The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-12 00:00:00

GREAT FREE TRADE MEETING AT SUNDERLAND. SUNDERLAND, SATURDAY, JAW. 10.—Last night a large and influential meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held in the Polytechnic Hall of the Athenaeum, " to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament to open the ports throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of all arti cles of food, and the abolition of every duty at present imposed thereonr The meeting was convened by the Mayor, pursuant to a requisition very numerously and respectably signed, and it was an important demonstra tion of the sentiments of Sunderland on the all-absorbing question of the corn-laws. Among st the gentlemen pre sent we observed Colonel Beck with, Alderman Dr. Brown, Alderman Andrew White, Thomas Mounsey, Esq., A. J. Moore, Esq., John Mounsey, Esq., Alder men Cropton and Bowmaker, Messrs. Thomas Robs-e n Mordey, John Flills, N. Reed, Thomas Thompsor an d several other leading merchants, shipowners, esi e. ' of the town. It is a fact worthy of notic e, that Dr. Brown, Mr. White, late M.P. for the borough, °r ed other gentle men who took a part in the proceed:,, ge at this meet ing, did not vote for Colonel Tbr :mlal - en at the late elec tion. The Mayor (Mr. I:tetert T- ssrown) is one of the largest shipowners in t'ne Peeet, and fills the o ffi ce of Secretary and Solicitor '0) tne Shipowners' Society. He is a gentleman of COP- siderable talent, and made his maiden speech this evenin g in support of free trade. On the me.on of Mr. THOMAS ROBSON, the Mayor was called o the chair. The Ars.A.YOR observed, that whatever difference of opi nion 'light by possibility prevail among them as to the qaeution of the repeal of the corn-laws, there could be 'only one opinion as to the propriety of that meeting being held. Whether they considered the great politi cal importance of the question, for it had already broken up one Ministry and prevented the formation of another, had occasioned the early summoning the House of Com mons, and would doubtless usher in a stormy February —or whether they considered its local importance, or the experience which the merchants and shipowners of Sunderland had possessed in the application of the prin ciples of free trade, shipping having been selected as the first interest on which the experiment should be tried, it was quite clear that the inhabitants of Sunderland ought to be foremost in giving expression to their sentiments, and, by some distinct and deliberative act, to proclaim to the nation their views as to the corn-laws, whether the existing duty on corn is a public benefit, or, as he was disposed to think, a great national curse.—(Loud ap plause.) Considering the number of gentlemen prepared to address the meeting, he would not detain them by any lengthened observations; but it would be inconsistent in him were he to sit down without expressing his convic tion that the principles of free trade are well calculated to promote the shipping and local interests of this port, and also the national weal.—(Applause.) His Worship then urged that it is contrary to the fundamental principles of British law to tax one class of the com munity for t'ne benefit of another, and that there is nothing in The case of the corn-laws to make it an ex ception to the principles which he had stated. The ar- PlMe:lte now used to 'prove that the corn-laws were not maintained for the advantage of a particular class; but for the advantage of the nation at large, were precisely those used by the shipowners whilst the Reciprocity Act was under the consideration of the Legislature. The petitions urging this view of the question sent by the shipowners were unheeded by the landed aristocracy, who, before the Reform Bill, ruled in the House of Com mons; and the consequence of their petitions being treated so unceremoniously was, that the shipowners of Sunderland were almost to a man unflinching and un compromising Reformers.—(Applause.) It had been said by a great philosopher and statesman, Franklin, that when you have got a good principle, you must go through with it ; and if it seemed to a casual observer that the principles of free trade had not worked well for the shipping interest, he would say they had not carried the principle far enough—let it be carried throughout, and British shipowners would be able to navigate their vessels regardless of any foreign competition into which they might be called upon to enter.—(Applause.) Only let British shipping be freed from the thraldom of " pro tection," and there was no doubt its flag would speedily wave triumphantly on every sea, and its superiority be acknoveledged by every nation—affording an exemplifi cation of the well-known aphorism, " Britannia rules the waves."—(Renewed applause.) J. BROWN, Esq., M.D., alderman and borough magis trate, on coming forward to move the first resolution, was received with applause and faint expressions of dis approbation. The resolution stated that protection is unjust, and would prove ultimately injurious to all classes of the community ; he felt convinced these words were true, and that it was not less injurious to the class which considered itself benefited by it than to other parts of the community.—(Applause.) It was his firm con viction that every branch of industry owes its best and only protection to itself—to the skill, science, and energy of those who are engaged, and that all protection afforded by the state, so far from being a benefit, is a positive injury to the classes who enjoy it. He had come to this conclusion from observing that every protected branch of industry languishes, and particularly agricul ture, for the advantage of which the corn-laws were de signed.—(Applause.) The Doctor remarked at some length on this point, and then observed that both agri culturist and manufacturer must prepare themselves for competition with the world. It was easy to discern from tis spirit which had gone abroad, from the changes of administration which had recently taken place, that there is a popular voice gone forth in favour of free trade that will and must triumph.—(Applause.) Let only England put forth her energy, unfettered by prohibitory duties, and he had no doubt of its ultimate and complete success against all foreign rivals, and instead of the vicis situdes of prosperity and distress which they had pre viously witnessed, employment and food will be found for every Briton breathing.—(Loud applause.) The re solution was as follows :—" That all protecting duties are unjust and impolitic, and ultimately injurious to all cleeses of the community." Mr. Councillor A. J. Moorte, on coming forward to Second the resolution, was received with the most enthu siastic cheering. He understood the monopolists in the borough were not prepared to come to meet them that evening; they had had the matter gravely discussed, and had come to the conclusion, that as they did not know the opinions of Sir Robert Peel, to whose faith they have pinned their sleeves, they had better not com mit themselves and run the risk of running counter to him; they thought it best not to show fight, because if they had done so, he was quite sure they would have been defeated.—(Applause.) The monopolists have acted in this manner everywhere; they have had their hale and corner meetings, the proceedings at which have been published at great length by the monopolists, but they had not dared to call a public county meeting, even in the most agricultural counties, lest their retainers should vote against them and condemn their proceedings. —(Hear.) He was happy to say the men of Manchester and Lancashire had come forward to purchase qualifica tions for North Durham, and he assured Lord London derry that whenever a dissolution shall take place the free-traders will be provided with two good free traders to contest the northern division. The indepen dent freeholders of North Durham would never allow the Noble Lord to dictate to them who should repre sent the county. And what right had Lord Londonderry, a peer of the realm, to interfere in elections ? He hoped some Hon. Member would move for a committee of inquiry into the conduct of his Lord ship in thus violating the privileges of the House of Commons.--(Loud applause.) Lord Londonderry had also claimed one seat for Durham, as belonging to the Wynyard family ; he trusted the electors of that city would vindicate their own honour and credit, and refuse to elect one of the Marquis's nominees. Mr. Moore then adverted to the state of the representation of Sun derland. It was doubtful how Mr. Hudson would vote, for he had promised to support Sir Robert Peel, and it ,_ i s now expected that Sir Robert will repeal the corn laws---(Laughter.) It was their duty, however, to be prepared with two good free-trade candidates, and on another occasion, the scrip fever having subsided, they would no doubt be successful. Mr. Hudson was already at a considerable discount even in this town, for unfor tunately scrip has fallen very low.—(Laughter.) Mr. Moore then made some humorous and satirical remarks on the manner in which the scrip -bunters had been bitten with the Eastern Counties and Cambridge and Lincoln shareb. He intreated the free-traders on:another occasion to be united ; let them forget th w e ill ea sfu s ily and determine to elect two gentlemen who de clare the views of the inhabitants of Sunderland in the next Parliament.—(Shouts of "Colonel Thompson," and applause.) This resolution, and those which succeeded it, were all carried unanimously. Mr, JOSHUA WILSON, of the firm Wilson and Bro thers, merchants, moved the second resolution, which was as follows : —" That from diligent inquiries which have been made throughout the country, it appears to be -universally admitted that there is a failure in the pre sent year's crop of potatoes, which constitute a very large proportion of the food of the poorer classes, and that your petitioners have also reason to believe that the corn harvest throughout the United Kingdom has been unfavourable both as to quantity and quality." He ob served that protection to native industry had been the cry of their opponents, but freedom to native industry was the watchword of the free-traders.