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rimEAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC. 9, 1846. _ COURT of - DIRECTORS of the EAST Th a t a &LIMA COMPANY do hereby give notice, th et at PROPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has given notice, to be teal e Quarte r ly G eneral Court of the sa i d Company, appo i n t e d ' 160, at., he ath House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEnziESDAY, the .:„T will submit the f o ll ow i ng motion, viz. : I4 e r ia t referring t o t h e services which the native army o f I n di a Neci,rsi d ered to the s t ate, from its first formation, referring more es , le 3 : t ° its More recent services in Burmah, Affghanistan, China, upon the Ranks of the Sutlej, this Court earnestly re . ,reek to the Court of Directors to take such measures as they -- - , L. proper for improving tke prospects of that army." C. MELVILL, Secretary. CITY NATIONAL POOR-RATE. NORWICH, AND COUNTY OF THE SAME. A a Court of the Governor, Deputy-Governor, V a nd Guardians of the Poor of the City and County of Norwich ketertlea of the same, held at the New Hall, in the said city, the yo December, 1846. res ubred—That the Clerk be instructed to communicate 11 e clerks of the several Boards of Guardians in England and tlani7 o c .l l4 B their attention to the importance of presenting peti t% D.,.;-_arliatnent, praying for the adoption of a National Rate for Ve r i 4 7: t of the Poor, and that a Committee, consisting of the Go- Nice „ i ne Paty-Governor, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. J. L i t t rua;4-rler, teim appointed Mr. Gedge Mr. Field, Mr. James Cozens, and to draw up resolutions on behalf of this e7 tr expressing their opinion as to the oppressive operation Of; ~_c Present Law of Settlement, and the necessity for the adoption "'Menai Rate. Ay at h fl eeting of the above committee, held on Thursday, the 3d T.,_vcetaber, now in following resolutions were agreed to : it tuoNi t the laws now in existence relating to the settlement and kkiti th "the Poor in England and Wales, operate most oppressively te to e destitute poor, are unjust towards th rate-payers, and tend lierty, t en t the Poor from carrying their labour, the sourc.) of all pro ,rb 0 the mar tthe Poor Removal Bill passed in the last session of Partia l° as increased to an alarming extent the evils it was intended h ettre e „ ) %, and will have the effect of creating unfriendly feelings ' ', t tlerie c Wrighbouring unions and parishes, and must multiply to an oet v of extent the litigation and expense consequent on the re 'll,,JaaPeris already more than sufficiently burthensome. Pte r cL the present mode of assessing the rates for the relief of the e unequal and unjust. In many agricultural parishes of Mit "tent, Where th e num b er o f poor i s sma ll, an d in many opu • k i t1141 1 :uell in the metr o p o li s , th e p oor ' s - ra t e s are nearly nominal, Wes„_ RuulY manufacturing towns and populous agricultural vil - Ld i ti "ere the poor are numerous, the rates are high in proportion, • 4 411 1 ,,be rendered by th e recent law a most intolerable burden lto in Norwich are already increased to a fourth of the rack .1 • Itktm it would be highly desirable, and, for the reasons above 1 )111tj become of imperative necessity, in order to equalise the 0 ; 40 f the r a t e - payers, an d t o i mprove the condition and well ' ' 4ll hu re pt Poor, that every destitute person should be entitled to wherever such destitution may occur. 1 7111 accomplish these important objects, and to give free `ue labour of the people, it is necessary that the laws now Mellig u g t relating to parochial settlements and ratings, should be ...!111 4 .' and that a general national rate be substituted. I% bp... Petitions, founded on the above resolutions, be prepared 1/ lleti —vntec l to both Houses of. Parliament early in the ensuing Central committee be esiabllshed in London, to receive from the. several unions and parishes desirous of "2.& she above measure. wiPtesof these resolutions be advertised, and forwarded to the 1t h .„ 41 ,,ns In England and Wales, and to such other pub:ic bodia3 ttetiar i pe deemed Advisable, earnestli soliciting their cordial cb deit, .14_,endeAoieuting to obtain the accomplishment of objects 444 IMPOrtallt." A. A. 11. BECKWITH, Governor. - ' 4I tYLEBONE, DECEMBER 5, 1846. hi - "tit b.- 10 RRICKM &c.—BREEZE. lile„" tat r„.—, of this parish hereby give Notice thst they will atrY-room of the Court House of the said parish, on Ash:Lezider,,:nlher 26, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to re -2 ' r ont persons willing to Contract for the Breeze and Ps 3 e : al d Parish, for One Year, from the 31st day of January go o rie th . n t of One Quarter of the Year's Contract money must qb.:Sectui t „ ',Mid Vestrymen at the signing of the Contract, and li t Tsr ,LErtven that the remainder be continued to be paid one 1. b . 115 5 diZ 4 ooe throughout the Contract. The parish is divided "° ,lB , for the purpose of Contracting for the Breeze. Ztr. „ 11 O f Which, with th e f orm of the Contract and printed 1.:17 be had of the Surveyor, Mr. Robert Scaca, at the wed a Ze, from Twelve till One o'clock daily. Tenders to be ' l 4l/4 11 " . 7_ no Tender will be received after Eleven o'clock on the . 4 7 of December. By order of the Vestry, C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk. to pay Six Guineas as expenses of Contract and Bond. e sktrim- b u , IT ED KIN GDOM LIFE SSURANCE Al% COMPANY, W ATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDON. 97 . GEORGE-STREET, EDINBURGH. 12, ST. VINCENT-PLACE, GLASGOW. ITA DIRICTORS. --MES STUART, Esq., Chairman. 1 4 ,1 1 !!.1 A nc IiANANEL DE CASTRO, Deputy Chairman. k - riton W r son, Esq. F. C. Maitland. Esq. tOsnox Avarne, Esq. William Itailton, Esq. Esq.. Resident. John Ritchie, Esq. e , se F. Thomson, Esq. 111 4 . e 4 i,rarn. Esq. 1 240 5 t -, established by Act of Parliament in 1834, affords likZ.%,Wilerf:ct security in a large paid up Capital, and in the great fi; ° , 4 betr i has attended it since its commencement, its annual •:rivards sof 84100/. i'm hy s ue. 1 / 4 ompany added a bonus of 21. per cent. per annum on scl to all policies of the participating class f rom the were effected. ' ' ‘. l) 44:T a tisclded to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of De- A: , Is as folloninws • 460 00' red * (*. e Asstised •• 'Sum ~,,_ " " •....6 years 10 might.. • • .083 400 0 :: : • • • • • • • 6 y ears .. 6OO Os. Od. 4 4%0 • •••• • • • 4 ye ar s 400 Os. Od. •-• • • • • •• 2 years 2OO Os. Od. forte-wrs, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale , and fer,..nesd be paid for , the first five years, where the insu k i irt hiw 4 48 , sh o t ll ing d to secure the benefit of the next Division of Profits •su_stis tam make immediate application. em,,,..rit 3 ,T h e . en Policies to the extent of half the sum to be assured, Kr•utr.',vtle'ved by the Directors of the Company. b bli e Z r i%) Mo o ney or charge except the Policy Stamp. 444 44.' t• u will be afforded on application ohe Resident ennox Boyd, Esq., of No.B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. • 8 4 EREIG N LIFE ASSURANCE COM- PANT. St. James's-street, London. TRUSTEES. • LIL * 4nialSths Ilrydges Henniker, Bart, v s "Amin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P. eu'lk l EuTY ar e as e Edwtt, Esq. Disscroxs. -, " "af— LieutenantColonel Lord Arthur Lennox. . itru xr - CnAism.sx—T. C. Granger, Esq., M.F. Ashburner, Esq., M.D. ▪ B, Datard, Esq. ▪ IP Patton Blyth, Esq. Broadwood. Esq.. M.P. Charles Farebrother, Esq., Alderman. ohel. Tull'ich Fraser, Esq. Gardiner Esq. ci Aaren m As aed he o r nai eto d l . dsmid, Esq• exander Ogilviw E' j 3' E . •Asen ri zt enrY Wtlltam li" ti ncos and anntii r"rn grarited sq on ravourable terms• m ti , e o s r which the following are specimens. are oeLst Bea le co t he 1 t" or pre—u nsistent with sec ur ity. 1 ........ ANNUAL PREMIUMS FOR ASSURING 100/. Age. For For For One Year. Whole Life, Seven Years. s. d. 20 1 1 0 s. d. 1 13 7 1 1 8 A new pl an of Accumulative Assurance, by depositing i n stead of paying Premiums, thus : By %titres the deposit plan, commencing at the age 20, 401. per Annum the assured at the age of X s. d. 949 16 4 1779 1 - - - - 2495 0 0 09 " • - . . 3111 19 of the Premi u er"r a t lth e d Aultl i r without r • es, to r e tu rn ommence at any ums, specified age. granted r the s anulty 13 to comme nce i s no t attained. in case the age a t H. D. DAVENPORT, Secretary. 29 a Policy for - 39 49 " " - NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUE- ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital £506,000. , Empowered by Act of Parliament. h;_tit ' n nittltion embraces important and substantial advantages T a lg. to Life Assurance, and Deferred Annuities. The assured ( W t :cession.% the power to borrow, without expense or tor -4 the epolicy, two-tkirds of the orentiurns paid (see Table) 44eau Ptlon of lectinveni ng ences benets,nec essity. and the conversion of his in ,„:Lraeot other secofior iluce4 for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible T he DIVISION OF PROFITS. ill „.. 6 ^--., "X ibi •d at .,.kable success and increasing prosperity of the Society b 0h 7. 0 Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare —I4.IIPefQ:;,ZI:I of f fro% e 3 s rt o i l l i t s s p c e a rl ecent. en the premiums paid t I rellitun. EXAMPLES. Bonus Bonus in added. Cash. g Assured o g sally g p i . Borrow. • a -4 tt l r")°' 84 1837 18341 1838 1840 1841 4217 15 14100 0 11 192 3 0' 87 1 4 165 11 16 74 1 9 116 7 6 54' 0 10 111 6 8, 49 10 0 .Xl6 0 41X445 0 0 I 13 111 2! 395 11 1 11 13 3 10 2 3 g 1 2 3 3 74 7 10 4: 11 247 4 8 bit 4 4eabZ ill ell or sr ., f . et the --- annual, and the next will be inside in wit year. P. FERGUSON CADMOUS. Secretary. t ------------ Q ii rrir - --- Th 411 D LAW LIFE ASSURANCE kg ''rransf Wm.'', taut er u n ,,,. ~ No. 26, Lincoln's Inn-fields. v.ft7 th e 21 i" o t ads Society will s be closed from the 21st 4 ,..ttlee. b - ' l t ,..tellblg s t i;:atill'lry next, from and after which date the — ` ° ePteci --° ° ll til t , h . -- n ,....°n the 31st instant will be payable at the -—* °t Twelve and Three daily, Wednesdays De B Y order o f th e Board. ecether 10 , 1846 J. J. SYLTESTER, Actuary and Secretary. . I.4lGirp oki" --- CAMPHINE, CANDLES. —Patent PRirrm ---t. -m e n. - sealed half-gallon cans, 45. 