyrout and Alex andria, arrived here this day, and will proceed without delay to Marseilles direct. The French steuner T lernaque, from ports of the Levant. which has born nerforintno quarantine in this harbour, 'sill proceed to Ilarseillee7 touching at ports of Italy. The French steamer Leonidas. with mails from the Levan}, due in the quaran;ins harlaur, has not, yet arrived. The Pm)insu! r and Oriental Company's steamer Act.illes, from the Black Sea and Constantinople and Smyrna, is not yet arrived, hut is hourly expected. After taking on board the mails and passengers from India brought by the Ariel, she v, ill proceed on her homeward voyage, vir; Gibraltar. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ariel has just arrived with the India mails on board. They go on by the Spitfire, via Marseilles, at noon. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The melancholy yet 4ruthful detail of the condition in which the widow and family (seven daughters and three sons) of the late Lieu tenant William Pringle Green, who was upwards of 40 years a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, have been left, we had hoped would have been productive of some pecu niary benefit from those in office, whose predecessors, and the•country generally, have benefited so largely by his inventions and services, towards the survivors of that ill-used man. We have waited in anxious expectancy some benevolent offering from the Lords of the Admi ralty towards the relief of that distress under which the family are now suffering, and which becomes more poignant as the inclemency of the weather increases. Immediately after our announcement of the death of the veteran, his fourth daughter, Harriet, addressed the First Lord of the Admiralty, asking assistance. The follow ing was the reply:— " Admiralty, Nov. 2. " Madam,—l am desired by Lord Auckland to ac knowledge the receipt of your memorial, and to say, that iu consequence of the numerous pressing claims upon his Lordship he much regrets that it is not in his power to afford you any relief.—l have the honour to be, Madam, your obedient servant. " Miss H. C. Green. " HENRY EDEN." Will it be believed that Lord Auckland has such " numerous" claims upon his purse, as First Lord of the Admiralty, as to be compelled to refuse considera tion to the appeal of one whose claim was infinitely more " pressing" than any his Lordship can possibly have upon his list? This application having failed in its effect upon the benevolence of the head of the Admiralty personally, Miss Green next addressed a petition to the Beard in an appeal to the Compassionate Fund. The following was the result:— " Admiralty, Nov. 4. " Madam,—Having laid before my Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 27th instant, I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you that your claim to an allowance from the Compassionate Fund will be taken into consideration at the usual pe riod next March.—l am, Madam, your very humble servant, " H. G. WARD. Miss H. C. Green, 4, Mile-end-terrace, Landport, Hants." This cold reply is scarcely an improvement on the First Lord's, as it appears the family must starve until " March next," before any sustenance can be awarded them from this "compassionate" fund. Miss Green next addressed the Royal Naval Bene volent Society, but this body, with far more humanity than is exhibited by its " compassionate" contemporary, or the First Lord, has not deigned any reply whatever to her appeal. _ . Captain Pasco, of the Victory, who is well acquainted with all, and much more than we have stated, of this distressing case, will be but too happy to receive any subscriptions in behalf of the family, an object which our correspondent at Portsmouth will also be happy to further. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, with a truv spirit of benevolence, which reflects increased lustre upon his character, has himself set on foot a subscription among his private friends for the benefit of the widow and fatherless. The Myrtle steam tender, Second Master Ballistun, commanding, sailed in Monday evening, to bring back Lieutenant Moorson end the men belonging to the St. Vincent, employed in taking the Avenger steam frigate to Plymouth. The Mercury tender, which returned from her trip to the coasts of Sussex and Kent, to obtain men, yes terday, sailed this afternoon for Plymouth to assist the Myrtle in bringing back the St. Vincent's crew. The Mercury did not bring more than eight men and boys. The Echo steam-tug has been employed to-day in embarking a detachment of the 97th Foot, from Cowes, on board the Florentia freight ship, for passage to Malta. The Rattlesnake surveying ship, Captain Owen Stan ley, was towed out of harbour yesterday morning, and anchored at Spithead. The Grappler steam-vessel, Lieutenant commanding T. 11. Lysaght, came into the harbour last evening. The Wanderer, 16, Commander Somerville, was off the Pongas, on the 12th of October, expecting to be at Sierra Leone in a month or thereabouts. The Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, is expected to arrive in England, from the Pacific, about the end of May next. WOOLWICH, DEC. 1. —Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon. Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., assumed the superinten dence of this dockyard to-day, and hoisted Ms broad pendant (blue) on board her Majesty's vessel the William nd Mary yacht. The lihadamanthus Et2am-vessel, Mr. Aylen Master Commanding, arrived on Saturday from Portsmouth and Ireland, to have her defects made good, which will cccupy the remainder of the present week. The Avon steam-vessel, Captain Denham, F.R.S., was paid off to-day. The Amphion steam-frigate, of 36 guns, with screw propeller, Captain Williams, is having her masts and rigging put up in the East-dock, and will be made ready for sea as early as possible. The Sidon steam•frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., is reported to be still at Greenhithe. _ Mr. Keyse, the inventor of a royal life preserving and swimming apparatus, attended at Woolwich dockyard to-day, by order of the Lords of the Admiralty, to maks, experiments with his invention, but in consequence of the coldness of the weather, the experiments were post poned until a more favourable opportunity of testing them occurred. Mr. Keyse exhibited his apparatus to Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, Knight, C.B. and K.C.H. DEC. 2.—T he Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Header son, C. 8., left her anchorage-ground at Greenhithe, on Sunday, with the intention of pr ocee di ng so m e distance, but i n consequence of the great number of vessels in the river was obliged to anchor off Gravesend. A strong ebb-tide was running at the time, which acted so strongly on the great length of the frigate, and the en gines not being under command as she swung, the cable parted at the hawse, and rendered it necessary to let go another anchor, one of Porter's, of 40 cwt., having been supplied to the Sidon previous to leaving her moorings at Woolwich, and the vessel was brought up safely with the second anchor. The Sidon returned to Greenhithe in the afternoon. On Monday she made an experi mental trip to the Nore, and returned to Greenhithe, where she is expected to remain about ten days, in order to have some alteration made in the starting gear of the engines, and to shift a defective crank on the paddle ,shaft. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Nov. 30.—Lieutenant and Commander—Wm. Swain son, to the Penguin. Captain Superintendent of the Royal Clarence Victual ling-yard and Haslar Hospital—Sir W. E. Parry. lerks' Assistants—Edward Marcom, to the Caledonia William 0. Naylor, to the Lightning. Surgeon—James Wilson (B), to the Caledonia. DEC. I . —Lieutenants—Walter W. Morris, to the Penelope; Horace Bullock, to study at the Steam -fac tory, Woolwich; Shirley Apthorp, to the Recruit. Naval Cadets—James J. Barlow, to the Endymion; F. M. Kelsall, to the President. Machinery.—Times.Captain—Alexander Ellice, to be Comptroller of Steam THE GREAT, BRITAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN - - - Sza,—The Great Britain weighs 1,600 tons. 400 tons of cork, firmly attached to her by timber, &c., inside, outside, or a part to either side, as low down as possible, will float her in deep water with any part of her upwards, either as a leaky vessel or as a wreck, without damaging the cork, which will require 60,000 cubic feet of space for stowage-room and displace above 1,600 tons of water, rendering the result certain. A room or rooms 200 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 6 feet high, gives the space required. Experiment.—One ounce of cork has for a week floated four ounces of iron, without perceptibly lower ing, in fresh water. Salt water, being heavier, buoys up three per cent. more. If five per cent. more cork be used, the materials will then be jointly about the gravity of ice, and the water cannot cover the whole. 500 tons of cork should float the. Great Britain with half her weight of iron above water. A cubic mustfoo foot of e ir t o a k n weighs ewnitthha t a 7,645 (avoirdupois) ounces; salt water, 1,030 ; fi r tim ber 550, and cork 240 ounces per cubic f oo t. As the iron force wofilll,d4roaow tons, tnhse, theli lighter ht e r greatestm ate r ial cares downwards it does not separate from the cork and the timber whilst towing the Great Britain to her destined dock.—Yours, truly, W. I SHALDERS. Bank-place, Norwich, Dec. 2,1846. REFORMS IN THE PAPAL STATES.—The Post-Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, of the 28th ult., states from Rome that the Pope intends to abolish the salt-tax, and some other taxes that press particularly on the industrio us classes, an d t o supply the deficit, which this abolition will cause, by a tax upon real property. PUBLICATIONS. ENGLISH INTERCOURSE WITII INDIA. This day, in Bvo. price 2s. 6d. ON the COMMUNICATIONS between EU. ROPE AND INDIA THROUGH EGYPT. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 68, Cornhill. .- -- 7 r~u ~ ~ -,__