—(Applause.) Native industry was as much promoted by the manu facture of iron exported in exchange for corn as in the growth of corn, whilst it is known that all the best land is occupied, and there are thousands of our fellow-countrymen who have not a sufficiency of food. In the course of his remarks he adverted to the competition so much talked of with Prussian ships, observing that after twenty years of reciprocity the whole of the commercial marine of that country was less than lhe registered tonnage of the port of Sunderlond. He sug xes ted that the protection societies should be designed for the protection of native idleness instead of native industry, and showed that where good farming is carried on, the farmers produced such _greedy_ increased crops that they were not in the least afraid of an aboli tion- of the corn-laws. Mr. Wilson then proved that the condition of the agricultural labou rers under the protective sy s tem is anything but enviab le; one of them at the Go a t acre mee ti n said—" I'm f or t y years old; never had ab ove 11b. o f good beef from the butcher's; I have bought a little mutton, but I have not had a pound yet." These men had the corn-laws for their rot ection:---( pelause.) In Worcester one of the protectionists was foolish enough to threaten the pea santry that if they did not put their shoulders to the wheel we should e have corn down from 7s to 4s. per ebossi; The ye 'mi g h t ll a a vea h ns te w r.) answered That is too "1 " , etiood. sews - to be. true ."—( Laughter .) After a variety o f .der; otmervations,' Mr. Wilson said he was glad to find krenarclay had 'declared his intention to support the ssislelition of the corn-laws; if he came out as fully e - I . e egiiqs) the Sugar Andes, perhaps the Sunderland free ?traders might support him at the next c election. h Apigause.) ~r ow , people were aware of th e l arge sums e, erpaid; tre the monopolists in sugar duties. From Ilaceugarl which entered the port of London alone, ligt yettr, the West Indian planters pocketed, in difference TTIE StTN, LONDON. MONDAY EVEN.] NG, JANUARY Itt, 1846.1 of duty, 1,400,0001.; and it should be remembered that on every pound of sugar lid. was paid for the purpose of revenue to the Government, and ld, for protection, to support the planters or their mortgagees, for protection and mortgages were very near neighbours.—(Ap plause.) It was reported thet, Sir Robert Peel intended to make a change i n the:orn-laws; probably he would propose a compromise„ for he was very fond of com promises. It was,mid that he and his lady once differed as to a joint NO Ach they should have for dinner; Sir Ro bert wanted a In of mutton, and his lady a shoulder, so by svily o.:* compromise they got a loin, which was be tween t -Pe two —(Roart of laughter.) , Councillor MORDEY seconded the resolution. He st _:-Iv'drted to the deficiency in the wheat crop, and the u ; .sease in the potato crop which exist in this neighbour hood and the country at large, and then proceeded at some length by argument and example to show that no danger was to be apprehended by the agriculturists from a repeal of the corn-law, closing his speech by a comparison of the state of the population of the two counties of Durham and Buckingham, with both of which he was familiar—the former county appearing to great advantage in the comparison. Mr. DicKisisoN, a working man (better known as the Manchester Packer, and at one time a great advocate for Chartism), rose, on the motion being put from the chair, and supported it in an animated speech. A. WHITE, Esq., moved the third resolution :—"That the inhabitants of this borongh have just emerged from an unexampled period of distress, as can be shown by the returns of paupers made to the poor-law Commis sioners, and your petitioners, dreading the misery and wretchedness which must ensue from a scarcity of food, not only to the borough, but also to every part of the kingdom, consider that the admission of foreign corn is indispensably necessary to avert the impending distress." He remarked that it afforded him ver y great p l easure to have an opportnnity of bearing his testimony in favour of the total and imm e di a t e repea l o f t h ose i n i qu i tous laws which prohibit th e f oo d o f t h e peop l e b e i ng b rought into this country free from taxation, as it ought to be ; and he consid ere d th a t i n consequence o f t h e par ti a l failure of the corn harvest and the great injury . the potato crops have suffered throughout both Great Britain and Ireland, the question is at present of the most press ing and urgent necessity ; and he trusted Sir B. Peel would feel it to be his duty to listen to the petitions of the people from the large towns, and to propose to Par • liament the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laivs. —(Loud applause.) The first part the resolution referred to an unexampled period of distress. As they were well aware, he had been engaged in extensive commercial transactions for a period of thirty years, and he could truly say that during the whole of that period he had no recollection of such severe distress among the great body of the working class—and indeed among the tradesmen of the borough, as during 1842, 1843, and partially in 1844; and al though it had pleased Divine Providence to give them a season of prosperity, yet wheat being advanced 25 per cent, and potatoes now selling at ls. per firkin, the price of provisions was a very serious drawback on the wages of operatives ; and there was too much reason to fear that unless the ports were opened speedily for the importation of grain and other food, we shall have it a con siderable further advance in the price of provisions.— (Hear, hear.) If this took place, would have a serious effect on the country, by reducing the demand for ma nufactured goods. The worthy Gentleman then read the returns of paupers in the Sunderland Union (which includes a population of about 70,000) during the last four years. In 1842 the average weekly number of out door paupers was 4,898, in-door 330. In 1843, there were 6,162 out-door, and 343 in-door. In 1844, 5,289 out-door, and 337 in -door; and in 1845, up to the 25th of December, 4,433 out-door, and 255 in-door. If they contrasted 1843 with 1845, they would find a decrease in the workhouse of 88, and of out-door paupers 1,729. —(Applause.) This excess c o ns i s t e d o f we ll-di spose d , honest, and industrious operatives, who were obliged to throw themselves upon their parishes for relief during that season of pressure. He feared that unless the ports were speedily opened a very deplorable effect would fall upon the commerce of this port, and the general trade of the country.—(Applause.) Mr. T. THOMPSON seconded the motion, enforcing the truth contained in the resolution by facts and statistics, which produced a powerful effect on the meeting. These showed that within a very short period about 4,0001. was subscribed for the use of the operatives out of work ; 13,800 persons were relieved from this charity alone, exclusive of those receiving partial relief, presenting an amount of distress which if properly divided would show that every fifth man in the population was a pauper.— (Shouts of " Hear, hear.") This fearful state of things had resulted from deficient harvests aggravated by the corn-laws. A large demand for ships in the corn trade at first increased the rate of freights, this stimulated excessively shipbuilding, and then, when the commerce of the country was prostrated, our ships became little better than rotten hulks—our tradesmen and ship builders became bankrupts, or insolvents, and the labour ing population paupers. He applauded his fellow-towns men for the charity which they then displayed, but he insisted that the men of England want not charity, but justice.—( Applause.) He called upon them to strain every nerve for the accomplishment of their object, and in stirring terms expressed his belief that if the free-traders of Sunderland had done their duty at the last election, and returned Colonel Thompson, the father of free trade, Sir Robert Peel would then have brought on the crisis which has now come.—(Great applause.) Some were blinded at the late election by the railway mania to vote against their convictions ; others refrained from voting —he was sorry for some of these, because they had lost a moral power in the town which it was impossible for them to regain.—(Shouts of " No," and " Yes.") He concluded by urging the audience to abhor expediency, and to take their stand upon principle. Alderman CROPTON moved the next resolution : " That a petition be presented to Parliament praying that the ports may be opened throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of all arti cles of food, and that every protecting duty thereon may be immediately abolished, and that the following be such petition:— " To the Right Hon. the Commons of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament as sembled. The petition of the inhabitants of Sunder land " Showeth,—That your petitioners consider that all protecting duties are unjust and impolitic, and ultimately injurious to all classes of the community. " That, from diligent inquiries which have been made throughont the country, it appears to be universally admitted that there is a failure in the present year's crop of potatoes, which constitute a very large propor tion of the food of the poorer classes, and that your petitioners have also reason to believe that the corn harvest throughout the United Kingdom has been un favourable both as to quantity and quality. " That the inhabitants of this borough have just emerged from an unexampled period of distress, as can be shown by the returns of paupers made to the Poor law Commissioners, and your petitioners, dreading the misery and wretchedness which must ensue from a scarcity of food, not only to the borough, but also to every part of the kingdom, consider that the admission of foreign corn is indispensably necessary to avert the impending distress. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that the ports may be opened throughout the United Kingdom for the admission (free from duty) of articles of food, and that every protecting duty thereon may be imme diately abolished. " And your petitioners will ever pray, &c." He observed that, as a shipowner he had been a free trader ever since Mr. Huskisson passed the Reciprocity Act ; he believed he stood alone for many years ; but amidst all the outcry which was raised against that mea sure, he never signed a petition for its repeal.—(Loud applause.) Ho was confident it only required the full and united voice of the people to assist such men as Messrs. Cobden and Bright in order to secure the repeal of all protective laws, and to induce those Dukes and Marquises who now fancied the people fared sumptu ously on potatoes and curry powder, to give way, that the people might have a good and cheap loaf of bread.— (Applause) He spoke to several of his friends among the shipowners being now in favour of free trade in al' articles of food, and hoped the time was not far distant when this blessing to the country would be secured. Mr. G. HARDCASTLE, in seconding the motion, ob served that at that late period of the evening he would not detain them long, and after the speeches which had been delivered, it was unnecessary for him to do so. The circumstance in which he was placed reminded him of an anecdote of a gentleman who, riding along to New castle, met a queer-looking pitman, to whom he good naturedly said, " It's a fine day, my friend." The pit man turned up his face and said, " Whae said it wasn't"? —(Laughter) So if he told thorn that the corn-laws were wicked, unjust, and oppressive, some person might reply, " Who says they are no t ?" Th ey a ll a pp eare d to be in one mind on the subject. Mr. Hardcastle, how ever, branched into the question of free trade as it bears on the shipping interest, the farmer, and the public. He stated that on the Duke of Cleveland's estate in the county of Durham, for every ten an t w h o h a d ga i ne d a competency, he could point to twenty who had been re duced from tenants to labourers, and some of them hur ried into the parish workhouse. Colonel BECKWITH, of Silksworth, moved the follow ing resolution:—"That David Barclay, Esq., M.P., be requested to present and support a petition founded on the above resolutions, and that George Hudson, Esq., M.P., be also requested to support such peti tion." He looked at the corn•laws in two points of view—as they affect the foreign relations of the empire, and its domestic policy and industry. In regard to the former, he had no hesitation in saying, that if we had a Government having solely in view the general welfare of the empire, instead of (as all Governments since Lord Chatham's seem to have in view) the propping up of an oligarchy, its object would be to render this country the commercial capital of the world ; and suppasing this to be the case, everything must be arrived at by a ff o rding every fa c ility to all the countries of the world sending their staple produce here as fi:,e as possible from interruption.—(Loud applause.) A violation o f t hi s rule has at the present time occa sioned most serious results. They were all aware of our relations with the United States of America. Some two or three years ago a treaty w a s signed with that power which has been justly designated a capitulation ; it surrendered many of our interests, and in conse quence of that treaty a t one of dictation' and system of aggression have been had recourse to by the United States, which no man, however p eaceably disposed he may be, can permit to pass. The question of peace and war indeed is no longer in our hands. All we can do is to maintain our possessions ; we cannot retreat one foot ; upon the United States will be the r esponsibity' and upon their heads must con sequences. be the Now, had the corn-lawsb een abolished some y ear; ago, America would never have thought of going t o war with England ; and we should .now strike out of her hand the best weapons she can wield by abolishing the corn-laws.—(Applause.) The Gallant Colonel then turned to the domestic policy . of the country. On looking at the state of the /Atm; he found the whole of the manufacturing and a large por tion of the commercial classes opposed to the corn-laws ; a majority of the agriculturists are in favour of protec tion, but the more enlightened of them are as much op posed to it as any other portion of the community.— (Applause.) There was another and more numerous class—those who are not able exactly to make up their minds on the question, and who are confused by looking at the magnitude of the interests involved. .To such he would simplify the matter by supposing that the Mayor and corporation had the power and will to levy protective duties or to prohibit goods being brought from Monk wearmouth or Shields. Did any man think that would eonduce to the prosperity of the borough ? No : by abolishing competition, it would destroy enterprise; and although the maker of any article might gain an in creased price for it, he would have to pay every other tradesman in the same proportion, and would therefore lose in the long run. The same principle applies to the country generally.—(Applause.) The Gallant Colonel then contended that protection is not beneficial even to the landed interest, and adverted to the experience of the past as affording satisfactory evidence that trade and manufactures prosper most without protection. As Pre sident of the North Durham Registration Society, he concluded by calling upon the meeting to qualify for North Durham, observing that any one calling at the Registration-office, in the High-street, might purchase a qualification which would be better as a speculation than many dozens lately afloat in this neighbourhood. Mr. Councillor CARLING seconded the motion in an energetic speech. This closed the proceedings, and a vote of thanks having been given by acclamation to the Mayor for his able and impartial conduct in the chair, the meeting se parated. PASSENGER-TAX STATISTICS. (From the British and Foreign Railway Magazine.) Railways have done much for Government and the country, and it is only fair to inquire what Government in return has done for railways? Nothing—absolutely nothing, beyond investing them with the permissible power of circulating throughout the country golden currents of capital, quickening the pulse of national labour, suppressing, by timely supplies of employment in many districts of the kingdom, the cries of the querulous and discontented, and the outbreak of the rebellious. All that a sage Legislature has effected, in return for this enrichment of its national resources, is the impo sition of three odious taxes, the passenger, assessment, and income taxes, which all weigh heavily on the purse of enterprise, being again visited by the railways (from whose profits they detract), in the shape of high and inordinate exaction of fare, upon the people. It will be seen from the accompanying analysis that the payment of passenger duty to Government forms a considerable item in the outgoings of annual profit on some of the principal lines, amounting, on the London and Birmingham and Great Western to 25,0001. per annum, and upon the Grand Junction, South-Western, &c., to from 12,000/. to 14,0001. Fifty-seven lines from 1833, when the tax was first imposed, to 1844, have paid to Go vernment amercements in the enormous sum of 708,913/. ; and many, we believe, of the minor lines have, in this respect, paid far more than they ever divided. Cui bono. Wfio benefits? Clearly Government does largely by the railways; and is it not a hard, an ungracious thing, then, that railways shou'd be taxed by the state? seeing that the impost acts so injuriously, not only on the interests of their enterprising projectors, but upon the interests of the travelling community. A tax of this kind acts prohibitory, not only on the peregrinations of the poor, but upon the profits and pleasures of the middle classes, and decides to a great extent the amount of dividend railway companies declare, which fluctuates and is affected in proportion to the extent of passenger traffic. The passenger impost took effect in 1832, and was fixed at 5 per cent. on the receipts, but compositions were granted by the Treasury in 1839 to the Scotch and North of England lines on terms exempting low fares from taxation, so that the measure only took effect upo❑ the transit of poorer passengers at that date. The fluc tuations observable in the amounts of some of the lines will be accounted for by this latter reason; added to the fact of their progressive periods of opening and the con sequent accession of receipts. The officers of the Board of Trade affirm that the average cost of conveying each passenger upon the London and Birmingham is near 9-10th of a ld. per mile, thus calculating that a gross receipt of 100/., from fares of 3d. per mile, would give a nett receipt of 701., and at a Id. a mile 101. It appears from the evidence of Mr. Laing, late secretary of the Board of Trade, 5 per cent. operates as a general tax of 8 per cent. on nett receipts from high fares, and 20 per cent. on id. per mile fares. It appears, moreover, from the last report of the Select Committee on the subject, that the profits from passenger receipts arise from the higher fares, as instanced in the case of the Grand Junction, where the per centage of first-class passenger is 54; on third, 12; the dividend 10 per cent. On the South-Western the per centage of first-class passengers is 32; third-class, 8; dividend 7 per cent. On the East tern Counties the per centage on first-class passengers is 16; on third-class, 55; dividend 1/. 