9d. per gallon . k b , 81 Patent uandles, 7%d. per lb., at WILLIAM S. BURTON'S ' wi lt ,. and Burton's), 39, Oxford-street, corner of Newman lptifalcner" assortment of Camphine, Argand, and Solar Lamps, Magnum and other Candlesticks, with all the lates. litl it 'st ez t i l and of fhe newest and most recherche patterns, is the fro m ~,tence. All the seasonable novelties are now ready, and Str, Sr 4 u to 30 per cent.• under any house with whom quality h i ,*Dpr o ., teensiderations. The money returned fer every article " trfie.. e " et Detailed catalogues, with engravings, sent (per ehe I a jENDERS, STOVES, AND FIRE-IRONS. XStal Ti. * n e st assortment of Stoves and Fenders, as wel as )I,oll4,l.',: n rnongery, in the world, is now on Sale at WILLIAM S. (lateLt RIPPON an d BURTON'S) extensive warehouses. . 14°1 ettel • t with or *orr i ,,,_ enders, to 4 feet, from 30s. each ; ditto ditto, ia t • . rtnts, from 60s. ; rich bronzed scroll ditto, with steel bar. tn teq roil fenders, 3 feet, 4s. 6d. ; 4 feet, Gs.; ditto bronzed, and Oer l, `; s tandards, 8 feet, 9s. ; 4 feet, I Is. ; wrought iron kitchen O Z O Zim feet, 45. Ed. ; 4 feet, 6s. ; bright register stoves, with I L*OIQ nl atuents, and two sets of bars, from 955.; ditto ditto, with j rt, iErnaments, trom 91.; black dining-room register stoves, t i Zt, 24:1 a feet, 275. ; bed-room register stoves, 2 feet, 1 6 s- 47:Stin t he The new economical thermio stove, with fender and el b ,4Qd„„ ar th-plate,fire-irons for chambers, Is. 9cl. per bi o — ule ditto, with cut heads, 6s. 6d. ; newest pattern, with itchb. // zed heads, Ivariety of fire-irons, with or-molu eir onmongery 30 per cent. under any other house. The des r6t urned for every article not approved of. Detailed can :ILL/Win/ravings, sent (per post) free. furnishingblenerai N'S iron mong e ry RIFPON and BURTON'S) stock ne is literally the largest in the world, 807ety „„., / anguage can be employed to give a correct idea of Its b _Ozi o ,..l l, extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it.— ii`. l ' o ,reet (corner cf Newman-stree). Established in Wells. r at FOIL STOPPING DECAYED TEETH. —*ld by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Kent. Albert, and rt„ombleirsßoyal licighnesses of HOWARD'S SUCCEDA -1,41t3'.114171( for a S n top In Decayed Teeth, however large the D a‘ ,... It is placed in the p to g oth in a so ft state, without any pressure 11 2411 4 "`Itttd soon becomes as hard as the enamel, and will remain bd i tz . r `ke tooth for many years, rendering extraction unnecessary, I..," l let e , ti ng the further progres of decay. All persons can use this 27,1,,tru themselves with ease, as full directions are enclosed. v`i• Prepared only by Th omas and Howard, Surgeon Den to 64. --enters-street, Oxford-street, who will send it into the r,., , ee by post. gold by Savory, 220, Regent-street ; Sanger, lat 4 ...Ord -street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside; Johnson, 68, ; 444 tAtedicine Vendors in the kingdom Mr. Howard continues to 10 ._ring i o h ; losl of teeth on his new system . of eelf-adhesion, without U lu ; W irim. This method does not require the extraction of fr roots, er an y painthl operation whatever, and is less Ntro:liars eth ers. Mr. Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 64, Dermas ''.wrgitrelt. At SOW, Avm 11 tlll 4. • ..- :ir..- ___/_______„ - _ I -- _-e ~--e 7e- - "" t/ e_...Y /16'\- 7/1 -- --,/ / _ -.. •• 1--- : - .,,‘.i. - .:•, - ": • A .• t - l ik )401,-.. . , 4 1-11111111111 .- ~. '''''''' ;,*': ' i;151.9 .M , , e 40 4 f y • - • ~.' ,::.-- .!b.,vOATr , 3 / 1 Q • r - -# ~..., •. J 0. o p J'' ,, ; . . • ,Le t ' e - ' ' 4 kt f iW . s . . ' ,3 / 4 V ry, , ~, ', i t rl. ^ ~, , ,41 , *lt , ' ' / ~,f ~, , I ,41, • . I A ...., , •., \ et/awl! , itnl„:rr 1 . ..,‘, ~. , , , ...,./i't - 1, 111 . ' ~.. W 1 4 1.--, -- ' 4 ' . 1 .. ~• t , ' s , , ' 4 A '.!- 41.t,,,,P .-- 9-.„..fi ri f/4 1., , f ';, -- 441; ;00 4 -cr 1114111114.„ -,_. ' . '''' )1, d ."--,.._:_____, -, ,_, `< , -i!,,,,... , „ . ' --- 7 , ' - -:.=,. 1 ' f ill I. ,;,',' ',,, \r'',s7 , , / ' • 4 ' -er ••,...,... ri • t t \ . " - ,, , i- , , ~,..,-;/ ~' ~t '' ' ri . , ' , C ziej 4 . : ,I ' , , - -,w r „.5 Of b y ~,, -11 •,g , ', 4 ... ‘ DIE . • ~,, ~ t 2 409 . 115111 4 C0* .„,"` *. 10, , ,, , , ‘ *. ji : ii ,i ~.k!, iv , : ...... W .-- 1 • •• . 4 ,. ~-;- ' 4.1 " : ' •:' ' 1 777: 4 ** ,, .... ' , ‘ ,l - kr-s- ' I • - Y No. 16,922. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. BY PERMISSION.-PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, differing from all other spe cimens recently before the public, is LECTURED on, with other ex plosive compounds, by Dr. RYAN, daily at Halt past Three ; and on the evenings of Mondays, Wedm•sdays, and Fridays. The principle of the EL , CTRIC TELEGRAPH DEMONSTRA TED, by Professor BACHHOFFNER. In the OXYHYDROGEN MICROSCOPE is exhibited specimens of the DISEASED POTATOE, showing Cuttings of the Tubers end Leaves, together with the DES I'RUCTIVE INSECT, supplied by A. Smee, F.K.S. The PHY SIOSCOPE, DIVING EXPERIME :TS, the DISSOLVING VIEWS, y Charles S mith, &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. PUBLICATIONS. -..-.-.--. sponsibility of the property of the country being first es tablished by a permanent law. Various benefits would arise from such a law as this. It would make it the interest of property and capital to employ the people, and to make that employment repro ductive. It would force the co-operation of landlord and tenant in the same object ; it would be a present expen diture for useful purposes, but create no future burden on the country ; it would be a premium on residence, and a tax upon absenteeism ; it would promote the exten sion of manufactures, as well as the improvement of agriculture ; and all these things it would do by the strongest of all practical stimulants,—the self-interest of those who possessed the power and means of employment. because the greater the number of people they employed the less would be their tax. But the Employment Act of the 9th and 10th Vic toria has directly opposite effects to those I have de scribed. It encourages lavish expenditure, by furnish ing the means for that expenditure without the control of the present pressure of taxation ; and, as it is now acted on in Ireland, it encourages the execution of works, from which no profitable return can be expected, either to the state or to individuals. The pressure of distress in duces the acceptance of the state money, without con sidering the effects which must be produced in the swamping of property, and cu rtailing the means of future improvement ; an d , i n many cases , I believe it is grasped in the h o p e t h at i t never will b e d eman d e d, o r, if &weeded, that it w ill b e paid by a di sc h arge un d er the Insolvent Act. Instead of stimulating enterprise, it creates apathy in all classes, as regards the use of their own means to give employment or to advance their condition. Landlords, tenants, merchants, all classes, high and low, are looking for Government money in one form or other • not considering, and some not expecting, that a d a y Of reckoning is to come ; and thus that; want of self-reliance and self-action, which is the great fault of the Irish character, is encouraged and per petuated. The application of British money, in this way, is no boon to Ireland ; but it iwould be a boon to expend it in useful public works, which would make a return of profit to the state for the money applied—thus co-operat ing with individual exertion in the employment of the people ' • and, among those public wor k s w hi c h m i g ht b e undertaken, none would make a more ample or useful return than the occup dion and reclamation or the waste lands, now lying, to so great an extent, unproductive alike to the owners and to the state, by which means would be also obtained of relieving over-populated localities. NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK BY MR. DICKENS. On the 19th instant, will be published, price 58., email Eivo., THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A LOVE STORY. By CHARLES DICKENS. The Illustrations by Daniel Alaclise, A.A. ; Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. ; John Leech ; and Richard Doyle. London : Bradbury and Evans, Wbitefriars. ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. I HE FIRST VOLUME of the NEW EDI TION of THE HISTORY OF EUROPE will be published, and copies delivered to the Trade on SATURDAY, the 19th instant. Specimens of the Work may now be had of all Booksellers in town or country. 37, Paternoster-row, London, Dec. 11, 1846. MR. DENIPSTER'S ORIGINAL BALLAD SOIREES. Mr. DEMPSTER, Comviser of the " Lament of the Irish Emi grant," " Blind Boy," " may Queen," and other American Melo dies, has the honour to announce that his FIRST MUSICAL EN TERTAINMENT will be given at the Princess's Concert-room, Castle-street, Oxford-street, on WEDNEODAY EVENING, 16th Decem ber, on which occasion he will sing a Selection from his own Coin positions. To commence at Eight o'clock. Tickets, Is. 6d.; Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d.; Gallery, Is. To be had at Duff and Ilodson's, 65, Oxford-street ; the doors ; and of Mr. Dempster, 11, Howard-street, Stre std. CAUTION TO MOTHERS. m RS JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTH ING SYRUP. This efficacious remedy has been in general use for upwards o thirty Years, and has preserved numerous Children when suffering from Convulsions arising from painful Dentition. As soon as the S. 