12s. On the Glas gow and Greenock the per centage on first-class pas sengers is 9; on third-class, 64; dividend 2. It will thus be perceived that the dividends are in proportional ratio to the per centages. The tax for the last eleven years, from 1833 to 1844, has given a total revenue to Government, exclusive of lines in Ireland and Scotland, of 708,9131. This is upon upwards of fifty-six lines. The returns for the past year not yet made out will, doubtless, owing to the fuller development of the rail way accommodation of the kingdom, show a larger pre ponderating value, and there is no question that when the numerous lines of last and the coming sessions are in action, the railway tax, if continued to be extorted, will exceed that of any other impost. It is by no means improbable that Government, knowing this, will main tain the exaction as a kind of equipoise to the loss that may be sustained by the repeal of the corn and other duties that now act so oppressively on the people. It is contended that the remission of 5 per cent. passenger tax on all fares at and under a ld. per mile would only reduce the revenue from this source, derivable yearly by Government by 8,0001., besides being a great boon to the poor who travel by third-class trains. This amount, instead of being paid to Government, might be well and usefully laid out by the different railways in adding to the convenience and comfort of their third-class car riages. We contend, therefore, without qualification, for the total abolition of this tax, as an incumbrance alike on railway property and the pablic, and call upon the companies to unite and memorialise for its remission. The following is a complete analysis of the amount of passenger duty paid by each railway company in England and Wales, for passenger duty (made up to the sth January in each year), from 1833 to 1844: The Bolton and Leigh, a line now amalgamated with the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction, paid in 1834, 131.; in 1835, 101.; in 1836, 10/.; in 1837, 101.; in 1838 this small amount of tribute rose to 1001. ; in 1839 to 261/. ; in 1840 to 377/ ; in 1841 to 345/. ; in 1842 to 304/.; in 1843 it fluctuated and fell to 2591.; and in 1844 to 272/. The total tax paid by this line to Go vernment from 1834 to 1844 was 1,918/. The Bodmin and Wadebridge, one of the primitive mineral lines of the Land's End, proposed to be amal gamated with the Cornwall and Devon, began to contri bute its " widow's mite" of 11. 12s. to the Government Exchequer in 1835 ; in 1836, its traffic enabled it to pay a tribute of 11/. 155.; in 1837, of 191. 14s. Its quota of contributions never large, owing to its being chiefly a mineral, and not a passenger line, then varied as follow: in 1838, 151. Gs., in 1839, Si. 195., in 1840, 131. 175., in 1841, 161. 55., in 1842, 151. 25., in 1843, 121. Bs., and in 1844, dwindling down to 51. 16s. Total paid by this line to Government as capitation tax from 1835 to 1844, 1621. The Brandling Junction, lately bought up by Mr. Hudson, and incorporated with the Newcastle and Dar lington, paid 5731. in 1840. In 1841 the amount of duty rose from 5721. to 2,6201.; in 1842 to 2,6751. ; in 1843 it sank to 1,7371., and in 1844 to 1,0141. Total paid by this line to Government from 1841 to 1844, 8,6191. The Birmingham and Derby, now amalgamated with the Midlands, paid in 1840, its opening year, a duty of 7081, in 1841, with the subsequent increase of its traffic, 2,720/., in 1842, 2,3371., in 1843, 2736/, in 1844, 2,2261. Total paid by this line to Government from 1840 to 1844, 10,127/ The Birmingham and Gloucester, first of all amalga mated at the commencement of the present year with its broad gauge neighbour, the Bristol and Gloucester, and subsequently with Mr. Hudson's lines, commenced payment in 1841 at the rate of 7201., in 1842 it rose to 3,6451., in 1843, 3,2621., in 1844, 3,071/. Total paid by this line to Government from 1841 to 1844, 10,6981. The Bolton and Preston, amalgamated with the North Union in August, 1844, giving rise to the conso lidated stock of the latter distinguished as A. and 8., paid a duty in 1842 of 2611., in 1843, 3741., in 1844, 3681. Total paid by this line to Government from 1842 to 1844, 1,003/. The Clarence, a coal line in the North, now leased by the Stockton and Hartlepool, paid in 1836 341., in 1837 891., in 1838 99/., in 1839 661 ., in 1840 1861., in 1841 1801., in 1842 2111., in 1843 1331., in 1844 771. Total from 1836 to 1844 1,075. The Canterbury and Whitstable, now amalgamated with the South-Eastern, paid in 1834 51., in 1835 51., in 1836 201., in 1837 261., in 1838 261., in 1839 561., in 1840 391., in 1841 291., in 1842 741., in 1843 671., in 1844 401. Total from 1834 to 1844 3871. The Chester and Birkenhead paid in 1641 1351., in 1842 2,1691., in 1843 1,5661., and in 1844 1,073 L Total paid by this line to Government from 1841 to 1844 4,9431. The Durham and Sunderland, united by Mr. Hudson with the Midlands, contributed in duty to the Govern ment Exchequer no very considerable sum. In 1838 it contributed 201., in 1839 1131., in 1840 4321., in 1841 5771., in 1842 5771., in 1843 4531., in 1844 2901. Total contributed by this line to Government from 1838 to 1844 2,386/. The Durham Junction, a coal bearing line, paid in 1841 1051,in 1842 137/, in 1843 1341., in 1844 1191. Total sum paid by this line to Government, 492/. The Eastern Counties, the trunk of the East Anglian districts, paid to Government from 1838 to 1844 9,247/. The Grand Junction paid in 1538 5,005/., in 1839 12,0261., in 1840 14,2571, in 1841 15,0301., in 1842 14.4561., in 1843 13,545!., in 1844 11,5111. Total sum paid by this line to Government from 1838 to 1844 85,8594 The passenger-tax paid by the Chester and Crewe and Warrington and Newton lines, now merged in the Grand Junction, are included in this amount. The Great Western paid in 1839 2,299/., in 1840 5,4401., in 1841 10,965/, in 1842 21,814/, in 1843 25,804/, in 1844 25,089/. The sums received during the last three mentioned years include the passenger-taxes paid by the Bristol and Exeter, and Cheltenham and Great Western, whose lines are worked by, and their expenses paid by, the Great Western, who from 1839 to 1844 paid a total sum to Government of 91,342/ Gascoigne's Private, a colliery line, paid a regular tri bute of 21. each year from 1838 to 1843. In 1844 it paid nothing at all. The Great North of England, now leased by Hudson paid in 1842 1,4751., in 1843 2,2321., in 1844 2,4821. Total paid by this line to Government from 1842 to 1844 6,095/. The Hartley burn and Brampton paid in 1835 10s., in 1836 103., in 1837 51., in 1838 51., in 1839 5/., in 1840 17/., in 1841 151., in 1842 81., in 1843 8/., in 1844 9/. Total paid by this line to Government from 1835 to 1844 73/. _ . The Hereford and Monmouth Cap, paid in 1839 a., and for successive years to 1844 21. each year. Total 11/. The Hull and Selby, now amalgamated with the Mid lands, paid in 1841 1,4751., in 1843 3,2394 in 1844 2,4821. Total paid to Government 6,6601. The Hartlepool Dock Company's Railway paid in 1840 921., in 1841 2591., in 1842 3021., in 1843 2481., in 1844 160/. Total 1,0611. The Hayle Railway, a mineral line, in Cornwall, now about to be merged in the proposed West Cornwall line, paid in 1844 321. The Liverpool and Manchester, the first line in the north upon which tax was levied, paid in 1833, its year of opening, 621/., in 1834 5,6461., in 1835 6,2591., in 1836 6,863/, in 1837 7,485/, in 1838 7,170/, in 1839 6,8401., in 1840 7,9911., in 1843 6,798/, in 1844 5,661/. Total paid by this line to Government from 1833 to 1814 76,2421. The Leeds and Selby, also merged into the Midlands, paid in 1835 2421., in 1836 1,093 e, in 1837 9001, in 1838 737/., in 1839 7951., in 1840 1,2331, in 1811 1,3581., in 1842 4851.. in 1843 3881., in 1844 2311. Total 7,495/. The Leicester and Swannington, a mineral line, lately incorporated with the Midlands, paid in 1833 181., in 1834 251., in 1835 5/., in 1836 27/, in 1837 501., in 1838 65/., i n 1839 871, in 1840 96/., inl 841 1001., in 1842 99/., in 1843 76/., in 1844 44/. Total 7621. The London and Greenwich, now amalgamated with the South-Eastern, paid in 1837 553/, in 1838 858/., in 1839 1,1001., in 1840 2,7691., in 1841 2,6961., in 1842 2,6791., in 1843 2,6041, in 1844 2,050/. Total 15,2091. The London and Birmingham commenced paying in 1838 1,3821 , in 18 39 9 , 712 /., in 1840 20,3501., in 1841 24,806/, in 1842 26,2271., in 184325,940/, in 1844 25,412/. Total paid by this line to Government from 1838 to 1844 133,730/. The London and Croydon, lately united with the Brighton, paid in 1840 972/, in 1841 1.6361., in 1842 1,7431, in 1843 1,5824, in 1844 7971 Total 6,736/. The London and Brighton paid in 1841 299/., in 1842 1,485/., in 1843 5,827/., in 1844 7,819. Total 15,5431. The London and Blackwall paid in 1841 1,031/., in 1842 2,367/., in 1843 2,5291., in 1844 2,028/. Total 7,9551. The Lancaster and Preston, now amalgamated with the North Union, paid in 1841 508/., in 1842 1,1281, in 18431, 229/., in 1844 1,6511 Total 4,416/. The Llanelly and Llandilo. a Welch mineral line, paid in 1841 3/., in 1842 12k, 1843 101, and in 1844 91 Total 34/. The Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, now amalgamated with a group of lines known as the East Lancashire, paid in 1839 645/, in 1840 1,231/., in 1841 1,2881, in 1842 1,3911., in 1843 1,0601, in 1844 1,149/. Total 7,073/. The Midland Counties, running from Rugby to Derby, one of the first of Mr. Hudson's amalgamative mea sures, and united by him to the York and North Mid land, paid in 1840 567/, in 1841 2,8621., in 1842 5,2891., in 1843 4,834/, in 1844 4,411/ Total 16,963/. The Manchester and Leeds in 1840 paid 1,1991., in 1841 3,032/., in 1842 8,023/., in 1843 7,8041., in 1844 6,047/ Total 26,105/ The Marvport and Carlisle paid in 1841 41., in 1842 34/, in 1843 36/., in 1844 96/. Total 170/. The Manchester and Birmingham, lately delivered up to the London and Birmingham by amalgamation, paid in 1841 839/, in 1842 1,486/., in 1843 1,9761., in 1844 3,6571. Total 7,958/. The Newcastle and Carlisle, in 1836 paid 471., in 1837 2501., in 1838 6001, in 1839 1,210/, in 1840 2,125/, in 1841 2,4101., in 1842, 2,188/., in 1843 1,673 k, in 1844 1,281/. Total 11,784/. The North Union paid in 1834 10/., in 1835 101., in 1836 100/., in 1637 2501, in 1838 3641., in 1839 448/., in 1840 1,5081., in 1841 1,900/., in 1842 1,8941., in 1843 1,5021, in 1844 1,039/. Total 9,0151. The Newcastle and North Shields paid in 1836 471., in 1837 250/, in 1838 6001., in 1839 1,210/., in 1840 2,1251, in 1841 2,4101, in 1542 2,188/, in 1843 1,6731., in 1844 1,2811. Total 7,3561. The North Midland, now a limb of the amalgamated Midlands, from Derby to Leeds, paid