'op is rubbed on the Gums, the Child will be relieved, the Gums ,pled, and the inflammation reduced. It is as innocent as efficacious, tending to produce the Teeth with ease ; and so pleasant that no Child will ref Use to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parente should be very particular to ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTHISO SYRUP, and to notice that the names of Barclay and Sons, 95, Far cingdon-street, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold the recipe), are on the Stamp affixed to each Rote • Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. TO MR. PROUT, 229, STRAND, LONDON. Doncaster, September 26th. 1844. Sia,—The following particulars have been handed to us Stith a request that they might be forwarded to you, with permission for heir publication, if you should deem them worthy of such. J. BROOKE and Co., Doncaster. Elizabeth Brearley, residing in Duke-street, Doncaster, aged setween forty and fifty, was severely afflicted with Rheumatism, and confined to her bed for a period of nearly two months, with scarcely the power to lift her arm ; she was signally benefited after taking two doses of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and after finishing two boxes was quite recovered.' The above recent testimonial is a further proof of the great efficacy of this valuable medicine, which is the most effective remedy for Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Tic Doloroux, Pains in the Head and Face, often mistaken for tooth-ache, and for all Gouty and Rheumatic Tendencies. It is also gratifying to have permission to refer to the following gentlemen, selected from a multitude o iothers, whose station in society has contributed to advance this popular medicine in public esteem :—.l. R. Mandall, Esq., Coroner, Doncaster ; the Rev. Dr. Blomberg ; the Chevalier de la Garde ; Mr. Miskin, brewer and monster, Dartford ; Mr. Richard Stone, Luton ; John J. Giles, Esq., Frimley ; Mr. Inwood, Perbright ; William Courtenay, Esq., Barton Stacey, near Andover Railway Station, Hants. ; all of whom have received benefit by taking this medicine, and have allowed the proprietor the privilege of publishing the same for the benefit of the afflicted. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint went by all respectable Medicine Vend hroughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe he name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Londoon," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the genuine Medicine. But, if the duty of employing and feeding the people be imposed on the property of the country, the owners of property have a right to claim such other enactments as will remove all impedimenta to the free use of the in come derived from the lands of Ireland ; and the tenantry class have a right to claim such laws as will ensure the full recompense for their labour and capital. I shall briefly refer to some of these measures. 1. Ample and easy powers of charging the inheritance of settled estates with money expended on every kind of permanent improvements. 2. A power of charging mortgagees, annuitants, and rentchargers with their proportion of all local taxation paid by the landowner. 3. Ample powers to sell or exchange settled property, subject to the uses of the trusts. 4. Power to the tenant to obtain value or compensa tion for his tenant-right, arising from the expenditure of labour and capital in improvements. Space does not permit me to refer to various other measures, of the improving and ameliorating character pointed out in the Poor Inquiry and Land Commission reports, which are entitled to the instant attention of the Legislature. If the measures of relief to the landlords of Ireland, which I have referred to above, were passed, I have no doubt that the income of the country, called into action by a Labour Employment Act, in conjunction with such public works as the Government might undertake would give ample employment to the whole population requiring it. In conclusion, my Lord, permit me to observe, that, in seeking a legislative enactment, to compel the employ ment of the people by a compulsory tax on the property of the country, lam seeking no innovation—l am asking nothing inconsistent with the practice or spirit of the British constitution. Your Lordship must know, better than I do, from the records of history, that immediately previous to the reign of Elizabeth the disorganiz ttion of society, and lawless outrage, from the want of employ ment, existed in England to a far more fearful extent than at any late period of Irish history. What was time for England to restore her to quiet? The law of the 43d of Elizabeth was enacted, which rendered the pro perty of the country directly responsible to employ or feed the people; there were no Government advances or Government loans called for or offered—the direct re sponsibility was at once imposed; and England has since reached to the highest state of good order and improve ment of any country in the world. Trusting that I may be pardoned for this intrusion, from the importance of the subjects referred to, I have the honour to remain, with the highest respect, my Lord, your obedient servant, W. SHARMAN CRAWFORD. Crawfordsburn, Ireland, Dec. 7. - LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SUN, DECEMBER 14, 1846, PRICE SD. - - • city-should be made available for her recovery, and we are happy to find that our suggestion has been acted upon. We - learn, from authority, that arrangements have been entered into by the directors and underwriters for the Great Britain with Captain Coppin for the taking off of the vessel, and that preparatory operations will be commenced immediately. We have had a full de scription of the method to be adopted, and we have not the slightest doubt but that it will be completely suc cessful. When we state the fact that 460 applications from different quarters, containing as many pr, jets for' the recofery of the vessel, have b:-en laid befere the di rectors, it will be seen that the preference given to the scientific skill of Captain Coppin is n it a little compli mentary to that gentleman. We most heartily wish him every success.— Londonderry Standard. The Undet-Secretary aeknowledg(-s having r, cer 1001. from Pontefract, for the relief of the ilestita c po,ii in Ireland, which shall be appropriated as d4s , re.'. Evening Post. ARRIVAL OF THE GIBRALTAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 13.—The Oriental Company't %team-ship Madrid, Captain Bingham, arrived in tlr docks at four P.M. ' and landed the u s ual ma il s , w hi..i were forwarded to London by the one o'clock A 51. train this day. _ Her - dates are Gibraltar, Nov. 30th ; Cadiz, Dec. Ist ; Lisbon, 4th ; Oporto, sth ; Vigo, 6th. The Madrid had no commanication with Corunna. She has a full cargo of oranges, onions, ani eggs. The weather during the voyage, both out and home, was very bad, with continual h ead winds, rain, and lightning. - The Madrid has brought home 21 passengers. STATION OF HER MAJESTY'S SlllPS.—Spartan frigate. steamers Virago and Phcenix were at Gibraltar. At' Lisbon, her Majesty's ships Hibernia, Trafalgar, Rodne3 , Superb, Albion, Canopus, Nautilus, Scourge, Rattler ; a French brig, Cygne ; Spanish corvette Colose, and the Portuguese squadron. At Oporto, the Gladiator steam frigate. At Vigo, Portuguese frigate Donna Maria ; and at Corunna, frigate America. The Tagus, Captain Evans, is hourly exp-eted at the Mother-bank, from Alexandria w i th India mail , &c. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated EV - ;opian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, 'White, Stanwood, and Germon, whose entertainments last season at the St. James's Theatre were so eminently successful, and whose recent performances In the Provinces have been atte , aled with unexampled success, will have the honour of resuming their entertainments at the above theatre on TUESDAY EVENING, Des. 15. and of continuing the same every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, during the Christmas holidays. The public is ressectfully cautioned that the Songs and Melodies, as sung by the above party at the St. James's Theatre, are published only at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bend-street. None others are authentic. St. James's Theatre, Dec. 1, 1846. MONSON'S ARMS, COMMERCIAL and AGRICULTURAL INN, lIIGH-STREET, LINCOLN. JOHN INMAN begs most respectfully to return his best thanks to his agricultural and commercial friends in particular, and to the public in general, for the increased and increasing support conferred upon him ;-and to merit which it will be his constant endeavour and arernitting study. Commercial gentlemen will at the Monson's Arras find accommo dation equal to any house, however celebrated for commercial resort —an excellent commercial room, well aired beds, and good stabling. Travellers by railway visiting the ancient city will receive every attention. An omnibus to and from the railway station on the arrival and parture of each train. November 28. 1846. GORGE HOTEL, DALE- siitEE I', NEAR THE EXCHANGE, LIVEuPOOL. Families and Travellers staying or passing through Liverpool, will find the GEORGE HOTEL, front its contiguity to the Exchange, the Docks, and the centre of business, the most comfortable and conve nient establishment in the town. It is excellently situated for the sojourn of Passengers proeeeding by the Halifax and Dublin Mail Boats. Night Porters are kept to attend upon visitors by the Railway Trains. Lock-up Coach-houses and Stabling. THOMAS CASTLE, Proprietor. B IRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. LOANS OF MONET. The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners are ready to receive Loans of Money for periods o; five or seven years, under the authority of their Acts of Parliament, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The interest will be paid half-yearly, on the Ist of January and Ist o 1 July, in London or elsewhere, as the parties leading may prefer. Sealed tenders, stating the amount and term of years for which the money is proposed to be lent, to be addressed to the Commissioners, endorsed "Tender for Loans."—Birkenhead, Sept. 21, 1846. By order, RICHARD HIND, See. rpHE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION, IL (aided by Voluntary Contributions,) for the Cure of Stricture of the Urethra, and all other Diseages of Urinary Organs, Nervous, Local, and General Debility. SURGEON—F. B. COURTENAT, 2, Chaidos-street, Cavendish-square. To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes generally, this Institution offers, in all cases, gratuitous surgical assistance, and in others medicine also free of expense. Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. LONDON AND YORK EXTENSION SCRIP SHARES, of 25/. each, issued Ist December, 1845. Deposit 21. 10s. per share, pall. Notice is hereby given, that in accordance with the terms upon which the London and York Extension ,crap Shares were issued, and with the resolution adopted at the First General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Great Northern Railway, held 25th Ju'y, 1846, one year's interest (at the rate of 4 per cent. to the 38th June last, and 5 per cent to 31st December instant), being 2s. 31. per share, will be payable upon the said Extension Scrip Shares on and after the let JANUARY. 1847. The Holders are required to send in to this Office, after the 15th DECEMBER instant, their London and York Extension Scrip Shares, with a ticket attached thereto, containing full particulars of the num bers of the Scrip so sent in, their names In fltil, and addresses. As soon as examined, the scrip will be returned, accompanied by a war rant for the interest thereon. This notice applies only to the London and York Extension Scrip Shares. By order, J. R. MOWATT, Secretary. Offices, 7. Lothbury, London, Dec. 9, 1846. NoTro—To all.•pre..rietors of Great Northern, Shares registered on 31st of li*einber. 1846. warrants fur the Ulf-year's - interest at Five per Cent., due 31st of December, L 846, will be issued, payable on and after 15th of January, 1847. Parties who hold London and York, or Direct Northern Scrip Shares, are reminded that they cannot receive the interest which will, on 31st of December, be due thereon, or that due 30th of June last, until they shall have Registered such Scrip as Great Northern Shares. OND ON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAII WAY. Office, Euston 6tation, Dec. 12, 1846. The Directors are ready to receive Tenders for Loans, on the security Of, the Company's Debenture Bonds, for sums of not less than 1,0001. each, at Pour per cent. Interest, payably half-yearly, and for terms of froln Five to Ten years certain. By order, R. CREED Secretaries. H. BOOTH REFORMATION IN CLEANING CIIIM NEYS.—The use of the PORTLAND PATENT SPRING BRUSH and CHIMNEY-SWEEPING APPARATUS obviates all the annoyance and inconvenience consequent upon the present dis gusting plan. By it a flue is completely cleansed without one particle of soot entering the apartment. A short time ago an experiment was made with this apparatus at the House of Compuon , , the success of which was complete. Sheets of writing paper were placed upon the chimney-piece, and in ♦arious other parts of the room, and after the completion of the sweeping not one particle of soot was discernible upon any of the sheets of paper. To be seen at 69, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square. N.B. The Proprietor is *Ming to grant licenses for the use of this patent invention in the provincial towns of England. Agents for the Metropolis are required. REMARKABLE CASE of RESTORATION. A striking instance of the power of scientific art to remedy the detects of nature has lately occurred in the case of a Mr. F. Balls, a gentleman residing at.Wortham, in Norfolk, who, in the year 1842, on returning from ilarlestone Market to We) bred. where he then re sided, sustained so severe a fall from his horse, as to bring on an ill ness of several months' duration, during which period his hair con tinued to come off, till he became, to use his own terms, " as perfectly bald as If his head had been shaved ;" and the Rev. J. E. Daniel, then clergyman of the parish, offered him a wig as a substitute for his lost hair. Under these circumstances, he was induced to try the effect of ROWL AND'S MACASSAR OIL, and it is highly gratifying to add, with the most happy results. As soon as part of a bottle was used the growth recommenced, and he has now to boost of a very thick and luxuriant head of hair, which presents this peculiarity, that, though prior to losing his hair it evinced no tendency to curl, the new growth is curly and strong. This fact speaks too strongly for itself to require observation.—Bell's Messenger. RO WLAND'S MACASSAR OIL preserves and reproduces the Hair; prevents it from falling off or turning Grey; Changes Grey Hair to its Original Colour; frees it from Scurf and Dandriff, and m akes it O ri gins so and curly. 'o.* Beware of "spurious compounds" under the title of "MA CASSAR OIL," some under the "implied" sanction of Royalty and he Government Departments, with similar attempts at deception. ROWLAND'S MACASS tE OIL is sold by the proprietors, at 20, HATTON4ARDEN, LONDON, and all respectable Chemists and Perfumers. ANINFLULIsZ , COUGHS, D COLDS. QIMCO'S ESSENCE of LINSEED is the most ky efficacious remedy ever discovered for the relief ofpersons suf fering from irflUenza ; the two first doses generally arrest the pro gress of this distressing complaint, and a little perseverance com pletely removes it. Childrenf'eswcdonusgehss(fraesquweenitivasnyrtenceenfitrsotn),esanind aasdtuhlmts'atwicilipbeerLenms(,);ho ped by a vlously had not been able to lie down in bed, have received the utmost benefit from the use of Simco's Essence of Linseed. in bottles at Is. I %d. and 2s. 9d Sold by all Me dicine Vendors, N ORT ON S CAMO L S THE BEST, REMEDY FOR IN I D I IGESTION to all whoares im Headachypl b :la a n n r d e m l v d e y ' tonic and gentle aperient, impar Complaints ; they act as a powerful s c n o ff n e fi r d confidently Indigmesmtiennnd e s d i c as t ingsesitdreinngnothtttoletshaetstiosm. lay2chd,.,a2nsd. c9odm.,Paonsrleisto. e t a h c e h n , e in rv e o y u e s ry system , town in the kingdom. CAUTION.—Be sure to ask f or be persuaded to purchase an imitation. " NORTON'S P ILLS," and do not MY CHRISTMAS SUIT. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I hope, my friends, you'll not refuse, A simple ditty from my muse And do not smile, because Clhoose My ristmas Suit. I knew that MOSES could supply Prime articles, by no means high, And, therefore, off I start to buy 'Tie such that I ,atvhlwaeMsaTtYYrds eb h uo a ya v t e : l tt :l: el e oN d : m Ests y , bargain ?—No oeIpoo:et Christmas.. Suit. Mast much credit h y r Suit.i d n s o n st ; n y t i ao e so w , AndA Th n e d when once TAondl%sloOSyEouS'llsa MY Christmas Suit. The winter wrapper can adorn And comfort. whensoever worn, And nobody can justly scorn My Christmas Suit. My Hat is elegant to view, Its make is good, it 3 style is new; And thus it adds a beauty to My Christmas Suit. And now my friends, I trust you'll go To MOSES', at their vast depot, Where I obtain'd, fur prices low, My Christmas Suit. LIST OF PRICES. **ADS 24ADX. A 6. d !Seaver Taglionis, from .. ••••..••••• • • • • • • • • • Chesterfields and Coolringtons ..... Pashas, D'Orsays, and Chesterfields, and every description in' winter cots• • • • .. • • Boys' Winter Coats, in every style and make..........., . 6 6 Tweed Trousers, lined . • • • • • • • • • • • - - - .•• . . '••• • • •• 0 18 6 Dress Coats ••.. • ••• • • Frock Coats.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • D ou ble-breasted Tests • •• •"•••••'• '" ' • • • ..... ••• • • 0, 2 0 Boys' Hussar and Tunic Suits ••.••••••••••• • • • • • • • • •• •• 018 6 Poys' Winter Trousers .•••• . . • ..... • .......... 0 3 0 Ditto Vests •••• • • • • Mourning to any extent at live minutes' notice. MADE TO MEASIIEE. Winter Coats, warranted waterproof, made to any style, h an d s omely trimmed • . Milled Cloth Coats, trimmed, velvet collar and cuffs, lined 2 6 0 Tweed Overcoats • ••• • • • •• • Tweed Trousers .... • • ....... Winter Trousers, in all the most approved French patterns 1 2 6 Best Dress Trousers Dress Coats .. ••..••••••• • • • • • • • " • • Best quality made ••••••.•• • • • • • . • • • Frock Coats .. •• • • ..... •••.• • • • • •••• • • .. 115 0 Best quality made .. ••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 3 3 0 Fancy Vests .... •• . • Satin, plain or fancy •••• • • .. Boys' Ilussar and Tunic Suits . • ...... ...... ••• 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. St )SRS and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minories, and 83, 84, 85, and 86 Aldgate, 2,ity, London. Caution.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the public against impostors, but have learned that the untradesman like falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons. They have no connexion with any other house in or ont of London; and those who desire genuine and ehe, p clothing, &c., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Notice.—No business transacted at this establi-hmeat froln sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business ls resumed till twelve o'cloek The entrance to the fur department is at 83, Aldgilie, coruer c fttO )0/291189 ass AlOpte, oppoitt the Ouch. THE STATE OF IRELAND. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD J. RUSSELL, &e. My Lord,—The deep anxiety which must be felt by every man who is connected with Ireland, by property 9r residence, regarding the present disastrious condition of her population, will be, I trust, a sufficient apology for my adding one more to the number of those who have addressed your Lordship on the subject of the remedies which that condition requires. But those who venture to propose remedies for a disease are bound first to inquire into and determine the causes of evil. The records of Irish history—the statutes of Parlia ment—the reports of committees and commissioners— all join in establishing this one undoubted fact—" That every evil in the present condition of the people of Ire land is directly traceable to the system of letting lands adopted by those proprietors on whom the forfeited estates were originally conferred, and as continued by their successors." The middle tenant system—the joint tenantry—the cottier takes—the con-acre—the rack renting ; all these pradtices, the names of which are un known and almost unintelligible to Englishmen, sprang from the reckless conduct of these proprietors; and hence arise all those evils which we now suffer—exces sive population in some districts—extended wastes in other (almost contiguous) parts—bad cultivation—bad housing—apathy, indolence, and idleness of the people— want of employment—want of ,manufactures—in fact, the absence of every element of prosperity. This state of things prevails generally over more than three-fourths of Ireland; and, it what I have here asserted requires any confirmation, it is found in the fact, that, in the north-eaattrn portion of the province of Ulster, in which is situate the town of Belfast, where the relations of landlord and tenant are established on more just prin ciples, a prosperous, happy, and well• employed popula tion exhibit all the benefical fruits of industrious enter- pri-e. Such was the mischief created by those proprietors on whom the state conferred those lands. They had no feeling of moral responsibility for the welfare of the people, and no legal responsibility was created by the laws of the country. Why?