in 1841 3,6971., in 1812 7,8691., in 1843 6,182/., in 1844 4,883/. Total 22,6311. The North-Eastern, now consolidated with the Eastern Counties, paid in 1841 3051., in 1842 2,2831., in 1843 3,0641., in 1844 3,274/. Total 8,926/. The Preston and Longridge paid in 1841 16/., in 1842 511., in 1843 411., in 1844 20/. Total 1281. The Preston and Wyre paid in 1841 4181., in 1842 934/., in 1843 489/, in 1844 468/. Total 2,305/. The Poatop and South Shields—originally Stanhope and Tyne—paid in 1536 81, in 1837 51., in 1838 5/., in 1839 251., in 1840 321., in 1841 177/, in 1842 196 k, in 1843 127/., in 1844 4/. Total 5851. _ _ St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap, now forming a portion of the co•allied lines of the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction, paid in 1835 5/., in 1836 SL, in 1837 10/., in 1838 101., in 1839 80/., in 1840 37/, in 1841 36/., in 1842 29L, in 1843 471, in 1844 811. Total 2901. The Stockton and Darlington, in 1834 paid 1001., in 1835 100/., in 1836 230/., in 1837 2001., in 1838 4321., in 1839 6691., in 1840 8061., in 1841 1,0071., in 1842 1,100/, in 1843 7951., in 1844 582/. Total 6,0211. The Stratford and Moreton, paid in 1834 SL. in 1835 5/, in 1836 5!., in 1837 5/., in 1838 301., in 1839 25/, in 1840 30/, in 1841 32/., in 1842 29L, in 1843 29/, in 1844 12/. Total 207/. The South-Western in 1839 paid 1,5241., in 1840 5,4951., in 1841 10,1311., in 1842 10,6221., in 1843 12,0431 in 1844 12,0321. Totalsl,Blll. The Sheffield and Rotherham, now a tributary to the Midlands, paid in 1840 593/., in 1841 985/., in 1842 7961., in 1843 596/., in 1844 361/. Total 3,3314 The Stockton and Hartlepool paid in 1842 277/., in 1843 2601., in 1844 2311. Total 768/. The Seghill and Percy Main paid in 1842 29/., in 1843 50/., in 1844 22/. Total 101/. The Sheffield and Manchester, also united to the Mid land, paid in 1842 45/., in 1843 751/., in 1844 987/. Total 1,7331. The South-Eastern and Dover paid in 1843 1,274/., in 1844 5,7101. Total 6,9841. The Taff Vale paid in 1841 67/., in 1842 4101, in 1843 473?., in 1844 272/. Total 1,224/. The Whitby and Pickering, amalgamated with Mr. Hudson's line, paid in 1837 1261., in 1838 151/., in 1839 25/., in 1840 127/., in 1841 113/., in 1842 102/., in 1843 801., in 1844 60/. Total 648/. The Warrington and Newton, now merged in the Grand Junction, paid in 1834 511., in 1835 5/., in 1836 50/., in 1837 50/., in 1838 72/. Since 1839, when it be came part of the Grand Junction, its tax payments be comes included in that of its guardian, the Grand Junc tion. Total 1851. The York and North Midland, Mr. Hudson's first line, the nucleus of the fusion of the Midland lines, paid in 1840 5011., in 1841 1,3671, in 1842 2,7224, in 1843 3,7601., in 1844 3,3351. Total paid by this line to Go ♦ernment, from 1840 to 1844, 11,266/ The following shows the total sums paid for passenger tax to Government by each line, from their respective dates, given above, to 1844: £ 1 Bolton and Leigh 2 Bodmin and Wadebridge ll5 3 Brandling Junction 4 Birmingham and Derby 5 Birmingham and Gloucester 6 Bolton and Preston 7 Clarence 1,075 8 Canterbury and Whitstable 9 Chester and Birkenhead 11 Durham and Sunderland 2,386 12 Durham Junction 12 Eastern Counties 13 Grand Junction 85,859 14 Great Western 15 Gascoyne'a " Private" _ l2 16 Great North of England 17 Hartleyburn and Brampton 73 18 Hereford and Monmouth Cap 19 Hull and Selby 20 Hartlepool Dock 21 Hayle 32 22 Liverpool and Manchester 23 Leeds and Selby 24 Leicester and Swannington 25 London and Greenwich 26 London and Birmingham 133,730 27 London and Croydon 28 London and Brighton 29 London and Blackwall 7,995 30 Lancaster and Preston 4,416 31 Llannelly and LLinidlo 32 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 7,073 33 Midland Counties 34 Manchester and Leeds 35 Maryport and Carlisle 36 Manchester and Birmingham 37 Newcastle and Carlisle 11,785 38 North Union 39 Newcastle and North Shields 40 North Midland 41 Northern and Eastern 42 Preston and Longridge 43 Preston and Wyre 44 Pontop and South Shields 45 St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap 46 Stockton and Darlington 47 Stratford and Moreton . 207 48 South-Western 49 Sheffield and Bother:lam 50 Stockton and Hartl.ep00l .51 Segbill and Perzy Main 52 Sheffield, Ashlon, and Manchester 53 South-Eastern 54 Taff Vale 55 Whitby and Pickering 56 Warrington and Newton 57 York and North Midland 11,286 £708,913 RAILWAY ENTERPRISE. -- -- The following reflmtions upon railway enterprise are interesting just now, and are written by an enlightened man of business: " The most remarkable feature of the present age is the gigantic grandeur of its commerciel designs. Great public enterprises were formerly the work of great men. Then the individual stood forth in solitary greatness from the mass of his fellows—emperors, kings, and generals commanded, and their works arose. Thus the pyramids were built, and the dams of the Nile con structed ; thus the most famous cities were created ; thus the viaducts of Rome were formed—nay, even in modern times, thus the navy of Russia was built ; thus Napoleon intersected Europe with highways for his countless armies. But a change, and that a sudden one, has taken place. A few years of peace and successful commerce have raised a class unknown to ancient his tory—a class faintly typified in the merchant princes of Tyre. Now the mass stands out in bold relief from the mass of former ages—indiTiduality is on the wane—whet was formerly done by tlin famous is now being done by the many ; companies are exercising greeter power than Courts ; the merchants are outstripping the monarch& Great men are growing scarce in proportion as things are being clone—they are lost sight of in the grandeur of the designs in which they are engaged. Men are looking small by the side of their own works. " As usual, England takes the lead, in fact, if we leave America out of the question, British enterprise and flri fish gold are changing the face of the earth. But great projectors often turn mad, and we are afraid Great Bri tain is a little touched. Never before:was John Bull in such a state of excitement. In fact he is railway mad." CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. SENTENCES. The following is a correct list of the sentences passed upon the prisoners at the last session:— To be Transported for Life—Thomas Smith, 24. For Fifteen years—Thomas Bennett, John Reed, alias Frederick Mason, and Charles Bowen. For Fourteen Years—John Dancock, George Bates, William Wilkes. For Ten Years—John Thomas, Philip Wetz:;l, Fred erick Bunyan, Charles Shannon, James Norman, George Lake, Wiliam Frederick Kelly, John Concannon, Wil liam Breeson, Edward Cunningham, Henry Mortimer, William Tapson, William Mills. For Seven Years—John Kloba, James Darks, Thomas Pennyfather, John Bradley, Jeremiah Graham, alias John Scott, William Porter, Henry Harman, Thomas alias James Henville, John Wilson, Frederick Fitzgerald. Imprisonment and Hard Labour for Two Years— William Bennett, Edward Hogwood, George Senders, alias Andre ws. For Eighteen Months —DAnnis Shine. For Twelve Months—Peter Burgess, Thomas Blaka, Benjamin Brown, John Moore, Henry Brown, Frances Read, Eliza Cross, John Gordon, Henry Prescott, George Mitchell, Henry Jameson, William Roberts, Mary Davis, John White, James Hudson, Emma Austen, Mary Anne Williams. For Nine Months—Mary Anne Nye. For Six Months—James Thorn, Arthur Webb, Mary Barrett, Mary Anne Lloyd, Daniel Cruikshank, Mary Green, John Young, Pierce Driscall, James Parker, Joh❑ Ashford, Richard Carter, William Long, Amelia Haynes, Thomas Walker, Alfred Hay, Rosina Bayley, George .Evans, Robert Studley, Charles Holmes, Abra ham' Wheeler, John Mansell, Isaac Hoare, Benjamin Shepherd, William Stockwell, William Deacon, Mary Wilson. For Four Months—William Hewson, John Greimne, Benjamin Freeman, John Jetty. For Three Months—Thomas Scalfield, William Cod, John Wheatley, James Beasley, Edward Ileawood, Barbara Goulding, Mary Green, John Reilly, Thomas Hamilton. For Two Months—Edward Home. Several other prisoners were sentenced to undergo dif ferent shorter periods of imprisonment, varying from one month to seven days in Newgate. The following were acquitted :—George John Ford, Richard Riley, John Tubbs, David Lewis, Elizabeth James, Susanah James, Ellen Dasey, Richard Warwick, James Hogan, Anne Hogan, William Barry, Edward Walker, William Probett, John Brummell, John Strutt, George Dickenson, Thomas Ernmerson, Mary Anne Sears, Mary Anne Chalk, John Tew, William Oldham, Thomas Roberts, Mary Roberts, Richard George Reef, Robert Downs, Thomas Bash, William Bond, Elizabeth Sanders, James Whitside, Caroline Barbar, Anne Jones, William Gibbs, Joseph Mitchley, Mary Day, llenry Joseph Killerby. There was only one bill ignored by the Grand Jury, viz., against Isaac Clark. Judgments Respited—Henry Spicer, Mary Smith. Remanded to the next S, ssion—George Johnstone, for murder ; George Green, James Thomas. The CJurt at its rising adjourned to Monday, Feb. 2. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. On Saturday, Henry Bushell, a young man of respect able appearance, was brought before Mr. Alderman Moon, charged with uttering a forged cheque for 3801. on Messrs. Child, the bankers, purporting to be drawn by Lord Ducie, who is a customer of that house. Mr. Clarkson attended on behalf of the prisoner ; Mr. Pickering, a solicitor, conducted the prosecution. Mr. Pickering now proposed to add to the testimony of the porter and the clerk at the banking-house, the evidence of the servant who delivered the note addressed to Mr. Briggs, and gave Mr. Briggs's anEwer containing the forged cheque to the porter. Ruth Alcock, the servant of No. 30 A, Wigmore street, stated that on Monday last, the prisoner came be tween eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning, to look at some rooms that were to be let. He came again about one o'clock, when her mistress was out, and asked for some paper, and a pen and ink to write a note. He asked if anybody had been there inquiring for him. She said no person had called ; but while he was finishing the note the bell was rung, and the porter now present brought the letter, which she delivered to the prisoner. Without opening it he gave her the note he had pre viously written, and sealed, desiring her to tell the por ter to get back as quick as he possibly could. She saw the address on it was Messrs. Child and Co. Mr. Pickering prayed a remand, as he was unable to put Lord Ducie in the box that day to prove that his signature had been forged. Mr. Alderman Moot , ' directed that his money should be restored, amounting to 71., and he remanded the pri soner till Saturday next. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mrs. Hughes, of No. 2, Great Rider-street, was sum moned by the well-known Mr. Richard Dunn, a bar rister, for detaining, without just cause, two portman teaus, twenty-five books, a carpet-bug, shirts, breeches, boots, and spurs, &c. Mr. Dunn, it appeared, during the lifetime of Mrs. Hughes's husband, lodged in Mr. Hughes's house, in Bury-street. In 1841, in consequence of Mr. Dunn's persevering pursuit of a young lady of large fortune and distinction, proceedings were taken against him, the result of which was, that Mr. Dunn was condemned in the costs to the amount of 801., which he refused to pay, which refusal led to his confinement in the Queen's Bench Prison. After an imprisonment of seven years, Mr. Dunn took the benefit of the Bankruptcy Court, and obtained his liberty. The present proceedings were instituted for the purpose of recovering certain property, which had been left in the custody of Mrs. Hughes at the time of Mr. Dunn's arrest. The answer to the claim was that Mr. Dunn left the house 141. in debt for lodgings, and that as soon as this demand was satisfied the property claimed would be restored. _ _ Mr. Dunn contended that Mrs. Hughes had no autho rity to detain the property, or to claim the debt. She was not the legal representative of her husband, inas much as she had not taken out letters of administration. Mr. Humphries, who attended for the defendant, re minded Mr. Dann that he had recently obtained the pro tection of the Bankruptcy Court by assigning his property to the Court. Mr. Dunn said there were excepted articles in his schedule, and the articles in question, he believed, formed part of those articles. Mr. Humphries said books could not be among the excepted articles. He submitted to the Court that Mr. Dunn was not in a situation to ask for the property in question ; for, even if proved to belong to him, it must be claimed by the assignees of the Bankruptcy Court. In the course of the proceedings Mr. Dunn made a long and rambling address, in which he referred to the persecutions " he had for years sustained from Mr. Hum phries." Mr. HAnDwicx reminded Mr. Dunn that these " per secutions," as he termed them, were only the result of professional instructions which Mr. Humphries had re ceived from his client. The summons was dismissed. WORSHIP-STREET. On Saturday Mr. Henry Eiteridye, described as a lieutenant in the navy, was charged on a warrant before Mr. Broughton with committing a violent assault upon vestryeiYardley,nkan n e a yt -s y dct a o loet u wre t idni h s, oft that fourteen r thoo t enkoeettnhhNee other years ibvooi tnyhg: s o o f opf nl ag laays e son _ Thomas x 13h eo J r u. was yhagnsa complainant oodlmil eHackney-downs aa month T h o e e ing at a game called " rounder," and had a small dog with him, when he saw the defendant coming across with a large bull dog. and he took his little dog up in his arms. The defendant, however, clapped his hands to set on the great bull dog, and complainant, in fright, dropped his dog, which the larger one then began to worry. The complainant said he was afraid that his little dog would be killed, and he again got it into his arms, and threw a stone at the other, upon which the defendant struck him a blow in the eye and knocked him down. He got up and begged of the defendant to prevent the bull dog from injuring his little one, but the defendant knocked him down a second and a third time, and would have done so again, but for a man who came up and threatened to knock the defendant himself down, unless he desisted from his violence. The defendant, he said, struck him in the eye with his clenched fist every time. George Barrow, a farmer's man, said he was at some distance when he saw the boys playing at rounder, and one of them came running to him, and begged his pro tection for the complainant, who was being ill used by a man. He himself saw the complainant knocked down three times, and the defendant gave him regular knock down blows. He then went to the spot, and told the defendant he was no gentleman to act in such a way, and desired him to let the boy and his dog alone. The animal which the defendant had with him was a large bull dog. Mr. Yardley, son., stated that when his son came home and complained to him his eye was much contused, and it was black fora week afterwards. He had since re ceived a letter, now produced, from the defendant, in answer to an application from him, stating that the mat ter had been greatly exaggerated. Holland, the officer who served the warrant, said he had made particular inquiry, and ascertained that the defendant was not a lieutenant in the royal navy, but an officer in the Indian naval service. The defendant said that was the fact. He was not di the royal navy, but a lieutenant on furlough, in the Indian merchant service. In answer to the charge, he said that he was abused by the complainant, and boxed his ears in return, but he denied having struck him down by blows in the manner stated by the complainant and the witness, who, he said, was at too great a distance to see what blows were struck; and the witness, he believed, was unable to tell the difference between a bull dog and a cat ; for his dog was not a great bull dog, as described, but a small one, between a bull dog and a terrier. Mr. BROUGHTON said the violent nature of the assault was fully establisL‘ed, not only by the evidence, but by the bruised condition the yonth himself for some time afterwards. After eouisweating btr ungly upon his brutality, he sentenced the def-ndant to pay the full pe nalty of 5/., or to be imprisoned six 7eeks in default. CLERKEN WELL. George Dougherty was charmicl with stealing >3 piece of coal, Yalta three Wpm,. The prisoner is in the service of Mr. Newton, coal merchant, of Battle-bridge, and has of late been sus pected of pilfering. When leaving his work on Friday night he was stopped, and the coal was found under his smock frock: _ . _ In answer to Mr. GREENWOOD, the prosecutor said he wished the charge to go before a jury. Mr. GREENWOOD replied, as that was his desire he had no alternative but to commit the accused to Newgate for trial. It was, however, a matter of so trivial a na ture that he would take one bail for the prisoner's ap pearance to surrender to answer for the offence when the Old Bailey St ions commence. Bail was imme diately tendered and accepted. THUNDER-STORM AT THE CAPE - - - OF GOOD HOPE. (From a Graham's Town Journal.) Graham's Town was visited on Thursday evening last, the 16th of October, by a severe thunder-storm, which was very near being attended with the most calamitous results. Never do we reMember to have witnessed light ning of a greater intensity ur accompanied with such a remarkable carmine blaze of light. The flash at each discharge, instead of being instantaneous, appeared to be a continuous stream of electricity pouring down for an appreciable interval of time, and leaving behind it a faint streak of white light—whilst the simultaneous crash of the thunder was truly terrific. The electric fluid struck several times in different parts of the town, and at half past six a broad stream of light was observed to descend behind the Drosty Barrack, accompanied by a deafening peal of thunder. This, it was afterwards ascertained, struck the powder-magazine, containing about 60,00011a5. of gunpowder, besides large quantities of shells, rockets, ball-cartridges, &c. The lightning, it appears, first struck the gable-end on the eastern side of the building facing the town, 'where the fluid separated, one stream passing directly downwards, leaving a black streak on the wall inside the magazine—the other branching off to the porch, shattering the wall in several places, and tear ing off a portion of the door-post. The sentry, who was at a distance of about forty feet from the spot where the lightning Struck, was thrown to the ground, and re mained in a state of insensibility for an hour and a half, when he was discovered and removed to the hospital, where he now is, we are happy to be enabled to state, gradually recovering. If the electric fluid had struck a few feet further to the westward on the ridge, there is every reason to believe that the magazine would have been laid in ruins. It is said that in consequence of the east wall being rather damp, the powder was removed from actual contact with it some short time ago, and that perhaps to this circumstance, and to the fact of the damp wall conducting the electricity more readily into the earth, our providential escape may be attributed. About seven or eight months ago we directed attention to the exposed situation of this powner magasine in par ticular, having on two occasions witnessed the lightning strike within a short distance of it. Estimates were at that time prepared by the commanding officer of en. gineers, and sent home, for the erection of two con ductors, but were disallowed by the authorities at home. The calculated expense of the two conductors, with the necessary tanks and apparatus, was, we believe, about 501.; and for this paltry sum the whole of the Govern ment buildings, and half the town and its inhabitants have been placed in jeopardy, and have narrowly escaped destruction- We are happy to learn, however, that ap plication has been made to the Governor to sanction their immediate erection. The private powder magazines near the mill should also be protected by lightning rods; they generally contain from 30,0001b5. to 40,0001b5. of gun powder. IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. On Saturday afternoon a number of gentlemen inte rested in agricultural and gardening pursuits, met by invitation, with