—because these landlords were, themselves, both the Government and the legisla tors; they had supreme power in the Irish Parliament, and worked together solely for their own selfish objects. But the landlords of the present day will say, •4 We are not to blame for this ; it was the landlords of former generations who were the authors of the evil—we are sufferers in common with the rest of the community." Very true. But if we, the landlords of the present day, have, by inheritance, the estates of our forefathers, and enjoy the rights and privileges attached to the posses sion of landed property, can we throw off the responsi bility attached to their misdeeds ? In justice we cannot. I, for one, shrink not from the full acknowledgment of the responsibility. But again, have the landlords of the present day no account to settle ? I say they have ; if not for misdeeds of their own, they have neglects of their own to answer for. I admit that they cannot remedy the misdeeds of their predecessors without the aid of the Legislature. But, I ask, have they, the landlords of Ireland, either as members of the Legislature, or in any other capacity, used any exertion to suggest or procure the enactment of any measures for the employment of the people or the amelioration of their condition ? The landlords plead that their hands are tied by entails, and that they are oppressed by rent-charges and mortgages, the owners of which are not made liable to taxation. Rave they sought for any measure of relief ? They have done nothing ; they have been apathetic, both as regards their own interests and the interests of the people; and now this awful calamity and responsibility comes upon them, without any preparation to meet it. I have shown what the landlords have to answer for. I have no disposition to screen my own class from their due responsibility ; but they are not the sole delinquents. I arraign the Imperial Parliaments, and the different Governments which have been in power since the Union. with the commission of bad legislation and the neglect of good. They knew, by the reports of their committees and commissions, both the evils and the remedies ; and if the landlords of Ireland neglected their duty, and the Members for Ireland neglected theirs, it does not absolve the Governments and the Legislature from participation in the continuation of bad systems, and the neglect of the remedies required to amend them. I have now briefly stated the causes of our diseased. system. I next inquire from what defect in our treat ment was this diseased condition suffered to take root, B andsepruoogrleegssalars it has espuus d ibil o i n ty e w ? as l answer impose b imposed on euritbefley—l propertye eoatu the country fur the employment of the people." Then, what is the remedy ? I answer as briefly—" Impose this responsibility in i ts direct and simple form, throwin g aside the mischievous complications of ad v a n ce s from , and the s t a te, and the accumulating pressure resulting a an e i e ng urse. Toexplaine more fully, I would submit to debts from t such y nt of the p your Lordship's I c ru o d e n u s i u d u e a a t sikon thatsom t e b e combined mcuhb n v s m ieo ed with, ►n a s s u fiot r re the,s or t h e following eope lrt should be en3p.oyme s have been adopted for the con structiont unionshe p oriu. may yw be machinery, euuveuieu t only r s t o b e f asar purpose.th bth G v nt to whom the duty ascertaining the numbers is en t and in destitution for want of it. rpresent, divisions pepart t into u requiring employmen, a committee of this description I would propose that union, and that powers should should be formed in each i e t d t e of s f At f relief cotrmumst f'regulation might be necessary to give union to such an amount as of food) to such of these employment (or else rations ans. I would pro be vested in the Government to impose a tax on the d be est a it b u l t e e t p u er u s b o t n a Las i t s , ho b u y l d ot n he o th a clause, pose that this should be combined wi or coinhinatibn of exempt ing from taxation any townland, other receive employment, or returned by the to its dime quota of the labourers t —the tax townlands, in one estate, which shall give employment relief committee as in want of employmen to be levied, as under the poor-law, in certain propor tions from landlord and tenant, and on all descrip tions of real property, subjecting to such tax every holder of land, without exception, no matter how small the extent ; b ecause i t is expedient that, by all classes being rendered liable to the pressure of taxa tion, they should be taught and conoi,elled to do their duties in their several spheres; the owners of lands and the tenants of the hi g h er c l ass to give employment; an d holderstlie t en a u n t. , sl land, tthoebe workingst i mu l ated to who may support by increasing the produ c ti on f rom the land in their oc cupation, and not to au gment t h e taxation, of which themselves be small themselves would bear a p ar t, b y pressing for employ mentßy a at measurethe public of cost.tbis nature, I wo u ld i mpose perma nently on the property of the country the responsibility of the employment of the people; but, under the extra ordinary and unexpected pressure existing at the time, I would propose that a temporary discretion should be vested in the Government, in case the demands on any particular union exceeded a certain amount on the valuation; and, in case the Government should be satis fied that ail due exertion had been made in the locality, to order a contribution, in aid, from the public funds, to such extent as might be necessary, not to be chargeable on the union. The State, being responsible for its neglects, as well as the landlords, may be fairly expected to contribute ita quota; the principle of the ordinary re- IRELAND. SPREAD OF DESTITUTION.-MORE DEATHS FROM STARVATION. DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—The reports from the country are truly appalling. From an authentic source we learn that between yesterday and this day, the trustees of the Indian Relief Fund in this city h av e received one hun dyed and seventy letters, chi e fly f rom Mayo, and several of them from Lord Lucan's town of Castlebar. The ac counts of the state of destitution are utterly deplorable. A magistrate, writing from the neighbourhood of Bally castle and Doonfeeny, Mayo, states that there have been thirteen deaths from starvation within the last few days. In those one hundred and seventy letters there are accounts of forty-seven deaths from actual starvation. There are evidences of utter destitution upon all sides. The Dublin Evening Post says— " The workhouses all through the country, with the sole exception of Castlebar, are crowded to excess, and, in many cases, a species of out-door relief is humanely afforded by the guardians. The work house of Kilkenny, on Thursday morning, contained 1,391 inmates, upwards of a hundred more than the allotted number. In addition, 1,800 persons are daily obtaining a meal of stirabout and milk, which they eat within the house, and then go away. Our corre spondent, a gentleman of the highest character, states that he saw men, women, boys, and girls waiting in the cold and rain for that meal, with scarcely a rag to cover them. The guardians of the Kilkenny electoral division, in order to provide this meal, are incurring an additional expense of 131. 10s. per day ; they are thus taxing the town division, which already pays nearly double the rate applotted upon the rural districts of the union. The same state of things exists in various other unions. The Cashel workhouse, intended for 700, contains 873 in mates ; and in addition a pound of bread each is daily given to an average of 520 persons, who come to the workhouse to receive relief. Ia the letter of our Meath correspondent, and other communications, a statement of destitution equally afflicting is described ; and but for the vast a mount o f employment a ff o rde by the public works, we do believe that the country, by this time, would have been one terrible scene of starvation, pestilence, and anarchy." The provincial journals supply details of the most afflicting kind. The Cork Examiner gives the following in a report of the meeting of the Skibbereen Relief Committee on Tuesday : " Doctor Donovan detailed some lamentable instances of dea'h and sickness from hunger, and a want of pro tection against the inclemency of the weather, and stated that he had no hesitation in saying that, before the close of the spring, half the population of this por tion of Carbery would have been swept off the earth by starvation! " While the doctor was addressing the committee, an application for a coffin, for a person who had been dead for the previous four days, was handed into the chairman. " Some of the gentlemen present remarked they were not all surprised at this, for they had known numerous instances in which dead bodies had to be kept over ground for several days for want of coffins. "To my own knowledge, the friends of one poor creature who died from want, were obliged to bury him without a coffin. It is not an uncommon thing now in the neighbourhood of Skibbereen, Balipiehob, Skull, Castlehaven, Castletownsend, &c., to meet ten or a dozen funerals in the day. In fact, the mortality here is greater than during the ravages of the cholera. The story is the same all through the Carberies and the barony of Bere and Bantry—starvation is everywhere. -" About two months ago, John O'Connell, Esq., of Bantry, purchased 2,500 barrels of bread stuffs, which he has since retailed to the poor at cost price, but his stock is now exhausted, and the prices of provision having reached such an enormous height, I am at a loss to know what will become of the poor of that locality. " I regret to have to add that another death from starvation occurred here this morning. I suppose there will be a coroner's inquest on the body. At the hour I write the corpse lies about two miles from Skibbereen, on the Cork road. Three young children surrounded the remains of their wretched father on the spot where his strength yielded to famine, and bewail his loss with y s loarsrty made ad da collect ha t t h heart-piercing cries. Deceased was a stout, ably-built man, apparently about 40 years of age ." The same journal contains the following CROOKHAVEN, DEC. 9.—To add to the misery of the people, some of the landlords have already canted chapel to purchase a bier to take the dead bodies to the e o n R i e n v graveyard without. coffins, as being hitherto tired of to it ;sheep, y there is no Corn, or anything making collections limit towards buying them. As to lar the etheney.,can lay hands on, are carried away by the starving Bthaerirrectzttille.cfo.cr .r,eonnt. Su l n a d m a people." OF ("LAK E . —, Mr. J of Miltown Malhay, C OUN TY 0 under date Dec. 6, writes to say—. Th ree d eaths f rom starva ti o n have taken place in this village within the last ten days; one a woman of the name of Mary Flah ert y , another a poor woman of the name of Ellen Doleby; she died on the side of the road between Milltown and Liskehone, during a dreadful storm of hail. It is now for whene no unusual sight to see three or four persons f a i n t from exhaustion each day , y are brought into some house and restoratives are administered in the form of food, they usually recover." THE FOREIGN MAILS. Notice of the next departure of the foreign mails was on Saturday issued and posted at the chief office, St. Martin's-le•Grand, as follows: "THE INDIA Mama—The next mail for-Gibraltar. Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Ceylon, India. China, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatehel from hence on the morning of the 19th instant (Saturday). " INDIA, &c., VIA MARSEILLES.—The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Irdia China, &c., via Mar seilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 24th Instant. ' 4 WEST INDIES, &c.—The next mails for the British and Foreign Colonies in the West Indies, &c., (except Honduras, Havannah, and Mexico), including Venezuela, Madeira, Bermuda, San Juan de Nicuragua, Chagres, New Granada, Chili, and Pern will be dispatched from hence on the 17th instant (Thursday). "SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, &c.—The next mails for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, &c., will be dispatched from hence on the 31st inst. `; FRANCE AND OSTEND.—The next mails dispatched on the 14th inst. (this evening). " HOLLAND.—The next mails dispatched on the 16t1' inst. (Wednesday). "HAMBURGH.—Dispatehed on the 15th inst. (Tuesday). AMERICA, &c.—The next mails fur British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, will be dis patched on the 2d January, 1847. " MADEIRA, BRAZILS, AND BUENOS AYRES.—The next mails for the Brazils, Madeira, Buenos Ayres, &c., will be dispatched on the 4th January, 1847. " The packet with the Brazilian, &c., mails, will touch at Pernambuco and Bahia on her outward passage only to Rio Janeiro." MB 31ST REGIMENT.—On the 12th of December, 1845, the regiment marched from Umballa for the fron tier, then consisting of 31 officers and 344 non commis sioned officers, drummers, rank and file. The following officers were killed or died of their wounds:—Colonel Bolton, C. 8., Aid-de-camp to the Queen; Major Bald win; Captain Willis; Lieutenants Pollard, Hart, Ber nard, Brenchly, Triton; Ensign Jones; Assistant-Sur gson Gahan, 9th Foot, doing duty with 31st; total, 10. Officers wounded :—Lieutenant Colonel Byrne; Cap tains Eulkeley, Young, Garvock, Lugard; Lieutenants Plasket, Law, Atty, Elmslie, Gabbett, Timbrell, Pilk ington; Ensigns Paul, Hutton; Lieutenant and Adju tant Bolton; total 15. Officers that were in all the ac tio'ns and escaped:—Lieutenant-Colonel Spence, Captain Longworth; Lieutenants Robertson, Noel; Quarter- master Bennison, Captain White also (but was not at Aliwal and Sobraon); total 6. Lieutenant-Co!onel Spence commanded a brigade under Sir Harry Smith, on the 10th of February, at Sobraon; and Captain Long worth commanded the regiment at Sobraon, and had the command of it from the 4th of February to the 12th. Deducting baggage and camp guards, about 733 came into action, and the casualties amounted to 531. Colonel Sir Richard Dolaerty has been appointed Inspecting Field Officer of the London Recruit:ng Dis trict, in saecesaion to Colonel (now ;Major-General) Pitt ; Colonel Baturgardt, from the Queen's R 'pas, re places the late Lord John Somerset at Bristol ; Bush, at present of the Ist West India Regiment, is to be Inspecting Field Officer at Leeds ; and Lieutenant- Colonel James Campbell, on the unattached half-pay, i, to be posted in the same capacity at Coventry. Colonel R. C. Manse' succeeds to the Deputy Quarter General ship in Ireland ; and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. M. Fraser has been selected for that appointment in Canada,—United Service Gazette. - Asthwcii.—On Monday last, at two A. 114 a slight shock of earthquake was felt in this town. It was attended with a very slight tremor and a terrible noise like the rolling of several carriages, ending in a whiz zing sound. It took an horizontal direction over the west part of the town. The cattle in the neighbourhood where the shock was felt seemed terrified, and ran to and fro. As this phenomenon is always preceded and succeeded by frequent and singular appearances, such was the case here ; a variety of meteors was witnessed in the early part of the week, one in particular, which was stationary for two minutes, and ran its course due north, where it burst with a rippling noise.—Carnarvon Herald. NEW BRIDGE FROM WHITEHALL TO LAMBETH.—. On Saturday a preliminary meeting of several of the in habitants owning property near, or whose interests will be affected by the establishment of a new bridge, and the removal of old Westminster-bridge, took place at the Bridge Tavern, Westminster-road, when it was re solved to oppose the proposed Bill in Parliament, which was described as destructive to existing and important interests, and as little calculated to benefit the public. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGB.-011 Saturday the western footpath was opened throughout to the public, being pro tected by a light wooden' palisade, breast high, in lieu of the former stone balustrade; the thoroughfare for car riages is still closed, it having been di,covered that the third, or centre arch from the Surrey shore, w . ll require to be strengthened before it will be safe for vehicles to pass. The eastern footway will be opened to the public in a few days. DEATH OF SIR JAMES SAMUEL LAKE, BART.—Sir James Samuel Lake, of Edmonton, Middlesex, the oldest of his line holding the title, expired on the 10th instant. He was the eldest son of the fourth baronet, by the eldest daughter of Samuel Turner, Esq. He succeeded his father in 1832, and in the following year be was married to the eldest daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart. The first baronet was heir and grand nephew of Edward Lake, Esq., chancellor of the diocese of Lincoln, .to whom Charles I. granted the pri vilege of nominating a person to-be created a baronet, and several members of the family were supporters of the Royal cause which arose in the reign of that un fortunate Monarch. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR MARTIN HUNTER, G.C.11., AND G.C.M.G.—This, the oldest officer in the British army, expired on the 9th instant, at Anton's-hill, in the 90th year of his age, and after a military service of 75 years. He was the second son and heir of Cuth bert Hunter, Esq., of Medomsley, Durham, by the daughter of the Rev. John Nixon, vicar of Halthwhistle. In 1797 he married the daughter and heiress of James Dickson, Esq., of Anton's-h . ll, Berwickshire. He en tered the army August 30, 1771, and his other commis sions were thus dated :—Lieutenant, June 18, 1775 ; Captain, November 21, 1777 •, Major, October 30, 1790 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 19, 1794 ; Colunel, January 1, 1800 ; Major-General, October 30, 1805 ; Lieutenant-General, January 1, 1812; and General, May 27, 1825. He also held the appointment of Governor of Stirling Castle. Sir Martin berved in the first American war, including the battle of Bunker's-hill. Brooklyn, and Brandywine, where the British troops, commanded by General Home, were successful. He also took part in the stormi ng o f F ort Washington and in the night attack on General Mayne's brigade. On the latter occasion he w as wounded. He subsequently pro ceeded to the East Indies, and commanded the 52d at the siege of Cannamore, being the leader of the party of light infantry that stormed the breach. He subsequently took part in other Indian engagements, including those of Seringapatam and Bangalore, and the night attack on Tippoo Saib's entrenched camp, under the walls of the former town, where he was severely wounded in the body and arm; and in 1797 he comtranded a brigade at the capture of Trinidad and the siege of Port Rico. At the blockade of Malta, in 1800, he commanded the 48th re giment He filled the office of Commander-in , Chief at . Halifax several years since, and was also Governor of New Brunswick. He was the last of the British officers' that survived.the battle of Bunker's-hill, DEATH OF COLONEL DAVIES, LATE M.P. FOR WoncEsTEx.-7-Colonel Thomas Henry . Hastings Davies, „ a distinguished Peninsular and Waterluo office — r, died on the 11th instant at ElernleyPark, Worcestershire, aged 58. The deceased, since the early age of 16, w3s con _ . _ . netted with the British army. Iti'comtnissions are thus dated:—cornet, June 2, 1804; lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1805 ; captain, February 4, 1808 ; lieutonant-colonel, July 3, 1815 ; and colonel, January 10, 1837, In 1818 he was returned as Member for the city of Worcester, and continued to represent it until 1841, when he retired. and was succeeded by Sir Thomas Wilde. lie always supported reform measures, and generally voted with the Grey and Melbourne Administration. PRODUCTIVE WORKS.