Mr. Francis Henry Bickes, of Mayence, on the Rhine, at the offices of Mr. Croucher, 3, Tra falgar-square, to examine several specimens of agricul tural produce raised by a new process invented by the first-named gentleman. The nature of the discovery, as stated by Mr. Bickes, is to lessen exceedingly that heavy item of cost manure ; to bring lands hitherto considered not worth the trouble and expense of culti• ration into a highly productive state, and grow crops that even in the most fertile land would be deemed a valuable compensation to the agriculturists. Further, that land now in high cultivation may be made to pro duce better crops of all kinds, in quality and quantity, without exhausting its strength ; its fertilizing power being fully sustained from year to year. These asto nishing results are produceable by preparing the seed in a peculiar manner (the process Mr. Bickes keeps a secret), by which the powers of attracting and absorb ing in a high degree the elements of nutrition is given to the plant. For sixteen years the gentleman in ques tion has been engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native country, and has but lately arrived in this coun try ; his object being, if possible, to get the Govern ment convinced of the truth and value of his discovery, so as to purchase it for the benefit of the nation at large. It was stated by Mr. Wickes that the value of his discovery was fully - attested by practice ; in proof of which he could refer to testimonials from various parts of the Continent as well as England, which he now sub mitted to the public. The gentlemen present were here supplied with a copy of the testimonials referred to, con taining attestations from the Imperial Garden at Der Burg, several magistrates and leading agriculturists, of Vienna ; agricultural judges appointed to examine into the discovery at Offenbach, the garden of the Count of Isenbourg, several landed proprietors of Castel, the ar bitrator of the Agricultural Society of Mayence, and several members of the Society of Naturalists there, an agricultural committee .at Manbach, several landed pro prietors of Belgium, in addition to testimonials from Colonel Blagrove, Calcot-park, Berks, and other gentle. men in that county, who had tried the prepared seed; all declaring the results produced by the seed prepared by Mr. Bickes' process, to be most astonishing, both in deve lopment of fibre, and in size, quantity, and ripeness of fruit. It was further stated thatpotatoes, grown by the prepared process, had in no case been subjected to the prevailing disease. A great number of specimens were handed round the room, consisting of wheat, barley, oats, and maze or Indian corn, and various kinds of shrubs and plants. The cerealian products, especially, were of the most gigantic dimensions, and the ears were beautifully filled ; yet, it was stated, these were grown on inferior land, without manure, the seed being simply prepared, notwithstanding which they had arrived at maturity much earlier than the best favoured grain, under the ordinary system of cultivation. A very fine rose tree plant was shown, grown from a prepared seed, which in one year had become as large as the plant ordinarily does in eight. Altogether the specimens, taking for granted the data of Mr. Bickes, are the most astonish ing we ever saw, and the theory, if proved true—if Mr. Bickes really possesses a secret that can cause fertility amidst barren wilds, and doubly enhance the value of even the most fruitful soils—he will, prove himself the greatest benefactor the world ever saw. The English, however, are a practical people, and he must demonstrate his powers in an unambiguous manner on their own land, and under such circumstances as cannot admit of doubt, before he can expect the patronage and reward he seeks. Mr. Bickes, and the gentlemen whom he had invited, dined together afterwards, at the Exeter Hall Hotel, Mr. Croucher in the chair, where, after an excellent dinner, a very delightful evening was spent, and several excellent speeches delivered. An arrangement, it is said, :has been entered into among the Conservatives of the eastern division of the county, by which Mr. Darby will retain his seat during the ensuing session, but with the understanding he will vote, on all Ministerial questions, with Sir R. Peel. The appointment. therefore, held by Mr. Darby does not ren der it necessary that he should go before his constitu ents to be re-elected, and the retention of his seat whilst holding de facto a place under the Government is another evasion of the Bill of Rights—long since become, to all useful purposes, a dead letter. But Mr. Darby seems to be acting candidly towards his monopolist friends. He tells them that, if he remain in Parliament, he sha ll vote with the Premier, and they, rather than incur the expense of an election, with another election in the immediate rear, consent to allow Mr. Darby to retain his seat (for they could call upon him to resign—not because he is a place man, but because he avows his intention to support the Minister in his free - trade projects) till the present Par liament dies a natural death. One vote, at least, will therefore be lost to the monopolists of the eastern divi sion in the coming conflict.—Briyhton Herald. Miss A. ROMER, THE VOCALIST.—We were very much pleased with the debut of this young lady at the Concert-hall, on Wednesday evening. She has been educate.!, we understand, at the Royal Academy, Lon don, and has returned to the place of her birth an ac complished vocalist. We have seldom witnessed so pro mising a first appearance, and predict her speedy rise to eminence in the arduous profession which she has chosen. Her figure is slender, and rather petite, her face expres• sive, her voice of exceedingly melodious character, her knowledge of musical science erudite for her years, and her style in the highest degree neat and finished, remind. ing us very much of the manner and capabilities of Mi ss Delcy, who is now delighting the musical world on the other side of the Atlantic. Many of our leading profes sionals were present, and one and all acc or d e d to her their utmost meed of admiration. To thi s were added the warm commendations of an enthusiastic authority, who was always ready .to greet indigenous merit, and well capable of applyi n g a strict test for its discovery. The performances were announced by Mr. Joseph Robin son, who presided at the pianoforte, and who was also ably assisted by Miss Whitnall, Mr. Reeves, and Herr Braunhelder.—Literpool Mail. MR. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, TOR 1846.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough street, has this day published " Mr. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, for 1846," a new edi tion, corrected throughout from the personal communi tions of the nobility, &c., and containing all the new creations, in one volume (comprising as much matter as twenty ordinary volumes), with upwards of 1,500 en gravings of ar m s, &c., price 38s. bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also lately published the first three parts, price 10s. 6d. each, of Mr. Burke's " History of the Landed Gentry," a genea logical and heraldic dictionary of the whole of the un titled aristocracy of England. Scotland, and Ireland. The t;,;irth, and concluding part, is in the press. Bili:f , TOL SUGAR. MARKET, JAN. 2.—The offices having been closed for the Christmas recess since the 24th ult., were re-opened on Wednesday last, and there has been a fair demand for raw sugars on the two market days this week, the s ales re' ching 500 hhds. and tierces, and a few hundred mats Mamitius, at prices not obtain able previously to the holidays. Refined goods are in demand, and prices have an upward tendency.—Bristol Mercury. It has lx-en stated in the papers that circulars have been dispatched from the Treasury to those Members of the House of Commons who usually support Sir Robert Peel, requesting their attendance on the opening of Par liament. We understand that no ouch ctrculars hare been iesued.—Observir. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. oi h Yesterday morning, between the hours of tl four, a fire broke out in the Castle Tavern' parker' court, Strand, the property of Mr. Thoillas " t hree licensed victualler. The premises, which Oe_*nrerotis stories high, were flanked on either side by nobs dwelling-houses, and were adjoined at th e rear ficorr Adelphi Theatre. An alarm having b een raised, a," t o siderable period elapsed before the proprietor at t he different lodgers could be aroused, by which ti m , e „,lll of of the back of the buildings, composed PrilleVith timber, were completely wrapped in flam es ' a o's l such impetuosity was the fire then burning, that;f with the greatest difficulty the inmates cntli d A e l s c rse l safe retreat. As it was, the waiter, a man nanle, " to it'? Craner, together with a lodger, were obligor:Aio from one of the upper windows into the coa':".