-THE LANDLORDS. There are further evidences to-day of the disposition of the landlords to adopt productive works and drainage. At Demifore, Westmeath, Bailieborough, Cavan, and Lower Kells, Meath, the circular of the Chief Secretary has been adopted at the presentment sessions. There are, however, exceptions. In the county of Galway Lord Gort presided at a pre sentment sessions in Gort, on the 4th inst., when a reso lution was adopted to the effect that works of a repro ductive nature can alone enable the country to encounter the still greater pressure of the ensuing year, and save it from the dangers apprehended by this meeting, should the present system of road-making be continued. A peti tion, to be presented on the assembling of Parliament, was adopted, praying that townlands may be adopted instead of electoral divisions. IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE ROYAL AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY. This day the general half-yearly meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society was held at the Society's room; in Sacliville-street ; Mr. J. L. W. Naper, V.P., i❑ the chair. The Secretary having read the minutes of former proceedings, and the report of the council fur the hall year, The Duke of LEINSTER moved that the report should be received and adopted. The Earl of CLANCARTY, in seconding the adoption of the report, said he cordially responded to the opinion unanimously expressed by the council, that one of their fundamental rules, which had been recently rescinded, should be restored to its original integrity. It was essential to the society that the members should act in perfect harmony—(Hear, hear)—and in order to preserve that harmony which substantially existed in 1 the council, le acquiesced in, rather than approved of, the resolution, by which the 14th rule would be restored in its original integrity. He hoped the measure of restoring that rule would have the effect of inducing Lord Downshire to return to them, and that his Noble Friend would not adhere to the opinion he had expressed of not joining a society ex cept upon the ruins of the present. The Noble Earl congratulated the society upcn the unanimity which existed, and resumed his seat amidst the applause of the meeting. Mr. LAMBERT moved the second resolution, which was to the effect, that the 14th rule, which had been partially rescinded, should be restored to its original in tegrity. Sir GEORGE HODSON, Bart., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted amid loud cheers. The most perfect harmony prevailed on the subject. NEW SOCIETY OF LANDLORDS. The Eveniug Mail published the following in a second edition last night:— " A most influential meeting, including men of all parties, assembled to-day (Friday), to take into consi deration the propriety of adopting some energetic step on the part of the landed interests of this country in reference to the present alarming state of affairs. The proceedings were strictly private, but we have reason to think that they will lead to combined exertions on the part of those whose interests are so deeply involved." VICE-REGAL COURT.—His Excellency the Lord-Lieu tenant, accompanied by the Ladies Ponsonby, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, and Mr. Corry Connellan, have ar rived at theVice•Regal Lodge from Besborough, his Ex cellency's country seat, Piltown. The Chief Secretary and Mrs. Labouchere entertained on Friday, the 11th instant, the following party:—Mr. Barry, Colonel Dyrnly, Mr. Twisleton, Mr. Monckton Milnes, Colonel Colornb, Lord Spencer Churchill, Major Whittingham, Mr. Sandford, Mr. O'Brien, Sir E. and Lady Borough, Mr. Griffith, Sir J. Kingston James, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. O'Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. M'Culla,gh, Mr. T. Baring. STATE OF THE PROVINCES. CAVAN, DEC, IL—The Anglo Celt says:—" Our table this morning is literally covered with accounts of out rages perpetrated in this county and Meath, none of them, it is true, attended with bloodshed; but the sub joined catalogue is, notwithstanding, indicative of a state of society but only too likely to lead to it." (Here follows a long list of highway robberies, cattle stealing, and various other outrages.) INCREASE OF CRIME Ix TYRONE.--WO are sorry to remark that the fears which we formerly expressed of evil-disposed persons taking advantage of these times of comparative distress as a pretext for deeds of robbery and outrage, would appear to be justified even in our own county. On Tuesday last four persons were lodged in the gaol of this town, on a charge of having felo niously entered some houses in the neighbourhood of Fintona, froth which they stole bread, whisky, and to baceo. On the same day nine men and women were transmitted from Dungannon bridewell to our gaol, charged with having stolen oats, turnips, yarn, and several other articles. It is feared that our calendar at next assizes will be unusually heavy.— Tyrone Con stitution. COUNTY OF WESTMEATIL—The sale of fire-arms still continues throughout the country, and as a consequence, armed parties are to be nightly met with in all directions. ATTACK ON THE DRIVER OF THE ATHLONE AND LONGFORD MAIL CAR.—On Monday night last, as the above mail car was proceeding on its route to Athlone, the driver was waylaid by a party of midnight ruffians, on the Ballymahon side of 'Wasson; one of the party seized the horse by the head, the remainder attacked the driver, pulled him off his seat, and beat him in a most unmerciful manner ; the horse in the meantime took Sight, and gallopped at a furious pace to his stable in Athlone, a distance of seven miles from the place of attack. The object of the party was not robbery, as the man, when found lying on the road, had his watch, &c., safe. He remains in Athlone in a very precarious state. —Westmeath Guardian. COUNTY OP TIPPERARY.—The Nenagh Guardian con tains a list of outrages, including robberies of arms. GovEazoiENT PnocLamAnoNs.—Proclamations have been issued, offering rewards of 100/. for the apprehen sion of the parties concerned in the murder of Mr. Lloyd, in Parsonstown, and the murder of Mr. Lynch, near Team. • THE LATE MURDER AT CROSSMAGLEN.—OR Wednes day last, the inquest on the body of George M'Clean, who was murdered when returning from the fair of Crossinaglen ' terminated, when the jury returned the following verdict :—" That George M'Clean was mur dered on the night of the 14th inst., and that Hugh Quinn and James Shoulder were accessory to his death." Quinn and Shoulder, owing to the activity of Mr. Sin gleton, R.M., and Sub-Inspector Holmes, were in custody during the inquest, and were committed to Armagh gaol immediately after the verdict. The murder, it appears, was committed through private revenge, and had nothing whatever to do with religious or political feeling. THE WEATHER—THE MARKETS.—DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—This is, so far, the most inclement winter for several years. The London mail, due yesterday morn ing, did not come to hand until four P.M. The frost has returned with great severity. The thermometer regis tered on Thursday night eight degrees below the freez ing point. There was a slight fall of snow in the city and suburbs yesterday morning. The Dublin mountains are covered with the winter garb. The London mail arrived thit morning at the usual time. DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, DEC. 11.—We continue to have a small supply of grain. Wheat and barley were sold at an advance of Is. per barrel, and previous prices are maintained for oats. White wheat, 395. to 435.; millers' red ditto, 355. to 415.; barley, 235. to 265.; old oats, 18s. to 215.; oatmeal, 20s. to 245.; second flour, 21s. to 225. THE DISSENSIONS IN THE REPEAL PARTY. The following resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the seceders from the Repeal Association, resident in Dublin, assembled at the office of the Nati , ,n, on the 11th December, James-Haughton, Esq., in the chair:— Moved by Richard O'Gorman, jun., Esq.; seconded by Charles Taaffe, Esq., and adopted—l. " That we have read with satisfaction the overtures to a recon ciliation made by Mr. O'Connell, on behalf of the Repeal Association, on last Monday; and that we believe the discussion by a conference of all the points of dif ference between us and the association to be the best and most judicious course towards effecting that recon ciliation." Moved by John Mitchell, Esq.; seconded by the Rev. Mr. Mehan, and adopted-2d. " That inasmuch as all these points of difference have been repeatedly placed before, and distinctly known by the Irish people, we deem it unnecessary to reiterate them at length on this occasion." Moved by T. F. Meagher, Esq.; seconded by T. D. M'Gee, Esq. (on behalf of the committee of the Dublin Remonstrants), and adopted-3d. " That although we might insist on our evident right to nominate the per sons to represent our opinions in that conference, still, influenced by a desire of settling the real questions at issue, we are willing to waive that 'right, and assent to the nomination of those gentlemen already suggested by Mr. O'Connell, with one qualification." Moved by Charles Gavan Duffy, Esq, seconded by P. J. Smythe, Esq., and adopted-4th. " That inasmuch as Mr. O'Hagan has publicly signified his determination not to interfere in the settlement of any question relating to the future policy and management of the association, and inasmuch as we believe such questions to be the ma terial points at issue, we are of opinion that some gen tleman should be substituted (to be named on behalf of the seceedrs), whose political position will not prevent him from entering upon the consideration of all the matters at issue between the parties. Mr. (Megan to lend his assistance to the conference should any legal difficulty arise." Moved by William Bryan, Esq., Raheney, seconded by Dr. Duffy, Finglass, and adopted-sth. " That, with a view to make the reconciliation' universal and lasting, immediate steps be taken by personal communi cation, to ascertain the opinions of the seceders residing at a distance, upon the questions proper to be submitted to the proposed conference." THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER. We are happy to learn that this noble, although ill-fated ship, which our readers are aware still remains aground in Dundrum Bay, is likely to be soon rescued from her inglorious position, and set again afloat, through the instrumentality of our talented and en terprising fellow-citizen, Captain Coppin, whose former success in raising vessels under similar circumstances offers a guarantee for the successful accomplishment of the present undertaking, weighty though it be. At the time the Great Britain ran ashore, we suggested to the proper quarter that Captain Cpppilf3 eogimering capa- //2 LITERA. TIME. BENTLEY'S STANDARD NOVELS, No. CIL Belford Regis; or, Sketeke.t. of a Coulitry Town. By Miss Mitford. The series of rt - --pu - WicatiOns of what arm termed "standard" novels, is a valuable addition to our lite rature, furnishing, as it does, a collection of the best works of modern fiction, in a convenient a'id attrpc five form, end at a very moderate price. It is valtia- Me, moreover, as tending. to place such works within reach of the generality of readers. The volume be fore us contains Miss Mitfi.ord's " Belford:Regis,". a work peculiarly adapted for such a serie.-..7,- because -it is calcullited, both as re.zards manner matter, to afford interest and entettain tneu., .t 0 "x.ensive audience to which its reduced pr `,.c w;,i . z ive -it introduction. These " Sketches form a companion work to the (71,-.-e -,( work entitled "Our Vidage." Like it, characteristic and great cn,tlin consists treine truthfulness and whole appears not a work of fiction, hat of facts, narrated in the n:ost manner possible. In the prkf.c. emphatically aAsures us that sLo 1 viilual portrait painting, and t ,ketches inut•t be beli ond. Such. 'ir so life-like ar opular chief ISO nriherenc :1 t Cl assertipn 4,, probable all the readily believe the whc,:e cect description of the men and ina.na "country-town." Yet if Miss M:til•rc u , ; ex 'l he ural Lapst c, could LIE .:~ g to and a cor- her own , ertion be rrai, it correct, if her book contain nothi , ..‘ J., at least vraisemblable—if its heree -ex -,_ n: e io its pages," they are • characters such as - c:rtainly might have existed ; if th ey are not pi). tylits, they might have been ; and herein lies their great aurae ;ion. For instance, when we regard with wondering admiration the master-pieces of srs; where the figures seem to live and breathe upon the canvas, what is it that elicits that wonder and admiration ? Is it the beauty of the features, the grace of the figure, the magnificence of the apparelling ?—No, but the ex pression which beams upon those features, the motion visible in that figure, the folds in which the drapery falls—it is not the symmetry of the form but the life which animates it Real living beings are before us, et we are told the painting is purely imaginative— :;ranted, yet it is true nevertheless. The picture itself may be ideal, but its component parts are real, and even in the combination, reality has been studied. Individuals may not have been copied, but nature has been followed—portraits have been taken, " not of the man, but of mankind." So it is with works of fiction (so called) their adherence to nature is their greatest me, it, and it is this adherence to nature for which Miss Alitferd's works are chiefly conspicuous. The heroes and heroines of her " sketches, taken separately, have each an individual character, clearly defined; while in portraying the various groups in which they are mingled, or in chronicling the adventures in which they take part, by a careful attention to trifling minutia, by the introduction of numerous descriptions, short anecdotes, ani appar ently irrelevant particulars, an air of probability is given to the whole, a general impression of truth is conveyed—in the same way as the faithful delinea tion of every trifling object in the back-ground invests the pictures of Wilkie with such an air of reality. The sketches contairai in this volume are of varied character—varied as regards matter, for the same easy natural manner pervades them all. We have descrip tions of the town itself, and of its principle inhabi ants from the " Belles of th e b a ll- room, " " t h e -Ihsent member," down to "Mrs. Tcnakins, the Chessemonger," and Stephen L ane , th e butcher," the most interesting individual in the whole book. Stephen Lane is a conspicuous character. in Belford, conspicuous by his gigantic appe.arance, good heart, and love of Radicalism and Reform " all the Tories hated Mr. Lane." " With that vast breadth of chest and limb assigned, So oft to men who sut t jugate their kind." He " pushed broad-shouldered on " at the head of the Reformers of Belford, denounc • ins, every municipal abuse, and encounter ing very determined opposition. Ile had a hard and desperate struggle to maintain, he found (as all reformers must find) how strong is the force of old established evil. However he prospered, he was himself " invested with a little brief authority" as parish overseer, and then being placed in a situation t - o carry out his own plans, he found (as many a minister has done before) how much more difficult it Is to practise than_ to preach. The difficulties of the good butcher are excellently well dt sc ibed, as are also the many traits of his generosity and good heartedness. But not only are the characters of the townspeople of Belford given ; the volume is rendered more interesting by the relation of many of their his tories, and those of strangers who had visited them; ,f the latter are "The old Emigre" and the " Young -4eulptor," perhaps the most beautiful of all the , letches, both somewhat mournful; but both full of feeling and full'of interest. CHRISTMAS in the OLDEN TIME, or the WAS SAIL BO II L. By John Mills. - The name and appearance of this little volume are quite in keeping with the season. There is some thing attractive in the title, bringing before us, as it does, the genial festivities which were once wont to celebrate Christmas —the gathering in the great ball, the performance of time-hallowed ceremonies, the unaffected mirth, the contagious hilarity—above all, the truly Christmas custom (alas how transient in duration) the mingling together of itich and poor, of high and low, with neither pride on the one hand, nor fear on the other, to raise an impassable barrier be tween them ; " The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose. Christmas gambols oft could cheer The poor man's heart for half the year." To chronicle the doings of such a time, we could hardly desire a more fitting writer than John Mills, not only because in his " Old E ng li s h G entleman, " and other works, he manifests a great partiality for old customs—old English customs—but because his writings are more or less filled with kindly and gene rous sentiments, and pervadel with genial and sym pathetic tone, indispensable requisites for a Christ mas book. Consequently, in taking up this little volume, we felt assured that its contents would be as much in accordance with its name as is the cheerful hue of, its gold-be decked binding, or the green holly wreath wound around the title-page—nor in this re spect have we been disappointed, although ,front some defects in the construction of the tale, eur ex pectations have not been wholly realised. The au thor has avowedly had two ohj,cts in view, he wished to give us a Christmas moral tale, and also to exhibit " the sports and pastimes of the olden time at this festival period of the year." Both objects are excel lent in themselves, but they have not been well interwoven, or rather they have not been inter woven at all. The book commences and concludes with a desci iption of a Christmas festival in olden times, and the moral tale is introduced only as a story narrated at this same festival, and the fact of its narrator being also its hero, somewhat diminishes from its romance. Nevertheless, the story itself is good enough, and conveys a good moral lesson, il lustrating, by an only too common example, the rapid progress of crime, and the fact of one fault, however trivial its nature, leading the way to many of a far more serious character. An industrious and virtuous youth, first indulging in harmless recreation at the alehouse, is gradually led astray by the cor rupting influences of ititensperance and evil company, till his character and situation gone, he is reduced to ' beggary, turns poacher, and is led to the very brink of crime. The moral of this tale is most obvious; the interest is somewhat heightened by slight touches of the supernatural, but this very ad dition, which is intended to render it more of a Christmas tale, somewhat diminishes its effect, because it invests it with an 'air of improbability. Not that we object to the introduction of super natural agents (in such a tale) but only to the manner of their introduction. Part of the story is a dream, awl part a very incredible reality, but so con fused is the distinction between the two, that we con clude the book without hardly knowing which is which. The poachers adventures are narrated .. witk much n into betrayed llsl sl elemenfreto.Te hand scenevig o i u n 'r here w ; b ieht they e l ys Ai re i and where, although sur raonuanmdebdusbhyotfhge from ruin, is very vividly .portrayed, and is full a e m ne e m ke y e , Pe th r ey, by a bold move, escape of interest. The style of the whole volume is, very simple and unaffected and truthful ; and suggestive reflections are occa sionally to be met with ; among others, on a man observing that he " can't " do a thing proposed, he is answered, " Can't! pshaw 1 Man can do more than he ever has done, and will, when he thinks he ' can." And again—" Unless we profit by our sufferings, un. less the pains and penalties with which the past be chequered teach us to avoid that rock-ribbed- shore where so many human hopes and joys are wrecked and shattered, of what avail are ,they ? Trials and heart-aches are not ordained for the mere purposes of temporary anguish ; but as impressions from the hand of stern experience, in tended to warn the wayfarer from the hidden shoal and quicksand. 'He who heeds them not must 'perish." When the evil spirit under the guise of a friendly stranwer stands at the elbow of the unfortunate hero urgine him in further sin, be tells him that he has only come to him because he has been summoned— summoned not by mysterious incantations, but by • "unheeded warnings, broken resolutions, repeated crimes, and postponed repentance, which are, all and each, welcomes." " M en ' s t ongues oftener conceal their thoughts than give expression to them," he con tinues, "and, therefore, in wor Is I put little trust. It is by their works I judge whether my presence be desired or not." In his description of Blindman's 134 1 Mr. Mills has plagiarised (almost to the very 1 . 41. or ;a hog' L!` ` : i!~~