„.itet nothing on but their night-clothes. The upon Jumping out of window, started off in the to he was to the Chandos-street Brigade sta, ' ere give intelligence. The engines from that der"' vi A quickly got out and taken to the scene ; tbes' o itls followed by others of the London establishment, tbore Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent, an d a lso w, oc e belonging to the West of England County 1 0 ..,., 11r 01 , Companies. By the time, however, that they a" — „ael the flames haJ broken through the roof, and asc e r ' t ioo so high into the air as to illuminate the greater P l ,, t ,et of the metropolis. There being only a lath - a nd-P hoti se partition between the burning premises and the, - c o& No. 7 in the same court, a few seconds onlY lot before the latter also became ignited. The hos e ° plies engines having been attached, the branches we t e 1 3e olr down the court, but no water could at that 0 0 p od tained from the plugs. For some t.imo it w as o eci , that the Adelphi Theatre would have been con'uorsl the skylight and trap-doors on the roof being jeering times in flames. A number of persons, however, re ji in mounted the roof, a quantity of water, kept th e Ol d tank provided in case of such a disaster, was s ce er feX about, and by that means the theatre was mains, tbf As soon as water could be procured from the 111°I. ix engines were set at work, under the directienfiroeo Braidwood. After labourir.g for some time, tile A T he at length got the fire completely extinguisbera stoa, damage done is very considerable, the whole of e belonging to Mr. Parker, together with his furniturf wearing apparel, is totally lost. The furniture °for lodgers in the building, and that belonging to i ° The lies in the adjoining house, is likewise destroYeu'icleto scene at one period was truly distressing ; t he ,,, res e° : 4 4 ll € of at least twenty houses in the court were '''„ b ov; running to and fro almost in a state of frenzy' "" r o per t 4 l along with them their children and what little P l d it they could lay hold of. The origin of the fire cr be accounted for.. The only party out of tlr o „ r j‘rf' number of sufferers who was insured, was Mr- ,'"„ v eff eight or nine families are therefore deprived 0' thing they once possessed. nOA / 1(' f DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE WALIV P. ORT'" r; Yesterday afternoon, the premises belongiag.,n _ o te,„ P Aldous, a corn chandler and seed merchant , 61 1 - r ed No. 9, Baker's-row, Walworth-road, were diSeo.%ted be on fire. The flames, it is presumed, orignosf, the back of the .shop amongst the stock, tun from thenoe up the staircase, and conveunicat.e.ltbo, first and second floors. The intelligence " vf le for delay furnished to the engine stations, all; of — ter' ; ',o, i t the brigade engines, from Southwark and Per.„et bridge-roads, arrived on the spot. By th fle s h however, that the firemen could get to work, ti";, 01 ", had obtained so strong a hold as to t hreste destruction the numerous contiguous building tunately the mains of the Lambeth works an°'neotil plentiful supply of water, and after labouring °oe, an hour, the firemen succeeded in subduing the, e",,getb.,he. not, however, until the back part of the shoe, .7 o", with the stock in rade therein, and the sta irct li the first and second floors, were nearly destroyere oir adjoining premises of Mr. Marsoall, No. I °, , I damaged by water and fire. The origin of the la% ‘A" kriown. The building was insured in the Alliaile- but Mr. Aldous was uninsured. estitt AO DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CLERESNIVELLEigiOtS morning a fire broke out upon the premises helj:,;ess:f Mr. W. Farmer, an engin , ,er, cat rying on hilrlgjos',l No. 33, Great Sutton-st eet, Clerkenwell. b from some unknown cause in the factory at re ° e t the dwelling. Fortunately the building , a ' 1 "" k •or th e about forty or fifty feet long, was oetacoe e d. disastrous consequences might have been exp ect engines of the London Brigade, parish, Weeq e d, a land, and County Companies promptly a tten brd there being en abundant stream of water suPPhe,rit, th New River Company. the engines were set to att jergr the firemen, after labouring for some i•inl e ' 1 3 oil e t i e; succeeded in extinguishing the flames, oar tog s it until the premises in which the fire began' werciet:4o with the contents, nearly consumed. Mr. Fr e ' o p ; insured in the Sun Fire-office. for 0, FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP.—On Satlll ll o,loll' l o about twelve o'clock, the barque Thomas, 'Avg A e f p Exeter, Captain Jewry, lying in Messrs. 01 ,',", 0 e,"4 Young's deck, Limehouse, was discovered to :offer a:0 The issue of a dente mass of smoke from th e t made the watchman aware of the fact. Ani, ol " -Il the "do was spread, and intelligence was dispatched s° „„sis.) ferent engine stations. Upon entering the after -- ; „a 0 ,,;0 flooring was found to be on fire, and was blat., f T uriously, threatening destruction to the etnr e lt, A v e ) The crews of several vessels instantly set tc' 4 7 ev ay.,14 so firm a hold had the flames obtained that F . 1 0 , r1 " the utmost exertions of the parties resent. iil b y e e d .l% engine was the first to arrive, and present' sPe e : 4l " S ' e . o ° ' work. This was followed by the brigade ellW o ": 5 Schoolhouse-lane Jeffrey and W Or) ling-street, ant the West of England stations. Ar e "jo to the combined exertions of all varties th e ijer9 eventually extinguished, but not before c i _e ll „ 0 " trs" damage was done. The origin of the fire has to a defect in the stove. 1 lid FIRE AT THE LONDON AND B IR MINGIr4 OI , 0 0" pr i STORES.—A fire, caused by the explosion os . ofl e tt of signal lights, occurred in the above s toraft Ape id near Chalk Farm. There being a quantitY: 017 • teu, A wipings in the place, the same became igra. 061 some time considerable alarm prevailed lea''., d ee building should fall a prey to the fury of the o 'l o o us fire-engine belonging to the Company wall, tri out and soon at work, and by judiciously t rot j the water the flames were extinguished, but; sier the floor of the building was much burned an tents damaged by fire and water. he [lloecira,,tllrnell -1.1 V?; Wi , n T o h n ,, tatin , 3 1. 1 1 AR I Of the a rebold • utrect, th 'r se ndi Sh e a f orms Id we Tifr 'r e deli ' e, un j • RE I ?Axy.ltula /v. ItGuEs, a W I . atnuel Fr ederick John ho notice is ho the .! of both ul'eltiatpiOn fo ith4,:r,t4l4eCl 1101 e,,, by th 01114 '4 ring o i: ' )_aers 4 4 : l %; tionZ °Me t*, qiNN: ,„ 0 II i tre te rl e lt he o t v tht% en dnds' — ' l l)to ti 1121, 6Vth to 'tet „ken~ nu 8 t 4 ` gill ' wale, -r4 A 8 T Th e t., „ 4 411 4 irr!etn st ItP.llti r° Driet or 14 rtli ' 4 ( l i 'r : s ilt I t 4 °I il a "k er , j)re at s, l uer abr tem An 1 / 4 4; 4 0% i l l /1 W ilt " ' 3 ter 4 1 1 , I a re al kob 'kN • ;`, 11 )0 1 / 4 Al erne: ) z :!,1 4 : X 42 °nal rr( kat 1 !' 44l.°V w I t t6t trii Gov t t :lte r4 tam t4itt u 4i an) t ob lk eat r k rs, ke t l a , , ar t( L 1 r s, ,Teo/ t: 1 1: 0011 ; tri exa di c e an k— A titu r 11 ht, e fb, e " 41 4 t it th orr n Pti,"4131!,.!1'r to t 4% Pri tents damaged by fire and water. ppyi THE " DRAB COLOURED Man" OUT Orw el l/ „0 /1 The Philadelphia correspondent of the stit, Commercial Acloci tiser says :—At ,MessrS.,,yertie, marble-yard; in this city, may be seen the et; It 0 0, of the private re s iden c e of General WashiOg t° ool 3e o ie the following inscription :—" This corner - ti' house to accommodate the President of l 'A t atil' o r States, was laid, May 10, 1792, when Penns ove os happily out of debt. Thomas Meffiin was i !:011 the State." When Pennsylvania was haPPlir i f debt ! What magic words, and what a 11 °P r oitl i ' could we but lay a corner-stone at this late del 0 a proud inscription. rT / 0 / [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SIGHT AND iiE lt A t otleYl Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25, South '' - ne s, Edinburgh—Newly-invented Specta c l es , Teles°4"ors l e ls , glasses, Microscopes, &c.—Patronised by f o al& Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd Maiston , t i Goodfallow, Clayton Grosvenor Morrison, Dr ; 'ir a llO c i ef oli l i d son, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray,. a, P . .{„ Price, Lindsay, and Thackray, Major-General StrZeifsli stone, P. Fyers, D. Maclead, Hamilton, Turner r s ir J O O O Cock • Lieutenant-Generals Sir Henry Bouveri e, (knell, Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, and Sir Wi n j joiti , Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn , Sir Sir George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sit o o, i / e i Whitahed, Sir D. Gold, Ross, Alexander, Cur S., Ot kinson, Hollis, Price, &c.—Messrs. S. and P* „. 0 i j ord Opticians, hays invented Spectacle Lenses T o ss m e/ construction. Immediately they are placed b e r - o re?) fect vision, that mist and dullness which a ppear O a is at once removed ; every object becomes clear an. priV e that the most aged and imperfect sight becou' e ; n d 11 41111 brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, 5 . state. Also, Achrom a ti c T e l escopes , O pe ra Gla'-eso, '`'/ scopes, Invisible and a ll ki n d s o f Acoustic b a y s of e ps relief of most extreme deafness. Caution—Net netted with a person of the same name in the' e loy neighboUrhood. T o preven t m i sta k es , b e cau tious, 0 1: On y to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Picead i I ' o 4l' the York Hotel, and 25, South Castle-street, V iEl ao,o',l" [ADVERTISEMENT]. —THE MOST I MO''' . 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Murray, of a son. 0' On the 7th inst., at Toft Hall, Cheshire , i;e v. of a daughter. the On the 7th inst., at Derby, the lady of A i Armitage, of a son. the On the Bth inst., at Walton-place, Chelsea, W. Cripps, Esq., of a son. fle d HARRIED S. Oa the 30th ult., at St. Peter Port, Guernseit i , t iae ." Esq., surgeon, of London, to Adeline Julia , 00 °CY T. Peers, Esq., of Guernsey. On the 7th inst., at Alnwick, Captain Ist Royal European Light Infantry, Bengal, t%leic, eldest daughter of John Lambert, Esq., of Alns r , Co lED. stre e " On the 9th inst., at hi s sdence, Henrietts",ear..4, garden, Bcachcroft Shepard, Esq., in his 78th pr'" 00' On the 7th inst., at Surbiton, near Kin stn e at, Grace Brodie, relict of the late F. Brodie, 1 = 5 ,.; 1 " c r. s tr On the 7th inst., Mr. John Skipsey, of Car f er 0 4 ' cola's Inn. On the Bth inst., at Cheltenham, the I lev ..se. rr• I' C b M.A. late incumbent minister of High Harree h er ' On the 9th inst., Susannah, wife of ChristoP n uare, arl‘' son, Euston-square. Hy -r btov ri On the 9th inst., in Cambridge-sq White, Esq., of Mornington-place. On the 9th inst., in Montpelier-s q uare, 10 1' Anne, wife of George Haldane. Esq. „r . 4 tsest , or I On the 9th inst., at Ivy Cottage, uPP er 5 .9,P 44 14 Mrs. Elizabeth Cross, widow of the lateJ. eldest ds On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Ann, he 0 6 1 °' Richard Pearce, Esq ,of London. wife ° t is On the 7th inst., at Antwerp, Frances, N , L i s Johnson, E. I°e. Pe/G ' On the 9th Robilimon,ut Iv"- DIJl! 11l 10 3— • London : Printed. and Published by °AA C01 1i; No. 112, Stunt, Printer, at The Sus h ., the Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, Middlesex, Monday, January it ..low°